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The Neighborly Notice
Vol. 17, No. 35 – Tuesday, September 17 2024
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1. Neighborhoods Rally to Replace Stolen Art
2. Wiffleball Registration Deadline is Friday
3. Knoxville Celebrates National Night Out
4. KKB Hosts East Knoxville Community Cleanup
5. MDC Offers Suicide Prevention Training
6. Celebrate World Gratitude Day
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Knoxville Neighborhoods Calendar (click link for online calendar)
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Published by the City of Knoxville’s Office of Neighborhood Empowerment, we report news important to Knoxville’s residential neighborhoods. Include your neighborhood- related event or meeting in this space. Call 865-215-3232. News deadline: 12 noon on Fridays.
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1. Neighborhoods Rally to Replace Stolen Art
As many of you may have heard, a sculpture of children reading on a bench was stolen from Thomas “Tank” Strickland Park in East Knoxville, next to the Burlington Branch Library. WATE Channel 6 reported on the
theft and interviewed Sharon Davis, of
Historic Holston Hills Community Club, a neighbor who originally helped raise money to place the statue in the park. She was distraught to see that it had been stolen.
Derek Tate, of the Michael Meadowview Neighborhood Watch, has organized a fundraiser, along with the Knoxville East Lyons Club, to help raise funds to replace the art.
Please give if you are able and/or share this
link with your neighborhood groups.
The park, which opened 14 years ago on a former gas station site, was named after the former county commissioner and longtime community leader Thomas “Tank” Strickland, who died in 2023. You can read more about the park’s dedication in 2010 and see a picture
of the bench on
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2. Wiffleball Registration Deadline is Friday
The deadline to register a team for our seventh annual Wiffleball Tournament is this Friday, Sept. 20. Three teams are signed up:
West Hills Community Association, Westwood Homeowners Association, and
Parkridge Community Organization.
Game Day is Saturday, Sept. 28, beginning at 9 a.m. at Caswell Park, 570 Winona St.
If you can’t get a team together, still come out and cheer on Knoxville neighborhoods!
Located just east of downtown Knoxville,
Caswell Park includes four softball fields, Ridley Helton baseball field, the beloved and accessible Ashley’s Dream playground,
First Creek Greenway and many other amenities, including restrooms and concession stands.
Fun fact: the park is named for William Caswell, a well-known Captain and then Attorney General for Tennessee, who donated land to the City for construction of a public park, including a ballfield, in 1916. Caswell was a longtime baseball fan, having participated
in what may have been the first game played in Tennessee, a 1865 contest between the Holstons and the Knoxvilles.
With questions about the wiffleball tournament, please reach out to Shannett Riley at
sri...@knoxvilletn.gov. Hope to see you there!
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3. Knoxville Celebrates National Night Out
National
Night Out is a grassroots initiative for neighborhoods to celebrate law enforcement and first responders. Knoxville neighborhoods are celebrating on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
If your neighborhood is hosting a celebration, please contact Debbie Sharp at
dsh...@knoxvilletn.gov with the following information:
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Name of your neighborhood
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Amherst Helmbolt Community Association, Marble City Neighborhood Organization,
Northwest Hills Safety Community Group, Norwood Homeowners Association,
Old North Knoxville, Inc, South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association,
Vestal Community Organization, and Westavia Woods Neighborhood Watch
are currently registered; and Williams Creek Community Association will be participating with Lennon-Seney United Methodist Church.
Let’s see how many more neighborhoods we can get to celebrate our local police department, fire department, and other first responders.
The City is also hosting a National Night Out Kick-Off event on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 4-6 p.m. at the Public Safety Complex, 1650 Huron St. There will be free food, games, giveaways, and opportunities to thank KPD, KFD, and first responders.
All are welcome to join this first-ever kick-off event! Read the
news release for more information. You can also
RSVP on Facebook to share with your friends and family.
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4. KKB Hosts East Knoxville Community Cleanup
Keep
Knoxville Beautiful (KKB) will host the fourth annual East Knoxville Community Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Ashley Nicole Dream Playground, located at 620 Winona St.
This year, in addition to picking up litter, they are also partnering with Ijams Nature Center for an invasive species removal at the park.
They are looking for volunteers who live, work, or play in East Knoxville – as well as anyone that wants to lend a helping hand – to assist in the cleanup.
You or your neighborhood can
sign-up to volunteer online.
Please contact KKB at
ama...@keepknoxvillebeautiful.org or 865-521-6957 with any questions you may have.
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5. MDC Offers Suicide Prevention Training
In recognition of Suicide Prevention Month,
Metro Drug Coalition (MDC) is hosting a free training on Thursday, Sept 26, at 2 p.m.
QPR, also known as
Question, Persuade, and Refer, are the three simple steps anyone can learn to save a life from suicide.
The course is one hour and will be available in-person and virtually. If you are interested in attending the training, please register for the event
here.
For more information, please contact MDC at 865-588-5550. |
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6. Celebrate World Gratitude Day
World Gratitude Day, Saturday, Sept. 21, is a celebration of the things we have in our lives. By taking the time to reflect on the things we are grateful for, people can display their appreciation through positive actions.
The celebration began in Hawaii in 1965 when a gathering of individuals from around the world decided that it would be a great idea to take one day per year to formally express gratitude for the things and people in our lives and the world.
To learn more about World Gratitude Day and how you can celebrate it, visit
Days
of the Year. What are you most grateful for? |
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7.
Knoxville Neighborhoods Calendar (click link for online calendar)
Call 865-215-3232 to include your neighborhood event or meeting in
this Google calendar.
Other Calendars
Additional online calendars that cover events outside the neighborhood realm include:
The City of Knoxville requires a permit to operate a short-term rental property. Details and a list of short-term rental permits are located on the City’s website
here.
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