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Little Ponderosa Zoo Fundraiser

On December 4, 2017, the Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue suffered a devastating fire that ended the lives of many animals who called this facility their home.  On December 30th, the Longhorn Steakhouse in Turkey Creek (http://bit.ly/2Coa29s) expertly and graciously hosted a pancake breakfast fundraiser to help  rebuild the zoo.  The whole thing was organized…

Baby TJ grows some more!

Baby TJ is almost 3 months old and he’s learning new things every day – it’s such a pleasure to watch him grow.  Today we found ourselves at Market Square for the Dogwood Arts Craft Show so we nipped into Uncorked for some cool air and a light lunch.  The staff was so accommodating of…

Women of Wine on a Tornado Delay

Club LeConte hosts Women of Wine each month on the first Wednesday.  Last week the area suffered terrible thunderstorms, high winds, and even a tornado.  For the safety of all concerned, we had to postpone the March Women of Wine event to this week.  How appropriate that this made it fall on International Women’s Day!…

Sharps Ridge Veterans Park 5k Fundraiser

In 1953, the city of Knoxville established a Park on Sharps Ridge and dedicated it to veterans. There were intentions of building a veterans memorial but that idea was eventually abandoned. In the years since, the veterans memorial aspect has been lost to obscurity and the park fallen into disrepair with the reputation as a…