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When lunchtime rolls around in the West Tennessee

community o Eads, hungry workers and townsolk

pile into Canales Grocery or its out-o-this-world ham

sandwiches. The combination grocery store, butcher

shop and gas station opened in 1970 in a simple

cement-block building, and the amily-owned business

quickly became amous or its smoked hams.

The Canale amily arrives at 3 a.m. most days to smoke

the hams or ve to seven hours. Customers can stop by

in the morning beginning at 6 a.m. or a hot breakast

biscuit to-go, or at lunch or a ham sandwich (a bargain

at $2.50) piled high with the works. The amily also sells

whole and hal hams year-round.

Canales Grocery is located at 10170 Raleigh-LaGrange

Road East in Eads and is open Monday through Friday

rom 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday rom 6 a.m. to noon.For more inormation, call (901) 853-9490.

Fireies i SycGreat Smoky Mountains National Park is home to 14

species o refies, and one o them called Photinus

carolinus attracts quite a bit o attention. This species

is the only one in America that can synchronize their fashing

light patterns, creating an impressive show or lucky viewers.

The refies can be seen at Elkmont Campground

approximately June 6-13 this year. Park biologists predict

when they appear based on past years. The park organizes

nightly viewings during the peak season. No cars are allowed

in the campground ater 5 p.m., but non-camping visitors can

ride a $1 shuttle rom the Sugarlands Visitor Center parkinglot. For dates and ticket inormation, call (865) 436-1200.

Up i the air

Proessional pilots show o their sky-high skills at the

annual Wings Over Halls Air Show.

Spectators can see a team aerodynamics show and historic

warbirds. The event eatures more than 30 World War II-era

planes, including the B-17 Yankee Lady and other models.

Its a return to the time when country meant everything,

says Pat Higdon, director o the Veterans Museum, whichorganizes the event.

The air show soars into West Tennessee Aug. 17-18 at

Dyersburg Army Air Base. Gates open daily at 10 a.m. with

shows beginning at 1:30 p.m. Spectators are invited to visit

the aircrat on the ramp beore and ater the show.

Advance tickets cost $8 and are available ater July 1 at

area banks and through mail. Admission at the gate is $15.

To request tickets through mail, call (731) 836-7400 or order

them rom Wings Over Halls, 100 Veterans Drive, Halls, TN

38040. For more details on the air show, visitdyb.us.

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Ctet Directr Jessy Yancey

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12 Tste Teessee

14 Summer activities i Teessee

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Spring arrived in March, and along

with the new season, other changes

are worth noting. The legislature took

on many important issues this session,

including several that impact your local

municipal electric utility.

Pole attachments ees and

operational issues are a perennial

issue at the legislature. Usually we

take a deensive role, but this year,

we turned the tables on the cablecompanies (the attaching parties)

and led our own legislation. Our

bill, House Bill 1111 by Rep. Jimmy

Matlock, R-Lenoir City, and Senate

Bill 1222 by Speaker Pro Tempore

Bo Watson, R-Chattanooga, sought

to put in place an operational working

group, best practices and a dispute

resolution process or entities who

attach their cables to our power poles.

We received extensive eedback rom

legislators across the state. While the

bill did not become law this session,

pole attachments are an issue the

legislature intends to address this

summer via a study committee. As

pole owners, we believe that anyone

attaching to our poles should share

the cost.

House Bill 51 by Rep. David

Alexander, R-Winchester, and

Senate Bill 78 by Senator Jim Tracy,

R-Shelbyville, passed through thelegislative process and became Public

Chapter 2 this session (see details at

http://stte.t.us/ss/cts/108pub/

pc0002.pd).This legislation was led

early and passed early. The initiative

was brought by the Oce o the

Comptroller o the Treasury. The

previous law limited participation

in the rural economic development

loan and grant program to municipalities

in six counties. Under the new law, all

municipally owned electric systemswho wish to participate may do so. The

purpose o the program is to promote

economic and industrial development.

Municipal electric utilities may

participate as both a borrower

and a lender in the rural economic

development loan and grant program

established and administered by

the ederal rural development

administration. As you know,

electricity is a vital part o economic

development. Our local utilities work

with economic development ocials

on a routine basis. This program

provides yet another avenue or

municipal electric systems to help

the communities they serve.

This is an optional program and

does not require any electric system

to participate.

Its inevitable that changes will

continue. Well also continue do what

we can to protect your local municipalelectric system and their ratepayers.

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o it, she says, a glimmero devilment dancing inher eyes. I dare you.

Never one to ignore a

challenge, especially rom a sassyteenager, I saunter to the edge othe Hiwassee River and plungemy sandaled eet ankle-deep inthe rushing water. Beore I canedit my response, I jump backand squeal: Brrrrr! Tats rigid!

My riends laugh as I hop abouttrying to warm my blue toes. Sodoes our driver, Jamie, as he unloadsthe rats we rented at Webb BrothersFloat Service and Country Store.I cant tell you why, he says,but the water here seems to becolder somehow. Its clearer, too.Yall have a good trip.

With that, he waves goodbye.We stand orlornly by our rats,trying to gure out how to launchour watercrat without getting wet.

The C HiwsseeEven on the hottest days o

the summer, the Hiwassees chillytemperature comes as a bit o ashock. Te water makes an 8.3-miletrek through a pipeline at the baseo Appalachia Dam in NorthCarolina to a powerhouse just aboveReliance, in the southeast corner oennessee. From here, the ennesseeValley Authority releases the waterback into the river ater using it togenerate hydroelectric power.

Most days, VA irrigates thisnatural playground rom 11 a.m. to7 p.m., delighting legions o raters,kayakers and shermen. In droughtyears, the ow can be less, but withnormal rainall, recreational oaterscan count on having water. Te boatlaunch at the base o the powerhouseenjoys a steady stream o trac romMemorial Day to Labor Day.

My riends over on the Ocoeesay, Why do you ool with that

second-class river over there? saysHarold Webb, whose amily started

the rivers rst rating service.But they dont know what theyretalking about. Teyve got thewhitewater, but weve got a great

outdoor experience here. Its aneasy paddling experience, greator amilies, church groups andbeginning kayakers.

Few people know this river valleybetter than Harold. He grew up inthe back rooms o the old countrystore his ather and uncle oundedduring the Depression. It was usedor generations as a post oce,supply center and general gatheringspot or the community. While hisparents tended the store, Haroldgot to know the river.

Ater his reshman year at theUniversity o ennessee, Haroldreturned home to nd that he nolonger had a boat to use or oatingand shing the river. His dad wasrenting it to strangers. His uncleOliver had even absconded withHarolds old inner tubes and wasrenting those out, too. Te brothers

would load olks up in the armscattle truck, haul them up thewinding Forest Service road anddrop them of upriver.

Harold recalls how the Hiwasseehas become more regulated over theyears, since becoming a State ScenicRiver in 1972. Alcohol was bannedin 1975, he says, and lie jacketsbecame mandatory in 1976.

Whts i StreA low, at building with benches

lining the covered porch, the WebbBrothers General Store still sits atthe intersection o State Roads 30and 315. Tough the ratingexperience has changed some, thestore continues to serve as thelaunching point or many a tripdown the Hiwassee. In addition togasoline, Harold sells cold drinksand snacks, as well as sunscreen and

basic supplies. Lots o people sport-shirts they buy here ater their trip.

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Webb Brothers Float Service and General Store

Location: 3708 Highway 30, Reliance, TN 37369

Contact: (877) 932-7238 (toll-ree),

(423) 338-2373, webbbros.com

Tubing, the more challenging option or ages10 and over, costs $ 27 or a one-person foat

and $54 or two people. Rats, or any age with

a responsible adult, cost $22 per person with

a $50 minimum. Prices include lie jackets

(mandatory or kids), paddles and shuttle

service. As always, please call ahead beore

traveling long distances and to learn moreabout what to expect on these excursions.

Yet, its the Hiwassee RiverValleys natural beauty thatcontinues to attract visitors.Te peaks o the Blue Ridge press

against the sky. Black-eyed Susans,wild touch-me-nots, and QueenAnnes lace ower the rivers banks,while trout slide through deep,rock-protected pools.

Still, Harold notes that tubing isor the young and athletic (minimumage 10) and requires some skill, asyou have to navigate the Class IIand III rapids. With tubing, youare actually sitting in the water andthe water is quite cold, he explains.

Rating, on the other hand, issuitable or all ages because youare more protected rom the water.

Te Hiwassee turns out to be theperect hostess or my day o unand amily. It takes only minutesor our party to adjust to the waterschill. Later in the day, when the sunchases the clouds away, a dip in theriver becomes a welcome relie.

We swim, play and embrace

the splashing rapids as we steadilytumble toward our journeys end.We ondly remember old riends andamily and share plans or the uture.When at last we cross Devils Shoals,a series o rapids we hear long beorewe reach them, the bridge markingthe end o our trip comes into view.We approach the takeout point withsmiles, knowing weve alreadynalized plans or our next trip.

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Williamson County amily adds value to dairy arm

by oering tours and opening country storestory by Rebecc Det

photography by St Phtgrpher

From the Hatcher amilyssmall country store on ArnoRoad in Williamson County,visitors can see the rolling

orest and pastureland that makeup the 400-acre Hatcher FamilyDairy Farm.

Directly across the street is achurned-up swath o earth thatwill soon become Te Grove, an18-hole gol course with 800homes, a clubhouse, spa andtness center.

Te new development is anall-too-tangible sign o whatshappening to many dairiesthroughout the Southeast, theHatchers say. But the amily has

no plans to sell their th-generationarm. Instead, in a nal efort tosave their dairy business and makeit protable or years to come, theyhave drastically changed the waythey operate.

We knew we had encroachingdevelopment, and the costs ouel and ertilizer are rising, saysCharlie Hatcher, a veterinarian andpartner in the dairy business with

his brother, Jim. I we wanted tostay here and make a go o it and beprotable, we had to try somethingdiferent some way to add value toour product.

a Brd Their owFor decades the amily sold itspasture-derived product to a milkcooperative, which combined theHatchers milk with milk romother arms beore sending it tobe sold in stores.

But in 2007, the Hatchersbranded their own milk andstarted selling straight to thepublic, tapping into a growingniche market o consumers who

preer to buy their ood directlyrom the source.

A lot o people are concernedabout where their ood comes romand how the animals are treated,Charlie says. And they like toknow who theyre dealing with.

Hatcher Dairy sells its milk atWhole Foods Market in Nashvilleand Cool Springs as well as inseveral local grocery stores in the

Middle ennessee area. Tey alsoopened their own country store right on the arm to sell milkdirectly to area consumers.

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Te Hatchers a tight-knitarming amily with an unwaveringsense o loyalty to their land andheritage are ideal candidates orthis sort o back-to-basics venture.

Brothers Charlie and Jim havebeen partners in the dairy sincethe early 1990s, and the entireamily pitches in to keep thingsrunning smoothly.

Jim is the arm manager, and healso takes the lead during processing

day and makes some milk deliveries.Charlies wie, Sharon, manages thecountry store, and his daughter,Jennier, is a veterinarian (like herdad) who lls in where needed.Charlies son, Charles, is co-managero the dairy and manages the milkdelivery routes. Lucy Hatcher sister to Charlie and Jim is thearm tour director and chie cleanerand organizer.

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The Hatchers put a custom label on their farm-fresh milk. The milk is sold in grocery stores and farmers markets around Middle Tennessee.


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The Mikig PrcessPart o the arm has been in

the Hatcher amily since 1831,and theyve been milking cowscontinuously since that time either by hand or by machine.

Tese days the Hatchers haveabout 60 adult milk cows, including

Holsteins, Jerseys, cross-breeds andtwo Brown Swiss heiers. Te cowsgraze in pastures year-round,rotating among 11 paddock lotsplanted with seasonal grasses a major selling point.

Our cows get clean, reshpasture on a daily basis, andthat is the huge thing that setsour milk apart, Jim says. Itsstrictly Hatcher milk, and werewith it every step o the way rom growing the grasses andmilking the cows to processing.Its ensured quality.

Visitors to the dairys website,htchermiydiry.cm, can seephotos and read about the cows.

We wanted to let milk drinkersknow a little bit about the cows thatare working so hard, Charlie says.We wanted to personalize it. Temajority are named, and theyre all

part o the Hatcher amily.Te Hatchers signaturechocolate milk is named BrowniesBest ater a beloved Brown Swisscow that lived on the arm or manyyears beore she died. Te arm alsoproduces whole, two percent andskim milk, along with butter,cream, hal-and-hal and gelato.

Since the 1990s, weve seen our avorite celebrities wearing

milk mustaches to promote the health benets o milk. But

June Dairy Month has been keeping the importance o dairy in

the oreront o peoples minds or much longer since 1937.

Seventy-six years ago, the promotion launched as

National Milk Month supported by the National Dairy

Council and was dubbed June Dairy Month in 1939. It

was originally designed to increase dairy demand during

the summer months o peak production, but June Dairy

Month transormed into promoting the overall use o dairyoods in the mid-1950s.

In Tennessee, communities celebrate with parades and

estivals, such as Greene County Partnerships June Dairy

Days Celebration and National MooFest in Athens. The

Tennessee 4-H Club sponsors a poster contest or members

and honors the winners at a luncheon in Nashville.

Visit southeastdairy.org to learn about ways to celebrate

June Dairy Month.

For more inormation about the Hatchers, call

(615) 368-3405 or go tohatcherfamilydairy.com.

Got Dairy?

locally made products includingsoaps, candles, salsas, jellies,barbecue sauces and cheeses.Te store also ofers sandwicheson locally baked bread, Hatcher-branded tote bags and -shirts and visitors can check email usingthe ree Wi-Fi. Farm tours areavailable on Tursdays byreservation or $6 per person.

Some days Im overwhelmed,Sharon says o business at the store,and its mostly been word o mouth.

Teyre hoping the momentumcontinues.We all work very hard,

and theres still not a lot o protinvolved, Jim says. But sellingthe land is not an option. We eelits not really ours to sell. Werejust going to try to pass it on tothe next generation.

Its been so rewarding becauseo the people who drink our milk,

Charlie says. On a daily basispeople say, We appreciate whatyoure doing, were glad its localand were glad its amily.

ly CustmersTe Hatchers are counting on

loyal customers like Dawn Redlino College Grove, who comes inevery week to buy three hal-gallonjugs o whole milk, and new

customers like Sally Lewis oTompsons Station.I like the idea o local products

and supporting local agriculture,says Lewis, who stopped in aterhearing rom coworkers that sheshould check out the store.

In addition to milk, theHatchers sell other all-natural,
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Recipes use resh produce to highlight summer favors

photography byJerey S. ott

Enjoy the reshness o your local armers arewith these surprisingly simple treats. Shoppingdirectly rom your armer is becoming easierthan ever. Farmers markets, roadside stands and

CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) presentways to partake in the trend, and crowds are ockingto take advantage o the market scenes bounty.

In honor o summers seasonal produce, wevecompiled a list o recipes perect or the health-conscious, the serious oodie or the casual consumer.Its an efortless and tasty way to support your localarmers. O course, these recipes can be enjoyed any

time o the year ater a trip to your grocery store.Start of with a cold vegetable salad thatmarinates ennessee tomatoes and crisp cucumbersin a sweet mustard vinaigrette.

Follow that with a Southern avorite stufedpeppers but instead o traditional bee and rice, goMediterranean by lling it with lamb and couscous.

o take advantage o the seasons reshest avors,try this easy, delicious summer succotash. Simplythrow together your market avorites such as greenbeans, zucchini, corn and tomatoes, and saut withresh herbs or a hearty side or main dish.

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Mix oils, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt andpepper together.

Slice tomatoes into quarters. Halve cucumberand slice into hal moons.

Pour dressing over tomatoes and cucumberslices. Rerigerate or 1-2 hours.

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Boil chicken stock, add couscous, reduce heat to a simmer andcook on very low or 8 minutes.

Take o heat and let rest, covered, or 10 minutes. Pour out o pot,fu and toss with olive oil. Set aside.

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Saut onion in two tablespoons o olive oil over medium heat

until translucent. Add garlic and cook, stirring or 30 seconds.Add lamb, ground ennel, coriander, salt and pepper. Cookover medium-high heat until thoroughly brown.

Combine lamb mixture, couscous and parsley. Salt to taste.Stu inside sweet bell peppers and bake at 400 degrees orapproximately 20 minutes.

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In a large skillet or saucepan over medium-high heat,saut onion in butter until sot, about 2 minutes.

Add chopped zucchini, and saut 3 minutes.Stir in corn, tomatoes and blanched green beans.

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Eggplant maybe an acquiredtaste, but dont

be araid

The rst time that my husbandintroduced us, Aunt Mary embracedme with a bony, viselike grip.

Mary had a curiously orcedenthusiasm or all things amilial, havingbeen raised within a challenging set oalliances. Given a minister ather, asomber mother, a dominating sister anda triumphant younger brother, she oughtor her place in the world.

On occasion, our amilies would meeton the Natchez race to picnic with Mary

and her taciturn husband, Gail. She wouldinvite us to rendezvous with internationallyadopted kin, a bunch whom she and Gailhad taken in.

Te last time I saw Mary, we scoopedher up rom her retirement home inMemphis en route to Jackson, Miss., toattend her brothers uneral. She noted thehaste in which we traveled: Tis is PaulReveres wild ride, but I am not araid.

Despite her earlessness at that time,

I later ound that Mary did harbor atrepidation or something surprising the vegetable.

Upon her passing, I came across a10-cent spiral notebook in which shemeticulously registered her version o goodeats. Sadly or my amily, it contained aplethora o variations on sugar and gelatin,no doubt, in anticipation or her avoredouting, the picnic.

Oddly, her penchant or other culturesdid not extend into the ood world, although

I am sure i properly introduced, she wouldhave appreciated the eggplant, also known

by its French name, the aubergine. Manyolks who are new to the eggplant perceivea bitterness that oten accompanies anundercooked or under-salted version othe ruit and they never venture anothertaste test.

Te eggplant, like the tomato, is anightshade plant that originated in theEast, possibly during the th century.Tough it contains nicotine (as a cousinto tobacco), its health benets reign overany disadvantages, as the eggplant provides

olic acid, magnesium and a propensity orlowering cholesterol and blood pressure.

ossing it on the grill proved a oolproopositive introduction to our growingchildren. o this day, we nd grilledeggplant useul or salads and sandwichesduring the subsequent week.

I discovered this barbecue dish, a avoredeggplant preparation, in a 1969 cookbook,Its a Picnicby Nancy Fair McIntyre. akea stack o eggplant, tomatoes, onions,

mushrooms, basil, oregano and pat obutter, olded inside individual oil packets,and place on the grill or about 15 minutes.

Another preerred portable version,Moroccan Eggplant Salad is surprisinglysanctioned by my husband, a ormereggplant-phobic. Delicious on its own,you can also serve it on toasted pita withadditional herb-inused oil, or use it tointensiy a bowl o pasta.

Aunt Mary might consider it a wildride, but I know that amidst the big

reunion picnic in the sky, she wouldgive me an appreciative hug.

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story by Rbe Muger

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Roben Mounger cooks

today as she has or thepast 20 years, using

seasonal elements

produced by her local

CSA and armers market.

Inspired by the musings

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in Animal, Vegetable,

Miracle, she spent a year

in a arm internship and

now writes a column

or The Columbia Daily

Herald. She connects

ideas about healingamily and community

with homemade ood in

her blog o revelations

and recipes at

mscookstable.com.

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JueJue 1, Cpertw

Cpertw Brre FestivJoin in the celebration as Coopertown presents

its rst annual Coopertown Barrel Festival.

This outdoor event honors the heritage o the

cooper, as well as the ounders o the town.

Enjoy live music, carnival games, local ood,

talents and wares rom the community.CONTACT: (615) 382-4470, coopertowntn.org

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Miranda Lambert perfroms at the annual CMA Music Festival in downtown Nashville.

Summer i Teesseeestivals, celebrations, activities and more

This listing includes a selection o events o statewide interest scheduled in June, July

and August as provided to Tennessee Home & Farmby the Tennessee Department o

Tourist Development.

To include your local events in our listing, please contact them at www.tvcti.cm.

Due to space constraints, we are unable to list all o the events provided or accept unsolicited

events. However, you can nd additional inormation and events at the departments website.

Events are subject to date change or cancellation. Please call the contact listed beore

traveling long distances to attend.

JEffREY

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more than 800 horses including hunter/

jumpers, American Saddlebreds, Roaster

and Hackney ponies and Tennessee Walking

Horses.CONTACT: (901) 754-0009, gchs.org

June 6-9, Nashville

CMa Music Festiv Country MusicsBiggest Party brings country ans rom all

over the world to see some o the genres

biggest artists or our days and nights o

live music.CONTACT: (800) 262-3378,cmaest.com

June 7-9, Johnson City

Bue Pum art & Music FestivThis outdoor music and arts estival in

downtown Johnson City eatures childrens

entertainment, live music and more.CONTACT: blueplum.org

June 7-15, Chattanooga

Riverbed Festiv Make your wayto this internationally award-winning 9-day

music estival! Enjoy multiple stages o

diverse music on the waterront plus

ireworks, a 5K and 10K run and a

childrens village.CONTACT:(423) 756-2211, riverbendestival.com

June 14-15, Nashville

Jeers Street Jzz & BuesFestiv Bring the whole amily to this livelymusic estival. Enjoy great ood and see local

jazz and blues musicians perorm.CONTACT:

(615) 726-5867, jumptojeerson.com

June 15, Bell Buckle

Be Buckes RC & M PieFestiv Celebrate a true Southerntradition with music, cloggers, games,

crats and the cutting o the worlds

largest Moon Pie.CONTACT:(931) 389-9663, bellbucklechamber.com

June 18, Spring Hill

Fruits the Bckyrd This reeeducational event oers visitors a chance

to learn about the production o small ruits

like grapes and blueberries, and how theycan easily be grown in the backyard. The

ield day also trains guests on maintaining

the more traditional ruits o their yards,

such as beautiul shrubs and lush lawns.

Begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Middle Tennessee

Research & Education Center.Contact: (731)425-4768, middletennessee.tennessee.edu

June 21-22, Oak Ridge

Secret City Festiv This 11th annualcitywide celebration commemorates the

68th anniversary ending o WWII and

eatures the largest multi-battle WWII

reenactment in the South, as well as tourso Manhattan Project sites, childrens

June 1, Athens

nti Mest Diry FestivCelebrate June Dairy Month at the National

Mooest Dairy Festival. Participate in ice

cream and dairy-themed contests, enjoy

music, arts and crats, ood and more.

CONTACT: nationalmooest.com

June 4-8, Memphis

Germtw Chrity Hrse ShwDont miss this exciting all-breed event with
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estival, arts, crats and more.CONTACT:(865) 425-3610, secretcityestival.com

June 21-Aug. 10, Gatlinburg

Smky Muti Tues & TesThe 7th anniversary o this annual celebration

eatures storytellers, musicians and cloggersat dierent locations along the Parkway.CONTACT: (865) 436-0500, gatlinburg.com

June 27, Springfield

Tbcc Bee & Mre The Mid-Souths bee and tobacco producers will

want to attend this ree educational event

which eatures the states leading experts

on topics such as animal health, orage,

burley and dark ired tobacco production.

Tobacco Bee & More begins at 7:00 a.m.

at the Highland Rim Research & Education

Center. CONTACT: (731) 425-4768,

[email protected]

June 28-30, Knoxville

Kuumb Festiv This un eventshowcases local Arican-American art and

artists, eaturing entertainers perorming on

three stages, live demonstrations and ood

vendors.CONTACT: knoxville.org

June 30, Lancaster

lcster Prde Take part in thecelebration o One Nation Under God

as patriots rom all over Middle Tennessee

come to participate in this years 9th annual

Independence Day parade beginning at

6 p.m. (line up at 5). Stay or Bluegrass on

the Greens, a special concert perormance

by the 129th Army Band, great barbecue,

apple pie, homemade ice cream and a

spectacular ireworks show at dark thirty.

bring your lawn chairs and be a part o small

town U.S.A. celebrating in a big way!CONTACT: (615) 683-6131,

lancasterparade.org

JuyJuly 3-4, Gatlinburg

Midight Idepedece DyPrde The First July Fourth Parade othe Nation kicks o at midnight on July 4.

Floats, balloons and marching bands pay

tribute to our country. CONTACT:

(865) 436-4178, gatlinburg.com

July 4, Nashville

Music City Juy Furth SpectcurThis annual event is Nashvilles largest

one-day party. Enjoy live music, amily

activities, ood and one o the nations

best reworks displays.CONTACT: (800) 657-6910

July 4, Knoxville

Festiv the Furth This patrioticcelebration eatures live entertainment, amily

un and more beginning at 4:30 p.m. at

Worlds Fair Park.CONTACT:(865) 215-4248, cityoknoxville.org

July 4, Chattanooga

Idepedece Dy WeekedFirewrks Explosive ireworks, ood,games and rides at Lake Winnepesaukah

to celebrate our nation.CONTACT:(877) 525-3946, lakewinnie.com

July 4, Knoxville

Idepedece Dy PrdeFloats, animals and antique cars parade

down Kingston Pike at 9:30 a.m. on the

morning oJuly 4.

CONTACT: knoxville.org/events

July 5-6, SmithvilleSmithvie Fidders Jmbree &Crts Festiv This un-illed estivaleatures various state and national bluegrass

championships, jam sessions and juried

crat exhibitors. CONTACT: (615) 597-4163,

smithvillejamboree.com

July 5-7, GranvilleGeegy Festiv & FmiyReui In celebration o July beingGenealogy Month, the historic town o

Granville will conduct a Genealogy Festivalwith noted speakers, genealogy booths,

tours, amily reunions, music, cratsmen and

amily un or all ages. Its also the inal

weekend o the Sutton Homesteads Hats

O to Our Past exhibit. CONTACT:

(931) 653-4151, granvilletn.com

July 11, JacksonSummer Ceebrti lw &Grde Shw Hear presentations romthe regions leading gardening experts. Walk

through beautiul garden displays and get

plant problems diagnosed. Find great

perorming plants at the Master Gardener

Plant Sale. Admission is $5 or adults and

ree or children 17 and under. The

Celebration begins at 10 a.m. at the West

Tennessee AgResearch and Education

Center. CONTACT: (731) 425-4768,

west.tennessee.edu

July 11-27, Elizabethton

liberty! The Sg SycmreShs Tennessees o icial outdoordrama continues or a three-weekend run

Thursdays through Saturdays in Fort

Watauga Amphitheater. CONTACT:

sycamoreshoalstn.org

July 12-13, Ripley

luderde Cuty Tmt FestivThis two-day celebration honors area

tomato growers with carnival rides, a

petting zoo, games, crats, live musicand tomato tastings.
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CONTACT: (731) 635-9541,

lauderdalecountytn.org

July 12-14, Murfreesboro

36th au Uce Dve McDys Festiv This estival honors thememory o Uncle Dave Macon, one o the

irst Grand Ole Opry superstars and eatures

music, arts and crats, ood, storytelling and

competitions. CONTACT: (800) 716-7560,uncledavemacondays.com

July 12-20, Kingsport

Kigsprt Fu Fest Live concerts,childrens activities and hot-air balloons ill

this amily-riendly estival. CONTACT:

(865) 828-4222

July 26-28, Rutledge

Griger Cuty Tmt FestivDont miss out on Civil War encampment,

arts and cultural exposition, tomato wars,

entertainment and more at this un estival.CONTACT: (865) 828-4222,

graingercountytomatoestival.com

augustAug. 1-3, Gatlinburg

Teessee Stte Squre dRud Dce Cveti

Square dancing is the oicial olk dance

o Tennessee. Square dancers rom around

the state will gather or three days o

dancing, shopping and more. Spectators

welcome at no charge.

CONTACT: (615) 542-2866

Aug. 1-4, Jamestown

127 Crridr Se The worlds longestyard sale stretches or 675 miles along U.S.

Highway 127. CONTACT: (800) 327-3945,

127sale.com

Aug. 2-10, Franklin

Wiims Cuty Fir Celebrating itsninth year, the theme o this years air is

Rock Around the Fair. Guests can enjoy

ood, un, competitive exhibits and more.

CONTACT: williamsoncountyair.org

Aug. 3-4, Cleveland

Cherkee Dys RecgitiLiving history, authentic crats and ood are

ront and center at the 30th annual CherokeeDays o Recognition, held at Red Clay State

Historic Park. CONTACT: (423) 478-0339,

tn.gov/environment/parks/RedClay

Aug. 9-10, Jackson

Rck-a-Biy Festiv Head toJackson or the worlds largest gathering

o Rock-A-Billy artists and musicians at

the International Rock-A-Billy Hall o

Fame Museum.

CONTACT: (731) 427-6262,

rockabillyhall.org

Aug. 10, East Nashville

Tmt art Fest This artsy estivalat Five Points in East Nashville celebrates

the tomato as a uniter, not a divider.

Events include a dog-riendly 5K, tomato

airy costume contest, New Orleans-style

parade, bobbing or tomatoes, tomatorecipe contest and much more.

CONTACT: tomatoartest.com

Aug. 10-16, Memphis

Evis Week This year makrs the36th anniversary o the celebration o

Elvis Presleys music, movies and lie.

The event includes a candlelight vigil.

CONTACT: (800) 238-2000, elvis.com

Aug. 17-18, Halls

Wigs over Hs air Shw Annual

air show held at the Dyersburg Army AirBase. See inside ront cover o this issue

or details. CONTACT: (731) 836-7400,

dyaab.us

Aug. 21-31, Shelbyville

75th au Teessee WkigHrse nti Ceebrti

The world championship show o

Tennessees native breed o show horse.

Division champions will be crowned, and

the World Grand Champion Tennessee

Walking Horse will be named. CONTACT:

(931) 684-5951, twhnc.com

Aug. 30-31, Jackson

aric Street Festiv Join in thecelebration o Arican-American cultural

awareness with entertainment, workshops,

educational seminars and more.

CONTACT: (731) 267-3212, saaca.com

1Carpool whenever possible toreduce your carbon ootprint andyoull also spend less money on gas.

2 Staying overnight? Unplug majorappliances to save energy andlower your electric bill.

3Support Tennessees sustainable

tourism. Find green lodging, diningand attractions at tnvacation.com/green.

Gree Trve Tips
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cect t t prducts

Sttewide rudup vrite fdsSweete Yur Heth

Fred Tyler o Dandridge started making raw honey as a hobby with just a ew beehives.

I suered rom allergies, and I had heard raw honey might help, he says. Pretty soon

my riends and neighbors wanted to buy it or health reasons, too.

Tyler became state-certied and now has between 50 and 100 beehives rom which he

makes about 100 gallons o raw honey every year.

Why raw? When honey is processed, it gets heated, and that kills all the natural enzymes

youd want or good health, Tyler explains.

He sells his all-natural honey at several Dandridge businesses, including Rays Printing and

Owens Restaurant. He also takes orders by phone and email. Contact Tyler at (865) 322-3363

or [email protected].

Succuet Sesigs

Make your cookout cuisine taste

extra savory this summer with a little

help rom Doug Jeords Co. in Franklin.

The company has been making

seasonings and spices by hand or

more than 50 years, ranging rom

seasoning salts and barbecue rubs

to ham cures, breadings and battersor cornbread, country biscuits and

sweet potato pancakes.

In 1961, Doug Jeords established

the company ater gaining a ollowing

in Middle Tennessee or his delicious

sausage seasonings. Today, the

company operates out o a

12,000-square-oot acility in Cool

Springs near historic downtown

Franklin and supplies meat packers

and restaurants near and ar.To see a complete list o their

products or to order, visit

dugjerds.cm.

Zuzus Jy

Ater her home was hit by two tornado-orce storms within a week

in 2011, Susan Newbill o Greeneld decided to ocus her lie on things

that are really important amily and creating joy or others. She let her

stressul career in sotware development and began capitalizing on her

love or entertaining by creating handmade mixes or dips, desserts,

soups, hot beverages and ruit teas.

Her business, Zuzus Joy, produces the Tennessee Farm Country Gourmet

line o products now sold in more than 30 stores in Tennessee, Kentucky and

Mississippi. Newbill makes, among other things, sweet ginger and tiramisu ruit

dips, ruit tea mixes in ve favors and six kinds o homestyle soups. Visitzuzusjy.cmto see more products or place an order.
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