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What’s next for the Volunteers?
To put things in perspective, Tennessee looks less like a bowl team today than it did in August. After weeks and weeks of intensive instruction, the Volunteers have not learned to win. There is no threat of a running attack. Pass protection is still missing in action. It is so bad as to be dangerous.
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Belleza to host ‘Circo D’ Pelo’
Belleza Salon and Spa will host Circo D’ Pelo, “Circus of Hair,” at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at Lighthouse Knoxville, 6800 Baum Drive. Tickets: $25 general admission; $75 VIP seating. All proceeds from the hair-fashion show, which includes a Taste of Knoxville social hour and a silent auction, will benefit the Dream Connection. Info: www.blza. com, 558-8424.
Name that school
Knox County Schools is seeking input on naming the new Career Magnet Academy at Pellissippi State, which opened in August at the Strawberry Plains exit of I-40. The Career Magnet Academy at Pellissippi State serves students from across the county. Suggestions for a name, along with an explanation and rationale behind the name, may be sent to nametheschool@knoxschools.org. Deadline for submissions is Thursday, Oct. 23.
Cash mob in Fountain City
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and members of the North Knox Rotary Club will be pumping gas and handing out coffee to show support for Alvin Frye and the guys at Fountain City Exxon. It’s this Saturday, Oct. 11, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.
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Art museum is muse for garden club members By Wendy Smith Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe and even Andy Warhol found inspiration for their art in flowers. Last week, designers from across the country demonstrated how art can, likewise, be an inspiration for floral design. The Knoxville Garden Club hosted a Garden Clubs of America Flower Show titled “Frame of Reference: Creative Inspiration from the Collections of the Knoxville Museum of Art” last week at the museum. Floral designs were inspired by Richard Jolley’s “Cycle of Life” sculpture, the miniature dioramas in the Thorne Rooms and the contemporary art of the KMA’s Currents exhibition. The photography division also gave a nod to Jolley’s work, as did the botanical arts division, which was also influenced by the Higher Ground exhibition and a temporary exhibition of Danny Lyon photography. Thirty-five accredited GCA judges came from across the country to judge the show, which also included horticulture entries. They awarded first, second and third places in each division
except horticulture, explained KGC flower show committee chair Georganne Guarino. While creativity is valued in floral design, photography and botanical arts divisions, there’s just one standard for horticulture entries − perfection. Each flower, leaf and tree branch is expected to be flawless. If a class has no perfect specimen, no ribbons are awarded. One of the things Guarino likes about the photography and botanical arts categories is that they allow garden club members who can’t travel to participate by mailing their entries. She also appreciates that botanical arts entries can be composed of recycled floral arrangements. Entries included picture frames, brooches and walking sticks made entirely of plant material. Guarino is a flower-show veteran who is working on becoming an accredited judge. The process takes five years. “You can get a doctorate faster,” she said. She’s also a talented designer. After the other entrants had chosen, she picked the last remaining work of art, Ulf Puder’s “Baustopp, 2010,” as the inspiration for her floral design, which won best in show. She wasn’t sure how she would interpret the artwork until she saw ready-
A walking stick designed by Knoxville Garden Club member Karen Smith won a second-place ribbon. Photos by Wendy Smith
made frames in a craft store that echoed the lines of the bridge in the painting. She chose cactus as her floral element because it was the right color. To add another layer of judging, KMA staff − assistant curator Clark Gillespie, preparator Robmat Butler and associate director of development Margo Clark − picked an entry from each category to win the curator’s award. The two groups judged independently, but their results were close, Guarino said. In
the floral design category, museum staff recognized Melissa McAdams’ rendition of “When Ruby Met Jim, Part I and II” by Amy Pleasant, which was awarded second place by GCA judges. Gay Estes of Houston flew to Knoxville to judge the photography division. The hardest part of judging is setting aside personal tastes in color and design in order to be unbiased. “You have to leave everything behind at the door,” she said.
Stand Down to help homeless veterans By Anne Hart
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Leslie Testerman and Angie McKamy examine Knoxville Garden Club member Melissa McAdams’ floral design based on Amy Pleasant’s painting “When Ruby Met Jim, Part I and II.” Her design won a second place, a curator’s award and the Dorothy Victor Munger award.
“Stand down” is a phrase familiar to military veterans. During wartime, stand down offers battle-weary soldiers the opportunity for rest and relaxation away from the front lines. The phrase has taken on additional meaning for America’s estimated 200,000 homeless veterans who today “combat” life on the streets because Stand Down is the name chosen for a one-day nationwide event that offers those veterans the opportunity to gather in their own communities to get help for the many problems they face.
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This year’s area Stand Down will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the National Guard Armory, 3300 Sutherland Ave. The community-based Knoxville Area Veterans Stand Down, Clyde Vincent an all-volunteer veterans organization, and service providers will give homeless veterans access to the community resources they need to begin addressing their in-
dividual problems and rebuilding their lives. Remote Area Medical and others will offer medical and dental care, eyeglasses, clothing and other items. Both breakfast and lunch will be served. Clyde Vincent, program manager for the homeless veterans program operated locally as an adjunct of Volunteers of America, says the program has three components: helping homeless veterans get back to work, supportive services for veterans and their families that help them get into housing, and a program dealing
specifically with female veterans and veterans with children. The organization is now working with more than 250 homeless veterans in Knox and 12 surrounding counties. “These people are not looking for a handout,” Vincent said. “They want to get back to work.” Supportive services help veterans and their families “get into housing and stay in housing. We help them with rent, utilities and the deposits they need to get into housing, and we also help them set up budgets. This is a one-time opportunity.” Info: 607-6231.
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NEWS FROM PROVISION CENTER FOR PROTON THERAPY
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Provision’s first breast cancer patient completes treatment By Shannon Carey Kimberly i b l Krause iis an energetic woman with a fast-paced job managing a restaurant. But, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, the Provision Center for Proton Therapy helped keep her on her feet through treatment. With a grandmother and two aunts diagnosed with breast cancer, Krause started yearly mammograms early. At age 39, her mammogram showed a possibility of breast cancer, and she went in for a biopsy Dec. 18. She was out of town on Dec. 20, when her doctor called with the news. She had breast cancer in the early stages, and six weeks of radiation, plus a lumpectomy or mastectomy was recommended. Krause is a patient at Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center, on the same campus as the Provision Center for Proton Therapy at Dowell Springs. Her surgeon for the lumpectomy was Dr. George Webber. Each morning, a multi-disciplinary task force, including pathologists, oncologists, surgeons, radiation therapists and more, meet to review patients and recommend the best course of action for each patient. “We all meet in order to provide input into a patient’s case so they can get the best possible recommendations,” said Webber. Included on that task force is Dr. Allen Meek, boardcertified radiation oncologist and Medical Director of Provision Medical Group. Because of the placement of Krause’s tumor, traditional radiation could have affected her lungs, giving her a higher chance of developing lung cancer later in life. “This is not an immediate effect,” said Meek. “What can happen is potential long-term radiation damage to the left side of the chest. This includes a higher incidence of heart disease and a higher incidence of lung cancer. Proton therapy
Kimberly Krause is the first breast cancer patient to complete treatment at Provision Center for Proton Therapy. is certainly advantageous for younger women. Many chemotherapy drugs can potentially affect the heart, also.” The proton beam can be controlled to send as little radiation as possible to nearby organs. Meek said another concern with traditional therapies is the chance of radiation scattering to the opposite breast. “The benefit in my view is that we get the same benefit for the breast, and we reduce by a considerable margin the damage to the heart and lung,”
said Webber. “The less we irradiate the internal organs, the better it is for the patient, period.” “People need to know that side effects from protons are similar to traditional radiation: sunburn-like irritation at the site, fatigue, sore throat,” said Meek. “But most of our patients can keep working right through that. They have noticed some fatigue but bounce back quicker.” Krause started treatment at Provision in early 2014, soon after the center opened. “It was amazing. I had
minimal side effects and was able to keep the same work schedule,” she said. Krause is the first breast cancer patient to complete treatment at the Provision Center for Proton Therapy. She has been cleared and has a follow-up appointment scheduled for December. “Everybody here was so nice,” she said. “They are very caring and wonderful people. I would suggest this 1,000 times over traditional radiation. “I got very lucky. It could have been way worse.”
Early intervention
key for lymphedema patients By Shannon Carey
Kathy Kearse, PT, CLT-LANA, of Provision Physical Therapy, performs lymphedema therapy on breast cancer patient Michelle Pleinis of Crossville. Pleinis had surgery followed by proton therapy and is benefitting from the nurturing and therapeutic treatments offered by Kearse.
Sometimes, the effects of breast cancer don’t end with surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. The cancer itself, and the treatments used to fight it, can leave women with other health concerns. That’s where Kathy Kearse of Provision Physical Therapy comes in. Kearse is a licensed physical therapist with a specialty certification in the treatment of lymphedema, a condition that can arise when lymph nodes are damaged or removed to treat breast cancer. “Kathy Kearse was one of the first people to bring this method of treatment to town,” said Dr. George Webber, surgeon with Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center. “It is a huge step forward in how we treat lymphedema.” The lymph system takes fluids and waste products away from the body’s cells, pumping them to locations where they can be eliminated from the system. When the system isn’t functioning properly, the patient can experience a buildup of fluids, ranging from mild swelling and heaviness to full-fledged fibrosis, in which the build-up is thick like putty. Kearse is careful to keep treatment for lymphedema gentle, private and personal, empowering women by teaching them exercises and self-care regimens to keep lymphedema at bay. “These women have already gone
through a lot. Their bodies have gone through a lot,” said Kearse. “I try to treat them in a nurturing, caring way.” Treatment for lymphedema is four-fold. Gentle massage techniques are used to guide fluid build-up towards functioning lymph nodes in other areas of the body. Exercises use the body’s natural muscle action to pump fluids out of areas affected by lymphedema. Compression uses a firm sleeve or glove to keep fluids from building up. And finally, women are taught skin care and risk reduction practices to help minimize lymphedema. “I like to say knowledge is power,” said Kearse. “If you know how to take care of yourself, you are empowered to do that.” Kearse said that modern medical treatments have lessened instances of lymphedema in breast cancer patients. She added that early intervention is crucial to treating the condition. “The goal of the lymphedema community is to have earlier intervention for women with higher risk,” she said. “I love my job. To have the opportunity to work with these women and see them overcome so many obstacles, it’s just amazing. These women are absolutely beautiful, and I feel honored to work with them.”
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Storyteller introduces tales of Knoxville Now that the air is cooling and the leaves are warming, it’s the season for telling tales − preferably the creepy kind.
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Knoxvillian Laura Still is up to the task. She told the social club Welcome Wagon that storytelling is in her blood, which led her to start Knoxville Walking Tours. She saw an opportunity when she worked at the Knoxville Visitors Center and heard tourists asking if anyone was available to walk around and tell stories about the city. When her friend Jack Neely offered to let her use his historical research, she was on her way. She offers Civil War, Gunslinger and Literary Heritage tours, not to mention the Shadow Side Ghost Tour. Her new book, “A Haunted History of Knoxville,” rolled off the presses last week. Welcome Wagon members urged her to share a tale from the book, so she told the story of her favorite ghost − Abner Baker. He was the son of Dr. Harvey Baker, who lived in what is now known as the Baker-Peters house at the corner of Peters Road and Kingston Pike. As slaveholding landowners, the Bakers were secessionists, and Abner joined the Confederate Army.
Laura Still of Knoxville Walking Tours speaks to Welcome Wagon.
The Helgrammites, an old-time string band, launch the city’s Variety Thursdays concert series. Photos by Wendy Smith
While he was away, a Union scouting party approached the home and began firing at Dr. Baker, who tried in vain to surrender. He was shot inside his home in front of his wife and children. When Abner returned from war, he found his home in a shambles. He went downtown and got into a fight that resulted in the death of a Unionist, Will Hall. He was immediately escorted to jail, but a mob of Union supporters pulled him out and hanged him from a tree on the bank of the Tennessee River. It is rumored that Abner still makes his presence known at the Baker-Peters House, and he is said to lurk around the graveyard at First Presbyterian Church on State Street, where he is buried. Still says she’s given tours to visitors from around the world. “We have a great downtown and a very walkable downtown.”
For more information: w w w.k nox v i l le w a l k i ngtours.com Welcome Wagon meets at Bearden Banquet Hall once a month and offers interestbased activities each week. Info: 966-8224. ■
Free concerts on Market Square
The old-time string band the Helgrammites performed last week as the first in a lineup of free concerts on Thursdays at Market Square during the month of October. Variety Thursdays is sponsored by the city and Stellar Visions and Sound. Concerts begin at 7 p.m., and free parking is available at city garages after 6 p.m. Grab dinner at a nearby restaurant, then head to the Square with a chair to enjoy these fine acts: Oct. 9: Mae Beth Harris, a senior at Christian Academy of Knoxville, whose blend of bluegrass, country
HALLOWEEN EVENTS ■ Ghost House Hikes at Big Ridge State Park. Cost: $5. Reservations required. Info/ reservations: 992-5523 ■ Haunted Trail at Historic Cherokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway. Open every Friday and Saturday in October and Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m.-midnight. Tickets: $15. Free parking. Not recommended for under age 7. Info: www.cherokeecavernsnightmarehill.com. ■ The Mysterious Past of Blount Mansion, 5:30-9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 28-30, 200 W. Hill Ave. Cost: $10. Learn about Blount Mansion’s mysterious past, including legends, customs and myths during the candlelight and flashlight tours of the mansion. Reservations preferred. Tickets: https:// squareup.com/market/blountmansion. Info: 525-2375 or info@blountmansion.org. ■ Norwood UMC Pumpkin Patch, 2110 Merchants Drive, open through Friday, Oct. 31; 3-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays, 1-6 p.m. Sundays. Pumpkins of all sizes available. Info: 687-1620
A special visitor at Arbor Terrace Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett visited residents at Arbor Terrace on Cross Park Drive recently. Burchett shared personal stories and greeted the residents with handshakes and hugs. Pictured with Burchett is Arbor Terrace resident Robert Floyd. Photo submitted
REUNIONS ■ Halls High Class of ‘64 will meet 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Shoney’s on Emory Road to socialize and eat lunch. Info: James Kuykendall. ■ Shoffner family reunion, 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, Sharps Chapel Community Building. Lunch, 12:30 p.m. All friends are welcome. Info: 992-8659.
■ Trick or Treating in the Cave, 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Admission: $8 ages 8 and up. Info: www. cherokeecaverns.com. ■ Trick or Trees, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, UT Gardens Plaza, 2431 Joe Johnson Drive. Cost: $6 per child, ages 12 and under. Must be accompanied by adult. Advance registration required. Info: 974-7151 or dstowell@utk.edu. ■ Trunk or Treat, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, North Side Y. Free and open to the public. Inflatables, games, food and more.
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Adoptable from Young-Williams Dollar is a 4-year-old male pit bull mix, and Momma Mia is a 2 and 1/2-year-old female domestic shorthair mix available for adoption at Young-Williams Animal Center’s 3201 Division St. location. Both animals have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. Info: 215-6599 or www.young-williams.org.
and pop is starting to garner a lot of attention. Oct. 16: Ensemble Swing Time, a 16-piece big band from Knoxville that specializes in classic big band swing. Oct. 23: Norwegian Wood performs an eclectic stew of chamber music, ranging from arrangements of Beatles songs to wellknown classical pieces. Oct. 30: Dixie Ghost is an acoustic five-piece string band with a sound that is rooted in traditional folk styles yet unmistakably original and progressive. Before the show, catch a performance of dance moves to “Thriller” at 6 p.m. ■
Art show fights Alzheimer’s
The Whittington Creek Art Show and Sale will be held at the clubhouse Friday-Sunday, Oct. 17-19. Hours are 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat-
Brody Watkins and his sister, Keagan Watkins, square dance at Market Square with Leo Collins and Geri Denney during Variety Thursdays.
urday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. A wine and cheese reception is 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. The event is free and open to the public. In honor of the show’s fifth anniversary, at least 50 percent of proceeds from a silent auction booth featuring the work of participating
artists will benefit Alzheimer’s Tennessee. Children’s activities are available on Saturday and Sunday, and seasonal refreshments and live music will put shoppers in a holiday shopping mood. Info: w w w.Whit t ing tonCreekArtShow.com.
government Hat guy does it right John Fugate, Fountain City’s interim school board member who likes to wear a hat, is making an impact beyond his two-month term. Appointed to replace Indya Kincannon until the Nov. 4 election, Fugate nominated Mike McMillan for school board chair both in September and October. With Patti Bounds back, his latest motion prevailed, 5-4. Fugate then nominated Doug Harris for vice chair. With Fugate’s vote, Harris won 5-4 and took a seat next to McMillan.
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“Nice move,� I emailed Fugate. He called back from Charleston. Seems he had disrupted his family vacation to fly back at personal expense to vote at Wednesday’s meeting. “It was the right thing to do,� he said.
Proposition who? If a fraction of the money pouring into camps for and against Amendment 1 – also known as Proposition 1 – had been used in education there would be no “debate.�
Larry Van Guilder
It isn’t sex education in need of those misspent millions but what was known to my generation as “civics,â€? especially as it concerns the power to interpret the Constitution granted to the U.S. Supreme Court. Let’s review: “(The) right of privacy, whether it be founded in the Fourteenth Amendment’s concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action, or ‌ in the Ninth Amendment’s reservation of rights to the people, is broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.â€? That’s the gist of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. The constitutional right to privacy prevails over most state restrictions on abortion. That’s been the law of the land for 41 years despite unrelenting efforts to dismantle it. Tennessee’s Amendment 1 is another end run around the Constitution schemed up by lawmakers concerned with “women’s health.â€? If it passes on Nov. 4, only the financial health of attorneys will benefit; challenges will come quickly and often. The real problem is that, like Scarlett O’Hara’s maid, Prissy, men “don’t know nothin’ ’bout birthin’ babies.â€? If men could get pregnant, if they gave birth, if they dealt with unwanted pregnancies, if they had to choose between a career and childrearing duties, Roe v. Wade would never
have happened, and a man’s right to an abortion would never have been questioned. Can you imagine a horde of female zealots parading with signs and harassing an unwed pregnant Tennessee Titans linebacker outside a clinic? Neither can I. The fact is that only recently in the nation’s history have women begun to flex their political muscles, and men continue to dominate legislative bodies and the judiciary at all levels. Laws like those envisioned by supporters of Proposition 1 that purport to protect a woman’s health in fact can result in medical catastrophe. Last year Ohio enacted stringent new regulations that ban abortions for any reason after 24 weeks. One doctor’s patient discovered her fetus carried a fatal chromosome flaw 27 weeks into her term. No doctor would perform the abortion for fear of the law. Laws like that, laws like those that forced the shutdown of clinics from South Dakota to Mississippi, laws like Tennessee’s $1 million state-level defunding of Planned Parenthood, are coming your way in spades if enough voters respond “yes� to Amendment 1. Tennessee’s lawmakers are the same ones who decided carrying a loaded handgun into a bar is a nifty idea, so appealing to their native intelligence is a waste of time. Instead, I suggest a new proposition. Proposition Who asks legislators, “Who do you think you are?� This should appeal to conservatives who ceaselessly rail against intrusive government. The name of every state politician who publicly supported Proposition 1 would be listed on the ballot. If enough voters tick your name, you’re recalled. Who knows, maybe even Haslam would hear a who.
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It’s a new day at the BOE Nobody will ever confuse Amber Rountree or Patti Bounds with Dikembe Mutombo, the 7-2 Congolese-American basketball player whose signature play was the “not-in-my-house� swat and admonishing index finger waggle, but the new school board members (along with fellow newbie Terry Hill and appointee John Fugate) stood their ground at the October meetings and delivered the message that it’s a new day at the Board of Education. Rountree, a former school librarian who gave birth to son Teddy on Sept. 8, has spent her scant spare time researching the controversial SAT-10 tests that Knox County Schools administers to K-secondgraders. SAT-10 is not state required. Superintendent James McIntyre says these tests are necessary to identify reading deficiencies before students get to the critical third-grade level, but many parents and educators consider them harmful
Betty Bean to young children, as well as huge time-wasters. After failing to get clear answers from McIntyre, Rountree requested data from the state Department of Education and found that the number of school districts administering the tests is dwindling. In 2012, 97 of the state’s 135 school districts administered the SAT-10. In 2013, it was down to 87. She wanted a discussion of this issue at last week’s work session but says McIntyre – who, along with the board chair, sets the agenda – told her that the agenda was full. “He said it would be better at the mid-month meeting,� Rountree said. “But what concerns me is that we order the tests from the state, and the order has to
be in sometime in October. I want to have a public conversation with public input. Having proctored that assessment myself as recently as this past May, I don’t feel it is right for our kids. Numerous studies say it’s not developmentally appropriate for kids ages 5 through 7.� So how would she identify kids needing early reading intervention? “By the end of the school year, I would be willing to bet their teachers could tell me what I needed to know.� Bounds, whose absence from the September meeting left the vote for board chair deadlocked between Mike McMillan and Doug Harris, was fielding calls and emails from people who wanted to influence her vote for chair and from supporters of an International Baccalaureate program at Bearden Middle School. She cast her lot with McMillan, marking a sea change in the balance of power on the BOE, and when the vote for the esti-
mated $781,920 program at Bearden Middle came up, she balked, refusing to vote to spend this kind of money with less than a week’s notice (in the recent past, the board has routinely approved McIntyre-blessed initiatives on similarly short notice). To the visible irritation of at least one of their senior colleagues, the new majority voted to postpone the IB vote until next month. After the meeting, Bounds said neither vote was hard. “With the vote for chair, the people I heard from who wanted me to vote for Doug Harris were all about money. I didn’t hear from a single teacher who asked me to vote for Harris.� As for the IB program? It’s no secret that Bounds and Hill are conservative Republicans who take spending very seriously. And they very seriously said they wanted a minute to think about it. It remains to be seen whether their colleagues and McIntyre are listening.
Zoo upgrades truly spectacular The design for the new Pagoda to be built at the Knoxville Zoo in honor of Susan Shieh was unveiled Sept. 25 with the Shieh family present.
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last term in this position (expires in 2018), he may be checking out options in a larger arena. Burchett likes campaigning and does it well. He will not disappear in September 2018 when his current term expires. He is actively backing Alexander for U.S. Senate, taking him to lunch last week at Vol Market in Knoxville as well as being master of ceremonies at his recent Knoxville lunch. ■Cheri Siler, Democratic nominee for state Senate, favors raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. It’s unclear how she can do it as a state senator as Tennessee does not have a minimum-wage law. It is the current federal law that impacts Tennessee. While Siler is unlikely to win her Senate bid against Republican Rick Briggs, she is making friends among Democrats and impressing observers for the competent and determined manner she is waging her campaign. She has a foundation for a future local race if she wants to do it. Remember, Gloria Johnson lost her first race against Becky Massey. Briggs was seen as overbearing on a recent TV program with Siler. ■County Commissioner Ed Brantley, whose name a few weeks ago was on the Gordon Ball for U.S. Sen-
ate campaign list (he says he never authorized it) as a supporter, last week attended the Alexander for Senate luncheon here in Knoxville and is now actively backing Alexander for re-election. ■Last Friday, Oct. 3, marked the 223rd birthday of the city of Knoxville, which was founded in 1791. In 1991, on the Bicentennial celebration, the state Legislature met in Knoxville at the World’s Fair Park to salute the occasion. No mention of it was made this year on the city website. Sue Clancy, former director of special events who led the 1991 Bicentennial celebration, called this writer to wish him a Happy Knoxville Birthday. ■Natalie Ritchie, daughter of former state Rep. Wayne Ritchie and Margaret is the 60 Seconds managing editor of the Duke Political Review at Duke University. She is a 2012 graduate of Knoxville’s Webb School and a junior at Duke majoring in public policy. It can be found online at www.dukepoliticalreview.org ■During the last session of the Legislature, a bill was enacted to make it illegal for election observers sponsored by the United Nations to inspect elections in Tennessee. While there are many persons who dislike the United Nations for
It is truly spectacular. The Shiehs made a major capital gift to the Zoo for the Pagoda at Tiger Forest, which will be 30 feet tall. It will be a dramatic focal point for visitors to Tiger Forest. Zoo board chair Eddie Mannis presided, and attending were City Council member Duane Grieve, Sen. Becky Massey and county Mayor Tim Burchett as well as former city architect and county commissioner David Collins. This will be a significant addition to the zoo, which is a major tourist attraction for Knoxville. Susan Shieh was active in promoting Knoxville’s sister-city program in Japan and China. ■Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett has attended several GOP events in neighboring counties recently including a Blount County breakfast Sept. 20 for Lamar Alexander and a summer speech by former Arkansas Gov. Mike HuckaRain or shine, the 8th to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, bee in Campbell County. With this second term annual senior appreciation at John Tarleton Park, 3201 as county mayor being his picnic will be held 11:30 a.m. Division Street.
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many reasons, this legislation has played neatly into Vladimir Putin’s hands as he seeks to overturn the independence of Ukraine. The international community has sent election observers there now and in the past to validate their fairness. This has become almost routine throughout the world. This writer has been an election observer in Georgia and Timor Leste. Putin has placed this legislation on the Russia Today network, which is his propaganda organ. He says the U.S. wants to observe elections in other countries but objects to it in the U.S. Frankly, Tennessee should be inviting election observers throughout the world to visit the Volunteer State to see how free, fair and open our elections are. They could learn something from observing what we do and what we do not do. So much for transparency, which we advocate both at home and overseas. ■The University of Tennessee is spending $150,000 to repair the roof of historic Hopecote House on Melrose Avenue, which is used as an official guest house for many UT visitors. It is a John Franz Staub-designed house as is the Williams House on Lyons View Pike, which UT is seeking to lease.
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County Commission goes to jail Knox County commissioners learned about the latest law enforcement technology and initiatives at a lunch hosted by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility on Maloneyville Road.
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While the overview was primarily aimed at new commission members Randy Smith, Charles Busler, Bob Thomas and Ed Brantley, the lunch was also attended by Mike Brown and Dave Wright. Martha Dooley, media relations director, talked about the growth of the KCSO website. The 24-hour arrest list is popular, she said, and two downloadable apps serve the public and the sheriff’s office. One allows residents to submit crime tips, and the other alerts victims when perpetrators are being released. The website also links to a crime map of Knox County. People are less afraid when they have more information about crime, said Captain Bobby Hubbs of the Crime Analysis and Information Technology Division.
“What a great tool. I used to print out a report every 30 days and take it to neighborhood associations. This is updated every hour,� said Hubbs. The KCSO also uses Facebook and Twitter to keep the public and the media up to date, Dooley said. Butch Bryant, an attorney with the sheriff’s office, said patrol officers will soon be equipped with body cameras, which ultimately protect them. He advises recruits to assume that everything they do is being recorded, and they shouldn’t mind the sheriff, or their mother, looking at it. Citizens behave differently if they know they are being recorded, which is also helpful, he said. Todd Cook, director of Probation and Pretrial Release, brought an electronic alcohol-monitoring bracelet that can monitor the location and alcohol consumption of offenders. Knox County is one of the largest alcohol-monitoring stations in the U.S., he said. Offenders, who would otherwise be in jail, pay $10 a day to wear the device, he said. Others talked about initiatives aimed at keeping at-risk groups out of jail. A new training program will help officers identify veterans who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, said Chief Deputy
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Response Team demonstrates the takedown of an unruly inmate. Photos by Wendy Smith
Knox County Commissioners Randy Smith, Charles Busler, Ed Brantley and Mike Brown examine an alcohol-monitoring bracelet at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility.
Eddie Biggs. A new court allows veterans in the criminal justice system to receive treatment rather than jail time. Captain Chris Holloway talked about Operation: Think Twice, a program for at-risk kids and their parents. A two-hour tour of the detention facility shows
consequences of delinquent behavior, he said. Rodney Bivens, assistant chief of corrections, pointed out problems that commissioners might eventually need to address. Since Lakeshore Mental Health Institute closed in 2012, the country transports offenders who require hospitalization
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GOV NOTES ■Amendment 1 panel discussion and community forum, noon Thursday, Oct. 9, Pellissippi State Community College, Goins Building auditorium, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the public. Info: 694-6400. ■Democratic Women’s club meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, Shoney’s on Western
to Moccasin Bend Mental Health Center in Chattanooga costing $175,000 each year for fuel alone. As many as 40 percent of detention-center inmates suffer from drug or mentalhealth issues, Bivens estimated. Early intervention could keep many from getting stuck in the system.
Avenue. Info: 742-8234. ■Metropolitan Planning Commission will meet 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the City County Building. ■Buz Johnson, deputy director and 37-year veteran of MPC, retired from the agency Sept. 12. He says he’s looking forward to retirement, especially with the impending ar-
â– Sen. Lamar Alexander will speak in North Knox County, a guest of three Republican clubs. The meeting is 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Boys and Girls Club of Halls/ Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike, across from Brickey-McCloud Elementary School. â– Early voting for the Nov. 4 election will start Wednesday, Oct. 15, and run through
The Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility has 1,036 beds, but they can’t all be filled at the same time because of the need to separate groups, like maximumsecurity inmates. Knox County needs more facilities for maximum-security prisoners, said Bivens. Thursday, Oct. 30, at 10 area locations. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Locations are: City County Building (opens weekdays at noon), Halls Rec Center, Carter Library, Downtown West, Farragut Town Hall, Love Kitchen, Merchants Drive (near Outback), Karns (next to Archer’s BBQ), South (next to Rush Fitness) and New Harvest Park.
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Sonny Bailey, Jeff Wright, Scott Hopson and Greg Helton, also known as the Ebenezer Boyz, entertain the crowd at the Ebenezer United Methodist Church fall festival.
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By Ashley Baker The children at Farragut Presbyterian Church started learning about hunger in spring 2014. When they learned that hunger is not unique to Third World countries and exists in their own city, the children wanted to help. The result of that desire took to the stage at the church on Sept. 21 with the Gifts of God Talent Show. Fourteen of the church’s children performed in a variety show for parents, friends and the congregation with 100 percent of the
By Wendy Smith Cool weather, roasted marshmallows, games and hayrides came together for a perfect community fall festival at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. The annual event draws hundreds of members and neighbors. They come to feast on hot dogs, chili and cotton candy, and play games like tug-of-war and cornhole. This year, they were also entertained by the quartet the Ebenezer Boyz. Estes Stooksbury, who is in his 80s and has been a member of the congregation since age 10, pulls a trailer around the church grounds with his father’s 1944 tractor every year. His brother, Johnny Stooksbury, brought the restored Dodge pickup his father purchased in 1934 to help relocate his neighbors during the construction of Norris Dam. A new addition to traditional festivities was a dunking booth that raised funds for EUMC’s missions
Children raise voices to help fight hunger donations they collected earmarked for FISH Hospitality Pantries. Katina Sharp organized the show, which featured individuals, duets and group performances of Christian and contemporary songs. Education was part of the mission as well, as the attendees learned about FISH, which has a goal of reaching 57,000 people in Knoxville who live in poverty. FISH pantries are in East, South, Northwest and West Knoxville and provide food to more than 11,000 families per month.
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program. Staff members who sat in the booth were less appreciative of the fall weather than those who did the dunking.
Farragut Presbyterian’s children’s choir performs “God Loves Us” to an appreciative crowd.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church member Marshall Hamilton is taken down by a team of children during tugof-war at the church’s fall festival. Photos by Wendy Smith
Katina Sharp organized the talent show to not only showcase the children of the church but to help stop hunger by supporting FISH Hospitality Pantries.
Mary Catherine Gray takes her best shot as EUMC Creative Director Davis Corley sits in the dunking booth.
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Celebrating at Sequoyah Students at Sequoyah Elementary School celebrated outstanding coupon-book sales with a party and prizes for top sellers, including a flat-screen television, a Wii, a trampoline and an iPod. Pictured after the party are Max Hill, Kaleb Wilson, Hayes Stooksberry, Julian Mays, Hunter Dance, Campbell Goff, Sam Scott; (back) assistant principal Wes Adcock, Blake Thackston, Jackson Gilliam, Lauren Siler, Kennedy Smith, Greta Burns and principal Alisha Hinton. Photo submitted
West High School art teacher Michelle Ayres sits next to a chair hand-painted by her students. Sequoyah Elementary School fourth-graders Rose Yang, Charlotte Heinz and Jackson Jones study components of the ShopperNews while (back) teacher Elizabeth Guerre discusses an article with Cole Nathan and Estelle Coant.
Raising money with artful furniture West High School art teacher Michelle Ayres is looking for a few good chairs and end tables, regardless of whether they’re broken or intact. “As a society, we are too quick to throw things away because they don’t look good,” said Ayres. “We need to stop filling the landfills with things that could be beautiful with a little effort.” Students will pair up to paint donated chairs and tables in the style of a specific artist. The art will then be auctioned during the school’s holiday concert Dec. 11. Students will spend a to-
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tal of 10-12 hours on each piece, or about seven to eight class periods. The deadline to submit furniture is Nov. 1. Furniture should be fiberglass, resin, wood or metal. All proceeds from the silent auction will help buy a second kiln for the school. Currently, one kiln is shared by three art teachers. Donors can also pay to
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have a piece commissioned. the Bearden Shopper-News. Classmates paired up and If interested, email michelle.ayres@knoxschools. discussed articles, studied photos and shared opinions org. on subject matter pertaining to their community. ■ Learning the Guerre showed the class ropes of reporting examples of online publiStudents in Elizabeth cations including Time for Guerre’s class at Sequoyah Kids and used the Shopper Elementary School learned as a hard-copy example. the ins and outs of newspa- I may be the only person pers last week with copies of surprised by this, but not everyone in the class knew how to open a newspaper with its fold in the middle. Alas, that’s another difference between a newspaper and a cell phone! After learning the basics, the students were to write an article on an event in their school or community, with the winning article to be printed in the ShopperNews. (Stay tuned!)
Fall swimming kickoff Atomic City Aquatic Club swimmers Mason Fischer and Julia Linkous come up with a game plan during the SAC Fall Kickoff in Sevierville. Top performers were Fischer, Daniel Arnold, Kamden Batchik, Sydney Goodman and Madeline Linkous. The ACAC will host the Lois Weir Invitational at the Oak Ridge Civic Center Oct. 17-19. Photo submitted
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West High School students Jada Torney, Reionna Hall, Bri Houston and Alexis Lewis check out the UT-Chattanooga table during the college/career fair. Photos by R. White Bearden High students Kayla Santoro and Courtney Faulkner learn more about the classes offered at Pellissippi State from an admissions counselor.
College/career fair draws large crowd Knox County Schools hosted a college and career fair that allowed juniors and seniors an opportunity to explore post-secondary opportunities available upon graduation. More than 100 representatives from colleges and universities, career and technical schools, the military and financial-aid organizations were on hand inside the Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park. West High students Alyssa Jones and Chaila Nelson browse through a Kennesaw State University brochure.
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Alone together on this lovely planet Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1: 26-27 NRSV) But the playing field is the planet Earth, and I for one have no place else to go. (“Small Wonder,” Barbara Kingsolver) It was December 1968 when we first had the privilege of seeing Earth from the moon, a sight earlier generations could not even imagine. The Apollo 8 astronauts, like any other tourists, took pictures and sent them home to us like so many postcards, and we have never been quite the same. I maintain that poet Archibald MacLeish summed up that experience for all time when he wrote in Life Magazine the following week: “To see the earth as it truly is, small and blue and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the eternal cold.” Barbara Kingsolver is also correct: so far, at least, we “have no place else to go.” Why, then, are we so cavalier about how we treat this planet? How can we be so wasteful of our resources, including our air, without which not one of us could last until tomorrow, or our water, without which we might manage a few days? The canary in the coal mine is trying to tell us
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our family is large … and as we arrive at the end of our frontiers we can’t possibly be surprised that the rest of the family would have us live within our means.” She concludes, “Safety resides, I think, on the far side of endless hunger.” Sadly, it may require us to look at the world that way for us to understand that we have to change some things. Protecting our own safety may require us to be concerned enough to comprehend how many hungry people there are in this world – infants, the elderly and everyone in between
– and further, to do something about it. There are people I know personally who are serving as missionaries in Africa, digging wells, teaching Sunday School classes, planting gardens, fighting malaria with nets provided by their friends and colleagues here. They are brave and caring people who also know that we humans have no place else to go. We must – all of us – become people who know that until the world is safe for everyone, it is safe for no one. It is then incumbent on us to make it so.
Vol legends: Lewis and Irwin Former Boys & Girls Clubs member and NFL star D.D. Lewis bonds with Judge Tim Irwin and Eddie Brown at the ceremony inducting Lewis into the Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee Hall of Fame. Irwin, also a former club member, served as master of ceremonies. Brown was honored as the Beverly Burton Tennessee new board member of the year. Photo submitted
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Need time on September surge for middle school IB Cannon touts benefits local markets of wildlife agency By Bonny C. Millard
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency celebrates 65 years of managing wildlife, land and water resources this year and has had many successes in rebuilding dwindling animal populations throughout the state. Harold Cannon, District 2 commissioner, explained the role of TWRA and how it has benefitted the state to members of the Rotary Club of Farragut recently. TWRA oversees hunting, fishing, habitat conservation and other outdoor activities. With a $100 million budget, the agency is the steward of more than three million acres statewide and serves as the law enforcement and authority over Tennessee waters. Zoos and an elephant sanctuary in middle Tennessee also fall under its regulatory jurisdiction. Cannon said the agency’s budget is generated through license sales and federal grants, but none of it comes from state coffers. A current project underway is the “Moment of Freedom” that will provide 21 handicap-accessible hunting blinds, fishing peers and wildlife viewing areas. Cannon said the three-year project is being funded solely through donations and will allow people who use wheelchairs access to outdoor areas. Tennessee is known for its rich diversity of species
Harold Cannon, District 2 commissioner for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for an inland state, he said. Through TWRA’s guidance, animal populations that had disappeared or all but disappeared have been restored to thriving numbers. Elk, once gone from Tennessee’s landscape, have been successfully reintroduced. Turkeys have also made a comeback with a total estimated population of 300,000 in all 95 counties. In 1949, when TWRA was created, the state had about 1,000 deer, and today, that number has grown to a million. Bald eagles, golden eagles and river otters have also been brought back, he said. TWRA stocks seven million fish in Tennessee lakes and rivers. Melton Hill Lake has become nationally known as a musky fishing destination. Info: http://www.state. tn.us/twra/
Wow! What was once easy has become hard. Not so long ago I would have been an automatic yes vote for launching a middle school magnet at Bearden through the International Baccalaureate program. Why not? Bearden Middle feeds into West High School where such a program already exists. “It’s the next logical progression for the work we’ve done at West High School and a really great opportunity for kids,” said Superintendent Jim McIntyre. “It’s a competitive response as well. We’re in an era of charter schools and private schools and vouchers.” But new school board members applied the brakes to the plan, estimated to add about $750,000 annually to the school system’s budget. Terry Hill, Amber Rountree and Patti Bounds questioned the cost and their own lack of information about the proposal. The vote was deferred until November. So I contacted some business buddies – most too shy to speak on the record. “The core problem with experimental programs like IB and World Literature is that they divert dollars from more important, core programs like drivers ed, football and vo-tech,” said one. “IB seems like a nobrainer. We need to expose our kids to the broader world,” said another. “It seems to me to be another way to spend money on education without spending it on teachers,” someone posted online.
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“How can Knox County even consider an IB middle school when they have not purchased a complete set of science textbooks in the last two cycles?” asked another. It’s the makings of a great community conversation. So my vote is to delay a vote on the middle school IB. Let’s consider it this spring in the context of the overall budget. And let’s be sure we’ve got the teachers to make the program work.
NOTES ■ New South Credit Union is offering free document shredding Thursday and Friday, Oct. 16-17, at its three area branches with a limit of one large file box per individual. Branches are at 3261 N. Mall Road near Knoxville Center Mall, 4587 Maynardville Highway, or 7701 Rutledge Pike. Info: 865-523-0757. ■ Pinnacle Financial Partners has invested $1 million in the Knoxville Area Urban League’s lending program that will be used to make loans and fund businesses and, in turn, create jobs and opportunities for residents in economically disadvantaged communities.
Following a brief downturn in August, the local real estate and lending markets enjoyed very healthy numbers to close out the Witt third quarter of 2014. For the month that ended Sept. 30, there were 841 property transfers in Knox County. While that was a decrease from the 922 sales recorded in August, it represented an actual increase in the total value of property sold. The aggregate value of all the land transfers for the month was just over $223 million – some $6 million more than the value of property sold in August, and nearly $30 million ahead of last September’s pace. Real estate markets often experience a slowdown in September as the fall season gets underway; however, 2014 proved to be an exception. Mortgage lending in September also rebounded from its August dip, as more than $324 million was loaned against real es-
tate in Knox County. That represented a $49 million increase over August and bested last September’s aggregate mortgage loans by nearly $55 million. The largest land transfer of the month was the purchase of a parcel of commercial property on Ray Mears Boulevard near Downtown West. The 2.71-acre parcel was purchased by Elman Knoxville Associates LP for $20.1 million. The largest mortgage loan recorded was a Deed of Trust financing that sale in the amount of $15,075,000. With three quarters of 2014 now in the books, some interesting comparisons may be drawn between this year and last. Property sales have been somewhat better, while mortgage lending has lagged behind. The first nine months of this year have produced total property sales of $1.71 billion in Knox County, compared to $1.59 billion during the first three quarters of 2013. On the lending side, about $2.32 billion has been loaned against real estate so far in 2014, while $2.94 billion was loaned during the same period last year.
Sherry Witt is Knox County Register of Deeds.
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Customer appreciation Eva Rimback, financial advisor Tyler Morrow, and Magdalena and Don Presley enjoy the fall weather during a customer appreciation event at Strategic Wealth Management, 1204 Kenesaw Avenue. Owner Patrick Carmichael hopes to host similar events for clients biannually.
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Auction to bring end of a love story house on the Parkway in Sevierville. “They collected and they sold, and they collected and they sold,” says Murawski. “Then they decided, as people will do, ‘We want to build a house, put our favorite pieces in it, and we’re going to retire.’ They were pushing mid-60s then. “So they built this house in Pigeon Forge, which was quite a house, and they filled it full of their favorite pieces.” In 1984, Roy McCarter – who had survived the sinking of the troop ship HMT Rohna during World War II, in which 1,138 men were killed – was diagnosed with colon cancer. By then he was working as the director of mine safety and training for the state, with an office in Caryville. Despite surgeries and chemotherapy, he passed away in 1989. Carolyn McCarter continued to live on her own until she was diagnosed with colon cancer, but surgeries were successful, and she survived. Murawski and her husband built a 2,400-square-foot stonemilled log home for her on their property on Thompson Road, and she moved in in 2002. After a series of falls, she had to go into assisted living in March. “We built this house for her to accommodate the antiques,” says Murawski. “Now, the house is unoccupied. The antiques need to be sold because we are going to sell the house.” She knows “tidbits of information” behind some of the pieces but not all, and her mother isn’t able to tell their history. Antique dealer John Coker, who is handling the auction, has been able to find some background through research. There are hundreds of items for sale, many quite unusual. There is an 1830s Alabama canopy bed; a nearly 10-foot-high triple cylinder secretary; a Jackson press; numerous mantel and wall clocks and a grandfather clock, dating from the 1830s to the early 1900s; Smoky Mountain quilts; antique linens; Civil War-era primitives; Edison record player/recorders; and porcelain and early Staffordshire pieces. The sale at 2008 Thompson Road will have a preview 1-6 p.m. Friday, with the auction at 10 a.m.
Scott Smith named to MPC Scott Smith, president of Volunteer Realty, was appointed to the Metropolitan Planning Commission by Mayor Tim Burchett in September, replacing Scott Smith Brian Pierce who served a 4-year term. A University of Tennes-
see graduate in economics, Smith has worked as a commercial and residential real estate broker and as a property developer. He is a longtime member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville and the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors. Smith has served on the board of Knoxville Habitat for Humanity and the Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals.
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By Betsy Pickle Hidden in a log home on a ridge not far off Lovell Road is a love story. It was a bond that lasted for 43 years, until death caused a parting. And now it has evolved into a sad but inevitable story too common among members of our Greatest Generation. Outsiders can share in the love story this weekend when the antiques collected by Carolyn McCarter and her late husband, Roy, are sold at auction. Now in assisted living and suffering from various health issues, including dementia, Carolyn is no longer able to live on her own, surrounded by pieces that once meant so much to her and her husband. “It started out as a hobby, collecting antiques,” Linda Murawski says of her parents, both Sevier County natives. Her father was born in Gatlinburg and her mother in Sugarlands – not long before it was taken over by the National Park Service. They met at a drugstore in Gatlinburg after World War II and married three months later. Her father worked at ALCOA and became a union representative for the AFL-CIO, working first in East Tennessee and then statewide. He went on to become assistant commissioner for the state Department of Labor. “Dad was traveling back and forth from Pigeon Forge to Nashville – he had an apartment in Nashville and stayed there dur ing the week – and Mother would go back and forth with him as something to do. So they started collecting little things along the way. “I guess they were enamored somehow. They started traveling – to Pennsylvania, Maryland. And then they went south – to Alabama, parts of northern Florida. And the house filled up quickly.” Murawski was living in Atlanta, and she remembers coming home for holidays and seeing the house more crowded each time. “I said to my dad, ‘How much more are you going to buy?’ And he said, ‘Your mother really enjoys this. I think we’ll start a business.’” They ended up opening Carolyn & Roy’s Antiques in the old Five Oaks farm-
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Good design for all Anyone who’s driven up Broadway north of downtown knows the beautiful Greystone mansion where WATE-TV is located. It’s a Knoxville treasure. The next time you pass by, take a peek at the matching carriage house just south and to the rear of the main building. It houses the East Tennessee Community Design Center, where a small staff works to make Knoxville, Knox County and 15 surrounding counties better, more attractive, more productive places to live. According to its brochure, the ETCDC was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in April 1970 for one purpose: “to bring professional design and planning services to nonprofit groups and community-based organizations that lack the resources to pay for the service.” What that means is that a whole lot of worthy area organizations have been able to avail themselves of some of the finest regional designers in the architectural, landscaping, engineering and interior-design fields. “The ETCDC believes all people can benefit from good design, and we are able to provide professional conceptual planning help at a minimum cost due to the tremendous support from local design professionals,” says Mary Linda Schwarz-
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Carol’s Corner bart, interim executive director. Much of this support comes from volunteers. Architects, designers and other visionaries lend their time in “charrettes” – collaborative, sometimes intense planning sessions in which ideas and solutions are pitched, low-cost building options are explored and out-of-the-box, creative thinking abounds. In one case involving a barnlike structure, members of the local Amish community – experts in barn raising – were enlisted. Posters of recent ETCDC projects line the walls of the conference room. Licensed architect and ETCDC studio design director Leslie Fawaz points out several, including the TPA Learning Center in Harriman, where students receive tutoring and other help with school subjects. Referring to the Rural Resources Building in Greeneville, built to replace the organization’s office building that burned to the ground in 2009, Fawaz says,
Gathering for a recent planning session at the East Tennessee Community Design Center are Jeremy Shipp of Johnson & Galyon Construction, Jan Mosadegh of ETCDC, Shannon Webb of Pella Windows, and Pat Donaldson, Mary Linda Schwarzbart and Leslie Fawaz, all of ETCDC. Photo by Carol Shane
Honoring Dewhirst Downtown developer David Dewhirst will be honored at the East Tennessee Community Design Center’s Award Celebration Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Knoxville Museum of Art. He will receive the Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award, which is “granted to individuals the ETCDC believes have demonstrated a commitment to building a better future for this region,” according to the media release. McCarty, one of the founders of the ETCDC, is, as it turns out, one of Dewhirst’s heroes. Dewhirst Tickets to the event are $125 and can be purchased by calling 525-9945.
“We tried to keep our costs to about $65 per square foot.” Rural Resources, formed in 1993, is a sustainable farm and educational center providing local food to the community. Jan Mosadegh, ETCDC’s assistant to the director,
says, “We just got through with a coal-mining museum in Campbell County. We helped with signage and graphic design and landscape site work.” “She’s passionate about the East Tennessee Community Design Center!”
says Schwarzbart, beaming. It’s clear that all the staffers enjoy both their work and each other. The group also assists the community in other, less obvious ways. Although the organization’s main focus is nonprofits, “we serve as a fiscal agent for some neighborhood groups who don’t have nonprofit status,” Schwarzbart says. ETCDC can also serve as a fiscal “holding company” when a project is funded through more than one source. Libraries, community gardens, community centers, low-income housing, school buildings – including a new, two-story green-built
addition to Belle Morris Elementary School in North Knoxville – the list goes on and on. ETCDC also updates building facades and plans and builds greenways and parks. And on Thursday, Oct. 16, the group will honor a local luminary at the ETCDC 2014 Award Celebration. David Dewhirst, owner of Dewhirst Properties LLC, is well known as one of the main movers and shakers behind the redevelopment of historic downtown Knoxville. He owns more than 40 downtown buildings and is responsible for attracting many businesses and new residents to the area.
HEALTH NOTES ■ Diabetes Management Series, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30, in the Knox County Health Department auditorium, 140 Dameron Ave. Free. Provides information on how to manage diabetes through proper diet, medication, stress management and exercise. Info/to register: 215-5170.
■ Abundant Life, a free weightmanagement program incorporating diet, exercise and group support, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, North Knoxville Seventh-day Adventist Church fellowship hall, 6530 Fountain City Road. Info/to register: 314-8204 www.KnoxvilleInstep.com.
■ PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East TN will meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Kern UMC family life center, 451 E. Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge. Speaker: Debbie Price. Topic: “Healthy Mind Counseling.” Light lunch provided. Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867, or pk_hopeisalive@bellsouth.net.
■ Asa’s EB awareness 5K walk/run, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, Victor Ashe Park. Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a devastating rare skin disease for which there is no cure or treatment. All proceeds will go to the DEBRA organization for EB awareness and research. To register: http:// debra.kintera.org/2014knoxville5k.
■ UT Hospice conducts ongoing orientation sessions for adults interested in becoming volunteers with its program. No medical experience required; training provided. Info: Kirby Vineyard, 544-6284.
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To put things in perspective, Tennessee looks less like a bowl team today than it did in August. After weeks and weeks of intensive instruction, the Volunteers have not learned to win. There is no threat of a running attack. Pass protection is still missing in action. It is so bad as to be dangerous. Offensive inefficiency puts an unholy burden on the defense. Eight plays in the red zone lost 11 yards and an interception. Such ineptitude brings back memories of a previous administration. Other than that and the score, all is well in Big Orange Country. There were many positive aspects of Saturday past. Weather was good. Neyland Stadium checkerboard configuration of paying customers was almost spectacular. The crowd was loud. Concessions cashed in, maybe enough to match last year’s net profit. Aging Vols for Life made it on and off the field without significant injury. It could have been a really good day. Butch Jones is keeping the faith. That is a plus. The coach sent word that if everybody will just be patient, Tennessee will be OK. He didn’t say when. “We’re going to get it together. We’re going to have great days, but we just got to keep grinding … I promise you we’re going to get it right … We’ll be back. I
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promise you we’re going to be a good football team.” It sure isn’t yet, but it is trying. Butch said what he has said before, that the players are fighting, scratching and clawing. They are also shooting themselves in the feet. The first half was marred by penalties. The second half was lost to sacks. Could it be that losing to Florida is contagious, that the current team picks it up from the previous team and passes it on? The streak is at 10. Sometimes the Gators have been better. This time they weren’t. And they weren’t very good last year. Florida projected as the pivotal game of 2014, the one that could have launched Tennessee toward a surprisingly successful season. The Vols allowed the Gators to beat the odds. They survived three interceptions and stayed around until their coach sent in the sub quarterback. In comparison to some we’ve seen, theirs looked like an allstar-to-be. Battered and bruised Florida coach Will Muschamp, at risk of losing his job, found great satisfaction in heaping fourth-quarter unhappiness on the colorful multitude:
“It was great to see so many people disappointed.” Will may have been retaliating for the vulgar fan chant I hope your children didn’t hear. That was last week. Don’t you know excitement is building for homecoming? Can’t you just feel it? The Chattanooga Moccasins are coming to town. Now is a good time for a lighter assignment. It gives the Vols a chance to get their record back to even. Finishing 3-3 in the second half of the season is a potential problem. Tennessee will have to find something to beat in addition to open date. Two remaining foes are obviously stronger. Missouri is a maybe. South Carolina and Kentucky are different kinds of shockers. We’ll discover later whether Vanderbilt improves more and faster. In theory, young Volunteers will get better with age and experience. Senior quarterback Justin Worley probably won’t. He won considerable respect for just surviving Oklahoma and Georgia, for getting up after repeated knockdowns, for completing passes under duress, for coming back after an injury, for making the Athens game close. He did not play well against Florida. I boldly predict Tennessee will defeat Chattanooga. I am less confident about what may happen thereafter. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.
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Ankle replacement gives retiree new lease on life It was way back in junior high school when Michael McCutcheon, now 61, made the move on a basketball court that would change his life. “We were playing basketball and I got shoved up underneath the basket – it was the kind of goal that had the ‘feet’ sticking out and I came down on top of that and rolled my ankle really, really bad,” he recalls. “I didn’t know it then but I had actually fractured it, but it was misdiagnosed and treated as a sprain.” But that “sprain” didn’t go away, and some 30 years later, McCutcheon found himself inside a Michigan doctor’s office where he learned the truth about that ankle. “There was a big bone chip that had fractured off the ankle bone and was ‘chewing things up’ pretty bad in there,” he said. The ensuing surgery to remove the bone fragment was just the beginning of McCutcheon’s road back to recovery, a painful odyssey that spanned more than 10 years, two states and three more surgeries. It was an ordeal that not only reaffirmed his appreciation for his ever-patient wife, Lynn, but also brought a brand new ankle and unfailing admiration for Dr. Tracy Pesut, an orthopedic surgeon at Parkwest Medical Center. “As far as I know, she’s never saved anyone’s life, but what I told her was, ‘You may not have saved my life, but you gave me my life back,’ ” said McCutcheon. McCutcheon sought out Pesut after an X-ray of his ankle prompted his primary care doctor to tell him, “That’s the most messed up ankle I have ever seen! You need an orthopedic doctor.” But McCutcheon, a General Motors retiree and a board member of the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, didn’t want just any orthopedic doctor – he wanted one who specialized in ankles. Af-
Michael McCutcheon is back to taking hikes on Black Mountain in the Justin Wilson State Park.
ter considering surgeons in North Carolina and Atlanta, he decided on Pesut because “she listened really well,” has been performing total ankle replacements (TARs) for a decade and had even studied in Switzerland where the whole concept of repairing fractures with screws and plates was developed. The first time he visited Pesut’s office, McCutcheon limped in on a cane with an impinged right ankle that was riddled with arthritis and bone spurs. He was in such extreme pain that he was ready to consider amputation if that was the solution. “If that was my only option to get rid of the pain, at that point,
I would’ve gone that route. I am not kidding you,” he said. “The pain was constant. It was waking me up at night and the ibuprofen was only lasting me two or three hours. I was eating ibuprofen like they were M&Ms.” Of course, amputation was not an option Pesut was ready to consider. While it appeared likely McCutcheon would eventually need a total ankle replacement (also called ankle arthroplasty), the first step would be ankle reconstruction. “When undertaking any reconstruction for ankle arthritis, it is important to correct any underlying deformity,” Pesut explained.
“I was initially concerned about being able to reconstruct his underlying deformity because of its severity. In addition, his young age and high activity level had me concerned because the more active and younger the patient, the faster the TAR will usually fail. Eventually, patients may face ankle fusion or even amputation.” To correct the deformity, Pesut broke his heel bone and moved it to the correct position. In addition, she repaired his ligaments and tendons and removed excess bone the body had formed to try to stabilize the ankle. The reconstruction gave McCutcheon relief for about 18 months before the arthritis, which remains present even after surgery, flared again. By September 2012, he had developed bone marrow edema, a condition in which the marrow begins to take on an excess amount of fluid because of an injury. The edema created such pressure on the bones that McCutcheon found himself in constant pain, which he tried unsuccessfully to control with as many as a dozen ibuprofen a day. “When I went back to see her, I said, ‘I’m going to need a liver transplant if I keep this up,’ ” McCutcheon said. “I wasn’t reluctant at all about getting the ankle replacement because, I told her, ‘If we don’t do that, or it doesn’t work, just cut the thing off because there’s no way that I can stand the pain of that anymore.’ I was dead serious.” The ankle replacement went well, although scar tissue caused McCutcheon to tear some tendons and ligaments loose two weeks into his rehab therapy. A sameday surgery repaired that without a hitch. After more therapy, he’s now back enjoying life. Now, he never thinks about the pain that was once his constant companion. He moves about
freely, climbing on ladders and rooftops as he works on rehabbing homes for Agape House, the nonprofit charity he and his wife operate to provide temporary housing for the homeless. “The whole reason to do a TAR is to allow patients to resume activities and enjoy life,” said Pesut. “Mr. McCutcheon is a very active individual which is why I thought he would do well with the surgery. He enjoys hiking and other outdoor activities, so I wanted him to be able to go back to the things he enjoys. He was very motivated to get his strength and mobility back to normal levels. As long as patients are conscientious about their activity, I expect them to return to their normal activities after their strength is returned.” Earlier this year, McCutcheon spent an entire day walking the winding, hilly slopes of Dollywood. “And I did it in sandals!” he exclaims. “That ankle didn’t hurt any more than my other ankle. I figure if you can survive the Dollywood test, you’re good!” He’s also back to biking, something that he couldn’t do before because he was unable to flex his ankle. He recently went hiking again, taking on Black Mountain in Justin Wilson State Park. “I’ve been hiking in lots of places in the United States, but I can’t think of any hike that I’ve been on that I wouldn’t tackle with my ankle,” he says. “I could probably do rock climbing if I wanted to … there’s nothing I feel like I’m limited to right now. I’m in as good a shape now as I was in my 40s, back before the first surgery. So [Dr. Pesut] literally did give me my life back, and I think that’s a pretty significant thing.” For more information about total ankle replacement, call Parkwest Medical Center (www.TreatedWell.com) at 865-374-PARK.
Baby Boomers changed approach to ankle repair kle replacement (TAR) just now seems to be gaining favor among the gray-haired set, driven largely by the demand of still active Boomers. Those first TARs “failed miserably,” but that’s yesterday’s news. According to Dr. Tracy Pesut, an orthopedic surgeon at Parkwest Medical Center, today’s TARs are giving seniors a new lease on life. “I find with the Baby Boom generation that these patients want to continue working, playing and enjoying life deep into their retirement,” she said. “They are a higher demand population. I see an increase in the need and desire for TARs in order for them to be able to continue golfing, hiking, playing tennis and pickle ball, and walking or exercising.” “The gold standard for ankle arthritis has been fusing the joint, but that increases the stress on the surrounding joints and
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components to decrease surgery times and improve alignment.” Pesut says even better designs that allow for more normal motion, and hopefully, better wear properties to increase longevity, are being developed and used in Europe where a less stringent FDAtype approval process enables surgeons there to incorporate these new designs more easily. While the options are growing, ankle replacements remain among the most difficult procedures an orthopedic surgeon performs. The
small contact area and multiple directions and functions of the joint make it a task not every surgeon wants to tackle. “Most general orthopedists and even sports specialists are uncomfortable or do not enjoy taking care of the foot and ankle problems,” said Pesut, who has performed 40 to 50 total ankle replacements and more reconstructions than she can count during her years of practice. “They can be complicated and no two patients are the same. I like the challenge of problem solving and figuring out what is the best solution to their problem. I find it challenging and enjoy facing the challenge and seeing patients getting back on their feet and returning to their activities.” Of course, total ankle replacements won’t make you feel 16 again, but they can help many seniors Twist again.
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First the hips, then the knees and now the ankles. No, it’s not another dance step – but it is a trend sweeping the Baby Boom generation who grew up doing the Twist or shaking their booty at the disco. Now in their retirement years, those grayDr. Tracy Pesut haired Boomers are feeling the effects of all that twisting and shaking as complaints of arthritis stack up. Last year, seniors were a large portion of the 332,000 people who got total hip replacements and the 719,000 knee replacements. Now, it’s the ankle’s turn. Around since the 1970s, total an-
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Max Bacon (#3) wraps his arms around Matthew Marlow’s (#12) leg for the tackle.
West dominates at Bryson Ford (#19) takes off after intercepting a West pass.
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Dr. Patric Polis, a family friend, escorts Bearden’s homecoming queen, Kierstyn Freeman.
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West’s Nathan Cottrell and Bearden’s Taylor Blain (#7) reach to recover a fumble.
Nathan Cottrell (#5) finds the end zone for another West touchdown. The Rebels won 54-19.
Track reunion celebrates Rohe era Tennessee track and field athletes from times past celebrated the Chuck Rohe coaching era and attended the UT-Florida game last weekend. They closed the weekend with a Sunday breakfast with Beth Alford-Sullivan, UT’s new director of track and field and cross country. Rohe came to Tennessee in 1962, quickly seized control of Southeastern Conference track and dominated through 1971. His teams won 15 consecutive indoor and outdoor championships. Volunteers won individual honors 53 times in indoor events and 49 outdoor. Distance runners added six SEC cross-country team championships. Rohe’s dual meet record was an astounding 87-10. Tennessee’s 10 previous track coaches compiled a 92-60 record over 40 years. Reunion dinner speakers included Olympic longjump legend Ralph Boston; Dr. George Moschis, the javelin thrower who discovered and helped recruit javelin thrower Bill Skinner; former women’s star runner and later UT and Olympic coach Terry Hull Crawford; former allAmericans Audry Hardy and Wilbur Hawkins; and famous hurdler and football Vol Richmond Flowers. The celebration included former Tennessee coaches Stan Huntsman and Doug Brown and former footballtrack stars Chip Kell and Karl Kremser. The spotlight was on Skinner, NCAA javelin champ in 1970. Track fans can learn more about this group at www.rohetrackera.com. – Marvin West
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Running with the big dogs Hawks look to remain in district, Bulldogs to break through
Fresh off a rout of Farragut, Hardin Valley comes in primed to roll.
Upcoming Friday Austin-East: Open Bearden vs. Hardin Valley Carter at McMinn-Central Central vs. Clinton Christian Academy of Knoxville at Belfry, Ky. Farragut at Heritage Fulton: Open Gibbs at Campbell County Grace Christian Academy vs. Midway Halls vs. Powell (Thursday night game) Karns vs. Oak Ridge Knoxville Catholic vs. Anderson County South-Doyle vs. Cherokee Webb vs. Battle Ground Academy West vs. William Blount
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Beware, though. Bearden has been on the business end of some bigtime blowouts this season, but Fulton and West, ranked No. 1 in the state in their respective classifications, are no creampuffs. Oncedormant Heritage is now the second-highest-scoring team in the district, right behind West. Sevier County, which shut out the Bulldogs to open the season, has the most talked about quarter-
back in the area. The problem for Bearden is Hardin Valley’s three losses – South-Doyle, Maryville, Catholic -- have come against some of the very best as well, with the defending state champion Rebels holding down the No. 1 spot in Class 6A. The Irish are unbeaten and trail only top-ranked Fulton in 4A. South-Doyle may be seventh in the latest 5A poll, but the Cherokees are unbeaten at 6-0. The Hawks are the real thing and are beginning to heat up. They have both the backs and the line to take over a game. Last meeting: 2013 – Hawks 33, Bulldogs 7 The Breakdown: Hardin Valley put away Farragut with a crunching third quarter last week, just about all of it on the ground. Senior Ryan Ferguson ripped the Admirals 180 yards and touchdown runs of 11 and 63 yards. Ferguson put up
over 100 of his yards in the third quarter as the Hawks took control. Backfield mate Issiah Aguero found the Admirals’ end zone for touchdowns of 5, 8 and 8 yards, all in the second half. Issiah and his twin brother, Issac, both had second-half interceptions for the Hawks. First-year Bearden coach Morgan Shinlever is giving a lot of kids a look as the Bulldogs start over. With Bearden’s schedule, a tough year isn’t surprising. The Bulldogs can strike, though. Quarterback Evan White scored on runs of 80 and 20 yards. That’s speed. Defensive back Jack Shires took a recovered Farragut lateral 30 yards for another score. The Bulldogs will need a lead, and a pretty good one, to hold the Hawks’ running game in the second half. If it’s decided anywhere after halftime, Hardin Valley’s motivation to stay in the district race – and size up front – may prove too much.
SPORTS NOTES ■ Annual golf tournament to benefit the Central High School softball program will be Saturday, Oct. 18, at Whittle Springs Golf Course. Format: four-man scramble. Registration fee: $240 per
team of four, which includes green fee, cart and catered lunch. Registration: 7:30 a.m.; shotgun start: 8:30 a.m. Info: Brent Walker, 237-6507. ■ Registration open for
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THROUGH SUNDAY, OCT. 19 William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker,” Clarence Brown Theatre mainstage, 1714 Andy Holt Ave. Info//tickets/performance times and dates: 9745161 or http://clarencebrowntheatre.com/.
THROUGH MONDAY, OCT. 20 Registration open for Goodwill Golf Classic in Memory of Jerry Hatmaker, Holston Hills Country Club. Format: four-person modified scramble. Proceeds benefit Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Inc. Info/ registration: www.gwiktn.org/events or 588-8567.
THROUGH MONDAY, OCT. 27 Deadline for membership applications to Knoxville Watercolor Society. Applications for jurying process: www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com. Info: Kate McCullough, 604-1406 or kateswaterart@gmail.com.
THROUGH FRIDAY, OCT. 31 Featured artists at Parkside Open Door Gallery, Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., are Frank Harvey of Lenoir City and Fountain City artists Penny Berridge and Renita Andrews. Harvey creates 3-D garden art, Berridge will display oil paintings and Andrews will be showing her copper and sterling silver jewelry. Info/hours: 357-7624 or 357-2787.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8 Fire safety demonstrations for both businesses and residents, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Fire extinguisher demos, 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.; Fire Safety and Prevention for Homeowners workshop, 6-7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Info: Colin Cumesty, colin.cumesty@townoffarragut.org or 675-2384. “Meet and Greet Jeff Jarnigan – The New Voice of Neyland Stadium” Tennessee Tailgate Party, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Carter Senior Center, 9040 Asheville Highway. Appearance by WVLT’s Lauren Davis. Free hot dogs. Wear orange; bring favorite tailgate dish. Free event; RSVP requested. Info/RSVP: 932-2939. Classes in Olympic fencing, Medieval longsword, Renaissance rapier, and Victorian military saber are
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THURSDAY, OCT. 9 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. Traditional Appalachian Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Hosted by the Knoxville Square Dance. Live old-time music by the Hellgrammites. Admission: $7. Info: 522-5851 or info@ jubileearts.org. Deadline to RSVP for Blount Mansion’s History Suppers Events, to be held 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, The Grill at Highland’s Row, 4705 Old Kingston Pike. Speakers: Gordon Belt and Traci Nichols-Belt. Topic: “John Sevier: Tennessee’s First Hero.” Cost: $65 per person. Info/RSVP: 525-2375 or info@blountmansion.org. Knoxville Square Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theatre, 1538 Laurel Ave. T-Claw calling with live old-time music by The Hellgrammites. Admission: $7; discounts available. Info: 522-5851 or concerts@jubileearts.org. Author and book-signing: Sharyn McCrumb, 7 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Free and open to the public. Info: 215-8801. Ribbon cutting ceremony for the recently completed McFee-Wentworth Greenway Connector, 6 p.m., at the pedestrian bridge. Hosted by the town of Farragut. Info: 966-7057. Mae Beth Harris in concert, 7 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavilion on Market Square. Blend of bluegrass, country and pop. Free. Bring chairs or blankets. Info: https:// www.facebook.com/CityofKnoxvilleSpecialEvents. Fall Harvest in the City Luncheon, 10:45 a.m., Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Sponsored by Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection. Complimentary child care by reservation only. Cost: $12 inclusive. Info/reservations: 315-8182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@gmail.com. Movie and Popcorn: “Heaven is for Real,” 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
FRIDAY, OCT. 10 Roux du Bayou in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12; some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org. Alive After Five concert: “Tribute to Sam Cooke” featuring Danny McGrew with Soul Connection and very special guest Clifford Curry, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 Worlds Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/students. Info: 934-2039. Senior Appreciation Picnic rescheduled from last week, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (rain or shine), John Tarleton Park, 3201 Division St. Includes lunch, live music and a vendor expo.
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held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Drive. Visitors welcome; first lesson free. Info: 3211214, email academyoftheblade@gmail.com, or drop in.Dance lessons, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Schedule: line dancing, noon; advanced ballroom, 1 p.m.; beginning ballroom, 2 p.m. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
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II. Approval of Agenda III. Mayor’s Report IV. Citizens Forum V. Approval of Minutes A. September 25, 2014 VI. Ordinances A. Public notice and second reading 1. Ordinance 14-11, ordinance to amend the text of the zoning ordinance of the town of farragut, tennessee, ordinance 86-16, as amended, by amending chapter 3., Section xi., Multi-family residential district (r-6), by providing for new requirements, as authorized pursuant to section 13-4-201, tennessee code annotated. 2. Ordinance 14-12, ordinance to amend the text of the zoning ordinance of the town of farragut, tennessee, ordinance 86-16, as amended, by amending chapter 3., Specific district regulations., To create a new zoning district entitled open space multi-family residential overlay (osmfr), as authorized pursuant to section 13-4-201, tennessee code annotated. 3. Ordinance 14-13, ordinance to amend the text of the zoning ordinance of the Town of Farragut, Tennessee, ordinance 86-16, as amended, by amending chapter 4., Section xx. Parking and loading, a., 2. And 3., To change the off-street parking provisions for multi-family uses, as authorized pursuant to section 13-4-201, tennessee code annotated. 4. Ordinance 14-15, ordinance to amend ordinance 14-06, fy2015 general fund budget. B. First reading 1. Ordinance14-19, ordinance to amend the town of farragut municipal code title 16 streets and sidewalks by adding chapter 6 everett road corridor improvement fee. VII. Business Items A. Approval of settlement and release agreement with knox county schools VIII. Town Administrator’s Report IX. Town Attorney’s Report It is the policy of the Town of Farragut not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and 101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs. To request accommodations due to disabilities, please call 865-9667057 in advance of the meeting.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 10-11 Knoxville Toy & Comic Expo, Jacob Building Chilhowee Park. Info/schedule: www.KnoxvilleToyShow. com or knoxvilletoyshow@gmail.com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 11 Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town Pet Smart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Second Saturday Marketplace, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tea & Treasures, 4104 W Martin Mill Pike. Vendor booths include arts & crafts, antiques, plants, books, food and music. “Fall: Time for the Garden’s Physical Exam,” 10:30 a.m.-noon, Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at All Saints Catholic Church, 620 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Free. Open to the public. Rain or shine. Info: 215-2340.
MONDAY, OCT. 13 Ossoli Circle meeting, 9:45 a.m., Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. Lunch follows programs. Visitors welcome. Info: Cheryl Smith, 539-1721. Health Awareness Seminar: “Diabetes: Understanding the Basics,” 9 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
TUESDAY, OCT. 14 “Becoming all New after Knee Surgery,” 3 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 7 p.m., Buddy’s Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Ross Massey. Topic: “The Battle of Nashville, December 1864.” Cost: $15/members, $17/nonmembers; includes dinner. Lecture only: $3. RSVP by noon Monday, Oct. 13, to: 671-9001.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15 Books Sandwiched In, noon, East Tennessee History Center auditorium, 601 S. Gay St. Dr. Jack Fellows will discuss “Hot: Living through the next 50 years on Earth” by Mark Hertsgaard. Info: 215-8801. Senior Job Fair for job-seekers who are 50+, 9 a.m.-noon, CAC LT Ross Building, 2247 Western Ave. Hosted by the CAC Office on Aging’s Senior Employment Service. Bring resumes, reference sheets, and any other info needed to apply for jobs. Info: 524-2786.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, OCT. 15-16 AARP Driver Safety class, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Plantation Springs Manor House, 1082 Evelyn Mae Way. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.
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Patient appreciates team approach to breast cancer care Sheila Lamb, 58, of Karns, knew exactly where she would go when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2013. “I wouldn’t go anywhere else but Thompson Cancer Survival Center because it’s awesome,” said Lamb. “They have everything together - a clinical team with surgery, radiation, oncology, all in one room. That’s much better than having to go everywhere around town to know what’s going on, and it gives you a peace of mind knowing they are solely focused on you and working together.” At the Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic at Thompson, a team consisting of a surgeon, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, radiologist, pathologist, genetics
counselor, pharmacist, nutritionist, social worker and clinical trials nurse all meet together in one room to discuss the best treatment option for each patient. This meeting is designed to provide optimal advantage to each patient, where this team of leading experts’ effort is on a patients’ survival. They then meet individually with patients to explain those choices and answer questions. A care coordinator schedules all the meetings and follow-up care efficiently, with a goal of attacking each patient’s cancer quickly and with the latest treatment advances. “I was diagnosed July 1 and had surgery July 16, 2013. I was glad that they were moving so fast to attack my cancer,” said Lamb,
who was diagnosed during a routine mammogram at Thompson Cancer Survival Center in downtown Knoxville. A biopsy of a lump confirmed it as cancer. Lamb had surgery to remove the lump and surrounding lymph nodes at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, across the street from TCSC. “I was just there a few days, but it was great,” said Lamb. “They’ve always been nice to me at Fort Sanders.” Lamb then began receiving radiation treatments five days each week at Thompson, for a total of 33 treatments. She also received help through Thompson Cares, a benevolent fund that helps provide transportation, accommodations and other resources to those
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Early detection is the key MAMMOGRAMS SAVE LIVES. Some women risk their health because they think mammograms are not fun. Now they are! A special girls night out mammogram party will be held on Tuesday, October 14 in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You are invited to attend with your mother, your daughter, your best friend or someone else whose health you care about. Screening mammograms will be provided by appointment on a first-come basis for women 40 and over who have not been evaluated within the past year. Most insurances accepted. Refreshments will be provided and each participant will receive a special gift.
Finding breast cancer early is important for successful treatment. The American Cancer Society has several recommendations for early breast cancer detection: ■ Breast self-exam (BSE): Most health care providers recommend women start doing this monthly in their 20s, although it’s important to realize many women find lumps accidentally as well. Look for lumps, bumps, skin irritation or dimpling, nipple pain or retraction, redness or scaling of the nipple, or discharge. Tell your health care provider about any changes, but remember, most breast changes do not mean cancer. ■ Clinical breast exam: Have this done once a year by a trained clinician. ■ Mammogram: Most doctors still recommend an annual mammogram after the age of 40, although some recent recommendations say it may be safe to wait longer. Mammograms can detect cancerous lumps too small to feel. Talk to your doctor about the benefits and limitations of mammograms.
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heri Liles refers to her home, Liles Acres on Tuckaleechee Pike near Maryville, as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a labor of love.â&#x20AC;? She and her husband Russ â&#x20AC;&#x153;started small 22 years ago,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We bought two acres, then bought the house behind us, then more acres.â&#x20AC;? The more they bought, the more they realized what a treasure they could create. Now, decades later, their seven-acre farm boasts orchards full of apple, plum, peach, pear and cherry trees. Lush vines burst with three varieties of grapes. Abundant raised-bed vegetable and herb gardens march down the hill on one side of the property. Blueberries, blackberries and strawberries thrive. Around 30 chickens scratch in their spacious yard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They free-range into the orchard, eat bugs and manure the orchard,â&#x20AC;? says Sheri. Slatted compost bins dot the property. Water catchment systems abound. A vigorous worm farm, located near a koi pond, produces rich fertilizer. A greenhouse attached to a brick tool shed provides aid in seed starting. A large back deck has a picnic table and a sweeping view of the property. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This farm is an ecosystem,â&#x20AC;? Sheri says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to do a lot of biodiversity. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not into monocrops. Diversity lends itself to the natural world.â&#x20AC;? And it all started with honeybees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Russ thought it would be a good idea to put them in,â&#x20AC;? says Sheri. The couple tends two lively hives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re healthy this year,â&#x20AC;? Sheri remarks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost hives every year for the last three years.â&#x20AC;? The little pollinators die of mites and bee diseases, but they also â&#x20AC;&#x153;get into pesticides.â&#x20AC;? Liles
Sheri Liles hand-spins llama fiber to be made into garments, rugs or hanks of yarn. She enjoys educating school groups about such â&#x20AC;&#x153;slowâ&#x20AC;? pastimes. Photos by Carol Shane
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“But when you live in paradise,” Sheri says, gesturing toward the big glass windows which look out over the farm, “Who needs a vacation?” She recalls one of the farm’s biggest transformative moments. Years ago, after the couple had expanded their vegetable gardens, Sheri found herself looking out over the property. “Hmmm,” she thought, “I have lots of pasture; I could have a horse!” She thought it over carefully and eventually decided a horse wasn’t right for her. Then she discovered llamas. Now, standing at the fence near the llama barn, she calls, “LLAAAma-llama-llamallama-llama!” Her small flock – including one alpaca – comes running. The llamas are
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cotton in her fiber work. But Sheri’s own front room is also full of spinning projects. A little wool beret is easily recognizable as having come from “Copenhagen,” the caramel-colored llama. A small rug was made from llama hair and sheep wool on a peg loom. Sheri is constantly experimenting and trying new things. And that includes several new hobbies. One is storytelling. She’s taken her “Apron Full of Stories” presentation to local schools and nursing homes. And she’s learning the ukulele. “Don’t worry,” she sings and whistles for me as she strums, “Be happy!” She’s passionately devoted to natural causes, and often hosts school groups and individuals for educational tours of the farm. Two solar panels, mounted on a single base, supply about 25 percent of the farm’s electricity. They’re a focal point for the tours. Sheri keeps a one-pound bag of coal near the panels to demonstrate just how much coal is burned to produce one kilowatt hour. The Liles have had the solar array for six years now, and it’s supplied 16,000 kilowatt hours of energy. “That’s eight tons of coal,” she points out. “We’d like to get another one. It pays for itself in about 10 years. It’ll probably last 20 to 25 years.” Russ works full-time at Rechenbach’s in Bearden. Sheri is a part-time nurse-practitioner. On weekends, they sell their produce at the Maryville farmers market. Sheri tends the farm, updates the website, hosts
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opposed to finding discarded pieces on the side of the road or rummaging around for what she needs. Bowlin’s interest in repurposing salvaged items started with her first job in northern California, where she grew up. She went to work for a store called Grand Illusions, which sold architectural salvage and stained glass as well as having a juice bar. “It was just very Californian,” she says. “I learned a lot about architectural salvage. I was exposed to it at age 15, and I fell in love with it.” And Bowlin’s love for antiquated pieces goes much deeper. It’s the history behind the items that also intrigues her. “It’s fun to think about the stories of the people who used to own it,” she says. “It has history. To me, I like everything that has a story behind it. There’s more character and warmth to homes that have the old things.” Using salvaged pieces is a philosophy and way of life for Bowlin. “I like that I’m buying things that aren’t just going to end up in the landfill,” she says, adding her home is “pieced together. It’s things that have resonated with my heart, and that’s why I think it’s so fun to have in our house.”
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laid stone, installed pumps and planted flowers to create serene retreats for himself and a few others. “I’ve built a few water features for friends. It’s always been something I loved to do,” he said. Cole has now built or assisted on five ponds. For his new home, Cole created a feature with a rustic mountain stream design and native plants. When the pump went out he just changed the project to reflect a more modern look, replacing the waterfall with a fountain. Along with hobbies of painting and sculpting, Cole loves to cook. “Cooking is fun and challenging but I mostly stick to grilling at home now,” he said. “Although I do like to barbecue competitively on occasion.” Cole has two daughters, Jordan and Jessica, who are old enough to live on their own. He shares his current home, located through an ad in the Shopper-News, with wife Christy and sons Patrick and John.
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Lawn care tips for fall Taking time in the fall to prepare your lawn for the colder months ahead will pay dividends come spring and allow you to enjoy lusher, greener grass when temperatures rise again.
Fertilizing Providing nutrients to your lawn before cold weather strikes is good for strengthening roots and increasing the nutrients stored for an earlier spring green. While the top growth of grass stops, grass plants are storing nutrients and energy for the following season. To determine the best ratio of fertilizer for the soil in your yard, you should utilize a soil test. Otherwise, look for fertilizer with a nitrogen-phosphate-potassium (NPK) ratio of 3:1:2 or 4:1:2. When applying the fertilizer, make sure that you follow the application in-
structions and rate information on the package and use a calibrated spreader to apply the correct amount. It is also a good rule to apply the fertilizer in the fall about 2-3 weeks before the ground freezes so the plant can start to take up some of the nutrients. Instead of pacing the yard with a push spreader, consider a tow-behind spreader attached to your riding lawn mower or garden tractor. An attachment, such as a pulltype spin spreader from John Deere, can quickly distribute fertilizer evenly across your yard.
Aerating Aerating, the process of removing plugs of soil and thatch from the lawn, is ideal in cooler months. It encourages deep rooting, improves water and nutrient penetration, and pro-
mulching with a mower is an ideal alternative. Be sure to mulch leaves only when they are dry to avoid damp and wet leaves clumping or building up under mower decks. Remember that grass needs sunlight in the fall to help store food for winter, so don’t wait until your lawn is completely matted down with leaves to mulch. A thin layer of mulched leaves is ideal and helps add nutrients to the soil, reducing the need for fertilizer. Selecting the right mower with mulching attachments or features can save a great deal of time and help ensure a consistent layer of mulch across the yard. For example, John Deere 100-Series lawn tractors motes growth of beneficial plug aerator behind a riding have three-in-one mowing soil microorganisms. There mower or tractor to remove decks, which allow you to are a variety of techniques plugs of soil from two to choose to mulch, bag or alyou can use to penetrate the three inches deep. low side-discharge. soil such as spiked shoes or spray-on liquids, but to Mulching Composting most effectively aerate soil, If you prefer not to rake Creating a compost pile attach a dethatcher, or a or bag grass or leaves, allows you to turn organic
material into rich soil. The fall season is a good time to create a compost pile with decaying yard matter, such as vegetables, grass clippings and leaves, which can provide nutrient-rich soil for spring planting. For best results, alternate layers of “brown,” or high carbon materials, with grass clippings. Using a rear bagger with your lawn mower or tractor will help make collecting grass clippings a breeze, and adding to your compost pile is as simple as backing up to the spot and unloading. Another optional mower attachment, the lawn sweeper, brushes leaves into a hamper, much like a broom and dustpan. Taking these steps will prepare your lawn for the winter and help it come back strong, healthy and beautiful in the spring. Learn more about the tools you need to care for your lawn at JohnDeere.com/ Residential.