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BUZZ Local artist featured Friday Sharon Gillenwater loves animals. It’s obvious in her artwork. Her five cats occasionally sunbathe in the attic studio of her West Knoxville home. She is one of 15 local artists who will be featured in the 42nd Annual Spring Art Show hosted by the Tennessee Artists Association (TAA) this weekend. The show is 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 1, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at the former Dance Tonight Studio next to the Fresh Market in Western Plaza. A First Friday reception is 6-8 p.m. on Friday.
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The 2016 Show House sparkles
The 2016 Knoxville Symphony League Show House, located at 1316 Legacy Cove Way
Wendy Smith’s story on page A-3
Bearden High seats in budget Bearden High School’s auditorium will get a re-do as part of $6 million in capital projects to be funded from unspent bond money. The BHS senior committee working to rehab the auditorium was told the budget includes $300,000 for theater seats. Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre presented his budget to the school board last week. The overall budget is $453.5 million, $15.5 million or 3.54 percent over the fiscal year 2016 budget. McIntyre said KCS and the Knox County Finance Department reviewed the school system’s capital budget and physical plant upgrades accounts and “determined that during the period from 2008 through 2014 approximately $6 million was accumulated in savings largely from roofing projects that came in under budget ($3.9 million).� Chris Caldwell, the county’s finance director, said bond funds are maintained separately from the KCS operating budget. That’s why the unspent money didn’t roll into the schools’ fund balance. “We draw down funds as we spend them,� he said. So the good news is – Bearden High gets new auditorium seats and the school system has found $6 million it didn’t previously know it had. The bad news is – why didn’t it? And how odd that $6 million in needed projects appeared to match exactly the found funds. – S. Clark
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By Wendy Smith The Knoxville Symphony League Show House is always an architectural gem filled with fresh decorating styles by local designers. The trend continues with the 2016 Show House, located in Legacy Cove at Rocky Hill, but with a few surprises. The first departure greets guests as soon as they come through the door of the traditional, 5,000-square-foot home by Johnson & Galyon. A music room, designed by William Bell, features a not-so-traditional steampunk theme that brings together fixtures made with foil-leaf-treated pipes, a copper foil-leaf ceiling and walls applied with rice paper painted to resemble leather. The room is an off-beat reflection of a current trend in interior decorating: metallic elements. The trend is echoed through the entire house, from metallic embroidery on shower curtains to shimmering granite countertops. If you like the look, you can take
it home. As usual, most furniture and dĂŠcor is available for purchase at reduced rates. Another trend is a neutral palette with pops of color, says Elizabeth Garner, the chair of this year’s Show House. A designer herself, she’s enjoyed every moment of coordinating the event and has already agreed to serve again next year. She hopes to attract guests with some new offerings. Rex Jones of Bradford Catered A bright and airy great room by Westwood Antique & Design Market Events and his son, Bradford features a fireplace refinished by William Bell. Photos by Wendy Smith Jones, recently purchased the Lunchbox Market & CafĂŠ, and a pop-up Lunchbox store will be set Moore are both long-time Show Drive, provides outdoor mainteup in the house’s three-car garage. House participants. nance, including mowing, mulchOn-site food will make it conVisitors can participate in nine ing and window washing. venient for those attending work- different workshops and lectures Proceeds from the Show House, shops and lectures – another Show by purchasing a season pass. including those from a gift shop House first. Events include “Care The home itself is unique in that located in the upstairs bonus and Feeding of Your Antiquesâ€? it features accessible elements, room, support the Knoxville by Scott Bishop of Westwood like wide doorways and an eleva- Symphony Orchestra, now in its Antiques & Design Market and tor, which can be used by Show 80th-anniversary season. A single “Design Trends 2016â€? by Janice House guests. The brand new ticket is $15, and a season pass is Moore and Rachael Sheridan of neighborhood, located just west Town House Interiors. Bishop and of Morrell Road on Northshore To page A-3
AG says drug war ‘a colossal failure’ By Wendy Smith The Farragut West Knoxville Chamber of Commerce hosted a panel discussion on drug use at last week’s Breakfast Speaker Series event. While it wasn’t a business-related topic, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Deputy Lee Tramel said drug problems touch everyone. “It’s an epidemic of Biblical proportions.� Tramel sat on the panel with Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen and Criminal Court Clerk Mike Hammond. Drug problems used to be limited to certain parts of town, and Farragut wasn’t one of them, Allen said. But that’s changed. “Nobody’s immune from this problem.� The judicial system is facing a major shift in the way it handles drug offenders. The War on Drugs was a colossal failure, she said. According to a list she receives from the Knox County medical examiner, there were 84 overdose deaths last year. Just over 80 days into 2016, there have been 43. The primary culprit is heroin, which
Moderator Mike Arms with panelists Lee Tramel, Charme Allen and Mike Hammond at the Farragut West Knoxville Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Speaker Series event at Fox Den Country Club Photo by Wendy Smith appeals to young adults because it’s cheaper than pills. Tramel estimates that 99 percent of those in jail are there because of drugs, at least indirectly. The county houses approximately 1,200 inmates every day, and 23 to 25 percent are mentally ill. “It’s no place for a sick person to be.� The county is closer to having a
safety center than ever, but many details need to be addressed, he said. Allen agrees with the concept, but struggles with deciding who should be prosecuted and who should be sent to a safety or rehabilitation center. It could take three different forms − a mental health facility, an addiction treatment facility, or jail diversion for those committing low
level crimes, like public intoxication or disorderly conduct. Repeat offenders are good candidates for a safety center, she said. Those offenders are costing the county money, said Hammond. Two Sessions Court repeat offenders owe over $1 million each. “All the stakeholders are coming together. I think we can pull this off,� said Allen.
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Time to prune A trio of master gardeners led interested participants in a hands-on workshop at the Demonstration Gardens at All Saints Catholic Church, accomplishing a dual purpose. The participants got to learn the hows and whys and practice pruning KnockOut roses, and the roses got pruned!
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Workshop participant Kathy Thomas gets some instruction from master gardener Brian Townsend.
The free class was led by master gardeners Carolyn Kiser, Carolyn Noey and Marsha Lehman. A good group turned up for the class, knee pads, pruning shears and gardening gloves in hand, to learn from the experts. Tennessee master gardeners are trained volunteers who educate and train the public in
the latest gardening information and techniques. They also assist the University of Tennessee Extension Service with volunteer jobs that range from running plant clinics to answering phone requests for horticultural information to designing and implementing community involvement projects and master gardener training programs. Carolyn Kiser, Kathy Thomas, Brian Townsend and Rebecca Broom get Coming up during this started pruning the roses. Photos by Jonny Mocan busy season for the gardeners are several community workshops: Raised Beds: Build ‘em and Fill ‘em – 3:15 to 4:15, March 24, at Humana, 4438 By summer, Western Ave. Led by Michael these brown Powell “sticks� beDrip Irrigation: Putting It ing tended Together – 10:30 a.m. to noon, to by ReSaturday, April 2, at All Saints becca Broom Catholic Church, 620 N. Ceand master dar Bluff Road (Rain date gardener April 9). Led by Marsha Ann Carolyn Kiser Lehman, Barbara O’Neal and will be filled Janice Gangwer with roses. How to Buy a Healthy Plant – 1 to 2 p.m., April 18, at Davis Family YMCA. Led by Barbara Emery Info: www.knoxcounty mastergardeners.org
Marsha Lehman, one of three master gardeners on hand to lead the workshop, gives utensils a cleansing spray before the group begins the hands-on demonstration. Photos by Jonny Mocan Gardeners and would-be gardeners showed up to learn from the masters at the Gardening Class and Demonstration by Master Gardeners. The demonstration was held at the All Saints Catholic Church Demonstration Garden on Cedar Bluff Road.
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Gillenwater featured in TAA Spring Show
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Sharon Gillenwater loves animals. It’s obvious in her artwork and in her companions. Her five cats occasionally sunbathe in the attic studio of her West Knoxville home.
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But she also loves people, and enjoys painting and teaching them. That’s also reflected in the art that lines the walls of her studio, where she teaches oil painting two days a week. She is one of 15 local artists who will be featured in the 42nd Annual Spring Art Show hosted by the Tennessee Artists Association (TAA) this weekend. The show is 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 1, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at the former Dance Tonight Studio next to the Fresh Market in Western Plaza. A First Friday reception is 6-8 p.m. on Friday. Gillenwater devoted herself to painting after retiring from the Air Force and expanded the hobby by becoming a Bob Ross certified instructor. “It was a new thing. It was frightening, but I found I loved it,� she says of teaching. She later attended the Liliedahl School of Classical Oil Painting, where she spent nine weeks immersed in landscapes, still life, and portraits. She now teaches using the techniques she learned from Johnnie Liliedahl. During her classes, students paint canvases that she has sketched so that everyone is painting the same
Artist Sharon Gillenwater relaxes in her home studio with furry friend Lukas. thing. Students bring food and wine, which makes the classes festive. She’ll have 15 paintings in the show, including one that was a TAA project. The group meets every third Tuesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Drive, and each month, artists are given an assignment. “My Dog� is the result of an assignment to paint with black, white and one other color. The TAA seeks to provide fellowship and encouragement to fellow artists, to assist in the personal development of art skills and to develop market outlets for works of art on a cooperative basis. Info: tnartists. org
Also on First Friday The opening reception for a retrospective of former West High School art teacher Owen Weston will be 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 1, at Broadway Studios and Gallery at 1127 N. Broadway. The exhibit runs through the end of the month.
The First Friday opening of “Masterworks: From the Estate of Carl Sublett from the 1950s through the end of the 20th Century� will be 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Bennett Galleries, 5308
Kingston Pike. Sublett (1919-2008) was the founding member of the art group “The Knoxville Seven� and a long-time art instructor at UT. The exhibit runs through April.
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From page A-1 A hobby/craft room, by Todd Richesin Interiors and Closets by McHenry, could inspire anyone to be creative. Photo by Wendy Smith $25. on Wednesdays, April 13 The Show House opens and 20. com; Rosina Guerra, rosinag@ â– West Hills Community Assoto the public on Saturday, Parking is available at earthlink.net or 588-5250. ciation. Info: Ashley Williams, April 9. The final day is Rocky Hill Baptist Church, 313-0282. â– Historic Sutherland Heights Sunday, April 24. Hours are 7409 Northshore Drive. Neighborhood Association. â– West Knox Lions Club meets 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday Shuttle buses will take guests Info: Marlene Taylor, 951-3773, 7 p.m. each first and third through Saturday and 1-5 to the house. Info: www. taylor8246@bellsouth.net. Monday, 8529 Kingston Pike. p.m. on Sunday. Special knoxvillesymphonyleague. Info: knoxvillewestknoxlionâ– Lyons View Community Club evening hours are 5-8 p.m. org meets 6 p.m. each second Monday, Lyons View Community Center, 114 Sprankle Ave. Info: Mary Brewster, 454-2390.
COMMUNITY NOTES ■Council of West Knox County Homeowners meets 7:15 p.m. each first Tuesday, Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info: cwkch.com. ■Family Community Education – Bearden Club meets 10 a.m. each third Tuesday, Central Baptist-Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive. Info: Shannon Remington, 927-3316.
■Family Community Education – Crestwood Club meets 10 a.m. each fourth Thursday, Grace Lutheran Church, 9076 Middlebrook Pike. Info: Ruby Freels, 690-8164.
â– Third District Democrats meet 6 p.m. each third Thursday, Cedar Bluff Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: Liz Key, 201-5310 or lizkey1@gmail. com; Isaac Johnson, 310-7745 or ijohnso2@gmail.com.
â– Fourth District Democrats meet 6 p.m. each fourth Tuesday, Bearden Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: Chris Foell, 691-8933 or foellmc@aol.
â– Toastmasters Club 802 meets 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday, Central Baptist Annex, 6310 Deane Hill Drive. Info: 802. toastmastersclubs.org.
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â– West Knox Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each second Monday at Red Lobster on Kingston Pike.
MILESTONE Charles Johnson has been named to the Fall 2015 dean’s list of the Florida Institute of Technology.
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A-4 • MARCH 30, 2016 • BEARDEN Shopper news and traffic lights but small enough to get from here to there. Tennessee football has tradition. Prep prospects We are told Butch Jones may not make the connecis about to succeed as Tention past Peyton Manning nessee football coach. It is but parents might rememhard to fail. Check the facts. the most recent of six Marvin ber Recruiting success national championships. West proves that young people Some may recall Reggie who get a glimpse of the White. university are willing to Tennessee has a forever consider it for four of the record of 813-367-54, eighth most important years of ary extraordinaire. Neyland best. The Vols are second their life. was wise enough to once de- among SEC programs. They And why not? The school cline the honor of his name have won 13 conference is in a beautiful part of the on a mediocre basketball crowns. OK, none lately. world, on the banks of the building. For foresight, he Tennessee has 19 former Tennessee River. The Great was awarded first prize. players and four former Smoky Mountains are a It is truly difficult to fail coaches in the College Footspectacular backdrop. as Tennessee football coach. ball Hall of Fame. Many The stadium is a show- The region is blessed. There others have been honored place, an awesome sight and is fascinating weather, four for smarts. Their real-world sound when filled to over- distinct seasons, the gentle- contributions are invaluable. flowing. Even when empty, ness of jonquils, summer Colorful Tennessee it is a stately monument to cookouts, autumn leaves in football sidelights include the success of Robert Reese a variety of colors, an occa- checkerboard end zones, Neyland, legendary coach, sional snowfall. Knoxville the Vol Walk and Vol Navy. army general and vision- is big enough to have malls The team runs onto Shields-
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Watkins Field through a giant T formed by the Pride of the Southland marching band. The Vols have a mascot unlike any other, a genuine bluetick coonhound named Smokey. He howls in perfect harmony when the band plays Rocky Top. Rare, indeed, is the mascot with a book about his heritage. See “Smokey� by Tom Mattingly, UT Press, 2012. There was a time when Tennessee overspent on facilities. It has recovered. The prime purchase was a world-class building for training. Not far away are a state-of-the-art broadcast center, additional practice fields and a next-generation dorm under construction. There is even the possibility of green grass on the stadium field. Rented heat lamps encourage off-season growth. Jones couldn’t find a
valid excuse for losing even if he looked. He has almost unlimited recruiting funds, enough to go anywhere in pursuit of prospects. He is top 10 in salary with enough left over to attract any assistant he wants (Bob Shoops’ $1.15 million per year did not wreck the budget). There is always enough to bring in celebrity speakers to encourage or enlighten the team. Tennessee has terrific people supporting football, academic leaders, NFL connections, business contacts, a few hundred Vols for Life. Tennessee has a history of successful coaches. Neyland went 173-31-12. Bowden Wyatt, Hall of Fame as a player and coach, peaked quickly. His mark was 49-29-4. Doug Dickey, excellent organizer and strategist, might have dominated the SEC if he had stayed. He
won 46 of 65 games. Good guy Bill Battle won with his inheritance, dribbled down year by year and departed at 59-22-2. Yes, he was brilliant in business. John Majors, favorite son, accepted a difficult assignment, took a long time in reconstruction, was up, down and up in productivity and endured a controversial ending. His record was 11662-8. Phillip Fulmer had a best run of 45-5, won the big one, oversaw erosion and was pushed out with a hundred more victories than defeats. Derek Dooley failed. It wasn’t all his fault. Hiring him was mistake. It is highly unlikely that Jones will fall short. Best guess is lasting fame, maybe a statue or a street in his honor. Butch Boulevard sounds good. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com
Excavation provides fill dirt for Emory Road development By Betty Bean The west side of the gap in the ridge above the intersection at Clinton Highway and Old Callahan Road is home to the historic Powell Airplane service station. The east side is a massive excavation site where earthmoving equipment is eating away the hillside and massive dump trucks are hauling off the dirt. The property owner, Lonnie Harris, says he’s trying to flatten out the property – which is zoned agricultural and is a state-licensed borrow pit – to make it better suited to farming. He said he’s contributing to the economy by providing fill dirt for a new Kroger store on the old Powell Airport site on Emory Road. Thanks to a finger annexation several years ago, the former airport property, a low-lying, flood-prone wetland near
Beaver Creek, is inside the city limits. “Under state law I can do whatever I need to do to make my land more farmable. All the dirt that’s coming out of that is going into areas that are going to build commercial buildings. Yes, there’s a lot of dirt being moved, and it’s going to help increase the property tax base. Commercial property generates a lot more tax money. They need to fill 15 feet, and they had to get the dirt somewhere,� Harris said. Although Harris has had the borrow pit permit for 20 years, he blames the Knoxville-Knox County Hillside and Slope Protection Plan, adopted by the city in December 2011 and the county in 2012, for the excavation operation, which he concedes is unsightly but says is really nobody’s business but his own.
“When all these idiots like Tony Norman and Joe Hultquist (who jointly chaired the Hillside and Slope Protection Taskforce and presided over public meetings all over the county, at which Harris showed up to protest) tried to get this stupid hillside and ridge top plan through, what they succeeded in doing was making it so only the rich can afford to hold land. What they failed to realize is agriculture is usually conducted in the lower areas where it’s farmable. Residences are on hillsides. Now they’ve made it so hard to build anything there. This issue goes so deep, and the whole reason for it was so somebody else could confiscate somebody’s property so they can look at, because it’s pretty. ‌ It’s confiscating the wealth and value of
somebody else’s property.� Although the county has no authority over the borrow pit except to monitor erosion control and no jurisdiction over the new Kroger site, Norman, a former county commissioner who is now a storm water project manager and works with engineers, developers and citizens on storm water issues, isn’t enthusiastic about any aspect of Harris’s operation. “Chopping off a mountain and hauling it over to fill in a flood plain? That’s just awesome. Lonnie’s a champion. A flood plain’s got a function – to hold water and release it slowly. It’s a mess out there. I’ve already had a call from a fellow whose property adjoins the site where they’re doing all the fill, telling me, ‘You just wouldn’t believe how high the water in Beaver
A borrow pit operation is gouging out the side of a ridge at Clinton Highway and Old Callahan Drive. Creek’s getting.’ “Water’s got to go somewhere, and we’re going to have property damage from that. We’re going to see some dramatic effects.� Harris, who said he has 35 years’ experience as a commercial landscaper, said he’s going to improve the looks of his property
with this project. “Don’t judge the way this cut that we’re doing looks now. Wait till it’s all done. That takes a little time, sort of like cosmetic surgery. It looks really bad to begin with, but when it’s all settled and done, it looks better than it did to begin with.�
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Put me in, coach! I cannot remember a time when I didn’t know Johnny Majors. Or at least felt like I did, even though the closest I got to Neyland Stadium as a kid was when my brother and I listened to George John Majors Mo o n e y ’s vivid word pictures of Johnny weaving his way down the field, bouncing off guys twice his size. We knew he was tough as a gizzard, but I don’t think we fully appreciated how physically overmatched he was, or how smart. We were just proud he was ours. And when those of us of a certain age remember a Tennessee guy getting screwed out of the Heisman, we don’t automatically think of Peyton Manning because it happened to Johnny first,
Betty Bean and we don’t let go of that kind of stuff. And now, Johnny Majors, the quintessential underdog without an ounce of quit, has entered a new arena in his golden years. And he’s lining up with the underdogs. Tennessee is red as a red state can get. John Terrell Majors’ blood runs orange. His heart is unapologetically blue. He’s been easing into the world of politics over the last few years, primarily campaigning for former players Heath Shuler and Anthony Hancock. This year, Majors is campaigning for Democrat Gloria Johnson, and he clearly doesn’t give a damn who likes it. One of his old players, who wishes to remain
anonymous, explains: “He hates those damn right wing nut job Republicans, always telling people how to live,” adding that Majors is staunchly pro-choice and that he likely had many conversations about politics with his brother Joe, a longtime (and very influential) Nashville lobbyist. “Probably explains why he thinks almost everyone in Nashville is an idiot.” Last week, Majors was guest of honor at a campaign kickoff for Johnson, who was ousted from her 13th District state House seat in 2014 by her GOP challenger, a promoter of Christian music who benefited from a GOP sweep year and an avalanche of outside money – remember the ads comparing Johnson to Lane Kiffin? (Don’t ask. It won some kind of political consultant award, so it must’ve been successful.) Knoxville financial advisor David Moon, an Ala-
bama native whom Majors recruited away from Bear Bryant to play offensive tackle at Tennessee in the early ’80s, isn’t surprised by his coach’s latest incarnation: “He is a remarkably complex man. It’s hard for most people to believe that a man who is able to ride a person’s ass like he can also loves museums, the symphony and is a passionate naturist and conservationist. He loves the geography of East Tennessee and often talked about it to his teams. His Thanksgiving Day speech always included references to the beauty of the mountains, rivers, etc. As a 20-year-old, it was hard to believe that a tree hugger could be such a strict, unwavering disciplinarian.” At the end of his speech at the Johnson event, Majors turned to his candidate: “Coach Gloria, put me in. I got my chin strap on and I got my jock strap on. I’m ready to play.”
Ed and Bob at Sam & Andy’s Commissioner Bob Thomas greets his mom, Nelle Thomas, and sister, Barbara Thomas, at Sam & Andy’s. Some came to lobby, some came to complain. The Thomases came to eat and support Bob. Photos by S. Clark
Michele Carringer checks her cell phone while talking with Commissioner Ed Brantley and Sharon Smith at Sam & Andy’s in Fountain City last week. Brantley beat Carringer for his at-large seat and political rumors are hot that Smith’s husband, R. Larry, wants the post in 2018. But they all came together over a burger and fries at Sam & Andy’s. Photos by S. Clark
government Where does Haslam stand on parkway extension? What is going on with our TDOT Commissioner John Schroer, who is once again advocating the very expensive extension of the James White Parkway across the urban wilderness of South Knoxville? Schroer works for Gov. Bill Haslam. How is it he comes to the governor’s hometown, where he was mayor for seven years, John Schroer to advocate a controversial project? Was this with or without the governor’s approval? Mayor Madeline Rogero and Gov. Haslam are friends and even political allies on certain issues despite belonging to different political parties. Rogero has staked much of her mayoral term on stopping the James White Parkway and secured opposition to it from the local Transportation Planning Organization (TPO). That opposition should be honored unless rescinded. Now the Governor’s point-person on increasing the gas tax and roads comes to the city Rogero leads as mayor and re-starts the battle to build the James White Parkway which was buried three years ago. Is Schroer free-lancing here without Haslam’s knowledge or approval? Is he out on his own? What gives? It is hard to believe Schroer would do this without informing the governor. Legacy Parks and greenway advocates have lobbied hard to halt this project. Schroer has done very little to help Chapman Highway despite a clear need to act. Council members Nick Pavlis and Brenda Palmer are strongly opposed to the Schroer position. Pavlis has been an active advocate of
It’s past time to consolidate Parks & Rec Neighborhood activist Ronnie Collins visited with Knox County commissioners at the monthly Ed and Bob’s night out, held last week at Sam & Andy’s in Fountain City. Collins came to discuss a perceived lack of attention at New Harvest Park – a county-owned and countyoperated park that lies within the city of Knoxville. He compared programming at New Harvest with
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programming at The Cove at Concord Park where Knox County sponsors free concerts monthly during the summer and a holiday lights extravaganza at Christmas.
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the urban wilderness. Rogero has not personally lobbied state lawmakers on this issue and leaves it to her lobbyist, Tony Thompson. Her approach to lobbying is very different from Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett who does the heavy lifting himself on a direct basis with state legislators. He is more successful than Rogero in Nashville. ■ Rogero teamed with Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke to gain a one-week Senate deferral on a House-passed bill to allow certain citizens to de-annex under certain conditions. The mayors cited revenue concerns along with problems in providing emergency services. ■ Gov. Haslam has named two Knoxville residents, Madge Cleveland and Pete Claussen, to the Tennessee Heritage Conservation Trust Fund. Claussen is also on the Tennessee State Museum Commission with this writer. Cleveland was once office manager for Mayor Ashe. Haslam has also filled the position of Deborah DiPietro on the State Museum Commission with Eleanor Yoakum from Tazewell. She is a former commissioner in the cabinet of former Gov. Don Yoakum Sundquist. She chairs the board of First Century Bank with branches in Knox, Union and other East Tennessee counties.
But such consolidation should adopt the city’s model (and funding level) rather That pond ought to drain,” than the county’s. The pres“We’d like to see some out there a few years back. events at New Harvest,” said We had singers and danc- he said. “People come there sure for this will come from Collins. “We have the am- ers,” but he said it’s “too to get (drinking) water.” city residents, like Ronnie much work” for volunteers Knox County’s Parks & Collins, who have higher exphitheater but no events.” Commissioner Bob Thom- to organize an annual event. Rec Department is under- pectations than do residents as offered to tour the park It’s also expensive, Col- funded to start with. To outside the city. with Collins, and to bring lins said. The event was then add parks inside the Country folks are accusalong Doug Bataille, who funded with a one-time city, which is fair since city tomed to building ballparks heads the county’s depart- grant from the East Tennes- residents pay county taxes and such without calling the ment of Parks and Recreation. see Foundation. too, stresses an already un- government. But fair’s fair Collins is happy with the While he was at it, Col- derstaffed operation. and services like parks and park’s splash pad and walk- lins also talked about deteIt’s time, I think, to con- recreation should be spread ing trails. riorating conditions at the solidate the city and county evenly across the whole “We had a community county-operated Spring departments of Parks and community. day with 600 to 800 people Place on Loves Creek. Recreation. It’s time.
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SENIOR NOTES â– Cumberland Estates Recreation Center 4529 Silver Hill Drive 588-3442 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.
This camel was handcrafted in Beirut. Meriam Fox talks about her artwork.
Register for: “Escape to Africa� presentation by Ed and Lauren Langston, noon Wednesday, March 30. Super Seniors Pot Luck, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 6.
Jan Smalley gives a clue about her address. Check the mailbox.
■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. Flower Lovers Club meeting, 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7. Spring Fling and Bake Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 14. ■Larry Cox Senior Center 3109 Ocoee Trail 546-1700 Monday-Friday Hours vary Offerings include: exercise programs; bingo; arts and crafts classes. Register for: Law Talk: free seminars, Friday, April 1; Wills and Estate Planning, 9 a.m.
Lucille Cooper shows examples of the new rage, adult coloring with pencils.
Dixie Smith shows an exquisitely made quilt and pillow. Note the elephant pin. She’s a collector.
Friends make art together By Sandra Clark It’s said beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that’s sure the case with artwork at the recent “show and tell� at Sherrill Hills retirement community. Friends Dixie Smith and Meriam Fox have produced some impressive pieces by building jigsaw puzzles. A grandfather clock, for instance, took them six months to assemble. I didn’t ask how many
pieces! Dixie Smith is from Memphis. Her specialty was piece-made quilts, a hobby which she gave up when she sold her house. “I made some beautiful ones, though.� Meriam Fox lived in Beirut among other spots when she and her husband worked as missionaries. “We went for one year and stayed for four,� she says. A Lebanese woman drew on canvas and
taught her about the community’s art and culture. She gifted the Foxes an intricate camel which Meriam treasures until this day. Lucille Cooper has lived in Knoxville 14 years after moving here from California. She showed stitchery work from the past and her current passions – 3-D designs and adult coloring with pencils. Jan Smalley is from upstate New York, but traveled with her husband
during his military career. She moved to Knoxville to be close to her daughter. Smalley was the most prolific artist at the show, exhibiting latch hook, ceramics, needlepoint and painting. Her display was a temptation to purchase. “Oh, no,� she said. “We don’t sell at show and tell.� Oops. Interesting that with all the exhibitors, no two did the same work. And I’m ready for next year.
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Of blood and parachutes Then he took a cup and after giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (Matthew 26:27-28 NRSV)
Jen and Mark Hultz, with children Riley, Parker and Fletcher, take a deep breath after the Ebenezer United Methodist Chase Brown, Rylee Alt, Elliott Barkow and Emma Barkow get I have donated blood to silly as they dig into their Easter baskets. Church Easter Egg Hunt. Photos by Wendy Smith the Red Cross for years. There is a saying among Red Cross volunteers: “Blood is like a parachute; if you don’t have it when you need it, you won’t ever need lawn of the church as famiBy Wendy Smith it again.� The annual Ebenezer lies arrived for magic shows, In this Easter season, I United Methodist Church a petting zoo, balloon anithink about the blood of the Easter Egg Hunt was more mals, carnival food and a Lamb of God, poured out than a mad dash for candy. human-sized hamster ball. for our sakes. He freely “doIt was an explosion of fam- Boy Scout and Cub Scout nated� that blood we so desily entertainment designed troops provided instrucperately need, giving it willtion in knots and toothpick to draw the neighbors. ingly, out of obedience to the It worked. Cars filled the sculpting, and a Camp InFather and love for all of us. I have known pastors who were squeamish about blood, avoiding any mention of it during Holy Week. But the Jews of Jesus’ day Two-year-old Jack Harmon has a close encoununderstood about it. And ter with a llama before the Ebenezer United Jesus understood that he Methodist Church Easter Egg Hunt. was taking the place of the Jewish Passover lamb, bevention booth of- ties happened the Sunday coming the sacrificial Lamb fered hands-on before Easter. Everyone is for all of humankind. Herod and Pilate sent Jefun. familiar with egg hunts, so But the main they’re a great way to draw sus back and forth, each tryevent was a race people who don’t normally ing to avoid responsibility for 6,000 bright- attend church, said Ebene- for Jesus’ fate. Herod had ly colored eggs, zer United Methodist Assostrewn across a ciate Pastor Nancy Twigg. huge field roped “Hopefully, they’ll expeoff for different rience God’s love here and come back on Easter SunBrian Byrge helps Isabella Stutz out of a human hamster ball while her age groups. Community The festivi- day.� sister, Abigail, waits to take a spin.
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his soldiers flog him and put an elegant robe on him to mock him, then sent him back to Pilate. Pilate was uneasy about Jesus’ blood being on his hands, and so publicly tried to wash away his guilt in the matter. He ultimately left Jesus to the angry Passover crowd, who were shouting for Jesus’ execution. (Isn’t it odd that not one of that bloodthirsty crowd bothered to stand at the foot of the Cross and actually witness the agony of their victim?) The triumph of Easter is that untold millions stand at the foot of an empty cross and today worship a living Lord!
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First Baptist Church to host Karen Kingsbury By Carol Z. Shane “Unforgettableâ€? and “unput-downableâ€? are two of the many ways critics describe the novels of Karen Kingsbury. Fans of the popular author of the “Baxter Kingsbury Family Seriesâ€? and the “Angels Walking Seriesâ€? will get to meet her in person when she visits First Baptist Church of Knoxville this Sunday for “A Night with Karen Kingsbury and Her Family.â€? Kingsbury’s impressive rĂŠsumĂŠ includes a degree in journalism from California State University Northridge and a stint as a writer – covering sports and, later, crime – for the Los Angeles Times. After selling a true crime story to People magazine, she was contacted by a literary agent who wanted her to develop the story into a book. She wrote a proposal; the resulting bidding war brought her more money than she made in a year. As she says on her web-
site: “I quit my job the next day. I’ve been home writing books ever since.� Though she continued to write books about crime and murder, she grew dissatisfied with such distressing topics. Devoutly Christian, she began to pray for another direction in her work. “In 1995 I read Francine Rivers’ book, ‘Redeeming Love,’� she says, “and I knew I wanted to write books that glorified God for the rest of my life. That spring I wrote my first novel – ‘Where Yesterday Lives.’� Though her publisher loved it, “without sex scenes and strong language, they didn’t know what to do with it.� She received 30 rejection letters from other publishers. Finally Multnomah Publishers indicated interest, not only in the existing book, but in the possibility of two more. She’s now a New York Times No. 1 Bestselling Novelist with more than 25 million books in print, and America’s favorite inspirational author. Her latest book, “Brush of Wings,� was released yesterday, March 29.
She and her husband, Don, run the “One Chance Foundation� which is dedicated to “bringing home orphans.� They have six children, three of whom are from Haiti. FBC’s senior pastor, the Rev. Dr. Tom Ogburn, says, “We’re excited about bringing Karen Kingsbury to Knoxville. Her writings are encouraging, hopeful and redemptive, and we believe this evening with her and her family will reflect this same heart and spirit.� “A Night with Karen Kingsbury and Her Family� happens at 7 p.m. this Sunday, April 3, at First Baptist Church, 510 W. Main Street in Knoxville. Info: 546 9661 or visit fbcknox.org
Meetings/classes â– 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. Mondays through May 16. Info: 5229804 or sequoyahchurch.org.
Christian novelist Karen Kingsbury’s latest soon-to-be-best- Special services seller, “Brush of Wings,� was ■Westside Unitarian Univerreleased this week. Kingsbury salist Church, 616 Fretz Road, and her family will appear at holds meditation services First Baptist Church in Knox6:30 p.m. each second and ville this coming Sunday. fourth Wednesday. Includes quiet reflection, simple
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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 â– 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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McElroy is Bearden Elementary’s teacher of the year First grade teacher Emily McElroy has been named Bearden Elementary School’s teacher of the year, and her role in the classroom has been years in the makMcElroy ing. “I have wanted to teach my entire life,� says McElroy. “I had wonderful first and second grade teachers who inspired me to play school every night and fall in love with teaching.� As a sixth grader, she even had an article published in the local newspaper about why she wanted to teach. “I was very honored to be selected as teacher of the year. I was very humbled and motivated to continue learning and give my best.� This is her third year teaching at BES. She taught
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Sara Barrett kindergarten in Kentucky for two years prior. “My favorite part of teaching is watching the students light up when they finally master what they have been practicing. Each spring we plant vegetables to go with our plant study, and they always learn so much and have a blast along the way.� When she isn’t teaching, McElroy loves to travel with her husband and return to school with unique finds to share with her students. “Teaching is an important career where you can impact students and their families,� she says of an educator’s responsibility. “Embrace every child and enjoy watching each one learn new things.�
■West Hills Elementary participates in the following programs to help raise money for the school: General Mills “BoxTops for Education,� Campbell’s “Labels for Education,� and linking Food City ValuCards, Kroger Plus Cards and Target Red Cards to the school for points. Info: 539-7850.
Next stop: nationals By Sara Barrett The sound of a buzzer echoing down the hallway of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church may sound to some like an alarm clock. To Cedar Springs’ Science Bowl contestants, it is the sweet sound of competition. Freshman Josiah Boyle, sophomores Tara Conway and Tyler Fulghum and juniors Lily Turaski and Wesleigh Wright practice every other week at Cedar Springs. All four are homeschooled, and their team beat out more than 50 others in the state to head to nationals in Washington D.C. in April. Lily is the team captain, and for good reason. She competed in the Science Bowl for the last six years and has also volunteered at middle school level during competitions. “I have learned so much about science over the years, but astronomy is my favorite,â€? says Lily. “I took a class on it because of Science Bowl, and I fell in love with it.â€? Each team member has their specialty during competition, one of which does not necessarily pertain to science, believe it or not. Because of that specialty, the team even has their seating arrangement down to ‌ well, a science.
Cedar Springs Homeschool students Josiah Boyle, Lily Turaski, Wesleigh Wright and Tyler Fulghum take a break from practicing for the National Science Bowl competition. Not pictured is Tara Conway. Photo by S. Barrett Wesleigh is responsible for writing down each problem. She sits to Lily’s immediate right and is the go-to person for verification purposes. Her penmanship helps her team most, but Wesleigh has always had a love of science. “When I was little and I would get in trouble for something, my mom would take away my science book as punishment,� she says. Josiah, Tara and Tyler fill in around Lily and
Wesleigh. Josiah tends to focus on questions relating to physical and nuclear science, Tara’s strong suit is anatomy and Tyler specializes in energy and environmental science. As team captain, Lily has to know pretty much immediately who to turn to for the correct answer during each round. Each player has tried out the role of captain and has felt the pressure of split-
second decision making. “I have to know what our team strengths are,� adds Lily. Especially this year, since the new division team challenge has been added to the competition. Teams are given a problem and limited materials to find a solution. The Cedar Springs Homeschool team will travel to Washington D.C. to compete against teams from across the country April 28-May 2.
Kindergarten Round-up is April 12 Kindergarten Round-up for the 2016-2017 school year will be held in all Knox County elementary schools Tuesday, April 12. To enter kindergarten, children should be 5 years old by Aug. 15. To enroll their children in kindergarten during round-up, parents need to bring the child’s birth certificate, proof of up-to-date immunizations and health/physical examination, and proof of residency within the school zone. ■A.L. Lotts – 3:30-6 p.m. Info:
539-8611 ■Bearden – 3-6 p.m. Info: 9099000 ■Blue Grass – 4:30-6:30 p.m. Info: 539-7864 ■Cedar Bluff – 3-6 p.m. Info: 539-7721 ■Northshore – 3:30-6 p.m. Info: 670-4104 ■Pond Gap – 4:30-6:30 p.m. Info: 909-9040 ■Rocky Hill – 3-6 p.m. Info: 539-7844 ■Sequoyah – 3:30-5:30 p.m. Info: 594-1360 ■West Hills – 4-6 p.m. Info: 539-7850
Destination Imagination Global Finals returns to Knoxville Destination Imagination (DI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching students the creative process through hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and arts challenges, will host Global Finals 2016 from May 25-28 on the UT campus. More than 1,400 teams are scheduled to compete.
HEALTH NOTES ■Alzheimer’s seminar,
6-7:30 p.m. April 14, Wallace While the majority of the Memorial Baptist Church, 701 participants are from the Merchant Drive. Presented by United States, student East Tennessee Personal Care teams from countries such Service and Andrew Doughas Canada, China, Mexico, erty, president of MedinterPoland, Turkey and Qatar act. Free. Info/registration: will also be competing. 688-4343. This is the sixteenth con■Free Health Fair, 10 a.m.-2 secutive year UT will play p.m. Saturday, April 16, Tenhost to Destination Imaginova Inpatient Hospice, 7447 nation’s Global Finals. Andersonville Pike. Presented Info/agenda: http://globalby South College School of finals.org. Pharmacy’s Student Society
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This colorful painting by Scott Eakin will be on view at the Emporium Center this First Friday. Photos submitted
a gem next door By Sandra Clark Big Ridge State Park has a new park manager, Keith Montgomery, who has quickly embraced the public service and downright friendliness that sets this park apart. That was obvious last Saturday at the park’s annual day-before-Easter egg hunt which attracted some 4,900 visitors, based on the rangers’ car count. An event this big doesn’t happen by accident. It’s a treat for kids because of the hard work by park workers and volunteers and the financial support from individuals and businesses from a three-state region. Boy Scouts guarded the perimeter before each hunt. But back to Montgomery. He walked into the center of the scattered eggs to take pictures and start the hunt. He recruited the Easter Bunny (a nephew, Robert Allen) and even his wife, Tanda Montgomery, as the bunny’s sidekick. Montgomery previously worked at the Knoxville Zoo with a specialty in landscaping and outdoor event management.
Big Ridge State Park is just minutes away. Take I-75 north to the Hwy. 61 exit (watch for billboards touting the Museum of Appalachia). Turn right and travel about 20 minutes through scenic farms, quaint Andersonville where the speed limit really is 30 mph, and rugged Union County ridges. You will love this park. Here’s what the Legacy Parks Foundation website says about Big Ridge: Big Ridge State Park rests on the southern shore of Norris Lake, an impoundment of the Clinch River created by the completion of Norris Dam in 1936. Much of the park’s recreational focus centers on the 49-acre Big Ridge Lake where you can enjoy sand volleyball, tennis, horseshoes, basketball and softball. Recreational equipment may be checked out at the park office at no charge. The park’s sandy beach is a popular swimming area in summer. Seasonal Interpretive Rangers provide free weekly activities during the summer including guided hikes, mov-
Ellyonna Shelley and Sophie Cole of Andersonville get a new look, thanks to skillful face painting by Alexis Sivyer and Ashlynn Irick. Face painting was donated by Texas Roadhouse near Knoxville Center mall where Dallas Sluder is managing partner. Ashley Miller, store marketer, directed the effort. She said it’s a promotion for Kid’s Night every Monday at the restaurant. “We have free crafts, coloring, face painting and games from 5-8 p.m.” Info: 865-540-4150.
Kids in the 5-7-years age group dash into the circle to pick up plastic eggs. Every egg had a surprise.
Master potter of 37 years Lisa Kurtz will display her pottery at the Art Market Gallery beginning this Friday.
Artful abundance By Carol Z. Shane
Park manager Keith Montgomery photographs the egg hunt. ies, campfires, arts and crafts, nature programs and organized sports. Bicycling: Within the park, bicycles are allowed on the paved roads only, but there are miles of lesstraveled country roads surrounding the park that can provide hours of scenic riding for the road enthusiast. Camping: The Park maintains a 50-site campground, 19 rustic cabins and a large group camp area. For overnight backcountry camping, there are three designated campsites. Backcountry camping is free, but a permit is required. Leashed pets are allowed, but no pack animals. Fishing: Enjoy lake fishing year round along the shoreline with the exception of the swimming beach. There are a variety of fish on the lake, including bluegill, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and crappie. The boat ramp at the park is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Visitors may use their own electric trolling motors on park rowboats but gasoline outboards are not allowed on Big Ridge Lake. Hiking: Over 15 miles of hiking-only trails wind along the Park’s ridges and hollows, over old roadbeds, alongside the lakeshores and beside
cemeteries and remnants from early settlements. The park’s most prominent historical features are: ■ the Norton Gristmill built in 1825, now mostly a replica but the original mill race and millstones remain; ■ Indian Rock where a plaque marks the site of the 1794 ambush of Peter Graves; ■ a small monument at Lon Sharp Cemetery recalls the 18th-century Sharp’s Station believed to have been located near the cemetery; and ■ the Norton Cemetery which houses the grave of Maston Hutcheson (18261910), who according to local lore is responsible for hauntings in the area. A few minor remains of Hutcheson’s house are still visible at the junction of the Ghost House Loop Trail and the Big Valley Trail connector. Paddling: While private boats are not allowed on the spring-fed lake within the park, rental canoes, paddleboats and rowboats are available during the summer. Paddlers can access the boat ramp at Norris Lake on the western section of the park, just past the park entrance. There is no access during the winter due to the lake’s low water level.
It’s spring! The dogwoods are budding and the daffodils are making way for the tulips. April’s First Friday approaches and, along with it, a smorgasbord of ways to see Knoxville at its finest and most artfully abundant. The big draw this weekend is, of course, the Big Ears Festival, which Rolling Stone has called “America’s biggest musical gathering of the ambitious and avantleaning,” and which last year featured “toe-dipping stations for 20th-century composition, contemporary indie-rock, abstract electronics, jazz, folk, ambient and Syrian pop.” Alongside all that 21stcentury sonic fabulousness will be an array of visual art on display. The longest-running, with exhibitions in place through March 10, 2017 – is “Art in Public Places,” part of this year’s Dogwood Arts Festival. Large-scale sculptures, selected and awarded by Brooklyn, N.Y. native, Afro-Cuban sculptor, and president of the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance Isaac Duncan III, can be viewed downtown and at McGhee Tyson airport. While you’re downtown, stop by the Emporium Center for the Dogwood Arts Regional Fine Art Exhibition. Food and beverages will be offered from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, and you can mingle with some of the 43 artists whose work made it into this juried show. At the Art Market Gallery, drop in after 5:30 for refreshments, live music by Matt Tillery, and an exhibition by ceramic artist Lisa Kurtz and photographer Dennis Sabo. Kurtz, who’s been a pot-
ter for 37 years, says, “My work in clay is a love affair with the material itself.” She explains that because the material is so malleable, texture plays an important part in her pieces. She enjoys exploring the contrast between “raw, earthy stretched slabs of clay and smooth, polished wheelthrown forms,” and prefers to integrate both techniques into each of her pieces. “I am excited about having my work as one of the featured artists at the Art Market Gallery this month, because I have been working on new glazes and forms,” she says. Kurtz, who lives and works in Knoxville, teaches drawing at Pellissippi State Community College and pottery at Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, Tenn. Art of a different kind is on view at Holly’s Corner on Central Avenue, beginning at 6 p.m. with “Cupcake Wars,” in which entrants vie for prizes in a cupcake decoration contest. Admission for viewers is free, and cupcakes are available for purchase. Take a jaunt a little further north for “An Evening with Owen Weston” at Broadway Studios and Gallery. The reception begins at 5 and features light refreshments. Weston, who has taught art for several decades at West High School, has put together a retrospective of his work. All in all, it’s one artful weekend! Info: www.dogwoodarts. com, www.theemporium center.com, www.art marketgallery.net, www. holly seventfuldining.com, www.broadwaystudiosand gallery.com. Send story suggestions to news@shopper newsnow.com.
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French exchange student settles in Pierre Ribardierre hails from the Normandy region of France and for the past nine months has made quite an impression as a Rotary Youth Exchange student in Tom King Knoxville at Webb School. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learned to love fried chicken, water skiing, beef jerky and Chickfil-A. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fun-loving 17-yearold from a small village â&#x20AC;&#x201C; La Chapelle Montiligeon, about two hours from Paris. As a sophomore at Webb School he will have two more years of school in France before graduation. He is fluent in French, Japanese and English. Pierreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exchange is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Farragut. He was on Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team, the JV wrestling team and in the Robotics Club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really enjoyed both soccer and wrestling and in wrestling I could use my Judo,â&#x20AC;? he said. He holds a Brown Belt in Judo and a Black Belt in karate. Jared Frazier, Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer coach and social studies teacher, says of Pierre: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not only has he had a positive impact in our classroom, Pierre has made a major impact on the soccer team and the school community as a whole. Pierre is outrageously kind, thoughtful and genuine in his interactions with everyone.â&#x20AC;?
His mother is Japanese, his father a Frenchman. He lived in Japan for five years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As you can see I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Frenchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; face,â&#x20AC;? he said when speaking at Farragut Rotary. Webb Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liz Gregor, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multicultural coordinator, says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Academically, Pierre is one of our stronger exchange students. His teachers have glowing recommendations about him. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very polite and courteous and his language skills are very good!!!â&#x20AC;? Last Wednesday he moved in with his third host family, the Jacobs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dr. Jacquelyn Jacobs and Stanton Jacobs. They have twin boys, Connor and Kyle, who are seniors at Webb and were on the soccer team with Pierre. He says school here has been easier for him. His school day in France runs from 8 a.m. to around 5:30 or 6 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My school has about 1,000 students with 30-35 students in each class. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier to get help from the teachers here at Webb since we have only about 15 in each class. We take more subjects in France and we have a lot more homework. Our teachers are very strict in France compared to here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been a great year and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not over yet,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x2013;
Open Streets Knoxville seeking vendors Open Streets Knoxville, a free event promoting physical activity and community interaction, will be held 1-6 p.m. Sunday, May 15. During Open Streets, a 1-mile stretch of Central Street, from Willow to Scott, Old City to Happy Holler, will be closed to all motorized traffic, allowing participants a day of shopping, playing, exercising and socializing all on
foot or two wheels. The family and pet friendly event will feature free games, classes and activities for all ages and abilities. Open Streets Knoxville is accepting applications from vendors interested in donating services, sponsoring the event or hosting an activity. Info/application: openstreetsknoxville.com.
BIZ NOTES â&#x2013; Bart McFadden is the new president/CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley the Johnson City native will begin working in Knoxville on March 28, just in time for the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest fundraiser of the year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Gift of Hope Luncheon on March 29. He holds both bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees in sports management from East Tennessee State University.
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Poker Night fundraiser at 6 p.m. Friday, April 8, at the new SouthEast Bank in Farragut. Tickets are $50. You can email Matt Jerrell for more information at mjerrell@gemserve.com Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a Rotarian for 28 years and past president of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be reached at tking535@gmail.com
â&#x2013; J. Randolph Reisser M.D., vascular and general surgeon, has opened his new medical practice at Tennova Vascular and General Surgery in Turkey Creek. Same-day appointments are available. He specializes in minimally invasive procedures for abdominal aortic aneurysm as well as carotid artery, peripheral vascular and renal artery diseases. He earned his medical degree from the UT College of Medicine in Memphis, where he subsequently completed his internship and residency.
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â&#x2013; Waste Connections has given $2,500 to Beaumont Magnet Academy to send all qualifying students to the June 3-6 safety patrol trip to Washington, D.C. Company officials were at Beaumont on March 28 to show the â&#x20AC;&#x153;VOL Truckâ&#x20AC;? and provide information on recycling. Waste Connections holds the city of Knoxville contract to provide garbage and recycling pickup. â&#x2013; Erika Tookes, who works for Merial in Knoxville, was named outstanding commercial representative of the year at the recent Tennessee Veterinary Medicine Association convention. Since 1909, the Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association has worked to
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advance the science and art of veterinary medicine. Info: www.tvmanet.org â&#x2013; John T. Winemiller, a partner with Merchant & Gould, has been inducted as a fellow to the American Bar Foundation. Winemiller is based in Knoxville where he focuses on patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright litigation. He joined the firm in 2008 and was promoted to partner in 2013. He earned a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree and doctorate in music history and theory from The University of Chicago. He was a professor at The University of Chicago and The State University of New York at Stony Brook before becoming an attorney.
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Parkwest team donates to InterFaith Clinic The medical staff at Parkwest Medical Center has donated $20,000 to the InterFaith Health Clinic to support its efforts to provide affordable medical care in East Tennessee. Pictured are Dr. Bill Campbell; Dr. Jeff Fuqua; Melissa Knight, executive director IFHC; Dr. Mitch Dickson; Dr. Paul Naylor, chief of staff at Parkwest; Dr. Mitch Weiss and Rick Lassiter, CAO of Parkwest.
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Funky, eclectic vintage in Knoxville Jeff Bolin and wife Amie met through their mutual love of all things nostalgic. Amie loved repurposing furniture. Jeff had other interests.
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Nostalgia on McCalla owner Jeff Bolin in his vintage clothing booth Photos by Cindy Taylor
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“I’ve been collecting antiques and vintage since I was 12 years old,” said Jeff. “I had an obsession with 1950s items.” It didn’t take long for their personal partnership to branch out into co-ownership of two unique shops. The two refer to their shops as funky, eclectic vintage stores. Nostalgia was established in West Knoxville more than nine years ago by Amie. Nostalgia on McCalla came about six years later. Jeff manages the McCalla shop while Amie manages the original store in West Knoxville. Jeff does metal work, but his current obsession is vintage clothing. He has a booth in the McCalla shop along with eight other artists and more than 30 total dealers. “I enjoy matching a customer with just the right piece of vintage clothing,” said Jeff. “I love all my artists and dealers and I love this store. My vendors all have different flairs and tastes. I am the most blessed shop in Knoxville.” The shops are great places to browse for household items, vintage clothing, books, jewelry, furniture and more. Artists have booths where customers can purchase pottery, metal art, paintings, etc. All art is lo-
cal and original and prices are surprisingly affordable. Pottery artist Scottie Baxter displays her work at Nostalgia on McCalla. “Jeff is constantly improving the store and recruiting new vendors,” said Baxter. “A lot of people don’t realize what an eclectic place it is.” Baxter mentioned that many of the creations carried are upcycled, repurposed and made from reclaimed items. Natural yarns are a newer addition to the shop. From mid-century mod-
ern to steampunk, the variety of items available in the shops draws all ages, dispositions and bargain hunters. The Bolins make their store available for a few local club meetings as well. Jeff says the area is very up-andcoming. “There are new businesses moving into the block and we are within walking distance of the Old City,” said Jeff. “During First Fridays we are open late and have outdoor events, music and food.” The Bolins say their shops are best described as epito-
mizing the reduce, reuse, recycle mentality, and that Nostalgia supports the entrepreneurial spirit of its vendors by providing a space where artists and craftsmen can sell their creations, teach others and collaborate to exchange ideas. Nostalgia in Bearden is at 5214 Homberg Drive; 5840832. Nostalgia on McCalla is near the east end of the Old City at 1401 McCalla Avenue; 622-3252. Visit Facebook. com/NostalgiaOnMcCalla. Check the shops for hours. Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail. com
‘Art of Recycling’ exhibit in April Sculptures created by eight University of Tennessee art students that incorporate materials provided by steel recycler Gerdau will be on public display April 1-17 at the Knoxville Convention Center. “The Art of Recycling” sculpture exhibition celebrates April’s National Recycling Month and is a partnership among Gerdau, Dogwood Arts and the University of Tennessee sculpture program. The sculptures will be unveiled in a public ceremony Friday, April 1, at 10 a.m. In February, Gerdau’s Knoxville steel mill opened its scrap yard to the students, along with John Powers, UT assistant professor of sculpture. The group selected more than two tons of discarded metal and steel, provided free of charge by Gerdau, and gained inspiration for new works of art. “I am delighted that our students again have the opportunity to participate in this wonderful experience,” said Powers, who has worked with the project since 2014. “We appreciate Gerdau’s generosity and hospitality. The access and support they provide are key to this event’s success. The students’ creative juices are flowing, and they are eager to reveal their works to the public.” The partnership always has resulted in new works of art, but 2015 was the first time it culminated in a public art exhibition. The
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he practice of family law has become increasingly important to our everyday lives as more and more families are faced with the realities of divorce and postdivorce, including matters of spousal support, child custody, juvenile court issues (required to protect children in situations where the parents aren’t married) and myriad other compli- Attorney Rebecca Bell Jenkins cations, misunderstandings and disputes whom they were granted custody at the time of the that can arise. None of us is trained to divorce. It is not a rare thing handle these matters, and so we look to an expert to hear of grandparents like local attorney Rebec- attempting to become ca Bell Jenkins, a skilled guardians of children legal practitioner with a whose parents have become addicted to drugs or focus on family law. Bell Jenkins reminds alcohol or for some other us that situations change reason are not giving a in life, so it is not at all child the care and attenuncommon to need to ad- tion he or she deserves. These are all matters just certain legal aspects of a divorce. In addition, that Bell Jenkins, who sometimes court-man- has offices in both West dated spousal support or Knoxville and Powell and child support is not paid has been licensed to pracin a timely manner, or at tice law since 1995, deals all. Disagreements occur with daily. She says family law over the division of property as was directed by deals with personal issues over which people usually the court. “Post-divorce issues become extremely emooften come up,” Bell Jen- tional. “In our practice we kins says. “Maybe what worked two years ago isn’t know that it is extremely working now. Occasion- important to really listen ally the parenting plan to our clients. For each client in our office, their needs to be adjusted.” The conduct of a custo- case is the most impordial parent can sometimes tant one in the world. work to the detriment of We know this, and we the child or children for pride ourselves on listen-
ing carefully and also on making certain that they understand every aspect of their case and how it will be handled. This is the most productive way to have the desired legal outcome.” In addition to her legal experience, Bell Jenkins is also a Rule 31 Listed Family Law Mediator. This means that she can serve as an independent third party in a discussion between the two parties and their attorneys as they attempt to work out their differences without going to court. “In mediation we try to help the parties craft their own agreement instead of having … a lengthy trial that ends with a judge issuing a ruling that neither party is happy with,” she explains. Bell Jenkins can be reached through a central telephone number – 6912211 – that serves both the West Knoxville office in Franklin Square and the Powell satellite office.
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“Deep Roots” by UT sculpture program student Brian Hoppers is one of eight sculptures in the Art of Recycling sculpture exhibition that runs April 1-17 at the Knoxville Convention Center.
Knoxville Convention Center remains an enthusiastic supporter of the project. Participating UT students include Shane Coe, Will Evers, Brian Hoppers, Erica Mendoza, Marisa Mitchell, Patty Tinsley, Charlie Waddle and Anna Weible. Around the world, Gerdau transforms millions of metric tons of scrap into steel every year. The company’s Knoxville mill recycles discarded steel into reinforcing bar, which is used to support concrete in new bridges, buildings and other structures.
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of Jesus performance. In addition, Via Crucis has now grown to two re-enactments: one at All Saints and one at Holy Ghost Catholic churches. Via Crucis is a live reenactment that takes spectators through 14 stations, starting with Jesus being sentenced to death by Pontius Pilate and ending with his burial in the tomb. Those who attend walk together as a group from station to station. All Saints and Holy Ghost Hispanic members were joined by Hispanic members from Sacred Heart Cathedral. They rehearsed every Sunday for two months, created costumes and gathered props. Antonio Dianas, who organized the first presentation five years ago, directed the Holy Ghost performance, assisted by Tomas Tomas, with Alejandro Samano directing at All Saints. Father Miguel Velez, who works with the Hispanic community, and Father MiRoman soldiers lead Jesus, played by Jesus Valles, away after being condemned to die by Pon- chael Woods, pastor at All Saints, also participated in tius Pilate. the drama.
By Sherri Gardner Howell
Via Crucis has grown since the dramatic re-enactment of the 14 Stations of the Cross was first presented by the Hispanic community in Knoxville five years ago. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presentation featured a cast of 60 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not including participation from Caiaphas, played by Fernando Barquero, leads the shouts for the crowd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and had nine countries represented in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crucificalo!â&#x20AC;? at Station One.
Helping lead a cast of 60 plus spectators from the crowd through the 14 Stations of the Cross dramatic presentation are Father Michael Woods and Father Miguel Velez. The outdoor presentation, Via Crucis, was held at All Saints Catholic Church and Holy Ghost Catholic Church simultaneously on Good Friday. Photos by Nancy Anderson
Jesus, played by Jesus Valles, takes up his cross at Station Two.
Jesus, played by Jesus Valles, comforts his grieving mother, Mary (Angelica Mojica), at Station Four of the Via Crucis drama presented by the Hispanic community at All Saints Catholic.
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A fallen Jesus (Jesus Valles) gets lashes from a Roman soldier, played by Miguel Esquivel, as another soldier, Jorge Hercules, looks on at the enactment of the Via Crucis at All Saints Catholic Church.
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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
A blessing for body, mind and spirit In the last 18 months, Debra Hinson, 50, has lost nearly 100 pounds. The Sevierville resident said she has revamped not only her body, but her mind and spirit as well. “I have been on every diet that you can possibly think of my whole life,” Hinson said. “Grapefruit diet, cabbage soup. But nothing worked for long. “I have always been heavy. My family is heavy. I’ve tried cutting my food in half, diet plans and programs, Fen-Phen, just about anything,” she said. “At one point I was up to 267 pounds.” Facing sleep problems, depression, arthritis and a very high body mass index, Hinson turned to Jonathan H. Ray, MD, a surgeon at the Center for Bariatric Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. After reviewing her case, Dr. Ray recommended sleeve gastrectomy, a minimally invasive weight loss procedure in which the stomach is reduced to about 25 percent of its original size. The remaining stomach, instead of being kidney-shaped, is shaped more like a tube or sleeve. The surgery is performed with laparoscopic instruments, typically through five small incisions in the abdomen. “The sleeve gastrectomy is the most common weight loss operation performed in the world,” said Dr. Ray. “It’s a less complex operation with lower risks and costs, providing near comparable weight loss and improvement or resolution of co-morbid conditions as compared to more complex procedures. This is very attractive to most patients.” He performed Hinson’s procedure in September 2014. Dr. Ray said most patients lose a significant amount of weight and keep it off with a sleeve gas-
trectomy. “They can do well with surgery if they will change their living habits. They need to become accountable and more active, eat better and exercise,” he said. And that’s what Hinson has done. Always an exerciser and runner, she still runs three or four days each week. “I have a love-hate relationship with running,” she said with a laugh. “I started running before the surgery, and I actually ran the Covenant Half Marathon in 2011 at 225 pounds. It took me three hours and 30 minutes to run it. I ran the full marathon before surgery, too. It took me six hours and 19 minutes. So now I’m working up to running the marathon again at a lower weight.” She added that her eating habits have undergone the biggest change. “Portion control has been an issue. Now I don’t have a choice,” she said. “Once you have this surgery your portion control is made for you. If I eat more than I should, I’ll be sick.” Hinson eats a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet. For breakfast she might have a whole-wheat English muffin with turkey bacon and ham. For lunch she has a chicken breast or tuna and a salad. And dinner? She plans that out ahead of time. “Tonight it’s salmon, quinoa and sautéed spinach,” she said. “Food preparation, that’s a big thing. Planning your meals is a big, big help. I shop and plan for the week, and planning is your success. This is not just a diet; it’s a lifestyle change, and to be successful you have to plan.” Hinson acknowledges the weight could come back if she overeats, because her stomach could enlarge again. “I could graze all day and gain the weight back,
or I can eat the way I should eat. My choice is to eat the right way,” she said. Most patients, Dr. Ray said, are successful in their weight loss goals. “The majority of patients, can keep off the weight long-term if they adhere to the proper bariatric diet, adequate exercise, attend support groups and regular follow up visits,” said Dr. Ray. He noted that a benefit of the surgery is its positive effect on chronic health conditions. “Most patients having this surgery have chronic health conditions. Type II diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, obstructive sleep apnea usually markedly improve or resolve following weight loss surgery. This results in a reduced number of medications needed as Debra Hinson has lost well as in nearly 100 pounds substantial thanks to turning to savings on Jonathan H. Ray, MD, a the cost of surgeon at the Center medicafor Bariatric Surgery at tions. Fort Sanders Regional “L e ss Medical Center. than one percent of patients have any major complications, and most people go home within 36 hours of surgery. Most only have mild discomfort following the surgery and by one week start you a healthy bariatric diet,” Dr. Ray c a n said. do it. Our “Our biggest thing is, if you’re commitment ready to make a change and ready to you is that we will be to make a commitment, you can with you through your entire jourdo fine. If you’re ready to live it ney and for the rest of your life.” out and be supported by other paThe Center for Bariatric Surtients who have walked the walk, gery offers a number of support
The ‘how?’ and ‘why?’ of bariatric surgery Obesity has become a significant national health issue. Our society is overweight. The foods we eat are often poor choices and can lead to obesity. Morbid obesity, defined as having a BMI over 35 and being at risk for obesity-related health issues, is closely correlated with serious medical conditions including heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. The Fort Sanders Center for Bariatric Surgery is the answer to the prayers of many who battle obesity and its accompanying issues. Bariatric surgeons Dr. Mark Colquitt and Dr. Jonathan Ray have helped more than 2,200 patients lose close to 200,000 pounds through a combination of surgical, spiritual and emotional support. The atmosphere at the Center for Bariatric Surgery is one of support and encouragement. Many of our staff members have undergone bariatric surgery and use their experience to help others be successful on their journey. The surgeons offer two main options for their patients: laparoscopic gastric bypass (usually done as a robotic procedure), in which a smaller stomach pouch is created and a portion of the small
groups for patients after their bariatric surgery. Hinson attends a monthly group at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. “I go to a monthly support group,” said Hinson. “It’s always informational. They ask whether you’re having problems or pain, and we swap recipes. This month they went shopping to read food labels, which is great. It’s always a learning process.” Hinson said her sleep problems have resolved, and she no longer struggles with depression. “I’m within 27 pounds of my goal weight, and I’m still working on it,” she said. “I think when you go on a diet and it works for awhile, and then it doesn’t work and you fail, that brings you down. Since I had ‘the sleeve’ and have lost the weight, my self-esteem has come up. I’m not taking antidepressants. I feel better all around.” Hinson said she would recommend Dr. Ray and his staff to anyone thinking about bariatric surgery. “I have recommended Dr. Ray to anyone who has come to me and said they were interested. He is the most inspirational and compassionate man. His bedside manner is great, and he’s a friend. He puts himself in your shoes. He’s truly there with you. “I would do the surgery again in a heartbeat,” she added. “All I can say is, it’s a blessing and I’m glad I had the opportunity to meet Dr. Ray. He’s great and this has been a godsend for me. I know I’ll have many more years to go with what he has given to me.”
TIPS FOR SOCIAL EATING SUCCESS For everyone trying to lose weight, attending a social event can often cause anxiety. Whether it is dinner with friends or a girls/ guys night out, remember, being social and overeating don’t have to go hand-in-hand. Here are some tips to consider:
■ NEVER ARRIVE HUNGRY. Eat every three to four hours, and always have a healthy snack with you such as a protein bar or raw almonds, so you don’t arrive feeling famished. ■ EAT PROTEIN FIRST. Protein helps with metabolism, keeps you full longer and may help you cut down on those carbs that are so tempting.
Drs. Mark Colquitt and Jonathan Ray serve patients at the Fort Sanders Center for Bariatric Surgery. intestine is rerouted to the pouch; and sleeve gastrectomy, which removes a portion of the stomach and creates a narrower digestive tube. “The safety of bariatric surgery has improved greatly,” Dr. Colquitt said. “Today, the surgical risk of the procedure is comparable to having a gallbladder removed.” “But in order for bariatric surgery to succeed, people have to commit to making the lifestyle
changes to support the choice,” Dr. Colquitt said. Dr. Ray added, “Our team will be there for the patient before and after the procedure. We can get them to the door, but they have to walk through it. “Our goal is to promote health and wellness and support an obesity-free lifestyle,” they say, “and to help our patients become more productive – and fully engaged in life.”
■ DRINK WATER OR OTHER NON-CALORIC BEVERAGES. Coffee and tea, which are very low in calories, are staples. Avoid alcohol and sugary drinks. Alcohol can lower your inhibitions, making “bad choices” hard to resist. ■ CHEW GUM. Chewing sugar-free gum can satisfy your oral fi xation and curb your appetite. ■ CHEW SLOWLY. Eating a meal quickly inhibits the release of hormones in the stomach that induce feelings of being full, resulting in overeating. ■ PUT YOUR FOOD ON A PLATE. Picking foods from one plate to the next can add up quickly. Seeing how much you eat will allow you better control your caloric intake. Remember, socializing is about family and friends instead of eating. If you end up overindulging, give yourself a break. Get right back on track the next meal – not the next week – by recommitting to healthy eating and regular exercise.
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The Fort Sanders Center for Bariatric Surgery is now a designated Center of Excellence! If you are struggling to lose weight, please attend our free seminar to learn about the benefits of bariatric surgery that go beyond weight loss. Visit www.fsregional.com/bariatrics for more information and seminar dates.
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4000 SF Office/Warehouse with dock & drive in, prime location Middlebrook Pk. $3,000 mo. 2000 SF Office/Warehouse drive in bay, Papermill, $1,300 mo.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 3 The Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee meeting, 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Program: Jim Harb will demonstrate falafel making. Cost: $4 plus a vegetarian potluck item.
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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 30 Line dancing, noon-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 31-APRIL 2 Big Ears festival, various venues. Info/tickets/ schedule: bigearsfestival.com.
FRIDAY, APRIL 1 First Friday Comedy, 7-9 p.m., Saw Works brewing, 708 E. Depot Ave. Free comedy showcase featuring Atlanta comedians Ian Aber and Hayley Ellman. First Friday Knoxville “The Next Level!!!” 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jubilee Banquet Facility, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Adult party featuring multiple DJs. Advance tickets: $10, 1stfridayknoxville-tnl.eventbrite. com; Simply 10, 2043 N. Broadway; Gams’ Hair Fashions, 1524 University Ave; 615-995-9093. First Friday opening reception for Carl Sublett exhibit, 5-8 p.m., Bennett Galleries, 5308 Kingston Pike. Featuring: “Masterworks from the estate of Carl Sublett from the 1950s through the end of the 20th Century.” Exhibit on display through April 30. Info: 584-6791. Opening reception for exhibit by Owen Weston, 5-9 p.m. Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway. Exhibit on display through April 30. Info: BroadwayStudiosAndGalley.com. Opening reception for Art Market Gallery’s April featured artist exhibit: ceramic artist Lisa Kurtz and photographer Dennis Sabo, 5:30 p.m., Art Market Gallery, 422 South Gay St. Complimentary refreshments and music performed by Matt Tillery. Exhibit on display through April 30. Info: 525-5265; artmarketgallery.net; on Facebook. Vendor application deadline for Tennessee Medieval Faire, to be held May 14-15, 21-22, 28-30, 550 Fiske Road, Harriman. Vendors must make and sell their own wares, and all work will be juried. Info/ applications: TMFaire.com.
THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS, APRIL 1-17 “Annie, Jr.,” 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: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 2 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 South Northshore Drive. Registration: Paul Johnson, 6750694. Info: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822. Autism Site Knoxville (ASK) grand opening and celebration of World Autism Awareness Day, 10 a.m., ASK’s autism community center, Papermill Center, 4028 Papermill Drive, Suite 20. Featuring: video game truck for older kids and teens, Disney princess greetings from Enchanted Princesses, a special visit from Kylo Ren, and an art workshop. Info: AutismSiteKnoxville.org; 816-9716; ASK@ autismsiteknoxville.org. “Drip Irrigation: Putting it Together,” 10:30 a.m.-noon, Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, All Saints Catholic Church, 620 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Presented by Master Gardeners of Knox County. Free and open to the public. Info: 215-2340. 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. River Rescue, sponsored by Ijams Nature Center. Communitywide annual event covers 40 different cleanup sites along the Tennessee River and associated creek tributaries. Bags and gloves are provided. Info: 577-4717, ext. 135. Saturday Stories and Songs: Jodie Manross and Laith Keilany, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Spring plant sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Historic Ivan Racheff House and Gardens, 1943 Tennessee Ave. Plants include herbs, succulents, native plants, annuals, perennials, wild flowers, shrubs, specialty items. Lunch available 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Info: Evelyn Lorenz, 435-4769.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 2-3 Auditions for Shakespeare on the Square, Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. Hosted by Tennessee Stage Company. Times: 1-3 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. All auditions by appointment only. Info/appointments: 546-4280; tennesseestage@ comcast.net; tennesseestage.com.
Public reception for Roane State art exhibit featuring contemporary vernacular American art, 6 p.m., O’Brien Art Gallery on the Roane State main campus in Harriman. Works on display from the collection of Roane State staff member Michael D. Hill. Info: Hill, hillm@roanestate.edu or 882-4654. Sweet Potato Pie recorder practice group meeting, 3-4:30 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Info: bobgrimac@gmail. com or 546-5643.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, APRIL 4-5 “IPad/iPhone Basics for Seniors” class, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline, Monday, April 4. Info/ registration: townoffarragut.org/register; 218-3375; in person at the Town Hall.
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4-6 Student Scholarship Book Sale, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday –Tuesday and 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday, College Center in the Goins Administration Building, Pellissippi State Hardin Valley Campus. All types of books available for purchase. Proceeds go directly to student scholarships. Info: 694-6400, pstcc.edu.
two performances by the Bright Star Touring Theatre and more. Info/schedule: townoffarragut.org/bookfest. 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. Knoxville Alzheimer’s Tennessee WALK, 9 a.m., UT Gardens. Performing will be Knoxville native Emily Ann Roberts, recently seen on NBC’s “The Voice.” Info/registration: AlzTennessee.org/KnoxWalk2016. Talahi Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Lakeshore Park, at the corner of Northshore Drive and Lyons View Pike. Presented by the Knoxville Garden Club and the Garden Study Club. Theme: “Let it Grow.” Free admission. Info: on Facebook.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10 Sing Out Knoxville, a folk singing circle open to everyone, will meet 7-9 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Info: bobgrimac@gmail.com or call 546-5643.
MONDAY, APRIL 11 AARP Driver Safety class, 7:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m., South Knoxville Senior Center, 6729 Martel Lane. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822. “Topiary Arrangement” class, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $20. Registration/payment deadline, Monday, April 4. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; 218-3375; in person at the Town Hall.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, APRIL 11-12
QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.
“Advanced iPad/iPhone Basics for Seniors” class, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: Monday, April 11. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; 2183375; in person at the Town Hall. Student Scholarship Book Sale, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Pellissippi State Magnolia Avenue Campus front lobby. All types of books available for purchase. Proceeds go directly to student scholarships. Info: 6946400, pstcc.edu.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
TUESDAY, APRIL 12
“Book Making: Create an Art Journal from Envelopes” class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $40. Registration/ payment deadline, Monday, April 4. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; 218-3375; in person at the Town Hall. Casual Comedy, 7-9 p.m., Casual Pint-Hardin Valley, 10677 Hardin Valley Road. Free stand-up comedy showcase featuring Derek Sheen from Seattle. Host: Shane Rhyne. Reception and awards presentation for Farragut middle schools art showcase, 5-6 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Featuring art students’ works from Farragut Middle School and St. John Neumann Catholic School. Free and open to the public. Info: 966-7057.
Happy Travelers Trip: “The Nerd,” 1 p.m. CST, Cumberland County Playhouse. Bus leaves North Acres Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m.; Expo Center, 10 a.m.; Flying J, 10:30 a.m. Lunch: Cumberland Mountain State Park. Reservation deadline: Monday, April 4. Info/ reservations: Derrell Frye, 938-8884 or 254-8884. Harvey Broome Group Sierra Club meeting, 7 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Program: “What’s Next for Greenways?” presented by Ellen Zavisca, Senior Transportation Planner, Knoxville Regional TPO. All programs free and open to the public. “Packing and Shipping Artwork” 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.
MONDAYS, APRIL 4-25
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 Jazz Lunch at the Square Room featuring “Mike Baggetta plays Patsy Cline,” noon-1 p.m., 4 Market Square. Admission: $15 includes Café 4 lunch buffet. Info/tickets: knoxjazz.org or Café 4.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Celebrate National Poetry Month with Rose Klix, noon, Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Participants receive complimentary poetry book from Klix. Info: 922-0416. “How to Use Facebook for Seniors” class, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Registration/payment deadline: Thursday, April 7. Info/ registration: townoffarragut.org/register; 218-3375; in person at the Town Hall.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 7-8 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., First Baptist Church of Seymour, 11621 Chapman Highway, Seymour. Registration: Diane Lewis, 982-1887. Info: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Alive After Five: SoulfulSounds Revue, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Admission: general, $10; museum members and students, $5. Info: knoxart.org. Jay Clark & the Tennessee Tree Beavers, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 8-9 Friends of the Library Used Book Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 The Dismembered Tennesseans, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org. Farragut Book Fest for Children, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Founders Park, located next to the Farragut Branch Library on Campbell Station Road. Free event includes: a storybook character parade, art activities, face painting, cookie decorating, the Ruff Reading Program,
TUESDAYS, APRIL 12-MAY 17 Pilates class, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $60. Registration/ payment deadline: Monday, April 11. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; 218-3375; in person at the Town Hall.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 “DIY: Learn how to make eco-friendly home cleaners,” 2-3:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
THURSDAY, APRIL 14 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. “Ginseng: Gold in the Smoky Mountains,” 3:154:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener Janie Bitner. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Pizza Ha’s, 8-9:30 p.m., Pizza Hoss, 7215 Clinton Highway. Free monthly stand-up comedy showcase featuring local and regional comedians on the second Thursday of each month.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 14-15 AARP Driver Safety class, 1-5 p.m., Asbury Place, 2648 Sevierville Road, Maryville. Registration: Diane Lewis, 982-1887. Info: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15 Alive After Five: Kukuly & The Gypsy Fuego, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Admission: general, $10; museum members and students, $5. Info: knoxart.org.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 15-16 Children’s consignment sale, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Central Baptist Church Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive. Proceeds go to West Hills Elementary School Back Pack Program. Info: cbbclothingsale@gmail.com or 588-0586.
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Runner gets late start, but he’s still in the race at 67 Ed Dennison doesn’t need Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit to do some pretty amazing things. All he needs is a pair of running shoes and an artificial knee joint made from titanium alloys and polyethylene plastic and he’s good to go. And go. And go. In fact, Dennison has been on the go since Parkwest Medical Center orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Becker did a partial knee replacement on his right leg last July. Now, like the Marvel superhero, there’s no stopping him. “The one I want to do is the Half Ironman in Kona, Dr. Paul Becker Hawaii,” he said. “That’s my ultimate goal, and I believe I can do it. That’s what I’m working on – it’s a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and a half marathon.” The June 2017 race is an ambitious goal for any runner, but particularly so for a 67-year-old man who didn’t lace up a pair of running shoes until a decade ago and did so then only “by accident” because his triglyceride levels were dangerously elevated. “I had gone to the doctor for a physical and they had done bloodwork, but called me back and said the lab had made a mistake and needed to do it over,” said Dennison. “Well, as it turned out, they didn’t make a mistake – my triglycerides were right at 1,000 (almost seven times the normal level of 150 milligrams per deciliter).” Told by his doctor and a nutritionist that he “would never make it to 60,” the 42-year-old Dennison changed his diet and began exercising. “I was never overweight. I would have been one of those thin people who have a massive heart attack,” he said. “So we started eating healthy and doing exercises at home, just trying to keep my triglycerides down.” Eventually, he and his wife began using the corporate gym where she works. It was there that he was coaxed by other runners into his first 5K run.
“My wife told me I was crazy and too old to do this stuff,” he said with a laugh. “She wouldn’t even go to watch me run, which was a good thing because after the first 100 yards I thought I was going to die. I thought I was crazy, had to go home and go to sleep because I was so worn out because I had run three miles!” Before he realized it, he had signed up for another one. By the third race six months later, his wife was running with him. Today, he estimates he’s run four marathons and about 15 half marathons. “I try to run at least three half marathons a year,” he said. “I once did three half marathons in five weeks in 2013 and could’ve led up to my ‘demise’ in 2014. That was when I started having the knee problems and it really started hurting.” It wasn’t the first time Dennison’s knees had given him trouble. Active at racquetball, soccer and other sports, he’d had knee issues since he was about 20. At age 42, he had arthroscopy on both knees and then again at 60. His knees forced him to change his approach to half-marathons, running six minutes and walking one and other runwalk variations. “The result for me was an overall 20-second difference for the entire, 13.1 miles,” he said. “My best time running non-stop for a half-marathon was 2:23:34 and my best run-walk was 2:23.54.” But after finishing a 10K race in March 2014, he was unable to bend his leg at a 90-degree angle. Cortisone shots by Dr.
Becker, enabled him to “get through another year” of runs before the pain returned. At that time, Dr. Becker thought a total knee replacement would likely be needed but first suggested another arthroscopic surgery to “see a little clearer what’s there and what’s not.” The results from that scope revealed Dennison had end-stage osteoarthritis in the medial compartment of his right knee. But the good news was that instead of a total knee replacement, he could have a partial knee replacement and still run half marathons. “I was keenly aware of Mr. Dennison’s activity level and running program,” With his new partial knee done at Parkwest, Ed Dennison is back to running half marathons.
said Dr. Becker. “The whole plan was to keep him in this program as long as possible and do what it takes to return him to his current activity level. “I was also aware that Mr. Dennison had adjusted his pace trying to keep up with his runs every year. I feel it is my position as a doctor to try to maximize a patient’s health both physically and mentally and get them back into their sport of choice. “His lifestyle as a runner mapped out his treatment plan,” Dr. Becker added. “I do not have anybody running any significant mileage with a full total knee, the only way
to get him back running would be to implement a partial total knee replacement. Therefore, we changed his treatment option to a partial total knee arthroplasty.” “He did say that I probably don’t want to do full marathons because of the extensive training involved,” said Dennison. “But I told him that I’m OK with that. I can give up the full marathons. I’ve done four. I’m good.” In a 50-minute procedure last July, Dr. Becker resurfaced the medial compartment of Dennison’s knee, smoothing out the areas of bone-on-bone wear. Within three hours of the surgery, Dennison began his first session of physical therapy. He was discharged from Parkwest the next day. “Parkwest was great,” Dennison said. “The nurses, therapy staff and everybody were great. It really was an excellent experience. I knew exactly what to expect on the day of surgery. They were a very good group of professionals with a great attitude. If we have to have anything done again, we’re going to Parkwest.” Today, he’s right back at his active lifestyle. “I have pretty much the same complete range of motion that I do on the other leg now and each week it gets better,” he said. A month after his surgery, Dennison was back at his part-time job as an instructor for a treadmill class. He also joined a “spin” class that same month and two weeks later, started doing yoga once a week. In between, he also coaches a running group and walks at least a couple of miles on other days and is working on his certification to become a personal trainer. “That’ll be my next career when I grow up,” he says with a laugh. “Running has just become a lifestyle with us,” Dennison said, adding that his wife has also run a marathon now. “The benefits have been tremendous. When I run I like what I do, my tri-glycerides are good, and I say to myself, ‘Dialysis or run? Take your choice.’ So I run. The surgery was the best thing that could’ve happened to me. It keeps me going.”
A woman’s Achilles heel Active women are at least twice as likely to suffer serious knee injuries as men, but it’s not just athletes who are at risk. Although female athletes at the high school and college level suffer serious knee injuries, women who play recreational volleyball or participate in step aerobics also can injure their knees, says the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). A mother who carries her child down a flight of steps and misses the last step also can injure her knee. In short, a knee injury can happen to any woman, no matter how athletic she is. The chief movements that cause knee problems in women are pivoting and landing from a jump, the AAOS says. Luckily, women can help protect themselves by getting into better shape,
knowing their strength, controlling their weight and exercising their leg muscles. Why are women’s knees, in a sense, their Achilles heel? Since a woman has a wider pelvis, her femur (thigh bone) descends into the knee at an inward angle. When a woman becomes fatigued, as during an athletic event, the angle on landing becomes more pronounced, further increasing the chance of injury. A band of fibrous connective tissue called the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) passes through a “notch” in the lower end of the thighbone that forms part of the knee. The ligament, one of several that attach the upper and lower leg bones, is about the same size for a woman as a man – but the notch is up to 20 percent narrower in women. That
makes the woman’s ligament more susceptible to tearing. A woman’s hamstring muscles, at the back of the thigh, are often weak compared with her quadriceps, the muscles at the front of the thigh. The quadriceps pull the bones of the lower leg forward, and the hamstrings pull them back. Hamstring muscles help protect the ACL from injury. When the pulling power is out of balance to the rear, the knees suffer. The muscle imbalance is far worse in women than in men. The imbalance may begin to happen during childhood if girls engage in less physical activity. Exercise can help overcome the problem. If you or a loved one are experiencing knee problems, call 865-374-PARK for a referral to an orthopedic physician.
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