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One of art teacher Lee Jenkins-Freels’ first experiences with an exceptionally talented student presented a special challenge. She was at SouthDoyle then, and had a student who specialized in beautiful environmental photographs of Cades Cove. He had already won great acclaim for his work, but Jenkins-Freels knew he could do more.

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New tenants for UT’s Pike house There’s a new group of brothers on fraternity row, and they intend to rise above the reputation of the house’s former tenants. The Christian fraternity Beta Upsilon Chi has moved into 1820 Fraternity Park Drive, the former Pi Kappa Alpha house. The house was vacated when the Pikes were banned from campus after a highly-publicized party that left one student hospitalized last fall.

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Mission of Hope It all started in 1996 in the garage of Julie and Doug Holland, a couple who were gathering clothing for distribution to 150 children in povertystricken rural Appalachia. Since then Mission of Hope has expanded and now serves 27 schools and 57 ministries in the economically-distressed mountain communities of northeast Tennessee, southeast Kentucky and southwest Virginia.

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Looking ahead – with caution Butch Jones has spent so much time looking forward, pouring a foundation and building brick by brick, there just wasn’t much time left for looking back. Jones may not realize what all happened at Vanderbilt on the evening of Nov. 17, 2012 – a rout so bad the benevolent James Franklin told the mighty Commodores to take a knee to avoid running up the score.

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The Cavett Station Massacre A new look at an old story By Betty Bean Charles Faulkner slowed his Prius to a crawl as he topped the ridge on Broome Road a short distance from Middlebrook Pike. This, he said, is probably where the Cherokee scouts stood early on the morning of Sept. 25, 1793, and spotted smoke from the fireplace of Alexander Cavett’s fortified cabin in the woods below. They were part of a massive war party – said to number 1,000 warriors – who had marched all night, bypassing Campbell Station to stay on schedule to launch a dawn attack on Knoxville, which was sparsely defended and could not have withstood such an assault. Ravenous mosquitos are the only danger facing modern day visitors to the old Mars Hill graveyard a short distance below the spine of the ridge. Contrary to the inscription on the monument placed there in 1921 by the Tennessee Sons of the Revolution, Faulkner is quite certain that this spot wasn’t the site of the Cavett Station massacre, where 11 Cavett family members and two militia sent by John Sevier to protect them were slaughtered. He believes the cabin stood some distance down the hill, just above one of several springs that form Sinking Creek and are now hidden

Charles Faulkner stands behind the monument to the memory of the Cavett Station massacre. Photos by behind the well-kept homes at the entrance to the Cavett Station subdivision, a few yards west of the intersection of Alexander Cavett Drive and Doublehead Lane. “My wife, kids and all kinds of people went out there to help. We worked for two summers doing shovel testing, digging holes on a grid, down to the subsoil. We didn’t find it. The location is rather vague, but there’s still enough information that we knew the approximate location. That area is covered with subdivisions now,” Faulkner said. He has written a new book (his fourth), called “Massacre at Cavett Station: Frontier Tennessee during the Cherokee Wars,” published by the University of

Tennessee Press. It’s already available on Amazon and will be in bookstores soon. In it, he debunks old rumors and presents a balanced view, including the grievances of the Cherokee, who had been driven by a series of land grabs and betrayals at the hands of the whites to unite with the more militant Creeks and the Chickamauga Cherokee from Alabama, North Georgia and the Chattanooga area. “The Indians did not buy or sell land, and the chiefs did not have authority to sign papers selling or giving away land, but some of them did it anyway, and the next thing they knew, here came the white people. The Indians thought when they signed treaties, white

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people could come farm, but they did not have a concept of private property. That was totally foreign to them,” Faulkner said. This came after the turmoil of the Revolutionary War, when the Cherokee sided with the British and split into two groups, one of which opposed giving up land and making peace. “They split off from the main group and went down to the Chattanooga area and became the Chickamauga. The Overhill Cherokee attempted to maintain peace with the whites,” Faulkner said. In 1788, First Beloved Man and To page A-3

A new school family Northshore Elementary staff preps for opening By Sara Barrett Principal Susan Davis sees no strangers in the hallways of Northshore Elementary School as the new school bustles with activity a week before the start of the 2013 school year. She greets each staff member as if they have been together for years. “I got to pick them all,” she says, sounding like a proud mother, as she watches teachers who have come from all over Knox County move into the new school. Their experiences range from veterans of more than 20 years to brand new teachers who will start their first year of teaching next week. The staff and administration have spent some time team-building over the summer and many have already formed friendships. There is no denying the excitement and anticipation in the air. Teachers and construction workers work in harmony, the sounds of stapling paper on bulletin boards in concert with the hammering of cafeteria tables being constructed.

Northshore Elementary School kindergarten teacher Jenna Physical education teachers Josh Ballard and Matt Ridley take Stec (right) gets some help from her mom, Debbie, while a break from setting up the gym at Northshore Elementary to decorating her room in a Candy Land theme. Photos by S. Barrett demonstrate the Buddy Walkers. The walkers will be used during the activity Mission: Impossible, where students are given Anna Cleland, a trans- the task of walking across the gym without touching the floor. “It’s all coming together because every single plant to Northshore from person is doing his or her Sequoyah Elementary, teacher of the anticipation down the main hallway part,” said Davis. brought her parents along for the school’s inaugural from the front doors. The library, gym, guidance, And the teachers have for the workday. Her fa- year. The building has enough cafeteria, art and music brought backup. In almost ther, John, hand made every classroom where two cabinets for Cleland’s space for 1,200 students, rooms are all clustered in a teacher is working, a classroom so the students with 815 expected at the the heart of the building. The building itself is in spouse, friends, parents or would have a cozy reading start of the school year. siblings are helping out. corner. Kindergartners will have the shape of an “H,” which “Teaching really is a “The lively energy is a simple route to follow as To page A-3 family,” said one. very apparent,” said the their rooms are straight

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Bearden High School football players Kole Matherly, Blake Ironside and Hunter Henry show off the custom mouth guards created for the team by Dr. Stephen Malone. Photos by Wendy Smith Campers Darius Martin, Jack Hankins and Jacob Bonilla and counselor Justin Stevens show some orange spirit during the highlyanticipated Color Wars at the AJCC’s Milton Collins Day Camp.

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the last days of summer As I write, there are only six weekdays left in the summer of 2013. Sure, it will still technically be summer, but once the kids step back into the classroom, all spontaneity will vanish, and we’ll be consumed once more by carpools and lunch menus. Today’s outing might well have been the last big adventure for the summer, and since my son will return to Tuscaloosa in a little over a week, it was a scheduled family affair. As soon as we could tell that the sun intended to shine, we threw on our suits and headed to the mountains to go tubing in Townsend. When I was a kid, we didn’t have fancy shuttles or brightly-col-

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ored tubes with handles. We used stinky black inner tubes, which we schlepped back to the truck ourselves. And we didn’t tube on the calm, wide stretch of river in Townsend, but on the whiter water further up the mountain. This is why it never occurred to me to take my children tubing. A friend encouraged me to try

Cavett Station Massacre principal chief Old Tassel and Chief Abraham were attempting to make peace with the State of Franklin when they were murdered under a flag of truce by forces under the command of John Sevier. This enraged the Cherokee nation and drove the Overhill closer to the warlike Chickamauga and their leader, Dragging Canoe. Skirmishes continued on the frontier for the next 5 years, boiling over in June 1793 when Indians killed a settler couple and militia forces tracked some of the perpetrators to the home of Old Tassel’s successor, Hanging Maw. The militia then launched an unprovoked attack on Hanging Maw’s house, killing a dozen people and wounding the principal chief, who, like Old Tassel, had advocated peace with the white settlers. “When it came to treatment of Indians, the militias, in many cases, were just as brutal as Indians were. They took a lot of land and killed a lot of Indians. There really was no control,” Faulkner said. In September, Chief John Watts got an army together and set out to avenge the raid on Hanging Maw by attacking Knoxville. War chiefs James Vann, Bob Benge and the murderous Doublehead shared command. They underestimated the time it would take to get to town, and when they found themselves

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eight miles west of James White’s settlement at dawn, they settled for an assault on Cavett Station. Some reports said they panicked when they heard distant cannon fire and thought that they’d lost the element of surprise. Whatever the reason, they decided to pluck the low-hanging fruit. Amazingly, the settlers, led by Alexander Cavett and two Sullivan County militia members – Francis Bowery and John Spurgeon – held off the initial assault. “The Indians sent Bob Benge in with a white flag, saying ‘If you surrender, we will spare your lives.’ So they decided to surrender, and when they came out, the Indians killed them all, except for the little boy,” Faulkner said. Watts was powerless to stop the ferocious Doublehead, who set upon the Cavetts and hacked them to pieces. Neighbors who buried the remains reported finding 13 dismembered bodies on the ground and human intestines draped on the wooden fence. Recordkeeping was sketchy in those days, noting only the deaths of the men, so it is uncertain exactly who else died, although they were probably Cavett’s children. The 5-year-old boy was only temporarily spared, and was probably taken off to Alabama and murdered a few days later by

again, so I did. It was a nearly perfect day to be on the water, and I loved every second of the scenic float. It could’ve been the combination of warm sun and chilly water, or the funny things we saw on the river, like the meowing cat in the lap of a kayaker. But, more likely, it was those few precious moments when the five of us were connected in the water, our water shoes propped up on each other’s tubes, bobbing through the rapids together. My brain is ready for more structure and less chaos. My heart, my mother’s heart, aches for more days like these. How many days until Christmas break?

the Creeks, although some reports say that Doublehead tomahawked him after he was placed on a horse by a Creek warrior (thus giving rise to the derisive nickname “Babykiller,” bestowed by his appalled fellow Cherokee). Faulkner believes that Alexander Cavett’s wife, Susanna, probably died the year before. Watts, Vann and Benge were all sons of white fathers, a trend that became more noticeable over time. Faulkner said Benge, a redhead, was particularly feared among the settler population, who called him “Bench,” invoking his name as a bogeyman to frighten children into submission. Of the four chiefs, only Watts would die a natural death. Doublehead was murdered by his own people. The graves in the Mars Hill cemetery are oddly arranged, with the newer ones up front and the burial sites of Alexander Cavett’s brother Moses and wife, Agnes, next to a large oval-shaped section that is now overgrown and dominated by a mature hemlock tree. Someone who used to tend to the graveyard told Faulkner that there’s a good-sized depression where the soil is soft beneath the overgrowth. And that, Faulkner believes, is the gravesite of the murdered Cavett family, whose deaths probably saved the residents of the new city of Knoxville from a similar fate.

Annie, Laurel, Ed and Josh Smith prepare for a tubing adventure on the Little River in Townsend.

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A colorful tradition

There’s a war on between orange, red, blue and green, and it makes for the most popular week at Milton Collins Day Camp at the Arnstein Jewish Community Center. It’s called Color Wars, and campers anticipate it all summer, says assistant camp director Stephanie Klein. Each week of the camp, which is for students in kindergarten through 8th grade, has a different theme. During Color Wars week, campers are split into four teams, and the color-themed teams compete in everything from creative chants to water polo. One competition is especially appreciated by the staff – silent lunch. “They’re amazing at it,” laughs Klein. Several of the counselors were once campers themselves, so they have no trouble recapturing their old enthusiasm. The tradition of the Color Wars has continued for so long that Klein doesn’t know when it originated. But one thing’s for certain. There will be another war next year.

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Protecting the bite of the Bulldogs

Bearden Bulldog fans are necessarily concerned that the players have fast legs and quick hands. But few of us spend much time thinking about their teeth. Not so with Dr. Stephen Malone, a local dentist who provided custom mouth guards to both the Bearden and Farragut High School football teams. After each player visited his Ebenenezer Road office for an impression, Malone presented the finished mouth guards to the players in time for their first practice in pads. According to Malone’s staff, each piece took about two hours to make. Bearden coach Brad Taylor is appreciative of the gift, and the way that Malone encouraged his players to pass it on. “He told them he did it to give back, and that when they are in a position to give back, they should.”

A new school family helps with security, according to Davis. Both ends of every hallway are visible and easy to monitor. “We already have great parent support,” said Davis, pointing to more than 350 followers on the school PTA’s Facebook page. The theme for the school year – for both staff and students – is “Stand in My Shoes,” based on a book by the same name by Bob Sornson. Teachers and families are already discovering connections to each other and ways to help the school. Second grade teachers Lori Savage and Courtney Maynard will teach across the hall from each other. Maynard met Savage as a kindergartner, when Savage was her teacher.

From page A-1 Sarah Pope, first year teacher, donated and planted the flowers and greenery in planters at the front entrance of the school, calling on her husband’s family who runs a nursery to help. Jessica Greer decorated her classroom with handmade banners. She met many of the parents and children who will come to the school when she organized a 5k run to raise money for the school’s playground. Community members who want to help raise money for the school’s new outdoor play structures can purchase and personalize commemorative bricks for $50 each. For more information, visit www.pta.northshorees.knoxschools.org.

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McIntyre asks board to terminate four teachers

Education reform: Follow the money People out there are trying to make public schools look bad so private businesses can get control of public funds spent for education. That’s the take of state Rep. Gloria Johnson who spoke recently in Union County.

Sandra Clark When what’s now called history books are channeled, streamed or beamed 100 years from now, the prevailing themes of this century will be education reform. And cataclysmic change makes for fear, anger and unrest. That’s the state of public education in 2013. On one side are the well-todo, pushing for classroom technology and better outcomes. They bring business models to weigh and measure. They disregard tradition and are willing to boot low-performing teachers. On the other side is the education establishment, clinging to negotiated contracts and lifetime tenure with lockstep pay increases. Many are hesitant to embrace new methods like online learning. In the middle are parents

who simply want their kids to be safe and loved at school, to be accepted for who they are and not be bullied. Nobody is clamoring to pay a penny more. So Gloria Johnson, a teacher, says “overreach” to Nashville initiatives to eliminate tenure, step pay increases and collective bargaining. She calls for study before charter schools are established. “Why are some charters successful and some are not? Why are we holding up Milwaukee as a standard? They don’t take special education students and kick out kids who don’t behave. “We’ve got to increase our expenditure to schools that are struggling, and support community schools (such as Pond Gap) which stay open in evenings with meals, health services and learning opportunities for parents. “Yes, it costs more, but we can find community partners to share those costs.” Johnson blasted Teach for America, a group that offers a 5-week training program to bring professionals into teaching. State Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman is a former executive of the group. “We gave a $6.7 million contract to Teach for America to train 300 recruits per year,” Johnson said. “They are most likely not from Tennessee and most will go

State Rep. Gloria Johnson talks politics with Union County Democrats. Photo by S. Clark to work at Goldman Sachs or on to law school” after a short stint in the classroom.

Superintendent Jim McIntyre is recommending termination of four teachers when the school board meets Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 5 p.m. Daniel Cowden, Pamela Hunter, John Kulka and Danny Sanders are recom-

mended for termination. Sanders has 29 years with Knox County Schools. Also, McIntyre is recommending that the school board retain Michael Kelley of the law firm Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley as le-

gal counsel to the board. Kelley will charge $230 per hour, and the move could be resisted by Law Director Bud Armstrong. Kelley’s parents, Norma and the late Dr. Paul, were both educators.

Johnson said the Virtual Academy is a way for students “to get off the radar.” She has heard that K-12, the company that benefits from the state’s $14 million program, has told teachers “not to mark kids absent.” She alleged that an email was sent

asking teachers to “delete all failing grades.” She called the Michael Milken-founded K-12 a “massive money-making tool” and said two states, North Carolina and Colorado, have dropped it. “We will not improve

public schools by putting money into K-12 or Teach for America,” Johnson said. “We need to teach every kid in every ZIP code. We need to teach teamwork and problem-solving. Those are the skills that employers want.”

Briggs can’t assume an advantage No doubt County Commissioner Richard Briggs was pleased to have former County Commissioner Frank Leuthold agree to be his treasurer a few months back.

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Little did he think it would lead to news and controversy which has hardly been helpful to his campaign to unseat state Sen. Stacey Campfield in the August 2014 Republican primary. (This writer is a donor to the Briggs campaign). That news is that Briggs has embraced and promoted the candidacy of Craig Leuthold to be named trustee by nominating him for the position. Leuthold is a perfectly nice person, but he has hardly set the woods on fire as a reformer in county government.

Many have questioned if it was a conflict for Briggs to vote for his campaign treasurer’s son to be county trustee. Dealing with these questions has detracted from Briggs’s main goal of unseating Campfield by forcing Briggs to defend his own record without Campfield saying a word. Leuthold says he will be transparent, and one place for him to start would be to release his tax returns and net worth. Campfield is a tireless campaigner as is Briggs. But he is also very shrewd in highlighting issues such as the recent robo calls from a pollster tied to Briggs. If a third candidate enters this state senate contest, then Campfield will benefit as he has in the past when there were three candidates. If it remains a two-way race, then Briggs has a more realistic shot at winning, but the past two weeks have not been good for Briggs. He will need to get beyond these issues and

point out why he would be a better state senator than the incumbent. He cannot assume any advantage. ■ Speaking of the county trustee, one wonders why it continues to exist as an elected office when it does not make policy. Recently, I had lunch with former county trustee and county executive Tommy Schumpert, who repeated prior statements that this office should be appointed by the county mayor. One wonders why a reform-minded county commissioner does not propose a charter amendment to submit to the voters to change the selection process for trustee. Let the voters of Knox County vote on this again in light of recent developments. ■ Beth Waters, who led the effort to build Fort Kid over 20 years ago, had a 20 minute talk with Mayor Rogero about the future of Fort Kid. A prior city Administration had decided to close Fort Kid without the knowledge of

a $60,000 trust fund which exists for the maintenance and improvement of Fort Kid. Rogero promised Waters to review the matter and get back to her. Surely the city will take advantage of this private fund with no cost to taxpayers. ■ The dedication of Loves Creek greenway on Aug. 1 was postponed due to threatening rain to an unknown time. This is a project which Council member Nick Della Volpe has played a pivotal role in getting started and turned from a dream to reality. City Service Director David Brace had his department help install the trails, along with individual citizens. ■ The oldest living U.S. Senator, Harry F. Byrd Jr. of Virginia, died at 98 in Winchester, Va., on July 30. Byrd was a Democrat who became an independent. Strom Thurmond was actually the oldest person to serve in the U.S. Senate reaching 100. Thurmond was a Democrat who became a Republican.

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the uppin block MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell

ithout knowing a little about t r a n s p or t at ion in the 19th century, one might pay little attention to uppin blocks, anomalies located in front of houses and storefronts. Although they vary in size, most are about four feet square and about three feet in height. And most are either marble or granite with a step cut in the back. These curiosities are found in several locations in Old Concord, and as a child we often used them to play “King of the Hill.” But their real purpose was to enable ladies with their hoop skirts, many layers of undergarments and high heel shoes, to board carriages and horses in a more graceful manner without showing the lower part of their leg. Morality in the 19th century was a bit different than it is today, and only a “loose woman” would allow a man to see her ankle. Not every home had an uppin block. Indeed, only the most aff luent families could afford them, which made them a status symbol. Several years ago, I was conducting a tour of

the Village for a church group, and I overlooked the uppin blocks. Finally one of the ladies in the group said, “What’s that?” pointing to a rather large block in front of a home. I explained that they were called uppin blocks or platforms that allowed ladies to board carriages in a graceful manner. They wanted to stop the bus and try the block for themselves. Their next question was, “How did they come to be called uppin blocks?” For that question, I had no answer. The blocks also allowed women to remain on a boardwalk or other hard surface area without having to step into the street, which was either mud or dust depending on the weather. Of course, covered boardwalks between stores also kept the elements at bay. In Old Concord, much of the main commercial area was fronted by covered boardwalks and false fronts, just like in old western towns. From 1887 through about 1920, Concord’s economic underpinning depended on a large marble quarrying operation. It was also the transfer point for marble quarries

located further east along the river. By using large f lat barges, marble blocks could be f loated down the river, where they were transferred to trains for shipment throughout the eastern part of the country. I assume the origin of the blocks was from those quarries, and probably someone who had an affiliation with the quarries had a better chance of getting one. With the advent of the automobile, running boards made uppin blocks relics of the past. And the paving of road surfaces removed the danger of ruining a dainty pair of shoes by stepping in a mud puddle. And there can be little doubt these two changes – running boards and paved roads – deprived many men the opportunity to see a woman’s ankle. And to that end, it undoubtedly preserved the ladies’ good reputation and alleviated the possibility of being called a “loose woman.” Today, we have become so accustomed to hard surface roads, it’s hard to envision streets with deep ruts and standing water, but an 1890s photo of Old Concord shows those conditions. Stones were

One of the remaining uppin blocks left in the village of Concord. Photo submitted

placed at intervals and hicle of choice bfor many a plank was laid over the women, one might think stones to provide a dry uppin blocks could have a entryway into someone’s place in our modern socihome. I have often talked ety. But they are doomed to people who were in Oak Ridge during Morality in the 19th century the beginning of the Manhattan Projwas a bit different than it ect, and asked them to talk about their is today, and only a “loose most vivid memory woman” would allow a man of those early days. Almost to the perto see her ankle. son, the answer was the same. It was the mud. With the popularity of to remain a part of history large sport utility vehicles, because today’s standards which are often two feet are much different than in off the ground, and the the past. Today, a woman fact that they are the ve- wearing a long dress with

multi-layered, frilly undergarments would be more of a spectacle than one wearing short shorts and a halter top. I personally like 21st century women’s attire, and I doubt that any fashion designer would ever attempt to send a model down the runway dressed in a f loor-length dress with undergarments. But some might argue that female dress of that period would certainly have added a sense of “mystery of wonderment” that is not present today.

REUNION NOTES ■ Central High School Class of 1993 will hold its 20-year reunion Saturday, Aug. 10, at Cocoa Moon. Info: Christi Courtney Fields, 719-5099 or christi.fields@milmin.org.

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■ Wilkerson family reunion will be held 1-5 p.m. at Big Ridge State Park Recreation Hall Sunday, Aug. 11. Bring a covered dish. ■ Central High School Class of 1944 will hold its annual reunion at noon Thursday, Aug. 15, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Cost is $15 per person. Info: J.C. Tumblin, 687-1948. ■ Central High School Class of 1978 will hold its 35-year reunion 6:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Cost is $25 per person with payment due Aug. 15. Make check out to “CHS Class of 1978” or to “Brent Thomas” and mail it to: Brent Thomas, 4841 Macmont Circle, Powell, TN 37849. ■ Clinton High School Class of 1967 will hold a reunion Saturday, Aug. 31, at 205 Main St. in Clinton. Classes from ’66 through ’69 are also invited. Cost is $50 per person and includes food, a DJ, games and a free class memory CD. Info/ reservations: Becky Calloway Rosenbaum, 457-259, or Bunnie Brown Ison, 599-4749, or send checks to: CHS Class of 1967, 607 Greenwood Drive, Clinton, TN 37716. ■ Central High School Class of 1963 is planning its 50-year reunion. Any member of the Class of 1963 who hasn’t been contacted by the reunion committee is asked to send contact info to: ajrader@ bellsouth.net; or mail to CHS Class of ’63, 5428 Kesterbrooke Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37918.

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Looking ahead â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with proper caution Butch Jones has spent so much time looking forward, pouring a foundation and building brick by brick, there just wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much time left for looking back. The Tennessee coach may not realize what all happened at Vanderbilt on the evening of Nov. 17, 2012 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the end of an era, four consecutive touchdowns in the second half, a rout so bad the benevolent James Franklin told the mighty Commodores to take a knee to avoid running up the score. It was humiliating or whatever is worse than that. Thankfully, the late George Cafego was spared the pain. The old Vol genuinely hated Vandy. Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collapse would have caused acute indigestion and severe anguish.

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My vocabulary is limited. It does not contain Cafego expletives to properly describe what Vanderbilt did but it was among my very few truly awful football experiences. It was worse than no first downs against Auburn, worse than the Chattanooga riot, worse than the Jackson Massacre, worse than the North Texas State kick return. It would be good to put away that Vandy memory. It may not happen until the Vols do something to replace

it. At best that is weeks away. It could be months. Hold on just a minute, you say, Butch can do it. There is renewed enthusiasm! And hope. And maybe optimism. Some believe there may be a miracle hiding in the hurryup offense. The defense has no way to go but up. The honest outlook for this Tennessee team comes with caution and apprehension. There is no ready quarterback. Receivers are classified as maybe, perhaps and sometime. The two experienced running backs have averaged one touchdown every five games. A volleyball player tough enough to take over at tight end? Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that be something to see. The offensive line has battle scars. Veteran survivors

Movable mountains Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why could we not cast (the demon) out?â&#x20AC;? He said to them, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Move from here to there,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.â&#x20AC;? (Matthew 17:20-21 NRSV) My mother says that since she was two years old (when her family moved from Union County to Knox County) she has never lived where she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see House Mountain. Admittedly, when my family lived in the house I grew up in, she had to look out an upstairs window to see it, but it was there. Somehow or other, it was a talisman of steadiness. It meant home to her. Like my mother, I check in with â&#x20AC;&#x153;myâ&#x20AC;? mountain on a daily basis. It stands there, solid, sturdy, steady: a talisman of the security and order of my world. I look for it every

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Lynn Hutton time I go out the door. To be fair, some days I can see only its crest. Some days it disappears entirely, hiding in the mists. Even so, I know it is there. I believe it is there. It is an article of faith. In some ways, God is like that. There are days that God is, if not visible, at least palpable. I sense Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence and know with certainty, as

the poet said, that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in His heaven and allâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right with the world.â&#x20AC;? God, like my mountain, is a constant for me: fully present, reassuring me, steadying me. There are other days (and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure you have known days like this) that God seems to be distant, far away, hiding perhaps. Or at the very least, unconcerned. In my heart of hearts, I know that is not true. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m like the woman who complained to her husband that they never sat close to each other in the car, as they had done when they were dating. (This was obviously in pre-seatbelt days!) There was silence for a moment, and then her husband said quietly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not the one who moved!â&#x20AC;? When I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find God, when God seems to be hiding in the mists, like my

are 5-19 against Southeastern Conference foes. The defense does have a sense of direction. Last year there was none. Concerns to be resolved between now and Sept. 14 at Eugene, Ore., are pressure without constant blitzing, linebacker reads and speed and secondary stability. Just understanding assignments is a start. We are told that Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense looked decent to good in spring practice. What does that mean? The measurement was against Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense. We know there is room for improvement of special teams. Coaching can help. Michael Palardy faces potential overload. That warning aside, this August is an exciting time mountain, it is not because God has moved. It is because I have. I have not been paying attention, not been praying, not been immersing myself in Scripture. I have not been seeking God. And God, like a steadfast lover, does not demand my attention, but waits patiently, faithfully, until I find my way back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will lift up my eyes unto the hills,â&#x20AC;? the Psalmist wrote (Psalm 121:1). I lift up my eyes to the hills every day, because I need to do so. My mountain reassures me, reminds me of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence and steadfastness. My mountain pares me down to size, reminding me of how small I am in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great scheme. My mountain reminds me that, in the same way I look for my mountain, I need to seek God. Every day. My mountain is, quite simply, home to me. Just like my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mountain is for her. Just like Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love.

in Tennessee football. The quarterback race is compelling. Jones says everybody gets a chance. It will be best if somebody wins decisively. How to do that? In addition to making a hundred crisp decisions, protecting the football, passing accurately and running some, planned or in self-defense, the coach says â&#x20AC;&#x153;managingâ&#x20AC;? the scene is critical. I think that means the quarterback must help teammates avoid losing the game before they can win it. There is a glaring lack of depth at running back. Offensive linemen were slighted in preseason all-star voting (not that it matters). Receivers may be more promising than you have heard. A superb defensive performance will likely provide Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best chance to beat somebody big. Astute scouting, a better game plan, a brilliant effort by A.J. John-

son, a timely pick by Justin Coleman or Brian Randolph might do it. A web gem is more likely than a series of 80-yard drives. Johnson is a key to team success. Thirteen times in 24 games he has had 10 or more tackles. Tennessee was 62nd in the USA Today preseason poll. That is too low. The media vote closer to home says fifth in the SEC East, below Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. I say fourth based on improved organization and extra effort. A royal decree by tackle Tiny Richardson says there shall be no Commodore celebration on Shields-Watkins Field. That takes care of that. This outlook summation is subject to change: Discouraging: 5-7; Probable: 6-6; Could be: 7-5; Unlikely: 8-4; Stunning: 9-3. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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Brothers under Christ move onto fraternity row By Wendy Smith There’s a new group of brothers on UT’s fraternity row, and they intend to rise above the reputation of the house’s former tenants. The Christian fraternity Beta Upsilon Chi has moved into 1820 Fraternity Park Drive, the former Pi Kappa Alpha house. The house was vacated when the Pikes were banned from campus after a highly-publicized party that left one student hospitalized last fall. Not long after the house was shuttered, members of Beta Upsilon Chi, also called Brothers Under Christ, began to pursue the idea of moving in, says member Preston Morris. The UT chapter will be the first in the nation to have an

on-campus house. Morris, a rising sophomore and Grace Christian Academy graduate, is one of 39 members who will live in the house this fall. A handful of fraternity members have already moved in, and the rest will be installed in time for Interfraternity Council Rush Week, which begins Aug. 19. Brothers Under Christ has been on the UT campus for a year and a half, and has 62 active members. The chapter intends to use its new digs to reach out to campus. Rush activities are open to all, and include a worship night at Redeemer Church of Knoxville on Aug. 21, Morris says. The chapter’s president, Anthony Harb, joined the

Beta Upsilon Chi members Chris Smith and Preston Morris are two of the first to move into the Christian fraternity’s new house on fraternity row. The house is owned by Pi Kappa Alpha, which has been banned from campus for two years. Photo by Wendy Smith

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Playing on: International soccer mission gives coach new platform By Ashley Baker Tom Gerlach, Christian Academy of Knoxville teacher and a Charlotte Eagles International tour director, uses his gifts and abilities as a soccer coach as a way to share his faith. Every year, Gerlach leads a group of young people, ages 16-20, on a tour to Brazil. Gerlach’s goal is to train and equip Christian athletes to use the game of soccer as a platform for telling others about Jesus. Gerlach is part of an organization out of Charlotte, N.C., called the Charlotte Eagles Soccer Club. The club was founded in 1992 by Brian Davidson and Rick McKinley with the dual purpose of offering high levels of soccer while inspiring communities locally and abroad. The club is owned and operated by Missionary Athletes International and is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. Before Gerlach and the team begin their trip, Gerlach leads a three-day training camp in Charlotte. The team trains together on the field, and the players have an opportunity to form relationships as teammates. The students are taught how to apply their faith to the field. When the team lands on Brazilian soil, they

immediately begin to partner with local missionaries, churches and schools. Days are made up of clinics, soccer matches, travel and ministry to youth. “Soccer has allowed me to use my faith and share it all over the world,” says Gerlach. “If we go down with a soccer ball, 15 kids will come over, and I can share with them that I love soccer. Then I can pull out my Bible and say, ‘I love this more.’” Gerlach started playing soccer in 8th grade. He continued to play at both a private and then a public high school. “That really helped me relate to the kids I coach, because I got a perspective of what they go through.” After graduation from Carson-Newman, Gerlach became a teacher and a coach at CAK. He led the Warriors to six Class A/ AA state championships in eight seasons before resigning after the 2010 season. He also stopped coaching the CAK middle school girls, but continues to teach at CAK as working with Missionary Athletes International. But even in success, Gerlach says he tried to keep his focus on ministry, teaching his players “to play for an audience of one. “God honored that,” Gerlach says. “It wasn’t that I was such a great coach. We put so much energy into

worship, prayer and authority. And soon the whole team bought into soccer. Then it wasn’t about soccer; it was about ministering to other teams.” Gerlach says his teams learned to play hard without losing their ministry, wanting to win, but to do it right. After several seasons, Gerlach said he realized that coaching and teaching were taking a toll on his family. “Working Mondays through Fridays from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. left me with nothing in the tank emotionally or physically,” he said. “It was time for a change.” An 18-day tour he took with the Charlotte Eagles in 1995 kept coming back to him. He says his position with the Charlotte Eagles allows him to coach and to be with his family more. “My faith is what drives me in my coaching. It is why I do what I do,” says Gerlach. “There are a lot of soccer coaches, but I want to use

ganization and 100 percent fraternity.” The mission of Brothers Under Christ is to “establish brotherhood and

unity among college men based on the common bond of Jesus Christ.” “As long as we keep to that, everything else will fall into place,” he says. The fraternity will look the same as any other, except for the beer and “all the girls running around,” says member Chris Smith. The group participates in mixers, tailgates and service projects, like any other fraternity. “We’re just a bunch of goofy, ridiculous people who love spending time together,” says Morris. Rick Kuhlman, founding director of the Knoxville Fellows program, is one of several Pike alumni who helped arrange for Beta Upsilon Chi to move into the house. The house is owned by the local Pike housing corporation, but UT holds a note on improvements that

were made to the house in 2009. The rent paid by Beta Upsilon Chi members will go toward the note, he says. Kuhlman led a Bible study at the Pike house before the fraternity was shut down, and the study has grown as it continues at the UT Campus House of Prayer. For the most part, the Pikes are happy for Brothers Under Christ to live in the house, since they don’t want it to be empty. The Pikes will be able to return to the house in two years. He now leads a Bible study for Brothers Under Christ, and joined the fraternity in praying over every room of the house before they moved in. “They’re great people,” says Kuhlman. “At such a time as this, it’s exciting that they’ll be at the center of fraternity park.”

my faith to make an impact on my players. “They will become men, fathers, husbands and business leaders, and I feel a high responsibility to speak to their lives.” The players who travel to Brazil as part of the tour experience a life-changing experience, says Gerlach. “The kids are being served through this opportunity. “They go on a mission, and God gets ahold of them. Tom Gerlach, a teacher at CAK and international soccer tour diGod takes their hearts and rector, poses with his family, Bennett, age 12, Addison, 10, and wife of 17 years, Jodi. gives them faith.”

Members of the Missionary Athletes International, part of the Charlotte Eagles International Tours, gather after a game in Brazil. Photos submitted

COMMUNITY SERVICES ■ Catholic Charities offers counseling for those with emotional issues who may not be physically able to come to the office for therapy. All information is completely confidential. Call 1-877-790-6369. Nonemergency calls only. Info: www. ccetn.org. ■ Bookwalter UMC offers One Harvest Food Ministries to the community. Info and menu: http://bookwalter-umc.org/ oneharvest/index.html or 689-3349, 9 a.m.-noon weekdays. ■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave., will host GriefShare, a weekly grief support group for people grieving the death of a loved one, 6-7 p.m. beginning Monday, Sept. 9-Oct. 2. Info: 522-9804 or www.sequoyahchurch. org. ■ Women’s Connection Fall Bible Studies begin Aug. 27 at Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike. For a list of groups and to register: www.women.fellowshipknox.org. ■ Moms ‘N’ More, a Christian growth group designed to connect mothers of infant and preschool-aged children, will meet 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays beginning Aug. 27 at Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike. Deadline for child care registration: Aug. 13. Info: momsnmore@fellowshipknox.org or www.women.fellowshipknox.org.

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West Hills Elementary School assistant principal Shelli Eberle and principal Ina Langston stand next to a plaque with an inspiring quote from Eleanor Roosevelt. Photo by S. Barrett

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Ina Langston is settling in as new principal of West Hills Elementary School. After spending time in the same position at West Haven and as the assistant Kylie Stooksbury and Hannah principal at Hardin ValKelley look at new iPads with ley Academy, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t her teacher Karla Fultz during the first rodeo. unveiling of Fultzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new â&#x20AC;&#x153;extreme classroom,â&#x20AC;? funded by a grand prize of $25,000 from Oak Ridge Associated UniverSara sities. Kylie and Hannah were in Fultzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class last year when Barrett it was announced that their teacher has won the competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so excited after seeing the kids interact with evâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just anxious to erything,â&#x20AC;? said Fultz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like meet everyone,â&#x20AC;? she said. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m choreographing my classes And although she would now instead of planning them.â&#x20AC;? list working with students Photos by S. Barrett as her greatest pleasure, working with teachers is a close second. Langston said another favorite part of being

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The Knox County Schools will host student orientations for rising 6th and 9th graders on Friday, Aug. 9, to help transition those students into middle and high school. Orientations will be held from 8:30 a.m. until noon at all middle and high schools where the students are based. Bus service will be provided. Transitioning students will have the opportunity to become familiar with and acclimated to their new school environment, meet friends, and receive schedules and other information while being in a small-group setting prior to the return of the entire student body.

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Freels enjoys getting ‘under students’ skin’ By Betty Bean One of Powell High School art teacher Lee Jenkins-Freels’ first experiences with an exceptionally talented student presented a special challenge. She was at South-Doyle then, and had a student who specialized in beautiful environmental photographs of Cades Cove. He had already won great acclaim for his work, but Jenkins-Freels knew he could do more. “I’d say, ‘Cory, these are awesome pictures of Cades Cove, but do you ever do anything else?’ He’d say, ‘No, Freels, this is me.’ The thing was, I wanted him to stretch and grow so that when he left me, he’d know more than he knew coming in. So I kept after him, and as I began to get under his skin, he started taking the challenge. I told him, ‘If you don’t step outside the box, you’re not going to do very well in this class,’ so he went downtown and shot the Tennessee Theatre.” “He’d say, ‘You happy now?’ I’d say, ‘Not quite.’ ” Then, he started taking pictures of bands, and won a Dogwood Arts award. Now, he is a professional photographer. “He’d send me these messages, ‘You happy now?’ I’d say, ‘Can you send me half of that check?’ He reaized that if he was willing to step outside his comfort zone, he could do phenomenal things. He’s shot for Dolly Parton, done shots featured in National Geographic, because he was willing to step outside the box.” Known simply as “Freels” to her colleagues and students, she came to teaching later in life than most, and even though high school art teachers don’t make as much money as merchandizing managers at J.C. Penney, she says she’s never looked back. “It’s the best job ever. Sometimes the kids are tough, and sometimes the parents are tougher than the kids. But it gives you an opportunity to revisit your youth. I see a lot of fearlessness in my high school kids – that want and need to put themselves out there through their art. And as an art teacher, I feel like my job is to help students use those higher order thinking skills to think through problems and figure them out,” said JenkinsFreels, who doesn’t believe her job is teaching kids to draw pretty pictures. “As students take those tests in other classes, they’ll come back and and find out there are things that I as an art teacher can help them think through. I’m not a huge fan of ‘teach to the test.’ I want students

to see something and say, ‘Gee, I remember that, and I can apply it here.’ We have the opportunity to expose our students to so many things. We’re hands-on. We have our lessons and we go over the lessons, but we encorporate math, social studies, science and English. We do writing. After they’ve created this artwork, I want them to be able to write about it. So I’m more a fan of ‘Do I have the basic skills to apply to the test that I’m being given?’ than teaching to the test. Sometimes I feel like we’re so ‘teach to the test’ driven that kids don’t get it.” Jenkins-Freels, who is married to Jim Freels and has three children between the ages of 9 and 20 – Wyatt, Hunter and Taylor – lives on a farm in Claxton and knows how to drive a truck, throw hay and shoot a gun. She earned an art degree at the University of the Cumberlands and went straight to work for J. C. Penney, rising through the organization and doing a lot of traveling. “As senior visual merchandising manager, I incorporated all the things I had studied in art school – layout, design, planning. I opened new stores all over the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and it was challenging, but the hours were long and taxing. The wear and tear on your body is overwhelming after awhile. In 2005, Penney’s bought me out. I started teaching at South-Doyle while I went back to school and got my master’s.” When she gives an assignment, she sometimes talks about the elements of art and principles of design, but she believes there’s a better way: “I need to show them how it applies to them. The biggest question I get is, ‘How will I use art ever again? I’m not going to be an art teacher.’” But that’s OK, Jenkins-Freels says. While she does want to help them hone their technical skills (she thinks each of her students should be able to draw a recognizable selfportrait by the end of the year, for example), she considers other things more important. “I want them to question things – ‘How is this going to help me?’ I want them to approach it in a way that they can figure it out. Great art is not photorealism every day. I might sit down with them as they’re having their conversations and listen to what they’re talking about. One student was talking about his car that he was restoring. So I asked him how he could apply art to his car.

Powell High School art teacher Lee Jenkins-Freels Photos by R. White

“‘Tell me how you’re having your car painted. How’d you know to do that? Not only are you using color, you’re using composition. You’re using art to create your work of art – your car.’ No, he couldn’t do photorealism, but he could do this piece of sculptured art work that he drove in and was proud of every day. I want it to be more than an art credit. I want every kid to walk away with something.” Zachary Henry, who was Powell’s valedictorian this year, knows exactly what she’s talking about. He, his mother and Jenkins-Freels just returned from an all-expense paid trip to New York City that he won for a drawing representing Tennessee. He said he would never even have entered the contest without her prodding.

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Zachary Henry “She’s a pusher,” he said. “She called me in on a Thursday and said ‘here’s this contest I want you to do. It’s due Tuesday.’ I sat at home non-stop, drawing all weekend. She kept pushing. I love Ms. Freels. She’s pretty much part of my family. She’s the one who has pushed me to be the artist I am today.”

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Finding jobs for military veterans Stories about military veterans who return home from the service unable to find jobs to support themselves and their families have become all too common.

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Larry Sheumaker of West Knox Rotary, at left, accepts a check from Downtown Rotary Club president Robert Samples on behalf of his band, Second Opinion, which played at a recent Downtown Rotary event. The check will be divided between Mission of Hope and the UT Cancer Institute. Photos by A. Hart

Mission of Hope: It’s working By Anne Hart It all started in 1996 in the garage of Julie and Doug Holland, a couple who were gathering clothing for distribution to 150 children in poverty-stricken rural Appalachia. Since that time Mission of Hope, an Appalachian Relief Ministry, has expanded greatly, and now serves 27 schools and 57 m i n i s t r ie s in the economic a l lyThompson distressed mountain communities of Northeast Tennessee, Southeast Kentucky and Southwest Virginia. In 2012, the organization provided help to more than 17,500 school children. Mission of Hope provides gifts for children during the Christmas holidays, along with clothing, food, school supplies, furniture, appliances and health care to families year-round. Much of the household furniture is donated by hotels or motels going out of business or remodeling. Recipients of those goods are the poorest of the poor, Mission of Hope executive director Emmette Thompson told West Knox Rotarians at their meeting last week. The club and its members have long been supporters of Mission of Hope, and this meeting was no exception. Bob Sample, president of Downtown Rotary, presented a $1,000

check to West Knox Rotarian Larry Sheumaker, payment for a performance by Sheumaker’s band, Second Opinion, at an event sponsored by the downtown group. Band members asked that the funds be divided between Mission of Hope and the University of Tennessee Cancer Institute. Thompson told Rotarians the money will help further his organization’s work “in the poorest counties in Appalachia, where 85 percent of school children are on free or reduced lunch programs. That figure could soon be 100 percent.” Thompson said the 27 elementary schools Mission of Hope serves feed into 13 high schools, and that last year Mission of Hope awarded 15 college scholarships for $2,500 each to graduates of those high schools, 83 percent of whom were the first in their family to graduate from high school. Mission of Hope’s scholarship program will see its first class of students graduate from college this year. One of those students will go on to graduate school at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “We’ll never stop the cycle of poverty until kids stop dropping out of high school,” Thompson said. The 10th annual Chickfi l-A & Mission of Hope Golf Classic will be Friday, Aug. 16, at Willow Creek Golf Club. For more information about the tournament or other programs of Mission of Hope, go to www.missionofhope.org.

One company working hard to do something about that is financial services firm Edward Jones, whose Knoxville offices were named a finalist for the 2013 Most Valuable Employers (MVE) for Military by CivilianJobs. com. The company was an MVE winner in 2012. Skylar Dean, financial advisor in the Edward Jones Middlebrook Pike offices, says his company was also recently named to Fortune Magazine’s list of the Dean “Top 100 Best Companies to Work For.” Dean says his company has a long history of providing career opportunities for veterans in its offices nationwide. At latest count, more than 500 full-time associates in Tennessee and more than 1,300 financial advisors running branch offices across the country have prior military experience. So what is Edward Jones doing to beat their own

Examples of Lisa Kurtz pottery Photo submitted great track record? They’re looking for a few good men – and women. Last year the firm launched a program named FORCES, a first-of-its-kind program for eligible military veterans. The training portion of the program meets federal requirements for on-the-job training under the G.I. Bill. If G.I. Bill benefits are pursued and provided, only the veteran receives them. Edward Jones does not receive any direct or indirect benefit from a veteran’s participation in the G.I. Bill benefit programs, but its customers do stand to gain from some really fine and dedicated employees, veterans of the U. S. Military. For additional information, go to www.edwardjones.com or contact Dean directly at skylar.dean@edwardjones.com or 531-6584.

Art for Alzheimer’s If you’re looking for art for your home or office, or as a gift for someone else, mark your calendar for Friday, Aug. 30, when a reception will be held at The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike in Bearden, showcasing the work of functional potter Lisa Kurtz and benefitting Alzheimer’s Tennessee. Hours for the opening reception are 5:30 to 9 p.m., and the show will continue through Sept. 27. The exhibit is a retrospective for Kurtz, highlighting a selection of her work from 1977-2013. The show is presented in honor of the artist’s mother, Mary Angela Guarneschelli Kurtz who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s seven years ago. Lisa Kurtz has been a functional potter for 36 years. She received a master’s degree in clay from the

University of Louisville and has been an exhibiting member of many professional juried art guilds, boards, galleries and artist associations. Her clay work has been exhibited and collected across the U.S. and internationally. Lisa throws and hand builds her pieces and often combines the two to produce her functional pottery. Her textural work emphasizes the malleable qualities of clay, and most of her pieces are altered while still wet to highlight the intrinsic beauty of the clay itself. She mixes her own glazes as opposed to using commercial glazes, which adds a unique depth and quality to the work. The artist says, “I am happy to put on this show in honor of my mom. She was the first person to teach me about self-promotion of my art and has always been my constant supporter in the arts.”

New look for West Knox Utility District By Nancy Whittaker It won’t be long before you notice a new look for the main office of West Knox Utility District. New colors will give the Lovell Road building an updated makeover with a sharp earth tone paint. The contract has been approved and work will begin soon. In addition, a new six-bay maintenance building to house diesel equipment and other machinery is in West Knox’s plans. Drexel Heidel, general manager, reported 83 percent of work has been finished at the Water Treatment Plant and anticipates an October completion date.

Heidel also updated everyone on the evaluation now underway on the Wastewater Treatment Plant. West Knox is working closely with designers to assure an environmental and neighborhood-friendly plant. Wayne Hastings, assistant general manager, reported on construction projects, saying he is pleased that all are on schedule. West Knox is offering new safety training courses to assure the best possible working conditions for its employees. In June, there were 28 new water meters set and 22 new sewer connections.

Easy Vet Clinic holds ribbon-cutting Easy Vet Clinic at 7329 Kingston Pike held its ribbon cutting last week with both animals and humans in attendance. Technician Kyndal Kind and veterinarian Caroline Faust are pictured visiting with patient Boss after the event. Clinic owner Sam Meisler said Easy Vet Clinic is “like a Take Care Clinic at Walgreens, but for dogs and cats.” Clients will soon be able to view their pets’ records online. Info: 684-4757. Photo by Sara Barrett

HEALTH NOTES ■ PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East TN will meet 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, in the Family Life Center at Kern UMC, 451 East Tenn. Ave., Oak Ridge. Program: “What’s new with DBS?” presented by Dr. Peter Konrad and Dr. Peter Hedera, neurologists from Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Ken Stone from Medtronic will provide a light lunch. Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867; e-mail pk_hopeisalive@bellsouth.net; or www.pkhopeisalive.org. ■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meets 5-6:30 p.m. each first and third Tuesday in the UT Hospice office at 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6279. ■ UT Hospice, serving patients and families in Knox and 15 surrounding counties, conducts ongoing orientation sessions for adults (18 and older) interested in becoming volunteers with the program. No medical experience is required. Training is provided. Info: Penny Sparks, 544-6279.

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Evening of Elegance First Tennessee to sponsor fundraiser By Pam Fansler First Tennessee Bank is proud to be a platinum sponsor for the 24th a n n u a l Evening of Elegance in Pink presented by the Dr. Robert F. T h o m a s Fansler Foundation. The black-tie optional event benefits Paint the Mountains Pink, which helps provide mammograms to those in Sevier County who cannot afford them. Dr. Robert F. Thomas came to Sevier County in 1926 to serve in the dual role of minister and family physician. He established clinics, immunized hundreds of adults and children, set broken bones and delivered countless babies. Dr. Thomas loved the rich heritage of the Smokies and admired the integrity and pride of its people. He

worked long hours to improve the inadequate medical services and health facilities he encountered. Named in his honor, the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1983 to help expand the range and quality of health care services available in Sevier County. The Foundation is governed by an 18-member volunteer board of directors. Dolly Parton, one of the many babies Dr. Thomas delivered, serves as honorary chair. Paint the Mountains Pink spreads the word about the importance of mammography and early detection and helps educate the community that mammograms truly save lives. The numbers are compelling. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Mammograms alone find 85-90 percent of breast cancers, and mammography can detect cancer up to two years before it is felt on a breast self-exam.

Challenge Grant applications available The city of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department is accepting applications for its 2013-14 Challenge Grant Program, which offers grants to nonprofit projects associated with public parks or recreation facilities within the city limits. The grants are available this year to 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(6) status community groups, homeowner associations, schools, scout troops and other orga-

Based on these findings, the American Cancer Society recommends a yearly mammogram for women starting at age 40. However, in any given year, only 50 percent of women aged 40-85 have a mammogram. Women donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get their annual screening because they are uninsured or have a low income or because they are uneducated regarding the importance of early detection. In Sevier County, 21 percent of women are uninsured, ranking 94 out of 95 counties in Tennessee. The cost of a mammogram for someone without insurance is around $300. Tickets are still available for the Evening of Elegance in Pink, at 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Sevierville Events Center. To purchase a ticket, call 446-9628. Your support helps ensure that lives will be saved through the early detection of breast cancer.

nizations. Recipients of a Challenge grant will be reimbursed 50 percent of the cost of a single project, up to $2,500. The deadline for applications is Monday, Sept. 16. Applicants will be notified and announced by Wednesday, Oct. 16. All project work must be completed by Friday, May 30, 2014. Info/applications: 215.2017 or www. cityofknoxville.org/recreation/challengegrant.pdf.

BUSINESS BLURBS â&#x2013; Andy Lorenz, vice president of Messer Construction Co., has been named to the UT Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates for a three-year term beginning in August 2013. The group, comprised of business, professional and community leaders from the Knoxville area, was established in 1972 to help build public understandLorenz ing of and support for the university. â&#x2013; J. Paul Dittmann, executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at UT, has accepted a position on the board of directors for Kenco, a leading provider of distribution and fulfillment, transportation services and intelligent information technology. â&#x2013; Belew Drug will be Dittmann donating 150 backpacks full of school supplies to area schools. This is the 2nd year of the program. In addition, Belew offers a free vitamin program open to all elementary schoolaged children.

â&#x2013; Brenda Duff has assumed the role of controller for SAC, the parent company of ShoffnerKalthoff Mechanical Electrical Service Inc. and Shoffner Mechanical Service Inc. â&#x2013; Covenant Healthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major hospitals, Fort Sanders Regional, Methodist and Parkwest medical centers, have been recognized among the Best Hospitals in Tennessee by U.S. News & World Report. Each is ranked in the top ten. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very proud of our physicians, nurses and employees who work diligently to provide excellent care for our patients, who are ultimately the true beneficiaries of the awards,â&#x20AC;? said Covenant president and CEO Tony Spezia. â&#x2013; Junk Bee Gone LLC has added demolition to its list of removal services. Junk Bee Gone presently provides full service junk removal, driveway dumpsters and document shredding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The addition of JBG Demolition makes Junk Bee Gone a one-stop removal company for our customers,â&#x20AC;? said owner Mike Such. JBG Demolition will specialize in small to medium demolition projects such as sheds, pools, barns, and stables up to singlewides, doublewides and single-story houses/buildings. Info: 675-5865.

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Mark Carpenter is a student in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) Technology program at Tennessee College of Applied Technology. He recently took the EPA 608 exam and passed with a perfect 100 percent. The test includes 100 questions from a test bank of 400. HVAC/R instructor Mike Sledzinski said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the time Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here at the school, which includes my time as a student and now as an instructor, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember anyone making a perfect 100 percent.â&#x20AC;? Passing the EPA 608 exam will give Carpenter universal certification, allowing him to buy and sell refrigerant and service equipment. The certification is mandatory for any technician to work in the HVAC/R field.

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‘M agnificent Seven’ Rikki Taylor, a former art instructor at Halls Middle School, will display her ceramic art at the Magnificent Seven show opening on Aug. 16. Photos submitted

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By Libby Morgan The next new featured exhibit at the Fountain City Art Center is “The Magnificent Seven,” a show with works by former Knox County art instructors: Charles “Chico” Osten, Suzanne Jack, Sue W. Lane, Christine Harness, Judy Jorden, Rikki Taylor and Owen Weston. Taylor specializes in decorative pottery, and the other members of the Magnificent Seven will be showing works in oils, watercolors, mixed media and nature photography. The opening reception for the show is from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 16. Simultaneously showing at the art center will be transparent watercolors by students of Mary Baumgart-

ner’s “Wonderful World of Watercolor,” and handmade books by the students of Bob Meadows. The exhibit will be open to the public through Sept. 12. There is no admission charge.

Fall workshops and classes scheduled Enrollment is now open for several new fall workshops: Lee Edge will hold a three day Watercolor “Pouring” Workshop on Oct. 10, 11, and 12, $150 for Fountain City Art Center members and $180 for nonmembers. ■ Annual Art Center memberships start at $30 for seniors, $45 for individuals, and $25 for students under the age of 26. ■ Paul DeMarrais is offering a one day “Pastel Land-

scape Workshop” on Saturday, Oct. 5, for $100/$120. ■ The center offers classes and workshops throughout the year in pottery, watercolor, oils, drawing, handmade books, jewelry, leatherwork and children’s arts and crafts. ■ Classical and folk guitar for all ages are offered by Andy LeGrand of LeGrand Music Studio, located in the art center. Info: 357-2787; fcartcenter@knology.net; or come by 213 Hotel Avenue next to Fountain City Park. Art Center and Parkside Gallery viewing hours are: Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; most Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Some classes are held in the evenings.

A new place for empty nesters By Nancy Anderson A ribbon-cutting last week officially launched the Villas at Anchor Park, an upscale duplex development in Farragut. The Villas at Anchor Park offers maintenance-free brick and stone villa-style duplex homes with high end finishes geared toward empty nesters, professionals and those who wish to downsize. Phase I includes 32 lots

with 2,700 to 3,200 square foot floor plans offering 3 to 4 bedrooms and 3.5 to 4 bathrooms. Johnnie Creel with KellerWilliams Realty is the listing agent. “The market is coming back with a bang!” said Creel. “The Creel Group has the exclusive on the development and we have had phenomenal interest. “We have a fabulous location in the middle of Farragut

close to Anchor Park with Turkey Creek five minutes away. “Everything you need is right here. “We expect phase one to be completely sold out in the next two years,” said Creel. An on-site sales office will open soon on Saturdays and Sundays from 2-5 p.m. to discuss units scheduled for completion in early October. Info: www.JohnnieCreel.com/.

Creel, a licensed Realtor for 30 years, is a founding partner/investor of Keller Williams Realty. She specializes in relocation, waterfront properties, luxury properties and new homes. She is a mult-million dollar producer, winning the Knox Area Association of Realtors 2012 gold and silver awards. She holds several Realtor designations inclouding CRS and e-PRO.

Johnnie Creel, founding partner of Keller Williams Realty, along with Jay McBride and Todd Johnson of TJ Development Management, cut the ribbon during last Friday’s grand opening ceremony for The Villas at Anchor Park in Farragut.

Soccer team excels The FC Alliance 97 Boys Black team competed in the US Youth Soccer Region 3 Championships in Edmund, Okla., advancing to the semi-finals by defeating the 2011 national champions from Florida. Region 3 includes top teams from 11 states. No team in Tennessee has advanced this far since 1976. The team is coached by Josh Gray. Pictured are: Steven McKinney, Shawn Healey, Grayson Garland, John Lucchesi, Jameson Elmore, Chris Fernandez, Mark Coffey, Austin Foy, Ian Schomer, Joey Miller, Fletcher Ekern, Dallas Dunn, Anthony Buzzeo, Sean Ryan, Dezmond Thompson, Shawnee Foster, Cameron Schneider.

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

Back to school time at Grace By Shannon Morris

Grace teacher Amanda Trimble (right) welcomes a student back to school. Photo by Kamey

iPads for the students Internet in order to complete All students at Grace Chris- in-class assignments and to do tian Academy high school will research in various areas and be required to have iPads for subjects. The number of learning apps academic purposes this school available has grown by leaps year. Grace has been includ- and bounds, which makes for ing this requirement at vari- a fun new day in education. ous grade levels, but this year Teachers will be able to access marks the rst time that all and implement techniques in high school students will be on the classroom that were unthe same technological page. heard of just a few years ago. We are very excited about this By employing the devices on a facet of our students’ educa- regular basis, all students will tional experience, as the iPads become familiar with how to give our high school learners use this tool to their advantage, some tremendous advantages. even beyond their high school They will be able to access the years.

By Shannon Morris

On Aug. 13, the halls and campus of Grace Christian Academy will once again be lled with students and faculty as the 2013-2014 school year begins. Some of the students will be facing a new environment as they embark upon that rst day of kindergarten, middle school or high school. Others will be starting their nal year, excited about having adventures and making memories. At Grace Christian Academy, we are anxious, as well, to see what God has in store for the upcoming academic year. This summer has been one of transition, as some key leadership positions have been lled. God has truly provided some outstanding individuals to ll those spots, and we are tremendously excited about the vision and future of this wonderful school. Along with administrative and faculty additions, Grace

is also expanding in other areas. We are providing an even stronger academic curriculum that will further enhance an already solid learning environment. In addition, our campus will be an even safer place for students to learn and socialize, as we welcome Robert Sexton to our campus as the Director

eral task forces such as the ATF, FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force. He also had responsibility over the bomb team and the hazardous materials team, which have combined to form the Special Hazards Team. In all, God continues to provide sound leadership and clear vision, and our students are the beneficiaries of this wonderful work. Grace has been building a solid tradition over the past decade, one of success in academic achievement, athletic success, and excellence in the arts. It is our goal to work with parents and of Campus Security and Safety. guardians to provide a safe Sexton has spent 35 years with and secure environment for the Knox County Sheriff’s Of- all students, and to nurture ce, where he was the fourth- their mental, spiritual, physihighest ranking of cer. His re- cal and creative aspects. We sponsibilities were oversight of are praying for God’s continany homeland security issues, ued blessing upon our school, oversight of the gang and intel- and for each student and famligence units, and oversight of ily that will be represented the of cers assigned to the fed- this year.

Grace gears up for football By Shannon Morris On Friday, Aug. 23, the Grace Christian Academy Rams will take to the turf once again as we launch another year of high school football! Each new season brings with it the hope of success, not only in the race for a championship but also in the mental, physical and character development of the young people who play the game. The schedule this year includes some familiar district opponents, as well as some new squads, all of whom will bring challenges, but the team is working hard in planning and preparation to be able to meet those challenges. Several special events are planned during the season. GCA’s third annual Family Night Bash is Friday, Sept. 6, beginning at 5 p.m. All families are invited to enjoy a night of fun, food, fellowship

The Grace Christian Academy football field is ready for action. Photo submitted

and recreation through a myriad of games on the grounds, leading up to kickoff complete with a Ram Walk supporting our team to the eld. On Friday, Sept. 20, we’ll have our annual homecoming game, complete with all of the halftime festivities

that make this a special night for our Alumni and current students. We look forward to another great season and fantastic year in all sports as the school’s athletic program has already experienced unprecedented success for such a young institution.

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Grace student Michael Johnson uses an iPad for schoolwork. All Grace high school students are required to have iPads this school year. Photo by Shannon Johnson

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Just what the doctor ordered Students explore healthcare professions by volunteering If you’ve been to Parkwest this summer, there is a chance you’ve seen a helpful young person donning the recognizable blue Parkwest volunteer vest. These are the participants of Parkwest’s Junior Volunteer program, which invites students between 15 and 17 years of age to participate in, observe and gain first-hand knowledge of a hospital environment. “We had an outstanding group of volunteers this year,” Volunteer Services Coordinator Becky Boyd said of the 15 students representing Hardin Valley, Bearden, Lenoir City, Farragut and Roane County high schools. “They’re all very involved in their schools and communities and were eager to learn about various aspects of healthcare in a hospital setting.” During the five-week program, volunteers got the opportunity to explore various careers within the hospital. These ranged from patient-focused tasks such as escorting patients and shadowing specialists, to assisting in non-clinical areas like admissions and materials management. Sophia Cui, a rising sophomore at Hardin Valley Academy, turned 15 on the last day of eligibility to volunteer. Though she is the youngest in the group, she has big dreams of becoming either an anesthesiologist or a surgeon and believes that this experience is a good first step to achieving those dreams. “My cheeks hurt so much from smiling!” beamed Cui, after serving as a patient representative for a day. “It was fun and rewarding to work directly with the patients.” Ray Vennix was quick to echo Sophia’s sentiments. “Patient rep was definitely my favorite experience,” said the rising junior at Hardin Valley Academy. “In that role, you basically make the patient feel at home and well-cared for. It’s a good place to practice your AIDET skills,” Vennix added. AIDET is an acronym that stands for Acknowledge (the patient), Introduce (yourself), Duration (of the patient’s expected wait), Explanation (of the patient’s situation) and Thank You (for choosing Parkwest). This technique is practiced by all the volunteers and staff at Parkwest in order to communicate effectively with patients and reduce their anxiety.

First Row: Ray Vennix, Diana Hernandez, Carlie Smallwood, Jessie Smallwood; Second Row: Laura Seale, Maya Subbanna, Emily Galyon, Nitya Subbanna; Third Row: Sophia Cui, Tanzie Nguyen, Doina Musat; Fourth Row: Brianna Steffey, Shehroze Akhter and Ahsan Akhter. Not pictured: Sarah Woody.

Parkwest junior volunteer Tanzie Nguyen makes a bed in the GI Lab/Endoscopy unit.

Staff member John Lewis (L) explains to junior volunteers Emily Galyon (center) and Maya Subbanna (R) how hospital supplies are gathered in Materials Management and delivered to their respective floors.

Surgery Education Coordinator Mary Holoubek (front L) took the junior volunteers on a tour of the surgery equipment rooms and supervised them as they performed a procedure using surgical instruments on an artificial gallbladder.

Both Briana Steffey, rising junior at Hardin Valley Academy, and Tanzie Nguyen, rising junior at Farragut, are planning on going into the medical field. Steffey, whose favorite volunteer activity was working within Materials Management, would like to be a doctor in an Emergency Room or Trauma Unit one day. “You would always be challenged,” said Steffey. “And you’d never get bored.” Nguyen, whose family is originally from Vietnam, has aspirations of working in a childbirth center one day. Her favorite activity has been working in Parkwest’s Joint Center, where she shadowed Glen Daugherty, a fellow volunteer and former physical therapist. You don’t have to be set on the medical field to volunteer at Parkwest. Twin sisters Nitya and Maya Subbanna, rising juniors at Farragut, are undecided about their future careers, but are open to learning everything they can about healthcare. “I think it’s a good idea for all young people to gain experience with different professions before college,” said Maya Subbanna. She and her sister are volunteering at another area hospital in addition to Parkwest. “If I were to pursue a medical career, I think I’d want to work in labor and delivery,” said Nitya Subbanna. Junior volunteer Laura Seale, daughter of psychiatrist David R. Seale, M.D., did have one complaint about the program, saying “I didn’t like working only two times a week. I would have liked to work more!” “We are so pleased when we hear a Junior Volunteer say that this experience has inspired them to enter the healthcare industry,” said Boyd. “But it’s also important to recognize that no matter what field these students decide to pursue, they have learned invaluable customer service skills that will certainly aid them in any profession.” The process to become a junior volunteer at Parkwest begins in January with an application for consideration into the summer program. A letter of recommendation is also due by March. Applicants must be between 15 and 17 and must have completed one year of high school. Positions are limited. For more information, contact Becky Boyd at 865-373-1556 or rboyd3@covhlth. com.

Junior volunteer gets ﬁrst-hand experience as ER patient Sarah Woody knows how to make an entrance. The rising senior at Roane County High School arrived at Parkwest in an ambulance for her first day at work as a junior volunteer. En route to the hospital, another driver side-swiped her vehicle, running her off the road and into a sign. Although the car was totaled, Woody sustained only minor injuries. She was promptly transported to Parkwest to be examined by doc- Sarah Woody tors. “I was really shaken,” says Woody. “But the ER doctor and nurses were really nice and helped to calm me down.” Also there to calm her was her mother,

Barbara Woody, who is a nurse in Parkwest’s Critical Care unit. Woody’s aunt and grandmother also work at Parkwest, her aunt as a ‘f loat pool’ nurse and her grandmother in the Gift Shop. Despite the accident, Woody knew she wanted to continue working as a junior volunteer. Like her mother and aunt, she is interested in nursing and says that she would prefer to work with children. “I enjoyed volunteering in different areas (at Parkwest),” she adds. “Hopefully this experience will help me decide exactly what I want to do if I go into the field of healthcare.”

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Parkwest lends a helping hand to Richard Yoakley School Parkwest employees participated in a clean-up and beautification project at Richard Yoakley School in July. Front Row (L to R): Wendy Shock, Lauren Proffitt, Leighan Romanesk, Janice McKinley, Em Cobble, Lynn Cagle, Anita Rivera, Ashley Paulson and Joda Veljkovic. Back Row (L to R): Rick Lassiter, Matthew Chadourne, Kimberly Mialback-Houk, Jamie Nance, Jason Raiford-Davis and Dejan Veljkovic.

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CONTINUING Tennessee Valley Fair’s deadline for entry in competitive exhibits is Thursday, Aug. 15. More than 3,000 categories are open; visit TNValleyFair.org and click “Contests” to view the catalog, which contains info on submission details and deadlines. The fair is Sept. 6-15 at Chilhowee Park. The new Williams Family Giraffe Encounter at the Knoxville Zoo is open 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily (giraffes permitting). At the two-story-tall covered deck in the Grasslands Africa! area, guests can purchase a treat for $5 and feed it to the zoo’s giraffes, Jumbe, Patches and Lucille. Info: www.knoxvillezoo. org. Adult fall league sports team registration through the city of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department is now open. Deadline for kickball is Aug. 13 and for volleyball Aug. 28. Register at the KPRD office, 917A E. Fifth Ave., and pay by cash, check or money order. Info: www.eteamz.com/cokathletics. Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St., presents Larry Shue’s “The Nerd” with shows at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 18. Tickets are $10 Thursday and Sunday and $15 Friday-Saturday. Purchase at www.theatreknoxville. com or http://knoxalliance.com/knoxtixhtml. “Birds in Art,” an exhibit of paintings, sculptures and graphics celebrating the timeless appeal of birds, is at McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, through Sunday, Aug. 18. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. A mini-exhibit of hand-colored prints of birds from Australia by 19thcentury illustrator John Gould complementing “Birds in Art” will be on display through Jan. 5, 2014. The 2013 Knoxville Film Festival, set for Sept. 19-22 at Downtown West, has four slots left for the 7-Day Shootout; deadline to register is Aug. 21 or until all slots are filled. Registration deadline for the Student Film Competition is Sept. 1. Info: knoxvillefilmfestival.com. The UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St., will exhibit “20 Years Later, UTK School of Art, MFA Class of 1993,” featuring works by 14 artists, through Aug. 24. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. UT’s Ewing Gallery, 1715 Volunteer Blvd., will exhibit “Thirty-two,” works by 32 UT faculty from the College of Architecture and Design, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, with extended hours Mondays and Thursdays, through Aug. 29. A reception will be held 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 23. The Arts & Culture Alliance will host “From the Expansive to the Intricate” and a side-by-side exhibition of works by the Artists Association of Monroe County and young artists from VSA Arts Tennessee through Aug. 30 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. “Expansive” features large and small-scale works by Kathy Holland and Althea Murphy-Price. Exhibit hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St., will feature clay pieces by Linda Sullivan and paintings by Linda Johnson through Aug. 31. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday; and 1-5 pm. Sunday. “Of Sword and Pen,” an exhibit of regional artifacts and documents from the Civil War era, is on display at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., through Sunday, Oct. 13. The center is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

MONDAY, AUG. 5 A grief workshop for the newly bereaved will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Cozy Joe’s Café, 2559 Willow Point Way. Free. Sign up with Sarah Wimmer, 6897123 or sarah.wimmer@amedisys.com.

vendors including arts and crafts, antiques, plants and food, live music and special-interest groups. The fourth annual Man Ride for prostate cancer The FARM Knoxville Farmers Market is open awareness featuring former UT head football coach 3-6 p.m. in the parking lot of Ebenezer UMC, 1001 EbPhillip Fulmer will start at 11 a.m. at Smoky Mountain enezer Road. Harley-Davidson, 1820 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway, The Dixie Lee Pinnacle Farmers Market is in Maryville. Preregistration: $25 single, $40 pair. open 3-6 p.m. at Turkey Creek (across from the theater). Register at 305-6970 or www.utmedicalcenter.org/ Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville THEMANRIDE. Pike, will present Cajun Fish Camp 6:30-8:30 p.m. BYO King University will host a picnic for alumni and wine. Cost: $50. Register: www.avantisavoia.com or their families 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at its Hardin Valley cam922-9916. pus, 10950 Hardin Valley Drive. Activities include a “Jazz on the Square” will feature the Marble City caricature artist, face painting, bounce house and food 5 performing 8-10 p.m. at the Bill Lyons Pavilion on by Buddy’s Bar-b-q, all free. RSVP by Aug. 5 to Patty Market Square. Houston, pmhousto@king.edu or 800-621-5464. A Channing O’Banning party featuring children’s author Angie Spady will be at noon at Barnes and Noble, 8029 Kingston Pike. Lucinda Heatherly Tent 3 DUVCW will meet at American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike, 2 p.m. at Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. offers weekly information sessions on nurse assistant, Patricia Jobe will speak about Ulysses S. Grant. EKG and phlebotomy training 10-11 a.m. Info: 862Author Holly Jacobs of Corbin, Ky., will sign cop3508. ies of her children’s book, “The Too Little Hero,” 3-5 p.m. East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., at Hastings, 501 N. Foothills Plaza Drive, Maryville. will present a noon Brown Bag Lecture by Paul Coker, Knoxville’s second annual Dog Friendly Gala “Old Tennessee Is As Good a Country As We Want”: to benefit Morris Animal Foundation and Canine Cancer Black Southerners in the Union Army, 1863-1866. Free; Research, hosted by PetSafe, will start at 6:30 p.m. BYO lunch. with cocktails and a silent auction, followed by dinner and a live auction at 8 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 401 W. Summit Hill Drive. Tickets: $150 per person, $1,500 per table. RSVP by Aug. 5 to www.morrisanimalfoundation. org/petsafegala. AARP Driver Safety Course will be 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The Streamliners Swing Orchestra will perform at the Oak Ridge Senior Center, 228 Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge. Open to anyone 50 or over. Register with Jim at 8 p.m. at Swingin’ Second Saturday at the Relix Variety Theater, 1208 N. Central St. Doors open at 7 p.m. Norton, 233-3442. Tickets: $12 at the door. Info: 474-1017.

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Knoxville Christian Women’s Connection “Kick Up Your Heels” luncheon starts with a meeting at 10:45 a.m. at Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. The special feature will be line dancing with Andi Dobson and Cathy Huddleston; western attire is encouraged. The inspirational speaker will be Connie Rhodebeck of Birmingham, Ala. Complimentary child care by reservation. Cost: $12 inclusive. Reservations: Marie, 382-1155 or marie.rose139@hotmail.com. DivorceCare’s final session is 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike. Info: care@ fellowshipknox.org.

A screening of Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” and a discussion of the historical drama by Lincoln scholar William E. Hardy will be held at 2 p.m. at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 2158824. Free. Longstreet-Zollicoffer Camp 86, Sons of Confederate Veterans will have their monthly business meeting at 2 p.m. at Ramsey House Plantation, 2614 Thorngrove Pike. Prior to the meeting, Joe Smithson will present the program “My Confederate Ancestors.” Free and open to the public.

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AARP Driver Safety Course will be 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Asbury Place, 2848 Sevierville Road, Maryville. Open to anyone 50 or over. Register with Jim Norton, 2333442.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s “Back to School Bash” will be 3-6 p.m. at the Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. There will be free school supplies, activities, food and special programs, as well as vendors. Free and open to the public.

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A class in making your own kaleidoscope will be held noon-3 p.m. at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, 1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge. Bob Grimac is the instructor. Suitable for adults or children age 9 and up (younger children accompanied by a parent may participate). Cost: $25 per person, $44 for two people in one family. Register to Grimac, 546-5643 or bobgrimac@gmail.com. Proceeds will help support a Haitian student raising funds to attend college in Knoxville. The FARM Knoxville Farmers Market is open 3-6 p.m. at Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. The Ijams Family Wildlife Series presents “Bat Night” at 8 p.m. at Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Learn about the flying mammals, learn how to hear like them and go search for them in the park. Cost: $8 ($5 members). Reservations required; call 5774717, ext. 110.

SATURDAY, AUG. 10 Second Saturday Art Academy for Kids at 9:30 a.m. at Liz-Beth & Co., 9211 Parkwest Blvd., will teach students to use oil pastels on canvas, inspired by the work of Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky. Instructor is Courtney Tinder. Materials charge is $5. Reservations required: 691-8129 or beth@liz-beth.com. Tea & Treasures, 4104 Martin Mill Pike, will host a “Marketplace” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. It will feature a variety of

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The Foothills Craft Guild will accept applications for membership accompanied by craft entries 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Jurying will take place Aug. 14. Info/forms: www.foothillscraftguild.org (membership information section) or standard chairman Ann Lacava, 938-4180 or alacava@frontier. net.

TUESDAY, AUG. 13 The FARM Knoxville Farmers Market is open 3-6 p.m. in the parking lot of Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road. The Dixie Lee Pinnacle Farmers Market is open 3-6 p.m. at Turkey Creek (across from the theater). The Harvey Broome Group of the Sierra Club will have a picnic 5-8 p.m. at Holston River Park, 3300 Holston Hills Road. Members, families and friends are invited. The club will provide veggie and meat burgers. Attendees should contact Mac Post, mpost3116@aol. com, to see what side dish or dessert they should bring. Science Café: The Origin of the Earth’s Oceans will start at 5:30 p.m. at Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Lawrence A. Taylor, director of UT’s Planetary Geosciences Institute, will discuss the formation of the Earth’s oceans and lead a Q&A after a brief “Nova” video. Free, but reservations are required; call 577-4717, ext. 110.

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A large life This week we take a look at a brilliant artist who is no longer with us. Her paintings are soon to be featured in a special memorial exhibit at The Art Market Gallery in downtown Knoxville.

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Carol’s Corner Her name was Patricia Sprouls, and she lived a large life. She was born in the Bronx, but spent much of her childhood on the Isle of Capri, later living in Naples, Italy, as well as New Jersey and New York, before coming to Tennessee in 1987. Through it all, she painted. As a young woman, she was awarded “Best Foreign Art Student” in all of Italy, winning a full scholarship to Naples’ Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Trapped in Italy during World War II, she survived the bombing of her apartment building. Finally able to return to the States in 1947, she married Joe Sprouls, a former typographer who now lives in Norris, in 1948. Together they raised two children, Timothy and Cynthia.

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“She was an artist all her life,” says Joe. “Her mother was an artist, and her grandfather was a sculptor, so it just ran in the family.” She exhibited in New York City and New Jersey, and held many positions of leadership, including president of the state chapter of the American Artists Professional League and later board member of that organization at the national level. She taught at the Ridgewood Art Institute of New Jersey, one of the nation’s best community art associations. She served on the board of the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club in New York City, and was one of the first women to become a member of the prestigious Salmagundi Club in New York City, the nation’s oldest art club. Late in life, when she moved to Norris, she began to paint scenes of East Tennessee. And that brings us to the reason you need to know about this remarkable artist. The Art Market Gallery on Gay Street is preparing a special memorial exhibition in celebration of East Tennessee’s history and in conjunction with the East Tennessee History Center’s History Fair on Aug. 17. It’s titled “Painted Glimpses of Olde Knoxville,” and it features several works by the illustrious Patricia Sprouls.

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a major influence in her life. “She was a fabulous sweet lady and was always so encouraging to anyone she came in contact with,” Mills says. “She encouraged me to enter the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club annual juried exhibition.” Mills was pleased and proud to be juried in to the prestigious organization, established in New York in 1896 to support and promote the work of professional women artists. “I never would have conPainter Patricia Sprouls’ fanciful painting of the Victorian sidered entering had she not houses on 11th Street in Knoxville. Photo submitted been cheering me on. I got a fabulous trip to New York and memories to last a lifetime.” Patricia Sprouls died in 2011 at age 90, and Mills has been eager to have an exhibit of her work ever since. As for all of her mentor’s awards and distinctions, Mills says, “You’d never know. She was very unassuming. She was truly a fine lady and artist.” Joe Sprouls concurs. “She was the finest person I ever met,” he says. “She Sprouls as a young woman. loved everybody.” Photos by Joe Sprouls You can view the paintings of Patricia Sprouls and other artists from Aug. 17 to Sept. 2 at The Art Market Gallery. It’s The artist at her easel in located at 422 South Gay St., the mid-1990s. next to the Downtown Grill & Brewery, and a few doors away from Mast General Store. “Her delicately-wrought people in period dress going Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., paintings possess a wonder- about their daily lives with- Tuesday through Saturday, ful storybook quality,” says in the paintings. She often until 9 p.m. Friday, and 1 to Diana Scott-Auger, public- even had them spilling over 5 p.m., Sunday. The gallery is handicapped accessible. Info: ity co-chair for the event. the edges of the pictures!” “She illustrated local historArtist Brenda Mills, who 525-5265, artmarketgallery. ic structures, bringing them is organizing and hanging net, or facebook.com/Art. back in time by including the exhibit, counts Sprouls as Market.Gallery.

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Close to home and close to the heart It was in the middle of the night in late June when Catherine Miles, 86, woke up to extreme nausea. She thought maybe it was a stomach virus, but never suspected a heart attack. “I was sick to my stomach all night. But I had no chest pains,” said Miles, who lives in Knoxville with her daughter and son-in-law, Ivee and John Slater. When the ﬁrst morning light came up, Miles was worried her family would go off to work. “I didn’t want to be left alone,” she said. But, there was no chance of that. Ivee Slater said she took one look at her mother and knew right away she needed emergency care. “I said, ‘Sister, you’ve got to get out of here!’ ” said Slater. “There was nothing in the house that would make her feel better, so we had to go. I wasn’t going to sit there and let my mother hurt. “But of course she had to put her perfume, earrings and her cross on, and do her hair,” Ivee Slater said with a laugh. The Slaters took Miles to the emergency department at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, just a few minutes from their home. It was around 6 a.m. when they arrived. Heart attacks are less likely to be recognized in women than men. While men most often have classic chest pain symptoms, women are more likely to experience atypical symptoms such as nausea or sweating with a heart attack. But at Fort Sanders Regional, emergency room staff right away gave Miles an electrocardiogram (EKG), a test to detect abnormal electrical activity in the heart. “Evidently they are experts at knowing when something’s wrong,” said Miles. “They right off said, ‘It’s the heart.’ ” The emergency department called in Dr. Joshua Todd, an interventional cardiologist Catherine Miles talks with Renee Hammett while at the cardiac rehabilitation program at Fort with Knoxville Heart Group. Fort Sanders Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Regional has cardiologists on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all living within a short drive of the hospital. “Dr. Todd and his team, somebody must be on duty at all times, because that team came right in and did the job,” said Miles. Miles was sent up to the heart catheterization lab. “They took her back right away,” said Ivee Salter. “By the time my husband got back from parking the car, they were starting the procedure. It was so fast, it was done in 45 minutes.” Miles had a 100 percent blockage in her right coronary artery. Todd inserted a slender catheter (a tube) into the main artery in her groin and threaded it up to the heart, without cutting open the chest. He found and removed the clot in her heart, and inserted a tiny mesh stent to hold open the artery in that spot. After two nights in the hospital, Miles came home. She is currently attending the cardiac rehabilitation program at Fort Sanders to regain strength and endurance, and she is walking every day again for exercise. “She used to walk a half-mile on UT’s track every night,” said Slater. “We’ve got ourselves back up to a quarter-mile, almost.” “We’re doing protein powder in the morning and a gluten-free diet, a blood thinner and vitamin K,” said Slater. “I’ve lost 12 pounds along with her!” Miles said she would recommend Fort Sanders to anyone who needs cardiac care. “Everybody, really they were wonderful, they were wonderful,” Miles added. “I felt blessed to be so near to home, and here.” And, she credits her daughter for her quick thinking. “She has been a blessing to me.”

Finding exceptional heart care at Fort Sanders Regional The average age for a woman to have a ﬁrst heart attack is 70, according to the National Institutes of Health. “There are not a lot of 86-yearolds who have a heart attack,” said Dr. Joshua Todd, an interventional cardiologist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. He recently treated Catherine Miles, Dr. Joshua Todd 86, (see accompanying article) for a heart attack. “She walked a half a mile a day. She had no past cardiac history, very few cardiac risk factors and very atypical symptoms. She never had chest pain at all,” said Todd. “And that’s the problem with only looking at symptoms and not at the patient,” he added. “Mrs. Miles just wasn’t herself. It takes an astute emergency room doctor to pick up on that.” Miles’ heart attack was quickly detected in the emergency room at Fort Sanders Regional by an EKG. They sent her to the cardiac

catheterization lab and Todd. Todd threaded a slender catheter into her femoral artery (in the groin) and up to her heart. Using high-tech X-ray images to guide the catheter, Todd found the blood clot that was causing the heart attack and removed the clot using a suction catheter. “I gave her a picture of it later,” Todd said with a laugh. He then inserted a tiny mesh stent into the artery, to keep it open and blood ﬂowing to the heart muscle. The stent remains in place. While cardiac catheterization procedures like this one are minimally invasive, they must be done very quickly during a heart attack, to minimize damage to the heart muscle. The longer an artery is blocked, the more the heart is damaged. Angioplasty is the most common procedure performed to open a blocked artery. It is performed with a tiny balloon-like device inserted through the catheter and expanded in the artery to open it. “Our average door-to-balloon time at Fort Sanders Regional is 42 minutes, and the national standard is 90 minutes,” said

Todd. “In Mrs. Miles’ case, she had an EKG quickly in the emergency room and the artery was opened within 57 minutes.” In addition to speed in treatment, Fort Sanders Regional has one of the most comprehensive cardiac services in the Knoxville area. It was the ﬁrst to use the Impella Left Ventricular Assist Device, the “world’s smallest heart pump,” which can be inserted to provide support for failing hearts without cutting open the chest wall. Fort Sanders Regional’s Cardiology Department is also the recipient of the 2012 American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry® – 2012 GWTG™ Platinum Performance Achievement Award. FSRMC is one of just 164 hospitals nationwide to receive this designation. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. Honored hospitals have maintained a rate of performance of 90 percent or better for eight consecutive quarters, ending quarter four in 2011.

Get heart healthy! Physical exercise and a heart-healthy diet are keys to preventing and recovering from heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. Some more heart healthy recommendations: ■ ■ ■ ■

Don’t smoke Maintain a healthy weight Get daily moderate exercise Eat a healthy diet, low in saturated fats, processed sugar and sodium, and high in fiber ■ Eat five fruits and vegetables each day ■ Know your numbers for blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, and manage high levels with medication if necessary

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‘Fun Fun on the Farm’ at 2013 Fair By Anne Hart

t’s all about kids at the Tennessee Valley Fair this year, starting with the 2013 theme, “Fun on the Farm,” and continuing with a number of events designed to help children learn and develop new skills. Thousands of youngsters attend the Fair each year to enjoy rides and funnel cakes, but the Fair is also a great learning environment. “Fun on the Farm” will emphasize the unique mixture of amusement, agriculture and East Tennessee heritage showcased annually at the event. Some of the special activities for children will last all ten days of the fair. Among them: Kiddie Land Fun Tent – Located next to the Ponderosa Zoo, Kiddie Land features free entertainment for children 2-12, including a Thank-A-Farmer magic show, mascot parties, sing-alongs, storytelling, live arts and crafts and much more. Ag-venture Scavenger Hunt – This interactive scavenger hunt located in the livestock barns is also designed especially for children 2-12 years of age and will allow them to experience agriculture like never before. Participants will obtain a map that will lead them to

dogs amaze audiences as they flip and fly to snatch flying discs out of the air, race through obstacle courses with breathtaking speed, and launch themselves off a dock to catch a toy before it splashes into a pool of water. Spectators, children and adults alike always leave this show with smiles on their faces. The Lego Extravaganza: Tournament of Champions will be in town only on Sept. 14, starting at 11 a.m. This event, which will be held in the Kerr Building, has been wildly popular since its start in 2011. Winners from the previous tournaments are invited to return to compete for the title “Lego Extravaganza Champion 2013.” This is also an entertaining event for bystanders.

A young fairgoer has fun feeding the goats at the Tennessee Valley Fair. specific ag-based educational exhibits (cattle, horticulture, poultry, tractors and rabbits, for example) around the fairgrounds. When all stations are complete, participants will receive a special

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DanceCenterWestKnoxville.com The Tiny Tot Pageant on Sept. 6 at 5:30 p.m. allows girls 4-6 to compete for a chance to win an exciting prize package. The contestant who is crowned Miss Tiny Tot 2013 will receive a cash prize, a professional headshot package from Reflections and Images Photography, a crown, banner, trophy and flowers. In addition to prizes, participants have the opportunity to develop poise and confidence and to meet other little girls who share similar interests. There are dozens of other activities for kids at the fair this year, including handson science exhibits at the Discovery Center and the nightly show in the Akima Planetarium, also at the center; the Anastasini Circus, magicians and jugglers, the Ponderosa Safari Zoo with farm animals, lots of kid-size rides and games and livestock shows with cows, goats, rabbits, poultry and more. More than 140,000 fair-

goers are expected to visit the fair site at Chilhowee Park this year. “East Tennessee children are the future of the Fair,” says Scott Suchomski, the fair’s executive director. “We are always looking for ways to enrich the lives of children in our community through our event. Each year, we offer thousands of competitions emphasizing agriculture, arts, music and more to help children expand their interests and learn something new. We actively encourage them to get involved in the Fair and make it a lifelong tradition.” In 2012, the Tennessee Valley Fair paid more than $45,000 in premium money to area youth exhibitors. Some 3,200 contests are offered each year in diverse categories ranging from student art, livestock, photography, culinary arts, horticulture, youth talent and much more. Info: www.tnvalleyfair. org.

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T-shirts and determination By Carol Zinavage Olivia Croft, a rising 6th grader at Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School in Maryville, knows how to turn disappointment into doing. Inspired by a magazine article about kids helping others, she did some research online and was drawn to the organization Habitat for Humanity, which partners with families in need to provide simple, decent affordable housing. Olivia was ready to get involved in a big way. That’s when the 11-yearold found out she was too young to be on the job site. For safety reasons, Habitat forbids anyone under 14 to be where the action is. Olivia was disappointed by the news, but was determined to stir up some Olivia Croft, age 11, cuts donated T-shirts into rags for use on action of her own. Further Habitat for Humanity job sites. Photos by Alice Croft

research turned up a volunteer opportunity she was more than suited for: collecting old T-shirts to be used as rags in Habitat building projects. “Our church always donates to causes,” says Olivia’s mother, Alice, of Broadway United Methodist in Maryville, “and we made an announcement in church that we were collecting T-shirts.” That announcement brought in a pile of shirts, and Olivia and her mom washed them and cut them to a usable size, then delivered them to the Blount County Habitat for Humanity office. “It was fun to know I was helping someone else,” says Olivia. Her mom says she’s always liked a challenge. Encouraged by a Sunday school teacher, one of her

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schools spread across the southern Appalachians. The organization had its beginnings in the mid 1990’s when Julie and Doug Holland, who had been saddened by what they saw in a series on WBIR-Channel 10 detailing the extreme poverty in the isolated mountains and the suffering of the children in particular, determined to do something about it. In 1996, they filled their garage with clothing for 150 children in those poverty-stricken Appalachian hamlets. The organization grew quickly, and in 1999 Emmette Thompson was hired as executive director. Since that time, Mission of Hope has grown exponentially, but the need is always greater than the available help, and both volunteers and contributions to the 501(c)(3)

The CAK middle school cheer squad and friends volunteer for Mission of Hope’s Back-to-School Backpack Campaign. For them, this means more than 160 summer service hours and 6,000 hygiene bags packed for school children in need. Pictured are: (front) Katelyn Butcher, Molly Whitener, Emma Rowan, Molly Brown, Maggie Whitener; (second row) Mollie Sterling, Reagan Campbell, Grace Roddy, Raelee Scarbrough, Kellar Smith; (third row) Amber Scruggs, Jenna Johnson, Riley Rule, Caroline Bailey, Abby Hatmaker, Rylee Jost; (back) Emmette Thompson, Joe Jenkins, Jim Friedrich, Bonnie Bayless, Kay Bradley. Not pictured are Debby Brown, Jennifer Roddy, Susie Whitener and Lisa Sterling. Photo submitted

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charity are always welcomed. Mission of Hope is a yearround program, and Thompson’s enthusiasm for his work is always contagious, but particularly so during the week when the backpacks are being readied. “We’re blessed every day,” he says with a smile. “Every day this week we will have 45 to 50 volunteers coming to help us get these kids ready for school. They will be getting backpacks and school supplies ready for more than 10,000 students in 27 schools. The need this year seems to be greater than ever before.” Looking around at a roomful of busy volunteers, stacks and stacks of backpacks and box upon box of school supplies, Thompson adds, “Mission of Hope is what has happened because of one committed woman who answered the hunger for hope with a mission. We are extremely grateful to everyone for helping extend the hope.” There are many ways to help Mission of Hope. To learn what you might do, go to www. missionofhope.org.

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work launched the award-winning Stop Bullying: Speak Up in 2010 to educate kids on what to do when they see friends getting bullied. In partnership with official advisors, including staff from the US Departments of Education and Health and Human Services; and partners including CNN, The Anti-Defamation League, the Pacer Foundation, and nationally recognized academic experts, the bullying prevention campaign aims to put a stop to this common and serious problem. The pro-social campaign is offering these tips for parents and kids to help stop bullying in their schools: ■ Tell an adult: When someone gets bullied, tell a parent, teacher or trusted adult. Talking about it isn’t tattling or snitching. It’s helping someone out. ■ Be friendly: Bullying can make a victim feel alienated and lonely. Saying a few kind words to the person who has been bullied makes a huge difference.

■ Volunteer: Your school’s bullying prevention program needs parents and students to help encourage everyone to speak up against bullying. ■ Say it loud: Ask your school to fly or display the official Stop Bullying: Speak Up flag, which indicates that the school is a place where bullying actions will not be tolerated. ■ Learn more: Free online resources can help you learn how to deal with bullies. Visit www.StopBullyingSpeakUp.com to access public service announcements, two 30-minute documentaries and tips sheets for parents and teachers that offer a step-by-step guide for safe and effective ways to be an active bullying bystander. The site also provides links to the Anti-Defamation League, Boys and Girls Club of America and other partners providing expert advice about bullying. All materials are available in English and Spanish. “Don’t stop there,” says Cahn. “These resources are meant to spark a conversation.” No child should feel like his or her school is not a safe place to learn. Parents, teachers and students can work together to make a difference.

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