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Bean recalls Pat Like hundreds – maybe thousands – of East Tennesseans, I knew Pat Summitt. I was not in her inner circle and we didn’t hang out, but I wrote about her team and I liked her the from the first time we spoke. Didn’t everybody? That’s why I’ll never forget the time she took me to the woodshed.

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Digital Banking 2.0 Digital Banking 2.0 has launched in Knoxville with more than a dozen First Tennessee Bank employees trained to assist customers on the new technology. Pam Fansler, First Tennessee’s east market president, said the Knoxville market is first for the upgraded service. Other markets will roll out in phases during the summer. ➤ Story on Page A-11

The Muse opens Live Smart! exhibit The Muse Knoxville opened a new exhibit that is geared to teach children the importance of living well, eating healthy and expanding their minds and the imaginations at the crossroads of science and art. The exhibit – “Live Smart, Stay Well!� – features a healthy kids clinic, farmers market and room to move and explore.

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Central High’s Wall of Fame CHS Foundation and CHS Alumni Association are seeking nominations for Central High School’s “Wall of Fame.� Deadline for consideration for the next award ceremony is Thursday, Aug. 4. Send nominations of distinguished alumni, particularly those with noteworthy community service, to courtshea@ aol.com or mail to CHS Foundation, P.O. Box 18445, Knoxville, TN 37928.

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Auvillar, France, located five hours south of Paris, is a long way to travel to write poetry. But UT professor Marilyn Kallet has held a workshop there each spring for the past eight years. “I tell my students, there’s nothing there that’s not poetry.â€? She calls the area “deep Franceâ€? because there are so few tourists. Artists flock to the ancient village for its ever-changing light, and Christian pilgrims pass through on their way to Spain. The dozen or so who travel to France for a week in May consider themselves poetry pilgrims, she says. The trip is offered through the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, which owns the modern studio on the bank of the Garonne River in Auvillar. Kallet, who teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in poetry, has written some of her 17 books at the artists’ colony in Amherst, Va. After she was invited to the center’s Auvillar property in 2007, she offered to conduct a workshop there. The first was in 2009. While participants have come from as far as Barbados, most are UT alumni, although an occasional undergraduate will scrape together the fee. They stay in gĂŽtes – local homes − to further experience the culture. Poets spend three hours a day writing and the rest of their time soaking up the beauty, culture and cuisine of the area. They take field trips to the oldest cloister in the

By Nancy Anderson At 63 years, the Karns Community Fair is among the longestrunning fairs in Tennessee. Under the direction of fair board president Cassie Kiestler and her dedicated team, the fair has gained in popularity year after year as the features become more relevant to today’s community. The fair kicks off Saturday, July 23, with a 5K race at Karns High, and then a parade beginning at Ingles Market on Oak Ridge Highway and traveling down Oak Ridge

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Former poetry workshop participants Jennifer Price and Andrew Dillon visit with Marilyn Kallet following Literary Rounds at UT Medical Center. Photo by Wendy Smith

Highway, turning left at Weigel’s onto Byington Beaver Ridge Road and ending at Karns High School. Roads close for approximately one hour to accommodate the parade. Participants joining the parade should arrive at Ingles Market by 8:30 a.m.; all are welcome, but walking is not allowed due to the heat. Returning to the Fair this year is a revamped children’s midway, commercial and craft vendors, demonstrations by Knoxville Acad-

emy of the Blade, indoor inflatables, face painting, cake decorating and cornhole competitions, a car show sponsored by Cedar Bluff Baptist Church and much more. Some say it wouldn’t be the Karns Community Fair without the country store, so it’s back, featuring homegrown and homemade foodstuffs. New this year are radio sponsor WNOX 93.1 and various animal rescue groups. Medic will be on hand with a mobile blood drive, and Tennessee

Highway Patrol will offer the Seat Belt Convincer, an interactive machine that displays what it’s like to be in a crash. Timetable of Fair events: ■5K is 8 a.m. at Karns High School track, registration 6:45-7:45 ■Parade starts at 9 a.m. at Ingles Market on Oak Ridge Hwy. ■Car show entrants should be at the high school by 10 a.m. ■Fair starts at 10 a.m. at Karns High School Info: www.facebook.com/Karns communityfair

Steve Hall gets Haslam money bomb By Betty Bean Despite never being a favorite of the Republican establishment, Steve Hall served two terms on City Council and two terms in the state House and was putting up other people’s signs for years before he ever ran for office. Closely associated with former state Sen. Stacey Campfield, Hall has always been an outsider, perhaps best illustrated by his 2006 run against incumbent Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale. He didn’t win, but he gave Ragsdale a brisk and unexpected challenge. The Campfield relationship plus some missteps during Hall’s second House term – like landing on the wrong side of a controversy over changing Middlebrook Pike’s

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BUZZ BUZZ For 35 years, members of the Knoxville Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America have created counted cross-stitch patterns of Knoxville’s most beloved landmarks, and they’ve got no plans to lay down their needles. So far, 38 patterns have been produced.

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scenic highway designation at the behest of a new Tennova hospital facility and seeming to entertain conversation about selling Lakeshore Park – were a gift to his challenger, Martin Daniel, who ended up taking the seat in 2014. This year it’s Daniel who’s on the defensive after a string of intemperate public comments and an inclination to involve himself in the inner workings of the University of Tennessee, and July finds him with three primary opponents – Hall, longtime Campfield operative Bryan Dodson and attorney James Corcoran. Like Hall, Dodson is a grizzled veteran of many Campfield campaigns and served as a legislative aide to Campfield before being removed from his job by Senate

Speaker Ron Ramsey, who accused him of campaigning while on the taxpayers’ clock. Corcoran, 36, is a fresh-faced newcomer who charts a different course from the other three, who all appear to be fighting to claim the title as most conservative. He supports Insure Tennessee and gives thoughtful answers to questions like “What do you think of the effects of repealing the Hall income tax?� His answer, given at a recent League of Women Voters forum, was: “I probably would have left the Hall income tax in place if I had complete control of the world.� But he said he realizes the people of Knox County voted to repeal it. “How do you reconcile the loss of

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millions with the need for millions for healthcare, education and infrastructure?� Daniel, a non-practicing attorney who owns a billboard company, commands a paid crew of doorknockers and said at the League of Women Voters forum that he’s knocked on 15,000 doors over the past six weeks. He frequently boasts that he sponsored legislation that was named “best bill of the year� without mentioning who bestowed the award or what the bill did. It came from the Family Action Council of Tennessee, headed by former legislator David Fowler, and changed the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act by To page A-3

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News from Knoxville Christian School

KCS says thank Knoxville Christian School expresses heartfelt gratitude to Jim and Susan Fox for their many years of service and dedication to our school and to our students. They have positively impacted the lives of countless families over the past few decades! After many wonderful years of being the heart and soul of KCS, the couple have decided to step down from their current positions.

This was not an easy decision due to their deep and longtime connection to the school, its students, its staff, and the KCS community. The Foxes’ passion for educating and developing young minds and their love for KCS students will not change, and they will both continue to be a part of KCS. Both will always be committed to the school and its mission to bring young peo-

you to Susan and Jim Fox ple to Jesus Christ. Mr. Fox will no longer hold the position of president and CEO of the school; however, he will move into the role of general counsel for KCS, and Mrs. Fox will serve as a volunteer. We will forever be blessed by the Christian examples Jim and Susan Fox are to all of us. WE LOVE YOU, Mr. and Mrs. Fox!

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KCS Elementary School gets a makeover Knoxville Christian School is thankful for amazing community members and staff! A huge THANKS to the West End Work Camp, Dave Ratcliff and Nikki Beaver for dedicating many hours this summer to giving our school an amazing makeover. The funds for these projects were made possible from the Henry Cho fund raising event this past spring. We are grateful for all who played a part in making this possible! KCS principal Jarra Snyder said, “My heart melted

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when I returned from vacation and saw the transformation!”

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Classroom walls repainted Front entryway repainted by Nikki Beaver

KCS hosts Chris Lofton Basketball Camp In early July, Knoxville Christian School was the host for the second annual Chris Lofton Skills Camp. Lofton and local area coaches teamed with KCS and CampOne for three basketballfilled days. Chris is the alltime three-point leader at the University of Tennessee and had over 2,000 points for his collegiate career. Now playing overseas, Chris is giving back to his beloved communities with camps in his hometown Maysville, Kentucky, and here in Knoxville. The camp was a great success with over 70 students in attendance ranging from ages 6 to 16. KCS is grateful for

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Coach Chris Lofton gives valuable instruction to a group of campers

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Lower teacher/student ratio

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Daily chapel and Bible classes for spiritual growth

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Independent study programs available

■ Host families receive a monthly stipend to help with expenses of an additional family member

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■ Host families are responsible for providing student with a home, a bed, a place to study, transportation to school, meals and caring support

HOOPLA 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament July 30 at KCS Wade Allan Houston Gym. Cost $60/team pre-registration ($75 at the door).

College preparatory curriculum including Honors and AP courses

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Competitive athletic program – basketball, baseball, volleyball, cheerleading, tennis, golf, soccer and cross-country

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Host families needed for international students for the 2016-17 school year

■ Host families commit to welcoming their new “son” or “daughter” into their family, hearts and home ■ Host families and student develop a lifelong cross-cultural friendship ■ Some of the countries represented are Slovenia, Romania, Spain, Vietnam, China, South Sudan, Nigeria, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Belgium, Italy, Russia, Korea and Germany. ■ Contact the high school office at 865-966-7060 for more information

Appointments available from 9-2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer. Call 865-966-7060 to schedule your tour!

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2016 KCS Golf Tournament Aug. 6, registration at 8 a.m. $75 for one player or $300 for a team. Info or register: jjohnson@knoxvillechristian school.org or (423) 645-5304.

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Knoxville Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America founding member Joan Easterly and president Meredith Liemohn show off a counted cross-stitch of Ayers Hall created with one of the group’s 38 patterns. Photo by Wendy Smith

Guild celebrates success of historic building project For 35 years, members of the Knoxville Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (EGA) have created counted cross-stitch patterns of Knoxville’s most beloved landmarks, and they’ve got no plans to lay down their needles. So far, 38 patterns have been produced. At last week’s chapter meeting, founding member and retired Pellissippi State Community College professor Joan Easterly shared the history of the project. The local chapter formed

Wendy Smith in 1975, and in 1981, founding president Elaine Sappington and Helen Lie, a new member from another state, suggested that patterns, or charts, of Knoxville’s historic homes be created, since the World’s Fair was just around the corner. UT was enthusiastic

Poetry pilgrimage river answer.� “The river doesn’t let us down.� The flowers, architecture and wine provide further inspiration. At the end of the week, workshop participants hold a poetry reading in a 12thcentury chapel, and the villagers attend. Kallet, who learned French as an undergraduate at Tufts University, teaches her students to read a line or two in French. The

about the project, so Hopecote, an English cottage on Melrose Avenue that currently serves as the university guest house, became the first pattern. A graphic artist from Alabama used a photo to create the chart, and UT paid for printing of the first 200. Blount Mansion was featured in the second pattern, which was sold in the museum store. In 1983, guild members decided to sell entire kits: patterns, fabric, needles and tagged thread. They created

From page A-1 Medical Center. Andrew Dillon, who has fact that they try to speak an MFA in creative writing, the language is meaningful attended the workshop in to the locals, she says. 2014. He’s now a technical “They love us, as long as writer, and he thinks writwe’re polite.� ing poetry makes him betThe relationships that ter at his work. The skills begin in France continue are similar, he says, because after the group returns to they both deal with abstracthe U.S. Last week, Kallet tion and using words in a had several get-togethers concise way. with previous workshop Undergraduate creative participants, including two writing student Jennifer who read their work at Lit- Price also attended in 2014. erary Rounds, a monthly She plans to go on to medipublic reading held at UT cal school, and she thinks

display models and marketed the first two projects at the Dogwood Arts Festival. The kits were such a hit that it took two months to fill the orders. Proceeds funded the next two projects. A 1984 article in Needle Arts magazine about the chapter’s endeavor gained the group national attention. A committee picks the subject for each kit. The list includes the former Market House on Market Square, the Mabry-Hazen House and Ayers Hall, as well as smaller patterns like the Crescent Bend fountain and the Krutch Park bandstand. The project has been a success for the chapter because it provides a highquality product that people want, Easterly said. “An equally important benefit is that it has been a vehicle for placing our name before the community and for developing relationships with other nonprofits.� The next pattern, which will be available at the group’s October meeting, is for Historic Westwood, the home built for Knoxville’s first female professional artist, Adelia Armstrong Lutz. It is now the headquarters of Knox Heritage. The pattern uses 44 thread colors – more than any other previous pattern, Easterly said. For more information about the availability of patterns, contact Easterly at easterlyjet@gmail.com. The Knoxville chapter of the EGA meets quarterly at Messiah Lutheran Church, 6900 Kingston Pike. Interest groups for all levels of stitching, as well as beading and fiber arts, meet monthly. Info: knoxega.org

her poetry background will help her listen to future patients. “Words are important,� she says. For more information on Kallet’s poetry workshop, visit www.marilynkallet. com

community Steve Hall

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James Corcoran and Martin Daniel requiring state agencies to submit their rules and regulations to the House and Senate Government Operations Committee for review. It also gives the committees the right to initiate action to repeal regulations, thus slowing the process of regulating things like billboards. Perhaps the most curious turn the campaign has taken is the sudden money bomb Hall has received from the

Haslam family and friends. At a time when Daniel is lending his campaign money from his own pocket, Hall has been gifted with hefty contributions from Natalie Haslam, James Haslam II and III, Ann Haslam Bailey and husband Steve plus Haslam followers Raja Jubran and Sharon Pryse. Hall doesn’t look like such an outsider on his last financial disclosure.

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COMMUNITY NOTES â– Council of West Knox County Homeowners meets 7:15 p.m. each first Tuesday, Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info: cwkch.com.

Grace Lutheran Church, 9076 Middlebrook Pike. Info: Ruby Freels, 690-8164.

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

â– Fourth District Democrats meet 6 p.m. each fourth Tuesday, Bearden Library, 100 Golfclub Road. Info: Chris Foell, 691-8933 or foellmc@ aol.com; Rosina Guerra, rosinag@earthlink.net or 588-5250. â– Historic Sutherland Heights Neighborhood Association. Info: Marlene Taylor, 951-3773, taylor8246@bellsouth.net.

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Tennessee winning formula: Get smart If Tennessee is going to win big football games, take the SEC East title and maybe stick its nose into the national playoff, it must: a. Improve the downfield passing game. b. Find a left offensive tackle to protect the quarterback’s backside. c. Refine receiver techniques and get the right guys on the field. d. Get smarter. Some other week I’ll choose interlocking a, b and c for a spirited discussion. This week the pick is d. For some strange reason, I keep using the 2015 Florida game as an illustration of everything. Thank you, Mike, for the hi-def recorder with reverse, frame by frame, pause to ponder and get on with it.

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Even though Tennessee lost by one, I will not further annoy Butch Jones by dwelling on his extra-point decision when the Vols were up by 12 with 10:19 to play and should have gone for two. Let us, instead, annoy the coach by examining fourthquarter, fourth-down defense. The Vols, time after time, chose a conservative cover strategy, rush three linemen and drop off an end into a spy position just in

case Gator quarterback Will Grier suddenly became Tim Tebow. We now know the spy was essentially wasted which means Tennessee played 10 against 11 in the clutch. Florida learned to like that. Five times Florida went for it on fourth down. Five times Florida made it. This is not guesswork. It is from the digital review. Gator conversions came on fourth and 2, fourth and 6, fourth and 8, fourth and 7 and fourth and14. OK, I hear you screaming, you can argue that the spy had some small value on four of those plays because the quarterback might, just possibly, have scrambled for sufficient gains. No way was he going to run for 14 with

time running short and the weight of the world on his shoulders. Grier didn’t run. He threw a pass that turned into a touchdown. Ah yes, the touchdown, 63 yards, key play of last season. Almost everything that could go wrong went wrong for Tennessee. Grier had plenty of time to stand around in the pocket, look left, then throw right to Antonio Calloway, maybe a step past the first-down marker. The first law of crisis defense is don’t let anyone get behind you. The Vols didn’t. Calloway was right there in front of several who might have made the tackle. One Vol forget his eyediscipline and looked the

wrong way. Two came up fast but with incorrect angles. Brandon Powell contributed a great block. Callaway made a little loop toward the sideline and ran away. The extra point was good. Florida thus seized victory from the proverbial jaws of defeat, toppling Tennessee for the 11th consecutive season. Jalen Hurd was 8 years old and Josh Dobbs, Cameron Sutton and Jalen Reeves-Maybin were 9 the last time the Vols won. Coach Jones’ best explanation of what went wrong in 2015 was that each fourth down play had a story of its own. He saw a combination of mistakes, fractured instructions, misread situations, not remembering

what the scouting report said Florida was likely to run. The obvious repair? Get smart. Coach didn’t mention the three-man rush and no pressure on the quarterback or what might have been. Be sure it crossed his mind. Could be the change in defensive coordinators went back to those five successful Florida fourth downs in that fatal fourth quarter. Could be, in a similar situation, the new strategist will send the house. If the blitz works, could be Tennessee will look smarter this season. That would be one way to win more games. Marvin West welcomes reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

New law promotes guns, says sponsor Let me start by saying I don’t like guns. I’ve never liked them, and I like them less this week than I did last week, and less than I did a year ago. The issue of guns, of who should be able to carry them and when, is going to influence my vote in both the August and November elections. So it’s interesting that I would receive an assignment from my editor to research a bill that was brought up at a meeting she attended – a bill that would either punish or protect owners of businesses that prohibit firearms and/or those who don’t – she wasn’t sure which. It’s no wonder there was confusion. Senate Bill 1736, which took effect July 1, reads: “A person, business, or other entity that owns, controls, or manages prop-

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erty and has the authority to prohibit weapons on that property by posting, pursuant to § 39-17-1359, shall be immune from civil liability with respect to any claim based on such person’s, business’s, or other entity’s failure to adopt a policy that prohibits weapons on the property by posting pursuant to § 39-17-1359.â€? When I read online comments about this bill, it became clear that I wasn’t the only one who didn’t understand it. So I called its sponsor, state Rep. Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby), who was kind enough to return my

call and explain it to me. Simply put, business owners who have the right to prohibit weapons on the premises, but choose not to, are immune from civil liability if someone comes in and starts shooting. It encourages businesses to allow people to carry guns, he says. What makes the bill even more confusing is its original wording. It would’ve required business owners who post signage prohibiting firearms on a property, “for purposes of liability, to accept custodial responsibility for the safety and defense of any handgun carry permit holder harmed while on the posted property.� Thank goodness it didn’t pass in that form, which sounds like a threat. Faison used the party line to explain the need for the bill. All mass shootings

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State Rep. Bill Dunn speaks to the Powell Business and Professional Association. Photo by S. Clark

Lamar credits Dunn with help on drug bill U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has credited state Rep, Bill Dunn and others at a recent Knoxville roundtable for revising federal law to reduce opioid use. “Each year, more than 1,000 Tennesseans die from opioid abuse or overdose — this epidemic takes more Tennessee lives than car accidents or gunshots do,� he said. Alexander chairs the Senate committee that initiated the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act that passed both houses and was sent to President Obama. This battle won’t be won in Washington, he said, but “on the front lines state by state, county by county, doctor’s office by doctor’s office.�

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Pat Summitt chewed me out (and I lived to talk about it) Like hundreds – maybe thousands – of East Tennesseans, I knew Pat Summitt. I was not in her inner circle and we didn’t hang out, but I wrote feature stories about her and her teams for more than a decade, for a couple of different publications including this one, and I liked her the from the first time we spoke. Didn’t everybody? That’s why I’ll never forget the time she took me to the woodshed. It was the fall of 2004 and her prize freshman class had reported to campus. Candace Parker, Alexis Hornbuckle, Nicky Anosike, Sade Wiley-Gatewood and Alex Fuller. It was a class for the ages, right up there with Tamika Catchings’ 1997 class, and Pat guarded them like they were precious gemstones. I’d read everything in print about these kids, which was nearly a full-time job because they’d gotten a tsunami of publicity. Three of them had been named national Player of the Year by different organizations, and they were all high school All-Americans. I was particularly fascinated by

Betty Bean Anosike, the child of Nigerian immigrants who had grown up desperately poor and fatherless in a Staten Island housing project with her brothers and sisters and a hard-working mother who put herself through nursing school and knew the value of education. “Big Nick� was a 6-4 honor student who moved through crowds like an African queen. I’d read plenty about her in the New York media. Pat had talked to me off the record about this group, from whom she expected great things. I put something together about them, and included the observation that Anosike was the only member of the class who didn’t have a cell phone. A day or so later, I got a startling phone call. “Betty, this is Pat Summitt and I need to talk to you. Got a minute?� Sure, I said, noting the

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ney taught me the value of customer relations, as well as commitment to financial results. I set and managed an extensive budget, and, in my last job, was responsible for nearly $70 million in revenue in six years. Since then, I have served on the board of a successful startup and have turned Childhelp Tennessee from a position of financial uncertainty to one of stability. This has provided the opportunity to find solutions for the problems facing Knox County and the business acumen to move us forward in a fiscally responsible way. Knox County has $615 million in debt. Currently, 47 cents of our $2.32 property tax rate goes to debt service. We must maintain a business-friendly environment that continues to grow our tax base, pay down debt and invest in community safety and education. We need a safety center to stabilize the mentally ill and addicted as an alternative to jail, with a case man-

agement component following treatment. Our county’s leaders must continue to push to make such a center a reality. To prepare for future growth, we must review our fire protection plan for unincorporated parts of Knox County. Education should also be a priority. As a generation of technical workers retires from DOE and other jobs in Oak Ridge, we must have an educated workforce ready to fill those jobs. Our workforce must also have STEM and technical skills to recruit new industry to the area. Knox County, and particularly the 4th District, has opportunities facing us. We need leadership that understands how to find solutions to the problems that we face in a fiscally-responsible way. My background provides that real-world experience to move Knox County forward. Hugh Nystrom is the Republican nominee for Knox County Commission from District 4. The Democratic nominee is Marleen Davis.

Vice Mayor Duane Grieve only has 17 months left on City Council, but next year could be a busy one for him should Rogero vacate the mayor’s office by accepting a position in a possible Hillary Clinton administration. If that happened, Grieve would immediately become interim mayor for 10 days until City Council meets to set the date of the special election to elect a new mayor for the unexpired term and to pick a longer-term interim mayor, which could be Grieve or one of the other eight council members. In this case, there would be a special citywide election to fill the post as more than 10 months are left in the Rogero term (it runs to December 2019). Both council members Marshall Stair and George Wallace are considered potential candidates. Others mentioned include former mayoral aide Eddie Mannis, current mayoral aide Indya Kincannon and Alvin Nance, former head of KCDC. Grieve, too, is mentioned. The timing depends on when a potential Rogero appointment occurs and if it requires U.S. Senate confirmation, which will delay a quick appointment. However, the councilchosen interim mayor would serve only a few months. Grieve sought the position in 2011 when Bill Haslam resigned. Grieve lost to Daniel Brown by just one vote. If Grieve’s five votes, which picked him to be vice mayor, stick with him again, he will have the interim mayor position locked up for a few months. If Grieve becomes interim mayor, he will have to resign as vice mayor, and Council will elect a new vice mayor. However, for interim mayor only nine persons are eligible: the nine council members. Former Mayor Daniel Brown could seek the post again on the grounds he has experience and did the duties well. Interestingly, when Brown defeated Grieve by one vote in 2011, two other Sequoyah Hills residents served on council besides Grieve: Marilyn Roddy and Joe Bailey. Both voted

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edge to her voice. Then she lit into me, telling me that she’d talked to me about the freshmen in confidence and I had let her down. She was hot, and I was thankful that I wasn’t sitting in front of her, withering under the famous blue glare. Almost tongue-tied, I stammered an apology and didn’t attempt a defense – something I regretted as soon as we hung up. The last thing she said was that she was disappointed in me because she considered me a friend. Once the shock wore off,

I pulled up all the stories I’d read about Anosike and her family and compiled the details that I’d used in my own account. Then I printed it out and dropped it off at Pat’s office with a note of explanation. A day or two later, I got another call. Pat accepted my proof and I was off the hook. I was beyond relieved and, for the first time, was able to savor one of the things she’d said to me. That she considered me a friend. And that made the whole kerfuffle worthwhile.

Leadership must find solutions By Hugh Nystrom The Knox County of my childhood was a Norman Rockwell painting: a safe home, loving parents, trusted friends. Unfor tunately, this is not reality for many Hugh Nystrom in our community today, including the 4th District where I grew up and now live. Unlike the Norman Rockwell image I remember, serious problems impact our community every day. In Knox County, child abuse is a growing problem. Last year, there were 1,456 reported cases, involving children in all socio-economic groups and all areas of the county. Of these cases, 928 were alleged sexual abuse, and 226 involved drug endangerment. Just 10 years ago, we had only 20 cases of drug endangerment. Human trafficking is

also a reality. Just this May, there were 32 arrests on charges related to human trafficking. According to District Attorney Charme Allen, there have been 118 opiate-related deaths in Knox County this year. Drug addiction is driving crime, filling our jails and harming innocent children. As director of program operations and development at Childhelp, I see firsthand the horrors of child abuse, the devastation of human trafficking and the increase in child endangerment related to drug abuse. I have unique insight into the problems facing our community and the experience necessary to address them in a fiscally-responsible way. Following graduation from UT in finance, I spent 14 years with the Walt Disney Company. After starting at the front desk of a resort, I was soon promoted into leadership roles in resort management, and later in sales and marketing. Dis-

School board beat By Sandra Clark The biggest news from Knox County Schools last week was the departure of Melissa Tindell (formerly Ogden), the district’s public affairs director. She announced on Facebook that

she’s leaving to take a communications job with Christian Academy of Knoxville. Tindell handles public relations professionally and has done well for Knox County Schools. She’ll be great for CAK.

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for Brown over Grieve, and Bailey was elected vice mayor to replace Bob Becker who had resigned from council. This is all occurring as five current council members conclude their service and five districts pick new council members for the city. Grieve, for the record, does not believe Rogero will depart the mayor’s office in 2017. ■Frank Barnett, longtime Knoxville attorney and Winfield Dunn aide, died last week. He was also governor of American Samoa appointed by Secretary of Interior Rogers Morton. ■Ellen Bebb, wife of term-limited council member Finbarr Saunders, is a talented artist. Her paintings are generally landscapes and are extraordinarily well done. She hopes to have an exhibit and sale soon. She has been instrumental in the political success of her husband but says politics is not for her. ■Mayor Rogero’s announced neighborhood walks program actually copies an idea first put forward by council member Marshall Stair, who attended a walkability conference in Atlanta. One of these walks had already occurred a few weeks ago in Bearden when four Council members participated including Stair, Saunders, Wallace and Grieve. It has been said that plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery, so Stair must feel very flattered, although the mayor did not credit Stair with the idea. ■Early voting is well underway, with totals so far behind totals in the March 1 primaries. The most hotly contested races are for County Commission and the West Knoxville GOP primary for state Representative among state Rep. Martin Daniel, James Corcoran, Bryan Dodson and Steve Hall. The actual primary date is Aug. 4.

Dr. Jim McIntyre made 21 administrative appointments before his resignation took effect, and while there was talk that some might be reversed, none have. Unless, of course, there’s no one to post to the website with Melissa Tindell gone.

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SENIOR NOTES ■Cumberland Estates Recreation Center 4529 Silver Hill Drive 588-3442 Offerings include: Senior Walkers, 10:30 a.m., Monday-Friday. ■Frank R. Strang Senior Center 109 Lovell Heights Road 670-6693 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Offerings include: card games; exercise programs; dance classes; watercolor classes; Tai Chi; blood pressure checks; Mahjong; senior-friendly computer classes. Book Club meeting, noon Thursday, July 21; book: “A Spool of Blue Thread� by Anne Tyler.

Game rooms off the main dining area host blackjack and bingo. Shown with their bingo cards are Dotty Nicoll, Ruth and Frank Layton, Brenda Childress, Evelyn Jackson and Jerry Fasano. Photos by Carol Z. Shane

Register for: Meet the Expert: Rebecca Abbott, noon Wednesday, July 20; topic: senior’s wills, trusts, end of life issues and current laws. Covenant Health Lunch and Learn: “Advanced Directives: What you Need to Know,� noon Wednesday, July 27.

Casino Night at Park Place Independent Living By Carol Z. Shane

■John T. O’Connor Senior Center 611 Winona St. 523-1135 knoxseniors.org/oconnor. html Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Offerings include: Card games, billiards, senior fitness, computer classes, bingo, blood pressure checks 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday.

Jeanette Preston shows off her prize entitling her to a free haircut. Looking on are Phil and Barbara Dietz, Jerry Halsteth and Terri Jones. Jones, who is the Dietzes’ daughter, says that her parents are not yet residents. They are visiting because they are considering living at Park Place.

Register for: Facebook class, 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, July 21; cost: $15. Lunch and Learn: “Proper Fitting Shoes for Optimal Health,� noon Monday, July 25; RSVP by Thursday for lunch. Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter class, 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, July 27; cost: $15.

Bobbie Roth and Herb Wittke “trip the light fantastic� at Park Place Independent Living’s Casino Night.

â– Larry Cox Senior Center 3109 Ocoee Trail 546-1700 Monday-Friday

Bells were ringing, “coins� were clanking and excitement was in the air when Park Place Independent Living held its Casino Night recently. “We’re just playing,� says Lifestyle 360 program director Genna Minihan, pointing out that residents “gamble� for tokens and candy bars, with no real money involved. The senior apartment complex at 10914 Kingston Pike in Farragut, formerly known as Parkview Senior Living, offers apartments, meals, an exercise room, a hairdressing salon, walking paths and many fun, social activities. “We try to do something special each month: a luau, a Saint Patrick’s Day party with green beer,� says Minihan. “At Christmas the Farragut High School Madrigal singers come – that’s very special. We try to do Casino

Night twice a year.� It’s a popular event, and the slot machine is a favorite destination. “Sometimes they’re up til midnight,� laughs Minihan. Residents especially like the prize drawing, which kicks off the after-dinner event. Prizes include free haircuts and snazzy reusable shopping bags. Minihan wants to get the word out about Park Place and all it has to offer. “People don’t know we’re here because we’re hard to find,� she says. “I tell people to turn off of Kingston Pike between Drayer Physical Therapy and Tennessee Foot Care.� She says she loves her job and is blessed by the residents. “Whether they have 10 days or 10 years,� she says, “we want those to be happy years.� Info: 865-675-7050 or visit parkviewseniorliving tn.com

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Death of a butterfly Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error; how much more those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth. (Job 4: 18-19 NRSV)

These First UMC members share a good supper. From back left are Sonny and Robin Trotter, Lynn and Fran Morehous, Judy and Jerry McWhorter and Jeanne Tapp. Photos by Carol Z. Shane

First United Methodist celebrates 150 years By Carol Z. Shane These are exciting days for members of First United Methodist Church on Kingston Pike. This year marks the church’s 150th anniversary, and a recent gathering was held for fun, food, fellowship and celebration of that fact. The church was formed during the Civil War era, when a group split off from the city’s sole Methodist church. The clash over slavery forced the general conference of the church to agree to allow a separation into the Methodist Episcopal South and Methodist Episcopal North churches.

What is now Church Street United Methodist remained loyal to the South, and what is now First United Methodist allied with the North. In 1866, it became the first anti-slavery Methodist Episcopal North church to form south of the MasonDixon Line after the war. Next week, longtime church member Bill Tapp shares his knowledge of the church’s history and his memories of growing up at First United Methodist. His family’s heritage there goes all the way back to his grandparents.

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Five-year-old Matthew Johnson couldn’t resist the bouncy castle. His parents are Ann and Craig Johnson of Cedar Bluff.

The Brabson family includes Freddie, director of music at The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, who is well-known to Knoxville audiences for his “Mighty Musical Monday” performances at the Tennessee Theatre; mom Gail; Darryl and Jami Brabson Welden and their daughter, Sarah Grace; dad Dr. Leonard; and Amanda Brabson Paletz. Of First United Methodist, Freddie says, “We all grew up here.”

Piney Grove youth grow through service By Nancy Anderson Six members of Piney Grove Baptist Church’s youth group joined students on a mission trip to Cleveland, Tenn. Student Life, an interdenominational ministry geared toward bringing youth closer to Christ through serving those in need, sponsored the event.

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The kids spent a week in worship, making new friends and working about five hours a day gardening and cleaning houses. Special events included a performance by Stephen Miller, as well as a highlycompetitive game of black light dodgeball. Youth pastor Andrew Crowe said all the youth worked hard and seemed to grow in confidence and

Community service ■ Central UMC of Lenoir City and First Farragut UMC will partner to host a mobile pantry food giveaway 9 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at Central UMC, 310 Hickory Creek Road in Lenoir City. The church parking lot will open 6 a.m. School supplies, gently used coats and children’s clothing will also be given away.

Singings/music services ■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE in Heiskell, will host an outdoor gospel singing 6 p.m. Sunday, July 24. Singers include: The Betterway Quartet and Cherokee Muncey. Bring a chair. The singing will be moved inside in case of rain. Everyone welcome. ■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE, will host a benefit singing 7 p.m. Saturday, July 30, for Rick Alan King and

I can’t explain why it made such an impression on me. Weeks have passed, and it still haunts me. We were on a trip, and pulled off into a rest area for a few minutes. I walked across the parking lot to buy a soft drink, and there on the hot asphalt was a monarch butterfly. It seemed to be struggling: its folding and unfolding wings were moving more and more slowly. I hesitated to touch it, knowing that I could damage its wings. Ultimately, I went back to our vehicle and retrieved a piece of paper. I slid the paper carefully under the butterfly and moved it over to a shady patch of grass. I watched for a few moments, then admitted to myself that I had no other help to offer. I turned away, sadly, and my husband and I went on our way. Butterflies are not mentioned in the Bible. Moths show up with regularity in Scripture, but that is a whole ’nother animal. I did some research on butterflies in the Holy Land. The Swedish scientist Linnaeus discovered 26 different butterflies in Palestine in 1758! Current science counts 71 different kinds of butterflies in Israel. I marvel that the writers of Scripture – particularly the psalmists – never thought to extol the beauty and fragility of butterflies! I think about “my” butterfly every time I see another fluttering fold of sky. I give thanks for God’s gift to us: brightly colored, extremely fragile wings that remind us of a Creator who loves beauty!

leadership skills, but one in particular stood out. “Landon Mink led Bible study. This was his first time teaching, and he did a great job. I’m excited to see where he’ll be in a couple of years. “One of the proudest moments I’ve had as a youth pastor is when I looked over (to see our kids) studying with Bibles and notebooks open. None had to be asked or encouraged by an adult.”

Lana. The benefit is to help with Lana’s medical expenses. A love offering will be taken. Singers include: Messiah’s Call, Heart to Heart and the Gloryway Believers. Everyone welcome.

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

Youth programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC Young Adults, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will hold a car wash 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 30, Advance Auto Parts located at Kingston Pike and Lovell Road. Proceeds go to help cover the cost of their trip to New York in August. Info: 690-1060 or beaver ridgeumc.org.

■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, July 28-31. Times: 5:30-8 p.m. ThursdayFriday; 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. Sunday during the combined church service. A covered dish lunch will follow the Sunday service at 11:30. Info: 690-1060 or beaver

ridgeumc.org. ■ Hillside Baptist Church, 1321 Hickey Road, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 30. Ages 4-12. Registration available beginning 8:45 a.m. Online registration: hillsidebaptistknox.com/ vbs-registration. Info: Terry Richard, 898-0502.

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Youths enjoy Kids’ Movie Day More than 500 children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of East Tennessee and other youth groups enjoyed a July outing to the Tennessee Theatre as part of the second annual Youth Arts Alliance Kids’ Movie Day. When the children arrived, they were greeted and given a brief history of the theater, a 1920s movie palace. Popcorn and a coloring sheet of the theater were provided for guests by the Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation. Tennessee Theatre historian and house organist Bill Snyder played classic songs on the Mighty Wurlitzer organ, giving the children an opportunity to experience a movie at the theater as it would have been shown in 1928. Following the concert, the 1979 film “The Muppet Movie� was shown. “For many of these kids, this is their first time at the Tennessee Theatre, and we hope to make it a special

experience for them,� Becky Hancock, Tennessee Theatre executive director said. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley has 20 clubs throughout its service area, with summer programming that allows children to have fun and continue to advance educational goals while school is out. Fields trips to cultural sites like the Tennessee Theatre help achieve both goals. The clubs are sending approximately 500 school-aged kids from the clubs at Western Heights, Montgomery Village, Walter P. Taylor Homes, Norwood Elementary School, Carter, Haslam Teen Center, Halls/ Powell, North Anderson County, Lonsdale Elementary School, Middlebrook, Vestal, North Ridge Crossing, Haslam Family Club University and Lenoir City. “This field trip will be a fun way to help educate our kids about the history and architecture of downtown Knoxville,� said John Lasher, area director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee.

N. Beaman St. Ages 7-8. Cost: $85/$75 members. Info/registration: themuseknoxville.org/ content/summer-camps-2016 or 594-1494. â– Ice Princess Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, July 25-28, Angela Floyd Schools, 6732 Jubilee Center Way. Ages 2-5. Cost: $125. Info/registration: angelafloydschools.com or 947-9894. â– PBS Friends Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. Monday-Thursday, July 25-28, Angela Floyd Schools, 10845 Kingston Pike. Ages 2-5. Cost: $125. Info/registration: angelafloydschools.com. â– Preschool Mega Sports Camp, 9-11:30 a.m. MondayWednesday, July 25-27, Central Baptist Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive. Ages 3-5. Info/registration: cbcbearden. org or 588-0586.

Jordan Hauge and Michael Whitmer play a game of soccer at The Muse. Videogames are projected on to mats, and participants move around to make the game work.

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â– Awesome Oceans, 9 a.m.noon Monday-Friday, July 2529, The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman St. Ages 9-13. Cost: $105/$95 members. Info/ registration: themuseknoxville.org/content/summer-

■Children’s Music Camp, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Thursday, July 25-28 and 10 a.m.-noon Friday, July 29, Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike. Ages 7-13. Teaching: Andrew Lloyd Web-

â– Concord Park golf camp, 9-11 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, July 26-27, Concord Park, 10909 S. Northshore Drive. Ages 6-8. Cost: $50. Info/registration: 966-9103. â– Explorers of the World, 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday, July 25-29, The Muse Knoxville, 516

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CHAPTER TWO: STORY SO FAR: Nick and his best friend, Clay, have decided to write their own book of world records – in which they hold all the records. “What record should we try for first?� Nick repeated. “Something nobody’s ever done before?� Clay asked. “Like seeing how many jelly beans we can stuff in our mouths?� Nick puffed out

ber’s “Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorŽ Dreamcoat� (original version). Drop-in registration: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 24. Info/reservation: 688-1000 or info@faithseekers.org.

camps-2016 or 594-1494. â– Awesome Oceans, 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, July 25-29, The Muse Knoxville, 516 N. Beaman St. Ages 7-8. Cost: $105/$95 members. Info/ registration: themuseknoxville.org/content/summercamps-2016 or 594-1494.

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â– Wet-n-Wild Week at Ijams Nature Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, July 25-29, 2915 Island Home Ave. Ages 9-14. Cost: $225 members/$250 nonmembers. Info/registration: Lauren, 577-4717, ext. 135.

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his cheeks until his eyes squinted. “Naw,� Clay said. “Too easy. And I bet it’s been done.� “What if we did it standing on our heads? Only black ones?� “Get real!� Clay said. “I hate black ones and I don’t want to choke on jelly beans and die upside down making a record for some book. Even ours. There’s gotta be something else! Maybe something that’ll make

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us the richest kids in the world.� “There are lots of rich kids in the world,� Nick said. “You just have to be born rich.� “ B u t maybe we could make a record for becoming rich kids by making the most money in a day. Or in a couple hours.� N i c k thought for a moment. Getting rich and setting a record sounded like a pretty awesome combination. He nodded. “Maybe. But how can we make that much money?� Before Clay could answer, Nick heard his mother calling for him. “Ma-a-an!� he muttered. “Coming!� he called, running. “What does she want?� Clay asked, puffing alongside Nick. Nick shrugged and leaped up the steps to the back porch. All he knew was, whenever his mother called, she meant business. Opening the screen door, Nick and Clay were hit by the smell of just-baked chocolate chip cookies. Nick’s 4-year-old sister, Jazz for Jasmine, was sitting at the kitchen table, staring at a huge pile of cookies. His mother had called him in to have cookies with Jazz? Give me a break! he thought. Jazz looked up. “What took you so long?� Nick’s mother turned from washing a mixing bowl. “That was fast!� She smiled. “I told Jazz she couldn’t have any until you two were here.� Jazz reached for a cookie, but Nick was faster. Clay took a bite and smiled at Nick’s mother. The chocolate smeared on his teeth made him look dangerous. “These are great!� he said. He turned to Nick. “Maybe we should see how many of these puppies we can eat in a minute. Or an hour. Or a year!� “Why would you want to do that?� Nick’s mother asked. “To be the best in the world at something,� Nick answered. “But you’re already the best in the world at something.� “Yeah?� Nick wondered if she was poking fun at them. “Yes. Nick, you’re the best in the world at being yourself. And you, Clay, are the best at being yourself!� Both Nick and Clay groaned. What a mother-thing to say! Her face turned serious. “Nick, I need to get some work done around here, so I want you to look after Jazz for the next few

hours.� Nick was about to say no, when she interrupted. “And I want you to pick up some things at the grocery store for me.� She took a list from her pocket, and a twenty-dollar bill. “For doing me such a big favor, you can keep the change after you’ve bought everything.� Before Nick could protest, Clay blurted, “Sure thing!� “Thanks for being a good sport, Clay,� said Nick’s mother. Feeling grumpy at his mother and Clay, Nick took the list and the money. He reached for two more cookies, daring his mother to say no. She didn’t. “Come on, Jazz.� He held out his other hand. Her hand was as warm as the cookies. Clay nabbed two cookies on his way to the door. “See you later,� he called, slipping outside. “What’s on the list?� he whispered as they rounded the corner of the house. He took it from Nick and read. “We’re on our way to making a ton of money,� he said handing it back. “This record’s going to be a cinch.� “How’s that?� “My mom’s got everything that your mom needs. Except the toilet paper. We’ll keep the twenty bucks for our world record!� “Isn’t that stealing?� Nick asked. “It’s not stealing if you take stuff that’s yours, is it?� “But that stuff doesn’t belong to just you,� Nick replied. “So I won’t eat chips or drink soda for a week. That should make up for my part of it,� Clay countered. They were headed for Clay’s house and stopped to wait for a red light. Cattycorner, a man stood facing traffic, holding a piece of cardboard for passing cars to see. Nick read, “Hungry and Homeless.� A car rolled to a stop. The man nodded his thanks as the driver handed him money. “His clothes aren’t raggedy. Not even dirty,� Clay said, nodding toward the man. “He must make a ton of money.� Jazz tugged at Nick’s hand. “Nick?� she asked. “Just a minute,� Nick answered, gripping Jazz’s hand tighter. He looked at Clay. “So?� “So. He just gave me an idea. For making a ton of money.� Nick frowned. The light turned green. What was Clay getting them into now? (To be continued)

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

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BEARDEN Shopper news • JULY 20, 2016 • A-9

Living smart, staying well The Muse Knoxville opened a new exhibit that is geared to teach children the importance of living well, eating healthy and expanding their minds and the imaginations at the crossroads of science and art.

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The exhibit – “Live Smart, Stay Well!� – features a healthy kids clinic, farmers market and room to move and explore. One area has a huge mat on the floor and video games are projected onto the mat to encourage movement. Another area features props and costumes to encourage creative play, and the farmers market allows children to count play money, serve others and learn about healthy food choices. The Muse Knoxville is at 516 N. Beaman St. Regular admission is $7. Info: www. themuseknoxville.org.

Lydia Schmitt serves up a fresh salad in the farmers market play area at the Muse.

Cutting the ribbon on the Healthy Kids Clinic, sponsored by East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, are Missy Acosta, vice president of marketing for Delta Dental of Tennessee, Christi Branscom, deputy to the mayor, Ellie Kittrell, executive director of The Muse, and Marshall Molar.

Eden board gathers up fruit in the new healthy kids exhibit at the Muse. Evelyn Gill and Marti Acosta race cars built from Legos as Marti’s brother Dennis watches and cheers them on. Max VanWinkle runs through a sensory structure created from wood beams and plastic tie straps.

Free dental sealant clinics The Knox County Health Department (KCHD) will offer a free dental sealant clinic each Tuesday and Thursday in July at the InterFaith Health Clinic, 315 Gill Ave. KCHD will provide the dental sealants to individuals between the ages of 6 and 21 years old. Individuals do not have to be an InterFaith patient to receive these services, nor will they become an established InterFaith patient after receiving sealants. Appointments are required. Info/appointments: 215-5157.

Max and Finn VanWinkle explore in the Healthy Kids Clinic at The Muse and administer care to a doll patient through creative play. Photos by Ruth White

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Gloria Dei Lutheran extends a hand – and a courtyard – to community By Kelly Norrell When the members of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church voted in June to build a new church courtyard, they were voting to literally reach out to the community. An empty, grassy area at the center of the U-shaped brick building at 6632 Chapman Highway will soon become a combination prayer garden and meeting space with a walkway arching outward. “We will use it for any event to involve the community,� said pastor Jack Wilder. The handsome courtyard of pavers will feature inset bricks in the shape of a cross to mirror a wrought iron cross on the church roof. There will be memorial benches, beds of flowers such as chrysanthemums and Lenten roses, and a single flowering tree at the center of the cross.

School board OK’s purchase The Knox County Board of Education has approved the purchase of the property at 1709 Spring St. (formerly Powell Methodist Church) for $300,000 plus closing costs, pending approval of the Law Director’s office. Knox County Commission will vote on the purchase Monday, July 25, but the resolution is on the commission’s consent agenda. The sellers are Laura G. and Larry V. Bailey. The building will be torn down to expand the entrance and add parking for Powell Elementary School.

Church member Cicelie Neel, who designed the courtyard, said she hopes it will “open up our church to South Knoxville people who want to come by and commune with God in their own way, who want to share their spirits with each other and with the church.� Groundbreaking was July 3, and the courtyard, to be built by Garber Grounds Lawn Care, should be complete by the end of July. The congregation will add plantings later. “We plan to have our ice cream social at the end of the summer there – and our annual outdoor concert, outdoor worship services and our yearly blessing of the pets. We have a whole list of events,� Wilder said. Posted on an easel inside the church, next to plans and samples of pavers and bricks, is the list: Palm Sun-

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church pastor Jack Wilder stands where the new courtyard will be. The design mirrors the cross on the roof.

day processions, weddings and funerals, a blessing of the bikes ‌ and low impact service for veterans who suffer from PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder). “About one in eight soldiers suffer from PTSD. They struggle being indoors in a crowd and often don’t come

to church,� Wilder said. The story of the courtyard and the congregation’s yearning to meet people’s needs is also the story of the church’s growth. This year as the church celebrates both its 60th birthday and, on July 21, Wilder’s first anniversary as

pastor, Gloria Dei is rallying from a time of low attendance and discouragement. It lost three pastors, members and focus over a period of about seven years. But in the past year, it has regained strength. “When the congregation voted on the courtyard, the

Change comes to Powell Station By Marvin West Don’t sneak a casual peek and leap to conclusions, but historic Powell Station is changing. New businesses are popping up. Established storefronts look much younger with a layer of fresh paint. If you are interested in how things once were, charge your camera battery. Another landmark is going, going, almost gone. The sturdy brick and somewhat stately Methodist church, 24 feet from the nearest wall of Powell Elementary, is under consideration for purchase by Knox County Schools. If the deal

The church at 1709 Spring St. is just 24 feet from the corner of Powell Elementary School. Completed in 1931, the building was home to Powell United Methodist Church, which relocated to new facilities in 1965.

goes through, the building will be torn down and the space will become a parking lot. “I’d hate to see it go,� said Rowena Brown, age 92. “John and I were married there.� Vivid memories came bubbling up. “The church was full and overflowing. Walking down that aisle, I was scared to death. Going the other direction wasn’t so bad. Harry Cooper was seated on the front row of the balcony. the cheers and applause. “I’m not sure who swept He dumped an entire bag of rice on us as we walked out.� up the rice.� The William Henry Rowena remembers the Stooksbury family (includgasps of surprise and then ing little Rowena) moved to Conner Road in 1934. Construction of Norris Lake forced them from their home between Andersonville and Loyston. “My father worked for TVA for a while, and after that he was a farmer.� Mr. Stooksbury was also a Sunday school teacher. Rowena joined Powell Methodist in 1934, when she was 10. She thought it was such a pretty church. “The stained-glass windows were beautiful. The choir was behind the pulpit, just like it was supposed to be. I started singing in the choir at age 14.�

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The church had 58 members. “Mostly old people.â€? Rowena remembers most of the preachers: Walter Dean, J.P. McCluskey, James Patterson, A.L. Brewster, W.F. Pitts, Joe Dew, Oliver Tarwater, T.M. Bellamy, Charles Hurlock ‌ “Methodists changed preachers pretty often.â€? Rowena remembers Mary Alice Bell playing the piano. She remembers the fun and fellowship of pie suppers, covered-dish picnics and the Christmas season at Powell Methodist when everybody participated in one way or another. She recalls the celebration of George Washington’s birthday. “I think that was a fundraiser. You had to pay for

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majority was very much in favor of it. One member who is 89 years old told me, “It is about time we did this,� Wilder said, adding that a bequest made to the church in 2013 is paying for the construction cost of about $22,150. Neel, a graduate of the UT School of Architecture, said she took on the design project after listening to sermons on doing works God has called you to do. “I thought, ‘I have been to architecture school and worked at a firm. I can make a plan,’� she said. After rejecting such options as a children’s playground and a simple prayer garden, she proposed the courtyard. “I’d like a place to just go out and meditate. It’s a dream of drinking tea with God,� she said. Info: http://www.gloriadeiknox.org/, 865) 5735911.

things.� One of Rowena’s favorite stories is a hand-me-down. “J.E. Groner’s daughter, Irene, wanted to be married in the church, but construction wasn’t complete. The wedding party went down a ladder for the ceremony in the basement.� Roots of the church go back to 1880 and one Sunday service per month in Perkins School. Sometime later, 13 families committed to purchase the property on Spring Street. Construction went on from 1927 until 1931. Fast forward: Betty and Herman Lett joined in 1955. She led the children’s choir. He was church treasurer. “Every Sunday, after lunch, we’d clear the diningroom table and count three collections,� said Betty. “We’d do the Sunday school collection, the general collection and the building fund.� The Weigels, who owned the dairy and the forerunners to convenience stores and the big farm that is now Broadacres, were members. So was one of our alltime favorite teachers, Jeanette Evans, and her family. In time, the congregation outgrew the church. “The faithful 50 signed promissory notes to Home Federal to borrow the money for the new church,� said Betty. “As I recall, Mr. Stooksbury’s mule and plow were used to break ground.� Their faith was rewarded. The first service at the new place was the first Sunday in 1965. The Methodists have assembled a beautiful campus. You can see it at 323 West Emory Road. It is called Powell Church. Marvin West invites reader comments. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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BEARDEN Shopper news • JULY 20, 2016 • A-11

First Tenn launches Digital Banking 2.0 By Sandra Clark Digital Banking 2.0 has launched in Knoxville with more than a dozen First Tennessee Bank employees trained to assist customers on the new technology. According to a press release, Digital Banking 2.0 is a suite of online products that includes new budgeting tools, savings goal setting and tracking functions, improved alert functionality, as well as the ability to pull accounts – held either at First Tennessee or at other institutions – into one place. First Tennessee customers are notified via email when their accounts are scheduled to be moved to the new system, and cus-

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tomers’ online banking credentials will remain the same. Pam Fansler, First Tennessee’s east market president, said the technology will enhance personalized customer service. The Knoxville market is first for the upgraded ser-

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vice. Other markets will roll out in phases during the summer. “We have staffed our financial centers with specially trained employees to provide service and support for online and mobile banking customers. Our goal is for interested customers to

visit our centers in person for one-on-one instruction – like a Genius Bar-style experience that Apple provides for its customers.� Local experts are: Trish Curtis, South Grove; Kristi McCarter, East End; Bryan Silveira, Fountain City; Chasea Griph, Halls; Teresa Long, Powell; Shirley Schady, Merchants; Karen Hancock, Bearden; Rosemarie Williams, Downtown West; Tracy Pressley, UT; Kaycie Holmes, downtown; Michael Banks, Middlebrook Pike; Lisa Green, Kingston Pike West; Dorothy Beaver, Northshore; Rachelle Thomas, Farragut; Angela Harvey and Lisa Grant, Campbell Station.

BIZ NOTES â– Dr. Matthew Bessom has joined Summit Medical Group at Deane Hill as an internal medicine physician. He graduDr. Bessom Jarnigan Loveday ated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering. He earned his medical degree from Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Greenville Health System University â– of South Carolina School of Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine. He and his wife, Lisa, a pediatrician, have three children and live in West Knoxville. Info: 865-584-5762. â– Jeff Jarnigan is now operations manager of the Cumulus Media-Knoxville radio station cluster, headlined by WIVKFM. Jarnigan has 30 years of radio broadcasting experience in the Knoxville market and over 20 years’ experience in programming management. Jarnigan called his new job “akin to winning the radio lottery.â€? â– Mark Newhouse has joined First Community Mortgage as a loan originator at FCM’s Knoxville branch. Newhouse started as an anesthesia tech in surgery and pursued a career in digital marketing with Hibu selling SEM and SEO products. He was a loan originator with Southwest Funding in Knoxville for two years.

■Susan Loveday has been promoted to vice president of talent strategies and relations at Summit Strategic Solutions. She will work Newhouse Roberts with the CEO and executive team to meet company and client goals. Dr. Wesley Dean, chair of Healthcaring Ventures, parent company of Summit Strategic Solutions, called Loveday “a problem solver and team player with excellent people skills.� Katrina Roberts, former creative director for the Daily Beacon at UT, has joined Moxley Carmichael as graphic and digital media designer. She graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in English from UT in May. Roberts was salutatorian at Nashville School of the Arts, a public magnet high school for students interested in the arts. She was on staff at the Daily Beacon throughout her college career and was a two-time recipient of the Tennessee AP College Award for Best News Graphic Design/Illustration.

â– Natalie and Marshall Stair have opened a furniture and home dĂŠcor store, Nest Knoxville, on the 100 block of Gay Street. Nest Knoxville will focus on one-of-a-kind showroom samples from some of the top furniture brands in the country, along with home accessories and gifts for all occasions. Marshall Stair, an attorney, serves on Knoxville City Council. Nest Knoxville is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

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Dykes gets service award Knoxville Police chief David Rausch says officer Joshua Dykes is “trusted and respectedâ€? and “embodies what a true law enforcement professional is.â€? The Rotary Club of Farragut agreed and presented Dykes its prestigious 2016 Service Above Self award. This is the 12th year Farragut Rotary has honored an emergency-services professional in recognition of work Joshua Dykes that goes far above and beyond the call of duty. Rausch nominated Dykes and explained why the 10-year veteran of the force deserved the honor, although he admitted how “bittersweetâ€? it was, since Dykes is about to leave KPD to attend law school at Lincoln Memorial University. Dykes was named KPD Officer of the Year in 2015. His accomplishments are many, covering a wide range of experiences. He helped save the life of a 2-year-old who was having a seizure. A man eating at Cracker Barrel was choking on food; six thrusts of the Heimlich maneuver later, Dykes had dislodged the food and saved his life. That earned him the department’s Life Saving Award. During a resident check on a freezing January day in 2015, he found a woman in her late 80s with no heat, no food and no family. He went to a store and bought food for her and her pets and notified KUB to get her utilities restored. He continues to check on her. Rausch also nominated Dykes because of the officer’s investigative work in arresting suspects involved in fraud and felony theft, working with the fire department’s arson investigators, and Dykes’ work with the Crime Suppression Initiative in East Knoxville. “Officer Dykes is a well-rounded officer who was able to show compassion and caring for those in need, as well as doing outstanding investigative work for our community,â€? said Rausch. Dykes became a little emotional in accepting the award. “This is a great honor, and I don’t know how to express my thanks,â€? he said. “I was just doing my job. I am really going to miss the chief and the department.â€? Let’s add, “And a job well done, officer!â€? â–

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Chris Rohwer of North Knox Rotary reports $4,500 has been raised toward the club’s goal of $13,000 to upgrade the kitchen of the club-sponsored cerebral palsy group home in Fountain City.

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Pokémon Go: Farragut parks a hotspot for fans By Carolyn Evans Molly Moss, 17, was checking out at Walgreens a couple of weeks ago when the cashier started talking to her about Pokémon Go. “I just kind of blew it off,” says the rising senior at Farragut High School. “I thought, ‘That’s for geeks.’ But I saw people at church playing it, and my coworker plays it on her break.” The game, which came out July 5, quickly broke all records for smartphone games. This past weekend, Molly showed up at Founders Park at Campbell Station – not to hear the bluegrass concert – but because the park is a hotspot for Pokémon Go fans. Molly downloaded the game from her phone’s app store, created an avatar and figured out how to play. Right away it told her that there was a Pokémon outside near her house. She followed the directions out the front door and swiped across her phone to “capture” the Pokémon. She had 33 different characters within a few days. “You start catching more and more, and it’s hard to stop,” she says. She wasn’t the only one walking around the park looking at a phone. Her

friend Josh Leone was doing the same thing, as were Isaac Waters, Bryce Johnson, Benjamin Pethel and Austin and Trisha Clark. Austin Clark explains that active Pokémon players attract more Pokémon characters to a given area. “The last time we were here, there were about 30 people standing by the creek,” he says. Trisha Clark, an employee at Kroger’s pharmacy, says she comes to the park in the morning before she goes to work. “I eat my breakfast and play,” she says. “There are people here already playing then.” Isaac says he’s been at the park for the past couple of days to play. “There are 250 Pokémon,” he says, and he has collected 100. The goal is to collect as many Pokémon characters as possible. As players capture them virtually and earn points, they move up to higher levels. Once they reach Level Five, they can join a team with other players. Josh says his attraction to the game is competing with his friends. “I was on my way back from church camp, and I was hearing people talking about it,” he says. “On

Capturing Pokémon at Founders Park at Campbell Station are Molly Moss, Trisha and Austin Clark, and Josh Leone. Photos by Carolyn Evans Sunday there were all these other people playing it and asking me if I played. I got it on Monday.” Within a few days he met friends to play at Anchor Park and Founders Park. “You can basically play anywhere you can walk around,

and the best places are parks and the mall.” The homeschooler predicts a lot of students will have their phones taken up at school. “I shouldn’t have a problem,” he says. “But I have a month to get more addicted.” Pokémon Go app on Josh Leone’s cell phone

Breaking bread with the Irish By Sherri Gardner Howell

Irish Chef Roy Moffett gets a helping hand from Gabe Loving, music minister for at Christ Covenant Church, during a community cooking demonstration held at the church.

The whisks were keeping a steady beat, and the pots and pans were banging in the kitchen at Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church recently. The taste buds of the group gathered for dinner were definitely expecting some treats as Irish Chef Roy Moffett and his team whipped up a dinner. Assisting the chef was Tracey Agnew, also a member of the mission team from Ireland that was here working in the region with Christ Covenant and other churches. She proudly announced that the “Brine Bread” would be topped with Kerrygold Irish butter. Brine bread? “Ummm, could you spell that?” a member of the congregation finally asked. Agnew, in her delightful Irish brogue, responded with a hearty “BR-O-W-N,” and there was laughter all around. The cooking demonstra-

Laura Clark and Sarah-Louise Donaldson try freshly-baked brown bread topped with Kerrygold Irish butter served by Tracey Agnew. Photos by Nancy Anderson tion – one of three the team did while in East Tennessee – was a fun sidebar to the real work the visitors and their hosts were doing. The group worked in Knoxville with Thrive Lonsdale, a ministry

that serves a large immigrant population, and then spent time ministering to the homeless and destitute in Haywood County, N.C. For the last cooking demonstration, the Irish team

visited Community Evangelistic Church, 2650 Boyds Bridge Pike, to work in the garden. Afterwards, Chef Moffett demonstrated how to prepare three different Irish dishes.

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Shared memories are top investment By Jay Slagle For as long as I can remember, attending sporting events has been an important way my father and I have spent time together. I’m told that he had to hold down the seat at my ďŹ rst Tennessee basketball game Jay Slagle because I didn’t weigh enough to keep the seat from closing on me. Since those early days, we have gone to hundreds of UT football, basketball and baseball games, experiencing all the ups and downs of the past 30 years. We also share a lifelong goal of seeing a baseball game in every major league stadium and we are about halfway there. While I can’t recall every starting lineup or the score of each game, I do remember that sports have always provided an invaluable point of connection and regular opportunities for my father and me to spend time together. Of all the trips we’ve taken, the one that sticks out most clearly to me was during the summer of 2012. Over the course of eight days, dad and I drove from Knoxville to Maine and back, visiting each of the six Major League Baseball stadiums along the way. Our time was spent comparing these new parks to those already marked off our list, intently watching the games, and sampling the occasional ballpark hot dog. Without a doubt, the highlight of the trip was my ďŹ rst experience at historic Fenway Park. I still remember how it felt walking out of the concourse and into this living baseball museum for the ďŹ rst time. It was a day neither dad nor

I will soon forget. The stars aligned and we were able to see our favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, in a rare interleague game against the Boston Red Sox. We sat four rows behind our team’s dugout, sang “Sweet Carolineâ€? like a local and cheered as our Braves won 4-1. The outcome was exactly what I hoped for, but it was the opportunity to share that experience with my dad that made it a truly great day. Many trips, and many years later, I’ve come to realize that my father wasn’t investing time and money just to go to sporting events, but rather to create memories together that we could share for years to come. Recently I read a book titled “Happy Money,â€? by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton. The book summarized the authors’ research on how we spend money and the types of spending habits that actually make us happier. While we might assume that a nicer house or a new car would top the list, the research shows that material purchases do little to move the needle toward increased happiness. It turns out the excitement of the new house fades and trafďŹ c becomes frustrating regardless of the car we’re driving. So, if research validates the adage that money can’t buy us happiness in the form of “stuff,â€? how should we spend money in a way that does make us happier? Dunn and Norton found a measurable difference in happiness when we spend money in ways that provides time and experiences with those we love. These shared experiences provide the opportunity to deepen our relationships and increase our sense of connection to those we care for most. While these memories don’t show up on any account state-

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ment, they add immeasurable value to our lives. I have the privilege of seeing these stories play out in the lives of our clients on a regular basis. In my opinion, nothing is harder about travel than deciding where to eat. When I found out some clients were visiting Florence, Italy, this summer, I gave them the name of my favorite restaurant that I stumbled upon during my visit there several years ago. During their stay, I received an email which read: “Guess where we ate pizza today? Amazing! We sure made lots of wonderful memories during the

last three weeks and we wouldn’t trade them for anything! It was certainly time and money well spent. Help keep us on track because we have more memories to make!�

The ability to help our clients stay on track ďŹ nancially is an important part of what I do. However, helping clients make those wise ďŹ nancial decisions that allow them to live lives full of memorable experiences is the part of my career that I love. Time marches on, things wear out and lose their luster, but the time and memories that I have shared with my father will be valued for a lifetime. Jay Slagle is an advisor with Rather & Kittrell. He can be reached at jslagle@rkcapital.com.

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‘Bible of back care’ puts patients back in control Scott Hamilton calls it “an unfortunate water event” that required his extended presence under the crawl space of his home last August. Soon after, his presence was required elsewhere – on the table at the Parkwest Therapy Center at Fort Sanders West. Hamilton’s lower back had “gone out” on him. It wasn’t the first time, and likely won’t be the last. Until then, he does what he can to keep back problems away by following the McKenzie Method, an exercise-based approach to assessment, treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal pain. Developed in the 1950s by New Zealand physical therapist Robin McKenzie, the McKenzie Method empowers patients to care for their back through a series of simple home/office exercises that ease the load (and therefore, the pain) on the spine. The exercises are utilized worldwide, thanks in large part to McKenzie’s series of books on treating one’s own back, shoulder, knee or neck. “It’s the bible of back care,” says Mark Conley, manager of rehab services for Parkwest Therapy Center where physical therapists give McKenzie’s “Treat Your Own Back” book (and often a lumbar roll) to about 30 patients each month. “One of the great things about McKenzie method is that it really promotes patient involvement,” says Conley. “There is a heavy education component to it. We don’t want patients to be reliant on us to feel better; we want them to have the tools necessary to feel better on their own.” Hamilton first learned about the McKenzie Method about years ago, and quickly became a devotee. “The McKenzie Method’s simplicity is its greatest feature. If I can do it and remember how to do it, it has to be simple,” Hamilton said. “Once you read the book and have Mark explain the exercises, you realize that much of it is common sense. That’s the magic to this – anyone can do it and understand it. The other benefit is a gym is not necessary to perform these exercises.” One such exercise is “press

pened to your suspension because that load has been there a long time and it will prematurely wear out those shock absorbers. Our discs function in much the same way: they absorb shock and they allow you to move and flex. So you tend to see a higher incidence of disc problems in people with sitting jobs.” In his role as vice president of financial services at Parkwest Medical Center, Hamilton guesses he sits six to seven hours a day. So, he tries to stay in shape by putting in 3.5 miles a day, five days a week, on the treadmill. “I try to keep myself in decent shape but the b a c k McKenzie-certified therapist Mark Conley helps Scott Hamilton keep back problems away by following the McKenzie Method. ups,” which is basically a push up where your pelvis, hips and legs hang limp and your lower back sags. “Mark explained that motion is to counteract all the flexion that you put into your back,” said Hamilton. “If I can do a set of those once or twice a day, I have found it helps my back stay loose. Obviously, that can be a challenge to do at work being in an office setting. So Mark has taught me how to do that with a standing back bend.” Despite the exercises’ simplicity, deciding which exercises to do is not so easy. “Back pain is a very complex diagnosis because it encompasses so many possible pain sources,” said Conley, who is one of fewer than 30 physical therapists in the Knoxville area certified in the McKenzie Method. “It can be very frustrating for doctors and therapists to treat because you’ve got discs, you’ve got joints, you’ve got ligaments and muscles – everything in there, and multiple levels of it – that can be your pain source. Sometimes we fall into the trap of trying to figure out exactly where the pain is coming from but you don’t always have to know exactly where it’s coming from. “If you apply the principles of the McKenzie method and you get a feel for what position or movement is going to reduce or abolish

their pain, you go with that. That way, you don’t get bogged down in trying to figure out exactly what you’re dealing with.” While diagnosis can be difficult, knowing the reason for the pain is often obvious – sitting. “If you look at the research, there are studies done that looked at the pressure on a disc in certain positions or in different positions of the body, and they found that sitting is one of the highest compression loads on the discs,” said Conley. “The lumbar spine is typically flexed, and that’s because most of us don’t sit properly, we tend to roll our pelvis back which flexes the spine and creates that higher compression load on the discs themselves. It’s a product of poor positioning and time. The longer you sit, the more that pressure tends to cause failure in some weak zones of the discs.” Conley compares it to a “brand new truck with a really kicking suspension” that has been loaded with 1,000 pounds of concrete blocks for a month. “Take the blocks out and see what’s hap-

can g e t anyone,” he said. “It bothers people that are in shape or those out of shape. It’s just one of those things that I’ve accepted. I just know this is something I have to be aware of all of the time and not take my back for granted.” That means he’ll have to keep a close watch on his posture and keep doing his exercises. If he doesn’t and the pain returns to the point where the exercises aren’t working, he’ll be back on the table at the Parkwest Therapy Center. He won’t even need a physician referral to do so. That’s because a change in the state law, ushered in by Covenant Health, now allows direct access to physical therapy for anyone without a referral. “Under direct access we are allowed to see the patient up to six visits over 15 calendar days,” said Conley. “That’s one of the conditions of direct access; you can’t go beyond that without a physician referral.”

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It’s not about hot, cold, drugs, ultrasounds needles or surgery. It’s the McKenzie Method and it’s about promoting the body’s potential to repair itself and empowering patients to be in control of their own symptom management. To do that, your physical therapist must be specially trained in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) and certified by the McKenzie Institute to assess, classify, treat and prevent back, neck and extremity problems. “There is a portion of the McKenzie evaluation called the repeated motion testing section that usually, for the objective part of the examination, is one of the most important parts,” said Mark Conley, manager of rehab services for Parkwest

Therapy Centers at Fort Sanders West and one of fewer than 30 McKenzie-certified physical therapists in the Knoxville area. “Most mechanical problems in the back will respond favorably to a direction of movement. So you have a patient go through a series of directional movements in a repeated fashion, and you ask, ‘Are you better? Worse? No difference?’ And as they respond to that, you can pursue that movement until you have a good idea that this is a direction of benefit. So you send the patient home with an exercise program that reproduces that direction and you have them do it frequently because, on average, you flex your back 5,000 times a day. So, going into the opposite direction, if that is your benefit movement, you need

“Obviously, there are times you can do the right things and your back pain still persists, in which case you need some intervention,” Conley added. “Scott was smart enough to come in as soon as it started getting bad and we applied those hands-on techniques that he couldn’t do himself to get over the hump so to speak.” “It’s on me now to do things to take pressure off of my back,” said Hamilton. “Is it cured? Am I never going to have to have physical therapy again? I realize the answer to that question is probably not. However, Mark’s staff has taught me methods to keep my back healthy, so that I can postpone my return visit to the clinic for as long as possible!” “Mark and his staff conduct themselves as true professionals and truly build personal relationships with each of their patients,” said Hamilton. “There is always a very personal feel with each visit to their clinic. That relationship, along with the excellent level of care Parkwest Therapy Center provides, is what keeps patients selecting and returning to that clinic.” While Conley jokingly says Hamilton keeps a copy of McKenzie’s Treat Your Own Back rolled up in his back pocket, Hamilton says he’s “not that good of a student – I can’t tell you what’s on Page 43 of the book.” “That doesn’t mean I always sit right – I catch myself in positions that aren’t good. My challenge – and I would say that it’s true for almost any patient – is that when I’m feeling good, doing exercises is NOT the first thing on my mind. When my back starts hurting, I think about therapy. That’s the wrong thing to do!” Conley agrees. “Pain is a great reminder to do your exercises,” he says, “but when the pain goes away, so does your reminder. Old habits die hard, and we just kind of get back into our routine.” For more information about the Parkwest Therapy Center or to schedule an appointment with a McKenzie certified therapist, call Parkwest at 374-PARK.

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to do that frequently to counter all the flexion times that you do. Usually, we’ll tell a patient to do their exercises every two to three hours, which works out to about five or six times per day and we’ve seen that there is much more benefit to that.” During the treatment process, the therapist may provide advice and instruction about posture and teaches the patient specific exercises. Sometimes a hands-on technique is used to manage more difficult problems. But by performing exercises regularly, patients are also learning to self-treat their problems, minimizing risk of recurrence and dealing with symptoms quickly if they occur. While the exercises are simple, becoming a certified McKenzie therapist is not. To

even qualify to take the exam, one must be a licensed physical therapist, chiropractor, medical doctor, doctor of osteopathy, nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Applicants for certification must attend four three-day courses. “Once you complete those, you sit for a board certification exam,” said Conley, who holds a master’s in physical therapy. McKenzie certification requires applicants to pass a written, lab and manual skills practical. The exam takes an entire day to complete. Currently the Parkwest Therapy Center has two McKenzie certified therapists on staff. In addition to Conley, Logan Pendergrass also holds the certification. To make an appointment with a McKenzie certified therapist, call Parkwest at 374-PARK.

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Adoptions ADOPT: Creative, musical, nurturing teacher wishes to adopt a baby into her loving & secure home. Expenses Paid. Call Lillian 1-888-861-8427 or www.liliadopts.com ADOPTION: Adopting your newborn is a gift we’ll treasure. Secure endless love awaits your newborn. Maria & John 877-321-9494 Exp. pd.

6 CEMETERY LOTS, In Lynnhurst, Lot # 340, section B, spaces 1 & 2, 3, 6, 7 & 8. $3000 each space. (325)260-7358.

Financial

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

Consolidation Loans

HIGHLAND MEMORIAL CEMETERY Sutherland, 4 lots together, $1500 ea./b.o. (865)947-9275; 368-2142 Highland Memorial Chapel Knox. True Companion interior. Lists $15,995. Sell $12,000. Details (865)309-0170

Collectibles 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

Apartments - Unfurn.

1,2,3 BR $355 - $460/mo. 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-$395. 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

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

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

Lawn & Garden Craftsman 12 HP riding mower $400 obo; Murray gas mower, elec weedeater + other equip. 865-660-0311

Merchandise

West

GOLDEN DOODLE PUPPIES - F1B, males & fem. avail. Parents on premises. Must see. (423)733-9252

DRIVERS - Great Hometime. $1,250 + per week + Monthly Bonuses. Excellent Benefits. Newer Trucks. No Touch. CDL – A 1 yr. exp. 855842-8498

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

Garage Sales

Child Care NURSERY WORKER NEEDED-Part-time for Trinity United Methodist Church. Sunday 8am-12pm, some Wednesday evenings. Please send resume to contact@knoxtrinity.org. Must be 18 yrs.

PUPPY NURSERY

Chain link dog pen, 12x12x6 w/center divider $500 obo; pet carriers; cement bird bath. (865) 660-0311

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

Boats/Motors/Marine

2008 PONTOON BOAT, motor, trailer. Looks, runs good!! $6,900. OBO 865-291-8203 (865)291-8203.

Will clean front & back, $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed.

Jobs

DRIVERS - Great Hometime. $1,250 + per week + Monthly Bonuses. Excellent Benefits. Newer Trucks. No Touch. CDL – A 1 yr. exp. 855842-8498

2006 SEA RAY 220 SELECT 350 Mag, 300 HP, Captains call exhaust, 105 hrs. Eagle trlr. $25,000. (865)414-0937.

HAROLD’S GUTTER SERVICE

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Recreation

1985 RANGER BOAT 150 mariner hot foot tilt steering pics on craiglist. 865-209-7890 4500.00 negotiable (865)243-0799.

Home Maint./Repair

Convenient Location! Exit 134 in Caryville

Employment

1978 CHRIS CRAFT - restored, 28’, $11,500. Everything new. At Volunteer Landing. (865)300-2537.

Call (865)281-8080

USING A WOOD MIZER PORTABLE SAW MILL

Vehicles Wanted

FAST $$ CASH $$ 4 JUNK AUTOS

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

GOAD MOTORSPORTS

CFMOTO Classic Cars

Can fix, repair or install anything around the house! Appliances, ceramic tile, decks, drywall, fencing, electrical, garage doors, hardwoods, irrigation, crawlspace moisture, mold & odor control, landscape, masonry, painting, plumbing. Any Remodeling Needs you wish to have done or completed!

AT YOUR SITE LOGS TO LUMBER

130K mi., $2000. 688-5480.

FORD E350 Super Duty XLT Club Wagon 2002, 12 pass., gold, 5.4 V8, dual AC, 74k mi, 1 owner, $7000. (865)806-3648.

REMODELING & HANDYMAN SERVICE JIMMY THE PROFESSIONAL HANDYMAN!!

Farm Products

DODGE RAM 150 1995.

CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY 2006. 7 pass., Good cond. Clean. Local. $4400. (865)363-9018.

ADVANTAGE

Millen Garage Builders 865-679-5330

CHEVROLET SILVERADO CREW CAB LT 2014, new in Oct. Only 8K mi., white w/blk int., 20” whls., nav., blue tooth, XM radio, towing pkg, no trades, $30,500. (423)312-8256.

Vans

General Services

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Trucks

Chrysl. Town & Country Ltd 2002, 178K mi, 3rd row seats, rear AC, all power, remote side & back doors, good tires, heated seats, lthr, gold color, $3,000 firm. (865)705-8886.

Services Offered

FIRST SUN FINANCE

We make loans up to $1000. We do credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call today, 30 minute approvals. See manager for details. 865-687-3228

Real Estate Sales Condos-Unfurn FSBO Beautiful Beaumaris Park 1,850 sf, 5 yrs old, 3BR, 2BA, handicapped access., SS appls, granite c. tops, plantation shutters, open flr plan, scrnd bk porch & front porch, hrdwd & tile main living area. 865-809-3293.

GATE MANOR APTS. 1200 Fowler Lane Clinton 457-7651 KAREDAY TERRACE APTS. 99 Wilberforce Ave. Oak Ridge 483-3780 Call to receive information to apply today! 1, 2, 3 bedroom avail.

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

Homes Unfurnished 2 BR, 1 BA brick, Knox Co. area.. new cent H&A, private lot, 1st & last mo. rent $750 + $500 DD. Full sz bsmt, Cr. ck. Refs req. (865) 773-2313 3BR, 1BA, 2 story, in the country in Blount Co. $800 mo. + $800 dep. 865-368-3238, call/text. 6300 SF, 5 BR, 5 BA, Fenced yd, scrn deck, 2 kitchens, 3 car + 1 gar. Brick, Farragut, Hardin Valley Schools. Mtn View. N’bhd pool, tennis. $2950/mo. (865)806-2599 HALLS. 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA, cent h/a, appls furn, DW, W/D conn., rec room w/ frpl, deck, 2 car gar., $1275 mo., $500 dep. (423)504-2679 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 SEYMOUR - 2BR, 1BA, newly renovated & private on 1 acre, w/W/D incl. $650 mo. + $650 sec. dep. No smoking, no pets inside or out. Will do background ck., 865-406-4227.

Furniture

Manufactured Homes

Condos Unfurnished

DINING ROOM TABLE & 4 CHAIRS, hutch, good cond. $350. Phone (865)687-7904

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FAB CUSTOM DESIGN & Built Desk w/ wall shelves & 46” attac. side tbl. Solid pine. Specialty pine trim. $439. (865)567-6724

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

NE KNOX Open Floor plan, wd/tile flrs, fresh paint, 2BR, 2BA, 1208 SF, $1150 mo./1st/last/sec. dep. No pets/ smoking. Incl lawn srvc. (865)933-7575

MATCHING COFFEE & - 2 end tables. Wood surface. Bronze trim. Xtra nice. $150. (865)938-0659 QUALITY FURN., accessories & objects of art. Call for list, prices & photos. (865) 660-0311

Household Goods AUTHENIC BUFFALO HIDE - Rug, never used only displayed, new, great price. $600. (865)567-6724 NEW SERTA I SERIES FIRM MATTRESS & box springs. 1 yr. old. Kng sz. New $2099; Sell $1000. (865)719-5448 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

Jewelry: Costume/Fine MAN’S ROLEX WATCH - Used Man’s Rolex watch, 18K and stainless steel with diamond dial, Good Condition. Watch was just serviced. $3500.00 (865)482-3131

1990 up, any size OK 865-384-5643

MOBILE HOME FOR RENT IN PARK - 2 BR, 1 BA. $400/mo. + dep. Talbott. (714)943-5772

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 7 + ACRES NYDECK Rd, Morgan Co., TN. Wooded, close to wtr, gas & elec. Spot cleared for home site. Great deer hunting. $28,800. (423)223-3737.

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

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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.

Offices/Warehouses/Rent 1500 SF Office/Warehouse, Papermill Rd, drive in bay, $1100 mo. 865-5441717; 865-740-0990

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THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 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.

Alzheimer’s Tennessee kick off for “Purple Out Day,” noon, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Speaker: Knox County Court Clerk Mike Hammond. “Purple Out Day” will be Friday, July, 29, and is a campaign to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and related dementias as well as raise funds to support the work of Alzheimer’s Tennessee. Info: alzTennessee.org; 544-6288; 888-326-9888. 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

“Legally Blonde: The Musical, Jr.,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Info: 208-3677, knoxvillechildrenstheatre. com, zack@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

Corn boil, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Faith Masonic Lodge, 115 Lafayette Drive, Oak Ridge. Sponsored by the Grand Court, Order of the Amaranth. Cost: $8. Includes corn and all the trimmings. Carryout available. 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.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20

SATURDAY, JULY 23

Afternoon Delight presented by Smoky Mountain Storytellers, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Vienna Coffee House, 212 College St., Maryville. Donations accepted. Info: Sheri Liles, 680-8453 or spinningmaid@gmail; smokymountaintellers.org. Movie party: “Minions,” 3 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750. “Read and Ride with Daniel Tiger,” 11 a.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Free event. The animated character Daniel Tiger is the star of “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” currently seen on East Tennessee PBS.

AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., AAA Office, 100 W. Fifth Ave. Eight-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $40 members/$50 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. 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. Info/ registration: 215-8809. Book launch and signing for “Blue Mountain Sky” by local author Cyn Taylor, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Front Porch Restaurant and Primitive Shop, 1509 W Emory Road. Book available for purchase; name drawn from sales for door prize. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. “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,

THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 31

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 20-21 AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

THURSDAY, JULY 21 AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:309:30 p.m., AAA Office100 W. Fifth Ave.. Four-hour course helps reduce points for traffic offenders and teaches how to reduce risk while driving. Cost: $30 members/$35 nonmembers. Must preregister. Info/ registration: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252.

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.

SUNDAY, JULY 24 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.

TUESDAY, JULY 26 Auditions for Encore Theatrical Company production of “Rock of Ages,” 6:30 p.m., Walters State Community College, 500 S. Davy Crockett Parkway in Morristown. Looking to cast 10 men and eight women with strong vocal abilities to sing rock music, good comedic timing and ability to move well. Info: etcplays. org or 423-318-8331. Awesome Science with Dr. Al Hazari, 3 p.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Brown Bag Lecture: “The Viking Age and Norse Genealogy,” noon-1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Presented by Ron Jones. Info: 215-8824. The Corporate Slyder Cup world cornhole championship, exhibit hall at the Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Hosted by the American Cornhole Organization. Open to players of all skill levels. Doors open 4 p.m.; competition begins 6 p.m. Info/registration: americancornhole.com or 1-888563-2002. Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv troop, 8 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, Market Square. Free admission. “Ginseng: Gold in Those Mountains,” 11 a.m.noon, Karns Senior Center, 8042 Oak Ridge Highway. Presented by master gardener Janie Bitner. Free and open to the public. Info: 951-2653.

2nd annual Travis Wegener Memorial Car Show Open to all makes & models Saturday, Aug. 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food City, 7350 Clinton Highway in Powell (corner of Powell Drive and Clinton Highway) Lunch will be served by Food City with all proceeds going toward the Travis Donald Wegener Fund to Enhance Powell. While you’re in Powell, stop by Powell Station Park to play the Travis Donald Wegener Memorial Disc Golf Course, paid for in part from proceeds of last year’s car show. Funds raised this year will go toward development of the Collier Preserve, an 11-acre natural park adjacent to Powell Branch Library.

Car entry fee is $20

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‘Phenomenal’ treatment for Knoxville man battling Stage IV melanoma As an avid outdoorsman, Travis Maryanski of Knoxville was perhaps in the best shape of his life two years ago, when he began a significant battle with cancer. In November 2013, he found a lump under the skin on his neck. Tests revealed it was Stage IV melanoma, a life-threatening type of cancer. “I thought melanoma was only a skin disease, but they never found a spot on my skin that even remotely looked precancerous or even of concern,” said Maryanski, now 42. “This was under the skin. It was melanoma in my lymph node. There is no good time to receive that type of news, especially the day before Thanksgiving.” In December, Maryanski underwent surgery to remove lymph nodes on the side of his face and neck. Meanwhile, more tests revealed the cancer had spread to a spot in his brain. His doctors recommended gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery at the Fort Sanders Regional Gamma Knife Center at Thompson Cancer Survival Center. Fort Sanders has the newest and most advanced Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion machine, one of only 30 in the United States. In gamma knife radiosurgery, specialized equipment focuses

The procedure itself is minimally invasive, involves no cutting, and Maryanski went home the same day. Although the radiation itself is painless, the fitted guidance helmet on his head was not comfortable, he said. “They bolt a frame to your skull, which hurts pretty bad, I have to admit … it’s not fun. But they give you medicine that makes you not care,” said Maryanski. “As far as the procedure goes, it’s painless. And then you go home.” Over the next few days and weeks, the radiation destroyed the cancerous spot in his brain, and Maryanski said it has not spread or grown. Maryanski has also participated in a clinical trial for a vaccine against melanoma recurrence, at the University of Virginia. He is looking forward to returning to running and mountain biking someday. “I’m still feeling the side effects kick that group out of the hospital. The nurse who did all the prep from the vaccine, but I’m alive and at least for now, I am cancer free. work was phenomenal.”

Travis Maryanski was treated for Stage IV melanoma at the Fort Sanders Gamma Knife Center at Thompson Cancer Survival Center. He’s now cancer free. close to 200 tiny beams of radiation through the skull and into the brain tumor. Although each beam has very little effect on the brain tissue it passes through, a strong dose of radiation is delivered to the site where all the beams meet. On Jan 2, 2014, at 6 a.m., Maryanski was scheduled for gamma knife surgery at Fort Sanders. He was surprised to find a large support group of family and friends at the hospital at dawn. “The staff had to deal with a group of friends I didn’t know were going to be there. They all showed up,” he said with a laugh. “I was surprised that they didn’t

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Brain surgery without the ‘surgery’ The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion machine has treated nearly 400 patients since coming to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in 2011. And both physicians and patients are delighted with the results. “I continue to be amazed by the tumor reduction we receive using gamma knife technology,” says Dr. David H. Hauge, Medical Director of the Fort Sanders Gamma Knife Center. Using the Gamma Knife radiosurgery system requires a team effort. “We have both neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists together in the pre-treatment evaluation, as well as the actual procedure. Speciallytrained radiation physicists and nurses also help ensure a safe and

pleasant experience for the patient,” explains Hauge. Despite its name, the gamma knife is not really a “knife.” There’s no cutting, no anesthesia and no hospitalization afterward. Radiation energy is targeted through the skull and into brain tumors, destroying them while leaving healthy tissue unharmed in the process. Treatments can last less than two hours, and patients go home the same day. Gamma knife can also be used to treat a number of other brain disorders, like non-cancerous tumors of the pituitary gland, tumors of the ear or eye nerves, or malformations of the blood vessels in the brain. Fort Sanders is an “open” center,

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It’s a small price to pay,” he said. Maryanski said he would recommend Thompson Cancer Survival Center and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center to anyone facing cancer. “There’s a different standard of care when you go in for cancer. The folks at Thompson really get it. They were phenomenal. They deal with people going through nasty stuff, and they know how to do it correctly. I go in for MRIs on my brain and CT scans on my body every three months, and the stress leading up to the scans and the wait for results is overwhelming, but the relief of clean scans is beyond words. “The reality is that I am alive and happy with my life,” said Maryanski. “When it comes to cancer, everyone struggles, the patient, their friends, and their family. My hope for everyone dealing with this disease is that every day is better than the previous one.”

meaning gamma knife credentialed and trained physicians in the area are welcome to use the technology. Five neurosurgeons and five radiation oncologists from Knoxville area hospitals participate regularly at the Fort Sanders Gamma Knife Center. The biggest benefit of the gamma knife is its ability to treat multiple tumors at once – up to 15 or more. The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion is designed to allow treatment of multiple metastatic brain tumors developed from primary cancers outside the brain such as lung, breast, ovarian, colorectal, kidney and melanoma. The gamma knife is much safer than other radiosurgical tools for brain tumors because it does not expose the rest of the brain or body to radiation. “We can deliver the treatment with pinpoint precision,” explains Fort Sanders neurosurgeon Dr. Joel Norman. “When you’re delivering radiation to the brain, particularly around the brain stem or optic nerves that control eyesight, precision is everything.” Dr. Hauge agrees. “In a recent study, gamma knife was shown to deliver far less radiation to the rest of the body outside the brain than any other currently available cranial radiosurgical technology.” However, while the gamma knife is one-of-a-kind in the area, it is not a cure for everything. Some tumors of the brain will still need traditional surgery. “Gamma knife adds another treatment option for patients with brain cancers or other con-cancerous abnormalities in the brain,” says Dr. Norman. For more information about the Fort Sanders Gamma Knife Center, call 865-541-4000.

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