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The Metropolitan Planning g Commission has postponed until April 9 a vote on effortss by The Mulch Company of Knoxville to grind yard wastee and store mulch on three-plus us acres of land now owned by Creekside Nurseries. Neighborhood groups are protesting the use on review, and MPC staff has recommended against it.
By Wendy Smith Now that Rocky Hill resident Tyler Pavlis has made kickball an adult sport in Knoxville, he’s taking the former playground game to the masses in other states. When he joined the Knoxville Sports and Social Club in 2012, there were 250 participants. In 2014, there were 4,500 sign-ups to participate in kickball, dodgeball, flag football, volleyball and the club’s newest sport: bowling. Because of his success at recruiting players and cultivating new markets, Pavlis is now a partner in the company, recently renamed Everplay Sports and Social Club. The premise of the club is simple. Players ages 21 and up register as individuals or groups to be on teams that play weekly games for eight-week seasons. After each game, they are encouraged to socialize at sponsor bars that offer drink specials to those wearing league T-shirts. It’s not just fun, it’s life-changing, Pavlis says. Hundreds of players from the club’s various markets have told him that their social lives have been directly affected, and he’s aware of marriages, relationships and roommate arrangements that have come
Democrats to select delegates The Democrats in Districts 3 and 4 will host their Pre-Knox County Democratic Party Convention meeting to select delegates 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: Chris Foell, 691-8933 or email foellmc@aol.com.
INSIDE Champions for Mobile Meals Local leaders and media representatives braved continuous rain while helping out at the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee’s Mobile Meals program last week. The “community champions” participated in the 13th annual March for Meals, a nationwide initiative of Meals on Wheels America.
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New films feature top talent Past, present and future provide a backdrop for this week’s new movies. But no matter what time frame it occupies, each film boasts at least one actor who has won or been nominated for an Academy Award.
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Spring practice Once upon a time, spring practice was thought to be the birthplace of college football teams. That thought has evolved. Winter workouts are now very important, more for individual improvement than team functionality. Summer togetherness is critical for bonding, all for one, one for all.
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about through the sports league. Last year, Knoxville was one of four Everplay markets, along with Asheville, N.C., Lexington, Ky., and Norfolk, Va. When Pavlis’ intern, Ron Mills, moved to Columbia, S.C., to become an intramural sports coordinator at the University of South Carolina, Pavlis decided to investigate the college town as a new market for the club. Everplay Columbia’s second season of dodgeball recently began, he says. “We are rockin’ and rollin’.” After that success, he set his sights on Johnson City as a new market. Between 100 and 150 signed up for the first season of kickball. It was the biggest initial sign-up in company history, in spite of the small market size, he says. Pavlis plays volleyball in the Knoxville league and plans to travel to Johnson City once a week to participate in the new kickball league there. But he won’t be playing in the leagues that will soon kick off in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Each market is different. Kickball is To page A-3
Tyler Pavlis, chief operating officer of Everplay Sports and Social Club, participates in Knoxville’s favorite adult team sport: kickball. After the explosive local growth of the sports league, it is expanding to new markets in Tennessee, South Carolina and Iowa. Photo submitted
Knox to Oak Ridge ‘jobs program’ By Sandra Clark The Knox to Oak Ridge Greenway Plan is now complete and online. While expensive and difficult, it’s not impossible, and the connectivity would be an amazing recruitment tool for businesses looking to locate here. It would connect children to schools and workers to jobs without anyone stepping foot into a car. “The vision is a recreation corridor of trails, plazas, employment centers and natural areas that connect Knoxville, Knox County and Oak Ridge,” reads the executive summary. “It will help conserve the natural gems it connects, such as Bea-
ver Creek, the Clinch River, Sinking Creek and Ten Mile Creek. “It can be a linear park transitioning to the innovative design of businesses and school plazas, pocket parks and other public spaces.” Ellen Zavisca, senior transportation planner with the Knoxville Regional TPO who headed the project, said, “One of the things we heard loud and clear from the public was an interest in connecting from this corridor over to Turkey Creek Greenway. We’re in the process of adding another small study, which will define the best route for this link. “In the next few months, we’ll
be taking the plan to the Knox County Parks Advisory Board, the TTDCA and the May meeting of the Great Smoky Mountains Regional Greenway Council.” Challenges include steep ridges, the “significant barrier” of the Solway Bridge/Melton Hill Lake crossing, wetlands and sinkholes. Zavisca estimates $8 million to complete the 13-mile trail corridor. The plan details both a preferred and alternative route, trail head locations, pedestrian/bike improvements at road crossings, and interpretive areas. Planners want “to ensure that the greenway is not an extraneous
feature bordering developments, but a key and iconic feature of them. “... Elements of the greenway should reinforce a sense of place.” Zavisca said partnerships with businesses, homeowners and governments are important. “The Tennessee Department of Transportation and TVA are crucial early stakeholders to engage. “... The heaviest lifting may not be in design ... but in garnering a critical mass of supporters to move this vision forward.” Zavisca is available to speak to groups to promote the plan. Info: 865.215.4014 or www. knoxtrans.org
Remembering Richard Beeler By Betty Bean One summer day in 1988, I got onto an elevator in the Andrew Johnson Building with Richard Beeler, a young attorney who represented an outfit called the Knox Solid Waste Authority, a misbegotten city/county agency whose sole purpose was to build and operate a vastly expensive mass burn incinerator. I’d been looking for a chance to get him alone because I’d heard that he’d been doing a lot of target shooting at the KPD firing range and had gotten a carry permit because he was involved in an FBI investigation and was wearing a wire. I dug around and found out that the target was a state legislator. From there, it wasn’t difficult to figure out the probable target. “So, Richard,” I began. “You wired up today?”
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He turned red as a fire engine and said he didn’t know what I was talking about. When I said I’d heard that he was involved in an FBI investigation of a state legislator, he stammered and stuttered and denied it and kept getting redder as the elevator climbed. Richard Beeler was a lousy liar. I was the Knoxville Journal’s county government reporter at the time, and the project drew such overwhelming opposition that covering it had become a full-time job. In the process, I got to know Richard Beeler quite well. He was a straight arrow whose job it was to defend an indefensible project. By the time I got on that elevator, I had been reassigned to state government and would soon be departing for Nashville. This was during the McWherter administration, and Democrats dominat-
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ed Tennessee politics. Editor’s Note Democratic Rep. Ted Ray Miller was the most powerful legislator Richard Beeler, former Knox in the Knox County delegation. He County law director, died March chaired the State and Local Gov12 of an apparent self-inflicted ernment Committee and was regunshot. He was 57. puted to be very close to Gov. Ned McWherter. Ned Ray and Ted Ray, people called them. downstairs bar at the Hyatt Regency, where he was meeting with Heading for Nashville Richard on a Sunday evening beI kept after Richard, and after fore he went back to Nashville on awhile he finally owned up, in ex- Monday. I wrote all night, and change for a promise not to com- although the News Sentinel got promise the investigation. I went enough of a late tip to run a headon over to Nashville and started line in the morning, we broke the watching Chairman Miller, as he second-biggest story of the year was called – if I’d been a legislator, that afternoon. I felt awful. I’d spent so much they’d have called me Lady Bean. That’s how they talked in those time with Ted Ray that I’d come to like him. He’d told me about days. The investigation came to a his life, and I had a lot of sympahead the following spring when To page A-3 the feds picked Miller up in the
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advocates legislation to help others receive life-saving proton treatment By Anne Hart If Don Denton had followed the advice of the urologist who diagnosed his prostate cancer in the fall of 2010, his life would have turned out much differently. And if by some chance he were still alive, he would likely be incontinent, impotent and awaiting the very real possibility of the cancer recurring. In other words, his quality of life would be so dramatically diminished it might hardly seem worth the struggle. But Denton had a lot to live for, and he would be the first to tell you he didn’t like the doctor’s odds. So after hearing the diagnosis and anticipating a gloomy future, he and his wife, Sulynne, began researching options to the treatment the urologist had recommended. For several weeks they scoured the Internet and gathered books and networked with cancer survivors, learning everything they could find on treatment for prostate cancer. Meanwhile, the doctor’s office kept calling, wanting to schedule surgery. Denton kept putting them off. “We did incredible research, but we weren’t daunted and we weren’t praying for a miracle. We always felt God would lead us to the right choice. We just hoped He would make it so obvious we wouldn’t miss it,” Denton says with a smile. Just before Christmas of that year, the couple heard about a Blount County prostate cancer support group. “We thought it would be a good idea to talk with others, and the meeting was going to take place just two minutes from our home in Townsend, so it seemed like a
Sulynne and Don Denton. Don is a prostate cancer survivor and created the Tennessee Cancer Patient Coalition, a grassroots group that aims to encourage the passage of legislation that would require insurance companies to cover proton therapy treatments for cancer patients. good idea. “What we learned from two of the members just blew us away. They had both had proton treatment, which is non-invasive, painless and allows the patient to lead a normal life while undergoing treatment and afterwards. It sounded too good to be true, but we went home and started researching it.” Knoxville’s Provision Center for Proton Therapy wasn’t open yet. The nearest proton treatment center was in Jacksonville, Florida.
Denton applied there, and several days later on Christmas Eve, he was notified that his insurance company wouldn’t cover the cost of proton therapy. “The insurance company said the treatment was ‘experimental,’ despite the fact that at that time there were nine proton centers open in the US and 14 more under construction or development. Denton said he learned that the treatment was far from experimental.
“The concept was developed in 1946, the first patient was treated in 1954, and the FDA approved the treatment and Medicare began covering it in 1988. At the time of my diagnosis, tens of thousands of people worldwide had been cured of cancer through outpatient proton treatment and my insurance company was saying it was experimental. “At that point we were devastated. We were ready to mortgage our home and do whatever else it took to get this treatment. Through Christmas of that year we worked with an attorney on an appeal, and then the center asked that we let them file the first appeal with the insurance company.” The insurance company finally agreed to pay. Don Denton had the treatment as an outpatient over a period of two months, and in the following week after the end of his treatments, he and his wife enjoyed hiking in the mountains and playing three rounds of golf. Today he is free of cancer and has had no permanent side effects or quality of life issues. Denton’s story has a happy ending, and he wants others
diagnosed with prostate and breast cancer, which is also treated with proton therapy, to have a similar outcome. He has written a book about his experience. “Calming the Storm” is available on Amazon.com. You can also find him on Facebook under that title. In addition, he’s on the speaker’s circuit at every opportunity, telling others about his experience and urging them to contact legislators in support of a bill now in the General Assembly and co-sponsored by state Rep. Ryan Haynes of Knox County and state Sen. Doug Overbey of Blount County. The bill will force insurance companies to allow patients and their doctors to determine the best medical treatment, including proton treatment. “We hope everyone will contact their legislators and ask for support of the Cancer Patient Choice Act,” Denton says. “Insurance companies shouldn’t be allowed to deny benefits to cancer patients who choose proton therapy, and that’s exactly what is happening today.”
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Don Denton is the author of “Calming the Storm” which chronicles his journey of cancer diagnosis, his research and discovery of proton therapy treatment for prostate cancer, and his treatment and ultimate cure of cancer after proton therapy. Don’s book is available for purchase on Amazon or at the Provision Center for Proton Therapy. Proton Therapy Facts:
Make a difference Proton Therapy is the most advanced form of cancer treatment in the world, and now Tennessee has the Provision Center for Proton Therapy located right here in Knoxville. Our Tennessee proton center is one of only 14 operational centers in the nation. However, due to decisions by insurance carriers in Tennessee, if you are between the ages
of 19 to 64, you are not covered for this unique treatment option. If you live in a neighboring state like Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia or Florida, you are covered and you can come to our center in Tennessee to receive treatment. Help us make sure that this treatment option is available to ALL
Tennesseans that need it. Visit the Tennessee Cancer Patient Coalition at tncancerpatient.org to learn more. Also visit the facebook page at facebook. com/tncancerpatient Make a Difference. Urge Your Representative to vote YES on House Bill 1006 and Senate Bill 0902. Find your representative here: www. capitol.tn.gov/legislators
Proton therapy is NOT experimental Proton therapy was approved by the FDA in 1988 Medicare/CMS have reimbursed proton therapy since 2000 More than 100,000 patients have been treated with proton therapy worldwide The cost of proton therapy for prostate cancer is now the same or lower than conventional treatments, without the damaging side effects
Five-year, peer-reviewed study just released by the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute found that 99% of prostate cancer patients remain cancer free There are 1.6 million new cases of cancer diagnosed each year Tennessee ranks 5th in the nation for deaths from cancer
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‘Community Champions’ bring awareness to Mobile Meals program Wendy Smith
Ralph McGill, pitched in on Thursday. Last month’s ice and snow proved to be a good recruitment tool for the Mobile Meals program. One hundred volunteers were trained during February, said senior nutrition manager Judith Pelot. On average, 30 to 50 volunteers are trained each month. During winter months, emergency meals composed of canned foods are delivered in addition to hot food, said volunteer coordinator Shelly Woodrick. In recent bad weather, staff checked on each recipient by phone. “We made sure everyone
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CAC board chair Virginia Anagnost and Mobile Meals senior nutrition manager Judith Pelot thank the “community champions” who participated in the annual March for Meals initiative. Photos by Wendy Smith
Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch helps Mobile Meals volunteer Becky Ellison unload food for a delivery. Becky’s husband, Jack, was their driver. He has volunteered with the Anna McConkey is all smiles as Rausch delivers her lunch. organization for 18 years.
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Tandem instructor Jerry White, Madeline Rogero, videographer Bill May and Richard Beeler at Seymour Airpark on June 25, 1995. Rogero has a framed copy in her home office. thy for this fatherless boy who’d pulled himself up by strength of will and street smarts and knew what it was to struggle against long odds. He fed the hungry and delivered loads of coal to the cold. He was funny and charming, and I wished I could warn him to stop shaking people down. The Miller investigation was proceeding on a parallel path with an ongoing operation called Rocky Top. Contrary to other reports, Miller Time was entirely separate from Operation Rocky Top, which targeted bingo operators. Capitol Hill was engulfed in suspicion. One day I was talking to Ted Ray, and he motioned toward the wall that separated his office from that of Shelby Rhinehart, who chaired the Black Hole Subcommittee where disfavored bills were sent to die. Ted put his finger to his lips as if to shush me. “Rhinehart’s office is bugged,” he warned. The biggest story of the year came on July 17, when Ted Ray put a shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trig-
Keep playing the most popular sport in Knoxville, and more than 600 people are registered to play here this spring. Knoxville may be Everplay’s most competitive league, he says. “Knoxville is very, very competitive, compared to some of our other leagues. There are a lot more superathletic people in the Knoxville league.” In Lexington, players are more relaxed. “There, people play and go home. Here, you play hard then have fun.” He predicts that kickball will also be popular in Johnson City, which is already saturated with softball leagues. In Iowa, there’s little competition in the way of sports, so he expects the
ger. It was the day before he was due to be indicted under the Hobbs Act for extorting $30,000 from Beeler in exchange for not filing a bill that would cripple the incinerator project.
had food, even if we couldn’t get to them.” Community Champions were paired up with experienced Mobile Meals volunteers, like Glenn “Lefty” Miller, who received nation-
ing Richard was pulling for me,” Malone said. “He was a fair and honest man who just really liked things being done well.” Democrat Madeline Rogero served two terms on County Commission when Beeler was law director, and remembers him fondly. “There were 19 people on commission in those days, and sometimes things would get a little crazy. I’d lean back and look his way, and make eye contact. It
al recognition for his work last year. Mobile Meals delivers 825 hot meals Monday through Friday every week.
Volunteers cover approximately 1,000 miles each delivery day, said CAC Office on Aging director Susan Long.
was like, ‘Really, did I hear that correctly?’ “He was very smart and did a great job. I could depend on him for advice.” Years later, Beeler bucked his party and supported Rogero for mayor. But the thing Rogero remembers best is when he talked her into trying skydiving. “Richard was in the plane. He jumped first,” Rogero said. “There was a guy with a video camera on his head and the tandem
guy and me. The tandem guy and I descended pretty rapidly, and as we are descending, Richard is circling around us, waving and saying hi. It was an experience like none other, and I’ll always remember that – I keep this picture in a frame on my bookcase.” It is a shot of Rogero, Beeler and two dive professionals with a plane in the background, forever young and smiling under a sunny blue sky.
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The aftermath Richard, who liked Ted Ray too, was devastated. He didn’t leave the house for weeks. But here’s the thing. As an officer of the court, he had an ethical duty to report that his client was being shaken down. Not everybody recognized that, but one who did was Carlene Malone, who had become his nemesis in the incinerator fight. “I couldn’t help but like him,” Malone said. “And I’ve quoted him many times over the years about the sunshine law. Richard was smart and funny and he played fair. He didn’t hold a grudge and had a more thoughtful base from which he operated.” Years later when Malone ran for City Council, Beeler, who liked bright, mouthy women, quietly supported her. “I always got the feel-
From page A-1 clubs there to take off. While travel is a necessary part of Pavlis’ job, many of Everplay Knoxville’s games are played almost in his own backyard at Rocky Hill Baseball fields. John Tarleton Park and the Arnstein Jewish Community Center are also Everplay sites. When he’s not helping adults feel like kids, Pavlis enjoys focusing on the next generation. He works with 3- and 4-year-olds as the Wee Ball commissioner for Rocky Hill Baseball. He wants to be ready when his 1-year-old son is ready to take up team sports. Info: www.meetup.com/ everplayknoxville.
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Local leaders and media representatives braved continuous rain while helping out at the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee’s Mobile Meals program last week. The “community champions” participated in the 13th annual March for Meals, a nationwide initiative of Meals on Wheels America. “At least it’s not snow,” said CAC board chair Virginia Anagnost as she thanked the first round of volunteers – Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, senior field director Jane Jolley of Sen. Bob Corker’s office, Knoxville fire chief Stan Sharp and Knoxville police chief David Rausch – on Wednesday, March 11. A second round of volunteers, including Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, Knox County Sheriff Jimmy Jones and Farragut Mayor
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Listing top objectives of spring practice Once upon a time, spring practice was thought to be the birthplace of college football teams. That thought has evolved. Winter workouts are now very important, more for individual improvement than team functionality. Summer togetherness is critical for bonding, all for one, one for all. August is precision time, “process” refinement, semifinal determination of who can do what. You are supposed to deduce from the previous paragraphs that playing Tennessee football is a yearround job. This spring segment is more important than some previous because more is expected of the forthcoming team. It is supposed to be much better than the recent four or five – or six or eight.
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Expectations have been puffed up to perhaps fill the Sugar Bowl. The No. 1 spring objective is the transformation of Dontavius Blair from deadly disappointment to starting left offensive tackle. The 2014 offensive line was somewhere between inept and awful. It just has to get better. Blair is the best bet. He is 6-8 and a truckload. He was recruited as the designated replacement for the dearly departed Tiny Richardson. He appeared to
be the ideal solution. I remember the exact words of line coach Don Mahoney: “He is a perfect fit for what we are looking for in a tackle.” Blair was a junior college all-American. He hadn’t needed great conditioning to prevail. He was big. Technique wasn’t terribly important. He was powerful. Attention to details? Assignments were not too complicated. Last spring was shocking. Blair couldn’t hold the first-team job he had been awarded. Fifth-year walkon Jacob Gilliam beat him out. Insiders thought that was temporary, a coaching move to motivate Blair. In pre-season camp, Dontavius would no doubt reclaim what was rightfully his.
You know how that turned out. Gilliam, on one leg, was better. Blair redshirted. This time, those who know say Blair has learned all he needs to know about the facts of life. He will take nothing for granted. If he can now play left tackle, Joshua Dobbs’ life expectancy goes up. Other linemen can be placed in more advantageous positions. The line may actually perform better. Hooray. The No. 2 spring objective is to develop a No. 2 quarterback. Here is new QB coach Mike DeBord’s first opportunity to shine. Early enrollees are Quinten Dormady and Jauan Jennings, superb prospects according to stargazers. If neither emerges, the
opportunity will fall to fellow freshman Sheriron Jones when he arrives in summertime. Butch Jones says preparing freshmen for this key responsibility is an opportunity and a challenge. “So much goes into playing the quarterback position that you’d kind of like to have them develop at their own pace. But unfortunately, that’s not where we’re at in our program.” That is code for rush job. Tennessee must have a second quarterback. The No. 3 objective is to establish some semblance of order at middle linebacker. The best newcomer, Darrin Kirkland Jr., is out with an injury. Jakob Johnson played just enough last season to show he wasn’t ready. Alas, he won’t get ready
this spring because of shoulder repairs. Kenny Bynum got some experience against Butch Jones Iowa but may not run fast enough. Redshirt freshman Dillon Bates, outstanding outside prospect, could move inside. Gavin Bryant is a maybe. There are other possibilities. Those of us who expect Tennessee to compete for championships should monitor these and other spring uncertainties. Improvement is a given. How much is absolutely necessary remains debatable. Exactly how far is it to the Sugar Bowl?
West Knox sign cops hope to retire soon Jerry Erpenbach never intended to become West Knoxville’s sign cop. But his work, along with that of dozens of other concerned citizens, has improved the way Kingston Pike looks from Cedar Bluff Road to Pellissippi Parkway, so he intends to keep it up until the area is protected by a sign ordinance with teeth. Erpenbach lives in Ashley Oaks subdivision, located just east of Kingston Overlook shopping center. In the subdivision’s early days, commercial development was north of Kingston Pike, while the south side was residential. The first deviation from the pattern was Franklin Square, he says.
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Fortunately, developers were responsive to the neighbors’ request for signage that was compatible with the residential area. When Kingston Overlook was built, neighbors requested that developers install signs similar to those at Franklin Square, and they agreed. A pattern was established, and with each new development along the corridor, Erpenbach and other sign cops, many of whom are members of
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the adjacent CVS. He asked a member of management if he thought the lower sign had negat ively impacted business. The answer was a firm “no.” Council Erpenbach president Margot Kline has also been on the front line of the battle against loosely regulated signs. At the organization’s March meeting, she distributed a copy of the proposed ordinance passed by City Council on first reading in November 2011. It called for the maximum height of signs on property within interstate exchanges to be lowered from 50 feet to 25 feet.
Instead of approving the ordinance, City Council commissioned a Sign Task Force to examine the issue. The task force’s recommendations call for a 40Kline foot maximum height on signs within 500 feet of an interstate exchange. The West Knox Council sides with Scenic Knoxville, which is asking City Council for a 25-foot limit on pole signs near interstates. “I think our old-fashioned sign laws in Knoxville actually hurt business and certainly lower the attractiveness of surrounding
residential areas. Frankly, they make roads like Kingston Pike, Chapman Highway and Broadway look like interstate access roads,” she says. “The most successful business area in Knox County − Turkey Creek − limits signs to no more than six feet. Low signs mean big business, apparently.” The sign ordinance was on Tuesday’s City Council agenda for first reading, with a possibility of referral back to MPC yet again to review changes. If it was delayed again, perhaps council members will take a field trip to Kingston Pike, west of Cedar Bluff, to see the busy parking lots in front of businesses with monument signs. Thank you, West Knox sign cops, for the illustration.
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Clarence ‘Eddie’ Pridemore, come on down! E-911 board punts
One way or another, themselves. Jones said the criticism is Knox Countians may soon get a real-life demonstra- unjust. “When the sheriff and tion of why elections matter. the chief of police can’t get together and talk about public safety, something’s amiss,” he said, just before Betty he announced that he plans Bean to ask county Law Director Bud Armstrong to take the matter before Chancellor Clarence “Eddie” Pridemore for reconsideration. Last Friday, Sheriff JimOn the surface, that anmy “JJ” Jones came in the nouncement had little to do door loaded for bear and with the subject at hand – wasn’t shy about saying why how to break the stalemate when he made his open- over who gets the contract ing remarks at the E-911 to install a new radio sysboard meeting that had tem that will be used by all been called for the purpose of Knox County’s emergency of coming to a consensus on first responders. There were three bidders the contract for a new radio – Motorola, which had held system. It’s that gosh-darned the contract for 25 years, sunshine law that’s getting Harris Corp. and Tait Comunder his skin, especially munications (low bidder since he and Knoxville Po- and second-place finisher). lice Chief David Rausch The Request for Proposwere accused of violating als was the beginning of an it by discussing the negoti- 18-month process that beating process for buying a gan with a user committee new radio system amongst composed of subject matter
experts setting up the scope of the work, and an evaluation committee to score the proposals. Harris Corp. came out with the recommendation. Law enforcement representatives didn’t like it. In January, the county mayor’s surrogate’s motion to award the contract to Harris Corp. didn’t get a second. Last week’s meeting was supposed to break the stalemate, but the board decided instead to have the user committee look into signing up with Tennessee Valley Radio Systems, a regional radio system used by multiple counties and municipalities. Whatever the outcome of the internecine battle between the top cops who clearly want Motorola and the bean counters who want the process honored, Jones’ invocation of Chancellor Pridemore’s name may have the most serious implications of anything discussed that morning.
In 2007, Pridemore’s predecessor, Daryl Fansler (a Democrat), removed 12 county commissioners after a jury ruled that they had violated the state’s Open Meetings law during the notorious Black Wednesday meeting. He also put down an order informing them that he would take a dim view of future violations. Since that time, county law directors have taken Fansler at his word and held the elected officials to a strict standard of conduct. Too strict, say some say, and Jones – who has been twice re-elected to sheriff since he was appointed by a bunch of soon-to-be-ousted Black Wednesday county commissioners – is among them. Jones is term-limited and cannot run again. Fansler was defeated for re-election last summer by Pridemore, a barely qualified and inexperienced lawyer who had little going for him but the R behind his name. These dots are not hard to connect.
Money, trust and confession Last week the big news was about people who took money that didn’t belong to them. In Thursday’s paper we learned that longtime (and former) Knox County trustee Mike Lowe was taking a plea for felony theft from the county’s tax coffers. We also read that the treasurer of St. George Greek Orthodox Church has admitted embezzling maybe $360,000 from the congregation, leaving the church in deep financial straits. These stories of people in positions of trust who turned out not to be trustworthy moved me to reflect on my own fallen estate. With the season of penance upon us and me not having planned any appropriate Lenten sacrifices, I have resolved to confess how I, too, once came up short. From 1946 till 1962, my father, Joe Dockery, was the trustee of Sevier County. In the old courthouse, he had the first office to the left inside the front door. A schoolteacher before he went off to fight in World War II, he ran for and was elected trustee when he came home from Europe. He was collegeeducated (a rarity then) and had a way with figures, so the election came easy. (Besides, his predecessor had made the mistake of hiring a Democrat as an office assistant.) My brother and I grew up in the courthouse, haunting the musty courtrooms, pok-
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ing through unused offices and trying (without luck) to get into the clock tower. We were “Joe’s boys.” Everyone knew us. We had the run of the place, except for the clock tower. Dad’s office was an austere place with big, chesthigh desks where the huge leather-bound ledgers could be laid out for recording property tax payments, with pens and inkwells, and with an electric adding machine. The office also had a built-in safe with a beautiful painting on the door, and it had a cash drawer. At the time I’m remembering, I was about 4 or 5 years old – old enough to notice that everyone else seemed to have money. I thought it would be nice if I had some, too. So at some point I reached into that cash drawer and made a withdrawal, a handful of change, not much, five or six coins, just enough to jingle in the pocket of my jeans. I went out into the central hall with the black-andwhite checkerboard tile and felt like a man of means. But money is no good if you can’t show it off, so pretty soon I sidled up to the old janitor and pulled the loot
out of my pocket. I could tell he was impressed. When 5 o’clock rolled around, I went back into the office to find the trustee standing beside his cash drawer. He was closing up shop and reconciling the cash when he came up short. He’d also had a little talk with the janitor. He asked me about the money in my pocket and I readily fetched the coins. What happened next wasn’t capital punishment – it was somewhere south of there – and to my chagrin, Dad’s clerk (a Republican) stayed to witness the whole thing. When we were done, I had lost all interest in taking money that doesn’t belong to me, a disinterest that stays with me after 60-odd years. Decades later I learned that Dad and his clerk once had spent two weeks poring over the handwritten figures in those massive ledgers, looking for a one-penny error that was holding up closing out the books for the fiscal year. They found it, too, and Dad left office in 1962 having handled $16 million in county funds over 16 years – with every single penny properly accounted for. This is the event that joins me in brotherhood with Mike Lowe and John Duncan III. Like me, these men in the trustee’s office stole from the people of their county. Lowe was industrious in
his thievery, figuring out ways to take large sums of money for himself and his cronies. Duncan III, like me a descendant of honest and able public servants, was less ambitious. Though he pled guilty to official misconduct, his crime amounted to petty fraud – a dishonesty that netted him only a few thousand dollars but cost him his job and dishonored his family name. There’s only one difference between them and me – they got off easy. Duncan got a year’s probation, with the possibility of applying for judicial diversion. Lowe may spend seven months in the local jail and have to pay back $200,000, but that’s a pittance compared to what his malfeasance has cost the county and state. I don’t know whether any of that punishment will change the central crime they committed – a cynicism toward the public trust that let them steal from us for a little walking-around money. I wish they could have had a little time with Joe Dockery.
on radio decision Mayor Rogero made her debut appearance to the E-911 board last Friday after more than three years as mayor. The meeting was well covered by local media. Basically the board punted on a decision on new radio equipment pending reviews of more providers and less cost. This ensures that the high-profile coverage will continue and both mayors will be present for the meetings over the next several months when a decision might actually occur. Rogero, who never conferred with her proxy on E-911, Gary Holiday, now says she will not send him should she miss a future meeting. Wise decision. She needs her own independent representative, but it is imperative she schedule regular meetings with whoever represents her if it is to have any value. Rogero skipping the 911 meetings for three years created the impression she is not a hands-on mayor but leaves the lower-profile activities to others. As she embarks on her campaign for a second and final term this approach may be changing. ■ Gov. Haslam is inviting all 33 members of the state Senate to dinner at the Residence on Curtiswood Lane in two groups of 17 and 16 each. ■ Lynn Duncan, wife of U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan, is recovering from a minor stroke at home. She is doing well. ■ Bill Baxter, former TVA board chair and state commissioner of Economic Development, got a new hip recently, as did former UT football coach Johnny Majors. Baxter’s recovery has been so fast that he was back at work for an hour at Holston Gases Inc. three days after surgery. ■ Hannah Parker, the new GOP election commissioner, who takes office May 1 (if appointed by the State Election Commission) was born in Knox County and graduated from Fulton High School in 2004 prior to attending the University
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of Tennessee, where she got a degree in political science and English. She received a master’s in civic leadership from Lipscomb University in 2013. Parker lives on Emoriland Boulevard and is the daughter of Tim and LeeAnn Parker. Her father is pastor of CrossPoint Church, and her mother is a music teacher at Bearden Elementary School. They live in the Strawberry Plains area. She describes herself as a lover of art, music and Diet Coke and drives a Jeep Rambler. She has a hound dog named “Hank.” At 28, Parker may be the youngest person ever to serve on the Knox County Election Commission. After interning with then-Sen. Jamie Woodson, she worked in then-Mayor Haslam’s office doing policy and downtown coordinating. She likes concerts at the Bijou and Tennessee Theatres. She moved to Nashville when Haslam became governor. She was assistant for special projects and deputy for operations. She returned to Knoxville because “I just missed being here and my family is here.” She goes to work for the Emerald Youth Foundation (not Academy) this week. She votes regularly but was not yet a member of the Knox GOP precinct committee when interviewed last week. ■ It is unclear whether Tammy Kaousias will get a second term on the Election Commission. She was the choice of Rep. Gloria Johnson, who was defeated. Her patron is not there to assure her renomination. It falls to Rep. Joe Armstrong, the lone Democrat left on the Knox delegation.
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ Knox County Commission will pick a new member for the Board of Zoning Appeals in March, but they’ll never find one who takes the job as seriously as did John Schoonmaker. ■ Ed and Bob (that’s Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas) came
to Powell on Tuesday to hear from constituents and to tour the Powell Station Park. Stay tuned. ■ Mike Lowe is heading to the county’s detention center to serve a one-year sentence after pleading guilty last week to bilking taxpayers of
several hundred thousand dollars. (Or, as Lowe puts it, failing to supervise a couple of runaway employees.) ■ Sheriff Jimmy “JJ” Jones can make Lowe a trusty (hmmm, trustee to trusty) entitling him to leave jail during the day. We’ll keep watching.
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Senior Night at Paideia Academy
Paideia Academy’s basketball team honored its two seniors, Bryson McClurkin and Cory Hale, on Senior Night. Pictured are McClurkin’s parents, David and Rhonda; McClurkin; athletic director Joseph Bruno and Hale with his parents, Candy and Kyle. Photo submitted
Golf tourney to benefit West Hills Baptist
Izzy Davis double-checks with her best friend, Kyla Hill, to make sure they’re measuring the right amount of vanilla for their ice cream concoction. Photos by S. Barrett
West Hills Baptist Preschool and Kindergarten will host a Benefit Golf Tournament on Friday, May 1, at Landmark Golf Club at Avalon. Cost is $125 per player or $450 per foursome and includes lunch, range, cart, green fees, goody bag and personal item. Proceeds benefit the school’s academic curriculum, security, classroom supplies, teacher development and playground/gym equipment. Golfers, sponsors, donations and volunteers are needed. Info: www. wherechildrengrow.org.
Scientific ice cream Each afternoon, A.L. Lotts Elementary School students hypothetically throw out their textbooks and learn outside the box … err, book.
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At the PAWS (Participating After School with Success) program, sponsored by the PTA, students can learn away from the curriculum while having fun. Community members contribute their time and talent to teach classes including karate, knitting, basketball, tennis, cooking and chemistry. A.L. Lotts Elementary School parent Ann Manley teaches science for PAWS. She has an extensive background in all things scientific, from working at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ryan Manley adds salt to a baggie to begin the freezing process for his ice cream. to teaching attorneys about environmental science to help with their cases. She also has a kindergartner and a third-grader. “I want little ones to walk away with the thought that science is fun,” said Manley. “I am so privileged to be the first one who sees the spark in their eye when something clicks.” Manley uses non-traditional science experiments
Joshua Politi and Brayden Beckman listen to instructions given by chemistry teacher Ann Manley during one of A.L. Lotts Elementary School’s PAWS classes. Brogan Oberhaus reaps the rewards of creating ice cream in chemistry lab. including how to walk on eggs without breaking the shell and making ice cream in sandwich bags. During the recent snow days, Manley said parents contacted her to say how upset their children were because they didn’t get to go to her class while schools were closed.
Seventh-grader Kassidy Gray controls a robot arm while eighthgrader Gabi Nodit controls the body.
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Bearden Middle School’s Science Olympiad team is one big family. “Oh, they’re fierce, though,” said teacher sponsor Janine Poole. “They don’t trash talk each other, but they want to compete.” The pool of about 35 students compete against each other before moving on to regionals and hopefully state and nationals. BMS won the regional last month at ETSU and will move on to the state competition in April. Gabi Nodit has competed in Science Olympiad all three years of middle school and plans to continue his first year of high school. He recommends the program to other students, and feels he has a head start many students don’t have. “You have to put something into it, though. You can’t go home and play video games.
First year Science Olympiad team members Abby Long and Francis Hillard are teammates in the “See It, Do It” category. You have to study. I feel like I know a lot more than other eighth-graders,” he said. “Or adults,” added Poole. Sixth-grader Abby Long enjoys the program because science wasn’t a major subject at her previous school. Her partner in the competi-
tion, Francis Hillard, feels the amount of time needed to prepare is the toughest challenge. “One of the best parts is the friends you make,” said Francis. “And when you score well,” said Abby.
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Andrea, Allison, Reilly and Rodney Holloman
Concord Christian School supporters bid at a fast-paced auction at The Big Orange Evening. Photos by Carolyn Evans
Hardin Valley has new minister
The Rev. Rodney Holloman is the new senior pastor of Hardin Valley Free Will Baptist Church. Holloman received his bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Free Will Baptist College and his master’s from Pensacola Christian College.\ He has 23 years of ministry experience, including youth pastor, senior pastor, music minister and college
Donna and John Avant look happy with the basket they won.
professor. Holloman, along with his wife, Andrea, and children Allison and Reilly, moved to Knoxville in midAugust. Hardin Valley Free Will Baptist Church is located at 10415 Hardin Valley Road, between Pellissippi Parkway and Highway 131. Info/ church events: 670-4188 or www.hardinvalleychurch. com.
Aimee and Ruston Pierce enjoy the evening. Ruston is Concord Christian headmaster.
Concord Christian Going orange gets green for new school By Carolyn Evans The floor of ThompsonBoling Arena was filled with more than 550 parents, teachers and supporters of Concord Christian School on March 6, all dressed in orange and white for the school’s first annual Big Orange Evening. The goal was to raise money for Concord Christian, a private K-12 school that is a ministry of First Baptist Concord in Farragut. Stephanie Mason, admissions director, said that because of unexpected growth, the school has decided to find a new location for the high school. The proceeds from the Big Orange Evening will go toward that campus. The school began in 1996 with first through third grades and has been growing ever since. “We had a 38 percent growth at CCS last year,” Mason said, “and we already have about 115 new students enrolled for next year. We started the 2013-
2014 school year with 396 students and are currently at 630. God has really blessed the school.” Mason said the school didn’t set out to grow but also didn’t want to limit the families who wanted to send their children to Concord Christian. “We want to be open to including new families moving into the area.” Headmaster Ruston Pierce said the event was a great night of celebration and complimented guest speaker Heath Shuler. “Heath Shuler was a perfect fit for a fun, casual evening to support the daily operation of CCS,” said Pierce. “We are very blessed by the new families God is bringing to CCS, and the opportunity to start planning a new high school building. Events like Big Orange Evening will help make that building a reality moving forward.” Things got started with a free dinner catered by Buddy’s Bar-B-Q. A lively and not-so-silent auction fol-
lowed, along with testimonials about the school and an address by Shuler. Steve and Paige Breeding have two children at the school. The couple relocated here from Chattanooga three years ago. “When we toured the school, the children were so welcoming to our son when they didn’t know him,” Paige said. “The school has a really sweet spirit,” said Steve. Paige served as this year’s auction organizer. She and her team assembled 33 items, including a half-year of tuition at CCS (a $2,750-$3,355 value), twonight getaways and a football signed by Butch Jones. Everyone in attendance was given a paddle with a number and could bid between $2 and $10 on each item. A buzzer sounded when the bidding for that item was finished, and the number called closest to the sound of the buzzer won the item. When all was said and done, the auction raised
The victory that overcomes the world Jack was born with cerebral palsy. Growing up was difficult. Because of his cerebral palsy, Jack had d difficulty in speaking and d would frequently lose hiss balance and fall. His peerss would mock and laugh att him. Jack’s father was an abusive alcoholic who eventually destroyed his home life. His younger brother was a perfectly healthy baby for the first year of his life, but then suffered a grand-mal seizure which left him in a vegetative state for the next 20 years until his death. Jack’s mother cared for his brother 24 hours a day during those 20 years, rarely leaving his bedside. Within months after the death of his brother, Jack’s mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Steve Higginbotham Following his mother’s death, Jack wanted to preach a sermon. Of course, due to his illness and the severe speech impediment it caused, this was impossible. However, Jack wrote out his thoughts and asked that someone else speak his words for him. Though Jack’s sermon was more than 25 years ago, I still remember part of what was said: “I want to go to heaven more than anything in this world. I can hardly wait for God to give me an incor-
ruptible body. I want to be able to speak clearly without stuttering so that people can understand me, and I want to be able to run without falling down. I want to be able to see my mother again. And I want to be able to thank Jesus for saving my soul and delivering me from a body that doesn’t work very well.” In spite of all that Jack has been through in life, he hasn’t lost his faith. Friends, are you feeling down? Do you tend to complain about your situation in life? More than likely, not many of us would be willing to trade places with Jack. Instead of complaining, maybe we ought to get on our knees and thank God for our blessings and for the unbreakable spirit of my friend Jack.
FAITH NOTES ■ Central UMC, 310 Hickory Creek Road in Lenoir City and First Farragut UMC will host
a Mobile Pantry food giveaway 9 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at Central UMC. Gently
used children’s clothing will also be available.
$15,000. Other pledges and gifts have not been totaled yet, Pierce said. Info: concordchristian school.org
Kevin Przewrocki isn’t sure if he won a prize or not: a Lane Kiffin autographed football.
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Delroy Lindo plays one of a dozen characters whose lives intersect in “Do You Believe?”
Living in dystopia, on the Christian path and on the run Past, present and future provide a backdrop for this week’s new movies. But no matter what time frame it occupies, each film boasts at least one actor who has won or been nominated for an Academy Award. See if you can identify them all; answers at the bottom. Shailene Woodley returns as Tris Prior in “Insurgent,” the follow-up to last year’s “Divergent” (and the presumptive prequel to the not-as-well-rhymed “Allegiant,” which will come in two parts). War is looming between factions in the dystopian world Tris inhabits, and she must try to save herself and the ones she loves as she fully embraces her Divergence. Every choice has a consequence, as she has already discovered. The cast also includes Miles Teller, Theo James, Naomi Watts, Kate Winslet, Maggie Q, Ashley Judd, Ray Stevenson, Daniel Dae Kim and Octavia Spencer. Robert Schwentke directs. Twelve people whose
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lives are going in different directions unexpectedly intersect and discover there is power in the cross of Jesus Christ in “Do You Believe?” It starts with a pastor (Ted McGinley) driving home through the streets of Chicago late one night who has a chance encounter with a risk-taking street-corner preacher (Delroy Lindo). The pastor is reminded that he needs to live his faith, and as his life changes, so do the lives of people around him. “Do You Believe?” also stars Mira Sorvino, Sean Astin, Alexa PenaVega, Cybill Shepherd, Lee Majors, Andrea Logan White, Brian Bosworth and Tracy Melchior. Jonathan M. Gunn (“God’s Not Dead”) directs.
Sean Penn stars in the Rrated “The Gunman.” Penn plays a mercenary sniper who has to go into hiding to protect himself and the members of his team after killing the minister of mines in the Congo. Years later he returns to the Congo and finds that he has a price on his head, and he has to track down his former team members and old girlfriend for help in finding out who wants him dead. Penn’s co-stars include Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone and Mark Rylance. Pierre Morel (“Taken”) directs. Oscar answers: “Do You Believe?” – Mira Sorvino (winner), Sean Astin (nominee, but not for acting) “The Gunman” – Sean Penn (two wins, three other nominations), Javier Bardem (one win, two other nominations) “Insurgent” – Kate Winslet (one win, five other nominations), Octavia Spencer (winner), Naomi Watts (nominee)
Shailene Woodley returns in the “Divergent” sequel “Insurgent.”
Sean Penn plays a former Special Forces soldier trying to clear his name in “The Gunman.”
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This party is There’s no doubt about it, we live in an artsy city: a thriving opera company, symphony orchestra, 21 art museums, the Clarence Brown Theatre, the Arts and Culture Alliance, a vigorous after-hours music scene, plus countless independent arts organizations make Knoxville a well-rounded place to live and enjoy arts of all types. But what about those who want to actively participate? What about the retiree who’s always wanted to paint, or the empty nester, or the 30-something who wants a fun, creative release from the demands of a career? Sure, you can take art classes at UT, or sign up for other group or private instruction. But that means investment in materials and having the courage to put yourself out there. Fortunately, you can follow your artistic dream in a fun, supportive atmosphere and find some “Dutch courage” in a cocktail while you’re doing it. Through the month of March, Wine & Canvas Knoxville invites you to “come party artsy” in various venues throughout the city. Tracey and Rob Crocker moved here from Fort Wayne, Ind., in June 2014 to start a local franchise of the nationwide Wine & Canvas business. Tracey is an artist, Rob is “the IT guy,” and they’re dedicated to helping anyone who wants to find his or her inner Van Gogh. “A little nervous to paint? Don’t be!” says the website. “No talent or experience is necessary. Our talented instructors will guide you step-by-step! You will be
FRIDAY ■ Blank News Knoxville’s Finest Awards, 7 p.m., Scruff y City Hall, 32 Market Square. Info: http://blanknews.com, 524-2224.
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■ Flux Pavilion with An-Ten-Nae, Luce Wayne and Two Sevenz, 9 p.m., The International, 940 Blackstock Ave. Info/ tickets: http://internationalknox.com.
amazed at your very own work of ART!” A recent evening found a convivial gathering at Mimi’s Cafe near Turkey Kay Brewer and Lori Wroblewski are working hard and having Creek. Paints and easels fun at Mimi’s. Photos by Tracey Crocker were scattered about the room. Professional artists stood by, ready to help and guide. All the participants had to do was show up. Wine & Canvas Knoxville provides “the artist, canvas, paint, brushes, easels and aprons.” Brian Samble, who is assistant director of academic initiatives & assessment for UT’s university housing department, was thrilled with his final product. “Before Wine & Canvas,” he said, “I was not an artist. Now I have a unique contribution to the start of my collection.” Another aspiring artist, Kay Brewer, agreed. “Tracey made it so easy to follow the instructions.” Still to come this month are evenings at the Blue Coast Grill, the Crown & Goose and the Stir Fry Cafe. The website www. wineandcanvas.com has a full list of events and locations. Wine & Canvas Knoxville Joan Bailey and Brian Samble show off their finished paintings. is also happy to come to any corporate event, wedding gathering, children’s party infoknox@wineandcanvas. struction was very easy to folor private home. Tracey com or call 356-9179. low. I will definitely be back!” “I had a blast!” said par- Send story suggestions to news@ says, “We bring the party to you.” You can also email ticipant Lori Wroblewski. “In- shoppernewsnow.com.
■ Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego will perform, 7 p.m., Casual Pint Fountain City, 4842 Harvest Mill Way. Info: 240-4589 or http://fountain-city.thecasualpint.com/. ■ Live After Five Concert: Kelle Jolly & The Will Boyd Project, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Admission: $10, $5 with membership or student ID, ages 17 and under free. Info: Michael Gill, 934-2039 or mgill@ knoxart.org. ■ Maradeen, Tree Tops will perform, 8 p.m. Preservation Pub, 28 Market Square. Info: 524-2224. ■ “Mozart and Mendelssohn” concert by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series. Tickets: KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444 or 877-995-9961. ■ RB Morris with Hector Qirko & Friends, 10 p.m., Scruff y City Hall, 32 Market Square. Info: 524-2224 or http://www. scruff ycityhall.com. ■ Tango Buenos Aires “Song of Eva Perón,” 7 p.m., Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info/tickets: box office, 981-8590 or 981-8591; www.claytonartscenter.com; KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444 or 877-995-9961. ■ Third Day “Soul on Fire” tour, with special guest Ellie Holcomb, 7 p.m., Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Info/tickets: Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum box office, 215-8999; KnoxvilleTickets.com, 656-4444 or 877-9959961. ■ WDVX World Class Bluegrass featuring Marty Raybon, Irene Kelley and Mae Beth Harris, 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: http://www.knoxbijou.com
SATURDAY ■ Get the Led Out: The American Led Zeppelin will perform, 8 p.m., The International, 940 Blackstock Ave. Info/tickets: http://internationalknox.com. ■ Kelsey’s Woods will perform, 7 p.m., Casual Pint Fountain City, 4842 Harvest Mill Way. Info: 240-4589 or http:// fountain-city.thecasualpint.com/. ■ Sarah McLachlan in concert, 8 p.m., Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Info/tickets: Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum box office, 215-8999; KnoxvilleTickets. com, 656-4444 or 877-995-9961.
SUNDAY ■ Tellico Village Community Concert by the Knoxville Symphony, 4 p.m., Tellico Village Community Church, 130 Chota Center, Loudon. Tickets: $25. Info/tickets: Pat McDermott, 423-884-3098.
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Naples Italian Restaurant
Knoxvillians have been able to eat dinner at a restaurant on the corner of Kingston Pike and Homberg Drive since 1936. Naples Italian Restaurant continues that tradition in an old-world way. The mood is set from the minute a diner steps into the restaurant. Tables are close together, and there is always a gentle buzz of conversation and clinking of forks and/or wine glasses fi lling the room. The aromas can transport you to another Naples across the
Mystery Diner One of Naples’ specialties, the Shrimp Scampi is served with sundried tomatoes over cappellini pasta. Photo by Mystery Diner ocean. It is a fun and romantic spot for an authentic Italian meal. In 1926, Wayside Inn sat on the corner with a restaurant that served country cooking and was a hot spot for dancing,
according to the Naples website. Wayside Inn was owned by the Green family, who were leasing the building to another tenant by 1948, when a suspicious
fire destroyed it. The Italian tradition began in 1955 when Joe and Hazel Alberti took over the lease. Alberti’s Italian Restaurant is firmly en-
■ Young Pianist Series Concert, featuring award-winning, internationally acclaimed pianist Shen Lu, 2:30 p.m., Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd. on the UT campus. Tickets: $25 adults, students free; available at the door or online at www.youngpianistseries.com. Info: 408-8083 or www. youngpianistseries.com.
trenched in many Knoxvillians’ memory books as a tradition for birthday and anniversary dinners. The Albertis operated it for 23 years. When they retired, Chuck Naples and Ray Ward purchased the business, and Naples Italian Restaurant was born. Today, Naples is owned by Bob and Becky Luper, who bought out the Ward family in 1998. Mystery Diner chose the Shrimp Scampi, one of Naples’ specialties, for the entrée of the evening, but the choice was a difficult one. Traditional Italian dishes
fi ll the menu and, from this and previous dinners at Naples, there are simply no bad choices. With most dishes, Naples’ generosity in portion sizes will also guarantee lunch for the following day. The scampi was very good with just the right blend of herbs, white wine and lemon. No “popcorn” shrimp for this dish, which featured large, perfectly cooked shrimp tossed in the sauce with sundried tomatoes, all served over cappellini pasta. All in all, everything was eccellente.
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Downtown Rotary Club members Roy King and Tiffany Walker put the finishing touches around a new tree planted at the Cerebral Palsy Center Group Home.
Dean Rice: ‘Syria matters’ By Bonny C. Millard Americans are weary of the conflict in the Middle East, but a local political adviser says that the devastation to the Syrian people by the civil war there shouldn’t be dismissed as an ongoing problem to step away from. Dean Rice, chief of staff to Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, spoke to the Rotary Club of Knoxville about the situation in Syria and how ordinary citizens, along with medical personnel and hospitals, are being systemically targeted. Rice has worked for U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson during his career. Syria descended into a civil war after 14 school children were arrested in 2011 and tortured for spray-painting freedom slogans on a school building. Rice said the children had their fingernails ripped out by security forces under the direction of President Bashar Assad. Assad later released hundreds of radical jihadists from the prisons, adding these terrorists to the ongoing fighting in the region. The Islamic State grew out of this chaos that Assad continues to feed, Rice
said. The dictator started dropping barrel bombs, which are full of nails and explosives, in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, targeting hospitals. The day Dean Rice after Rice spoke, the New York Times published an op-ed piece by a Syrian doctor in Aleppo who addressed many of the same issues that Rice spoke about. Rice said the country has many moderates who are fighting against the oppressive regime. Those people want to live in peace and to have the same rights as Americans, such as free speech and voting, Rice said. The country now has 11 million refugees, almost half the country’s population before the civil war started in 2011, living in tent cities in Syria or in border countries, he said. “I’d say from a national security standpoint, Syria matters,” Rice said. “I’d say from a humanitarian standpoint, Syria matters.”
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World Rotary Day works locally By Cindy Taylor More than 60 Rotarians from local clubs including North Knox, Downtown, Farragut, Knoxville Breakfast, Turkey Creek and Farragut braved the cold start to the day March 7 to spruce up the outside of the Cerebral Palsy Center Group Home on Highland Avenue. “There are about 10 people who live at this location,
and North Knox Rotary handles about 80 percent of their yearly funding,” said club president Nic Nicaud. “We plan to donate funds for professionals to renovate the inside of the house within a year.” Independent club members donate money throughout the year for local projects. Each local club contributed $500 to sponsor the work day at the Group Home.
FARRAGUT CHAMBER EVENTS ■ Thursday, March 19, 5-6:30 p.m., networking, Pinnacle Financial Partners of Farragut, 241 Brooklawn St. ■ Wednesday, March 25, 1-2 p.m., ribbon-cutting, Profile
by Sanford Health, 113 Lovell Road. ■ Thursday, March 26, 5-6:30 p.m., networking, Fairfield Inn & Suites of Farragut, 11763 Snyder Road.
■ Friday, March 27,10-11 a.m., ribbon-cutting, Kendall Investigations, 11167 Kingston Pike, Suite 3. ■ Tuesday, March 31, 4-5 p.m., ribbon-cutting, I Love
Juice Bar-Turkey Creek, 11681 Parkside Drive, The Pinnacle at Turkey Creek. ■ Info: www.farragutchamber. com
Knoxville Breakfast Rotary Club member Doug Lesher cleans winter debris off the sidewalks around the Cerebral Palsy Center Group on Highland Avenue.
Wehrmaker sleuths service opportunity By Anne Hart If George Wehrmaker ever decides to get out of the landscaping business, he’ll make a good detective. T h e owner of Br ig htside Landscapes, a Wehrmaker full-service residential and commercial business, and a member of the Rotary Club of Bearden, Wehrmaker did several months of investigative work before he led volunteers from seven local Rotary clubs and some other volunteers in a oneday project to beautify the property surrounding the Cerebral Palsy Group Home in North Knoxville. The project had been postponed because of wintry weather, but finally took place on the warming and sunny first Saturday of this month. About 45 members of Rotary, Rotaract and Interact clubs showed up at 9 a.m. with all manner of implements needed to pull weeds, plant trees, shrubbery and perennials and even clean out gutters and re-route a downspout dangerously throwing water back at the home’s foundation. Helping facilitate the efforts were two Brightside employees, David Walker and Hank Foirster. “I couldn’t have done it without those two,” Wehrmaker says. “They are just great guys who volunteered just like everyone else. We all worked hard and we all had a good time.” And as for that detective work? Wehrmaker is quick to explain that any landscaping job “is all about the customer.” And these customers were special. Asking a few questions, Wehrmaker learned that the landscaping needed to
be low-maintenance, as the residents would not be doing any hands-on gardening. “I also realized it was very important to plant things that were both visually stimulating and fragrant so that different senses would be aroused. And we wanted plantings that would bloom at various times of the year, so that color and fragrance will be around as long as possible.” The plan: trees, shrubs and perennials and extensive landscaping and mulching. The five trees chosen were dogwood, redbud, flowering cherry, crepe myrtle and dwarf magnolia. Shrubs included warm-weather lilac, gardenia, hydrangea and peony. Dwarf nandina were added for winter color. Among the spring and summer perennials the group planted were the lushly fragrant stargazer lilies, along with creeping phlox, garden phlox and gladiolas. Wehrmaker says that while the group home is an ongoing project of the Rotary Club of North Knoxville, having others participate in the day’s activities made the work a lot of fun and got it accomplished more quickly. “It was also very important to have the young people from Rotaract and Interact there. It’s great for Rotary to attract them and show them that giving back to the community like this is very satisfying and does a lot of good.” While the work was finished in just a few hours, it’s still too cool for any color on the plantings. Wehrmaker says he’s “looking forward to seeing the results of our work when things start blooming in May and June and beyond.” For additional information: www. brightsidelandscaping.com.
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Headmaster Ruston Pierce
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Last Friday, CCS held its First Annual fundraiser at the Thompson-Boling Arena. Please share the value or ben-
efit for launching a tradition such as the Big Orange Evening for Concord Christian School.
A:
It was a great night celebrating all the things God is doing at Concord Christian
School. Heath Shuler was a perfect fit for a fun, casual evening to support the daily operation of CCS. We are very blessed by the new families God is bringing to CCS, and the opportunity to start planning a new
high school building. Events like Big Orange Evening will help make that building a reality moving forward. The value of an evening like this isn’t quantifiable. God showed up in more ways than we can mention. As we move forward this event will be something people are already looking forward to next year, and they should. It will be an amazing evening with Mac Powell, the lead singer of the Christian band Third Day. One of our new families won a semester of tuition. Over the last month this mother has repeatedly told people she was going to win. It was incredible to watch it transpire and the sheer joy of that family knowing God has provided for their need.
ScioLions compete in first Science Olympiad
CCS ScioLions Team Photo (left to right)
Back row: Andrew Pierson, Josh Roberts, William Farmer, Noah Marlowe, Jacob Crox, Michel Helton, Nigholas Ingle, LeighAnna Jones. Front Row: Dr. Joannie Ham – Coach and CCS Science Teacher, Brian Turbyfill, Jonathan Beal, Anna Wysmierski, Gillian Huskin, Leslie Arnold – Team Captain
Medal Winners (left to right) William Farmer - Bridge Building 3rd place, Nicholas Ingle - Anatomy & Physiology 3rd place, Gillian Huskin - Anatomy & Physiology 3rd place, Josh Roberts - Bridge Building 3rd place, Noah Marlowe - Geologic Mapping 2nd place, Jacob Crox - Geologic Mapping 2nd place
Concord Christian School recently participated in its first Science Olympiad. Science Olympiad is the nation’s largest team STEM competition and is recognized by many colleges and universities. It provides rigorous, standards-based challenges in 23 events covering many topics that are not always studied in a typical high school curriculum, such as entomology and glaciers. Students who participate in Science Olympiad gain not only critical thinking and time management skills, but also learn how to work independently and under extreme pressure. They also have experience taking a group of difficult tests in one day, which prepares them for Finals in college. CCS is excited to provide the opportunity for its growing high school student body in such a prestigious competition. CCS High School Principal Amanda Lane stated, “Dr. Ham’s commitment and passion for science
inspired our students to give countless hours in preparation for this event. We are proud of all involved for their effort and teamwork. To see students each bring their Godgiven abilities to the group is rewarding. “ “CCS had some stiff competition against schools that are known in the area for having rigorous science programs (Farragut and Oak Ridge). My goal for the first year was to medal in one event and to give the students opportunity to experience first-hand how exciting a hands-on science competition can be.” Dr. Joannie Ham shared, “CCS students exceeded that goal and earned 3 medals, and came in 4th in 4 other events. This is a great achievement for a first year team of brand-new competitors. Many students in the other schools we competed against have years of experience in Science Olympiad, some even from state championship teams. Job well done, ScioLions!”
Back Row: Brandon Cyr – 1st place 6th Grade Level completion, Emma LaCharite – 2nd place 6th Grade level competition, Megan Wright - 4th Place 7th Grade level , Aislinne McAdams – 3rd Place 7th Grade level completion. Front Row: Summer Crockett – First Place - Spell off, Seth Kenny – Fifth Place – Spell off
Spelling Champs 32 students from Concord Christian School were recently chosen to participate in the ACSI Regional Spelling Bee. Students from first through 8th grade won the opportunity to represent their school at this CAK hosted event. Elementary Principal, Leigh Ledet stated, “CCS was well represented at the Spelling Bee at CAK today. I am so proud of all of our representatives.” Middle School Teacher, Dana Strong explained that students worked hard in preparing and studying various word lists. Fifteen students placed in their grade level competitions. CCS 8th graders Summer Crocket won first place and Seth Kenny place 5th in the 5th – 8th grade spell off and will go on to participate in the next competition in Atlanta. . Mrs. Strong shared, “I was excited to see so many students place in the bee. As a teacher, I was pleased with the way our students represented our school.”
Governor’s School
Nicolas Ingle-Scientific Models and Data Analysis at ETSU, Bryson Kenny- was chosen as an alternate for Information Technology Leadership at TTU, Gillian Huskin-School for the Sciences at UTK, Brenna Flynn-Scientific Models and Data Analysis at ETSU
Concord Christian School is proud to announce the three students along with one alternate were accepted to the TN Governor’s School program. Acceptance into the TN Governors School summer program is a very high honor. It is a 4 week residential program that selects the brightest and most talented high school sophomores and juniors in the state and places them on college campuses for a month this summer. CCS guidance counselor Tamara Dallery congratulated the students telling them “This experience will provide incredible out-of-school learning experience along with the opportunity to meet other talented and gifted students from across Tennessee.”
UPCOMING EVENTS ■ Spring Break ■ FBC Consignment Sale ■ Class of 2016 – Planning for College ■ Easter Break
March 16 -20 March 27 – 28 March 31 April 3 – 6
■ Elementary Art Show ■ Math Olympics ■ Spring Band Concert 5-12th ■ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
■ Prom April 25 April 9 ■ Spring Chorus Concert May 4 April 14 ■ Fay Boston Art Show - Middle/High School May 8 April 21 April 23/24
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Cancer patient tells her story in a new book It was Christmas Day, and the presents were unwrapped with the usual enthusiasm. A young Michelle Ironside Henry tore into one particular gift that was a dream come true. It wasn’t a doll or a game, a new bicycle or a trampoline that thrilled her that morning. It was a typewriter. “I would sit on the back patio and write my books, and just be so happy,” Henry says. “I wrote a whole series of books about a girl named Little Lily and all the trouble she would get into.” Henry thought she would be a writer someday. She never expected to write the story that would result in the book she most recently published.
The other side of the story As a writer for a public relations firm, Henry frequently interviewed patients for medical news features. She began to notice a common theme in the stories she was hearing. The patients expressed, over and over again, the importance of not taking life for granted. During the same time period, she attended the funeral of a man who died as a result of a very sudden heart attack. These experiences made such an impact on her that she mentioned them to her Sunday school class. “I remember telling the class about my stories and reminding them we’ve got to make the most of every single minute because we just don’t know,” Henry says. “It was coming from a place deep inside, and I knew I was saying it as much to myself as I was to them.” A short time later Henry was diagnosed with cancer. She went from interviewing patients to becoming one, spending weeks at a time at Fort Sanders Regional
Henry was put back on chemotherapy, but the tumor in her left lung continued to grow. So Dr. Lacy Harville, MD, performed surgery to remove the upper left lobe of Henry’s left lung. After returning home from surgery and beginning to recover, Henry suddenly began feeling worse. “My lung had collapsed and I had infection all the way around it,” Henry says. Surgery was performed on her lung again, but this time, the lung wouldn’t seal. “They put in valves that finally helped it close up, but I had to go home carrying a chest tube.” During this time, Henry was hospitalized for a month, had Michelle Ironside Henry is gratesymptoms of tuberculosis and fiful to the staffs at Fort Sanders nally hit a critically low point in Regional Medical Center and her journey when she realized she Thompson Cancer Survival Center might miss her son’s wedding. She for the treatment she’s received remembers thinking, “I’ve tried to during her battle with cancer. be a good sport about all this, but really?” Her mother, Barbara Ironside, Medical Center and undergoing bowels and stomach, but nothing called and offered up a sustaining seemed to help. treatment at Thompson Cancer Two years later, a colonoscopy prayer of her own. “Lord, we don’t Survival Center. Henry was gaining firsthand revealed that Henry had Stage 4 understand but we trust you.” Henry says faith has pulled her knowledge of what her interview colorectal cancer that had spread through every valley, and this one into her liver. Chemotherapy and subjects had experienced. She enwas no exception. The diagnosis radiation at Thompson were overdured a long journey of victories of tuberculosis turned out to be a and setbacks she has chronicled in seen by Daniel Scaperoth, MD, false alarm. She was released from her new book, “My Anchor Holds.” and two surgeries were performed by Greg Midis, MD, FACS, at Fort the hospital with a chest tube, in Sanders Regional. With their time for the wedding. Something wasn’t right help, Henry fought the disease Always in good health, Henry and won. Moving on was concerned when she started “All the doctors said, ‘You’re a When Henry walks into a room experiencing digestive problems, miracle. We’ve never seen anyone today, there is no indication of the but she didn’t want to be an alarm- do as well as you’ve done,’ ” Henry life and death struggle she’s enist. She easily accepted a doctor’s says. She was ready to close this dured and continues to endure. diagnosis of irritable bowel syn- chapter of her life, go home and Although she is back on chemo drome and went on with her life. write a book about her successful to address the cancer in her right “I was just happy to have some- story. lung, Henry has a positive attitude one tell me I was OK,” she says. However, Henry’s story was far with a quick wit and a healthy dose Instead of getting better, she from being finished. During rou- of humor. These are important continued to feel worse. She tried tine scans, tumors were discov- weapons in the war against cancer. “Your attitude matters,” Henry various means of soothing her ered in both of her lungs.
insists. “I could have given up so many times, but I stayed focused on the positive.” Henry also gives credit to the excellent health care at Thompson Cancer Survival Center and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “I wouldn’t go anywhere else,” Henry says. “I trust them, and I’ve seen what they do.” She recounts the way nurses and staff cared for her, even washing her hair when she wasn’t able to take a shower for weeks on end. “You can tell it’s more than a job for them,” Henry says. But above all, Henry says paying attention to your body can mean life or death when it comes to cancer. “If something’s going on with your body that you know isn’t normal, keep checking until you get an accurate diagnosis.”
Putting it in writing Henry says her “game changer” was Caringbridge.com, a website that allowed her to write a public journal about what was happening to her. Those journal entries turned into the book that she hopes will help and inspire others. This is Henry’s second book, but by far the most personal. “We don’t have any guarantee that we’re going to be healthy tomorrow or that we’re going to be here tomorrow,” Henry says. That’s why she’s determined to make the most of every moment and encourage everyone around her to do the same. To learn more about Michelle Henry’s story, you can visit www. michelleironsidehenry.com. For more information about services provided by Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Thompson Cancer Survival Center go to fsregional.com and thompsoncancer. com.
Surgeon says early detection = better odds Early diagnosis of colon cancer is easier than ever. That means your odds of beating it are better than ever, too. Colorectal surgeon Gregory Midis, MD, FACS, points to better education about colon cancers, risk factors, symptoms and early detection. “People are definitely more aware of the importance of having a screening colonoscopy starting at age 50, or earlier if you’re at risk for colon cancer,” Gregory Midis, MD, Midis says. “Physicians are FACS required to educate patients about the colon screening guide-
lines,” says Midis. “They discuss it with their patients, so most people can’t say they don’t know about colon screenings. It’s just a matter of patients making the decision to do it.” “There’s also more in-depth genetic testing available for people at risk who may have inherited colon cancers,” says Midis. “There’s a better awareness in the medical community that inherited colon cancers may require a different surgical strategy, potentially removing the entire colon, instead of just part of it.” There can be a variety of reasons people neglect that all-important screening colonoscopy. Besides plain and simple procrastination, Midis says there is some misinformation about the discomfort involved. Midis says the test is simple and can
save lives. “There is very little excuse not to have a colonoscopy,” he says. “Don’t put it off.” As in the case of Michelle Henry, the initial symptoms of colon cancer can sometimes be mistaken for irritable bowel syndrome, or even hemorrhoids. That’s another reason patients may put off getting a colonoscopy and getting the right diagnosis. “With IBS you often have acid reflux and belly pain, and there are some crossover symptoms,” Midis explains. “With hemorrhoids you have rectal bleeding, which can also be a sign of colon cancer.” Midis says in the majority of cases, those symptoms and conditions are not related to colon cancer. “But if you are someone who has a high risk of colon cancer and you develop symptoms, why take chances?”
Midis says. “Have it checked out.” With early screening, colon cancers can often be detected before severe symptoms develop. Midis says by the time a person does have symptoms, “the train has left the station.” Midis emphasizes that early detection is the key to better odds at beating the disease. “We should detect and address a colon polyp before it becomes too large to be removed by a scope,” Midis says. “If there is adequate enough detection time, issues can be addressed before surgery is necessary.” Midis says the bottom line is that colon cancer is very treatable if it’s caught early. Talk to your doctor about scheduling a colonoscopy, and to learn more about oncology services at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, visit fsregional.com.
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: ONCOLOGY Fort Sanders Regional and Thompson Cancer Survival Center provide the region’s most comprehensive cancer care. From diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation, we offer care options not available anywhere else in our region. Working together to provide the best patient care that’s Regional Excellence!
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- 2010 Harley Davidson FLHXSE CVO. This Harley Davidson is a limited-production version of the popular Harley-Davidson hot-rod bagger. Powered by the 110 cubic inch V-twin engine. Loaded with chrome and Spiced Rum paint with gold leafing. This bike has several added features, the Harley Davidson LED headlamp, Harley Davidson ipod interface with relocation kit, 7” speakers and amp. Road pegs, Kuryakyn Crusher exhaust pipes with Trident Tips, leather Mustang lid covers, V-stream windshield. Tires have 2000 miles on them, CVO brass key, Harley Davidson cover. Currently has 16,699 miles and is in excellent condition, 865-209-7636 serious inquiries only.
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WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, MARCH 1819 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
CHEVROLET C10 1984 FORD F150 2002. 4WD, ext cab, low miles, good cond., 1 owner, 865414-3058 GMC SIERRA - 1984. V8, auto, air, 104K mi., LB, very nice, $4,800. (865)643-7103. NISSAN TITAN 2008. extra cab LB 4x4, all options, new tires, 101K mi., priv. owner. $15,800 obo. 423-721-5555
Classic Cars FORD MUSTANG - 1989. HB, 5.0, new transm., AC, New tires, Pony whls. $4100. 865-687-3905. LINCOLN TOWN CAR - 1996. Signature edt., lthr., exc. cond. $3000. (865)457-4955. MERCEDES BENZ 560 SL 1989 Convertible, dark maroon, like new. 25,500 mi, $24,500. 865-453-6344
Auto Auctions 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE SAJEA53D42XC80924 with 94k miles. Car does not run and will not be able to be test driven. There will be a reserve set of $1,431.15 for unpaid charges. Auction will be held at 9735 Kingston Pk. Knoxville, TN 37922 @ 7am on Apr. 6th. 8th.
HONDA CR-V 2011 SE, 33k mi, tract. control. Loaded. New, 75k tires, immac. in/out. $17,400/bo. (865)382-0365. HONDA ODYSSEY - 2007. loaded, white w/tan lthr. $10,500 (865)482-3037. TOYOTA RAV4 - 2001. AWD, clean in/ out, no accidents, scratches or dents, clean title, 4 cyl. eng., AT, 82k mi, $3800. Call or text 240-560-2101
LEGAL NOTICE The Board of MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF FARRAGUT, at its meeting on THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 adopted the following ordinance on second and final reading: 1. Ordinance 15-03, to amend the Farragut Municipal Code by adding Title 14, Chapter 6., Farragut Architectural Design Standards, and authorizing the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission to be the Design Review Commission
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 21-22
THURSDAY, MARCH 19 Faculty Lecture Series: “Je suis Charlie,” 10:45 a.m., Pellissippi State Community College, Hardin Valley Campus. Free and open to the public. Info: www. pstcc.edu or call 694-6400. Organizing your paperwork, 2 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Speaker: Karen Sprinkle. Info: 470-7033. “Write and Tell Mother …”: East Tennesseans in the Great War, 1917-1919, 6:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Lecture by Pat Gang. Free admission. Info: www.EastTNHistory.org or 215-8824. “You CAN Grow Your Own Rose Bouquets,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Knox County Master Gardeners. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MARCH 19-20 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Everett Senior Center, 702 Burchfield Street, Maryville. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
FRIDAY, MARCH 20 RCS Hiking Club hike: Old Settlers Trail to Little Bird Branch and out to Hwy. 321. 6 mile moderate shuttle hike. Meet 9 a.m. at Gatlinburg City Hall Park & Ride. Info: Ray, 314-2279, or Kate, 573-9258.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Cypress String Quartet performance, 7:30 p.m., Pollard Auditorium, 210 Badger Ave., Oak Ridge. Tickets: $25 adults, $10 children and students. Info/ tickets: 483-5569 or www.orcma.org. Emory Road Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will meet 10:30 a.m., Nichols Gibbs Homestead, 7633 E. Emory Road, Corryton, for a tour of the homestead. Info: 938-3187 or 938-8641. Military Genealogy, 1-3 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info/to register: 215-8809. Nourish Knoxville’s Winter Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Central UMC, 201 Third Ave. Features pastureraised meats, eggs, winter produce, honey, baked goods, artisan foods, handmade items, food trucks and other
Daffodil flower show, 1-5 p.m., Ellington Plant Sciences Building, 2431 Joe Johnson Drive. Free. Craft and plant vendors on site. Info: Brian, 591-6774.
SUNDAY, MARCH 22 Traveling Bazaar’s Local Artists & Crafters/Handmade Shopping Event, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Info: The Traveling Bazaar on facebook.com.
MONDAY, MARCH 23 Blount Mansion History Supper, 6 p.m., The Grill at Highland’s Row, 4705 Old Kingston Pike. Speaker: James R. Knight. Topic: John Bell Hood and the Civil War in Tennessee. Info/RSVP: 525-2375 or info@blountmansion.org. West Knox Book Club: “And the Mountains Echoed,” 10 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: 588-8813.
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23-25 Faculty Senate Book Sale, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. MondayTuesday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Pellissippi State Community College Blount County Campus, Keith McCord Lobby, 2731 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway in Friendsville. Community is invited. Funds raised go to student scholarships. Info: www.pstcc.edu or 694-6400.
TUESDAY, MARCH 24 Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/to register: 215-8700. “Savvy Social Security Planning: What Baby Boomers Need to Know to Maximize Retirement Income” non-credit course. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Pellissippi State Community College Strawberry Plains campus. Full schedule of class times and locations: www.pstcc. edu/bcs. Info: 539-7167.
Auto Parts & Acc 5TH WHEEL HITCH slants and slides, Like new. $450. (865)457-4955.
Recreation
Boats/Motors/Marine 17-FT BASS TRACKER - 40 HP Mercury; trailer + extras. $6000. Call George at 660-1695.
Trucks $3600. Call 865-300-5565
vendors from the Market Square Farmers Market. “Our First Ladies of the United States,” 2-3 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Program by Elizabeth Nelson, manager of the Fountain City Branch library. Free and open to the public. Info: 777-1750. Saturday Stories and Songs: Charlene Ellis, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.
Boat 2000 Four Winns 268 Vista, exc shape, radar arch, full canvas, low hrs, on lift, reg. gas, Tellico Village. $35,000. Alan 423-371-9050
Campers & RV’s 2000 PACE ARROW VISION - 36’, 2 slides, twin air & heat, W&D, ref w/ ice maker, all opt. 23K mi, $35,000. (865)850-9613.
Motorcycles/Mopeds HARLEY DAVIDSON 2006 Road King Custom, 15,546 mi, E.F.I. Wire wheels, security syst., windshield, chrome forks & extras. $10,500. Ready for Daytona Bike Wk. (865)293-2542. HONDA GOLDWING 2010, yellow, ext warr, many extras, 8K mi, $16,000. 865-310-0519 after 6pm
Recreational Rental 27’ Fleetwood 2007 Pioneer, 4 jacks, tow pkg., awning, $99 per day. $15 off per day with referral. Tentative booking. No rainouts. Dep. req’d. 865-983-7186
Garage Sales
Homes Unfurnished Merchandise
Announcements
Antiques
Adoptions
WANTED Military antiques and collectibles 865-368-0682
Building Materials 1 new metal bldg. 120’ L x50’ W, complete, never erected. 9’ sidewalls to 14’ center walls. 865-803-3633 5 New Rolltop Metal Doors: (1) 16’x14’H, (2) 14’x8’H, (2) 14’x14”H. 865-458-5164
Collectibles JOHN ELWAY Autographed football, 5 helmets & Super Bowl 32 Field of Dreams Lithograph plus numerous Bronco collectisbles. $2000. (865)429-6403 KNOXVILLE COIN SHOW Mar 14th & Apr 4th Info: 865-660-8692 Time: 9am - 4pm Adm is Free Loc: Rothchild Center 8807 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37923
Heavy Equipment
GROUND LEVEL CONTAINERS
8’wx9’hx40’ Store tools, equipment, feed, cars, etc. $1395-$1795. 966-9400 x 412
Hunt/Fish Supplies RWS DIANA 350 MAGNUM - .22 Air Rifle with 3-9x40 scope. EX + $350. 865-482-1218
Lawn & Garden JOHN DEERE X475 - 2005 model, 192 hours, 48” deck, like new condition. Call 865-599-0516.
Metal Buildings North INDIAN CROSSING S/D, 37918 Fri/Sat March 20 & 21, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. HUGE garage sale! Lots of HH items & clothing. Don’t miss it!
Home Maint./Repair
HAROLD’S GUTTER SERVICE
Will clean front & back, $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed. (865)288-0556
GROUND LEVEL CONTAINERS
8’wx9’hx40’ Store tools, equip., feed, cars, etc. $1395-$1795 966-9400 x 412
ADOPT: A loving couple longs to adopt your newborn into a home filled with unconditional love, warmth & security. Expenses paid. Kim & Werner @ 1-888-416-5056 ADOPTION LOVING, professional couple eager to add to our growing family. Our warm, nurturing home is waiting to welcome your baby. Expenses paid. Anne & Colin. 1-877-246-6780 (toll-free) ADOPTION: Loving couple promises your baby a secure home. Denise & Nick. 1-888-449-0803
2 BR, 1 BA w/bonus rm, 2 sundecks, W/D, C H/A, off Northshore near Concord Park & YMCA. $900 mo. 865-599-4617 SEYMOUR - Executive Home, 4BR, 3 1/2 BA, 3200 SF, Million Dollar view. $1750 mo. Call (865)654-6878. WEST, BENINGTON S/D - 3BR, 2 BA, 2 car gar., deck, lg. corner lot, fenced in yard. $1350. Call 865-679-4674.
Condos Unfurnished HALLS - 2 BR, 1.5BA, no pets. $600/mo. $500 dep. Doyle 254-9552
Duplx/Multplx UnFurn Financial
Consolidation Loans FIRST SUN FINANCE 1ST LOAN FREE We make loans up to $1000. We do credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call today, 30 minute approvals. See manager for details. 865-687-3228
WEST KNOX - WEDGEWOOD HILLS CUL-DE-SAC - 2BR, 2BA (1 upstairs & 1 downstairs) Family room w/ fireplace, W/D, new carpet, granite counter tops, new tile in BA, $890 mo, 1 yr lse. 9004 Mattox Ln 865-216-5736 WEST Small 2 BR, W/D conn., C H/A, quiet, private, $500 mo + DD + refs req’d. 865-966-9489
Townhouse/Villas Unfurn SPRING SPECIAL - Lovell Rd/ Turkey Creek area, 2 BR, 2 1/2 BA Townhouse, no pets. W/D hook-up. $695 mo. $450 dep. (865) 470-8686.
Real Estate Rentals Apartments - Unfurn. $0 DEPOSIT!! - 2BR Garden Apts. w/all amenities include SALT Pool & W/D conn. Close to Ftn. City. Call Tayna, 865-688-7531. Professionally managed by Garland Management Co. BROADWAY AND TOWERS 62 AND OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site. Immediate housing if qualified. Section 8-202. 865-524-4092 for appt. TDD 1-800-927-9275
Real Estate Commercial Commercial Property /Sale 701 NORTH CHERRY ST. 6,000 SF, $175,000. 865-544-1717; 865-740-0990
Offices/Warehouses/Rent LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Office space for lease, 900 sq. ft., on South Peters Rd. w/rd. frontage sign avail. Newly renovated. $900 per month depending on terms of lease could be negotiable. (865)356-5049
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION Floors, Walls & Repairs 33yrs. experience, excellent work
Call John: 938-3328
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B-4 • MARCH 18, 2015 • BEARDEN Shopper news
health & lifestyles NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK
Finding my way to total health By Cassidy Duckett I’m pretty sure any plane I get on will crash. If I’m heading into a bank, there’s no doubt a robbery is about to happen. On a daily basis, I’m almost positive I’ll encounter some sort of tragedy. I have anxiety, and I am 24 years old. I have always been a worrier – worried when my parents would go on trips, worried in crowds and worried when the Duckett clouds became dark grey and the wind picked up. It has always been part of me. However, as I grew up and began to take responsibility for my own future, this worry suddenly didn’t seem like something everyone else had. My family members and friends would have to assure me disaster was not about to strike. I’d hear a loud noise, rush to my fiancé and ask him what it was. He’d reply, “What noise?” I didn’t connect my incessant worries to mental health, because I was still able to succeed in a full-time job, have fulfilling and quality relationships with friends and family, and go on adventures, like backpacking through Europe and taking a road trip across the United States. I did not see myself as a typical mental health consumer. I just worried more than other people. In the fall of 2014, I shared my worries with my fiancé about going to a college
football game. The crowd will be huge, I explained. Who knows what would happen? I’d been to many major sporting events before, but my worries continued. “You have to get help,” he said. “You’re going to miss out on so much if you don’t take care of yourself.” It struck me then that staying healthy included not only physician appointments, dental cleanings and eating well. Physical health is only a half of one’s well-being. My mental health wasn’t in check. I could function, enjoy life and pursue my dream career – but I couldn’t stop worrying, and it was wearing on me and those around me. As a marketing coordinator at Parkwest Medical Center, I’ve learned a lot about the resources at Peninsula Outpatient Centers and am comfortable discussing their wide range of services. I’ve written stories about the progress their patients have made and the wide walks of life from which patients come. Still, picking up the phone to call someone and admit how anxiously I viewed the world was, frankly, anxietyinducing. Would I be judged? Would I have to tell the person on the other end my symptoms? Lastly, how would the rest of the world react when I became a mental health consumer? I hesitated, put it off and hesitated some more. One day, I called. The Peninsula staff member on the other end of the line was kind, patient and non-judgmental. I went to my appointment and – after having plenty of anxious thoughts in the
Cassidy and her fiancé, Sean.
waiting room – met with three Peninsula clinical staff members who were friendly, polite and eager to help me. I spoke with each of them for about an hour and they legitimized my symptoms. For the first time, I felt like I did have a real problem,
and there was a real solution. Since beginning low-dose anxiety medicine after that first appointment at Peninsula, I have made great strides in living with anxiety. When faced with a situation that may have made me anxious before – traveling to a new place, being in a crowd, getting on a plane – I no longer jump to the worst conclusion, or any conclusion at all. I finally understand how others can go about their days without uncontrollable and invasive worry. It’s such a relief. Better yet, I have been able to embrace the qualification of being a mental health consumer. My experience with Peninsula in my initial treatment and follow-up appointments has been eye-opening. There is no typical mental health consumer. We must all take care of our minds as well as our bodies. If I were to break my leg tomorrow, I’d have no doubts about seeing a physician. Why not give the same level of attention and care to my mind? My pursuit of better mental health has only brought support from my family and friends. I am still the same daughter, fiancée, sister, friend and coworker as I was before. I see the world a bit more brightly now. There’s so much more world to see. My plane will not crash. That car will not swerve across the line and hit me. My parents will arrive safely home from a night out to dinner. I don’t know any of those things for sure, but I no longer worry about them. I am 24 years old, and I am a mental health consumer.
Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon next weekend
Peninsula Outpatient Centers For people experiencing mild to severe mental health issues, Peninsula Outpatient Centers provide a wide range of services including individual and group therapy, support groups and medication management. With outpatient centers in Knox, Loudon, Sevier and Blount counties, Peninsula serves individuals of all ages across East Tennessee. Like Cassidy, each patient meets with Peninsula clinical staff at his or her first appointment to determine the best course of treatment. A patient’s plan may include daily medication, psychotherapy, case management or a combination of these. The physicians at Peninsula Outpatient Centers may recommend an intensive outpatient program to provide more concentrated care than traditional outpatient sessions. For six to eight weeks, participants in the Adult or Adolescent Intensive Outpatient programs come to the outpatient center in Knoxville (Peninsula Light-
house) four to five times a week to address issues that need intense treatment but do not require continuous care. These conditions include depression, anxiety disorders, anger management, ADHD, relationship problems, grief and loss and self-injurious behavior. Alcohol and drug treatment is available through the Adult Intensive Outpatient Program at the Peninsula Lighthouse campus. For women suffering from addiction, Peninsula Outpatient offers Women in Treatment, a program for uninsured women age 18 to 64. Through this program, women can work on self-esteem, trauma, communication techniques, body image issues and other topics that are vital to wellbeing and happiness. If you or a loved one is experiencing any symptoms of mental health issues, call Peninsula Outpatient Centers at 865-970-9800 or visit www.PeninsulaBehavioralHealth.com.
Peninsula Hospital Peninsula Lighthouse Intensive Outpatient Program • Women in Treatment IOP Pharmacy • Therapeutic Groups • Support Groups
After months of preparation, runners from across the region and nation will gather at 7:30 a.m. on March 29 at the Clinch Avenue Bridge in downtown Knoxville to begin the 2015 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon (CHKM). The weekend is packed with events, including full and half marathons, a relay and 5K. A kids fun run will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, beginning at the Clinch Avenue Bridge. On Saturday, March 28, runners, supporters and friends are invited to the Knoxville Marathon Health & Fitness Expo in the Knoxville Convention and Exhibition Center. This high-energy event will feature exhibitors of running and fitness apparel, shoes and other supplies, as well as other products and services in fitness, sports and nutrition. All race participants must visit the expo sometime between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. to obtain their official race packet containing the race number bib,
timing chip, goody bag and other instructions. For those who want to watch from the sidelines, there are many recommended spots to catch a glimpse of the runners. Western Plaza, Tyson Park, Caswell Park and the finish line at Neyland Stadium are popular spots and may include water stations for runners and live music. Spectators who wish to see the end of the race can enter Neyland Stadium via Gate 21 and sit in the stands. For more information about the CHKM, visit www.knoxvillemarathon.com.
Peninsula Outpatient Centers Blount • Knox • Loudon • Sevier
Peninsula Recovery Education Center Peer Support Academies • Peer Support Specialist Training Center Job Readiness/Placement • Independent Living Program
For more information about Peninsula Behavioral Health, call (865) 970-9800.
getpsyched! 0901-2379
www.peninsulabehavioralhealth.org