VOL. 9 NO. 17
IN THIS ISSUE New cathedral for Sacred Heart It was a grand and historic day for area Catholics, and dignitaries – both Catholic and not – came to help celebrate the groundbreaking on a new, nearly $30 million worship center for The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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‘Guys and Dolls’ For the West High School students who performed “Guys and Dolls,” there’s more to the story than just the script. The theater students usually have ample time to rehearse their lines, perform a dress rehearsal and just connect as a cast. But because of Knox County Schools’ numerous snow days, they weren’t given much prep time.
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Butch-watch Butch Jones has done well rebuilding bridges, mending fences and pointing the program in the proper direction. Practice field challenges through a public address system, the noisy stadium DJ and student appreciation day are not the Neyland way but Butch clearly has his own brand of leadership. I continue to withhold judgment on player development and strategy. When Tennessee defeats Alabama, I’ll have more to say.
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Read Marvin West on page A-4
If Gibbs Middle is built, what’s next? Sandra Clark talks about the dilemma created by building a middle school for 800 kids in remote Gibbs. “We’ve got spaces without kids on the east side and kids without spaces on the west side.”
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Opinion column on page A-5
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‘Automata’
a thrill for car lovers
By Anne Hart Anyone who has ever fallen truly in love with a certain style or make of automobile has met their match in Knoxville “Song of the Woods” is artist and sculptor Clark the title of this fantasy Stewart. automobile carved Stewart, however, from mahogany. has taken his love for automobiles far beyond the imagination of most of us in a series of fantasy creations of classic cars he has crafted using everything from an old birch cutting board to scrap aluminum and even velvet. Many of the cars will be on display through the month of May at the District Gallery in Bearden. A retired University of Tennessee professor of drawing and painting, Stewart says his love affair with automobiles began when he purchased a classic MGTC as a teenager. “I took it apart to the last bolt and screw and put it all back together again. No one could believe a 19-yearold could do that.” Ah, but when we learn that the 19-year-old Stewart lived in California’s Newport Beach area, famous for its “muscle cars” of the ’60s and other classic beauties on four wheels, it all begins to make sense, for Stewart’s cars are as marvelous as those. “Automata” is what he calls his figurative collection. It is colorful and amazing in every way. There are fantasy renditions of the Porsche, Jaguar, Bugatti, MG, Alfa Romeo and others. None is true to the original. They are better. More colorful. More interesting. More beautiful in both Artist and sculptor Clark Stewart design and craftsmanship. And they with two of his fantasy cars, looseare flawless. For if ever a perfectionist ly based on classics of the 1930s existed, it is Clark Stewart. and titled “Automata,” on display An art collector himself, Stewart through May at the District Gallery says the collection he and his wife, in Bearden Photo by A. Hart To page A-3 “Moto Mata” is what artist Clark Stewart calls his imagined art deco motorcycles.
Wallace and Peplow prove the power of two prostate cancer, the friends decided to participate in UT Medical Center’s The Man Run. After participating in the onemile option, they agreed that one mile wasn’t enough. They intended to walk their next race, a 5K, but when they went down hills, “gravity just took us,” says Melissa. They also noticed that they shared a competitive streak and enjoyed passing other participants. They finished the 5K in 43 minutes − without even trying, they say. Vicky used a rented, traditional wheelchair, which she learned to propel by kicking with her right leg while turning the right wheel with her arm. Melissa, who had never run before, kept the chair straight and helped Vicky up hills. Their next endeavor was the Hot to Trot 5K in Turkey Creek. They practiced and dropped their time to 38 minutes. Melissa completed the Marine Mud Run − three miles of running, obstacles and mud pits − in 2011. Vicky, who was frustrated about missing the race, has now completed it three times with the assistance of a crew of friends. In 2013, Vicky purchased a bright pink racing chair for $3,000 with the help of
By Wendy Smith Last weekend’s Dogwood Classic 5K attracted two competitors who are even more inspiring than the glorious blooms of Sequoyah Hills. Melissa Peplow and Vicky Wallace, both from Oak Ridge, have attracted attention since they began running together in 2011. Both face significant physical challenges − Vicky lost the use of the left side of her body after a stroke, and Melissa is legally blind. But their rigorous workout schedule and straight-up gumption make them competitors rather than just participants. Melissa became aware of Vicky, and her plucky determination, when she watched her climb a cargo net during a martial arts adventure camp. Vicky had already suffered a minor stroke. A few years later, Vicky had a major stroke. She lost all sensation in her left side and had to re-learn how to swallow, breathe and talk. Because of her visual impairment, caused by a congenital abnormality, Melissa can’t drive. Since Vicky couldn’t drive either, the women began to walk together, for therapy and to run errands. Since Melissa’s father was fighting
Vicky Wallace and Melissa Peplow
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