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Months that begin on a Sunday always have a Friday the 13th in them.

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ORCBA Presents; “The Classics in Black and White” & “The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen” The Oak Ridge Civic Ballet tured parts in “Paquita” and Lindsley, Emily Stansfield, Association is inviting the “The Little Mermaid”. ORHS and Zoe Tobin will lead the community to their fairy tale Senior Treston Henderson will entire company taking turns world with “The Classics in Black and White”, featuring excerpts from some of ballet’s most cherished works, and “The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen”, featuring “The Emperor ’s New Clothes”, “The Little Mermaid”, a special tribute to “Frozen”, and “The Ugly Duckling”. Special guest Frank Murphy of Classic Hits 93.1 WNOX will narrate “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”.

Senior Corps members Elizabeth Cousins and Carolyn Wheeler are featured in the lead role of The Ugly Duckling that grows to a beautiful swan.

Ethan Rickman will lead the Male Corps in “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, as well as fea-

also be featured throughout as Anna and Elsa in a tribute the performances in a variety to “Frozen” that is sure to delight. Soloist and Assistant of roles. to the Directors Sarah Jett Senior Corps members also takes her first turn Madeline Gavin, Nicole directing with “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “The Little Mermaid”, and “Frozen”.

Soloists Jenny Collins and Aimee Young will perform in roles of Aurora from “Sleeping Beauty” and Ariel from “The Little Mermaid”.

Artistic Director Molly Quist and Assistant Director Sharon Nicklow-Cousins are excited to present these classical ballet works and fairy tale favorites to our community.

ORCBA takes great pride in allowing local arts patrons the opportunity to experience classical ballet works.

Performances are Saturday, April 9th at 2:00 and 7:30. A school student performance of “The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen” will be Friday, April 8th at 10:00. Homeschoolers are always welcome at school performances! All shows are at the Performing Arts Center at Oak Ridge High School, which is a fantastic venue and truly an asset to the community.

always free for ORCBA productions. Tickets may be purchased at the door, or at www. orcba.org. All productions are open seating.

ORCBA’s goal is to provide a clean, safe, fun, professional environment for dancers of all abilities and ages to perform before a live audience.

ORCBA is also a recognized IRS 501(c)(3) charitable organization, so donations are tax deductible. Please contact, Wendie Aurin, ORCBA President, at WendieAurin@gmail. com for more info on any of the activities listed above or Tickets are $15 Adults, and sponsorship opportunities. $10 Seniors/Students. ORCBA is proud to once again participate in the Penny 4 the Arts program, which allows students to attend for a penny with a paid Adult or Senior. Preschoolers are

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Anderson County Chamber Hosts Job Fair The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce will host a Job Fair to recruit employees for our local businesses and industries on Thursday, April 28, 3 – 7 p.m., New Hope Center, 602 Scarboro Rd., Oak Ridge. This one-day event allows job seekers to connect face-to-face with local businesses and industries seeking employees.

Job Fair exhibitors to date include: Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, The Carlstar Group, Clayton Homes, Consolidated Nuclear Security (Y-12), Denso, Eagle Bend Manufacturing, Emory Valley Center, Health Markets, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Sitel and SL Tennessee.

Appalachian Arts & Craft Center hosts Celebratory Weekend The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris will be hosting a celebratory weekend that supports local artists and brings the Dogwood Art Festival from Knoxville to Norris. On Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 from 10 am to 5 pm, The Center will participate in the Dogwood Art DeTour. The DeTour is an event where local artists

welcome the public into their studio space to experience the working creative process as the artist demonstrates the making of a work of art.

Several artists will be at the Center demonstrating mixed media, painting, pottery, and more. In addition, there will be craft activities for kids. The event is free for all ages.

On Sunday, April 17 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, the Community Arts Festival fundraiser will take place. Admission is free to the public and there will be live music by local musicians, book signing by local author Kathy Fearing, children’s crafts, artist demonstrations, an art show highlighting artwork by students from area schools, and group activities.

Bring the family for barbecue, hot dogs, nachos, and silent auction. Handmade crafts by regional artists will available for purchase. All proceeds will be used to support the Center’s mission to promote the Appalachian artist through education and sales. Join the fun, take a tour of the Center, and learn the many ways the Center promotes arts in our community. The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is located at one mile east of I-75, exit 122.

For additional information, call 865-494-9854 or visitwww.appalachianarts.net.

108 S. Seneca Road

Attendees may be able to submit resumes, complete applications, schedule interviews and make contacts for future job openings. Free admission and free parking.

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Advertising Deadline for the May issue of Visions Magazine is Friday, April 22 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

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Youth Showcase & Auction It’s April – National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

How is the Child Advocacy Center of Anderson County Tennessee, Inc. promoting this message while raising needed funds to provide services for children who have been victims or witnesses of child abuse, neglect or other crimes at the same time?

The best way, getting the message out through a great event! That event is the Third Annual YOUTH SHOWCASE & AUCTION on April 22 at the Grove Theater in Oak Ridge. Coming back for the third year as emcee is Matt Shafer Powell (WUOT), who wants everyone to know this is a really cool event. Matt says, “The performers are in their late teens and early 20's and are extremely talented.

And it's for a great cause. I'll be hosting again and would

love to see you there.” Matt South Pacific at the Clarence is right, this is not just another Brown Theatre in Knoxville, a beautiful Appalachian made “talent show”. quilt, and other exciting items.

It is so much more, including Plan to get there at 6PM for both silent and live auctions. some delicious refreshments At the Child Advocacy Center, and a chance to socialize children receive the services and browse through the silent they need to heal and recover auction items. Performances at no cost. It takes some seri- start at 6:45PM. Tickets are ous fundraising to accomplish available online at eventbrite. the task of serving 400-500 com. There is also a link on children each year. That is our website (www.childadvowhere the auctions (both live cacycenter.net) and on our and silent) and the raffle, new Facebook page. Tickets are this year, enter in. Zach Far- $25 per adult and $15 a child/ rar returns as auctioneer and youth. They will also be availwill get the audience bidding able at the door. The website on items such as 4 Park Hop- also has a list of auction items, per tickets to Disney World, which is updated regularly. tickets to Biltmore, tickets to For more information contact Margaret at 865-463-2740.

Arboretum Society 50th Annual Plant Sale April 16 The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society’s 50th annual Spring Plant Sale will gather the best of four local nurseries in one location.

varied selection of shrubs, trees, wildflowers, perennials, annuals and edibles.

Brad Greenwood Designs will have unique botanically themed copper garden ornaThe sale will be held on Sat- ments and steel features for urday, April 16th from 9 a.m. the home and yard. Dano’s

We hope to see you there.

Help raise funds to provide services for children while to 2 p.m. at the UT Arboretum having fun. It is the event to at 901 S. Illinois Ave. (Hwy. 62) in Oak Ridge. The “Membe at this year! bers Only” sale will be on Friday evening, April 15th from 5-7 p.m. Memberships may be purchased at that time for this “early bird” shopping opportunity. Checks and credit cards will be accepted.

Beaver Creek and Riverdale Nurseries from Knoxville, Sunlight Gardens from Andersonville and East Fork Nursery from Sevierville will be offering a large and

Hot Dogs, with an expanded menu, will again be at this event.

Back by popular demand, the Society will be offering ‘The Rising Sun™’ Redbud. This new Redbud displays brilliant, golden tangerine and lime-colored, heart-shaped foliage all summer and was a quick sell-out plant last year.

The Society will also be offering a limited supply of another new redbud tree: ‘Alley Cat’. ‘Alley Cat’ was literally (See ‘Sale’ on page 17)

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Museum Celebrates Young Children with Special Event April 16 Jim and the Woodenstars will present a ventriloquist’s show for children when the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge hosts a Celebration of the Young Child from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 16.

The comedy ventriloquist’s act, at 11:45 a.m., will headline a host of children’s activities, including creative movement, storytelling, crafts for kids to make and take, and LEGO building. The Oak Ridge Fire Department will lead a fire safety program, and the Oak Ridge Police Department will present a stranger danger program.

Jim has taken his Woodenstars’ family entertainment to festivals and events nationally and internationally, and they have appeared on cruise ships. The act has opened for Alabama and for Grammy award winner M i c h a e l W. Smith, among others.

Children’s Museum

Kay Brookshire

stories in contests sponsored

by Writer’s Digest and the Tennessee Mountain Writer’s Conference. She retired in East Tennessee after teaching education and children’s Author Kath- literature at the college level. leen Fearing will join in the As part of the Week of the c e l e b r a t i o n , Young Child celebrated April e n t e r t a i n i n g 10-16 across the country, children with the Children’s Museum is h e r s t o r i e s . honoring young children and B e s i d e s h e r all those who make a differpublished books that include ence in children’s lives with poetry and books for children its celebration. The Week of of various ages, she has the Young Child is sponsored had several stories published by the National Association at www.storiesforchildren- for the Education of Young magazine.org. Fearing has Children. won awards for her children’s “The Week of the Young Child is a time to recognize that children’s opportunities are our responsibilities, and to recommit ourselves to ensuring that each and every child

experiences the type of early environment—at home, at child care, at school, and in the community—that will promote their early learning,” the NAEYC explained.

At the museum, children may make and take crafts that include a ladybug, a crown and a turtle puppet, with the help of the Florence Crittenton Agency. They will explore building different designs such as Egyptian pyramids, Greek columns and Roman arches in small scale with LEGO building bricks. And they may join in creative movement with National Fitness Center.

Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee will invite the museum’s young gardeners to “plant” a garden of pinwheels for prevention, a symbol of child abuse prevention, in the Environmental Learning Center and Gardens. The Anderson County Health Department will offer healthy living advice in “Balance and Nutrition.” Exhibits will be open throughout the museum.

Joining in the celebration will be Maggie the Mayfield Cow, the Knoxville Smokies mascot, the Chick-Fil-A mascot, and Books-A-Million. Royal Magic (See ‘Museum’ on page 44)

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Camelot Lives at the Tennessee Medieval Faire Darkhorse Entertainment, LLC invites you to live the legend of Camelot at the second annual Tennessee Medieval Faire. The festival will come to life on May 14 and run the last three weekends in May,

including Memorial Day, in chaos, King Arthur of Britain is Harriman. creating peace and celebrating his wedding with a spring This year’s festival is portray- festival. Everyone is invited. ing the historical year of 500 “Feel transported to a more after the fall of the Roman innocent time of chivalry and Empire. During this time of gallantry,” said Lars Paulson,

President-Manager. “Escape from everyday life and visit a realm of fun a n d adventure.”

Visitors can cheer on their favorite knight at the live-action jousts, laugh with comedic characters and thrill to warriors’ chess. Guests can meet King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Merlin. People of all ages can enjoy comedy stunt shows and live Celtic music as well as join in English folk dance and games.

High-quality Medieval crafts, food, and beverages (including beer) will be available.

Tennessee Medieval Faire in 2015 hosted 6,000 patrons, 100 participants and 28 vendors. The 2016 Tennessee Medieval Faire will run for seven show days on May 14-15, 21-22, 28-2930. Hours are 10am-5pm EDT. Tickets may be purchased at the gate with cash or credit cards.

Prices are $16.95 for ages 13 and up, $8.95 for ages 5 to 12, free for ages 4 and under. Free parking is included.

The permanent festival site is located at 550 Fiske Road, Harriman, TN. For more information, please visit www.

TMFaire.com or like them on The Grand Opening of the Facebook.

Fundraiser for Linda Thompson’s Cancer Treatment Please Join Vogue Hair De- General Gift Basket, Scentsy sign & Longaberger for a fund Burner and Bars, Blue Sky raiser to help pay out of pocket Tea Light Burner, Hair medical costs for Linda Cut, Pedicure, FaThompson’s Cancer cial, Hand Made Treatment.

Serving Tray, Flat of Bedding Plants, Thursday, April Longaberger 21, 8:00am to Purse, Oil Change 6:00pm at 140 and much much B u s Te r m i n a l more!

Road, Ridgeway Center Oak Ridge.

Total commissions and proceeds will be given to LinThere will beRefreshments, da Thompson for her Chemo, Bake Sale, T-Shirts and Brace- Radiation, PET and CT Scans lets, Longaberger Products. and Surgeries.

Drawings for: 31 Bags, Mast

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Annual Glow Ninja 5K Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Glow Ninja 5K race coming to Oak Ridge on Saturday night, May 7th, 2016. The “glow race” will kick off with the sounding of a gong at 8pm. Martial Arts demos, hosted by event sponsor Progressive Martial Arts of Oak Ridge, will start at 7pm.

To register for the race, visit www.ninja5k.com .

for something fun to do as a family. We hope to see the whole family dressed out in martial arts uniforms, or as Ninja Turtles, Karate Kid, Kung Fu Panda, etc.”

While dressing up isn’t required to participate, it is highly encouraged.

Foam swords, rubber stars, headbands, glow gear and more will be sold on site to help ninjas complete their ensemble. Real weapons are not allowed on site. The 3.1 mile race is staged at the Horizon Center in Oak Ridge on a wheelchair accessible course.

The race will be timed, but both runners and walkers are encouraged to participate.

Participants wishing to walk with pets or strollers may do so at the back of the pack.

The race features a board breaking opportunity for each participant at the finish line, which is one of the highlights each year. “Progressive Martial Arts will be on site leading exciting, new demonstrations, and everyone is encouraged to dress up ninja-style for the event,” organizer Terri Reedy stated. “Events like this one are sweeping the country because people are looking Early-bird registrants are guaranteed to get an event Tshirt and all youth participants will receive recognition for participating. Awards will be given to top runners in all divisions.

The event is hosted by C&R Worldwide of Oak Ridge and is sponsored by Progressive Martial Arts of Oak Ridge and Tiger Claw. Monies earned from previous races have supported Oak Ridge Graduation Celebration and the Wounded Warriors Foundation.

15th Annual Big Ed’s Memorial Golf Tournament Fifteen years ago, Community Mediation Services of Anderson Country and David Neusel from Big Ed’s Pizza joined forces to support youth and families in our area through the Big Ed’s Memorial Golf Tournament. On Friday April 29, 2016, the 15th Annual Big Ed’s gets you started on the Golf Tournament season.

Come join us for an opportunity to win a new car, participate in an awesome Silent Auction, and most of all, play a great golf course – the Oak Ridge Country Club. You will be supporting CMS, an organization that has worked for 30 years to peacefully resolve issues in our community, and honoring the community spirit and caring of both Big Ed Neusel, founder of Big Ed’s Pizza, and David Neusel.

The Tournament is a twosession, scramble format with two flights: 8:00 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. A new Chevrolet, provided by Sexton Automotive Group, will be the grand prize for the Hole-in-One. Complimentary continental breakfast, beverage carts, and a smoked barbecue lunch as well as prize contests for golfers will be available. Free shirts and golf towels for all golfers are included. Early registration

deadline is Friday, April 22. ($100/player; $400/Team; $125 and $500 after April 22 or at the door).

FCU; American Trust Bank of East TN; Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU); Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.; Eagle Distributing Company, Silent Auction items rang- Inc. ing from free hotel and entertainment pack- Additional information about ages to prize baskets Big Ed’s Memorial Golf Tourfor activities from golf to nament, the Silent Auction, gardening are available and CMS, is available by for viewing on line (www. calling 865-463-6888, by epeacefulresolution.org ) as mailing info@cms-tn.org, or well as at ORCC during the by checking the website, www. tournament. Each item will peacefulresolution.org. Regalso have a “buy now” option. istration forms will be sent on request and ON-LINE REGCommunity Mediation Servic- ISTRATION is also available. es helps many families in our area solve their own problems Come join us! You’ll have a through agreements the fami- wonderful time on a terrific lies themselves write and golf course and you’ll be supagree on. Four mediation porting a valuable community programs use trained volun- resource. teer mediators from the community for no-cost mediations: School Attendance (Truancy) Mediation; Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP); Access/Visitation Mediation; and Teen/Parent Mediation.

Major tournament sponsors providing support to CMS include the following: Big Ed’s Pizza; SYSCO Foods, Inc.; Stone & Hinds, P.C. Attorneys at Law; Centrus Energy; C&J Wealth Advisors, LLC; Enrichment FCU; ORNL FCU; Y-12

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April 30th ORCO Serenade over Lunch at the Dogwood Arts Fest As part of the Dogwood Arts Festival, the Oak Ridge Community Orchestra will be performing famous and memorable music in Knoxville’s Market Square from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm on Saturday, April 30th. Grab a tasty lunch from a local shop, sit on a bench in front of the stage, and enjoy the serenade while you eat your lunch.

This is a great way to enjoy your Saturday lunch break, while browsing the shops at the Dogwoods Arts Festival.

Check the details and directions below.

Community Orchestra

Dale Gedcke

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) introduced The months before his death. Mozart was a dedicated Freemason. Consequently, this opera shows the influence of that association, The free concert with an emphasis will include the on the number 3, feisty and familiar (3 opening chords, Overture from the 3 trials, a key sigMagic Flute by Monature of 3 flats, 3 zart, the intriguing ladies and 3 young L’Arlesienne Suite boys), a magic flute, #1 by Bizet, and magic bells, a forest the Concerto for 2 monster, and scenFlutes by Quantz, ery with a Masonic featuring flautists theme. The plot folBarbara Sparks lows the typical opand Janet Allen. era romance, with a Finlandia by Sibelius will bring Magic Flute opera on Septem- lot of magical fantasy, and a the concert to a rousing finish. ber 30, 1791, approximately 2 handsome young prince battling to win a beautiful maiden.

In the end, the prince prevails.

You will recognize the overture as one that is often performed, because of its enchanting, energetic pace.

Georges Bizet wrote incidental music to accompany Alphonse Daudet’s play, L’Arlesienne, which opened at the Théâtre du Vaudeville, Paris, France on October 1, 1872, and closed after only 21 perfor-

mances. In spite of the failure of the play, Bizet was able to rearrange some of the music into the popular L’Arlesienne Suite #1. The first movement (Overture) begins with an energetic theme, borrowed from the traditional Christmas carol “March of the Kings”.

After development through various sections of the orchestra towards a climax, the march fades, and is replaced by the saxophone theme associated with L’innocent, the brother of the hero, Frédéri.

The Overture finishes with emotional and heroic lyrical themes representing Frédéri, himself. The second movement is a light and wistful Minuetto, which serves as an intermezzo to decelerate the

listener for the dreamy and romantic 3rd movement, the Adagietto. In the 4th movement (Carillon), the energetic pace returns with the French Horns mimicking church bells.

The audience is offered a brief respite, with a reprise of the dreamy music, before the French Horns return to close the composition with the Carillon motif.

Johann Joachim Quantz (1697 – 1773) was an exceptionally talented flautist, music teacher, composer, and flute manufacturer. He generated circa 300 flute concertos and over 200 sonatas. Today, he is best known for his 1752 (See ‘Orchestra’ on page 15)

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12th Annual Clinch River Antique Fair; May 7th The 12th Annual Clinch River Patterson. These young men passion for bluegrass music event with Market and Cullom see and surrounding states, Spring Antique Fair will be grew up in Lake City, playing drives them to make their Streets closed to traffic as an- will line Market and adjoining held on Saturday May 7th, 9 in church, and have been a music appeal to everyone.

Throughout the years they am – 5 pm, in Downtown have won several awards.

Clinton.

The Spring Antique Fair will kick-off with a party on Friday evening, May 6th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm in Hoskins/Lane Park on Market Street with live musical entertainment.

Back, by popular demand are The Real McCoys.

This trio is comprised of brothers Blake and Aaron McCoy who play banjo and guitar and bass player Nick

While you are enjoying the music you can also enjoy food from local food vendors that will be offering BBQ, baked goods, hotdogs and burgers, gyros and Asian cuisine. In addition to food and music there will also be plenty of late night shopping in the antique district with shops remaining open till 9 pm.

All events are held rain or favorite at The Museum of shine and there is plenty of tique dealers’ line the streets side streets to present a fanfor the 12th Annual Clinch River tastic antique show offering a Appalachia’s Fall Homecom- free parking.

Spring Antique Fair. Over 100 wide range of antiques and ing as well as the Clinch River Spring Antique Fair. Their true Saturday, May 7th is the main antique dealers, from Tennes(See ‘Antique’ on page 49)

SARG Paws for Life Gala SARG (Shelter Animals Rescue Group) of Oak Ridge is celebrating its 20 th year of rescuing dogs and cats. They are also hosting their fifth Paws For Life Gala—a silent and live auction fundraiser that raises money to support

animal rescue efforts in Oak For Life Gala are available Life Gala website--$40 for one Ridge and Anderson County. online through the Paws For reservation and $75 for two.

Because of the need for more space for the event, this year SARG has moved the Gala to a new venue. The Gala will be held on Friday, April 15 at the 205 Main Event Center at 205 S. Main Street in Clinton starting at 5:00 p.m. The event includes the auctions, dinner, and dancing to live music.

Items available at the auction are being posted on the Gala website— www.pawsforlifegala.net as they are received.

Dollars earned at the first four Paws For Life Galas were used for upgrades to the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter, including antibacterial flooring for the lobby and operating room, and to purchase a cargo van for the shelter to use for animal transport. SARG also donated $5000 for the new Anderson County animal holding facility, and plan a substantial donation to the capital campaign to build a true Anderson County Animal Shelter.

Reservations for the Paws

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The HeART of the Community This past month we had an opportunity to recognize some wonderful advocates for the arts in our community at the Second Annual Tribute to the Arts. This celebration was sponsored by both the Arts Council of Oak Ridge and the Rotary Club of Oak Ridge Sunset and provided a venue for those curious about organizations such as the Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association, Tennessee Mountain Writers, Oak Ridge Playhouse, Oak Ridge Community Orchestra, Oak Ridge Community Band, and the Music Arts School to experience a sample from each group and possibly come to appreciate all these organizations. We also presented awards to artists who have enriched our lives over the years. Thanks to all the groups who contributed to this celebration and to

our town for continuing your love and support for the arts!

April is upon us and the county is filled with exhibits and performances almost weekly.

Please mark your calendar for the next performance of the Oak Ridge Symphony & Chorus concert which includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 16th at 7:30pm.

The Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be joined by the Pellissippi State Chorus, the South Doyle High School Choir, the Swiss Youth Choir “Stimmwerkbande” and Sound Company in a performance of Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 9 as a rousing season finale.

For more information contact

Local Arts

Jim Dodson ORCMA at: 865-483-5569 or E-mail: office@orcma.org.

Currently on exhibit at the Oak Ridge Art Center is “Family Affair”, a group invitational for two or more artists who are members of the same family. The work includes many types of media and showcases the legacy of the Arts and how we often share creative tendencies with and in our family. The exhibition will run through April 30, 2016.

Continuing in the foyer is “ Art Is Stranger Than Fiction”, a mixed media installation by characters from Anne Power’s novel “Smoke from Small Fires” (Ghost Artist Anne Powers). This show is one of the most unusual concepts for an exhibitions shown in a long time as the pieces were created in the voices of two characters from her novel. As Anne Grace Tollett and Pearlie Bean, Ms. Powers delivers an amazing array of fascinating

pieces with interesting references to the book which is available at Amazon.com.

The Center’s Spring classes began the last week in March and the first week in April and will run through the week of May 23 - 27, 2016. For more information on exhibitions, classes, and art center activities, call (865) 482-1441 or visit their Facebook page or website at www.oakridgeartcenter.org.

The Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association would like to thank the local community for their support of our recent Nutcracker performances.

Our Spring 2016 production is “The Ugly Duckling” and other Tales from Hans Christian Andersen. Performance is set for Friday, April 8th @ 10:00 a.m. at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center located at 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge,

TN 37830. For more information contact Wendie Aurin, ORCBA President, at WendieAurin@gmail.com or visit www.orcba.org.

About the author...

Jim Dodson is the contributing writer for the Arts Council of Oak Ridge and can be reached via his email: jdodsonart@aol.com.

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The average person spends 6 months of their life sitting at red lights.

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Jackson Square Farmer’s Market Opens Saturday, April 16th Locally grown produce, grass- in Knoxville and Oak Ridge. time this year. This includes fed meats, herbs and arti- This producer-only market soothing hand salves, crafted san products from honey to is celebrating #ETNFARM beeswax candles and more!

Our farmers pick fresh for you the day prior to or morning of the market, and they can tell you about this when you buy from them directly! Need local eggs, cheeses and baked goods?

We’ve got those, too.

handcrafted candles will be available soon at East Tennessee FARM Markets! The Farmers Association for Retail Marketing is bringing genuine Tennessee products direct to you at convenient locations

We appreciate your shopping locally and we enjoy getting to know our East Tennessee customers. Why buy your food and home goods locally? Our produce is picked fresh, you know where and how it’s grown, and you’re boosting the local economy!

• Oak Ridge Farmers Market at Historic Jackson Square opens Saturday, April 16 from 8:00 am to noon, then on Wednesdays starting May 4 from 3:00 pm to sellout.

Throughout the season, we’ll be sharing #ETNFARMpics with you via our website and social media. We look forward to seeing your FARM pictures of your favorite farm picks, too! • Ebenezer Road Farmers If you tag us on social media Market at Ebenezer United products with the new sea- and use the #ETNFARMpics son opening in mid-April. hashtag, we might re-share your photo or video online!

Carefully juried artisan products, handmade by East Ten- What sets FARM Markets nesseans, will be offered at apart from other farm stands FARM Markets for the first and markets? This not-forprofit organization connects farmers and artisans directly with consumers, with no middleman. We only allow genuine grown-in-Tennessee or made-in-Tennessee products. We even visit the farms ourselves to assure what’s being grown. We invite you to come meet your East Tennessee farmers and artisans yourself on market day!

Methodist Church on 1001 Ebenezer Road opens Tuesday, April 12 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

• Lakeshore Park Farmers Market opens Friday, April 15 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Follow us all season at www. easttnfarmmarkets.org.

For more information on becoming a vendor, contact info@EastTnFarmMarkets. org or call 865-680-1037.

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Events to Honor Legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen Several groups in the Knoxville area have been hard at work to bring the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, and their RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit mobile theater to town for family-friendly activities in April. The events are a unique way to experience the inspiring story of the Tuskegee Airmen – America’s first black military pilots and their support personnel.

During February’s Black History Month remembrances, make sure to mark your calendar for these important opportunities this spring.

The exciting RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit is a fully functional movie theater featuring the original short film “Rise Above,” designed to take the audience on a journey through time – and then through the

air. The theater’s dynamic Mustang “Red Nose”, will 160-degree panoramic screen be appearing at the Smoky creates the sensation of being Mountain Air Show. General admission to the air show and entrance to the mobile theater is FREE! Experience the theater then see this majestic vintage fighter up close and in the cockpit soaring above personal on statthe clouds in the P-51C Mus- ic display. Origitang, the signature aircraft of nal Tuskegee Airthe Tuskegee Airmen in WWII. man and pilot George Hardy It’s much more than a history will be at the RISE ABOVE lesson; the Tuskegee Airmen’s Traveling Exhibit to sign autoability to triumph over adver- graphs and answer questions. sity serves as a means to Bring the family to meet a livinspire others to RISE ABOVE ing legend! obstacles in their own lives April 19-20 the RISE ABOVE and achieve their goals.

Traveling Exhibit will arrive April 16-17 the RISE ABOVE at the Green McAdoo CulTraveling Exhibit, along with tural Center and Museum, the the CAF Dixie Wing’s P-51D site of the first court ordered

school desegregation in the South, located at 101 School Street in Clinton where admission is FREE! April 22-23 the American Museum of Science & Energy will host the RISE ABOVE Traveling Exhibit at 300 S.

T u lane in Oak Ridge.

Standard admission rates to the museum apply, although entrance to the mobile theater is FREE. School and community groups are invited to schedule private showings by contacting Glenda Bingham at 865-576-3200 at the American Museum of Science and Energy, and Mar-

ilyn Hayden at 865-463-6500 at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center. Student groups will receive a free CAF Red Tail Squadron inspirational dog tag featuring their Six Guiding Principles – Aim High, Believe In Yourself, Use Your Brain, Be Ready To G o , Never Quit, Expect t o Win. Eugene Gallaher, President of the Green McAdoo Cultural Center said, “The Board Members at Green McAdoo Cultural Center and Museum in Clinton Tennessee, in celebration of the museum’s 10th year anniversary, are proud to host the “Rise Above Traveling Exhibit”, highlighting the history of the Tuskegee Airmen Red-Tail (See ‘Squadron’ on page 15)

Visions Magazine, April 2016, Page 15 Nuclear Services, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, Steve Jones & Associates, (Continued from page 14) LLC., Richard and Jennifer Squadron. We hope that the Dawson, Eugene and Mattie public finds this moving exhibit Gallaher, and many others. very educational and thought provoking, as we celebrate the The CAF Red Tail Squadron is courage, determination, and a volunteer-driven non-profit obstacles that the first ever organization dedicated to black pilots endured in order to educating audiences across serve their country as United the country about the history States Army Air Corps pilots.” and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first black The CAF Red Tail Squadron’s military pilots and their supvisit to the Knoxville area port personnel. RISE ABOVE and the Smoky Mountain Air- Red Tail, their three-fold outshow is being sponsored by reach program, includes a the Green McAdoo Cultural fully restored WWII-era P-51C Center and several local sup- Mustang, the signature airporters, including UT-Battelle, craft of the Tuskegee Airmen; the American Museum of Sci- the RISE ABOVE Traveling ence & Energy, Consolidated Exhibit 53’ mobile theater

Squadron

featuring the original panoramic film “Rise Above”; and resource materials for teachers and youth leaders.

Each year, they embark on a nine-month cross-country tour that includes appearances at air shows, schools, museums and community events. The group’s Six Guiding Principles – Aim High, Believe In Yourself, Use Your Brain, Be Ready To Go, Never Quit and Expect to Win – serve as the foundation for their outreach programs and are based on the experiences and successes of the Tuskegee Airmen. The Red Tail Squadron is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization part of the Commemorative Air Force Learn more at www.redtail.org.

Orchestra (Continued from page 9) publication, On Playing the Flute, a treatise on flute performance. His Concerto No. 60 for 2 Flutes in D Major (1720 – 1740) offers a rare performance. You will be especially delighted to hear the Baroque style in the first movement performed by flautists, Barbara Sparks and Janet Allen.

Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic Period, whose music played an important role in the reinforcement of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as prodigious,

and the intensity of Finlandia confirms that claim. Finlandia, Op. 26 was first written in 1899, and revised in 1900.

The piece was composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899, a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian Empire. In that performance, Finlandia was the last of seven pieces, each presented as an accompaniment to a tableau depicting episodes from Finnish history.

The Oak Ridge Community Orchestra performance will be presented on the stage in Market Square. If you are unfamiliar with that location, you can find it adjacent to Union Avenue between Walnut Street and Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. Parking is available in parking garages and parking lots in the downtown area. While in Market Square to hear the Oak Ridge Community Orchestra, take advantage of the opportunity to visit dozens of visual art booths, a culinary arts stage, other performing acts on three stages, and so much more.

For more information on the Dogwood Arts Festival, visit www.dogwoodarts.com.

The Oak Ridge Community Orchestra (ORCO) is a 501(c)3, non-profit, volunteer organization, performing under the baton of Conductor and Music Director, Dr. Marcel Urias. Anyone wishing to regularly participate in the orchestra is encouraged to contact the Personnel Manager, Cyndi Jeffers, at orcopersonnelmanager@gmail.com. Usually, we can accommodate additional string players, and occasionally there are openings in the brass, woodwind and percussion sections. The orchestra welcomes experienced musicians of all ages. The Oak Ridge Community Orchestra is a rewarding venue for instrumentalists who enjoy playing for an appreciative audience, with music ranging from Baroque through Classical to Contemporary. For more info visit www.OakRidgeCommunityOrchestra.com.

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What Happens Next When A Death Occurs?

When we experience the death of someone we love, we are sometimes overwhelmed by the entire experience!

Many different emotions take over, such as, shock, sadness, anger, and even fear. What do we do first? Who do we call? What is next? At such a difficult time, these questions can be almost too painful and impossible to answer!

In the past, most deaths occurred in health care institutions such as hospitals and nursing homes. Therefore, these facilities are equipped to help with answering some of the questions the family will ask. But, thanks to the hospice groups that we are all familiar with, families are able to keep their loved ones at home until the time of their passing. Hospice is a wonderful, caring group of physicians and nurses that take care of

the patient and the family! In this case, the family will simply call the hospice nurse. If the death is unexpected and occurs at home, the family must first call emergency personnel (911) to report it. Their loved one will be transported to the nearest hospital to be pronounced, then the funeral home of their choice will be notified.

In our busy world tod a y, w e plan ahead for most everything, weddings, children’s education, family vacations, and many other significant life events. We purchase insurance policies for our home, automobiles, and health. So why do we overlook our end-of-life pre-planning?

Special Guest

Rhonda Jackson This is such an important decision for those we leave behind, to have these questions answered ahead of time instead of waiting until the time of need. And if you have planned in advance, these arrangements can be transferred from one funeral home to another at any time. You are not locked in to just one funeral home! Many people do not realize this and are afraid to pre-arrange or to move their arrangements, fearing they will not be “allowed” to do so.

The funeral home and its staff play a crucial role in planning and carrying out the final arrangements for the family left behind whether it be a traditional funeral service, grave-

side service only, cremation, memorial service, etc. Funeral directors have the knowledge and experience to help families understand all the options available to them and to help them arrange very meaningful and dignified memorials for their loved one. They provide a wide variety of services before and after the funeral, such as, arranging for removal of the body from the location of death, obtaining required documents, preparing for viewing, planning the service, arranging the final disposition, and transportation.

Jackson Funeral Services was created in 2010 and was based on the concept of pro-

viding compassionate, considerate, and professional funeral service care to our community while also offering reasonable, affordable costs to grieving families in need. We are a full-service funeral home with a very unique way of caring for our families. We are located at 7071 Knoxville Hwy. Oliver Springs, TN 37840 and can be reached 24/7 by calling 865-435-3800.

Jackson Funeral Services will be offering a Free Informative Event on Tuesday, April 12th to discuss Advance Funeral & Cremation Planning, Wills, Living Wills, and Power of Attorney followed by an informal (See ‘Death’ on page 23)

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Norris Little Theatre; 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Norris Little Theatre proudly presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on April 28th, 29th, and 30th, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, at 7:00 PM in the Norris Community Building. This year’s production is a musical comedy about a middle school spelling bee run by three eccentric grown-ups, featuring six quirky adolescents (portrayed by adult actors) vying for first place.

Through a series of outra-

geous scenarios and songs, the kids learn there is more to life than winning a spelling competition. It promises to be an A-W-E-S-O-M-E evening filled with fun and laughter for all ages.

by Rebecca Feldman, with ated City of Norris. Tragical- build on the success of its music and lyrics by William ly, a 1980 fire destroyed the past and present.

Finn, and a book by Rachel Sheinkin. A 2005 Broadway production, it was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two, including Best Book.

Norris resident Pam Turner, well known for her starring roles in previous NLT productions, offers her expertise as this season’s director. Turner is working with the talents of Judy Moyer, musical director, to lead an enthusiastic cast in delivering the story of The Spelling Bee’s lovable characters. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is an original play created

Neighbor entertaining neighbor are the guiding words of Norris Little Theatre. Cast members, production crew, Board members, supporters, and volunteers donate their own time to perform and promote­­­ theatrical arts in Norris and the surrounding community. Norris Little Theatre is proud of its history, having been founded in 1936 by residents of the newly cre-

original community building including props, costumes, and equipment. Through the efforts of some hard-working community members, NLT was revived in 2010. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee marks the ninth main-stage production since Norris Little Theatre’s relaunching; it continues to

Sale (Continued from page 5) discovered in an alley in Kentucky and has beautiful green and white variegated foliage which is stable and scorch resistant.

Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $10 for ages 5-17; children ages 4 and under, sitting with an adult, are free.

Tickets may be purchased at the Norris City Office 865.494.7645; or, in front of the Norris Post Office on Saturday mornings (April 16 and 23); or, at the door. brary.

Proceeds from this sale and other Society fund-raising events go toward the operating expenses and endowment fund for the UT Arboretum. To learn more about the Arboretum Society, and the Retired U.T. horticulture pro- UT Arboretum Endowment fessor Dr. Will Witte, the “An- Fund, go to www.utarboreswer Man”, will be on hand to tumsociety.org. answer your plant questions and will be selling books from For more information on the his personal horticulture li- Plant Sale, call 483-3571

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Agape House; ChocolateEvening & Dessert Contest May 7 Do you make the best chocolate dessert in Anderson County? Here’s an opportunity to find out if yours is the best.

Agape House of Oak Ridge is hosting a chocolate dessert contest during “An Evening of Everything Chocolate” on Saturday, May 7, a fund-raising event for the non-profit and all-volunteer organization that provides transitional housing for the homeless.

The chocolate grand prize winner will be awarded a $50 gift certificate and a gold medal. A silver medal will be awarded for the best use of chocolate.

To enter, bring your dessert to the Social Hall of Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike, by 6 p.m. May 7.

The dessert must feature one chocolate ingredient, which

could be milk, dark or white Agape House invites the pub- short-term, temporary housing Tickets to the event are $30 chocolate, cocoa, syrup or lic to taste a variety of choco- and other support services per person and would make other form of chocolate. En- late desserts made especially as they work with agencies a special gift for mothers durto take steps toward ing Mother’s Day weekend. tries should have self-sufficiency. A sig- They can be purchased at at least eight servnificant portion of the the following Oak Ridge locaings. Each contesAgape House budget tions: The Ferrell Shop, 235 tant may enter up is raised through this Jackson Square; Willow Ridge to two desserts. fund-raising event.

Include your name, Garden Center, 97 Oak Ridge name of dessert, Turnpike; Oak Ridge Unitarian Agape House opened Universalist Church, 809 Oak phone number and its second house in Ridge Turnpike; New Reflece-mail address February, and each tions Salon, Ridgeway Shopwith each entry. house provides up to a ping Center, 987 Oak Ridge There is no entry 30-day stay for guests. Turnpike; The Other One Deli, fee, and contesAll guests are referred Grove Center, 178 Randolph tants need not be by an agency partner. Road; Peggy Hanrahan Realty present to win.

Those partners include Center, 201 S. Tulane Ave.; TORCH (Trinity Out- First United Methodist Church, Contest judges reach Center of Hope), 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike. will be Melanie Fillauer, last year’s grand prize for “An Evening of Everything Ridgeview Behavioral Health winner, Naomi Asher, execu- Chocolate” from 6:30-8:30 Services, and Prevent Child Tickets may also be purchased tive director of United Way of p.m. May 7 to benefit Agape Abuse Tennessee. Tennessee by mail, with a check sent to: Valley Coalition for the Home- Agape House of Oak Ridge, Anderson County, and former House. less, Habitat for Humanity P.O. Box 4932, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Mayor Tom BeeThe Mother’s Day weekend Anderson County, and Ecu- TN 37831-4932. For more inhan. event will feature tables filled menical Storehouse are also formation about Agape House, As the judges do their work, with chocolate culinary temp- supporting partners. see www.oakridgeagape.org. tations in the Social Hall of Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church. Truffles, fudge, cookies, brownies and other treats will satisfy any sweet tooth, with coffee, sipping chocolate, and water also being served.

All proceeds will go to the direct support of Agape House.

Since opening in 2014, Agape House has helped 20 homeless families or individuals with

thumbs into its eyeballs - it will let you go instantly.

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Oak Ridge Earth Day Gears Up for Its 9h Annual Celebration Keep Anderson County Beautiful (KACB) will be hosting the ninth annual Earth Day festival in Oak Ridge on Saturday, April 23th from 11 AM to 4 PM at Bissell Park in Oak Ridge. East Tennesseans are invited to participate in the festival that features free outside activities and events that promote environmental education, encourage individuals to create and contribute to a sustainable community, and get children to play outdoors.

Sponsored in major part by Leidos and the City of Oak Ridge, Earth Day 2016 will feature exercise games, exhibits, free tree sapling givea-ways, a scavenger hunt, food vendors, plus a special recycling collection program.

Starting at 11 AM, free activities will commence at Bissell Park (Oak Ridge Turnpike and Tulane Ave) with scheduled organized fun and games with music for children to promote healthy communities.

Exhibitors will bring wildlife critters for children to pet and learn about outside habitats.

There will be exhibits by area students showing off their Lens on Litter photos as part of a new art contest organized

by KACB. Cash prizes Food vendors will be available to keep participants fueled for all the fun. In case of inclement weather, all activities will be held inside the Civic Center.

A special recycling collection program, ERASE YOUR TRACE will be held at the ORAU parking lot next to Bissell Park on Badger Road

Special Guest

Pat Imperato rain or shine. Old electronics (computers, printers, monitors, cell phones, and TVs not in furniture consoles) personal papers for shredding, books, blankets and towels (for the animal shelter), fluorescent light bulbs, rechargeable and button batteries (not alkaline batteries) eye glasses, and gently worn shoes will be collected from 11 AM till 4 PM. Gently worn shoes are being collected from April 1 through April 24th at locations throughout Anderson County as well as at the festival. Locations and collection details are listed at the festival website at www.

orearthday.org . Shoes will be sent to third world countries where up to 300 million children have no shoes and over 700 million people contract parasitic diseases annually because of a lack of shoes.

A special treasure hunt, ECOEXPEDITION, on the North Ridge Trail and Black Oak Ridge Area will be available during the month of April.

Clues and details can be found at the www.earthday. org website. New clues will be on Facebook and Twitter and will direct people to the website. Adult and Youth volunteers are always in demand.

Information on how you can get involved and more details on the festival on the festival can be found on the website www.orearthday.org.

New Lens on Litter Photo Contest at the Earth Day Festival Keep Anderson County Beautiful (KACB) has announced it will be hosting a special photo contest as part of its 9th annual Earth Day festival.

(See ‘Earth Day’ on page 56)

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The First Arts and Antiques on the Square is April 30th!

The last Saturday of every month is about to get much more exciting, a bit more cultural, and a lot more local in Oak Ridge! On Saturday, April 30th, the first Arts and Antiques on the Square will take place at Jackson Square.

Alongside the Farmer’s Market, the Jackson Square sidewalk will host a variety of vendors.

Some will be showcasing a collection of vintage, retro, antique, or repurposed items for sale. Some will be displaying and selling their own artwork in a variety of media.

This community arts project will be directed by a committee of the Jackson Square Mer-

chants Association as a way to $25. Smaller scale artists and In May, Steampunk presenter, bring locally-grown foods and vendors are encouraged to Captain Nemo will appear in locally-grown arts together. split a booth. costume and give a talk on the history of Steampunk and At this time, there is enough This will be more than just will be a great photo opportus p a c e f o r an arts and antiques exhibit, nity for visitors. In June, local a b o u t 3 2 but a cultural destination for guitarist Dave Shepherd will vendors, but the area. There will be more serenade the Square. as organizer than looking and shopping.

Linda John- Each Arts and Antiques in “It’s my dream to have these ston owner the Square will also have live events be where people can of Through entertainment. For the first come to see the arts in action,” the Looking event on April 30th, Liza Jane Linda said. She encourages G l a s s A n - and Fiddlin’ Curly Cottrell will artists to not only display their t i q u e s a n d liven up the square with music. work, but create it on site as Collectibles said, “There will be room for growth.”

This will not be a flea market. Each vendor will have to submit a photo of their artwork or wares to be reviewed by the committee. Each accepted vendor will receive a 10 foot by 10 foot space (the average space of a tent) on the Jackson Square sidewalk, for a rental fee of

well so that visitors can watch and learn about the process that goes into the art.

So collectors, bring out your best. Artists, put the finishing touches on your masterpiece and bring it down to The Square. Become a part of what is sure to become a growing and well-loved tradition in Oak Ridge.

Arts and Antiques on the (See ‘First Arts’ on page 23)

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Grow Your Own Medicine: Plant a Backyard Apothecary Garden “Herbalism is an effective, supply simple home remedies natural, and inexpensive sys- for common family complaints, Special tem of healing readily availlike sniffles, headaches, tumGuest able to every human who my troubles, or cuts and chooses to use it. We scrapes, but you Kathy have eons of human should always visit experience to prove it”. your healthcare proMihalczo ---American Herbalist vider when it comes Rosemary Gladstar to serious health issues. cary herbs to consider. InvesEasy to grow herbs can aid tigate interactions between Humans have relied very common daily prob- herbs and the medion apothecary garlems, providing considerable cations you take.

Pregnant dens to produce remedies relief for many conditions, and for hundreds of years. and their healing properHistorically, apothecary gar- ties are well estabdens were the primary meth- lished. n u r s ods for healing the sick. Like ing mothers our current pharmacist, an M a n y c u r r e n t should check apothecary dispensed herbs c o m m e r c i a l l y with their to treat various symptoms. based medicines doctor before The first apothecaries were are actually derived using any medieval monks who kept from some very comherbal treatment. written records of plants and mon herbs. their medicinal uses.

Medicinal preparations you Planning a Backyard By growing your own me- can make with herbs from Apothecary Garden dicinal herbs, you and your your own apothecary garden family can harvest healing include compress, gargle, in- Site - Plant in a location that treatments right from your own fusion, poultice, salve, syrup, receives five to six hours of direct sunlight each day backyard. and tincture.

An apothecary garden can Do your research on apothe- Soil - Medicinal herbs will

grow better in well-drained, fertile soil. Prepare the soil by digging down eight to 12 inches and adding organic material such as compost or aged manure. If the soil is very heavy and drainage is poor, construct raised beds.

garden clearly and accurately.

Some Herbs for an Apothecary Garden

Aloe (Aloe Vera) Used topically to heal wounds and for various skin conditions like sunburns, rashes and acne.

Grow in containers in bright Containers - Some herbs shade or morning sun. Divide spread so vigorously that often, overwinter indoors. they will take over the entire Clear gel inside leaf is used. garden. It is preferable to grow certain herbs like mint Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Used externally for in containers. bruises, burns and skin irritaContainer grown apothecary tions. gardens work well for gardenAn annual herb grows to 15”. ers with limited space.

Prefers cool spring temperaLabeling - Label each type (See ‘Medicine’ on page 55) of plant in your apothecary

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Fast Pace of Urgent Care in Oak Ridge In just four years, Fast Pace Urgent Care’s “Patient First” mentality that has guided its mission, has propelled the company’s expansion and made their convenient and compassionate style of care a preferred choice. Today, Fast Pace Urgent Care serves several communities across Tennessee and their most recent branch has opened in Oak Ridge on Illinois Avenue, making it Fast Pace’s 32 nd location.

Fast Pace clinics provide treatments for a wide range of illnesses, injuries, and common conditions and provide a variety of wellness, diagnostic and screening services.

Open seven days a week with extended hours, Fast Pace Urgent Care offers patients the convenience of short wait times and the ability to be seen by a provider without an appointment. Fast Pace accepts most insurance providers and offers an outstanding self-pay system for those without insurance. For just $85, you can be seen by a Fast Pace doctor or nurse, have an exam, x-ray, or in-house diagnostic work done to get yourself well and back on you own Fast Pace.

The Fast Pace clinic in Oak Ridge features multiple exam rooms where Dr. Kimberly Goodemote or one of the highly trained nurses can see

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rest is that they can see your whole family and work-place personnel at their clinic.

Grandparents and grandkids are taken on as patients at Fast Pace since they see chil-

workplace healthy.

What Fast Pace Urgent Care really prides itself on is their service to the patient. “We place the patient in the center

you for basic flu, allergy, or sinus problems or get an exam for workers compensation, physical, or a drug screening.

Under the Medical Director, Dr. Richard Powers MD, there are nurse practitioners, x-ray technicians, and physician assistants.

Fast Pace Urgent Care provides the basic services of most walk-in clinics, but they offer even more. They have programs for diet and weight loss that have become very popular. It’s an ounce of urgent preventative care that can make all the difference.

Fast Pace strives to keep its patients healthy by promoting health and wellness through screenings and tests, routine physicals, and vaccines.

dren as young as six months old. They can also bring medical care to your workplace through their many Occupational Health services. With pre-employment health, drug and alcohol screenings as well as employer on-site services Something else that makes testing, Fast Pace can help Fast Pace different from the keep your entire family and

of everything we do,” said Grant Hart, Marketing Director of Fast Pace. “All of our employees are always helping or supporting the patient.

We want to treat our patient as we would treat our family and we strive to create that (See ‘Care’ on page 23)

Visions Magazine, April 2016, Page 23 This will be a great time to ask any question you might have and find out about pre(Continued from page 16) arranging or transferring your question and answer session. pre-arrangements. Speakers “Southern-Style” finger foods, will be local attorney, Jimdesserts and coffee will be mie Turner and Investor’s Heritage Insurance Specialserved.

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ist, Jay Slatton. Location: The Historical Oliver Springs Archives & Museum, 301 Kingston Ave. Oliver Springs, TN 37840. Call for more information 865-435-3800.

Rhonda J. Jackson, Funeral Director

Care (Continued from page 22) atmosphere.” And concern for your well-being doesn’t end when you leave the clinic. All patients receive a follow up call after they have been seen so that the staff at Fast Pace can find out if you are feeling better and if you might be in need of anything else.

from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and Saturdays from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sundays from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. They are located at 441 S Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge and you can call them at 298-5471. If you are in need of fast-paced medical assistance, but appreciate individual personal attention, Fast Pace Urgent Care is the place for you to go.

See our Advertisement on the Fast Pace Urgent Care is back page of this issue. open Monday through Friday

First Arts

and visitors alike. Linda said, “I want it to be the day people (Continued from page 20) wake up and say, ‘It’s the last Square will have us all looking Saturday of the month! Let’s forward to the last Saturday go to Oak Ridge!’” of the month. It will be the day to start with an excellent Arts and Antiques on the breakfast at Razzleberry’s Square will happen every Ice Cream Lab and Kitchen, last Saturday of the month followed by shopping for the from April through October. best in fresh produce at the It will run from 9:00 am to Farmer’s Market. And now 1:00 pm. The Farmer’s Marit will be the day to walk the ket runs April to November square to see and meet the from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. best in local, contemporary Those interested in becoming art alongside bits of history. a vendor should contact Linda It will be the day when kids Johnston by texting or calling can splash in the fountain and Through the Looking Glass learn about a new art form. It at 865-335-5614 or email at will be a great day for locals johnstonbron@bellsouth.net.

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Making Impactful Choices; Creating a Pollinator Garden Bees are responsible for pollinating 80% of all plants on the plant. One out of every three bites of food that we eat is a result of the activities of bees. As you’ve probably heard , bees are on the decline.

After World War Two they were 5 million honeybee colonies.

By 1960 the numbers had dropped and today there are just under 2 ½ million managed colonies.

Many reasons contribute to their decline.

site implores people to plant gardens which “use plants Special that provide nectar and pollen Guest sources, provide a water source, be situated in sunny areas with Chris wind breaks, creJohnson ate a large “pollinator target” (mass of wild) and our butterflies (in one type plant), establish particular, the Monarchs need continuous bloom our help). Here is a list throughout the of a few favorite polgrowing season linator perennial and eliminate plants that are or minimize good sources the impact of of both pollen pesticides”. and nectar:

Pollinators—bees, butterflies, wasps, moths, and more—are vitally important to our ecosystems and food supply. We do know that more nectar and pollen sources provided by more flowering plants will help improve their health and numbers. The National Pollinator Garden Network Million Pollinator Garden Challenge web-

You can easily A s t e r , create a polAgastache, linator garden Bee Balm, helping these Blackeyed important inSusans, Catmint, sects, as well as Coneflower, Lavenbringing more nature to der, Milkweed, Mints, your back door. The greater Penstemon, Rosemary, Salthe plant diversity, the more via, Sedum, Yarrow you will attract and support our bees (both honey and Annual plants include: Borage, Coriander/cilantro, Lemon Balm, Marigolds, Sunflower, Zinnias It is best to plant groups of the same type of plant to make it easier for the bees and butterflies to see them. Blue and red flowers are easiest for them to see. The old “rule” of planting in groups of threes and fives certainly applies here, but I would double that

if spaces allows. Choose at least 3-5 different types of flowering plants and mass in groups. A simple yet effective design might be: 5 catmint in the front row in a staggered arrangement, the 2nd row, left to right, would have 3 beebalm, 3 coneflower , 1 butterfly bush, 3 coneflower, 3 blackeyed susan, 3 milkweed, 3 yarrow, and 6 salvia staggered in between the groupings.

Bees collect pollen as their main source of protein for brood production and development of young bees. The protein content of pollen is the most studied component of pollen and is so important in bee survival rates. Bees also

collect nectar from flowers.

They convert this into honey and is the primary source of carbohydrates, which provides energy for daily activities. Beekeepers should be familiar with both nectar and pollen producing plants in their area and garden to ensure good nutrition for their colony.

Adult butterflies enjoy the same nectar bearing flowers as the bees. Their life spans vary greatly, with some species living only 2-3 weeks while others can live 10 months.

They lay their tiny white eggs on the underside of a leaf of their favorite host plant. The (See ‘Pollinators’ on page 53)

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Our Own Legacy of Life & Faith Because of several factors, I have been drawn to the idea of what legacy of life and faith each of us will leave behind.

Perhaps turning 62 does that!

Perhaps losing one’s mother does that! Perhaps giving the eulogy for 3 funerals in less than two months does that!

Perhaps focusing on Christ’s resurrection as the hope of our destiny does that! Whatever may be all of the factors, I just cannot get it out of my mind, and thus it drives my thoughts today that I want to share with you.

I came across an old hymn that has the following words: “I would like to think when I’m nearer life’s brink That I’ve written some song that will live And, living, impart some help to some heart And strength to the traveler give.”

[A Song! A Beautiful Song!

Written and composed by L. O. Sanderson, Copyright, 1948] I want to daily be aware of how close I am to my own death. We are adept at keeping death at bay. However, when funerals pile up on one

another, and our peers begin to go the way of all the earth, we can no longer ignore the inevitable. There are two basic ways of viewing death. It can be a loss or a gain. If we have left God’s will out of the center of our life, and we have made choices over the years that have brought regret and heartache, then death would be viewed as a loss. How-

Spiritually Speaking Dr. Curtis McClane

ever, if we loved God with all of our heart, mind, soul and strength, and our neighbor as ourselves, then death can be viewed as a gain.

love. This looming separation on the horizon informs my daily priorities. Sometimes we go through circumstances where we think we have been close to death.

I remember riding in a small Cherokee Piper airplane that had experienced some engine trouble. When we landed at the airport, the pilot reached down and touched the ground, and exclaimed, “We cheated death once again!” I hate to say it, but we will never cheat death. It is coming, and we need to have a healthy view of life that is lived in preparation of that certain coming.

Men and women of faith understand that Christ’s resurrection and the hope of their own resurrection takes the sting out of death. Death is personal. It is not abstract. It will be the separation of myself from this world and the ones I

I want to strive to leave the verses of my own song writ large on the hearts of others. This is a poetic way of saying that my life’s purpose was the joy of my heart. Each day lived for God and others provides me the “stuff”

for writing each verse of that song. I love to write poetry, and this composer’s imagery of writing a song touches my heart’s chords. They vibrate with possibilities and bring together the joys of living life to its fullest. The impact I make on the hearts of others will be because my heart build a caring bridge to their heart.

Music and song are most appreciated when they touch us at the deepest level of our being and psyche.

I remember (this dates me, of course!) John Denver’s famous song “Sunshine on My Shoulders.” The first time I heard that song was write after a cold winter, and I was driving down to Memphis through the back roads, going through Brownsville, Tennessee. On that early spring morning, the sun was on my left shoulder as I was headed south. I

sang that song out loud to my eight track, envisioning the sunshine being God’s love. I vowed at that moment onward that I would try to bring a little of God’s “Son-shine” into the lives of others.

I want to strive to give strength and encouragement to others. Consequently, that inner vow has allowed the Spirit of God to help me give others strength and encouragement during tough times. My calling is to impart to others what God has vouchsafed to me. Because I have undergone three specific trials in my life that have called for the greatest resilience of faith in order to endure, I can offer that same solace and comfort that I received from God to others. Grave personal illness, suicide in the family, and job loss have carved caverns of (See ‘Legacy’ on page 57)

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Reap What You Sow! estimate for This time of fescue and the year is Special fescue blends when “to do” Guest is six to eight lists for things pounds per that need to Ann thousand be done in the square feet. yard can beBratton come long and time consuming. As the grass Newly seeded areas need begins to grow, those pesky frequent watering until the seedlings have germinated bare spots become even and started filling in. more noticeable. A few Watering everyday simple steps before unless it rains is a and after seeding can great way to get a help new seedlings degood stand of grass startvelop into a thick and ed. Once the seed is estabhealthy part of your lished, in four to six weeks, existing lawn. watering for longer periods of time and less frequently is The first thing to do is the best way to grow a strong loosen the top quarter to half inch of soil where you deep root base for a thicker want to fill in with new seed. lush lawn.

This can be done with a leaf or gravel rake. Loosening Along with water, the new the soil provides space for seed also needs feeding. the seed to stay warm and Starter fertilizer works best for protected, ensuring germina- newly seeded areas because tion along with stronger root it contains less nitrogen and more phosphorus than regudevelopment. lar turf builder. This prevents Choosing seed that will thrive any burning of the new seed in the bare spot is a second and encourages healthy root step in the filling in process. growth. If you are planning to You’ll want to use the same fertilize the entire lawn with type of seed that is already turf builder, spread lightly over growing in your lawn for a the newly seeded areas. In uniform look if the seed is addition to feeding, a layer of growing well. In general, a straw may be added over the fescue such as Kentucky 31 bare area to protect the seed works well in sunny areas and from the weather and birds.

Creeping Red Fescue grows better in shady areas. The Once the new grass is estabamount of seed needed de- lished, in four to six weeks, pends on the variety. A good you can begin mowing the

“former” bare spots. Keeping the mower height at three inches will protect the new grass from heat and drought during its first season. These few simple steps of soil preparation, seed choice, watering,

feeding, and tender maintenance the first few months will allow you to reap a beautiful healthy lawn after sowing new seed. And you will also be able to mark that item off your “to do “ list!

About the author...

Ann and brother Roger Clary are owners of Downtown Hardware located at 298 S. Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge.

Call them at 483-4339.

PEZ candy even comes in a Coffee flavor.

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All Vines and No Taters When I worked full time, interruptions were no more welcome to me than flocks of starlings on my deck. Phone calls, emails, and visitors bombarded me on a daily basis. I hated dealing with these disruptions but I had no choice. When I retired a few years ago, I looked forward to languid days where the phone seldom rang, and I could concentrate on my own writing without interruptions. The first week after retirement, I thought about taking my laptop to Panera or Starbucks as some writer friends did, but I knew that would not work. I am an introvert who loves people but not when I’m writing. I need a blanket of silence over me in order to

concentrate. The best place for me to write efficiently, I deJudy cided, would be in the serene environment of my downstairs Jabber office. I imagined myself at the Judy computer, my mind in sharp focus as I pounded the keys DiGregorio and fleshed out one column af- er seeds. I enjoyed leisurely ter the other. lunches with long lost friends, signed up for a belly dancing Reality set in class, and took long walks by the first morn- the marina. My days were so ing I visited full I ignored my writing work m y o f f i c e . completely.

No longer required to Eventually, I did plop down sit at a desk at the computer to write, but all day, I didn’t want to sit I could not concentrate, even at all. Free to follow my WITHOUT interruptions. Bits own schedule for a change, I of Dvořák’s New World Symcould not hold still. I was like a mosquito on speed. The first few weeks of retirement, I hit all the stores at Turkey Creek and West Town flitting from place to place like a titmouse searching for sunflow-

phony echoed in my head along with Creedence Clearwater Revival crooning “Proud Mary.” I thought of nothing and everything at the same time. Forcing myself to type a few lines, I scanned them over and realized they were “all vines and no taters,” as my Alabama friends used to say.

I finally gave up and decided my mind needed to rest and rejuvenate. I had retired from a demanding job. Now I needed to decompress. It took a month or so for me to unwind, but eventually I settled down and began writing productively again. Without the structure of my day job, I lacked discipline, but having to meet

deadlines for publications proved a powerful motivator to write. It worked every time and still does. In addition, I now follow two basic rules for writing success. Rule #1 Sit. Rule # 2 Stay.

About the author...

Judy DiGregorio is the author of three humor books from Celtic Cat Publishing, Life Among the Lilliputians, Memories of a Loose Woman, and Tidbits: Light Verse and Observations. She also recorded a humorous CD called JEST JUDY. Visit her website at www.judyjabber.com to see her events. Email her at jdig60@gmail.com

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Blades Recently, we took a mini little trip to Chelsea, Michigan from there we took the journey across Ontario, Canada and went to Niagara Falls for an evening. From Niagara Falls, we hit my home town Titusville, PA for a few hours to see the first Oil Well that was drilled in the United States. Not to mention enjoy one of my most favorite subs in the world from Pasquale’s. Late in the afternoon, we headed to Pittsburgh, PA and finally landed in Morgantown, WV for the night. Got up and headed back to Tennessee. We made this journey in four days.

a Distraction.gov site? The most profound statement on that website to me was that five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. When traveling at 55mph, that’s enough time to cover the length of a football field blindfolded. (2009, VTTI). That is a scary statistic if you ask me.

It has made me re-think when I hear my whistle sound go off while driving.

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myself and I. We all come to terms with not everything is in your control so DEAL WITH IT! This journey began having to travel on the backside of Jellico Mountain because of the landslide on I-75 N. It was almost as equivalent to the Brushy Mountain trek we decided to venture a few weeks back on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Talk about calves hurting from pressing So, where was I going with that invisible break! I felt like I this? Oh yeah, my trip! The had spent hours doing squats! control freak that I am, I still try to enjoy when I am not in Once we passed that segment charge and even though it is of the drive our travels to say work for me, I can do it with the lease were very pleasant I am a nervous person by little conversations with me, and for the most part safe. It nature when I am not in control and when I have to deal with travel because number one, I am stuck usually in the passenger seat with the invisible brake at my feet.

Number two because I am cluster phobic. And number three, driving seems to be more like a race-car derby on the interstates these days. It is frightening at times with all the distractions a person can have in their vehicles these days, ESPECIALLY their cell phones! I counted in one hour how many people we encountered on their cell phone while driving, either texting or talking and it was about 85% of the cars and truckers I saw.

Now, I am not getting on my soap box about cell phones because cell phones are not the only distractions on the roads. Eating, grooming, navigation systems and many more activities are contributing factors. Of course as in my previous articles, I did a little homework on distractions on the road. Did you know that the government has

was traveling through Ontario, Canada that I say was probably one of the most interesting parts of the trip! Although I discovered that my Verizon plan did not include international coverage, I finally did my homework when I returned back into the states. Although the views from all the different parts of our travels were exceptional, seeing all the windmills or wind turbines was probably top on the list! Some fun facts from http://canwea. ca/wind-energy/ontario/. Ontario is Canada’s leader in clean wind energy with 4,361 MW of installed capacity, supplying approximately five per cent of the province’s electricity demand. In 2012 – for the first time ever – more electricity was generated in Ontario using wind than coal.

By the end of 2014, Ontario was the first jurisdiction in North America to eliminate

coal as a source of electricity generation. It was a really neat thing to see and if you have never been to Ontario to experience these windmills, at a minimum, I would recommend taking a few minutes and look them up online! Or better yet, as most of you are already aware, we have them in our own backyard on Wind Rock. You can take a drive to the top of the mountain and see them for yourself. Totally different to see these amazing windmills up close. They are much more impressive than to see them from the distance as you are driving in to Oak Ridge from Soloway. It was a sight to see them for miles and miles strategically placed everywhere on farm lands!

So again, in my research, I found that the first windmills were developed to automate (See ‘Blades’ on page 32)

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What Can Golf Teach You About Retirement Planning?

If you’re a golfer, you know the joys (and occasional frustrations) of the game. But you might not realize that some of the lessons you learn on the links can carry over to other areas of your life – such as retirement planning.

So whether you’re already retired or are planning to retire in the next few years, consider the following suggestions: • Try to overcome the “yips.”

When you miss those short puts – the ones you know you should be making – you might be in the grip of your old friend, the “yips.” As you know, it’s not always easy to shake this problem, but many golfers have benefited by working to improve their concentration, especially by adhering to a strict pre-shot and in-shot step-by-step routine. When investing for retirement, or managing their portfolios during retirement, many people

can get the investment version of the yips – that is, they get nervous during market downturns, and then they make mistakes, such as selling quality investments when their price has dropped. (Remember the first rule of investing: Buy low and sell high.) To overcome this type of yips, the solution is the same as for golf: Maintain your focus and concentrate on making appropriate moves, such as building and maintaining a diversified portfolio that’s suitable for your needs, goals and risk tolerance.

• Forget about that holein-one. It’s every golfer’s dream: a hole-in-one.

When you tee up on that tempting par 3, and you’re feeling good, you might just want to go for it – but when you do, you could end up overshooting the green or plunking into the water. Many investors

need a strategy, one that adquestions such as Financial dresses these: How can I structure Advice my investment mix to provide me with a long-term income Karl stream? How much should I withdraw from my portfolio Flatau each year? When should I also try for a “hole-in-one,” start taking Social Security? in the form of pursuing that Am I doing all I can to control one “hot” stock that’s going investment-related taxes? to make them rich. However, by the time they hear about • Visualize. Consider these such a stock (if it even ex- words from World Golf Hall of Famer Nick Faldo: “Visualization is the most powerful thing we have.”

If you can visualize what you want to do on each hole you play, you are well on your way toward a successful round. The same idea holds true for retirement planning: ists), it may have already If you can envision the type cooled off – and, in any case, of retirement lifestyle you it might not be right for their want, you’ll be more likeneeds. Instead of looking for ly to achieve it by sticking that ultimate, one-time win- with appropriate financial ner, look for solid investments that you’d be comfortable holding for the long term.

• Study the course. The more you know about a course you’re going to play, the better off you will be. You can plan the approaches you’ll take on various holes and think about how to avoid the sand, water and rough. When planning for your retirement, or even when you’re living it, you also

and investment strategies.

So, there you have them – some ideas that play well on the golf course and in the retirement arena. Put them to work soon.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Karl Flatau is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones in Oak Ridge. He can be reached for questions and comments at 483-3643.

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Schools as a Business, A Comparison of Knox Co. & Oak Ridge College Readiness, and the documented cost / studentyear, the efficiency or relative cost of producing a collegeready graduate can be measured and ranked as can the cost of a mid-point ACT Benchmark Readiness for college freshman. Effective education, like beauty, is sometimes in the eye of the beholder. But using Angela’s table, at least the average citizen can see which regional school system is out-performing its’ neighbors in producing all graduates, and those graduates which are minimally college-ready.

You can also see which public Public school systems are not school systems provide K -12 insignificant cost-wise. By educations cost- competitively. incorporating both the graduation rate information, along The average TN schools syswith the ACT Benchmark tem is yielding an 87.8% GradIf you are a reader of the Knoxville News Sentinel, you may have noticed a series of summary tables, with little explanation, presented in the Business Section of the Sunday Edition almost every week. These were presented as carefully researched tables by Angela Akers ranking all by some criteria. In a previous article, #1, I outlined a business-like fact based method of evaluating our school systems performance and cost effectiveness.

This article compares two adjacent systems Knox County and Oak Ridge.

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Leonard Abbatiello uation Rate, while only 17% of the students are ACT Benchmark College-Ready. This is occurring, while costing taxpayers an average of $10,676 per Tennessee high school graduate. Oak Ridge, Tennessee’s most costly system, has reached a cost $13,727 per graduate. The average cost of producing a Tennessee ACT Benchmark CollegeReady High School Graduate now averages $753,600 in Tennessee.

When comparing performance, one needs to look a little deeper, let’s compare Oak Ridge with Knox County.

Oak Ridge has 1 high school while Knox County has 14 high schools each with a different graduation rate ranging from low-80’s% to the high 90’s%. Some systems, even some individual high schools, are operating a 2-tier educational environment. One must look at each specific school zone to gage real performance. For instance, Knox County has 2 of its 14 high

schools rated in the top 5 in Tennessee, while Oak Ridge reflects a mid-range graduation rate. Both systems have an identical 90% graduation rates. Oak Ridge excels with one of the State’s highest ACT Readiness Ratings, 42%, one of Tennessee’s’ highest, yet this percentage is still well below the initial student average college attendance rate of 55%. ORHS does compete well when compared to Knox County in many ways. But,

if you look at the reading effectiveness of Oak Ridge’s K-3 students you find that 21 TN school systems achieve more effective results and that reading performance is now declining! Johnson City, Kingsport and Knox County all do better. The implication is that further educational performance deterioration is likely in Oak Ridges’ future while costs continue to increase (See ‘Schools’ on page 37)

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Blades (Continued from page 29) the tasks of grain-grinding and water-pumping and the earliest-known design is the vertical axis system developed in Persia about 500-900 A.D. The first use was apparently water pumping, but the exact method of water transport is not known because no drawings or designs -- only verbal accounts -- are available.

Windmills have come a long way in the design, but the outside structure still appears to be so simple!

Traveling to uncharted territory can be stressful for a lot of reasons as mentioned earlier, but I like to approach any travel as an adventure.

Taking it all in and observing how others choose to live or are forced to live always is top on my list. Sightseeing is second, windmills and Niagara Falls were the best for me.

However, the one thing that hit me during this particular travel that became more prevalent than ever before was everyone seems to be in a hurry.

From East Tennessee all the way through Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Ontario, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia everyone seemed to be in a hurry no matter what time

of the day it was. I realized during this short journey that it was time to slow down. It did help that the “driver” of our vehicle had an encounter with a state trooper and received a speeding ticket on his venture prior to this one and speed limits were definitely his top priority!

What a concept. Slowing down and enjoying the moments. As I watched the windmills for miles, some of the blades were moving at full force and some of them a few miles away were barely moving at all. It was relaxing watching them. I was amazed how a structure of this magnitude relaxed me. For those of us that are A+ personalities or have over extended their selves in commitments beyond the basics of daily working and living it is hard to slow down and relax.

This spring, I have made a commitment to myself to enjoy the things that bring pleasure and “slow me down” whether it is a few hours of volunteer work a week or working in my garden that I start from seedlings to the watching for the new bird that I hope makes nest in Wren Wren’s tree. With all the adversity in today’s world, it is important

for us to take a few moments for yourself a day to relax. Do something as simple as planting flowers. Start a garden or help someone else in a garden if you cannot have your own.

Slow down and relax! Taking from my adventure I will

remember that the blades on the windmills do not always have to be moving to do great things!

member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO). She been an Oak Ridge resident for 21 years. For more info visit her About the author... website at www.organizingAndrea has a BS in organiza- homes.net or write P.O. Box tional management. She is a 5354, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.

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The Fight Against Malware Malware and adware is probably the number one thing we deal with here at Atomic City Computers. Even with software to help protect from malware it is still able to find its way onto your computer.

Malware comes in many different forms and can affect your computer in many different ways but adware manifests itself the same way almost every time with pop ups. Hopefully, as I go over these forms of malware and adware it can better prepare you for how to protect against and avoid this malicious software.

One of the most common ways to obtain malware is by downloading software from an untrusted website. Most of the time when you attempt to download this software from an unfamiliar website, you will indeed get what you were looking for but most of the time it comes with malware piggy backed onto the software.

Once it has been downloaded the malware can then proceed to do whatever it is that it was programmed to do. Most of the time users will notice malware as an annoyance. Common symptoms of malware are computer running slowly, unexpected crashes, erratic Malware email, random network activMalware is any form of soft- ity, and unexpected antivirus ware that is malicious by disables. nature. This means anything attempting to disable or dam- Protection for malware is age your computer. This type available from many differof software can be found ent companies and there is anywhere on the internet and plenty of free software as can find its way onto your well. There are some virus computer a handful of ways. protection software that also

can say anything from “out of date virus protection” to “your Computer computer is at risk”. Adware doesn’t normally directly harm Talk your computer, but is more of a gateway to allow other stuff Kevin into your computer. If you Crowley were to click on the pop up and allow access to your comhas a form of malware protec- puter, more harmful software tion built in as well. For strict would soon follow and begin malware protection to access your computer. we recommend a Normal malware prosoftware called tection software does Malwarebytes. provide a protection It is free, with against adware as the option well, so software to upgrade like Malwarebytes to a paid will provide a first version. The line of defense. free version is hands down Scams the best free While on the topic of malware promalware and adware tection we have I felt it fitting to discuss come across. This, particular scams that are coupled with Avast Anti-virus, associated with these maliwill do a great job of keeping cious kinds of software. The you protected. With that being one we see the most, though said, it is still possible to obtain ran by hundreds of different malware even with protection. people, are fake pop ups.

You always have to be on the lookout for suspicious software from untrusted websites.

Adware Adware is another form of software that can bring harm to your computer while being annoying at the same time.

Adware, like malware, can be obtained from many places on the internet. Adware’s main symptom is large, annoying pop ups on your screen. They

These pop ups inform you that your computer is at risk, to contact a number to speak with a certified Apple or Microsoft technician. If you follow through and contact this number you will be greeted by a call center informing you that your computer is at risk and want you to allow them access to your computer. Up until this point your computer is not infected, it has just been a trick to get you to call. If you allow them access, they remote into your computer, plant malware, and try to charge you upwards of $500 for the service, assuring you your computer is now safe.

The bad news is they have done nothing but inject your computer with malware, spyware, and adware and you will soon notice you computer running slower than ever. Protecting against this is simple: if you ever get this pop up, (See ‘Malware’ on page 36)

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Native Creations for Your Lawn and Garden I love artist success stories, the ones that are told through talent, passion, skill, hard work, and a supportive community. All of these story elements are present in April’s Artist of the Month, chainsaw carvers, James Eilola and Jared Hall and their business, Native Creations.

in northern Michigan, where, to heat their home, his family Business had to cut wood constantly.

Review So at the age of seven, he was handed a Melissa chainsaw and told to do his chores. The Bishop young James took to the chainsaw for practical were given away as gifts purposes, but wanted to do to friends and family. Then something more, so a family friend introduced him As the last name indito the art form of cates, James Eilola is from a chainsaw carving.

Finnish lineage but was raised Growing up, James dabbled in the media, while harvesting his art supplies from his profession as a tree cutter. Bringing his work home with him, he created wooden sculptures for yards and gardens in the form of bears, mushrooms, functional James added a business partwishing wells, and more that ner, Jared Hall, and moved to

a house at the corner of West Outer Drive and Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge, next to the Shell station, known as Ian’s Market. It was a location that would change James’s hobby into an in-demand product.

It started when there was an estate sale happening across the street. James set out thirty of his wood sculptures in hopes that people stopping by the sale might take an interest in his art. He sold all thirty of them.

After this success, James and Jared started working with the owners of Ian’s Market next door who let them put their sculptures out on display along the grassy border of their parking lot. It started getting the attention of passers-by. You can’t miss the twisting mushrooms, snails,

and owls that are as tall as your tires or the hood of your car as you sit at the traffic light.

It’s enough to cause a person to turn around and pull in for a closer look. At about $20 to $30 dollars apiece, the garden sculptures sell out fast.

“I’m a people’s artist,” James said. “I make my prices fair so that everyone can have art.” You can find wood sculptures in a variety of stages of completion. Some are roughcut so that a person can take one home at a bargain price and finish it themselves with sanding and lacquer. James and Jared also take on commissioned pieces and are sometimes called to people’s homes to carve their mantles or other wood structures of their home.

Between tree cutting and keeping up with the demand for sculptures, James and (See ‘Creations’ on page 36)

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Spring has Arrived with Great Weather We are hoping that Spring means great weather. Even though this winter hasn’t been that bad, we are in the mood for some warm temperatures.

It is now absolutely beautiful in East Tennessee with all the flowering bushes and trees in full bloom.

folks have many choices for getting outside. First at our Let’s house is a small garden. We Cook! don’t plan for many things to plant but just enough that we can enjoy a few fresh vegetables. Okra always seems to take the longest and is the most anticipated at our house. 1 pkg. yellow cake mix Maraschino cherries There’s so much to do that Recipes today will be for a dessert that is easy to do and Melt butter in bottom of 9x13anticipated by all as is smoth- inch pan. Add light brown sugAPARTMENTS ered spring lettuce. The first is ar. Arrange pineapple slices a cake that is easy and quick in attractive pattern.. Reserve to make. Growing up I remem- the juice from pineapple to add ber my mother made this in a to cake mix in place of water. big iron skillet but I just use a Prepare cake by package Pyrex dish. directions. Pour over the pineapple and brown sugar in pan.

Pineapple Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 Upside-Down Cake minutes. When removing cake 1 stick butter or margarine from pan, pull a table knife ¾ pkg. light brown sugar blade around all four sides of 1 can pineapple slices (8-10) pan to loosen and invert cake

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blender. Process until smooth.

Pour over broccoli mixture and stir well. Chill 3 hours. Sprinkle with remaining bacon. You can use more bacon if desired. 6-8 Here is a treat that is very easy servings. to make.

Cherry Salad 1 can cherry pie filling Coconut Macaroons 1 can Eagle Brand milk 1-1/3 cups flaked coconut 14 oz. can crushed pineapple 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup chopped walnuts 2 TBS. plain flour 16 oz. Cool Whip 1/8 tsp. salt 2 egg whites Mix all ingredients together in ½ tsp. vanilla medium bowl and chill before In a small bowl, combine first serving or put in a 9x13four ingredients; stir in egg (See ‘Recipes’ on page 37) whites and vanilla. Mix well.

Drop by rounded teaspoonful APARTMENTS onto a greased baking sheet.

Bake at 325 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until golden. Watch carefully. Cool on a wire rack.

1-1/2 dozen. on a large serving plate. When I make this cake I put the cherries in center of pineapple slices before baking.

Broccoli Salad 1 lb. fresh broccoli 1/3 cup raisins 2 TBS. chopped onion 2 slices or more bacon, cooked, crumbled and divided 3 oz. pkg. soft cream cheese 2 TBS. sugar 2 TBS. white vinegar 2 TBS. vegetable oil 1 TBS. prepared mustard 1 minced garlic clove Remove broccoli leaves and cut off tough ends of stalk; discard. Wash thoroughly and cut into ½ inch pieces. Combine broccoli, raisins, onion and half of bacon. Set aside.

Combine cream cheese with remaining ingredients in a

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Creations (Continued from page 34) Jared have become very busy.

The most amazing part of their success is that it has all come about in the past year. It was the original owner of Ian’s Market Danny Patell who first welcomed Native Creations to display next to their parking lot. But after Danny fell off the roof of the market and was in a coma, the business was sold to new owners that have kept up the tradition of the Native Creations display. Danny has

recovered and is doing better, but Danny Patel’s family will benefit from Native Creations sales at the K & J Market on the Oak Ridge Turnpike this summer. Part of the proceeds of James and Jared’s sales will go to help out the Patel family and his recovery efforts.

James said that Native Creations and Ian’s Market have a symbiotic relationship. People stop for gas and a Coke and discover his sculptures, or sometimes people stop because of the sculptures and

Apple nor Microsoft will ever contact you directly in this (Continued from page 33) manner. The safest thing to do is to ignore the pop up and restart your computer and run scans on your computer then run your anti-malware to check for this malicious software. If it finds nothing software. you are fine, if it finds anything it should remove it. NEVER I hope that the information contact this number; neither in this article has helped you understand what malware is and how to protect against it.

I also hope this helps protect you against scams that we commonly see here at Atomic City Computers. For tech questions or suggestions on articles feel free to contact me at Kevin@atomiccitycomputers.com. Atomic City Computers is located at 130 Randolph Rd., Oak Ridge in the Historic Grove Shopping Center. Our hours are Monday – Friday 10-6 and Saturdays 11-3.

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while they’re there, they get a snack or a fill up. The whole neighborhood has been very supportive of Native Creations. A little art along the roadway can add much to a community.

You can find Native Creations on the corner of Illinois Avenue and West Outer Drive in Oak Ridge alongside the Shell station. You can also find them on Facebook at Native Creations (the West Outer location).

James and Jared’s story is an example of how success can come from doing something you love. “It’s what I want to do every day when I wake up,” James said. “And as long as it takes care of me and my family, I’m happy.”

Your Home Magazine, April 2016, Page 37 education-consumers.org/ school-performance-nationally/school-performance(Continued from page 31) tennessee/achievment-vseven though the graduation growth/ rates have improved in the last few years. To look even My conclusion: We have lots deeper, try this website: http:// of kids that graduate w/o the

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ability to earn a living, who then go on to college to either struggle or fail. Even in our best school systems, their preparation is certainly lacking! Success in college is probably more related to individual determination than it is

to adequate preparation. All of site? Why are we collectively this happens while we absorb preforming so poorly, at such a a huge public financial cost. high cost, while underserving most students?

Today, you have available, About the author... though hard to find, the tools needed to evaluate both the Leonard has served Oak performance and costs of your Ridge and Anderson County regional education alterna- in many capacities since midtives. Yes, you can make an 1980’s include multiple terms informed personal decision on our Oak Ridge City Council, and vote with your feet, but Anderson County Equalization more importantly you should Board, Budget Committee and ask your school board: Why ACEDA. During his career, doesn’t my high school display he has made it his hallmark the Graduation Rate, ACT to work to correct problems.

Readiness, Costs, or Cost He is a retired engineer and Effectiveness on their web- life-cycle cost expert.

1 cup Ranch dressing 2 TBS. sweet pickle juice (Continued from page 35) 1 tomato 1 green pepper inch pan and freeze. Cut into 1 sweet onion 1 cucumber squares before serving.

2 ribs celery 1 pan cornbread (8”x8”) Chicken Salad 1-1/2 lbs. boneless, skinless Crumble cornbread. Chop vegetables. Combine mayonchicken breasts naise, Ranch dressing and ½ purple onion, chopped pickle juice. Add vegetables 2 tsp. garlic salt and pour over cornbread. Mix 1 cup celery, chopped well. Refrigerate.

Mayonnaise 2 tsp. black pepper Wilted Lettuce Boil chicken; when done, chill 2 sliced cooked bacon and then cut in ½ pcs. Com- ¼ cup vinegar bine other ingredients and mix ¼ cup sugar with mayonnaise to taste (2-3 1 small head lettuce or spring lettuce, torn cups).

Chill for several hours. Serve Combine bacon, vinegar and sugar in pan. Place lettuce on croissants. in serving bowl and pour the I have never made this salad dressing mixture over lettuce.

Pour dressing back into pan but it is very popular. and heat again. Pour dressing over lettuce. Serve imCornbread Salad mediately.. ¾ cup mayonnaise

Recipes

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Passion, Preservation In Full Bloom At Tennessee Naturescapes Tennessee Naturescapes has come along way since its inception in 2008. What started as a small seed collection in the backyard of Lori McAlister, has grown and continues to mature into an ever expanding local nursery specializing in native plant life.

Over the years, McAlister discovered her true passion and developed an affection for growing and nurturing native plants from seed, learning advanced propagation methods and focusing on the preserva-

tion of our local environment, considering many species of plants and critters are on the decline.

McAlister has collected as local as possible to begin her seed sources, which reduces the need to extract plants from the wild. And she knows where each species found at Tennessee Naturescapes originates! Currently, the nursery offers over 250 species, ranging from wildflowers and prairie grass to shrubs and trees.

Te n n e s s e e N a t u r e s capes’ facility, once an old construction dump site, has been transformed into a haven for growth and preservation.

They have recently added three new greenhouses. One for sun perennials, one for shade and woodland plants and another for wetland and rain garden plants and native grasses.

By incorporating these beautinative plants in our landBusiness ful scapes that can attract butReview terflies, hummingbirds, songbirds and honey bees, we Derek are helping to improve the Fox environment through providThey have also increased their ing food and shelter for the selection of hard to find native local animals and insects

trees like Sassafras, TwoWinged Silverbells, Shadblow Serviceberry and Beech Trees. Most of the hardwoods there are true species, but they have opened the doors to a few other varieties that can add unusual interest to your yard like Appalachian Red, the Rising Sun and Ruby Falls Red Buds.

For example, butterflies need these plants as hosts for food and to lay their eggs, such as the Monarch’s relationship with Milkweed and the Zebra Swallowtail’s use of PawPaw leaves.

The staff at Tennessee Naturescapes is proud to have assisted and supplied plants to many of such gardens in the area, including those found at the University of Tennessee, the UT arboretum, Oak Ridge High School, both middle schools and most of the elementary schools in Oak Ridge.

They are also working that live among us. Although with the city to make the waputting out sugar water and terways of Oak Ridge cleaner bird seed can certainly help, and healthier for us and the the local wildlife must have specific native plants to thrive. (See ‘Naturescapes’ on page 53)

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Using Good Bugs to Combat Bad Bugs in the Garden A healthy lawn and garden provides its own defenses against pests and diseases.

If you’ve noticed flocks of birds, especially robins, descending on your lawn during our cold winter, your surplus of earthworms is a sign of nutritious, wellaerated soil. This isn’t just good for the birds, but good for gardening in general, whether your tastes run to beautiful flowers or vine ripened tomatoes.

from their waste products, consume garden pests and provide food for other desirable critters. Here’s a short list of bugs that benefit your garden.

Beetles – Lowly beetles make up about one third of all insects and 40% of all animals on the earth. They burrow into the soil, providing air to plant roots and leaving behind nutrients from their waste. Various beetles also eat slugs, snails, grasshopper eggs and tent caterpillars.

Bugs – just to lump all those tiny Lady creatures B u g Beetle – living in your yard The most common beneficial into one convenient term – are necessary for insect. Lady bugs feed growing healthy plants. They on aphids, chinch bugs, aerate the soil, add nutrients asparagus beetle larvae,

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Without available food, lady bugs will fly away and not necessarily return when new pests hatch or invade your garden.

Wasps – While nobody likes to be stung by an angry wasp, wasps help control even less desirable pests such as flies, moths and black widow spiders. So don’t eliminate a l l wasp nests, just try to keep the nests away from doors and other locations where the wasps are most likely to be disturbed by humans.

Fireflies or Lightning Bugs – Not just a beneficial insect, but a performance artist.

Firefly larvae consume snails, slugs, cutworms and mites.

Keep the adults from flying away by providing pollen and nectar from flowering plants.

Lightning bugs p r e f e r to live in moist areas near rotting wood o r other forest litter so don’t be too quick to pick up every stick and leaf around the yard.

Leave a little organic debris in a corner behind a shed or under some large bushes as a home for fireflies.

You’ll be rewarded every evening.

Green Lacewings – A cost-effective general p e s t predator.

In the larvae stage, lacewings are voracious eaters of aphids, spider mites, whitefly, leafhoppers, beetle larvae and moth caterpillars. In recent years I

have had problems with whiteflies sucking the life out of hostas and raspberries.

Several introductions of whitefly eggs a week or two apart has taken care of the problem by ensuring a continuous population of larvae. The attractive adult lacewings will remain in your garden to reproduce as long as there is a food source of nectar, pollen or aphid honeydew.

B e n e f i c i a l Nematodes – Perhaps my favorite beneficial insect, these microscopic nematodes live in the soil and reproduce by using undesirable pests as an expendable reproductive host (think of the movie “Alien”).

Beneficial nematodes are an (See ‘Bugs’ on page 47)

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Wildflower Gardening Now is the time to plan your spring gardening projects.

Whether you want to add color, lower maintenance, or attract butterflies and birds, there are hundreds of suitable native plants that can help you achieve your goals. Keep in mind that gardening with wildflowers is just like gardening with other perennials. Your plant selection and site preparation are crucial. By understanding the basic characteristics of your garden such as soil, moisture, and light qualities, you will be able to make wiser choices about which plants are likely to thrive there with the least amount of maintenance later. This applies to a garden, a meadow, a dry plot next to the driveway, a woodland, wherever. No matter how great the plant is, it will not grow well if the site is not appropriate for

it. Be sensible.

So what are some good plants that do well in our area? Following is a list of great plants to start with.

Sunny, Dry Bluestar – long-lived and tougher than nails, bluestar has steel blue, late spring flowers and golden fall foliage; forms 3-4 foot clumps

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tall lavender-purple flower for the back of the border, along a fence, or a damp corner; long bloom time in late summer and fall

Barbaras Buttons – low clump former with mauve-pink daisy like flowers in early-mid summer Ironweed – really a beautiful

Alumroot – another cliff dweller in the wild, forms clumps of beautiful, evergreen leaves in all colors, flowers not showy

Wild Ageratum or mistflower – spreading clumps of Stonecrop – a very small light purple-blue in late succulent with showy summer and fall, perwhite springfect for naturalizing in time flowers, damp places. will spread be tween rocks or Shade, Dry pavers – the most challenging Hardy Geranium condition – tougher than – be reanails, clumper sonable, with bright purplenothing will magenta spring flowers, grow well in totolerates dry shade but tal shade and no water thrives with more moisture

mounds, they explode into flower in early fall; two great varieties are October Skies and Raydons Favorite, both of which have lavender purple Blazing Stars – summer flow- flowers that last for 6 weeks er stalks look like lavender, or more. fuzzy, bottle brushes rising out of clumps of grass; perfect for Baptisia –in late spring and early summer, dozens of butterflies and cut flowers spikes of usually bluish purple Black-eyed Susan – a sunny pea-like flowers rise above 3 garden staple, they vary by foot mounds of foliage creatheight, flower size and time, ing a big show; this plant is and propensity to travel or not; long lived and does not like great for butterflies, birds, and to be disturbed, so plant for Columbine – truly a master permanence. cut flowers that thrives in the cracks of cliffs in the wild, columbine will Aromatic Aster – supreme Sunny, Moist/Wet do fine in dry shade and will for handling sun and drought, Pink Milkweed –rose-pink naturalize when really happy; forming dense 3 to 4 foot butterfly weed type flowers beautiful orange-yellow penon 4-foot plants, adored by butterflies.

White Star Sedge – grass-like with drooping, white, daisy flowers all summer and fall; let it spread in a moist swale

dant flowers in late spring

Yellowroot – woody perennial, forms 2 foot tall spreading open ground-cover with fern-like leaves and delicate purple flowers, very tough (See ‘Wildflower’ on page 49)

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Some gardeners are pleased at how easy certain plants are to reproduce and grow in their yards. Others know these plants as invasive exotics that are alien to our ecosystems. I have heard it said that a weed is merely a plant out of place. Invasive exotic plants don’t have a place in our gardens or ecosystem.

They can be shrubs, trees, or vines. They crowd out desirable and native species, they disrupt wildlife food chains, and vines weaken healthy trees and native ecosystems. The way to avoid problems in the landscape is to become familiar with what plants grow aggressively.

Learning to identify invasive exotics plants is the first step to controlling them. Invasive plants envelop other plants vegetation, spread wildly, and

The Aliens in the Garden can seem to be impossible to tame, but there is hope. Of the Special 135 plant species of invasive exotic plants listed by the Guest Tennessee Exotic Jeff Pest Plant Council, the seven tree and Holt shrub species described below are present Privet leaves are small, glossy, in many yards and gardens semi-evergreen leaves growin our area.

Numerous invasive exotic shrubs have invaded or become a serious problem in East Tennessee in the past thirty or forty years.

These include Privet, Autumn and Silverthorn Olive, Multiflora Rose, and Bush Honeysuckle. Which of these is the more serious threat probably depends upon which one is growing on your property.

ing opposite one another on the stems with masses of white flowers in spring that produce black berries that can last through the winter. They have spread with amazing spread into the yards and greenbelt areas of East Tennessee. I have seen them grow as large as small trees and can top out at over 20 feet. Privet are generally easy to pull out of the ground by hand when their stems are less than a quarter inch across. Larger ones may require a tool known

as a weed wrench.

sive plant species, I referred to these honeysuckles as “ubiquitous plants”. It turns out to be a good nickname.

They have clusters of small, shiny red fruit that birds also eat and spread. The bush honeysuckles are easy to pull up by hand when small and it can be a very effective way to limit their spread in your yard and garden. Hang the pulled up plants upside down for a couple of days to dry out the roots and kill the plant before piling or disposing of them.

Autumn and Silverthorn Olives are very common in our area and have become so since their use in strip mine reclamation in the 1970s.

They are distinctive for the scaly “speckled” appearance of their leaves and bark. Both of the olives spread easily and sprout profusely when cut down if no herbicide is used. They are difficult to pull out by hand and produce numerous small juicy red fruit. The fruit on these plants is spread eas- The last of these shrubs, the ily and widely by birds that Multiflora Rose, may seem consume them. more vine like. Multiflora Rose is a nasty member of The bush honeysuckles the rose family that, while (there are several invasive having a small rose bloom, species that are similar in also has lots of wicked thorns. appearance) have pale green Originally introduced for use in edging fields and pastures, it proved nearly uncontrollable and can grow to be twenty feet in diameter. The individual canes can be vine like and are sure to entangle and scar those who unwittingly get too close. It bears a red rosehip that helps its spread. A common feature of these plants is that their fruit is much leaves that grow in pairs on higher in sugar and carbothe stems. Before becoming hydrates than most native more familiar with the inva(See ‘Aliens’ on page 48)

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Lessons from the Garden The dew had almost dried dried manure and turning it on the warm spring morning. under, he was ready to lay Special After long winter hours of out the rows in an east to west Guest direction. This is where I studying the Old Farmer’s came in. Breaking a Almanac and finding Carolyn short stick from the the right phase of the backyard pear tree, moon, my dad chose Tomlin I unwound a ball of this Saturday in April to string collected over the allow space between rows. plant the family garwinter. Cutting and tying one Too close and you can’t plow den. end to the stick and pushing between the plants. Too much, it into the top of the row with and ground space is wasted.”

Dad added fresh the opposite end approxigasoline and checked mately 50 feet below would Was it Gibran the Prophet, the oil in the 1950s who said, “Allow space in your Troy-Bilt tiller. A few sputters make for a straight furrow. togetherness…?” and clinks later, the motor churned, caught and pulver- Standing at the end with both ized the soil. Soon, the sweet hands on his hips, Dad sur- Mother and Aunt Jessie opened the Mason jars holdsmell of fresh-turned earth veyed the row. ing last year’s seeds. Carefully permeated the country air.

“Make your first row straight preserved in the GE chest Spreading a wagon load of and the others will follow. Also, freezer, the seeds were another means of frugal living. “You reap what you sow!” remarked Aunt Jessie as she carefully opened the small envelopes enclosed in the jars.

The first row planted was marigolds. The age-old custom of companion planting, a relationship of plants to insects, kept the garden free of aphids. Other than being a deterrent to pests, the flow-

ers gave Mother something beautiful to focus on during the long hours of gathering vegetables. And Dad carefully tended the flowers, just as the vegetables, as a way of showing love for his wife.

Next came two rows of Fordhook lima beans. Unbeknownst to me, my dad slipped three or four purple butter beans to the row. When gathering time came, in my childlike innocence, I would

Looking at all the seeds and the long rows to plant, I could relate to my friends who were given the job of planting blackeyed peas. (Perhaps it was the healthy night crawlers in the fresh-turned dirt that brought up this memory.) After the first long row, they surmised how long it would take to finish the task. Plus, crappie were biting and the creek was nearby. So, instead of planting rows, they dug one hole and buried all the peas. They never realized that in just a week or so, the peas would all sprout and appear in one place – surely a lesson in the idea that your sins will find you out.

shell for hours in hopes of finding the purple beans. This prize meant verbal congratulations from relatives who came to shell and for me, a nickel prize – once even a quarter!

Never studying B.F. Skinner, my parents used behavior modification in raising children. Those times when I wanted to pursue other interests, instead of preparing food for canning or freezing, Mother would say, “Work is good for you! Do you want to eat only dried beans this winter like some families we know?”

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Museum (Continued from page 6) Events will provide face painting and balloon animals for a small fee. Razzleberry’s will be at the event with ice cream cones for sale.

The Celebration of the Young Child is funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee, the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

seum web site, www.childrensmuseumofoakridge.org.

Schedule of Events 10am-2pm Build a Brick with LEGOs.

Lessons (Continued from page 43)

Even in the spring, the noon sun bore down on our straw hats and T-shirt clad shoulders like warmth from a sizzling 10-11am steam iron. From the top of the Creative Movement with garden, Dad signaled a break.

National Fitness Center.

To make planting the garden a treat – instead of work – 11:15-11:45 am Stories with Kathleen Fearing Mother prepared a picnic basket of fried chicken, slices of hoop cheese, homemade 11:45 am-12:45 pm bread and old-fashioned lemJim & the Woodenstars. onade. Throwing a red-andwhite-checkered cloth under 1-1:30 pm Fire Safety with Oak Ridge the pear tree, our exhausted bodies welcomed the rest.

Fire Department

Admission is the museum’s regular admission fee, $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $6 for children 3 and older, and free for children under 3 and museum members. For more 1:30-2 pm information, call the Children’s Stranger Danger with Oak Museum, (865) 482-1074. Ridge Police Department Also, see the Children’s Mu-

To complete the meal, Dad pulled a couple of Red Delicious apples from his overalls.

Like a skilled craftsman, he took his well-worn and sharpened pocket knife, squatted down in his usual position and peeled each apple in one long spiral – never allowing it to break until all peeling was

removed. Then, he cut the fruit seeds, he finished the line: into sections and handed one “Rain’s comin’ by morning!” to each of us.

Thinking back to my childThese were the previous fall hood, the lessons learned apples he grew from a tree from the garden not only ordered from Stark Brothers. sustained my early years, but As a method of preserving, have also become characterhe wrapped each apple in building traits that have given newspaper and stored them me the good life I enjoy today. in a cardboard appliance box And gardening, like other valfilled with pine straw. Nestled ues we teach future generadown in the center, the apples tions, continues the legacy of kept well throughout the winter learning from the Good Earth. and into the spring.

“Lessons from the Garden” Just before sunset, our weary was first published Spring eyes surveyed the labor-inten- 2014 in Tennessee Home & sive spring ritual. A multicol- Farm Magazine. ored sky, like golden ribbons on a child’s bonnet, floated About the author... over the barbed wire fence that bordered the back plot. Carolyn Tomlin, a Tennessee Dad’s eyes caught the sun’s writer, focuses on nostalgia, parenting, gardening, travel reflection. and pets. She writes for re“Red sky tonight, sailor’s de- gional/national magazines light,” he said, smiling. “Red and weekly newspapers and sky in the morning, sailors teaches writing workshops. take warning.” Picking up his Email: tomlinm@bellsouth.net hoe and empty envelopes of

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Going Native in Landscape There has been a trend in the last few years to plant native landscapes. Many people have the question, What exactly is a native plant? Native plants are plants that were growing naturally in a region or ecosystem before European settlement.

They have been growing for thousands of years and have adapted to the growing conditions of certain regions. We often use the terms native and wildflower interchangeably but is there a difference? By definition a wildflower is a native plant that grows without human care. The Smoky Mountains

and surrounding areas are filled with wildflowers.

Crimson Bee Balm, Blackeyed Susan, St John’s-wort, Dwarf Crested Iris to name a few. Chestnut Top Trail and Porter’s Creek Trail in the Smoky Mountains are excellent trails to view spring wildflowers.

Probably the most beloved native wildflower in Tennessee is the Tennessee Echinacea Tennesseenis. This purple coneflower grows naturally in less than 10 areas in Central Tennessee.

It’s often confused with the more common purple coneflower.

The distinguishing trait of

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native habitat of a particular plant. While you may not be able to recreate all of the conditions of a natural habitat you can create similar conditions. Wildflowers that grow in open meadows would

wildflowers and plants grow naturally there is mycorrhizae fungi in the soil associated with those plants. These fungi help the plants resist disease, absorb nutrients and retain water in the soil.

Tennessee Echinacea is the erect petals of the flower. The common purple coneflower has drooping petals.

Native plants are a good choice for using in the landscape to restore ecosystems which have been lost due to development and construction.

They encourage pollinators as well as restore a natural habit for wildlife. They help hold back the spread of exotic invasive species of plants which were introduced to this area.

Native plants give a more natural look and feel to the garden and often require less be more suitable for sunny locations in your yard. Those watering. flowers that grow naturally in When choosing native plants a woodland setting would be for your home landscape there happier in a shaded section of are some things you need to the yard. Plants which grow take into consideration. The in a wetland area love moist most important being the soil. Although many love wet, swampy areas they would do well in areas where the soil stays on the moist side if you do not have a bog area.

Soil is another consideration.

In areas where native

When subdivisions and businesses are built the soil in those areas is disturbed.

Sometimes the soil is removed completely and replaced with construction debris and fill dirt. You may need to add some soil amendments to help recreate an environment which is more suitable for native plants.

Over time the native plants will begin to help rebuild their (See ‘Native’ on page 50)

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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Visions Magazine, April 2016, Page 47 and provide on-going pest control.

This means not using insecticides or other (Continued from page 40) chemicals on your plants that excellent way to control fleas, will prevent your beneficial fire ants, termites, Japanese bugs from enjoying a meal of beetle grubs, cutworms and potato beetles. Adults need warm weather and soil moisture to survive.

During an especially hot, dry summer it may be necessary to apply beneficial nematodes in late spring and again in early fall for continuous growing season coverage.

Bugs

As described above, beneficial bugs must pests, nectar or pollen. have good living conditions and available food sources If your garden has a specific to remain in your garden problem, like fungus, treat

only that problem with as simple a remedy as possible.

Avoid the temptation to use a “3-in-1 product” that contains insecticides or herbicides along with the fungus treatment.

Chemicals can’t tell the difference between a good bug, a pest or a necessary food source. Even if a herbicide doesn’t kill a plant that provides nectar or pollen for your good bugs, the food now has poison on it, and consuming poison may either kill your good bugs outright or send them in search of a new home.

Adding beneficial insects to your garden is not a miracle cure. It takes time to eat a thousand whiteflies or a million fleas.

But generally results can be seen within a week, and t h e cure is self sustaining.

With beneficial bugs, there is no need to reapply the cure after a rain as long as the good bugs have food and good living conditions.

All the good bugs described above will either wander into your yard on their own, as long as you’re not spreading

or spraying chemicals, or may be purchased through organic gardening suppliers on the internet. If you buy beneficial insects, be sure to follow the instructions for placing them in your yard.

These are living creatures that require careful handling until they are safely settled in their new home.

About the author...

Jan Lyons became an organic gardener out of necessity when chemicals failed to control the pests that kept chewing on her and her plants. Her yard is now an edible landscape safe for people and wildlife. Jan has taught organic gardening for ORICL and blogs at gardengal-ediblelandscapes. blogspot.com

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Aliens (Continued from page 42) fruit and lower in the fats and protein that birds need. That is a big reason that they are disruptive to wildlife and the food chain.

Common invasive trees in East Tennessee include Tree of Heaven, Mimosa, and Bradford Pear. The Tree of Heaven has a multi part leaf, similar to a walnut tree, and bark that appears scaly to some. I think the bark looks a bit like snake skin when the tree is younger. They can grow very rapidly on disturbed soil and are spread by a light seed called a samara that is mostly “wing” and flies very well on

the wind. If Tree of Heaven are not eliminated soon after they enter your yard, they will spread very easily. It has the

saving grace of being pretty good firewood and burns as well as maple wood. The Mimosa is generally well known for its feathery green, multi-part leaves and frankly quite beautiful fluffy looking flowers made up of numerous pink silky threads. It also spreads very easily and will even grow in undisturbed forest, supplanting native tree species. The third of these highlighted tree species is a fairly recent introduction to our area: the Bradford Pear. It is widely admired by those who like its fast growth. You probably have seen this tree as a medium size street tree that looks like a large white ball of flower blos-

soms in early spring. They mowed and unmanaged lands are literally all over town and nearby very aggressively. often used as street trees. The Did I mention it can also be thorny? Bradford pears generally have a 15-17 year life span before they start literally breaking apart. Once again, this pear makes good firewood. The weak branching structure often means large branches or groups of branches break off unexpectedly.

A drive around town when the tree is blooming white will highlight problems with Bradford pear how many Bradford Pears are three fold and include its have escaped planted areas weak branching structure and and are growing wild on the brash or brittle wood, its dense margins of parking lots and in shade which can be difficult undeveloped lots. All three of to grow a lawn under, and its these trees grow fast, spread propensity to spread into un- out of cultivation rapidly, and displace native species.

There is a lot of information available online about invasive exotic plant species. I urge you to become familiar with how to recognize them in your yard and garden and to learn how to control them as means of improving your garden and helping to prevent their spread. A great place to start is at the website of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council (www.tneppc. org). This website lists the plant invaders, how to recognize them, and provides recommendations on how to manage them by mechanical (cutting) and chemical means.

So learn a little and get outside to see what’s invading your garden.

Pictured in order of appearance are; Privet, Mulitflora Roase and Silverthorn Olives.

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Jeff’s Holt is a Consulting Forester in Oak Ridge. He is a Forestry graduate of the University of Tennessee and has an MBA from California State University, Fresno. Jeff has practiced forestry and natural resource management for almost 40 years in both Tennessee and California.

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Antique (Continued from page 10) collectibles to suit every taste.

Plus, don’t forget to also visit the 20+ antique and specialty shops in town who will be having their annual spring sales.

The antique shops will also be open on Sunday from 1-5 pm.

The day’s events are scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Main Street will have a display of antique automobiles by the Clinton Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America. Local food vendors will again be set up in Hoskins/ Lane Park to help keep up your energy for a full day of exploring and shopping.

The Clinch River Spring Antique Fair has grown in popularity every year for both antiques dealers and shoppers alike. These antique shows consistently bring thousands of visitors to Clinton’s Historic Downtown District. Rain or shine, everyone always has a great time and most go home with wonderful treasures.

Wildflower (Continued from page 41)

once established

Shade, Moist Trillium – beautiful threeleaved spring wildflowers so typical of our moist woods with white, yellow, or deep maroon flowers mostly; ONLY plant Clinton is just a short 20 min- nursery propagated plants! ute drive northwest of Downtown Knoxville, 6 miles off Jack in the Pulpit – curiof Interstate 75 at exit 122 ous brown, white, and green or a quick 10 minute drive striped flowers with 3 parted northeast of Oak Ridge along leaves will grow larger over the years; all children love to Hwy 61. see these This antique fair is sponsored by the Antique Merchants Bleeding Hearts – rose pink Guild of Clinton in conjunction hearts dangle over blue-green with the City of Clinton and fern like foliage, will flower Methodist Medical Center of spring, summer, and fall if kept Oak Ridge. For additional deadheaded information please call (865) 457-5250 or (865) 463-8699 Shooting Stars – clusters of pure white flowers each or visit HistoricClintonsAnresembling shooting stars, tiques.com/fair rise from lettuce like clumps in mid-spring; can naturalize and form breath-taking large patches

for wandering beneath taller plants Gardening with native plants has become very popular for many reasons. There are plenty of very attractive and useful garden plants that happen to be native and adding natives helps the environment, increases biodiversity, and attracts wildlife. But whatever your particular motivation may be, be sure that you obtain your plants from reputable sources that do not deal in wild collected plants. Wild collecting is responsible for the decimation of many wild populations and many unhappy customers who find that their plants die or do not perform well. Buy from nurseries like Sunlight Gardens who has been growing their own natives for over 25 years and who has decades of experience using them in landscapes. These experts can help you create the beautiful gardens you want.

About the author...

Andrea Sessions is owner of Sunlight Gardens here in Meehania – a non-invasive Anderson County. Visit Suncreeping mint with large lav- light Gardens online at www. ender, spring flowers, perfect sunlightgardens.com

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Native (Continued from page 45) natural habitat by putting the mycorrhizae fungi back into the soil, attracting butterflies and birds and protecting from soil erosion. In nature the surrounding trees drop leaves and essentially self compost the soil below.

Notice the surrounding trees and vegetation that surround those native plants in their natural habitat. By planting near those same species on your property or using the leaves from those trees to compost for your native plants you can help build the necessary mycorrhizae fungi for your native garden.

The use of native plants are being encouraged more and more. However, the use of native plants are not a quick fix for our environment. Just because a plant is growing naturally in Tennessee

does not necessarily mean it is a good choice for your landscape.

Many native wildflowers are aggressive and can be invasive.

Consider the size of your garden and whether or not you are comfortable with a certain amount of re-seeding and spreading from the plants. If you live along our waterways check the TVA list of invasive plants before planting. If you have pets or children keep in mind that some plants are toxic and should not be used in the landscape. Filmy Angelica is one such plant. If you are considering going native I suggest you take it slow.

Think about what it is you are trying to achieve. Are you wanting a more environment friendly landscape?

Do you want to attract wildlife?

Do you want a natural, free flowing landscape?

Going completely to an all native plant landscape can

be over whelming in the beginning. A good mix of native plants, ornamentals, herbs, trees, and bedding plants will make the most interesting landscape. Begin the transition over to native plants by introducing a few of your favorite plants. Keep in mind that all native plants aren’t just wildflowers. They can be bushes or trees as well. Trees include Eastern Hemlock, Red Maple, Fringe tree, and PawPaw. PawPaw is the host plant for Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly, the Tennessee state butterfly.

For a complete list of Native Tennessee Trees refer to the University of Tennessee Extension publication SP515.

Plant several varieties of wildflowers to get the longest bloom time in your garden.

Spring wildflowers begin blooming in late March and early April.

Dutchman’s Britches, dwarf crested iris, purple phacelia, columbine, spring beauties, Solomon’s seal and trout lily are great spring blooming wildflowers.

For mid-summer blooms try St. John’s-Wort, Butterfly Weed, Cardinal Flower, Crimson Bee Balm and Turks Cap Lilies.

Late summer into fall brings a new season of wildflowers that rivals the beautiful display of wildflowers we saw in the Spring. Beginning in July on until the first frost we see

Yellow Coneflowers, False Dragonhead, Turtlehead, Aster, Black-eyed Susan and Iron Weed.

When

gathering

Our annual plant sale will be held April 30 from 9:00am to 2:00pm at Roane County Park. We will have plants and garden art for sale, vendors, native free educational talks, and

plants for your landscape respect what mother nature has provided for us. The practice of making a trek in the woods and digging up plants or collecting seeds upsets the natural ecosystem in those areas. Buy plants from reputable native plant nurseries or get starts from friends who already have a native plant landscape.

Ask-a-Master Gardener.

Please like our Facebook Page “Master Gardeners of Roane County”.

About the author...

Lisa Deutsch is a Certified Master Gardener with Master Gardeners of Roane County.

A native of East Tennessee, her garden style is free spirited cottage/butterfly gardening.

The Master Gardeners of She also grows vegetables Roane County are trained in raised beds and is an avid volunteers through University composter. of Tennessee Extension.

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Come to Kume for Japanese Cuisine The newest word in authentic Japanese cuisine is Kume! On March 1st, the old Gatti’s Pizza place in Oak Ridge opened

place and became a sushi destination, it has changed hands. Now the Chen family has taken over the building

Restaurant Review

Melissa Bishop visiting the movie theatre.

Inside you will find a bright atmosphere in which to enjoy some fine dining of hibachi, teriyaki or sushi, sashimi, maki, and tamaki.

its newly-remodeled doors and become the only restauto serve Oak Ridge and all rant in the area to focus on its visitors the best in hibachi Japanese culinary traditions. and sushi.

You cannot miss the building Since the building on the with its bright blue, red, and corner of Rutgers and Wilson brown motif whether you are Street stopped being a pizza driving down the turnpike or

Manager Eddie Efendi took the time to explain the difference between the various raw fish delicacies and their names. We tend to call it all sushi, but that term means a slice of raw fish over rice.

Sashimi is a slice of raw fish with no rice. Tamaki is sushi rolled in a cone shape, but it is Maki that we are most familiar with. It is the fish, vegetable, and rice rolled in a nori or seaweed wrap. All of these dishes are traditionally served with soy sauce, sinus-clearing wasabi, and pickled ginger.

And I took much delight in the fact that Kume splurges on the dark-pink pickled ginger that packs a sweeter, more flavorful punch.

Kume is a family owned restaurant. John Chen along with his wife Sammy and their entertaining son Jacob host

the restaurant that has, in one salmon, steak and shrimp, or month of operation, already filet and scallops. developed a following of repeat customers.

For a different kind of The talk I’ve salad, try their Suseen about nomono Salad. It’s Kume on crab meat with Facebook strings of cuis, “Yum! cumber, sweet in Let’s keep taste and topped these peowith caviar. ple in business!” And I agree.

But let’s get back to the suIf sushi dishes are not your shi. There are lunch specials favorite, there is much more where you can choose two for you to choose from such regular rolls along with a as the teriyaki bento box that soup or house salad, or you includes two spring rolls, a can combine three rolls or a California roll, soup or house sashimi combo. Or you can salad (which is iceberg let- choose from a variety of spetuce, cucumber, and tomato cial rolls that if their names are served with sweet and spicy any indication, they must be ginger dressing). You can special indeed. There is the choose a main dish such as Godzilla Roll, which is deep vegetables, tofu, chicken, fried salmon, crab meat, white shrimp, or beef. There is also fish, tuna, cheese, avocado, an extensive hibachi selec- and special sauce. tion. You can choose hibachi (See ‘Kume’ on page 56) vegetables, chicken, scallops,

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Van Gogh only sold one painting when he was alive.

Visions Magazine, April 2016, Page 53 it moist. Windbreaks made of shrub borders or a wooden fence will allow the delicate eggs hatch in a week, become creatures to flit from flower to voracious eating caterpillars flower with ease. for three weeks and then form a chrysalis. After several It’s important not to use pestiweeks (for most species), a cides in your pollinator garden. butterfly will emerge. If you You don’t want to attract them are trying to attract a certain into a death trap, so break the type of butterfly, find out its habit of spraying every bug preferred host plant that adult you see. Hand pick Japanese will lay eggs on for her brood Beetles, use soap spray early to feed on. Monarchs like in the morning before bees the milkweed family, so plant (and butterflies) get up. The some butterfly weed in this plants you have planted for the bees also attract beneficial garden. insects such as lacewings, Bees and butterflies also parasitic wasps and ladybugs. need a good water source Let the beneficials fight off bad and some shelter from the bugs such as aphids. wind as they feed. Water is easy to supply using a shallow Most everyone is enchanted clay saucer with pea gravel with butterflies and bees as or sand in the bottom. Keep they flutter and buzz across

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the landscape. However, we may not realize that we often harm them at some point during their life cycle. Once we are aware of what to look for and how to encourage all phases of their lifecycle we will be rewarded with their presence in our gardens. We will gain the satisfaction of knowing we helped fuel our bees

by growing the best flowering plants. Creating a sanctuary for our pollinators not only brings us enjoyment but helps our environment and the production of food crops that feed the world. Please visit us at Willow Ridge Garden Center, 97 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge, for individual help creating your new pollinator garden.

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About the author...

Chris has been in the horticultural industry since her first job at a garden center at age sixteen. She received her degree in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape design from UT and has been on staff at Willow Ridge Garden Center for the past 20 years she will be a certified garden geek till she dies! water.

Tennessee Naturescapes wildlife dwelling in our creeks offers retail native plants for and rivers. sale at their facilities or you can now order online. They Let McAlister and her knowl- also offer wholesale for conedgeable staff help you incor- tractors and landscapers and porate some native plants into will be glad to contract grow your yard. They would be glad larger quantities of plants . For to advise you or even help more info, call (865) 730-3122. design a butterfly, humming- Or visit them on the web, bird or bird garden, as well as at tennesseenaturescapes. bank restoration projects or com. They are located at 2131 a rain garden for that area in Oliver Springs Hwy., between your yard that holds too much Oliver Springs and Clinton.

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Cuba is the only island in the Caribbean to have a railroad.

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Medicine (Continued from page 21) ture, re-seeds. Pretty yellow flowers are used.

Catnip (Nepeta cataria) - Leaf and flower is used. Reduces fevers, aids digestion, good for teething pain and colic.

Reduces stress, very calming.

Grows up to 4’ with big fuzzy white flowers, bitter flavor.

Chamomile (Matricaria recutita and Anthemis nobilis) Calmative and soothing for nervous stress and upset stomachs, anti-inflammatory.

Matricaria recutita (German Chamomile) is an annual herb growing to 3’. Anthemis nobilis (Roman Chamomile) is a perennial with a low growing, spreading habit. Small daisy flowers are used. Do not use chamomile if you are allergic to ragweed.

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) - Leaves and root are used. Comfrey activates the healing of damaged tissue, used to treat torn ligaments, strains, bruises, and any injury to the bones and joints.

Comfrey is a large garden

herb growing to 3’. Clusters of ficinalis) - A calmative, lemon pretty light blue flowers bloom balm has also been used as in the early summer. a mild diaphoretic to induce sweating at the onset of colds Echinacea (Echinacea an- and flu. Leaves and flowers gustifolia, E. purpurea, E. pal- are used. Anti-viral, antiseplida) - The popularity of echi- tic, and anti-spasmodic, calmnacea as an immune system ing to the stomach and nerenhancer has caused it to be vous system. Lemon Balm is severely overharvested in a 2’ pe- rennial herb with the wild. Parts used are small white leaves, flowers and flowers root. E. angustifolia and a is popular for home very lemgardens. It is a ony scent handsome and fla3’ perennial vor. with purple daisy Peppermint flowers.

(Mentha x piperita) Delicious as a tea, and helpFeverfew (Tanacetum parthe- ful for nausea and stomach nium) - Leaves and flowers cramps. Leaves and flowers are use. Alleviates migraine are used. Invasive perenheadaches, and stress-re- nial herb, best grown in a lated tension. Feverfew is a container.

2’ perennial herb with small white flowers in mid-summer. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) - Leaves are used.

Lavender (Lavandula spp.)- Used for headaches and Wonderfully fragrant, lavender muscle pain. Rosemary is has calming properties and an evergreenshrub that can relieves pain, headaches, reach 4-5’ in the garden. tension, and insomnia. Sooths Pretty blue flowers may apinsect bites, bee stings and pear in the spring or fall. burns. The flowers are used. Needs excellent soil drainage to prevent root rot.

Lemon Balm (Melissa of-

Sage (Salvia officinalis) Leaves are used. Sage tea clears congestion and sooths sore throats, tonsillitis and laryngitis. Sage is a semi evergreen herb that grows 2-3’. Beautiful blue/lavender flowers cover the plant in late spring.

and flu. Leaves and flowers are used.

Want to learn more?

Sign up for our upcoming class www.erinsmeadowherbfarm.com or call 865435-1452

Saturday, April 30, 1:00 2:30 Plant an Organic BackValerian (Valeriana officinalis) yard Apothecary Garden - Roots are used. Very popu- Demo/Class $30 lar medicinal herb for stress, About the author... insomnia and nervousness.

4’ perennial herb with thick Kathy Mihalczo is the owner white, Queen Anne’s Lace- of Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm type blooms. Blooms are located at 132 England very fragrant. Easy to grow, Lane in Clinton. She can reseeds. be reached for questions and comments by phone at Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) 435-1452 or by email to er- Used throughout history on insmeadow@comcast.net. the battlefield to stop bleed- Be sure to check out Kathy’s ing, yarrow is also used for monthly class schedule in fevers at the onset of colds our Community Calendar.

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Earth Day (Continued from page 19) The contest is open to all East Tennessee elementary, middle and high school students and adults (amateur and professional photographers).

gory (if student (k-12), list age, school and grade), photographer’s name, address, email, and phone number, title of composition, location and date photo was taken. Students must include all the information in email submissions

Photo must be no smaller than 4×6 inches and no larger than 8×10 inches in black and white or in color. There is a limit of 5 photos that can be submitted per person. Adults must pay $10 entry fee. Only Elementary, Middle School and High School students may email their entries (attached files can be no larger than 24MB per email) to: KacbLensOnLitMail to: Keep Anderson Coun- ter@aol.com ty Beautiful /Lens on Litter Contest., P.O. Box 6305, Oak Each photo will be judged on Ridge, TN 37831 six criteria: 1. anti-litter message Rules 2. originality of photo Photos must be taken in East 3. photographic technique Tennessee. Each photo must 4. quality of photo have a 3×5 card attached to 5. originality of title its back listing contest cate- 6. severity of the Litterbug’s Prizes for students and adults (19 or older) will be awarded ($100 first place and $50 second place). Entry Fees: No fee for students ( through 12th grade) $10 entry fee for adults for up to 5 photos. Include check made out to KACB with the photos.

crime Photos should help to heighten litter consciousness by showing how litter threatens public health and safety, scenic beauty, property values, the environment, pets or wildlife.

Contest dates are March 28 through April 12, 2016. Send all entries must be postmarked

by April 12, 2016 to: Keep Anderson County Beautiful /Lens on Litter Contest., P.O. Box 6305, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 Only Elementary, Middle School and High School students may email their entries (attached files can be no larger than 24MB per email) to KacbLensOnLitter@aol.com

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All of these sound enticing and I couldn’t possibly try them all, but next time I visit, I will have the Mango Shrimp Roll.

Tempura shrimp and mango topped with mango sauce sounds too sweet to miss out on.

Or maybe you are in the mood for something crazy? They have a Crazy Tuna roll. It’s spicy, crunchy tuna, topped with peppered seared tuna, Kume is open every day at with ponzu sauce. various hours for dine-in or Or how about the Wonderful take-out. Sunday is dinner all Roll? It’s tempura shrimp, day. They do take reservations cucumber, topped with eel, and they have a party room avocado, and chef’s special available. Since they are new, sauce. It sounds as if it’s ev- they do not yet have a beer or erything the name promises. liquor license, but are working on it because they would like But the Kume Roll must really to be able to serve the tradibe the special one. It’s spicy, tional sake that is served with crunchy scallop, topped with these fine Japanese dishes. lobster salad and four kinds of fish with tobiko, which is kind Kume is located at 100 Wilson Street in Oak Ridge. Give of like caviar. them a call at 483-7882.

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Legacy (Continued from page 25) sorrow in my heart where the rivers of joy could later flow.

Perhaps it is the depth of pain that provides the pathways for joy. Knowing how I survived and was supported by God and others, I intentionally turn around and offer that same support. I stood beside my mother’s bed and watched her decline and pass with a grave illness. Adult children need to know to whom they can turn when those type of losses occur. These kind of verses in one’s song contain both joy and sorrow. To demonstrate care with words of encouragement allows our words to create anew and offer new possibilities for excruciating pain.

I want to leave a path for others to follow after I am gone. I watched a fascinating episode of “Prospectors” on the Weather Channel the other night. One individual mining a claim up in the mountains was following an 8 mile

path that wound up to the summit that was created by his grandfather. That one lane path took two and a half years to create with one bulldozer and one operator. The grandson kept singing the praises of his grandfather, and lauding the monumental task that was unthinkable. He kept the road maintained every year, not only in honor of his grandfather, but also because he needed the road to travel to the summit with his mining equipment.

had some of it set to music. I understand the process and value of writing and composing songs. I would like to think that I have written some song that will linger with its notes of joy in the hearts of others long after I am gone!

About the author...

Curtis is the Preaching Minister of the Highland View Church of Christ. He is now entering his 13th year with the congregation here in Oak Ridge. Access this website for more info: www.ketchpubWhat kind of path are we leav- lishing.com/Hospitality.htm ing for others to follow? The wise man Solomon once said, “Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray”(Proverbs 10:17). We never want to be guilty of leading others astray. Not only do we model for others how to receive and heed instruction, but also provide the direction of life that leads others in the right direction.

Nearly twenty years ago I built my own mountain dulcimer. I have written poetry and have

Community Calendar

AMSE Please note: The American Museum of Science and Energy, located at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge, is open Monday - Saturday from 9 am - 5 pm and Sunday from 1 - 5 pm.

Admission is Adults $5.00, Seniors (65+) $4.00, Students (6 17) $3.00 and Children ( 5 and under) no charge. Group rates are available with advance reservations. AMSE memberships are Family $40, Grandparents $35, Individuals $25 and Family & Friends $75. AMSE members receive unlimited AMSE visits and free admission to 250 museums that participated in the ASTC Passport Program.

AMSE members receive discounts on Discovery Shop merchandise, discounts on camps, classes, workshops and birthday parties. For more information on AMSE memberships, exhibits, programs and events, go to www.amse.org To schedule a museum group visit, call AMSE at (865) 576-3200.

Anderson Co.

Chamber Wednesday, April 20 “The Entrepreneurial Equation” Free Seminar from 12-1 pm at the Chamber Office given

by Michael Ousley, AAMS® on the benefits of putting retirement and insurance tools to work to build and protect your business.

Lunch will be available for $6 or you may bring your own. Limited number of seats available so reserve your space by Tuesday, April 19th. Call the Chamber at 865-457-2559 or email: accc@ andersoncountychamber.org to reserve. You can register online by going to www.andersoncountychamber.org, click on the event and register. Free to Chamber members - $10 for non-Chamber members.

Chamber Office given by Jutta Bangs with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center. This is a free workshop for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want a better understanding of starting a new business. The seminar discussion includes the forms of business organization, tax requirements, business licenses, business planning and financing options (including discussion about SBA loan guarantee programs). Space is limited and advance registration is required. Call the Chamber at 865-457-2559, email: accc@ andersoncountychamber.org to reserve or go to the Anderson County Chamber website to register. To learn more about the TSBDC, please visit www.tsbdc.org.

Wednesday, April 27 “The Benefits of Knowing the Value of Your Business” Seminar given by Andrew K. Lowe, LBMC, from 11:30 to 1:30. Lunch will be provided

by LBMC. Limited number of seats available. Reserve your space by Tuesday, April 26th. Call or email the Anderson County Chamber at 865-457-2559 or go to Andersoncountychamber. org and click on the title under Events to register. Event is Free to Chamber members $10 for non-Chamber members.

Thursday, April 28 Job Fair hosted by the AC Chamber from 3-7 p.m. at the New Hope Center at 602 Scarboro Rd. in Oak Ridge. Open to the public, free admission, and free parking.

Attendees may be able to submit resumes, complete applications, schedule interviews and make contacts for future job openings.

Children’s Museum

Tuesdays, April 5, 12, 19 and 26 Toddlers’ Playtime, 10 a.m.noon, for parents and caregivers with children age 4 and younger.

All will gather in the Preschool Room where children may build with blocks, put together tracks and run trains on them, play in a sensory table, dig for dinosaurs in a sandbox, explore books, and more.” Free with museum Tuesday, April 12 Free Small Business Semi- membership or paid admission. nar from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at the (Continued on Page 58)

Page 58, Visions Magazine, April 2016 (Continued from Page 57) Thursdays, April 7, 14, 21, 28 Musical Mornings, 10 a.m.noon. Children through age 4 and parents and caregivers are invited to play in an age-appropriate musical play space in the Music

Room. Parents and caregivers can help children identify high tones and low tones, show them different rhythms, and just let them make their own music and sing their own songs. Free with museum membership or paid admission.

Saturday, April 16 Celebration of the Young Child, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jim and the Woodenstars will entertain with a ventriloquist’s show during a day filled with activities for children, including LEGO building, creative movement, storytelling, crafts to make and take, and more. Free

with museum membership or paid Friday, May 13 admission.

Barn Dance Dinner & Auction to Benefit the Museum, Sunday, April 17 The Museum of Appalachia, a World of Trains Tours, 1-4 p.m. Smithsonian Affiliate museum, Join the Knoxville Area Model will host its fourth annual Barn Railroaders as they open their Dance in the Spring of 2016. club room and operate model The evening will feature horse trains in extensive train layouts drawn wagon rides, a sumptuin the museum’s exhibit. The Gar- ous Southern buffet dinner, and den Railroad train will be running, traditional Appalachian dancweather permitting. ing accompanied by live music.

Please check back for details The Children’s Museum of Oak and join us for this fun event. For Ridge, 461 W. Outer Dr., is of- more information, please contact fering fall pottery classes with the museum at (865) 494-7680 professional clay artist Sherrie or email us at museum@museuCarris. She has a BFA from the mofappalachia.org University of Texas, an MFA from the University of Iowa and The Museum, a Smithsonian a teaching certification from Affiliate and a not-for-profit orthe University of Tennessee. To ganization, is located 16 miles register, stop by or call the mu- north of Knoxville, one mile seum at 482-1074 or see www. east of I-75, exit 122. For more childrensmuseumofoakridge. information, call 865-494-7680, org. or visit the web site at www. museumofappalachia.org.

Museum of UT Appalachia Arboretum Friday, April 29 Sheep Shearing Day, 10am - 2pm. In pioneer Appalachia, farmers sheared their sheep each spring for wool to spin into yarn or fill quilts. The Museum of Appalachia, a Smithsonian Affiliate Museum, will renew this annual ritual each Spring, trimming the winter’s growth of heavy wool from its flock of sheep. The wooly animals are trimmed by Kentucky native John Cooper, who explains the process to onlookers and demonstrates the use of vintage hand-cranked shears, offering children the hands-on experience that will last a lifetime.Spinning, weaving, stitching, and quilting demonstrators show how wool was used to make yarn, thread, fabric, and quilt batting in the days before ready-made clothing and superstores. Their demonstrations fulfill the Museum’s mission to preserve the Appalachian culture, educating children on their ancestors’ heritage. School groups, home-schooled students, and families are welcome.

The Museum is home to sheep, chickens, guineas, and peafowl.

Donkeys, Scottish Highland cattle, and a variety of goats roam adjacent pastures.

Saturday, April 16 50th annual Spring Plant Sale, The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society’s 50th annual Spring Plant Sale will gather the best of four local nurseries in one location. The sale will be held on Saturday, April 16th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UT Arboretum at 901 S. Illinois Ave. (Hwy. 62) in Oak Ridge. The “Members Only” sale will be on Friday evening, April 15th from 5-7 p.m. Memberships may be purchased at that time for this “early bird” shopping opportunity. Checks and credit cards will be accepted. Beaver Creek and Riverdale Nurseries from Knoxville, Sunlight Gardens from Andersonville and East Fork Nursery from Sevierville will be offering a large and varied selection of shrubs, trees, wildflowers, perennials, annuals and edibles.

Brad Greenwood Designs will have unique botanically themed copper garden ornaments and steel features for the home and yard. Dano’s Hot Dogs, with an expanded menu, will again be at this event. Back by popular demand, the Society will be offering ‘The Rising Sun™’ Redbud. This new Redbud displays brilliant, golden tangerine and lime-colored, heart-shaped foli-

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Visions Magazine, April 2016, Page 59 (Continued from Page 58) age all summer and was a quick sell-out plant last year. The Society will also be offering a limited supply of another new redbud tree: ‘Alley Cat’. ‘Alley Cat’ was literally discovered in an alley in Kentucky and has beautiful green and white variegated foliage which is stable and scorch resistant. Retired U.T. horticulture professor Dr. Will Witte, the “Answer Man”, will be on hand to answer your plant questions and will be selling books from his personal horticulture library. Proceeds from this sale and other Society fund-raising events go toward the operating expenses and endowment fund for the UT Arboretum. To learn more about the Arboretum Society, and the UT Arboretum Endowment Fund, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org. For more information on the Plant Sale, call 483-3571 The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society is a 48 year old, non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the objectives and programs of the University of Tennessee’s 250acre Arboretum in Oak Ridge.

Proceeds from fund-raising events go toward the operating expenses and endowment fund for the UT Arboretum. To learn more about the Arboretum Society, and the UT Arboretum Endowment Fund, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org.

For more information on the plant sale, call 865-482-6656.

Classes/ Workshops Appalachian Arts.

Mondays, April 4, 11, & 18 Handbuilding With Clay, with Janet McCracken, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This class will be suitable for those who have never taken a class in clay and also for those with some experience who would like to continue to explore the many facets of working with clay. Registration deadline: One Week Prior to Class Start. Earlybird Cost: Register and pay by 2 weeks before class start and the cost is $40 for Craft Center members, $50 for nonmembers.

Within 2 weeks of class start,

Cost: $50 for Craft Center members; $60 for nonmembers. All students must also pay a $30 studio fee to the Pottery Department on the first day for clay, glaze and firing.

Tuesday, April 12 Salvage Jewelry, with Sarah Brobst, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Do you have that drawer---one that is filled with single earrings (the other one lost), broken necklaces, old watches, stuff you just don’t wear anymore?? I am sure you do... and this class is for you.

In this class, you will learn how to dismantle, demolish, reconstruct, reattach, and rearrange old and worn pieces of jewelry to make some truly one-of-a-kind masterpieces. All ages. All tools, enamels, old jewelry pieces, and epoxies are supplied... feel free to bring your old worn pieces that you would like to transform into new accessories. This workshop is funded in part by the East Tennessee Foundation. Earlybird cost: $25 members, $35 nonmembers. After March 30, cost: $35/ $45. Registration deadline: April 5. Brobst showcased work

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Page 60, Visions Magazine, April 2016 (Continued from Page 59) in art shows during college, but took a break to travel and do work in her field of study. After moving back to Knoxville she started back into creating art--paintings, salvage jewelry, mixed media sculptures, etc. focusing on bringing new life to old, discarded objects. She works full time at a nature center in Knoxville, where she talks about the importance of recycling and repurposing to the public, and she strives to bring that lesson through in her art. Her works have been showcased as part of the Tennessee Crafts Art Fairs, LEAF Festival, Bele Chere, and just recently made her first two shows as a RAW artist in Nashville, TN and Brooklyn, New York.

Thursday, April 14 Beginning Writing Workshop, with Kathleen Fearing, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. If you’ve ever thought about writing but didn’t know where to start, or if you’ve written something and it just doesn’t seem right to you, this beginner writing workshop is a chance to learn a few writing skills from a published author. The workshop will focus on the opening lines and first chapter of your story, continuity, editing, and what techniques writers can use to grab and keep the reader’s attention. Bring your story with you to class, or just bring your ideas.

Earlybird Cost: $40 for members, $45 nonmembers. After April 3, Cost: $45/$50.

Sunday, April 17 Community Arts Festival fundraiser from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, will take place. Admission is free to the public and there will be live music by local musicians, book signing by local author Kathy Fearing, children’s crafts, artist demonstrations, an art show highlighting artwork by students from area schools, and group activities.

Bring the family for barbecue, hot dogs, nachos, and silent auction.

Handmade crafts by regional artists will available for purchase. All proceeds will be used to support the Center’s mission to promote the Appalachian artist through education and sales. Join the fun, take a tour of the Center, and learn the many ways the Center promotes arts in our community.

Saturday, April 23 Nuno Felted Scarf Workshop, with Tone Haugen-Cogburn, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. See how silk fabric and wool rowing merge to make a colorful nuno felted scarf. Soap, water, bubblewrap and your two hands are simple tools you will use for this wet felting technique. All levels are welcome, though some physical stamina is needed, as you will be on your feet most of the time. Wear comfortable shoes and clothes that can get wet. Earlybird Cost: $50 for Craft Center members, $60 nonmembers. After April 9, Cost: $60/$70. Included materials are everything you need to make a silk and wool scarf. Supplies to bring to class are: Bubblewrap (the one with the small bubbles, about 12” - 14” wide by 8 feet long – can be bought at Dollar Store, Walmart, etc.), 2 towels and lunch. Registration deadline: April 16. This class is in the Featured Tennessee Artist Workshop Series and is funded in part by the East Tennessee Foundation. Haugen-Cogburn was born and raised in Norway, but has lived in Tennessee since 1987.

She has 20 years of experience in traditional and contemporary quilt design and teaches experimental techniques nationally and internationally. Pictorial and architectural elements are her favorites. Tone has exhibited all over the world and finds lots of inspiration from her travels.

Sat & Sun, April 16 - 17 The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris, will be hosting a celebratory weekend that supports local artists and brings the Dogwood Art Festival from Knoxville to Norris. On Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 from 10 am to 5 pm, The Center will participate in the Dogwood Art DeTour. The DeTour is an event where local artists welcome the public into their studio space to experience the working creative process as the artist demonstrates the making of a work of art. Several artists will be at the Center demonstrating mixed media, painting, pottery, and more. In addition, there will be craft activities for kids. The Saturday, April 30 event is free for all ages.

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Visions Magazine, April 2016, Page 61 (Continued from Page 60) Mosaic Birdbath Workshop, with Jessica Kortz, 10:00 a.m.

– 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 1, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. In this two day workshop, students will explore the wild and colorful world of mixed media mosaics to create their own unique decorative birdhouse. Students will learn hands-on mosaic techniques using various materials including ceramic tiles, stained glass, mirror, broken dishes, figurines and other found objects. During the first day of the workshop, we will explore cutting, tiling and gluing to decorate our birdhouses and then we will grout our designs the following day. Materials are included, but feel free to bring your own mosaic supplies and personal objects to add to your mosaic. This class is suitable for all levels. Earlybird Cost: $75 members, $85 nonmembers.

After April 16, Cost: $85/$95.

Materials Fee: $25 to be paid to teacher the first day of class.

Registration deadline: April 23.

promoting traditional artists and crafts. The shop and class facility are located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris, Tenn., one mile east of I-75 north at Exit 122.

You must pre-register and pay for all classes in advance. Call the center at 865-494-9854 to register. www.appalachianarts.net.

Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm Saturday, April 9 A Beginners Guide to Growing Organic Edible Herbs, Demo/ Class $30, 10:30 -12:00. Experience the delicious pleasures of organic herb gardening! Learn the basics of growing and harvesting the most popular kitchen herbs, including basil, cilantro, dill, oregano, parsley, rosemary, tarragon, thyme, and sage. Patio gardeners, small space gardeners, and growers of large plots will find out when and where to plant, how to water and fertilize herbs, pest and disease problem solving, and how and when to harvest herbs for use in the kitchen.

The Appalachian Arts Craft Come find out how fun and easy Center is a nonprofit center it is to grow and harvest your own

organic fresh herbs!

-free ways to keep your home flea and fly free! Learn how to make a personal herbal bug spray and bug off/sunscreen lotion. Many commercial bug repelling products may contain harmful chemicals, but these herbal formulas are safe and effective.

Saturday, April 16 Repel Bugs Naturally from Yard, Home, and Family, Demo/ Class $30, 1:00 - 2:30. Don’t let mosquitoes ruin good times in your backyard. Discover mosquito-repelling herbs to grow in your yard (and on the patio). We’ll Saturday, April 30 discuss tips on natural outdoor Plant an Organic Backyard mosquito control, and chemical Apothecary Garden Demo/

Class $30, 1:00 - 2:30. Plant an apothecary garden to supply you and your family with healing plants for the treatment of common ailments like coughs, colds, cuts and scrapes, tummy and headaches. Learn the best medicinal herbs to grow in an apothecary garden, along with cultural requirements. Families

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organic and always available!

Clinch River Yarn Co. The Clinch River Yarn Comlooking for natural remedies and Erin’s Meadow is located at pany holds classes many days self-sufficiency will benefit greatly 132 England Dr, Clinton (Mar- each month. Please go online by adding these time-honored low Community) Phone is 435- to www. clinchriveryarns.com healing plants to their garden. 1452, www.erinsmeadowherb- for a complete listing of times Growing medicinal plants at home farm.com. and dates for the classes above. guarantees that they will be fresh, Clinich River Yarn company is lo-

cated at 725 N. Charles G. Seiv- orearthday.org . Shoes will be ers Boulevard in Clinton. Phone: sent to third world countries where up to 300 million children 269-4528. have no shoes and over 700 million people contract parasitic diseases annually because of a lack of shoes. A special treasure hunt, ECO-EXPEDITION, on the Saturday, April 23 9th Annual Earth Day Celebra- North Ridge Trail and Black Oak tion, Keep Anderson County Ridge Area will be available durBeautiful (KACB) will be hosting ing the month of April. Clues and the ninth annual Earth Day fes- details can be found at the www. tival in Oak Ridge on Saturday, earthday.org website. New clues April 23th from 11 AM to 4 PM at will be on Facebook and Twitter Bissell Park in Oak Ridge. East and will direct people to the webTennesseans are invited to par- site. Adult and Youth volunteers ticipate in the festival that features are always in demand. Informafree outside activities and events tion on how you can get involved that promote environmental edu- and more details on the festival cation, encourage individuals to on the festival can be found on create and contribute to a sustain- the website www.orearthday.org. able community, and get children to play outdoors. Sponsored in Saturday, May 7 major part by Leidos and the City 12th Annual Clinch River of Oak Ridge, Earth Day 2016 will Spring Antique Fair will be held feature exercise games, exhibits, on Saturday May 7th, 9 am – 5 free tree sapling give-a-ways, a pm, in Downtown Clinton. The scavenger hunt, food vendors, Spring Antique Fair will kick-off plus a special recycling collection with a party on Friday evening, program. Starting at 11 AM, free May 6th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm activities will commence at Bissell in Hoskins/Lane Park on Market Park (Oak Ridge Turnpike and Street with live musical entertainTulane Ave) with scheduled orga- ment. Back, by popular demand nized fun and games with music are The Real McCoys. This trio for children to promote healthy is comprised of brothers Blake communities. Exhibitors will bring and Aaron McCoy who play banjo wildlife critters for children to pet and guitar and bass player Nick and learn about outside habitats. Patterson. These young men There will be exhibits by area grew up in Lake City, playing in students showing off their Lens church, and have been a favorite on Litter photos as part of a new at The Museum of Appalachia’s art contest organized by KACB. Fall Homecoming as well as Cash prizes Food vendors will the Clinch River Spring Antique be available to keep participants Fair. Their true passion for bluefueled for all the fun. In case grass music drives them to make of inclement weather, all activi- their music appeal to everyone. ties will be held inside the Civic Throughout the years they have Center. A special recycling col- won several awards. Saturday, lection program, ERASE YOUR May 7th is the main event with TRACE will be held at the ORAU Market and Cullom Streets closed parking lot next to Bissell Park on to traffic.

Badger Road rain or shine. Old electronics (computers, printers, monitors, cell phones, and TVs not in furniture consoles) personal papers for shredding, books, Fri & Sat, April 8-9 blankets and towels (for the The Oak Ridge Civic Ballet animal shelter), fluorescent light Association is inviting the combulbs, rechargeable and button munity to their fairy tale world batteries (not alkaline batteries) with “The Classics in Black and eye glasses, and gently worn White”, featuring excerpts from shoes will be collected from 11 some of ballet’s most cherished AM till 4 PM. Gently worn shoes works, and “The Tales of Hans are being collected from April Christian Andersen”, featuring 1 through April 24th at locations “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, throughout Anderson County as “The Little Mermaid”, a special well as at the festival. Locations tribute to “Frozen”, and “The and collection details are listed Ugly Duckling”. Special guest at the festival website at www.

Events

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Visions Magazine, April 2016, Page 63 (Continued from Page 62) Frank Murphy of Classic Hits 93.1 WNOX will narrate “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. Senior Corps members Elizabeth Cousins and Carolyn Wheeler are featured in the lead role of The Ugly Duckling that grows to a beautiful swan.

Ethan Rickman will lead the Male Corps in “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, as well as featured parts in “Paquita” and “The Little Mermaid”. ORHS Senior Treston Henderson will also be featured throughout the performances in a variety of roles. Senior Corps members Madeline Gavin, Nicole Lindsley, Emily Stansfield, and Zoe Tobin will lead the entire company taking turns as Anna and Elsa in a tribute to “Frozen” that is sure to delight. Soloist and Assistant to the Directors Sarah Jett also takes her first turn directing with “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, “The Little Mermaid”, and “Frozen”. Soloists Jenny Col-

lins and Aimee Young will perform in roles of Aurora from “Sleeping Beauty” and Ariel from “The Little Mermaid”. Artistic Director Molly Quist and Assistant Director Sharon Nicklow-Cousins are excited to present these classical ballet works and fairy tale favorites to our community. ORCBA takes great pride in allowing local arts patrons the opportunity to experience classical ballet works.

Performances are Saturday, April 9th at 2:00 and 7:30. A school student performance of “The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen” will be Friday, April 8th at 10:00. Homeschoolers are always welcome at school performances! All shows are at the Performing Arts Center at Oak Ridge High School, which is a fantastic venue and truly an asset to the community. Tickets are $15 Adults, and $10 Seniors/ Students.

Sports Saturday, May 7 Ninja 5K, Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual Glow Ninja 5K race coming to Oak Ridge on Saturday night, May 7th, 2016.

The “glow race” will kick off with the sounding of a gong at 8pm.

Martial Arts demos, hosted by event sponsor Progressive Martial Arts of Oak Ridge, will start at 7pm. To register for the race, visit www.ninja5k.com . The race features a board breaking opportunity for each participant at the finish line, which is one of the highlights each year. “Progressive Martial Arts will be on site leading exciting, new demonstrations, and everyone is encouraged to dress up ninja-style for the event,” organizer Terri Reedy stated. “Events like this one are sweeping the country because people are looking for something fun to do as a family. We hope

to see the whole family dressed out in martial arts uniforms, or as Ninja Turtles, Karate Kid, Kung Fu Panda, etc.” Complete information on page 3 of this issue.

Saturday Tennis Every Saturday of the year, there is an informal drop-in doubles tennis match at the Jackson Square tennis courts on Broadway Avenue in Oak Ridge. They meet at 1:30pm in the winter and 9am in the summer. Ask for the Coordinator when you arrive and you will be matched up with players of similar playing ability. If cancelled due to bad weather, a make-up match occurs on Sunday at 1:30pm. Questions? Call Rangan at 474-0519.

Theater /Arts April 22nd - May 8th Urinetown presented by the Oak Ridge Playhosue. This funny show with the funny name is a hilarious side-splitting take on greed, love, revolution - and musicals! Set in a time when water is worth its weight in gold, a Gotham-like city is facing a 20-year drought that leads to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. As a result, the citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. But those who fail to pay are sentenced to a dreaded penal colony. A hero decides he’s had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! An irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. The Oak Ridge Playhouse is located at 227 Broadway Avenue in Oak Ridge.

For tickets, go online to www.orplayhouse.com or call 482.9999.

Thurs - Fri, April 28 - 30 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Norris Little Theatre proudly presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee on April 28th, 29th, and 30th, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, at 7:00 PM in the Norris Community Building. This year’s production is a musical comedy about a middle school spelling bee run by three eccentric grown-ups, featuring six

quirky adolescents (portrayed by adult actors) vying for first place.

Through a series of outrageous scenarios and songs, the kids learn there is more to life than winning a spelling competition.

It promises to be an A-W-E-SO-M-E evening filled with fun and laughter for all ages. Norris resident Pam Turner, well known for her starring roles in previous NLT productions, offers her expertise as this season’s director.

Turner is working with the talents of Judy Moyer, musical director, to lead an enthusiastic cast in delivering the story of The Spelling Bee’s lovable characters.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is an original play created by Rebecca Feldman, with music and lyrics by William Finn, and a book by Rachel Sheinkin. A 2005 Broadway production, it was nominated for six Tony Awards, winning two, including Best Book. Neighbor entertaining neighbor are the guiding words of Norris Little Theatre. Cast members, production crew, Board members, supporters, and volunteers donate their own time to perform and promote­­­theatrical arts in Norris and the surrounding community. Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $10 for ages 5-17; children ages 4 and under, sitting with an adult, are free. Tickets may be purchased at the Norris City Office 865.494.7645; or, in front of the Norris Post Office on Saturday mornings (April 16 and 23); or, at the door.

The Community Calender is a Free Service and is open to a variety of FREE events in Anderson County. Events that have a charge will be published at the determination of the publisher.

Deadline to submit a calendar listing is the 20th of each month.

Please email event to Chris@ acvisionsmag.com.

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