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Kids

Horror, Shakespeare style The cast of “Much Ado About Nothing” includes, front, Allie Burns and Raine Palmer; back, Raven Mason, Davon Guest and Carolyn Corley.

When Sophie Thompson is asked why she donated her hair to Locks of Love, her big expressive brown eyes search the corners of the room.

“Well, for a lot of reasons,” replies the rising third-grader at Cedar Bluff Elementary School thoughtfully. First of all, “my hair was too long and mom just wanted it cut.”

But she wanted to have it cut for Locks of Love because “they turn it into a wig for people who caught that cancer.”

And someone very near and dear to Sophie was affected that way.

“Grammy had it.”

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Bearden teacher pens book of tales When Kelly Dreher begins her new teaching job at Bearden High School this fall, she won’t ask her students to write about what they did over summer break. But she will share her own summer project − a self-published book of fairy tales titled “The Green Locket: Legends and Lessons from Near and Far.”

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Credibility

“It’s tough to balance the interests of good people holding public office with the public’s right to know and question relevant matters.

“And it falls to a newspaper’s editor to decide what to print and when to print it.”

Shopper-News publisher Sandra Clark talks about the decision to write about Gloria Deathridge’s health issues and prints a response from Deathridge.

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Donaldson under fire from all sides

“The major unreported news this week is the letter signed by numerous neighborhood leaders in both the city and county calling for the departure of Mark Donaldson as head of Metropolitan Planning Commission.”

Victor Ashe writes about an alliance of former City Council members Carlene Malone, Jean Teague and Barbara Pelot to topple Donaldson.

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By Wendy Smith Critics have panned William Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” since it was penned in the late 16th century, but that hasn’t kept the violent play from being hugely popular with audiences, says Tom Parkhill.

Parkhill is artistic director of the Tennessee Stage Company, which has brought Shakespeare to the Knoxville masses since 1991.

He admits that while he doesn’t care for the play, thought to be Shakespeare’s first tragedy, he’s having a good time showcasing it on Market Square.

Each summer, Shakespeare on the Square alternates two of the Bard’s works, a tragedy and a comedy, on Market Square. “Titus Andronicus” performances are Aug. 1, 3, 7, 9, 15 and 17 and “Much Ado About Nothing” is July 31, Aug. 2, 8, 10, 14 and 16. All shows begin at

7 p.m. There is no admission fee, but donations are accepted.

“Titus Andronicus” is rarely performed these days, Park hill says. He describes the play as boring political discourse punctuated by acts of brutal violence.

In the Tennessee Stage Company version, much of the political discourse was cut to focus on the story of two families.

In spite of scenes depicting beheadings, mutilation and crimes against humanity, no stage blood is used in the performance. Instead, cloth effects are used to represent violence. The technique doesn’t mitigate the horrible events, but makes them beautiful as well, he says.

In contrast, the romantic comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” is considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies by critics and au-

diences alike. It tells the story of Beatrice and Benedick, who are determined, without success, to avoid the foolishness of love.

According to Parkhill, the Tennessee Stage Company is Knoxville’s only professional theater company that employs primarily local actors. The two plays mostly feature returning cast members.

While actors shouldn’t take themselves too seriously, they must take the work seriously, he says.

And it is hard work.

The outdoor venue, while challenging, is similar to what audiences would have experienced in Shakespeare’s day. During the 16th century, there was a lot of interaction between the players and the audience, which was typically rowdy.

Parkhill is amazed at how people respond when they come upon a live show. People report getting “sucked

in” to the performance, he says. “I love to hear, ‘We didn’t mean to stay, but the kids wouldn’t leave.’ ” He spends 10 months of the year raising money for two months of performances. Most revenue comes from grants, sponsorships and donations. This summer, funding was stretched to replace the company’s 20-year-old sound system, and Parkhill hopes to purchase body microphones in the near future.

In addition to the outdoor shows, two indoor performances are offered at the Square Room, 4 Market Square. “Titus Andronicus” was performed last weekend, and “Much Ado About Nothing” is at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. The crowds for the indoor shows are usually small, but those who attend are grateful for the air-conditioned venue, Parkhill says. Tickets for the indoor performance are $10.

Parkhill grew up in Knoxville and started “running away from home” at age 15. He performed in numerous theaters before deciding to limit himself to working in the Southeast. Family commitments ultimately brought him back to Knoxville, where he founded the Tennessee Stage Company.

The company ultimately focused on Shakespeare because that was what people wanted to see, he says.

The company also collaborates with the Knox County Public Library to present a New Play Festival during the winter months. It includes performances, readings and staged readings of new, unproduced scripts.

Stephanie Thompson is interim principal at Farragut High Stephanie Thompson is the new interim principal of Farragut High School, replacing Mike Reynolds, who was appointed by S up e r i nte nde nt Jim McIntyre as principal at Central High School.

Thompson has an excellent record as a high school adminisThompson

trator and has distinguished herself as an instructional leader at the high school level, McIntyre said. Her most recent assignment was as supervisor of federal programs for Knox County Schools.

Thompson taught business at Halls for one year, then taught business at Farragut for two years.

She was administrator for Freshman Focus for inner city kids for one year and then became Title I administrator.

“Over the next several months, we will conduct a comprehensive search and selection process to appoint the long-term principal at Farragut High School,” McIntyre said, adding that Thompson may be an applicant and potential candidate in that process.

mentary, will be the new principal at Pond Gap Elementary School, replacing Susan Espiritu who was reassigned to Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy.

Nick Frantz, former West Side Shopper editor and a friend from high school recalled that McGill was the class president and voted McGill to Pond Gap “Most Likely to Succeed.”

“I wouldn’t think there are too Shelly McGill, a graduate of Gibbs High School and former as- many principals as young as she sistant principal at Dogwood Ele- is,” he said.

Burchett not happy with new Beck director

By Betty Bean Last week, the board of directors of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center chose independent consultant Renee Kesler as its new executive director. She was elected by a 9-2 vote after an executive committee selected her from a pool of candidates for the position.

Kesler resigned Renee Kesler under fire in 2006 after a lengthy investigation into personnel and grant issues in the city’s department of community development, which she headed.

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Board chair Sam Anderson said he’s comfortable with this decision, but Kesler’s hiring is not sitting well with Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, who has tangled over budget matters with Beck’s leadership in the past.

“I’m gravely concerned. We’ve had some issues with the leadership and the bookkeeping at Beck, and we’ll just have to see what kind of relationship we’ll have going forward,” Burchett said, adding that he believes the Beck Center is “grossly underutilized.”

The Beck Center is at 1927 Dandridge Ave. in the former home of the late James Garfield Beck and Ethel Benson Beck, who were

leading African-American educators and entrepreneurs. The Beck Center has been renovated and expanded in the past decade and contains extensive collections of history and artifacts of East Tennessee’s African-American community as well as a large meeting hall and space for children and others to access computers and tutoring services.

The Beck Center is slated to receive $25,000 each from the city and county (a total of $50,000) this fiscal year.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero (who replaced Kesler as the city’s community development director in 2007) was more positive in tone than Burchett:

“The Beck Center is a community treasure for all of Knoxville. Its archives hold materials of great historical and cultural significance, and the city is committed to supporting its mission and future growth. On personnel matters, we respect the decisions of the Beck Center board of directors, and we will continue to work with the board and staff.”

The Beck Center saw its county funding slashed from $150,000 to $12,000 in 2011, the first budget prepared by Burchett. The center’s founder and heartbeat, Robert Booker, has been serving as interim director.

Fundraising is one of the executive director’s primary duties.

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Coffee Break with

(can you get a copy of this to Ashley Capps?).

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

I’ve been told I have a good sense of humor. I hope that’s true because I’ve been known to inflict it on listeners.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Life would be a lot easier if I were more of a morning person. I’m usually not fully functioning until after several cups of coffee.

What is your passion?

I’m most enthusiastic about music and writing.

David Lauver

David Haley Lauver has achieved a measure of notoriety as the chief scriptwriter for the Front Page Follies, an annual roast of local newsmakers put on by the East Tennessee Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists to raise money to fund journalism scholarships.

He’s fresh off the success of the most recent version of the show, held July 19 at the Knoxville Convention Center. But Lauver also was “present at the creation” of the Follies along with James Crook of the University of Tennessee’s School of Journalism; Catherine Foster of the Oak Ridger; Jeff Bradley, then-SPJ president; and the News Sentinel’s Georgiana Vines.

They put on their first show in 1979 at the Hyatt Regency and launched the tradition of featuring cameos by politicos.

“As I recall in that one, Jake Butcher and then-Mayor Randy Tyree came out wearing plaid shirts and khaki pants, a little tip of the clothing to Lamar Alexander, who had, in fact, beaten both of them in gubernatorial races,” says Lauver.

Lauver knows a lot about politics as entertainment.

After he graduated from UT with a journalism degree, he went to work for Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. as a press and legislative assistant. He was on Baker’s team when the senator was named to the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, the panel that investigated President Nixon’s Watergate scandal.

In those days before cable, the three networks all zeroed in on the proceedings day by day. “People were not used to having their afternoons interrupted with gavelto-gavel coverage,” says Lauver. “Initially, people were kind of complaining because their soaps were off the air.

But then they really got into it, and there was just a tremendous viewership as the story unfolded.”

Lauver says the thought of getting into politics crossed his mind before he got a front-row seat, but “after seeing how hard these folks actually work, and the demands on their time, I was just as happy to be behind the scenes.”

Lauver stayed with Baker until 1975, when he returned to Knoxville as public relations director for UT’s main campus. He went on to become executive communications manager at TVA. In 1994, he left TVA to become a freelance writer, communications consultant and “Mr. Mom” to Will and Mary Emily. (Wife Susan is a senior specialist in communications at TVA.) He also began to nurture the songwriting

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

I’d like to have lunch and a guitar pull with “The Highwaymen” – members of the supergroup of country singer-songwriters who were among my biggest musical influences – Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. cravings he’d had since he was in high school.

Through the years, he has spent extended periods in Nashville working on his craft, and he’s been active with the Knoxville Songwriters’ Association and the Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival in Gatlinburg. He has written more than 600 song parodies for Follies.

“I have several times said, ‘This is going to be my last year, but some news stories are too ridiculous to ignore, and they draw me back into it.’”

Sit back and have a Coffee Break as you get to know David Lauver.

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

Besides my parents and my wife, Susan, Sen. Howard Baker had a significant influence on my life. He taught all of us on his staff that really listening to others – especially people who may not agree with you – is the key to finding common ground and coming up with workable solutions. That’s a lesson that applies beyond politics.

I still can’t quite get the hang of …

“And that’s the way it is …” – CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite’s signature sign-off.

Soccer. I was happy to go through life never knowing the first thing about it. Then my son, Will, started playing, and I learned just enough to cheer at the right times.

The fine points of World Cup play are still a mystery.

What are you guilty of?

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

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?

Maybe the most obvious answer, especially when I look in the mirror, is that I like dessert way too much.

What is your favorite material possession?

Photographs – pictures of family and friends, including some I took when my wife, Susan, and I traveled overseas in the years B.C. (Before Children).

It was actually in a case – my first guitar.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

“Follow the Golden Rule and treat other people the way you’d like to be treated.”

What is your social media of choice?

Conversation.

What are you reading currently?

“Thomas Jefferson – The Art of Power.” I met the author, Tennessean Jon Meacham, at a UT Baker Center program, and I enjoy his insights about the leaders who helped shape American political life. His Andrew Jackson biography also is excellent.

What was your most embarrassing moment?

A few years ago at the Front Page Follies, I completely blanked out while performing a song before some 300 people. To make it worse, I had written the song. I can still see a fellow cast member reaching out from behind the curtain, frantically waving a copy of the script at me.

What are the top three things on your bucket list?

1) To have one of my songs top the charts; 2) to take our family’s own “National Lampoon Vacation” tour of the western United States; and 3) to perform at Bonnaroo

What is the worst job you have ever had?

I’ve enjoyed most things about every job I’ve had, but the realities of deadline writing and responding to roundthe-clock media calls added up to a lot of late hours.

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why?

“Looney Tunes,” because of the blend of characters with distinctive personalities, comic voices and over-thetop humor.

What irritates you?

People who pride themselves on tolerating different points of view – until someone actually expresses a different point of view.

It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, teacher – anyone you think would be interesting to Shopper News readers. Email suggestions to Betsy Pickle, betsypickle@yahoo.com. Include contact information if you can.

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BHS teacher pens fairy tales with real-life lessons When Kelly Dreher begins her new teaching job at Bearden High School this fall, she won’t ask her students to write about what they Kelly Dreher did over summer break. But she will share her own summer project − a self-published book of fairy tales titled “The Green Locket: Legends and Lessons from Near and Far.” Band director James Wilson takes the Bearden High School band through its steps. Instruments come later during band camp.

“Painted Ladies” that adorned Patrick Sullivan’s in the Old City are being auctioned by the Knox Heritage Salvage Room.

Wendy Smith

Teaching is a second career for Dreher, who began her professional life in television news. She taught English at West Valley Middle School for five years and learned a lot while she was there, she says. But she’s always wanted to teach high school.

The idea for the book came from her observation of a gap between children’s literature and the books her students at West Valley were reading, like “The Outsiders” and “Twilight.”

She decided to try her hand at writing fairy tales with moral lessons that were neither “babyish” nor aimed at teens.

She sent her first two stories to a friend and a relative who each had new babies, and they encouraged her to write more. As she wrote, she added illustrations. It turned out to be the culmination of all of her hobbies, she says. She ultimately wrote 13 stories.

A parent of a student gave her pointers on selfpublishing, and she opted to publish through Amazon.

She hopes to write a series of three books, with the next being a compilation of American fairy tales.

Dreher says she hopes her love of writing will rub off on students. She already models good work habits by completing all of her own assignments, and she thinks her book might inspire students to write their own.

“If they see I’m published, they will feel like they can do it, too.”

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Summer marches on

Another sign that the new school year is around the corner: band camp.

The Bearden High School marching band spent last week preparing for a new halftime show with the unlikely theme of “Juliet” (as in “Romeo and …”). The band’s efforts will debut at Bearden’s first game on Aug. 22.

The 160-member band

Band director Megan Christian takes notes during last week’s rehearsal in the Bearden High School parking lot. Photos submitted

Sophomore Zachary Slimp, left, gets instruction from Jacob See as he practices with the Bearden band.

will attend three competitions this fall and participate in a parade in Orlando in October. It is directed by Megan Christian and James Wilson and has received consecutive superior ratings in music and visual performance at every contest it has attended since the current directors took the helm.

I still say halftime is the best part of any football game.

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Old City icons for sale

Like the women they represent, the six “Painted Ladies” who have adorned Patrick Sullivan’s in the Old City are currently for sale to the highest bidder.

Each “lady” is made up of three painted windows.

Randy and Jenny Boyd re-

moved the windows, which have deteriorated since they were painted by Christian Freeman in 1996, and donated them to the Knox Heritage Salvage Room.

The Boyds are renovating the 19th-century building at the corner of Central Street and Jackson Avenue.

The artwork was an homage to the building’s rumored history as a bordello.

It has also been a saloon, a steakhouse and an icecream parlor.

The windows are on display at Nostalgia, 1401 McCalla Ave., Attack Monkey Productions, 119 Gay St., and the Salvage Room, 1300 N. Broadway. They can also be viewed online at www. knoxheritage.org/salvage.

For more information, or to bid, send an email to salvage@knoxheritage.org.

REUNIONS

MILESTONE

■ A 25th reunion will be held for Standard Knitting Mill employees and their families 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at O’ Connor Senior Center. Refreshments will be served, and everyone is invited to bring something (finger foods only). Also, bring any memorabilia you have to share. Info: J.T. Morgan, 523-5463.

Robinette receives faculty honors

■ Central High School’s class of 1959 will hold its 55th reunion Friday and Saturday, Aug. 22-23, at Beaver Brook Country Club.

Info: Judy Edenfield Hodge, 531-4837 or judychs59@mindspring. com, or Harold Knott, 947-3486 or haroldknot@frontier.com.

■ Central High School’s class of 1979 will hold its 35th reunion 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 16, at Beaver Brook Country Club.

Casual dress code. Info: Tracey Whedbee Long, tracey3801@bellsouth.net, or Linda Beeler Price, 661-9485 or llinda21@juno.com.

■ Halls High School’s class of 1964 will kick off its 50th class reunion with a cookout at Dan Bolinger’s house, Friday, Aug. 1, and dinner and dancing will be held Saturday, Aug. 2, at Beaver Brook Country Club. The cookout is free, but dinner at the country club is $50 per person. Looking for lost classmates Ruby Beeler, Joyce Ellis, Carol Helton, Judy McCoy, Frances Toppins, Carol Wilson and Mary Weaver Small. Info: Dan Bolinger, 922-2116, or Charlotte Hackney Jellicorse, 688-8042.

Forrest G. Robinette has been awarded faculty honors for this year’s spring semester at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.

Trinity College is an independent, nonsectarian liberal arts college with more than 2,300 students from 48 states and 57 countries. Faculty and alumni include recipients of the Pulitzer Prize, the MacArthur Award, Guggenheims, Rockefellers and other national academic awards.

■ Halls High School’s class of 1959 will hold its 55th reunion Friday, Aug. 29, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Info: Dickie George, 922-7145.

■ Old Amherst School will hold a reunion for all former students at noon Saturday, Aug. 23, at Piney Grove Baptist Church Family Life Center on Piney Grove Church Road. Lunch is at 1 p.m. RSVP by Aug. 4: Wanda Johnson Fain, 470-4442, Jo Reed Dial, 588-6737, or Catherine Johnson Ellis, 690-5011.

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government Credibility: It’s all we’ve got It’s tough to balance the interests of good people holding public office with the public’s right to know and question relevant matters. And it falls to a newspaper’s editor to decide what to print and when to print it.

1, it would be for change – for Marshall Walker. But an officeholder’s health is not opinion. It’s a fact. The editor decides whether and when to print information.

The voters can decide if our report is credible and whether it’s relevant.

Email from Deathridge Sandra Clark Since starting our zoned edition North/East Shopper-News, I’ve worked hard to meet community leaders (including lunch at Chesapeake’s with Gloria Deathridge) and attend school and community events.

I like Deathridge, and I like her predecessor, Sam Anderson. Both have represented District 1 aggressively and professionally.

Superintendent James McIntyre has done more to recruit and promote African-American educators than all previous superintendents combined.

Anderson is on the payroll of Knox County Schools as a consultant making some $45,000 annually to advise on urban schools.

But McIntyre’s tin ear and callous handling of school personnel have impacted District 1 as much as any other district. Three black former principals spoke to the school board just this summer alleging lack of support. Veteran educators have been treated disrespectfully with evaluations and demotions.

And anyone who sat at Vine Middle School, as I did, as McIntyre pointed to bigger-than-life posters showing grades of F and D (he soon fired the entire faculty and staff to “reconstitute” the school) felt the pain of teachers, administrators, parents and kids who were doing their best to improve. The goofoffs were not there that night. The folks who were there left embarrassed and defeated.

When the school board voted 8-1 to extend McIntyre’s quarter-milliondollar annual contract until 2018, disregarding teachers asking for delay, the board itself made the election of 2014 a referendum on Jim McIntyre, as Pam Trainor discovered in District 9.

As editor of ShopperNews, I’ve got an opinion.

If I had a vote in District

Ms. Clark, I was surprised to read about my “health issues” in your publication without being consulted or even asked to respond. I am extremely disappointed in your decision to run this type of information without giving me an opportunity to comment. It is not only irresponsible, but also a tremendous disservice to voters, your readers and the broader community.

Over the past four years, I have missed perhaps 3 to 4 meetings. I am currently working full time as a Realtor, working at the school board (as a member and the vice chair) and running a very busy campaign. I will continue at this same demanding pace in my service to the people of the 1st District both now and well into the future.

Unfortunately, I expect many different political maneuvers and scare tactics to be released in my community until the end of this election. In fact, I’ve already heard rumors of schools in District 1 being closed – this is absolutely not true! Rather than address desperate rumors and statements not remotely based in fact, I will continue to focus on the issues and the needs of our community. It always has been and will continue to be about the education of our children.

Thank you, Gloria Deathridge Vice Chair, District 1 School Board Representative

Email to Deathridge From: SClark426@aol. com To: gloria.deathridge@ knoxschools.org Sent: 7/20/2014 8:02:02 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Shopper story Gloria, Wanted to give you a heads up and opportunity to respond. My cell phone is 661-8777.

I’m making reference to your illness in the context of school board alignment.

We print Monday at 5 and are distributed Wednesday morning. – Sandra

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Education meeting ends in fireworks The hated SAT-10 (a lengthy standardized test administered to kindergarteners through secondgrade students) is not required by the state

Betty Bean Neither is the dreaded (and misnamed) “Conference of Concern,” which is a threatening letter sent to teachers who are deemed substandard performers.

But it was the last-minute, “Oh, by the way” question that caused the ruckus at the end of the meeting that was meant to clarify the issue of how many of the alphabet soup of tests that are being administered to local children are required by the state and how many are piled on by Knox County Schools.

It came from the meeting’s host, school board member Mike McMillan, who probably didn’t anticipate the fireworks that resulted from his question about the almost unfathomable practice of evaluating teachers whose subject matter doesn’t have TCAP tests on the performance of students who aren’t in their classrooms.

McMillan: “I continue to hear from teachers in areas where teachers are forced to choose school-wide test scores … any plans for getting past that?”

State Rep. Harry Brooks, who chairs the House Education Committee, gave a muddled answer: “I’m not

State Reps. Gloria Johnson and Harry Brooks engage in heated conversation about student testing and teacher evaluations. Photo by S. Clark aware of the department making any changes. We made several changes last year,” and went on to say, when questioned, that he sponsored a bill that ended this practice.

Reps. Gloria Johnson and Bill Dunn were also on the dais, and Johnson, a special-education teacher who has had to make this choice, started waving her hand to be recognized. Several members of the audience shouted that the practice hadn’t changed.

Brooks kept talking.

Johnson kept waving.

Finally, she spoke up as Brooks was dismissing the meeting. Brooks, visibly angry, approached the folding chairs where Johnson and Dunn were seated and loomed over Johnson with his back to the audience.

Dunn, appearing uncomfortable and somewhat embarrassed, left the dais.

Members of the audience,

which consisted mostly of teachers, were left wondering what happened out of earshot.

Evidently it was a discussion of Brooks’ House Bill 2108, which took effect July 1 and would not have affected this spring’s evaluation process: “If the teacher or principal being evaluated and the person or persons responsible for conducting the evaluation do not agree on the measures that are to be used, the teacher or principal shall choose the evaluation measures. The evaluation measures shall be verified by the (state) Department of Education to ensure that the evaluations correspond with the teaching assignment of each individual teacher and the duty assignments of each individual principal.”

After the meeting, Johnson said that since 40 percent to 50 percent of teach-

ers’ evaluations are based on test scores, it is unfair to include the scores of students who were not in their classes.

“What Harry was talking about was, ‘Oh, no. We’ve totally changed the law. The teacher has the choice of any measure they want.’

“But,” Johnson said, “if 1 percent of my evaluation is based on something I never taught, what’s the difference? It says the teacher or principal chooses, then it has to be approved by the state. Say it’s a big high school like Central and you’ve got 50 different teachers who want their scores calculated different ways. Can you imagine a principal dealing with that?

“I didn’t vote for it because it didn’t make sense to me.”

Note: Both Brooks and Dunn sit on the House Education Committee. Johnson, a Democrat, does not.

There’s more than one game in town The hubbub over the Republican primary election for State Senate District 7 is hogging the limelight, but the Briggs and Campfield contest isn’t the only game worth watching.

Knox County voters who can still utter the word “trustee” without breaking into gales of laughter have a choice of two qualified candidates on Aug. 7, Republican Ed Shouse and Democrat Jim Berrier.

Shouse is a sitting commissioner with an abundance of relevant experience in finance and banking.

During my time reporting on County Commission, Shouse earned my respect as one of the more thoughtful local legislators.

He currently serves as chair for the Finance Committee and is vice chair for the Knox County Pension Board.

In a recent joint television interview with his opponent, Shouse said, “I never thought of myself as

Larry Van Guilder

a courthouse guy,” and later added, “I’m a man of integrity.”

(You can believe the second quote without completely buying the first.)

Shouse answered the enduring question about staffing levels by saying the office was “more than adequately staffed.”

Give Berrier credit: The first office he chooses to chase gets less respect than a pork roast in a synagogue, and he knows it.

Previous occupants of the office (read Mike Lowe and John Duncan III) were “putting their interests above the people,” Berrier said.

Equipped with an MBA and experience in the finan-

cial-services industry, Berrier is certainly qualified for the position.

He grants that staff levels probably could be “shrunk down” but sees his priority as making sure collections are handled properly.

“I think I can make a difference in there,” Berrier said, but getting the opportunity to prove it with that troublesome “D” attached to his candidacy is a longshot at best. Still, the scandals under Republicans are hardly reassuring for folks who vote strict party lines.

Down Nashville way, your esteemed Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey is pushing a move to re-mold the Tennessee Supreme Court in his own image – of Republicans, by Republicans, for Republicans.

Chief Justice Gary Wade, Justice Cornelia Clark and Justice Sharon Lee are up for a retention vote, yea or nay. Each committed the unpardonable sin in Ramsey’s eyes of being ap-

pointed by a Democratic governor, and Ramsey is seeing red (or maybe more red).

The argument from some that the justices are “soft on crime” is not supported by a record of confirming about 90 percent of death-penalty sentences.

Just as cynical, and false, is the contention by something called the “Tennessee Forum” that the justices have “supported Obamacare” when not a single case related to the Affordable Care Act has been before the court.

Judges are human; none are free of political leanings. But party loyalty is best left in the care of the bailiff when court is in session.

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Freshmen really will play Butch Jones has been saying all along that Volunteer freshmen will play a lot of football this fall.

That didn’t sound too bad in May and June. The great recruiting class was supposed to help, brick by brick, in the major reconstruction at Tennessee.

The idea of depending on freshmen – heaven help us, some will start – has a different sound the closer we get to Aug. 31 and Utah State. There are two possible interpretations: The youngsters are even better than advertised or the roster is in worse shape than some of us ever believed.

There is a difference in freshmen rising above older

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competitors to grab starring roles on strong teams and freshmen being forced into losing lineups. For example, Marquez North and Cam Sutton were freshmen starters last season, but the record was 5-7.

The late, great Robert R. Neyland once said you could expect one loss for each sophomore on the field.

I suppose supercharged freshmen, beneficiaries

of vitamins and minerals and year-round training, are now the equivalent of long-ago second-year players. I do hope the General’s alarming formula is also outdated. There may not be enough games to go around.

This is just a guess until they put on pads, but freshman Josh Malone is a probable starter at wide receiver because there is a void and he absolutely has the talent to fill it – as demonstrated during spring practice.

Freshman Coleman Thomas is a first-team offensive tackle because he is good and there simply isn’t a better option.

You may see Emmanuel Moseley at a corner and

Todd Kelly Jr. at a safety – because of the glaring need for more speed.

Ethan Wolf at tight end?

Maybe. Or it could be Daniel Helm. Both newcomers followed the early enrollment route and benefited from the strength program and spring experiences.

Aaron Medley is the likely field-goal kicker-tobe. Dillon Bates could be an opening linebacker.

Jalen Hurd? The 6-3 and 230 running back figures to be great – but maybe not the first week.

If I am correctly hearing what Coach Jones is saying, it sounds as if 10 or 12 others are likely to play significant minutes. Conducting kindergarten while trying to whip Georgia, Florida and Alabama sounds very challenging.

Activists want Donaldson’s head The major unreported news this week is the letter signed by numerous neighborhood leaders in both the city and county calling for the departure of Mark Donaldson as head of Metropolitan Planning Commission.

This request was deliv-

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ered to both Mayors Burchett and Rogero last week, along with an inch-thick document of problems and altercations that Donaldson has had over the past four years including almost coming to blows with Sequoyah activist Jim Bletner, according to an email from Terry Faulkner to then-Mayor Haslam.

The letter and accom-

panying document, which are available from either mayor’s office as an open records request, was signed by former City Council members Carlene Malone, Barbara Pelot and Jean Teague, as well as Bearden greenway activist Faulkner and Sandy Gillespie of Sequoyah, among several others.

It documents several years of complaints and disagreements including dissatisfaction with the work product MPC is now producing. It alleges “threatening behavior” by Donaldson to some citizens. These signers are hoping Burchett and Rogero will make a joint statement urging Donaldson’s replacement as they did two years ago with Gloria Ray, who was making $400,000 a year at the Sports Corporation.

Frank Slage of Tool Crib described a March 2014 meeting with Donaldson as

“unpleasant and unfortunate” in a July letter to Burchett copied to Rogero.

This is the first time in over 30 years where so many community activists have joined in outright opposition to the MPC director. The people signing this letter are well known to both mayors as well as county and city legislators.

They cannot and will not be ignored by either mayor.

Mayor Burchett has already sent a letter to MPC chair Rebecca Longmire asking for an explanation on the Dave Hill hiring at MPC. Longmire, a retired educator and Corryton resident, has good people skills and has been supportive of Donaldson in the past.

Mayor Rogero has been publicly silent on the issue. Burchett got married this past weekend at West Hills Park and is focused this week on other mat-

ters. However, as of July 25, Longmire had not responded to Burchett.

City Council is clearly uncomfortable with several MPC proposals that have been deferred up to 180 days (half a year). MPC is losing credibility under Donaldson’s leadership with both city and county.

Malone has described the MPC work product as “ridiculously poor.”

This letter forces the 15-member MPC to address the matter. Commissioners can support Donaldson and risk seeing themselves replaced as appointments expire over the next year as well as the controversy escalating. Or they can tell Donaldson his days are numbered and he needs to resign or be terminated.

Or Donaldson himself can recognize reality and move away before he is pushed.

Then the issue becomes a severance package (if any)

Has anything like this ever happened before, you ask? Probably not so many so soon, but freshmen have contributed. Indeed they have.

Jamal Lewis carried the football 232 times for a very good 1997 team, gained 1,364 yards and scored seven touchdowns. He also caught 23 passes for 275 and two TDs. Jamal reached manhood earlier than some of his peers.

Eric Berry looked like a pro-to-be in the 2007 secondary on a team that went 10-4.

Coaches prefer to redshirt offensive linemen for tutoring and physical development, but they can’t wait when the good ones appear.

Michael Munoz (2000) and Ju’Wuan James (2010) started 12 games each as

freshmen. Munoz played on a better team. Cosey Coleman started six times in 1999 and grew up to be an all-American.

Bill Bates had impressive stats as the starting strong safety in 1979. Reggie White was a starting defensive tackle in 1980. Stanley Morgan was a very good freshman athlete in 1973 but didn’t start. Linebacker Al Wilson did not start in 1995.

Defensive tackle John Henderson started some in 1999.

Albert Haynesworth did not.

Team depth is sometimes the determining factor.

This reignites the debate about which is more valuable, talent or experience?

When in doubt, choose talent. It seems that is where Butch is headed.

plus who will be the interim director while a search gets underway for a per manent new director.

Two Donaldson persons on current staff who could serve ably as interim director are Buz Johnson and Dan Kelly. Or MPC might bring Jeff Welch over from TPO for a few months. There are several viable options.

This writer believes this may take a few months to play out (unless both mayors request Donaldson’s departure as they did with Gloria Ray), but the handwriting is on the wall for Donaldson as well as Dave Hill. This time next year (and perhaps by Halloween) there will be a new or interim director at MPC. The sooner it is resolved the better for urban planning.

■ Early voting for the Aug. 7 primary and state judicial elections far exceeds

the local May primary. It is triple what happened then.

Hard to tell who this helps or hurts, but the process is improved by having a large turnout. Over half of the voters will vote early.

■ Archie Ellis, Habitat for Humanity official, has resigned from the KAT bus board before his term expires. Mayor Rogero has not named a replacement, which must be approved

by City Council. The board is chaired by the energetic Renee Hoyos, executive director of Tennessee Clean Water Network.

■ Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) was in Knoxville for the July 18-20 weekend for a family reunion.

■ Former Gov. Winfield Dunn, along with former U.S. Rep. Bill Jenkins, attended the celebration of life service for Loudon County General Sessions Judge Bill Russell July 22 at Central United Methodist Church of Lenoir City. Dunn at 87 is the second-oldest living former governor of any state in the U.S.

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

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Middle-school-aged performers from a conservatory in Seoul, South Korea perform a vivid, lively dance. Photo by Steve Ahrens

A beautiful fan dance performed

by South Korean arts-conservatory students. Photo by Jessica Corliss

Native Korean and 29year resident of Knoxville Eunsoon Corliss wears a turban made of a South Korean flag.

Photo by Jessica Corliss

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Growing our Economy I want to eliminate government over-regulation so more businesses can open and expand, creating better jobs for Americans. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed my re election, saying it will “produce sustained economic growth, help create jobs and get our country back on track.�

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We all know that this month – and the Fourth of July in particular – is a time to celebrate the birth of our country, but anytime’s a good time to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the men and women in our armed forces.

Recently an unusual event was held in order to recognize and celebrate a very specific action: the signing of the armistice on July 27, 1953, which ended the Korean War. What makes it unusual is that the event was hosted not only by American-born citizens, but by the Knoxville Area Korean Association (KAKA) and the UT Korean Students Association.

On the afternoon of July 19, the two organizations presented Korean War Veterans Appreciation Day at UT’s Cox Auditorium. Moderated by Alan Williams of WVLT, it was a splashy, colorful celebration that featured a 20-piece ensemble of traditional Korean musicians and dancers. Medals and letters of thanks were presented to the veterans by an honored guest, South Korean General Seung Woo Choi.

Many members of KAKA were directly affected by the Korean War and its aftermath.

Eunsoon Corliss, who has lived in Knoxville for the last 29 years, remembers “jeeps of G.I.s passing by a remote area of Seoul, throwing candies and chocolates and chewing gum at us. We ran after them, saying the only words we knew: ‘hello, thank you!’�

Corliss is one of three vice presidents of KAKA. She and her colleagues have been talking since last September about having a Korean Night for the community, with traditional performances from her native country. “Then we got excited about the idea of commemorating 60+ years of ‘Freedom Korea’ and honoring the people who helped us with it – Korean War veterans! “KAKA found around 80 Korean War vets in the East Tennessee area,� Corliss continues, “and we were surprised to discover that they have been having re-

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Carol’s Corner unions every year on June 25th! That was when North Korea invaded South Korea.�

Though Corliss was only a toddler during the immediate years after the war ended, the American soldiers made a big impression on her. She continues with her memories. “I was thinking, ‘they look so different from us,’ and wondering if they could eat kimchee and hot bean paste!� She notes that those types of food are now familiar to many Americans.

She enjoys hosting dinner parties featuring her own delicious homemade Korean fare. “I love to invite American friends of mine and my kids to my house to eat together. “Now I compare the age of those soldiers at the time with my own kids, and again I realize how they were there to keep our freedom safe with their precious lives.�

Determined to wind up the Appreciation Day celebration with a bang, Corliss, who is a violist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, recruited 38 of her musician friends. They gave a spirited rendition of the popular “Armed Forces Salute,� which is played every year by the orchestra at the Festival on the Fourth.

And her own contribution didn’t stop there – she herself sang the American National Anthem. “We couldn’t afford Mary Costa,� she laughs, “so the freebie was me!� “Those veterans risked their lives to safeguard the freedom of Korea,� she says. “With their sacrifice and service South Korea now has become one of the world’s economic powerhouses. “We South Koreans all know too well that it could not have been possible without their undying loyalty.�

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The Knit One, Crochet Too group at Concord United Methodist Church work on prayer shawls.

Lovingly stitched

Knit One, Crochet Too group puts talent to good use

By Ashley Baker Laughter echoed in a small room at the end of the hallway at Concord United Methodist Church.

The women inside, seated in a circle, all showed warm smiles when this reporter entered.

Hands kept moving, fingers deftly working as they talked. It’s a serious mission they have undertaken, even if the room is filled with fun conversation and fellowship.

Some in the Knit One, Crochet Too group were Clarabelle Remeta is makmaking baby booties and ing a lap blanket for a young hats. Others worked on woman with stage four canbrightly colored shawls cer. She is using the colors of and lap blankets. Whatever the woman’s sorority. the project, each was being blessed with prayer and Sandy O’Rea packages positive energy as the womhomemade prayer shawls en worked. to distribute to those in The group of approxineed. Photos by Ashley Baker mately a dozen meet every Friday at 9 a.m. at Concord Vergie Bradshaw knits for UMC to stitch together patients in East Tennessee comfort for those in need.

Children’s Hospital and for Prayers of love, comfort and missionaries in Zimbabwe. hope go into each gift.

Clarabelle Remeta is putting together a blanket for a young women who has canSally McMillin crafts baby boocer that has progressed to ties and hats for newborns at stage four. “It is her sorority ET Children’s hospital. colors,” Remeta says. Sally McMillin and Vergie Bradshaw are working on several baby hats with matching Nearly 200 gifts have uted to anyone in need – are praying for their recovbooties. These items are donated to East Tennessee been distributed from this from the sick to shut-ins. ery,” O’Rea says. “We want Children’s Hospital and to group. Sandy O’Rea says “We wrap a blanket around them to know they are not missionaries in Zimbabwe. their handiwork is distrib- them and tell them that we alone.”

FAITH NOTES ■ The Seekers of Silence, a nondenominational contemplative group will sponsor a presentation on The Enneagram by Annie Wills, Ed.D.,

9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 2, at Church of the Savior, 934 Weisgarber Road. Contemplative prayer will follow with a pot-luck lunch afterward.

Newcomers are welcomed.

Info: 675-5975.

■ A Caregiver Support Group will be held 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive, in room E224. Use the front covered entrance (East 1).

Refreshments provided by Sue Boling, executive director

of The Lantern at Morning Pointe in Lenoir City. Anyone who gives care to an elderly individual is invited. The support group meets the first Tuesday of every month. Info: 675-2835.

Making connections New pastor at Beaver Ridge plans personal touch deal with Him really. I’d go to seminary if it were paid for. My wife and I were on a pathway to stay debt free.

We were thrilled when everything fell into place. I got admitted to the Master of Divinity program at Emory University on full scholarship. The path was clear, no more toying around.”

Fifteen years later the path has led to Beaver Ridge where he has a number of goals for the church. Rasnake said his major goal is to grow the 240 member church into a much larger congregation.

“We’re going to keep the 11 a.m. service traditional because that’s important, and we are going to make the 9 a.m. contemporary service even more contemporary. We may even move the service to the gym, make it more interactive, more family-oriented, a place young people will enjoy and be more comfortable coming to,” he says.

Rasnake says Beaver Ridge is already a great church and he feels blessed to be a part of its future. He would like the community to be a part of its future as well and says he plans on reaching out to the community in a personal way.

By Nancy Anderson If you ask Darryll Rasnake, the new lead pastor at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church, what he brings to the table, he’ll say “connection.” He says he plans to make a difference in the lives of others by being present, connecting to the parishioners on a personal level.

The pastor transferred from Church Street United Methodist where he was the associate pastor of outreach ministry. He preached his first sermon at Beaver Ridge on July 6.

“I had the desire serve as the lead pastor in a church, to preach every Sunday, to lead again, setting the direction of the church,” says Rasnake.

“Beaver Ridge gives me the opportunity to really connect with the parishioners.”

Rasnake says he had thoughts of serving in the ministry even as child, but life took another direction.

He earned a master’s in chemical engineering and went to work, but the dream of being a minister was always there, he says. One day he found the time was right to pursue his dream.

First, there was a conversation with God, he says.

“I prayed to God, made a

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Tom Bugg, general manager for the Bijou and Tennessee Theatres, shows the back-stage workings.

A glass storefront, reminiscent of when two floors of the building were not underground, was created in an office space in underground Knoxville.

The interns tour Gay Street

By Sara Barrett

Dr. Bill Snyder shares the history of the Tennessee Theatre on a tour of the grand movie palace. Photos

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The interns got a true taste of downtown living last week while spending the day on (and below) Gay Street.

The morning began with an introduction to the Tennessee Theatre with its legendary organist, Dr. Bill Snyder. As the interns sat near the orchestra pit, Snyder gave the group a brief history of the movie palace and the reason for its grandeur. “(Movie palaces) were built to promote movies as a major form of entertainment to families during the Great Depression. It was like an escape to come to a place like this. It was like going to another world or another planet,” said Snyder. “It was an experience

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Julia Grant and Donna Mitchell enjoy lunch from the Gonzo Gourmet food truck in downtown Knoxville. Menu items included bacon wrapped hot dogs, veggie burgers and avocado tacos. for them, not just to see the movie, but to see this place.”

Television, movie complexes and folks moving to the suburbs led to the downfall of movie palaces.

The Tennessee closed in 2003 for $26 million in renovations, reopening in January 2005. The facility now hosts mostly live entertainment “because that’s what pays the bills,” said Snyder.

A handful of classic films including “Gone with the Wind” and “The Wizard of Oz” are still shown during the summer when many entertainers take time off from touring.

“If you want to see current films, go down the street,” said Snyder with a smile. Info: www. tennesseetheatre.com.

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Touring the Bijou

After leaving the Tennessee, the group stopped by the Bijou Theatre for a tour with general manager Tom Bugg.

“This is the oldest commercial building in Knoxville, and the first shots of the Civil War in Knoxville were fired from these win-

dows,” said Bugg of the building that originally opened in 1816.

A behind-the-scenes look at the area beneath the stage, often used as a dressing room, shows support beams covered with signatures of artists who have performed at the theater including bluegrass musician Doyle Lawson.

A trek upstairs to the balcony (currently off-limits to the public) reveals indentations of chairs once installed in an area reserved for African-Americans during segregation.

Because of the Bijou’s age, a structural engineer stops by every 2-3 years to make sure everything is as it should be. The precursor to Knox Heritage bought the building in 1975 and the Bijou was given a 99-year lease of the space. Bugg manages both the Bijou and Tennessee theatres for AC Entertainment.

The most pressing intern question of the day was whether the theatre is haunted. “I’m not sure, but I do have one story,” said Bugg, with a slight twinkle

in his eye.

Bugg was leaving the Bijou about 1 a.m. with an employee, exiting through the stage area, when a piece of plaster fell to the floor directly behind them. Yes, it is an old building, said Bugg, and the ceiling may crumble from time to time.

But the next day he climbed to the ceiling (a long climb) and was surprised to find a ceiling made of something besides plaster.

The interns were also interested to hear about the Bijou Awards, a competition among folks their age in singing, acting and creative writing categories.

Scholarships are given each year to the winners. Info: email Amanda Womac at Amanda@knoxbijou.com.

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Lunch with the Gonzo Gourmet

Brandon Smith’s Gonzo Gourmet food truck was ready to serve lunch curbside when the interns arrived.

Smith had prepared a special, all-inclusive menu for the interns including slow-cooked pork tacos with “trailer-made” lime cumin coleslaw and pineapple salsa, a deep-fried, bacon-wrapped hot dog with onion rings, and a Chipotle Black Bean Burger with spring greens and a side of Southern-style potato salad.

Needless to say, the interns did not leave hungry.

The group brought their grub in to the Blue Plate Special at WDVX studios within the Knoxville Visitors’ Center. Live music courtesy of “And the Giraffe” and “If Birds Could Fly” entertained them before they met with developer David Dewhirst for a

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A trip downtown isn’t complete without stopping in Mast General Store. Goofing off with funny hats are Laken Scott, Donna Mitchell, Julia Grant and Charlie Hamilton.

David Dewhirst shows a privacy fence made from branches outside of the lofts near Jackson Ave.

Lofts located on Gay Street, as seen from the back. The front side of the lower two levels is located underground.

tour of the legendary “un- But the hit show “Friends” came along in the ’90s and derground” Gay Street. glamorized urban living.

■ Life under the That’s where Dewhirst’s work comes in. sidewalk The 100 block of Gay It is glaringly obvious Street is deceiving to the that David Dewhirst has eye. Several of its buildfound his calling. The de- ings appear to be two or veloper spent some time three stories, but after gotalking to the interns and ing down a short set of showing them the hidden stairs, the lower levels are treasure of “underground” revealed. The entire block Gay Street. was filled in around 1918 to “Downtown is really ev- prevent horse- and muleerybody’s neighborhood,” drawn wagons from climbsaid Dewhirst, as he gath- ing a steep hill into town. ered the interns around This left store fronts as they the table in his boardroom. were and until a few years An eclectic collection of ago, Dewhirst said it was all things – well, eclectic – like stepping back in time to tastefully lines the walls of go down there.

Dewhirst’s office.

Original tin ceiling tiles After serving soft drinks, rest in piles along the walkDewhirst talked about the way that resembles an indays when living in the door alley. The interns sisuburbs was cool. When “I lently absorbed everything Dream of Jeannie” was the Dewhirst said about plans popular show on television, to blend yesterday’s strucfolks wanted the lifestyle of tures with today’s living. living in the neighborhood “The one thing I want outside the big city, he said. you to take away from see-

ing this today … is to come back 10 years from now and see how different this area looks then,” said Dewhirst of the Gay Street/Jackson Avenue area. “When you have friends in town, you will want to bring them down here and not to a strip mall in West Knoxville because this will be authentic and different. A sidewalk here is not just a sidewalk. It is a gathering place.”

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Next week

The interns’ final day with the Shopper-News will take them in the Big Love Bus to Oakes Farm in Corryton to learn about the international business of daylilies. Stay tuned!

And if you are entering 8th grade this fall, you are the perfect candidate for next summer’s intern program. There’s no cost and it’s (mostly) fun. Contact Sara Barrett at barretts@ ShopperNewsNow.com/.

Keepin’ it home

By Donna Mitchell The Shopper interns had a day full of exploration last Tuesday as we visited the Tennessee and Bijou theatres, underground Gay Street and WDVX radio station.

Located on South Gay Street, WDVX (89.9 FM) houses the Blue Plate Special which brings live music to viewers and radio listeners.

The station promotes the culture of East Tennessee and the Southern Appalachia region by showcasing local and emerging talent.

Knoxville lacks huge venues for big-name musicians to perform. The closest you can usually get to the big stars is Nashville or Atlanta. Who wants to drive all that way and spend all that money?

The Tenn e s s e e Theatre supports rising stars like SoMo (R&B, pop) by helping them to gain fans Mitchell they never would have had otherwise.

The Bijou Theatre brings in the “lesser known talents” such as Ray LaMontagne, The Milk Carton Kids and Jason Isbell, all of whom are incredible artists.

Bigger isn’t always better.

You can easily experience incredible performances in your own backyard. Catch a free show at WDVX! What could be better than free?

One of our tour guides, Tom Bugg, is general manager of the Bijou Theatre. He de-

scribed the venue as “not the grand ole opry of places, but it’s a cool little place.

Local music venues have just as much to offer as the “bigger, better” ones. If you want to hear the fantastic music I’m talking about, I recommend Jason Isbell. He stops at both theatres.

He’ll be at the Tennessee Theatre in September. Isbell deserves every music award known.

How did I find about him? He was performing at the Bijou Theatre!

Please consider the Tennessee Theatre, the Bijou Theatre, or WDVX next time you need your daily music fi x.

I’ll let you in on a secret … the music’s always better here anyway. I guarantee it.

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Cumberland Avenue merchants accuse UT of competing with local businesses, UT seeks meeting Ten Cumberland Avenue merchants and restaurateurs, led by Copper Cellar Corp. CEO Mike Chase,

Betty Bean sent University of Tennessee brass a letter last week accusing them of using bait-and-switch tactics to buy up property on The Strip and bring in national franchises to compete with existing merchants.

The University reacted quickly, requesting to meet with the business owners.

“We were surprised to get the petition because it is public knowledge that we intend to develop a program that allows students to use Vol Card dollars for meals from merchants on Cumberland Avenue. Our goal is to implement that program by next fall,” said Karen Ann Simsen, director of media and internal relations.

“We have reached to members of the Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association to request a meeting so that we can discuss their concerns and also provide more detail about our plans for moving forward.”

The university’s 2015 mandatory meal plan will require all first-year and most upper-class students to purchase $600 in Dining Dollars good at Aramark-

run campus eateries. Students have been protesting for nearly a year. Now they have some backup.

“The switch from the University’s stated use of classroom space (when presented to the state building commission) for former private retail space at 17th and Cumberland back to retail/ restaurant space serviced

by Aramark creates unfair competition against local businesses. This is no small project – it is a $1.9 million construction project that benefits only Aramark,” the letter says.

National chains Panda Express and Raising Canes will rent space from UT at the new building, the merchants allege. Saying “our goals and visions are linked,” they asked UT to broaden the Dining Dollars program to include all eateries on The Strip.

Papa John’s Pizza on Lake Avenue already is allowed to accept studentdining cards, and the merchants on the Strip want UT to level the playing field.

The letter cites concessions merchants have made to the city-sponsored efforts to upgrade The Strip including easements that will cause disruption during construction of the streetscape.

“We have given much to support this plan and feel that opening Dining Dollars would be a gesture to reciprocate this mutual relationship,” the letter continued.

It’s said that hard cases make bad law, but the Tennessee Virtual Academy (TNVA) shows how bad law can make hard cases for individuals caught between competing interests. The Union County school board will vote today (July 30) to freeze out 600 families who enrolled on time for the school year set to begin on Monday. Ouch!

Last week’s school board meeting was painful. Today’s could be worse. Parents of Virtual Academy kids were emotional – some angry, others in tears. One big guy in a black T-shirt talked about the classroom he and his wife created for their daughters. His older girl is successful with TNVA; now his younger one won’t get the chance.

Kevin Huffman, embattled state education commissioner, gave Union County an ultimatum (couched as a recommendation). Either close enrollment and “de-enroll” those first year students already signed up or he would can-

UCPS retains has balanced that district’s budget. The Virtual Academy is a lifeline for those families which support it – 3,000 statewide Sandra last year.

Clark Test scores, especially for first year students, aren’t where Huffman wants them, but as one parent cel the entire program – his said, “Test scores are not the right by state law. He would be-all, end-all.”

What a mess. Wasted tax not say the words, though, alluding to “consequences.” money. Hurting children Huffman was quoted in about to be hurt again by the daily paper saying it was those entrusted to protect “irresponsible” of Union and educate them. And an edCounty Public Schools to ucation commissioner who’s enroll new students in the both indecisive and a bully. first place. Ha! Huffman should have taken charge More from Union County ■ Mayor Mike Wilmonths ago when parents and educators had time to liams looks like a sure bet to win a second term Aug. make alternate plans.

Let’s be clear. Should 7, but the race for sheriff is Tennessee ship $15 mil- harder to call. Incumbent lion ($5,000 BEP funding x Earl Loy Jr. is challenged 3,000 enrollees) to the Vir- by former chief deputy Billy ginia-based K12 Inc. to pro- Breeding. In non-partisan, vide online public school? multi-county races, incumNo. Knox County Republi- bents appointed by Gov. Bill can Harry Brooks passed Haslam are battling to hang this bad law, and it’s been on to their jobs: District Attorney Lori Phillips-Jones whittled at ever since.

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■ Three kids from the 4-H geographic information system team won third place nationally at the Esri Users Conference in San Diego for their mapping project of Big Ridge State Park.

The project had strong support from the Union County Chamber of Commerce.

Martin Dickey, Nathanael Kadron and Dakota Sherritze traveled with UT Extension agent Shannon Perrin DeWitt for the international gathering of geographers, statisticians and scientists who use data gathered through software from Environmental Science Research Institute, known as Esri.

■ Shopper-News has switched its publication date in Union County to Wednesdays to match our Knox County publications.

Neal Denton talks farming in the city

By Bonny C. Millard Knox County Extension agent Neal Denton, a familiar face from his appearances on WBIR-TV, said Knoxville is experiencing an increased interest in urban agriculture.

“We’ve been seeing a resurgence in farm to table,” Denton told the Rotary Club of Knoxville, explaining there is a renewed focus on farm foods. The public is interested in how and who is growing the food and wants to get the freshest products possible, he added.

This resurgence is demonstrated by the increase in farmers markets.

He said 15 years ago, the major Farmers Market closed, but now Knoxville has Neal Denton nine active locations.

More people are growing food in urban areas, said Denton, adding that growers don’t need a large space

to produce small quantities of high quality meat and products.

“Don’t worry, I don’t think we’re going to have hog lots on Broadway,” he quipped.

Denton also discussed questions his office has been fielding lately.

The cold winter last year damaged area Leyland Cypress trees, but the dead branches can be pruned, he said. These trees should be spaced properly when planted because they grow much larger than expected.

If they are too close together, the lower branches can’t get enough sunlight, and they start dying from the bottom.

The cold weather also re-

sulted in winterkill of Bermuda grass, which hasn’t happened in a long time, but he said the hearty grass will come back. Some people prefer other grasses, but Bermuda usually wins out. If one yard has it, then it’s going to end up in neighboring yards, he said.

“Personally I gave up,” Denton said. “I’ve learned to embrace Bermuda.”

Denton also talked about a problem in the area with kudzu bugs, which look like small stink bugs and like to “live with you in the winter.” He recommended spraying them with a pesticide at first sighting.

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Customer service comes first at Chip’s

By Bonny C. Millard Chip Stewart, owner of Chip’s Transmissions, has been in business 30 years and attributes that longevity to how he treats his customers.

“We take our responsibilities very seriously,” he said.

His business partner, Phil Sims, agrees. “We’re a very customer-orientated business.”

Over the years, Stewart’s business has diversified services and established new locations. He brings that customer-based philosophy to his most recent shop and fourth location. He opened in June in the Bearden com-

munity at 418 S. Northshore Drive.

The business offers what Stewart calls a “fair and reasonable” warranty that extends beyond the time limits of normal warranties.

If a repair fails, Stewart said the managers look to see if it is a labor or part failure.

If it is, they fi x it for free. If something else causes a repair failure, the costs might be prorated. Even if a customer burns up the engine through his own carelessness, Stewart says they will work with the customer to address the problem.

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Phil Sims, president, at left, and Chip Stewart, founder and CFO, stand behind the customer service window at the new location of Chip’s Transmissions in Bearden. Photo by Bonny C. Millard lem using understandable terminology and do not try to sell unnecessary services, Stewart said. Customers can make better decisions with the right information.

“You take the time to make them understand how it works.”

Stewart used his nickname “Chip” to create an acronym: competence, honesty, integrity, professionalism and service for Chip’s

Pinnacle expands Knox footprint with 5th branch

By Sandra Clark Pinnacle Financial Partners has exploded on the local banking scene, rising to 6th place in assets among all the banks in town.

President Mike DiStefano attributes that growth to a unique business model and marketing plan.

“We recruit and hire the best bankers in the market.

We excite and engage our financial advisors, and they, in turn, excite and engage our clients.”

DiStefano replaced Nathan Hunter, who brought the Nashville-based Pinnacle into the Knoxville market in 2007. He resigned in

January 2013.

Missy Wallen, recently retired local president of BB&T Bank here, has joined Pinnacle to oversee the client services group, the retail side of the bank, DiSDiStefano tefano said.

“It’s a (management) partnership.”

DiStefano was with SunTrust for 15 years. “We hire from the local market,” he said. He oversees the client advisory group, the com-

mercial and real estate lending side of Pinnacle.

Jeremy Cook, most recently with Clayton Bank, has been named senior vice president and branch manager of the Pinnacle Bank branch now under construction on Emory Road near Dry Gap Pike. DiStefano expects the branch to open in late 2014.

This is Pinnacle’s fifth location. Others are in Fountain City, Farragut, Cedar Bluff with the main office on Northshore Drive.

Pinnacle serves everyone with a targeted market of owner-operated businesses.

Transmission. It is this philosophy and these values that Stewart says set his businesses apart from other repair shops.

Stewart, a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran, opened his first Chip’s Transmission shop in Sevierville in 1984, but he had been in the repair business for 10 years before that. He said his customer service philosophy came from his own experiences with shoddy work done on his cars.

Sims started to work for Stewart in 2000 and is now company president. Stewart is the chief financial officer.

Their partnership has led to the expansion of the original business. They opened Chip’s Car Care in Seymour and Chip’s Diesel Repair in Sevierville. Since opening the diesel shop, Chip’s has become the East Coast installer for Diesel Transmission Technology, a Canadian company.

Service technicians receive ongoing training. All of the technicians have certifications from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence and Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association.

Stewart said his business has been featured twice in a national trade magazine, Transmission Digest. Info: www.chipstrans.com/.

If you’re a business owner using any of the forms of social media available today and you don’t take it seriously, you could be headed for disaster.

On the other hand, if you know what you’re doing – or you hire someone who does – the ever-expanding number of social media platforms can help you grow your business exponentially by involving your clients, building relationships with them, keeping them interested and acting on their feedback.

Social media expert Kathi Browne’s talk to members of the Rotary Club of West Knoxville described both the pitfalls and the advantages of social media.

Browne’s slide presentation both illustrated her points and creatively involved her audience in the discussion.

Crucial to the success of a website “is getting found by the right people,” Browne said, meaning the people who are looking for your specific goods and/or services. Keeping at the top of Google and the other search engines is the key to that.

Among the pitfalls to social media, details inno-

cently shared on Facebook likely rank at the top, she said. “You have to be very careful about putting out information that can be used against you.

Kathi Browne If viewers see you’re on vacation, they might decide that’s a good time to go break into your house.”

In addition, Browne said, users need to be careful what information they use in answering security questions on the web. Details such as birthdates can be easily found and aid in identity theft.

Today’s social media “offers ways to be memorable, to build your brand, to show what you have to offer and to be helpful to others,” Browne said, adding that a key to success is to “be entertaining, but also define yourself and be clear on who you are and what you’re all about. And above all, think very carefully about what others will think and the impact it could have on you and your business before you send something out.”

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Don’t ignore skin moles, It could be skin cancer!

Terry Stinnett has a message for anyone who notices a strange bump or mole on their skin.

“Don’t ignore it! Get it checked out by a doctor,” stresses Stinnett. “Don’t be like me and wait until it’s almost too late.”

The South Knoxville preacher admits he ignored an odd bump on his forehead for more than a year.

“It started as a mole, and grew bigger and bigger, but it didn’t hurt so I tried to disregard it,” says 70-year old Stinnett.

When the spot started to bleed, Stinnett finally visited a dermatologist who determined that it was squamous cell carcinoma, a non-melanoma skin cancer.

“It was so large by then, that it couldn’t easily be removed. So he sent me to Dr. Dudrick for surgery,” explains Stinnett.

Dr. Paul Dudrick, a surgical oncologist with Premier Surgical Associates at Fort Sanders Regional, surgically removed the tumor that had grown to the size of a half dollar.

“I thank God for Dr. Dudrick. The spot was so humongous he grafted skin off my chest to cover my forehead when he took it off,” says Stinnett. “He did a su- Dr. Paul Dudrick, per job. You can’t even Surgical Oncologist tell where it was now!”

After healing for several weeks, Stinnett then underwent a course of 30 radiation treatments.

Squamous cell carcinoma is a less deadly form of skin cancer that rarely spreads to other parts of the body.

“It often develops on areas of skin that

have been repeatedly exposed to the sun, like the face, arms, legs and neck,” explains Dr. Dudrick. “It is especially common in adults who have had a lot of sun exposure.”

“I spent 27 years working outside every day for the Knox County Property Assessors’ Office,” admits Stinnett.

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But he does now. “I stay out of the sun now and suggest that everyone wear sunscreen. I never did and I suffered the consequences,” says Stinnett.

Stinnett, who has a higher risk of developing another skin cancer, now regularly checks his skin for new spots.

Dr. Dudrick says an easy-to-remember guideline is “ABCDE”. “If you have a mole or cyst, watch the Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Color, Diameter and Evolution.

If the spot is growing and changing, and especially bleeding, it needs to be checked by a physician.”

Stinnett just wishes he had gone to a doctor sooner. “I thank the Lord I was able to get my skin cancer treated. Don’t wait to get a spot checked out!”

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Eye on Farragut

Museum loans admiral’s telescope to Constitution Center

By Betsy Pickle A historic piece from the Admiral Farragut Gallery at the Farragut Folklife Museum is helping to tell an important part of America’s story in an upcoming exhibit at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

A Civil War-era telescope used by Admiral David Farragut has been loaned to the Constitution Center for its Hispanic Heritage Month programming.

National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 each year.

Farragut’s father, George Farragut, was born in Minorca, Spain, and came to America in 1766. He served as a naval lieutenant in the Revolutionary War and afterward moved with his wife, Elizabeth, to East Tennessee, where son David was born in 1801.

David Glasgow Farragut was the first rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral in the U.S. Navy.

Museum coordinator Julia Barham doesn’t have the specifics on the connection between Farragut and the telescope.

“It came with a larger collection of artifacts that were purchased by the museum and the town of Farragut in 1989,” she says. “We actually have two telescopes. One is still on display downstairs.

It’s slightly different than the one that we loaned to the National Constitution Center.

“We have a very large Admiral Farragut collection. They’re all really interesting in their own

Julia Barham, Farragut Folklife Museum coordinator, stands at the Admiral David Farragut exhibit in the museum. Photo by Sherri Gardner Howell

right, but the telescope is definitely an interesting piece that’s really neat and representative of the Civil War and the role that he played in it.”

The Admiral Farragut

A telescope used by Admiral David Farragut during the display at Town Hall Civil War has been loaned by the Farragut Folklife Musechanges frequently. um to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

“There’s no way we could fit everything we have in the amount of space that She says that when borrowing a Farragut we have,” says Barham. “We the Constitution Center piece, “I gave them a few rotate them out.” contacted her about choices of artifacts that

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they might want to use, and that was their favorite one. It’s a neat exhibit. It’s called ‘The Story of We, the People.’ It tells the story of the Constitution from pre-Revolution and why we declared independence up through the election of Barack Obama in 2008.”

Barham says the Farragut museum keeps an eye out for Farragut-related pieces.

“We’re always interested in adding to the collection, whether it be our Admiral Farragut collection or our folklife collection or our Battle of Campbell Station items. We always look for items that are relevant to our mission statement and our museum.”

Barham takes pride in the admiral’s collection. “We’re a relatively small museum, and it’s a really important collection for such a small museum,” she says. “I think it’s great that we have it and it connects to our community and our area.”

Being able to loan something to a larger museum is exciting.

“We love collaborating with other museums on exhibits,” she says. “It’s always good to be able to loan something to another museum or to get something from a museum to have here on special exhibit.

It’s a really neat thing that the National Constitution Center does. We were excited to be able to provide an item that would work so well with what they were doing.”

For more info on the Philadelphia exhibit, visit www.constitutioncenter.org

Garrison named to Chamber board Dr. Arlene A. Garrison, vice president, University Partnerships, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, has been elected to serve on the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce board of directors.

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Lymphedema therapy Lenoir City woman finds relief at Parkwest Therapy Center The swelling that began in Virginia Edwards’ feet soon after knee replacement surgery last October seemed to come out of nowhere.

“My feet had been swelling just a little bit before but nothing like this – they just puffed out over my shoes,” said Edwards, a 77-year-old Lenoir City woman. “I had never seen my feet like that.

But after I had the surgery, I kept thinking the swelling would go down but it didn’t – it kept getting bigger and bigger.”

By the time she sought help from her family doctor, Edwards’ feet were so swollen she couldn’t get them into oversized bedroom slippers. That’s when she learned that she had lymphedema.

“I’d never heard of it before,” said Edwards, who joined the ranks of an estimated 140 to 250 million people around the world affected by lymphedema, an abnormal collection of high-protein fluid just beneath the skin that causes swelling. The swelling, or edema, occurs most commonly in the arm or leg, but can occur in other parts of the body, including the breast or trunk, head and neck, or genitals.

In addition to the swelling, the Virginia Edwards models body experiences an inflammatothe compressions socks ry reaction resulting in scar tissue that help relieve her called fibrosis in the affected area. lymphedema.

The presence of fibrosis makes it even more difficult for the excess fluid to be eliminated from the area. As a result, the increased trients to the area, which in turn grow, and increase the risk of influid and fibrosis prevents the de- can delay wound healing, provide fections in or below the skin called livery of oxygen and essential nu- a culture medium for bacteria to cellulitis or lymphangitis.

Different strokes Manual Lymph Drainage is ‘massage’ like no other

Gloria Johnson’s eyes are closed as Cindy Estes gently kneads her shoulders with a touch almost as light as a feather. Yet, the strokes Estes is making are very deliberate, clearly directional and moving slowly downward along Johnson’s neck and shoulders.

It looks as if Estes is playing with an invisible Ouija board. But this is no parlor game, no ordinary massage. This is Manual Lymph Drainage® (MLD), a therapy that may look a little like hocus pocus but has helped literally millions of patients like Johnson.

Often referred to as “manipulation” by the therapists who must be certified to perform the trademarked strokes, MLD isn’t done to relieve muscle tightness or for relaxation although patients say it does both. Instead, the ultimate goal of MLD is to reduce the swelling caused by lymphedema, an abnormal collection of high-protein fluid just beneath the skin.

“It really helps with my movement and it relaxes your legs and body,” says Johnson, a 69-yearold Knoxville woman whose lymphedema is aggravated by the multiple sclerosis and relies on her wheelchair most of the time.

“Two years ago, I was standing more and doing more things and it wasn’t quite as much the problem as it is now. My legs stay large all the time now.”

“She’s not getting that muscle pump that all of us rely on to shunt our fluid back up,” said Estes, who works at the Parkwest Therapy Center at Fort Sanders West.

“That’s a deficit for her. When she sits, it puts more pressure on her abdomen and groin and actually impedes the flow of fluid back into her trunk.”

“I used to go 100 miles a minute but this took me down to zero,” says Johnson, a partner in a successful catering business until her health forced her to give it up six years ago.

Developed in the 1930s by the Danish husband-wife team of Emil and Estrid Vodder, MLD varies with each patient depending on such factors as surgical scarring, fibrotic (hard) areas, skin condition, etc., and may employ up to four basic strokes – stationary circle, pump, rotary and scoop – in an effort to coax the lymphatic system into moving more freely.

“What I am doing is going to the different areas where the lymph nodes are located, and depending on the pressure and direction, that’s how you try to direct the lymph fluid,” said Estes, working on Mrs. Johnson as she explained

While it can occur as a result of a congenital malformation of lymph vessels, lymphedema occurs most often when lymph nodes are removed or vessels are damaged during surgery or radiation treatments. In fact, it is so common after breast surgery that some estimate as much as 85 percent of cancer patients will get it; others say the risk is about 1 in 4.

Lymphedema should not be confused with other types of edema resulting from venous insufficiency (leaky or obstructed veins), cardiac conditions like heart failure or sleep apnea, kidney failure, or other inflammatory processes.

These conditions are not lymphedema and are generally treated differently.

Because damage to the lymph system cannot be repaired, the only solution is to control the swelling and fend off resulting infections that can result from the skin being tightly stretched. To do that, however, often requires an arsenal of tools known collectively as Combined Decongestant Therapy.

For Virginia Edwards, controlling her lymphedema meant a visit to Parkwest Therapy Center at Fort Sanders West where Cindy Estes, a specially trained physical therapist, performed a massage known as Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD), taught her exercises to keep her lymphatic system moving and fitted her in compression stockings.

“When she started the massage, she was just barely touching

me and I thought, ‘What good is this going to do?!” said Edwards with a laugh. “But a couple of days later, when I went in for the second visit, she couldn’t believe how much the swelling had gone down.

And it just kept going down.”

It took only four treatments – twice a week for two weeks – before Edwards was discharged. “I still have to wear these hose,” she said. “I’ll have to wear them for the rest of my life. I tried going without them one day and they started swelling. So, I’ve been putting them on ever since. The therapist told me, ‘Don’t even step out of the bed in the morning until you have these on.’”

Treatment for lymphedema depends on its cause and, as in Edwards’ case, may include a combination of several therapies. Other tools include extensive bandaging of affected limbs to reduce the swelling and, in some cases, compression pumps that wrap around an arm or leg and applies pressure on and off to move fluid through lymph vessels and veins. Laser therapy may prove beneficial, but surgery is rarely an option for lymphedema patients.

“You just start swelling and don’t know why,” said Edwards.

“They just started swelling and kept on swelling. I knew I had to do something because I couldn’t get any shoes on except for one pair of flats and they were tight on me. I don’t know if this swelling will ever go away completely. It still swells a little bit at night, but it’s nothing like it was.”

“The problem is a lot of clinics the hand motions done in two – when it plateaus in a few treatphases – a working phase in which ments, you know that is probably don’t offer it,” said Estes. “It takes the skin is stretched in the desired the best you’re going to get and a lot of time to do (anywhere from direction and a resting phase you’re ready to get a compression 30 minutes to almost an hour on the massage alone), meaning you which creates a suction-like action garment fitted,” said Estes. see fewer patients per day that allows the lymph vessels to refill. than other treatment mo“For Mrs. Johnson, I startdalities can. We are lucky at ed at her neck – people alParkwest that we are able to ways ask, ‘why are you startoffer services like this that are ing there? – it’s because you needed in the community.” have to clear those areas first While certified therapists so that the fluid has somelike Estes can – and do – where to go,” she added. “You teach patients a simplified try to get the ones around her version of the massage, perneck, the base of her skull, forming MLD incorrectly can then down in the groin where actually cause more harm by the more superficial lymph damaging the fragile lymph nodes are and then down to vessels that are close to the the stomach where I’ll put surface. The pressure used is pressure on and work to get so light that it has been coma ‘pump’ for the deep lymph pared to stroking the head of nodes in her stomach. You are a kitten. trying to get the lymph fluid True lymphedema can’t be to go to the trunk where it gets relieved by water pills and flushed out through the kidcould also make things worse. neys.”

That’s why, Estes said, docIn fact, MLD works so tors are so careful in diagnoswell that those who have it ing lymphedema and making find themselves making fre- Georgia Johnson finds relief from lymphede- sure that there isn’t a problem quent trips to the restroom ma with the use of lymph drainage massage, with the kidneys or congestive afterwards as the body emp- performed by Cindy Estes, therapist at the heart failure. ties itself of much of the fluid Parkwest Therapy Center.

“There are a lot of things that has caused swelling. The they’ll want to check first beswelling is monitored closecause you have to be careful Despite the need for qualified and know the patient’s history so ly by measuring affected limbs both before and after MLD. Still, practitioners, Estes says there are they know it’s safe for us to do the MLD cannot completely resolve only a handful of physical thera- compression,” said Estes. “You the lymphedema and, more times pists in the Knoxville area certi- don’t want to overload the kidthan not, must be used in con- fied to perform MLD. She is one of neys if they’re not working well, junction with extensive bandag- several practitioners with lymph- and you don’t want to overload the ing of the limbs and compression edema certifications at Covenant heart if it’s not working well. We garments. “It’s like anything else Health’s Therapy Center locations. have to be careful.”

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THROUGH FRIDAY, AUG. 8 Seeking singers, actors, dancers, instrumentalists and handbell ringers for Knoxville Christian Arts Ministries’ 2014-15 season beginning Aug. 19. Info/audition times: Jill Lagerberg, jilllagerberg@cspc.net or 291-5218.

THROUGH SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Daily giveaway of 2 tickets to any performance at Clarence Brown Theatre. To enter: “like” the Clarence Brown Theatre Facebook page. Grand prize winner of 2 season subscriptions chosen Sept. 6.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 Summer Family Programming: Make a Quilt Square, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

Movie Party: “The Lego Movie” (PG, 100 min.), 3 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

THURSDAY, JULY 31 Summer Family Programming: Cook like a Pioneer, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

Storyteller David Claunch presents “How to Catch a Mouse: Simple Machines at Work,” 11 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: 588-8813.

Free movie and popcorn, 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Movie: “Son of God.” White Elephant Bingo, 10 a.m. Free and open to the general public. Info/schedule of activities: 329-8892.

Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway.

All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes.

FRIDAY, AUG. 1 World Breastfeeding Week kick-off event, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Free. Breastfeeding mothers, moms-to-be, families and breastfeeding-friendly businesses invited.

Info: Robin Ferguson, 215-5060.

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

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 1-2 “A Woman Called Truth” performances, 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy., Maryville.

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SATURDAY, AUG. 2 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.

Gardening with Children symposium, 8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m., UT Gardens, just off Neyland Drive. Designed for teachers, homeschool families and volunteers who are interested in learning more about gardening and how it can impact children’s education. Cost: $30 per adult, $15 per college student. Registration deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, July 28. To register: https://utgardens.wildapricot.org/ GWC. Info: Derrick Stowell, 974-7151 or dstowell@utk.edu.

Movie Night at Westside; 4:30 movie for children and 6:30 p.m. movie for older kids, teens and adults, Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road. Movies: “How to Train Your Dragon” then “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.” Admission free; $2 donation appreciated. Popcorn and drinks available. Info: www. westsideuuc.org or 777-9882.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, AUG. 2-3 Cherokee Heritage Festival at Red Clay State Historic Park, located in Bradley County. Hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian, the Cherokee Nation and the Park. Festival theme: “Persistence, Resistance and Perseverance: The Formation of the Eastern Band.”

Info: 423-478-0339 or http://tnstateparks.com/parks/ about/red-clay and click on “Upcoming events.”

SUNDAY, AUG. 3 “Stories in Every Jar,” free storytelling by members of the Smoky Mt. Storytellers, 3-5 p.m., Back Porch, 805 Parkway, Gatlinburg. Info: 429-1783 or www. smokymountaintellers.org.

“A Gaither Homecoming - A Praise and Worship Service Featuring the best of the Gaithers” presented by the GCBC Praise Team, 10:45 a.m., Grace Covenant Baptist Church, 9956 Dutchtown Road.

“Super sun burgers” cooking class sponsored by the Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee, 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Potluck supper after class. Cost: $4 per person. Info: 546-5643 or bobgrimac@gmail.com.

Beginning Tai Chi class open house/first class, 10:30- a.m.-12:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Hosted by Taoist Tai Chi Society.

Info: 482-7761 or www.taoist.org.

MONDAY, AUG. 4

TUESDAY, AUG. 5 UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

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

“Beat the Heat with Summer Splash Pad Fun!” 10 a.m., McFee Park, 917 McFee Road. Presented by the town of Farragut and Knoxville Moms Blog. Cost: $5 per

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Golden Retriever Pups AKC. $400. Shots & Call 215-6599 exam. 423For Sale By Owner 40a Manf’d Homes - Sale 85 fitness or visit 494-1179; 423-494-2345 ***Web ID# 441976*** knoxpets.org CEDAR BLUFF area, I BUY OLDER 8208 Foxall Circle.

MOBILE HOMES. Golden Retriever Pups, 3BR, 2BA, 1 Car 1990 up, any size OK. AKC reg., OFA/champ Farmer’s Market 150 garage over 1/2 865-384-5643 lines, vet ckd, S&W, acre. Extra garage family raised.

County & shop air condiberachahfarms.com Grainger tioned building. By Peaches & Cream & $900. 615-240-7881 appt. only. $159,900. ***Web ID# 439079*** Silver Queen sweet corn. $4 /dozen. 865-828-4087 Call 414-4673.

Labradoodle F-1 pups, CKC reg, born 6/14, P.O.P, shots UTD, health Standing Saw Timber guar. $900. 423-488-5337 865-984-4529 ***Web ID# 439309***

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Healthcare

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110 Lawn-Garden Equip. 190

BRIGHTSTAR HOME CARE 432740MASTER Ad Size 2 x 2 W help wanted MAKING MORE POSSIBLE <ec> IN SENIOR HOME CARE

BrightStar is seeking part-time & full-time caregivers and roving CNAs in the Knoxville and surrounding areas.

If interested, please call our office at (865) 690-6282.

JOHN DEERE 318 Hydrostatic, PS, 50" deck. $1600. Phone 865-257-8672

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

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, AUG. 6-7 AARP Driver Safety class, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Oak Ridge Senior Center, 728 Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

THURSDAY, AUG. 7 Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes.

Hot Summer Nights Concert Series: Erin Ott, 7 p.m., Blount County Public Library, 508 N. Cusick St. 10-year-old Country Music singer. Free. Info: 982-0981 or www.blountlibrary.org.

Free movie and popcorn, 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Movie: “Frozen.”

Info/schedule of activities: 329-8892.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 8-9 Russell Biven Summer Clayfest Tournament, Chilhowee Sportsman’s Club, Maryville, Flight times: 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. Saturday. All proceeds benefit Helen Ross McNabb Center. Info/to register team or as sponsor: Beth Farrow, 329-9030, or www.mcnabbcenter.org.

SATURDAY, AUG. 9 The Second Saturday Concerts at The Cove: Second Opinion, 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.

“Experience our Cherokee Heritage” tour with Native American Expert Randy McGinnis. Offered by Cades Cove Heritage Tours. Reservations limited. Cost: $100 per person. Info/reservations: Don Alexander, 448-8838.

“Garden History of East Tennessee: Seeds and Their Stories,” 10:30 a.m.-noon, Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Free and open to the public. Info; 777-1750.

“Stories in Every Jar,” free storytelling by members of the Smoky Mt. Storytellers, 3-5 p.m., Back Porch, 805 Parkway, Gatlinburg. Info: 429-1783 or www. smokymountaintellers.org.

MONDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Family Programming: Drums, 10 a.m.-noon, Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive, Townsend. Info: 448-0044.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s Back to School Bash, 3-6 p.m., Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Free and open to the public. Students will receive free school supplies and health screenings, and enjoy activities, free food, special programs, vendors and more.

235 Vans

FORD 1993, tool bed PORTABLE OXYGEN NEW & PRE-OWNED w/Miller Trailblazer CONCENTRATOR, INVENTORY SALE 300 amp welder set INOGEN ONE G3, 2014 MODEL SALE up for stick, mig, purchased new Sept.

Check Us Out At tig (alum.) $6850.

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Northgaterv.com 865-216-3529 Incl. 4 batteries, (3) or call 865-681-3030 up to 4 hrs & (1) up GENERAC 7500E to 8 hrs. Plus carrying Generator, used bag w/shoulder strap. only 35 hrs. $800.

237 All recharging items Motor Homes 865-531-3119 & instruction books incl. 1 owner. Priced 2003 Pace Arrow, 8100 gas eng., Music Instruments 198 to sell $2500. 865-693-8396 Vortec Allison trans., Workhorse chassis, KURZWEIL MARK Wanted To Buy 222 27K mi, 36', 2 slides, 10 Ensemble Grand too many accessories Piano, orig. $7000+; to list. Also 2004 VENDSTAR 3 slot $1000 cash. 931-239-1405 candy Honda CRV, 145K vend. mach. Also mi.

Both units Vendstar parts & supplies.

PIANO KAWAI bought new. $43,900 865-654-0978 BABY GRAND 4'9", for both. 423-494shiny black in exc 7589; 865-377-3467 cond., 1 owner in 1 location, matching Sporting Goods 223 COACHMAN Catalina bench w/cushion.

Sport 21' 2003, low Priced to sell at 1914 PARKER Bros. mi., sleeps 6. Exc. cond. $5500. 865-693-8396 $18,000. 865-458-4420.

12 gage double barrel, ***Web ID# 440286*** in A-1 shooting cond. $1000. 423-836-6965.

Household Furn. 204

7 PC BR suit, good cond, Boats Motors 232 2 mirrors, dresser, window chest, 2 night 1987 Norriscraft, 90 stands & king sz bed, HP Yamaha, new $300. 865-966-1619 wiring & 2 fish finders.

16 ft. New seats & crpt.

LIKE NEW. Ecru $3000/bo. 865-207-0797 microfiber covered full size sofa bed.

GLASSMATE 14' fish$475. 865-966-9611 ing boat, drive-on trlr, 40 HP Nissan, loc., Exercise Equipment 208 troll. mtr, extras. $1800. 865-850-8748 TREAD CLIMBER MIRROCRAFT 18' TC20 by Bowflex, Fish /n Ski 2005 140 $1900.

865-922-5227 HP Johnson, 24V leave message. electronics, auto cruise, convertible top, in covered Collectibles 213 lift, stored Tellico Lake. No trailer.

Sacrifice due RETIRING PASTOR to move. $4000.

Selling contents of 865-408-0699 library: sermons, scripture, counseling. PROCRAFT, 1988, 90 Price Negot. 865-556-7920 HP motor & trlr w /brakes, spare tire, $1600. 865-789-7514

KING KUTTER 3 pt. Medical Supplies 219 5' HD finish mower, very good, $700. 865Active Care Prowler523-8343 heavy duty 4 wheel scooter, like new, driven 20 Buildings for Sale 191 only miles, still under warr. Front & rear METAL BLDG, 100'L, suspension, anti tip 40'w, 14' sidewalls, wheels, 12" pneumatic 312 pitch, compl w/2 tires.

Range 23 walk in 36" drs, 1 miles. 20" capt. seat roll up door, 14'x10'. that rotates 360 All parts to assemble. degrees. 12 degree $27,500. 865-803-3633 max. incline. 500 lb weight capacity.

Machinery-Equip. 193 $2400. 865-924-0342 753 BOBCAT 1997, 2550 hrs. Good Cond. & tires. $9900. Everything works. 865-475-1182

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SUNDAY, AUG. 10

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

I-DEAL TICKETS All Events / Buy/Sell 865-622-7255 www.i-dealtickets.com

family. Register and pay by Wednesday, July 30. To register: http://citymomsblog.com/Knoxville. Info: Lauren Cox, 966-7057 or lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org

JAZZY ELEC. WHEELCHAIR, brand new, never used, new batteries. $1200 firm. 865-693-9070.

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BIG DOG Mystique 2004, 10th anniv. 107 cu. in, S&S Super Stock. Like new. 9000 mi. Yellow w/green flames, $9,000/obo.

423-312-8256 CAN AM Spyder RT 2011, exc. cond., Priced below book value. 865-258-3284.

HD Softtail Heritage Nostalgia 1996; 5k mi, 1 owner, $6,995.

423-871-0304

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Chrysl Town & Country HONDA CRV 2011, 4 CHEVY HHR LS 2008, Van 2010, 28,182 mi, WD, AT, 36k mi, ABS, sunburst orange, XT conversion pkg, full pwr, traction cont.

45K mi, new tires, Braun lowered floor $17,995. 865-382-0365 $8900. 865-919-2333 conversion, $33,000. ***Web ID# 436983*** 423-634-3556 ask for HONDA PILOT 2011 CHEVY MALIBU, touring, lthr., DVD, Becky Drew 43K mi., $21,900. 2003, 94,450 ml. gold, good tires, clean int/ext., DODGE Caravan Call 423-295-5393. $4,600; 865-803-6547 2003, handicap, 127k mi.

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SEBRING $12,000. 865-426-4172. Imports 262 CHRYSLER TOURING 2010, 47k mi, Reduced to ACURA TL 2005, 1 $10,000.

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Refs HONDA CROSSTOUR available. 388-0084 2012, 4WD, V6, exc.

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JEEP TJ Wrangler Bill, 865-406-8628.

1999, 4L, 5 spd, soft CERAMIC TILE intop, RV tow bar, stallation.

Floors/ MERCEDES BENZ $7,000. 865-310-8850 walls/ repairs. 33 2013 C300, 10K mi, yrs exp, exc work! black w/tan lthr, John 938-3328 Antiques Classics 260 $22,900. 423-295-5393 1930 FORD A Model rumble seat coupe, fully restored orig.

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health & lifestyles Walking and wagging through the halls of Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center Every Wednesday after lunch, Jason Artymovich of Karns, a Knoxville police officer, ties a red scarf on his dog, Ransom, and visits patients at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center.

Roaming the halls of three floors in a little more than an hour, Ransom calmly nudges and greets all the patients he sees. He usually obliges with a few tricks as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He knows how to shake, high-five, roll over and sit. And then I fake like I shoot him, and he falls over. The patients love that,â&#x20AC;? said Artymovich of Ransom, his 4-year-old German shepherd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He does that five or six times the hour weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re there.

He likes the attention.â&#x20AC;?

Ransom is an official HABIT dog, which stands for HumanAnimal Bond in Tennessee. HABIT screens and sponsors animals well-suited to visiting nursing homes, retirement centers, rehabilitation facilities and other places where an Ransom animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calming presence may be needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His temperament is real good and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real calm. He listens really well, and he lets you do pretty much anything to him,â&#x20AC;? said Artymovich. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you grab his ear, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real relaxed and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t snap at them for doing that. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not stressed out easily.â&#x20AC;?

Ransom seems to know instinctively how to be calm with

Ransom sits for PNRC patient Charlotte Hardy, right, and therapist Nicole White. At PNRC, Ransom will show off his tricks and laid-back attitude to patients who suffer from orthopedic injuries, spinal cord injuries, stroke or other conditions.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great feature to bring Ransom in because he brightens the day of everyone,â&#x20AC;? said PNRC patient Charlotte Hardy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love dogs so much, and it is a great break from reality to see him walk into the room.â&#x20AC;?

Ransom and his owner Jason Artymovich spend a few minutes playing with PNRC patient Anna Bonds. On a normal Wednesday afternoon, Ransom and Artymovich will interact with dozens of patients.

the patients, compared to when he visits the administration wing of the center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of every visit we go to the administration office, and Ransom gets real hyper.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll run around and get excited. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weird that he can tell a difference between patients and non-patients,â&#x20AC;? said Artymovich.

Ransom has a therapeutic effect on patients, Artymovich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One lady, when we first saw her, she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ransom.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But a couple of weeks before she left, she knew his name and could say it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to see the change in patients,â&#x20AC;? said Artymovich. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another lady started using her right hand to pet him, which she never used. He brings out a different side of the patients.â&#x20AC;?

Artymovich is not a police canine handler, but has taught Ransom the same basic commands of a police dog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I taught him Dutch commands like the canine trainers do. That way if I ever get a canine, they would both do the same thing,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Ransom will never be a police dog, Artymovich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different skill set,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ransomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not aggressive enough, which makes him a good family pet.â&#x20AC;?

Artymovich, 31, has had Ransom since he was a puppy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first dog Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted a dog, but when I was a kid I never had time,â&#x20AC;? Artymovich said. He began volunteering at Patricia Neal about a year ago on the recommendation of a friend, and the two plan to continue their weekly visits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great feeling,â&#x20AC;? he said.

For more information about the services offered at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, visit www. patneal.org or call 865-541-1446.

Nontraditional therapy offers great results al therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy, and that all adds up to success. We help restore abilities and rebuild lives,â&#x20AC;? Dillon said.

Here are a few of the nontraditional therapy programs available at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center: â&#x2013; Animal Therapy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Two types of dogs regularly visit the center. Therapy dogs come through HABIT (Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee), a group that screens animals to interact gently with patients. Specialty command dogs have more formal training and follow action commands to help patients learn to verbalize.

They can make therapy fun, especially for children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more in-

teresting to throw a ball to a dog or take a walk with a dog,â&#x20AC;? said Dillon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regular exercises can become mundane and not that interesting in a pediatric setting. But if you involve a dog, suddenly itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more fun.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; IRC sports program (Innovative Recreation Cooperative) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Golf, ďŹ shing, water skiing, snow skiing, racing and other sporting activities can be adapted so that people with disabilities can participate in and excel at them. Using specialized equipment, the IRC helps pair patients with activities they can do and enjoy. Participation in events is free of charge excluding travel and lodging. â&#x2013; Peer Support Groups â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Small support groups are avail-

able for spinal cord, brain injury, stroke and amputee patients. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gives patients a chance to be with their peers and ask questions of each other,â&#x20AC;? said Dillon. Most of these groups have several outings a year, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to ball games or art workshops, or just going out to dinner. â&#x2013; Rooftop Gardening â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In warm weather, the rooftop garden at Patricia Neal invites patients outside to exercise their hands and arms, and to return to a hobby that many enjoyed before injury or illness. â&#x2013; Adaptive Apartment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Before going home, many patients spend a few nights in the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special apartment, making sure they can ďŹ x a meal, use the bath-

room or do other daily living tasks safely. Family members are welcome to stay also so that they can work out daily living tasks with the help of the therapists and nurses at PNRC. â&#x2013; Adaptive Driving Program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; When is it safe or possible to drive after a stroke or serious injury? This program can help patients determine whether theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to drive and what adaptive equipment might be necessary.

Training and support are offered as well by a certiďŹ ed driving therapist.

For more information about the services offered at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, visit www. patneal.org or call 865-541-1446.

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Along with the highest quality physical, occupational and speech therapy, patients at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center have access to a number of nontraditional approaches to therapy as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living a successful life goes beyond the basics,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Mary Dillon, medical director of the center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means interacting socially, moving around in the community and doing the things you enjoy.

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A Shopper-News Special Section

Kids

July 30, 2014

Locks of Love W

By C B Caroll Shane Sh

hen eight-year-old Sophie Thompson is asked why she donated her hair to Locks of Love, her big expressive brown eyes search the corners of the room.

“Well, for a lot of reasons,” replies the rising third-grader at Cedar Bluff Elementary School thoughtfully. First of all, “my hair was too long and mom just wanted it cut.”

But she wanted to have it cut for Locks of Love because “they turn it into a wig for people who caught that cancer.” And someone very near and dear to Sophie was affected that way.

“Grammy had it.”

Sophie’s “grammy,” who lives in western New York State, is recovering from lymphoma. She was diagnosed in June of 2010.

It was understandably a very difficult year for the whole family. Sophie’s mother, Erin Bray, made numerous trips north with the kids in tow. In addition to Sophie, there’s Nick, now 11, and Lainie, now 4.

“Lainie was less than a year old when my mom got sick,” remembers Erin. “When she was four months old, she and I went to stay with my mom for a few weeks to help out. The older kids were not allowed to be around her, as the chemo had decimated her immune system.”

That’s how the two older siblings received their introduction to chemotherapy and its often devastating effects.

Locks of Love, founded in 1997, is a public nonprofit organization which seeks to

Time for some silly sisterly fun with “Woof” the stuffed dog

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“return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to chilSophie pushes her dren suffering from hair loss younger sister Lainie in by utilizing donated ponytails the backyard swing. to provide the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children,” according to the website. Their recipients include not only cancer victims, but anyone under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.

Sophie and Lainie have always enjoyed a special bond with their grandmother. In addition to watching movies and sitting around campfires together, the three enjoy doing each others’ hair.

So the fact that the girls could help kids their age who had lost their own hair was very appealing to them.

The Thompsons, who live in West Knoxville, began to look for local salons to facilitate the donations. They found that Ross the Boss was a willing participant. “We went to one place before that and asked about donating, and were told that that particular salon didn’t work with Locks of Love because it was ‘too much trouble.’ So we decided they didn’t need our business.

“Ross the Boss is great. They make it so easy.

I can’t imagine a salon not wanting to do this.”

Sophie had her third Locks of Love haircut last November. “It was down to here!” she says, indicating her rear end. Also along at the time for her first haircut ever was four-year-old Lainie.

And her grammy – by then in remission – was there.

“Grammy and Grampa came over,” Lainie says, “and she sitted for my haircut.”

And she “sitted” proudly, no doubt.

The girls’ parents are both professional musicians, and little Lainie seems to have inherited the gene. “She loves to sing,” observes her older sister wryly. “It’s kind of annoying. Yesterday she sang for two hours.” Mom Erin laughingly confirms that Lainie will sing about “anything – her socks, her toys, her dinner. And she’s a natural beatboxer. I have no idea where she picked it up, but she does it all the time.” She also dances.

On the other hand, “I don’t like to dance,” says Sophie. She’s an outdoor kid, according to her mom. “She’ll spend six to eight hours outside without batting an eyelash. We have to remind her to eat, she gets so involved in her play.”

She is also, says Erin, “the most generous soul I have ever known.”

Older brother Nick loves computers, and along with Sophie he went to coding camp this summer. “Nick’s abilities were way beyond the scope of the camp, and he never failed to tell me so!” says Erin with a grin. He also loves to make his own animated films.

As the Thompson kids continue to discover the world and everything in it, chances are good that they’ll find other ways to help the less fortunate.

They’re already planning their next foray to Ross the Boss, maybe in a few months.

“We have to wait for our hair to grow,” says Sophie.

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ith summer winding to a gradual close and the start of a fresh new school year just around the corner, it may seem that there is little left for the kids to do other than stay inside parked in front of the television. Quite to the contrary, however, our area has plenty to offer in terms of late summer kids’ activities. Even better, many are free of charge!

For those children with a love for reading, Books and Blooms at UT Gardens is a perfect fit. This program takes place at 10:30 a.m. each Thursday and holds tons of fun for kids, including crafts, music, and even playtime in the sprinklers. Adults and kids of all ages get a chance to enjoy the beauty of na-

ture in the gardens. A good book is just the beginning at this weekly event.

“Books and Blooms gets children and their parents in the gardens to explore and learn about nature. It provides an excellent opportunity to explore the natural world while children are having fun reading stories, gardening, singing silly songs and running through the sprinklers on a hot summer day,” says Derrick Stowell, UT Gardens educator.

Ideal for combating the late summer heat, local splash pads provide families with a great budget-friendly alternative to the pool or a pricey water park. Knox County splash pad locations include Carl Cowan Park, New Harvest Park, and Powell Station Park.

Pack a picnic for a bit of added fun. For park regulations and more information on splash pads and other local parks, visit www.knoxcounty.org .

If you are looking for something a bit more educational, there is no shortage of pastimes

that fit the bill. Check out Sugarlands Visitor Center in Gatlinburg for natural history exhibits and hiking trails as well as additional information on taking advantage of all the natural wonders offered by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Knox County Public Library is another rich local resource when it comes to educational fun. From Baby Bookworms for infants to storytime for school-aged children to workshops for teens, the library has a lot to offer for not a lot of cash. Puppet shows, magic shows, and science experiments are even weaved into the mix. Check www.knoxlib.org for more information and library locations.

Safety City, which is a community service project of the Knoxville Police Department, is another great place for kids to explore and learn about the importance of obeying the rules and playing safe. It is basically a childsized city complete with working traffic signals where children can take bikes and other ride-on toys for an opportunity to learn while they play. Summer hours are Mondays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There are two picnic areas and playgrounds adjacent to Safety City.

A trip to the East Tennessee History Center in downtown Knoxville is another great way to top off the summer. With free admission every day for children 16 and under, and free admission for all guests on Sundays, the East Tennessee History Center features a permanent collection as well as various exhibits throughout the year.

One current exhibit at the museum, titled “Reading Appalachia: Voices of Children’s Literature” brings characters from regional children’s books to life by featuring their life-sized versions. This particular exhibit runs through Sept. 14.

For film-loving families, Movies on Market Square will be starting up again in September. It is completely free, and all movies shown are rated PG-13 or PG. Pack a blanket or a couple of lawn chairs, and you and the kids are set for an evening of fun without spending a dime!

Whatever your family’s preference for summer entertainment, our area certainly has an abundance. Be sure to take advantage of these last golden days of summer by soaking up some of the free amenities all around us.

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ack to school season is upon us once again, and with it comes the usual frenzy of supply lists, lunch boxes, and getting the hang of new routines. While some begin to crave the structure that these relaxing summer months lack, a new school year can also mean stress for many parents looking to help their youngsters make the most of a fresh academic year.

Getting a head start on the school year routine ahead of time can make a big difference in how kids make the transition.

Earlier bedtimes become more important as the first day of school approaches.

Planning a bit of extra time in the mornings for the first few days can also be a good way to make sure everyone is ready to put their best foot forward. A balanced diet, including a healthy and nutritious breakfast, is also key to a successful start.

For those who choose to pack their lunch, stick to protein-dense choices and stay away from the usual snack culprits, like

hi and d cookies. ki chips Organization is critical when it comes to heading back to the classroom this fall.

Having school items, lunches and clothing prepared and ready to go the night before is one easy way to get a jump start on morning tasks. It makes for less chaotic mornings, and that calmness can translate into better experiences both in the classroom and out.

For children who will be heading to the bus stop or walking to school this year, a few extra tips for traffic safety are also important to review. Experts recommend planning your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s route ahead of time so that the most direct route can be taken to school on the first day. Taking the time to walk with your child to his or her school in advance can make all the difference. This way, it is simple to point out safety precautions that your child should take along the way.

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■ Do not board the bus until it comes to a complete stop. Wait for the driver to open the door, which engages the “Stop” sign for oncoming motorists.

■ Use the handrail and enter the bus in an orderly manner.

■ Promptly find a seat, sit down and buckle the safety belt if there is one available. Students assigned seats on the bus should take their seat without making a fuss.

■ Keep backpacks and other belongings out of the center aisle. Store them under your seat or on your lap.

■ Remain seated at all times while the bus is in motion.

■ Keep arms, hands, legs, and heads inside of the bus at all times.

■ Always follow the driver’s instructions and avoid situations that will cause driver distraction.

■ Wait for the bus to stop completely before standing up or attempting to exit.

■ Exit the bus in an orderly manner, without pushing fellow passengers.

■ Only cross the street in front of the bus. It is very difficult for the driver to see students crossing behind the bus.

■ Wait for the driver to check traffic before crossing the street and be on the lookout for inattentive motorists.

Many students udents take the bus to school twi twice wiice a day, five days a week. Approximately 26 million elementary and secondary school children ride school buses daily in the United States, and the U.S. Department of Transportation says more than 50 percent of all K-12 students in the country ride yellow school buses, traveling approximately 4 billion miles each year.

The vast majority of these miles are traveled without incident. In fact, according to the National Safety Council, the national school bus accident rate is 0.01 per 100 miles traveled, compared to 0.96 for other passenger vehicles, which makes school buses considerably safer than other passenger vehicles.

Though school buses are safe, there are ways to make them even safer. Children, especially those new to school buses, may find the bus fun and unique and not pay attention to simple safety rules. But parents should take steps to ensure that youngsters always heed the following school bus safety guidelines.

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This school lunch can be made more healthy by swapping the white bread with whole grain bread and choosing low-fat milk over a sugary juice pouch.

lunches healthier The benefits of a healthy diet are clear and well-documented. In addition to providing the nutrients a growing body needs, consuming a balanced diet helps children maintain a healthy weight. Obesity continues to be a growing problem among school-aged children and can contribute to the onset of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, and many other adverse medical conditions.

Children attending school will eat at least one meal away from home each day.

A healthy lunch provides sound nutrition to give students energy to do well in school and for the rest of the day. Children who do not eat well at lunch may have difficulty concentrating, while others may feel sluggish or tired.

As part of the 2010 Healthy, HungerFree Kids Act, the United States National School Lunch Program was revised to guarantee healthy, nutritionally sound choices, as established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for lunch. America’s school menus were altered to be healthier than ever, including more fruits and veg-

etables, while limiting calories. Despite some controversy through the years, including some students saying the smaller portions and food choices aren’t always satisfying, states suffering from high child obesity rates have seen marked improvements.

Canada is one of the few leading industrialized countries that does not have a national nutrition strategy to implement healthy school lunches. It’s estimated that only 10 to 15 percent of Canadian children have access to school meals. These meals are not provided by a well-funded national program, but by a patchwork of individual volunteer efforts, some provincial government funding and corporate donations.

Whether students purchase lunch from school or bring lunch from home, there are ways to guarantee a more diverse offering and better nutrition. Here are some guidelines to follow.

■ Offer nutrient-dense foods. Foods should contribute to the daily recommended amounts of protein, iron, cal-

cium, vitamin A, and vitamin C. Provide a selection of foods, such as lean protein, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, that will give children the nutrients they need.

Nutrient-dense foods also help kids feel fuller, longer.

■ Limit fat intake. Avoid foods that do not get their fat from polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Saturated fats can lead to obesity and clogged arteries.

The American Heart Association recommends kids get no more than 25 to 35 percent of their calories from fat. Fish, nuts and olives are healthy fat sources.

■ Let kids choose some of their food.

Allow kids to pick some of the healthy foods they will be eating. Giving kids a say in their diets will make them more likely to

enjoy their lunches and cut back on snack foods. Eating meals regularly will keep energy levels up during school and make kids less likely to reach for unhealthy snacks to fill hunger gaps.

■ Make small changes that add up. Switching from white bread to whole grain breads, and opting for low-fat dairy products instead of full-fat dairy products can make a world of difference. Kids may not notice a change in texture or flavor, and many of kids’ favorite foods, such as chicken nuggets, pizza and macaroni and cheese, can be made with healthier ingredients.

■ Remember, beverages count, too.

Giving children a healthy lunch and then packing a sugar-filled, high-calorie drink negates your efforts. Calories from beverages can quickly add up. Water is always the best option for a healthy drink. Lowfat milk and real fruit juice consumed in moderation also make healthy alternatives to sugary beverages.

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