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BUZZ Be part of band at West High School West High School freshmen are invited to check out the band program during the Be Part of the Band Meet ’n’ Greet 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, July 8, at the WHS band room. Band director Rodney Brown says WHS wants to make students’ transitions to high school as easy as possible, and band is a good start. “Being part of the band is being part of a family, and that is what band is all about,� says Brown. “We work hard, but then we turn around and play hard as well.� During the meet and greet, students and their parents are invited to explore different instruments and get help choosing the one that will give the student the best chance for success. Info: Rodney Brown, rodneybrown1979@gmail.com

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Bearden grad gets job from Stickley West Knox native Ellie Kotsianas loves nature, and it shows in her pottery, which features natural elements like flowers, trees and her trademark ladybugs. She also loves and appreciates East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, and a portion of all proceeds from her brand, Bug Pottery, are donated to the hospital that once saved her life.

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Pat in context Times were tough when Patricia Head came to Knoxville in 1974 to teach physical education, train for the 1976 Olympics and work on her master’s degree at the University of Tennessee.

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The best? Another children’s story for Shopper readers starts July 13 as this week’s Shopper gives you the last chapter of “S.O.R. Losers.� “The Best in the World,� another story from Breakfast Serials, follows the antics of best friends Nick and Clay in a six-chapter presentation. Ever since Nick got hold of “The Guinness Book of Records,� he’s been obsessed with the notion of being the best at something. That’s why he and his best friend, Clay, concoct a scheme to establish a world record of their own. Their idea is focused on making money, a lot of money. Find out how they decide to do this, starting next week, only in Shopper News.

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By Wendy Smith It’s one of the saddest chapters in the city’s history, and it took place in West Knoxville, just east of Broome Road. On Sept. 25, 1793, approximate-

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turned their aggression on nearby Cavett’s Station, a fortified log cabin occupied by 13 people, including 11 members of the Alexander Cavett family. After a fierce fight, Cherokee leader Bob Benge attempted to spare the settlers, but Chief Doublehead viciously attacked the group after they surrendered. All were slaughtered, except for one of Cavett’s young sons. He was killed a few days later. A marker commemorating the battle and those who died in it stands in the middle of a cemetery behind the home of Mark and Mary Jendrek. It is thought to be the final resting place for victims of the attack on Cavett’s Station. Gravestones also bear the names of some of Knoxville’s first families, like LoMark and Mary Jendrek look over the proposed site nas, Roberts and Walker. The Jendreks, along with severfor Bentley Fields subdivision on Broome Road. They, along with other neighbors in Cavett’s Station sub- al neighbors in their appropriately division, are concerned that the development will named Cavett’s Station subdivision, are concerned that a proencroach upon a historic cemetery. posed subdivision will encroach upon the cemetery, and perhaps A marker installed by the Tennessee Society of be built on top of graves. They’re Sons of the Revolution in 1921 commemorates the prepared to speak out when the bloodshed at Cavett’s Station. Photos by Wendy Smith Bentley Fields subdivision concept plan goes before the Knoxville Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission in August. vier’s militia on their way to attack David Alley, who grew up in West ly 1,000 Cherokee and Creek war- the fort and the fledgling town Hills, is the developer. Mark Jendrek, a real estate and riors advanced on James White’s around it. transactional lawyer, has spent Fort, the capital of the Southwest The sound of the reveille canTerritory. They were fed up with non made the warriors think years researching the cemetery. land grabs and broken treaties, they’d been discovered while they Records of the Mars Hill Cemetery and they circumvented John Se- were still eight miles away. So they To page A-3

Paul Y. Anderson: Award-winning reporter By Kelly Norrell A man who may have learned relentless honesty at his South Knoxville Baptist church is credited, 78 years after his death, with shaping the face of American investigative journalism. Paul Y. Anderson, who attended Central High School but never finished, left Knoxville at 19 in 1913 for the newspapers of St. Louis. He

cut a shining arc for about 21 years on the national journalism scene, netting a Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1929 for his stories in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the Teapot Dome scandal. His reporting on bribery of government officials and misuse of public funds resulted in the jailing of Secretary of Interior Albert Fall and oil magnate Harry Sinclair, among others.

But dark forces of alcoholism, despondency and perhaps his childhood hardships halted Anderson’s life. In 1938, after three marriages and the loss of his job at the Post-Dispatch because of erratic behavior, he died by suicide at 45 in Washington, D.C. Today, his remains lie in a family plot in the graveyard at Island Home Baptist Church, where he was probably

baptized. He is surrounded by the graves of his parents, five siblings and other forebears. At his pinnacle, Anderson was the highest-paid journalist in Washington, said Terry Ganey, former investigative reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and author of articles about Anderson for the Gateway Journalism Review. To page A-3

R.B. Morris and the long road home By Betty Bean Despite a lifelong case of wanderlust, R.B. Morris has a tight connection to his hometown. He has sung about it, analyzed it, helped found a park in it, celebrated and fled it. But no matter how far he flies, he always comes back, and he’s probably halfway serious when he calls Knoxville “the Bermuda Triangle of the Appalachians.� Family, friends and an innate sense of place create bonds that stretch but never break. If anyone was surprised when Mayor Madeline Rogero and the Arts & Culture Alliance named Morris Knoxville’s first poet laureate, nobody has said so. Maybe Rogero’s quoting a verse from “Then There Is a City� (a song from his album “Spies Lies and Burning Eyes�) in her inaugural address was a hint. As photographer Bill Foster put it, Morris’ selection was “the most obvious slam-dunk decision in the history of obviousness.� Richard Bruce Morris is a poet, a playwright, a singer and a some-

time actor who wrote his first song (about his dog, Dixie) when he was in the fourth or fifth grade at Alice Bell Elementary School. He graduated from Holston High School and spent a year at the University of Tennessee before his itchy feet took him away. “I just bailed for the high and wide,� he said. “I took off traveling around the country, wanting to get an advanced education.� It’s hard to keep up with his youthful ramblings, but one of his first artistic partnerships was with Jimmy Rector (son of famed mandolin player Red Rector). They started playing old-timey music up in the hills of Cocke County. After a while, he came back to town and joined a burgeoning music scene where musicians, singers and songwriters were honing their licks and finding their identities. Bands called Shaky Little Finger, See Rock City, Bull Rooker, Ears and the Lonesome Coyotes were striking out in many directions. “It was a pretty rich scene,� Morris remembered. “Kind of a mov-

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no running water, a wood stove, a bed and my old man’s manual typewriter. I was kinda flushing myself out of everything – ended relationships with girlfriends and close friends – stopping the world as best I could. That’s when I did my hermit year, living up on Round Mountain up an old gravel road. I was probably the last man in Tennessee.� When he came down from the mountain, he headed west and spent spring 1981 in San Francisco, meeting Beat Generation survivors like Gerald Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and William Burroughs, plus Jack Kerouac biographer Gerald Nicosia, with whom he corresponded after he returned to Knoxville, determined to create something of his own. That’s when he hooked up with painter Eric Sublett and started the Hard Knoxville Review. “We were just all about that literature thing and the art thing,� he said. “And the Artists’ Colony, after To page A-3

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BHS grad creates pottery for Stickley By Wendy Smith West Knox native Ellie Kotsianas loves nature, and it shows in her pottery, which features natural elements like flowers, trees and her trademark ladybugs. She also loves and appreciates East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, and a portion of all proceeds from her brand, Bug Pottery, are donated to the hospital that once saved her life. Kotsianas and ETCH will both benefit from a commission she recently received to create pottery for Stickley furniture showrooms. She got the job after sending photos of her work to Aminy Audi, who owns the Stickley factory. Audi ordered over 70 pieces of Bug Pottery. It helped that Kotsianas, a 2009 Bearden High School graduate, grew up around arts and

Historic cemetery indicate that it contains 500 graves, although several markers were removed to facilitate landscaping. He’s currently trying to trace the ownership of the cemetery in an effort to define its boundaries. The cemetery’s boundaries are currently only indicated by landscaping, although Jendrek built a fence to separate his yard from the site. Various people have maintained the cemetery over the years. It was most recently cleared by a hard-working crew of neighbors. Out of curiosity, Jendrek hired a dowser from Blount County to locate ar-

crafts-style furniture. Her father, John Kotsianas, is a sales representative for the company. She loves the simplicity and straight lines of the furniture, so they were easy for her to incorporate into her designs. She hopes to travel with her dad to see her work in the Stickley headquarters near Syracuse, N.Y. She attended East Tennessee State University, where she studied advertising. While there, she took a ceramics class. She enjoyed the art so much that she took several more and graduated with an art minor. She moved back to Knoxville after graduation to have hip replacement surgery. The surgery was necessary because of an infection she suffered at age 12 that left her in a coma for three

From page A-1 eas where the ground has been disturbed. Small blue flags that indicate possible disturbances are placed well beyond the maintained cemetery site. He knows that dowsing, or divining, won’t hold water at an MPC meeting, so he continues to look for a property record that would define the site. Charles Faulkner, professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Tennessee, spent two years trying to locate the site of the Cavett cabin in the early 1980s. He didn’t find the site, but he wrote a book, “Massacre at Cavett’s Station: Frontier Tennessee During the Cherokee Wars,�

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the World’s Fair.� He married (and later divorced) during this period; he has a 27-yearold daughter, Frances Johanna, who is an art therapist and lives in Oregon. Morris began to be published internationally and hit the road with guitarist Hector Qirko. He participated in a seminal writers conference on Kerouac in Colorado and made trips to New York and Quebec to meet with writers he’d gotten to know along the way. In the ’90s, he started commuting to Nashville and signed a contract and made an album with John Prine’s Oh Boy Records. The title single from “Take That Ride� (named for the road to Nashville taken by so many Knoxville-area musicians)

made prestigious lists of top 10 releases of 1997. He had poems choreographed for modern dance and wrote (and played the leading role in) the first iteration of a play about James Agee, “The Man Who Lives Here Is Loony.� He was UT’s writer in residence 2004-2008 and in 2009 was inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame. He’s still living in Fort Sanders. His wife, Karly Stribling, is a gifted sculptor, metalsmith and blacksmith, and they have a 6-year-old daughter, Oona Pearl. Morris is looking forward to writing something for the city’s 225th anniversary and directing “The Man Who Lives Here Is Loony� at the Knoxville Museum of

Kotsianas’ trademark ladybug is visible on ceramic pears − one of her most popular items.

weeks. She credits the doctors and staff at ETCH with saving her life. After the surgery, Kotsianas wanted to return to ceramics. She’s had a studio at Mighty Mud, 1300 McCalla Ave., for two years, and occasionally teaches classes there. She’s happy to be part of Knoxville’s growing art scene. First Friday events are well attended, and she thinks the Asheville art community is overflowing into East Tennessee because it has similar outdoor appeal.

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based on his research. He doubts that the cemetery holds 500 graves. He thinks the count may be closer to 70, including the Cavett family. But because slaves were often buried on the outskirts of cemeteries, he thinks the area deserves a closer look. The only definitive way to pinpoint gravesites is through an archaeological survey, he says. It’s against Tennessee law to disturb human remains. The Cavett’s Station battle is significant to the histo- Paul Y. Anderson Photo courtesy of the St. Louis Postry of the area because it was Dispatch the last big Indian attack. He is gathering material “Since it failed, and it was so gruesome, it got set- for a book on Anderson. Early in his career, Antlers to fight even harder. So, along with other things, derson earned a reputation for raw courage and honesty it advanced peace.� in reporting stories like the East St. Louis race riots of Art in late October and No1917, the murder trial of Navember. He’ll be taking on than Leopold and Richard other projects in his role as Loeb in Chicago in 1924, and poet laureate, as well. Knoxthe Scopes “Monkey Trial� in ville inspires him. Dayton, Tenn., in 1925. His “There’s something poetic mother, Elizabeth, whom about this place – the rivers, he visited in Knoxville each the mountains, the unfulyear, feared that enemies filled promise – I’ve venwould try to kill him. tured out into the world but Anderson adopted a fearalways come trailing back. less style and an obsession I’ve written about Knoxville, for uncovering exploitation but never quite finished.� of the weak that investiga-

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tive reporters still copy today. In his book “Reporting from Washington, the History of the Washington Press Corps,� Donald Ritchie said Anderson influenced the reporting of such journalism giants as Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen of the Washington Merry-Go-Round and Clark R. Mollenhoff of the Des Moines Register. Ganey said he believes Anderson’s tenacious reporting was a result of his anger over early hardships. Born in 1893 to Holston and Elizabeth Anderson, a South Knoxville stonecutter and his wife, Anderson was the second of three siblings who lived to adulthood. Tragedy struck on Jan. 21, 1897,

when a quarry derrick fell on Holston Anderson at work, killing him. Paul was only 3. The family received no compensation and fell into poverty. Elizabeth became a teacher. Paul delivered newspapers and telegrams on his bicycle and later worked as a copyboy and then a reporter for the Knoxville Journal. Ganey said the hardships affected Anderson all his life. “He told stories later about being happy if he got a banana at Christmastime. I believe he fought for the little guy because of the way he grew up.� After his death, Anderson seemed to fall into obscurity. “I believe he is an unsung hero of the journalistic profession during a troubled time in our history,� Ganey said.

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Stu Aberdeen story lives again The last time I visited Wolfville, Nova Scotia, was 1976, on the way home from the Montreal Olympics. I went to Acadia University to see the basketball trophies and treasures coach Stu Aberdeen had accumulated. The Canadians thought I was big-time. They received me graciously, but the first two I asked didn’t recognize the Aberdeen name. When I found the administrator who knew whom and what I was talking about, he seemed embarrassed to say there were no statues or monuments carved in stone. There were some leftover plaques and a few pictures, but he didn’t know where they were. Maybe in a closet. His explanation: “He has

part of a package with 6-10 Canadian Bobby Croft. Ray Mears would have taken either separately, but they Marvin were better together. West Aberdeen did many other things for Mears, including transform Tom Boerwinkle and capture the attention of been gone 10 years.� referees. Stu could slap the Did I suffer disillusion- Tartan playing floor with ment? Well, the story line his clipboard and cause refs changed, but I understood to think they might have that Acadia was not UCLA been shot. and Aberdeen wasn’t John Stu distracted Adolph Wooden. All young Stu did Rupp. The great Kentucky was lead the Axemen to six coach dubbed him “The conference championships, Fieldhouse Mouse� and five Maritime titles, a na- tried to keep the big little tional crown and an overall man under constant sur122-50 record. He won the veillance. coach-of-the-year trophy so Many years after my visit many times, they eventually to Wolfville, I realized that the Volunteers treated the named it for him. Stu came to Tennessee as memory of Stu Aberdeen

Survey seeks help on East Knox business development By Sandra Clark Nick Della Volpe has created a survey to gain public opinion on ways to improve the business community in North/East Knoxville. He wants to organize an economic summit this fall to “focus positive energy on our broader east side community.� Della Volpe is now seeking information from a survey he’s posted online. He says: “The survey results will help us plan the upcoming economic roundtable or summit to be held this Della Volpe fall. Stay tuned; we’ll likely have a few planning and preliminary meetings once we get a better handle. Let’s join together and become a catalyst for positive change in our area.� The survey can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KCMR9X9 Nick Della Volpe is term-limited on City Council, from District 4. He can be reached at 865-525-2880.

much as Acadia had. Tennessee celebrated the Ernie and Bernie show without a second thought of how those New York prep stars got to Knoxville to become all-time greats. The recruitment of Ernie Grunfeld and Bernard King was a legendary accomplishment. Work and more work were the key words. Tireless determination was relevant. In one case, the brilliant interpretation of a coffee stain on the great book of high school transcripts proved pivotal. I never believed Aberdeen cheated. I always thought the simple explanation for the two miracles was his refusal to go away. The second stay created a crisis for Bob Woodruff, Tennessee athletic director. Stu handed in an expense account almost two months late. Normally, Bob looked

at numbers and entered a period of meditation. This time there was a loud exclamation: “Fifty-two consecutive days in New York City!� It was not a question. Mears had signed off on Stu’s expenses and had initialed beginning and end dates. Ray called it tenacious recruiting coupled with frugality. When Stu ran out of money, he had moved in with friends and borrowed a car. “Tenacious� and “frugality� were not common in Woodruff’s vocabulary. He repeated them carefully. Mears just stood there, awaiting an explosion. It never came. Later, there was an earthquake. Not yet aware of King’s terrific talent, what a great thing Aberdeen had done, Woodruff reduced the basketball recruiting bud-

get for the next year so there would be no more months in New York. After Aberdeen’s death (heart attack, June 11, 1979), Acadia staged a fourteam holiday tournament in his memory. It did not flourish. Acadia tried it as a preseason project. It eventually expired. I called from time to time to ask about it. I was told it might be coming back. It is. The Stu Aberdeen Memorial Basketball Tournament will be Sept. 30-Oct. 2, hopefully before the first snow. Inspiration and motivation was a large donation from a former player to launch arena renovation. Acadia will name the playing floor in Stu’s memory. Several Aberdeens will participate in the ceremony. Thought you’d like to know. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

I’m not a feminist, but ‌ Times were tough when Patricia Head came to Knoxville in 1974 to teach physical education, train for the 1976 Olympics and work on her master’s degree at the University of Tennessee. At just 22, she was asked to coach the women’s basketball team – a job she left 38 years later when driven to retirement by early-onset Alzheimer’s. She never had a losing season and won eight national championships. Even more remarkable was her personal transformation from Trish Head to Pat Summitt. But think back to 1974. Richard Nixon resigned the presidency on Aug. 9. Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle in Zaire on Oct. 30. Pocket calculators had just come into use, and no-

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body had heard of a personal computer. With oil prices soaring and a global recession underway, politicians were wrestling with fallout from the previous year’s Roe v. Wade decision. Gerald Ford kept tripping over things, including his pardon of Richard Nixon and his amnesty for draft dodgers. In this context, Patricia Head earned $250 per month ‌ and she had to drive the team van and wash the uniforms. Until Dave Hart dismantled it, Pat and her ADs, Nancy Lay, Gloria Ray and

Joan Cronan, built an organizational juggernaut. Not only did Pat assemble outstanding players and assistant coaches, but she also put together a team of trainers and managers, and public-relations and fundraising whizzes. And, most remarkably, these women achieved great things, but they were not feminists. If you don’t believe that, all you had to do was ask. A friend’s daughter went to one of Pat’s camps at age 12. This was a camp for kids who would never make the high school team, much less play in college. Yet the kid came home glowing after each session. Pat motivated these girls to believe in their ability to set goals and reach them through hard work. Pat told them they might not be the most talented player on the

court, but they could be the most competitive. She told players when their shots weren’t falling to double down on defense and rebounding. She left a legacy of excellence that inspires each of us. And that’s why a dusty orange gloom has settled over Knoxville during the past weeks. Pat is gone.

Red, white and ... Erma Bombeck wrote: “You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. “You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.�

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‘Building capacity,’ says Barber Chris Barber looks even younger than his 26 years. Let’s see what he looks like in November after spending most of the year managing Knox County Democratic candidates’ campaigns. Barber got his degree in political science from the Un iver sit y of Tennessee in 2013, is from the Middle Tennessee town of Waverly and came here in 2008 to go Chris Barber to school. His mom came with him – he says they wanted a change from the 40-acre farm where he’d grown up – and now she has a job as a computer engineer in Oak Ridge. Barber loves Knoxville and is proud of the ways it has changed since he’s been here. “I planned to leave when I graduated, but now it’s

Betty Bean home,” he said. For now, he’s focusing on three County Commission races – District 1, 2 and 4 – where Evelyn Gill, Laura Kildare and Marleen Davis are facing off against Republican opponents. After that, he’ll move to the 13th District state House race where Gloria Johnson is trying to win back the seat she lost in 2014 to Republican Eddie Smith. The Knox County Democratic Party and the Tennessee Democratic Party are going halfsies on Barber’s $3,200 per month salary. His staff consists of four interns and a cadre of volunteers. Barber worked as a bartender or server at several downtown eateries for a

couple of years, and then he traveled to Alaska, where he spent a month and all his money. He was working for a lawn-care service when Knox County Democratic Party chair Cameron Brooks offered him a job helping Marleen Davis. He jumped at the chance to work in his preferred field for a highly qualified candidate (Davis is a former dean of UT’s College of Architecture). He says one of his biggest challenges has been learning to deal with “the politics within the politics.” He’s working full-time and then some, and he ends his days with a conference call to Nashville to report the number of doors he’s hit. He says his mission is to build a stronger base for his party, and he believes that boosting awareness of local races – or “building capacity” – will serve Democrats well in the future. He’s frustrated by the

tendency to treat local races as popularity contests instead of opportunities to examine the qualifications of competing candidates and firmly believes that his side would win that comparison. An idealist who sports a Remote Area Medical bracelet among a rainbow of other arm wear, Barber is a Bernie Sanders suppor ter (but not a Bernie-or-Bust guy), and he attributes the age divide among Democrats to the changing times. “I didn’t grow up during the Cold War, so I don’t fear socialism,” he said. “But I’ve seen what unbridled capitalism does. In my view, (the lack of) economic opportunity is the driving issue.” He’s working to get Sanders voters motivated to turn out in August, when Sanders won’t be on the ballot. This could be crucial in the first and second districts. “I frame it as a matter of responsibility,” Barber said.

UT Trustees should rethink pay policy State Rep. Roger Kane, longtime champion of the Lady Vols, says that “restoring the name of the Lady Vols to women’s sports at UT would be a wonderful way to honor the memory of Pat Summitt,” who passed away last week. Kane, along with many others, believes that Athletic Director Dave Hart would never have touched the Lady Vols name had Pat Summitt been able to articulate her views against it prior to the onset of her illness. People will be watching at the July 14 service for Summitt at ThompsonBoling Arena to see if this topic is mentioned and, if so, how. Restoring the Lady Vols name would be a lasting honor for Summitt. ■ The four contenders for the Republican nomination for the West Knoxville state House seat now held by Martin Daniel will debate at a forum 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, sponsored by the League of Women Voters outside District 18 at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. The public is invited. In addition to Daniel, candidates include James Corcoran, Bryan Dodson and former state Rep. Steve Hall. Hall has distributed several attack pieces on Daniel while Corcoran has promoted his support of Gov. Haslam’s Insure Tennessee proposals. He is the only candidate openly for it. Hall is opposed, while Daniel supports a more costeffective plan. Hall’s recent mailer misspelled Gov. Haslam’s name. Daniel has renewed his

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backing for open-records access to the public without fees, changing the state education funding formula to assist urban counties like Knox, and funding for Mayor Burchett’s building project for short-term housing of mentally ill offenders. ■ Expect the federal indictment of state Rep. Joe Armstrong to go to trial on Aug. 2 as scheduled, just two days prior to the Democratic primary on Aug. 4. The trial should last a week. It does not appear that a settlement or plea bargain is possible, so a jury will decide guilt or innocence. Armstrong is a candidate for re-election. He faces Pete Drew, an independent, in November. No Republican is running. If Armstrong is convicted, he is not barred from seeking another term, but it is unlikely the House would seat a convicted felon, which would force a special election to fill the seat. Retired federal Judge Tom Phillips is presiding over the case. ■ My column last week said that former Gov. Phil Bredesen voted on the losing side of the DiPietroNoland contest for UT president in 2010. This was in error as Bredesen was absent from the meeting and did not vote. It is true that the Board of Trustees split 11-10 between the two men.

In 2004, Bredesen had attended the board meeting at which John Petersen was elected over John Peters, and he voted for the losing candidate, Peters, at that time. Petersen was ultimately forced out as president. ■ UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek will return to a tenured faculty position sometime next year. His new salary will be 75 percent of his current salary. This comes out to roughly $330,000 a year as a professor as his current chancellor’s salary is in the $440,000 a year range. UT has a policy that allows any tenured faculty member who moves to an administrative post to return to their prior post at a pay grade that is 75 percent of their administrative salary. This always results in a significantly large bump in pay from their prior tenured pay. ■ Provost Susan Martin, who leaves as provost Aug. 1, will receive a generous increase as well as her current salary is $327,000. It will fall back to roughly $246,000 in three weeks. It seems to me that this policy should be reviewed by the Board of Trustees for future situations. The new positions Martin and Cheek are assuming are clearly less stressful and time-consuming than their current positions. A salary more consistent with what other professors in the same field are making, taking into account the individual levels of expertise and the new workload (hours spent teaching or researching), should govern the pay as opposed to an automatic 75

percent of current salary. This is an expensive policy for tax- and tuition-payers. It also happens when a dean or interim president returns to the faculty. ■ City Council member Marshall Stair turned 38 on June 30. He is the youngest Knoxville council member. U.S. District Court Judge Tom Varlan turns 60 on July 8, while U.S. Rep. John Duncan turns 69 on July 21, and federal Judge Pam Reeves turns 62 the same day. Happy birthday to all. ■ Barbara Kelly, longtime director of CAC and previously top aide to L.T. Ross of CAC, completes 50 years of service to CAC this year. The L.T. Ross Building on Western Avenue is undergoing a major and needed facelift with the leadership of Kelly and active assistance of city director David Brace and city forester Kasey Krouse. ■ The sign that never was (namely the one indicating the Knox-Blount greenway along the river) is going up this week, according to an email from city public works director David Brace to council member Nick Pavlis, who represents South Knoxville. While the greenway was formally opened by the mayor in December, the city failed to erect a sign to it for eight months. Only direct intervention from Pavlis got it done. Pavlis is seen as a “go-to person” on the council to get results. Brace is also a very diligent and effective city director who can act while others fail the test.

government Future growth in Knox County Lessons learned from the transformation of downtown can be applied to the county By Marleen Kay Davis Experts predict that Knox County will experience a 30 percent population increase by 2040. Will we have 30 percent more sprawl? 30 percent more traffic? How Marleen Davis do we plan to address such growth in the next 25 years? Can we retain our existing high quality of life? Decisions we make today will affect our quality of life for decades. We need 21st-century ideas that give us the flexibility to create diverse neighborhoods, vibrant commercial districts, attractive parks and safe streets, while preserving green space. Residents, businesses and investors should be involved in an open process to guide this change. We should overhaul outdated 20th-century approaches to planning and growth, with single-use zoning and an inconsistent “variance” process. For example, we need to have genuine “mixed-use” neighborhood centers with residential and commercial uses in walkable districts. Right now, a building with commercial below and residential above isn’t possible in our zoning codes, except in special districts, such as downtown. Currently, the City Council is considering a mixeduse concept for Bearden Village. This could be a model for future development of compact, walkable neighborhood centers, while preserving traditional residential zones and green spaces. Since 1994, I have been one of many involved in efforts to revitalize downtown. As a result, I know how property owners, businesses and local government can collaborate in a process for positive change. Efforts for change are slow and complex and involve many stakeholders, with much at stake. Silver bullets don’t exist. Decades later, we appreciate the dramatic transformation of the downtown. As a county commissioner, I could apply my collaborative experience

with the downtown in helping the county address future growth, especially in the Fourth District. We should engage concerned stakeholders in a transparent public process to develop new guidelines that provide predictability and flexibility. Some strategies for 21stcentury quality growth that we should consider are: ■ Diversify residential choices for young people, families, empty nesters and retirees. (We need many options: single-family homes, condos, apartments, mixed-use residential buildings in walkable neighborhood centers, residential communities with amenities and subdivisions.) ■ Develop walkable neighborhood centers, with residential units. Imagine living in an area where you park once at your residence and then walk to stores, restaurants and other amenities. Traffic is reduced. ■ Cluster walkable commercial development and preserve green areas, rather than allowing random commercial expansion along roads. ■ Provide safe streets, with appropriate widths. ■ Increase the numbers of sidewalks and crosswalks, especially at commercial areas and schools. ■ Expand the county’s parks and greenways, with connectivity for biking. ■ Preserve the scenic character of Knox County’s landscapes. ■ Explore imaginative transportation options. ■ Consider innovative planning processes, resulting in “overlay districts,” new zoning definitions and other flexible strategies. In my work over the past 20 years with downtown Knoxville, I have seen firsthand how the public and private sectors can work together to guide change. This is a slow process, but it takes imagination, patience and respect for the concerns of all stakeholders to work together to achieve positive change. Marleen Davis is the Democratic candidate for Knox County Commission, District 4. She is an ACSA Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the University of Tennessee. The Republican nominee is Hugh Nystrom.

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Seniors enjoy summer in SoKno Mike Smith realizes he is outnumbered during water aerobics at South Knoxville Senior Center with friends Linda Schubert, Ann Kotowicz, Starr Suneson, Carol Money, Connie Jones, Marie Owens, Diana Horner and Linda Hayes. Photos by S. Barrett

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South Knoxville Senior Center coordinator Janet Word checks out a new grill donated to the center June 30 by nonprofit WoodmenLife.

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Offerings include: Senior Walkers, 10:30 a.m., Monday-Friday. ■Frank R. Strang Senior Center 109 Lovell Heights Road 670-6693 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: Hot Dog Party and Pot Luck Social, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 6; bring side dish to share; $1 donation. Fashion and Makeup Day, noon Wednesday, July 13; presented by LeeAnn Hasemeyer and Amy Stokes. Veterans Services, 11 a.m. Thursday, July 14; RSVP to 215-5645. ■John T. O’Connor Senior Center 611 Winona St. 523-1135 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: Veterans Services, 10 a.m. Monday, July 11; RSVP to 215-5645. Advanced iPad/iPhone class, 10 a.m.-noon TuesdayWednesday, July 12-13; cost: $25. AARP Driver Safety Program, Wednesday-Thursday, July 20-21; info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

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cross currents Lynn Pitts, lpitts48@yahoo.com

On hallowed ground On that day, says the Lord of hosts, the peg that was fastened in a secure place will give way; it will be cut down and fall, and the load that was on it will perish, for the Lord has spoken. (Isaiah 22: 25 NRSV)

Kids at Church Street United Methodist Church kick up their heels to the music of bluegrass band Misty River at a recent bicentennial celebration for the church. Shown with his back to the camera is Luke Gaddis. Dancing clockwise are Carson Burtch, Brooks and Britton Valentine (holding hands) Hallie Burtch, Allie Lamar, Abigail Bailey and Ellie Thomas. Photo by Caroline Lamar

Church Street UMC celebrates bicentennial By Carol Z. Shane

A massive thunderstorm on a recent Sunday did nothing to dampen the spirits of Church Street United Methodist Church members who had gathered outside for a picnic. “There was a little bit of excitement,” says Caroline Lamar, communications director for the church, “but everybody stayed. Nobody went home!” Even the members of the guest bluegrass band, Misty River, just picked up their instruments and equipment and moved inside. “They were fantastic,” says Lamar. After eating their revamped picnic inside, church members and their families gathered in the gym “movie theater” for a showing of “Zootopia.” Volunteers kept hot popcorn popping and lemonade glasses filled.

The picnic was one of many events scheduled year-round to celebrate the church’s 200th birthday. The first Methodist church in Knoxville, CSUMC began as “White’s Chapel” on East Hill Avenue. In the year of its birth, 1816, the congregation numbered 68. During the Civil War, the church building was used as a hospital and stable. The congregation experienced a split during this time, with some members leaving to join the northern branch of the Methodist Church, forming First Methodist Church. In 1871, it was officially designated “Church Street Methodist Church” (it became “United” in 1968). The stone Gothic structure known to modernday Knoxvillians was designed collaboratively by church member Charles Barber and the New York architecture

firm of John Russell Pope, whose work included the Jefferson Memorial, and built in 1931. Since then, the church has added stained-glass windows, an education building, an Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ and a child day-care center. In 1996, the church moved into the digital age with its own website. So far in this bicentennial year, church members have enjoyed potluck suppers, cleanup days and brunch with the Rev. Jim Bailes, Church Street’s former associate pastor. The next bicentennial celebration event, scheduled for all four Sundays in August, is a tour of the nave and a talk by local historian Jack Neely. Lamar says, “We’re kind of celebrating all year, as we go!” Send story suggestions to news@shoppernewsnow. com.

REUNION NOTES ■ Fulton High School Class of 1966 50th reunion, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, Calhoun’s on the River, 400 Neyland Drive.

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Recently, I was privileged to stand on hallowed ground. We were in Oklahoma City, visiting my daughter Eden. On Sunday, we went to church with her, lunched, then went to the site of the Oklahoma City bombing. I confess that, with all the other horrors that have happened in our country since that day, the memories of that particular event had faded in my mind. But standing there on a beautiful afternoon, in the midst of a large city, the quiet and surprising peacefulness were healing. The scenes came flooding back; my most vivid memory of that day was seeing a firefighter on live television carrying a dead baby in his arms – a casualty from the daycare center – tears on his face, horror in his eyes. The footprint of what had been a large building is now a shallow reflecting pool. Beside it stands a large elm tree that somehow survived the holocaust of the bombing. On the other side of the pool there are concrete chairs that represent the persons who died. Each one has a name engraved on it; they are placed in lines to represent what floor they were on when the building crashed to the ground. Every one of those deaths was a peculiar atrocity: a singular, personal, unnecessary tragedy. My heart aches for the dead, and for the survivors, who carry the scars forever. I am pleased to discover that I do not remember the bomber’s name. I want to remember neither him, nor his name!

FAITH NOTES ■ Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road, holds meditation services 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Wednesday. Includes quiet reflection, simple music and readings. Info: west sideuuc.org.

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

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Sarah Lynn and Zoe Weller test their foil boat to calculate the number of pennies it can hold before taking on water with assistance from volunteer Moriah Brown. Photo by Ruth White

Volunteer Madeline McInturff shows the completed Tri Hexa Flexagon created during math day at the Two Blues STEM Camp hosted by Hardin Valley Academy. Photo by Aman-

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A close-up of the Battleship graph a student created during a workshop at STEM camp. Photo by Amanda McDonald

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Close to 100 campers from across Knox County spent a week at Hardin Valley Academy, participating in Two Blues STEM Camp. The camp is named for the school colors of the host schools, HVA and Farragut. Students from rising second-graders through seventh grade explored science, technology, engineering and math through hands-on activities and

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Story So Far: The special soccer team has lost every game they have played. With the last game at hand, they have to decide their fate. Will they win or lose? As we ran onto the field, we were met with something like a roar. I think the whole school was there. They were chanting, “Win! Win! Win!� Then when they saw the back of our shirts, they really went wild. Crazy. You couldn’t tell if they were for us or against us. It was scary. As for the last game . . . We had been told that Parkville was a team that hadn’t won a game either. They looked it. From the way they kicked the ball

games. Activities held during engineering day included creating a lemon battery, building a roller coaster from foam tubes, floating pennies in a foil boat and making a tower from spaghetti and marshmallows. Students rotated through the sessions, learning and building and sometimes asking the question “How would I make changes?� when a project didn’t work as expected.

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around — tried to kick the ball around — it was clear this was going to be a true contest between horribles. The big difference was their faces. Stiff and tight. You could see they wanted to win. Had to win. We were relaxed and fooling around. Having a grand old time. Not them. The ref blew his whistle and called for captains. I went out, shook hands. The Parkville guy was really uptight. He kept squeezing his own hands, rubbing his face. The ref said he wanted a clean, hard game, and told us which side we should defend. “May the best team win,� he said. A believer! We started.

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(I know the way this is supposed to work . . . There we are, relaxed, having a good time, not caring really what goes on, maybe by this time not even sweating the outcome. That should make us, in TV land, winners. Especially as it becomes very clear that Parkville is frantic about winning. Like crazy. They have a coach who screams himself redfaced all the time. Who knows. Maybe he’s going to lose his job if they’re defeated: No Soccer Team Left Behind.) Actually, a lot of things happened that game. There was the moment, just like the first game, when their side, dressed in stunning scarlet, came plunging our way. Mighty Saltz went out to meet them like a battleship. True to form (red face, wild), he gave a mighty kick, and missed. But he added something new. Leave it to my buddy Saltz. He swung so hard he sat down, sat down on the ball. Like he was hatching an egg. We broke up at that. So did everyone else. Except the Parkville coach. He was screaming, “Penalty! Penalty!� So they got the ball. But I was laughing so much they scored an easy goal. Worth it. “Least you could have done is hatched it,� I yelled at Saltz. “I think they only allow eleven on a team,� he informed me. He must have been studying the rules. Then there was the moment when Porter, Radosh and Dorman got into a really terrific struggle to get the ball — from each other. Only when they looked up did they realize with whom they were struggling. By that time, of course, it was too late. Stolen ball. There was a moment when Parkville knocked the ball out of bounds. Fenwick had to throw it in. He snatched up the ball, held it over his head, got ready to heave it, then—dropped it out of bounds. Their ball. It was a close game, though. The closest. By the time it was almost over, they were leading by only one. We were actually in the game. How did the crowd react? They didn’t know what to do. Sometimes they laughed. Sometimes they chanted that “Win! Win!� thing. It was like a party for them. Then it happened . . . Fenwick took the ball on a pass from Lifsom. Lifsom dribbled down the right side and flipped it toward the middle. Hays got it fairly well and, still driving, shot a pass back to Radosh, who somehow managed to snap it easy over to Porter, who was right near the side of the goal. Porter, too frustrated to shoot, knocked the ball back to Hays, who charged toward the goal, only some Parkville guy managed to get in the way. Hays, screaming, ran right over him, still controlling the ball.

I stood there, astonished. “They’ve gotten to him,� I said to myself. “He’s flipped.� I mean, Hays was like a wild man. Not only did he have the cleanest shot in the universe, he was desperate. And so . . . he tripped. Fell flat on his face. Thunk! Their goalie scooped up the ball, flung it downfield, and that was the end of that. As for Hays, he picked himself up, slowly, too slowly. The crowd grew still. You could see it all over Hays. Shame. The crowd waited. They were feeling sorry for him. You could feel it. He was standing there in the middle of the field — everything had stopped, everybody was watching — when Hays, poor guy, began to cry. That’s all you could hear. His sobs. He had failed. Then I remembered. “Be a Loser!� I bellowed. At my yell, our team snapped up their heads and looked around. “SOR LOSER!� I screamed again. The team picked up the words and began to run toward Hays, yelling, cheering, screaming, “SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER!� Hays, stunned, began to lift his eyes. Meanwhile, the whole team, and I’m not kidding, joined hands and began to run in circles around Hays, still giving the chant. “SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER!� The watching crowd, trying to figure out what was happening, finally began to understand. They began to cheer! “SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER! SOR LOSER!� You should have seen Hays’s face. It was like a Disney nature film of a blooming flower. Slow, but steady. A grin grew on his face. Then he lifted his arms in victory, and he too began to cheer. He had won — himself. Right about then the horn blared. The game was over. The season was done. We were total losers. Champions of last place. We hugged each other, screamed and hooted like teams do when they win championships. Want the truth? We were a lot happier than those Parkville guys who had won. In the locker room, we started to take off our uniforms. Mr. Lester broke in. “Wait a minute,� he announced. “Team picture.� We trooped out again, lining up, arm in arm, our backs to the camera. We were having fun! Go losers! “English test tomorrow,� said Saltz as he and I headed for home. “I haven’t studied yet. I’ll be up half the night.� “Don’t worry,� I said. “For that, I believe in you.� “You know what?� he said. “So do I.� He did, too. Aced it. A winner. His way. (The end.)

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Rotaract clubs want young adults There are seven Rotary clubs in Knox County, and there are three “Rotaract� clubs –Knoxville Community Rotaract Club and UT Rotaract Club, and Pellissippi State Community College is in the process of restarting its Rotaract club. What is Rotaract? It is a Rotary-backed club for young adults age 18-30 that meets twice a month to exchange ideas, network, focus on professional development, work on hands-on projects and, in the spirit of Rotary, make our community and world a better place. While Rotary clubs serve as sponsors, Rotaract clubs decide how to organize and run their clubs and what projects to carry out. Leon Barkley is beginning his second term as president of the Knoxville Community club. The club meets at 5:45 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at Brixx Pizza near West Town Mall. Barkley is the enterprise resource planning support lead at Radio Systems Corp. The other officers are vice president Cate Bolden, an opera singer and adjunct professor in the voice departments at Leon Barkley Carson-Newman University and Pellissippi State Community College; secretary Rachel Dellinger, director of communications for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra; and treasurer Jordan Knight, manager of the Bearden branch of US Bank. The club is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Knoxville, and Ed Anderson has served as the liaison to the Rotaract club. Jim Decker, CEO of Medic Blood Servic-

es, will be the adviser for 2016-17. “Right now we have 10 members, and we’re looking for young professionals who want to give back to our community, enjoy professional development programs and do some networking,â€? Barkley said. The club recently partnered with the Bearden Beer Market and raised $1,200 for The Love Kitchen. If you are interested in joining or would like more information about Knoxville Rotaract, contact Barkley at 865-740-1611 or lbarkley@petsafe.net. â–

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The Rotary Club of Turkey Creek-Sunset didn’t cancel its Fourth of July week meeting. It just moved it from July 5 back a day to July 4 to participate in the 29th annual Town of Farragut Independence Day parade. Club members walked the parade route and passed out hand fans with the club’s name on each and also carried a banner with the Rotary Wheel and Club logo and corkboards naming the various projects the club has worked on and is working on. What a great way to spend the Fourth! â–

Ann Lotspeich

Ann Lotspeich, past president of the Rotary Club of Turkey Creek and one of its founding members, passed away June 21 at her home in Powell. Lotspeich, 59, had recently retired from the human resources department at the Y-12 plant. She also was currently serving as the club’s secretary. Club members at the June 28 meeting celebrated her life and raised $200 to be given to the Rotary International annual fund in her name.

Barber McMurry welcomes furry associates By Sara B S Barrett B tt Barber McMurry Architects’ businessdevelopment and community-relations person Mary Martin enjoys bringing her furry associate, Lazer, to work occasionally.

Barber McMurry Architects welcomed a special group of associates on Take Your Dog to Work Day. “On this date instead of just working like a dog, we plan on working with our dogs,� said BMa’s Mary Martin. Most of the BMa staff brought a furry friend for the day, and each pet’s owner created a resume for his or her canine. River Dog Bakery supplied swag bags for the pups featuring jars of peanut butter and other tempting treats. BMa’s location downtown on Market Street makes it an ideal envi-

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■Home Federal Bank has announced several promotions, including these West Knoxville and Hardin Valley residents: ■Tracy Best, vice president Best and manager, Cedar Bluff office, 315 N. Cedar Bluff Road; ■Jason Cox, vice president and manager, Downtown West office, 1700 Downtown West Blvd.; ■Scot MacIlveen, Hardin Valley Cox resident, vice president and manager, Oak Ridge office, 1125 Oak Ridge Turnpike; and ■Jennifer Combs, Hardin Valley resident, assistant vice president and supervisor, real estate lending department. ■Eric Penniman, D.O., has joined Summit Medical Group as executive medical director. He will serve as the liaison between Summit Medical Group healthDr. Penniman care providers and the support staff, patients, business partners and community. Penniman has practiced family medicine for 21 years. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Oral Roberts University and his doctorate from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Mo. For the past 10 years, he has led an annual medical mission trip with Global Health Outreach and the Christian Medical and Dental Associations.

■Ashley Swift is business sales executive for U.S. Cellular in East Tennessee. She began her career with U.S. Cellular in 2005 as a retail wireless consultant. She was promoted into leadership in 2008 and to store manager in 2010. She worked as a store manager for six years. ■Chris Holmes of Sweetwater has been promoted to managing broker of Crye-Leike Realtors Athens branch office. He is responsible Holmes for managing and recruiting a sales force of Crye-Leike associates in a nine-county region including Knox. He will continue to list and sell real estate. His previous job experiences were in management with Merck and Roche Carolina as a chemist and laboratory supervisor. He is a graduate of UT-Chattanooga. ■Food City has teamed with NASCAR legend Richard Petty to raise funds to benefit Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Mission ABLE campaign. Customers may contribute $1, $3 or $5 at checkout with 100 percent of funds collected going to the charity. President Steven Smith said customers have donated over $560,000 in the past five years for the charity. The campaign will run July 6-Aug. 2 at Food City.

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Dropped Head Syndrome Harrison finds hope Ellen Harrison looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. Her chin was involuntarily hanging down on her chest, and the ravages of breast cancer were still evident. After almost three years of trying to keep a positive attitude about not being able to hold her head up, and three years of searching for answers and help, she had finally reached a complete breaking point. Harrison dissolved into tears, and sobbed. “I can’t stand this anymore,” she thought. “There has to be more to life than this.” Today, sitting comfortably and radiant in her Clinton home, Harrison tells the story of how she survived what now seems like a very long nightmare. The nightmare finally ended after procedures at Parkwest Medical Center last September. Harrison woke up one morning three years ago and, without any warning, found that she couldn’t raise her head. “I thought I’d had a stroke,” Harrison says. There seemed to be no other symptoms, though. Her husband told her it was probably just some sort of crick in her neck, and she went on about her business. Harrison spent the entire day holding her head up with her hand so she could see what was in front of her. And the next day. And the next. It soon became obvious that something was very wrong. Six months of physical therapy and three months under the care of a chiropractor didn’t help. Neither did medication recommended by the friend of a friend who was said to be going through something similar. Harrison saw a neurologist and was given Botox injections, then was referred to a pain clinic.

Ellen Harrison spent nearly three years with her chin on her chest as a result of Dropped Head Syndrome. Looking into each other’s eyes was something Jim and Ellen Harrison once took for granted.

The simple act of looking into a camera lens was something Ellen Harrison couldn’t do before surgical procedures at Parkwest Medical Center. Photos by Jim

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When she was told she would have to visit a psychologist to be approved for more shots, she refused. “They didn’t discharge me,” Harrison says. “I got up and walked out.” So the search continued as Harrison used one hand to hold her head up, and the other hand to do everything else from shopping and cooking, to bathing. Harrison’s husband, Jim, even took her to Nashville for treatments. Still, there was no solution. “I never was in much pain,” Harrison explains. “I just wanted somebody to tell me what was wrong, and help me get better.” But no one could. Meanwhile,

the emotional pain was starting to overwhelm her. Pushing a grocery cart with one hand while she held her head up with the other, she felt the cold stares of bystanders. Enduring the gawking and mocking hurt much worse than physical pain. “People are so cruel,” she says. “I’d sit in my car and cry.” After finally suffering her break down in front of the bathroom mirror at home, Harrison pulled herself together and visited her family physician, who recommended a consult with Parkwest orthopedic spine surgeon P. Merrill White, MD. Having seen so many doctors and

Surgery for Dropped Head Syndrome Once the ability to hold your head upright disappears, and it’s been determined that it isn’t coming back, surgery is an option that can restore quality of life. In the case of Ellen Harrison, Parkwest spine surgeon P. Merrill White began by finding what position would be best for her head and neck. “If you fi x someone’s head too high, then they can’t see their feet to tie their shoes or even walk,” he explains. “You have to strike a balance between being able to see straight ahead, and being able to see your feet.” X-rays were obtained so Harrison could tell the surgeon what position she was most comfortable in. “We duplicated that position in the operating room,” White says. “We then fused her skull and spine together, using bone grafts.” “A metal plate and screw construct goes from her skull, spans her cervical spine, and hooks into her upper thoracic spine,” White says.

While Harrison can’t hold her head completely erect, it’s in a position where she can both see what’s in front of her, and see enough of the world below her to be safe and function well. She no longer suffers from the social stigma of not being able to look people in the face, and she can accomplish most anything she needs to without using a hand to hold her head up. “Life with a fused head and neck is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination,” White says, “but it’s better than looking at your feet all the time.” Even with some lim- The difference in Harrison’s neck and ited mobility in her neck, head were noticeable immediately after Harrison is thrilled with surgery. the results of surgery because her life is so much better than it was before. “If I had headaches, and tears,” Harknown about it earlier, I would rison says. “Honest to God, I have avoided a lot of heartaches, would do it again, tomorrow.”

therapists already, Harrison knew it couldn’t hurt to try one more. Her husband took her to Knoxville for the appointment, and it was a day that changed everything. Within minutes of obtaining Ellen Harrison’s medical history and seeing her in the examining room, Dr. White knew exactly what was going on. “You’ve got Dropped Head Syndrome,” White said. Jim and Ellen Harrison were a little stunned. Three years of searching, more than 100 injections, the expertise of a wide variety of medical professionals, endless treatments, and then one surgeon in Knoxville was able to do what no one else had. Dr. White had given it a name, and gave the Harrisons hope. “Dropped Head Syndrome is most often a symptom of a degenerative neurologic disease,” White explains. “Often the morbidity of the disease itself is such that we rarely have to deal with it.” Certain muscles are supposed hold the neck and head back so we can see what’s in front of us. White says Dropped Head Syndrome happens when those muscles quit working. Since it’s not something doctors see on a regular basis, it’s not always easy to diagnose. “It’s just not very common.” White says. “I’ve seen patients in the past diagnosed as being mentally ill or even faking illness.” The first time White saw a case of Dropped Head Syndrome was about 25 years ago. Rather than disregard it, he had called neurologist T. Darrell Thomas, MD, for help in identifying it. White says he only sees two or

three cases in his office per year. He takes each one very seriously. “I felt like we’d found somebody who wanted to help me,” Harrison says. “He really wanted to help!” Dr. White sent Harrison to Thomas for confirmation the diagnosis, and to see if anything could be done to help her before surgery would be considered. Necessary tests were performed, and Ellen Harrison was admitted to Parkwest for two surgical procedures. The difference was immediately noticeable when she came out of surgery. She will tell you the recovery wasn’t easy, but it was worth it. No longer does she have to work with only one hand so the other hand can support her head. She can see the world now, and she can literally hold her head high when she goes out in public. There is no more shame and embarrassment over a condition that once rendered her helpless. “And believe me, it’s a wonderful feeling, Harrison says. “She’s as tough as the back wall of a shooting gallery,” her husband quips. He says it’s not unusual for her to stay up until 2 or 3 a.m. baking cakes again, something she loves to do and is well known for in her community. Harrison is determined to spread the word, and to spread the message of hope to others who are struggling for answers. “I want everyone to know about this,” Harrison says. “There is help!” To learn more about spine surgery and other treatments through Parkwest Medical Center, visit treatedwell.com, or call (865) 374-PARK.

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5 GRAVE PLOTS TOGETHER - Lynnhurst Cemetery. $1800 ea. (not sold indiv.) Total amount due at deed exchange. (865)274-8835

Real Estate Sales

Greenwood Cemetery, on Tazewell Pike, 6 plots, Lot 53 in estab. section, $4,000 each. Sell sep. or as whole. (865) 933-7420

North

HIGHLAND MEM. PRIME LOCATION - Good Shepherd. 2 lots for $2995. (443)536-1004 HIGHLAND MEMORIAL. CEMETERY - 3 plots. $2800 ea. (865)386-5647

41 ACRES & 6 ACRES tracts for sale in Maryville, Tenn. (865)556-8890

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

Apartments - Unfurn.

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

Financial

2 LOTS Highland Memorial West, value $2900 each. Sell $1400 each. Call 865-414-4615.

approx 5 miles from I-40 Westel exit & just a few miles off UDS70. Property has utilites and 3 ponds & enough stone to garnish any home planned on the site plus the use of trackhoe for any foundation work or property improvements needed. Asking $699,000 - all offers considered. Call for more details 865-694-0002

Adoptions

FULL SIZE WASHER & dryer, Kenmore, barely used, $200 ea. or b.o. Moving, must sell. (865)235-9606

BROADACRES 7804 Keswick Rd, Powell. 3 BR, 2.5 BA, bsmt rancher, all brick. 2 car gar. List $205,000. (865)659-0547

West

Collectibles

FSBO 3BR, 2BA + bonus rm., hdrwd flrs, lg. yard, 7420 Sheffield Dr. walking dist. to West Hills Elem. $185,000 865-924-0296.

BUYING OLD US COINS

Open Houses

Services Offered

Guns & Ammunition

Homes For Sale KODAK - 4 BR, 2 BA, garden tub, 2560 SF, great views, landscaped, porches, open deck, walkway, gas logs, 2 outbldgs, FULLY FURNISHED. $79,900. (256)452-2262

Household Goods QUILTING MACHINE - For Sale-HQ Sweet Sixteen Sitdown HandiQuilter. Includes sewing table with 2 extended foldouts. Includes Bobin Winder, Instructional Manual and CD’s, several quilting templates and miscellaneous supplies. $3,750, (868)922-7936

Lawn & Garden CRAFTSMAN RIDING LAWN Mower, LT2000, 16 HP Honda Eng. V-twin, AT, $850. John Deere 115, AT, 19 HP, $950. (304)942-6061

GERMAN SHEPHERD AKC pups, 6 wks old, S&W, mother & father on premises. $600 M, $650 F. (865)789-2193

WHEAT HAY - Wheat hay 5x5 rolls with netwrap 865 850 7016 please no calls after 9 00 pm (865)850-7016

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC, West German bldlns, 6 M, 3 F, vet ck’d. health guar. $700. 865-322-6251.

YARD MACHINE RIDING MOWER - 46” Cut. Works great! (865)310-8592

GOLDEN RETRIEVERS 7 wks. old. AKC Reg. & microchipped. Vet ck, wormed, 1st shot. $550. (865)805-7795

Med Equip & Supplies

GOLDENDOODLE Puppies, CKC, F1, vet ck, shots, wormed, lt to med. color. $650. 931-528-2690 or 931-261-4123 GREYHOUND ADOPTION PetSmart, Morrell Rd., Sat. July 9, 12-2pm, www.greyhoundrescue.org 865-690-0009 or 865-539-9942.

Cleaning Services

HOUSE CLEANING BY MARY TURNER

Beautiful puppies, white, red, cream gold, shots, $350-$450. 865-717-9493

MALTI POO MINI SCHNAUZERS. CKC. Salt & peppper, 1st shots & dew claws, $500. Call (423) 736-0277.

- 5908 Slater Mill Lane, 3BR, Newly Reno’d Inside & Out, 3BD, 1.5 BA, Eat-in Kitchen w/ Great Rm, Garage & Fenced Yard, appx 1100sq ft. Too many new items to list! New Kitchen, Baths, Flooring, HVAC & More!! Must SEE!! Open House: Sun 7/3 from 1p-5p & 7/10 from 1p-5p (865)621-6960

HUNTING RIFLE - 257 Weatherby mag. Mk V L.H. 99% Beautiful wood. (865)680-4891

JOHN DEERE X475 - 195 hrs, brand new 62” deck. $6495 obo (865)599-0516

LABRADOODLES, GOLDEN DOODLES - DOUBLE DOODLES. DOB 4/17/16. Non-shedding, intelligent, litter box trained. 865-591-7220

Free estimates! Serving West Hills and Farragut. Please call (865)692-9725

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

ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES - AKC reg., 1st shots, vet ck’d. $1500 & up. Call (423)519-0647.

LAB PUPS, AKC, Black, Ready 7/17. (Sire) Master hunter, passed Nationals in 2015 & going back in 2016. $800. Taking dep. now. (423) 506-6446.

Campers & RV’s 2003 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY DL 34’ Diesel Pusher, 69,000 miles, Freightliner chassis, air ride suspension, Allison transmission, 330 Caterpillar engine, 7500 Onan generator, trailer hitch, backup camera, 2 slides, many extras. Asking $38,000. email: gilbo75321@gmail.com Call: (865)556-5972

WEIMARANER PUPPIES, 9 weeks old, silver, blues, parents on premises. $400. (423) 244-6676

Buy/Sell VOLS Tickets All Games Home / Away Battle @ Bristol / Kenny Chesney in Bristol 865-622-7255

Lots/Acreage for Sale 10 ACRES MOSTLY LEVEL On Brakebill Rd. loc. 1/2 mi. from I-40, Strawberry Plains Exit. Brakebill Rd. is a connector rd from Strawberry Plains Exit to Asheville Hwy. All util. avail. Possible uses, apts, assisted living, commercial, etc. $275,000. 865-567-1518

GREAT VALUE RIVERSIDE MANOR ALCOA HWY

865-970-2267 *Pools, Laundries, Appl. *5 min. to UT & airport www.riversidemanorapts.com

2 BR POWELL - Beautiful secure bldg, Special 1/2 rent now. Water pd, all appl. $570. $150 DD. 865-384-1099 ; 938-6424 BEST DEAL OUT WEST! 1BR from $375. 2BR $550-$750. No pets. Parking @ front door. (865)470-8686 BROADWAY TOWERS 62 AND OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site. Immediate housing if qualified. Section 8-202. 865-524-4092 for appt. TDD 1-800-927-9275

MORNINGSIDE GARDENS

GOAD MOTORSPORTS

423-449-8433 Boats/Motors/Marine

SHIH TZU puppies, AKC, Females $600; Males $500. Shots UTD. Warranty. 423-618-8038; 423-775-4016

I-DEAL TICKETS

Appliances

Farm Products

Classic Cars

SHELTIE PUPPIES - AKC reg. parents on site, $300. 865-984-4770; 865-208-1185

4 PC ENGLISH VICTORIAN PARLOR SET, $700. (865)932-7777

North

Tickets/Events

PUPPY NURSERY Many different breeds Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles, Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots & wormed. We do layaways. Health guar. Go to Facebook, Judys Puppy Nursery Updates. 423-566-3647

HAROLD’S GUTTER SERVICE

Motorcycles/Mopeds

HARLEY DAVIDSON 7000 miles, screaming eagle pipes, forward controls, saddle bags and removable windshield Like new (865) 8060876 $7200 .

Dogs

BRAND NEW QUICKY - Pulse 6C Motorized wheelchair, $4500/b.o. (304)942-6061

Lake Property FSBO, HARDIN VALLEY PROPERTY Joneva Road, 4+ acres ( 2 lots, 4R and 5R) in Rippling Waters subdivision on Joneva Road in coveted Hardin Valley in Knox County. Park like setting with mature trees, gentle sloping hills, working water well, privacy galore and views of Melton Hill Lake and the Cumberland Mountains. Beautiful Hardin Valley school district (property is located just past the new Covered Bridge subdivision). Serious buyers only. $300,000. Call 901-826-8489. LAKEFRONT HOUSE FSBO - Watts Bar, 3BR, Double wide manufactured home. 2000 SF. 3 BR w/den, 2 BA & 1/2 BA, 2 liv. rms, frpl, lg. kit., lg. carport for lg. boat & car, backporch, new roof, lg. porch 56’x12’, screened in part 22’x12’ w/new metal roof. Public Boat Ramp 100 yards. Level lot w/sand on river. $169,900. (865)210-7462 NORRIS LAKE. 6.27 acres, 633’ water frontage, 812’ co. road frontage, near Blue Springs Marina. $350K. (865) 607-5052

Manufactured Homes Merchandise - Misc. (2) 2013 heated Shiatsu massage recliners, like new, remote control, brown lthr., MP3 plyr., $3000 both or $1500 ea. (865)216-9836. KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT Complete Treatment System Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com (618)351-7570

Sporting Goods PROFORM 995I EASY LIFT treadmill. 3.0 motor, bought Black Fri. 2015, barely used. $625 cash. (865)5238457 or 865-405-9302

I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES 1990 up, any size OK 865-384-5643 MANUFACTURED HOME located btwn Solway & Karn, at Volunteer Vlg. MH park, 3 huge BR, 2 BA, fam. rm, DR & kit, huge front & back deck, sep. laundry rm. $38,000/neg. (865)206-4838

For Sale By Owner CEMETERY LOTS AT LYNNHURST 2300 W. Adair Drive, Two side by side cemetery lots for sale at Lynnhurst. Priced to sell. Has headstone. Contact Jim at 864-598-9055

ACTION ADS 922-4136 or 218-WEST(9378)

1 BR Apt Now Available ELDERLY OR DISABLED COMPLEX A/C, Heat, Water & Electric Incl, OnSite Laundry, Computer Center & Resident Services Great location! On the Bus Line! Close to Shopping! Rent Based on Income, Some Restrictions Apply Call 865-523-4133. TODAY for more information

Homes Unfurnished N.W. AREA, 3 BR, 1 BR, newly decorated, family neighborhood. Refs req’d. (865) 566-5216 NEAR IJAMS PARK, 2 BR, 2 BA, Large lot. Ideal for mature couple. $700/ mo. (865)247-1214 NORTH -Emory Rd, I-75, 4 BR, 2 BA, LR, FR, 2 car gar., lg. eat-in kit., all appl. Yard. Shows like model. Exc. subd. & schools. Less than 3 mi. to 75. $1195. Call Lydia at 954-547-2747. OAK RIDGE / CLINTON - Lake Melton, Lakefront home with dock on Lake Melton in Mariner Pointe Subd. LR, fam. rm, & sunroom, opens to lg. open kit. w/all appl. Deep water yr. round. 3 car gar. & deck. 10 min. to Pellissippi, 5 min. toOak Ridge. $1650. Call Lydia (954)547-2747 READY TO RENT JULY 1 2005 Bernhurst Dr. • Living Rm & Dining rm • Kitchen w/refrig. & range • 3 nice BR • 2 full BA • Concrete driveway • Enclosed w/fence all sides Must have refer.$850/mo. + dep. (865)588-2272 SOUTH 2 BR, stove, refrig. furn., W/D conn. Credit ck. 1 yr lease $600/mo. $400 dep. (865) 603-5030 WEST KNOX. 9704 Dutchtown Rd. 1500 SF rancher, 3 BR, 2 BA, LR, DR, fam. rm, kit., laundry, lrg gar., $1,000 dep. $1100 mo. 6 mo lease. Refs. (865)687-2920

Real Estate Commercial Commercial Property /Sale NORTH 17,000 SF bldg on 2.25 acres, needs repair. Ideal for entertainment center, church or apts. $225,000. 865-544-1717; 865-740-0990.

Shopper news • JULY 6, 2016 • B-3

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 Craft: Wind Socks, 2 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Ages 3 and up. Info: 777-1750. Craft and Play Field Day, 3 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Preschool and school-age children. Info: 215-8750. Smoky Mountain Storytellers performing, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Vienna Coffee House, 212 College St., Maryville. Donations appreciated. Info: Sheri Liles, 680-8453 or spinningmaid@gmail.com; smokymountaintellers.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 7 Free Introduction to Self Defense for Women class, 6 p.m., CrossFit ex libro, 5438 Hilton Industrial Way. Info/registration: 454-8359 or exlibroselfdefense.com. Knoxville Zoomobile, 10 a.m., Sequoyah Branch Library, 1140 Southgate Road. Info: 525-1541. Magician Michael Messing, 11 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: 588-8813. Sean McCollough Musicale, 4 p.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 4708663.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 7-8 “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: Wednesday, July 6. Info/registration: townoffarragut. org/register; in person at Town Hall; 218-3375.

FRIDAY, JULY 8 “It’s Concert Time in Townsend”: Early Morning String Dusters, 7 p.m., Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, Highway 73, Townsend. Presented by Boyd’s Jig and Reel. Bring lawn chairs. Tickets: $8; kids under 5 and GSMHC members, free. Tickets available at the door. Info: 448-0044 or gsmheritagecenter.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 8-24 “Fiddler on the Roof” presented by the Oak Ridge Playhouse, Jackson Square, 227 Broadway Ave., Oak Ridge. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Info: orplayhouse.com or 482-9999.

SATURDAY, JULY 9 “Are Your Shrubs Hiding Your House?,” 1:30 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Presented by Master Gardener John Payne. Free and open to the public. Info: 588-8813 or knoxlib.org. Saturday Stories and Songs: Emagene Reagen, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Saturday Stories and Songs: Kindermusik, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Ages birth to 5 years old. Info: 470-7033. Second Saturday Concert at The Cove: The Hit Men, 6-8 p.m., The Cove at Concord Park, 11808 S. Northshore Dr. Free concert; bring blankets or lawn chairs. Presented by Knox County Parks & Recreation. Info: Jennifer Linginfelter, 215-4579; or Michael Grider, 215-4750. Using County Records in Genealogical Research, 10 a.m.-noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. No registration required. Info: 215-8801. Vintage baseball, noon and 2:30 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Games and parking free; concessions available. Bring lawn chair or blanket for seating. Info: ramseyhouse.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 10

TUESDAY, JULY 12 Awesome Science with Dr. Al Hazari, 2 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750. Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, Market Square. Free admission. Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 8 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Lecture only: $5, students free. Dinner: 7 p.m., $17 and includes lecture. Speaker: John F. Marszalek, Giles Professor Emeritus of History at Mississippi State University. Topic: Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. RSVP by noon Monday, July 11, to 671-9001. “Mapping Your Way Through the Caregiver Journey” class, 5:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Free presentation by Rebekah Wilson with Choices in Senior Care. Registration deadline: Monday, July 11. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall; 218-3375. STFK Science Café meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., Knoxville Zoo, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive. Children age 5-12 are welcome to attend the Kid’s Café during the meeting. RSVP, including number and ages of children, to rsvp@knoxsciencecafe.org. Info: spirit-and-truth.net/ sciencecafe.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, JULY 12-13

Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@comcast.net. “Starting Fall Veggies,” 10:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Catholic Church Demonstration Gardens, 620 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Presented by Master Gardener Barb O’Neil. Free and open to the public. Info: 215-2340.

SUNDAY, JULY 17 Shakespeare on the Square: “King Lear,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@ comcast.net.

MONDAY, JULY 18 2016 Friends of the Library annual membership meeting, 6-8 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. All members of Friends, as well as interested members of the public, are invited. Info: 215-8801. “Starting Fall Veggies,” 1-2 p.m., Davis Family YMCA, 12133 S. Northshore Drive. Presented by Master Gardener Barb O’Neil. Free and open to the public. Info: 777-9622.

TUESDAY, JULY 19

“Advanced iPad/iPhone Basics for Seniors” class, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: Monday, July 11. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall; 218-3375.

Awesome Science with Dr. Al Hazari, 2 p.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 470-8663. Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, Market Square. Free admission.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, JULY 19-20

Brown Bag Lecture: “Andrew Jackson Never Slept Here: The Lamar House from 1817 to Today,” noon-1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 215-8824. Kids and Family Dance Party, 3 p.m., Howard Pinkston Branch Library, 7732 Martin Mill Pike. Ages 2-10 with an adult. Info: 573-0436. Knoxville Zoomobile, 3 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Puppet show: “The Princess & the Dragon,” 2 p.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Info: 777-1750.

“Samsung Galaxy Phone/Tablet Basics for Seniors” class, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: Monday, July 18. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/ register; in person at Town Hall; 218-3375.

THURSDAY, JULY 14

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 20-21

“Are Your Shrubs Hiding Your House?,” 3:154:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Presented by Master Gardener John Payne. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892. Chuck and Terri’s Musical Extravaganza, 4 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: 588-8813. A look at the weather with Ken Weathers, WATE Meteorologist, 10:30 a.m., Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 470-8663. Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection luncheon: “Let Freedom Ring,” 10:45 a.m., Buddy’s Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Program: Food City’s Demonstrator, Gordon Pillsbury. Guest speaker: Linda McDaniel from Ellenboro, N.C.; topic: “Living at the Day Spa … is that Realistic?” Cost: $12. Complimentary child care by reservation only. Info/ reservation: 315-8182 or knoxvillechristianwomen@ gmail.com. Shakespeare on the Square: “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@comcast.net.

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

FRIDAY, JULY 15

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 Movie party: “Minions,” 3 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.

THURSDAY, JULY 21 Knoxville Zoomobile, 11 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: 588-8813. Shakespeare on the Square: “King Lear,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@ comcast.net.

FRIDAY, JULY 22 Shakespeare on the Square: “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@comcast.net.

SATURDAY, JULY 23

Museum of Education Sock Hop, 7-10 p.m., Sarah Simpson Professional Development Technology Center, 801 Tipton Ave. Features: live music, appearance by Sammy “Barney Fife” Sawyer, silent auction, “prom” photo packages and more. Tickets: $25; available at all Knoxville Teachers Federal Credit Union locations, at the museum and online at http://bit.ly/1RUAA4J. Info: knoxschools.org/museum. Music in the Round: “A Cowgirl, A Diva and A Shameless Hussy,” 5:30 p.m., Barn Event Center of the Smokies, 7264 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway. A fundraiser benefiting the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center. Tickets: $75. Info/tickets: 448-0044. Shakespeare on the Square: “King Lear,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@ comcast.net.

Beginning Genealogy, 1-4 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Instructor: Ann Blomquist, MEd. Preregistration, valid email address, good internet searching capabilities required. Registration begins July 11. Info: 215-8809. “Pruning Hydrangea,” 10:30 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Presented by Master Gardener Carolyn Kiser. Free and open to the public. Info: 470-7033. Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Saturday Stories and Songs: Melissa Mastrogiovanni, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Shakespeare on the Square: “King Lear,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@ comcast.net.

“Bring a Friend” Music Series featuring local bluegrass band The Jar Tipper, 3 p.m., First Farragut UMC, 12733 Kingston Pike. Special guest: Sammy Sawyer, Barney Fife impersonator and Christian speaker. Admission free. Refreshments available. Info: 966-8430. Sing Out Knoxville meeting, 7-9 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Folk singing circle open to everyone. Info: bobgrimac@gmail.com or 546-5643.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 15-17

SUNDAY, JULY 24

“Big River” presented by the WordPlayers, Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Suggested for ages 12 and over. Tickets: wordplayers.org, knoxbijou.com and at the door. Info: 539-2490.

MONDAY, JULY 11

SATURDAY, JULY 16

All Over the Page: “Daughters of the Samurai,” 6:30 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. “How to Use Facebook for Seniors” class, 10 a.m.-noon, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Registration/payment deadline: Friday, July 8. Info/registration: townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall; 218-3375. Knoxville Zoomobile, 11 a.m., Howard Pinkston Branch Library, 7732 Martin Mill Pike. Info: 5730436.

Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9:30 a.m. departure from Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Cost: $60. Advance reservations required. Info/reservations: 448-8838. Saturday Stories and Songs: Georgi Schmitt, 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. Saturday Stories and Songs: Sarah Rysewyk, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Shakespeare on the Square: “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market

Shakespeare on the Square: “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” 2 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Performance by Tennessee Stage Company; Cost: $10. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@comcast.net. Shakespeare on the Square: “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” 7 p.m., outdoors on Market Square. Free performance by Tennessee Stage Company; $10 suggested donation appreciated. Info: 546-4280 or tennesseestage@comcast.net.

MONDAY, JULY 25 Computer Workshop: Excel, 2-4:15 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word Basics” or equivalent skills. Info: registration: 215- 8700. West Knox Book Club: “Circling the Sun” by Paula McClain, 10 a.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: 588-8813.

B-4 • JULY 6, 2016 • BEARDEN Shopper news

health & lifestyles

’Chute straight Trust helps ex-paratrooper take leap of faith He jumped out of airplanes 102 times during his 25-year Army career and spent the Vietnam War in Korea getting shot at by snipers along the Imjin River. But when the time came for 65-year-old John Parris of Knoxville to undergo back surgery, he was admittedly nervous. “I was scared,” he said flatly. “Somebody’s messing with your spinal cord. All the nerves and everything that makes your body function are in a ganglia back there. So there was a moment that I asked ‘Why me?’” But with his radiculopathy, a neuropathy caused by nerve compression and spondylolisthesis, which is the forward displacement of vertebra, causing back and leg pain and repeated falls, Parris put his trust in neurosurgeon Dr. Barrett Brown at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. In late August, Parris underwent Barrett Brown, a minimally invasive procedure M.D. known as transformational lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) of his third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. Using small incisions and stateof-the-art intraoperative image guidance, Dr. Brown attached surgical hardware such as pedicle screws and rods to the back of Parris’s vertebra. An interbody spacer called a fusion cage was inserted into the disc space from one side of the spine to help promote fusion. In contrast to the traditional or “open” surgical method which would have required a large midline incision, stripping muscle tissue away from the bone and placement of large retractors, the minimally invasive technique employed by Dr.

John Parris is enjoying all the things that used to be challenging, like preparing his garden for summer without pain thanks to his minimally invasive spine surgery at Fort Sanders Regional

Brown offered several advantages. “In my experience, people get back in their normal routines a little sooner,” said Dr. Brown. “Their hospital stay is not quite as long. The blood loss is less and there’s usually less tissue destruction. Because of that there’s less pain, and you get out of the hospital sooner and back to what you were normally doing more quickly.” After just a few days in the hospital and three weeks on a walker or cane, Parris – with his back made straighter by the rods – was free of pain, walking in physical therapy and well on his way to a full recovery. “I was up walking within 24 hours, and once I got my legs under me it wasn’t long before I was doing the therapy, and I’ve done really well,” said Parris. “Coming up this August, it’ll be a year that I have been pain-free.” Not just pain-free, but also more active. Now 44 pounds lighter thanks to Dr. Brown’s recommendation to see a dietitian, Parris isn’t limiting his activities at all. In fact, you might catch him pressure-washing

his house, hoeing his garden or playing his guitar, bass or mandolin. “I can swim, I can ride a bike, I can walk all over Dollywood,” said Parris. “My back has not slowed me down whatsoever. I can do anything I set my mind to.” “I think he had a good outcome,” said Dr. Brown. “His leg pain was completely resolved. He reported his pain as zero.” Parris said a big reason for his successful outcome was that Dr. Brown used a methodical “holistic” approach to diagnosing and treating him, conferring with Parris’ oncologist, primary care doctor, physical therapist and dietitian. “He looked at me and talked to me about trying to lose some weight and doing some things that would take the pressure off

my back,” said Parris. “I had a curvature in my back from where my gut had gotten so big and it was putting pressure on some nerves and affecting my ability to walk. Dr. Brown said, ‘Lose a little of this right here, and it’ll take care of that back, too.’ It wasn’t easy but I didn’t starve. The big thing was to increase my water intake, stay away from white bread, stop the gravy and give up the soft drinks.” “We didn’t rush into surgery from the get-go – we talked about other non-surgical options as well,” said Dr. Brown, adding that Parris had three epidural injections that offered relief temporarily. “He is diabetic so when I first saw him the concern was, ‘Is this a femoral neuropathy, an effect of the diabetes? Or is this secondary to the slippage?’ That’s one of the reasons we talked about doing the epidural injections to help determine between the two. I wouldn’t think it would help with the diabetic neuropathy, but if it was secondary to the subluxation it could potentially help ease his pain and it did.” But when the third injection wore off after about 10 days, Parris again found himself falling. “So I called up Dr. Brown and he set up a surgery date,” said Parris. “Within 48 hours, he had a surgery suite for me and was ready to go.” However, Parris, despite his death-defying leaps from airplanes and near misses in Korea, was still a bit nervous about the whole thing. After all, his fatherin-law had undergone seven back surgeries. “My wife, Karen, was on top of things,” he said. “She knew about my medicine, she knew about my therapy, she knew all this stuff beforehand because she had seen her Daddy go through all the back

surgeries, and she was well informed. “Between her and Dr. Brown and his staff, I was blessed. So I give a lot of kudos to my wife. She and Dr. Brown had some talks about what’s going to be best for me, and Dr. Brown was able to basically calm my fears. I looked at his staff at how well they were coordinated, and how well he presented himself to me. He made me feel calmer. I had trust in him. And that’s what really helped me – he calmed me down. I looked at the reviews and I saw that this guy is a top-notch surgeon.” He was particularly pleased with the nursing staff at FSRMC. “When they scheduled me for my surgery, they kept me informed,” he said. “By keeping me informed, that eased some of the anxiety. On surgery day, I thought there would be more drama to it than there was. The process was very efficient, everyone was involved in a tag team approach – whether it be the procedure, the prep, the day after the surgery – if I had a problem, all I had to do was call them. They made that quite clear: if I needed them at any time, I was to give them a call. That was reassuring. “When it comes surgery date, you take a deep breath and say, ‘OK, Doc and the Good Lord, I’m in your hands.’ I was blessed with the surgical team, and his whole staff. I trusted in what they were saying and what they were doing. You have to have a little faith in people, especially your neurosurgeon and your doctor’s staff. If you can’t trust them, then you’ve got to look somewhere else.” For more information about the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional, call 865-541-2835 or visit fsregional.com/minimallyinvasive.

MI-TLIF or open? It’s the surgeon’s choice The jury is still out, but evidence is mounting that minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) continues to gain patients’ favor in the treatment of serious spondylolisthesis, degenerative disc disease, or nerve compression with associated low back pain. Yet, despite obvious benefits of minimally invasive TLIF procedures, surgeons are likely to keep traditional, open spinal fusions in their armamentarium. In fact, Dr. Barrett Brown, neurosurgeon with the Fort Sanders Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, says John Parris’ recent surgery probably could have been done more easily using the traditional, open approach. “A lot of surgeons have done this surgery open and that’s always a consideration,” said Dr. Brown. “Just like when you do a gall bladder of appendix laparoscopically, there’s always a potential chance that you’ll need to revert to an open procedure. Mr. Parris’ case could have been done open – he probably would have been in the hospital

an extra day or two. On the surface, that may not seem like a big difference, but when you add up hundreds of cases, that’s hundreds of hospital days that are saved.” Some argue that the term “minimally invasive” is a misnomer, that “minimal access” would be more appropriate. That’s because the key difference in MI-TLIF compared with the open method is the exchange of one long incision for multiple small ones. In MI-TLIF, the surgeon does the entire procedure through a tube using special instruments and 3D fluoroscopy. By working through such a small portal, the technique greatly reduces the amount of muscle and tissue that must be cut or retracted, blood loss is dramatically reduced and less pain means shorter recovery periods. “Most surgeons are trained in the open method so it might be a little quicker, and there’s less of a learning curve,” said Dr. Brown. “But I think once you’ve learned the MI technique, the procedures are largely equivalent.

Some patients may prefer one over the other. But we’re hopefully getting the same outcome with a less invasive approach, with less tissue destruction and less pain.”Studies conducted at UCLA demonstrated a five- to 10-fold reduction in blood loss, 20 to 40 percent shorter surgical times, 30 to 40 percent decrease in postoperative narcotic use, a 30 percent shorter hospitalization time and more rapid overall recovery. Studies conducted at UCLA of minimally invasive surgery demonstrated: ■ Five to 10 percent reduction in blood loss ■ 20 to 40 percent shorter surgical time ■ 30 to 40 percent decrease in postoperative narcotic use ■ 30 percent shorter hospitalization time ■ More rapid overall recovery.

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