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IN THIS ISSUE
New rabbi
The first time Rabbi Mathew Michaels spoke to the Temple Beth El congregation, he invoked “the rule of three.” He asked members to refrain from commenting on his teaching until they’d been exposed to it three times. He wanted them to be open to having a new experience.
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Publix comes to town
See Wendy’s story on page A 3
Coffee break Ron Phillips definitely believes that home is where the heart is. Bringing caregivers to the home of a family with a child in need puts everything right with his heart. “To me, it is all about the children,” says the director of Home Health for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. “I want to make an impact on children by helping them get expert care in their own home environment.”
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See Sherri’s story on page A 2 Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero helps Publix store manager Joe Prestigiacomo cut the ribbon on the new Northshore Town Center store.
Chuy’s works with neighbors on sign Chuy’s, the Tex-Mex restaurant that opened this week at the new Kroger Marketplace on Kingston Pike at Cedar Bluff Road, has already proved itself a good neighbor, voluntarily limiting the height of its sign.
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See Anne’s story on page A 4
Mosaic magic There is a circle of life shining through a mosaic of color at Turkey Creek Medical Center. Two of the six stained glass windows from the Graves-Wyatt Chapel at the former Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee are now on permanent display at the hospital. The windows were dedicated Aug. 5.
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Index Coffee Break Wendy Smith Government/Politics Marvin West Dr. Collier Faith Interns Anne Hart Health/Lifestyles
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By Wendy Smith Before the Publix opened in Northshore Town Center last week, Amber Blackstock sometimes drove an hour to shop at the Ooltewah Publix. Key lime pie and sandwiches were on her shopping list as she waited with the other shoppers who lined up at daybreak for the Knoxville store’s Aug. 2 grand opening. Like Blackstock, many of the early-rising customers had previously shopped at the grocery chain in Florida. Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, who grew up in Florida, welcomed store manager Joe Prestigiacomo to town. She was one of several elected officials who attended the 7 a.m. ribbon cutting. “Knoxville is a wonderful place to be,” Rogero said. Prestigiacomo is counting on it. He moved from Springhill, Fla., to open the 56,000-square-foot store and manage the staff of more than 200. Bakery manager Tony Ringer also intends to put down roots here. He’s attended 18 grand openings during his 18 years with Publix, but says this will be his last. He plans to stick around and purchase property in Maryville. He is enthusiastic about the
company as well as his product. Bread is baked twice daily at the store. “Our bread is the freshest that you are going to ever put in your
mouth. For it to be any fresher, in Knoxville from Coral Springs, you’d have to be home baking it Fla. He’s worked for Publix for right now.” 27 years and has been waiting six Meat department manager Ed Mastellone was happy to relocate To page A-3
Sevenoaks residents head to MPC By Anne Hart At the MPC meeting this week commissioners can expect a buzz saw of opposition from West Knoxville residents in response to a request to shrink the size of the historic overlay at the Kennedy-Baker-Walker-Sherrill house at 9320 Kingston Pike. Built in the mid-1800s, the distinctive brick home is one of the oldest Federal style houses in Knox County. It is on the Knox Heritage “Fragile 15” list of properties of significant historic interest that have been targeted for preservation by the organization. The problem with preserving and/or restor-
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Ron Phillips definitely believes that home is where the heart is. Bringing caregivers to the home of a family with a child in need puts everything right with his heart. “To me, it is all about the children,� says the director of Home Health for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. “I want to make an impact on children by helping them get expert care in their own home environment.� People often forget that, as the world of health care has changed, the options parents have for sick children have changed as well. Being able to have home health workers help take care of children at home has been a positive outgrowth of the changes, says Ron. “It is always better for a child to be in his or her own bed, own room, with family who can be there but also continue to do what they need to do in their jobs. Ten years ago, a child might be in the hospital for 14-21 days. Now they can go home and have those services and good care at home.� Ron, who is a registered nurse, has been with Children’s for 17 years, the past 10 years at the office in Farragut. ETCH Home Health covers a 16-county area, with 40 people working out of the Farragut hub. “We do everything except hospice and continuous care cases,� Ron explains. “In addition to our hospital, we get referrals from other local hospitals, from Vanderbilt and a Cincinnati hospital.� Ron is married to Linda Phillips, who also works with ETCH Home Health, and they have two children. Son Aaron and his wife, Liz, live in West Knoxville. Daughter Alyssa is beginning studies for her master’s degree at a university in Newcastle Upon Thyne, England. Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Ron Phillips:
What is your favorite quote from television or movie? “ ‘Big mistake, big, huge.’ It is from the movie “Pretty Woman.’ It reminds me to never judge someone by their appearance.�
What are you guilty of? “Procrastination.�
What is your favorite material possession? “A pair of sunglasses that my children gave me 15 years ago. I haven’t lost them yet!�
What are you reading currently? “The Mentor Leader,� by Tony Dungy.
“She told me that hard work and diligence never hurt anybody.�
What was your most embarrassing moment? “Linda and I were married out of town, and I left the pants to my tux in Knoxville.�
What is your social media of choice?
“To dive the Blue Hole in Belize, to take my wife to Paris and to cruise around South America.�
“I am still a newspaper junkie. OK, that’s not social media, but the only thing I do in that area is an occasional look at Facebook.�
What is one word others often use to describe you?
What is the worst job you have ever had?
What are the top three things on your bucket list?
“I don’t believe I have ever had a ‘worst’ job. Each job has taught me something different or exposed me to a boss who taught me something that I can use today. Washing dishes in a small restaurant and seeing how hard the owners worked taught me that with diligence you can succeed. Working in a nursing home as an orderly taught me to respect and listen to the elderly because their wisdom cannot be measured. Those are two jobs that many would describe as ‘worst,’ but I don’t see them that way.�
“Intense. When I set out to accomplish something, I become very focused and driven.�
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? “I would like to be able to delegate better.�
What is your passion? “I love my job, and I am passionate about the opportunities to positively impact a child and his or her family.�
What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon? “Yogi Bear. He never gave up trying to get the picnic basket.�
With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?
What irritates you?
“Any of the framers of the Constitution. I would like to talk with them about what their thoughts were at the time and what they think now.�
“The entitlement mentality that seems so prevalent now.�
Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life?
What’s one place in Farragut everyone should visit?
“My father-in-law. He has stayed true to his morals and beliefs and raised a daughter who does the same.�
What is your greatest fear?
“Campbell Station Park.� “That, at the end of my life, I will not have left a positive impact.�
I still can’t quite get the hang of ‌ “Using all of the functions of an iPad.â€?
If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be? “To pack everything up and move to the Caribbean.�
What is the best present you ever received in a box? “A Scofield Reference Bible.�
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Michaels is new rabbi at Temple Beth El The first time Rabbi Mathew Michaels spoke to the Temple Beth El congregation, he invoked “the rule of three.” He asked members to refrain from commenting on his teaching until they’d been exposed to it three times. He wanted them to be open to having a new experience.
Wendy Smith When I spoke with Michaels last week, he had only taught twice. But some members had already flaunted the rule, and given the rabbi positive feedback. Clearly, Knoxville folks are too nice to keep compliments to themselves. Michaels is still getting to know us Southerners. He grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA. During his junior year, he realized his passion was not the practice of law but the practice of Judaism. Like everyone who attends rabbinical school, he spent a year studying in Israel. He found the rhythm of life to be different there. Everything operates on Jewish time, he says. “It’s the one place where we’re not a minority. I had an at-home kind of feeling.” Before moving to West Knoxville, Michaels also felt at home in Texas, where he’d lived since 1988. So, yes, he has a cowboy hat. He’s moved around enough to recognize regional differences in congregations. As one would expect, Texas congregations are big. They are also friendly, he says, and families stick around for generations. California, on the other hand, is much more transient. Southern congregations have higher affiliation rates than northern ones. In the North, congregations are right on top of each other, while southern temples and synagogues are spread out. Members have to come together more often to experience
Rabbi Mathew Michaels community, he says. After less than three weeks at Temple Beth El, Michaels can already see its potential. The congregation is open to experiencing Judaism in a new way, he says, even though it’s almost 150 years old. While some families have been around for years, there has been an influx of members from other parts of the country, and they bring fresh perspectives. He hopes members will appreciate that diversity enough to put a higher priority on attendance. He’s encouraging members to make worship a regular part of their routine. There’s a spiritual energy that happens during worship, and everyone present benefits, he says. “There’s more that goes on than just prayers being recited.” In addition to worship, Michaels hopes members will be involved in social action. As the father of four grown children, he thinks community service is especially important for young people. He’d like for service to be a required element of confirmation, which happens at age 15. He firmly believes that teens need, and will live up to, expectations. “If expectations are reasonable, and accessible, they will be met. If you have no expectations, nothing will happen. And if your expectations are out of line, you might as well not have any.”
Jordan, Lexi, Kaylee and Anna Bradfield of Rockford give the new Publix grocery store a thumbs-up. The Bradfields are former St. Petersburg, Fla., residents, and the sisters didn’t want to miss the grand opening. Jordan was compelled to come along.
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years for a store to open here so he could be near his son, a deputy with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. “I’m here to stay,” he says. The store boasts new concepts designed to make shopping, and cooking, easier. At the Apron’s Simple Meals kiosk, located in the produce department, customers can watch a meal being prepared and purchase all the necessary ingredients. Each recipe is developed in-house, says Retail Improvement Specialist Connie Schmidt, with easy prep and cleanup in mind. The kiosk is open through lunch and dinner hours seven days a week, which is helpful to customers who are driving home from work and don’t know what to fix for dinner, she says. The Apron’s Event Plan-
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BEARDEN NOTES ■ Downtown Speakers Club meets 11:45 a.m. every Monday at TVA West Towers, ninth floor, room 225. Currently accepting new members. Info: Jerry Adams, 202-0304. ■ UT Toastmasters Club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Knoxville Convention Center on Henley Street in room 218. Currently accepting new members. Info: Sara Martin, 603-4756. ■ West Knox Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first and third Monday at Shoney’s on Lovell Road. ■ West Knoxville Kiwanis Club meets 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Shoney’s on Walker Springs Road.
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Working together works Chuy’s, the Tex-Mex restaurant that opened this week at the new Kroger Marketplace on Kingston Pike at Cedar Bluff Road, has already proved itself a good neighbor.
Anne Hart Morton Massey holds little Bailey Jane Kohlhepp, the youngest What else would you exRepublican at the party, while Becky Duncan Massey, Morton’s pect of a company that adwife and Bailey Jane’s grandmother, makes a victory speech. vertises: “Expanding like the King – An Elvis shrine at every location”? It’s true. This is the 37 th location for the chain and each one of its establishments has some sort of ElAt left, Phil Ballard acknowledges his re-election vis shrine. The story is that when as Knox County property assessor. Photos by T. Edwards of the first Chuy’s was built in Austin, Texas, the ownTEphotos.com ers ran out of money before decorating. Their last few dollars were spent on a velvet painting of Elvis to “beautify” the place. Here’s how Chuy’s startRichard “Bud” Armstrong, ed building community at right, celebrates his support in Knoxville long election as Knox County before it opened. law director. The restaurant could have had a 25-foot high sign at its first Knoxville location, which opened to the public last Tuesday and was rewarded by traffic jams in its huge parking lot. Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) West Knox resident Steven permitted that height, Sword, at left, was elected and Chuy’s was ready to Judge of Criminal Court. He was appointed by Gov. proceed. That was before Bill Haslam when Judge Frank Biller, Chuy’s vice Richard Baumgartner represident of operations, signed and ran for election heard from Knoxville’s unopposed.
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Margot Kline, who had a different idea. Long active in the community – and a skilled negotiator in zoning and other matters of interest to homeowners – Kline is president of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners. She is most passionate about sign clutter along Kingston Pike, so when it was announced that Chuy’s was headed to the Pike, Kline began conversations with Biller about lowering the height of his sign. She assured him the public would have no trouble finding the restaurant at its new location with a shorter sign. Biller agreed, and the sign at the new establishment tops out at only 10 feet – 15 feet shorter than MPC would have allowed. But that’s not the end of the story. Kline and Biller continued to correspond, and when the time neared for a pre-opening VIP party, Biller asked Kline for the names of a few people “who are involved in neighborhood leadership” so they could be a part of the celebration. Kline had at the top of her guest list City Council member Duane Grieve and County Commissioner Tony Norman, in whose district Chuy’s is located. Among others on Kline’s list: Oliver Smith, Realtor for the Sherrill Hill property, under development near Chuy’s on the other side of the Pike. “We fought Oliver on his Sherrill Hill sign, but he is always willing to lis-
The sign at the Chuy’s restaurant in the new Kroger Marketplace on Kingston Pike is only 10 feet tall, but it’s plenty high enough to be easily spotted by the hundreds who visited the new facility last week when it opened last week. Photo by A. Hart ten to community groups,” Kline says. So here’s what happens when things are done the right way: A vice president of a big-time restaurant chain listens to a calm, reasoned presentation of what its new neighbors would like
to see happen in their community, and even though he doesn’t have to do it their way, he graciously acquiesces. Do you think an appreciative community will embrace this new restaurant? Bet on it. Contact annehartsn@aol.com
Here comes the surplus, drip … drip Congratulations to Chris Caldwell, Knox County’s new finance director. Chris and this writer have engaged in a war of words and numbers for which there is no clear winner. But Chris is a bright young guy who will serve Knox County well. Mayor Tim Burchett made a good choice. In a brief interview, Chris reiterated that no one knows what the county’s surplus will be until the numbers are in. And he said if it’s $17.3 million, well, he might take me to lunch. You can call me hardheaded or even bone-headed, but you can’t say I don’t dig at an issue until I’m satisfied. Here’s where I’ve landed on the “surplus.” First, our numbers were right. Knox County already has collected $17.3 million more in revenues than it budgeted for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Schools: By agreement, 72.2 percent of the sales tax
Sandra Clark goes straight to schools (it’s a bit less from the town of Farragut, but that’s another story). The money goes into the school system’s fund balance until it’s spent. And the spending process entails a recommendation by the superintendent, approval by the school board, and approval by the county commission. Last week, school officials projected a $6.6 million surplus, and that could grow. Hopefully, the school board, superintendent and commission will use it to fund one-time items listed in the budget that county commission failed to fund earlier this year. Raises: The commission
sometimes spends money during the year. We’re still digging on this, but one major item was the mid-year 3 percent raise for employees under the sheriff and mayor. Caldwell estimated the cost for a half year (January through June) at $1.5 million. So, to answer Commissioner Richard Briggs who asked: “Where did this surplus go?” we’ve now got somebody besides this writer to account for $6.6 million plus $1.5 million. That’s $8.1 million down and $9.2 million to go. And there’s a lunch with Chris on the line.
A disappointing loss is at Whittle Springs Middle School where Dr. Jill Hobby has resigned for personal reasons. Dr. Elizabeth Alves is the interim replacement for Assistant Superintendent Dr. Donna Wright who departed for a similar job in a smaller system near Nashville. Two important appointments were announced earlier and became effective July 1. Dr. Clifford Davis, assisted by Dr. Jon Rysewyk, now oversees high schools What about and middle schools, the principals? joi n i ng Nancy MalSomething else we’re digwho ging on is persistent rumors Clifford Davis and oversees that as many as 30 school administrators have been elementary schools. These transferred this fall. We’ve administrators are key to got a list of 19, and a prom- staffing principals, one ise of the complete list this must assume, although the week. final call belongs to Super-
intendent McIntyre. Davis replaced Ed Hedgepet h who retired. Davis is a former principal at SouthJon Rysewyk Doyle and Karns high schools as well as Cedar Bluff Middle School. He joined Knox County Schools in 1990 as a math teacher at Farragut Middle School. He served as an assistant principal at Bearden Middle from 199499. His doctorate is from UT. Rysewyk, formerly principal at Fulton High School, has replaced Davis as supervisor of secondary education. He joined Knox County Schools in 2002 as a science teacher at Karns High School after serving previously as a science teacher in the Roane County Schools. He was appointed
assistant principal at Fulton High in 2004 and as principal in 2008. His doctorate is from East Tennessee State University.
Obamonomics Finance guru Andrew Tobias, who frequently writes for Parade Magazine, posted this on his blog: “Had you invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 under just Republican presidents for the 40 or so years that they controlled the White House since 1929, that $10,000 would have grown to … $11,733. Had you invested that same $10,000 for the 40 years since 1929 that Democrats controlled the White House prior to the election of President Obama, it would have grown to $300,671. “Pop quiz: which is more? “And that $300,671 was before President Obama took office. The S&P is up 38 percent since then – which turns that $300,671 into $415,000.”
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Never give up – never You want leadership? Elect Herman Lathers. ■Courage in crisis. ■Experience in disaster management. ■Sound judgment. ■Sense of direction. The vote should be unanimous. Tennessee football needs Herman Lathers. Herm is a big fellow. He has been tested by fire. He really, really wants to be a winning Volunteer. He does not project as a first-round draft choice but he has earned the respect of teammates. He is long past childhood. From my perspective, Herman Lathers is an inspiration, the sort of story the Vol Network or FCA or NCAA could make into a movie for the benefit of all football. And the world.
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The theme is never give up. Never. Lathers, 22, made it from Baton Rouge to where he is, UT graduate, senior linebacker, old man’s body, unofficial commander in chief, without a lot of socalled advantages. No easy street. No silver spoon. No daddy on duty. Childhood was marred by five years of bone cancer and many, many injections.
Happy heart took a hit in high school. He could play but LSU didn’t want him. Tennessee did. Herman reminded John Chavis of John Chavis. Defy the odds. Prove everybody wrong. Just do it. Achieve and exceed all expectations. Lathers did not get off to a great start. The routine physical discovered a blood disorder, maybe thrombocytopenia. Out with the spleen. Ask a doctor for details. Herman became a 2008 redshirt and was not a factor in the Fulmer staff exit. Lathers recovered. In middle-late 2009, injuries to others created an opening and he became a starter. He played well. In 2010, he was second in
Prayer at City Council Sorry to have been absent with a column the past two Mondays. I had a bum right hip replaced on July 16 under the skilled direction of Dr. Brian Edkin at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and the hospital staff. Recovery was not as fast as I had anticipated (which is not surprising), but I am now home and doing out-patient therapy. It is truly amazing what medicine can do today, and I am most fortunate to receive terrific care helped by a caring wife, Joan, and daughter, Martha. While media attention has focused on how County Commission handles prayer at the start of its meetings, this has not gone unobserved by city attorneys. When I was mayor, then council member Ivan Harmon gave the invocation. Then council member Barbara Pelot gave the invocation for eight years. Now it is rotated among those of the
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nine council members who wish to give the opening prayer: Daniel Brown, Mark Campen, Nick Della Volpe and George Wallace. This writer has learned that council attorney Rob Frost and city Law Director Charles Swanson are seeking to avoid a potential lawsuit on this issue and have advised the council members as to what words might trigger litigation. â– Mayors Rogero and Burchett have named new members to the Metropolitan Planning Commission. However, these five persons must be approved by the State Planning Commission before they actually
tackles. He endured a few hurts but fought through the pain. The damaged shoulder required repairs after the bowl game. That cost spring practice. More troubles loomed. The first day of medical clearance, early June 2011, volunteer workout, seven on seven, collision in pursuit of a pass, cleats stuck in turf, terrible ankle fracture. Great physicians Greg Mathien and Russell Betcher inserted a metal plate and a bunch of screws, nine little ones and two big, ugly twisters. Herman Lathers woke up wondering why me, Lord? He felt sorry for himself. He wept. For the fi rst time in his life, he thought about quitting. Maybe it wasn’t worth it. He found solace in his faith that God never lays more on you than you can
start to serve. The commission lacks a quorum until Gov. Bill Haslam names new members and will not be able to approve these appointees until a quorum is serving and able to meet. ■South Knoxville, which previously had no representation on the MPC, now has two members as both mayors appointed South Knox residents. ■Art Clancy, who was not re-appointed by Mayor Rogero, was appointed to a one-year term by Mayor Burchett so he will continue on MPC for another year. Clancy’s mother, the incomparable Sue Clancy, celebrated her 80th birthday on July 31 with events at both Cheskepeake’s and The Orangery. Sue led Knoxville’s Bicentennial Celebration in 1991. ■Eyebrows were raised when financial disclosures showed Mayor Rogero had donated to Democratic state representative candidate Anthony Hancock. It is not a surprise that Rogero, a Democrat, is supporting a Democrat but often mayors
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Tennessee linebacker Herman Lathers greets fans at the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days in Hoover, Ala., on July 19. (AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Linda Stelter)
somehow handle. Nick Reveiz said there might be a higher purpose for struggles, that how he managed the mess might be a message for others. Bingo!
avoid an actual donation. It will be interesting to see if Rogero personally gives to other Democratic legislative candidates. Hancock is considered the underdog in the race against Steve Hall. â– Rogero carefully avoided taking sides in the controversy over closing Belle Morris precinct by the Knox County Election Commission which Democratic candidate Gloria Johnson has made an issue. The Gary Loe vs. Gloria Johnson race will be the most contested House race in Knox County this November. â– Roger Kane defeated two better-know candidates in the GOP primary for state representative. He had the quiet but active backing of state Rep. Bill Dunn. It is unlikely former Sheriff Tim Hutchison will be a candidate in the immediate future given his second place finish to Kane coming on top of his lopsided loss to Tim Burchett in 2010. Many had thought his better name recognition would win the nomination for him in a four-way race, but it did not.
Lathers adjusted his attitude. He found blessings to count. He was alive. He could walk, well, hobble. He realized others faced trials and tribulations, some worse. Lathers was an untitled assistant coach last season, in meetings, at practices, keep going guys, you can do it. Teammates teased him about being old and just standing around, drawing unemployment checks, looking to Medicare. This spring he resumed combat, tentatively at first, then out front. This summer he called the group to order, study more video, grasp the vision, choose unity, build a house, climb a mountain, raft a river. Other Vols said he is the general. That’s good enough. He gets my endorsement. Elect Lathers. There is a need. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6y@netzero.com.
Caldwell to head finance Chris Caldwell has been appointed finance director for Knox County by Mayor Tim Burchett. Caldwell has worked for the Finance Department for 10 years. “Chris has done an outstanding job as interim finance director and has Chris Caldwell proven that he is fully capable of serving in that position on a permanent basis,� said Burchett. A native of Jacksboro, Caldwell graduated magna cum laude from Lincoln Memorial University and earned a master’s degree in business from Bellevue University. He will earn $120,000. Caldwell began working for Knox County as an accountant in June 2002. He worked his way up to the position of accounting and budget director, and has been serving as interim finance director since April.
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ture of the world’s bird activity, up to the minute. But sometimes even hyperactive, twitchy birders run out of something to see. In off-season, on hot summer days, on just bad days, there may not be much shaking, bird-wise. So, some birders don’t just go home, they look for something else to watch. The next thing on nature’s plate for them would be wildflowers, if it’s the season, or butterflies, if they’re in the right place at the right time. And butterflying is now a booming hobby. Similar to the long-established birding organizations and activities, butterfly people have a national organization, the North American Butterfly Association. They have local groups, field trips, organized butterfly counts. And they have built a remarkable National Butterfly Center in South Texas on the Rio Grande River, complete with a nice reception center, educational displays, and acres of gardens that attract scores of common and rare butterflies,
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Fly fishermen and other close observers of life in nice, clean, rocky streams recognize dragonfly larvae. They live in various situations – in the bottom sand, on vegetation, behind rocks – but they all have a common weapon. It’s a big, hinged lower jaw with graspers at the ends that folds up against their face and then shoots out in a fraction of a second, to nab their prey. They eat other aquatic critters, insects and the like, and even grab small minnows. After terrorizing the stream where they live for varying periods of time, depending on species, the larvae metamorphose into adult dragonflies, ready for some real predation. For vision, the dragonflies have a pair of huge, compound eyes made up of as many as 56,000 transparent lenses, perfect for detection of tiny bits of (mosquitosized) movement, from as
far away as 30 yards. They have a neck like a praying mantis. As they sit or fly, they very quickly, and constantly, look up, down, sideways, ever alert for a possible meal on the wing. And flying? They zoom around at speeds of up to 20 miles an hour and border on the impossible for a person to catch. As they fly, the dragonflies hold their six legs down beneath their body to form a basket, which they use to capture small flying prey. Then the food item gets passed up to the jaws, where it is chomped up and eaten, frequently on the wing, without missing a wingbeat. They eat millions of mosquitoes, and keep bogs, ponds and marshes habitable for the rest of us with their healthy appetites. They eat critters even larger, though, on up to other dragonflies. There are seven families of dragonflies in North Amer-
ica, plus three of their cousins, the damselflies and more than 435 separate species. They come in a huge variety of colors and patterns. Often, like the birds, the males and females of a given species will have completely different colors. A nice pond or marshy area is prime dragonfly territory since they lay their eggs in or near water, but you can find them in pastures, parks and fields of wildflowers as well. I’m finding that digitally photographing them is really fun and challenging. With luck and patience, you can move up much closer to dragonflies than you can to birds, and they will sometimes cooperate for a nice still close up. Then, you can take them home on your memory card, look them up and identify them at your leisure. With increasing interest in dragonflies, good field guides are increasing in availability. Among others, try the “Stokes’ Beginners Guide to Dragonflies,� or Dunkle’s “Dragonflies through Binoculars.� And, by the way, a pair of close-focus binoculars is a big help with your observations, too. So there you are, another good reason to go out the door, folks. Spring flowers gone? Birds not singing? Try some dragonflies on for size.
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The storms of life When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” (John 6: 16-20 NRSV) When the storms of life are raging, stand by me; When the storms of life are raging, stand by me. When the world is tossing me, like a ship upon the sea, Thou who rulest wind and water, stand by me. (“Stand By Me,” Charles Albert Tindley) I have been on a small boat on the Sea of Galilee. Fortunately it was morning, and the wind was still. It was a sunny day in March, and the sea was glassy. Our guide told us, however, that in January, two years before, the waves had been 13 feet high – this on a body of water only 13 miles long and up to 8 miles wide. (To my East Tennessee eyes it looked more like a lake than a sea!) It was unimaginable, until she explained that the Valley of the Doves (also called the Valley of the Wind) acts like a funnel for the wind. The valley is really a pass through the mountains that rise to the west of the Sea of Galilee, a narrow pass, steep and dangerous. Sheer cliffs on both sides of the pass soar 600 feet above sea level, or 1,300 feet
Lynn Hutton CROSS CURRENTS above the surface of the Sea of Galilee. When the wind blows through that small opening, it is like putting one’s thumb over a running garden hose. John tells us it was night, and Jesus was not with the Twelve when they started across the water. The sea was rough, and the wind was picking up. However, it was not the wind or the darkness that frightened the disciples. It was the sight of Jesus coming toward them, walking on the surface of the water.
I guess I can empathize with their fear. The night was all darkness and storm and howling wind and a boat at the mercy of it all. And then they see the Lord, coming toward them, walking on top of the water, his hair whipping around his face, and his tunic blown against his frame. What were they to think? John tells us not what they thought, but what they felt: “… they were terrified.” Can’t say as I blame them. It is great drama, the stuff of movies. But the real stunner was yet to come. Jesus said to them, “I am. Do not be afraid.” Now the NRSV renders that statement as “It is I, …” but in the Greek it is “I am,” which gives us a choice of two meanings. Either we hear it as an echo of God’s selfdescription to Moses on Sinai: “I am that I am.” In which case, Jesus is declaring his one-ness with the great God Almighty. Or, we hear it as Jesus’ statement that in and through his existence – his being, his “am-ness,” his presence with us – we are loved and cared for and need fear nothing. Or both.
WORSHIP NOTES Community Services ■ Concord UMC’s Caregiver Support Group, affiliated with Alzheimer’s Tennessee Inc., meets 10 to 11:30 a.m. each first Tuesday in Room 226 at the church, 11020 Roane Drive. The next meeting will be Aug. 7. Anyone in the community who gives care to an elderly individual is invited. Refreshments will be served. Info: 675-2835. ■ Catholic Charities now offers counseling for those with emotional issues who may not be physically able to come to the office for therapy. Licensed professionals are available over the phone, and the first session is free. Subsequent sessions are provided on an income-based sliding scale. All information is completely confidential. Call 1-877-790-6369. Non-emergency calls only. Info: www. ccetn.org.
Fundraisers and sales ■ Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive, will host a children’s
consignment sale 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 25. The sale will reopen at 12:30 p.m. and all merchandise will be half off until 2 p.m. There will be something for children from infancy through teenage years. Info: 966-6728 or www. concordumc.com. ■ St. Mark UMC, 7001 Northshore Drive, will have its annual yard sale 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 11. Info: 588-0808.
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Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, holds a beginner yoga class 6-7 p.m. Mondays upstairs in the family life center. Cost is $10 per class or $40 for five classes. Bring a mat, towel and water. Info: Dena Bower, 567-7615 or denabower@comcast.net. ■ Beaver Ridge UMC will hold Open Gym Night each Wednesday during summer from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Everyone is invited. Elementary-age children must be accompanied by a guardian. Info: randycreswell@yahoo. com or 690-1060. ■ Concord UMC, 11020 Roane
Drive, has started Young Adult Professionals for anyone age 22-35 who wants to network with other young business professionals in the West Knoxville area. Seasoned professionals will discuss their experiences and how to live out your faith while growing into your profession. Info: Glenna Manning, gmanning@ concordumc.com, or Kelsey Feldman, kelsing01@comcast. net.
■ First Lutheran School, 1207 Broadway, will have an open house 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14. School principal Ruth Blackwell and the teaching staff will be available for meet and greet and applications will be accepted. The school accepts children from kindergarten through 8th grade. The first day of school will be Thursday, Aug. 16. Info: 524-0308. ■ Farragut Presbyterian Church Mother’s Day Out program and preschool registration is open for the 2012-2013 school year. Info: Beth Hallman, 671-4616 or bhallman@tds.net.
Good Samaritans Samaritan Place case manager Christie Sheffield, case coordinator Marianne Sisson, resident Jimmy Campbell and program manager Joy McNeil get together at a summer cookout at Samaritan Place hosted by employees of Whirlpool Corporation. Over the past year, Whirlpool employees have adopted the seniors at Samaritan Place using work or personal time to host cookouts and holiday parties. They have also donated necessities for every guest and have provided labor for repairs to the facility. Photo submitted
HEALTH NOTES ■ Cancer survivor support groups, Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings, at the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Support groups for cancer caregivers, Monday evenings. Cancer family bereavement group, Thursday evenings. Info: 546-4661 or www. cancersupportet.org. ■ Covenant Health’s Bodyworks offers community exercise for all ages at $3 per class. Classes include Easy Cardio Max, Mind and Body, and Senior Cardio. Visit www.covenanthealth.com/ bodyworks or call 541-4500 to find a location near you. ■ The 2013 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon has added a two-person relay to next year’s events. Registration is currently open. The marathon will be held Sunday, April 7. Info and to register: www.knoxvillemarathon.com. ■ The Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee and the YMCA will host its eighth annual charity golf tournament 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at Three Ridges Golf Course. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Sponsors and players are needed. Info:
522-4991 or 922-9622 for more information. ■ Lung cancer support group meets 6 p.m. each third Monday at Baptist West Cancer Center, 10820 Parkside Drive. No charge, light refreshments served. Info: Trish or Amanda, 218-7081. ■ Stop Smoking: 1-800-7848669 (1-800-QUITNOW) is a program of the Knox County Health Department. The hotline is answered 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. ■ Support group meeting for family members or caregivers of an adult with a mental illness is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each third Tuesday at Cherokee Health Systems, 2018 Western Ave. Info: Rebecca Gill, 602-7807, or www.namiknox.org. ■ The “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” 5k will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum Plaza, 800 Howard Baker Ave. Registration opens at 2 p.m. Info: 558-4048 or www.makingstridesknoxville. org. ■ The third annual “Man Ride” will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, to raise awareness of the fight
against prostate cancer. Former UT head football coach Phillip Fulmer and radio personality Phil Williams will ride in the event which kicks off at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson in Maryville. Registration starts at 9 a.m. In conjunction with the event, free prostate cancer screenings will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. Info: 305-6970. ■ UT Hospice conducts ongoing orientation sessions for adults (18 and older) interested in becoming volunteers with its program. No medical experience is required. Training is provided. Info: Penny Sparks, 544-6279. ■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support, for any adult who is suffering loss, meets 5 to 6:30 p.m. each first and third Tuesday in the UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or to reserve a spot: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277. ■ Financial assistance is available for low-income Medicare enrollees. For more information, contact the Office on Aging’s Affordable Medicine Options for Seniors (AMOS) program at 524-2786. Ask for David Holden.
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Stephanie Ogden hands out iPads to interns Madeline Lonas, Ethan Sanders and Jacob Messing to use while touring the L&N STEM Academy. Photos by Ruth White
A school from the future By Madeline Lonas Students my age don’t usually get excited about going to school. As for me, I am overly excited. For a freshman, high school can seem a little scary, but I have a feeling the teachers and students at the L&N STEM Academy are friendly. Built in 1905, the L&N was a train station. It contained separate waiting rooms for couples, single
women and for the “colored.” While the walls and windows for the “colored” waiting room were simple and dull, the “white’s” waiting room had beautiful stained glass windows and delicately carved wood trim. In 1968 the lastt train left the station and seven years later the build-
ing was sold. It stood vacant for another seven years before it was renovated for the 1982 World’s Fair. Two restaurants, Ruby Tuesday and the first L&N Seafood Grill, moved into the lower floors of the building. Three t years later, Alex Harkness and Station 82 Partners bought the building
■ Comedian Leanne Morgan is an Accomplished Alumni of 2012. Morgan, a 1992 graduate of the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, appeared on ABC’s “The View” and as a finalist on Nick at Nite’s “Funniest Mom.” ■ Lippincott’s DocuCare EHR, a devise that integrates electronic health records into a simulated learning tool for students, was developed in a joint endeavor by UTK’s Tami Wyatt, associate professor of nursing, and her graduate student Matt Bell (now an alumnus), along with Xueping Li, an associate professor in industrial and information engineering and his graduate student, Yo Indranoi. ■ UTK has been rated one of the “best and most interesting” schools in the 2013 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges, which reviews colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. The publication was released this summer.
Teacher Frank Wood shows the robot constructed by a team of students that was featured in a recent competition. During lunch students enjoy sitting inside or outside on the patio or take advantage of the many invited speakers. The larger classroom is surrounded with speakers so you won’t miss a word. The STEM Academy is committed to balancing fun and learning. They want their students to grow up and have the opportunity to get amazing jobs.
STEM Academy principal Becky Ashe leads a tour of Knox County’s newest high school.
ROANE STATE NOTES ■ Students who have already registered for fall classes need to pay their fees by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, to avoid deletion of their class schedules. Prospective students who have not applied for admission are encouraged to contact the Student Enrollment and Recruitment Office at 882-4554 or toll free at 1-866-GO2-RSCC, ext. 4554. Students who have applied and have questions about their application may call the Admissions and Records Office, 882-4523 or toll free at 1-866-GO2-RSCC, ext. 4523. Fall classes begin Aug. 25.
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UT NOTES ■ The UTK chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management was recently named one of the outstanding chapters worldwide, according to its parent organization. Recognition is based on the chapter’s professional development of student members, student internships, community volunteer work and contribution to the human resources management profession. The UT chapter consists of about 50 undergraduate and graduate students majoring in human resource management.
for office space. In 2002 Ye Olde Steakhouse moved in. It stayed open for two years, until a fire damaged the building. In 2010, Tennessee was one of two states to meet goals set by the federal government and received Race to the Top funds. Dr. James McIntyre, Knox County’s school superintendent, led the way to take advantage of these one-time dollars for a new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) school and it officially opened in 2011. While the building is more than 100 years old, the technology is straight from the future. With the help of Randy Boyd, every student who attends STEM receives their own iPad. Every classroom has a SMART Board, and some rooms have flat screen televisions that can connect with the iPads. Because STEM has no athletic teams, they can use that funding for academics. While there is no gymnasium, the Xbox Kinects keeps the kids bodies conditioned. They also visit the nearby YMCA once a week. The administration wants the environment to feel more like a college than a high school. Small study rooms that offer couches and bean bag chairs are available equipped with flat screen TVs and dry-erase boards. All of the hallways and classrooms have motion sensor lights that save electricity. STEM’s library is called “the library from the future” mainly because all you see are computers in the room. Behind every door, you never know what you will find. STEM’s Robotics team built a robot last year that could shoot a basketball into a hoop. You may not realize that they also offer chorus and orchestra. Students compose music by plugging their iPads into keyboards to record. Digital Art classes give their computers a workout.
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Stephanie Odgen and intern Mitchell Kolinsky use an app on the iPad to make a rhythm video.
First impressions By Sara Barrett What impressed me most during the interns’ tour of the L&N STEM Academy was the perfect blend of past, present and future. Original L&N Depot lighting in the form of a huge glass chandelier hangs in the entryway, right over the desk in the school’s front office. Mosaic tile still covers the floor where folks from the segregated South prepared to board trains years ago. Markings on the floor of the career planning and guidance area even show where walls were used to keep people of different races from interacting with each other. Students of every color now walk those floors today – side by side – to get to their next class with iPads in hand. Technology is neatly tucked into every corner of the old train station; even the water fountains are high-tech with slots to fill
water bottles in addition to the usual water fountain. Need to contact your teacher, but don’t have a pen to jot down her email address? Just use your iPad to scan the Smart Code taped to the classroom door. Within a couple of seconds, the teacher’s information page comes up from Knox County Schools’ website. While climbing the stairs to the second floor, I wondered if the students attending classes in this environment realize how fortunate they are. School principal Becky Ashe told the Shopper interns about the art students’ weekly visits to the neighboring Knoxville Museum of Art, and how gym class is often a swift stroll down the block to the Y. As an “old school” high school graduate from Farragut, I can see how many parents may be just a bit envious of their child’s experience at the L&N STEM Academy.
The 2012 version of Shopper-News interns has ended with this week’s report on the L&N STEM Academy. We had a blast! On Tuesday we asked interns to evaluate the program, looking for places to keep or toss for next season. Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin was a hit with every intern. Most were impressed with the courtroom experience with Circuit Court Judge Dale Workman, although Jacob Messing said he wished we’d “had a better trial.” Workman probably did too. The hands-down favorite meal was prepared by B&G Catering in Gibbs. The kids are still talking about those hamburgers and cookies. The most interesting venue for lunch was the Blue Plate Special at the Knoxville Visitor’s Center. Best characters were Joe Longmire talking about Corryton history, followed by a visit to the farm of Carolyn and Calvin Copeland.
What stood out? The big guns at the regional FBI headquarters; the big press at the News Sentinel; the big sludge pond at Hallsdale Powell Utility District. Everyone enjoyed a personal tour of the STEM Acadmy and two of this year’s interns plan to attend there. Two former interns, Owen Sanders and Leo Coppock Seal, already are students there. So here are thanks to those who helped: Ruth White and Sara Barrett from the Shopper staff. Ruth’s motto: “What is said in Ruth’s car, stays in Ruth’s car.” Karen Schmidt at KNS and the folks at Cancun Mexican Restaurant in Halls; Ranee Randby who set up our tour of the Knox County Health Department and Sue Renfro who did likewise at KARM; Sandy Liford, Nick Jackson, Ronnie Qualls and the HPUD staff, along with Roy Arthur who talked about his work to clean up Beaver Creek and Jenny Woodbery who showed us around the
new engineering building at UT. Thanks also to Joe Longmire and the Copelands; to Judges Workman and Irwin; and to the one and only Richard L. Bean, for whom a building is named. Thanks to Carol Evans of Legacy Parks Foundation for showing the kids Mead’s Quarry and Fort Dickerson; and thanks to Judy McCarter for arranging our tour of the FBI. Thanks to Russ Oaks and Mary Martin who arranged our tour of the STEM Academy, along with principal Becky Ashe and her staff who made it fun. Ruth, Sara and I made a pact: We’re starting today to recruit interns for next summer. We’re looking for rising 9th graders who can meet with us on Tuesdays. There’s no cost and lunch is on us. We ask that interns photograph or write about the places we visit. Interested? Email Sara at barretts@ShopperNewsNow.com or Ruth at betty photo@aol.com.
Math teacher Andrea Lawyer demonstrates a classroom program to interns Jacob Messing and Ethan Sanders.
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Do you remember how much fun it was to get new school supplies when you were a child?
2012 BACK-TO-SCHOOL
Chuy’s grand opening Chuy’s Mexican Restaurant’s staff prepares to serve guests as they open in front of the new Kroger Marketplace at 9235 Kingston Pike. Shown are: (front) Jennifer Campbell, Melissa Tackett, Kimberly Rice; (back) Ramon Flandes, general manager Gil Minor and Jesse Chait. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
New officers for West Knox Rotary Richard Bettis has been elected president of West Knox Rotary, succeeding the club’s first woman president, Lucy Gibson, who will continRichard Bettis ue to serve on the club’s board of directors. Oliver Smith is the new president-elect and Tom Daughtrey is vice president. Secretary is Alan Smeltzer, with Ted Hotz serving as treasurer. Other new officers: Skylar Dean, administration; Wayne Underwood, service; Adam Starkey, membership; Gary Johnson, new genera-
tions; Nancy Christian, public relations; Gary Ricciardi, Rotary Foundation; Phil Parkey, member-at-large. Four club members have become Paul Harris Fellows. The fellowship was established in honor of one of the founders of Rotary and expresses appreciation for an individual’s donation of $1,000 to further Rotary’s humanitarian efforts worldwide. This year’s four first-time recipients are Scott Rhea, Dick Hinton, Rogers Penfield and Colleen Osborne. Longtime club member Art Pickle received the Paul Harris +8 pin with three sapphires, representing contributions to the Rotary Foundation of more than $9,000. This is the highest Paul Harris award and has
been received by only two club members previously: the late Barney Thompson and Cab Finch. In addition, Laurie Coburn, dean of students at Episcopal School of Knoxville, was presented a Paul Harris pin, certificate and medallion in appreciation for her work as advisor to West Knox Rotary’s Interact Club at the school, which won a Rotary International award in its first year for a student-produced video in support of Rotary’s fight to eradicate polio globally. There are more than one million Paul Harris fellows worldwide, including notables such as Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II, Nelson Mandela and Prince Charles.
■ Gibbs High School Class of 1977 will have its 35th reunion Oct. 27. Contact information is needed for those planning to attend. Email your name, address and phone number to gibbsclassof1977@gmail.com or call 688-4727 or 922-3060.
1992 will hold its 20-year reunion Saturday, Sept. 1, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Info: Jennifer Corum, 654-1317 or email jennifercorum@ yahoo.com.
REUNIONS ■ Carter High School Class of 1957 will hold its 55-year reunion 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Chop House at Exit 407 off I-40. Info: Peggy Wilson, 933-2608, or Sue Walker, 933-3077. ■ Central High School Class of 1944 will have its 2012 reunion at noon Thursday, Aug. 16, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Info/registration: Carolyn C. Mynatt, 5849530, or Dr. Jim Tumblin, jctchs44@nxs.net.
■ Halls High School Class of
■ Wilkerson Reunion is 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at Big Ridge State Park. Bring a covered dish.
■ Fifth Avenue Reunion, 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Elm Street. Bring a covered dish or two. Info: Bob, 9749678.
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The District Gallery The District Gallery and Framery offers top quality art and frame restoration, art, jewelry and beautiful home décor. Owner Jeff Hood has 24 years’ experience in framing and crafts whimsical and out of the ordinary pieces for the home. Pictured is a media screen crafted by Hood with doors that slide to reveal the television screen. The gallery also offers art work by local and regional artists and Photo submitted will open an equestrian themed show titled “Equine Spirit” on September 14. The event will benefit Horse Haven and will feature artists from the gallery. The District Gallery is located at 5113 Kington Pike, suite 101. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Info: 200-4452.
We Need Your Help! This Year More Than Ever A donation of $10 will provide a new backpack and supplies to a very deserving Student.
Parents want their children to have everything they need for a good education, but in rural Appalachia; this privilege is sometimes an impossibility. In 1998, the Mission of Hope took on the yearly ministry of helping to provide school supplies to children living in poverty-stricken areas of rural Appalachia. Working through Elementary Schools with very high Free Lunch percentages; the Mission of Hope gathers together backpacks, glue, scissors, crayons, rulers, protractors, spiral notebooks, pens and pencils; so needy children can start the new school year with the necessary supplies. The Mission of Hope needs your help with its 2012 Back-to-School Campaign. We hope to assist over 10,500 Appalachian Children this year. Will you please help us help those in need?
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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT & FOR HELPING TO EXTEND THE HOPE.
A-10 • AUGUST 6, 2012 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS
Mosaic memories Stained glass windows reflect past, present at medical center By Sherri Gardner Howell again brought mixed emo-
There is a circle of life tions. “They are symbolic shining through a mosaic of the people we served at of color at Turkey Creek Baptist; those lives are reMedical Center. Two of flected in these windows. the six stained glass win- It has been a difficult jourdows from the Graves- ney, but seeing this has Wyatt Chapel at the for- brought some peace.” Hood said patients and mer Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee are now employees both will be on permanent display at happy to have the windows the hospital. The windows so prominently displayed. were dedicated Aug. 5 in a “People who have been ceremony at the center at here through all of our history know how important 10820 Parkside Drive. “There is some real con- the chapel was to us and to tinuity here that makes those we served,” he said. these windows so special “They are beautiful symto so many people on the bols of our commitment medical center’s campus,” to serving the needs of our pat ient s said Brad a n d H o o d , c o m mu ch apl a i n “People are like stained nity.” at Turkey glass windows. They T h e C r e e k windows Med ic a l sparkle and shine when installed C enter. the sun is out, but when at Turkey “When C r e e k we see the darkness sets in, Me d i c a l s o m e Center their true beauty is thing like are two this come revealed only if there is of the six out of stained the box a light from within.” – g l a s s and be psychiatrist and author windows restored from the so beauElisabeth Kubler-Ross Gravestifully, it Wy at t touches something deep and spiri- Chapel that were originally tual in us, especially for installed in 1962. The winthose of us who have been dows were removed and through the long journey kept in storage when Baptist was closed in 2008. with Baptist.” The chaplain, who for A grant from the Mercy more than 15 years has Foundation helped bring been with the organiza- the windows back into the tion that began as Baptist public eye. The first winHospital and is now a Ten- dow was installed in 2011 nova property, heard his at Tennova South, and thoughts echoed by others plans are underway to inin the health care com- stall the remainder of the munity. Melanie Elswick, windows at Newport Media nurse who sang at the cal Center, North Knoxdedication ceremony, said, ville Medical Center and “I remember stopping in Physicians Regional Medithe chapel at the old Bap- cal Center later this year. “These windows are a tist Hospital for a moment of peace, and I always very important legacy from felt God’s presence there. the history of Baptist HospiWhen I saw these windows tal, and I hope these beauwindows restored and on our cam- tifully-crafted pus, I felt as if I was again reflecting different Bible scenes will inspire many on holy ground.” Debra Hamilton, a car- more generations to come to diac service line leader, other Tennova locations in said seeing the windows East Tennessee,” said Dan
Lance Jones, CEO at Turkey Creek Medical Center, poses with chaplain Brad Hood in front of one of the windows newlyinstalled at the hospital.
A close-up shows the detail and rich colors of the window.
Hix, chaplain at Physicians Regional Medical Center. The window in the West lobby at Turkey Creek Medical Center pictures an image of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. The window on display in the ground floor East lobby is of Jesus in conversation with Mary and Martha. Artists at Willet Stained Glass Studios in Philadelphia designed and built the l windows for the GravesWyatt Chapel in the early 1960s. The windows were
a gift from the Pink Ladies, volunteers of the Ba ptist Auxiliary, and by several individuals. At Turkey Creek Medical Center, the windows are displayed in custom-made, handcrafted wooden display cabinets built by Scott DeWaard, a studio furniture maker from Walland. “I was so pleased to play a part in getting these great pieces of art glass out where the public can see them again,” said DeWaard. “After several de-
A stained glass window depicting Jesus in conversation with Mary and Martha now has a new home at Turkey Creek Medical Center. The window was one of six saved from the chapel at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee. Photo by Theresa Edwards
sign ideas we thought the best approach was to keep the windows in a stylistic context that was consistent with the millwork of the original Graves-Wyatt Chapel. I think this helps to not only bring the windows back out to the public, but also carries forward some of the sacred feeling of that beautiful little chapel.” The chapel at the Tur-
key Creek facility also has a tie to the former Baptist chapel. “The furniture in the chapel of this campus – the pews, pulpit, communion table – is the furniture that was in the Graves-Wyatt chapel,” said Hood. “It still has all its special creaks and sounds. It is a different space, but to have the furniture here is also special.”
Nyberg joins Vista Radiology Board certified diagnostic and interventional neuroradiologist Eric M. Nyberg, M.D., has joined Vista Radiology after completing his fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Nyberg completed his residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, and he received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, also in Cleveland. Eric M. Nyberg, M.D. He is certified by the American Board of Radiol- Surgery. He will practice ogy and is a member of the alongside vascular/neuro American Society of Neu- interventional radiologis roradiology and the Soci- Keith Woodward, M.D., a ety of NeuroInterventional Vista Radiology.
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REUNIONS ■ Carter High Class of 1957 will hold its reunion 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Info: Peggy Wilson, 933-2608, or Sue Walker, 933-3077. ■ Central High Class of 1944 will have its reunion at noon Thursday, Aug. 16. Info: 584-9530 or jctchs44@ nxs.net. ■ Fifth Avenue Reunion, 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Elm Street. Bring a covered dish or two. Info: Bob, 974-9678. ■ Gibbs High Class of 1977 will have its reunion Oct. 27. Email name, address and phone number to gibbsclassof1977@gmail. com or call 688-4727 or 922-3060.
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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE
New season, new field
Grace Christian Academy is the first school in Knox County to install artificial turf on its football field. Photos by Kara McKamey
By Shannon Morris The Grace Christian Academy Rams are gearing up to take the field again this fall. The first football game of the season will be Thursday, Aug. 16, as the Rams host the Carter Hornets in a televised High School Rivalry match up. This will be the inaugural football game on the brand new turf field. Some other area schools have followed suit, but Grace was the first school in Knox County to install an artificial turf playing surface, so this
first game promises to be very exciting. The Rams are riding a 10-game winning streak, having finished last season with a perfect 10-0 record. This game will not be the first time the field has been used, however. Grace has hosted soccer tournaments and other events over the summer, including a tremendous football camp with former UT Vol and current NFL player Eric Berry. Football players from around the region benefitted from personal training with Berry, in
Back to school By Shannon Morris August is the month for back to school! In the next few days, students will be preparing for that anticipated day. New clothes, classroom supplies and backpacks will be flying off the shelves. On that first day of school, Grace Christian Academy will be poised and ready to receive each student from kindergarten through 12th grade. As a college preparatory school, Grace is committed to a high standard of academic excellence in all grades. Even as early as kindergarten, there is a strong academic foundation established in art, computer, Spanish, music, library and physical education. The loving, caring environment and family atmosphere puts even our youngest students at ease each day. Grace’s educational program is a guide to enable students to discover God’s purpose for their lives and to
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Blake Hutchison is ready for the first day of school. Photo submitted
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The Rams are ready to take the field.
addition to getting the experience of playing on the turf field. With many key players returning to the team this year, plus the addition of some younger players who have the chance to step into important roles,
the Rams are looking toward another successful campaign on the gridiron. Make your plans now to be at the opening game. Who knows? You might just be watching a player who will be holding his own camp here in a few years.
ment for learning with use of interactive whiteboard technology and exposure to departmentalized instruction. The middle school offers exploratory classes in foreign languages, physical education, computer, drama, music and art. With 16 middle school sports teams, our students have the opportunity to experience a sport they may be interested in pursuing more once they reach the high school level. The goal at Grace is to maximize each student’s God-given abilities and talents while teaching to the whole child – mind, body and spirit. The high school students are enriched with choices in advanced placement and honors classes. Our academic and college counseling service is top-notch and helps to direct each student in his or her academic path for future success. The January term enrichment program, known as Winterim, allows students to test the workforce, to see what different career opportunities are available and what they look like from inside the business or corporation. The strong athletic training and
competitive sports program allows students many extracurricular opportunities each year. Several student athletes have signed national letters of intent in a diverse range of sports. As a school accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Schools and Council of Accreditation and School Improvement (SACA-ACSI), and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), Grace seeks to partner with families in educating a diverse student population. Graduates have received appointments to U.S. Military academies, as well as acceptance by Yale University, Vanderbilt University, the University of Tennessee and many more. Grace exists to lead students to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, to build them up to their full potential in Him, and to equip them to serve Him. If Grace Christian Academy sounds like the perfect fit for your student, please feel free to contact the school office at 934-4780 for more information on how your family can be a part of our family.
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‘Murky gene pool’ likely responsible for active man’s heart trouble Jim and Brenda Owenby of Vonore are planning to celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary on Aug. 29, but there was a time when a healthy, happy future wasn’t so certain. One afternoon in 1994 after digging post-holes on his farm, Owenby noticed he was out of breath. He continued to feel unwell and his stomach felt a little upset, but he blamed indigestion. Brenda convinced him to see a doctor. A stress test revealed that Jim had survived what would be the first of three heart attacks. A complete blockage made it necessary for him to have a stent implanted. Fast forward to 2002 when Owenby had open heart surgery at Parkwest – a double bypass and two grafts. Things were good until 2009 when he again had open heart surgery, this time with five stents and three grafts. “My heart pretty much looks like Malfunction Junction with stents and grafts running everywhere,” Owenby joked. “If you’ve been around the Knoxville area for a while, you know what that is,” Owenby said, referring to a particularly aggravating stretch of I-40 in downtown Knoxville, formerly known for causing dangerous traffic snarls and delays. Owenby is genetically predisposed to heart disease. “My gene pool is pretty murky on both sides of the family when it comes to heart health,” he commented. His grandfather died of a heart attack at 45, his father succumbed to a stroke at 93, his uncles died from heart attacks and his mom, 66, also did not survive a coronary event. Testing has revealed that one of Owenby’s two adult daugh-
Joking that most men buy a red convertible when they retire, Owenby, 63, said his “midlife mobile” choice was a Kubota M7040 tractor which he uses on a 90-acre, lakefront farm in Monroe County that has been in the family for generations. In addition to farm work, he exercises most days of the week, alternating between yoga and time on the treadmill.
Owenby says his “Second Bible” is Dr. Dean Ornish’s “Program for Reversing Heart Disease: The Only System Scientifically Proven to Reverse Heart Disease Without Drugs or Surgery.” Here, Owenby checks the progress of some homegrown summer squash. Since the diagnosis of Jim’s heart disease, the Owenby family is eating more fresh vegetables. The retired accountant seldom feels deprived and claims he has never felt better.
ters is at risk for heart problems similar to her father’s. Complicating the issue is that Owenby’s body doesn’t tolerate statins well. Statins are a class of medicines frequently used to lower blood cholesterol levels by blocking the action of a chemical in the liver that is necessary for making cholesterol. Owenby’s experience with statins included dizziness, extreme fatigue and muscle aches. Surgery, maintenance medica-
tion and a healthy lifestyle have contributed to making Owenby healthier. His “numbers” corroborate good health: blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides are all within normal levels. His ejection fraction (EF) looks good. EF is a measurement of the percentage of blood leaving your heart each time it contracts. However, that’s just part of the story. “When it comes to my heart, the plumbing’s good but the wir-
ing is not so great,” Owenby said. “For no apparent reason, my heart beats out of rhythm.” In April, Owenby had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implanted. An ICD is a small device placed in the chest to help treat irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias. An ICD uses electrical pulses or shocks to help control life-threatening arrhythmias which can cause sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The ICD seems to be working.
Heart attack or cardiac arrest?
People often use heart attack and cardiac arrest inter- covery. Heart attacks increase the risk for sudden cardiac changeably, but they are not synonomous. A heart attack arrest. Most heart attacks do not lead to sudden cardiac is when blood flow to the heart is blocked, and sudden car- arrest. But when sudden cardiac arrest occurs, heart atdiac arrest is when the heart malfunctions and suddenly tack is a common cause. Other heart conditions may also stops beating unexpectedly. A heart attack is a “circula- disrupt the heart’s rhythm and lead to sudden cardiac tion” problem, but a sudden cardiac arrest is an “electri- arrest. These include a thickened heart muscle (cardiomyopathy), heart failure, arrhythmias, particularly vencal” problem. A heart attack occurs when a blocked artery prevents tricular fibrillation, and long Q-T syndrome. oxygen-rich blood from reaching a section of the heart. If the blocked artery is not reopened quickly, the part of the heart normally nourished by that artery begins to die. The Even if you’re not sure it’s a heart attack, don’t wait more longer a person goes without treatment, the greater the than five minutes to call 911 or your emergency response damage. Symptoms of a heart attack may be immediate number. Every minute matters! It’s best to call EMS to get and intense. More often, though, symptoms start slowly to the emergency room right away. Emergency medical serand persist for hours, days or weeks bevices staff can begin treatment when fore a heart attack. Unlike with sudden they arrive – up to an hour sooner than cardiac arrest, the heart usually does if someone gets to the hospital by car. not stop beating during a heart attack. EMS staff are also trained to revive The heart attack symptoms in women someone whose heart has stopped. can be different than men. Patients with chest pain who arrive by Sudden cardiac arrest often occurs ambulance usually receive faster treatsuddenly without warning. It is trigment at the hospital, too. gered by an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes an irregular heartbeat Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading (arrhythmia). With its pumping action cause of death – nearly 400,000 disrupted, the heart cannot pump blood out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur to the brain, lungs and other organs. annually in the United States. If two Cardiac arrest is reversible in Seconds later, a person loses conscious- people are available to help, one most victims if it’s treated within a ness and has no pulse. Death occurs should begin CPR immediately while few minutes. First, call 911 for emerwithin minutes if the victim does not the other calls 911 and finds an AED. gency medical services. Then get an receive treatment. By performing Hands-Only CPR to the automated external defibrillator if beat of the classic disco song “Stayin’ one is available and use it as soon Alive,” you can double or even triple a as it arrives. Begin CPR immediThese two distinct heart conditions victim’s chance of survival. Learn the ately and continue until professional are linked. Sudden cardiac arrest can two easy steps to save a life at www. emergency medical services arrive. occur after a heart attack or during re- heart.org/handsonlycpr. Source: American Heart Association
What to do: Heart attack
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“My pulse rate was in the low 50s, now it is in the 60s,” he said. “Every six months, the doctor will download information from my ICD to get a look at what is actually happening with my heartbeats.” Owenby is the kind of patient who puts his life in God’s hands and his trust in medical professionals; however, he takes responsibility for acting on the information he is given. His “inner accountant” demands that his balance sheets tally up, so Owenby also makes sure that he educates himself about what he can do to stay as healthy as he can for as long as possible. He follows a diet and lifestyle program by Dean Ornish, M.D., that is supposed to reverse heart disease. As a result, he has dropped approximately 35 pounds and has increased energy. Brenda cooks differently. It turns out that Jim’s heart-healthy diet is reaping benefits for her as well. “No more sausage, gravy and biscuits,” she said. “I use Stevia to sweeten things.” “I went to a doctor at Mayo Clinic for a second opinion, and I asked him, is it really possible to reverse heart disease,” Owenby said. “He told me, ‘You’re already doing it.’ ” He also credits his local heart care team at Parkwest which includes cardiologist Stephen Marietta, M.D., and physician assistant Jaan Anne Kelly. “Jaan Anne is my guardian angel,” said Owenby. “She was the one who recommended that I check into the Berkeley HeartLab test.” “I have grandchildren that I want to see graduate from college,” Owenby said. “I need to be around for that.”
Is the Berkeley HeartLab test appropriate for you? The Berkeley HeartLab testing includes lipoprotein subfractionation analyses, advanced cardiovascular risk markers and genetic tests that determine risk characteristics with precision and accuracy. Based on these analyses, clinicians are able to create personalized treatment plans for each patient. If you have had two or more of the following, a Berkeley HeartLab test may be beneficial: ■ Heart disease or a heart attack (this counts as two) ■ Diabetes (this counts as two) ■ Family history of either heart disease or a heart attack before the age of 55 ■ Total cholesterol > 200 mg/dL ■ LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) > 130 mg/dL, or LDL cholesterol > 100 mg/dL if you have had a heart attack ■ Triglycerides > 150 mg/dL ■ HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol) < 40 mg/dL ■ Systolic blood pressure (the top number) > 140 mmHg ■ Diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) > 90 mmHg ■ Obesity ■ Cigarette smoker ■ Physical inactivity The Wall Street Journal online also endorsed the Berkeley HeartLab expanded cholesterol testing in its story “Five Tests Worth Paying For.” The results break down both the good and bad cholesterol into subclasses that can give a better indication of heart-disease risk. It goes beyond typical cholesterol testing which doesn’t directly measure your LDL, or bad cholesterol. Expanded tests also look at the size, type and sometimes number of LDL and HDL particles. For more information about the Berkeley test, ask your primary care physician.
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Find a pet er shelters to find homes for more cats and dogs than the same period in 2011. The If you’re considering an goal is to save at least 300 addition to your family, more animals. The shelter that saves this fall is the time to take the most animals during the leap. this three-month period – beyond the baseline goal of at least 300 more lives than the same time period last year – will win the Sara $100,000 grand prize. Barrett Young-Williams Animal Center’s goal is to save 1,512 lives in three months. Amy Johnston, director of outreach for Young-Williams Animal Center, said Young-Williams Ani- the $100,000 grand prize mal Center has qualified “would help us expand our as one of 50 shelters na- spay/neuter program, entionwide in the running hance our adoption and fosto win this year’s ASPCA ter programs, and strengthRachael Ray $100K Chal- en the safety net for our lenge. YWAC has the chance community’s neediest pet to win $500,000 in grant owners by expanding our funding and a grand prize pet-food pantry.” of $100,000. Do you realTo help raise the number ize how many animals that of adoptions, YWAC will could spay or neuter? have special promotions Your connection to this during the three-month peopportunity is adopting a riod including a “Read to the pet from the center. During Dog” back-to-school adopthe months of August, Sep- tion evening 7-10 p.m. Sattember and October, YWAC urday, Aug. 11, where famiis competing against 49 oth- lies can read to and visit
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‘Primp Your Pit (Bull)’ According to the staff at Young-Williams, two out of three pit bulls brought to the shelter will be euthanized. To help sway this number toward a happy ending, Young-Williams will host the spay/neuter special “Primp Your Pit (Bull)” throughout the month of August. Sponsored by PetSmart Charities, the promotion will help a sweet breed with a bad reputation. Have your pit bull spayed or neutered for $20, and Young-
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Williams will even throw in a nail trim. All owners of pit bulls are eligible for this special, regardless of income. The only requirement is mentioning the “Primp Your Pit” promotion when you call Young-Williams to schedule the procedure. In general, spaying/ neutering helps solve the problem of animal overpopulation and reduces the risk of certain reproductive cancers and infections in all animals. Info: 215-6677 or www. Young-Williams.org.
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B. Approval of variance request from the Farragut Municipal Code, Title 16, Chapter 4, Driveways and Other Accessways, Section 16-406 (1), Distance requirements, (a) Distance from intersections and (b) Distance between driveways, for a driveway to Kingston Pike, which is classified as a Major Arterial, for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, 11212 Kingston Pike, Parcel 2, Tax Map 143, located on the Toyama site, 1.26 Acres, Zoned C-1 and Floodplain (Michael LaRue/Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation, Applicant)
By Theresa Edwards Yoga classes meet 12:30 p.m. each Tuesday and Friday at Strang Senior Center, taught by Jill Frere. Frere is certified by Dharma Yoga Center of New York City after completing 200- and 600-hour courses. She specializes in teaching senior yoga. “You can never be too old or out of shape to practice yoga,” Frere states on her blog. “All the poses can be altered to fit your body, including the use of chairs or other objects to correct the lack of flexibility.” The Strang Center also offers a beginner’s yoga class 1:30 p.m. each Monday, led by accredited hatha yoga teacher Kit Hoffman. “It’s a different style of class,” said Strang coordinator Lauren Monahan. Mark your calendars for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, for a “Sentimental Journey” of song at Strang, featuring vocalist Kathy Huber, sponsored by NHC Farragut.
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ADOPT! Looking for a lost pet or a new one? Visit YoungWilliams Animal Center, the official shelter for the City of Knoxville & Knox County: 3201 Division St. Knoxville. knoxpets.org
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25' Cuddy Cabin GT DRIVERS NEEDED 1990, by Donzi, 140 Household Furn. 204 250 for Team Opera- Cats 290 HP, $10,000 obo. tion! Great Home865-216-3093 ENT. CENTER 2-pc. Time w/Benefits! top holds 65-in. TV, CDL-A w/Hazmat & Full vet. $65. 865-765-3400 bottom has 3 draw- Alumacraft Jon Boat 14', w/Hustler trailer, twins, 1yr. Exp., www.happypawskitttenrescue.org ers, 2 cabinets, $500. 3 bench seats, 2 22yoa. (EOE/ Af2 end tbls. glass w/swivel chairs, 9.9 firmative Action) over wood top, Nissan 4-stroke w/ Old Dominion 141 lower shelf, $100 ea. HP elec. start, Lowrance Freight Line. 3608 Dogs 2 26-in. high swivel depth finder/GPS, 2 Roy Messer Hwy., barstools, wood & Shepherd float vests, battery, White Pine, TN Australian engraved leather Farm Pups, pure gas tank, spare gas 37890. Call Linda: backs, $100 ea. 3 bred, black tris & blue can incl. $2500 obo. 1-800-458-6335, x204 chrome clothing merles, health guar. Farragut 865-966-9445 racks w/ wheels & $200-$300. 865-607-2887 lower shelf, hvy ***Web ID# 117659*** ***Web ID# 120133*** Drivers Needed for duty, never used, BOSTON WHALER, Team Operation! $45 ea. Mirror 39 Dauntles 17, 120 HP Great Home-Time x49, 4-in. dec. dark Evinrude 1997. $7500. AKC. $250 each. wood, w/ bronze dew/Benefits! Kingston 865-717-9909 Tim 865-654-4670 tail frame, never CDL-A w/Hazmat & twins, ***Web ID# 120390*** used, $70. Moving to Cobalt Cateria 1989. 1yr. Exp., 22yoa. Eurpoe? 7 trans- New 454 Bravo Magnum (EOE/Affirmative Action) BORDER COLLIE formers, 120V-220V, eng., cuddy cabin, tanpuppies, 3 mos old, Old Dominion Freight Line various sizes, 2 intl. dem trlr, exc. cond. parents on prem. 3608 Roy Messer Hwy., KDV-8000 HDMI for $12,500/bo. 865-463-9906 $125 ea. 865-680-4750 media center - 6 inWhite Pine, TN 37890 ***Web ID# 118333*** puts, 1 output, never PONTOON, 24', 90HP Call Linda: used, make offer. mtr., all new interior, 1-800-458-6335, x204 ENGLISH SETTER Cash only. 602-319new custom built trlr. puppies, field bred, 4102 or 602-920-0595. $5900. 423-586-8638. $150. General 109 865-237-2431 Tahoe 2006 ski & fish, 4.3L, Volvo I/O, trl mtr, Golden Doodle Pups, Household Appliances 204a live well, gar kept, CKC, 2 yr written health $9250. 865-386-5359 guar., $350. 931-528***Web ID# 118477*** 2690; 931-261-4123
Lenoir City. Luxury 3 BR 2 BA, gar., priv. bkyrd, only 2 yrs old, $975. 865-388-0610
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Detached 2 BR/2 BA Condo. New Carpet Apts - Unfurnished 71 & Paint! Villas at East Town, 5608 PRIVATE, SAFE, Libby Way, Brick/ Secluded 1BR house Frame, 1100+ SF 15 min. SW UT, Ranch, non-smoke, may work for part central heat/AC, rent, $725 incl. util. screened porch, neg. 865-584-4308 privacy fence, large utility room, fridge, DW, stove; master with walk-in; comm. Apts - Furnished 72 pool, playgrnd, lawn maint; 5 min. to WALBROOK STUDIOS mall/I40/I640, 10 min 5 1-3 60 7 to UT, safe/quiet; $140 2 weekly. Discount FSBO, $89,900, title avail. Util, TV, Ph, company closing. No Stv, Refrig, Basic Agents. (865) 919-5995 Cable. No Lse.
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with shelter dogs. Reduced adoption fees for adult dogs and puppies will be available during the event. On Saturday, Aug. 25, folks can take advantage of “Big Orange” adoption day to kick off football season. Reduced adoption fees will be offered noon to 6 p.m. on all animals. Other events can be found online at www.youngwilliams.org.
ADOPT: My one FSBO, FTN. CITY, heart's desire is to 2111 Sandra Dr., adopt a newborn. 1400 SF ranch, 2 BR Dedicated teacher 2 full BA, hdwd flrs, that can offer a senew roof, next to cure home with love, Adair Park. Flat happiness and secufenced yard, gar., rity. Large, caring $129,000. 865-288-0985 extended family. Expenses paid. Please call Maria 1-855-505-7357 or MariaAdopts.com
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Orphan Annie is one of the many animals you can adopt at Young-Williams this month to help the facility win the ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge. Photo submitted
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Dynamic growth at Provision
An aerial view of the campus of Provision Health Alliance, located off Middlebrook Pike near Weisgarber Road. The large building in the center houses Provision Health & Wellness; new construction at top shows the future home of the Provision Center for Proton Center.
Using technology to save lives Terry Douglass was a co-founder of CTI Molecular Inc. which developed positron emission technology, more commonly known as PET scans. Realizing the Terry Douglass technology’s importance to patient diagnosis and treatment, he worked closely with other industry leaders to obtain FDA approval and PET reimbursement. CTI went public in 2002 and was acquired by Siemens in 2005. In an interview with teknovation.biz, Douglass talked about vision and mission. “Make sure that the business potential you pursue is worth the effort that you will have to exert; and remember that businesses do not fail due to mission and values; they fail because they run out of cash. So plan and execute so that you never run out of cash, which is a lot easier said than done, but true.” Douglass also formed Provision Foundation to support not-for-profit local and international ministries, especially in Haiti. Then he worked closely with physicians and other healthcare providers in the community to form Provision Health Alliance (PHA), telling teknovation. biz: “We are all blessed by God with different resources, capabilities, talents, experiences and circumstances. Everything that we call ours actually comes from Him and belongs to Him. … Provision Health Alliance is simply about being obedient and wisely investing the resources for which we are responsible.”
Provision entities. Provision Radiation Therapy, the latest Construction continues development, will open next on the sprawling campus of month, and the Provision Provision at Dowell Springs. Center for Proton Therapy is We’ve written previously set to open in Spring 2014. about Provision Health & So the 33-acre camWellness and Provision Physipus serves physicians and cal Therapy. This week we’re patients throughout East introducing the umbrella organization – Provision Health Tennessee, specifically with outpatient treatment focused Alliance, or PHA. on cancer and with innovaAn overview: The PHA campus is home to Tennessee tive technology. PHA hosts a research comCancer Specialists, Knoxville ponent to advance the develComprehensive Breast Center and Provision Diagnostic opment of new technology. Imaging. There are multiple The vision of the campus
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and what it offers is attributed to clinicians that practice on the campus and driven by patient needs. Michael Bozeman is PHA’s vice president for marketing and business development. He says, “Our expertise is in development, and our focus is to improve patient access to the best technology.” That was Terry Douglass’s goal with PET and it is Provision Health Alliance’s goal today. “We want to be holistic so our patients live better lives,
rather than simply treat after a diagnosis,” Bozeman said. “Our goal for patient treatment is to be preventive, predictive, personalized and participatory. “We have created a worldclass cancer facility that can serve Knoxville, the surrounding region and the greater Southeast. The new Proton Therapy Center will be a community resource, open to all area physicians and providers. It will have three treatment units and will be able to treat up to 900 cancer patients annually.”
Tour the PHA campus ■ Tennessee Cancer Specialists includes 12 physician specialists and a support staff to provide patients with comprehensive cancer care and personal support. Cancer specialties include bladder, breast, colon, uterine, lung, prostate and skin cancers along with leukemia. ■ Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center was founded in 1983 by Kamilia Kozlowski, M.D. It was the first freestanding breast center of its kind in Tennessee and remains one of the few nationwide. Today the center includes five physicians and a staff of 70, all with the goal of providing top quality imaging and comprehensive care all under one roof. ■ Provision Diagnostic Imaging features a comprehensive range of outpatient imaging services to help area physicians diagnose and treat a wide variety of medical conditions. Services include CT, PET/CT and X-ray scans plus nuclear medicine technologies and both 1.5T and Open MRI – the only Open MRI in the area. ■ Provision Physical Therapy is led by physical therapists Dean Douglass and Wes Franks, both certified manual therapists. Services include treatment for neck and back pain, headaches, shoulder, wrist/ hand, elbow, neurovascular issues, knee, hip, foot/ankle, sports injuries,
post-operative rehab and cancer rehabilitation.
cation and wellness, research and clinical trials and charitable needs.
■ Provision Health & Wellness offers a medically-based resource for wellness with comprehensive programs for health management. Services include stateof-the-art exercise equipment and personal trainers and nutritional counseling by a Registered Dietitian.
■ Provision Health Partners delivers innovative and cost effective management services which allow healthcare entities to focus on the healthcare business, thereby enhancing their ability to provide quality patient care. Services include practice management, accounting and financial services, IT support, facility and site development, human resources and marketing.
■ Cardinal Health partners with Provision Radiopharmacy to bring PET tracers to Provision practitioners and partners in the region. The Radiopharmacy produces FDG, Ammonia N13, Sodium Fluoride and participates in research and development of novel tracers that are sure to have an impact on patient care in the near future. ■ Provision Center for Biomedical Research is a clinical research site management organization that serves as a liaison between the pharmaceutical industry and physician groups to make innovative research available to patients throughout East Tennessee. Currently more than 20 active or follow-up trials are underway. ■ Provision Healthcare Foundation was formed to be a resource for education, research and charity care in the community. Primarily funded from ventures on the PHA campus, the funds are available to those in need for healthcare edu-
Coming soon ■ Provision Radiation Therapy will open in August. It will provide comprehensive cancer care through innovative treatments. Radiation oncologists will use the most advanced techniques in radiation therapy while oncology trained nurses and therapists will care for patients’ needs. “Our mission is to treat not just the cancer but the mind, body and soul.” ■ Provision Center for Proton Therapy, opening in 2014, will be just the 14th such center in the United States. Proton therapy is one of the most advanced cancer treatments in the world, using precise targeting that spares healthy tissue and reduces collateral damage. This center is greatly needed in the Southeast United States and will have both clinical and economic benefits for the community.
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Fort Sanders Regional has special NICHE for elder care Fort Sanders Regional was recently identified as one of the top 10 hospitals in the country that has performed exceptionally in disseminating knowledge and incorporating validated protocols for geriatric care into nursing practice. Fort Sanders Regional has also participated in research projects sponsored by NICHE. NICHE, which stands for Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders, is an innovative program designed to enhance the care of older adults. NICHE is a nationwide effort to better meet the unique health care needs of aging adults across America. Covenant Health is proud to be the first health care system in the state, and the only one in East Tennessee, to bring the specialized services that NICHE offers to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.
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“The care of older adult patients presents a different set of challenges. …” – Stan Boling, Covenant Health Senior Services Stan Boling, Covenant Health’s vice president of Senior Services, explains, “The care of the older adult presents a different set of challenges that all health care team members should be aware of, and should assess on admission, during the acute care stay and all the way through to the discharge setting.” Boling says older adult patients often have multiple chronic illnesses and reduced function that may be both physical and cognitive. These issues can affect that patient’s success after they’re discharged from the hospital.
“The health care team needs to become expert in anticipating geriatric syndromes, in using state-of-the-art assessment tools and procedures based on sound integration of the NICHE program.” NICHE provides nurses with specialized training related to common health problems of older adults. These include issues such as skin breakdown, falls/injuries, confusion or
loss of strength/mobility. NICHE-certified gerontological nurses offer patients and families a high standard of care while promoting patients’ independence and facilitating a comfortable transition home. For more information about the NICHE program, including resources for older patients and their families, visit www.nicheprogram.org.
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Baby your aging skin! Skin trivia: Did you know? ■ The skin is the largest human organ, covering nearly 25 square feet. ■ Skin makes up about 15 percent of our body weight. ■ Humans shed and replace outer skin cells every 27 days. ■ With aging, replacement of the outer skin cells takes longer. ■ By the age of 70, an average person will have lost 105 pounds of skin. As we get older, understanding the ins and outs of aging skin care becomes more important. Here are a couple of tips about aging skin care to keep in mind: First, aging skin care is not all about just looking younger. The goal is to make sure your skin has all the nutrients it needs to be Anne Marie healthy. As we grow older, Rodgers our body produces less of what our skin needs to keep from getting flaky and brittle. It is up to us to change the way we take care of our skin to compensate for that loss.
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y mother told me many years ago that my grandfather was a baker. That explains why, when all of my friends were playing with dolls or playing school, I was using Play-Doh and cookie cutters to pretend that I was the owner of the best bakery in town. As long as I can remember, I have loved being in the kitchen. When I was a young girl I would make the best mud pies on the block and would season them with my mother’s spices. In high school I always made sure there were fresh baked cookies, brownies or caramel corn on the athletic bus to games. I loved to see the smiles that wonderful treats brought to the faces of my friends. This is a tradition that I have continued and have passed on to my own daughter. More than four years ago I pulled out the pastry bags and
The finished product – cookies to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Christian Academy of Knoxville. Decorated cookies are quickly becoming a favorite at special gatherings, often in addition to cake.
Freshly baked cookies, waiting to be filled and decorated with colorful icing. Photos by Ruth White
decorating tips and taught my daughter how to decorate cookies. These decorated treats would be given to a football player, inside a colorfully painted bucket on game day. The first several batches of cookies had their
flaws, but they tasted wonderful and the best part was using a craft to bond with my daughter. Making the cookies grew past the football bucket and they began to pop up at baseball and basketball games, welcomed new
cheerleaders to the team and helped raise money for breast cancer awareness. Friends began to mention that their birthday was coming up soon and would love to have some cookies for their special day (hint, hint). I have tried several recipes but always fall back to a personal favorite. The shape of the cookie may not be perfect but the taste is what matters most. Royal icing is the topping of choice for me because it dries to a hardened state that allows for the cookies to be stacked without smashing hours of work. Perfecting the skill of
icing and then turning shapes of dough into recognizable objects has taken hours of practice and researching techniques on the Internet. Thousands of pounds of cookie dough, mounds of royal icing and more colors than one might imagine, the quality of the decorating has improved and it’s a thrill to watch my own child share the same passion I did at her age. To some, they are just cookies. To me, they are memories made that will last for my lifetime and hopefully beyond.
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the school’s director, Dian Taylor, who agreed to give it a try. One session was offered the first year. Last summer, another session was added, and the movie produced by the advanced acting camp won an Audience Choice Award at the 2011 Knoxville Horror Film Festival. Vasconcelos hopes to enter “Trillo del Diablo” in several film festivals. Members of this year’s advanced filmmaking camp knew from the beginning that they wanted to take a stab at another horror film. “Scary movies are easier to make than comedies, because with comedies, you have to come up with all of your own jokes,” says Cian Bell, a rising 6th-grader who participated in the advanced camp. “To do a horror movie, you just have to make people jump.” Bell reports that the “Trillo” during a premier audience members did in- of both films held July 27 deed jump when they saw at Fourth United Presby-
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