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Chattanooga native feels lucky to give back to her community
“UTC has been a part of my life for a long time,” says Jayne Holder from her office on Oak Street. Today she is the university’s alumni affairs director, but her journey with the university began when she was a young girl, attending Mocs football games with her father.
Prisoner visitation effort first step in opening doors
Tim Dempsey, CEO of Chattanooga Endeavors, says a man finds out who his friends are when he goes to prison. Everyone else drops likes flies.
The problem is that the inmate’s community misses a chance to bring about positive change by spending time with him while he’s incarcerated and then helping to get him back on his feet once he’s released. Chattanooga Endeavors, a nonprofit organization that aims to improve public safety by restoring former offenders to productive roles in society, wants to turn this around.
Are We There Yet?
Sammy the Great
“Just returned from a golf lesson in an effort to fine-tune my game. Tip for all to ponder: Remember you can tune a piano but you can’t tune a fish!!!!” —Sammy the “ball striker” Bull
A long-time participant in “The Julian Cup,” somewhere along the way Mark Pennebaker was given the nickname “Sammy the Bull.” It kind of stuck.
I Swear...
Poetic Halloween suit revisited
Last week, I used a passage from Real Lawyers Do Change Their Briefs as the bulk of the column.
Lest you suggest laziness on my part, let me say that I do not have that manuscript on any computer files. And I was unable to find that sentencing speech by the Arizona Territory judge anywhere on the Internet. (It’s there now, though!)
Weekly Indulgence
For lunch last week, my roommate and I met up on Amnicola at the Boathouse. She’s been going there a lot lately for their salads, which she just “can’t get enough of,” so I decided to head out there with her to check out what all the fuss was about.
Center offers unique lifespan care for autism spectrum disorders
When The TEAM Evaluation Center, Inc., was chartered in 1963, its goal as a not for profit agency was to provide unique, specialized care to people with developmental disabilities. Now known as The TEAM Centers, Inc., the agency continues to achieve that goal by providing treatment, support and general assistance to children and adults with these disorders, as well as to their families.
Chair Affair Auction to benefit teen abstinence programs
On Point aims to contribute to two good causes at its upcoming 4th Annual Chair Affair Auction: its youth outreach programs and the need for people to take a load off at the end of a long day.
The organization’s auction is scheduled to take place at Loose Cannon Studios on Rossville Avenue from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 7. Those in attendance will be able to bid on hand-painted chairs created and donated by local artists.
Women’s Council learns about changes with Good Faith, HUD-1
At a recent meeting of the Women’s Council of Realtors, Karen Flores, of Cornerstone Community Bank, and Nina Boss, of Century Title, led a discussion on upcoming changes with the Good Faith Estimate and the HUD-1 forms.
“We’re going to have a disclaimer right off the bat,” said Boss. “We’re all learning right now. It’s going to be a learning experience when this goes into effect Jan. 1, but it will be some major changes in the banking industry and to the closing statement. It may take a little more time at the closing table and it may even take three days extra as a redisclosure if there are any changes at the last minute.”
Local builder says quality isn’t just job one; it’s the only job
Barry Payne of Truth North Development couldn’t believe his luck when Volkswagen announced it was going to set up operations less than one mile from where he was building a new neighborhood.
Called The Arbors, the fledgling community was suddenly in one of the hottest residential areas in the city. Not only that, Payne had geared the project toward first-time home buyers and buyers who were looking to step up a notch from their starter homes, meaning the average price of his houses was precisely what would attract people new to the area.
Kay's Cooking Corner
This past weekend, I went on a hiking trip. Although this may not be a big deal to some of you, I say it with great satisfaction! Not only was I hiking, I was toting a 30-pound camera backpack and a tripod. However, I am paying for it today.
I took a short nature photography class over the weekend, which ended with a hike up at Petit Jean Mountain. The cool, crisp, but sunny weather and the vibrant colors of the changing autumn leaves created a brilliant backdrop to the creek beds full of trickling water.
The Critic's Corner
Has a vacation ad ever lured you to what appeared to be a tropical paradise, only when you arrived you found nothing but dirty sand, cheap hotels and t-shirt vendors? That experience is similar to what it’s like watching the trailer for “Couples Retreat,” then the full-length feature.
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