Archive for: September, 2004

Titans injuries makes mixed reviews

Titans injuries makes mixed reviews

The Tennessee Titans have started their season with mixed reviews, taking off on a 1-2 start puts them in a hole, one they’re used to digging out of. Last season the Titan’s had a slow start and then came on like the championship team everyone...

 

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Foothills Mall for the second year in a row will host the “A Team” program during the 2004-2005 school year for all Blount County, Sevier County, Alcoa and Maryville City schools. The program encourages academic excellence by rewarding good...

 

Got milk? Lactose intolerance

A chocolate milk shake, a hot fudge sundae, even a grilled cheese sandwich will all cause distress in people who suffer from lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance is a condition that many people have lived with and not even realized they...

 

A salute to the flag

What a great way to end the school year when in June the Northview Singing Cougars put on a Star Spangled Spectacular performance as the students sang at a concert The auditorium was filled with parents, siblings and fellow student, teachers...

 

Fun planned Pigeon Forge School

Pigeon Forge Middle School would like to invite the community to its annual fall carnival and auction on Tuesday, Oct. 5th from 5-8 p.m. This event is sure to be a real crowd-pleaser! The auction is supported by numerous area businesses with...

 

Schools back! Here’s some tips to make this year great.

Another school year has started and I find myself preparing to go to school just as I have been doing for the past 12 years. Every year, I always get nervous and I can’t sleep the night before the first day of school, but I have a few “secrets”...

 

Students get visit from KUB

Students get visit from KUB

At the end of school a representative from KUB did a wonderful safety presentation for some fourth graders, now fifth graders, at Seymour Intermediate School. Mrs. Tracy Wolfenbarger arranged the visit and invited the students of her teammates...

 

It’s fair time!

It’s almost time for the Sevier County Fair. It is set for its 69th run, September 6-11. The fair means different things to different people and most of us have childhood memories of our visits to the fair. From the rides, food, animal shows...

 

Young chefs learn culinary delights

Young chefs learn culinary delights

Each morning for four days, they put on their apron and white chef’s hat to prepare a delicious gourmet lunch. Twenty-one fifth – eighth grade young people across the county attended Junior Chef Camp this past summer. It was organized...

 

BOOK REVIEW: Victor Lopez at the Alamo

Most people have heard of the famous siege at the Alamo, and have heard stories of the lives lost there. This informative historical novel for middle readers puts a human face on this battle. Victor, a Mexican boy of fourteen, is forced to...

 

It’s the Game advisor

Game of the Month: WarioWare Inc. Mega Party Game$ (Gamecube) Last week, my brain had melted into my shoes and, believing I was Napoleon Bonapart, I danced with a broom until Wednesday morning. Granted, this happens every week, but THIS time...

 

411 hosts Jr. racing

The 411 Dragway is known throughout the area for fast cars going down the one-eighth mile track racing each other for prize money and trophies. You get used to the noise of the powerful engines and the speed of the cars. In August some different...