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It was a dark and stormy night. A shot rang out! A woman screamed!

Seriously, folks, it was election night and Knoxville mayoral candidate Madeline Rogero’s supporters gathered at the Foundry.

Betty Bean gives you a blow-by-blow of a suspenseful evening.

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“I’ve lived here my whole life. East Tennessee has everything going for it.

But progressive cities all have bike lanes.”

In spite of the abundance of greenways, and a growing emphasis on making Knoxville a “green” city, West Knoxville is less than friendly to cyclists. A commuter who could make his or her way to the entrance of the Ten Mile Creek Greenway at the Wynnsong Theater off of North Peters Road would have a contiguous greenway ride to downtown. But

A win over Georgia gives UT’s football team a chance for a successful season, but victory over the Bulldogs is hardly a given. Will the Vols take the right route from the crossroads?

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When Internet broadcast company Knoxivi debuted “11 O’Clock Rock” two years ago, co-host Brent Thompson thought the show might last for seven episodes. He was wrong.

The live variety show, which is broadcast each weekday from the company’s Market Square studio, celebrated its 500th episode last week. The show’s longevity is due to fantastic local business partners and the good faith of Knoxivi owners Susan Ridgell and Joe Dickie, says Thompson, who is also the company’s business manager.

But much of the show’s charm comes from the chemistry between Thompson and co-host Lauren Lazarus. Their zany banter during regular features like Bird Bath and Question of the Day provides chuckles between music sets and interviews.

“We don’t take ourselves seriously at all. We’re just hanging out,” he says.

He praises Lazarus’s timing and acting skills. Her appearance on a Knox Area Transit commercial called “Getting Noticed” has made her a familiar face around town.

Thompson is a musician, and his connections to the local music scene played a role in the concept of “11 O’Clock Rock.” The company wanted to produce live daytime programming based on research that said 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. are peak Internet-watching hours. The original schedule for the show was 11

By Betty Bean In August, City Council voted down a developer’s request to place a 50-foot tall sign atop a 10-foot berm at the corner of Moss Grove Boulevard and Kingston Pike and ruled that the sign at the entrance to the Sherrill Hill development could be no more than 30 feet tall.

Council member Joe Bailey didn’t go along with reducing the sign’s height, but said he would

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thing going for it. But progressive cities all have bike lanes.”

Bike lanes would help cyclists reach greenways safely and allow Harms to enjoy his hobby – long distance riding – without having to deal with motorists who resent sharing the road. He rode 90 miles on a recent Sunday afternoon.

“You can’t do that on a sidewalk.”

He’s been “all but assaulted” by motorists who drive too close, he says. It’s a dangerous game that could be deadly to a cyclist clipped by a mirror. At the same time, he understands that some of the behavior stems from Former Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe, Knoxville Mayor Dan Brown, City Coun- anger at having to slow down for bicycil member Duane Grieve, City Council member Charlie Thomas and Knoxville cles on roads that have no shoulder.

Parks and Recreation Director Joe Walsh unveil a bench installed in honor of Kelley Segars, the Knoxville ReDonna Young, center, who retired as Knoxville’s greenways coordinator last gional Transportation Planning Orweek. The bench is on the Papermill Bluff Greenway, which officially opened ganization’s (TPO) Bicycle Program last week. Photo by Wendy Smith Coordinator, agrees that biking in West Knoxville is hazardous. She’s getting from the house to the green- fact that his hometown isn’t better not optimistic that conditions will improve any time soon. way on a bike is a risky proposition. suited for bicycling.

Even if Knoxville had progresGerry Harms, one of the owners “I’ve lived here my whole life,” of Cedar Bluff Cycles, laments the he says. “East Tennessee has everyTo page A-3

a.m. to 1 p.m., but the time slot was shortened so as not to compete with Downtown’s other live music show, the WDVX Blue Plate Special, which is at noon Monday through Saturday at the Knoxville Visitor’s Center.

While one of the objectives of “11 O’Clock Rock” is to showcase local, regional and even national performers, Thompson also sees it as an opportunity to “sell” Knoxville. The show’s audience is “all over the place,” he says, and is especially popular with the 21 to 40 age group.

Some of the show’s highlights during its first two years were national personalities like Sinbad and Pauly Shore, who dropped his pants to show off his “mankini” during his interview. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, a Vancouver resident made regular appearances on the show via Skype.

The 500th episode deviated from its normal schedule to allow for a bash that rocked Market Square last Thursday evening. The show took place outside the studio and featured musical acts like Matt Butcher and Kukuly and the Arabic House Party, slam poetry, and the unveiling of an “11 O’Clock Rock” work of art by Ammi Knight. Prints of the painting will be available at the studio, and proceeds will benefit a music charity.

The high point of the evening for Thompson came when new celebrity promotionals for the show were

Brent Thompson and Lauren Lazarus, co-hosts of Knoxivi’s “11 O’Clock Rock,” celebrate the variety show’s 500th episode with a party in front of the company’s Market Square studio. Photo by Wendy Smith played. The promos are recorded by Steve Wildsmith, weekend editor of the Maryville Daily Times, and they are always a surprise.

One was recorded by Jason

Scheff, bassist for Thompson’s favorite band, Chicago. He offered congratulations and said he knew something about longevity himself.

ably pro-business voter, said he believes that reducing visual clutter is pro-business.

“Nobody benefits from having a propose a resolution amending the sign ordinance that would cut al- sign high in the sky,” he said. “I just lowable signage height from 50 feet felt like we can’t go back in history and lower all the signs, but we need to 25 feet.

At 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, the to recognize what an asset our hillMetropolitan Planning Commis- sides and ridges are for the whole sion will hold a public forum in the area, and that we have a bunch of Small Assembly room at the City ugly signs all over the place.

“I’ve been working on the sign isCounty Building to consider Bailey’s amendment, which will go before sue since I’ve been on council and I just thought if we lower these City Council at its Oct. 13 meeting.

Bailey, who is considered a reli- signs down halfway, we could pre-

serve the scenery behind them. I don’t think you gain an advantage by having a sign higher in the sky,” said Bailey, who is finishing up his second term and will term limited off City Council in December.

Council member Nick Pavlis said he’s all for Bailey’s resolution.

“In my mind, it’s got to start somewhere,” he said. “The attraction of East Tennessee is our natural beauty, and the sign pollution we’ve got is unacceptable. There

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We are excited to announce that the transaction by Health Management Associates to acquire or lease all of Mercy Health Partners’ hospitals is complete. And we are honored to have been named the hospital CEOs for the newly named Tennova Healthcare.

The new name of the health system has great significance.

The first part of “Tennova” connotes Mercy’s roots in Tennessee. The second part of the name—“nova”—is formed from the Latin word “novare,” meaning “to make new.” It is also the foundation of the English word innovation, which will be the hallmark of Tennova’s approach to healthcare delivery and is one of the six Pillars upon which all Health Management hospitals are built. The new name supports Health Management’s desire to grow the Mercy system into the future, build upon its longstanding mission, and succeed as the leading provider of healthcare in the region.

Together, these words combine to form Tennova and carry a promise of delivering the latest in healthcare for residents of East Tennessee. It’s a promise of new technologies to advance the art and science of medicine, new state-of-the-art equipment for use by skilled physicians, new and expanded services, and innovative new ways to deliver healthcare to this region.

While each hospital leadership team consists of both new and familiar faces, we all consider it a privilege to build Tennova Healthcare with an organization like Health Management, which has an excellent track record of being committed long-term to the communities we serve. Since the first hospital Health Management acquired in Paintsville, Kentucky—which is still a partner—the company has a rich history of joining a community and remaining a good corporate citizen for a long time.

Tennova Healthcare brings together talented individuals, with a focus on quality care and patient satisfaction.

Through this transition in name and ownership, our goal is to marry the strengths of each facility into one great healthcare system in East Tennessee. We are committed to making this transition a smooth one for all of Tennova’s Associates, physicians, volunteers and you—our patients and neighbors.

In our recent discussions with Health Management Associates, CEO Gary Newsome said it best when he shared that “the spirit and quality of people are what make a hospital great.” He also went on to say that he believes each of the Tennova Healthcare Associates exhibit that spirit and quality and we are in total agreement.

New opportunities abound and we look forward to implementing some of our ideas for physician recruitment, for facility improvements and for new technology throughout Tennova. We’ll share the news of those advances with you soon.

As we move into this new beginning, we will strive to join the strengths of the past with the innovative ideas of the future to ensure that our commitment to delivering quality patient care will remain the focus of everything we do. Keep in mind that this transition process is a journey, and we need your help to make it a success. We welcome your thoughts and look forward to receiving suggestions on how to make Tennova Healthcare the preferred provider in East Tennessee.

In closing, we know you have a choice in healthcare. At all Tennova facilities and through each Associate and physician, we are committed to providing you excellent care. We are focused on building upon the 80-year history, culture, heritage and mission of the Mercy family of hospitals and the important role of caring they play in East Tennessee.

We personally look forward to meeting you and seeing you in the community. Please don’t hesitate to share your thoughts, passions and ideas with us and others here as we build the future of Tennova Healthcare together.

For more information, we encourage you to visit TennovaHealthcare.com.

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Ramsey says small business is alive and well Dave Ramsey has the out of the back of his car. answer to the country’s eco“I’ve been working at this nomic woes – free enter- for 20 years. Now I’m an prise. overnight success.”

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Wendy Smith Ramsey, a UT graduate, has built an empire by helping people get out of debt.

He was at Books -A-Million last week to sign copies of his new book, “EntreLeadership.” Hundreds showed up for a personal encounter with the radio show host, television personality, author and speaker.

Most people work for small businesses, he says, and he’s tired of business being portrayed as “evil.”

He held up Tim and Robin Harris, owners of Knoxville Wholesale Furniture, as people who work hard and provide a valuable service. The company is an Endorsed Local Provider on Ramsey’s website.

This is the best time in history to start a company, given the opportunities provided by Facebook, YouTube, eBay and Twitter, he says.

“You can be in business in 20 minutes.”

He advised his audience not to listen to dire economic news.

“If you’re down about the economy, throw a brick through your TV,” he says.

“Is the whole place caving in? No. Nine percent unemployment means 91 percent employment.”

Ramsey gained and lost a fortune in real estate investing before writing “Financial Peace,” which he sold

Local author makes a living through e-book sales

East Tennesseean Deborah Grace Staley finally has a successful career as a novelist, but it’s been a long, hard road. She shared the story of her Angel Ridge series with the Knoxville Writers Group last week.

Staley never intended to become a novelist. She wasn’t even much of a reader, except for Harlequin Romance novels. But the books inspired her to put her imagination to work. She took classes at UT and wrote a few books that never sold.

She later found inspiration in a historic home she purchased near Greenback.

She wrote three Angel Ridge books, which were picked up by a new publisher – so new that she had to promote the series herself. She found herself selling books at craft fairs, and ended up sick and exhausted. At that point, she decided to give up on a writing career.

After a five-year hiatus, Staley received a call from Bell Bridge Books, a company that specializes in Southern series. The company republished the books, and electronic versions “went crazy” on Amazon. She now has a contract to write three more books.

“This is a way for us to make a living as writers,” she said.

The third book in the series, “What the Heart Wants,” won the Holt Medallion.

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Financial guru Dave Ramsey said small business owners, like Tim and Robin Harris of Knoxville Wholesale Furniture, employ the majority of Americans. Ramsey spoke to hundreds who attended his book signing at Books-A-Million last week.

“Writing isn’t something that you do. It’s something that you are. It’s like breathing.”

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BlueOut demonstrates the power of social media

Bluegrass; Pabst Blue Ribbon; Bleu Cheese coleslaw.

All were on the menu at the inaugural BlueOut, held last week at Cherokee Mills.

The event was a collaboration between social media gurus Tori Rose of Blue Media Boutique and Jeremy Floyd of Bluegill Creative.

They wanted to serve their community and demonstrate how social media can be used to cultivate an event. Because they wanted a videographer, they added Margaret Slattery of Blue Frog Creations to the mix.

Why is blue such a popular color among creative types? Rose has no idea, but says “Blue” is also her nickname.

During the month of August, community members nominated their favorite nonprofits using Facebook and Twitter. In September, votes were taken for the top three finalists. Random Acts of Flowers beat out Helen Ross McNabb Center and Diaperlove for a $5,000 donation, but the other two also received prizes, which were awarded at the bluethemed dinner.

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sive leadership that made safe cycling a priority, limited funding and the length of time required for transportation projects make bike lanes in West Knoxville a pipedream for now, she says.

She notes that recent improvements to Campbell Station Road and Lovell Road include the addition of bike lanes. But the fact that West Knoxville isn’t laid out in a grid means there aren’t enough choices for motorists or cyclists, she says.

Because all traffic is using just a few roads, motorists are already mad, even without bikes slowing down the commute.

“They forget that roads are for people, not for cars.”

Because it’s her job to make cycling a viable option for getting around town, Segars is doing her best to keep riders safe. Given that bike lanes aren’t likely to appear soon, she aims to educate motorists as well as cyclists.

“We’re trying to get people to chill out, stop texting and stop doing 20 different things while they’re behind the wheel.”

Tori Rose of Blue Media Boutique and Billy Rivet and Jeremy Floyd of Bluegill Creative enjoy the sounds of the Lonetones at BlueOut, held last week at Cherokee Mills. Photos by Wendy Smith

From page A-1 The TPO’s Bicycling Program also coordinates events, like the 11th annual Neighborhood Bike Ride on Oct. 22, and educational opportunities, like Traffic Skills 101 classes for kids and commuters. The program generates excitement about cycling, and having more bikes on the road makes it safer, she says.

West Knoxville should have roads that are safe for cyclists. Like our greenway system, it would mark Knoxville as a forwardthinking city.

might be room for a few exceptions at major interstate intersections, but I applaud the effort to start looking at this and seeing what we can do to help ourselves. You look at Asheville and you look at Knoxville – they’ve got some work to do, but they generally do a better job than we do.”

Margot Kline, president of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners, and Joyce Feld, president of Scenic Knoxville, both said they were glad to hear about the meeting, but would have ap-

The event benefitted local charities and helped the media trio learn more about hosting such an event. They plan to pass on their knowledge.

“We are hoping to create a model that other nonprofit agencies can use,” says Rose.

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City People tour showcases downtown residences

For those who have always wondered what it would be like to live downtown, the annual City People Home Tour can provide a taste of urban living.

This year’s tour begins at the Holston, located at 531 South Gay St. The Holston National Bank opened in 1913 and was converted to residential property in 2008 by Dewhirst Properties. Nine stops on the tour include Crown Court Condos in the YMCA building, the Residences at Market Square and Westmoreland Condominiums in the Old

Local author Deborah Grace Staley tells the Knoxville Writers’ Group how Amazon bolstered sales of her Angel Ridge series.

City. Some of the homes were recently renovated, while others have been residences for years.

The tour is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Shuttle service is provided. Tickets are available online at www. citypeople.org.

BEARDEN NOTES ■ The Council of West Knox County Homeowners will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. District Four County Commissioner Jeff Ownby and vice chair of Knox County Board of Education Karen Carson,will discuss redistricting plans. Everyone is invited.

preciated a little more notice.

“We’d been asked to submit our ideas, but this is coming at me real quickly,” ■ The Knox County Republican Party will host a picnic 5-8 Kline said. “It takes me by p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at Kitts Café, 4620 Greenway Drive. A $5 donation will be collected. Petros will provide a light bufsurprise. I knew about the fet. Info: 689-4671. plans for it, but I haven’t been invited to this. I need ■ West Knox Lions Club meets 7 p.m. the first and third Monto get the word out to folks.” day of each month at Shoney’s on Lovell Road.

Council member Duane ■ West Knoxville Kiwanis Club meets 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Shoney’s on Walker Springs Road.

Grieve, who headed Scenic Knoxville before being elected to City Council, is directly involved in negotiations over signage issues with the Sher- didn’t know about the meet- bers of City Council, since it is a council resolution. If rill Hill developer, Oliver ing either.

I find out anything, I’ll call “You would think they Smith, and numerous busiyou,” he said. would send an email to memnesses there. He says that he

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Election night notebook – Rogero headquarters Jill Powell and Joanne Hall arrive early to stake out a good table at Madeline Rogero’s election night get together at The Foundry. They say this night is déjà vu, only better.

Betty Bean Powell: “I was here eight years ago (when Rogero lost a close race to Bill Haslam).

It feels a lot better this time around.”

Hall: “I have been excited all day.”

At 8:10, early returns light up Powell’s smartphone.

Editor’s note: “Barney” is not this man’s real name, but he Rogero’s 53 percent majority asked that we use a pseudonym “to keep me out of trouble – she’d need 50 percent plus one to take the election in the on the unemployment line.”

I been a Republican all my life. My pappy said FDR was primary – gets Powell and Hall (and the rest of the big, durn near the ruin of this country, and I always listened crowded room) even more to pappy, even after he begun drawin’ that Social Security excited. The band cranks up. that Roosevelt put in.

Dancing ensues.

Anyway, last week I went down to vote me for a new state Powell and Hall both senator. I don’t take the newspaper no more nor listen to praise Rogero’s ability to work them liberal medias like NBC and CBS. (I reckon ya’ll know across party lines with people CBS stands for the Communist Broadcasting System?) So, I from diverse backgrounds. figured I’d jest ask around down at the school house where They say they like her plans I was to cast my ballot so’s I could figure out who was best for economic growth and “greening” the city. for the job.

And the fact that she would It were kind of a shock to see they was all women a-runnin’ for the office. Now, I never did have no truck with be the first woman mayor?

“Delightful,” Powell says. them womens libbers, but I ain’t what you’d call prejudiced “It’s high time,” Hall adds. against ’em. If it weren’t for a woman, bless Ma’s soul, I “It speaks to how Knoxville wouldn’t be a-standin’ here!

Barney’s election day story

They was folks holdin’ signs ever which way I turned at the school house, so I jest walked up to the first one I seed and asked what his candidate stood for. Well, this young feller says she’s pro-life.

I studied that a minute, then I says, “Well, now I ain’t agin livin’ myself, so that ain’t no great shucks.”

Then this feller says he means his candidate is agin abortions.

I reckon he got mad when I said I sure weren’t about to have no abortion, but if I was to I’d sell my story to that National Enquirer and me and the missus would retire.

Anyway, after I got to checking around, wouldn’t you know that all them Republican candidates was sayin’ how they was agin abortion, so I couldn’t see no difference in ’em.

I picked me a young gal who was handin’ out some papers and asked about her candidate. I told her right up front don’t tell me about abortion ’cause you can see I ain’t built right for one.

So she says her woman is agin government regulation.

Fact, said if a new regulation gets passed they ought to be two took off the books.

I studied that-un for a spell, then I ask her what regulations she was talkin’ about. She couldn’t give me no exact regulation, jest says they’s too many of ’em, and we got to cut the govmint down to size.

Pappy’s Social Security comes from the govmint, I says.

Fact is, right now, about the only thing I got comin’ in since I got laid off is my unemployment and I reckon it come from the govmint.

Anyway, this gal says it’s them govmint regulations that’s keeping me from finding a job. All I know is nobody yet has said they couldn’t hire me ’cause of regulations.

They was one more woman handing out stuff for her candidate, but when she told me they wanted to impeach the president I jest walked off. I ain’t a college graduate, but even I know that’s somethin’ only them Washington politicians can do.

I voted for Gloria Johnson. Don’t tell pappy.

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has grown as a community.”

At that moment, Jerry Rivers and his wife, Dr. Denise Rivers, come by with their daughter Katy June, 8.

Denise Rivers, who is a transplant nephrologist, can’t contain her enthusiasm.

“Madeline? I think she’s fabulous. She’s a wonderful, genuine individual. Everyone else rode her coattails on my ballot. She’s passionate not about the office, but about the job – and she’s a woman.

That’s why we brought Katy.

We take her to vote every time, and tonight she was saying ‘She’s really going to be here?’ ” Meanwhile, Rogero family and close friends are gathering in the back room. Word filters back through doublesecret back channels that the race has gotten incredibly tight.

Frustration grows. Droids and iPhones are getting error messages from the Election Commission’s website. Vote totals stall. With 85 percent of the precincts reporting, Rogero’s down to a skinny 50.2 percent.

Grumbling ensues. Democrats mutter that such things didn’t happen on former election administrator Greg Mackay’s watch.

When returns finally started trickling in again, Rogero falls below 50 percent. Word from the back room has her at

Madeline Rogero 49.91 percent. Further word is that there are 29 (potentially flawed) provisional ballots left to be counted, making it statistically impossible for her to meet the magic number.

Chad Tindell eases the tension by cracking some hanging chad jokes. The band keeps playing. The mood grows somber. The doors to the back room stay closed.

Sweet-faced elderly women start discussing kicking Joe Hultquist’s nether parts and giggle when word goes out that his vote total is hung at 666.

Coincidence?

Rogero emerges arm-inarm with her very nonpolitical husband Gene Monaco, surrounded by her huge extended family. She’s says she’s ready for six more weeks of campaigning. The next morning, she and opponent Mark Padgett started going at each other on radio and TV. Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

■ Knox County Law Director Joe Jarret was invited to present his paper “Local Government Crisis Communications” during the 2012 Southeastern Conference of Public Administration in New Orleans. The conference was attended by public administration academicians, practitioners and students from around the southeastern United States.

■ Knox County Republicans will gather for a $5 light buffet dinner of Petro’s at Kitts Café, 4620 Greenway Drive, 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6. Sponsored by the 7th and 8th District Republican clubs, all are welcomed. Info: 689-4671.

School board this week Knox County school board will meet at 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the main assembly room of the City County Building. Agenda items include approval for the design of the new Carter Elementary School.

Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre is recommending approval.

The board’s workshop is at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, in the boardroom of the Andrew Johnson Building, 912 S. Gay St. Both meetings will be broadcast live on Comcast Cable Channel 10, AT&T U-verse Channel 99 and streamed live at www. knoxschools.org/.

Mayoral runoff unpredictable Madeline Rogero came agonizingly close to winning the mayor’s office outright last Tuesday – just 16 votes short. Eight years ago she stunned Knoxville with a close race against Bill Haslam. She has been running for mayor ever since.

Building on that record and on Haslam hiring her as the city’s community development director, she almost made it. With only 16 more votes needed, her shortfall could be credited to several factors. Joe Hultquist received just 700 votes, but surely more than 16 of those votes came directly off Rogero’s total, since both are residents of South Knoxville.

Voter turnout was embarrassingly low with 12,000 fewer voters in 2011 than in the Haslam-Rogero contest of 2003. The election was greeted with a yawn by most voters.

What happens now in the Rogero-Padgett race for mayor?

First, another 5,000 to 6,000 residents will vote Nov. 8, upping the total to

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21,000 to 22,000. Second, each candidate will raise another $100,000 or more and there will be countless more joint appearances, but this time limited to only the two candidates. Each will recalibrate their campaign strategy. While one may think Rogero needs only 16 more votes, she will actually need several thousand more as voter turnout will increase by 30 percent.

On the other hand, because of the increased turnout Padgett will need to almost triple his vote to overtake Rogero.

Both candidates are contacting the three who did not make the runoff – Ivan Harmon, Bo Bennett and Hultquist – to secure their backing. Smart money will be on Rogero winning, but a Padgett win, while not prob-

able, is not impossible.

Here are some imponderables which will impact the final outcome. Will Harmon encourage his supporters to back Rogero or Padgett or will he remain neutral? Will Harmon’s active supporters follow his lead? Will financial backers of Padgett, who gave him $400,000, continue to bankroll his runoff effort? Padgett spent almost $100 per vote, which sets some sort of record for the city. Will the prominent Republican backers of Padgett continue to back him openly?

Will Padgett sharpen the issues with Rogero and spell out and challenge her on precisely where they differ? Will Rogero run simply on experience or will she sharpen and broaden the issues now that it is down to two candidates? Both are Democrats, but they come from different wings of the local Democratic Party.

They have already shadow boxed, but now it is for real and a four-year term as mayor is the prize.

Knoxville has not had a

mayoral runoff in 24 years.

I was in the last one with Randy Tyree. I had 42 percent in the primary and Tyree polled 23 percent.

Running behind him were Bill Pavlis, Jean Teague and Casey Jones. For the next six weeks Tyree and I battled, with all the other primary candidates endorsing Tyree against me. The final outcome was 5,000 more voters and my total went to 53 percent and Tyree’s to 47 percent.

The runoff before 1987 was 12 years earlier in 1975 when Kyle Testerman fell 150 votes short of winning outright and Tyree was only a few votes behind Testerman. The runoff then was only two weeks off (not six weeks) and Tyree defeated Testerman in Knoxville’s closest mayoral contest with another 5,000 increase in voters.

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Naturally nice Becky Massey says there might have been a bigger turnout in the Republican primary for state senator if the candidates had drawn contrasts more sharply, if they had been meaner. But that didn’t happen because “we’re just naturally nice women.”

Massey’s campaign peaked at the right time as she ran away with election day voting to win the GOP nomination with 49.35 percent of the vote in a threeway contest. Her major challenger was City Council member Marilyn Roddy, who polled 38.9 percent.

Victoria DeFreese barely registered.

“The race stayed on the

20 odd years. That’s where their kids went to public school. That’s where she said all along she would run Sandra well.

Clark But Massey showed strength in all quadrants of the sprawling 6th senatorial district. She carried the issues and everyone was city wards and the county respectful,” Massey said. precincts. She carried Halls “We all worked hard. I ap- and Fountain City. She plaud them for running. won in East Knox County and South of the River. She It’s not easy.”

Massey was jubilant on came within 44 votes of takelection night, greeting ing Roddy’s home precinct, family and friends at her Sequoyah Hills.

Massey says she visheadquarters. She handily carried her home precinct ited 1,500 homes and her of Deane Hill and the neigh- volunteers visited 2,000 boring Rocky Hill. That’s during the primary. “One where she and husband of the fun things was makMorton coached softball for ing really neat new friends

Guess who came to deadline?

Shopper-News publisher Sandra Clark said during her newspaper career she had always gone to the source for her stories. Last Friday, the source came to her when Knox County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre and Director of Public Affairs Melissa Copelan stopped at our Halls office.

Yes, it was deadline af- Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre “tutors” Sandra Clark and ternoon, but the chance for Larry Van Guilder on the state of education in Knox County. some face time with the su- Photo by Ruth White perintendent was too good to postpone until a more other parent who says mold analytical skills in preparing sedate day. may be the cause of her next year’s budget. Missing McIntyre spent some in action even before the first daughter’s health issues. time giving us his perspecbudget meeting, planned for McIntyre ticked off the tive on where Knox County mid-October, is $7 million in measures taken to detect schools are and where they one-time federal funds that need to go. Academic stan- and remove the mold, inbolstered the current budget. cluding bringing in the Knox dards are rising he said, and Passage of President County Health Department. the school system has set Obama’s proposed jobs bill “We feel like we’ve taken it ambitious goals. could inject cash into school very seriously and met it We wanted to hear more systems across the country, about a matter that has head on.”

The superintendent “likes but McIntyre isn’t pinning parents at Shannondale Elementary concerned: mold. to use data” to back up his his hopes on politicians.

– L. Van Guilder We recently heard from an- decisions. He’ll need all his

Becky Massey with her husband, Morton, and their daughter Courtney Kohlhepp at the headquarters victory celebration. Photo by D. Smith

and reconnecting with old friends, folks I hadn’t seen in awhile.”

Both Roddy and DeFreese have pledged their support to Massey for the Nov. 8 general election, when she will face Democrat Gloria Johnson.

Massey says her core issues, jobs and fiscal management, are nonpartisan. She won’t be working on what she calls “fringe issues,” but on broad policy items and constituent service.

She will go to Nashville with friends. On election

night, she quickly received calls from Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and several Senate Republicans. Former Sen. Jamie Woodson texted congratulations.

People won’t have to dig to find her message, she says. “My message is how I live my life.”

Becky and Morton have been married for 35 years.

Morton is exploring his new role as a senatorial spouse.

“We had lunch with Victor and Joan Ashe,” he said. “I asked Joan how she decided which events to attend.”

Hey, Morton. There are events every night!

The Massey for Senate headquarters is located at 5710 Kingston Pike across from Bearden Elementary School. Info: 357-7956 or www.BeckyMassey.com.

Note: Congratulations to the candidates who will advance to the Nov. 8 city general election: Madeline Rogero and Mark Padgett; Mark Campen; George Wallace and John Stancil; Finbarr Saunders and Sharon Welch; and Marshall Stair and Bill Owen.

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Concord Country Club MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell

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oday, recreational opportunities abound in the Concord-Farragut area, but 60 years ago they were not so plentiful. And those that were available would seem rather mundane by today’s standards.

At the close of World War II, many of the returning GIs who were used to night life in London or Paris found life in rural Concord and Farragut a bit on the dull side. But one local visionary, Mary Nell McFee, came up with a great idea – Concord Country Club.

That’s right. Concord had

its own country club which was called the “Tri-Cs.” I was too young to be a part of the Tri-Cs, but I can remember music and laughter coming from the old building as I walked down the road in the early evening.

Doris Woods Owens, one of the founding club members and the second Farragut Folklife Museum director, who held that position for 20 years, remembers those days fondly and enjoys talking and writing about them. In fact, Doris wrote an extensive history of the club in the Farragut

Folklife Museum Newsletter, and some excerpts from her article were used in writing this article.

The club was not a country club in the sense that we now think of country clubs.

There was no golf course or tennis facility, nor was there a restaurant, but the food brought in by the members was exceptional.

Doris recalls that the first meeting was simply to get acquainted and renew old friendships, but the second meeting was a business meeting where dues were set and a club name was established. Doris recalls that when the name Concord Country Club was suggested, there were some snickers and raised eyebrows from some who thought the name was too audacious. But logic prevailed and it was noted that the club was located in Concord and Concord was definitely in the country;

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An abandoned church building on Olive Drive, which was the original home of First Baptist Concord, was renovated and became the clubhouse. The club’s primary objective was to provide a social outlet where members could gather, enjoy dining, dancing, playing games or just enjoying conversation, as the returning GIs searched for their place in society after a long war.

The old building was furnished with odd pieces of furniture supplied by the members. In addition to chairs, tables and a piece of linoleum to provide a smooth dance floor, a Victorian rectangular grand piano was retrieved from storage. The group included members with great musical talent, and gathering around the piano and singing was often a part of activities. With either Mary Nell or Doris at the piano, some of the best singers, in addition to Doris and Mary Nell, were Virginia “Dub” Jones, Carl Bacon, Jim Woods and Joe “the Voice” Bacon.

The diversity of activities the club enjoyed would make the activities director of any modern country club envious. Doris noted that the “Big Bands” were be-

ing booked regularly at the Jacob Building (Chilhowee Park) in Knoxville and the group attended most of the shows. Having a “date” was not necessary to attend one of these events. Both singles and couples simply piled into cars and the caravan headed for Chilhowee.

Formal dances were also held at the Farragut High School gymnasium, and part of the fun was decorating the place the evening before. Sometimes the event became a sort of extended family affair as parents dropped in to socialize with the members and other parents.

Doris noted that the group thrived on “togetherness,” and the scheduled weekly meeting soon grew to several nights each week.

At one point, consideration was even given to building a clubhouse on the lake. To raise funds for the project, the group presented a play at the Farragut High auditorium titled “Professor, How Could You?” It was a situation comedy and Doris remembers that it took more than a little effort to put it together, but it was well received and, most importantly, it provided an opportunity for members to be together.

When the club was first established, Doris wrote,

couples changed partners regularly, but as time progressed, several romances bloomed within the group that eventually led to marriages. There probably were never more than 35 to 40 members, and plans for the new clubhouse never materialized, because some members married and moved away and others married and were starting their families. Gradually, the membership began to dwindle.

But Doris said that the three years the club was in existence were the most memorable of her young adult life. Doris taught at Farragut High School for three years and later for 20 years at schools in Miami, Fla., but one of her most challenging endeavors was the two years she spent giving me private piano lessons.

She is an excellent teacher, and like most good teachers she had great patience with her students.

However, I was a very poor student, and after about two years she very diplomatically suggested to my mother that I might like to pursue another avocation. Recently, I asked her how she managed to hang on for two years, and she admitted it was my mother’s chocolate brownies.

‘Arts in the Airport’ The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) and the Arts and Culture Alliance will present “Arts in the Airport” through Thursday, Oct. 20, in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint. The exhibition will feature selected artwork from more than 40 artists in East Tennessee. A gallery of images from the exhibit is available at www. knoxalliance.com/album/ airport_spring11.html.

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sound advice in various quotes attributed to him.

Here are two of my favorites: “Preach the Gospel at all Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those The suffering he saw during times, and when necessary, who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to the war and his subsequent use words.” the faith of Jesus.

(Revelation 14:12 NRSV) imprisonment caused him “If God can work through to consider the meaning and me, he can work through Joseph Martin, noted tion, he performed with the Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace; purpose of his life. composer and pianist, Guadalajara Symphony Oranyone.” where there is hatred, let me sow love; brings his chestra, a solo recital in ExIn 1205, he saw a vision of St. Francis fi nished his where there is injury, pardon; talents to convento del Carmen that Jesus, an experience which prayer (partially quoted where there is doubt, faith; the sanctu- was broadcast nationally. changed Francis’ life forev- above) this way: where there is despair, hope; ary of First Though Martin continues er. He disowned his father, where there is darkness, light; B a p t i s t to perform in concert, he forejected his inheritance, O Divine Master, and where there is sadness, joy. grant that I may not so Church of cuses much of his efforts to and began serving the poor (St. Francis of Assisi, Italy, 13th century) much seek Knoxville at playing in churches and for and rebuilding churches. to be consoled as to con7 p.m. Sun- conferences of church musiHe is perhaps best known sole; day, Oct. 9, cians. among Protestants as the Tomorrow (Oct. 4) is the to be understood, as to Martin’s first solo piano author of a prayer (partially feast day of St. Francis of Joseph Martin as part of understand; the church’s recording, “American Tapquoted above) and the hymn Assisi, and though much of Cross to be loved, as to love; annual Concert Series. estry,” was nominated for a “Canticle of the Sun,” which Currents Christendom does not celfor it is in giving that we Martin has performed solo Dove Award. appears in our hymnals as ebrate the lives or feast days Lynn piano recitals and has been receive, “All Creatures of Our God First Baptist Church of saints, here is one we Hutton the featured artist with of Knoxville is located on it is in pardoning that we and King.” should all notice. symphony orchestras in the Main Street, next to the are pardoned, He is known also as Francis was born about United States and Mexico. and it is in dying that we City County Building. Info: someone who truly loved 1181, in Assisi, to a prosperare born to eternal life.

As a winner of the Nina www.fbcknox.org or 546and cared for “all creaous textile merchant. He The truth and simplicity Plant Wideman competi- 9661. grew up with privilege and a church overlooking the tures.” He famously fed the vast valley fl oor below.

It is animals, and statues of the of his words are in perfect took an active role in the gentle saint surrounded by harmony with the truth and commercial, political and breathtaking, even today.

He fought in a war be- small animals are frequent- simplicity of his life. We give social life of his home town thanks for this blessed, lov– a small town perched high tween Assisi and Perugia, ly placed in gardens.

In addition to his poetry, ing soul, this instrument of ■ USS Albany Association will hold its 22nd annual reunion on a hillside, with wind- was captured and imprising medieval streets, and oned for almost two years. the gentle saint left us some God’s peace.

Sunday through Friday, Oct. 9-14, at the Glenstone Lodge in

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Info: 690-0160.

■ Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road, will host a Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry 8 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8, for everyone in the community. First come, first served. Volunteers should arrive between 7-11 a.m. Info: 938-8311.

■ Stevens Mortuary (524-0331): Jack E. Adams June Spear Rutherford Evelyn L. Walker ■ Click Funeral Home (675-8765): Ann W. Lawson Doreen van Riet

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■ “Cherish the Child, Change the World” will take place 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at the Knoxville Convention Center. There will be celebrity appearances including Glenn Beck from Fox News and athletes from the University of Tennessee. Tickets are $75 ($35 for children under 13). All proceeds benefit the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home.

Info: 247-0314 or visit www. knoxvilleevents.org.

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WORSHIP NOTES Community Services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will sponsor the Second Harvest Food Distribution 8-10 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8. Everyone is invited to stop by to receive free food including canned goods and perishables. The church also has a food pantry

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■ Middlebrook Pike UMC, 7234 Middlebrook Pike, will host its sixth Habitat for Humanity fundraiser golf

tournament Friday, Oct. 21, at Avalon Golf Course with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Four person scramble format, $100 entry fee includes greens fees, cart, breakfast, lunch and prizes. All proceeds will go toward Habitat for Humanity. Sponsorships are available for non-golfers.

Info: Call 690-8641 or John Voss, 384-3204.

■ Mt. Hermon UMC, 232 E. Copeland Road in Powell, will have a rummage and bake sale 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Info: 938-7663.

Revivals ■ The Central Church of God, 4721 Papermill Drive, will have revival services led by the Rev. James E. Dunn from Sunday, Oct. 9, through Sunday, Oct. 16. Sunday services will be held 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. and weekday services will be held at 7 p.m. Info: 584-6388.

DivorceCare Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Registration: Laura, 470-9800.

■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave., will host GriefShare, a grief support group, 7 p.m.

Mondays through Oct. 10.

There will be information to help you cope with the loss of someone close. Info: www.sequoyahchurch.org or 522-9804.

■ Concord Adult Day Enrichment Services (CADES) will meet 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in room 226 of Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive. Elder Law of East Tennessee attorney Amelia Crotwell, CELA will address caring and planning for the older adult and their family.

Anyone who cares for an elderly individual is invited.

Refreshments will be served.

Info: 675-2835.

Gatlinburg. The association is currently looking for shipmates who served on one of the USS Albany ships (CA123, CG10, SSN753). Info: Dick Desrochers, 603-594-9798, or www.ussalbany.org.

■ The Shoffner family will have a reunion starting at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at the Sharps Chapel Community Center beside Sharps Chapel School. Everyone is invited. Bring a covered dish. Lunch served at 12:30 p.m.

Entries needed for juried exhibition The Arts and Culture Alliance will accept entries for its National Juried Exhibition through Saturday, Oct. 29. The exhibit will be shown at the Emporium Center downtown from Dec. 12 through Jan. 27. A submission fee of $40 is required for up to three works. Applications can be found online at www.knoxalliance.com, or send a S.A.S.E. to Suzanne Cada, Arts and Culture Alliance, P.O. Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901. Cash prizes will be awarded. Info: 523-7543.

Crafter’s Fall Porch Sale The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris will host its annual Fall Porch Sale for two weeks beginning Thursday, Oct. 6. Handcrafted, local artwork will be for sale, including seconds, student work and crafts by nonjuried members of the center. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Security a ‘perfect fit’ for Bearden officer

By Natalie Lester Every morning at 8 o’clock sharp, security officer Alex Cain steps into Bearden High School, happy to be at work.

“Being able to watch the students grow up over the course of their four years is so gratifying,” Cain said.

“Every day is different, and that is one of the best things about the job.”

Cain has been at Bearden for one year, but he spent four years at Farragut High School before making the switch. He and another school guard are employed through the school, and there are also two Knoxville Police Department officers at the school every day.

“We school guards are most involved with violations of school policy, including theft and fights,” Cain said. “KPD deals with criminal matters. Regardless, all four of us are always on our toes. We really have to be aware of what is going on all over the building.”

Cain said he was never a troublemaker when he was growing up in Mission Viejo, Calif. And while he has not always been a security guard, law enforcement has always been one of his interests. He worked in the automotive industry for 10 years and earned two bachelor’s degrees, one in criminal justice and another in forensic science.

He worked with FEMA as a member of a security team for the Red Cross after Hurricane Katrina.

“When I came home, this job fell in my lap,” he said. “It has been a perfect fit, because I like being around the kids.”

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Bearden High School security guard Alex Cain loves his job at the school because he is able to watch the students mature as they go through high school. Photo by N. Lester Cain said his longest days are always Fridays, because he works football games after school. “I usually have 18-hour days on Friday,” he said.

Cain said his experience over the last five years has made him a better parent to his two daughters.

“It has also made me realize how much society has changed since I was in high school,” he said. “Social networking really has kids detached from each other rather than being more connected. I think kids were more prepared socially when I was in school than they are now.”

Regardless of the changes, Cain is still happy to come to work every day.

“At first, there are always some kids who see me as just a uniform,” he said. “But, then when I get to be a mentor to them, it is really great. It is so rewarding to see kids come back and walk the stage at graduation.”

Knox County Schools hosted a food show at Central High School last week and more than 50 vendors filled the cafeteria area to show off new lunch menu items.

The food show is coordinated to allow students to try out new food items and provide feed back to vendors and to the school’s nutrition program director. Students from all around Knox County were invited to attend the event and sample products.

“Several items from last year’s food show are on the school menus this year,” said Jon Dickl, Director of School Nutrition for Knox County Schools.

Many of the foods mirror restaurant items but have “hidden healthy” features.

Many are made with whole grains. Sodium content has been lowered, but with high quality and taste, the sodium isn’t missed.

Perhaps the most impressed with the changes in school lunch menu were

Kellogg’s representative Zach Ramos hands out samples to Claire Berman (Farragut High), Khadijah Rucker (Fulton High), Lexie Barton (West High) and Tess Saunders (Farragut High). Photo by Ruth White

not the students, but those lovable “lunch ladies” in the cafeteria. During the show, several talked about the evolution of the cafeteria food and noticed an increase in students returning

to the lunch line, thanks to new, tastier items.

Also available for sampling during the show were chicken tenders, which earned two thumbs up from student Cody Lowrey, su-

shi (“the best” according to one cafeteria worker), pizza, whole grain pancakes and muffins, gluten free items, and “simply delicious” cinnamon butter on whole grain bread.

Students map future at college night

By Suzanne Foree Neal When it comes to answering questions about college and careers for Farragut High School students, Susan Bolinger usually knows where to find the answers.

The college and career counselor spends her days helping students hone postgraduation plans.

She’s been especially busy getting ready for a combined college information night for students from Farragut and Bearden high schools and Hardin Valley Academy. The event is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Farragut High School. More than 100 colleges from around the nation are expected to have representatives present to

sentative from the Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. to provide information on the Tennessee Lottery’s Hope Scholarships. A representative will also be present from Tennessee Achieve, an organization that helps give a leg up to students who may be the first in their families to attend college. The program covers 22 counties in Tennessee.

“Any public high school Farragut High School college senior can get up to $3,000 and career counselor Susan to attend community colBolinger has covered her of- lege if they don’t qualify fice walls with posters from for the lottery scholarship,” colleges near and far. Photo by Bolinger explains.

S.F. Neal Even if students do qualify for some help from answer questions from stuthe Hope Scholarship for dents and parents. community colleges, they There will also be a repre- can still boost their dollars a little through Tennessee Achieve. “The program helps provide access to college to students that may not have had access before,” Bolinger adds.

Bolinger says Farragut has a long history of presenting the annual College Fair but couldn’t do it without help from volunteers like the PTSO, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and Student Government Association. She says it’s a team effort to put on such a big event. A poster advertising the event was designed by graphic arts students in Michelle DeBord’s class in the Career and Technical Education department.

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is primarily aimed at juniors and seniors, Bolinger says it’s never too early to start thinking about college. Students have to get focused early to fill their resumes with things that will impress a college admissions counselor. It’s not all book smarts that gets a student into good schools today; there’s also a need to show community service and participation in school activities, says Bolinger.

“You can’t show up senior year and say ‘I want to go’; it’s a more competitive process,” she says. “It’s almost a part-time job for the most successful students. It’s hard work and persistence to get the most out of the experience. You have to keep up with deadlines, and it takes filling out forms and getting transcripts out there.”

Bolinger says the weak economy doesn’t seem to be changing students’ destinations when it comes to college. She says 95 percent of Farragut’s students go on to either a four-year or two-year college, with the majority opting for fouryear schools. The economy also hasn’t made for many changes in terms of colleges sending recruiters out to grab the best students.

Bolinger says they’re still traveling to high schools across the country. “This is one of the best attended fairs in the area,” she says.

Rebel Union open house An open house for the Rebel Union (a branch of UT Federal Credit Union) will be held 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6, at West High School. Everyone is invited.

SPORTS NOTES ■ Baseball tournament , Tee ball and 6U coach pitch and 8U14U, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16. Info: 992-5504 or email hcpsports@msn.com.

■ Cheer camp, open to anyone in grades K-5, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 10-12, at Bearden Middle School. All participants will be invited back to perform a routine Friday, Nov. 28. Cost is $35. Info: Call Tammy, 363-4774.

‘Music, Music, Everywhere’ The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will present the family-friendly concert “Music, Music, Everywhere” for kids ages 3 to 8 and their families 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at the south campus of Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Tickets are $5 for children, $15 for adults. Info: www.knoxvillesymphony.com.

Contemporary dance GO! Contemporary Dance Works will perform both new and revisited works 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at Clarence Brown Theatre. Info: www. gocontemporarydance.com.

‘Immersed in Color’ “Immersed in Color: Sanford Wurmfeld’s Cyclorama” will be on display through Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Ewing Gallery on the UT campus. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Info: Call 974-3200 or visit www.ewing-gallery.utk.edu.

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Crossroads time in Tennessee I do believe this is the crossroads. A victory over Georgia would give Tennessee a chance to develop into a successful team. A loss will mean more of that “remember November� stuff.

Don’t count this one just yet. Defeating Georgia is not a given. It is a possibility. This is the conference foe most likely to fall to the Volunteers in October. Give that some thought.

The crossroads seems an appropriate time to tell

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you some of what I know about football. It is a game of fundamentals, blocking, tackling, running, throwing, catching, kicking – oh yes, the kicking part is very important.

So is the center snap.

Getting the ball to the quarterback is one of the elementary basics, somewhere soon after being able to tie shoes and line up properly.

In another world, Bob Davis passed the ball to tailbacks and fullbacks for an entire career without one errant snap. Robert R. Neyland expected no less.

Football is a game of speed and spirit and strength and courage. Almost everybody gets knocked down. Winners rise up to fight again.

Football is a game of inches, fingertips, two blades of grass between in and out of bounds, one more link of chain for a first down. Little things often make big dif-

ferences. There is a prize for attention to details.

Of course football is coaching, preparation, conditioning, strategy, communications, motivation. Coaching is sound judgment, critical insight, intuitive decisions or good guesses. It may or may not be quick quips or fancy pants.

Oops, almost forgot the most important part: Coaching is recruiting.

To the romantic, football is Saturdays, pigs in blankets and boiled shrimp on a tasty tailgate menu, full stadium, crisp marching band, color, pageantry, excitement and fewer commercials on the Jumbothon.

West soccer team sets lofty goals

By Betty Bean West High School soccer coach Sonny Trotter wears his team pride on his sleeve. He beams when he talks about his players. “We’ve always had the highest GPA of any team at West. All the girls take honors and AP courses, and they really work at it.�

And what about on the field? “We’re in the toughest area in the state of Tennessee. We’ve always been ranked – we’re 6-4-1 right now – we’ve lost some close games, but we’ll have a chance when the playoffs come if we just keep going in the direction we’re going in.�

One reason for his optimism is his four determined senior captains.

Reagan Long, daughter of Patricia and Andy Long, wants to go to college – probably the University of Tennessee – but is still undecided. “I don’t want to play for a college team, but I do want to play on a club team.

They’re competitive, they still travel and they practice every week.�

Addison Leinart, daugh-

Pictured are: (front) Reagan Long and Liz Kemp; (back) coach Sonny Trotter, Haley Harb and Addison Leinart. Photo by B. Bean ter of Allison Fay and Al Leinart, is “very undecided� about where she’ll go to college and thinks she’ll take a year off from soccer once she gets to where she’s going.

Haley Harb, whose parents are Sam and Melanie Harb, says she’s always wanted to go to the University of Tennessee. She doesn’t think she’ll play any competitive sports there.

Liz Kemp, daughter of Susan and Brian Kemp, also thinks this will be her last year of playing soccer. “What I’m going to do in

college is going to require a lot of work,� she said. “I want to go to medical school.�

So now is the time for Trotter’s senior leaders to put an exclamation point on their collective soccer careers.

We want to go as far as we can and make the season last as long as it possibly can,� Haley said. “This is that kind of push that adds that little boost of adrenalin you need.�

Liz agrees. “It’s our job as captains to make everyone feel the

To the realist, football is results.

As these Volunteers approach the crossroads, you ask what is Tennessee football? Obviously, it is not what it once was.

Last year, inexperience and lack of depth and shortage of talent were valid excuses. A few sideline mistakes contributed to the losing season.

The weak link, the offensive line, is a year older. In my infinite wisdom, I told you in August that it might not be a year better. Offensive line play, a unified effort, is more complicated than it appears.

A pancake, two knockbacks and a whiff can result in a fractured play.

Tennessee’s running attack is a myth. There is none, no matter what Buffalo said. The Vols might push around little leaguers but they can’t go against the big boys. That’s what Derek Dooley calls SEC rivals. In fact, they are not bigger, just tougher.

This is not yet a wellcoached team. It does have heart. Some of those orange shirts have gladiators inside. They do not always run to the correct places or lock up on hits but they do compete. That is encouraging.

Maybe this week they will get more things right.

This is the crossroads.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

Clinch River Antiques Festival

The 11th annual Clinch River Antiques Festival will be held 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, same way we do – we want Oct. 8, in historic downtown Clinton. Info: 457-2559 or to go as far as we can and visit www.clinchriverfallfestival.com. play as long as we can.�

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The Cancer Support Community is part of a national nonproďŹ t organization devoted to providing professionally led programs of emotional support, education and, perhaps most importantly, hope. Weekly support groups, workshops and networking opportunities are some of the beneďŹ ts offered free of charge. The center also offers classes in nutrition, stress reduction and movement, relaxation and visualization and yoga. Participants learn how to become “Patient Activeâ€? and how to get involved in their treatment.

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The Cancer Support Center’s annual fundraising luncheon and silent auction, “Celebrating the Art of Survivorship 2011,� features UT men’s basketball coach and cancer survivor Cuonzo Martin. It will take place at The Foundry 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. First Tennessee is proud to be a Gold Level sponsor of the event.

Your ticket to the luncheon and your purchase of auction items will support the programs and services offered by the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee. Info: cancer support.org or 546-4661.

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Pellissippi State dedicates music suite to Dr. Sharon Lord

dedication was highlighted by a duet sung by Lord and her sister, Betsy.

Lord taught at UT and later worked as a motivaDr. Sharon Lord has been tional speaker and managerecognized by Pellissippi ment consultant. She now State Community College lives in Knoxville. with a music suite named “My mother, Claudia Stuin her honor. The Sept. 13 art, was my early inspiration

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Barbara Ashdown makes her mark at Franklin Square For a lot of folks around here, the capable and energetic Barbara Ashdown has truly become the face of The Shops at Franklin Square on Kingston Pike.

During the two years she has served as the Franklin Square Merchants Association’s board administrator and events coordinator, no matter how hard she tried to stay in the background, everyone knew she was the juggler who kept all the pins in the air during activity after activity and uncountable merchant promotions and other events that have beneďŹ tted a wide range of local charities.

And while she was doing all of that, she continued her part-time job at Smart Toys and Books and her numerous community and charitable activities, including working with a group of homeless women through the Volunteer Ministry Center and visiting with homebound, hospital and nursing home patients through the work of her church, the Episcopal Church of the

The entire Franklin Square complex, when it was built, was touted as Knoxville’s ďŹ rst urban planned community, where residents of the 55-home Franklin Hills subdivision could walk to shops and restaurants or to work in the ofďŹ ce buildings that stair-step the hill next to the shopping area.

For the Ashdowns, it was the perfect residential area, located between Paul’s job at the university and Barbara’s in Oak Ridge, where she worked at ORNL for 28 years before retiring in 2006. “Doing this job has been very meaningful for me because of where I live,� Barbara says. “My neighbors and I really care about what happens with the merchants and how things are going. I have always felt that I wanted to make a contribution here because I live here.�

Barbara Ashdown, at work at Smart Toys and Books, helps AdAnd as for that job at dyson and Tabitha Davis choose a stuffed animal. Photo by N. Lester Smart Toys and Books – Barbara Ashdown will be journalism and electronic the ďŹ rst to tell you her grandGood Samaritan.

This week she’s turning media professor. daughters, Audrey, 7, and No, the Ashdowns Lila, 4, can’t wait to visit what over the reins of her job with the merchants group, but don’t live at the shops, but they call “the toy store� when she isn’t going anywhere. right behind them, in the they come to town from their Far from it. She’ll continue 25-year-old Franklin Hills home in Chapel Hill, N.C. her job with Smart Toys and subdivision, where Barbara Their parents are Jennifer Books, where she has been has been an active member and Lance Ashdown. Lance, on staff for three years, but of the homeowners associa- Barbara and Paul’s only son, more importantly, Franklin tion for many years, serving is a senior technical writer Square is home to Barbara as president, secretary and for Oracle Corp. and her husband, Paul, UT editor of the newsletter.

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for music,� said Lord. “She always dreamed of playing the piano and could play by ear on the black keys. “I thought she was magical. She seemed to know all the words to all the songs.

She never got to take piano lessons, but she insisted that all six of her children

take lessons. “I have chosen throughout my life to contribute to the empowerment of children and adults. Music is probably the most magical way to empower children – and the child in all of us.

Music education should be the norm for every child. It

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A Steinway Celebration concert featuring pianist William DeVan, an ofďŹ cial “Steinway Artist,â€? followed the dedication ceremony.

Pellissippi State is an All Steinway School.

The Pellissippi State Foundation kicked off the All Steinway School fundraising campaign in 2010 to elevate the college’s music program to world-class status. The college now boasts 13 Steinway pianos in studios, practice rooms and performance venues.

“Tis the Season to be Jolly�

AT BOBBY TODD ANTIQUES Bobby Todd Antiques in historic Downtown Sweetwater is hosting their annual Holiday Open House on Thursday, October 6 from 5 pm to 8 pm. The Holiday Open House continues Friday and Saturday, October 7 & 8 from 10 to 5, and Sunday, October 9 from 1-5.

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While Bobby Todd will have a large selection of unique ornaments to add to your current collection, table top holiday dĂŠcor will continue to be available for the customer who wants to forgo the traditional large tree and instead focus on holiday embellishments on mantles, tables, and chests.

Customers come from across the southeast to see the front window display – different each year – but just as spectacular as ever. Some have even commented that the window and store displays rival New York City holiday displays.

As always, Bobby Todd Antiques offers complimentary holiday gift bag packaging which makes it the perfect place to “wrap up� your Christmas shopping.

Watch eyes light up every time a loved one receives a Bobby Todd gift bag.

During the Bobby Todd Holiday open house, be sure to register to win fabulous door prizes, enjoy scrumptious holiday treats, and visit with old friends and make new ones.

Bobby Todd Antiques is located in historic Downtown Sweetwater, approximately 30 minutes from West Knoxville. Downtown Sweetwater is a shopper’s paradise with antique shops, ladies’ boutiques, gift stores, and cafÊs.

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Clothing Trunk Show held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, If you’ve ever wondered what has happened to businesses October 6th through October 8th. You will have the opportunity with a strong tradition of personal service, you’ve not been to see the latest styles, patterns, fabrics and colors for suits, sportcoats and trousers from H. Freeman and Corbin as well as to Coachman Clothiers in the Shops at Historic Franklin custom dress shirts and sportshirts from Individualized Shirts. Square. Coachman Clothiers has been serving Knoxville and the surrounding counties since 1982 and has built Stop in to talk with the clothing experts, be measured for a their reputation and business on referrals and patrons who proper fit and style. From October 6th through October 20th, you will receive 20% off all custom from H. Freeman, 20% off continue to return.

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Hard work, giving spirit signal Eddie Mannis

By Jim Tumblin Central High School Wall of Fame honoree Eddie Mannis is best known as founder of Prestige Cleaners and the local HonorAir. E d d i e was born to Cecil and Betty Mannis. He attended InMannis

skip Elementary, Gresham and Central. After high school he worked in Florida, harvesting fern. He attended Maryville College for a short time and founded his business in 1985. Prestige Cleaners quickly grew from three employees to more than 145 employees at 10 locations.

Mannis has a giving spirit. He received the 2008 Corporate Philanthropist

of the Year award and was named Covenant Health’s Senior Advocate Award.

His finest achievement came in 2007 when he established HonorAir Knoxville, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to honoring the World War II veterans of East Tennessee by flying them free of charge to Washington, D.C., to see the memorial built in their honor.

HonorAir has made an incredible difference in the lives of participants.

Groups, businesses and individuals have volunteered time or money. When the August 2011 flight returned to Knoxville, more than 1,000 people were there to welcome the heroes home.

HonorAir has flown 11 missions, taking more than 1,100 veterans to our nation’s capitol.

Wall of Fame Breakfast The Central High School Wall of Fame Breakfast will be 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the CHS Commons. The ceremony will follow in the school auditorium and will conclude at about 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at the CHS office or from CHS Alumni and Foundation representatives.

Honorees are Eddie Mannis (Class of 77), the Rev. Billy Wallace (Class of 41), Charlotte Davis and Ralph V. Norman Jr. (both Class of 51).

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Breast cancer strikes twice

Young West Knox woman shares diagnosis, treatment

“Being diagnosed with breast cancer for the ďŹ rst time at the age of 30 devastated my whole world,â€? said Karson Beaty.

When she noticed that one of her nipples had inverted, she grew concerned. After seeking medical attention, her gynecologist found a lump and referred her to the Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center. “It was nice that my physician took me seriously because I think it would have been easy to assume my lump was benign since I was relatively too young and healthy to have cancer,� said Beaty, who worked at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital as a pediatric hematology/oncology social worker.

She had a breast biopsy on Valentines Day in 2007 with her husband, Jason, who works as a ďŹ reďŹ ghter with Rural/Metro. Almost immediately after her physician called her with the news, she was contacted

by Donna Stephens, RN, who is the breast health coordinator at Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center. “Donna was great to us. She offered to meet with us that very same day and worked quickly to line up appointments with oncologist Dr. Ross Kerns and surgeon Dr. Marvin Vickers,� said Beaty. “Donna even let us borrow a tape recorder to help us keep track of all the information we were given.�

Her cancer was detected early at Stage 2B; however, she elected to have a mastectomy because it was an aggressive strain.

She was treated with six months of chemotherapy and started an oral anti-hormonal medication. Genetic testing conďŹ rmed that she didn’t have the gene mutation for breast cancer, so her female relatives didn’t have an increased risk of developing the disease.

Dr. Jay Lucas, a plastic surgeon with Parkwest Medical Center, helped reconstruct her breast, and she thought the worst was behind her.

Beaty was robbed of this relief just two years after she completed chemotherapy. She discovered another lump – this time it was in her right breast.

Radiologist Dr. Amanda Squires with the Parkwest breast center ordered an MRI breast biopsy to further examine the extent of her tumor. “I had to be very still for a long period of time for the MRI. The care team at the breast center went out of their way to comfort me throughout the procedure,� said Beaty.

Although concentrated on her breast tissue, glimpses of the test showed that her liver was also impacted. Further testing conďŹ rmed that her breast cancer had metastasized to her liver.

This second occurrence of breast cancer was discovered at Stage 4. It had completely attacked her liver. “Although there is no cure for Stage 4, I felt somewhat calmer than the ďŹ rst time because I knew what to expect,â€? said Beaty.

Her care team worked to shrink the tumors that attacked her liver with a year of weekly chemotherapy.

This was also the second time she experienced losing her hair.

The nurse educators at Parkwest Medical Center were one of several departments showcased in the Parkwest Pink Glove Dance.

Parkwest enters national Pink Glove Dance competition Online voting opens Oct. 3

Karson Beaty, sitting right beside Dr. Amanda Squires, appreciates the support she was given by the Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center. Donna Stephens and Aundrea Gregory are in the back row. “I wore scarves and was able to return to work for a while,� said Beaty. “I felt like the experience helped me connect with the patients I cared for at Children’s Hospital because they were also experiencing the same symptoms and emotions that I did.�

She was able to have the tumors in her liver removed and her oncologist started her on more anti-hormonal therapy. The treatment triggered her to experience menopausal symptoms. “I’ll never be able to have my own children, but I know I’ve been blessed to have many children in my life – as my patients, friends and family,� said Beaty.

She credits her husband and her network of family and friends for their generous support. “I had one friend who stepped up to lend a hand by coordinating the days and times people brought us food,� said Beaty. “Even though it sounds so simple, it was a blessing. I’ve had a great support system, and we’ve utilized a Caring Bridge website to help keep everyone informed.�

Beaty credits streamlining information for reducing her stress. “Some days you are just so tired and discouraged. You simply can’t have in-depth conversations with everyone who calls,â€? conďŹ ded Beaty. “My friends and family understood this and were very patient with me.â€?

In July, she turned 35 and received clear results. After having an

original diagnoses of only having two to three years to live, she savored this news.

Beaty was still taking the antihormonal medication to counter further cancerous development, but after much consideration, she discussed discontinuing it with her physician because of the bad side effects she experienced. “I have scans every three months to make sure I stay in good health,� she said. “If it comes back, I’ll deal with it. In the meantime, I want to enjoy every moment of life that I have to live.�

Beaty says this is allowing her to enjoy life and be more social. She knows it’s her responsibility to take care of herself and that her chances of cancer returning are very high.

Quality of life is important, regardless of having cancer, but it’s also important to Beaty to encourage everyone to strive to ďŹ nd joy in each and every day.

Her appreciation for beauty in this world has intensiďŹ ed. “I realize more than anything, it’s really not the material things that matter most of all,â€? said Beaty. “The thing that matters the most is the relationships that we have. Love is what it’s all about. Jason and I couldn’t have gotten through this journey without love and laughter.â€? “This is part of my life’s purpose.

I don’t want people to have to go through what I have had to, to appreciate all the simple pleasures in life,� she concluded.

Parkwest Medical Center invites you to go online and vote for its Pink Glove Dance music video in support of breast cancer awareness. It features more than 200 people who represent the hospital along with its supporting ambulance and ďŹ re department responders. “Our nursing educators shared the Pink Glove Dance with our staff, and we thought it was an innovative way to raise awareness,â€? said Parkwest President and Chief Administrative OfďŹ cer Rick Lassiter. “We were able to produce the video in-house. Not only did we have fun, but many of us were also able to share how breast cancer has impacted us.â€?

To pick the song for our video, Parkwest showcased some of the songs provided by www.PinkGloveDance.com on its website and asked staff to vote on the song they wanted. Firework by Katy Perry won. To support the theme of ďŹ reworks, scenes were ďŹ lmed at Boomsday – the largest Labor Day ďŹ rework show in the nation.

As part of the contest, Parkwest’s video will be posted on www.PinkGloveDance.com on Monday, Oct. 3, along with oth-

ers. Viewers can then vote on their favorite video (voting requires a FacebookÂŽ account). The top three winners receive a donation in their name to the breast cancer charity of their choice. Winners will be announced online at www.

PinkGloveDance.com on Oct. 28.

The national video competition supports breast cancer awareness and prevention. It is sponsored by Medline Industries Inc., manufacturer of the gloves and producer of the original Pink Glove Dance video.

The original Pink Glove Dance video premiered in November 2009 and featured 200 hospital workers from Portland, Ore., wearing pink gloves and dancing in support of breast cancer awareness and prevention. Today, the video has more than 13 million views on YouTubeÂŽ and has spawned hundreds of pink glove dance videos and breast cancer awareness events across the country. A sequel was produced last October featuring 4,000 healthcare workers and breast cancer survivors throughout North America.

For more information about the Pink Glove Dance Competition, visit www.PinkGloveDance.com.

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B-2 • OCTOBER 3, 2011 • WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS

NEWS FROM THE WELLNESS CENTER AT DOWELL SPRINGS

Andrea Wolfer

Refuel after workouts Too many of us forget to refuel after our workouts. To begin muscle recovery there are certain nutrients you must provide your body.

The first is protein.

Protein is needed to repair and build muscle.

The second is fluid.

Fluids are needed to re-hydrate; depending on your training bout and sweat rate you may need certain electrolytes such as sodium to aid hydration.

The third, carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are needed to replace glycogen stores in your muscle. How much carbohydrate to include will depend on your training goal and length of workout time.

For optimum recovery consume a post-workout snack (or meal) within 30 minutes to one hour post exercise.

A post workout shake is a quick and easy way to begin recovery. To determine how much protein and carbohydrate to use or determine if you should include electrolytes, consult a registered dietitian (RD).

Shakes are not the only way to refuel. Bars can be used as a snack or meal replacement. Bars are convenient and they travel well – but not every bar is created equal.

This month at The Wellness Center we will be examining the world of bars. Bars are appealing to our busy lifestyles and provide a quick and easy way to recover or hold you over until your next meal.

Join me at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, for “Raising the Bar for your Nutrition.”

Learn what to look for when adding a bar to your diet, the best time to use these bars, how to add these to your current nutrition regimen, and equally convenient alternative snacks.

Samples and recipes for making your own protein bars will be provided.

Affording a personal trainer

By Sandra Clark In an economy where many are strapped for cash, a personal trainer could be considered an unaffordable luxury. Yet the benefits of a personal trainer are undisputed.

So The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs has created options for their members.

First is the small group workout. Participants come in groups of two to four people, getting the one-on-one attention of a personal trainer but splitting the cost. Often individuals come with a friend.

“This change is life-long, not temporary. And it’s both physical and mental.”

“There’s a social aspect to it,” says trainer Kathleen Bullock, “but there are considerations of motivation and accountability as well. You’re just not going to sleep in if you know your friend is waiting for you here at the gym.”

Another option is a limited number of personal training sessions. For instance, a 3-session package gives time for the trainer to evaluate a participant and design a program that suits his or her particular needs. Other members choose a 12-session package. This gives time for the trainer to participate in the workouts.

“We don’t want to create a dependency because no one can pay a personal trainer to work one-on-one for their whole life,” says exercise specialist Mike Wigger. “Our focus here, and it’s different from where I worked before, is on education. We will design a personal training program that the members can then implement on their own.”

Physical limitations (such as a bum knee) are considered in designing these programs, along with simple likes and dislikes. “A really good program will help that knee,” chimed in Registered Dietician Casey Peer.

“I push myself (in a workout), but I push harder when I work with other people,” Casey added. “And a small group saves money by splitting the cost into halves or quarters.”

“We want a safe, comfortable, educational environment – not just a workout gym,” said Mike. “Not all workouts are good.

Avoid improper muscle patterns – wrong after wrong after wrong does not help you and can actually do harm.”

“Yes, you want a results-oriented workout that comes from an expert. There is a method to how you create change,” said Casey.

“The trainers teach members how to use all of our resources and they mix up the workout for heart rate, intensity, duration.

“This change is life-long, not temporary. And it’s both physical and mental.”

“One size workout does not fit everybody,” said Kathleen.

And, with a gleam in her eye, she returned to the accountability factor of a personal trainer: “If you’re not here we will call you.”

Personal trainer Kathleen Bullock works with Dan and Chris Henderlight at The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs.

Andrea Wolfer, RD, LDN, is a Registered Dietitian at The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs, 1400 Dowell Springs Blvd., Suite 100, 232-1400.

ROUTINE With the summer coming to an end and life getting back into the swing of things, a routine is just what you need to transform yourself.

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Getting to the heart of the matter Is there really a difference between a heart attack and heart failure? How can you tell the difference? What to do to prevent it … these are all questions that Dr. Luke Chesney with Summit Medical answered last week at the Strang Senior Center.

Ruth White

Dr. Luke Chesney describes one of the symptoms of heart failure with guests at the Strang Senior Center. Photo by Ruth White

Fort Sanders Fit for Life workers Johnny Suhocki and Samantha Scales have fun at the zumba class on the tennis courts during the fall festival.

Fort Sanders Health Center hosts Fit for Life fall festival

Heart failure is a widespread condition that has a broad impact on health.

Heart failure and a heart attack are often confused, but according to Chesney, heart failure would more appropriately be named “heart weakening.”

“People with heart failure have a heart that has been weakened and it cannot

pump enough blood to supply the body’s needs.”

Nearly 5 million Americans are affected by heart failure and 400,000 to 700,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. The disease results after an injury to the heart. Risk factors include high blood pressure, heart attack, high cholesterol, damage to heart valves, diabetes, obesity and

advanced age. Once the heart is injured, congestion results from inadequate circulation and fluid build up.

Symptoms of heart failure include fatigue, limited activity, chest congestion, swelling of ankles and shortness of breath. A physician may run one of several tests to determine if a patient is suffering from heart failure.

Once test results are read, the doctor is able to treat the patient properly.

There is no cure for heart failure, but early diagnosis and proper treatment can slow the progression of the disease, help patients avoid the hospital and, most important, save a life.

Living with heart failure isn’t impossible, it just takes work. It is recommended that patients limit salt intake, see their doctor regularly, exercise at levels recommended by a doctor and take medications as directed.

Walk from Obesity raises $1,400 Covenant Weight Management Center director Dr. Steve Boyce discusses the Walk from Obesity with participant Dane Griffith after the event at McFee Park. The walk raised $1,400 to continue obesity research and education.

Caring for aging parents Hunter Bennett enjoys his milk at the recent fall festival. Photos by N. Lester

Abram Shelton spins a wheel for a prize during the Fort Sanders Health Center’s Fit for Life fall festival.

Advice for adult children caring for aging parents is on tap from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at Faith Lutheran Church, 239 Jamestowne Parkway in Farragut. Presenters include Susie Stiles, LCSW; Monica Franklin, CELA; Diana Nelson, GNP; and the Rev. Dr. Bob Stelter.

Topics range from physical and cognitive changes to legal and financial issues. The program has various sponsors including the Knox County Office on Aging “One Call Club.”

RSVP: 524-2786.

TRAK festival

Free Flu Shot Saturday raises $24K

The Therapeutic Riding Academy of Knoxville (TRAK) will host its fall festival 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Dr. Butler’s farm, 7316 W. Emory Road. There will be live music, a silent auction, pony rides, food and more. Info: www. traktn.com or call 922-8223.

Free Flu Shot Saturday immunized 6,072 East Tennesseans on Sept. 24 and raised more than $24,000 for the Knoxville News Sentinel’s Empty Stocking Fund. This is the 17th year for the event. It reduces the impact of influenza on the community and is the biggest annual fundraiser for the Empty Stocking Fund.

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Knox newsman appreciates caring staff at Fort Sanders As a broadcast journalist for more than 40 years, Dave Foulk is used to expecting the unexpected. The Knoxville radio news anchor and trafďŹ c reporter never knows where a story may take him on any given day. But, Foulk never expected to suddenly go from being live on the air one day this summer to being a patient in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “I had started my afternoon trafďŹ c reporting shift as normal and thought maybe I was coming down with a cold,â€? remembers Foulk. “But within an hour and a half, I had uncontrollable shaking and chills, a high temp and very low blood pressure.â€?

Foulk’s wife took him to the Emergency Department at Fort Sanders Regional where doctors worked furiously to stabilize his deteriorating condition.

“I can’t remember being this sick in my life,� says Foulk. “I fell out of the sky twice with helicopter crashes, ran over myself and was on a ventilator after gastric bypass surgery, but I’ve never been this sick.�

Fort Sanders physicians discovered that Foulk’s body was reacting to a severe prostate infection that had turned septic. He spent four days in Fort Sanders Regional receiving strong antibiotics and uids. “I had one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel,â€? quips Foulk.

Foulk says he was impressed by the care he received at Fort Sanders. “We live in South Knox County and had a Knoxville radio news personality Dave Foulk is grateful for the treatment he received at Fort choice of several hospitals, but I wanted to Sanders Regional when he was sidelined with go to Fort Sanders.� a serious infection.

From the Emergency Department, to

the Critical Care Unit, to the nursing oor, Foulk says there was a consistency of care. “The staff always told me who they were; they said, ‘Mr. Foulk, I’m so and so.’ That adds a bit of personality and humanity to it,â€? Foulk explains. “You know this is another human being and you’re not just a piece of meatâ€?

After he was released from the hospital, Foulk also spent time at home recuperating. He is now back on the radio anchoring trafďŹ c and news every day. He says, while he plans to stay out of hospitals, he would deďŹ nitely chose Fort Sanders again. “A hospital is more than just a place where people come in sick and people go out well,â€? says Foulk. “It’s a healing, comforting place. Some hospitals don’t get that. But Fort Sanders does, I can honestly say that.â€?

Kudos from Fort Sanders patients

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To the Cardiac Cath La b Staff, I was in Fort Sanders for an ICD battery replacement. I would lik e to thank the Cardiac Cath Lab Services. From the time I check in, the lad y was very nice and would do anything to help us. I cannot say enough about the ladies in the prep area.

Th ey were polite and asked if I was hurting. It was gre at service.

In the Operating Ro om , the staff helped me in every way they could. Dr. Je ffrey Baerman is alway s a great doctor. He went to talk to my wife about the operation and explained what to do when I got home. Sh e says Dr. Bearman took time to answer her questions.

I would also lik e to sa y a special ‘thank you’ to the nurse in the Recovery Ro om. My wife told her I was having trouble with a me dicine and losing weigh t. The nurse talked to Dr. Ba erman about it. When I got home tthat evening, they called and said to stop taking the medicine. That helped a m great deal. I thank her very much. m If you go to the hospi tal, this is the one to go to. I ccan sum it up: great, po lite and they do everythi ng to hhelp you from the time you walk in the do or un til you lea le e ve. My wife and I appreciate everything yo u did for us. The cake will be on u the way!

Thanks to everybody!

Jimmy Sampley, Heart patient

Share your Fort Sanders’ story If you or a family member had an excellent Fort Sanders Regional experience you’d like to share, we’d love to hear about it! Was there a physician or nurse who gave you extra special care? Email your story to koneal1@covhlth.com.

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Inlaws, outlaws, grannies and returning kids Finding extra space in a full house.

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n “The Death of the Hired Man,” Robert Frost described home as “the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.”

The idea of home is changing for many American homeowners. Frost’s words have taken on new meaning as homeowners try to find space in their homes for aging parents, for collegegraduate children who have yet to find a job and become self-supporting, or for down and out relatives hard hit by the economic downturn.

And then there are elderly homeowners who want to age in place and need space for a caregiver. And there are homeowners who are struggling to hold onto their homes or who are seeking

additional income for other reasons, who need the rental income extra space could provide.

The reasons for turning one home into two are many – and so are the solutions.

The solution for returning children is probably the easiest – as long as they are willing to return to their old bedroom.

For the others, it gets a little more dicey, as what is needed is a fair amount of additional living and sleeping space, a bath, a kitchen, some storage and that all-important separate entrance.

Additional parking space may also be needed, and don’t forget to check zoning regulations and building codes.

Basements are probably the most common conversion and may be the most cost-effective, since plumbing and electrical may already be in place or as close as just upstairs. Many basements already have an outside entrance.

One thing to think about with basement conversions, though, is that many homes with basements that open to the outside are built on sloping ground. If

the garage is on the main level, adding a second driveway and additional parking to serve the basement can present a problem.

Sometimes the best apartment conversion may be a two-car garage. Both attached and detached units can be converted for comfortable living, and each has distinct advantages and disadvantages. As an example, an attached space may be less costly to convert because of proximity to plumbing in the house. The detached conversion can have its own appeal as perhaps a more private space.

Another way to add more space is an addition called a “bump-out,” which involves knocking out an existing wall in the home and adding the needed living space. And if ease of accessibility is not an issue, sometimes an attic can be converted to a small apartment with the addition of exterior stairs.

Some jobs can be done by amateurs, but these sorts of conversions really call for professionals – starting with an architect who is familiar with everything from design to building codes.

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“It used to be that when the parents died, the children would come take what they wanted and we would sell the rest. Now it seems the children have enough of their own things and don’t want anything else, or they have moved to another city and just don’t want to deal with getting rid of their parents’ belongings, so they hire us.”

Austin says changes in lifestyle may have something to do with that lack of interest on the part of the chilBy Anne Hart dren, too. “Many older people have antiques and fancy at Austin has been conducting estate sales for so long things, maybe Victorian furniture. Those are things that she has become something of an anthropolo- that just aren’t much in demand today. Families today gist, an historian, a demographer, a predictor of trends have great rooms, not rooms that are just decorated to and styles, and an expert reader of human nature. She’s look pretty and sit there unused. Furniture we sell today seen it all, and then some. has to be usable.”

Austin started her business about 20 years ago, but Frequently, estate sales are held when homeowners the last 10 have been her busiest by far. She doesn’t see want to downsize to a smaller space after the children demand for her services slacking off any time soon, es- have left home. Austin says she often hears from those pecially as the economy continues to tighten and people clients a second time – when they are moving to assisttry harder to hang on to their money. ed living and need to downsize once again.

Austin says the reasons people want the sales haven’t But her job is far from gloom and doom. She has loved changed much over the years, but buying trends and watching the trends change over the years and remains buyers have. amazed at just what people will buy.

In most cases, estate sales are held to get rid of items “I tell my clients not to throw anything away before after the death of a homeowner, and that’s one area in which Austin has seen a major change.

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These are things that people will buy at some point anyway, and they can get them greatly discounted at an estate sale.

Austin says for certain groups, estate sales have become a sort of recreational activity. “People used to come for a specific thing, like a dining room suite. Now we see entire families coming together, groups of college age kids and older folks coming in groups.

The students are often looking for items to use to furnish a first apartment – dishes, pots and pans. Older folks are frequently looking for exercise equipment to use in their homes. And the families? They’re just looking for a deal on things they can use, and they frequently leave loaded down with many items purchased on home shopping networks and never used – including fancy cooking gadgets like crème brulee pans and their accompanying tiny torches.

People still are buying vintage clothing, and items from World War II remain especially popular, particularly with folks from Oak Ridge who participate in reenactment events commemorating that city’s history.

And the vintage clothing? Austin says people love those psychedelic polyester shirts from a few decades ago, “but I can’t sell a polyester quilt.”

A surprise group making an appearance lately is a lot of 11- and 12-year-old girls, and Austin says, “they’re buying crochet and knitting supplies and old sewing machines. All of that used to be something for grand-

mothers, but these young girls have found there are now videos that teach you how to sew, knit and crochet, and they’re a new customer group for us.”

Another fairly recent trend Austin has seen is groups from social service agencies and churches “who will buy all the sheets and towels and things of that sort we have to give to the poor and homeless people they are helping.”

Over the last two or three years, Austin has started seeing a lot of hoarding. “We’ll go into a house and there will be so much stuff we can’t walk through it. In one house we had to pitch a tent outside, in another we had to have a separate sale on each floor of the house a few days apart just to get things inventoried. We often see literally hundreds of boxes of Kleenex. At another home it was Fostoria glassware – hundreds of pieces of it.”

Another recent trend she has spotted is shoplifting. Austin says the culprits aren’t the people we would expect. “It’s usually nicely dressed older people, and I believe they’re people who used to have enough money to buy whatever they wanted. They can’t do that now, but they still want something new. With the women it’s usually jewelry; with men, it will be a pocketknife, a CD, something of that sort.

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ran Scheidt didn’t have time to relax and enjoy the last day of summer. The Master Gardener was too busy making lists of what to do to get her West Hills gardens and lawn ready for fall and winter.

“Fall is my second favorite time of year, after spring, but it’s a very busy time. There’s a lot to do to prepare for the fall and winter months, and we also need to look ahead to next spring and summer and start planning for that, too,” Scheidt says.

“Right now I’m loving watching the hummingbirds getting fat and

Fran Scheidt removes a hummingbird feeder to be cleaned and stored away until next spring. Photo by Natalie Lester buzzing around getting the last of the nectar before they move on to their winter homes. The holly berries and leaves are changing color, and the nights are so much cooler.

After the stifling heat of last summer, it’s just a blessing to be able to breathe air again without feeling burned to a crisp.”

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outside pots and containers.

“Some of them have holly as the main plant and others have red twig dogwood. There are lots of other things, including annuals, planted in there, too. I’ll take tip cuttings from some of those annuals, like coleus and begonia, and bring them inside to root in water. After the roots have developed, I’ll pot them and overwinter

them inside until warm weather returns.”

The hollies were a gift to Scheidt from a holly grower up East and will eventually grow to a height of about 40 feet. She plans to repot them in three-gallon containers. They will overwinter at the UT Arboretum greenhouse and next year will be added to the school’s Elmore Holly Collection, named in honor of the late Harold Elmore, a past president of the UT Arboretum Society.

Sometime this month, Scheidt will transplant the red twig dogwood and japonica from those pots to her perennial garden.

This is also the time of year to clean out the birdhouses so they will be ready for spring visitors and to locate last winter’s suet feeders and refill them so woodpeckers will have something to eat during cold weather.

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Scheidt say there are some “don’ts” for this season, too. “Do not be pruning anything now, and don’t fertilize now. You want the plant’s roots to go to sleep for the winter and the plants to go into dormancy.”

So after all of this hard work, what does this Master Gardener plan to do next? “Just what I would advise anyone else to do: Make a date with a friend and go for a drive on the Foothills Parkway and enjoy the fall foliage.”

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