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Welcome to the first installment in a series of Christmas Memories, as told by several Blount County Senior Citizens.
I've spent hours sitting down with older folks here in the area to listen to their Christmas stories and record some of their favorite memories.
As we sit in our cozy kitchens, or watch chestnuts pop in the fireplace, it's easy to get lost in the magic of the season.
I'd just like to take a moment and wish all of you a very merry Christmas and a wonderful upcoming year. Thanks for all of your support this last year. We are so happy to work with such a great community.
We're looking forward to an exciting year with plenty of great new changes on the way.
Cheers!
Timothy Hankins, Managing Editor, BCV
Eldon Moore (left), a retired Methodist minister and member of Leadership Blount and Kim Slater (right) president of Fine Arts Blount, enjoyed a breakfast at the Art Space Gallery located in the Harper Building in Downtown Maryville. The breakfast was hosted by Fine Arts Blount to give community leaders an opportunity to check out the latest additions to the gallery and to visit with classmates and alumni of Leadership Blount. Slater graduated the program in 2006.
Joy Bishop (left) and Kathy Cate (right), Director of Leadership Blount, visit during the Fine Arts Blount breakfast held Friday at the Harper Building in downtown Maryville.
Artist Susan Colclough (right) and Vicky Everbach with Colclough's painting on display at the Art Space Gallery.
Jane Tolhurst, Joy Bishop, Kay Overbey and Katie Gamble at the breakfast for Leadership Blount hosted by Fine Arts Blount at the Art Space Gallery in the Harper Building in downtown Maryville.
Habitat for Humanity of Blount County celebrated its 15th anniversary on Thursday, December 13 at its new facility, the Habitat Professional Building, formerly the Sterling Engineering Building.
Blount County Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Tony Gibbons (left) with Herb Meyer (right), the first president of the Board of Directors. Gibbons said Meyer has been instrumental in putting together historical documents, photos and information used to create displays in the new Habitat Professional Building located at 1017 Hampshire Drive in Maryville.
Christina Reagan and her children Dylan (on mom's lap), Emilia (far left) and Briona will be receiving a house from Blount County Habitat. The Reagan family has just begun the Habitat process, which will take about a year to complete. Participating families attend classes and put hundreds of hours of "sweat equity" into building their Habitat home.
Ron Hanby (left) and Chad England (right) enjoy the holiday open house at the new Habitat Professional building. Hanby is the Construction Supervisor for all Habitat projects; England is an Inside Sales representative for Andersen Lumber Company.
Kathy Jackson (left) talks with Kelly and Charlie Sterling. Jackson spearheaded the organization efforts for the holiday open house at the new Habitat Professional Building. The Sterlings are the previous owners of the new facility and led the way in helping Habitat for Humanity purchase the building. A remodeled conference room in the facility will be named in their honor. Other rooms are also available for sponsorship opportunities.
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