There is this joke in Rotary about being the president of a Rotary club: “The second-best job in Rotary is being a club president. But the best job is being …
Change ahead for HonorAir Knoxville
The HonorAir Knoxville flight on April 11, 2018, will be its 26th to our nation’s capital for 130 or so veterans. The HonorAir logo, if you look carefully, carries five …
Mannis to speak to Farragut Rotary
We’ll be honored on Wednesday (Nov. 29) to welcome Eddie Mannis to the Farragut Rotary Club for his presentation on HonorAir Knoxville. It hits very close to home for Mannis …
Cunningham gets ‘Shining Light’ award
Roger Cunningham was watching the news of the horrific fires in and around Gatlinburg just a year ago. Something inside of him told him that he had to do something. …
Rotary’s ‘End Polio Now’ campaign boosted by Farragut club
Last week was “End Polio Now” week for the Rotary Club of Farragut. As part of Rotary International’s World Polio celebration, Farragut Rotary had a pair of fund-raising events, with …
Rotary ‘witches’ bring pumpkin fun to Ridgedale School
There’s something about decorating a pumpkin just days before Halloween that brings out the kid in all of us. Last Friday, four “kids” from the Rotary Club of Farragut, all …
Pro tennis tourney to boost McNabb Center
The 2017 Knoxville Challenger Professional Tennis Tournament, with a purse of $75,000, is just around the corner. This event is near and dear to both Farragut Rotarian Adam Brock and …
Wayne Davis recalls 300 missions in Vietnam
A very special 18-wheeler will roll into town on Wednesday, escorted by upwards of 200 motorcycles. Some of those cycle jockeys will be Vietnam veterans. The sign on the side …