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Name that school

What’s in a name?

A lot if you are currently known as “Southwest Sector Elementary School.” Knox County Schools is asking the public for input on naming the new elementary school that is opening on Thunderhead Road in Northshore Town Center. The school, which now has an approved enrollment zone that affected the zoning on six other elementary schools, is scheduled to open in August.

Suggestions for a name, along with an explanation and rationale behind the name, may be sent to nametheschool@ knoxschools.org. Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 22.

IN THIS ISSUE

Scrumming in Jamaica

Rugby may be a tough sport, but for Bearden High School and UT grad Wayne Chermely, it’s a walk on the beach.

He played for USA Rugby South in the first round of the North American Caribbean Rugby Association Championship Tournament in Kingston, Jamaica, in February.

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Carin’ for Sharon

Bearden rallies for longtime Long’s employee

By Betty Bean One day last week, firefighter Scott Maness was sitting at the counter at Long’s Drug Store signing a long string of raffle tickets when his radio went off.

He took off out the side door after asking server Jenny McDaniel to put them up where he could find them when he came back.

Maness works at Firehall No. 12 on Old Kingston Pike just behind Long’s, and the tickets are part of “Carin’ for Sharon” – a benefit for longtime Long’s employee Sharon Bell, who is battling lung cancer.

The Friday before, the Bearden Beer Market’s Facebook page said that $1 from every draft beer sold that day would go to Carin’ for Sharon, whom it described thusly: “Sweet, witty, no-nonsense Sharon is known and loved by multiple generations at Long’s.

In December, she learned that she has lung cancer and is currently receiving chemo and radiation treatments. Please help us support Carin’ for Sharon! All

Long’s Drugstore owner/pharmacist Hank Peck, Long’s employee Ruth Pate and customer Paul Law display one of the posters Law designed for Sharon Bell. Photo by Betty Bean day Friday, we will be donating for charity!!!” up Carin’ for Sharon.

The whole effort began when $1 from all drafts to help Sharon A couple of days before that, in her recovery. Start your week- a crew from The Sports Animal end out right, drinking good beer broadcast from Long’s, talking To page A-3

New restaurant, retail for Pike site

By Anne Hart

An architect’s architect Labor Day, 1940.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt had just begun his campaign for a third term. The President and his entourage were proceeding down Henley Street en route to Newfound Gap to dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As they passed the Church Street United Methodist Church, the president remarked, “That is the most beautiful church I have ever seen.”

Built in 1930, the church was designed by Charles I. Barber (1887-1962) in cooperation with John Russell Pope of New York in Gothic Revival style to emulate the early Gothic style of Durham Cathedral.

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Hope for Dems?

Last week’s meeting of the Boyd Cloud Democratic Club was proof that there’s no truth to the rumor that Knox County Democrats hold their meetings in a phone booth.

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Commercial Realtor Oliver Smith says he was just 9 the first time his dad took him to Ali Baba’s Time Out Deli on Kingston Pike.

Brothers Nabih and Nazeeh Aqqad, who own the place, greeted him with their customary warmth and he liked the food. He returned often over the years, and when he had children of his own – they’re teenagers now – he continued the family tradition, taking them with him to dine at West Knoxville’s iconic eatery.

Smith’s story is hardly atypical of the generations of families (and innumerable late night partiers wending their way home) who have enjoyed everything from the divinely tender King Solomon’s Chicken to the best hummus on this side of the planet, at the tiny restaurant where the TV is always blaring and the

menu always tempting.

And there is still another dis-

tinct difference at Ali Baba’s. Diners range from bankers to beggars

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Schools compete for technology year’s budget is expected to include

By Sandra Clark Shall we spend $3-plus million a request for one-to-one technology for school security or $3-plus mil- in 10 pilot schools.

Dr. Elizabeth Alves, assistant lion for school technology? Can we superintendent for curriculum and do both? Does anybody care? instruction, said schools were asked to apply for the first-year program.

“The applications are due Monday (March 11) and we’ll screen them Commissioners can’t jump too next week. We may invite represenfast onto the “armed guard in every tative groups to present (their plans school” bandwagon, but you hear for the technology).

“This has generated excitement nary a peep when talking about one-to-one technology. Which are within schools.”

At the 10 schools selected, Alves you most likely to see at the better private schools – an armed guard anticipates a laptop or tablet for or top-of-the-line technology? You every student in grades 6-12, and six units per class in grades K-3. In know the answer. It’s technology.

Last year’s budget (for which no grades 4-5, she’s looking at a laptop commissioner moved approval) in- cart which would be shared by a cluded a five-year plan for technol- team of teachers for specific projogy upgrades in every school. This ects.

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Architect’s rendering of the buildings soon to go up on the former site of Ali Baba’s Time Out Deli on Kingston Pike, a West Knoxville institution for 40 years. The buildings will house a restaurant and two retail establishments.

– literally. Homeless people willing to do a little work around the place have been welcome, along with the town’s business, civic and political leaders. You never know who you might run into there. That’s always been part of the attraction.

The clock is ticking now on the deli. After 40 years in business, the brothers say they are worn out and ready to retire. The last day of operation is March 19.

And in perhaps an unusual twist of fate, it is Oliver Smith, that nine-year-old kid of long ago, who has inked the deal that will tear down his favorite restaurant and replace it with two buildings that will house a national chain restaurant and two national retail establishments, yet to be named, for the two-acre site at 8361 Kingston

most $2 million currently budgeted for school security).

And we’ve not mentioned increases in fixed costs or possible Applying schools had to show raises for staff and teachers.

Let’s not disappoint those buy-in from the faculty, and Karns High has taken it a step further by schools that filed applications for technology. Arguably, it’s the most soliciting community support.

Superintendent Dr. Jim Mc- important initiative this year.

Intyre will recommend an extended contract for teachers in the schools Budget forum selected, adding 11 days for training McIntyre was at Fulton High around the new technology.

School last week, seeking input on It’s impossible to estimate the the budget. His draft will go to the cost before the schools are select- school board March 18, a second ed. Factors include school size and community forum will occur March available Internet infrastructure. 21 and the board will vote April 9.

High schools will cost more than Kathy Duggan, principal at Adrielementary; federal subsidies are an Burnett, voiced support for inbased on the number of kids on free creased wages for support staff. or reduced-price lunches.

McIntyre said those who work in But $3-plus million is a good the schools and see what outstandguess for one-to-one technology; ing educators do every day should and the superintendent already has talk with the mayor and commisestimated $2 million for 58 school sioners because “ultimately they resource officers (on top of the al- control the purse strings.”

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Time flies when you’re having fun By the time you read this, I will have returned from my 25th anniversary trip to Maui. Our anniversary’s actually in December, but when Ed’s law firm offered to pay for him to travel to Maui in March, we chose to celebrate early.

ried, and we had big plans for the rest of our lives.

Since then, we’ve lived in eight different homes in five cities in three states.

We’ve faced career changes, birthed two children and adopted a third. Hundreds of friends have entered and exited our lives, while others have been steadfast.

We’ve travelled more than we deserve, though not Wendy as much as we would like.

We’ve laughed; we’ve cried; Smith we’ve laughed some more.

In spite of the years and the volume of experiences, I know I’ll sound old when I look at Ed, I still see when I say this, but time the great-looking guy with sure does fly. Ed and I met the red hair, blue eyes, and at Virginia Tech when we quick wit who made me feel were both 20. We were on a like the most important double date when I got the person in the room. And first inkling that he might on those rare occasions be THE ONE. The fact that when we get off the beaten he wasn’t my date was only path of our day-to-day life, a minor problem. Within we still feel like the kids we two years, we were mar- were back in 1988.

Life is more complicated now than it was then. We have a mortgage, a child in college and a child learning to drive. In spite of awesome business trips, Ed’s job is demanding, and I’m morphing from a stayat-home mom to a breadwinner. Our parents aren’t spring chickens anymore, and we still have a child in elementary school.

Some of the plans we made back in 1988 have changed as reality has set in. We dream of being able to retire rather than buy a vacation home. Instead of touring Europe, we look forward to hiking all the trails in the Smokies.

Here I go, sounding old again, but as long as I get to watch daytime TV and go for hikes with Ed, I’ll be happy. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go pack my flip-flops.

Carin’ for Sharon customers started bringing in cards with money tucked inside. That got Long’s regular Paul Law to thinking, and one day when Holly Warlick sat down at the counter and asked for Sharon’s address so she could send her a card, he approached her to see if she’d be willing to get some autographed basketballs to raffle.

“I was sitting here one day realizing how many people care about Sharon, and how many people love Sharon and would do more if there was some opportunity.

“I asked Holly, and she said ‘Absolutely!’

“A few days later, the balls show up and I printed the little signs and we were off to the races. She’s the Tennessee women’s basketball coach, which is a huge thing, but here, she’s just Holly,” Law said.

“Holly’s family has been touched by cancer, too, so this is a cause near and dear to her heart. And Sharon’s near to her, too. I don’t think Ruth and I ever dreamed how impactful this would be. A lot of people have

bought $5 tickets, and one person who wants to stay anonymous gave a thousand dollars. That just shows the heart of the people and how Sharon has touched them,” Law said.

Ruth Pate and Sharon Bell grew up together in a neighborhood off Sutherland Avenue, and Bell recruited her to come work at Long’s 34 years ago. Pate, who is the cook, said she calls Bell every day, and some days they’re able to get through the conversation without one or both of them crying.

“It’s tough being here without her,” Pate said. “I miss her a lot. I just hope if something like that happens to me, I can be as strong as she is.”

Law drives in from Maryville every morning and sits at the end of the counter near the grill where Pate is presiding. He says she doesn’t even have to ask him what he wants for breakfast – two eggs over easy, bacon and pimiento cheese on wheat toast. He says it just doesn’t seem right, seeing her there with-

out Sharon.

“Gosh,” he told Ruth. “It’s like Batman without Robin.

I guarantee you one thing – you don’t miss her a bit more than she misses you.”

He stopped and thought a minute, then said Carin’ for Sharon pretty much symbolizes what Long’s is all about.

“This is a sp ecial place to all kinds of people of all ages and walks of life. This morning when I pulled into the parking lot, I saw a Maserati, a police car, a Mercedes and a bunch of college kids. High school kids come in to get milkshakes after school. You’ll see the mayor sitting next to a plumber having a conversation about life.

“You could not plan this – the longevity, the spirit.

It just happened. It’s about people who choose to come here day after day after day. It’s about community.

One of my sons says the difference in Long’s Drug Store is they make food with love.”

A guy down the counter agreed.

“That’s right,” he said.

“Love and grease.”

Rugby may be a tough sport, but for Bearden High School and UT grad Wayne Chermely, it’s a walk on the beach.

He played for USA Rugby South in the first round of the North American Caribbean Rugby Association Championship Tournament in Kingston, Jamaica, in February. USA South won 29-12 over Jamaica, so the team will travel to take on the Bahamas in April.

Lacing up his cleats in Jamaica was a great experience, he says.

“That moment was like coming full circle for me, playing rugby on a tropical island.”

Chermely began his rugby career as a senior at Bearden in 2002, the inaugural year of the Smoky Mountain High School league. He went on to play for UT while completing

Wayne Chermely, right, celebrates the victory of USA Rugby South with Ethan Winel, his teammate from Chattanooga Rugby Club. USA South beat Jamaica in the first round of the North American Caribbean Rugby Association Championship Tournament, and will take on the Bahamas in April. Photo submitted his degree in architecture. Rugby Team, and works as a He is both captain and CAD development engineer coach of the Knoxville Men’s at Legend Fitness.

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government The closing of Fort Kid Fort Kid looks destined to close but the actual date is uncertain. Twenty-two years ago from April 3-7, 1991, the Fort was constructed with over 12,000 pennies collected from Knox County children and manual labor contributed by hundreds of citizens continuously over a 5-day period. Those children are now in their late twenties or early thirties.

Led by West Knoxville civic activist Beth Waters, it was a Herculean effort to celebrate the city’s Bicentennial with a lasting legacy. And it has lasted almost 22 years. However, city spokesperson Jesse Mayshark says that “The playground at Fort Kid is being phased out, with the aim of turning that property into public green space. As pieces of equipment become unsafe, they are being removed and decommissioned.� Money has not yet been made available to do this.�

The co-ordinating committee which led the effort was composed of Waters plus Bruce Bosse, Wes Stowers, Karen Robinson, Randy Massey and Nancy Prosser.

Helping in the campaign was the finance chair, Bill Haslam, then a young Knoxville businessman, along with Larry Martin, who then led First Tennessee Bank which collected all the pennies.

Fort Kid is located across from the Knoxville Museum of Art near the Victorian Houses at the World’s Fair Park. When I dropped by to visit, most of the playground equipment was still there. While it was showing age, there was no notice that the equipment is unsafe or that it was not open for people to use. The plaque identifying the various groups who gave to its creation is still there. The Public Building Authority does the day-today maintenance, but it is owned by the city.

Apparently there has not been a meeting with the public to determine how

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to handle Fort Kid. Since it was created by private efforts and labor, it seems logical to consult with those who placed it there 22 years ago and determine the best way forward. Beth Waters handles a maintenance fund for Fort Kid, created in 1991, which has grown considerably over the past two decades, which could be used for the Fort. ■State Rep. Ryan Haynes is hosting a fundraiser for state Sen. Jim Tracy who is running against embattled incumbent Republican Scott DesJarlais in the 4th congressional district. The event will be at the home of Wes Stowers on Inlet Drive in West Knox County on March 28. ■Allen Borden, former Director of Economic Development for Knoxville in the first part of the Ashe Administration is now assistant commissioner of Economic and Community Development for the Haslam Administration in Nashville. ■Brooks Brothers Store at West Town Mall will close after its last day on March 25 as its space is being leased to another tenant. There are no plans to open another Brooks Brothers store in Knoxville. ■TVA will argue Tuesday, March 12, in federal court before Judge Tena Campbell to have the current lawsuit challenging TVA’s dress code dismissed.

Hearing is at 4 p.m. at the Howard Baker Federal Building and is open to the public. One would think TVA would have better issues to spend money on than how people dress at its public hearings. Of all the issues facing TVA, this would seem to be among the most insignificant.

NOTES ■Trustee John Duncan will speak to the Halls Republican Club 7-8 p.m. Monday, March 18, at the club’s new meeting place: the Boys and Girls Club, 1819 Dry Gap Pike. ■Charme Knight, candidate for District Attorney General, will speak to the Powell Republican Club 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at Shoney’s on Emory Road at I-75. ■Lincoln Day Dinner will be 6 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Rothchild’s, 8807 Kingston Pike. Tickets are $30 and the speaker is former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. Info: 689-4671.

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The best day of his life Sam Hardman is wise, even for his 94 years, and although his body is wearing out, his mind is as sharp as ever and his spirit is indomitable.

Nicknamed “Uncle Sam� by his nephew David Sharp, Hardman was honored last week by HonorAir and Woodmen of the World at the Ben Atchley Veterans’ Home where he is mending following hospitalization.

HonorAir named its student ambassador program for Hardman, and Woodmen of the World donated $1,200 to fund two student ambassadors.

Gene Bayless, retired brigadier general with the Tennessee Army National Guard, stayed for lunch with his old friend. “This is the best day of my life,� said Hardman with a twinkle, “until tomorrow.�

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Eddie Mannis, Knoxville’s deputy mayor and founder of the local HonorAir, saluted Hardman: “We could not think of anyone more deserving of this honor.�

HonorAir takes veterans of World War II and Korea to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials built to honor their sacrifice. Each veteran is accompanied by a guardian. In October 2010, Mannis invited two students to serve as guardians. Since then, 15 students have served.

It’s a life-changing experience for the kids.

‘Campfield gives me hope’ Last week’s meeting of the Boyd Cloud Democratic Club was proof that there’s no truth to the rumor that Knox County Democrats hold their meetings in a phone booth.

The Democrats got booted out of their usual meeting room at Shoney’s by a bunch of bass fishermen, so they crowded into a small back dining hall and just kept coming. Late arrivals pulled up chairs outside

Betty Bean the folding room divider, and by the time Tennessee Democratic party chair Roy Herron got started with his speech, it was standing room only all the way back to the salad bar.

Some 70 Democrats, in-

As “Uncle Sam� said last week: “Freedom is not free.

Every generation has to do its part.� He said he was inspired by recent high school graduate Tucker Hunley. “I sent him $50 when he graduated from high school because he was also an Eagle Scout, and he sent the check back with a note saying to donate it to HonorAir. I forwarded it right on to Eddie,�

Hardman said.

That donation helped launch the student ambassadorship program.

Hardman went to Washington on HonorAir’s second trip, when “Eddie and I just hit it off.� Since then he’s become a champion for the program, raising money and greeting returning veterans.

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cluding elected officials, former candidates and high rollers like former state party chair Doug Horne and LaFollette lawyer David Dunaway turned out early on a cold Saturday morning to hear Herron lay down some smack talk.

And Herron – lawyer, preacher and former state senator from Ned McWherter’s hometown of Dresden – called on all of those vocations when he delivered a “Why I am a Democrat� message that left the faithful pumped up and hopeful.

The speech is pretty much a distillation of the guest column that’s run in the state’s largest daily newspapers in recent weeks, with the addition of an applause line

that came when he ment ione d a name that he hopes will inspire Democrat s to write checks and knock on Herron doors: “Stacey Campfield gives me hope every day.�

He didn’t seem to be more than halfway kidding when he said he bases that hope on Campfield’s reputation as a tireless campaigner.

That’s a game that Democrats can play, he said. “If the good folks of Knox County will elect him because he works hard, Democrats can be elected.�

Educators can’t ignore politics

By Betty Bean The four scholars on the Graduate School of Education panel on charter schools and vouchers that met in the Relix Theatre last week really tried to stay out of the political realm, but current events like the bill flying through the General Assembly creating a nine-member board appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam and Speakers Ron Ramsey and Beth Harwell to be the final decider of appeals of charter school denials were impossible to ignore.

(Repeat – a board appointed by Nashville politicians is going to have the authority to override the decisions of local school boards – no appeals and no new money.)

The panel – Dr. Cara Moore, Dr. Scott Ellison, Dr. Autumn Tooms Cypres and Dr. Richard Allington – all made thought-provoking points. But Allington was especially pointed in his criticism of political interference in education and his suggestions for less political and

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A llington (who has been Fien Dist ing uished Professor of Allington Educ at ion at the University of Florida; chair of the Department of Reading at the University at Albany, SUNY; past president of three national organizations; principal investigator on research projects funded by three federal agencies; and author of more than 150 articles and several books) called the notion that American schools are falling behind competitors in other places “the big myth that’s been perpetuated by corporate egos.�

Allington said American schools take all students, including those with disabilities and those who will move into vocational fields, unlike schools in many other coun-

tries with which they are compared. “American schools have made more progress with fourth grade reading than any other nation in the world – moved up a half dozen spots. The comparisons are just not accurate – we attempt to educate everyone.�

He acknowledged the gap between rich and poor as the most reliable predictor of academic success, and said that gap is growing despite vast sums of money having been spent on efforts to close it.

He predicted that Race to the Top is unlikely to be any more successful. “We’ve had more federal interference in education than at any time in history.�

He drew applause when he wondered why Tennessee teachers using mandated programs and not getting good evaluations aren’t suing. Then he cited the biggest problem schools face and suggested a strategy that is simple, relatively inexpensive and proven.

Sam Hardman holds the new HonorAir youth ambassador’s shirt, named in his honor, with three high school students who have or hope to participate: Gus Vogel, Webb School of Knoxville; Reese Staley, Catholic High School; and Amber Wilson, Oak Ridge High School. Photo by S. Clark

“High poverty schools generally have as much reading and math growth during the school year as other schools‌ but what happens is summer reading and math loss,â€? he said. “Poor kids lose two or three months reading growth while middle-class kids gain about a month in the summer – some more than that. Poor kids don’t read in the summer because they don’t own any books. Parents don’t have any money to buy books and available libraries are less likely to be child friendly.â€?

The solution, he said, is giving elementary school students 12-15 free books at the end of the school year. The most troubling part of this research, he said, was facing the little kids in the control group who didn’t get books and wanted to know why. “I had to tell them it was George Bush’s fault,� he said.

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An architect’s architect HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin Labor Day, 1940.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt had just begun his campaign for a third term.

The President and his entourage were proceeding down Henley Street en route to Newfound Gap to dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As they passed the Church Street United Methodist Church, the president remarked, “That is the most beautiful church I have ever seen.”

Built in 1930, the church was designed by Charles I. Barber (1887-1962) in cooperation with John Russell Pope of New York in Gothic Revival style to emulate the early Gothic style of Durham Cathedral.

Barber’s genius for design was stimulated early when he spent many hours visiting his father’s Gay Street firm, probably the largest in the state at the time. In 1900, George F. Barber (1854-1915) employed 30 drafters and 20 secretaries as he sold about 1,000 mail-order house plans a month, an estimated 20,000 between 1888 and 1913. Almost 50 George Barber homes are listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places in several states from New York to Washington.

Charles Irving Barber was born on Oct. 25, 1887, in DeKalb, Ill. and his family moved to Knoxville the following year. Charles’ early education was completed at the Baker-Himel Preparatory School (1889-1913) on Highland Avenue near the University of Tennessee. Along with the sons of many of Knoxville’s most prominent families, he studied classic Latin and Greek as well as English and math. The school had such a stellar reputation that

Charles I. Barber (1887-1962).

Following in his father’s footsteps, Charles I. Barber made a significant contribution to Knoxville’s architectural beauty. Photo courtesy of BarberMcMurry architects

students were admitted to UT, the University of Virginia, Harvard and Yale without further examination.

He attended UT briefly but then spent three months in Europe in 1907, mainly in Italy. The voyage had a dual purpose, to expand his artistic senses and to send back drawings of significant architecture there. Charles visited the great museums, stayed in elegant hotels, dined at exclusive restaurants and explored Italian villas and formal gardens. He came home with an appreciation for classic architecture that is reflected in some of Knoxville’s most beautiful churches, public buildings, schools and homes.

In 1909, Barber enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania and studied under the French-born architect Paul Cret, whose Beaux-Arts style would markedly influence Barber’s early work. In two years Barber received his Certificate of Proficiency in Architecture and returned to Knoxville to begin his first major work, the

Southern States Building for the 1913 National Conservation Exposition.

During a brief partnership with Dean Parmelee, the son of his father’s one-time partner, Martin Parmelee, the First Christian Church (1914) was completed. Almost a century later, its presence just north of I-40’s downtown route gives it high visibility and tourists often comment on its classical beauty. It would be the first of some 50 churches Barber would design, including Knoxville’s Second Presbyterian, St. Luke’s Methodist, St. James Episcopal, Graystone Presbyterian, Church of the Ascension, Fountain City United Methodist, Gloria Dei Lutheran and Northside Christian churches.

Benjamin McMurry and Charles Barber founded Barber and McMurry in 1915, a partnership that would last until McMurry’s passing in 1969. Barber concentrated on the artistic phases of the business and McMurry on the business itself. Charles’ cousin West Barber later joined the firm and became mainly responsible for interior design and working drawings.

Much of the firm’s early work centered on houses built for affluent Knoxvillians on Kingston Pike and nearby.

The homes of J. Allen Smith (1915), William Cary Ross (1921) and Alexander Bonnyman (1916) were among the first. One unique project was the totally redesigned 125room Whittle Springs Hotel and Resort (1917-18), built at a cost of $650,000.

During the 1920s and 1930s, Barber and McMurry designed many additional homes, including those for Glen Craig (1926), Weston M.

The Barber Residence on Tazewell Pike. From 1926 to 1938, Charles and Marian L. Barber lived in this house in Fountain City. They then moved to Woodson Dr. off of Alcoa Highway. Photo courtesy of the C.M. McClung Historical Collection

Fulton (Westcliff, 1928) and H.M. Goforth (1928). Barber and McMurry homes showcased French and Italianate features, often with the indoors and the outdoors married by French doors opening onto terraces fronting formal gardens and pools. Unlike his father, who was decidedly flexible in his designs, Charles Barber was more likely to charm his clients into accepting his plans than he was to alter them.

The firm also designed many of Knoxville’s most notable public buildings, including the showroom for the Candoro Marble Works (1923), the YMCA (1927), the Holston Hills Country Club (1927) and their lone high-rise, the 15-story General Building (1926) on Market Street, where they occupied an office for many years. Several buildings on UT’s “Hill” also show their distinctive style: Hoskins Library, Hesler Hall and Dabney Hall.

With the advent of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s, Barber, sometimes working with other architects, performed some of his most innovative designs.

Working with Roland Wank and Louis Grandgent, TVA’s Norris Housing Project was designed and built. He also designed the headquarters for the Great Smoky Moun-

tains National Park (1940) and several buildings on the Arrowmont Campus in Gatlinburg.

Long an advocate for city planning, Barber was a member of the Knox County Planning Commission when it was organized in 1940 and remained a member until the Metropolitan Planning Commission was established in 1956. He was also an advocate for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and was active in the GSM Hiking Club with his brother, George F. Barber, Harvey Broome, Carlos Campbell, Guy Frizzell, Dutch Roth, Jim Thompson and others.

Not long after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture, Charles Barber and Marian Lawrence were married. She passed away in 1950 and three years later he married a widow, the former Mrs. Blanche McKinney. From 1926 to 1938, the Lincolnesque, lanky, 6 foot, 4 inch architect could frequently be seen on the spacious lawn of his home on Tazewell Pike in the Beverly community with his trusty double-bladed axe pursuing a favorite hobby, clearing trees and brush. About 1938, the Barbers moved to their new home on Woodson Drive off Alcoa Highway, where they

had built a large stone house with a Barber trademark, i.e. a massive chimney conveying an air of permanence.

Charles I. Barber had a severe heart attack in 1959 and suffered another two days before he passed away at UT Hospital on June 14, 1962. His services were held in Church Street United Methodist Church, his home church, which was built to his design many years before. He is interred in the family burial plat at Greenwood Cemetery near his beloved first home on Tazewell Pike.

Following Charles Barber’s death, Barber and McMurry was reorganized under the leadership of Benjamin McMurry Jr. and in recent times under Robert Parrott and Charles V. Griffin.

The firm continues to design many impressive projects, including the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center (1956), Rokeby Condominiums (1976), East Tennessee History Center (1985), John J. Duncan Federal Building (1988), the Knoxville Smokies Baseball Park (2000) and LeConte Medical Center (2010). It now goes by the name BarberMcMurry.

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Does Tennessee football build character?

Tennessee football will observe Parents’ Day on Saturday. Mothers, fathers, a few grandmothers and guardians of Volunteers are invited to a barbecue luncheon, a tour of facilities and a scrimmage at Neyland Stadium.

The day may shape up much like a recruiting experience: See us. Like us.

All join hands.

A lot of coaches talk “football family.” I do believe Butch Jones believes it.

Butch will undoubtedly provide perspective, telling guests that he is only the very serious caretaker of Tennessee football, responsible for almost everything, but that the game actually belongs to those more heavily invested, the team, old Vols and the thousands of fans who made it what it is.

He may mention Tennessee tradition and being proud of the orange. Tra-

Marvin West

dition and pride are valid sales points.

He is confident enough to admit that even the smartest coaches must have players to win.

Because he is big on building relationships, Butch will praise the parents for producing stalwart young men, nurturing them and entrusting them to the University of Tennessee.

He may repeat at least part of a previous speech: “We will be a champion in everything that we do.

That’s not only on the field, but off the field. It starts in the classroom. It includes

graduating with a meaningful degree. It’s being a productive citizen, it’s being active in our community.

“That’s what winning is about. I really believe that if you win off the field, you will win on the field. We will be a champion in all we do.”

Or, perhaps he will recite the values emphasized in the invitation letter he sent parents: loyalty, commitment, family, honesty, accountability, focus and persistence.

“These seven core values can guide your son throughout his entire life and enrich and reward his family life. Players, coaches and staff that live life the right way … and put forth great effort cannot be stopped short of success because they are too invested in making sure they cannot fail.”

Jones’ mission of developing boys into men leads

me back to the very old question of whether football builds character or reveals it.

The great Vince Lombardi once said football is a lot like real life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

Somebody else, maybe Tom Landry, said much of what he knew about morality and obligations came from football.

You can certainly link the tough sport to discipline, the demand for extra effort and rewards for excellence. Football requires we be placed ahead of me.

Trophies are modest pay for the proverbial blood, sweat and tears.

Some stare down challenges and turn them into building blocks. Some might go as far as saying football provides the

opportunity to become a stronger and better person, even a leader.

Those with a colder perspective insist football only reveals character. Winners go right on winning. Those with courage give all they have. Pressure ultimately exposes flaws. Losers get tired and too often fold when the outcome hangs in the balance.

The late Darrell Royal put it this way: “Football doesn’t build character but it eliminates the weak ones.”

Go another step: It occasionally identifies those who cheat to win.

Of course football is imperfect. It looks the other way and permits success to grow into arrogance.

Tennessee parents will see and hear what they want. They are counting on Tennessee football to help their sons become what they want to be and get where they want to go. Will it happen? What say you?

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

Trust steadily, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.

(I Corinthians 13: 12-13 The Message)

A clergy friend of mine is generous enough to share his sermons via e-mail with people who don’t get to hear him preach regularly. He is a fine, thought-provoking preacher, who stirs up questions and occasionally stands clear on the other side of the text and peers back through it until

his listeners can see what he sees: something altogether new.

Much like my friend, “The Message” helps us hear (and see) things we may have missed before.

I’m quite sure you know the 13th chapter of I Corinthians, frequently called the

Orthodoxy (right belief), generosity to the poor, martyrdom, mountain-moving: Cross Currents none of them means a hill of beans without love, Paul Lynn declares. We are spiritually Hutton and morally bankrupt if we don’t love.

And then, hear what “The “Love Chapter.” It is read at Message” does with the next weddings, and occasionally words of Paul. This modern at funerals, but sometimes I rendering of the text dethink it suffers from overuse: scribes love in words we can we cease to hear its mean- understand: ing. We hear the beautiful words, the soaring phrases “Love never gives up. (the apostle Paul was quite Love cares more for a wordsmith!), but we fail to others than for self. appropriate it, to “get it.”

Love doesn’t want what Love is a word we throw it doesn’t have. around with ease (e.g., “I Love doesn’t strut, love rutabagas!”), but Paul Doesn’t have a swelled head, ups the ante considerably.

Doesn’t force itself on others, Isn’t always ‘me first,’ Doesn’t fly off the handle, Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others.

Doesn’t revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the f lowering of truth, Puts up with anything¸ Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.”

It is a tall, tall order.

But what a world we could have, if only we could “trust steadily, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly!”

News from SOS For four years Vine Middle has received failing grades in math, reading and language arts on the Tennessee Department of Education Report Card.

In late January, Superintendent Jim McIntyre met with about 150 parents, teachers, administrative staff, students, community members, and public officials to discuss the school’s future.

Attendees’ comments included: A YWCA worker said more than half the children who participate in YWCA programs have one incarcerated parent. School becomes a lower priority.

Historically the neighborhood has been treated as a problem.

People there are trying to survive. Most parents can’t be home after school gets out. Children need afterschool programs.

Police harass people in the neighborhood during the day and leave them unprotected at night. People want to feel safe and relaxed in their neighborhood, but police make them feel threatened.

Children are transferred involuntarily to Vine for behavioral problems. A parent said her son was transferred to Vine from Northwest Middle because he had gotten into trouble at school.

A teacher said she was overwhelmed because student needs were beyond her ability to help.

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Sing to Shatter the Silence

CHURCH NOTES

By Cindy Taylor A church singing can be a wonderful time for a community to come together for entertainment and spiritual uplifting. On March 15 Clear Springs Baptist Church will host a singing that could benefit children in Union County for years to come.

Jeanne Collins, COO/ Victim Advocate for the Union County Children’s Center, facilitates a fundraiser for Child Abuse Awareness month each year. This year she wanted to do something a bit different, and Sing to Shatter the Silence was born.

“We wanted to increase awareness about child abuse in the community,” said Collins. “A singing is a good opportunity to get people together and let them know they can make a difference.”

Collins said continued decreases in funding mean the center needs to explore every avenue to get word out about the prevalence of child abuse in our communities and children who are caught in that nightmare.

“This singing gives peo-

Community Services ■ Catholic Charities offers counseling for those with emotional issues who may not be physically able to come to the office for therapy.

All information is completely confidential. Call 1-877-7906369. Nonemergency calls only. Info: www.ccetn.org.

■ Bookwalter UMC offers One Harvest Food Ministries to the community. Info and menu: http://bookwalterumc.org/oneharvest/index. html or 689-3349, 9 a.m.-noon weekdays.

The Children’s Choir at Clear Springs Baptist Church performs during a worship service. Photo submitted ple the opportunity to make a difference by showing their support while receiving something in return,” she said. “It also gives the center an opportunity to thank them for their help and explain a bit more about what we do.”

Clear Springs will host the choir along with the Berry Family and Beech Grove

Singers. Admission is free but there will be an opportunity to make a donation to the Children’s Center.

“This has all been put together by Jeanne and the Children’s Center,” said Clear Springs choir director Mike Tipton. “We’re happy to be a part and help any way we can.”

Collins thanked both the

church and the volunteer singers.

“Everyone is invited for a great night of gospel music and to make a stand that we are not going to tolerate child abuse,” she said.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, March 15. Clear Springs Baptist Church is located at 8518 Thompson School Road.

■ First Farragut UMC, 12733 Kingston Pike, will sponsor a Mobile Pantry food giveaway Saturday, April 6, in the sanctuary to local neighbors in need, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until all food has been handed out. Any area residents who are in need of help are encouraged to come to the church to receive food. Used children’s clothing, in good condition, will also be given away.

Special services ■ Farragut Presbyterian Church, 209 Jamestowne Blvd., will host Farragut Feast, Faith,

Melodic Ministry Greg Wilson shares his faith through music

By Ashley Baker Hundreds of children at Christian Academy of Knoxville see a joyful witness while they learn to play an instrument each year in Greg Wilson’s band class.

For the last 33 years, music has been celebrated inside this dedicated teacher’s classroom.

“His story is a real-life ‘Mr. Holland’s Opus,’” commented former student Mark Baker, who spent eight years in Wilson’s music classes. “He has given his life to instilling the love of music in his students. There would be no way to measure his impact.”

Wilson’s influence stems from the love he has for his job. “It is not difficult to work in a job that you love,” Wilson said. “I guess I always just sort of thought I would be a musician as a career, because music was such a big part of my life growing up.”

Wilson started piano lessons at age 5 and joined the school band in 6th grade at Eagleton Elementary School in Blount County, playing trumpet. “I love band and always have. I love the collaborative nature of it — the intricacies of playing an individual part but making a vital contribution to the group as a whole.”

ing the orchestra.

Not only has this dedicated teacher poured out his time and energy for students, but he has also served as the director of music ministry at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Maryville, a position he has also held for 33 years.

For Wilson, teaching music is not just a job. “I feel that my work at CAK and at my church is a ministry that I am blessed to be part of,” said Wilson.

Music extends to Wilson’s home life as well. He and his wife, DiAnne, often sing together at church and for weddings and funerals The couple, who will celebrate their 29th wedding anniversary this summer, recorded their first blueGreg Wilson, who has been teaching at Christian Academy of Knoxville for 33 years, poses grass album together last with his wife, DiAnne Wilson. Photos submitted fall.

Whether at home, school But for Wilson, band was He said he felt God was dred students each week. or church, Greg Wilson said much more than just music. leading him when he was He also teaches music the- he wants his life to make a “This is a hard thing to put hired as the first full-time ory and helps with musical difference by sharing the into words,” Wilson said, “but music teacher at CAK, just theater each spring, directlove of Jesus through music. band, for some, is family.” two years after the school Wilson continued in opened in 1978. band through Everett High “The Lord just opened up in Blount County. Wilson’s the opportunity to work at band director, Larry Hicks, CAK,” Wilson said, “and I now the current director of took it, because I just knew the Knoxville Community that was where He wanted Direct Cremation, $1,188.24 Band, was “a great influence me to be.”

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SCHOOL NOTES Bearden High ■ Rising freshman curriculum night will be held 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 for students and parents.

Special education will be held 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in room 342; honors will be held 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium.

■ ACT test prep will be held 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in the library.

Sequoyah Elementary School physical education teacher Becca Russell stands in her supply room full of exercise equipment for her students. Photo by S. Barrett

Not your average gym class Students at Sequoyah Elementary School recently took a break from their regular classes to play a game as the characters from “Star Wars.”

Sara Barrett “The strategy came from them,” said physical education teacher Becca Russell.

“They had to decide when to run and when to work as a team or on their own.”

Russell said she never teaches the same lesson twice. Instead of playing “bean bag tag” with bean bags, they’ll use soft penguins. Instead of playing with an average sized inflated ball, students at Sequoyah play with an enormous “OmniKin” ball (see photo).

■ A mandatory meeting will be held for parents of the dance team 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 14, in the cafeteria.

■ The Bearden Foundation will meet 6:30 Monday, March 11, in the library.

Sacred Heart ■ Kindergarten open house will be held 9-11 a.m.

Wednesday, March 20, for parents of upcoming kindergarten students. Info: Joni Punch, 558-4136 or jpunch@ shcknox.org.

Russell is also known for teaching students how to use pogo sticks and how to juggle correctly. She does everything her students do so they can see she has Sequoyah struggles, too.

Her creativity and posiElementary tive attitude may be the reason she was selected by her ■ PTA will meet 10:45-11:45 a.m. each second Wednespeers as Sequoyah’s teacher day in the library. All parents of the year. are encouraged to attend.

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Bearden High School singers (front) Tori Franklin, Rachel West, Rekeenya Cunningham; (back) Tylor Sherrod, Zane Gray and Allen Walling. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Choral Showcase 2013

By Theresa Edwards Several local schools performed at Knox County High Schools “Choral Showcase 2013” at Bearden High School Feb. 28.

Bearden’s singers, led by director Mary Sexton, received a huge ovation for their performances of “In Remembrance”

by Jeffrey Ames and “O Sifuni Mungu” arranged

by David Maddux.

Tyler Sherrod, Allison Balsley, Camille Winton and Teddy Peabody were soloists. Ryan Bucci, Alex McKinney and Adam Short played percussion.

“Tomorrow starts March. What a great kickoff since March is ‘Music in our Schools’ month nationally, statewide and in Knox County,” said master of ceremonies Richard Mitchell, K-12 choral music specialist.

“I want you to do some homework,” he told the students. “Write your director a surprise thank you for all the work they have done.”

Mitchell asked the directors to stand, and the audience honored them with a huge applause.

The performances were

videotaped and will be put on the Knox County Schools TV, Comcast channel 10, according to Mitchell.

Knox County Elementary Schools “Honors Choir Concert” will be 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at South-Doyle Middle School.

Bearden High School percussionists Evan Headrick and Alex McKinney.

Grandparents Day at Bearden Elementary

Pancake breakfast A pancake breakfast will be held Saturday, March 23, at Applebee’s on Cedar Bluff Road to help Bearden High School’s NJROTC raise funds for their trip to Hawaii in December.

They will represent Tennessee at the Pearl Harbor parade.

Tickets may be purchased for $5 from any cadet.

Bearden Elementary School kindergartner Brody Hamilton enjoyed time with his papaw Martin Anderson and (back row) grandmother Kathleen Hamilton, BES school principal Susan Dunlap and grandfather Jack Hamilton.

Harry and Diane Steinsberger moved to Knoxville last fall after retiring so they could be here for grandson Garrett Burch’s first Grandparents Day after he started kindergarten at Bearden Elementary School. They purchased the book “Llama Llama, Holiday Drama” to donate to the school library in his honor.

Cottrell places at swim competition

Bearden Elementary School kindergartner Molly Kelso had lunch with her grandparents Sarah Kelso and Miriam and Bill Poovey after presenting them with a book she made in class about why they are special.

Championships for swimming were held in Chattanooga recently, with several members of the Atomic City Aquatic Club placing in many categories. Pictured is Madi Cottrell competing in the 100 Fly. She placed eighth.

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Bearden Elementary School kindergartner Anthony Bolden Jr. (second from right) had lunch with his classmate Ari Kyle, Fred Baty had lunch with his granddaughter Francesca after granddad Eric Penson and great-grandmother Mary Davis. receiving a “formal invitation.”

Jim and Marilyn Moore visited with their granddaughter, kindergartner Sadie Somerville.

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Shopper-News Presents Miracle Makers

Barlow is ‘great boon’ for Holston Barlow says she tries to enBy Betty Bean courage her kids not to feel sorSeventh-grade reading ry for themselves. teacher Beth Barlow says “One thing I do tell the kids Holston Middle School is where is you have to make the best of she was meant to be. your situation. Ultimately you “I am a very avid reader. I are in charge of your future, love literature, and I love sharand every decision you make, ing good literature with growing starting today, can positively or minds,” she said. negatively affect your future.

Barlow had been teaching 4th “I do work very hard to make grade at Rocky Hill for several sure that the students have selfyears when she was invited to confidence, and to do that I try participate in a program called to provide as many opportuthe Talent Transfer Initiative nities in the classroom for all that offered the top 60 teachstudents to experience success. ers in Knox County (based on Although they don’t experitheir students’ value-added test ence success in the same ways, scores) a monetary incentive to it has the same effect on their transfer to Title I, high needs self-confidence. But I’m talkschools – schools where poverty ing about genuine praise. I don’t rates are high. want to over-inflate a student’s “That’s what got me thinking ego at all.” that maybe I might be more useBarlow grew up in the Farful at a high needs school, so I ragut community and attended started looking around.”

Farragut Primary and IntermeHer friend and fellow Rocky diate schools before transferHill teacher Kathleen Karnes ring to Webb School for middle had also qualified for the TTI and high school. She holds an program and was familiar with undergraduate degree in psyHolston Middle School after chology from the University of having done an internship there.

Tennessee (which she says has “She just went on and on about been quite useful in helping her how wonderful administration relate to students) and a graduwas, and the teachers and stuate degree in elementary educadents. She contacted Mr. (Tom) tion, grades 1-8.

Brown, and he immediately beHer parents, Mae and Bob gan recruiting. He asked us to Barlow, were her role models. come talk to him, and we met Her mother was a tireless volwith him and the master teachunteer in the school and comers there for about two hours. By munity whose priority was to the end of that meeting, I was abprovide her daughter with a solutely sure that I wanted to be variety of life and learning exhere at Holston, teaching middle periences. Her father, whom school students reading. she credits for her work ethic, “It was a challenge at first. constantly preached the power Middle school students are of positive thinking and taught in a totally different place in Holston Middle’s Beth Barlow is the Knox County Middle School Teacher of the Year. Photo by Ruth White her to respect diversity among their lives than elementary dents are required to do. They should class for students who are struggling, other people. school students. I am so thankful for be reading to learn, not learning to and she works hard to pass on her love “He is the type of person that when the amazing teachers at Holston that read, Brown said. of reading. people meet him they feel like they’ve helped me adjust to life as a middle “When you take a child who has not “We focus on fluency and a little known him for years, and (my mother) school teacher. I am blessed to work had the same opportunities for lanphonics and comprehension, and the got so much joy out of helping other with the staff and students at Holston guage development, their vocabulary best way to teach the students and inpeople that by watching her, that qualMiddle School.” may be vastly different from a student crease their comprehension level is to ity was passed on to me. Those are the Late last month, Barlow was named who has had the opportunities to do a model for them my own thinking as I qualities that my parents passed on.”

Knox County’s Middle School Teacher lot of different things,” Brown read,” Barlow said.

Barlow has a deep awareness that of the Year, an honor that Karnes also said. “Their reading She considers herself fortunate beshe is a role model for her students, earned in 2010. Science teacher Tom and speaking skills cause she shares a love of fantasy and and in the process of losing 110 pounds McMillan won are on entirely science fiction with her students that through diet and exercise over the past the award in different levels allows her to meet them where they are. year, she has shared her struggles with 2007, makand we have this “I confess my housework may often her students. ing Barlow the gap that’s getting bigsuffer because of my love of reading.

“They’re all so proud of me. The third Holston ger and bigger. It’s our Kids love science fiction too, in this ones who are a little overweight kind of Middle School job to fill that gap. age of ever-expanding technology – stare at me with a curious look on their teacher to be so honored “We need high quality instruction especially students who are into video face, and I feel like I motivated them a in the past five years. to perhaps save some of those kids, games, where the main character is little bit with my decision to take better Brown says he recruited Barlow so the biggest thing I look for in a on a mission or some kind of quest. care of my health.” and Karnes because he had heard they teacher is a track record of success, That’s one reason ‘The Hunger Games’ Brown said Barlow is a more confiwere great teachers who were interestor that he or she has the potential is so popular. When it comes to video dent teacher now. ed in taking on the challenges of workto develop. I ask a lot of questions, games, I stick by the rule of modera“I’ve done things this year that I’d ing in a Title I school, which Holston like ‘All right, who’s the best teacher tion. You do have to read to play any of never done before,” she said. became the year they arrived. Sound around here?’” these games, but too much of anything instruction in reading is foundational “One way and another, she is a great to everything else middle school stuBarlow teaches an intervention boon to our school,” Brown said. is a bad thing…”

Knox County Council PTA

Nominate a Miracle Maker by calling (865) 922-4136.

Open House: Tennova Center for Surgical Weight Loss Come join us for a special open house at the Tennova Center for Surgical Weight Loss at Turkey Creek Medical Center. Tour the newly accredited and dedicated unit, designed with bariatric surgery patients in mind.

Meet our physicians, Dr. Stephen Boyce and Dr. K. Robert Williams, and patients who have experienced dramatic results.

Monday, March 11, 2013 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Turkey Creek Medical Center 10820 Parkside Drive Special presentation and ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m.

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Restaurateurs pitch in to help others There’s a lot more happening at area restaurants lately than just good food and drink. Several favorite dining spots are “paying it forward” by helping raise funds for worthy organizations and/or individuals in need.

business Rush Fitness

No one would ever mistake Rush Fitness Complex for a restaurant, but they’re another outfit that believes in giving back to the community.

Last Tuesday, 22 of the fitness locations each held three group exercise classes as fundraisers to benefit Augie’s Quest for ALS research.

All proceeds from the classes Anne were donated.

Hart Augies’ Quest was founded to fund research aimed at Friends of Janet Testerman gather at Highland Grill to help her celebrate three years of being finding the cure for ALS. It is cancer free and to donate to the Cancer Institute at the UT Medical Center. In front are Muffet named after prominent fitAt the top of the list is Mul- Testerman Buckner, Erin Donovan, Shanna Browning, Janet Testerman Crossley, Nina Rineiri and ness industry leader Augusligan’s Restaurant and Pizze- Meredith Pelehach. In back, Vicki Gillenwater, Mary Ellen Brewington, Janet Testerman and Pep- tine “Augie” Nieto, who was ria, located at 8923 Linksvue per Marcum. Photos by Anne Hart diagnosed with ALS in March Drive, just off Ebenezer Road of 2005. To date Augie’s Quest near Westland Drive. has raised more than $32 Mulligans has hosted sevmillion, with 100 per cent of eral successful fundraisers all donations going directly to over the last couple of years, research. and has one of its largest ever coming up this Saturday.

Bebe Vogel adds The “Rally for Kalli”event, another role 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Bebe Vogel, who manages March 16, will help the family the advertising consortium of little Kalli Owens, 4, who is that makes up The District in awaiting a kidney transplant.

Bearden, isn’t giving up her The daughter of Brandi and day job, but she is taking on Brian Owens was born with a an additional one. disease which has caused her She has signed on as edikidneys to completely stop tor of the Knoxville edition functioning. She spends 10 Bennett Galleries showcased the work of artist Robert Van Vranken at a First Friday cocktail of The Scout Guide, a beauhours on dialysis every night. party. Enjoying the event were Steven Wicks, curator of the Knoxville Museum of Art; Jeannie tiful publication that showBecause of the need for Bennett, Van Vranken, Mary Morris and Rick Bennett. cases unique locally-owned constant care, Kalli’s mom businesses, and is found in stays home with her. Grandhuge assortment of items that to donating their time to help bar sales to the Cancer Inhigh-end hotels and other parents Trish and Ross Howwill to go to the highest bidder. Kalli, they will probably do- stitute at UT Medical Center establishments where it can ard live just a few doors down nate their tips as well.” recently in honor of Janet Tes- be seen by visitors to the area the street and are available There will also be lots of good The main attraction of the terman, who is celebrating beand those looking for interestwhen needed. Trish is vice food and great live music.

Mulligan’s owners, Patti evening? Don says, “Little ing cancer free after surgery ing places to shop or dine. president of operations at And speaking of photoRoss the Boss & Co., where and Don Anderson, have Kalli will be here holding three years ago.

Dozens of Janet’s friends graphs, the ones used in the owner Ross Badgett has scheduled six bands, who court, and she will be the star pitched in to help in a major have agreed to donate their of the event. We are all look- and family members packed local magazine will be done time to entertain guests for ing forward to being with her.” the bar to the walls for the cel- by a Bearden business, Beall way.

If you would like to donate ebration, enjoying cocktails and Thomas Photography.

The family makes the the cause. Their schedule: but can’t attend the event, the and great complimentary 2:30-3:30, Jason Ellis; 3:30Other cities that already trip to Nashville a least once have their own editions of The a month for treatment at 4:30, Steve Rutledge; 4:30- family’s address is 1110 Viking food, thanks to Weiss.

Janet is a volunteer mem- Scout Guide are Nashville, Vanderbilt Medical Center. 5:30, Larry Blair; 5:30-6:30, Drive, Knoxville 37932. ber of UThrive 2 Survive, the Birmingham, Charleston, Brandi’s Dad is working four Freequency; 6:30-7:30, Ricky fundraising arm of the cancer Charlotte and New Orleans. jobs to pay the bills, but it isn’t Mitchell; 7:30-8:30, Indian Highland Grill Angel.

Tom Weiss, owner of institute. The evening’s dona- The guide is also published in enough.

“These bands are really Bearden’s Grill at Highland’s tions will help sweeten that Aspen, Washington, D.C., San A live auction will highlight the Mulligan’s event, with a great,” Don says. “In addition Row, donated a portion of all pot!

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An app for McClellan’s Bob McClellan doesn’t want anyone to get ahead of him in the marketplace. That attitude keeps Bearden’s M.S. McClellan at the forefront of men’s clothing stores around here.

And now he’s done it again.

The store now has its own app, created by Knoxville’s Efficience, a technology solutions provider that also created the new app for The District in Bearden.

McClellan’s app will keep customers up-to-date on trunk shows and other instore events, and adds even more value with helpful advice on the fly, such as “How to Tie a Bowtie,” “How to Polish a Shoe,” or “The Essential Rules of Black Tie,” among other topics.

And when it’s gift-giving time, shoppers can go to the app to see the dossier containing store sizing information designed to help customers’ families and friends make selections.

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Getting both my kids in and out of college.

2. Fishing the lake region in Canada.

3. Getting a nice room with a view at Shannondale.

What is one word others often use to describe you and why?

It really depends on whether the “others” are from County Commission’s 8th District.

Mike Edwards

Those who know him would likely say that Mike Edwards’ slow Southern drawl is his most distinctive characteristic.

Those who know him best might add that his warm, friendly demeanor hides a steely determination that shows itself when it concerns a cause he champions.

As CEO of the Knoxville Chamber, both traits have served Edwards well. He has made a host of friends and supporters for the organization, whose membership has grown exponentially since he took over in 2002.

Often at the forefront on hot-topic public issues, Edwards has won some and lost some as he works with local government bodies to push the Chamber’s agenda. To him, that’s what his job is all about. “Any great city has a strong Chamber,” he says. “It’s our duty to fight for what we believe will benefit the community as a whole in the long run.”

It must be working. While he is quick to give credit to his board and staff, it was Edwards at the helm when the U. S. Chamber of Commerce selected Knoxville for “Chamber of the Year” in 2011 in recognition of the organization’s growth and positive influence on the community.

And after all is said and done, it is love of community that really drives Edwards.

He’s a native of Knoxville, a graduate of Bearden High and of UT with a major in political science and a minor in history. While in school, he worked a variety of jobs, including program director with the Boys Club.

After graduation, he went to work in the Knox County Trustee’s Office under Bob Broome, and eventually moved over to the Public Building Authority. He spent about three years in private development with John Turley and Kerry Sprouse at Turkey Creek before joining the Chamber staff.

He and his wife, Susan, and children, Matthew, a senior at West High School, and Grace, a junior at West, still live in Bearden.

Edwards says the strong pull of community goes far beyond his Chamber job. Gov. Bill Haslam recently appointed him to the state Board of Education, a position Edwards says he is “very honored to have” and sees as an opportunity on many levels.

“A skilled work force is vital to our community. If we have it, we win. If we don’t, others will win at our expense.

Jobs have changed, and there are very few jobs that look like they did not too long ago. Today we are creating jobs that require a higher level of knowledge and skills, and the ability to continue to learn is one of those skills because no

quented by tourists. A total of 35 cities now have their own version of the publication.

Vogel says the magazine will shine a spotlight on Knox and six surrounding counties, “and will be the kind of publication you will want to leave on your coffee table and pick up again and again. Our mission is to bring awareness to the best we have to offer in this part of the country to anyone who picks it up – whether that is a current resident, someone in town on a business trip or UT football fans in for a game weekend.”

The magazine will be published annually, starting in September, and will be introduced at a gala kickoff party, time and date to be announced.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

50 pounds.

What is your passion?

Education/Jobs job will stay the same.

“It’s all a question of high school training. We have to have kids come out of high schools knowing more than ever and being able to do something with that knowledge.

It’s really a question of whether someone will be able to have a certain standard of life and be able to raise a family.”

In other words, it’s all about education.

Edwards says what’s going on in his community is happening elsewhere around the state.

“The four of us from the Chambers in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville and Memphis get together from time to time, and although we compete, we have learned that we have a great deal in common.

“One thing that has occurred to us is that we are all working for the Chamber in our own hometown. We work where we grew up and went to school. For us, it’s all about being able to do something out of love for our hometown, with people we know. This (Chamber) job is sort of like being pastor of a great big Baptist church, except nobody tithes.”

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?

The Godfather: “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.”

What are you guilty of?

All traffic misdemeanors.

What is your favorite material possession?

Jon boat.

What are you reading currently?

“Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand” by Helen Simonson

What was your most embarrassing moment?

For some reason not entirely clear to me, I was attending an art auction at the Tennessee Theatre, and even more of a mystery, found myself on the front row.

After about 15 minutes my ADD kicked in, and apparently I made some gesture involving both my finger and my nose which Sam Furrow, the auctioneer, mistook as a bid. In fact, the winning bid.

What are the top three things on your bucket list?

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?

Winston Churchill

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life?

Jim Haslam

I still can’t quite get the hang of …

Social media

What is the best present you ever received in a box?

I have no idea, but I bet it was in a big box.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

Avoid debt.

What is the worst job you have ever had?

In 1968 I worked in maintenance for the Knoxville Department of Recreation. We had to dig six-foot-deep holes with a shovel for utility poles at Whittle Springs Golf Club.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon character?

All of the characters in Looney Tunes. It seems they dealt with valuable life lessons.

What irritates you?

It probably would be easier to answer “what doesn’t?”

What’s one place in Bearden everyone should visit?

Lakeshore Park.

What is your greatest fear?

Consequences of those 50 pounds that I need to lose.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?

See No. 2 on Bucket List.

– Anne Hart It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, father, teacher – anyone you think would be interesting to Bearden Shopper-News readers. Email suggestions to Wendy Smith, shopperwendy@comcast.net. Include contact info if you can.

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CONTINUING The 66th annual Student Art Competition continues through March 19 at Ewing Gallery, Art & Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday and Friday; 1-5 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-4 p.m.

Sunday. “Fieldwork,� an installation by Brooklyn-based artist William Lamson, continues through March 23 at the UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

The Arts & Culture Alliance is presenting two shows through March 28 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. “March Brushstrokes: Tennessee Artists Association Juried Show� features original art by more than 40 Tennessee artists. “Body Language� is a juried exhibition of drawings of the human figure by nearly 25 local artists. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.

Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St., will feature recent works by jeweler Kristine Taylor of Knoxville and photographer Ronald Sullivan of Oak Ridge through March 31. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. MondaySaturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. “Splendid Treasures of the Turkomen Tribes from Central Asia,� an exhibit of more than 50 handcrafted items of elaborate silver, gilt jewelry, carpets and textiles from the Turkomen tribes of Iran, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, will be on display through Sunday, May 12, at the Frank H. McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, on the UT campus.

Museum hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Info: http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu.

11th Annual KARM Dragon Boat Festival early-bird registration is open through April 15, at $750 for community and corporate teams. After April 15, cost is $850. The festival is June 22 at The Cove at Concord Park. Info: www.karm.org/dragonboats. “Becoming a Volunteer State: Tennessee in the War of 1812� is on display through Sunday, May 19, at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. The exhibit from the Tennessee State Museum commemorates the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the role Tennessee played in the war. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

MONDAY, MARCH 11 GFWC Ossoli Circle will meet: 9:45 a.m. coffee: 10:30 a.m. Go! Contemporary Dance Works by Lisa Hall McKee; 11:30 a.m. “The Holy Land� by Rick and Sue Isbell from Church Street UMC, at the Ossoli clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. “Job Help Mondays� will be held 1-3 p.m. Mondays throughout March at Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Reference librarians will help with job applications, online forms and setting up email addresses for people seeking employment. First come, first served.

GriefShare, a support group for people grieving the death of a loved one, will be held 6-7:30 p.m. at Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave. The group will meet weekly through March 18. Info: 522-9804 or www.sequoyahchurch.org.

T Cooper, novelist, memoirist and short-story writer, will read from his work at 7 p.m. in UT’s Hodges Library Auditorium, 1015 Volunteer Blvd.

Tennessee Shines will focus on the upcoming opening day of Major League Baseball with guitarist/storyteller Chuck Brodsky, Tennessee Theatre organist Bill Snyder and sportscaster Jim Wogan at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, available at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Children 14 and under

accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11-20 Human Rights Week at UT features a lecture by Southern Methodist University professor of international law Ndiva Kofele-Kale at 7 p.m. March 11 in the University Center Ballroom; “Painting for Palestine� at 6 p.m. March 12 in the Hodges Library; “Freed From Death Row: A Story of Wrongful Conviction� at 7 p.m.

March 19 in the Hodges Library; and “Reproductive Health as a Human Right� at 7 p.m. March 20 in the UC Shiloh Room. Info: amnestyutk@utk.edu.

TUESDAY, MARCH 12 Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave., offers Hike-a-Thon: Wonders of Birding Hike with Lee at 10 a.m. All ages.

Harvey Broome Group of the Sierra Club will meet at 7 p.m. at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Meeting will feature a preview of the group’s 2013 Outings Program, which includes nine backpack trips, 22 day hikes and six canoe/ kayak day trips.

The Knoxville Civil War Roundtable will present local Civil War historian and national lecturer Dot Kelly speaking on “The Yankees Pay a Visit to Knoxville; Sanders’ 1863 Raid Into East Tennessee� at 8 p.m. at Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Cost: $5 (free for students with current ID). Optional inclusive buffet dinner starts at 7 p.m.; $17 ($15 for members).

Dinner reservations: 671-9001 by 11 a.m. March 11.

Erin Darby of UT’s Department of Religious Studies will present “Digging the Divine? Female Figurines and the Archaeology of Israelite Religion� at 7:30 p.m. at the Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture. Free. Reception following.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike, offers weekly information sessions on nurse assistant, EKG and phlebotomy training 10-11 a.m. Info: 8623508.

Karns Family and Community Education Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Karns Community Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 691-8792.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave., offers Hike-a-Thon: River Boardwalk Hike with Sabrina at 10 a.m. All ages.

Painter Bobbie Crews will discuss the exhibition “Body Language� and her techniques for painting faces and people noon-1 p.m. at “Time Well Spent: Inspiration at Lunch� presented by the Arts & Culture Alliance at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Info: www.knoxalliance.com/time.html.

City of Knoxville Sign Task Force will meet at 4 p.m. at KCDC. Info: 215-2075.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, MARCH 1314 KSO Concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz & Friends will perform at 7 p.m. at Remedy Coffee, 125 W. Jackson Ave. Limited overflow seating available; $10.

Tickets: 291-3310.

WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 13-17 The WordPlayers will present “The God Committee� at 7:30 p.m. March 13, 15 and 16 and at 2:30 p.m.

March 17 at The WordPlayers’ Theatre @ MCM, 1540 Robinson Road. Tickets: $8-$12; www.wordplayers.org or at the door with cash or check. A discussion will follow the March 10 matinee. Info: 539-2490.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14 Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave., offers Hike-a-Thon: Wonders of Birding Hike with Lee at 10 a.m. All ages.

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave., offers Hike-a-Thon: Little Tykes Hike with Sarah at 10 a.m. Recommended for families with children ages 2-5.

Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection will have its “Top of the Morning Luncheon� starting at 10:45 a.m. at Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike.

Speaker Penny Hunt of Trenton, S.C., will share “Bloom Where You Are Planted.� Also: pot of gold swap and shop; bring an accessory in a gift bag to swap and shop.

Cost: $12 inclusive. Reservations: Marie, 382-1155 or rose139@hotmail.com.

The WordPlayers will offer an intermediate acting course for ages 12-18, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 14-May 9, at Middlebrook Pike Christian Ministries, 1540 Robinson Road. Info: www.wordplayers.org or 539-2490.

Vernon Knight, professor of anthropology at the University of Alabama, will speak on “Excavating and Interpreting the Mounds at Moundville� at 7:30 p.m. at McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Free.

Knoxville Square Dance will feature traditional Southern squares, circles, waltzes and two-steps, with lessons for beginners at 7:30 p.m. and the dance program beginning at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. The Hellgrammites will provide live oldtime music, and all dances will be taught and called by T-Claw. Admission is $7. Follow Knoxville Square Dance in Facebook.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 14-17 The 2013 Annual Used Book Sale, organized by the Friends of the Knox County Public Library, will return to the Knoxville Convention and Exhibition Center under the Holiday Inn-World’s Fair Park. The sale will be open to the public 11 a.m.-8 p.m. March 14-16 and 1-6 p.m. March 17. Teacher Appreciation Early Bird Bag Day Sale will be 4-8 p.m. March 15. On Bag Sale Weekend, March 16-17, fill a bag with books for $5. More than 100,000 fiction and nonfiction books will be available, and movies, magazines and music also will be offered.

Info: www.knoxfriends.org or 215-8775.

THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, MARCH 14 AND 16 “The Tall Boy,� a play about the fragility and resilience of children in war, will be presented at 8 p.m. at UT’s Carousel Theatre. Actor Tandy Cronyn stars.

Free and open to the public. A talkback will follow each performance.

FRIDAY, MARCH 15 Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave., offers Hike-a-Thon: Wetland Hike with Lee at 10 a.m. All ages.

UT Science Forum weekly brown-bag lunch series will feature Kevin Hoyt, director of UT Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center, discussing “The Proposed UT AgResearch Gas and oil Well Research Project,� at noon in Room C-D of Thompson-Boling Arena.

Terrorism expert Walter Purdy, director of the Terrorism Research Center in Washington, D.C., will lead an interactive public presentation to explore terrorism in the 21st century at 3 p.m. in Room 132, UT College of Law, 1505 Cumberland Ave. “The Feeble-Mindedness of Woman,� a play about the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize in science, will have a professional staged reading at 8 p.m. at the Hilton Knoxville, 501 W. Church Ave. Presented by the League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox County and Flying Anvil Theatre, and directed by Jayne Morgan, the performance will follow an appetizer and dessert buffet at 7 p.m. Tickets: $30 in advance at www. lwvknoxville.org, $35 at the door.

The Revelers will perform their blend of Cajun, country, blues and zydeco at 8 p.m. at Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $15 at www.knoxtix.com, 5237521 or at the door.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 15-16 John Dominic Crossan, an Irish-American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity and former Catholic priest known for co-chairing the controversial Jesus Seminar, will present four 90-minute lectures at the Episcopal School of Knoxville, 950 Episcopal School Way. On March 15 will be 7:30 p.m.

The World of Jesus; and on March 16, 9 a.m. The Life of Jesus, 11 a.m. The Death of Jesus and 1:30 p.m. The Resurrection of Jesus. Cost for all four lectures: $45 (includes lunch). Register: www.stelizchurch.org.

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The students of Apostles Hall built cornhole boards and painted them in school colors as their auction project. Photo by Noah Thompson

Paideia Academy celebrates ‘A Night of the Arts’

Student Hannah Warrick painted throughout the reception and dinner. Her “Aslan” piece was auctioned as the last item. Photo by Noah Thompson

Paideia Academy board members, faculty and families gathered for the annual banquet and auction at the Foundry in downtown Knoxville. This year’s theme was “A Night of the Arts.”

“It takes a lot of volunteers to make this magic happen,” said event coordinator Tisha Clapp. She thanked “the faithful banquet committee” and a host of volunteers who helped make the event possible. She also gave special recognition and thanks to the presenting sponsors: Dana and Paul Froula, Dr. Brian E. Braxton of Parkwest Medical Center, Case Antiques and banquet chair Kayla Franse.

The evening started off with a reception and silent auction. Musician Helen Bryenton played the violin. The reception area was decorated with various fine art masterpieces that had been replicated by Paideia students for patrons to buy.

Other auction items consisted of a variety of donated gift baskets, gift cards and memberships from area businesses.

The dinner buffet included prime rib, chicken, salmon, roasted potatoes, mixed vegetables, spinach maria, rolls and chocolate and red velvet cakes.

After dinner, headmaster James Cowart was the auctioneer in an exciting live auction.

There were 33 select items up for bid, including special projects by each class.

Unique class projects included a hand-painted serving platter, a handmade quilt, cornhole boards and a prayer kneeler.

The biggest ticket item of the night was a surprise – the 2nd grade class basket of “Five Nights of Dinner, Dessert and Movies” edged out the usual top spots of a week in Destin, Fla., a large golf package and UT football sky box seats.

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After the live auction, presentations were given by Paideia parents Chris Meystrik and Larry Bodie, and by parent and teacher Lea Kelly. Meystrik and Bodie talked about their families’ experiences in coming to the school, what the school has meant to them, and why they consider supporting the school to be important. Kelly spoke about her journey in being called to teach at Paideia and about her trip to last year’s Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS) annual conference.

A drawing was held to give away a package to attend this summer’s ACCS conference.

Paideia parents Robin and Mark Dew won that giveaway.

The evening ended with closing announcements and benediction.

“A Night of the Arts” raised nearly $30,000 for Paideia Academy’s Annual Fund, which supports need-based tuition assistance and helps the school expand its array of programs, services, and learning opportunities.

Paideia Academy is located in West Knoxville at 10825 Yarnell Road off Lovell Road at Pellissippi Parkway.

Headmaster James Cowart was the event’s live auctioneer for 33 items, including special projects handmade by each class. Proceeds from the auction fund Paideia Academy’s need-based tuition assistance program. Photo by Noah Thompson

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Fort Sanders Sleep Center helps man sleep easier In his professional life, Dave Gorden is a professional speaker and consultant who helps businesses develop better customer service habits.

So when he’s a customer himself, Gorden appreciates good service above anything else, he says.

Even a doctor’s visit.

“Health care is like any other thing, we have choices,” said Gorden, who lives in Knoxville. “I believe someone that goes to a hospital is a consumer, and I’ve told physicians this. Maybe I’m a little more brazen than most, but it’s my money, and it’s my choice.”

Recently, Gorden said he had an outstanding customer experience at the Fort Sanders Sleep Disorders Center.

Gorden went to the center to manage his obstructive sleep apnea, a condition he was di-

agnosed with 14 years ago in another state. Sleep apnea is a condition in which the airway relaxes during sleep, causing excessive snoring and momentary lapses in breathing.

Like most patients with the condition, Gorden sleeps in a special facemask connected to a CPAP machine (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure), which forces air through a hose and into a facemask, keeping the airway open throughout the night.

A CPAP machine has to be checked periodically, so Gorden called the Fort Sanders Sleep Center on a whim, because it was convenient.

“I just called them up out of the blue,” he said. Gorden first saw Dr. Thomas G. Higgins, a neurologist and sleep disorders physician. Higgins recommended another sleep study, a one-night stay

Catch more Zzzzzzzzs Insomnia is a common condition in which a person has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, it affects 1 in 3 adults occasionally, and 1 in 10 adults frequently. Odd work hours, long distance travel, stress, depression, certain medical conditions or medications, and a lack of exercise can all increase your risk for insomnia.

Here are some tips to help you fall and stay asleep: ■ Avoid caffeine, tobacco and other stimulants at least eight hours before bedtime. Avoid alcohol as well. While it may make you sleepy, it tends to trigger light sleep.

■ Avoid medications that can disrupt sleep (some cold and allergy medications, for example).

■ Maintain good bedtime habits.

Read a book, listen to soothing music or wind down by taking a warm bath.

■ Exercise early in the day, at least five or six hours before going to bed.

■ Don’t eat or drink before bed.

■ Don’t watch TV or work on a computer right before bedtime.

■ Make sure your bed is comfortable and the room is dark and quiet.

■ Have pets and children sleep elsewhere.

If sleep difficulties continue, talk to your doctor about having a sleep study. An accurate diagnosis of your sleep problems can lead to proper treatment and a good night’s sleep.

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while technicians monitored his breathing, heart rate and brain activity.

“I had done that years ago so I wasn’t anxious,” said Gorden. “But everyone at Fort Sanders was very nice. They’re very professional and congenial. From the time I walked in, I felt like I was treated like a king. The center’s decorated like a bedroom, not a sterile hospital room. They have a flat-screen TV, wallpaper – it’s very nice.”

After several visits, Gorden is now set with a new CPAP machine and improved mask.

“This new machine is smaller and has more features than my old one,” he said.

“Finding the right mask took awhile too. They let me try four different mask styles until I found the right one for me.

They really went out of their way to find what worked.”

After his appointments, Gorden said he received a thank-you note from one of the staff members. “That blew me away! I rarely get a thank you for anything, and this was a hand-written card,” said Gorden.

“I’ve been doing this for 14 years, but it was a new experience for me to receive this level of care. I was certainly impressed. They exceeded my expectation at every turn.

“Now, I am a raving fan of the Fort Sanders Sleep Disorders Center, and I mean that,” Gorden said. “I’ve been to three other sleep labs over the last 12 to 14 years, and I’ve never come away feeling better than the three times I’ve been to Dr. Higgins’ office.”

For more information on the services provided by the Fort Sanders Sleep Disorder Center, call 541-1375.

Snoring is NOT normal There’s never been a better time to get a good night’s rest, according to Scott Vogt, director of the Fort Sanders Sleep Disorders Center.

“With the latest in sleep disorder treatments, your sleep problems – especially loud snoring – can be cured,” says Vogt. “Snoring is not normal,” he explains. “Snoring happens because there’s something obstructing your airway at night.”

Loud snoring is often caused by a common condition called obstructive sleep apnea. This is when a person’s airway relaxes during sleep and narrows. As the person tries to breathe, the air must squeeze through the narrow opening, causing the snoring rattle. If the airway closes completely, the patient will stop breathing for a second and gasp for air.

This can happen hundreds of times each night, preventing the person from getting into a deep state of sleep.

During the day, the sleep apnea sufferer often has headaches, mental distraction and fatigue. He or she is also at a higher risk for hypertension, heart attack, stroke and even diabetes, Vogt says.

“In the deeper stages of sleep, the brain releases chemicals to heal the body,” explains Vogt. “So when you’re constantly having sleep apnea events, the body doesn’t heal itself.”

Fortunately, the treatment for sleep apnea is a simple one, and recent advances have made it easier than ever.

The main treatment for sleep apnea is to sleep with a Continuous Positive Air-

Smaller, lighter CPAPS are designed for better patient comfort.

way Pressure (CPAP) machine, a bedside pump that delivers forced air through a mask and down the nose and mouth to keep the airway open and eliminate snoring.

“The CPAP has been around a long time, but the machines have gotten a lot better in recent years,” says Vogt.

“They’re smaller, and they look like bedside clock radios. We have patients who hike the Appalachian Trail with their CPAPs. They just take a little battery pack with them.”

CPAP masks have also improved over time. “Using new materials has made the masks much smaller and lighter,” says Vogt. “They come in all kinds of colors and styles, too.”

Masks are even available with pink or camouflage colored headbands. Lighter tubing helps reduce the pull of the tube on the sleeper’s face.

“It’s easier than ever to find one that’s comfortable for you, and that makes you want to use it more. If a patient won’t use the CPAP, it’s not doing them any good,” states Vogt. “It’s like having a bottle of medication and not taking the pills.”

Some people may try several masks before they find the one that works for them, Vogt says. “It might take a few days to get the right one. We’ll get folks who say, ‘There’s no way I can wear this.’ But then once they feel the benefits, it’s almost instantaneous,” he says.

And eliminating your snoring will usually benefit other family members as well, Vogt admits. “Our best referrals are spouses,” Vogt says with a laugh. “Most of the time, the CPAP helps two people at once because the snorer is keeping their spouse awake.”

The Fort Sanders Regional Sleep Disorders Center is fully accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Its tests and treatments are covered by most insurance plans.

To get a better night’s sleep, call 865-541-1375 or go to www.fsregional.com/fssleepcenter.

Get Your Life Back Chronic sleep deprivation or poor quality sleep can leave you feeling exhausted, irritable and unable to focus. It can also lead to serious health problems.

The professionals at the nationally accredited Fort Sanders Regional Sleep Disorders Center can help you get a refreshing night’s sleep – and get your life back.

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For more information, please call the Fort Sanders Sleep Disorders Center at (865) 541-1375.

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Carol’s Critter Corner Cold, windy weather and gray skies couldn’t keep dog lovers away from Market Square on March 3. The annual Mardi Growl, benefiting Young-Williams Animal Center, was a howling success.

Echo Ridge residents Lucille Jordan, Doris McCammon and Harriet Thompson are some of the participants in “Mementos: My Life in Stories.” Photos by S. Barrett

A week at Echo Ridge Residents at Echo Ridge stayed pretty busy last week. They spent quite a bit of their day on Wednesday reminiscing during “Memento: My Life in Stories.”

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“It jogs the memory of their lives and leaves a gift for their children and grandchildren,” said Rothermel.

Even though she leads the class, Rothermel said the participants “have really been the teachers.”

Sara “They came to the class Barrett with trepidation. They didn’t realize they had lived such interesting lives.”

They have also created lasting friendships among the group. “They didn’t really Participants discussed know each other until they their life experiences with came to this class.” facilitator Judith Rothermel The residents hope to before writing them down have their books completed in a journal with the same by May. name as the class. The proLater in the week, chirogram and book were both practor Dennis Bushman

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paid the residents a visit to discuss healthy eating and exercise. He also gave them an adjustment demonstration by adjusting the wrist of enrichment coordinator Julie Parton.

Folks at Echo Ridge were also entertained by resident Alice Hendricks’ granddaughter Alyce, who came up from Alabama for a visit during spring break. She is currently enrolled at Oakwood University. “She is a songbird,” said Hendricks.

Alyce sang hymns and visited with the folks who live at the facility. She has been singing since she was 2 years old. A video of her performing can be seen on YouTube by searching for “Alyce You Don’t Have to Worry.”

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20,000 Random Acts of Flowers

On Feb. 19 – less than four years after making its first flower delivery of 25 bouquets to Parkwest Medical Center – Random Acts of Flowers made its 20,000th delivery to the same medical center where it all began. The non-profit organization repurposes flowers from weddings, funerals and other occasions to cheer up those in hospitals and nursing homes. Among those helping make the 20,000th delivery were, above photo from left: Amanda Dill, RAF board member; Adrian Jay, co-founder; Rita Stroud, Parkwest volunteer; Kellie Doyle, RAF volunteer; Sage Morgan, RAF director of operations; and Lorraine Burns, RAF volunteer coordinator.

Class work

Nursing leadership class seeks to develop thinkers A unique partnership designed to groom leaders in the fast-changing world of healthcare took its first official steps recently as Covenant Health officially welcomed 15 candidates to the new Covenant Nursing Leadership Series.

A year in the making, the series is an intense, 18-day leadership development program spread over nine months and created specifically for Covenant Health by an unusual partnership between the University of Tennessee’s College of Business Administration and College of Nursing.

The program is the first of its kind in East Tennessee and represents a major investment by Covenant in developing world-class nursing leadership.

Throughout the next several months, 15 leaders, who range from unit managers to chief nursing officers, will undertake a myriad of leadership topics, such as strategic planning, financial management, leading change and others. Each participant will also research and present a strategic project related to Covenant’s future success as identified by Covenant’s Executive Leadership Team.

“If we are going to be successful in a world that is ever changing, adapting to different things, we’re going to have to have thinkers throughout this organization,” Jim VanderSteeg, Covenant’s executive vice president of hospital operations, told the participants. “We’re going to have to have people who

The first Covenant Nursing Leadership Series class was welcomed during a recent kickoff luncheon at Covenant Health’s Corporate Office at Fort Sanders West. Participants and team leaders include (seated, from left): Teresa Gomez, chief nursing officer, Fort Loudoun Medical Center; Crystal Barnett, director of nursing, Roane Medical Center; Heather Jett, nurse manager of cardio/ pulmonary/renal unit, Parkwest Medical Center; Liz Clary, director of patient care services, Peninsula Behavioral Health; Suzanne Miller, nurse manager of cardiac unit, Parkwest Medical Center; and Stephanie Nichols, director of clinical effectiveness, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare; standing, from left: Dr. Victoria Niederhauser, dean of the University of Tennessee College of Nursing; Donna Hamby, director of surgical services, Methodist Medical Center; Carolyn Shipley, director of acute care services, Methodist Medical Center; Trish Chaloux, director of patient care services/surgical division, Parkwest Medical Center; Lori Myers, chief nursing officer, LeConte Medical Center; Teresa Fugate, vice president of case management, Covenant Health; Ann Henderlight, vice president and chief nursing officer, Thompson Cancer Survival Center; Lynn Cagle, director of patient care services, Parkwest Medical Center; Jill Strevel, nurse manager of Cath Lab, Parkwest Medical Center; and Dr. Kate Atchley, Center for Executive Education at the University of Tennessee’s College of Business Administration.

Not pictured is Dee Dee Whitaker, vice president and chief nursing officer, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare. are curious; we’re going to have to have people who are creative. So, if you go through this process and you learn some technical skills, we’ve failed – we ought to just take a half a day, come together, get on a chalkboard or whatever and teach

you some technical skills. The goal of this program is to help you challenge yourself and look at yourself and say, ‘How do I become a better leader in a world that is very different?’ ” “It’s a compliment to you,” Jan-

ice McKinley, senior vice president and chief nursing officer for Covenant Health System, said of the candidates’ selection. “You still have to do your day job, but this additional work is a just a learning continuation at a level

you probably haven’t seen in your lifetime.”

Dr. Kate Atchley, a director in UT’s Center for Executive Education at the College of Business Administration, echoed McKinley’s assessment of the program’s intensity.

“I sense that there is a lot of energy in this room, and I suspect that there is a lot of anxiety in the room as well. And I think that anxiety is well-placed – this is going to be a lot of work,” she said. “You are going to be asked to press yourself out of your comfort zone, and we’re here to help you to become the most effective leader you can be. It can be a little scary for people, a little intimidating to people. But you have a rare opportunity to figure out the type of leader you want to be.”

Dr. Victoria Niederhauser, dean of UT’s College of Nursing, likened the series to her own recent move from Hawaii to Knoxville as a journey.

“Part of this will be about reflecting back on your journey and how you will get from where you are now and the intentional journey that you need to take to continue to build your leadership,” she said.

“It is a journey,” she added. “It’s an intentional journey and it never really stops because everything is changing, people around you are changing, your environment is changing. We’ll talk about taking risks, stepping out there and not being afraid to fail.”

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