2020

1. Montgomery Bell State Park The 117-room lodge sits on the banks of Lake Acorn at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, located near Nashville. The renovated lodge features modern rooms, a full-service restaurant and bar, and flexible…
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1. Blount Mansion William Blount, Territorial Governor and a signer of the United State Constitution, chose to build his home in Knoxville after signing the Treaty of the Holston just a few hundred yards away from the Mansion’s…
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1. The celebration is more than 100 years old. Labor Day was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894.  2. It was created out of an era of unrest. In the late 1800s, the average…
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1. Find a bargain at the SoKno Community Garage Sale. The sale will be at the Sustainable Future Center at 201 Ogle Ave. There's no entry fee and parking is next door at the Girls & Boys club at 522 Maryville Pike. 9am-1pm 2.…
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1. September 3, 1783 The Treaty of Paris was signed by John Adams, Ben Franklin and John Jay, formally ending the American Revolutionary War.  2. September 5-6, 1972 Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic Team were killed during an…
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1. Beyonce celebrates 39 years on Sept 4. 2. Harry Connick Jr. turns 53 on Sept. 11 3. Tyler Perry celebrates 51 years on Sept. 13. 4. Prince Harry blows out 36 candles on Sept. 15. …
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Create an oasis with upgrades that maximize functionality of outdoor spaces It’s no secret that the year 2020 has proven to be far from what we expected. Onsite schooling was cut short. Forms of homeschooling became the new norm. Home…
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1. The full moon rises just after sunset this evening. 2. It's called the Corn Moon because it corresponds with the time corn is harvested in the Northeast. It's also sometimes called the Barley Moon for the same reason. 3.…
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Intentional strategy leads to success in a changed world As human beings we naturally dislike change. Perhaps we abhor it so much that we find ways to make the change fail. That way we can say we tried and it just didn’t work. It is…
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Sweet friendships refresh the soul. —Proverbs 27:9 Both men were slow exiting my car. For the first time, my two friends looked like old men. Chubby, the shorter of the two, shuffled to the door, while Wayne appeared weak and off…
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