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August 20, 2012
Karns grads celebrate 10-year reunion
She has confiscated 14 guns, nine loaded, and has been shot once. Professor Autumn Cyprés has seen it all. You don’t have to tell her about being a principal.
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Fool’s gold A coach who might know says the Tennessee switch t0 a 3-4 base defense is fool’s gold. It is not magic. It may or may not pressure quarterbacks, disrupt offenses, nail runners for losses, lead to multiple turnovers and dictate the flow of games. The coach, in perfect step with fan forums and call-in radio shows, asked to remain anonymous.
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Meet Bill Bill Bolinger is known as the “Karns Mayor.” He says, “They just joke around calling me that. I’m not really a mayor. It may be because we have lived here so long and everybody knows me.”
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See Coffee Break on page A-2
Welcome back School is back in session and Theresa Edwards has made the rounds to meet new faculty and staff at area schools. She has some snapshots and brief bios inside.
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See Theresa’s story on page A-3
Anders for chair? Knox County Commissioner Brad Anders usually votes with the Chamber, the school board, the Sheriff’s Office and developers. From Karns, he’s considered “a county guy.” But can he beat Tony Norman for the top job?
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See Sandra’s column on page A-4
Index Coffee Break A2 Theresa Edwards A3 Government/Politics A4 Marvin West/Lynn Hutton A5 Community A6 Faith A7 Miracle Maker A9 Kids A10 Business A13 Calendar A14 Health/Lifestyles Sect B
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Raising glasses in a toast are Karns High 2002 classmates: (front) Megan Mueller South, Amber Ralston Gaskins, Meggie Cruze Staykov, class president Allison Clark Ambrose; (back) David Walker, Nathan Butler and James Parnell. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
By Theresa Edwards Karns High School 2002 classmates celebrated their 10-year reunion at Calhoun’s on the River on Aug. 11 with a buffet style dinner, music, games, laughter and a lot of “catching up.” A trivia contest to help classmates learn a little more about each other was won by James
Harnell with Zach Helton coming in second. Class president Allison Clark Ambrose coordinated the event, with the help of Megan Mueller South, Amber Ralston Gaskins and Meggie Cruze Staykov. About 50 classmates were preregistered. Decorations included blue and yellow balloons and tables with
memorabilia on display. The May 2002 Karns Courier congratulated a list of graduates. KHS cheerleading outfits, jackets and graduation caps brought back memories. “It’s a lot of fun seeing everyone,” said South, who helped with name badges at the welcoming table.
of directors how she feels about their tree cutting policies. Last week she spoke to the board about the devastation wreaked by the agency’s aggressive policy, which mandates clear-cutting swaths up to 200 feet wide along high voltage easements. “I read recently that we begin to die when we fail to stand up for what matters,” she said. “Viewed on those terms, I felt good about going. Whether they heard me or not, who knows?” Sherwood and a neighbor, Jerome Pinn, filed suit against TVA in April after contractors came through Westminster Place subdivision and started marking more than 120 trees along the West Knox resident Donna Sherwood talks with Gayle utility right of way for Cherry of Nashville about the effects of TVA’s beefed-up removal. She had moved to Westminster Place from tree clearing policies. Photo by Betty Bean States View subdivision six years ago after developers started cutting down trees and said the looming threat of losing her trees has caused her to move into a rental home. Now, she says she has had to move again. “We’re living in Plantation Springs now Donna Sherwood feels because we just don’t know By Betty Bean She’s not certain her good about standing up what’s going to happen,” message got through, but and telling the TVA board she said. “They’re going
Tim-berrrr Complaints about TVA’s tree cutting go statewide
take two trees from every household and our afternoon shade will be gone. Almost anybody who’s anywhere close to that line will lose any shade they ever had. They’re even taking out saplings that were planted to replace mature trees that were at least 50 years old. This is going to happen all over TVA’s seven state area.” As of last week, Sherwood and Pinn had been joined by nine more plaintiffs, and that number could grow in the coming weeks, based on the number of people from across the state who turned out for last week’s meeting. Many of them have been in contact with tree advocate Larry Silverstein, who has battled TVA and the Knoxville Utilities Board clear-cutting policies for years. Gayle and Ben Cherry, who lost a swimming pool and a bedroom to a mudslide after TVA clearcut a hillside above their home in Nashville’s Forest Hills subdivision, also spoke to the board. “They clear-cut in 2009, and the 2010 floods were made so much worse by the tire tracks of the heavy machinery going
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Sarah Bolinger Brooks, who was KHS cheerleading squad captain and is now a nurse at Children’s Hospital, receives a kiss from husband Matt Brooks, who owns Nixon’s Deli.
up the hill. It ruined our neighborhood,” Gayle Cherry said. Dr. Roger Jackson, a retired Nashville physician who lives in the Green Hills area, urged the board to abandon clearcutting and return to the less-draconian policy of selective tree management in urban areas. “Two Realtors told me my house has decreased in value $50,000 in the last two weeks,” he said, mentioning a tiny sapling TVA contractors marked for removal because there were power lines some 80 feet above it. When he tried to persuade them to leave it there, his pleas were ignored, he said. “They told me it’s cheaper to cut it now rather than wait until it’s grown…. That little tree in 100 years couldn’t have damaged the power line.” He challenged the board members to examine their roles in a policy that is damaging ratepayers’ property values. “This is not coming from FERC (the Federal Energy Regulation Commission). This is coming from this boardroom. You people are issuing the marching orders.”
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Coffee Break with
because he died in 1936, the year I was born.
Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life and why? I have a friend down the road, Lester Gann, who has a lot of influence on me. I like him real well.
I still can’t quite get the hang of‌ Technology, computers.
Bill Bolinger
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Bill Bolinger is known as “Karns Mayor.� He says, “They just joke around calling me that. I’m not really a mayor. It may be because we have lived here so long, and everybody knows me.� His wife, Peggy, says her sister, Tammy Crone, may have been the first one to call him “mayor.� Granddaughter Sarah Bolinger Brooks says that it is because he is so involved in the community. He always participates in the Karns Fair, drives his John Deere tractor or antique car in community parades, is active with the Karns Community Center, farms with neighbors and is an active member at Grace Baptist Church. Plus, he loves Karns! Bill was born in Madisonville then lived in Lake City. He moved to Karns at age 5 when his family’s place and others were flooded out when Norris Lake was built. He and Peggy have been married for 53 years and live in the same house his parents and grandparents lived in. Their two sons, Wayne and Von, live in homes behind theirs with their families. Wayne and wife Sherry have two children, Sarah and Will. Will lives in Nashville and is married to Cali Crabtree. Von and wife Earlene have two children, Doug and Ashley. Ashley has a son, M.J. “M.J. will be our fourth generation going to Karns (schools),� Peggy said. The Bolingers had a dairy farm for many years until 1973, with about 20 to 25 cows. They also grew tobacco and corn. Bill now grows hay. He owns 40 acres (formerly 93 acres), but he farms about 200 acres including farms of neighbors such as the Butlers and Connors. He stays busy, usually working from after breakfast until dark, stopping only for meals. “He works like he’s 30, but he’s 75 years old,� Peggy said. It is harvest season, and he does a lot of hay bailing including for others. One neighbor, the Carters, donates rolled hay to Horse Haven. Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Bill Bolinger:
What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie? I like cowboy (programs) like “Gunsmoke.� I can’t think of a particular quote.
My grandfather gave me 1936 silver dollars, the year I was born, that I still have.
What is the best advice your mother ever gave you? What are you guilty of? Nothing. “Hard work,� son Wayne said. “He would work any 20 year old in the ground. He makes me tired just watching him.�
What is your favorite material possession? I like my John Deere tractor, and my red and white 1956 Ford. We don’t get to use the old car much, except we sometimes drive it in parades and places like that.
What are you reading currently? I like to read farm magazines. I’ve also been reading Foxfire books. The books are written by kids who talked with farmers and found out how they do things like killing hogs, making moonshine, making hominy and all kinds of things.
What was your most embarrassing moment?
She taught me the importance of family. When she had a get-together, you better be there.
What is your social media of choice? Hardees. A lot of us meet for breakfast. We used to meet at the Simms Market.
What is the worst job you have ever had? Working around that mud in the winter time was hard, trying to milk those cows, wading around in that mud. Man, it was awful; you could lose a boot in that mud.
What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why? I normally didn’t have much time to watch cartoons. I watched the Roadrunner and Wyle E. Coyote. I liked the Roadrunner because he was so fast.
What irritates you?
I don’t know on that one.
When things don’t work, I get irritated; when things get torn up just when it’s a bad time for that to happen.
What are the top three things on your bucket list? Hmmm ‌ Get this hay up for one thing. And I have to wash this house. Wayne explained what a bucket list is. Bill says he’s done just about everything. He has travelled many places with Peggy.
What is one word others use to describe you and why? Hard-worker. His wife, Peggy, tells of how he works from sunup to sundown.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Nothing.
What is your passion? Farming, but I like to fish too, when I get a chance.
With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch? My grandfather. I never did really get to know him
What’s one place in Karns or Hardin Valley everyone should visit? It used to be Roger Yarnell’s barber shop. I went to school with him, and we ran around together. He’s retired now.
What is your greatest fear? Yellow jackets. I was weed-eating the other day and got into a nest. I got stung two or three times before I could get away from them.
If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be? I would like to travel more right here in Tennessee. There’s so much in Tennessee I’ve never seen, like to tour Memphis. One thing we’ve wanted to go to for a long time is Mule Day in Columbia, Tenn. It lasts about five days. It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, father, teacher – anyone you think would be interesting to Karns/Hardin Valley Shopper-News readers. Email suggestions to Theresa Edwards, tephotos@tds.net. Include contact info if you can.
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School’s back! Hardin Valley ElemenSchool is back in session for Knox County, and there tary welcomed its second are several new faces in the assistant principal, Courtney Mansell. offices. Mansell has 10 years of experience teaching, four years of administrative experience and was a curriculum coach for the county. Theresa “One of my favorite Edwards things about this school is the parent involvement and the support of education for the students,” she Brandon Pratt has re- said. “I am very excited placed Dr. Lakisha Waters about this coming year.” at Ball Camp Elementary Karns Elementary School as principal. School’s new assistant prinPratt went to school at cipal replacing Susan Herthe University of Mississip- ald is Kim Harrison, forpi and taught in Mississippi merly assistant principal at before coming to Knoxville Rocky Hill Elementary. where he taught 3rd and J. D. Lambert is the new 5th grades at Cedar Bluff assistant principal and Intermediate School. athletic director at Karns He was assistant prin- High, replacing Jamie cipal at A.L. Lotts El- Cantrill who is now at Powementary, then principal ell High. at Corryton Elementary Lambert’s previous exand Sunnyview Primary perience included being an School before coming to administrative assistant at Ball Camp. Austin-East High, a social “I absolutely love being studies teacher at Powell with the kids. It’s one of the High and a social studbest professions,” he said. ies teacher and coach at Another new leader Central High and coach at is Ashlee Hackney, Ball Halls High. Camp PTA president. She Regarding the Beavers was already in a meet- football team he said, ing Aug. 10 with the PTA “Coming off of a strong board, making plans for football season, they can the new school year. build on that this year.”
Brandon Pratt is the new principal at Ball Camp Elementary School. Photos by T. Edwards of TE-
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boards that help kids, like the Emerald Youth Foundation, that has opened his eyes to the needs of the city’s youth. Harris has been doing his homework in preparation for the new office. He’s talked to local educators, but he’s also looked at what’s working in other places. In the process, he’s become an advocate for charter schools. Public school systems have failed to turn around underperforming schools, and there needs to be dramatic change to keep those students from ending up in jail. The public school system is too big and hard to change to help disadvantaged schools, he says.
J. D. Lambert is the new assistant principal and athletic director at Karns High School.
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Karns fire chief Kenneth Marston talks at the Greater Karns Business Association meeting.
Marston talks fire Karns fire chief Kenneth Marston is excited about the new Station 2 being built, 401 Engine and full-time firefighters added at both fire stations. “Eighty percent of our area is now within six minutes or less response time,” Marston said. “Every minute counts. When breathing stops, irreversible brain death starts at six minutes,” he said. Marston also gave pointers in fire prevention. “My job is not to stop your business, it is to save you,” he said.
Kim Harrison is the new assistant principal at Karns Elementary School.
KARNS NOTES ■ Karns History Club will meet 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Karns Library. Jackie Dailey will talk about the Karns Post Office and Karns Lions Club. ■ Council of West Knox County Homeowners meets at 7:15 p.m. each first Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info: www.cwkch.com/.
Meet Doug Harris Doug Harris will be sworn in as 3rd District school board member on Sept. 4, and he’s ready to hit the ground running. He says his business background will benefit Knox County Schools, which is basically a business with 8,000 employees. He owns the Harris Restaurant group, which operates 21 restaurants, primarily in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina. He also brings a heart for public schools. His three children have attended West Knoxville schools, but it’s his work as a mentor and involvement with various
Courtney Mansell is the new assistant principal at Hardin Valley Elementary School.
schools, but they’re willing to listen to his arguments, he says. Harris is also adamant that each child in the school system should have an iPad. Such a notion was inconceivable three or four years ago, he says, but now, the technology would save the school system money, especially on textbooks. Funding such enhancements will require a new source of funding since the school board received only $7 million of the $35 million annual increase they requested from Knox County Commission in June. “I respect how the board got its message out to the community and voters, but I understand the response.
Doug Harris. Photo by Wendy Smith “We’ve been trying to turn these schools around for 20 to 30 years, and we haven’t been able to do it. It’s time to bring in competition and let people choose if they don’t have a good alternative. Competition makes you good.” Most other school board members are against charter
Ashlee Hackney is the new PTA president for Ball Camp Elementary School.
■ Greater Karns Business Association meets at noon each second Thursday at the Karns Community Club building on Oak Ridge Highway. Guest speaker Sept. 13 will be Bob Headley of the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Info: Alisa Pruett, 603-4273, or www.karnsbusiness.com/.
660-3677. ■ Karns Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday at the Karns pool during the summer. Info: www.karnslionsclub.com/.
■ Karns Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each first Tuesday at Karns Middle School library. Info: Lorraine Coffey,
People don’t want a tax increase,” says Harris. He thinks he could help the school system tap into private sector funding. He was supported by business leaders and members of the Christian community during his campaign, and he thinks many of them would be willing to invest in Knox County Schools. Harris hopes to cut budget items that aren’t producing results. He’s unsure if instructional coaches have been proven to be effective and plans to research their
■ West Knox Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday at Sullivan’s in Franklin Square at 9648 Kingston Pk. ■ District 6 Democrats meets 6:30 p.m. each fourth Tuesday at the Karns Library.
role in the schools. But he’s quite sure of his stance on magnet schools. “Magnet schools aren’t working. We need to do something different with that money.” He’s also sure that teachers need to be paid more, but doesn’t know if the current performance-based system works. Good teachers will always do their best, even without incentives, he says. But they can be lured away. “It’s common sense that your best people won’t leave if you pay them more.”
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government TVA board needs members TVA’s board of directors, already short by three, is about to lose two more members and, on last Thursday, learned of the resignation of CEO Tom Kilgore. It’s enough to make one ask, “Who’s in charge?” By law, the board has nine directors but only six now serve. On May 18, the terms of directors Bishop William Graves of Memphis and Marilyn Brown of Atlanta expired. By law, they can continue on the board only to the end of the current session of Congress, likely to go on to December with October off for campaigning. If Graves and Brown leave the board, only four directors will remain. That’s not enough to make a quorum to conduct TVA business. The law states the board can exercise those powers necessary to assure continuity of operations along the lines established when a quorum existed, but may not direct TVA into new areas, embark on new programs or change TVA’s existing direction, according to Travis Brickey, TVA spokesperson. President Obama nominated Peter Mahurin of Bowling Green, Ky., in February 2012 for a term expiring May 18, 2016, but the Senate has not scheduled hearings on his nomination. With the national election less than 80 days off and the Senate likely to meet for only four or five weeks starting Sept. 10, it becomes much less likely that anyone would be confirmed unless action occurs in the lameduck session of Congress in November or December. Mahurin comes from the same Kentucky city as conservative Sen. Rand Paul. He heads up the Hilliard Lyons brokerage office there and is a consistent donor to Democratic candidates and causes. Very little else is known about him. If Obama wins reelection, then his nominees may have a reasonable chance of being confirmed before the end of this year. If Romney wins, then Republican senators may wish to delay any confirmations until Romney takes office on Jan. 20, 2013, and nominates his own people to the TVA board. However, it might be several months before a President Romney would get around to filling vacancies on the TVA board when he has higher profile
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positions to fill first. Either Obama or Romney will have five vacancies to fill. Current board members who continue are Bill Sansom of Knoxville, the board chair whose term goes to May 18, 2014; Barbara Haskew of Chattanooga also serves until May 18, 2014. Richard Howorth, a former mayor of Oxford, Miss., serves until May 18, 2015, while Neil McBride of Oak Ridge serves until May 18, 2013. ■ The current controversy in Knox county government over the mayor’s financial disclosures and one commissioner’s arrest on Sharp’s Ridge has been a break for city government, which has escaped any serious scrutiny as the media concentrates on more current and polemical issues in the county. City government is going almost unnoticed in the current climate. The same happened when Mike Ragsdale was county mayor and controversy developed over expenses and personnel. ■ Tie vote: The City Council on Aug. 7 had one of its rare tie votes with an amendment to the proposed city charter pension changes, and Mayor Rogero cast her first vote in favor of the amendment which passed 5-4. With Mark Campen absent, the remaining council members split 4-4 with Stair, Grieve, Wallace and Della Volpe on one side and Saunders, Palmer, Brown and Pavlis on the other. Rogero voted with Saunders as she broke the tie vote. In 16 years presiding over council, I only got to vote twice to break a tie vote. It seldom happens. Otherwise, the mayor does not vote but presides at council. ■ Today (Aug. 20) at 10 a.m., Mayor Rogero will cut the ribbon on the new fence at Blount Mansion which the city built for $40,000. Constructed under the able leadership of David Brace, the fence really dresses up the historic site and rids the area of the previous ugly chain-link fence. ■ Anita Cash retires from the city after 32 years. More on her next week.
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Anders or Norman for top job Two guys I like are about to tangle. It’s not a death match, but there could be sprinkles of blood on the floor. Mike Hammond is stepping down as chair of Knox County Commission, termlimiting himself in the chair, although he will continue to serve as an at-large commissioner. Vice chair Brad Anders wants to step up, but others are pushing Tony Norman. As often happens at commission, the vote could be close going into the meeting and unanimous at the end. Commissioners can sense the wind’s direction, and nobody wants to be on the losing side. Anders told me he’s running. And he sunshined a dinner meeting with Sam McKenzie to discuss the Beck Center. Hmmm. Norman said Friday he’s “available if that is the will of the commission.” He said he’s not meeting with people or lobbying. So who will win? Let’s look at the public record to detect differences and then predict how colleagues will line up.
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Anders usually votes with the Chamber, the school board, the Sheriff’s Office and developers. From Karns, he’s considered “a county guy.” Norman vigorously opposed the school board’s budget. He championed restrictions on hillside development. He’s currently bugging the Chamber about how it spends its county appropriation, and he’s considered “a city guy.” “You know where I stand,” said Norman, “and I think my views represent the majority of Knox County. Others, well, may represent special interests.” Ouch! Just a few years ago, nobody would take on the Sheriff’s Office, much less when it was allied with the real estate industry and the Chamber.
Now, though, Norman has a clear shot at winning. Here’s how. The winner needs six votes. Norman and Larry Smith recently spoke fondly of Jeff Ownby while others were silent. If Norman adds Smith and Ownby to his own vote, along with Dave Wright, Amy Broyles and Sam McKenzie, then Norman wins. Anders needs to hold the “county guys” like Wright and Smith to add to his own vote and the likely votes of Richard Briggs and Hammond. This leaves Mike Brown in his usual role of “swing” vote. Anders could win without Smith and Wright if he gained Brown, Broyles and McKenzie – hence, his sudden interest in the Beck Center, which was stripped of its county funding by Mayor Burchett. Oh, yeah. Do not overlook the Burchett factor. The mayor might dust off his robo-call machine and start campaigning for Tony. He might stay neutral, but I don’t see him for Anders.
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Richard Briggs may run against state Sen. Stacey Campfield in 2014, and the retired Army colonel, heart surgeon and county commissioner could win. ■ His candidacy will certainly boost the real estate market out west as sane citizens move into the district to oust Campfield.
Gibson promoted Nine-year Knox County Community Development employee Rebecca Gibson has been appointed director of the department by Mayor Tim Burchett. The former comm u n i t y development director, Grant Gibson Rosenberg, recently left Knox County government. The Community Development Department oversees and coordinates grants and grant-related projects ranging from defined services contracts to Homeland Security and Housing and Urban Development.
Rogero is bright spot for state Democrats Here’s the good news for Democrats: Truman Day was not held in a phone booth.
Betty Bean But they probably already know that, since a crowd of more than 300 showed up at The Foundry on a rainy night to support their party and their candidates, and to celebrate the most impressive triumph the party has had lately – Mayor Madeline Rogero. Nobody noticed that Knoxville city elections are nonpartisan, which was fair, since Rogero not only fended off a full-frontal Republican attack in the primary from candidate Ivan Harmon (complete with allegations that she was a United Nations plant intent on subjecting the city to the evil goals of Agenda 21), but also a big money runoff challenge from sort-of Democrat Mark Padgett (to whom the Agenda 21-ers migrated after the primary and who was last seen supporting Zach Wamp’s kid for Congress). Lawyer Anne McKinney got the crowd going by reprising her Front Page Follies solo “I am Mayor” (a parody of Helen Reddy’s feminist anthem “I am Woman”). Rogero stood and owned the room. It didn’t hurt that she’s shown an
Madeline Rogero at the Truman Day Dinner, with Knox County Democratic Party chair Gloria Johnson and state party chair Chip Forrester. Photo by Betty Bean abundance of muscle and moxie her first year in office by actions like tackling the city’s pension problem – something her predecessor advocated but never attempted. She was confident, funny and in charge. She was followed by state party chair Chip Forrester, who was, unfortunately, none of the above. And no wonder – he’s taken a whipping across the state since a guy named Mark Clayton snagged the party’s nomination for U.S. Senate because he got top billing on a ticket of little-known candidates listed in alphabetical order in the primary. The fourth place finisher rubbed salt into Forrester’s wounds by suing him in federal court for letting Clayton – who posed for a campaign video with a bunch of gunslingers
who looked like they were fi xing to rob the mail train and who runs around Nashville with Stacey Campfield talking about gay people – onto the ballot. The plaintiff is Larry Crim, and he figures he would have had the top spot but for the poseur Clayton. Crim accused Forrester of allowing Clayton to stay in the catbird seat to siphon votes off the other candidates and boost the chances of TV performer Park Overall, who evidently didn’t have a chance because her last name starts with an O. Before Forrester introduced the row of Democratic candidates who were patiently waiting on the sidelines, he did a Scarlett O’Hara-esque speech blasting Clayton for being into hate and conspiracy theo-
ries and pledging, “We will never put you in this position again.” It was an uncomfortable moment, but nobody threw anything. After the candidates were introduced, Rogero stood up and took over again. “If we don’t fund them, they can’t run a campaign that is credible,” said the voice of experience. “You all need to dig deep. As Democrats, if we don’t fund campaigns, we can’t win campaigns. It’s a night and day difference.” Checkbooks came out all over the room. If national Democrats are looking for a tonic for their downtrodden Red State faithful, they could do a lot worse than invite Madeline Rogero to Charlotte and let her show them how it’s done.
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3-4 defense is fool’s gold TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West
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coach who might know says the Tennessee switch to a 3-4 base defense is fool’s gold. It is not magic. It may or may not pressure quarterbacks, disrupt offenses, nail runners for losses, lead to multiple turnovers and dictate the flow of games. The coach, in perfect step with fan forums and call-in radio shows, asked to remain anonymous. The coach said of course defensive alignments matter, but how you line up is no more than third in the formula for winning. First is talent. Second is execution. “If history books are correct, the gentleman who made Tennessee football famous, Neyland or Nayland, beat a lot of butts with an antiquated offensive alignment,� said the coach. “I have heard that his teams
ran the single-wing with absolute precision. He could have told opponents he was coming off tackle, pointed to the point of attack, and they couldn’t have stopped it.� This coach, not that coach, finds no fault with the three-man defensive front. Jolly good idea if you have the players to play it. Big man in the middle is critical. Smart reads necessary in gap control. Several really good linebackers make a major difference. Cover corners can save your job. Think in terms of speed, size, strength, intelligence, action, reaction and effort. Then, blitz or do whatever you do without too many big, bad blunders. Derek Dooley’s decision to bring in Sal Sunseri and copy at least some of Alabama’s 3-4 scheme was the giant move to
A note from God CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30 NIV) When in doubt, tell the truth. (“Hazel’s Law,� Hazel Sherwood)
half-correct Tennessee’s losing trend. There was also a need for Jay Graham. The 3-4 will go down as a great move if it works. It will also make news if it doesn’t. I am reminded of the time Phillip Fulmer bet the farm on a new offensive coordinator. That good doctor had the proper license, looked sharp, spoke wisely of modern medicine but did not produce desired results. The cure simply did not take. The patient regressed. The patient died. Friends still mourn. Sunseri is qualified. He knows plenty about the 3-4 after coaching linebackers for Nick Saban. He also knows the 4-3 from seven years of NFL defensive line work. He seems to understand young people. He appears to be a natural motivator. Good bet. Best of all, Sal is a flame-thrower who believes in the aggressive defensive philosophy Dooley decided he wants. It starts with trying to strangle quarterbacks and pressing receivers at the line of scrimmage. That does involve risks. Believe the outside perspective. What happens against North Carolina State on Aug. 31 in Atlanta and against Florida on Sept. 15
is not an unusual circumstance. Yesterday, however, I came across a small sticky note with seven words written on it. I remembered that conversation, knew that it had been taken care of, and I started to throw the paper away. But then I saw eight words, written at a different angle, up the side. “Never take the burden I can help you,� it said. No punctuation. None. (If any of my former English teachers are reading this, let me assure you that I know a semi-colon or a period should be there to separate those two main clauses. I know that.)
UT defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri talks to reporters at the indoor practice facility. Photo by Associated Press at Neyland Stadium will depend more on how the Vols compare in talent, effort and execution than on alignment. Hope the offense, aided by the new running attack, can carry both occasions. Do not expect defensive performance to be flawless. Everybody is still learning. No matter how many times coaches explain assignments, no matter how much video linebackers study, there is still the minor matter of doing it under duress.
Game speed is frightening if you must pause to ponder. Don’t just wait and watch. Contribute something. Cross your fingers and repeat after me, 3-4, 3-4, 3-4. Find three and four-leaf clovers. Throw three-fourths of a pinch of salt over your left shoulder in the general direction of Raleigh. Derek, Sal and several of us need this defensive stuff to turn into real gold, heavy, rock solid.
Just those eight words. In my handwriting. I am being absolutely honest when I say this: I have no memory of writing those words, no idea when or why I wrote them, or what they meant to me in that moment. Was it something a friend had said to me? A colleague? My supervisor? No clue. I only know that when I read them, it felt as if God were speaking directly to my heart. It was a message from the universe. It was oddly reassuring on a day that had its ups and downs. As I pondered it through the
day, I considered the fact that the note’s advice seems to run counter to Jesus’ admonition to take his yoke onto our own shoulders. It was then, and only then, that I realized the cryptic words on the paper were simply another rendering of that same idea. Jesus tells us in Matthew’s Gospel to take his yoke upon ourselves, and at the same time tells me (in my own handwriting!) to let him help me carry my burden. When we are yoked with him, he is there beside us, to share the work, to lighten the load, to “take the burden.�
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here are times, I suspect, in the life of every writer when he or she can do nothing except tell the truth. I am not sure what this story means. I wonder about that. You probably will wonder, too. I only know that it is true. There are almost always stacks of paper on my desk at work. There are vouchers, folders, notes to myself, notes to others, reminders, scrap paper, informational bulletins to be handed out to volunteers, etc., etc. There are notes attached to my computer screen, reminders of what password goes with what program (carefully encoded, of course), checking account balances, and notes to myself about something I need to discuss with tomorrow’s team leader. So finding a scrap of paper with obscure notes on it
UT offers urban forestry concentration The Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries in UT’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is offering a new concentration in urban forestry. The urban forestry concentration is an interdisciplinary program emphasizing forestry, arboriculture, horticulture, urban forest management and urban wildlife. “Urban forestry is a field that is really growing in demand,� says Dr. Sharon JeanPhilippe, coordinator of the urban forestry concentration. “Our graduates can find careers as community foresters, urban forestry supervisors and urban forestry instructors, among other areas. We are excited to offer this new concentration, and we believe our students will face a very bright future.�
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William Sharbel shows off the blue dolphin that he got as part of Summer Saturday Kids’ Night at Einstein Bros. Bagels in Farragut.
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On a bagel roll Kids enjoy Saturday fun at Einstein By Sherri Gardner Howell Einstein Bros. Bagels kept things rolling along this summer for children with a weekly party at the location at 11693 Parkside Drive. Summer Saturday Kids’ Nights not only offered food and drink specials for the A “minimalist” Spider Man: children, but sidewalk art, Aiden Molter.
games, bagel toss, storytelling, coloring, balloons and face painting. Each week featured something different – such as trivia night and a back-to-school party. Saturday, Aug. 25, is the last Summer Saturday Kids’ Night at Einstein. The event is from 3 p.m. until close at 8 p.m. Owner Yvonne Kidder says the kids’ nights have been so much fun they are considering some fall events. Check www. myeinsteinbagels.com and the Shopper-News calendars for updates. Natalia Grzywacz illustrates her artistic talent with crayons.
Enjoying a free meal at Einstein Bros. Bagels are Jacob Molter and Linda and Abby Harper. Children get a free kids meal with the purchase of an adult meal during the kids’ night event.
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NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE
CAK’s 35th anniversary this year
It all started with a group of women who prayed for a Christian School in Knoxville. In 1977, those prayers were answered and the Christian Academy of Knoxville was born. As CAK proudly celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, a year-long anniversary celebration/spiritual renewal is planned. “Every year in the history of a school is equally important, but I think it’s very appropriate for a school to pause and celebrate what God has done and to take a look back and see God’s provision for that school,” said CAK Superintendent Scott Sandie. “We have been very blessed at CAK, and I think it’s important to celebrate that because it helps everyone appreciate where we are today.” Without a doubt, CAK has come a long way. In 1975, a Board of Directors was formed. In spite of hopes to open the school the following year, the board realized what was missing – students, teachers and buildings. An agreement was reached to borrow space at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church and 96 students were enrolled for that first school year in 1977. By year’s end, enrollment reached the prayer target of 100. Some of the original teachers reminisced at a recent teachers function. As everyone laughed openly at the stories, it was evident that conditions weren’t exactly ideal. In 1983, 27 acres were purchased off of Dutchtown Road and CAK established its new home. It wasn’t until 1993, however, that the entire
CAK vs. GCA to support Hope Resource Center in ‘Battle of the Bottles’ “We are so very excited for this time of year and are overjoyed to be partnering again with both schools to make a huge difference,” said Lisa Hardin, executive director of the Hope Resource Center.
CAK family was on the same campus for the first time. Currently, CAK’s campus is 77 acres. Along with changes in location and facilities, CAK has experienced improvements in enrollment, academics and athletics over the past 35 years. “Anyone can have history, but a legacy you have to do on purpose,” said CAK parent Misty Mayes. “Sure, there have been some growing pains along the way, but God has done so many great
things at CAK. It’s time to celebrate that.” It was Mayes who first brought the idea to the forefront. In fact, after noticing a reccurring theme in her quiet time the past few years, Mayes felt that God was telling her that CAK was in need of a spiritual renewal. “I acknowledged the need but continually deflected back any ideas and thought for sure that someone else would lead this effort,” Mayes said. Then one morning, the message became clear. “I felt like God just said to me one day, ‘I’m going to do a mighty thing at CAK this year, with or without you,’” Mayes recalled. “So I started taking baby steps forward in obedience.”
With the support of Superintendent Sandie and Director of Advancement Frank Merry, plans took shape. “We have many parents who come in and talk about spiritual growth of our kids,” Sandie said. “We have experienced much spiritual growth over the years and we see victories for Christ daily on this campus. So when Misty came in and shared her heart, it was a pretty easy decision. If God is behind this, we should support it.” The year-long festivities will kick off on Friday, Sept. 7, at Cedar Springs. Visit www. cakwarriors.com for details. “This is going to be a fabulous year of celebration,” said Mayes. “We will use this school year to celebrate what God has done at CAK through the years and to especially focus on renewing our spiritual commitment to our families, churches and community.”
Pictured are: (front) Caroline Statum, Courtney Ferran, Lauren Estes, Megan Stallings, Lauren Joy, Ashley Bloom, Leslie Sizemore, captain Tori Goff ; (back) UCA coach Jake Gieske, Katie Duncan, McCall Current, Katherine Wilson, Jaclynn Estes, Megan Morgan, head coach Lisa Bowland, Megan Bevil, captain Peyton Maddux, Andersen Estes, Meredith Sterling, and UCA coach Tori Bowland.
CAK earns top honors at Cheer Camp CAK’s varsity cheerleaders competed against teams from across the state at the UCA cheerleading camp on the UT campus this summer. The squad received first place awards in every category, including: No. 1 for Cheer, No.
1 for Home Pom, and No. 1 for Extreme Routine. Six squad members were selected as “All-American” cheerleaders by the UCA staff: Andersen Estes, Tori Goff, Peyton Maddux, Leslie Sizemore, Caroline Statum,
and Katherine Wilson. They were invited to participate in the London, England, New Year’s Day parade. Five team members received the “Pin it Forward” character award: Andersen Estes, Lauren Estes, Court-
ney Ferran, Megan Morgan and Caroline Statum. Team members Megan Morgan and Leslie Sizemore were finalists in the jump off contest. Team captains Tori Goff and Peyton Maddux were invited to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The squad is led by head coach Lisa Bowland.
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“We are so grateful to both schools for partnering with us and joining forces to save lives. Your participation in ‘Battle of the Bottles’ makes a huge impact for HOPE and for the clients we serve.” Hope Resource Center is a Christ-based ministry that bestows the love of God on young women and men who find themselves in a difficult situation due to risky sexual behavior. Hope encourages these young people to have a healthy lifestyle, while promoting the choice of life. It is the goal of the Hope Resource Center to share the Gospel with each and every client. Baby bottles will be distributed to both schools during the week of Aug. 20 and the competition will conclude Sept. 6 — the night of the televised Rivalry Game of the Week football game between CAK and GCA. “Battle of the Bottles” T-shirts will be available for students for $5. Senior Chris Scott chose the “Battle of the Bottles” as his Capstone Project and plans to serve as the middle-man between CAK, GCA and HOPE. Last year, CAK and GCA raised approximately $16,000. “We can’t wait to see what God does this year,” Hardin said. “The money raised from this event is such a blessing to the community. We are so thankful for both schools, your students and your continued support of and generosity towards HOPE.”
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Shopper News Presents Miracle Makers
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utumn Cyprès can use $10 words, but prefers to talk in the vernacular. “I’ve taken 14 guns, nine loaded, and been shot once,” she says. “I’ve desegregated a school, put in a dual language school and dealt with unions. I’ve helped 12 kids get scholarships and had 16 kids who went on to become teachers themselves.” This woman knows how to be a principal. At UT for three years as founding director of the Center for Educational Leadership, her comrade, colleague and sister-in-arms is Betty Sue Sparks, longtime educator who retired as supervisor of human resources for Knox County Schools. Together, Cyprès and Sparks oversee the Leadership Academy, charged with developing outstanding principals for Knox County Schools. (The Center does more than work for KCS, but that’s another story.)
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It’s funny to hear the Leadership Academy Fellows referred to as “McIntyre’s pets,” as in “pretty soon all the principals will be McIntyre’s pets.” Appointing principals is the superintendent’s prerogative, and Knox County has had some mighty good principals and some others. Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre identified leadership development as a priority upon his arrival here. He worked with Cornerstone Foundation to secure funding for the Leadership Academy, now in its third year. Cyprès said the fellows are selected in a “very rigorous process over two months.” She calls the selection process “truly fair,” without regard to gender, ethnicity or ability to pay. All fellows are paid as assistant principals and are assigned to a mentor principal in a local school where they work four days a week. Additionally, they attend classes and develop a project at their school in which each identifies a problem and implements a solution. “We’re offering a program for prac-
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• Betty Sue Sparks earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree at UT Knoxville. She spent 10 years as a special education and elementary school teacher. She was principal at Knoxville Adaptive Education Center, Mooreland Heights Elementary School, Cedar Bluff Intermediate School and Farragut Primary School. She also served as an elementary supervisor and spent eight years as director of human resources for Knox County Schools. Now retired, she serves as Cornerstone principal-in-residence with the Center for Educational Leadership at UT.
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Visiting South Africa Webb School trip broadens life experiences By Suzanne Foree Neal As we become a more global society, Webb School leaders believe students need to become more global in their view as well. The school’s ColemanLange International Center for the Study of World Languages and Cultures helps students see their place in a multicultural environment. Liz Gregor was hired five years ago as the multicultural coordinator to make the Webb campus more international, give students more opportunities to travel overseas as well as bring international students to the school. The program is aimed at middle and high school students who most frequently travel to El Salvador, France and Costa Rica. Exchange students come to Webb from El Salvador and France. This summer, however, the globe-trotting was expanded to South Africa. Webb students and Interact Club members Morgan Larimer of Farragut and Isabel Schaad and Lizzie Johnson of Bearden were joined by Gregor and recent UT grad Jayanni Webster of Memphis for a trip to Stanford and Knysna. The Rotary Club of Knoxville helped sponsor and arrange the trip, which included visits to Rotary clubs in both towns. “I think they really learn a lot in the classroom, but by stepping outside their comfort zone and broaden-
ing their horizons, they not only come back with a new appreciation for the United States, but also realize the world is not that large,” Gregor says. This trip was a little unusual in that it involved only three students. “We were really able to get into the culture and join them (Rotary) on projects, visiting townships and schools we would normally not see as a tourist,” Gregor explains. “Even a lot of white South Africans haven’t visited the townships.” The group delivered books, flashcards, Tshirts, pencils, yoyos, finger puppets and insulated bags to school students. In Sanford, they were met by Knoxvillian Kathryn Johnson and the Rotarians. Johnson runs the Mosaic Farm in the town. They also visited with women living in an impoverished squatter camp called DeKop and joined them for lunch. They were greeted in Knysna by Rotarians Dr. Mike and Sandy Shires, who spent 15 years in Knoxville while Mike served as dean of UT’s Veterinary School. They also attended a soccer game with players sporting outfits and cleats paid for by donations last year from Webb’s Interact Club. Isabel has participated in Rotary International outreach programs in India, Hungary and South Africa. “What leaves the most lasting impression in each of these countries is the value of education for children living in poverty,” she says. “If these children
Webb students brought donated items such as books, flashcards, pens, T-shirts and finger puppets for children at schools they visited at two South African schools. LIzzie Johnson and Isabel Schaad taught the children animal sounds using colorful flashcards at one school. Photos submitted
can be educated at young ages, they are much more likely to break the vicious cycle of poverty that their parents and communities have had to endure.” She also learned something about herself. “While traveling in South Africa, I realized that I am happiest and feel best about myself when helping others.” While Gregor says they stayed in beautiful accommodations, had good food, saw spectacular scenery and visited an elephant preserve, they also saw what black South Africans are still living with after apartheid ended 18 years ago. “It’s amazing how quickly you can go from the affluent and well off to the townships where people are living in shacks made of whatever they were able to find,” says Morgan.
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SCHOOL NOTES A.L. Lotts Elementary ■ PTA membership drive will be held through Friday, Aug. 31.
Farragut Intermediate ■ Parent night will be held 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, for 4th grade; 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, for 3rd grade; and 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, for 5th grade.
Farragut Primary ■ Parent orientation will be held 5:45 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, for kindergarten and 5:45 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, for 2nd grade.
REUNIONS ■ The annual Black/Stanley family reunion, Sunday, Sept. 2, at the original Black family homesite, 8017 Stanley Road, Powell. Lunch at 1 p.m. Bring a covered dish to share and old pictures.
Farragut Primary ‘meet and greet’ Samantha Morgan enjoys the book “Clifford’s First School Day” as she visits her new kindergarten class and teacher Karen Trent at Farragut Primary School. “She loves books. We were just at the library,” said mom Erin Morgan. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
Pop quiz to start the year Knox County schools Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre made the rounds last week, welcoming students to a new school year. Upon finding out about a pop quiz from this Farragut Middle School 7th grader, McIntyre said, “Wow! That’s not even fair.” Photo by S. Barrett
■ Carter High Class of 1957, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Chop House at Exit 407 off I-40. Info: Peggy Wilson, 9332608, or Sue Walker, 933-3077. ■ Fulton High Class of 1962, Saturday, Sept. 8, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Cost is $40. Info/reservations: Gale Seymour Eastridge, 687-8446, or Allen Smith, 688-6927. ■ Gibbs High Class of 1977, Oct. 27. Info: gibbsclassof1977@gmail.com or 6884727 or 922-3060 ■ Gibbs High Class of 1992, Saturday Sept. 22 at The Crown and Goose. Cost is $32.50. RSVP to Stephen Kennedy, 708-372-0927 or skennedy40@yahoo.com. ■ Halls High Class of 1992, Saturday, Sept. 1, Beaver Brook. Info: Jennifer Corum, 654-1317 or jennifercorum@ yahoo.com.
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SPORTS NOTES ■ Athletic House Early Bird Volleyball Tournament, sponsored with the volleyball programs at Farragut High, Oak Ridge High and Hardin Valley Academy, is Aug. 24-25 at each school. Tournament play begins at 4 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Admission is $5; children 10 and under are free.
■ Knox Youth Sports fall baseball registration for ages 3-12, featuring T-ball, coach-pitch, farm, 9-10 and 11-12 leagues. Season begins early September. Info on each league, fees and to register: www.KnoxYouthSports.com.
Keith Cottrell is welcomed to Farragut Primary School as the new assistant principal. He was assistant principal at Cedar Bluff Elementary as a member of the Leadership Academy last year and taught the prior 13 years. “I’m super excited to be here. This is such a fantastic school with a great reputation. I am looking forward to meeting the community as we start the school year,” he said. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
‘Great Open Jump’ at Pump It Up University of Tennessee students Cali Crosslin, Stacey Gunzelman, Ellen Bursi, Beth Ann Stripling and Olivia DeAngelo got together recently at Pump It Up’s fourth annual Great Open Jump fundraiser, which benefits autism research. The event was also held in celebration of the franchise’s two-millionth birthday party. Photo submitted
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By Sandra Clark When the state announced the closure of Lakeshore Mental Health Institute, law enforcement personnel across East Tennessee were perplexed. Where would they take those individuals who required short-term housing but did not need to go to jail? Among other options, the state contracted with Cherokee Health Systems to build a 16-bed facility in Morristown. And Cherokee called Sandy Loy at Construction Plus. “We needed to get the facility built in two months,” said Loy. “I worked a best case schedule that came out to 49 days. … I used every single construction management trick I know on this one project. The subcontractors were outstanding and we were thrilled to finish in 49 days.”
He said subcontractors worked closely in the 4,500 square feet space. Some of the work, such as wall panels, was done offsite and installed. “We had a plumber putting together pipes out in the parking lot. “Everyone had input into the original schedule, and I told them, ‘If you’re going to be on the team, help us get to the end zone.’ We had people crawling over each other. It was fun, really.” The key was the master schedule. Sandy designed a comprehensive list of jobs that had to be finished before another could start. He updated the schedule every 48 hours and shared it with subcontractors, so each knew when to show up. There was little wasted time. The building was constructed so that a second
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‘Good, bad and going to get worse …’ Barnett discusses health care crisis at Farragut Rotary By Sherri Gardner Howell If you doubt there is a crisis in health care, just look at the numbers, Dr. Charlie Barnett told the members of the Rotary Club of Farragut on Aug. 8 at Fox Den Country Club. “The system of health care is too expensive, and the main culprit isn’t the ‘greedy’ doctors and hospiFormer Farragut Mayors Bob Leonard, left, and Eddy Ford were tals, it is the federal governat Rotary Club of Farragut to hear Ron Honken, Farragut alder- ment,” said Barnett, who is man, give an update on town progress. Mayor Leonard was the an internal medicine doctor town’s first mayor. Photo by Sherri Gardner Howell and the cofounder of Free Flu Shot Saturday. “Sixty-two percent of our federal budget is spent on entitlement programs,” he continued. “That includes
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Dr. Charlie Barnett talks to the Rotary Club of Farragut. Social Security, but a good part of it is for Medicare and Medicaid.” Barnett told the Rotarians that he believes health care should be provided for those who can’t afford it. “There are 50 million uninsured
people in the U.S. today,” he said. “They aren’t deadbeats. Many of them are just like you and me. We are all one tragedy away from being uninsured. There is no reason we shouldn’t provide for those folks.” Barnett’s presentation pointed to federal regulations as the snowball that has created the avalanche. He discussed a case where a patient came in with a rash and left with a diagnosis and a prescription for Benadryl. For that visit, the doctor had to produce nine pages of reports and documentation. He also showed a short list of ICD codes (International Classifications of Diseases) that doctors must choose from for every diagnosis. “The new list of ICD
codes coming out this year has grown to 140,000,” he said. “Doctors are going to have to have 80 hours of training just to learn how to interpret them.” As he discussed what he believes should be done, Barnett outlined six steps needed to “modify and make sense” of the Affordable Care Act. He suggested: Curb federal power over health care; improve health care workers’ efficiency; reform malpractice; limit futile care; demand personal responsibility; and take action by communicating concerns to Tennessee senators and representatives. Rotary Club of Farragut meets on Wednesdays at noon at Fox Den Country Club. For information, visit www.farragutrotary.org.
By Sherri Gardner Howell It could have been a tough crowd for Farragut Alderman Ron Honken at the Rotary Club of Farragut meeting on Aug. 15. The audience not only included the usual movers and shakers, but two former town of Farragut mayors. Bob Leonard, the first mayor of the 32-year-old town, was in the audience with Farragut Rotarian Eddy Ford, who was mayor from 1993 to 2009. Honken’s message received a warm reception. He talked of the value of service on the local level and gave an update on the state of the town. He shared that when he was relocating personally and as a business person to the Knoxville area, the message he got from developers was, “you don’t want to live in Farragut.” “But I looked at the demographics, talked to people and drove around – actually getting lost and finding the subdivision we now live in – and thought, ‘Why wouldn’t we want to be here? It’s a great community, great education system.’ I love this place.” Keeping it great and helping the community to get better all happens with locals getting involved, Honken said. “The local level is where we can make the most difference. It is nice when state and national can help, but it is on the local level where we really make an impact.” Honken added that business leaders and politicians outside Farragut are often surprised when they hear about the state of the town. “In the United States, 84 percent of the municipalities are considered financially stressed. In Farragut, we have expected revenues for this fiscal year of $7.5 million and expected expenses of $6.5 million. People in other towns are surprised that we don’t have a property tax, have no police force and have money in the bank.” Honken said this is an exciting time for Farragut with new businesses coming in, including a Fairfield Inn, a discount tire store, Krispy Kreme donuts, Costco and a new Publix. Rotary Club of Farragut
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Networking with the chamber This week’s networking event for the Farragut West Knox Chamber will take place at Stay at Home of Knoxville, located at 9821 Cogdill Road. Stop by between 5 and 6:30 p.m. for some socializing and refreshments with fellow business professionals. For a look at future chamber events, visit www.farragutchamber.com.
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tattooing, vendors, seminars, burlesque shows, human suspension and sideshows. Tattoo contests will run throughout the weekend. Hours are 2-10 p.m. Friday, The Farragut Branch Library is located at 417 N. noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. Campbell Station Road. A parent or guardian must Admission is $20 per day or $35 for a weekend pass accompany each child, except for older preschool, during (cash only at the door). Kids under 12 enter free if acStorytime and events. Info: 777-1750. companied by a paying adult. ■ Monday, Aug. 20, 10:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5. ■ Tuesday, Aug. 22, 10:30 a.m., Older Preschool Storytime for ages 4-6. ■ Wednesday, Aug. 23, 10:30 a.m., Baby Bookworms Calling All Men for infants to age 2. Calling All Men 2012, a gathering to strengthen the ■ Thursday, Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m., Toddler Storytime hearts of men, will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, at Confor ages 2-3. cord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive. Sponsored by the United ■ Friday, Aug. 25, 10:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime Methodist Men of the Holston Conference, the one-day for ages 3-5. event is for men of all ages and will include a time of camaraderie, inspiring music, meaningful worship, Holy Communion and a choice of informative workshops designed to equip participants to develop a deeper relationship with Christ. Cost is $50 and includes a workshop, morning and Kids Nights at Einstein Bros. afternoon speakers, worship session and meal. Info and Einstein Bros. Bagels, 11693 Parkside Drive, will online registration: www.callingallmen.net. host Summer Kids Nights from 3-8 p.m. every Saturday throughout the summer. Free activities will include crafts, sidewalk chalk art, trivia, games and more. Kids 12 and under can eat free (pizza bagel, bagel dog, PB&J bagel or grilled cheese) with the purchase of an adult Red June, John Paul Keith on Tennessee meal (one child per adult). Info: 675-6674.
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MONDAY, AUG. 20 If Birds Could Fly; Morgan, Martin and Kimbro on Tennessee Shines If Birds Could Fly, and Morgan, Martin and Kimbro will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on the Tennessee Shines Radio Show on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. In August, students get in free by showing their valid student IDs at the door. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 22 Carotid artery disease screenings Carotid artery disease screenings will be held during the Parkwest Boxed Lunch & Learn session 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at the Frank R. Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. Appointments must be scheduled at 541-4500. Complimentary boxed lunches will be available.
Red June and John Paul Keith will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on the Tennessee Shines Radio Show on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www. BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. In August, students get in free by showing their valid student IDs at the door. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.
The Knoxville Tattoo Convention will be held Friday through Sunday, Aug. 24-26, at the Holiday Inn-World’s Fair Park. The three-day convention will feature live
FRIDAY, SEPT. 21 Taste of Farragut The fourth annual Taste of Farragut will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in the old Kroger parking lot on Kingston Pike, across from Farragut High School. About 30 of Farragut’s favorite restaurants and six local distributors of wine and spirits will have products to sample. Tickets are $20 per adult with advance purchase (starting Aug. 24) online at www.farragutbusiness.com and at Einstein Bros. Bagels and Farragut Wine & Spirits. They are $25 at the gate; $10 for children 7-12; and free for kids 6 and under. Eateries interested in applying to participate can download the application, instructions and information at http://gallery.mailchimp.com/ b17b2143f9b503e759765d30d/files/Taste_of_Farragut_application_2012.pdf.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 PetSafe K9 Cancer Walk PetSafe is sponsoring a K9 Cancer Walk on Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Cove at Concord Park, 11808 Northshore Drive. Day-of-event registration and exhibits will open at 11 a.m. A welcome ceremony and speaker are scheduled for 1 p.m. The walk will start at 1:30, followed by the award ceremony at 2:30. The walk will benefit the Morris Animal Foundation. The event honors the memory of dogs that have lost their battle with canine cancer and celebrates those that have survived. Registration before Sept. 7 is $30 for adults, $15 for children (10-17) and $30 for Sit & Stay (virtual participation). After Sept. 7, registration is $35 for adults, $20 for children and $30 for Sit & Stay. Children under 10 may participate at no charge. Info or to register: www.MorrisAnimalFoundation.org/petsafewalk.
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29 Alexander Technique introduction Lilly Sutton will lead an introduction to the Alexander Technique at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the Bearden branch library, 100 Golf Club Road. The Alexander Technique is a way of moving that eradicates harmful tension in the body. It improves ease and freedom of movement, support and coordination and can be applied to sitting, lying down, standing, walking, lifting and other daily activities. The program is free, but preregistration is required. Info and to register: 387-7600 or www.LillySutton. com.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29 ‘Picnic on the Pike’ applications The town of Farragut will host the second annual “Picnic on the Pike” from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, on the grounds of the farragutpress, 11863 Kingston Pike. The event will feature art, craft and food vendors; entertainment; and children’s activities. Art, craft and food vendors can rent booth space for $10; no charge for local nonprofit organization booths; business informational booth space is $50. Info or application form: www.townoffarragut.org; visit the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive; or call 966-7057. Application deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 29, or until slots are full.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, AUG. 24- SATURDAY, SEPT. 8 26 Pete Huttlinger at Palace Knoxville Tattoo Convention
Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 at the door. Advance tickets may be charged with Visa or Mastercard at 983-3330 or at Murlin’s Music World, 429 W. Broadway, Maryville.
Fingerstyle guitarist Bill Mize will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Palace Theater, 113 W. Broadway, Maryville. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door. Advance tickets may be charged with Visa or Mastercard at 983-3330 or at Murlin’s Music World, 429 W. Broadway, Maryville.
SUNDAY, OCT. 7 ACS Making Strides 5k walk The American Cancer Society’s 2012 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k walk will take place Sunday, Oct. 7. Registration begins at 2 p.m. with the event program at 3 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum Plaza, 800 Howard Baker Ave. The 5k walk’s theme is “Walk for a World Without Breast Cancer.” Info or to register a team: 558-4048 or www.makingstridesknoxville.org.
MONDAY, OCT. 8 Fright Nite stations deadline A few spots still remain for local nonprofit and community organizations and businesses to participate in Freaky Friday Fright Nite from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Mayor Bob Leonard Park on Watt Road. The deadline for reserving a treat station is Monday, Oct. 8, or until all spots are full. The application is available at www.townoffarragut.org and at the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Info: Lauren Cox, lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.
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Pete Huttlinger will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Palace Theater, 113 W. Broadway, Maryville. The world-renowned acoustic guitarist has performed around the world, from the Hollywood Bowl to the Royal Albert Hall.
Farragut Fall 5k Run The Farragut Fall 5k Run will take place Saturday, Nov. 3. The event will include a Fun Walk and Pet Parade. More info will be added as it becomes available.
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SHOPPER-NEWS • AUGUST 20, 2012 • A-15
NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY
Off and running! By David Whitaker
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emple Baptist Academy kicked off a new school year this past week with hundreds attending the parent and student orientation on Monday evening, Aug. 13. The many new, as well as returning, students arrived on campus with enthusiasm for the start of classes on Wednesday morning, Aug. 15. Three new teachers were added to the faculty this year. Kristin Booher, from Ft. Myers, Fla., will be teaching language arts at Temple Junior High. Jessica Motes is from Ripley, W. Va., and will be teaching social studies along with coaching varsity girls soccer at Temple High School. Christina Pack comes to Temple from Enterprise, Ala., where she grew up and gained a passion for teaching. She will teach both junior high and high school math. Parents, teachers and students alike anticipate this being a year of highlights in the life of Temple Baptist Academy. David Whitaker is principal of Temple Baptist Academy.
New Junior High Language Arts Teacher Kristin Booher (center in purple blouse) along with seventh graders Brianna Harris, Karla Belmares, Cherry Nuam, Morgan Pauley and Kristyn Johnson – on the first day of school.
Freshmen Alex Gann, Philip Thompson and Tyriq Bowers in science class on the first day of school.
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Temple grad advances as educator Hope McGee Nordstrom is a 1996 graduate of Temple Baptist Academy. This past year, Hope has been teaching 7th grade language arts at Dickson Middle School in Middle Tennessee. Before moving to Dickson, she taught for nine years in various grades at Harpeth Middle School, in the Nashville area, where she was named the Distinguished Educator of the Year for 2008-09 and 2010-11. While at Harpeth, Hope served as the lead mentor teacher and was on the school leadership team. She recently completed her Doctorate of Education from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville. She also holds a Master of Education
Hope McGee Nordstrom, Temple Baptist Academy Class of 1996, recently received her doctorate degree from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville. and a Bachelor of Science degree from Tennessee Tech University. Hope’s newest role will be as an assistant professor of education with primary responsibility in the Master of
Education in instructional technology program at Lipscomb University. She will also be working as a Lipscomb Partner at a Nashville-area middle school. As a partner, she will be mentoring two teachers throughout the year in hopes of increasing student achievement. “I will have the opportunity to work with outstanding students and faculty in the College of Education,” says Nordstrom. “I can share my passion for teaching and learning – focusing on more than academics. “While at Temple, the teachers went out of their way to assist students in their learning and shared their faith with us. I will always be grateful to them and want to model their examples with my graduate students.”
Senior Alex Hwang prepares a salad at lunch on the first day of school.
Little Lambs Child Care Center celebrates one-year anniversary
On Aug. 17, Little Lambs Child Care Center celebrated its first anniversary offering quality childcare services in the Powell community. Little Lambs strives to provide a foundation for life and learning for children ages 2½ to 5 years. The curriculum is designed to prepare children for kindergarten. Children learn about colors, shapes and letter sounds, along with Bible stories, verses and songs. The instruction is distinctively Christian and
emphasizes three areas of skill development: motor sensory, memorization and language arts. Little Lambs is under the direction of Charlene Prescott, who has more than 25 years of personal childcare training experience. “The staff is committed to working with parents to provide their children with a happy, enjoyable and safe learning environment each day,” says Prescott. The center is open to anyone in the Knoxville area.
Little Lambs is a statelicensed and approved childcare center. Fulltime tuition is $125 per week with part-time rates also now available. Multiple child discounts are also available. For a limited time, Little Lambs is offering new enrollees free registration along with a 10 percent discount. For more information visit LittleLambsCenter. com, or to schedule a tour, call (865) 938-1590.
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Out of other options, Parkwest patient says TAVR was easy It was supposed to be one of those routine doctor appointments for Jackie Armagost – well, as routine as any annual follow-up visit can be five years after a liver transplant. In fact, she had grown somewhat accustomed to the annual treks to Jacksonville, Fla., where doctors at the Mayo Clinic had once given her six weeks to live. But while her liver was doing well, her heart wasn’t. She was so short of breath and so fatigued that the Mayo doctors urged her to return home to Knoxville to see a cardiologist. “They said it would be easier for me there, and that there were a lot of good heart doctors in Knoxville,” she said. But back in Knoxville, the news wasn’t good. After a heart cath by Dr. Nicholaos Xenopoulos, a cardiac interventionalist at Parkwest Medical Center, cardiac surgeons Dr. Thomas Pollard and Dr. Chadwick Stouffer rendered the diagnosis: Jackie Armagost’s heart was failing, fluid was collecting around her lungs and abdomen, her aortic valve had calcified and the traditional solution – open heart surgery – was too risky. Her only hope? Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR – a procedure so rare in the United States that it’s only performed in about 150 hospitals but was already saving lives at Parkwest, the only Knoxville hospital to perform the procedure. “I’d be foolish to say that I wasn’t concerned because it was an unknown to me,” Armagost recalled. “I wanted to know in depth what was going to take place because I knew nothing about the procedure, and they proceeded to tell me. They told me exactly how it would work and what they would do.” So, on June 11, the 74-year-old retired teacher became the fourth – and youngest – of six Parkwest patients to receive a prosthetic heart valve fashioned from the valve of a cow. The valve, which can collapse to the diameter of a pencil, is guided to the heart’s aorta via a catheter inserted into the femoral artery in the groin. The surgery, performed by Pollard as the primary operator and cardiologist Dr. Mike Ayres as the secondary operator, took less than two hours. “I came out of that operating room feeling better. I honestly did,” said Armagost. “I am sure people question that, but it’s the absolute truth. It was miraculous. There are no other words to describe it other than miraculous.” It was no surprise to Pollard that Armagost felt better immediately. “Most TAVR patients say they can breathe easier and their symptoms have subsided,” he said. Of course, Armagost’s medical
At 74, Jackie Armagost became the youngest Parkwest patient to undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) since the hospital began performing the procedure June 6. The procedure involves the placement of a prosthetic valve, known as the Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve (shown below).
The whole thing was just amazing. I have had minor things that were more complicated to me than this heart procedure. - Jackie Armagost history presented unique challenges. Aside from her liver transplant, the ongoing immune suppressant therapy she needed to ensure that her body doesn’t reject the organ also precluded any chance of open heart surgery. In addition, she’d had a thyroidectomy, four back surgeries and suffered from diabetes and arthritis. Yet, when compared to all those other surgeries and ailments, Armagost says the TAVR was extraordinarily easy and felt well
enough to go home two days after the surgery. “When she had to have the liver surgery, they told her she had six weeks to live at the very most if they couldn’t find her one,” said Armagost’s husband, Jerry. “They found one that day. We were there five days, and she had a new liver. With this, she went into the operating room about 5 o’clock Monday afternoon, and I think they would’ve discharged her by
Wednesday if we really wanted to bring her home. She was home by noon Thursday.” “This was a piece of cake!” Jackie Armagost exclaimed. “Seriously, it was nothing. The whole thing was just amazing. I have had minor things that were more complicated to me than this heart procedure.” Maybe so, but TAVR is not something to be taken lightly, said Pollard. “We are thankful that our patients have done so well, but it is important to note that even though the recovery is ‘easier’ than most traditional valve repairs, it is a very serious surgery for very ill patients,” Pollard said. “Until TAVR, these patients did not have another option because of their complex medical history
deeming them too high risk for surgery. “Traditional aortic valve repair remains the primary type of valve replacement for patients who can tolerate an open procedure. Each patient must be screened and determined inoperable by two cardiothoracic surgeons. Age is a factor in that your risks associated with an open procedure increase as your age increases.” For Jackie Armagost, however, the only option was TAVR. “I felt 100 percent better after I got that cow valve,” she said with a laugh. “Now I call her my ‘heifer,’ ” her husband added teasingly. For more info about TAVR, visit www.TreatedWell.com or call 374.PARK.
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Wilderness trail connects people to parks Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness South Loop trail was opened with a formal press conference and ribbon-cutting last week. The 35-mile, natural surface trail connects five parks and natural areas to create an outdoor biking, hiking and running venue unique to Knoxville.
On hand to untie the strings on bandanas and officially open the bike trail are Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, Knoxville Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, former mayor and ambassador Victor Ashe and Legacy Parks board chair Chad Youngblood.
Evans. Trail markers along Legacy Parks executive director Carol Evans awaits the opening the route will be color-coded of the Urban Wilderness Trail in South Knoxville. Photos by Ruth White to identify the South Loop and all secondary loops. Mountain Bike Club, TenThe Appalachian Moun- Trails will also be identified nessee Wildlife Resource tain Bike Club played a huge by name and difficulty rat“Thirty-five miles of trail Agency, Ijams Nature Center, part in developing the trails ing. “There is a great variety is such a big deal,” said Leg- the city of Knoxville, Knox and created an 11.5 mile of trail difficulty.” acy Parks Foundation ex- County, Robin Easter Design South Loop that is moderateThe Urban Wilderness is ecutive director Carol Evans. and Benefield-Richters,” she ly easy. “We want a great first envisioned as three key sec“This is a true collaborative said, “in addition to private time experience on the trails tions with parks, historic areffort between Appalachian donors and land owners.” so people will return,” said eas and amenities. The South
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Loop will connect Ijams Nature Center, William Hastie Natural Area, Marie Myers Park, The Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area and other land to feature unique rock features, mature forests, working farmland and views of the Tennessee River. Parking and trailheads for the South Loop include
Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Avenue; Mead’s Quarry entrance, 3518 Island Home Pike; William Hastie Natural Area, end of Margaret Road; Anderson SchoolHead Start, 4808 Prospect Lane; Forks of the River WMA, 3140 McClure Lane; and the Burnett Creek entrance, 5907 Burnett Creek Road.
Kathy Huber in ‘Sentimental Journey’ Vocalist Kathy Huber entertained 50 seniors at the Strang Center singing tunes of the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s during a summer music special Aug. 15. Refreshments were provided by NHC.
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Huber comes from a musical family. Her mom was an opera singer and performed in theaters. “My dad played trumpet in a big band before he joined the Air Force,” she said. “I grew up on that kind of music.” Therefore, it came naturally for her to become interested in singing.
She is also part of the singing group Early Bird Special who will perform at the upcoming county mayor’s senior appreciation picnic. “April Tomlin from Mayor (Tim) Burchett’s office listened to their group at an earlier performance here, really liked them and chose to have them perform at the upcoming picnic,” said senior director Lauren Monahan. Huber also plays percussion, mandolin and harmonica. In addition, she teaches vocal performance to students at the Fine Arts Connection in Maryville. The audience enjoyed her performance so much that many lined up after the concert to thank her for entertaining them and praised her for an outstanding concert.
Bill and Ardell Dietzler dance during the summer concert at the Strang Senior Center.
Vocalist Kathy Huber sings tunes from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, taking seniors on a “sentimental journey.” Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
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Charles “Chuck” and Alice Norris, who have been married 64 years, stay after the concert to meet Kathy Huber. “This is our first time to hear you sing, and we loved it,” said Alice.
Lauren Monahan won the Beauties of America pageant in the 60s age group held in San Antonio and sponsored by Diverse Dreams. The competition was based on four categories: interview, physical fitness, evening gown and photogenic. She won in all four categories. “I am thrilled because I was runner-up four years in a row and felt it was definitely my turn,” said Monahan. People ask her how she can do a pageant at 60 years old, and she says, “I get better every year.” As a winner, Monahan will continue her community service, her platform being how to help senior citizens lead a happy and
Senior center director Lauren Monahan wears a sparkling crown and sash as the pageant winner of “Beauties of America 60s.”
HEALTH NOTES ■ The annual flu shot clinic offered by East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa, will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, Sept. 4-28. Most insurance accepted; no appointment necessary. Info: 984-ETMG (3864) or www.etmg.net. ■ The eighth annual charity golf tournament hosted by the Epilepsy Foundation of East Tennessee and the YMCA will be 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.
■ 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 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.
healthy life. She will be making appearances at various events, including the upcoming mayor’s senior appreciation picnic. Monahan’s evening gown was a stretchy white and silver knit, covered with beads and rhinestones. “It weighed 20 pounds,” she said. Her shoes were 5-inch high heels, adding to the challenge. “It looked great on stage, but you can’t walk,” she said. In Monahan’s office at Strang is a custom-made pageant doll replica, complete with the evening gown, crown and sash created by Pageant Personality. It looks just like her. “It is so unique. It is just amazing. What a memento,” she said.
Mayor’s picnic Sept. 21 Mark your calendars and call 215-4007 to RSVP for Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s annual senior appreciation picnic 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at John Tarleton Park located at 3201 Division St. The event is free and will include great food, entertainment and a mini health fair. If you need a ride, make your request with your RSVP.
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Fun stuff for furry friends With the cooler weather comes football season and the new school year. Keep these two items in mind if you’re in the market for a new furry friend. ■
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‘Big orange’ adoption event
Young-Williams Animal Center will host a “Big orange” adoption event noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at both locations – Bearden Hill and Division Street. Festivities will kick off football season with reduced adoption fees for all animals, family-friendly tailgating games and refreshments. A portion of the proceeds from concession sales will benefit YoungWilliams. Raffle tickets will be sold for $5 or given away with each pet adoption. Prizes will include items
and take a moment to relax before running to the next class. The event will take place under a tent or covered walkway in case of rain. Info: Ruth Sapp, 9745633, or email habit-et@ utk.edu.
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from UT athletics, PetSafe, Since the weather is Alumni Hall and more. starting to cool, this would Info: www.young-williams. be a good time to visit the org. Knoxville Zoo’s new African lion and Hamadryas ■ Bark in Circle Park baboon habitats. “The ValTo help students (and ley of the Kings” features everyone else, for that mat- an indoor courtyard and ter) de-stress this school specially-designed windows year, HABIT (Human Ani- to allow visitors a peek at mal Bond in Tennessee) training with the animals will host “Bark in Circle and their keepers. Park” from 2-5 p.m. MonZoo hours are 9:30 a.m. day, Aug. 20, at Circle Park to 6 p.m. daily. Info: 637on campus. Students can 5331 or www.knoxville-zoo. visit with HABIT animals org.
To commemorate National Senior Citizens’ Day on Tuesday, Aug. 21, the Metropolitan Drug Commission wants to increase awareness about prescription drug abuse among older adults. Often unrecognized, the warning signs may be dismissed as a natural part of getting older or simply a side effect of their medication. These warning signs include: ■ Taking more medication than prescribed ■ Changes in mood or temperament ■ Withdrawing from normal activities ■ Receiving the same
Squirt and Emerald Squirt is a 3-month-old domestic short hair mix with lots of personality. His adoption fee is $150 and he can be seen at the Division Street facility. Hours at both facilities are noon to 6 p.m. daily. To see all of the animals at Young-Williams, visit www.young-williams.org.
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‘The Recycled Kingdom’ on display The Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., will host the opening of “The Recycled Kingdom” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24. Artists Jessica Gregory and Linda Leilani Bohanan have worked on the exhibit for more than a year, creating a walkthrough castle made of recycled materials, wall mounted ethereal faces and almost lifesized animals. The show will be on display through Friday, Sept. 28. Videographer David Dixon filmed the artists’ work in progress, which can be seen online at www.fountaincity artctr.com.
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3 UT Football Season BLUFF 5 BR Tickets. EXCEPT 2 LOTS at Highland CEDAR Belmont West. 7 wks, shots/wormed Missouri game, sec. South Cemetery in DETAILS AND 865-932-2333. X5, row 5, aisle, the Garden of the PICS AT WWW. ***Web ID# 127289*** GREAT seat, 17, 18, Cross. $1000 ea. Call WESTKNOX.COM 19. $1800. 865-376-7096. 865-363-2037. Spaniel pups 3 BA, 3200SF, Large Cocker AKC, blk, buff, lot, walk to Cedar black-blue merle Bluff schools, Catholic Season-Parking passes Real Estate Wanted 50 $350 up. 865-322-2618. HS and Tate's, near All GamesCAK & Webb. ***Web ID# 125072*** Buy-Sell-Trade Credit check $1600/ Dachshunds, Mini, AKC/ 865-687-1718 mth. $2500 dep. CKC, M&F, red, blk/ Any Cond. Any Situation tan, short hair, 1st shots, 865-309-5969 4 UT SEASON Tixs. HALLS. All brick 3 BR, $275-$400. 865-216-5770 sect. O, row 21, seats 2 BA, 2 car gar., ***Web ID# 124655*** 18, 19, 20, 21, $2,200. brand new flooring 63 & lighting, $925 mo. ENGLISH BULLDOG 865-430-3024; 230-6489. Wanted To Buy 865-599-8174; 938-7200 puppies, 1st shots, vet ckd. $1200. 423Special Notices 15 NW KNOX area for 519-0647 lease 2000 sq. ft. ***Web ID# 127526*** house, 4 BR, 2 BA, 2 WERE YOU car gar. $950/mo. IMPLANTED No pets. 865-567-9693 with a REMODELED EAST. BOXER PUPS, brindle ST. JUDE 2 BR 1 BA, 1607 E. & reverse brindle, Glenwood. $550. 865- S&W, M&F, dewclaws, RIATA 687-1140 $225. 865-454-4807. DEFIBRILLATOR WEST 2 LEVEL, German Shepherd LEAD WIRE 3 BR, 2 1/2 BATH Puppies, Male blk/tan, btwn June 2001 & Dec $1100/mo. All appl., Females white, reg. 2010? Have you had large fenced yard, 2 $400. 865-684-6744 this lead replaced, car garage, very nice, ***Web ID# 127158*** capped or did you requiet, subdivision near ceive shocks from the GREAT DANE PUPS Ebenezer & Nubbin lead? You may be enAKC, Fawns and Ridge. Bearden High titled to compensation. blacks, $500. Call School district, app + 423-608-1340. Contact Attorney deposit, avail for imCharles Johnson med. move-in. Contact ***Web ID# 125719*** Peter 865-769-6946 1-800-535-5727 Great Pyrenees, AKC, M&F, white w/badger, shots, $300-$450. Condo Rentals 76 1st Adoption 21 865-216-5770 ***Web ID# 124669*** 1913 WELLBRIDGE ADOPTION: Way, Powell TN, LAB PUPPIES, AKC, A happily married 2BR, 2BA 1 car gar. yellow, 1st shots & couple would love to condo, all 1 level. wormed, $200. become parents. Your $700 mo. $500 dep. Phone 865-696-9357 child will grow up No pets, no smoking. ***Web ID# 125813*** with love, laughter and Call 865-947-2655. endless opportunities. MALTESE PUPPIES, Expenses paid. Kathleen WEST NEW CONDO M & F, AKC Reg. and Scott. 1-888-629-0929. 1 car garage, 2 large Small. 423-733-2857; BRs, 2BAs, no pets. 423-300-9043. ^ $775/mo. + dep. ***Web ID# 126091*** Doyle Jo hnson Apts - Furn or Unfrn 70 SCOTTISH TERRIER 865-254-9552 pups, AKC, 11 wks, Efficiency Apartment all black, m&f, $300. 10 miles from UT in Call 423-562-0723. Distribution Warehouse 104 WE ARE LOOKING W. Knoxville! $370/ ***Web ID# 126100*** to expand our family month includes through adoption. If Warehouse: SHIH TZU, CKC, 6 Electric, Water, you are pregnant and Immediate Part Time weeks, 1st shots, Cable Internet, More! considering an adoption loveable male, $300. No smoking, drinking, Dock Positions Open at plan, please contact 865-200-8263; 438-7364 Old Dominion Freight pets. Email Miss us at 1-866-918-4482. Shalom at Sheepra@ Line (EOE/AA). We have a lot of love SHIH-TZU PUPPIES. HCGCoach.com Advancement Oppty's! to give. 1 blk & white male, 1 www.lindaanddave.com Paid Hourly! brindle fem. Seymour. Call Linda: $375. 865-696-1133. Duplexes 73 Homes 40 DUPLEX - NORTH. 1-800-458-6335, x204 ***Web ID# 122087*** SHIH TZU pups, 2BR, 2BA, 1 car gar. CKC, Males, shots & BEAUTIFUL BSMT Local Driving/Delivery 106a wormed, No pets. 1 yr lease. 8 wks. $400. RANCHER on 1.5 $750/mo. 254-9552 423-404-4189 or acre in Friendsville. EXP'D TOW-TRUCK puppeeperson.com $169,000. Call 423DRIVERS needed HALLS AREA - 2 sty 836-1703. for Maynardville Siberian Husky Pups townhouse, 2 lg BRs, co. F/T positions M&F, red & wht, blk & wht, 1.5BA, kit appls incl. avail. Drug screen- 7 wks, also 6 wks, S&W. W&D connect, no For Sale By Owner 40a pets. 1 yr lease. ing & bkgrnd check $300 ea. 931-510-4269 req'd. Must be at $550/mo. 254-9552 $135,000, 806 Cedar least 23 yrs old w/ YORKIE PUPS, reg., Ln, newly remodclean driving reshots & wormed, cord. Contact Tim eled. 3 BR, 2 BA, Males $250. 865-382865-548-8267 at 865-992-1959. 4199, 865-933-5894
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prescription from multiple doctors ■ Past drug or alcohol dependency ■ Sneaking or hiding pills Adults over 65 consume more than 30 percent of all prescriptions and take between two and seven medications daily. Seniors also take more highly addictive medication than any other age group. Seniors should keep an up-to-date list of all medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, and review the list with their doctors at least once a year. Info: metrodrug.org or 588-5550.
HIMALAYANS, CFA YORKIES & YORKIE reg. kittens, champ POOS, 6 weeks, bldlns. $175 & up. 423S&W, CKC reg., 295-2233, 865-306-3536. $250. 931-319-0000
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The Sons of the American Legion Post 2 held a golf tournament fundraiser to benefit the Boy Scouts of America, The Joy of Music School and the East Tennessee Special Olympics. Pictured at the check presentation are: SAL member Josh Plane, Joy of Music representative Frank Graffeo, and SAL members Brett Loveday and Brent Loveday. Photo submitted
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Emerald is a 2-month-old hound mix who would make a great companion for kids. Her adoption fee is $150 and includes 30 days of Shelter Care per insurance. Emerald is located at the Kingston Pike location on Bearden Hill.
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1989 FORMULA Sport Boat, 24', 454 Magnum Bravo-1 Drive. Cuddy, Trailer, Excellent Condition, $11,900/ obo. 865-309-5559
1931 A-MODEL ONE ROOM VICKEY, 2 dr, exc AT A TIME cond., $17,500. 865- Painting. Int, ext, 250-8252 wallpaper removal & faux finishes. Sue, 250-2119, lv msg. frame off restor., AT, $17K. Local 248-933-8324
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GMC YUKON 2008, SLT, 4WD, clean, lthr., loaded. 110,200 mi. $25,500 obo. Call 865-740-5992. ***Web ID# 125482*** MERCEDES GL450 2007, 61K mi., loaded, exc. shape. New tires, garage kept. $29,500. 865-599-4946.
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BASS BOAT, like new, LWE, Stryker HONDA Civic EX 2006, 17 ft, $14,500 new; 98K mi, all power, new $12,500. 865-622-1326 tires, sunrf, exc cond. betw. 9am & 7pm. $9,000. 865-426-9800 ***Web ID# 126933*** VW BEETLE 2003, Sp. 4 cyl, 1.8 LT, Motor Homes 237 Ed., MT. 94k mi, grn w/grn/blk int. Pics upon req. $7450/b.o. ^ GULF STREAM 2004 Motivated 865-567-3827 Endura, $59,995. Pressure Washing Loaded, orig. owner, 18K mi., 865-524-2001.
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MISC. RV Equipment incl. tow bar & rock CHEVY IMPALA SS guard. Phone 8652006, 5.3 V8, AT, 577-3357 air, every option avail. 76K mi., ZTR DIXON MOWER SELL OR TRADE. 40' $13,900. 865-233-2776. 2004 Beaver Patriot, 1 44" deck plus 4x6 tilt slide, 425 HP, 27K mi, CHEVY LUMINA 2001, trailer. $1800/b.o. 865For info 865-250-8252 charcoal gray, good 617-1645. Moving so shape, 64K mi., V6, must sell. $4600. 423-965-3478.
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Motorcycles
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316 HD 1200L 2007, black, Childcare $5500 - $1,000 under TOYOTA FORKLIFT, book. 8700 mi. Exc FOX ROAD 5000 Cap. S.S L.P cond. 865-406-1401 DAYCARE pneumatic tires. ***Web ID# 125846*** 145 Fox Rd, 539-0033 $4900. 865-216-5387. "Where your child is always top fox!" ages 3-5. Music Instruments 198 Autos Wanted 253 Enrolling A safe, secure & clean environment A BETTER CASH SPINET PIANO, for your child. We OFFER for junk cars, Everett, w/bench. Exc. trucks, vans, running offer positive excond. $500. 865-966-3079, periences relevant ^ or not. 865-456-3500 529 Farragut Commons to your child's needs. Stimulating, Roofing / Siding carefully planned Household Furn. 204 activities will encourage your child STEARNS & Foster - Utility Trailers 255 to learn while also Sealy K&Q Closeouts. having fun! A statelic'd, 3-star facility. Ex. cond. $499 & up. UTILITY TRAILERS, 865-947-2337. all sizes available. 865-986-5626. Cleaning 318 smokeymountaintrailers.com Collectibles
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DOLL COLLECTION, Trucks 257 over 100 incl. Mdm Alexander + foreign CHEVY Z71 2000, designs. 931-456-5160 4WD, 3 door, single family owned.m95K $8900 obo. Sporting Goods 223 mi., Call 865-679-4400. CLOSING GOLF SHOP. Selling entire inventory, grips, shafts, heads, + bags & assembled clubs. 865-429-2822
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CLEANING NETWORK Wkly/ Bi-wkly/ Mo. Good refs! Free est. 258-9199 or 257-1672.
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CERAMIC TILE inFORD RANGER 2011 stallation. Floors/ XLT, 6 cyl. super walls/ repairs. 33 cab, 8K mi. loaded, yrs exp, exc work! $16,700. 865-414-0323. John 938-3328
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FORD EXCURSION DENNY'S FURNITURE 2005 Eddie Bauer, REPAIR. Refinish, re60K mi, front end glue, etc. 45 yrs exp! KIDS CONSIGNdamage, $10,000 922-6529 or 466-4221 MENT SALE Sat obo. Call 865-250-1480 Aug 25, 8a-2p at Beaver Ridge UMC Guttering 333 at Karns traffic light. Clothing new- Comm Trucks Buses 259 born to teen, maHAROLD'S GUTTER THERMO KING ternity, toys, furn, SERVICE. Will clean REFFER 2001, equip, books & front & back $20 & up. more! Cash only Quality work, guaran53' $8000 obo. Call 865-250-1480 please. teed. Call 288-0556.
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