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


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Concerts on the Commons: Returns to Norris for 8th Season This summer, the Norris Commons will once again be the scene for an exciting and entertaining series of Friday evening musical events as Concerts on the Commons returns for its eighth season. Again this year, the line-up will feature a varied mix of musical styles and genres

with artists drawn from near tomers throughout Anderson with a talented musician from Nashville, Stevie Rees, who and far. Several of the per- and Campbell counties. first visited Norris in 2010 formances will spotlight local talent from here in Norris and the greater Knoxville area, but the stage will also host singers and musicians from Nashville, Georgia and South Carolina. As it has throughout each of the previous seven seasons, the series will be presented by the City’s Community Development Board with the financial assistance of PowellClinch Utility District. Jack Mitchell, chairman of the Development Board, noted that the success of the program would not have been possible without the participation of Powell-Clinch, which supports the concerts as a way of showing its appreciation to its cus-

Mitchell noted that, “We are extremely grateful for the cooperation and involvement of a corporate sponsor like Powell-Clinch. Only with their financial assistance have we been able to sustain the quality of our performances and attract the caliber of artists that we have enjoyed here for the past seven seasons. We are confident that, again this summer, our concerts will be bringing an extremely talented group of musicians to Norris.” The festivities get underway on Friday evening, June 3,

as a member of L’Angelus, the Cajun family band who many regular concert-goers remember as one of the most exciting group of musicians to appear in the summer series. Still based in Nashville, Rees now fronts his own band and will be joined by his wife, Kat

Higgins, a singer-songwriter who has had several of her songs recorded by well-known Nashville artists, including Carrie Underwood. The next performer on the schedule also will be driving over from her Nashville home, but singer Anne McCue got there by way of Australia. Although her music definitely has a country flavor, her latest CD, Blue Sky Thinkin’, has strong touches of jazz and swing. Another band appearing in June is a local Norris favorite, Retrospect, which will be on stage on Friday, June 17, for a special evening of fun and festivities being presented in conjunction with a special 50th anniversary celebration hosted by the Norris Lions Club. (See ‘Norris’ on page 52)


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TN Fall Homecoming Lineup Announced The Museum of Appala- Homecoming veteran, Doyle One of the nation’s largest, chia’s signature event boasts Lawson & Quicksilver—an most authentic music and award-winning artists. IBMA Hall of Fame Member folk festivals, Homecoming and 2016 Grammy-Nomi- features more than 70 musiThe Museum of Appalachia nated artist; semi-finalists on cians performing on four outis excited to unveil the music Season 10 of NBC’s “Amer- door stages. Each year, tens lineup for its 37th Annual Ten- ica’s Got Talent,” Mountain of thousands of music fans nessee Fall Homecoming. Faith; Steve Martin Prize for come to enjoy concerts spanThis year’s festival will take Excellence in Bluegrass and ning many genres—including place October 7-9th on the Banjo award-winners, Lone- bluegrass, country, gospel, historic Museum grounds. some River Band; and 7-time and Americana music. IBMA Vocal Group of the High-profile artists scheduled Year award-winners, Russell The experience is unrivaled, to appear include 20-year Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out. according to Grammy-nominated dobro player, Phil Leadbetter: “I always look forward to fall because of the Museum Of Appalachia’s Tennessee Fall Homecoming. More The 1st Annual Atomic City Car 10’ tables available for $10. than just a music festival, it’s and Bike Show will be held at For more information, call Don like a reunion with family and the Midtown Community Cen- Honnicutt at 865-806-0390. ter in Oak Ridge on May 21 from 10 a.m. If you would like to to 4 p.m. make a donaThe event tion to ORHis sponPA, you can sored by send checks the Atomic made out to Speed Shop and all ORHPA and send them to proceeds will go to benefit P.O. Box 5825, Oak Ridge, the Oak Ridge Heritage and TN 37831-5825 Preservation Association (ORHPA). In case of rain, the show will be rescheduled for May 28. It will be a show of classic cars and trucks up to 1975, as well as vintage motorcycles, motor scooters, and street rods. It will be a day to enjoy car and bike appreciation through the ages and concessions of hotdogs, hamburgers, popcorn, soda, and coffee.

Atomic City Car and Bike Show

Spectators will get to vote on their favorite cars and bikes and decide who will be awarded Best in Show in each class. All participants showing a car or bike will receive a dish plaque. There is still time to register if you are interested in participating. Car and Truck registrations are $20 and Motorcycle/Scooter registrations are $15. There will also be vendor space inside of the Community Center with 8’ x

friends. This should be on everyone’s bucket list. I am already counting down the days!” Other notable artists set to perform include The Grascals, Flatt Lonesome, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, David Holt & Josh Goforth, Kenny & Amanda Smith, The Church Sisters, Dale Ann Bradley, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Phil Leadbetter, Jeff Brown & Still Lonesome, Leroy Troy, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Steve Gulley & New Pinnacle, The Ransom Notes, Bill (See ‘Homecoming’ on page 8)

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“From Rock to Bach” Returns to Oak Ridge on May 14th!

12th Annual Clinch River Antique Fair; May 7th

The “Rock to Bach” music Tickets may be purchased in ing items at the silent auction The 12th Annual Clinch River The Spring Antique Fair will festival, presented by the Oak advance at TN Bank on 401 S throughout the day. The Oak Spring Antique Fair will be kick-off with a party on Friday Ridge Civic Music Associa- Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge or Ridge Civic Music Association held on Saturday, May 7th, 9 evening, May 6th from 6:00 will also host a post-festival dinner, beginning at 6:00 PM, featuring a catered dinner from Calhoun’s Restaurant and delightful entertainment from Allen McBride, and a special performance by Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra Music Director Dan Allcott on cello and violinist Kat Starr. Tickets for the dinner are $50 per person. All proceeds from the festival and dinner will benefit the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, which presents professional performances in the Oak Ridge community with its symphony, chorus, and chamber music series. More at the ORCMA office at 320 information is available online Robertsville Road, Suite 1, at www.ORCMA.org or by callam – 5 pm, in Clinton. Oak Ridge. Advance general ing (865) 483-5569. admission tickets are just $12; tickets will be available at the door for $15. Children 6-18 are $6 and children ages 5 and under attend for free. A special family pass is also available, which includes 2 adults and any children for just $30.

tion, will take place at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday, May 14. As the name suggests, “Rock to Bach” features performances by artists from a wide variety of genres and from across East Tennessee. Doors open at 10:00 AM and over 18 acts will be presented on two stages throughout the day. The 2016 line-up includes the Mt. LeConte Jug Band, Concord Brass, Kukuly Snacks and lunch will be availUriart, Kelle Jolle, Arte Musica, able for purchase during the Silver Winds, and many more! festival, and attendees will also enjoy bidding on excit-

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 Patterson. These young men grew up in Lake City, playing in church, and have been a favorite at The Museum of Appalachia’s Fall (See ‘Antique’ on page 8)


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Bridge Tournament Time It’s bridge tournament time again in east Tennessee, so come play bridge! The 68th annual Oak Ridge Sectional Bridge Tournament will be held Thursday through Saturday, May 12-14, at the Oak Ridge Civic Center, 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike, across from the high school. The Civic Center has easily accessible parking. The facility is well lit and has plenty nearby rest-

rooms, including restrooms play in a bridge tournament, that are handicapped-friendly. perhaps for the first time. Both Oak Ridge and Knoxville This year due to previous requests, there will be no evening tournament games. Instead, games will be held at 10:00 and 2:15, allowing adequate time for participants from other areas to go home for the night and return refreshed the next day for more bridge. Planners hope this scheduling change will be more convenient and encourage more players to come experience our Oak Ridge hospitality. Oak Ridge will offer bridge games for novice, bridge clubs have offered intermediate and advanced beginning bridge lessons folplayers. lowing Learn to Play Bridge in a Day workshops. This 0-50 The reduced cost for play- masterpoint section will allow ers with less than 50 master these newest players to feel points is only $5 per session. less overwhelmed by playing This encourages novices to with only their peers instead of competing with more advanced players. The name of the person winning the most total masterpoints in the 299er pair events (four sessions, two each on Thursday and Friday) will be engraved on the Helen Dunigan Trophy which is kept at the Oak Ridge Bridge Center. Pairs games, knock-out ses-

sions and Swiss team games Joyce Morris has once again will be stratified/bracketed. For graciously agreed to serve those with 50 or more master as tournament chair. She can be reached by phone at 865-483-1225 or by Email at nenejoyce@comcast.net. As partnership chair, Bill Goldman will assist those needing a partner for the tournament. If you need help, you can reach him by phone 865-483-7022 or by Email at wgoldman88@ yahoo.com.

points, each session will cost $9. The Oak Ridge Bridge Club will provide complimentary lunch all three tournament days, in addition to free snacks, coffee and soft drinks.

The secret is out. Playing bridge can be really fun and rewarding. The area has had an explosion of interest in this challenging game, creating an increasing number of new bridge players. People socialize as they exercise their minds. 41 people took the Learn Bridge in a Day Workshop in February at the Oak Ridge Bridge Center, 120 Randolph Road in Grove Center. Of that original bridge workshop group, 21 pay $5 each to take beginning bridge classes on Thursday mornings from 9:30 to noon. Evelyn Jackson teaches the group. If you have questions, phone her at 386-7308 or Email her at traveltime54@gmail.com) (See ‘Bridge’ on page 51)


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Secret City Fest Announces Concert Headliners for 2016 is proud to announce the 2016 festival entertainment. Friday night, June 10th, concert headline performer will be the legendary Charlie Daniels Band. Sponsored by LDA Engineering and 96.7 MerleFM, Charlie Daniels continues to bring down the house at age 78 with his genre-defining Southern rock anthems and his CMA Award-winning The Secret City Festival along country hits. Recently anwith festival sponsors CNS- nounced as a 2016 Inductee Y12 and the City of Oak Ridge into the Country Music Hall

After a record-breaking concert turn out in 2015, the 14th annual Secret City Festival on June 10th-11th aims to keep the good times rolling. Radio sponsors 96.7 MerleFM and 93.1 WNOX announced the concert headliners for the 2016 Secret City Festival earlier today and excitement has already started to build.

of Fame, Charlie Daniels is band, Grand Funk Railroad, more than 30 years. Their bigbest known for such hits as will certainly be “Comin’ to gest hits include “Doraville”, “Uneasy Rider”, “The South’s your town to help you party “I’m Not Gonna Let It Bother Gonna Do It Again”, “Trudy”, “Long Haired Country Boy”, “Midnight Wind”, and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Opening for The Charlie Daniels Band will be one of the nation’s hottest emerging bands, the Southern Drawl Band. Described as a “must see, swampy grit of modern country combined with a rockin’ your face off stage performance” (Dermott McCormack – Sony/Viacom) the it down” on June 11. Known native Nashville band prom- as the ‘American Band’, the ises an unforgettable show. high-energy group will bring their chart topping hits “We’re On Saturday, June 11th, the An American Band”, “Time Secret City Festival welcomes Machine”, “Walk Like a Man”, the incomparable Grand “Some Kind of Wonderful”, Funck Railroad with Atlanta and “Shinin’ On” to the SatRhythm Section. Sponsored urday night stage. Atlanta by UCOR and 93.1 WNOX, Rhythm Section has been part the quintessential 70’s rock of the southern rock scene for

Me Tonight”, “Champagne Jam”, “So Into You”, “Imaginary Lover”, “Spooky”, and fan favorite “Boogie Smoogie”. Tickets will go on sale May 2nd with the early-bird rate of $22 through May 30th. The rate will be $25 from May 31st (See ‘Secret City’ on page 8)


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Secret City Homecoming (Continued from page 4)

activities for today’s children & youth.

(Continued from page 7) through June 11th and at the & the Belles, Flashback, and Advanced tickets are available now at a discounted gate. dozens more! rate! To order either full fesThe festival will also feature The American Bus Asso- tival or single-day tickets, a WWII reenactment, chil- ciation (ABA) recently an- call the Museum at 865-494dren’s areas, arts and crafts nounced that Homecoming 7680, or purchase on-line by vendors, food, fun, and more! has been designated as one September 21st. Along with festival sponsors of the Top 100 Events in CNS-Y12 and the City of Oak North America for 2016, by Find us on Facebook, or visit Ridge, 15 sponsoring corpora- an expert tourism industry our website, www.museumofappalachia.org to see the full tions have contributed to make selection committee. list of artists as booking prothis year’s festival a success and will be announced soon. More than a music festival, gresses. Sponsorship opportunities are guests will enjoy traditional still available! Appalachian dancing, authentic artisans demonstratThe Secret City Festival is ing and selling their crafts; presented by the City of Oak old-time mountain demonRidge, the Arts Council of Oak strations such as sorghum Ridge, and Explore Oak Ridge and lye soap making, bas(the Oak Ridge Convention ket weaving, blacksmithing, and Visitors Bureau). Visit sassafras tea making, and www.SecretCityFestival.com hundreds more; touring the for more info about the festi- historic Pioneer Village; and val, and concert tickets. Visit taste fine Southern fare. Stuwww.facebook.com/SecretCi- dent Heritage Day kicks off tyFestival for announcements, the festival on October 6th contests, and more! with hands-on educational

Antique

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 shine and there is plenty of free parking.

(Continued from page 5) Homecoming as well as the Clinch River Spring Antique Fair. Their true passion for bluegrass music drives them to make their music appeal to everyone. Throughout the years they have won several Saturday, May 7th is the main event with Market and Cullom awards. Streets closed to traffic as anWhile you are enjoying the tique dealers’ line the streets music you can also enjoy food for the 12th Annual Clinch River from local food vendors that Spring Antique Fair. Over 100 will be offering BBQ, baked antique dealers, from Tennesgoods, hotdogs and burgers, see and surrounding states, will line Market and adjoining side streets to present a fantastic antique show offering a wide range of antiques and 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. This antique fair is sponsored by the Antique Merchants Guild of Clinton in conjunction with the City of Clinton and Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. For additional information please call (865) 457-5250 or (865) 463-8699 or visit HistoricClintonsAntiques.com/fair


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ORCO Concert Feature Bernadette Lo Playing the CROMOS Piano Suite Bernadette Lo will be the featured artist playing the CROMOS Piano Suite by Osvaldo Lacerda at the May 21st and 22nd concerts presented by the Oak Ridge Community Orchestra. The 2:00 pm May 21st concert venue is the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge, while the 4:00 pm May 22nd concert will be located in the Cokesbury United Methodist Church in West Knoxville. Also included in these two programs are Schubert’s Symphony No. 5, and the rousing Finlandia by Sibelius. Bernadette Lo is a Knoxvillearea collaborative pianist, soloist and teacher. She is the Visiting Professor of Piano at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN, and performs regularly with artists around the region. She has served as the official accompanist for numerous music festivals and competitions, including

UT Viola Celebration, WKU Violin Fest and the Orpheus National Vocal Competition. Dr. Lo performs regularly with the violist Hillary Herndon, with whom she recorded the album “La Viola”, receiving critical acclaims. She also

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Dale Gedcke Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference, and 2016 International Tuba Euphonium Conference. In addition, she premiered many new chamber music compositions with the group “Waldland Ensemble”. Besides college teaching, she also maintains a thriving private studio. Dr. Lo holds degrees from the Peabody Conservatory and the University of Illinois.

appeared as collaborative artist in many conferences, including the 41st International Horn Symposium, Southeast

CROMOS is a piano suite written in 1994 by Brazilian composer Osvaldo Lacerda (1927-2011). It calls for a full orchestra with solo piano. Lacerda’s unique nationalistic style is evident in this work. His melodies evoke the nature and characteristics of Brazilian folk music, especially music from the Northeast of Brazil. CROMOS is a fully diatonic composition, but it contains an abundance of church modes and an elaborate chromaticism. In a total of eight movements, Lacerda assigns 4 movements for the whole orchestra, and one each for individual instrument families: a movement for strings, one for

Schubert was largely an unrecognized composer. But, he was prolific, composing over six hundred secular vocal works, seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of chamber and piano music — more than 1500 works in total. It was only after his death that other famous composers discovered and championed his extensive During his brief 31-year life- work. Schubert straddled the time (1797–1828), Franz brass, one for percussion, and one for woodwinds. Thus, the title of the piece is an allusion to its two characteristics: the chromaticism that permeates the work, and the colors of the orchestral palette. CROMOS is a soloist-orchestra gem rooted in musical nationalism, that serves as a perfect example of acculturated folk music.

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Faire (Continued from page 11) was to unhorse the opponent. Weapons used were usually a lance with a blunted tip, but sometimes sword and shield or even maces. The contestants and their horses were protected with hammered steel armor and padding. Even so, jousting was very dangerous. Many contestants were badly injured or even killed. Jousting evolved from medieval warfare. The cavalry wore battle armor and charged into the opposing army. Heavily

armed and armored horse- Arthur, an officer in what’s left men had a devastating effect of the Roman army, united the on lightly armed foot soldiers. local British and Celtic tribes, to rise up and defeat the SaxWhen knights returned home ons. Arthur was named King from battle, they organized of Briton. He then married tournaments to maintain and Guinevere, a Celtic princess, exhibit their battlefield skills. to further unite the tribes. Even to this day, jousting continues as a sport and/or Arthur and Guinevere are very theatrical exhibition. much in love. In celebration of peace and union, they are Historical and travelling the countryside Theatrical Premise visiting towns and villages The year is approximately with their entourage, includ500 A.D. The void left by the ing some of the Knights of fall of the Roman Empire has the Round Table, Merlin and allowed various groups to some of Guinevere’s Celtic raid and pillage Briton. The friends and relatives. You are Saxons have been trying to invited to join in their happy seize control. celebration

ORCO (Continued from page 9) transition from the classical to the romantic composers. His 5th Symphony, composed in 1816, at the age of 19, illustrates that transition, with elements reminiscent of Mozart, and lyrical passages building on the style of Beethoven. The 5th Symphony is unique, in that it omits the clarinets, trumpets, and timpani normally included in symphonies during that era. 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. To enjoy these compositions, join the concert on Saturday, May 21st at 2:00 pm in the Sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge, on the corner of the Oak Ridge Turnpike and LaFayette Drive. Alternatively, choose the performance at 4:00 pm on Sunday, May 22nd at Cokesbury United Methodist Church (South Campus), 1/3 mile east of the Pellissippi Parkway on Kingston Pike, Knoxville. Admission is free. But, modest donations at the door to support the orchestra’s routine operating expenses will be appreciated. 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. Marcelo 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 about the ORCO visit www.OakRidgeCommunityOrchestra.com.


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Camelot Lives at the Tennessee Medieval Faire Darkhorse Entertainment, tertainment Director. “People Sword Show; The Jackdaws, LLC, invites you to go back to tell us they appreciate the previously named Banish the early Middle Ages (c. 500) quality of our show and want Misfortune; Professor Deand celebrate King Arthur and Camelot at the second annual Tennessee Medieval Faire, situated in Harriman just 30 miles west of Turkey Creek. This rugged outdoor festival opens on May 14 and runs the last three weekends in May, including Memorial Day. Leading the charge is The Royal Joust performed three times a day by the HanlonLees Action Theatre. There will also be sword fighting at the Warriors’ Chess Matches, performed twice daily. Between arena shows, Unicorn to see it grow.” and Warhorse Rides will be offered. Rotating on three stages will be professional, interactive, “Excitement is increasing family-friendly shows. Acts because more people know returning this year include about the Faire,” said Barrie Aaron Bonk’s “ridiculously Paulson, VP-Manager & En- dangerous” Fire * Whip *

Witt’s Punch and Judy Puppet Show; Albi Belly Dance; and Aristotle Simplified, aka Einstein Simplified. New acts this year include Topsy Turvy, an acrobatic duo; Feckless Fear Dearg, a Kentucky Celtic band; Tom Smiter-Bizarre Feats of Rhythm and Melody; and Dendarah Middle Eastern Dance with Raks el Anwar. There will be other musicians, interactive folk dancers, fairy tale shows and medieval games. The Royal Players, who roam the Faire and interact with patrons, include the characters of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Merlin. Performance sched-

ules will be posted on the shine. Hours are 10-5 EDT. festival website by May 11 and Ticket prices are $16.95 for will be available at the Faire. ages 13 and up, $8.95 for ages 5 to 12, and will be free The number o f for ages 4 and under. Parking is free, and tickets medieval village will be available for merchants has purchase at the gate almost doubled with cash or credit. this year and will Onsite camping for include around patrons is not included, 50 craft, food and but public campgrounds beverage vendors. and hotels are nearby. Artisans will sell their The festival is lohandcrafted wares cated at 550 Fiske made of leather, wood, Road, Harriman, TN. clay, metal, glass, cloth, etc. Hungry patrons can For Faire rules, guidelines and enjoy delicious medieval fare more information, please visit including turkey legs, gyros, www.TMFaire.com. Please hearty soups, scotch eggs, like us on Facebook. dragon jerky, fresh fruits and desserts. Hot and cold bever- Medieval Jousting ages including beer will also Jousting in the Middle Ages was contest between two be available. armed horsemen charging The Tennessee Medieval toward each other on a tourFaire will be open on May 14- nament field. The challenge 15, 21-22, 28-29-30; rain or (See ‘Faire’ on page 10)


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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

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

The HeART of the Community 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

Local Arts

Jim Dodson

ceived first place honors in grade eight. Also, pictured is Alexis Keever who won third place in the East Tennessee Art Educator Exhibition.

visitors and artists, alike, of this lost art in hopes of keeping it alive for future generations. Much of the inspiration for this Knoxville event can

groups who contributed to this celebration and to our town for continuing your love and support for the arts!

years.

April was also filled with wonderful events sponsored by Dogwood Arts. The Clayton Center in Maryville was the site for “SYNERGY”. Featuring Thanks to all the the work of gifted students from local schools K-12. The exhibit hangs alongside an exhibit by East Tennessee’s finest K-12 art teachers and current art interns/studentteachers from public and private schools and academies. Awards and scholarships are presented to encourage further development of these art students’ artistic aptitude. In its third year, the exhibition was held at the Clayton Center for the Arts. Pictured is a painting by Jefferson Middle School student Julia Steed titled “Microworlds”. Julia re-

Downtown Knoxville was also the canvas for the Dogwood Arts “Eighth Annual Chalk Walk”. The Chalk Walk remains one of the fan favorites among downtown Knoxville visitors in April! The street painting festival, whose origination as a featured event of Dogwood Arts, drew inspiration from a 16th century Italian happening. Dogwood Arts brought this event to Knoxville to continue to educate

be traced to its Oak Ridge roots in the Street Painting Festival sponsored by our local Rotary clubs held each fall at Roane State Community College. Looking ahead to May and the visual arts please consider visiting the Oak Ridge Arts Center. The next exhibition at the Oak Ridge Art Center is “Through the Lens 5: New (See ‘HeART’ on page 21)


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18th Annual Lavender Festival Returns to Jackson Square 18th Annual Lavender Fes- where there is plenty of seat- Herbs, health, gardening, like The Amber Lady, Stoney tival Returns to Jackson ing for enjoying the music, get- cooking, and nature are the fo- Clay and LG Potteries, TN cus of the Lavender Festi- Naturescapes, TN Moonshine Square, Saturday, June 18th ting out of the sun, or eatval. In addition to the plant, Cakes, Brad Greenwood’s ing lunch. Growers of Celebrating all things herbal, food, and herbal herbs and plants, the Lavender Festival returns product vendors, artists and craft for its 18th year on Saturday, there will be educaJune 18th in Historic Jackson vendors, maktional presentations ers of furSquare, on Broadway Avenue on nutrition, health, in Oak Ridge. This is the niture, gargrowing lavender and d e n a r t a n d weekend after The Secret City other herbs, and Festival. The festival is from 8 herbal products interesting herbal will be lining the am to 3 pm. Admission is free, workshops. covered walkbut you will want to bring your wallet and your shopping bag ways of JackReturning this because there will be many son Square, the p a r k i n g year for chillot, and both sides of Broadtempting treats and wonderful dren and the way Avenue. The square and products to purchase. young at heart one block of Broadway will are Bob Grimac be closed to traffic, with free Throughout the day there will with his art and parking available in the surbe great music under the big dance activities, rounding lots. tent in the center of the square D a n n y Whitson, street Copperworks,Tree & Vine, performer, and Dan Arp and and LoCo Lavender Farm. For his bicycle-powered merry- a complete listing of vendors go-round, as well as seed please visit our website www. planting with Fox Brothers Ace JacksonSquareLavenderFesHardware and preschool ac- tival.org. tivities with Montessori School of Oak Ridge. There will be more than 100 vendors participating. You’ll want to visit the longtime favorite booths like Jericho Farms, Windshuck, Gorgeous Gourds, Sunshine Gardens, Honey Rock and Erin’s Meadow Herb Farms, Harmonic Journey, Heaven Scent, and Daylillies Fresh Salsa, as well as the more recent additions

The annual Herbal Luncheon will be held the day before the Lavender Festival on Friday, June 17th at noon under the

festival tent. The speaker this year is Pat Stone, Creator, Editor, Publisher of Green Prints, “The Weeder’s Digest and co-author of Chicken (See ‘Lavender’ on page 21)


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Eight Things that will Amaze You About Rowing In the rowing world, Oak Ridge is synonymous with one of the country’s best racing courses and venues for visiting rowing teams to come to for spring training. To many Oak Ridgers, rowing is likely synonymous with busy grocery stores, packed restaurants, full hotels and increased tax revenue. Having been involved in the sport of rowing as an athlete and coach for over 20 years, rowing, for me, is synonymous with all of the above and so much more. While the Oak Ridge Rowing Association was founded in 1978 with a mission to promote the sport of rowing in Oak Ridge and East Tennessee, rowing dates back to the inception of the modern Olympic Games. In Fact, the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, was a rower. Here are 8 additional facts that you

may not know about rowing. 1. Rowing for Sport Began in 1828. The first ‘boat race’ was contested between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, an annual tradition that continues to this day.

2. Rowing Was the First Intercollegiate Sport Contested in the United States. The first rowing race was between Harvard and Yale in 1858.

Special Guest Shannon Moore

than 1,750 pounds and weight as little as 200 pounds. Singles may be as narrow as 10 inches across, weigh only 23 pounds, and stretch nearly 27-feet long.

5. Physiologically Superior. Originally rowed on Lake Win- Rowers are superb examples of physical conditioning. Cross-country skiers and long distance speed skaters are comparable in terms of the physical demands the sport places on the athletes. Physiologists claim that rowing a 2,000-meter race – equivalent to 1.25 miles and donein about six minutes– is equal, physiologically to playing back-toback basketball games. 6. Celebrities that Rowed. Anderson Cooper (Yale), Stenipesaukee, NH, it has since phen Hawking (Oxford), Edmoved to the Thames River, ward Norton (Yale), Gregory Peck (Cal Berkeley), Teddy near New London, CT. Roosevelt (Harvard), Capt. 3. Rowers are the Third Largest US Delegation to the Olympic Games. Athletics contributed 125 athletes, swimming contributed 49 athletes and rowing contributed 44 athletes in the 2012 games. The next largest delegation was volleyball, which contributed 32 athletes. 4. Equipment by the Numbers. Eight-oared shells are about 60-feet long, carry more

Alan B. Shepard (Navy), Dr. Benjamin Spock (Yale/US Gold medal 1924), Bradley Cooper (Georgetown), Hugh Laurie (Cambridge), and the Winklevoss Twins (Harvard) to name a few. 7. The Firsts. Founded in 1818, Leander Club in England, is the world’s oldest public rowing club. The first rowing club in the US was the Detroit Boat Club, founded in 1839. The first amateur sport organization was a rowing club – Philadelphia Schuylkill Navy, founded in 1858. The first national governing body for a sport in the United States was for rowing. Founded as the National Association for Amateur oarsmen in 1872, it was changed in 1982 to the United States Rowing Association. (See ‘Rowing’ on page 19)


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The Elements of Art at Finicky Framer Framing is not only for the purpose of displaying art, but is an art form itself. All the elements of art are involved in selecting the perfect frame such as color, line, shape, value, form and even texture. The principles of art like proportion, balance, unity, and emphasis, and even pattern are also employed. It is no wonder good framers are also artists as well. Some of them get into framing for the need to display their own work at a good price. Lucky Lane of Finicky Framer is such an example and he uses these principles and elements in his business of framing your art and collectibles.

Lucky has been a lifelong artist. Since about the age Artist of the of eight or nine, he started Month learning from his great grandmother. She was a folk artist Melissa who used materials at hand, a practice that has carried over Bishop into Lucky’s work into adulthood. Lucky got into framing ing your art, there are paintfor his own work and then decided it would be a good way to provide a service to artists and art lovers. Lucky said he would rather create a population of happy, repeat customers than make a fast buck. He said the average frame at Finicky Framer is about $120 for a 30” by 32” size frame. Finicky Framer was a fixture in Powell for five years before moving into the upstairs of Cadence Antique Emporium in Clinton in February of 2015. Lucky fits in well among art and artifacts from various eras and locations. Along with fram-

But you may want to take a look at Lucky as a source for art. His commissioned paintings are large, bold, abstract impressionistic imagery of recognizable places and things. In oils, his pallet knife carves out strokes of color, shape, and form. What he really likes

media to make it tactile to the eyes. When you look at how skilled and visually insightful Lucky’s paintings are, it’s hard to believe he is not classically trained. He said trial and error is what taught him the most. Instead of going to art school, Lucky joined the Marine Corps and served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

If you attend any of the Clinton Antique Fairs, Lucky is on hand to answer questions and consult people on framing. On May 7th the Clinch River Spring Antique Fair will take place in the Clinton Antique District. Cadence and Lucky will have their doors open, with the café downstairs, Amelia’s serving their homemade salings, objects, antiques and to do is create texture and ads and sandwiches, lattes even some sculptural work to he does so with sand, paper, and tea. purchase in the three floors of glue, or a modge-podge of (See ‘Framer’ on page 52) inventory. What Lucky offers is a variety of sizes and styles to choose from, including specialty woods by Daniel Jenks’s rustic frames made from Tennessee timber and reclaimed lumber. Black walnut to cedar driftwood can be the perfect touch to many pieces. Lucky also has shadow boxes for memorabilia and any frameable object.


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Walk as Children of the Light The startling crack of a branch in the deep darkness of the woods stopped me in my tracks. I was halfway down the trail toward the lodge without a flashlight. Darkness had long engulfed me after leaving my cabin. I was trusting the feel of the path beneath my feet and the presence of the tree trunks to guide me where I needed to step.

or not that person had been apprehended, my mind just knew that the escapee was nearby in the pitch-black, mysterious darkness just out of my reach.

Vulnerability and fear reached up and grabbed me by the neck. I was momentarily immobilized, not know which was to go…either forward or backward! A decision had to be made quickly. Was the I could hear my heart pound- trip forward worth it, or was it ing. It was trying to keep up wise and prudent to retreat? with my racing mind. Funny how the mind creates all sorts Originally, my main reason of scenarios when partial in- for going to the main lodge formation needs the cracks to was just to check in and interbe filled up! I had only heard act with the other counselors the day before that a pris- after a long hard day. It had oner had escaped incarcera- been a Friday, after a long tion from a nearby prison. Of week with 5th and 6th grade course, not knowing whether boys, where we capped ev-

Spiritually Speaking Dr. Curtis McClane

5:8). Simply put, to walk this means I do not walk with othway means to imitate God ers and follow others into the darkness. and Christ in one’s life. How does one imitate God? I remember one time as a How does one imitate Christ? young person hearing my Pretty tall order, don’t you grandmother say, “Nothing

erything off with some pretty fun stuff. Like water balloon fights. Like pie eating contests. And then, late evening swinging of newly cut grapevines over the ravine behind our cabin. Was my reason for going to the lodge strong enough to make me push through my fear? No! I sheepishly retreated back to my cabin. I noticed that with my first glimpse of the porch light at my cabin, my fears began to subside proportionately to the steps I had left in order to make it there! Fortunately, the boys in my cabin were asleep and I did not have to answer any inquiries about where I had been and why my trip had been so short. After this episode I really appreciated the picture or illustration used by the apostle Paul when he encourages disciples of Jesus “to walk as children of light” (Ephesians

good happens after dark!” It was a way of making sure This life of imitation (walking we would be in the house in the light) means that I learn before dark. Under cover of to love as God loves. It also darkness things happen that means I am careful how I talk (See ‘Light’ on page 17) to others and about others. It think?!


Visions Magazine, May 2016, Page 17 all that is good and right and make a clear and decisive true” (Ephesians 5:9). choice in my life about what is good? What about what is (Continued from page 16) Good. Right. True. What a right? And, what about those should not. wonderful trilogy! But this things that are true? three-fold fruit of virtues is Why should I strive to walk in not easily won. Paul is clear Good. Goodness. Light is light? Here is Paul’s rationale: here: it comes from spiritual good! It certainly was good “for the fruit of light is found in discernment. Am I able to for me at during that late-

Light

night scamper back to the cabin. Such “goodness” is also identified by Paul as a fruit of the Spirit. There is a tendency by those who are short-sighted to make fun of anything good. But goodness is at the heart of a daily way of life that keeps God at the center! Right. Righteousness. This is the work of God on our behalf and through us. We become the flashlight of God’s presence in a world of darkness where people are lost and cannot find their way back to their cabins. If I am living “right,” then I am a living, tangible moral GPS for others who need directions. The way the apostle Paul talks about righteousness is to make sure we know it is a process and direction. True. Truthfulness. Authenticity. We find out that grace and truth come through Jesus Christ. The astounding thing about Jesus as risen Lord is that he embodied what was true. Philosophers for centuries have debated about truth and its nature. Jesus was and is truth in his very nature. I want to be true in my relationship commitments, and I want to be truthful in what I say. This kind of faithful and

authentic life of commitment is what our society is starving for! When my oldest daughter was very young (probably around 4 or 5), one evening she wanted to accompany me to my woodshop where I desperately needed to finish a project on time. As we walked out the back porch to head in that direction, I noticed that the back porch light was out. We were going to have to make the trip to the shed in the dark. My daughter instantly grabbed my hand, and looked up at me and said, “I am not afraid, Daddy, I am holding your hand!” The wood project in the shop was overshadowed by a powerful lesson to my heart that was “out of the mouth of babes!” May we walk as children of the light, trying to discern what is pleasing to the Lord! In Christian love, Curtis.

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.ketchpublishing.com/Hospitality.htm


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Rowing (Continued from page 14) 8. Rowers on the Podium. In 1999, the US men’s eight won its third consecutive gold medal at the world championships, a first in US history. In 2004, the US men’s eight won gold at the Olympic Games. In 2015, at the World Rowing Championships the US women’s eight won gold and extended its streak of ten consecutive world or Olympic titles. Rowing is truly a sport for everyone. You can start as young as 12 years old and you can row for as long as you want. In 2012 93 year old Charles Eugster of Switzerland won a gold medal in

the World Rowing Masters Re- my husband. My best friends gatta in Duisburg, Germany. are rowers. I started rowing in college simply because on a campus of 55,000 I needed to find my niche. I had never rowed before. Growing up in Colorado, I only knew skiing and white water rafting. I continued to row because of the people, because it was fun and because I knew I was going to stay fit! Rowing has taught me life lessons about integrity, time management, teamwork and how to push beyond myself. Rowing is where I met

At the Oak Ridge Rowing Association, home of Atomic Rowing, we offer learn-to-row, recreational and competitive programs for youth and adults. No experience is necessary. If you’re interested in finding out more about how rowing might just help change your life, visit our website at www.orra.org.

Atomic City Sportsmen Club Golf Tournament

The 15th Annual Atomic City Sportsmen Club’s (ACSC) Golf Tournament will be held on June 18, 2015, at Centennial Golf Course in Oak Ridge, TN. The Shot Gun Start tournament will begin at 8:30 A.M. The entry fee is $75 per player ($90 on June 18), which About the author... includes lunch, range balls, goodie bag, and door prizes. Shannon Moore is the Head Flights will be determined by Coach of the Oak Ridge Rowparticipation. ing Association and coaches the varsity women’s team. The golf tournament is the priShe has been involved in the sport of rowing for over 20 mary fundraiser for the ACSC years and lives in Oak Ridge Scholarship Program. Your with her husband, Marc DeR- support of this event through ose and 2 daughters Lily, 5 entry fees, sponsorships, and donations is greatly appreciand Maisie, almost 2.

ated.

ACSC is also receiving scholarship applications for this year, which are due by June 30 to ACSC, P. O. Box 5591, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831. Contact David Mosby at 865482-4193 or Larry Gipson at 865-254-1346 for scholarship applications and golf tournament information.

The above picture is of the 2013 ACSC Golf Tournament at Centennial Golf Course.

Submitted by Dennis Venable, ACSC Program Chairman (865-457-2189)


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Lavender (Continued from page 13) Soup for the Gardener’s Soul.” Harp Music will be provided by Becky Hook. The herbal luncheon will be prepared by Birdwell Catering. Reservations are required by Saturday, June 11th, and they are $25, cash or check preferred. Please call 865-483-0961 to reserve your spot or come in to The Ferrell Shop. The “Herb of the Year,” a designation by the International Herb Society, will be celebrated at the festival as well. This year’s herb is Capsicum, a family of hot peppers, or chiles. The Herb of the Year booth will offer recipes and information about the culinary,

medicinal, and decorative uses of this herb family. Although it will probably be too early for chiles to be offered for sale there will be chile plants and products. And as always, the East Tennessee FARM Market will be underway across the street from Jackson Square, during the morning of the festival. Bring your basket to stock up on the freshest local produce, grass-fed meat, eggs and cheese. The major sponsors of this year’s festival are The Alexander Guest House Assisted Living, Cowperwood Company,and Covenant Senior Health. Other sponsors are TN Bank, Doubletree Hotel, East TN F.A.R.M, Eckert Chiropractic, and Visions Magazine. For more information please visit www.JacksonSquareLavenderFestival.org.

service” for items purchased at TN Creates so festival attendees can secure purchas(Continued from page 12) es while they roam the festiDirections in Print Photog- val and not be encumbered raphy” which will run May 7 with heavy or fragile items. through June 25, 2016. An For those interested in how Artists’ Reception will be held on Friday, May 13, from 6 to 8 PM with a gallery talk at 5:30. In addition, planning is ongoing for “TN Creates” as part of the Secret City Festival on June 10 and 11, 2016. TN Creates is a juried arts and crafts exhibition, much like the Foothill Guild Craft show that was originated and show in items are produced, the Art Oak Ridge in past years. TN Center will have many artists Creates will showcase many and artisans demonstrating regional craft artists, many their techniques throughout from Foothills, and their re- the festival. Watercolor, oil or cent work. The Art Center is acrylic painting, printmaking, offering a “package holding several techniques of jew-

HeART

elry making and pottery will be among the arts and crafts that will be demonstrated during the festival. The Art Center’s Spring classes are in session and summer session will be forming in early June. Class schedules and a large slate of workshops are available by calling the Art Center at (865) 4821441 or emailing to oakridgeartcenter@comcast.net or website at www. oakridgeartcenter.org. For more information on exhibitions, classes and art center activities, call (865) 482-1441 or visit our Facebook page. Members of the Oak Ridge Community Band are re(See ‘HeART’ on page 50)


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Cold War: The Bombs of August by Michael Paskel “Its premise is simple — weapons of mass destruction, embraced by an insecure world, only engendered further insecurity and dangers unforeseen at the genesis of the development of atomic energy. Nuclear weapons would exhaust and overwhelm nations seeking an extended peace from violence and war and if used as designed, will render extinct, every life form—human to protoplasmic— on planet earth.

the events of the building of nuclear and thermonuclear weapons and the international incidents thereafter, but an interpretation of the sociology and collective mind s e t i n a world straddled with the reality of massdestruction at the touch of a button.” These are some of the introductory words to local man Michael J. Paskel’s book, Cold War: The Bombs of August.

Although the Oak Ridge community and the ManhatPaskel spent years delving tan project are integral to the into the research required for story and are a part of the a book that not only recounts book, it does not take center

to allow Paskel to weave a thread through events, that might otherwise seem unrelated or forgotten pieces of human history, and ties them Melissa all together into the material that shapes Bishop our perceptions stage. Paskel had access to of safety and an incredible amount of mate- danger, us and rial both from the Oak Ridge them. Library as well as residents. What does take center stage P a s k e l s e l f is the repercussions and effect published his on our international relations book in Decemthat the development and ber of 2015. dropping of the atomic bombs The paperback on Japan had years later and is just shy of 330 pages and to this present day. is not light readPaskel provides eyewitness ing, but rather accounts of what survivors a heavy subject and material saw on August 6th, 1945 and to give the reader pause and August 9th, 1945 and the days reflect on humanity and its hisshortly after. These accounts tory. It is however, completely take the event from an act of engrossing at times with vivid warfare and political neces- detail, revealing with its hidden sity to something entirely personal. Recounting the after effects of the bomb and what survivors witnessed is a horror story. At the heart of every horror story is fear and Paskel deliberates on how it was and still is that same fear that shaped the Cold War and international relations today.

Book Review

The Cold War: Bombs of August is full of anecdotes and historical facts excavated

historic gems, and fleshed out into a body of work that cannot be put down. It is a compilation of irrefutable facts laced with Paskel’s interpretation as to what it means for our present and our future. The book is concluded with his words: For all his mercy, God has not circumscribed our survival against our willingness to destroy his world along with ourselves. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil he placed in the Garden of Eden was not walled off. There were no armed guards. There was only (See ‘Bombs’ on page 51)


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Oak Ridge Travel Franchise Changes Name to Dream Vacations Dream Vacations (formerly CruiseOne) Vacation Specialist, Martha Wallus, based in Oak Ridge, has recently changed its name and reinvesting in the travel brand’s growth, speaking to all types of vacation experiences, not just cruises. The new name of the travel franchise is Dream Vacations. “My agency encompasses a world of memorable experiences from cruises to guided tours and resort vacations. Now, the franchise name reflects this too, Dream Vacations,” said Wallus, Dream

Vacations Specialist in Oak charters. Ridge. As a Dream Vacations SpeWallus walks clients step-by- cialist, Wallus continues to step through the entire book- be part of the World Travel ing and planning process, Holdings’ family of brands, from selecting destinations the world’s largest cruise and excursions based on agency and award-winning clients’ interests to providing leisure travel company, with packing lists and enhanc- incredible buying power with ing memorable vacation mo- every major cruise line and ments. Her clients will receive many tour operators, resulting experienced and personalized in exceptional low prices and assistance in selecting cruise exclusive offers such as upand resort vacation packages grades, discounts and more. for independent travelers as well as groups ranging from For more information or to family reunions at sea to book a dream vacation, please corporate meetings and ship call 865-456-8611, email m.wallus@dreamvacations. com, or visit www.dreamvacations.com/gkahn. About Dream Vacations Launched in 2016, Dream Vacations A CruiseOne Company is a franchise opportunity that is part of World Travel Holdings, the world’s largest cruise agency and award-winning leisure travel company. Dream Vacations franchisees have unrivaled buying power to offer the best prices and exclusive offers when selling memorable vacation experiences such as cruises, resort stays and land tours.

Health (Continued from page 24) pression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Substance Abuse can be applied to a healthy person to inoculate them against symptoms of depression and anxiety. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, long used to treat PTSD in the military, is now used by business professionals and athletes for performance enhancement. Positive Psychology techniques build resilience and increase a person’s sense of meaning in life. CognitiveBehavioral Therapy (CBT) trains individuals to dispute the negative beliefs that impact their feelings and behaviors. Mindfulness teaches a person how to tune out negative thoughts and appreciate life’s small moments. While we wait for the insurance industry to catch on, it is possible to receive these services. Some trained therapists advertise “life coaching”

outside of the purview of insurance companies. Psychologists, social workers, and professional counselors working in private practice can offer their services directly to clients interested in increasing mental fitness absent of psychiatric symptoms. Just as a physically healthy person may invest in a personal trainer to help increase physical fitness, you can chose to see a psychotherapist to enhance your existing mental wellness.

About the author... Kelly Stevenson earned her Master of Social Work degree at Florida State University, and is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. She has over five years experience working in outpatient mental health. She is Certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, and is an Integrative Restoration Level II Teacher-in-Training. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher. She can be reached with questions are comments to (865) 399-8651


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The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, America has started to see a shift in medicine from diseasecare to a true healthcare system. Part of this shift can be attributed to the requirement that private insurers pay for preventative healthcare services. Now, healthcare pro-

Preventative Mental Healthcare viders can be reimbursed for counseling patients about many topics including tobacco use, healthy eating, and sexually-transmitted infections, even if the patient is not currently suffering from a related disorder. Sadly, this emphasis on prevention does not appear to include mental health and emotional wellness. Most insurance policies will not cover any form of mental health treatment unless patients already have

Special Guest Kelly Stevenson a diagnosed mental illness, meaning that their symptoms are severe enough to cause significant problems in their life. If individuals desire to talk to a mental healthcare provider before their symptoms become severe, they are not able to use their insurance. This would be like an insurer refusing to cover treatment for high blood pressure until after the patient has a heart attack! Considering that virtually the same number (10 percent) of Americans will develop a depressive disorder over their lifetime as will develop heart disease, and nearly 20 percent will develop an anxiety disorder, it seems ridiculous to put such little emphasis on the prevention of mental health issues. Unfortunately insurance is not the only thing stopping us from seeking preventative mental healthcare. There is still a stigma in our country against people who see a therapist. Yet 1 in 10 Americans will develop a depres-

sive disorder, and nearly 1 in 5 will develop an anxiety disorder in their lifetimes. Every one of us knows people who are affected by these issues, or struggles with them ourselves. Including preventative mental

wellness check-ups as an accepted part of routine medical care could do more to reduce stigma than any celebrity endorsement or public service announcement. This lack of preventative mental healthcare is espe-

cially unfortunate when considering that today’s psychotherapists have all sorts of evidence-based techniques that have been shown to not only treat mental health symptoms, but to build a person’s resilience - the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. Even the luckiest individuals are bound to suffer from some losses over their lifetime. Maybe you saw the Prudential commercial that aired last year in which people placed yellow and blue magnets representing past positive and negative life events on a wall; their tragedies and victories were evenly matched, meaning that it is equally likely that any one of us has a disaster looming on the horizon versus a triumph. Our current system dictates that we wait until a tragic event happens, then seek professional help only if we don’t recover quickly and start to see a negative effect on our work, relationships, and overall well-being. Resilience training gives individuals the tools they need before catastrophe strikes, allowing them to more easily move past life’s hardships. Powerful tools previously used to treat such mental health issues as Major De(See ‘Health’ on page 23)


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Museum Preserves History of Labor Wars, Mining Disasters New ‘Coal Creek’ museum preserved and celebrated by preserves history of labor the county’s newest museum, wars, mining disasters. the Coal Creek Miners’ Museum in downtown Rocky Top. Although over a third of An- The town’s recent change in derson County rests in the identity from Lake City is not rugged Cumberland Moun- its first, having been known tains, it is often overlooked before the coming of Norris by residents of the more Dam as Coal Creek, a town populated areas of the coun- that was once the commerty. However, long before cial hub of the county. Oak Ridge and Clinton High School focused the national That prosperity was brought spotlight on East Tennessee, about because of coal, and events around Briceville and the railroads constructed afCoal Creek put Anderson ter the Civil war to carry the County on the map and in coal from local mines to feed newspaper headlines around the nation’s industrial revothe world. lution. With the prosperity came challenges, and events It is this historic legacy that is that would change the South

Special Guest Charles Winfrey

Coal Creek began working convicts in 1876. With jobs at other mines plentiful, local miners paid little attention to this single convict mine until events in nearby Briceville touched off a powder keg in the summer of 1891.

the striking miners. The convicts’ first task was to evict the miners’ families from their company-owned houses and use the lumber from those homes to build their own prison stockade.

The miners’ response was A labor dispute at the East predictable, as over 500 In 1891, East Tennessee coal Tennessee Coal Company armed men marched on miners rose up in armed re- resulted in the company the stockade, disarmed the bellion against the State of bringing in convicts to replace (See ‘Museum’ on page 48) Tennessee in what has come to be known as the Coal Creek War. This insurrection was the result of what many historians have defined as a continuation of the institution of slavery, the practice by the states of the old Confederacy of leasing out convicts to private industry for forced labor. forever.

The convict lease system was created in the wake of the Civil War to enable southern states to save on the cost of prisons and instead make a profit from the incarceration of criminals. Soon new laws were being passed to increase the population of convicts, most of them black. These laws would become collectively known as “Jim Crow.” While most convict mines were located in southern Tennessee, one company in


PEZ candy even comes in a Coffee flavor.

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Double Trouble: A Story of Two Rascals us in person. He’ll lick your face as long as you let him. We treasure his surprise visits, although we discourage him from leaving his yard without A perky new neighbor has one of his owners, Joy and P.J. moved in next door. His name is Roscoe. A six-month old Generally, Roscoe is on a Yorkshire terrier with a tan and leash so he can’t run away, but black coat, he is playful and once in a while his owners try energetic. His eyes sparkle giving him a little freedom in with intelligence while his tail his back yard. However, Roswags constantly. Roscoe is coe can’t resist exploring other quite gregarious and barks a yards, too. The other day Dan greeting anytime he sees us. and I stood on our back deck If he’s not on his leash, he and watched a ball of black fur quickly dashes over to greet sprint by below. This column is reprinted in memory of Roscoe, the sweet Yorkie who belonged to our next-door neighbors.

say “Don’t worry. I’ll visit you tomorrow.” Dan and I couldn’t Judy help laughing at Roscoe’s antics. Like most Yorkies, he Jabber has a will of his own. Perhaps his name Judy DiGregorio should be Rascal “There goes Roscoe,” said instead of Dan laughing. “P.J. won’t be Roscoe. far behind.” We first Sure enough P.J. soon ran b e c a m e across the yard after the dog. acquainted Each time he got close, the w i t h Yo r dog dashed off in another kies when direction. Twisting and turning our daughlike a quarterback, Roscoe ter, Candie, out-maneuvered his captor bought a minand flopped down on the grass i a t u r e Yo r k i e for a short rest. P.J. did his three years ago. best to lure him back home My grandson, with a toy. Roscoe followed Tailen, named him for a short time but then him Bone because of his tiny bounced off to investigate a size. We fell madly in love with rotting banana peel. It took Bone and enjoyed his cocky about twenty minutes to suc- personality. Like Roscoe, cessfully capture the mischie- however, Bone, has a mind vous puppy. As P.J. carried of his own. him home, Roscoe looked up at us and barked as if to If you mention the word ‘walk,’

Bone spins in excited circles. He loves to go to the Oak Ridge Marina and yips and yelps as he waits for me to release him from the car. I don’t dare do that without the leash attached. Then Bone pulls me down the path barking at the geese and checking out the trees and the trashcans. Unfortunately, after about 100 yards, he stops, t u r n s around, and faces the direction of the car. No matter how much I cajole or beg him, he will not walk another step unless we move toward the car. Exasperated, I finally pick him up and cradle him in my arms, supporting his tiny feet with (See ‘Trouble’ on page 33)


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Something Precious As fate would have it, I found myself wandering the endless halls of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas this week. I was not excited about the trek at first because I get anxious about flying. Flying, I have been told, is much safer than driving, but my invisible break on the passenger seat floor board does not work in a plane either. I know, I know, you have to take the bad with the good and so off we go on another adventure in the United States.

could say in some sense I am just like my grandmother and I get things done quickly and efficiently, BUT I have never just moved and left a note! I have to admit, I have thought about it once or twice WITHOUT leaving a note! But what organizational skills my Grandmother possessed, to move an entire house of eight children and two adults in less than an eight hour period? Surely boxes had already been packed and everyone in the house was oblivious to things disappearing so she could pack OR she did not have that much stuff. It may have been a little of both. And I am assuming knowing that she and I had the same body frame, she had to have movers. In any case, her time management and organizational skills had to be exceptional.

Places & Spaces

Andrea Szinai things to see and do and so little time to pack it all in! And wow, are the days are flying by. It seems like I just got here and it is already day four. But let us face it, time waits for no one.

Organization and time manThe airports all seem to be the agement is so critical in our same, in that it is like herding cattle, but the cattle are moving much faster. I know I am usually in a hurry because it seems like I notoriously pick a flight that ends up getting delayed on the tarmac out the gate and causing me to have to run to catch my connecting flight. It is extremely stressful and anyone that has flown can empathize. But with that said, Time management and organizational skills are something I am always in a hurry. that I think we all struggle Actually to hear me admit that with from time to time. It is a I am in a hurry almost makes learned skill for some and for me laugh because anyone some it comes naturally and in that knows me knows that I do most cases it is a little of both. not let the grass grow under Take for instance being in Las my feet. I am zero to one hun- Vegas where time seems to dred the minute my feet hit the be endless. Everything is floor in the morning. I always open 24/7. It has been difficult have several irons in the fire managing time here! So many burning and I am always up to something! I have been told that I am just like my grandmother that I really never got to know. One of my favorite stories of my grandmother and still makes me smile when I think about it is the time she just up and moved a whole house in one day. Not an easy task for a woman with eight children. The funny part is that no one had a clue they were moving, not even grandfather until it was done. She did it all by herself and left a note with directions to their new home for the family to find when they returned from school and work!! I guess you

world today and if you think otherwise, I want to know what island you live on because I want to join you. Everything is about time management. If you lack time management skills studies have proven that it can cause a form of depression. According to the National Institute of Mental Health in 2014, an estimated 15.7 million adults aged 18 or older in the United States had a least one major depressive episode in the past year. This represented 6.7% of all U.S. adults. College students are amongst the highest. With all

the technology in the world today, you would think it would make things easier. Wrong! I struggle with updates on my I-phone let alone all the apps available and surfing the internet. I literally have a spreadsheet for my passwords for all the electronic services I subscribe to! My children will have to go to my will to get the password for the password spreadsheet! Ridiculous! I was eighteen before I ever laid my hands on a computer. Today, you see (See ‘Precious’ on page 32)


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Identity Theft Identity theft is a big problem. number. And never carry your How big? Consider this: In Social Security card with you. 2015, about 13 million Americans were victimized, with Shred credit card offers a total fraud amount of $15 and bank statements. If billion, according to Javelin you’re not going to apply for Strategy & Research. That’s the credit cards offered to a lot of victims, and a lot of you, shred the offers. Idenmoney. How can you protect tity thieves have yourself from becoming a sta- been known to go through garbage, tistic? fill out credit Here are a few sugges- card offers and take advantage tions: of them. At Secure your Social Secu- the same rity number. Identity thieves eagerly seek Social Security numbers — so don’t give out yours to anyone who asks for it. In fact, as a general rule, be reluctant to give it out at all. Always time, ask whomever you’re dealing s h r e d with if he or she will accept y o u r another form of identification, b a n k or at the very least will take and brokerage statements – just the last four digits of your and any other statement con-

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Karl Flatau taining personal or financial information.

Protect your passwords. Do you use a password to log onto your computer? If so, don’t share it with anyone, outside perhaps your most trusted family members. And use a strong password – one that doesn’t contain your real name or even a complete word that could be used to identify you. Also, it doesn’t hurt to periodically change your password, whether it’s for your computer logon or for entry to any of your financial or consumer accounts.

Study your credit card bills and checking account statements. Question any credit card charge or checking account activity you don’t recognize as Even after taking these steps, your own. you could still run into identity theft. That’s why you need to Don’t give watch for certain signs, such out your as the arrival of unexpected c r e d i t credit cards or account statec a r d ments, denials of credit for no n u m b e r clear reason, or calls or letunless you’re initiating a purchase. Many of us shop online. As long as you’re dealing with a reputable merchant who uses a secure site — i.e., one that has “https” in the web address — you should be fairly confident that your credit card information will be protected. Never give out your credit card number to people or businesses who, unsolicited, try to sell you something over the phone or Internet.

ters regarding purchases you didn’t make. If any of these things happen to you, you may want to place a “fraud alert” on your credit reports and review them carefully. Three national credit-reporting companies – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – keep records of your credit (See ‘Theft’ on page 37)


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Term or Whole Life Insurance: Which is Right for You? When shopping for life insurance, you’ll face several important decisions. One of the most basic is whether you want term life or whole life coverage. Understanding the benefits and risks of each will help you to choose the best policy for your current and future financial needs.

You will receive great value. Term Insurance can be purchased in large amounts for relatively small premiums.

You can match terms to needs. Most people purchase term life to provide for their dependents. Once your kids are grown, your mortgage is paid off, and your retirement is nicely funded, you may Term Life With Term Life, you pay have little use for the policy. premiums for a certain pe- Cons riod, say 20 years, and in exchange, the insurer agrees to The policy is temporary. One pay your beneficiaries a stat- of the key benefits of term life ed benefit if you pass away insurance is also its biggest risk. If your term expires and during that time. you still have life insurance needs, you’ll re-enter the Pros

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you’ll receive no reward for or as a surrender value. You outliving your policy. can even report the cash value as an asset when applyWhole Life ing for a line credit. Anyway Whole Life Insurance pro- you choose to use it- if you vides a death benefit through- choose to use it- the cash out your life. It also includes a value of a whole life policy cash value component that provides another level of accrues value over financial security for time, your family. alYou may receive dividends. The insurer may pay dividends for whole life policy owners depending on the company’s financial performance2. Although dividends are not guaranteed, the lowing you to borrow or with- possibility of earning extra indraw funds as needed. come is an attractive feature of whole life policies. Pros Lifetime coverage. A Whole Estate planning. If you plan Life policy covers the rest of to pass on sizable assets, your life and as long as the your attorney or estate planpolicy is in force when you ner can help you use the pass away, your beneficiaries policy’s death benefit to rewill receive a death benefit. move some of the burdens of estate taxes3 for your heirs. You will retain access to your money. The premiums that Cons you pay can become part of Higher initial premiums. In the policy’s cash value. After the first years of a whole life an introductory period, this policy, the premiums are ofcash value becomes avail(See ‘Life’ on page 33) able to you through loans1


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Precious (Continued from page 29) children one year old carrying around play cell phones and computers and middle school children being handed laptops to do their homework. All the things we are exposed to daily can be extremely overwhelming. Just watch the news for an hour. I call this information overload! It is easy to understand why depression can be associated with time management. My head swims to think about it and the articles I have read prove it. We live in a face paced world. I have recently adopted the nickname Turbo and at times very fitting. But as quickly as I navigate through this thing called life, I have also grown to understand the importance of time and slow down a little. It hit me when I realized that I may have been struggling with a little of depression myself after my daughter ventured out on her own and I became an empty nester. All of the sudden I had all this time on my hands. I managed it all those child rearing years ever so smoothly and then bam!

My schedule became wide open after a day at work! I did not have to be at a football or basketball game or plan for a prom or a homecoming or this banquet or that concert or this committee meeting or that fund raiser or this weekend blast of children inlaid around my pool. Before I knew it and in a blink of an eye it seemed my life just stopped and all of the sudden I have an empty house with no one but myself to manage! It was bad slap of reality right smack dab in the face. Where did time go and how did I get to this place in my life so fast where now all my time management evolved only around me and my two furry friends? I knew that day was coming but I did not plan on it happening so fast! It was awful that first year. Then finally the depression lifted when I decided to make time my friend and start a different time management program for my life! I started a new time management to include time for me! So, as I sit here in Las Vegas on a Thursday morning over coffee I wondered how many people are thinking about the

same things I am? How will they manage their daily activities? Where are the best places to eat, see and experience? I know that not one person will be doing the exact same thing at the exact same time as I am, but I do know they will be

managed and governed by the member of the National Assame thing I am, something sociation of Professional Organizers (NAPO). She been precious – TIME! an Oak Ridge resident for 21 For more info visit her About the author... years. 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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Trouble (Continued from page 28) one hand. We continue down the trail toward the restaurant. Even though he only weighs five pounds, he feels heavy. Every five minutes or so, I set him down to see if I can persuade him to finish the walk. Stubbornly, he turns around backwards and faces the parking lot again. We repeat this routine over and over until we reach the wooden bridge near the restaurant. Bone knows this is where I turn around and head back toward the car so he allows me to set him back down without complaint. Holding his head and ears erect, Bone is now all business. Finally pointed in the direction he wants to go, his little paws travel rapidly down the asphalt path. We’re back at the car in record time, but, as usual, I have gotten far more exercise than Bone. Yorkies are independent, intelligent, and irresistible. I have only one bit of advice for Yorkie owners. If you can’t train your Yorkie to do what you want, don’t worry. He’ll train you.

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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insurance, be sure to discuss your options with a qualified About the author... (Continued from page 31) insurance representative or ten higher than comparable certified financial planner and Wallie Culbreth has been a term life coverage. However, consult your tax and legal ad- State Farm Agent for almost the lifetime level premiums visor regarding your situation. 30 years. He has years of Insurance Expertise in helping available for a whole life polothers with all their insurance icy become more affordable (Endnotes) over time, while term renew- 1. Unpaid Loans and withals can involve significant in- drawals will reduce the guarcreases in premiums. anteed death benefit and policy cash value. Loans accrue Long- term commitment. interest. Insurers offer several payment plans for whole life poli- 2. Dividends are not guarancies, but the most common teed. plans require regular premiums may see their policy 3. State Farm agents do not lapse. provide tax, legal, or investment advice. Please consult Good financial decision- your tax, legal, or investment making is based on solid re- advisor regarding your spesearch and sound advice. If cific circumstances. you’re in the market for life

needs. His office is located at 108 S Illinois Ave in Oak Ridge. His wife Dee Dee is the owner of Oak Ridge’s Newest Gift Shop, Forgotten & Frayed located at 981 Oak Ridge Turnpike.


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Hats in the Belfry There was a time when a hat was the most important part of ladies attire when attending church on Sunday. Not so much anymore. In fact, seeing a lady in church with a hat on today is a novelty. And it takes a small amount of courage for a woman to wear this once necessary addition to a well coordinated outfit. At one time, a woman would

rather attend church naked than hatless. It was no mere Senior fashion accessory, it spoke Living long before the wearer could say a word. It said a lot about Bena Mae the person wearing it, giving her what some called “hatSeivers titude”...putting more strut in the way she walked when to over 600 dollars. But cost she wore a nice hat. Many of be darned, what a glamourthem had a little veil that ous addition they make to reached just below the Derby! The different the eyes, giving the styles defy description. lady a demure look, I decry the demise but I always preof ladies hats as ferred a hat with a fashion statea wide brim. In ment. I recall the those days, faith days when a Satand fashion went urday afternoon of hand in hand in shopping included a trip keeping the Sabto the hat shop in Oak Ridge bath holy as well as stylish. on the site where Tinsel Town I miss wearing a hat. I really presently is---- I’ve forgotdo. One of the things I enjoy ten the name of the shop but while watching the Kentucky ladies of my generation will Derby each May is seeing the probably remember it well beautiful array of ladies hats. since it was such a favorite Hats that may cost from 50 place to end a day of shop-

ping and rest our tired feet. It was such fun sitting at the little dressing table trying on hat after hat in front of a 3-way mirror. I’d turn my head this way and that, trying to get the best angle, making sure the hat suited me. It was a wonderful pastime for a Saturday afternoon.

ing before the mirror, feeling as royal as Queen Elizabeth. The hat gave her confidence as she walked out the door. She would never be happy with the “casual” look of today. “Not respectful in The Lord’s House,” she would say, always making certain that she and her daughters wore only their best to church.

And I remember my mother When Jackie Kennedy bewho never went to church came first-lady, she became without wearing a hat, preen- a fashion icon that most fashion-conscious ladies tried to emulate. She wore shift dresses, pearls on occasion, white gloves and simple pea coats with big buttons. When she introduced the pill box hat in 1961, it became a must in every woman’s attire, this writer included. I guess women stopped wearing hats to church, afternoon teas, and other social functions in the late 60’s when beehive hairdos and teasing came into vogue, making it impossible to get a hat on over all that hair. Still, one would think that with the return of the “natural look” in hair fashion, hats would come back into style. It is still possible to buy a woman’s hat today, but they are rather few and far between. Large department stores still carry them although the styles are rather limited. I still try them on, but rarely ever take one home with me. I’m still waiting for them to become a fashion statement again. It’s high time they came out of the closet.

About the author... Ms. Seivers’ articles appear in several newspapers in Kentucky where she has been a columnist for 14 years. She has written a book, Simple Pleasures, which is a collection of stories that focus on family, small town virtues and closeknit neighborhoods in Appalachia during the 30’s and 40’s.


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Warm Weather Foods for Family and Friends With all the summer holidays handy when you need somejust around the corner, it’s time thing to take to an outdoor to start thinking about picnic party. and patio foods. One of these will be for blueJust a tip to remind you to berries. You can use that keep cold foods cold and hot when they come in this spring. foods hot when carrying them Hopefully we won’t have a to parties. late freeze and they will be available. Today’s recipes will come in Some of these recipes came from coastal North Carolina APARTMENTS where we lived years ago while my husband was in the Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune. Blueberry Dump Cake 2 pints blueberries 1 box white cake mix ¾ cup sugar 1 stick butter, melted 1 cup chopped pecans

1 cup halved seedless grapes 4-oz. pkg. slivered almonds, Let’s toasted Cook! 1 tsp. salt ¼ tsp. pepper Combine the above and add: ¾ cup mayonnaise mixed with ¼ cup sour cream Mix well with other Place washed and drained ingredients and berries in oblong bakchill before ing dish; add sugar. servSprinkle dry ing. cake mix over berO n e ries and add of my chopped nuts favorite over cake mix. s u m Pour butter over mertime nuts. Place in a sandwich325 degree oven es is this next and bake one hour. recipe. It can be easily doubled. Chicken Salad 4 cups cooked, cubed chicken Cucumber Sandwiches 1 cup chopped celery 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese One medium cucumber, peeled (remove seeds), grated and drained 1 TBS. grated onion 1 TBS. sour cream Salt

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Mix altogether and tint light green with food coloring. Spread on trimmed slices of bread and cut in triangles. Crock Pot Barbecue 2 TBS. butter ½ cup chopped celery Small onion, chopped 1 cup ketchup 1 TBS. Worcestershire sauce 2 TBS. brown sugar ½ cup water 2 TBS. lemon juice 2 TBS. vinegar

Saute onion and celery in butter. Add other ingredients and bring to a boil. Place pork or chicken in crock pot. Pour sauce over meat. Cook at medium setting for 8 hours. Carrot Cheese Spread 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened 8-oz. container sour cream 2 small carrots, finely shredded ¼ cup dried minced onion ½ tsp. salt, optional

Combine cream cheese and (See ‘Recipes’ on page 37)

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Don’t Keep Family in the Dark About Your Plans You might work diligently at building a financial roadmap for your retirement years and a comprehensive estate plan. But you can’t just create these strategies – you also have to communicate them. Specifically, you need to inform your spouse and your grown children what you have in mind for the future – because the more they know, the fewer the surprises that await them down the road. Let’s start with your spouse. Ideally, of course, you and your spouse should have already communicated about your respective ideas for retirement and have come to an

agreement on the big issues, such as when you both plan to retire, where you’ll live during retirement, and what you want to do s retirees (volunteer, travel, work part time and so on). But what you both might have let slip through the cracks are the important specifics related to financing your retirement. You’ll need to answer several questions, including these:

Financial Advice

George Paynter Social Security payments?

•When will you need to start tapping into your respective retirement accounts, such as your IRA and 401(k)? And, once you do start withdrawing from • When will you each start these accounts, how much should you take out each taking Social Security? year? • Are there strategies for maximizing both of your You may want to work with a financial professional to address these issues, but however you proceed, you and your spouse need to be “on the same page” regarding the key financial components of your retirement. Now, consider your grown children. You need to clearly communicate your estate plans to them, not only for the sake of openness and honesty, but also because they may well play active roles within those plans. So when talking to your children, make sure you cover these areas: •Durable power of attorney –

You may well decide to give one of your grown children the durable power of attorney to pay bills and make financial choices on your behalf if you are unable to do so.

but, to avoid potential conflict of interests among your children, you might want to go outside the family. Talk with an attorney about how best to name your executor.

•Estate executor – An executor is the person or entity you name in your will to carry out your wishes. An executor has a variety of responsibilities, so you’ll want to choose someone who is honest and capable of dealing with legal and financial matters. Again, you could ask a grown child to serve as your executor,

Status of will and living trust – Assuming you have already drawn up a will, share it with your grown children. The same is true with a living trust, a popular estateplanning tool that may allow your survivors to avoid going through the time-consuming, (See ‘Plans’ on page 56)


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Recipes (Continued from page 35) sour cream. Mix well. Stir in carrots, onion and salt. Serve with crackers or bread sticks. Can also be spread on small

4 eggs pour into a well greased Bundt 12 oz. can Mountain Dew pan and bake at 350 degrees drink according to cake package Easy Living Cake directions. Can be iced with a 1 box Duncan Hines lemon Combine first four ingredients powdered sugar lemon glaze, cake mix One 4-1/2 oz. box lemon in- slowly; add half the Mountain if desired. Dew. Mix; then slowly add the stant pudding remaining soda. Mix well and Peach Cobbler ž cup oil 3 TBS. butter 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup milk 1 pint peaches Melt butter in casserole baking dish. Mix flour, sugar, and milk. Pour over melted butter. Pour sliced fruit over flour mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until done. Serve with vanilla ice cream. bagels.

Theft

(Continued from page 30) history. If someone has misused your personal or financial information, contact one of the companies and ask for an initial fraud alert on your credit report. A fraud alert is free, but you must provide proof of your identity. And the company you call must tell the other companies about your alert. (For more information on placing a fraud alert, visit the website of any of the three companies.)

You can help preserve your good name from those who want to misuse it – so, stay Enjoy and have a happy sum- vigilant.. mer. 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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Win the Day! Changing a life for the better is no small task, especially when it’s our own. There are so many decisions to be made, not just on a daily basis, but often moment by moment.

Chubby Hubby we hid way back in the freezer to hide Provident from the kids (and our chubby Living hubby). I thought so. It’s an internal war, paralyzing us Heidi into the same old routines and thought patterns because the Greenhalgh Our multi-faceted self gets in road less traveled seems too the way. Part of us wishes steep at the moment. rid of the chips. Toss them to make posiin the trash or give them to tive changes What does it take to change the neighbors. We can’t eat to improve our behavior and ultimately something that isn’t there. ourselves ourselves into something w h i l e better? Someone healthier, Somehow though, another t h e someone hap- bag eventually finds its way pier? More im- again into the house, often beportantly, what cause we brought them there. Why do we self-sabotage the very behavior we are trying to eliminate? After swearing off chips forever, why do we rationalize the decision to buy “just does it take one more” bag, even looking to make that change last? over our shoulder at the store other to make sure no one is witpart would rather live The answer to the first ness to our self-sabotage? for the moment, even when question is fairly straight- Our short-sighted desire for we know the results will be forward. The easiest way to crunchy, salty goodness overbad. At 5:30 pm on a Friday change behavior initially is powers the will to do what is afternoon, would we rather to change the self-defeating best long-term, like losing go to Zumba class or sit in environment around us to weight, which truly has the front of the television? At 9 support the changes we want potential to change our life for pm after a stressful workday, to make. If we want to lose the better. do we find ourselves reaching weight, but succumb every for carrot sticks or the tub of night to a bag of chips, get To change our environment

we must build in controls to help that plan work against the sabotage of our goals, either by ourselves, others, or circumstances; goals that will help transform us into that happier, healthier person we dream of in quiet moments. In short, we need to have a plan for when the first plan fails. Hopefully the chips don’t make it into the grocery cart in the first place, but if they do, Plan B will make sure they don’t end up in our mouth. A simple truth is, habits and behaviors change when we make our bad behaviors hard and our good behaviors easy. These plans work best when they are creative and individualized. For example, if we stop at a fast food drive-through every night on the way home from work because the French fries are calling our name, stop carrying money in our purse or

wallet when we drive to work. No matter how little willpower we have or don’t have, without money, it is now impossible to buy French fries. Tie the right consequence to the behavior and it will work as long as the plan is self-driven. The moment someone else initiates the plan for us, our deviant self (See ‘Win’ on page 42)


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Secret City Fest Features Something for Everyone! The 14th annual Secret City Festival on June 10 th and 11th is fast approaching and promises great entertainment, a WWII battle reenactment, family fun, arts and crafts, great food, historical displays, and so much more! The Secret City Festival kicks off at 11:30am on Friday, June 10 th and 10:00am on June 11th with full days of fun and exciting events happening on the pavilion stage and around the festival venue.

June 10th, for an evening of great music and energy. A ‘Country Music Hall of Fame’ 2016 Inductee, Charlie Daniels has parlayed his passion for music into a multi-platinum career and a platform to support the military; a cause that is close to his heart. With songs like “The South’s Gonna Do It Again”, “Long Haired Country Boy”, and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”, The Charlie Daniels Band is a must-see concert. Opening for The Charlie DanThe Charlie Daniels Band iels Band is the Southern takes the stage Friday night, Drawl Band touted as “one of the nation’s hottest emerging bands ranking top among the best live performances to come along in decades” (Lorren Cornelius-former Geffen Records Promotions). The incomparable Grand Funk Railroad with Atlanta Rhythm Section will be “Comin to your town to help you party it down” on June 11th. The quintessential 70’s rock band, Grand Funk Railroad, will be bringing their chart topping hits including “We’re An

American Band”, “Some Kind juggling. Featured this year urday with entertainment for of Wonderful”, and “Shinin On” is ACRODUNK, a basketball the younger crowd including to the Saturday night stage. performance squad whose a ventriloquist, magician and A fixture of the southern rock scene for more than 30 years, Atlanta Rhythm Section will be belting out their biggest hits including “I’m Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight”, “Imaginary Lover” and “Boogie Smoogie”. Tickets: Early Bird Rate of $22 May 1st through May 30th, $25 after May 30th and at the gate. Tickets purchased at www. SecretCityFestival.com or at the Oak Ridge Civic Center (1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike). Friday night concert sponsored by LDA Engineering and MerleFM 96.7. Saturday night concert sponsored by UCOR and 93.1 WNOX Concert gate opens at 5:30pm each night. Concerts start at 7:30pm each night On Friday and Saturday the Pavilion Stage will be filled with free entertainment including music, dancing, and

mission is to inspire audiences with variations of the slam-dunk. The squad has appeared twice on America’s Got Talent and performed worldwide. Returning this year are family favorites Stunt Jumpz, Jacobs Ladder, Oscar the Robot, ORNL Traveling Science Fair, Eurobungy, a petting zoo, water slides, laser tag, karaoke, and so much more! A special Children’s Stage will be set up on Sat-

storytelling.

A WWII battle reenactment sponsored by NSPS (National Strategic Protective Services) will take place at 2pm on Saturday June 11th in A.K. Bissell Park. Step back in time and experience the sights and sounds of frontline combat during WWII and learn about the men and women who helped ensure the Al(See ‘SCF’ on page 53)


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Win

(Continued from page 39) finds a way to sabotage the best laid plans to the detriment of our long-term goals. It is not good enough for someone

else to want greater health worst punishment to be beand happiness for us, we must stowed upon a man. What want it for ourselves. they perhaps did not realize was that the very drudgery The second question is more difficult to answer. How can we make our hard won changes last? To be honest, lasting change requires more than just a change of behavior, it requires a change of heart to make sure those behavior changes stick. One of my favorite stories is that of Sisyphus, an ancient King of Ephyra. According to Greek mythology, due to his various deeds of cunning, he was consigned by the Gods to a lifetime of rolling the same boulder up the same hill for eternity. The Gods believed that fruitless labor was the

of pushing the same rock up the same hill day after day after day caused Sisyphus to become something powerful

and directed through his hard efforts. Never allowed to take the easy way out, he became strong because he persevered in doing something hard. A task that once seemed insurmountable became easy to him. It is the same with each of us. As we persevere in doing hard things, whether it is losing weight, overcoming an addiction, or a myriad of other things, we get stronger and the task at hand becomes less overwhelming. Along the path of perseverance our negative thoughts diminish and positive thoughts flourish as hard-won strength turns challenge into success.

Unfortunately, sometimes we feel discouraged because the days seem to stretch out before us with unending continuity. Their vastness overwhelms us into complacency. Fortunately, every day is a lesson from which we may learn; yesterday is over, it cannot be changed, only learned from. Tomorrow can be full of anxiety or it can be full of opportunity, but we can do nothing about either until it becomes today. Once we start along the path of positive change, all we have to do is win this day. Today is not so long, only 24 hours. Whatever change we are trying to make, we can do it for that long, can’t we? The day we are living today is the day we can succeed in. Each day is its own victory. Change is hard. It takes effort to become our best self. It is the road less traveled.

About the author... Heidi Greenhalgh, M.S. works as a Health Educator at RN Fit Weight Management. In addition to coaching clients through their weight loss journey as they make permanent lifestyle changes, she also publishes articles on health, wellness and provident living.


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“Every Child Laughs the Same on a Swing!” Six years ago on Mother’s Day weekend our youngest daughter, Amelia, was born. We brought her home from the hospital with all of the excitement and wonder that comes with having a newborn. Those feelings began to dissipate within weeks of her birth when we realized her head was not growing normally. When Amelia was 4 months old, she and I went to Vanderbilt to get the results of her CT scan. It was there that we learned about her neurological conditions that would forever change our lives. Our sweet, baby girl, who appeared to be anatomically normal, was not. Amelia not only had “microcephaly,” which means small brain, but she had been born with a complete “agenesis of the corpus callosum,” which means she was missing the part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres. Milly’s first year was filled with countless doctors’ appointments,

the beginning of numerous therapy sessions, and many sleepless nights while my husband and I struggled to accept and understand her conditions. The next year wasn’t much different, except David and I began to embrace her destiny and decided to advocate for her, rather than keeping her conditions and her reality private within the family. Advocating for her took shape in small ways, but soon grew into a vision that became much more meaningful. We advocated for her in every aspect of our lives with doctors, teachers, nonprofit agencies, small businesses, local and state government, and anyone who wanted to or had to listen. All we ever wanted was for Amelia was to be happy and healthy, and to have every opportunity to reach her truest potential.

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everyone can access no matter their ability. Milly’s Wings is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, so donations are tax-deductible.

arch swing and zero-G swing chairs. The ramps will be wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs and two-way traffic. Ten activity centers will A playground of this type utilize the senses of sound, would be the first universal vision and touch. It will also

neurological issues, including epilepsy, along with her cognitive, developmental delays restricted her function to that of a 9 month old. She was unable to sit or eat independently, and she couldn’t walk or talk. But her smile could light up a room and her giggle could fill any space with happiness. Within hours of her passing, David and I knew that Amelia was our very special gift from God and that advocating for others needed to continue. So with her passing, Milly’s Wings was conceived. playground in Anderson Coun- include a rocking-boat and a ty. This universal playground merry-go-round type features The mission of Milly’s Wings is will include swings, including “to create environments where an “expression swing,” an (See ‘Milly’ on page 53) all children interact and their differences disappear.” The goal of Milly’s Wings is to raise Late last summer, Milly died in money to install a universal her sleep. At the age of 5, her playground in our community


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Emergency! Emergency! Deep rumbling echoes from the distance as black clouds approach from the west. Cold winds cut through the scorching heat of the day and lightning flashes as the sirens begin to sound their warning. What would happen if your home were in the path of a devastating tornado? Would you know what to do? Would you and your family be prepared to act? Saturday, April 30 is National PrepareAthon Day! Join communities across the United States as we come together to prepare.3 In the event of a natural disaster or terrorism emergency, having an emergency plan in place is necessary to ensure that you and your loved ones are prepared in the event of an emergency.

Different preparations are needed to protect each family, and this differs depending on the type of disaster. The American Red Cross suggests 3 steps to ensure that you are safe and prepared

should an emergency occur. First involves creating a communication plan. Emergency preparedness should include a communication plan that is specific to the type of disaster. If you need to leave your home, or are separated during an emergency, you should have 2 places where everyone will meet to reunite; one location right outside your home, and one outside your neighborhood in the event you are instructed to evacuate. Family or friends with special needs should also be considered. Regularly practice and review your disaster plans to help everyone react

safely and calmly if a disaster occurs. Step number 2 involves creating an emergency kit. Developing a household em ergency kit containing essential supplies for you and your family can help you prepare to handle a disaster. All household members should know the location of the kit. It should be easy to carry, and it can be used for home emergencies or taken with you in the event of an evacuation. A few important items that every kit should contain include clean water, non-perishable food, a first aid kit, battery-powered or handcranked radio, flashlight, and additional batteries. Additional items that are essential to an emergency kit include a list of prescription medications and pertinent medical information, and a 7 to 10 day supply of prescription medications, which should be replaced every 6 months to prevent expiration. For a complete list of the recommended items to include in your household kit, as well as additional emergency resources, visit the American Red Cross online at www.redcross.org. (See ‘Emergency’ on page 47)


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Savory Treats at Sweet Café If you have not yet been to Sweet Café in Norris, then now is the time to check them out. It has always been a place to get excellent food and some of the best burgers around, but in April, they introduced their gourmet brick-oven pizza!

December of 2014 and settled right into the neighborhood. Restaurant Now after much research and Review experimenting, Cinnamon has developed a crust to write Melissa home about and some avantgarde pizza-topping combinaBishop tions to offer, along with your favorite fare of mushrooms could describe the variety of Owner Cinnamon Kennedy and pepperoni. sandwiches, salads, homehas been running a successful made dressings, breakfast restaurant for over six years, The food quality at Sweet biscuits, waffles, homemade but it has been her dream Café has always been tops. pastries, ice cream, coffees, to create the best in brick I’ve never had anything there flavored teas, burgers, and oven pizza. Sweet Café was that wasn’t fabulous. It might sides, but you can take a look a fixture on Market Street be because Cinnamon treats at their menus on their Facein Clinton for five years, but food as a craft or maybe it’s book page to see what they then they moved to Norris in because her ingredients are have to offer, but I can sum locally sourced, making every- it all up by saying, “Just trust thing fresher. But now she has me: It’s all good!” turned her artist’s eye towards pizza and it is a masterpiece. Here I would like to describe Now I could go into descrip- their pizzas. Yes, it is brick tions of all the foods that oven crust with a crunchy Sweet Café has to offer. I outer shell and a soft chewy middle. And on top of that award-winning-quality crust, you can have marinara sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, and onions and I’m sure it’s all delicious. But I wanted to experience the variety of Cinnamon’s pizzas that are ‘outside the box,’ so I ordered a small Blueberry Ricotta pizza. Ricotta cheese, blueberries, rosemary, and bacon under a balsamic drizzle was sweet and savory and believe it or not, was even better as

cold leftovers for breakfast the next morning. I was thrilled that my husband ordered the Applewood Chicken pizza, because I was having a hard time deciding between the two. It was a sensation of grilled apples, seasoned chicken, spinach, and bacon. Once again it was a perfectly balanced dish of savory and sweet. Our waitress recommended the Philly Cheesesteak pizza with their homemade steak sauce for next time. My son-through his mouthful of strawberry, blueberry, and

pineapple-topped pizza-said, “This was so worth the drive!” Yes, even if you live in Oliver Springs, the drive to Norris to eat at Sweet Café is worthwhile and a pleasure once you arrive. The atmosphere at the café is that of a welcoming neighborhood spot with indoor and outdoor seating, thoughtful hand-sanitizers on the tables, and a community prayer board on the wall. It’s the kind of place that makes out of (See ‘Cafe’ on page 47)


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It’s Always a Good Time to Renew You Treating yourself is not about vanity at Renew You Med Spa, it’s about being proactive about your health and self-image. It’s about taking care of what you see, so that you are inspired to take care of what you don’t see.

career trying to tell patients what to do so that they could be healthier. She was in a position to tell them to lose weight, take their medications, get some exercise, but all too often she found that unless the patient wanted to take care of themselves, they were not Owner Amy Schoenthaler is going to. Amy has made the a former Rn, who spent her switch from nurse to med spa owner, partially so that she could provide inspiration and tools for people to look, feel, and be healthier. A med spa is different from a beauty salon in a few different ways. One is that they are overseen by a medical doctor and they have the ability to prescribe certain medications and they also have equipment that is of the same quality and grade as a dermatology or other doctor’s office. They provide

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Melissa Bishop treatments and plans to help a person lose weight and keep their skin healthy. But a visit with Renew You still feels like pampering and indulgence.

A facial treatment is a time of relaxation while Aesthetician Tami Cummins treats your skin and your senses with all-natural, good-smelling ointments and enzymes, and increases healthy blood flow to the skin with neck, shoulder, and scalp massage. After my one-hour facial, that was customized to my skin’s needs, I left with a very pink face, but within an hour afterward, my skin calmed and was left firmer, with more even skin tone, and felt as smooth as a plate of glass. And the results were long lasting.

But skin treatments at Renew You go beyond exfoliation and hydration. They provide some of the latest technology in skin correcting and care such as microdermabrasion that helps with sun damage, discoloration, and wrinkles. But they also offer microchanneling, a treatment that lightly injects serums into the skin for correcting scars, discoloration, acne, and dehydration. It is accomplished with microneedles that you can hardly feel. It’s not plastic surgery. There is no downtime to any of the services that you can get at Renew You, but they are medically sound procedures that will have you looking and feeling healthier. If your weight is causing you problems, which can go beyond your appearance, by affecting your blood pressure or aching joints, Renew You has medically supervised weight loss programs that can give you a fresh start towards health. The Clean Start Weight

Loss Program can help you lose 30 pounds in 40 days with vitamin injections and getting control of your appetite and junk food cravings. R e n e w Yo u also offers the MedGem Weight Management Solutions, the same program used on the NBC show The Biggest Loser. It is a program based on measuring and (See ‘Renew’ on page 47)


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Renew (Continued from page 46) guiding your metabolism for optimal weight loss potential. Amy said that the treatments that are offered at Renew You used to be accessible and utilized only by wealthy people

trying to look young. But today the investment into yourself is for everyone. Amy is a believer in that if you like what you see, you are going to take better care of yourself and she wants to make the tools available to everyone, women and men, old and young. Although they do not accept insurances, Renew You has

payment plans to make their treatments affordable. She says it is about preventative (Continued from page 44) care and doing what you can The third step in emergency do now so that you can look preparedness is to stay and feel your best. informed. Learn about the disaster risks in your area, and Mother’s Day is the perfect find out how to receive local occasion to introduce mom emergency alerts (sirens, text, to the pleasures and benphone call, social media, etc.). efits offered at Renew You. The American Red Cross proGift Certificates are readily vides a way to let your loved available and make a perfect ones know that you are safe in pampering gift. Moms deserve the event of a community-wide it. She can spend it on whatdisaster. This involves regisever treatment she wants or tering online with the Amerion their top-of-the-line skin can Red Cross “Safe and care products by Dermalogica. Well” website at www.safeAnd if mom is not sure what andwell.communityos.org, she needs, all consultations or call 1-800-RED-CROSS at Renew You are free. (1-800-733-2767) and select the prompt for “Disaster” to You can find Renew You at register yourself and your 195 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge. Call them for an appointment or questions at 865-685-0128. And you can find out more information (Continued from page 45) about them online at www. town visitors feel at home. It renewyoumedspa.org. is a gathering place for breakfast and even hosts middle schoolers in the afternoon with a special after school menu. And now, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, it is a pizza place. This summer when Concert on the Commons begins on Friday, June 3rd, pizzas will fly out the door, ice cream and milkshakes will be scooped and poured, and as always, their burgers and hand-cut fries will be a hit.

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family. Local resources for additional information about preparing for emergencies can be obtained by contacting law enforcement, fire department, public health, public library, or emergency management offices in your area. National resources for emergency or disaster information and preparation: refer to last page.

Hopefully, we will never experience a disaster or emergency, but preparing ahead of an event can provide some peace of mind, and help you and your family better handle the unexpected. Amanda Parman, Pharm.D. Candidate 2016. South College School of Pharmacy Breakfast is served from 7:30 to 10:30 and lunch and dinner is served on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until 6:00, and Pizza and other dinner menu items are served until 9:00 on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. They are closed Sundays and Mondays. You can experience all the savory treats at Sweet Café at 15 West Norris Road in Norris and you can find them on Facebook and Instagram or you can call them with questions or take-out orders at 865-498-4008.


Page 48, Visions Magazine, May 2016 profits generated by leasing a message for the Governor under guard by companies of – “Keep your convicts out of state militia. The miners sim- Faced with the threat of see- convicts could not equal the (Continued from page 26) ply reinforced their numbers Coal Creek.” and again forced the guards guards and loaded guards Twice again in 1891 the con- to surrender without a shot. and convicts on a train with victs were returned, this time Finally a permanent garrison was stationed on a hill overlooking Coal Creek, manned by several companies of militia armed with artillery and gatling guns.

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An uneasy truce was broken the next summer, when the miners placed the militia in Fort Anderson under siege in an effort to starve them out. The Governor sent every available militia company in the state to Coal Creek to break the rebellion once and for all.

ing their homes and families shelled by artillery, the miners surrendered. They had lost the battle, but in the end they won the war. The

costs of keeping a permanent army in the field to enforce the practice. In 1896, Tennessee abolished the convict lease system, followed over the next few years by other southern states until this inhumane practice was ended once and for all.

In 1902 Coal Creek was again in the news when the Fraterville Mine exploded, taking nearly 200 lives in the South’s worst mining disaster. Tragically, several of the miners survived the explosion but were trapped underground until they ran out of air, some of them having time to write last letters to their loved ones as they waited to die. Those miners’ deaths were not in vain, however, as the Fraterville tragedy led to a renewed focus on mine safety laws and rescue techniques. When the Cross Mountain Mine near Briceville exploded less that a decade later, 84 miners perished but five were brought out alive, thanks to the first successful use of self-contained breathing equipment to rescue men trapped underground.

These three major events are the focus of the Coal Creek Miners’ Museum, along with displays and artifacts that demonstrate how coal was mined in the 19th and early (See ‘Museum’ on page 52)


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Pastor Paulson on the Hot Seat The question before the congregation was an important one, and quite out of the ordinary—whether to retain or dismiss the Reverend A.P. Paulson. So everybody was there, even people who had not attended in months. It wasn’t so much a question of organizational management, even though Rev. Paulson seemed almost unmindful of it. For reasons quite his own and alternately admirable or inscrutable to the church’s membership, Rev. Paulson insisted on not drawing a salary, keeping his own body and soul

together by building decks and sheds for a price. A mature single man of modest lifestyle, he was able to make a living and still maintain his pastoral duties as he saw them, if not as others did. But even his critics had to admit that the church was on solid financial footing, and even able to contribute more to missions and care for the poor than some of the larger churches with “real” full-time pastors. No, what landed Rev. Paulson in trouble boiled down to personality and ministry-style. To some he was an abrasive

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Chris Bunn,Rev. little man whose underdeveloped manners gave him free reign to call out by name and from the pulpit those whom he considered had “left the faith” by belief, practice, or both. Though brief and to-the-point, his public pronouncements upon the erring were laced with language that crossed the line from colorful to crass to some members’ tastes. Sure, the dramatic warnings made most members afraid to go wobbly in their Christianity, but could they also be making prospects too afraid to join? Certainly other pastors of softer and more affirming demeanor were enjoying a better reception from the public. By his own admission, Rev. Paulson was uneasy on both the eyes and the ears, but that bit of self-awareness somehow did not prevent his preaching long, doctrinally

oriented sermons which demanded much of his listeners. He could put some into a stupor, and folks with no appetite for Paulson’s nuanced and meticulous argumentation could easily leave with a “sound byte” or “takeaway” that actually ran counter to the thrust of the Reverend’s teaching. Even his staunchest defenders sometimes found him hard to understand. Why couldn’t he be more like Jesus, many asked, and spice up his teaching with some good stories? And yet, Reverend Paulson’s devotion to the Lord was unquestioned except by a few self-serving cranks. His energy and zeal for serving the Lord was nothing short of amazing. His love for those he saw as his partners in fighting the good fight of faith was as genuine and fervent as was his displeasure with those he regarded as flakes or traitors. And when he taught, the sense of the Spirit’s presence, and the Word’s power, was palpable.

a tear or two was shed. At long last, after everything that could be said was (at least twice), the question was put and the vote taken. Ballots were collected, and the congregation waited in silence while the secretary unfolded slips of paper one by one, placing a tally mark in one of two columns. “We have a decision,” she announced. How did the vote turn out? THE END NOTE TO READERS: Just in case you haven’t figured it out already, the Reverend A.P. Paulson is the Apostle Paul. I made a reasonable assumption about his marital status, and substituted “decks and sheds” for Paul’s tent-making, but everything else about the Reverend finds a more precise parallel in what we know about Paul from the New Testament.

The question of whether the Apostle Paul could make it as a pastor in today’s church is an open one, to be generous to the church! It is not a And so the people came, guess that Paul would offer and the issue was debated. little comfort to Fire Insurance Voices were raised, compari- Christians, inactive Christians, sons made, complaints aired, (See ‘Paulson’ on page 52) testimonials given, and even


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HeART (Continued from page 21) hearsing for the Memorial Day Concert which is the first in the band’s summer series of free outdoor concerts performed in A.K. Bissell Park located behind the Oak Ridge Civic Center. The Memorial Day concert on Monday, May 30, will begin at 7 p.m. and will be dedicated to military veterans and to the men and women currently serving in the United States Armed

Forces. Also featured on the Memorial Day program will be the Community Band Chorus and guest vocalist Deidre Ford. Because this is an outdoor concert, audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating around the Performing Arts Pavilion. Refreshments will be provided by Razzleberry’s Ice Cream Lab. The remainder of the band’s summer concerts will be performed on July 4, August 7, and September 5. Area musicians, particularly

college student’s home for decides he’s had enough and tion or to order tickets visit the summer and summer plans a revolution to lead www.orplayhouse.com or call employees, are invited to join the Community Band for the summer concert series and can visit www.orcb.org or call 865-483-3044 for more information. The next performance of the Oak Ridge Playhouse is “URINETOWN” which plays April 22nd through May 8th. This funny show with the funny name is a hilarious sidesplitting take on greed, love, revolution - and it’s a musical! 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

them all to freedom! An ir- 865-482-9999. reverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from (See ‘HeART’ on page 51) scrutiny. For more informa-


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era Club of Oak Ridge. The group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm at the Oak Ridge campus of the Roane State Community College’s City Room, 701 Briarcliff Ave. For more information, visit the club’s website at www.cameraclubofoakridge.org.

Our wonderful Music Arts School continues to offer opportunities for those individuals interested in learning to play an instrument or for any current musician wanting to learn a few new skills. Visit their website at www.musicartsschool.org For further information about any of these exciting events, If you are interested in pho- contact the Arts Council Oftography, you may want to fice at 482-4432 or visit the make every effort to attend ACOR website at www. the next meeting of the Cam- artscouncilofoakridge.org.

Pictured in order of appearance: Photos from “A Tribute to the Arts”, Julia Steed’s art titled “Microworlds”, Alexis Keever, Third Place, East Tennessee Regional Art Educator Exhibition, Photos from 8th Annual Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk.

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.

noon. Stephi Luttrell is teaching those classes and can (Continued from page 6) be contacted at 483-1980.or Evelyn also directs the Thurs- stephi.luttrell@gmail.com. day afternoon games which are open to everybody; how- The Thursday and Saturday ever they do offer a special classes each follow the same section for players with less format, so new players can than 300 masterpoints when take classes either day or both at least six pairs participate. if they wish extra practice and Several find these Thursday review. Each class costs $5. afternoon games less intimidating and more relaxed. Come join the fun and keep your mind alert as you make Due to popular demand and new friends. Together we work schedules, the Oak can make next year’s bridge Ridge Bridge Club is also sectional even bigger! Help offering Saturday beginning spread the news. bridge classes from 9:30 to chael is an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician with the County of Anderson EMS (Continued from page 22) System where he was named EMT of the year in 2o12. He a warning. is currently the county EMS transportation coordinator. The rest, he left up to us. Michael was an editorial page Michael J. Paskel was born contributor to the Oak Ridge in Knoxville Tennessee Jan. Observer and winner of the 21st, 1954. He has four chil- Tennessee Mountain Writers dren and a dozen grandchil- First Place Award for nonficdren. Michael is a graduate of tion in 2oo9. He lives in Oak the Roane State Community Ridge, Tennessee with his College EMS program where wife Carolyn who is a graphic he made the Dean’s List. Mi- designer. This is his first book.

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Paulson (Continued from page 49) Lone Ranger Christians, Sunday Christians, Chreaster Christians, or other Christiansbut-not-so-that-you-can-tell. For Paul, the gospel was something that drew all of life up into it and from which all of life flowed. For him, the normal Christian was one who grew in love and holiness, and the one who didn’t was of doubtful provenance and destiny, and Paul was not shy about calling him to account. How would Paul deal with the systemic lack of accountability in our “every man did what was right in his own eyes” age? He surely would not accommodate himself to it, and it can hardly be imagined that Paul’s way of “doing church” would go down easily for a

modern congregation. The point is that if such a scenario as described above actually did occur, it would not be the Apostle who was on trial, but the church, as is the case every time Paul (or any other biblical author) is faithfully and accurately preached to a congregation, without adjusting for modern biases, fashions, preferences, tastes, and expectations.

Norris (Continued from page 3) Closing out June will be Knoxville singer-songwriter Matt Honkonen, who will be making his first appearance at Concerts on the Commons.

Norris Day festivities, the community’s annual Fourth of July event, will again feature a special concert preceding the traditional fireworks display that closes out the day’s activiAbout the author... ties. This year, Alex Guthrie, a young Georgia artist who has Chris Bunn is pastor of Faith garnered several awards in his Bible Fellowship, an Evangelical Free Church in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He and his wife, Robin, have lived in Oak Ridge since 1987, and have three grown children. Pastor Chris may be reached at pastorchris@faithbibleoakridge.com.

others wishing to research coal mining history, along with additional displays and (Continued from page 48) 20th centuries. The museum a theater on the second floor. is located in a former bank, with the vault transformed The museum is also a good into a mock-up of the Frater- starting point for a historic ville mine with trapped miners driving tour that includes in period dress penning their the memorials to victims of Fraterville and Cross Mounfarewell letters. tain, the trench lines of the Plans for the museum’s ex- old fort on Militia Hill, marked pansion include a library and by a 19th century cannon archives room to house an and historical plaques, and extensive collection of pa- the original Welsh Anglican pers, old photographs and Church in Briceville, among books to aid students and other points of interest.

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Van Gogh only sold one painting when he was alive. brief career, will be the headliner for the evening. After an open date on July 8, Lydia Salnikova, a very popular local singer and pianist from Knoxville, with Russian roots, will be returning for a second date in Norris. Also booked for a July appearance is Sally & George, a new duo from South Carolina with frequent appearances at venues in Nashville and other cities across the Southeast. All concerts begin at 7 PM, and everyone is encouraged to bring a lawn chair, blanket and picnic basket. For more details on each week’s scheduled artists, visit Facebook for Concerts on the Commons. To receive a weekly notice about each concert, send your e-mail address to concertsonthecommons@gmail.com . Pictured: Australian-born Anne McCue will be bringing her talent to Norris for an appearance at Concerts on the Commons on June 10.

Framer

(Continued from page 15) And Finicky Framer also participates in the Clinton Antique District’s Second Saturday. Usually he gives visitors an opportunity to win a drawing for frames and services. Lucky holds on to a few of his paintings, but many are hanging in homes and offices in Cincinnati, or Virginia. But he is often called upon for original commissions where clients ask for a basic color scheme or subject matter or sometimes give him free range on a canvas. If it’s restoration work that you need, Lucky has someone for photos and paintings as well. Finicky Framer has all your corners covered. You can find him upstairs at Cadence Antique Emporium at 307 North Main Street in Clinton. Or call him at 865-599-6059.


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SCF (Continued from page 41) lied victory that shaped the world we live in today. See the uniforms, equipment and vehicles that were part of the world’s largest conflict in action! Experience the only live firing FLAK 88 in the country. More information will be coming soon! The Oak Ridge Heritage & Preservation Association

(ORHPA) invites you to view this year’s history displays located inside the Oak Ridge Civic Center. “Faith and Courage” is an exhibit honoring the service and heroism of U.S. Military Chaplains of WWII. This award-winning exhibit recognizes the contributions of a special group of veterans whose story is rarely told and will feature text and photographs from WWII. Also viewable will be a special display honoring William “Bill” Tewes. Bill was a Special Engineering Detachment member and an Oak Ridge resident until his passing on April 20th, 2016. Bill was recognized in Washington, D.C. at the “70th Anniversary Reunion for Manhattan Project Veterans.”

Milly (Continued from page 43) that can also accommodate wheelchairs. There will also be slides. The playground will reside on a flat, level surface, so wheelchairs and people with ambulatory needs will find it easier to navigate. It will also have a paved walkway around the perimeter of the playground as well as shaded seating areas. We wish for the playground to be centrally located in Anderson County, so it will be a convenient place for people of all ages to gather. Surrounding counties, such as Knox and Scott, already have universal playgrounds, which makes our goal that much more special.

For more information on activities, concerts, and to purchase Our goal is to raise over concert tickets, please visit $200,000 for this playground. www.SecretCityFestival.com. So far, we’ve raised almost $20,000 through memorial gifts, donations and fundraisers. One of the fundraisers is a brick campaign for the playground’s “Walk of Wishes.” The bricks will be personalized with an engraving. Milly’s Wings is also hosting an event at Painting With A Twist on Monday, June 27th from 6:00-8:00 pm located at 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut. Registration for the event is online at www.paintingwithatwist.com/knoxville/calendar for $35. The Virtual Enterprise students of Clinton High School created, designed and planned

the 1st event focused on the mission of Milly’s Wings. The students named it the March for Milly. The March for Milly is an event for people of all ages to come together to show support. It’s a fun run/walk/ roll, including face-painting, crafts, and food. It’s a great community event for people of all ages and with all abilities to come together. Saturday, March 4th of 2017 will be the 2 nd annual March for Milly event. Please follow Milly’s Wings on Facebook for more information or contact us to be added to our mailings. We learned so much from Amelia and we want the learning to continue. So now, instead of us advocating for Amelia, we want to advocate for all the children and people with disabilities. For us, Amelia’s legacy inspires us to create opportunities to learn, love and celebrate one another despite our differences.


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Wheels for Kids This year, students in North Anderson County will have the opportunity to put their efforts towards earning a free bike through the new program, “Wheels for Kids.” It is an initiative made possible by a grant in conjunction with Lake City Elementary and the work of the program’s founders Jim Charles and Melissa Parks Charles.

Kids that attend North Anderson County Boys and Girls Club are eligible to receive a free bike through the program, which will begin in August at the beginning of the 2016 school year. Melissa and Jim hope that it will be the first of many years of providing kids in North Anderson County with a bike to encourage a love of fun, healthy activities for life. The project stemmed from a current program at The Boys and Girls Club, sponsored by the Charlles’, that includes a drawing for three gift cards. This event takes place each semester and after seeing how the drawing and its rewards impacted the students, Melissa, Charles, and Jim wanted to reach out to more kids and create such an impact on a larger scale. “We are doing this to give students an incentive to attend school and the club, make good grades, have good conduct, and of

course, get physically fit,” Melissa said. The program is designed to give kids an incentive to improve as students and to get outside and exercise along with it being a way to provide them with transportation to get to school. To be eligible, students must have a 95% attendance record at school and a 75% attendance record

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Melissa Bishop include a helmet fitting, bike agreement signed by students and parents, and photos of students being individually awarded with their bikes that will display their names and a big bow. The ceremony will conclude with a celebratory bike ride around blocked-off streets near the school, followed by a cookout.

Founders Melissa and Jim are Anderson County residents who have been extremely involved in supporting the community. As strong supporters of the Boys and Girls Club, Jim and Melissa were recently honored at the 2016 Benefactor Banquet with the at the Boys & Girls Club. They Impact Award for creating the must maintain at least a ‘C’ Wheels for Kids project. average in their grades and have satisfactory conduct at The efforts of the “Wheels school and at the club. Eligible for Kids” program will impact students must also complete about 225 Boys and Girls Club a course of the “Safe Way to students that come from sevSchool” bike class as part of eral North Anderson County the school grant program that communities, such as Rocky teaches them how to ride a Top, Norris, Clinton, Claxton, bike safely, as well as how to care for their bike with maintenance and basic repairs. The Boys and Girls Club Director and Principal will evaluate students, at the beginning of the final grading period in 2017, based on the established criteria. Those who have met the standards during the school year will be awarded a new bicycle as school lets out for the summer, giving them a valuable tool to have a healthy and active summer. The bikes will be given in an award ceremony that will

Dutch Valley, Briceville, and areas of Campbell County. Year round, the club offers kids opportunities for afterschool enrichment with programs and activities such as homework assistance time called Power Hour, Building Bots, a healthy cooking club, science club, arts and crafts, PGA golf, the PEP program that centers around fitness and nutrition, and classes in computer typing and safety. The club is also currently training for “Brain Gain,” which is a summer learning-loss prevention program designed to help students return from summer break with the previous year’s learned knowledge and skills fresh in their minds and ready to build upon them with new academic material. The Wheels for Kids Program

is to be yet another way that the Boys and Girls Club of North Anderson County helps the community by impacting growing children by providing them with the opportunity to learn new skills and help them establish an appreciation of living a positive and healthy life.


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Smoky Mountain Blues Welcomes James Armstrong The Smoky Mountain Blues Society is proud to present West Coast Bluesman, James Armstrong, on Sunday May 22, during their 4pm BLUES CRUISE aboard the The Star of Knoxville at the Tennessee Riverboat Company.

James would start making waves on the local California blues circuit by his 20s, becoming the youngest member of Smokey Wilson’s band. In the 1980s, James was a founding member of the band Mama Roo and received his first recording contract for Armstrong is now touring the Crescendo Records. country with his latest CD, Guitar Angels. Born into a In the early 90’s James got musical family in 1957 in Los plenty of exposure from his Angeles, California; James musical influences, including Armstrong had blues music Albert Collins and Doug Main his blood from the very cLeod. Shortly after that he start. By age 17 James was was discovered and signed skipping out of his high school by HighTone Records owner graduation ceremony to go out Bruce Bromberg, who found on tour. Robert Cray and Joe Louis Walker, Armstrong released Sleeping with a Stranger and Dark Night.

habilitation left James to write songs and time to re-learn how to play the guitar. On his third release for HighTone

Chaka Kahn, Roy Brown, the next six months with some Ricky Lee Jones, Jan and wonderful national and local Dean, Mitch Mitchell, Tommy acts. Castro, Shemeika Copeland, 6/26 - The Stella Vees 7/17- Ori Naftaly with Southern Ave. 8/21- A Few Miles On 9/18 - Groove Junction 10/16 – The Blues Sessions featuring Jon Mason and Warren Pineda

Records, Got It Goin’ on , the blues music community took notice of these new horizons. James notched 2 WC Handy Award nominations (Blues Music Award). James was noticed by the music industry having songs in 3 major motion pictures.

The blues doesn’t come without its share of heartache. Tragedy struck James on the heels of a massive tour shortly after his debut release. The events surrounding a California home invasion almost cost James his life, the use of his Armstrong has shared the left hand and some permanent stage with many artists like nerve damage. Months of re- ‘Keb Mo’, Coco Montoya,

Charlie Musselwhite, Walter Trout, Doug MacLeod, and many more. Guitar Angels and Blues at The Border are his latest releases on CatFood Records. Armstrong continues to tour extensively. Focusing in on his strong songwriting, Armstrong pays tribute to the past with the traditional blues. Using both slide and pick, James’ guitar playing has continued to be the smoothest in the business. Now based in Illinois, James continues to bring his vibrant and welcoming live shows to people around the globe. More information go to www.jarmblues.com

Tickets are available through the Tennessee Riverboat Company’s website, (http:// tnriverboat.com/blues-cruises-2/) and by calling (865) 525-7827. Tickets are just $16 in advance and $20 at the door. Members receive a special discount. Each voyage will also have a limited food menu and full bar available. More information at www. smokymountainblues.org.

About The Smoky Mountain Blues Society SMBS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in the Greater Knoxville area and providing service throughout East Tennessee. Our mission is to preserve, promote and perpetuate Blues music and its Heritage; and, by so doing, to help foster unity among people of all ages, races, The SMBS BLUES CRUISE creeds, and economic levels.” SERIES continues through

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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.

will host its fourth annual Barn Dance in the Spring of 2016. The evening will feature horse drawn wagon rides, a sumptuous Southern buffet dinner, and traditional Appalachian dancing accompanied by live music. Please check back for details and join us for this fun event. For more information, please contact the museum at (865) 494-7680 or email us at museum@museumofappalachia.org The Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate and a not-for-profit organization, is located 16 miles north of Knoxville, one mile east of I-75, exit 122. For more information, call 865-494-7680, or visit the web site at www. museumofappalachia.org.

UT Arboretum

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 The Children’s Museum of Oak plant sale, call 865-482-6656. Ridge, 461 W. Outer Dr., is offering fall pottery classes with professional clay artist Sherrie Carris. She has a BFA from the University of Texas, an MFA from the University of Iowa and a teaching certification from Appalachian Arts. the University of Tennessee. To register, stop by or call the mu- Saturday, May 7 seum at 482-1074 or see www. The Appalachian Arts Craft childrensmuseumofoakridge. Center Annual Plant Sale will be org. held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and this will run for about 2 weeks during shop hours..

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Classes/ Workshops

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Friday, May 13 Barn Dance Dinner & Auction to Benefit the Museum, The Museum of Appalachia, a Smithsonian Affiliate museum,

Saturday and Sunday, May 14 & 15, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tapestry Weaving Basics, with Tommye Scanlin We are excited to have back with us Tommye Scanlin of Dahlonega, GA. Tapestry weaving basics, including warping a simple frame loom and several techniques

for shape making, will be the focus of Tommye’s two day workshop. Students will learn about choosing warp and sett, setting up a simple frame loom, how to space warps, secure the ends and begin the tapestry. Students will be introduced to the “meet and

separate” technique to see variations that may provide the basis for almost anything one would want to weave. Tommye McClure Scanlin has been weaving tapestry for many years. She enjoys teaching tapestry techniques and feels it’s important to share

what one has learned with others. She is a member of Southern Highland Craft Guild and Piedmont Craftsmen, and she exhibits her tapestries widely. She writes about her design process and tapestry work at her blog, http://

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Page 58, Visions Magazine, May 2016 (Continued from Page 57) tapestry13.blogspot.com. Students should bring a lunch each day.NOTE: Please bring a frame loom with you. A simple artist stretcher strip frame about 18” x 24” will be sufficient. Tommye will bring warp thread and the looms will be warped at the workshop. If you have a Mirrix loom or other commercially available tapestry loom and if you want to warp it ahead of time, please contact Tommye at tmscanlin@icloud. com to inquire about further details. Earlybird Cost: $115 for members, $125 for nonmembers. After April 18, Cost: $125 / $135. Students must also pay a $10 supply fee for a 30 page handout, warp thread, and a selection of assorted wool weft yarns to be paid to teacher the first day of class. All Levels. Registration deadline until filled. Tuesday, May 17 Terrarium Building Workshop, , 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. with Sarah Brobst. Join us for a fun handson terrarium building workshop where you will make your own mini-world come to life. We will be

using a variety of materials such as mosses, succulents, natural decor and maybe even some figurines to bring a little pizzazz to your masterpiece. All supplies are included in this workshop and there will be a variety of containers to choose from. Create a world that is all your own. This workshop is funded in part by the East Tennessee Foundation. Earlybird cost: $25 for Craft Center members, $35 for nonmembers. After May 3, cost: $35/ $45. Registration deadline: May 10. Brobst showcased work 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. * FEATURED TENNESSEE ARTIST WORKSHOP! Monday, May 23 Appalachian Arts Craft Center To Jury New Members. Calling all artists! If you are interested in selling your handmade crafts at the non-profit Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris, TN, one mile east of I-75 at Exit 122, submit completed forms, three samples of your work, and the $25 jury fee from Monday, May 23 to noon June 1 for the jurying process. Visit the Center or www. appalachianarts.net for required forms and additional information. The Center (865-494-9854) has been promoting the Appalachian artist through education and sales since 1970. Tuesday, May 24 Glass Fusing Workshop, with Kathy King, , 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. During this workshop, students will learn the basics of glass fusing and make pendants using dichroic glass. Students will learn how to cut the glass, and stack and glue their pieces. Information on the process of glass fusing will be discussed. The

pendants will be fired after the class and work will be mailed to the students. The materials fee includes enough glass for up to four pendants. Kathy King has been a jewelry-maker for many years and teaches several jewelry classes. Earlybird: $45 for Craft Center members, $55 for nonmembers. After May 10: $50 for Craft Center members; $60 for nonmembers. Materials fee: $40 to the teacher at the class. Beginning Registration deadline: May 17. Mondays, June 6, 13, & 20 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, June 7 Intro to Alcohol Inks, with Shelley Mangold, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. Alcohol Inks are a highly pigmented fluid medium similar to watercolors, but unlike watercolors these inks can be painted on most any nonporous surface and are more fun! The instructor will supply Yupo paper, brushes, rubbing alcohol, plastic gloves and other tools and materials for experimentation. Students only need to bring 3 small bottles of alcohol ink which can be purchased at Jerry’s Artarama or other local art/craft stores. This will be a relaxed, fun class, open to all levels. Shelley’s alcohol ink painting “Tennessee River Bluff year 2085” has just been selected and hung in Arts in the Airport Exhibition until September! Earlybird cost: $50 members, $60 nonmembers. After May 24: $60/ $70. Registration deadline: May 31. Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm May 5, Herby Thursday 6:308:00 “Plant a Hat, How Fun is That” Herbal-Kidz Workshop $10

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Visions Magazine, May 2016, Page 59 (Continued from Page 58) Best for ages 4-13. The herb farm is a wonderful place for kids to learn about gardening! This hands on workshop will be a blast for the kids as they fill a wide brim garden hat with colorful blooms of the season. This garden in a hat would make a wonderful Mother’s Day gift….made with love from little hands.

with students while supporting her favorite charities through her business. She delivers inspiration, motivation, and recipes that family and friends enjoy. Valerie loves cooking with fresh, locally grown ingredients, especially the fabulous herbs from Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm. Her unique approach is combining tried and true with inspired and new. Innovation rules and she’s known for “bringing it”. Valerie’s extensive cooking resume includes: Conducting Cooking Classes, Weekly Lunch & Learn classes, Supper & Stretch Series Regular/weekly televised cooking segments on WBIR, Channel 10/Fox 43 YouTube Channel culinary presentationsTwo nationally broadcast television appearances; DIY Network guest chef “Chocolate Fest” and “Mexican Fiesta”, March, 20001999 Women Today Expo Featured Chef; Winner of the Ready, Set, Cook Competition

May 7, Saturday 10:00-2:00 Mother’s Day Tea Free Event! Our beloved annual event! Come sample tea and treats made with herbs from our gardens. Da Cheese Cake Lady will be serving delicious cheesecake bites garnished with fruit and fresh herbs. Come sample her delicious herbal cheesecake flavors…Lavender Honey, Strawberry Basil, and Chocolate Mint. Bring Mom to tour our beautiful herb gardens and explore the greenhouses and herb shop. Registration not required. May 19, Herby Thursday 6:30 - 8:00 “Connecting with NaMay 14, Saturday 10:30-12:00 ture Spirits for Personal Guid“Summer Herbal Scones” Cu- ance” Native American Spirilinary Class with Valerie Taylor tual Workshop with Crow Caller $25 $25 Crow Caller will lead students Learn step by step how to make through an ancient Native Amerithese light, perfectly textured, can process to ask Nature Spirts delicious scones. Summer fruits for guidance and advice. This pair well with fresh herbs for workshop will be held outdoors, recipes your family and guests surrounded by the beautiful herb will rave about! Students will gardens. Bring a blanket to sit on. sip hot herbal tea and sample Valerie’s Strawberry-Lavender Crow Caller writes about his life Cream Scones, Bacon, Walnut- and journey---“In 1990 I began a Tarragon Scones, and Dried journey of remembrance. HavCherry Rosemary-Pecan Scones. ing come from a background of Valerie Taylor is a cooking in- traditional Christian teachings, structor for “Serving to Serve”. the study of world religions, and Her mission is to share her gifts deep involvement with A Course

in Miracles, I was led by Spirit to become active in the study and practice of Native American teachings and Shamanism. On this journey I expanded my studies to include Hawaiian and Celtic Shamanism. When researching my family history, I discovered a Native Cherokee Indian ancestry in my mother’s lineage that led me to a deeper appreciation and dedication to walking the Good Red Road.My Shamanic training comes from the teachings of Michael Harner and the Foundation for Shamanic Studies as well as Huna (Hawaiian) Shamanism taught by Serge Kahili King. The Shamanic procedures I incorporate into my practice include Soul Retrievals, Shamanic Extraction, and Shamanic Counseling. I also facilitate hands-on workshops on these techniques. In 1992 I met Joseph Rael, Beautiful Painted Arrow (a Southern Ute), and Native American Elder Picuris Pueblo, and began yet another journey. Beautiful Painted Arrow gave his Teachings and Blessings for me to facilitate Sweat Lodges and to lead Dances based on his visions. Over the years I have been involved with the leadership and facilitation of Long Dances, Drum Dances, and Moon/Sun Dances in the United States and Australia. I also guide individual and group Vision Quests and teach explorations of the Medicine Wheel, modalities which provide experiential opportunities for life changes. For the past ten years I have been actively involved in the ManKind Project USA, an international

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Page 60, Visions Magazine, May 2016 (Continued from Page 59) men’s network of interdependent centers. We are an order of men called to reclaim the sacred masculine for our time, through initiation, training, and action in the world” With Honor & Respect – Charles Patterson – Crow Caller May 26, Herby Thursday 6:308:00 “An Evening of Yoga and Herbs, featuring Lavender” with Savannah Robertson​ $20 Come experience the beautiful worlds of yoga and herb lavender combined. This class with feature a hands on herbal activity in the herb farm classroom with herb lavender, as students craft a lavender mist spray made with pure lavender essential oil to take home. Discover how lavender relieves stress, relaxes, and renews the mind and spirit both daily, and during yoga practice. Savannah will lead yoga outdoors surrounded by beautiful herb gardens, teaching students to develop awareness in the body and the mind. Enjoy and learn yoga that will undo and prevent tension, anxiety and fear, for a calmer, emotional balanced life. Herb lavender and yoga are beautiful coupled together for this restorative experience. Students will make and take home a lavender spray mist, and enjoy a yoga class. Organic herbal tea will be served. Please bring a mat

or blanket. Savannah Robertson began practicing yoga in 2006 as a supplement to her long-distance running. Savannah traveled to the Sri Satchidananda Ashram in 2014, where she completed the Living Yoga Training program. She has attended several yoga workshops, including a 6-week hatha yoga workshop. She recently received her yoga certification from the Glowing Body Yoga Studio in Knoxville, TN. Savannah has a versatile teaching style, incorporating her knowledge of hatha, Iyengar, and flow yoga into her classes. Savannah helps students discover the mind/ body connection, and works with them to develop a stable base and understand the importance of alignment while in each pose.

Dishes” Culinary Class with Chef John Alunni $28 Simple yet sensational describe these dishes crafted to perfection with fresh herbs from the garden. These are recipes you will make again and again! Students will enjoy the chef’s culinary talents, cooking demonstrations, and delicious dishes! On the menu: Beef sliders with caramelized cabernet onions and cheddar with herb horseradish sauce, Grilled watermelon herbed salad, Roasted red skin potatoes with pancetta, herbs, and Romano Chef John Alunni, MS earned his BS Degree Hospitality Management and Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology. He started his career as a Military Dining Services Manager, and went on to operate food service establishments with CAESARS Resorts and Marywood University. John lead the opening of two health food operations including Wild Oats Market, Melbourne FL and Earth Fare, Knoxville, Tn. John has been a Chef for 32 years and a culinary educator for 10 years. He currently owns The Cutting Edge Classroom, a cooking school offering top notch cooking classes to adults and children in Knoxville.

May 28, Saturday 10:30-12:00 “Memorial Day Brunch” Culinary Class with Chef John Alunni $28 Summer has officially arrived with family, fun and festivities! Join Chef Alunni for a fabulous brunch to kick off this holiday weekend! Students will enjoy the chef’s culinary talents, cooking demonstrations, and delicious dishes! On the menu: Coconut macaroon pancakes, Herb frittata, Clinch River Yarn Co. Homemade Memorial Day sauThe Clinch River Yarn Comsage pany holds classes many days May 28, Saturday 1:00-2:30 each month. Please go online “Sensational Sliders and Side to www. clinchriveryarns.com for a complete listing of times and dates for the classes above. Clinich River Yarn company is located at 725 N. Charles G. Seivers Boulevard in Clinton. Phone: 269-4528.

Events Saturday, May 7 12th Annual Clinch River Spring Antique Fair will be held on Saturday May 7th, 9 am – 5 pm, in Downtown 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 Patterson. These young men grew up in Lake City, playing in church, and have been a favorite at The Museum of Appalachia’s Fall Homecoming as well as the Clinch River Spring Antique Fair. Their true passion for bluegrass music drives them to make their music appeal to everyone. Throughout the years they have won several awards. Saturday, May 7th is the main event with Market and Cullom Streets closed to traffic.

LeConte Jug Band, Concord Brass, Kukuly Uriart, Kelle Jolle, Arte Musica, Silver Winds, and many more! Tickets may be purchased in advance at TN Bank on 401 S Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge or at the ORCMA office at 320 Robertsville Road, Suite 1, Oak Ridge. Advance general admission tickets are just $12; tickets will be available at the door for $15. Children 6-18 are $6 and children ages 5 and under attend for free. A special family pass is also available, which includes 2 adults and any children for just $30. Snacks and lunch will be available for purchase during the festival, and attendees will also enjoy bidding on exciting items at the silent auction throughout the day. The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association will also host a post-festival dinner, beginning at 6:00 PM, featuring a catered dinner from Calhoun’s Restaurant and delightful entertainment from Allen McBride, and a special performance by Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra Music Director Dan Allcott on cello and violinist Kat Starr. Tickets for the dinner are $50 per person. All proceeds from the festival and dinner will benefit the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, which presents professional performances in the Oak Ridge community with its symphony, chorus, and chamber music series. More information is available online at www.ORCMA. org or by calling (865) 483-5569.

Saturday, May 14 The “Rock to Bach” music festival, presented by the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, will take place at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday, May 14. As the name suggests, “Rock to Bach” features performances by artists from a wide variety of genres and from across East Tennessee. Doors May 14-15, 21-22, 28-29-30 open at 10:00 AM and over 18 Tennessee Medieval Faire; acts will be presented on two Darkhorse Entertainment, LLC, stages throughout the day. The (Continued on Page 61) 2016 line-up includes the Mt.


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(Continued from Page 60) invites you to go back to the early Middle Ages (c. 500) and celebrate King Arthur and Camelot at the second annual Tennessee Medieval Faire, situated in Harriman just 30 miles west of Turkey Creek. This rugged outdoor festival opens on May 14 and runs the last three weekends in May, including Memorial Day. Leading the charge is The Royal Joust performed three times a day by the Hanlon-Lees Action Theatre. There will also be sword fighting at the Warriors’ Chess Matches, performed twice daily. Between arena shows, Unicorn and Warhorse Rides will be offered. Rotating on three stages will be professional, interactive, familyfriendly shows. Acts returning this year include Aaron Bonk’s “ridiculously dangerous” Fire * Whip * Sword Show; The Jackdaws, previously named Banish Misfortune; Professor DeWitt’s Punch and Judy Puppet Show; Albi Belly Dance; and Aristotle Simplified, aka Einstein Simplified. New acts this year include Topsy Turvy, an acrobatic duo; Feckless Fear Dearg, a Kentucky Celtic band; Tom Smiter--Bizarre Feats of Rhythm and Melody; and Dendarah Middle Eastern Dance with Raks el Anwar. There will be other musicians, interactive folk dancers, fairy tale shows and medieval games. The Royal Players, who roam the Faire and interact with patrons, include the characters of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Merlin. Performance schedules will be posted on the festival website by May 11 and will be available at the Faire. The number of medieval village merchants has almost

doubled this year and will include around 50 craft, food and beverage vendors. Artisans will sell their handcrafted wares made of leather, wood, clay, metal, glass, cloth, etc. Hungry patrons can enjoy delicious medieval fare including turkey legs, gyros, hearty soups, scotch eggs, dragon jerky, fresh fruits and desserts. Hot and cold beverages including beer will also be available. The Tennessee Medieval Faire will be open on May 14-15, 21-22, 28-29-30; rain or shine. Hours are 10-5 EDT. Ticket prices are $16.95 for ages 13 and up, $8.95 for ages 5 to 12, and will be free for ages 4 and under. Parking is free, and tickets will be available for purchase at the gate with cash or credit. Onsite camping for patrons is not included, but public campgrounds and hotels are nearby. The festival is located at 550 Fiske Road, Harriman, TN. For Faire rules, guidelines and more information, please visit www.TMFaire.com. Please like us on Facebook. Saturday, May 21 The 1st Annual Atomic City Car and Bike Show will be held at the Midtown Community Center in Oak Ridge on May 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Atomic Speed Shop and all proceeds will go to benefit the Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association (ORHPA). It will be a show of classic cars and trucks up to 1975, as well as vintage motorcycles, motor scooters, and street rods. It will be a day to enjoy car and bike appreciation through the ages and concessions of hotdogs, hamburgers, popcorn, soda, and coffee. Spectators will get to vote on their favorite cars and bikes

th Box 5825, Oak Ridge, TN 37831- with a special 50 anniversary celebration hosted by the Norris 5825 In case of rain, the show will Lions Club. Closing out June will be rescheduled for May 28. be Knoxville singer-songwriter Matt Honkonen, who will be Friday, June 3 Norris Concerst on the Com- making his first appearance at mons; The festivities get under- Concerts on the Commons. Norris way on Friday evening, June 3, Day festivities, the community’s with a talented musician from annual Fourth of July event, will Nashville, Stevie Rees, who first again feature a special concert visited Norris in 2010 as a mem- preceding the traditional fireworks ber of L’Angelus, the Cajun family display that closes out the day’s band who many regular concert- activities. This year, Alex Guthrie, goers remember as one of the a young Georgia artist who has most exciting group of musicians garnered several awards in his to appear in the summer series. brief career, will be the headliner Still based in Nashville, Rees now for the evening. After an open fronts his own band and will be date on July 8, Lydia Salnikova, joined by his wife, Kat Higgins, a very popular local singer and a singer-songwriter who has had pianist from Knoxville, with Russeveral of her songs recorded sian roots, will be returning for by well-known Nashville artists, a second date in Norris. Also including Carrie Underwood. The booked for a July appearance is next performer on the schedule Sally & George, a new duo from also will be driving over from South Carolina with frequent apher Nashville home, but singer pearances at venues in Nashville Anne McCue got there by way and other cities across the Southof Australia. Although her music east. All concerts begin at 7 PM, definitely has a country flavor, and everyone is encouraged to her latest CD, Blue Sky Thinkin’, bring a lawn chair, blanket and has strong touches of jazz and picnic basket. For more details swing. Another band appearing on each week’s scheduled artists, in June is a local Norris favorite, visit Facebook for Concerts on the Retrospect, which will be on stage Commons. To receive a weekly on Friday, June 17, for a special notice about each concert, send

and decide who will be awarded Best in Show in each class. All participants showing a car or bike will receive a dish plaque. There is still time to register if you are interested in participating. Car and Truck registrations are $20 and Motorcycle/Scooter registrations are $15. There will also be vendor space inside of the Community Center with 8’ x 10’ tables available for $10. For more information, call Don Honnicutt at 865-806-0390.If you would like to make a donation to ORHPA, you can send checks made out to ORHPA and send them to P.O. evening of fun and festivities being presented in conjunction

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Page 62, Visions Magazine, May 2016 (Continued from Page 61) your e-mail address to concertsonthecommons@gmail.com . Saturday, June 18th 18th Annual Lavender Festival Returns to Jackson Square, Celebrating all things herbal, the Lavender Festival returns for its 18th year on Saturday, June 18th in Historic Jackson Square, on Broadway Avenue in Oak Ridge. This is the weekend after The Secret City Festival. The festival is from 8 am to 3 pm. Admission is free, but you will want to bring your wallet and your shopping bag because there will be many tempting treats and wonderful products to purchase. Throughout the day there will be great music under the big tent in the center of the square where there is plenty of seating for enjoying the music, getting out of the sun, or eating lunch. Growers of herbs and plants, artists and craft vendors, makers of furniture, garden art and herbal products will be lining the covered walkways of Jackson Square, the parking lot, and both sides of Broadway Avenue. The

square and one block of Broadway will be closed to traffic, with free parking available in the surrounding lots. Herbs, health, gardening, cooking, and nature are the focus of the Lavender Festival. In addition to the plant, food, and herbal product vendors, there will be educational presentations on nutrition, health, growing lavender and other herbs, and interesting herbal workshops. Returning this year for children and the young at heart are Bob Grimac with his art and dance activities, Danny Whitson, street performer, and Dan Arp and his bicycle-powered merrygo-round, as well as seed planting with Fox Brothers Ace Hardware and preschool activities with Montessori School of Oak Ridge. There will be more than 100 vendors participating. You’ll want to visit the longtime favorite booths like Jericho Farms, Windshuck, Gorgeous Gourds, Sunshine Gardens, Honey Rock and Erin’s Meadow Herb Farms, Harmonic Journey, Heaven Scent, and Daylillies Fresh Salsa, as well as the more recent additions like The Amber Lady, Stoney Clay and LG Potteries,

TN Naturescapes, TN Moonshine Cakes, Brad Greenwood’s Copperworks,Tree & Vine, and LoCo Lavender Farm. For a complete listing of vendors please visit our website www.JacksonSquareLavenderFestival.org. The annual Herbal Luncheon will be held the day before the Lavender Festival on Friday, June 17th at noon under the festival tent. The speaker this year is Pat Stone, Creator, Editor, Publisher of Green Prints, “The Weeder’s Digest and co-author of Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul.” Harp Music will be provided by Becky Hook. The herbal luncheon will be prepared by Birdwell Catering. Reservations are required by Saturday, June 11th, and they are $25, cash or check preferred. Please call 865-4830961 to reserve your spot or come in to The Ferrell Shop. The “Herb of the Year,” a designation by the International Herb Society, will be celebrated at the festival as well. This year’s herb is Capsicum, a family of hot peppers, or chiles. The Herb of the Year booth will offer recipes and information about the culinary, medicinal, and decorative uses

of this herb family. Although it will probably be too early for chiles to be offered for sale there will be chile plants and products.And as always, the East Tennessee FARM Market will be underway across the street from Jackson Square, during the morning of the festival. Bring your basket to stock up on the freshest local produce, grass-fed meat, eggs and cheese. The major sponsors of this year’s festival are The Alexander Guest House Assisted Living, Cowperwood Company,and Covenant Senior Health. Other sponsors are TN Bank, Doubletree Hotel, East TN F.A.R.M, Eckert Chiropractic, and Visions Magazine.For more information please visit www. JacksonSquareLavenderFestival.org.

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 play-

ers 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 Through 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. Saturday, May 14 The “Rock to Bach” music festival, presented by the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, will take place at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday, May 14. As the name suggests, “Rock to Bach” features performances by artists from a wide variety of genres and from across East Tennessee. Doors open at 10:00 AM and over 18 acts will be presented on two stages throughout the day. The 2016 line-up includes the Mt. LeConte Jug Band, Concord Brass, Kukuly Uriart, Kelle Jolle, Arte Musica, Silver Winds, and many more! Tickets may be purchased in advance at TN Bank on 401 S Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge or at the ORCMA office at 320 Robertsville Road, Suite 1, Oak Ridge. Advance general admission tickets are just $12; tickets will be available at the door for $15. Children 6-18 are $6 and children ages 5 and under attend

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Visions Magazine, May 2016, Page 63 (Continued from Page 62) for free. A special family pass is also available, which includes 2 adults and any children for just $30. Snacks and lunch will be available for purchase during the festival, and attendees will also enjoy bidding on exciting items at the silent auction throughout the day. The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association will also host a post-festival dinner, beginning at 6:00 PM, featuring a catered dinner from Calhoun’s Restaurant and delightful entertainment from Allen McBride, and a special performance by Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra Music Director Dan Allcott on cello and violinist Kat Starr. Tickets for the dinner are $50 per person. All proceeds from the festival and dinner will benefit the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association, which presents professional performances in the Oak Ridge community with its symphony, chorus, and chamber music series. More information is

available online at www.ORCMA. United Methodist Church (South org or by calling (865) 483-5569. Campus), 1/3 mile east of the Pellissippi Parkway on Kingston Pike, Knoxville. Admission is free. Sat & Sun, May 21 &22 ORCO Concert; Bernadette Lo But, modest donations at the will be the featured artist playing door to support the orchestra’s the CROMOS Piano Suite by Os- routine operating expenses will valdo Lacerda at the May 21st and be appreciated. The Oak Ridge 22nd concerts presented by the Community Orchestra (ORCO) Oak Ridge Community Orchestra. is a 501(c)3, non-profit, volunThe 2:00 pm May 21st concert teer organization, performing venue is the First Baptist Church under the baton of Conductor of Oak Ridge, while the 4:00 pm and Music Director, Dr. Marcelo May 22nd concert will be located in Urias. Anyone wishing to reguthe Cokesbury United Methodist larly participate in the orchestra Church in West Knoxville. Also is encouraged to contact the Perincluded in these two programs sonnel Manager, Cyndi Jeffers, at are Schubert’s Symphony No. 5, orcopersonnelmanager@gmail. and the rousing Finlandia by Sibe- com. Usually, we can accommolius. To enjoy these compositions, date additional string players, and join the concert on Saturday, May occasionally there are openings 21st at 2:00 pm in the Sanctuary in the brass, woodwind and perof the First Baptist Church of Oak cussion sections. The orchestra Ridge, on the corner of the Oak welcomes experienced musicians Ridge Turnpike and LaFayette of all ages. The Oak Ridge ComDrive. Alternatively, choose munity Orchestra is a rewarding the performance at 4:00 pm on venue for instrumentalists who Sunday, May 22nd at Cokesbury enjoy playing for an appreciative

audience, with music ranging from Baroque through Classical to Contemporary. For more info about the ORCO visit www. OakRidgeCommunityOrchestra. com.

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 Thurs - Fri, April 28 - 30 guiding words of Norris Little The 25th Annual Putnam Theatre. Cast members, proCounty Spelling Bee, Norris duction crew, Board members, Little Theatre proudly presents supporters, and volunteers doThe 25th Annual Putnam County nate their own time to perform Spelling Bee on April 28th, 29th, and promote­­­theatrical arts in and 30th, Thursday, Friday, and Norris and the surrounding comSaturday, at 7:00 PM in the Nor- munity. Ticket prices are $15 for ris Community Building. This adults, $10 for ages 5-17; chilyear’s production is a musical dren ages 4 and under, sitting comedy about a middle school with an adult, are free. Tickets spelling bee run by three ec- may be purchased at the Norris centric grown-ups, featuring six City Office 865.494.7645; or, in quirky adolescents (portrayed by front of the Norris Post Office on adult actors) vying for first place. Saturday mornings (April 16 and Through a series of outrageous 23); or, at the door. scenarios and songs, the kids learn there is more to life than The Community Calender is a winning a spelling competition. Free Service and is open to a It promises to be an A-W-E-S- variety of FREE events in AnO-M-E evening filled with fun derson County. Events that have and laughter for all ages. Norris a charge will be published at the resident Pam Turner, well known determination of the publisher. for her starring roles in previous Deadline to submit a calendar NLT productions, offers her ex- listing is the 20th of each month. pertise as this season’s director. Please email event to Chris@ Turner is working with the talents acvisionsmag.com. 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,


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