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A message for UT: Newer doesn’t mean better By Wendy Smith

‘Above the bar’ West Valley Middle School’s production of ‘Annie, Jr.’ a huge success See story on page A-10

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Knox Heritage continues to call its annual list of endangered places the Fragile Fifteen because of a love for alliteration, says Executive Director Kim Trent. But the title barely applies to this year’s list, which includes 31 structures and two scenic areas. The preservation group took direct aim at the University of Tennessee this year for its current Master Plan, which calls for the destruction of eight buildings, including six for a new University Center. The historic character of three other buildings is also endangered by the plan. Old buildings, it seems, no longer fit the needs of the student body.

Sexual assault center has new home Therapist Amy Yerka shows how puppets can play a role in children’s therapy at the recent open house of the new headquarters of the Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee.

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It’s a numbers game … See Larry’s column on page A-4

Bulldogs howl about school A new video promotes the academic depth, social diversity and basic fun of attending Bearden High School. Best of all, it was produced totally by students. See story on page A-9

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The Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee, formerly known as Safe Haven, celebrated its new location with an open house on May 12. It was an opportunity for the community to recognize and appreciate how fortunate it is to have had such services for 38 years. Knoxville was the second city in the U.S. to have a rape crisis center. The idea came from a UT student, Ali Laird, who learned about the nation’s first center, in Washington, D.C., while participating in an internship there. Laird enlisted the help of UT faculty to establish a local crisis center in 1973. Charles Reynolds, retired head of UT’s religious studies department, was one of the original founders. He remembers when the center was a phone with an answering machine in the basement of First Presbyterian Church. Someone

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would stop by each day to check messages, he says. “There’s no comparison between the services offered then and now.” The new name is meant to reflect that the center serves an entire region. The new office, which is behind Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at 6215 Kingston Pike, Suite A, is ideal because it’s a central location on the bus line, says SACET Executive Director Belinda Jones. The center strives to serve anyone in a 15-county area, regardless

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dents turned out at last week’s County Commission workshop to oppose a 92 percent reduction in county funding for the Beck Cultural Center. A more surprising reaction to the budget came two days later at a community meeting called by 2nd District Commissioner Amy Broyles and 1st District Commissioner Sam McKenzie. Nearly all who attended were Knox County Sheriff’s Office employees or spouses of employees. Some characterized the mayor’s lean budget as a response to a “manufactured crisis,” and none opposed the idea of a property tax increase. Broyles intends to propose a 3 percent across-the-board pay increase

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of whether or not they have a vehicle. SACET offers four primary services to victims of sexual assault: advocacy, therapy, education and prevention, and forensic exams that can be conducted at all area hospitals or at the center. The crisis hotline, 5227273, still exists, but it’s now monitored around the clock. There are currently 21 staff members. The center has grown to address a growing problem. The statistics are stagger-

The Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee, which was founded in 1973, moved to 6215 Kingston Pike in February. ing: one in 10 women will be raped by an intimate partner in her lifetime; one in three girls and one in seven boys will be victims of sexual assault by age 18. SACET served 1,781 victims of both genders last year. Safety education is the key to prevention of sexual abuse, and the center provides age appropriate school programs for all grades. For older kids, that includes training on Internet safely. Children need to be able to differentiate between trusted and nontrusted adults, and recognize that

when they use social media, they don’t know with whom they are interacting, says Jones. She’d like to see the community continue to gain awareness and recognize that sexual abuse is a real issue. She also wants to assure victims that if they call or visit the center, they will be treated in a safe and secure manner and will have an advocate who will walk them through the healing process. “We’re always here, and there’s always help.”

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the dealership owner would probably say that a modern showroom better showcases its vehicles. I’d prefer that both concentrate on providing a high-quality product at the lowest possible price, particularly during tough financial times. Newer isn’t necessarily better, especially on college campuses, where worldviews are formed and lifelong memories are made. Shouldn’t students learn to appreciate the past as they envision the future? Isn’t there value in graduates being able to show their grandAconda Court, 1534 West Cumberland Ave., is one of six historic buildings slatchildren beloved spots on campus? ed for demolition to make room for a new University Center. Twelve structures The UT Board of Trustees will be owned by UT are on the Knox Heritage Fragile 15 list this year. Photo submitted asked to approve the master plan in UT tearing down its 50-year-old showroom to build a bigger, flashi- June. I hope they will make a decistudent center is like an automo- er one. UT says it needs a physical sion that places a higher value on bile dealership that tears down its upgrade to be a top-25 university; heritage than flash.

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and their audience last Wednesday. Reflecting on the dozen years that have passed since the last property tax increase, KCSO employee Jeremy McCord said, “At some point taxes are goMcCord ing to have to go up. … We’re not a parish in Louisiana which has no money. This old Ross Perot theory of no new taxes (doesn’t work.)” McKenzie agreed. “We’re going to have to start talking about our revenue,” he said. Broyles’ assessment of the proposed budget cut to the heart of what Commissioner Sam McKenzie is shaping up as a cultural clash befor county employees in the current fore the budget comes to a vote on budget with a property tax increase June 13: “Our administration is tryto follow for FY 2013. If a tax increase ing to sell a financial crisis that isn’t translates to a pay raise, that’s reason there.” enough for KCSO employees and othBurchett strongly disagrees. er county workers to support it. Months ago the administration began But more than purely selfish mo- spreading the word that the county tives were evident as the discussion was facing a $3 million shortfall. To passed between the commissioners meet the challenge, unfilled positions

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will remain vacant, a few employees will be terminated, and the mayor has proposed sizeable cuts in community grants and contracted services. None of these moves should surprise. Burchett’s campaign stressed his belief in small government – the smaller the better. At the same time, contracting with the Hope Resource Center, which provides counseling for unplanned pregnancies and opposes abortion, is consistent with the conservative principles of the mayor and his base. Pushing through any substantive changes to the proposed budget will be a challenge. Broyles and McKenzie may gain a couple of allies before June 13, but if the vote divides along city/ county lines, which seems as likely as any other outcome, they can’t count enough noses. The mayor’s constituency lies outside the inner city districts, and Burchett’s years in Nashville taught him how to assess the prevailing political winds. McKenzie summed up and framed the question for those who oppose this budget: “Does the mayor have six votes already?”

community Mail call “It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.” – Casey Stengel Some people collect stamps, others old cars. I collect reader comments. Here, generously redacted, is one of my favorites. “I read your article,” it began, before asking if I had permission to “publize” some photos. I was then warned that I should “keep out of this untill (sic) the authorities are finished with thier (sic) investigation.” Apparently this reader had a bone to pick with East Tennesseans in general, because he wrapped up his comments with this criticism. “It amazes me how unsophiticated (sic) you people are here in East Tennessee. No manners just good ole boy net working! This is not journalism, this is plain ole tacky trash.” I wrote back, thanking the reader for his comments and wishing him the best with next year’s 3rd grade reading assignments. He failed to see the humor in my goodnatured response. Wearing your feelings on your sleeve will get you a lot of heartache and a short career in this business. In fact, the only sensible attitude for a reporter is one of gratitude for all unsolicited comments. They may hate you today and love you next week, but at least they’re reading you, and, after all, isn’t that the point? In the spirit of the baseball season, now well under way, here’s another quote from the “Old Perfesser” that resonates with me as an editor: “Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits.” We’ve got some home runs in this week’s edition. Sandra Clark hits it out of the park with her column on page A-5. This one could be subtitled, “To advertise, or not advertise, that is the question.” Marvin West clears the fences with his A-7 feature on what Vol fans can expect when UT answers for Lane Kiffin’s and Bruce Pearl’s violations next month in Indianapolis, and Jake Mabe knocks the cover off the ball as he takes you on a tour of The Hermitage. In the business section, Anne Hart brings you up to date on the Sertoma Center, now celebrating its 50th year serving the community. Her story is in the Bearden, Farragut and Karns/Hardin Valley print editions and available to all comers online at www.shoppernewsnow.com. Send us your comments. Bronx cheers and all, let us hear from you. Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.

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An impromptu City Council meeting? There were so many City Council members at the West Hills Community Association meeting last week that speaker Mayor Dan Brown threatened to hold an impromptu council meeting. A couple of

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said. Fertilizing increases pH levels, which is good for grass, but bad for trees. Most people believe that deeper mulch around trees is better, but that’s untrue, he said. Simpson recommended “Trees for Tennessee Landscapes,” a set of guidelines available at www.utextension. tennessee.edu under Topic Areas. ■

County Commissioners and a sprinkling of City Council candidates were also in attendance. Brown took the opportunity to update homeowners on the status of city services. While many cities have had to cut services over the past three years, Knoxville is fortunate to have been able to avoid cuts, he said. He commended the traffic engineering and police departments, which worked long hours following recent storms. He encouraged residents to sign up for the city’s new curbside recycling program. The goal is to have 20,000 households signed up by October. There are 8,000 current participants. The city is gearing up for a $16 million renovation of the Cumberland Avenue strip. The end goal is a pedestrian-friendly, mixeduse area. “We want Cumberland Avenue to be a destination, rather than a place you drive through on the way to someplace else,” he said. Tom Simpson, an urban forester with the Tennessee Division of Forestry, shared tree tips at the meeting. The most difficult environment for growing trees is a yard, and grass is the most effective competitor of trees, he

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West Hills Community Association President Dr. Reuben Pelot listens as Mayor Dan Brown speaks at the organization’s meeting last week at the First Church of the Nazarene.

Fourteen local exchange students recently gathered at the West Knox home of Sue and Lendelle Clark to share their experiences. The teens are changed by time spent in the U.S., and Lendelle was struck by how many said they would be more helpful and responsible when they returned home. Many of the European students were in the habit of letting their mothers, or their maids, clean up at home. But some said they enjoyed pitching in and planned to keep it up. The Clarks, who are Education First Foundation for Foreign Study Coordinators, have hosted two students each year for several years. Now that their children are grown, they enjoy the opportunity to share their lives with students. They are also avid travelers, and spend time each summer visiting the families of teens they have hosted. Grace Alonso de Armino

Alliance members’ show and ‘First Friday Faces’ The Arts and Culture Alliance will host its 2011 Member Show and the “First Friday Faces” photography exhibit by Barry McManus through Friday, May 27, at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. The members’ show will feature photography, mixed media, sculpture and more. “First Friday Faces” will showcase more than 40 photographs of people who have attended First Fridays

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team, was awarded a scholarship to Freed Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn. The Clarks will be happy to have one of their host children close to home. “You shed a few tears when they leave,” says Lendelle.

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the publication of “Andrew Johnson’s Civil War and Reconstruction” written by Dr. Bergeron. Refreshments will be served. Info: 215-8830.

May at the Art Market Gallery The Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St., will present an exhibit of works by artists Genie Even and Cynthia Patrick through Sunday, May 29. Even renders a variety of subjects using transparent watercolor on paper. Patrick fashions unique jewelry from lampworked glass beads she creates. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Info: www.artmarketgallery.net or 525-5265.

Reception for Dr. Paul Bergeron The University of Tennessee Press and the East Tennessee Historical Society will host a reception for Dr. Paul Bergeron 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at the East Tennessee History Center on Gay Street. The event will mark

Ramsey House on Statehood Day The public is invited to stroll through the historic homes of Knoxville at no charge Saturday, May 28, for Statehood Day. Ramsey House Plantation, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, will celebrate with tours, re-enactments, refreshments and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 546-0745 or visit www.ramseyhouse. org.

‘Vignettes’ The Arts and Culture Alliance will present “Vignettes,” an exhibit of new works by local artists Richard Foster, Sara Martin and Denise Retallack through Friday, May 27, in the Balcony of the Emporium Center. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Info: 523-7543 or visit www. knoxalliance.com.

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Singing for ‘Hope’ Boys and Girls Club members Zyshawn Robinson, Braxton Colvin, Alexo’ndria McKinney and Keo’ndra McKinney perform a song during the Gift of Hope Award program May 12. Jim and Natalie Haslam were given the award in appreciation of 46 years of support of Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. Photo submitted

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COMMUNITY CLUBS ■ Farragut Lions Club will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at Pimento’s restaurant in Turkey Creek. ■ Knoxville Writers’ Group will meet 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at Naples Italian restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Dr. Lin Stepp, author of the Smoky Mountain Novel series, will be guest speaker. All-inclusive lunch will be $12. Everyone is invited. RSVP by Monday, May 23, to 983-3740. ■ Knox Writers Refuge will meet 1 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at Borders’ Café in Turkey Creek. ■ UT Toastmasters Club will meet 12:05 p.m. sharp every Tuesday at the UT Conference Center Building, 600 Henley St., room 218. Info: Email Evelyn Winther at ewinther@ flsenergy.com or call Sue Goepp, 599-0829. ■ Little T Squares, the largest square dance club in Tennessee, is now offering classes in Plus Square Dance calls. The group is also accepting couples and singles for its basic square dance class starting later in the year. Info: 966-3305 or 966-0745. ■ West Knox Lions Club meets 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Shoney’s on Lovell Road.

The Palace Theater, 113 West Broadway in Maryville, will present the following performances beginning at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted and all tickets are $13 ($15 at the door) unless otherwise noted: ■ Last Friday Art Walk: “Arts in the Schools”, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 27, with Mrs. Pritchard and her students from William Blount High School. Free admission. ■ After the Art Walk: “White Heat” starring James Cagney 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 27. Tickets are $6 at the door.

Technical theater workshops Foothills Community Players will host a series of five technical theater workshops every other weekend in multiple Blount County venues. The workshops will include talks by members of the East Tennessee theater community and will feature topics including set construction and lighting. Free admission. Registration is required. RSVP: 712-6428 or email mail@foothillscommunityplayers.com.

Art by Ashley Addair Works by Ashley Addair will be on display throughout May at Bliss Home on Market Square. Info: Anne, 673-6711.

TVUUC art exhibit Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, will host an exhibit of its members works 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays through Friday, July 1. Free admission.

‘Pinocchio’ “The True Adventures of Pinocchio” will be performed by the WordPlayers at the WordPlayers’ Theatre, 1540 Robinson Road, Friday and Saturday, June 10-11; Wednesday, June 15; and Thursday through Saturday, June 16-18. Tickets are $10 ($8 students and seniors, $6 children under 12). Admission for performances on Thursdays is “pay what you can.” Bring a new toy for a child age 3-13 and receive a free child or student ticket to the show. Donated toys will be given to children at Joni and Friends-Knoxville. For showtimes and to purchase tickets, visit www.wordplayers.org or call 539-2490.

Cherohala Challenge bike ride registration opens By Lorraine Furtner Registration is open for the annual Cherohala Challenge bike ride June 18 in Tellico Plains. This the 11th year the 62-mile and the 115-mile challenge rides are being sponsored by Knoxville-based Smoky Mountain Wheelmen (SMW) bike club. Registration is $50 and includes an after ride meal sponsored by The Outpost, T-shirt, “goodie bag,” food/ water rest stops and checkin appetizers on June 17, the night before the trek. SMW president Sue Buckley said the Cherohala Challenge draws about 400-450 bikers each year but hopes to attract 600 this year, with the help of the Tellico Plains Chamber of Commerce. Buckley adds the ride is not for beginners. The roads will not be closed, so bikers will have to contend with motor traffic, as well as varying temperature changes, and need good handling and climbing abilities. The ride extends onto the curves of “the dragon,” U.S. Highway 129 through Tennessee and North Carolina, and the hilly “saw tooth” section. “The number of climbs on the route is equivalent to biking up 9,000 feet of elevation,” said Buckley. Riders may start any time between 7 and 8 a.m., pacing themselves according to

Smoky Mountain Wheelmen ride captain Chris Huddleston on tandem with Jana Huddleston as part of the Urban Adventure Weekend at Ijams Nature Center on April 16. Photo by Elle Colquitt their own fitness level, keeping in mind the rest stations along the route will close in the afternoon. Because there is no cell phone reception in the area, SMW has arranged for Blount County ham radio operators to handle commu-

nication and emergencies. For registration info, visit SMWbike.org. Registration is online or by mail until June 12. After that time registration will be the day of the ride and there is no guarantee of a T-shirt.

for ages 6 through 18. Kids will be grouped toIn memory of former gether based upon age. A UT football player Harry “Love” Galbreath, a youth sack lunch will be provided football camp, Camp 76, for each participant. Several former UT Vols will be held 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11, and area coaches will teach at Johnny Long Training the fundamentals of both Academy in Hardin Valley offense and defense. Cost is

$50. Those without the ability to pay will also be able to attend. Coaches will include Phillip Fulmer, Sam Brown, Terry McDaniel and others. Deadline to register is Wednesday, June 1. Info: 202-4866.

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Rausch takes ‘hands on’ approach as police chief By Jake Mabe When Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch heard that a so-called “pain clinic” which had been closed down on Midd l e b r ook David Rausch Pike had reopened at Central and Main streets downtown, he stopped by there personally before speaking to the North Knox Rotary Club at Litton’s last Thursday, telling the operator that his first order of business would be to “get you outta here.” This “hands on” approach is what Rausch says is his style, similar to that of his predecessor, Sterling Owen IV. Rausch says that the “clinic” operates out of a nondescript building without a sign and charges a $300 “membership fee” before a “doctor” looks at an X-ray or MRI and writes prescriptions for painkillers. “There’s a huge market (for painkillers) and it’s tearing lives apart,” Rausch says. “Our agency’s commitment is to the community. I think it’s important that we take care of our people.” He says his two months as police chief following Owen’s retirement have been “an amazing whirlwind” but that becoming chief is a goal he’s had since he joined the police department 18 years ago.

Rausch says the top three crimes in the city of Knoxville are property crimes, such as automobile burglaries and shoplifting; the drug trade, particularly prescription painkillers and methamphetamines; and gang activity. He says the increase in property crimes is partially due to the bad economy. A big way to fight it, Rausch says, is by educating the public to lock car doors and not leave valuables like iPods and GPS systems in plain sight. Tennessee is No. 1 nationally in the production of meth. Rausch says the drug cannot be made without pseudoephedrine, which is found in over-the-counter drugs like Sudafed. Rausch says the law enforcement community will continue to push for greater control of such drugs. Rausch says the increase in gang activity is due in part to the fact that a large group of gang members who were put away 15 years ago is getting out of prison. He says he’s talked to his counterpart in Lexington, Ky., who has also seen an increase in gang violence. Last week was National Police Week and Rausch reminded the crowd that one police officer dies somewhere in the United States every 53 hours. “Tennessee is fifth in the number of officer deaths and East Tennessee has two/thirds of them.”

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Andrew Jackson, judge of General Sessions Court, says he’s not Judge Judy, even though their courts are similar. He’s not a millionaire, and you can tell she’s never run for office. Jackson’s remarks drew laughter at the Halls Republican Club, inspiring him to tell of a case in which the defendant appeared in baggy shorts that hung almost to his ankles. When Jackson, a former prosecutor, menJackson tioned that he had the fellow’s criminal record, the man bolted for the door. “He was in violation of his probation and thought I would send him back to jail,” said Jackson. The man slammed so hard into the locked side of a double door that he bounced back, giving the court officer a chance to catch him. The officer grabbed his pants, which came off, and the man ran away through the other door. “Where could he go?” asked Jackson. The City County Building has Pentagon-level security. So Jackson set about calling the next case when he noticed “a 103-year-old man struggling to rise. “Can I help you, sir?” asked Jackson. “Your honor,” said the man. “Do you reckon I ought to go help the officers catch that boy?” – S. Clark

And they’re y off! Two women from the west side showed up in Halls last week, shaking hands at the Halls Republican Club. Above left, Becky Duncan Massey talks with H.C. and Janice Sumter; above right, Marilyn Roddy talks with Commissioner Dave Wright. Photos by S. Clark

The politics of homelessness Gianni Longo is a vision guy. Seriously. He’s the main man to call for cities in need of guidance in charting a new course for the future. He presided over Chattanooga’s acclaimed

Betty Bean goal-setting process in 2000, and then designed and facilitated “Imagine New York,” which kicked off the rebuilding and memorializing of lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks. So, running Compassion Knoxville (CK), which seeks to find an acceptable approach to dealing with this city’s homeless population, ought to be a piece of cake – maybe. It is the successor to the Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness (TYP). But the politics are tricky. Knoxville will choose a

support outside of his antiTYP base – it’s hard to run for office purely as an aginner these days. Cas Walker new mayor this year, and departed this earthly vale so far there are three viable some time ago. candidates – Ivan Harmon, Peabody has until June who says that homeless peo16 to declare his candidacy, ple need to look to churches, and there are clear advannot government, for help; tages to dawdling. ObviousMark Padgett, who says he ly, he can evaluate the oppowon’t force neighborhoods sition and pick his spot. to accept the homeless; and Will he make a run for Madeline Rogero, who says Seat C, which has already that demagoguery won’t make homelessness go away. Gianni Longo Photo by Betty Bean been staked out by former County Commissioner FinCompassion Knoxville’s titular heads are attorney Bailey – are leaving office barr Saunders? That’s an Stephanie Matheney, who this year. Of those who re- intriguing prospect, since has an environmentalist/ main, only interim Mayor Saunders, a Democrat, was social justice bent, and Ron Daniel Brown is a reliable a strong TYP supporter as a county commissioner, a facPeabody, a financial plan- TYP supporter. ner who made a name for Peabody, who flirted tor some think played into himself fighting the TYP briefly with the notion of his narrow loss. It is clear that Longo is and appears to be bent in running for mayor, is now uneasy with Peabody’s flirthe opposite direction from telling everybody and their Matheney. They are neigh- dog that he’s thinking hard tation with public office. “This is a fresh start,” he bors in one of the western about running for City ’burbs, but they are an odd Council, presumably for an said. “We are asking huncouple who make one won- at-large seat. Peabody lives dreds of people for their der if this wedding was of in the 2nd District, and that thoughts, and both Stephathe shotgun variety. seat belongs to incumbent nie and Ron felt the need for Four incumbent City Duane Grieve for the next starting this dialogue fresh, trying to build a consensus Council members who con- two years. sistently have been supDemonstrating a will- on the issue of homelessportive of the TYP – Chris ingness to work with the ness, which is tough. … “If Ron declares for ofWoodhull, Marilyn Roddy, likes of Matheney could go Charlie Thomas and Joe a long way toward building fice, he will have to resign.”

It’s a numbers game Budget making, that is. And when the budget in question is $680 million, it’s no less of a game, although the object has changed under Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s administration. When former Mayor Mike Ragsdale was at the helm, his goal was to convince County Commission and the citizenry that the coffers had plenty of cushion and the revenue streams were flowing undiminished. He was ably assisted in this endeavor by a crackerjack finance department headed by John Troyer. Troyer’s team came through time and again. When critics advised caution, Ragsdale’s financial wizards invariably produced budget projections that “proved” the mayor’s optimism was warranted. Exit Ragsdale, enter Burchett. The new mayor has retained the services of the

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capable Troyer, but now the object of the game has changed. It’s up to the accountants to demonstrate that the mayor’s pessimistic outlook for the upcoming fiscal year is warranted. To no one’s surprise, the numbers vetted by the finance department demonstrate that the mayor is a prognosticator par excellence. We could hardly let pass without comment this curious conformity to the boss’ principles. Indeed, the concept of a CPA’s “independent” judgment gets muddled near the top of the political food chain. There’s a battered old

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■ Indya Kincannon got really skinny (lost 40 pounds, we hear) and decided to slim down the school board meetings too. So she’s implemented a timed agenda, managed to shorten Dr. Jim McIntyre’s reports and even wanted to cut public forum from five minutes to three. ■ That effort failed, so folks can still talk for five minutes: if they sign up ahead of time and if they hang around until the meeting’s end. It’s safe to say school board meetings lack the spontaneity of campground revivals. ■ State Sen. Stacey Campfield is coming to the Halls Republican Club meeting in June, but we won’t be there. Around here we just don’t say “Stacey.”

joke most accountants know about the fellow interviewing applicants for an accounting position in his firm. Every candidate was asked the same question: How much is two plus two? Each jobseeker answered “four” until the boss got down to the last bean counter on his list. “How much is two plus two?” he asked. The applicant rose from his chair, closed the boss’ door, walked to the windows and closed the blinds. Then, he turned to his prospective employer and whispered, “How much do you want it to be?” Hired. While we don’t maintain that Burchett’s bright financial folks can’t add, it isn’t hard to make a case that at least part of the proposed budget is probably too gloomy in its outlook. Even as the housing market continues to flounder, retail sales are showing new life, so sales tax collections are rising. This isn’t just my opinion, it’s one shared by the Tennes-

■ Billy Stokes will not be a candidate to replace Sen. Jamie Woodson. Stokes lost to Woodson in a brutal Republican Primary battle when Sen. Ben Atchley retired. Stokes says he’s happy at his law practice where he recently won a huge settlement in a personal injury case in Campbell County. ■ Bill Haslam (recipient of our “memo” last week) says he’s enjoying Nashville and eating well, although he misses Litton’s. ■ Tim Burchett gets our free advice this week. Hey, Tim. You cannot win the community grants game. Folks will never get enough. So why not fund a block grant to United Way and let their allocations committee hand it out. United Way actually has a process … – S. Clark

see Department of Revenue. And local sales tax collections for the first 10 months of FY 2011 are outstripping the prior year’s haul by about 3.4 percent. The mayor’s proposed budget does reflect an increase in sales tax revenue, but the projection falls about $900,000 short of what the trend indicates we could expect. Under other circumstances, we’d shrug off a difference of less than 1 percent of the total budget of $126.8 million in sales tax revenue, but the extraordinary leanness of this budget is just cause to speak up. In round numbers, an extra million could pave a few more roads, buy more library books or fund a few more community grants. Of course, there’s no guarantee that my forecast is any more accurate than the mayor’s. On the other hand, I’m not paid to be right, merely nettlesome. The mayor, however … Contact: lvgknox@mindspring.com.

Discussion of ‘Crisis in the Middle East’ Janan Dakak, a member of the Global Justice Project and a Middle Eastern scholar, will discuss the “Crisis in the Middle East” 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the Bearden branch library. The meeting is sponsored by the 3rd and 4th District Democratic Clubs and is open to the public. Info: Dr. Lorraine Hart, 850-6858.

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Why Realtors buy ads (or don’t) The Shopper-News has come under attack by a few members of the real estate industry because of columns by writers who support the ridge top plan sponsored by Commissioner Tony Norman. Betty Bean, Larry Van Guilder and I attended several community meetings during the plan’s multiyear development phase, but this paper has never endorsed or non-endorsed it. And when a Realtor friend asked us to publish a map showing the affected areas, we did so without qualm.

streams. He benefited at the outset from the antics of Lumpy Lambert. With Lambert as his foil, Norman Sandra picked up support from variClark ous sources. But opponents merely waited until the final draft Times are tough for the and launched an all out asreal estate industry. Norman sault, with full page ads in the picked an incredibly bad time daily paper, emails to Chamto press for ridge top protec- ber members and phone calls tion and development restric- to commissioners. That’s the essence of politions on slopes of 15 percent tics, but feelings have been or more. Norman, a former envi- hurt. Norman seems unwilling ronmental science teacher, is trying to curb runoff into to compromise; opponents

President heads for Poland This coming Friday, May 27, President Barack Obama makes his first visit ever to Poland. He will receive a warm welcome from Poles in Warsaw who are very friendly to the United States. He will stay overnight and depart late on May 28. It is the first American presidential visit to Poland since June 2007 when President George W. Bush visited Jurata on the Baltic in Northern Poland. As part of the planning for the visit on the Polish side, I participated last Thursday in a video conference at the Polish Embassy in Washington with Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, along with 14 others who have a longtime interest in Poland and PolishAmerican relations. It was a unique opportunity to hear the Polish perspective on the presidential visit as well as to ask questions or make comments to the foreign minister. In this case, Minister Sikorski had just returned from a visit to the rebel-held part of Libya as the first foreign minister to pay an official call on the insurgents seeking to overthrow the current regime in Libya. He indicated

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a positive impression of the insurgent leadership and felt former Communist-dominated nations such as Poland have much experience to offer a newly democratic Libya emerging from 40 years of dictatorship. The now democratic nations such as Poland which became free with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 faced similar issues then that Libya will face once it achieves domestic freedom. Those include how to treat survivors of the former regime, what type of democratic procedures to adopt, how to restructure a judiciary which is honest and independent, how to conduct a free election and how to interact with the Western European community and NATO nations. Poland assumes the presidency of the European Union (EU) this July for six months. This is the first time Poland

has led the EU since joining it in 2004. This will place Poland in the spotlight on the European stage and is a significant event for the Obama administration to recognize. Poles are concerned that the Obama administration’s efforts to reset relations with Russia might come at the expense of Poland, and the president will be challenged to expand on his intentions. Poles will want reassurance that Poland would not be abandoned by the U.S. if attacked by another nation. Poland will want to hear the president’s plans to support congressional action to place Poland in the visa waiver program. Poles are insulted that other nations less supportive of the U.S. are part of visa waiver while they are not. Legislation is pending to move Poland into the program. I wish the president had visited Poland earlier in his term, but it is good that he is going. He should applaud the Poles for their centuries old devotion to liberty and freedom. They do not just talk the talk but they walk the walk. It is part of the Polish DNA. He will see how supportive the

are threatening to cancel advertising. “We will support businesses that support us,” one wrote. OK, fine. But let’s think. Under my leadership, Shopper-News has a 40year history of support for development and property rights. A newspaper is a chorus of voices. Together, we make a fun read; separately, well, we put our name on the stuff we write. Reader, beware. If you polled the people who work at Shopper-News, you would find an even split on the ridge top issue – much like the 6-5 vote by which it failed at County Commission.

Now to the issue of advertising. The paper received an email last week from a Realtor who said she was buying an ad only because the seller wanted it. That’s a big “well-duh.” In a free country, folks can buy what they want. But you’d think an agent (by definition one who represents another) would buy an ad where it would do the most good for the seller, not choose based on the agent’s perception of editorial opinions in a newspaper. Fact is, the classified section of newspapers is dying faster than one of Ronald Reagan’s redwood trees (see

one, you’ve seen them all). But newspapers work very well in “brand identity” for agents. That’s why high volume agents like Laura Bailey (north) and Judi Starliper (west) make a major splash in print. Sellers see the ads and know their property will be advertised heavily by those agents. Thus, they call for a listing appointment and the heavyhitters sign them up. Soon the properties sell and the agent sticks “sold” in their ad, leading to a call from the next seller. Would Starliper or Bailey cancel an ad over politics? It hasn’t happened yet.

Poles are of American values. Notes: Locally, Vice Mayor Joe Bailey says he will finally name the city pension task force which he has failed to name for the past two months despite the urgency which the city administration attached to the matter in January and February. It collapsed over the issue of closed meetings. Bailey clearly does not share

the same sense of urgency. At this stage having a task force without the next Mayor’s involvement seems futile given that the city mayoral primary is less than four months off. Nothing can be voted on until November 2012. The next mayor will have to be involved and feel ownership for any meaningful change to occur. Bailey has not involved the

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ASHVILLE – The 8,000square-foot Greek Revival mansion that Andrew Jackson called The Hermitage sits at the end of a road called Rachel’s Lane. Which is apropos because in so many ways this grand old estate serves as Old Hickory’s love letter to his wife. Ironically, Rachel Jackson wouldn’t live to see the home that visitors tour today. The original Hermitage mansion, a Federal-style brick building, was completed in 1821. Prior to that, the Jacksons lived in a log home that was later converted into slave quarters. Jackson had a formal four-square English garden designed for Rachel while the mansion was being built. He paid it no mind, at first, but Rachel loved it, leading one visitor to exclaim, “I never saw anyone more enthusiastically fond of flowers.” In 1825, she purchased flowering plants, including geraniums, daisies, wallflowers and polyanthus, from Cincinnati. When Rachel died, weeks after the bitter election of 1828, Andrew had her buried in the garden, originally under a small grave house. In 1831, he hired David Morrison to build Rachel a tomb based on a Greek monument. The domed limestone structure with a copper roof was completed the following year. Andrew grieved over Rachel’s death, blaming his one-time friend and presidential opponent John Quincy Adams for the ugly rumors spread about Rachel during the ’28 campaign. It went back to the 1790s, when Andrew married Rachel Donelson before her divorce from Capt. Lewis Robards had been completed. The Jacksons married again in 1794, but reports of bigamy would

dog Andrew through his second bid for the presidency. Rachel died, of a heart attack, on Dec. 22, 1828. Andrew, believing the controversy had hastened her death, never forgave Quincy Adams. Andrew’s favorite portrait of Rachel hangs in the President’s Room at The Hermitage, just as it did in the White House. She had picked out the home’s wallpaper, hand-painted in France using 80 different colors, which tells a story based on Greek mythology. Today, tourists visiting The Hermitage are treated to an excellent self-guided digital audio tour, which now features a separate series of stories about Rachel at each stop. The Hermitage was enlarged in 1831 to include a library and dining room because Jackson knew he would need enough space to entertain a presidential-sized party. A fire in 1834 necessitated another redesign, which led to the Greek Revival home that stands today. It was completed in 1837. The dining room walls are

Trader God CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness. (Psalm 115: 1 NRSV) O God, I will give you my fear, if you will give me your peace. (Leadership Prayers, Richard Kriegbaum)

he is pretty, in spite of some hard knocks, and street-smart in ways I will never be. She sat in my office and told me

Andrew and Rachel Jackson are buried side by side in the garden. David Morrison built this Greek Revival tomb for Rachel in 1831. Andrew joined her in 1845. His tombstone simply reads “General Andrew Jackson.”

A view of The Hermitage from the back of the house. Photos by Jake Mabe

more than I ever wanted to know about what life was like for her and others like her. She was proud of the brave pieces, shrugged off the

painted a unique shade of blue. The venetian blinds on the windows were considered old-fashioned even in the 1830s. It is said that Jackson liked to sit in the middle, rather than at the head, of the table so he could enjoy his dinner with a lady seated on either side. Dinner was served at 3 p.m., so that visitors would have enough time to get home before dark. Jackson’s hand-picked successor, Martin Van Buren, won the presidency in 1836. They rode together to the inauguration in March 1837, starting a trend that continues to this day. The carriage that took them to the Capitol is on display in the visitor’s center museum. Old Hickory returned to The Hermitage looking rather old, indeed. One of the many portraits that Ralph Earle painted of him shows the lion in winter, haggard and tired. He had been sickly as president, suffering from abdominal pains, headaches, a persistent cough and – maybe – a broken heart. It is said that Jackson daily walked to the garden he once ig-

hard parts, laughed about some of her more gullible moments and smiled ruefully over the sum total. I have thought about her often and wondered how she was doing. And then one fine spring morning, she was waiting for me outside the building. “Do you remember me?” It took a moment. She was prettier than I had remembered, or maybe just happier than she was last time I saw her. She handed me a slim volume of prayers and meditations on leadership. “You helped me when I was here before. I found this and thought of you.” Tucked inside the book was a card she had made, complete with an original color drawing on the front and a sweet note written in beautiful calligraphy inside. I glanced at it and looked up at her

The formal garden that Andrew Jackson built for his wife, Rachel, in 1819. nored to visit Rachel’s grave during his final years. He joined her for good following his death on June 8, 1845. And it is there they rest, side by side, in the garden behind the house at the end of Rachel’s Lane.

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smiling face. “You should be doing this professionally,” I told her. She smiled, “I’ve thought about it.” I thanked her again and went inside. I sat down and read the first two chapters. I have never thought of myself as an “out in the front” leader. I am always happiest in a No.2 or No. 3 position, a second lieutenant, maybe. Since that morning, I have developed the habit of reading at least a page or two of that little book every morning. There is great wisdom there, and courage. There is humility and no little fear. There is stark honesty, pleading without desperation and matter-of-fact plainness. But perhaps the best lesson for me, or for anyone who deals with people and provides direction for

an effort of any kind, is this: leadership begins on your knees. Between the dream and the reality lie many steps: the vision, the sharing, the plan, the buy-in, the work, the adjustment. Through it all, however, there must be prayer. And from the book came the words that leapt off the page and lodged in my mind: “Oh God, I will give you my fear, if you will give me your peace.” It sounds suspiciously like bargaining with God, and maybe it is. But one thing I have learned in my life is this: if I am asking God for something, I may have to put down everything else I am holding onto in order to accept what God is about to place in my hands. Would I be willing to give up my fear for God’s peace? In a heartbeat.

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Dad gum and tough stuff TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

ood neighbor Carl used to say “dad gum” if he spilled coffee on his Sunday suit or a tire went flat or it rained on the family picnic. So it is for Tennessee timing in the saga of NCAA sins. You might call it bad luck that the university faces the judge just as hanging becomes fashionable. If the committee on infractions is really looking to make an example of somebody, the Volunteers are the chosen ones. Next month, downtown Indianapolis, day of reckoning, public spanking, embarrassing probation, loss of scholarships, no telling what else. Compared to other institutions of higher learning, north and south, Tennessee is relatively inexperienced in getting caught cheating. Kentucky basketball once endured a one-year shut-

down. Alabama football was under consideration for the death penalty. Both fretted and frowned but went on living. Both were caught again. Purchasing prospects and academic fraud are capital crimes. Lying to investigators is high on the list. Murder is some worse. Strange, indeed, that Bruce Pearl compromised Tennessee’s reputation, such as it was, and set up the Vols for severe penalties with nothing to show for his misdeeds. If you rob a bank, you usually get money. If you risk recruiting violations, there should be measurable results, say 6-10 and 245. If the whole truth has been told, Pearl and his people got little or nothing for excessive phone calls, extended bumps and fibbing about where was the cookout. Coaching

careers are damaged and maybe totaled. UT basketball is left with the threadbare welfare look. I’m guessing Tennessee gets off light for what went down during the Lane Kiffin era. I remain surprised there were no more football charges. I thought I recognized familiar fingerprints previously seen on the front of the Reggie Bush case at Southern Cal. Could be wrong. I am no more than an amateur detective. I do know Tennessee is in a deeper mess than ever before. Two points of reference: In the mid-1980s, Tennessee football was called onto the carpet for recruiting violations, extra benefits to a quarterback on the team, use of that ineligible player and false certification of his eligibility. The penalty was modest, one year of probation, a public reprimand for the head coach and disassociation from two generous boosters. All they did was provide free motel lodging for players and relatives and loan cars to the QB. The cars were the sexy part of the story: Porsche, Jaguar, Corvette and an almost new Chevy Blazer. In bringing down the curtain, Frank J. Remington, chair of the NCAA Committee on Infractions,

made Tennessee feel almost heroic with his summation: “Where evidence of violations was found, the university was forthright in admission of responsibility and has taken significant remedial action on its own. … “The committee notes with appreciation the cooperation of the university, and particularly the candor and commitment to rules compliance demonstrated by President Edward J. Boling.” Tennessee football was penalized in 1991 for impermissible recruiting in the late 1980s. An assistant coach, charged with unethical conduct, lost his job. The Vols lost some scholarships and operated one coach short in 1992. The assistant was blamed for an assortment of improper contacts and for providing free airfare so a prospect could attend summer camp. An attempted cover-up compounded the case. The coach asked an associate to report false and misleading information to university and NCAA enforcement staff members. Bingo! Tennessee was put on probation for two years. Coaches got additional instruction on compliance issues. The summer camp was discontinued. The head coach was

found not guilty in that he didn’t know. The terminated assistant pursued other career interests. The NCAA summation said: “Because of the institutional corrective and disciplinary actions, the committee did not impose additional penalties. … Had the university not taken the actions it did to correct violations, discipline the assistant coach who was primarily involved and self-impose penalties on its football program, the committee would have considered imposing additional penalties.” What happened then and happens in most NCAA violation cases influenced Tennessee treatment of Pearl and staff. Athletic director Mike Hamilton made a pre-emptive strike. He fined and restricted the coaches. He proclaimed support, but when the heat did not subside, he paid them to go away. The difference in two decades ago and now is NCAA disposition. If the governing body is serious about discouraging cheating, Tennessee has a problem. As Carl might say, “dad gum.” He might go so far as “tough stuff.” Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

Knoxville Zoo plans $14M renovation VALORIE’S CORNER | Valorie Fister s Knoxville mourns the loss of Zoo Director of Herpetology Bern Tryon, plans are underway for a $14 million zoo renovation that includes upgrading the reptile exhibit currently ranked ninth in the country. “Bern was fantastic,” said Knoxville Zoo’s Curator of Herpetology Phil Colclough. “I know that is general, generic. He was fatherly to all of us and had an old-school style in a lot of ways. He taught us the tradition behind our practice. He was my best friend in the whole world.” Tryon lost a lengthy battle with cancer this month. His work will continue at the zoo, where officials are also launching a capital campaign for renovation projects that will span the next four years. “Knoxville Zoo’s reptile collection is one of the largest and most diverse in the country, but the current facilities allow only about 20 percent of the collection to be seen,” said Tina Rolen, the zoo’s assistant director of marketing. Rolen said the zoo’s new Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Center will be its first year-round, indoor facility. It is currently in the design stages and state-of-the-art technology will be used to “immerse visitors in the habitats of the animals,” Rolen said. She said the renovation project will be funded by contributions from the community and

the city of Knoxville. “We are really, really excited about it,” Colclough said. “We have hands-on design.” Tryon’s work was instrumental in creating the strong presence of amphibians and reptiles today at the zoo. He was also the state’s primary authority for his conservation efforts and knowledge of East Tennessee’s bog turtles. He was keenly interested in saving rare species of reptiles. Bog turtles are the smallest turtle in North America, growing to only about 10 centimeters in length at maturity. The breed spends most of its time covered in mud and in hibernation during the winter. It is protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act but is also highly popular on the pet black market because it is so small. These turtles live for about 20 to 30 years in their natural environment. Tryon’s research on bog turtles began in 1986 when they were found in one bog in East Tennessee. Today, Tryon leaves behind a growing population of bog turtles in sites all around East Tennessee. Tryon was highly honored for his work. He was recognized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He also held the Turtle Survival Alliance Turtle Conservation Lifetime Achievement Award. “With the passing of Bern

Tryon, conservation has lost one of its greatest champions,” said Jim Vlna, the zoo’s executive director. “Our Knoxville Zoo family has lost a friend and a highly respected family member. Bern had instilled his passion for conservation and animal care in his staff who will continue his important work.” Tryon worked for 27 years at the Knoxville Zoo after beginning his career in Atlanta in 1971. In Atlanta, he was a reptile keeper. His career then led him to Fort Worth Zoological Park and then to Houston Zoological Gardens before his 1984 arrival in Knoxville. His first position at the Knoxville Zoo was curator of herpetology. It was under Tryon’s direction that the Knoxville Zoo was awarded the Bean Award. That award is given by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and was given to Knoxville’s zoo for becoming the first in the world to successfully breed Papuan pythons. “He was really good at identifying our individual strengths,” Colclough said of Tryon’s people skills. Colclough described Tryon as “the turtle guy” and himself as “the snake guy.” “He was good at recognizing our talents and balancing them. There was a whole lot of leadership,” Colclough said. Colclough said Tryon’s position at the zoo has not yet been

Knoxville Zoo Herpetology Director Bern Tryon is shown holding one of the bog turtles he spent the last quarter century studying and preserving. This month he lost his battle with cancer. Photo submitted filled. Colclough has led the department during Tryon’s illness and will continue until a new director is named. He said enticing the community to fall in love with reptiles may not always be as easy as it would be for animals like “the big, brown-eyed pandas.” But Colclough said reptiles do have one advantage over other an-

imals in terms of human interest. “With zebras, if they hate them then they walk by,” Colclough said. “But with reptiles, if they hate them … they come and look at them. “If they love them … they come and look at them.” Information about supporting the zoo can be found at www. knoxvillezoo.org.

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‘Reap what you sow’ KARM needs help By Greg Householder When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the LORD your God. (Leviticus 19:9-10 NKJV) All of us have “stuff.” You know, the “stuff” that perhaps at one time you needed but perhaps not so much now. This “stuff” can be household furnishings, cookware or clothing – really just about anything that is what is called in the thrift trade as “gently used.” The Knoxville Area Rescue Mission Thrift Stores can certainly use your “stuff.” It might be a piece of furniture you have in storage, a sweater stuffed in a drawer or a pair of shoes you never wear in the bottom of your

Pete Zanoni of the Knoxville Area Rescue Mission speaks to the folks at Powell Presbyterian Church. Photo by Greg Householder closet. It can be anything. Pete Zanoni of KARM spoke at Powell Presbyterian Church last Wednesday about the mission’s “Corners of Your Field” program. The program is simple. Churches register with KARM and church members donate excess goods on behalf of the church to KARM. KARM will even come pick up the items. KARM in turn will award the church credits which can be turned into gift cards that can be used in any of the area KARM Thrift Stores. The gift cards can then be used in the church’s minis-

try helping members of its congregation or others in need. The program is based on the biblical principle found in Leviticus 19:910. When harvesting one’s fields, leave a little behind for the poor. For the individual, there are many ways to help. One way is simply “clean house” to get rid of excess goods. Another way is to plan a churchwide rummage sale and call KARM to pick up left over items. For churches, the gift cards can be used in a number of ways. They can be used for members of the congregation who have suffered a loss or they can be used in outside ministries. The donations count. KARM Thrift Stores supports Knox Area Rescue Ministries with the funds needed to reach Knoxville citizens in distress. To learn more, visit the KARM website at www. karm.org or the Corners of Your Field website at www. karmcornersofyourfield. com.

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Lloyd celebrates 30-year anniversary By Joe Rector The Methodist denomination moves its ministers to match them with the needs of congregations, but after 30 years of service, Betty Lloyd, the administrative assistant at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church, has become a fi xture at the church. The congregation celebrated that tenure during a reception on May 15. Lloyd began work at the church in 1981. The Rev. Henry Lenoir took her under his wing and taught her the ropes. “I felt as if he raised me,” Lloyd said. Among her duties were typing up bulletins and newsletters, coordinating ushers for services, keeping membership roles current and handling weekly office demands. After all these years, she says her job doesn’t seem to be that taxing, but others disagree. An individual hired for the position before Lloyd worked for only two weeks before walking out. She’s also amazed at how the job has changed over the years. The technology is

Civil War book signing Dr. Paul H. Bergeron will give a lecture and sign his book “Andrew Johnson’s Civil War and Reconstruction” 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at the East Tennessee History Center. Info: 215-8824 or visit www. easttnhistory.org.

Black Lillies Local group The Black Lillies will return to Knoxville on Saturday, May 28, with a performance at the Bijou Theatre. Tickets are $25. Info: 656-4444 or visit www.knoxbijou.com.

Betty Lloyd has served as the administrative assistant for Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church for 30 years. Photo by Joe Rector

much more advanced. Lloyd recalled when the first computer was brought to her office. “I was scared to death of the thing and left it in the box for two months.” Another change that Lloyd has dealt with is the turnover in ministers. Over the years she’s worked for 11 different pastors and has learned new ways to operate each time. Before long she always had things running smoothly. Lloyd likes best dealing with the people and working with volunteers who help staff the office. Her strongest qualities are being friendly

Events include a demonstration by Nashville artist Dawn Whitelaw at KMA 7 p.m. Friday and artists creating “en-plein” air at the location of their choosing and exhibiting the finished works 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday at KMA. The demonstration on Friday is $10 and includes free hors d’oeuvres. The exhibit Saturday is free with hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and live music by the Dennis Dow Trio. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Knoxville Museum of Art in memory of Betsy Worden. Info: www.knoxart.org.

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and working with people to reach a common goal. Keeping people’s feelings in mind in all situations is an important thing in making her job successful. “I get up in the morning and look forward to going to work. It’s a wonderful job with wonderful people,” she said. Lloyd and her husband, Gary, have been married for 31 years and have three children: Amanda, 30; Andrea, 24; and Dillon, 11. Among her favorite activities are attending Dillon’s ball games in three sports and working in the yard. She also enjoys painting and loves traveling to the beach. The members of Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church showed their appreciation for Lloyd’s years of service with gifts and kind words. Such kindness touched her, and she reassured them that her plans include continuing to work. So, for the future, folks who stop at Beaver Ridge United Methodist will be greeted by it longest serving employee.

Concord Park. All ages, skill levels and physiques can participate. Boat teams race for prizes and raise money for Knox Area Rescue Ministries in the process. This year’s race is limited to 70 teams. Info: 742-4306, visit www.racedragonboats. com or email penny@ racedragonboats.com.

Brown Bag, Green Book A new season of the Brown Bag, Green Book lunch and learn series begins this month at the East Tennessee History Center: ■ “The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability” by James Gustave Speth will be presented by Metro Pulse columnist Frank Cagle on Wednesday, June 15. Reading the book is optional but encouraged. Copies of the books are available at the library. Info: Emily Ellis, 215-8723.

KSO’s Pop Series The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has announced the schedule for this year’s News Sentinel Pops Series. The series begins with “The Sinatra Project” with Michael Feinstein 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. Series tickets start at $103. Info: 291-3310 or www.knoxville symphony.com.

Art and Architecture photography exhibit The Arts and Culture Alliance and Knox Heritage will present a new exhibit of 12 photographs by local artists as part of Knox Heritage’s fifth annual Art and Architecture Tour 5 p.m. Friday, June 3, on the north side of the Balcony at the Emporium Center. The photographs originally created Knox Heritage’s Photography Contest and tour route of historic sites through the Old City and surrounding area. An opening reception will take place 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 4. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Info: 523-7543 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

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A monthly computer workshop will be held at Lawson McGhee Library 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 23; 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 20; 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 25, and 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29. The public is invited to come with questions about computers, iPods, etc. Info: 215-8723.

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Bearden Bulldogs editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, The Bark, and did much of the copy writing for the video. “We’ll post it on our website and provide it to local Realtors to draw people to come to Bearden High,” he said. The video is a “sales job” for the school. It’s fast-paced and shows great diversity of academics, athletics and extracurricular activities. While some of the teachers seem a bit glum, all of the students look like they’re having fun. Bearden High School students who produced a promotional video for the school include: seOne says she expected nior Brayan Zavala, junior Rebecca Stover, senior Jess Maples, freshman Katelyn Kleinhans and high school to be “four years senior Cody Kraft. Photo by S. Clark of books,” but found Bearden to be so much more. Cody has high praise for all who participated. “Jess and Barrett (Burgin, Class of 2012) and Conner (Harville, Class of 2010) did an incredible job. They worked hard and Jess got a teacher Tim Vacek oversaw casting Network) news show lot of hard work from all the By Sandra Clark A new video promotes the the project, which was di- each Friday. Jess has an in- students involved.” Script writers, along with academic depth, social diver- rected by senior Jess Ma- ternship at UT this summer and expects to enroll there. Kraft, were seniors Lydia sity and basic fun of attend- ples. ing Bearden High School. “The principal wanted it Her path seems set on a ca- Adams, Mary Biggs and Dean Cates. Best of all, it was produced done so I was picked,” said reer in broadcasting. totally by students. Narrators were senior Not so humble was senior Maples. She also produced English and journalism the BBN (Bearden Broad- Cody Kraft. He served as Drew Williamson, junior

Bearden High School senior and dance team captain Della Alles signs a letter of intent to dance at the University of Memphis. Della was awarded a full scholarship to attend the university and dance on the championship Memphis Pom squad. Della, center, is pictured with Dennis and Tanya Alles, coach Jay Evans, and University of Memphis representative Wes Gentry. Photo submitted

Rebecca Stover, sophomore Christian Robinson and freshman Katelyn Kleinhans. Senior Jonnyu Edwards wrote and recorded the music. The footage was shot by Maples and other staff

members of the BBN. Bearden residents should check it out on the school’s website. It’s a great production by kids who are proud of their school. Their community should be very proud of them.

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West High wins free concert in ‘Ultimate School Ambush’ By Betty Bean Thanks to a highly effective campaign organized by students of marketing teacher Christy Seals, West High School is finishing out this school year with another big prize. This one was radio station 104.5’s “Ultimate School Ambush,” a competition between schools in Knox and surrounding counties. The prize was a free concert with popular performing artists Sean Kingston and Dev. “What we had to do was get students to text in our school code – WES245122 – up to five times a day for five weeks,” said senior Brittany Pruitt, who plans to attend the Art Institute in Nashville next year. There were weekly winners (West won the first week), and the weekly votes were totaled and recorded and totaled again at the end of the five weeks. “We worked really hard,” Brittany said. “Claire Coker and Montess Burt made up different announcements every day to remind people to vote.” Montess, who is also a senior, isn’t in Seals’ sports and entertainment marketing class, but he has some skills that made him useful to the effort. “Montess got roped into it because he does morning and afternoon announcements here at school,” Seals said. “The announcements and Facebook were a big part of the effort.” “I was really excited,” Montess said. “I’d never been to a concert, so for something like this to come to our school for free? Not for $60 or $70? It was a blessing. I just got excited. I was really proud, and it ended up being so much more than I expected.” The concert was Thursday, May 12 – the day before

West Valley Middle School students Lizzeh Abston (Lily), Alyse McCamish (Miss Hannigan) and Benton Poore (Rooster) are planning life on “Easy Street” in “Annie, Jr.”

Annie, Jr. ‘above the bar’ By Lorraine Furtner

Montess Burt and Brittany Pruitt played big roles in bringing the music to West (note Montess’ autographed t-shirt). Photo by B. Bean

Senior Day – and for anyone who is not a teenager, Sean Kingston and Dev are up-and-coming young stars with national followings. Kingston is a rapperturned-singer who grew up in Jamaica. His 2007 debut single “Beautiful Girls” was a smash international hit. Dev, a Californian of Mexican and Portuguese descent, was training to be an Olympic swimmer when she recorded a “diss song” about her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend on her laptop that a friend posted on MySpace. It attracted immediate attention and resulted in a drastic career change. “It was loud, but it was really fun,” Brittany said. “A couple of other students and myself got the chance to go back stage and meet Dev and Sean Kingston, have pictures taken and get autographs. There were a lot of

students from other schools wanting to come to our school for the concert, but they weren’t allowed to.” Montess also got VIP backstage access and said it was even more fun than he could have imagined. “I just got so excited. I was really proud. It was way more than I expected – back stage, autographs, getting to meet and greet Sean and Dev. …” Montess, who will be going to East Tennessee State University to major in mass communications and minor in theater, is especially excited about all year-end festivities. His father, James Burt, is coming up from Florida for graduation, and Montess will give a speech. His mother, Connie Coleman, is helping him rehearse: “Every time she hears it, she breaks into tears of joyfulness.”

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West Valley Middle School interim choral director Seth Maples wasted no time after accepting the position in January to put into practice his lifelong affair with musicals. The “Annie, Jr.” production, the first musical Maples has directed and produced, and utilizing 65 cast, parents and volunteers was a huge success. Maples chose “Annie, Jr.” after working with students and realizing there were enough talented singers in the class to double cast many of the parts. Some students have had voice lessons and Alyse McCamish has appeared in television commercials. Some of the main characters included: “Annie” played by Elizabeth Harper and Anna Smith, “Miss Hannigan” played by Alyse McCamish and Anne McCall Stansberrry, and “Grace” played by Audra Chaney and Abby Army. Some students retained their parts in both productions i n c lu d i n g : Dalton Kizer as “Oliver Warbucks,” B e n t o n Poore as “ R o o s t e r ” Kizer Dalton and Emalee Josef as “Molly.” Maples said, “I am very proud of our students participating in this show. They have created a product that would be more likely expected from high school or college level students.” Converting a gym into a suitable playhouse was

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West Valley Middle School students Emalee Josef (Molly) and Elizabeth Harper (Annie) share a tender moment after “Molly” has a bad dream in “Annie, Jr.” Photos by L. Furtner

Anna Smith (Annie) and Abby Army (Grace) after the performance of “Annie, Jr.” May 17 at West Valley Middle School. Photo submitted by Aly Gray-Army

not easy. Maple’s family, including his father, John Maples, choral director of South-Doyle High School, helped by loaning lights, wireless mics and a soundboard for the productions. One problem was no “backstage,” curtain or wings, and there was a sound drag created by the acoustics in the gym. Maples had to direct the singers so they would keep in time with music. Stage manager Allison Wittmer and the crew had a single day of practice with all of the equipment in the gym. Lifelong singer and Community Foothills player and

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SPORTS NOTES ■ Knoxville Track Club’s Youth Athletics program, Tuesday, May 31, through Saturday, June 25, includes 50-meter dash, discus throw and high jump. Girls and boys ages 5-18. Practice is held 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Includes 4 Saturday track meets on the UT campus. Cost is $39. Info: 406-4128 or visit www. ktcyouthathletics.org. ■ Baseball tournament , Friday through Sunday, June 3-5, Halls Community Park. Tee ball-14U, open to all. Info: 992-5504 or email hcpsports@ msn.com. ■ Summer golf camp at Concord Park Golf Course, ages 9-14, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Thursday, June 7-9 and Tuesday through Thursday, June 21-23, $100; ages 6-8, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14-15 and Tuesday and Wednesday, June 28-29, $75. Info: 966-9103.

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Featured events The International Biscuit Festival will roll into downtown Knoxville May 27-28, with many mouth-watering chances to have fun, hear some great music and tie on the ol’ feedbag. Stroll along Biscuit Boulevard for tons of samples, attend the $10 Biscuit Breakfast, cheer on your favorite for Mr. and Miss Biscuit, and watch the pros at work in the Biscuit Bake-Off. Knoxville’s own Black Lillies will perform at the Bijou Theatre, and the Cleverlys will perform at the Square Room. A complete calendar of events is available at www.biscuitfest.com. City People will host the second annual Downtown Dash one-mile run at 7 p.m. Friday, June 3. The event is open to runners and walkers of all levels and features a near-level certified mile that never leaves downtown Knoxville. Advance registration is $15 through May 28 and includes a T-shirt. Registration is $20 after May 28. The Dash coincides with First Friday activities, and those who bike or bus to the Dash will receive a free downtown gift certificate from Smart Trips. What better way to celebrate summer than to run a healthy mile, then enjoy a great meal at one of downtown Knoxville’s great restaurants?

Classics at the Bijou Knoxville Symphony Orchestra resident conductor James Fellenbaum leads the KSO Chamber Orchestra at Symphony on the Square at the Bijou Theatre on May 13. Sponsored by Home Federal Bank, the concert of light classics and pop tunes was moved from Market Square to the Bijou because of the threat of rain. Photo by Scott Bird

Tuesday, May 24 ■ The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra will perform Jazz on the Square every Tuesday night through June 28. The concert is 8-10 p.m. at the Market Square Stage in downtown Knoxville, and admission is free. Jazz in the Square features Greg Tardy on tenor saxophone, Vance Thompson on trumpet, Keith Brown on piano, Taylor Coker on Bass and Kenneth Brown on drums. Info: www.knoxjazz.org.

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City People was founded in 1983 by residents, business people, elected officials, preservationists, activists and artists who work together to make downtown Knoxville a great place to live, work and play. They organize the bi-annual Homes Tour downtown, and they’re always looking for new members. Info or to register for the Downtown Dash: www.citypeople.org.

■ The WDVX Blue Plate Special will feature musicians the Fustics and Jeremy Current at noon at the Knoxville Visitors Center at the corner of Gay Street and Summit Hill Drive. The free concert series

is broadcast live Monday through Saturday, and all are invited to be part of the studio audience.

Saturday, May 28 ■ The Knoxville Track Club’s Expo 10,000, Knoxville’s oldest running event, will kick off its 33rd year at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 28. The new course will be both exciting and challenging. Races include 5k and 10k courses. Register or view the course map online at www.ktc.org/ RaceExpo.html. ■ Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours will gather for a ghost hunting adventure at 10 p.m. Saturday, May 28. Led by paranormal investigators, not storytellers, visit Knoxville’s most haunted sites for an exciting evening. Info or to purchase tickets: http://hauntedknoxville. eventbrite.com or 377-9677.

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Just Ripe caters to both consumers and growers By Wendy Smith Kristen Faerker and Charlotte Tolley think the time is ripe for downtown denizens to be able to purchase locally-grown produce and organic food items seven days a week. Their new store, Just Ripe, opened a little over a week ago in the Daylight Building on Union Avenue. The goal of the venture is two-fold, says Faerker. It aims to provide fresh produce to customers and give local growers a venue for their products. Tolley is the director of the Market Square Farmers Market, which Faerker also helped to establish. The women spent years dreaming up businesses that involved food before landing on the concept of Just Ripe, which will soon offer food service in addition to its current retail selection. It’s a big idea in a little space. The store occupies just 1,200 square feet, including the office and a bathroom. Half is allotted to the grocery, to which new products are being added daily. The other half contains seating that will be available for eat-in customers when Just Ripe begins serving homemade prepared foods in June. Kroger, it’s not. But the limited number of items on the shelves are mostly organic and produced within a 200-mile radius of Knoxville. That includes bread, coffee roasts and beer for off-premise consumption. The refrigerated section has Cruze Farm milk and Dreaming Cow

Creamery New Zealand-style yogurt. “I call it a ‘food shop,’ not a full-service grocery store,” says Faerker. The store also offers bulk foods, like beans, pasta and grains, including whole wheat, soy beans and grinding corn. The grains meet a growing demand from those who want to make their own flour, she says. A selection of colorful produce is visible from the sidewalk. The regular hours of Just Ripe, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, will make local organic fruits and vegetables more accessible to customers than farmers markets, which are typically open once or twice a week with limited hours. After years of chatter about whether or not downtown can support a grocery store, the new store is one of four that are currently operating or on the launching pad. Aisle Nine, which opened last summer on Central Avenue in the Old City, offers both natural and conventional foods, a wide selection of beers that can be consumed on premises and necessities. The store also has fresh meats, and plans are in the works for a deli. A recent arrival to the downtown grocery scene is Jackson Avenue Market, located in the JFG Flats in the Old City. The announcement of a new specialty grocery store in the former General Store location at 504 S. Gay St. is expected later this week. Perhaps the appetite for downtown grocers will finally be sated.

Kristen Faerker and Charlotte Tolley recently opened Just Ripe in the Daylight Building on Union Avenue. The store features locally grown produce and other regional food items. Photo by Wendy Smith

Summer Ar t Academy KMA’s Summer Art Academy classes will ignite your child’s imagination through painting, sculpture, drawing, and more. Morning classes are offered each week for children ages 3-12 years old. Afternoon classes are offered for ages 13 and up. Classes start Monday, June 6 and continue each week through August 5.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Skin cancer survivor preaches sun safety The citizens of Apison, Tenn., have spent the month of May cleaning up after four tornadoes killed 39 people in this small community north of Chattanooga. At her church on the Sunday after the storms, Rachael Neal stood up from her pew and cautioned everyone as they made plans to help. “I told them that May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and that before they worked out in the sun to help after the storm, they should

May is Melanoma Awareness Month As you spend more time this month outdoors enjoying the sunshine, don’t forget to protect your skin NOW from FUTURE damage. Although melanoma causes most skin cancer-related deaths, when detected and treated early, it is often curable.

“I would tell the whole world if I could: Melanoma is America’s fastest growing cancer.” wear hats, sunscreen and sunglasses. I know it sounds trivial,” she says, “but everybody in this room knows what I’ve been through, and I do not want anybody else to go through it.” What Rachael Neal has been through is a 14-year battle with malignant melanoma, a lifethreatening form of skin cancer. She ﬁrst noticed it as a mole in the center of her back, at the age of 29, when she was eight months pregnant with her second child. Over

Melanoma survivor Rachael Neal (right) enjoys a moment on vacation with her family. Pictured are: son Jake, husband Scott and daughter Victoria. Rachael urges everyone to protect their skin when they’re in the sun. the years it has spread throughout her body, including to her intestines and brain. Neal has beaten many odds. In 2008, she was part of a clinical trial at Thompson Cancer Survival Center for the medication Yervoy (Ipilimumab) that has since been approved. She has also had gamma knife surgery, a state-of-the-art brain tumor radiation procedure

now offered through Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Today, Neal is tumor-free, although still classiﬁed as having stage four melanoma. “I am tumor-free, not cancer free. Well, that’s what they say … I’m free because the Lord has taken care of me. Prayer and the right doctors he sent me to, is how I got where I am today.”

Neal is passionate about protecting others from melanoma, and especially the harmful effects of too much sunlight. “I use to be the one who would worship the sun and cook my skin,” she explains. Today, Neal wears a hat, sunglasses and loose long sleeves if she’s going to spend any time in the sun. “Do whatever you have to do. I would tell the whole wide world if I could. Melanoma is the fastest growing cancer in the U.S.,” Neal says. “That to me is scary, especially for our kids who want to tan. Do not stress about being pale. That means you’re healthy and you’ll remain healthy.” Most importantly, Neal says she treasures every moment she has with her family. “I treat each day as a gift, and I

A new drug for melanoma On March 25, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug for late stage melanoma, a medication that was tested in part at Thompson Cancer Survival Center. Now manufactured under the brand name Yervoy (Ipilimumab), the drug is the first new medication for melanoma in 13 years and the first to offer extended overall survival for advanced stage melanoma patients. Yervoy may extend life for many patients and virtually cure a smaller percentage of others, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. Rachael Neal of Apison, Tenn., was one of the first to enroll at Thompson in the trial in 2008 and did very well with it (see related story). The drug helps the body’s own immune system fight against melanoma tumors. In Neal’s case, it eliminated dozens of tumors she had throughout her body. Today she is tumor-free. For information about melanoma detection and treatment, call the Thompson Cancer Survival Center at (865) 541-1720. do not take it lightly,” she says. “It’s just been a very hard long journey, but I’m still standing and thankful.” For information about melanoma detection and treatment, call the Thompson Cancer Survival Center at (865) 541-1720.

Reduce YOUR risk of skin cancer N Stay out of the sun between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. N Wear sunglasses and a hat in the sun, and sunscreen even on cloudy days. N Do NOT use tanning beds for any reason. There is no safe tan, no matter what the advertisements say. N Check your skin once a month for any changes, and particularly get to know your moles. Any new moles or ones that change color The most serious and life-threat- the most common form of cancer or size should be reported ening of skin cancers, melanoma is for young adults ages 25 to 29 and to a doctor. the fastest growing cancer today, es- the second most common cancer in

Melanoma: There IS no “safe tan”

pecially among young people. Melanoma is a cancer of the pigment cells in the skin. While very treatable when caught early, melanoma can also be deadly if it spreads. In 2009 in the United States, there were 63,000 new diagnoses of melanoma and about 8,600 deaths. There has been a 50 percent increase in the disease among young women since 1980. One in 50 Americans will develop the disease in his or her lifetime. It is

people ages 15 to 29 years old. N Any mole that is asymmetriThe sun’s ultraviolet rays are cal, has an irregular border, thought to be one of the main has variations of color within triggers for melanoma, although it or is larger than 6 millimegenetics and immune system functers should be evaluated by tioning play a part as well. People a health care provider. with light skin and blond hair, or those who have many moles, are N Any redness or swelling most susceptible. Those who have beyond the mole, itching had serious sunburns before the or bleeding, oozing, or age of 18 or a family history of scaly appearance should be melanoma also have an increased reported to a doctor. risk of melanoma.

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: ONCOLOGY Fort Sanders Regional and Thompson Cancer Survival Center provide the region’s most comprehensive cancer care. From diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation, we offer care options not available anywhere else in our region. Working together to provide the best patient care that’s Regional Excellence!

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Ijams’ Nature Center will have the grand opening of Jo’s Grove, a natural play area for children, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 28. Children are invited It was Mr. Rogers who to come dressed as fairfirst told most of the folks ies, gnomes or woodland my age that playing presprites. Prizes will be tend is important. Now that awarded in a fairy house Daniel is making up stories Shannon and gnome home competiand acting things out with Carey tion. his toys, I wish Fred was The festivities will constill with us, to change into clude with a fairy tea party a cardigan and talk about and awards ceremony. the Land of Make-Believe. Admission is free but a It’s hard for us grown-ups to $10 building site entry fee detach from reality and just of going potty and brushing is required to participate in play like kids. teeth. the Fairy House and Gnome I’ve been observing DanTime for a mommy stroke Home Competition, which iel’s burgeoning pretend play of genius. includes 10 tokens for the for a while now. He talks to “Buddy, I think the drag- Fairy Market and a goodie and talks for his toys, and those conversations never on wants to go potty, too!” I bag. Info: 577-4717, ext. 10, or email sgoforth@ijams.org. fail to bring a smile to my chirped. I scooped the dragon up face. I love the way he mixes and said in my best growly BBQ Bash is back genres. There are no bound- voice, “I need to go to the This year’s big BBQ aries to his play. His fire potty.” Bash will be held 11 a.m. Daniel ran into the bathtruck and firefighter will to 3 p.m. Saturday, June pay a visit to his zoo playset, room and lifted the lid to his 11, at The Shed at Smoky potty seat. or Woody from “Toy Story” Mountain Harley-Davidson “I think I need the big will pop over to the roundin Maryville. All proceeds house to say hi to Thomas potty. You sit on the little from the amateur barbecue potty, Daniel,” said the the Tank Engine. cook-off and fundraiser While Daniel does have dragon. will benefit the Helen Ross Yes, the dragon did sit McNabb Center. action figures, and sometimes he makes them fight, on the potty, but I couldn’t Categories will include that boy-type play can turn bring myself to make sound pulled pork, chicken, sweet. Take, for example, effects. Daniel companion- ribs and more. A trophy the time I found him playing ably sat on the potty, too. and prize money totaling with Batman and Anakin “Time to brush teeth,” $6,000 will be awarded. Skywalker. They fought said the dragon. “You use There is no admission for a minute, then Batman your toothbrush, and Mom- charge. You must register to hugged Anakin, said sorry my will brush mine.” compete. and kissed his “boo-boo” to Daniel happily brushed Info: Lisa Spegman, make it feel better. his teeth as I brushed the 329-9120 or email lisa. As an adult, it’s been dragon’s. spegman@mcnabb.org. hard to inject myself into George the Dragon joined Info: www.blountbbqbash. these stories, but I think I in story time and even kissed org. may have finally gotten the Daniel goodnight. hang of it. Zac said George sounds The other night, right be- a bit too much like Jamie Shape Note Singings fore Daniel’s bedtime, Zac from “Mythbusters,” but I’m ■ Franklin Monthly and I were having a tough proud of my mad pretend Old Harp Singing, 3 p.m. time getting the kiddo skills. Sunday, May 29, Greenevpointed in the direction of Henrietta Pussycat, eat ille Cumberland Presbyteribed. He wanted to ride his your heart out. an Church, 201 N. Main St., big, stuffed dragon George Contact Shannon Carey at shannon@ Greeneville. Info: Jeff Farr, around the house instead ShopperNewsNow.com. 423-639-8211.

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Everyone has bad days … even camels Last week at the Knoxville Zoo, a baby camel stumbled over a fence after being startled. During the commotion, it made contact with a 5-year-old child standing in its path.

animal-related attractions, including camel rides at the zoo, should be prepared for the unexpected and be ready to bestow forgiveness upon an animal, should it act out of fear or anxiety. I think people often forget that an animal is an animal. No matter how domesHe’s a lover, not a fighter. Stock ticated a dog may be, if you treat it poorly or make it feel photo Sara threatened, it will react as Barrett any wild animal would – on elephant whose mother was guard, teeth showing. harassed and fought back in The same thing should defense of herself and her be remembered for all anichild. mals, whether they be wild Although the camel was or tamed, free or caged. But Typical of the animal not being abused during the if we respect them as we lover I am, my thoughts im- incident and no harm came do our human friends, we mediately went to the story to either youngster – boy will reap a multitude of reof Dumbo, the large-eared or camel – participants of wards.

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ANIMAL EVENTS ■ Tennessee Valley Golden Retriever Rescue Group will have an adoption event 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Agri Feed Pet Supply, 5716 Middlebrook Pike. ■ Shelter Animals Rescue Group (SARG) will have its “Second Friday” adoption event 4-8 p.m. Friday, June 10, at PetSmart in Turkey Creek.

Hey, hey, hey, it’s Fat Albert! This 6-month-old male Syrian hamster is very gentle, loves fresh fruits and vegetables, and enjoys running on his wheel. He would fight with a cage mate, so he must live alone always. Although hamsters are small, their care can be an involved process and one that might be best for a family rather than a child. Hamsters require weekly cleaning, fresh food and water daily, and toys and other objects for play and exploration. Their lifespan is relatively short at only one to three years. Albert would make a great first pet. The adoption fee for Fat Albert, who is not really fat at all, is a budget-friendly $5. His cage and other accessories must be purchased separately. Visit Young-Williams to meet this super boy today! Info: www.petfinder.com.

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Lemon cupcakes perfect for holiday picnic By Ruth White Memorial Day weekend – a time when area pools officially open, parks begin to fill with the sounds of happy children and family gatherings include good food. People who know me well know that I rarely will pass up desserts. Sometimes dessert comes first and then the main course will follow. I have few childhood memories that don’t include making mud pies, Play-Doh cookies sold in a “bakery” or decorating dozens of cookies for friends. Yes, dessert is an important part of the meal. If you’re looking for a simple but yummy treat to take to the next picnic or family gathering this summer, try lemon cupcakes with raspberry filling. They are delicious straight from the oven while still warm or frosted with a tart lemon icing. Don’t worry; these cupcakes are made in a miniature (one-bite) size so they won’t

completely ruin your bathingsuit-ready diet. To make this treat, you can use your favorite lemon cake recipe from scratch or pick up a boxed mix at the store. If The perfect addition to a Memorial Day picyou don’t make nic – mini-sized lemon cupcakes with raspcakes from berry filling. Photo by Ruth White scratch, you’ll need the following ingredients: one box on top of mixture. Bake for of lemon cake mix (I like approximately 10 minutes. Duncan Hines), 3 eggs, 1/3 Cupcakes are done when cup vegetable oil, 1-1/3 cup the top springs back when water, seedless raspberry gently touched. Yield: apjam, 2 16-ounce containers proximately 6 dozen mini lemon frosting and garnish. cupcakes. Once the cupcakes are Preheat oven to 350° and line cupcake pan (should cool, fill a pastry bag with hold 24 miniature cup- icing and use a star tip to cakes) with paper inserts. decorate. Gently squeeze Mix ingredients according icing in circular motion to package directions. Fill on top of cupcake to cover. cupcake tins slightly more Garnish with lemon wedge, than half full with cake mix. fresh raspberries or sugar Spread a small dab of jam sprinkles.

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Directory sponsors were on hand at the celebration answering questions, providing resources and reaching out to the community. Important topics discussed included lowering utility bills; hiring reliable, honest in-home services; heart rhythm screenings; tips on elder law; and more. “The directory is not only a useful tool for any senior adult,” said Kathy Burke with the Office on Aging, “but it is also a handy guide for family members and caregivers.” The guide Kathy Burke listens as Campbell Station Walgreens manager not only provides contact Wilson Ipaye discusses the services offered at the Walgreens information for agencies pharmacy. Walgreens is a sponsor of the Senior Service Direc- and companies, but gives a tory. Copies will be available at Knox County locations. Photo by brief explanation of services Ruth White provided, such as adult day services, crisis assistance, medical care, live-in help and others. The Senior Service Directory is made possible through the generosity of 91 area sponsors. Directories Knox County senior Center that gave communi- will be available for free at adults are excited about get- ty members the first oppor- area sponsors, Knox County ting the 17th edition of the tunity to receive the new- Public libraries, Knox CounSenior Service Directory. est copy of the guide that ty Senior Centers, through The Office on Aging host- provides public education, health care providers or at ed an afternoon event at the names and phone numbers the Office on Aging, 2247 John T. O’Connor Senior of services for senior adults. Western Ave.

Directory helps seniors connect with community

Sampler class “The Sampler Workshop for Mothers and Daughters,” a beginning countedthread needlework class, will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, at the Ramsey House Plantation, 2617 Thorngrove Pike. Participants will work in pairs and stitch a small 8-inch sampler typical of

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PIT BULL Pups, BOBCAT 610 gas CAJUN BASS/SKI chocolates, 10 wks $2,695, 40 M.F. boat, 1990, caught old, shots, $200. 423backhoe & loader boyfriend cheating, 505-9554 (Knoxville) $5,495, TD9 Int'l must sell this boat! ***Web ID# 791834*** Highlift with 4 in 1 $6500. Call 865-254-8967 bucket $4,395. 3 mi. ***Web ID# 788525*** POODLE NURSERY, from Maryville on We Have All Sizes, Hwy 411 N next to CHAPARRAL 200SSE 2000, with trailer & all colors. Pups are reg., Plantation Market. equipment, very have shots, health 865-981-3769 low time, eng. 5.0L, guarantee & wormed. 225HP Mercury Our nursery is full. I/O with 236 $175 & up. 423-566-0467 Collectibles 213 Cruiser total hours, asking POODLES $14,000. 865-804-0872 RECORDS STANDARD Puppies, ***Web ID# 790234*** 100 OLDIE 45's, DeAKC, $300 & up wop & R&B. Lenoir CLASSIC 1986 Boston Call 865-230-3242 Whaler Montauk, City, 313-878-5775 17', center console, PUPPY NURSERY. reblt 1995 Evinrude, Many different breeds Auctions 217 reblt trlr, Bimini Maltese, Yorkies, top, asking $10,500. Malti-Poos, Yorki865-607-8888 Poos, Shih-Poos, shots ***Web ID# 787372*** & wormed. Health guar. 423-566-0467 Houseboat, Stardust 1971, slps 6, Attached Schnauzers, Rare! Dock, Norris Lake Blonde &/or choc pups/ AUCTION – PINE $9,900 OBO 293-8258 adults, $250. Cash KNOT, KY ***Web ID# 777537*** Cookeville. 931-858-4242 ***Web ID# 784477*** KEY WEST 1720 C/C, D.H. Campbell 90 4stroke Yamaha, Liquidation SHELTIE AKC reg loaded, mint, save puppies, parents on $10k over new 201-7457 site, $300. Call 865Sat., June 18th 984-4770 SAILBOAT 1977 CataCall for info: lina, sails & cover, SHELTIES, AKC reg, 800-806-3395 trailer, 2 HP mtr, 6 wks. old, 3 M, $4000/offer. 865-471-6101 wormed, 1st shots, Ritchason $300. 931-879-9456. Auctioneers, Inc. SEARAY Sorrento 1988, 21', w/trailer, SHELTIES www.ritchason.com needs floor, $1800 AKC reg., sable & 865-696-0082 white, neutered, house & TN#2048 leash trained, health YAMAHA 2007 PWC guar. 865-719-2040 NEXT AUCTION: VX Cruiser w/trlr, ***Web ID# 790263*** low hrs, $6200. Call Tues June 7th, 6pm 865-458-9370 SIBERIAN HUSKY Cherokee Auction Co. ***Web ID# 785697*** Fem., CKC, 10 wks. 10015 Rutledge Pike old, blk & wht. S&W. I 40 - 10 min from Zoo exit. $300. 931-510-4269 235 ***Web ID# 791190*** Consignments welcome Campers Let us do your estate sale 1996 33' Sandpiper YORKIE PUPS, 865-465-3164 travel tlr, 2 BR, new small, CKC, 4 M a u c t i o nz i p. c o m awning/tires/battery, $250, 1 F $500. 423TA L 2 38 6 FL 5 62 6 $6900 obo. 865-922295-5434, 423-519-7472 7021 or 414-7682 YORKIES, 8 wks. old, Medical Supplies 219 SUNNYBROOK 2004, CKC reg., shots, 24' box, front queen wormed, $350. 931BR, rear bath, mi707-9875, 931-319-0000 DAV Chapter 24 has FREE RENTAL crowave, stove, oven, OF POWER almost perfect inside WHEEL CHAIRS $7,995. 865-938-0493 Free Pets 145 available for any area disabled veteran or members of Motor Homes 237 ** ADOPT! * * their immediate family. Manually PACE ARROW Vision Looking for a lost pet or a new operated wheel 1996, Class A, 35' one? Visit Young-Williams chairs also avail41K mi., all extras, Animal Center, the official able. Call 690-7690 $23,000. 423-346-5230 shelter for the City of for information. Knoxville & Knox County: 3201 Division St. Knoxville. Motorcycles 238 Wanted To Buy 222 www.knoxpets.org HARLEY DAVIDSON * * * * * * * * I'm Paying Top Dollar XL1200R Sportster, for Standing Timber, 2006, low mi. $8,500. & pine. 5 423-312-0140 Farmer’s Market 150 hardwood acres or more. Call 865-982-2606; 382-7529 HONDA SHADOW, BERMUDA HAY Sq 2004, 4800 miles, A van bales, $4. Exc cond. NEEDED: like new, $3,850. equipped to load & Mass.-Ferg. 35 trac865-679-0795 carry a power chair tor. 423-871-1538 865-233-0493. SUZUKI Volusia 2001 low mi, hard bags, MASSEY TRACTOR, Mustang seats. Gas, runs good, $3500. 865-609-7975 good tires, $2850. ***Web ID# 788305*** 865-690-3189

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what a young girl may have stitched in the 1800s. Cost is $25 for each adult-child pair and $15 for each additional person. Children must be at least 8 years old. Free tours of the home will be given to participants. Reservations are required. RSVP to 5460745 or email info@ramseyhouse.org.

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FORD F150 Super Crew DENNY'S FURNICab 2008, like new, TURE REPAIR. only 7,960 mi., loaded, Refinish, re-glue, alum. whls., Mich. tires, etc. 45 yrs exp! Renew bed cover, & more. tired but have a deasking $21,500. 865sire to keep active 494-0085; 865-368-5006. in the trade. 9226529 or 466-4221. Also antiques for sale!

TOYOTA TACOMA 2009, ext. cab, 4 cyl. Guttering 333 red, gray int., 22K mi., AT, 2WD, GUTTER bedliner, still under HAROLD'S SERVICE. Will clean warr., $22,900. 865front & back $20 & up. 428-2038; 865-654-2638. Quality work, guaranteed. Call 288-0556.

4 Wheel Drive 258

Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab Laramie 2004, sunrf, Lear cap, 128K mi, $13,900. 865-399-9534

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GMC 2007 crew cab, 4x4, LT, red, Z71, 49K mi., loaded, nice! $22,900. 865-679-6057.

Antiques Classics 260 ^

CHEVY 1957, 2 DR, frame off resto, 350 Muncie 4sp, too much to list, you finish, $15,500 OBO. 423-539-0597

Tree Service

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FIAT SPIDER Conv. 1976 yellow/blk top, 38K mi., exc. cond. $8,000. 865-546-1520 ***Web ID# 788325***

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GMC Envoy, 2002, 4 WD, exc. cond., fully loaded, lthr, Bose sound, Ext. Warr. $8500. 865-671-4006 ***Web ID# 787050*** TOYOTA 4-RUNNER 1987, all orig., like new. New AC, AT, 4x4, $5800/obo. 865-388-3583.

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BMW 330i, 2001, blk, 121K mi, AT, many upgrades, new whls $9,900. 865-455-6386 MERCEDES BENZ C300 2008 4 matic, luxury sedan, AWD, 16,700 miles, Bright silver. Loaded. $29,500. 313-600-6628. ***Web ID# 790562***

Painting / Wallpaper 344 AA PAINTING Int/Ext painting, staining, log homes, pressure washing. 9 9 2 -4 0 0 2 or 6 1 7 -2 2 2 8 ONE ROOM AT A TIME Int/ext, wallpaper removal, faux finishes. 15 yrs exp, refs avail. Call Sue at 6897405 . ^

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TIMOTHY'S PLUMBING New Work Repair Remodel Drain Cleaning NO EXTRA CHARGE VW PASSAT 2005, 4 FOR WEEKENDS. dr sedan, 119K mi, Free est, lic'd plumber. sunrf, $6900 obo. Call Tim 384-4305. Call 865-399-9534

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Mazda Miata LS 2004 Conv., black, lthr, 5 spd, 61K mi., $12,750. 865-482-4126, 405-4260

NEW HOLLAND 273 Small or Large Tracts YAMAHA YZ450F & NISSAN 350 Z 2005 Touring Roadster. YZ250, 16' custom Baler $2100, New of Timber to Log 26k mi, silver / encl. trailer $10,000. Idea hay rake $795, gray, showroom 865-591-4115 Massey Ferguson Kentucky &Tennessee cond. 6-spd. trans. 1 ***Web ID# 791607*** high spd 3 pt hitch Master Logger owner / adult mower $795, New Program driven. Fully Idea flail mower 606-573-4773 loaded, many exAutos Wanted 253 $750. 3 mi. from 606-273-2232 tras incl. NAV, 18" Maryville on Hwy alloys. Priced less 411 N next to PlanA BETTER CASH than blue book at tation Market. Garage Sales for junk cars, 225 OFFER $20,800. 865-271-7091. 865-981-3769 trucks, vans, running ***Web ID# 789463*** or not. 865-456-3500 INDOOR GARAGE CASH FOR CARS Fri-Sun May Air Cond/Heating 187 SALE, 265 26 - 28. Xmas items, Running or Not. Top Domestic lots more! 1017 $$$ paid. Fully lic. & insured. 865-804-4606 Francis Rd. BUICK LESABRE, 1998 gray, new tires $1500. MOVING SALE Fri/Sat & brakes, 125K mi., 865-851-8307 May 27 & 28, 8a-? at Utility Trailers 255 exc. cond. 661-1865 ^ 8672 Tervada St, Karns. Everything Lawn-Garden Equip. 190 must go! Wash/dryer, UTILITY TRAILER Cleaning Remodeling 318 4'X6' new whls, tires, chest freezer, beds, & paint. $450. 865-482Cub Cadet Lawn Tracdressers, tables, chairs, 4126, 405-4260 CAROL'S CLEANING tor, 50" cut w/cart, lamps, end tables. SERVICE 20 yrs exp, LT150. Exc. cond. $1150. comm & residential. 423-586-7645; 865-567-0390 256 Bonded & insured, refs Boats Motors 232 Vans avail. Call for quote JOHN DEERE XD45 323-9105 CHRYSLER TOWN & 14HP Hydro, 48" 2006 750 Nitro Bass Country 2002, 78K deck, tri-cycler, Boat, 90 HP Merc. mi., all pwr., loaded mulcher, electric Optimax motor, gar. 327 $6,500 (Kelly Bl. Bk Fencing start, Sulky, 130 kept, trolling mtr, 7,450$). 865-919-1539 hrs. $2,800 nego. depth finder, loaded, 865-806-6049 FENCE DOCTOR $12K. 865-824-3098 FORD Freestar 2005 Fencing & repair, 100K mi., silver, R E DU CE D! chain-link & wood. 2008 BENTLEY 22' runs great. $6,000 I also haul off junk & cut JOHN DEERE LT 133 Pontoon w/trailer, 90 obo. 865-405-1053. downed trees. RIDING MOWER, hp Merc, GPS, stereo Call 924-3052. 42" deck, low hours, syst., live well, umGMC SAVANNAH newly sharpened brella table, seats 12Explorer Conv. van blade. Great cond 15, bimini top, cover, 2001, lthr. seats, fully Flooring 330 (slight cosmetic exc cond, $16,000 loaded. $7000. Call damage.) Runs like firm. 865-776-6220 865-428-2038; 654-2638. CERAMIC TILE innew! Brand new ***Web ID# 788541*** stallation. Floors/ HONDA Odyssey EX carburetor & battery. Ftn City walls/repairs. 32 yrs 2008, 22k mi, warr, exp, exc work! pickup. $1000 obo. cloth seats, no DVD John 9 3 8 -3 3 2 8 $19,700. 865-414-0323 776-0529 ^

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Parkwest and Peninsula nurses honored for excellent care Parkwest Medical Center recently celebrated nursing excellence with a reception in honor of National Nurses Week, an observation supported by the American Nurses Association to coincide with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nursing care at Parkwest is outstanding,â&#x20AC;? said Parkwest President and Chief Administrative OfďŹ cer Rick Lassiter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our nurses are some of the most educated, and statistically, our patients have better outcomes than most hospitals throughout the nation.â&#x20AC;? The event at Parkwest provides special recognition and scholarships for nurses who go above and beyond in their mission to provide excellent care to each patient by faithfully aiding physicians in their work â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just as they promised under oath at their graduation by reciting the Nightingale Pledge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We currently have 784 Registered Nurses. Each of them gives their minds, their touch and their hearts to care for our patients â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honor to celebrate them and their profession each year during National Nurses Week,â&#x20AC;? said Diane Oliver, Parkwest Vice President and Chief Nursing OfďŹ cer. Parkwest Medical Staff established a Clinical Excellence Award Scholarship in 2000 to

Parkwest Clinical Excellence Award Scholarship winners were honored at its annual Nurses Week Reception: (front) Loretta Jacobs, Ambulatory Staging; Donna Burns, Post Anesthesia Care, Amanda Groover, Neuroscience; (middle row) Angie Merriman, Surgery; Yolanda Ford, Quality & Clinical Effectiveness; Amber Gaskins, Critical Care; Robin Hicks, Orthopedics/Spine; (back) Carla Tipton, Peninsula; Kent Parris, Peninsula, Laura Nye, Infusion; Rebecca Barnum, Cardio/Pulmonary/Renal; Lisa Barnes, Nursing Administration; Alyssa Ralston, Special Procedures.

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The Leanne Baker Professional Nurse Awards are the highest level of recognition for nurses at Parkwest. Rick Lassiter, Parkwest President/CAO; Mary Sowell, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipient for bedside care; Wayne Baker, Leanne Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s widow; Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winner recognized for leadership; and Liz Clary, Peninsula Nursing Director.

Statcare Medical Group established a Janet Heffern Critical Care Nurse Scholarships in honor of the charter employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedication to cultivate critical care nursing at Parkwest. Dr. Jesse Doers with Statcare and Critical Care Nurse Manager Sandra Cecil stand with Sara Wilson, RN Intern and Janet Heffern, RN. Barbara Williamson, RN was also awarded for her efforts as a Clinical Coach; however, she was unable to attend the ceremony.

provide ďŹ nancial assistance for one nurse on each unit during National Nurses Week to use for educational funding. Since its inception, this award has been given to more than 225 nurses who have been able to attend national conferences in their specialty area which helps make Parkwest nurses more aware and informed on the latest in healthcare. They share their gained knowledge with their peers to further cultivate best practices at Parkwest. The winners of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clinical Excellence Awards at Parkwest are: Emily Ambrose, Peninsula; Lisa Barnes, Nursing Administration; Rebecca Barnum, 3 Montvue; Sonya Brown, Cath Lab; Donna Burns, Post Anesthesia Care; Kristy Caldwell, Peninsula; Kat Compton, Emergency Care; Barbara Craig, Med Surg/Oncology/Bariatrics; Yolanda Ford, Quality and Clinical Effectiveness; Amber Gaskins, Critical Care; Amanda Groover, Neuroscience; Sandy Henshaw, Senior Behavioral Health; Robin Hicks, Orthopedics/Spine; Loretta Jacobs, Ambulatory Staging; Jenna Lenhart, Peninsula; Lacy Lotter, Cardiology; Angie Merriman, Surgery; Colleen Nolan, Childbirth Center; Laura Nye, Infusion; Kent Parris, Peninsula; Alyssa Ralston, Special Procedures; Rachel Reed, Medical; and Carla Tipton, Peninsula. The Susan Foster, RN Professional Development Award honors â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sueâ&#x20AC;? Foster, who dedicated an endless level of enthusiasm each and every day, creatively tackling each project. This award is speciďŹ cally designed to honor someone who is in pursuit of a nursing degree. This year, the award was given to Amanda Gossett with Peninsula. Dr. Jesse Doers on behalf of Statcare Medical Group dedicated the ďŹ rst Janet Heffern, RN Critical Care Scholarships. Statcare established the scholarship in honor of Janet Heffern, RN who, prior to her retirement, worked in Critical Care and had been with Parkwest since its doors originally opened in 1973. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my eyes, there are three things that make a great clinician: 1) compassion and care for patients. 2) thirst for knowledge and ongoing learning. 3) improving processes and teaching colleagues in order to raise the bar of excellence,â&#x20AC;? explained Dr. Doers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Janet is the epitome of all of these. All do some of these things, some of the time, but Janet did all of them all of the time.â&#x20AC;? Sara Wilson and Barbara Williamson were the first recipients of the Janet Hef-

Lauren Foster, a Parkwest employee who is also the daughter of Susan Foster, congratulates Amanda Gossett with Peninsula for receiving this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Susan Foster, RN Professional Development Award. fern Critical Care Scholarships. The Leanne Baker Professional Nurse Awards are the most prestigious honors given. These were established in honor of Leanne Baker, RN to recognize the very best of the best â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that one person who sets the standard for professional nursing at Parkwest. Baker contributed to the standard for nursing care through her compassion for the patient, professional demeanor and unwavering leadership. As a reďŹ&#x201A;ection of the many paths a nurse can take, this award honors excellence in two distinct paths â&#x20AC;&#x201C; bedside care and leadership. This year, Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly who works at Peninsula as its Nursing Supervisor, accepted the Leanne Baker Professional Nurse Award for Nursing Leadership. Mary Sowell, who works as a Nurse Practitioner leading the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s palliative care program, was awarded the Leanne Baker Professional Nurse Award for Professional Practice. Dr. G. Edward Newman, who is Chief of Parkwest Medical Staff, spoke at the reception and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;People often ask me why I choose Parkwest to practice, and I say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the culture. The nurses here go out of their way to provide our patients the very best care which leads to the best outcomes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ultimately impacting our own personal quality of life. We are fortunate to work with them daily.â&#x20AC;?

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THE SPOT WHERE OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS CAN SHINE

News from Strategic Partners Dillon joins Modern’s showroom team

Kmart kicks in

Modern Supply Company, a kitchen, bath and lighting distributor based on Lovell Road in Farragut, has added Cendi Dillon to its showroom consultant team.

Kmart is the largest donor to the March of Dimes, having raised $90 million over the past 27 years. Locally, Kmart associates are fundraising until May 28 with a district goal of $100,000. Trying to make cotton candy at the Halls Kmart are: Kortni Nay, Barbara Kidwell, Melissa Bull, Kayla Palombo, Taylor Simpson and Sarah Spencer.

Dillon will be working Cendi Dillon with clients to select the best products for their new construction, remodeling or replacement projects. She also will create cabinetry design layouts as a complimentary service. “Cendi transferred from another department within Modern Supply,” said CEO Pace Robinson. “We recognized her desire and customer aptitude to be successful in this position. She will make an excellent addition.” Info: www.modern supplyshowroom.com or 966-4567.

Story time in Franklin Square The experienced children’s storyteller, Miss Helen, will offer summerthemed tales in June when she speaks each Thursday at 11 a.m. at Smart Toys and Books in Franklin Square. Sessions are free. Themes are: June 2, fish; June 9, fire trucks; June 16, seashore, beach and sand; June 23, butterflies; June 30, red, white and blue. Info: http:// smarttoysandbooks.com or 691-1154.

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Sertoma Center celebrates milestone Some would say the chocolate chip cookies served at last Friday’s open house celebrating the Sertoma Center’s 50th birthday represented the most important aspect of the day – they were baked by some of the individuals the center serves.

Anne Hart

Many of those at the celebration at the center’s headquarters on Fifth Avenue are among the nearly 100 adults with intellectual disabilities who receive the day, vocational, residential, case management and recreational services the center provides. They watched the city and county mayors plant a magnolia tree commemorating the event, heard the reading of proclamations from other politicians and admired the gorgeous piece of stained glass the employees donated for the occasion. They all know the artist, Delia Robinson, who is the center’s employment coordinator. For the director, Becky Duncan Massey, who has worked at the center for 17 years and been its director for 13 years, it was a great opportunity to showcase the center’s work. “This is

Lorene, a client at Sertoma Center, hugs the director, Becky Duncan Massey. Photo submitted an amazing organization that serves individuals and their families. We make an important difference in the lives of the people we see. It is such a privilege to work here.” When the Sertoma Center started back in 1961, it served pre-school children with disabilities. When the school system took over that responsibility for those up

to age 22, the center’s mission changed to serving adults. About 100 residents are served at a time, and sadly, there is a waiting list of 600 Knoxville and Knox County residents who need the center’s services. The adult clients range from mildly to severely disabled. Some 65 to 70 individuals live in the 23 homes for which the center is re-

sponsible; others live with parents or other relatives or caregivers and use the center only in the daytime. Some of the clients have jobs and go out into the community to work with a job coach. One group has been performing recycling duties at the City County Building for 14 years. The center has its own greenhouse, and some of

the clients do plant maintenance there and also in commercial buildings through the city and county. The center has been described as a happy place, and it is also a busy place. There is an arts and crafts area with an art therapist, a mirrored studio where both dance and exercise are taught, a kitchen where kitchen safety and cleanliness are taught and a sheltered workshop where piecework, such as stuffing envelopes and packaging items for local companies, is done by the clients. Also taught are life skills – such things as riding a bus, planning for weather conditions and discussion of items in the news. Sertoma Center is funded through state and federal matching grants, special events and donations. Massey, who is presidentelect of TNCO, the state organization of service providers, travels to Nashville almost weekly when the Legislature is in session to lobby for bills that will benefit the work of the center. It’s obvious she has established a network that will serve the center’s client base well if she is elected to the 6th District state Senate seat she is seeking that will be vacated by Jamie Woodson when the current legislative session ends. Contact: annehartsn@aol.com.

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gency calls for accidents involving lawn mowers. Just last weekend our Rural/Metro team transported two people to the emergency room with lawn mower related injuries. One Powell resident injured his foot with a mower, and a mowing accident in Seymour resulted in a teen losing his toes. Both of these were early morning accidents and most likely resulted from mowing while the lawn was wet and slippery. People often forget lawn mowers and other lawn equipment are power tools. Most lawn mower-related injuries are caused by human error and can be avoided by following some simple safety precautions: ■ Wear appropriate clothing, including shoes with heavy-duty, nonskid soles. Never work barefoot or in sandals or flipflops. ■ Do not mow when it’s raining, when there’s lightning or when the grass is slippery. ■ Be careful on inclines. Walk-behind mowers should be pushed across slopes. Riding mowers should be driven up and down slopes. All inclines should be assessed for safety before attempting to mow them. ■ Pick up objects from the lawn before mowing and always discharge clippings away from people. ■ Handle fuel with care. Do not smoke while refueling the mower, and refuel in a well-ventilated area. ■ Always turn off the mower and wait for the blades to stop before removing the grass catcher or unclogging the discharge chute. ■ Always remove the spark plug before servicing a mower. Many people are hurt every year because mowers start unexpectedly when the blade is turned. ■ Review safety tips with younger family members who mow the lawn, and keep small children indoors while mowing. Please remember to take lawn maintenance equipment seriously and have a safe mowing season.

South talk Barbara Pelot sits down to discuss South Knox with City Council member Nick Pavlis and Ron Leadbetter. Pavlis is encouraging folks from across town to visit South Knoxville. He said the Henley Bridge bypass is “working magnificently” and the 15mile natural hike/bike trail is available for summer. Lots of volunteers are working to clean up Fort Dickerson. “Basically, Nick just wants us all to enjoy his neighborhood this summer,” said Pelot. “Henley Bridge may be closed, but South Knox is open!”

Ticket takers Grady Bennett and Barbara Pelot share good memories of ticket taking at Thompson-Boling Arena. Bennett and his wife, Bettye, are Long’s regulars and have been collecting tickets at UT games for 35 years. Photos by Ruth White

Dear friends Regina and Randy Bishop enjoy a celebration breakfast at Long’s with Barbara Pelot. Randy had back surgery in late February and was released by his doctor to drive. He and wife Regina headed to Long’s for breakfast and good conversation. Pelot’s husband, Reuben, has been the Bishop family dentist since 1958. “The Bishops are dear to us,” said Barbara.

Invitation to Bangkok The international scope things to do and places to of Rotary was brought home visit there. Rotarians were when the Group Study introduced to the Thai Exchange team from language and briefed Bangkok, Thailand, on good manners in spoke recently to the Thailand. Rotary Club of Ratanaw iWest Knoxville. West Knox Rotary jitrasilp said Team leader Thailand is Shopper Pradit Ratanawijicalled “the land of SPot trasilp has been a Rosmiles” and invited tarian for 18 years and is club members to visit. In a professor at the Rajaman- May 2012, Thailand is hosting gala University of Technology the Rotary International conKrungthrep where he teaches vention in Bangkok. fashion marketing and trend Thanks to Alan Smeltzer forecasting. (who should have been a reHis team visited various porter) for this story. clubs in Rotary District 6780 during their time here. All ■ Meet the members live in Bangkok, a very large Ed Ritter joined Rotary metro city. in November 2010, sponsored Team members included a by Phil Parkey. Ed was born mathematics teacher, a pedia- and raised in the Philadelphia trician working at the Huahin area. He graduated from Penn hospital, an assistant general State with a major in accountmanager for Pais Intercosmex ing and is a CPA in Texas. and a senior finance officer for Ed served for two years in Advanced Info Service PLC. the U.S. Army, with one year After the introductions, the working in Counter Intelliteam gave a brief presentation gence in Panama. He has held about the history of Thailand accounting and financial poand some of the interesting sitions in basic steel, oil field

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School and is a SCORT volunteer counselor and the treasurer of SCORE. Brad Buckshorn joined Rotary in April 2011, sponsored by Keely Ritchie. He was born and raised in Roswell, a suburb of Atlanta. He graduated from UT with a bachelor’s in economics and psychology, minoring in business. Brad is a financial center manager with First Tennessee where he has earned numerous awards. His wife is Mary Beth, and he enjoys watching and playing sports.

UPCOMING EVENTS ■ West Knox Rotary has a couple of great programs upcoming: Friday, May 27, Bill Emendorfer, former Vol football star and president of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame; Friday, June 3, Andre Lott, Vol for Life coordinator. ■ Harriman Rotary is sponsoring the Roane County Ryder Cup with a shotgun start at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Oak Ridge Country Club in support of the End Polio Now campaign. Info: Jack Warner at 310-2265.

The Hard Knox Pizzeria Sam Ward is the pizzaiolo at Hard Knox Pizzeria in The Shops at Western Plaza. Hard Knox has brand new menus which feature a six-inch version of the delicious pizzas baked in their woodfired ovens – perfect for lunchtime dining! There’s no extra charge to watch Sam’s antics as he spins the pizza dough. Photo by Anne Hart

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Meet us Tuesday, May 10, at The Chop House in Franklin Square, starting at 5 p.m. Hosted by Lynn Duncan; photos by Anne Hart

Debbie Price, owner of Healthy Options for Women, and Thierry Sommer, a financial professional who owns Thierry V. Sommer & Associates, look as if they have a lot to talk about during the event co-sponsored by the Shopper-News and the Franklin Square Merchants Association.

Mike O’Hern, owner of Mathnasium at Franklin Square, is among those at The Gathering at the Chop House at Franklin Square last week and is joined by daughter Ali Van Cleve. Mike’s news is that he will soon be opening a Mathnasium in Chattanooga. Ali’s news is that her soldier husband, Adrian Van Cleve, who is serving with the U.S. Army in Italy, will be back in this country in September and will be stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. Photos by Anne Hart

Becky Duncan Massey, who is running for the 6th District state Senate seat being vacated by Jamie Woodson, showed up to do a little politicking, including a chat with attorney Mike Murphy.

Making new friends at The Gathering at Franklin Square are, from left, Gene Treacy, owner of Campbell Station Wine and Spirits; Janice Horner of OfficeWorks; Debbie Moss, advertising rep for the Shopper-News; and Patricia Jobe, a UT graduate who has recently retired and moved back to Knoxville from the Chattanooga area.

Lynn Duncan, at right, who hosts the monthly event, is joined by Paige Davis, left, an advertising rep for the Shopper-News, and Donna Dweik, who owns Prince Sports Bar and Deli on Lovell Road.

The Shops at Franklin Square Apparel – Coachman Clothiers – JP Coffin’s | Youth – Pirates & Princesses – Smart Toys & Books | Specialty – Closet Solutions – Eckel & Co. Jewelers – The Eye Studio – Franklin Gallery – Gentry’s Furriers – Renfro Interiors Cuisine – The Chop House – Sami’s | Services – Alphagraphics – Mathnasium – Performance Medicine – Salone Divino – Sign-A-Rama – Spa 9700 – State Farm Insurance – Trendz Salon – UT Federal Credit Union – Weaver Hearing Aid Center

FARRAGUT WEST KNOX CHAMBER ■ B.O.D. Meeting, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, Child Advocacy Center, 887 Highway 70 West, Lenoir City. ■ Networking, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, Calhoun’s at the Marina, 4550 City Park Drive, Lenoir City.

The lavish spread by Terri Geiser (at right) was a highlight of the May event. Also pictured are Kathleen Payne and her husband, Walter Payne. Info: www.cookingwiser.com/.

Helping Second Harvest A good deed has never been easier. Second Saturday for Second Harvest Food Bank boasts wine tasting and hors d’oeurves from premier caterers –

all for a donation of $10 or more. The event is hosted by American Piano Gallery in Turkey Creek and is sponsored by Campbell Station Wine and Spirits.

West Knox residents Cathy McKeown, Liz McBride and Sandra Smith enjoy the event. Photos by S. Clark

Bruce Savage, account manager for Vine Cru, a division of B&T Wine & Spirits, educates on differences among his offerings.

■ Networking, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 2, Hilton Garden Inn, 216 Peregrine Way. ■ Networking, 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9, BankEast in Bearden, 6000 Kingston Pike.

KNOXVILLE CHAMBER Info: 637-4550. All events are held at the Knoxville Chamber unless otherwise noted. ■ Ribbon Cutting and Open House for Bryan College, 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, Bryan College, 170 N. Seven Oaks Drive. ■ Power 30 Speed Networking, 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24.

■ Open House at Pellissippi State’s Strawberry Plains Campus, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, Pellissippi State Community College, 7201 Strawberry Plains Pike. ■ Young Professionals Unite!, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 2, The Conference Center at Water’s Edge, 608 Mabry Hood Road. ■ Luncheon with Sen. Bob Corker, noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, at the Foundry, 747 World’s Park Dr. Tickets are $25 for members, $35 nonmembers. ■ Ribbon Cutting for New York Life, 4 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, New York Life Insurance Company, 265 Brookview Centre Way, Suite 102. ■ The Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) will host a six-week budget and credit workshop 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays from May 24 to June 28. The workshop helps participants improve their credit, understand their spending habits and make wise spending choices so they can save money. There will be a $20 fee for a take-home workbook. Info: 524-5511 or email thekaul.org.

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Making healthy habits stick By Sandra Clark

If your idea of a health/ﬁtness club is the drill sergeant approach of the TV drama “The Biggest Loser,” then you’re in for a happy surprise when you visit The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs. The Center is unique in its support for members. “Yes, we’ve got the latest equipment and technology,” said managing director Lisa Wolf. “But that doesn’t get you anywhere without learning how to make healthy habits stick.” Lisa talked about the supLisa Wolf portive sense of community that’s developed in the nine months since the Center opened in the Dowell Springs medical complex off Middlebrook Pike. “We see it especially in our Functional Fitness classes. Participants have a buddy system. They know each other and check on someone who misses a class.” Chief dietitian Casey Peer added: “That class has started a monthly luncheon. Everyone brings a healthy dish and

spends time together outside of the fitness class. We are a resource to help people reach their goals.” Casey agreed that the buddy system works to “create accountability. “You’re around people who want good things for each other. It’s a very real place and we’re proud of that. … People compete with themselves, and when they have questions about how to perform better, they know we have the information. We provide credible answers.” “Regardless of the participant’s goals, we have programs and staff to guide them in their activity. We feel a connection to our members,” said Lisa. “I’ve belonged to a variety of facilities and have taught classes in a variety of settings,” said Casey. “You feel (the support) when you’re here.” Making healthy habits stick is a top-down philosophy – both preventative and proac-

tive with health and lifestyle, said Lisa. “We hired people who believe in our sphere of wellness. Our philosophy is based upon incorporating things like restoration and relationships and providing people the knowledge to make positive lifestyle changes. “It’s a different concept to promote comprehensive wellness, not simply fitness,” she said. “It takes more time and more staff, but it’s what sets us apart. “It plays into our work with diabetes, oncology and everything from Functional Fitness to Kids Camps.” “This is a destination; people want to spend time here,” said Casey. “We are a resource to help people reach their goals.” “If people want to change, we want them to achieve that change,” said Lisa. “That’s why we have these multiple resources.”

‘This is a destination; people want to spend time here. We are a resource to help people reach their goals.’ – Casey Peer, Chief Dietician

PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS Zumba is a Latin-inspired, danceﬁ tness class that incorporates Latin and international music and dance movements. Beginners are welcome and no experience is necessary. Arms and Abs – Designed for quick, convenient 30-minute group sessions, our Arms and Abs class helps you gain strength using your own body weight, dumbbells, resistance bands, BOSU balls and more. Pilates – Improve your balance and core strength with our Pilates class. Yoga – Learn essential yoga basics and experience the wellness beneﬁ ts of poses, bends and relaxation in our one-hour group sessions. Pump – Ideal for everyone from beginners to experienced exercisers, our Pump class targets every major muscle group. With minimal down time between exercises, you’ll get the

most out of using the body bar, dumbbells, BOSU, step bench and more. Spin – Ready to challenge yourself by starting your own spinning regimen? Spin is an entry-level spinning class lasting 45-60 minutes, perfect for beginners. Cycle In, Yoga Out – An ideal fi t for both beginners and veteran spinners, this is your chance to change up typical spin class routines by starting with 45 minutes on the bike and ending with 15 minutes of yoga. Kid Fit – Don’t let busy schedules get in the way of your exercise regimen. Fit in your own workout while your kids enjoy a fitness class designed just for them. This one-hour group fitness class for ages 6-12 is focused on making physical activity fun for kids – and giving you a break from supervising.

Power Hour – Push yourself in our one-hour Power Hour class with 30 minutes of hardcore cycling hills, sprints and races, immediately followed by 30 minutes of intense leg and ab work. Functional Fitness – Class involves a variety of exercise, including but not limited to: cardiovascular, balance and strength. Appropriate for seniors or individuals who desire ﬁ tness gains with little impact on the joints. Xpress Fitness – Ideal for working individuals and travelers, our convenient morning Xpress class ﬁts a total-body workout into only 45 minutes. Work It Circuit – A 60-minute total body workout in a bootcamp style class. Healthy Eating Series – It’s all about food! Classes are designed to provide you a hands-on, food-based learning experience to bring comfort to

your kitchen. Each month will highlight a new topic to help YOU ﬁnd success with nutrition. Eating with Diabetes Made Simple – This 90-minute group class is specially designed for those with diabetes, and focuses on reading food labels, meal planning and eating away from home or on the go. Grocery Store Tours – Get out of the classroom setting and take a closer look at how to properly read food labels and recognize healthier choices right on the grocery store shelf! You’ll discover there are a lot of choices available that pack as much ﬂ avor as nutritional value. Kids in the Kitchen (Healthy Cooking) – When the kids get involved in preparing nutritious meals, eating right becomes something the whole family looks forward to. Our Kids in the Kitchen classes help

families make time for healthy cooking and eating, even in the midst of busy schedules. Weight Management: Getting to the Basics – In this four-week group program, you’ll meet 60 minutes per week to learn about identifying the barriers to successful long-term weight loss, plus effective strategies to overcome those barriers. Cardio Fit – One-hour beginnerlevel class with cardiovascular focus. Class participants will be instructed and supervised in use of cardio equipment on the gym ﬂ oor. Fit 4 Baby – A prenatal ﬁ tness program created to safely and effectively teach women to exercise throughout their pregnancy. Stroller Strides is offering this program for women in any stage of pregnancy. Classes include warm-up, strength training, cardio, stretching and balance exercises.