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BUZZ Bearden principal gets POY honor Dr. John C. Bartlett, principal of Bearden High School, has been named the 2016 state principal of the year by the Tennessee Association of Secondary School Principals. Prior to his arrival at Bearden in 2008, he served as principal at Loudon High School from 2004-2008 and taught U.S. history and coached baseball from 1996-2004 at Bledsoe County High School in Pikeville, Tenn. From the state winners, three national finalists are named in August. The national principal of the year will be announced at the winner’s school in October.

Bike to Work Day The 16th annual Bike to Work Day was delayed by rain and rescheduled for 7:30-8:30 a.m. Friday, June 3, at Market Square. Stop by on your bike and grab baked goods from Wild Love Bakehouse and coffee from Trio Cafe! Want to bike to work, but aren’t sure about the best route? Or would you just like some company along the way for a change? Meet at Third Creek Greenway trailhead (130 Forest Park Blvd.) at 7:15 a.m. to go from Bearden to downtown and UT.

Pastor takes it to the streets When it comes to ministering to Knoxville’s homeless population, West Emory Presbyterian Church knows all about “taking it to the streets.� The Rev. Dr. Pat Ramsden spearheads an effort to bring what she calls “the necessities of life� to these people.

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Behind the scenes at Savelli’s Elizabeth “Liz� Savelli is completing 23 years running a popular neighborhood restaurant, Savelli’s, in West Knoxville. She opened up on March 1, 1993, and has been at 3055 Sutherland Avenue ever since. She said her most famous guest was Willard Scott, whom HGTV introduced to Savelli’s. But other well-known patrons have included Tommy Lasorda, and chef Tim Love.

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takes real-world trip to China By W B Wendy d Smith S ith Bearden High School career and technology education teacher Kathy McCoy makes it her goal to expand students’ horizons through the Virtual Enterprise (VE) program. But this summer, she’ll broaden her own horizons by teaching VE at a business and vocational high school in Beijing. VE is a global network of simulated businesses set up and run by students. McCoy has taught the class for nine years. This year, two Bearden VE teams took first and second place in the state business plan competition, which qualified them to compete at the VE Inter- Bearden High School student Noah Chu and Virtual Enterprise teacher national Trade Show in New York presentation McCoy will use while teaching VE in China. Photo by Wendy Smith City in April. The teams took fifth and 11th place in the national com- vestigating the VE model for Chi- tional High School, but she asked petition. nese students. McCoy because of her experience Last summer, McCoy attended McCoy’s son, Jake, studied in with high school students. the first VE National Teachers China last year through a UT ConBearden rising senior Noah Conference at Long Island Univer- fucius Institute program, so she Chu, who was in McCoy’s spring sity. There she met Doris Pokras, enjoyed visiting with Pokras, and VE class, is her teaching assisa Chinese native who works in the they stayed in touch. Pokras typi- tant. His father grew up in Hong U.S. to enhance educational op- cally recruits college professors Kong, but he’s never been to Chiportunities in China. She was in- to teach sessions at Fengtai Voca- na. Pokras thinks the Chinese stu-

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dents will enjoy getting to know an American student. Part of Chu’s trip was financed by an Awesome Adam Adventures scholarship, which honors the memory of 2011 Bearden graduate Adam Wise. To page A-3

Ken Cornett to headline John Sevier group’s meeting The Gov. John Sevier Memorial Association’s annual meeting is set for noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Marble Springs, the South Knoxville home place of Tennessee’s first governor. Historian Ken Cornett will speak about his compilation of the history of East Tennessee’s Stations at 1 p.m. Registration is not required for this portion of the meeting.

Members and non-members of the Gov. John Sevier Memorial Association are invited. A light lunch will be served to those who register. Call 865-573-5508 or email info@marblesprings.net no later than Tuesday, June 21. Marble Springs State Historic Site is the last remaining home of John Sevier. Born in Virginia in 1745, Sevier made a name for himself as a Revolutionary War hero

during the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780), as a key player and governor of the short-lived State of Franklin (1784-1788), and ultimately as the state of Tennessee’s first elected governor (1796). Marble Springs was the approximate 350-acre farm that Sevier lived on from 1801-1815, the last years of his life. He named his farm Marble Springs because of the Tennessee Rose Marble that was quar-

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By Libby Morgan Union County will shut down Main Street this Saturday to celebrate all things artistic – especially music. Art on Main is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in historic downtown Maynardville, the Cradle of Country Music. The free arts and music festival will honor Chet Atkins and celebrate the music of Union County. It is on, rain or shine. The Chet Atkins Tribute will be led by musicologist and radio host James Perry. In the flavor of Chet’s legendary thumb picking-style of guitar playing, Parker Hastings will perform. He is 15-years-old and holds the current title of national thumb picking champion – in the adult category. Tommy Emmanuel introduced Hastings to a Knoxville audience at his concert on May 21 at the Bijou when he invited Hastings to join him on stage. Parker will be performing on the noonday WDVX Blue Plate Special on Friday, June 3. Songwriter Eli Fox will bring

his original Americana music to the Back Porch Stage. He is a multi-instrumentalist who has appeared on the Blue Plate, Knoxville Stomp, and is scheduled to perform at the 2016 Bristol Rhythm and Roots. Fox is a rising senior at Webb School in Knoxville. Knox County Jug Stompers, The Valley Boys, Knoxville Banjo Cotillion with Greg Horne and Kyle Campbell, Swamp Ghost and Virginia Faith also will perform. Union County veterans will kick off the day with an opening ceremony at 8:45 a.m. Fine arts and craft demonstrations will be throughout the grounds, including glassblowing by Matt Salley of Marble City Glassworks, metalsmithing by Amber Crouse, apple butter making, corn shuck dolls by Anne Freels, slab woodworking by David West, and fine art painting by Brian Whitson. There will be shade tree and porch pickin’ with everyone welcome to join in. Shabby Chic 33 Boutique will

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It’s probably thanks to Lynn Sykes that the home she shares in Colonial Village with her sister, Marian Sykes, isn’t covered with patterns and fabric and all the paraphernalia that’s involved with quilt making.

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Lynn is the organized one – everything has to be put away in its proper place. Marian says her sister accuses her of being a hoarder – and she doesn’t actually deny the description. Marian followed her big sister into the world of quilting, and this year marks their sixth of participating in the Smoky Mountain Quilters’ Quilt Show. This is the 36th incarnation of the show, which will take place Friday-Saturday, June 17-18, at the Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. The siblings attended the

Sisters Marian and Lynn Sykes burrow beneath a few of the quilts they have made. Photo by Betsy

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They traveled to Beijing on May 27 and will be there for a month. A translator will be provided for McCoy. She’s a fast talker, so it will be a challenge to teach through a translator, she says. With Chu’s help, she prepared PowerPoint files that were sent ahead for translation. The class will focus on accounting and the financial aspects of a business plan. McCoy is a fierce advocate for the VE program. Bearden and Farragut High are the only two schools in the county that offer it. Not only does it offer real-world business experience, it allows kids of all academic levels to experience success, she says. “The average student can really excel. It’s a very motivating class for kids who are kind of burnt out on school.� Chu said VE has helped him better understand the

world of business and increased his professionalism. Weekly self-evaluations have kept him honest, he says. “Accountability has been a big push this year. Deadlines are deadlines, and the kids need to understand that,� says McCoy. She points out that Chu’s self-confidence has increased since he started VE. “Every school should have a VE program.� The China trip will surely be Chu’s biggest payoff for participating in VE. Pokras plans to immerse him in Chinese culture, including cooking classes, since that’s an interest of his. In addition to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, McCoy is looking forward to a classroom of eager learners. That’s how Chinese students have been described to her, she says.

Lynn. “We do it for the love of the craft and to make something usable. All of our quilts are usable.� The sisters may not describe their quilts as “show quality,� but they have won awards and been juried into exhibits. Their home has a variety of quilts hanging on the walls in addition to the ones spread across the backs of couches and chairs and folded on quilt racks. The sisters grew up in Nashville, and both graduated from Tennessee Tech. Lynn moved to Knoxville when she got married. When she divorced a few years later, Marian moved from Kingsport to help her sister raise two young children.

Both are on staff at UT, Lynn in the athletics department and Marian in administrative computing. They don’t carpool because they have different schedules. They also don’t quilt in the same room – but that goes back to their conflicting levels of neatness. They bought their home in 1992 and have expanded it to accommodate their hobby. At some point they may have more house than they have quilts to fill it. “You can only put so many quilts on a bed or give so many away.� The quilt show is 9 a.m.6 p.m. June 17 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 18. Admission is $7. Info: smokymtnquilters. com

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show even before they began participating in it. “The quality of the quilts at this show is always spectacular,� says Lynn. “Much better than other places.� Marian says they usually enter quilts they have made as gifts or decoration.

“But there are people who make them specifically for the show,� she says. “They’re usually the ones who win the big ribbons. “There’s a difference between an everyday quilt and a show-quality quilt. There’s much more precision piecing

and making sure your points match and your corners match. Your quilting is very precise and very detailed. “People like that make one quilt a year. But they’ll spend a year to get that show-quality quilt.� “We don’t do that,� says

First Friday at the Art Market Gallery The venerable Art Market Gallery is gearing up for another First Friday event this weekend. “Venerable� might not be the first word that comes to mind when you think of the clean, bright gallery space on Gay Street, but it is the

oldest gallery in Knoxville, dedicated exclusively to local and regional art, currently exhibiting the work of over 60 area painters, photographers, weavers, printmakers, woodworkers, potters, jewelers, fiber and glass artists. Each month the displays

are completely changed, and the gallery designates two featured artists – one in a two-dimensional medium and one three-dimensional. For June, the featured artists are painter Diana Dee Sarkar and ceramicist Patricia Herzog. To celebrate the artists,

the gallery will have a reception from 5:30-9 p.m. on First Friday, June 3. Music will be provided by Kelvin Walters, and wine and cheese will be served. The Art Market Gallery is located at 422 S. Gay Street. Info: artmarketgallery. net or 865-525-5265

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Old Vols in the NFL Beware of coffee shop debates about Tennessee football. Bruises and even lacerations are possible. Egos can be damaged. Feelings may be hurt beyond repair. I innocently walked into one the other day and was immediately challenged to settle the disturbance. “Speak up,� said one combatant. “You know it all.� “You’ve been around forever,� said another. In commemoration of this year’s empty NFL draft, at issue was which former Volunteer, born in the state of Tennessee, played the most pro football games? Under consideration were Doug Atkins, Bill Bates and Reggie White. Right here, out of courtesy, we pause for two seconds

boys, and finished as one of the all-time stars of special teams. He has coached and also distinguished himself Marvin as a father of athletes. West White, a rare gladiator who included foes in his prayers and then dented their helmets, made the trip from Chattanooga to UT to so you can vote. Philadelphia to Green Bay Pause over. and finally to Carolina. He Atkins, defensive end played in 232 NFL games from Humboldt, played in over 15 seasons. 205 pro games (mostly ChiBefore anyone could ask, cago). He struck fear into I told them Reggie interthe hearts of quarterbacks cepted three passes, scored and sometimes alarmed two touchdowns and had rival linemen assigned to 198 career sacks. That made block him. He is one of the an impression. really big names in the col“You are pretty smart,� lege and pro halls of fame. said one listener. Bates, defensive back “There are reference lifrom Farragut, played in 217 braries,� said I. games, all with the CowThe coffee caucus, three

cups in, seemed surprised to learn that homegrown Raleigh McKenzie from Austin-East played center and guard in 226 pro games, much for Washington but two years each for Philadelphia, San Diego and Green Bay. One budding genius suddenly remembered that Raleigh works for his twin brother Reggie as a scout for the Oakland Raiders. Reggie is general manager and also a very famous father. His son, Kahlil McKenzie, defensive tackle, 6-4 and 319, is a Tennessee star-tobe. Reggie is very smart but did not play nearly as many NFL games as Raleigh. The discussion got sidetracked onto how Kahlil and

McDaniel was a Lion for all seasons I can’t remember when I didn’t know Carl McDaniel. He was just always around, helping folks with vision problems or spearheading some new fundr a i s i ng scheme for Halls Carl McDaniel the Lions Club. When he died on May 24 at age 80, the community lost a fine leader. I connect Carl with George Davey; both were Lions and both lived on Cochise Drive up by Beaver Brook Country Club. George was from the north, I think, and was a more aggressive fund-raiser. When George died, Carl led a delegation of Lions into the Fountain City United Methodist Church. They were awesome in their Lion

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regalia and we appreciated their show of respect. Carl worked for KUB as a power operations supervisor for 33 years. As an adult, he earned a bachelor’s degree (1989) and a master’s degree (1993) from UT. He then took a job with the state Emergency Management Agency where he worked for eight years. Carl was a charter member of Halls Community Lions Club for over 50 years. He was also the District Governor of the Lions Club International District 12-N Tennessee from 1998-1999. I wrote a story when he got his master’s and another

when he and wife Jennie attended an international Lions convention in England or Scotland. Memory fails. With all this involvement, it’s easy to see how Carl must have known half the town. He grew up in Union County, graduating from Horace Maynard High School in 1953. His parents were Silas and Lucille McDaniel. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Jennie Haney McDaniel; son and daughter Jim McDaniel and Kelly McDaniel; brothers, David and Eddie McDaniel; sisters, Judy McDaniel Paul and Wanda McDaniel Jackson; special brother, Donnie Boles; and a host of friends. Services were Friday at Sharon Baptist Church and the interment was Saturday morning at Sharon Baptist’s cemetery. Arrangements were by Mynatt Funeral Home of Fountain City.

with Miami, Green Bay and the New York Jets. Nashville tackle John Gordy, teammate of John Majors, did 134 games for the Detroit Lions. Defensive tackle John Henderson (Nashville) had 133. Cleveland’s Bob Johnson was Cincinnati’s center for 126 games. Linebacker Al Wilson (Jackson) lasted for 125. Linebacker Mike Cofer (Rule High, Knoxville) played 123. Don’t set this list in stone. Jason Witten (Elizabethton to UT to Dallas) is gaining on 200 games. He holds the NFL mark for consecutive starts by a tight end and is third all-time to reach 10,000 yards in receptions. One or more of the Colquitts (Knoxville) may kick forever. Marvin West invites additions and corrections from other know-it-alls. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

Appendix F — Flow Chart / Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program A

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F Speed Data Collection & Evaluation Data from hoses, collisions, KPD.

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Traffic calming, anyone? The city is doing wonderful things to enhance Knoxville, but the chart above is not among them. Written by planner Don Parnell, the chart is an appendix to the city’s Neighborhood Safety Program. Want to get speed bumps on your street? Well, jump right in.

Looks like you start at the arrow on the left top – apply for a traffic safety study. Then meet with neighbors and staff to determine whether further study is indicated. A half dozen additional meetings ensue. If the city decides to go forward, consultants are hired and projects ranked.

Surveys and education are woven into the model. Speeders do not participate in such complex processes. Perhaps no one does. This schematic is a planner’s dream. Check back next year to see how many traffic calming projects are completed. – S. Clark

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Burchett to Haslam: Sorry, not sorry; principal of the year award baffles Very little blowback and lots of attaboys – that’s what Mayor Tim Burchett says he’s gotten for his recent criticism of the Haslam administration’s refusal to kick in money for a facility to stabilize mentally ill and substance-addicted inmates. He made the rounds of the Sunday talk shows last month denouncing the state for reneging on a commitment to help fund a behavioral health urgent care unit (formerly known as the safety center). Burchett says he’s confident that the project will move forward, one way or another. “No hard feelings. It’s just politics. We’re going to move ahead. I understand the state didn’t want to fund any local projects, but we know it’s the right thing to do. In the end, I think everybody’s going to be at the table. Our local legislative delegation’s been very supportive, and they understand (the issue) better than most. Every day I receive correspondence from one of them, and it’s a piece of the moving parts we’re dealing with.� ■The announcement that Bearden High School principal John Bartlett is Tennessee’s High School Principal of the Year (named by the Tennessee Association of Secondary School Principals) came as a shock to many people. Wonder how Bearden High School teachers who got put through the wringer when the school’s evaluation scores plummeted from the highest possible level to

Betty Bean rock bottom lows last year are feeling? Knox County Education Association president Lauren Hopson probably spoke for a lot of them when she pointed out that teachers whose scores plunge to the lowest levels get assigned coaches and subjected to twice as many evaluations the following year, “and possibly get put on intensive assistance with the constant threat of losing their job hanging over their head... “Meanwhile, a principal who runs a school where (scores) dropped from a 5 to a 1 in one year is named principal of the year?????� And what about the Bearden parents whose daughters were members of the softball team before Bartlett summarily fired the highly successful coach Leonard Sams last year? “It makes us sick,� said Adam McKenry, Sams’ former assistant coach and booster club officer who has filed an ethics complaint against Barrett and athletic director Nathan Lynn. The complaint charges that Bartlett and Lynn failed to inform the boosters that it’s illegal for private citizens to build sports facilities on school property, and that had they known this, the parents would not have gone forward with building a new indoor batting facility on the Bearden

campus. And McKenry and another parent, Randy Susong, wouldn’t be stuck paying $700 per month on the note for the new building, which was named for Sams, who was abruptly canned after he led the team to the school’s first-ever state tournament run. The school board also approved the project. The softball boosters probably aren’t the only parents who are puzzled about Bartlett’s big honor, given the massive turnover among the Bearden coaching staff, across the board. Over the past four years, head coaches in soccer, tennis, golf, baseball, volleyball, basketball and football have departed, as well as every assistant football coach from this last season. McKenry, Sams and Susong are scheduled to appear at the school board’s Ethics Committee on June 6. ■The Bernie/Hillary battle is still raging on the national scene, but here in Knoxville, the two sides are joining to campaign for Democratic County Commission candidate Evelyn Gill, whose primary victory over Rick Staples in District 1 surprised a lot of political observers. “Bernie and Hillary supporters are canvassing the first district for Evelyn Gill. We want to show our community that while we have some disagreements, we are strongly supporting our local Democratic candidate, and we will be out in the district door knocking and getting out the vote for Ev-

elyn Gill,� said Paul Berney. Gill, a special education teacher with Knox County Schools, is a Sanders supporter who rode the Bernie wave in the UT- and downtown-dominated wards of the district, while Staples carried the pro-Clinton wards in the district’s heart. She faces a challenge from Republican Michael Covington, who is closely identified with local GOP regulars. Participants will meet at the Knox County Democratic Party headquarters for training at 10 a.m. and hit the streets at 11. ■Tennessee’s sunshine laws are among the strongest in the nation and require that almost all official communications should be open to public scrutiny. This is a frequent aggravation for local elected officials, who resent the fact that state legislators exempted themselves from the laws they passed. So they probably weren’t queuing up any sad trombones for GOP Rep. Susan Lynn, who’s been raising heck because emails discussing plans to challenge the federal government’s “bathroom guidelines� for transgender students got leaked. “Whoever did this – you know who you are – I implore you to act with more honor than that – to behave with Christian ethics,� she said in an email that also got leaked, prompting her to declare herself “shocked that the email about the leaked emails was also leaked.�

City secures grant to clean up two properties The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $350,000 in brownfield cleanup grants that will remediate contamination on two important city of Knoxville redevelopment sites: the former McClung Warehouses on Jackson Avenue and the former Sanitary Laundry site, 625 N. Broadway. EPA is funding $200,000 for the 15,000-square-foot, former dry-cleaning site in the heart of the Downtown North Redevelopment District and $150,000 for the five-acre former industrial site on Jackson Avenue. The city will be contributing a 20 percent match – a combined $70,000. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is partnering with the city and EPA on the cleanups, according to a city press statement. “We know that contaminants are present at the Sanitary Laundry and Mc-

McClung warehouses pre-fire. The ornate structures were a solid anchor on the north side of downtown. Clung Warehouses sites, and that’s a major roadblock in bringing these key properties back into reuse,� said Mayor Madeline Rogero. “The great news is that we’ll be developing a strategy to remediate the sites, and now we’ve got the resources to move ahead.� Anne Wallace, the city’s deputy director of redevelopment, said the two brownfield properties are highly visible and strategically located in their respective corridors, with “significant redevelopment potential.� “Without remediation,

the contaminated sites would continue to deteriorate, and that affects the value of neighboring properties,� Wallace said. Rogero said the cleanups will accelerate redevelopment throughout the Downtown North and Jackson Avenue corridors. The impact will be wider than just the redevelopment of the two specific properties, she said. “These cleanups will kick up a notch the amazing resurgence that’s already happening in these two redevelopment corridors.� Previous EPA brownfield assessment grants, totaling almost $500,000, identified specifically what and where contaminants existed in multiple sites on Jackson Avenue and in Downtown North. This follow-up round of grant funding will go toward remediation. The former Sanitary Laundry and Jackson Avenue sites have unique redevelopment histories and

are unusual in that both are city-owned. The city, motivated by blight-abatement and public safety concerns, purchased the McClung Warehouses portion of the Jackson Avenue site in 2013 from a bankruptcy trustee. The warehouses, dating back to the 1890s, were destroyed in fires set by vagrants in 2007 and 2014. The city acquired the abandoned dry-cleaning site on Broadway in 2014 in a tax foreclosure. The business had been a leading employer in the 1920s and 1930s. The details of the remediation work will be finalized by the city, TDEC and EPA. Then, later this year, an environmental consultant will be hired through a competitively-bid contract. Once rehabilitated, the city intends to sell both sites to private redevelopers. A mix of uses is envisioned for both properties.

government Savelli’s marks 23 years on Sutherland Elizabeth “Liz� Savelli is completing 23 years running a popular neighborhood restaurant, Savelli’s, in West Knoxville. She opened up on March 1, 1993, and has been at 3055 Sutherland Avenue ever since. When interviewed, she said her most famous guest was Willard Scott, whom HGTV introduced to Savelli’s. But other well-known Liz Savelli patrons have included Tommy Lasorda, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tim Love, UT graduate and chef. Former UT football coach Phillip Fulmer and South College president Steve South are regulars. Savelli, 57, has worked the restaurant business her whole life, starting in Clearwater, Fla., working for the Sub Shop. She moved to Knoxville in 1993 and found the current site, which she leased until purchasing it a few months ago. The site was a Time Out deli with 28 seats; Savelli’s now has 49 seats. Meanwhile, she has raised four daughters: Kathleen, now 26; Rebecca, 28; Jessica, 30; and Christina, 33. She has six grandchildren, five boys and a girl. Kathleen is the only one who works in the restaurant, and she makes all the cakes. Liz Savelli says her most popular dish for lunch is the blackened grouper sub and for dinner is the grouper picante. She says her hardest job is “keeping good employees,� but “we have done well.� ■Alan Lowe, former head of the Baker Center at UT-Knoxville, has resigned from the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Archives in Dallas and accepted a position at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill. Lowe moved to Dallas in 2009. He was the first director of the Baker Center. ■Democrats are eager to win back control of the General Assembly. Their odds of achieving this are slim, but they are pushing it hard, including recruiting 23 women to run for the Legislature this November. The Democrats may gain seats, while failing to reach majority control in either house. Democrats claim that likely GOP nominee Donald Trump will alienate women voters from the

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GOP ticket, but that may be wishful thinking. Three women are running here in Knox County, starting with former state Rep. Gloria Johnson, seeking to recapture her old House seat against incumbent Eddie Smith. Also being opposed by Democratic women are Reps. Martin Daniel and Roger Kane in traditionally safe GOP districts. The SmithJohnson race in November will be the most seriously contested local contest. Out-of-state PAC money will be evident for both. It is a first in Tennessee political history that one party (Democratic) is fielding 23 women for state House seats including a women opposing House Speaker Beth Harwell, the first woman in Tennessee history to be house speaker. She is a credible opponent and Harwell will have to campaign actively in her own district to win another term. â– Thackston School, located on Lake Avenue adjacent to the UT campus, closed its doors after 95 years last week. No announcement was made. Parents were asked not to talk to the media about it when informed a few months ago. Deborah Wofford has headed the school for many years, and it has had a student body of 100, starting at age 3 and going through fifth grade. Hundreds of Knoxville residents have attended Thackston over the years. The land it is on is being sold as this column is written. It is the end of an era. Prominent citizens attending Thackston include longtime Knoxville attorney Arthur G. Seymour Jr. â– Veteran General Sessions Judge Geoff Emery and his wife recently returned from a twoweek trip to Europe focused on World War II history. They visited the beaches at Normandy in France, the site of the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, and Germany. â– Vice Mayor Duane Grieve celebrated his 70th birthday on May 25. Council member Finbarr Saunders is the oldest member of Knoxville City Council at 71. Marshall Stair is the youngest member at 37.

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SENIOR NOTES ■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. ■Cumberland Estates Recreation Center 4529 Silver Hill Drive 588-3442 Offerings include: Senior Walkers, 10:30 a.m., Monday-Friday. ■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. Register for: Veterans Services visit, 11 a.m. Thursday, June 9; RSVP: 215-5645. “Grief, Depression and Adjusting to Life Changes�, noon Wednesday, June 8. Senior Mini Expo, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, June 15. ■John T. O’Connor Senior Center 611 Winona St. 523-1135 knoxseniors.org/oconnor. html Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Offerings include: Card games, billiards, senior fitness, computer classes, bingo, blood pressure checks 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday. Register for: Harrah’s trip, 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 7; cost: $30; info: Frankie Hicks, 525-1475. AAA Driver Safety Program, 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9; info/registration: Kate Fleming, 862-9254.

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Life Beyond Bingo

This week at Sherrill Hills Retirement Resort, the Shopper News will present its first Beyond Bingo event for folks interested in life after their senior discount. Everything is free, including lunch provided by Sherrill Hills. Door prizes will be given away and there’s a pretty good chance you’ll leave with a few other freebies. Beyond Bingo will take place 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today and tomorrow (Wednesday and Thursday, June 1-2) at Sherrill Hills, 271 Moss Grove Boulevard. Several business vendors will be present, and five individuals will speak briefly during lunch, sharing advice in their areas of expertise: ■Jasen Bradley, CPT, manager and NASM certified personal trainer, Fitness Together Jasen Bradley became a trainer more than 10 years ago and is now a trainer and manager for Fitness Together in Farragut. He will focus his presentation on benefits of physical fitness for seniors. He says: “I want our clients to spend as much time with their children, families and hobbies for as long as they can without wasting their time on ‘fly by night’ health fads. “FT offers seniors a dedicated personalized program around their interests and goals. No program is the same, and the results are guaranteed. “My own path to becoming a personal trainer began after my father passed due to heart disease. It gave me the motivation to not only make my health a priority, but to help others do the same,� he says. Info: 671-2022. ■Stewart Lusk, vice president, Knoxville Tours Knoxville Tours is a family business, headed by Joan Lusk and operated with her three children since her husband died in 1979. Stewart Lusk is in charge of the charter department, buses and motor coach operators. He says: “Motor coach tours are

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the ideal way for seniors to travel. “Our tours are planned with lodgings, sightseeing, some meals and all transportation included. A professional tour director accompanies each tour to assure the passengers of a first-class tour experience. “Our clients tell us they would never have seen or done everything that we include on their own. Many say they would not know where to begin planning a trip with all that we include. “Sit back on our deluxe climate controlled motor coaches equipped with rest room, reclining seats, footrest and headrest and leave the driving to us. “Our motor coaches are equipped with (WI-FI) internet, satellite TV and DVDs.� Info: 865-688-6232 ■Blake McCoy, founder and CEO, Independent Insurance Consultants Blake McCoy had a close relationship with his grandparents growing up, and he feels that’s part of what inspired him to help seniors. “I feel seniors don’t get treated properly,� says McCoy. “They have so much knowledge, and often they are ignored.� McCoy would see agents only interested in helping themselves instead of doing what was best for their client’s situation. He was inspired to get his insurance license at age 19. In September, he will have had his license for 14 years. McCoy plans to discuss the four parts of Medicare during his presentation at Beyond Bingo. He also hopes to cover the difference between an independent agency and

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monly asked by seniors are ‘Do I still get to own my home?’ and ‘What happens when I die or move out of the house in relation to my heirs?’� The Loren Riddick Team has a nearly 100 percent repeat and referral client base according to its website. Info: LorenRiddickTeam.com

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a captive agency, and how to qualify for extra help with prescription drugs. Info: medicareknoxville.com or 865-691-5571 ■Loren Riddick, branch manager, People’s Home Equity, HECM division Loren Riddick is an East Tennessee native who earned an associate’s degree from Walters State Community College. Riddick has been in the mortgage arena since 1999 and currently heads the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) division of Peoples Home Equity. He has assisted clients with both forward and reverse mortgages, and plans to discuss and answer questions about reverse mortgages during his presentation. He says: “Questions I am com-

By Sandra Clark Year-in and year-out, our most loyal Shopper News readers are our seniors. That was true when I began publishing the paper in 1971 and remains true today. Respect for place becomes stronger as we age, and the Shopper is all about people and place. Beyond Bingo: So our sales manager, Amy Lutheran, and I decided to celebrate our senior readers with a party of sorts.

â– Paul Yau, MD, Tennessee Orthopedic Clinic Dr. Paul Yau, board certified physician, received his fellowship training in joint replacement and adult reconstructive surgery from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Yau currently chairs the orthopedic department at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and coordinates the hip fracture and joint replacement services there. His specialty practice keeps him current with the latest surgical techniques and advances in orthopedic care including hip arthroscopy and anterior hip replacement. Yau is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, and Arthroscopy Association of North America. Info: tocdocs.com

Val and Cassie Smith at Sherrill Hills Retirement Resort agreed to host the first one and it’s this week! A good turnout will guarantee other such events in other parts of town. There’s no cost or obligation. We hope you can make time to attend! Oh, yes, Sherrill Hills is at the top of the hill behind Academy Sports on Kingston Pike just west of Cedar Bluff. Info: 865622-4059

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West Emory Presbyterian helps provide ‘necessities of life’ By Carol Z. Shane When it comes to ministering to Knoxville’s homeless population, West Emory Presbyterian Church knows all about “taking it to the streets.� Though the church works regularly with agencies like Knox Area Rescue Ministries and Family Promise of Knoxville, the month of June marks a new outreach dedicated to those who may live in outdoor settings and are in need of help. The Rev. Dr. Pat Ramsden spearheads an effort to bring what she calls “the necessities of life� to such people. The retired Presbyterian minister says she some-

times “fills the pulpit when pastors are gone,� but her main mission is collecting and delivering such items as tissues, candles, toiletries, socks, underwear, disposable razors and batteries to those who live outside, usually in camps. She and her volunteers coordinate the program with the Metropolitan Community Church. How did she know what was needed? “I actually got some of the ideas from the homeless community (members) themselves,� she says. Two of the most popular items are washcloths and clean gallon milk jugs filled with water, used not just for drinking but for bathing. “I had no idea people at

West Emory drank so much milk,� Ramsden laughs. “My apartment is overflowing with milk jugs!� Other items desperately needed are feminine hygiene products (“that happens once a month, like it or not,�) laundry detergent and toenail clippers – “things you don’t normally think of,� says Ramsden. Ramsden has learned a lot. “I understand why stereotypes come into being,� she says. “There are some people on the streets who suffer from PTSD and who use drugs.� But she has been surprised at “the number of people who come through our line who work. They work minimum-wage jobs.

You cannot come up with first and last month’s rent, as well as utilities, on a minimum-wage job.� She is haunted by a father and 13-year-old son she met recently. The father had lost his job. The family was evicted. They had not yet had to give up their pet, and were eager for a milk jug full of water so that they could care for the thirsty animal. “I know that I can’t wave a wand and fi x all the problems,� says Ramsden. “What we can do is make their lives possible, and help them discover hope again.� If you’d like to become involved, contact West Emory Presbyterian Church online or call 865-690-5333.

Living the legacy By Cindy Taylor The Rev. Michael Thomas, lead pastor of Fellowship North Church, and associate pastor Steve Van Horn hold fast to the belief that the “seasoned� members in the church become even more valuable as they age. They are working to bring the “Baby Boomers,� around 25 percent of the church, into more interactive roles, especially as it pertains to younger generations. “Often the message to this generation is to relax,� said Van Horn. “This is not a Biblical concept and is one that the elders and other members of our church body have decided to push against as they approach retirement years.� The Legacy group launched in April with a dinner meeting to cast a vision for the group’s purpose.

Members say the pur- stantly be reminded of the pose is four-fold; to build faithfulness of God to them, community among their and would understand that age group and support no blessing comes at their each other in what God has hand but is provision from called them to do; to chal- the Father; therefore the Falenge one another to walk in ther must be praised.� the fullness of their calling; Van Horn says he has to create opportunities to personally been impacted network and teach younger by several members of Leggenerations skills that Lega- acy before they were an orcy members possess; and to ganized ministry. reach out individually and “What I love about this as a group to make a differ- group is that it is not someence in the church, the com- thing that is being manumunity and anywhere God factured,� said Van Horn. places them. “They are being intentional Thomas says there are to encourage one another tremendous relational ben- to remain focused on what efits as well as scriptural mandates for the older generation to be mentors. “Moses commands the older to teach the younger Position available within the context of the everyday normal routines ■St. Mark UMC, 7001 S. Northshore Dr., is seeking a partof life,� said Thomas. “This time Director of Children’s is so the younger would con-

Greg Marshall, Fellowship North Church and Legacy member. is eternally important. It is genuinely who they are.� Fellowship North Church meets at 3203 Tazewell Pike.

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The memory of the righteous is a blessing. (Proverbs 10: 7a, NRSV) Memories light the corners of my mind, misty, water-colored memories of the way we were. (“Memories� Barbra Streisand) I am still thinking about Memorial Day and memories. There are memories we cherish, hang onto, re-visit time and again. There are others, of course, that we desperately wish to forget. Then, there are the memories that are painful, but worthy of remembering, lest we repeat our follies, our mistakes, our sins. The only good that can come from the painful memories is that we heed the lessons learned. That applies to all of us: children, grown-ups, pets, communities and nations. The sweet memories, the fun memories, the glowing memories, however, can, with time, heal the raw ones, transcend the sad ones, make useful the hard ones. One of the treasures I have in my possession is a letter my maternal grandfather, Maston Dunn,

wrote to my grandmother, Belle, when he was courting her. His love and respect for her were clear in every line, and because of the existence of that letter, his love lives on in history as well as in my memory. On the other side of the family tree, we also have the letters that my father’s brother wrote to Daddy and Mother during World War II. They contain first person accounts of some of the deadliest battles in the Pacific (Okinawa, Saipan and The Marshalls, his family learned later), carefully redacted by the censors who were in charge of keeping troop movements secret. Those letters are living history, and provide at least some explanation of why my uncle came home a changed man, a man who refused to talk about his experiences in the war. May God bless them all, with peace at last.

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News from Christian Academy of Knoxville

What does it mean to be a CAK Warrior?

Thee following Th foll fo llow owiing ing is is C AK V aled al edic dicto toCAK Valedictorian Drew rian Dre rew w Dixson’s Dixs Di xson on’ss commencement com omme menc ncem emen entt address.

By Drew Dixson On this day of commemoration and transition, I would like to pose a question: what does it mean to be a CAK Warrior? The warrior is not only the mascot of our school, but also a symbol for ourselves, the Class of 2016, as we reflect on what we have learned under this mascot. A warrior is fea rless, always ready to conquer what lies ahead; a warrior is trained, having the experience needed to handle any new situation; a warrior is strong, deriving his strength from his fearlessness and experience; a warrior is compassionate, always considering the welfare of his companions, his comrade warriors. In this light, our battle cry of go, Warriors, becomes not only a source of energy for athletic events but also a motivation to represent CAK well wherever we, as warriors, go in life as we strive for these values of a warrior according to God’s purpose. The graduates of 2016 are compassionate warriors. Throughout these past four years, I have seen the immense kindness and generosity that my classmates extend to one another.

was badly When one When one of of us w as b adly ad ly injured inju in jure red d in a car car wreck w re reck ck eeararar lier this school year, I saw a tremendous outpouring of prayer, thoughtfulness, and empathy not only on the part of students but also from teachers and staff. In difficult times, we have comforted and prayed for one another, and in moments of success, we have congratulated one other wholeheartedly. To the class of 2016, you have been an inspiration to me as I have seen you follow the apostle Paul’s entreaty in Colossians 3:12-13 to “put on […] as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience.” The graduates of 2016 are perseverant and successful warriors. From the time that I first became a CAK Warrior to today at graduation, I have been greatly impressed by the student body’s devotion to excellence in all of its forms, be it academic, extra-curricular, musical, artistic or athletic excellence. In athletics, we have won baseball, football, golf, tennis, track, soccer and cheerleading state championships, and district and regional championships in almost all of the sports that we play. In band, chorus and ensemble, we have represented CAK in parades and at competitions and have amazed countless audiences and judges. In musical theater, we have invested months of preparation and our students’ talent into making a show that truly “wows” us every year with its great music and

attention to detail. In robotics club, we have earned our many victories through our commitment to improving our robot’s capabilities every year. And who could forget all that our students have accomplished in their Capstone Projects, through which we have represented CAK worldwide through mission trips and throughout Knoxville with thousands of collective hours in community service projects, making the world a better place as God commands us. The graduates of 2016 are trained warriors. As we look back on these times when we have achieved great success, let us also express the great gratitude that we have for those who have invested themselves in us along the way: our parents, teachers and staff, the truest examples that we have of what it means to be a CAK Warrior. I believe I speak for the entire graduating class when I thank you for all the lessons that you have taught us, all of your prayers on our behalf, and all of the better judgement that you have bestowed through the years. You have taught us the meaning of the Latin motto non scholae sed vitae discimus, “Not for school but for life do we learn.” We will car-

ry w with ith it h us tthe he g greater reat re ater er ssense ense en se of discernment, dis isce cern rnme ment nt, in insp inspiration spir irat atio ion n and critical thinking from a Christian worldview that are our compass and lantern as we venture onward toward new horizons. To quote Albert Einstein, I attest that you have achieved “the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge,” knowledge that signifies the capacity to make reasoned decisions and ethical judgements. As we have proven ourselves to be compassionate, perseverant, successful and trained warriors at CAK, now, as we transition into university life and wherever else we may go, we must prove ourselves fearless warriors. As Joshua 1:9 says, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Let us not forget the values that have enabled our victories and successes at CAK. Keep on improving yourself in all your endeavors, just as

we have grown at CAK, and take full advantage of the amazing opportunities that your future holds. If you make mistakes, make them your own. Learn from them, and above all, know that there is no such thing as a no-win situation. Honesty, reason, work ethic and perseverance: these will be your values as you embark on the journey that you have chosen for your life. Thank you, and let’s go, warriors!

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Pruning, planting and picnicking It was off to Beardsley Community Farm in midMay for the Knox County Council of Garden Clubs District 4 members. The group met at the farm for a day of weed pulling and plant pruning. “This is our adopted bed. It is a project we started years ago,� said Crestwood Lady Bugs Garden Club member Linda Wimbrow. “Beardsley Farms uses what we grow and tend as part of their mission to feed the hungry.� In honor of National Garden Week the county council will hold its annual picnic and planting 11:15 Thursday, June 2, at Chilhowee Park. Club members will meet at the new pavilion and are asked to bring their favorite side dish for the noon meal. For the planting, members are asked to bring perennials and drought-resistant flowers such as marigolds, black-eyed Susan, zinnias and gaillardia to plant at the bandstand. Info: craebarker@gmail. com Beardsley Community

Cindy Taylor Farm has been helping feed the hungry, promote educational programs and community gardening since 1998; growing and donating more than 11, 000 pounds of produce each year. The farm has laying hens that provide around a dozen eggs every week as well as bees to supply honey. Beardsley farm provides produce and herbs to assist local hunger relief organizations such as Mobile Meals, KARM, YWCA, the women’s shelter and others. Many of the workers are volunteers from different parts of town. Rachel Newcomb is the educational and nutritional coordinator for the farm which encompasses more than an acre of plants. “The garden clubs are really awesome to come and help keep our beds in good

AmeriCorps member/Beardsley Farm education and nutrition coordinator Rachel Newcomb holds laying hen, Eleanor. Photos by Cindy Taylor

shape,� said Newcomb. “We have a six laying hens now named after First Ladies. We’ve learned that chickens can actually recognize the faces of up to 15 different people.� Beardsley Community Farm is at 1741 Reynolds Street.

Garden clubs president Connie Barker and Sun Up Garden Club member Joan Helton weed the herb garden at Beardsley Farm.

Crestwood Lady Bugs Garden Club members Linda Wimbrow and Ruth Bussard work at Beardsley Farm.

SPORTS NOTES ■Signups for coed intermediate and recreational summer sand volleyball leagues are open until 5 p.m. Monday, June 27. Cost: $165 per team. Info/registration: townoffarragut. org/register; Alden Rosner, 218-3373, or Ashley Lanham, 218-3376; in person at Farragut Town Hall. ■Signups for coed and men’s recreational fall softball leagues are open until 5 p.m. Monday, July 25. Cost: $325 per team. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; Alden Rosner, 218-3373, or Ashley Lanham, 218-3376; in person at Farragut Town Hall.

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Atomic City swimmers By Sara Barrett More than two dozen swimmers from Atomic City Aquatic Club traveled to Kingsport recently for this year’s first long course event. Tais Brown swam for the boys’ 12-year-olds and made the Southeastern cut in all six events in which he competed. He received a medal for most events. Dylan Arnold, 11, won the medal for his age group. He also placed first in four races and second in four races. Typically, in the first event of a long course seaSeveral seventh graders from Grace Christian Academy were invited to take the ACT as part of son best times are not exthe Duke Talent Identification Program. Students pictured were recognized during a special pected, but 26 of ACAC’s ceremony at Belmont University for having test scores as high as or higher than the national av- 27 competitors achieved erage. Pictured are Nia Grubbs, Meredith Bishop, Abigail Kelley, Kate Bishop, Nell Hooker; (back) personal bests at this meet. Info: swim4acac.com. Johnny Eller, Caleb Foster and Royal Philo. Photo submitted

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Written by Avi and Illustrated by Timothy Bush

CHAPTER NINE: Story So Far: Though it doesn’t seem possible that S.O.R.’s dreadful special soccer team can get better, the boys try to believe they can win. “I’d like to see a few people,� said Ms. Appleton when class started a couple of days later. She called up our five team members. Hamilton laughed, as if we were an automatic joke. “They going to be traded to the elementary school?� he called out. “For a player to be named later?� That made the class laugh, even Lucy Neblet. The five of us managed to get to the front desk. “I think it’s wonderful the way you guys

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I asked her. “Because you work so hard. When you work hard like that, you win.� She said it with such a nice smile, I almost believed her. “When’s your next game?� “Thursday. Pennington Prep.� “Do you mind if I come?� “I could think of better ways to kill an afternoon,� said Saltz. “And we’re already dead,� I said. Ms. Appleton giggled. Then she said, “Mr. Tillman wants to see you all.� Mr. Tillman was the school counselor. “Now?� asked Porter. “I have my special reading project to work on.� “That can wait.� “I don’t want it to wait,� cried Porter. “He’s expecting you all,� said Ms. Appleton, firmly. The five of us went to Mr. Tillman’s office. The rest of the team was already there. Mr. Tillman’s office was a fairly small place, meant for only one loser at a time, not a whole team of losers. Still, we managed to squeeze in. Walls were covered with cute posters selling joy and happiness. I thought it depressing, as if you weren’t allowed to be anything but happy. For instance, there was a picture of a kitten about to be dropped down into the Grand Canyon, with the slogan “Keep Laughing, Baby.� The cat wasn’t going to laugh for long, even if cats could laugh. There was another picture, a kid with a big smile. The message read, “It Takes Less Muscle to Smile Than to Frown.� I had an image of a mad surgeon figuring that out. Some fun. Mr. Tillman was not my favorite. A great big, huge guy; someone told me he played football and tried to make it with the pros. He was always dressed the same: turtleneck sweater with happy beads around his neck. Actually, I never trust anyone whose neck is wider than his brains. But I didn’t think Mr. Tillman would put that slogan up in his office. Anyway, he got us all in, then had us sit down on the floor and be uncomfortable. Really happy-like, he said, “How you guys doing!� For a small room, he talked large. “Okay,� said Radosh. Mr. Tillman leaned forward. “Honest?� “If you want the truth, Mr. Tillman,� I said, “we aren’t feeling so great.� “Excellent!� said Mr. Tillman, jangling his beads. “Now we’re talking truth! And you feel bad about it. Think miserable. Have bad dreams. Sense of defeat. Disappointment. Any bed-wetting? Kids tease you about the games? Probably some of your parents yell at you for being so rotten all the time. Any of you guys have girlfriends?� Eliscue, who’d had girlfriends from nursery school on up, raised his hand. “She pokes fun at you; never want to be seen with you?�

For the first time, I saw Eliscue ashamed that he even knew girls. “I know,� continued Mr. Tillman, “you guys are starting to hate yourselves!� “Mr. Tillman,� I said, “what can you expect? All we get from people is, ‘Keep on trying. You can win.’ I mean, we keep disappointing them. I am beginning to hate myself.� “I love you for saying that, Ed,� cried Mr. Tillman. “The trick is, do you believe in yourselves?� “Not a bit,� said Root. “Why not? Someone want to share his feelings with me?� “Because we stink,� said Dorman. There was a general murmur and nodding of approval. “Nope,� said Mr. Tillman, “I won’t buy that. I won’t let you run yourselves down. I believe you can do it. Let me share something with you guys. To win, you must trust yourselves.� “Don’t you have to be a little . . . good?� asked Barish. Mr. Tillman shook his massive head. “Heart!� he cried, thumping that mass of body where I guess he kept his heart. His happy beads bounced and rattled. “Mr. Tillman?� asked Porter. “Yes?� “I have this reading project. It’s really important to me. May I go work on it now?� Mr. Tillman looked as if he had been insulted, or his mother and father had, or his little sister (she couldn’t have been bigger) or maybe his whole family. “Boys,� he said, “the bottom line is this, ‘Don’t avoid your responsibilities.’� That was a new one. “Learn to accept your responsibilities!� he bellowed. “Learn that, and it will be worthwhile!� There was some more. Just as loud. Mostly it added up to the same thing: we owed them. “Wish they’d just let us lose in peace,� said Radosh when we got out. “Oh, good grief,� I said. They looked where I was pointing. A big piece of brown paper had been put on the wall. In crude letters was written: Support a Team in Big Trouble! Special Seventh-Grade Soccer Team! S.O.R. vs. Pennington Prep 1:30 If we care, they will! We all had the same reaction. A quick check to see who might be looking, and rip, down it came. Plus the seven others we found around the school. When we got back to class, I asked Ms. Appleton about those posters. “A class project,� she said sweetly. “We’re going all out to support you.� “Why?� I said, feeling sick. “S.O.R. has no losers,� she said firmly. “Yeah,� I said, “I believed in Santa Claus too, once.� (To be continued.)

Text copyright Š 2012 Avi. Illustrations copyright Š 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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Lovin’ the library

Knox County libraries ibr brar ariie ar ies ies have something forr everyone – in addition to books.

Sara Barrett

Regular programs include songwriting groups, computer workshops and even discussions about local history. After the end of the school year, additional activities are offered for students in grade school through high school including musical plays, robotics workshops, tie-dye T-shirt lessons and afternoon chess club meetings. Ginger Milligan brought her grandchildren to the Bearden library last week to sign them up for the summer reading program, and they enjoyed a performance by Dollywood Pen-

Summer reading extraordinaire By Sara Barrett

You can see Bailey Stone at her local library fairly regularly during summer break. “My favorites are graphic novels,� she says. “They’re funnier than regular books, and they make you want to keep reading.� Bailey also says graphic novels are good choices for busy readers who may not have a lot of time to read in one sitting. “They don’t stress you out like other books. They’re more fun.� McKenzie, Katie and Colin Dodson read books they checked out at the Bearden library during a Bailey loves to read and visit with their grandmother, Ginger Milligan. Photos by S. Barrett was tested on a level higher than a sixth grader, which guin Players while there. and get reading recommen- Registration for the club makes her a confident soon“The library always has dations.� ends July 15. to-be fourth grader. good events, and we also The Summer Library Programs for all library For readers who may not participate in summer Club for kids rewards them branches can be found at fell as self-assured as she, reading,� says Milligan. for reading (or being read knoxlib.org the upbeat Bailey says the “We stopped in to sign up to) over summer break.

Fourth grader Bailey Stone begins reading a graphic novel right after checkout at the library. Photo by S. Barrett only way to improve is by opening a book. “It never hurts to try. You can pick any book. I enjoy reading about people who inspire me.�

VBS NOTES ■Bearden UMC, 4407 Sutherland Ave., 6-8 p.m., July 18-21. Theme: “Cave Quest.� Info/ registration: beardenumc.org.

Dollywood Penguin Players members Schade Harris and Chad Steed perform “Old Bear and His Cub� based on the book by Olivier Dunrea.

■Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, 9132 Kingston Pike, 8:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. June 6-9. Ages 5 years old by Aug. 15 through rising sixth grade. Theme: “Cave Quest.� Info/ registration: cspc.net/vbs or 291-5206. ■Central Baptist Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive, 9 a.m.12:15 p.m. June 6-9. Carnival

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kick-off, 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 5. Ages: 4 by August through rising seventh graders. Theme: Deep Sea Discovery.� Info/ registration: cbcbearden.org/ events or 450-1000, ext. 121. ■Erin Presbyterian and Messiah Lutheran Church, 6900 Kingston Pike, June 3-5. Ages: preschool through fifth grade. Theme: “Deep Sea Discovery.� Preregistration required. Info/registration: 588-5350 or vacationbible school.com/erin_messiah.

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Local patient benefits from Provision CARES Foundation The Caring Plate program provided meals during her cancer battle Until a couple of years ago, Donna Lindsey was always the one taking care of others. Her husband, who has suffered numerous heart attacks. Her mother, who recently suffered from a stroke. Then she got the diagnosis: breast cancer. And just eight months after undergoing a lumpectomy, it came back with a vengeance — invading both breasts plus her lymph nodes. “I was never sick before this,” she says. Life was complicated in other ways too. She was going through a divorce, she did not have reliable housing, and Lindsey was her mother’s only caregiver — all as she faced additional surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment for what was now a stage 4 disease. After failing to get any call-backs about follow-up testing from her current healthcare providers, she connected with Provision through a friend whose niece, Samantha Kirk, works as care coordinator at the proton therapy center. Kirk called Lindsey, helped her sort out the issues and set her up to meet with specialists at the Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center,

Breast cancer patient Donna Lindsey was a recipient of The Caring Plate, a healthy meal program designed specifically for patients undergoing cancer treatments. The program is offered by the Provision CARES Foundation and the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee. Tennessee Cancer Specialists and the proton center as quickly as possible. “Every day, for weeks, somebody called me from that facility,” Lindsey

says. “Do you know how impressive that is? And the kindness. They were so sincere. I wasn’t even a patient there yet.” She ultimately became a Provision patient, receiving chemotherapy and proton therapy at the Dowell Springs campus. Through the process, the proton center staff learned of Lindsey’s living situation — she was camped out in a 24-foot motorhome without running water. She learned about the Caring Plate, a service of the Provision CARES Foundation, through Kirk. In partnership with the KnoxvilleKnox County Community Action Committee, the foundation provides daily, healthy meals for cancer patients and their families living in the Knoxville area. Lindsey dismissed the suggestion. “I said, ‘I don’t want to take it away from somebody else,’” she says. “They were already helping me so much.” Eventually, she says, one of her nurses signed Lindsey up without her knowledge. As it turned out, The Caring Plate helped see her through some very dark days. “Sometimes I was just too sick, lying in my camper, I couldn’t even unlatch the door to say thank you,”

she says. “If I wasn’t able to fill out the menu, they would call to take my order over the phone. A couple of days I couldn’t get the frozen packs out into the cooler. They would call and say, ‘We wanted to make sure you’re OK.’” One day, after learning of her waterless plight, a Caring Plate volunteer brought several cases of water. Another day, Lindsey came home from an appointment to find a bouquet of flowers on her cooler, courtesy of Random Acts of Flowers, which also partners with the Provision CARES Foundation. “They were a lifesaver — I wouldn’t have had meals if it wasn’t for them,” she says. “They saw what I needed more than I did. I’ve never been treated like this in any facility I’ve ever been to.” “Donna is the exact type of person the Caring Plate program was designed to help,” says Les Fout, director of Provision CARES Foundation. “A cancer diagnosis affects every aspect of a patient’s life. We are here to help make that journey a little easier.” For more information on The Caring Plate, visit ProvisionCares.org/ TheCaringPlate

The Bill Williamson Memorial Golf Tournament is a family event honoring Bill Williamson who passed away from prostate cancer on Father’s Day 2014. The whole Williamson family pitches in to celebrate the life of their Dad, husband and grandfather. They are: Tim Williamson, Amy Williamson, Carolyn Williamson, Blaine Williamson and Jack Williamson.

2nd annual golf tourney supports cancer patients, builds awareness The Bill Williamson Memorial Golf Tournament will kick off Father’s Day weekend in support of cancer patients and to raise awareness of prostate cancer. The tournament will be held Friday, June 17, at Avalon Golf and Country Club, in honor of devoted father and avid golfer Bill Williamson, who died of prostate cancer on Father’s Day 2014. His sons, Jack and Tim Williamson, launched the tournament one year after his death. Two four-person scrambles will start at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Breakfast,

lunch, swag bags, complimentary range balls, drinks and snacks will be provided. “Last year’s inaugural tournament was a big success, and we have even greater expectations this year,” said Jack Williamson. “It is wonderful to honor the memory my father’s life and his long fight against cancer in a way that also recognizes his greatest passion besides his family – golf.” Last year’s event raised more than $22,000 for the Provision CARES Foundation, a not-for-profit public foundation that serves and supports cancer patients in providing education

and wellness, clinical and biomedical research and patient assistance. More than 50 teams and 204 individuals participated in the event. This year, the Williamsons have set a fundraising goal of $30,000. Provision CARES facilitates The Caring Plate, which assures cancer patients undergoing treatment have access to healthy, nutritious meals. More than 9,000 meals have been served through The Caring Plate since its inception in 2014. The Patient Financial Assistance program provides grants to cancer patients in East Tennessee who need assistance

with housing, transportation, or other expenses during their treatment. “We are so thankful to have the support of the Williamsons and that they have turned tragedy into a cause for good,” said Les Fout, director of Provision CARES Foundation. Celebrity golfer Mark Packer of WVLT will play and emcee the event. NewsTalk 98.7’s Phil Williams will host a live remote and broadcast his morning show from the tournament. Prizes will be given throughout the day. For information or to register, go to ProvisionCares.org or call 865- 321-4589.

Prostate cancer:

What you need to know Signs and symptoms ■ Problems urinating ■ Blood in urine or semen ■ Erectile dysfunction ■ Pain in hips, back, chest or other areas

■ Weakness or numbness in legs or feet ■ Loss of bladder or bowel control

When to screen

Adrian Pearce, Jamie Stokes, Wes Cate, and Craig Jenkins teamed up to play in last year’s Bill Williamson Memorial Golf Tournament at Avalon Golf and Country Club. Spots are still available for the morning and afternoon flights at this year’s tournament Friday, June 17.

■ If you experience any of the above symptoms ■ If you’re over 50 ■ If you’re 40 and have more than one relative younger than 65 with prostate cancer

■ If you’re 45 and at high risk — i.e. African American and/or an immediate relative under 65 has had prostate cancer

For more information visit Provision CARES online at www.ProvisionCares.org or call 1-865-321-4589

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Friends make big moves in business By Betsy Pickle In a corner of the glassenclosed office Jon Clay and Drew Johnson occupy on the 10th floor of the Langley Building on Summit Hill Drive is a small stack of DVDs and books one might think a decorator had planted: “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Boiler Room,” “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” and “The Art of the Deal” are some of the titles that jump out. The assortment would be a cliché except that the two Knoxville natives are big fans of all of them. They often send them home with their employees at Axle Logistics. “ ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ is a very R-rated movie,” Johnson says apologetically. “But the business element of it – work hard, play hard – is just something that resonates within this business.” “We don’t condone the kind of fun they’re having,” adds Clay. “Growing up, everybody wants to be a pro sport athlete,” says Johnson. “We didn’t make it there, unfortunately, so we’re always looking for different things to make business fun and inspiring to ourselves.” A look around the outer office reveals several games, including basketball hoops and ping pong, convenient to the desks of the casually dressed employees. Axle is adding the floor’s remaining 3,000-square-foot space to its existing 5,000 square feet. They’re creating a new, larger conference room, a new kitchen, desk space for an additional 40 employees and possibly more fun. “We would love to have a pool table in here,” Johnson says while touring the new area. Clay, 32, who now lives in Rocky Hill, and Johnson,

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Drew Johnson and Jon Clay, whose friendship began during childhood in South Knoxville, are expanding the office space and employee base of their company, Axle Logistics. Photo by Betsy Pickle 31, who lives south of West Town Mall, grew up near each other and were friends at Mount Olive Elementary and South-Doyle Middle School. Johnson graduated from South-Doyle High, but Clay left midway through sophomore year to be homeschooled. They traveled in the same circles at the University of Tennessee and faced some of the same challenges, working part-time to put themselves through school. Clay alternated school and work and graduated in 2009 as a political science major; logistics major Johnson was “in a hurry” and graduated in 2007. They both ended up with logistics companies. Johnson worked for J.B. Hunt in Charlotte. Clay worked for a Chattanooga-based company, first in Dandridge and then in Knoxville. Johnson came back to Knoxville and helped a friend with a start-up. Then, he and Clay got together and founded Axle in 2011. They moved into the former Kimberly-Clark space almost two years ago. They’ve grown from two

employees to more than 20. And as driven as they are to keeping their team happy, they’re also determined to give back to the community. In addition to donating money to worthy causes, they’re working with Big Brothers Big Sisters on the new Mentor 2.0 program, which pairs adult Bigs with Littles in a mentoring program that takes place online, with monthly evening events at school. BBBS is, coincidentally, launching the program at South-Doyle High. “We’ve got several people here that are going to be regular Bigs, and some are going to do Mentor 2.0,” says Clay. Axle is a third-party logistics company; it doesn’t own trucks, trains or ware-

houses, but it connects companies that need to ship goods with companies that can do the job. Johnson and Clay emphasize high-quality customer service, efficiency and technology. “It’s a growing industry,” says Clay. “We need to evolve and transform with technology. We … adapt all the time. We operate differently now than we did four years ago.” In some ways, however, the business stays the same. “It’s always been around since the horse and wagon,” says Johnson. And he thinks it will probably stick around a while. “Until teleportation happens.” Info: axlelogistics.com

KAWE seeking ‘Notable Woman’ for 2016 Members of the Knoxville Association of Women Executive’s are seeking candidates for the Lucy Webb Gibson Notable Woman award. Eligibility is limited to women living in or contributing to the greater Knoxville area and surrounding counties. KAWE members are ineligible to win but can nominate potential candidates. Nominations will be accepted by committee chair Rose Conway-Cox and committee member Nancy Hickman through June 15. Info: pjrr3@comcast.net or toeknox@ comcast.net

The parallels are eerie. Heather McFall and Cara Vaughn started college wanting to be attorneys, but both decided on teaching. Both place loving relationships with their students first and foremost. And on the same McFall Vaughn day, both were honored by the Rotary Club of Knoxville as its 2016 Teachers of the Year. Heather is a kindergarten teacher at West Haven Elementary School. Cara teaches biology and chemistry (including honors classes in both) at Bearden High School. Heather has been in the classroom for 15 years, Cara for nine years. Here’s another parallel: Each received a $500 check from Knoxville Rotary and a $250 gift certificate from A&W Office Supply at the club’s May 24 meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. “Our reward is our students’ success,” Heather said in her acceptance speech. “You have to be called to teaching and I can’t imagine doing anything else. Teaching for me is all about bringing love and compassion to the kids, every day.” Cara’s grandmother was a kindergarten teacher for 27 years who taught her to let her students know they are loved. “I come into every class every day to give them love. They need love and they need to be challenged,” she said. “It’s about relationships and that’s why I teach.” ■

Off to South Africa

Five members of Webb School’s Interact Club and Club Adviser Liz Gregor and Rotarian Rob Johnson of the Rotary Club of Knoxville left yesterday (May 31) for Cape Town, South Africa. “This will be the third Webb Interact trip to South Africa. We will partner with the Rotary Club of Stanford (one hour outside of Cape Town) and will volunteer in schools, an orphanage, soup kitchens, a swap shop and a baby stork project,” Gregor said. The students will visit Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was held prisoner for 27 years. Knoxville Rotary sponsors the Webb Interact Club.

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Looking back: Oral History project captures history of Farragut By Carolyn Evans

The town of Farragut may be relatively new as towns go, but what came before – from the village of Concord to Civil War battles to the agricultural community – is rich in history. Capturing that history has become an interesting pastime for Farragut resident and Farragut Folklife Museum committee chairman Steve Stow. Under the direction of museum coordinator Julia Barham, Stow has collected 25 to 30 onehour video recordings of Farragut area residents who have history to share. He still has a list of future interviewees waiting for him. “We started with Barbra Beeler who worked at the museum for many years,” says Barham. “She was a docent here for us and a committee chairman. She’s a wealth of historical information on the area. Then we started trying to get people recorded on a variety of topics – the village of Concord, Farragut High School, the establishment of the town of Farragut.” Barham says most of the recordings for the Oral History project are recorded at the Town Hall, but they can also be done in participants’ homes. Stow was the impetus for getting the program going,

recorded as they can, says Stow. “Once we get the interviews done, we have to transcribe them and get them on paper, then archive the videos and get copies made. There’s a lot to be done after the one-hour interview.” Barham says there are a multitude of things that can be done with the oral histories and the wealth of knowledge they represent.

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Julia Barham, coordinator of the Farragut Folklife Museum, and Steve Stow, museum committee chairman, look over items donated through the Oral History program. Photos by Carolyn Evans says Barham. He began volunteering with the museum several years ago, serving as a docent. In 2002, when he was working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he attended a conference in Orlando. “At the conference, they had a bunch of oral history interviews of women from Hanford in Washington state. I came back here and talked to a coworker and said, ‘We should start doing this.’”

Stow later became the director of the Oak Ridge Museum of Science and Energy, which led to more experience with oral histories. “It turned out there were lots of oral histories that had already been done in Oak Ridge, but they were scattered all over the place,” he says. “When I retired, we set up the Center for Oak Ridge Oral History. Now anybody can go the Oak Ridge Library website and play the COROH video files and see the transcripts. There are about 500

different stories. It turns out Oak Ridge has the best oral history project anywhere, at least as far as the Manhattan Project goes.” When Stow became a volunteer at the Folklife Museum, he brought the idea with him. “I talked to Julia about it and started a Farragut Oral History program,” he says. “I think Farragut is one of the very few towns around here with an oral history program.” The goal is to get as many

State parks add summer SIRs Fifty-five individuals have been named seasonal interpretive recreators for summer at state parks. They will provide guided tours, hikes, slide shows, demonstrations, campfires and other activities for camp visitors. Locally, the SIRs are:

“We want to take some snippets out of each of these videos and put them together to create specialized videos relating to current and future museum exhibits,” Barham says. Longtime Farragut residents who have memories and stories about growing up in Concord or the town of Farragut are encouraged to contact Barham at 9667057.

■ Seven Islands State Birding Park – Mark Armstrong ■ Norris Dam State Park – Josh Powell and Brittany Perryman ■ Big Ridge State Park – Jordan Cross Most of the summer staff are college students study-

ing natural resource, recreation, history, or biologyrelated fields. Tennessee State Parks offers a one-week intense training in interpretive techniques. Based upon Freeman Tilden’s Principles of Interpretation, participants learn to

develop thematic programs on the primary and secondary park themes. SIRs also work closely with the park rangers to assure that park facilities, buildings, grounds and equipment are safe and secure. Many rangers started as SIRs.

■ Dixie Lee Farmers Market, Renaissance|Farragut, 12740 Kingston Pike. Hours: 9 a.m.noon Saturdays through Nov. 5. Info: dixieleefarmers market.com; on Facebook. ■ Ebenezer Road Farmers Market, Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays through late November. Info: easttnfarmmarkets. org; on Facebook. ■ Gatlinburg Farmers Market, 849 Glades Road, 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays through Oct. 8. ■ Lakeshore Park Farmers Market, Lakeshore Park across from the Knox Youth sports Building. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Fridays through October; 2-5 p.m. Fridays in November. Info: easttn farmmarkets.org. ■ Oak Ridge Farmers Market, Historic Jackson Square. Hours: 3 p.m.-sellout Wednesdays; 8 a.m.noon Saturdays through late November. Info: easttnfarmmarkets.org. ■ Maryville Farmers Market: Church Avenue. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon, Saturdays through Nov. 17. ■ Market Square Farmers Market, 60 Market Square. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-2

p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 19. Info: marketsquare farmersmarket.org. ■ Maryville Farmers Market: First Baptist Maryville, 202 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Hours: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through August. ■ New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4700 New Harvest Park Lane. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Thursdays. Info: knoxcounty.org/farmers market; on Facebook. ■ Seymour Farmers Market, lower parking lot of Seymour First Baptist Church, 11621 Chapman Highway. Hours: 7-11 a.m. Saturdays. Info: on Facebook. ■ “Shopping at the Farm” Farmers Market, Marble Springs, 1220 W. Governor John Sevier Highway. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Thursdays through Sept. 22. Info: marblesprings.net. ■ Southern Railway Station Farmers Market, 300 W. Depot St. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Mondays. Info: southernstationtn.com; on Facebook. ■ UT Farmers Market, UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Drive. Hours: 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 19. Info: vegetables.tennessee.edu/ UTFM.html; on Facebook.

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Feeling the ’Burn? Man’s first case of ‘heartburn’ was actually heart attack It was that last bite of pizza. Or so Michael Smith thought. He figured his usual Friday night pizza delivery included his first-ever case of heartburn. “It was just a burning sensation right there,” he said, pointing to just below his sternum. But what the seemingly healthy 65-year-old Sevierville man didn’t know is that he wasn’t having heartburn – he was having a heart attack. “He’d never had indigestion before so he didn’t recognize it,” said Smith’s partner, Yvonne Osborn, who spent the next three hours trying to persuade him to go to the Emergency Department at LeConte Medical Center. “I asked him, ‘What does it feel like?’ He said, ‘I don’t know how to explain it, but it just hurts right here.’ And I said, ‘Mike, that sounds like your heart.’ ‘Oh no,’ he said, ‘I don’t think it would be that.’ That was at 7:30, then I looked over and he was sound asleep in the chair, and I thought, ‘Well, it can’t hurt that bad if he’s sound asleep.’ But we had worked all day, he was tired.” At 9:45 p.m., Smith awakened just in time to see the winner of the American Idol finale on television. At 10, Yvonne asked if the pain was still there. When he replied that it was, Osborn said she remained calm on the outside, but on the inside, was “screaming, ‘Let’s go!’” Finally, she told him, “This is crazy to not go because if you don’t go now, I’m going to wake up in the middle of the night and you’re clutching your chest having a heart attack, it’s going to take me some time to get my contacts in so I can drive you and that’s not going to be good because I’m going to be in a bad mood. So, maybe we should just go over there and see what they have to say. It’s not far from our house. If

Michael Smith is back to “flipping” his home thanks to the cutting edge treatment he received at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

they say you have indigestion, hooray! But let’s just go see. It won’t hurt.’ He finally said, ‘OK, let’s go’ but grudgingly.” They arrived at LeConte Medical Center’s Emergency Department about 10:30, walked to the counter and told the receptionist that Smith was “either having a heart attack or has indigestion.” “I don’t think it was 30 seconds before they took me to triage and

did some bloodwork and put me on an EKG and another 30 seconds or minute later, they said, ‘Get a bed! We need a room,’” said Smith. “They hooked me up with all kinds of other stuff, and said ‘You’re having a heart attack.’” “People came from everywhere,” said Osborn. “There must’ve been 15 people around. Some were putting IVs in each arm, some were putting those heart leads on, another one

was on the phone trying to get a helicopter to transport him to Fort Sanders Regional, but it was too windy – thank goodness! It was like in slow motion – I was watching all these people like they were choreographed in a play. It was incredible to me. Then the doctor (Dr. Dennis Mays, a LeConte emergency medicine doctor) came in and he was, of course, listening to the heart. Everybody was doing a different thing. “They started asking me questions about how I felt,” Smith added. “I said, ‘I feel fine. I don’t feel dizzy. I don’t feel weak. I don’t have any pains. I just have a little pain right here and it’s not bad. And she said, ‘On a scale of 1 to 10 how bad is it?’ I said, ‘Not bad, maybe a .5.’ She said, ‘Five?’ I said, ‘No, point 5.’ I could barely feel it.” By 11:30 p.m., Smith was in the back of an ambulance, chatting with the emergency medical technicians as they raced to Fort Sanders Regional’s Emergency Department. Along the way, the EMTs were feeding information to FSRMC. Upon arrival at Fort Sanders, he was wheeled directly to the cath lab where he was met by interventional cardiologist, Dr. Joshua Todd who had found Smith’s right coronary to be 100 percent blocked, requiring a stent. “He was showing me my heart Dr. Joshua Todd on the monitor and how the blockage was like a big stop sign right at the end of the vein – no blood passes through here anymore,” said Smith. “Then they put the stent in, and – Boom! – you could see the artery open up and go right down to the heart. My heart

is just down there beating away. It was just incredible! You’re awake the whole time and you don’t feel a thing. I was amazed that I didn’t feel any anxiety at all when they said, ‘You’re having a heart attack. I thought I was going to be scared or nervous.” “I think part of that was the way that everybody handled it,” said Osborn, who says Smith’s heart catheterization and stent was finished and he was in recovery when she arrived at FSRMC at 12:10 a.m. “They were so calm, so forthcoming with information. They told me everything that was going on and that really reduced my anxiety because I’ve never been through this before. They were so kind about giving me every single detail, about what was going to happen, where it was going to happen, and I think that was very important. They all deserve credit for the way they handled everything so professionally. And not just professionally, (but) the kindness they exhibited was really important.” A day and a half later, Smith was discharged from FSRMC with instructions not to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk for seven days. After the seventh day, he didn’t rest. Instead, he returned to the task he was working on before his heart attack – building a three-bedroom, two-bath home which he and Osborn will “flip” in two years, something the couple has been doing for 17 years as they traveled throughout the United States. For now, however, Smith’s heart has found a home in Sevierville where Osborn plans to keep a close watch on his heart. “If you have a pain, don’t be embarrassed, don’t feel badly – just go!” she said. “If they tell you that you’ve got indigestion, great! But it might not be.”

Heart attacks often mistaken for indigestion Heartburn or heart attack? Michael Smith couldn’t tell the difference. Could you? Decide quickly because, depending on what type of heart attack you have, your best chance for survival is getting to the hospital within the first three hours of your symptoms. “Indigestion can be a common symptom,” said Dr. Josh Todd, the interventional cardiologist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center who placed a stent in Smith’s right coronary artery. “Patients tend to ignore the initial symptoms of a heart attack, and may attempt other alternative strategies to help alleviate pain such as antacids or pain medications including aspirin. When the symptoms aren’t relieved - that’s when EMS is usually called.” In fact, a recent survey of 500 heart attack survivors found that eight out of ten failed to realize that they were having a heart attack. One third of those mistook their symptoms for indigestion. The study

also found that half of heart attack sufferers do not seek help for more than an hour because they think they have indigestion or other minor conditions. “It can be hard even for physicians to interpret these symptoms” said Dr. Todd. “Based on a patient’s symptoms and their risk factor profile, the chance that indigestion-like signs are indicators of a blood flow problem with the heart can range from 20 to 90 percent.” “The emergency department is the best place to determine the patient’s risk by rapidly obtaining an EKG within 10 minutes of the patient’s arrival. This test will conclude to which type of heart attack a patient is experiencing – STEMI (ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) or Non-STEMI,” he added. The diagnosis of a STEMI heart attack is made by a combination of symptom indicators and an EKG tracing that shows elevated “ST” segments, indicating an artery is totally blocked. “There are large amounts of data show-

ing that if you have that type heart attack, sooner is better for interventional action because the artery is 100 percent blocked,” said Dr. Todd. “If the EKG does not demonstrate this finding, a medical evaluation is performed which involves obtaining laboratory testing over the next several hours to see if heart cell death has occurred. The first EKG is how we determine who is emergently transported to the Cath Lab.” The best time for treatment is within the first three hours of the onset of symptoms. After 12 hours of continued symptoms, there is little benefit to procedures offered in the Cath Lab. Individuals at risk for a heart attack should be well informed of these facts. If you can recognize the symptoms of heart attack early and get to the hospital, you can receive the most effective treatment. Outlying hospitals without the ability to perform emergent interventions like LeConte Medical Center have established “STEMI” teams that spring into action the

moment a heart patient first enters their emergency department. “If a person presents with symptoms that may by caused by a heart attack, they receive and EKG rapidly, and if the patient meets criteria, the STEMI team is activated,” said Dr. Todd. “After the STEMI team is activated, a request is sent to an EMS emergency transport provider. LeConte then notifies the Cath Lab team at Fort Sanders Regional so that the team is ready to go before the patient arrives.” Michael Smith learned that it’s not how much you hurt, but why you are hurting. “Pain intensity is not as important as the EKG findings,” said Dr. Todd. “Mistaking a heart attack for heartburn is not uncommon. Reflux disease can present the same way. For every one patient who is having a heart attack, there are probably 10 with the same symptoms who aren’t. If you are having symptoms that may represent a heart attack, prompt presentation to qualified medical personnel who can perform and interpret an ECG may be life- saving.”

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CAROLINA SKIFF, 19 1/2ft, 60HP, 4 stroke, center console, $5,000. For info. (865)250-8252. HUMMINBIRD NO. 597C HD combo, Sonar, GPS, Switchfire, dual beam, $275. Cr. cards accept. (865)258-4511 MAXUM CRUISER 25’, Low hours, exceptional cond., must see, $11,950. 865-376-5167 SEARAY SUNDECK 24’ 1999 5.7 fuel inj., all options, exc cond. $13,000. (865) 408-2588.

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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.

FOR SALE BY OWNER, 1700 Evening Shade Lane, 4BR, For Sale by Owner Dogwood Trails Subdivision. 4974 sqft finished with 575 unfinished storage. 4BR, 4Full baths, 2 half, 2 car garage, 2 story with finished basement. 1700 Evening Shade Lane 37919. $595,000. Contact 865-310-5932.

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THROUGH FRIDAY, JUNE 3 Registration open for Knoxville Youth Athletics summer track and field program. Open to all girls and boys between the ages of 5 and 18. Practices: 6:308 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through June 23. Track meets: Saturdays, June 4-25. Info/registration: knoxvilleyouthathletics.org/programs/summerdevelopmental-track-and-field or 385-6237.

THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 16

and Laith Keilany, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Saturday Stories and Songs: Sarah Rysewyk, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Statehood Day celebration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Blount Mansion, 200 W. Hill Ave. Free admission. Info: 5252375 or blountmansion.org. Statehood Day celebration, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., James White’s Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave. Includes John Sevier re-enactor, free admission; donations accepted. Info: 525-6514 or jameswhitefort.org. Statehood Day celebration, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave. Includes living historians and free admission; donations accepted. Info: 522-8661 or mabryhazen.com. Statehood Day celebration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Historic Westwood, 425 Kingston Pike. Free tours. Info: 523-8008 or historicwestwood.org. Teen Summer Reading Kick-off Party, 2-4 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 4-5

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.

Arts & Crafts Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Lenoir City Park beside Fort Loudoun Lake. Hosted by GFWC Suburbia Woman’s Club of Lenoir City. Crafters and food vendors are welcome. Info/vendor applications: lenoircityartsandcraftsfestival.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1

MONDAY, JUNE 6

Karns Volunteer Fire Department visit, 10:30 a.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Learn about fire safety and sit in the big fire truck. Info: 470-8663. Knoxville Zoomobile, 3 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Movie Party: “Inside Out,” 3 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Storyteller: Georgi Schmitt, 2 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

Free beginner class: Defense for Women, 7:30 p.m., CrossFit ex libro, 5438 Hilton Industrial Way. Initial class free. Info/registration: 454-8359 or exlibroselfdefense.com. QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free weekly comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JUNE 1-2

Casual Comedy, 7-9pm, Casual Pint-Hardin Valley, 10677 Hardin Valley Road. Free stand-up comedy showcase featuring Pittsburgh comedians Alex Stypula and Tim Ross. Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 5:30-7:45 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration required. Info/registration: 2158700. 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. Knoxville Zoomobile, 2 p.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 470-8663. Magician Michael Messing, 11 a.m., South Knoxville Branch Library, 4500 Chapman Highway. Info: 573-1772.

AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2 The Authors Guild of Tennessee meeting, 11:30 a.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Open to the public. Info: authorsguildoftn.org. Awesome Science with Dr. Al Hazari, 3 p.m., Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 Southgate Road. Info: 525-1541. Beauford Delaney Celebration, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Beck Center Exchange Center, 1927 Dandridge Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/reservations: ddbubose@knoxart.org or 934-2036. “Best Hiking Equipment” program with Cindy Spangler, 6:30 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750. Shakespeare for Kids, 11 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 588-8813. Variety Thursday: featuring Jazzspirations, 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, JUNE 3 First Friday Comedy, 7-9 p.m., Saw Works Brewing, 708 E. Depot Ave. Free stand-up comedy showcase featuring Jenn Snyder from Columbia, S.C. Opening night for “The Word” exhibit, 5-9 p.m., Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N Broadway. Exhibit on display June 3-24. Info: Jessica Gregory, 556-8676, or BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com. Opening reception for Art Market Gallery’s June featured artists: Patricia Herzog and Diana Dee Sarkar, 5:30 p.m., Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St. Exhibit on display through June 26. Info: 525-5265; artmarketgallery.net; on Facebook. Public reception for four new exhibits, 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Opening exhibits: “Knoxville Photo,” an exhibition featuring selected works from 33 artists throughout the region; Tennessee Watercolor Society exhibit; “A Mosaic Journey” by Judy Overholt Wheeler; and Kim Emert Gale and Janet Weaver: “Through Our Eyes.” Exhibits on display June 3-24. Info: 523-7543, or knoxalliance. com. Shakespeare for Kids, 4 p.m., South Knoxville Branch Library, 4500 Chapman Highway. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 573-1772.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4 The 100 Black Men of Greater Knoxville Gala, 7 p.m., Holiday Inn-World’s Fair Site. Theme: “I Am My Brother’s Keeper.” Guest speaker: former UT player and current AAU basketball coach Bobby Cornell Maze. Gala dedicated to Zaevion Dobson. Tickets: $60. Info: president Eston Williams, Eston. Williams@100bmok.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. Land Trust Day hosted by Foothills Land Conservancy (FLC) and Mast General Store, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., 402 S. Gay St. FLC staff on hand; 20 percent of store sales will go to FLC’s conservation programs. Saturday Stories and Songs: Jodie Manross

TUESDAY, JUNE 7

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 Magician Michael Messing, 2 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750. Quidditch Match!, 3-4 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. For preschool and schoolage children. Info: 215-8750.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JUNE 8-9 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Fort Sanders’ Senior Center of Sevier County, 1220 W. Main St., Sevierville. Info/registration: Diane Lewis, 9821887.

THURSDAY, JUNE 9 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., AAA Maryville office, 715 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. AAA’s Roadwise: Safe Driving for Mature Operators, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Eight-hour course approved by the state of Tennessee for insurance premium discounts for eligible drivers. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. “Killer Tomatoes vs Tomato Killers,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardeners Joe Pardue and Marcia Griswold. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Pizza Ha’s, 8-9:30 p.m., Pizza Hoss, 7215 Clinton Highway. Free stand-up comedy show featuring local comedian Sean Simoneau. Shakespeare for Kids, 10 a.m., Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 Southgate Road. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 525-1541. Variety Thursday: featuring Josh Cantrell, 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-SATURDAY, JUNE 10-11 The McKameys’ annual Hometown Singing, Second Baptist Church in Clinton. Friday: 7:30 p.m. special guest The Inspirations from Bryson City, N.C.; Saturday, 6 p.m. special guest The Primitive Quartet from Candler, N.C. Reserved seating, $16; general admission, $13. Info/tickets: 457-3678.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 10-12 Summer Fiction Writing Retreat, Firefly Farms, 195 Tobby Hollow Lane. Open to writers of all backgrounds. Cost: $200. Includes: one-on-one and group instruction, writing supplies, food, drinks, transportation to and from the airport, and all on-site amenities. Info/weekend pass: sundresspublications. com/safta/programs.htm.

SATURDAY, JUNE 11 Bark in the Park, 3-8 p.m., World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn. Fundraiser for the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley. $5 donation at the gate includes: Kid’s Korner, Grayson Subaru Misting Tent, pet contests and more. Info: humanesocietytennessee.com/bark-in-the-park/. Big Kahuna Wing Festival, noon-8 p.m., World’s Fair Park, 525 Henley St. Featuring: wing-eating competition, wing-cooking competition, live music, silent auction, and kids’ corner and entertainment. Advance tickets: $10, available at BKWFestival.com, Big Kahuna Wings Bar & Grill or any participating Food City. At-door tickets. $15; children under 8 free. Info: BKWFestival.com. “Killer Tomatoes vs Tomato Killers,” 1:302:30 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Presented by Master Gardeners Joe Pardue and Marcia Griswold. 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. Mid South Navy Nurse Association meeting, 9:30 a.m. Homewood Suites conference room, Turkey Creek. All nurses who served in the Corps are invited. Info: 938-1996. Oak Ridge Community Orchestra open rehearsal at the Secret City Festival, 10 a.m.-noon, northeast corner of the Civic Center, adjacent to the Oak Ridge Community Arts booth. Info: Cyndi Jeffers, orcopersonnelmanager@gmail.com. Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagen, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Saturday Stories and Songs: Jodie Manross and Laith Keilany, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Statehood Day celebration, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Marble Springs, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway. Includes: guided tours, encampments, open hearth cooking demonstrations, 18th century music. Info: 573-5508 or marblesprings.net. Statehood Day celebration, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Crescent Bend House & Gardens, 2728 Kingston Pike. Free admission. Info: 637-3163 or crescentbend.com. Statehood Day celebration, noon-3 p.m., Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Includes: free tours with a birthday cake celebrating the birthday of the state of Tennessee as well as the birthday of Col. Francis Alexander Ramsey. Info: 546-0745 or ramseyhouse.org. Stream Treasure Hunt, 10 a.m.-noon, Founders Park at Campbell Station, 405 N. Campbell Station Road. Part of the town of Farragut Stormwater Matters project “One Year Down the Drain: Turkey Creek.” To sign up: volunteerknoxville.org. Info: Lori Saal, lsaal@ townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

MONDAY, JUNE 13 All Over the Page: “The Book of Unknown Americans” by Cristina Henriquez, 6:30 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Awesome Science with Dr. Al Hazari, 3 p.m., Howard Pinkston Branch Library, 7732 Martin Mill Pike. Info: 573-0436. QED Experimental Comedy Lab, 7:30-9:30 p.m., The Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. Free weekly comedy show blending stand-up, improv, sketch and other performance styles. Donations accepted.

TUESDAY, JUNE 14 Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Free admission. Harvey Broome Group meeting, 7 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Program: “Tales from the Trail” presented by Bert Emmerson, 2015 Appalachian Trail Chaplain. “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. Knoxville Civil War Round Table, 7 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: James I. Robertson Jr. will present “The Four-Legged Soldier in the Civil War.” Cost: dinner and presentation, $15 members/$17 nonmembers; presentation only $3/$5. Reservations for buffet required by Monday, June 13. Info/reservations: 671-9001. Shakespeare for Kids, 2 p.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Presented by the Tennessee Stage Company; featuring “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and “King Lear.” Info: 470-8663.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 9-10

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14-15

“iPad/iPhone Basics for Seniors” class, 10 a.m.-noon, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: June 9. Info/ registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at the Town Hall; 218-3375.

“Advanced iPad/iPhone Basics for Seniors” class, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: June 14. Info/ registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at the Town Hall; 218-3375.

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I am a woman in treatment Grieving mother learns to cope without alcohol There could be no price too high, and no sacrifice too great. “I would give up everything I have in a heartbeat to have my son back,” Kimberly Cross says. Cross sits quietly in an office at Peninsula Lighthouse, waiting for her next session with Women in Treatment, a substance abuse rehabilitation program for women who don’t have insurance or have exhausted their benefits. “I honestly don’t know where I would be if I had not found this place,” Cross says. “To be able to come here and talk to women who are going through the same thing that I am, it just makes you feel like you’re not alone.” After waking up one morning to find her son dead from a heroin overdose in her West Virginia home, Cross used alcohol to get through the grief. “I just wanted to be numb,” Cross says. “I didn’t want to feel the pain.” Cross remembers feeling embarrassed, and even humiliated as she walked into the liquor store. She kept telling herself it wasn’t where she belonged. Those reservations weren’t enough to stop her. She soon discovered that buying a bottle of alcohol could ease her emotional pain for a little while, and it became her goto method of getting through each sorrowful day. Less than a year later, her husband of 19 years passed away as a result of cancer. The sorrow deepened, and so did her need for relief. Cross believed she had been through enough, and didn’t deserve to feel pain, ever again. “So I told myself I would go to whatever lengths I had to go to,” Cross says, “to not feel pain.” As time went by, she found she was able to adapt to life with no husband or son, but she could only do it with alcohol as part of the picture. She hid it well, even finding love, remarrying and making a new home in Knoxville. But beneath the joy of the new life, there was the undercurrent of the old addiction that she hadn’t yet come to terms with. It was her new husband who finally called her out. “I can’t count the number of times David came home when I’d been drinking, and he knew it,” Cross says. “He just knew, and it would frustrate me, so much.” He told her she had a drinking problem, and she balked, firing back that she could quit, any time. So David challenged her to go ahead and quit. She couldn’t.

Kimberly Cross holds a picture of her son, Jordan, and a poem he wrote before he died as a result of a heroin overdose in 2012. Cross used alcohol to cope with her grief, and is now using a program at Peninsula Lighthouse to recover from addiction.

David Cross embraces his wife after balloons are released in memory of Kimberly’s son.

Cross finally faced the addiction, and decided to get help. She got online, and began searching for low cost rehab, when she stumbled upon Women in Treatment at Peninsula Lighthouse. In the program, she found the support she needed to break free from the grip of addiction, but she made one critical mistake. She left too soon. Cross relapsed and was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol twice. Her second arrest came with a 24-hour jail sentence. “I hated it, I was scared,” she says. “It was the second worst thing that I have ever gone through, besides the death of my son.”

‘If only I could afford to get help …’ If you’re caught in an endless cycle of paying for drugs or alcohol to fuel an addiction, finding the extra money to help you stop may seem completely impossible. Many women struggling with addictive issues may know they need help, but think they can’t afford it. Peninsula offers help through Women in Treatment. It’s an intensive outpatient program exclusively for women who don’t have insurance or have exhausted their benefits. This program offers a safe, compassionate, therapeutic environment for addicted women who want to reclaim their lives. Sessions are conducted by a master’s level clinician and cover a wide variety of addiction-related issues:

■ Relapse prevention ■ Self-esteem ■ Conflict resolution ■ Parenting skills ■ Stress management ■ Body image ■ Symptom management/mental health diagnosis ■ Communication techniques ■ Trauma ■ Relationship concerns ■ Co-occurring disorders

Sessions are held weekdays at the Peninsula Lighthouse campus on Dowell Springs Boulevard.

That was when she made the call to get back into therapy, and she’s been a participant in Women in Treatment, ever since. “I learn something from each new person who comes in, and I hope they learn something from me,” Cross says. Cross has been “clean” since March 10, the anniversary of her son’s death, which is also just a few days before his birthday. She thought she needed alcohol to get through the day, but after just a couple of sips she came to a realization. “I realized in order to really live this life, I have to feel pain,” she says. “And there’s not enough alcohol in this world to numb the pain for me, so I dumped the rest of the

can down the sink.” She’s not proud of the temporary setback she had that day, but it didn’t take away from what became a victorious turning point. It was the first time she’d made it through the anniversary of her son’s death and birthday sober. Today, Cross is setting small goals, and relying on what she’s learned from Women in Treatment to stay sober. She describes her alcohol addiction as something that’s constantly picking at her brain, and she is fully aware she will have to live with it for the rest of her life. “I’m still trying to get there,” Cross says, “but I think I’m doing okay.” With the love of her husband, and the help of Women in Treatment, Kimberly Cross believes she’s on the right path to recovery. “I am a woman in treatment,” she says.

Women and addiction A report on gender and addiction from Harvard University Medical School says while men are more likely to become addicts, women tend to become addicted more quickly. Women also develop medical or social consequences of addiction faster than men. For example, alcohol-related problems such as brain atrophy or liver damage occur more rapidly in women than in men. Women often find it harder to quit using addictive substances, and are more susceptible to relapse. Women are more likely than men to be prescribed narcotic pain medication, and women are more likely to show up in hospital emergency rooms for overdosing. Substance abuse is the number-one health epidemic in the United States, and

the number of women who die from addiction-related illnesses is more than four times the number of women who die from breast cancer. With statistics like these, the importance of treating addiction seriously and promptly is evident. Women in Treatment is successfully striving to help keep East Tennessee women from becoming statistics. Women in Treatment is funded by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and is appropriate for women age 18-64 who are in addiction, and who are uninsured, or have exhausted available insurance benefits. If you think this program could be right for you, call Peninsula Lighthouse at 865-374-7262.

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