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Teacher sues on evaluation plan Mark Taylor has become the second Knox County educator to challenge the constitutionality of the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System for teacher evaluations.

The Tennessee Education Association filed a lawsuit on Taylor’s behalf in federal court last week.

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Pittman saves Temple house It’s taken over seven years, but the renovation of the historic Mary Boyce Temple house at 623 West Hill Avenue is finally done. Done enough, says owner Brian Pittman.

The Queen Anne and Tudor Revival home was built in 1907.

Philanthropist Mary Boyce Temple, who is credited with writing the check that saved the Blount Mansion, purchased it in 1922.

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Read Wendy Smith on page A-3

A celebration of marriage ...

All Saints Catholic Church celebrated marriage on Feb. 28, with a World Marriage Dinner Celebration, honoring couples who have been married a long time and just a few months.

Special recognition was given to couples who had reached a “milestone” anniversary – 1, 10, 25 and 50 – with all the honored guests being celebrated with food and dancing.

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What really matters ...

Fans are buzzing about the Tennessee quarterback derby.

The race is on to determine who starts the last Saturday in August. Of course that is a big deal but the Vols can line up with any of the four.

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Knoxville Sports and Social Club

By Wendy Smith It’s kickball, just like you remember from middle school, but with beer after the games. That’s the line Tyler Pavlis, executive director of Knoxville Sports and Social Club (KnoxSSC), uses to recruit players for the adults-only sports league.

It’s an effective pitch. Since Pavlis joined the organization in 2012, the number of participants has grown from 250 to approximately 1,200.

Around 700 came out for the recent opening night of spring kickball season at John Tarleton Park. The park buzzed with activity as teams dressed in brightlycolored T-shirts played on multiple fields. Kickball teams also play on Sundays at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center and on Wednesdays at Safety City.

If kickball doesn’t appeal to your inner middle-schooler, KnoxSSC also offers dodge ball, flag football, softball and volleyball for players ages 21 and up. The average age of participants is 30, Pavlis estimates.

Each season lasts seven weeks, with playoffs at the end. For a $55 registration fee, participants receive a team T-shirt, and games are professionally refereed.

One of the reasons for the league’s popularity is its flexibility. Participants can sign up as a team, as individuals or as a group for different levels of play. If you have to ask the difference between recreational and competitive teams, you belong on a recreational team, Pavlis says.

Tyler Pavlis, center, gets ready for kickball with family friend Drake Deal and cousin Josh Owens on opening night of kickball season. Photo by Wendy Smith The social aspect of the league is its other big draw. Four sponsor bars, Doc’s Sports Grille, Rooster’s, Buckethead Tavern and Backdoor Tavern, offer post-game specials to those wearing league T-shirts, and Pavlis encourages players to participate, even if they, like him, don’t drink.

“That’s how friendships are made, and people buy into the league,” he says.

KnoxSSC is one of four clubs owned by Karl Beisel of Virginia.

The Knoxville club is the fastestgrowing and largest of the clubs,

which are also in Asheville, Lexington and Norfolk. The exponential growth of KnoxSSC is due to Pavlis’ enthusiasm for the league − he’s a participant himself − and his tireless work ethic.

His family runs A&B Distributing, and he is the nephew of Knoxville Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis.

“Don’t let anyone outwork you” is the motto he learned from his family, he says.

At 29, he knows how to connect with potential league participants.

He recruits players through a network of relationships and uses

social media to reach out. He gets feedback through Facebook, including ideas for new team sports and social events.

“I listen to people.”

Great relationships with other sports organizations, like the city of Knoxville, have also worked in his favor, he says.

While he loves the family business and his work with KnoxSSC, Pavlis is anxious to get home each night. He has a new baby son, Mikey.

“I don’t sleep much,” he admits.

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Unraveling the mystery of the Williams house

By Betsy Pickle UT officials check out the state of the secluded carriage house.

It had the feel of an assortment of anthropologists, this group of University of Tennessee officials gathered to tour the Eugenia Williams house at 4848 Lyons View Pike.

They were interested but detached, scientists ready to observe but reluctant to show excitement over the historic gem bequeathed to UT by an eccentric heir who intended it as a memorial to her physician/ investor father and a boon to UT’s educational mission.

Their duty was to examine the 1940-built Regency-style brick home, built sparing no cost and with innovative features for its era. To observe – and report.

Empty for the last 17 years of Williams’ life and bequeathed to UT at her death in February 1998, the

house has been a burden of a gift for nearly 16 years. With no practical use for a private home on 24 acres backed up by the Tennessee River, the university has let the property sit empty, with minimal maintenance.

Time, neglect and vandalism have taken their toll.

Now, UT’s president, Joe DiPietro, has decided to end the era of indecision. He has set up a committee to study the property and come up with suggestions.

The group is comprised primarily of officials from the UT System: chief financial officer Butch Peccolo, chair; executive director of real estate administration Robbi Stivers; assistant general counsel Katie Colocotronis; assistant vice To page A-3

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We asked Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones for a response and were told, “The sheriff doesn’t respond to purely political innuendos.”

Analysis This writer is old enough to remember when Bobby’s grandpa, the late Bernard Waggoner Sr., was sheriff. In the mid-1960s, Knox County had four cars on patrol for each shift: south, east, north, west. Tim Hutchison drove on the north patrol.

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A celebration of restoration It’s taken over seven years, but the renovation of the historic Mary Boyce Temple house at 623 West Hill Avenue is finally done.

Done enough, says owner Brian Pittman.

Wendy Smith The Queen Anne and Tudor Revival home was built in 1907. Philanthropist Mary Boyce Temple, who is credited with writing the check that saved the Blount Mansion, purchased it in 1922.

Pittman hosted a members-only Knox Heritage event at the house last week.

Earlier that day, his doctor pronounced him cancerfree after a year-long illness. The news helped him process the completion of the project.

“We actually did this,” he said.

Who is “we?” The cast of characters is so long, Pittman can’t name them all.

But when Barbara Apking passed through the room, he explained the role she played.

The purchase of the property was held up because there was no proof that one of three former owners had died. Apking, who knew Pittman through Knox Heritage, located the grave site.

“We’re a freaking village,” he says.

His favorite room is the library. It’s the perfect room because it has books, a fireplace, a view and pocket doors. They’re there when you need them and out of the way when you don’t, he says.

The restoration was a long haul, but Pittman, an architectural designer with McCarty Holsaple McCarty,

Mary Pittman, Douglas McCarty, Jane McCarty, Barbara Apking and Nancy Campbell enjoy Brian Pittman’s favorite room − the library. Mary is Brian’s mother.

Scott and Christy Brooks visit the renovated Mary Boyce Temple house during a members-only Knox Heritage event. Photos by Wendy Smith

plans to do it again.

“I see a building, and I want to save it.”

To contribute to restoration costs: http://www. indiegogo.com/projects/ help-f inish-the-mar yboyce-temple-house ■

Team Smith saves the runner’s day

I’ve never been much of a runner. I began jogging with friends in college, and many of our expeditions ended up at the doughnut shop. Eventually, running became a form of flirting. I didn’t have the nerve to ask a guy out, but saying, “Let’s

Williams house president from the Office of Development Woody Henderson; vice president/academic affairs Katie High; and vice president/communications and marketing Tonja Johnson.

It also includes UT Knoxville vice chancellor for finance and administration Chris Cimino, UT trustee Raja Jubran and business owner Pete Claussen, all three of whom were not present for the tour.

The committee members met prior to arriving at the house. They were prepared with facts and figures. They were ready to get serious.

Going room to room in the dimly lighted building, they marveled at the details of fireplace mantels and chandeliers, the spaciousness of the rooms and closets, the modernity of the stainless-steel appliances of the kitchen and the roomy three-car garage.

Male and female alike were impressed with Williams’ master suite with its marble sink and walk-in closet – a room as big as many apartment bedrooms and outfitted with enough shoe drawers to make “Sex and the City’s” Carrie Bradshaw green with envy.

Every step of the multiple stairways seemed sturdy, but walls and ceilings were in bad shape. One room, unsafe, had been taped off.

Broken windows have been boarded up.

The house seemed not haunted but resigned to its fate.

Mary Boyce Temple house owner Brian Pittman shows off a Lego model of the home to Brent Minchey and Laura Still. go for a run,” sounded cool and sporty and often led to doughnuts.

Right before we adopted our third child, I ran in a 10k race. While it gave me a

sense of accomplishment, I hated the long training runs − hated them like egg salad sandwiches.

Since then, I’ve had many, many perky friends suggest

that I train for all sorts of awful things, like half marathons, marathons and halfiron triathlons. I gleefully turned them all down.

Last fall, I broke my wrist

From page A-1 A walk down a steep drive to a brick carriage house with a slate roof revealed one stall and a perplexing collection of change drawers. Not quite as forlorn-looking as the house, the carriage house could make a pleasant abode in its own right, the group noted.

At the end of the hour, the UT officials were reticent, reluctant to share individual thoughts.

“It was a grand house,” Peccolo said. “We all agree on that. Unfortunately, it was 17 years empty before we got it, so it’s deteriorated. But in its day, it was a nice place.”

“In its day, it had to have been a showpiece, and you can see the workmanship that went into it,” said High, echoing Peccolo. “But it has been empty since ’83, basically.”

The home’s potential is what the committee will decide, Peccolo said.

Peccolo said that at the morning meeting, “We looked at the acquisition of it through bequest and all the restrictions on it, what our options are there. We looked at what other uses have been proposed.

“Going forward, everybody’s armed with that information. We’re all going to disband, think about it, get creative, reconvene and talk through some options we have. So that’s the process. When we end, we’ll hopefully have three or four recommendations to give to President DiPietro for his consideration and action.”

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There is no set timetable for the process.

“We don’t need this to linger though,” said Peccolo.

“I would hope that we could get all that done in the next 30, 45 days anyway.”

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doing the sport I love the most − bicycling. It wasn’t just any break. It was, apparently, the most special bone in the human body, and I wore a cast for over three months, and a brace for another month.

The very long list of things I couldn’t do included getting dressed and wrapping Christmas presents, but did not include running.

So when my long-time friend Ellen Keim suggested that we train for the Knoxville Half Marathon, I said yes. As it turns out, when I run with Ellen, we talk so much that the time flies by.

It flew by at four, six, and even 9.2 miles. We carried on with our training in spite of cold, snow, bronchitis and a stomach bug.

Last week, we encountered a new challenge − spring break. She went to Pittsburgh, and I went to the beach. We needed to complete one last long run, and we couldn’t do it together. Fortunately, Ellen’s husband, David, is a marathoner, so they enjoyed a chilly 11-mile running date.

My husband has three half-marathons under his belt, but he wasn’t prepared for 11 miles. He made up for it by cobbling together a complicated plan that would allow him to run with me for three miles, and for each of my daughters to join me for two. Eleven miles was still hard work, but doing it with my family made it way better than egg salad sandwiches.

Good luck to all of those participating in the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday, March 30. And thank you, teams Keim and Smith, for making the training fun.

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government Vodka as foreign policy Bob Gilbertson, owner of Bob’s Package Store on Winston Road in West Hills, has removed Russian vodka from his store in protest of the Russian occupation of Crimea. Gilbertson was interviewed on Fox News from the University of Tennessee’s Communications Building last week.

Williams House on March 18.

Meetings are not open to the public, and a completion date has not been set, according to spokesperson Gina Stafford. However, this house and adjacent carriage house, which DiPietro inherited when he became president, has become a problem that everyone motoring on affluent Lyons View Pike sees daily.

Victor This writer is cautiously Ashe optimistic that something positive will come from the creation of the committee, despite it having closed, unannounced meetings.

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Brooks speaks out for colleagues Hardly anyone in Knox County has poured more time, work and love into a school than Mari Brooks at West High School, which she believes is the last, best hope for a better future for a significant portion of its students.

Betty Bean “I am a devout believer in public education,” she said. “It is the foundation of our nation, and it’s where kids learn to live in the real world. We’ve got kids born in 33 different nations at West and everything from the lowest socioeconomic group to the highest and everything in between. At West High School, you can excel no matter what your background.”

Twenty years ago, when her three children were

young (they graduated from West in 2000, 2003 and 2007), Brooks noticed so many Webb School buses rolling through her Sequoyah Hills neighborhood that it looked as though it was zoned for Webb.

That spurred her to get involved in a controversial rezoning that expanded West High and its zoning lines and allowed it to develop as a culturally diverse college-prep school. Then she set about helping it be successful, first as a volunteer and concerned parent, then as a highly effective fundraiser for the West High School Foundation and, finally, as a full-time German-language teacher.

Along the way, she and her husband, Chris, an emergency-room physician, have taken in 13 foster children and eight to 10 foreignexchange students.

Her students routinely blow the top off the annual national standardized tests,

and she offers big doses of European culture along with language instruction.

She was Knox County’s 2010 High School Teacher of the Year.

She misses Donna Wright, the former assistant superintendent (and Mari Brooks former West High principal) whom she calls “our guardian angel,” who left Knox County to take a job in Middle Tennessee a couple of years ago.

On the same January day that Superintendent James McIntyre announced the results of teacher surveys that found that 70 percent of Knox County’s teachers feel mistrusted and micromanaged, Brooks donned a red sweater and went to speak to the school board.

She said she was a little scared to be there but felt

an obligation to speak for the many young colleagues whom she fears are being driven out of the profession.

They’re afraid to speak out, so Brooks, ever the volunteer, stepped up to be their voice.

She warned of a coming “perfect storm” because TEAM evaluations are not coordinated with Common Core expectations, nor are schools equipped to handle the scheduled demands of PARCC testing plus current standardized testing. She predicted that school libraries will be overwhelmed with nonstop testing, thereby shutting out children who have no Internet access at home, and that schools are becoming data-driven assembly lines where teachers and principals are not valued.

“Could I, who love teaching, encourage my children to enter teaching? I don’t know. I just don’t know,” she said.

Pensions: Is there room to fix them?

Last week we examined the current pension shortfall ($170 million) and the rising costs to the city of Knoxville to keep it funded.

Those costs are approaching $30 million per year.

What can be done to make the older plans sustainable? Don’t we need to continue to work with employees to find a way to keep our pension plans and our city fiscally healthy? What does the Blackwell case have to say about it?

Blackwell is the oft-cited boogeyman of public pensions in Tennessee. Employees rattle its saber when reform is suggested. Government officials seem to cower in its shadows: “Oh my, oh my, what if we are sued?”

Don’t rock the boat.

It seems easier to solve the problem by throwing your hard-earned money at it, rather than working through funding issues.

Complicating that, most public officials are also members of the pension plan. Is there a conflict of interest?

Can pensions be changed?

What exactly did Blackwell hold?

The only factual dispute was whether Shelby County could legitimately change the base salary/benefit formula for employee James Blackwell, who was already vested in the plan, from using his last year’s salary level to calculate his benefits (rather than the actuary’s recommended highestthree-consecutive-years’ salary) as the formula base.

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interest in the plan benefit could not be changed without mutual consent. That’s the holding of Blackwell.

The rest is what lawyers call orbiter dicta, Latin for stuff that was said generally but was not an essential part of the court’s holding.

These are important statements to consider certainly, but not binding precedent in the next case.

Indeed, Blackwell states as much, in rejecting the lower court’s reliance on the earlier Miles decision (involving judicial pensions expressly covered by the state constitution), that Miles did not control its decision here: “That case, like any other, must be read and interpreted in light of its facts.”

In short, courts are not legislatures. They do not make general laws; they interpret them in the context of the factual dispute before it.

In surveying the law, Blackwell made clear that Tennessee public employees do not have a contract right to their job or their rate of pay. Except as protected by civil-service rules, they serve at the pleasure. Their compensation “is subject to legislative control” and “may be raised or lowered by the employer during their period of service.”

Blackwell rejected plaintiff’s claim that pension plans are “frozen” against detrimental changes once an employee begins to participate. Rather, the court ruled that “public policy demands that there be a right on the part of the public employer to make reasonable modifications in an existing plan if necessary to create or safeguard actuarial stability, provided that no accrued or vested rights of members or beneficiaries

are thereby impaired.”

What does that pronouncement mean today?

It is subject to debate. One thing is clear: The specific facts matter. There was, for example, no municipal financial crisis in Blackwell.

The court noted that the Shelby County plan had already been changed 36 times before the Blackwell dispute. Plan amendments had doubled employees’ contributions since the 1949 origin of the plan.

Its indirect teaching is that parties can mutually agree to plan changes. Employee contributions can be raised. Cost of living adjusted. Everyone has an interest in keeping the plan fiscally healthy, affordable and sustainable, so it remains viable during later retirement.

A growing number of municipal bankruptcies around the country reinforce that concern. So do labor-management accords in nearby Lexington, Ky., and Chattanooga.

Nick Della Volpe, an attorney, represents District 4 on Knoxville City Council.

Mark Taylor challenges TVAAS

By Betty Bean Mark Taylor has become the second Knox County educator to challenge the constitutionality of the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System for teacher evaluations.

The Tennessee Education Association filed a lawsuit on Taylor’s behalf in federal court last week charging Gov. Bill Haslam, Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman and the Knox County Board of Education with

violating Taylor’s 14th Amendment right to equal protection from “irrational state-imposed classifications” by using a small fraction of his students to determine his overall effectiveness.

“State policy has forced an over-reliance on flawed TVAAS estimates in highstakes decisions for our teachers,” said TEA president Gera Summerford.

Taylor teaches physical science at Farragut Middle,

has primarily advanced students for whom no standardized test has been developed and was denied a bonus based on test scores of only 22 of his 142 students.

Last month, TEA filed a lawsuit on behalf of Lisa Trout, who said she was misled about how her TVAAS score would be calculated.

She is also challenging the state’s use of test results of a small number of her students to estimate her overall effectiveness.

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What really matters: offensive line Fans are buzzing about the Tennessee quarterback derby. The race is on to determine who starts the last Saturday in August. Of course that is a big deal, but the Vols can line up with any of the four.

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There is a lot of talk about the new and multitalented receivers. The team is almost certain to be better in the passing game.

All of this is very exciting, but what really matters

at this stage of reconstruction is the offensive line.

So much of what happens this fall will depend on the spring development of the big uglies.

They’ve done all the weight, strength, endurance and flexibility training.

Now is the time to put it all together and begin to grow as a unit. I think it is called functionality.

Offensive linemen don’t get much attention unless they are really bad. This group does not appear bad, but it is different. Starters look OK. Depth is thin.

There is one baby bull in the bunch. Coleman Thomas, 6-6 and 311, was front row in coach Don Mahoney’s meeting room, try-

ing to grasp the mysteries of tackle techniques, on the day he turned 18 years old.

He was an early enrollee at 17 and did well in winter workouts.

If Thomas, No. 3, 4 or 5 high school center in the country while at Fort Chiswell High in Max Meadows, Va., lines up against Utah State, just think what Tennessee faithful have to look forward to when he grows up.

The switch from center to tackle was mostly a matter of need – and personality.

Coleman is a blue-collar player who gets after it. He brings the tough, gritty style necessary for survival in the SEC jungle. And he may have enough athleticism to

enough nimbleness. Because he is versatile and unselfish, he will likely be the primary reserve guard and tackle and maybe center.

Brett Kendrick, Marques Pair, Austin Sanders and Ray Raulerson are important components-to-be.

Incoming freshmen? Somebody might help.

My most encouraging thoughts regarding the offensive line came from Kerbyson. These guys have a little chip on their shoulders, something to prove.

The goal is to be better than expected, maybe even better than the 2013 line.

If that happens, Tennessee might be able to make a first down against Vanderbilt when it really needs one. Wouldn’t that be something!

cut off a linebacker. He has been a basketball center and baseball pitcher in spare time past.

The other probable tackle is older and more mature but also learning on the job.

Dontavius Blair, 6-8 and 310, came from Garden City (Kansas) Community College for the explicit purpose of stabilizing Tennessee’s left side.

Blair could have signed almost anywhere. The Vols’ help-wanted sign was convincing.

Butch Jones and I are guessing that juniors Marcus Jackson (6-2, 305) and Kyler Kerbyson (6-4, 304) will be the guards. They are not strangers.

Jackson played a lot in

2011, not much in 2012 and none last season, red-shirt year to preserve eligibility for this obvious need. Kerbyson has been a secondteamer waiting for this opportunity. It is possible both will be more than adequate replacements for those who previously played the positions.

The same could be said of junior center Mack Crowder, 6-2, 290. He has more toughness and smarts than actual experience but had a significant role last year.

On my chart, depth is named Dylan Wiesman, sophomore, 6-3, 305, one of the six best linemen. He has the basic requirements – strength, intelligence and

Michele Carringer, who is running for an at-large County Commission seat, chats with visitors at the New Harvest Park event.

County Commissioner Dave Wright chats with fellow Commissioner Mike Hammond, who is running for Criminal Court Clerk, at the New Harvest Park event. “We can’t talk to each other!” Dave said, referring to the Sunshine Law. “A reporter’s here,” someone shouted back. “Just talk about the weather!”

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

Matthew Mitchell: The new Geno?

By Betty Bean Remember when some reporter asked Pat Summitt if she’d stop and help Geno Auriemma if she found him stranded on the highway?

She said, “Sure.”

When asked the same question about Summitt, Auriemma said nope.

It’s been seven years since Summitt discontinued the hottest ticket in women’s basketball – her team’s home-and-home series with Auriemma’s UConn Huskies. She’d had enough of his smart-alecky ways and cutthroat recruiting tactics, and nobody could change her mind. A lot has happened since – Summitt’s 2011 Alzheimer’s diagnosis and 2012 resignation, UConn’s continued rise to the top.

Tennessee continued Summitt’s practice of playing a brutal schedule crammed with top teams and legendary opposing coaches, but there was so much respect and sorrow for what had befallen the legendary Summitt that games were played out in sort of an era of good feelings. And who among us can work up a good hate for legend-inthe-making Dawn Staley or nice guy Gary Blair?

Things had gotten kind of ho-hum. Something was missing.

There’s a classic sports book by North Carolina Tarheel fan Will Blyth that says it all: “To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry.”

Hating Geno was fun, wasn’t it? Remember how his flyweight associate head coach would grab his shirttail, dragging him spitting

and cursing away from the referees? Remember the big, noisy hordes of Connecticut fans who’d try to take over Thompson-Boling? Didn’t you just hate it? And don’t you miss it?

What could possibly take the place of such goings-on?

Enter Matthew Mitchell, head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, somebody we liked quite a bit when he was a Summitt graduate assistant in 2000. We appreciated his good judgment when he hired a bunch of Tennessee alumnae as assistants (Niya Butts, Kyra Elzy and Shalon Pillow), and we appreciated his kind words when Pat Summitt fell ill.

But now he’s got a big mouth and a $7.95 million, seven-year contract that makes him the highest paid coach in the Southeastern Conference. He’s beaten Tennessee coach Holly Warlick in a couple of recruiting battles and reacted in a churlish fashion when she hired Elzy away.

Worst of all, when Kentucky won last month at Thompson-Boling (for the first time ever), Mitchell did the “Nae Nae” dance in the locker room.

On our orange and white and Columbia blue chairs, people! The Nae Nae dance!

(If you don’t know what that is, ask a kid).

The Tennessee team felt disrespected and returned the favor by beating Kentucky in a heated SEC tournament final that featured two double technicals and freshman guard Jordan Reynolds dropping a postgame Nae Nae for the ESPN cameras at center court, pointing to her championship hat while Mitchell stewed on the sideline.

It was, as Yogi Berra used to say, déjà vu all over again.

Matthew Mitchell performs at Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness.

Photo by Univ. of Kentucky Athletics

Best show in town (and where’s Ed?) Who needs paid entertainment when you cover the county government beat?

The fun started at County Commission’s workshop last Monday, when Jeff Ownby, apparently trying to reclaim moral high ground he lost when censured, went after Knox County Schools and Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre, who of late is a too-easy target.

Ownby called the school s y stem’s P h y s i cal Plant Upgrades (PPU) account “a slush fund.”

That’s a big-time charge.

Jeff Ownby Richard Nixon nearly got thrown off Dwight Eisenhower’s ticket as vice president because of a mere rumor that he had such funds.

Ownby said that a piano, a keyboard and the kitchen sink (OK, I made up that last one) were paid for out of said slush fund, and that Northshore Elementary School went about $3 million over budget with the difference made up from the fund, “and we’re still collecting bills.”

He said he requested info from KCS, didn’t get it and

Jake Mabe

finally went to the commission’s Audit Committee.

McIntyre made a beeline to the podium. He said minor upgrades have for several years been paid for out of PPUs. “If you have any questions, please give me a call.

These are fairly salacious allegations. I think it would be a professional courtesy if you called me.”

Ownby said he requested info from finance guy Ron McPherson, sent a reminder and waited longer than the requisite number of Jim McIntyre days.

So I asked, Ownby said.

“Except for me, commissioner,” said McIntyre, who later said he was aware of the request but not of any concerns about it.

While everyone was googling the word “salacious,” the ol’ English mi-

nor here smiled. The word, the root of which is salire, which means to leap (as in leaping to conclusions) has a second meaning – which I’m not printing here – that if McIntyre chose to use on purpose at Ownby means I’m going to hire him as head writer when I take over for Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show.”

R. Larry Smith tried to corner the County Commission candidates present at the Halls Republican Club last week into saying whether they’d vote for a tax increase.

“It’s a simple yes or no answer.”

Michele Carringer, running for an at-large seat, correctly said it isn’t a simple yes or no answer, that it would be her last option, but she wasn’t prepared to take it off the table in case something catastrophic happened.

Seventh District commission candidate Charlie Busler gave a similar answer, while his opponent, Bo Bennett, said there are more efficient ways of using county tax dollars so that a tax hike wouldn’t be needed.

Point to ponder: Nobody likes new taxes, but if someone makes up their mind before ever being faced with such a scenario,

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for my money that’s much more frightening than any tax increase.

Ed Brantley, former radio guy who is running against Carringer for the other at-large commission seat, was on what he previously called a “longplanned” vacation with his son last week.

Several folks say that family comes first. I say that early voting is less than a month away …

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Notes

County Commission meets in regular session at 2 p.m. today (Monday, March 24) in the Main Assembly Room at the City County Building.

Third and 4th District Democrats meet at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 25, at the Bearden Branch Library.

Leland Price, candidate for Knox County Criminal Court Judge Division III, and Jim Berrier, candidate for Knox County Trustee, will speak.

Bo Bennett is hosting a “Hootenanny for Bo!” kickoff event 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 25, at Ivan Harmon’s place, Cumberland Springs Ranch, 4104 Sullivan Road.

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ryan Massengale lives in the home where he grew up, nestled on the family farm in Dayton, Tenn.

Known as Massengale Dairy Farms before Massengale’s father passed away, it is listed as a Tennessee Century Farm, meaning that it has been owned by the same family for more than 100 years.

And two years ago, that farm saved Massengale’s life.

Massengale has been the band director at Rhea Middle School for 30 years. Now 55, three years ago Massengale visited his doctor for a routine check-up and received some troubling news. His prostatespecific antigen (PSA) blood test came back high for his age, a red flag that he could have prostate cancer. After more tests and a biopsy, it was confirmed that he had prostate cancer.

Immediately, Massengale started investigating treatments.

“I’ve told my students for 30 years that knowledge is power,” he said.

He discovered proton therapy and met with a doctor in Jacksonville, Fla., at that time the closest proton therapy center. He liked the reported cure rate of proton therapy, and the lack of side effects.

Meanwhile, his insurance company denied his request to receive proton therapy, insisting that he pursue surgical prostate removal or traditional radiation therapy.

Massengale met with a surgeon, who gave him a 70

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The Tennessee Wind Symphony performs at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Bryan Massengale, cancer survivor and Rhea Middle School band director, plays bassoon for the group. percent chance to come away from the surgery without incontinence or impotence.

To Massengale, those odds were not good. He met with a traditional radiation therapist, who refused to treat him, saying that the treatment could cause secondary cancers within 10 or 15 years. Since Massengale was relatively young, it was likely that the treatment would do more harm than good.

The radiation therapist recommended surgery or proton therapy, which does not harm surrounding tissues or cause side effects and secondary cancers.

“He said, ‘(The insurance company is) betting that you will die of other causes before those cancers kick in,’” Massengale said.

Marcio Fagundes, M.D., a board-certified radiation oncologist and medical director of the Provision Center for Proton Therapy in Knoxville, agrees that proton therapy was a good choice for Massengale.

“Proton Therapy continues improving our ability to treat the tumor with limited radiation to the surrounding

tissues,” said Fagundes. “A recent study out of the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute resulted in excellent cancer free survival and minimal side effects.

Other studies are showing improved results for lung cancer and pancreatic cancers.

Protons allow us to shape the dose around critical organs, so breast cancer patients are spared damage to the heart or lungs during treatment.”

Massengale appealed five times, and the insurance company denied every appeal, saying that proton therapy was not medically necessary.

“I was angry,” said Massengale.

“I’m very healthy. I take care of my body. In 28 years I had one outpatient surgery, and other than that and the common cold I was never sick. When I needed (this insurance) it wasn’t there. Someone else made the decision for me, this is the treatment that you’re going to get.”

Massengale decided that he would pay for the proton therapy himself. His mother had divided the family farm between Massengale and his siblings when she passed

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away. After consulting with his family, Massengale borrowed against his portion of the farm to pay for the treatment he wanted.

“I consider myself very lucky that I had that avenue to fall back on,” he said.

Massengale started proton therapy in Florida Dec. 17, 2012, using his Christmas break to minimize sick days.

He lived in Florida for seven weeks, completing treatment on Jan. 29, 2013. The last day of treatment, he rang the victory chimes and played “The Tennessee Waltz” on a piano in the lobby, a gift from the parents of a young girl who had received treatment for another form of cancer there. Then, he drove home.

“I had virtually no side effects. I rode a bike or walked on the beach every day while I was there,” he said.

At the end of his treatments, his PSA level was down from 8.5 to 3.2. It kept dropping at each of his 3-month check ups. He got a one-year check up Feb. 13, and his PSA level was down to .57.

“The doctor said, ‘Go home and live a good life,’” Massengale said.

Now that Provision Proton Therapy Center is open in Knoxville, Massengale said it will be more convenient for people to have proton therapy locally.

“If Knoxville had been open, I could have taught school every day, saved my sick days and living expenses,” he said.

He encouraged people to do their own research about treatment options.

“Empower yourselves with knowledge,” Massengale said.

“The treatment that you need will find you.”

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The wings of the morning If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light around me become night, even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.”

(Psalm 139:9-12 NRSV)

Those attending World Marriage Day at All Saints Catholic Church were served a delicious dinner, with smiles, by Barbara Naessig, Darly Drown and Sheila Murphy. Photos by Ashley Baker

Drew and Joy Sexton take a turn on the dance floor. The couple were celebrating 20 years of marriage.

A celebration of marriage at All Saints The couple who had been married the longest and the most recent newlyweds were chosen to cut the beautiful wedding cake, prepared by Cynthia Crosby. Doing the honors are Norman and Florence Lapell, 62 years of marriage, and Richardo and Iris Espinal, 3 months.

By Ashley Baker All Saints Catholic Church celebrated marriage on Feb. 28, with a World Marriage Dinner Celebration, honoring couples who have been married a long time and just a few months.

Special recognition was given to couples who had reached a “milestone” anniversary – 1, 10, 25 and 50 – with all the honored guests being celebrated with food and dancing.

Enjoying dinner at World Marriage Day are John and Marilyn “It is such a fabulous Wagoner, 52 years of marriage, and Monica and Richard Lara, event,” says Barbara Naes- 10 years. sig, who helped serve dinner.

“My husband and I were here two years ago celebrating 10 gether, taking a seat when and then a beautiful wedyears of marriage.” Naessig their anniversary year ding cake, created by Cynhad such a great time when was called. The last couple thia Crosby, was cut by the she and her husband attenddancing was Norman and Lapells and the most recent ed that she has come back Florence Lapell, who have newlyweds, Richardo and the past two years to volunbeen married for 62 years. A Iris Espinal, who have been teer at the event. champagne toast followed, married three months.

The fellowship was fun.

Couples such as Monica and Richard Lara, celebrating their 10th anniversary, said they enjoyed talking to John and Marilyn Wagoner, who were celebrating 52 years The men of the United gram is billed as a day with together.

After dinner, the couples Methodist Holston Confer- the bishop to “reflect on the were invited to dance in ence will gather for a full past year and focus on our the anniversary waltz. All day of fellowship Saturday opportunities and challengcouples began the waltz to- with their bishop, Mary es in the year ahead.” The Virginia Taylor. The special event is for anyone involved United Methodist Men Day in ministry with or for men is a chance to celebrate, fel- in the Methodist church.

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Not knowing is the worst of all.

The dearth of answers to so many questions is frustrating. What happened to Malaysian Airlines Flight MH 370?

The mystery has been the topic of conversation at home, at work, at church. The loss of so many lives, the apparent intentionality of the cause, and the “how will I ever get on a plane again?” factor are swirling in our minds.

As the days go by, hope becomes thin, finally almost nonexistent. The outcome seems inevitable, and yet, there is no closure. There is that tiny fragment of possibility, the “But what if….”

When I was a teenager, Shannon – my first Irish setter – disappeared, and we never saw him again.

For months, Mother and I watched and hoped and dreamed about him. In our dreams, we would turn to each other and say, “This isn’t a dream, is it? You see him, too, don’t you?”

But it was a dream, and we never saw Shannon again.

I understand that the loss of a pet is qualitatively different from the loss of a spouse or a child or a parent, but the awful not-knowing and the slowly disappearing hope are similar.

Beyond the what and the how and the who, there lies the biggest question of all: why?

Was it terrorism? A single

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suicidal maniac who wanted to go down in a sea of publicity? Is there any surviving family member on the Earth who has an idea? A clue? If so, will they ever admit it to the public?

I fear there are no answers. I fear there never will be.

Like I said, not knowing is the worst of all.

All we can do is pray: for the victims, for their survivors, for the searchers, as well as for airline pilots and crews who had to go to work the next day, and the next, and the next. For passengers who had to board a plane that afternoon. And, if our hearts are wide enough, we will find a way to pray for the perpetrator.

When I was in college, one of my professors asked me a question: “What do you consider the most exciting word in the English language?”

I had to think only a moment before answering, “Airport!” He looked startled, and I explained that I loved to travel, and an airport was my passport to new and faraway places.

Sadly, I’m not so sure about that anymore.

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Memories of trains and train wrecks Most 6-year-old kids adopt cowboys or cops as their heroes, but my favorite heroes were legendary railroaders like Casey Jones or the engineer in the “Wreck of Old 97” who died still clutching the throttle.

Malcolm Shell Most of my family worked on the railroad in some capacity, and a good deal of the conversation during family gatherings revolved around railroads.

The fact that we lived quite close to the track was never a problem, and after a while the sound of the trains going by became something we looked forward to – especially hearing the whistle

blow. Each engineer had his own whistle blow, and my family taught me how to recognize the trademark blows of different engineers.

Some were long mournful, lonesome sounds and others were quick, fast blows.

In reflecting on that now, I wonder if the whistle blows were related to the engineers’ personalities.

One of the things I was taught from an early age was never to place anything on the track that might cause a derailment, but copper pennies were allowed. I never used a dime or nickel because a kid on a 50-centa-week allowance simply couldn’t afford it. But after an engine and 50 coal cars rolled over it, the penny was paper thin, perfectly round and about the size of a silver dollar. With a little imagination, they were easily shaped into birds, butter-

flies and animals. Over the years I collected a menagerie of these artifacts.

Serious train wrecks were not common, and some of the more serious ones like the great New Market wreck became legendary in the annals of railroad history. But Old Concord also became closely tied to train wrecks.

Over several decades, three wrecks occurred within a half-mile distance in front of Main Street. Fortunately, no human life was lost, but that was not true for animals.

In the early 1940s, two kids placed crossed railroad spikes on the track and tied them down with wire. The result was disastrous. The engine and a number of trailing cattle cars with sheep jumped the track and crashed. Many of the sheep were killed, others were seriously wounded and had to be put down, and others wandered the streets

in a daze. All able-bodied citizens participated in the effort to round them up and turn them over to authorities. Many wandered off into nearby fields, where farmers were able to coax them into pens and cattle trucks.

Railroad special agents quickly identified the two kids responsible, and justice was served. I can’t recall the outcome but do remember their dastardly deed was the talk of the community for several years. Almost every citizen had his or her own story to tell.

In 1988, disaster almost struck again along Main Street when coal cars derailed and threatened stores and homes located within 30 yards of the track. Several cars stopped only a few feet short of Hobbs Grocery Store, where citizens often gathered to whittle and swap tales. Fortunately, the accident happened during the time of day before their normal gathering time. The

cause of the accident was a broken axle. And the only remaining reminders today are a few piles of coal that were overlooked during cleanup.

But one of the most serious wrecks occurred in 2004, when several tank cars carrying sulfuric acid derailed in a residential area. The ruptured tanks sent caustic fumes throughout the neighborhood. Some citizens were initially unaware of the nature of the fumes and came to investigate.

Unfortunately, some received caustic eye and respiratory burns before realizing that the escaping fumes were quite hazardous. Both law-enforcement personnel and railroad officials moved quickly to the scene, and all persons residing within a two-mile radius were evacuated under emergency conditions. Some residents were not allowed to return to their property for several days. The railroad picked up the tab for their housing in

local hotels.

For a place that was established in 1854 as a railroad town, Old Concord played an active part when railroads reach their zenith. But it also saw the decline of railroad passenger service, the closing of its train station and the eventual demise of its commercial district. And the village has also had more than its share of train wrecks.

And the kid who wanted to be a railroad man ended up doing something far removed from a railroad career. But the sound of a lonesome whistle and songs like “The Wabash Cannonball” and “The Orange Blossom Special” still send chills up my back. They also bring back memories of a childhood spent along a railroad track watching passenger trains, The Pelican and The Southland, go by at night all lit up.

And it brings back childhood dreams of being on them going to exciting places further down the line.

Violinists Edward and Mary Pulgar pose with Ana, 5, and Claudia, 3, on a family vacation. Mary describes Ana as “very happy and social. She’ll start dancing in the middle of a restaurant or playground or the mall.” Claudia is a “foodie” who loves to help her parents cook. But, Mary says with a laugh, “she manages to spill or break anything and everything!” Photo by Sarah Earhart

Violist Katy Gawne and her husband, Tim, welcomed Alice in 2004, and their most recent addition is Louisa Jane, born in 2012. Alice loves Laura Ingalls Wilder, “Star Trek,” Legos and all things American Girl, but the honor student “wants to be either a pediatric surgeon or a biomedical engineer when she grows up,” says her mom.

“Louisa loves music. She’s a big fan of Stan Getz, Laurie Berkner and Lady Gaga.” The Gawnes have been dealing with a series of medical problems that manifested soon after Louisa’s birth. Katy says, “The flip side of the difficult times is that when the highs of parenting happen, they are intense.” Photo by Tim Gawne

Kiri Fellenbaum, born in 2011, demonstrates her own special charm. Her parents are KSO associate conductor and UT orchestra conductor James Fellenbaum, who also heads the KSO’s Youth Orchestra, and trumpeter Sarah Chumney Fellenbaum. James says, “She is into Elmo and other Sesame Street characters, puppies, elephants, princesses, Play-Doh, sandboxes, drawing and making up new words to songs she already knows!” Kiri has been in the Knox County Kindermusik program for two years. “She enjoys directing others during play,” says her mom, “so she’ll probably be a conductor in later life!”

The Bray-Thompson family manages a trio of dark-haired sprites – Nick, 10, Sophie, 7, and Lainie, 4. Nick is already our computer guru, say the parents, clarinetist Erin Bray and bassist Dan Thompson. “He was first appointed classroom computer assistant in first grade and has been the tech guy ever since. Sophie loves the outdoors and is the most generous soul we’ve ever known. She is a trickster, always quick with a laugh, and lives for practical jokes. Lainie is the living child reincarnation of Ethel Merman. She sings everything – about her dinner, her socks, while tattling on her siblings – she also has a quick wit and a booming laugh.” Photos by Erin Bray

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Boom!

We all know that the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is capable of making beautiful sounds. But its members also seem to be very good at producing Carol offspring.

Zinavage In 1991 the group experienced a baby boom the likes of which they’d never seen with a record number of 10 new parents all at once, or very nearly. Those KSO The Allard brothers, Owen and Noah, get goofy at Christmas babies are grown now and with their mom and stepdad, Jill and Mac Bartine. “Quirk-wise, working at graduate school one right after the other for quite a few years now. as twins, they are just so different!” says Jill. “One loves vanilla, or careers of their own.

But lately there’s been Must be all that romantic one loves chocolate. One’s lean, one’s solid. One’s a picky eater, the other loves gumbo and baby octopus!” Jill, originally from another “wave.” Though this music their parents play.

Houma, La., has been a flutist with the KSO since 2000. Photo by one’s a bit more spread out, Send story suggestions to news@Shopthe kids have come along perNewsNow.com Jill Bartine

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The newest member of the crew, Jacqueline Marie Roche, was born in August 2013. Her mother is French hornist Jennifer Crake Roche. Speaking of husband Sam and their new life with the little one, Jennifer says, “She is the best alarm clock – even when she wakes up early, we just can’t help being happy because this beautiful, happy perfect baby is smiling and cooing at us. ‘Jax’ is a daddy’s girl and Sam is a girl’s daddy! They have such a special bond and share their own lovey and cuddly time together.” Photo by Joscelyn Haward Photography

The Khuziakhmetov girls, Maia, born 2012, and Alexandra, called “Sasha,” born 2011. Maia was given Mardi Gras beads at a recent family wedding in New Orleans, and loves to put all of them on at once. Sasha has learned all the words to “A Bushel and a Peck” from the musical “Guys and Dolls,” and she loves to watch Doris Day singing the song on YouTube. The girls’ parents are Ildar Khuziakhmetov, cellist, originally from Uzbekistan, and Jennifer Bloch, violist. Photo by Jennifer Bloch

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The chosen ones Several students at Bearden High School have been selected to attend Governor’s School this summer.

Sara Barrett Sophomore Allie Gruszkiewicz and junior Katya Bobrek will focus on international studies at the University of Memphis.

Allie feels traveling with her father to his native country of Poland helped spark her interests for all things international. Katya chose the subject “because of its relevance in the world today” and because her family is from Bosnia. She hopes to have a career in environmental engineering or economics.

Sebastian Soldner, a junior, will study business and information technology leadership at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. Sebastian said he has always had an interest in business consulting.

Junior Lauren Leisenring will study education for pro-

Bearden High School students selected for Governor’s School are (front) sophomore Allie Gruszkiewicz, junior Sebastian Soldner, junior Lauren Leisenring, junior Rain Binger; (back) sophomore Sydney Gabrielson, junior Tyler Rasch, junior Katya Bobrek and junior Dalton Kizer.

Photos by S. Barrett

spective teachers at UT Chattanooga and plans to teach kindergarten or first grade at an elementary school.

Sophomore Sydney Gabrielson and juniors Rain Binger and Tyler Rasch will study art and music at MTSU. Rain and Sydney both play the cello, and Tyler plays the bassoon. Rain would like

to teach music to children someday while Sydney is considering music as a minor to her undecided major. Tyler hasn’t yet decided what career he’d like to pursue.

Junior Dalton Kizer will study drama at MTSU and hopes to get a degree in theater from Carnegie Mellon University. Dalton has been

acting since the third grade.

“I just like the experience of being someone else and entertaining people,” he said.

Because of Spring Break, the rest of the students at BHS who will attend Gover- Sequoyah Elementary School students Inesh Nambiar and nor’s School weren’t available Lane Lister conduct an experiment with Mentos and Sierra for a photo. More to come on Mist. those students in a future edition of the Shopper.

■ BOLT at Sequoyah Elementary Sequoyah Elementary School had a successful first round of its BOLT program, or Building Our Learning Together. After-school activities are taught on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays by teachers or parents who volunteer.

Kindergarten teacher M.J. Murrell teaches cheerleading as part of BOLT and said, “it gives (the students) a variety of things to learn about, and it’s their choice.

The cheerleading is a good opportunity for the older girls who may decide to try out in middle school.”

Murell Second grader Lane Lister is in the Discovery Lab class and said he enjoys it because “I like exploding stuff, but I’ve never actually done it.”

Other classes in BOLT include Running Club, Building Fun and Art in Public Places.

SCHOOL NOTES Free math tutoring ■ Free math tutoring is available from a certified teacher and former high school math teacher. Sessions are 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays for algebra I and algebra II at Middlebrook Pike UMC, 7234 Middlebrook Pike. To reserve space, call or text 388-1725 or email charlene.tutors.math@gmail.com.

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

West Hills Elementary ■ Box Tops for Education from General Mills’ products and Labels for Education from Campbell’s products are being collected to purchase supplies for the school. Labels can be dropped off outside the school entrance in the library book drop box, or they can be mailed to: West Hills Elementary School, 409 Vanosdale Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909. Info: email Jill Schmudde, jschmudde@ gmail.com. Chick-fil-A will give 10 percent of sales back to WHES from 5-8 p.m. each Thursday. This offer is valid at the location in the mall or at 7063 Kingston Pike. Keep your receipt and turn it in to the school.

SPORTS NOTES ■ Sign up as an individual player or bring your own team.

Knox Youth Sports softball is a developmental recre-

■ West Hills Elementary School students Reagan Wells, Wesley Graybeal, teacher Carrie Moudy and students Rilee Rowland and Dakota Guyette celebrate Read Across America Day. ■

Read Across America Day

Students at West Hills Elementary School celebrated Book Fest Day by dressing up as their favorite book characters. Parents and members of the community visited throughout the day to read their favorite children’s books to the students.

School principal Ina Langston even participated, dressing up as Wilbur the pig from “Charlotte’s Web.” In teacher Carrie Moudy’s class, Dakota Guyette portrayed Jesus by wearing his blue bath robe.

ational league for girls ages 7-13. Games are at Lakeshore Park. The season begins early April and ends by Memorial Day weekend. Register online at knoxyouthsports.com or call 584-6403.

■ Sign up as an individual player or bring your own team. Knox Youth Sports baseball is a developmental recreational league for boys and girls ages 3-12. Games are Monday-Thursday and Saturday at Lakeshore Park with some games at Sequoyah Park. The season begins early April and ends in June.

Register online at knoxyouthsports.com or call 584-6403.

■ Knox Youth Sports lacrosse league is for boys ages 9-14, excluding high school students. Games are on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon, and practices are from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Lakeshore Park. The season ends in late May. League age is a player’s age Jan. 1, 2014. Registration fee is $175. Players must provide their own equipment.

Register online at knoxyouthsports.com or call 584-6403.

■ Girls’ basketball camp for ages 7-15 will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 9-13, at Roane State Community College in Harriman. Registration will be

held 8:30-9 a.m. June 9. Cost is $100 with a team rate of $85 per player if five or more team members are attending the camp. Info: Monica Boles, 354-3000 ext. 4388 or email bolesml@roanestate.edu.

■ The 7th annual Rams Spring Classic Basketball Tournament will be held for students in grades 5-9 Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, at Grace Christian Academy, 5914 Beaver Ridge Road. All teams are welcomed and guaranteed three games and a championship game (top teams). Cost is $175. Info: Chuck Clevenger, 924-2794, or cclevenger@ mesainc.com.

Building bridges

Five out of the last six years, students in William Schult’s AP physics class at Bearden High School have won best overall in the East Tennessee Model Bridge Building Contest at the American Museum of Science and Energy. The team is known as the Bearden Bridge Builders.

Each team is given a specific list of supplies to make their bridges. Each bridge is tested to see what size load it can bear.

Two members of the Bearden Bridge Builders also placed individually.

Junior Evan Hill placed second and senior Taylor Stevenson placed third.

The bridges were also the students’ semester projects in Schult’s class. “This shows them a real life appli-

Hill

Stevenson

cation of forces and distribution of forces,” said Shult.

The team received a trophy and $150. Hill received $100 for second place and Stevenson received $50 for third. BHS also received $300.

Other team members include Morgan Jenkins, Alex Riedel, Andrew Gonzalez, Will Bendy, Aeon Scott and Adam Wood who won for Most Aesthetic Bridge. He received $100.

A.L. Lotts kindergartners Peggy and Grace Feng create artwork at one of The Muse Knoxville’s STEAM stations.

Photo by S. Barrett

Science Night at A.L. Lotts

By Sara Barrett

We Love Lotts Clean Up Day A.L. Lotts Elementary School held its annual “We Love Lotts Clean Up Day” when students and their families picked up litter and raked leaves. Cub Scout pack 346 also pitched in, and Home Depot donated grass seed to improve the soccer field.

Kindergartner Charlotte Dowdy, 3rd grader Hayden Phillips, 4th graders Alex Hill and Natalie Sayre, 5th grader Paul Dowdy and kindergartners Morgan Shelley and Henry Sayre helped spread grass seed. Photo submitted

Students at A.L. Lotts Elementary School showed off their science projects during Science Night. Cafeteria tables were covered with poster board displays and materials used in experiments. Parents and siblings socialized with students who discussed the results of their testing.

Also on hand were folks from The Muse Knoxville with several stations of gadgets, puzzles and art supplies to keep little hands busy.

The theme was STEAM, with activities for science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

Objects levitated over a balloon because of static electricity; boats were made from aluminum foil, electricity was created using magnetic circuit boards and geometric art was created from circles.

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Hometown Heroes

Nominations for Home Federal Bank’s Hometown Heroes community service awards are due Friday, March 28. The program honors everyday citizens who do extraordinary things for others and for their community and also financially supports area nonprofits.

Little League coaches, senior-citizen center workers, teachers, Scout leaders, nonprofit volunteers and other individuals who work in their own way to make East Tennessee a great place to live are potential honorees.

“Hometown Heroes has two key components,” said bank president Dale Keasling. “First, it recognizes our community’s volunteers for the work that they do. Second, it offers financial support to the organizations they so passionately serve.”

Eight Hometown Heroes

honorees will be recognized for their volunteer work and will select a local nonprofit for a $2,500 donation in their name. From these finalists, a top winner will receive an additional $2,500 for donation to his or her chosen nonprofit.

Nomination forms are available at www.homefederalbanktn. com or can be picked up at any of the bank’s locations in Knox, Anderson, Blount and Sevier counties. Winners will be announced beginning in April at various Home Federal Bank branches.

“Hometown Heroes reflects the heart of Home Federal Bank,” Keasling said. “As a hometown bank, we are invested in our community and welcome this opportunity to honor the people of East Tennessee who tirelessly give of themselves to make it an even better place.”

Matching wits with the dictionary

By Sherri Gardner Howell It is time for those internal spell-checkers to kick into high gear. The 8th annual Rotary Club of Farragut Adult Spelling Bee will be Tuesday, April 1, at Faith Lutheran Church, 225 Jamestowne Blvd., Farragut.

The adult spelling bee is a major fundraiser for the Rotary club. While some “April Fools’ Day” surprises are planned, the Bee is seri-

ous business in its mission.

Monies raised each year benefit club programs that include help for schools, Imagination Library and student education.

Committee chair Lee Mrazek says they have surpassed the number of teams from last year, with nine teams on board and a call out for more. In addition to the spellers, the community, friends and family are invited to a dinner at 5:30

By Nancy Anderson The grand opening and ribbon cutting for Iron Tribe Fitness in Turkey Creek last week was the beginning of big things for owner Ashley Wu. It was also the culmination of a personal journey.

Wu says she was an overweight mother of three who stayed home and had no friends, low self-esteem and little drive to do anything different. At a low point, she walked into an Iron Tribe Fitness center and became engaged in the process they showed to promote fitness and good health.

The changes didn’t happen overnight, says Wu, but she slowly began building her strength – and her dreams. Part of her mission Five-year-old Natalie Wu handles the big scissors with help from her mom, Ashley, left, at the in opening the Turkey Creek grand opening of Iron Tribe Fitness in Turkey Creek.

Iron Tribe is to give back to the community and help support those in need. She says she also wants to help others find and accomplish their dreams, which usually include being healthy.

One of the organizations they support is Neverthirst, a group striving to provide clean water wells in India, Cambodia and the Sudan.

On the Tribe team are coaches Justin Smith and Whitney Gibson and general sales manager Josh McGuire. p.m. for $10, with the Bee beginning at 6:30. There is a silent auction with a wide array of gifts from area businesses and individuals that begins at 5:30 and continues until the last part of the Bee. Info: Lee Mrazek at 6799007 or lee@sweethometn.

Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, invited Farragut West Knox com.

Chamber of Commerce members and guests to a delicious breakfast of Belgian waffles and all the trimming for a morning Networking gathering. Approximately 100 were welcomed by Comcast Spotlight sales manager Bill Whitney and marketing manager Sarah Bowen. From left, Whitney and Bowen greet Robin Biggs, regional vice president of sales and marketing of M Gibson Hotels, and Renie Carroll, general manager of Country Inn & Suites by Carlson. Photo by

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NEWS FROM ATTORNEY REBECCA BELL JENKINS

In Rebecca Bell Jenkins’ law practice, it’s all about family

By Anne Hart Few words in the English language evoke stronger emotions than this: family.

Your family members are the ones you want to protect throughout life in every way possible. No one can help you do that more successfully than an experienced family attorney.

Every family Attorney Rebecca Bell Jenkins should have one.

Photo by Debbie Moss Rebecca Bell Jenkins is a family lives. attorney with a practice Bell Jenkins also that covers virtually every represents clients in aspect of family law from other matters that can birth to death and beyond. impact the entire family, With offices in Franklin such as personal injury Square on Kingston cases and even criminal Pike in West Knoxville misdemeanors when and on Emory Road in family members make Powell, Bell Jenkins has bad choices. been in the practice of Another vital part of law since 1995, and has the practice of family gained recognition as an law is estate planning, experienced practitioner which involves three in the field of family law. critical documents: a will, As more and more which everyone 18 years families are faced with or older who has assets the realities of divorce and/or children should and post-divorce issues, have; a Power of Attorney including matters of document, which specifies spousal support, child who can make decisions support, child custody, for you on health care and/ adoption by step- or financial matters if you parents, juvenile court become incapacitated; issues and the myriad and a Living Will, which of other complications, states whether heroic misunderstandings and measures should be taken disputes that can arise, to save your life in certain the practice of family law life-threatening situations has become increasingly and also communicates important to our everyday whether you wish to be an

organ donor.

Bell Jenkins is also a Rule 31 Listed Family Law Mediator. In many situations this allows her to serve as an independent third party in discussions between the two parties and their attorneys as they attempt to work out their differences without going to court.

This form of mediation allows the two sides of an issue to reach an agreement without the time and legal expense involved in going to court, and without the possibility of having a judge issue a ruling that suits neither party.

The law offices of Rebecca Bell Jenkins are available to serve your family’s legal needs.

Please call the central telephone number – 6912211 – which serves both the West Knoxville office and the Powell office.

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News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

Montgomery Village administrative assistant Shana Love (right) learns about the court system from Knoxville Circuit Judge Harold Wimberly (left) and Knox County Chancellor Daryl Fansler at the CAC leadership class visit to the courthouse.

Training community leaders

By Alvin Nance Over 27 years, nearly 800 people have participated in the Knoxv i l le -K nox C o u n t y Community Action Committee’s comm u n i t y Nance le ader sh ip class, including numerous KCDC residents and staff.

I encourage our employees and residents to participate in this annual training course for current and emerging leaders who live, work or volunteer in low- to moderate-income communities, and I see a marked difference in the employees and residents who complete the training. Thanks to CAC, especially the leadership class coordinator, Lori Galbraith, for helping our residents and staff further invest in our community.

Shana Love, an administrative assistant at Montgomery Village, was accepted into this year’s class.

A single mother of two, she said the program has helped her learn to better balance home life, career and community service.

“We have a great community, and I’m so thankful to be active in it,” Love said.

“The class is a great opportunity to learn about different organizations in our city.”

One of her favorite parts of the class has been seeing the behind-the-scenes work of local organizations. Love and her classmates have visited such places as the City County Building, Knoxville Police Department and Knox County Schools and met with community leaders. The leadership class also teaches participants about CAC programs, including Mobile Meals, Head Start and the Office on Aging, among others.

Section 8 Housing Director Debbie Taylor-Allen completed the class in 2010.

Through the program, she became involved with Senior Citizens Awareness Network (SCAN) at the Sheriff’s Office.

“It taught me a lot about the resources we have in our community and where we can go for help,” TaylorAllen said. “It helps me connect clients with the help they need because it made me more aware of the services available.”

We have had many residents who have graduated from the program. Tonja Warren, a Montgomery Village resident and program director for Montgomery Village Ministry, joined the class in 2013 to help make a difference in her community.

“At the leadership class, I networked with local organizations and learned how to bring different programs into your community to make your neighborhood better,” said Warren. “I want to be able to make a difference in Montgomery Village, changing one life and one family at a time.”

I am very proud of KCDC staff and residents who have dedicated the time to acquire these tools to improve themselves and their community.

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NEWS FROM WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE Webb’s Middle School program supports the overall growth of each student.

Extensive offerings in both curricular and extracurricular areas, including community service, athletics and class trips, help to ensure that we are growing well-rounded young leaders and allowing students to explore areas of great passion.

WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL FACTS • College preparatory curriculum designed to meet the needs of early adolescents • Class sizes average 18 students with no classes of more than 20 • World Language offerings (Spanish, French, Latin) become a core course, beginning in 6th grade • Weeklong class trip program for each Middle School grade

Webb’s Middle School:

• Advanced math classes, beginning in 6th grade

Placing the student at the center of learning

By David Nelson, Webb Middle School Head

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middle school’s curriculum provides some important insight into how a school thinks about adolescence and the role of school in an adolescent’s life. The incredible uniqueness of early adolescents – kids from 10 to 15 years old – demands and deserves a program that matches their energy, curiosity, and social nature.

These formative years of adolescence provide a wonderful Nelson opportunity for educators and parents to help develop a prescriptive plan that will allow students to be successful now and in the future. Failure to seize this moment can be monumental. Thus, it is imperative that we offer programs that meet the needs of early adolescents and that we have teachers committed to the overall development of the middle school student.

At Webb, the middle school experience focuses both on strengthening core academic skills to better ensure success at the high school level and on exploring a wide array of non-academic interests that add diversity and value to a balanced day. Placing the student at the center of learning and recognizing that intellectual growth is one of the many developmental challenges for a middle schooler are at the heart of Webb’s Middle School philosophy.

As early adolescents enter into this critical stage of self-exploration, they deserve a program with a broad and diverse array of classes and activities.

Webb’s extensive offerings in both curricular and extracurricular areas help to ensure that the school is developing well-rounded young leaders and allowing students to investigate areas of great passion. Students take daily classes in math, science, World Languages, social studies, literature, and composition; those classes form the bulk of their school day.

Additionally, students can enroll in various music, art, drama, robotics, and physical education classes. This balanced and diverse daily schedule allows them to gain an understanding of, and appreciation for, various disciplines, while acquiring key core knowledge and skills. It is through these classes that Webb aspires to develop the salient skills of the 21st century student: communication, collaboration, innovation, creativity, and problem solving. These critical skills will allow students to tackle more rigorous content in future study as well as prepare them for an everchanging world.

Among all the components that contribute to successful learning and overall growth, two stand out as significantly more important. The quality of the faculty and the facultystudent relationships distinguish exceptional educational experiences.

Just as any delicious entrée needs quality ingredients, strong schools need outstanding faculty members.

Superior independent schools strive to attract faculty who bring a wide variety of life experiences, talents and interests to the classroom, as well as a strong commitment to both quality education and the welfare of each student. These teachers help construct an environment where students understand their strengths and weaknesses, take intellectual risks

without fear, and maintain a positive approach to learning.

Healthy school cultures are characterized by relationships between teachers and students that are forged through mutual respect and genuine friendships. Successful faculty-student relationships allow teachers to be more than just sources of information – they become advisors and confidants. The more the teacher knows about the student, the more effectively learning takes place. Quality teachers pride themselves in knowing each of their students as an individual and being able to offer appropriate support when needed. The commitment to developing a well-rounded young person is paramount in a great school.

• Required 12-week, annual engineering course, starting fall 2014 • Strong service learning program that promotes leadership and community awareness • Advisory program ensures that every student has an adult advocate • Full menu of athletic offerings - 13 sports teams for 6th & 7th grades - 21 sports teams for 8th grade

TRANSFORMING LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGY In anticipation of a rapidly changing world, Webb School continues to research and implement programs that will enable our students to succeed in a global society. One strong example of this commitment is our one-to-one iPad initiative.

The program allows each student and teacher to take learning mobile. Our students use video and audio components to capture key activities in class and review them at a later time. They enter into realtime chats with their classmates about topics such as the Articles of Confederation. They write essays that are assessed electronically by an application that provides instant feedback and tutorials.

Beyond using the iPads for learning, the one-to-one program gives us an almost hourly platform to teach digital literacy and citizenship.

It provides the opportunity to explore digital etiquette, rights and responsibilities, laws, and security. We understand clearly that simply placing an iPad in the hands of an early adolescent will not prepare him/her for the tech world they will inherit as adults, but daily use will allow them to be competitive in college and beyond.

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A real life superhero Like the Superman hero he adores, Elijah James, 3, has an entire city cheering for him.

The son of Will and Dawn James of Knoxville, Eli is something of a pintsized celebrity in his hometown. He has been featured in an article in the News Sentinel, has a video on KnoxNews.com, a Facebook fan page with more than 10,000 likes (Elijah James Journey) and has even been featured in the Journal of Pediatric Neurology.

That’s because Eli is something of a miracle. He was born with rachischisis, sometimes called complete spina bifida.

It is a condition in which the entire spine is open, exposing the spinal cord.

The condition has always been considered fatal; however, Eli has defied all odds. Although he is unable to walk, crawl or sit unassisted and has limited strength in his hands, Eli’s big personality makes up for physical limits. “That child is pure joy to work with, I can’t even begin to tell you,� said Michelle Lloyd, a physical therapist at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. Lloyd is currently working with Eli to learn to use a motorized wheelchair.

Eli loves to talk and sing, and has an infectious laugh. He plays with his dogs, his big sister Skylar, his parents and his friends at preschool. “He flirts with all the nurses. He’s very much an extrovert and a bit of a showoff,� said Dawn James, with a laugh. “He will tell you he’s awesome.�

And at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, Eli has captured the hearts of the staff.

Lloyd started working with Eli last October to find a motorized wheelchair with a customized seat to fit the curve of his spine and easy switches he could manipulate on his own. They settled on a three-button system, one each for left, right and straight ahead, mounted on a small table in front of the seat.

Now that the chair is ready, Eli is on a roll. In therapy sessions once a week, he cruises easily around the floor, saying hello to everyone and exploring on his own. “He immediately figured out he can go places and explore his world, instead of being stuck in one spot,� said Dawn James. “It has broadened his entire world, just like it does with any exploring

Will and Dawn James of Knoxville are the proud parents of Skylar and Elijah. Elijah’s story has captured the heart of many, thanks to his courageous battle with rachischisis. Dawn says of her son, “He’s very much an extrovert and a bit of a show-off.�

toddler. They learn about their world by To make therapy fun for Halloween going and seeing and doing. Limiting his in 2013, Lloyd transformed the therapy mobility is so detrimental to his health room into “Gotham City.� Therapists, on every level.� volunteers and patients pretended the

Custom chairs for each individual The Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center can customize a wheelchair to ďŹ t any patient’s individual mobility needs. “We offer highly customized feeding and positioning for clients who have a lot of difďŹ culties being positioned in their care,â€? said Michelle Lloyd, a therapist at the center.

“We do powered mobility not just with standard joy stick training, but also with alternative drive control. We have ďŹ ber optic switches, or any kind of drive control available,â€? said Lloyd. “If they have the cognitive ability to drive a wheelchair, we can ďŹ nd them a technology to get them mobility.â€?

city was under attack from villains, and defended it with silly string battles. Lloyd dressed as Wonder Woman, and Dawn James dressed as Catwoman.

And Eli? Well, of course, he was Superman. “We bought him the Superman pajamas and a cape for this event, and he absolutely loved it,� said Dawn James. “So now he has gotten completely hung up on Superman, from that day,� she said. “The power wheelchair is his ‘Superman chair,’ and he goes very fast, ‘Like Superman.’ He’s got three Superman sweatshirts, and a couple of shirts and pajamas, and he has to wear Superman, or Mickey Mouse, all the time.� “It was a fun way of doing mobility exercises,� Lloyd said of their Halloween party. “Eli had to seek out and find people, and then he had to remember what to do next.�

Despite the fun and developmental importance of the wheelchair, the difficult reality right now is that the family’s insurance will not pay for it. The James family and the Patricia Neal staff are appealing the decision. “Mobility is important in vision development and cognition,� said Lloyd. “When you learn depth perception, you have to physically move to develop that.

A typical developing child learns that when they start to walk, but Eli can’t.�

Dawn James said the fight with insurance is stressful, especially as she juggles Eli’s physical needs and those of the rest of the family. She said she has been grateful to have the support of the staff of the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. “We have been just blown away by how wonderful everybody there has been with us,â€? she said. “Not just the therapists we’re dealing with, but the other hospital employees we run into in the hall, or the people that work in the cafĂŠ. “They all recognize Eli, and they are so very warm and welcoming. It’s so beautiful to see no pity towards my son, because that’s something we don’t ever want. We want him treated just like every other child is treated, and we’ve definitely felt that,â€? she said. “If anything, there’s been nothing but awe, and wonder and excitement about his case. It’s been such a joyful experience for us at Patricia Neal. We highly recommend them to anybody.â€?

Upcoming ‘Covenant Presents’ at Strang Center focuses on Stroke Rehab Once a month, a group of senior adults gathers at the Frank R. Strang Senior Center in West Knoxville to learn information about a variety of health and lifestyle topics called “Covenant Presents.�

Covenant Health includes nine hospitals, employs thousands of medical professionals, and is affiliated with more than 1,300 of the region’s elite physicians of many different specialties.

The new, expanded program connects medical professionals with local seniors to present health and lifestyle topics of interest to the group, topics such as medication safety, diabetes education, and vision and neurological conditions. The program’s purpose is to provide valuable health care information, as well as create an opportunity for participants to have concerns and questions answered.

On Wednesday, April 23, Dr. Mary E. Dillon, medical director for Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, will talk about stroke rehabilitation. With the world-renown Patricia Neal Re-

“Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center is the most intense, comprehensive, specialized care you can find.� – Dr. Mary Dillon, medical director hab located on the campus of Fort Sanders Regional, patients find therapy more convenient for themselves and their families.

For more information about “Covenant Presents,� or about the programs and services Dr. Mary E. Dillon, medical director for of Covenant Health, Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center call 865-541-4500.

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Walking distance to Beaver Brook golf course, pool and tennis facility.

Beautiful views from 25x13 sunroom and lrg deck. Fenced backyard w/ private horse farm behind makes for privacy and park-like setting.

Constantly update-in showers. Kit & BA floors are tile. All countertops are granite. Wood floors down and original wood up, under carpet.New dim. roof. Nice house in great location. $239,900 MLS# 869739

67+ acre farm in 1 family for several generations. Cute cottage style home w/ newer siding, roof, H & A less than 10yrs old, sewer & well. Original oak hdwd flrs under carpet. 10 acres w/home, barn & pasture. 57+ acres w/meadow & woodland. Lots of room to roam, a dream property! $249,000 MLS# 874063.

Priced just reduced to $230,000!

Custom built, all brick bsmt rancher that has been loved by 1 family for 45 years. Walk to Beaver Brook Country Club for golf, tennis & pool, sit on back deck & watch the golfers on #18. Updates: Gutters, sliding doors, water heater, wall oven, cooktop, roof approx. 10yrs old, H&A 15yrs old. max. Basement w/full BA, laundry & wet bar, FP in fam rm. Seller says bring an offer. $184,900 MLS# 876115

Brick, 1-level condo w/vaulted ceilings in great rm & mstr BR. Open kit w/lg eat-at bar to great rm. All appl incl fridge, freezer, washer & dryer convey. Floored attic space, crawl space, setrion system & security. End unit w/open space & fenced patio.

Close to UT & downtown. $118,000 MLS# 875648

Deborah Hill-Hobby 207-5587 www.deborahhillhobby.com 1-owner, custom built home on 1 beautiful acre w/lots of space for a happy family.

Beautiful subdivision has 1-5 acre lots & upper bracket homes. Home has nanny BR (or mother-in-law) & full BA over gar w/ sep entrance. Full, daylight bsmt & mstr on main, w/wood & tile flrs. $425,000 MLS# 874913

Stone cottage in Old North Knox. Tons of character. Hdwd under carpet. Windows, electric wiring and plumbing less than 15 years old. Sec sys, kit renos, lrg screenedin porch. Seller providing First Am Home Warr. Current owner has loved this home for 25 years!!! Tons of strg in unfin bsmnt.

3rd BR or bonus up. Common driveway. $99,900 MLS# 874093

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4525 Shamus Way, KNOXVILLE! $105,900!1-level condo. 3BR/2.5BA. Approx 1348 SF. No stairs! 3BR or 2BR & seperate den, greatroom & DR combo w/gas log FP. Split BR plan, guest BR w/adjoining BA. Lrg eat-in kitchen w/all appl including fridge, laun rm with W&D. Over-sized garage w/pull-down attic storage. End unit on dead-end. Convenient to Broadway, quick access to UT, downtown & interstate! MLS # 841188

3400 Wilderness Rd. Knoxville! $113,000!

3BR/2.5BA bsmnt ranch. Approx 1744 SF. BR, den & full BA in bsmnt w/sep entrance & sep driveway & gar.

Huge corner lot w/fenced backyard. Hdwd flrs on main & lam down. Lrg grtrm on main, eat-in kit w/updated counters, cabs & flooring. S/S appl incl. Breakfast bar & dining area combo, lrg deck, 1-car carport on main.

Some plumbing & elec updated. MLS #855415

3116 Walnoaks Rd, Knoxville! $109,900! 3BR/1.5BA, approx 1150 SF. A real doll house w/original hardwood, fresh paint, solid surface tops & glass tile backsplash.

Upgraded appl, updated BAs, covered deck, lrg fenced & level backy6ard. Carport, utility room. Priced to sell and move-in ready! MLS # 868268

7916 Aultom Ln, Powell! $118,900! Spacious ranch, 3BR/2.5BA, approx 1840 SF. Lrg, level lot. Over 3/4 acres, extensive remodel & addition completed in 1992. Wiring, meter box, plumbing & insulation. Split BR plan, master w/whirlpool tub, sep shwr, 2nd master w/adj half BA, W/I closets, galley kit w/adj DR. Great room, vinyl clad windows. Storage bldg, great Powell location. MLS # 868259

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25+ ACRES! Restricted, gated hunter’s paradise in Powell. 1 acre spring-fed, stocked lake, lots of wildlife and privacy. Great place to build your dream home. $299,000

1.2 ACRES! Walk to lake, lots of wild life and privacy. 4BR/3.5BA, open cathedral FR w/ FP, large master w/whirlpool tub & separate shower,formal DR, screen porch & deck. $235,000

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Perfectly flat estate lot. Close to golf course. Backs up to the Debusk estate. Floorplan available. $114,900 MAYNARDVILLE!

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SOLD! JUST LISTED! 4BR, fenced lot with pool. Open tile main level.

Lots of extras. Almost 2200 sq.ft. $184,900

PERFECTLY LEVEL LOT! 4BR, 2600 sq ft. Master on main, bonus rm on main, new deck, large 2-car gar w/workshop area, real woodburning FP, formal DR, hdwd floors & much more. $209,900

Building lots in restricted subdivision. Level lots & basement lots to choose from. $19,900. Owner financing available.

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ALL BRICK! 3BR/2BA all on 1 level. Flat, fenced lot, open FR and ALL BRICK! 3BR/2BA + office on kit, gas FP, laundry rm, large, 1-car a flat, fenced lot. Lots of updates. gar & detached storage building. $122,900 Won't last long at $99,900

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PRICE REDUCED! WINDSTONE SUBDIVISION: Amazing all brick bsmt rancher.

4BR/3.5BA, 2-car gar on main & additional 4-car gar + sep driveway in bsmt. Wonderfully updated home w/ so many extras. Huge media rm downstairs & stg galore! Located on almost .5 acre lot in private cul-desac. Priced at $387,800.

MLS# 868460.

Powell – Pretty 2-story in great location.

3BR/2.5BA, 1700 SF. Minutes from shopping, restaurants & interstate! Formal LR or office + fam rm w/pretty FP, kit w/island & breakfast bar, formal DR, mstr BR has great window seat for relaxing, screened-in porch overlooks great big backyard. $176,500 MLS# 879217

Open House – Just reduced! Like new bsmt rancher, hdwd on main level, cathedral great rm & kit, island, seller added screened-in porch (on both levels) + a 3rd gar, tiled BAs, walk-in closets, bsmt w/built-ins could be BR, study/office, or game rm, full BA,wood stove in bsmt. Open house 3/30/14 2-4 pm. $174,900 MLS# 863180

< Halls – Great rancher w/bonus! Open flr plan,

cath ceilings, pretty hdwd in main living areas, big kit w/lots of cabs, eat-in kit + formal DR, big mstr, master BA has dbl vanities, walk-in shower & whirlpool tub, BRs 2&3 + bonus all nice size. $199,900 MLS# 873549

Best Bets for Adding Value to Your Home in 2014 Here are 3 of the top 8 upgrade ideas to add value to your home this year. The number one champ is replacing your front door.

This goes along with improving the first impression & curb appeal of your home when you put it on the market. Today's new steel doors can be painted to fit your home's color scheme. The National average cost for a steel door is approx. $1,100 & the return on investment(ROI) is over 96%! Number 2 upgrade is a new wood deck. It provides a generous amount of living/ entertaining area at a fraction of the cost of an enclosed addition. National cost is approx. $9,500 & return amount is over 87%. The third highest return on investment upgrade comes in at over 84% as well and is an attic conversion.

So many options are available for this finished space from a teenager bedroom, home office, hobby space, or play area for the children. This allows you to possibly add square footage & livable space without having to change the footprint of your home.

To see the remaining upgrade items including garage doors, siding, windows, & kitchens, just go to my website: www.taushaprice.com & read the full article. Our local costs have been less than most of these national averages but the returns are staying very high.

For any of your real estate or remodeling questions, just contact me at 865-389-0740 or tausha@taushaprice.com.

Author John Riha. More articles like this on Houselogic.com with permission of the National Association of Realtors.

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FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION Sat., April 19th Sale starts 10:00 am

Now taking consignments.

Only $25 to sell your farm equipment or construction equipment.

CALL JUSTIN TODAY! 865-938-3403

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POWELL AUCTION & REALTY, LLC 4306 Maynardville Hwy., Maynardville Call The Phillips Team • 992-1100 Visit online at www.powellauction.com or email missypowellauction@gmail.com Justin Phillips • 806-7407 • email justin@powellauction.com 120 HONEY RIDGE WAY KNOXVILLE TN 37924 Great condo. Hardly lived in.

Must see for yourself. Beautiful kit w/lots of gleaming maple cabs & counter space. All appliances, prep island, all open kit/ LR/DR layout. Mstr has mstr BA & 2BRs & full BA on the front end. Corner FP w/gas logs & Vaulted ceilings & custom area recessed for TV above FP. Lots of crown molding through out. End Unit. Priced to Sell at $159,900.

5006 OMEGA TERRACE LANE KNOXVILLE TN 37938 All Brick basement rancher w/3/4 finished bsmt. Cath. ceilings.

Lots of Oak cabinetry in kit w/all appl EXCEPT refrig. All tiled back splash & eat-at bar. Cath/open LR area w/french doors to rear patio.

Mstr on main w/lg mstr BA w/ tile surrounded whirlpool tub, sep. seated lg shower & dbl oak vanity. BR2 & 3 are also on main level w/full hallway BA. Downstairs BR4, spacious den/ rec rm. could be BR5 or office, sep. entrance also in bsmt. Wood fenced area in backyard. Alarm sys & security outside lights. 3-tier prof. landscaping.

This is a foreclosure. Just needs rms finished in bsmt area. Priced at only $179,900.

121 HONEY RIDGE WAY, KNOXVILLE TN 37924 - All brick, 2-story condo.

Full fin bsmt. Foyer w/hdwd flooring.

Open kit w/maple cabs, eat at bar & all appl. French doors in DR to covered patio out back. LR w/crown molding & corner gas FP. Mstr has WIC & mstr BA. Main has 2BR/2 full BAs. Laun rm on main. Down is all open w/corner FP, kitchenette, place for fridge, & eating area. 1BR w/oversized closet & full BA. Lg strg rm. Sep ent from lower patio. ADT Alarm Sys, 2 gas heat pack units 1 for each floor; 2-car gar. There are only 2, 2-story, units & this is the only one w/full fin bsmt. Priced at only $207,600! Dir: I40 E, Exit 398 Left Strawberry Plains Pike. Right into Trentville Ridge. Unit on Right *End Unit*.

DALE RD, POWDER SPRINGS – 53 acres, 2 barns, shed, lrg stocked pond, fenced w/creek.

Great views of Clinch Mtn. Mins from Blaine, mins from Hwy 61 or 131! All hook-ups to water & elec are in front of property. Only 2 miles from Grainger/Union Cnty line – 5 miles from 131/61 split. Call Justin for more info 865-806-7407.

LOT 110 HICKORY POINTE S/D – One of the best lots offered on main channel of Norris Lake. 1.01 acres, gated comm, wooded. Lays great all the way to the water. Dockable. Over 100' of shoreline. All ammenities of clubhouse, pool, boat launch.

Priced to sell at $279,900.

LOTS/ACREAGE COMM PROPERTY W/RENTALS on Rutledge Pk. Mins to interstate. 2 houses, mobile hm, det 3-car gar. All currently rented and sitting on over 5 acres w/frontage on Rutledge Pk. Offered at only $479,000.

SEVERAL BEAUTIFUL LOTS in Hidden Ridge S/D. Over ten 1/2 acre lots to choose from. NOW YOUR CHOICE LOT FOR ONLY $15,000! Call Justin today!

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VERY NICE LEVEL LAKE-VIEW LOT in Mialaquo Point S/D of Tellico Village.

Seller says "BRING ALL OFFERS". Great summer-time home or weekend get-away!! 0.28 acres. $12,500. Directions: Tellico Parkway to Mialoquo S/D. Left on Elohi, Right on Noya Way. Just past Lgoti Ln. Lot on left.

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111 DANTE RD, KNOXVILLE Very nice 1/2 acre lot Zoned C-3 Commercial. Great loc just off I-75 at Callahan Dr behind Weigel’s. Offered at only $95,000. Call Justin today.

Dir: I-75 to Callahan Dr (exit 110), right on Callahan to 111 Dante Rd. on left.

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THROUGH TUESDAY, APRIL 15 Registration open for UT-led Wildflower Pilgrimage to be held April 15-19. Tickets: $75 per person for two or more days; $50 for single-day tickets; $15 students with ID. To register: http://www. springwildflowerpilgrimage.org. Info: 436-7318, ext. 222.

THROUGH SATURDAY, MAY 17 Tickets on sale for Tennessee Theatre’s annual “Stars on Stage” event. Kenny Rogers will headline the event, 8 p.m., Saturday, May 17. Proceeds will benefit the Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation.

THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 8 Registration open for AMSE Science Explorer Camp for rising 5th, 6th and 7th graders. Two sessions: June 9-13, June 16-20. Info/to register: http://amse. org/visitors/summer-camps/.

MONDAY, MARCH 24 “Towards a Theory of Earliness” lecture by Eva Franch i Gilabert, 5:30 p.m., UT Art and Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. Part of the UT Church Memorial Lecture Series. Free and open to the public.

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, 7 p.m., the Bijou Theater. Sponsored by Blue Ridge Mountain Sports and benefits the Legacy Parks Foundation. Tickets: Blue Ridge Mountain Sports or Knoxbijou.com. Info: Jill Sawyer, 403762-6475 or Jill_Sawyer@banffcentre.ca.; www. banffmountainfestivals.ca.

Tennessee Shines featuring Irene Kelley and Wordplay guest RB Morris, 7 p.m., WDVX studio, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. Broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Info: www.WDVX.com.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25 “Chariot Racing in Roman Society” lecture

by Sinclair Bell of Northern Illinois University, 7:30

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p.m., McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Free and open to the public; followed by a reception. Info: 974-2144.

Final recital in KSO’s Q Series, noon, the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Features the Principal Quartet, the Woodwind Quintet and special guests. Free and open to the public. No tickets required.

Third Creek Greenway Ride, 6 p.m., Bearden Bike & Trail, 126 N. Forest Park Blvd. 14-mile ride. Must have front and rear lights. Info: 200-8710.

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

Knoxville Writers’ Group meeting, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Guest speaker: John W. Lacey talking about his book, “Smokey Tails: Smokey and the Southeastern Jungle.” All-inclusive lunch: $12. RSVP by Monday, March 24, to 983-3740.

Open house at Pellissippi State Community College Division Street Campus, 5-7:30 p.m. Free and open to all prospective students and their families. Info: www. pstcc.edu or 694-6400.

Dinner and health seminar by vegan chef Melody Prettyman, 6 p.m., Grace Seventh-day Adventist Church, 9123 S. Northshore Drive. Free but donations accepted. Preregistration required by March 24. To register: slowe8206@aol.com or 637-8160. Info: www. knoxvilleinstep.com.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014 WORKSHOP • 6:00 PM Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call Approval of Agenda Mayor’s Report Citizens Forum Approval of Minutes A. March 13, 2014 VI. First Reading A. Ordinance 14-01, ordinance to amend the text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapters 2 and 3, to consider providing for accessory dwelling units (ADU’s) within single-family residentially zoned neighborhoods VII. Business Items A. Approval of Bid for Contract 2014-05, Street Resurfacing VIII. Town Administrator's Report IX. Attorney’s Report

“The Giver” by Lois Lowry performed by the Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: 208-3677, tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com. Info: www. childrenstheatreknoxville.com, 208-3677.

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1 BR Powell, NOW 1/2 Drivers: $3,000.00 MIN. SCHNAUZERS, LARGE CD rent. Gorgeous, all appl, Orientation CompleReg., Salt & Pepper Playing JUKE BOX, DW, disp., stove/ref. water tion Bonus! & black, $400 & up. $300 obo. $3,000.00 Driver Re423-736-0277 865-588-0277 pd. $150 DD. Secured bldg. $510 mo. 865-384-1099 ferral Bonus! Make ***Web ID# 382833*** $63,000.00yr or 2 BR, 1 1/2 BA, Bearden more! CDL-A OTR SIBERIAN HUSKY AKC Misc. Items 203 HS district. Newly pups. All colors, shots.

Exp. Req. Call renovated 4-Plex.

Champ. Lines. $600. DRYER, REFRIG., Now: 1-877-725-8241 Newly painted and 865-256-2763.

POOL table & re-carpeted.

No ***Web ID# 382556*** stove, & Smoking, No Pets. General 109 YORKIES AKC, quality chairs, more. 865-387-2368 $650 mo. 865-414-1260 ch. ln. Puppies & young GROOMING SALON adults. M & F. Great Household Furn. 204 for PT pricing. 865-591-7220 Apts - Furnished 72 interviewing bather/brusher posi- ***Web ID# 385127*** tion. Must be de2 USED wall hugger pendable, mature, recliners, brown, flexible & moti- Free Pets Homes 40 145 good cond. $125/ Say: vated. Call 865-777both. 865-828-4568.

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ADOPT! Up to 60% OFF table, heavy glass Looking for an addi865-309-5222 in the beveled top, 4 metal tion to the family? www.CheapHousesTN.com arm chairs, $350.

Dogs 141 Visit Young-Williams 941-962-3810 Knoxv.

Animal Center, the official shelter for Chihuahua Pups, tiny For Sale By Owner 40a Knoxville & ACTION ADS apple head $400-$1500.

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HOLSTON HILLS, 25 1-3 60 7 423-413-2410 off I-24.

Call 215-6599 922-4136 or 218-WEST(9378) move in ready. 4/5 $140 weekly. Discount ***Web ID# 384366*** 8 PCS. of white wicker, BR, 3.5 ba. Nicely avail. Util, TV, Ph, or visit desk, chair, lamp, updated, hdwd. 1 block Stv, Refrig, Basic ENGLISH BULLDOG knoxpets.org bookcase, dressing to CC. Updated HVAC. Cable. No Lse. Pups NKC, $1200. Visa table w/stool, 3 odd pcs.

Secluded, screen porch. & M/C. 423-775-6044 Exc. cond. $350 obo.

Agents welcome. blessedbulldogs.blogspot.com Farmer’s Market 150 865-705-6281 (no text.) $278,500. 423-277-3235.

Duplexes 73 ***Web ID# 385357*** NEW QN. SIZE PILSHEPHERD 16' GOOSENECK NEAR I-75, GER. Real Estate Wanted 50 NORTH LOW TOP, $225/ Pups, sable, wht, CATTLE TRAILER, Ftn. City / Inskip, SET, OVERSTOCK. $600. shots, ch. bldln, Modern 2BR, quiet, 865-805-3058.

Call 865-567-3442 WE BUY HOUSES $300. 865-712-2366 private & clean, Any Reason, Any Condition ***Web ID# 382885*** WD conn. No pets.

HAY FOR SALE Sofa Bed & Loveseat 865-548-8267 $520. 865-522-4133.

4 X 5 rolls, in dry. incl matching rug, www.ttrei.com GREAT PYRENEES, multi colored, $165.

1 M, 2 F, Father AKC, $20/roll. 865-828-5574; 865-660-1752 865-680-2656 Mother FB, raised on Real Estate Service 53 Houses - Unfurnished 74 lg sheep farm. 5 wks. old. $175.

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East Tennessee PBS Appraisal Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Cost: $10 per appraisal, payable at the door. No limits. No Parent to Parent Support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., K-TOWN reservations required. Info: www.EastTennesseePBS.org or 595-0220.

Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive.

“Irish Pub Quiz Night,” 7 p.m., The Grove Theater Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@tnvoices.org.

Open house at Pellissippi State Community College in Oak Ridge. Teams compete in trivia quizzes for unique prizes. Tickets: www.thegrovetheater.org or SeMagnolia Avenue Campus, 4-7 p.m. Free and open to aira Stephenson, 481-6546 or 1seaira@gmail.com. all prospective students and their families. Info: www.

Turkish cooking demonstration, 2-4 p.m., Tenpstcc.edu or 694-6400. nessee Istanbul Cultural Center, 7035 Middlebrook Pike.

National Stuttering Association Knoxville Info/to register: 558-0040, info@knoxvilleturkish.org.

Chapter meeting, 5:30 p.m., UT Hearing & Speech Baseball in concert, 10 p.m., Scruffy City Beer Hall Center, 1600 Peyton Manning Pass. & Brewery on Market Square. Tickets: $3, available at the Kindergarten Konnection, 6:30 p.m., Freedom Christian Academy, 4615 Asheville Highway. An opportu- door. The band plays a unique blend of jazz, funk and soul.

Free soft shoe dance lessons, 10 a.m., Connornity for prospective kindergarten families to meet teachShort Center on Walters State Community College Sevier ers, see classrooms. Info: Kara Robertson, 525-7807.

County Campus. Minimum age for participants is 13. To register: Laura Ritter, Laura.Ritter@ws.edu.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Laurie Fisher, 11 a.m. Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road.

Info: 588-8813.

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UT Science Forum speaker: Stan Wullschleger, project director of Next-Generation Ecosystems Experiments – Arctic at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, noon, Room C-D of Thompson-Boling Arena. Topic: “Arctic Alaska: Wild, Wonderful and Warming.” Free and open to the public. Info: http://scienceforum.utk.edu.

Opening reception for “Terra Madre: Women in Clay,” 5:30-9 p.m., The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike. The show continues through April 18.

Meet & greet reception with appraiser Lark Mason, 6-8 p.m., McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive.

Hosted by East Tennessee PBS. Tickets: $35 in advance, 595-0239. Info: www.EastTennesseePBS.org or 595-0220.

“Oak Ridge Has Talent” 7 p.m., The Historic Grove Theater in Oak Ridge. Featuring performances from community partners and other locals who want to support the Grove. Tickets: www.thegrovetheater.org or Seaira Stephenson, 481-6546 or 1seaira@gmail.com.

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health & lifestyles NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK

Volume speaks volumes when choosing a joint surgeon Parkwest Joint Center known for tackling hard cases When the going gets tough, the really tough cases go to Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat.

That’s because Parkwest has quietly gone about building a reputation as the place to go when joints – and joint replacements – have gone bad.

“We take on really complicated cases,” said orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Naylor, co-director of the Parkwest Joint Center. “We’ll go to any extreme to save a leg, but you’ve got to have a dedicated team, the right equipment and the rehab facilities to make it work,” Naylor said.

One such case was that of Linda Kidman, a 52-year-old grandmother from Virginia, who sought out orthopedic surgeon Dr. Hal Cates, Naylor’s colleague and Joint Center co-director, after two failed knee replacements and six surgeries had left her leg bent and twisted at a 45-degree angle. Doctors at a prestigious teaching hospital in another state told her that she should have her leg amputated because nothing more could be done for her.

“She goes to a very well-established academic center, and they say, ‘Gosh, you need an amputation,’ and that would’ve worked but there are other ways,” said Cates. “All complex cases are different – you can’t ‘cookbook’ those. Whether it’s a firsttime knee with a bad deformity or a complicating medical problem that makes recovery complex, there are all kinds of things you can do.”

Cates points out that patients considering joint surgery should do some homework when choosing where to receive their care. He recommends doing a side-by-side comparison in the facilities and ask questions about experience, skill level and staffing.

“Studies show that true joint surgeons who do several hundred procedures a year have fewer complications and better outcomes,” Cates stated.

Joint pain can be debilitating, however, the skilled, experienced orthopedic surgeons at Parkwest take on the most complex cases to get their patients back in action. Joint Center Medical Director Paul Naylor MD stresses that every case is unique and must be approached as such. He says, “You have to form a winning game plan before you go into the operating room.”

Cates and his colleagues at Parkwest perform about 1,900 surgeries annually – approximately five surgeries a day for a calendar year. This number is much higher than an “average” joint center, and their outcomes are impressive, despite the number of complex cases.

Approximately 15 percent of the surgeries are reworks of previously failed operations. When a patient arrives with a history of a failed operation, missing bone, missing muscle attachments, ligament issues or bad knees along with bad hips, Cates may consult with colleagues Naylor, Dr. Brian Covino, Dr. Brian Edkin and Dr. Paul Yau. “Having seen those kinds of complex cases over the years, you learn to

look individually at those and it helps with the thought process,” said Cates.

“We often have discussions about how best to address that particular patient, that particular problem. We employ everybody’s thoughts and experiences and come up with a wellthought-out plan.”

“We may even send cases off to experts in other states for their input.

There is a clique of highly educated professionals who have depth of experience with this kind of thing and we all share our toughest cases and get really great feedback,” Cates continued.

“So, the patient isn’t just seeing one person – they may be ‘seeing’ 15 people who will discuss your complex case.”

Joint Effort: ‘The Retreat’ leads the way Dr. Paul Naylor and Dr. Hal Cates make no bones about it – it takes a joint effort.

It takes dedicated staff working across departments, patients giving honest feedback, a marriage of research and technology, and doctors working with researchers and other doctors.

Put it all together and you have the Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat, one of Tennessee’s leading providers of hip, knee and other joint replacements. Parkwest has had a designated area for Joint Replacement since 1993. In 2007, the center moved to occupy the fifth floor of Parkwest Medical Center where Naylor and Cates – co-directors of the center and former medical school classmates at the University of Tennessee-Memphis – assembled what has become an orthopedic dream team capable of any joint surgery one can imagine.

“Most of the Joint Center staff is hand-picked,” Naylor, also the hospital’s vice chief of staff, said during a rare break between surgeries.

“Every one of those nurses asked to be on the Joint Center floor. They want to be there. When we first started, we asked, ‘Who wants to do this?’ and we told them the guidelines and what we were going to be doing, and these are the people that we picked. It really makes a difference when you’ve got people who

“We collect numbers like length of stay, number of infection events, deep vein thrombosis, patient satisfaction scores, and we can match anybody in the country – Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, special surgery in New York,” said Naylor. “We are as good or better than any joint center in the country.

We stack up with the best.”

The Joint Center keeps in touch with patients after the procedure. Patients from the previous quarter are invited to a dinner in which they are encouraged to give Naylor, Cates and Covino feedback on their experience while at Parkwest.

“We tell them, ‘All right, we hear the positives. We want to hear the (Standing) Hal Cates, MD and (seat- negatives. We don’t get better by patting us on the back Tell us what it is ed) Paul Naylor MD. that we lack. Did we wake you up too many times during the night? Did are doing what they really love.” we stick you too hard with a needle?

“We were well ahead of our time What can we do to make it better? and remain so today,” said Cates.

Anything? We want to be best in the Today, Parkwest Joint Center is country so we strive to find out what, among the busiest programs in the if anything, is bothering you.’ ” area. Although Parkwest has roughly The feedback, Naylor said, has 40 to 50 active and courtesy physi- been enormously useful, resulting in cians, about 90 percent of the total earlier times for the food service and joint surgeries are performed by medication schedules. And when the Cates, Naylor and Dr. Brian Covino hospital switched some ice coolers, with the remainder handled by Drs. the patients were quick to point out: Rick Parsons, Richard Cunningham, the coolers are nice, but they don’t Paul Brady, Chris Shaver, Robert hold as much ice.

Smith, Paul Becker, Robert Jackson “So we went back to the low-tech ones because that’s what the patients and Christopher Sherrell.

“You want one operation, not two more or 10 more,” said Naylor. “So you must get it right the first time.

You have to go in there prepared for every kind of eventuality, bring along all kinds of extra equipment. That takes a lot of pre-op planning, calling a lot of different reps to make sure you have all types of different implants you could possibly use and all different equipment. You have to form a winning game plan before you go into the operating room.”

Sometimes, “winning” requires creating custom implants, a highly prized skill that has earned Cates and Covino spots on the implant design teams of multiple major manufacturers.

“In cases where the defect and the

wanted,” said Naylor. “You think you are doing the right thing, but the patients come back and say, ‘No, no, you don’t understand. …’ Little things like that really make a difference in a patient’s experience.”

“Some of them become volunteers,” Cates said. “They believe so strongly in the center that they become volunteers once a week or once a month to help other patients because they are the best advocates of joint care.”

Cates added that Parkwest’s history and patient volume “speaks for itself.”

“When patients ask other patients about how they did, there’s a reason people come to Parkwest,” he said.

“It’s because the doctors there do a good job, stay current, doing what’s best for the patient. We welcome those patients and they seek us out.”

There is no shortage of patients, either. According to Naylor, Medicare is predicting that the number of total joint replacements in the United States will triple within the next 20 years, largely due to the aging Baby Boom population. “The demand is unbelievable,” said Naylor.

Looking back on his 24-year career, Naylor says he’s not only seen many changes in the field of orthopedic medicine, but changes in Parkwest as well. “We’ve built a really collegial staff and we also excel in outcomes and patient satisfaction.”

“It’s not the surgery – it’s the patients that make it satisfying for me,”

missing bone are so bad that a conventional implant won’t work, you may have to make a special custom device.

You have to make what goes in that patient,” said Cates, who has done just that in more than 60 cases – second most in the state. “In the Southeast, hardly anybody does custom implants, but we do it all the time. We can handle anything that comes in.”

What’s more, Parkwest is currently part of an implant trial funded by the Food and Drug Administration as well as one of only 12 centers in the nation to participate in a retrieval study of total hip arthroscopy devices conducted by Drexel University and funded by the National Institutes for Health.

Cates’ own expertise is irrefutable. As founder and president of the Tennessee Orthopedic Foundation, he has authored articles for medical journals and publications, and is frequently called upon to speak at conferences in New York, Nova Scotia, Osaka, Las Vegas and other venues.

His topics often cite research collected by the Foundation. “We track patient outcomes and have done so since I came into practice,” said Cates.

“So I’ve got about 20 years’ worth of data, probably 25,000 photos and 20 years’ worth of interesting cases and follow-up that not a lot of surgeons have.”

“I give all my patients a copy of what their joint looks like during surgery and a copy of what it looks like before we close – I’ve done that for 20 years,” Cates said. “They get operative notes and color photos. The visual information helps them have a more complete understanding. Patients use what they know to get back to the lifestyle they prefer following joint replacement surgery.”

For more information, visit www. treatedwell.com/theretreat or call 865-373-0091.

The Parkwest Joint Center performs almost 2,000 total joint replacements yearly, giving patients a precise and highly functional implant that will last them for many years to come. The center provides extensive education to patients prior to surgery and at discharge to ensure that they have the best possible outcomes with their new joint. said Naylor. “You can’t imagine what it’s like when somebody comes in and they can’t walk and you fix them and they come back and say, ‘Doctor my life is so much better! You’ve changed my life. I’m walking and playing with my grandkids, I’m playing golf, I’m doing things with my friends again.’

There’s no greater reward than hearing that.”

For more information, visit www. treatedwell.com/theretreat or call 865-373-0091.

ORTHOPEDIC EXCELLENCE Patients who undergo elective orthopedic surgeries at high-volume, regional hospitals have better surgical outcomes and experience fewer complications than those who undergo those surgeries at local hospitals.* Ask how many joint replacement surgeries your surgeon does and trust your care to the experienced orthopedic surgeons at Parkwest.

TreatedWell.com | 374-PARK Source: Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City) in an analysis of more than 974,000 orthopedic patients. HSS is nationally ranked in orthopedics by U.S.News & World Report and is a multi-year recipient of the HealthGrades Joint Replacement Excellence Award.

Parkwest’s top orthopedic surgeons each average hundreds of orthopedic surgeries per year.

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One of Brad McDougall’s proudest achievements, built for the Maryville/Alcoa Parade of Homes in 2007.

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“I have been playing music and working with my hands all my life,” says bass trombonist Brad McDougall. “I would have a hard time labeling one a vocation and one an avocation.”

The musician and homebuilder, who with his younger brother Jim owns McDougall Brothers Construction, has lived in the Knoxville area since 1995. He grew up on a farm in northern Illinois and says he learned from his grandfather and father – both master carpenters – how to use tools at a very early age.

When school music lessons were offered to him as a 7th grader, he “latched on to the tuba. I loved playing it so much that I hauled it home on the school bus several nights a week so I could practice at home.” He subsequently switched to bass trombone, and earned a music degree from the University of Miami.

First stop for the young musician was New York City, where worked to break into the freelance music scene. After “only two years,” he says, he was thrilled to get a steady position with “A Chorus Line,” playing trombone in the pit orchestra for

evening performances and matinees.

The show brought another major change to his life. He had left it to spend three years touring with “Matrix,” a jazz band. He was making plans to go to Los Angeles to break into the music scene there when he was asked to come back to “A Chorus Line” in the “bus and truck” touring company. Eager for a different

musical scene and weary of touring, he originally turned the job down. But the contractors offered more money, so he scrapped the L.A. idea.

It was a good decision. While touring with “A Chorus Line,” he met his wife, Kathy, who was playing the role of Bebe and understudying the role of Diana. The two spent a year on the road together,

Homebuilder and trombonist Brad McDougall (right) and his singer/dancer wife Kathy. The couple met while performing in “A Chorus Line” on Broadway.

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pringtime is here! Warmer weather, fragrant blooming trees, and perennial flowers signal the start of this wonderful season with Easter not far behind. To celebrate this season, Bobby Todd is hosting the fourth annual “Spring Sip and See” on Friday and Saturday, March 28 & 29 from 10 to 5 daily in Historic Downtown Sweetwater.

Bobby and Todd have just returned from another gift and antique market, and the store is stocked full with wonderful spring merchandise for your soul, home, and garden. After an incredibly busy holiday season, Bobby Todd has again transformed … this time into a springtime shopper’s dream, just in time to freshen up your home. Unique home accessories, whimsical Easter decorations, classic outdoor statuary, and colorful scarves are just a sample of the items you will see.

Also just in is a shipment of antique furniture and accessories that blend in seamlessly with the new pieces, just like they will in your own home. Bobby and Todd have been traveling to numerous antique markets and auctions to find unique treasures at incredible prices. Value is just as important as the look at Bobby Todd.

To add even more fun to the “Spring Sip and See,” please wear your favorite spring hat or Easter bonnet to receive 15% off all regular non-sale merchandise purchased on Friday and Saturday only. All customers wearing Spring hats or Easter bonnets will also have the opportunity to enter our “Best Spring/Easter Hat” contest with the winner receiving a $100.00 Bobby Todd gift certificate.

Bellinis and Southern peach tea will be served along with Sweetwater Valley cheese and sweet treats. Be sure to sample the drinks, register to win wonderful door prizes and look for many sale items throughout the store. We hope you make the Bobby Todd “Spring Sip and See” a part of your springtime tradition. Please feel free to bring your spouse and friends … and by all means, don’t forget your hat!

If you like Christmastime at Bobby Todd, you are going to love the fresh look at Bobby Todd for Spring.

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He had continued to do carpentry jobs during the day all through his musical career in New York. In fact, it was there that he first started his own construction company. But after 14 years of city life, he was “ready to get back out to the country.”

His brother Jim had also started his own construction business. Pooling their efforts, the two of them moved their families to Knoxville, where they found immediate work building custom homes in the Townsend area.

Since then they’ve expanded to Blount, Knox and Sevier counties. The broth“We do get to build in some beautiful arers specialize in upscale residences, and they’ve had requests of all kinds. And the eas of East Tennessee,” he continued. “We homeowners aren’t always around to check built a unique home in Townsend that comwith on crucial points. pletely swallowed an existing log cabin. You “We built an upscale custom home for can still see some of the original walls on a couple that lived in Houston while they the interior of the home. This homeowner were rapidly approaching retirement. We bought an antique barn and salvaged the only saw them a few times during the en- wood to be used for much of the interior tire process. They moved in soon after we trim and flooring. The reclaimed flooring finished.” Remembering the experience, he incorporated more than 20 species of wood laughs ruefully, “No pressure there!” from this barn with stunning results. Much

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Another home was built for a couple who lived in Ireland. The entire process was done through phone calls and emails.

Asked about environmental building practices, he says, “There are exciting new products and techniques being developed all the time. Many of the advances in building technology have been developed and tested here in Knoxville and Oak Ridge. We are always looking to find the balance between

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“Our job is to stay current through reading the trade publications and attending training seminars and helping the homeowners sift through the information. Together we find the comfortable balance within their budget.”

Brad and Kathy had the pleasure of living in one of Brad’s custom-built homes which was built for the Maryville/Alcoa Parade of Homes in 2007. They picked the lot and floor plan and chose all of the colors and finishes.

They eventually sold that home, and are currently looking for another project.

And the performing couple still take part in occasional productions together, usually with the Knoxville Opera Company or the Appalachian Ballet Company. Brad is the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s bass trombonist, and he also plays with the highly-acclaimed Knoxville Jazz Orchestra.

“I find that building and music are both very different and strangely similar,” says Brad. “Both feel creative to me, though. We all assume that musicians are creative but there is a lot of room, if not a need, for creativity in building.

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A side view shows off the Arts and Crafts style of the Green House with exposed structural 6 x 12 beams.

the exterior beams. Air vents are placed at the side of the house rather than through the roof to create a more visually pleasing exterior view.

Card is making use of indirect lighting and window placement for energy conservation. The interior is broken up to create visually interesting spaces that draw the eye. Card is bringing in features such as structurally mounted gooseneck lighting in keeping with the Arts and Crafts design. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The old-timey lighting is one of my favorite features of the house,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Card has already planted saplings and seedlings around the construction site that will be transplanted once the house is complete to create the landscape and add fruit-bearing trees for a yearly harvest. Card is hoping to inspire others to make use of fruit-bearing plants and trees when they consider landscape possibilities for their own homes.

Other features of the Green House will be an outdoor fireplace and a carriage house.

Card hopes his houses will be viewed by future generations not as their grandparents’ home to be tossed aside and built on top of, but as a place they would be proud to live in and continue the family history.

Folks can see some of the Card family’s work at www.abcardcompany.com and www.planitgreenlandscapes.com, along with photos of their display at last month’s Dogwood Arts Festival House and Garden Show. Info: 712-0598.

An arbor begins with flagstone and stone work pieced and laid by Plan-it Green Landscape.

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