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Fifty Bearden High School students will perform a Sideby-Side concert with members of the Knoxville Symphony in a free concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the Bearden High School auditorium. This concert is open to the public and sponsored by Sandra Powell Emond.

This hands-on musical experience allows young musicians still learning their instrument to sit “side-by-side� with a professional musician and share a music stand for two rehearsals and one performance.

Cynthia Wright is the school’s orchestra director.

History awards The East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) invites nominations from across East Tennessee for Awards of Excellence in the field of history.

The annual awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the preservation, promotion, programming and interpretation of the region’s history. The postmark deadline for award applications is April 8.

Info/nomination form: 2158824; eastTNhistory.org; East Tennessee Historical Society, PO Box 1629, Knoxville, TN 37901.

Market Square today

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By Wendy Smith Incentive Grant Gideon Fryer remembered she received last that the Market House on Market year from the uniSquare smelled of “overripe fish,� versity. It includes and that vendors sold all kinds of 16 oral histories meat, including fresh rabbit, and collected from anything else that the land proseniors who have duced. His oral recollections, rememories of viscorded not long before he died in iting the Market 2014, are preserved at knoxhistoHouse. Teston and ries.org.

Liz Teston her student reThe website was put together

by Liz Teston, UT assistant pro- search assistants continue to add fessor of interior design, with the interviews, which are available as

Ed and Bob target Fountain City

By Wendy Smith Knox County is accepting bids for the creation of a Midway Area Community Plan that would solidify the community’s vision for the area. Other parts of the county, like the Peters/Ebenezer Road corridor, could benefit from such a plan, says Council of West Knox County Homeowners president Margot Kline.

She has long been an advocate for responsible development and reduced visual clutter. “I’m pro-development. I’m just against ugly development,� she said during a presentation on the corridor’s assets and challenges at last week’s homeowners meeting.

March 1 election winners, losers Sandra Clark makes the case for winners and losers who were not on the March 1 ballot: Winners: Tim Hutchison, Tim Burchett, Scott Moore.

Losers: Gov. Bill Haslam, Laurens Tullock.

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Jennifer Owen got so many votes in her race for an open seat on the school board that she surprised even herself.

The main challenge is the fivelane road. The volume and speed of the traffic has already led to urban decay near Kingston Pike, where private homes have been converted to businesses with parking lots in the front yard.

Assets include historic buildings, like the 1840 Baker Peters House at the corner of Peters Road and Kingston Pike; Statesview, at the intersection of Peters and George Williams Roads, built in 1806 for city planner Charles McClung; and Blue Grass Elementary School, built in 1936. Many of Knoxville’s founding families are To page A-3

A view from the Peters Road/Ebenezer Road corridor. Photo by Wendy Smith

By Wendy Smith

Officer Keith Lyon, a 23-year veteran of the Knoxville Police Department, witnesses violence and trauma on a regular basis, like all other experienced officers. But he leaned most heavily on the KPD Chaplain Corps when his infant son had brain surgery in 2001.

He met Thomas Cook when the chaplain rode along with Lyon during his volunteer shift. Over the next year, Cook always rode with Lyon, and their time together became an outlet for the officer. “I had to be strong at home,� explains Lyon.

The primary purpose of the KPD chaplain program is to be a source of support and encouragement to police officers, says chap-

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lain coordinator Pam Neal. They counsel and pray with officers who have been involved in tragedies, and accompany them when they make death notifications.

The chaplains also offer support to the community during a crisis, like the December 2014 school bus crash that killed two students and a teacher’s aide. But their main task is serving officers.

Lyon also utilized the chaplain corps when he arrived at Inskip Elementary School after principal Elisa Luna and assistant principal Amy Brace were shot. He held Luna’s hand until medical help arrived.

KPD Chaplain Mike Buckley talks to Officer James Hunley outside the Safety Building at 800 Howard Baker Jr. Blvd. Buckley, an associate minister at the Laurel Church of Christ, was trained as a chaplain in 2015. Photo by Wendy Smith

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feels and looks. Oral histories help define “place.�

The most noticeable thing about the recordings is that they’re highly personal. Fryer, who is well known in Knoxville for helping establish UT’s College of Social Work and co-founding the East Tennessee Community Design Center, among other things, is forthright about his freshman fraternity antics. It’s easy for the listener to imagine

Peters/Ebenezer Road: worth preserving

Ed and Bob’s next Night Out will be in Fountain City.

Knox County’s at-large commissioners Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas will be at Sam & Andy’s at 2613 West Adair Dr. just off of North Broadway from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22. All residents are invited to discuss concerns.

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recordings or documents.

The goal is to create a repository of stories that will allow students, and the public, to see how Knoxville’s history created a foundation for today’s built environment. The website also has a map that shows the 1917 layout of the city and current photos that illustrate history’s impact on Market Square.

Good design considers both space and place, Teston says.

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Laurie and Lynn Sherrod share a meal at the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.

Tanya Banks is escorted to the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Family Feast by sons Michael Banks and Christopher Banks, who returned to Knoxville from Washington, D.C., to attend the event in celebration of his mother’s birthday.

Family Feast offers dinner and a show

By Wendy Smith In an effort to encourage togetherness, the Clarence Brown Theatre offered families a feast for the stomach as well as the soul.

The Family Feast, served last week at UT’s Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, offered tickets to “A Lesson Before Dying� at the Carousel Theatre and a preshow buffet dinner for just $10 for those attending as a family unit, however they define it, said Amanda Middleton, Clarence Brown Theatre external relations associate.

The goal is to promote family dinners, a practice that is nearly lost, she said.

The theater also offered a Family Feast before a showing of “A Christmas Carol� last year.

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Mike Ponder, resident sound designer/ house sound engineer for the Clarence Brown Theatre, talked about how he put the sound together for the show during the dinner. He had a rich palette of music from which to choose because the play is set in 1948 in a small plantation community in Louisiana, he said.

The play, by Romulus Linney, is based on the Knox County Public Library’s Big Read’s featured book by Ernest J. Gaines.

The play continues through this weekend with shows at 7:30 p.m. on March 9, 10, 11 and 12, and at 2:30 p.m. on March 13. Availability for some shows is limited.

Info: clarencebrowntheatre. com

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they’re in the room while he tells his stories.

The oral histories aren’t intended to preserve facts, but to help listeners understand the nuances of history. Many memories of the Market House, which existed in some form from 1854 to 1959, are hazy now, but they still convey the experience of place, says Teston. Common recollections include the smell of fish, the dark interior and ham sandwiches sold with homemade mayonnaise.

Collected memories can

Peters/Ebenezer buried in Ebenezer Cemetery near the intersection of Westland Drive and Ebenezer Road.

Opportunities include Dunn Park, a county-owned parcel near the intersection of Old Ebenezer Road and Peters Road, a potential location for a greenway path.

An open parcel in front of Bexhill subdivision would make an excellent park and neighborhood gathering spot, Kline says.

Her hope is that home-

help designers understand the identity of a site and the social impact of an area. “A building doesn’t need to look historic to be ‘of the place,’� she says.

She uses UT’s Art and Architecture Building, designed by Bruce McCarty, as an example. It looks completely different from other buildings on campus, but is still “of the place� because it reflects McCarty with the way it incorporates light and design culture.

Teston was born in Knoxville, but grew up in Atlanta.

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Otherwise, it will become just another commercialized connector road.

Of particular concern are the open parcels at the intersection of Westland Drive and Ebenezer Road and in front of Bexhill. Developers will forgo sidewalks, landscaping and low-level light-

Jenna Witt of Karns High School, Alison Napier of Bearden High School, and Grady Vanderhoofven of Catholic High School direct Family Feast participants at the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center. The students, all juniors, volunteer as part of the Youth Leadership Knoxville program.

Clarence Brown Theatre resident sound designer/ house sound engineer Mike Ponder discusses the sound design for “A Lesson Before Dying.� Photos by Wendy Smith

When she moved to Knoxville, she became aware of “hidden urban connections� that only locals know about, like buildings that no longer exist. The Market House is one of those. When she saw the building’s bell on Market Square, she felt the void. “I wanted to understand the experience of the Market House, the experience of the built environment.�

Now, through the memories of others, everyone can see the sights, and smell the smells, of the Market House.

Many of the oral histories were recorded at local assisted living facilities,

Police officers experience trauma similar to combat when they respond to car accidents or violent crimes, he says. He’s glad that KPD officers have support during traumatic situations, and he’s happy to provide it. “For me, it’s a very rewarding time. I love on the guys, work alongside them, let them know I care.�

Sometimes, what officers need most is for chaplains to provide spiritual support to grieving families or victims of crime. “When you think about it, they’re not just helping families. They’re allowing officers to continue to do what they need to do,� Neal says.

She calls the KPD Chaplain Program one of Knoxville’s best-kept secrets. “It benefits the entire city.�

Even police officers need help sometimes, and chaplains make an officer’s job easier, says Lyon. “People think we’re robotic − not human. We’re flesh and blood, like everyone else. We need time to decompress.�

The KPD is currently recruiting new chaplains.

Info: 740-7716 or chaplain@ knoxvilletn.gov Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge.

Speaker: Margaret Keele, physical therapist with Park West. Info: pkhopeisalive.org; Karen Sampsell, 482-4867; pk_ hopeisalive@bellsouth.net.

HEALTH NOTES ■“Caring & Coping� Caregiving Conference, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, Rothchild Conference Center, 8807 Kingston Pike. Presented

by Alzheimer’s Tennessee.

Info/registration: 544-6288 or alzTennessee.org.

and Teston wants a more diverse perspective. She’d like to record people of different backgrounds, includ- ■PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East Tening children of vendors and nessee meeting, 11:30 a.m.

African Americans. Info: Tuesday, March 15, Kern UMC eteston@utk.org

â– Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anonymous meetings, 6:15-7:15 p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dowell Springs Blvd. Newcomers welcome; no dues/fees; no sign-up; first names only.

Info: Barbara L., 696-6606 or PeninsulaFA2@aol.com.

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ing unless the neighbors demand it, she said. She’d like to see attractive, mixed-use development that blends well with residences.

Two parcels on Ebenezer Road are being built out with single-family homes, and Kline likes to think that neighbors played a role in bringing about residential development. The area is attractive to homeowners because of its open spaces and views, she said. “But if you want it to stick around, be prepared to fight.�

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“That kind of thing, especially when it’s a young lady, makes you angry,� he says.

Retired KPD Captain Gerald King and FBI chaplain Jake Popejoy were asked by Knoxville Police Chief Phil Keith to create the chaplain program in 1993, and the first class completed its training in 1994. Three of the 18 original chaplains still serve − King, Glenn Sullivan and Bob Cowles.

Chaplains are credentialed by the International Conference of Police Chaplains.

Volunteers must have a minimum of five years of ministry or counseling experience and complete a 60-hour training academy. The program is non-denominational.

Chaplains commit to being on call for one 24-hour shift per month and completing a four-hour ride along with a police officer.

King likes to ride with an officer when he’s on call.

Before Keith started the program, the KPD had one chaplain, and his role was mostly ceremonial. King remembers making a death notification as a young officer. “There was no one to walk with you through the devastation you may have witnessed.�

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Trupovnieks: Roots, Vol memories, Rhonda His father, Janis, was born in rural Latvia in 1919.

In an upset of tradition, he was allowed to leave the family farm at age 12 for advanced study and a chance at a better life. He beat long odds and was admitted for university pre-med.

When World War II broke out, Latvia was caught in the Marvin middle. Germans threatWest ened but the Soviet Union occupied his country. When ordered into that army, Janis fled, 300 miles on foot The former Tennessee through Lithuania and Potackle, largest director of land, then as a stowaway on the UT lettermen’s club, is a small freighter across the in the midst of a satisfy- Baltic Sea to Germany. ing career in international He was caught but his sales. He has come far from medical training saved his Hopedale, Ohio, but that life. He was assigned to field trip does not compare to his hospitals. roots.

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I have been remiss in holding back the Jani Trupovnieks story. Last week was a start but, borrowing from song, film and politicians, “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet.�

fell, Janis became a displaced person. He boarded a crowded train for GĂśttingen with the idea of finally becoming a full-fledged doctor. All along the way, thousands of other refugees tried to climb aboard, even when the train was moving.

Janis Trupovnieks, standing in a coach doorway, held on with one hand and reached the other out to clasp the hand of a young woman.

He pulled Ingeborge Matilda Altmann aboard. She was from East Germany, on her way to be a Red Cross nurse.

She never made it.

Gottingen orphanages needed nurses.

Three days later, she accepted Janis’ marriage proposal.

“I recently found the manifest showing their passage into the United States, at Ellis Island,� said Jani. “My father had made arrangements for them to stay with a Latvian couple in Quincy, Ill.�

The young doctor did an internship in Cleveland. He heard about an opportunity in Hopedale. He stayed there all his working life. He became a legend of kindness, for giving back, for caring even for those who couldn’t pay.

Young Jani grew tall and strong. He was going to play college football at Notre Dame (father’s choice) or Pittsburgh, 45 minutes away, mom’s preference. Alas, the Pitt coaches moved to Tennessee. Jim

Dyar turned Jani into a Volunteer. “Jim Dyar was and always will be the greatest influence in my life. Jim was a fantastic coach and recruiter, but an even better man.�

Jani’s parents moved to Knoxville to see him play for the famous John Majors. Phillip Fulmer was line coach. Trupovnieks was injured as a junior. He started as a senior. Without meaning to, he helped Reggie White refine his swim move in daily practices.

Trupovnieks, James Berry, Bill Bates and other teammates endured the opening 44-0 loss to Georgia and the 43-7 loss to Southern Cal but eventually made it to the Garden State Bowl.

Highlight of his time at Tennessee came before that, in the summer of ’79.

He and other Vols were on Cherokee Lake, in a friend’s boat, “admiring the shore scenery and not paying a lot of attention to what was in front of us.�

Jani heard a scream but it was too late. The boat struck a raft. Rhonda Brimer was aboard. “Once we made sure she was OK, I got her in the boat, begging her not to sue me. After that, I never let her out of my sight. “I really impressed her on our first date. It was quarter beer night at a Knoxville baseball game.�

OK, so Jani crashing into Rhonda’s float as an introduction to an eventual marriage wasn’t as good as his dad helping Ingeborge Matilda Altmann onto the train but it’s the best I can do for now.

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

Proactive planning safeguards neighborhoods Anyone who’s ever wondered how an auto repair shop or an apartment complex could spring up next to a subdivision of singlefamily homes (and that’s everyone who pays attention) should understand sector plans.

Sector plans are born after Metropolitan Planning Commission staff collects information like current land use, population, transportation and utilities for a chunk of the city or county.

Then, using public feedback, they come up with 15-year plan to guide growth. After it’s adopted, they use it to make decisions about what should be allowed where.

Things change, so sector plans get updated regularly.

Once again, citizens are encouraged to participate.

It’s a good process, except for the fact that every month, developers request sector plan changes that will

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allow them to rezone property so they can build what they want. There are six requested sector plan changes on this week’s MPC agenda, and staff recommends approval on all but one.

County Commissioner John Schoonmaker, a former chair of the Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals, always has eye on the MPC agenda. Each month, he makes a report to the Council of West Knox County Homeowners on agenda items that may be of interest.

He thinks sector plan changes are becoming more frequent because most eas-

ily developable land is gone, which encourages developers to build on less appropriate sites.

MPC Executive Director Gerald Green has an idea that could reduce the number of sector plan changes.

Developers could leave those oddball greenfields alone and use underutilized commercial land instead.

Green chatted about development while driving down Broadway, where there are numerous examples of under-developed commercial properties.

Some are small buildings with large parking lots, others are simply unattractive. “That’s our challenge – to use what’s not completely developed.�

Developers like to start from scratch, so they’d prefer to rezone empty land, if it’s easy. It takes a community that stands firm on rezoning to get them to con-

sider existing commercial property, he says.

That shift in perspective can be slow, but Green witnessed such a change while serving as a city planner in Asheville in the 1990s. The city examined the requirements for rezoning to commercial use, and evaluated property along major corridors. They found that the land was worth more than the buildings, which encouraged redevelopment.

To bring about a similar shift in Knoxville, the community needs to attend planning meetings and talk to elected officials about taking a firm stance against rezoning to commercial.

MPC staff wants to hear from the public, too. “They’d rather talk to (residents) than see their plans overturned,� Green says.

Another idea is to use neighborhood plans rather

than sector plans to guide development. Neighborhood plans allow citizens to work together to decide how they want an area to look and put necessary development guidelines in place. The Bearden Village Opportunities Plan and the BroadwayCentral-Emory Place Small Area Plan are examples within the city. The county doesn’t have any existing neighborhood plans.

Guiding development is hard because it requires a proactive, rather than reactive, approach. It doesn’t work to fight development that’s already underway.

Residents who want to limit commercial development in their backyard need to get involved today. MPC meets at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, in the Large Assembly Room at the City County Building.

QUOTABLES ■Hillary Clinton, asked if she’s ever told a lie, said she tries not to. “She’s no George Washington,� said Powell guy Bill Vaughan. ■Sam McKenzie, nearing the end of his term on County Commission, voted against everything associated with a new Gibbs Middle School.

Most votes were 9-1. ■Ed Brantley just didn’t want to give a tax break to the

Tombras Group to buy the old KUB building downtown.

His was the sole no vote, triggering a comment from McKenzie: “It’s a lonely feeling, isn’t it, Ed?� ■Donald Trump says his hand size doesn’t mean he’s lacking in other anatomical areas. “You just can’t watch these GOP debates with small children,� said a blogger. –S. Clark

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Owen’s big win surprises even herself No one was more surprised by the margin of Jennifer Owen’s victory over Grant Standefer in the District 2 school board race than Jennifer Owen. “Going into Election Day, I was torn between ‘I might win by a little bit, or I might lose by a little bit,’�

Owen said. “When the polls closed, I had people Jennifer Owen at each location who got the totals and were texting them to me, and I was just shocked. I won every one of them, and thought. ‘Surely that’s not right.’�

Owen went to Shannondale School at closing time, expecting to be wiped out, since that’s Standefer’s and incumbent Tracie Sanger’s home precinct. Sanger campaigned for Standefer.

Betty Bean “I looked at the Shannondale numbers and said, ‘Wow! I’m winning every precinct!’�

So how did she pull off the biggest upset of the campaign season against an opponent who probably had seven times the money plus the endorsement of the daily newspaper and the support of Knoxville’s elite?

These were the same advantages Sanger enjoyed when she was elected two years ago over Jamie Rowe.

Owen said she believes the effects of the Sanger/ Rowe race and Sanger’s performance as a board member played a role in this year’s win. “A lot of people really thought Jamie was going to

win her race, so they didn’t work very hard for her. That mistake may have helped me more than we will ever know. People who are never involved were asking how to help. I think there was a lot of, ‘We screwed up last time and it can’t happen again.’ Owen credits Standefer for running a very civil campaign. “He was supported by the same people who supported Sanger, and even though he had a very different personality, I was still running against that same big money. I totally believe things would have been a whole lot meaner if I’d been running against Sanger. Maybe (Standefer) made me a nicer candidate. He’s a really nice guy, even though he didn’t have a clue about the issues. His niceness may have helped me.�

Owen is a former teacher who has deep subject matter knowledge of education

issues. She designed her own direct mail and spent around $7,000, which she believes was far too much.

She also believes Standefer’s money wasn’t spent wisely: “I have a post office box, and I kept getting Grant’s mailers at my house and at the box. It was ‘Oh, there’s another one!’ From the first day, I got two. I was wondering ‘Can nobody sort out this database?’ They should have taken out my name and the names of people they knew were supporting me. And they should have been taking out the early voters, but they didn’t take out anybody. It was very wasteful. “I kept thinking, ‘How is this marketing company doing all this?’ All I can assume is the more they spend, the more they get.

They wasted money on me, because I wasn’t going to change my vote.�

The good ol’ boys are back Let’s review local winners and losers on March 1.

Winners have to include former Sheriff Tim Hutchison. He stepped out for Donald Trump when nobody else would. Trump’s Tennessee win puts Hutchison in the spotlight and he will make the most of it.

Tim Burchett called Bud Armstrong his friend three times in a 30-second TV spot. Bud rolled over the well-funded Nathan Rowell on his way to a second term as county law director.

Scott Moore (and his father-in-law John Whitehead) survived efforts by Jim Weaver to link Whitehead to Moore and the Black Wednesday shenanigans.

Whitehead’s win, though

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narrow, will clear the way for Moore to resume leadership roles in GOP politics.

A notable loser was Commissioner Jeff Ownby who polled under 16 percent as an incumbent seeking re-election. Ownby ignored suggestions that he step down after his arrest for misdeeds in a public park.

Gov. Bill Haslam didn’t help Marco Rubio with his late endorsement (half of the primary voters had already

Teachers and their allies are quickly taking over the Knox County Board of Education.

After September, only two of the five board members who voted to extend Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre’s contract and then voted to give him a quarter-milliondollar buyout will remain.

Ironically, many of the people who support an appointed superintendent are appalled. But without an election for superintendent, the only way teachers or others can register an opinion â– Looking ahead is through the school board Victor Ashe will be at- elections.

And, as non-partisan, tending the GOP convention in Cleveland, putting a district elections without Shopper columnist on the party primaries, the path is clear for teachers to win. convention floor. voted in early voting), leaving politicos wondering why Haslam didn’t just sit it out.

And how can Haslam’s own poll numbers remain so strong when he’s clearly out of step with voters on many key issues?

The biggest loser, however, is Laurens Tullock.

His email soliciting funds for Nathan Rowell, Grant Standefer and Buddy Pelot netted considerable cash but no winners, although Pelot will advance to an August runoff with Susan Horn.

Trailbuilders in Knoxville this week This week, Knoxville is hosting a week-long national conference – the Sustainable Trails Conference – for the Professional TrailBuilders Association. The conference offers trail professionals the opportunity to build skills, discover the best tools and techniques available in the industry and network with others. “This amazing city is quickly becoming a trail mecca for hikers and mountain bikers alike,� said PTBA executive director Michael Passo on selecting Knoxville for the conference. “The amazing publicprivate partnership that helped create the Urban Wilderness is unlike any we have found in other great trail cities.�

The PTBA also is announcing a new partnership program called the “Lega-

cy Trail,� which will leave Knoxville with a sustainably and professionally built trail segment connecting South-Doyle Middle School to an adjacent neighborhood and the Urban Wilderness. The major portion of the trail building will take place Thursday, March 10, and Friday, March 11, as part of the conference.

The Legacy Trail is being built following last week’s announcement from the Legacy Parks Foundation to name and develop the 100acre property that had been donated by the Wood family in 2013, which will now be known as Baker Creek Preserve.

Construction began on the property last week for the competition-style downhill mountain bike trail. It’s being funded by the $100,000 Bell Helmets

w o r k e d in Knoxville and Spring City for Bechtel P o w e r Corp., an international engineering and construction

grant awarded to the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club last year after a nationwide competition. It adds to the seven additional trails also under construction funded by a $200,000 RTP grant to DeAnn Bogus Legacy Parks from the state company. of Tennessee.

Prior to Bechtel, she “It’s great to see increasing momentum for the Ur- worked for Lenoir City as a ban Wilderness and our certified building inspector.

She will report to Peter reputation as an outdoor tourism city,� said Mayor Ahrens, director of Plans Madeline Rogero. “We’re Review and Inspections.

He said one of her first grateful to Legacy Parks and projects will be managing everyone involved for their part in enhancing the Urban and improving the current form districts section of the Wilderness.� zoning code.

These are land development regulations focused Rogero also announced on physical form as comthe hiring of DeAnn Bogus pared to joint use. Knoxas deputy director for the ville’s South Waterfront and city’s Plans Review and In- Cumberland Avenue project areas are both based on spections Department.

Since 2008, Bogus has form-based code.

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government Lord, send us a sign Team Rogero still has not erected any signs pointing the way to the new Blount Knox greenway from Buck Karnes Bridge to Marine Park next to the naval station adjacent to Alcoa Highway. City spokesperson Eric Vreeland months ago said signs would be installed, but apparently the memo directing this has not been received. There was great fanfare when this greenway was officially opened but not much follow up.

The Rogero Administration has had a tardy record in building greenways including the one along First Creek and Broadway which was promised by the mayor in her first budget message some four years ago.

One has to wonder what is really happening in the greenway program. â– State Sen. Dolores Gresham has introduced legislation to alter the makeup of the UT Board of Trustees by reducing its size and dividing the appointments between the two speakers, currently Ron Ramsey and Beth Harwell, and the governor.

The current board and Gov. Bill Haslam oppose the legislation and it may not pass. However, its introduction does focus attention on the current board and its role in running the university. Sen. Gresham is a retired lieutenant colonel and an active lawmaker.

Much of the criticism of the board – which include Knoxvillians Raja Jubran, Charles Anderson and Sharon Pryse – has been the board’s refusal to hear public discussion on the Lady Vols name change despite 25,000 signatures on a petition. Other points include little discussion or deliberation at the actual board meetings which are not shown on public television as the Legislature is.

Gov. Haslam chairs the board by election of the board. He is a board member by law and appoints the trustees. Haslam does not regularly attend and Jubran as vice chair then chairs the

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meetings. There needs to be more actual discussion of items on the agenda at regular board meetings.

The board can change many of the points of criticism if it chooses to do so.

Otherwise, there will be more annual attempts to alter the board’s makeup.

Hopefully, board members will be more proactive than they have been in the past. â– The Legislature has named the new high school being built at the Tennessee School for the Deaf for Alan Mealka, the recently retired superintendent. â– State Sen. Brian Kelsey and state Rep. Mary Littleton have introduced legislation to have a special election to fill any vacancy in the U.S. Senate from Tennessee. This would not often come into play as Tennessee has only had two vacancies in the U.S. Senate since 1960. The first was Estes Kefauver who died in office and then Albert Gore Jr. resigned to become vice president in 1993.

Kefauver was replaced by Hub Walters of Morristown and Gore was followed by Harlan Mathews.

Under this legislation, the governor will still appoint a new senator but he/ she would only serve until the special statewide election was held. Vacancies in Congress are now filled by special election and this bill would extend that practice to the U.S. Senate. â– Knoxville-based Tennessee Clean Water Network headed by Renee Hoyos has criticized the state Department of Environment and Conservation for cutting the issuance of enforcement orders by 90 percent since 2007. An explanation has not been forthcoming.

Potholes!

The city’s Public Service Department is heading into “pothole season� with 129 service requests pending since January.

The city’s policy is to address service requests for pothole repairs within 48 hours during the business week. This is in addition to regularly scheduled road inspections in which potholes are patched. To report a pothole, just call the 311 city information line or submit a report on 311’s web page at knoxvilletn.gov/ pothole.

Last year, the city spent more than $200,000 completing repairs with an estimate of 1,800 potholes patched.

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SENIOR NOTES â– Cumberland Estates Recreation Center 4529 Silver Hill Drive 588-3442

By Sandra Clark

Offerings include: Senior Walkers, 10:30 a.m., Monday-Friday. â– Frank R. Strang Senior Center 109 Lovell Heights Road 670-6693 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Offerings include: card games; exercise programs; dance classes; watercolor classes; Tai Chi; blood pressure checks; Mahjong; senior-friendly computer classes. The center’s lounge/resource area contains a lending library, puzzle table, Green Mountain Coffee, television and newspapers, along with a “Senior Services� resource wall. ■John T. O’Connor Senior Center 611 Winona St. 523-1135 knoxseniors.org/oconnor. html Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Offerings include: Card games, billiards, senior fitness, computer classes, bingo, blood pressure checks 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Monday-Friday. Free tax preparation available 9 a.m. Wednesdays through April 13.

Register for: Lunch and Learn: “Aging and your Oral Health,� noon Monday, March 14; register by March 10. ■Larry Cox Senior Center 3109 Ocoee Trail 546-1700 Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: exercise programs; bingo; arts and crafts classes.

For “show and tellâ€? at Sherrill Hills Retirement Community, several residents displayed their artwork. It was varied and quite impressive. And then there was the potato jewelry ‌ Marty Sanders originated the event last year.

A retired teacher, Sanders has lived in nine states and overseas. Her specialty is embroidery, a craft she’s enjoyed since she was a kid.

She displayed 12 framed pieces – one for each month of the year – and said she changes them on her door each month. Each features a flower.

Growing up in Detroit, Sanders vacationed with family in the Smokies where she “fell in love with the mountains.� Her husband’s career in the U.S. Air Force took them to several states and abroad. After retirement, they spent winters at an RV camp in South Texas.

The camp had a carpentry shop, ceramics with a kiln, wood carving and quilting.

At the first of March, before folks went home, they held a show and tell. “I knew (at Sherrill Hills) people were doing lots of things. There’s nothing in the show for sale. We just wanted to show each other how we spend our time and what we enjoy doing.�

Evelyn Smith retired to Knoxville to be near family.

Originally from Missouri, her family moved a lot because of her husband’s work.

They raised three boys. “I’ve always been involved in art,� she says.

Her work ranges from velvet painting (think Elvis) to theorem painting using

patterns of Mylar. She’s also got cross-stitch and blocks she cut with a handsaw. Her prize piece, however, is a quilt in perfect geometric designs.

Harold Hahn displayed wood carving, a hobby he’s practiced over 15 years. “It’s extremely time consuming,� he said. “You need to be retired!�

Hahn carves a bit in his room at Sherrill Hills, saying it’s not a messy hobby.

Originally from Pennsyl-

vania, Hahn worked as an architect while raising four sons. He says Christmas is fun because he makes a special carving for each one.

He’s especially proud of his carving of the Hahn family crest. “We’re German.�

More next week.

The Hahn family crest

Smith’s geometric quilt Evelyn Smith’s repertoire is varied.

Marty Sanders organized the show.

Sanders’ embroidery

Harold Hahn shows his carvings.

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Looking back – moving forward Financial minister Carroll Hewit (at right), who is retiring this year, has served the church Several longtime St. Mark United Methodist Church members have raised their families there. Pic- “for decades,” she says. With tured are (back) David Biggerstaff, the Rev. Kenny Faught, Lucas and Josh Biggerstaff, Fred Carter, her is the Rev. Kenny Faught.

Bryan Biggerstaff; (front) Kelly, Dan and Sue Biggerstaff and Mary Ruth Carter. Photos by Carol Z. Shane

St. Mark UMC celebrates

By Carol Z. Shane There were smiles, hugs, good food and a festive mood when St. Mark United Methodist Church on Northshore Drive celebrated its 60th anniversary on Feb. 28.

Church members old and new – some who had grown up there – gathered together for lighthearted fellowship and fun. “We are a joyful and fun-loving church,” said Sue Biggerstaff, a member since 1971. “Laughter is always within these walls.”

Biggerstaff was one of several church members recognized during the service, which featured a sermon by former St. Mark pastor the Rev. Larry Carroll, who served the church from 1986-1991. Financial minister Carroll Hewit, who retires this year after serv-

Burchard Jones joined the church in 1957. He’s shown with his daughter Kathy Robertson. Photo by Larry Mauldin ing, in her words, “for decades,” was honored with a plaque and grateful thanks from current minister the Rev. Kenny Faught and the congregation.

Dave Stott, who’s raised

three sons in the church since he joined 26 years ago, spoke of how active SMUMC is in the community. “Over the last 10 years, we’ve donated $200,000 to the FISH food pantry through a golf

tournament that one of our members sponsors,” he said.

Among other organizations receiving support from St. Mark are Knox Area Rescue Ministries, Habitat for Humanity and Wesley House.

After the service, church members moved to the fellowship hall where several long tables groaned with delicacies such as ham biscuits, sandwiches and lots of sweets, including homemade cookies and colorful petit fours. Displays set up around the room chronicled the history of St. Mark through photos and memorabilia.

As the church’s historian, Sue Biggerstaff has catalogued a lot of that memorabilia. “We are a pilgrim people,” she said in her remarks to the congregation. “We, like our spiritual ancestor Israel, are always moving, growing, changing, becoming.

“We are here to serve God’s people through the name of Jesus Christ.”

Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember?

(Mark 8: 18 NRSV) Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

– George Santayana The word remember appears 115 times in the King James Version of the Bible, an indication that maybe memory is important!

I admit that until I began to consider the importance of the concept, I had failed to see the full import of the word.

If dismember means to take apart, then logically, to re-member must mean putting back together.

And that is exactly what we do when we remember.

We re-call, re-think, re-see, re-consider, and re-understand a comment or a quote or even an event or a scene.

Some memories are happy and healing. Others are sad and depressing. But all memories are part and parcel of who we are, who we have become over the span of years we have lived. And, it seems to me, the longer we live, the better our perspective on those memories.

Looking back, I remember things I wish I had not done. I remember words

Cross Currents

Lynn Pitts

I wish I had not said. But those things are irretrievable, irreversible. I can’t un-say, or un-do, or even un-think those things.

All I can do is learn to do better. To remember more carefully what I need to remember. To let go more quickly the things that I need to let go.

So, when Jesus said “Remember me,” he was saying two things to his followers: Don’t forget what I have taught you, and remember what you have seen and heard.

Those words still apply to his disciples – us! Remember him. Remember what you have learned. Keep him whole in your heart and mind.

FAITH NOTES Meetings/classes ■ Central Baptist Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive will host “Living Fully” Life-Long Learning Conference, 6-8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 11, and 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 12. Topics include: Cooking for Wellness, iPad Technology, Benefits of Animal Ownership and What You Should Know about Estate Planning. Free and open to the public. Info: 450-1000, ext. 100.

Two Rivers pastor David Gruhn helps an Eaton Elementary School student at a coat drive.

School/church partnership impacts students

By Carolyn Evans A local church is doing its part to help students have academic success. After a group of volunteers from Two Rivers Church adopted a nearby elementary school, the school saw standardized test scores go up.

Two Rivers Church members work with students at Eaton Elementary School, located just four miles from the church, and have for many years. Church members do all sorts of things: tutor, mentor, sponsor coat and shoe drives, bring school supplies and provide food boxes for the needy at Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving. The mentoring program is through a national group called Kids Hope USA. When church member Jan Barton left her job, she knew she wanted to be a part of the efforts. She became a mentor at Eaton through Kids Hope in 2009, and she began working an hour each week with a child who needed encouragement. Some children need help with their school work, and some just need an adult friend with whom to talk.

“It’s about these kids having somebody who believes in them, having somebody cheer them on,” Barton says. “The relationships to me are just really rich. The children look forward to the mentors coming every week. I don’t have any children of my own, but I joke

that I have 25 children out there at Eaton.”

The Kids Hope program at Eaton is one of about 19 from Murfreesboro to Mountain City – all partnerships between schools and churches. Barton became the director of the Kids Hope chapter that serves Eaton a couple of years ago, and there are now 25 volunteers who work there each week.

“The motto is ‘One child, one hour, one school, one church,’” she says.

Although new mentors are needed sporadically throughout the year, the biggest need is in August.

Volunteers take a threehour class and undergo a background check.

Barton still has a relationship with the first student she ever mentored. He was in second grade when they first met and is now finishing middle school. They still have lunch together once a week, and Barton and her husband, Chris, even go to his basketball games and sometimes take him to movies.

Eaton principal Ashley Talley says the school benefits from the commitment of Two Rivers and its members. “We feel richly blessed

by Two Rivers Church and their continuous striving to support our community,” says Talley. “They support our school in many avenues and touch not only our students, but our staff as well.

The Kids Hope mentoring.

■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave., will host Grief Care, a weekly grief support group for

people grieving the death of a loved one, 6-7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 28. Eightweek program. Info: 522-9804 or sequoyahchurch.org.

Special services ■ St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway, will host the BucsWorth Men’s Choir from East Tennessee University in concert 7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 14. The ETSU Swashbucklers, a student-led a capella ensemble, will also perform.

■ Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road, holds

meditation services 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Wednesday. Includes quiet reflection, simple music and readings. Info: westsideuuc. org.

Vendors/ consignors wanted ■ Central Baptist ChurchBearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive, is seeking consignors for its children’s consignment sale, to be held Friday-Saturday, April 15-16. Fee: $10, nonrefundable. Proceeds go to

West Hills Elementary School Back Pack Program. Registration: cbcbearden.org/events.

Info: cbbclothingsale@gmail. com or 588-0586.

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, is accepting registration for its Summer Weekday Programs for PDO (children 1 year old and walking) and for TNT (elementary school-aged children). Also accepting registration for Fall Preschool and Fall PDO. Forms available in the preschool office. Info: 531-2052.

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Sharing a love of reading

By Sara Barrett For the last 10 years or more, Ebbie Sandberg has volunteered in West Hills Elementary School teacher Candace Bannister’s second grade classroom.

Sandberg was paired with Bannister through former Knox County mayor Mike Ragsdale’s “Read With Me� volunteer reading program. They enjoyed working together so much that Sandberg never asked to be reassigned.

Nowadays, Sandberg reads to the class every other week and uses additional materials including flash cards in her lessons.

Sandberg, a 74-year-old

grandmother of three, has a graduate degree in Library Science and says she’s always had a love for reading. “My father used to take me to the library, most likely to keep me out of my mother’s hair,� says Sandberg. “But I was always fascinated by the reference librarian. She always knew everything.�

Sandberg has volunteered with other age groups including adults but says second grade has been the most fun. “There are many things I enjoy about this experience, though if I had to choose one thing, I would say listening to the children’s comments about the story and how they feel connected to it.

“I am always surprised to see the enthusiasm the children have, even for stories that may not especially appeal to me,� Sandberg continues.

Hearing from parents how her time with their children encourages a love of reading also inspires her to continue.

Bannister says she is grateful for the time Sandberg has given to her and her students. “She has been a delight to me and to my students all these years,� says Bannister. “They cheer on the days she’s coming to read when they see her name on our schedule.�

Students enjoy reading time with volunteer Ebbie Sandberg. Pictured are students Ella Hand, Abby Borth, Agnes McNally, Janiyah Reid, Messiah Wrenn, Mo’Nique Kennedy, Alyssa Pridavok; (middle) Antonio Morales, Jarumi Tafoya; (back, standing) Landon Murray, Abel Ancelet, volunteer Ebbie Sandberg and students Hailey Loudermilk, Abby Swanson, Brooklynn Cox, Jack Brillhart, Hawk Martin and Zander Wample. Photos by S. Barrett

Adams finds inspiring work at ETTAC

By Betsy Pickle Mary Thom Adams has just taken over the reins of the East Tennessee Technology Access Center, but already she’s set to leave for Havana.

Figuratively speaking.

ETTAC’s first fundraiser since Adams joined as executive director on Feb. 8 is the center’s fifth “A Night in Old Havana,� a fun event featuring authentic Cuban cuisine, a Latin dance showcase, a casino, a high spirits bar, cigars, coffee and dessert. The “Night� will be 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Lighthouse Knoxville Event Center, 6800 Baum Drive. “And for those who need to see March Madness, they also will be able to do that,� says Adams.

ETTAC is a change from Ijams Nature Center, where Adams worked the past five years. She served as development director and assistant executive director

there. Though just a 10-minute drive from each other, Ijams has been in the spotlight as a main player in the Urban Wilderness initiative, while ETTAC has lived a quiet existence since 2010 on tiny Childress Street, just off Chapman Highway between Martin Mill Pike and Moody Avenue.

Founded in 1988, ETTAC is a nonprofit agency that connects people with disabilities to assistive technology devices that help them live more independently and with dignity. It serves 24 counties in East Tennessee.

Adams first learned of ETTAC while working as a consultant to nonprofits. It was one of her clients. “I thought the work that they did was really phenomenal,� she says.

When she heard in late November that the center was looking for a new director, she put her name out there.

Mary Thom Adams, new executive director of the East Tennessee Technology Access Center, right, chats with Joel Simmons, “the face of ETTAC.� Photo by Betsy Pickle

“I loved my job at Ijams, so this was a surprise to me in many ways,� she says. “But I really wanted to do this work. I wanted to be involved in this organization and to support the people

that ETTAC helps. I really wanted to do this. I’m very glad I did. I’m inspired every day.�

Adams says she’s still learning about her job. “One of the things that

was going to give me great pleasure about this work is the amount that I will learn,� she says. “What I bring to the table is that I’m an administrator. I understand how nonprofits work. I understand how to manage them. And I know how to raise money.

And that’s the part that I can bring here that they need.�

Adams majored in English at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C., but says, “I knew from a very young age that I wanted to raise money for organizations.�

Her father, Frank Adams, was the director of the Highlander Center, first in Knoxville and then in Jefferson County, so she was familiar with nonprofits. “I thought that money was the place that I could make an impact. I saw organizations struggle so much with money, not having enough of it, so I set my sights on learning to be a fundraiser.�

She spent 10 years as development director at the Highlander Center.

She says fundraising is “about building relationships, honest relationships – ones that have depth. And about understanding who the person is that you’re working with. You’ve got to know where their heart is. “It’s just like any other relationship of importance and depth – it’s meeting them where they are and being willing to give of yourself as well.�

Adams was happy to help bring improvements for people with disabilities to Ijams, and to witness the work of ETTAC is “remarkable.�

The staff can take a child born with severe disabilities and teach that child “to use a finger or just a minimal movement to learn to communicate, to be outside a body that isn’t working, and to have a life.� “To get to work with people who know how to do that and to support them, that’s an honor.� “A Night in Old Havana� tickets are $25. To purchase, call ETTAC, 2190137, or visit ettac.org

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Webb musicians make All-State

West Hills Elementary Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faculty rallies students at the kickoff for a new Positive Behavior Intervention and Support program. Pictured are LeAnn Mannis, Candace Bannister, (back) facilitator Denise Cross, Carrie Moudy, Amy Pickle, Shawna Finstad, Lisa Krause, Cindy Schowalter, Krystal Belland and Terrata Wakefield.

West Hills strives to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;beeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; its best Second grade teachers at West Hills Elementary School are reaping the rewards of a new behavior program they kicked off a little more than a month ago.

Sara Barrett Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) is a process that creates a school environment conducive to achieving academic and social goals, according to a newsletter published at WHES. PBIS is not new to Knox County Schools, but West Hills is one of just a few suburban schools in the area to try the program, according to assistant principal and program facilitator Denise Cross. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So many times, we set rules both at home and at school, and we expect kids to follow them, but they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know what they mean,â&#x20AC;? says Cross.

WHES has four expectations for its students: be kind, be safe, be respectful

and be responsible. Each of the four expectations were broken down into lessons and taught during the kickoff week.

Unlike a punitive program, PBIS focuses on positive reinforcement and rewards good behavior.

A â&#x20AC;&#x153;bee cartâ&#x20AC;? of prizes visits each classroom, and students can redeem points for prizes. At the end of each week, celebrations are held for students who maintained certain levels of points throughout the week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each day, students start fresh with their points and it gives them opportunities to make new choices,â&#x20AC;? adds Cross. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students love it, and teachers really are seeing improvements in behavior.

For a lot of these kids, the only positive reinforcement they receive is at school.â&#x20AC;?

The program is so successful in the classrooms that a similar program was started in the cafeteria.

Cross says students have commented that the lunchroom is much more peaceful now while they eat lunch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This gives everybody a common language. Now in the hallways, I hear teachers ask their students if

Webb School of Knoxville string students Katelyn Smith, Dan Primka, (back) Sidney Matlock and Maranda Perez were chosen for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association All-State East Orchestra Clinic held in Gatlinburg.

Participants worked with well-known music educators and conductors from across the country. Sidney also qualified for the All-State Orchestra. Photo submitted

Spring Round-Up at Sequoyah Elementary Sequoyah Elementary School will host its annual Spring Round-Up 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, for children eligible to begin kindergarten or first grade in the fall.

This event will allow the principal and teachers to gather information about each child, and parents will have time to get their children ready to start school.

Children are eligible to enter kindergarten this fall if they will be five years old

on or before Aug. 15, 2016.

To enter first grade, they must turn six no later than Sept. 30, 2016.

Children may not enter first grade unless they have previously completed an approved kindergarten program.

First time admission requirements include a birth certificate or officially acceptable proof of birthdate; immunization record, Social Security Number and proof of residency within SES zone. Info: 594-1360.

Orchids honor local projects

By Sandra Clark

WHES assistant principal Denise Cross stands next to the Bee Cart of prizes awarded for good behavior. Photo by S. Barrett

theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;earningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; when their PBIS will be rolled out for behavior is in question,â&#x20AC;? the rest of the school in the says Cross. coming year.

SCHOOL NOTES â&#x2013; West Hills Elementary participates in the following programs to help raise money for the school: General Mills â&#x20AC;&#x153;BoxTops for Education,â&#x20AC;?

Campbellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Labels for Education,â&#x20AC;? and linking Food City ValuCards, Kroger Plus Cards and Target Red Cards to the school for points. Info: 539-7850.

Keep Knoxville Beautiful has renamed the Evergreen Award to the Mary Lou Horner Beautification Award, given this year to the Horner K nox v ille Museum of Art. The organization held its 34th awards dinner March 1.

The Horner award recognizes a former orchid winner whose property has been beautifully maintained for at least 10 years since its original recognition. The late Mary Lou Horner, a longtime county commissioner, was a founding member of Keep Knoxville Beautiful and its biggest champion.

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â&#x2013; New Architecture: Contemporary Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health â&#x2013; Redesign/Reuse: Oakwood Senior Living Center and White Lily Flats â&#x2013; Restaurant/Cafe/Bar/ Brewery: Babalu â&#x2013; Public Art Project: Bringing Tap Back Water Refill Stations â&#x2013; Outdoor Space: Sansom Sports Complex and Town of Farragut Outdoor Classroom â&#x2013; Environmental Stewardship: WROL Building The East Tennessee Community Design Center served as judges for the awards. Attendees enjoyed music by the Old City Buskers. The event was sponsored by WUOT, Pilot Flying J, Bojangles, Lamar Advertising, the Knoxville Hilton and the Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union.

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February brings early spring to local markets

By Sherry Witt Coming on the heels of a rather typical beginning to 2016, local real estate and lending markets experienced an earlier than expected surge during the Sherry Witt month of February. The month produced 843 property transfers in Knox County, easily surpassing January’s total of 661, and besting last February’s number by more than 250. It was the largest number of February transfers since 2007.

The total value of property sold during the month was just under $180 million, comparing quite favorably to last February when about $148 million was transferred. It must be noted that while the numbers are encouraging, they are still not back to February 2007 levels when the total value of transfers in

Knox County reached nearly $250 million.

On the lending side, there was definitely good news as about $280 million was loaned in mortgages and refinancing. This figure was up from $220 million in January, and far outpaced last February’s total mortgage loan amount of $194 million.

The largest property transfer of the month was the sale of a medical facility located at the intersection of Hall of Fame Drive and James White Parkway.

The parcel was sold to MPA Imaging Associates for $4.5 million. The largest mortgage recorded was a loan for $28.6 million, financing a proposed development known as Aventine Northshore Apartments, located near the 9700 block of Northshore Drive.

This new burst of activity reminds us that spring is indeed just around the corner, and with that in mind, I would like to wish each of you a very blessed Easter and Passover season.

Doyle supports tree plantings

Fourth Grade Foresters from four West Knox schools planted trees on Arbor Day thanks to the sponsorship of State Farm agent Cindy Doyle. Some 500 kids from A.L. Lotts, Hardin Valley, Concord Christian and St. John Neumann elementary schools received trees to take home and plant.

“Planting trees is a simple, inexpensive and easy way to clean the air we breathe,” said Doyle. “This project is a great personal learning activity for elementary students who are developing their skills and knowledge to take care of our environment.”

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News from the Rotary Guy

Two teens overseas as RYE students

By Tom King Peter Shaffer is 7,901 miles from home in Taipei, Taiwan, while Forentin “Flo” Kunz is on the other side of the world, and he’s “only” 4,720 miles from Tom King home in Kotka, Finland.

Here are a few similarities between these two: Both are from Knoxville.

Both are Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) students.

Both will have been gone for a year this summer.

Both could not speak the languages of their host countries.

Both live with three host families during the Exchange.

Both are sponsored by the Rotary Club of Farragut.

Flo Kunz, 16, is the son of Christian and Brigitte Kunz and attends Webb School.

Flo was born in Liechtenstein and has lived in Austria, Japan, New York and Tennessee. His native language is German. Prior to his year in Finland, he had visited Switzerland, Italy,

Spain, The Netherlands, India, China, Vietnam, I ndone sia , Mexico, Canada and Hawaii.

Peter, 18, Peter Shaffer is the son of Mark and Chris Christian Shaffer off the nity Carter community y. in Knox County. d He attended Carter High School. He’s learning Mandarin while in Taiwan and is an n Eagle Scout and d has worked at Camp Buck Tom. These two young men are the only RYE students from Knoxville this year. It takes a special kind of student to leave home for a year, relocate to a foreign country with a different culture, and not speak that language.

Rotary’s Youth Exchange program actually began with a few clubs in Europe in the 1920s. These European exchanges continued until World War II and resumed in 1946. In 1972, the

RI Board of Directors agreed to recommend Youth Exchange to clubs worldw ide as a worthwhile inFlo Kunz ternational activity. Today, more than 8,000 Youth Exchange students travel abroad each year to live and study in about 80 countries.

Many of these students are Inbounds to the U.S. from other countries.

Dr. Bill Nichols, a member of Farragut Rotary, is the District 6780 Outbound chair. He handles the nuts and bolts of all of the Outbound Exchange students in the district and works with the students and their fami-

lies and their overseas hosts.

This year he has seven East Tennessee students abroad and already has eight lined up for next year. The students must be age 15 to 18 1/2 at the time of departure.

“Rotary Youth Scholarships provided by Rotary clubs are valued at $24,000, which covers room, board, tuition and monthly stipend for a high school year abroad,” Nichols explains.

“It’s a great deal for these students. The student’s family pays for airfare, insurance and some other fees.

The Youth Exchange Scholarships are made possible by our overseas partners and local Rotary clubs.”

Rotary also offers a short-term, 2-month exchange between two families in separate countries.

Info: Bill Nichols at 865567-1119 or www.rye6780. org Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a 28-year Rotarian and past president of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be reached at tking535@gmail.com

History award nominations sought The East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) invites nominations from across East Tennessee for Awards of Excellence in the field of history. The annual awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the preservation, promotion, programming and interpretation of the region’s history.

The postmark deadline for award applications is April 8.

Info/nomination form: 215-8824; eastTNhistory.org; East Tennessee Historical Society, PO Box 1629, Knoxville, TN 37901.

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Knoxville’s Dragonfly Aerial Arts Studio will present its fifth annual “Circus Extravaganza” this weekend. Shown are Jill Scheidt, Maria McGuire, Lissa McLeod, Amber Winters, Christy Muecke and David Stewart. Photo submitted

Knoxville’s hometown circus

By Carol Z. Shane “He flies through the air with the greatest of ease – that daring young man on the flying trapeze!” Even if you don’t know the old song, you’ve undoubtedly seen aerial artists. These days the skill encompasses not only trapeze, but silks – long, colorful banners that hang from on high and support “flying” acrobats in dizzying routines.

Now’s your chance to see local artists display aerial grace when Dragonfly Aer-

ial Arts Studio presents its fifth annual “Circus Extravaganza.”

Billed on its website as “Knoxville’s Hometown Circus,” the studio annually presents the big show in order to fund educational efforts throughout the year.

According to instructor Jill Scheidt, audiences can expect “a two-hour circus with an intermission. Our acts include trapeze, rope, three-dimensional cube, steel circle and ground acts such as unicycle, stilt walk-

ing, ribbon dancing and partner acrobatics.

“The theme this year is a ‘Fantastical Journey.’ We will be asking our audiences to let their imaginations go crazy with our interpretation of giant-sized bugs, human-sized animal puppets, an enchanted tea party and more. This is a great experience that everyone in the family can enjoy.”

Proceeds from the show go toward “Circus for Everyone,” a scholarship program enabling at-risk youth

to participate in classes and circus camps. Dragonfly has also worked with Boys and Girls Club, the Community Law Office’s “Summer at the CLO” youth program, Pond Gap Elementary School and Breakthrough Corporation of Knoxville, which provides programs for those on the autism spectrum.

Activities at such events include not only aerial arts but juggling and stilt walking. “We try to provide circus arts for all who want to try,” says Scheidt.

The Knoxville Symphony League invites you to take part in “Spring Inspirations,” a luncheon featuring food columnist and Southern hospitality expert Ginny McCormack as guest speaker. Attendees will hear music by KSO concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz.

“The KSO musicians and I are so, so grateful to have the wonderful ladies of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra League as some of our biggest supporters and fans!” Lefkowitz says. “Their incredible work keeps us doing what we do, bringing music to the communities of East Tennessee in concert halls, schools, libraries, hospitals, places of worship and more. We just couldn’t do it without them!”

Joining Lefkowitz in a sampling of music from the upcoming Merchant & Gould Concertmaster Series “Gabriel Lefkowitz & Friends,” to be presented at the Knoxville Museum of Art April 6 and 7, is pianist Kevin Class, professor of collaborative piano at the University of Tennessee. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. on March 16 at Cherokee Country Club. Tickets: 765-1660.

And adults get to play, too.

“Most of what we do every day involves adult instruction. We have classes six days a week. We meet you where you are in terms of strength and fitness, and build upon that,” says Scheidt.

“Overall we try to work with groups in any way we can. We can travel to another site or a group can come to us. We provide shows or lessons and work with individuals with whatever capabilities they have. If someone is interested they just need to email or give us a call, and we can work together to find a way to incorporate circus arts into their group activities.”

For this weekend’s event, she says, “we offer discounted tickets to various nonprofit groups.”

The Dragonfly Aerial Arts Studio presents “Circus Extravaganza” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the Pellissippi State Community College location of the Clayton Performing Arts Center, 10915 Hardin Valley Road in Knoxville.

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Challenge yourself, celebrate park service

By Betsy Pickle What would convince you to hike 100 miles? Money?

The allure of the outdoors?

A bet? Burning calories?

How about a lapel pin or a patch?

The National Park Service turns 100 this year, and to celebrate, parks across the country are challenging visitors to hike – or jog, ride (bikes or horses) or paddle – 100 miles by December. While some might consider the achievement their reward, others might like picking up some physical recognition at the culminating events in early December.

Close at hand, Superintendent Cassius Cash of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has issued the “Hike 100” challenge.

If you log 100 miles on any of the Smokies’ maintained trails by Dec. 6, you can attend the Hike 100 Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 8, and receive a “Smokies Centennial Challenge – Hike 100” lapel pin.

Big South Fork National

Beautiful Laurel Falls awaits visitors 1.3 miles from the trailhead. Photo by Betsy Pickle River and Recreation Area on the Cumberland Plateau is sponsoring the “Centennial Challenge: 100 Miles for 100 Years.” Participants can hike, ride and/or paddle. The park has 500 miles of multisystem trails in-

cluding more than 70 miles of the Big South Fork River and its tributaries. Those who complete 100 miles by Friday, Dec. 2, are eligible to receive a specially designed patch at the grand finale on Saturday, Dec. 3.

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January and February were a little tricky for making outdoor plans, but now that the weather is improving, it should be easy to rack up miles in a Centennial Challenge.

Being a common Ameri-

can couch potato, I am not by nature a hiker. However, I accidentally did a few hikes last year, all connected to writing stories, so when I read about the Smokies’ Hike 100, it struck me as doable – 10 miles per month for 10 months (February-November).

Coming from a highly competitive family, I enjoy a challenge. And I’m a sucker for lapel pins. So I contacted a hiker friend, Cindy Spangler, who has hiked the entire length of the Appalachian Trail, and asked if she’d be interested in slowing her pace to go on some hikes with me.

She thought it was such a great idea that she invited a whole bunch of people from her church, so there were eight of us who set out for Laurel Falls on the chilly morning of Feb. 20.

Laurel Falls is considered one of the easiest hikes in the park. It’s paved, though the asphalt is broken and uneven in places, and it’s only 1.3 miles to the falls. By the time we reached the .2

mile marker, I was wondering if it would be too humiliating to ask for the car keys so I could go back and wait for everyone.

For those of the sedentary persuasion, the incline is taxing. But I soldiered on, primarily because most of my comrades were several years older, and they showed no signs of strain.

One woman with bad knees kindly brought up the rear with me.

I stopped a few times – to take pictures, of course – but I finally made it, and the falls were beautiful. A light rain discouraged us from lingering, but it’s a trip I’d like to make again on a prettier day.

The challenges are on an honor system. You can download mileage logs from the parks’ websites. I have only 97.4 miles to go.

Info: http://www.nps. gov/grsm/planyour v isit/ gsmnp-hike-100.htm and http://www.nps.gov/biso/ learn/news/big-south-forkcentennial-challenge-100miles-for-100-years.htm.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Surviving spring allergies He assures that using different types of testing results in forming the best treatment plan for allergy sufferers.

While the sunshine is refreshing, one thing that the spring season brings is not welcomed – allergies. Allergies are perhaps one of the most under diagnosed problems in America today, and in East Tennessee in particular. When looking at the yearly published lists of the worst allergy cities in the United States, invariably, many of the top cities will be in East Tennessee.

While allergies in our area are common, appropriate diagnosis and treatment of them is no easy task. It is important to identify what is causing an allergic reaction to develop effective allergy management and in many cases, patients are not receiving the best treatment.

“There are many people who have been tested and treated with shot therapy for 10 to 15 years who are still suffering from symptoms,” states Fort Sanders Regional ear, nose and throat physician Mark Gurley.

Allergy symptoms

■ Fatigue - Although most people do not realize it, fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of allergies and often results in diminished Fort Sanders Regional ear, nose and throat physicians Dr. Mark Gurley, Dr. William Merwin, Dr. Clyde Mathison and Dr. Leonacademic or work perforard Brown work to manage patient’s allergies on a case by case basis to discover effective treatments for each individual. mance.

■ Itching or Rash ■ Runny Nose – Clear nasal drainage is a RAST test. eventually recognize the offending allergen common report with allergies.

■ Intra-Dermal is a less common as a normal part of the environment, rather ■ Restless sleep patterns – Dust or feath- form of allergy testing where a small than as an attacking entity. er allergies can flare up due amount of the suspected allergen is placed ■ Antihistamines: Histamines are just to the exposure to an allergen just beneath the patient’s skin. The skin one of many substances released during an in your bed. is then examined for any reactions. This allergic reaction. They are usually associat■ Itchy, watery eyes test is more sensitive than either RAST or ed with swelling, redness and itching. Anti■ Gastrointestinal dis- multi-test. histamines prevent or counter the release tress – Allergies can cause ■ IDT (intra-dermal titration) is and effects of histamines. nausea, irritable bowel symp- where an actual level of response to an al■ Steroids: Steroids are administered toms or diarrhea. lergen is obtained, similar to RAST, but the in many different forms. Topical steroids patient is directly tested with a suspected are creams used on the skin to reduce itchTypes of testing allergen as described in the intra-dermal ing, redness and rashes. Nasal steroids are ■ RAST is a safe, simple method. This is arguably the most accurate administered in a nose spray and are used to blood test with no risk of al- method of diagnosing inhaled allergies, the decrease irritation and reaction in the nose lergen exposure to the pa- kind most commonly associated with upper and ears. Inhaled steroids are administered through an inhaler or nebulizer to reduce intient. All testing is done in respiratory symptoms. flammation and reactions in the lungs. Sysa laboratory where the patemic steroids are given by injection, mouth tient’s blood is exposed to Allergy treatments different allergens.

■ Avoidance: In some instances avoid- or intravenously and are usually reserved for ■ Multi-test is a com- ance of the offending allergen may be all recalcitrant or severe allergic reactions.

If you are suffering from allergies and mon test performed by plac- that is needed. In all allergy cases, avoidDo some old-fashioned spring cleaning. The ing drops of allergen serum ance is recommended. need treatment from an ear, nose and throat lack of fresh air during the winter allows dust to on the patient’s skin and ■ Allergy Desensitization: Shots, physician, visit your primary care doctor and collect in corners and closets. exposing the patient with a sub-lingual drops or other methods of grad- ask for a referral. For more information small skin prick. This test ual exposure of the patient to the allergens about ENT physicians at Fort Sanders Make your bed an allergy-free zone. Use the is equal in sensitivity to the to which they react. This allows the body to Regional visit www.fsregional.com

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Use the air conditioner when you’re in a car.

Riding with the windows down lets allergens blow into the vehicle.

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Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon races set for April 2-3 Mark your calendars for the 2016 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon events – and lace up your running shoes! The races are set for Saturday, April 2 (5K race and the popular Covenant Kids Run) and Sunday, April 3 (half-marathon, 2- and 4-person relays, and full marathon).

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon has grown to become the largest competitive road race in East Tennessee. As in previous years, all races will have an exciting finish on the 50-yard line inside Neyland Stadium. For many, it is the thrill of seeing themselves on the JumboTron as they cross the finish line that inspires them to participate in the events.

But the best reward may be what runners gain by the entire experience, according to Tony Spezia, president and CEO of Covenant Health.

“We can point with pride to many people who have been motivated by the marathon to start exercising and to improve their health,” Spezia said. “The event raises public awareness of the importance of physical fitness and supports our organization’s mission to improve the health and quality of life in our community.”

Proceeds from the marathon benefit the Knoxville Track Club’s youth athletic program as well as Covenant’s Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center Innovative Recreation Cooperative (IRC), which encourages people with disabilities to pursue leisure and sports activities.

To learn more or to register, go to www.knoxvillemarathon.com.

Covenant Health employees may get 50 percent off the registration fee by using the entry code COVENANT2016.

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Cemetery Lots Recreation

Transportation Automobiles for Sale

Campers & RV’s

BUICK LACROSSE - 2005, 85K mi, leather, silver, exc cond., $7900.

(865) 376-7644; 399-3408

FLEETWOOD Revolution 2006 3 Slide, 400hp, Cls A, 30,674 Mi, loaded, $130,000 OBO Chatt, TN. Val 423-634-3607.

CHRYSLER 200 2012. $15,400.

(865)254-3105.

Farmer’s Mkt/ Trading Post

2 LOTS Smoky Mtn Mem. Garden, Pig. Forge, lawn crypts & fam. sz. mrkr. 6K value, $3000.bo. (865)654-6114

Farm Products

4 prime lots together at Lynnhurst Cemetery off Adair Dr. $3500 each or will sell all 4 for $12,500 obo.

(865) 207-0964

AT YOUR SITE LOGS TO LUMBER USING A WOOD MIZER PORTABLE SAW MILL

NEW & PRE-OWNED CLEARANCE SALE

Sports and Imports Camaro 2011, 2SS, 47,600 mi, 426 HP, gray metallic finish, orig owner, like new cond throughout, $25,500.

Selling due to death in family.

(865) 388-4161 CHEVROLET CORVETTE - 2007. Red, 10k mi, 1 owner, gar. kept, showrm quality, $32,995. (865)376-5167.

HONDA ACCORD EXL Hybrid 2015. 8K mi., fully loaded, 50 MPG, like new, $19,500. Call 423-295-5393.

INFINITI Q50 2015, AWD, black, loaded, 9K mi., $24,900 (423) 295-5393.

TOYOTA COROLLA - 1993. Burgundy, looks & runs good. 1k orig. mi. $2400. (865)376-7644; 399-3408.

4 Wheel Drive

Logs2Lumber.com

HIGHLAND MEMORIAL on Sutherland, 4 cemetery lots together. $1500 /b.o. Good Shepherd. Call for disc. price. 865-368-2142; 865-947-9275

ALL 2015 MODELS MUST GO!!!!

FANNON FENCING

HIGHLAND WEST, BEARDEN 2 lots, Crucifixion Garden. $1000 ea. (865)680-7304

Check Us Out At Northgaterv.com or call 865-681-3030

We build all types of Farm Fencing and Pole Barn.

SEA HAWK 5TH WHEEL 2000, 30’ LONG 14’ slide out, good tires, new carpet, kept in bldg. $9,000. (865)271-7570.

WINNEBAGO SIGHTSEEER 31,600 mi. 3 slides.

(865)654-1152.

- 2005, $55,000.

Motorcycles/Mopeds 2004 HD DYNA LOW RIDER. Excellent Condition low miles. In Maryville.

Call 804-366-4468.

865-986-4264

*WOOD & VINYL PLANK *BARBED WIRE *HI-TENSILE ELECTRIC *WOVEN WIRE, *PRIVACY FENCING, ETC.

(423)200-6600 Wanted to Buy WANT TO BUY STANDING TIMBER, Hardwood & Pine & Land Clearing.

865-982-2606 & 865-382-7529.

HARLEY DAVIDSON ELECTAGLIDE Classic 2004. 1 owner, gar. kept, red, 37k mi, $9000. (865)548-2279.

FORD EXPLORER SPORT 2015.

Top of the Line, DVD, Headrest, 10K mi., $38,500 (423)295-5393.

Off Road Vehicles

Pets

Trucks

FORD F150 XLT 2006. V8. Looks/runs great. Tow/camper pkg, Power, $8950.bo. (865)654-6114.

Save some of your hard-earned money without sacrificing speed or quality.

GOAD MOTORSPORTS East Tennessee’s largest

CFMOTO

Vans

DEALER

Honda Odyssey 2014 Touring, like new, fully loaded, leather, DVD, 31K mi, $27,500. (423) 295-5393.

Classic Cars BUICK GS 1971. 455 CI, 475 HP, TKO 5 speed, perf. clutch, 3.42 Auburn rear, B/O off restro. New int., gas tk. Burnt org. $35K. (423)721-8455.

I WOULD LIKE TO BUY a 1970 or 1971 Mercedes 280SL, or a 1961 - 1975 Jaguar XKE, or a Porsche 911, 912 or a 1970s or 1980’s Ferrari. I am willing to buy running or not running. Any Condition. I’m a local guy living in Grainger county. If you have one or know of one please call Call (865)621-4012.

Commercial Vehicles 1991 FORD DIESEL ENG. 24 passenger Church Bus w/handicap lift, new tires, 170K mi. $2000. (865)567-0656

UTILITY TRAILER 53” wide x 8’, 12” tires, new floor, $350. (865)680-3717

Services Offered Cleaning Services

REMODELING & HANDYMAN SERVICE JIMMY THE PROFESSIONAL HANDYMAN!!

865-216-5052 865-856-8106 Auto Parts & Acc FOUR 265/60/18 MICHELIN Latitude Tires mounted on 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 30k mi. Great cond.

Whls & tires $460/nego. (865) 985-0627

Can fix, repair or install anything around the house! Appliances, ceramic tile, decks, drywall, fencing, electrical, garage doors, hardwoods, irrigation, crawlspace moisture, mold & odor control, landscape, masonry, painting, plumbing.

Any Remodeling Needs you wish to have done or completed!

EMERGENCY SERVICE 24/7 Retired Vet. looking to keep busy.

Call (865)281-8080

Wheels/Recreation

Buy & Sell fast!

Action Ads

OVAL DINING TABLE - & 6 solid beechwood chairs & 2 leaves. $200.

(865)963-5238

Guns & Ammunition BUSHMASTER XM-15 - Fitted with Leupold XMIII scope. Pristine never fired. Extra clips Paid $2400. Best offer. (919)338-4127

GOLDENDOODLE - precious puppies, great temperament, no shedding or doggie odor, 1st shots & wormed, $950 & up. (865)466-4380

Household Goods

GOLDENDOODLES F1 & F1B pups, CKC reg, UTD on shots, health guar. $1000. (423)488-5337.

GREYHOUND ADOPTION PetSmart, Morrell Rd., Sat. March 12, 12-2pm, www.greyhoundrescue.org 865-690-0009 or 865-539-9942.

MINI PINSCHER PUPS - champion lines, AKC tails & dew claws. 4 males & 1 Female. $350.(865)385-2842.

HOUSECLEANER - Individual to HOUSECLEANER

FRENCH PROVINCIAL - dining set.

Table w/3 leaves, buffet, china cab., pads for table $1000. 2 wingback velvet chairs, light blue, $50/ both. Sofa, coffee table, wood, very unique design on sides, must see, $300. (865)216-2062

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC, West German bldlns,3 M, 3 F, vet ck’d. health guar. $700. 865-322-6251.

HAVENESE PUPS AKC, home raised, health guar. 262-993-0460. noahslittleark.com

ADVANTAGE

FAST $$ CASH $$ 4 JUNK AUTOS

Action Ads

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DOBERMAN PUPS, AKC, Sire XL natl & intl champ - 125 lbs, Dam Lrg Russian champ. - her sire was 2013 World Champ. $900. Credit cards accepted. 615-740-7909

STANDARD POODLES AKC - Ch. ped.

Health guar. 8 wks. M, F $800.

(865)654-4977

Merchandise Antiques Antiques & Collectibles See booths 27, 65, and 80 for interesting collectibles, linens, art, tools, tins, silver, china, glass, primatives, and much more. 620 N Campbell Station Rd. (at exit 373).

Appliances

GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty

865-851-9053

2001 E. Magnolia Ave. Auctions QUALITY ANTIQUES Meek’s Antique Auctions Chattanooga, TN SUN. March 6th, 1pm English & French Antiques WWW.LESMEEKSAUCTIONS.COM 423-875-9828 Tal#2730 Fl#2388

ADOPT: A loving Mom, a devoted Dad, and a bright future are waiting to welcome your baby! Expenses paid.

Anne & Colin.

1-877-246-6780 Love, Security & Happiness are waiting.

We are hoping to adopt & share our life with a baby. Exp. Pd. Visit www.nicoleandmikeadopt.com or call (800) 509-1939

109 PC. JOHANN HAVILAND BLUE GARLAND CHINA - 12 place settings + extra serving pieces.$200.00 (865)386-8470

Lawn & Garden CUB CADET - Zero turn, 46” cut, 23 HP, $2400/b.o. 37 hours. Phone (865)457-8793 DR POWER GRADER 48”, remote control, Pull with ATV or riding mower.

New $1500, sell for $600. Needs new battery. (423)921-9001 JOHN DEERE GX 335 - 54” deck, 291 hrs, like new. $4995 obo (865)5990516

Merchandise - Misc.

KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT Complete Treatment System Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com (618)351-7570

UTILITY TRAILERS

Everett studio piano, style 31, exc cond, 1 owner, $800. (865)223-1227

Sporting Goods BARRETT CROSSBOW QUAD 400 - target, bows, cover, $350/b.o.

(865)457-8793

Store Fixtures

STORE FIXTURES CLOSEOUT Gondolas, bookcases, office chairs, wire racks, pallet racks, shrink wrap collector shelves. No clothing or slat board. Maryville, (865)984-3960

1 BR Apt Now Available ELDERLY OR DISABLED COMPLEX A/C, Heat, Water & Electric Incl, OnSite Laundry, Computer Center & Resident Services Great location! On the Bus Line!

Close to Shopping!

Rent Based on Income, Some Restrictions Apply Call 865-523-4133. TODAY for more information

1 BR APTS. Oak Ridge, TN 865-482-6098

FIRST SUN FINANCE

We make loans up to $1000. We do credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call today, 30 minute approvals.

See manager for details.

865-687-3228

Real Estate Sales

Homes Unfurnished 2 BR SMALL HOUSE - Hyman Rd. Powell. Refrig, stove. Small pet OK. $500/mo. (865)661-5848 3BR, 2BA RANCHER - LR, large eat in kit., deck & carport, off Merchants Rd. near Pleasant Ridge, No pets, $900 per mo. $900 dep. (865)254-8417

Condos Unfurnished

North

BY OWNER, Beautiful 2BR + sunroom, 2 car gar. Large Villa. Close to I-75, Emory Rd. Excellent schools, $124,900. (954)547-2747.

West FARRAGUT. 2 stry, 3-4 BR, 2.5 BA, 3 car gar., prof. landscaping w/irrigation, fncd bkyard, great family nghbrd. comm. pool, $299,000. 865-388-2387

Lake Property 3BR, 2BA 1600 SF, Lake View, Norris Lake, Sugar Hollow dock area. $185,900. (937)417-7978.

Manufactured Homes I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES 1990 up, any size OK 865-384-5643

For Sale By Owner

$121,900 8 year old house and 44 acres at 1245 Snake Hollow Road, Sneedville.

House has 3 bedrooms 2 baths, total of 1,056 square feet. New hardwood laminate floors in living area, new interior paint, and a new wood burning stove. Owner will finance with $6,100 down. Call Bill at 877-488-5060 ext 323

BY OWNER, Beautiful 4BR, 2 1/2BA on 1/2 acre fenced yard in Powell Subd. Granite counters & SS appls. with community pool, exc. schools, Brickey, Powell, Powell High, 1417 Wineberry Rd. Powell, $267,777.

Call (954)547-2747.

Real Estate Rentals Apartments - Unfurn.

1 BR EFFICIENCY APARTMENT TALIWA GARDEN South (off Chapman Hwy) Ground level, new carpet $415 577-1687

CONDO CLOSE TO UT HOSPITAL - 1930 Cherokee Bluff, 2 BR, Close to U.T. Hospital 2 car garage,gas appliances fireplace, Washer and Dryer.

Gated with guard. Could offer furnished (865)809-6436 CONDO IN FARRAGUT - 3 BR, 2.5 ba, 2 car gar. W/D conn., sec. dep. req. 1 yr. lease. $1300/mo. (865)384-2839

HALLS - 2 BR, 1.5BA, no pets. $625/mo. $550 dep.

Doyle 254-9552 LARGE, LUXURIOUS 3BR Airy condo in West Knoxville, retirement comm., 3BR, 3BA, Door man, upper bracket, 865-250-3019.

SEQUOYAH SQUARE 3636 Taliluna Ave., Sequoyah Hills, 1BR condo, appx. 750 SF, great nghbrhd., close to downtown & UT, $750 mo., 1 yr. lse. 865-607-1747.

WEST UNFURN. CONDO - Wrenwood Subd. Community pool, 2 BR, 1 BA, LR, kit., DR, appl, W/D.$700 + dep.

No pets or smoking. Close to Turkey Creek. Extra storage. (865)966-9202

Duplx/Multplx UnFurn FTN CITY, brick duplex, 2 BR, nicely finished, all appls + W/D, $675 mo + $500 dep. (865) 384-8532 NORTH NEAR I75 FTN. CITY - Elder Apts. 1 BR, all ammenites, W/D conn., quiet, priv. No smoking, no pets. $475. (865) 522-4133.

Waterfront Rentals LAKE CHEROKEE - Lots from $1500 to $2200, water, sewer & power, full service marina, restaurant, pool, 40x80 pavillion, Call Mike, (865)828-5300.

Rooms Furn/Unfurn MIDDLEBROOK INN • Best Deal in WEST KNOXVILLE • Only $104.50 wk + tax • HBO & ESPN & Comcast • 2 Rooms avail. only • On KTC Bus Line • Near Wright’s Cafeteria 588-1982 (Keep Trying)

1,2,3 BR $355 - $460/mo.

GREAT VALUE RIVERSIDE MANOR ALCOA HWY 970-2267 *Pools, Laundries, Appl. *5 min. to UT & airport www.riversidemanorapts.com

Tools AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR TOOLS & Equipment. Call for more information.

(865)254-3086

MORNINGSIDE GARDENS

Consolidation Loans

ALL SIZES AVAILABLE 865-986-5626 scott@knoxtrailer.com

Musical

BROADWAY TOWERS 62 AND OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site.

Immediate housing if qualified.

Section 8-202.

865-524-4092 for appt.

TDD 1-800-927-9275

SENIOR OR DISABLED HIGH RISE FACILITY

Furniture ALL FUNITURE ELECTRONICS ETC. - Moving sale, wood book cases, Large LED TVs, file cabinets, computer desk.hutch, queen bedroom suite etc.. Make offer. (919)338-4127

FLEXSTEEL LOVESEAT - like new, Paid $800; will take $400. Great cond.

(865)523-9482

CAVALIER KING CHARLES pups, M, 2 blemhien & 3 tri colors, fully ACA reg. pure bred, POP, vet ck’d, S&W. $800. (270)932-9600; 270-405-6660.

Adoptions ADOPT: - A loving couple hopes to adopt. We would love to hear what your hopes and dreams are for your baby. Please call Jen & Dom 866-270-6969, text 646-915-7890, www.jenanddomwishtoadopt.info

Financial

AUSTRAILIAN SHEPHERD pups, 6 wks, ASCA reg., males, fem., merles & tris. 1st shots, (865)250-0403.

General Services

Vehicles Wanted

Buy & Sell fast!

Call 423-449-8433

clean housestoor condos.

Excellen Individual clean houses or references.

Reasonable rates. condos. Excellent references.

Contact Mary (865)692-9725.

Reasonable rates. Contact Mary (865)692-9725

Trailers

Wheels/Recreation

COME VISIT US AT OUR NEW STORE 168 MAIN ST. CARYVILLE, TN EXIT 134 JUST BEHIND SHONEY’S

BUYING OLD US COINS

90% silver, halves, quarters & dimes, old silver dollars, proof sets, silver & gold eagles, krands & maple leafs, class rings, wedding bands, anything 10, 14, & 18k gold old currency before 1928 WEST SIDE COINS & COLLECTIBLES 7004 KINGSTON PK CALL 584-8070

Dogs

BOSTON TERRIER AKC REG. CHAMP..

MALES AVAIL. FOR STUD. $500 stud fee. (865)805-0931, info call Janet

LOADED STARTING @ $9,999 WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER!

Collectibles

CILLINI ITALIAN mahogany dining set w/lg. china cab. Kimball french prov. sofa. Lane leather sec. sofa.

Italian coffee & side table. (865)6752393; 300-5029

Sport Utility Vehicles GMC YUKON - 1999. 4 dr, black, needs motor, $2,000. (865) 755-7203.

FORD F-150 - 2014. 4x4 blk sprcab 5L V8 XLT XMradio, backup cam, pwr wnd, drs, lcks, mirs,pdls, rear gls, tow pk, SYNC, trailer brake, magnaflow exhst, chrm pk, bd linr, steps, like new, lots of warranty. low miles! 15,500 mi., $31,000.

(865)202-3864.

HIGHLAND MEMORIAL CEMETERY - 4 plots together. $7,550 for all.

(317)727-2764

Apartments - Unfurn.

Announcements

BEST DEAL OUT WEST! 1BR from $375. 2BR $550-$695.

No pets. Parking @ front door.

(865)470-8686

Real Estate Commercial Commercial RE Lease PRIME LOCATION FOR SERVICE RELATTED BUSINESS 970 SF Office Bldg. in exc. cond. 3 large offices, recep. area, storage rm., Data wired.

Cent. H&A, Large 8 ft. fenced storage area w/3 gates. $1100 mo. 1 year min. lease. 865-765-1123, 865-539-1145.

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THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 13 Knoxville Children’s Theatre presents “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m.

Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: 2083677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 20 Tennessee Stage Company New Play Festival, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays.

Info/tickets: 546-4280.

THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 15 Selected works by artist Kay List on exhibit, Envision Art Gallery, 4050 Sutherland Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Friday. Info: kaylistart.com; envisionartgallery.com; 438-4154.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 Clarence Brown Theatre: Season For Youth Student Matinees, 9:30 a.m., Ula Love Carousel Theatre, UT campus. Performance of “A Lesson Before Dying.” Recommended for mature middle schoolers and up. Info: clarencebrowntheatre/season-for-youth.

The Foothills Craft Guild JuryFest.

Membership applicants must reside in Tennessee, and crafts must be of original design produced within the past two years. Info: foothillscraftguild.org; Bob Klassen, klassenbob0619@gmail.com, or Ken Shipley, shipleyk@apsu.edu.

“Getting Your House in Order” seminar, 2-3 p.m., Turkey Creek Medical Center, 10820 Parkside Drive, classroom #1. Free; registration required. Info/ registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (836-6682) or Tennova. com.

“The Legacy and Challenge of Suffrage: Votes for Women in Tennessee” Brown Bag Lecture, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Speaker: Wanda Sobieski. Free and open to the public. Info: 215-8824 or EastTNHistory.org.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, MARCH 9-10 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Fort Sanders Senior Center, 1220 W. Main St., Sevierville.

Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, MARCH 10 Appalachian family square dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Sponsored by Knoxville Square Dance. Music by The Hellgramites. Callers: Leo Collins, Stan Sharp and Ruth Simmons. No experience necessary. Admission: $7, $5 students and JCA members. Info: jubileearts.org.

CAC AmeriCorps Opportunity Fair, 1-5 p.m., John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. For students/adults ages 18-25 interested in a year of national service. Positions include: Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Ijams Nature Center, city of Knoxville, University of Tennessee and more.

“Ready, Set, Sow: Don’t Jump the Gun,” Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented

by Master Gardener Barb O’Neil. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MARCH 10-11 AARP Driver Safety class, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Karns Senior Center, 8032 Oak Ridge Highway. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 10-13 The Downtown Knoxville Boat Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Doors open: 2-9 p.m. Thursday; noon-9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Admission: $9, children under 10 free. Info/ schedule: downtownknoxvilleboatshow.com or on Facebook.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11 Clarence Brown Theatre: Season For Youth Student Matinees, 9:30 a.m., Ula Love Carousel Theatre, UT campus. Performance of “A Lesson Before Dying.” Recommended for mature middle schoolers and up. Info: clarencebrowntheatre/ season-for-youth.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Knox County Health Department Community Room, 140 Dameron Ave. Info: Katheryne Nix, Katheryne.nix@knoxcounty.org or 215-5170.

The Gibson Brothers and Lonesome River Band, 7 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/ tickets: 684-1200; Tennessee Theatre box office; all Ticketmaster outlets; KnoxBijou.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and The 5th Dimension in concert, 8 p.m., Civic Auditorium, 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave. Tickets start at $35. Info/tickets: knoxvillesymphony.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 Cinderella Project of TN Glam Day, 10 a.m.4 p.m., St. John Nuemann School Gym, 625 St. John Court. Open to all high school girls who are in need of the perfect prom dress. All dresses first come, first served. No fees or soliciting. Info: Kelly DuCote, 3041090 or Kjducote23@outlook.com; Leea DeWitte, 941224-5520.

The Freight Hoppers Old-Time String Band, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Rescheduled from Jan. 23. Tickets: $14, some discounts available.

Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

Happy Travelers trip: Powell Playhouse production of “Harvey,” 2 p.m., Jubilee Banquet Hall, Callahan Road. Bus leaves North Acres Baptist Church, 12:45 p.m.; Expo Center, 1:15 p.m. Info/reservations: Derrell Frye, 938-8884 or 254-8884.

Ijams Creative Series: Making a Gourd Birdhouse, 1-3 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Ages 10 and up. Fee: $20; includes all materials.

Info/registration: 577-4717, ext. 110.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road.

Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee.

Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

National Girl Scout Day, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., American Museum of Science and Energy, 300 S Tulane Ave., Oak Ridge. Free admission to AMSE and the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge for Girl Scouts in uniform and their families. Info: 576-3200 or amse.org.

“Pruning Roses” hands-on workshop, 10:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Catholic Church, 620 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Presented by Master Gardeners Carolyn Kiser, Carolyn Noey and Marsha Lehman.

Bring pruners, gloves and kneeling pads. Info: knoxcountymastergardener.org or 215-2340.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

Scavenger Hunt, Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Cost: $50/team. Proceeds benefit Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont. Info/registration: 4486709; gsmit.org/hunt.html.

The Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival featuring Darryl Worley, 8 p.m., Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, 2525 Dreammore Way. Info/tickets: SMSWF.com or 604-9066.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 12-13 “Raw Material” – Living Art workshop, 3-5 p.m., Emporium Annex Studio, 100 S. Gay St. Info: circlemoderndance.com.

SUNDAY, MARCH 13 Clarence Brown Theatre: Sunday Symposium with Dr. Michelle D. Commander, 2 p.m., Ula Love Carousel Theatre, UT campus. Post-performance discussion on “A Lesson Before Dying” and its themes. Info: clarencebrowntheatre.com.

Sing Out Knoxville folk singing circle, 7-9 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Open to everyone.

MONDAY, MARCH 14 All Over the Page: “Landline,” 6:30 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

TUESDAY, MARCH 15 Computer Workshop: “Introducing the Computer,” 2-4:15 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration required. Info/registration: 215-8700.

“Women’s Pay Equity: Why It Matters To You!” forum, 6:30-8 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Info: Anne Loy, anneloy@comcast.net, 281-9689; Linda Murawski, murawskil@aol.com, 607-8032; Knoxville-tn.aauw.net.

TUESDAYS, MARCH 15-29 “Melville Madness,” 6:30-8:00 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. A 3-part guided discussion of “Moby-Dick,” facilitated by UTK’s Dr. Dawn Coleman. Part of UTK’s Melville Festival to be held April 7-8. The public is invited.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Knoxville Symphony League Spring Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Cherokee Country Club. Check-in, tablescapes viewing and book signing, 10:30 a.m. Guest speaker: cookbook author and southern hospitality expert Ginny McCormack. Performance by Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster, Gabriel Lefkowitz.

Reservations deadline: March 7. Info: 765-1660.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17 “On a Hill Far Away” presented by the WordPlayers, 11 a.m., North Acres Baptist Church sanctuary, 5803 Millertown Pike. Cost: $10, includes lunch after presentation. Reservation deadline: Monday, March 14.

Info/reservations: 254-8884.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MARCH 17-18 KSO Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series: “Pictures at an Exhibition,” 7:30 p.m., Tennessee

Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: knoxvillesymphony. com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18 Cafe Mortel, 1:30-4 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Everyone welcome. Info: 588-8813.

World Storytelling Day with the Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association, 1 p.m., Boys & Girls Club of Maryville, 510 S. Washington St., Maryville.

Donations appreciated. Info: Sheri Liles, 680-8453, spinningmaid@gmail.com, smokymountaintellers.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 18-20 Women in Jazz Jazz Festival. Variety of concerts and activities in various venues.

Concert tickets: knoxtix.com. Info: Kelle Jolly, 622-7174; womeninjazzjamfestival@gmail.com; womeninjazzjamfestival.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 19 Arbor Day celebration, 1-5 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway. Free; donations appreciated. Info: marblesprings.net; 573-5508; info@marblesprings.net.

“Civil War Genealogy on the Internet,” 1-3 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Preregistration, valid email address, good Internet searching capabilities required.

Info/registration beginning March 7: 215-8809.

East Tennessee Kidney Foundation’s Lucky Kidney Run and Irish Festival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Market Square. Festival features: live music, dancing, vendor booths, and kids’ inflatables and midway games. Info/ Run or walk registration: etkidney.org.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road.

Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee.

Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

“A Night in Old Havana” ETTAC fundraiser, 6:30-10 p.m., Lighthouse Knoxville Event Center, 6800 Baum Drive. Includes: authentic Cuban food and music, a Latin dance showcase, casino game tables, a silent auction, a coffee and dessert bar, cigars bar and door and raffle prizes. Tickets: $25. Tickets: ettac.org/ nohregistration2016.html; 219-0130, ext. 221. Info: Mat Jones, 219-0130, ext. 228, or mjones@ettac.org.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Sarah Rysewyk, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

Seymour’s spring Roads and Rivers Day, 9 a.m.-noon, Seymour First Baptist Church, 11621 Chapman Highway. Volunteers will receive gloves, safety vests, litter pickers if wanted, and water. Info: Amparo Flores, 405-9958.

Spring Hike: Fort Loudoun Fort Tour, 2-3 p.m., Visitor Center, 338 Fort Loudoun Road, Vonore. Leader: Ranger Joshua Kirby. Info: 423-884-6217.

Wild Bird Eggstravaganza, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., UT Gardens. Learn to attract birds to a home garden and create natural crafts. Kids leave with bird house, a bird feeder, a bird nest model and an egg model. Activities include egg hunt and photo opportunity with Easter Bunny. Cost: $6. For ages 12 and under. Registration deadline: 5 p.m. Thursday, March 17. Info/registration: tiny.utk.edu/eggstravaganza.

Yard sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway. Spots are $10 or donate items to the youth section of the sale. Info: 690-1060.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 19-20 “The Secrets of Fine Art Photography” presented by J Way Photography, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Cost: $200. Info/ registration: 214-6364.

MONDAY, MARCH 21 Computer Workshops: “Word Basics,” 5:307:45 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215-8700.

“Introduction to Beekeeping” class, 6-9 p.m., Clinton Community Center in Clinton. Open to anyone interested in beekeeping. Sponsored by the Anderson County Beekeepers Association. Info/registration: 4638541 or clowden@comcast.net.

“Ready, Set, Sow: Don’t Jump the Gun” workshop, 1-2 p.m., Davis Family YMCA, 12133 S. Northshore Drive. Presented by Master Gardener Barb O’Neil.

Free and open to the public. Info: 777-9622.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, MARCH 21-22 Advanced iPad/iPhone for Seniors, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: Monday, March 21. Info/ registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.

TUESDAY, MARCH 22 An evening with best-selling author Erik Larson, 7 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Larson will discuss his latest book, “Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania.” Info/tickets: http://www.knoxbijou.com.

Auditions for “Snow White & Rose Red,” 4:307:30 p.m., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. By appointment only. Fourteen available roles; ages 9-18. For appointment: email Dennis Perkins, dennis@childrenstheatreknoxville.com, including name, age gender and preferred time.

“E-Commerce and Online Shops” professional development seminar, noon-1 p.m., the Emporium, 100 S. Gay St. Cost: $5 members of Arts & Culture Alliance/$8 nonmembers. Info/registration: 523-7543; sc@ knoxalliance.com.

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health & lifestyles NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK

Heart-stopper Close one puts voice of the Lady Vols on the road again As the long-time voice of the Lady Vols basketball team, sports announcer Mickey Dearstone has seen his share of barnburners and heart-stoppers.

But the burning in his chest after the March 2, 2015 remote broadcast of the Lady Vol Illustrated talk show on WNML (The Sports Animal) wasn’t “the worst case of indigestion times 100” he thought it was – it was a real heart-stopper, a heart attack that sent him to the emergency department at Parkwest Medical Center and started him on the path to a healthier lifestyle.

In fact, the 62-year-old sportscaster says the three days a week he puts into the Parkwest Cardiac Rehab program at Fort Sanders West has not only helped him shed pounds and feel better, but has literally saved his life.

Known as “Phase II,” the program includes three days each week for 12 weeks. Each session is two hours with one hour of medically supervised and monitored exercise and an hour-long group education.

“If you have a heart attack, stent or bypass, you’re crazy if you don’t do it,” said Dearstone, whose right coronary artery was almost 90 percent blocked before being reopened with a stent placed by Parkwest cardiologist J. Michael Harper, MD. “You’ll never be as healthy as you could be if you don’t do it. I was an athlete when I was in school, and I still play golf but that was the only workout I ever did. So I wasn’t in the best of shape anyway. I’m an ex-smoker; I quit smoking back before I started gaining that weight.”

“I was 61 and I was probably the youngest person here,” said Dearstone, program director for WNML. “I’m not going to lie to you and say that there wasn’t a time or two when I thought, ‘What am I doing here?’ But then I started working out, and I began feeling better.”

He weighed 195 when he had the heart attack, but within a few short weeks he had shed 17 pounds of body fat and had learned not only what to eat, but how and when he should eat. “The classes that were more helpful to me were the ones on nutrition,” he said.

Mickey Dearstone enjoys interacting with the staff at Parkwest Cardiac Rehab.

He’s pictured here with registered nurse Amy Dale.

“I had to learn not to count calories, but how to stop eating when I wasn’t hungry. Once I learned to do that, or rather once I started making myself do that, I was fine.”

Fine, that is, until April 29.

That was the day when cardiac rehab staff noticed that Dearstone seemed to be tiring more easily than usual during his workout. “I was watching the monitor and his heart rate began to drop: 70, 60, 50 … ,” said registered nurse Karen Kirkland, who was keeping close watch on Dearstone via his heart monitor.

“About three minutes into my workout on the bike, I literally got so weak I could not pedal the bike,” said Dearstone, whose heart rate had dropped to 42. “It was almost like I was riding the bike and hit a brick wall. So I got off and went and sat down.” Within seconds, he found himself surrounded by Kirkland, respiratory therapist Shelli Hendee, exercise physiologist Rhonnda Cloinger and registered nurse Amy Dale.

“I told them, ‘I feel weak. I am going to pass out,’” said Dearstone, whose heart rate had fallen to 15 beats per minute. “The next

thing I know, I went into cardiac arrest and when I woke up, I’m lying on my back.”

“He slumped over and at that point, he was gone – totally unresponsive, no respiration, no pulse,” said Dale, who immediately began chest compressions on him. “I only had to do the compressions for maybe 30 seconds, and we began to see some response.”

When he opened his eyes, Dr. Manisha Thakur, a primary care physician whose offices are just down the hallway, was with him, and an ambulance was on its way from Parkwest. “By the time Dr. Thakur was here she didn’t have to do anything, but she was here to provide backup if we did need her,” said Dale. “We just wanted to make sure that Mickey was stable, and then let EMS get him to the hospital.”

After another angiogram and

night in Parkwest, it was determined that Dearstone’s frightening episode was caused by a reaction to his heart medicine, which was reduced by half a dose.

“A lot of people would say, ‘They darned near killed him,’” said Dearstone with a laugh. “But no, actually, Amy saved my life. I’ll always be grateful for that. If I had been someplace else, I probably would have died. What if I’d been on the golf course instead of being here on a heart monitor?”

Dearstone rebounded well enough to not only continue the program, but to complete it. Then, as an extra precaution, he chose to continue with the “Phase III” maintenance program on his own.

“When I started out doing just three minutes on each machine (stationary bicycle, elliptical, treadmill and arm ergometer), I knew I had a long way to go,” he said. “Now, I can do 50 minutes

of cardio and not even be breathing hard.”

He’s also lost 23 pounds to reach his college weight of 173, and vows he’ll continue with the program “until I can’t do it anymore.”

“The other day a guy asked me, ‘How much weight are you doing those curls with?’ I said, ‘Twenty pounds in each hand.’ And he goes, ‘Show off!’” Dearstone said with a laugh. “Now, if I was next door at Fort Sanders Health & Fitness Center, they’d laugh at me for doing just 20 pounds. But that’s the difference: I’m not competing against somebody 30 years old who has been working out for a long time.

I’m not competing against anybody. A lot of people my age would be intimidated to go to a regular gym. But there’s no intimidation here because they’re all in the same boat. I’m not trying to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger.”

Maybe not, but many were surprised to see Dearstone behind the microphone for the SEC tournament just two days after his heart attack, and then again two weeks later in Spokane as the Lady Vols battled Gonzaga in the NCAA regional playoffs.

The Lady Vols won, 73-69, to advance to the Spokane Regional Finals, but it was a heart-stopper: the Lady Vols shot only 32 percent from the floor and trailed by 17 points before making 21 of 22 free throws to win.

“After the game, I was going to get something to eat, and as I was getting on the hotel elevator, I met Cierra Burdick, a senior on the team, getting off,” Dearstone recalled. “I said, ‘C.B., what the heck?! One heart attack isn’t enough for a man so you have to try and give him a second one?’

She laughed and said, ‘Sorry about that, Mickey D! At least you’d die doing something you enjoy.’”

Parkwest Cardiac Rehab helps patients develop healthier habits Leaving the hospital with a new heart disease diagnosis calls for a new lifestyle.

Often this lifestyle change begins with a cardiac rehabilitation program. At the Parkwest Cardiac Rehabilitation Outpatient Program (CROP) at Fort Sanders West, a combined program of education and exercise helps patients grow in physical strength and knowledge, allowing them to easily manage their heart condition and reduce their chance of future hospital visits.

Upon arriving at CROP, patients are thoroughly evaluated based on individual knowledge, needs and preferences. An

exercise physiologist assesses each pa- they can achieve the same results at home tient’s abilities and creates a personal fit- or by joining a gym, the majority change ness program to meet their cardiac goals. their mind after a visit to cardiac rehab.

Thereafter, most patients follow an apKaren Kirkland, RN CMM, works pointment schedule of three days a week with patients at rehab for three months. and states, “We hear a lot Exercise at Cardiac Rehab involves a that patients thought the combined use of stationary bicycles, elexercise they were doing liptical machines, treadmills, weights before a heart event was and steps. During activity, each patient enough or the right kind of exercise, but after they is supervised by a heart monitor. As a patient’s heart grows stronger, their exattend cardiac rehab they ercise regimen is adjusted for maximum tell us they learned that benefit.

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The constant monitoring and adjustment offered at cardiac rehab ensures that patients’ efforts in healthy living are not in vain.

Patients repeatedly state that it’s well worth the time to improve their health and change the course of their lives.

You can learn more about cardiac rehabilitation and heart health at TreatedWell.com under the Clinical Services section, or call Parkwest Cardiac Rehab at 865-531-5560.