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Turner returns Susan Turner has been appointed executive director of elementary education for the upcoming school year. Turner retired from her position as an elementary supervisor in 2013. Upon the retirement of Nancy Maland, Turner answered Superintendent Dr. Susan Turner Jim McIntyre’s call to return for one year “as we transition our curricular supervisory structure to better support our school administrators,” he wrote.

Turner served as principal at A.L. Lotts, BrickeyMcCloud, Rocky Hill and Ball Camp elementary schools.

She joined Knox County Schools in 1980 and has taught at both Rocky Hill and Cedar Bluff Middle school.

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Weddington to visit Knoxville Democratic Women of Knoxville’s 12th annual Women of Faith Luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at The Foundry, World’s Fair Park.

The featured speaker, Texas lawyer Sarah Weddington, successfully argued the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade at age 26. She is believed to be the youngest person ever to win a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tickets are $40, and reservations may be made by contacting president Betty Reddick at 865-525-5580 or jsrdk@aol.com.

IN THIS ISSUE Tribute to Baker Victor Ashe pays tribute to the late Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr., whose election in 1966 launched the modern day Republican Party in Tennessee.

Ashe was there, serving as a staff assistant for Baker and then winning his own first election to the state House of Representatives in 1968 at age 23.

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Colin Craven, Archibald Craven and Mary Lennox, played by Joseph Coram, Coke Morgan and Tori Beth Sullivan, find healing in the WordPlayers’ production of “The Secret Garden.” Photos by Wendy Smith

By Wendy Smith With its stellar cast and hauntingly beautiful score, “The Secret Garden,” an upcoming WordPlayers’ musical, will be a gift to the community. But working with the cast and crew, which includes several former students and their parents, has been a gift to Leann Dickson, the show’s director.

By Sandra Clark Walkers, bikers and general fitness buffs crowded a room at Pellissippi State to mark on maps and talk about greenways. And while there’s no funding (yet) for their ideas, last week’s meeting united people with similar inter-

Carol Zinavage writes about the plague of coyotes in rural and even suburban parts of Knox County. What they’re after and how you can protect your kids and small animals from the predators.

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The Bearden High School drama teacher appreciates how theater brings families together.

“My favorite days as a high school teacher are parent work

days, when kids and parents labor moments when students recognize together toward the same goal.” their parents’ abilities. CommuWorking with families allows nity theater encourages families her to see similarities between To page A-3 generations and to witness the

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Bearden High School alumni and family members who are part of “The Secret Garden” cast and crew include Ryan Rotella, Alex Koza, Damon Kelly, Taylor Kelly, Melanie Leach, Aidan Leach and Natalee McReynolds.

Donna Young and Don Sullivan look at maps. Photos by S. Clark

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ests. Suddenly, the idea of linking West Knox to Oak Ridge via greenways seemed both logical and possible.

The brainstorming session was coordinated by the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) and the Great Smoky Mountains Regional Greenway Council. Facilitators were Don Kostelec and Kimberly Williams from Equinox Environmental Consultation & Design Inc., based in Asheville, N.C. The two conducted a meeting for business owners along proposed sites earlier in the day.

Organizers hope to identify routes for linking three greenway segments: ■ the 10 Mile Creek Greenway in West Knoxville and West Knox County ■ the Pellissippi Greenway in West Knox County ■ the Melton Lake Greenway in Oak Ridge.

Jim Wiggins touted the success of greenway activists in Maryville and Alcoa. “They used the flood plains creatively. That should be a model. Stay away from roads and follow natural features such as a creek.

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“Instead of following Pellissippi Parkway, we should follow Beaver Creek,” Wiggins said.

Will Skelton, a lawyer who has visioned and built more greenways than anyone in the room (except maybe former city greenway coordinator Donna Young), said property owners are resistant to opening their land. And a majority of the land along Beaver Creek is private.

Williams agreed, saying that while many businesses are interested, liability is a concern.

Lynn Wall, Jim Wiggins and Donnie Ernst discuss a West Knox greenway.

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One participant said he commutes from Oak Ridge to Knoxville via bike. “It’s easy going in but I have to cross the double lanes of Pellissippi Parkway coming home.”

Kostelec said a bicyclist will choose to bike based on the worst point of the trail. He projected five to six months to process information gathered at the hearings and return with drawings and options.

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Coffee Break with

her life and why some things happened until after she passed away.

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

Jesus. He made the ultimate sacrifice for me.

I still can’t quite get the hang of ‌ Technology. You name it. Even my TV. Why can’t I just go up and turn the channel? We’ve got three remotes sitting there, and they all do something different. I never have figured out how to play a movie. I ask my husband everything – you have to use two remotes to do that. I just am not a techie person – other than our copier/fax/scanner at work. For whatever reason, I am the guru of that.

Anytime anybody has a problem, they call me. Anything else, I’m lost.

Alexis Crawford

Alexis Crawford has just about seen it all, as far as the town of Farragut is concerned.

Now the town’s Community Development Department administrative assistant and Municipal Court clerk, she started in July 1989 as a receptionist and then worked in Building Codes for five years. The town itself was incorporated in 1980. “There’s only one person employed here who has been here longer than me – Bud McKelvey, Public Works director,� says Crawford. “I can’t even remember the number of employees that I have seen come and go. It has changed a lot.�

Crawford was around before the Town Hall existed. She started when town offices were where Rick Terry Jewelry is, and then they moved to the milk barn behind the old Russell house, she recalls. “I saw them build this building from scratch, and there’s been a lot of renovation since then.�

Born in Virginia, Crawford started life as an Army brat and then lived wherever her father’s engineering job took the family – Illinois, New York state, Arizona, Texas. A doomed marriage brought her and her three sons to East Tennessee, but she eventually met Danny Crawford at church, and they have been happily married for 15 years. “He’s a very godly man – kind, generous – I could go on and on about him all day long,� she says. “I don’t think there’s a man on Earth who’s like him. After 15 years I still sing his praises. I just love him.�

They’re hanging tough through a challenging time now – remodeling their “retirement home� in Lenoir City.

Knowing that they were getting ever closer to retirement, they had been looking for a house for seven years before finding this one. It has turned out to be more of a fi xerupper than they expected, but they’re doing as much of the work as they can themselves. “On one hand, it’s going to take a long while to get it to where we will be able to move in,� she says. “On the other hand, we will have practically a brand-new house.�

Sit back and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Alexis Crawford.

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie? “Walk tall and carry a big stick,� from “Walking Tall.�

I’m not tall, but I’m quiet. My children always accused me of sneaking up on them.

What is your favorite material possession?

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

My first New Testament when I was 8.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes until your feet hurt, then you might be ready to relate to their situation.

My Bible. I have several now, but my favorite one was given to me by my folks.

What is your social media of choice?Â

What are you reading currently?

What is the worst job you have ever had?

E-mail. It’s an age thing.

Paint cans, flooring instructions ... anything to do with remodeling.

What was your most embarrassing moment? Losing a wraparound skirt in the wind in a public parking lot. I had been at the doctor, and I wore that skirt because it was easy to get in and out of. At the time, I had a little old beat-up car, and it was always giving me problems. I had to learn how to do something with the battery to get it to start for me. I got out of the doctor’s office and had to lift the hood to start it. When I closed the hood, one of the wraparound straps got caught in the grille. It was a windy day, and that skirt flew across the parking lot. Thankfully, I had a slip on. It wasn’t quite total exposure. To this day, I can envision myself chasing that skirt.

What are the top three things on your bucket list? To accomplish whatever God put me here to do. To ensure my family and friends know how much they mean to me. To take a trip out west (Mount Rushmore, the Badlands, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons).

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

Straight from the heart.

Waiting tables at a truck stop as a young girl in Fort Worth, summer between junior and senior year. It didn’t last very long because I just was not one of those who catered to those men. Their comments and looks and advances – I didn’t deal well with that.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why? “The Jetsons.� I loved the thought of how easy all those modern conveniences would make life.

What irritates you?

The politically correct mindset. Everybody has their own opinion, but we have just compromised on what really should be black and white because someone might be offended if we say what we really believe. It doesn’t feel like we’re really Americans. We can’t have our own belief system anymore. I try not to ever offend anybody, but right is right and wrong is wrong.

What’s one place in Farragut everyone should visit?

Campbell Station Park. I think it’s just awesome to walk through there. The little babbling brook is so peaceful I could sit there for hours and watch and listen to it.

It’s just a very peaceful, pretty park to walk in and wander around in and sit in.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would What is your greatest fear? it be?

I am trying to overcome it by not acknowledging it.

I would like to go back and make wiser decisions.

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

What is your passion? God.

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

My mother. I had a pretty good relationship with her. I would mostly just enjoy her company. There are a lot of things I did not find out about my mother and

Parachute. But it will never happen because I won’t get in an airplane. I’m not scared of the flying; it’s because I’m claustrophobic. I get ill sitting in an airplane. It’s not the fear factor. I ride motorcycles. I love to be a daredevil.

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Lisa Hill, Allison Johnson, Crystal Lawson and Cindy Hagemann of Pugh CPAs show off their red at the Go Red for Women luncheon.

Know your numbers

Clint Reagan of Barlow Bridge and Timberworks gets ready for the July 5 dedication of a pavilion at the Lyons View Community Clubhouse. Photos by Wendy Smith Peyton Manning speaks at the Go Red for Women event held last week at Cherokee Country Club.

Looking back, Rochelle Nelson says her life could be compared to the board game Clue. Her body was leaving clues that something was wrong, and it was her job to unravel the mystery.

Wendy Smith “In my case, the game would have been more aptly named Clueless,” she told those attending last week’s sold-out Go Red for Women Luncheon at Cherokee Country Club.

Nelson, an academic adviser at the University of Tennessee, noticed her first clue when she walked up hills. She felt a sharp pain in her right hand between her thumb and index finger. The pain was intense but brief, she said.

A few months later, she began waking up a few nights a week with pain that extended to her elbow.

But she could stop the pain by holding her hand up, so she disregarded it. When she had to run hot water on her arm to relieve the discomfort, she thought she might have a pinched nerve.

She scheduled a doctor’s appointment.

In the early morning the day of the appointment, she

Secret Garden to work together to an even greater degree, she says.

For example, Jill Lagerberg, who worked with Dickson last summer on “Ragtime,” is music director for “The Secret Garden.” Her daughter, Carin Lagerberg, a former student of Dickson who is currently studying musical theater at Samford, is the show’s assistant director and choreographer.

Another former student, Caleb Leach, is technical director. His mother, Melanie Leach, is assistant stage manager. Caleb, who is studying theater at the University of Memphis, began building the set for “The Secret Garden” the day after coming home from college. He got the job done by recruiting current and former Bearden students to help, Dickson says. “Our community − it never ceases to amaze me what they’ll show up to do.”

Other former students involved in the production are Alex Koza, Natalee McReynolds, Ryan Rotella and Taylor Kelly. Kelly’s father, Damon, is a chorus member. Debby Carbaugh, parent of a former student, is costume designer.

All 26 cast members are high-caliber performers, says Dickson. Coke Morgan, Ryan Ford, Natalee McReynolds, Noelle Harb, Amy Brock, Martin Hennessee and Michelle Fratus have formal opera experience, and McReynolds teaches voice to several of Dickson’s current students. Even members of the chorus, called “dreamers” in the musical, are sea-

Kent Griffith, Peggy Hoy, Jane Creed and Janice Threlkeld (with back to camera) play duplicate bridge during “The Longest Day,” held recently at the Knoxville Bridge Center. couldn’t make the pain stop.

She considered going to the emergency room but didn’t want to seem “theatrical.”

When she arrived at the doctor’s office, she learned she’d had a heart attack.

Since then, Nelson has lost weight. She exercises and watches her diet.

She’s now thankful for the health crisis because she’s learned from it, she said.

She says she realized that while she’d always been an advocate for her daughters, she hadn’t been an advocate for herself. She urged the women in the audience to stand up, and speak up, about their health.

From page A-1 soned performers.

One young cast member is the exception. Maddie McKellar is one of two girls who play Mary Lennox, the heroine of the story. In spite of having no acting experience, she won the role over 25 other auditioners.

While the production has young actors and a fanciful name, it isn’t intended for young children. The musical, based on the 1911 novel

by Frances Hodgson Burnett, tells the story of Mary, who lost both parents during a cholera epidemic in India. She becomes the ward of her uncle, who lives in an English manor. Archibald Craven, a hunchback, is still grieving the loss of his wife,

UT football legend Peyton Manning made a brief appearance at the luncheon, an annual American Heart Association event. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, taking more lives than all forms of cancer, Manning said. “It’s important for you to know your numbers.”

The American Heart Association recommends that women closely monitor blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar levels and weight.

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Bridge play raises Alzheimer’s funds

Another game brought attention to another impor-

who died giving birth to their son. Mary finally meets her cousin, Colin. He is confined to bed due to his father’s fear that he will also become a hunchback. Mary discovers a garden that once belonged to Colin’s mother, and the trio finds renewal there.

While the story might be too dark for kids under 6, it’s a show that could serve as a conversation starter on topics like forgiveness and finding your place in the world, Dickson says.

Performances will be at the Bijou Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 18; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19; and 3 p.m. Sunday, July 20. All seating is reserved. Tickets are available at www.knoxbijou.com or at the Tennessee Theatre box office on Clinch Avenue.

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The Knoxville Area Bridge Club partnered with the Alzheimer’s Foundation to sponsor an all-day duplicate bridge tournament.

Bridge clubs across the country participated in the event, which was part of the association’s The Longest

Day campaign to raise money for Alzheimer’s outreach and research.

Dozens of players from the area attended the Knoxville tournament, held at the Knoxville Bridge Center, 7400 Deane Hill Drive.

Hope Cohn and Brenda McSpadden coordinated the event.

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Lyons View honors Davis

A new pavilion, built in memory of longtime Lyons View community member William “Sonny” Davis Jr., will be dedicated during a potluck and cookout from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, at the Lyons View Community Clubhouse. A program highlighting the impact of Davis, as well as others who have contributed to the founda-

tion and growth of the community, will be at noon.

All friends of the Lyons View community are invited, says Ron Davis Sr., son of William Davis. Guests are asked to bring a dish to share.

Parking is limited at the clubhouse. Guests can park at the Church of the Ascension, 800 Northshore Drive.

Shuttle service is available 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Cancer support for kids at camp

The Cancer Support Community East Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland Ave., will offer a four-day camp for kids who have a loved one who is facing cancer.

Kids Support Camp is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, July 1417. The camp is designed to help kids learn healthy ways to de-stress, talk about changes in the family and just have fun, says Margaux Cowan-Banker, development coordinator at the Cancer Support Community.

The camp is free of charge. A parent orientation is 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8. For more information: 546-4661.

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It’s time to term limit the school board

Every spring, around the time that county officials start thinking about how to stretch too little money to meet too many needs, certain County Commissioners get irritated with what they that bears his name. He see as Knox County Schools’ says there is more to being boundless appetite for mona legislator than sponsorey. ing legislation. He appears It makes for a dicey reat GOP clubs and meetings and has supporters ringing lationship when one party is always wanting stuff that doorbells in his behalf. another party has to find Daniel has waged an the money to pay for, and intensive door-to-door campaign, especially in the it doesn’t help when school board members (who are two new precincts of his elected in non-partisan district – Rocky Hill and elections and don’t get Westmoreland/Deane Hill called to task by red-meat Rec Center. The district is Republicans for stuff like largely West and Northraising taxes) start talkwest Knoxville plus much ing about how they’d gladly of the Cedar Bluff area. It support tax increases to pay was once represented by for iPads, teacher salary inTim Burchett and Maria creases and new schools.

Peroulas. Daniel misses no Inevitably, it gets certain opportunity to tie Hall to County Commissioners in a Campfield. bad enough mood to menDaniel has challenged Hall to a debate which Hall tion that a dose of term limits would do the other has not answered. Only guys a world of good. School 6,000 people are expected to vote in this district which board members say their is only one seventh of Knox constituents are fine with County.

Daniel has funded much of his campaign himself while Hall, being an incumbent, has raised his money largely outside his district With the announcement from PACs and individuals of the sudden resignation like John Bryan from Lake of Indya Kincannon from Oswego, Oregon, who gave the school board, a flock of Hall $1,500. folks have expressed interHall is considered the est in the appointment. favorite to win due to inHeading the list is John cumbency, but Daniel may Fugate, manager of Combe the most determined mercial Bank in Fountain and active opponent he has City and active member of ever faced. An upset is not the Fountain City Business out of the question. and Professional Associa■ Best wishes for a tion. He’s got a background speedy recovery for Honey in education, having been Alexander, wife of Sen. La- a teacher and a principal, mar Alexander, who broke and he participated in what her arm. She is doing well.

■ Older leaders: The President of Israel, Shimon Peres, 90, who leaves office the end of July, is the oldest current head of state. He Grab a paper and penwas born in what was Poland at the time but is now cil and sketch the sides of Lithuania. He will turn 91 a graph. Label the vertical a week after he retires. He axis “tax rate” and the horiwas elected President by the zontal axis “revenue.”

Baker’s passing marks end of era Senator Baker’s passing marks the end of an era as he was the leading part of the two-party system growth in Tennessee.

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Nationally, he set the gold standard for working with all groups on the issues of the day. Today’s political society could use more of that.

Personally, I started out in public service working for him in 1966 on his campaign and 1967 on his Senate staff. He was a mentor and provider of sage advice.

I am glad I was able to visit him a few weeks ago at his office in Huntsville.

We could use a few more Howard Bakers in today’s world.

Among his many accomplishments in the Senate which appeals greatly to me was the creation of the Big South Fork National Recreation Area which created a marvelous park area which attracts a million visitors a year now just 50 miles from Knoxville.

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Steve Hall vs.

Martin Daniel

Other than the BriggsCampfield state Senate Republican primary contest Aug. 7, the most interesting race is between incumbent state Rep. Steve Hall and challenger Martin Daniel.

The Briggs-Campfield contest has been more lowkey than one would have imagined since Campfield attracts national attention. Campfield and Hall have been political allies and friends for years. Hall replaced Campfield as the state representative when Campfield was first elected to the state Senate.

Hall has sponsored several Campfield bills including the one to mandate the sale of Lakeshore Park off Northshore Drive and Lyons View Pike. He has been heavily criticized for wanting to sell this popular park and Daniel has sent out an effective mailer, pledging strong support for the park if elected.

Hall is a quiet lawmaker who seldom speaks on the House floor, which was also the case with his tenure on City Council. He opposes tax increases. It is hard to think of any legislation which has been enacted

Betty Bean

things the way they are, and maybe County Commissioners ought to think about the children, and the matter peters out there.

And so it has gone ever since two thirds of the county’s officeholders were forcibly shackled with term limits in 2007. School board members (and the judiciary, including court clerks) were excluded because their status is governed by different sections of state law, which leaves them free to decide when they will retire from office, although occasionally an incumbent loses an election, and every 10 years, County Commissioners redraw school board district lines and throw a couple of school board members into the same district just for sport.

The school board is in considerable hot water these days, thanks to a controversial move last December to extend Superintendent James McIntyre until 2017. The 8-1 vote – taken just weeks after KCS’s own teacher survey showed some 70 percent of teachers dissatisfied with the direction the school system is headed under McIntyre’s command – instigated a full-blown rebellion that is heating up again with the impending departure of McIntyre supporter Indya Kincannon and the chance to change the balance of power.

McIntyre’s contract was already good until 2016, and he put some of his favorite board members in political jeopardy by seeking a vote of confidence during a time of turmoil. But they stood by their man, as board members who choose superintendents generally do, thus demonstrating why they need to cycle out of there after two terms.

There’s no good reason

Fugate’s next challenge

nology – a computer or tablet for every student and infrastructure to support it.

The school board had endorsed the plan, 9-0. The Chamber was on board.

And this writer was supSandra portive.

Clark Tim Burchett led the opposition and, without his support, could a majority be found on County Comwe called “The Fugate Chal- mission to fund the schools’ lenge” back in 2012. ambitious budget?

Kincannon was running Recognizing leadership unopposed for her third qualities in Fugate, I chalterm. Superintendent Jim lenged him to spend a day.

McIntyre had proposed a Visit schools. See what’s haptax increase to fund tech- pening. Then say how you feel.

McIntyre

Kincannon

why Knox County voters shouldn’t ask their legislators (who probably would break out in hives at the prospect of applying any such restrictions to themselves) to fi x the glitch in state law that prohibits us from having a term limits referendum like the one we had in 1994, only this time for school board. Granted, it would likely be impossible for such a law to pass statewide, but since two-thirds of Knox County’s elected officials are already subject to term limits, this provides the necessary rational basis to have a law of local application.

It’s been 20 years. We need to get this deal done.

Indya and I took John to Whittle Springs Middle School and the L&N STEM Academy. Both principals showed great achievements.

I was sure we had a sale.

But we didn’t.

John Fugate would not endorse the budget. County Commission didn’t even produce a motion for it. The technology initiative sizzled and fizzled.

Now Fugate wants Kincannon’s job on the school board. And the challenge is his. Can he get past personalities to support programs?

Or is he captive to the past?

Is Laffer the best medicine?

Knesset of Israel, which is their Parliament. He is in excellent health which is better than many younger than he.

The two longest-serving heads of state are the King of Thailand, 86 who assumed the monarchy in 1946 and is sixth oldest head of state. Queen Elizabeth II became Queen in 1952 but is the fifth oldest head of state at 88. The second-oldest head of state is Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, also 90, followed by King Abdullah, 89, of Saudi Arabia and Georgio Napolitino, 88, President of Italy.

Of those six, only one – Zimbabwe – is directly elected by the people. That election is not considered to be free or fair. The other five are chosen by the nation’s legislative bodies or are royalty.

Larry Van Guilder

Now draw a diagonal line from the intersection of the axes. (Yes, that’s how it’s spelled.)

Voila! You’ve solved the deficit problem. Steadily increasing tax rates generate steadily increasing revenue.

Like many a simple solution, this one could not be more wrong. There comes a point on the line at which the tax rate is so high it buries the work incentive. No work, no taxes, no revenue.

All right, let’s fiddle with our graph.

Erase that diagonal line and replace it with one that starts at the upper end of the vertical axis and travels down toward the horizontal axis. (If you’re following along at home on a laptop, do not use White Out to erase the original line from your screen.)

Oh, happy day! Steadily decreasing tax rates increase revenue (presumably from rising investment and productivity), Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell vacation together, and Ronald Reagan smiles benevolently from the beyond.

Our revised graph is a tiny snapshot of “supply side” economics, an idea which has been around since at least the 1970s. But, like its discredited predecessor, our remodeled graph is not only embarrassingly wrong, it doesn’t accurately portray supply side theory.

Tap the memory bank and haul out your recollections of plane geometry, the

bane of every high school student who thought the slide rule was what you followed for a close play at home.

When you weren’t daydreaming about the crocodile rock in class, you may have learned that all curves are lines but all lines aren’t curves. The real world tax rate/revenue model is a curve, not a straight line, and a realistic graph would look something like the familiar Bell curve, with revenue on the vertical axis and tax rate on the horizontal axis.

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by Reagan and most every neocon for three decades.

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Neyland Stadium experiences This started out to be a fun story about Neyland Stadium experiences – first game, favorite Volunteer, unforgettable plays, best season for hot dogs.

Responses drifted in a different direction – ticket costs, band fuss, width of seats, November kickoff times, fans that won’t sit down and a general shortage of common sense.

One comment really hurt: Does anybody care?

Tennessee, like many other sports operations, has an attendance problem.

Sellouts are a thing of the past. High-def on big home screens shares the blame with the run-down economy and disappointing teams.

Tennessee, in self-defense, has tried to reverse the decline. It hired a professional marketing team to

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sell more tickets. It offered deep discounts for some games to reduce that empty feeling. Stadium improvements are all around, from the food court to the DJ. Oops, wild and crazy noise is part of the pain for some.

Nate Harrison pushed me over the edge from entertainment writer to constructive critic. This longtime fan, born in Bristol, now residing at Sale Creek, was a $5,000 contributor and bronze ticketholder.

He prefaced his remarks with a tidbit about being displaced by the Tennessee Terrace. His new seat selection letter went to an old address. He ended up in section C, sun in eyes for afternoon games.

He told of two young women who chose to stand in front of him and his wife.

He asked them to sit down and received a rude response. He asked an usher for help. The girls sat down until the usher departed.

He again asked the usher for help. The usher said he really couldn’t do anything.

He asked a police officer for help. The officer said his hands were tied, no rules, no policy.

Harrison and his wife decided in the second quarter to give up and go away.

A person at Gate 10 asked

Coyotes come to town You may have noticed one on an evening walk. Out of the corner of your eye, a rangy animal lopes across the street, almost as if on springs. He wants nothing to do with you; he’s after the rabbit under the tree.

Coyotes’ habitats are shrinking and that’s why they’re showing up in our neighborhoods. As our population grows and we raze more open land for housing, their housing disappears.

So we have to co-exist.

And the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has a lot to say about that.

According to the organization’s website, “coyotes are highly adaptable and can survive in urban areas as long as food and shelter requirements are met.”

They’ll feed on almost anything – garbage, pet food,

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In urban environments these den animals choose storm drains, culverts, crawl spaces under storage sheds and porches, holes in vacant lots, parks, golf courses or any dry area. Rumor has it they’ve set up housekeeping in a Fountain City cemetery, among other places.

According to the TWRA website, your child is “mil-

lions of times more likely” to be bitten by the family dog than one of these wild dogs.

In recorded history only 30 attacks on humans are on the books. Most happened when a coyote attacked a pet and the pet owner got between the two animals.

The website says that any victim of a coyote bite should seek medical attention immediately and notify the state health department as soon as possible at 615741-7247 or toll free 800404-3006.

On this Fourth of July weekend, when people of all ages are spending so much time outside, it’s a prudent thing to cultivate “coyoteawareness.”

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where they were going. Nate explained the dilemma. The gate attendant asked them to return to their seats with him. He talked to the usher, the usher again talked to the girls. They announced boldly that they were cheering for the Vols and would not sit down.

The Harrisons went home early. Nate said he sent a letter to athletic director Dave Hart. He did not receive a response. He reduced his VASF contribution by half.

His seats moved to CC. This past September he and his wife took her mother to a game. The heat hurt. An usher suggested a visit to the first-aid station and requested a wheelchair.

The threesome went into the concourse to wait in the shade.

Help arrived in 20 min-

utes. By then, Mrs. Harrison and her mother had decided to leave. Harrison asked if there was a cart outside that could help his mother-inlaw to their car. Yes, yes of course.

Ten minutes later, Nate asked how long the wait would be. Forty minutes.

Mrs. Harrison decided to go get the car. At Gate 21, Mr. Harrison explained the situation and asked if he could assist his mother-inlaw to an appointed meeting place and return to the game. The answer was no, if you go out, you are out, no exceptions.

They walked out and there was a four-wheeler.

The driver didn’t know about the call for help but was happy to assist. Nate asked why he was told it would take 40 minutes to get a cart. The driver said “We don’t communicate well.”

Harrison was puzzled.

He called the VASF number

to see if there was a way he could return to the game.

The recording said to call back during business hours.

Nate Harrison’s conclusion: “It seems that the UTAD can communicate very clearly when raising money, but is tone deaf when it comes to follow-up with customers.”

I, being a very old grad with a gentle disposition and helpful attitude, forwarded this and other valuable information to UT, to old friend Chris Fuller, senior associate athletics director for development and external ops (whatever that is).

I received a warm greeting, a sincere thank you, brief but interesting commentary and a referral to David Elliott, assistant athletics director for event management.

His insightful remarks are coming soon.

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

coyotes are present in your uled pick-up. Placing cans ters coyotes from hunting out in the morning before around your property. neighborhood: ■ A fenced yard may de■ Do not feed coyotes!! pick-up will give coyotes When coyotes begin asso- less time to scavenge. They ter coyotes. The fence must ciating humans with food will not have cover of dark- be at least 6 feet high. Preferably the bottom of the they lose their natural fears ness.

■ Do not leave barbecue fence should extend 6 inchand may become dangergrill outside and uncovered. es below ground level. ous.

■ Do not leave ■ Eliminate small children water sources. outside alone These areas atOn Monday, July 7, at 6.30 p.m., Dr. if coyotes have tract rodents, birds, and snakes Louise Conrad from Ijams Nature Center been frequenting the area. which the coyote will be at the Fountain City branch ■ Do not allow will prey upon. pets to run free.

■Position library to talk about coyotes in the Provide secure bird feeders so ’hood. It’s a good chance to learn more. housing especialcoyotes can not ly at night. Small get to the feed. pets (cats, rabCoyotes may also ■ Feed pets indoors bits, small dogs) are favorite be attracted to birds and small mammals that have whenever possible. Remove prey of coyotes.

■ Discourage coyotes been lured in by the feeder. any leftovers if feeding out■ Do not discard edible doors. Store pet food in ar- from frequenting your area. eas not accessible to other Harass them by throwing garbage. rocks, shouting and mak■ Secure garbage con- animals.

■ Clear brush and weeds ing loud noises when one is tainers. Use trash barrels with lids that clamp down from around property. This seen.

Info: www.tn.gov/twra/. tight even when tipped over. deprives the coyote’s prey ■ Do not place trash cans (small mammals and birds) Send story suggestions to news@ ShopperNewsNow.com. out the night before sched- of protective cover and de-

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Big thanks for big check Senior companions Juanita Avery, Saundra Smith and Cynthia Smith enjoy the festivities during the Senior Companion Volunteer Recognition Luau Luncheon at the O’Connor Senior Center. Knox County CAC Office on Aging director Susan Long Photos by S. Barrett congratulates the volunteers on their years of service.

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Meghan Gilliam has received the $1,000 Martin and Louise Smith Scholarship from ETSU. Gilliam is studying child psychology and is a member of Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society and the National Society of Leadership and Success.

She volunteers with a local animal shelter and the American Youth Soccer Organization. Gilliam is the daughter of Steve and Kellie Gilliam.

By Sara Barrett The floral leis were abundant at the 25th anniversar y celebration of the Office on Aging’s Senior Companion Program.

More than 80 volunteers were Lona Terry honored for their years of service with a Hawaiian-themed party and luncheon at the O’Connor Senior Center.

The Senior Companion Program connects volunteers 55 and older with seniors who require help with simple tasks such as light housekeeping, personal care and shopping so they can continue to live independently. Some have volunteered since the program began.

Senior companion Lona

Kids participating in Ijams Nature Center’s summer camps display a banner they created to thank the South Knoxville Alliance for its support. SKA members donated $735 along with food from the Round-up Restaurant and Village Bakery. Photo submitted

Maryville College graduates 34 students from Knox County Senior companion Wilma Senior companions Mike Gilbert and Genevieve Parks check Mills dresses in style for the out the event program. luau luncheon.

Terry has served for about a year now and says her favorite part of the program is getting to know her seniors.

“They all have their own thing they need from you, and finding that thing is the secret to being a successful

companion,” said Terry. After recovering from a long illness, she decided to become a senior companion to “help the Lord the way He helped me,” she said.

Senior companion Wilma Mills has served for two years. “You meet a whole lot

of people who need a whole lot of help,” she said.

Each companion gives 20 hours each week, which totals more than 70,000 hours of help for folks in need each year. They are reimbursed for their mileage. Info: 524-2786.

Approximately 200 students graduated from Maryville College in May, and 34 of them were Knox County Schools alumni. Of those 34, 17 graduated with honors.

Knox County graduates include Allyson Brooke Angel (cum laude), Marcus Antonio Azevedo (magna cum laude), Allyson Brooke Boling (magna cum laude), Christian Wallace Borek, James Patrick Burris, Erika Marie Collins, Olivia Olga Daniel, Kayla Morgan Dougherty (magna

cum laude), Garrett Bryson Gresham (magna cum laude), Kelly Nicole Hertzel (magna cum laude), Christopher Joseph Hickman, Olivia Evyn Hicks (magna cum laude), Ashley Rose Howarth, Joshua Shane Hunley, Rachel Lee Jarnagin, Eric Matthew Kearney, Patrick Tate Lawson, Kara Annette Loveday, Dominic Gideon McVay (magna cum laude), Deidre Merrill (cum laude), Zachary Charles Myers, Robert Everette Norris (cum laude), Garrett Weston Painter (magna cum laude), Stephen Francisco Revilla (magna cum laude), Travis Michael Scates, Kelly Marie Stephens (cum laude), Joshua Ison Stidham, Seth Alvin Tinsley (magna cum laude), Jessica Ann Vail (summa cum laude), Lauren Ashley Ward, Brandy Nicole Watkins, Lillian Hope Winchester (magna cum laude), Raeleen Louise Woodbury and Miranda Lee Wright (cum laude).

Azevedo, Revilla and Wright were recognized during commencement exercises for completing exemplary senior studies. This includes a two-semester research and writing project guided by a faculty supervisor.

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Ben Hawk talks with Joy Gartner, Cokesbury UMC’s director of Flash Black pours himself Thomas Tinnerman, Dean Kamhout and Gail Braunsroth help get the hamburgers and hot dogs Singles Ministry. Photos by Justin Acuff ready for the Cokesbury United Methodist Church picnic for singles. some tea at the picnic.

Enjoy summer with singles Cokesbury United Methodist Church joined nine other Knoxville churches recently at McFee Park for a fun afternoon just for singles.

The Summer Singles Community Picnic is an annual event that offers those who attend and work in singles ministry programs across the city an oppor-

tunity to come together for some fun, fellowship, music and traditional picnic fare. The grill was hot and sizzling with burgers and hot dogs. To round out the menu, those attending brought a dish to share.

Joy Gartner is the director of Singles Ministry at Members of Cokesbury UMC join other area churchgoers for the annual Summer Singles Community Picnic at McFee Park.

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MaryAnn Reddy and Angel Sayles help lead singing during Son Treasure Island VBS at Ebenezer United Methodist Church.

Ebenezer UMC hosts VBS with tropical theme

By Wendy Smith It’s called Vacation Bible School, and at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 1001 Ebenezer Road, it really felt like a vacation.

Son Treasure Island was the theme, and while the décor resembled “Gilligan’s

Island,” there were plenty of treasures to discover at this VBS. Children participated in a treasure hunt, and God’s love, the ultimate treasure, was echoed with an emphasis on I Corinthians 13, said associate pastor Nancy Twigg.

More than 100 children participated in the VBS, and the majority was not church members. Twigg thinks quality outreach programs, like the church’s annual fall festival, encourage visitors to come back for other events.

The four-day VBS required approximately 50 hands-on volunteers, and another 50 pitched in ahead of time, Twigg says.

“That’s about a one-toone ratio. That says a lot about what kind of church Ebenezer is.”

Last year, a Bible that a man who had so much of was given to Elvis Presley in what this world values.

1957 by his aunt and uncle But the real point of this was auctioned off. article is that this Bible sold for $97,000! What I find of particular interest is that the value of this Bible was determined by the person who owned it. Oh, I underSteve stand how the whole “celebHigginbotham rity thing” works, but I just thought it was ironic that It is clear that Elvis ac- (from the world’s point of tually read and used this view) the owner of this Bible Bible for it contained sev- brought value to the Bible.

However, the Bible is eral notes written in his own handwriting. One such “priceless” no matter who note is found in the margin owns it, and frankly, the valof Luke 9. It says, “For what ue of a Bible is not increased is a man advantaged if he by its owner; rather the Bishould gain the whole world ble brings value to its owner. and lose himself or be cast- Give it some thought. away.”

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Shelly Woodrick of Mobile Meals talks with interns about the volunteers. Some work every day, some work one day a week and others might work one or two days a month.

Shopper-News publisher Sandra Clark is not shy about dig- Interns Kaila Bonds, Laken Scott, Zoe Risley and Donna Mitchell prepare to deliver Mobile Meals. Red means cold and blue means ging for the last pinto bean as hot for the coolers of Mobile Meals. Photo by Shannon Carey the interns and their escorts actually eat a mobile meal following their delivery. And yes, we’re planning to pay!

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Grandparents help community, deliver Mobile Meals

By Julia Grant Janice Grant, my wonderful, loving grandmother, has been delivering Mobile Meals for about five years.

The experience Julia Grant has changed her life in many ways.

One way is that it shows her that many people need help, and the other is that she has helped more people

By Charlie Hamilton

We had the privilege of visiting Knox Area Rescue Ministries, otherwise known as KARM. The KARM mission is located on Broadway in the former location of Beaty Chevrolet. In the early than she can imagine.

1990s the car dealership She was first introduced was rennovated to become to Mobile Meals by Libba the KARM shelter.

Jaco and other members of KARM supplies rescue our church, St. Paul United services of food and shelter, Methodist in Fountain City. then healthy supportive reMy grandfather and she lationships and restoration, do this a few times a month, including job training opfor a few hours. portunities. KARM serves They both know that Mobile Meals needs more volunteers.

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more than 1,000 meals per day, feeding not only the homeless, but many in crisis.

Also, KARM’s emergency and residential shelters for men, women and families are home to nearly 400 people each night, providing a safe place for those in need.

The men’s floor has 200 beds and can house more on pallet beds if needed.

The women’s floor has been renovated from 40 beds to 103 for women in need. The Crossroads is the welcome center for the homeless and those in need when they

first arrive to get help.

They have a new program starting up called The Bridge program for those in transition to a career and steady job. Men in this program live on a floor that has dorms. Also in the KARM building is a career center and classrooms where people can attend courses to figure out their goals and get their lives back on track.

About 20 percent of those who seek aid at KARM are veterans, and about 30 percent have some form of diagnosed mental illness.

KARM houses mostly men, but the female homeless population has the fastest increasing rate.

Another interesting fact about KARM is that it is not government-funded and runs on donations and profits from the KARM Thrift Stores.

Knoxville is lucky to have an organization that cares for people in their times of need, an organization that works to make the community better. Homelessness is a growing problem, and everyone should help.

Adopt a senior

By Zoe Risley Although Mobile Meals is not an expensive food service ($3 a day for noon meals Monday through Friday), it can be tough to pay for when you aren’t working and are living strictly off of retirement funds.

Mobile Meals recipients donate what they can to the program, but every senior who signs up for the program gets a meal, regardless of their ability to pay.

The Adopt-A-Senior program is one way of helping fund Mobile Meals.

An individual or group can donate $74 to feed a

senior for an entire month.

You can also donate $147 for two months, $221 for three months, $442 for six months and $884 for a year.

Larger donations include contributing $4,420 to feed five seniors for a year and $8,840 to feed 10 seniors for a year.

When I was delivering these meals, I could see the joy in their eyes when someone came to their door, handed them a nice, nutritious meal and asked if they were doing alright today.

It was clear that we were the only company some of these people got during the

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Help this wonderful program that benefits about 900 people every day.

Some meals are provided through federal grants and state funding, but the rest are dependent on kindhearted individuals who donate.

Believe me when I say you will be giving them much more than a meal.

To donate, go to the Office of Aging website, www. knoxseniors.org, or call the Office of Aging and ask for the Mobile Meals Kitchen at 524-2786.

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Restoring hope at KARM

By Laken Scott Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries, otherwise known as KARM, is a nonprofit organization that helps people who are homeless or in crisis.

KARMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overnight shelter has 200 beds, but can sleep more.

KARM has a cafeteria, where they serve more than 1,000 meals a day, 365 days a year. And if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re worried it might be dirty, with so many people coming inside, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be! The staff and volunteers will be proud to show you their 100 score from the Knox County Health Department!

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry, they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forgotten the women. In fact, Sue Renfro, KARM marketing manager, stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women are the fastest growing segment of home-

lessness.â&#x20AC;?

KARM hosts a womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lodging area they lovingly call â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hope Haven.â&#x20AC;?

Hope Haven, which used to have 40 beds, now has 103!

There is also a new womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community room, which includes magazines, games, tables, chairs, even a private room with a telephone.

KARM also has a fourweek course called Launch Point which, as of now, has about 320 graduates. This course helps students deveop an action plan, establish a support group, and create long- and short-term goals.

There is also the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transitional floor, known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bridge.â&#x20AC;? The Bridge can house 40-44 men at a time in a dorm-like setting.

This provides them lodging while the men find jobs and

permanent housing, and surrounds them with volunteers, friends and mentors.

Crossroads Welcome Center functions like a hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency room. If someone comes inside and needs help, KARM will help them find the information they need, find the personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issue, and give them an ID card. Although it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a hospital, Crossroads abides by the HIPAA rules, which state that a volunteer or staff member may not divulge information about the person in crisis without their consent.

KARM has helped many people. As we interns toured the facility, a man came up to us and said he felt called to speak: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I came from a life of unhealthy choices ... and what this [KARM] has restored in me is hope.â&#x20AC;?

KARM cafeteria gets top score Doris Davenport points with pride to the Knox County Health Department certificate hanging in the kitchen at KARM. Sue Renfro, marketing manager, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We work really hard to realize that this is an extension of extreme Biblical hospitality. ... We are probably the largest hospitality facility in our area.â&#x20AC;? KARM serves about 1,000 meals a day â&#x20AC;&#x201C; breakfast, lunch and dinner. The food line is open to anyone who needs a meal, not just those seeking overnight shelter, Renfro said. Donations are always needed, but Renfro asked that people donate restaurant-sized items. Farmers are donating produce this summer, and Chick-filA donates chicken two days a week. Renfro said kitchen staff compete for the most original chicken recipe on those days.

Living in the shadows

By Donna Mitchell

Hope Haven, the newly remodeled womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overnight facility, can accommodate 103.

Providing volunteer service often falls under the umbrella of feeding the hungry, sheltering temporarily displaced families, providing clothes to the needy and so on.

While these services are greatly needed and appreciated, there are still many people falling through the cracks when it comes to being properly cared for.

These people often live helplessly in the shadows of society, unable to leave their houses or no longer able to retain the independence they once enjoyed. These invisible people are senior citizens that live among us all. Some are poor and some

are rich, male and female, married and single alike.

They are people confined by illness, Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, crippling arthritis and a myriad of other indispositions that have stripped them of their freedom and even their sense of self worth.

Mobile Meals is a local non-profit organization that has not forgotten about these people.

This organization provides more than 800 meals a day to seniors who apply.

Last week the Shopper interns delivered Mobile Meals in East and South Knoxville. We visited a sweet woman who professed that we were and had been her only company for a

very long time.

At the moment, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unable to drive and therefore cannot leave her house. Situations like this cause us to really stop and think. All of the senior citizens are people that just need help. They have paved the way for us, now we must paint the road for them. Let us be more conscious and advocate for these voiceless people. Let us dedicate our day to volunteering for these people because they are worth it.

We should all be reminded that regardless of their age and abilities they are still humans, worthy of proper care. No one should have to live in the shadows.

Info: 524-2786.

RE-Elect

DARYL FANSLER For CHANCELLOR, Part II Intern Laken Scott reads wall posters created by goal-setting participants in the Every year when the Shopper interns visit KARM, LaunchPoint program at KARM. Goals inmarketing manager Sue Renfro shows us some- cluded reuniting with family, getting a job, thing new. This year it was The Bridge area for and even paying old utility bills to get powmen. This transitional program is a step-up from er restored so they could move home. the barracks sleeping of the main menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room.

Three to five men share a room and all use this sitting area as they transition into permanent housing.

Be a volunteer

There are many organizations around you that need volunteers!

I participated in one of these organizations: Mobile Meals. This organization welcomes any volunteers able to deliver meals to senior citizens who need it.

Simply saying hello to them not only makes their day better but yours as well.

Being a volunteer is a great way to invest your time and energy to do something good for your area.

If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know any volunteer organizations and are willing to do so, here are some organizations and numbers to find out more: â&#x2013; Project Live, helping seniors live independently.

Info: 524-2786 â&#x2013; Knox Paws, placing adoptable pets with seniors.

Info: 546-6262 â&#x2013; Grand Parents as Parents Program, a program for grandparents raising children. Info: 524-2786 â&#x2013; C.H.I.P.S., computers for homebound and isolated seniors. Info: 546-6262 â&#x2013; Mobile Meals, delivering meals to seniors. Info: 524-2786 Also, Knox Area Rescue Ministry needs a group willing to sand and refinish eight tables in the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community room.

The tables were donated by UT Medical Center when it redid its cafeteria.

Photographer Shannon Carey snapped this picture of a bed at This would make a great KARM under a hand-painted message. project for a Scout troop.

By Joshua Mode

Do you want to volunteer

somewhere, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know which organization to join?

Endorsed by 26 Former Presidents of the Knoxville Bar Association

To the Voters of Knox County We are your neighbors, community volunteers, members of your organizations and fellow worshippers.

We also had the privilege of being Presidents of your Knoxville Bar Association. As lawyers, we have been intimately involved in so many issues affecting the quality and integrity of our legal system.

Regardless of our backgrounds and life experiences, we all want our court system to be fair, impartial, and responsible. We want Judges who both know the law and have the wisdom to how to apply it.

These qualities must be assured to all of us if we are going to have faith in our judicial process. This year, Daryl R. Fansler is seeking another term as Chancellor of the Knox County Chancery Court. He has been on the bench for almost 16 years. In that time, he has demonstrated his commitment to justice and fairness time and again. His experience in having presided over approximately 25,000 cases clearly shows the impact that he has had on so many peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives. While some may have disagreed with his rulings, no one has ever doubted his honesty and courage in trying to find the best and most appropriate solutions.

We, as lawyers, are as different as you can possibly imagine. However, we are united in our support and belief that Daryl R. Fansler should continue as Chancellor in Knox County. The lives of so many Knox County citizens depend upon the experience of its judiciary - from family law to business disputes these issues are as varied as they are complex. They must be met by someone who has the experience, intellectual ability, honesty, professional fortitude and common sense to bring about fair resolutions.

That person is Daryl R. Fansler and we ask you to support him in our legal system, again.

Signed,

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Uncorking the question of wine in grocery stores

By Bonny C. Millard The effort to sell wine in grocery and convenience stores in Tennessee communities is only half finished.

Alan Carmichael, president and chief operating officer of the public relations firm Moxley Carmichael, shared information with the Rotary Club of Knoxville about the Red White and Food campaign to get the issue on the November ballot.

The ballot question would allow voters across the state to make a choice about where they buy their wine.

Red White and Food is a coalition created by the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association to push for wine sales in grocery and convenience stores.

Moxley Carmichael and three other firms have been hired to promote the campaign.

Earlier this year, the General Assembly passed legislation allowing the sale of wine in grocery and convenience stores, and it was signed into law by Gov. Bill Haslam in March. Cities and counties that currently allow liquor-by-the-drink or have liquor stores are eligible, but voters must approve a special referendum on Nov. 4 before the community can allow it.

“Where’s the wine?” Carmichael said. “It’s coming, but we need help.”

Across the state, voters are being asked to sign a petition that would allow the issue to be put on the ballot for their community, he said.

Each jurisdiction makes its own decision about the change. In order for a referendum to be placed on the ballot, petitions must have enough signatures to equal

10 percent of the voters in the last gubernatorial election.

Carmichael said for Knox County that amounts to 14,000 sig n at ures Carmichael of qualified voters, and they must sign the petition within their residential jurisdiction. Shelby County (Memphis) needs 20,000 signatures, and Davidson County (Nashville) needs 16,000. The petitions are due Aug. 21.

The signatures must be certified by the Election Commission so the Red White and Food campaign wants to gather 30 percent more than it needs to make sure it has enough eligible signatures, he said.

The petitions must be signed by existing registered voters who are at least 21 years of age, and the signatures must match the registration card, he said. No online petitions are allowed.

Carmichael said it took Tennessee seven years to pass this law. Currently 36 other states allow the sale of wine in food and convenience stores. Tennessee retailers want to make it easier for their customers to purchase wine by having it available in retail stores, he said.

If the referendum is approved, wine should be available in grocery and convenience stores by July 1, 2016, he said.

Rotary Club of Knoxville meets weekly at noon on Tuesdays at the Knoxville Marriott.

Info: www.redwhiteandfood.com

Milenko, who belongs to Michelle Myers, won first place for Most Photogenic Pooch. Photo submitted

The dog-friendly patio at Einstein Bros Bagels is always open for owners to bring their dogs, but the restaurant had a special day for them recently. Photo submitted

Pups get special treats at

‘Dog Days of Summer’

By Nancy Anderson Einstein Bros. Bagels on Parkside Drive has a pet-friendly patio that is always open to dogs with their owners. A recent Saturday, however, the restaurant really went to the dogs.

Dog Days of Summer was a special promotion

by Einstein to celebrate summer, promote their patio and raise funds for the Humane Society of East Tennessee. The event used traditional advertising and social media to promote the activities and allow for voting for the Most Photogenic Pooch.

Elizabeth Kidder is

marketing manager for Einstein Bros Bagels in Knoxville. While the rain caused a brief interlude, Kidder says they regrouped and it was a success. The Humane Society was there to offer information about adoption and spay/neutering.

Kidder said 20 dogs signed up via Facebook for the most photogenic award, which was won by Milenko, who belongs to George, a boxer mix, who belongs to Jonathan Letson of HarMichelle Myers. The res- din Valley, contemplates a doggie bagel from Einstein Bros taurant also had beef-fla- Bagels, 11693 Parkside Drive. The specially-formulated doggie treat was gone in mere seconds. Photo by Nancy Anderson vored doggie bagel treats.

Giveaways included tote bags, Frisbees, free drinks thing special this summer tio,” said Kidder. “We have and doggie tank tops. to draw in folks who will a lot of dog lovers who “We wanted to do some- enjoy our dog friendly pa- come here and hang out.”

Big July 4 salute planned at the zoo

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The July Fourth holiday offers a special treat for all active and retired military personnel, members of the National Guard, police, fire and emergency medical technicians and paramedics. They will be admitted free of charge to the Knoxville Zoo. The facility’s director, Lisa New, told members of the Rotary Club of West Knoxville the free admission July 4-6 is the zoo personnel’s special salute to service members and veterans and a way of expressing appreciation for their service.

Only the fifth person to hold the director’s job in the zoo’s 65-year history, New told club members, “We at the Zoo, just like you in Rotary, work hard to be good community citizens, to partner with other groups and to give back.”

While the zoo has long been a favorite spot for locals to visit, New said it has now become one of the top 20 most visited sites in the state, with 40 percent of visitors coming from 50 or more miles away. Attendance in 2013 was almost 400,000.

It is estimated that zoo visitors added some $21 million to the local economy last year, with visitors

Lisa New, executive director of the Knoxville Zoo, poses with Oliver Smith IV, president of the Rotary Club of West Knoxville, at a recent meeting. Photo by A. Hart

signed in from almost every state in the union.

New described the dozens of programs available to visitors, including numerous activities designed to both entice and educate children. “When you see kids crying when they’re leaving (the zoo), you know you’re doing something right,” she said. “They don’t want to go.”

Among the most popular programs is the Clayton Safari Splash. “It’s the largest splash pad in East Tennessee. You just don’t see kids come to the zoo in street clothes anymore.”

But while the children are having a good time,

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they’re also learning about wild animals and their varying environments.

“We give them the opportunity to get close to the animals. Our animals don’t do tricks, but you can see how they live.”

One program even lets children buy lettuce and then stand on a raised platform and feed it to the giraffes. The zoo made $10,000 from that program last year. That’s a lot of lettuce!

Rotary Club of West Knoxville meets weekly at noon on Fridays at Bearden Banquet Hall.

Info: www.knoxvillezoo.org.

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Washing the dog, Handly style

By Bonny C. Millard Black dog hair on the bathroom ceiling launched a business.

Pop’s Dog Wash owner Franklin Handly said it was an idea whose time had come, one that had been germinating for 15 years. She needed a place to bathe her three dogs.

In the colder months, she used the bathtub. In the summer, she used the outdoor hose, but the dogs didn’t like the cold water, and they sometimes got dirty again in the yard.

“They would find that one spot where there’s no grass and go roll before they were completely dry,” said Franklin.

Using the bathtub presented problems, too, because she would have to clean the bathroom afterwards, do laundry because she was soaked and then take a bath herself. After one such bathing session, she looked up and saw hair from her black Labrador stuck to the ceiling.

This spring, she opened Pop’s Dog Wash, 2608 Sutherland Ave., catering to people who live in the downtown area, the Old City, Cherokee Boulevard, Sequoyah Hills and the University of Tennessee off-campus area.

“This idea has been bubbling around in my head for about 15 years,” she said. “Everything just aligned. My washer and dryer I got for free, and my couch I got for free…

Everything just kind of worked out. My market is all that urban renewal downtown area. They don’t even have the option of a backyard with a hose.”

The name has sentimental meaning for Handly, who called her father

Derek Ogea washes Zuma, a dog he’s fostering, with a little help from Franklin Handly, owner of Pop’s Dog Wash. Photo submitted

“Pops.” Her teenage stepson, Austin Spangler, who is the general manager, called his grandfather Poppy.

“It’s kind of a tribute to them, both Austin’s granddad and my dad,” she said.

“It kind of tells the story – laid back. Let’s go to Pop’s.”

The self-service dog wash has two elevated tubs, and the water is warm. The tubs have straps to help keep the dogs in place, and there’s no time limit on the bath. Handly supplies two types of organic shampoo: oatmeal and Aloe Vera, and thick cotton towels for drying. She also has a professional dryer that converts to a vacuum for dogs with lots of hair.

Bath time can be stressful for some dogs. To help soothe the animals, she plays doggie music that consists of piano mixed with birds chirping and ducks quacking. As funny as that might sound, Handly said, “it calms them down.” The dogs get treats after their baths too.

Handly also has a retail area where she sells Sleepy Beagle Pottery, which is the work of a friend, and handmade scented candles created by another friend. She has plans to expand the offerings to include handcrafted jewelry, dog toys made from recycled clothing and pet supplies.

Handly, who is a software consultant, wants her shop to be more than a place of business. She wants customers to relax and enjoy themselves. She has a comfortable couch and flat-screen television so customers can hang out and talk after bath time.

She may not know all her customers’ names yet, but with the dogs, it’s a different story.

“I know all my dogs’ names,” Handly said. “I think that’s what people like – that I know their dogs. This dog wash was a labor of love. I love the people. I love the dogs.”

Info: www.popsdogwash.com.

Jersey Mike’s boosts Knox Y Jersey Mike’s Subs has boosted summer programming for YMCA of East Tennessee through money raised by a five-day grandopening promotion at its new West Knox location.

Ryan Wood, managing partner, presented a check for $5,067 to Y leaders last week. It will be used to fund swim lessons and tuition for summer day camp.

“Approximately 100 kids will be helped with the tuition for camp and 60 young people will benefit from the lifesaving skill of swim les-

sons with the money donated by Jersey Mike’s,” said Lori Humphreys, executive director of the YMCA of East Tennessee.

The Y’s “Readers, Dreamers, Believers” summer day camp is open to children in grades K-6 and operates on a children’schoice system that allows campers to select activities of interest to them.

Each week is themed around subjects such as sports, nature, the arts, imagination and history.

Jersey Mike’s Subs is at

4839 Kingston Pike and is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day. Info: 862-8800.

For more information on the Y’s summer camp program visit ymcaknoxville. org or call Lori Humphreys at 548-8707.

Steve Grossbard, owner of The Mattress Place Photo by Nancy Whittaker

The Mattress Place expands to Bearden

By Nancy Whittaker In an iffy economy when many small businesses have closed, Steve Grossbard and Danny Phillips are continuing to grow. The Mattress Place recently opened its newest location in West Knoxville. Grossbard says, “If we weren’t doing what we do, we would just be another mattress store.” Then he gave a quick synopsis.

The mattress industry puts different names on the same mattress. Each year, the major companies have

overstock, mismatched and one-of-a-kind mattresses.

The Mattress Place purchases from all national companies. It may be as simple as last year’s model being a different color.

The Mattress Place purchases in huge quantities and passes the savings on to their customers. Grossbard says, ‘“Our policy is low overhead, low prices – twice the selection for half the price.”

The Mattress Place is the exclusive dealer for Sleep Sensible Mattresses

by Dutch Craft Bedding, an Amish company based in Celina, Tenn. It is the largest dealer for MLILY Cool Gel Memory Foam.

The Mattress Place is at 7219 Kingston Pike in the former Unpainted Furniture Store location. There are plans for four more locations.

Check out the website, w w w. m y m at t r e s s pl a c e . com or call 951-0531. As I walked out the door, Grossbard said, “Be sure and tell everyone – No credit needed – we will finance.”

Bike club detours to Flats & Taps

By Betsy Pickle The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club had a change of venue but otherwise stayed the course for its June meeting.

Gathering at Central Flats & Taps instead of the usual Barley’s, AMBC members were packed in at the smaller space, which may have made the always-social meeting even more convivial.

President Brian Hann expressed thanks to Kathleen Gibi of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department for nominating the Urban Wilderness for a National Recreation Trail, which the National Park Service recognized it as on National Trails

AMBC president Brian Hann welcomes Andrew Wagner of ClimbWorks to the June AMBC meeting. Photo by B. Pickle Day in June.

He also thanked individual AMBC members for various acts of service and noted that the Hastie Park Challenge Grant bridge project was completed at the end of May. The group helped the

Lake Forest Neighborhood Association by building a bridge for wildlife viewing and two on-trail bridges.

Reports on the epic weekend at Big South Fork, the recent Xterra event at Mead’s Quarry, the Concord beginner trail and a grant to design the bike park on land donated by the Wood Family also were positive.

Guest Andrew Wagner of ClimbWorks in Pigeon Forge spoke to the AMBC about plans to start local mountain-bike clubs at the middle school level, including at South-Doyle Middle.

He’s looking for support from parents and bike enthusiasts who might serve as trainers.

HAPPY

“Let every nation know, k whether h it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.” ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy, y 35th US President

Mullins is Knoxville’s Rotarian of the Year Jody Mullins, right, was named the Rotary Club of Knoxville Four Way Test Rotarian of the Year at the June 24 meeting. Mullins, senior district manager for Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, was applauded for serving on committees such as End Polio Now/Polio Plus, International Contacts, Membership Development, the Rotary Foundation Scholarship and World Community Service. He was also a representative to the club’s sister club in Matezalka, Hungary, and was a natural ambassador at the Rotary International Convention in Lisbon, Portugal. He chaired the Century II fundraising campaign, helping raise more than $100,000 in 100 days. Mullins is being congratulated by Bob Samples, president.

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LaborExchange: serving others first

The Moxley Carmichael method:

Time savers

By Cynthia Moxley With the solstice now behind us, we officially have entered the throes of a hot, muggy East Tennessee summer that can someMoxley times sap productivity.

But the days are long, and, if you’re anything like me, you find it comforting to know that even after you leave the office, there is plenty of daylight left to check off items from your to-do list.

Those of us in East Tennessee have a very Southern way of checking in with someone when we run into them downtown, at a local grocery store or in a restaurant: “How are you?”

The inevitable reply is, “Good! Just busy.”

In fact, I’ve almost tried to make a game out of this sequence, challenging myself to think of any other thing to say besides “busy.” But the reality is that no matter the time of year the question is posed, it’s difficult to reply with any word other than that one.

In an essay he penned for “The Economist” in 1955, Cyril Northcote Parkinson wrote, “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”

Time is the single most valuable commodity today, and how it is used or allocated has a tremendous impact on any business. Here are some tips to keep business owners and employees on schedule:

Learn the art of triaging. Think of your desk as an emergency room. Who or what deserves priority treatment and what can wait until later? Determining what must be done immediately will help streamline and organize your thoughts, desk and business.

Take advantage of technology. Use news aggregators and Google alerts to notify you of news relevant to your business or interest. This means that you no longer have to spend valuable time combing through various news sources but instead can set an alert using keywords and topics so they will be forwarded to you immediately.

Use your team’s strengths. In short, don’t hoard projects. At Moxley Carmichael, we spend a great deal of time during the hiring process making sure that we bring the right people with the right skill sets on board. Once we’ve determined someone is a fit, we give that staff member complete ownership of projects and responsibilities.

Find balance. After the work is done, leave as closely as you can to closing time.

Your colleagues and clients need your best thinking, and that requires that you spend time reading, listening and watching what’s happening in the world around you outside of the office.

Summer will be gone and fall will be here before we know it with shorter days and less daylight. Make the most of these long days and use time as an ally instead of a thief.

Bill Peterson served three years in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a human resources manager in nuclear engineering at TVA for 13 years and took early retirement.

He then “retired” again in September 2012 after 20 years as HR manager at Dollywood. After four months of hunting and fishing, he decided he was too young to retire.

Peterson and his wife, Kelly, immediately rolled up their sleeves and in February 2013 opened LaborExchange Inc. Kelly had worked at Huntington College of Health Sciences. Both wanted to start a company that would make a difference in people’s lives.

Bill Peterson wanted full control over his business

Nancy Whittaker

and decided not to become part of a franchise. “We can do a lot of things franchises can’t do,” he says. “Decisions can be made immediately because I am corporate.”

As a disabled veteran, Peterson works hard to set his company apart from other staffing services, living by LaborExchange’s mission statement daily: “We Best Serve Ourselves by Serving Others First.” Superior customer service extends to giving all clients Bill’s personal

Bill Peterson, owner of LaborExchange, is proud he can help people find jobs.

Photo by Nancy Whittaker

cell-phone number.

LaborExchange helps local businesses by providing temporary, temp-to-hire

and permanent placement employment. Construction jobs are 75 percent of the positions offered, but industrial and clerical positions are also available. Companies hesitant to hire new fulltime employees are able to upsize and downsize quickly by using the services of LaborExchange.

Applications are accepted from 6 to 10:30 a.m. and from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. There are no fees to applicants. Two forms of identification and a willingness to work hard are all you need to bring with you.

LaborExchange, 2623 Chapman Highway, is two doors down from Disc Exchange. Info: www.laborexchangetn.com or 247-4957.

News from Knoxville Area Urban League

Urban League boosts small businesses

By Phyllis Nichols When small-business owner Marcus Bly contacted the K nox v ille Area Urban League, he was interested in acquiring a loan to expand his auto-detailing Nichols services.

Bly got not only the muchneeded funds but also a multiyear business plan to help ensure lasting success.

“I knew what I wanted to do before I approached the Urban League for the money,” Bly said. “But they did more than just give me the loan. They helped me look

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at my business with fresh eyes and write a business plan that covered the next few years.”

Bly already had heard great reviews of the Knoxville Area Urban League and how it takes care of clients. So, when Bly decided to purchase new equipment and increase the advertising budget, his first call was to the Urban League.

Bly explained that busy business owners don’t always have time to write a detailed business plan, but owners can see exactly what they should be doing when putting goals on paper.

“The Urban League really gives its clients an opportunity to grow their businesses,” Bly said. “They tell you what will and what won’t work to help you run

your business efficiently.”

Earlier this year, the Urban League was certified as a community development financial institution, which allows the organization to provide capital, credit and other financial products, along with technical assistance, to residents and businesses.

The assistance Bly received from the Urban League has helped him take his business to the next level.

“I’ve been able to accomplish my goals and expand my services,” he said. “This has helped add income to my business and has already made a difference in my profitability.”

He encouraged other small businesses to seek assistance from the Knoxville Area Urban League.

“If you want to be successful, don’t be afraid to take the next step to do it,” he said. “The Urban League does a lot of great things, but you have to help yourself, too. In careers and in life we do a lot of things we never thought we would, but it’s those things that make a difference and make us successful in the end.”

Bly owns and operates Karworkz, an autodetailing and professional car-wash company on Sutherland Avenue. For information about smallbusiness loans, owners should contact Felix Harris at the Knoxville Area Urban League by emailing fharris@thekaul.org or calling 524-5511, ext. 119.

Phyllis Nichols is CEO of the Knoxville Area Urban League.

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These classes combine shallow and deep water exercises that utilize buoyancy belts, water weights and other equipment for a great workout. They even have an Aqua Zumba class!

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

Teachers, Lisa Duggins and Lorie Duggins with students who attended the reading camp at Grace.

Summer fun at Grace

By Danielle Taylor Summer is in full swing, and so are GCA’s Summer Camps.

Though the school year is over, many students are taking advantage of the academic, creative and interactive classes offered through June and July.

With more than 200 students participating in this year’s summer camps, including nonGCA students, the halls and classrooms of Grace have remained full with students eager to learn and sharpen their skills. And we still have spots available in July!

Along with the outstanding academic camps offered this year, students can develop their knowledge and skills in others areas, such as art, cooking, dance, drama, writing and much more. Each course offers a different type of challenge and learning opportunity with the overall goal of providing fun ways to learn, while keeping minds sharp during the summer break.

This year’s Lego camp,

taught by Rachel Hannon, allowed students to experiment with the scientific method, force and work, and gravity.

Students were challenged daily to use critical and creative thinking while working with gears, power, wheels and axles and so much more. Each day the campers earned “bricks” by having an overall good attitude and completing their tasks for the day.

Our cooking camp, taught

by Gina Prieto, challenged students to try new foods and understand how to measure and follow a recipe. A new parent for the upcoming school year was so grateful for her kids to “get comfortable with the school while attending summer camp, since they’ll be new to GCA.” Another current student’s parent was elated to discover her child “tried and now likes eggs!”

Additional camps teach practical skills to include lessons in grammar, real-life mathematics and critical

thinking. An ACT prep course, Teresa McNelly leads art campers in a fun project. also taught by Rachel Hannon, provides students the opportunity to get ahead of the game on college placement exams; past participants have increased their overall score by two to six points in some cases.

For the creative campers, Teresa McNelly’s art camps are always a hit, and this year’s DIY class, taught by Lee Ann Wright, included recreating projects as seen on Pinterest! For those with a dramatic flair, the “Give My Regards to Broadway” drama class, taught

by Tonya Wilson, included excerpts from “The Jungle Book” and allowed students to develop their skills in acting, singing and choreography.

In July, your student can Attendees of the Beautiful U camp at Grace. participate in the following remaining camps: Kindergarten through 2nd grade reading and math camps, 3rd through 5th grade math camps, and 1st through 5th grade cheer camp.

To learn more and register, visit gcacamps.com.

By Danielle Taylor At Grace Christian Academy, we are dedicated to being a distinctively Christian academy that provides an educational experience and develops students who are committed to changing the world

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for Christ. Over the next six months, we’ll break down our six Core Values that represent a Christian worldview and belief system as implemented by our teachers and staff. This month’s Core Value is being Christ-Centered in all we do.

CHRIST-CENTERED Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. 1 John 2:6 ■ GCA acknowledges that Christ is preeminent and worthy of all glory, honor and praise.

■ GCA strives to have Christ’s love and grace permeate and influence all relationships and activities at the academy.

■ GCA unites in allegiance to Christ and the mission of a distinctively Christian education.

Cooking camp attendees enjoy a variety of yummy treats.

■ GCA encourages each student to develop a personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

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The silence of suicide

Suicide among seniors often goes unnoticed When the 49-year-old girlfriend of Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger committed suicide March 17, the news was heard around the world.

But celebrity suicides like that of fashion designer L’Wren Scott are far from the norm.

In fact, suicide is more often discussed in hushed tones among family members after the fact – if it’s discussed at all. Even today, despite a greater understanding of the causes of suicide, it still carries a stigma that serves only to exacerbate the problem.

That is particularly true in cases of an elderly person’s suicide.

“We tend to seek the simple solution: Mr. Smith killed himself because his wife died or Mrs. Jones killed herself because she was diagnosed with cancer,” Dr. Yeates Conwell, a nationally recognized specialist in elderly suicide from the University of Rochester Medical Center, once said in a CBS-TV interview. “We have to go beyond simple explanations and start looking … at the tapestry of older people’s lives.”

That interview was in 2002, but a dozen years later, little has changed. Each day, 15 people over the age of 65 are lost to suicide.

That’s one suicide every 96 minutes.

Why? There is no simple answer, but baby boomers, taught to “keep a stiff upper lip” and to pull themselves out of their own depression, are more prone to suicide than later generations and are now entering their riskiest years.

Although older adults attempt suicide less often than those in other age groups, they have a higher completion rate – one suicide for every four attempts – compared to one for every 100 to 200 attempts by those ages 15 to 24 years.

White men over the age of 85 are at the greatest risk of all demographic groups. In 2003, the

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN) reports Tennessee had 956 suicides in 2012. The state figures for suicides among seniors over 65 are not available. But if Tennessee follows the national trend that shows seniors account for 15 percent of suicides, it would mean more than 140 of those 956 were seniors over 65. suicide rate for these men was 51.6 per 100,000, more than four times the current overall rate.

Men account for 84 percent of elderly suicides. The rate of suicide among men in late life is almost eight times that for women (overall, men’s rates were 4.1 times those of women as of 2003).

According to information from the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN), Tennessee had 956 suicides in 2012. The state figures for suicides among seniors over 65 are not available. But if Tennessee follows the national trend that shows seniors account for 15 percent of suicides, it would mean more than 140 of those 956 were seniors over 65.

Contrary to popular opinion, only a fraction – 2 to 4 percent – of suicide victims over 65 have been diagnosed with a terminal illness at the time of their death.

Two-thirds of older adult suicide victims were in relatively good physical health at the time So what’s the cause of suicides among the elderly? Researchers point to untreated depression as the leading factor. The vast major-

ity of elderly suicide victims have at least one psychiatric diagnosis, and two-thirds of those diagnoses are for late-onset clinical depression. Still, as many as 75 percent of older Americans are not receiving the treatment for depression that they need. Most suicide attempts are expressions of extreme distress, not harmless bids for attention.

Often, that’s because seniors and caretakers mistakenly believe that depression is just a part of the aging process. Too, the baby boomers are reluctant to discuss feelings of depression with others.

“Your doctor can only treat you if you say how you’re really feeling,” advises the National Institute for Mental Health, which urges seniors to discuss their feelings with their doctors.

Dr. Kim Quigley, a psychiatrist with Parkwest’s Senior Behavioral Health Unit and Peninsula Hospital, says depression among seniors should always be taken seriously.

Quigley says older adults have many suicide risk factors. Among those are: ■ Physical illness

Suicide knows no age Yeah, I’m going to kill myself, Get a little headline news.

I’d like to see what the papers say On the state of teenage blues.

“I Think I’m Going to Kill Myself” (Honky Chateau, 1972) by Elton John

Suicide among seniors rarely makes the news, but the papers are saying plenty as teen suicide continues to get headline news.

Just days before this article was written, USA Today reported how social media is raising fears of a teenage suicide contagion. In illustrating its case, the newspaper cited the case of a 15-year-old boy who discussed his thoughts of suicide in a video he posted on Google+. Later, he hung himself. The next day a 15-year-old girl from the same school attempted suicide by overdose.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the third-leading cause of death for those between age 10 and 24, resulting in about 4,600 deaths annually.

Not only did it underscore how social media is playing a role in teen suicide (and suicide prevention), but it also made clear that suicide can come at any age.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists suicide as the third-leading cause of death for those between age 10 and 24, resulting in about 4,600 deaths an-

■ Pain ■ Inability to function in daily life ■ Bereavement of loved ones – spouses and many seniors lose children ■ Fear of becoming a burden ■ Social disconnection from community and younger family members with busy lives ■ Trouble asking for help ■ The belief that suicide is a rational act and not an act of mental illness ■ Overall helplessness and hopelessness ■ Lethal methods most likely firearms which they have access to with little to no oversight from family or community ■ High levels of anxiety about their futures ■ Nothing to look forward to ■ Poor sleep “The medical staff at Parkwest’s Senior Behavioral Health Unit address each and all of these risk factors with a multidisciplinary team, including occupational therapists, physical therapists, registered nurses, doctors, peer support and home health,” said Quigley. “We use depression screening, cognitive screening and screenings that test for a patient’s needs in caring for themselves at home.”

Family and caretakers can also do their part by openly discussing whether an older adult is thinking of suicide.

Senior Behavioral Health at Parkwest Medical Center provides an advanced level of care for adults ages 55 and older with a wide range of psychiatric and medical issues. All referrals and intakes are done through Peninsula Hospital, a division of Parkwest Medical Center. To make a referral or to get more information, call 865-970-1805 or visit www.treatedwell.com/seniorbehavioralhealth. The Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network at TSPN.org is also a good resource.

nually. From 1990 to 2000, suicide rates among teens dropped from 12.5 suicide deaths per 100,000 people to 10.4, according to the CDC. But they have gradually risen over the 10 years that followed, until rates reached 12.1 deaths per 100,000 in 2010.

According to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, “If a child or adolescent says, I want to kill myself, or I’m going to commit suicide, always take the statement seriously and immediately seek assistance from a qualified mental health professional. People often feel uncomfortable talking about death. However, asking the child or adolescent whether he or she is depressed or thinking about suicide can be helpful. Rather than putting thoughts in the child’s head, such a question will provide assurance that somebody cares and will give the young person the chance to talk about problems.”

Warning signs among elderly ■ Feelings of nervousness, worthlessness, restlessness or irritability ■ No longer interested in favorite hobbies or subjects ■ Problems sleeping – either too much or too little ■ Changes in diet – eating more or less than normal ■ Withdrawal from friends and family members ■ Alcohol and drug use ■ Neglect of personal appearance ■ Preoccupation with death and dying ■ Increased physical complains frequently associated with emotional distress, such as stomachaches, headaches and fatigue ■ Feelings of wanting to die ■ Lack of response to praise ■ Indicates plans or efforts toward plans to commit suicide, including: ✱ Verbalizes “I want to kill myself” or “I’m going to commit suicide” ✱ Gives verbal hints such as “I won’t be a problem much longer” or “If anything happens to me, I want you to know …” ✱ Gives away favorite possessions; throws away important belongings ✱ Becomes suddenly cheerful after period of depression ✱ May express bizarre thoughts ✱ Writes one or more suicide notes.

Threats of suicide communicate desperation and a cry for help. Always take statements of suicidal feelings, thoughts, behaviors or plans very seriously.

Any person who expresses thoughts of suicide should be evaluated immediately.

The warning signs of suicidal feelings, thoughts or behaviors may resemble other medical conditions or psychiatric problems. Always consult your health care provider for a diagnosis.

He believes depression is a sign of weakness.

One in 10 men will develop clinically significant depression during his lifetime.

Many experience depression that is triggered by life changes such as retirement, the death of a spouse or a changed health status.

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A growing passion

Matthew Lloyd enjoys the stillness at one of the gardens on the property of Neal and Alice Caldwell. Photos by Justin Acuff

Discover the secret of Caldwell’s garden

By Betsy Pickle If Neal and Alice Caldwell had videotaped their wedding 60 years ago, there might be evidence that their vows included “for better, for worse and for gardening.” As it is, the proof is in the “secret garden” they have created on 4.5 of their eight acres in West Knox County.

Actually, their garden isn’t quite a secret. They have allowed friends to hold weddings and receptions there and groups to hold meetings and picnics.

Recently they let the WordPlayers spend an afternoon exploring the various garden “rooms” to help put them in the proper mindset for their upcoming musical

production of “The Secret Garden” at the Bijou Theatre.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. July 18-19, 2:30 p.m. July 19 and 3 p.m. July 20. Ticket info is at 6841200 and wordplayers.org.

Neal Caldwell has long been familiar with “The Secret Garden,” the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The English author and playwright started her writing career when her family moved to New Market in the mid-1860s, and Caldwell recalls having relatives in New Market who had known her.

Neal started gardening when he and Alice lived in Rocky Hill. He grew toma-

toes and other vegetables.

Alice got into gardening when they bought their property off Pellissippi Parkway.

Neal was busy building the house (he had two carpenters get it under roof, but he did the rest) and didn’t have time to create a garden. Alice, who was especially interested in having herbs and flowers, started a garden on her own when she wasn’t hard at work painting the home’s interior.

Gradually, the garden expanded as Neal contributed landscaping and hardscaping – “building bridges and walks and paths and pools,” he explains.

When their three children were old enough, they worked “reluctantly” in the garden. But the secret to the success of the garden was Neal’s habit of sleeping only

Addison Coram poses for a photo in the bamboo forest four hours a night and the on the Caldwells’ property. couple’s drive.

“We are workers,” he says.

Filled with trees, bushes, Va., and when it was time hostas and a host of native to design their home, they plants and dotted with “vis- chose a Williamsburg style tas” and seats that visitors of architecture, and Alice come upon unexpectedly, decided they needed the the sprawling garden came garden to match.

“We had many garden to maturity around 1985.

Most of the work now is clubs come out and look at maintenance, and Neal does it, and they all agreed our garden looks like a Wilthe bulk of that.

Neal, who was born in liamsburg garden,” she says.

“Every Williamsburg Fort Sanders Hospital, met Alice at Fifth Avenue garden had a herb garden,” Presbyterian Church when says Neal. “She became the she came on staff as di- herbalist of East Tennessee. rector of Christian educa- At one time she had well tion. Daughter of a country over 100 herbs in her garpreacher in Virginia, Alice den.”

“I used them every way I graduated from King College (now University), while could think of,” says Alice, Neal graduated from the adding that for many years, she would speak about herbs University of Tennessee.

The newlyweds honey- to groups 10 times a year.

Neal’s fondness for garmooned in Williamsburg,

dening changed the course of his career. After graduating from UT, he worked at Winchester Repeating Arms in New Haven, Ct., where the couple lived for the first year of their marriage.

They moved to Knoxville when Neal took a job with Robertshaw Fulton Controls Co. as a controls engineer, designing and developing control products for heating and air conditioning. After 20 years, he quit because he wanted to invent things independently and the company “owned” his mind, but they rewrote his contract and persuaded him to stay for another year.

At the end of the year, he left and started Dalen Products (using the family’s initials for the name: David, Alice, Laura, Ellen, Neal).

“Gardening was my hobby, and control systems were my profession, so the first item combined the two,” he says. It was a coldframe with an automatic ventilation system. He sold it exclusively through the prominent George Park Seed Co., and with its success he decided to stick with inventing garden products.

Dalen became famous with Neal’s invention of hand-painted plastic scarecrow owls and is also known for its inflatable snakes, but he says the company sells more landscape fabric than anything else. Walmart is their biggest customer. Neal continues as resident inventor, while son David is president of the company.

The octogenarian Caldwells, members of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, stay busy, but in their free time they love to read. Hundreds of books line shelves in their home.

If only they had a quiet spot away from it all where they could sit and read on a shaded bench near a gurgling waterfall. You know, like a garden.

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works show: 9:35 p.m. Will be held rain or shine. Info: 215-4248.

Opening reception for multi-artist exhibit featuring painter Kathy Holland, 5:30-9 p.m., Art Market Gallery, 422 South Gay St. Exhibit will run through July 27. Info: 525-5265; www.artmarketgallery.net; or www. facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.

Opening reception for “Do I Know You?” exhibit

by R.L. Gibson, 5-9 p.m., the Balcony at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. The exhibit will run through July 26. Info: 523-7543 or www.knoxalliance.com.

Opening reception for Artistic Gems of our region exhibit by local artist Stephen Hicks, 5-8 p.m., Casa Hola, suite 109, Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. Featured works: dragon images from driftwood and spiritual masks. Exhibit runs through July 31. Info: http://holafestival.org/events/.

Public reception for “Then & Now” exhibit, a celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Emporium Center, 5-9 p.m., main gallery, Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. The exhibit will run through July 26. Info: 5237543 or www.knoxalliance.com.

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Harvey Broome Group meeting, 7 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Program: “The Incredible Fish Diversity of the Little Tennessee River – The Case for a Native Fish Conservation Area” by Patrick Rakes, Conservation Fisheries Inc. Open house and first beginning Tai Chi class, 8:45-9:45 a.m., Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. Classes will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays. Info: The Taoist Tai Chi Society, 482-7761 or www.taoist.org.

Summer Family Programming: Chunkey, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

Parent orientation for Kids Support Camp, a free four-day camp for kids who have a loved one facing cancer, 5:30-7 p.m., The Cancer Support Community East Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Info: 546-4661.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 Summer Family Programming: Atlatl, 10 a.m.noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

THURSDAY, JULY 10 Summer Family Programming: Blow Gun, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

FRIDAY, JULY 11 Sunset Music Series presents The Uptown Stomp, 7 p.m., Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center’s covered outdoor amphitheater, Townsend. Swingin’ old-time jazz and blues music. Admission: $5. Info: 448-0044.

Zumba® Kids class, 10-10:45 a.m., Community Room of Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. For ages 7-11. Theme: Pirates and Princesses. Instructor: Gina Guider. Cost: $3 per class. No registration required. Info: Lauren Cox, lauren.cox@townoffarragut. org or 966-7057.

Volunteer Traveler Square Dance Club dance, 7:30 p.m., Square Dance Center Inc., 820 Tulip St. Theme: Melon Fest. Caller: Bill Fox. Info: Janice Fox, 689-2665.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 11-27 “Thumbelina” presented by the Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/reservations: 208-3677 or www. knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 12 Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9 a.m., departing from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Tickets: $50 per person; includes light snacks and a cold beverage. Reservations required: 448-8838.

The Second Saturday Concerts at The Cove: Kitty Wampus, 6-8 p.m., The Cove at Concord Park, 11808 S. Northshore Drive. Free. Info: www.knoxcounty. org or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knox-CountyParks-Rec/55197043075.

Harvey Broome Group – Take-a-Hike: Obed Wild and Scenic River Segment, Cumberland Trail. Total hiking distance is about 7 miles. Rated easy to moderate. To preregister: Warren or Carol Devine, 483-7894 or warrendevine@comcast.net.

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ITASCA Navion K 2010, NISSAN QUEST SE 2004 FORD ESCAPE 2010, Loaded 24.5' Diesel, 1 slide black, sunrf, loaded, incl. kit & couch, Exc. cond. 161k. $7600 4 cyl, low miles, 865-209-5783 15,877 mi. Sleeps 5, $12,900. 865-397-2421 $72,000. 865-376-7681.

HONDA CRV SE 2011, Motor Home 2008 Diesel Trucks 257 4WD, 34,000 actual 38', Exc. Cond. 4 Slides, mi., new tires & service Gar. kept, $96,000. 865- DODGE 1990 Ext. $17,995. 865-382-0365.

992-3547 or 776-1991.

Cab, 52k mi, 1 owner, exc. cond. HONDA PILOT 2011 touring, lthr., DVD, new. 318 V8, Motorcycles 238 Like 43K mi., $22,900. $3500. 865-705-8886 Call 423-295-5393.

HARLEY DAVIDSON DODGE CUMMING Evolution Sportster, Diesel 1989, D250, 262 1200 CC, 5800 mi, like new.

AT, PS, PB, $7500. Imports $4000. 865-522-8818.

865-740-7000 BMW 2013 328i HARLEY DAVIDSON FORD F150 1985, Mustang Hardtop conv.

Ultra Classic 2009, $4500 eng., exc. cond.

Like new. 9K mi. in upgrades. 1200 mi.

Longbed, AT, every$31,500. 423-295-5393 Better than new. thing new. Must see. $16,500. 423-404-2862. $2900. 865-705-8886 LEXUS ES300 2000, SUZUKI 125 DRZ Dirt FORD F150 STX 2007, Exc. cond. Loaded.

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2007, exc. looks like new, New tires. $4795/b.o.

865-397-7918 cond. new rear tire. gray, 45,362 mi. $1050. 865-577-2079. $9500. 865-376-7681.

LEXUS LS400 1997, Coach Ed. 27 mpg, YAMAHA ROAD Star FORD RANGER V6, Dk gray. 153k, lady 1600, 15k mi, garage AT, 2004, Std. Cab, driven. Runs /looks kept, Silverado pkg.

1 ownr, 82,230 mi. great. $4950/bo. 865$3500. 423-923-8146 $7500. 865-523-8736 354-4609 / 423-534-4275 Honda Ridgeline 2013, BENZ Autos Wanted 253 RTL, 4x4, 300 mi, all fact. MERCEDES 2013 C300, 10K mi, opts., maroon ext., tan black w/tan lthr, int., navig., moonroof, A BETTER CASH $23,900. 423-295-5393 OFFER for junk cars, REDUCED to $35,000, trucks, vans, running cost 42K. 865-429-8585 MERCEDES BENZ or not. 865-456-3500 560SL, 1989 conv.

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health & lifestyles

On the road, pain free and loving it As the caregiver for her husband for years, Karen Keirstead of Loudon, 70, put off tending to her own health problems, including the pain in her lower back.

“The pain started off and on for about four years,” she said. “It started in my feet and ankles, and then moved to my lower back. It would come and then after awhile it would be OK, and then it would come back. My husband had Alzheimer’s disease, and I was taking care of him, so I had to put off anything for me.

“When he passed away, I thought I needed to take care of myself,” she said. “The pain went down my entire left leg. I couldn’t even put my shoes on, tie sneakers. It was so painful because my sciatic nerve was being pinched.”

Keirstead tried chiropractic treatments, an acupuncturist and steroid shots, with none of them bringing permanent relief.

Happily, she also remarried, and Keirstead said her new husband, Jim Lane, began taking care of her as the pain got worse.

“My husband had to help me out of the bed in the morning, give me a hot shower, put ice on my back. That was the only way I could do anything,” she said.

Through a friend, Keirstead heard about Dr. Joel Norman, a neurosurgeon who operates at the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine

cure, but Keirstead wanted to wait.

“We wanted to go on a safari in Kenya!” said Keirstead. “I was trying to get surgery before, but Dr. Norman said that would not be a good thing.”

Instead, Norman worked with Keirstead on a plan that allowed her to safely take the trip.

Upon her return to East Tennessee, Keirstead had surgery in January 2014 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

“By Tuesday, I was no longer taking any kind of pain medicine because I had no pain,” said Keirstead. “I haven’t looked back. I feel fine. I’m back to playing golf again, and taking long trips in the car. I Karen Keirstead and her husband, Jim, toast after a two-week drive from don’t have any more pain Loudon, Tenn., that took them through Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, than somebody 70 years Toronto, Buffalo and finally back home. After minimally invasive spine old would have.” surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, Keirstead was able to make the trip Keirstead said she pain free, even while sitting for hours.

Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional.

In May 2013, Dr. Norman confirmed Keirstead’s diagnosis: spondylolisthesis, which is generally a degenerative condition that results in “slipping” or sublaxtation of one vertebral body over another. This instability puts pressure on the sciatic nerves running down the legs and also causes pain in the lower back.

Surgery to remove the discs and stabilize the vertebrae is an effective

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NEW RELIEF Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

What is spondylolisthesis?

Spondylolisthesis is one of the main reasons for spinal fusion surgery, said Norman. At Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, this surgery can be done with a minimally invasive approach.

Using special imaging and instruments, the surgeon operates through several small incisions instead of one large one. The goal is to reposition the bones so they’re not compressing a nerve and to fuse them together, to stabilize the area.

The small incisions mean less blood loss and quicker healing.

“This gets people back on their feet faster and back to regular activity much sooner than a large incision operation does,” said Norman. “After a hospital stay of one to two days, most people return to normal activities within one to four weeks.”

Spondylolisthesis can be caused by an injury or a malformation at birth, but is more often the result of arthritis and aging.

“The typical patient is 50 to 60 years old,” said Norman. “Spondylolisthesis is a condition causing back pain that I feel confident I can fix with an operation,” he said.

“In most cases we’re able to return people to their normal way of living.”

For more information about the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865-541-2835 or visit fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive.

Back pain, leg pain, neck pain, arm pain… the root of the problem is often a pinched spinal nerve.

The good news is that now Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center’s physicians use state-of-the-art minimally invasive techniques to perform spine surgery. Compared with traditional open surgery, minimally invasive surgeries offer patients many advantages, including a smaller incision, less postoperative pain, faster recovery and improved outcome.

Non-surgical treatments such as physical therapy and medication should always be tried first. If those don’t help, surgery may be the best option.

Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Not every one is a candidate for minimally invasive approach to spine surgery.

To learn more about minimally invasive spine surgery, please call 541-2835 or visit fsregional.com/ minimallyinvasive.

Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery www.fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive 8300-1208

Almost everyone experiences back pain – especially lower back pain – at some point in life.

For about 5 to 10 percent of people, back pain comes from a condition called “spondylolisthesis.”

From the Greek words “spondylo,” meaning spine, and “listhesis,” meaning “slip,” spondylolisthesis is when one vertebra slips in relation to another above or below it.

The misalignment can press against a nerve or allow fluid between the vertebrae to bulge and cause a painful cyst. In both cases, the pain can radiate from the back down the leg.

“Spondylolisthesis is often missed on initial MRIs,” said Dr. Joel Norman, a Dr. Joel Norman, neurosurgeon Neurosurgery with the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional.

The vertebrae tend to slip back in place when the patient is lying down for the MRI scan. To get a better image, the patient must have X-rays standing up or bending forward and leaning back.

“That way you’ll see the slippage of the bones in there,” said Norman. “Usually the person’s pain is much worse when walking or standing.”

would recommend Fort Sanders to anyone facing spinal surgery.

“I thought Fort Sanders was wonderful,” she said. “I was impressed by the fact that there were so many registered nurses on the floor. I thought there would be one for the whole floor, but there were at least three or four of them tending to me, and I was real impressed with that level of care. I can’t say anything bad about it.

“And Dr. Norman is so wonderful. Anytime I met with him, I felt very comfortable; everything he said to me was true.”

This summer, Keirstead has returned to her normal activities, including golfing and a two-week road trip to Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit and Toronto.

“We drove the whole way! I haven’t done any bungee jumping yet, but I feel great,” she said.

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