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Westland Cove opponents appeal to BZA Opponents of Westland Cove will be back at the county’s Board of Zoning and Appeals at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the City County Building to pick up where they left off after a four-hour debate in January. That vote was delayed because two BZA members were absent.

John Huber and his attorney, John King, are proponents of the project, which flew through the Metropolitan Planning Commission 13-2 and squeaked by County Commission 6-5. Huber wants to build up to 312 apartments and a marina with 75 boat slips and dry storage for another 131 boats on the flatland of the 70-acre Melgaard farm.

Wayne Kline, representing several clients, and landowners Michael and Sherry Whitaker are appealing MPC’s approval of Huber’s use-on-review plan, which credited him with higher density in exchange for not disturbing land on the steeper slopes. The property is at 909 Emory Church Road near the interchange of Pellissippi Parkway and Westland Drive.

New Play Festival schedule The Tennessee Stage Company will present the world premiere of “Tic Toc” by Gayle Greene at Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Shows are at 8 p.m. March 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 and 3 p.m. March 9, 16 and 23. Tickets are $15 ($12 for students and seniors).

There is no admission charge for other festival events. Staged readings will take place at Theatre Knoxville Downtown. “I Am the Way” by Scott Strahan will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15.

“Birds on the Bat” by Craig Smith will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22.

The remaining table readings are: ■ “Let Them Eat Cupcakes” by Leslie Agron at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Farragut Branch Library and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at Lawson McGhee Library.

■ “Found Objects” by Marilyn Barner Anselmi at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Lawson McGhee and 11 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at Bearden Branch Library.

■ “A Cocaine Comedy” by Harrison Young at 1:15 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 23, at Lawson McGhee and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Bearden Branch.

– Betsy Pickle

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All tied up for charity

Matt King, Neal Caldwell, Harrison Collins, Doug Harris and David Ragland of TivaWater visit Caldwell’s West Knoxville factory, Dalen Products. Photo submitted

UT student develops fashionable fundraiser for TivaWater

Harrison Collins, a junior in marketing and entrepreneurship at UT, models the bow tie he designed to benefit TivaWater. Photo by Wendy Smith

By Wendy Smith Harrison Collins began 2013 with the goal of improving himself. One year later, his objective is to improve the world.

Collins and his older sister, Allison, each set 13 goals to be completed during 2013. Some were lofty; others were easily obtainable – like his objective of reading a book. (To his credit, he read

several.)

One goal came to him just as he woke up one day. He wanted to design a bow tie to sell to raise money for charity. But he didn’t know how to design a bow tie, and he didn’t have a charity in mind.

Jim Thompson of TivaWater happened to overhear Collins’ parents, Richard and Tracy Collins of Fountain City, talking about their

son’s idea. Thompson called Harrison and invited him to learn more about the nonprofit.

TivaWater was developed in 2008 by a group of Knoxville business owners who wanted to help grow Uganda’s economy.

Since water in the East African country is contaminated, one obTo page A-3

On stage Parkhill follows ‘accidental’ path from history to Shakespeare, N ew Play FFestival New

By Betsy Pickle Growing up in South Knoxville near what was then the Ijams family home, Tom Parkhill carved out his own trails in the not-so-urban wilderness.

As an adult, he has carved out a career in the jungle of the acting business – theater, for the most part, but with forays into film.

He is legendary in certain circles for appearing in 1986’s “King Kong Lives,” director John Guillermin’s sequel to his more successful 1976 “King Kong” remake.

“I was in the movie from the first day of shooting till the last day of shooting,” says Parkhill, who is credited as “Radioman.” “I didn’t do that much in it, but I was there.”

What isn’t as widely known is that while he was shooting in Wilmington, N.C., his hotel neighbor was Ozzy Osbourne, who was in town filming a role in the horror film “Trick or Treat.”

“His suite faced the beach,” says Parkhill. “My small room around the corner faced the parking lot. But we were right there, me and Ozzy.”

He says the rock musicianturned-reality star was very neighborly.

“There was a party in his suite

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That’s the official story. But Parkhill clearly survived, and though he continued to travel for jobs in theater and film, he eventually settled down in Knoxville and became the founding artistic director of the Tennessee Stage Company.

TSC is beloved for putting on Shakespeare on the Square each summer on Market Square. But its winter tradition is the New Play Festival. Gayle Greene’s “Tic Toc” is this year’s featured production and will have its world premiere with a March 7-23 run at Theatre Knoxville Downtown.

Table readings of other new plays will take place at various Knox County libraries Feb. 18-March 1, and staged readings will be held March 15 and 22 at Theatre Knoxville Downtown.

TSC’s first production in November 1989 was “The Foreigner,” the award-winning 1984 play by Larry Shue. Its second production in December 1989 was a world premiere of a new play.

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Tom Parkhill visits his old stomping grounds – the area at Ijams Nature Center near where he played as a youth and where the Tennessee Stage Comte pany p pa an often used to perform a version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for cchildren. hi Photo by Betsy Pickle

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Coffee Break with

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?

Two quotes I like are: “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right.” Henry Ford “Lord, put your arm on my shoulder and your hand on my mouth.” Unknown

What are you guilty of?

I had a fake ID card as a student at UT.

What is your favorite material possession?

Clothing and jewelry; I’m way too fond of both!

What are you reading currently?

“Fifty Shades of Grey” and my 30 magazine subscriptions!

Mary Duffy Lutz

Mary Duffy Lutz is a petite woman with a raucous laugh and boundless energy, but don’t let her effervescence fool you.

During her 23-year career with the U.S. Army, she was in the first group of nine women to attend the U.S. Military Tactical Intelligence Staff Officers Course at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

As a captain, in a joint service command, she was an aide to a four-star admiral, commander in chief of the Pacific Command in Hawaii.

As a major, for two years she ran the largest postal operation in the world based on volume of mail – 228th Postal Company in Frankfurt, Germany. She was the first female to hold that command.

She rose to the rank of colonel, one of only 25 female colonels in the regular Army at the time.

If she sounds like an overachiever, well, she had a tough act to follow. Her mother, the late Dr. Mary B. Duffy, was Knox County Health Department director for 25 years.

Lutz retired from the military 10 months after giving birth to daughter Sarah. She and husband Allen Lutz and Sarah moved to Farragut the next year. Sarah is now a freshman at the University of Tennessee.

Her daughter is especially precious to her.

“She is a real miracle,” says Lutz. “I had never been pregnant until the age of 45. My mother died in January 1994; five months later I was pregnant with Sarah.”

Lutz was an unusual sight. “There are not too many full-bird colonels running around pregnant in the military!”

Lutz, who grew up in South Knoxville, went to college with the intention of becoming a teacher.

“I graduated from UT with a degree in natural science and education. I was certified to teach high school chemistry, physics, biology and general mathematics. In 1971, teachers were a dime a dozen, so I decided to join the military – the best decision I ever made in my life.

“I signed up for two years, loved it, and the rest is history. Opportunities were open to women in a big way in the early 1970s.”

Lutz never was one to accept stereotypes.

“While I was stationed at the Headquarters, Army and Air Force Exchange Service, in the Dallas/Fort

What was your most embarrassing moment?

When I set fire to my Army tent and sleeping bag while out in the field at Fort Lewis, Wash.

What are the top three things on your bucket list?

Rent an RV and travel to every state in the union and the national parks; hold my grandchild (no pressure, Sarah Ashleigh Lutz); live past the age of 74. My mother died of heart failure at that age.

What is one word others often use to describe you?

Gregarious! The secret is to focus on the person I have just met; ask him/her to talk about him/herself. People love to tell stories about their lives; they are not really interested in yours.

What one thing about yourself would you change?

That I try to be perfect!

What is your passion?

Worth area, my husband and I visited a cowboy museum dedicated to the American cowboy and its history. “I fell in love with a print of a cowgirl painted by Gordon Snidow. He depicted her as beautiful, tough and dirty after a hard day’s work. Underneath her picture were the words, ‘I Don’t Make Coffee Either.’

“That expresses how I felt when I was a full-bird colonel and how I think now. As a female soldier, my job was not going to include making and serving coffee to anyone!”

Lutz keeps a busy schedule for a “retiree.” Her neighborhood doesn’t have a garden club so she joined Village Green’s and has been elected president. She is president of the alumnae chapter of her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega.

She volunteers with the Farragut Folklife Museum and is active with the Newcomers Club. She is a volunteer polling official with Knox County Election Commission.

A rheumatoid arthritis sufferer herself, she facilitates courses on how to cope with chronic illness.

Along with Bill Potter, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, she is working to reactivate the East Tennessee chapter of the Military Officers Association of America.

Yet she believes she has scaled back. “I’m trying to chill out as I get older.”

Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Mary Duffy Lutz:

Talking to and meeting new people. At Mooreland Heights Elementary School, I was extremely talkative.

My teachers couldn’t give me bad grades for my schoolwork because I was a great student. However, they could mark me low on deportment, and they consistently wrote comments like, “Talks too much, can’t get her to shut up; interrupts the class.” But my mother never seemed to be concerned; I guess she thought I would grow out of it.

With whom would you most like to have a long lunch?

My mother, who died before I retired to Knoxville and before she saw her beautiful, smart, sassy granddaughter, Sarah. And, also with my daughter there.

I still can’t quite get the hang of …

Technology and computer applications! Technology is a necessary evil! It takes you away from personal communication. However, I have enjoyed the ability to post pictures to my friends almost immediately.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

My mother always said, “Do not rely on a man for money or to take care of you.”

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Martin, Ashley, Danielle and Doreen Fannon show off their snowman, complete with snowdog, during last week’s snow day. The Fannons live in Benington subdivision. Photo by Wendy Smith

Ridge in 1994, and in early 1995, I experienced the joy of snow through my toddler’s eyes. The deep drifts came almost to his waist, and he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

As the kids got older, neighbors became part of each snow day. I recall an epic morning of snow-tubing at our previous home in Brentmoor subdivision.

The snow was so fast that we could ride a hill that spanned three yards. Our current home in Benington subdivision is at the bottom of a particularly good sledding hill, which we make use of regardless of temperature or daylight.

Some of the most memorable snow-day activities take place indoors. Movies, popcorn and forts made out of blankets and sofa cushions come to mind, along with brownies and cookies.

Baking is how we thaw out after a day in the snow.

Right now, the smell of peanut-butter cookies, filled with Nutella ganache, is wafting up the stairs. Time to call it a (snow) day!

Snow-day memories I’ll admit that I don’t do well with unexpected events that require me to change my schedule. But when it comes to snow, I’m just like a kid. I check the radar continuously, and sit by the window, watching for the first flakes to fall.

Wendy Smith Because snowstorms in East Tennessee are few and far between, each one is stored in my brain as a tiny vignette. The snow days of my childhood are fuzzy, but I’ll always remember getting picked up early from school because we lived at the top of a hill in the west end of Oak Ridge, and my mother wanted to drive home rather than walk.

I also recall droves of kids sledding on that same crazy-steep hill. It’s a wonder we didn’t all end up in the emergency room.

Power outages were frequent during snow and ice storms, and my mom always hoped for one that would require the whole family to sleep downstairs by the fire.

Sadly, I don’t think that ever happened. I’m sure my dad was relieved.

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Bearden High School student MaryAnn Reddy receives her Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting, at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. As a requirement for the award, MaryAnn partnered with the United Methodist Men and United Methodist Women to place three bat houses on the church’s property. She also created an informational exhibit and put together educational materials for teachers. To learn about bats: https://sites.google.com/site/ebenezerbats. Photo submitted Tech were loads of fun. If we couldn’t figure out a way to get to the ski slopes in West Virginia, we’d make do with sledding on lunch trays, plastic bags or anything else that would take us to the bottom of a hill. One snowy

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evening yielded an enormous snowball fight outside my apartment, and afterward a particular young man came in for cocoa. He’s been with me every snow day since then.

We moved back to Oak

Tomato Head offers Loving Spoonfuls

A favorite local pizza joint, the Tomato Head, kicks off a charitable giving campaign called Loving Spoonfuls this month.

University of Tennessee’s student-run radio station, WUTK-FM 90.3 The Rock, will be the first beneficiary.

Tomato Head has two locations, at 12 Market Square and the Gallery Shopping Center, 7240 Kingston Pike. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, both locations will host a pint night. One dollar from each pint sold from the Blue Pants Brewery keg of Big & Tall Belgian Red Ale, as well as all pints sold in bar areas, will benefit WUTK. On Feb. 25, the Gallery location will host a four-course beer dinner sponsored by Blue Pants Brewery, with $10 from each ticket sold going to WUTK. Reservations can be made at 584-1075.

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vious entrepreneurial opportunity was water fi ltration. Local inventor Neal Caldwell developed a lightweight plastic fi lter with a tap that allows users to drink directly from a clean reservoir.

Doug Harris, president of TivaWater and the school board member for Knox County’s 3rd District, reports that 10,000 filters, produced in West Knoxville, are currently in use by as many as 1 million people.

Many are distributed by NGOs (non-governmental organizations); others are purchased by individuals.

TivaWater also facilitates donations of filters.

Collins liked the nonprofit’s vision – and the fact that staff members are all Vols.

Before he determined that TivaWater would be the beneficiary of the bow-tie project, Collins contacted Gitman Bros., a U.S. manufacturer of shirts and ties.

“They had no business taking this on,” he says. “But I cast a vision for them.”

He drew a design featuring the continent of Africa, and the sample the company sent him was even better than he imagined.

His relationship with TivaWater turned out to be more than he imagined, too. He is now the nonprofit’s University of Tennessee campus representative. While college students aren’t typically able to donate much money, they are effective at bringing about change, he says.

Most students don’t know about the shortage of clean water in developing countries. Collins didn’t know himself until he learned about TivaWater. Now he appreciates the fact that the

From page A-1 water in the bathrooms and the kitchen at the Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity house is clean. His fraternity brothers appreciate it, too, since it’s his job to educate UT students about the world water crisis.

TivaWater Director of Operations Matt King likes the bow-tie fundraiser because the ties appeal to adults as well as students, and they grab attention.

This gives people the opportunity to talk about the nonprofit, he says.

King and Harris are excited about a new water filter that will be produced by TivaWater later this year.

The filter is smaller, and since it requires less maintenance, it can be taken out of the box and used immediately.

It also looks better – more like a water cooler and less like a blue bucket. In the areas where the filters are used, they are often the nicest thing the house, Harris says.

TivaWater’s range has grown as people with connections to different countries get involved. Through Vine International, a nonprofit in Louisville, Tenn., filters are going to Guatemala. Through Father John Appiah, a local priest from Ghana, filters are now in use there. Harris’ friend Beatrice, a refugee from the Congo, hopes to open a distributorship in Rwanda soon.

Perhaps the next connection will begin with a conversation about a bow tie. To purchase a TivaWater bow tie for $40, email Harrison Collins at rcolli20@utk.edu.

To donate to TivaWater: www.tivawater.com.

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In 1998, the company once again produced a world premiere, combining it with the series of readings it had

been doing, and the current form of the New Play Festival was established.

Parkhill’s career – as an actor, director, producer and artistic director (not to mention stage manager, designer and technician) – isn’t what he expected when he entered the University of Tennessee as a history major with plans to become a teacher. He had done some plays at South High School, but acting in college was “accidental.”

“I never really pursued an acting job,” he says. “I got

acting offers from companies to come and work, and so I took them because I needed a job, and it was better than working in a restaurant or bagging groceries – the jobs you do when you’re in college.”

While still in school, he co-founded a theater in Galveston, Texas, and though he finished his degree, his fate was sealed.

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McIntyre is focus of 6th District slugfest

The 6th District for both school board and county commission stretches from Amherst to Hardin Valley, from Karns to Norwood and Pleasant Ridge, swooping up to Ball Camp and Byington-Solway and Karns.

These disparate commuIt will require 20 to 22 nities are bound together cents on the property-tax rate to fund these pay raises in a newly configured district, previously repreand additional pension sented by Cindy Buttry and costs, plus some infraThomas Deakins, who were structure improvements. squeezed out when district Of course, this could be reduced if some money was lines were redrawn. Buttry bowed out in 2012, and taken from the fund balance, which is not unusual. Deakins will not stand for reelection this year.

It is becoming clearer to Across Knox County, the this writer that the mayor defining issue of 2014 will may recommend a propbe schools Superintendent erty-tax hike, hoping that James McIntyre, who has a majority of council will come to represent the conhave bought into it. That troversial aspects of educaremains to be seen.

However, it is surprising tion reform, including Common Core State Standards that the mayor and council have not allowed city voters and the nonstop teacher to consider more immediate evaluations that accompany changes to the city pension them.

McIntyre turned up the plan to reduce the need for heat in December by forcsuch huge transfers.

For example, why should ing a vote on a contract excurrent retirees such as I receive a 3 percent annual pay raise on our pension when current working city employees receive a 2.5 percent pay raise? Retirees should David Dewhirst is develhave their pension adjusted oping property at 301 and only to offset inflation.

309 North The 2012 Rogero-backed Central pension charter amendStreet and ment failed to solve current 219-223 pension financial issues West Deas was pointed out at the pot Avenue time. It dealt with issues 15 adjacent to years off. Council members the SouthGrieve and Stair voted ern Railway no on the Rogero charter Depot into change.

Dewhirst a combinaOther cities are moving tion residential and retail to reduce these escalating center that will also include costs. Knoxville should do what Dewhirst calls a “desthe same.

■ The fire that basical- tination restaurant.”

The city of Knoxville’s Inly destroyed what remained dustrial Development Board of the McClung Warehouses was incredibly unfortunate voted to give Dewhirst’s Depot Development LLC a 12for the mayor’s plans to salvage these historic build- year Payment In-Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) on the property at ings. Her well-intended its annual meeting last week. plans collapsed in the fire.

The estimated tax benefit The city now owns vacant is $738,000-plus. The apland at a cost of $1.45 million plus demolition of what plication fee is $4,000 and closing fees are $37,000. remains there. It is approDewhirst owned five hispriate to investigate what toric buildings, which were caused the fire. built from 1894-1919.

Were adequate secu“The fire there (in March rity measures in place to 2013) burned the two best prevent vandalism? Will buildings and left us with the the city’s self-insurance cover any of the loss? What three worst,” Dewhirst said.

“It’s a pretty neat street that can the market bring the city when it sells the vacant has long been neglected and land?

The mayor, in my view, should not be faulted in her attempt to preserve.

Many wish she would make Every day, media outlets the same commitment to residents of Fort Sanders in get multiple press releases their continuing battle with from Sen. Lamar Alexander, a man who seems to be runCovenant Health and UT. ning against himself.

■ Mark your calenLast Wednesday, for exdar for 5:30 p.m. Wednesample, came Alexander’s exday, March 5, to hear former U.S. Ambassador to planation for voting against the debt-limit increase. He’s Pakistan Cameron Munter speak at UT’s Baker Center. against big government.

Later the same day came a bizarre release from Alexan-

Rogero to offer budget options Recently, Mayor Rogero held a budget retreat with City Council at the Convention Center, outlining budget issues as her staff saw them.

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She said she would present a 6 percent cut in one city budget and another budget that would fund the increase for the city pensions, cost-of-living raises and infrastructure projects.

The second budget would entail a city property-tax increase, but the mayor was silent on the specific amount.

What is interesting here is Rogero is working to have the council advise her on what to do as opposed to advocating the exact plan she favors. In this way she can share more of the responsibility with council if it becomes a tax hike.

Having proposed several tax hikes and a few tax cuts myself as mayor, including a referendum submitted to the voters in 1988, I felt the mayor should lead when it came to revenues. Part of leadership is persuading City Council and citizens to support the mayor’s recommendation.

Mayor Rogero has been forceful in advocating the no-build alternative to the James White Parkway extension in South Knox, to her credit. She was forceful in advocating a pension-change charter amendment in 2012.

She can do it here, too.

How did the mayor arrive at a 6 percent cut for one budget as opposed to a 4 percent or 2 percent cut?

The budget documents refer to cost-of-living raises, but the truth is different. The 2.5 percent pay adjustment is more than the cost of living. It is an employee pay raise. Perhaps a 2.5 percent pay raise as required by ordinance is justified, but it is not truth in advertising to call it a cost-of-living adjustment.

Mayor Rogero will present her budget on April 24 to City Council.

There is $60 million in the city’s fund balance, which has grown by $40 million in the past 10 years.

It will be hard to explain why city residents must pay more property taxes with such a large fund balance.

Betty Bean tension for himself, despite widespread teacher unrest.

He won, 8-1, but created serious political problems for his supporters.

He also created a clearcut litmus question for school-board candidates: Would you have voted to extend McIntyre’s contract?

Here’s what the candidates say: Brad Buchanan would have voted no.

Terry Hill would have made a motion to postpone the vote for 120 days to give McIntyre a chance to show that he’s listening to teachers.

If her motion failed, she says, she would have voted no.

Sandra Rowcliffe would have been a resounding yes vote, based on her statements in support of McIntyre at public meetings.

Tamara Shepherd would not only have voted no on the contract extension, but also would support McIntyre’s removal, based on her detailed contributions to a local blog.

Aaron Hennen has decided to withdraw from the race and support Shepherd.

Buchanan, an IT professional and a former highschool business-education teacher, has a master’s degree, is married to a teacher and has four school-aged children. He has deep misgivings about McIntyre’s methods and will have strong support from teachers in the district and across the county.

Hill was a school social worker with 30 years’ experience in Knox County Schools who was a supervisor when she retired. She is deeply involved in the push to get Hardin Valley a middle school.

Rowcliffe, president of the Knox County Council PTA, has been one of McIntyre’s

most vocal supporters.

Shepherd was an accountant who made the decision to become a stay-at-home mom and get involved in the public-school education of her two children, becoming one of Knox County’s most knowledgeable (and probably most annoying, to those on her bad list) citizens on school matters.

Hennen is a master’s degree-level high-school band director who plans to get his doctorate in the near future.

He says he researched all the candidates and finds Shepherd’s views to be the most straightforward and best informed of the bunch.

The push to build a Hardin Valley Middle School will likely be the biggest issue not named McIntyre in District 6.

Noon on Thursday, Feb. 20, is the deadline to turn in nominating petitions. Noon on Thursday, Feb. 27, is the deadline for candidates to withdraw.

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blighted. This will glue and connect Fourth and Gill and the old (North Knoxville) neighborhoods to downtown Knoxville.”

He adds that he is “pretty confident we can find a couple of folks,” to open a destination restaurant, “if we can get people to believe that it’s going to be great.”

He says he is “very confident” that the residential space will succeed, “but restaurant/retail is the hard part. We just believe that the right blend of persuasion of the right folks at the right time can draw a very unique startup restaurant.

“If we can (help) the first folks to be successful, it will be magic, we think.”

County notes Knox County Commission will hold its work

session at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, because of the Presidents Day holiday today (Monday, Feb. 17).

Items for discussion include: ■ A resolution authorizing the exchange of 3.99 acres of real property located at 7330 Oak Ridge Highway, and a permanent ingress and egress easement to said real property from Traci K. Smith, Rufus Haynes Smith III and James Thomas Smith to Knox County and 3.99 acres of real property located at 3106 Water Plant Road to Rufus H. Smith Jr. & Company LLC, said transfer of properties and easement being contingent upon the execution of a contract regarding the transfer of the properties and easement; and approving the sale by Knox County to Rufus H. Smith, Jr. & Company LLC of the remaining 9.61 acres of real property owned by Knox County at 3106 Water Plant Road for the purchase price of $409,838.25.

■ Consideration on second reading of the closure of a portion of Brandon

Road, off Clearfield Road in Wedgewood Hills Subdivision Unit 1, on property owned by Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church.

■ A resolution requesting the Public Building Authority and the Knox County Department of Information Technology to perform an analysis of the Main and Small Assembly Rooms and recommend updates to technology in those rooms, including an electronic voting tracking system.

■ A resolution expressing support of the End of Forced Annexation in Tennessee Act, which will abolish annexation by ordinance at the initiative of a municipality.

■ An ordinance to protect an employee’s right to speak openly and freely on any issue involving Knox County government, its agencies, boards or its elected or appointed officials so long as such speech does not violate the laws of slander and libel.

Commissioners will also discuss the Joint Education Committee and, presumably, Commission’s recent workshop with the school board.

Alexander confuses with conflicting messages protect musical instruments from damage in flight.

“We don’t expect our airSandra lines to carry a tune, but we do expect them to carry our Clark precious instruments safely,” Rep. Cooper said. “Any damaged guitar is a tragedy. der and Democratic Rep. Jim As a banjo player, I believe Cooper “demanding action” the same is true of banjos.” from the federal agency that Alexander, a piano playregulates air traffic (FAA) to er, had no quote about his

instrument, but he was insistent that the federal government get regulations in place to fi x this problem.

Big government? Small government?

With Alexander it seems to vary by time of day. Let’s send the senator some Tums and hope he calms down.

After all, the election is not until November.

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Basketball must be part rocket science This is basketball rocket the solution. He thinks inscience 101. Please set aside consistency is the primary a block of time to study and problem. analyze.

He has told the Volunteers that even if their shots aren’t falling, they must remain committed to the other elements of the game, Marvin give good effort, run and West jump, defend as if your life depends on it, fight for rebounds, value each possession, protect the ball.

Synopsis 1: Most teams Doing all that is just a can win when everything matter of focus, effort, inthey throw toward the goal tensity, toughness. That falls in. sounds very simple, but it Synopsis 2: Good teams must be quite complicated. win even when they don’t Why else would a mature shoot well. team fail to get it?

Premise: Tennessee is These Vols are maddennot a good team. ing. Some games (at home Any day now, coach Cu- against Florida) they play onzo Martin expects to find with passion. Other times

they are hard to watch.

Some nights they come charging out of the gate as if to strangle opponents, 10-0 jump start, bang, you’re finished.

Other nights, they come strolling along on their way to a picnic and get slower as they go. They lose to Texas A&M. Either way, high octane or just coasting, the coach can’t explain it.

“Your guess is as good as mine,” he said.

That is scary.

Martin is not big on flamethrowing pep talks, spiced with colorful adjectives. He thinks all players should show up ready to play. He was. He thinks the desire to win should be built in. There are so few games guaranteed,

just four seasons, to do the best you can to make marvelous memories.

This may be the most talent Cuonzo Martin ever has in his coaching career. That it would fall so far below expectations is confusing. Was the forecast flawed? Southeastern Conference contender. No more of that hand-wringing NCAA bubble stuff. No more excuses.

We thought Antonio Barton was the answer at point guard. He isn’t. We thought Jeronne Maymon had overcome injuries and ailments and would be what he once was. He is a gladiator, but he’s lost some quickness and explosion.

Jarnell Stokes is a double-

double. We thought he had developed a jump shot. Not yet. We were certain Robert Hubbs III, five-star recruit, would make a big difference.

There are brilliant freshmen all across America. Didn’t happen here.

Some games, Jordan McRae is the best offensive player in the league and one of the best in the country. Going 1-for-15 is inexplicable.

Darius Thompson is often a precise system engineer.

Alas, he doesn’t shoot and can’t guard good guards.

Others have that problem.

Armani Moore is a hustle guy. Some games, he has been used as the fast fuse to ignite listless teammates.

Strangely enough, some games he doesn’t play.

Nobody said Tennessee was a championship team.

Syracuse has better players.

So do 10 or 15 other teams.

Two play in the Southeastern Conference.

Nobody is saying this season is over. There is still a way to break into the tournament, but it will require a change.

Even if shooting forever fluctuates, everything else must become dependable.

This is the frantic time of year. If this veteran team does not get it together, Tennessee basketball will need life support – and a mask for empty seats at Thompson-Boling. That is not good. Old, black curtains are so ugly.

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The effective detective: Pat Patterson An intricate part of any community is local law enforcement. The Concord/ Farragut communities had the best of the best in Constable W.O. “Pat” Patterson.

I talked to his son Bud recently, and the conversation eventually got around to his father. Bud was a classmate at Farragut High and enjoyed a long career with Delta Airlines. After retirement, he compiled a family history that could easily be turned into a novel about the legendary law-enforcement officer who had a reputation of being “untouchable” in dealing with crime in Knox County. Bud lent me the book only on condition that I would guard it with my life.

I knew Pat Patterson as someone who always attended Farragut sporting events and was at ease talking to a teenager who just

Malcolm Shell wanted to get a better view of his revolver. During Pat’s long career, he served as a U.S. marshal, a county detective in several administrations and as a constable duly elected by the people.

In the early 1950s, modern crime-detection techniques, such as examining DNA and browsing extensive computer databases, were still decades into the future. The effective detective had to rely on observation skills and the ability to establish and maintain a large network of informants to feed credible information. Pat Patterson excelled in both areas. While he was

dealing with people whom society might not consider model citizens, he always treated everyone – even convicted felons – with respect and dignity.

Many of the cases Pat handled involved serious felonies, including homicides, armed robbery and auto-theft rings. Other cases were not so serious.

Those I found to be amusing and even almost comical.

One involved a bootlegger who built a modernstyle home without any interior walls and had installed several stills heated by propane gas. Casually driving through the neighborhood, Pat wondered why a new house would have heat waves wafting out the chimney in midsummer. A closer inspection revealed the true purpose of the new home.

Another crime involved

the rustling of a family milk cow, which the young rustler planned to sell to get “spending money.” Slick detective work turned up the rustler with the stolen merchandise in tow. Bessie was returned to her owner.

Perhaps one of the most unusual cases involved a young, soon-to-be-married groom who lacked the essentials needed to set up housekeeping. Now, in most cases, the bride is thrown several showers to acquire basic household needs. In the absence of such events, the groom decided to take matters into his own hands.

He itemized everything needed to set up housekeeping and burglarized several homes, taking only the essential items.

But he did get one break.

He was let out of jail long enough to get married, but he was unable to talk the

authorities into extending his freedom long enough to include a honeymoon. He had to wait several months for that.

Another case was the artificial flowers purloined from a local cemetery. Pat cracked this case rather quickly. The flowers were returned to their gravesites.

It was not clear what the thieves planned to do with the stolen merchandise, nor was there much information on the outcome of the case or their punishment. Perhaps they just had to agree to maintain the cemetery for a time.

The true genius of Pat’s record became known for the first time when he retired. Hal Clement, who was Knox County Attorney General in the 1940s and 1950s, said Pat solved more criminal cases during his career than the rest of the Knox

County Sheriff’s Office combined. Former Knox County Sheriff Archie Weaver said Pat’s fine work was the primary reason there were no unsolved homicides during his administration.

Forty years after his retirement, Pat’s name is still known in law-enforcement circles. Pat’s grandson, TBI agent Mark Irwin, noted that as late as 2010, Pat’s record for number of crimes solved was only recently broken.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mythical sleuth Sherlock Holmes used logic and meticulous observation to solve crimes. But Pat Patterson, our beloved constable, was no myth. He was a modern-day Sherlock who used the same methods to solve crimes without the benefit of today’s modern crime-detection technology.

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Dan Berry: Dan Berry, who retired as WUOT’s program director in 2010, started collecting records of vocalists as a ninthgrader in Dearborn, Mich.

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Carol’s Corner “I was cast as Curly in a junior high school production of ‘Oklahoma!,’ � he remembers. “I figured that I needed to hear what a real singer sounded like, so I borrowed a Caruso record from my neighbor. I liked what I heard and began slowly accumulating commercial operatic recordings and tapes of live material.�

From his own purchases, along with records given to him by individuals and distributors, that collection grew and grew. “I haven’t counted, but I probably have 8,000 to

A lifelong learner 10,000 78s, 45s, LPs and CDs, and perhaps as many tapes and CDs of live performances. The only thing I don’t collect is cylinders, and that’s just lack of opportunity. The collection occupies a large room in the lower level of our house.�

Berry is a virtual encyclopedia, not only of operatic recordings, but also of recording techniques and the products used to capture them. Among his collection are some real rarities, including classical 45s from the late 1930s.

Conceived as an improvement over 78s, they predated the long-playing record (LP) by 10 years but didn’t really catch on. “The Depression hit, and no one had money for records.�

Anyone who tuned in to WUOT from the early ’80s on will instantly recognize Berry’s beautiful baritone speaking voice. He was host of the Morning Concert for all those years.

Collector Dan Berry poses with some of his 10,000 recordings.

In retirement, he now plays records for his dog, Buddy, and says, “he usually just leaves the room.�

Berry comes from a musical family. His parents were both singers and music teachers; two brothers are musicians; and his daughter Becca teaches vocal music at South-Doyle High School.

His own training was in vocal performance, foreign languages and conducting at

able to find work in an opera house. He returned to the U.S. and settled in Milwaukee, where he eventually became a radio announcer.

He met his wife, Nancy, while in Wisconsin. They count 39 happy years together.

In 1983, he accepted a job as announcer at WUOT. He still enjoys singing and performs occasionally in recitals, at local churches and with Knoxville Opera.

On April 25 and 26, he’ll perform with Westminster Presbyterian’s Westminster Players in “A Night with Gilbert and Sullivan.�

He teaches music appreciation at Pellissippi State and also enjoys walking in Lakeshore Park with Buddy. He and Nancy have taken several cruises. And their first grandchild is on the way. “But you could say I’m spending my retirement learning,� he says. “I find myself losing hours in a day, and I realized that I’m just reading: music history, biography, history in general, political thought, fiction.

Dan Berry’s treasures include this rug “I can very easily amuse of “His Master’s Voice,� stitched by myself all day by just sithis wife, Nancy. Photos by Carol Zinavage ting in this room,� he admits, as he gestures to his cozy retreat, all four walls the University of Michigan. ed to Germany to pursue a crammed with the results of After graduating, he head- singing career but wasn’t his lifelong love of music.

The Taoist Tai Chi Society: Cultivating mind and body

By Nick Della Volpe Smack dab in the middle of Happy Holler, at 1205 N. Central Ave., sits a building that once flickered “talkies� as Joy Theatre back in the 1920s and now serves as the Knoxville branch center of the Taoist Tai Chi Society (TTCS).

TTCS is an international group dedicated to bring-

ing the benefits of tai chi to everyone interested in improving their health and flexibility. There and elsewhere in Knoxville (and in some 28 countries around the globe) TTCS teaches students a 108-move set that focuses on flexibility and balance.

The tai chi set is taught at two levels: a 14-week be-

ginner course, where one learns the basic set moves a few each week, and later a continuing class that helps one refine the nuances of the moves and focus on improving one’s overall set, by adding greater “sits� and stretches that subtly work upon the spine and inner spaces of your body, circulating what centuries-old Chinese medi-

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cine and folk-lore term “chi,� the inner life force.

But you don’t have to get all woo-woo about it. Tai chi is for everyone. Better balance and limber muscles and tendons, a more flexible spine, are good things regardless of age or level of fitness. Our bodies are made for movement.

Think of tai chi as a way to tune your engine, something from which any vehicle, regardless of mileage or horsepower, can benefit.

As a practical matter, tai chi seems to appeal to the, uh, more mature individual, who is no longer leaping over nets or rounding the bases.

Nonetheless, it is helpful and healthful at any age.

Classes last about an hour, and the activity is a group one, where everyone is learning and doing the set together. You soon learn that your mistakes are merely steps toward later success.

Nick Della Volpe, front left, and friends perform tai chi in a parade. The Mayfield cow looks on.

The website (www.Taoist. org) says “each step in the training is intended to help the mind return to stillness, clarity and wisdom, and the body to a balanced, relaxed and healthy state.�

Teaching is about sharing. Instructors are unpaid

volunteers. Monthly fees are modest and are lowered or waived as necessary.

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Sandy Parker works on a blanket for Keep America Warm during Mitzvah Day.

A hot dog lunch provided a chance for Bryan Merrell and Joyce York to catch up.

Mitzvah Day

Ellie Foster, age 8, enjoys her lunch following a successful Mitzvah Day at Arnstein Jewish Community Center. Photos

Lauren Winner, author of “Girl Meets God” and “Mudhouse Sabbath,” will speak at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Saturday. Photo submitted

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Judith Rosenberg arranges donation cards for the annual fundraising campaign.

By Sherri Gardner Howell Members of East Tennessee’s Jewish community spread out through Knoxville on Sunday, Feb. 9, with songs to share, food to give away, projects to complete and gifts to bestow as part of Mitzvah Day. A Mitzvah is a command or good deed, and the local Jewish community has been organizing Mitzvah Day for 15 years.

While some groups of children and adults went

Jewish community puts ‘hands and hearts in motion’ out in the community to the FISH pantry, Sherrill Hill retirement community, Family Promise and local fire stations, others worked on projects at the center.

MEDIC Blood Mobile was on hand, and tables in the gym were filled with ongoing projects and places for donation. There was a bone marrow drive, a place to make sandwiches for Angel Ministries, to assemble of care packages for soldiers

Precious memories Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

(Psalm 145: 3-7 KJV) Precious Memories, how they linger, How they ever flood my soul.

In the stillness of the midnight, Precious sacred scenes unfold. (“Precious Memories,” J.B.F. Wright)

It was Tennessee Ernie Ford who introduced the old hymn “Precious Memories” to me, in one of his many recordings. My mother was, and is, a fan of that warm baritone and his staunch insistence that each of his weekly television shows end with a hymn.

Ernest Jennings Ford was born in Bristol, on the Tennessee side, and grew up singing in the Methodist church there. He did some radio in Knoxville, then disappeared from the scene for a while. He turned up again, singing the title song for the movie “The River of No Return.” My family saw it at a drive-in, back when drive-ins were still respectable places for a family with small children to see a movie. When the soundtrack started, Mother exclaimed, “That’s Tennessee Ernie!”

Daddy said, “No, it couldn’t be.” But Mother insisted, and the final credits proved her right.

“Sixteen Tons” followed soon after, and not long after that, Mr. Ford had a weekly television show.

His trademark was that he ended each show by singing a hymn. “Those who know best” in the entertainment industry warned him not

to do it, that it would not be received well by the television audience. It was Ernie’s show, however, and he loved the old hymns, and he was, by golly, going to sing one every week.

The audience – both in the studio and at home – loved it.

It was later that he started making records, and several of those were collec-

and to make thumb braces for babies in the University of Tennessee Medical Center Neonatal ICU. Twelve women were knitting at another table, making blankets as part of the Keep America Warm program. “We work on sections of the blankets, then put together as many blankets as we can,” said knitter Sandy Parker.

Even the youngest got in on the day of giving. Kin-

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tions of hymns: standards, old-time favorites, spirituals – he did them all. When his recording of “Precious Memories” came out, it was a new hymn to me, but my mother remembered her father and mother singing it in church.

Interestingly, the composer of that old hymn was a Tennessean also: J.B.F. Wright, born Feb. 21, 1877.

(I had chosen this subject for this week’s column before I knew that the composer’s birthdate was this week: happenstance? coincidence? Kismet?

Interestingly, these days I can’t remember what was on my grocery list because I didn’t remember to take the list with me to the store!

But when I woke up with the song “Memories, light the corners of my mind,

The climbing wall at Arnstein Jewish Community Center was a great place to play during Mitzvah Day lunch. Climbing are, front to back, Ellie Wood, Grace Margulies and Zoe Feldblum. dergartners helped make dog biscuits to donate to an animal shelter, while older children made gifts for the fire fighters and went to sing and visit residents at the Sherrill Hills retirement community.

With the theme “Hands and Hearts in Motion,” Mitzvah Day saw more than 150 volunteers giving back to the community through the different projects and acts of kindness.

misty watercolor memories of the way we were” running through my head, I knew that “Precious Memories” was where this column was headed. And, like the folk songs I learned in high school, which I can still sing in their entirety, these are precious memories, laid down in the bedrock of my memory, far below and sturdier than more recent lyrics or events.

A wise man said that the only Scripture available to you when you most need it is what you carry in your head. The same is true of your hymnody. It is wise to tuck away some powerful verses from the Bible and a few sturdy hymns to get you through!

Author explores biblical images at Westminster

By Wendy Smith Historian, author and lecturer Lauren Winner will speak on “Overlooked Images for God” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, in the main sanctuary at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Drive.

Staff members from Westminster Presbyterian heard her speak at a preaching conference in Nashville last year, says Tim Crais, interim adult education coordinator. After listening to a tape of her lecture, church leadership invited her to Knoxville.

Crais thinks Winner’s eclectic background has potential to appeal to a broad audience. She was born to a Jewish father and a Southern Baptist mother and raised Jewish. She converted to Orthodox Judaism while at Columbia University, then to Christianity while completing her Master’s degree at Cambridge University.

In addition to a Ph.D. from Columbia University, she received a Master of Divinity from Duke University in 2007.

She has served as a visiting Fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University and the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University.

Winner was ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia in 2011. She is assistant professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity School.

Her memoir, “Girl Meets God: On the Path to a Spiritual Life,” chronicles her conversion to Christianity and her attempt to reconcile both sides of her religious identity. A second memoir, “Still: Notes on a Mid-faith Crisis,” reflects on her spiritual struggles after a failed marriage and the loss of her mother.

Other books include “Mudhouse Sabbath,” “Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity” and “A Cheerful and Comfortable Faith: Anglican Religious Practice in the Elite Households of Colonial Virginia.”

Winner’s lecture will explore often-overlooked biblical images for God and will draw upon contemporary movies, anthropologists’ musings and the writings of medieval mystics. It will be followed by a question-and-answer session, and refreshments will be served. Books will be available for purchase. For more information: 584-3957

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Trinity Venard and Jared Watkins swing dance as Lauren Alex- Maggie Sparks and Lauren Alexander work on moves for the ander and Fatima Bhidya look on. Photos by S. Barrett Hand Jive during rehearsal for “Those Magic Changes.”

‘Those Magic Changes’ Changes,” 7 p.m. Thursday The drama club at West through Saturday, Feb. Valley Middle School will 20-22, and 5 p.m. Sunday, perform the original pro- Feb. 23, in the school’s lecduction “Those Magic ture hall.

By Sara Barrett

“Those Magic Changes” was written by West Valley drama-club advisor Kelly Dreher. It takes place in 1960 during the time of

poodle skirts and early rock ’n’ roll, but also during desegregation of public schools. “Civil rights is an important and more serious undercurrent to the plot,” said Dreher.

Although the play includes serious subject matter, the student performers have a blast dancing in character to the hits of the time period.

Admission is $5 at the door, and seating will open 30 minutes before show time.

Main performers in “Those Magic Changes” include (front) Trinity Venard, Ben Barber; (back) Nesma Abdelnabi, Christina Ledbetter, Julia Craig, Will Keziah and Jackson Boling.

SCHOOL NOTES Bearden High ■ A soup supper will be hosted by the choral department 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the cafeteria. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased from any chorus student or at the door. The talent show will be held afterward in the auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $5 at the door.

Glenn Cada holds his granddaughter Elizabeth while his wife, Phyllis, takes a break from browsing with granddaughters Sara and Riley.

Grandparents Night kicked off this year’s book fair at Rocky Hill Elementary School. Photos

West High School senior Shatava Smith applies shellac to the nails of business technology teacher Dana Howard.

Stylin’ at West High School If you’d like to enjoy an afternoon of beauty, head to West High School’s Salon West where students treat clients to typical salon services at a fraction of the cost.

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The students working in the salon aren’t amateurs as some may think, according to Kelley Carr, career and technical education teacher.

Carr allows students to work in the salon once they reach 200 Kelley Carr class hours, which is also what instructors allow at cosmetology school. To receive a cosmetology license in Tennessee, 1,500 hours of training are required. Each day in Carr’s class earns the student 1.5 hours toward that goal.

“I think (the salon) teaches them interpersonal skills,” said West High

West High School junior Margaret Orcutt gets a new hair style from classmate Nya Griffin. Photos by S. Barrett teacher Dana Howard, who enjoys a stop at the salon during her planning time.

This particular visit was her third. She was having gel shellac applied to her nails and had also gotten scalp treatments and a manicure at Salon West. She brought a friend for a pedicure on her birthday.

Within the salon, students can do work for each other or for outside clients.

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Hours are noon to 3:30 p.m. every Friday. Info: Kelley Carr at Kelley.carr@knoxschools.org.

Bearden Middle ■ School librarian Donna Gobbell is collecting Box Tops for Education to purchase items for the library. They can be dropped off in the library.

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Fiesta book fair at Rocky Hill Elementary

■ Kindergarten open house for the 2014-2015 school year will be held 9-10 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 21. Parents will receive information about the kindergarten curriculum, PTA and enrollment.

Classroom tours will also be given.

West Hills Elementary ■ Box Tops for Education from General Mills’ products and Labels for Education from Campbell’s products are being collected to purchase supplies for the school. Labels can be dropped off outside the school entrance in the

library book drop box, or they can be mailed to: West Hills Elementary School, 409 Vanosdale Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909. Info: email Jill Schmudde, jschmudde@ gmail.com. Chick-fil-A will give 10 percent of sales back to WHES from 5-8 p.m. each Thursday. This offer is valid at the location in the mall or at 7063 Kingston Pike. Keep your receipt and turn it in to the school.

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Julie Varnum of the Bearden Food City with company CEO Steven Smith

Food City salutes volunteers

By Sandra Clark Three area Food City employees were among 10 district winners of the company’s annual Claude P. Varney award for volunteerism.

District winners were given a $250 contribution to their choice charity during a special corporate luncheon.

Two divisional winners will be honored with a plaque and a $500 charity contribution. And finally, one overall winner is selected to receive the prestigious Claude P. Varney Humanitarian Award and a $1,000 charity contribution.

“We’re extremely proud of the difference our associates make through their many humanitarian contributions,” said Food City CEO Steven Smith. “Our company is wholly committed to providing exceptional service to the citizens and communities in which we operate and ensuring our associates have the support

they need to become the best corporate citizens possible.”

Knox area winners are: Julie Varnum, who works at the Bearden Food City; John Irwin of the Hardin Valley store; and Arnold Harbolt, a fuel clerk at the Fountain City store.

Julie Varnum was recognized for her volunteer work with the Farragut Church of Christ. Other Knox area store winners from Food City’s District 7 were: Jordan Eads, Middlebrook Pike store; Samantha Scates, Mechanicsville; Charles Herrell, Clinton; Adam West, Cumberland Estates; Daniel Tillman, Powell; and Jim Ingram, Deane Hill store.

John Irwin, who works at the Hardin Valley Food City, won for District 8 which includes nine stores extending to Crossville, Kingston and Lenoir City.

A member of the Catholic Church, Irwin is active in Knights of Columbus.

Knoxville Association of Women Executives, a social ne t working organization for business and professional women, has elected Barbara BoltonBarbara Bolton Budlong as Budlong president for 2014.

KAWE, as the members refer to their organization, includes women from all professions including medicine, insurance, real estate, finance, communication, technology and law. Members advise and assist one

another professionally and personally in all walks of life. They enjoy professional development programs as well as getting together socially throughout the year.

KAWE promotes women by awarding a scholarship each year to a student who is attending school and shows great promise. Additionally, KAWE recognizes outstanding women in the community by presenting a yearly award to a “Notable Woman.” Recipients include Mayor Madeline Rogero, Chancellor Sharon J. Bell, Dr. Kamilia F. Koslowski, Ginny Weatherstone and Pat Head Summitt.

President Barbara BoltonBudlong owns and manages

3B Telecom. She graduated summa cum laude from Tusculum College with a bachelor’s degree in organizational management which provided her with the credentials to start her own business. After college she worked in the accounting field for B. Ray Thompson in the coal industry. It was there she developed her desire to grow professionally.

She started her career in the telecom industry in sales at Communication Resources in Chattanooga, where she was active in the community as ambassador for the Chamber of Commerce and was named diplomat of the year several times.

After 15 years in the business, Barbara discovered a market need to provide maintenance for clients who have digital technology and have not moved to the newer Voice Over IP technology

(VOIP). Several of her clients have the legacy Nortel system which meets all their needs but thought they had to replace it since no one in the area provided expertise on their current software.

Barbara has always been a volunteer. In addition to being the president of KAWE, she is active in the Farragut West Knox Chamber, has served on the United Way Allocations Committee, and supports Columbus Home and Big Brothers, Big Sisters. She is treasurer of Berkeley Homeowners Association and edits the newsletter for Berkeley Park.

Barbara and her husband, Linwood Budlong, support the Technology Access Center, and they are active members of West Park Baptist Church. Barbara says she has made lifetime friendships through KAWE. Info: www.//kawetn.org/.

Randy Boyd dreams big, now employs 650 Radio Systems Corporation headquarters on PetSafe Way in West Knox County.

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tioned was a yearlong asBy Betty Bean PetSafe founder and signment – without pay CEO Randy Boyd is a na- – from Gov. Bill Haslam to tive South reinvent Tennessee higher K n o x v i l - education. It began as the lian and a “Drive to 55” proposition graduate of to increase the number of Doyle High the state’s college graduates S c h o o l . to 55 percent by 2025 and The son of evolved into a plan to offer Tom and high-school graduates two Dale Boyd, years of community college he took his at no cost. Haslam unveiled Randy Boyd first paying Boyd’s plan during his rejob in 1968, when he was 8 cent State of the State address.) years old.

PetSafe’s parent compa“I worked for my father for $1 an hour,” he said. “He ny, Radio Systems Corpopaid me out of his pocket, so ration, also owns Invisible I don’t think he broke any Fence Brand (the world’s leading wireless child-labor laws.”

WHERE fencing), SportRandy finthe DOG Brand ished high (the leader school at age in training 16, entered equipment the Universifor sporting ty of Tennesdogs), as well as see and worked Premier Pet Prodhis way to a business degree in three years. ucts, Drinkwell Pet FounHe paid his tuition by work- tains and Innotek training ing on an injection molding products. In all, Boyd esmachine, again for his dad, timates that the company and was 19 when he gradu- produces around 4,600 pet products. ated in 1979.

Worldwide, Radio SysHe jokes that he accomplished his warp-speed ed- tems has some 650 employucation not because he was ees, 350 in Knox County. smart, but because he was a Additionally, there are 30-40 employees in Virpenny pincher.

“When I discovered I ginia, 40-50 in Ohio, 100 could take 22 hours for in China, 30 in Ireland, 15 the same price as 18, that’s in Australia and three in Japan, with offices in seven what I did.”

Upon graduation, he went countries. Employees can back to work for his dad, who apply for jobs overseas, owned an electric-fencing Boyd said.

“I always dream big, but business. A few years later he struck out on his own and (the business has) definitely soon expanded into invisible gone in directions that I fences for pets. From that didn’t expect and direcbeginning, a multimillion- tions that I’m very proud and happy about. We have dollar business was born.

PetSafe is a different focused less on electronics kind of company with a dif- and more on pets, and I’m ferent kind of management happy that we are.

“And the scope of giving philosophy, and the difference is obvious to visitors back to our community has who walk in the door. Em- exceeded anything I could ployees, who are called as- have imagined.”

The first step to applying sociates, are allowed – even encouraged – to bring their for employment at PetSafe dogs to work. And the boss is to prepare a resume and go to http://www.petsafe. doesn’t have an office.

Or, as Randy Boyd pre- net/about-us/working-atfers to describe the work petsafe for instructions.

And Boyd has a hint for environment at 10427 PetSafe Way, he has a great big applicants: The Customer Care department offers imoffice: “Actually, we only have portant entry-level opporan open area. I like to tell tunities with the potential people that I maintain an for advancement.

“We love to have great office of 6,000-10,000 square feet; however, I do candidates in the wings to share it with my associates, take new positions. Most and I move my desk to a of our jobs are things two different department every years ago I wouldn’t have year. Before the state job, dreamed we would need. my desk was in the Custom- Five years ago, a team of software engineers wasn’t er Care area.”

(The state job Boyd men- on my radar,” Boyd said.

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Senior falls: who’s at risk?

Emma Leonard registers for door prizes at the welcome table during the third annual Hockey Night at Cool Sports in Farragut. With Emma are volunteers Mary Seathre, Katlyn Hartline and Marla Cortez.

Studies in hockey

By Sherri Gardner Howell Sometimes you just have to let the program speak for itself. That’s the reasoning behind the Knoxville Amateur Hockey Association’s Hockey Night at Cool Sports Icearium.

For the third year, the KAHA took over Cool Sports for a “welcome all” day and evening of everything hockey. On Saturday, Feb. 8, those who were curious about hockey in East Tennessee could join parents, coaches and players for a day on the ice to get a taste of the growing sport.

The free event for ages 8 to 18 was spearheaded by K.J. Voorhees, program director for KAHA and hockey director for Cool Sports.

“It’s a dream come to true to work with these kids,” says Voorhees, who is a former player and assistant coach for the Knoxville Ice Bears.

“We want to give them a National Hockey League experience.”

K.J.Voorhees, center, who is program director for the Knoxville Amateur Hockey Association, talks with two players at Hockey Night in Knoxville, held at Cool Sports Icearium. At left is Kaeden Edwards, goalie for the Flyers; at right, Liam McCusker, goalie for the Capitals. Photos by Nancy Anderson

By Anne Hart

in 2009. It added a 200th location last week and is now in 38 states.

Luftman says the PureBarre program is safe for most people. “There are no large or fast movements that could have a negative impact on your joints, and you certainly don’t have to be a ballerina or have a background in dance to participate. Our clients range from teens to seniors, and that includes an 86-yearold.

“We are passionate about the PureBarre program because while it tones the body, it also empowers people, giving them self-confidence and inspiring healthy living.”

Luftman, a native of Lexington, says she discovered PureBarre while a student at Kentucky, and introduced Plummer, a Nashville native, to the program. “We both just loved it, and Lind-

The Farragut West Knox Chamber will offer members a statewide and a local view of issues with speakers invited for the 2014 Breakfast Speaker Series.

Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer will kick off the series on Tuesday, March 4, at Fox Den Country Club. Mike Hammond, Knox County commissioner and candidate for Criminal Court clerk, will take the stage for the Tuesday, May 6, breakfast

at Rothchild Catering and Conference Center. Both will be at 7:30 a.m.

Schroer, a former mayor, was appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam in 2011. TDOT oversees statewide transportation, including highways, rail, airports, waterways and transit. He will address budget issues and upcoming projects in his presentation to Farragut and West Knox business leaders.

For the May breakfast, Hammond will speak on what is surely to be a busy day for him, as May 6 is the

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Cousins Lindsey Plummer and Lauren Plummer Luftman will have a grand opening of their new store, PureBarre, this weekend. Photo submitted sey started teaching there.”

When the two graduated, Luftman moved to Nashville, where she was a CPA with The Rogers Group, and Plummer moved to Knoxville, where she works with University of Tennessee athletes as a learning specialist.

“We kept talking about what we wanted to do with our lives, and that’s when we realized PureBarre is what we really do love.”

The two will be co-managers of the new franchise.

To learn more go to www. purebarre.com/tn-knoxville.

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2. Review your medicines. Ask your doctor to identify medicines that may cause side effects such as dizziness or drowsiness.

3. Take care of your eyes. Have your eyes checked at least once a year and update your glasses to maximize vision.

4. Keep the home safe. Reduce tripping hazards, add grab bars inside and outside the shower and add railings on stairways. Finally, improve your lighting.

At BrightStar, home safety and fall risk prevention and education is a core competency. Contact us for a free inhome assessment.

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PureBarre opening in Highlands Row Ever wonder what can happen when you mix a little bit of Kentucky “Big Blue” with some Tennessee “Big Orange?”

In the case of a couple of cousins with loyalties firmly rooted in both states, Big Orange wins out as their choice location for an exciting addition to the Shops at Highlands Row, 133 S. Forest Park Blvd., in Bearden.

First cousins Lauren Plummer Luftman and Lindsey Plummer, both graduates of the University of Kentucky who now live in Knoxville, will have the grand opening of their PureBarre studio Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

PureBarre, described as a program that uses exercise at a ballet barre to help quickly firm, tone and reshape the body, opened in 2001and began franchising

One in three adults ages 65 or older falls each year, and falls can cause hip fractures, head injuries and even instill a debilitating fear of falling again that can cause mobility issues. Many falls are preventable, but families need to be aware of some of the common causes of falls to truly promote fall prevention. What’s key is knowing who is most susceptible to falls and how to make sure they don’t happen. The Centers for Disease Control breaks it down here: • People age 75 and older who fall are four to five times more likely than those age 65 to 74 to be admitted to a long-term care facility for a year or more.

• Rates of fall-related fractures among older women are more than twice those for men.

• Over 95 percent of hip fractures are caused by falls. In 2009, there were 271,000 hip fractures, and the rate for women was almost three times the rate for men.

So what can seniors and their families do to decrease the risk of a fall occurring? Here are some considerations: 1. Exercise regularly. Exercise must focus on leg strength and improved balance and must increase in intensity over time.

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At present, three are running in the Republican primary: Hammond, incumbent Joy McCroskey and Steve Williams.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Maryville man thankful for ‘gift’ of minimally invasive surgery Bill Kendall of Maryville, 68, is a retired railroad worker who has spent a fair amount of time on his feet and bending down. At 6 feet, 3 inches tall, that’s a long way down.

“It’s simple physics,” Kendall pointed out.

“There’s more leverage placed on the spine when you’re taller.”

Over the years, Kendall developed lower back pain. “I did it to myself through 35 years of railroad work and abuse,” he said.

About four years ago, the pain became significant. “It started slowly, but it got to the point where I had to look where my right foot was, because I lost feeling in it. The pain started in the lower back and radiated down the leg. I began to have a loss of strength and standing was very uncomfortable.”

Kendall tried non-surgical treatments.

“The chiropractor helped but it didn’t cure anything,” Kendall said. “He put things back into alignment, and that was great for a couple of days, but then the pain would start slipping back in.

“Then I tried physical therapy, and I went through rounds of steroids. Nothing was working for good, and it only provided temporary relief,” he said.

“I refused to take pain medication, because that doesn’t cure anything. It only masks the pain.”

At a monthly meeting of retired railroad workers (“We swap lies and stories,” Kendall said), one of his friends shared his own story of a good experience with minimally invasive back surgery by Dr. Joel Norman at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

So Kendall visited Dr. Norman in September 2013. After an MRI test and X-rays, Norman diagnosed Kendall with spondylolisthesis, a degenerative condition in which one vertebra slips forward on the other, rather than being lined up together.

The slippage in Kendall’s vertebrae had caused some of the fluid between the vertebrae to ooze out and form a cyst that was pushing onto a nerve. This is called a synovial cyst, and it caused the pain radiating down Kendall’s leg.

Spondylolisthesis is a degenerative condition, meaning it only gets worse. Norman recommended surgery to repair the damage.

Dr. Joel Norman performs surgery on Bill Kendall on Oct. 1, 2013, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Using a minimally invasive technique, Norman would realign the two vertebrae and fuse them together so there would be no more slipping.

“He said, ‘I think I can give you your life back,’ ” said Kendall. “He was confident enough in his abilities and the people working at Fort Sanders, and that gives you confidence in your surgeon and the staff.”

Kendall had minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center on Oct. 1, 2013.

“After surgery it was miraculous,” said Kendall. “When I woke up, the pain was gone!

I had had pain medicine during surgery, and I thought that would wear off, but after two days, I didn’t need pain medicine at all.”

Kendall went home less than 24 hours after surgery and said he would recommend Fort Sanders to anyone facing spinal surgery.

“Everyone was so professional and courteous,” he said. “They kept asking, ‘Is there anything I can do for you, do you need anything?’

It was great. All the anxiety of going to the hospital was waylaid.”

Even the food was good, he added. “You could tell someone cared about what it looked like, how it was arranged. It was presented in

a healing manner,” he said.

Kendall is now working to strengthen his leg and back muscles.

“I’m regaining strength in the leg,” he said.

“I can go seven minutes on the treadmill, and I have no problem with my back. Before, I couldn’t go 30 seconds on a treadmill.”

Kendall said he only wishes he had done the surgery sooner.

“It’s a gift I’ve been given. I just can’t express how grateful and appreciative I am, because I’ve got my life back. I tell everybody, go to Tennessee Brain and Spine and Fort Sanders, and get a second opinion.

“They’re great. In my book I made the right decision,” said Kendall. “I’ve gotten my life back. Until you have it you don’t understand how great it is when the pain is gone.”

What is spondylolisthesis?

Almost everyone experiences back pain – especially lower back pain – at some point in life.

For about 5 to 10 percent of people, back pain comes from a condition called spondylolisthesis. From the Greek words “spondylo,” meaning “spine,” and “listhesis,” meaning “slip,” spondylolisthesis is when one vertebra

Specializing in minimally invasive surgery

New year, new program: ‘Covenant presents’ at Strang Center Once a month, a group of senior adults gathers at the Frank R. Strang Senior Center in West Knoxville to learn information about a variety of health and lifestyle topics called “Covenant Presents.”

“We have for many years enjoyed a close partnership with the Strang Senior Center,” said Debby Saraceni, Covenant vice president of marketing and physician services. “Our goal with ‘Covenant Presents’ is to expand on an already very solid and successful program that now will include physician speakers not only from Parkwest Medical Center, but from the other hospitals and affili-

ates within Covenant Health.”

Covenant Health includes nine hospitals, employs thousands of medical professionals, and is affiliated with more than 1,300 of the region’s elite physicians of many different specialties. The new, expanded program will connect medical professionals with local seniors to present health and lifestyle topics of interest to the group, topics such as medication safety, diabetes education, vision and neurological conditions. The program’s purpose is to provide valuable health care information, as well as create an opportunity for participants to have concerns and questions answered.

The presentation schedule for the first and second quarters of 2014 includes: *** Wednesday, Feb. 26 Joel Norman, MD Neurosurgeon, Tennessee Brain and Spine at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Presentation: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Wednesday, March 26 Michael P. Bernard, MD Internal Medicine, Southern Medical Group Presentation: Pitfalls of Treatment for Hypertension

slips in relation to another above or below it.

The misalignment can press against a nerve or allow fluid between the vertebrae to bulge and cause a painful cyst. In both cases, the pain can radiate from the back down the leg.

“Spondylolisthesis is often missed on initial MRIs,” said Dr. Joel Norman, a neurosurgeon with Tennessee Brain and Spine and the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional.

The vertebrae tend to slip back in place when the patient is lying down for the MRI scan. To get a better image, the patient must have X-rays standing up or bending forward and leaning back.

“That way you’ll see the slippage of the bones in there,” said Norman. “Usually the person’s pain is much worse when walking or standing.”

Spondylolisthesis is one of the main reasons for spinal fusion surgery, said Norman.

At Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, this surgery can be done with a minimally invasive approach.

Using special imaging and instruments, the surgeon operates through several small incisions instead of one large one. The goal is to reposition the bones so they’re not compressing a nerve and to fuse them together, to stabilize the area.

The small incisions mean less blood loss and quicker healing.

“This gets people back on their feet faster and back to regular activity much sooner than a large incision operation does,” said Norman.

“After a hospital stay of one to two days, most people return to normal activities within one to four weeks.”

Spondylolisthesis can be caused by an injury or a malformation at birth, but is more often the result of arthritis and aging.

“The typical patient is 50 to 60 years old,” said Norman. “Spondylolisthesis is a condition causing back pain that I feel confident I can fix with an operation,” he said. “In most cases we’re able to return people to their normal way of living.”

For more information about the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865-541-2835 or visit fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive.

Wednesday, April 23 Mary E. Dillon, MD Medical Director for the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center Presentation: Stroke Rehabilitation Wednesday, June 25 Sunil M. John, MD Internal Medicine, Southern Medical Group of Knoxville Presentation: Dementia *** For more information about “Covenant Presents,” or about the programs and services of Covenant Health, call 865-541-4500.

Dr. Joel E. Norman, of Tennessee Brain and Spine and the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, will present at the next “Covenant Presents” program on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Dr. Norman will address the topic of minimally invasive spine surgery.

Dr. Norman has extensive expertise in the treatment of surgical Joel E. Norman, MD disorders of the brain, spine and peripheral Neurosurgery nerves. His expertise includes endoscopic pituitary surgery, image-guided stereotactic surgery for intracranial disease and minimally invasive image guided spinal surgery. He also is certified for Gamma Knife procedures used to treat neurosurgical diseases including brain tumors and trigeminal neuralgia.

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They who traveled far …

Friends and family agree: Limon Bacon Jr. never sat still. More than just an “out and about” guy, however, those who knew the long-time Farragut resident say he put his boundless energy to work for projects important to the community.

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Bacon, who died in June at age 83, will be honored with a special presentation during “Reflections on Community Contributions,” this year’s Black History Month celebration, sponsored by the Farragut Folklife Museum. The program and reception, which will also include a presentation by Beck Cultural Exchange Center Executive Director Robert Booker, will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, at Farragut Town Hall.

Bacon’s roots ran deep in Farragut, says JoAnn Bacon, the only child of Limon and Pauline Bacon. “The old Bacon home place off Loop Road is still there,” says JoAnn, who lives in Atlanta. “We just recently put it on the market. My mother, Pauline, still lives in the community, not too far from the home place.”

Limon Bacon’s father, Limon Sr., raised hogs in the community and was best known as a school bus driver. “My grandfather owned his own school bus and was the first African American in the community to drive the school

route, maybe the first in Knox County,” says JoAnn. “He and my father were like two peas in a pod, very close.”

Limon Jr. was an electrician by profession, working for years and retiring from Robertshaw Controls when he was in his early 70s. “He didn’t wait until he retired to be involved in the community,” says JoAnn. “It was something he did all his life. He was always out there, always engaged.”

Getting a lion’s share of his attention were the needs at his church, Concord AME Zion; Pleasant Forest Cemetery and the First Choice Community Credit Union.

“He was so fond of the little church and was very active in keeping it in good shape, making sure things were ready for services and joining in to do maintenance on the church and property,” says JoAnn. “The cemetery, too, on Concord Road was a special project for him.”

Joining with his lifelong friend Hughie Moulden, who lived in the Blue Grass community, Limon spearheaded the upkeep at Pleasant Forest. The historic cemetery has two sides, with the black section being east of Concord Road. Moulden and Bacon would hold fundraisers to collect money to help with the mowing and maintenance, says JoAnn. First Choice Community Credit Union, a notfor-profit cooperative, began in 1934 as Fulton

Employees Credit Union.

Limon served as a director and vice presi-

her parent’s attitude. “We knew just about every African American in our community, which wasn’t a lot of people,” says JoAnn. “There were maybe half-a-dozen who graduated with me from Farragut in 1972.

“But my father’s outgoing personality and his interaction in the community was across the color lines.

He never met a stranger, interacted with everyone and treated everybody the same.

I remember his friendships with The late Limon Bacon Jr. will the men in the Presbe honored during the Black byterian church in History Month celebration at the community. They Farragut town hall on Feb. 23. would regularly have Photo submitted meals together and work on projects todent for years. gether.

JoAnn Bacon, who has “My father was a kind, a bachelor of nursing and gentle and loving person, a master’s of public health and I am honored that he from the University of Ten- is being recognized and nessee, grew up off Loop that we can be there for Road and remembers when this event.” she left her all-black school The reception for “Reand entered Farragut as a flections on Community sixth grader. “I graduated Contributions” begins at from the ‘old’ Farragut 2 p.m. on Sunday, with the High School in 1972,” says presentations to follow at JoAnn. “I actually started 3. Booker will discuss the my education in a one- life of the late Carl Cowan room school house in Far- and his influence on the ragut, located where the Knoxville community in Methodist church is now. his keynote address. PaIn 1965, I went to Farragut tricia Dulaney will provide with school integration.” piano music, and refreshAlthough African Amer- ments will be served. The ican students were few and event is free. far between in her classes, Info: Julia Barham, muJoAnn says she doesn’t re- seum coordinator, at 966member any problems, due 7057 or julia.barham@ in large part, she says, to townoffarragut.org

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Dan Newton hoists a paver to place on the trail.

Building a bridge and more at I.C. King “I love work. I could watch it for hours.” – slogan button from the 1980s In the continuing adventures of the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, work stints seem to outnumber fun events. And yet there’s no shortage of club members when a workday rolls around – probably because they know that their toil will pay off in trail-riding bliss.

The Feb. 9 mission at I.C. King Park was fourfold: install two sections of supportive concrete pavers, clear a new section of trail and build a bridge across a boggy stretch of trail close to the lake.

Knox County provided the lumber and pavers for the projects at the park.

AMBC supplied the labor, much of which was pretty tough stuff. For three hours, more than two dozen men and women lifted, lugged, dug, drilled, cut and sawed their way through the tasks.

There were laughs along the way, along with a few differences of opinion and a little bloodshed (from a tool accident, not an argument). There were probably some sore backs and chapped faces.

But at the end, with a pizza lunch provided by the Bike Zoo and the promise of good riding days ahead, everyone seemed satisfied that

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it had been a chilly morning well spent.

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Farewell to Bonny

South Knoxville has lost another good one. Bonny Flickinger Love, who coowned Love That BBQ with husband Walt, passed away Jan. 29.

Services were held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, but a special event was held Sunday, Feb. 9, at the restaurant, 1901 Maryville Pike. Friends and family came together to remember Bonny Love and her kind and friendly nature.

On her Facebook page, local writer Gay Lyons noted that the Loves were among the first to volunteer to provide food for the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” project that took place in Knoxville a few years ago.

“Their generosity and warmth had a great impact on all who met them while they were on site – and afterwards,” Lyons wrote.

Bonny Love’s thoughtfulness will be her legacy. She is greatly missed by all who knew her.

Randy Farmer, foreground, arranges planks at the correct angle as Jay Basile drills screws to hold them together.

In the parking area at I.C. King Park, Matthew Kellogg measures a beam as Brian Hann prepares to cut at the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club’s workday at the park.

Photos by Betsy Pickle

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Dave Miller and Mark Smith use road hoes to carve a trench for a foundational beam.

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The work crew grows as club members make a final push to complete the bridge.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 20 The Madisonville Kiwanis Club Chili Supper and Cook-off, 5-7 p.m., First UMC, downtown on College Street. Tickets: adults, $6; children under 10, $4.

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“The Trip to Bountiful” starring Carol Mayo Jenkins, Clarence Brown Mainstage, UT campus. Tickets range from $5 to $40. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: 974-5161 or www.clarencebrowntheatre.com.

THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 2 “The Dixie Swim Club” presented by Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: www.theatreknoxville.com or http:// knoxalliance.com/knoxtix.html.

TUESDAYS THROUGH MARCH 11 Living Well with Chronic Conditions, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Knox County Health Department classroom, 140 Dameron Ave. Free. To register: 215-5170.

MONDAY, FEB. 17 Tennessee Shines featuring Jon

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FRIDAY, FEB. 21 The Crowe Brothers in concert, 8 p.m., the Laurel Theater, corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue. Tickets: $14, available at http://www.knoxtix.com, 523-7521 and at the door. Info: Brent Cantrell or Toby Koosman, 5225851, or email concerts@jubileearts.org.

“Latent Potentials” lecture, by Lawrence Scarpa, 5:30 p.m., UT Art and Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. Part of the UT Church Memorial Lecture Series. Free and open to the public.

Community panel discussion with Knox County art teachers, 4-5 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Sponsored by the Arts &Culture Alliance. Free. Info: 523-7543 or www.knoxalliance.com/development.html.

Friends and poet RB Morris, 7 p.m., WDVX

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, FEB. 21-22

studio, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville.

Tickets: $10, at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets. com. Info: www.WDVX.com.

Ossoli Circle meeting, Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. Refreshments, 9:45 a.m.; “Women’s Suffrage Vote – How Media Was Used” by Dr. William Stovall, 10:30 a.m.; business meeting, 11:30 a.m. Lunch will follow. Visitors welcome. Info: 5774106.

KSO Masterworks: Music of the Spirit, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Features UT Choral Singers and baritone Nmon Ford. Info/tickets: 291-3310 or www.knoxvillesymphony.com.

Bowl For Kids’ Sake at UT’s Down Under Rec Center, 1502 W. Cumberland Ave. Times: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. To register a team: www.BowlForKidsToday.org.

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FRIDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 21-MARCH 9

Pancake Fest 2014, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Tickets: $5.

Includes “all you can eat” pancake menu and admission to other activities. To order “Pancakes To-Go”: 523-1135. Proceeds go to the Senior Center. Tickets available at the Center or from O’Connor Advisory Board members.

Longstreet-Zollicoffer Camp 87, Sons of Confederate Veterans, business meeting, 7 p.m., Crescent Bend, 2728 Kingston Pike. Mixer from 6-6:50 p.m. with Ted Hatfield presenting “The Hatfield Version of the Hatfield and McCoy Feud.” Meeting program by Gerald Augustus: “Weapons of the Late Unpleasantness.” Free and open to the public.

UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Taste of Knoxville Restaurant Week preview event, 5-6:30 p.m., the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Free. Public is invited. Full roster of participating restaurants will be announced; several will provide complimentary samples of Knoxville Restaurant Week menu items.

“Charlotte’s Web” presented by the Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 208-3677; www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com; info@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19 “Time Well Spent: Inspiration at Lunch” presentation with artist Emily Schoen, noon-1 p.m., the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Free and open to the public. Hosted by the Arts & Culture Alliance.

Junior Vol Training for new STAR volunteers ages 10-12, 5-7 p.m., Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding, 11800 Highway 11E, Lenoir City. Horse experience not required. Info: Melissa, 988-4711 or www. rideatstar.org.

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The Great Cake Bake, noon-5 p.m., Tennessee Terrace at Neyland Stadium. Fundraiser for the Imagination Library. Info: Holly Kizer, 215-8784.

Red-Haired Mary in concert, 8 p.m., the Laurel Theater, corner of 16th and Laurel Avenue. Tickets: $12, available at http://www.knoxtix.com, 523-7521 and at the door. Info: Brent Cantrell or Toby Koosman, 5225851, or email concerts@jubileearts.org.

Workshop for Teachers of Social Studies hosted by UT history department, 9 .m.-1 p.m., East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay St. Registration: $20.

Info/to register: Mary Beckley, mcopela8@utk.edu.

Pre-show Greek Gala hosted by GO! Contemporary Dance Works at Club LeConte. Silent auction, 5 p.m.; live auction, 7 p.m. Cost: $80 per person. Reservations required. Info: www.gocontemporarydance.com or 539-2475.

Lesson Vol Training for new STAR volunteers ages 13 and up, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding, 11800 Highway 11E, Lenoir City.

Horse experience not required. Info: Melissa, 988-4711 or www.rideatstar.org.

The Captain W. Y. C. Hannum Chapter #1881, United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting, 10:30 a.m., Green Meadow Country Club in Alcoa. Guest speaker: Jack Rouse presenting “The Yellow Rose of Texas.” Lunch will follow. Visitors welcome. Info/reservations: Charlotte Miller, 448-6716.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FEB. 22-23 “The Search for Persephone,” a full length ornate Greek ballet performed by GO! Contemporary Dance Works at the Bijou Theatre, 8 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Advance tickets: Adult, $22; student/senior, $17. Tickets at the door: Adult, $27; student/senior, $22. Info: www.gocontemporarydance.com or 539-2475.

SUNDAY, FEB. 23 “George Barnard: Civil War Photographer,” 2 p.m., UT McClung Museum auditorium, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Part of the Museum’s Civil War Lecture Series.

Lecture by Civil War curator Joan Markel. Free and open to the public.

MONDAY, FEB. 24 Tennessee Shines featuring The Grassroots Gringos, 7 p.m., WDVX studio, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Info: www.WDVX. com.

Muslim Journeys: Point of View – “Broken Verses,” 6-8 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: Mary Pom Claiborne, 215-8767 or mclaiborne@knoxlib.org.

Ossoli Circle meeting, Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. Refreshments, 9:45 a.m.; “Middle East Dialog” by Susan Dakak, 10:30 a.m.; “Piano Selections”

by Slade Trammel, 11:30 a.m. Lunch will follow. Visitors welcome. Info: 577-4106.

TUESDAY, FEB. 25 Launch party for Amy Greene’s second East Tennessee novel “Long Man,” 6-8 p.m., at the home of Warren and Annelle Neel. Hosted by the Knoxville Writers’ Guild. Tickets: $90 for members, $100 for nonmembers; includes a signed copy of the book. To order: www.knoxvillewritersguild.org or send your check to KWG Launch Party, P.O. Box 10326, Knoxville TN 37939-0326. Directions will be provided prior to the event.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26 UT Film Series: “Exit Through the Gift Shop” documentary, 8 p.m., McCarty Auditorium of the Art and Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. Free and open to the public. Info: http://utk.edu/go/hf.

Knoxville Writers’ Group meeting, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike.

Speaker: Bobbi Phelps Wolverton on her book “Behind the Smile.” All-inclusive lunch, $12. RSVP by Monday, Feb. 24: 983-3740.

Bowl For Kids’ Sake, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-9 p.m., Oak Ridge Bowling Center, 246 S. Illinois Ave. To register a team: www.BowlForKidsToday.org.

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Civil War Genealogy on the Internet, 1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Limited to 22 participants. To register: 215-8809. Info: 2158801.

HeartWise, a comprehensive community wellness fair, 7:30 a.m.-noon, UT Medical Center’s Heart Lung Vascular Institute. Includes Free cooking class, 10:30-11:30 a.m., hosted by the Healthy Living Kitchen team. Both are free, but registration is required. A comprehensive cardiovascular risk assessment ($30), a free COPD pulmonary screening and other educational programs also offered. Info/registration: 305-6970.

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In fact, the prevalence of disturbed sleep increases as individuals age. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 44 percent of seniors experience disturbed sleep at least a few nights each week.

Dr. Berta Bergia, one of two board-certified sleep specialists at Parkwest’s Sleep Disorders Center, says the two most common sleep problems she sees in senior patients are obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia, both of which can be deadly if untreated.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the complete obstruction or collapse of one’s airway during sleep, causing pauses in breathing that can last a few seconds to minutes. During these pauses, oxygen levels can drop dangerously low, putting a person at higher risk of heart attack and stroke. Many people who suffer from OSA are unaware of their condition because they are not conscious to experience physical symptoms like snoring, gasping or partially rousing from deep sleep.

Other symptoms of this condition often include insomnia, daytime sleepiness, inability to control high blood pressure and/or blood sugar despite proper medications, and frequent awakening throughout the night to urinate or for no apparent reason. OSA is more common in people who are overweight, but it can affect anyone with a large neck or narrow throat.

“If someone comes in complaining, ‘I’m still tired no matter how much I sleep,’ apnea is suspected. Many times the person doesn’t realize how many times he or she is waking during the night and not entering deep sleep,” said Bergia.

Chronic insomnia is a sleep disorder that causes a person to have difficulty falling or staying asleep three or more nights a week for one month or longer. Chronic insomnia can be a symptom of sleep apnea and the two conditions often co-occur. The most common symptom of insomnia is daytime sleepiness or fatigue, which can cause decreased mobility, falls and accidents when driving. This condition can stem from a true lack of sleep issue, an improper or nonexistent sleep schedule.

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“Disturbed sleep is largely underreported among seniors,” said Gwendolyn Crenshaw, family nurse practitioner (FNP) and educator at Parkwest Sleep Disorders Center. “Many seniors believe sleep problems are ‘simply part of the aging process,’ ‘just an inconvenience’ or ‘not worthy of discussion’ with their doctor. We need to

pliance looks like a top and bottom mouth guard and is specially made by a dentist to fit the patient.

It works by gradually bringing the lower jaw forward, preventing the collapse of the throat. The nasal appliance looks like two small bandages with vents that fit over each nostril. Each vent opens fully when the wearer breathes in and partially closes when he or she breathes out, keeping the throat open and the airway clear. While effective, these methods are not always covered by a patent’s insurance.

Surgery Those patients with a very crowded airway (large tonsils or a narrow throat) may elect to have surgery to remove excess tissue, improving air flow.

Having untreated sleep apnea increases your risk of heart attack and stroke by at least 30 percent. The chances are even greater if you’ve already suffered a heart attack or stroke.

correct that way of thinking.”

Crenshaw, who has seven years of experience working within sleep medicine, stresses the importance of taking the first step to make an appointment.

The assessment process involves an overnight stay at Parkwest’s accredited Sleep Disorders Center in a comfortable bedroom setting. Trained experts use the latest technology to monitor the patient’s sleep patterns, allowing doctors to make a diagnosis and staff to begin educating the patient about the array of treatment options.

Treatment Lifestyle adjustments Reversing insomnia is challenging, but one of the first steps is establishing a proper sleep schedule and practicing good “sleep hygiene.” Sleep specialists work with the patient to formulate a plan based on his or her existing schedule. It usually involves omitting daytime naps and establishing set sleep/wake times.

If a patient’s sleep apnea is mild and occurs only in certain sleeping positions, such as on one’s back, he or she can practice strict “back avoidance” in bed. A patient may also be encouraged to lose weight in order to reduce pressure on the airway.

“Some patients can completely correct mild sleep apnea on their own by losing weight,” explains Crenshaw. “However, we realize that this can be especially difficult for those already lacking adequate sleep and energy. Our team can address those obstacles and provide tools that will help you sleep better, resulting in more energy and stamina that can be applied to exercise.”

A team approach

Gwendolyn Crenshaw, FNP and educator at Parkwest Sleep Disorders Center, demonstrates how to properly wear a CPAP mask.

ity, safer sleep. For this reason, it’s become the “gold standard” treatment for sleep apnea. Some patients elect to use it long term, while others use it as a short-term solution while they lose weight with the goal of being independent from all sleep-improving devices.

“CPAP technology has come a long way in just the last 10 years; the machines are compact and quiet,” said Crenshaw. “And modern masks are smaller, lighter and more comfortable than ever before.”

CPAP When used correctly, a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) device eliminates apnea episodes for the vast majority of patients, resulting in higher qual-

Appliances These options are used by those who are intolerant of or reluctant to try a CPAP device. The oral ap-

Parkwest Sleep Disorders Center earns accreditations The Sleep Disorders Center recently earned a five-year reaccreditation for In Center Sleep Testing and received a new accreditation in Out of Center Sleep Testing (OCST) from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM). L to R: Rick Malone, Dave Baker, Dr. Berta Bergia, Brenda Wilson, Michelle Spradlin, B. Hall, Gwen Crenshaw FNP and Greg Belcher. (Not pictured: Shane Endicott, Gwen Mashburn, Renee McDonald, Walter Sweat and Dr. Bert Hampton.)

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Crenshaw and her colleagues work one on one to find customized solutions for patients with sleep problems. They are trained in not only finding the right device, but also in determining the perfect pressure setting for each patient, making the CPAP effective and comfortable.

Regardless of the complexity of the sleep problems, senior patients can rest easy about the care they will receive at Parkwest.

Those who have been unsuccessful with other treatments in the past and people with co-occurring disorders or problems that are not easily controlled are encouraged to make an appointment.

When asked about what makes Parkwest Sleep Disorders Center effective, Bergia and Crenshaw agree that it’s the supportive team approach and emphasis on communication that reassures patients that they aren’t alone on this journey to experiencing better, safer sleep.

“We are confident that our team of experienced doctors, nurses and sleep technicians offer the most support you’ll find at any sleep center,” said Greg Belcher, manager of the Sleep Disorders Center. “Our staff is here to help at every level, from consultation to the follow up appointment.”

To find out more, call the Parkwest Sleep Disorders Center at 865-373-1974 or visit www. treatedwell.com/parkwestsleep.