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Ashley Jessie is the new principal at West High School, replacing Katherine Banner who is resigning at the end of this school year.

Jessie is currently principal at Holston Middle School. She entered education in 2000 as a fifth grade language arts and math teacher in Jefferson County and joined KCS in 2002. Her degrees are from Carson-Newman, Tusculum College and LMU. David Claxton is the principal at West Valley Middle School where he has served as interim principal since Renee Kelly resigned to join Emerald Academy.

He joined KCS in 1998 as a social studies teacher at Vine Middle. He later taught at Powell and South-Doyle high schools and was a TAP mentor teacher. His degrees are from UT Knoxville and LMU. Shannon Jackson is now executive director of curriculum and instruction, replacing Millicent Smith who resigned. Jackson joined KCS in 1998 as an English teacher at West High School. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UT.

David Williams seeks memories

Do you remember shopping at any of the dozen or so old-time neighborhood grocery stores that used to populate Sutherland Avenue from the 1930s to the ’60s in the Pond Gap and Marble City communities?

Contact David Williams, president of the Pond Gap Neighborhood Association, at 588-2268 or email dawill64@ yahoo.com.

Art show

Envision Art Gallery, 4050 Sutherland Avenue, will host artist Sarah Moore’s solo exhibition “Find Ourselves�

April 22 through May 20.

An opening reception will be held 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 22. Refreshments and wine will be served, and a violinist will perform. Moore’s paintings are done in acrylics and feature nature, people and travel.

Info: www.envisionartgallery.com and www.smoorestudio.com.

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A trip of a

By Ruth White Webb School student Taylor Boyer took a trip of a lifetime with her grandfather last week as they traveled to Washington, D.C., with HonorAir. Taylor’s grandfather, Howard Eifler, served in the U.S. Army.

He was drafted at age 19 just four weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He served for four years during World War II with the medical corps at Wakeman General Hospital where he rose to the rank of tech sergeant. His father had died when he was very young and the government wouldn’t allow a widow’s only son to go overseas, so he served his country from the states.

When Taylor learned of the HonorAir program, she encouraged her grandfather to apply for the trip. The 93-year-old didn’t feel that he should take the spot of someone who served overseas, but Taylor insisted he apply. Eifler said he would only go if Taylor would go with him. He calls her his “one and only granddaughter� and considers her his best friend. Taylor agreed to apply for a position as a Sam Hardman student ambassador and her application letter spoke of her grandfather and their close bond.

Taylor was chosen as one of only four students selected to serve as ambassadors. She escorted her grandfather and three other veterans on the trip as they toured the memorials in Washing-

Tamara Boyer, her father Howard Eifler and her daughter Taylor Boyer gather at McGhee Tyson Airport prior to the 20th HonorAir flight to Washington, D.C. Photo by R. White

ton last week. It is a trip that neither Taylor nor Howard will forget any time soon.

Eifler talks about retiring

from Clayton Homes this spring (after 20 years of service) and Taylor is wrapping up her junior year in high school. She is sched-

uled to receive the Presidential Gold Service Award for giving more than 250 hours of service to others.

Tour of Homes is Sunday in Fourth + Gill The Historic Fourth + Gill Neighborhood welcomes all to its 26th anniversary Tour of Homes from 1-6 p.m. Sunday, April 24.

Purchase advance tickets for $10 at fourthandgill.org; Three Rivers Market, 1100 N. Central Street; Bliss, 24 Market Square; or Bliss Home, 29 Market Square and 7240 Kingston Pike. Tickets may be purchased on the tour

day for $12 at the Central United Methodist Church, 201 Third Avenue, from 1-5 p.m. Youngsters 12 and younger are admitted free.

The Tour of Homes invites guests to stroll through one of Knoxville’s premier historical districts and to step inside several neighborhood homes, a condominium inside the recently renovated Brownlow School Lofts and

the prominent Greystone mansion.

The tour begins at Central United Methodist Church, an example of Gothic Revival architecture.

Guests can ride a red trolley – with a resident tour guide host – from point to point. In addition, this year’s tour showcases six local artists whose work will be displayed on porches throughout the neighborhood.

The tour coincides with the Dogwood Arts Open Gardens and Walking Trails that feature four neighborhood gardens and several notable trees. Maps (which include addresses for the gardens) for the self-guided tour are located inside the special event mailbox on the west side of Luttrell Street, adjacent to the Brownlow School Lofts.

Thinking green(ways) in Knox and beyond

By Betsy Pickle There’s a reason Ellen Zavisca and her colleagues are big on greenways. Three reasons actually: Health, safety and money. “People in this country have been hearing for years, decades, that we need to be more physically active,� Zavisca said last week to the Sierra Club’s Harvey Broome Chapter. “It’s not just a matter of telling people, ‘Do this; don’t do this.’ We’ve got to create an environment that supports it.�

Zavisca, a senior transportation planner for the Knoxville Regional Transportation Organization, is involved with pedestrian and greenway planning and Safe Routes to Schools.

Lifestyle choices and genetics also play a role in health, but when it comes to exercising, walkers, runners and bicyclists are stymied if they don’t have safe routes,� she said. The danger shows up in the data.

Some 125 ped/cyclist injury crashes result in about eight deaths each year in Knox County. “About 10-12 percent of fatalities statewide involve pedestrians and cyclists.�

The TPO covers Knox and the urbanized parts of Anderson, Blount, Loudon and Sevier counties. The area contains 100 miles of paved greenway – including roughly 50 miles in Knoxville, 16 in the Alcoa-Maryville corri-

dor, nine in Townsend and nine in Oak Ridge.

Aside from improving health, greenways have been shown to reward individuals and communities financially. Zavisca noted a study in Charlotte, N.C., that found an average increase in home value of $3,200 for homes within roughly a mile of the trails. Research in Greenville, S.C., showed that retail sales near a trail region went Ellen Zavisca up.

Priorities: Connecting the existing trail in West Knox County and West Knoxville to Oak Ridge is one of the biggest regional greenway planning efforts. The project would require about 13 miles of additional trail at about $9 million, not including right-of-way, trailheads and another amenities.

Eventually, the hope is to connect with Turkey Creek and Farragut, about 2.7 miles of trail at a cost of about $3.4 million.

Connecting the Knox-Blount Greenway all the way to Townsend and the Smokies will take several phases over many years. Zavisca says the typical cost for a mile of greenway is $500,000, but terrain can drive costs to about $3 million a mile. This project could reach $25

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Karns contribution: Success with Karns Elementary’s Walking School Bus portends a new approach throughout the county. “We’re working with the Safe Routes to Schools partnership to create a policy that we’ll probably be taking to the school board in the fall,� said Zavisca.

County engineer Cindy Pionke has been prioritizing sidewalk investment around schools.

With nudging from Commissioner Brad Anders, Pionke found money in the budget to build about a mile of sidewalk along Beaver Ridge Road that leads directly from the grade school to the library to the Ingles in Karns. “We did some counts on the sidewalk after it was built, and we found that hardly anyone was actually walking to school on it.� Primary use was recreational in the evenings and on weekends.

The Knox County Health Department got involved with a program called the Walking School Bus. “They find community volunteers, reflective vests – it doesn’t cost anything but time,� said Zavisca. Adults walk with the kids so they can get to their subdivision and peel off, or they get to the Ingles where the parents pick them up. “It’s a very appealing program.�

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News from Christian Academy of Knoxville

High School Career Day at CAK

On Thursday, On Thu hurs hurs rsda sda day, y, M March arch ar h 31, 31, more mor oree th than han professionals were 30 local pro ofe fess ssi sio ional ion nals ls w ere in the high school for the 2016 High School Career Day: Who Will You Be? The day began in chapel where guidance School Counselor, Pamela Benton talked with the students about their future. She challenged each of them to consider how their career, regardless of occupation, could be a ministry opportunity in their lives.

Since choosing a career is such a big and important decision, she explained that the school’s career curriculum would be broken into four smaller parts in order to help students progress towards a well-informed and carefully considered career choice.

Following lunch, students had the opportunity to sit in on three different presentations. Many of the presenters showed samples of their work, shared some of their career-related experiences, and answered student questions. The week after the event, CAK hosted a “Career Cafe” for parents to explain the new career curriculum that is being put in place where students will be introduced to a different aspect of career planning each year in high school.

Dr. Steve Bailey

Todd Howell

Mayor Tim Burchett

Student helpers

Presidents and their first ladies The annual CAK 4th grade Presidents and First Ladies Day was held on Thursday, March 31.

Each student selected and researched a President or First Lady of their choice, wrote a speech in the first person and then presented it to the class and attending parents / grandparents. The speeches focused on their childhood, education, jobs leading to the presidency and the main events while president. The students dressed up as their famous person and provided the favorite food of that person to share with their classmates.

George and Martha Washington, Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and the Bush family were well represented again this year.

CAK students in Annie

“It is a fun way to apply their learning,” CAK 4th grade teacher Karen

Townley said. “This is always a highlight of the 4th grade year.”

CAK’s Campbell Ayres and Hannah Campbell were a part of Knoxville Children’s Theatre’s production of Annie, Jr. The play was performed from April 1-17.

Campbell Ayres played the role of “Tessie,” an orphan who is known for her repeated phrase “oh my goodness, oh my goodness.” Hannah Campbell played another orphan, “Kit.” They performed the songs “Maybe,” “Hard Knock Life,” “Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile” and “Tomorrow.”

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Home movies capture famed WNOX show

community

By Wendy Smith

Much of the history of WNOX, the station that broadcast the popular MidDay Merry-Go-Round radio show, has “fallen through the cracks,� says Bradley Reeves, archivist at the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound (TAMIS).

But a growing collection of amateur 8 mm and 16 mm films sheds light on an important chapter in the region’s musical history.

Reeves spoke last week at an East Tennessee Historical Society Brown Bag lunch.

WNOX, the eighth radio station in the country, began broadcasting as WNAV in 1922. The station, housed in the St. James Hotel, was the site of Knoxville’s first recording sessions, held in 1929 and 1930. Sterchi Brothers Furniture sponsored the sessions with the hope of creating music that could be played on a phonograph in the store. Old-time hillbilly music, jazz, blues and gospel performers were included.

The rare recordings are now available in a four-CD box set.

HEALTH NOTES ■Alzheimer’s and Dementia Overview, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Free. Registration deadline: Monday, May 2.

Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register, in person at the Town Hall or 218-3375.

Anna Grant tells Bradley Reeves about attending WNOX shows with her grandmother. Photos by Wendy Smith

Ray Rose, who performed on WNOX’s Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round as a teenager, shares stories with Vivian Slaughter.

A silent home movie filmed by Jim Thompson captures the audience, as well as the performers, at a 1929 WNOX show at the St. James Hotel featuring artists like Maynard Baird and the Tennessee Ramblers. “It’s the only known footage of this period.� ■Asa’s EB awareness 5K walk/ run, 9 a.m.-no on Saturday, Aug. 13, Victor Ashe Park, 4901 Bradshaw Road. All proceeds go to Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association (Debra) of America, the only national nonprofit organization that funds research and helps EB families. Registration: debra.convio.net/site/TR?fr_

The depression impacted the station, but it began to thrive again in the early 1930s. The live Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round show, introduced in 1936, aired at noon, six days a week, from a studio on the 100 block of Gay Street. It became the most popular show in the re-

gion and featured performers like Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins and Archie Campbell.

Lowell Blanchard was the host, and it was marketed to country folk, says Reeves.

Many of the performers traveled to rural gigs between shows. Reeves showed a home movie of a

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Autism,� 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, April 29, The Shrimp DockBearden, 5210 Kingston Pike.

Tickets: $50 advance/$55 after April 29. Includes: live entertainment, Cajun shrimp boil, complimentary wine, beer, nonalcoholic beverages, side dishes, dessert, admission to silent auction.

Info/tickets: shrimpboilforautism.com.

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

Info: Barbara L., 696-6606 or PeninsulaFA2@aol.com. ■“Rock Around the Dock for

Reeves is glad that his story is being told through memorabilia included in a new exhibition at the East Tennessee History Center: “Come to Make Records: Knoxville’s Contributions to American Popular Music.� The exhibition runs through October. “We shaped a lot of country music history,� says Reeves.

Other early videos show WNOX stars at the 1945 TVA & I Fair and an 11-yearold Dolly Parton. A selection of videos is available at https://vimeo.com/tamis archive

Kentucky school gig. He’s grateful to have it, even though it’s silent, because recordings are so rare.

He recently received a video shot in Three Feathers Bar at the corner of Gay Street and Jackson Avenue.

The 1950 footage shows songwriter Arthur Q. Smith, who sold songs at the bar, often for the price of a drink.

Many well-known performers, like Don Gibson, bought songs from Smith that later became hits.

Smith shaped honkytonk music, but he died from alcoholism at 54 with seven cents in his pocket.

COMMUNITY NOTES â– 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.

View Community Center, 114 Sprankle Ave. Info: Mary Brewster, 454-2390. â– Pond Gap Neighborhood Association will meet 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, the Coop CafĂŠ, 3701 Sutherland Ave. Info: David Williams, 588-2268.

■Family Community Education – Bearden Club meets 10 a.m. each third Tuesday, Central Baptist-Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive. Info: Shannon Remington, 927-3316.

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.

■Family Community Education – Crestwood Club meets 10 a.m. each fourth Thursday, Grace Lutheran Church, 9076 Middlebrook Pike. Info: Ruby Freels, 6908164.

â– Toastmasters Club 802 meets 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday, Central Baptist Annex, 6310 Deane Hill Drive. Info: 802. toastmastersclubs.org.

â– Fourth District Democrats meet 6 p.m. each fourth Tuesday, Bearden Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: Chris Foell, 691-8933 or foellmc@ aol.com; Rosina Guerra, rosinag@earthlink.net or 588-5250.

Christopher Mitchell, librarian at Farragut High School, is shown with some of his English Language Learner students. Under Mitchell’s tutelage, the students put together a virtual video tour of FHS, enhancing their own English and computer skills.

Shown are Hayeon Chang, Sophia Usataia, FHS ELL teacher Stephanie Richter, Xinyu Huang, Cesar Bautista, Fernando Gonzalez and Mitchell. Photo by Debbie Hilliard

Farragut High School’s Christopher Mitchell: tech wizardry for English language learners

By Carol Z. Shane Farragut High School librarian Christopher Mitchell may not look like a superhero, but to some students he is just that.

Through his computer skills, creativity, imagination and teaching ability, Mitchell is making life easier for the English Language Learners (ELL) segment of the FHS student body.

In November of 2015, Mitchell responded to a contest sponsored by TES, a global online clearinghouse for teacher-created educational resources. Always interested in innovative ideas, TES was offering entry to the four-day South

by Southwest Education Conference (SXSWedu) in Austin, Texas, March 7-10, part of the SXSW conference and festival umbrella, which also includes the famous SXSW music, interactive and film conferences.

Mitchell’s entry read, “This past week, I taught our ELL students how to create a virtual video tour of our school using the iPad’s iMovie app and augmented reality app @aurasma. This project allowed our ELLs opportunities to develop language skills and advanced tech skills. The virtual tour is intended to help new ELLs make a smoother transition to our school. We now have

virtual video tours of our school available in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Korean. All created by students for students. More tour stops will be filmed and uploaded soon!�

In other words, Mitchell figured out a virtual way for kids from immigrant families and others who are learning English to feel more at home in their school.

The TES judges recognized a noble, life-changing idea when they saw one, and Mitchell was awarded the four-day pass. “I attended the conference in March and came away with some amazing new ideas for educational technology integration at our school,� he says. “SXSWedu featured jawdropping demonstrations of virtual reality headsets, 3-D printing pens and 360-degree video cameras; engaging panel discussions about topics like innovation and change in education technology; riveting presentations about how educators should implement education software and devices into the curriculum; and an enlightening conversation about how school districts are redesigning traditional libraries to better serve the needs and wants of stakeholders,� he says. “These were just a handful of the 400-plus sessions available.

“Of course, I couldn’t attend 10 percent of what I had hoped to attend, but I brought back some great ideas. I started implementing many of these new skills in the FHS library as soon as I returned from Austin. I am certain these skills will benefit our school for many years to come.�

As for the kids involved in the creation of the virtual video tour, “the general

reaction was positive,� says Mitchell. “Many of them felt a sense of purpose. They remembered what it was like the first time they came to FHS and wanted to make the experience for incoming ELLs less stressful. “In doing so, we hope the video tours will make the transition to academic life easier for these students.�

â– West Hills Community Association. Info: Ashley Williams, 313-0282. â– West Knox Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first and third Monday, 8529 Kingston Pike. Info: knoxvillewestknoxlionsclub. org.

â– Historic Sutherland Heights Neighborhood Association.

Info: Marlene Taylor, 951-3773, taylor8246@bellsouth.net.

â– West Knox Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each second Monday at Red Lobster on Kingston Pike.

â– Lyons View Community Club meets 6 p.m. each second Monday, Lyons

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No Heisman for Dobbs It is with considerable sadness that I report Joshua Dobbs probably won’t win the Heisman Trophy as the finest college football player in the United States of America.

He is bigger than life as a student athlete at the University of Tennessee. He has already generated the most positive headlines since the long-ago days of Peyton Manning.

Dobbs’ studies in aerospace engineering put him in the elite 2 per cent of athletic academics. Quick mind and quick feet make him an exceptional quarterback. He is a natural leader, mostly by example, with a touch of logic and a dash of dignity rather than flaming adjectives made famous by Al Wilson.

Joshua, under duress, appears unflappable. He says

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he appreciates recognition but does not allow fame to sweep him up, up and away.

He credits his parents for the firm foundation in his life.

He has many times demonstrated an awareness of priorities.

There was an interesting example in high school, Alpharetta, Ga., a schedule conflict between band class and physics, one or the other.

He had played the saxophone since fourth grade.

Gosh how Josh hated to give it up but where he was going, he had to know more about

Einstein’s theory of general relativity, about thermodynamics of black holes and about loop quantum gravity.

Dobbs aced the tests but, contrary to rumor, there were better players. ESPN said there were 20 better in Georgia his senior season.

Butch Jones picked a goodenough one.

Alas, no Heisman. The betting line favors Clemson quarterback DeShaun Watson. The bookmaker says there are several better Heisman prospects in the Southeastern Conference, including running backs Leonard Fournette of LSU, Nick Chubb of Georgia and Bo Scarbrough of Alabama.

Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly is a better bet. TV likes his colorful past.

Unlikely that Joshua gets the Heisman, even if the of-

fensive line is strong and he improves dramatically as a down-the-field passer. He has a problem on his own team. Jalen Hurd will split the vote.

For 80 years we journalists have been trying to get Tennessee and Heisman into the same sentence. Close once or twice, but no cigar.

The idea of a trophy for the most outstanding player came out of a 1935 card game and sipping session among gentlemen of distinction at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City. As the story goes, two favored an award for Ivy League lacrosse. Football won.

No Volunteer has won.

Four could have. At least one should have.

There wasn’t much of a race between Princeton tailback Dick Kazmaier and Tennessee tailback Hank Lauricella in 1951. The Eastern bloc was in awe, 1777 to 424, of great Kaz victo-

ries over NYU, Navy, Penn, Lafayette, Cornell, Brown, Harvard, Yale and Dartmouth. Wow, what a run.

John Majors made it close against Paul Hornung of Notre Dame in 1956. The vote was 1066 to 994 for the best man on a 2-8 team over the multi-talented leader of a great team. Incidentally, some thought Syracuse had an even better player but Jim Brown was black.

Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler finished second in 1993 to Florida State quarterback Charlie Ward.

The margin was worse than three to one.

As a former Sunday school teacher and Cumberland Presbyterian deacon,

I cannot say what I really think about the 1997 election. I will say that Peyton finished second because ‌ No, I won’t even say that.

Others said there was a backlash because he had a famous father and had long been on a pedestal with his very own silver bowl and spoon. He was just too polished, too good to be true.

Others said Peyton took a hit because the Vols couldn’t beat Florida.

Others said ESPN clearly had an agenda.

The vote was 1,815-1,543.

I have trouble remembering who won, Charles what’shis-name.

If you want to tell Marvin West what you think, his e-mail address is westwest6@ netzero.com

Could creative solutions build more sidewalks?

If you want to see a bunch of happy pedestrians, visit Cherokee Boulevard on a spring evening. You’ll see them in droves, tripping through the dogwoods, safe on a wide median. It’s one of my favorite exercise spots.

Contrast that with present-day Cumberland Avenue. Last week, I strolled down to the Strip from the hospital for lunch. I’ve got my eyes on the prize (an attractive, pedestrian-friendly streetscape), but for now, it’s anything but. Torn up sidewalks and irritated drivers made for a stressful trek.

It illustrated something I already knew. Walking is a pleasure − if it’s safe.

Walking in my sidewalkfree neighborhood is safe because streets are wide and there’s little traffic. But much of Knoxville and the surrounding county is different because we like to

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drive fast and take shortcuts. Our car-centric culture simply doesn’t respect other forms of transportation.

Last week, a group of West Hills residents walked from Wesley Road to West Hills Elementary to illustrate the need for a sidewalk along Sheffield Drive. One kid carried a sign that read, “We need a sidewalk. We want to walk to school.�

Long-time Sheffield Drive resident Sandy Robinson participated. Her kids used to walk to school before traffic became excessive, she said.

Now, drivers use the road to avoid Kingston Pike. It was

obvious at 7:30 a.m. that drivers along Sheffield were not used to pedestrians.

A few City Council members showed up to express support, but none could promise a sidewalk.

The city has a prioritization process that determines who gets sidewalks when.

It’s based on a point system.

Schools are a big driver, says engineering chief Jim Hagerman. Projects within Parental Responsibility Zones − areas that are too close to schools to be serviced by school buses − earn points. Sometimes PRZs overlap, resulting in more points.

Missing links get points.

Short links get more. Isolated projects don’t get any points.

Areas with a high potential for pedestrian use, like high-density development within a short walk to a gro-

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cery store, earn points. Being on a KAT bus route earns points.

Sheffield Drive is good example of a legitimate need that doesn’t make it into the top tier, he says. “It’s frustrating to us. We don’t have the budget or the staff to hand out a lot of sidewalks.�

The prioritization process is necessary because sidewalks are so expensive − an average of $350 per foot. The cost of purchasing right-ofway and East Tennessee topography drive the price up. “Knoxville is a challenging place.�

Our car-centric culture is at least as challenging as our landscape. But finding creative ways to finance sidewalks, greenways and bike lanes could mean that our kids don’t grow up assuming they need to drive everywhere.

Rocio Huet and Charlie Burchett check out “The Politician� by artist Preston Farabow during this year’s Artitude fundraiser. Photo by Sara Barrett Businesses could purchase segments of sidewalks that will make it easier for pedestrians to reach them.

The city could offer matching funds to communities that work together to raise money for sidewalks. Per-

haps citizens could work alongside trained professionals on simple projects.

Walking is fun − and healthy − if it’s safe. Even kids know that. It’s up to us to give them the opportunity.

government Pushing buttons for party faithful BEARDEN Shopper news • APRIL 20, 2016 • A-5

House Speaker Beth Harwell got a big endorsement for a possible race for governor. It might have made the long drive to Maynardville worth it.

Harwell spoke April 16 at the Lincoln/Reagan Dinner at Union County High School.

State Sen. Frank Niceley, running for re-election without opposition, said he and Harwell came to the Legislature in 1988.

In the Beth Harwell House, he said, 99 people think they should be Speaker. Harwell won election as Speaker in 2012, the first woman to hold the post. “When the Democrats were in control, they raised some tax every year. ... Since 2012, we’ve not raised taxes at all, ... and we’ve got a billion dollar surplus. ... “She’s not made up her mind (about running for governor), but I’ve made up my mind. If she runs, I’ll back her,� Niceley said.

Harwell got three standing ovations from the GOP faithful, including some from Knox County: state Rep. Harry Brooks, Jack and Joyce Huddleston, and Ted and Carla Hatfield.

David Allan Coe sang that a good country song needs the words “mama and trains and trucks and prison and getting drunk.�

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Well, a good Republican speech requires “God and flag and life and veterans and Ronald Reagan.�

Harwell pushed most of those buttons, adding quotes from Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. She also managed to casually mention her husband, her daughter and her church.

What she didn’t do (sadly) was inspire us to get up every morning trying to elect her as governor.

One woman in the room emailed: “Beth Harwell did a wonderful job last night, don’t you think? I was glad to see strong female presence at this year’s dinner.�

But another said, “Well, you can’t exactly call (the dinner) rousing.�

Here’s some unsolicited advice for House Speaker Harwell, a good woman whom I would like to support for governor: ■Risk losing. Bring votes on Insure Tennessee and expelling Jeremy Durham. Appointing yet another study committee and moving Jeremy across the street show tepid leadership; playing not to lose. ■Do homework. If you’re visiting Union County, know something about the state projects under-

way there. Sure, it’s hectic in Nashville as the session winds down. But just glance out the car window on Hwy. 33. Those yellow graders weren’t seen much in East Tennessee until Bill Haslam got elected governor.

Talk about the economic impact – the growth of jobs and retail in Maynardville when Hwy. 33 is four-laned from the interstate.

Look at Union County High School. Talk about the kids here, their achievement and opportunities. We are just mildly interested that Tennessee scored in the top half of test scores in fourth grade math (at No. 25).

Challenge us. Republicans are not greedy aristocrats obsessed with tax cuts – at least, not the ones I know. Republicans are optimistic, excited about capitalism and eager to share.

Whether it’s reading to a kid after school or donating money to build a park, Republicans stand ready to help make things better.

To quote an old friend:

Chances good for West Hills sidewalk Luttrell Mayor Johnny Merritt with his daughter, Hannah, an architecture student at UT. “She’s living my dream,� said the mayor, a contractor. “She will be drawing plans while I’m reading them.� and I believe that if we work together, then one day we will say, ‘We fought the good fight. We finished the race.

We kept the faith.’ “And to our children and our children’s children, we can say, ‘We did all that could be done in the brief time that was given us here on earth.’� – Ronald Reagan

GOSSIP AND LIES

“Whatever else history may say about me when I’m gone, I hope it will record ■Donald Trump spends two hours a day on his hair; Bernie that I appealed to your best Sanders’ barber is the wind, hopes, not your worst fears.� per Saturday Night Live. – Ronald Reagan “The United States remains the last best hope for a mankind plagued by tyranny and deprivation.

America is no stronger than its people – and that means you and me. “Well, I believe in you,

■Diane Ravitch says we could stop excessive testing in schools by requiring legislators and policymakers to take the tests they mandate – and publishing their scores. “This would prove the value of the tests. Why shouldn’t they all be able to pass the 8th grade math test?�

Wrangling will survive McIntyre’s departure The school board had one job at last week’s called meeting – to approve next year’s budget.

Members breezed through the blessing of a $453.5 million general purpose budget, but the fight over the $71.2 million capital improvement plan went the length of the bar and into the street, so to speak, although the outcome – a 5-4 vote to reroute $6.5 million that Superintendent James McIntyre and his staff had earmarked for other purposes to renovate Inskip Elementary School – was never truly in doubt.

Five-four votes are nothing unusual on this deeply divided and utterly predictable body.

Board chair Doug Harris generally lines up with Karen Carson, Lynne Fugate, Gloria Deatheridge and Tracie Sanger to smack down the minority – Patti Bounds, Terry Hill, Mike McMillan and Amber Rountree. Common wisdom was that support for McIntyre was the grand divide between the proMcIntyre majority and the anti-McIntyre minority,

fund the Inskip renovation, although the board did not vote to ask him to do so.

McIntyre complied, and presented two capital improvement options at the April 13 meeting – his original proposal and one that stripped $3 million from Powell and sucked up system-wide funds including $400,000 from a contingency fund for foundation stabilization, $500,000 from security upgrades, $100,000 from school accessibility funds and $2.5 million from physical plant upgrades, mainly roof and HVAC, for a total of $6.5 million redirected to Inskip renovation.

Bounds, who represents Powell, branded the new option as the work of “the good ol’ girl system.� She asked maintenance and operations head Jim French his opinion of putting off roof repairs. He said it would be “devastating.�

The other side took great umbrage at Bounds’ remarks, and Sanger made the motion to approve the Inskip option. She, Harris and Carson seized on the

Betty Bean but McIntyre’s announced resignation and July departure date have done little to bring the factions together.

Last week’s meeting was rancorous because of the big dollars involved, and because the balance of power is going to shift in September when Harris, Carson and Sanger depart and new members, two of whom are former teachers, are seated.

The battle began March 23 when McIntyre presented his 2017 FY budget recommendations, including $3 million for a new cafeteria for Powell High School, which has been struggling with feeding 1,400 students in a facility built for slightly more than 200. Sanger made an emotional plea to find money to renovate aging, overcrowded Inskip, where 85 percent of the students live below the poverty line. Carson asked McIntyre to come up with a way to

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Harris suggested that fi xing up Inskip might help with the civil rights lawsuit that was filed as a result of last year’s vote to reject the superintendent’s budget proposal and build new middle schools on the outskirts of the county (failing to acknowledge that he was an architect of the plan).

Eighth District representative Mike McMillan’s observation that, come September, the new board could undo the present board’s decisions were not well received, and Carson reminded him that his district has been the beneficiary of budget circumventions for Gibbs Middle and Carter Elementary schools.

Clearly, saying good-bye to McIntyre is not going to bring peace to this valley.

West Hills residents should not and probably will not accept delay on getting their sidewalk built for Sheffield Drive from Wesley Road to Vanosdale.

With Vice Mayor Duane Grieve as well as two potential mayoral candidates, George Wallace and Marshall Stair, supporting the effort, they can achieve results.

If necessary they can amend the city budget. It is a significant safety issue. While Mayor Madeline Rogero did not attend the walk in West Hills, she is smart enough to know this issue could have traction and may agree to adding it to her budget on her own.

Former Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis said he is “hopeful the mayor will find money to fund this needed project in this upcoming budget.�

Stair said he was impressed by the number of people with children who showed up at 6:45 on a cold morning to walk the route. “The effort was well done and impacted families turned out,� Stair added.

Initial costs mentioned are $1.2 million for less than one mile and is a Cadillac version of the true cost. This is the talk of a city employee wanting to kill the project instead of a serious estimate of the real cost. Sandy Robinson, a longtime Sheffield Drive resident, is helping spearhead the sidewalk effort.

Stair is attending a training session thru MPC in Atlanta on walkability on April 26-28. It is sponsored by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and he is part of a 6-member delegation from the Knoxville area. ■Mayor Rogero’s 5th city budget message will be 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the Knoxville Zoo. The public is invited as it is an open meeting. A light lunch will be served. ■The announcement that the former Farragut Hotel will be back welcoming guests in a year as Hyatt Place, a part of the Hyatt collection, is good news for Knoxville.

Hyatt Place is in the third tier of Hyatt hotels in terms of amenities, but still a Hyatt. Hyatt was last in Knoxville when the current downtown Marriott was a Hyatt. Knoxville and Knox County benefits with several well-established chains of hotels here such as Hilton, Marriott, Crowne Plaza and Hyatt.

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â– It is nothing short of incredible that an indicted state representative has no Democratic or Republican opposition.

That is Joe Armstrong who is scheduled to go to trial for Armstrong income tax evasion on Aug. 2, just two days before the Aug. 4 primaries.

Normally such a situation would draw a line of candidates a football field long seeking the position.

Armstrong does face independent opposition from former state Rep. Pete Drew in November. Drew most recently lost to Stair for City Council.

Armstrong is still personally popular with his colleagues and in his district. He has not been treated as a social pariah like the GOP’s Jeremy Durham has for allegations of sexual harassment. Personally, I like Armstrong and hope he is innocent of the charges against him.

However, if he is found guilty then the failure of either party to have a single candidate means Armstrong will be re-elected but the full House would refuse to seat him as a convicted felon. This would trigger the Knox County Commission appointing a successor for 100 days followed by a special primary and general election. Those elections will cost taxpayers over $140,000 for both.

Of course, Armstrong could resign his party’s nomination and allow the Democratic Party to appoint a new nominee by convention to face Drew.

The GOP would be left off the ballot as no candidate qualified. The district is roughly 40 percent AfricanAmerican. The GOP could still recruit a candidate thru the write-in process in the Aug. 4 primary. ■Former state Rep. Bob Booker, newspaper columnist and first African-American from Knox County to serve in the state House of Representatives, turned 81 on April 14. He is a well-known historian of Knoxville’s African-American history.

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SENIOR NOTES â&#x2013; Cumberland Estates Recreation Center 4529 Silver Hill Drive 588-3442 Offerings include: Senior Walkers, 10:30 a.m., Monday-Friday. â&#x2013; 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. Private one-on-one computer classes for beginners, Facebook, internet, digital photos available at the center; cost: $10. Book Club meeting, noon Thursday, April 21.

U.S. Navy Band members MU2 Jason Lucker on trumpet and MU2 Gregory Lopes on trombone serenade the residents of Ben Atchley State Veterans Home in Karns.

J.W. West (USAF) meets U.S. Navy Band trombonist MU3 Michael Bookman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honor to meet you, sir. Thank you for your service,â&#x20AC;? said Bookman. Photos by Nancy Anderson

Navy Band visists veterans

Register for: Successful Aging/Dementia Issues, noon Wednesday, April 20.

Covenant Health Lunch and Learn: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Understanding the Most Recent Advances in Cancer Treatment,â&#x20AC;? noon Wednesday, April 27; $5 includes boxed lunch; RSVP to 541-4500.

MU2 Gregory Lopes swaps stories with resident Jack Kramer (U.S. Navy). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always such an honor to play for veterans. Whether they retired two years ago or 40 years ago, they always have such good stories to tell,â&#x20AC;? said Lopes.

â&#x2013; John T. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Senior Center 611 Winona St. 523-1135 knoxseniors.org/oconnor. html Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Nick Patty (U.S. Navy) said he particularly enjoyed the tune â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Popeye the Sailor Man.â&#x20AC;?

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

Monday-Friday. Singing Seniors Spring Concert, 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 26.

Register for: Pinterest/ Twitter/Instagram class, 10 a.m.-noon Monday, April 25; cost: $15. Lunch and Learn: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Song Birds Across Americaâ&#x20AC;? by photographer Roger Givens, noon Monday, April 25; register

by Thursday, April 21.

Westmoreland opens new wing Westmoreland Health and Rehabilitation Center celebrated the grand opening of its newest wing, a memory care unit, located at 5837 Lyons View Pike in Knoxville. Owner Tom Johnson is pictured (center) cutting the ribbon and is joined by his staff, as well as Mayor Tim Burchett and Patricia Robledo representing the city of Knoxville. Also pictured are Knoxville Chamber staff members Ashleigh Atkins and Mary McCall. Others are (from left) Agnes Foronda, social services director; Burchett; Eric Boston, regional vice president; Jennifer Allen, program director; Cheryl Flowers, director of nursing; Dr. Eric Hasemeier, medical director; Johnson; Terena Raidt, vice president of business development; Kim Cox, chief nursing officer; Sherrie Hodge, MDS coordinator; (back) Jodie Jones, administrator of facility; Kelli Canan, director of marketing; Lana Sellers, respiratory therapist (in white).

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This little blue orb And God said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.â&#x20AC;? And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

(Genesis 1: 9-10 NRSV) We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

(Native American proverb)

Matt Deen, assisted by students Pedro Alvarado and Xavier Cano, installs irrigation for a community garden in Marble City. Knoxville Permaculture helped Deen plan the layout for the garden. Photo submitted

The gift of a

By Wendy Smith Matt Deen had been eyeing the empty lot next to his Knott Avenue home ever since he moved in. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d mowed the lot without pay from the out-of-town owner for two years.

Deen runs an Emerald Youth Foundation Just Lead program at the Laurel Church of Christ that primarily serves kids from the Sutherland Avenue area. He purchased the house in Marble City, an area bordered by Sutherland, Third Creek, Division Street and Liberty Street, to be close to the families he serves.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d tried to purchase the lot from the owner, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d intended to put a trailer on the 50-foot by 150-foot parcel. When the owner learned that zoning wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t permit a trailer, he called Deen to see if he wanted to buy it.

When Deen made a low-ball offer, that was the end of the conversation.

The owner called back two months later, and the dickering began. Deen was sure he was the only potential buyer for the narrow lot, but they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree on a price.

Soon after the conversation, Deen got a call from a Laurel Church leader.

The church had just received a check

for $4,200, earmarked for Just Lead.

Did Deen know what it was for?

He did know. Several weeks before, a church member asked him an intriguing question. If money were not an issue, what would be the next step for the program?

The Just Lead program, currently in its third year at the Laurel Church, has grown from serving a dozen children to over 40. It provides academic instruction, physical activity and field trips, and provides a meal for participants and their families twice a week.

When the church member asked Deen what he would do next, he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to buy the property next to his house for a community garden. After the check arrived, he negotiated a $4,000 purchase price for the lot.

That was last fall. Preparation for spring planting is well under way, and Just Lead students are helping to install an irrigation system for the garden.

Deen plans to create five beds for vegetables and plant fruit trees. One bed will be designated for Just Lead students. He wants to show kids how they can supplement groceries with food they grow themselves and

help connectt with h l them th ith their th i agrarian roots. Most of their families came from other countries and relied on agriculture before arriving in Knoxville, where they moved into apartments and trailers and gave up their gardens, he says.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been inspired by two other gardens. One was his grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in inner-city Nashville, where he grew up. She paid him to collect the produce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were sent to the neighbors with buckets of fruits and vegetables. When I look at Marble City, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a lot of that.â&#x20AC;?

The other is the Jolly Avenue Community Garden in Clarkston, Ga. â&#x2C6;&#x2019; a community dedicated to serving refugees.

The idea of the garden is taking root in the community. Tuff Shed gave Deen a $2,000 discount on a shed, and last week, he received a grant for mulch, soil, and seeds. Tennessee College of Applied Technology donated garden tools and equipment.

The Just Lead kids donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complain about working in the garden, he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If anything, they ask when they can come over again.â&#x20AC;?

FBC concentrates on New York, Ohio

By Carolyn Evans To say Southern Baptists are in the minority up north is an understatement. But First Baptist Concord (FBC) is working to improve that statistic.

Church members are burning up Interstate 81 sending teams to New York City and Cleveland, Ohio. The goal is to work long-term with pastors to help them establish churches in areas that are predominately Catholic.

First Baptist Concord has made church planting a priority. In addition to working in New York and Ohio, the Farragut church hopes to plant six churches in the Knoxville area, says Dick Nixdorf, director of church planting and multi-site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The megachurch is no longer a working model,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The working model is

now to take the church out to the people. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing with the church plants. Even though we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plant them, we help them financially and with volunteers.â&#x20AC;?

Teams have recently returned from both cities.

Allen Krueger, director of service outreach, was on the Cleveland team, and is happy to announce that for the first time, students at Concord Christian School (CCS) have joined church members on a mission trip.

Jinbi Tian and Tina Zhao, both 15, are two of 15 international students at the school and were part of the trip to Cleveland.

They slept in an old Jewish synagogue â&#x20AC;&#x201C; now a Baptist church â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and prayerwalked through East Cleveland where poverty and

drugs are rampant. They canvassed neighborhoods to advertise five church plants, including a Chinese church, an African-American church and a Hispanic church. For the time being, the congregations are meeting where they can, from church buildings to a former porn theater.

Over 400 miles away, the church is supporting three church plants and will soon add a fourth. A five-member construction team has just returned from working on an apartment building owned by the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board. Dick Nixdorf, Garry Weaver, Danny Hood, Ike Dalton and Greg Gieger worked to turn the basement into a training center for new church plant pastors and installed an in-

Earth Day is two days away. It is a day for us to pause, look around, and give thanks for this one and only home we have â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so far, at least. And I, personally, am not ready to set off on a journey to Mars to check out the neighborhood.

So, I want us to take care of this little blue orb.

God put us in charge of it, appointed us as gardeners and left it up to us.

As one wise man put it to me, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We should not foul the nest.â&#x20AC;? That means we should use our resources carefully, not be wasteful, and not be careless with what we throw away.

I get really irritated when I see cans thrown out on the highway. I am saddened when I see trees cut down for no apparent reason. I have been known to take recyclables out of other peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trash.

Cross Currents

Lynn Pitts

All it takes is caring enough to leave a better world to our children.

God made the world in six days flat, On the seventh, He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll rest.â&#x20AC;?

So he let the thing into orbit swing, To give it a dry run test.

A billion years went by, then He Took a look at the whirling blob; His spirits fell, as He shrugged, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ah well, It was only a six-day job.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; E.Y. Harburg

FAITH NOTES Meetings/classes Special services â&#x2013; 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: 522-9804 or sequoyahchurch.org.

â&#x2013; Hardin Valley Church of Christ, 11515 Hardin Valley Road, will hold Free Secret Church, 6:15 p.m. Friday, April 29. Info/registration: hvcoc.org. â&#x2013; Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road, holds meditation services 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Wednesday.

Includes quiet reflection, simple music and readings.

Info: westsideuuc.org.

Music/ performances â&#x2013; Hardin Valley Church of Christ, 11515 Hardin Valley Road, will host a free Vocal Union Concert, featuring a capella gospel music, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23.

Youth programs â&#x2013; Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, hosts Morning Breakfast and Afternoon Hang Out for youth each Tuesday. Breakfast and Bible study, 7:20 a.m.; Hang Out Time, 3:305:30 p.m. Info: 690-1060 or beaverridgeumc.org.

â&#x2013; Knoxville Christian Arts Ministries will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Emmanuelâ&#x20AC;? 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 24, in the Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, 9142 Kingston Pike. Free concert. Info: knoxcam.org.

ning wiring through the brick and plaster of the 1930s apartment building wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easy.

The team took care of other projects as well. Nixdorf replumbed a bathroom tercom/camera system for sink, something he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the six apartments. Run- done in 30 years. Garry Jinbi Tian, center, is a student at Concord Christian School.

Students teamed up with church members for their first joint mission trip this spring.

Weaver worked primarily on refinishing a wall and installing an interior window to create a child care area. It was his first mission trip to New York. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d go back in a heartbeat,â&#x20AC;? Weaver says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a good time.â&#x20AC;?

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‘Peter Pan’ at HVA

Exploring engineering at Whittle

By Ruth White

Whittle Springs Middle School hosted a family engagement night that featured some great hands-on science activities for students to explore alongside their parents.

University of Tennessee students, working with the CURENT program, helped in booths where participants built paper towers, moved

Hardin Valley Academy will present “Peter Pan” Friday through Sunday, April 22-24, in the auditorium.

The musical theater class will present the timeless story of a boy who refuses to grow up, yet fights to defend the honor of Wendy against the evil Captain Hook.

“This show has not been done by any other school in Knox County or surrounding schools to our knowledge,” said HVA theater

cars with solar power, used prosthetic hands made from spoons and more. The National Parks hosted a booth that featured animal pelts that students could touch.

The school will host a social studies night, Tuesday, May 17, where students research historical figures and create colorful and imaginative displays to share their findings.

Kayla Banks and Josiah Libby race cars using light to power the vehicles.

UT student Jermaine Chears (center) serves as guide for the event.

S.O.R. Losers Story So Far: South Orange River’s middle school soccer team of boys, who know nothing about the sport, play their first game.

The Buckingham team was coming down the field toward our goal. To my eyes, they looked like a herd of stampeding blue buffaloes. As for our guys — the ones in the red and yellow — they were doing one of four things: Standing around. Running the wrong way. Backing up, furiously. Falling down.

Or, actually, five things, because some people did a combination of two of the above, like Fenwick, who backed up and fell down.

Or Radosh, who ran the wrong way, realized he was doing it, stood still as he tried to figure out the right way, and then got tangled in his own feet and then fell down.

Anyway, you know how it is in history — battles and things — wars can truly be lost at the first shot. I understand that personally. I was at such a battle.

Playing in front of me was Saltz, my special buddy. We not only grew up together, we lived near each other. Defended each other. Loved each other. So when he saw that advancing line of Buckingham blues attacking, attacking me, he actually did something.

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think,” says Lindsey Seibel, who portrays Marian Paroo. “We’ve been preparing for ‘Music Man’ since January.”

Members of the marching band make a grand appearance during each performance, and several elementary and middle school students have standout parts in the production as well.

Show times are 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 21, 9:45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, April 22, and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Tickets sold at the door. Info: 539-8670.

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Not only are lead actors Collin Kasefang, Madeline Griffin, Josh McGinnis, Lindsey Seibel and Tyler Graham outstanding thespians, but their voices are so strong, they performed as members of All-State Honors Choir this past weekend in Nashville.

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Raven Chambers uses tape and newspaper to create a threefoot paper tower. The objective of the project is for the tower to stand for five seconds in front of a fan. Photos by R. White

director Teresa Scoggins.

Professional equipment was rented from a New York company to enable the characters Peter, John, Wendy and Michael to fly.

Showtimes are 7 p.m.

Friday, April 22, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23 (with a character meet and greet after the 11 a.m. show) and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 24.

Tickets at the door are $10 ($6 students). Info: 690-9690.

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First, he turned red in the face. A great red blotch.

Then he started to charge the blue line. Now, unlike me, Saltz is a big guy.

With his T-shirt flapping all over the place, his arms flapping other places, his longish hair flapping in the remaining places, he really charged. What a sight!

For just a moment, the blue line hesitated. I mean Saltz is a big guy. And the red face, the flapping, and so on ...

Meanwhile, the ball was squirting forward.

Saltz, I saw, was aiming right for it. My stomach, which had been traveling somewhere in the region of my throat, began to go right.

I could see that Saltz was about to send that ball a billion miles in the other direction.

Except . . . he missed.

Which is to say, he charged like a madman, cocked his leg, or whatever you do with your leg, kicked, missed and kept right on going. He went, in fact, past all the Buckingham players before he realized what had happened.

And what had happened was that there was nothing between me and the charging herd of blue Buckinghams. The white ball was coming right at me. I should know: I saw it trickle past me into the net.

It was only fifteen seconds into the game.

But, to tell the truth, that first few seconds was typical. Final score: BUCKINGHAM: 32 SOUTH ORANGE RIVER: 0 Or, in case you hadn’t noticed, we lost our first game, badly.

We were on our way. Down with further to go.

We got back on the bus feeling stupid.

It wasn’t just that we lost, but we lost by being so amazingly bad. Beyond belief. It had stopped being fun about two seconds into the game. Maybe one second. It wasn’t even a question of how good they were. We stank.

We were the first team to get back to the bus.

“Well,” said the bus driver with lots of good cheer, “how’d you guys do?”

“Lost,” said someone.

“But close, I bet,” said the driver.

“Distant,” came the reply.

“Well, next time.” The driver just couldn’t drop his insistent cheerfulness.

Then it was Mr. Lester’s turn. “Gentlemen,” he said, taking a quick look over his shoulder to make sure we were still alone, “I want to tell you how proud I am of you.

You didn’t give in.”

“I bet he loves hang gliding over the Grand Canyon with one wing,” whispered Saltz into my ear.

“You kept up your spirits,” continued Mr. Lester.

“Nothing else to keep up,” said Radosh.

“You showed courage and character.”

“What about talent?” called out Eliscue.

“Or skill?” Root offered.

Mr. Lester pressed on. “Each week, from experience and practice, you’ll get better.

I know you will. You have nothing to be ashamed about. Their coach told me he was impressed.”

“With what?” asked Fenwick.

Mr. Lester said nothing.

“Mr. Lester,” Hays called out. “How come, by the end of the game, they only had four men on the field? Is that legal?”

“Sportsmanship,” Mr. Lester murmured, and quickly sat down.

“If they really wanted to give us a chance,” Saltz said to me, “they should have gotten all their players off the field. Those four guys scored five goals.”

“What makes you think, if they had none, we would have scored any?” asked Radosh.

No one answered.

Our other teams came on the bus. One team had won. They were crazy happy. The other team had tied. They were just dumb happy. Naturally, they wanted to know what happened to us. It was Hays who told them.

They refused to believe it. “No, really?

What was the score? Tell it straight.” Things like that. After a while, they had to believe.

And they were amazed. Stunned. In awe.

For a bit, anyway.

Then quickly it became joke time. Like, “Maybe if you hadn’t shown up, they would have scored less.” There was some logic to that.

It got so bad the coaches made them shut up and our team kept its distance.

By the time we got back to school, we, at least, were into our usual kind of stuff: discussing school gossip, homework, a special trip that was being planned. The big thing was that tomorrow we were each going to find out who our partners were for our history projects. We kept talking about who we wanted to work with and who we didn’t.

The deal was, we were going to draw names out of a hat.

I mean, we had lost. Who cared? There were better things to think about.

Fortunately, when we got back to school, we had to rush for our buses, so there wasn’t much teasing.

That night, at dinner, my ma asked, as she usually did, how my day was.

“Great,” I said.

“Anything interesting?” Dad wanted to know.

“In history,” I said, “we’re starting on American Indians. We’re going to do projects and we get to work with someone.”

“Who are you with?”

“Don’t know yet,” I said, but to be honest, I couldn’t wait to get to school the next day to find out.

(To be continued.)

Text copyright © 2012 Avi. Illustrations copyright © 2012 Timothy Bush. Reprinted by permission of Breakfast Serials, Inc., www.breakfastserials.com. No part of this publication may be reproduced, displayed, used or distributed without the express written permission of the copyright holder.

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Tateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hosts young scientists Tateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School hosted its 16th annual regional science fair last week, and the Scientific Method had never been so prevalent on Cedar Bluff Road.

Jacobs signs with Johns Hopkins

By Sara Barrett Webb School of Knoxville Spartan senior m id f ielder Connor Jacobs will play soccer at Johns Hopkins University.

Jacobs is Jacobs a two-time (2014, 2015) All-State, AllRegion, All-District, AllKIL, and PrepXtra team

Sara Barrett Held at Knoxville Christian Center, students in grades 3-5 from private schools and homeschool programs gathered with projects in hand, ready to discuss their ideas with the judges.

Y-12 employee Mark Swientoniewski has judged the science fair about 10 times over the years, and said it is important to conduct age-appropriate judging. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With kids this age, it is always a struggle for the teachers to get a mix of fun and learning,â&#x20AC;? said Sw ientoniewski. Some entries are r e g u r g i t a ting what they Swientonfind on the iewski internet, he said, but some find what interests them and they take it a step further. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when it gets really exciting â&#x20AC;Ś when they do something different. Adults have mental blocks. But this stuff, this is how Google is invented.â&#x20AC;?

Fourth-grader Alisa Apostoaeiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project â&#x20AC;&#x153;Satisfying Siegeâ&#x20AC;? explored how far a ping pong ball would travel depending on its weight.

Alisa placed first last year in the physical science category for third grade and

selection. He also earned back-to-back District MVP kudos his sophomore and junior seasons.

Jacobsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; academic achievements include induction into Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cum Laude Society and membership in the Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society for excellence in math as an AP Scholar with Honors.

Jacobsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parents, Stanton and Jacquelyn, and his brother, Kyle, were on hand to help celebrate during the signing ceremony.

Alisa Apostoaei and June Jung display their projects at Tateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Regional Science Fair. Photos by S. Barrett

earned third place overall. She enjoys science and said she might incorporate it into her career later as a science-fiction author.

June Jung is also a fourth-grader. Her project involved making plastic from milk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like the knowledge Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m learning, but social studies is my favorite subject,â&#x20AC;? said June. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like learning how we got to the present day.â&#x20AC;?

Fifth-grader Harrison Schwall decided to do a project on transpiration because the water cycle is such a big part of life on earth.

He enjoys science but plans to play soccer professionally after college.

Among the many prizes given were several special awards named after lesserknown scientists such as actress Hedy Lamarr, who was a pioneer in wireless communications.

Tateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s principal Kaye Simmons said prizes are chosen that will inspire and stimulate the winners.

Heatonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents compute

By Sara Barrett

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Christian Academy of Knoxville fourthgrader Natalie Heaton likes to solve puzzles. That may be one of the reasons she has excelled in Concord Christian Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s math Olympics, placing second last year and fourth this year in computation.

Natalie says although sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good at math, she enjoys writing most and hopes to be a mystery author someday.

SCHOOL NOTES â&#x2013; Trinity Learning Center open house, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 30, First Farragut UMC, 12733 Kingston Pike. New preschool enrolling for the 2016-2017 school year. Info: tlcknox. com or 288-3420.

Harrison Schwallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s project is related to transpiration on fruit.

â&#x2013; West Hills Elementary participates in the following programs to help raise money for the school: General Mills â&#x20AC;&#x153;BoxTops for Education,â&#x20AC;? Campbellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Labels for Education,â&#x20AC;?

and linking Food City ValuCards, Kroger Plus Cards and Target Red Cards to the school for points. Info: 539-7850.

SPORTS NOTES â&#x2013; Hardin Valley Academy Baseball is hosting a golf tournament fundraiser at Gettysvue Country Club on Monday, April 25. Fees: $125 per person or $500 per team. Info/ registration: 518-1286 or shaneparks08@att.net.

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Character rewarded at Bearden Elementary

By Sara Barrett Bearden Elementary School held its final Character Counts a s s e m blies of this school year last week, with some s p e c i a l guests â&#x20AC;&#x153;on board.â&#x20AC;?

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Coens Navy CS1 Pedro Caro, GMSN Johnelle Jones and Seamen Mickey Treigle and Jaydee Rico assisted with award presentations during both assemblies. The special treat was in celebration of Navy

week and in honor of BESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motto this year, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Set Sail for Learning.â&#x20AC;?

Students were recognized for using the six pillars of character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.

Teachers and other school faculty nominate students or classes for performing good deeds or acts of kindness.

Individual winners each received a certificate and a small prize pack. Winning classrooms each received a banner to display for the remainder of the school year and free ice cream tickets which resulted in gasps of U.S. Navy CS1 Pedro Caro and Seaman Jaydee Rico present Lizzy Coens with a certificate for portraying the six pillars of character. Photos by S. Barrett joy from the students.

â&#x2013; Request for Proposals: permanent work of art to be located on the west wall of the underground section of The Emporium Center. Open to all artists.

Deadline for applications: 5 p.m. Monday, May 2.

Application: knoxalliance. com/underground.html. Info: 523-7543 or lz@knoxalliance. com. â&#x2013; The Tennessee Arts Commission is accepting application for its Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants until 4:30 p.m. (CST) Friday, July 1. The grants will be distributed throughout all arts disciplines as recognized by the Tennessee Arts Commission, including dance, music, opera/musical theatre, theatre, visual arts, design arts, crafts, photography, media arts, literature, interdisciplinary and folk arts.

Info: Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or sc@knoxalliance.com.

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NEWS FROM RATHER & KITTRELL

Lessons from the farm

By Rus Hunt My wife and I have lived on a small farm in Louisville for the past 12 years. We have chickens, donkeys, fruit trees, berry bushes and a vegetable garden. There is always plenty to keep us busy but we love having fresh eggs, fruit and vegetables to eat and share with our family and friends. Food seems to taste better when some of your sweat was spent to produce it.

I grew up in the suburbs but spent a lot of time at my grandparent’s farm in the summer. I mainly experienced the harvesting and eating side of farming so the past few years have given me a more complete picture of what farming entails. I realize that if you are farming as a vocation there is a lot more at stake if your crop fails than if my apple trees don’t produce fruit. However, I believe the lessons learned, even on a small scale, are universal and applicable to many areas of life.

In my position as a financial advisor I work with clients to help them reach their goals. For most people their primary financial goal is to accumulate enough money to have the option to stop working and live off of what they have saved. To work toward your goals a solid plan is essential. You need to select the right investments, continue to add contributions, adjust to changes, be patient and, finally, enjoy and share your harvest.

Many of the steps in successfully growing crops or raising livestock

have parallels in investing.

Can’t Just Scatter Seeds: I have learned that if I want to have a good chance for a successful harvest then I must do more than scatter seeds and hope for the best. I decide what crops and how much of each crop I want to harvest, how much space will be needed, when to plant, when to fertilize, when and how much to water, etc. If I don’t spend the time planning then I may end up with enough okra to feed an army or tomato plants killed because I planted them too early. To have any chance of reaching a goal to retire from work and not run out of money you have to spend some time deciding when you want to retire and what you want to do in retirement. Many of us just contribute some to our 401k and hope for the best.

Good Mix of Crops: Another lesson I learned is that some plants do not grow well when planted next to each other but will flourish when planted close to other plants. Tomatoes do not do well when planted next to corn or potatoes but do well with beans or onions. An investment account must have a mix of stocks and bonds that work together to generate returns and manage risk. Also, the investments should be spread across various asset classes such as international stock, emerging markets and real estate.

Consistent Maintenance: The most important thing for a garden is the gardener’s shadow.

You have to be consistent in applying water, fertilizing, weeding, pruning and guarding against pests or disease. If you are not disciplined it is amazing how quickly weeds can grow, plants can wither or caterpillars can destroy a crop.

If you plant award-winning varieties of vegetables but do not feed them with water, fertilize and sunlight you will likely reap a small harvest or nothing at all. Reaching your financial goals may not re-

quire daily maintenance but the same principle of discipline still applies.

The best investments will produce nothing if they are not fed with savings and adjusted periodically to stay consistent with your plan.

Sometimes a Storm Comes: Sometimes even if you do everything right a hailstorm rips through and destroys your crops or the stock market crashes. When that happens, plant a fall garden, keep saving and stay disciplined chini, don’t they? The end result to your financial plan. Do not be of solid financial planning along discouraged by temporary set- with consistent and disciplined backs. A lot of plants and trees savings is the reward of achieving will sprout from their roots and be your individual financial goals as stronger in the long run. I have fig well as being able to help meet the trees that have not produced fruit needs and wants of your family for two years because of harsh and others. winters but this year they are al- Rus Hunt, CFP® is a financial advisor with Rather ready full of tiny figs. A drop in & Kittrell. He is available at rhunt@rkcapital.com the price of your investments does not affect the amount of shares that you own so stay disciplined and allow time for the value to recover. Acting quickly when the market drops is like picking fruit before it ripens. Have patience or all you end up with is a bucket of sour apples.

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Kiefer Sutherland to sing in Knoxville

By Sara Barrett Award-winning actor Kiefer Sutherland has a country music album coming out in June.

You read that right.

The same man who gave us unforgettable characters in The Lost Boys, Flatliners, 24, Young Guns and many, many more movies will release a handful of tracks he wrote himself.

The project began as a couple of songs Sutherland penned with the hopes of sending to BMI or Sony Music for other artists to perform. He never considered himself a singer but says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been writing songs off and on since he was about 15. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be honest, an actor doing music has not been a good thing historically,â&#x20AC;? says Sutherland with a laugh in a webcam interview last week.

But after a few drinks with his best friend and business partner, Jude Cole, with whom he had started a record label to help strug-

Kiefer Sutherland hopes people will see a little of themselves in his new music. Photo courtesy of www.MontereyCountyWeekly.com gling artists, he decided heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d give it a shot and record an album. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this point, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not concerned about what people think,â&#x20AC;? he says of those who may be a bit skeptical. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not trying to sell a million records, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not trying to play stadiums. I just wrote some songs that are really personal to me that I want to play in small

clubs to about 300 to 400 people. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m focused on right now.â&#x20AC;?

Sutherland talks about this project as if he were a struggling musician, someone with the hope of connecting to his audience on a deeper level through his lyrics. In fact, he says as much when asked what the audience can expect from his live show.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope that when people hear my life experience and my human experience, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll realize that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not that much different than theirs.â&#x20AC;?

He also admits that performing his songs live has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;some of the scariest moments Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had in my life.â&#x20AC;?

The album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Down in a Hole,â&#x20AC;? will be released in June, but you can hear Sutherlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music in person when he plays The International, 940 Blackstock Avenue, 8 p.m. Friday, April 29. Tickets are $17 and doors open at 7 p.m.

Sutherland says his live show gives him a chance to share anecdotes with fans regarding what inspired his lyrics, and some of those anecdotes relate to his acting career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This album is the closest thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had to a journal. This is not a character.

This is me.â&#x20AC;?

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Two Rotary fundraisers this weekend Rotary Internationalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motto of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Service Above Selfâ&#x20AC;? is more than just a motto â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way of life for Rotarians. And the key word is â&#x20AC;&#x153;service.â&#x20AC;? The phrase was first mentioned in 1911 at Rotaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second convention in Portland, ORE. In 1989 Rotaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Council on Legislation established â&#x20AC;&#x153;Service Above Selfâ&#x20AC;? as the principal motto of Rotary because it best conveys the philosophy of unselfish volunteer service.

Rotaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seven clubs are all involved in service projects â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both locally and internationally. Projects require financial support and our clubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fundraisers throughout the year are a big part of how it all happens.

Rotarians raise money to support an array of projects â&#x20AC;&#x201C; college scholarships;

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donating books to elementary school libraries; Free Flu Shot Saturday; reading programs; clean water projects here and abroad; local parks; elementary school cleanups as part of World Rotary Day; tickets for underprivileged youth to see and participate in theater, opera and symphony performances and a host of many others.

Two of our clubs have major fundraisers coming up to support their projects and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re invited.

The Rotary Club of Far-

ragut will have its second annual International Food Gala on Saturday, April 23, at the UT Visitors Center on Neyland Drive. Tickets are $75. The Gala will begin at 5 p.m. Teams from the Pellissippi State Community Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Culinary Arts Institute program will be serving cuisine from four parts of the world: Asian, Spanish, Italian and French. And based on last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Food Gala, the teams will be serving some memorable dishes.

The teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offerings will be judged by a trio of local Celebrity Chefs: Author and Chef Barbara Tenney; Robert Allen, the executive chef of Citicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant and Club at Windriver in Tellico Lake; and Andre Nowading

UT students to host bike rally Students in a service-learning class at UT Knoxville, Haslam College of Business, will host the Tour de Knox bike rally from 2 to 4:15 p.m. Sunday, April 24, beginning at UT Parking Lot 9, located at the corner of Phillip Fulmer Way and Peyton Manning Pass.

Proceeds from the rally benefit Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Legacy Parks Foundation, which works to expand parks, create trails and increase access to rivers in East Tennessee. The cost to participate is $15 for adults and $10 for UT students. It is free for children 12 and under.

Billed as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;scavenger hunt on wheels,â&#x20AC;? participants will receive a map of locations where they can receive tickets to win prizes supplied by local businesses

and organizations.

The locations are scattered around campus and nearby greenways, including the Bearden area and Cherokee Farm.

The farther the location is from the rallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starting point, the more tickets a participant can receive.

Prizes will include bicycles, helmets, pumps, bike computers and clothing.

Partners this year include Echelon Bicycles in Farragut, REI and Kickstand, a local bike collective. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Free bikes and helmets will be provided by UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Outdoor Program, Legacy Parks and Kickstand,â&#x20AC;? Cadotte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even need a bike to join the rally.â&#x20AC;?

Participants can register online or at 1 p.m. the day of the event.

from Whole Foods.

Call Rotarian Keith Bryson for tickets at 865719-4582. â&#x2013; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kentucky Derby Day on Saturday, May 7, when the thoroughbreds break from the gates in the 142nd Derby at Churchill Downs and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the day for the second annual Rotary Club of Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jockeys & Juleps from 3-7 p.m. at the historic Southern Railway Station.

Tickets are $100 and include all of the festivities.

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Whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the wisdom in Nashville?

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just blame it on Victor Ashe.

Arguably, his election to the state House in 1968 at age 23 was the first won by door-knocking. Knock on the most doors and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll win. That later brought us Stacey Campfield.

Prior to the landmark Baker v. Carr decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962, states paid little attention to proportional representation. In fact, the litigant from Tennessee, Charles Baker, said the Legislature hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t redistricted since 1901. This led directly to Reynolds v. Sims in 1964 and to â&#x20AC;&#x153;one person, one vote.â&#x20AC;?

It was a straight line to 1968 and Victor.

Prior to the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s, legislators were selected by political bosses with an eye toward geographic balance and a nod toward playing well with others (i.e. political bosses). Rural areas were overrepresented to the detriment of cities. That was not optimal, and it brought us some less than memorable legislators.

But look at today. Lawmakers approved a $35 billion budget last week with hardly any debate, at least open debate. Included was more than $1.7 billion for higher education. Yet we heard more debate on the half million or so being spent on the Office of Diversity than on the other $1,699,500,000.

And so it goes, department after department, dollar after dollar. Guess weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got too many legislators whose brains have been baked from knocking on doors in the sun.

There will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red Carpet Arrivals,â&#x20AC;? live music between the races, a ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fancy Hat Contest, a gentlemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bowtie Contest, pictures with a thoroughbred, a cornhole tournament, a silent auction, Derby-inspired Hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeurves and live music by Hillbilly Jedi.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also be able to watching the Derby on a 15foot projection screen.

For tickets, call 865-5238252.

Buds to host precision rifle event Buds Gun Shop & Range will host its first-ever Precision Rifle Event April 22-24 at 2270 Two Rivers Road just off Winfield Dunn Parkway in Sevierville.

ProfessionJim Gilliland al shooters from the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) will do product demonstrations, conduct a free seminar and meet with shooting enthusiasts.

The Precision Rifle Event will also feature represen-

tatives from Masterpiece Arms (MPA) and U.S. Optics Academy. Drawings and giveaways will take place throughout the three-day event and muzzle brakes, scope bases, T-shirts and free training passes will be raffled.

Professional shooters who are scheduled to attend include Phil Cashin, Jim Gilliland and Trinity Brown. The free seminar will begin Saturday, April 23, at 2 p.m. The seminar covers selecting a precision rifle, rifle setup and a Q&A session with experts. Info: BudsGunShopTN.com

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A great day for EarthFest

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Holding their free trees courtesy of the town of Farragut Stormwater Matters program, Sammy Anderson, 13, and Tyren Brabson, almost 8, learn how garbage harms aquatic life from a crayfish played by Ben Duhamel and a pile of garbage bags, played by Carrie Lykines. Photos by Carol Z. Shane

A popular guest was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spoonâ&#x20AC;? the pig, demonstrating here that he can obey a â&#x20AC;&#x153;sitâ&#x20AC;? command. Photo by Cat Wilt

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crowd at EarthFest down at the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair Park on Saturday couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have asked for a more beautiful day to celebrate and raise awareness about our planet.

The free, zero-waste (yes, it can be done) event featured music from bands How About Never, Deadbeat Scoundrels, 3 Mile Smile and Nattyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Common Root as well as a scavenger hunt, crafts for kids, a Goodwill pop-up clothing shop, a free tree and shrub giveaway sponsored by the town of Farragut Stormwater Matters program, a Medic blood drive, a fuel-efficient car showcase and a tiny home demonstration.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small is Beautiful,â&#x20AC;? with emphasis on â&#x20AC;&#x153;keeping it in the

community,â&#x20AC;? according to Cat Wilt, an organizers of the event, now in its 17th year.

Large costumed characters strode the grounds. A red crayfish partnered with a gigantic walking pile of plastic bags made a point: plastic garbage is dangerous to aquatic life. Also spotted were a giant tree and mushroom.

Sponsors included WBIR TV, Knox Recycles, 90.3 The Rock, city of Knoxville, Rothchild Event Rentals, Americorps, East Tennessee Clean Fuels, Ijams Nature Park, KUB, WUOT radio, University of Tennessee, Eagle Distributing, Allen Sign and Whole Foods Market.

It was a success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had a lovely crowd all day long,â&#x20AC;? said Wilt.

The Whole Foods booth was a popular destination. Catherine Dunning, Taja Quiggle, 3, Emily Dunning, 5, Autumn Dunning, 8, Junia Presley, 5, and Jessica Presley are seen with Sabrina Young Fabian Garcia, 6, buddies up to giant mushroom Becca Bratcher and garbage-bag-andGreene and Lauren Claiborne, both from Whole Foods. fabric tree Christine Doka, who says that Americorps helps to make and update the EarthFest costumes. Garcia is the son of Heather Patty and Jesse Garcia.

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Welcome to wonderland CCS Theatre Arts students recently gave a sneak peek of the school’s first musical production to elementary and preschool students. Show times for Disney’s Alice in Wonderland are April 2830. Tickets are available at www. concordchris anschool.org.

Happy birthday Dr. Seuss One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish! CCS kindergarten teachers Holly Lusk, Tabitha Hutson, Linda Loy, Kari Foshie and Linda Wantland recently had great fun celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

DeGraff’s talent rewarded Each Spring, The East Tennessee Right to Life holds high school Art and Oratory Contests to help equip students to express their pro-life convictions. Concord Junior, Jessica DeGraff was recently awarded second place for her piece – Take my hand, protect my life. MS/HS Art Teacher, Becky Frasier congratulates Jessica for her award.

Performing for Mickey CCS High School band, the Concord Concert Winds, recently traveled to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The band participated in the Disney Performing Arts Program and performed a concert onstage at Disney’s Epcot. This was the band’s second year performing at this event. The next item on the band’s agenda is the spring concert on Thursday, April 21. This performance will include all of the pieces performed at Disney as well as brand new selections along with the Concord Middle School Bands. Join us for “Symphonic Sounds of Spring” Thursday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Worship Center of First Baptist Concord.

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red Knoxville attorney makes case for early detection

Retired Knoxville attorney makes case for early detection It was a freak accident – Fred Thomforde of Knoxville had just hooked the ball to the left and down a hill. Upset over the shot, he hopped into his golf cart and sped toward the ball.

But when he pressed the brakes, the cart began sliding on the wet grass. “Like some kind of fool, I stuck my foot out to stop it, and boom! Hit a bump, went up in the air and came down with my groin on the handle,” Thomforde recounted.

While it hurt and caused some bruising to the 70-year-old retired attorney, he didn’t think much about it until later that evening when blood in his urine prompted him to seek medical attention, a decision that not only would change his life but save it as well.

For it was at that visit to his primary care doctor, Dr. Michael Passarello, in 2008, that he was referred to Dr. Edward Tieng, an urologist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center – a decision that ultimately led to Tieng’s early detection of prostate cancer.

Dr. Tieng determined Thomforde’s golf cart injury was not serious but because of the blood in the urine and because Thomforde had been a smoker, the doctor moved cautiously. He ordered

a test to determine the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in Thomforde’s blood. That test came back with a PSA score of .8 nanograms per milliliter – well within the normal range.

“I think the ‘danger zone’ is something like 2 and above,” Thomforde said of the PSA score.

“I never got into the danger zone, but early in 2010, Dr. Tieng said, ‘They are still normal, but these levels are rising.’ He wanted to check it again in three months.”

Three months later, the PSA level was still within the normal range, but Thomforde was asked to return yet again. “I’m still in the normal range,” he said. “I started out at .8 but now I’m at 1.8. So we had a long talk.”

It was during that “talk” that Dr. Tieng recommended Thomforde undergo a biopsy, a procedure in which 12 core samples were removed from the prostate gland by a needle. The biopsied tissue was then sent to a laboratory and “graded” by a pathologist who assigned it a Gleason score, a scoring system of 2 to 10 used to describe the cells’ appearance. A score of 2 to 4 indicates the cells appear normal, 5 to 7 indicates intermediate risk of prostate cancer and 8 to 10 indicates an aggressive

form of prostate cancer. Thomforde’s Gleason score was 7.

“I guess everybody reacts differently when they hear ‘you have cancer,’ but for me, it came like a blow to the soul,” said Thomforde, who previously had undergone surgery and radiation treatment for a form of cancer called sarcoma a year and a half earlier. “I may have been more mentally prepared for this than a lot of people.

I don’t think you ever get completely prepared for the news that Fred Thomforde is grateful for Dr. Edward Tieng and the staff at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. He said of the individualized treatment he received after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, “Early detection made all the difference.” you have cancer but I had at least been through it.”

To determine whether Thomforde’s prostate cancer had spread, Dr. Tieng ordered CT and bone scans. When the imaging indicated that his cancer was contained to the prostate, Dr. Tieng presented Thomforde with his options.

“By this time, I had a good relationship with Dr. Tieng and had complete confidence in him – he’s a very likable person but very professional,” said Thomforde.

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sider what the risk was, it was pretty minor.”” said Thomforde.

“My body had returned to normal within about three months or so.”

“My hospital experience was excellent, my recovery was excellent: Nurses, technicians, lab people, the doctors, the whole experience to me was first rate,” said Thomforde. “My PSA never got into the ‘danger zone’ per se but Dr. Tieng made a judgment based on his personal history with me.

Rather than just keep going with the PSA, he went with the biopsy and it caught the cancer while it was confined to the prostate. Early detection made all the difference.”

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“He explained to me the various options – there’s radiation treatment, hormone treatments, and so forth – and I finally said to him, ‘I will defer to your judgment on this’ and he said, ‘If I were you in your particular condition and health, I would recommend surgery.’ I didn’t even think about it.

I just said, ‘Let’s do it.’”

In an almost 3-hour minimally invasive procedure, Dr. Tieng used Fort Sanders’ da Vinci robot to remove Thomforde’s cancerous prostate gland. The pathologist later confirmed that Thomforde was cancer-free.

“I was a little uncomfortable the first couple of days or so, and there was a little leakage for a few months but even that wasn’t all that serious. When you con-

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States, after skin cancer. It is the second leading cause of death from cancer in men. Most men with prostate cancer are older than 65 years, with the disease occurring more often in African-American men than in white men.

Almost all prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids), usually growing very slowly and often with no early symptoms.

Talk to your doctor about your risk of prostate cancer and whether you need screening tests.

Tests to detect (find) prostate cancer: ■ Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) – This is an exam of the rectum.

The doctor or nurse inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the lower part of the rectum to feel the prostate for lumps or anything else that seems unusual.

■ Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) – This is a test that measures the level of PSA in the blood. PSA is a substance made mostly by the prostate that may be found in an increased amount in the blood of men who have prostate cancer. The level of PSA may also be high in men who have an infection or inflammation of the prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH; an enlarged, but noncancerous, prostate).

It is important to remember that your doctor does not necessarily think you have cancer if he or she suggests a screening test.

Screening tests are given when you have no cancer symptoms.

Screening tests may be repeated on a regular basis.

If a screening test result is abnormal, you may need to have more tests done to find out if you have cancer.

– Source: National Cancer Institute

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Pics on request. Asking $5550.

Great grad gift. (865)986-9463.

SUBARU LEGACY 2016. 3.6 (mid sz. sedan), brand new! 1350 mi. Garaged.

Owner must move to CA ASAP. $28,900. 931-456-5417 (Crossville).

2016 Wilderness 3175RE Travel Trailer.

Like new, most options. Slide out, covers. $22,500. 423-257-8307

TOYOTA PRIUS - 2011. Exc.cond.PKG 3.new tires. 85,000 mi., $12,200.

(865)719-0857.

CAMPERS WANTED

4 Wheel Drive TOYOTA 4RUNNER LTD ED. - 1997.

6 CYL., 100K on eng., great cond. $3600/b.o. (865)566-4620.

Sport Utility Vehicles GMC Yukon XL 2014, 4WD, loaded, leather, DVD, 47K mi, exc cond, $31,900. (423)295-5393.

TOYOTA RAV4 - 2007. SUV automatic Color Silver/Black 4WD,abs,cc, clean title,non-smoker, for more info please call 673,200 mi., $3,800.

(321)405-3914.

Trucks CHEVROLET 3/4 TON PICKUP - 1984.

Scottsdale 20, 81k mi., 9.5’ self-cont. camper, $5200. (423)721-5922.

FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY - 2008.

F350,Diesel,Auto,FX 4x4,6”Lift,20”Wheels,37”Nitto Tires,Twin Turbo, 246,000 mi., $23,000. (865)804-8396.

GMC SIERRA 2013. Ext. cab. Loaded, leather, 20” wheels, fiberglass bed cover, 41k mi, Onstar, black, $24,500. (865)607-2228.

Vans HONDA ODYSSEY - 2014. Honda Odyssey 2014 Touring, like new, fully loaded, leather, DVD, 31K mi, $26,900. (423)295-5393.

TOYOTA XLE Limited 2004, 170K mi., runs & looks like new, senior owned. $6500. (865)687-0747.

Classic Cars AUSTIN HEALEY BUGEYE SPRITE 1960.

Bumper-to-bumper restoration, $16,500. A true British Classic (865) 522-3319.

Ford 1946. 4 dr., Chevy 283, 3 spd., new interior & tires. Runs great, $13,500. (865)984-0695.

Ford Thunderbird 2002, 2 owner, 10,000 mi. Showroom new, all opt.

Gar. kept. this is best for show & pleasure use. $23,000. (865)4702646. Cell 865-254-1213 MUSTANG 1965, 289 4 spd, 4 barrel carb, rebuilt Jasper eng. w/less than 5K mi, $12,000. (865)588-3064.

WE BUY CAMPERS • Travel Trailers • 5th Wheels • Popups • Motorhomes

WILL PAY CASH (423)472-3035 CAR TOW DOLLY - 2016, all cars/pu Swivels, tilts, never used, new ret. $2750. 1st $1050 cash. 864-275-6478

Montana 2008 3075RL 5th Wheel, $24,000 3 slide outs, Artic package, 2 recliners, central air, new tires, appls., great, microwave, gas/electric water heater, 2 TVs, power front jacks, new awning, no children/dogs, thermal pane windows, holding tanks inside heated area, 34 feet, dinette chairs), king bed, washer/dryer prep, parallel batteries, never had leaks.

Tows like dream.

Call 865-661-8269

3000 street rods, muscle cars & classics CHILHOWEE PARK Manufacturers exhibits, arts & crafts, vintage parts swap meet & much more.

VW Beetle 1979, Conv., very orig., bumblebee yellow, beautiful, 75K mi, $12,500. (865) 257-3338.

Child Care NANNY/CHILDCARE PROVIDER - for 3 kids. Looking for someone who will engage with our kids in play, reading, exercise, projects, etc. Boys are currently enrolled in baseball and soccer. Kids love playing outside, riding their bikes/scooters, Normal hours will be 8am-5pm. send your resume and salary expectations to: raymondsnow2@aol.com.

Driver/Transport DRIVERS: CDL-A - Drivers: CDL – A 1 yr. exp., Earn $1,250 + per week, Great Weekend Hometime, Excellent Benefits & Bonuses, 100% No Touch/70% D & H 888-406-9046

(817)462-0798 erlkj@gmail.com DRIVERS: CDL-A - Drivers: Make 60k+ per year! O/O’s make $180k+ per year! Home Weekly!! Mileage, Drop Pay. CDL-A, 1yr exp. 866-937-0622 x474

Services Offered General Services

ADVANTAGE REMODELING & HANDYMAN SERVICE JIMMY THE PROFESSIONAL HANDYMAN!!

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

Any Remodeling Needs you wish to have done or completed!

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

Call (865)281-8080

Farmer’s Mkt/ Trading Post

ALL 2015 MODELS MUST GO!!!!

Farm Buildings

Check Us Out At Northgaterv.com or call 865-681-3030 POPUP camper 2010 Starcraft, heat & AC, 1 king & 1 full bed, exc cond, $3800. (865)497-2692.

BARNS - SHEDS GARAGES - CARPORTS PATIO COVERS BUILT ON YOUR PROPERTY FREE ESTIMATES!

Millen Garage Builders 865-679-5330

SPRINTER KEYSTONE 303 BHS Norris Lake large deck with cover $16500 call-text (423)523-4339.

Farm Products

VACATIONER 1995 33’ - 54K mi., newer appls and new tires. good cond. $7800. (941)224-0579.

1975 MASSEY FERGUSON 135 Tractor.

Well maint. Exc. cond. No power steering. $4900. (865)777-2637

Motorcycles/Mopeds 2004 HARLEY-DAVIDSON HERITAGE SOFTAIL CLASSIC $8500- SILVERONE OWNER; LIKE NEW! 19,115 MILES. KURYAKYN LEDS, VANCE & HINES PIPES, LIFT, CHROMED OUT! TEXT 865-660-5993 OR EMAIL AT PETEHICMAN@HOTMAIL.COM.

HONDA 1994 TRIKE & MATCHING TRAILER, - many extras, gar. kept, exc. cond. 120K. Call after 6pm, 865774-8801, asking $10,500 obo.

HONDA VTXR 1300 2005, 15K mi., Excellent! many extras - VH Pipes, WS & bags. $4400. (865)216-5045.

KAWASAKI Ninja ZX1400 2007, only 4400 mi, $8,000 nego.

(865)382-8775.

Off Road Vehicles

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

865-986-4264

865-216-5052 865-856-8106

(423)200-6600 WANTED TO BUY STANDING SAW TIMBER 865-719-1623

Pets

Auto Parts & Acc 4 wheels & hubcaps off 2012 Prius, 16”, A-1 shape, $200. (865)805-2923.

GOAD MOTORSPORTS East Tennessee’s largest

Recreation

Boats/Motors/Marine 2002 LUND Pro v 1800, Honda 130, to many features to list. Very nice boat. Asking $16,500, Call with questions, 865-773-6708.

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

Mechanic On Duty Full Service Center Parts & Accessories I-75, EXIT 134 Just Behind Shoney’s

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

www.goadmotorsports.com

MALTI POOS Beautiful toy puppies, apricot or white, $350-$450. Shots. 865-717-9493 MINIATURE PINSCHER - Male, red, AKC, 1st shots, tails docked. 3 mo. old. $350. (423)261-4498

5500 WATT 10 HP PORTABLE GENERATOR. $300.

(865)428-5870.

CRAFTSMAN 10” CONTRACTOR Series table saw. $210. Dust collector, Penn State 1.5 HP, 1250 CFM. $110 or b.o. Call Joe (865)408-2560

Wanted Antiques 19TH CENTURY MOHOGANY DROP LEAF DESK - 4 drawers and secret compartment. Contact (865)9384268 ASIAN Antiques exquisitely handcarved High Dresser w/Mirror, Twin Beds (2) w/Night Stand, $3100. Mint cond. 865-249-3175 French Antique Louis XV queen/king bed, ivory, antiqued gold, new uphol, $3100. French Antique Louis XV arm chairs (2), ivory, antiqued gold, new uphol., $600. Mint cond. French Antique lamp table, inlaid wood, 27” dia., $275. 865-249-3175

I BUY DIABETIC TEST STRIPS! - OneTouch, Freestyle Lite, AccuChek, and more! Must not be expired or opened. Call Daniel today for Local Pickup: (865)383-1020

Announcements Adoptions ADOPT: Happily married and family oriented couple, seeks bundle of joy to love unconditionally, cherish forever and completer our family.

Expenses paid. Please call Jeff and Jenn 877-440-5111.

Appliances

GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty

865-851-9053

2001 E. Magnolia Ave. KENMORE FULL SIZE WASHER & DRYER. barely used, $250 ea. or b.o (865)235-9606

Cemetery Lots 2 LOTS & 1 open & close at Highland Memorial Cemetery. $7500.

(865)933-1700 CEMETERY LOTS - Spaces 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Lot 29 Section C Family Burial Estate in the Garden of Moses, Eastview Memorial Gardens 1320 Andrew Johnson Hwy, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871 $4,400 or $1,100 per space. (720)272-1399 EDGEWOOD CEMETERY - 2 crypt mausoleum - other sites avail. Call Brimer Monument Co. (865)523-1200.

Collectibles

BUYING OLD US COINS

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

FIREPLACE INSERT - Skyline 28” w, 26” d, 16.5” t $200 (865)640-3970

Hunt/Fish Supplies SAGE flyrods, lengths 8’6” thru 9’0”, line wts 5 thru 9, total 6 rods, $325 each. Ray (865) 389-4495

Lawn & Garden

CUB CADET 42” cut, 100 hrs, like new, $1350. (615) 330-1375 JOHN DEERE X475 - 192 hrs, 48” deck, like new. $5495 obo (865)599-0516

Med Equip & Supplies

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

Merchandise - Misc.

GENERATOR BIG 8500 watt, 2016, Honda elec. start. Batt. & whl kit incl. Never used. New retail $4995.

Wholesale $3750. 1st $1850 cash, 864-275-6478.

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

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

Musical RHODES ELECTRIC PIANO, AMP, KUSTOM SOUND SYS, MICS, PEAVEY Items tested worked. (865)573-4333

Sporting Goods HOWA MODEL 1500 243 - Winchester.

Pachmyr laminate thumb hole stock. Weaver 3x12 scope. Heavy barrell. $700. (865)546-3825

Apartments - Unfurn.

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

No pets. Parking @ front door.

(865)470-8686 BROADWAY TOWERS 62 AND OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site.

Immediate housing if qualified.

Section 8-202.

865-524-4092 for appt.

TDD 1-800-927-9275

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

Close to Shopping!

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

WEST, 2BR, 2BA - patio, laun., FP, no smoking, no pets. Very Clean. $700 + dep. (865)531-7895.

Homes Unfurnished 2 BR - 1 BA, quiet South Knox neighborhood, $550 mo, $250 DD. No pets.

Call 865-577-8273.

2 BR, 1 BA HOUSE - West Knoxville. $700/mo. For more information call (865)406-4661 3BR, 2BA RANCHER. LR, large eat in kit., deck, carport, off Merchants Rd. near Pleasant Ridge, No pets, $850 per mo. $850 dep. 1000 sq. ft. (865) 254-8417 POWELL/CLAXTON. 3 BR, 2 BA, no pets, private, convenient, $700 mo + 1st, last, DD. 865-748-3644 ROCKY HILL 3BR, 1 1/2 BA, hrdwds, encl. gar., lg. dwnsts den w/wood stv, cul-de-sac, (865)573-5206.

South. 3 BR, 1 BA, C H/A, W/D conn, appls, work shop bsmt, no pets, no smoking, no vouchers, $750 mo + $600 DD. 865-577-3321 or 660-0723

Condos Unfurnished Condos-Unfurn WEST, GREYWOOD CROSSING. Move in ready, 1452 SF, 2BR, 2 full BA, 1 level, FP, deck, new hdwd flrs, new appl, new paint in/out. Refrig & W/D. 2 car gar. w/storage. $154,900.

No agents please. (865)966-0277

Lake Property HOLSTON RIVERFRONT 5 ACRES, turn on Graves Rd @ Ruggles Ferry golfcourse, R on Ellijay Way. 865-680-7098 NORRIS SUNSET BAY LAKEFRONT LOT - Lot #593 Russell Brothers Rd, 0BR, Norris Sunset Bay .69 Acre Lakefront Lot 593 Priced to Sell$104,900. (606)832-4570 UNBELIEVABLE DEAL! Louisville side main channel, deep water, lake front, 3BR, 2BA, 2100 SF w/dual boat slip & hugh party deck above, needs a few updates, Paid 470K in 2007, asking $420,000. Will not last. Call (865)300-5262.

Manufactured Homes EXCELLENT SHAPE 16x70 3 BR, 2 BA, set up in local park. Only $16,900.

Call Chris 865-207-8825

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

For Sale By Owner 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA 2 STORY, 2012 SF, 2 car gar., Farragut Schools, Built in 2004.

Yard irrigation, corner lot. Move in ready. $249,900. (865)675-3394.

Fountain City Condo - 1BR, 2 BA, Covered patio, granite, hardwood floors.

Upgrades. $650.mo. (865)235-3730

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

865-661-5254 West. Palisades. 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 1750 SF, no pets, 1 yr lease. $900 mo + sec dep & 1st mo rent. (865)539-1589

Duplx/Multplx UnFurn FARRAGUT. 2 BR, all appls, C H/A, fenced yd, $800 mthly. Pet friendly.

Avail. May 1st. (865)765-4367

WEST - family neighborhood, w/d connection, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, $680.00 monthly 1 year lease 865-216-5736

Real Estate Commercial Commercial Property /Sale NORTH 17,000 SF bldg on 2.25 acres, needs repair. Ideal for entertainment center or church. $275,000.

865-544-1717; 865-740-0990

Commercial RE Lease 672 SF, remodeled, office space or small retail. Off Broadway near I-640. Special incentive for long term lease. $550 mo. (865)696-9555

NORTH KNOX OFF CEDAR LANE Holirose Lane, 3BR, N.KNOX off CedarLn $127,500. Fenced yard, new flooring, appliances, 3 bdrm.

805.6743 (865)805-6743

NEW BUILDING FOR LEASE, Zone Light industrial office, conf. rooms, open space, 8000 SF, Bethel Valley Industrial Park, at the end of Pell.

Pkwy, Oak Ridge, close to ORNL Lab. & Y12 plant. Call 865-806-2640.

RANCH HOME IN ALLENBROOK SUBDIVISION LENOIR CITY - 210 Lancaster Dr., 3BR, Allenbrook subd. 3bd.2ba. porch OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, April 17th from 12 - 2 p.m. (312)933-3164

Offices/Warehouses/Rent

Lots/Acreage for Sale 250X371 - 3 LOTS, 1 with old trailer on site. 7101 Wilson Dr., 37924. $50,000.

(865)523-8736.

WHEELCHAIR FOR SALE - $100. Very Good Condition. (865)690-6821

UTILITY TRAILERS

GOLDENDOODLES F1 & F1B pups, CKC reg, UTD on shots, health guar. $700.

(423)488-5337.

Call 423-449-8433

Merchandise

UPSCALE ITEMS, - glass, crystal, collectibles, misc. items. No checks.

Sun. April 17, 1-4, call for appt.

(865)693-6702

CFMOTO DEALER

SHIH TZU puppies, AKC, beautiful colors, Females $600; Males $500.

Taking deposits. 423-775-4016

42” - 42” CUT CRAFTSMAN LT2000, $500.

(865)922-6408

LOADED STARTING @ $9,999 WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER! Save some of your hard-earned money without sacrificing speed or quality.

Tools

FANNON FENCING

Featherlite 3 horse trailer, heat & air unit, 18’ awning, rear saddle compartment, exc cond, $10,000. (865) 982-7898

FAST $$ CASH $$ 4 JUNK AUTOS

SHELTIE PUPPIES - AKC reg., parents on site, 6 wks. old. $200. Call (865)984-4770.

2015 Snapper riding mower, 28” cut, $950. 865-556-5227

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

Tickets/Events

SCHNAUZER mini pups, 6 wks, shots, dewormed, reg, $400 cash each.

(865)240-3254

Logs2Lumber.com

We build all types of Farm Fencing and Pole Barn.

Sporting Goods POOL TABLE FOR SALE - Regulation size. $250. Good Cond. (865)6906821

BATTLE AT BRISTOL TRANSFERS Roundtrip bus transfers to Bristol Motor Speedway 9/10/16 - UT vs VT - $85. Hotel/ticket packages available. ActionJacksonSportsTours. com (888)346-7226

Household Goods

Livestock & Supplies

Vehicles Wanted

PUPPY NURSERY Many different breeds Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles, Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots & wormed.

We do layaways. Health guar.

Go to Facebook, Judys Puppy Nursery Updates.

423-566-3647

WANTED Military antiques and collectibles 865-368-0682

NEW & PRE-OWNED CLEARANCE SALE

GO CART WITH ROLL BAR, New tires, good cond. $475.

(865)986-8032.

STREET ROD NATIONALS SOUTH May 6, 7, 8

Jobs

Dogs

20,000 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE, 18’ eaves equip. with fire sprinkler syst., 4 truck docks, 1 drive thru door. $5000/mo. 8422 Asheville Hwy. (865)567-4640 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.

865-544-1717; 865-740-0990

Real Estate Rentals WEST IN PRIORITY AREA

Apartments - Furnished WALBROOK STUDIOS 865-251-3607 $145 weekly. Discount avail. Util, TV, Ph, Refrig, Basic Cable. No Lease.

Apartments - Unfurn.

• Trees on 3 sides • 3000 SF avail.

• $6.48 SF (per yr) • Avail. in 4 wks. - yr. plan, 1500 SF WE PAY TAXES & INSURANCE NEAR MIDDLEBROOK INN & WRIGHT’S CAFETERIA See us 1st -- (865)588-2272

1 BR POWELL SPECIAL • No Pet Fee • Water Paid, • All appls, $520/mo.

Phone 865-938-6424 or 865-384-1099

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

There’s no place like...here!

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Shopper Ve n t s enews

UT College of Veterinary Medicine open house, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., UT agricultural campus, located on Neyland Drive. No registration necessary; do not bring pets. Tours are self-guided. Info: tiny.utk.edu/ VETMEDopenhouse or 974-7377.

Vintage baseball, noon and 2:30 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Games and parking free; concessions available. Bring lawn chair or blanket for seating. Info: ramseyhouse.org.

MONDAYS THROUGH APRIL 25

“Art in the Park for Kids,” 3-5 p.m., Founders Park at Campbell Station. Hosted by the Farragut Business Alliance. Free official Dogwood Arts Festival Event. Info: farragutbusiness.com/events.

“Birthday wake” for Shakespeare, 5-10 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Fundraiser for Tennessee Stage Company. Includes local bands, Shakespeare trivia and a screening of “Shakespeare In Love.” Info: TennesseeStage.com or 546-4280.

Historic Fourth and Gill Neighborhood Tour of Homes, 1-6 p.m., beginning at Central UMC, 201 Third Ave. Advance tickets: $10; ages 12 and under, free.

Day of tour tickets: $12. Info/tickets: fourthandgill.org.

“Jack’s Adventures in American History,” a play presented by the Bright Star Touring Theatre (www. brightstartheatre.com), 2 p.m., Farragut Town Hall board room, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Free event for grades two through six. No registration required.

Info: farragutbusiness.com/events.

Pinhole photography workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place. Cost: $25.

Learn to make a pinhole camera, take photos and develop negatives in the Center’s darkroom. Open to the public noon-4 p.m. celebrating Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. Info/registration: contacta1labarts@ gmail.com.

Spring concert, featuring UT Singers: female a cappella choir ReVOLution and male a cappella choir VOLume, 6 p.m., Farragut Presbyterian Church Sanctuary, 209 Jamestowne Blvd. Second in the Spring Concert Series. Free and open to the public.

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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.

THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 Online registration open for the Marine Mud Run, to be held Saturday, Sept. 17. Individual waves, 8 a.m.; team waves, 11:30 a.m. Course: 3 miles of offroad running, which entails some obstacles, hills and mud pits. Registration deadline: Friday, Sept. 16, or until total registrants reaches 3150. Info/registration: knoxmud.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 Books Sandwiched In: “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Discussion led by the Rev. Christopher R. Battles Sr., Tabernacle Baptist Church, and Chris Woodhull, former Knoxville City Council member. Sponsored by Friends of the Library.

Info: 215-8801.

“Grieving: finding the new normal,” 2:303:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 3298892, TTY: 711.

“Harry Potter and the Nineteenth-Century Dream-Child,” 5 p.m., UT Medical Center’s Health Information Center Conference Room, 1924 Alcoa Highway. Presented by guest speaker Dr. Amy Billone as part of the “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine” exhibit. Exhibit on display through May 21. Info: 305-9525.

Scenic Knoxville reception, 7 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Celebrating eight years of advocacy and accomplishment in Knox County. President Mary Tracy will present: “Taking the Long View - A Vision for Realizing America the Beautiful.” Wine and refreshments served. No admission charge, but seating is limited. RSVP: mgrieve1125@aol.com. Info: 567-9381.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24

MONDAY, APRIL 25 Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 2-4:15 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215-8700.

“Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter 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: Monday, April 25.

Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; 2183375; in person at the Town Hall.

West Knox Book Club: “Righteous Mind” by Jonathan Haidt, 10 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Everyone welcome. Info: 588-8813.

THURSDAY, APRIL 21

MONDAY-TUESDAY, APRIL 25-26

Writing a resume to get the interview – interviewing to get the job, 4 p.m., Murphy Branch Library, 2247 Western Ave., LT Ross Bldg. Info: 521-7812.

AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Blount County Sheriff’s Office/Justice Center, 950 E Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Registration: Diane Lewis, 982-1887. Info: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

FRIDAY, APRIL 22 Alive After Five: The Streamliners Swing Orchestra, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Admission: general, $15; museum members and students, $10. Info: knoxart.org.

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

Opening reception for “Kathie Odom: Along the Way” exhibit, 5-8 p.m., The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike. Exhibit on display April 22 through May 31. Info: 200-4452.

Opening reception for solo exhibit “Find Ourselves” by Sarah Moore, 5-8 p.m., Envision Art Gallery, 4050 Sutherland Ave. Exhibit on display through May 20. Info: envisionartgallery.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 22-23 Sultana Descendants Reunion, 7-9 p.m.

Friday, Mount Olive Baptist Church, 2500 Maryville Pike. Includes speakers and music. Public welcome.

Banquet Saturday, 7 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Cost: $22. Info: Norman, shawclan4@ bellsouth.net.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Ballplay Ruritan Ramp Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Ballplay Fellowship Hall, 157 Ballplay School Road, Tellico Plains. Festival is “Rain or Shine” with free admission and parking. Features: family activities, live music, vendors and local community organizations. Ramp Dinner, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: adults, $10; children under 12, $5, “kid-friendly” hot dog meal available. Free concert by Emi Sunshine and the Rain, 1 p.m. Proceeds go to community projects. Info: 423295-2434, on Facebook.

Cry Baby 100K Bike Ride, 10 a.m., West Bicycles, 11531 Kingston Pike. Benefits The Wounded Warrior Project. Registration begins 9 a.m. or on line: WestBikes. com. Fee: $30. Info: 671-7591 or westbikes.com.

The Georgia Crackers, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $14, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

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

Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee.

Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

“Plantin’ and Pickin’: A Summer Guide,” 12:30-2 p.m., CAC Beardsley Community Farm, 1719 Reynolds St. Presented by Master Gardener Marsha Lehman. Free and open to the public. Info: 546-8446 or beardsleyfarm.org.

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 26 Computer Workshops: Excel, 5:30-7:45 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215-8700.

Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Free admission.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 “Harry Potter, Higher Education and Popular Culture,” 5 p.m., UT Medical Center’s Health Information Center Conference Room, 1924 Alcoa Highway. Presented by guest speaker Professor Jake Hamric from Pellissippi State Community College as part of the “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic and Medicine” exhibit. Exhibit on display through May 21. Info: 305-9525.

Knoxville Writers’ Group meeting, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Naples Italian Restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike.

Speaker: Judy Bingham, founder of The Write Place and Write to Grow Workshops. All-inclusive lunch: $12.

RSVP by Monday, April 25. Info/RSVP: 983-3740.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28 “How to Buy a Healthy Plant,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented

by Master Gardener Barbara Emery. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29 AARP Smart Driving Program, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

Cost: $15 for AARP members; $20 for nonmembers.

Registration deadline: Monday, April 25. Info/ registration: townoffarragut.org/register, in person at the Town Hall or 218-3375.

Alive After Five: Delta Moon, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Admission: general, $15; museum members and students, $10. Info: knoxart.org.

Southern Tequila and Taco Festival, 6-9 p.m., Gander Mountain Parking Lot in Turkey Creek.

Fundraiser for Remote Area Medical. Tickets: $35. Info/ tickets: www.southerntequilafest.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 29-30 Spring plant sale, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2817 Boyds Bridge Pike. Members

and donors welcome noon-5 p.m. Friday and everyone welcome 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Info: Ann White, 862-8717.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Annual Dogwood Classic 5K Run/Walk, 8 a.m., start and finish from the middle parking lot/park area adjacent to the boat ramp on Cherokee Boulevard.

Sponsored by the Knoxville Track Club. Cost: $25 through April 27; $30 day of. Registration: www.ktc. org/RaceDogwood.html. Info: ktc.org or Kristy Altman, knoxvilletrackclub@gmail.com.

Bicycle Service Clinic, 11 a.m.-noon, West Bicycles, 11531 Kingston Pike. Space limited. Info/ reservations: 671-7591.

Flea market, bake sale, breakfast and lunch UMW annual fundraiser, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Central UMC, 201 E. Third Ave. Free workshop: “Learn to Meditate,” 2-3 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Workshop led by: Mike Wright, author of “800 Stepping Stones to Complete Relaxation.” Info: mikewright102348@gmail.com.

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.

Oak Ridge Community Orchestra concert, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Market Square. Part of the Dogwood Arts Festival events. Free. Everyone welcome.

Refugee benefit concert featuring Kenny Munshaw, a Canadian singer/songwriter and producer, 7 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church (TVUUC), 2931 Kingston Pike. Presented by the TVUUC Refugee Task Force committee. Tickets: $15 advance/$20 door; seniors and students, $12 advance/ $15 door. Proceeds to support refugee families in the Knoxville community. Info/tickets: tvuuc.org/ refugeeconcert.

Rummage Sale for Charity, 8 a.m.-noon, Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic, Fort Sanders West. All proceeds will go to Lost Sheep Ministries.

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

Singing, 7 p.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE. Spring craft and bake sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Community Church of Tellico Village Christian Life Center, 130 Chota Center. Includes seasonal floral arrangement, wreaths, needlework items, bridge tallies, mailbox covers, baked goods and more. All proceeds support nonprofit organizations and scholarships.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 30-MAY 1 Annual Chicken and Rib Roast, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Old Kroger Parking Lot in Farragut. Proceeds benefit Feeding God’s Children, which supports feeding programs and other needs for children in East Tennessee (Knoxville), Appalachia and Guatemala. Info: feedinggodschildren.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 1 Cycle and Serve Family Fitness Event, 2:30-5 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church, 9076 Middlebrook Pike.

Free event; bring bikes. Includes: bike safety tips by KPD and Safety City, kids’ bike rodeo, free food, door prizes, information about Knoxville area recreation and biking opportunities. Info: visitgrace.org.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, MAY 2-3 “IPad/iPhone Basics for Seniors,” 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45.

Registration and payment deadline: Monday, May 2.

Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register, in person at the Town Hall, 218-3375.

TUESDAY, MAY 3 Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Free admission.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 “How to Use Facebook for Seniors,” 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30.

Registration and payment deadline: Wednesday, May 4.

Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register, in person at the Town Hall, 218-3375.

THURSDAY, MAY 5 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Buckingham Retirement Center, 7303 Manderly Way. Registration: Paul Johnson, 675-0694. Info: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

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.

Exhibition preview reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park. Exhibitions “Full Stop” by Tom Burckhardt and “Contemporary Focus 2016” by John Douglas Powers will be on display May 6 through Aug. 7. Info: Angela Thomas, 934-2034 or knoxart.org.

“Symphony on the Square,” 7:30 p.m., Market Square. Presented by Home Federal Bank; featuring the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra. Free admission. Bring blankets or chairs. Rain location: Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St.

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Retired nurse chooses Parkwest for knee replacement to help her ‘get things done’ Having worked as a licensed practical nurse in five states, Mary Stroud knows plenty about hospitals and surgeons. So when the time came for total knee replacement, she felt completely at ease choosing Parkwest Medical Center, a hospital where she’d worked for 12 years.

The orthopedic/neurosurgery unit at Parkwest is a leader in safe knee replacement for pain relief, mobility and activity. Mobility and activity are important to Stroud. She rarely slows down.

“I see things that need to be done, and I get them done,” Stroud says.

While taking care of a neighbor’s dogs several years ago, Stroud had taken a bad fall and hit her knee against a large rock.

There were no broken bones, but there was a lot of pain, and that same knee gave her trouble off and on for the years that followed.

She managed the pain with the help of an orthopedic doctor for a while, but things became more serious when the pain started to be accompanied by swelling. After a 14-hour shift covering for an absent coworker, she took herself straight to the emergency room.

The cause of the swelling and pain appeared to be a fluid filled cyst behind her knee. It was removed, but the pain in her knee kept coming back, in spite of various medications and shots.

“It just got worse and worse,” she says.

Stroud doesn’t slow down for comfort. She took on the task of caring for her grandson when her daughter was deployed to Iraq for seven months with the U.S. Marine Corps. After retirement, Stroud had signed on as a Parkwest volunteer.

But the turning point finally came last year when Stroud was house sitting at her daughter’s small farm. Stroud enjoyed the farm work, including walking down to round up chickens and trekking

are the only two measures that have consistently been shown to decrease the symptoms of joint Since Mary Stroud’s knee replacement arthritis. “Surgical intervention surgery at Parkwest Medical Center, is considered when these meathe lower shelves in the hospital gift sures are no longer controlling shop are no longer off limits. “I see the symptoms, and the patient’s things that need to be done, and I get ability to perform usual daily acthem done,” says Parkwest volunteer tivities is significantly limited. In Mary Stroud.

Mary’s case, she had tried nonoperative measures without relief, was physically active and healthy so she was a good surgical candidate,” says Covino.

The surgery was performed with no complications, and Stroud was very pleased. The physical therapy that followed at Parkwest Joint Center was impressive, too.

“At physical therapy, they’re very good at explaining what you need to do and why,” Stroud says.

There was a lot of activity in her hospital room as she was prepared to get up and get moving as quickly as possible.

“They even have a simulated car seat,” she says. “They show you how to get in and out of a car!”

Stroud was discharged with a clean bill of health.

Now, less than a year after her knee was replaced, she is enjoying her three grandchildren, and is back at work as a Parkwest volunteer. back up the hill to the house. indicated she was in need Dr. Covino says of total knee “The first day I was fine,” more than 600,000 replacement Stroud says. “The second day my knee replacements are surgery. leg swelled so badly that I just performed in the United Stroud had could not sleep.”

States every year. It’s a probeen told that Dr. When the dog needed to be cedure that has restored motaken outside in the middle of the Covino wouldn’t bility and activity to millions of perform surgery night, Stroud didn’t know if she people, just like Mary Stroud. unless it was abcould even make it to the door. “It “I can walk anywhere. I can solutely necessary. tant to establish the diagnosis of was so painful!” she says. “I was degenerative arthritis,” Covino walk up and down hills. I’ve been At a follow-up apalmost in tears.”

Brian Covino, MD pointment, she says. “Second, a trial of conser- down checking the chickens,” Stroud spent the rest of the week doing lighter work, and only learned just how necessary the sur- vative measures such as anti- Stroud says. “I think, ‘wow, I inflammatory medications, joint couldn’t do that before.’” performed tasks that put strain on gery was.

To learn more about joint “It was bone on bone on one injections and therapeutic exerher knees when it was absolutely surgery at necessary. As soon as the week side,” Stroud says. “My cartilage cise should be considered prior to replacement Parkwest Medical Center, was over, she went to see joint re- on the inside of my knee was de- surgery.”

Dr. Covino says weight loss and call 865-373-0091 or visit placement surgeon Brian Covino, teriorating.”

“First and foremost it is impor- exercise are very important, and treatedwell.com/jointcenter.

MD, who explained her X-rays

Parkwest joint replacement patients go directly home to recover Most patients who have a total hip or total knee replacement at the Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat bypass transitional care facilities, allowing them to recover more quickly and comfortably in their own homes and regain independence sooner.

A key part of this is getting patients moving almost immediately after surgery.

“Studies confirm that the more quickly patients begin physical therapy after a total joint replacement, the more quickly they recover,” said Parkwest Joint Retreat Coordinator Kay Varnadoe, RN. The Joint Center program is structured to assist patients

throughout their hospital stay.

Patients in the Parkwest Joint Center – The Retreat program are encouraged to bring a coach who will attend group physical therapy with them and other patients who either had a total hip or total knee replacement that day. The camaraderie of this small group setting is proven to help patients improve the results of their inpatient physical therapy.

Anyone considering joint replacement surgery may receive treatment at The Retreat if he or she is a patient of an orthopedic physician who has privileges with Parkwest Medical Center.

For more information, visit us online at www.TreatedWell.com/theretreat or call 865-374-PARK.

Protect your knees Dr. Brian Covino, an orthopedic surgeon with Parkwest Medical Center, explains there are two actions we can take to help our knees stay healthy.

1. Maintain a healthy weight. Covino says every pound of weight you lose will translate into about five pounds of weight your knee doesn’t have to carry.

2. Limit unnecessary trauma. At work, consider using protective gear if you’re on your knees frequently. At play, vary your exercise routine so the same points of your body aren’t taking on the same impact day after day, year after year.

Covino says the most common culprit for knee trouble is osteoarthritis, which generally occurs as an accumulation of wear and tear of the joint over time. Following these two steps can help slow the effects of osteoarthritis and increase your chances of walking tall for many more miles to come.

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Diana Warner: hometown girl makes good

By Carol Z. Shane

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rom an early age, Diana Warner knew what interested her the most.

“She used to sketch outfits as a child,” says her mom, Ellen Bundy, “and my mom used to have boxes of costume jewelry she’d take apart and put back together.”

Today the Diana Warner brand is nationwide. She has stores in Knoxville, Nashville and New York, and her items can be found in boutiques all over the United States. Her designs have been seen on such TV shows as “Nashville” and “Gossip Girl,” as well as in the movie “Sex and the City 2.”

She started with a storefront in Sequoyah Hills, here in Knoxville, says her proud mom. It was so successful that within a year she’d moved to New York City. She began producing jewelry there, then took it online, and then to retailers via the Atlanta Apparel Mart.

Her first design to gain international recognition was the simple “Obligato” necklace, and the “Sarah” necklace soon followed. “All her jewelry is named for family and friends,” says Bundy.

Chelsea Martin, who graduated from ETSU with a business degree, admires Warner. “I like that she’s local. Everything is unique and specific to her and her clients.”

But, says Martin, “What drew me to Diana Warner were her cancer shirts.”

Warner’s popular “Le Cancer Fait Chier” tee shirts speak poignantly to Martin, who lost her stepfather to pancreatic cancer. The French phrase roughly – and more politely – means “cancer makes me angry.”

Designer Diana Warner.

Chelsea Martin loves Diana Warner’s fresh, colorful pieces.

She’s wearing her favorite Warner item, the “Sarah” heels.

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Knoxvillian Diana Warner has had great success with her jewelry and apparel designs. Photos submitted

Shannon Hansen and her mom, Stacey, both from Farragut, are also big fans. “The jewelry is my favorite!” says Shannon. “That’s how we started to know about her,” says Stacey, and Bundy chimes in, “That’s how we started!”

A presence in Bearden since 2013, Diana Warner is now in over 500 stores, and her brand continues to grow.

Not bad for a hometown girl.

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Coffin said the most effective way is to wear the shoes with socks and walk in them

a few minutes. Use a hair drier on medium high heat (not the hottest setting) and warm the shoe for a minute or two (from the inside if the shoe is heavily embellished) then wear them for another 10 minutes as they cool down.

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Embellish the bridal shoes yourself, and have more than one pair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s common for the bride to have two dresses. One for the ceremony and photo shoot, and another for the reception. Of course thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your chance to change into a pair of super comfortable shoes like blinged out flip-flops or ballerina slippers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the cleverest thing you can do as an alternative to buying a pair of high-end bridal shoes off the internet and forcing them to fit your feet, is to buy a quality pair shoes that fit you correctly and then embellish them yourself.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;All you need is a little glue and some imagination, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a one-of-akind work of art that will be kind to your feet on your special day.â&#x20AC;?

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Discovering your passion

Jewelry more than a hobby for Evans But making jewelry is also a form of self-care for Evans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think if I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to create stuff I would have a higher level of anxiety,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trying is better than what-ifs. Even if it turns out that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not for you, the experience will be invaluable. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to try something. Life is too short not to be happy.â&#x20AC;?

Evans hopes to offer jewThis enamel piece by Liz elry-making classes locally, Evans is titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Valley at along with adding more classSunset.â&#x20AC;? es at John Campbell School and possibly Arrowmont.

Info: Liz Evans, www.heronskeep. wordpress.com; John C. Campbell Folk School, www.

Jewelry artist Liz Evans wears a necklace and earfolkschool.org. ring set she created through saltwater etching.

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ewelry artist Liz Evans says you can either work your passion or work to support your passion, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and I tend to work to support my hobbies.â&#x20AC;?

But her passion for jewelry isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in selling it. Her passion lies in teaching others to make beautiful jewelry themselves. And now sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s come full circle, teaching a saltwater etching class at the prestigious John C. Campbell Folk School, the place that Nature is another source of launched her love of jewelry. inspiration for jewelry artist Evans is an Athens, Tenn., native Liz Evans. living in West Knoxville. She graduated from Maryville College and has been working at the college as a database administrator for almost 20 years. At age 19, she got involved in the local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a group of Middle Ages and Renaissance re-enactors. There, she learned about soapstone carving, pewter casting, calligraphy and illumination, music and more.

But it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until she went on a trip to John Campbell School 12 years ago with her mother-in-law that she encountered etching. In a torch-fired enamel class with Steve Artz of California, Artz gave a short saltwater etching demonstration so students The spirals on this saltwatercould make enamel jewelry with the etched etched piece are inspired by designs showing through the enamel. ancient designs.

Saltwater etching is a process that uses electricity to remove electrons from a piece of metal in a pattern. While the process John Campbell School last month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love seeing their smiles of success and may not seem medieval, Evans said electroplating, a similar process, was done as early the ideas they have,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea of as ancient Egypt. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a popular theory working in metals is a little intimidating. It for the use of the famous Baghdad battery. really is freeing for a lot of people to be able At a later SCA event, Evans needed to to do it. Just seeing their joy, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instant teach a class, and saltwater etching came feedback.â&#x20AC;?

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Evans takes inspiration from medieval water etching is better for beginners than acid etching because there is no hazardous illumination designs, nature, and the Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements. waste left over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like jewelry that moves and works and Her love of teaching etching was born.

She was especially proud of her students at is functional,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Kaleidoscope Boutique now open in Homberg

Boutique shopping like no other has arrived in Homberg. Nestled between Bearden and Sequoyah Hills, Kaleidoscope Boutique opened in March.

The boutique, which relocated from North Knoxville where it has been in business since 2010, offers fashion forward, classic styles in lines including US - Comfy, Chalet, Surrealist and Rock Cotton. Lysse and Liverpool Jeans are also available and are known for their slim styling and innovative denim fabrics.

Handbag connoisseurs can find the latest styles by designers including Hobo, Abbacino and Latico Leather. Kaleidoscope also specializes in statement jewelry pieces from Uno de 50, Simon & Ruby, Charlene K, Bronwen and Mark Edge.

Owner Kelly Riggs offers personal shopping services as well as after-hours shopping by appointment.

Kaleidoscope Boutique also offers home decor of the finest caliber including Trapp Candles and Habersham Candles, as well as a fine selection of lake-themed home dĂŠcor.

Riggs has always followed fashion trends, but prefers to carry the sleek, classic styles for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real woman in sizes 4 and above. Riggs says most of the items in the boutique, clothing items or home decor are made in the USA and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be found anywhere else in town.

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4 simple, smart furniture arrangement tips for decorating your first home

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uying your first home? Congratulations!

Now you get the pleasure of decorating and deciding where everything should go in your new residence. “Smart furniture placement can make a well-laid-out room even more appealing and functional,” says Susan Yoder, a designer for Clayton Homes. “Having so much space to work with can be intimidating, so it’s important to put some thought into how you’ll arrange things ahead of time.”

Yoder offers a video and tips for optimizing room layout:

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Find your focal point

Every room should have a focal point, that spot that automatically draws the eye as soon as you walk into the room. In a living room, this may be a fireplace, picture window or a great view of the interior. The layout of furnishings in the room should flow toward the focal point.

If your room doesn’t have a focal point incorporated into the design, you can create one. Many people use a large TV as a focal point in living rooms (and that’s fine), but you could also paint one wall in an accent ■ Plan the purpose of the room color, hang a large eye-catching piece of The design features of your room will artwork or use a striking piece of furniture. breakfast nooks. Never obstruct a door or heavily influence the arrangement of furwindow by placing a piece of furniture in nishings and artwork, but you also need to ■ Tailor for traffic flow front of it – unless the piece is short enough consider how you’ll be using the room.

Modern floor plans tend to be very open. that it doesn’t block the full window. GenPlan your room layout to accommodate Even in older homes, where rooms may be erally, straight lines facilitate movement, the different uses to which you’ll put the more separated from each other, living areas so imagine straight paths throughout your room. One way to do this is to create zones will typically have more than one doorway. rooms and place furniture accordingly. for different purposes.

It’s important to keep ease of movement in ■ Keep scale in mind For example, a sofa and some chairs mind when arranging your furniture.

Finally, a word about scale – ensure the might face the TV while a small table and Avoid blocking natural traffic patterns, wing chair in a corner could be perfect for such as the line from door to door, or the size of your furnishings matches the size of quiet reading. space between areas like kitchens and your room.

A large sectional sofa or king-sized fourposter bed will overpower a small room and leave you little space to move around. Likewise, too many pieces in a snug space will make the room feel even smaller and cluttered. A large, open room can withstand some larger furnishings, whereas very small pieces will look lost.

“Decorating is one of the great joys of home ownership,” Yoder says. “With planning you can create a layout that works for your lifestyle and the room’s design.”

Closet Solutions Where design, function and style meet Want to increase the resale value of your home while adding to the efficiency and capacity of your storage areas? Then why not pay a visit to Closet Solutions this Spring at their spacious showroom in Franklin Square @ 9700 Kingston Pike. The company has a staff of professional on-site designers and installers that can transform cluttered, dysfunctional areas in your home into quality, state-of-theart storage solutions.

Pam Neuhart, who has owned and operated the company since its inception in 1997, takes great pride in each and every custom installation. Whether it is a master bedroom closet, home office, laundry, garage, pantry, or basement, Pam and her staff have several storage options to meet everyone’s specific needs and budget. Her commitment to excellence and creative vision has enabled her to gather a staff of experienced designers and installers to provide outstanding service to their customers. It is important to note that a significant amount of the company’s business is referrals by previous customers.

Closet Solutions’ expansive showroom, includes many display vignettes which allow customers to visualize firsthand how different storage options will look in their homes. What homeowners also appreciate, in addition to 19 years of experience, is their on-site and in-home designers that can assist, at no charge, in professionally designing their organizational needs.

Closet Solutions’ showroom also has one of the most comprehensive selec-

tions of cabinet, bath and door hardware in town. Customers can view more than 500 different types of knobs and pulls on display or browse through numerous catalogs to obtain just the right look for their kitchens or bathrooms.

Pam says that “Changing hardware is such an easy and affordable way to update a room,” she wonders why it is called “hard”-ware.

Pam and her staff also have volunteered their time and talents to various community projects and her company was the only local company selected to provide the storage systems for ABC-TV’s “Extreme Home Makeover”.

Whether you are building a new home or remodeling an existing space, Closet Solutions is your “one-stop” shopping destination for all your organizational and storage needs.

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