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Doodles pay off for Parton

Bearden High School senior Matt Parton has always been a doodler. It almost got him in trouble when he doodled instead of taking notes in Telece Marbrey’s Spanish class. That was before he completed five semesters of Spanish. Now he has a business and says, “I like to be in charge of things.”

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Arts enrich learning

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KARM’s mission

The Knox Area Rescue Ministries’ equation for helping the homeless is “Rescue + Relationships = Restoration.” The relationship part of the equation is what most folks don’t know about, says donor relations director John Gargis. “Our ultimate goal is for the homeless to end up in a church.”

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No way to win

Sometimes there is no way to win. Jimmy Cheek, chancellor of the University of Tennessee, might not win a popularity vote from football fans. Innocent though he may be, Jimmy is perceived as part of the problem. His goal of academic excellence, making UT one of the top research schools in the country, is thought to be a stumbling block, even a blockade to football success.

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NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Jordan promoted at Clayton Homes

David Jordan is now vice president for corporate services at Clayton Homes. Jordan began his career at Clayton Homes in 1983 and has held various positions with increasing responsibilities, including serving as corporate controller since 2001. As vice president, he will continue to direct corporate accounting, risk management, community relations, philanthropic outreach and facilities services. Jordan serves on the advisory council of blountAchieves and as a member of the board of Innovative Education Partnership, representing Clayton Homes as lead corporate project manager for the ClaytonBradley STEM Academy. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UT.

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Bearden Middle School students Charlee Joyce and Sydney Slaughterhouse get a glimpse of the audience during a Japanese puppet show presented during The Arts Can Take You Anywhere, an arts festival held at the school last week.

By Wendy Smith Bearden Middle School’s arts festival, called The Arts Can Take You Anywhere, gave students and their families the chance to escape to distant lands by celebrating food, art and music from other countries. It was also an opportunity to focus on the arts rather than reading, writing and ’rithmatic. “It’s important to set aside a night for the arts because so often other subjects are emphasized because of testing,” says Bearden Middle art teacher Angela McCarter. Bearden Middle is special because it has a mix of students who all bring different experiences to the school, she says. Art teacher Mike Weininger agrees that the school is uniquely

Budget talk What to expect from Burchett, Rogero By Betty Bean The theme won’t be “We’re in the Money” for fiscal year 201314, but it won’t be “Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime,” either. And for that, local officials are grateful. “It’s a tight budget,” said Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, who is expected to unveil a proposal on Friday that looks a lot like last year’s $180 million budget.

Analysis “Revenues are still pretty flat – it’s been this way for several years, but as the economy rebuilds, capital projects will continue.” “Very sufficient,” was how Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett de-

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positioned to offer high-quality arts. The building itself emphasizes art and music with large classrooms located together in the lower level, and the fact that there are two music teachers, two chorus teachers and two art teachers demonstrates the school’s, and the county’s, commitment to the arts, he says. Weininger is the professional development specialist for Knox County’s art department, and he says the county is very supportive of the arts. “Our budget is good for art teachers.” Academic teachers collaborate with art and music teachers by integrating the arts into their curricula. It’s good for kids, and natural for teachers, he says.

“We develop the whole child. That’s what this evening’s about.” Students showed off self-portraits, including some created with PhotoShop, and hand-sculpted cups with faces to their parents, and Audrey Campbell draws on a tablet during arts families had the op- festival at Bearden Middle School. She is presiportunity to choose dent of the Anime Club. Photos by Wendy Smith from a selection of international foods provided by local restaurants. Japanese puppet show. Art stuPostcards received from students dents created the puppets, and in Kobe, Japan, were also on dis- drama students operated them, play. including one that was eight feet A musical performance by band tall. and chorus students rounded out “No one else does what we do at the evening. Art and drama stu- Bearden Middle School. It’s amazdents collaborated to present a ing,” Weininger says.

scribed the budget figure that is expected to nudge a little higher than last year’s $710 million, primarily due to an increase in education funding (BEP) from the state. The first thing that both mayors want people to know is that in spite of expensive problems like insufficiently funded pensions, there won’t be a property tax increase in the coming year. “We’re delivering the services they need and not charging them any more for it – and these days that’s a pretty good deal,” Burchett said. County Finance Director Chris Caldwell said the county has seen modest growth – 2.5 percent in sales tax growth, 1.5 percent in property tax growth – and expects a $7 million increase in state educational funding. “Nothing to write home about,” he said. “But growth, nevertheless. The mayor wants to pay down the debt by $100 million by the end of 2016, and we are still on pace to do that.” Meanwhile, the city has found a

way to start getting a handle on its unfunded pension liability. “This required taking $10 million out of our budget last year, and we applied it to this year to buffer the impact on the operating budget. That buys time and helps us meet Rogero those obligations while waiting for the economy to come back,” said Rogero. Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis, who represents South Knoxville and the University of Tennessee area, is cautiously happy. “There’s no pot of gold,” said Pavlis. “But I had Burchett some large capital projects already in last year’s budget, and those are in the pipeline.”

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He is speaking of Suttree Landing Park on the south waterfront, the realignment of Woodlawn and Ft. Dickerson at Chapman Highway, the redesign of Cumberland Avenue and his favorite project, the Urban Wilderness. “That’s what I’ve pushed more than anything and I want to stay very focused on that,” Pavlis said. Rogero will host the annual budget luncheon at noon Friday, April 26, at Ijams Nature Center, Mead’s Quarry, spotlighting the first phase of the South Loop Trail, which connects Ijams Nature Center, Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area, William Hastie Natural Area and Marie Myers Park and is part of the Urban Wilderness project. Burchett will roll the county budget out May 1, but says there won’t be any refreshments. “We’ll just be going around to the districts, giving presentations. It’s too dadgum expensive to feed a bunch of people.”

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Arts are alive and well in West Knox Art has the power to heal, but it also has the power to raise money. That’s why the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee hosts ARTitude each spring.

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The Cancer Support Community helps cancer patients with everything outside the scope of medical treatment, including exercise, nutrition and emotional well-being. It provides art and music therapy, which are important to the healing process, says executive director Beth Hamil. All services are free of charge. ARTitude is 7-10 p.m. Friday, April 26, at the Tennessee Terrace at Neyland Stadium. The event includes food and drink along with a silent auction of work by such local artists as Cheri Pollack, Janet Harper, Judy Brater, Gray Bearden and Ryan Blair. Several artists will also have small items for sale. The evening is intentionally affordable and casual in order to give more people the opportunity to learn about the Cancer Support Community, which is located at Cherokee Mills on Sutherland Avenue. Hamil is overwhelmed by the creativity of the artists who donate their work to ARTitude. Many of the items began as one thing but were transformed into art. “That’s kind of the way we hope to transform people who are facing cancer,” she says. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Info: 546-4661

Bearden High School senior Matt Parton sells custom shoe creations.

Beth Hamil and Margaux Cowan-Banker of the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee show off artwork that will be auctioned at Friday’s ARTitude fundraiser. Photo by Wendy Smith

but that doesn’t keep it from making a difference in Knoxville. The club meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the UT Extension Eastern Region office at Downtown West Boulevard. Its ongoing projects include pillows and hats for cancer patients, handmade stuffed animals for kids in crisis, and placemats for Mobile Meal recipients. While FCE clubs focus primarily on crafts, they are related to 4-H clubs, which began in the late 1800s when university researchers realized that adult farmers were less receptive to new farming practices than their children. “Corn clubs” were formed for boys, and “tomato clubs” were formed for girls, who also learned to can fresh vegetables, says UT Extension agent Heather Kyle. Shannon Remington ■ FCE clubs is president of both the get crafty Bearden and Knox County The Bearden Family FCE. There are three other and Community Education clubs in Knox County. At (FCE) club may be small, last week’s meeting, she

fielded ideas for demonstrations at the upcoming Tennessee Valley Fair. She’d like for the club to engage with potential members. “It’s for anybody who wants to be involved in the community,” she says. Anne Loyacano is a new member. She came to Knoxville after leaving her St. Bernard Parish home in Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. She was a member of FCE for 25 years before the move, and is happy to have found a new club. “It’s another little family of mine,” she says. ■

Doodles lead to shoe biz

Bearden High School senior Matt Parton has always been a doodler. It almost got him in trouble when he doodled instead of taking notes in Telece Marbrey’s Spanish class. That was before he completed five semesters of Spanish. His doodling paid off when he embellished a pair of tennis shoes for his girl-

friend during his sophomore year. When friends and relatives saw the shoes decorated with cartoon characters, the orders started rolling in. Parton has now sold 40 pairs of shoes. He buys shoes at discount stores and draws on them with fabric markers and Sharpie markers. His custom creations have featured well-known cartoon and video game characters as well as his own designs. Graffiti is one of Parton’s favorite art forms. As a student at West Valley Middle School, he carried a “black book” of graffiti sketches and created elaborate doodles of friends’ names. He’ll study business or accounting at UT in July. He’s always been interested in business, he says, and can’t say which he likes better – making money from his art, or having his own business. “I like to be in charge of things.” Info: YourStoryShoes on Instagram, and Duet-

UT Extension agent Heather Kyle, center, looks on as Bearden Family and Community Education Club members Claire Racine and Lorraine Petruol make placemats for Mobile Meals recipients.

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Worker bee chairs county Democrats

It didn’t take long for Knox County Democrats to figure out that Linda Haney is a doer. That’s a doer in the – “Got a tent that needs pitching? Need Sherri food for a Gardner potluck dinHowell ner? Need volu nte e r s to deliver Meals on Wheels?” – Linda Haney sense. has “sort of a Wild West The new president of the image,” which, he said, is Knox County Democratic not true. Party and her husband, Dan, One of the store owners are worker bees, not drones. in Kennesaw is quoted in a “I didn’t make any promBloomberg article as saying ises other than I will do my his best-selling T-shirt is best and give it my all,” she one with two crossed pissaid. “We will reach out into tols that says: “It’s the Law the community and bring in Kennesaw.” new people into the party Is that the Symbolic/ Marketing image the people who can help us find viable candidates. It’s a 2-year of Farragut want? Not me. term and I have no aspiraJohns said in the guest tions for anything more.” column that started all this that the ordinance “would be welcomed by 85 percent or more” of the town’s citizens. When asked the source of the number, Bearden High School seJohns said it was based on niors Samuel Stoddard and personal perception, the fact that the community al- Andrew Wilson celebratways votes in a conservative ed advancement to Eagle Scouts at Ebeneezer United manner and the success Methodist Church. Both are of businesses like Gander in Troop 141 led by ScoutMountain. master Richard Huchison The reporter in me had Knox County Commismany questions about the sioner Ed Shouse presented “hows” of this ordnance. a proclamation in honor of How would people “opt their accomplishments. Maout?” If I send in an “opt rine Corps League Detachout” request, does that bement No. 924 Commandant come public record? What Laimon W. Godel Jr. awardis the opinion of the town ed a special medal to them. attorney? Wilson’s Eagle Scout In the end, I heard from project involved upgrades at Bill Johns, and three of the five on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen: Dot LaMarche and Ron Honken and Mayor Ralph McGill. I take comfort in their The remaining state propresponses, as all three said erty at the former Lakeshore they would not support Mental Health Institute was it. Alderman Bob Markli to be transferred to the city has said he will bring it for discussion to the board and at the end of March, but that date has slipped to the end is in favor of it. Alderman of April, according to deputy Jeff Elliott has said he was mayors Bill Lyons and Eddie not in favor of it. Mannis. Mayor McGill did not

Not in my town If you live in the Farragut community, you are used to living with misconceptions. Oh, Farragut… where’s your BMW? Farragut? You people are just a bunch of rich snobs. Your kids went to Farragut? You have good schools because your schools get everything! I do not live within the boundaries of the town of Farragut. However, like many of us who live in West Knoxville, I consider myself a Farragut resident because my children graduated from Farragut High School. We shop in Farragut, pull for the Admirals and against the Bulldogs, enjoy the parks and neighborhoods. For the most part, the misconceptions don’t bother me, because I see them as rooted in good things about my community. Education is a priority. Churches are welcoming. Housing values give you an opportunity to save for your future. Neighborhood streets are well-maintained, people are friendly, options for shopping, eating and playing are plentiful. So, my first reaction to hearing Bill Johns’ proposal that Farragut pass an ordinance requiring every homeowner to own a gun and ammunition was: What? Did he say Farragut? My second response was a prayer. Please, oh please, oh please – don’t let this hit the national news. The ordinance that Johns proposes would have no teeth, no enforcement properties. It is what he calls a Symbolic/Marketing Ordinance. He maintains that the benefits to the town would be an instant real estate property value bump, a decrease in crime and a beacon to companies leaving other cities that are enacting stronger gun legislation to come to Farragut. I respectfully disagree. I believe that this ordinance has no value except to make this wonderful community look like something it is not. We are not a bunch of gun-brandishing, irresponsible yahoos. The police lieutenant in Kennesaw, Ga., where this is a law, said the town now

The Haneys were motorcycle enthusiasts who rode from their home in Florida to attend Honda Wing Dings here. They fell in love with East Tennessee, and when they decided to leave Florida after Hurricane Andrew in 1993, it didn’t take them long to figure out where they wanted to go. They’d started a highly portable momand-pop business selling protective eyewear to motorcyclists and didn’t want to endure the punishing winters in Linda’s native Illinois. So they became “half backs.” “We thought, ‘What a perfect place to live. We can go to motorcycle rallies and

Johnson and I really liked the direction she was taking the party. “I decided I would be a good person to step up and keep things moving in the right direction, so I went forward and tried my best to win. I took advice from a lot of people who had been candidates. I went to every meeting and every club that was related to anything having to do with the party. A friend made a video and we made and distributed flyers. “People came out and saw me and supported me, so I was very pleased with that.” Haney’s election was a rejection of her opposition’s suggestion that the party needed to “move away” from Johnson, who was elected state representative last year and represented one of Tennessee Democrats’ few success stories.

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Commissioner Ed Shouse congratulates Eagle Scouts Samuel Stoddard and Andrew Wilson. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

the church, while Stoddard helped at Bearden High School’s drama and band rooms. In the fall, Wilson

plans to attend Nashville Auto Diesel College, with a dual major in collision repair and auto mechanics,

while Stoddard will go to Purdue University to study mechanical engineering and business.

Lakeshore transfer moves ahead

mince words: “If Alderman Markli wants to bring this to the board’s attention, we will discuss it. I don’t think you will see a consensus that would force our hand into developing this idea into an ordinance. I want to have no part of this. This serves no purpose other than to create controversy where there is none.” Amen.

NOTES ■ Daniel Brown, former mayor and current City Council member, will speak to the Third and Fourth District Democrats at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: Lorraine Hart, 637-3293. ■ Trustee John Duncan will speak to the 8th District Republican Club at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at Carter High School.

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In fact, with only eight days left in April, it could slide into May, but both are confident it will happen despite efforts of state Rep. Steve Hall and Sen. Stacey Campfield to sell the land to private developers. Their bills have gone nowhere. Talks between the city and state have gone on for nine months. Mannis says roughly 66 acres will be transferred to the city with the exception of Willow and Greenbrier cottages.

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be closer to home.’ That’s really what brought us here,” Linda Haney said. They eased into local politics after going to a Democratic Party meet-up and talking to party chair Jim Gray. “He invited us to get involved, and Dan jumped right in. I helped him. If someone needed something done, we did it. Let’s don’t talk about it a whole long time, let’s just do it. I became a precinct chair, and then we were district representatives. That was probably about 10 years ago.” Knox County Democrats elected Haney 97-40 over Cindy Walker, who had been party treasurer. “I never really thought I’d be in this position,” Haney said. “I was asked to step up to it and I had to think about it for a while. I had worked with (former party chair and now state Rep.) Gloria

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Mannis and Lyons said plans have not been finalized for the use of the historic main administrative building beyond its not being demolished or neglected. Both said the city plans to work closely with Lakeshore Park LLC, the board which oversees much of the current park and includes members such as attorney Thomas McAdams, Pilot Oil CEO Jimmy Haslam and Margaret Ritchie, along with the mayor. A Memorandum of Understanding between the state and city will have to go to City Council for approval to become effective. This transfer will be a major step in the development of the city park system and represents the fulfillment of dreams when over half of the land was first transferred to the city in the early 1990s under the late Gov. McWherter and Mayor Ashe. The park will only attract further use and attention as its significance grows. There will be a cost to its acquisition which City Council should

fully inform itself about as it votes to accept the property. There will be public hearings on updating the master plan for the enlarged park. ■ Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson skipped the vote April 8 on the constitutional amendment to prohibit a state income tax in Tennessee. In fact, she was in the House Chamber when it came to a vote and declined to vote yes, no or present and not voting. When asked about it, she emailed, “This amendment is just Republicans wasting time and money to score political points. They need to learn how to govern and quit playing politics. I do not intend to play their games.” Johnson, in my view, erred in not voting one way or the other. She will find it difficult to explain why she sat in her chair and could not lift her finger to push one of the three buttons. She was not elected to skip votes whatever she thinks the motives are. Republicans are not alone

in playing games as Democrats have been known to do it too. Persons opposed to a state income tax will tell you it is only a 45-year-old state Supreme Court decision which bars an income tax. A future Supreme Court could rule differently, which was what Gov. Sundquist and many Democrats hoped 13 years ago when they pushed a state income tax. Johnson failed to state whether she favors or opposes such a tax. Gov. Bredesen, a Democrat, opposed it. Also, Johnson would be wise, in a district which voted by over 1,000 votes for Mitt Romney last year, to soften her attacks on Republicans when she won by less than 300 votes and will be a target in 2014. If she wants a second term she needs to offer herself as a Schumpert, Bredesen, Ritchie type Democrat who have all won here. Refusing to vote on a Republican bill will not help her if she faces a credible GOP candidate in 2014.

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Working-class hero LAW DOGS | Betty Bean Billy Stokes was playing quarter tonk with a guy named Moses when he had a sudden ﬂash of clarity. A 1970 Rule High School graduate, Billy had gotten a job tending bar at Sam & Andy’s after the University of Tennessee had invited him to take a quarter off, and somehow that quarter stretched out into a year and a half as he whiled away slow afternoons between lunch and happy hour with his friends. “It dawned on me that in 18 months, none of us had moved an inch. So I went back to school and got my degree,” he said. Forty-plus years later, he’s a lawyer with a reputation for being aggressive, competent, thorough, and for winning some huge settlements. A politically active Republican who doesn’t mind occasionally going off the reservation – like when he supported Madeline Rogero for mayor in a nonpartisan city race – he’s got a Rule High School baseball cap on one side of the shelf behind his desk and a Jellico cap on the other side. In his desk drawer sits a picture, soon to be framed, of the tiny shotgun house in Lonsdale where he grew up. He’s also got a picture of the Howard Johnson’s where his mother waited tables and the ET&WNC truck his father drove for a living. On another wall there are pictures of him with presidents, senators and governors, including several from his stints as state commissioner of employment security and as special assistant

to the governor during the Don Sundquist administration, including one of him dressed in full Santa Claus drag sitting on the back of his Harley-Davidson. “I’m an old school dude. I like to ride motorcycles, go ﬁshing and am pretty much true to my southern Appalachian roots. I’m probably a typical Scots-Irish male. Whether you got money or I got money, we’re all even. Doesn’t matter who you are. “Redneck? That’s all right with me. Pretentious is probably not something anybody calls me – I hope. RINO (Republican In Name Only)? I don’t care. Madeline Rogero was by far the best candidate in that ﬁeld of three. A chief executive needs to be a competent manager.”

Growing up His family originally came from Saxton, Ky., just across the state line from Jellico, before they moved to Knoxville. His mother, Thelma, is 89 and still living independently. His father, J.P., died in 1999 and was a truck driver for a company called East Tennessee/ Western North Carolina – ET-WNC. “We called it ‘Eat Taters and Wear No Clothes.’ ” When he was little, he spent weekends in Jellico with his grandparents while his mother waited tables in the D&M, which formally stood for Davenport and Miller, but was popularly called the Devil’s Mansion. He’s the youngest of three children, and Stokes says his family was faring much

better ﬁnancially by the time he hit adolescence. “Jimmy Hoffa negotiated a national contract for the Teamsters, and I was the only kid at home, so I had it a lot easier than my brother and sister. I grew up working-class, and that’s what we need more of today.” So how did this son of a Teamster become a Republican? “You’ll have to remember – Hoffa didn’t have much use for the Kennedys. A lot of Teamsters were Republicans at that time.” After he ﬁnished up at Rule, Stokes enrolled in Maryville College to play football, but injured his “good” shoulder. He’d already had surgery on his left shoulder after his senior season. That forced a decision: “Being short and slow, I decided to quit football and go to UT.”

Becoming a cop After his Sam & Andy’s epiphany, he went back to school full-time, supporting himself by working at the General Products warehouse. He graduated in 1975 with a major in psychology and minors in political science and sociology, and started thinking about what to do next. Like so many Lonsdale boys before him, he became a cop. Theondrad “Sarge” Jackson, a retired sergeant from both the U.S. Army and the Knoxville Police Department and proprietor of Sarge’s BBQ on Texas Avenue (famous for its C’mon

Back Smoke) helped him get hired under a federal program at KPD. He was there for less than two years when the new safety director decided to eliminate the program. “I got laid off in June of ’76, and started law school in September of ’76. That’s when I met Richard Bean.” He counts the director of the Richard Bean Juvenile Detention Center as one of the three most influential men in his life, along with his father and longtime Republican political boss Loy Smith. Two old police officers, Rass Scruggs and Calvin Housewright, recommended that Bean hire Stokes while he was in law school. “I benefitted from the good ol’ boy system. I worked 3-11 and Juvenile Judge Richard Douglass gave me the key to his office with his law library and I’d sneak over to the court side to study. During finals, Richard would go home and eat supper and then come in and work for me while I’d go sit in the judge’s office and study. We were on the quarter system, so we’d go through this every two or three months, and Richard would take care of me because he wanted me to get through law school. We were kindred spirits. I brag about working full-time through law school, but if Richard hadn’t helped me, I never could have done it.” Stokes got his law degree in 1979 and joined the Army JAG Corps, where he served three years. Another thing Bean did for him was to introduce him to Bay Crawford, a schoolteacher from Roanoke who worked at Shannondale Elementary School. They’ve been married for 33 years, have two daughters, three granddaughters and a grandson on the way. They are also active mem-

Billy Stokes in his office with Rule High School and Jellico ball caps on the shelf behind him. Photo by Betty Bean bers of Second Presbyterian ville in 1997, and two things Church. happened that altered his world: Entering politics Loy Smith died suddenly, and Stokes’ law partner, DaStokes came back home ryl Fansler, a Democrat, ran in 1982 and went to work for Bond, Carpenter and for chancellor. Stokes supO’Connor, and became ported Fansler, upsetting president of the 5th District many Republicans. After Fansler departed Republican Club (at Bean’s urging). In 1984, Bean and for the bench, Stokes put Loy Smith urged Stokes to together the highly successrun for county GOP chair. ful ﬁrm that has become He served nearly four years. Stokes, Williams, Sharp & “It required me to be a lot Davies. In 2004, he took on more partisan than I norsomething that he calls “a mally am. I’m an old school miscalculation,” conservative and I believe serious that compromise is not running against state Rep. only possible but beneﬁcial. Jamie Hagood for state SenHoward Baker and Bob Dole ate and losing badly. “I’d suffered a pretty seriare my heroes.” He has good memories ous injury the year before in of his two years with Sun- a fall-down, and I decided dquist, particularly of work- that life is short and you beting with leaders of both ter grab it fast. I had some parties on the 1996 Work- people encouraging me, and ers Compensation Act, and a lot of great help and I’d alof taking on the state’s tire ways wanted to serve in that recycling program. His fa- capacity. “But I ran an inept camvorite memory is the time he spent as Tennessee’s paign. I wish I hadn’t gotten point person on the Ocoee beat quite so badly and I let Olympic events at a time a lot of good people down, when the Atlanta Olympics but otherwise I’ve moved committee was considering on.” And then he grinned: pulling the plug on kayak“Tim Hutchison got beat ing and canoeing. He returned to Knox- worse.”

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Chancellor awards, Vandy coach, other tidbits Sometimes there is no way to win. Jimmy Cheek, chancellor of the University of Tennessee, might not win a popularity vote from football fans. Innocent though he may be, Jimmy is perceived as part of the problem. His goal of academic excellence, making UT one of the top research schools in the country, is thought to be a stumbling block, even a blockade to football success. One of my favorite fans has made a study of Dr. Cheek. That he consorted with Florida Gators for 34 years is apparently a serious offense. That he had trouble deciding whether Bruce Pearl was right or wrong was waffling at its worst. That he was slow to stop milking the athletic department for funds indicated a lack of understanding. Cheek got his latest X as host for the awards banquet recognizing outstanding

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achievement. Nineteen athletes were honored for awesome academics. They represented basketball, softball, tennis, golf, swimming, track, volleyball, even rowing. Alas, Dr. Cheek searched everywhere, high and low, but could not find super football scholars.

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ber pole but there is an urge to “tweak” Tennessee football uniforms. The correct color of orange shirts and white pants is just so old-fashioned. Some argue that change is a marketing plus. Some say “give the kids whatever they want.” Some just want anything different, like Oregon. Some loved the Halloween black jerseys of 2009. They found that coach oh, so exciting. Some are researching camouflage and progressive color combinations Butch Jones used in Cincinnati. They do believe change is in the air. OK, I am old-fashioned but I can tolerate subtle alteration. Just don’t mess with the basics, orange, white, checkerboards and power T. What say you?

A segment of the population is uncomfortable without constant change. Tradition doesn’t mean much. Anything older than last Tuesday is out of date. *** The restless bunch may I try to avoid it but I not want to paint the Washington Monument like a bar- thought of Lane Kiffin 2009

In from the cold You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. (Exodus 19: 4 NRSV)

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acter who was “freezing to death in front of a roaring fire.” I think that – on one occasion or another – most of us are guilty of that particular sin. He meant that we humans sometimes refuse the comfort, the joy, the peace, the love that is offered to us free for the taking. Call The phrase was coined by a Knoxville author whose it stubbornness, or stupidname I have long since forgotten. He wrote about a char- ity or blindness. Call it beWho sent you to bring me in from the cold? Logic points to the dark prince of flame, but when did reason ever explain resurrection? A gift so painfully given comes only from the One who understands all hurts, all joys, whose hands we fall into, who raises us on the wings of eagles. (“How Are You Fallen?” from “Guardians,” Laura Still)

and that triggered another invasive thought: Vanderbilt coach James Franklin, 41, sometimes acts like Lane. Franklin, man of the year according to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, is very popular among Vandy fans. They are so happy to have experienced back-to-back bowl games, even if one was in Nashville. Vanderbilt is still celebrating the historic ninewin season, even though the schedule was soft. Vanderbilt really liked that 41-18 rip job on the Volunteers. Imagine taking a knee to avoid running up the score. Hey, hey, hey. Beating Tennessee is serious business. Taunting Tennessee fans must be fun. It so happens the Tennessee power T was upside down in a Vandy video about recruiting results. It could have been passed off as a typographical error except it was twice upside down. Franklin went into the Vandy stands during a spring scrimmage and presented a black sweatshirt to a boy wearing an orange shirt. The coach suggested a cover-up. Franklin denies disdain for all things orange. He says

ing crippled, or fearful or broken. Whatever one calls it, sometimes it is true. We allow ourselves to freeze to death in front of a roaring fire. We are unable – for whatever reason – to believe that someone (or Someone!) has loved us, loves us now and will love us in the future. Forever, steadfastly, extravagantly. The alternative, of course, is to do that which we are so fearful of doing: taking a chance. Permit love to sneak up on us, to take us by surprise and to give ourselves over to it wholeheartedly. The same can be said for a life in Christ. We can run from him, or hold him at arm’s length

he has tremendous respect for UT history, tradition, etc. He says he is trying to build the black and gold. In so doing, if he tears off a little orange hide, it is incidental – collateral damage. His latest recruiting line is “Make a decision based on the big picture and not the shiny things that people get excited about: weight room, size of stadium and things like that.” Nothing personal, mind you.

*** Tennessee and Alabama conducted football coaching clinics on the same weekend. We had trouble counting but the Vols attracted somewhere between 500 and 1,000 high school coaches. The Tide drew maybe 1,600. Tennessee offered Peyton Manning as star attraction. Alabama also had an NFL look, Sean Payton, Dick Vermeil, Chuck Pagano and Herm Edwards. Butch Jones was prominent at the UT clinic. Some guy named Saban spoke in Tuscaloosa. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

or actively push him away. But if we are willing to be in relationship with Christ, we can come to know peace and joy. We can learn fulfillment and usefulness. We can figure out what it means to trust, to grow, to give, to love. That means, of course, that we will have to allow ourselves to be brought “in from the cold.” There is risk involved, and uncertainty, to be sure. But love is a fire that will warm and protect and heal, a gift that will nurture and encourage and tend. Love is a hand that we fall into, and a home that will abide.

News from SOS Common Core is the internationally competitive academic standards that prepare students for college or entry-level jobs. In 2010, Tennessee joined 47 other states in creating standards in math and English that hold all K-12 students to the same quality educational level. If students move from one state to another, they will face the same expectations and approach. Knox County began applying new math standards this year and will add English next year. Skills students learn are needed for success in today’s workforce: teamwork, critical thinking and problemsolving. In math, they don’t just learn 3x3=9 but consider different ways this problem could be solved. They must also explain how they reached the answer. In English, students are urged to think critically. They interpret what is written and justify the reasoning behind their interpretation. Close reading and interpretation skills apply in all disciplines. Common core standards are more rigorous; students learn important concepts at an earlier age. They place more emphasis on real understanding than on memorization. They are coordinated within each grade level so that concepts are built on each year. More information about the new standards and examples of tests can be found at www. tncore.org.

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KARM adapts to meet needs of homeless By Wendy Smith The Knox Area Rescue Ministriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; equation for helping the homeless is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rescue + Relationships = Restoration.â&#x20AC;? The relationship part of the equation is what most folks donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about, says KARM donor relations director John Gargis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our ultimate goal is for the homeless to end up in a church.â&#x20AC;? Gargis spoke to the Saints Alive! senior group at First Baptist Church of Knox-

ville last week. Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeless population is expanding, and the fastestgrowing segment is women with children, according to his video presentation. KARM has had to adapt and grow to be able to serve over 225 people each day. The shelter at KARM can house up to 250 men and 100 women. The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dormitory was recently expanded, and Gargis is proud of attractive space that now includes a community room.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jesus loves you. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your mat. Go lie on the floor.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? The former womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dormitory has been converted into a family emergency residence that offers temporary housing to women with children. Local churches take over when families come to KARM, he says. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also proud of Launch Point, a four-week program that prepares KARM clients to live and work in the community. Participants spend

to take home, inspired by a verse from the New Testament. Each painting contains images and words, such as the passage from Mark 12:30: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thou shall love the Lord thy teaches faux finishing tech- God with all of thy heart, and By Ashley Baker Jill Stone, decorative ar- niques that can be applied with all of thy soul, and with tisan and muralist, uses her to other projects in her stu- all of thy mind, and with all God-given gift to inspire oth- dentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes. of thy strength.â&#x20AC;? Stone encourages her ers. Stone fosters creativity Stone advertises her class by teaching a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Painting with students to paint a creative as one where no previous art rendition of the word of God. instruction is required. The Scriptureâ&#x20AC;? class. For Stone, ambiance is During each class, students amazement of the students as key. Christian music plays work on 16 x 20 gallery- they follow Stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s step-bysoftly as Stone instructs stu- wrapped canvases. After step instructions and watch dents in the basics of color seven hours of art instruction their painting take shape selection, blending and sur- and working, students will shows on each face. face preparation. Stone also have a completed painting â&#x20AC;&#x153;My second career began after seven years on management teams at General Electric and Texas Instruments in Human Resources and corporate recruitment.â&#x20AC;? Stone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After being asked many times at shows where I had my work, I realized there was a demand, but I was not able to make the time to offer classes to the public until now.â&#x20AC;? Stoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secret is simple. She has a passion for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word, and she shares that passion with others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ephesians 2:10 is why I am giving A verse from the Gospel of Mark inspired this Jill Stone paint- painting classes,â&#x20AC;? Stone said. ing. Photo submitted

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I am painting,â&#x20AC;? Stone continued, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am allowing God to feed my soul. And as I listen to the Bible and my favorite pastors and speakers on audio as I work, I feel the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence as he pours his love into my spirit and heart.â&#x20AC;? Stone also works alongside Steve Humphreys, executive director of FOCUS Group Ministries, helping teach inmates of Morgan County Correctional Facility the joy of artistic expression. This ministry hosts a program called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unique Creations by the Least of Theseâ&#x20AC;? that helps make the inmatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; art available for purchase. Proceeds from the program supplement the income of inmatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; families. Stone will also be opening up her own art gallery this June that will feature a display of the inmatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; art as well as have studio space for featured artists to work. Stone also paints mural art for the prayer room of the

ing company also creates profits that help run KARM. KARM Thrift Stores employ clients and put $2.5 million back into the nonprofit each year, says Gargis. â&#x2013; First Baptist has 1,300 active members, and approximately 100 of those are over 80, says Dave Ward, minister of pastoral care. â&#x2013; Saints Alive! meets on fourth Thursdays for lunch and education or entertainment, says founding member Jim Lyle. The meeting also provides an opportunity for the Golden Notes, First Baptistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior choir, to practice. The choir traveled to Branson, Mo., last weekend to perform in nursing homes.

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womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transition home known as Grace Place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will be offering another class in this Painting with Scripture series in June,â&#x20AC;? Stone said. The verse will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love thy neighbor as thyself,â&#x20AC;? from Mark 12:31. In addition, Stone will offer a summer camp for kids at Foothills Worship Center, 5550 Sevierville Rd., in Seymour on June 17-21 (grades 1-3) and July 8-12 (grades 4-6). Camp will be from 9 a.m. to noon for a cost of $60 per child. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My main

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Blue Grass gets its boogie on By Wendy Smith Blue Grass Elementary School students got to skip class to get funky in their ’80s attire at the Blue Grass Boogie, the PTA’s spring fundraiser. The school’s traditional spring event, the Eagle Strut, was replaced this year by a D.J. playing hot tunes on the lawn. Warm weather and sunshine added to the festivities, and perks included rainbow sunglasses and popsicles for all. Natural Dizasterz, a freestyle dance crew, showed the students some new moves, and Blue Grass teachers, and a few parents, joined the party for “Gangnam Style” and “Macarena.”

Fourth graders Leah Birch, Clara Parizzi, Ashlee Potter, Emily Meade and Madison Hoskins show off their ’80s attire, and moves, at the Blue Grass Boogie.

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idea with Pond Gap vice principal Shawnda Ernst and school counselor Sarah Hamilton. Ernst contacted the Salvation Army, and Torie started promoting a toy and clothing drive during the morning announcements and with visits to individual classrooms. Three bags and four boxes full of clothing and toys, and one bag full of shoes were collected. Torie said she couldn’t believe how much everyone at the school had collected. “I was amazed. I just sat back and said, ‘wow’.” Salvation Army representatives picked up the items and thanked Torie in front of her fellow classmates and the school faculty. If any other children are considering helping out in the community, Torie says, “don’t think, just do. “Don’t think about yourself. Think of one thing you could do in the future to help someone else, and just do it.”

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Cindy Bosse is proud of her staff and students at Sterchi Elementary School. A Farragut resident and veteran educator, Bosse would be first to say a great school is a team effort. She, like many others, feels slightly uncomfortable with the moniker “Miracle Maker.” Yet when Knox County Schools asked for proposals for a technology grant, a 9-member team (three teachers, two parents, librarian, GT coach, principal and assistant principal) at Sterchi made the very best presentation. That’s the opinion of this writer who trekked to the central office to review all 28 requests. (Ironically, for technology proposals, all are on paper and stored in a cardboard box on the 14th floor.) Read Sterchi’s summary: “What makes Sterchi stand above the rest is acknowledging the difference between the children of yesterday and those of today. “Jackson and Sydney (kids used as examples) are Digital Natives. They are engaged through technology. “We are primed to take the next steps to seamlessly integrate further technology into the daily learning process. We would welcome the opportunity to be a pilot school for Knox County Schools’ new comprehensive, instructional technology initiative to support personalized student learning for all our students and then to readily share our experience.”

Tech-rich world Bosse says the integration of technology throughout her school will support a personalized learning environment. That’s good for teachers and great for kids. “Our goal is to enable students to develop the necessary skills to thrive in a fast-paced, continuously evolving, technology-rich world,” she wrote. “Teachers are growing daily in their understanding, vision and readiness to implement a comprehensive, instructional technology initiative as a next step in their journey to ensure success for every child.” Bosse then outlined a day in the lives of two fictional students – 4th grader Jackson and his 1st grade sister, Sydney, in the spring of 2014 after Sterchi has implemented the technology grant. Those scenarios use words that I don’t know. For instance, I can’t help but see a Promethean ActivBoard bursting into flames. Maybe that’s the

Sterchi’s technology coach Lou Jones, students Max Tsetsakis and Megha Patel, and principal Cindy Bosse spend time in the school’s library. The school was one of 11 selected for Knox County Schools’ technology grant. Photos by Ruth White reason for its name. At any rate, the method of instruction is very, very different from the way previous generations learned. Sterchi is truly preparing for the children of today.

Current practice Bosse says the Sterchi staff already uses many tools of technology. “Our teachers currently differentiate instruction through small groups, Fast Math, Voyager, Ticket to Read, Accelerated Reader, novel studies, and web quests.” This year Sterchi started two new after-school programs: All Star Tutoring is for students in grades 3-5 who were identified based on standardized test scores and teacher recommendations. The goal is to increase achievement and shrink the gap between the economically disadvantaged and non-economically disadvantaged students. The All SySTEMs Go afterschool program challenges the highest achieving 4th and 5th graders. Students meet with the media

Sterchi School got a $200 boost last week from the Fountain City Business and Professional Association. President Andrew Hartung and board member John Fugate met with assistant principal Jessica Schaefer (standing) and Family Fun Night co-chairs Stacey Cox and Stephanie Riffey in the school’s media center. Family Fun Night raised $8,000 which will be used to purchase school technology. “We enjoy being able to put money back in to this community,” said Fugate. specialist and GT coach for science, technology, engineering and math projects. Sterchi is not a struggling school. The school report card shows an A in academic achievement in all subjects. And even though 44 percent of the students receive free or reduced price meals, Sterchi ranked fifth among all Knox County elementary schools in percent of students proficient or advanced in reading, science and social studies, and sixth in the county in math. The Value Added state report card grades are an A in math, reading and social studies and a B in science. “Our school has developed a powerful, collaborative culture that capitalizes on everyone’s strengths,” Bosse wrote.

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Implementation Bosse said the technology will not be rolled out by grade level or subject. No, at Sterchi the implementation plan is called “all hold hands and jump in together.” She threw in some more verbiage to impress the committee (It worked!), but isn’t that a wonderful statement? “All hold hands and jump in together.” And that, my friends the politicians, must be the theme for funding the technology component of this year’s school board budget. Let’s acknowledge the difference between the children of yesterday and those of today. And give these kids the tools to learn.

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Halls (Lazy Creek) – Well-maintained end unit. Over 1000 SF with 2BR/2BA, laminate ﬂooring in the living areas. Gas, log ﬁreplace, galley kitchen, walk-in closets, back porch is fenced and covered. MLS#837067. $69,900

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370 Old Leadmine Bend Rd., Sharps Chapel – Super clean, partially furnished. 16x72 mobile home with add ons. Lrg fenced lot w/2 carports & 2 storage bldgs. Big sunroom w/wood stove & cooling. Walk to boat launch & Helms Ferry on Norris Lake. $68,700. MLS#838550

Panoramic Dr, Lot 25, Maynardville – New development with paved roads. Great views of beautiful Norris Lake on this nice, corner lot. Lot perks for 3BRs. Owner/Agent $34,900. MLS#746651

Panoramic Dr, Lot 63, Maynardville – New development with paved roads. Great views of lake and mountains. Has city water available. Owner/Agent $19,000. MLS#818626

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Ftn. City (Greencrest) – Charming home. Great Fountain City location. Over 1000 SF, 3BR/1.5BA, hardwoods, updated kitchen & baths. Stone ﬁreplace, big, screened-in porch, large yard. MLS#840766. $114,900

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159 Summers, Maynardville. All THREE CABINS! – FAMILY RETREAT or live in one and possibly rent the other two. 3 homes in beautiful mountain setting. Walk back in time along the tranquil stone bordered pathways between the cabins. Includes a 16x24 workshop and 2 strg sheds. 2/10 mile to Norris Lake and 4/10 mile to Hickory Star Marina. Log cabin has FP & hdwd ﬂrs. All homes have H&A. Lots of extras. MLS#834279. $249,000.

4540 Hooks Ln. - Harrell Place. Just listed and just like new. All brick rancher w/level fenced lot, New laminated flrs in LR & BRs, ceramic tile in kit & BA, vaulted ceiling in LR, new french door in DR, Whirlpool tub w/ceramic tile surround in mstr BA. $134,900. Call Leah 679-3905

8018 Phyllis Dr. - Benjamin Knob S/D. All brick & like new! Level, landscaped corner lot. $25,000 updates include: New dimensional roof, BA vanities w/granite tops, toilets, floor coverings, water heater, gar door & opener, security system, front storm door, dishwasher, handicap accessible master bath. $133,900.

8942 NORRIS FREEWAY HUD # 481-203701 BACK ON THE MARKET! 6BR/3 full BA. 1.52 acres. Converted gar still has gar door. Vinyl replacement windows. FHA financing w/insured escrow, 203K eligible, Equal Housing Opportunity. Call Beverly to place a bid, $130,000.

8206 EWING RD. HUD #481-289690 POWELL – Brick tri-level on lg wooded lot. 3BR/2.5BA. Needs some work. Now accepting bids from owner/occupants. FHA financing w/insured escrow. $100 down incentive, 203K eligible. Equal Housing Opportunity. Call Beverly to place a bid. $133,000.

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Halls/Powell! $229,900! Just listed! You can be happy here! Immaculate home w/over 2,300 SF, 3BRs + bonus rm, 2.5BAs, huge LR, formal DR w/hdwd, eat-in kit w/hdwd & work island, screened porch & BBQ deck. Heated/cooled ofﬁce or workshop off oversized 2-car gar. Gorgeous lot w/mature landscaping on cul-de-sac street. MLS# 838236

Cumberland Estates! $145,900! ESTATE SALE! Brick ranch on level lot w/sunroom, approx 1,600 SF, 3BR/2BA w/ whirlpool tub & sep shower in mstr BA, lg great rm & DR, kit w/white cabinets, refrig, sun rm or den, all hdwd ﬂoors except for BRs & sun rm, stg building, 2-car gar. MLS # 839037

Fountain City! $169,900! Fountain Mins. to UT & City! $99,900! Downtown! Approx 1,480 Full bsmt, SF, 3 or 4 BRs, possible sep 2 full, updated living quarters BAs, LR/DR w/additional combo, eat-in kit, full BA & kit, hdwd ﬂoors thru-out, BR in bsmt, over 2,600 SF, 3 or 4 BRs & bonus rm, 2 full carpet in den or 4th BR, cedar lined closets, laundry rm, BAs, sep LR & fam rm, Library, formal DR, updated kit, covered patio, level, fenced backyard, huge lot! Conv to brick FP in bsmt, covered deck & covered patio, fenced Ftn City Lake & Park, schools, shopping, Ktrans bus line backyard, gorgeous lot. Conv. to new Virginia College, bus-line, schools & shopping. MLS# 836935 & library. MLS # 840589

HOME ON 1.5 ACRES – Great piece of property in a conv location of West Knoxville. Near schools, hospitals, shopping, restaurants. FP in grt room, updated kitchen & BAs. Loft upstairs in addition. Screenedin porch. Only county taxes. MLS#839020. $149,900

OPEN FLOOR PLAN – Huge great room, dec gas FP, french door to patio open to lrg eat-in kit. Bay window area, lrg laundry, extra ofﬁce area or mother-in-law suite on main. Formal DR, lrg master has spa tub, dbl vanity, W/I closet. All good size BRs w/lrg closets. Very lrg bonus & extra strg. On cul-de-sac. Sec sys, custom blinds, sealant pkg on gar. Conv located to schools & parks. Mins to Turkey Creek. A must see. MLS#834967. $239,900

IN THE HEART OF FTN. CITY & GREAT BUSINESS – If you ever wanted to own your own shop, this is it! It’s a beautiful beauty salon today, but could be a perfect ofﬁce or shop of any kind. 76’ of road frontage. Very close to very busy intersection. This commercial bldg is a must see. MLS#836403. $249,900

29.50 ACRE HOMESITE – Mins from downtown Clinton. Nestled on a wooded, private area. 5BRs, master on main, 3.5BAs. Completely updated w/hdwd ﬂoors, granite counter tops, S/S appl, lots of beautiful windows overlooking in-grnd pool. Lots of timber & wildlife. Less than 30 min from marinas & Norris Lake. A must see! MLS#830934. $459,000

EXCELLENT CONDITION! – Open flr plan. 3BR, master on main. 1-level ranch. Split BRs, 2-car gar, level lot, low maintenance S/D. Nice, private deck overlooks pasture. 100% financing for USDA/Rural Devel qualified buyer. MLS#840544. $119,000

TW0-STORY – 3BR, craftsmanstyle. Beautifully painted, open floor plan. Cherry cabs, extra strg. Conv located to schools, shopping, Smoky Mtns or downtown Knoxville. 100% financing for qualified USDA/Rural development buyer. MLS#840539. $139,000

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Atomic City Aquatic Club During the USA Swimmingsanctioned Junior National Championships, the Atomic City Aquatic Club placed third out of five teams from the Southeast in the four events for which they qualified. Pictured are participants Sam Schechter, Jonny Goss, Loki Hondorf, Kent Eldreth, Jack Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and JT Hinsley. Photo submitted Bearden Middle School 6th grader Ean Wiley works on a version of the character Wolverine in teacher Mike Weiningerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class. Photo by S. Barrett

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By Sara Barrett Bearden Middle School 6th grader Ean Wiley expresses himself quite well through his artwork. He is so artistic, in fact, that Eanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art teacher, Mike Weininger, submitted one of Eanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illustrations to the Dogwood Arts Student Exhibition competition, and it placed first overall for 6th-grade submissions. Eanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s painting was part of a class assignment from Weininger to create something in the style of Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani. Eanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial plan was to paint a portrait of his stepfather, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find the right colors,â&#x20AC;? said Ean. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I kept adding stuff to it.â&#x20AC;? It took Ean about three

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business They’ll always be McCallie boys Founded in 1905 as a boys’ college preparatory institution, Chattanooga’s McCallie School has successfully educated several generations of boys, turning them into young men who would go on to become leaders in their communities. Among McCallie graduates with instantly recognizable names are former Sens. Howard Baker and Bill Brock, former Knoxville Mayor Kyle Testerman, business mogul Ted Turner and former Newsweek editor and Pulitzer prize-winning author Jon Meacham. A number of McCallie graduates are Knoxvillians who attended the school as boarding students. One of those is wellknown Knoxville attorney Turner Howard, who has

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recently formed a local alumni chapter of “McCallie boys,” as they still refer to themselves no matter their ages. The group gathered for a spring luncheon Thursday in the River Room at Cherokee Country Club to reminisce and tell tales of bygone days, to update each other on their lives today, and to hear a distinguished speaker who knows as much about Knoxville and the Great Smoky Mountains as a lot of natives. Dr. Duke Richey is a Chattanoogan and a 1986

A-12 • APRIL 22, 2013 • BEARDEN Shopper news graduate of McCallie. He holds McCallie’s Howard Baker Chair, teaching history at the school. He and his wife, Sarah, live on campus with their three children. After college at the University of the South, Richey worked as an instructor at the North Carolina Outward Bound School and at the Everglades Outward Bound Center. He holds graduate degrees from the University of Montana and the University of Colorado. He is a staunch environmentalist, and some of his history courses focus on the global environment and the ways in which land use practices and policies evolve. For last week’s meeting, he talked about the evolution of the Great Smoky Mountains Park, and even jousted a bit in a good natured way with Tim Wright, president and CEO of AAA East Tennessee. The movement to create the park was initiated by AAA’s predecessor organization, the Knoxville Auto Club, and the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, whose members banded together in 1926 to form the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Organiza-

tion. Richey said the word “great” was not a part of the original title, and was added only after consultation with a New York public relations firm which thought the change would improve the project’s chances of being approved by Congress. The auto club and Chamber weren’t necessarily being noble in promoting the national park. They were interested in the project as an economic generator. “Our national parks weren’t created just because people love trees, but for other reasons,” Richey told the group. The new roads to and through the park would bring in tourist dollars and result in associated development. Congress approved the project but told Tennessee and North Carolina they would have to raise $10 million to buy the land, 85 percent of which was owned by lumber companies. Each state contributed $2 million, school children raised another million and John D. Rockefeller donated $5 million. Richey said that in 1934, conservationists and naturalists Harvey Broome and Bob Marshall realized that the original plan for

Tim Wright, CEO of AAA East Tennessee, chats with Dr. Duke Richey, who holds the Howard Baker Chair at the McCallie School in Chattanooga, at a McCallie Alumni meeting here last week. Photo by A. Hart the Smokies had roads going across the tops of all the mountains. As a result, they created the Wilderness Society to preserve areas where automobiles cannot go.” Congress passed the Wilderness Act in 1964 to provide places “where man is a visitor and does not remain.” Richey pointed out that the Wilderness Act was legislated under President Ronald Reagan and pushed through Congress by two of those “McCallie boys,” for-

mer Sens. Brock and Baker. Today, Tennessee Sens. Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander are pushing legislation that would expand the number of Wilderness Areas. That bill is now stalled in the U. S. House. Richey said the new wilderness movement is a result of what has happened in many of our national parks: they have become increasingly jammed with cars and provide diminishing opportunities to simply enjoy nature. Contact: annehartsn@aol.com

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No doubt about it. If there’s a tale worth telling or a yarn begging to be spun, Knoxville’s own Sam Venable is likely to be right on top of it. And thus it was at last week’s West Knox Rotary meeting. Although he wasn’t the main speaker, some research by Venable added color to a remarkable tale with more tentacles than a whole family of octopuses. And what a tale it is, with story lines tying together a couple of Knoxville dentists, World War II, the Medical Arts Building and Ijams Nature Center, just to name a few. Club member Marshall Parker introduced Earl Henry Jr. of Nashville. Their dads were friends who graduated from Knoxville High together, then from dental school and began work as dentists in the old Medical Arts Building downtown in 1935. Each of five dentists who worked in the practice contributed $5 a week to pay the receptionist, “and she was the highest paid in the building,” Marshall said. Earl Henry Sr., an amateur ornithologist, had given up a favorite hobby – taxidermy – when he began practicing dentistry, “because he didn’t think dental patients would want to go to a dentist who had been handling birds,” according to his son. Henry Sr. began lending some of his birds for use in window displays staged by the outdoors department of the old Woodruff’s Department Store on Gay Street. When he noticed some damage to the birds, he found another way of preserving them: he became more serious about his other hobby – painting the birds. When World War II started, Henry joined the Navy and was stationed at Beaufort, S.C., where his Audubon-like images of native birds formed

the beginning of what is today recognized as a remarkable body of work. On July 30, 1945, Lt. Cmdr. Henry died in the sinking of his ship, the USS Indianapolis, just four days after the ship had delivered components of the first two atomic bombs to Tinian. He was just 33 years old. Coincidentally, among the 850 men killed on the ship was a young Knoxville reporter named Kyle C. Moore, also a Lieutenant Commander, who 12 years earlier had written a story explaining that Dr. Earl Henry, a recent dental school graduate, would be giving up his taxidermy hobby to practice dentistry. Earl Henry Jr., a retired banker, was born while his father was at war and never met him, but he has preserved his father’s paintings. Prints are now available for purchase online, along with notecards of the bird paintings. More than 80 of Henry’s stuffed birds, which include such glorious specimens as the peregrine falcon, are housed at Ijams Nature Center where they can be enjoyed by the public. Venable said that many years ago he was shown some of Earl Henry’s paintings and was reminded of them when he picked up a copy of the Tennessee Conservationist magazine while waiting in his doctor’s office. The publication contained an article about Henry’s paintings by Paul James, director of the Ijams Center. Venable then researched Henry and wrote columns about him and his work and the coincidence that found two young Navy commanders, both from Knoxville, whose paths had crossed before, dying on the same day on the same ship thousands of miles from home. Info: www.earlhenrybird prints.com/.

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BUSINESS NOTES ■ Randy Fields of Messer Construction Co. has been appointed by Knoxville City Council to the Public Assembly Facilities board of Randy Fields directors. Council member Finbarr Saunders said, “Randy will bring a fresh perspective to the board. It was my honor to appoint him to this position.” ■ Uno Express Pizza has opened at McGhee Tyson Airport. It is located just past the security checkpoint across from Quiznos Subs. Uno will offer a variety of personal pan pizzas as well as breakfast and dinner calzones. It will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. ■ Tracy Hicks has been named general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Knoxville/ University. Currently under construction, the 7-story property will include a full-

service restaurant and bar, along with conference space. It’s adjacent to UT in the Cumberland Tracy Hicks Avenue district. Hicks has worked in hospitality management, including a stint as general manager of the historic General Morgan Inn and Conference Center in Greeneville and 10 years of service at the Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, Va. ■ The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program has awarded a $60,000 one-year grant to the Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP) at UT Medical Center Cancer Institute to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer. It is the 11th year that the program has received funding from the Avon Foundation for Women

to support its work. ■ David Korda was appointed vice president of the architecture and engineering firm Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon Inc. at David Korda the annual meeting on April 13. Korda has 16 years of experience providing structural engineering design for diverse construction projects, such as industrial power-generation facilities, commercial and retail developments and retaining structures. Korda holds both master’s and bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering from UT. ■ Knoxville Association of Women Executives (KAWE) is seeking nominations to recognize a notable woman. Nominations must be submitted by May 15. Info: susan.fowlkes@knoxcounty. org or 215-5172.

Griffith honored at KCDC Craig Griffith was honored recently for 10 years of service on the Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation’s (KCDC) board of commissioners as he completed his term in March. “Craig has been a pillar of the KCDC board for the past 10 years, displaying expert guidance and judgment,” said Alvin Nance, KCDC executive director and CEO. Griffith was first appointed to the KCDC board in 2003 by then-Mayor Victor Ashe. He was reappointed by both Mayor Bill Haslam and Mayor Madeline Rogero. Griffith previously served as the public affairs director for the city of Knoxville and deputy to the mayor from 2000 to 2003. Griffith

Premier Surgical hires Matt West Matthew West has joined Premier Surgical Associates as chief operating officer. He previously was director of Carolinas Gastroenterology Centers in North Carolina. West earned his master’s degree in health care administration and an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with his undergraduate work at Furman. He will oversee operations at Premier Surgical’s five physician practices and central billing office, working for CEO Kevin Burris. He is originally from Knoxville. He and his wife enjoy tennis, biking and traveling.

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Progress for Five Points By Alvin Nance Through the hard work of KCDC employees, the city of Knoxville and our partner organizations, many of Knoxville’s neighborhoods are Nance ex per ienc ing transformations, and during National Community Development Week April 1-5, we gathered to celebrate this progress. On April 1, KCDC joined with the city of Knoxville to celebrate a project that has been a priority for both agencies for many years: Five Points Revitalization. We invited approximately 50 elected officials and community leaders to Paul Hogue Park in the heart of Five Points to share our vision of a revitalized neighborhood. Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and our KCDC board of commissioners chair Culver Schmid detailed what has

already been accomplished and our plans for future development. “Cities are great if they have great neighborhoods,” said Mayor Rogero. “The city of Knoxville remains committed to the revitalization of Five Points and is partnering with KCDC in this effort.” “With the help of our community partners, we have made significant steps towards breathing new life into Five Points,” Schmid said. “We have a vision for its future as a vibrant part of Knoxville.” Much has already been done in this area to improve affordable housing and to identify community needs and resources available to residents. ■ In 2011, KCDC opened the Residences at Eastport, an 85-unit, LEED Platinumcertified senior housing development in Five Points. ■ Senior housing duplexes were also constructed in 2011 adding 20 housing units to the community. ■ In August, 183 units of

Walter P. Taylor were demolished as part of a first phase to replace older public housing in Five Points with new units. As part of the second phase of redevelopment in the area, KCDC is currently constructing 20 family-style, in-fill housing units in vacant or blighted lots that will fit in with the architectural character of the neighborhood. At the Five Points celebration event, we cut the ribbon on a brand new single-family residence on the corner of Chestnut and Wilson streets. KCDC also recently opened up a new duplex that has already been leased to two families, and plans call for a total of three duplexes, two single-family residences and two six-plex residences, which will be managed by KCDC. Our residents want more for their families and their neighborhood. Through our strategic plan and help from our residents and community partners, we will create a better future for Five Points.

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CONTINUING The 13th annual Vestival: South Knoxville’s Arts & Heritage Festival, is seeking vendors for the May 11 event. Artists, craftspersons and food vendors may download registration forms at candoromarble. org or 609-3005. Dogwood Arts Festival events include the Student Art Exhibit through April 26 at Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville; Regional Fine Art Exhibition through April 26 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St.; and Dogwood trails, Open Gardens and Camera Sites through April 28. Info: www.dogwoodarts.com or 637-4561. 2013 Artists on Location call for entries is open through April 30 or until 50 artists have registered. The event, presented by the Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art, will be May 8-11 throughout Knoxville. Info: www.knoxart.org. The Knoxville Writers’ Guild writing contest is accepting submissions in numerous categories through April 30. Info: www.knoxvillewritersguild. org. Adult coed kickball leagues for the city of Knoxville are having signups through May 3. Recreational and competitive leagues start play May 13 at Caswell Park. Cost: $250 per team, 12 persons per team minimum. Info: Adam Motz, 215-1424, parkintern@cityofknoxville.org or eteamz.com/ cokathletics. “Splendid Treasures of the Turkomen Tribes from Central Asia,” an exhibit of more than 50 handcrafted items of elaborate silver, gilt jewelry, carpets and textiles from the Turkomen tribes of Iran, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, will be on display through Sunday, May 12, at the Frank H. McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, on the UT campus. Museum hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Info: http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu. Knoxville Photo 2013, a juried photography exhibition organized by the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville, is accepting entries through midnight Sunday, May 19. Nonrefundable entry fee of $30 covers up to three images. Apply online or download an application at www.knoxalliance.com/ photo.html or send SASE to Suzanne Cada, Arts & Culture Alliance, P.O. Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901. The show will be July 5-26 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. “Becoming a Volunteer State: Tennessee in the War of 1812” is on display through Sunday, May 19, at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. The exhibit from the Tennessee State Museum commemorates the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the role Tennessee played in the war. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. “Tradition Redefi ned: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of AfricanAmerican Art” is at the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park, through June 16. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free admission.

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TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23-24 AARP Driver Safety Class will be offered 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave. Info: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike, offers weekly information sessions on nurse assistant, EKG and phlebotomy training 10-11 a.m. Info: 8623508. The Knoxville Writers’ Group will meet 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Candance Reaves, freelance writer and poet, will be the guest for National Poetry Month and will speak on “A Life in Poetry.” All-inclusive lunch: $12. RSVP by April 22 to 983-3740. “War of 1812 Genealogy,” a Brown Bag Lecture by George K. Schweitzer, will be at noon at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Free. Attendees welcome to bring a lunch. Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave., will hold an introduction workshop for the Tennessee Naturalist Program at 6 p.m. Register: call Jennifer, 577-4717, ext. 130. Italian soprano Manuela Formichella will perform “The Music of Tosti: Love Songs of Southern Italy” at 6 p.m. at Performance Hall 32 in UT’s Alumni Memorial Building.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, APRIL 24-25 Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will speak on environmental policy and global security. He will deliver the annual Distinguished Energy and Environmental Policy Lecture at 6 p.m. April 24 at the Baker Center’s Toyota Auditorium; free. He will also speak at the Baker Center’s luncheon at noon April 25 at the Southern Depot, 318 W. Depot Ave. Cost: $20; reservations by April 22 to 974-0931.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25 Crestwood Family and Community Education Club will meet at 10 a.m. at 1801 Downtown West Blvd. Info: 690-8164.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 25-MAY 12 Clarence Brown Theatre will present Tom Stoppard’s “On the Razzle,” with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12-$40 at 974-5161 or www.clarencebrowntheatre.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

Tennessee Shines will feature singer-songwriter Beth Wood at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, available at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets. com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway, will celebrate Arbor Day by focusing on its new arboretum, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Selfguided tours of the arboretum trail will be available all day; guided tours are 3-5 p.m. There will also be a photo scavenger hunt. Kasey Krouse, new urban forester for the City of Knoxville, will speak at 5:15 p.m. UT Science Forum weekly brown-bag lunch series will feature Joan Markel, curator of Civil War exhibits at the McClung Museum, presenting “Digging Into Our Civil War Past,” at noon in Room C-D of Thompson-Boling Arena. The FARM farmers market starts at 3 p.m. at Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. Alive After Five at the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park, will feature Boys’ Night Out 6-8:30 p.m. Admission: $10 ($6 for KMA members and college students with ID); free for 17 and under. The Dismembered Tennesseans led by champion fiddler Fletcher Bright will perform at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12 at www.knoxtix.com, 523-7521 and at the door.

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be 6 p.m. April 26- 8 a.m. April 27 at the World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn. The event will feature musical performances by the Nashville duo Elenowen, local Christian group Stereo Radio and others. The family-friendly event aims to bring together families, schools, churches and community groups to empower them to take action on behalf of the homeless and hungry locally. Cost: $20 per camper overnight; $10 for “Concert Campers” 6-10 p.m. Registration and info: www.karm.org/campout. Forbidden Knoxville Goes Psycho, a musical satire of all things Knoxvegas, written and directed by Jayne Morgan, will be presented by the Flying Anvil Theatre at 10 p.m. at Big Fatty’s Catering Kitchen, 5005 Kingston Pike. Seating is limited; call 219-8317 for reservations. Tickets: $15 at the door.

SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Tire Rack Street Survival Teen Driving School will be held 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. The national program open to licensed and permitted drivers ages 15-21 teaches hands-on everyday and emergency driving techniques on a controlled course in the students’ own cars. Cost: $75. Info and registration: www.streetsurvival.org. ZeroLandfi ll East Tennessee will take place 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at 1817 Grand Ave. SW. The upcycling event invites local artists, art teachers and nonprofits to acquire samples and materials donated by the architecture and interior-design community to use in projects, keeping them out of the landfill at the same time. Info: zerolandfilleasttennessee on Facebook or www.zerolandfill.net. Historic Homes of Knoxville Bus Tours will be offered at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., with free parking at each starting point. The 9 a.m.-noon tour starts at James White’s Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave., with visits to Ramsey House Plantation and Marble Springs Historic Farmstead. The 1-4 p.m. tour begins at Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Ave., and continues to the Mabry-Hazen House and Crescent Bend House & Gardens. Each tour will have step-on guides to discuss additional points of interest and will allow time for participants to explore each historic site. Seating is limited; reservations required. Cost per tour: $20 (plus fees). Tickets and info: 523-7521 or www.KnoxTIX.com. Bliss, 24 Market Square, will celebrate its 10th birthday by serving complimentary hotcakes. 20th annual Franklin Square Spring Garden Festival runs 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Shops at Franklin Square, 9700 Kingston Pike. Twelve local vendors will sell plants, flowers and related items at the fundraiser for the Knox County Council of Garden Clubs. Youth organic-food activist Birke Baehr will do a presentation and book signing. Drawing for a $1,000 shopping spree is at 2:30 p.m. Singer-songwriter R.B. Morris will perform at 8 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Morris will be joined by fellow musicians Greg Horne, Daniel Kimbro and Cecilia Miller. Tickets: $12 at www. knoxtix.com, 523-7521, at Disc Exchange and at the door.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 27-28 Westgate Christian Fellowship, 1110 Lovell Road, will host an Open House Celebration Weekend. Saturday’s event, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., will have inflatable games, free food, balloons, giveaways and door prizes, tours and pre-enrollment for fall Mother’s Day Out. Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. service will have many fun features and will be followed at noon with a lunch including smoked pork and chicken. Children’s ministries are available during the service for newborns-5th graders. Info: 392-1101 or www. westgatecf.org.

SUNDAY, APRIL 28 Historic Fourth and Gill Neighborhood 2013 Tour of Homes will be 1-6 p.m. Guests may explore six historic homes, one new home and Central United Methodist Church, 201 Third Ave. Tickets: $10, available at Central UMC 1-5 p.m. Maps for a self-guided walking tour are available on the 1300 block of Luttrell Street in a special event mailbox adjacent to Brownlow Lofts. A red trolley bus with a tour guide will transport visitors who prefer to ride.

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or the better part of their waking hours every day, children between the ages of ﬁve and eighteen are in school or involved in school-related activities. That

is simply a fact. And because these thirteen formative years are so critical to the fullest development of children, parental and societal expectations for the role of a school partner during those years should be extremely high. After all, a child will only experience these school-age years once in his/her lifetime. In that context, at the very least, the school partnership should provide children with three important gifts. The first gift is to inspire and nurture highly literate young people in important and relevant matters particular to the evolving world in which we all live. For children to succeed and be fulfilled in their adult lives beyond high school and college, they are going to need to know a certain body of information and, more importantly, be able to access and harness that information to answer new challenges and solve new problems. Plain and simple: those who will succeed and be fulfilled in tomorrow’s world with the best jobs will be highly educated and expansive thinkers in relevant areas. The second gift that a school should offer a child is immersion in a culture where core habits and values that are universally recognized as foundational are prized. Being an honorable person, one who always does the right thing regardless of the circumstances, is a core value learned during these formative years. Cultivating the discipline to manage one’s day so that one can lead a productive and contributing life is another core habit that is also most often and best learned and reinforced in these school-age years. The third gift that a school partner should provide is a broad network of opportunities for young people to discover new passions and areas of interest. Whether it is an elementary student learning Mandarin Chinese or modern dance, a middle school student building a robot, or an eleventh grader taking a forensic or anatomy course; school partners should, through their course offerings and extracurricular activities, encourage and inspire students to stretch and discover new passions. Webb School of Knoxville prides itself in being a superior school partner. We take very seriously the challenge to provide all three of these gifts to each and every student; and we spend considerable time, energy, thought, and resources to ensure that those gifts are delivered. To learn more about the opportunities available at Webb School of Knoxville, we invite you to peruse our website at www.webbschool.org.

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Area physician’s cancer journey As a physician, Richard Misischia, D.O., of Lake City, knew to be alarmed when a mass developed under his left arm over the span of four weeks last year. He went to a surgeon near his home to have it biopsied. “He said, ‘Unfortunately, I hate to tell you this, but you have a lymphoma.’ And I just totally fell apart. Our children are grown, so essentially my wife and I are alone. It was just traumatic,” said Dr. Misischia. Lymphoma is a type of cancer that begins in the white blood cells. Misischia was referred to Dr. Rick Grapski, a medical oncologist at Thompson Cancer Survivor Center and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. At 69, Misischia used to practice medicine in Florida, but moved to Tennessee in 2008. He never considered returning to Florida for treatment at a larger hospital. Instead, he chose care from Dr. Rick Grapski, an oncologist who works at Fort Sanders Re-

gional Medical Center and the Thompson Cancer Survival Center. “I’d never been to Fort Sanders before, but once I made up my mind, I was very happy with decision I made. They treated us like individuals, didn’t give me anything special because I was a doctor, nothing,” said Misischia. After a course of radiation treatments, Misischia began chemotherapy at the Thompson Center. “I remember at my first course, there were 14 to 16 other people having chemo in various stages that day, some looking sick, some looking healthy. And I realized I had a big problem to face,” said Misischia. “But the strength I saw in other people helped bring me through this, along with family and friends.” Misischia took six courses of chemotherapy intravenously every three weeks while he continued to see his own patients as well. “I worked through all of it ex-

cept the very last one,” he said. Then, Grapski decided that Misischia could benefit from stem cell therapy, a process in which the patient’s bone marrow cells are destroyed and replanted with cells withdrawn before the chemotherapy. “They had to draw off stem cells, wipe out my bone marrow and then give the cells back to me,” said Misischia. “The hardest part for me was being in the hospital for three weeks. But I was treated with the utmost respect and told everything I needed to know.” Misischia said it was a difficult ordeal. “I couldn’t really eat for three weeks, because some of the medications change your taste buds. I lost 37 pounds, and I still get tired and nauseous. I’m just thankful I made it through it.” Preliminary tests have shown good results from the treatment, and Misischia said he is feeling much better and is back at work. But he is still very careful

if someone has what I had – six to nine months to live without treatment – you get through it.” Misischia recommends Fort Sanders and Thompson Cancer Survival Center to his own patients. “I have no reservations in referring anybody to Fort Sanders. I found a great physician in Dr. Grapski, and I was treated with excellent care. I have no reservations whatsoever. They’re very kind-hearted people.” Surviving cancer has made Misischia look at his own patients differently. “I have such respect for peoDr. Rick Grapski ple with cancer now,” he said. “I know how hopeless you can feel. to avoid germs, wearing a mask I have empathy, and I want to do to see patients and washing his the most I can for them because I hands both before and after ex- know what it feels like.” amining them. “Dr. Grapski told me we had For more information on the a good response. He said, ‘I exoncology services available at pect you to have a long life, and Fort Sanders Regional Medical we’ll follow you closely.’ If it Center and Thompson Cancer comes back, I don’t know if I’d Survival Center, go through it again, but I think call 865-673-FORT (3678).

Stem cell therapy – a life-saving option The term “bone marrow transplant” has received a lot of coverage lately with “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts’ recent experience. And, though Roberts’ treatment was for a rare blood disorder, many patients in the Knoxville area receive this stem cell therapy for specific cancers. Stem cell therapy, also called a bone marrow transplant, is a difficult cancer treatment to endure. But for patients with cancers like lymphoma, multiple myeloma and some leukemias, the process can offer the best possible outcome for patients. “It’s pretty taxing on the body,” explained Dr. Rick Grapski, an oncologist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Thompson Cancer Survival Center and the Thompson Oncology Group. “In stem cell therapy, cancer cells originating in the patient’s bone marrow are destroyed with strong chemotherapy drugs, and new bone marrow cells are introduced into the patient’s body to replace them,” explained Grapski. Fort Sanders and the Thompson Center work side-by-side throughout the difficult procedure. Fort Sanders is the only hospital in Knoxville accredited by the Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy and has four hospital beds within the oncology unit dedicated to stem cell therapy patients. “What’s nice about Fort Sanders Regional is that it has a very dedicated staff of nurses and pharmacists to support the patients,” said Grapski. “Our quality indicators are as good as anybody in the country. You can

get the same quality of care here at Fort Sanders that you can anywhere else, without traveling out of state.” Each patient is different, but generally the stem cell transplant takes several weeks to complete. “Patients can get very sick and are in the hospital anywhere from 14 to 21 days,” said Grapski. “It can take a month or two to get back to their previous health, and a year to get 95 percent of your health back. “But depending on the stage of the cancer, we can cure 60 to 70 percent of patients with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and we are treating multiple myelomas like we do chronic diseases – people live with it for years. “The goal is a cure, of course, and stem cell therapy can give patients the best chance at that.” For more information on stem cell therapy, visit http:// www.thompsoncancer.com/ stemcelltherapy.

Safe and sound Many of you were concerned about the safety of the trio of wheelchair cyclists featured in last week’s Shopper News. Paul Erway, Grant Berthiaume and Aaron Roux are in the process of completing 50 marathons in 50 weeks in support of spinal cord injury awareness. The three were, in fact, in Boston for the world renowned Boston Marathon. Luckily for the racers, disabled participants begin the race earlier than the larger group of runners. By the time the bombs went off, the three were well on their way home. Thanks so much for everyone’s concerns and well wishes. And, along with the rest of the nation, we pray for those who lost their lives or were severely injured in the blasts.

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‘Never-Ever’ senior tennis For seniors in the Knoxville area who are interested in having fun while staying healthy, look no further than the NeverEver Senior Novice Tennis Program. Folks over age 50 can participate and receive basic instruction.

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Sara Barrett “We don’t check birth certificates, though,” said program representative Bob Roney. Which means if you’re 48, you can still play. “The ‘never-ever’ part means seniors who have never, ever played before can learn how to play,” said Roney. He learned to play 18 years ago and continues to play at age 78. More than 1,000 people have learned to play the game since the program began in 1990. It has received both national and state recognition. Seniors will teach seniors under the direction of Knoxville’s city tennis director, Diedra Dunn. “There won’t be some young buck trying to impress you by how good he is. In fact, many of the seniors who have graduated from past programs have

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Never-Ever senior tennis participants Betty Campbell and Ruth Fox Photo submitted come back to help teach. No experience is required. You don’t even have to have your own equipment because loaner racquets are available. A $15 fee covers nine hours of lessons. Lessons will be held 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and

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Thursdays, May 14-30, at Tyson Family Tennis Center. Registration forms are available at Knox County senior citizen centers and at Tyson and West Hill tennis centers. Info: Lynne Keener, 6937287 or Bob Roney, 9715896.

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In 2011, the city of Knoxville and Knox County’s Office on Aging printed 50,000 senior service directories that list everything in the area from home repair and legal services to pet services and support groups. The center ran out of copies last month and is now ready for the release of its 18th edition. A launch party will be held 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Copies will be available for the public, and sponsors of the book will be on hand for a meet and greet. Info: 524-2786.

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“They’re not that different,” she says. “They want to know three things: Who’s in charge? What are the rules? Where do I fit in?” Williams and others work with troubled teens in order to help them find the answers to these questions. And they use some unlikely teachers in doing so. Shelter dogs. Yep, good ol’ mutts. Since 1987, HALT, which is affiliated with the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, has been providing dogtraining programs for youth in the state’s custody. The kids have landed there for various reasons: substance abuse, family issues, alienation from society. The dogs, of course, have landed in the shelter for various reasons, too. Twice a year, five lucky pups are chosen, usually from Young-Williams

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that they can be adopted. But miracles can happen in a week. “You should see the change in the kids from day one to the day they leave. They’ve not only learned to work with the dogs, they’ve learned a great deal about themselves.” Graduation day, according to Williams, is “very emotional.” Predictably, many of the kids want to take “their” dog home. The rules prohibit this, but adoption is very much a priority, and HALT boasts a 100 percent success rate in that area, appearing with the dogs at PetCo in advance of each four-week program, so that each dog can go right into a loving home afterwards. Part of the program is dedicated to education about pet ownership: the importance of spay/neutering, proper medical care and nutrition, necessary expenses involved in pet care. It’s clearly a life-changing event for many of the kids. “They discover strengths that they didn’t know they had.” Chances are good that the lessons the kids learn at HALT will spread to other areas of their lives. And five formerly unwanted dogs get new homes. Everyone wins! For more info about HALT, or to adopt a HALT dog, visit www.vet.utk.edu/halt/.

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NEWS FROM PROVISION HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Kashi Friendly Fiber pancakes Ingredients: ■ 1 cup Kashi Good Friends cereal (food process or finely crush cereal until it resembles flour) ■ ½ cup organic nonfat dry milk ■ 1 cup water ■ 4 organic egg whites ■ 2 teaspoons baking powder (aluminum free) ■ 1/8 teaspoon salt ■ 1 tablespoon expellerpressed canola oil ■ ¼ cup whole wheat pastry flour Directions: Combine ingredients. Whisk until batter thickens slightly. Bake on hot griddle until sides of pancakes begin to dry. Turn only once. Nutrition Facts: Serving Size: (3 pancakes) Calories 110/ Total Fat 3.5 g/ Total Carbohydrate 18 g/ Dietary Fiber 4 g/ Protein 6 g

Make Your Last First Step Toward Your Nutrition and Fitness Goals: 1-2-1 Personal Nutrition: Private, one-on-one counseling with a Registered Dietitian. This program is designed for you based on your goals. If you are looking to lose weight, manage blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, manage food allergies, or learn techniques for long-term change, this class could beneﬁt you! Call 232-1414 for more information. Healthy Living Series presents “Good Food = Good Medicine.” The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison. Come learn how approaching food as medicine can truly beneﬁt us all. Call 232-1414 for dates and times. Check out Provision’s Functional Fitness class Thursdays at 11 a.m. and Xpress Fitness Thursdays at 6 a.m. For additional classes or more information, call 232-1414.

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gives advice for making a lifestyle change By Shana Raley-Lusk As one of Provision’s biggest success stories, Mindy Schutz-Fee knows what it takes to make dreams of a healthy lifestyle become a reality. Through her involvement at Provision, Mindy has made a healthy diet and regular exercise part of her everyday routine. Provision’s unique classes and one-on-one approach have made all the difference for her. “The class that I feel helped me the most in reaching my goal is spin class,” Mindy says. “The ﬁrst time I took it, I loved how it made me feel powerful.” The energy of the group dynamic added to Mindy’s overall experience and kept her coming back to spin class time and time again. “The next day, my thighs and rear end hurt so badly, I did not know if I could do it again,” she says. “I reminded myself how good I felt spinning, so I decided not to give up. Eventually my body got used to it.” Provision’s nutrition classes have helped Mindy make smart dietary choices. “I started looking at the labels and seeing what my food

was actually made of,” she says. “I learned from my dietitian what foods I needed to be eating for the goal I wanted to reach. She helped me to make healthier food choices that were more conducive to the new lifestyle I wanted.” Because the nutrition classes required accountability from Mindy, they enabled her to see a true picture of what she was eating on a dayto-day basis. “I found it was easier for me to lie to myself but not my dietitian. In my mind, things did not seem as bad until I said it out loud,” she says. When it comes to advice for others looking to make a change, Mindy says patience is key. “I also think nowadays people think things should happen quickly and without effort,” Mindy says. “Changing your lifestyle takes time. It is a gradual change. It is work.” The ﬁrst step, in Mindy’s opinion, to making a lasting change is to go to Provision and enlist the help of a professional dietitian. Secondly, it is crucial to get the help of a professional trainer, which is always available through Provision.

As for Mindy, she is still making changes and improving her lifestyle one day at a time. “I am still working out and keeping with eating healthier foods,” she says. “I want to push my workouts to another level and tone my body more. I am working with (Provision chief dietitian Casey Peer) in changing and adding foods to help me with this.” Mindy credits the staff at Provision for changing her outlook on being fit and healthy. “I feel that the main difference between Provision and other gyms is that Provision has highly trained people that genuinely care for their members,” she says. “They know it is not just about the workouts, it is about changing your ideas about the food you eat. They are there to help and guide you in this journey.”

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A deacon’s heart TAVR gives Cumberland Gap man new life Atrial defibrillation. Congestive heart failure. Pulmonary hypertension. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. Mitral valve stenosis. Severe aortic stenosis. Ray Rogers of Cumberland Gap had it all. “Multiple comorbidities” is what doctors called it. But in plain English, it simply meant that so many things had gone wrong with Rogers’ 74-year-old body that his future was on the bleaker side of bleak. “It makes you feel like it’s about over,” Rogers recounted. “You say, ‘Well, I’m a short-timer,’ which I could be anyway … doesn’t really matter to me because I’m a winner either way because I know where I’m going when I leave here. That’s the main thing. Still, it dampens your spirit, like you might as well hang it up and not be worrying about anything. But then, there’s always hope.” So, it was hope -- and what Rogers called “one of the prettiest prayers he ever heard” by cardiologist Dr. Clint Doiron -- that sent the long-time Baptist deacon to Parkwest Medical Center where the doctor hoped his patient could qualify for a much-needed lifesaving procedure known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (or TAVR). In TAVR, the diseased aortic valve is replaced with a prosthetic fashioned from the valve of a cow delivered via a catheter inserted either through the femoral artery or the rib cage. It’s available at only 150 hospitals nationwide because it requires a high-tech surgical suite staffed by a team of specially trained surgeons. Parkwest was the first Knoxville hospital to offer it, performing its first TAVR last June on an 88-year-old Knoxville man. Since then, Parkwest’s TAVR team of Dr. Chadwick Stouffer, Dr. Thomas Pollard, Dr. Nicholaos Xenopoulos, Dr. Lee Collins and Dr. Mike Ayres have performed more than 40 TAVR procedures. Even so, TAVR isn’t for everyone. Only patients deemed inoperable for open-heart surgery are eligible for the procedure. So when Rogers – on a walker and carrying a portable oxygen tank along with all of his “multiple comorbidities” – plodded into the Parkwest Valve Center, the TAVR doctors weren’t sure he could be helped. Although deemed inoperable for the traditional open-heart surgery, Rogers had so many other heart and lung issues it was unclear whether TAVR would benefit him. “When we initially saw Mr. Rogers, he had critical and very symptomatic aortic stenosis with recent admissions for heart failure,” said Sheilah Vartan, the Valve Center’s nurse navigator. “Complicating his situation was that he had significant disease in his mitral valve and severe pulmonary hypertension. The TAVR

“God has given me some extra time,” Rogers testifies. “I don’t know why, but He has.”

A Baptist deacon, Rogers credits Parkwest surgeons – and the Great Physician – with giving him ‘extra time.’ team decided that he would not be a candidate for TAVR, and his condition appeared terminal.” There was, however, a way to make Rogers more comfortable – a balloon valvuloplasty, a procedure in which a tube with a deflated balloon on its tip is inserted through the groin and then guided into a narrowed heart valve where the balloon is inflated to open up the valve. Two weeks later, a like-new Rogers returned for a follow-up appointment – no longer on home oxygen, no longer on a walker and less short of breath. “It was apparent that his aortic valve was the primary source of his symptoms and heart failure,” said Vartan. Rogers’ dramatic improvement led the TAVR team to believe that he could benefit from TAVR after all. So, when the balloon valvuloplasty began to falter three months later, the team sprang into action. On Oct. 22, 2012, they im-

planted the new valve into Rogers’ heart. Of course, the diseased mitral valve remained unchanged, but the new valve replacement so improved Rogers’ heart function that he spent two hours shopping with his wife, Opal, at the mall the day after Christmas. “I was able to do that by the grace of the good Lord – let’s not forget Him,” said Rogers, a modern-day Lazarus wearing a cap emblazoned with the words “Jesus Did It.” “You won’t ﬁnd better heart surgeons anywhere than you will at Parkwest,” he declares. “But I know who the Great Physician is, and we always have Him to thank ﬁrst.” He also hails Parkwest’s nursing staff as “the best.” “The reason I know that is because I’ve been to all of ’em,” he said. “Now that’s not taking anything away from any of the other

Rogers plans to spend this summer working in his garden and orchard.

hospitals because they were great to me when I was there, but Parkwest was the best.” Months after the TAVR, Rogers’ wife says that commitment continues. “Sheilah doesn’t go more than two weeks without calling this house to see how Ray is doing,” she said. “They check on you. They want to make sure you’re doing OK. They are awesome!” Opal Rogers is likewise amazed at the difference she sees in her husband’s health. He hasn’t had to use the home oxygen since a week after the TAVR surgery, and he’s already planted this year’s garden – onions, lettuce, cabbage, green beans and tomatoes are in the offing this summer. She laughs about the visits Ray used to make – before the TAVR surgery – to Lincoln Memorial University where their family physician and friend, Dr. Chris Yonts, an assistant professor of family medicine, would let aspiring

medical students listen to her husband’s heart. “They were hearing a heart that they’ve never heard before – one that would beat normal for three or four seconds and then go bbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,” said Rogers. Yonts, meanwhile, says the once “whooshing murmur” of Rogers’ heart doesn’t sound quite the same now. “He’s an amazing man,” said Yonts. “God has given me some extra time,” Rogers testiﬁes. “I don’t know why, but He has. I’m not really supposed to be here. I’ve had two or three of those doctors tell me, ‘Man, you amaze me!’ And I wondered, ‘Why? I’m no different than anybody else.’ But evidently, I was supposed to have left here. I guess the good Lord kept me around to keep these doctors in a good mood.” For more information, call 373-PARK (7275) or visit TreatedWell.com.

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