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BUZZ Ed and Bob to Happy Holler At-large commissioners Ed Brantley and Bob Thomas will meet constituents 5-7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18, at the Time Warp Tea Room, 1209 North Central.

Everyone is invited.

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Looking back at Bearden

The Class of ’66 prepares to celebrate 50th reunion

Enjoy blooms, help seniors The sixth annual PAWS Among the Blooms will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Stanley’s Greenhouse, 3029 Davenport Road.

Dogs on leashes are welcome along with their humans.

The event will feature hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, plants, flowers, a silent auction and music by Y’uns Jug Band featuring Michael Crawley.

Admission is $30 at the door. All proceeds benefit Knox PAWS: Placing Animals With Seniors.

Rabies clinics Knox County Health Department and the Knoxville Veterinarian Medical Association will hold rabies clinics Saturday, May 14, from 2-4:30 p.m. at several Knox County schools. Dogs and cats should be 3 months or older; cost is $10 per animal.

Sites include Bearden High, Bearden Middle, BrickeyMcCloud Elementary, Carter Middle, Cedar Bluff Primary, and these elementary schools: Chilhowee, Christenberry, Gibbs, Hardin Valley, Karns, Mount Olive, Norwood, Ritta and Shannondale.

At the vaccination clinics, all pets must be restrained. Dogs should be on a leash, and cats should be in carriers or pillowcases (a pillowcase is preferred because the vaccine can be administered through the cloth).

People with aggressive or uncontrollable dogs are advised to leave the pet in the car and ask for assistance at registration.

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Powell Station Readers countywide may enjoy a new feature. “Historic Powell Station� will include alternating looks ahead (Sandra Clark) and back (Marvin West) as Powell attempts to recreate its downtown after a new, four-lane road diverted thru-traffic off Emory Road.

This week Clark profiles a young couple who are building an Internet-based business in a 100-year-old warehouse on Depot Street.

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Cheryl Bradford Slayden, Susan Blair, Susan Gilbert Barnes, Joe Bruner, Cheryl Jewell Kershaw and Kathy Smith Fendley gather to plan the 50th reunion of the Bearden High School Class of 1966. Photo by Wendy Smith

By Wendy Smith Much has changed in the 50 years since the Bearden High School Class of 1966 donned mortar boards − hairstyles, for instance − but pride of school isn’t one of them. “I’m very proud to say I am a Bearden High School graduate,

Slayden

Blair

and it’s still an excellent school in the state and in the nation,� says Kathy Smith Fendley.

Six members of the Class of ’66 met last week to make plans for the 50th reunion to be held in October. They shared memories, pictures and a lot of laughs.

Class president Joe Bruner,

Barnes

Bruner

Kershaw

who played football and baseball at Bearden, has been involved with fundraising for the school’s athletic department in recent years. The hallways are different these days.

High school was very structured when he was a student, he says. Teachers taught from text-

Fendley

books, and it “took a court order� to get out of class, he says. Now, hallways are full of students all the time.

Students had a different relationship with teachers, too.

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Mixed use zoning for Bearden in works

By Wendy Smith Last week’s meeting to discuss new mixed use zone districts for Bearden drew numerous questions, but no negative reaction from neighbors.

It was the first public meeting to discuss the draft of the code, which is intended to alReynolds low residential development in areas currently

zoned for commercial and office uses. Knoxville Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission staff want input from the community, said MPC Director Gerald Green.

The Bearden Village Opportunities Plan, adopted in 2001, was created as a guide for public improvements and as a vision for creating a more pedestrian friendly, mixed use district. MPC staff wants to know if the community’s vision has changed since then.

The new zoning district would

apply to the area roughly constrained by I-40, Tobler Lane, Kingston Pike and Northshore Drive – the same area addressed by the Bearden Village Opportunities Plan.

The new zoning won’t require existing development to change.

The new standards would only be applied to new development or significant redevelopment. The idea behind mixed use zoning requires a 10- to 20-year perspective, Green said. “Don’t expect the entire corri-

dor to change in a year or two.�

MPC planner Mike Reynolds presented excerpts of the draft code, which contains three uses.

Office Mixed Use allows for office uses and housing, but with limited retail and service-related options.

Neighborhood Mixed Use provides for residential, retail, service and commercial development within walking distance to neighborhoods on a limited footprint – currently five acres.

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Housing market back from recession

By Betty Bean

Knox County’s residential housing market, the engine that drives the local economy, has bounced back from a long string of tough years, and those involved in building, regulating and counting the money are happy to put the recession years in the rear view mirror. “We’re really pleased to see single family home construction recover so well,� said Dwight Van de Vate, Knox County’s senior director of engineering and public works. “Pre-recession, we would sometimes see almost 250 homes a month – clearly unsustainable.

Then we cratered to a low of 35 one month. It’s been a wild ride. Now we have robust, fairly stable development, at levels we can manage.

It’s a good place to be.�

Developer Scott Davis agrees. “In the last 13 months, we’ve seen a very significant turnaround in the housing market. For six or seven years, we didn’t do anything but fight the banks, and now we’re putting lots on the ground at the 2006 rate.�

Davis remembers 2006 as the last good year before the bubble burst. “The housing boom we saw in

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2007 was clearly not sustainable,� said Davis, who owns Eagle Bend Development. “Now, we’re growing at a nice, healthy rate and our economy has rebounded very well – Knox County’s population has grown by 60,000 in recent years.

There’s lots of stuff coming back toward the downtown area, and we’ve got six subdivisions working, plus a 248-unit apartment complex off Hardin Valley Road.�

County Finance Director Chris Caldwell isn’t prone to enthusiasm, but admits he likes the trends he’s seeing in his budget numbers. “It’s good to see the growth in the

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revenue that appears in our general fund. It’s an indicator that tells us our economy is growing and headed in the right direction and that alleviates pressure on the budget.�

In fiscal year 2015, for example, Caldwell said revenue from building permit fees came in at 125 percent of budget projections. “We expected $925,000 and received $1.1 million, and it will be better this year. Through the month of April, we are at $994,000, and I can tell you that a year ago, we were at $879,000.

We’re up 13 percent over April of last year.�

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WVMS project produces 26,000 meals The largest West Valley Middle School student council project to date resulted in 26,000 meals donated to an international hunger relief organization.

Wendy Smith Over 100 volunteers pitched in to package meals for Stop Hunger Now after students raised $7,400 for the project. The original fundraising goal was $5,000, says student council representative Kristy Dean.

Students learned about the Stop Hunger Now program when they participated in a meal packaging event during the Southern Association of Student Councils meeting two years ago. Since then, it’s been a goal to bring the organization to West Valley, Dean says.

Eric Taft, the Nashville program manager for Stop Hunger now, said the organization donated 60 million meals last year. While progress is being made, one in nine people in the world doesn’t know when they’ll eat their next meal.

Ninety percent of donated meals go to schools, training programs and

Mixed use zoning Commercial Mixed Use is intended to provide for a variety of residential, retail, service and commercial uses.

Each mixed use district will have a predetermined use and height, and some may have frontage requirements.

Farragut resident Robin Hill said Bearden should retain its character and personality, which is different from downtown. “If we lose that, we’re going to lose a lot.�

Several asked if the code limited density in any way.

Height limits on buildings would serve that purpose,

Looking back “We were terrified of them,� says Cheryl Jewell Kershaw.

The others agreed. But Fendley also recalls students imitating the intercom system to get an elderly teacher to walk out of the classroom.

Most students were motivated to toe the line. “If you got in trouble at school, you were in big trouble when you got home,� says Susan Blair.

The worst thing most students did at school was smoke behind the stadium bleachers. Those who did Bearden High School student Noah Burgin, West Valley Middle School students Anna Boney expected to get caught since teachers patrolled there and Will Creasman and Becky Burgin team up to package meals. regularly.

After the bell rang, stuhospitals. Parents are more dents had plenty of nearby likely to send girls to schools opportunities for food and if they provide food, he said. fun.

In 1966, Bearden High “The meals you make was located at the current today are just the first step site of the Knoxville Adapin transforming someone’s tive Education Center, next life.� to Bearden Elementary.

The world produces That meant that Long’s enough food to feed the Drug Store – then located planet. Hunger isn’t a prodin the Bearden Shopping uct problem, but a passion Center − was a short walk problem, he said. away. “If we can get enough “We’d just walk there and people involved, we could hang out until we got a ride end hunger in a lifetime.� home,� recalls Cheryl Bradford Slayden.

West Valley Middle School eighth grader Kristy Dean Kershaw remembers thanks volunteers who attended a Stop Hunger Samaya Baljepally weighs rice drinking cherry Cokes at Now event at the school. Dean was the head of the for a packaged meal. Photos by Long’s and getting treats at Wendy Smith student council committee that organized the event.

Wade’s Bakery, next to the White Store.

The Pike Theatre, where From page A-1 Bennett Gallery currently stands, was another draw Reynolds said.

At the other end of the spec- knoxmpc.org/mixed-use/ for students. With a coupon The code is neutral with trum, it could be adopted bearden. Green says he from the Saturday newsregard to architectural stan- but never rezoned, which expects to present a fi nal paper, tickets were just 15 draft to MPC in August cents, says Blair. That left 10 dards, but there would be would limit its impact. some restrictions on winZoning changes would be before sending the code to cents for a snow cone. dows and building materials. applied tract to tract, typi- City Council for approval in In the evenings, teenagSeveral attendees ex- cally in a broad area, he said. early fall. ers like to “cruise� around pressed concerns about After the meeting, Kingsthe walkability of Bearden ton Pike property owner given the speed of traffic on Virginia Anagnost said she Kingston Pike. While code thinks mixed use zoning can’t address speed limits, could be a plus for the city. It moving buildings and land- would be wonderful for resiscaping closer to the road dents to be able to go about would encourage drivers to their business without havslow down, Reynolds said. ing to get into cars, she said.

He’s not sure how the new “It’s a way of building ordinance would be applied. community.�

It could be adopted, and evThe draft form of the erything could be rezoned. code is available online at

From page A-1 Shoney’s, located where Aldi now stands, to see who was parked at the drive-in.

Few students had their own cars, says Bruner. No one had a fancy new car, says Kershaw.

Fendley shared an old green Buick, nicknamed “the bomb,� with her brother.

School clubs provided numerous social opportunities. Bearden High had girls’ social clubs for each grade.

A freshman club was called JUGS (Just Us Girls). “We didn’t think that was funny at the time,� laughs Susan Gilbert Barnes.

The social clubs held dances, and service clubs provided an opportunity to give back to the community.

Fendley played powder puff football through Tri-Hi-Y, a YMCA-sponsored club. The girls wore football uniforms and the boys wore skirts. “Joe was a really cute cheerleader,� she says.

The school was integrated while they were there, and Bruner says he’s always been proud of the way it was handled. The new students were accepted without incident.

Fendley and Kershaw came to the school as sophomores and both felt included immediately. Fendley’s daughter graduated from Bearden High and her nephew, Hunter Fendley, teaches there now. There’s always been a lot of diversity there, she says. “You can be what you want to be.�

The Class of ’66 reunion is Oct. 14 at Hunter Valley Farm. Info: Joe Bruner at 399-5951 or jobruner01@ yahoo.com

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. â– 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– Family Community Education-Crestwood Club meets 10 a.m. each fourth Thursday, Grace Lutheran Church, 9076 Middlebrook Pike. Info: Ruby Freels, 690-8164. 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. â– Historic Sutherland Heights Neighborhood Association.

Info: Marlene Taylor, 951-3773, taylor8246@bellsouth.net. â– Lyons View Community Club meets 6 p.m. each second Monday, Lyons View Community Center, 114 Sprankle Ave. Info: Mary Brewster, 454-2390. â– Third District Democrats meet 6 p.m. each third Thurs-

day, Cedar Bluff Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: Liz Key, 201-5310 or lizkey1@gmail. com; Isaac Johnson, 310-7745 or ijohnso2@gmail.com. â– Toastmasters Club 802 meets 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday, Central Baptist Annex, 6310 Deane Hill Drive. Info: 802. toastmastersclubs.org. 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: knoxvillewestknoxlions club.org.

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Celebrate! Good news at Tennessee The University of Tennessee has its fair share of problems, starting with a perceived lack of leadership.

To fund or not to fund the unusual diversity movement is a really big deal. Legislators are assisting in this decision. Prone protesters have clogged campus sidewalks. Several professors who werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t otherwise busy have emerged with carefully considered opinions.

Heavy, heavy hangs the Title IX lawsuit as a very dark cloud over many heads.

The baseball team goes right on losing in the final year of good guy Dave Serranoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaching contract.

Gentle leader Dave Hart may have to make a move.

With no idea of how far away are the Bristol seats

ing grade. I propose a raise for Dr. Joe Scogin, senior associate athletics director, assistant provost and diMarvin rector general of Thornton West Athletics Student Life Center (wow, what a title).

The Thornton Center provides academic support from the players, excit- and assists with personal able football fans want the and career development.

Vols to schedule at least Numbers and beneficiaries one game a year at the race say Scogin actually makes a track. About this daydream difference. the boss can smile and reThirteen years ago, the main relatively calm.

NCAA concocted an acaOccasional positive news demic progress formula flows from the university â&#x20AC;&#x201C; points for eligibility, rebut it arrives quietly and tention and graduation of causes much smaller head- student-athletes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to gain lines. a glimpse into whether For example, today we schools were actually recelebrate academic progress quiring players to go to

by Tennessee athletes. Ev- school. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to know erybody got at least a pass- the complicated details but

the magic number is a fouryear APR of 930.

Above that score are degrees of OK, good and great.

Below brings the threat of penalties, probation, loss of scholarships and, Heaven help us, even bowl ineligibility.

Tennessee football scored 956, up 11 points over last year, up 24 from two years ago and up 32 from three years ago â&#x20AC;&#x201C; back when things were bad.

Butch Jones gets a $50,000 bonus for 945 or better. He gets $100,000 if academic progress reaches 965. The coach is in charge of motivation. Thirteen of Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18 sports teams scored higher than the national average. Baseball, cross country, combined swimming

and diving, combined tennis, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track were among the programs with perfect 1000 APRs for the past academic year.

You may have heard there was a time when college classes meant little or nothing to college athletes. It was said that going to school was just something that had to be done to be eligible to practice and play and make normal progress toward professional millions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dumb jocksâ&#x20AC;? was a favorite put-down among critics of college sports.

Derogatory comments are out of style, no longer appropriate.

Through the years, Tennessee may have had a dumb jock or three. One comes to mind. There have also been academic giants, going back to Everett Derryberry and Nathan Dough-

erty and moving forward to Vols who earn undergraduate degrees and add masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s within four years.

Derryberry, former halfback, went on to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in English. For 24 years, he was president of Tennessee Tech.

Dougherty, former tackle, supposedly made A in everything. He is in the College Football Hall of Fame.

He hired Bob Neyland as coach of the Vols. He helped organize the Southeastern Conference. The UT engineering building honors the great deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name.

Former center Bob Johnson, College Hall of Fame, NFL standout, prominent Cincinnati business leader, is a member of the all-time Academic All-America team.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as good as it gets.

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

A stroll down sidewalk making Lots of questions about sidewalks have surfaced lately. Go to any community meeting in this city. Everyone wants more sidewalks: kids walking to school, moms pushing strollers, exercisers completing those 10,000 steps, other folks just enjoying a casual stroll out of harmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way.

What is holding us back?

Money, for one thing. Sidewalks are costly, and budgets are finite. The work is included as part of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget process. Local tax dollars, not state money, pay for the work.

The mayor has proposed $2.7 million in her recent budget for fiscal 2016-17.

What will that buy? Roughly a mile and a half of new sidewalks.

Sidewalk cost is estimated by city engineering at an average $350 per linear foot. Do the math. A mile of

Nick Della Volpe new sidewalk (5,280 feet) costs some $1.85 million, with variations depending on site topography, natural drainage, stormwater piping, ADA compliance and other needs. So, the proposed budget could buy roughly 1.5 miles of sidewalk, if the projects were all new ones. The proposal actually includes about three-fourths of a mile of repairs to existing, cracked and damaged surfaces, plus a mile of new sidewalk.

How does the city decide which locations get chosen?

I understand Knoxville uses a two-part process.

One part is engineering-

based, ranking projects under a point system; the other is the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priority. For new sidewalks, the engineers review and rank requests and observed need for sidewalks under a one- to 14-point assignment matrix, using five criteria which ask: â&#x2013; Is it within the parental responsibility zone for schools? â&#x2013; Is it a missing segment in an existing walkway? â&#x2013; Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the pedestrian usage? â&#x2013; Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the roadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classification (is it a major or minor arterial, a collector, or a local street)? â&#x2013; Is it on a KAT route?

Armed with that list, the administration considers political priorities in choosing how much money is available and what projects to fund.

Private contractors are hired to do much of the work.

Repairs to broken and dangerous sidewalk segments are primarily determined by complaints. Problem areas are examined and assigned a priority level (1, 2 or 3). Small repairs can be done by cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public service crews. Larger ones are contracted out, along with the new projects.

The backlog of requested new sidewalk projects is huge. My review of the engineering list shows there are 157 projects, covering some 396,315 linear feet of work (thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 75 miles!), with an estimated total cost of some $138 million. Whew! Takes your breath away. Check back with me in 50 years.

What about new subdivisions?

Should Knoxville require developers to include sidewalks as a part of the plans? It is certainly a desirable amenity and would be

Chilhowee Drive in Holston Hills has sidewalks, but some say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re virtually impassable.

The sidewalk, including the curb, is just less than five feet wide with only two feet between the utility pole and the grassy hill beyond it.

Photo by Nick Della Volpe

a positive selling point. The curb and gutter work is already required as part of the subdivision roads requirement.

As I understand it, MPC staff often recommend sidewalks during their review, but do not compel their inclusion. The full commission, a more political body,

acts on these recommendations. It sometimes agrees and sometimes does not.

That policy should be re-evaluated. A community committed to walkability should require new additions to include a sidewalk on at least one side of the interior roads.

Nick Della Volpe represents District 4 on Knoxville City Council.

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Sydney out, Sydney in as student school board rep This month mon o th h marks mar ark k s the ks the he end of Sydney ydney Gabrielsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s G briiellsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ga term as student representative to the Knox County Board of Education. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll hand off the job to Sydney Rowell, a rising senior at Hardin Valley Academy, at the June workshop meeting.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give her some Sydneyto-Sydney pointers and try to help her feel at ease. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will both sit at the board table and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll show her some tricks of the trade â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like how you pull your mic down after you talk.â&#x20AC;?

By then she will have already received her diploma from Bearden High School, where she is class salutatorian and carries a 4.51 grade point average (more or less â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the final calculations havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been made yet). Come this fall, she will attend the University of Alabama as a UA Fellow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the equivalent of a Haslam Fellowship at UT. Gabrielson credits one special teacher for guiding her probable career path. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am planning on majoring in finance or economics, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never had a teacher be as influential in my life as Matt McWhirter, my economics teacher this year. He went to Vanderbilt, then dropped out to become

Betty Bean a rock star, then went to law school and finally decided to teach economics. When they say teachers make a difference, he is living proof of that.â&#x20AC;?

Soft-spoken and polite, Gabrielson has never shied from speaking about issues affecting her fellow students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been pretty outspoken,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really tried to make sure studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; voices were heard.â&#x20AC;?

The first issue she weighed in on was a proposal to change the way high school classes are scheduled. After talking to students from different parts of the county, she opposed the plan to go from block scheduling to seven classes per day, an idea that had been pitched as a way to save the county money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students I talked to did not want to change, and ultimately, the student voice outweighed economics,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Getting to know students from all over Knox County was one of the most enjoy-

able things about being a student rep, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The best experience of all was getting heavily involved in the Knoxville community. Growing up, I was kind of segregated in West Knoxville, but this past year, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned so much. I learned that Knoxville is so much more than just where I live.â&#x20AC;?

Gabrielson joined â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leaders for Readersâ&#x20AC;? through the Great Schools Partnership which allowed her to work with second-graders who needed a little extra help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really happy that I could do my own thing and give back to my community,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned how different students learn and learned to understand how you have to approach everything differently.â&#x20AC;?

Although the work was gratifying, she said the most difficult aspect of the position of student rep was handling the turmoil on the board, which is deeply split on a number of fundamental issues, particularly the performance and philosophy of Superintendent James McIntyre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes meetings were very uncomfortable.

The board did not agree on many things,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;twitcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Yogi Berra was supposed to have said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say half of those things I said.â&#x20AC;?

However that works, one of the things he may have said was something like, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can observe a lot of stuff by just watching.â&#x20AC;? Or to enlarge upon that thought a bit, I would say you can observe a lot of new stuff outdoors by just taking time to watch for a little while.

Our friends across the water, those eccentric British birders, have a somewhat derogatory term for certain of their comrades â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;twitcherâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; someone who hurriedly birds along, sees a bird, marks his or her bird list, and then is immediately off for the next one, the one just seen immediately forgotten â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a twitcher.

But in reality, there is much more going on out there than can be seen with a quick glance at a bird, or a bug or a flower. They are all out there in the midst of having lives, often doing interesting and unexpected things. A few personal examples follow.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had yard turkeys all winter. There was a momma and five halfgrown young ones at first, searching every nook and cranny of our place for grasshoppers, bugs and other edibles. They became

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so accustomed to me on the mower and Grandma doing her walks, that when we encountered them they would just look up, as if to acknowledge that we were their usual people, and go right on back to grazing.

The group broke up this spring as turkey groups do, but one has still been around, checking the yard out for new spring food items. And one morning a couple of weeks ago, as I sat looking out from the breakfast table, I observed a new thing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the turkey was going through the backyard, picking off the round fluffy dandelion heads one by one, seeds sticking out from both sides of its beak, till they were all gone. I could only wonder how many dandelion heads it would take to fill up a turkey. Perhaps theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re high in vitamins or minerals.

Another example of the rewards of patiently watching: a recent trip to the Eagle Bend Fish Hatchery in Clinton. We go out there

frequently and drive slowly around the well-kept gravel roads between the big fish ponds; the place is always full of interesting birding sights. This was in early April, and the first spring migrants, the various swallows, had appeared only about a week before.

Two killdeer were walking back and forth across the road. Instead of just ticking them off the list and moving on to something more interesting, we paused and watched for a bit. And to our amazement, there appeared four baby killdeer, looking like baby Easter chicks on very long legs, scurrying here and there as only baby chicks will do.

And the nervous, watchful parents? We got to see them taking turns at the old â&#x20AC;&#x153;broken-wing act,â&#x20AC;? wherein the parent bird flops around, seemingly helplessly injured, staying just ahead of the car until we were safely away from their babies; then they zipped away, suddenly healthy again.

The fact that those killdeer parents had babies up and going in April meant that the eggs were laid over a month before we saw them, during the cold days of March. A family story unfolding before our very eyes!

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Sydney Gabrielson This summer, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take a break from academics and join several friends to work as lifeguards at Arnstein Jewish Community Center, although her summer break will end the first week in August because she is planning to participate in sorority rush. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully, my work with the Alabama Fellowship will help me decide exactly what I want to do,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Civic engagement, or maybe follow in my momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s footsteps and go to law school?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure yet.â&#x20AC;?

She says nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s given her a hard time about going to Alabama, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got one key phrase down pat: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roll, Tide, Roll.â&#x20AC;?

Eagle Bend or Norris or the Smokies to observe.

And sometimes the observing comes to you. For years weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a pair of loud, bossy and overactive Carolina wrens that nest just outside our kitchen window on a ledge inside the back porch roof. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t avoid observing them if we wanted to. But we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss them for anything.

Carolina wrens are overachievers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they will produce as many as three broods in a season. Both male and female sing, sometimes in duet, and use as many as 40 different songs. You can usually recognize their singing, just as you would a certain personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singing, by the sound of their voice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in this case, loud, clear, intrusive â&#x20AC;&#x201C; rather than by the specific song theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing at the time.

They like to start singing early, too, say around daylight. Under the bedroom window.

So as we sit there in the kitchen and eat three meals a day, or read the paper, or do a little paperwork, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but hear and observe all that baby-wrenrearing activity a few feet away. In addition to uncountable trips back and forth to their nest with bugs and worms for the babies, received with a loud chorus of peeping and cheeping, there are also housekeeping trips away from the nest.

pleted, the new museum will almost immediately need to be expanded as it is being built a size too small due to budget constraints.

Forty million of the $160 million is being raised privately with Gov. Haslam taking the lead. Apparently no decision has been made on whether the names of donors and amount of gifts will be disclosed. If not, expect it to become a political issue in the name of government transparency. â&#x2013; With UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy Cheek expected to step down as he nears 70, Susan Martin departs as provost Aug. 1, leaving after serving just two years of her second five-year term. Cheek spokesperson Margie Nichols winds up her work in June. She says over 80 applications have come in for her position. Were any from East Tennessee? â&#x2013; State Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) held a fundraiser in Knoxville on April 28, which raised over $35,000 for his congressional campaign for the open seat in West Tennessee. He is related to Watty Hall, wife of Knoxville attorney Chris Hall, and is one of 12 candidates in the GOP primary.

The event was cosponsored by Mayor Tim Burchett, state Sens. Becky Massey, Richard Briggs, Randy McNally, Ken Yager and Doug Overbey, along with Wes Stowers, John Turley, Ed Shouse, Hugh Nystrom and former vice mayors Jack Sharp, Nick Pavlis and Joe Bailey.

Kelsey, 38, chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. The fundraiser was held at this writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home.

Many nestling birds, wrens included, expel a tidy, white blob of waste called a fecal sac, sort of a pre-wrapped dirty diaper.

You will see an adult bird fly away from the nest with a white object in its beak, to be discarded away from the nest. A clean nest is much less susceptible to parasites and bacteria harmful to the nestlings.

After a few feeding and housekeeping trips to the nest, our wrens take a break by flying to a nearby dog-

wood tree and singing loudly, just to remind everything within earshot that this is their nest, house and yard. I must say they are a lot more entertaining than watching the local 6 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock news.

Catching a glimpse of a long-sought rare bird is cause for major celebration, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot to be said for the remarkable insights into the workings of Nature that can be had by some plain old watching. You observers out there will know what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking about.

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In other words, for the upcoming year, he will earn more than twice $180,000.

McIntyre was hired by Bob Rider, dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. Since McIntyre is not a tenured professor, he is an at-will employee, according to Margie Nichols, vice chancellor for communications.

UT has had a hard time filling the job, as Nichols also said that the hiring of McIntyre came after two national searches to fill this position failed to produce a candidate whom UTK wanted to hire.

Consequently the third try was what academia calls a â&#x20AC;&#x153;targeted search,â&#x20AC;? which allowed a direct hire of McIntyre. Clearly, this position has been vacant for some time, but McIntyre was nearby and anxious to remain in Knoxville. â&#x2013; Police Chief David Rausch received a prolonged standing ovation at the May 6 Emerald Youth Foundation breakfast attended by over 1,000 people. Many have gravitated to Rausch over the past several months as he fights gang violence in Knoxville.

His boss, Mayor Rogero, was not present. â&#x2013; The stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new $160 million museum in Nashville will have 11,000 fewer square feet than the museum itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s replacing.

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SENIOR NOTES â&#x2013; Beyond Bingo, presented by Shopper News, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Wednesday or Thursday, June 1-2, Sherrill Hills, 271 Moss Grove Blvd.

Free lunch and speakers on relevant senior issues. Door prizes. Info: 342-6084. â&#x2013; Cumberland Estates Recreation Center 4529 Silver Hill Drive 588-3442

Emma Lou Coffin (class of 1950) and Jim Coffin and George McAfee (both class of 1944) are ready for the program to begin.

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 available; cost: $10.

Hal Ernest, standing, left, named an honorary alumnus of Historic Knoxville High School, joins the newly inducted KHS Hall of Fame group: Bill Christenberry, Jack Everett Smith, Steve Cakmes, Dr. Martin Davis; seated: Dr. Joe Acker, Sara Fisher Frazer, Chris Edmonds (representing his late father, Roddie Edmonds) and Doug Matthews.

Historic Knoxville High inducts new Hall of Famers

By Betsy Pickle

Register for: Veterans Services visit, 11 a.m. Thursday, May 12; RSVP: 215-5645. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a Diabetic â&#x20AC;Ś What Now?â&#x20AC;? noon Wednesday, May 18.

AAA Safe Driver course, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. ThursdayFriday, May 26-27; $10 each session. 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.

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

Monday-Friday. Senior Job Fair, Wednesday, May 25; info: Kayleen Weaver, 524-2786.

Harvey Sproul, Knoxville High School Alumni Association president, welcomes KHS classmates to the Hall of Fame and all-class reunion at Bearden Banquet Hall.

Laughter and a few tears mingled as alumni of Historic Knoxville High School met for their 2016 All-Class Reunion and Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Around 200 alumni and guests gathered at Bearden Banquet Hall for the festivities. The banquet room was decorated with the old schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; blue and white â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and photographs and yearbooks from the school, which opened in fall 1910 and closed at the end of the school year in 1951.

The youngest grads are in their early 80s and the old-

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est in their late 90s, but the crowd was lively â&#x20AC;&#x201C; greeting each other with enthusiastic hugs and handshakes. They were also excited to hear from the speaker, Rick Dover of Dover Developments, who is converting the old high school at 101 E. Fifth Ave. into a senior living residence.

Dover also spoke at last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event and at that time was made an honorary KHS alumnus. This year, he gave an update on progress at the building, which he expects to be finished by late 2016.

One of the main points of interest was making sure the Doughboy statue, hon-

a.m. Sunday, May 15, at Big Ridge State Park, Tea Room. Bring a covered dish, fishing poles, games to play, cameras.

Lunch, 1 p.m.

â&#x2013; The Halls High class of 1971 reunion, 6 p.m. Saturday, May 14, Liâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Joâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Maynardville. Cost: $20 at the door. BYO â&#x2013; Bearden High School Class of â&#x20AC;&#x2122;66 reunion is Oct. 14 at Hunter Valley spirits or beer can be purchased at the Farm. Info: Joe Bruner, 399-5951 or restaurant. RSVP: 963-5087, 922-8070 or jobruner01@yahoo.com. wolfec4@gmail.com. â&#x2013; Annual Reynolds Family Reunion, 11

â&#x2013; Central High School Class of

Mary Anne Christenberry Bell, Nancy McCrary Burnett and Reenie Lay Ernest catch up at the reunion. oring soldiers who died in World War I, would remain on the property. Dover said it will, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working with local government to make sure the site is protected as a park.

Seven of the eight inductees were in attendance: Dr. Joe Acker, class of 1935; Steve Cakmes, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;42; Bill Christenberry, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;51; Dr. Martin Davis, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;39; Sara Fisher Frazer, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;50; Doug Matthews,

1964â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 70th birthday party, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, June 25, Grande Event Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Cost: $30, includes full buffet. Info: David, CHS64grad@gmail.com.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;40; and Jack E. Smith, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;46.

The late Roddie Edmonds, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;38, was represented by his son, Chris Edmonds.

The group listened respectfully as alum Bill Lawhon paid tribute to KHS Alumni Association treasurer Worth Campbell, who died earlier that day.

They also had a moment of silence for other classmates who had passed away since the last reunion.

July 15. Reservations/payment: Fulton High School 1966 Reunion, c/o Doug Welch, 890 Hansmore Place, Knoxville TN 37919. Info: Dougwelch1948@ yahoo.com.

â&#x2013; Fulton High School Class of 1966 50th reunion, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, Calhounâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the River, 400 Neyland Drive. Cost: $25. Reservations deadline:

â&#x2013; The Knoxville Central High School Class of 1966 50th reunion, Saturday, Oct. 8, Beaver Brook Country Club. Info: Gail Norris Kitts, gnkitts@yahoo.com.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Cathedra: Expanse of Eternityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

By Carol Z. Shane This Saturday brings one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most elite chamber singing groups to one of Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most beautiful spaces when the Episcopal Church of the Ascension presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cathedra: Expanse of Eternityâ&#x20AC;? as part of its Friends of Music of the Arts (FOMA) concert series.

The 16-member group is based in Washington, D.C., and conducted by Michael McCarthy, director of music at Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Cathedral.

James Garvey, music director and organist for Ascension, says that FOMA doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t often program concerts in May because of end-of-school-year activities, but the ensemble â&#x20AC;&#x201C; long on Garveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wish list â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was touring only in May. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The one and only time I have heard Cathedra in person was the summer of 2014 in the courtyard of the National Gallery in Washington,â&#x20AC;? says Garvey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This concert took place as part of the national conference of the Association of Anglican Musicians, the professional organization for Episcopal musicians in this country.â&#x20AC;?

cross currents Lynn Pitts lpitts48@yahoo.com

Of stars and words Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the cords of Orion? Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season, or can you guide the Bear with its children? Do you know the ordinances of the heavens?

Can you establish their rule on the earth?

(Job 38:31-33 NRSV)

Choral ensemble Cathedra will perform at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension this weekend.

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Garvey says he and his fellow church musicians were struck by â&#x20AC;&#x153;the arresting sound of this stellar group, a still-new ensemble that few of us had heard before.

We AAM folk have been around the block, and thus it would not be overstatement for me to emphasize the importance implied by the exchanged looks of wonderment on the part of some of my musician colleagues.â&#x20AC;?

Garvey says that Cathedra is â&#x20AC;&#x153;superb â&#x20AC;&#x201C; every bit the quality of the most elite British ensembles. While this ensembleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name will not be as familiar to audience-goers as the Tallis Scholars, or perhaps The Sixteen, it is every bit as fine. And one of the things that is attractive to me as a presenter is that they have an appetite in their programming for music of all

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A Night of Worshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at Salem Baptist

By Carol Z. Shane It will be a special evening this Sunday, May 15, when Salem Baptist Church presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Night of Worship.â&#x20AC;? This group-led musical evening features all ages, and will be followed by a reception honoring musician Bill Hunter and his 20 years of service to Salem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, we at Salem have placed a huge emphasis on multi-generational worship,â&#x20AC;? says Worship Arts Pastor Tim McCarty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to see kids worshipping the Lord right next to

their parents and grandparents. This night is a perfect example of that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our preschool choir and elementary choir will be sharing a couple songs each.

They will also join with our students and adults to sing a fun arrangement of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thriveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

by Casting Crowns.â&#x20AC;?

McCarty says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition to music from our choirs and instrumentalists, the pastoral staff is going to be walking through the question, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why Do We Sing?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; We believe God has given us the gift of music for many differ-

ent reasons, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be sharing nine of those reasons throughout the night. Following the worship service, we will have a special reception to honor Bill Hunter, who has been serving as an instrumentalist at Salem for the last 20 years.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Night of Worshipâ&#x20AC;? happens at 6:30 p.m. this Sunday, May 15, at Salem Baptist Church, 8201 Hill Road in Halls. Info: 865-9223490 or mysalembaptist. com.

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periods. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t present music of the Renaissance exclusively, for example.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Expanse of Eternityâ&#x20AC;? features music chosen from the late Renaissance and modern periods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a superb program that guarantees to lift your spirits,â&#x20AC;? says Garvey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cathedra: Expanse of Eternityâ&#x20AC;? will be performed at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, May 14, at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 800 S. Northshore Drive in Knoxville. Info: 865-588-0589 or knoxvilleascension.org Send story suggestions to news@shopper newsnow.com.

Sometimes when I am looking for something else, I stumble across a Biblical text which I have somehow missed (or forgotten).

That is how I discovered the word Mazzaroth. I was wandering around in Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frustration, and there it was. Say, what? Who? So I looked it up (which my mother taught me so well to do: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s look it up,â&#x20AC;? she always said) and there it is: Mazzaroth! Which, of course, sent me to the footnotes. No meaningful help there. That is where the allknowing Internet came to the rescue.

Mazzaroth is a very old name for the 12 constellations of the Zodiac; it is a tool that uses the stars to tell a story. Fair enough.

However, there is more learning to be done! The word Mazzaroth is also a hapax legomenon! (Could I possibly make this stuff up?) A hapax legomenon is a word that appears only once in a text.

Really, I worry about the scholars who go through books looking for hapax legomenons. Do they truly have nothing else to do? And then I begin to wonder if legomenons is actually the correct plural form of legomenon. Turns out, it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t; the correct plural is legomena. (Begins to sound like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leggo my Egg-o, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it?)

If you have read thus far in these musings, I suspect you are one of â&#x20AC;&#x153;usâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; those people who love to learn, and especially love to learn unusual and very new, or very old words!

FAITH NOTES Meetings/classes

Special services

Youth programs

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; 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.

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, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Info: 690-1060 or beaver ridgeumc.org.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS

Side-By-Side receives national recognition

By Sara Barrett The Community School of the Arts’ Side-By-Side Visual Arts Apprentice Program has been selected as a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program finalist by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities and its partner agencies, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Side-By-Side, now in its 20th year, pairs CSA students with professional artists in their studios for four to six months each year so the students can witness and participate in every aspect of the creative process under the tutelage of master professionals.

In many cases, the pair-

ings result in long-term working partnerships over the course of several years.

A national jury of arts and humanities field experts is reviewing SideBy-Side’s application for an award, which will be announced by the end of June.

If Side-By-Side is selected, CSA executive director Jennifer Willard will receive a $10,000 grant and an invitation to attend the White House awards ceremony hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama. CSA would also participate in the ninth annual NAHYP Awardee Conference August 3-5 in Washington, D.C. “We reviewed 301 nominations from 44 states and the District of Columbia,” wrote the four partnergroup leaders to Willard.

S.O.R. Losers

“Your program’s selection as one of 50 finalists distinguishes it as one of the top arts- and humanities-based programs in the country.”

Bennett Galleries will host a full-scale exhibit Monday, May 30, through Friday, June 3. Student and professional works will be displayed side-by-side, and a silent auction and reception will take place 5-8 p.m.

June 3.

“We are so grateful for this recognition,” says Willard. ”As I look around the country at the other great programs among the finalists, and I look what our visual-artist mentors and our CSA students are accomplishing together, I truly believe that this is our year to go to Washington.” Info: http://w w w.csaknox.org/ West High School senior Isaiah Mobley works with artist Richard Jolley. Photo submitted sidebyside.

Story So Far: As S.O.R.’s special soccer team continues to loose, and lose badly, pressure to win is about to applied.

I knew we were heading for trouble when every team member got a message from our principal, Mr. Sullivan. He wanted to see us during our lunch hour.

“What do you think he wants?” Porter asked me. Since I was captain, they thought I had answers.

“I think we’re only going to be allowed to play third-grade teams,” suggested Root, looking up from an electronic diagram that reminded me of a plate of spaghetti.

Mr. Sullivan, the principal, didn’t strike me as a sports guy. He was small, thin, pinched up and tense. His office was the storage room for every trophy, ribbon and flag the school had ever won. I mean, walk in there, and you knew you were expected

■ 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@knox alliance.com.

“a breakfast serials story”

Written by Avi and Illustrated by Timothy Bush

CHAPTER SIX:

■ Submissions for “The Word,” an art competition that asks artists to look deeply into the meaning and use of words throughout history and in our daily lives, are being accepted by Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway. Entries will be accepted 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, May 26-28. Info: Jessica Gregory, 556-8676; BroadwayStudiosAndGallery. com; BroadwayStudiosAnd Gallery@gmail.com.

Advice from S.O.R.’s principal

to win.

Mr. Sullivan began with a smile. “So, this is the Special Seventh-Grade Soccer Team.

How’s it going?” he asked.

“Could be worse,” said Fenwick.

“Next game,” agreed Barish.

“You’re not going to give up, are you?” asked Mr. Sullivan.

I suspect most of us wanted to say “Yes.” “I suppose you think you’re not very good,” he said.

“Honesty is the best policy,” said Eliscue.

“You’re new to the game,” said Mr. Sullivan. “Have faith in yourselves. I know you can do well.”

“How come you know,” asked Saltz, “and we don’t?”

Mr. Sullivan seemed taken aback. “I just do,” he said.

“Any evidence?” asked Barish.

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“Boys,” said Sullivan, “if you believe in yourselves, you can do anything.” He gestured to the trophies. “Don’t have a defeatist attitude. It will haunt you the rest of your lives. Do I look like an athlete?”

“No.” “Well, I run 27 miles once a week.

Now look at me.”

I did. I didn’t see any difference.

“How come you do it?” asked Porter.

“I like it.”

“Well, we don’t like this,” Hays said.

“Besides, we stink,” put in Radosh.

“As long as you believe that,” said Sullivan, “you’ll lose. Find the true South Orange River attitude: never accept defeat.”

“Even if we lose?” I said.

He ignored me. “Don’t give up. Look at me in the eye and promise.”

I did, which is when I noticed he was slightly cross-eyed. It took the edge off my promise.

He let us go then, telling us he’d come to one of our games to cheer.

Before splitting up, we stood outside his office. “I’m beginning to think we might be an embarrassment to someone,” said Saltz.

“Maybe he’ll call the whole thing off.”

We let that fond but empty hope cheer us.

“I think they want to teach us a lesson,” I said.

“Which is?” asked Barish.

No one knew.

As we started to scatter, I called, “Another game Friday. Sanger School. Don’t forget.”

“I’m trying,” said Dorman.

Saltz stayed by my side. “I made up a team poem,” he said. “Want to hear it?”

“Do I have a choice?”

He pulled out his notebook and read: “There once was a team from South Orange River, Who simply could never deliver.

Given a way to choose, They always found new ways to lose, That marvelous, special, seventhgrade team from beautiful, successful, never-winning and always-losing South Orange River.”

“You and Shakespeare,” I said.

“Think he was good in sports?” he asked.

“Sure, right field for the London Loogies.”

Sanger School came to our field. That meant we could have had a crowd of people watching. We did have a crowd, or rather a crowdette. A little girl wandered by. She wasn’t older than five. Whatever she saw, she was very smart or we were very obviously bad. After ten minutes, she left. We were already losing by five goals.

Main highlight of the game: In the second period, Fenwick took a nasty kick in the shins. Down he went, yelling, screaming, and crying bloody murder. He was rolling on his back, holding on to his leg, trying to make sure it stayed on.

As I’ve learned, what you’re supposed to do is nothing. Ignore it. Play on. Hang tough. Be men.

Not us. I mean, the guy was our friend, even if he was great in math. Without even thinking about it, we all rushed over and stood around trying to make him feel bet-

ter.

The referee ran up to us, yelling that we were supposed to keep playing.

“He’s hurt,” I explained. Fenwick was, I admit, yelling softer by then.

“Ball’s still in play!” cried the ref. “Ball’s still in play!”

Sure enough.

They scored a goal.

Walked it in. What did we care? It was only one of twentytwo.

Later, in the locker room, Mr. Lester called us to attention.

“Gentlemen,” he said, “I think it’s very kind of you to be concerned when a teammate gets hurt. But the game is such that you’re not supposed to stop. Fenwick, you weren’t hurt so badly, were you?”

“No.” “He looked it,” I said.

“Perhaps more startled than hurt,” suggested Mr. Lester. “The thing is, they scored a goal.”

“They scored lots of goals,” Root reminded him. “We’ve got only one Fenwick.”

Mr. Lester blushed and sighed. “Tell me, gentlemen,” he said, “are you getting any pleasure from this?”

There was a long, long silence.

“Any?” he tried again.

“We stink,” said Lifsom. “We really do.

We’re never going to win. Wouldn’t it be better to just give up?”

Mr. Lester stood tall. We stood short. He had a look I’d not seen before. I bet General Robert E. Lee had exactly that look when he sent his men on Pickett’s Charge up Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg.

“Gentlemen,” he said, “I want you to know, I believe in you.” He actually made a fist. I never even knew Mr. Lester had one.

“You can win!”

I had this uncomfortable feeling. “How?” I wanted to know.

“Because you won’t give up.”

“We’d like to,” said Eliscue.

“Gentlemen,” cried Mr. Lester, “don’t be losers. Be winners.”

“I got an A-plus on my last math test,” said Fenwick.

“Mr. Fenwick,” said Mr. Lester, shouting in his smallest, lowest voice, “I’m talking about sports.”

“Oh,” said Fenwick.

“Three more games,” said Mr. Lester.

“Believe!”

In school the next day, I was working on the history project with Lucy Neblet. We were hunched over this table, having a good time. Out of nowhere, the school newspaper — which the kids make up — came fluttering down to cover our work.

“Hey!” I cried, looking up to see who did it. There was Cat-Face Charlie, a kid from class, who everyone knew had a crush on Lucy.

“What’s the idea?” I said to him.

“Look!” he said, pointing at the newspaper and grinning.

I looked. On the front page, in headlines, it read: NEW TEAM HAS WORST START IN SCHOOL HISTORY! I turned. Lucy was looking at me sort of funny. All I could think was, “Three games to go.” I hoped.

(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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West High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fruit Friday Once monthly, students crowd in front of West High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main entrance after school to get their hands on some fresh fruit.

Killins receives rare award

Sara Barrett Strawberries, apples and other fresh produce tempt the taste buds as Fruit Friday club members volunteer to hand out free treats.

Club founders Ellasandra and Victoria Walsh got the idea for a fruit club at the beginning of the school year when participating in a nonrelated school activity. They each ran for office and as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank youâ&#x20AC;? to student voters, the Walsh sisters brought in free Chick-fil-A and clementines for everyone.

Victoria says even though there was still plenty of chicken left, students kept returning for the clementines.

The girls gathered some statistics from school faculty and discovered 46 percent of WHS students are on a free or reduced lunch plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of these kids just arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting enough fruit,â&#x20AC;? says Victoria, a sophomore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to discourage Cheetos and chips and other junk food.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love fruit,â&#x20AC;? adds El-

Fresh Fruit Friday founders Ellasandra and Victoria Walsh hold the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s banner, and club members Sydney Slautter, Graham Sullivan, Kinley Koontz, Grace Jolley, Nyiah Ikard and Alex Espinoza stand behind them. Photo by S. Barrett lasandra, a senior. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew once we broke that barrier and students found out the fruit was free, the club would be a hit. It is surprising how much people look forward to it.â&#x20AC;?

During the most recent Fruit Friday, several students are turned away after about seven minutes of fruit club members handing out snacks. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re completely out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I might have an apple in my car,â&#x20AC;? says Victoria, as a

disappointed student turns to walk away.

The Walsh sisters hope the club will continue next school year. They are accepting donations to help purchase the fruit, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a banner created for their makeshift fruit stand.

The banner says â&#x20AC;&#x153;free fruitâ&#x20AC;? in three different languages so all WHS students can enjoy a healthy snack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We saw a need in the community,â&#x20AC;? says Ellesandra of why they hope to

Open Streets Knoxville to return Sunday On Sunday, May 15, everyone is invited to walk, bike, scoot or dance at Open Streets Knoxville. A one-mile stretch of Central Street, from Willow Street in the Old City to Scott Avenue in Happy Holler, will be closed to all motorized traffic from 1-6 p.m., allowing revelers a day of shopping, playing, exercising and socializing in the middle of the street.

Open Streets Knoxville, hosted by Bike Walk Knoxville with significant support from the city of Knoxville and Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, promotes physical activity and community interaction during this free event.

This international initiative promotes healthy living, local businesses and sustainable transportation.

Octoberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event was a huge success with more than 3,400 in attendance.

We expect more than 8,000 this time, said event coordinator Linda Gray.

Attractions include the Bubble Garden, AAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Safety Adventure Plaza, Speedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ninja Obstacle Course, arts and crafts, kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; yoga, live music, pickleball, bubble soccer, a mini skateboard park, the Hard Knox Roller Girls, free face painting and much more.

A mobile application will provide schedules for

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continue the club next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we were able to meet a lot of people from different social groups we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t normally have met.â&#x20AC;?

All produce comes from Farm Fresh on Sutherland Avenue, which gets its stock from local farms in Tennessee and North Carolina. Unusual options are offered by the club when possible, including grapefruit and figs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One student said he looks forward to this all month,â&#x20AC;? says Victoria.

Eagle Scout and Christian Academy of Knoxville senior Collin Killins received the Hor naday Badge at The Great S m o k y Mountain C o u n c i lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a n n u a l Killins awards banquet March 4.

The Boy Scouts of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Council describes the Hornaday Award as being equivalent to â&#x20AC;&#x153;an Olympic medal bestowed by the earthâ&#x20AC;? according to a press release.

Collin used his Eagle Scout project â&#x20AC;&#x153;Davis Family YMCA Pollinator Garden and Bee Hotelsâ&#x20AC;? to qualify for the award.

After talking with YMCA staff, Collin discovered they hand-pollinated plants in their garden because local construction had destroyed the local habitat and food sources for the pollinators.

Collin adapted and heavily modified the designs of the existing planter boxes in the garden, making them more robust and suitable for the location at the YMCA. He also added posts set in concrete to support the bee hotels and lights.

He used the USDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guide

for native plant species zones and researched what types of flowering plants were best for the local bees.

He looked up the habitats of the bees and researched types of man-made bee habitats before building a prototype bee hotel. He then made adjustments based on comments from a master carpenter, a beekeeper and the YMCA faculty. Finally, he built the last two hotels.

After a couple of weeks, the bees had already begun to pollinate the YMCA gardens and move into their new homes in the hotels.

Collin produced a brochure about pollinator gardens and bee hotels to educate others.

Collin is the son of Lynn and Daniel Killins and the grandson of Ward and Ruby Ashley of New Market. In addition to his achievements with the Boy Scouts, he has earned two varsity letters in track and cross country and he captains both teams.

Upon graduating CAK, Collin will attend San Diego State on a four-year Air Force ROTC scholarship where he plans to major in mechanical engineering. He is a member of Troop 46.

In 2015, only 99 Hornaday Badges were awarded across the U.S., compared to more than 54,000 Eagle Scout honors.

Church named teacher of the year

Knox County Council Parent Teacher Association has named Lindsey Church one of its teachers of the year. the performances, provide Church maps for food, water, reteaches kinstrooms and parking. The dergarten at app will also work like A.L. Lotts Facebook so folks can up- Church Elementary load pictures, post comments, and receive notifications. The application can be downloaded at: Open Streets Knoxville.

Volunteers are needed.

Sign up at VolunteerKnoxville or email Openstreetsk nox v illevolunteer@gmail.com Event info: www.open streetsknoxville.com

School, where sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been since beginning her teaching career six years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since I was little, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always had an interest in teaching,â&#x20AC;? says Church. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love little kids.â&#x20AC;?

Church says kindergartners begin the year at all different academic levels and it is interesting how they somehow all end up on the same page by the end of

the school year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing how much they really can learn can be scary at the beginning of the year, for both the teacher and the parents,â&#x20AC;? she says.

Church was surprised by the nomination and would like to thank the PTA members who voted for her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel very honored to be one of the few picked in Knox County,â&#x20AC;? she says.

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Cinco de Mayo with the Chamber Members and guests of Farragut West Knox Chamber celebrated Cinco de Mayo during a networking event. Pictured at the Hampton Inn Knoxville-West at Cedar Bluff are Tony Langenderfer from Knoxville Concrete, Lisa Monnig from Paramount Land Title, and Eric Whitener from Crye-Leike Realtors. Photo by J. Mocan

Carey launches blogging service Shannon Carey has launched The Plucky Pen, a writing service aimed at making life easier for small business owners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever yone I know has a blog, Carey or they should,â&#x20AC;? said Carey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re running a small business you probably donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to update it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one more thing to do, but keeping your blog current is vital to growing your business these days.â&#x20AC;?

Carey also offers social media, proofreading and an array of other writing services.

A graduate of Halls High and Maryville College, Carey worked for 10 years for Shopper News in news writing and advertising sales.

Her award-winning Moms 101 column documented the

first years of her sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.

She also launched the Union County Shopper News, which is still running strong.

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It was an all-Italy night at the Rotary Club of Farragutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second International Food Gala as four chefs from the Pellissippi State Community Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Culinary Arts Institute program each won a $250 scholarship and a new Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jacket as their Melton Clifton Italian cuisine swept the awards.

Team Italy was selected by a trio of celebrity judges as the Top Chefs and Team Italy also won the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice Award from the crowd of approximately 130 diners. The diners at the UT Visitors Center on April 23 also enjoyed Asian, Spanish and French dishes from the other three Pellissippi teams of chefs.

The Italian chefs prepared and served Gnocchi, stuffed meatballs, Cannolis and Peach Bellinis. On the team were Jayme Willoughby, Taylor Clifton, Jason Melton and Nick Werth.

The celebrity judges were Citicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant and club chef Robert Allen, Knoxville author/chef Barbara Tenney, and chef Andre Nowading of Whole Foods.

Farragut Rotarian Keith Bryson, who directed the event, said the club raised approximately $10,000 that

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will be used for scholarships to Pellissippi students and for other projects the club supports.

The three $1,000 sponsors were club president Dale Read and Read Windows; club member Ray Fisher and Fisher Tire Co.; and Citicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ResWilloughby Werth taurant & Club at WindRiver. Club member Sam Taylor and family at Dixie Lee Wine & Liquors donated the beverages.

Dr. Tom Gaddis, the coordinator of the Culinary Arts Institute program, told the crowd: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our honor to be affiliated with Rotary again for this great event. This is a wonderful event for our students and the program.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013;

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A poker-playing minister finished third in the Rotary Club of Turkey Creek Sunsetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent fundraiser â&#x20AC;&#x201C; its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Texas Hold â&#x20AC;&#x2122;em for Service Above Selfâ&#x20AC;? poker tournament at SouthEast Bank in Farragut. Walt â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santaâ&#x20AC;? Swanson finished first, Jerry Martin second and third was Max Reddick, president of the North Knoxville Rotary Cub and minister at Fountain City Presbyterian Church. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was our most successful fundraiser ever,â&#x20AC;? said club president Paul West.

Knox Area Rescue Ministriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; newest and largest retail store had a ribbon cutting May 5. Pictured are KARMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of operations for west Knoxville stores, Victoria Holland; store manager Tommy Garmon, KARM president and CEO Burt Rosen, Farragut Chamber executive assistant Julie Blaylock, Knoxville Chamber membership development manager Ashleigh Adkins and KARM senior director of store operations Linda Whitehead. Photos by S. Barrett

Farragut gets a KARM store

By Sara Barrett Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) held an official ribbon cutting for its newest and largest retail store, located at 10612 Kingston Pike near Lovell Road.

The Farragut store is KARMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17th retail store, and KARM president and CEO Burt Rosen said the original plan was to only open eight stores. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response was so overwhelmingly positive, additional stores were added over time. We would have no desire to be in the thrift store business if it were not for the people we serve.â&#x20AC;?

Rosen said KARM pre-

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Faith Promise Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pastor Chris Stephens delivered a short message and prayer prior to the ribbon cutting, adding, â&#x20AC;&#x153;As people come and shop, people are given a warm bed and people will have a warm meal,â&#x20AC;? alluding to the ways KARM stores benefit the rescue ministry.

KARM store hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Saturday with extended hours until 9 p.m. at the Knoxville Center Drive, Merchants Drive, Sherlake Drive and Farragut locations. Info: karm.org

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Real estate markets spring forward

Home Federal president David Reynolds and CEO Dale Keasling present awards to three Hometown Heroes and made donations to the charities of their choice. Pictured with Reynolds and Keasling are Wendy Thompson, Shannon Washam, Jennifer Foster, Sarah Foster, Carla Harris and Janet Cockrum. Photo by S. Barrett

Home Federal honors Hometown Heroes

By Sara Barrett Home Federal Bank recognized three Hometown Heroes last week for their community service and made donations to charities of their choice.

Jennifer Foster spends every Monday afternoon at Thrive Lonsdale, tutoring middle school students and providing life skills instruction for them. She also takes a group of elementary school students to a weekly Bible study at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church and regularly attends studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sporting events, providing

snacks and other resources.

Home Federal presented Thrive Lonsdale with a $2,500 donation in Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honor. The after-school program provides mentoring for children on spiritual, emotional, academic and physical levels from adults who have been blessed with abundance in those areas.

Carla Harris has volunteered over the years at West Hills Elementary and Bearden Middle schools, and she currently serves on the Foundation Board of Bearden High School. Carla, a mother of three, also

works with Safe Families for Children. She currently volunteers as a host mom, mentor, Bible study leader and board member.

Home Federal donated $2,500 to Safe Families for Children in Harrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; honor.

Safe Families gives hope to families in crisis and serves as an alternative to foster care.

Wendy Thompson volunteers three days each week at Western Heights Baptist Center where she serves some 150 families experiencing homelessness and mental illness and those

BIZ NOTES

Terry Grubb

â&#x2013; Terry Grubb has been hired as transportation services coordinator for LDA Engineering. Grubb was involved in Knoxville projects including the Tennessee Department of Transportationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SmartFIX40, James White Parkway, Interstate 40 and Broadway/Hall of Fame Drive improvements.

He also worked on a number of projects in Pigeon Forge and Sevierville and the Interstate 485 Outer Loop in Charlotte, N. C.

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with language barriers and criminal backgrounds.

Home Federal donated $5,000 to Western Heights Baptist Center in recognition of Thompsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selection as this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall program honoree. WHBC works to meet the physical and spiritual needs of all people by offering free food, clothing and household items.

Since launching in 2010, the Hometown Heroes program has honored 50 volunteers and donated $147,500 to 41 local charities. Info: homefederalbanktn.com

â&#x2013; Wynne Caffey-Knight has joined the board of directors of Susan G. Komen Knoxville. She has participated in the Race for the Cure for many years, hosting many teams. Her mother, sister and aunt are breast cancer survivors. Caffey-Knight, a partner at Elmore, Stone & Caffey, is a past president of the Tennessee Lawyersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association for Women and past president of the East Tennessee Lawyersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association for Women.

After steady progress in March, local real estate and lending markets turned significantly upward in April. We saw 1,113 property transfers in Knox County, easily surpassing the March total of 991, and also well ahead of the April 2015 pace of 918 sales.

The total value of property transferred leaped from $198 million in March to nearly $241 million during April. This was an increase of some $65 million over last Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s figure of $176 million. It was the largest April output of total real estate sales since 2007.

On the lending side, just over $347 million was borrowed against real property in Knox County, besting the March total by more than $50 million. By comparison, about $317 million was loaned in mortgages in refinancing during April 2015.

The most notable real estate transfer of the month was an $8.576 million commercial sale involving a hotel property off Peters Road near the Market Place in West Knoxville. The largest mortgage transaction was a loan for $10.25 million financing the Trinity Hills senior living facility off Asheville Highway.

With one third of the year in the books, 2016 appears on pace to outperform last year in both real estate transfers and mortgage lending. As of April 30, approximately $771.6 million worth of land has been sold here, compared to about $691 million during the first four months of 2015. Mortgage lending is currently running around $60 million ahead of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s levels.

All of us at the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office were saddened by the passing of Mrs. Peggy Bright, mother of our longtime record room supervisor, Bill Bright. The Bright family has meant so much to us through the years, and I know many people have been touched by their kindness and generosity. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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â&#x2013; Danielle L. Malin, D.P.M., has joined the medical staff of Tennova Foot and Ankle and will offer same-day appointments at Turkey Creek on Parkside Drive. Dr. Malin provides comprehensive care for a variety of foot and ankle problems in children and adults. She specializes in the treatment of sports-related injuries, deformity correction, and diabetic foot care with an emphasis on limb salvage.

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Thriving in spite of progress

By Sara Barrett Twice a day, Sherman Green stops traffic on Bluegrass Road so his cows can cross the street into another field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Man, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pitiful,â&#x20AC;? says Green of the progress heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen popping up all around his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homestead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing good comes from progress. I used to know all of my neighbors, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know anyone now. Everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subdivisions.â&#x20AC;?

His property begins at the corner of Mourfield and runs down both sides of Bluegrass.

It canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be missed this time of year; the bright green fields look like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been sprinkled with glitter made of tiny Debbie Stephens, president of Equipped To Go, prepares a group to go overseas. yellow flowers. A handful of black cows and calves run after each other and laze in the afternoon shade.

At 81, Green still cares for the farm where he spent his childhood. He points to a small house where he was born. He inherited the propshe never set out to have a mission training started erty from his parents and

By Carolyn Evans Stinky Americans. Why 501c3 registered nonprofit. when she was 33 and on her still raises cattle there and in the world didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the She and her husband of 34 first international mission cultivates a garden of okra, beans, corn and tomatoes.

American church group years, Alan, are longtime trip.

Farragut residents with â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were in Nicaragua â&#x20AC;&#x153;My wife says I plant too ever bathe?

The locals in the South- two grown sons, and for on a medical trip visit- much, that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough for the east Asian village couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t many years Stephens was a ing orphanages,â&#x20AC;? she says. whole community, but what figure it out. They had pro- mom who volunteered and â&#x20AC;&#x153;A pastor was showing us we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat, I can give away.â&#x20AC;? vided a tub full of water in worked at a local church around and said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Somethe middle of the bathroom. helping train teams to do times we run out of rice and Why didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the water level missions. But things were beans.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stephens spoke up and asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What do you do ever go down? Finally, at the about to change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2009 the Lord said it then?â&#x20AC;? He answered, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We

By Sara Barrett end of the week, they manKarns Lions Club is aged to discreetly enquire was time for me to quit,â&#x20AC;? she teach the children about says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand fasting.â&#x20AC;? raising money to build an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you bathe?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;That really rocked me,â&#x20AC;? all-inclusive accessible Debbie Stephens, presi- and wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure what was dent of Equipped To Go, next. About three months Stephens says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I re- playground next to the comsays the Americans had pre- later, God formed a vision turned it was Black Friday munity swimming pool off and I struggled to process Oak Ridge Highway. ferred to take sponge baths. for this ministry.â&#x20AC;?

She began writing a Bi- the commercial Christmas According to the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s She laughs about the misnewly-revised website, the understanding. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all part ble-based curriculum for season.â&#x20AC;? training.

Since then sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been on park will â&#x20AC;&#x153;provide social of being immersed in a new cross-cultural Now she offers in-person 17 other trips in 8 different interaction, development of culture, she says.

Her ministry, Equipped and online workshops that countries, including a piv- understanding, acceptance and the building of common To Go, provides training to focus on key areas: spiritu- otal trip to Southeast Asia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;About a year after Ni- ground between children of get individuals and groups al preparation, worldview, ready to go abroad. She says health, safety and security. caragua, God sent me to all abilities.â&#x20AC;?

She also discusses how to Southeast Asia with a group Playground committee debrief the team and what to teach an English camp. chair and Lions Club memthe next steps should be. I experienced a lot of spiri- ber Rick Dailey and his Stephens has worked with tual warfare â&#x20AC;Ś. That trip be- wife, Monica, have spearlocal groups and has also gan the journey, and desire, headed the project and are traveled around the U.S. for me to help equip others now ready to start laying the â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a board, so I have to face the unknown. We foundation brick by brick â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a team,â&#x20AC;? she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but at canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know everything that literally. this time I do the training will happen on a trip, but we Community members Ä?ϨϨ myself.â&#x20AC;? She has never ad- do need a biblical founda- can help fund the park by vertised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything has tion for why we go and who purchasing personalized Ă&#x201C;,Â&#x17E;qRĂ&#x201C;, s( Â&#x2122;,ÂŁĂ&#x201C; ysĂ&#x201C;Â&#x17E;yj come through people Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve we serve.â&#x20AC;? brick pavers that will be inÂŁÎŹĐ&#x2DC;Č&#x2014;É&#x152; Ń&#x152;Đ?Ň°Ń&#x152; known and networking.â&#x20AC;?

To learn more, go to stalled permanently on park Stephenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest in www.equippedtogo.org grounds.

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Green learned to farm from both of his parents, who worked full time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his dad with the highway department and his mom at Bluegrass Elementary School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would work on the farm after school. My mom would say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;get your clothes off, put your rags on and get to work,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he remembers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;School work was done after dark.â&#x20AC;?

People would come from Knoxville to purchase fresh eggs, meat and milk from the farm, but now Green just works the land because he enjoys it. He purchases meat at the grocery store and sells his cows when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re old enough, because it is hard to find someone to process the meat nowadays, he says.

Offers have come in from across the country to purchase his land, but Green has everything willed to his son, Mark, who plans to continue caring for the farm as both his dad and granddad have. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My grandson likes it, too,â&#x20AC;? he adds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He likes working with the tractor. People have asked if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d sell, but we tell them they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough money. We even had a couple get married in our field one time because they

Sherman Green still works the family farm in the Bluegrass area. Photo by S. Barrett thought it was so pretty.â&#x20AC;?

The cattle have gotten used to the tradition as well.

Each morning and afternoon, they wait for Green at the gate to cross to the other field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is my favorite time of year here,â&#x20AC;? say Green, sitting on his fence and looking out over the fields of green and yellow.

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The Daileys have been park-hopping and taking notes on what works at other facilities and what doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

One observation is that some community parks have put all their funding in landscaping instead of investing in the children who play there.

A special education teacher herself, Dailey has a pretty good idea of what needs to be included for everyone to be able to participate. What may seem like small details to some are deal breakers when it comes to a park being truly accessible.

Rubber mulch is not wheelchair-friendly, says Dailey, and one accessible swing does not make the rest of the park usable for community members with special needs.

The proposed plan will include multiple types of customized equipment including swings, slides and

even a musical area where vision-impaired park goers can get in on the fun.

Monica shares a poignant experience she and Rick had recently while visiting a local park. While talking to parents of a special needs child about what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see in a new park, the Daileys were explaining the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans for easily accessible play structures, and the child, who was in a wheelchair, asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You mean you can build a playground I can play on?â&#x20AC;?

The Karns Lions Club is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, and 100 percent of all money raised will go toward the playground.

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News from Provision Proton Therapy Center

Throat cancer patient advocates for proton therapy Avoiding side effects brings Franklin couple to Provision

When Terry Vinson first felt a small growth the size of a pinkie fingertip on his neck, he dismissed it as a harmless cyst.

Two weeks later it had doubled into the size of a thumb and then doubled again the following week. Yet he did not seek medical help.

“I’m in medical sales,” Terry says.

“I should have known better.”

Finally convinced to take action by his daughter-in-law, a nurse, he went to the emergency room over a weekend to get checked out.

“On Tuesday, they said, ‘You have cancer,’” he says. Biopsies followed.

In the meantime, the tumor grew to nearly the size of a softball before Vinson began chemotherapy treatment to shrink the large mass, attached to his right tonsil, as well as a smaller nodule on the other side of his throat.

The chemotherapy resulted in dramatic improvement, but radiation was prescribed to keep the cancer at bay — and that’s where things started to get ugly.

“They kept saying that my cancer was very treatable,” Terry says.

“But the long-term side effects from radiation were crazy.”

Not only was it likely Terry would require a feeding tube at some point during the treatment due to peripheral damage from radiation, he could permanently lose his salivary gland function and sense of taste. Chemotherapy combined with radiation, which he required, could exacerbate the symptoms. Terry and his wife, Trina, saw one throat cancer patient without his bottom teeth, another with a tracheotomy. On top of that, Terry was jarred by an offhanded remark from a radiation oncologist that conventional treatment could contribute to plaque buildup in his coronary artery.

“Heart disease has been an issue in his family,” Trina says.

Desperate for alternatives, Terry remembered a newspaper article he’d

Trina and Terry Vinson. seen, just two weeks before, about the Scott Hamilton Proton Therapy Center coming to Franklin, Tenn., where the Vinsons live.

“We started researching tremendously,” he says.

His doctors were more skeptical.

“In fact, one was strongly against it,” says Trina. “They said, ‘There’s not enough data.’”

But after speaking to survivors who’d undergone proton therapy, those who’d endured the collateral damage of conventional radiation and even Scott Hamilton’s wife, Tracie, they were convinced protons could accomplish what regular radiation could not. When the Vinsons, who personally support a number of

cancer causes, learned that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at the other end of the state was investing in a proton therapy center, it sealed the deal.

May is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness month. For more stories on patients who have been treated with proton therapy, see ProtonStories.com.

“We are strong supporters of St. Jude and know what a top facility it is,” Trina says. “That was pretty much it.”

In one marathon day, the Vinsons

came to Provision in Knoxville to meet with Dr. Allen Meek, radiation oncologist and medical director of Provision Medical Group, and then traveled back to meet his radiation oncologist back in Franklin who felt traditional treatment would work better for his type of cancer than proton therapy.

“You have to be your own advocate,” Terry says.

Dr. Meek reassured the Vinsons that his side effects would be temporary and that, although there would be discomfort and other side effects from the treatment, he should not require a feeding tube and would be able to resume normal eating, drinking and talking shortly after treatment.

Unfortunately for Terry, his insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of California, denied his claim. And while appeals are still in process, the two decided proton therapy was worth the cost, even if they had to pay. Terry had spoken with a prostate cancer survivor who’d paid for proton therapy when denied by his carrier.

“I said to him, ‘If you had cancer again, would you pay out of pocket again?’” he says. “’He said, ‘Yup.’ “I’ve lobbied for health care products in Washington,” Terry says. “I realized a long time ago that there’s a lot of things out there that work, but there are also a lot of forces out there like drug companies and insurance companies that influence what gets covered.”

Their time at Provision has only further convinced the Vinsons they made the right decision for Terry’s care — one they believe providence helped guide them toward.

“I’ve sat in the lobby for almost three weeks and I’ve yet to hear one negative remark from anyone,” Trina says. “That makes you feel even more like we’re in the right place.”

Proton Therapy featured on Dr. Oz Show Segment focuses on insurance denial for lifesaving treatments

Nearly five years ago, 32-year-old Lindsay Rumberger was diagnosed with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, a long name for a rare cancer that had originated in her liver and metastasized to her lungs. She underwent chemotherapy, but when a tumor close to her spine showed signs of growth, radiation was part of the recommended course.

Because conventional radiation treatment threatened to cause peripheral damage to this most sensitive part of the body, her doctors recommended proton therapy instead. However, the insurance provider disagreed, calling the treatment “experimental” and refused coverage.

“The Dr. Oz Show” learned of her case and invited Rumberger along with Dr. Allen Meek, radiation oncologist and medical director for Provision Medical Group, to New York City to tape a segment focused on insurance denials for life-saving treatments.

“It’s such a confirmation of our work that Provision Center for Proton Therapy was featured on a national show like Dr. Oz,” said Nancy Howard, Provision vice president of marketing and public relations.

“It affirms that world class cancer therapy is being offered to residents of Knoxville as well as those across the state, throughout the region and around the world.” She also noted Tennessee will soon become a state noted for offering proton therapy with construction of the Scott Hamilton Proton Therapy Center, built in partnership with Provision and coming to Nashville in 2018.

Memphis is also home to a proton

Dr. Mehmet Oz, Ernest Rivera, Lindsay Rumberger, Dr. Allen Meek, radiation oncologist and medical director for Provision Medical Group, and Montel Williams, on the set of “The Dr. Oz Show” in New York City. therapy center for pediatrics at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Rumberger found herself caught in a conundrum between the most ideal treatment and an insurance company that wanted more evidence of its success on a disease diagnosed in just 20 people in the U.S. per year.

She appeared on the show just 10 days before her wedding in addition to dealing with her health concerns.

“Between everything, it’s just an overwhelming time in my life,” she said on the show.

During a recorded call between “The Dr. Oz Show” and the insurance company, the representative cited “a lack of data that shows that proton therapy is effective for this type of tumor.”

“It’s never been tested on her kind of cancer because it’s so rare,” said

Montel Williams, a patient advocate himself as a sufferer of multiple sclerosis, who produced the segment.

“If this tumor continues to grow, eventually she will be paralyzed,” said Dr. Meek.

Williams and Dr. Oz discussed the insurance market’s “profit and loss” approach to patient care.

“That’s what they think of us as, a ‘loss,’ ” Dr. Oz said in the segment. “Insurance companies don’t really look at you as a patient.... They look at the bottom line.”

During the segment, Dr. Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon, referred to a personal, early career experience in which an insurance provider refused to approve a life-saving heart device because it was “not widely used” in the marketplace. He

implanted the device anyway.

“Red tape and medicine don’t mix, and we are forcing them into the same bucket,” Dr. Oz said.

In the end, Rumberger’s treatment will be covered by insurance — which has approved her appeal since the original taping of the show. Others, however, are not so fortunate.

Lou Lovingood, a breast cancer survivor and Provision’s 500th patient, was denied by insurance on multiple appeals and is now having to pay out of pocket for treatment she received last year.

“Insurance companies can call themselves non-profit, but it’s just a joke,” she says. “I’m so glad that Dr. Oz has focused that light. Hopefully it will bring some attention to what’s happening here.”

For more information, visit Provision online at www.ProvisionProton.com or call 1-865-862-1600

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Two weeks can change your life Stroke survivor gets back on his bike John McDermid is looking forward to the summer days ahead.

He has big plans for his new recumbent trike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plans are to ride every weekend on the trails around the area, if possible,â&#x20AC;? says McDermid, 57, who lives in Jefferson County, and works in Hamblen County. The recumbent trike is a multi-terrain vehicle McDermid can use on or off road, with an adjustable seat, rear wheel drive, and front twowheel steering. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has a 28-speed gearing system like a typical mountain bike,â&#x20AC;?

McDermid explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;real smooth and comfortable.â&#x20AC;?

One of the most important features of the recumbent trike is its stability. McDermid is a stroke survivor who, just a few years ago, could barely walk. Therapy at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center helped him get back on the road.

McDermid was at ďŹ rst misdiagnosed as having vertigo, then further symptoms were misdiagnosed as being related to the medication heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been given. On Oct. 14, he lost all use of his limbs, and his wife called 911 for an ambulance to rush him to Knoxville. The ďŹ nal diagnosis was vertebral artery occlusion with dissection and stenosis of the basilar artery, meaning two of his arteries supplying blood to his brain were not doing their job.

Surgery was deemed too risky, so McDermid spent three weeks in the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critical care unit. The whole experience caught McDermid off guard, because he never suspected he was at risk for a stroke.

Reviewing his risk factors at the time, there werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t many to count.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d dealt with a bit of hypertension, and there had been some family history of heart disease, but on the whole, McDermid had been doing all the right things to stay healthy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say I was in decent shape and good weight as I was cycling quite a bit at the time, feel- McDermid says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No idea that ing life was good at 57 years old,â&#x20AC;? something like this would happen to me, but it was not your regular stroke, either.â&#x20AC;?

It was a different person who checked out of the hospital in November 2014. John McDermid, very active and seemingly in good recognizing a stroke health just a month earlier, now required assistance to accomplish Use the FAST test to daily tasks. remember the signs of a stroke: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could not walk,â&#x20AC;? McDermid says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but was ablee to m move ovee myy lleft ov eftt ef F = FACE: Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop?

A = ARMS: Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?

S = SPEECH: Ask the person to There are several things John repeat a simple sentence.

McDermid wishes he had known Does it sound strange or before he had a stroke, and he slurred? hopes to help others who may be T = TIME: If you observe any at risk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Know your blood presof these signs, call 911 sure, cholesterol level and stress immediately. levels,â&#x20AC;? he advises, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and listen to your body.â&#x20AC;?

Therapy took McDermid from the wheelchair to a walker, and from the walker to a cane. He was also challenged to master leg exercises, and walking on stairs. An occupational therapist worked on his ďŹ ne motor skills like tying his shoe laces, getting dressed and working with his hands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Speech therapy was by far the most challenging,â&#x20AC;?

McDermid says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but rewarding.â&#x20AC;?

The speech therapy consisted of cognizant therapy, problem solving, multitasking, reading and writing.

McDermid met every challenge, and one reason for that was the

John McDermid is active and on the road again following stroke rehabilitation at PNRC.

limbs, having recovered some mobility on that side.â&#x20AC;?

McDermid was admitted to Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center for two weeks that changed the course of his life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did three hours of therapy Monday through Friday, and one hour on Saturdays,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The physical therapist had me doing a lot of lower limb work like the balance bar, transferring from the wheelchair to the bed b d and back.â&#x20AC;? be back ck..

The voice of experience While hospitals in small communities can offer great medical services, treatment of a stroke can require more specialized care. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Know the hospitals that specialize in stroke treatment,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Always call an ambulance rather than getting someone to

drive you to the hospital, because time saves lives, and speeds up diagnosis and treatment.â&#x20AC;?

To those who are already stroke survivors, McDermid offers encouragement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be positive, listen to your doctors, nurses and therapists,â&#x20AC;? Mc-

Dermid says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do everything they tell you to and more, and never give up hope.â&#x20AC;?

McDermid also says a good support system is critical to recovery, so â&#x20AC;&#x153;join a stroke support group,â&#x20AC;? he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and you will be amazed what you get out of it.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would most definitely recommend Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center over any other place in the world,â&#x20AC;?

John McDermid says. McDermid suffered a stroke in 2014.

attitude of the therapists who were trying to help him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their compassion, work ethic and dedication to their professions are so apparent that it makes you want to work as hard as humanly possible,â&#x20AC;? McDermid says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are all so positive that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infectious.â&#x20AC;?

Two weeks later he was released to outpatient therapy closer to home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow, there was a huge transformation,â&#x20AC;? he marvels.

Faith, family and friends gave McDermid the homegrown support and encouragement he needed to heal, and return to his life back home. PNRC gave him the tools to get there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would most deďŹ nitely recommend Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center over any other place in the world,â&#x20AC;? McDermid says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What they do is truly amazing, the therapy has been developed and tried, and it works.â&#x20AC;?

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death and a leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability. To learn how Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center is helping stroke survivors get their lives back, visit patneal.org or call 1-800-PAT-NEAL (728-6325).

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YORKIE MALES, AKC PUPS - 10 weeks, 1st shot, dewormed, $399. Phone (865)712-2366

Merchandise

WANTED Military antiques and collectibles 865-368-0682

Appliances

GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES 865-851-9053

2001 E. Magnolia Ave. Kenmore top loading, hi efficiency, low water washer. Less than 1 yr old. $250. (865)579-9738

Cemetery Lots HIGHLAND - Memorial Garden, 2 lots w/crypts & 1 opening & closing. Reasonable offer. 637-3629 (865)637-3629

BASSETT HOUNDS AKC - Lemon & tris. $500 & up. Vet ck. Contact 865-6220726 or 865-622-0615 DOBERMAN PUPS AKC - 9 wks, huge.

Shots. Wormed. Parents on prem.

Paper trained. $600. (865)428-6981

1990 up, any size OK 865-384-5643

Office Furniture/Equip.

DESK RETURN & HUTCH - 4 black stacking client chairs; three 4 drawer filing cabinets’ 2 drawer filing cab., 3 drawer lateral filing cab., executive chair, bookcase. Only 2 yrs. old. Exc. cond. $1000/b.o.

(865)470-4262

Pool & Spa Supplies HOT TUB WITH LID - 20 jets. sits 6 ppl. like new except needs some wk... if motor 234.00 plus labor may just be propeller. 773-6890. best offer.

(865)773-6890

Sporting Goods WILL TRADE 12 gauge Home Defense Shotgun. Collapsible Stock, pistol grip w/swing, black synthetic, 20” barrel for small caliber rifle.

(865)309-1995

Tickets/Events UTFB PARKING PASS - Get ready for VOLS football! Options are G10T, 9, G5/30. Will know definite soon.

Call or text # below if interest!

(704)575-6516

Tools CABINET SHOP EQUIPMENT - Owner retiring. Call Tom. Best Offer.

(423)834-5716

Wanted MR. BASEBALL buying Sports Cards, I come to you, 203-557-0856, cell, 203-767-2407.

Financial Consolidation Loans

FIRST SUN FINANCE

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

See manager for details.

865-687-3228

BLOUNT COUNTY, MARYVILLE 3BR, 2BA cul-de-sac, 1428 SF. Blount Co. schools, great neighbors, fenced back yard. $139,900. (865)406-1896.

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

Apartments - Unfurn.

1 BR, 1 BA, util & DTV incl., newly remodeled, $160/week.

(865) 524-5139

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

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

SENIOR OR DISABLED HIGH RISE FACILITY 1 BR APTS. All util paid.

Income Based Oak Ridge 865-482-6098

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

Furniture ALL WOOD FURNITURE antique dining rm tbl w/6 chairs, china cab., sofa, table, curio cab. (336)669-2621 Full size solid walnut high poster bed, family heirloom, seller moving, will sell $750. Will text pictures to serious inquiries. (865) 742-8087 KINGSIZE BED, like new - incl. mattress & box sprngs. pd $3900; sell $2000/b.o. Gatlinburg (865)436-7519

Hobbies BONSAI EXPO - UT Gardens Bloom’s Day, May 7th-8th. Trees, demos, silent auction! (919)880-8029

Household Goods QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS, - gel top, $200; queen box sprngs & matt. $300, futon, full sz, solid wood, $200 or B.o. (865)236-4350

Hunt/Fish Supplies DIAMOND STUD COMPOUND BOW - with case. Ready to hunt. $400.

(865)603-5709

ARIENS 46” CUT 20HP, $550., (865)765-9117

Pets Dogs

VOL NAVY TIME APPROACHING! Go in style with 29 ft. Crownline Cruiser, two Volvo Penta V8’s 250 HP ea. I/O, galley, head, swim platform, cabins for 4 plus kids quarters, many extras. Lake Loudon, covered slip. $16,900 obo. Due to health.

(423)639-3095 or 423-620-1850.

Beautiful toy puppies, $350-$450.

Shots. 865-717-9493

Lawn & Garden

Call 423-449-8433

SEARAY SUNDECK 24’ 1999 5.7 fuel inj., all options, Excellent condition! $13,000. (865)408-2588.

MALTI POO

Farm Products

Logs2Lumber.com

Recreation

LAB puppies, AKC, black & yellow, M & F, 1st shots, $600 M, $700 F. (865)360-7750

90 Day Warranty

REDUCED NEWMAR MOUNTAIN AIRE - 5TH WHEEL. 2004, 3 slides, no smoke, no pets. Ext. warr. Very good cond. $25,000.

Tow truck avail.

Crossville, (931)707-9851.

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

NEW PORK PIE 5 PC. DRUMSET dw double kick pedals, Gibraltar stands with Zildjan AHT cymbals: ride cymbal, two crash, & splash cymbal.

Beautiful burgundy drumset. $1000 (865)640-6617.

1960 FULL BED SET - Great Cond: American of Martinsville Mid Century Modern full head & foot bd bed, triple dresr w/mirror, 5 drwr chest. Unique black & gray finish.

Apprsd $2000. Asking $750 Text or call (865)789-8448

Landscaping/Lawn Service

ALL 2015 MODELS MUST GO!!!!

865-216-5052 865-856-8106

GREYHOUND ADOPTION PetSmart, Morrell Rd., Sat. May 14, 12-2pm, www.greyhoundrescue.org 865-690-0009 or 865-539-9942.

HAROLD’S GUTTER SERVICE

Off Road Vehicles

Vehicles Wanted

ACCORDIAN, FULL SIZE older model & exc. cond. with case. $1000 (423)371-5626

HAVENESE PUPS AKC, home raised, health guar. 765-259-7337 noahslittleark.com

Manufactured Homes I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES

For Sale By Owner

GOLDENDOODLE - English cream F1B, no shedding, great temperaments. $750. (865)466-4380

Antiques

(865)288-0556

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

Musical

Home Maint./Repair Will clean front & back, $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed.

UTILITY TRAILERS

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

Call (865)281-8080

Trucks FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY - 2008.

F350,Diesel,Auto,FX 4x4,6”Lift,20”Wheels,37”Nitto Tires,Twin Turbo, 246,000 mi., $21,925. (865)804-8396.

Merchandise - Misc.

ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES - 1 M, 1 F, 11 wks. old, white w/fawn color spots, vet approved, 1st set of shots, we own the sire & the dam.

F, $1350, M, $1500. (865)776-8532.

BONSAI EXPO - UT Gardens Bloom’s Day, May 7th-8th. Trees, demos, silent auction! (919)880-8029 JOHN DEERE X475 - 192 hrs, 48” deck, like new. $5295 obo (865)599-0516

Merchandise - Misc.

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

Real Estate Sales North DRASTICALLY REDUCED. Beautiful 4 BR in Teaques Grove, close to I-75 & Emory Rd. Nearly 1/2 acre, subd. pool, too many features to list. Powell A+ schools. byowner.com MLS 957738. Call Danielle 954-547-2747. $267,500. OPEN SUNDAY APRIL 24, 1-3PM. 1417 Wineberry Rd., Powell, TN 37849

South FOR SALE BY OWNER - $164,900 – 7 year old house and 5.4 acres at 4222 Daniel Road, Knoxville. House has 3 bedrooms 2 baths, total of 1,513 square feet upstairs on a full, unfinished basement. New roof, new interior paint, new water heater and new filter on well pump. Owner will finance with $8,250 down. Call Bill at 877-488-5060 ext 323.

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

OPEN HOUSE SUN. 2-4 MODERN 3 BR, 1 level, all brick.

225 Medford Rd, Wedgewood Hills. $210,000. (865)591-8831

Condos-Unfurn Convenience - Walk to Turkey Creek 2 master BRs, 2 full BAs, 1876 SF, nghbrd pool & walking trails, $189,900. (865) 566-4119 WANTED: Someone who will gladly pay $199 a mo. extra to have a guard at the front gate. 24/7 for your protection. We have a totally renovated 3BR, 3 1/2 BA, airy luxury condo in an exclusive community in convenient West Knoxville. $310,000. Call Thad Cox at 865-250-3019.

Townhouse/Villas-Unfurn DRASTICALLY REDUCED. 2 BR, 2 BA + sunroom, 2 car gar., all appls incl W&D, close to I-75 & Emory Rd. $124,900. 7120 Allison Way, Knoxville, TN 37918. Call 954-547-2747, ask for Kevin

Homes Unfurnished POWELL CLAXTON. 3 BR, 2 BA, no pets, private, convenient, $700 mo + 1st, last, DD. 865-748-3644

Condos Unfurnished GLEN VIEW - Large 3 BR, 2 bath condo, Master on Main. Lower level has 2 BRs, bath & office/ Media room. Main level 2 car garage. $1000/mo. Call for private showing.

Theresa Nadolsky Dean- Smith Realty. 865-300-3300 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 WEST - family neighborhood, w/d connection, 4 bdrm, 2 bath, $850.00 monthly 1 year lease 865-216-5736

Hunting/Fishing Leases 492 ACRE HUNTING LEASE 423-965-3246; 423-718-2411

Real Estate Commercial Commercial RE Lease 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.

WAREHOUSE OFFICE - 5450 Hwy 321, Lenoir City. 2 units: 3300 SF ($1450) 5500 SF ($2400) Could be one unit.

865-777-2500

Offices/Warehouses/Rent 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 DOWNTOWN OFFICE SUITE WITH PARKING - 119 W. Summit Hill Drive, Downtown prime 1st fl 4500 sq. ft. office space w/parking. Easy I-40 access. (865)637-8400

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THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 22 “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/ tickets: knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com; 208-3677.

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.

THURSDAY, MAY 12 “Getting Your House in Order” seminar, 2-3 p.m.., Physicians Regional Medical Center, 900 East Oak Hill Ave., Emerald Room. Free; registration required. Info/registration: 1-855-TENNOVA (8366682) or Tennova.com.

“Grow Veggies Anywhere,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

Opening reception for “The Poppy Project” exhibit by artists David Denton, Norman Magden and Margaret Scanlan, 6-8 p.m., Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum Welcome Center, 2832 Boyd’s Bridge Pike. Exhibit open to the public 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Friday-Thursday, May 13-19. Info: 862-8717.

Variety Thursday: featuring Kelsey’s Woods, 7-9 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavilion, Market Square. Free music performances each Thursday. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Info: Knoxvilletn.gov/concerts.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 12-14

1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $20/students, $10. Info/tickets: marblecityopera.com.

MONDAY, MAY 16 Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 5:30-7:45 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration required. Info/registration: 2158700.

“Grow Veggies Anywhere,” 1-2 p.m., Davis Family YMCA, 12133 S. Northshore Drive. Presented

by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Free and open to the public. Info: 777-9622.

“Sweets by Kate,” a two-act opera presented by Marble City Opera, 8 p.m., Sugar Mama’s Bakery, 135 S. Gay St. Tickets: $40. Info/tickets: marblecityopera.com.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, MAY 16-17 “Samsung Galaxy Phone/Tablet 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 16. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/ register, in person at the Town Hall, 218-3375.

MONDAYS, MAY 16-JUNE 27 Zumba classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $45.

Registration/payment deadline: Friday, May 13. Info/ registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at the Town Hall; 218-3375.

TUESDAY, MAY 17 “Carbs: the good, the bad and the ugly,” 10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Followed by a healthy cooking demo at 11.

Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

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

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

Free grant workshop for Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants applicants, 3:30-5 p.m., Emporium Center. Grant info: Suzanne Cada, 523-7543 or sc@ knoxalliance.com. Workshop info/registration: allianceabcfy17.eventbrite.com or 523-7543.

“Jazz Tuesday,” 8-10 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavilion, Market Square. Free music performances each Tuesday.

Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Info/schedule: www. facebook.com/CityofKnoxvilleSpecialEvents.

International Biscuit Festival, downtown Knoxville. Info: BiscuitFest.com.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

FRIDAY, MAY 13

Books Sandwiched In: “Sisters in law: how Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg went to the Supreme Court and changed the world,” noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 215-8801.

Naked Blue (Jen and Scott Smith), along with Jason Harrod, will perform, 7 p.m. “Mind Yer P’s & Q’s,” The Renaissance Center, 12744 Kingston Pike #104. Info: mindyerpsandqs.com.

“Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter 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 18.

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

Alive After Five: Stacy Mitchhart Band, 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.

SATURDAY, MAY 14 Bob Watt Youth Fishing Rodeo, 9 a.m., Anchor Park, 11730 Turkey Creek Road. Open to ages 13 and under. Participants are encouraged to bring their own poles; limited number of fishing poles available for use first come, first serve. Bait provided. Free and open to the public. Info: townoffarragut.org; Lauren Cox, lcox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Lucinda Heatherly Tent 3, meeting, 1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Speaker: Cherel Henderson, Director of the East Tennessee Historical Society. Info: 573-1116.

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, 7 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: 684-1200, 522-0832 or 800-653-8000; Tennessee Theatre box office; all Ticketmaster outlets; KnoxBijou.com.

“Grow Veggies Anywhere,” 1:30-2:30 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Presented

by Master Gardener Amy Haun. Free and open to the public. Info: 588-8813 or knoxlib.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.

Tire Rack Street Survival® Teen Driving School, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Short classroom session; hands-on experience. Open to licensed and permitted drivers ages 15-21. Cost: $75. Info/forms/ schedules: streetsurvival.org.

THURSDAY, MAY 19 Shakespeare for Kids, 3 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 470-7033.

Variety Thursday: featuring Scruffy City Syncopaters, 7-9 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavilion, Market Square. Free music performances each Thursday. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Info: Knoxvilletn.gov/ concerts.

FRIDAY, MAY 20 Alive After Five: Soulfinger, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Admission: general, $10; museum members and students, $5. Info: knoxart.org.

Clarence Brown Theatre Gala, 7-11 p.m., Jackson Terminal, 205 W. Jackson Ave. Paula Pell, UT alumna, Emmy Award winner and former “Saturday Night Live” writer, will be awarded the CBT Artistic Achievement Award. Tickets on sale April 18. Info: Amanda Middleton, amiddle5@utk.edu or 974-5654; clarencebrowntheatre.com/gala.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 14-15

SATURDAY, MAY 21

Tennessee Medieval Faire, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 550 Fiske Road, Harriman. Tickets: $16.96, ages 13 and up; $8.95, ages 5-12; free ages 4 and under. Info/schedule: TMFaire.com.

Children’s Festival of Reading, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., World’s Fair Park on the Festival Lawn and Amphitheater. Kick off celebration for the Knox County Public Library’s summer reading programs.

Free admission. Featuring: world-class authors, illustrators, storytellers, musicians and more. Info: knoxlib.org.

Dancing for the Horses, 6 p.m., Bridgewater Place, 205 Bridgewater Road. Fundraising event hosted by Horse Haven of Tennessee and modeled after “Dancing with the Stars.” Info/tickets: HorseHavenTn. org/Dancing4Horses.

Heritage Center Gala and Auction, 5 p.m., grounds of the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Theme: “Bright Past, Brighter Future.”

Includes: silent and live auctions; dinner catered by Rothchild Catering. Tickets: $125. Info/reservations: 448-0044; gsmheritagecenter.org.

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

SUNDAY, MAY 15 KSO fundraising event, 6 p.m., Tellico Village Yacht Club. Cost: $150. Includes: cocktail hour, 4-course dinner, music by Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, fireworks display. Info/ reservations: Mary Sue Greiner, msgreiner@ knoxvillesymphony.com or 521-2304.

Open Streets Knoxville, 1-6 p.m., Central Street, from Willow to Scott, Old City to Happy Holler.

Features: free games, activities, classes and more.

Info: openstreetsknoxville.com.

“Sweets by Kate,” a two-act opera presented by Marble City Opera, 3 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art,

Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee.

Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Rain barrel workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Sponsored by the Water Quality Forum. Cost: $40 per barrel.

Preregistration required. Info/registration: Kellie, kcaughor@utk.edu or 974-2151.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 21-22 Repticon, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Kerbela Shriners building, 315 Mimosa Ave. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 for children 5-12, children under 5 free. Info/VIP and advance tickets: repticon. com/knoxville.html.

Tennessee Medieval Faire, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 550 Fiske Road, Harriman. Tickets: $16.96, ages 13 and up; $8.95, ages 5-12; free ages 4 and under. Info/schedule: TMFaire.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 22 Outdoor pool opening, 1-6 p.m., West Side Y, 400 N. Winston Road. Info: 690-9622.

Tea & Tattle with guest Nina Martyris, 3 p.m., Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave. Tickets: $40.

Info/tickets: mabryhazen.com/tea or 522-8661.

MONDAY, MAY 23 The Bob Kesling and Bert Bertelkamp Golf Tournament to raise money for Helen Ross McNabb Center, Holston Hills Country Club. Registration, 7 a.m.; shotgun start, 8:30. Volunteers and sponsors welcome.

Info/registration: mcnabbcenter.org.

Computer Workshop: Excel, 2-4:15 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215- 8700.

“Old Bear and His Cub,” 4 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 588-8813.

Shakespeare for Kids, 11 a.m., Howard Pinkston Branch Library, 7732 Martin Mill Pike. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 573-0436.

West Knox Book Club: “Animal Wise,” 10 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: 5888813.

TUESDAY, MAY 24 “Celebrate Summer: Container Gardens for Season-Long Cheer,” 11 a.m., Karns Senior Center, 8042 Oak Ridge Highway. Presented by Master Gardner Lynn Carlson. Free and open to the public. Info: 9512653.

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

“Jazz Tuesday,” 8-10 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavilion, Market Square. Free music performances each Tuesday.

Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Info/schedule: www. facebook.com/CityofKnoxvilleSpecialEvents.

“Old Bear and His Cub,” 10:30 a.m., South Knoxville Branch Library, 4500 Chapman Highway.

Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 5731772.

“Old Bear and His Cub,” 2:30 p.m., Murphy Branch Library, 2247 Western Ave., LT Ross Bldg.

Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 5217812.

TUESDAYS, MAY 24-JUNE 28 Pilates classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $60.

Registration/payment deadline: Monday, May 23. Info/ registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at the Town Hall; 218-3375.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 “Old Bear and His Cub,” 11 a.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 470-8663.

“Prayers the Devil Answers” lecture and book signing by Sharyn McCrumb, 7 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Light reception, 6:30.

Program is free and open to the public. Info: 215-8824 or EastTNHistory.org.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, MAY 25-26 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, MAY 26 “Celebrate Summer: Container Gardens for Season-Long Cheer,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardner Lynn Carlson. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

Sharpie Tie-Dye workshop, 10-11:15 a.m., Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 Southgate Road. For elementary age kids and older. Bring a light-colored T-shirt or bandanna. Info: 525-1541.

Variety Thursday: featuring The Young Fables, 7-9 p.m., Bill Lyons Pavilion, Market Square. Free music performances each Thursday. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Info: Knoxvilletn.gov/concerts.

FRIDAY, MAY 27 “Old Bear and His Cub,” 10:30 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Presented by the Dollywood Penguin Players. Info: 470-7033.

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

No walk in the woods

Ex-principal gives lessons for life after colon cancer surgery Hiking the Appalachian Trail a colonoscopy at age 50 or sooner has been on his “bucket list” for if they have a family history, risk years, but it’s taken on a whole factors, or certainly any clininew meaning since Steve Millsaps cal symptoms such as bleeding,” was diagnosed with colon cancer said Dr. Kelly. “The key is: follow through with screening guidelines last July.

Now, he wants to walk the and don’t ignore symptoms like 2,190-mile trek from Maine to bowel changes or bleeding.”

It’s a cautionary lesson MillGeorgia to raise awareness of the disease and the importance of saps almost didn’t heed himself. early detection.

Although he had two small pol“I feel like I have an obliga- yps removed during his first colotion,” said Millsaps, who retired noscopy five years earlier at age as Lenoir City High School’s prin- 50, he wasn’t taking it as seriously cipal in 2014. “You know, when this time around.

“My annual physical was on July you retire, you start wondering, ‘What’s your purpose now? What 2, 2015, and it wouldn’t be uncomgood can I do?’ I hope that by shar- mon for me to work from sunup to ing my story, someone will read it, sundown at that time of year,” said and they will get that same phone Millsaps, who launched a landcall that I had. Then, I would feel scaping and mowing business after his retirement. “It was raining and this was my purpose.”

Whenever he mentions that I remember sitting there thinking, “phone call,” Millsaps’ eyes fill ‘If it wasn’t raining today, I might with tears just as they had the day have to reschedule my physical unhe received the call with the lab til later because I was so busy.’ But results of his cancer surgery just the fact that it was raining that day days earlier. “I’ll be honest with and I didn’t reschedule was just anyou, I cried,” he said. “I can’t think other blessing.” of a better phone call to get.”

Once the exam began, his priThat’s because Millsaps’ cancer mary care physician, Dr. Robert was Stage I, had not spread to oth- Montgomery, asked when Miller organs and no chemotherapy or saps wanted to schedule his next radiation would be needed. colonoscopy. “I said, ‘Let’s do that, Parkwest surgeon Dr. Michael but schedule it for this fall or winKelly performed the laparoscopic ter when mowing season is over.’” surgery last Aug. 14, But as the exam removing a small progressed and his mass inside Millsaps’ doctor looked over the cecum (near where the results of Millsaps’ felarge and small bowels cal occult blood test, connect) and 8 to 10 Dr. Montgomery saw inches of his colon. something amiss.

In addition, Dr. “I’ll never forget him Kelly sampled 18 asking me, ‘Is there lymph nodes, none any reason you might of which showed evihave blood in your dence that the canstool?’” said Millsaps. cer has metastasized to nearby organs.

“Normally, at least 12 Parkwest surgeon Dr. Michael Kelly recomlymph nodes should mends routine colonoscopies in order to be retrieved, otherwise detect colon issues in the earliest stages. evaluation could be sub-optimal for staging of the cancer,” Dr. Kelly said. “I said, ‘No, but instead of waiting “The number of nodes tested can until fall to schedule the colonosalso depend on location, patient’s copy, let’s go ahead and schedule it characteristics and previous now.’ Of course, he agreed.” treatments. If cancer is found in The cause of the bleeding was the lymph nodes, chemotherapy is discovered by his gastroenterolorecommended.” gist during that colonoscopy. “BeThe best treatment, however, is cause of the location of my tumor, prevention. “Everyone should have I really wouldn’t have noticed any

home by Thanksgiving – about five months,” he said. Then, with a pause, he laughs as he adds, “About half the people quit in two weeks so I could be back in time for Fourth of July fireworks.”

Along the route, Millsaps would like to write a blog about his experience to encourage others to get a colonoscopy and talk to their doctor about colon cancer.

“I think it’s important that I share my story, and hopefully, it will encourage someone else,” Millsaps said. “I know that it already has. There have been friends and acquaintances that I have talked to that have said, ‘Well, you know, maybe I need to go have this done. I’ve been putting it off.’ There are a lot worse things than having these tests that we don’t want to have. I can tell you I’d much rather have the test than not have it and be told, ‘Well, you could have done something about this if you had just come in three years ago and had your colonoscopy.’”

Steve Millsaps is thankful for his recovery, and plans to raise awareness for Dr. Kelly supports routine colocolon cancer by hiking the Appalachian Trail. noscopies wholeheartedly.

“I’ve never met anyone who signs until much later,” he said. it made me appreciate having wants to have a colonoscopy, but it’s very tolerable,” said Dr. Kelly.

“All of my bloodwork was well good health,” he said. within the normal range – I wasn’t It also made him think about “It’s much better than having suranemic, so there wasn’t a sign that the movie The Bucket List and gery. If everyone got their coloI was losing a lot of blood. Any about a book he’d read called noscopy, it would definitely elimiof the other tests that they per- “Walking for Sunshine” in which nate a lot of colon cancer since formed didn’t show anything. If the author wrote of hiking the the cancer develops from polyps I had waited, the outcome might Appalachian Trail to raise money which can be removed with an have not been as good.” for a home for Cerebral Palsy pa- endoscope. The best outcome is to catch it as early as possible beMillsaps was likewise pleased tients. with his surgery and 3-day stay “I always thought that would fore it becomes cancer and has not at Parkwest Medical Center. “I be neat to hike the trail and have spread. If there is a tumor that’s had sworn that if I was ever di- a cause (but) I always thought it still early, it can be effectively agnosed with cancer, I would would be for Alzheimer’s or some- treated with just surgery. But if certainly seek out the best pos- thing since there’s a history of it’s allowed to grow, it will impact sible care I could find, and in my Alzheimer’s in my father’s side,” your life expectancy and quality of situation, Dr. Montgomery and Millsaps said. “Then, when I was life.”

Millsaps said one of the first I felt that was right here,” said diagnosed with colon cancer, it Millsaps. “Dr. Kelly doing my made me start thinking about do- things he asked himself when he surgery laparoscopically was a ing something to raise awareness heard he had cancer was “Why huge plus, and the nurses went to for early detection and the impor- me?”

“But, unfortunately, the odds extra lengths to make sure I was tance of having a physical and a are that all of us in some form will comfortable – even to the point colonoscopy.” that they brought me in another While Millsaps and a friend be affected by cancer.

“We’re not immune to having bed. They sure didn’t have to do previously hiked 70 miles of the that!” trail through the Smokies, his goal either ourselves or someone very Since his discharge, Millsaps this time is to fly to Maine on June close to us having that news given has done a lot of thinking. He 28 and start walking home along to them. If just one person could get the same phone call that I rethought about the challenges oth- the Appalachian Trail. ers face with ongoing treatment “I don’t know if it will work out ceived, that it was Stage I and not and illness. “It made me reflect … or not, but I would like to start any cancer in my lymph nodes, all to not take every day for granted, in Maine and walk, getting back this would be worthwhile.”

Are you up-to-date on colorectal cancer screening?

Colorectal cancer is a stealthy disease.

It can begin unnoticed in your colon or rectum. By the time you develop symptoms, it has grown and possibly spread, making it harder to treat. Screening can help spot this cancer early but too many U.S. adults ages 50 and older are still skirting this lifesaving tool.

In a recent study, researchers set out to find the latest screening rates for colorectal cancer in the U.S. They looked at data from a 2012 national health survey. The survey asked adults questions about lifestyle behaviors, such as smoking. It also asked about preventive care, including cancer screenings.

Past research noted an 11 percent jump in screening rates for colorectal cancer from 2002 to 2010. The proportion of adults being screened rose from 54 percent to 65 percent. In this latest study, though, that progress seems to have sputtered. Researchers found that the percentage of adults screened in 2012 hovered at 65 percent. That leaves more than one-third of eligible adults not up to date or completely unscreened for colorectal cancer.

Your screening options Colonoscopy is the most commonly used screening tool. A doctor looks at

the entire rectum and colon for signs of cancer with a colonoscope — a flexible, lighted tube with an attached camera.

He or she can even remove precancerous growths called polyps during the procedure.

Unfortunately, some people may avoid a colonoscopy because it requires a lengthy process to clean out the colon before the procedure. In fact, they may pass up colorectal cancer screening altogether.

Other screening options are available, though. These include: ■ A fecal occult blood test: A lab scans a stool sample for blood, a possible sign of cancer.

■ Sigmoidoscopy: This procedure is similar to a colonoscopy, but it looks only at the rectum and the lower colon.

■ Barium enema: A series of X-rays highlight any problems in the colon and rectum.

■ Virtual colonoscopy: A CT scan supplies detailed images of the colon.

Each screening test has benefits and risks. If you are age 50 or older, talk with your doctor to find out which option is right for you. No matter your choice, screening can save your life.

For more information, or to find a Parkwest physician, visit us online at www.TreatedWell.com or call (865) 374-PARK.

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