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Los Angeles, Ca. Husband of 21 years, Jay Hirt, daughters, Alicia, Maddie, Jacqueline and Julia Grace

Bachelor of science, business administration, finance (University of Southern California), masters of taxation, (University of Southern California)

Exceptional Foundation of West Tennessee board member, Women’s Guild

Arthur Andersen, Los

Angeles

Shoemaker Financial, financial advisor/planner

I have had many moments that were gratifying. But getting my first job out of college was definitely at the top of my list and landing a job at one of the “Big Eight” (back then there were eight now there are only three or four) public accounting firms.

Always put your best foot forward. Keep an open mind as there is always much more to learn. Working with people that are smarter and more educated provides a great opportunity to learn. Most of all never burn bridges as you never know when you will cross paths with someone down the road.

I most admire Mother Teresa for her ability to give selflessly to others. She was able to treat people with love, kindness and dignity, regardless of their social status. She was a woman of God and a great inspiration to me.

I love to cook and often you will find me in the kitchen. This is the way I show my love to others by preparing a meal and sitting around the table enjoying it. I also play quite a bit of tennis and run with several running groups in town. It is a real inspiration when you are running alongside someone who is in their 70s and 80s. That is amazing.

“Three Cups of Tea.” I often refer to Mother Teresa’s book of her famous quotes. It really inspires me and helps me to keep things in perspective. “The Five Love Languages” is also another book that I read recently.

Favorite film is “Fried Green Tomatoes” because it walks you through the various seasons of someone’s life. The lead character really knows how to enjoy her life and marches to her own beat despite what others may think. Her spunky attitude is contagious…and depicts how as you get older you really don’t sweat the small stuff. Life is more about attitude than it is about circumstances.

Playa del Carmen. My family and I have the best vacation memory on our vacation there.

That I grew up in east Los Angeles and that I am of Mexican and Italian decent. I am fluent in Spanish and that really surprises people. I attended Garfield High School and was a student of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher portrayed in the movie “Stand and Deliver.”

Revere the elderly for they were the trailblazers before us and deserve much more respect than they often receive.

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Germantown prides itself on a level of city policy that is cutting-edge but protective. As it wades into the fray of regulating the sharing economy it’s juggling the weight of property rights versus the collective good.

The issue is Airbnb, the online business that lets homeowners rent out all or portions of their homes to people who typically stay three to four nights. Germantown will consider an ordinance that would limit stays to a minimum of 90 days.

“This concept doesn’t fit well with a community like Germantown,” said City Administrator Patrick Lawton, who polled aldermen one-on-one last week.

The proposed ordinance will

On Oct. 10 a group of Collierville residents enjoyed some local sightseeing.

The Travel Group is a way for area seniors to enjoy a variety of trips, internationally or simply a few miles away. Taking advantage of Senior Safari Day at the Memphis Zoo, the Travel Group spent the morning viewing various exhibits and participating be discussed by the planning commission first and by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Airbnb sprouted up in San Francisco in 2008. The concept has grown exponentially to the point that Airbnb now boasts 1,500,000 listings.

But Airbnb presents thorny issues for municipalities, including that most have rules that limit the business to hotels, boardinghouses and B&Bs.

But there are also issues of safety, land use and complaints from neighbors who say they didn’t buy homes in residential neighborhoods to live next to transients and fight for parking .

“We’re pretty strict on regulating home-based businesses as it is. Parking on the street, loud parties, things like that come to mind,” said Germantown alderman Forrest Owens. in tailored activities. In the afternoon, they continued westbound to tour the new Bass Pro Shop at the Pyramid and had lunch at Uncle Buck’s Fish Bowl, located inside Bass Pro.

The Travel Group will be taking another day trip this month to Union City, Tenn. to tour Discovery Park of America. In November, they will be visiting New York City with a stop in Philadelphia to experience

Germantown is following Brentwood, Tenn., which began enforcing the 90-day minimum stays on short-term vacation rentals this year. It also had more than 400 hosts renting their homes and not paying occupancy taxes. Late last year, the city sent notices to each, notifying them they had 30 days to pay the taxes, including retroactive payments.

Then on July 1, Nashville began enforcing a permit system that requires every short-term lessor to be registered. There is no limit on the number of owner-occupied homes, but only three percent may be owned by non-occupants. Germantown has four sites on the Airbnb website.

The owner said he will cease operations if the city adopts the ordinance. a Broadway show, see American history and enjoy popular restaurants.

As part of the programming offered through the Collierville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department, the group offers different travel options throughout the year. The parks department recently announced next year’s options for the group, including Niagara Falls, an Alaskan cruise and more.