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Three-year-old Liam Kelleher (center) sports new reading material as kids, parents and community leaders gather to greet Tennessee first lady Crissy Haslam during a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Books from Birth program Monday morning at the Collierville Burch Library.

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St. Agnes defeats St. Benedict to win annual volleyball tournament; Collierville and St. George’s reach semifinals. SPORTS, 12

ACHIEVEMENT

Josh Albert is 65th scout from troop 48 to earn Eagle Scout badge. COMMUNITY, 6

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Dulins Sports Complex in Cordova has been sold to FBC LLC, a company whose presi-dent is former basketball star Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway.

The indoor facility at 7790 Fischer Steel Road, owned by Kenneth Parent of Multi-Sports Complex LLC and leased to Tim Dulin, has more than 40,000 square feet and was used for baseball, soft-ball, martial arts, condition-ing, soccer, lacrosse and other sports. It consists of two turf ields, eight batting cages, and a pitching machine.

Hardaway’s company purchased the property for $1.3 million. Dulin believes Hardaway plans to convert the complex into basketball courts. Since 2012, Hardaway, a former University of Mem-phis and NBA star, has hoped to break ground on Penny’s FastBreak Courts — a $20 million facility across Fischer Steel that would house seven basketball courts, a rehabili-tation clinic and classrooms for his youth sports training program.

The program, which serves underprivileged children, used Methodist University Hospital’s gym at Wilson Hall on Eastmoreland and Claybrook.

Attempts to reach Hard-away last week were unsuc-cessful. No work is evident on the proposed site of Hard-away’s complex on Fischer Steel.

FBC iled a $739,500 loan through First Tennessee

YOUTH SPORTS

Dulins Sports sold for $1.3MHardaway may make it basketball courts

Special to The Weekly

Dr. Christopher Cooley of Germantown has a lot of children beaming, but for more reasons than you might think.

During this past spring and summer, he donated 100 percent of proceeds from whitening services to children who face disabili-ties, serious illness, lack of medical care or decreased educational opportunities. This is all thanks to the Crown Council’s annual Smiles for Life campaign.

The Crown Council is an alliance of dedicated den-tists throughout the coun-try who are committed to excellence in their practice,

to continue education and to promote oral health. As a way to give back to commu-nities, they established the Smiles for Life Foundation in 1998. Since its creation, more than $1.4 million has been raised.

“This year’s efort was a great success, and we want to thank everyone in the community who par-ticipated by purchasing whitening services from us during the campaign. We also appreciate Ultradent Products Inc.’s generous donation of all teeth whit-ening materials,” Cooley said. “While it’s rewarding to see the beautiful smile of our patients after their teeth are whitened, it is

even more fulilling to see the smile for the children whose lives are changed by these contributions.”

Cooley is honored to have participated in this yearly event. During the 4-month campaign, Cooley raised $16,300.

“Smiles for Life is a big win for everyone involved,”

said Greg Anderson, direc-tor of the Crown Council and co-founder of Smiles for Life. “Patients enjoy a brighter smile, our member dentists feel the satisfac-tion of giving back to their community, and, best of all, children in need ind their lives are a little better and brighter.”

GERMANTOWN

Dentist brightens lives of kids in need

Becky Iosue (from left), Stephanie Lawrence, Gayla Bobo, Dr. Christopher Cooley, Stacey Dilworth, Bonnie Spears and Maxine Wilson, donated more than $16,000 to the Smiles for Life campaign.

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By Lela [email protected]

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As a young girl growing up in Mid-town, Crissy Garrett loved reading her “Winnie-the-Pooh” red hardback book so much that she wore the cover of.

As Tennessee’s irst lady, Crissy Haslam wants parents to instill that same kind of zeal and passion by read-ing at least 20 minutes a day to their young children.

Haslam rolled into Collierville’s Lu-cius E. and Elsie C. Burch Jr. Library about 12:20 p.m. Monday in a borrowed big blue tour bus to celebrate the 10th

anniversary of the Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation, which has spent $40 million mailing more than 20 million books to children all over the state.

At least 350 parents, children and local oicials attended the event spon-sored by the Friends of the Library. Toddlers and infants were pushed in strollers or arrived on the hips, arms or holding the hands of their mamas and grandmas to see the irst lady and have their pictures made with her.

There were llamas to pet, books to read to dogs, kiddie trains to ride and

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Lady of literatureCrissy Haslam touts Books from Birth

The gover-nor’s wife and

Memphis native Crissy Haslam

addresses par-ents and com-

munity leaders in front of the

Books from Birth bus during

her visit Monday to Collierville

promoting the book program. See HASLAM, 2

RIVALS CLASSICArea girls soccer teams go head to head at Houston and Collierville high schools. SPORTS, 10

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Bank. Listed as the vice president is Stacey Neel, whose late husband Mark Neel founded the Game-day Baseball First Tennes-see Fields.

Dulin said he sold the complex to devote more time to his baseball busi-ness, which currently has seven former members playing Major League Baseball, and about 40 others playing at the col-legiate level.

Dulin said he is in the midst of relocating to a fa-cility in the Germantown-Collierville area. The com-pany’s website indicates the new facility will open in October.

“Basically, our baseball business has grown so much over the last couple of years,” he said, “we just needed more space for all of our baseball activities.”

Dulin said his new baseball-only facility will be about 17,000 square feet and help train major and minor league players dur-ing the ofseason.

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Collierville expects chil-dren and adults will be play-ing lacrosse, soccer or pickup football on two new lighted, multipurpose athletic fields at Progress Road Park by next September.

During the Sept. 8 meeting,

the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved paying $14,600 for Memphis Light Gas & Water to install electrical upgrades on the four acres the town bought in July 2013.

In other action, the board also ratiied a revised and en-larged 10-year tax break incen-tive for Shelby Group Interna-tional Inc. for its headquarters of MCR Safety in Schilling Farms.

Chip Petersen, director of parks, recreation and commu-nity services, told the board the

town will bid out the park proj-ect in January once the design and speciications are inished. Of the $805,000 set aside for the project, the town has about $546,000 to complete the work.

Much of the project for the additional four acres will in-volve growing grass or laying sod and adding 35 more parking spaces near the new ields.

With the addition, the park — about a half-mile west of the historic Town Square in the in-dustrial section — will grow to about nine acres with four ath-

letic ields.Regarding the tax break, Col-

lierville irst approved SGI’s Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PI-LOT) in 2012 for 10 years.

Under the old PILOT, SGI through its company MCR Safety had planned to use 84.4 percent of its new corporate headquarters, but now oicials plan to use all of the building because of anticipated growth.

In addition to the 103 jobs that SGA is keeping, the com-pany is adding ive more posi-tions with an average wage of

$62,900. The capital investment of

personal property in new or transferred furniture, ixtures and equipment also has tripled from $2 million to $6.2 million.

After a presentation by the town’s economic director, John Duncan, the board voted 6-0, without discussion, to ratify the plan, which had already gained approval from Collierville In-dustrial Development Board. With the revised PILOT, SGI will pay local taxes of $19,100 annually for the next 10 years.

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Board OKs park upgrades, ratifies tax breakIncentivizes Shelby Group International

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A man looks over a stalled car in at the intersection of Bartlett Boulevard and Stage Road in Bartlett where clogged drains and lanes created widespread havoc Sept. 11 during morning rush hour, as the streets flooded. Many cars stalled in the intersection after trying to pass.

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Rescuers plucked motorists from submerged cars, dozens of residents led their homes, and water rushed into businesses and public buildings Sept. 11 as intense, roof-rattling thunder-storms engulfed Greater Mem-phis with the area’s worst lood-ing in three years.

From the predawn hours and lasting until around midday, as much as 9 inches of rain saturated some areas, falling at rates of up to 3 inches per hour. Flooding menaced communities from Lau-derdale County to DeSoto Coun-ty, with Bartlett, Horn Lake and Southaven among the hardest-hit areas.

The looding, the most exten-sive locally since the historic Mis-sissippi River lood of May 2011, resulted from a storm system similar to one that rolled into the area during the last weekend in June. A low-level stream of warm, air that began lowing up the Mis-sissippi Valley overnight collided with an approaching cold front from the north and then became wedged atop it, said National Weather Service meteorologist Scott McNeil.

By around 4 a.m., lash-lood-ing was reported in Lauderdale County, with torrential down-pours in Bartlett, Covington and Millington soon to come. In a one-hour period ending around

7:40 a.m., more than 3 inches of rain fell in Bartlett, according to reports ielded by the weather service.

The looding played havoc with morning rush-hour traic. Streets such as Bartlett Boule-vard resembled rivers, and mo-torists attempting to cross them often became stranded.

Shelby County Schools oi-cials announced they would ex-cuse any students who were late or absent because of the weather. Shelby County and Bartlett City schools systems canceled after-school activities.

By late evening, the 4.45 inches reported at Memphis Interna-tional Airport had shattered the previous record rainfall for the date of 1.87 inches, set in 1965. The highest reported total in Shelby County was 7.23 inches just north of Bartlett, but in DeSo-to, residents reported 9 inches in an area between Olive Branch and Southaven.

Cordova fared well in the tor-rential downpour, but Bartlett

Police reported on Twitter there were looding problems at several locations and some school cross-ing guards were unable to reach their posts. The department even tweeted its own version of the oft-mentioned slogan “turn around. Don’t drown.”

“DO NOT GO AROUND OF-FICERS BLOCKING ROAD-WAYS,” the tweet stated. “You will get stuck.”

On U.S. 70, a creek poured out of its banks, blocking all four lanes east of Germantown Road.

“It’s pretty massive,” Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald said of the damage, adding that employ-ees scattered to trouble spots to help with rescuing people from cars and deal with the high wa-ters. Some 8 inches of water seeped into the banquet hall of the municipal center, and Bartlett High School sustained minor roof damage.

At least 6 inches fell in the Lakeland area, prompting oi-cials to barricade streets in eight areas.

Record rainfall causes flooding

When it rains, it poursBartlett Fire Department Lt. Blake Grissom survey’s the situation at the intersec-tion of Bartlett Boulevard and Stage Road. Clogged drains and lanes cre-ated problems through out the area Sept 11.

refreshing Italian ice to eat. Many stood in line as artists drew lowers, su-per heroes and pirates on cherub faces.

Book bags illed with goodies also were handed out.

Before leaving, Haslam recognized Mary Lou Thesmar, 77, for helping get the Shelby County lo-cal efort going.

“We worked out of then-county Mayor A C Wharton’s oice for al-most a year inding ad-dresses and calling fami-lies,” she said afterward. Known as the “Book Lady,” Thesmar had par-ents pick up books from the front porch of her Col-lierville home.

Since that time, more than 3 million books have arrived in mailboxes and post offices in Shelby County — the largest cache in the state. The funding is split evenly be-tween the state and local donors.

Dolly Parton’s Imagi-nation Library selects the books that are specially printed, packaged and distributed.

The program provides a free book each month, regardless of a family’s in-come, from birth to age 5.

“We are starting to see results. We are starting to see our reading scores improve and tick up a little bit at a time,” Haslam said.

A 2012 study by the Ur-ban Child Institute and Memphis City Schools found that children who participated in the pro-gram have stronger early childhood reading habits and higher reading readi-ness scores. A follow-up this year linked partici-pants to stronger reading performance in the second grade.

The program has proved so successful, Haslam add-ed, “Other states are trying to copy us.”

While there are roughly 1,600 similar community programs throughout the country, Peter Abell with the Shelby County Books from Birth program said, “We’re the only state making this commitment to young parents. This is unique.”

For more information, visit booksfrombirth.org. Click on the links to enroll a child or to ind out how to donate to the program.

HASLAM from 1

By Jennifer [email protected]

901-529-2372

Houston High School stu-dents will now have to earn a 93 percent in a class in-stead of a 90 if they want to exempt out of a inal exam.

Students will also no longer have an attendance requirement as part of that qualiication for exemp-tion.

The changes were part of a revised grading policy by the Germantown Mu-nicipal School District, ap-proved by the school board last Monday and following a lengthy discussion in a work session earlier this month.

Supt. Jason Manuel said in the work session that the policy at the time, which allowed students three absences, encouraged stu-dents to bank their days and essentially take the entire last week of school. He said students also came to school sick because they wanted to hang on to the days for the end of the year. Manuel said the high school administration asked for the change. The policy was one of 20 the board approved last Mon-day, in addition to revisions of three others.

One of the revisions was to the district’s policy on personal time for classiied staf.

Chief of staf Dan Had-dow said that under the legacy Shelby County Schools, staf previously had a personal day to use once each school year that was taken away in the merger. The Germantown board approved a change to give that day back to the staf, ef-fective this school year.

GERMANTOWN

Exam exemption changes OK’d

Germantown Police reports

SEPT. 7

■ Vehicle collided into a tree and utility pole causing injuries at forest hill irene and poplar at 2:23 a.m.

■ Vehicle collided into a parked vehicle causing no injuries at sycamore View cove and Wheatland Drive at 5:14 a.m.

■ two vehicles collided causing no injuries at poplar and forest hill irene at 2:20 p.m.

■ two vehicles collided causing injuries at poplar and farmington at 11:53 p.m.

SEPT. 8

■ someone took a bicycle from the victim’s open garage in the 1800 block of riverdale road at 7:36 a.m.

■ someone passed a counterfeit check at the business in the 2100 block of exeter road at 3:40 p.m.

■ two vehicles collided causing no injuries at West street and north street at 6:50 a.m.

■ two vehicles collided causing no injuries at poplar and Willey road at 2:45 p.m.

■ two vehicles collided

causing no injuries at Kimbrough and pine Valley lane at 3:40 p.m.

■ two vehicles collided causing no injuries at West street and poplar pike at 4:20 p.m.

■ two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Wolf river boulevard and W. brierbrook at 4:56 p.m.

■ Vehicle collided into a utility pole causing injuries at Germantown and cordova road at 8:18 p.m.

SEPT. 9

■ someone pried open the door to the maintenance room and took tools and lawn equipment in the 1800 block of W. poplar Woods circle at 10:42 a.m.

■ someone took the victim’s hearing aid in the 7900 block of cD smith road at 1 p.m.

■ store manager reported that a male subject shoplifted merchandise from the business in the 7700 block of Wolf river at 2:46 p.m.

■ someone entered victim’s unlocked vehicle and took a backpack and it’s contents in the 1800 blocks of exeter at

6:56 p.m. ■ someone opened a wireless

phone account using the victim’s personal information in the 2000 block of hawthorne hill cove at 7:45 p.m.

■ someone forced entry into the victim’s vehicle and took a laptop computer and ipad in the 1800 block of exeter at 7:56 p.m.

■ Vehicle collided into a parked car causing no injuries at miller farms and neshoba at 3:21 p.m.

SEPT. 10

■ parents involved in a physical altercation with their juvenile daughter and her boyfriend in the 1700 block of maiden cove at 3:19 a.m.

■ someone damaged the victim’s vehicle by shattering a window in the 7800 block of farnifold Drive at 4:15 p.m.

■ someone entered the victim’s residence and took several items and damaged the residence in the 2900 block of sandy creek Drive at 9:26 p.m.

■ Vehicle collided with a parked vehicle causing no injuries in the 9100 block of poplar at midnight

■ Vehicle collided with a parked vehicle causing no injuries at 12:23 p.m.

■ two vehicles collided causing no injuries in the 7700 block of farmington at 5:50 p.m.

■ two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Wolf river and riverdale at 7:09 p.m.

SEPT. 11

■ Victim wired money to a subject for the purchase of a vehicle that he never received in the 9300 block of poplar at 1:58 p.m.

■ oicers arrested a juvenile male for taking a tuning instrument from the band room in the 7900 block of cD smith at 2 p.m.

■ someone forced entry into the residence through the rear door and took cash in the 2000 block of sunset at 4:33 p.m.

■ one vehicle collided with a light pole causing no injuries at Wolf river and Kimbrough at 10:20 a.m.

■ two vehicles collided causing no injuries at Wolf river and Dogwood hollow at 2:25 p.m.

■ two vehicles collided causing no injuries at poplar pike and moore at 2:45 p.m.

Students need to earn a 93 percent

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Faith

By Jennifer BrezinaSpecial to The Weekly

The McVay Counseling Center of German-town United Methodist Church will host a six-week pain management group free to the public as a part of its service to the community.

The group, led by Dr. Dewaine Rice, Ed.D., LPC-MHSP, NBCCH, will meet from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesdays, from Oct. 15 to Nov. 19 in the McVay Counseling Center, located at 2305 Mc-Vay Road. As a licensed professional counselor-mental health service provider, Rice has more than 15 years of experience working with people who sufer from chronic pain.

Group meetings will include both educational presentations and group sharing. Participants will be introduced to relaxation therapy as well as guided imagery. Everyone will be given the opportunity to develop his or her own interven-tion plan to help them cope with chronic pain. Since the group is intended to augment tradi-tional medical interventions, it is important that each participant be under the care of a physician.

The group will be limited to the irst 10 to en-roll. Registration is required online at german-townumc.org or by calling Debra Cunningham at 901-758-6528.

The mission of the McVay Counseling Cen-ter is to provide quality, afordable counseling regardless of faith, religious preference, or back-ground.

Jennifer Brezina is with the Communications Ministry Team at

Germantown United Methodist Church.

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Learn how to manage chronic pain at free group

By Ron RobersonSpecial to The Weekly

Workmen at German-town Church of Christ are putting the inal touches on a 1950s downtown called Grace Land. Grace Land is a world just for kids. It is a place where kids experi-ence the Bible in memo-rable and life changing ways. At the Germantown Church of Christ, they

have six shops in their lit-tle town, each designed to reinforce God’s story in a special way.

On Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, kids live out portions of God’s story in the shops. Kids may be acting in “The King’s Theater,” eating in the “Daily Bread Diner,” or examining an artifact in the “Master’s Muse-um.” They also may make

a special gift in the “Ser-vice Station,” compete in the “Grace Land Games,” or display artistry in “Cre-ation Station.”Kids rotate from week to week, having fun while growing in faith.

The goal is to point to Jesus in ways that con-nect with kids. In Grace Land, kids experience the Bible lesson with their hands, hearts, minds and voices. Children, and their

parents, are invited to cel-ebrate 1950s style on Sept. 27, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Church staf will show-case the new rooms and have fun and games for families. Grace Land will oicially kick of at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 28. For more information go to gtcoc.org.

Ron Roberson is with Germantown

Church of Christ.

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Schools

COURTESY ST. BENEDICT AT AUBURNDALE

Cassandra Carrasco of Germantown (center) won the Nabil “Bill” Scholarship for her essay “How my St. Benedict education will help me succeed in college.” Congratulating Carrasco are (from left) SBA principal Sondra Morris, Father Robert Mar-shall, Pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Rick and Maureen Carrasco, Janet Donato Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Beth Fischer SBA Director of Academics and Pamela Saba.

By Sharon MastersonSpecial to The Weekly

St. Benedict at Auburn-dale High School senior Cassandra Carrasco of Germantown was recently named the recipient of the annual Nabil “Bill” Schol-arship.

She received the schol-arship based on her essay, “How my St. Benedict ed-ucation will help me suc-ceed in college.”

In her essay, Cassandra says, “…In addition to les-sons about challenges, so-cial roles and dreams, I’ve learned about acceptance, both giving and receiving. I’ve learned how to be a leader both inside and out of the classroom. The most important thing I have learned, though, is how to live with love. Every day I try to replicate the kindness and compassion

that is so characteristic of the administration and students. I know that the many lessons I’ve learned at SBA will help me suc-ceed not only in college, but will guide me and help me to succeed for the rest of my life.”

The Saba Scholarship fund was established in 2010 in memory of Nabil “Bill” Saba by his fam-ily following his untimely death in 2006 at age 37. Each year the family hon-ors a worthy SBA senior with the Saba scholarship to use toward tuition at the school.

Saba’s niece, SBA junior Pamela Saba, represented the family in the presenta-tion.

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ST. BENEDICT AT AUBURNDALE

Cassandra Carrasco receives scholarship based on essay

FARRAH FOWLERDogwood Elementary, second grade

What do you like most about your school: We are the Dolphins!

What subject and why: Physical education be-cause you get to play.

What is your most chal-lenging subject: Reading because it is hard.

What are some of your biggest accomplishments: Dancing on stage while 500 people are watching.

Hobbies: Cheerleading, Girl Scouts, tumbling, swimming, singing and dancing

Goals for the future: Learn how to do a back handspring, a back tuck and to drive a car.

Person you most admire: My mom. I want to be like her when I grow up.

Favorite TV show, books: How to Build a Better Boy, iCarly, any Fancy Nancy book

People would be sur-prised to know: I watch

Matty B raps on YouTube.What would you do if you

were principal for a day: I would not give any work for the day.

Famous person you would like to meet: Matty B because I like his videos.

What would you do with $1 million: Buy toys and give some to the poor.

If you could change one thing in the world: People would not be mean to each other.

STUDENT PROFILE

Farrah Fowler likes to sing, dance, tumble

SUSAN BERRYDogwood Elementary, third grade

Family: Three daugh-ters, Savanna, Caroline and Olivia

What do you like most about your school: The sense of community.

What was your favorite subject as a kid: Science because it is fascinating to me.

What was your most challenging subject as a kid: Math because it doesn’t come easy to me.

What is the greatest challenge you face as an educator: Meeting the needs of all my students.

What do you hope to ac-complish as an educator: A love of learning. I learn

from my students every-day. I want them to be ex-cited about learning too.

What is the most reward-ing moment you’ve had as a teacher: When a student gets a “light bulb” mo-ment.

Who is your teaching inspiration: My students because they persevere when things get tough.

Person you admire: My parents because they en-couraged me to reach for my dreams.

When did you know you wanted to be an educator: After college.

People would be sur-

prised to know: That I ma-jored in business before I became a teacher.

If you weren’t a teach-er, what would you be: A veterinarian because I love animals, especially horses.

Hobbies: Gardening, movies, time with family and friends

What would you do with $1 million: Donate it to Ju-venile Diabetes Research Foundation in hopes of finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes.

If you could change one thing in the world: Clean drinking water for all.

TEACHER SPOTLIGHT

Berry hopes to give pupils love for learning

Susan Berry is a third-grade teacher at Dogwood Elemen-tary.

Farrah Fowler is a second-grader at Dogwood.

Bailey Station second-grade students, including Ashton Reagan (left) and Ethan Rodriguez, camped out to read. After reading “Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night” by Cynthia Rylant, students discussed the setting of the story, dressed up in their best camping attire, brought a favorite book and read by lashlight. To inish of their camping experience, students had s’mores Pop Tarts.

The Germantown Middle pom and cheerleaders performed at a pep-rally for students and teachers.

Christian Patterson is a kicker on the Germantown Middle School football team.

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Transfer of registration (change of name/address) requests will be processed for this electionif received in the Shelby County Election Commission Office by Thursday, October 30, 2014,at 4:30 PM.

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Community

By Lynn PooreSpecial to The Weekly

Josh Albert is the 65th young man from Boy Scout Troop 48 to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. Histori-cally, fewer than 3 percent of Boy Scouts nationwide have achieved Eagle hon-ors.

En route to Eagle rank, Josh earned 24 merit badges, exceeding the 21 required. He cites ly ish-ing as his favorite merit badge, due to the trip put on by some of the troop’s leaders. Josh enjoyed his time working at Skymont

S u m m e r Camp Scout Reservation as a Polaris Instructor. He counts c a m p i n g and back-p a c k i n g among his f a v o r i t e

Scouting activities.Josh led an Eagle Lead-

ership Service Project that logged 147 volunteer hours. He recruited Troop 48 to help construct book-shelves and cubbyholes for Knowledge Quest, an after-school organization

in Memphis. Josh acquired project materials through donations, included ply-wood, stain and nails. The total cost of the project was about $600. Josh pre-sented the bookshelves to Knowledge Quest, which they used in a kindergar-ten classroom.

Josh is a senior at Col-lierville High School. He participates in JETS, or Junior Engineering Technical Society. He is a member of the Aca-demic Excellence — Cum Laude Society, ACT 30 and Above, and Beta Club.

Josh’s leadership roles in

Troop 48 included a term as assistant patrol leader, two terms as patrol lead-er, a term as senior patrol leader and one as an ongo-ing term as quartermas-ter. He plans to register to continue his service as an adult leader of Troop 48.

Troop 48 is chartered by Faith Presbyterian Church in Germantown and Brian Issing is the scoutmaster.

Josh is the son of Tim and Amy Albert of Col-lierville.

Lynn Poore is an adult leader with

Troop 48.

ACHIEVEMENT

Josh Albert Earns Eagle Scout Honors

By Linda BourassaSpecial to The Weekly

Joe Behan, a resident at Germantown Plantation Senior Living, has enjoyed a long and successful ca-reer in the banking indus-try, but inside the banker there was an artist waiting to emerge.

A veteran of the Korean War, upon returning state-side, Joe met and married his bride, Helen, and they settled down in the Bronx. He became a bank exam-

iner. He worked for five years as an exam-iner then moved into c o m m e r -cial lend-ing, an area he would remain in

at various inancial institu-tions until his retirement.

Joe and Helen moved to Long Island where they raised their two girls. When retirement time

came they relocated to Savannah, Ga. Retirement brought free time without the routine of going to work each day.

Joe decided to take a watercolor class. That was the beginning of more than 17 years of enjoying the creativity of art and painting for Joe. After the class completed, Joe joined a painting group in Savannah and was a member for 10 years. He and Helen lived in Savan-nah for 17 years and his art

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The YMCA at Schilling Farms in Collierville will have its annual Pet Day Sept. 27 beneiting the Collierville Animal Shelter.

The event is fun for all four-legged friends. Pet adoptions will be available. Events include a blessing of the pets at 10 a.m., waggiest tail contest at 10:30 a.m., pet show at 10:45 a.m., a contest for best costume, best trick, most unusual pet and pet/owner look alike. There also will be a Collierville K-9 Unit Demonstration at 11:15 a.m.

The event is free with a donation for the Col-lierville Animal Shelter and you do not have to be a member of the YMCA to attend.

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Home & Garden

By Dean FosdickAssociated Press

Competition and conlict have existed between people and ani-mals since the irst gardeners be-gan sowing seeds on the ground. The critters just as quickly car-ried them away.

But coexisting with wildlife in farm ields or gardens can be a winning proposition if you’re willing to alter your habitat. Even nuisance animals can become plant partners with a little plan-ning.

“You can steer your way around a lot of the usual wildlife-property owner confrontations,” said Robert Pierce, an extension isheries and wildlife specialist with the University of Missouri.

“Do some homework about animal behavior,” Pierce said. “Know where raccoons or deer traditionally utilize cover or use traic lanes. It’s common sense that you wouldn’t want to plant gardens in those areas.”

And sharing property with wild birds and animals doesn’t necessarily mean reducing the size of your harvest, said Tammi Hartung, author of the new “The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gar-dener” (Storey Publishing).

“Welcome pollinators into the garden,” Hartung said. “Invite animals that can do your pest management. That will actually increase your yields in many cases.”

Almost any wildlife species can become a nuisance, Pierce said. Canada goose droppings are messy and potential health haz-ards. Moles damage lawns. Squir-rels eat freshly planted bulbs. Small rodents like voles will strip the bark from grapevines. Feral hogs damage pastures.

“Tolerance levels vary,” Pierce said. “Lots of folks just enjoy wild-life and like having them around. Much depends upon whether you have the money to invest to keep them away from your plants.”

The most benign ways to keep wildlife away from the garden include repellents, frightening techniques, rotating crops, decoy plants, fencing, netting and other barriers.

Consider: ■ Being proactive. “Before the

raspberries ripen, put up some tape or nets so the birds will never taste them and won’t know what they’re missing,” Hartung said.

■ Modifying food and cov-er. “We have 30 deer coming through our property every day,” she said. “The deer wouldn’t leave my tulips alone, so I don’t grow tulips anymore. I grow (deer-resistant) daffodils in-stead.”

■ Distractions. “Parsley redi-rects rabbits from salad greens,” Hartung said. “Plant some sun-lowers next to your berry patch. Many birds prefer their seeds to the fruit.”

■ Growing a surplus for shar-ing. Add hedgerows outside the garden that include fruiting trees and shrubs.

■ The hose. “We use a motion-detector apparatus that hooks up to a hose,” Hartung said. “It sprays water when it detects motion. When raccoons come at night, they get a hard spray of wa-ter. It doesn’t do them any harm but they stay away.”

Kindness to wildlife can pay of in garden

As gardeners, our eyes are trained to survey the ground in search of new de-lights as they spring from the ground and for the unwanted intruders we call weeds.

Because vines give us a reason to look up, a garden or landscape is almost al-ways enhanced by their presence.

One of the most dramatic ways to dis-play vines is with an arched trellis. They offer sup-port and allow vines to become c o v e r e d walkways and places to sit or dine.

There’s something enchanting about standing under a vine-covered arch, even the small ones that often serve as entrances to gardens.

French impressionist Claude Monet captured their romance in the many rose-covered arched trellises he erected at his garden in Giverny, France, and im-mortalized in his paintings. One need only search the Internet or Pinterest for images of “arched trellises” to be awed by the beauty of wisteria, clematis, roses, hyacinth bean and honeysuckles climb-ing up and over these structures.

OK, dreamers like me: It’s reality check time. We’re not Monet and our gardens will never rival Giverny. But we can be inspired by them.

Seven years ago, Ann Frogge planted just three scuppernong vines — a bronze variety of the muscadines that grow wild in the South — on one side of well-built arched trellis in her Germantown garden.

The vines now completely cover the trellis creating a shady enclosure.

Because birds, squirrels and other crea-tures enjoy the sweet juicy fruits as much as Frogge, her harvest typically amounts to one or two dishpans full a season.

After several years, vines like musca-dine and certainly wisteria become so heavy they need extra strong support. Frogge’s landscape contractor used live-stock panels set into 4-by-4 supports for the trellis.

The panels, which are available at farm supply stores, are sections of sturdy fencing that can be bent into arches.

Typically 4 to 5 feet wide and 12 or more feet long, they can be used in nu-merous ways to support plants, includ-ing beans, peas and tomatoes.

Every February, Frogge’s muscadine vines are pruned back hard, a chore she has done professionally to ensure a rapid return of the vines and the fruit.

Frogge has installed some upright trellises, also made of livestock panels, to support Malabar spinach, golden jas-mine and honeysuckle vines.

Malabar spinach is an attractive vine with red stems and dark green edible heart-shaped leaves. Although it’s not really spinach, it can be used like it raw in salads or lightly sautéed or steamed.

It’s a good source of vitamins A and C as well as calcium and iron.

Unlike real spinach, it loves hot weather and doesn’t mind wet soil. In other words, it’s perfect for us.

Malabar spinach is considered a ten-der perennial that may return year after year in temperate climates. Frogge said hers comes back each year.

Arched trellises made with single livestock panels are being utilized in the Collierville Victory Garden. They support beans and also some ornamental gourds that have already been picked.

In Internet searches, I saw a big arched trellis with a variety of gourds hanging in autumnal splendor from the top and sides of the structure. I wanted to be walking through it or, better still, sitting under it at a long table enjoying a meal with friends.

HOSTA FANS UNITE Bill Ferrell is a bit of a hosta-holic with

some 300 varieties planted in his Cor-dova garden.

“I plant most of them as singles but I have a mass planting of Frances Williams and they really stand out,” Ferrell said.

The popular Frances Williams has large green-blue leaves with golden var-iegation. It is the winner of an Ameri-can Hosta Society Distinguished Merit Award.

In our normal summers, extremely hot and dry conditions cause hostas to look weary, even crisp at this time of year, especially in gardens without ir-rigation. Ferrell is pleased with the way Frances Williams has held up through many weather conditions this year.

Ferrell will join fellow hosta fans at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Memphis Botanic Garden for the irst meeting of the Mid-South Hosta Society following its sum-mer break.

On the program will be Stephanie Co-hen, aka The Perennial Diva, presenting “A Walk on the Dark Side,” a slide lecture on hostas and other shade-loving plants.

Cohen, who gardens on 2 acres in Collegeville, Penn., is the co-author of three books: “The Perennial Gardener’s Design Primer,” “Fallscaping” and “The Nonstop Gardener.”

The event is free to members; $5 for nonmembers.

ATTRACTING HUMMINGBIRDS You may think you need lots of red

lowers to attract hummingbirds to your garden. Turns out that recommendation is another example of gardening folklore debunked by C. L. Fornari in her book, “Cofee for Roses and 70 other Mislead-ing Myths About Backyard Gardening.”

If your favored colors lean more to purple and pink or orange and yellow, not to worry. The little birds apparently don’t care much about color but they are sensitive to location.

If you move a feeder or a plant that the birds have been visiting year after year, they will ly of to other feeding areas without even looking in your yard.

In Fornari’s Cape Cod garden, hum-mers faithfully visit her blue salvia, peach agastache and pink and white nicotiana.

As the tiny birds are now on their southward migration, be sure to keep your feeders illed with fresh sugar water, too. Make a nectar-like syrup by bringing 1 cup white sugar and 4 cups water to a boil. Stir to dissolve the sugar and then cool the liquid before pouring it into the feeders.

Bacteria grow faster in hot tempera-tures so when it’s 93 or above, empty and wash feeders daily. You can wait three days when temps are 85 to 88 degrees; four days with 81 to 84 degrees and ive days when it’s 76 to 80 degrees.

Looking up

CHRISTINE ARPE GANG

Scuppernongs, a bronze muscadine variety, provides an inviting cover to an arched trellis. Such heavy vines require a sturdy support.

CHRISTINE ARPEGANG

GREEN THUMB

Trellises a dramatic way to display vines

BILL FERRELL

Bill Ferrell creates an edging of Frances Wil-liams hostas in front of a fence that encloses his garden.

We’re moving from the heat of summer into fall’s cooling down period, which means barbecues and tailgates, fall parties and porch sunsets. In my house, our favorite way to say goodbye to summer is brunch on the back patio.

The South has always had a grand tradition of outdoor entertaining, but today it seems like more people are taking the concept to a new level — meaning “interior design” isn’t limited to a room’s four walls.

Often these days when skimming through maga-zines and checking out houses in person, I’m noticing backyard oases that look a lot like indoor spaces. That’s due in part to the burgeoning world of outdoor fabrics; today’s consumers have easy ac-cess to rugs, pillows, cur-tains and cushions that

are fade-resistant, water-proof and generally built to last.

No matter your style, you can probably find products that can carry your look from your liv-ing room to your backyard.

That’s good news for anybody who’s feeling cramped in their home’s square footage. It’s also easier on the budget to ex-pand a patio or decorate an outdoor space than it is to add on or build up.

I’ve heard more home-owners, too, say that be-ing in their outdoor rooms feels “like being on vaca-

tion” or at a resort. This makes sense, since the touchy economy in recent years has caused many people to cut back on ac-tual travel.

“Southern hospitality is coming back,” said Me-linda Keyte, a designer and sales representative with Jack Wills Outdoor Living in Cordova. “People are doing a lot more outdoor entertaining, and some-thing really big right now is outdoor kitchen spaces.”

Instead of cooking the side dishes indoors and hauling them out to the patio to join what ever is coming of the grill, peo-ple want to do the prep work outside. It mimics an indoor trend, if you think about it — kitchens are now open to a home’s living spaces, so the cook doesn’t have to feel cut of from the activity of the house.

Not everybody has the time, desire or budget to install a full-fledged second kitchen in the backyard, but even small touches can go a long way toward turning an outdoor space into a comfy room to hang out in. Here are Keyte’s tips for enjoying your own little plot of the great outdoors:

■ Buy furniture that will last. Keyte said well-made outdoor furniture can last as long as 25 years. Though the upfront cost of these pieces is high, their durability ofers savings in the long run

■ On that note, avoid trends when buying big items. Keyte advised go-ing with neutral colors and patterns on bigger pieces like outdoor sofas and chairs. “Then really spruce it up season to sea-son by pillows,” she said.

■ If you build a kitchen

outside, think function. If you want to prepare and enjoy full meals outdoors, a few key elements are needed to keep you from constantly trekking from patio to house. Keyte rec-ommends a grill, refrigera-tor, side burner and trash and storage centers. “A sink is optional,” she add-ed. “It’s good to have, but

it’s a splurge because you have to run a water line.”

■ Consider a gas ire pit. Built-in, gas-burning ire pits are becoming more popular among homeown-ers who are tired of clean-ing up ashes and soot.

Stacey Wiedower is a Memphis-

based freelance interior design

writer.

MELINDA KEYTE/SPECIAL TO THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

This outdoor room shows the trend: seating that surrounds a table with a built-in fire pit, and a kitchen with a built-in grill, side burner, refrigerator and prep space.

STACEY WIEDOWER

INSIDE DESIGN

Party outside in newly designed living areas


Community

CO L L I E RV I L L E

Anime Club at the Burch Library

Join the Collierville Burch Library’s new An-ime Club. The first meet-ing will be Sept. 24, from 4:30-5:30 p.m., in the Halle Room. Club meetings will include discussing favor-ite manga series, watching anime shows and discuss-ing Japanese and other cul-tures. The club is recom-mended for kids ages 12-18.

Résumé writing workshop at library

Eddy Hatcher, founder and president of Manage-ment Recruiters of Cor-dova, will host a résumé writing workshop at the Collierville Burch Library Sept. 23, from 4-5 p.m. Reg-istration is required. To sign up, visit collierville library.org.

Senior legal issues seminar at YMCA

The YMCA at Schilling Farms is hosting an infor-mative talk on legal issues for seniors Sept. 24 at 11:30 a.m. Tom Long with Long Law Firms will be the pre-senter. You do not have to be a member of the Y to attend.

Social Security seminar at library

An Understanding So-cial Security seminar will be held at the Collierville Burch Library Sept. 27, from 11 a.m. to noon. The educational session will help guests understand Social Security and how to maximize their ben-efits. Call 901-485-2031 to reserve a spot.

Final Movie Mania night is Friday

The last Movie Mania night at Carriage Cross-ing is Friday. The Pixar

animated hit “Toy Story’ will be shown. The movie will begin at dusk.

Volunteer with Habitat team

Plant 4 Habitat Team at Collierville Victory Gar-den will be Fridays from 8-10 a.m. and Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. to dusk through Oct. 31 behind Collierville Christian Church, 707 N. Byhalia Road. Split and maintain perennials in holding beds for Habitat for Humanity landscapes. Bring small garden tools, gloves, bot-tled water. No experience required. Call 901-854-7046 for information. On-line: sites.google.com/site/plants4habitat/Calendar.

GERMANTOWN

Youth basketball league sign ups

The last day to sign up for early registration for the youth basketball league is Sept. 30. Late registration is Oct. 1-15. The league is open to boys ages 6-16 and girls ages 6-14. Practices begin in November and games will be December through March. The cost is $110 per player for German-town residents and $154 for nonresidents. Children of head coaches will receive a discount. There will be an additional $10 fee for those who register late. German-town kids need to bring a proof of residency and a copy of their birth certifi-cate. Nonresidents need only a copy of the child’s birth certificate.

Play bridge with friends at Pickering

Social Party Bridge games are played Tuesday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pickering Center, 7771 Poplar Pike.

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In keeping with the Germantown Kiwanis pledge to support children’s programs, the club has made a $500 donation to the Germantown Library in support of their children’s activities. Kiwanis Presi-dent Steve Green presented librarian Emily Shade with the check.

Melba Fristick, executive

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A great time was had by good friends Cindy Vinsonhaler, Karla Boruf, Carol Scroggins and Dianne Lendennie who recently spent an evening at the Memphis Zoo.

Germantown Symphony Orchestra violinist Dr. Susan McChesney, of Semmes-Murphey Clinic, chats with Matt May (right), president of the GSO, and Dr. Ronald Vernon, music director and conductor, before rehearsal for the upcoming 39th season. This self-governed, all-volunteer organization now boasts a membership of 65 musicians who share their love of ine music and serve the community. The season kicked of with the Pops in the Park in Germantown on Sept. 13. For a list of upcoming concerts visit germantownsymphony.org.

The bride-to-be Anna Campbell was given an as-signment to bake her husband-to-be Paul Vinson-haler a cake without a recipe using the ingredients provided for her on the table. Paul was invited to come at the end of the shower and taste the cake.

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Prep Sports

By Pete WickhamSpecial to The Weekly

After four unbeaten Friday nights, one thing is obvious about the Houston Mustangs varsity football team: They don’t get lost on their way to the goal line.

“These kids know where ‘north’ is,” said their coach, Will Hud-gens, with a bit of a laugh, after his Mustangs scored a 34-13 win over Dickson County.

One thing is even more obvious to the second-year coach, and that’s who is leading the way.

“When you can control the line of scrimmage, that’s what pays big divi-dends. And that’s where our anchors are,” said Hudgens, who has four se-niors — Tim Belles, Benny Carroll, Mason Piper and Matthew Taylor, on of-fense and three returning starters, Reid Ostrom, R.J. Myers and Justin Jones, on defense.

“They’ve put in the work this past summer. They’ve become leaders and we’re riding that,” he said.

Behind those lines is a remarkable offensive makeover, replacing 1,700-yard rusher Malik Elion (Tennessee track) and kicker C.J. Staford (Southeast Missouri) from a turnaround team that went 8-3 and made the Class 6A playofs after a lengthy absence.

“We lost a special back in Malik, and don’t have

one guy who is like him, so we’ve done this by com-mittee and it’s been great to see,” said Hudgens, who has no less than ive play-ers who have scored mul-tiple touchdowns.

Perhaps the biggest rev-elation may be the play of the Cartwright brothers. Senior Colby, a converted linebacker, has run for three touchdowns, and three straight 100-yard games. Seth, a sophomore, has four rushing touch-downs and a touchdown pass.

“Colby runs through you, Seth is a make-you-miss type,” Hudgens said.

Add to the mix senior Chase Moss-Piorek — with a 100-yard game and ive TDs, receiver Chanse Pullen (two TD catches) and there are a lot of weap-ons to choose from. Senior

two-way quarterback Jar-ed Schmidt is getting more comfortable choosing each week.

Against Dickson County he had a season-best efort, throwing for 178 yards and two scores while also run-ning for 60 yards.

“There’s no one else I’d rather have under center, except we don’t go under center,” Hudgens said with another laugh about his shotgun ofense.

Jacob Painter, the goal-keeper on Houston’s soc-cer team, came out for football this year and al-ready has hit 17-of-19 extra points and ive ield goals. He joins a raft of Houston baseball players, including hitting star Ayrton Schaef-fer, who returned an inter-ception for a score earlier this year.

“Athletes are freely shared here, and that makes my job a lot easier,” he said.

Last Friday the Mus-tangs took a 13-7 halftime lead on Seth Cartwright’s 41-yard TD run and a pair of Painter ield goals be-fore pulling away in the third quarter.

“The defense stepped things up in the third quar-ter, and took the wind out of their sails,” said Hud-gens, whose team plays Germantown (0-4) on Friday.

“They’ve struggled but they’ve got some capable athletes so we have to keep remembering what it is that got us here — the hard work we’ve put in,” said Hudgens.

HOUSTON 34, DICKSON COUNTY 13

Mustangs’ improve to 4-0 behind excellent line play

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LAST WEEK’S SCORES

BCS 28, Germantown 14CBHS 42, West Memphis 7Collierville 15, Cordova 0ECS 45, St. George’s 22Houston 34, Dickson Co. 13MUS 30, Liberty Tech 12Southwind 20, Byhalia 0

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

Jackson Academy at BCSDeSoto Central at CBHSWooddale at ColliervilleECS at HardingGermantown at HoustonTrezevant vs. Southwind at Halle StadiumSt. George’s at RossvilleMUS at South Panola

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Prep Sports


PHOTOS BY ERIC GLEMSER | SPECIAL TO THE WEEKLY

RIVALS CLASSIC

Collierville freshman Kammy McGee finds room to drive a ball into the goal. This was her second goal of the match. Collier-ville completed the match with a 3-0 win over Hendersonville. The Dragons next varsity soccer match is Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Bartlett High School against the Panthers.

ECS sophomore Maddie Stolnicki (2) beats the Farragut keeper Mackenzie Miller (81) for the game-winning goal in the Eagles 2-1 win over the Admirals last Friday.

Houston’s Jaden Hildreth (20)

dribbles down the field against

Knoxville Far-ragut.

Murfreesboro Siegel’s Rebecca Mullendore (17) drives a ball downfield as St George’s Sydney Spadafora (18) attempts to deflect the ball.

Germantown senior keeper Megan Bradford was busy defending the Red Devil goal against Houston last week. The Mustangs Paola Ellis (11) jumps over as Rachel Ware protects her.

Briarcrest keeper Marianne Agee takes a goal kick in Saturday’s match vs. Farragut. The Saints lost for the first time this year, 3-2. Bartlett Panther Zoe Edge (29) wins a volley in the air against a St Mary’s player during action last

weekend at the Rivals Classic.


Prep Sports

By John [email protected]

901-529-2350

Many high school football coaches dream of winning state championships or sending their players to Division 1 colleges.

Rossville Christian Academy coach Johnny Allen dreams of having a prac-tice squad.

Such is the life when you play foot-ball at one of the smallest schools in the TSSAA.

The Wolves (2-2) compete in Divi-sion 2-A, the classiication comprised of the private schools with the small-est enrollments. But even within that division, they’re still batting a numbers game.

According to the latest state enroll-ment igures, Rossville has 125 stu-dents, which makes it the third-small-est football-playing school in the state (Memphis Academy of Health Sciences and Mt. Juliet Christian Academy are smaller). But to reach the playofs, the Wolves have to play league games against some teams with over three times as many students.

Which is why Allen speaks wistfully of have the resources of “big schools like USJ (University School of Jackson) and St. George’s.

“I am envious of schools with big-ger numbers,” said Allen, whose in his fourth year at the Fayette County school. “I do wish we had more num-bers. A lot of the kids that live out here bypass us to go to ECS or St. George’s or Briarcrest.

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m as com-petitive as anybody. But you have to be realistic. I told them to compete with the USJs and St. George’s, it’s going to be a 10-year plan.”

The biggest problem of course is simply illing a roster. Allen said he was able to coax a couple of kickers into joining the team this season which brought the total up to 26 players after being as low as 22 last year. It’s a prob-lem that lots of schools around the area have to deal with but it’s hurts even more at a place like Rossville.

“I think numbers are low across the board,” said Allen, who is in his fourth year at Rossville after previously serv-ing as an assistant at White Station and Briarcrest.

“Kids aren’t as tough as they used to be. And you have to do a good sell-ing job to get people out. Really, you’ve got to beg. You have to convince them that playing football will make them better at basketball, better at baseball and from a mental side make them a better man.

“The coaches here know they all have to share the athletes and we try to encourage it. Everybody here wants to play basketball. We had 22 people try out for the basketball team. So it’s tough.”

And once you earn a spot on the ros-ter, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll never get of the ield. Just ask Brian Novarese, the Wolves’ 5-3, 190-pound running back/linebacker.

“I came from a small school in Mis-sissippi so I’ve been playing both ways since the seventh grade,” he said. “This is the irst year that I haven’t played on kickof coverage. I honestly don’t know what it would be like to play one way.

“I honestly don’t think I’d even want to do it. It motivates me to play hard all the time, knowing that I’m still out there making plays and I’m three times more tired than everyone else.”

Added sophomore Shermar Cham-bers, who plays quarterback, receiver and defensive back, “It’s kind of tough but you just play, you just compete. You just have stay focused ... and try to prove ‘em wrong.”

With limited bodies, Allen says pri-ority in practice is conditioning and making sure there are enough healthy bodies for the game.

“You can’t take a cookie-cutter ap-proach and I’m at peace with that,” he said. “We can’t bang on each other all the time. We have to focus a lot on con-ditioning and keep our legs fresh. I tell the players it’s like track and our big meet is on Fridays.

“We don’t have a scout team and a lot of the players are inexperienced ninth and tenth-graders. They’re just pup-pies. I think the coaches are the most athletic ones we have. Last year, I got plantar fasciitis because I was wear-

ing cleats so much, helping go through drills.

“I love my kids but I really only have maybe 14 that are experienced for Fri-day night football. You just have to plug in the holes.”

Wearing many hats is a requirement at a school like Rossville. In addition to be the football coach, Allen is the athletic director and the dean of disci-pline. He also makes deliveries, stop-ping at Chick-il-A every morning on the way to work to pick up chicken bis-cuits that the team sells as a fundraiser.

His staf is all volunteers, itting practice around their nine-to-ives. Or in the case of Jay Locastro — who works for the Memphis Police Depart-ment’s felony response violent crimes team — his midnight-to-eight.

“My job required a lot of overtime in the summer when the weather was warmer,” said Locastro, whose brother Kevin is the head coach at Lausanne.

“I’d just go home and get a little sleep before coming to practice. I’m just drawn to coaching. In a small school, it’s all about those relationships with

the parents, the student body. But the sacriices are worth it. And I like a challenge.”

The biggest challenge of all of course is building a winning program. Ross-ville was in good shape for a Division 2-A playof bid last year after starting 4-2. But then the wheels came of — the Wolves lost their last four — and they missed out.

This year the Wolves have victories over West Memphis Christian and Ma-con Road Baptist. And even the Sept. 5 42-6 loss at University School of Jack-son — which has played in ive state championship games in its history — can be considered encouraging.

“Sometimes you do hear teams say, ‘oh Rossville, they’re a joke,’” said No-varese. “But teams that play us all the time know we’re serious. I don’t feel like my time’s being wasted ... I just love it.”

Said Allen, “I’d like to see the pri-vate schools go to three divisions but realistically, it’s never going to be ‘fair.’ There’s just a big discrepancy from the bottom to the top that needs to be ad-dressed.

“I told our baseball coach when I hired him, ‘if you’re looking for a place to build your résumé, you’ll be miser-able here. But if you’re here to build a foundation, this is the right place.”

FOOTBALL

PLAYING UP

Rossville Christian Academy head coach Johnny Allen (right) works with his ofensive line-men during a recent practice.

SMALLEST OF THE SMALLSmallest football-playing schools in the Shelby-Metro area.

MAHS: 109 students

Rossville Christian: 125

Tipton-Rosemark: 215

Fayette Academy: 225

FACS: 304

Totals are taken from the enrollment figures used by the TSSAA for

classification for the 2013-2017 seasons.

At tiny

Rossville

Christian,

success isn’t

measured in

the numbersPortraits of the team’s eight senior face the stadium on game day.

PHOTOS BY MARK WEBER/THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL

Rossville Christian Academy, one of the smallest football-playing schools in the TSSAA ields 26 players on the varsity team, where most players are on both ofense and defense.

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The Commercial Appeal

It’s time for round two of The Commercial Ap-peal’s School Spirit Show-down.

Thirty-two schools ad-vanced out of irst-round voting in our contest to find the Memphis-area school with the most spirit.

Second-round voting is under way and will con-tinue online for two weeks at commercialappeal.com/spirit.

The matchups are: Germantown vs. Ridge-way, Central vs. Cordova, Kirby vs. White Station, Bolton vs. Whitehaven, Houston vs. Bartlett, Col-lierville vs. Arlington, DeSoto Central vs. Olive Branch, Horn Lake vs. Southaven, Briarcrest vs. St. Mary’s, FACS vs. CBHS, MUS vs. Hard-ing, Lausanne vs. Tipton-Rosemark Academy, MLK Prep vs. Raleigh-Egypt, Manassas vs. Trezevant, Northside vs. Booker T. Washington and Craig-mont vs. Fairley.

Second-round voting continues until 10 a.m. on Sept. 26. The contest, sponsored by Performance Toyota, will continue round by round until the Nov. 7 announcement of our winner.

The winning school will receive $3,000 for its ath-letic fund.

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SCHOOL SPIRITSHOWDOWN

Whose spirit will show in Round 2?

By John [email protected]

901-529-2350

In a season that’s had some ups and some downs, the St. Agnes volleyball team may be putting it all together.

The Stars, who entered the weekend tied for sixth in The Commercial Appeal’s Super Six, capped of a grueling two days of matches with a 26-24, 25-21 vic-tory over St. Benedict to capture the River City Classic last Satur-day at Bartlett.

After a 5-1 run through the tournament, the defending Di-vision 2-AA state champion stars are 13-7 and playing well.

“When we put the mental part together with the physical part, we’re amazing,” said St. Agnes li-bero Constance Connolly. “Ryan prepares us (well) and we have the passion to work through when we get tired. I think our fo-cus is starting to come together.”

After beating rapidly improv-ing Collierville 25-20, 25-20 in the semiinals, the Stars found themselves trailing the Eagles 23-16 in the irst set game of the title match. But they rallied be-hind some efective play at the net before closing it out.

Stars coach Ryan Wallace said that at times this year, his team’s toughest opponent has been it-self.

“I think the pressure point has been trying to live up to our past (successes),” he said. “We’ve had some rough spots, but we’re starting to get our groove.”

St. Benedict defeated a strong St. George’s squad 25-11, 25-21 in the other semi. Eagles coach Ja-net Daleke liked what she saw from her team, which started Saturday’s play without ive se-niors who were taking the ACT.

“And then Maddie (setter Madison Bond) rolled her ankle,” Daleke said. “But we put Clare Morris in there and she stepped up.

“We called up four players

from the JVs and they illed some holes. I’m extremely proud of the way we played. Very pleased.”

SAINTS WIN IN CHATTANOOGA

The Briarcrest volleyball team captured the Tennessee Tandem tournament in Chattanooga, avenging a loss to Ooltewah earlier in the tournament with a 25-23, 25-16 victory in the cham-pionship match.

The Saints, ifth in The Com-mercial Appeal’s Super Six, de-feated the third-ranked team in the state, Chattanooga Baylor, to reach the inal, then knocked of the No. 5 team in Ooltewah.

Sophomore Callie Anderton, a 5-10 setter, had 12 aces, 52 service points and 88 assists during the tournament. Fellow sophomore Kendal Strand, a 6-0 outside

hitter, added 10 aces, 50 ser-vice points, 77 kills and 43 digs.

I N S O CCE R

BCS SUFFERS FIRST LOSSBriarcrest Christian School,

which is tied with Houston for the top spot in The Commercial Appeal’s Super Six rankings, lost its irst game last Saturday, fall-ing to Farragut, 3-2. Alyssa Neu-berger scored on a penalty, then assisted on Megan Henry’s goal for the Saints (8-1-1).

SGIS EDGES FATHER RYANSt. George’s, ranked third

in the CA rankings, improved to 7-1-2 with a 1-0 victory last Saturday over Nashville Father Ryan. Karina Jensen scored a irst-half winner for coach Tony Whicker’s varsity soccer team.

ECS UPSETS FARRAGUTBehind goals from Molly

Stolnicki and Graham Sippel, the ECS Eagles varsity girls soccer team upset perennial defeated state power Farragut, 2-1, during action last Friday at Collierville High School in the Rivals Classic. Freshman Maddy Stolnicki scored early in the irst half when she beat the Admirals goalie from 18 yards out. Farra-gut was able to get a goal later in the half to tie the game at 1. But, ECS regrouped at halftime behind strong play from seniors Tessa Berner and Peyton Clark and Sippel. ECS was able to get the game-winning goal when Sippel inished of a corner kick from senior Lexie Gatlin that the Admirals were unable to clear.ECS will host rival St. George’s Thursday at 7 p.m.

RIVER CITY VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC

St. Agnes sweeps SBA for title

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A scene from La Feria de Sevilla (Seville Fair) lights the night in Seville.

Adrianna Smith, a Georgetown University student spent six months studying abroad in Spain. She is shown at left at Priory Church in Aracena, Spain

By Adrianna SmithSpecial to The Washington Post

Things don’t start to feel real until you drag your two empty suitcases into your bedroom and start to pack for your se-mester abroad. That’s when

you realize your life for the next six months will have to weigh less than you do, in fact less than a small child.

There was a morning in late May, just a couple of weeks before I would have to repack those suitcases, when the heat of Seville woke me up earlier than usual.

Even with the window wide open, as soon as the sun rises there’s no es-caping the heat of this ancient Spanish port city. I sat up in bed listening to the sounds of the apartment building waking up, shades rattling open and mothers moving in kitchens. I thought it was hard to sleep with the noise from the neighbors and the street below, I was grateful for this, to wake up or-ganically with the beginnings of other people’s days.

My six months in Spain were the most exciting, frightening, enlight-ening months of my life. I learned so much about another culture: what oth-er people value, what makes them get out of bed, what makes them stay up so late. I learned what it’s like to live with a family I’m not related to, and how to explore a country with strangers who would become close friends. I learned how to read a city with my feet, walk-ing through streets so narrow that the sidewalks, where they existed, were no wider than a foot.

There are terrifying moments, like when you walk into your apartment to ind the place burglarized. But there are also the magical ones, like discov-ering, at 3 a.m., a tiny lamenco bar illed with both neighborhood regu-lars and those passing through. Where the guitarist plays your favorite song and the man as large as a tuba suddenly begins to sing in a stunning and mel-ancholic voice. Being asked to dance.

There’s a poem by Gail Mazur called “Why You Travel” that encapsulates why you should study abroad if you have the opportunity. The photographs of you traveling, wherever you are in the world, show you “having the time of your life, blistered and smiling. The acid of your fear could eat the world.”

That’s exactly it. To confront that fear. To face the newness and difer-ence of everything and everyone. To feel yourself changing while still hold-ing on to who you are.

As someone who’s introverted, I feel drained talking to people for a long time, and I knew my semester abroad would be a challenge. But I also knew my experience would be deined by my interactions with other people. If I didn’t push myself to say yes to every invitation, if I didn’t small-talk with the fruit vendors or the tapas bartenders, if I didn’t ask to share notes with the Span-ish students in my university classes, I would miss out on important opportu-nities to immerse in the culture. Living in a foreign city is supposed to push you outside your comfort zone.

Compared with places like the Middle East or Asia, Seville wasn’t too much of a culture shock. I was still in the Western world. The culture shocks I experienced came in the daily rou-tines, the little details.

The food, for instance. All the fruits and vegetables are so fresh since the Spanish aren’t dependent on preser-vatives. Meals are heavy on meat, though, especially ham, their pride and joy. Lunch is the most important and biggest meal of the day, and people’s schedules seem engineered around it. We always waited for my host dad to come home from work, usually at 3:30 in the afternoon, and we wouldn’t eat again until about 10:30 p.m.

What I loved most about Spain’s gastronomy is how traditional and lo-cal each dish is. In Seville, people are proud of where they come from; they are born, live and die here. The food they eat relects their municipal pride.

There is a phrase in Seville that “life

is lived on the streets,” and there’s no better way to describe the city. Seville has a culture of extroversion; people are always going out with friends or grab-bing a beer between classes or after work. If you walk around at midnight on the weekend, the people you’ll see at bars are parents, grandparents and young children. Anyone who is still at home is simply getting ready to go out — and to stay out until the sun rises.

Yes, there’s a huge economic cri-sis: The youth unemployment rate, especially in Andalusia, exceeds 60 percent. Yet people are still going out. They would rather live with less than sacriice going out with their friends and family.

This emphasis on going out also re-lects the importance people place on relationships. Families are very close, and not just because multiple genera-tions often live under the same roof. In the States, especially in a city like

Washington, I feel as though I live in a work-centered culture where some-thing as simple as getting cofee with a friend is a luxury of time I can’t aford. Not so in Spain. The de facto motto in Seville is “no pasa nada,” meaning it doesn’t matter, it’s ine, everything will work itself out.

The phrase also applies to the university system, where there is no homework, attendance is never record-ed, and the typical student only really works in the last two weeks of the se-mester for his one and only grade in the inal exam. Although it sometimes did feel as though no one my age ever worked hard, it was wonderful living in a culture where friends and family always come before work.

Everybody’s study abroad experi-ence is intensely personal. In asking to go to Spain, I was asking to go away from my home, from everything I iden-tiied with. Yet, for me, being in Spain was one of the deepest ways I was able to understand myself.

My mom and her family are from Buenos Aires but with ancestors from Spain. So, in many ways, living in Se-ville was a way to see what life I might have had if my mom’s ancestors had never left the village of Andoain 500 years ago. Much about my host family’s

apartment, especially their kitchen, re-minded me of my grandparents’ house.

When my family came to visit, we met in San Sebastián in the north of Spain. Thirty minutes outside this city is where my grandfather’s ancestors had left their comfortable house in the heart of the Basque Country to move thousands of miles away to Argentina. Amazingly, the house that the Alurral-de family had lived in was still stand-ing up until the late 1990s. An athletic center has been built in its place, yet it still bears our family name.

When I think of Seville, yes, I think about the late schedules and the chur-ros with chocolate; my host family and Spanish friends; and the major week-long holidays of Holy Week (Semana Santa); and the lamenco festival (La Feria).

But what I really remember are the marathon lamenco classes I took with my friends at 10 p.m. on Wednesdays; how we would celebrate afterward with our scoops of quemesabe at the best heladeria in the city.

I think of the silence of the tens and tens of thousands lining the streets during Semana Santa, waiting for the loats with la Virgen and for the rain of rose petals and serenades people would give her from the rooftops.

A student in Seville

PHOTOS BY ADRIANNA SMITH FOR THE WASHINGTON POST

Las Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain, was among memorable events experienced by American student Adrianna Smith while on a six-month study-abroad adventure.

Living each day fully is the key lesson in Spain

The procession of El Cristo de San Roque is seen during Holy Week in Seville, Spain.

The sun sets onLa Concha Beach in San Sebastian, Spain.


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Dear Annie: I met the man of my dreams at the workplace. At the time, I was in an abusive mar-riage and had given up all hope, and then I met “Howard.”

Here’s the problem: Howard is 45, still lives in his parents’ basement and works from home. He doesn’t pay rent or utili-ties, although when he gets a paycheck, he gives his mother some money. On the other hand, my daughter and I have our own place. We make ends meet. Howard bought me a laptop for my birthday and a bedroom set for my apartment, has fixed my car and recently put new tires on it.

He has done so much for me, and I am grate-ful. But because he still lives with his parents, it limits what we can do. He says he is obligated to his mother, daughter and grandchildren. His job sends him on extended trips to other countries where he sometimes spends four months at a time. He says this job looks good on his resume.

I am also aware that Howard has a drug addiction, and I hate it with a passion. We drink together, and it’s all a fun thing, but then he gets forgetful and confuses me with some of the other women he’s been with. When I ask whom he’s talking about, he starts yelling that it was before we dated. I trust him, but I don’t know how to do things by degrees. All of my heart belongs to him.

Am I being selfish, or is this man so comfortable where he is that I come in second?

— Need Your Opinion

Dear Need: We were ready to overlook the fact that Howard still lives with his parents and doesn’t pay rent, but then we got to “drug addiction.” And he gets drunk and yells at you, not to mention he’s away from home for months at a time. Howard has been generous, but that doesn’t make him such a great catch. Please take some time to be on your own and learn to navigate life without a man’s help. You need to develop a better guidance system.

Dear Annie: Your reply to “The Old Fool,” about his wife’s lack of interest in lovemaking due to hor-monal changes, was right on the mark. But he’s not a fool. He deserves a pat on the back for not accus-ing his wife of having an a�air. I wish my husband were that sensible.

— Wife of a Fool

Answer to Saturday’s puzzle

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Crossword

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle

Chess Quiz

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“That sacred cow may soon come home to roost.” — from a newspaper op-ed piece, a candidate for Mixed Meta-phor of the Year.

Even in this age of cynicism, bridge has sacred cows. Perhaps the most ven-erable bovine is the one about drawing trumps at the first opportunity.

In today’s deal, West led the jack of diamonds against South’s six spades: queen, king, ace. South then worshipped at the altar of drawing trumps by taking the king and ace.

When West discarded, South ru�ed his last diamond in dummy and took the A-K of hearts for a club discard but eventually lost a club to West, who clung tenaciously to his Q-9-6.

FALSE PIETY South could make the slam if he

weren’t pious about drawing trumps early. South should lead a heart to the ace at Trick Two, ru� a heart and then cash the A-K of trumps.

He discards a club on the king of hearts and ru�s a heart.

South can then ru� a diamond in dum-my and discard his last low club on the good fifth heart, assuring the slam.

By Frank Stewart Tribune Content Agency

Questions and comments: Email Stewart at [email protected]

Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ You’ll speak your mind as you typi-cally do, yet your tone could motivate others to take action. Make sure your information is correct. Tonight: Don’t hold back.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★ Be aware of what is going on within you. You will gain a new perspective if you slow down. Follow your instincts. Tonight: Keep stress levels low.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)★★★★★ You’ll flourish despite someone else’s attempt to put you down. You under-stand the relevance of this behavior. To-night: Do what would make you most happy.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★ Take your time in how you deal with someone and the choices you make. You will need to take your time and look within yourself in order to find the right answer. Tonight: Keep an easy pace.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ You’ll be able to visualize a good idea. One person inevitably will give you flak, but the majority of people will support you. Tonight: Let it all hang out!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★ You’ll have a tendency to feel overcon-fident — that is, until you have a discussion with someone you look up to. Use this con-versation to clarify your views and under-stand others. Tonight: Burn the midnight oil.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)★★★★ Use your ability to stay above the fray. Take a complete overview of an event that might have caused a di�cult situation. This perspective will be needed. Tonight: Opt to make a change.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)★★★★ You might want to listen to news with a bit of cynicism. Just because someone says a situation is a certain way does not mean it is. Tonight: Togetherness works.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)★★★★ You might want to ease some of today’s tension. Detach from an immedi-ate situation, rather than add to your stress level. Tonight: Share with a dear friend or loved one.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)★★★ Keep an even pace, and attempt to see how you can delegate certain tasks, or find a shortcut. Use your leadership skills to head down a new path. Tonight: Happy at home.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★★ Your playfulness might not work with friend who has a solemn attitude. Be smart, and try to avoid this situation. If pos-sible, take o� in the evening. Tonight: Let loose!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★ Relate to others directly, and avoid getting involved in any gossip. Your personal touch will make all the di�erence in your dealings. Tonight: Enjoy being home.

Horoscope

This year you often send out mixed messages. Be aware of this tenden-cy, as it could make others crazy. Listen carefully if someone gives you feedback. You are likely to do a lot personal work on yourself and move quickly through any issues you encounter. You also will want to examine your life and try to tweak whatever is not working. If you are single, get to know someone very well before making any commit-ments. If you are attached, your re-lationship benefits from weekend dates and vacations away. Being alone together strengthens your bond. GEMINI can irritate you.

What the stars Mean

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Sudoku

Bridge

Horoscope

ACROSS 1 Blazing 7 Greek vowel 12 Alternative to

“mac” or “bud” 20 One offering

hush money 21 Tons 22 Mayonnaise,

butter or mousse

23 Thing pushed by a flight attendant [left hand]

25 Unimportant matter

26 Atop, to poets 27 Not keep in 28 Plant that’s a

drug source [right hand]

30 Dog-paddles [left hand]

35 Upfront stake 36 Date steadily 37 “How Do I Live”

singer Rimes 38 Full of frost 40 — chi 43 Sore 46 Mama’s man 48 One on the same

squad 53 Ziploc product

[left hand] 56 Fashion designer

with the “3.1” label [right hand]

58 Greene of “Bonanza”

59 People hauled in

61 Dial and Zest 62 “That’s —”

(”Negative”) 63 Minnelli of

“Cabaret” 65 “... — gloom

of night ...” 66 Double curve 67 Hand over

formally 69 Typing (and the

theme of this puzzle)

74 Orient 78 Charlotte of

sitcoms 80 Telecast 81 Excavates 83 “No noise!” 84 Rigging poles 87 Spike heels 91 Autumn bloomer 93 University in

San Marcos [left hand]

95 Hit song from a Leslie Caron film [right hand]

97 Recorded in advance

98 Light beams 100 English Channel

swimmer Gertrude

101 Vote in favor 102 Fast WWW

hookup 103 Astronomer

Tycho who coined the term “nova”

105 Tennis unit 108 Manage OK

111 “What I think is ...” [right hand]

117 Strike zone, say [left hand]

121 Boat blades 122 Livy’s 1,006 123 Software clients 124 American violet

[right hand] 129 Diverges 130 Develop 131 Bassett of

“Notorious” 132 Thin quality 133 See 29-Down 134 Limy cocktail

DOWN 1 Chief monk 2 More relaxed 3 Book, in Nice 4 1860s prez 5 Sea, in Nice 6 History topic 7 Sci-fi

hominid 8 Lawful 9 Entrée holder 10 The woman 11 Re 12 Country in West

Africa 13 Folder’s call,

in poker 14 Dull bluish-gray

color 15 Freak (out) 16 Bygone U.S. gas

brand 17 Some speech

flaws 18 Jeweler’s

magnifier

19 Not bat — 24 Ball dress 29 With 133-Across,

amounts that rise with raises

31 Non-earthling 32 Actor

Washington 33 Very wise 34 Put a tear in 39 Hostage holder,

e.g. 41 Wrong 42 Force (upon) 43 Insurer with a

duck icon 44 Witchy woman 45 Judean king 46 Hole number 47 Epoch 48 Cravat, e.g. 49 Lofty trains 50 Carte lead-in 51 Gratuity 52 Letters before

ens 54 Bulldoze 55 Donkey’s

cry 57 Bovine bunch 60 Kind of drum 64 1950s prez 66 Nest nugget 68 Galley goofs 70 Angling need 71 NHL team 72 Revered one 73 Not yet final,

in law 75 In motion 76 Snail coverer 77 Piercing pain 79 Appraise

82 Gave a quick greeting

84 Indy sponsor 85 Part of mpg 86 Log chopper 87 — -Foy, Que. 88 Iota 89 “Love —

neighbor ...” 90 “— a shame” 92 Actor Martin 94 Watch a

sports event 96 Vault 99 Liston fighter 102 Poor grade 103 “77 Sunset

Strip” actor Edd

104 Optimistic 105 Earring types 106 Studio prop 107 Fountain in

Rome 109 Caravan layover

sites 110 Iron 112 Perfectly

pitched, in baseball

113 Parson’s estate

114 Motivate 115 Future seed 116 Bite gently on 118 Forbidding 119 “My People”

writer Abba 120 Partially open 125 “... — mouse?” 126 Spree 127 One: Prefix 128 “Gigi” studio

ACROSS 1 Loaded, in Lyon 6 Hosiery hue 11 Eagles, Falcons

and Cardinals 16 Last place 17 “No lie!” 18 Move out 20 Some

politicians’ trips 21 Cub Scout

leader 22 Salt away 24 Shrinks’ org. 25 What

discoveries may yield

27 “Right you ___!”

28 Abbr. not found on most smartphones

29 JFK alternative in N.Y.C.

30 Nasty storm, e.g.

33 Film director who said, “I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time”

36 “___ be praised”

37 Paradoxical figure?

38 Fraternity member or muscle, briefly

39 Mary who introduced the miniskirt

40 Outs, in a way 42 “Law & Order”

spinoff, informally

43 “Yes” 44 Ornery sorts 45 Didn’t take it

lying down, say 47 ___ child

(playful side) 48 Ayatollah

predecessor 49 Indiana Jones

menace 52 Lathered (up) 54 Game with

falling popularity?

56 Native Oklahoman

59 Hit from behind 61 “Eh, any one is

fine”

63 Fan of pop’s One Direction, maybe

64 Veered off course

65 Many Winslow Homer works

70 Some holiday greenery

74 The dark side 75 Kidnapping,

e.g. 77 Island in Pacific

W.W. II fighting 78 “The cautious

seldom ___”: Confucius

79 Stone of “The Help”

80 Atomic clock part

81 Flog 83 Hightails it 86 Figure on

Argentina’s flag 87 Charge 89 Period of

inactivity 93 Last

Oldsmobile 94 Took after 95 Org. that

implemented the Food Stamp Act

97 Former Mrs. Trump

98 Southern farm concern

100 “No need to worry”

102 “Die Meistersinger” soprano

103 Brio 104 ___ lamp 106 On 107 Wyo.

neighbor 108 Kind of scan 110 HBO comedy/

drama 112 Way to storm

off 114 Begins, as work 115 Marketing

news magazine 116 Rattle off, say 117 Dutch Golden

Age painter 118 Actress Brandt

of “Breaking Bad”

119 Them, with “the”

DOWN 1 He walked

away with Blaine in “Casablanca”

2 Type 3 Kicks

everyone out, say

4 Yoga variety 5 Synthetic 6 ___ Maria 7 Get several

views 8 Big name in

auto racing 9 Trendy food

regimen 10 Long span 11 Expensive

Super Bowl purchase

12 Polished off 13 Cousin of a

zucchini 14 Boca Del ___,

Fla.

15 Certain bar orders, informally

16 Rounded roof 19 West Coast

city where Nike had its start

20 Aladdin’s adversary

23 Times gone by 26 “___ Mine,”

1984 Steve Perry hit

28 Winter Olympics site after St. Moritz

31 Bonny miss 32 Like lottery

winners, typically

34 Gerry-mandered, e.g.

35 Verdant 41 Bright light

44 In vogue 46 X or Y

supplier 48 Mister, in

Mumbai 49 Creative, in

a way 50 Karate

instructor 51 Joyous song 53 Small

flycatcher 55 “___ Satanic

Majesties Request” (Rolling Stones album)

56 Eggy? 57 Stretching

muscle 58 Court cry 60 E.R. figures 62 Inspect 66 Dodo’s lack 67 Weaponry 68 Bussing on a

bus, briefly?

69 Barber who wrote “Adagio for Strings”

70 To a greater extent

71 Sketch show, briefly

72 Caddy’s choices

73 1960s sci-fi series

76 Blowout win 77 Discom-

bobulates 79 N.B.A. Hall-of-

Famer Monroe 82 “___ Nagila” 83 Light ___ 84 Garlic

segments 85 Empathizes 86 P.R. firm’s job 88 Principal

Seymour’s girlfriend on “The Simpsons”

90 Fullness 91 Not going

anywhere? 92 Stick on

the grill? 94 Where

Excalibur was forged

96 Threads 99 Delight 101 Philosopher

Kierkegaard 105 Noted

Dadaist 109 ___ Technical

Institute 110 Yammer 111 Britain’s ___

News 113 “Monty

Python and the Holy Grail” enchanter Difficulty level ★★★★★

Answer to yesterday's puzzleSudoku 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 69 minutes.

9-14-14

The most successful teams in U.S. bridge history have been sponsored and cap-tained by New York financier and expert Nick Nickell. In May, Nickell won Trials and will play for the U.S. in the 2015 World Championship. A second U.S. team will be de-termined next year.

Late in a seesaw final, Nick-ell (Katz, Levin-Weinstein, Meckstroth-Rodwell) trailed John Diamond (Platnick, Bathurst-Moss, Greco-Hamp-son) but produced one of their patented comebacks.

With Nickell behind by 17 IMPs, today’s deal furnished support for my view that the modern active competitive style — you bid whenever it’s your turn — has adversely af-fected the judgment of even top players. When Weinstein-Levin sat East-West for Nick-ell, Bobby Levin opened one spade. Then North climbed in with a double even though his partner was a passed hand.

Surely that was ill advised. North’s chances of buying the contract were uncertain at best, and even if he escaped a penalty, he would tell East-West where the missing high cards lay. Steve Weinstein redoubled, and after some scrambling, South played at two diamonds doubled, down three.

Minus 500 might have been only a small loss — or even a gain if East-West bid and made game in the other room. There, West opened one spade, and North doubled again. But this time North was somewhat inexplicably let o� the hook: East-West bid to four hearts, down one. So Nickell gained 12 IMPs and eventually won by eight.

Dear Harriette: I work in a relatively conserva-tive law firm in Chicago. Much to my surprise, the new administrator that my company hired a month ago came to work with her hair dyed green. I have seen this trend on kids as I walk around town, but there is no room for this look at my law firm. In the employee handbook, it doesn’t specifically speak about hair color, but it does say that modest attire and overall presentation is re-quired. How can I talk to this young woman about her hair color choice to help her? I don’t know if human resources will say that she can be fired, but I can say that it is not likely that she will rise up through the ranks at my company if she decides to be a trendsetter in this avant garde kind of way.

— How To Mentor, Chicago

Dear How To Mentor: Talk to your human resources department about the legalities of addressing this employee about her style choices.

You should get guidance to make sure that you do not overstep your author-ity.

With that information in tow, speak to her as a mentor. Tell her that while her hair color may be a fun trend, it may not be telling her bosses and co-workers that she is serious about working there. There likely are law firms where more personal innovation is welcomed. She may want to think about what the best fit is for her given her style choices. That said, if she excels at her job, your company may look beyond her eccentricities.

Administrator with green hair seems out of place

HARRIETTECOLE

SENSE & SENSITIVITY

Send questions to [email protected] or c/o Universal Uclick, 1130 Wal-nut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ Note the intensity around you. Observe who is trying to please whom. Tonight: Say what you think, not what you think you should.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★ Be aware of your spending habits. A direct ap-proach with a loved one will make a di�erence. Tonight: Be willing to pitch in.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ You’ll smile, and others will respond in kind. Know what you want and expect. Tonight: Your call.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ You could be sur-prised by how much your intuition plays into your in-teractions. Tonight: Keep your opinions to yourself.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ It appears that you know how to enjoy yourself more than other signs. To-night: Leader of the gang.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★ Your intuitive abil-ity to know what will please someone else will make a big impact. Tonight: Move forward.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★ You could be the fo-cal point of making a deci-sion that could a�ect today’s plans for your immediate circle of friends. Tonight: Return calls,

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★ You are instinctive in how you proceed with a personal matter. Listen to your sixth sense. Tonight: Indulge a loved one.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ You might want to share more of your thoughts, especially if ev-eryone else is being very talkative. Tonight: Go with the flow.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ You could be more in touch with what is going on with an older rela-tive than you had thought possible. To-night: Get into a fun project.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ Your playfulness will add to the moment. A child or loved one seems to delight in your humor. To-night: Allow the lively spirit of the day to continue.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★ You might want to take note of the fact that you seem to be chang-ing. Tonight: Think, then evaluate.

What the stars mean:

★★★★★Dynamic ★★★★Positive ★★★Average ★★

So-so ★Difficult

Today’s birthdayThis year you discover the power of your words, and you see the results in the way oth-ers choose to respond. If you are single, check out anyone you meet with care. People might not be who they project themselves to be. If you are at-tached, you and your sweetie often love being alone as a couple. Schedule a fun and long-desired vacation. GEMINI is always full of ideas.

The New York Times Sunday Crossword | All-encompassing

By Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen / Edited By Will Shortz

9-14-14

Today’s Cryptoquip Chess Quiz

BLACK FORCES MATEHint: Create a winning pin.

Solution: 1. ... Rh1ch! 2. Kxh1 Qxh3ch! 3. Kg1 Qxg2 mate! [Wong-

Basanta 1999].

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Horoscopes


By Judith Martin and Jacobina MartinUniversal Uclick

Dear Miss Manners: I am out of the loop. I am not on Facebook and have no desire to be.

However, I have found I am missing out on a few things — in particular, invitations to parties and thank-you notes from par-ties I have attended.

On too many occasions, I have been questioned by friends why I missed get-togethers or parties. “I posted it on Facebook! Didn’t you see it?”

“No,” I answer and re-mind them that I am not on Facebook.

The people are horri-fied. How can you miss out on so much??

The one that really bothers me is the blanket thank-you on Facebook. My daughter is 12 and at-tends a number of birthday parties. The moms feel it is

perfectly acceptable to say thank you for the gifts on Facebook and be done with it. (I insist my children write their own thank-you notes to the friends, but obviously that is very outdated.)

Am I being unreason-able and overly sensitive? I guess I want to know a nice way to ask friends to include me but NOT through Facebook, and maybe send out a gentle reminder that not every-one sits in front of their computer and documents their life! (Oh, that was fresh! Sorry!)

Gentle Reader: No apol-ogy is necessary. Miss Manners is sympathetic and even in agreement with you, but let’s keep that between ourselves.

Facebook enthusiasts are not going to be con-vinced that there are other means of communication — or understand why you

wouldn’t want to be a part of this oh-so-convenient one. Especially since it has the added benefit of enabling one to document and broadcast one’s every sneeze.

Although the phenom-enon is not likely to end soon, perhaps a new and revolutionary trend will be ignited by polite people like us who still insist upon written invitations and thank-you letters.

Unfortunately, no mat-ter by what means and however justified, you still cannot invite yourself to parties. Continue to re-mind a few good friends that you are not on Face-book and gently suggest that they could let you know by more personal means when they would like you to be their guest.

E-mail your etiquette questions

to Miss Manners at dearmissman-

[email protected].

MISS MANNERS

Not on Facebook? You can stay in touch By Jacqueline BigarKing Features Syndicate

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You could get caught up in a domestic issue, but feedback from a key person might help. You intuitively will mobilize your energy to resolve the problem. Make sure to schedule an ap-pointment for a checkup.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Others seem to be focused on being more caring. You’ll need to ask questions in order to see the big picture. In-formation that comes in could require you to do some research.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Know where your money is going. Don’t hesitate to ask for an explanation from the bank, a partner or whoever else might be involved. Listen to feedback from a loved one or neighbor, as this person tends to see situa-tions diferently.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could encounter a problem with a real estate mat-ter or some issue involving your domestic life. Once you open up conversation, you will see the solution and act on it. Be willing to go out of your way to treat a

loved one. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

HHH You’ll want to assume a low proile during the day. When asking questions, your observa-tions might be more important than the responses you receive. Others will open up and speak more if you are less talkative and more receptive.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Listen to a friend’s news. You might believe that he or she has left out some important facts, but recognize that you can get more information only when you know more about the situ-ation. Use caution with money, and count your change.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You have a tendency to worry too much and create problems where there are none. You might have to shoulder some extra responsibility. Don’t allow these tasks to become a part of your daily life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Keep your eye on the long term, and don’t let your emotions take over right now. You need to take another look at a personal situation. Intellectual pursuits are very possible, as long as you tap into your creativity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to touch base with a close friend or loved one before act-ing on what you deem a “good idea.” Though you might not be ecstatic about some of the feed-back, your idea will get a practical new look.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You will enjoy letting others carry the ball for you. The experience could prove to be enlightening for both them and you. Understand what motivates you to take the lead so often; you might be far more controlling than you realize.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You are determined to get done two days’ worth of work in one. Be careful, because new information could head your way that might force you to backtrack and do what you believed was al-ready done.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Continue to tap into your imagination to discover what might be the best way to forge ahead with a project. Dis-cuss your ideas with a trusted adviser or counselor. Understand what is happening with a child and/or loved one.


Sports

By Hunter FieldSpecial to The Commercial Appeal

Memphis University School outmuscled speedy Jackson Liberty Tech (2-2) at every turn for a 30-12 victory at home last Friday evening.

MUS (3-1) scored on its irst four possessions to jump out to a 24-0 lead.

MUS head coach Bobby Alston said they were wor-

ried about the Crusaders’ speed and athleticism, but the Owl defense played well despite being banged up.

“They’re a talented team,” Alston said after the game. “They have a dangerous ofense and a good defense. They have really good players at the quarterback and running back positions, and I was proud of our defense.”

Star turns: It was the Colton Neel show all night long for the Owls, but MUS’ ofensive line opened some gaping holes. Led by Ole Miss

commitment Drew Rich-mond, the Owls ofensive line refused to let Liberty Tech even get a hand on Neel before he was ive yards past the line of scrimmage.

“We controlled the line of scrimmage,” Neel said. “It’s great to run behind those guys. They work hard and take good care of me.”

Neel reached 100 yards rushing in the opening half and inished with 168 for the game.

Liberty Tech’s senior running back Devin Bush showed how explosive

he could be in the open ield. Bush bolted past the Owls’ defense for a 49-yard touchdown early in the sec-ond half. He inished the game with 177 yards on the ground.

Turning point: The Owls established their physical style of play early. On its irst drive, the MUS of-fense drove straight down the field before remov-ing quarterback Marcus Evans in favor of Neel under center in its jumbo package. Everyone in the stadium knew a run was coming, but the Crusaders were powerless to stop the

Owls’ bruising attack. “Anytime you can get

the ball to Colton (Neel) it’s a pretty good play, so that’s what we tried to do,” Alston said.

Talking point: MUS se-nior kicker Michael Jacobs made the job a little eas-ier for the Owls’ defense, launching each kickof into the end zone for a touch-back and keeping it out of the dangerous hands of Bush.

Jacobs also kicked three ield goals for MUS with the longest coming from 27 yards.

“They had us scared

to death with those two return men,” Alston said. “Michael (Jacobs) did a good job of keeping it out of their hands.”

Extra point: Neel’s two touchdowns tied the school record for career touchdowns (42) … Rich-mond, who typically only plays right tackle on of-fense, played both ways for the Owls. Some injuries on defense forced him to play some defensive tackle.

What’s next: The Owls travel to South Panola Fri-day for a showdown with Mississippi’s top-ranked 6A team.

MUS 30, LIBERTY TECH 12

MUS uses ground game to pound Liberty Tech

By Brian BrasherThe Commercial Appeal

Memphis-area catfish angler Matt Bingham is quick to admit the ishing has been a little slow on the Mississippi River.

But it seems all he needs to make it better is to take someone who’s never been before.

Last week, he fished with his friend Walt Rider and Rider’s young son, Mattie, both of German-town, and tied into one of the giants the river has become known for. It was a 90-pound blue cat that was 53 inches long with a girth of 33 inches.

“Mattie was on the rod, Walt was videographer/cheerleader and I did the netting,” said Bingham, an accomplished tournament angler who caught the Mis-sissippi state-record Flat-head catish (77.7 pounds) in 2012. “We kept the ish in the water between getting his weight and a few pho-tos and released it within about 15 minutes.”

Before the trip, Bingham said Mattie’s biggest cat-ish had been in the 8- to 9-pound range.

“These guys were hav-ing a great time on the river and would have been con-tent with a 15- or 20-pound-er,” Bingham said.

Two weeks ago, Bing-ham said he took another buddy and his 12-year-old son, who had never been before, onto the river, and they caught a 34-pounder followed by a 55-pounder.

TWRA HOLDING YOUTH HUNT

Oicials from the Ten-nessee Wildlife Resources Agency announced that children between the ages of 10-15 who are hunter safety-certiied and have never killed a deer are eligible to win a spot in a special hunt Oct. 25.

A total of 30 children will be selected for the

event, which is scheduled to be held on 2,000 acres of private land in Humphreys County.

Tree stands will be pro-vided, including three that are handicap-accessible, and a Friday-night cook-out will be held before the morning of the hunt. Sites will be available for those who wish to camp, and breakfast and lunch will be provided the day of the hunt.

Those interested may complete an application

and mail it by Oct. 12 to: Tennessee Wildlife Re-sources Agency, Youth Deer Hunt Giveaway, P.O. Box 40747, Nashville, TN 37204. Applications can be faxed to 615-781-6543.

Contact Donald Hosse, TWRA Wildlife Education Program coordinator, at [email protected] or 615-781-6541. Applications are also online at tnwildlife.org.

TWRA will hold a drawing and the winners will be notiied by Oct. 15.

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Fish tale: Trip on Mississippi nets giant 90-pound catfish

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ECS senior defensive lineman Steed Fairley attempts to tackle St. George’s elusive run-ning back Chase Hayden during last Friday’s varsity football game at ECS.

PHOTOS BY DANA GOODE

ABOVE: Saints quarterback Ben Ellis at-tempts to leap over the pile on his way to a Briarcrest score. Ellis lead the Saints to a 28-14 win. LEFT: Briarcrest’s Griin Hawkins and London Evans help gang tackle the German-town ball carrier.

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Mattie Rider (left) caught a 90-pound catish recently from the Mississippi River. His father, Walt Rider, displays the ish.

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