Tag Archives: Cindi DeBusk

Leaping lizards, Zoofari delivers again!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

One of the most successful fundraisers in Knoxville has to be Zoofari, the annual dinner, dance and auction at the Knoxville Zoo. I know I complain a lot about that tired dinner/auction format, but location does matter and you can’t … Continue reading →

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Preservationists pause to party

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

When Cindi DeBusk was a little girl, her mother would have liked for her to have stood beside her in the kitchen learning how to cook. Instead, Cindi was with her father in the garage learning to use power tools. … Continue reading →

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John Boehner in Knox: Duncan is a ‘workhorse’

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, heaped praise upon Knoxville’s Republican Congressman Jimmy Duncan Saturday before a packed house at the Powell guest lodge of businessman Pete DeBusk and his wife, Cindi. “You have show horses and you … Continue reading →

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Photo op! (Celebrating the best Blue Streakers)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Cynthia Moxley

One of the easiest parties to plan every year is our annual (for the most part) Blue Streak party. This is a gathering to thank the photogenic folks who have been on The Blue Streak blog the most in the … Continue reading →

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“Gatsby” party was the cat’s meow!

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Cynthia Moxley

I was a little confused at first by the invitation from “the big cheese and his doll.” It urged us to “get your wiggle on with some hooch, show your gams with an old sport and be gay.” Fortunately, there … Continue reading →

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Rain doesn’t dampen spirits at riverside garden fete

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Cynthia Moxley

It was sprinkling at River House when the 2013 Great Gardens Party started last Thursday. But that did not deter the 200 or so folks who were headed over to the lovely terraced gardens of Kreis Beall on Lyons View … Continue reading →

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Bill Gaither shares healing tunes at DeBusk home

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley

It’s always nice when you meet a celebrity and he or she turns out to be charming and engaging rather than stuck-up and aloof. That certainly was the case when famous gospel singer Bill Gaither visited Knoxville recently to perform … Continue reading →

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Picnic on “Trail of the Lonesome Pine” offers insights into one of Appalachia’s biggest boosters

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley

Fifty of us were on a bus the other evening on the way to Gibson Station, Virginia, to a picnic at a farmhouse owned by Pete and Cindi DeBusk. It was one of Knox Heritage‘s fun Summer Supper fundraisers. In … Continue reading →

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The most elegant, delicious meal in Knoxville

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Cynthia Moxley

I truly don’t think that headline is an exaggeration. It was the most expensive ($300 per person) of all the Summer Suppers in Knox Heritage‘s series of dinner fundraisers — and it was worth every penny. It was held last … Continue reading →

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