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Something’s cookin’ at Lyons View Community Center

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The Lyons View community, which is nestled into the wooded hills just north of Lyons View Pike and east of Northshore Drive, is unusual because it exists. The predominately African American neighborhood is still intact, while other African-American communities like Slatey (south of Sutherland Avenue) and Brickyard (in the Homberg area) were both lost to development.

A $2,500 grant from the city’s Neighborhoods Small Grants Program (NSGP) will help draw the community together. The money will be used to refurbish the kitchen of the neighborhood community center and provide landscaping that will lessen maintenance of the building’s steep lawn.

Walter Keith of the Lyons View Community Club applied for the grant.

“I think the city sees that we’re really trying to get our community back on track, and they want to help us all they can,” he says.

It’s a neighborhood worth preserving. Ann Taylor was born and raised in a house down the road from the community center.

There were children everywhere, she says, and everyone knew each other.

In the days before the community was annexed by the city, people kept pigs and chickens in their yards. One neighbor even had a pet wild turkey, says Keith.

“In those days, you didn’t have any crime,” he says. But since there were no streetlights, and the quality of the roads wasn’t good, kids still had to be in before dark.

Fannette Fowler, who has lived in the neighborhood since the age of 7, remembers how nice the teachers were at the two-room Lyons View School, which served the children of the neighborhood during the days of segregation. She also remembers the tasty food prepared

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By Larry Van Guilder County Commission’s practically unqualified approval of Mayor Tim Burchett’s FY 2012 budget stands as a blowout victory for the administration. Governing less is governing best, says the mayor, and the effectiveness of the few naysayers on commission declined even as their voices rose at last week’s budget meeting.

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The community center was built in the 1960s, when the neighborhood was still bustling with children. The city used the building as a recreation center in the 1990s, but it stood vacant for several years after that, says Keith. In the past two years, the center has been updated with new heat and air, windows and playground equipment with NSGP funds.

The composition of the neighborhood is different now as whites and Hispanics also call Lyons View home.

But the center helps unite them. Last

year, a Halloween party, complete with a guitar-playing storyteller, and a Thanksgiving pot-luck were held there. Taylor especially enjoyed Roy Benn’s dressing and hopes he’ll bring it again this year.

The club has ideas for other activities at the center, like square dancing and card playing. Members are also making plans for a reunion of the Lyons View, Brickyard, Slatey and Happy Home neighborhoods.

The reunion used to happen every other year, but has been discontinued in recent years.

“The only time we see each other now is during funeral time,” says

Taylor. “We would like to get together for a happy occasion.”

The club would also like to rent out the center for events to help defray utility and maintenance costs.

A kitchen with a new refrigerator, stove and dishwasher might help that endeavor, and assistance with stretching the $2,500 budget would definitely be appreciated.

The East Tennessee Foundation manages the NSGP, which is funded by the city of Knoxville. The program has awarded $489,000 since it was established in 1991. Sixteen low- to moderate-income neighborhoods received grants totaling $29,770 this year.

Burchett gets blowout budget win

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Lyons View Community Club members Loftis Benn, Ann Taylor, Roy Benn, Fannette Fowler and Walter Keith stand in the kitchen of the Lyons View Community Center on Layden Drive. A grant from the city’s Neighborhoods Small Grants Program will help refurbish the kitchen. Photo by Wendy Smith

The debate over funding the Beck Center and other nonprofits is over for now. But the mayor is edging toward providing his own answers to larger questions: Should any tax dollars be used to fund nonprofits?

Can government do anything more efficiently than the private sector?

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alarm those who see a legitimate role for government outside of law enforcement and street paving.

Even the underlings who perform the work for the government he heads receive little sympathy from Burchett, who threatened a veto if commission voted a pay increase for county employees. It’s a populist stance, feeding off the widespread impression that government employees are underworked and overpaid.

The fact is, some are, but incompetents are found in every organization. The great sin this courthouse shares with just about every municipality is cronyism and nepotism.

Crush those evils and you can say you’ve accomplished something.

If there is a theme to this budget, it’s that of the tea party writ small.

Behind the neat rows of numbers and the pages of charts, schedules and head counts lies the belief that self-reliance trumps government at nearly every turn.

But that simplistic notion isn’t necessarily so. A community is

made up of more than laws to be enforced and streets to be maintained.

There are any number of things which strengthen a community and are beyond the ability or the will of the private sector and individuals to provide.

Libraries are an Tim Burchett obvious example.

File photo What’s the value of a well-stocked library? How much are we willing to pay to see that every resident who wants access to books has it? Public library funding, which had been declining under the former mayor, took another cut in this budget.

Burchett promised no property tax increase. He held to that promise, but at a cost. Commissioner Richard Briggs noted, for example, that not one word was uttered about education during the budget meeting, but a lot will be said, and soon.

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Superintendent Jim McIntyre pulled off a minor fiscal miracle with this year’s school budget.

He’s not likely to do it again without increased revenue or cutbacks in teachers and programs, even as the county looks for money to pay for new schools at Carter and on Northshore.

The county’s resources are finite, and the local economy has seen better days. But a budget that cuts assistance for senior citizens who use bus transportation says that, as a community, we’ve decided that compassion for the least able among us is too expensive. The $45,000 cut in the KAT senior ride program amounts to less than one-twentieth of 1 cent on the property tax rate, about an additional 17 cents on the property tax bill for a $150,000 residence.

Burchett has never tried to hide his intentions. Even if the economy rebounds, look for more of the same next year. Elections have consequences.

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Community scores with new pavilion Sure, there was the typical ribbon-cutting, but a new picnic pavilion at West Hills Park was also christened with a ceremonial horseshoe toss.

City representatives were joined by Rotary Club of West Knoxville president Phil Parkey in an attempt at a ringer.

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Not separate, but not yet equal Last week County Commission defunded members’ discretionary monies by a 6-5 vote. Chair Mike Hammond’s proposal to reinstate $3,000 in discretionary funds for each commissioner sank under Law Director Joe Jarret’s opinion that state law would require prior public notification of planned disbursements.

Sam McKenzie represents the 1st District. He sided with Hammond, Amy Broyles, Brad Anders and Tony Norman in the losing cause.

“We can’t sell band fruit at Austin-East,” McKenzie said. “It would be a waste of time and effort.”

McKenzie, who regularly contributed part of his discretionary money to Austin-East, added that Farragut High School charges “three times as much” for its football gear as Austin-East.

Why? “Because it can,” he said.

We can’t vouch for the precision of McKenzie’s comment on the charges for players’ gear. But there are some troubling truths behind his remarks.

In 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court decreed that the “separate but equal” doctrine that gave public school segregation its legal mooring was per se unconstitutional.

Integration, peaceful or combative, ultimately dealt with separation. Equality is another matter.

It’s said that a rising tide floats all boats, but the tide has been going out for some time for those lowest on the economic ladder. Even what was once considered the middle class has seen its real wages steadily decline for at least a decade.

There are no laws that can impose “equality,” but we can make education a priority. The more competitive our young people are in what is now a global economy, the sooner the tide might rise for all.

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Mayor Daniel Brown, Parks and Recreation Director Joe Walsh, City Council member Duane Grieve and Parkey all failed, but the pavilion, grill, grass volleyball court and horseshoe pit are a score for the community.

Walsh said he “about fell out of his chair” when the club offered to fund the facilities. The city chipped in $2,500 toward the $15,000 project.

Gary Eastman of Joseph Construction served as contractor. He is a Rotarian himself and says the project echoes the civic group’s motto, “service before self.”

Many of the supplies were donated by members, he said.

“As a Rotarian, you never say no.”

Grieve thanked his 2nd District predecessors Jean Teague and Barbara Pelot, saying they are responsible for the good things that happen in the park. West Hills Community Association president Nib Pelot noted the exceptional quality of the project.

“Where have you seen a picnic pavilion that has a ceiling?”

The enclosed roof of the structure will keep out birds and bees, said Steve Chancey, the Rotary member who came up with the project.

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Duane Grieve shows City Communications Coordinator Randall Kenner the money before placing a bet during a ceremonial horseshoe toss at the new Rotary Club pavilion at West Hills Park. Grieve was competing with Dan Brown, Joe Walsh and Rotary Club of West Knoxville president Phil Parkey. The club walked away with the purse.

Sarah Standifer and her sister, Madison, aren’t too distracted by the flowers to listen to Helin Johnson read during Books and Blooms, held each Thursday at the UT Gardens.

Columnist Frank Cagle leads a discussion of “The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability” at the library’s Brown Bag Green Book program. Photos by W. Smith “We’re grateful to the Rotary Club for making this a better place for all of us,” said Mayor Dan Brown.

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Support the environment: buy less

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. was brought to the abyss by the threat of the world being destroyed by nuclear war.

Since then, the country has stepped back, feeling safe.

But the current environmental crisis should bring us all back to the abyss, because without change, the destruction of the earth is again imminent.

That’s the theory espoused

by James Gustave Speth in his 2008 book “The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability.” Metro Pulse columnist Frank Cagle discussed the book at the Knox County Library’s Brown Bag Green Book program last week at the East Tennessee History Center.

The book is an indictment of modern capitalism, which is all about growth, which inevitably leads to environmental damage.

Three avenues for curbing the culture of capitalism are religion, education and media, says Speth. The church should emphasize stewardship of the Earth, and children should be made conscious of the environment.

The media should emphasize quality of life over consumerism.

Cagle noted that capitalism has provided good things, like health and prosperity. He also expressed concern about the world’s food supply if capitalism went bust.

“I love subsistence farming. But can you feed the world that way?”

According to Speth, true environmentalism is local, and if local groups came together, they can influence electoral politics.

Susan Williams of SRW and Associates pointed out that LEAF, a local nonprofit that fights coal mining via mountaintop removal, started in a church, and Interfaith Power and Light, a religious response to global warming, is active in Tennessee. The state is also moving toward cleaner corporations, she said.

A podcast of the discussion is available at www. knoxlib.org.

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Carrie Standifer of Farragut brought her daughters to the event last summer, and 6-year-old Sarah couldn’t wait for school to let out so she could return to the garden.

Mild temperatures made the blooms especially fetching last week, so volunteer Helin Johnson was happy to read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle to an attentive audience.

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Former library manager Clara Hardin (right) is greeted by library patron and friend Barbara Knoph. Hardin worked at Sequoyah for 14 years and was manager about half that time.

Mary Adair Horde and Hop Edwards have moved away but return to “our library” for books and to see friends.

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Sequoyah Library marks 50 years

By Sandra Clark The prettiest library in the Knox County system marked 50 years last week with a cake and open house.

Sequoyah Branch L i br a r y, nestled in an old growth Carnathan forest just down from the school and church, is a true community gathering place.

Ralph Carnathan has been coming for 33 years.

“They’ve got a great staff and it’s a pleasant place.

I’ve brought my grandkids for storytelling.” Carnathan reads 50 to 70 books a year and “I get every one right here.”

Carnathan has not switched to an electronic format, and he probably won’t. “I’m still old-fashioned. I enjoy getting a book and turning the pages.”

Barbara Knoph said she visits the branch “once a

Jan Miller, head librarian at Sequoyah, serves cake and punch while calling herself, “the hostess with the leastest.”

City Council member Duane Grieve greets visitors to the open house.

week” and has been a patron since it was built. “I remember when it was in a room at the Presbyterian church,” she laughed. She too had high praise for the staff.

A special treat was meeting the legendary radio guy Hop Edwards and the resultant confusion when I asked his name – usually the easiest part of an interview.

Versions of Cinderella Hope Davidson, Grace Sullivan, storyteller Ananda Lawrence, Ansley South, Bradyn Johnson and Caroline Scoonover (seated) take a quick break from their princess party at the Versions of Cinderella story time at the Bearden Branch library last week. Photo by N. Lester Eyes darting side to side, Edwards said his legal name is Edward Hopkins Horde. “Kin to Wilson Horde?” I asked.

Eyes darting side to side again, he whispered, “Brother.”

His wife, Mary Adair Horde, said big radio changed Hop’s name, but she kept her own.

Edwards was the morning announcer on WATEAM in the heyday of radio until he “got tired of getting up at 6:30 a.m.” and went to work at public television. As program director, Hop was instrumental in launching the scholars bowl competition.

Both he and Mary Adair are fans of Sequoyah Branch Library. “We’ve moved to Buckingham now, but this is our library,” she said.

NOTES ■ A fundraiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will be held 5-10 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at McAlister’s Deli on Morrell Road next to West Town Mall. A portion of all dine-in sales and tips will be donated. Additional donations can be made with a credit card at http://pages.teamintraining.org/tn/nikesf11/ rpeckl.

■ Knox Writer’s Refuge will meet 1-3 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Border’s Bookstore in Turkey Creek.

■ The Harvey Broome Group/Sierra Club will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Kingston Pike. Donna Davis and Ivan Beltz will discuss their trip to the Arctic.

■ 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.

■ West Knox Lions Club meets 7 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Shoney’s on Lovell Road.

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government A budget from yesteryear Take a trip with me now down budget memory lane, back to a time when life was simpler and the title of “County Mayor” was but a figment of Mike Ragsdale’s imagination. I’m talking about 2002, the last year of County Executive Tommy Schumpert’s term in office.

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Opening the 2002-2003 proposed budget booklet to the summary, you find that the county’s net budget was just a shade under $490 million. This year’s comparable total is about $653 million.

The inflation rate since 2002 is 25.6 percent according to the change in the Consumer Price Index.

But the county budget has outstripped inflation, growing by a little better than 33 percent over the same period. So, maybe folks like our current mayor who say government has gotten too big for its breeches have a point?

As usual, the devil is in the details. For example, while the school budget has grown at about the overall rate of 33 percent, public safety has outpaced every category, bulking up by nearly $27 million, a little more than a 60 percent hike. There may be more bad guys out there, but they can’t read any better than they could in 2002.

Reductions in community grant funding in this year’s budget have raised some dissenters, so it’s interesting to see how some agencies fared in 2003 compared to today. In Schumpert’s last budget, KARM (Knox Area

Homeless meetings set Compassion Knoxville has begun phase two of their process with group meetings starting today (June 20) to examine the topics which emerged from the 40 community meetings that were held throughout Knoxville and Knox County and the on-line comments from the Compassion Knoxville website.

Compassion Knoxville is a citizens group that formed to replace the Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness.

Eight topics were identified and eight topic groups were created consisting of experts in the field and concerned citizens. Each group will meet three times and will develop recommendations on that topic, which will be put into a final re-

Rescue Ministries) received $30,000. That dropped to $16,000 in this year’s budget.

The Salvation Army walked off with $20,000 in 2003, only $16,000 this year. On the plus side, Volunteer Ministry Center received $16,000 this year, an increase of $4,550 which outpaced inflation, if not the growth in homelessness.

Schumpert delivered his budget address at the newly created Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge, which he called “a wonderful legacy to leave to our community.” Parts of his address are almost jarring in this era of cost cutting, as when he noted that “for too long” the county “had not been competitive when it comes to attracting and retaining county employees.” His solution was the step system, which had been put in place for sheriff’s employees the previous year.

Schumpert gave a nod to technology that also illustrates how times have changed since he left office.

“I can say first-hand that county employees have improved communication tools because, this past year, I even got a laptop – my first, and something I had been resisting.”

Still, some things never change. Schumpert worried over possible cuts in the state education budget that could cost Knox County schools as much as $19 million.

“If the state adopts a budget containing major cuts for education,” Schumpert said, “I will ask Knox County Commission to reconsider this budget.”

But “reconsider” the budget? It took a modest man to admit that his budget might not be perfect after all.

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port that will be presented to public officials and the public at-large.

Meetings will be held at West High School from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on these dates: ■ Housing (June 20, July 11, July 18) ■ Services (June 20, July 11, July 18) ■ Safety (June 20, July 11, July 18) ■ Families/Youth (June 20, July 11, July 18) ■ Funding/costs/accurate counts of homeless (June 21, July 12, July 19) ■ Community Involvement/Education (June 21, July 12, July 19) ■ Mental health/addiction treatment (June 21, July 12, July 19) ■ Job training/employment (June 21, July 12, July 19)

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Brown fields tough questions They ask tough questions at the East Knoxville Business and Professional Club.

Betty Bean Faye Burnett lives in West Knoxville, but joined the club because she owns a gift shop on Magnolia Avenue.

When Mayor Daniel Brown, this month’s guest speaker, finished his remarks, she had a question for him.

She was determined to get an answer.

“I’ve been asking this question for 20 years,” she said. “I pay both city and county taxes, and I want to know what happens to that money.”

Brown, city redevelopment director Bob Whetsel and a couple of club members took a whack at explaining what she gets for her city tax money.

She still wasn’t satisfied.

“You’re not answering my question,” she said. “Why

pay both city and county taxes. I want to know what happens to the money I pay the county. How is it divided up?”

Heads started nodding around the room. It’s city and county budget time and Burnett wasn’t the only one thinking about where the money is going. Brown and City Council candidate Bill Owen both said Burnett’s question needs to be answered.

Another member, Terry Scholfield, said he’s back in Knoxville after living in Sacramento, Calif. He’s working on his doctorate and has a son who is graduating from Pellissippi State who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, but he wonders if there is a place for African-American professionals here.

“I keep coming back because Knoxville’s my home.

But I can’t stay because the opportunities just aren’t here.”

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nities in Knoxville and that he has a personal goal of revitalizing East Knoxville businesses and residents.

“We have a lot of good ideas for the city but not a lot of money to make them happen, so we are going to work hard to develop specific plans,” he said. “Plans are great, but we want to turn them into realities. There’s a multitude of opportunities in our neighborhood that are just going to waste.

“Levi’s, Standard Knitting Mills and Sunbeam Bread are dead and gone.

We need to encourage growth and development of

small businesses.”

Brown said he is encouraged by the number of old houses that are being rehabbed in East Knoxville, and he sees possibilities for new homes to be built, as well.

“There are a lot of vacant lots where homes have been demolished. I have a vacant house right beside me. It is for sale and I hope someone buys it.”

He would also like to see more recreational opportunities in East Knoxville.

“I’d like to see an outdoor swimming pool in our community and more places to get out and play.”

Brown and Whetsel are enthusiastic about tying the plan to revitalize the warehouse district on the eastern rim of the Old City and connecting it to the Magnolia Avenue corridor and the Bill Meyer Stadium complex.

Brown said: “There’s a perception out here that we just got crime, just got drugs, all these negative things. I hope we can change that perception.”

Madeline Rogero: where does she stand?

An effective mayor must lead and be willing to take positions and argue their views before the public. This is what happened in September 1988 when the sales tax referendum was pushed by me and adopted by voters with 60 percent of the vote.

It probably could not happen in today’s political climate, but I campaigned for it openly.

Madeline Rogero leads the current race for mayor, but she has been silent on many important issues.

Where does she stand?

I visited her website (w w w.madelineformayor. com) and read her Dec. 1 speech at her campaign kickoff. It offers some clues, but not a lot.

The speech cites and compliments a recent News Sentinel story on lax code enforcement and blight but does not say precisely what she will do about correcting this serious problem.

She touts her support of the Mayor’s Task Force on Energy and Sustainability Plan. However, there are not 10 people who know what that document says, that the task force even existed or who was on it.

She says she supports the 1,000 acres of Urban Wilderness in South Knoxville (which is excellent), but she does not say what she will do about the KUB blue tower on top of Cherokee Bluff, which harms its look, or whether she backs extension of the South Knoxville Boulevard to John Sevier Highway, which would destroy Marie

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Meyers Park and cross the proposed greenway from Ijams to Hastie Park at least twice.

She says she supports expansion of city parks and greenways but is silent on whether she backs or opposes public housing in the middle of Lakeshore Park as part of the Ten Year Plan to house the homeless. She says privately it will not happen but does not state her own views.

She says she wants good pay for city employees but is silent on whether she will safeguard the pensions of current and retired city employees.

She is silent on whether the fire chief ($95,000) and police chief ($110,000) are underpaid while waterfront chief Dave Hill, who has no one working for him, makes $145,000 a year doing who knows what. He certainly does not lead a working department of more than 400 people as do the fire and police chiefs.

One wonders how fair salaries are when this disparity exists and is ignored.

She has declined to ask Mayor Tim Burchett or County Commission to restore funding for Beck Cultural Center although she personally does not agree with Burchett’s plan. Beck is located in the city. There

are occasions when the city mayor must advocate for the city and the county mayor is on the opposite side. This could be one of those times.

None of this is to suggest Rogero will be a bad mayor.

She has the potential to be a great mayor (not an endorsement).

It is simply to say that voters do not know what direction she will travel once elected. Her rivals have not raised these or other issues, nor do they seem inclined to do so. However, to the degree Rogero wants a mandate for something, she must be more specific as to what the something is.

Notes: For months now, there have been rumors that the Knoxville business community was unhappy with the current choice of mayoral candidates and were actively seeking out a candidate.

Eddie Mannis was widely mentioned as a business

community choice. With the qualifying deadline passed, the only new mayoral candidate is former City Council member Joe Hultquist who was clearly not recruited by the business community. It seems these rumors were just that – rumors. Hultquist is marching to the beat of his own drummer in this campaign if he stays in it.

Mark Campen emerges unopposed for 5th District Council member with the primary and election a formality unless someone runs a write in campaign in the September primary where only a minimum of 25 votes would be needed to secure a place in the November citywide runoff as Gary Underwood did in 1989 against then Vice Mayor Hoyle McNeil. Underwood was subsequently elected in a stunning upset and served 12 years on Council from South Knoxville.

GOSSIP AND LIES ■ We don’t need no stinking expense reports: County Commissioners amended the mayor’s budget for just one thing: continuation of their own $300 per month travel allowance. They rejected maintaining an expense report. Problem is, without travel data to back it up, their annual $3,600 is taxable, while mileage reimbursement backed up by a T&E report is not.

■ It’s unconscionable that commissioners tacked on $39,600 for their own undocumented travel expense while leaving Mayor Burchett’s $45,000 cut that kills free KAT rides for seniors in October. It’s a nail in the hoof of a horse that brought down a kingdom.

■ A sheriff’s deputy made his case for a salary increase by saying deputies have been “reduced to collective begging.” There’s a lot of that going around. The Legislature reduced teachers from collective bargaining to collaborative conferencing.

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What happens in Baku

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Our well-traveled exmayor Victor Ashe was in Vienna Thursday, flying to Warsaw for a Friday retirement ceremony and then back to Knoxville on Saturday. His daughter, Martha, left Sunday for Seoul, Korea, for eight days to visit a high school friend.

Martha’s got her dad’s travel genes.

Ashe was in Baku, Azerbaijan, for an economic conference.

Internet research turned up the interesting factoid: Azerbaijan had 49 percent poverty in 2003 and only 9.1 percent poverty in 2009, according to the World Bank.

Hmmm. Did they redefine poverty or just drill and export more oil? The United States is piling debt on debt to sustain a standard of living that’s perhaps unsustainable.

Maybe Victor could bring over some Azerbaijanians to give us economic advice.

Victor Ashe in Baku

“I love this city and look forward to bringing a fresh perspective to local government,” he said.

Stair will face Bill Owen, Buck Cochran and Tierney Bates in the nonpartisan race.

His qualifying petiStair tion included former Council member Rob Frost and mayoral candidate Madeline Rogero.

But wait! Rogero also signed Owen’s petition.

Stair belongs to a multigenerational string of Knoxville lawyers. His parents, Caesar III and Dorothy, are well-known preservationists.

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The candidate forum at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church sparked the first real controversy of the 2011 mayoral campaign.

The day after the forum, which was sponsored by the Knoxville Interfaith Christian Ministry Alliance and the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Mark Padgett emailed a blast complaining that Madeline Rogero had launched an attack on small business owners.

“We are gaining momentum … and my opponent is starting to notice. At several debates, my opponent – Madeline Rogero – has attacked my background, saying business experience is unnecessary to be mayor and that you can’t run a city like a business because businesses are only concerned with their bottom line.”

He branded Rogero’s views “overly simplistic … naive and insulting” and said, “Knoxville doesn’t need a mayor who thinks businesses don’t care about our community.”

The following morning, Rogero responded with an email blast of her own branding Padgett’s tactics “old courthouse politics that purposely misrepresent a candidate’s position.

“I have always been absolutely clear that a successful and vibrant city must have strong, thriving businesses that create good jobs. I am

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grateful for the support of many small business men and women in my campaign to make Knoxville the most vibrant, livable and sustainable city in America.”

The remarks that Padgett deplored came after Rogero was asked to list her strengths and weaknesses as a candidate. She said that she has been criticized for her lack of private sector experience, but quoted her former boss Bill Haslam (who hired her as city director of development even though she had run against him in 2003) who said, “you don’t run government like a business.”

She drew an enthusiastic

“UmmHumm, I know that’s right” response from the audience when she said, “But like most of you, I have earned every penny of every paycheck I ever got. An owner alone does not make a business.”

Padgett listed his greatest weakness as not having spent 31 years in government and his strength as having started a successful government software business during a wicked economic climate. He said he “pushed, pulled and beat county governments into taking payments online.”

Ivan Harmon called himself “One of the people, for the people.” He also got the opportunity to sum up his strengths and weaknesses and said his greatest strength is being a communicator who is willing to work for average people.

His greatest weakness?

Not hanging around with the upper crust in exclusive clubs and restaurants.

“In my 12 years on County Commission, I worked hard.

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ting up in the biggety high …

I’m that guy who knows how to get the job done.”

Former City Council member Joe Hultquist, who had caused a minor media storm the day before by picking up a nominating petition, was sitting in the audience. The moderator gave him a chance to respond to the strengths and weaknesses question.

“When I ran in 2001, I was committed to building strong communities and helping strong neighborhood associations get organized,” he said.

“In District 1, which I represented, there are now close to nine or 10 neighborhood associations. There were three when I started.”

He listed consensus building, problem solving and putting together task forces as strengths.

The weakness part seemed to stump him. Hultquist finally said he’s a big picture guy.

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The Brad Walker Orchestra plays a recent private gig at Club LeConte, where they are the house band. The 15-piece band plays what Walker calls “tried and true 1930s and ’40s big band music.�

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and played shows in Knoxville with Benny Goodman. “We’re not a jazz orchestra and we’re not a modern type band. We play the big band music of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Harry James. Slow ballads and swing. And I’ve noticed a lot of younger people coming to the shows who are in their 20s and 30s.

I’m happy about that. It means I can stay in business!�

Walker says he’s particularly influenced by Dorsey and Miller, who both played trombone, but he especially likes the Glenn Miller sound. “Glenn Miller always said that the band should have its own style.

His was a romantic ‘sweet’ band that swings and he created his sound by having a clarinet lead with saxophones below it. A lot of people think he played forever, but he actually started his orchestra in 1938 and played until ’42.�

Miller’s orchestra was put “on hiatus� while he served in World War II. He was killed oversees in a 1944 plane crash while playing with an Army Air Force band. “But his band has lived on until

this day. The other day I was playing a gig and a girl in her 20s came up and asked me if we could play ‘In the Mood.’ So they know the tunes.�

Walker has gotten to meet several big band musicians from New York and California, including longtime orchestra leader Ray Anthony, who is crowding in on his 90th birthday. “He’s a super nice guy. His is the house band at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion. He plays out there every week. And he also played with the original Glenn Miller band.�

Walker also became friends with the late Buddy Morrow, who led the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in its later years. Walker played a couple of shows as a pickup musician with the Dorsey Orchestra, calling it an experience of a lifetime. “To see how Buddy led the band – everything clicked. There were hardly any mistakes.�

Walker also helped launch the career of Lora Plattner, who sang with the band for a couple of years. Plattner, who is now in her early 20s, is living in the Los Angeles area and is performing on TV shows and in movies and commercials, most notably the Orbit chewing gum spots.

He also likes classic country music (“George Jones and Ray Price�) and enjoys golfing, traveling and dabbling in Republican politics.

Walker’s day job is working with kids at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile

Service Center. “Richard and I have been good friends for a long time and he’s given me an opportunity to do something else besides music that I really enjoy, which is helping kids. I gave music lessons to children and found that I enjoy working with them. A lot of the kids at the center are not necessarily bad kids, they’ve just been in the wrong place. A lot of them are talented kids who can do something with their lives.�

Walker says that rock and roll fads have come and gone but the big band sound has stood the test of time. “A lot of people, both young and old, can relate do it because it’s dance music. This is the only kind of music where you can take a girl to it, wine and dine her, and she’s gonna be impressed and say, ‘Wow, an orchestra!’ I’m thrilled that I’ve started to see the younger kids dancing.�

Walker doesn’t yet have a website or a Facebook page for the band, saying, “We are kind of old school and rely on word-of-mouth reputation.�

To book the band or find out about upcoming dates, call the band’s manager, Ed Niedens, at 577-1462.

Meanwhile, keep your ear to the ground. You just might hear something about a 25-year-old guy who has a big band that really swings. “It’s a good, fun business.�

that land near Robbinsville.

Eagle’s Nest Mountain is sheltering, reaching out with ridges that run down and toward the lake, like arms ready to encircle all that lies before it. It is beautiful in all seasons, in all weather. For me, it is the mountain of the Lord.

This place is full of memories for me. This is my 25th Holston Annual Conference. I have been a member of Holston since 1982 (when I moved from the West Virginia Annual Conference), but I missed four Conference sessions when I was living in New Jersey.

The memories are bittersweet and everywhere: memories of good times with good friends; good friends who are gone now; memories of sermons heard, music sung, laughter shared, tears shed, insights gained; memories of funny episodes with my daughters; memories of sunsets; memories of full moons and crescent moons and stars; memories of thunderstorms.

One daughter of a United Meth-

odist parsonage said (in print) that Annual Conference is a combination revival/ session of Congress/ family reunion/ sing-along/ and house party. There is work to be done (and fun to be shared) in the plenary sessions.

But the conversations over lunch and dinner and late night ice cream sundaes at the nearest McDonald’s are when stories are told and hearts are poured out and friendships are deepened. That is when deep theological discussions may interrupt a game of Rook, and when creative ideas for the local church are born.

The hymn-singing itself is enough to lift this musician’s heart.

One year, when I had the privilege of leading the music for Conference, we sang “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Nameâ€? using the hymn tune “Miles Lane,â€? which has that wonderful, amazing, fabulous bass line on the words â€œâ€Śand crown him.â€? In a room of 1,600 people, more than half of whom were men, it was soul-stirring to stand in front of the crowd and hear those booming basses. When

the hymn was over, I turned to the presiding bishop, grinned and said, right into the microphone for all to hear, “Bishop Lee, that is why I came to Annual Conference!�

Like any family, we sometimes disagree. Sometimes we agree to disagree, and other times we agree not even to discuss it. And somehow, it all works.

This year, we are wrestling with the need to revitalize our church and the need to rekindle the fi re in the heart that drove Bishop Francis Asbury and all the other circuit riders through these mountains and valleys two hundred years ago, “spreading holiness throughout the land.�

We must come to know that God has called us to this mountain to make us tremble. To meet God here.

To take our stand here, at the foot of the mountain. It is my prayer that the mountain will be wrapped in smoke, because the Lord has “descended upon it in fire,� and that God will speak a word, and we will hear.

big band sound boppin’ PULL UP A CHAIR ‌ | Jake Mabe

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ive’ll get you 10 that most 25-year-olds have never even heard of Glenn Miller, much less played with their own big band.

But Brad Walker has. And he’s doing what he can to introduce contemporaries to his favorite kind of swing.

The 2004 Halls High graduate discovered big band music through his grandfather. He began taking trombone lessons when he was 7.

And he’s put together a hopping, bopping big band that has become a big hit in East Tennessee.

The 15-member Brad Walker Orchestra got started in 2004, when Walker began assembling a big band, using professional musicians he knew, as well as former members

of the Jerry Collins Orchestra, the longtime house band at Cherokee Country Club. They started playing society parties and word of mouth began to spread. Now, the Walker Orchestra plays a regular private gig at Club LeConte as well as at parties and events all over Knoxville and the Southeast. “I have always had a love for big bands, for that distinctive style,�

Walker says. “After Jerry Collins died, I began to see a potential for keeping that music alive.�

Walker says that he “directs� as well as plays, but quickly adds with a grin, “I just count off the numbers. Those guys don’t need any direction.�

Jack Cate, who plays bass, has also performed with Liberace, Andy Williams and the country singer Don Gibson. “He’s been like a grandfather figure to me,� Walker says.

Kenny Jackson, who plays sax, also plays with local country star Con Hunley. John Snyder, who plays bari sax and clarinet, performed for several years with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

At the foot of the mountain CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, as well as a thick cloud on the mountain, and a blast of a trumpet so loud that all the people who were in the camp trembled. Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God. They took their stand at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke, because the Lord had descended upon it in fire. ‌ (Exodus 19: 16-18a NRSV)

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Object lesson TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

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orry to hear about the premature departure of Montori Hughes. Tennessee doesn’t have many arts and sciences majors who stand 6-4 and weigh 320.

This recent maneuver could have been roster management or a tip of the cap to tougher academic standards but it was more likely an object lesson in the ongoing process called culture change. Hughes looked exactly like a defensive tackle. Unfortunately, he approached football as if it wasn’t very important.

He had minor issues, a little something about rules and regulations and assignments and grades and promises and disappointments.

The summation is second and third chances, unfulfi lled potential and a deep dive from what might have been.

The significance in Derek Dooley jettisoning a defensive tackle is that the Volunteers don’t have many and none to spare. Somebody once said mediocre tackles are better than no tackles. Montori was no better than mediocre. His 2010 highlights were four stops against UT-Martin. He twice got after the Oregon quarterback.

Here is a sad bit of background: Hughes didn’t qualify academically when he first signed with Tennessee. When he came from Murfreesboro as a January 2009 enrollee, he was a massive man-child. He struggled to get into combat condition but made noticeable headway. Alas, his single best day at Tennessee was the spring scrimmage when ex-Vol Albert Haynesworth was a visitor. It was

almost as if Montori was knocking people around to impress the NFL millionaire.

Lane Kiffin (remember him?) praised Hughes that day. The coach managed to loosely connect Hughes and Haynesworth in the same sentence. He said they were about the same size. They aren’t but Kiffin was prone to exaggeration.

I fi led his exact commentary as a point of reference in case Montori Hughes grew up to be an All-American.

“He was unblockable. We played him in a lot of headup techniques, where he was just knocking the guard back like the Titans did with Albert. It was pretty cool to see him dominate like that, then see the best in the world 10 yards away watching.”

Kiffin did not recognize the budding similarity in management problems.

Dooley is trying to eliminate or greatly reduce management problems. It is a dayto-day project. He started at the beginning, personal responsibility, the first fundamental of decision-making.

The coach wants the Volunteers to take pride in those orange shirts, to look like winners, act like winners and think like winners.

This is a complex evolution, considering that surviving seniors and their associates have lost 20 times in the past three years.

Honest reflection on last season is scary. The 6-7 record doesn’t tell half the story. What happened in those softball games of November did not erase what happened in September (worst loss in the history of Neyland Stadium) and October (worst loss ever to Alabama in Knoxville, going back to 1909).

Dooley didn’t dwell on defeats but he identified the condition. His team lacked a sense of direction. Players found it difficult to focus on ultimate victory when selfpreservation was a more immediate concern, as in

Grocery shopping, 60 years ago Malcolm’s Corner | Malcolm Shell

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oday, the Concord/Farragut area is fortunate to have two world-class mega centers, in addition to a specialty store, all of which offer a selection of food items to meet the taste of the most discriminating connoisseur.

It’s hard to walk through one of these stores and look at the myriad choices without remembering grocery shopping in our area 60 years ago.

Recently, I ran into Ben Boring while shopping and we reminisced about those early days when the selection of food items was very limited. Ben’s mother, Hallie Boring, used to make the world’s best cottage cheese and kept a select list of area residents she would call when she finished churning. Fortunately, my mother was on that list, and when the call came mother would grab her container and head out to Mrs. Hallie’s home. At that time, cottage cheese was not readily available in Concord grocery stores, and to get Mrs. Hallie’s freshly churned cottage cheese was a real treat.

If you wanted a fresh turkey for the holidays, your best bet was to know someone who raised them.

In the Concord/Farragut area that was either the McFee Farm

on McFee Road or Llewellyn’s turkey farm at the corner of Kingston Pike and Lovell Road.

And although both of these farms raised turkeys for export to other areas, they were still hard to find in local stores because of limited freezer capacity.

Country hams were also a scarce commodity, and while most farmers raised hogs and cured hams, they were relatively expensive.

My family usually managed to purchase two hams to hang in our garage, and on Saturday mornings when breakfast was a more leisurely affair, I can remember my father bringing in one of the hams and slicing off enough for breakfast. Country ham, red-eye gravy, eggs and hot biscuits – it doesn’t get much better than that.

Some farmers would occasionally bring fresh beef into the village and sell it from the back of their trucks. One such family was the Nichols family who lived in the Choto area, which was then called Possum Valley. Of course, most families were limited in the amount they could purchase because of lack of freezer space.

One creative entrepreneur, John Strother, saw a money-making opportunity and came up with the idea of a community frozen

food locker. The facility was located on Virtue Road across from the present-day Vista subdivision, and families could rent locker space at a reasonable cost. You simply took your fresh meat wrapped in freezer paper to the locker and placed it in your assigned compartment.

I can’t remember the process of removing the meat from storage, but I suppose we just called John to meet us at the locker. My family leased a locker there for a while but as I recall we purchased a small chest-type freezer when they became available.

We raised and canned our own vegetables, but in the early 1940s, a community cannery was built on the Farragut School property. The facility, located about 300 yards off Kingston Pike on the east side of Concord Road, revolutionized food canning in our community and was considered one of the community’s most prized assets.

Families could bring their produce and prepare it in a sanitary facility specifically designed for canning. With the new cannery, it was easy to can as many as 80 quart-size cans in a day. Mrs. R. N. Bacon probably holds the cannery record. In 1942, she canned more than 1,000 cans of vegetables, fruits and meats in a single day. Of course, it was a good place

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Dooley said “the expectation level of our players really wasn’t the expectation level of everybody else who’s been a part of Tennessee.”

Changing that outlook was not quite as simple as whipping up a pot of instant potatoes. It called for serious reconstruction. There was intense recruiting to improve the talent level. There was renewed emphasis on development, physical and mental strengthening.

Culture change includes attitude adjustment. It is difficult to quantify change in character but the police blotter will tell you if arrests are going up or down.

Dooley has adopted a relatively fi rm position on discipline. He came in with the determination to scrub the image. He is dedicated to academic improvement.

There is no confusion about the link between attending classes and eligibility. He dares to address morals. He has made an honest effort to replace turmoil with stability.

Players have gained insight from unexpected sources. The Vols went to see the ESPN documentary

for neighbors to meet and socialize during the canning process.

Community square dances were held to help pay for the facility.

The closest thing we had to a specialty grocery store was Joe Noce’s Grocery on the southwest corner of Kingston Pike and Canton Hollow Road. The Noces were Italian and rather recent emigrants to the area. I remember the store fondly because I was first introduced to pepperoni there. Joe

Ben operated the first Rolling Store in the area, a concept that brought the groceries to the customer. kept stalks of it hanging from the ceiling. You never knew what to expect when you walked in. One day a customer walked in and was surprised to find a cat napping in the candy counter. When he pointed it out to Joe, Joe replied, “That cat no-etta candy.”

As we talked, Ben reminded me of his own foray into the grocery business, a fact that I had almost forgotten. Ben operated the first Rolling Store in the area, a concept that brought the groceries to the customer. Ben bought a new twoton truck and had it fitted with a covered body. He then worked out an arrangement with Lynn Bevins who ran a small grocery on Kingston Pike across from present-day Farragut Center (Ingles complex) to purchase groceries for his rolling store.

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Most probably thought “The Color Orange” was going to be entertainment. It was instructive.

Holloway put Tennessee football into proper perspective – unselfishness, team before me, lofty expectations, every year a winning record, no jumping up and down in celebration when you go two or three overtimes to nip a foe you should have run out of town.

Does that sound familiar? Remember the joy in the belated bounce-back, Tennessee 32, UAB 29 in two extra periods? This is part of the culture Dooley strives to change.

How long will it take?

Thousands of UT fans are guardedly optimistic that progress will be visible this fall. Skeptics think 2012 at the earliest. Pessimists are already asking when will Peyton be ready to coach.

Too bad Montori Hughes opted out of the transformation. Dooley has a difficult task. He needs all the tackles he can fi nd and keep.

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of his new business. Ben recalled that it didn’t take long to do that.

He simply drove down country roads blowing his horn and when people came to the door to investigate, he would introduce them to his new store.

“There wasn’t much traffic in those days,” Ben recalled, “and any vehicle on the road raised curiosity, particularly one blowing its horn.”

Ben’s clientele was diverse and included a couple of moonshiners who ran stills on Snakey Road (now Blue Grass Road). Their biggest items were sugar and wheat bran, and Ben would often have to carry the large bags a considerable distance through the woods to reach the distilling site.

“They knew me and I was always welcome, but others who happened to wander onto the site were often welcomed in less hospitable ways.”

One memorable occasion, Ben recalls, was a visit to the site when they were burning some brush they had cleared. They had some jugs of moonshine under the brush pile and forgot about them.

“Suddenly the jugs began exploding and I thought sure we were being raided by revenuers.”

Today, remembering the cottage cheese, community cannery, frozen food locker and rolling store brings back memories of a time when the process of putting food on the table was much different than today. And while it’s not mentally healthy to live in the past, it sure is a nice place to visit sometimes because it makes us more aware of the many conveniences we often take for granted.

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Gourmet’s Market is located at 5107 Kingston Pike and has been in business for almost 40 years. It sells fine imported cheeses, meats, ingredients, cookware and has a deli and café. Photo by Max McCoig

BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS • JUNE 20, 2011 • A-9

Touring Gourmet’s Market and WBIR

By Tia Kalmon Gourmet’s Market was the interns’ first stop last Monday.

The mouthwatering aromas made everyone want to eat while café manager Lynley Farris led the tasty tour.

Gourmet’s Market has been around for almost 40 years. It began across the street from its current location at 5107 Kingston Pike as a business that sold imported foods and culinary items. Since then it has expanded to include Cosmo’s Caffé and a deli.

The Market sells fine imported cheeses, meats and ingredients, as well as cookware for all kinds of kitchen needs. Lunch and brunch with daily specials are served at the Cosmos Caffé with many choices.

Lisa McCoig even gave the interns a scrumptious treat of cookies and lemonade after the tour that really hit the spot.

“I love the Market,” said intern Max McCoig. “It’s a great place to eat with great food, especially the biscuits and gravy, and all the workers are so nice.”

From there, the interns headed to WBIR-TV to observe a news budget meeting and take a tour of the studio to see the new HD sets.

During the news meet-

The Secrets Of

Café manager Lynley Farris gave the interns a tour of Gourmet’s Market. Photo by Owen Sanders

ing the interns were able to learn what kinds of stories make the cut to go on air and which do not.

Afterwards, news anchor John Becker, news director Bill Shory and managing editor Taz Painter gave the interns brief bios and shared how they were bitten by the news bug.

“What we get to do are stories that tell how it affects you. It gets down to the real local level,” Shory said.

Becker said being a journalist gives you the opportunity to see things that you wouldn’t otherwise get to see. He said that he’s flown in a helicopter over Mount St. Helens when it erupted the second time and has witnessed the aftermaths of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.

Interns Jacob Mullins, Dalton Mullins, Owen Sanders, Max McCoig and Kathleen Karnes watch the taping of “Live at Five at Four.” Photo by Tia Kalmon

■ Interns Owen Sanders and Jacob Mullins stand in front of the set just before the broadcast of “Live at Five at Four.” Photo by Patrick Kidwell

“I got my start by following journalists around and seeing what they do on a daily basis. Then you learn if that is something you like to do,” says Becker.

“I have been able to follow a passion of mine and turn it into something that airs weekly (the ‘Service and Sacrifice’ segments), so it’s really fun. This is one of those unique businesses where you can have a pas-

sion, pursue it and see it.”

After the chat, the interns were able to watch part of a live broadcast of “Live at Five at Four” with anchors Russell Biven and Beth Haynes and meteorologist Todd Howell.

The interns were able to see everything the anchors and camera operators had to do, including watching Biven run out to the parking lot for a live shot.

Sutherland!

Meet the new interns

Two new interns joined the Shopper-News last week for the summer program.

Madeline Lonas, 13, is in the 8th grade at Vine Middle School.

Her favorite color is pink.

Her hobbies include cheerleading and dancing.

She plans to Lonas pursue a career as a lawyer or politician.

She wanted to be an intern because she says she is involved in a lot of things around the

Take a drive down Sutherland Avenue and see what it holds!

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Patrick Kidwell, 13, is in the 8th grade at St. Joseph School. His favorite color is red.

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A-8 • JUNE 20, 2011 • BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS

interns

Gourmet’s Market is located at 5107 Kingston Pike and has been in business for almost 40 years. It sells fine imported cheeses, meats, ingredients, cookware and has a deli and café. Photo by Max McCoig

BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS • JUNE 20, 2011 • A-9

Touring Gourmet’s Market and WBIR

By Tia Kalmon Gourmet’s Market was the interns’ first stop last Monday.

The mouthwatering aromas made everyone want to eat while café manager Lynley Farris led the tasty tour.

Gourmet’s Market has been around for almost 40 years. It began across the street from its current location at 5107 Kingston Pike as a business that sold imported foods and culinary items. Since then it has expanded to include Cosmo’s Caffé and a deli.

The Market sells fine imported cheeses, meats and ingredients, as well as cookware for all kinds of kitchen needs. Lunch and brunch with daily specials are served at the Cosmos Caffé with many choices.

Lisa McCoig even gave the interns a scrumptious treat of cookies and lemonade after the tour that really hit the spot.

“I love the Market,” said intern Max McCoig. “It’s a great place to eat with great food, especially the biscuits and gravy, and all the workers are so nice.”

From there, the interns headed to WBIR-TV to observe a news budget meeting and take a tour of the studio to see the new HD sets.

During the news meet-

The Secrets Of

Café manager Lynley Farris gave the interns a tour of Gourmet’s Market. Photo by Owen Sanders

ing the interns were able to learn what kinds of stories make the cut to go on air and which do not.

Afterwards, news anchor John Becker, news director Bill Shory and managing editor Taz Painter gave the interns brief bios and shared how they were bitten by the news bug.

“What we get to do are stories that tell how it affects you. It gets down to the real local level,” Shory said.

Becker said being a journalist gives you the opportunity to see things that you wouldn’t otherwise get to see. He said that he’s flown in a helicopter over Mount St. Helens when it erupted the second time and has witnessed the aftermaths of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.

Interns Jacob Mullins, Dalton Mullins, Owen Sanders, Max McCoig and Kathleen Karnes watch the taping of “Live at Five at Four.” Photo by Tia Kalmon

■ Interns Owen Sanders and Jacob Mullins stand in front of the set just before the broadcast of “Live at Five at Four.” Photo by Patrick Kidwell

“I got my start by following journalists around and seeing what they do on a daily basis. Then you learn if that is something you like to do,” says Becker.

“I have been able to follow a passion of mine and turn it into something that airs weekly (the ‘Service and Sacrifice’ segments), so it’s really fun. This is one of those unique businesses where you can have a pas-

sion, pursue it and see it.”

After the chat, the interns were able to watch part of a live broadcast of “Live at Five at Four” with anchors Russell Biven and Beth Haynes and meteorologist Todd Howell.

The interns were able to see everything the anchors and camera operators had to do, including watching Biven run out to the parking lot for a live shot.

Sutherland!

Meet the new interns

Two new interns joined the Shopper-News last week for the summer program.

Madeline Lonas, 13, is in the 8th grade at Vine Middle School.

Her favorite color is pink.

Her hobbies include cheerleading and dancing.

She plans to Lonas pursue a career as a lawyer or politician.

She wanted to be an intern because she says she is involved in a lot of things around the

Take a drive down Sutherland Avenue and see what it holds!

Holy Land

Ski/Scuba Center is committed to providing every customer with the very finest dive equipment, dive education, and dive travel, all with unequaled personal service

2543 Sutherland Ave • 523-9177

Monthly Memberships Available

• Strength & Stretching Training Equipment • Yoga/Pilates Classes • Body Sculpting • Stability Ball/Bosu • Latin Dance: Salsa, Zumba (fee classes) • TRX (fee classes) • Walking Classes Professional Personal Training Services • Locker Room/Shower • Sports Conditioning Programs • Healthy Lifestyle Programs We are committed to making this market a vital part of the community by providing the best products and value possible, along with a personable down home atmosphere that customers will find inviting and fun to be a part of. ~ Rob Rob & Bob, Owners

20% OFF With purchase of $25 or more

Proudly selling products from local vendors like West Wind Farms Meats & Poultry Deer Lodge, TN T Tennessee Valley Eggs Englewood, TN • Benton’s Bacon Madisonville, TN Hogan’s Bread Knoxville, TN • Rainwater Farm Maryville, TN

3701 SUTHERLAND AVE • 865-450-1196 • www.strawberryfieldsmarket.com

Sutherland Avenue “MOON” Wrecker Service 24 HOUR SERVICE In a wreck? Don’t you worry.

Moon’s will be there in a hurry!

851-9059 • 2808 Sutherland Ave.

Interns Madison Noe and Caroline Longmire enjoy lemonade and cookies at Gourmet’s Market. Photo by Jenna Kalmon

If you haven’t tried Ethiopian food before, come in today for an amazing experience!

DaVinci's Pizza and Calzones

B.O.G.O. 1/2 OFF Offer good all summer long Dine-in • Delivery (after 4pm daily) • Carry Out

COME SEE OUR NEW LARGER LOCATION

Sutherland S h l d Ave A • 766-5254 66

3601 Sutherland Avenue • Ph: 525-4659 • Fax: 525-6996 • holylandstore@aol.com

trailside

Critter Barn Supplies forr all animals!

With this coupon excluding pet food

• Reptiles • Small Animals • Fish • Birds

coffeehouse

Serving handcrafted,

locally roasted coffee.

We also have iced coffees and fruit smoothies to help you beat the heat!

2920 Sutherland Avenue

522-3316 Open Weekdays 7am-7pm; Sat 8am-6pm

USDA Licensed, TWRA Licensed U d

2153 Sutherland Ave. • 546-54655 or 5546-5461 46-5461 • Open Mon.-Sat. Mon n.-Sat. 10-7

Creating the perfect balance between healthy hair and style

10% OFF with this ad Specializing in Bohemian Clothing 2608-2610 Sutherland Ave. • 546-2333

2452 Sutherland Avenue • 544.4440 0

"We Shine When You Shine"

Mon.-Fri. 11-5:30; Sat. 11-5; Sun. 12-3

Menagerie

Mon & Sat 9-5 • Tu & Th 9-8 • Wed & Fri 9-6 6

Sutherland

Before

DELI

$25

Prices as low as for Basic Hand Wash

10% OFF Must present ad

2627 Sutherland Avenue • Tues-Fri 11-5, Sat 12-4, Closed Sun & Mon

522-0015

FREE CUT with any color service

We offer the best Auto Detailing in town, bumper-to-bumper HAND WASH and HAND DRY

Where you’ll find a “Menagerie” of affordable treasures

10 O % th F th F

wi

is

ad

3609 Sutherland Ave. • 544-4475

Knoxville’s Only Jersey Style Pizza

10% OFF

Furniture • Housewares • Antiques

10512 Lexington Drive Suite 500 • 218-WEST

HOURS

A Non-Profit Thrift Store

Call and we will pick up your items.

All donations are tax deductible.

Open Monday-Saturday 9-65

Try the Action Ads!

THANK YOU FOR VOTING US BEST YEAR AFTER YEA YEAR!

LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN L N

ANNA’S ANGELS (Household items, clothing, jewelry and children’s items) NOW!

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2260 Sutherland Avenue • 523-5008

2607 Sutherland Avenue Knoxville, TN 37919 Phone (865)525-0597 or (865)522-0503 Fax (865)525-4360

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GotYour leftover yard sale items?

We Need Donations...

Need

T-Th 11am-9pm F-Sat 11am-10pm Sun Noon-9pm

Market & Deli

Our goal is to provide you with the highest quality of fitness services to encourage an active and healthy lifestyle. We are able to provide a blend of high quality equipment and expert fitness professionals to create a safe, convenient, and effective fitness environment.

What are you waiting for?

Beth Haynes and Russell Biven broadcast live during “Live at Five at Four” last week. Photo by Tia Kalmon

Beef, chicken, lamb, lentils, and vegetable stews ! are all delicious and made fresh daily! Served with injera, a traditional flat bread used for scooping up generous helpings of slow-cooked meat and vegetable delicacies.

CHEROKEE MILLS FITNESS CENTER

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community and would like to learn a little bit more about Knoxville and what happens around here, as well as meet new people.

Patrick Kidwell, 13, is in the 8th grade at St. Joseph School. His favorite color is red.

His hobbies are shooting, hunting and fishing.

Kidwell He would like to go into the military one day. He participated in this internship because he wanted to learn what it is like to be a reporter.

After

525-1002

It’s DELI-cious!

Owners Marcus & Tonya Bly

Mon - Sat 8-6 • Pick up & drop off services available. Call for details.

2608 Sutherland Ave.

524-6272

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CONDOLENCES ■ Stevens Mortuary (524-0331): Barbara “Bobbie” Graber Asquith Ruby Lynch Brown ■ Click Funeral Home (675-8765): Retired Col. Byron Cecil “Barney” Blevins Jr. Vernon R. Crawley Ruth Ann Langman

WORSHIP NOTES Fundraisers and sales ■ Beaver Ridge UMC will receive 10 percent of the total purchases made 5-8 p.m. each Thursday at the Sonic restaurant in Karns. Info: www.beaverridgeumc.com.

Special Services ■ Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike, will host GriefShare Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Get support from the group while recovering from a loss and rebuilding your life.

Registration: Laura, 470-9800.

Youth ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, has a number of summer events scheduled for the youth. There will be Bible study, fun days, road trips, community service days and more. Info: 690-1060 or visit www.beaverridgeumc.com.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway has open gym for middle and high school students 7-9 p.m. every Thursday. Everyone is invited. No sign-ups or fees.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ■ Bethany Baptist Church, 6705 Raccoon Valley Road, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 7-9 p.m. June 20-24, with classes for age 3 through adult. The Rev. Jack Walker is pastor. Info: Jean, 922-2818.

■ Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 9711 Norris Freeway

in Powell, will host VBS 7-9 p.m. June 20-24. Class for all ages and everyone welcome.

Info: Heather, 659-2048.

■ Cedar Ford Baptist Church, at the intersection of Tazewell Pike and Highway 61 in Luttrell, will have Gold Rush VBS 6:30 to 9 p.m. through June 24. Classes for all ages. Transportation provided if needed.

Info: 992-0216.

ARTS CALENDAR Edible books ■ Blount County Public Library will exhibit its edible book cover contest entries during regular library hours Thursday through Sunday, June 23-26. Awards will be given to the winners 3 p.m.

Sunday. Info: www.blountlibrary.org.

■ Church at Sterchi Hills, 904 Dry Gap Pike, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 27, through Friday, July 1. Classes available for kindergarten through adults. Info: 281-8718 or www.sterchichurch.com.

‘Annie Get Your Gun’ ■ Foothills Community Players’ summer musical “Annie Get Your Gun” will be performed at the Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville Friday through Sunday, July 1-3, and Thursday through Sunday, July 7-10. Tickets are $22. Info: www.claytonartscenter. com or call 981-8590.

■ Community Baptist Church, 738 Highway 61 West, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 7-9 p.m. June 20-24.

Classes for all ages. Everyone welcome. Info: 742-9702.

■ Corryton Church, 7615 Foster Road, Corryton, will have SonSurf Beach VBS 9 to 11:15 a.m. Sundays through Aug. 7, for kindergarten through 5th grade. Info: 688-3971.

■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road, Corryton, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 6-9 p.m. through June 24.

Info or to register: 687-5648 or www.fairviewbaptist.com.

■ Grace Baptist Church, 7171 Oak Ridge Highway, will have The Adventure Squad 2011 VBS 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 2224, for ages 2 years through 5th grade. There will be nightly giveaways. Info or to register: www.gracebc.org.

■ Hines Creek Baptist Church, Hinds Creek Road, Maynardville, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.

July 10-15. Fun day and VBS registration will be noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, with hot dogs, games, taxi rides and face painting. Info: 992-7729 or 497-2495.

■ Karns Church of Christ, 6612 Beaver Ridge Road, will have VBS, themed “The Battle Belongs to the Lord,” 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. June 26-29. Info: 691-7411.

■ New Fellowship Baptist Church, 4624 Nora Road, 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 20-24. Info or transportation: 688-1073 or 363-0916.

Tech help at the library A monthly computer workshop will be held at Lawson McGhee Library 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.

KSO concert on July 4

SummerFest for Lost Sheep Alex Ragland climbs the National Guard’s rock wall during the SummerFest event in World’s Fair Park last week.

SummerFest benefited The Lost Sheep ministry, which feeds homeless persons in Knoxville every Wednesday.

The ministry also distributes clothing and books, assists in finding medical care and offers assistance through the Living Stone Rehab program. Photo by N. Lester ■ New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 928 Bull Run Road, Luttrell, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 7-9 p.m. June 20-24. Classes for all ages. The Rev. Douglas Munsey is pastor.

■ Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike, will have Inside Out and Upside Down on Main Street VBS 9 a.m. to noon, June 2023. Info: www.2ndpres.org or 523-2189.

■ Rutherford Memorial United Methodist Church, 7815 Corryton Road, Corryton, will hold One of a Kind Zoo Vacation Bible School 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 27-30. Kick off will be 6 p.m. Sunday, June 26, with a picnic. Snack supper served each night. Classes for ages 3 years to rising 6th graders. Info: 687-8438.

■ Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church, 400 E. Beaver Creek Drive, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 20-24 for ages 4 to adult. Info: 947-7151.

■ Salem Baptist Church, 8201 Hill Road, will have Big Apple Adventure VBS 9 a.m. to noon, June 20-24, for all children ages 4 years through 5th grade.

Info or to register: 922-3490 or www.salembaptisthalls.org.

■ Son Light Baptist Church , off Rifle Range Road, will have Inside Out and Upside Down on Main Street 6:45 to 9 p.m. June 20-24.

Classes for all ages. Dinner provided. Commencement will be 6 p.m. June 26. Info: 922-5501.

■ Union Baptist Church, 6701 Washington Pike, will have PandaMania VBS 6:30 to 9

KSO will perform its 27th annual free Pilot Independence Day concert 8 p.m. Monday, July 4, on the South Lawn of the World’s Fair Park. The show will include patriotic tunes, classical favorites and a fireworks finale. Info: 291-3310 p.m. June 26-30, for ages 4 years through 5th grade.

The kick-off party will be 5 p.m. Sunday, June 26, with food, inflatables and games.

Info or to register: www.

DiscoverUnion.org.

■ Valley Grove Baptist Church, located at the intersection of Hickory Valley and Highway 61 west, will have VBS 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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■ Peggy Quarles, associate professor of graduate education, was selected from a pool of several hundred scholars to participate in a 10-day seminar in Israel this summer.

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■ “Nikon Small World” through Sunday, Aug. 7. Travelling exhibit includes 20 award winning photomicrographs showing life through a microscope. AMSE lobby.

■ Department of Energy Oak Ridge facilities public bus tour through Friday, Sept. 2, with guide commentary once daily noon to 3 p.m.

Stops include Spallation Neutron Source lobby and Graphite Reactor.

Participants must be U.S. citizens 10 years of age or older. Photo ID is required. Seating is limited.

those considering homeschooling.

■ “Family by Design: A Guide for Stepfamilies That Stick Together,” a three-hour course on techniques for blending a family.

■ “Basic Genealogy,” a course by local author Sam Maner covers all of the basics for tracing your family tree.

Info: www.pstcc.edu/bcs or 539-7167.

UT-Knoxville ■ Donna Thomas, who has worked with UT Athletics for 21 years and has served as interim director of UT Knoxville’s Thornton Athletics Thomas Student Life Center for six months, has been named as the center’s permanent director. Her appointment was announced by Provost Susan Martin.

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■ “Cold War Crisis: The U-2 Incident,” through Thursday, Sept. 1.

Details the story of Gary Francis Powers, a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who completed 27 U-2 photographic reconnaissance missions for the CIA until shot down by a Soviet missile in 1960.

Includes photos, newsreels and personal items. AMSE lobby.

■ “K’Nex: Building Thrill Rides,” through Monday, Sept. 5. Traveling exhibit with hands-on activities about the science, math and technology behind hair-raising thrill rides. AMSE second level.

‘Personal Perspective’ The Clayton Center for the Arts on the Maryville College campus will host the exhibit “Personal Perspective” throughout

■ Students can drop only four classes after the first 10 days of class during their undergraduate program.

The policy change is effective this fall. Past dropped classes won’t count against the new limit.

■ Jimmy G. Cheek , Knoxville chancellor, spoke at the International Association of University Presidents triennial conference in New York City.

Cheek was one of only 11 university CEOs from the United States selected to address this audience.

■ UT School of Music is working to raise $3.5 million to become an All-Steinway School.

To receive this status, at least 90 percent of an institution’s pianos must be a Steinway or other brand owned by the parent company. More than $840,000 has been raised which has funded one Steinway Hamburg nine-foot concert grand piano and three Steinway Hamburg seven-foot grand pianos. Info: Cathy Dodge at 974-2365 or Susan Hyde at 974-3156.

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Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The artists will host a reception 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in the gallery.

Info: 694-9964.

Watercolor and wood carvings The Art Market Gallery, 422 South Gay St., will present an exhibit of recent works by watercolorist Nelson Ziegler of Sevierville and wood carver Steve Smith of Mascot through Sunday, June 26. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Nolan Windholtz, from Panama City, Fla., demonstrates pottery making at the ArtFest event. He deals exclusively with Liz-Beth & Co. in Knoxville where his pieces are on display and for sale. Nolan started with a lump of clay and formed it into a vase, similar to the finished ones below, all the while chatting about the wheel and the “rib,” his tool for shaping. Ten artists demonstrated their craft at ArtFest, a free family event hosted annually by Liz-Beth & Co.

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Darryl Berry (pictured on computer demonstration) is a Cincinnati-based artist who specializes in kiln-formed glass and sculptured glass. Berry has created sunflowers, such as those shown here, for 12 years. The exquisite glass plate at right was the centerpiece of his display June 11 at Liz-Beth & Co. ArtFest 2011.

“I buy glass in colors, cut and assemble the elements. Then I fire it to fuse the elements and then grind and polish,” he said. His works remain on display at Liz-Beth, located 9211 Park West Blvd. Info: 691-8129.

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kids SPORTS NOTES ■Knoxville Track Club’s Youth Athletics program through Saturday, June 25, includes 50-meter dash, discus throw and high jump. Girls and boys ages 5-18. Practice is held 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Includes four Saturday track meets on the UT campus. Cost is $39.

Info: 406-4128 or visit www. ktcyouthathletics.org. â– Summer golf camp at Concord Park Golf Course, ages 9-14, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Thursday, June 21-23, $100; ages 6-8, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday and

Free computer recycling at Goodwill Why pay to recycle when you can do it for free? Residents throughout Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Inc.’s 15-county service delivery area are now able to recycle their computers and computer equipment free of charge. Goodwill Industries and Dell have teamed up to offer the Reconnect program which will allow consumers to drop off their computers and computer equipment at any Goodwill Industries-Knoxville retail location or attended donation center for recycling.

Even though Goodwill will not be reselling computers in its stores, it is important to remember that it is each individual’s responsibility to delete all private and personal information for their protection.

Wednesday, June 28-29, $75.

Info: 966-9103. â– Hardin Valley Academy Cheerleading Camp, 5-8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, June 20-22, in the school gym. Cost is $50. Bring a sibling for $5 off. Info: email mindy.rector@knoxschools. org. â– Wrestling Camp, for all ages, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, June 21-23, Central High School. â– Baseball Tournament , Friday through Sunday, June 24-26. Open to all, Tee ball to 14U. Info: 992-5504 or email hcpsports@msn.com.

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‘A Haunting at Ramsey’ Local celebrities including Bob Kesling, Bill Landry and Lori Tucker will be telling ghost stories 6-10 p.m. Saturday, July 9, during “A Haunting at Ramsey� at the historic Ramsey House. During the fundraiser there will also be food, live music, a display of Civil War weaponry, a demonstration of a Civil War surgery featuring an amputation and much more. Admission is $10 and donations of canned food for Second Harvest will also be collected. Info: www.ramseyhouse.org or 546-0745.

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‘Annie Get Your Gun’ coming to Maryville College “Annie Get Your Gun� is set for July 1-2 and 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, July 3 and 10, at 2 p.m. at the Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, in Maryville.

One of the main characters is Natalee Elkins, Powell High graduate and music teacher at Holston Middle School. “Annie Get Your Gun� is a family-friendly American musical based on the lives of sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her husband, Frank Butler. Set in the late 1800s against the backdrop of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, the production takes audiences on an around-the-world journey filled with music, romance and competitions of marksmanship.

The show’s cast of 28 actors, singers and dancers will perform the 1999 Broadway revival version of Irving Berlin’s composi-

Rehearsing for the upcoming production of “Annie Get Your Gun� are: Natalee Elkins as Dolly Tate, John Cherry as Frank Butler, Keith McDaniel as Buffalo Bill Cody, Mary Beth Bonneville as Annie Oakley and Chuck Sayne as Chief Sitting Bull. Photo submitted Players production includes a live orchestra, 19th-century costumes, high-energy choreography and fun special effects.

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Wow! What a blessing to a stressed mom. That is, a day to wander around until the worry set in.

Canoeing, on a lake, with downtown, take my time in the East Tennessee History all that water. Two squirmy Center, enjoy a book and a 3-year-olds, a grandpa and crepe at the French Mar- two dads. Never mind that ket, and maybe browse the Zac and I have taken Daniel sale racks at Mast General canoeing and canoe campStore, all without worrying ing before. Never mind that

the plan is for my dad to keep a handle on the little guys while Zac and Mike paddle. Never mind that life jackets will be worn by all.

I looked my husband in the eye and warned him of dire consequences if our son is not returned home in approximately the same condition in which he left.

I’m having to actively resist the urge to shut the whole thing down, to wrap my baby in swaddling and keep him there forever. But there’s no such thing as a 100 percent safe camping experience. I want Daniel to enjoy nature. I want him to do things with his dad and friends.

And, I think there’s something special that happens for a boy when he does stuff without Mommy, when he goes off with the guys. It’s so hard for me to let him take risks, let him get dirty, let him be a wild thing. If I’m not there, it’s easier for him to be a boy.

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the buzz on the street Karen and Don Sproles get ready for a busy day running four locations of the Lunchbox Market and Café. Karen opened her first store downtown 30 years ago. Photo by Wendy Smith

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in the First Tennessee Plaza on Gay Street.

By Wendy Smith The space was 6,000 square feet.

Karen Sproles was a single mom with The new location was also a success. A two kids when she opened the original short time later, the couple opened a seclocation of the Lunchbox on Main Street ond location in the Renaissance Business in 1981. The lunch-only concept was deCenter on Baum Drive. signed around her daughters’ school schedule, and the downtown location was A few years later, during a bout of “midchosen to take advantage of the high condle-age crazy,” Karen decided to take adcentration of business people with relavantage of a trend she was noticing. About tively few restaurant options.

40 percent of daily receipts were from take-out customers. People were working She leased a 700-square-foot building through lunch that was visible in order to get from the City home earlier, she County Building.

In honor of its says. She began It was owned by 30th anniversary, selling prepared the Roddy famall four Lunchbox Market and Café foods from a ily and was the refrigerator in original Coca locations will give a free lunch to the Salon Visage at Cola distribution 30th customer each day through June Downtown West. building.

The 30. Another customer’s name will be The endeavor restaurant seatdrawn each day to receive 30 percent was successful ed 24, and there off lunch for the following five days. All enough that the wasn’t enough winners will be included in a drawing couple gambled room to cook and for a free catered event for 30. on a new marserve customers ket-style store at the same time.

LOCATIONS: at Centerpoint She cooked from ■ 9050 Cross Park Drive Business Park off 8-11 a.m., served ■ 1225 E. Weisgarber Road #170 (the Atrium) Lovell Road. lunch from 11 ■ 2250 Sutherland Avenue #125 a.m. to 2 p.m., (Cherokee Mills) The restaurant and cleaned from ■ 607 Market Street (BankEast Building) sold freshly-made 2-3 p.m. before prepared entrees, dashing home to hot soups and the kids. baked goods. It took some time for Knoxville customers to look at packaged food Karen admits that she had no restauand not think of leftovers, she says. rant experience. She’d cooked since she was a child and done some catering with a The Sproleses have experimented with friend, but she knew little about running various concepts and locations, but now a business. most of their food is prepared and transported from the central kitchen, which is “I didn’t know what a food distributor adjacent to their Cross Park Drive store, was. I bought my food at Kroger. I used which opened in 1998. A location at the pots and pans from my house. We washed Atrium on Weisgarber Road opened in dishes by hand.”

1999, and a store in Cherokee Mills on In spite of her inexperience, the resSutherland Avenue opened in March. taurant worked. Karen was determined to The downtown restaurant moved to the pay off $10,000 she’d borrowed at 20 perBankEast building in April, and Karen is cent interest within the first year, and she especially excited about the space, which did. She had a party with her staff when has an art gallery curated by her daughthey met monthly goals. ter, Lauren.

“It was so great because we met our goals The lunch-only schedule and the popular from the very first day and kept growing.” recipes are the only things that have been Her personal life was also booming. consistent over the last 30 years. The fiveShe met attorney Don Sproles the week day workweek has allowed the Sproleses to she opened the Lunchbox, and her girls retain an excellent staff, some of whom have were immediately smitten. Karen eventubeen with them for more than a decade. ally came to agree with them. The couple Karen has learned a thing or two since married in 1982. she opened that first store. When you are Karen was able to double her space after the boss, the buck stops with you, she she bought the building, but her feeling of says, and you have to listen to customers security was dampened in 1987 when she and respond to their needs. picked up a newspaper and learned that the Don, who gave up his law practice years restaurant had been condemned by eminent ago, still enjoys interacting with customers. domain to make way for Whittle Communications. Her quest for another small space “We’ve had the same customers for 30 led her to the former McDonald’s location years!”

This week’s Buzz visits the Daylight Building, named for the huge plate glass windows on all four sides and restored to its 1928 splendor by developer David Dewhirst. It is already fully occupied.

At 6 p.m. Thursday, June 30, Union Avenue Books owners Flossie McNabb and Melinda Meador host authors Andrea N. Richesin and Amy Greene for a double signing of Richesin’s “Crush,” 26 true stories of first love; and Greene’s “Bloodroot,” an eerie tale set in the Tennessee mountains. McNabb, former coowner of Carpe Librum, and bookloving attorney Meador plan a full summer of events.

Wednesday, June 22 ■ Rodney Crowell’s Chinaberry Sidewalks Tour at the Bijou 8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 22. Tickets are $21.50 plus applicable service fees. Info or for tickets: www.knoxbijou.com.

Friday, June 24 ■ Knoxville Museum of Art’s Alive After Five featuring the Kirk Fleta Band 6 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, June 24. General admission is $8, $4 with membership or student ID, free for ages 17 and younger.

There will be two cash bars and food by Gus’s Grill.

■ Summer Movie Magic: North by Northwest at the historic Tennessee Theatre 8 p.m. Friday, June 24. Doors open at 7 p.m. for a showing of the Alfred Hitchcock classic. Tickets on sale now at www.tennesseetheatre.com or at the Tennessee Theatre Box Office.

Saturday, June 25 Nancy Soloman has relocated Reruns to the Daylight Building.

Fans of downtown’s oldest consignment store can find Reruns happily relocated in the Daylight Building after losing its Market Square lease. “It was time to reinvent ourselves,” says 25-year business owner Nanci Solomon.

■ “Pottery Day” 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at The Museum of East Tennessee History on Gay Street. Bring pottery to have it identified. Lectures throughout the day on local potters.

Info: 525-5265

Monday, June 27 ■ A Summer Solstice Dinner to benefit CAC Beardsley Community Farm 6 p.m.

Monday, June 27, at the Tomato Head.

Chef and owner Mahasti Vafaie will serve a unique meal featuring seasonal produce from the farm. Info or to purchase tickets: thetomatohead.com.

Next door is The Happy Envelope, a nationallyknown boutique design company famed for its unique announcements and invitations.

Co-owned by Sarah and Ty Pattison, Sarah’s blog is here: thehappyenvelope.com/blog/.

Grocery store Just Ripe is established next door, and the westernmost storefront is adorned with samples of the stunning work of John Black Photography, another husband/wife Daylight business, this one run by John and Amanda Black. Info: www. johnblackphotography.com.

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Parkwest wins VHA Leadership Awards Parkwest Medical Center has received multiple leadership awards from VHA Inc., a national healthcare network. Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge and Covenant Health were also honored.

Parkwest and Methodist received VHA Leadership Awards for Clinical Excellence, honoring both hospitals for providing consistently high levels of clinical care and improving the patient care experience.

Covenant Health received a VHA Leadership Award for Supply Chain Management Excellence for the accomplishments of Covenant Sterile Solutions. CSS assembles, sterilizes and distributes surgical procedure packs to Covenant hospitals, and is the only department of its kind in our market and in Tennessee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our employees are the reason for these awards because of all they do to provide excellent patient care, every time,â&#x20AC;? said Parkwest CAO Rick Lassiter.

Because the health system received multiple awards for excellence, Covenant Health also received the VHA Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award of Honor for 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These VHA Leadership Awards are signiďŹ cant achievements for our hospitals and health system,â&#x20AC;? said Tony Spezia, President and CEO of Covenant Health. â&#x20AC;&#x153;VHA comprises a large number of health care providers nationwide, so the bar is set very high in terms of qualifying for the awards. As award recipients, Methodist, Parkwest and Covenant Health have been recognized as top achievers among their peer organizations.â&#x20AC;?

The VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence is given annually to organizations that achieve top performance on the clinical core measures established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our employees are the reason for these awards because of all they do to provide excellent patient care, every time.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Parkwest CAO Rick Lassiter

Parkwest was one of only 28 of 1,350 hospitals nationwide to be selected for the VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence 2011. Receiving the award are (L to R): Covenant Health CEO Tony Spezia, Vice President for Performance Improvement for the Central Atlantic region of VHA Marcy Harrison, Parkwest Vice President/Chief Support Officer Em Cobble, Parkwest Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Diane Oliver, and Parkwest Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Scott Hamilton. and in the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Services (HCAHPS) survey that measures patient satisfaction at hospitals across the country.

VHA, which serves more than 1,350 notfor-proďŹ t hospitals and more than 30,000 non-acute healthcare providers nationwide, selected only 28 member hospitals, including Methodist and Parkwest, to receive the

2011 Clinical Excellence Award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These award-winning hospitals have clearly demonstrated an organizational commitment to look at the organizational practices, organizational structures and relationships that support performance improvement,â&#x20AC;? said Trent Haywood, MD, JD, chief medical ofďŹ cer at VHA. Covenant Health was one of only eight

Parkwest Palliative Care adds staff and expands services Sarah Bannister, Nurse Practitioner, has joined Parkwest Palliative Care Services. Bannister, who recently completed her MSN in Psych/Mental Health from the University of Tennessee, comes to Parkwest from UT Medical Center where she was a Labor and Delivery nurse. She joins Mary Sowell as a second Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are delighted to have Sarah on board,â&#x20AC;? said Sowell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, during its ďŹ rst year of operation, Parkwest Palliative Care served 433 patients and their families, so the community need is tremendous.â&#x20AC;?

Bannister has a keen interest in Bereavement and Grief Counseling and, as a new initiative, will be working to train interested hospital volunteers to assist in providing additional support to families experiencing the loss of a loved one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Palliative Care support begins at diagnosis or anytime during disease progression. The difference between palliative care and hospice is that in palliative care, we are still hopeful for a cure. It is not a withdrawal of treatment. In hospice, the focus changes from cure to care, generally when a patient has

tom management are integral parts of any Palliative Care program,â&#x20AC;? said Parkwest Vice President and Chief Nursing OfďŹ cer Diane Oliver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our nurse practitioners will team with educators and nursing service to provide monthly inservice training on nursing care topics.â&#x20AC;?

Topics include: N Managing the Mouth N The Ifs, Ands and Buts of Palliative Care N My Patient is Hurting; What Do I Do? N Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Smothering!

Sarah Bannister and Mary Sowell are nurse practitioners in N How to Get the E out of Parkwest Palliative Care Services.

Edema six months or fewer to live,â&#x20AC;? the purpose of improving N How Do I Know My communication and under- Patient is Dying? said Sowell.

This additional staff mem- standing the disease process Those appropriate for ber will allow Palliative Care and prognosis.

Palliative Care include paDr. Ketan Hira, Medical tients diagnosed with acute, to expand services to Critical Care and to further support Director of Palliative Care, serious, life-threatening illpatients and their families. leads the team which includes nesses such as trauma, leuA process design team led by nurse practitioners, phar- kemia and stroke; patients Nurse Manager Sandra Cecil macy, chaplain, case man- experiencing progression is formulating a comprehen- agement and social work. in a chronic condition such sive Palliative Care Bundle The multidisciplinary team as renal failure, cancer, adfor patients in Critical Care, meets weekly to discuss pa- vanced congestive heart which includes advance tients and families with com- failure, neuro-degenerative directives, pain manage- plex needs. Discussions in- diseases, emphysema or dement, emotional and spiri- clude complicated discharge mentia; or patients who are tual support, and education. plans, psychosocial needs of seriously or terminally ill.

Family conferences with a patients and families, and A physician referral is remultidisciplinary team will symptom management. quired for a palliative care be planned for Day 5 of adâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Excellent nursing care consultation. For more inmission to Critical Care for and comprehensive symp- formation, call 373-1460.

VHA member hospitals nationwide to receive the 2011 VHA Leadership Award for Supply Chain Management Excellence, given annually to member organizations that demonstrate high levels of performance in one of four areas: 1) Sourcing and resource management; 2) Distribution, logistics and inventory management; 3) Supply chain innovation and creativity; and 4) Supplier diversity.

Covenant Sterile Solutions received the award for achieving overall objectives such as reducing surgical pack supply costs, standardizing multiple packs for the system, reducing inventory levels, minimizing waste and improving customer service. Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act process (PDSA), CSS staff reduced costs by $400,000 over a 12-month period, had a 50 percent reduction in original vendor packs and improved customer service results among end users to 95 percent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Improving supply chain performance positively impacts the bottom line and positions the organization to extend its resources to provide more care,â&#x20AC;? said Scott Downing, executive vice president at VHA. The awards were presented last month at the VHA national leadership conference in San Diego, Calif.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your story?

Do you or a loved one have a Parkwest experience you want to share? We want to hear it.

Visit www.TreatedWell.com and click on the Parkwest C.A.R.E.S. icon or email Roger Ricker at rricker@covhlth.com.

What people are saying I would like to let you know how wonderful of an experience (all things considered) we had while visiting your hospital. My father was brought in by helicopter for a heart attack with 90 percent blockage. From the moment we called from Delaware, where my boyfriend and I live, we were treated like family. That is something we have never experienced with a hospital. When I called Sunday around 2 p.m., I spoke to a female in the Critical Care unit who confirmed my father was there and was in Bed 14. Upon explaining that we were driving from so far, she told us that while it was going to be past visiting time, we would be allowed to see him. This was pleasantly unexpected after an 11-hour drive. In the morning, we returned to the hospital and had breakfast in the Bistro. The food was hot and filling, and the service was warm and welcoming. In the Critical Care Unit, Nurse Wanda was helpful and friendly. When we had to leave due to visiting hours, she took our number to call us when my father was to be moved to a regular room.

Before we walked 10 feet, she stopped us. She called up to get the room number so we could be there before he was moved â&#x20AC;&#x201C; simply amazing! We went up to the room and waited. Not wanting to be in the way or a bother, we sat down and waited. A few minutes went by and a CNA named John came in and greeted us and made sure we were OK. Then Geri from housekeeping came in. She also asked if we were OK. While we said we were, she saw to it that we had blankets, pillows, extra cups, straws and a few packets of crackers just in case. Thank you to everyone who made this part of our family emergency better. Thank you again to all the staff at Parkwest Medical Center. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Maria DiTrocchio (daughter of Pasquale DiTrocchio admitted 5/22/11)

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Kelly Frère discusses legal needs of the elderly during a “Snack Series” at the Strang Senior Center. Photos by Ruth White

Attorney Richard Fung discusses the different Medicare choices in coverage available to senior adults.

you get the care that is perfect for you.

Elder law attorney Kelly Frère also spoke to guests at Strang Senior Center and addressed issues that regularly pass through her office doors. Frère focuses on the legal needs of the elderly and uses legal tools to meet the goals and objectives of older clients. Legal needs of the elderly include durable

powers of attorney, trusts, estate planning and health care decisions.

One common question asked regards power of attorney. Although the POA may have been issued, Frère said that there is nothing in Tennessee law that requires a financial institution to honor it. Her advice is to have the power of attorney prepared specifically for

the individual and made as “user friendly” as possible.

If a person is a parent’s agent under a financial power of attorney and health care power of attorney and the Social Security Administration (SSA) won’t talk to them regarding the individual, it’s because the SSA doesn’t recognize powers of attorney or court appointed guardians. Forms specific to the SSA must be used for the authorization to be recognized.

Frere addressed the issue of determining the incapacity of an individual by saying that a doctor’s statement is not a legal determination of incapacity. In Tennessee, everyone is presumed to be mentally competent unless a court proceeding determines them to be incompetent. “Too many people think that a doctor’s statement is enough for them to start acting as agent under mom or dad’s power of attorney and override their decisions.

This is not true,” she said.

Any veteran wanting to be buried in the veteran’s cemetery needs to have a

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day, June 21, Food Lion on Center Line Drive, bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, The Shops at Western Plaza, bloodmobile.

■ 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 22, ORNL Federal Credit Union in Karns, bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 22, Walgreens in Fountain City, bloodmobile.

■ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 23, ORNL Federal Credit Union in Halls, bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, Knoxville Center Mall, inside center court, lower level.

■ Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 25, Regal Cinemas

at Downtown West, bloodmobile.

■ 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday, June 27, Knox County Health Department, 140 Dameron Ave., inside community room.

■ 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, June 27, Rutledge Pike Baptist Church, bloodmobile.

■ 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA), 9111 Cross Park Drive, inside conference room.

■ Noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, Family Dollar Store in South Knoxville, 4022 Chapman Highway, bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, Petro’s Chili and Chips at Cedar Bluff,

Understanding long-term care issues To many senior adults, understanding Medicare is as simple as understanding rocket science. Do you want original Medicare or the Medicare Advantage Plan?

Part A and/or Part B? Do you need prescription drug coverage (Part D)?

Attorney Richard Fung spoke with senior adults and caregivers at the Strang Senior Center at a recent “Snack Series,” walked participants through the Medicare coverage choices and helped answer questions regarding making the correct choices.

During the informal, informational session, Fung was able to shed some light on a subject that is confusing to many.

Step one involves choosing how you want coverage.

Original Medicare Part A covers hospital insurance.

Part B covers medical insurance, while Medicare Advantage works like an HMO or PPO and combines

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Part A, Part B and usually Part D. Confused yet? Once you have selected the base coverage, decide if you need to add drug coverage (Part D). If Original Medicare is selected, you may decide to add supplemental coverage (Medigap) to fill the gaps.

The annual enrollment period is expected to change for 2012 to earlier dates, Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, 2011. This will give senior adults plenty of time to brush up on their Medicare facts and make informed decisions.

Still confused? Get informed and seek advice from a trusted individual who knows how to cut through the verbiage and can help

Parkwest first in state to implant graft

A 68 year-old man in Strawberry Plains is the first person in Tennessee to be implanted with a new device that will provide dialysis patients with expanded treatment options.

Parkwest Medical Center vascular surgeon Dr. Christopher Pollock implanted the GORE Hybrid Vascular Graft in the patient on June 13.

Dr. Pollock said the procedure takes about 45 minutes and most patients can return home the same day.

The device is ready to use two weeks after insertion, a timeframe faster than previous graft options.

The GORE Hybrid Vascular Graft became available in the U.S. last month after gaining FDA approval in 2010. Info: 374-PARK.

Medic has teamed up with the Tennessee Smokies and Chick-fil-A to help save lives this summer. Donors will receive a free Smokies Tshirt and a coupon for a free chicken sandwich.

Those interested can donate at any of seven daily mobile sites or one of two fixed sites: 1601 Ailor Ave. and 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut.

Other sites: ■ 2-6 p.m. Monday, June 20, Lance Cunningham Ford, bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, June 20, Walgreens in Powell, bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues-

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DD Form 214 in their personal records. The form is a verification of military service. It is the most important form a veteran will need and should be kept in a safe place. If an individual needs a copy of their DD Form 214, a copy may be obtained from the Veterans Administration by writing to: National Personnel Records Center, Attn: (your service branch) Records, 9700 Page Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132-5000.

For answers to these and other questions that regard elder law, consult a certified elder law attorney. For the latest news in matters affecting seniors, visit Frère’s website at www.gfelderlaw. com.

While attending this informative session, I learned a few things that make understanding Medicare and elder law more simple. Don’t wait until you need Medicare to try to understand it.

I know more about issues senior adults face than I did just last week. I’m ahead of the game, at least until the rules change.

bloodmobile. Donors receive a free regular Petro’s.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 28, The Gallery Shopping Center, 7240 Kingston Pike, bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 29, Kroger on Oak Ridge Highway, 4440 Western Ave., bloodmobile.

■ 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 30, CarMax, 11225 Parkside Drive, bloodmobile.

■ 2-8 p.m. Thursday, June 30, Marbledale Baptist Church, 5935 Thorngrove Pike, inside fellowship hall.

Donors must be at least 17 years old (16 years old weighing 120 pounds with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and have positive identification.

‘Anne Wilson: Local Industry’

The Knoxville Museum of Art will present “Anne Mercy Health Partners has received the fifth annual Wilson: Local Industry” Supply Chain Innovation Award from Premier Healthcare through Sunday, Aug. 7. This Alliance. is the first public exhibition Mercy is one of 14 of Premier’s 2,500 members to re- of the Local Industry Cloth, ceive the award, which recognizes successful innovations produced in 2010 by 2,100 that have created new levels of performance while improv- volunteers alongside 79 ing patient care and safely reducing costs. experienced weavers at the Knoxville Museum of Art. The cloth, 75 feet 9 inches Strang Senior Center long, was created over the Events for the week of June 20: course of three months dur■ Monday, June 20: 9:30 a.m., Watercolor; 10 a.m., ing the artist’s project “Local Cardio 2; 10:30 a.m., Bridge; 12:30 p.m., BANDS class Industry,” part of the exhibi■ Tuesday, June 21: 8:45 a.m., Tai Chi 1; 9:30 a.m., tion “Anne Wilson: Wind/ BB Bridge; 10 a.m., Oil painting; 11:15 a.m., Pilates; 1:30 Rewind/Weave.” Info: www. p.m., Red Hat picnic; 2 p.m., Line dance knoxart.org.

■ Wednesday, June 22: noon, Parkwest presents “Sleep Disorders.” Call 541-4500 to register.

Pottery DVD ■ Thursday, June 23: 8:45 a.m., Tai Chi 1; 10 a.m., The Appalachian Arts Tai Chi 2; 11:15 a.m., Mind & Body; 12:30 p.m., Scrabble; 2 Craft Center in Norris has p.m., Chorus; 5:45 p.m., Advanced Cardio DVDs for sale featuring a ■ Friday, June 24: 8:45 a.m., Advanced Cardio; 9:30 pottery demonstration by a.m., Canasta; 10:30 a.m., Social Bridge; 1 p.m. Rummiinternationally known potkub; 2 p.m. Ballroom ter Charles Counts. Cost is Info or to register for classes: 670-6693. $10. Info: 494-9854.

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They eat grain, carrots about this cute bunny?

His dad is a New Zealand and even grass if they have rabbit, which is the largest an area in which they can breed, and his mom is half be penned. They love the New Zealand and half Cali- shade, especially during the fornian, which is the second heat of summer, and will dig, so keep an eye on them! My largest breed.

Rabbits can make won- rabbit Thumper once dug a derful pets. I had one when I hole under the fence all the was growing up and they can way to the other side to get to be very lovable. They don’t Bonnie, our female, and we require much food or work. ended up with six babies!

If kept outdoors, they reA little time each day can be enough to train the bunny to quire fresh water and plenty remain docile and become of shade to keep cool. In the

winter, a burlap cover over the cage and some extra hay for bedding will provide them with protection from the cold and wind.

Their hutch usually has an enclosed spot with a hole for them to fit into to hide, keep warm or sleep. Rabbits can become very frightened by other animals, so this escape is beneficial to them.

I recently learned of renters who kept their rabbits indoors and have house trained them using a litter box!

If interested in adopting a bunny, call Dan, 254-9613.

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■ Small Breed Rescue Group will have an adoption event 1-4 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at PetSmart on Morrell Road next to West Town Mall.

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■ “Balancing Hormones Naturally: A Holistic Approach to Women’s Hormone Related Health Concerns”, 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21, Bearden branch library; 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 28, Cedar Bluff branch library. Call to register: 659-2733.

■ “Solutions to Stress Caused Health Problems”, 6-7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21, Bearden library. Call to register: 659-2733.

■ Cancer survivor support groups, Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings, at the

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■ Lung cancer support group meets 6 p.m. the third Monday every month at Baptist West Cancer Center, 10820 Parkside Drive. No charge, light refreshments served. Info: Trish or Amanda, 218-7081.

■ Stop Smoking: 215-QUIT (7848) is a program of the Knox County Health Depart-

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Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee (formerly the Wellness Community), 2230 Sutherland Ave. Support groups for cancer caregivers, Monday evenings. Cancer family bereavement group, Thursday evenings. Info: 546-4661 or www.cancersupportet.org.

ROTTWEILER PUPS GOLF CARTS priced TRAIL CRUISER 2004 AKC/DNA profiled, to sell 1997, '98, '99 like new, queen bed, vet checked, $525. for home, farm, or Reduced $7600 cash.

865-426-4841 recreational use.

865-376-6856 All gasoline with tops, beige or white.

SHIH TZU PUPPIES, Motor Homes 237 865-577-8172 CKC reg, 6 wks, shots wormed, blue eyes, adorable, 2 F $350 ea.

BEAVER Fishing Hunting 224 2005 40' Monterey 423-404-4189 Class A, puppeeperson@yahoo.com 400HP Cat C-9 eng., MOUNTED HEADS 3 slides, auto. air SIBERIAN HUSKY 9 of deer, bears, geese, susp., Hydro-Hot, wks, blk & wht M, big fish mounts, etc. cent. vac, W/D, auto grn eyes, CKC, $300.

865-539-1075 sat. dish, 45K mi., 931-510-4269 non-smoking, auto. ***Web ID# 805582*** door & patio awnings, 225 Price Reduced to WOLF HYBRID pups, Garage Sales $130,000. Pics avail. on born May 8, vet ckd request. 865-288-3512 & wormed, $400. BIG MOVING SALE in Sequoyah Hills at 625 FLEETWOOD ICON 423-215-2386 Oakhurst. Jun 25, 8-4. ***Web ID# 805645*** 24A 2009, 5K mi., Quality furn, living dining fully loaded, Gally & office. Bakers rack, YORKIE PUPPIES, slide, AC, elec. or gas Sony TV & cabinet, oak adorable tiny babies, heat, elec. or gas bench, area rugs, books, good with kids, WH, quiet Mercedes bookcases, rocking AKC, S&W, $300. diesel eng. $65K. chair, orig paintings on 865-455-5821.

Call 865-681-3827. canvas, framed prints, Yorkie Puppies, AKC, camera, collectibles, ***Web ID# 807808*** parents 3 lbs., M $600, holiday items, games, F $700. Yorkie mix trumpet, silk flower ar238 $300-$350. 865-376-0537 rangements, scrapbook- Motorcycles ing, wireless broadband YORKIES (2) Male & router, kitchen items, HARLEY DAVIDSON fem., wormed & 1st 1200 Sportster, 1988, linens & more! shots. 6 wks. $250. great shape, $2,800.

423-627-4517 MULTI-FAMILY SALE 865-680-0053 aft 4pm ONE DAY ONLY! Fri, June 24, 9a-5:30p, HARLEY DAVIDSON Horses 143 1704 Harris Rd. Sum- Wide Glide 1996, like new, 2K mi, lots of mer entertaining eschrome. 865-237-4817 sentials, coolers, picnic baskets & sets.

KAWASAKI 1994 Tour50 acre pasture, Children's folding fenced, 4 BR mobile ing Bike, 1200 Voymetal table, home déhome, lg. 10 stall barn ager X11, cruise, racor items, chair & sofa dio, CB, exc. cond. w/elec. & water. slipcovers, comforters, Kingston close to I-40. $3500/bo. 865-223-7087 curtains, lamps, duffel $995/mo. lease + dep. bags & more! Great MOTORCYCLE/ 865-376-1030; 686-5376 stuff, mostly new!

Utility Trailer. 6x12, ***Web ID# 807972*** Don't miss it! enclosed, white, elec. brakes, used little, NEIGHBORHOOD $2,500 (save over SALE Free Pets 145 1K$). 423-371-9050 Edgewater Condos off Canton Hollow.

Suzuki Blvd M50 ZK8 Sat June 25, 9a-3p. ** ADOPT! * * 2008, 650 orig. mi.

Perf. cond. Beautiful.

Looking for a lost pet or a new $4900/bo. 865-742-5510 232 ***Web one? Visit Young-Williams Boats Motors ID# 807191*** Animal Center, the official 43 CALIFORNIAN shelter for the City of DIESEL Trawler, Knoxville & Knox County: Autos Wanted 253 1984, motivated, 3201 Division St. Knoxville.

Paul 954-591-7342 www.knoxpets.org We pay cash for cars or ***Web ID# 807128*** trucks, running or not. * * * * * * * * CROWNLINE 182BR, We buy alum. whls, rad., 1998, 210 actual hrs. converters. 865-556-8956 owner, exc. cond.

Flowers-Plants 189 1$9,900.

865-386-6661

Furnished 3 BR Near puppies, F1B, $250.

Awesome attitudes Sequoyah Marina on Call 865-230-3242 Wanted!

Norris Lake. 2 ac.

Seeking determined Golden Retriever pupproperty loc. across pies AKC, ready 6/16. individuals. the street from priv Vet ck, S&W. $100 dock w/3 car gar & No experience necessary dep. $300. 865-660-9465 fenced enclosure for to make $500-$1000 a ***Web ID# 804041*** dogs. $1400/ mo w/1st & week. Must be 21 with last mo due on closing. valid license. Call Golden Retriever Pupor 865-806-7008 pies AKC. Ready 865/455-1365 Apts - Furnished 72 865-494-8452 ***Web ID# 805594*** now. Parents on site. POND PLANT Sale. $350 ea. 606-521-3524 Floaters $2. Mixed WALBROOK STUDIOS Condo Rentals 76 Healthcare ***Web ID# 807291*** pots $8-$25. Mary110 25 1-3 60 7 ville 865-804-9804 GREAT DANE $130 weekly. Discount EXP'D CAREGIVERS MOVE IN SPECIAL avail. Util, TV, Ph, puppies, AKC reg, NEEDED to work 2 BR Condos Halls Stv, Refrig, Basic born 4/29. $800. Call Lawn-Garden Equip. 190 w/elderly in their area. 2 full BAs, miCable. No Lse. 865-228-8007 homes. Duties incl. crowave, DW, disposal, RAIN BARRELS, 55 gal. light housekeeping, laundry rm. $675 mo.

HAVANESE PUPS custom cut, ready meal prep, hygiene Call 865-680-8496 AKC, home raised, Duplexes 73 ***Web to hook up to gutter. assistance, & transp.

ID# 807585*** 262-993-0460 $45. 865-607-1126.

Immed openings for noahslittleark.com 2 BR, 1 BA renovated, live-in. Call 474-9710 ***Web ID# 804106*** North & Halls. Rooms-Roommates 77 to schedule interview.

Starting at $600.

LAB PUPPIES, AKC, Household Appliances 204a 865-414-1848 1st shots, wormed.

Furnished Room, Near Business Opp. 130 choc $400; yellow 3 BR, 2 BA, Rocky East Town Mall $300. 865-475-5367 Hill area, 7209 $325/mo. No smoke/ $100. ***Web ID# 804991*** AV ON $$$ drugs/booze/pets/ Dogwood Dr. $975.

865-689-6327 G R E AT E AR N I N G S 423-625-3300 call me. parties. 865-951-0510 LABS, Yellow, 9 wks OP P ORTUNITY ! old, wormed & 2 742-6551 shots, parents on Pools/Hot Tubs 209 Real Estate Auctions 52 Real Estate Auctions 52 site, $150. 865-379-0568 HOT TUB, holds Cats 140 MALTESE PUPPIES 2011 6, new, warranty, 51 AKC, shots UTD, jets, LED lights, Himalayans, 6 wks home raised, M&F, waterfall.

Retails APR Reg. S&W. 2 $350-500. 865-679-5975 $8100, now $2790.

M, 2 F, $250 cash Call 865-312-7326 MALTI-POO Puppies, only. 865-247-4964 ***Web ID# 795710*** 7 wks., black, tan, ***Web ID# 807656*** & white, $400.

423-442-9996 Auctions 217 ***Web ID# 806975*** TICA reg, ready for adoption. $550.

NEWFOUNDLANDS, AUCTION MON, July 4, Call 513-846-5125 10am. Cherokee AucAKC, 10 wks., black ***Web ID# 805525*** tion Co. 564-3164 $600, brown $800.

TAL2386 FL5626 606-354-9197 SIAMESE KITTENS, ***Web ID# 807407*** 3 M, 2 F, 12 wks NEXT AUCTION: old, $150. Various PEKINGESE M&F, Tues June 21th, 6pm points. 865-983-4868 CKC, 2nd shots, small Cherokee Auction Co. ***Web ID# 806958*** parents, $300-$350. 86510015 Rutledge Pike 216-5770 I 40 - 10 min from Zoo exit. ***Web ID# 804618*** Dogs 141 POMERANIAN male, Consignments welcome do your estate sale cream color, 10 mos Let us865-465-3164 AMERICAN BULLold, friendly / loving Sale 1: Property address 4672 Dutch Valley; DOGS 4 F $300, 3 M a u c t i o nz i p. c o m $300.

423-291-0072 $250. Reg. Sire & TA L 2 38 6 FL 5 62 6 5,000 sq.ft., zoned F-1. Property was Lyman Dam on site. Avail. POMS. 1 black & cream 6/24 Rob 865-470-3197 Glass Company for 30 yrs.

F, 1 yr old.

Blue Merle cell 865-776-3332 6 yr old F. AKC reg, Medical Supplies 219 $450 ea. 865-242-6995 Sale 2: 4680 Dutch Valley; Commercial lot, Australian Shepherd ***Web ID# 804046*** DAV Chapter 24 has Pups, AKC, loyal, currently used for parking.

FREE RENTAL social, healthy, $350 POODLE NURSERY, OF POWER to $450.

931-808-6541 Sale 3: 2955 Edgewood Ave., Building lot We Have All Sizes, WHEEL CHAIRS ***Web ID# 806402*** all colors. Pups are reg., available for any have shots, health Sale 4: 2959 Edgewood Ave., Building lot Bassett Hound pups, area disabled vetguarantee & wormed. parents on site. $175 eran or members of Our nursery is full.

Terms: 10% buyer’s premium added to all firm. Serious only. their immediate $175 & up. 423-566-0467 865-237-4318 family. Manually sales. 10% buyer’s premium down on real ***Web ID# 805254*** operated wheel POODLES chairs also availestate day of sale, balance at closing. View/ STANDARD Puppies, BICHON PUPPIES, able. Call 690-7690 AKC, $250. inspection, call for appt. Leadbased paint Cute & adorable, CKC for information.

Call 865-230-3242 shots & wormed, & all other inspection starts May 13-June 25. reg., POWER Wheelchair, 6 wks. old, 2 M $350.

PUG PUPPIES, unMini Jazzie from 423-404-4189 reg. $250. 3 Fawn feViewing building is by appt. or 1 hour before live Scooter Store, good males. VISA & MC puppeeperson@yahoo.com cond $425. 865-922-8879 auction; lots anytime.

423-775-6044 BLOODHOUND Pups ***Web ID# 806654*** AKC, 7 wks., S&W, Dir. to auction site: Broadway to Old Broadway $400, 423-257-4322, PUG PUPPY, male, 6 China Crystal Flatware 221 to Walker Blvd. 4672 Dutch Valley Rd. wks. old, reg., shots 423-444-3933 & worming UTD, 5 PC sterling silver Auction sales will take place at Lyman CHIHUAHUA BABIES, $400. 865-661-8111 tea set with silverCKC, M&F, very plate tray, $3,000 Glass building on Dutch Valley Rd. off Old playful & fun, $225. PUPPY NURSERY. obo. 931-484-9853 Many different breeds 865-382-6119 Broadway.

Maltese, Yorkies, ***Web ID# 804119*** Malti-Poos, YorkiCO-OP AVAILABLE TO ALL REALTORS ENGLISH BULLDOG Poos, Shih-Poos, shots Sporting Goods 223 puppies, AKC reg. & wormed. Health 2003 CLUB CAR Golf guar. 423-566-0467 $800. Also 2 older Cart, 48 volt, rear females 865-458-3908 folding seat, headSHELTIES lights, new batterENGLISH BULLDOG AKC reg., sable & ies less than 1 yr. puppy, AKC, 1 F, white, neutered, house & old, excell. cond.

1st shots, vet chk'd, leash trained, health $2,100. 423-319-6735 $1,250. 423-519-0647 guar. 865-719-2040 Lic#2447 • 688-8600 • tnauctiononline.com ***Web ***Web ID# 807486*** ID# 804262*** ***Web ID# 804280*** WEST, 2 BR, 2 BA apt/condo, gas frpl., non-smoking bldg. $700+dep 865-531-7895 ***Web ID# 804290***

Condos- Townhouses 42 HALL REAL ESTATE & AUC2BR/2BA, SEQUOYAH SQUARE CONDOS, Sequoyah Hills near UT area. Great walking & bike trails! $110,000.

Call 675-7607.

Young-Williams Animal Center team member Amanda enjoys a few moments during June’s Adopt a Shelter Cat month with Chloe, a 2-yearold female buff cat. Chloe is in good company at the center with cats and kittens of all sizes, shapes and personalities for adoption. There is a cat for everyone. The center is also offering adoption specials all month, which makes adoption especially budget-friendly. When you visit, notice how many cats are actually free, thanks to sponsorship by their Furry Friend. Chloe is available for adoption at the main center at 3201 Division St. Hours there are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, or stop by Young-Williams Animal Village at 6400 Kingston Pike daily from noon to 6 p.m. See all of the center’s adoptable animals at www.knoxpets.org.

FIBERGLASS fishing boat (no motor), 12'x4', $350. 15 spd Mt. Havoc Huffy Bike $30. 865-254-0266

ment. The hotline is answered 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

■ Support group meeting for family members or caregivers of an adult with a mental illness is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Cherokee Health Systems, 2018 Western Avenue. Info: Rebecca Gill, 602-7807 or www.namiknox.org.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support, for any adult who is suffering loss, meets 6 to 7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month in the UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or to reserve a spot: 544-6277.

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BUICK Park Avenue 2000, cold air, runs great, lthr., loaded. $4500. 865-679-2100.

BUICK Regal GS 1999, loaded, new tires, very econ. & reliable. $2995/b.o. 865-397-7918 ***Web ID# 804562*** Cadillac 2000 Deville, 144K mi, silver, gray lthr, beautiful, mechanically perfect, $5995. 865-809-8458 CHEVY CORVETTE, 2007, convertible, AT, under 7k mi, many options, gar kept, mint cond. $41,500. 865-458-4236 ***Web ID# 806533*** CHEVY IMPALA LTZ 2009, 15K mi, ^ leather, 18" alloys, $11,900. 865-522-4133 Remodeling

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CHEVY IMPALA SS 1996, black w/gray leather int. 350 eng.

All pwr. CD, 17" alloys, great cond. 134k mi. $6000. 865-323-2102 DODGE Challenger 2009, 2 dr. Coupe, 6 spd manual, V8 Hemi w/5.7 liter, SR, auto., all pwr., 8900 mi., red $28,000 nego. 865-992-4849 Dodge Charger 2008, 4 dr, V6, tinted, all opts, 62,472 mi, good cond. 865-483-1862 ***Web ID# 805232*** FORD ZX2 2001 70K mi., AT, AC, good cond. $3200.

865-251-3735; 321-246-8651 MERCURY COMET 1971, 2 dr., 1 owner, ^ 57,500 mi., asking $6000. 865-436-7685.

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CHRISTIAN CLEANING LADY SERVICE. Dependable, refs, Call 660-2636.

MOTHER/ DAUGHTER CLEANING. Free est, refs avail. & bonded, Auto Accessories 254 Lic'd res/comm. 10% off w/this ad thru June MICKEY THOMPSON 2011. 363-8207 or 809ET STREET TIRES. 8543 P245/40R-18, $400 obo.

Call 727-492-7847.

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GIBSON 50' houseboat, sleeps 6, 1 1/2 bath, fully equipped $72,900. 865-675-2402

4 Wheel Drive 258

Houseboat, Stardust 1971, slps 6, Attached Dock, Norris Lake $9,900 OBO 293-8258 ***Web ID# 795357***

Chev. Silverado 1992, 4x4, reg. cab, exc. cond. Rims, bedcover, running bds, extra tires & rims. $6000.

865-399-1930

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FENCE DOCTOR Fencing & repair, chain-link & wood.

I also haul off junk & cut downed trees.

Call 924-3052.

330 MASTERCRAFT 1986 GMC 2007 crew cab, Flooring 22' Tristar Inboard 4x4, LT, red, Z71, 49K V8, 1 owner always, CERAMIC TILE inmi., loaded, nice! dry dock storage. stallation.

Floors/ $22,900. 865-679-6057. $5500/bo 865-332-7407 walls/repairs. 32 yrs exp, exc work!

GMC SIERRA SLT ODYSSEY LEXTRA John 9 3 8 -3 3 2 8 2004, 4x4, diesel, 2003, 27' Pontoon low mi, 5th whl w/trailer, 115HP, 4 hitch, $17,500/b.o, stroke motor. Exc. Jim, 305-923-1145 Furniture Refinish. 331 cond., loaded with ***Web ID# 805659*** ^ extras 1 owner.

DENNY'S FURNITURE $12,500. 865-397-4061 Refinish, re- Tree Service or 865-382-1274 Antiques Classics 260 REPAIR. glue, etc. 45 yrs exp!

Retired but have a deODYSSEY LEXTRA 1965 FORD F100, V8, sire to keep active in 2003 Pontoon, 90HP AT, great cond. the trade. 922-6529 or Johnson, cvr, trlr, exc Original, $3500/obo.

466-4221. Selling an$12,900. 865-494-0711 Call 931-210-3741 tiques too!

PROCRAFT 1989 ***Web ID# 806303*** BASS BOAT 17', 115 CHEVY CORVETTE, Guttering Mariner motor, 2 333 1980, red, 67K mi., live wells, troll. mtr T-Tops, exc. cond. $4,800. 865-805-8967 GUTTER $16,000. 865-577-9209 HAROLD'S SERVICE. Will clean PROLINE 17', center front & back $20 & up. console, 85HP Su- SEEKING ZR1 CorQuality work, guaranvette Mechanic to zuki OB, trlr, great teed. Call 288-0556. cond $6900. 755-1021 take out blown eng. in 1990 ZR1, & put in RANGER Bass Boat good eng. I have XT391 1996 19 1/2 ft. 200 complete good eng. Painting / Wallpaper 344 HP Johnson trl. mtr., Must have exp. & etc. $10,000. 865-573-1184 tools. 865-988-5906 AA PAINTING Int/Ext painting, VISION 200 DC Bass staining, log homes, Boat 1989. Boat, Sport Utility 261 pressure washing. motor, trailer, $6500/ 9 9 2 -4 0 0 2 obo. 865-387-3350 or 6 1 7 -2 2 2 8 ***Web ID# 799039*** Chev Trailblazer LT 4x4 2005, 43K mi, O N E R O OM loaded, lthr, 20" ^ many extras, AT A TI ME Campers 235 rims, exc. cond. $15,500 P A I N T I N G obo.

727-492-7847; 2010 VIEWFINDER Int/ext, wallpaper re865-233-4384 19', sleeps 4, used 4 moval, faux finishes. 15 times, like new, yrs exp, refs avail. Call $17,500. 865-933-3208 Sue at 689-7405 .

Imports 262 BRISTOL-BAY 2008 5th Whl by Sunny- Honda Civic 1996, AT, Paving 345 AC, good cond. 150k brook, 2 AC's, 3 slides, mi. 35 mpg. $1900. 423fireplace, non smoker, 718-1456; 423-593-0445 like new, $24,500 obo. ***Web ID# 807340*** 865-558-5664 Dutchman Lite 2003 29', MERCEDES BENZ C300 2008 bunkhouse, exc. cond.

Sleeps 8-10. All amenities. 4 matic, luxury sedan, AWD, 16,700 miles, Garaged. $7400. 983-1287 Bright silver. Loaded. ***Web ID# 807590*** $28,000. 313-600-6628.

Montana 5th Wheel ***Web ID# 805004*** 2006, 34' w/3 slide NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S outs, 4 season insul.

2008, 1 owner, 39K pkg, dual gas botmi., 4 dr., exc cond. tles, Washer, dryer, $16,900. 865-206-4011 frpl, gently used.

Nice. 865-945-1141. ***Web ID# 804735*** Sports 264

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523-4206, 789-8761

Prowler 2001 TT 27' 1 large slide out, queen PONT. GTO 2006, rare bed in front, bath in color combo, 1 of 125 rear. A/C, gas range / made w/blue ext & heat. Hitch, load levblue int., AT, 10,700 elers / sway bar inmi, many extras, cluded. $8500. 865 717$24,000 obo. 727-4921268 or 717 645-1619 7847; 865-233-4384 ^

B-4 â&#x20AC;˘ JUNE 20, 2011 â&#x20AC;˘ BEARDEN SHOPPER-NEWS

health & lifestyles NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Greene County woman sticks with Fort Sanders Ambulatory Infusion Center Mary Ellen Maybury of Mosheim, Tenn., has a philosophy when it comes to choosing a health care provider. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you ďŹ nd something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mess with it,â&#x20AC;? she says.

Sixty-four-year-old Maybury has rheumatoid arthritis and a disease called Sjogrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (pronounced show-grins) syndrome, an autoimmune disorder. Both cause pain and fatigue, and in her case require a strong medication administered by infusion. It must be dripped into her blood stream over several hours.

So once a month, Maybury drives about 90 minutes from her home in Greene County, to the Fort Sanders Ambulatory Infusion Center on the third ďŹ&#x201A;oor of the hospital in Knoxville, to receive her medication. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is an infusion center (near my home), but it does not have the amenities that Fort Sanders does, and I have no idea what their infection control quality is. I have been so satisďŹ ed with Fort Sanders that I continue to drive the distance.â&#x20AC;?

Infection control is important to Maybury in part because sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a retired nurse and knows how crucial it is. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most patients wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an important thing, maybe. But when you have a port, of course you want to be very careful about the technique.â&#x20AC;?

By â&#x20AC;&#x153;port,â&#x20AC;?

Maybury means a port-a-cath, a small medical device that is installed beneath the skin just below her collarbone.

It connects to a vein so that

Mary Ellen Maybury drives from Green County to the Fort Sanders Ambulatory Infusion Center to receive intravenous medication each month. Infusion nurse Missi Daniel administers Mrs. Mayburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medicine during a recent visit. nurses can both give her medicine directly into her blood stream or draw blood out of it if she needs tests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It works both ways,â&#x20AC;? she explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and I am an impossible person to stick.â&#x20AC;?

Past experience with unsuccessful blood draws convinced her to use the port for all blood laboratory tests.

Maybury asks her doctors to fax their orders to the infusion center. The nurses there retrieve the blood samples straight from the port. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also cost effective, because I just go one place to the get

the labs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much easier for whoeverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drawing blood from me, and much easier for me too. God bless my port,â&#x20AC;? she says with a laugh.

But a port-a-cath â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like any device that is inserted in the body â&#x20AC;&#x201C; must be kept perfectly clean. Maybury has hers ďŹ&#x201A;ushed out every month by the Infusion Center nurses. She knows theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do it right, with proper cleaning techniques. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their technique is wonderful,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone is very particular about hand washing, sanitizing, wearing

gloves, a mask, setting up a sterile ďŹ eld. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in other places where the technique was not the same, so to me itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth the drive to go where I know everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be very proper for infection control.â&#x20AC;?

Good infection control doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean the center is unfriendly, though. Maybury says anyone would be impressed with the homey atmosphere at Fort Sanders Ambulatory Infusion Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You get to know everyone, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very comfortable. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a family. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter what day you go, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get the same high quality of care.â&#x20AC;?

In her case, she often stays six to eight hours for treatments of Rituxin, a powerful drug to combat her autoimmune disorders.

Each reclining chair in the center has its own television, although Maybury says she often just naps. The staff serves her breakfast and lunch, and brings pillows and blankets to keep her comfortable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I come for my infusion Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m usually really feeling bad, so I just snuggle up,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m there all day, and they just attend to all of my needs; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thoughtful and thorough.

They take care of the whole person, not just the patient. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say enough about them. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever dread going, even though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a drive. Once you get there, they make you feel better.â&#x20AC;?

For more information about the Fort Sanders Ambulatory Infusion Services, call (865) 541-2341.

Fort Sanders Regional Ambulatory Infusion Center Sometimes taking medication is more complicated than getting a shot or swallowing a pill. Some diseases like cancer, muscular sclerosis, or Crohnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease require treatments given by infusion, which means that liquid medicines are dripped into a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vein, often through an IV line or a special portal device.

The Fort Sanders Ambulatory Infusion Center, located on the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third floor, provides a complete range of outpatient injection and infusion services including blood transfusions, IV antibiotics and port flushes.

The Center specializes in chemotherapy, hydration therapy, infusions of Remicade and Tysabri, declotting therapies to maintain vascular access devices and iron infusions. The Center also has nurses who are specially trained to refill and maintain Medtronic Intrathecal pumps used for chronic back pain and spasticity.

The safe, comfortable outpatient setting of the Ambulatory Infusion Center allows people to receive services needed privately, without hospitalization and with less restriction on your activities.

Ambulatory Infusion Center leader Kim Rebmann, who is a Certified Registered Infusion Nurse, says patients receive a host of medications under the watchful eye of specialized Infusion nurses, with easy access to Infusion-trained pharmacists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our nurses are experts at starting IVs and managing vascular devices that deliver medication and blood products. They are specially trained to watch for any complications that could develop during an infusion and have the hospital resources available if problems occur.â&#x20AC;?

The patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety and comfort are always top priorities at the Ambulatory Infusion Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While some patients are in the infusion center for just a few minutes for an injection, others might be there for 12 hours for several blood transfusions,â&#x20AC;? explains Rebmann. In each case, they are offered a comfortable recliner where they can relax, watch television or visit with other patients during their stay.

As a registered nurse, Rebmann enjoys giving the kind of specialized nursing care Fort Sanderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ambulatory Infusion Center provides. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small and intimate,â&#x20AC;? says Rebmann. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You get to know your patients, and they become like family. You establish a rapport with them, and they trust you. And because the nurses are specialists, the quality of care is great.â&#x20AC;?

For more information about the Fort Sanders Ambulatory Infusion Center, call (865) 541-2341.

Fort Sanders Regional Infusion Services at Thompson Cancer Survival Center Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells by stopping them from growing and reproducing. Treatment may take only a few minutes or last several hours and be given daily, weekly or monthly.

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Weigel’s – an American story Local dairy celebrates 80 years

By Greg Householder

Age is but a number Seniors stay fit at The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs See page C-4

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The Weigel’s Farm Stores Inc. story is the quintessential American business story. It is a story of a family business launched to fill a need and adapting to changing times, succeeding with perseverance and luck.

The Powell-based dairy and convenience store company is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year with “80 Days of Wow” which kicked off June 13 and runs through Aug. 31. The company will be giving away $200,000 in prizes through social media and in-store promotions. The celebration culminates with a grand prize cookout in early September.

Weigel’s Stores is East Tennessee’s only familyowned local dairy. Weigel’s operates 56 stores with more than 500 employees in Knox and surrounding counties, including the recently opened Lake City location. Weigel’s was founded in 1931 by brothers William and Lynn Weigel.

The company is run today by William’s son, Bill Weigel.

Bill grew up in Powell being called Billy, and graduated from Vanderbilt University where he majored in pre-med. His dad told

Bill Weigel stands on the Weigel’s farm at Broadacres in Powell.

Photos by S. Clark

The Weigel’s corporate headquarters. Weigel’s is celebrating its 80th year in business. him there would always be a job for doctors, but as Bill neared the end of his undergraduate work, his dad

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If your children have already started that “I don’t have anything to do” summertime refrain, or if they haven’t and you’re frantically trying to forestall it, Smart Toys and Books has come up with enough ways to keep youngsters entertained nearly all summer long.

The Franklin Square store’s one-hour workshops, held on Wednesdays and Fridays, are popular with both school age kids and their parents because they teach a lot in a fun way.

The workshops fill up fast, so don’t tarry. Here’s this summer’s line-up so far:

Anne Hart

June 22 – Color in Tattoo Party: Apply skinfriendly ink markers in cool summer colors to make wearable art. Pick from suns, moons, stars, insects, rockets, dragons and others to color. 11 a.m., age 5 and up, $6.

June 24 – Welcome to Our Science Lab: Find out how a tiny marble expands to 300 times its size and explore how super absorbency polymers do the work. Use jelly ice crystals, jumbo jelly spheres and colored crystals to demon-

vive and thrive.

“We have square buildings on corners. We’ll be selling something.”

Like any family business, the “official” beginning is hard to peg. The Weigel family experience in the U.S. dates back to 1847 when Carl Augustus Weigel brought his family over from Germany. Originally, the plan was to move to Wisconsin, but upon arriving in New York, Weigel met George F. Gerding who was the chief working partner of the East TenTo page C-3

strate amazing “scientific magic.” 2 p.m., age 5 and up, $6.

June 29 – Pop Stick Art: Use clean colored sticks to make giraffes, caterpillars, peacocks, flowers and cow puppets. Take them home and have a puppet show. 11 a.m., age 3 and up, $8.

July 9 – High Flying Foam Fliers: Design and paint four fantastic flying foam planes. Each plane has a seven-inch wingspan and durable construction.

11 a.m., age 5 and up, $6.

July 8 – Make Your Own Badge Art: Make four badges using a template or designing your own, color with markers and wear and share. Bring a favorite picture to add.

Design, snap together and clip them anywhere. 2 p.m.,

Kids ‘get smart’ Smart Toys offers summer workshops

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wrote to him, inviting him to join the family business.

After years of organic chemistry, Bill was ready.

“Lots of time, you’re just plain lucky,” he said last week. “You’re just not smart enough all the time.”

Bill’s son, Kurt, has joined the company and is waiting in the wings to succeed his father. But things are tough right now.

“We’re suffering like the rest of the country,” says Bill Weigel. “It’s not a sales problem but a margin problem.

Sales are fine but expenses keep going up.”

Weigel’s has tried to hold prices, and Bill expects the economy to improve. He’s confident Weigel’s will sur-

Alex Mason and Beckham Spiller “camp out” in the tent at Smart Toys and Books.

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Celebrating fathers

long & short Toast and Coffee with Barbara Pelot at Long’s Drug Store

Of all the jobs I’ve had in my lifetime, the job of fatherhood has been the most rewarding – and daunting. It seems like only yesterday that I was

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Join us each Wednesday from 9 to 10 a.m.

Alvin Nance Executive Director and CEO, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation

Raising awareness of elder abuse Terri Ware, Caroline Combs, Pat Kline, Stan Boling, Kathy Sergeant, Jan Coe and Jan Johnson sport purple clothes, along with a purple banner, in recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. They are members of Knox County Elder Watch, which raises awareness of the financial, physical and sexual abuse, as well as exploitation and neglect, of senior citizens. The group also offers a training program to local churches called “Beware, Be Smart and Be Safe” to educate senior consumers about scams. “If everyone would adopt a neighbor, someone in a nursing home or someone who is alone, and check in on them, we wouldn’t have abuse,” says Boling, vice president for senior services at Covenant Health. To report abuse of the elderly: 1-800-252-5400.

Campaigning for change Ron Peabody, who is best known for his position against the Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness, debates with TYP supporter Barbara Pelot. He resigned as co-chair of Compassion Knoxville, a citizen-led effort to get public input on how to address homelessness, in order to run for City Council at-large Seat C. His experience in dealing with the issue has helped him understand that “a lot of major decisions are made by a small group of people,” he says.

He wants to encourage people to get involved if they want to make see changes in the community. Changes he’d like to make include a community-based plan to tackle homelessness, a five-second yellow light on all city signals and a transition away from a traditional pension plan for city employees. Pelot says she’d like for pension decisions to be made by a task force, “to get the politics out of it.”

Not an axe-grinder but a vision-caster City Council at-large Seat A candidate George Wallace tells Barbara Pelot that while he’s not a political person, he has a lot invested in the community. “I don’t have an axe to grind,” he says.

But because of his experience as a principal in Coldwell Banker Wallace and Wallace, he knows how to “cast a vision, and make a plan for how to get there.” Wallace and Pelot are joined by mutual friend Scottie Dunford, who, according to Pelot, once put sand fleas in the britches of Mayor Tim Burchett. It remains to be seen if Dunford will support Wallace, but he’s a definitely a fan of the candidate’s wife. “He’s crazy about Stephanie,” says Wallace. Photos by Wendy Smith

Kids ‘get smart’ From page C-1 age 5 and up, $8.

July 13 – Paint Your Favorite Pet: Paint (with non-toxic colors) your own special pet to take home. Choose two from among dinosaurs, dogs or cats. 11 a.m., age 5 and up, $8.

July 15 – Nature Sand Art: Use the hottest colors of sand to peel, sprinkle and spread a beautiful art piece. 2 p.m., age 5 and up, $6.

July 20 – Sticky Mosaics Sparkly

Notebooks: Decorate a notebook with gems and jewels using sticky mosaics on the front and back covers. Age-appropriate notebooks are available for each age group.

11 a.m., age 3 and up and 6 and up, $8.

July 22 - Sun Catchers: Paint four different sun catchers using a rainbow of colors, then hang them in the windows. 2 p.m., age 4 and up, $8.

Reservations and materials fees are required in advance and space is limited. To register, call Smart Toys and Books at 6911154 or go to the store.

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Burchett in Farragut Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett spends a moment with Ed Whiting at the Farragut West Knox Chamber breakfast last week. Burchett drew support for his budget, which passed later that day 9-2. Photo by N. Lester

Good Scents sets reception Goode Scents, Etc., located at 114 Carr Street in Bearden, will host a reception for local artist Judy Sinclair at 6 p.m.

Thursday, June 30. Snacks and beverages will be served.

All are invited to meet Sinclair and enjoy her exhibit of colorful collage work which utilizes paint, photography, stained glass, hand-made frames and art papers.

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transformations holding babies in my arms and feeling the tremendous weight of responsibility in raising them. Even though my children are grown, I still place great importance on my role as father, and I’m really enjoying being a grandfather.

On Saturday, KCDC kicked off Father’s Day celebrations a day early as part of a HUD initiative.

We – and public housing authorities across the country – hosted events intended to bring fathers and their children together to celebrate fatherhood and family, while also connecting fathers to local programs and services. The events were an excellent way to support fathers and recognize the importance of their involvement in the lives of their children.

It was gratifying to see so many of our residents come to enjoy good food, fun and fellowship, and I am grateful for those who worked so hard to make the events successful.

KCDC’s Resident Services and Community Involvement committees, including Ashley Ogle, Kim Mills, Teresa Lawson, Jennifer Jameson and Becky Fetters, did a great job of handling the many event planning details, while many of our employees volunteered time to staff the events.

Area nonprofits pitched in to provide valuable health, education and vocational information.

Their involvement provided practical and timely information to fathers and other caregivers.

The Western Heights Community Alliance and First Baptist Concord at Western Heights made the Western Heights celebration particularly memorable with inflatables, a cookout and exhibitors. Other important event partners included: Eternal Life Harvest for Walter P. Taylor Homes; Lost Sheep Ministries and First Baptist Powell for North Ridge Crossing; and the Baptist Ministry at Montgomery Village.

Finally, I’d like to thank our partner the Boys and Girls Clubs for graciously opening up their facilities in our neighborhoods so that we could host the events and Larry Cox with Homestead for donating food for all four events.

My hat is off to all those who expended a great deal of time, energy and effort to celebrate fathers.

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Lott talks ‘Vol for Life’ at West Knox Rotary ity house now under construction. Lott talks about “branding,” and Bob Kesling coaches on media training.

“Everything I do with the team is mandatory,” he said.

“We’re developing a fiveyear curriculum.”

By Sandra Clark Andre Lott played defensive back for coach Phillip Fulmer from 1997 until 2001. A member of the National Championship team who was drafted by the Washington Redskins, Lott played seven years in the NFL. He spoke recently to the West Knox Rotary Club.

“Not For Long. That’s what NFL stands for,” he said.

Now Lott works for coach Derek Dooley, tasked with developing the Vol for Life program for football players. He’s married with two daughters and working toward his doctorate.

“I’m a big brother to (the players),” he said.

Vol for Life involves character education about real life issues. Dave Ramsey donated his financial curriculum to the program.

Meet the members Skylar Dean is an Edward Jones associate based in Cedar Bluff at Middlebrook Pike. A graduate of Andre Lott Tennessee Wesleyan, he is single with family in Chat“We talk about car leases, tanooga. how to dress, how to dine.”

He has significant volLott also works on career unteer involvement for one development including job so young and mentioned searches and interviews. He his college literature major talks spiritual development when addressing the club. which he calls the four B’s: “Everyman” taught him Bible, books, ball (football) that good works will meet death with an individual. So and babes.”

He leads the players into he joined Rotary to affiliate community outreach such with others who believe in as the Habitat for Human- service before self.

New members (from left): Skylar Dean Charlie Schilleci and Shannon Harper Charlie Schilleci recently transferred from the Downtown Club.

He was born in Birmingham and graduated from the University of Alabama in 1978. After several years in sales, in 1986 he changed careers and become a financial planner with IDS/ American Express. In 1987 he won Rookie of the Year in Pittsburgh. In 1990 he became a Certified Financial Planner and manager with American Express Financial Advisors. In 1994 he left AMEX to start his own firm,

Nexus Financial Network, which grew to three offices and 12 advisors before the bear market of 2001-02 convinced him to be with a larger firm. In 2009, Charlie sold his book of business to his team and accepted a nonproducing role as complex manager for Wells Fargo for the Knoxville area, managing operations in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Johnson City and Morristown.

Charlie and Christine have been married for 28 years, live in Farragut and have three children, all

graduates from or students at the University of Alabama.

Shannon Harper joined Rotary in March, sponsored by Oliver Smith.

A Knoxville native, he attended West High and graduated from UT with a degree in business management and finance. He is vice president of the Harper dealerships and says this position feels like being the “assistant head coach.”

His family includes wife Emily Reynolds Harper, parents Tom and Janet, and sister Samma and her husband, Morgan Bromley.

Samma is corporate attorney for Long Ragsdale and Waters, and Morgan is a developer and Jos A Bank franchisee in Asheville and the greater southeast.

His interests include road biking, his family and dogs, cars (old and new), boating on Fort Loudoun and Norris, travelling the world, live concerts, and the outdoors.

Weigel’s – an American story From page C-1

Elaine and Stan Fronczek, Bettye Sisco of the Farragut West Knox Chamber and Gene Treacy, owner of Campbell Station Wine and Spirits, sponsor of the Second Harvest event, held monthly at American Piano Gallery in Turkey Creek.

Second Harvest gains from wine tasting Erin Cope of Triple C Distributors, which donated wine for the event. Food was donated by Kroger Marketplace. Featured wines were Chandon Brut Sparking Wine, Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio, Folie A Deux Chardonnay and Kung Fu Girl Riesling.

Linda Bonds, a former Farragut High School teacher who now is a life coach, and Steven Frampton, coowner of Rhama, 9237 Middlebrook Pike, enjoy networking at the Second Saturday for Second Harvest. Info about Steven’s business: 809-7201, www. quantumselfdiscovery.com or www.ramacenter.com/.

nessee Colonization Company. Gerding was selling property for the company in Wartburg in Morgan County.

After spending about five years in Wartburg, the Weigels moved to the Forks of the River area east of Knoxville.

Carl Augustus Weigel’s son, Christian Frederick, was born in Germany and came to America at age 3. Christian Frederick Weigel had two sons, William Walter, born in 1882, and Arthur Wallace, born in 1885.

In 1918, the brothers bought a farm in what was then known as Powell Station.

William Walter had two sons, William Walter Jr., born May 1, 1911, and Lynn Burkhart, born June 21, 1917.

The elder William Walter and his brother, Arthur, divided their farming operations about 1931. Arthur and his son, Wallace, established Sunny Slope Dairy. Walter established W.W. Weigel and Sons and began a dairy operation called Broadacres Dairy – forerunner of the current Weigel’s Farm Stores Inc. One might think that dairy farming would be one industry that would see little change through the years.

That would be incorrect, according to Bill Weigel.

The Weigel brothers enjoyed great success during the ’30s and ’40s, supplying milk to Civilian Conservation Corps camps and the secret war operation in Oak Ridge.

The company’s routes for home delivery grew every year; however, by the late 1950s things changed. Women took jobs outside the home and were no longer available to accept delivery of milk. The industry was in danger.

The Weigel brothers adapted. Lynn recalled seeing a drive-thru type of store in Miami. He and his wife drove through the night with measuring tape in hand to get the dimensions of the Florida store building.

They returned to Powell and the brothers found and purchased their first Weigel’s Jug-O’Milk Farm Store on Sanderson Road. By using returnable milk jugs, the Weigels could pass along the savings for packaging to the consumer. The practice guaranteed loyal customers.

Just as Bill Weigel was initiating changes to improve the company’s profitability in 1961, he was called up to serve in the Air

The old log cabin in which Bill Weigel was born is located in front of the Weigel’s dairy.

A Weigel’s truck sports the company’s Tombras-created slogan – “So fresh it moos.”

National Guard during the Berlin Airlift.

He returned to oversee development of the current convenience store concept and in 1964, the company opened Knoxville’s first convenience store.

In 1966, Weigel’s introduced the ICEE product here. In 1970, the company began the area’s first self-service gasoline sales.

William Walter Weigel Jr. passed away in 1974, and Bill and Lynn continued to run the company.

Through the decades, the company has evolved to a territory that reaches from Greeneville to Kingston, from Lake City to Loudon.

And it owns several buildings on corner lots. “We’ll be selling something.”

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New senior classes

Eating healthy … vital at all ages Eating well is vital for everyone at all ages. Whatever your age, your daily food choices can make an important difference in your health and in how you look and feel.

Casey Peer Registered Dietitian

Studies show that a good diet in your later years reduces your risk of osteoporosis, high blood pressure, heart disease and certain cancers. As you age, your calorie needs are less. But you still need just as many of the nutrients in food.

Keep in mind, eating well doesn’t have to mean spending more money or buying costly ‘health foods.’

Keep in mind, eating well doesn’t have to mean spending more money or buying costly “health foods.” You can eat well on a budget by planning ahead and choosing foods that give you more nutrition for your money. In fact, you might find that you spend less, not more, to eat right.

Start by planning your meals and snacks in advance. Take a shopping list with you to the grocery store and try to buy only the items on the list. Before you shop, check store flyers to look for nutritious foods and ingredients that are on sale.

Get more nutrition for your money by choosing fruits and vegetables, fatfree or low-fat milk products, whole grains, lean meats and other healthy foods.

Avoid convenience foods, sweets and snack foods that give you fewer nutrients for your food dollars.

Before you buy, think about how much of a product you’ll really use.

Buy only enough fresh fruits and vegetables to eat within a few days.

Also, try not to buy more perishable items than you will use before the “useby” date marked on the package. Meats, poultry, fish, seafood, cooked vegetables, dairy products and eggs are examples of perishable foods.

Planning ahead can help you choose healthy foods when you shop. It can also help you get the most for your money.

Boost confidence, health

By Sandra Clark

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here’s help for seniors of all ages and levels of physical ability at The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs.

Two new classes have joined the lineup. They’re free for members and available for nonmembers. Both are taught

by Becky Polite, a personal trainer whose degree is in recreation with minors in gerontology and therapeutic recreation.

Becky Polite Gerontology, by the way, is the broad-based study of physical, mental and social changes in people as they age.

Becky was drawn to the field after watching family members age.

“No one is normal; everyone has an issue,” she says.

Lisa Wolf, managing director of the Wellness Center, is excited to extend program offerings. “This is not just a gym for the physically fit,” she says. “It’s a medically based, safe environment for seniors to enjoy.”

Sit to be Fit is a chairbased exercise program for those who have difficulty standing or balancing. Becky says: “We will work on balance, strength and flexibility with participants sitting or standing with a chair close by.”

The class meets each Monday at 9 a.m. in a classroom. Music is “appropriate,” meaning ’50s swing rather

than the raucous Zumba, and participants can be of any age or ability.

“If someone like my mom came, I’d want her to have a safe instructor,” says Becky.

“After age 65, we fall an average of once per year. The class works on balance for life tasks such as stepping off a curb or getting into and out of a car.

“You can work on your core whether seated or standing.”

Becky has had participants who use a cane or walker; one was blind.

Forever Fit is for more active seniors. Classes meet each Wednesday at 1 p.m. and emphasis cardiovascular exercise along with light hand weights or tubing. “It is low impact,” says Becky, “and music appropriate.” (That means more Lawrence Welk, folks.)

The class offers strength conditioning, help with range of motion and relaxation. Both classes are open to men and women of any age.

Benefits include improved fitness, fun, a social atmosphere and a sense of community, Lisa said. “Classes are geared toward the fitness level of participants.” Class size is often small initially until folks tell their neighbors and classes grow by reputation.

Obviously, more strenuous classes are available along with state-of-the-art workout equipment. Classes include the “Work It Circuit,” offered in a boot camp format; “Pump”; and “Functional Fitness.”

Becky Polite moved here from Orlando four years ago.

She lived in Germany for 12 years and is absolutely passionate about helping older adults meet their goals.

“I’ve seen people get off blood pressure meds or lose weight.

I’ve seen a man walk into class barely able to lift his arm and after our program he’s reaching up to change a light bulb.

“It’s really true – if you don’t use it, you may lose it.”

Listening to her you know Becky Polite will not let anyone in her classes “lose it.” In fact, we may see an army of cane-wielding Baby Boomer grannies and pappies charging down Middlebrook Pike to create social change. After all, that is “age appropriate.”

PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS Zumba is a Latin-inspired, dance-fitness class that incorporates Latin and international music and dance movements.

Beginners are welcome and no experience is necessary.

Pilates – Improve your balance and core strength with our Pilates class.

Yoga – Learn essential yoga basics and experience the wellness benefits 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 fit 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.

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 fitness 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 flavor 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 fourweek 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 floor.