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Has it been a year? Wow!It is hard to believe that

a little over a year ago we were making our inal plans to launch the Collierville Weekly.

Now we are finalizing plans to celebrate our birth-day with you. We will have more birthday party details in next week’s edition and we will have the information posted on our newly created Facebook page, facebook.com/thecolliervilleweekly.

As many of you know, the Collierville Weekly is a free publication of The Commer-cial Appeal delivered every Thursday to nonsubscribers in the Collierville area, and placed in rack locations at area businesses.

That doesn’t mean we only recently began covering Col-lierville. The Commercial Appeal’s reporters and pho-tographers have been writ-ing stories and taking pho-tographs about the people, schools, organizations, plac-es to visit and much more in your towns since 1841.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Weekly marks 1 year in C’ville

PHOTOS BY YALONDA M. JAMES/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

Director Daniel Page stands in the Germantown Community Library Wednesday. The library received the State of Tennessee’s Highest Community Participa-tion in Summer Reading for Level IV Libraries for 2013. The award is given to the library with the highest youth participation rate based on its population.

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Inside the Edition

CHAMPION MUSTANGS Houston’s girls basketball team defeats Ridgeway for region title and Dyer County in sectionals to qualify for state. SPORTS, 9

OSCAR WINNER

Briarcrest alumnus’ work on animated movie ‘Frozen’ wins Academy Award. NEWS, 3

By Marlon W. [email protected]

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One of the things that made becoming director of the Germantown Community Library enticing for Daniel Page six months ago was the library’s strong track record and the support it receives from the com-munity.

Earlier this month, Page got conirmation of that when he and Emily Shade, also new to the library, were on hand to receive the inaugural State of Ten-nessee’s Summer Reading Program Award for 2013. The award was passed out at the Tennessee Summer Reading Conference, which was held at Montgomery Bell State Park Feb. 10.

The award was given to the library with the high-est youth participation rate based on its population. Germantown, which had 6.14 percent participation, was able to overcome the fact that it has the highest median age in the state.

“To be the irst people to get the award, it was really nice,” Page said.

But that was just the cake. Page got the icing when he also learned the Germantown Community Library

not only had the highest percentage among Level 4 libraries, but it had the highest percentage of partici-pants among all libraries in the state.

“That was really nice,” he said. “It was a wonderful thing the state is doing to encourage libraries to mar-ket their summer reading program and get as many

GERMANTOWN

Library is honoredYouth

taking part in summer

reading program

propels it to the top

By Lela [email protected]

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In a 3-2 vote Monday night, the Germantown Municipal School Board decided to charge tuition for nonresidents to attend its ive schools.

The vote came after a half-dozen or more Ger-mantown and Collierville parents spoke against the fee, as well as some Ger-mantown schools faculty and coaches.

About one out of four students in the German-town school district live somewhere other than Germantown.

The new fee will afect about 1,000 Collierville

families and 225 Cordova parents whose children at-tend Germantown’s Hous-ton High, Houston Middle and Dogwood Elementary.

The resolution proposed by board member Mark Dely allows the district to charge parents $200 per child per year with a family cap of $500 per year.

The resolution allows for waivers for parents whose children are on the free and reduced-price lunch program or have other unforeseen circum-stances that would prevent them from paying the fee. Those circumstances would need approval of the superintendent or his staf.

Dely, Ken Hoover and Natalie Williams voted in

favor of the tuition. Board president Lisa Parker and member Linda Fisher op-posed it.

The vote was also against the wishes of Supt. Jason Manuel. “I am more scared about the revenue walking out the doors,” Manuel said.

But some board mem-bers say there will be oth-ers willing to pay the fee.

“It is our job to look out after the interest of the Germantown taxpayers,” Hoover said. He described

the fee as tiny and expects few, if any, will object to paying it based on the e-mails he’s received.

In other action, the board adopted a school calendar identical to Shel-by County, Bartlett and Collierville and set new elementary and middle school attendance zones.

Germantown students who live south of Poplar and west of Hacks Cross will attend Riverdale el-ementary and middle schools. Germantown students who live south of Poplar and east of Hacks Cross or on both sides of Hacks Cross north of Poplar Pike would attend Dogwood Elementary and Houston Middle.

GERMANTOWN MUNICIPAL SCHOOL BOARD

Board approves charging $200 tuition for nonresidents to attend city schools

See LIBRARY, 2

TRUE HEALERSTherapy dog teams spread joy, emotional healing to patients in Mid-South hospitals. GOOD HEALTH, 10

INSIDE

Collierville will not charge

tuition for nonresidents. 3

Changes in districts create tough choice for families. 5

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In brief

A R O U N D CO L L I E RV I L L E

Photography classA free children’s pho-

tography workshop will be held at the Morton Museum March 13, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The class is open to children 8 to 11 years old. Partici-pants must bring a camera or a camera phone. Sign up by e-mailing [email protected], or by calling 901-457-2650.

Computer classes

Learn Microsoft Excel at the Collierville Burch Library’s free basic com-puter classes. The Micro-soft Excel Pt. 1 and 2 sign ups begin Thursday and classes will be March 19 and 26. Call the library at 901-457-2601 or visit col-liervillelibrary.org for in-formation or to register.

Pickleball at YMCA

Play pickleball at the YMCA at Schilling Farms Thursdays, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. through April 24. Pick-leball is a mixture between badminton, tennis and ping pong. Call 901-850-9622 for more information.

A R O U N D G E R M A N T OW N

County Republican Women meeting

The Shelby County Re-publican Women’s Club will meet Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Germantown Country Club. Call 901-754-6209 to make reservations.

Lions Club banquet

The Germantown Lions Club will present Andrew Pouncey with the “Rich-ard F. Benson” Citizen of the Year award during a dinner on Thursday at the Germantown Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m. Tick-ets are $10 per person and may be purchased at the door. Reservations are re-quired. E-mail [email protected] or Ron Rober-son at 901-461-0182.

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By Stacey EwellSpecial to The Weekly

The city of German-town will give away 750 dogwood trees in celebra-tion of Arbor Day. The or-namental lowering trees will be available between 9-11 a.m. Friday at Ger-mantown Crossing Shop-ping Center parking lot at the corner of Germantown Road and Farmington Boulevard.

The rain date for the event is Saturday.

The trees are available to Germantown residents only. Residents are asked to show a valid driver’s

license or a current water bill.

“We are very excited to be celebrating German-town’s 23rd year as a ‘Tree City USA’ and carrying on our tradition of making trees available,” said Pam Beasley, parks and recre-ation director.

Representatives from the Germantown Tree Board and Germantown Beautification Commis-sion, sponsors of the Ar-bor Day event, will be on hand to answer questions and provide planting and tree care information.

Immediately following the dogwood tree give

away, organizers will move to the new Bobby Lanier Farm Park to con-duct the city’s irst fruit tree sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“This year we are en-couraging citizens to con-sider planting fruit trees as a way to provide some shade and delicious food — the two for one plan,” said Beasley.

For more information contact the Germantown Parks and Recreation De-partment oice at 901-757-7375.

Stacey Ewell is the assistant to

the city administrator.

GERMANTOWN/ARBOR DAY

Tree giveaway precedes first fruit tree saleQ &A ABOUT THE FRUIT TREE SALEQ: What will be sold?A: The fruit tree sale will include a variety of fruits and berries from local and regional growers. This is the irst year for the sale, so plants have been chosen that are delicious, productive, easy-to-care-for varieties that grow well in the mid-south. Q: What do they cost?A: A complete list of fruits and berries to be sold at the 2014 sale can be found on the Germantown Parks and Recreation Facebook page. Just look for the link — “Fruit Tree Sale”.

Q: If I go, will I get what I want? Do items sell out?A: Shoppers who are looking for something that is in short supply may want to consider pre-ordering. This can be done by completing the order form below and dropping it by the Parks and Recreation Oice by March 4. On the day of the sale, plants will be sold on a irst come basis beginning at 11 a.m. All proceeds will support City beautiication projects. Q: If the weather is bad, will the sale be postponed?A: No, we will not postpone the fruit tree sale. If the

weather is cold or rainy, we will use the stable at the Farm Park for the sale and distribution. We will do our best to help shoppers get their plants to the car. Q: I want to buy several trees, how will I carry them?A: Volunteers and city staf will be on hand to provide assistance. Q: How do I pay for my plants?A: All pre-orders can be paid for by credit card, debit card or check. On-site, day of event sales can be paid for by check or cash only (check is always preferred).

PHOTOS by KAREN PulFER FOCHT/THE COMMERCIAl APPEAl

Caroline Billions learns about a human heart while holding one in her hands. High School students at Briarcrest got to learn about anatomy on a real human heart last Thursday.

By Marlon W. [email protected]

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Andrew Foster, 15 at the time, was working out with the Briar-crest football team when he no-ticed he couldn’t keep up with his teammates.

It was initially thought that he had asthma. Later, an echogram showed Foster had an anoma-lous origin of the right coronary artery. In other words, his right coronary artery rose from the left coronary sinus.

Last Thursday morning, Fos-ter, now a 17-year-old senior and healthy, got to hold an actual human heart while cardiologist Muhammad Janjua of St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett explained to Foster the surgery he underwent.

“It was crazy because it was so small,” Foster said, referring to the artery. “I was expecting to be able to see it very clearly, but it’s so deep in the heart that it made it even crazier that they were able to get to it. I’m even more thankful that it went well.”

Students of Darlene Buckner’s advanced science classes at Bri-arcrest had the opportunity of a lifetime — to actually see and

hold two human hearts.With February being Heart

Month, Lori Simpson of the American Heart Association ar-ranged for this rare experience. Janjua discussed with the class how heart attacks occur and ex-plained the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.

Then, Robin Bozarth, ana-tomical manager for the Medical Education and Research Institute displayed an enlarged heart of a 97-year-old woman, along with the heart of a 27-year-old woman, both of whom had died within the last three weeks.

Bozarth said it’s the irst time the MERI has brought live tissues into a school. Students were able to handle the hearts as they in-quisitively asked questions.

“It’s strange that that was ac-tually beating not too long ago,” said senior Alexis Sessions, 18. “I really like dissecting things and it’s so cool just to see it in person and actually touch it and see what it’s like.”

Ellie Eshun, 16, a junior, expect-ed to be nervous. Before long, she was handling the heart as if she were a surgeon.

“It feels like Play-Doh,” Eshun said. “Like if I thought about it as

Play-Doh, it wasn’t such a big deal.“I’ve always had an interest

in medicine because my dad’s a doctor, but I never really had the experience to go with him and do things. Seeing this gives me a glimpse of what a doctor’s life is like. I’m more interested in it, deinitely.”

Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans, claim-ing the lives of one in every three people. With up to 80 percent of cardiovascular disease being preventable, Janjua stressed the importance of teaching students to make healthy lifestyle choices.

“A lot of heart attacks nowa-days are happening in young kids,” Janjua said. “Part of the reasons are smoking, family his-tory and obesity. Today, our plan is to make the young kids under-stand in the future you can have a better lifestyle and prevent a lot of factors that can lead to cardio-vascular death.”

Buckner, who said her family has had its share of heart-related deaths and heart attacks, thought the experience was invaluable for her students.

“I’ve got some really good mod-els,” Buckner said. “I’ve been able to tell some really good, true sto-ries that happened to me. But to be able to actually see the real human heart, and to have a heart surgeon talk to them, it’s just going to take them to an entirely new level.”

HEALTH AND EDUCATION

Heart-felt lessonBriarcrest Christian students have hands-on heart experience

children and their parents, guardians and grandpar-ents to come. By ofering the award, it encourages participation and a good efort from the library’s staf.”

Last year’s summer pro-gram saw 2,417 participants at the Germantown library. In the last ive years, the li-brary has averaged about 2,500 registered partici-pants each summer.

Shade, who joined the staf nearly ive months ago as the children and young adult supervisor, said she has noticed a re-surgence in reading among young people.

“There have always been kids who love to read,” Shade said. “But now it’s like they’re es-pecially obsessed with reading, the one’s who

love it. Technology helps them band together. They can ind friends who are elsewhere who also are as

obsessed about the books they love as they are. It’s not just a child sitting at home reading Harry Pot-

ter and thinking there’s no one else in the world who loves Harry Potter as much as they do. They

go online and they ind all these other kids who love it as much as they do.”

That goes for other pop-ular series like Percy Jack-son, the Hunger Games and Twilight.

Page and Shade are busy preparing for this year’s summer reading program. The theme is “Fizz Boom Read,” and will focus on science and math.

Registration begins May 31. Each participant will receive prizes for reaching various mile-stones. The program will also feature visits from the Children’s Museum of Memphis, Tommy Ter-riic’s magic show, Animal Tales, Bricks4Kidz, Mr. Bond, Mad Science of the Mid-South, Natural His-tory Educational Company of the Mid-South, and Bits, Bites and Bots.

There will also be a farm park and other hands-on activities.

LIBRARY from 1

yAlONDA M. JAMES/THE COMMERCIAl APPEAl

Librarians Emily Baker, Emily Shade, Amelia Simpson, and Eileen Scroggin helped make German-town Community Library’s summer reading program a success.

Germantown Police report

FEB. 24

■ Someone forced entry into residence through rear door in the 1400 block of Green Orchard Cove at 8:44 a.m. Nothing reported missing.

FEB. 25

■ Someone took two ladders from an outside storage area of the business in the 7600 block of Farmington boulevard at 8:59 a.m.

■ Someone used the victim’s personal information to open a cable television account in the 2600 block of S. Germantown Road at 11:45 a.m.

■ Oicers arrested an adult female after she threw a shoe at her sister striking her in the head in the 8500 block of Huntleigh Way at 3:28 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing injuries at Dogwood Road and Forest Hill Irene at 7:46 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Germantown Road and Wolf River boulevard at 8:15 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Germantown Road and Wolf River boulevard at 8:46 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Wolf River boulevard and Germantown Road at 1:35 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Farmwood boulevard and Farmington blvd. at 2:44 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Germantown Road and Wolf Trail at 3:14 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries in the 7600 block of Wolf River Circle at 5:06 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries in the 7600 block of West Farmington at 8:30 p.m.

FEB. 26

■ Someone took a check from the victim’s residence in the 2000 block of Thorncroft Drive at 10:25 a.m.

■ Someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and took a cellphone and cofee mug in the 1800 block of Exeter Road at 7:01 p.m.

■ Vehicle struck a deer causing no injures Poplar and Forest Hill Irene Road at 4:10 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries Poplar and Kirby Parkway at 7:01 a.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing injuries at Wolf River and Dogwood Hollow Road at 2:18 p.m.

■ Two vehicles collided causing no injuries in the 6600 block of Poplar at 5:18 p.m.

FEB. 27

■ Someone broke the window out of the victim’s vehicle in the 7800 block of Wolf River boulevard at 7:45 a.m.

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CURTAIN COMING DOWNPoplar Pike Playhouse’s newest production “Hairspray” ends Saturday. To purchase tickets, call the box oice at 901-755-7775. Curtain opens at 7 p.m.

By Jennifer [email protected]

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A long-term plan to re-vamp the western end of Germantown has residents in the Nottoway subdivi-sion upset over the poten-tial for ive-story buildings behind their homes.

Several dozen residents came to Feb. 24’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting to contest the western gateway plan. The meeting included a public hearing on the rezoning plan.

Nottoway Homeowners Association board Presi-dent Greg Fletcher called the changes “radical” and said many residents moved into the area because of the limitations on what could be built on adjacent prop-erty.

The western gateway plan includes the rezoning of 43 acres of mixed-use property from Poplar and Poplar Pike between the eastern boundary of 6755 Poplar and the western limits of the city. That area includes 10 unused acres known as Kirby Farms, which runs along the Not-toway neighborhood.

The zoning change for Kirby Farms would per-mit a ive-story building, or a six-story building with a warrant, at a minimum of 150 feet from the edge of the neighborhood. Build-ings up to three stories tall could be built as close as 50 feet from the property line. Other areas of the western gateway could see eight-story buildings.

In his presentation of the plan, economic and

community development director Cameron Ross called the project “respon-sible development.” The aim, he said, is to create a corridor of walkable com-mercial and residential ar-eas conducive to a chang-ing population.

Chief planner Wade Morgan showed the al-dermen drawings of what kinds of buildings could go at certain intersections. They included multigener-ational housing units, oice spaces and storefronts, all with sidewalks accessible for people with disabilities.

Tax dollars for the city would also increase. Ross said the city has examined a few potential develop-ment scenarios, includ-ing hotels, residences and shopping centers, and estimated the increase in tax dollars to be anywhere from $300,000 to $2 mil-lion a year.

Aldermen Rocky Janda, Forrest Owens and Pala-zzolo voted to move the issue to a third and inal reading. Alderman John Drinnon was absent and Greg Marcom abstained due to a business conlict.

Owens said he under-stands the concerns of the neighbors but sees posi-tives in the rezoning plan.

“We’re a suburban area that is trying to remain sustainable,” Owens said. “I believe strongly we have to increase the density in our commercial centers to remain sustainable.”

He said he hoped for further discussions be-tween the Kirby Farms de-veloper and the neighbors before the inal vote, set for Monday.

GERMANTOWN

City’s western end could get revamp; Nottoway area neighbors anxious

ACHIEVEMENT

Briarcrest alumnus wins Oscar for ‘Frozen’ workBy Beth RooksSpecial to The Weekly

Last Sunday was a big night for Briarcrest alum-nus and Disney produc-tion coordinator Brandon Holmes, formerly of Lake-land. He was part of a team of fellow co-workers and ilm makers that won an Academy Award for the beloved animated feature “Frozen.”

BCS art teacher Jenna Fergus talked with his family immediately af-

ter he won the Oscar. His mom told her that his early years at Briarcrest he spent countless hours honing his art gift and produced a work ethic that has al-lowed him to shoot for the stars and strive for excel-lence in his chosen career in movie making.

With a heart of gratitude for his parents and encour-agement from Fergus, Holmes pushed through the huge obstacles of the entertainment industry to attain his dream of work-

ing on animated feature films at Disney. When asked how he felt about the movie winning an Acade-my Award, he humbly said

that he was so honored.

Beth Rooks is the director of

communications with Briarcrest

Christian School.

Briarcrest alumnus Brandon Holmes recently won the coveted Academy Award for his work with the animated hit “Frozen.” Holmes was a production coordinator for the lick.

By Lela [email protected]

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Unlike neighboring Germantown, the Collier-ville Board of Education unanimously voted Tues-day night to forgo any tu-ition for nonresidents.

In light of the $200-per-student tuition that Ger-mantown is charging for nonresidents this fall, Collierville school board chairman Mark Hansen assured the 76 parents and students in the audi-ence, “We will have a seat for your child” for the new municipal school district.

In other action, the board set up a priority ad-missions list for its eight schools based on space and approved a school calendar identical to those of Shelby County Schools, Germantown and Bartlett. About 425 current students in Collierville schools — or 6 percent — live outside the city limits.

Children of full-time Collierville school em-ployees will have irst pri-ority, followed by current Collierville students, sib-lings of current students, children of full-time town employees, students who are closer to a Collierville school if rezoning occurs, students within Shelby County, and students out-side Shelby County but liv-ing in Tennessee.

If a student is accepted during open enrollment, he or she can re-enroll the

following year, but there is no guarantee of continued acceptance.

In a 3-2 vote, the Ger-mantown school board voted Monday to charge a nonresident fee of $200 per child per year — or a $500-per-family maxi-mum — when it starts its irst school year in Au-gust, although the board approved waivers in some circumstances.

During Monday night’s meeting in Germantown, school board member Linda Fisher said, “I am hoping Collierville will step up and pay for Col-lierville students” to at-tend Germantown schools.

That likely won’t be happening.

“There won’t be (an in-terlocal agreement) at this point. We’re not paying it. Period,” Hansen said be-fore Tuesday’s board meet-ing. “They have yet to tell us why they need it.”

About 25 percent of students in Germantown schools live outside the city, including about 1,000 from Collierville.

While his oldest daugh-ter wants to inish her last two years at Houston High in Germantown, Collierville parent Heath Hudspeth said, “I’m still not sure if I’m comfort-able with her staying. It’s not the cost of tuition. It’s more the division the Ger-mantown school board is causing. Adding tuition puts doubt in the stability of the system.”

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By Beth Rooks Special to The Weekly

Briarcrest senior Lindsey AnnTaylor is the February winner ofthe Germantown Education Com-mission for the Youth ExcellenceAward.

The nominees must attend apublic or private school outside of Germantown, but must be a resident of Germantown and have a GPA of 3.25 or higher.

Taylor was cho-sen for her excellent academic achieve-ment and her vol-unteer/community service eforts.

The purpose of the Youth Ex-cellence Award is to recognize ahigh school senior who has madea significant difference in thelives of others, the school he/sheattends and/or the Germantowncommunity. The nominee mustdemonstrate academic achieve-ment, volunteer efort, communityservice or participation in schoolactivities.

The Germantown Youth Excel-lence Scholarship will be awardedto one of the monthly winners.

Beth Rooks is the director of communica-

tions for Briarcrest Christian School.

GERMANTOWN

Lindsey Taylorwins Youth Excellence Award

Most mornings, Dogwood Elementary staf and teachers greet the dogs that arrive at the school with their owners. When Principal Susan Pittman greets Penny, she makes sure she has a tasty snack in hand.

By Joyce LanskySpecial to The Weekly

Although Dogwood El-ementary School’s mascot is the dolphin, maybe it should be the dog for there’s no shortage of love for these furry animals at this school.

For the past two years, dogs who accompany their kids to school receive a tasty treat and multiple pats on the head through the car win-dow. These same dogs can gobble up a second goody at the end of the school day.

This Dogwood tradition provides a fun human/ani-mal connection for fourth and ifth grade safety patrol members, staf working the car line and the dogs as well. The kids eagerly watch the cars to see if Cookie or Max will be pulling in soon.

When the dogs arrive, students must learn compro-mising skills for determining who will be the lucky kid to give out a treat. The kids know all the dogs by name and what kind of car they will arrive in. As a staf member, I too enjoy visiting with our fur babies. I’ve especially enjoyed watching one puppy triple in size.

Many parents have report-ed stories about their dogs waiting at the door to go to school on Monday morn-ing, as if they instinctively know the weekend is over. Our snow day proved to be a huge disappointment for Penny without her twice dai-ly visit to school. She arrives each morning with a puddle of drool dripping down the side of the van. Although her owner must constantly wipe the side of her car, she still brings our friend to school. Penny’s owners even brought doughnuts to car lane work-ers to celebrate Christmas one

December morning.Dogwood Elementary

School also enjoys a therapy dog on Wednesdays. Kona has been certiied as a therapy dog and as a reading dog. He tries to visit school each week to allow special education stu-dents to read to him, as well as some struggling readers. The children light up at the chance to read to Kona. His services also provided a popular auc-tion item at the fundraiser because every kid wants a chance to read to Kona.

So what’s next for Dog-wood? Hollywood Feed plans to donate the biscuits for the dogs and two aprons with treat pockets for the lucky school auction winners who will get to feed biscuits to our friends during the morn-ing drop of. This should be a great way to continue the dog love at Dogwood Elementary School.

Joyce Lansky is a staf member at

Dogwood Elementary.

DOGWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Going to the dogs

KARLIE ASHLIN PHILLIPSBriarcrest Christian School, fourth grade

What do you like most about yourschool: I like meeting new peopleand serving the Lord in all that I do.

What is your favorite subject:Math because I like to solve prob-lems.

What is your most challengingsubject: Science because I am notgood with liquid, solids and gases.

What are some of your biggest ac-complishments: One of my biggestaccomplishments is that I am a verygood horseback rider and playingmother in a school.

What are your hobbies: Riding horses, playing basketball, playingtennis with my dad.

What are your goals for the future:I want to go to college, continueriding horses, play college basket-ball, learn how to drive and be agood hunter.

Who is someone you admire: I ad-mire my dad because he is the mostlike me and he is very successfulin life.

Favorite movies, TV shows andbooks: My favorite movie is “Fro-zen,” my favorite TV show is“Heartland” and my favorite booksare the Minnie and Moo series.

What is something most peoplewould be surprised to know aboutyou: That I killed two deer.

What would you do if you wereprincipal for a day: I would have asock hop.

What famous person would youlike to meet: Amber Marshall

What would you do with $1 million:I would buy more horses.

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Phillips enjoys being active, sees college in future

By Sarah CowanSpecial to The Weekly

Students, faculty, and families of St. George’s In-dependent School are well on their way to collectively performing 1 million min-utes of service during the 2013-14 academic year.

Launched by senior Calla Michalak, who or-ganized the efort as part of her Senior Indepen-dent Study Project, the minutes of service are be-ing tracked via the Presi-dential Service Awards website. Jars of rice at each campus also serve as visual reminders of the initiative, with each grain representing one minute.

Michalak has not only been responsible for help-ing community members register online, she has also been involved in several schoolwide service initia-tives, including a food drive for the Mid-South Food Bank.

The initiative kicked of with a meal-packaging event during the August faculty in-service. Taking a cue from an annual St. George’s event in which fourth and ninth graders unite to package meals for the needy, faculty and staf from St. George’s Inde-pendent School spent one morning of their in-service week doing the same thing. The result was the packag-ing of more than 20,000

meals with the help of Outreach International, a service organization dedi-cated to sustainable solu-tions to poverty.

“A key part of our mis-sion statement is about preparing our students to make meaningful contri-butions,” said William W. Taylor, school president. “I can think of no better way to model this ethos than to spend part of our fac-ulty planning and training time in service to others. And, I believe that setting aside this time during our in-service encourages our faculty to be innovative and creative in their ap-proach to service learning throughout the year.”

Taylor stated that St. George’s does not have a community service re-quirement for graduation — and that this is inten-tional. Noting that service is much more meaningful if students ind a cause about which they are pas-sionate, he said, “This goes back to our mission of pre-paring students to make meaningful contributions. Meaningful contributions happen when students are engaged and positive about the service work they do, not when they’re simply trying to ill a certain quota of hours.”

Sarah Cowan is the director of

communications for St. George’s

Independent School.

ST. GEORGE’S

Students nearing one million minutes of volunteer service

Briarcrest fourth-grader Karlie Ashlin Phillips loves horseback rid-ing and math.

Students and staf show love for their four-legged friends

Kona is a therapy dog and functions as a reading dog at Dogwood Elementary. Almost every week he visits the school for students to read to him.

Lindsey Ann Taylor

Morgan Cox, former University of Tennessee football player and current long snapper for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, visited Schilling Farms Middle School to speak with students. Cox is a Collierville native and graduate of ECS. His visit to Schilling Farms was sponsored by the NFL’s “Fuel Up to Play 60” initiative, a program founded by the National Dairy Council and NFL, in collaboration with the USDA, that empowers students to take charge in making small, everyday changes at school, including eating healthy and being active.

Tara Oaks Elementary School in Collierville celebrated “Time for Tennessee” day with a parade winding through the halls of the school and singing a special song, “Tennessee is Our Great State.” Enjoying time with some students at Tara Oaks Elementary School in Collierville are (back, from left) Collierville Police Department Resource Oicer Ryan Lambert, vice Mayor Maureen Fraser, Tara Oaks principal Tricia Marshall, Collierville Schools board member Kevin Vaughan, superintendent John Aitken, Collierville School Board member Wright Cox, Alderman John Worley, Collierville School Board member Wanda Chism and Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner.

SNAPSHOTS

In the News


By Jennifer [email protected]

901-529-2372

It’s the question any parent with school-age children in the suburban Memphis area has likely heard countless times in the last several months.

“Where are your kids going next year?”

Some families have easy answers to the question, and some are still left work-ing through the decision.

Until zoning plans are i-nalized and oicials know how many transfers each school can accept, those who live outside a munici-pality but want to attend a school inside those limits will remain in limbo.

In Germantown, the debate is one of the most heated in the region, with large populations of Col-lierville and Cordova students attending Hous-ton Middle, Riverdale School and Houston High School. Those who live in Germantown but attend one of the three name-sake schools that are not included in the municipal district have the choice to transfer or stay with Shel-by County Schools. Some families will have children in each district.

These are the stories of some families who ei-ther live in Germantown or currently attend one of the eight schools within the city limits, and how they are navigating the decision of where to attend next year.

THE PAYNE FAMILYShanda and Bill Payne

moved from Cordova to Germantown a year ago to make sure their chil-dren would be a part of the Germantown Municipal School District.

They got one out of two. Daughter Reagan, 16, is a junior at Germantown High School. She will stay in the Shelby County dis-trict for her senior year.

“I love Germantown, and all my friends are stay-ing,” Reagan said.

Her 13-year-old brother, Tanner, will be in the mu-nicipal district. Tanner is now a seventh-grader at Riverdale. Because the family moved into the city limits, he will get to stay. If they had stayed in Cor-dova, he would have had to take his chances with open enrollment.

Shanda Payne said she and her husband gave Rea-gan the choice of where to attend school for her senior year. “After we moved over here to keep them in the schools they’ve been go-ing to, I didn’t want to make them change to a diferent one,” she said, adding that they ofered to enroll their kids in private school be-fore they moved, but both children declined.

The family said they loved their Cordova home,

where they had lived since 1994, but were willing to move to guarantee a spot in the municipal district. To stay in the zones for Riverdale and German-town High School, they had about eight houses to choose from.

THE COLWELL FAMILYRylan Colwell is a

16-year-old junior at Houston High School. But because he has a Memphis address — despite the sign mere feet from his apart-ment complex that says “Welcome to German-town” — Rylan doesn’t know where he is going to school next year.

His mother, Robin Col-well, is determined he will inish out his high school years at Houston.

“If I need to change my address, I can,” she said. “But I need to know. If it came down to that, I would do everything I could to move into that school zone so he can graduate from the high school he started with.”

With optional schools enrollment starting weeks ago, but no zoning plan released from Shelby County, Colwell said she was caught in the middle not knowing if she should move or try to enroll her son in another school.

They are currently zoned for Houston, which is why they moved to that complex, Colwell said. But next year, without a Germantown address, the zoning will change. They don’t know yet if there will be room for Rylan through open enrollment at Hous-ton. Shelby County’s latest zoning proposal has him rezoned for Germantown High School.

Rylan is in the visual arts honors society, cre-ates hip-hop music with a group of other German-town classmates and is on the football team.

“It would be horrible making me transfer to the rival school senior year,” he said.

THE BARRETT FAMILYBrooke and Geoffrey

Barrett have seen several of their Cordova neighbors flee to Germantown to make sure they get a spot in the municipal district. Their approach is more of a wait-and-see.

“We made a pledge that whatever happens, we’ll see what it’s like for a year and then go from there,” Geoffrey Barrett said. “I’m not going to go mak-ing conclusions and selling my house or anything just because we’re not staying at Riverdale.”

The couple has two children, 9-year-old Gabi, a Riverdale fourth-grader, and 4-year-old Charlotte, who will go to kindergarten next year. Where she will attend is still unknown.

Gabi has attended Riverdale since kinder-garten, and would like to stay there if she can.

“I don’t like that we have to switch,” she said.

As Cordova residents, her parents know there is a good chance she may not be able to stay at River-dale. With the most recent Shelby County plan, they would be headed for Cor-dova Elementary.

Brooke Barrett said they have no problems with their children attending

Cordova Elementary, oth-er than the stress for Gabi of changing schools.

“It may be a better situ-ation, we just don’t know,” she said.

THE STEWART FAMILYColleen and Jason Stew-

art said they have loved having their kids attend Germantown Elementary. Their son Connor is 10 and in the fourth grade, and 7-year-old Carson is in the irst grade. Colleen Stew-art took over as president of the Germantown Par-ent Teacher Association in January.

But they voted for Ger-mantown to have its own municipal district, assum-ing that would include Germantown Elementary.

“We really never thought that the three (German-town namesake schools) wouldn’t be included,” Col-leen Stewart said. “We just never thought that would

happen.”The couple will be pull-

ing their kids out of Ger-mantown Elementary to attend a municipal school, likely Dogwood Elementa-ry. “I feel like I’m turning my back on the school, and I hate that feeling,” Stew-art said. “But I know I have to make the decision that’s best for them.”

Jason Stewart said the family has toured Dog-wood and knows it will be a good it for the boys.

“We know it’s a great school,” he said.

Connor said he was im-pressed with the size of the school and “could tell the teachers were nice there.”

His dad said they were nervous about continuing at Germantown Elemen-tary with all the changes, even with the addition of the optional program, as it was unclear which teach-ers and administrators would stay at the school.

“The teachers and the principal, they’re the ones that make it how great it really is,” Jason Stew-art said. “Nobody knows where they’re going to go, what’s going to happen.”

THE SHENNETT FAMILYGermantown residents

Kelly and Bob Shennett let their daughters, Taylor, 17, and Nicole, 16, make their own decisions about where to attend school next year.

The sisters are juniors at Germantown High School and have decided to remain there for their senior year.

“We’ve been going to school and going through high school together,” Taylor said. “You want to graduate with the friends you started with.”

Taylor is involved heavi-ly with the production pro-gram at the high school, as well as several other clubs and activities. Her parents said she wasn’t even inter-ested in considering a dif-ferent school for her senior year.

Nicole wasn’t initially as sure. She toured Houston High School during the open house and said she was impressed.

“I was surprised how nice it actually was,” Ni-cole said. “But I still feel the same way Taylor does. You just want to stick with your home school, where you’re comfortable with.”

Their mother said she was disappointed the high school wasn’t included in the new municipal district.

“I wanted my kids in the Germantown Mu-nicipal District because it was something that a lot of people have fought long and hard for, and I think it will be a superior school system,” she said. “It’s just been devastating. Heart-breaking, to feel like we’ve lost our school.”

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Stan Moser and David Gregory with Environ-Clean set up a booth at the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce’s February membership luncheon.

George Cogswell, president and publisher of The Com-mercial Appeal, was a guest speaker at the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce’s membership luncheon.

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Cindy Udell with APG Oice Furnishings is a new member with the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce. She recently spoke at the cham-ber’s February membership luncheon.

The Collierville Chamber recently held a ribbon-cutting for new member, Our Little Secret Med-Spa, 147 N. Main St. Owners Bob and Tracy Hendry, along with staf members, Meredith Koski, aesthetician and Katri Howell, nail artist, celebrated the big day with chamber President Fran Per-sechini and several chamber board members and chamber ambassadors. Visit ourlittlesecretspa.com for information.

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The Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of Huey’s, located at 7677 Farmington Blvd. in Germantown. Helping cut the ribbon are (front, from left) area director Steve Voss, special projects coordinator Samantha Dean, President Lauren McHugh, vice president of operations Ashley Robilio, Germantown Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy and Chamber executive director Janie Day.

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In the News

By Christina M. [email protected]

901-529-2510

An edited version of the Oscar-winning movie “12 Years a Slave” could be used as a teaching tool in high schools next school year as part of an initiative backed by a member of the Shelby County Schools Board of Education.

David Pickler, the lo-cal school board member who is also president of the National School Boards As-sociation, spoke about the idea at the end of the school board meeting on Feb. 25.

Pickler and the Shelby County Schools board chairman said the les-son plan could provide a cultural learning tool in county schools, but only if parents, schools and the rest of the board agree.

The mov-ie is based on the true n a r r a t ive written by S o l o m o n N o r t h u p , an affluent free black man who was living

in New York in 1841, when he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Southern states.

Filmmaker Fox Search-light has not finalized which parts of the movie will be edited, but Pickler said it’s likely that nudity and other images consid-ered age-inappropriate will be taken out.

The school board asso-ciation also will develop a lesson plan for the book and ilm, including discus-sions to prepare the stu-

dents for what they will see. The plan should be available to school districts in September.

Pickler said he has spoken to Shelby County Schools Supt. Dorsey Hop-son about the lesson plan and Hopson had “a positive reaction.”

Shelby County Schools board chairman Kevin Woods said his irst step in deciding whether he will support the lesson plan will be to see the movie.

“The idea is that we need to be focused on diferent curriculum other than your maths and sciences,” Woods said.

He wants input from parents and individual schools on the issue, and said he can’t make a blan-ket decision about whether all high school students are ready for such a topic.

EDUCATION

Schools may screen edited version of ‘12 Years a Slave’

David Pickler

By Richard [email protected]

615-255-4923

NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration wants to shift inancial in-centives for students more toward attending commu-nity colleges and the state’s colleges of applied technol-ogy and less toward four-year universities, his top aide told lawmakers.

That’s one reason the governor’s “Tennessee Promise” plan for free tu-ition for high school gradu-ates at the two-year schools

would be partly funded by reducing the basic Hope Scholarship for freshmen and sophomores at four-year schools.

Under the plan, the Hope award would drop from the current $4,000 per school year to $3,000 in a student’s irst and second years at the universities, and increase from the current $2,000 per year at the two-year schools to $3,000.

“If you are leaving high school and you say, ‘Well I can either get $4,000 a year on Hope to go to a four-year institution or get $2,000 to

go to a community college,’ we think there is somewhat of a disincentive just ap-pearance-wise in the dollar amount to go to a four-year versus a two-year,” Mark Cate, the governor’s chief of staf, told the House Edu-cation Committee.

“So part of our hypoth-esis is, there are students that are choosing to go on to four-year institutions that perhaps are better served at a two-year insti-tution — yet they make that choice because of the gap between the” $4,000 and $2,000, he said.

EDUCATION

Gov. Haslam wants to shift funding to community, technology colleges

Doug Burris, president of the North East Shelby County Rotary Club, prays with Wendy Arnold, 17, in her room at Le Bonheur Chil-dren’s Hospital.

By David [email protected].

901-529-2377

Memphis might be the poorest big city in America, but it’s awash in wealth compared to Double Head Cabbage.

That’s the name of a village in Be-lize, a small slice of Central America and home for a slip of a 17-year-old girl named Wendy Arnold.

Wendy came to Memphis two weeks ago with two holes in her heart, one in the upper chamber that takes in used blood, and another in the lower cham-ber that pumps it out to be refreshed in the lungs.

The hole in the bottom of Wendy’s heart was particularly troubling. It was damaging the blood vessels in her lungs and made her especially suscep-tible to strokes and brain infections.

Wendy was especially susceptible for another reason.

“I love to run,” Wendy said before her surgery Feb. 27.

“She would rather run than walk,” said her mother, Jonnelle Bood, who traveled to Memphis with her daugh-ter. “She run before she could walk. She can run far but she gets so tired and is breathing so hard. It doesn’t stop her. She is not afraid. She loves to run.”

If Wendy had been born 1,200 miles west or northwest or northeast of Memphis, the holes in her heart would have been routinely repaired when she was an infant. Pediatric cardiac sur-

geons at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospi-tal repair hundreds of congenital heart defects every year.

There are no heart surgeons in Be-lize, one of the hemisphere’s poorest countries, a place that’s smaller than West Tennessee with half the popu-lation of Memphis. Congenital heart defects like Wendy’s can be managed there, but not surgically repaired. Ge-ography overrules anatomy.

“Every child is entitled to lifesav-ing health care,” said Bill Pickens, a member of Second Presbyterian Church and chairman of Gift of Life Mid-South. “Where you happen to be born shouldn’t matter.” Gift of Life Mid-South, sponsored by local Rotary Clubs, brings Third World children to Memphis for lifesaving heart surgery.

Wendy is the 47th Gift of Life child to come to Memphis since the program began in 2007. Le Bonheur donates its services. The families stay at the FedExFamilyHouse across the street. Members of local Rotary clubs provide transportation, recreation and moral support.

Doug Burris and other members of the Northeast Shelby Rotary Club in Bartlett met them at the airport.

“I never heard of Memphis before we came here,” Jonnelle said as she looked out a window of the FedEx-FamilyHouse toward the hospital with a big red heart on top. “I love Memphis. There are so many vehicles here. And so many good people who want to help my daughter, I don’t know why.”

It’s just your typical interracial, in-terfaith, international Memphis hos-pitality.

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Sports


By Sarah AcufSpecial to The Weekly

The St. George’s bas-ketball season came to a close as they fell to Frank-lin Road Academy 55-52 in the Division 2-A sub-state game. While the season ended prematurely, the season was one the most successful in school his-tory.

The 24-1 record during the regular season set an all-time school high for wins and winning per-centage. The Gryphons also boasted a perfect 12-0 record in region play. At the end of the regular sea-son, the Associated Press ranked the Gryphons as the No. 1 Division 2 basketball team in the state.

In addition, The Com-mercial Appeal slotted St. George’s as the No. 9

team in the Dandy Dozen. Three members of the team were selected to the All-Region team in Justin Wertner, Connor Green and Chase Hayden. Co-lin Kraus and Noah Pope were selected as honor-able mention. Addition-

ally, Wertner was named the District Player of the Year and was a Mr. Basket-ball inalist. He averaged 21 points and 8 rebounds per game and set a school record for 3-pointers made in a season with 87.

“Our team had an out-

standing season. We were able to notch some very impressive wins over some quality teams,” said coach Jef Ruin.

Sarah Acuf is the assistant direc-

tor of communication with St.

George’s Independent Schools.

BASKETBALL

St. George’s had best season in school history

The St. George’s basketball team wrapped up one of its most successful seasons in school history. The team went 24-1 in the regular season, which is a school best.

By Ginger JordanSpecial to The Weekly

St. Agnes Academy se-nior Caroline Cook signed a cross country and track scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design.

A talented athlete, artist and student, Cook has won multiple region and state titles.

Cook helped the Stars to four cross country region-al titles, and she has been named a cross country inalist for the Best of the Preps the last four years.

In track she was a mem-ber of the state champion-ship 3,200-meter relay team in 2012 and 2013. As a sophomore she won the D2 state title in the mile.

Cook was also a key member of the SAA bas-ketball team.

Cook’s artwork was recently selected by the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art to be included in a teen art exhibit entitled “Art Pop Culture.”

Cook is the daughter of Andy and Shannon Cook. Her cross country and track coach is Jay Mathis.

SIGNING DAY

St. Agnes’ Caroline Cook signs to run in college

With family and school oicials watching, St. Agnes Academy’s Caroline Cook signs a cross country and track scholarship with Savannah College of Art and Design.

By Pete WickhamSpecial to The Commercial Appeal

Jaida Roper and Aysha Harris weren’t going to dwell on the little details — like the way they man-aged to score in double ig-ures, or that their extremi-ties were still in one piece.

All the two Houston stars had to do was look at the plaque that proclaimed them Region 8-AAA girls basketball champions af-ter the Mustangs eked out a 36-27 alley ight with district rival Ridgeway on Feb. 26 at Central.

The Mustangs (27-7),

who hadn’t won a regional title since the middle of the Sarah Watkins era nearly a decade ago, earned a game at home against Dyer County for a berth in this week’s state tournament at Murfreesboro.

Roper took charge late in the third quarter and early in the fourth, scor-ing seven straight points to open a 26-18 lead. It started with a 3-pointer of a drive and dish by Harris.

“A game like this against someone you know really well always has a feeling-out process. It was hard getting an opening, but

the coach told me to keep shooting and after that 3, I felt better,” said Roper, who inished with 11 points.

Harris, whose two 3-pointers were her team’s lone irst-quarter scores, hit 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch to inish with 13 points and earn MVP hon-ors. The Mustangs were 12 of 14 from the line for the game and 8 of 10 in the i-nal period.

“The free throws pulled us through again,” said Harris, who will play for West Georgia next year. “But when we took the lead (16-15 on her two free

throws with 1:24 left in the irst half) … we weren’t go-ing to let that go.”

Houston coach Chad Becker said, “We have playmakers and we inally got them in space where they could make plays.”

Ridgeway, which lost 43-42 to Houston in the district inal, dominated early. The Roadrun-ners blocked four Hous-ton shots in the opening quarter and took a 14-6 lead on a three-point play by Tierany Paylor to open the second.

After that, Houston went into a zone and dared

Ridgeway to ire long. “We stopped chasing them all over the loor,” Roper said.

And the Roadrunners misfired, scoring just 13 points the rest of the game. Ashley Jackson was the lone Ridgeway player in double igures with 10 points.

“We’re a good shooting team, but tonight nothing was falling,” Ridgeway coach Rhonda Kendall said. “We have one more chance (to reach state) and we’ll work to regroup.”

ClASS AAA SeCtionAlJaida Roper scored 21

points, Alise Parker 19 and shutdown defense in the middle two quarters powered Houston to a 50-33 win over Dyer County (25-4) in last Saturday’s Class AAA sectional at Houston High School.

The win sent Houston to this week’s state tour-nament where the Mus-tangs were scheduled to play Murfreesboro Black-man (31-1) in Wednesday’s afternoon quarterfinal round. Blackman enters the game ranked irst in the nation according to MaxPreps and USA To-day.

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For animal lovers, the discov-ery of a pet allergy can be a hard pill to swallow. To make matters worse, the abundance of infor-mation about allergies and home remedies on the Internet can be confusing and sometimes, mis-leading.

Dr. Christie Michael, a pedi-atric allergy and immunology specialist with Le Bonheur Chil-dren’s Hospital and The Univer-sity of Tennessee Health Science Center, answered the following questions about allergies:

Q If you find out you are aller-gic to your pet, do you have

to give the pet away?

A Back in the day when doc-tors would ind out that you

had the allergy, they used to say, “Get rid of the pet.” Now, we know that there are a lot of things you can do. Bathe your pet twice a week. Hardwood floors are much better than carpet. Buy furniture that is easy to clean. Use a HEPA ilter. There is an old saying that pa-tients will get rid of their aller-gist before they get rid of their pets, so now we try to avoid hav-ing to tell people that.

Q If you have a known allergy, can you sidestep it with the

purchase of a “hypoallergenic” pet?

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mixed-level concentrations over a long period of time (3-5 years) can reverse someone’s sensitiv-ity to environmental allergens long term. When it comes to ani-mals, however, there are a lot of complications. The potency of the shots that would be required to desensitize someone to cat dander would be hard to tolerate.

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having pets early on in the child’s life?

A There’s some evidence sug-gesting that children who

grow up with multiple pets and are exposed to high levels of

allergens, very early in life, can build up a tol-erance. At this point, nobody knows what level of exposure is required or what other mitigating factors come into play. The most

evidence we have is anecdotal. For example, I’ve had patients who didn’t develop an allergy until they got to college.

Because they were exposed so early and so often to pets as children, they seemed to have formed a tolerance. When they moved away from home and into the pet-free dorms, that toler-ance was lost. After they gradu-ated, moved into a new home

and got a pet of their own, they became allergic.

Q This question sort of counts because it is insect related.

Can a person treat seasonal aller-gies with local honey?

A OK, so the idea behind this is that the honey can de-

sensitize you to pollen because bees deposit low levels of pollen spores into the honey. Here’s the problem: How much honey do you have to eat? How local does the honey have to be? There’s no scientiic evidence that you can gain a tolerance based on eating honey.

Dr. Christie Michael is an allergy and

immunology specialist at Le Bonheur

Children’s Hospital and The University of

Tennessee Health Science Center.

ASK THE EXPERT

When animal lovers and pet allergies collide: Fact and fiction

Dr. Christie Michael

By Sara P. [email protected]

901-529-6513

On her 100th day of hospital bed rest, Lindsay Henry received a much-needed visit from a pair of furry phy-sicians.

Therapy dogs Gizmo and Piper strutted into Henry’s room at Meth-odist Le Bonheur Germantown Hos-pital, tongues out and tails wagging. Gizmo, a 3-year-old Cairn Terrier, found a warm spot to lie on Henry’s bed while Piper, a 7-year-old golden retriever, propped up on hind legs so Henry could pet both pups at once.

Even though both of the dogs had been cleaned and groomed to near perfection, their smiles were still contagious.

“Every Wednesday I look forward to these visits,” said Henry, who has been cooped up in the hospital for the majority of her pregnancy. “It helps a lot. It just brightens the spirits.”

Gizmo and Piper, along with their respective handlers Jenny Thomas and Laurie Goldman, are volunteers with the nonproit organization Mid-South Therapy Dogs and Friends. The organization has been providing patients with istfuls of fur since 1999.

“Not all medicine comes in a bot-tle,” said Mary Ehrhart, the organiza-tion’s executive director. “The energy of the rooms — of the whole hospital, really — changes as soon as we walk in.”

Gizmo and Piper received red car-pet treatment at their last visit, with staf and visitors swarming the dogs in the hallways and on the elevators. Due to copious amounts of training, neither therapy dog seemed spooked by the attention.

“We do it for the smiles,” said Thomas, 30. She and Gizmo began volunteering about a year ago and make four or ive visits per month to area hospitals. Thomas said that, in addition to being “good for the soul,” the therapeutic beneits of the animals’ visits with patients include less stress and lowered blood pres-sure levels.

“This is a great distraction,” said Ron Smith, a renal cell cancer patient who visited with Piper as she made

her hospital rounds on a recent Fri-day. Smith’s wife, Jen, said she’s “al-ways thought” her husband would be able to better handle the pain associ-ated with his disease if he could visit with his pets while in the hospital.

Piper’s handler is a registered nurse, and her team also helps pa-tients in rehabilitation settings. Gold-man spends nearly three hours pre-paring Piper for each visit and said the process includes bathing, blow-drying, teeth brushing and toenail clipping.

To become a therapy dog team, each dog and handler go through a rigorous training regimen that can take more than a year to complete. Ehrhart said the organization is look-ing for more volunteers, as they have more requests for visits than teams.

Goldman said the reward out-weighs the work.

“I might be having the worst day before we come to the hospital, but as soon as we walk in a room and see a patient’s face light up, it is so worth it. It’s really a blessing. This helps us as much as it helps them.”

Therapy dog, Gizmo, and his handler, Jenny Thomas are one of many such teams that makeup Mid-South Therapy Dogs and Friends.

PHOTOS BY JASON R. TERRELL/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

Handler Jenny Thomas and her therapy dog, Gizmo, make the rounds at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital visiting with an expectant mother. Thomas and Gizmo will spend up to two hours in the hospital per visit.

MID-SOUTH THERAPY DOGS AND FRIENDS

A tail of healing

Therapy dog teams bring joy to Mid-South patients

Piper visits with a patient at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Piper and her handler, Laurie Goldman, are part of Mid-South Therapy Dogs and Friends.

BEST APPS

Your smart phone can be your pet’s best friendFINDING ROVER

by Finding Rover Inc. This smartphone application uses facial recognition technology to reunite lost pets with their owners. Users begin by uploading pet photos. If a user’s pet goes missing, the application will mine found pet reports in search of a match in the area. Customers can also use the app to snap a photo of a lost animal. If the lost pet is identified as a match, the finder will be given the pet owner’s contact information.Cost: Free

DOG PARK FINDER PLUS by Skejo Studios This smartphone application makes for a great traveling companion if you happen

to be traveling with a pet companion. The app contains a database of more than 6,000 dog parks across the country and will locate a park near you based on your

location, as well as provide hours and other amenities. The app also tracks dog-friendly restaurants, a bonus for those traveling far distances with pets or looking for a place to stop after a long walk.Cost: $1.99

PETFINDER MOBILE by Nestle Purina Petcare Co. A natural extension of the Petfinder website, this application allows users to browse adoptable pets. You can browse in your area or nationwide and search by breed, age, gender and size. Once you’ve downloaded the app, you can select a photo to view more details about a pet or share with friends on Facebook, Twitter or e-mail. The app also has breed guides and touching adoption stories.Cost: Free

MAPMYDOGWALK by MapMyFitness

This smartphone application uses the iPhone’s built-in GPS to track your dog walks. The app will display your time, distance, pace, speed and elevation. It also

contains an interactive map that allows you to view your current location and where you have traveled along your route. Cost: Free

TALKING TOM CAT by Out Fit 7 Ltd.Not ready or able to care for a real kitten? The next best thing is probably Tom, the silly cartoon kitty who repeats everything you say in a funny voice. Once you download the app, you can pet Tom to make him purr; poke his head, belly or feet; grab his tail; pour him a glass of milk, etc., etc. Tom can play the cymbals and throw cake at the screen. The app, which would be fun for kids or adults, is also available in seven languages.Cost: Free


Sports

Briarcrest senior Grant Kelton made it to the medal stand twice as he competed in the Tennessee State Swimming Championships held recently in Nashville. He placed sixth-place overall. He swam his best personal time and he broke the school record with a 51.51 in the 100-yard ly. He also was sixth-place in 100-yard backstroke.

Briarcrest senior Gus Gran signs his letter of intent to play football with the University of Memphis. Gran has been at Briarcrest for two years and has played football, basketball, baseball and ran track both years. He was named to the Best of the Preps All-Metro and All-Region team this year. He plans to major in Sports Medicine. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gran.

Briarcrest senior George Kawell signs his letter of intent in golf with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Kawell has been at Briarcrest for 13 years and played golf and tennis in high school. Kawell went to the state championships all four years of high school. He plans to major in business. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kawell.

The Junior Riverkings, a group of young men

and coaches from Col-lierville, Germantown

and surrounding cities, were undefeated this

season with 37 wins and one tie. The team also won two tourna-

ments, with a recent championship run at

a competition held in Franklin, Tenn.

Houston High’s (left) Colin Rains and his teammates surround the Arlington High player and attempt to stop him from scoring. The defenders were successful as the Mustangs beat Arlington 14-0. Houston’s lacrosse program recently hired new head coach, Garrett Wimberly, who also is the head coach for University of Memphis lacrosse program.

Houston High’s varsity lacrosse

team won its irst game of

the season with a 14-0 win at

home against Arlington. Ethan

Billions (left) and Zach Smith helped lead the

Mustangs to a shutout victory.

Collierville’s Kelsey Gross is surrounded by her teammates as she heads to the mound.

Collierville’s Kari Kennel takes a cut during a recent scrim-mage. The Lady Dragons softball team hosted a preseason scrimmage day at Johnson Park. Twelve high school teams from west Ten-nessee participated. It was a good way to shake of the winter rust in preparation for the 2014 season for the Lady Dragons, which starts with a home game at Bradley Field on Monday against White Station. The game starts at 5 p.m.

SNAPSHOTS


A few years back, you couldn’t hear the word “design” without “sus-tainable” mentioned in the same breath — green was the hottest color in the industry.

Like any trend, that mania eventually calmed down.

That’s not to say green design has gone away; it’s still a major buzzword at design markets, and more eco-friendly products (or products that claim to be eco-friendly) are available now than ever before. But the craziest part of the craze seems to be over, and that has me wonder-ing: Now that the “fad” is past, what does that mean for the future? What last-ing impact will the green movement have on the way we build and design houses?

For one thing, the products are here to stay, said archi-tect David M. Schuermann, president of Memphis-based

Architecture Inc.“It’s taken a while, but

sustainable design has gotten into the residential market I think solidly,” he said. Reclaimed woods, low-voltage lighting, bam-boo looring — these are the types of sustainable products Schuermann’s clients are requesting. And he doesn’t see that chang-ing any time soon.

But even more than sustainable products, said builder Jimmy Burditt, consumers want energy eiciency. And that does relect a shift in attitude from years past.

“I still have people who are really passionate about

doing things green, but I’ve found that a lot of it has fallen by the wayside unless they can recoup the costs dollar for dollar,” said Burditt, vice president of custom homebuilder and remodeler Creative Development Inc.

He sees more homeown-ers seeking low-E windows (low thermal emissivity), energy-efficient heating and cooling units and Energy Star appliances — products that result in direct, visible savings on their monthly utility bills. What’s more, he said, gov-ernment policy is chang-ing to make these types of products a necessity.

Take low-low toilets, for instance. The num-ber of gallons-per-lush allowed by federal regu-lations has dropped dra-matically in the past two decades. And now, con-sumers face the phasing out of incandescent bulbs in favor of more energy-

eicient forms of lighting.“The government has

dictated what you can do,” Burditt said. “That’s something that’s been a real challenge to manu-facturers.”

In his own house, Burditt recently replaced the com-pact luorescent (CFL) bulbs in his recessed can lights with LED bulbs. Thanks to increased production that’s resulted from new federal lighting guidelines, the cost of LED lighting is inally dropping to levels homeowners can aford.

“They’re still premium, but the payback is so much quicker now,” he said. “I paid $5 a can, versus ive years ago, when that would have been $45 a can.”

In my house, the green movement has caused my family and me to think more about not just en-ergy eiciency, but waste in general. When an old appliance breaks down (which we let happen be-

fore we replace it), we look for the Energy Star label on its replacement.

When we’re in the mar-ket for a “new” piece of furniture, I scout second-hand shops for potential trash-to-treasure opportu-nities, because there’s no greener product than one that already exists. And when I do buy something new, I sell or give away the

old in hopes that someone else will give it new life.

Interior design is like fashion in that trends are leeting — what’s hot today is on the curb tomorrow. But I hope green design is more than a passing fad.

Stacey Wiedower is a Memphis-

based freelance interior design

writer. Contact her at stacey.

[email protected].

There has never been a ques-tion that Memphis is a city abundantly blessed with trees.

But to get its oicial desig-nation as a “Tree City USA,” which will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday (Arbor Day) at the Memphis Botanic Garden, took efort and perseverance.

“Our tree canopy is vast, impressive and historic,” said Eldra White, executive direc-tor of Memphis City Beautiful, which partnered with Mem-phis Parks and Neighborhood Services, the Memphis Botanic Garden and the West Tennes-see Chapter of the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council to get the certiication from the Arbor Day Foundation.

“This designation demon-strates our community’s com-mitment to maintaining this reputation as well as caring for and managing public trees. Most of all, it brings honor, pride and a positive community spirit to the city.”

To become a Tree City USA, communities are required to maintain a tree board or de-partment, have a community tree ordinance, spend at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrate Arbor Day.

Celebrating Arbor Day was easy. Memphis has been doing that for dec ades, and this year the ceremony will be especially meaningful. It will be the oi-cial state Arbor Day Ceremony and is expected to be attended by Tennessee Urban Forester Brian Rucker and Julius John-

son, Tennessee commissioner of agriculture.

The process of getting the designation accelerated when Janet Hooks, director of Public Services and Neighborhoods, appointed her deputy opera-tions director Larry Smith to calculate the expenditures and to draft the tree ordinance.

He soon discovered the city was already spending more than $2 per capita in tree-relat-ed services, such as tree trim-ming, planting, purchasing and removal; leaf collection, limb and stump chipping; irrigation and landscaping.

“On the application, we sub-mitted a budget of $1.693 mil-lion in tree expenditures for our population of 646,889 people,” Smith said, adding that the or-dinance establishing a seven-member tree board and setting guidelines was passed by the City Council in early 2013.

Dr. Mark Follis, a certiied arborist and owner of Follis Tree Preservation, is chairman of the new tree board; White is co-chairman. Members in-clude professional arborists Wes Hopper, Eric Bridges and Chris O’Bryan; and community

tree advocates Jan Castillo and Andree Glenn.

Smith, Follis and others have been told by the Tennessee De-partment of Forestry that the designation for Memphis is a “done deal,” but have not seen an oicial certiicate issued by Tree City USA.

“I just want to see that cer-tiicate,” said Smith, who will also be involved in the annual recertiication to maintain the designation. “We have so many trees here, it’s a natural for us to be certiied.”

It’s traditional for free tree seedlings to be given out on Arbor Day, and this year four species will be available after the ceremony on a irst-come, irst-served basis. They are:

yoshino cherries like the ones that bloom so beautifully every spring on Cherry Road and all around the city; lowering dog-woods, black tupelo and north-ern red oaks.

Memphis City Beautiful is also making 6,500 black tupelo seedlings available to fourth-graders in 77 public and private schools in Shelby County.

Packaged with each seedling is an instruction sheet on how to plant and care for the young plant that looks more like an unimpressive twig than a mag-niicent tree. But if you nurture and water it, especially during our long hot, dry summers, your rewards will be great.

Once established, most trees require very little to thrive.

ARBOR DAY

Boughs all around Memphis to receive oicial ‘Tree City USA’ designation

Home & Garden

BOOKERLEIGH

Garden tips

STACEY WIEDOWER

inside desiGn

CHRISTINE ARPE GANG

Green thumb

upcominG home & Garden events

GARDENING EVENTS

saturday: the eighth annual dafodil dash 3-miler & Family Fun run: 10 a.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden (8 a.m. registration). $25, $10 ages 12 and younger (Family Fun Run only), $1 discount MBG and MRTC members). 901-636-4102. memphisbotanicgarden.com/dafodildash

sunday: Great Gardens: the Gardens of Japan: 4-5 p.m. Memphis Botanic Garden. $10 ($5 MBG members). Nick Esthus, curator of Seijaku-en at MBG, shares his experience at the 15th annual Japanese Garden Seminar, presented by Research Center for Japanese Garden Art & Historical Heritage, held at the Kyoto University of Art & Design. Call 901-636-4128 for reservations.

march 15: “bartlett Gardening

university” — hydrangeas: 2:30 p.m. lecture featuring Linda Lanier, president and founder of Mid-South Hydrangea Society, at Bartlett Library, 5884 Stage Road. Sponsored by Bartlett City Beautiful in conjunction with Memphis Area Master Gardeners and Bartlett Library.

HOME & DESIGN EVENTS

Friday-sunday: southern Women’s show: Shopping, cooking classes, makeovers, life-enhancing educations seminars, celebrity appearances. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove. $9 discount tickets online at: southernshows.com, $8 at participating Walgreens, $10 at the door, $5 for children ages 6-12. Call 800-849-0248 for information.

Eco-friendly ‘green’ design is here to stay

CoURTESy oF JIMMy BURDITT

A worker installs dense-packed cellulose in the wall cavities of a new house. It’s environmentally friendly, made up of 85 percent recycled material, and is treated with a ire retardant and acts as a natural air barrier because of its density.

Ornamental grasses en-hance the landscape and are very easy to grow with very little maintenance.

If you are a new gar-dener and thinking about planting some ornamental grasses, early fall or early spring is probably the best time to plant. This gives the grass adequate time to develop a good root system before winter. If you do plant in the winter make sure the soil is not frozen and a freeze is not predicted within 24 hours.

Ornamental grasses grow best in full sun, but can be grown in partial shade. With any perenni-al, success starts with soil preparation. Theses grass-es prefer well-drained soil that is rich in organic mat-ter. This helps the roots get established.

Ornamental grasses should not be planted any deeper than they were grown in their original container. When planted too deeply, they develop problems such as root disease, or they rot in the ground.

Watch your grasses for signs of thinning, where new growth appears only on the sides of the clump, leaving a naked center. This indicates old growth has smothered out room for the new growth to come through. This is when it is time to divide and replant your grass; the best time for this is in the spring.

Dig the plant up, and then cut the clump into three or four pieces with a spade or an ax. Replant the new pieces the same way you would a new plant.

Provide at least an inch of water a week, until the plant becomes estab-lished. Keep your plants well mulched and watered during the summer when conditions are dry.

If you already have or-namental grasses in your landscape and are think-ing about cutting them back, you should wait un-til you begin to see some new growth in the spring. Then you should cut them back 6 to 8 inches from the ground, apply a gen-eral purpose fertilizer like 6-12-12 to the soil around the plant, then water well to keep the fertilizer from burning the blades of grass.

If you are thinking about planting some orna-mental grasses, early fall or early spring is probably the best time to plant.

Booker T. Leigh is an extension

agent for Shelby County. For more

gardening information, call his

oice at 901-752-1207.

Ornamental grasses are great, easy to maintain

JAN CASTILLo

The Yoshino cherry, like these examples along Cherry Road, is one of four species of seedlings that will be given away Friday on Arbor Day at Memphis Botanic Garden.


Food

SPINACH- AND FETA-STUFFED TURKEY MEATLOAFServes 2-3

INGREDIENTS

— Cooking spray 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small onion, inely chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced, divided ½ (12-ounce) bag frozen chopped spinach, thawed

and squeezed (about 1 cup before water is removed)

2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes (or sun-dried tomato pesto)

½ cup crumbled feta cheese (regular, reduced fat or fat-free)

— salt and black pepper 1 egg white 1 large egg ¾ cup fresh bread crumbs ¼ cup milk 1 can (8-ounce) tomato sauce, divided 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1 pound ground turkey or chicken

DIRECTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

2 Heat olive oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 4-5 minutes or until beginning to soften. Transfer ¦ of the onion to a bowl to cool. Mix in half the garlic.

3 Add spinach to sauté pan and cook briely for any remaining moisture to evaporate. Let cool slightly, then stir in sun-dried tomatoes, feta cheese and salt and black pepper to taste. Add egg white and set aside.

4 To bowl with onions, add whole egg, bread crumbs, milk, 2 tablespoons tomato sauce, basil, oregano, parsley, 1 teaspoon salt, black pepper and remaining 2 cloves minced garlic and mix well. Mix in ground turkey or chicken.

5 Place ¦ of the meat mixture in the loaf pan, creat-ing a small well down the center. Mound spinach mixture in the well. Top with remaining ground turkey. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a thermom-eter inserted in the center registers 165 degrees. Top with tomato sauce after 30 minutes, then bake to completion. Let rest 5-8 minutes before slicing.

Recipe from Carol Borchardt

By Anthony L. KomarofUniversal Uclick

Dear Doctor K: My daugh-ter and several of her col-lege friends are on the “pa-leo” diet. What is that? Is it healthy?

Answer: The paleo diet, short for “Paleolithic” diet, restricts what you eat to foods the hunter-gatherers of the Stone Age ate 10,000 years ago. While the diet doesn’t require you to live like a cave man, it does re-quire you to eat like one.

Here’s an example of what you can and can’t eat on the paleo diet:

Do eat: meat (especially game meat), poultry, ish and shellish; fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, eggs, seeds, nuts, and olive, co-conut and laxseed oils.

Don’t eat: Any food that is processed, man-made or prepackaged; all grains; le-gumes (including peanuts); dairy, salt, sugar, vegetable oils, potatoes.

At irst glance, the paleo diet appears reasonable.

But there’s a downside. Following the paleo diet

increases the risk of cer-tain nutritional deficien-cies. For example, cutting out all grains and legumes removes sources of certain B vitamins from the diet. Ex-cluding dairy could lead to a calcium deiciency.

There are ways around these issues. Organ meats, particularly liver, provide B vitamins, and dark leafy greens and ish (such as sardines with the bones) are good sources of calcium.

Bottom line: At this time, there is no strong scientiic evidence for claims that a pa-leo diet helps prevent or treat certain medical conditions.

Please don’t misunder-stand: I’m not making fun of the basic idea behind the paleo diet. In fact, I’m sym-pathetic to it.

But the world is full of reasonable ideas about how to improve health, and some of them turn out to be dead wrong. Only long-term scientiic studies could tell us if the paleo diet really is healthy.

This is what I tell my pa-tients who have asked about it:

Try it to see if you like it. If so, vitamin B and calcium supplements may be a good idea.

Dr. Komarof is a physician and pro-

fessor at Harvard Medical School. To

send questions, go to AskDoctorK.

com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10

Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston,

MA 02115.

YOUR HEALTH

Paleo diet may sound healthy, has deficiencies

By Carol BorchardtSpecial to the Commercial Appeal

Meat loaf is considered to be an American invention; however, the concept of combining ground meat with other ingredients and then cooking them together in loaf form goes back centuries. Meatloaf became popular in this country around World War II as a thrifty way to use up ingredients before they spoiled.

Meatloaf is one of my most re-quested items from clients, but they also request it be more healthful than what they grew up with. This Greek-inspired spinach and feta cheese-stufed turkey meat loaf is certainly that and is also dressy enough to prepare for guests.

This recipe makes slightly more than two servings. We love to have an extra serving or two left over; dinner the irst night — a tasty hot sandwich the next.

Frozen chopped spinach is a wonderful convenience item. When starting with fresh spinach, it’s not always easy to gauge how much you’re going to need because it shrinks so much. Frozen chopped spinach is already cooked, so it’s easier to determine the amount re-quired for a recipe.

Spinach is full of water, and al-though much of the water in fro-zen spinach has been eliminated, more will result when thawed. The easiest way I have found to squeeze moisture from spinach is with a po-tato ricer. Place the thawed spinach into the well of the ricer, and then squeeze as if ricing potatoes.

I’ve tried both fresh and dry bread crumbs in meat loaf, and the result from using fresh is far supe-rior to that of dry. Every so often, I clean out the freezer of bread odds-and-ends, thaw, and then run through a food processor to coarse crumb consistency. I place them in a zipper-top bag and store in the freezer, where they’re ready and waiting for any recipe requiring fresh bread crumbs.

It seems that even after recon-stituting dry bread crumbs in milk, their thirst for moisture is insatiable, and they will continue to draw mois-ture from one of the most important parts of your meat loaf — the meat. If you want to use dry bread crumbs, try panko (Japanese bread crumbs) for the best texture, and use half of what’s called for in the recipe.

Serve with roasted green beans, broccoli or broccolini. If a starch is desired, serve with lightly buttered whole-wheat orzo or quinoa.

Carol Borchardt owns A Thought For Food

Personal Chef Service. She creates diet and

palate-speciic meals for clients in their

homes. To ind out more, visit her website and

blog at athoughtforfood.com.

DINNER FOR TWO

Meatloaf trims up

CARoL BoRCHARDT/SPeCiAL To THe CoMMeRCiAL APPeAL

For best results, use frozen spinach and fresh or panko bread crumbs.

Greek-inspired fancy version fit for entertaining

By Russ ParsonsLos Angeles Times

Anyone who can turn on an oven knows the diference between broc-coli and caulilower, right? One is green and shaped like a tree and the other is white and looks more like a brain. Well, it turns out it’s a little trickier than that. In fact, these two heady members of the brassica family are a lot more closely related than might be apparent.

Actually, there are many members of the family that fall in between. There are even white broccolis, oddly enough. Perhaps the most recognizable ex-ample is the gorgeous ro-manesco broccoli, which looks like an experiment in fractal geometry that can it on your dinner plate. Or, should I say, romanesco caulilower because, de-spite the name it’s com-monly given, it’s actually closer to that than brocco-li, even if it is a pale shade of green.

Besides that tricky bit

of food geekery, another thing broccoli and cauli-lower share in common is how well they respond to being cooked until they are fairly soft. This will come as a shock to those who still cling to the old “tender-crisp” style of vegetable cookery. But you really should give it a try.

It took a while for me to be convinced as well. But after repeatedly being served versions of broccoli with pasta in which the vegetable, though still viv-id green, had been cooked to almost a smearing tex-ture, I had to admit that the lavor was better than the way I had been preparing it, where the lorets were barely fork-tender.

Just to be clear: I’m not talking about cooking these the way your grand-ma might have done. You don’t need to boil them into stinking sulfurous submission to get this ef-fect. Try adding just an-other minute or two to the cooking time and I think you’ll be surprised by the

diference.In the Sicilian broccoli

pasta recipe from Oretta Zanini de Vita’s and Mau-reen B. Fant’s quite won-derful new book “Pasta the Italian Way: Sauces & Shapes,” the broccoli is cooked to the point that you can break it up with a spatula — irst blanched and then sauteed in olive oil with pistachios, ancho-vies and chopped olives. Cut the cooking short and the broccoli is wild and a bit bitter. Give it the full run and you’ll be surprised at how sweet and mellow it turns.

I’ve had the same expe-rience with caulilower. Cook it until it’s barely tender and it’s an “Ameri-can Idol” type of vegetable, kind of sweet, a little bland and ultimately forgettable.

Push it a little bit; cook it until it’s just soft enough to smash between your in-gers, and it’s a completely diferent thing, deep and complex with a flavor that’s slightly mustardy and even has a whif of trule to it (or is that my imagination?).

This is the way you cook those suddenly trendy caulilower steaks. Saute them long enough to get the caramelization started and then inish them in the oven until they are golden brown and can be pierced easily with a fork. Be care-ful, they’re fragile. You can get much the same lavor without nearly the efort by separating the cauli-lower into lorets, tossing them with olive oil and simply roasting them until they’re tender.

For added flavor from broccoli, cauliflower, try a little tenderness

RiCARDo DeARATAnHA/LoS AngeLeS TiMeS/MCT

In this pasta dish, the broccoli is cooked to the point that you can break it up with a spatula — first blanched and then sauteed in olive oil with pistachios, anchovies and chopped olives.

PASTA WITH BROCCOLI,

OLIVES AND PISTACHIOSServes 6

INGREDIENTS

- Salt 1½ pounds broccoli 2 cloves garlic 2 anchovy illets, drained and blotted dry if oil-packed,

rinsed and cleaned if salt-packed 2 tablespoons capers, preferably salt-packed, rinsed and

drained ½ cup pitted black olives, preferably gaeta, taggiasche or

kalamata (3 ounces) 1/3 cup shelled unsalted pistachios (1½ ounces) 6 tablespoons very fruity extra-virgin olive oil 1 small piece dried chili, about an inch long 1 pound pasta, preferably penne, orecchiette or rigatoni 6 rounded tablespoons grated pecorino Romano cheese

DIRECTIONS

1 Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil.2 Trim the broccoli: Remove the lorets and peel and dice the

stems, keeping separate. You should have about 5 cups.3 Chop coarsely together by hand the garlic, anchovy illets,

capers, olives and pistachios.4 Heat the oil gently in a skillet large enough to hold the

pasta later. Add the chili and discard when it begins to color. Add the garlic mixture to the pan and cook gently in the oil until it just begins to turn gold, about 2 minutes.

5 When the water is boiling rapidly, add the broccoli stems and cook for 2 minutes. Add the lorets and continue cook-ing until they are bright green and tender, but still slightly crisp and not mushy, 4 to 5 minutes.

6 Lift the cooked broccoli out of the pot with a slotted spoon or spider strainer right into the skillet, leaving the water boiling in the pot. Stir the broccoli and garlic mixture together, breaking up any large lorets with the spoon; the broccoli pieces should be small enough to coat the pasta. Taste the broccoli mixture and add more salt if necessary and let the lavors blend for a few minutes over low heat.

7 Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is al dente, 8 to 10 minutes.

8 When the pasta is done, lift it out of the water and trans-fer it, rather wet, to the skillet. Mix well over low heat for about 30 seconds, sprinkle with the cheese and mix again. Transfer to a warm serving dish or serve directly from the skillet. Serve immediately.

Adapted from “Pasta the italian Way: Sauces & Shapes” by oretta Zanini de Vita and Maureen B. Fant.



ACADEMIC

ALL-STARS

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESEMEMPHIS-AREA

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSWHOHAVE EARNED

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Monique Barksdale

Central High SchoolGeneral Scholarship

Monique, a senior, is a witty and engaging student, who is known for her work ethic and diligence in theclassroom. She holds a 4.83 weighted grade point average and is set to be the Salutatorian of a strong class of morethan 400 seniors. She is part of the Optional Schools program and challenges herself with demanding AP and honorscourses. She has been on the Distinguished Honor Roll and has earned the William H. Sweet Award for AcademicExcellence recipient each year of high school.

In addition, Monique holds memberships in both the National Honor Society and the school’s award-winningStudent Council, where she serves as vice-president. She is a member of the National English Honor Society, MemphisChallenge, Memphis Prep and Mu Alpha Theta. She was a three-year member of the marching band, playing clarinet.

Monique has served the faculty and worked as a peer tutor. She helps to lead the Student Council(300 members) as they perform weekly school activities and volunteer work in the community. While she is soft-spoken,Monique always has a smile and a willingness to help others.

Mary Ann Smith

Houston High SchoolGeneral Scholarship

Mary Ann, a senior, is an outstanding student who balances a rigorous academic schedule with communityservice. She holds a 4.498 weighted grade point average and scored 34 on the ACT. She currently is projected to bethe 2014 Salutatorian. She was named a NASA Aerospace Engineering Scholar. She spent a week at the Johnson SpaceCenter in Houston, where she participated in NASA’s Exploration Design Challenge. The challenge was to design a Marsrover and develop an innovative radiation shield so man could visit the Martian surface in person. By completing thechallenge, Mary Ann’s name is slated to be sent into space onboard the Orion Module test flight in September.

In addition, Mary Ann founded the school’s Re-Use and Re-Cycle Program. She participates in the Battle of theBrains and earned a Gold Medal on the National Latin Exam. She earned first place for Green Roof Technology andthird place for a Solar-Powered Water Filtration System. She also made the All-State Band.

Mary Ann regularly volunteers with the Collierville Animal Shelter. She also works with the Mid-South Food Bank,Autism Society of the Mid-South, Houston vs. Hunger and Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Isaac Graber

Cooper Yeshiva High School for BoysGeneral Scholarship

Isaac, a senior, exemplifies the Renaissance Man. By his involvement in and contributions to a variety of social,cultural and educational organizations, he has been exposed to diverse communities. He holds a 5.19 weighted gradepoint average and scored 2240 on the SAT. Currently slated to be the valedictorian of his class, Isaac is a National MeritCommended Student and member of the National Honor Society. He has taken seven AP courses and 25 Honors classes.As a junior, he received the Yale Book Award for outstanding potential.

As president of the Student Council, Isaac plans many school events. He also leads the engineering team asthey compete in the TEAMS competition at the University of Arkansas. After attending the American Israel PublicAffairs Committee (AIPAC) High School Summit in Washington in 2011, Isaac discovered a passion for Israel and Israeladvocacy. He has made it his mission to educate his peers and the community about Israel.

After Isaac attended the BridgeBuilder’s Summer Leadership Conference, he became very involved and nowcollaborates with other young Memphians committed to diversity.

AboutAcademicAll-Stars

Now in its 8th year, the Academic All-Stars program identiies and recognizes high school students in the Memphis metro area for their excellence in academics,

leadership and community service.

Each week during the school year, six to seven Academic All-Stars are proiled in The Commercial Appeal. Winners are selected by geographic areas that include

Bartlett, Cordova, Fayette County, Germantown, Collierville, DeSoto County, Millington, Tipton County, Whitehaven, South Memphis, East Memphis, Midtown and

Downtown Memphis. There are 10 categories of achievement: Art, Drama & Speech, English & Literature, Foreign Language, General Scholarship, Mathematics,

Music, Science, Social Sciences & History, and Career-Technical.

The Commercial Appeal compiles the nominations submitted by schools. Representatives from area universities judge the student resumes and select the award recipients.

For more information, call or email Mary Lou Brown, Community Relations Manager for The Commercial Appeal at 901-529-2508 or [email protected]

Shamessia Lee

DeSoto Central High SchoolGeneral Scholarship

Shamessia, a senior, is a talented and intelligent student. She holds a 4.33 weighted grade point average and scored 28 on theACT. She currently ranks in the top nine percent of her class of 373 seniors and has been named a National Achievement Semifinalist.She takes the initiative in and out of the classroom. She found and was selected for the University of Mississippi’s Mandarin ChineseStarTalk Program. She is a member of Mu Alpha Theta and was selected to participate in the Moody’s MegaMath Challenge.

A member of the schools Personal Leadership mentoring program, Shamessia serves as a role model to students ata local elementary school. She is a member of the Invisible Children Club, Chess Team and Interact Club. She is the vice-president of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America). She has served as a representative to the Student Council andspends many hours as a Diamond Girl.

Through BridgeBuilders, Shamessia attended a leadership conference at Christian Brothers University. She alsoattended the Ole Miss APEX Leadership Summit and was chosen by Northcentral Electric Power to attend leadershipconferences in Jackson, Miss., and Washington.

Daniel Rose

Overton High SchoolGeneral Scholarship

Daniel, a senior, is an excellent student who is driven to succeed. He holds a 4.77 weightedgrade point average and scored 27 on the ACT. He currently ranks second in his graduating class.He is the first recipient in West Tennessee to receive the Ben Carson Scholarship, which he has nowreceived three times. He was accepted into the Memphis Prep program and attended John HopkinsUniversity during the summer of 2012, where he studied neuroscience and film-making.

Active in his community and school, Daniel is vice president of the Interact Club, StudentCouncil president and delegate for the state of Tennessee to the Youth Senate Program. He alsois a trained peer mediator. He spearheads projects and takes the initiative in all leadership roles.One project that he developed was the Inner L.I.G.H.T., which brought Dr. Ben Carson to Memphisto speak. In 2010, he received the CEO Award from the OBAP (Organization of Black AerospaceProfessionals).

Daniel is dedicated to giving back to his community through performing arts and the school.He is an outstanding pianist and disciplined music composer.

Morgan Patrick

St. Benedict High SchoolGeneral Scholarship

Morgan, a senior, is an exceptional student who excels in the study of math and science. She holds a4.3 weighted grade point average and scored 34 on the ACT, with a perfect 36 on the science portion and anear-perfect 35 on the English portion of the test. She currently ranks in the top 10 percent of a class of237 seniors. She has taken a course load filled with AP and Honors classes. She has been tapped for theNational Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Rho Kappa History Honor Society.

An involved student, Morgan is vice-president of the senior class, a team leader for Students for Life, aStudent Ambassador, Senior Retreat Leader and Business Manager for the yearbook staff. She also has beena four-year starter on the softball team. She received the “Bobby Russell” Scholarship for an essay on whateducation means to her.

Morgan takes community service to heart. She holds several leadership positions and is always willing toserve. She was a member of the 2013 Relay for Life and currently is working on a Habitat for Humanity project.

Robert Roach

Munford High SchoolGeneral Scholarship

Robert, a senior, is a top student and quiet leader. He holds a 4.0 grade point average and scored 30 on theACT. He currently is slated to be Valedictorian of his graduating class. He has 18 hours of college credit throughthe school’s Dual Enrollment program. He has earned Outstanding Academic Achievement Awards for each year ofhigh school and is a member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and the ACT 30+ Club.He also received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Academic Award.

In addition, Robert is one of the senior captains of the Varsity Soccer Team and received the “Most Improved”and “Sportsmanship” awards. He is active in DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), a CTE organizationthat runs the school’s store. He also has perfect attendance. His involvement in many school organizations andactivities has made a difference in the school. He is highly respected and is known for his keen sense of humor.

Robert volunteers with the Tipton County Food Bank, Munford Middle School’s Summer Soccer Camp and theMunford Clean UP Day.

Community


Special to The Weekly

Twentieth Century Club of Collierville members named the winners of the annual Fair on the Square poster contest.

Collierville High School students, under the direc-tion of teachers Jennifer Burford and Abby Brooks, submitted original artwork of the Collierville Town Square or something that

would represent the fair. The winners are Brooks

Taylor, first place; Maggie Gembala, second place; Isabella Bologna, third place; Emily Ricks, honor-able mention; and Danielle Cueria, honorable mention.

Taylor’s winning draw-ing of the town square and clock will appear on the 2014 Fair on the Square poster. He won a $100 prize. The second and third

place winners won $75 and $50, respectively.

Visitors to this year’s Fair on the Square, held May 3-4, will enjoy food, local and regional arts and crafts for sale and enter-tainment from civic and school groups. For more information about the fair, including applications for vendors or entertainment, go to colliervillefairon-thesquare1950.org.

COLLIERVILLE

Taylor wins Fair on the Square poster contest

Collierville High School students

Emily Ricks (front, left),

Maggie Gem-bala, Brooks

Taylor, Isabella Bologna and

Danielle Cueria, won top honors

in this year’s Fair on the Square post contest.

All are students in either Abby Brooks (back)

or Jennifer Burford’s art

classes.

By Molly HendersonSpecial to The Weekly

The Collierville Boys Youth Lacrosse program took part in a field workday Feb. 15 at Tara Oaks.

The parents and play-ers from the seventh- and eighth-grade Collierville boys youth lacrosse pro-gram worked on the field located just west of the Tara Oaks Elementary School by hauling, shoveling and spreading sand on the field to smooth out rough spots and fill in holes.

All work was done by volunteer parents and the players in the program. The field is one of two fields in Collierville available for practices and games for the boys youth lacrosse pro-gram. In addition, the two seventh- and eighth-grade teams have the opportunity on Friday evenings to prac-tice on one of the turf fields at Johnson Park.

The Collierville la-

crosse program has seen a dramatic increase in participants in the last two years. The Collierville program has four teams, a third- and fourth-grade team, a fifth- and sixth-grade team and two sev-enth- and eighth-grade teams. Almost 100 players have registered this year

for the youth boys pro-gram with new players registering weekly.

Interested players can learn more about the pro-gram and register at our website, colliervillelax.com/cmsboys78/index.php.

Molly Henderson is a team parent.

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Youth boys lacrosse players clean up fields near Tara Oaks Elementary

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Sudoku

Bridge

Horoscope

ACROSS 1 Like a

game-ending homer

8 Fireplace residue 13 Armani

of fashion 20 Raw metal

for smelting 21 Davis who

played Thelma 22 Caligula, e.g. 23 She was one of

the Spice Girls 25 Arranged,

as articles for display

26 “Milk” director Gus Van —

27 Kid in diapers 28 “CSI: Miami”

star 30 Sea fed by

the Volga 34 Jail cell resident 35 Perfect diving

score 36 “Turn On the

Radio” singer 40 More cagey 45 Oil-catching

receptacle 46 Mileage

rating org. 47 — gras

(goose-liver paste)

48 Eon subunit 49 “Oh yeah?

— who?!” 50 Q-U queue 52 Grandson of

Elizabeth II 56 Actress

Jessica 59 Kennel cry

62 Hen product 63 “Red” or “White”

team 64 Comic known for

her Tarzan yell 68 Advanced study

group 72 George Jetson’s

son 73 Items needed to

make something 76 Take flight

to unite 77 Record label

since 1950 79 “Always on My

Mind” singer 81 Me, in Marne 82 Pres. on a 1970s

dollar 84 Suffix with

Senegal 85 As curious as — 86 Big name in

late-night talk 91 It aired

“Moesha” 93 — Nabisco

(old corporation) 96 Band of two 97 Pleasures 98 Moist mo. 101 Impersonate 104 Writer Upton 107 Grammy-winning

diva 109 Oreck offering,

briefly 110 Draw

upon 112 Flies of

Botswana 113 Scientology

founder 118 Golfer’s goal 119 Femur, e.g.

123 Make passé

124 Bolshevism founder

128 “Sweet” lady of song

129 Duck variety 130 Visual acuity

exam 131 Workers going

to blazes 132 Animal trap 133 Trait shared

by 10 people featured in this puzzle

DOWN 1 British judges’

wear 2 Atlas statistic 3 Forsaken,

old-style 4 Ski mask

or tuque 5 Partner of “aah” 6 Italian monk’s

title 7 Sharpie and Flair

products 8 Rile up 9 Use stitches 10 Obey 11 Interweave 12 Loud salute 13 Neuter, as

a horse 14 Apple choice 15 Codeine, e.g. 16 Sketched again 17 Alternative to

a fly ball 18 Debt slips 19 “— put it

another way ...” 24 Pork —

29 Tuneful way to celebrate something

31 Current unit 32 Beetle type 33 Itsy-bitsy bite 36 Lines on city

maps: Abbr. 37 Sooner than,

poetically 38 Grotesque 39 Jay-Z music 41 Sound from

a lush 42 See 61-Down 43 Act humanly 44 Light shaft 47 Source of

Eve’s leaves 51 Banks on

a runway 53 Fix a mosaic on,

e.g. 54 Class using

a fridge 55 Armpit,

anatomically 57 “No hands!”

preceder 58 Kids’ author Enid 60 Cupboard pest 61 With 42-Down,

Hall-of-Fame Dodgers shortstop

64 Middle mark 65 100 percent 66 Thurman of films 67 More than bi- 68 Wind dir. 69 Afrin target 70 Mil. address 71 Nutty TV dog 74 Two racing

Unsers 75 In — of

78 Spanish table wine

80 Kerrigan and Sinatra

82 Marinade alternative

83 Bad-mouth 86 PC inserts 87 Yves’ “yes” 88 Election

abstainer 89 “Sk8er —” (2002

Avril Lavigne hit) 90 No, to Burns 92 More trifling 94 I-M link 95 Lo- — screen 99 GI rank 100 Breathe 102 China’s Lao- — 103 “Millennium”

series heroine Salander

105 Vigil light 106 “To life!” toast 107 City divided

until 1990 108 Staples unit 111 Socks away 113 Loll around 114 Designer

Gernreich 115 — Reader

(magazine) 116 “I’ve — had!” 117 Baby’s pop 120 Most draft-

eligible 121 Not yet final,

at law 122 —’acte 125 — Spiegel 126 Seedy bread 127 Steered

ACROSS 1 Bush judicial

appointee 8 Quarterbacks,

often 15 Bush judicial

appointee 20 Professional

tennis since 1968

21 Rank 22 Singer with the

album “Live at the Polynesian Palace”

23 Time for the best deals, maybe, in a going-out-of-business sale

24 *1939 Judy Garland film

26 There was a great one in Genesis

27 One-named designer

28 Lava comes out of it

29 Kind of car or tee

32 Appear suddenly

36 Slaughter in the 1946 World Series

37 *1933 Jean Harlow film

40 “Nuts!” 41 Gator’s

tail? 43 D-backs, on

scoreboards 44 Daily riser 45 How things

may be brought 47 Pass 51 Restful places 53 Each 54 *1943 Spencer

Tracy/Irene Dunne film

56 Is threatening, in a way

58 Colorist 60 Self-absorbed

sort 61 Hit 63 Some

kitchenware 66 Call from a curb 67 Sprint

competitor, once

68 *1939 Vivien Leigh/Clark Gable film

73 ___ king 76 Sprint

77 Word of agreement

78 2000s events in North Korea, for short

82 Provider of music on the go?

85 Court grp. 88 Footnote abbr. 89 *1942 Spencer

Tracy/Hedy Lamarr film

92 Odist’s preposition

94 When repeated, a Polynesian capital

95 Publish 96 Drinkers’

toasts 97 Brother of

George W. and Jeb

99 Award for Miss Hawaii, in addition to a tiara

100 Summer hrs. 102 Snow queen

in Disney’s “Frozen”

103 *1948 Ingrid Bergman film

105 Elegance 108 eBay

user 110 Certain

newspaper advertisement

111 Like Christiane Amanpour, by upbringing

113 Pub containers 115 Perfect, as

a home 119 Director of the

eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889

123 Torrey Pines Golf Course locale

125 Suffer humiliation, in slang

126 Comeback 127 Brooks

Robinson’s team

128 Sitcom with a 1974 wedding

129 Foreign traveler’s purchase, maybe

130 Source of the line “What’s past is prologue,” with “The”

DOWN 1 Massage

therapeutically 2 ___-blue 3 “I should ___

lucky” 4 Put into a

sepulcher 5 *1932 Clark

Gable/Jean Harlow film

6 La-la lead-in 7 Perhaps 8 Migratory

seabird 9 Vier + vier 10 What Babe

wants to be in “Babe”

11 Finish (up) 12 New Haven

reuner 13 “Frasier” role 14 Major glitch

15 Puts together 16 Things that

should be tied up by the curtain?

17 Playfully 18 Complete,

informally 19 Transudes 25 Beatles title girl 27 Queen of

literature 30 Send off 31 Gave up 33 Birthplace of

22-Across 34 Hunts, with

“on” 35 Lacking variety 37 Gives up, in

slang 38 “Then again,

I could be wrong”

39 Adult’s counterpart

42 Obsessed with

45 Fortunetelling aids

46 1980s-’90s series based on the fictional firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney & Kuzak

48 Doing ___ (dancing springily)

49 Basis in accounting

50 Head to Paris?

52 Overly confident

55 Recipe instruction

57 Wiry-coated terriers

59 Lead-in to Pen, commercially

62 Genuflect 64 Night that

“Friends” aired: Abbr.

65 Swashbuckles, say

69 Some London lords

70 Effected, in a bad way

71 “___ ba-a-ack!” 72 “Ed Wood”

star 73 When the

story begins, perhaps

74 1960s U.S. bombing target

75 Flight board info: Abbr.

79 Milan’s La ___ 80 Go-getter 81 Unemotive 83 Means of

access to a cafeteria, maybe

84 In past centuries

86 Joint parts 87 Specialties 90 Give off

coherent light 91 Overreacting

sort 93 Essen article 98 *1925 Percy

Marmont film

101 One way to the top

103 Pub measure 104 1960s

western sitcom

105 Chopped ___ 106 ___ Heep

(Dickens character)

107 Blade brand 109 Red opening? 112 Bit 114 “Render ___

Caesar ...” 116 Shelfmate

of Vogue 117 Tavern stock 118 Place for a

topgallant 120 Lash holder 121 Green

monitor, for short?

122 Finish (up) 123 Fate 124 “___ we

done?”

Difficulty level ★★★★★

Answer to yesterday's puzzle

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based

on a 9x9 grid with sev-eral given numbers. The

object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the

empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box con-tains the same number only once. The difficulty

level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from

Monday to Sunday.

The average solution time for this King Features crossword is 68 minutes.

3-2-14

The ACBL’s well attended Fall Championships in Phoe-nix suggested to me that tour-nament bridge has become a fragmented a�air. In the major events at the Sheraton, a huge number of players were pro-fessionals being paid hefty fees by wealthy playing “spon-sors.” ACBL tournaments o�er no prize money, but the league could still have a “leading money-winners” list like the PGA Tour.

Next door at the Hyatt Re-gency was everybody else: novices and average players vying against each other. In theory, any tournament at-tendee can go up against the pros. In practice, the ACBL caters to its members by of-fering a host of events that let players compete only against their peers and have a chance to win coveted masterpoints.

In the Open Board-a-Match Teams (won by a sponsored team, of course), today’s South played at 1NT, and West led a heart. Declarer won the sec-ond heart and led a spade from dummy, and East, for reasons unknown, grabbed his ace to lead his last heart.

As West cashed his hearts, South threw a spade and a dia-mond. West then exited with the jack of spades, and South won and cashed the A-K of diamonds. He was left with a spade and A-Q-8 of clubs, and dummy had K-10-6-5 of clubs. East couldn’t keep his queen of spades and four clubs, so South took the rest, making two. He won the board. At the other table, declarer managed only seven tricks at 1NT.

Even so-called pros err. If East had just played “second hand low” on the first spade, observing a beginner’s dic-tum, South would have won only seven tricks even if he had put up his king.

Dear Harriette: I went to my sister’s apartment to visit my niece, her boy-friend and their baby girl. During my visit, I saw my niece and her boyfriend argue about whose turn it was to hold the baby.

As time went on, I noticed they became more aggressive, call-ing each other names. I did not like their behav-ior, and I expressed my concern. I suggested to my sister that she should keep an eye on her new grandchild. I thought my conversation with my sister was in confidence, but that was not the case. My sister told my niece everything and my niece sent me a nasty email telling me to mind my business. I plan to visit in two weeks, and I would like to know how I should address my concerns.

— Family First, Chicago

Answer: In the life of a newborn, two weeks can seem like an eternity. Be in the present when you visit again. Bring an upbeat, loving attitude to the new family. O�er

to be of help in whatever way they need. If the boy-friend is there, be kind to him.

While it is wise to notice aggressive behav-ior, especially around children and babies, many couples with new-borns experience stress and have to learn how to manage it. Rather than rehash any experiences or feelings from the past, do your best to be sup-portive of the new family. Of course, if you ever see anything occur that could be considered put-ting the child in danger, say something immedi-ately.

Niece and boyfriend too aggressive with baby

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Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★ Use the morning to get extra sleep. When you perk up you will be ready to greet others. Tonight: Could go till the wee hours.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★★ Use the morning to get together with loved ones. You often cater to others; ca-ter to yourself now. Tonight: Get some R and R.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★ You seem to have had a lot of pressure on you in the past few days. You need time to paint the town red. Tonight: So what if tomor-row is Monday?

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★ Make a long-distance call in the morning. Respon-sibility will beckon to you later in the day. Tonight: Could be very late.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ You can relate to others in the morning. Those on the receiving end will enjoy hearing from you. Tonight: Great company.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ Make and return calls in the morning. A part-ner could have a surprise or a secret for you. Tonight: Hang with a favorite pal.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★ Finish up a project in the morning. Later in the day, you will note a tendency to let a friend dictate plans. Tonight: A social butterfly

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ Your possessiveness could emerge and make you and others feel uncomfort-able. Be careful. Tonight: Be naughty and nice.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ You could be surprised by a loved one or a child in the afternoon. Tonight: What would you most like to do?

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★ You could be over-whelmed in the morning. You might pull back and take personal time this af-ternoon. To-night: Order in.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ Make sure you can a�ord plans for later in the day. Tonight: Deal with a room-mate and/or loved one.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★ It is question-able whether you can be stopped when you give in to impulsiveness and a friend’s request. Tonight: Buy a favorite dessert for a loved one.

What the stars mean:

★★★★★

Dynamic ★★★★

Positive ★★★

Average ★★

So-so ★

Difficult

Today’s birthdayThis year you express your creativity through a combi-nation of unusually insightful thinking , which could signify a very successful year. If you are single, you have a compelling effect on others. You will draw many suitors to you. If you are attached, the two of you will need to adapt your relation-ship to your personality. AR-IES gives you strong guidance, especially with money.

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3-2 Today’s Cryptoquip Clue: Z equals T

By Jacqueline BigarKing Features Syndicate

Jacqueline Bigar is at www.jacquelinebigar.com.



SUNDAY BREAK


Sudoku

Bridge

Horoscope

ACROSS 1 Like a

game-ending homer









star 30 Sea fed by






(goose-liver paste)




















briefly 110 Draw

upon 112 Flies of



123 Make passé























e.g. 54 Class using

a fridge 55 Armpit,





Unsers 75 In — of


















tennis since 1968









32 Appear suddenly










sort 61 Hit 63 Some


competitor, once












George W. and Jeb






user 110 Certain









Robinson’s team




DOWN 1 Massage


















I could be wrong”


42 Obsessed with





50 Head to Paris?

52 Overly confident









71 “___ ba-a-ack!” 72 “Ed Wood”

star 73 When the










Marmont film



western sitcom

105 Chopped ___ 106 ___ Heep

(Dickens character)





monitor, for short?

122 Finish (up) 123 Fate 124 “___ we

done?”








Monday to Sunday.


3-2-14













HARRIETTECOLE

SENSE & SENSITIVITY















★★★★★


Positive ★★★

Average ★★

So-so ★

Difficult




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2. Qxe5 mate!










SUNDAY BREAK


Sudoku

Bridge

Horoscope

ACROSS 1 Like a

game-ending homer









star 30 Sea fed by






(goose-liver paste)




















briefly 110 Draw

upon 112 Flies of



123 Make passé























e.g. 54 Class using

a fridge 55 Armpit,





Unsers 75 In — of


















tennis since 1968









32 Appear suddenly










sort 61 Hit 63 Some


competitor, once












George W. and Jeb






user 110 Certain









Robinson’s team




DOWN 1 Massage


















I could be wrong”


42 Obsessed with





50 Head to Paris?

52 Overly confident









71 “___ ba-a-ack!” 72 “Ed Wood”

star 73 When the










Marmont film



western sitcom

105 Chopped ___ 106 ___ Heep

(Dickens character)





monitor, for short?

122 Finish (up) 123 Fate 124 “___ we

done?”








Monday to Sunday.


3-2-14













HARRIETTECOLE

SENSE & SENSITIVITY















★★★★★


Positive ★★★

Average ★★

So-so ★

Difficult




3-2-14




2. Qxe5 mate!










SUNDAY BREAK


Sudoku

Bridge

Horoscope

ACROSS 1 Like a

game-ending homer









star 30 Sea fed by






(goose-liver paste)




















briefly 110 Draw

upon 112 Flies of



123 Make passé























e.g. 54 Class using

a fridge 55 Armpit,





Unsers 75 In — of


















tennis since 1968









32 Appear suddenly










sort 61 Hit 63 Some


competitor, once












George W. and Jeb






user 110 Certain









Robinson’s team




DOWN 1 Massage


















I could be wrong”


42 Obsessed with





50 Head to Paris?

52 Overly confident









71 “___ ba-a-ack!” 72 “Ed Wood”

star 73 When the










Marmont film



western sitcom

105 Chopped ___ 106 ___ Heep

(Dickens character)





monitor, for short?

122 Finish (up) 123 Fate 124 “___ we

done?”








Monday to Sunday.


3-2-14













HARRIETTECOLE

SENSE & SENSITIVITY















★★★★★


Positive ★★★

Average ★★

So-so ★

Difficult




3-2-14




2. Qxe5 mate!








Amusement

By Judith Martin and Jacobina MartinUniversal Uclick

Dear Miss Manners: When a relative and her children came to dinner, the children didn’t like one particular dish they were served. When they asked their mother if they could be excused without eat-ing it, she instructed them to bring it to me and say, “This is not to my taste.”

It was clear that the mother felt she was teach-ing them polite company manners, but I was baled. I would have been more comfortable if they had simply left the uneaten food without comment.

What is the correct thing for guests to do when they do not want to eat what they have been served?

Gentle Reader: What did the mother expect you to do? Take it back and apolo-gize for the bad service?

Of course they should

have been instructed sim-ply to leave the food uneat-en and say nothing. Miss Manners gathers that the mother believes that the purpose of manners is to demonstrate consideration for oneself.

Dear Miss Manners: My iancée and I are debating about proper eating man-ners such as: Do I have to keep my mouth shut while chewing my food? Can I keep both or one elbow on the table while I eat?

Gentle Reader: And here are two questions that Miss Manners asks you to consider: Do you want to have a happy marriage? Are you really interested in knowing how many mealtimes of watching you eat crudely it will take to afect your iancee’s ro-mantic feelings?

Dear Miss Manners: I have a 6-year-old son, and my husband’s brother has

a 1-year-old boy. We live in two diferent countries. Still, we meet every year when we visit my mother-in-law, as they live with her.

They named their son my boy’s name. I was so devastated to hear that, and I gently told his wife how I feel. But her husband and elder daughter and even my mother-in-law won’t allow a change.

Am I overreacting? I am learning to ignore and live with it. Still, please let me know how would you handle a situation like this.

Gentle Reader: If the cousin is already a year old, it’s unlikely his family will change what they call him to appease relatives they only see once a year.

However, children often acquire nicknames. Per-haps you can invent one for your nephew. If you make it charming and af-fectionate enough, it may catch on.

MISS MANNERS

Etiquette lesson only serves to stew chef By Jacqueline BigarKing Features Syndicate

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You could be discouraged by someone else’s resentment of you. Your frustration could surface. Consider how to ex-press your feelings without judging the other party. Post-pone a friendly chat, if possible.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You’ll dominate to an unusual extent, partially because someone refuses to discuss the issue at hand. Com-munication could cause a mis-understanding. Make your own choices. Let others know where you are coming from.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Pretend that you are not in the room. Just listen and take in information. The results will be far better for you, as well as for others. Keep your opinions to yourself, as they could change rapidly in the next few days.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You naturally will shine in a meeting. On some level, you’ll like what you hear or see, even if a disagreement dominates the moment. You might want to see how you can

move past this problem. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

HHHH You could be in the midst of some tension. Con-sider eliminating this pressure, and try to resolve the problem soon. Use the late afternoon for meetings and other inter-personal matters.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH If no one is talking or one party is closed down, resolving a misunderstanding could be close to impossible. If you are the party who is closed down, it would better to talk. If it’s the other person, keep reaching out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might want to come to an understanding with a loved one before everyone has gotten too involved with a par-ticular issue. Refuse to get stuck. A special friend will try to lighten your mood. Before you know it, you could be laughing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Your moods could have a bigger impact than you realize. Be more forthright if you want a problem resolved. You could be vested in this present mental stance as well. Let a partner air out his or her ideas without becoming judgmental.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Go with the moment, and know what you desire. You might have kept thoughts to yourself, despite your gregarious personality. Others could be stunned by how sensitive you can be. Stay on top of calls and e-mails.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Upon hearing certain conversations, your mind could jump to better ideas and new ways of handling a personal matter. Follow through on these thoughts. Do not feed into a communication issue. Stay open.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might opt to stay close to home. You could ind others in a strange mood, which will make it diicult to deal with them. A conversation with someone at a distance might make you feel uneasy. Try not to let this get to you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Take an overview. Conversations will be about the story, not the real issues below the surface. A close associate could be more than diicult. At present, he or she might seem more iery than you have wit-nessed in a while.

Puzzle solutions

SUDOKUPREMIER CROSSWORD

WEEKENDPUZZLE

SOLUTIONS

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Saturday’s editions.

This is thesolution to

the KingFeatures

crossword on

Page 2M.

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The New York

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TODAY’S CRYPTOQUIP: IF ANTONY’S LOVE HAD DEVELOPED SOME NEW MATHEMATICAL SHAPES, WOULD YOU REFER TO THEM AS CLEO-METRIC PATTERNS?

ACROSS 1 Flower

holders 6 Price 10 Mirror sight 11 Some beans 13 Dance in

a line 14 Similar 15 Paintings

and sculpture

16 Junior, to senior

18 Victor at Fredericks-burg

19 Lectern’s kin 22 Poem of

praise 23 Assess

24 Blackjack player’s request

27 Car part 28 Field unit 29 Lass 30 Catalog

of course books

35 Say further 36 Take to court 37 That woman 38 Girder

material 40 Pitcher Ryan 42 Paris river 43 School

paper 44 Tennis star

Roddick 45 Good quality

DOWN 1 Parish

head 2 Love, to

Luigi 3 Blitzen’s

boss 4 Easter find 5 Resort

site 6 Trolley

sound 7 Squeak

stopper

8 Show friendliness toward

9 Likes instinctively

12 Harry Potter’s position in quidditch

17 Low digit 20 Like the

Capitol 21 Wry 24 Pester

25 Summer drink

26 Car price reducer

27 Purplish hue 29 Safari sight 31 Music’s

— Brothers 32 Resort sites 33 Disgrace 34 Principle 39 Last part 41 Surprised

sounds

Sudoku

■ Socialite Lee Radziwill is 81.

■ Movie producer-director George Miller is 69.

■ Actress Hattie Winston is 69.

■ Radio personality Ira Glass is 55.

■ Actress Mary Page Keller is 53.

■ Olympic track and field gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee is 52.

■ College Football Hall of Famer Herschel Walker is 52.

■ Rapper-actor Tone Loc is 48.

■ Country singer Brett Warren (The Warren Brothers) is 43.

■ Actress Jessica Biel is 32.

Dear Annie: My sister complains that our moth-er (who can be narcissis-tic) has never reached out to her son. “Mitch” is now 25, and Mom has never tried to get to know him. Mom sent my daugh-ter (now 33) on trips to Europe and would visit us often, but did not do the same for Mitch.

Mitch is not easy. I used to send him gifts for birthdays and other milestones and never received any response, so I finally stopped. In person, he is monosyllabic and quiet. When he was 2, I remember seeing him bite my sister and throw tantrums.

Mitch is very bright. He’s been in college o� and on for the past six years, but still has not finished his degree. I am fairly certain that he was into pot through high school and may still be. He has never had a real job, although he’s worked part-time temp positions.

My sister’s relation-ship with our mother has always been slightly problematic. She is now divorced and strug-gling financially, and my mother is well o�.

Mitch could use help with tuition and books. When I suggested that he call or email his grand-mother occasionally to let her know what’s going on in his life, my sister became angry. She blames Mom for never reaching out to the “child” and claims a normal grand-parent would show an interest in her grandson. Is there an answer to this dilemma?

— Confused Sister and Aunt

Dear Confused: First of all, let’s eliminate what Mitch did when he was 2. It is ridiculous to stigma-tize a child as “di�cult” because he bit and threw tantrums as a toddler. And yes, your mother should have made an ef-fort to know her grandson regardless of how di�cult he may have been.

That said, however, Mitch is an adult now and is responsible for his own behavior. If he believes his grandmother doesn’t care about him, he’s unlikely to email her. If your sister reinforces the idea that it’s Grandma’s responsibility to initiate contact, Mitch won’t do anything. And if Grandma is narcissistic, she may have no interest in Mitch, because it requires too much of her.

This kid may not be easy, but he has been re-jected by members of his family for most of his life. Please be kind.

Answer to Saturday’s puzzle

by Thomas Joseph

Crossword

3/3/14

Answer to yesterday’s puzzle

Chess Quiz

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid

with several given numbers. The object is to place the

numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3

box contains the same num-ber only once. The difficulty

level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to

Sunday.

BLACK TO PLAYHint: Chase a defender

Solution: 1. … Rg7! If 2. Bh5 (or 2. Bd8), simply … Kxd5 [Eliseev-Potkin

’14].

Please email your questions to [email protected], or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

Jumble Daily Bridge Club

If your partners are like mine, they seldom put down the cards you want to see in dummy. In the Board-a-Match Teams at the Fall Championships, North had his partner covered.

When East opened one club, the two-diamond overcall by South, George Jacobs, conventionally showed length in both major suits.

West, with 12 points opposite part-ner’s opening bid, staked a claim to the deal by doubling.

After two passes, Jacobs was sure (and North-South had the agreement) that his partner had shown diamonds. So Jacobs trustingly passed.

BAD DUMMIES West led a club, and North, Steve Be-

atty, tabled dummy with this comment: “After all the bad dummies I have given you, you better appreciate this one.”

Jacobs refused the first club. The defense shifted to trumps, stopping a club ru� in declarer’s hand, but when Jacobs took the ace of clubs, he guessed well to let the jack of hearts ride. He lost

two clubs, two trumps and a heart for plus 180 and, as it turned out, a win on the deal.

By Frank Stewart Tribune Content Agency

Questions and comments: Email Stewart at [email protected]

Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ Don’t be surprised to wake up in a cranky mood, as your dreamtime occurred under some hard planetary vibes. Tonight: All’s well that ends well.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★★ You could be strong-willed about a personal matter and end up bullying ev-eryone into his or her respective corners. Tonight: Someone close to you might not be anxious to talk.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ Zero in on what you want. A partner could become controlling, which might pro-voke quite a response from you. Tonight: Get into a lighthearted pastime.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Pressure seems to build to an unprec-edented level. The unexpected could occur when dealing with a key associate. Tonight: In the limelight.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)★★★★ You tend to be present in the moment while still gaining an overview of the situ-ation. Someone might push to get his or her way. Tonight: Let your imagination run wild.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ Deal directly with someone whom you care a lot about. You might want to tap into your creativity when dealing with this person. Push comes to shove with a new friendship. Tonight: Opt for togetherness.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)★★★★ You might need to defer to a key per-son in your life. An e�ort to work together could seem feasible initially, but you’ll need one person to be in charge; let it be the other person. Tonight: Say “yes” to a suggestion.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)★★★ You have the strength to continue like the Energizer Bunny. Just the same, someone could throw a boomerang in your path. Jump over it, and don’t let it trip you up. Tonight: As you like it.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ You might want to let go of plans and let your spontaneous personality take over. Passion consumes much of your time. Tonight: Kick up your heels.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)★★★★ You’ll want to understand what is happening with a close loved one. You can push and prod to get answers, but know that this manipulation could backfire. Tonight: Happiest at home.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ Keep communication open. Listen to what others are saying, and imagine what it must be like to be in their shoes. Tonight: Be available.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★ Keep reaching out to someone at a distance. You might not like what you hear at first, and you’ll wonder what would be best to do. Tonight: Make it your treat.

Horoscope

This year you might not always be comfortable with what happens. Your ego could take a beating. Curb a tendency to overindulge, especially when you’re upset. Learn to take in the big picture. If you are single, use care when dating, as you might be prone to meeting emotionally un-available people this year. Before committing, get to know someone well. The best period for meeting someone of significance will be through July 2014. If you are at-tached, the two of you might not always be on the same emotional frequency. ARIES can get you riled up!

What the stars Mean

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Dynamic★★★★

Positive★★★

Average★★

So-so★

Difficult

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYBy Jacqueline Bigar King Features Syndicate


MARCY SUGAR & KATHY MITCHELL

ANNIE’S MAILBOX

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

CONTACT US Peggy McKenzie, 529-2341, mckenziep@ commercialappeal.com. Become a fan of the M section on Facebook at facebook.com/ CAMemphisM.

Grandma does not reach out to grandson

CRYPTOQUIP: IF ANTONY’S LOVE HAD DEVELOPED SOME NEW MATHEMATICAL

SHAPES, WOULD YOU REFER TO THEM AS CLEO-METRIC PATTERNS?


Community


By Trena StreetSpecial to The Weekly

The Collierville Police Department is comprised of outstanding men and women who are highly trained and dedicated to serving the town of Col-lierville. Additionally, currently there are seven oicers who are graduates of the prestigious FBI Na-tional Academy.

Each was hand-picked by the department and about 250 other oicers throughout the United States completed the 10-week course at the FBI Training Academy, located inside the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va.

Collierville Police Chief, Larry Goodwin, also an FBI Academy graduate, said, “One of the major advantag-es, other than the education opportunities, is the abil-ity to network within your session or other sessions around the world. To be able to pick up a telephone and reach out to another depart-ment with a contact liaison is invaluable”.

The FBI National Acad-emy is dedicated to the improvement of law en-forcement standards and

has long been a benchmark for professional continu-ing education. Participants are drawn from every state in the union, from U.S. territories and from more than 150 partner nations. Police oicers who attend the academy return to their communities better prepared to meet criminal challenges.

In addition to Goodwin, a graduate of the 167th ses-sion, FBI Academy gradu-ates currently serving with the Collierville Police De-partment are:

■ Lt. Tom Beard — 186th session

■ Asst. Chief Jef Abeln — 197th session

■ Asst. Chief David Tillner — 208th session

■ Capt. Chris Locke — 227th session

■ Capt. Mike Moore — 235th session

■ Lt. David Townsend — 249th session

The overall goal of the academy is to support, promote and enhance the personal and professional development of law en-forcement leaders by pre-paring them for complex, dynamic and contempo-rary challenges through innovative techniques,

facilitating excellence in education and research and forging partnerships throughout the world.

Collierville Police De-partment has employed 15 graduates of the FBI National Academy, with eight remaining on the force. Those graduating and since retired include former Collierville Police Chief Dennis Joyner-123rd session; Jerome Burgess-134th session; Dwight Hood-137th session; Tom-my McCaskill-149th ses-sion; David Boling-156th session; William Hamric-164th session; Terry Co-chran-176th session; and the late Steve Williams-219th session.

As FBI National Acad-emy graduates, these of-icers enter into a select group made up of less than one percent of the country’s law enforce-ment oicers. The course includes instruction in law, behavioral science, forensic science, un-derstanding terrorism/terrorist mindsets, lead-ership development, com-munication, and health/itness. For more infor-mation on the CPD, go to colliervillepolice.org.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Collierville has seven oicers who are graduates of the FBI Academy

The Collierville Police Department currently has seven members who are graduates from the FBI Academy. The graduates are (from left) Capt. Chris Locke, Capt. Mike Moore, Asst. Chief David Tillner, Chief L. E. Goodwin, Asst. Chief Jef Abeln and Lt. David Townsend. A total of 15 members of the CPD are graduates of the Academy.

Special to The Weekly

Young children are in-vited to learn good safety habits by attending Ger-mantown Safety City June 9-13, from 9-11:30 a.m. each day.

Safety City is an educa-tion program for 5 and 6 year olds who will enter kindergarten or irst grade next fall. The German-town Public Safety Edu-cation Commission spon-sors Safety City annually. Germantown Church of Christ hosts the program and holds the event on their campus at 8723 Pop-lar Pike in Germantown.

Enrollment is limited to 125 children on a irst-come, irst-served basis.

Registration is required and a tuition fee must be paid at the time of regis-tration. Applications are available at Germantown Municipal Center, Ger-mantown Parks and Recre-ation Oice, Germantown Community Library, Ger-mantown Athletic Club and most area preschools.

Safety City consists of short classes taught by community experts from Germantown Police and Fire Departments, Ger-mantown Animal Con-trol, Germantown Athletic Club, Operation Lifesaver, Safe Kids Coalition head-quartered at LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, U. S. Coast Guard, Tennes-see Department of Safety

and the Child Advocacy Center. Safety topics cov-er ires, animals, weather, bicycles, guns, pools, pe-destrian crossings, cars and seat belts, boats and homes, etc.

Children also travel about Safety City daily and learn to follow the “rules of the road” by riding bi-cycles or walking as pe-destrians along its streets and sidewalks. At least one adult and several teenage volunteers supervise each group of students.

Registration forms are available online at germantown-tn.gov. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call Ron Roberson at 901-754-1668.

GERMANTOWN CHURCH OF CHRIST

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BIRTHDAY SNAPSHOTS

When Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner walked into Town Hall on Feb. 27, he was greeted with big smiles and good wishes from several who had gathered to congratulate him and sing a jovial rendition of “Happy Birthday.” The gathering was a real surprise as the big day was actually Feb. 26 but Joyner was in Nashville on business. “Thank you so much,” Joyner said. “I thought since I was out of town for the real day, this wouldn’t happen, but I really appreciate it.” A variety of breakfast treats were enjoyed by all, including Alderman John Worley (right).Give me ive! Cade Rhoades of Collierville will

soon celebrate his ifth birthday later this month.

Eliza Marguerita “Coco” Valle of Denver recently celebrated her 4-month birthday. Her nana, Jonnie Smith, lives in Germantown.

Pets


Veterinarian Kassie Newton

(right) cares for a feral

cat before it is neutered

during a neuter campaign at the Humane Society of Memphis and

Shelby County.

Jim Weber

The CommerCial appeal

By Erinn FiggSpecial to The Commercial appeal

Feb. 25 was an eventful day for dozens of feral fe-lines in the Memphis area.

Aided by a team of lo-cal veterinary profession-als, the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County provided free spay and neuter surgeries to 52 feral cats from four colo-nies in the Berclair and North Memphis areas. The event, held at the group’s Shelby Farms facility, was in recognition of World Spay Day.

“World Spay Day has been a special day since it started in 1995,” said Alexis Amorose, Humane Society executive director. “In the past, we’ve always promot-ed this day through social media eforts. This is the irst year we’re celebrat-ing it with a special high-volume surgery event.”

After touring the so-ciety’s surgery and prep rooms, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell ap-plauded the organization’s animal population control

eforts.Several Memphis vet-

erinary professionals, volunteers and donors came together to make the event possible. Memphis residents Kent and Dana Farmer donated the cost of the surgeries for the 52 cats. Dr. Norris McGehee of Mc-Gehee Clinic for Animals, Dr. Drew McWatters and Dr. Kassie Newton of The Pet Hospitals, and relief veterinarian Dr. Heather Wright, who ills in at a number of Memphis-area clinics, contributed their medical services.

A team of veterinary technicians and assistants, many of them volunteering their time, assisted the vet-erinarians.

Volunteer Angie White and members of the non-profit Memphis Pets Alive! rescue organization captured almost 50 of the feral cats, while Facebook and Twitter followers of the Humane Society brought in more. Once the cats recover from the sur-geries, they’ll be released back into their colonies as

part of the Trap-Neuter-Return method promoted by the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Memphis residents who would like to contribute to the cause can donate the $35 cost of a spay or neuter surgery at memphishu-mane.org. In return, they’ll get a T-shirt that says, “I � Memphis.”

HSMSC has worked since 2012 to proactively spay and neuter com-munity animals through its Project STOP (Solv-ing The Overpopulation Problem) program, which ofers low-cost spay and neuter surgeries to pet-owners on government assistance. Since Project STOP’s inception, HSMSC has spayed and neutered more than 1,000 commu-nity pets.

HSMSC partners with regional animal clinics to ofer spay and neuter sur-gery vouchers for $50. For more information, visit memphishumane.org, call 937-3900 or visit the facility at 935 Farm Road.

HUMANE SOCIETY

Vets, volunteers help 52 feral felines get free Spay Day ‘fix’

By Mark HeubergerSpecial to The Weekly

Not only do we want to enjoy the warmer tempera-tures approaching, but our dogs do too.

Suggs Park, located at 163 E. South St., has a spacious and recently updated Of Leash Area for your dog to enjoy. It has many ameni-ties including a water foun-tain, dog waste bags, large shade trees and separate areas for large and small dogs. Open daily from dawn until dusk, the park is ready and available for your four-legged friend.

For everyone’s enjoy-ment and safety, there are rules that must be followed when visiting the Of Leash Area. The most important

ordinance is that every dog must have a current rabies vaccination. Unfortunately, rabies is on the rise in Ten-nessee, and while it hasn’t spread very far west, mid-dle and eastern parts of the state have become victim to this unnerving trend. Our pets are at the most risk to contract rabies and by giving them their annual vaccination we are keeping them and our community much safer.

As a resident, you are required to obtain a Town of Collierville rabies tag for your pet. If your pet is ever lost and taken to the shel-ter, he/she will be returned home much faster. On the last two Saturdays in April, Shelby County holds a Ra-bies Drive to help animals

receive annual rabies vac-cinations. The Collierville Animal Shelter will also participate in the drive and will even provide mi-cro-chipping through the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The Collierville Animal Shelter also will host a Dog Park 101 seminar in March. This weekend class will be lead by professional train-ers who will ease any hesi-tations about bringing your dog to an of leash park. For general information about Collierville Animal Services, visit collierville.com/departments/animal-services.

mark heuberger is the Town of

Collierville’s public information

oicer.

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Warmer weather brings more dogs, owners out to Suggs Park

PETS OF THE WEEK

Name: CleoAge: 2 years

Breed: Domestic short hair

Description: a very vocal cat.

The humane Society, 935 Farm road, is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Germantown animal Shelter, 7700 Southern, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. monday-Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

humane Society photos by phillip Van Zandt photography.

HUMANE SOCIETYGERMANTOWN ANIMAL SHELTER

Name: CloverAge: 7 monthsBreed: Terrier

mixDescription:

brown and a very sweet dog.

Name: FinneganAge: 1 yearBreed: Domestic short hairDescription: Weighs about 10 pounds. Found as a stray.

Name: persephoneAge: 10 monthsBreed: beagle mix Description: Very sweet; does well with other dogs.

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March 6 edition of the Collierville Weekly