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to speak in Chattanooga

Getting Jazzed Youth Music Academy revitalizes old school

entertainment

Love of Literature Chattanoogans bond in long-lasting book clubs

Home RunLearn the past, look into

the future of the Lookouts

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40 DRINKBARTENDER BRAWL

42 AROUND THE BLOCKHIXSON PIKE

45 DIVERSIONKENTUCKY DERBY

46 WELLNESS4 PAWS PANTRY

48 CULTURETENNESSEE WHISKEY FESTIVAL

50 TRENDFLOCKANOOGA

52 PEOPLECHRISTINA GLIDDEN

54 PALATEHARVESTED HERE

58 HABITATELEGANCE IN EAGLE BLUFF

92 FASHIONNATURE-INSPIRED ACCESSORIES

98 COOL FINDSSPRING SHOPPING

128 CALENDAR130 SKETCHBOOK

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Conversation StartersBOUND BY BOOKS

It’s about talking about a book, hanging out, hav-ing good food and drinks and being with my friends.

When we were younger we used to see each other out every weekend. We’ve all gotten older and our lives

have gotten a little more complicated. Several of the girls have kids, a lot of the girls live busy lives. Book

club is one of my favorite times of the month, because I get to see my friends no matter what else is going on.

—Kristina Hall

CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTSHe meant so much to all of us. Cal Ermer taught me

so much about baseball over at Engel Stadium. I used to love listening to those stories, and I remember Cal saying the difference between a good team and a bad team at this level can be two or three guys, and that

sometimes you have them and sometimes you don’t.—Frank Burke, former Chattanooga Lookouts owner

PALATEAs a chef, I know the importance of quality local food, and even more so the quality of life of farmers—some-

thing we work hard to sustain at Easy Bistro & Bar. The Food Hub is our partner in making sure these

relationships, standards and values stay strong and fruitful in our local community.

—Peter Barlow, Chef de Cuisine of Easy Bistro

PEOPLEA lot of my designs are really tribal and ethnic. The

design of my jewelry lends itself to really wonderful conversations about the countries I've lived in, so I feel like I'm somewhat of an ambassador for those

countries, which is a tremendous honor. I got to see the best of the people and the culture and the history there. I was born in Lahore, Pakistan, lived there two years and then moved to Tehran, Iran and lived there

for almost eight years during the time of the Shah, then moved to Rio de Janeiro for two years and then on to Mexico City where I went to middle school and

then high school. A lot of the colors and designs of those countries are reflected in my work.

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LETTER

Chatter is published on the first day of each month by the Target

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Opinions expressed by contributing writers and editors are not

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IN ARE RECYCLABLE.

A lmost two years ago, I wrote to you to let you know that I'd done something totally crazy and out of my comfort zone. Inspired by a story from the August 2013 issue, I'd auditioned for

a community theatre production of my all-time favorite musical, Les Misérables.

And with no theatre experience and a matter of days to prepare, I auditioned and miraculously was given a role in that musical. Since then, it seems, I've gotten the theatre bug.

After the production, I couldn't help but to audition and perform in another show and another show … and a few more after that. And next month, for the first time, I'll be taking the lead on the Memorial Auditorium stage as Mary Poppins in Closed Door Entertainment's production of Mary Poppins the Musical.

A dear artist friend of mine once told me that she tries to do one thing each year that scares her to death. One big thing like performing in front of a crowd, taking a trapeze class or making the leap to expand a hobby into a business. One striking, stomach-turning step to take her life in a new direction.

In spite of my trepidation, I took her suggestion to heart. I took a leap and, rather than falling as I feared I would, I was caught by a passion that has made me a better me.

As adults, we have control over what challenges and changes we take on in our daily lives. We can easily surrender to the minutia of daily life: work, plan the meals, chauffeur the kids, sleep, do it all over again. There's comfort in that routine.

But in order to grow, we should be willing to put on our uncomfortable shoes and go for a walk in them. Going to the gym and repeating the same exercises won't make you stronger; it'll just make you better at doing the same thing over and over. Real strength comes when you force your body to adapt to a new load, when you lean in and work it in a new way. Where there is fear and discomfort in our lives, there is change and the quiet strengthening of our character.

Speak up. Do more. Get out of your head and get on course for a better you, even if it scares you.

After all, feeling your heart beating out of your chest is a great reminder that you're alive.

Mary Beth Torgerson Managing Editor

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P.S. We want to hear from you! Our annual 20 Under 40 issue honoring some of Chattanooga's young movers and shakers is coming up soon. Send your nominations for 20 Under 40 to [email protected].

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Jason IsbellChanges are part

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It all began in 2001 when Isbell joined the Drive-By Truckers, a rowdy Southern rock band from Athens, Georgia. His stint with the band would last six

years, marked by three albums, plus marriage, divorce and heavy alcohol use along the way. Once he parted ways with the Truck-ers, he set out to make a name for himself as a solo artist and has since released four albums, with Southeastern being his last release and most impactful album to date.

Besides the critical acclaim and sweeping of the 2014 Americana Music Awards, South-eastern also chronicles a huge accomplishment for Isbell; sobriety. In 2012, Isbell’s musician friends, in particular Amanda Shires, would help get him into rehab to tackle his alcohol problem.

Once out and clean, Isbell began working on Southeastern. While

it is certainly not the only great album from Isbell over the years, this album displays a vulner-able and personal side of Isbell rarely seen. Most-ly mellow and stripped down to the acoustic bones, Southeastern allows the listener to hone in on Isbell’s main attributes—his lyrics and vocals. Since his days with the Truckers, Isbell has been known as a formidable singer and songwriter. Southeast-ern is the culmination of the many changes he has experienced in life and he was able to convert those experiences and emotions directly into the words and stories of the songs.

More changes have come his way, but the trend these days are pos-itive changes. Shortly

after he released the album in 2013, he and Shires were married. Re-cently, they announced that they are expecting their first baby. Isbell has also been back in the studio working on a new album and he has already boasted that he feels these songs could be better than the ones

from Southeastern.While we patiently

wait for whatever Isbell bats our way next, there are still oppor-tunities to see him perform on the road. For Chattanooga, that will be right around the corner, as he returns to Track 29 on Thursday, April 16.

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“It’s a great way to get people together in the community while giving back to some local chari-ties,” says Tiffany Barr, event chair.

At the event, hosted by the Chattanooga Friends and the local chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild, each bartender will make two original cock-tails to serve to attendees in sample-size cups. One must use event sponsor Chattanooga Whiskey’s 1816 Reserve as a base, and the second must use one of the other sponsored spirits as its primary spirit. Drinks may contain no more than six ingredients, including dashes, mists, rinses, drops and rims.

Six area bartenders competed in the inaugural event last year, which drew 300 attendees and raised

nearly $7,000 for local charities. At least nine bartenders have commit-ted to participate this year.

“I think it’s a great way for our bartenders to show-case what they do, and it’s going to support four great local nonprofits,” says Barr.

Each year the 12 mem-bers of the Chattanooga Friends board vote on four charities that will benefit from events hosted by the group, and this year’s selec-tions are Siskin Children’s Institute, La Paz Chatta-nooga, Boys & Girls Club of Chattanooga and North-side Neighborhood House.

Restaurants are encour-aged to place their bar-tender’s winning cocktails on their menus, as 1885 Grill did with bartender Heather Jennings’ win-ner from last year, the Derailed.

The Scenic City’s best bartenders will showcase their skills and battle it out for the best cocktail this month at the second annual Bartender

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In the same way Vinterest has my eye for home-building, Piec-es has my attention as a stop for the DIY lover. They encourage the refinishing of the furniture they sell and host classes on how to use chalk paint and other methods, making this a one-stop-shop for people who like to put their own personal touch on furniture and décor finds. When the weather is warm, why not have a lazy day of making your home a little brighter? I’m not sure my fiancé will want me to paint his dining room table bright turquoise, but it’s always better to ask for forgiveness.

The Bread Basket5023 Hixson Pike423-870-9991When this Signal Mountain staple announced it was opening a location in Hixson, it made life sweeter for me and many people in the area. I don’t frequent Signal, and I’m not always in East Brainerd, but I have found myself in the Hixson area more, especially now that I can enjoy the knock-out punch that is The Bread Basket and Mimi’s Market and Deli all in one lunchtime ad-venture. If I’m looking for a quick snack, I always get at least a few thumbprint cookies. Visiting in the morning? The cream cheese muffin is not to be missed. They are large and are perfect for sharing, but I won’t judge if you don’t!

Vinterest Antiques2105 Northpoint Blvd423-551-4790This spring I’m a little obsessed with cleaning out our apartment and getting rid of the items we don’t need. We’re planning to move into another place this summer, and our apartment is clut-tered after living in it for two years. Combine this with the slew of wedding gifts we’ll receive, it’s going to get really crowded. While we’re toss-ing older items and making note of what we can replace, I’m keeping Vinterest at the top of my home-buying list. With items from vendors all over, the furniture and crafty wares are not only what you might find on Pinterest (get it?) but also of high quality at a great price.

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FRONTSTRETCH FESTSaturday, May 2 from 1-6 p.m.Nashville, TennesseeHead to the Nashville Farmers Market for the inaugural Frontstretch Fest, which will feature music, bourbon, craft beer and, of course, horse racing. Billed as the “world’s largest viewing party,” attendees will find tastings and classes with local and national breweries and distilleries, as well as local chefs and food trucks putting their talents on

display.Attendees can record their tasting jour-ney with a digital passport that will be scanned by each vendor, and those who visit all of them will have a chance to win VIP passes to next year’s event. Tickets are $49 in advance and $59 at the door, which includes 15 food and drink tokens. Go VIP and get access to special classes with brewers and distillers, plus your own bathrooms and exclusive tastings. See frontstretch.com for more information.

THE DERBY EVE GALAFriday, May 1 at 8 p.m.Louisville, Kentucky Spend an evening at Louisville’s elegant and historic Seelbach Hilton (F. Scott Fitzgerald is rumored to have written parts of The Great Gatsby at the Seel-bach’s bar), whose Medallion Ballroom will be transformed into a romantic Italian setting for the 21st annual Derby Eve Gala, Under the Tuscan Stars.Guests will be treated to hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and a seated gourmet dinner provided by master chefs, as well as live entertainment throughout the evening. Black tie dress is optional. Individual seats are available for $300 per person, or tables of 10 can be purchased for $3,000. For more information or to order tickets visit derbyevegala.org.

More than just a two-minute horse race, the Kentucky Derby brings a wide range of people together to honor Southern traditions.

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DERBYWith the big event just a few hours from Chattanooga, traveling to Louisville is a realistic option. But getting together with friends to watch the event or attending large viewing parties here in town or in Nashville are also fun ways to join in the revelry and sometimes even raise funds for charity in the process. Here are a few of our suggestions.

HOST YOUR OWN DERBY PARTYIf you'd rather stay in for the night, host your own Kentucky Derby party with these tips:

Tell guests to wear hats. The more outrageous, the better. Have a few extras on hand just in case someone forgets. Try Peaches Fine Millinery on River Street if you don’t already have a stock of them (as you should). Men need not be excluded from this tradition. Give prizes to guests with the best hats.

Make wagers on the races, either for real (go to twinspires.com to set up and fund an ac-count) or just for fun. It can also be a great way to raise money for charity.

Host a Kentucky Oaks party instead. It’s the day before (Friday, May 1) at 5 p.m. The event even has its own drink, the Kenucky Oaks Lily, which I prefer to the mint julep.

Serve traditional food and drink such as mint juleps, Kentucky hot browns and bourbon balls

Decorate using the race’s traditional rose—as a garland, centerpiece, floating in jars or julep cups used as vases, or as icing on cupcakes.

Use the official site (Kentucky-derby.com) to create e-vites and order programs.

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The nonprofit organiza-tion, whose mission is to deliver temporary support to pet owners in Hamilton County through food dona-tions, is operated by Sandi Smith, Betty Crawford and Royse Durden. Between the three women, they have seven cats, two dachshunds, two golden retrievers, two mutts and two Yorkshire terriers. But only one pet holds the coveted position of 4 Paws’ official greeter.

Dudley, the 14-year-old Yorkie, wears a fleece leopard print sweater and match-ing bow in his hair. There is a bell attached to 4 Paws’ front door that lets him know when a customer comes in. Then, he leaves his bed in the back and trots out through the store—past the stacks of kibble, the pillars of canned food and pet-themed merchandise: postcards, but-tons, blankets and collars, for example.

The goods are hand-crafted by local vendors. For every sale, 4 Paws receives 20 percent of its proceeds which helps to purchase pet food for needy families. However, the revenue is minimal. The pet pantry is mostly funded through private donations, which is why, says Betty Crawford, it was important for her to have a storefront.

“So people could come visit. If you ask people to give you money, you should be able to show where it goes. We are very transparent in all of our bookkeeping,” says Crawford. So 4 Paws keeps it simple. Donations are spent on three things: rent, utilities and, mostly, pet food.

Those in need of pet care assistance are eligible to re-ceive free food once a month for up to six months. First, they must complete an ap-plication and meet a handful of guidelines. For instance, they must prove their pets are spayed or neutered, which, says Crawford, also helps educate people on the health benefits of spaying and neutering.

In addition to the num-ber of dogs and cats 4 Paws

helps, last year the orga-nization provided food to rabbits, guinea pigs and even a horse.

“You shouldn't have to choose between feeding your family or feeding your pet,” says Crawford. Besides, she adds, sometimes pets are all the family one has. Many of 4 Paws' clientele are senior citizens living on fixed incomes. “That cat or dog is all they have. They get very emotional about it,” says Crawford.

While 4 Paws Pantry may not be a permanent fix, it is a temporary solution that “helps get you over that hump if you're having a bad time,” says Crawford. And most importantly, it helps keep animals out of the shelter while keeping families together and, of course, while keeping sweet old Dudley gainfully em-ployed.

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L ast year, Red Bank’s 4 Paws Pantry

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4 Paws' greatest need is monetary donations. You can also donate pet food or volunteer your time. Donations can be mailed to 4105-B Dayton Boulevard, Red Bank, Tennessee 37415 or delivered in-person. Hours of operation are Wednesday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. To learn more, visit www.4pawspantrytn.org.

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Although the inaugural event was a hit last year, it's shaping up to be even bigger and better in 2015—due, in part, to the fact that the festival has found itself in the middle of a local whiskey boom.

“It’s exploded. It’s taken off,” says Heavilon about Chattanooga’s whiskey scene. “Distilling in Tennessee, based on the law change and what Chattanooga Whiskey did, is a relatively green indus-try right now. So it’s the wild, wild west.”

The TN Whiskey Festival

offers an opportunity for the consumer and producer to cut out the middle man and get to know one another. “I want the distillers to have an opportunity to actually talk to people, to be able to explain their product and their pro-cess—why they do it—their philosophy in crafting what they make,” says Heavilon. “I want people to walk around and learn about the industry.”

Even if you don’t consider yourself a whiskey lover, the festival has entertainment for everyone. Three blues bands—Ghost Town Blues Band, WTM Blues Band and Drew Sterchi & Blues Tribe—will jam while guests enjoy the casual, light-hearted atmosphere. Cash bars and food options are also readily available.

But most importantly, perhaps, is that the Tennessee Whiskey Festival is a benefit for Chattanooga’s Hart Gal-lery. The gallery offers home-less and other non-traditional

artists an opportunity to cre-ate and sell their artwork, to make something of value and actualize their capabilities. “There’s no paid employees that run the festival, so all the money goes to support the nonprofit,” says Heavilon.

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Tennessee and whiskey. Whiskey and Tennessee.

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Paint & Sip PartyWhen: April 11 at 2 p.m.Where: Georgia WineryCost: $40

A little wine and a little paint can cover a lot of distance on the road to becoming an artist. So get ready to sip your wine and dip your brush at the Georgia Winery Paint & Sip Party. Hosted by Georgia Winery and ArtsyU, this event includes all painting materials, along with wine and hors d’oeuvres. Purchase tickets in advance at georgiawines.com/shop/events.

Blue Ridge Writers’ Conference When: April 10-11Where: Blue Ridge Mountains Arts AssociationCost: $35 – $70The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association is gathering profes-sional writers from surround-ing regions to host a number of workshops, critiques, readings and more. Developing your skills as a writer requires a supportive and critical community, and that’s what’s coming to Chatta-nooga this April. Find registra-tion forms at blueridgewriter-sconference.com.

CSO Presents: Rachmaninoff’s 2ndWhen: April 30 at 7:30 p.m.Where: Tivoli TheatreCost: $15-$81Chattanooga Symphony & Opera is presenting the final concert of its 2014-2015 Masterworks series. Two pieces will be per-formed—the first by modern composer Gjeilo, and the second by classical composer Rach-maninoff. Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass encompasses a wide range of emotion delivered through choir and string orchestra. Following this modern piece is Rach-maninoff’s lush and romantic 2nd symphony, which the CSO will perform in its hour-long en-tirety. Reserve tickets in person or by phone at 1-800-514-3849.

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CHATTANOOGA WHISKEY OPENS: It’s been a long time coming, but the Chattanooga Whiskey Company was slated to open the doors to its 1439 Market Street location last month. The micro-distillery wasn’t in the original plans for Chattanooga Whiskey Co., but the 2,500 sq. ft. building is a progressive step toward placing Chattanooga on the national whiskey map. Visitors can access a tasting room and guided tours, and see the history-making 100-gallon whiskey still standing in the center of the building. For more information, follow them on Facebook at facebook.com/ChattanoogaWhiskey.


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She can be in and out in a matter of minutes, but when the owner of the home steps out their front door the next morning, there’s no doubt Lewis has been there.

Lewis owns Flocka-nooga, a new business in town that “flocks” people’s yards with plastic pink flamingos, princess cutouts, post-ers shaped like birthday cakes and more to make a big statement on special occasions.

Here’s how it works: if a special occasion or birthday is coming up for a friend or relative, you can hire Lewis to decorate that person’s yard while they’re sleep-ing or otherwise out of the house. Groups of friends often go in together for the surprise, says Lewis, and she does require that at least one person who lives in the home she’s flocking knows she is coming.

“It’s a visual celebration, and it’s just so different,”

says Lewis. The yard flockings have inspired all sorts of reactions, she adds, though Lewis isn’t actually there to see for herself. Often,

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tions to recall was from a 4-year-old. Lewis was hired to decorate the little girl’s yard with card-board princesses and a big “Happy Birthday” sign. The girl’s parents told Lewis she stayed out with “her” princesses for hours, making sure to go around and touch and talk to each one.

The business all started when Lewis came across a large flock of pink plastic flamingos on a business trip. Thinking they’d make for a great practical joke, she bought them, brought them home to Chattanooga and set them all up in a friend’s yard when her friend wasn’t home.

They had a good laugh about it, but the practical joke trend continued among their friend group. The pink

flamingos would appear in all sorts of places as the years went on—at their

church, on rooftops and in

various front yards.Then, when she heard

about a flocking business in Kentucky, the retired Lewis saw an opportunity for a business venture. “There are businesses all over the country I’ve found since re-searching this; most people I talked to have been doing it for years,” says Lewis. “It seemed like it would be a fun, less-stress business than what I came from.”

Lewis had worked for years with a high-profile brokerage firm, and even then she knew how to make a statement. Known around town as the “red suit lady,” Lewis wore striking red suits every day in order to catch the attention of potential

clients. “It’s about setting yourself apart. Now I have flamingo pants,

a pink shirt and a beautiful flamingo scarf,” she laughs.

Sharon Lewis regularly sneaks into strangers’

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It takes a one-of-a-kind person to make one-of-a-kind creations, and local jewelry designer Christina Glidden is no exception. As the pin artist for the upcoming 4 Bridges

Art Festival, she was charged with the task of creating a unique design for this year’s pin to be given to the festival’s most valued patrons. With her work making it’s way into shops across the city and this most recent honor, it seems that Chattanooga has taken notice of Glidden’s work—and we like what we see.

❖ What it means to me as a local artist to be part of that show as the pin artist is a tremendous honor. I just cried. I spent half of the conversation just crying. This for me as a jewelry artist is like winning the Oscars. That's how excited I feel. That's why I cried, because for me, it's such an acknowledgment by someone who was just quietly following my work, not a friend

or colleague or client. It's just an amazing thing.

❖ The inspiration for the pin design itself was based on a couple of things. I wanted it to be reflective of the nature of Chattanooga because I think Chattanooga is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever lived in. I chose the brown horn to represent the mountains and the hills, the blue stone that runs throughout represents water, and the wire work that holds it together is very representative of my work. It was a nice culmination of all of those.

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❖ Even though I have to make several of these pins, they'll all look alike but each one will be unique because the stones and relief in the horn is different from pin to pin. So everyone will go home with a one-of-a-kind piece. That was really important because all of my work is truly one-of-a-kind. Even if I duplicate something, which I don't like to do, each piece is a little bit different. A lot of my designs are really tribal and ethnic. The design of my jewelry lends itself to really wonderful conversations about the countries I've lived in, so I feel like I'm somewhat of an ambassador for those countries, which is a tremendous honor.

❖ I’m American German, and I was born in Lahore, Pakistan. I lived there two years and then moved to Tehran, Iran and lived there for almost eight years during the time of the Shah and then moved to Rio de Janiero for two years and then on to Mexico City where I went to middle school and then high school. I've been making jewelry since I was 13 years old. I would make earrings and sell them on the bus on the way to school in Mexico City. A lot of the colors and designs of those countries are reflected in my work.

❖ I'm always so grateful when people want to buy my work. It's all so very personal when you make these things and people give their hard earned money and want to buy a piece. It's a connection. I never take it for granted.

❖ When I'm not creating jewelry, I'm being a mom to two fantastic creative kids, which I love. They are the best of me. And my husband is our #1 fan. He’s always encouraged me with

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❖ Most people wouldn’t know that I love archery. My father was a state champion in olympic style archery. I think people would be surprised to know that I’m also an avid kick boxer, and I’m studying a form of jiu jitsu which I’ve been doing for years.

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With only three em-ployees, Harvested Here Food Hub started small in 2014 working with a handful of local farmers and clients. Now their green logo can be seen on websites and menus across Chattanooga, and their reach has expanded to include 23 local farmers and 16 clients. Of those clients, 13 are local restaurants, like the usual suspects:

Easy Bistro, St. Johns and Farmer’s Daughter. The remaining three clients

are Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Chattanooga Area Food Bank and the Chattanooga

Mobile Market.

With a new website launching to serve as a resource for farmers and clients alike and a mention in the upcoming Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, the local organization is growing by the day, says communica-tions coordinator Whitney Marks.

“We’ve had such a really positive response to this and we have so much in the works,” she says. “We’re so excited and proud for [Easy Bistro owner] Erik Niel to talk about us at the At-lanta Food & Wine Festival. There’s just not many orga-nizations like us out there and we’re excited.”

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collaboration with the Chat-tanooga Area Food Bank which services 20 counties in the area and circulated 3 million pounds of produce and 12 tons of food in the area last year. The Food Bank acquires area farms’ seconds—the imperfect or harder to sell pieces—to distribute to those in need in the community. Through the Food Bank’s connections to farms in the area, Harvested Here was born.

This is how it works: Harvested Here works with smaller farms, like ones you might find at the Chattanoo-ga Market, to get their pro-duce into local restaurants. While the Food Bank was leaving behind marketable produce when picking up the seconds, Harvested Here works to facilitate sales of those items between farmers and clients. This results in restaurants and other com-mercial clients featuring fruits and vegetables grown in the immediate area, in-stead of ordering items from who-knows-where. Harvest-ed Here advocates on behalf of the farmers, acting as the middle-man between them and clients who will serve their produce as part of their menu.

In Chattanooga, local reigns, and that’s no differ-ent for food and restaurants. Just look at the growing farmer’s markets in the city and the emphasis restau-rants put on locally sourcing their product. You can’t miss that the trend is here to stay.

Harvested Here director

Ray Rollison has more than 30 years of experience as a buyer for grocery stores in Illinois before he was tapped to come head the organiza-tion. His philosophy shows that Harvested Here has filled a niche, and the farms the organization works with are just as enthusiastic.

In Rollison’s time work-ing with grocery stores, he’s seen that consumers and buyers are placing more and more emphasis on sustain-ability and local food sourc-ing. Peo-ple are swinging out of the convenience of processed food and caring about what’s going on the table. As con-sumers, we care and value the knowledge of knowing where our food comes from, especially if it supports a local endeavor.

And that knowledge he shares as director of Har-vested Here is certainly not lost on the growers.

“The Harvested Here Food Hub is so great, we really appreciate all that

Harvested Here does to help promote us,” says Joan Jones, owner of Lee and Gordon Greens. “I can see the orders increasing, and it is so nice to know we are being represented by such a dedicated organization.”

Aside from getting locally grown produce on the tables at our favorite restaurants, Harvested Here Food Hub has a mission to tell the sto-

ries behind each piece of fruit or vegetable that is passed through them. There’s

a farmer, a family and

people behind the food, and con-

necting people to their food is just as important as the rest of what they do. Turns out, that matters not only to Harvested Here, but to their clients.

"As a chef, I know the importance of quality local food, and even more so the quality of life of farmers—something we work hard to sustain at Easy Bistro & Bar,” says Chef de Cuisine

of Easy Bistro Peter Barlow. “The Food Hub is our part-ner in making sure these relationships, standards and values stay strong and fruitful in our local com-munity.”

Furthermore, assistant manager Thomas Persinger works with the farmers on crop planning and forecast-ing for crops that Harvested Here will help distribute. It’s a way of getting anything from heirloom variety or hard-to-find vegetables to restaurants, but also a way for restaurants to plan and accommodate the basic fa-vorites on a seasonal basis.

“We’ve got a grower with thousands of strawberry bushes, and this summer they’ve already planned for those strawberries,” Marks says.

Late last year, Harvested Here aimed to work with 30 farmers and many more clients. With 23 farmers under their belt already, it’s easy to see the success of the organization grow. With the support of the Benwood Foundation, Har-vested Here is here to stay for a while, but the ultimate goal is to be self-sustaining in four years. The produce sold covers the costs of the organization, and expand-ing beyond produce to include eggs, cheeses and meats, will help expand their breadth.

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Krogh, a young lawyer brought to Washington by Nixon aide (and Krogh family friend) John Ehrlichman, is the man who set up one of the strangest meet-and-greets in American history. One day in August in 1970, when Krogh was a junior White House attorney, the task fell to him to arrange a meeting be-tween Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon.

Krough, now a private attorney and ethics lecturer, says when the word came down that Elvis wanted to meet the pres-ident, he was convinced he was being pranked until the King of Rock actually walked through the door in a blue velvet suit. (Krogh will be in Chattanooga May 1 to speak at the annual Chattanooga Bar Association Law Day Luncheon and will also meet with public and independent school students at Girls Preparatory School earlier that day.)

The story goes that Presley wanted to offer his services as an FBI agent-at-large to help federal authorities police a growing drug problem in America. And he really, really wanted a badge.

Can we do that? Nixon is said to have asked, earnestly.

Improvising, Krogh said yes and Elvis got his gleaming government badge— although it’s unclear whether Presley ever cracked any drug rings.

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episode, along with going to jail after au-thorizing a covert burglary, are the two things most historians will note about his time in the White House. Krogh went to federal prison for four months after pleading guilty to ordering a 1971 break-in in an attempt to secure the mental health records of Daniel Ellsberg, a mili-tary analyst who gained fame by leaking military secrets about the Vietnam War to the New York Times.

The break-in at the California offices of Lewis Fielding, Ellsberg’s psychia-trist, was executed by members of a special White House unit assembled to plug government leaks, which came to be called the plumbers. Krogh was in charge of the plumbers, and the Fielding break-in was ultimately fruitless.

Krogh played no part in the eventual break-in at the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., in June 1972, but he

believes that the earlier lawlessness set the stage for what would become a slippery slope of ethical lapses and cover-ups inside the White House that eventually led to Nixon's resignation.

After prison, Krogh was disbarred but later regained his law license, and he has spent many years speaking to groups about how people can make good, ethical decisions and stay out of trouble. Much of his philosophy is outlined in his 2007 book, Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House.

“The book was basically offered as an apology,” Krogh said in a recent inter-view with Chatter. "Here’s how we can prevent something like this from hap-pening again.”

Krogh says that although today’s high school students see Watergate as ancient history, the themes of abusing power and trying to dodge responsibility for indis-cretions are problems every generation must face.

“People who lived through it (the Watergate era) identify with it because it was an extremely important time in our history,” Krogh says. “Young people today are searching for how to do the right things.”


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Before it was renamed Martin Luther King Boulevard, it was called Ninth Street and it was a mecca for African-American entertainment. In the 1950s, the district became known as

the Big Nine. Some called it “Harlem of the South.” On summer nights, crowded jazz clubs would open their front doors and enliven the block with music. The muffled bass drum like a heartbeat. The soulful sax like a deep breath. Up and down the boulevard, the twinkle of piano keys rose into midnight sky then sprin-kled to the sidewalk like shooting stars.

The Big Nine was legendary. It was a famous stomping ground for jazz greats like Cab Calloway, Count Basie and Aretha Franklin. It helped inspire dozens of local musicians like Bessie Smith, Va-laida Snow, who Louis Armstrong called the world's second best jazz trumpeter, and Clyde Stubblefield, who went on to play with James Brown and whose drum beats are still the most sampled in the world.

Shane Morrow, co-founder of Jaz-zanooga, Chattanooga's annual jazz fest, wants to ensure that the city's next gen-eration has that same exposure to jazz, a genre he calls one of the South's greatest cultural achievements.

“We didn't import this music,” he says. “It originated in America, in the South.”

And so in 2014, Morrow founded the Youth Music Academy, a free, year-round program that provides an opportunity for middle-and-high-school age students to learn not only jazz music but also its historical and cultural relevance.

The Youth Music Academy is sup-ported by the Lyndhurst Foundation which helps pay for rehearsal space at Memorial Auditorium where the group meets every Saturday and for local music instructors. Morrow calls it cultivating a creative economy. “If you want the best, you should be able to compensate them,” he says.

Although a few instruments have been donated to the program, Morrow says most students bring their own. The only prerequisite to join is that students must have at least six months of playing experi-ence. Currently, the program has 20 stu-dents with a range of musical tastes and racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Ages range from 12-18. Morrow likens the group to a bowl of gumbo.

“You have a different mixture of differ-ent folks. But once you get into it, it is a fantastic dish,” he says.

Some of the students easily fit the part—for example, 17-year-old Simone Edwards, the Youth Music Academy’s first vocalist.

Edwards has a voice like an upright bass, resonant and somber. Her frame is slight. Her hair, in tight curls, is dramati-cally parted to one side. If she traded her silk scarf for a feather stole, she looks as if she might have walked right out of the Big Nine mural painted on the side of an East MLK barber shop.

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The mural, which commemo-rates Chattanooga’s jazz legends, is one of the only reminders that the city once nurtured a vibrant and progressive music scene. Through the academy, Morrow hopes to cultivate a similar haven. In addi-tion to sheet music, students are given lessons on jazz theory, jazz's historical significance and how that relates to the community.

“Jazz makes you think,” says Mor-row. It has all the standards of every other kind of music, he says, plus one: improvisation.

Morrow often asks students to improvise melodies during re-hearsal. Students are asked to write their own music in the moment and then teach it to the group. It sounds intimidating, but ask any one of them how they feel about being put on the spot and they respond the same.

“Free,” says Jalil Muhammad. “It's like you can do anything you want with it.” Muhammad is a 17-year-old Brainerd High School senior. He plays tenor saxophone for Jazzanooga Youth Music Academy. He also plays with the Chat-tanooga Youth Orchestra and Brainerd High band where he is band captain. In addition to the sax, Muhammad can also play the trumpet, bas-soon, violin, piano, and guitar—which is how he met Connor Kendrick.

Kendrick and Muham-mad were introduced to each other through guitar les-sons. Later, they joined the academy together where Kendrick, an 18-year-old Gordon Lee High School senior, plays guitar. Kend-rick names Guns 'N Roses as one of his earliest musi-cal influences. Muhammad says blues was his first love.

Fourteen-year-old Clyde Glatter says his favorite genre is death metal. Glatter is an 8th grade student at Normal Park. He plays drums in the Youth Music Academy and in local metal band

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Everblack. Seventeen-year-old guitarist Melchizedeck Rowe, a senior at Chat-tanooga High School Center for Creative Arts, also names metal as his choice genre. He plays guitar for both Everblack and the academy; though, he is classically trained in flamenco music. Recently, Rowe auditioned for New York's re-nowned Julliard School.

Each year, Morrow awards a small scholarship to select students. He calls it “the William Price Scholarship” after the great local jazz bassist. In the 1960s,

Price was at the heart of the Big Nine. He played with local legends like the Papa Stubbs Band, Blues Shufflers and the Rick Upshaw Trio. On Ninth Street, Price was famous. On North Market Street, he could be refused a cup of coffee because of the color of his skin. Now, at age 76, Price is a celebrated musician all over town. He is featured alongside Bessie Smith, Wilfred Middlebrooks and other legends in the Big Nine mural on MLK.

The transformation of jazz, says Mor-row, is similar to the transformation of

Chattanooga. “It’s ever-changing, but the mood stays

the same,” he says.With every jam session, it is Mor-

row’s goal to pull that paint off the brick and color the boulevard with a new jazz scene—one that spans race, gender and social status.

As 18-year-old Kendrick has learned, “It's not always efficient to follow along

note by note.” Sometimes, you must change the key in order to make the music your own.

This year’s month long music celebration will feature award-winning acts, travelling exhibi-

tions, outreach presentations and all that jazz. Here are a few

highlights: April 1-30: In partnership with the Brubeck Institute and the

Chattanooga Public Library, Jazzanooga helps host The Times

of Dave Brubeck exhibit at the downtown library. Through

photography and documents, the travelling display showcases

Brubeck’s musical and cultural achievements.

April 24: Grammy-nominated neo-soul singer and songwriter Eric Roberson takes the stage at The

Camp House starting at 8 p.m. April 26: The most awarded vocal

group in history, Take 6 per-forms at the Community The-

ater at Memorial Auditorium. The gospel a capella sextet has toured worldwide and received acclaim from music greats like Ray Charles, Quincy Jones and

Whitney Houston. Show starts at 5:30 p.m. with opening act by jazz vocalist Gretchen Parlato and

bassist Alan Hampton. To learn more about the festival

visit www.jazzanooga.org

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The Baylor School mission: To foster in students both the ability and the desire to make a positive difference in the world.

Founded in 1893, Baylor School began classes in down-town Chattanooga as the Baylor University School. As the story is told in Castle on the Cliff, by John Longwith, Professor John Roy Baylor was seeking a new location for his school. Riding the streetcar to Signal Mountain, he climbed off at Williams Island Station near the Ten-nessee River and walked up the rise known as Locust Hill, “feeling ever more certain as he walked that here was the place.”

Classes began on the current campus in 1915, and this spring Baylor will celebrate “100 Years on the Hill.”

Today, Baylor continues to set the standard for visionary thinking and innovation in the education of young men and women. After all, it’s not how long you’ve been around; it’s how far ahead you’re looking, and Baylor is ready to lead in the next hundred years.

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The Baylor School mission: To foster in students both the ability and the desire to make a positive difference in the world.

Founded in 1893, Baylor School began classes in down-town Chattanooga as the Baylor University School. As the story is told in Castle on the Cliff, by John Longwith, Professor John Roy Baylor was seeking a new location for his school. Riding the streetcar to Signal Mountain, he climbed off at Williams Island Station near the Ten-nessee River and walked up the rise known as Locust Hill, “feeling ever more certain as he walked that here was the place.”

Classes began on the current campus in 1915, and this spring Baylor will celebrate “100 Years on the Hill.”

Today, Baylor continues to set the standard for visionary thinking and innovation in the education of young men and women. After all, it’s not how long you’ve been around; it’s how far ahead you’re looking, and Baylor is ready to lead in the next hundred years.

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THE AMAZING GO-GO'S MEET FOR BOOK CLUB.


LASTING FRIENDSHIPS

Judy Powell sounds sur-prised when she realizes her book club has been meeting for the past 20-plus years.

“The friendships are the main reason quite honestly,” she says of why the group, made up of about 10 regulars, has lasted over the decades. “We’re all in our 50s and 60s. After a point so many years have passed, you’ve watched … kids grow up and get married, you’re grandpar-ents now. It’s [about] the life you’ve lived together.”

The club has been made up of the same members since the beginning, she adds. A couple of newcomers were added over the years, she says, and others moved away to places such as North Caro-lina and California. But when they come back in town, the club tries to arrange a book club gathering around their visit. “We do stay connected,” says Powell.

Barbara Killgore says it was a need for friendship that led her to her own book club with the Chattanooga Newcomers Club. “I always

say it saved my life,” she laughs. “My husband was in the army so we always had instant friends every time we moved. We moved back here [to Chattanooga] and opened a business, and I didn’t know anyone anymore. For two years … I was just miserable.”

Then she got plugged in to the Newcomers Club, which hosts an event just about every Wednesday, including the book club once a month. “It turned out the book club is one of the favorite things we do,” she says. “I had never imagined myself in a book club; I thought it would be really dry and boring, but we have a ball.”

Killgore says the book club has seen up to 37 members or as few as 15, with a core of about 12 members. “We love it when new people start coming because it’s a whole new perspective on things,” she says. “It’s one of the more enjoyable things I’ve done in my life; I always look forward to it, lots of togetherness, laughter and friendship.”

THE CELEBRATION OF SOUTHERN LITERATURE CONFERENCE IS COMING UP APRIL 16-18, SO WE AT CHATTER HAVE BOOKS ON THE BRAIN.

The literature conference is the perfect time to discover new books with friends, and even in today’s fast-paced, social-media-driven world, circles of readers throughout Chattanooga are still organizing their own monthly gatherings to share their common love for the printed word.

This month, we reached out to members of local book clubs to find out what binds them together—and it’s about a lot more than a good story.

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Literature lovers are flocking to Chattanooga this month for the annual Celebration of Southern Literature conference April 16-18. A partnership between the Southern Lit Alliance and the Fellowship of Southern Writers, the conference attracts 1,000-plus authors and readers from across the nation to Chattanooga for panel discussions, workshops, book readings and signings.

And, about two-thirds of those attendees are from right here in Chattanooga, says Susan Robinson, executive director of the Southern Lit Alliance.

“It warms my heart to know that Chattanoogans are reading,” Robinson says. “It just improves everyone’s quality of life … to just get lost in a book, and we are here to nurture that.”

This year, ticket pricing structure for the conference is set up so that conference-goers can pick and choose what workshops and panels they’d like to attend, she adds.

Here are some of this year’s confer-ence highlights:Thursday, April 16 9-11 a.m.“So, you want to write a play or a musical?” with Marsha Norman

Friday, April 17 9:45-11 a.m.“Books to Film: Their Role in the Southern Experience” panel discussion with Charles Frazier, Ron Rash and Allan Gurganus

Friday, April 17 1-2:15 p.m.“Women of the Southern Wild: Enduring Female Characters in Southern Literature and Drama” panel discussion with Ron Rash, Tayari Jones, Jill McCorkle and Lee Smith

Sunday, April 19 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Post-celebration workshop, “Learn to make broadside prints with master printmaker Steve Miller of The Open Press”

For a complete schedule and to buy tickets, visit southernlitalliance.org.

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DELVING INTO DISCUSSION

Hot dogs, chocolate snack mix labeled "puppy chow," canine-shaped sugar cookies. The Amazing Go-Go’s book club host-ess Ellen Puffer took great care in centering a meal and decorations in her North Chattanooga home around the object of this month’s book club discussion, The Art of Racing in the Rain, written by Garth Stein and told from the viewpoint of a lab-terrier mix.

Puffer, whose own dogs Hotdog and Floyd were padding around the dining room, even took the time to gather photographs of each club member’s own pets and line them across the table.

It’s not uncommon for whoever is hosting the Amazing Go-Go’s meeting to go all out like this, says

member Kristina Hill. The group has only been meeting at each other's homes for book club for two years, but what they lack in longevity they make up for in enthu-siasm.

When they read Crazy in Alabama the women donned fancy hats and held an out-door soiree complete with a southern meal. They made feathered headbands as they discussed The Great Gatsby and then together went to see the newest film adaption of the classic.

“I think it really adds to everyone just loosening up a lot of times; it’s a fun way to be a little bit silly,” says Hill. “Sometimes the book becomes such a part of your life when you’re reading it. It’s fun to kind of show up and experience it in real life.”

Book clubs often include food related to the book

being discussed. “We all, of course, start off with the wine,” Powell jokes. “Then we have dinner and very often we never leave the table.”

Around the table, she says, they launch into the discus-sion. “There are certainly books that have compelled us and we’ve gotten into great discussion,” she says. “Other times, we realize we are not always as interested in the book as we thought we might be, so our discussion doesn’t get very deep.”

Sometimes, while the Celebration of Southern Lit conference is going on downtown, they’ll even invite a visiting author to come to a meeting and dis-cuss a book, she says.

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easy to find online and other times the group must get creative and come up with its own, says Hill.

But the questions easily act as gateways into deeper, more personal discussion. The Amazing Go-Go’s, for instance, started spouting hilarious stories about their own dogs as they compared the canine narrator of The Art of Racing in the Rain to their own lovable pets.

The Chattanooga New-comers book club rates the book after the discussion on a scale from one to five, with five as the highest score.

“Last month we read Euphoria, and the majority of us really didn’t care for it,” says Killgore. “I gave the book a two but I gave the discussion a five. I liked the book much better after the discussion because people

pointed out things I didn’t notice; it was amazing.”

And, inevitably, the dis-cussion gets off topic. Talk easily turns to work, kids and other things. But that’s OK. In fact, it’s the point.

“It’s about talking about

a book, hanging out, hav-ing good food and drinks and being with my friends,” says Hill. “When we were younger we used to see each other out every weekend. We’ve all gotten older and our lives have gotten a little

more complicated. Several of the girls have kids, a lot of the girls live busy lives. Book club is one of my favorite times of the month, because I get to see my friends no matter what else is going on.”

1. Serena by Ron Rash2. Tehano by Allen Wier3. Life After Life by Jill McCorkle4. Lark & Termite by Jayne Anne

Phillips5. Gap Creek by Robert Morgan6. Thanksgiving Night by Richard

Bausch7. The Slow Moon by Elizabeth Cox8. Raney by Clyde Edgerton9. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier10. Beyond Katrina: A Meditation

on the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Natasha Trethaway

Most book clubs give the host or hostess of the next meeting the power to choose the book, or they create a list that extends months down the road. The Chattanooga Newcomers book club, for example, has a list of books slated until September, says member Barbara Killgore.

But if your book club is overwhelmed by the amount of good books on the market, start with some of these. Written by southern authors who will be at the Celebration of Southern Literature this month, these titles are Southern Lit Alliance Executive Director Susan Robinson’s top 10 picks:

CHOOSING A TITLE

Members of the Amazing Go-Go's book club are, front row from left, Jennifer McClelland, Chrissy Mincy, Becky House and Kate Mincy. Back row from left are Ellen Puffer, Stephanie Pack, Ashley Stephens, Kristina Hill and Melanie Silva.


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When the Los Angeles Dodgers elected late last summer to end their six-year partnership with the Chattanooga Lookouts in

order to position their Class AAA and Class AA affiliates in Oklahoma, the Minnesota Twins were quick to become Chattanooga’s new parent club.

And with the new relationship comes a lot of history in this city.

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“It is definitely an interesting piece to this relationship, having all that history there,” Minnesota Twins farm director Brad Steil said. “It’s like ev-erything has come full circle.”

Two of the most recognized faces in Chattanooga baseball lore are Cal Ermer and Harmon Killebrew. Ermer managed the Lookouts from 1952 to ‘57 and guided Minnesota during the 1967 and ’68 seasons, and he managed Killebrew at both locales.

Killebrew played 21 seasons with the organization, both in Washington and in Minnesota, and wound up with 573 career home runs. Long before being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Killebrew, who died in May 2011, amassed 101 RBIs for the 1957 Lookouts and hit .306 for the ’58 Lookouts.

Ermer worked with the Twins after his managerial days were over and called Chattanooga home until his death in August 2009.

“Cal was a good, solid man,” former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda said in 2009. “You meet so many peo-ple in the game of baseball, and there were few people like Cal. He was class. He was a great guy who never caused any problems. He did his job, and he did it to the best of his ability.

“The game is better for having him and all the years he put in. In all my years in baseball, I never heard a bad word about him, and that’s amazing.”

Ermer, who signed with the Sena-tors in 1942 as an 18-year-old infielder and made $85 a month, was promoted from Triple-A Denver in June 1967


Minnesota became a Major League Baseball team in October 1960, when the franchise moved from Washington, D.C., where they had been known as the Senators. The Lookouts were affiliated with the Senators from 1932 through the 1959 season, the longest affiliation the Lookouts have known.

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to manage Minnesota. He guided the Twins to a 66-46 finish and a 91-71 overall mark, but they needed one win in a doubleheader on the final day of the regular season at Boston’s Fenway Park to win the American League pen-nant and lost both contests.

The Twins had high hopes in ’68 but took a hit when Killebrew injured his hamstring in that year’s All-Star game. Minnesota skidded to a 79-83 record, and Ermer was replaced by Billy Martin, who was debuting as a major league manager.

Ermer continued to coach but never made it back to the big leagues after compiling a 145-129 record, and he started serving as a Twins scout in 1986.

“I’ve been in pro baseball 65 years, and I haven’t made a million dollars yet,” Ermer joked several months before his death.

In 1952, Lookouts owner Joe Engel hired Ermer, then 28, to manage Chat-

tanooga, which had not finished better than seventh in the previous four seasons of the eight-team Southern Association. The Lookouts won the regular season title in ’52 and set a sea-son attendance record that remains today.

Ermer managed the Lookouts to a 484-445 record in six seasons, reach-ing the playoffs three times. Nobody has managed Chattanooga for a longer stint since.

The press box at AT&T Field was renamed the Cal Ermer press box in 2008.

“He meant so much to all of us,” former Lookouts owner Frank Burke said. “Cal Ermer taught me so much about baseball over at Engel Sta-dium. I used to love listening to those stories, and I remember Cal saying the difference between a good team and a bad team at this level can be two or three guys, and that sometimes you have them and sometimes you don’t.

“He forgot more about baseball than I’ll ever know.”

Washington players who developed through Chattanooga quickly became familiar with the Knothole Gang at Engel Stadium. Started by the YMCA and expanded under Engel’s owner-ship, the spirited club was open to boys from 9 to 15 who were “of good stand-ing in school and church.”

Each elementary, middle and high school could field a Knothole Gang, and the groups could attend all Lookouts games except Sundays and holidays.

When the big-league franchise moved from Washington to Minne-sota, the Lookouts partnered with the Philadelphia Phillies through 1965. There was no professional baseball af-ter that season until 1976, when Chat-tanooga had a two-year affiliation with the Oakland A’s (1976-77), a five-year affiliation with the Cleveland Indians (1978-82), a five-year partnership with

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Cincinnati played exhibition games in Chattanooga within three of the first five years following AT&T Field's construction before the 2000 season, and challenging the Reds in 2002 were the Minnesota Twins.

The Twins won World Series titles in 1987 and ’91, topping the St. Louis Car-dinals in ’87 and spoiling the worst-to-first run by the Atlanta Braves in ’91. Each of those memorable World Series lasted seven games.

Bill Smith, a former general man-ager of the Twins who still works in the organization’s front office, said the experience his players had at the 2002 exhibition made him realize that Chat-tanooga would be an excellent destina-tion for a Double-A team. Minnesota’s Triple-A affiliate is in Rochester, N.Y., and its Single-A teams are in Fort My-ers, Fla., and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The Lookouts underwent an owner-ship change this offseason, with Atlan-ta-based general partners Jason Freier

and John Woods buying the team from Burke, but Rich Mozingo remains the team’s president and general manager.

“We have enough confidence in our own organization that we can work with anybody,” Smith said. “We’ve been with other player development arrangements where there have been ownership changes, and we’re con-fident in our side of the relationship that whoever they sell this club to, we will work well with them. We just went through this in New Britain (Conn.) two years ago, and we’ve had a great relationship with the people up there.

“Frankly, Rich’s role is probably more critical, because he’s our day-to-day guy, but we’ve been in Rochester for 12 years. We were in New Britain for 20 (before coming to Chattanoo-ga). We’ve been in Fort Myers (Fla.) for 20. We come to stay.”

Mozingo has echoed Minnesota’s excitement of the new partnership, and while he doesn’t have any season-ticket holders who were regulars back in the days of the Senators, he isn’t lacking for those who know about the

players of old.“It really hasn’t been an older or a

younger thing,” Mozingo said. “I’ve had people tell me that this is like coming full circle, and it’s been from those who are 25 years old and those who are 75 years old. What amazes me is that an unbelievable amount of people realize that we were affiliated before, so I’ve been surprised that it hasn’t just been the 70- and 75-year-olds.

“It’s been everyone across the board.”OPENING NIGHT

The Lookouts spend 15 nights on the road in April, opening their season at Montgomery April 9.

The home opener April 15 will start a five-game series against the Birming-ham Barons with games nightly at 7:15 and Sunday’s closer at 2:15.

Following another road trip, when the Lookouts return home to face Jascksonville April 30, they begin a stretch of 20 home games through the end of May.


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CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS 2015 SCHEDULE

The Chattanooga Lookouts have revealed their highly anticipated 2015 promotional schedule. The team’s 70-game regular season home slate features 12 fireworks shows, new and exhilarating theme nights, the return of fan-favorite national entertainment acts, a packed slate of giveaways and the 23rd Annual Used Car Night (August 1).

Accompanying the Lookouts Fireworks Friday Extravagan-zas this season will be some of the team’s most exciting theme nights including Star Wars Night (May 1), Salute to Heroes (May 29), Agriculture Night (June 19), 90’s Night (July 10), Super Hero Night (July 31), Pirates and Princesses Night (August 14) and Night at the Circus (September 4).

Along with new theme nights, the Lookouts are also roll-ing out new giveaways. On Saturday, May 2 the team will be handing out bobbleheads, of Lookouts’ great and Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew, to the first 1,000 fans in at-tendance. Other items to be given away at AT&T Field this season are magnet schedules (April 15), logo baseballs (May 30), 2015 Team Card sets (June 21), puzzles (July 10), youth T-shirts (July 31), college football tickets (August 15) and mini-bats (September 5). The upcoming season also features the return of the team’s Trip Giveaway (May 8) and the 23rd Annual Used Car Night (August 1).

“This year we are mixing in fan-favorite promotions with brand-new theme nights at the ballpark that are sure to en-tertain fans of all ages,” said Lookouts’ president and general manager Rich Mozingo in a release. “We can’t wait to open our season on April 15and provide family-fun entertainment all season long.”

At AT&T Field this season, fans will also be able to look forward to the team’s weekly promotions. On Sundays anyone who brings a canned good receives a free General Admis-sion Ticket to that day’s game. Mondays mark the return of Kids Eat Free Mondays (excluding May18) where all kids 12 and under receive a free hot dog and a drink and on Twitter Tuesdays fans who follow the Lookouts will be able to take advantage of special deals and promotions.

Fans can reserve their seats to the home opener and the rest of the team’s home games by purchasing a Firebirds Mini-Pack or season tickets by calling 423-267-4TIX.

OPENING NIGHT 2015

The 2015 Lookouts home opener is on

Wednesday, April 15 at 7:15 p.m. against the Birmingham Barons.

Opening weekend will feature the team’s

first FireworksFriday of the season (Friday,

April 17), an appearance by the World Famous

ZOOperstars! (Saturday, April 18) and Dogs on the Diamond (Sunday,

April 19).

CHATTER MAGAZINE | APRIL 2015 91CHATTANOOGA’S BUSINESS MAGAZINE

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• It hits a wide variety of important topics.

• I like the quick tips, reading about who’s on the move and learning about Power Tools.

• The profile articles on our local business leaders are a great way to learn.

• It’s always relevant to all levels of business.”

Ryan Rogers Chief Operating Officer for

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Purple agate slice necklace by Chattanooga artist Christina Glidden, available at Plum Nelly.

Shell cast rings, available at McClain Made. Keshi pearl and 14k gold pendent necklace by Theodora Pappas, available at Plum Nelly.

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Bamboo Collection sterling silver bracelet and Glamazon 18k yellow gold reef bangle, both available at Rone Regency.

Beaded charm bracelets, all available at Sophie's Shoppe.


BY MEGHAN PITTMAN AND KELSIE BOWMAN

We can finally let go of our sweaters and enjoy the spring weather. This month, these finds help us welcome spring with their convenience and fun attitude.

LOLLIA RELAX HAND

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Available in two sizes—one

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literally. $9 for .33 oz, $28 for 4 oz

KREWE DU OPTIC BENGAL SUNGLASSESAVAILABLE AT ONWARD RESERVE

1110 MARKET STREET, SUITE 108, 362-5714

We couldn’t be happier that Onward Reserve has decided to stick around in Chattanooga. With trendy sunglasses such as these tortoise shell frames with blue lenses, we’ll be staying stylish and protecting our eyes this spring. $185

▲WOVEN BRONZE CHAIR

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outdoor living, it can be used indoors. Bonus: it’s also available in matte silver. $990

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This may be premature, but our hankering for

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Chattanooga. To quell that longing for pool days and picnics, we’re breaking out

our Zoku Quick Pop maker for delicious and homemade

popsicles—that don’t take hours in the freezer. $49.95

WINE WIPESAVAILABLE AT FRANCESCA'S2115 GUNBARREL ROAD, 893-8978

Let’s face it—there’s a lot more porch sitting this time of year. For us, that means we’re enjoying our red wine outdoors, and when that happens, we tend to get red teeth and lips. Swipe that away and keep your teeth clean with these handy wipes for all of those selfies you’ll take in this beautiful weather. $9

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Hand-crafted in Columbia, we're sure these double-strap flat sandals will become your go-to shoes this spring and summer. From perusing a farmers market to meeting friends for lunch, simply slip them on to stroll in style. $75

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Baylor Congratulates

Ms. Dillard has exceptionally served United Way of Greater Chattanooga since 1987. She was made its fifth chief executive officer in 2003

and its first female President and CEO.

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Congratulates2015 Woman of Distinction

Honoree

EVA DILLARD

Thank you for everything you’ve done to build

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WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARDS

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WOMEN of DISTINCTION

present the 30th

CHATTANOOGA CONVENTION CENTERGRAND BALLROOM

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE

AND HENDERSON HUTCHERSON MCCULLOUGH

FOR RESERVATIONS:TNWOMENOFDISTINCTION.ORG (423) 629-1098

Awards Luncheon

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015



Welcome! We are thrilled to have your support of this special 30th anniversary of the Women of Distinction Luncheon to benefit the American Lung Association in Tennessee. I am honored to chair this wonderful event and to be a part of this proactive organization that is helping to improve all our lives. Today we are honoring thirteen accomplished women who have set themselves apart through their professional achievements: civic, cultural, philanthropic, human service and environmental commitments to our community. I know you will be impressed with the outstanding qualities of Eva Dillard, Teresa Dinger, Annie Hall, Beverly Johnson, Betty Jolly, Brenda Lawson, Stacy Lightfoot, Dana Perry, Dr. Valerie Rutledge, Julia Sanford, Dr. Colleen Schmitt, Darlene Smith and Julie Taylor.

As in the past years, we had a fantastic response to the nominations for the Young Women of Distinction. We are honoring five motivated and active high school senior girls who have set themselves apart as individuals who are outstanding in leadership, academics, character and compassion for those in our community. These chosen young women are our next generations of leaders. We think you will be impressed with them. Victoria Caldwell, Anjali Chandra, Mariana Hernandez, Haydon Tucker and Caitlin Zaragosa serve the Chattanooga area with honor, integrity, enthusiasm, generosity and willingness to take risks and a personal dedication to goal achievement.

I am more than honored to introduce Debbie McKee Fowler, a.k.a. “Little Debbie” as our 2014 Tennessee Woman of Distinction. With Debbie’s humble demeanor and her work behind the scenes for many organizations, we have truly found the meaning for a Woman of Distinction.

We are here today to celebrate these outstanding community leaders. But in doing so, we must also recognize another reason why we are here today—and that is to join together in the fight against lung disease. Lung cancer is the NUMBER ONE cause of cancer deaths in women. And women are 56 percent more likely than men to have asthma. Over the past 34 years, the rate for men has declined; however, regrettably, there has been an increase in the rate for women.

As the oldest voluntary health organization in the United

States, the American Lung Association’s mission is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. We help Tennesseans breathe more easily through education, advocacy, research and knowledge! Knowledge is the power in helping to save lives.

From tuberculosis and asthma to tobacco control and clean air, the ALA has achieved multiple lung

health successes in more than 100 years of service. And these successes are due to the work of thousands of committed volunteers, dedicated staff and generous supporters like you.

There are leadership roles we are born to take on. With the leadership and strength of mothers, daughters, sisters and friends fighting together, we can be more powerful than any lung disease or cancer. Now is the time to stand together, fight harder and speak louder, so that we all can breathe better and live longer.

So what do you say? Are you ready to jump in and join the fight for air? I hope you will consider a contribution to the American Lung Association in Tennessee now in honor of committed women everywhere and of the 30th anniversary of the Women of Distinction program.

I would like to thank all amazing committee members, volunteers and dedicated ALA Staff—Shirley Cudabac and Sue Winston—who have given their time and efforts into making the Women of Distinction event a memorable tradition. I especially want to thank all of our sponsors for their generous support with special recognition to Chatter Magazine and WRCB-TV3.

Before I close, I want to thank each of you for attending. You are our greatest asset today and tomorrow, and the Lung Association could not accomplish its mission without your support. Just by being here today, you are making a difference in someone’s life and making a commitment to improve the future of our nation’s lung health!

Sincerely, PAULA HENDERSONChairwoman, 2015 30th Anniversary Women of Distinction

REGION I COUNCILBobbie AbercrombieCathy BarkerLisa CaldwellGwen CarltonStefanie de’OlloquiLisa EavesJayne Holder

Lynda Minks HoodGinger JohnstonDr. Lee PerryPaula PettyDr. Susan RaschalLaurel RhyneBarbie Standefer

Rhonda TappCharlotte ThompsonLinda ThompsonRebecca TravisFinette WinerLarry Wolfe

Members:Officers: Rob Pish President

Robin Grant Past President

Welcome



In 1985, Loveman’s began a tradition of recognizing ten of Chattanooga’s best dressed women for their personal sense

of style and fashion. Since those early years the award has evolved to symbolize the many extraordinary contributions women have made to our community. These women were actually Women of Distinction, too.

In 1993, the Woman of Distinc-tion award was presented for the first time to honor women who set themselves apart through their professional achievements and civic, cultural, philanthropic, human service, and environmental commit-ments to the community. The late Jimmy Lou Rye chaired the luncheon which has now become a signature spring event benefiting the American Lung Association.

Over 290 local women have been honored as Women of Distinction for their achievements and accom-plishments. Each of these women is unique and essential to this commu-

nity as we face the ultimate challenge: to live, to grow, to inspire, and to leave an honorable legacy.

In addition each year the Tennes-see Woman of Distinction is honored for her years of distinguished leadership, volunteer activities, philanthropic work, or professional accomplishments which have contributed to improving the quality of life in Tennessee.

The Woman of Distinction is one who: • Volunteers her time to help

improve the quality of life for others

• Establishes standards that inspire and encourage other women to achieve their full potential

• Provides leadership and influences decisions that shape and define our city, state, and nation

These women give of themselves through their time, energy, and talents to make a difference in our world. They are our Wives, Mothers,

Sisters, and Friends. These Women of Distinction are representative of what every woman does — juggling professional careers, families, community service, and philanthropic work.

Paraphrasing Robert Lewis Stevenson: The woman is a success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent friends and the love of children; who leaves the world better than she found it, whether by an improved flower, a perfect poem or a rescued soul; who never lacked appreciation of the earth’s beauty or failed to express it; and who looked for the best in others and gave the best she had.

The American Lung Association in Tennessee, the Women of Distinction Committee and all the Sponsors say THANK YOU to the many women who have been honored over the last 30 years — a huge THANK YOU for making a difference in our world.

The American Lung Association and Henderson, Hutcherson, McCullough, PLLC are very proud to present the 30th Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon.

Congratulations to the 2015 Tennessee Woman of Distinction, the thirteen 2015 Chattanooga Area Women of Distinction

and the five Young Women of Distinction.

WOMEN of DISTINCTIONhistory



*Deceased

1993Tennessee State Museum Director

Lois Riggins Ezell

19943rd District United States

CongresswomanMarilyn Lloyd

1995Founding Chairman of

Challenger CenterJune Scobee Rodgers

1996Nashville Businesswoman and

PhilanthropistMartha Ingram

1997University of Tennessee Lady Vols

Head Basketball CoachPat Summitt

1998Tennessee Historian and AuthorWilma Dykeman*

1999Author, Columnist

and Motivational SpeakerDr. Nell Mohney

2000Internationally Acclaimed Soprano

Mary Costa

2001Oscar-Winning Best Actress

Patricia Neal*

2002Olympic Gold Medalist

Venus Lacy

2003Newspaper Publisher, Arts Patron

and PhilanthropistRuth Holmberg

2004Community Leader and

PhilanthropistRuth Street*


PhilanthropistAlice Lupton


PhilanthropistNorma “Butch” Mills


PhilanthropistJo Ann Yates

2007Community Leader, Arts Patron

and WriterSonia Young

2008Television personality and

PhilanthropistMarcia Kling

2009CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield

of Tennessee, Community LeaderVicky Gregg

2010Doctor

Dr. Phyllis Miller

Dr. Nell Mohney


PhilanthropistMai Bell Hurley

Maxine Alper*

2012Business & Civic Leader

Patsy Hazlewood

2014Vocalist

Kim CriswellMary Barker

2010Educator

Rickie Pierce

Jo Ann Yates

2010Lawyer

Susan Elliott Rich

TENNESSEE WOMEN of DISTINCTIONpast recipients

IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE WE HAVE LOST THIS YEAR:

SUZANNE COHN, HELEN MCDONALD EXUM, MARY HOLLIDAY, FRANCES HAMES SIMMONS, LYNN H. WOODWORTH &

JEANNE FLINT RAHLFS

2013 – DIAMONDS OF DISTINCTION

* Deceased



Bobbie AbercrombieAnn McKenzie Aiken

Jeanine AldayAmelia L. AllenCorrine Allen

Maxine Alper*Dr. Deborah Elwell Arfken

Maxine BaileyJudge Suzanne Bailey

Ann BallDr. Mary Barker

Julie BaumgardnerVerina Baxter

Judy BellenfantCaroline Bentley

Nancy BergMonique Berke

Claire BinderDr. Charlotte Boatwright

Alexis BogoJudge Jacqueline Schulten Bolton

Rae Young BondSara Bowen

Sheila BoyingtonFaye Boyle

Julie Betts BrandaoSgt. Cherilyn Bryant

Sandra BrewerRuth BrinkleyBecky Browder

Debbie C. BrownJacqueline Brown

Amanda Faith BuchananCarole Ann (Cam) BuschMaryellen Locher Burd*

Priscilla CaineBetsy Caldwell

Margaret CallihanMargaret Culpepper Card*

Susan CardRhonda Catanzaro

Marilyn CenterDolores Chandra*

Gail ChapmanKim Chapman

Susan CobbKim Coffey

Suzanne Cohn*Jo Coke

Nancy CollumEleanor CooperBeverly J. Cosley

Pamper Garner CrangleStefanie CroweSue CulpepperBonnie CurreyLaTrice Currie

Elizabeth Davenport*Leland Davenport

Susan DavidsonRobin Derryberry

Darlene Lane-DetmanKaren Diamond

Deborah DiStefanoCarla DoninaEvelyn Duval

Pat EakerMissy Elliott

Deborah Harrison EverhartHelen McDonald Exum*

Terri FarmerConnie FarrarAlva Fields*

Vilma Scruggs Fields*Sissy Figlestahler

Kitty ForbesJoAnn Forman

Judy FranckNancy Payne Franks

Linda FribergJoan FriersonPatti FriersonCharlynne Fry

Kathie FulghamMyra G. Fuller

Pat FullerElizabeth Gaines

Gail Coulter Gannaway*Rona Gary

Tanya GipsonJoyce GodseyRobin Grant

Bonnie GravesVicky B. Gregg

Carolyn W. GuerryEmmy Haney

Jane W. HarbaughDolores HarveyHolly HarwellLinda Harwell

Patsy HazelwoodJan Headrick

Paula HendersonBobbie Hendrix

Dr. Fannie HewlettArdena Garth Hicks

Elaine HillJayne Holder

Katherine HollandTerri Holley

Mary Holliday*Ruth Holmberg

Lynda Minks HoodSusie Hunt

Kristy HuntleyMai Bell Hurley

Dr. Debbie IngramDeanne W. IrvineJanet Kelley Jobe

Beverly P. JohnsonStacy Johnson

Ginny JohnstonCarolyn JonesEleanor JonesJane Kaylor

Dr. Margaret KelleyMary Kilbride

Donna Knowles KillianMarcia KlingCandy Kruesi

Shawn Kurrelmeier-LeePam Ladd

Peggy LaneyCharlotte Landis

Clara LaneBeverly Langley

Martha Law*Jennifer LawrenceAlison Lebovitz

Mickey LeventhalJill Levine

Mary Jane LevineMaryStewart Lewis

Katherine R. LindgrenJimmy Lou Lindsey*

Marilyn LloydRay Long

Virginia LoveBeatrice R. LyonsDaisy MadisonDiane Mason

Maddin McCallie*Elizabeth McCright

Terri McDowellJune H. McEwen

LaFonda W. McGeeDr. Lynn Tepley McGeeKarla McKamey-Valadez

Lynn McKameyLyda McKeldinMary McMillan

Linda McReynoldsPhyllis Mescon

Molly MilesGloria Jean MillerDr. Phyllis Miller

Nancy Mills Norma Mills

Dr. Nell MohneyKristina Montague

Helen Moore*Mary Navarre Moore

Sara Morgan Linda MorrisHilda Murray

Joan McNeill Murray* Carol Mutter

Jennifer NicelyRuth C. Obear

Susan Burkett O’HareTilda Oehmig*Kirby Oldham

JoKatherine PageDr. Mukta Panda

Judy Bennett ParkerDiane Parks

Jean C. PayneRickie Pierce

Susan P. PierceMary PorteraLoretta Prater

Helen Pregulman Marcie Pregulman

Jeanne Flint Rahlfs*Susan Raschal

Linda RathMargaret ReismanSusan Elliot Rich

Jean Battle RichardsonYvonne Ring

Marty RobinsonSally Lindsay Robinson

Donna RoddyDr. June Scobee Rodgers

Rhoda RuffnerLorie Mallchok Runge

Marti RutherfordMolly K. Sasse

Dr. Jeanne ScanlandKrystal ScarbroughCarolyn Schearer

Virginia Schmissrauter*Eleanor Schwartz*

Pam SchulmanCindy Sexton

Virginia Anne SharberMinnie Sherman*

Laura ShipleyJudge Christie Mahn SellFrances Hames Simmons*

Cyndee Rice SimsPris Siskin

Chris SmithFrances S. SmithRebecca Smith

Barbie StandeferPat Starke

Susan Callaway SteinBetty Stocker

Harriette StokesJudy Street

Scottie Goodman SummerlinFlorence V. Summitt*Dr. Elaine Swafford

Dr. Mary TannerBetsy Chapin Taylor

Amy ThomasDr. Lizabeth Kennedy Thomas

Linda ThompsonEileen ThorntonGreather TinkerLoraine TorrenceBrenda K. TurnerShelia Ullenberg

Jerri C. UnderwoodEdna VarnerJoy Walker*Karen Walsh

Ann G. WeeksSue Anne WellsEllen WhitakerKim H. White

Bonnie WilliamsGwen Williams

Judge Marie WilliamsMerri Mai Williamson

Lillie WillsBarby WilsonFinette Winer

Florence B. WittBarbara WoffordDiane Wolford

Charlesetta Woodard-ThompsonLynn H. Woodworth*

Jo Ann Cline YatesMarcia Yessick

Jean Burke YoungSonia Young

WOMEN OF DISTINCTION

past honorees



Friday, April 24, 2015CHATTANOOGA CONVENTION CENTER — GRAND BALLROOM

WelcomePAULA HENDERSON

CHAIRMAN 2015 WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

CINDY SEXTONMC, 1998 WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

InvocationREV. ANN G. WEEKS

ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH2000 WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

RemarksSISSY FIGLESTAHLER

2014 WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

Lunch

Presentations2015 TENNESSEE WOMEN OF DISTINCTION

DEBBIE MCKEE FOWLER

2015 CHATTANOOGA AREA WOMEN OF DISTINCTION CINDY SEXTON

VIDEO PRESENTATIONS BY ST PRODUCTIONS

2015 YOUNG WOMEN OF DISTINCTIONRICKIE PIERCE, 2010 TENNESSEE WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

Award Presentations by BECKY GLOVER, FISCHER EVANS

PAULA HENDERSON, CHAIRWOMAN, 2015 WOMEN OF DISTINCTIONCARL HENDERSON AND DONNIE HUTCHERSON

2015 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION

OUR EMCEE: CINDY SEXTONCindy Sexton has been a Chattanoogan and news anchor at WRCB-TV /Channel 3 Eyewitness News since 1985. She is a 1998 Woman of Distinction. For the past 11 years, she has graciously done the voice-overs for our videos and for many years devoted her time and talent to being the emcee for this event, both of which we greatly appreciate. We are very pleased that she continues to assist us. Thank you, Cindy!

program



STACY LIGHTFOOT, JULIA SANFORD, EVA DILLARD, VALERIE RUTLEDGE, DANA PERRY, DR. COLLEEN

SCHMITT, BRENDA LAWSON, BEVERLY JOHNSON, BETTY JOLLY, JULIE TAYLOR, DARLENE SMITH, TERESA DINGER

AND DEBBIE MCKEE-FOWLER. ANNIE HALL IS NOT PICTURED.


2015HONOREES

2015 TENNESSEE WOMAN OF DISTINCTION HONOREE



Imagine finding yourself in a win-ning position on Final Jeopardy and the category was

local icons. Alex Trebec announces: "She is known as Chattanooga, Tennes-see's Hometown Girl."

Well, let me take a minute and tell you a little about Debbie; Debbie McKee-Fowler, that is. Today she is an executive vice president of McKee Foods Corpora-tion. What makes her one of our women of distinction is not the fact that her face has been on one of the country's favorite snacks since the 60s; it's the fact that she has not used this platform to promote herself or her family to any position of prominence or power but has quietly worked to enrich her community.

In fact, for years, Debbie would purposefully shy away from public appearances. But over the years, she realized the notoriety of being Little Deb-bie gave her the opportunity to continue a legacy of sup-porting the under-privileged children all across the world as well as right here in Chatta-nooga. She credits two wom-en of distinction in her life for this; her grandmother and co-founder of McKee Food, Ruth McKee, who mentored

her in business and philan-thropy, and her mother, Sha-ron, for her ability to always find ways to help others.

She started her career with her family business in first grade, walking from the elementary school to Plant 1, and working/playing in the Thrift Store. The campus

she walked through, then known as Southern Mission-ary College, is where she later received her undergraduate degree. In 1997 she received a Honorary Doctorate of Law from Southwestern Adventist University.

Some of the organizations she has enjoyed working

with: Single Parent Scholar-ship Fund, Junior Achieve-ment, Students in Free Enter-prise, Safe TV®, United Way and numerous other church and non-profit organizations.

Debbie currently enjoys working with Holbrook Indian School in northeast Arizona. The school provides a way for Native Americans to break the often typical cycle of poverty in provid-ing Christian education and developing marketable skills. As a devout Seventh-day Adventist Christian, she loves to personally share with others the love that Jesus has for them and work with Amazing Facts ministries in these evangelistic efforts.

And right here at home, Debbie is instrumental in helping with one of the programs being lead by Girls Inc. of Chattanooga. This program is introduc-ing 6-8th grade girls to the field of IT at East Lake Academy of Fine Arts.

Debbie and her husband, Randy, enjoy a variety of outdoor and fitness activi-ties as well as rambling down the road together on their Harleys. She believes one of her greatest successes is finding ways to help others without them knowing.

Debbie McKee-Fowler

2015 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION HONOREES



Teresa Dinger has worked for Siskin

Hospital for Physi-cal Rehabilitation for the past 21 years, where she serves as the Administrative Director of Marketing and Referral Rela-tions. She is respon-sible for the market-ing, advertising and admissions functions of the hospital, as well as fundraising and development efforts to ensure the hospital is able to continue to offer care to people regardless of their ability to pay. Supporting the work done at Siskin Hospital is not only a job it is a true passion for Te-resa. She models her life after the hospital’s motto of “Caring People. Changing Lives.” and believes whole-heartedly in making a difference in the lives of others.

When her daughter, Haille, was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of eight, leading to spinal fusion surgery four years later, Teresa’s sincere prayer was that if her family had to go down this path, she and her family would be able to use their experience to help others facing a similar journey. Since that time, Teresa and Haille have spent countless hours encouraging other parents and children with a similar diagnosis.

In 2003 and again in 2013, Teresa organized teams to build two Habitat Homes which benefitted Siskin Hospital employees. She has also volunteered for Teen Challenge, The Community Kitchen, Chattanooga’s Room in the Inn and the Chambliss Children’s Home.

Teresa is a 2010 graduate of Leadership Chatta-nooga and the 2013 recipient of the Freedom’s Foun-dation National Distinguished Service Award. Teresa has received a number of local, regional and national awards throughout her career for advertising excel-lence. She has served on boards of the Chattanooga Advertising Federation and the Tennessee Society of Marketing and Public Relations, and a number of com-mittees at UTC Children’s Center and Baylor School.

Despite her numerous career accomplishments, Teresa names her single greatest accomplishment as partnering with Mike, her wonderful husband of 28 years to create a happy, loving home for their two children, Haille, 16, and Hunter, 14.

Eva Dillard is known as a leader for the com-mon good for her com-

munity. The conscience of any organization to which she lends her skills, Eva always leads her fellow service comrades to do what’s right and what’s best.

After 17 years of service in speech pathology, mental health and developmental disabilities, Eva joined United Way in 1987.

In her United Way career, Eva has continually pushed herself and her departments to work smarter, while doing more for the Chat-tanooga community. A believer in dedication, motivation and goal setting, she has risen from Director of Outreach Services, to Vice-President of Services, to EVP and then President/CEO in 2003.

Eva oversaw restructuring of United Way’s allocation pro-cess and helped lead the development of Invest in Children and Youth and the Center for Nonprofits. As CEO, Eva has worked closely with United Way’s Board to refine the organization’s focus around education, family stability and supporting the most vulner-able, and also completed 12 successful fundraising campaigns.

As United Way’s first female CEO, Eva also is a role model and mentor to young female professionals looking to climb the ladder to professional leadership with integrity.

In addition, Eva is an active volunteer. A longterm Rotary member, Eva sits on the advisory board of the Chattanooga Cham-ber of Commerce and is a member of the Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute, Leadership Chattanooga’s Alumni Associa-tion and the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Regional Health Council, which she previously chaired. Her past volunteer activities include serving on the City of Chattanooga’s Mini-Grants Review Committee, as a board officer on the Tennessee Commission on National and Community Service and as a member of the Junior League of Chattanooga’s Community Advisory Committee.

She has also been quite active regionally and nationally. Eva is recognized as a leader nationally within United Way through service on United Ways of Tennessee Board of Directors (Past Chair), United Way National Presidents’ Roundtable (2012 chair) and the United Way Southeast Regional Conference (2010 chair).

Eva and her husband Dick are active members and volunteers at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. A very family-oriented couple, together Dick and Eva have been blessed with a daughter, Tempe Wagner, two sons, Duke and Duffy Dillard and 11 grandchildren.

Eva and Dick spend much of their free time with their grandchildren, particularly at schools and sporting events.

Teresa DingerEva Dillard



Beverly Johnson cur-rently spends most of her present time

as a Trustee for the Johnson Family Foundation as-sessing charitable needs in East Tennessee and North Georgia where her husband’s family owns and operates Hardee’s restaurants. Her personal time is devoted to causes that improve the life of children and teenag-ers. Her mission is to instill in those young minds that no matter how desolate your circumstance, pick yourself up and help someone else. But, her greatest achievement has been her role as mother of two rambunctious young women, Maggie and Laura.

Growing up and struggling with the death of her mother at the tender age of six, she lived in an orphanage for eleven years. Though she was lonely and unloved, her Grandfather’s wise words from Luke 12:30, “To whom much is given, much is required,” reminded her that there will always be someone who has less aned who is hurting more. Embold-ened by this philosophy, she put herself through Lee Col-lege, and graduated with an accounting degree. During her senior year, she met and married her husband Mark, and began a career in banking and service to her community.

Throughout her life, she has focused much of her free time to volunteering in the community where she grew up. And, it has brought her numerous awards and recogni-tions. She has a great passion for her church, where she has taught Sunday School, served as children’s coordinator, staff parish committee board member, on the United Method-ist women and has attended numerous mission trips.

Through the years, she has been honored with the Sertoma Service to Mankind Award, the Young Careerist Award, the YMCA Hardwick Volunteer Award and the Boys and Girls Club Empowering Women Award. Along with the volun-teering at the Boys and Girls Club and building Habitat for Humanity Homes, she teaches a Junior Master Gardening Class at the Bradley County Juvenile Detention Center.

In both her career and her volunteer endeavors, Annie Hall has dedicated

the better part of 25 years to supporting and improving public education in Hamilton County. Her work reflects her commitment to provid-ing every student in our public schools equal oppor-tunities to be successful.

Annie’s daughters Molly and Katie gradu-ated from CSAS, Hamil-ton County’s first magnet school. Her volunteer involvement at CSAS ranged from co-chairing a fundraiser for library computers to coaching the middle school girls soccer team. Now that Katie’s sons are students at Nolan Elementary, Annie enjoys volunteering in their classrooms.

But Annie’s involvement in our public schools goes far beyond the walls of her daughters’ and grandchildrens’ schools. She was the Executive Director of Partners for Academic Excellence, a non-profit organization which gener-ated parental and community involvement in public schools. She worked on the Teacher Quality Initiative while at the Public Education Foundation. Long active in Democratic politics, Annie took her activism to the next level and ran for the school board in 1996. She represented District 2 on the Hamilton County School Board from 1996 to 2000.

Retirement remains on the far horizon for Annie, who is involved with organizations that share her belief that our public school students need and deserve community support. She serves on the board of the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Acad-emy and is a member of the Mountain Education Foundation Advisory Committee. She is also a member of the Arts Build board, where her focus is on advocacy and arts in education.

Annie and her husband Jim have lived on Signal Mountain for 40 years. They are members of St. Timo-thy’s Episcopal Church, where Annie is a member of the adult and handbell choirs and serves on the Thrift Shop committee. She is happiest when spending time with grandchildren Tommy, Jimmy, Clarke and Austin.

Beverly Johnson Annie Hall




Brenda Lawson has a 30-year track record in success-

ful business development of companies with growth substantial enough to at-tract acquisition by pub-licly traded companies.

As co-founder of two rent-to-own businesses and a deferred presentment business, she managed financial and organizational growth of companies serving 17 states with over 1500 employees and revenues exceeding $100 million dollars. Brenda is founder of Law-son & Associates, a management company with oversight of business in which she is majority owner. She and husband Stan are owners of Spring Creek Development, and she is owner and chief executive officer of a diverse group of com-panies across the U.S., including Swing Perfect, Friendly Auto, Solutions Finance and Iron Doors, to name a few.

A native Clevelander, Brenda says her most rewarding hours are those spent giving back to the community that has given so much to her. She founded Creating Christ-mas Memories and DiaperLove of Bradley County.

Family is also an important part of Brenda’s life. She and husband Stan enjoy boating and attending UT Vol games. The Lady Vols’ practice court is named Lawson Court. A girls’ softball field at Cleveland High School bears her name as does a new Teen Center on the campus of Cleveland Family YMCA.

Lawson is an avid supporter of University of Tennes-see at Knoxville and Chattanooga, serving as a member of UT Development Council and Executive Committee of Alliance for Women Philanthropists. She is on the UTC Foundation Board of Trustees and Advisory Board for Col-lege of Business. Currently, she is chairing a capital funds campaign for Tennessee Christian Preparatory School. In Cleveland, she serves on the Public Education Foundation, is president of Cleveland 100, past President of the Chamber of Commerce and past United Way Campaign Co-Chair.

She has received the Southern Conference Distinguished Service Award, Chamber Free Enterprise Award, Service to Mankind Award, UTC College of Business Entrepre-neurial Honor and was 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year. She and husband Stan have three children, Steve McKenzie, Ashley Wallace, Zach Lawson, and one grandson, Tripp.

Betty Jolly has been an active volunteer and entrepreneur in our

community for 60 years, and continues her service today at the age of 86. In 1951, she began her com-munity service work as an Alpha Beta ETA Sorority member and volunteer. Over the decades, she has served in all leadership offices in the chapter and state, as well as three officer positions in the Southeastern Regional Council. She currently sits on the Ways and Means Comittee and serves as the State of Tennessee St. Jude Project Coordinator, where she oversees the processing and mail orders for all St. Jude Dream Home ticket sales and leads the recruitment effort for the volunteers.

In 1960, she opened her own business under Na-tionwide Insurance, and has been recognized for her professional service both locally and regionally.

In 1964, Betty joined the board of Directors for the Walter E. Boehm Birth Defects Center, just one year after its incep-tion. Betty has served as Board Chair and in other leader-ship roles over the years. Today, she is an active Lifetime Board Member, attending regular meetings and serving on the Program Committee. She coordinated the Taster's Lun-cheon and Nuts Sale fundraisers hosted by the Alpha Betas to benefit the Center. She also oversees the volunteers who prepare and serve food at the annual patient family event.

Betty currently serves as Chair of the Wanda Fleming Foundation Scholarship Fuind Committee which benefits the Orange Grove Center. She is a member of First Chris-tian Church, where she serves as Tresurer and previously served as Congregation Chair. Betty regularly volunteers her time for events that benefit Catholic Charities.

Betty lives in Hixson and enjoys cooking, travel-ing and watching all sports. She has three children, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Brenda LawsonBetty Jolly





A person dedicated to service and community is how

many would describe Dana Perry. She has a passion for working with and helping people. As a young girl, Dana forged a close relationship with her grandparents and elderly neighbors. These bonds helped cultivate her desire to support the elderly as she grew and became a professional within the legal industry. Dana’s law practice has a focus on elder law and those with special needs. She has been recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America multiple times. Best Lawyers in America 2014 named Dana as “Chattanooga Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year.”

Her lifelong commitment to giving back to the com-munity is very apparent. She has served on numerous boards and volunteered her time to organizations such as the Urban League, WTCI, River City Company, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce and the Ju-nior League. She was recently appointed to board ser-vice with Meritas, a global alliance of 174 law firms.

Dana is also a strong proponent for having a diverse community and workforce and works closely with the Ur-ban League to help carry out their mission. As the former managing partner and a senior shareholder at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., she carried on the tradition of instill-ing a company-wide focus on philanthropy and inclusion.

Dana is an active runner. Her current goal is to fin-ish a 5k in less than 30 minutes. Dana is a member of Thankful Memorial Episcopal Church in St. Elmo and enjoys spending her down time with family.

She is the loving wife of Charles Perry. They have two children, Sam and Melissa, and three grandchildren, Charlie, Athena and Sebastian. Dana and Charles love to travel and are on a quest to continually learn about and experience other cultures. They live in downtown Chattanooga so they can enjoy the beautiful sights and sounds of the city just minutes from their doorsteps.

While Dana is very proud of her career and profes-sional accomplishments, she credits her 30-year marriage as her greatest success. She is very thankful to Charles and her family for their love and continued support.

W hen Maya An-gelou penned the words,

"Love recognizes no barri-ers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope," she did not know Stacy Lightfoot, but the poet's words describe her beauti-fully. Stacy's journey has taken her to Indiana where she got her undergraduate degree as part of a national community service scholar-ship program; to London, England for graduate school and a Masters degree in interna-tional service; to Kingston, Jamaica to teach mathematics and English as a passion, and then back home to Chattanooga, to help public school students and their families navigate the higher education system. The lives of countless young people have been changed for the better by Stacy's work, whether it's directly with them or through the professional develop-ment she provided for the adults who work with them.

Stacy's passion for people and love of cultures have taken her across the seas to more than 25 countries. She's devoted thousands of hours of service in her community and glob-ally performing in plays, singing in choirs, restoring houses, teaching English, emceeing events, and the list goes on.

Others have noticed Stacy's leadership and commit-ment to community, recruiting her to serve in numerous positions — Vice president of college and career suc-cess at the Public Education Foundation, board chair of Ballet Tennessee, and a member of nonprofit boards, professional organizations and networks, including Chat-tanoogans Connected, a group that came together to push aside racial barriers and form friendships.

Many wonder how she manages to do it all. But somehow she does, and then still manages to be a wonderful mother to Dallas, who's 5, and a daughter to Cula, who has multiple sclerosis, for whom she has been a caregiver for 13 years.

In 2011, Stacy received the national Counselor That Change Lives award. And in 2015, the Girls Inc. UnBought & UnBossed award.

Dana PerryStacy Lightfoot



Julia Sanford knows how to put together a silent auction and can

manage the details of a large fundraiser. She takes volunteerism seriously and works hard for the organiza-tions she cares about. Julia’s motivation comes from seeing others succeed. Her greatest joy has been watch-ing the successes of her own four children, a path which led to Julia’s most rewarding roles in the community.

When Julia’s daugh-ters began dance lessons, it rekindled Julia’s lifelong love of ballet. Julia performed with Ballet Tennessee alongside her daughters and young dancers from all parts of the city. She appreciated the commitment of Ballet Tennessee to serve all the city’s youth through scholarships and outreach pro-gramming, and Julia has served for many years on the Ballet Tennessee Board of Directors, acting as Treasurer and Gala Chair. In 2012 Julia received the Barry Van Cura Legacy Award for her service and dedication to Ballet Tennessee.

As a mom, Julia knows the importance of getting chil-dren off to a good start, and this led to her longtime involve-ment with Little Miss Mag Childcare Center. She served on the Board of Directors acting as President and Trea-surer. Julia’s favorite activity with Miss Mag was teaching a weekly creative movement class to the children.

Julia’s career as a systems programmer led to her de-sire to see more girls enter STEM careers. Julia became involved with Girls Inc. of Chattanooga, served on that board and was chair of the “Blast Off ” fundraising event.

Julia is thrilled to see her children give back as well. Julia worked side by side with Charles, Phillips, Julia and Lizzie for many summers as part of The Church of the Good Shepherd’s Mountain to Mountain Ministry which provides camps and opportunities for the youth of rural Appalachia. Long lasting friendships were made and con-tinue, which is the best reward for service to others.

Julia and husband, Keith, live on Lookout Mountain with their three dogs, three cats and a pet snake named Eve.

A s a cheerleader for The University of Tennessee at Chat-

tanooga Mocs in her under-graduate days, Dr. Valerie Copeland Rutledge had only begun to sing the praises for the institution where she has taught and served for over 20 years. Valerie earned the B.S. and M.Ed. degrees from UTC and received her doctoral degree from The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

Valerie’s career spans four decades. She has taught Eng-lish, Latin and Drama in the Hamilton County Schools and was recognized as Hamilton County Teacher of the Year, Southeast Tennessee and Tennessee High School Teacher of the year in 1986. She joined the UTC faculty in 1995, later becoming Director of the School of Education, and then Dean of the Col-lege of Health, Education and Professional Studies. She also holds the Mildred Routt Distinguished Teaching Professorship.

The first woman elected to lead the Hamilton County Republican Party, Valerie took a leave of absence from teaching to run her father’s campaign for the Republican nomination for Governor of Tennessee from 1993-1994.

A member of Alpha Delta Kappa International Teach-ers Sorority for more than 35 years, Valerie has held a number of offices including president. Her work with Free-doms Foundation at Valley Forge has helped raise funds to send area high school students to the historical site in Pennsylvania to learn firsthand about their government and the principles upon which our country was founded.

In 1999, Valerie was appointed by Governor Don Sun-dquist to a nine-year term on the Tennessee State Board of Education to represent the Third Congressional District.

As a member of the boards of Siskin Children’s Insti-tute and Siskin Rehabilitation Hospital, Valerie enjoys working collaboratively with these organizations, pri-mary partners in much of the work of the UTC college she leads. Valerie also serves on the board of the Principals Leadership Academy, a unique collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce, PEF, HCDE and UTC.

Valerie and her husband Jack enjoy spending time with their children Dan, Cindy and Ashley, grandchildren Bailey, Emily, and Tyler, and great granddaughter,Taylor. They’ll be looking for you next football season as they tailgate before cheering the UTC Mocs on to success!

Julia SanfordDr. Valerie C. Rutledge




Dr. Colleen Schmitt’s first volunteer work, tutoring classmates in

elementary school in reading, reflected a life-long passion for books. Her first allowance was a weekly book. She is now a board-certified inter-nist and gastroenterologist, and has practiced in Chatta-nooga, Tennessee with Galen Medical Group since 1993.

Currently, Dr. Schmitt is President of the American Society for Gastrointesti-nal Endoscopy (ASGE), representing 12,000 members worldwide, and member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology Specialty Board. She has led health policy and advocacy efforts in major issues related to gastrointestinal care and worked in national leadership positions in research, diversity, and strategic planning. She has authored numerous manuscripts and book chapters.

Dr. Schmitt has served on the Board of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society. She is a founding physician for Volunteers in Medicine, and a volunteer for the Project Ac-cess, organizations that provide healthcare for the uninsured. She has proudly represented these organizations as a “model of care” at the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. She vol-unteers her skills at local leadership programs and high schools.

She has served as Chief of the Gastroenterology division and was Director of Clinical Research at University of Tennes-see College of Medicine, Chattanooga Unit. She developed our area’s first multi-specialty clinical trials units, Southeast-ern Clinical Research and Memorial Research Centers.

Dr. Schmitt attended Missionary Ridge Elementary, Brain-erd Junior High, and Ringgold High Schools, and Jackson-ville State University. She obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree at University of South Alabama and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the Harvard Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. She completed fellowships in Gastroen-terology and Health Services Research at Duke University, also achieving a Master’s degree in Biometry and Informatics.

She loves to garden, read and travel. She is learning Lindy Hop with her high school sweetheart and husband, Clint, with whom she’s helped raise two fantastic kids.

Darlene Smith is a person who has a passion for living and

sharing her life with others. After spending many years in a profitable career in the insurance industry, Darlene was diagnosed with late stage breast cancer in 2003. She says “our hearts were broken, but I soon realized I had to choose how to live whatever time that I had left.”

Darlene chose to live victoriously, enthusiasti-cally and with passion so that others would know that life is precious and not to be taken for granted. Darlene says, “There is life after a cancer di-agnosis and it can be a wonderful, beautiful life!”

As a cancer advocate, Darlene has served as a board mem-ber of many organizations. She is one of the co-founders of the Young Survivor Support group in Chattanooga. Darlene is also one of the Scenic City Survivors, who have created the “Celebration of Life” Breast Cancer Calendar for the past 10 years benefiting the MaryEllen Locher Foundation. Darlene will soon walk in her 10th 60-mile walk for breast cancer. She says that her feet have grown at least a size as she has walked over 5000 miles for breast cancer awareness and research.

She has also served twice as a consumer advocate for the Department of Defense’s Breast Cancer Research pro-gram. She continues to lobby for cancer legislative reform both on the state and federal level. She was selected as a breast cancer advocate to participate in Martina McBride’s 11 tour and has been featured on two national PSAs for General Mills. She also is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network lead for Hamilton County.

Darlene has been married to her childhood sweetheart, Jerry, for 40 years and has three beauti-ful daughters, Mandy Crossen, Megan Zarling and Missy Goodlet, along with five precious grandchil-dren. Darlene says, “God is good … all of the time!”

Dr. Colleen M. Schmitt Darlene Smith




Julie Taylor is woman who embraces every stage of her life with

passion and purpose. After a successful 12

year career in broadcast sales and management she was fortunate to be able to stay home and raise her two children, Tru and Camp-bell. During that time she chose to volunteer primar-ily for organizations that involved her family. From renovating Riverview Park to chairing AMUSEUM for the Creative Discovery Museum, she championed many causes usually with one or both children in tow.

She counts as one of her many blessings St. Peters Episcopal School where she served as Board Chair and with her husband Rob, helped to successfully complete a major capital campaign to expand the campus. It was there that she developed a pas-sion for fundraising, so it was no surprise when she decided to re-enter the workforce and she chose nonprofit development.

Julie began her second career at WTCI–TV raising money and awareness for public television. She then joined Erlanger Health System as their Chief Development Officer and President of the Foundations. When she is not busy sharing Erlanger’s exciting plans to build a new children’s hospital, she can be found working with the Women’s Fund of Greater Chattanooga. As the past board chair, she has helped to raise funds and advocate for issues involving women and girls in our community, a cause she is most passionate about.

In spite of a demanding job and many philanthropic com-mitments, Julie still finds time for her friends. She has been part of a women’s book club for over 16 years. Some of her closest friends are part of this group and she rarely misses a meet-ing even if she hasn’t read the book! Julie believes in seeking a balanced life of family, friends, career and personal growth. She credits her husband, Rob, for giving her the opportunity.

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NISHA BOYINGTONLOGAN DAVIS

JA’KEENA DILLARDALAIRE GAGE

REBECCA HILLEARYANNA IOANNIDISHANNA JUMPER

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From left are: Caitlin Zaragosa, Haydon Tucker, Anjali Chandra, Victoria Caldwell and Mariana Hernandez

Victoria Anne Caldwell

When Victoria Anne Caldwell’s counselor at the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences nomi-nated her for this honor, she stated, “Victoria Caldwell is a student who is going to be a force to be reckoned with in this world.”

This statement applies to the world of scholarship, for Victoria is a scholar as her 3.811 grade point average and her high test scores indicate. Her transcript is loaded with honors classes ranging from

Honors French 4 to Honors Calculus. She has spent two summers at a Duke TIP Academy and another sum-mer at a Tennessee Gover-nor’s School.

At CSAS she is a member of the Paideia’s Honor Soci-ety and is currently leading a major event sponsored by that society. Writing is a chief interest for Victoria, and her English teacher comments that her writing “reveals depth and passion.” She greatly enjoys research, which she says offers her the opportunity to combine her passion for reading with her

passion for learning. Dance is another chief

pursuit for Victoria. She has been a student of ballet since the fourth grade and says that dance can give her a new language in which to express herself fully.

Volunteering is a way of life for Victoria. She has con-tributed more than 135 hours volunteering at Troopers Treasure, where she assisted in the adoption of rescue dogs; Erlanger Hospitals VOlunTEEN program; and the Chattanooga Public Li-brary, where she has served as a teen librarian.



Anjali ChandraGirls Preparatory School

senior Anjali Chandra excels in academics as her 4.23 grade point average and status of National Merit Finalist indicate. Named an AP Scholar of Distinction, she won the Grace McCallie Scholarship for the Highest GPA through her junior year. At GPS Anjali is editor-in-chief of the school newspa-per, team captain of the Sci-ence Olympiad and an Honor Council Representative. She is the principal violist for the GPS/McCallie Honors Orchestra and participates in the Model UN.

Anjali is noted for her medical and community service involvement. She established Global EXCEL, a nonprofit organization to

provide education resources to underprivileged children in India, where she also has taught at the Prajna Founda-tion’s Enrichment School. She is the program director for Power It Up, a STEM empowerment program for students at the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy. She has received a grant from Mozilla for the develop-ment of a mobile healthcare program for ESL students and serves on the Thiel Foundation board to encour-age young people to become entrepreneurs.

The youngest student to receive an investigative award and a research intern-ship in the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota, she has volun-teered at the Hamilton Coun-ty Health Department where she planned a curriculum for an infant mortality and to-bacco prevention campaign. She serves as president of the Infant Mortality Awareness Campaign of Tennessee and was a board member of the National Hepatitis B Aware-ness Campaign.

A GPS teacher summa-rizes Anjali’s accomplish-ments with these words: “An educator is lucky if a student like Anjali comes along in his teaching lifetime.”

Mariana Hernandez

Mariana Hernandez has been president of her class during both her junior and senior years at the Chat-tanooga Girls Leadership Academy. She also is a CGLA Peer Mediator, mentoring 6-11th grade students, and has served as class president for the Community Service Club.

Mariana is also quite active in the community. In 2014, she was named to the Chattanooga Ambassador Program, created by the Mayor for 25 potential young leaders in the community

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nity service program is an everyday activity for senior Haydon Tucker, and she has been a major grant writing leader for several projects.

To her, literacy is the most effective salve for situations that she sees in her volun-teer work, and she spends innumerable hours shar-ing her love of reading with young children. Thus, she has produced a children’s book, Keep Trying Tiny Turtle, which has become part of the literacy curriculum both at the Westside Community Center, where Haydon has been a constant presence, and in Harlem, New York City. She has received the President’s Volunteer Service Award and was selected for leadership within Baylor’s Community Service Pro-gram. She also has been part of the Baylor School Jamaica Servant Leadership Trip.

Haydon has been active in areas other than community

service at Baylor and in the community. She is a mem-ber of the Red Circle, Baylor admission ambassadors and the Round Table, Baylor’s literary discussion group. Haydon has received the Jumonville Award, the best all-round junior as voted by classmates, and the Joe Key Leadership, voted by faculty. She also is a leader within the youth program at the Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church.

Described as an “excep-tional student,” Haydon has chosen a rigorous course of study and maintained a 4.0 grade point average. A mem-ber of the National Honor Society, she has been named an AP Scholar and a National Merit Commended Scholar.

A nominator summarizes Haydon in this way: “Haydon is the heavyweight in Baylor’s learning community” and “the keystone of the commu-nity service program.”

Caitlin Zaragosa

Leadership, service and academic success seem to come naturally to Caitlin Zaragosa. A Beta Club mem-ber with a 4.0 GPA at Soddy Daisy High School, she has taken all the most advanced classes at the school and has repeatedly placed on the star roll.

A member of the Student Council during her high school years, Caitlin has coordinated several com-munity and school activi-

ties. Holding the position of chaplain of the Council, she has organized motivational moments before the business meetings. She also has held the office of vice president of the National Honor Society. A favorite activity is serving as president of the Future Business Leaders of Amer-ica; participating in various FBLA competitions, she and her Global Business Team placed first in the region last year. Caitlin has been a leader in Cru High School,

implementing the organiza-tion at Soddy Daisy. She also has been involved in forensic activities and has performed at the Chattanooga Theatre Center.

A member of Stuart Heights Baptist Church, Caitlin works with children on a regular basis in Vacation Bible School and in music activities. Moreover, she has spent a month in Indonesia working with small groups and teaching conversational English at the “English Cen-ter.” She has volunteered at the Soddy Daisy Health Care Center, Read Across America and Orange Grove. A job at Aeopostale Inc. has also been part of her routine.

As her college advisor notes, “Caitlin is truly a rare find among high school seniors.”

and is part of the Youth Em-powered to Succeed program, sponsored by the YMCA. Involved with Girls Inc., she also volunteers her time at the First Centenary United Meth-odist Church’s Inner City pro-grams and currently works as a counselor at the East Lake Recreation Center. Moreover, she also has participated in The Envision National Youth Leadership Forum: Law and CSI in Washington, D.C.

Because of Mariana’s diligence as a student, she has been named the valedictorian

of her class and is a member of Beta Club She has taken the most advanced courses offered at CGLA and has consistently appeared on the Honor Roll. Mariana will be the first member of her family to graduate from high school, and she plans to enter college in the fall.

One of Mariana’s nomina-tors mentions her “utmost respect for others” and her self-motivation. Another adds this praise: “She is al-ways willing to go beyond what is expected.”

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Debbie McKee-Fowler

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Ruth McKee, co-founder of McKee Foods and grandmother of Debbie McKee-Fowler

McKee Foods Corporation l 10260 McKee RoadCollegedale, TN 37315 l www.littledebbie.com

MMcKee Foods wishes to congratulate Debbie McKee-Fowler and all the 2015 Women of Distinction for their lifetimes of accomplishment.

What makes a Woman of Distinction? For Debbie it starts with a deep-rooted foundation laid down more than 80 years ago. Debbie’s grandparents, O.D. and Ruth McKee, co-founded McKee Foods in 1934 with little more than great imaginations and a strong work ethic. �eir challenging beginnings, which included running a snack-cake business during the Great Depression, demonstrated that the McKees were undaunted by the challenges they faced.

Now one of the executive leaders of the company, Debbie McKee-Fowler has proven that the legacy of her grandparents lives on in her and the other third generation leaders. Part of that legacy is continuing to provide snack cakes that delight consumers throughout all of North America.

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Debbie McKee-Fowler

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Ruth McKee, co-founder of McKee Foods and grandmother of Debbie McKee-Fowler

McKee Foods Corporation l 10260 McKee RoadCollegedale, TN 37315 l www.littledebbie.com

MMcKee Foods wishes to congratulate Debbie McKee-Fowler and all the 2015 Women of Distinction for their lifetimes of accomplishment.

What makes a Woman of Distinction? For Debbie it starts with a deep-rooted foundation laid down more than 80 years ago. Debbie’s grandparents, O.D. and Ruth McKee, co-founded McKee Foods in 1934 with little more than great imaginations and a strong work ethic. �eir challenging beginnings, which included running a snack-cake business during the Great Depression, demonstrated that the McKees were undaunted by the challenges they faced.

Now one of the executive leaders of the company, Debbie McKee-Fowler has proven that the legacy of her grandparents lives on in her and the other third generation leaders. Part of that legacy is continuing to provide snack cakes that delight consumers throughout all of North America.


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Crabtree Farms Spring Plant Sale

10-12Crabtree Farms is hosting its 15th annual Spring Plant Sale and Festival, complete with workshops, crafts, garden

plants and food. The event is perfect for the whole fam-ily and features more than 180 varieties of plants from vegetables to herbs to flowers and more. Find out more at crabtreefarms.org.

4 Bridges Arts Festival

10-11The Association for Visual Art is kicking off spring with its 15th annual 4 Bridges Arts Festival at the First Tennessee Pavilion.

The event attracts thousands of people every year to enjoy arts and crafts, live music and local foods. Artists come from across the country to participate in the juried show. Find out more at 4bridgesartsfestival.org.

Spring Fashion Show and Luncheon

16The Performing Arts League is hosting its Spring Fashion Show and Luncheon at the

Mountain City Club, starting at 11 a.m. Anna Ball White and Yacou-bian Tailors will present their latest spring fashions, worn by some of Chattanooga’s outstanding women. The event features a gourmet meal and door prizes, and the proceeds go to support scholarships and other programs for youth in the perform-ing arts in the Chattanooga area. Tickets cost $60. For reservations, email [email protected]. For more information call 423-622-2425.

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BARNETT & COMPANY MASTERWORKS SERIES

RACHMANINOFF’S 2ndApril 30 • 7:30PM Tivoli TheatreKayoko Dan, conductorCSO Chorus, Darrin Hassevoort, director

423.267.8583www.chattanoogasymphony.org

Plus, Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass


Palate 2 Palette

25 Art will take over the Southside District Satur-day, April 25 for Palate to Palette. The theme this year is “The Wizard of Us,” based on the classic movie Wizard of Oz. Attendees can

park at Track 29 and walk over to registration at Passenger Street. From there, follow the yellow brick road through art exhibits and galleries at Area 61, Cobblestone Rue, Gallery 1401, Miki Boni Studios, Debarge Winery, Church on Main, Hart Gallery and finally the Crash Pad. Then head back over to Track 29 for the Bubbles & Sweets after-party. Art, music, dance and drink await. All proceeds benefit the Craniofacial Foundation of America. Learn more and find tickets at p2p-chattanooga.org.

Bowl for a Miracle

25Miss Chattanooga 2015 Stephanie McK-ain is partnering with Children’s Miracle

Network and Erlanger Children’s Hospital to “Bowl for a Miracle.” The proceeds from the event, held at Holiday Bowl in Brainerd, go to support Children’s Miracle Network. Find out more at bowl-foramiraclechatt.com.

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For Brochure and DVD:P.O. Box 5113, Marietta, GA 30061770-428-1062 • Fax: 770-428-1302

www.CJL.org • e-mail:[email protected]

One & Two Week SessionsJune 7th through August 1st, 2015

• Horseback Riding

• Ropes Course• Climbing Wall

• Archery• Tennis• Hiking• Overnights

• Sailing• Canoeing• Swimming• Diving

• Crafts• OLS• Campfires

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8 weeks of summer fun!

423.265.0024 I [email protected]

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“I desire to share my experiences through my art. Art to me is perfection through imperfection, and my greatest feat has been to continually record my experience in life through art; from

paper to paint, canvas to collage. My heart is to look into lives, events and times from my small perception of what is ‘really going on’ in our/my world. This is only one brute filter of

an untrained and loudly passionate painter. These are predominantly interpersonal concepts that I traverse by exploring myself and others that I have been so blessed to share my life with. Often times I am overwhelmed by the trials and pain of this life and want to throw in the towel,

but I know it is not by chance that God has brought me this far and He will not give up on me now. From a pit of homelessness, aimlessness, addiction and depression to a breath of new life, sobriety, stability and a continued and more balanced direction for my life and art. This makes

me tick and keeps the embers lit on the flame of my heart.”

SEE MORE OF CARABALLO’S WORK AT ALEJANDROCARABALLOART.COM AND FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM @ENJOYDRO.

“The Adventures of Glorious Gabe and Gnarly Gnate”

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For location details and private dining menus, visit www.RuthsChris.net.

2321 Lifestyle Way at the Embassy Suites (I-75 & Shallowford Road) 423.602.5900

For Menus & Additional Information, visit RuthsChris.net

CONSIDER “OLD FASHIONED” A COMPLIMENT.AND A DARN GOOD COCKTAIL .

KEEP DATE N IGHT SACRED.

HAVE YOUR STEAK AND EAT IT, TOO .

Call us at 423.385.3000or visit www.cscbank.com

Relationship Banking“�e Women’s Council of Realtors is a network of successful realtors, advancing women as

professionals and leaders in business, the industry and the communities we serve. Over the years, we have partnered with Cornerstone Community Bank to serve our local council’s banking needs.

Like our organization, Cornerstone is dedicated to supporting our community and is a place where personal banking relationships still matter.”

Kim Bass, Re/Max Renaissance Realtors, President, Women’s Council of Realtors, Chattanooga ChapterDebbie Radford, Re/Max Renaissance Realtors, Vice President of Membership, Women’s Council of Realtors, Chattanooga Chapter

Kim Bass, PresidentWomen’s Council of Realtors