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City Employees: People to be thankful for
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On the evening of January 19th, a fire started at East Oklahoma Ave. Though the firefighters for the neighborhood fire station on Baxter Ave. were already away fighting another fire, fire stations from Mechanicsville and Whittle Springs responded to the attic fire, saving the house. While some of the firefighters battled the flames, others carried antique heirlooms outside to safety. The homeowner said the firefighters either removed the clothes or covered them with plastic. And if that's not enough, they also drilled holes in the hardwood floors, so the water would not be as damaging. While we certainly hope that nobody ever has to face a house fire, it is good to know that Knoxville firefighters are trained to react quickly, professionally, and with the ability to think beyond putting out the flames. Certainly something to be thankful for. Speaking of good things city employees do, next time you're in the 100 and 200 block of Woodland, near the corner of Woodland and Central, you might just want to take notice of the 5 Eastern Redbud trees and 5 Red Maples height that were planted there at the end of January. This was done at the request of former City Councilman Larry Cox. When mature, the Redbuds can reach 20 to 40 feet high and the Red Maples can reach 40 to 60 feet high. Additionally, the city was kind enough to replace three young trees that had been vandalized last September. The trees were between Fremont and Folsom on W. Glenwood and were part of the 40 trees the city planted last year in the Old North Knoxville area. The replacement trees are seven-year-old Kwanzan Cherry Trees. We were fortunate that the city had some spare trees. Thank you to
Jeff McCarter, Bob Whetsel, and other employees of the city of Knoxville for helping make Old North a better place to live.
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