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Dr. Jim McIntyre says he’s as enthusiastic about the new school year as “any in my career.”

Knox County Schools has made gains on test scores every year since McIntyre arrived as superintendent in 2008.

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co-op concept

See Sandra Clark’s story on A-9

Hoarding stamps Like many philatelists, state Rep. Harry Brooks began collecting stamps during his Boy Scout days. After working toward a stamp-collecting merit badge, he was hooked.

“You become a hoarder,” he explained at this month’s meeting of the Knoxville Philatelic Society (KPS). “Then you have to specialize or your wife will run you off.”

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Kiley Compton of Three Rivers Market shows off the store’s organic produce.

See Wendy Smith’s story on A-3

NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Ribbon-cutting for West Hills tennis pavilion Mayors Madeline Rogero and Tim Burchett will hold a ribbon-cutting to mark the completion of the viewing pavilion at West Hills Tennis Center in West Hills Park at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 410 N. Winston Road.

The pavilion overlooks the upper tennis courts and offers a place to watch tennis matches out of the elements. Overseen by the Public Building Authority, the project was completed by city crews and Rich Construction Inc. Knox County funded the $40,000-plus project, which is part of the Phase II work at the West Hills Tennis Center.

Mabe to be guest on WDVX show Shopper-News features editor Jake Mabe will be the special guest on the WDVX “East Tennessee Quiver” at 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. He will be talking about local musicians he’s covered throughout his career as well as highlighting Elvis Presley’s lesser-known songs with show host Bradley Reeves. Listen at 89.9 FM, 102.9 FM or online at www. wdvx.com.

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By Wendy Smith Tennessee’s only food co-op is getting ready to celebrate the second anniversary of its Central Street location, and there’s going to be a party.

Three Rivers Market will host a Sunday Supper from 4-7 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 25. Customers can purchase items from a special hot food bar or buy treats from portable vendors like Cruze Dairy Farm and Dale’s Fried Pies. Nathan Moses of Lost and Found Records will spin tunes from his all-vinyl collection, and the store will offer anniversary deals.

While the current store is only two years old, the concept was born in the 1970s when a group of Knoxvillians formed a buying club in order to procure hard-to-find

natural foods. In 1981, the club became a retail business called the Knoxville Community Food Cooperative, and the small building housed the city’s first recycling center.

In 2005, the organization changed from a dues-based club to a customer-owned food cooperative called the Three Rivers Market. In 2009, the current property was purchased, and the new store opened in 2011.

While organic products have become fashionable in recent years, they are not an innovation, says Kiley Compton, communication and outreach manager for Three Rivers. Instead, they’re a return to traditional agricultural practices.

“Organic foods are what our

grandparents called ‘food,’ ” she says.

But the business model for Three Rivers is innovative. By purchasing membership interests, customers qualify for refunds based on how much Mason Lynch, age 3, helps out his dad, Trevor they spend at the Lynch, with the shopping at Three Rivers Marstore and receive ket. The store will celebrate its second anniverspecial discounts. sary at the end of the month. Photos by Wendy Smith Members also elect the store’s governing body, the board of directors. bers are profiting, and the comThat means the store is owned and munity is profiting.” operated by members of the comThe store itself was built with munity rather than outside inves- the community in mind. The tors, Compton says.

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Tennova project delayed, hearing set

By Sandra Clark Knoxville City Council has delayed rezoning land on Middlebrook Pike near West Hills subdivision where Tennova wants to build its flagship hospital. The project would result in the closure of the old St. Mary’s Hospital in North Knoxville. The vote is now set for Sept. 17.

Knoxville Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis has set a council workshop for 5 p.m Thursday, Aug. 29, in the Main Assembly Room, City County Building.

Rocky Swingle spoke on behalf of opponents: “This is a serious issue that deserves full discussion.”

Wesley Neighbors Community Association voted 91-7 against the hospital, Swingle said, even though Tennova has met numerous times with residents and has made several concessions to minimize the impact on residents.

“We’ve got 200 yard signs up in West Hills and 300 names on our petition (against the project),” Swingle told the council. “Yes, it’s a $300 million investment by

DEAL OF THE W WEEK!

Tennova and several temporary (construction) jobs and increased taxes, but those taxes and temporary jobs are not free.

“The biggest cost is the closure of St. Mary’s, followed by the diminution of the quality of life in West Knoxville.” He asked council to fund both a traffic and environmental impact study.

MPC Director Mark Donaldson said a “thorough traffic study, the most intensive study our rules permit,” will be required at Tennova’s expense.

Attorney John King, speaking for Tennova, said his client did not want a postponement because “time is money.”

Tennova has been “very communicative with multiple meetings,” King said, and had hoped for just a two-week delay (because the district’s council member, Duane Grieve, was out of town).

City Council also postponed a vote on proposed apartments at Northshore Town Center until Sept. 3. Rezoning for Westwood on Kingston Pike (new home of Knox Heritage) was approved.

Notable woman Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero receives the Notable Woman of the Year award from Susan Fowlkes, representing the Knoxville Association of Women Executives. Rogero said she is excited about the city’s role in the redevelopment of the Baptist Hospital site and efforts to get the McClung warehouses turned over to private developers. She called the projects “two great bookends for downtown.” But she denied the rumor that the city is selling World’s Fair Park to UT – an idea that circulated after discussions about the construction of a theater at the park that would replace the Clarence Brown Theatre. Photo by Wendy Smith

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Jack Melton uses a magnifying glass to look at some calcite during a Smart Toys and Books special activity, “Mining for Minerals.� Photos by Justin Acuff

Geologist Marshall Davenport demonstrates how some minerals can become “excited� by exposure to UV light.

Lily Shepherd pans for minerals.

Mine-blowing rocks Workshop encourages kids to look for ‘mysterious’ beauty

By Sherri Gardner Howell

to show the children how to look beyond what is first seen to discover some “mysterious beauty� inside rocks and gemstones.

In addition to receiving an overview about the different kinds of rocks, participants got to “pan� for rocks hidden in sand and got to take home some of their treasures.

For upcoming programs at Smart Toys and Books, visit www. smarttoysandbooks.com.

Marshall Davenport, a geologist, and Kathy Alexander, an elementary school teacher, had children looking beyond the surface for hidden beauty at Smart Toys and Books on Aug 3.

The two led a workshop in Mining for Minerals at the store. The goals were

Lisa Koob helps her daughter, Katie, identify minerals.

Laurel and Marianna Gansley enjoy the event.

Lauren Talbot, left, and Manhattan Shuler, right, watch as geologist Marshall Davenport uses an acid to test if a mineral is calcite.

Jacob Knott uses his sense of smell to identify the mineral sulfur.

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From left, artists Walt Fieldsa, Ken Britton, Randall Starnes and Curtis Glover stand before the new Visit Knoxville mural that graces the side of the Knoxville Visitor’s Center. On the right is Brent Thompson, community outreach manager at Visit Knoxville, who oversaw the project. Bobbie Crews designed the mural.

Fun with philatelics Like many philatelists, state Rep. Harry Brooks began collecting stamps during his Boy Scout days. After working toward a stampcollecting merit badge, he was hooked.

Wendy Smith

“You become a hoarder,� he explained at this month’s meeting of the Knoxville Philatelic Society (KPS). “Then you have to specialize or your wife will run you off.�

Stuart Hanlein also picked up the hobby as a Boy Scout. His specialty is precanceled stamps. Tennessee has had 708 different types of precanceled stamps, and he’s collected all but a handful. He’s in charge of the

Precancel Stamp Society national convention later this month in Chattanooga.

KPS boasts 85 members, and many of those are history buffs or academics, says president Tom Ringenbach. Some are nationally known for their expertise.

The society has both male and female members, but most at last week’s meeting were men.

The program demonstrated the wide variety of philatelic interests. Ringenbach shared material from an exhibit he put together for Knoxpex, the society’s annual exhibition. It showed several ways that the farm implement industry used mail to advertise in the second half of the 19th century, when Stark County, Ohio, was at the forefront of the manufacturing.

Materials included printed envelopes for catalogs, also called covers, and colorful

Co-op concept

trading cards.

Ringenbach, who is originally from Ohio, found most of the items on eBay. “If you don’t get on there once a week and do a little mining, you don’t know what you’re missing,� he told the group.

KPS meets at 7 p.m. on first and fifth Tuesdays at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. The meetings provide an opportunity to buy and sell stamps. Club funds are used to buy large lots that are broken down into smaller, less expensive lots, so the stamps are a good value, says Ringenbach. â–

Jim Pettway peruses stamps at last week’s Knoxville Philatelic Society meeting. He took up stamp-collecting as a child, but stepped away from the hobby while raising his family. Now that his children are grown, he enjoys collecting stamps from exotic locales like Puerto Rico, Cuba and Cypress.

West Hills Ten O’clock Garden Club member June Zachary keeps the group up-to-date on Knox County Council of Garden Clubs news. Photos by Wendy Smith

The big picture

If you haven’t seen it yet, a new mural on the side the Knoxville Visitor’s Center is worth the trip downtown.

The mural was recently unveiled by Visit Knoxville

after 1,000 hours of painting (during a very rainy summer) by five artists.

It was designed by Bobbie Crews, and features the

arts, outdoor recreation and iconic places and events that make Knoxville special. It is the first venture of the Knoxville Mural Project, a partnership of several organizations, and more are expected in the future.

Visit Knoxville is sponsoring a contest to name the mural. The winner, and a guest, will receive a twonight stay at a Knoxville hotel, restaurant gift certificates, and tickets to several attractions. Enter at www. knoxville.org/knoxvillemurals. The contest is open to Knox County residents, and ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16.

to look toward the future.

When June Zachary, the club’s representative to the Knox County Council of Garden Clubs, reported that the council’s fall 2014 show would feature miniature flowers, there was a collective “ooh� from the club.

Members had an informal July meeting at Sweet Pea garden center, where they discussed fairy gardens, a type of miniature garden, and put together tiny birdhouses. “I’ve seen several articles out about fairy gardens, so this seems to be the thing for the time being,� said Zachary.

Mary Graszczenski also â– Tiny gardens presented a program on The West Hills Ten flowers and watering cans.

O’clock Garden Club is over For more information about 50 years old, but it continues club meetings: 693-0523.

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Haslam is decider on parkway extension City Council member Duane Grieve, along with his wife, Marsha, attended their youngest daughter’s wedding Aug. 4 at Dogwood Canyon in Missouri. Carlyn Grieve, 24, married John Robinson and they will reside in Austin, Texas, where Carlyn works at Scripps.

Grieve, who is unopposed in his current council reelection campaign, gave away the bride.

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City Council member Marshall Stair spent a week hiking and camping in the Cascade Mountains of the state of Washington with his younger brother, Morgan. Stair is an active hiker and canoeist.

■ Starke: Mayor Rogero told City Council in an Aug. 7 email that Angela Starke, director of communications, would be leaving at the end of the year to join her husband, Drew, who is moving to Orlando to work for Nissan North America. This is the second high-level departure for Rogero in less than two years. Deputy Mayor Eddie Mannis left in June.

Already there is speculation that Jesse Mayshark (who makes $40,000 less than Starke) may be promoted as much of the heavy lifting in that office is done

by Mayshark. However, Starke is the only AfricanAmerican in the Rogero administration running an actual department (a small but significant one).

Community Relations Director Tank Strickland, also African-American, is a one-man operation (but a very effective one who has worked for four mayors) who once served as chair of county commission.

Strickland could become the only high level AfricanAmerican in city government, answering directly to the mayor.

(Sam Anderson, who ran the Parks and Recreation department for many years, held that position under this writer, and Mayor Haslam promoted him to senior director. He retired before Haslam left the mayor’s office.)

Additionally, this is the department which promotes the mayor’s agenda to the media and the public. For an administra-

tion which on occasion is viewed as quite sensitive to criticism, the new director will have his/her hands full, especially if the mayor seeks a tax increase in 2014 to fund the pension costs.

Mayshark is bright and knows where many of the bodies in city government are buried and could easily handle the position.

But he may not meet the diversity requirements which the mayor might want as she prepares for her 2015 re-election campaign.

■ TDOT: The failure of the state Department of Transportation to announce a decision on the extension of the James White Parkway into south Knox County has allowed the Commissioner of Transportation, John Schroer, time to try to convince some local officials to support the extension despite heavy opposition at a public hearing months ago led by Mayor Rogero, Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis and county Mayor Tim Burchett.

A decision is already behind schedule due to Schroer’s efforts to change public opinion.

Schroer strongly favors the plan but would be hard pressed to approve it against overwhelming local opposition. It is doubtful that Haslam would permit this to go forward with both mayors and most local officials opposed.

It is also inconceivable that Schroer would make any decision on this in Haslam’s home county without the governor’s approval.

The bottom line is that this battle is not over.

Mayor Rogero had lunch with Haslam last Wednesday in Knoxville and Jesse Mayshark says she repeated the city’s opposition to the governor at that time.

Gov. Haslam is the featured speaker Sept. 20 at the annual fundraising event for Legacy Parks Foundation, which strongly opposes the extension.

Opponents should get ready to take the matter to court if the TDOT commissioner approves the build option as well as work on Knox lawmakers to deny funding for the project.

The cost of this project is huge and it will be damaging to the new urban park system in south Knoxville.

Mayor Rogero and Vice Mayor Pavlis have consistently opposed this wasteful project and merit commendation for their stand to promote recreation in south Knoxville along with environmental quality.

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The battle over James White Parkway Burchett ‘flip-flop’ riles city officials

Over in south Knoxville, public officials may come to blows in a confrontation reminiscent of the time in 2002 when then-state Rep. H.E. Bittle threw off his coat and offered to whip TDOT Commission Bruce Saltsman over the Orange Route.

That project, SR475, was designed to funnel traffic off I-40/75 through Hardin Valley and into Anderson County. It never happened, despite support from the Knoxville Chamber and others who think roads mean progress.

The James White Parkway extension is a similar issue. It’s a massive undertaking, a gleam in the eyes of engineers and road builders for decades, and once intended as a way to revitalize the south side of town.

The bypass from Moody Avenue to John Sevier Highway would mostly be within the city limits. It’s shorter and therefore less costly than SR475, but has some similarities. State officials cite the need to take traffic

Betty Bean off the main artery (in this case, Chapman Highway).

Supporters believe it’ll be safer and better for business. Opponents disagree.

Everybody’s mad.

Until a few days ago, the mayors of Knoxville and Knox County were united in opposing it.

Then Tim Burchett got ambushed on a Friday afternoon by a TV reporter and said he’d changed his mind about the parkway extension – if it wouldn’t hurt the homeowners in its path, although he doubted that it was going to happen at all, given that no money’s been appropriated.

City leaders felt blindsided. Sources say Burchett paid Mayor Madeline Rogero a Monday morning visit to do some explaining. Appearing to have taken both sides on

the issue, Burchett was unavailable for the balance of the week to explain why.

Rogero and Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis are clearly in opposition. Bill Haslam, while mayor here, never took a public stand. But the JWP extension is a huge expenditure for no good reason.

A city source calls it “a slap in the face” to those who for more than a decade have been working on the Urban Wilderness, a chain of public properties that includes 10 parks, 40-plus miles of trails, four Civil War sites, water features and scenic views, some of which are directly in the path of the JWP extension.

City government has collaborated with the Legacy Parks Foundation and citizen donors and volunteers like the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, whose members have created and maintained miles of trails.

They point to the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Championship as a harbinger of things to come, if the Urban Wilderness plan proceeds unmolested by a massive road-building

project. The 30-hour race requiring compasses, maps, canoes, mountain bikes, running and rappelling will draw 200 participants and their families to Knoxville from all over the county in October.

The Checkpoint Tracker website dishes out the kind of praise most cities would kill for: “The unprecedented land access rights granted to facilitate this event guarantees that even those familiar with the region will be delighted and surprised.

We welcome all adventure racers, from novice to battered, to join us in beautiful Knoxville, Tenn., on Oct. 10, 11 and 12 for a weekend of championship racing followed by a righteous After Party and Awards Ceremony at Market Square in downtown Knoxville.”

TDOT Commissioner John Schroer seems determined to sign off on the project, although the exact route and timetable remain a mystery.

And, as with SR475, approval doesn’t mean it’s going to happen.

Sunny Saturday

Folks F Fo olk lkss who lk wh ho grew grew up up here heree he Knoxville) (and all who love Knox x vi villle)) will enjoy a weekend trek to Market Square. There’s always something going on, and you’re guaranteed to see someone you know.

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The Farmers Market is spectacular – in full bloom.

It covers the mall and extends along Market Street in front of Home Federal.

Alongside the bright tomatoes and vibrant string beans, a nice couple sold worm droppings. In fact, Vern and Caye of Etowah have made their living off worms for a couple of years now, Caye said.

And what’s lower than a worm? Why “worm castings,” an indoor/outdoor organic fertilizer, according to the WormWorks website.

We moved on.

Lunch at Café 4 was terrific, but we could have eaten on the sidewalk from one of a half dozen food trucks.

Then it was off to Union Ave Books where Dr. John Hodges was signing his new book. The store was packed with customers who quickly exhausted the supply of “Delta Fragments: The Recollections of a Sharecrop-

p er’ r’s Son. S on.”” per’s Son.” Little Isabella “Izzie” Wilson sat enthralled. She wants to be a writer and has a great start. Asked how old she is, the kid said, “Seven.”

She’s really only six. “Go into reporting,” I advised.

Her mom said Izzie has always loved to read. “She’s reading on fifth grade level and starting into first grade (at Thackston School).”

“I really like my (book) cover,” said Hodges, a retired professor of religious studies at UT, winding up to read from his book. “This cover represents who I am.

The sharecroppers’ home shows flat ground and an outhouse. That’s where I came from.”

The second picture shows Hodges engaging students – a man who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, studied abroad, and challenged students for many years. The pictures illustrate the contradictions in his life.

Growing up in the Mississippi Delta was tough, with uncles who gambled and a mama who gave whippings “at least once a week.”

His stepfather drank on weekends and had a terrible temper. “But he gave me a most wonderful gift,” said Hodges. He offered to work twice as much to enable his son to attend school.

“At age 7, we were expected to go to the (cotton) fields. But my stepfather told the boss, ‘I want my son

Vern Redmile and Caye Stafford make a living selling worm poo. Find WormWorks at www.wormworkstn.com or by calling 423-263-0621. Photos

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Izzie Wilson, 7 or 6, is a writer.

Dr. John O. Hodges talks about his book’s cover. to go to school.’

“I started going to school and thought I would never stop.”

Hey, a choice between school and the cotton field is a no-brainer every time.

I drifted by the Rally for Trayvon Martin in Krutch Park. It may be cultural, but liberals are awful at organizing anything (except the

Barack Obama campaign, but that’s another story).

The rally still hadn’t started 40 minutes after the announced time, and I drifted toward the car.

At the edge of the crowd stood two of Knoxville’s finest, there to protect against an outbreak of violence, I suppose. They wore shorts and rode bicycles.

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Lee’s old warhorse Gen. James Longstreet. (18211904). Graduation from West Point and service in the “old” army during the Mexican War prepared Longstreet for his active role during the entire Civil War (1861-1865). Photo

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n Nov. 29, 1863, Confederate Gen. James Longstreet experienced his worst day of the Civil War in Knoxville while Union Gen. Ambrose Burnside probably experienced his best.

During the Fredericksburg campaign in November and December 1862, Burnside ordered 11 ill-conceived attacks on Marye’s Heights, where Longstreet’s Corps worked the defenses. Burnside had 12,653 casualties while the Southern casualties were only 5,309. But a year later in Knoxville the results would be vastly different.

James Longstreet was born the fifth child of James and Mary Ann Dent Longstreet, on Jan. 8, 1821, in the Edgefield District of South Carolina, where his mother had traveled to her mother-in-law’s home for his birth. Both of his parents, owners of a cotton plantation near Gainesville in the Piedmont section of northeastern Georgia, were descendants of families dating to the colonial period – James born in New Jersey, Mary Ann in Maryland.

It had required hard physical labor and resilience for his father to carve a plantation out of the wilderness, but it provided a place for young James to develop the physique, self-confidence and work ethic that would characterize him throughout his life.

Dreams of glory filled his head as he read of Julius Caesar, Napoleon and George Washington. To a practical father with a profitable farming operation but a large family, such youthful longings could be fulfilled only with the admission of his son to the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1830, with that long-term goal in mind, “Pete” (as he was called at home) traveled with his father to Augusta, site of the state’s finest preparatory school.

There he would live with Uncle Augustus B. Longstreet and his wife, so that he could enter Richmond County Academy. A graduate of Yale University and a practicing attorney, Uncle Augustus was enormously talented, a gifted conversationalist and a licensed lay speaker in the Methodist Church. James would spend the next eight years embraced as a member of the family. The formal education he received at the Richmond County Academy was enhanced by the informal one he received in the stimulating home of his aunt and uncle.

He had been at Augusta only three years when his father died of cholera during a visit to Augusta. His mother decided to live permanently in Morgan County in northern Alabama. Increasingly, his uncle’s plantation became his home and Uncle Augustus and Aunt Frances received his affections. He barely mentioned

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James Longstreet entered West Point in 1838.

Academics challenged him from the outset, but he excelled with horses, sword exercise and “football.” He admitted to being the leader in “larks and games,” and his demerits reflected such common cadet sins as visiting after taps, absence from roll call, dirty room, long hair and disturbance during study hours.

When he graduated in 1842, he ranked number 54 in a class of 62.

However unfortunate it was that he failed to make the most of his academic opportunities, one can ask whether he redeemed himself at the Brotherton house on Sept. 2, 1863, when his troops met those of classmate Gen. William Rosecrans, who was fifth in his class, and turned the tide in the Battle of Chickamauga.

At graduation Longstreet was brevetted a second lieutenant and served tours in Missouri, Louisiana and Florida. He participated in the Mexican War (1846-1848) under Gen. Zachary Taylor during the Battle of Monterey and then joined the forces of Gen. Winfield Scott for the expedition to Mexico City. Leading his troops at Chapultepec, he was wounded when hit by a musket ball in his thigh. He staggered and fell but handed the colors to Lt. George E. Pickett (who later became famous

courtesy of the Valentine Museum, Richmond, Va.

James Longstreet (1821-1904) at Gettysburg). Lt. Pickett carried the colors over the wall.

The Mexican War served as a training ground for the Civil War. Longstreet’s physical stamina, skill under fluid conditions on the battlefield and bravery under fire offered unique lessons in his trade – that of a soldier.

During the war Longstreet had carried a daguerreotype of Louise Garland, the daughter of Lt. Col. John Garland. After the war, in March 1848, they were married at her relatives’ home in Lynchburg, Va. He reported to duty at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., where their first of 10 children was born. He was

transferred to San Antonio, Texas, where the army’s main role was to protect settlements and wagons of immigrants moving into the state.

In 1854 he was assigned to Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas, 600 miles from San Antonio, where the garrison was responsible for protecting ranchers, farmers and townfolks from marauding Indians. On one expedition, Longstreet’s column traveled for 16 days toward the Guadeloupe Mountains in ice storms with extremely frigid temperatures as they pursued the Mescalero Apaches. Longstreet soon assumed the command at Fort Bliss and held that post until the spring of 1858.

Concerned with the education of their two children, Longstreet wrote the adjutant general’s office in Washington to request recruiting duty back East, citing his 16 years of service on the frontier. Instead, leaving the two children in a boys’ preparatory school in Yonkers, N.Y., Longstreet reported for duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where he served as paymaster for a year and was then transferred to his father-in-law’s department in

Albuquerque, N.M., where he arrived in 1859.

South Carolina seceded in December 1860, following the election of Abraham Lincoln. They were soon followed by six other states. Longstreet had a very difficult decision to make. He did not embrace secession but he remembered his Uncle Gus and his passion for state’s rights and decided his allegiance belonged to the South.

On April 12-14, 1861, the firing on and surrender of Fort Sumter signaled the beginning of the Civil War. Knowing that he was the senior officer in the Army appointed by the state of Alabama to West Point and because his mother still lived there, he wrote his friend, Alabama U.S. Rep. Curry, and Gov. Andrew Moore and offered his services. He was made a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army and reported for duty in Richmond on June 21, 1861. In a meeting with Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Longstreet learned he was appointed a brigadier general.

Within days he was ordered to report to General P.G.T. Beauregard at Manassas Junction. Longstreet was assigned the command of three Virginia regiments and set about training them. Three times each day he coached his troops in the intricacies of regimental and brigade maneuvers.

By the Battle of First Manassas (July 21, 1861) he and his regiments were sufficiently trained to acquit themselves well as they defended Blackburn’s Ford in a prelude to the battle.

Thus began his service in the Civil War, service that would earn him the title “My Old War Horse” bestowed by General of the Armies, Robert E. Lee. Author’s Note. Next month’s article will continue Longstreet’s story including his “Worst Day of the War” in Knoxville in November 1863.

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How fast is fast enough?

We don’t know, at this play selection and snap the point, how fast is Tennessee football. Move it, move it! fast.

The threat of a quick start limits defensive substitutions and adds risk to simple adjustments. It allows the team with the football Marvin to dictate pace. This is our West game, this is how we do it.

Ready or not, here we come.

Months of extra effort invested in strength and Based on what Butch conditioning will supposJones did at previous stops, edly give the orange (aswe think he will want his suming no major changes in Volunteers to really hurry uniforms) team an edge on on offense. No huddle. No opponents who do not take standing around. Quick it seriously.

If the Vols play fast glance at the defensive alignment, check the card enough, defenders will tricks on the sideline for eventually feel the pain.

They might even get tired and make a mistake. Fatigue is a terrible affliction.

Tennessee will not get tired. That has already been decided. Tennessee might cash in. We’ll see.

So, how fast is Tennessee fast?

Former Volunteer allAmerican Bob Johnson, hall of fame center, distinguished NFL alum, prominent Cincinnati businessman, has considerable insight into Tennessee possibilities. He has seen several years of previews.

“My impression of Butch Jones is that his aggressive offense and defense match

The voice of reason When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people, stood up and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time. Then he said to them, “Fellow Israelites, consider carefully what you propose to do to these men…. I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone; because if this plan or this undertaking is of human origin, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them – in that case you may even be found fighting against God!” (Acts 5: 33-35, 38-39 NRSV)

Gamaliel is a Hebrew name which means “reward of God” or “God is my reward.”

Gamaliel shows up only twice in the New Testament: here, where he stands up for Peter and the other apostles, using his power of reasoning, and invoking the law of unintended consequences to calm the murderous mob. Later in Acts 22: 3, he is referred to again, when Paul names him as his early teacher, saying he was

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that counted: parents who loved him and taught him “brought up in this city at the difference between right the feet of Gamaliel.” and wrong, enough work to That is not a bad track re- teach him the value of accord: Gamaliel saved Peter’s complishment, friends who life, and is credited with respected and encouraged teaching Paul all that he him, and one woman who knew of the Torah. loved him thoroughly and We need men like Gama- steadfastly (and still does to liel. this day).

He reminds me a little of He was a quiet-spoken, my father. easygoing and reasonable Daddy grew up poor, personality, but it was said like most every child did on by those who worked with farms in rural Knox County him in business or comin the 1920s and 30s. He munity projects that when was rich in all the things Ernest Whited rocked back

his personality,” said Johnson. “I really like him. All the serious Bearcat fans really liked him.

“From what I remember, the Bearcats ran a very high percentage of no-huddle – mostly shotgun – most plays started with play-action fakes – he really wants to spread the field – create chances for one on one for ball carriers.

“I think the pace was a big portion of University of Cincinnati’s success. I think they out-conditioned some of their opponents.”

Johnson recognizes pluses and minuses but, overall, he likes no-huddle offenses,

on his heels you could be assured that his mind was made up and that was that.

At that point, it would be easier to move the Rock of Gibraltar than to change his convictions about the question at hand.

Gamaliel was such a man.

Gamaliel knew what was right. He recognized wrong about to happen. He also recognized foolishness when he saw it. And he was willing to stand up and be counted.

That takes courage.

He was able to say to an angry mob, “Think about what you are doing. Be reasonable, friends. What if you are wrong in your estimation of these men? Sure, they may be wrong. But what if they are not? What if they really are sent from God to tell you what you need to know? What if their words are the most important words you will ever hear? What then?”

Gamaliel was well and truly named. He was a “reward of God,” a hero given to the children of Israel at a crucial moment.

going all the way back to when Sam Wyche coached the Cincinnati Bengals.

Yes, Sam is ol’ Vol Bubba Wyche’s big brother. It’s all in the family.

“Sam, who is a great friend of mine, was a real proponent of no-huddle. He would say that the disadvantage was that offenses had to be simplified.

“Even with the large sideline signs that Butch Jones uses, formations and even play design are limited.

Even with limitations, hurry-up puts pressure on the defense. There are chances for errors by the defense if they try to make changes between no-huddle plays.

“In addition, it’s entertaining. Things happen quickly. Athletes have to

react instinctively. Defenses can be driven into assignment errors.”

Here’s the punch line: “I think we Vol fans will be very happy with Butch in the next few years.”

I think Bob is correct.

Butch got off to a fast start.

Tennessee fans were quick to forget about Jon Gruden and other pipe dreams. For most of us, recruiting hustle reduced the restoration job from awful to just difficult.

The show is underway and still picking up speed.

Sometime soon we’ll find out how fast is Tennessee fast – and whether it makes a difference and does it produce immediate results.

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

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■ Amedisys Hospice offers free adult grief support groups at the following times and places: Newly bereaved support group meets 1:30 p.m. every third Monday at Panera Bread in Fountain City. On-going grief support group meets 6 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Amedisys offices, 1420 Dutch Valley Road. Info: Sarah Wimmer, 689-7123.

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Stephanie Luedtke, second from right, practices rhythm with Josh Kennedy, Kristin Kennedy, Jan Buxton-Wade and Mike Driscoll during Messiah Lutheran Church’s Music Boot Camp. Photo by Wendy Smith

Boot Camp provides basic training in music

By Wendy Smith Because music is vitally important to Sunday morning worship at Messiah Lutheran Church, the congregation hosted Music Boot Camp last week. The purpose of the three-night program was to explain what those little black round things mean, says Joan McGinnis, director of music.

Understanding written music helps people become more familiar with the liturgy, which is the most important part of Messiah’s worship service.

The definition of liturgy is “work of the people,” McGinnis says, and it includes confession, thanksgiving,

and the Lord’s Prayer. The form dates back to the early church, and music is incorporated throughout.

While the hymns and sermon are different each week, the liturgy is repeated throughout the church season. The current season, Time After Pentecost, lasts for eight weeks. Even those who don’t read music eventually become familiar with the liturgy, but many aren’t willing to sing if they haven’t heard it before, she says. Being comfortable with written music allows worshippers to focus more quickly.

“You can just let go and do it – just be with the words you are saying,” she says.

Messiah members Carol Ward and Stephanie Luedtke also brought expertise to boot camp. Ward taught the 17 participants about notes and the staff, and Luedtke focused on note values and rhythm. McGinnis shared the history of music, and concluded the session by helping the group navigate a musical score.

While some participants already had musical experience, the concepts were new to others. Getting up to speed with reading music could allow them to eventually participate in the choir, McGinnis says.

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to Messiah Lutheran by its organ. She loves the church’s formal worship, and describes the music at Messiah as being reverent, but not stodgy.

Not everyone wants to learn new music, she says, but the church has expanded its musical horizons in recent years. A new hymnal contains 10 different liturgies, and the church has used seven. The old hymnal only had three liturgies, and the church used just two of those.

But all Messiah members would agree that music is an important part of worship.

“Lutherans sing a lot,” says McGinnis.

West Towne Christian Church is bringing a message of hope and a gift of time to at-risk students at Ball Camp Elementary School.

Co-directors for West Towne’s Kids Hope USA project are Hannah Gump and Tara Winterbotham.

They have trained 13 volunteers who were thoroughly vetted to mentor

elementary students one hour each week. Goals are to be a consistent and positive influence, teach life skills, build relationships and raise the student’s self-esteem.

“I really think this is a terrific program,” said pastor George Clark. “We want to bring attention and understanding to the kids and teach them that they are special.”

WORSHIP NOTES 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 1-877790-6369. 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.

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Rising 5th grader Natalie Rice, second from right, is joined by her family – Bill, Madison and Cheryl Rice – at Blue Grass Elementary School’s Meet and Greet Barbecue. Students visited classrooms before heading to the school’s lawn to eat dinner and socialize.

Lunch with the newbies Assistant principal Jamie Cantrill, literacy coach Michelle Harper and principal Sandy Roach dish up some barbecue at Blue Grass Elementary School. Cantrill comes to Blue Grass from Powell High School, where he was an assistant principal. Photos by Wendy Smith

SPORTS NOTES â– Powell girls softball fall signups for 8U-14U will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Bojangles in Powell, located at West Emory Road at Brickyard Road. Entire teams are welcome, Rec. or

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New teachers from Pond Gap Elementary School mingle during this year’s celebratory lunch for new Knox County Schools teachers held at Central High School. Pictured are Sarah Hinton, Jessica Hammond, Megan Noe, Emily Hurt and Lee Anne Hammer. Photo by S. Barrett

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Knox opens two new schools, posts gains on TCAPs

By yS Sandra andrra Clark an Dr. Jim McIntyre says he’s as enthusiastic and excited about the new school year as “any in my career.”

Knox County Schools has made gains on test scores every year since McIntyre arrived as superintendent in 2008. He headed each page in a recent report with “Predominantly very good news.”

I know because I kept flipping pages to find the “Predominantly less than stellar news” page. Not there.

The state’s recently released TCAP and end-of-course data showed Knox County Schools: ■ Met 9 of 11 achievement targets ■ Increased 2.3 percent in 3rd grade reading/language arts proficiency (from 51.2 to 53.5 percent) ■ Gained in proficiency in 9 of 11 key achievement measures including math, science and social studies ■ Gained in 6 of 7 high school end-of-course exams including English III for the first time ■ Increased in proficiency in 25 of 31 reported subject and grade combinations.

■ Posted strong gains in Algebra I and Algebra II exams The list goes on. But McIntyre says it’s really not about test scores.

Students: “It’s about doing a better job for kids. ... We want hard work and great instruction in every classroom.” He predicts a future where rote jobs are handled by machines or sent off-shore. Workers of tomorrow must excel at problem-solving and teamwork.

Principals: “Being a public school principal in 2013 is an incredibly complex job,” he says. “Hiring and placing principals is the most important job I have.”

McIntyre said efforts are made to engage teachers and the community when a principal’s job becomes open, but this year 25 principals were moved over the summer. “Even the Methodists give (transferred preachers) a little reception,” joked Betsy Pickle, who sat in on our interview.

We advocated for a chance to say good-bye at least.

“It matters deeply who the principal is,” said McIntyre, denying that his choices were in any way arbitrary or capricious. “Sometimes a retirement triggers change,” he said, citing elementary supervisor Susan Turner’s retirement, which led to Adam Parker’s promotion and Cindy Bosse’s assignment to replace Parker at A.L. Lotts Elementary. Bosse, an outstanding leader at Sterchi Elementa-

Carter Elementary School invited the whole community to cut the ribbon to open the new school on Aug. 9. Pictured are (front) Ravyn Housley (in white glasses), Emma Baker, Tyra Eastridge and Cade Ramsey; (back) Mayor Tim Burchett, school board member Mike McMillan, Superintendent Jim McIntyre, and board chair Karen Carson. Photo by Ruth White

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ry, was replaced by Christine Boring, who holds a master’s degree in educational technology. Sterchi is one of 11 schools that will implement 1:1 technology this year as a winner of the system’s technology challenge.

Teachers: The goal of evaluations is to help teachers get better, McIntyre said, predicting excitement for the Common Core standards, which will be fully implemented this year. The Common Core has fewer requirements, enabling teachers to go more deeply into each subject.

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Alves said subjects such as art will include more reading and lan-

guage arts, seeing “literary strands infused in those disciplines, especially in grades 6-12.”

McIntyre said teachers who are ineffective are given an opportunity to improve. “Some can’t or won’t improve,” and those he recommended for termination by the school board.

Four teachers were recommended for termination in August. There’s no count on the number who resigned or retired rather than face termination.

In response to a question from Jake Mabe, McIntyre said there’s no way to generalize about older versus younger teachers’ acceptance of

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Change: Three years ago, teachers received tenure after three years and then were evaluated once every five years thereafter. Now teachers are evaluated by principals and peer teachers four to six times per year. “We’re now having ongoing conversations with teachers. We had 10,000 of those conversations last year. You have to get better (with that level of observation).”

McIntyre said he’s no miracle maker. “That’s the teachers in every classroom across the district. They are the miracle makers.”

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Plumbing feature Drip, drip, drip… We all know that sound. That sound that lets you know you’re wastin’ your money all night and day. And better yet, we know the sound of your disposal exploding at the worst possible time. When that happens I always seem to give the job of “fixer” to my husband, with it resulting in a bigger problem than we started with.

After years of poor choices, I have learned to hand some jobs off to the professionals. No more water spouts for me– I’ve got some friends on the loose to take care of all my plumbing repairs; with my energy and bank account not takin’ a lickin’.

Hiring one of my friends means that I can schedule an appointment or call them when an emergency comes about.

One tiny leak can result in thousands of dollars out the door if it’s not fixed right. And let’s face it: I don’t have any knowledge on the technical aspects of plumbing, but I can help you find something that is timeless and pretty!

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By Anne Hart When you do business with Modern Supply, you get more than a huge showroom full of the latest in beautiful items for your kitchen, bathroom and other areas of your home, including cabinetry, fixtures, lighting, mirrors and other articles.

You can also get plenty of things that are necessary but not quite so glamorous, like water heaters and toilets.

And you get the company’s sales people and their experts in many fields who are always available to help you put your dreams on paper and then see those dreams come to fruition.

Yes. You get all of that. But if you’re really lucky you’ll also get their list. That’s right. Their list.

The folks at Modern Supply keep a list of the best licensed, insured, professional service people in town and they gladly refer those folks to their customers.

Three of their favorite plumbing companies are Brogdon Plumbing, Eidemiller Plumbing and Donnie Haun Plumbing.

It can be easy to overlook the quality of life issues offered by good plumbers.

Think about it: did you know that 80 percent of water damage

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generation waiting in the wings. That would be Josef Brogdon, son of Mike Brogdon, whose grandfather started the company in 1937. Mike’s dad, Bill Brogdon, ran things until Mike took over a few years ago.

Mike says he couldn’t run the business without his wife, Tina, who runs errands picking up supplies and making deliveries and also manages the office. The company runs six vehicles and has 10 employees.

Brogdon’s connection with Modern Supply is especially strong. Three generations of his family have done plumbing business with two generations of the family of the company’s present owner, Pace Robinson.

Mike Brogdon says he always refers his customers to Modern Supply “because there is always someone there who will talk to Owners Trent and Leigh Aynne Eidemiller of Eidemiller them and answer their questions Plumbing with Eric Newman, Matthew Buentello and right on the spot.”

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Brogdon specializes in service and repair work for both residential and commercial customers.

Eidemiller Plumbing is owned and operated by Trent Eidemiller, and while the company has been in operation since 2009, Eidemiller has been in the plumbing business for 14 years.

His wife, Leigh Aynne, works as the company’s chief financial officer while she and her husband raise two children, Evan, who is nine and Ellen, six.

The company has three service trucks, appropriately named, Eidemiller says, “because we’re delivering service. Working with your hands is fun, but delivering service is what we’re all about.”

Eidemiller says he “has a great relationship with Modern Supply, and I always enjoy working with their customers.”

Eidemiller provides both resiBrogdon Plumbing employees are, from left, Dustin Watts, Stephen Garri- dential and commercial service son, Mike Brogdon, Josef Brogdon, Bill Brogdon and Samantha, the com- and also remodeling. pany mascot.

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KAWE: Women helping women and the community “Our class participants are The Knoxville Asso- dissertation coach for PhD amazed to see what they can ciation of Women Execu- candidates. tives (KAWE) was started Early in her career, she produce using this method.

30 years ago by a group of chaired the We receive unsolicited testiyoung professionals who humanities monials from former particirecognized the importance division at pants – and the testimonials to their businesses and to a college are well written!

So how did a woman from themselves of networking in outside Chia social setting. cago where Illinois with this interesting she taught skill set, honed in middle l i t e r a t u r e America, end up moving to and com- this part of the country? It’s p o s i t i o n . a story Dr. Knepper enjoys Knepper She left the telling.

Anne Her parents frequently college to teach technical Hart communication in the Chi- traveled from their home cago area to engineers and in Detroit to visit their first grandchild in Florida. scientists.

From there, Dr. Knep- “They would stop and visit They saw the new organiper created the business she here and they always said zation as one where women ‘this is where we want to rewould come together regu- runs today. She began writ- tire.’ So here we all are and larly to learn from each ing technical documents for we love it.” other’s experiences, pick up an aluminum manufacturer The parents moved to various kinds of skills and and then trained operators Andersonville, Tenn., in talents from other members on the equipment, theory 1978. Dr. Knepper and her and from speakers at their and processes she had doc- husband, Jay, a retired meetings, refer business to umented. Since that time, chemical engineer, followed one another and form last- her company has document- in 2004, and two of Dr. ed every major installation ing friendships.

Knepper’s sisters have reAnd it has worked just at the company’s mile-long cently made the move – just plant in Davenport, Iowa – that way. in time to celebrate their Current KAWE presi- and at the same company’s Dad’s 100th birthday on dent, Dr. Mary Ryba Knep- other sites – and offered Dec. 24 of this year. per, says about the group: stand-up training for proDr. Knepper says of the “This organization truly duction and maintenance. organization she chairs: “We helped me balance my work She has done the same for offer opportunities for prowith life and gave my hus- the steel industry. fessional growth through She teaches writing, oral evening educational proband and me a wonderful presentations, and interper- gramming and luncheons social outlet.”

And yes, despite the sonal communication skills that feature speakers on a name, they do occasionally for a variety of other clients, variety of topics; through let the guys come around. including professionals in opportunities to lead and Dr. Knepper’s business is finance, research and devel- manage – skills that rejust one of the many kinds opment, tax and marketing. quire practice, and through of professions represented She and a business part- outreach to the community at KAWE. She is president ner developed a method for by bringing awareness of of Ryba Associates Inc., creating professional docu- community events to memwhose mission is “To pro- ments, called the SUM Ap- bership and by service to mote excellence in techni- proach, which is based on community organizations cal, scientific and profes- research and has been used including Second Harvest, sional communication.” successfully over the years Volunteer Ministries, Big An Illinois native, her to help people with the often Brothers Big Sisters, The background is college teach- difficult task of communi- Joy of Music, The Knoxville ing. She has taught techni- cating orally or in writing in Symphony, The Knoxville cal/professional writing for a clear, succinct, persuasive Choral Society and the ApUTK and has also been a and professional way. palachian Ballet.”

Rotary’s Paul Harris Award is given to honor those who have made a significant financial contribution to the humanitarian and educational programs of the organization. Recent recipients at West Knox Rotary are, from left, Gary West, Karl Kemmer, Phil Parkey, Cab Finch and Constantine Christodoulou, with Gary Ricciardi, who made the presentations. Photo by Charles Garvey

Technology Access Center aids those with disabilities The East Tennessee Technology Access Center (ETTAC) was started in 1998 by parents, adults with disabilities, service providers and business people who Symington believed technology could help people with disabilities reach their goals. The organization provides assistive technology for people with disabilities.

Speaking to West Knox Rotary last week, Dr. Lois Symington, the center’s director, said the organization worked with more than 3,000 people last year, adding that more than 20 percent of the population has learning disabilities, 70 per-

cent of those with learning disabilities are unemployed and most never finish high school.

Among the many offerings of ETTAC are the literacy services, which include device and software demonstrations, individual training and assistance, loan of equipment and software, participation in the ETTAC reading lab, education and motion classes and Next Chapter book clubs.

ETTAC also provides services to business owners.

Dr. Symington described one such person who has a learning disability that affects his ability to read and write things such as invoices and receipts. With ETTAC’s help, he has learned to use software that enables him to read and write, and as a result he is currently

expanding his business.

ETTAC also provides services to seniors and to children.

Dr. Symington asked Rotarians to consider volunteering for ETTAC or supporting its work financially.

She pointed out that $100 will cover workshop costs for seniors, teachers, parents and people with disabilities. In addition, $25 will adapt one toy to be given to a child with a disability at the annual Toy Tech Holiday Party.

ETTAC will hold a fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 4, for their HeartSong Center for Accessible Music and Art, which helps children with disabilities. Tickets for this event, “A Night in Old Havana: Celebrating Creativity and Capability,” are available by calling 219-0130.

Clayton bank ranked third in nation Clayton Bank, owned by the Jim Clayton family, was ranked the third highest performing bank in the nation by Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) – the leading national bank advocacy group.

The list for 2012 was published in ICBA Independent Banker magazine’s June 2013

issue and is available online.

As part of the annual performance rankings, ICBA Independent Banker magazine utilized FDIC performance data to identify the top 20 community banks in six size categories. Clayton Bank was ranked third in the $500 million to $1 billion Return on Average As-

sets (ROAA) category.

Clayton said, “This national award independently confirms the board’s recent decisions to promote Travis Edmondson (CEO), Kevin Kimzey (president) and Jake Kraemer (chief risk officer) to lead this truly amazing team.”

NEWS FROM KNOXVILLE CHRISTIAN ARTS MINISTRIES

Calling all singers, actors, instrumentalists, dancers and hand bell ringers…

Dr. Jill Lagerberg conducts the Knoxville Christian Arts Ministry orchestra and choir in a May performance at the Knox County Jail’s Exodus Pad.

Actors Caleb Leach and Coke Morgan take to the stage as part of the KnoxCAM prison ministry.

“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”

– Matthew, Chapter 25

By Anne Hart “Last call” has gone out for singers, instrumentalists, actors, dancers and hand bell ringers who would like to be a part of the Knoxville Christian Arts Ministry (KnoxCAM).

Auditions for the 20132014 season will cease at the end of August.

Performers must have one more skill, in addition to their musical or drama talents, KnoxCAM director Dr. Jill Lagerberg points out.

“We are looking for people who want to use their gifts in a Christian ministry to proclaim the gospel in a way that draws attention to the Glory of God and not to ourselves.”

That’s an important distinction.

The audiences for this organization are not the usual. Performers will be visiting jails, prisons and homeless shelters, and also playing for elderly people and for others who have been abused or are ill.

Those auditioning should be prepared. This is not always an easy calling for some performers. But for others, it is just plain joyous.

In less than five years, the very special ministry of KnoxCAM, which operates under the aegis of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, has expanded to include 80 members from 30 different congregations representing

Dancer Leah Girbert was one of the performers at the Knox County Jail. some of the 11 denominations in smaller ensembles the Knoxville area. performed many more times.

Members range in age from 16 to 83 Dr. Lagerberg and there are several says the generous family groups support of Dr. Bill Burkhart, percussionist, performs at the May involved.

Cedar Springs concert. Photos by Pete Garza Presbyterian The audiences are Church has made always grateful, Dr. it possible for Lagerberg says. One the group to perform at no thank-you letter an inmate those it serves. “The prison charge throughout East sent after a KnoxCAM chaplains and other folks Tennessee. performance at a prison associated with the prisons stated, “You are the only Auditions are by are asking if we can’t go into visitors a lot of these guys appointment only. Those more of them and maybe ever get…we felt loved and interested are asked to call even form smaller individual respected, not hated and Dr. Lagerberg at 291-5218. groups that will go into despised.”

For additional information cellblocks,” Dr. Lagerberg on the ministry, go to That same letter ended says.” www.KnoxCAM.org. with a cheery note to the That will require performers: “May God bless considerably more people. your socks off.”

Dr. Lagerberg says while The ministry is expanding the entire group performed as a result of requests from nine concerts last year,

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nineteen-f if t y-seven y-seve ven n â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the best year everâ&#x20AC;? (to graduate from Central High School), says Ed Decker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just look at the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;57 Chevy.â&#x20AC;?

Libby Morgan

Decker moved to Monroe County 17 years ago after living in Fountain City his whole life. He and his wife of 10 years, Arleen, have been a busy pair down on their land in Punkin Center.

In addition to his work with Arleen growing and putting up tons of food every year; hosting, housing and feeding college groups for six weeks of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Break-Awaysâ&#x20AC;? (this year they welcomed their 1,000th student guest) and holding a few week-long wilderness adventures each year; traveling extensively (they honeymooned in a tent in October in Denali in Alaska â&#x20AC;Ś in the snow.); and maintaining a trail as volunteers in the Smokies; Ed, being of boundless energy, fell in love with the idea of target shooting muzzle loaders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned to shoot when I was 12-years-old from my grandfather, Amos Watson, who lived in Roan Mountain, Tenn. When I was 17, my parents signed for me so I could join the Army Reserves while I was a junior in high school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I immediately got involved with the rifle team and shot for the team for two years prior to entering the service. I continued shooting modern, high-powered rifles in the reserves for nine years. Our team went to Camp Perry (Ohio) for the National Rifle and Pistol matches every year.â&#x20AC;?

Decker raised a family, worked with his father, C. V. Decker, in construction, estimated jobs, sold for a long stint with Huttig, and crafted fine furniture.

He created a cabinet from the wood of Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state tree, the tulip poplar, for the White House during the Reagan years. A craftsperson from every state was asked to make a piece of furniture, and Decker was chosen to represent Tennessee.

His furniture has sold in art galleries across the country, and his commissions have included restoring a grand piano for Lamar Alexander. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was 40 years before I got into competitive shooting again. I read an article about shooting a muzzle loader at 1,000 yards with a bulls-eye the size of a basketball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said to myself, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to see this,â&#x20AC;? and attended a competition. At the end, a shooter offered to let me shoot his rifle, an original muzzle loader made in the 1800s. He said I hit the

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Ed Decker with his muzzle loader rifle, ready for the world championship match in South Africa. Photo by Libby Morgan

bulls-eye. I was hooked.â&#x20AC;?

Fast forward through a couple of years, when Decker won competitions all over the U.S., garnering enough medals to fill a five-gallon bucket, and in 2011 he was chosen to be on the U.S. International Long Range Muzzle Loading Team to compete in the world championship in England. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our team brought home a silver medal at long range in England. Next month, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to Cape Town, South Africa, as deputy team captain of the U.S. squad.â&#x20AC;?

All rifles used in these competitions must be original 1800s muzzle loading rifles or exact replicas.

Shooters will have 10 or 15 shots per session, with an average of six minutes for each. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to keep working the whole time. Just think, as soon as you shoot, you get up, clean the barrel, pour in the powder, ram the bullet in, attach the cap, lay back down to shoot, judge the wind, aim, relax â&#x20AC;Ś breathe â&#x20AC;Ś steady â&#x20AC;Ś and pull the trigger,â&#x20AC;? Decker explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The competitions go on in whatever weather condition youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got. In England, Hurricane Katia caused terrific winds during the match. My box of powder and ammunition blew off the table.â&#x20AC;?

Winds are judged by the shooters with long flags on

either side of the range to show direction and speed.

These long-range shooting competitions take place on military installations and a few other official ranges.

The shooters are aiming for a target you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see with the naked eye from 1,000 yards away. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 football fields. And Decker, at almost 75 years of age, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even wear glasses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two things really excite me about all this. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in good health and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m able to shoot this well at my age. I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be the oldest competitor at the Cape Town match. To me it is an unbelievable accomplishment,â&#x20AC;? says Decker.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only one U. S. competition at 1,200 yards (thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12 football fields): the Joe Hepsworth Memorial Match in Indiana. Decker took home the 2012 Hepsworth gold medal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most long-range competitors shoot an Italianmade rifle. Lee Shaver in Missouri, our coach, is a gunsmith who produces a superb custom-made rifle.

I placed my order for one of his muzzle loaders about a year ago and have just now received it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I plan to take it to South Africa, and there are several on our squad who have this rifle. We believe we have one of the best teams weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever fielded and I hope we can bring home the gold with American-made rifles.â&#x20AC;?

will hold a reunion Saturday, Aug. 31, at 205 Main St. in Clinton. Classes from â&#x20AC;&#x2122;66 through â&#x20AC;&#x2122;69 are also invited. Cost is $50 per â&#x2013; Central High School Class of 1944 will person and includes food, a DJ, games and hold its annual reunion at noon Thursday, a free class memory CD. Info/reservations: Aug. 15, at Beaver Brook Country Club.

Becky Calloway Rosenbaum, 457-259, or Cost is $15 per person. Info: J.C. Tumblin, Bunnie Brown Ison, 599-4749, or send 687-1948. checks to: CHS Class of 1967, 607 Greenâ&#x2013; Central High School Class of 1978 will wood Drive, Clinton, TN 37716. hold its 35-year reunion 6:30-10:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Central High School Class of 1963 Saturday, Sept. 14, at Beaver Brook Country is planning its 50-year reunion. Any Club. Cost is $25 per person with payment member of the Class of 1963 who hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t due Aug. 15. Make check out to â&#x20AC;&#x153;CHS Class been contacted by the reunion committee of 1978â&#x20AC;? or to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brent Thomasâ&#x20AC;? and mail it is asked to send contact info to: ajrader@ to: Brent Thomas, 4841 Macmont Circle, bellsouth.net; or mail to CHS Class of Powell, TN 37849. â&#x20AC;&#x2122;63, 5428 Kesterbrooke Blvd., Knoxville, â&#x2013; Clinton High School Class of 1967 TN 37918.

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Peninsula Hospital executive discusses impact of community-based mental healthcare on Knoxville area In November 2011, Peninsula, a division of Parkwest, learned that the organization would soon face an unprecedented challenge: Lakeshore, a state-funded mental health institute, would be closing its doors for good, and the majority of patients would funnel into Peninsula Hospital.

The closing was a strategic move by the state Department of Mental Health to follow the national trend in moving toward communitybased care and away from state-funded care.

“Commissioner (Doug) Varney announced that Lakeshore would reduce admissions starting in January of 2012, and then by the end of June, the facility would completely close,” recalls Peninsula Vice President Liz Clary. “We had to find a way to accommodate the influx in hospital admissions so that we could care for the mental health patients who need us most.”

The state official’s announcement was met with reserve by members of the community who feared their loved ones would not be able to get the treatment they needed, but also a guarded view was held by the hospital being asked to take on the lion’s share of Lakeshore patients.

“It was challenging to not only have more patients, but, on average, patients with a higher acuity level,” Clary says. “It meant that capital investments were needed, and some changes in staffing and the way we did things.

However, I am proud to say with support from Covenant Health and the efforts of our employees, Peninsula Hospital has risen to the occasion.”

By “higher acuity level,” Clary means patients who have some of the most serious and complex mental diagnoses. Despite this, Peninsula not only has risen to the occasion, but has continued to excel in caring for some of the area’s most dire patients throughout the transition.

With a multi-professional team comprised of experienced people from across the continuum of mental healthcare, a plan was laid out which identified the challenges, predicted the potential problems and got the job done.

“We learned that creating a smooth admission process was paramount, and we’ve made great strides,” Clary explains. “We have also been able to improve service by decreasing the amount of time it takes to process a patient from a hospital emergency department to ar-

In a serene setting along the Tennessee River, Peninsula Hospital provides psychiatric care to thousands of patients annually, including many with serious and complex mental diagnoses. rival at Peninsula Hospital by about a third,” Clary said.

“We offer high quality care in a safe, therapeutic environment,” Clary says. “So do other places. Our goal then becomes improving customer service without sacrificing quality.”

On average, Peninsula Hospital serves about a dozen more inpatients per day since Lakeshore closed. Even with the additional volume, Peninsula has been able to increase its customer satisfaction score and maintain or improve its performance in safety quality measures.

“Many of the changes which resulted in taking the patients from Lakeshore translated to better service for our patients,” she continues.

“For example, an internal process to enroll patients into CoverRX has been developed.”

CoverRx is the state-funded program for prescription coverage. Within the first year, 1,000 patients had been assessed for potential enrollment at Peninsula.

As Clary looks back at the past year, she points to increased collaborative efforts within the community such as the regular meetings with a community providers group including representatives from local law enforcement, hospital emergency departments, mobile crisis and a state mental health facility. The group

works on the continuum of services for behavioral health patients in the area.

“Peninsula participates in the Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) for officers from the surrounding areas’ police and sheriff’s offices,” she says. “It’s a simple thing, but it facilitates understanding about mental illness, and when that happens, patients benefit.”

“It takes a huge village to care for these patients,” she says. “We’ve built bridges, paved paths and strengthened some relationships to do that.”

“When Commissioner Varney said he wanted to partner with us for community-based care of mental health patients, it was just as much about making things better for the patient as it was a cost-saving measure for the state,” says Clary.

Clary sees it as a true partnership with the state and anticipates even more positive changes in the future.

“Because of the state’s involvement, Peninsula is able to provide things like transportation and medication in ways that weren’t options before,” she says.

Clary also points to the increased rate of outpatients who are keeping their first appointments, and a lower number of readmissions.

Liz Clary “I really celebrate that these patients are receiving better care,” she proclaims. “They deserve it.”

Once you get past her talk of bricks-andmortar improvements, the supplemental staffing and the processes of running an efficient hospital, you find that while Clary is proud of the accomplishments of the past year, she is most passionate about something else. It’s the rare commodity that Peninsula offers to East Tennessee patients and their families, and which must be preserved regardless of how delivery care modules change.

“It’s hope,” she says with a smile. “Simply hope.”

In additional to the 155-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital in Blount County, Peninsula also has outpatient facilities in Knox, Blount, Loudon and Sevier counties. You can find out more about Peninsula by visiting www.peninsualbehavioralhealth.org.

Hope is waiting for you at Peninsula

Medic Blood Drive at Parkwest Aug. 16 Parkwest Medical Center will host a blood drive for Medic Regional Blood Center on Friday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. in the back of the Boulevard Bistro hospital cafeteria. This blood drive is open to the public and all donors will receive a coupon for a free Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich for participating. As always, convenient valet parking is available to all guests at the front entrance to the hospital (9352 Park West Blvd.). Give the gift of life this summer; donate blood at Parkwest!

Mental illness is the leading cause of disability in the United States.

Something as seemingly simple as an empty nest at home or adjusting to the demands of a new job can trigger depression or anxiety, deeply affecting us and keeping us from living productive lives.

One in four American adults suffers from a diagnosable mental illness, but nearly two-thirds of them will choose not to seek treatment.

Despite decades of education and increased awareness, the stigma remains. While awareness has increased, Peninsula Vice President Liz Clary says our society is still struggling with acceptance of the mentally ill.

“It’s unfortunate when someone in your family is diagnosed with cancer, but you can talk through that with family and friends,” Clary says. “You can’t always do that with mental illness. It’s very sad, but many people still see it as a weakness and try to hide it.”

It’s not just sad for those who are suffering. Clary says it’s sad for

the community as a whole, because getting treatment for mental illness means putting more people to work, keeping people off the streets and creating a more productive society.

The good news is that 80 percent of the people who seek treatment for mental illness do improve. Clary says there have also been tremendous advances in medications with fewer side effects.

“Sometimes our staff members will tell patients, ‘I will hold hope for you until you can do it for yourself,’ ” says Clary. “I’ve always been touched by that statement, because we do hold hope for those who can’t. It’s so, so

important when someone is in crisis to make sure they know there is hope, and things will be better.”

Clary says self-awareness is a good first step to finding and treating mental illness. If you feel like you’ve just not been yourself for a while – if you’ve been held back by sadness or anxiety for more than a few weeks and just can’t seem to shake it – or if you realize you’ve started isolating yourself – it’s a good idea to see your doctor.

Treatment at Peninsula begins with a thorough assessment by both a psychiatrist and a general physician for both physical and mental health.

Removed from the stressors of their everyday environments, patients have a chance to decompress with the help of a therapist and regain control of their lives.

Peninsula offers psychiatric help for adults, adolescents and children suffering from a wide variety of mental and mood disorders. To learn more, visit www. peninsulabehavioralhealth.org or call 865-970-9800.

Are you worried about the safety of a loved one because of addiction or out-of-control behavior?

0901-2300

Peninsula Hospital offers a safe place where chemically dependent patients receive medical detoxification while other issues are addressed. Peninsula accepts voluntary and involuntary commitments. Call (865) 970-9800 or visit peninsulabehavioralhealth.org to learn more.

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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. Entry deadline for the Cheerleading & Dance Competition, 10 a.m.

Sept. 7 at Homer Hamilton Theater, is Aug. 28. Volunteers age 14 and up are being sought to assist at the fair; application deadline is Aug. 23 via the website.

The fair is Sept. 6-15 at Chilhowee Park.

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 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.

MONDAY, AUG. 12 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.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, AUG. 12-13 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.

“Talking to Kids About Cancer” will be 6-7:30 p.m. at Cancer Support Community East Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Kathleen Williams, LCSW, will discuss addressing the needs of children and the tools that can help them when cancer affects a family. Supportive supervised play will be provided with advance notice. RSVP: 546-4661.

Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike, will present Summertime Specialties with Sunburst Trout 6:30-8:30 p.m. BYO wine. Cost: $50. Register: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

“Jazz on the Square” will feature the Marble City 5 performing 8-10 p.m. at the Bill Lyons Pavilion on Market Square.

THURSDAY, AUG. 15 The 2013 YWCA Tribute to Women will start with an honoree reception at 5:30 p.m. at First Tennessee Bank, 800 S. Gay St., and culminate with the 7 p.m. awards ceremony at the Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. General seating starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 and may be purchased at 523-6126; by check to YWCA Knoxville, 420 W. Clinch Ave., Knoxville, TN 37902; or www. ywcaknox.com.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 15-16 Looking Back: The Civil War in Tennessee is an exhibit in progress, online at www.tncivilwar150.org.

Representatives from the Tennessee State Library and Archives and the Tennessee State Museum will record and digitize Civil War memorabilia owned by area residents 3-7 p.m. Aug. 15 and 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 16 at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Residents are asked to bring in original photographs, documents and other artifacts related to the Civil War to be scanned and photographed (not collected). To reserve a time slot with the archivists, call 615-741-1883 or email civilwar. tsla@tn.gov. Info: http://tn.gov/tsla/cwtn/cwtn_events. htm.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 15-17 “Freckle in My Eye” will be presented by the Carpetbag Theatre at 7 p.m. at My Place, 734 Hall of Fame Drive. The one-woman show written and performed by Ashley Wilkerson is a poignant, shocking and sometimes humorous story of a young woman living on Texas’s Death Row. Tickets: $15 in advance (knoxalliance.com/knoxtix.html) and $20 at the door.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, AUG. 15-18 The News Sentinel Open will be held at Fox Den Country Club in Farragut. General admission is $10 daily, $25 weekly. Extra-benefits passes are available.

Visit www.knsopen.com for info and to purchase.

FRIDAY, AUG. 16 The FARM Knoxville Farmers Market is open 3-6 p.m. at Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike.

Summer Sangria, part of the Ijams Social Series, will start at 7 p.m. at Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Seasonal fruit and herbs will be used to create a variety of sangria cocktails. Cost: $25 ($20 members). Prepayment required; call 577-4717, ext. 130, for payment and registration.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 16-17 Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road, will have a Friends of the Library Used Book Sale 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sales of books, CDs and DVDs will support the library.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 16-31 “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” adapted from Mark Twain’s classic novel and directed by Dennis E.

Perkins, will be presented by the Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 Churchwell Ave. Performances are 7 p.m.

Aug. 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30; 1 and 5 p.m. Aug. 17, 24 and 31; and 3 p.m. Aug. 18 and 25. Tickets are $12 ($10 for adult/child entering together). Reservations: 599-5284 or tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

FRIDAY-MONDAY, AUG. 16-SEPT. 2 “Painted Glimpses of Olde Knoxville,” works by the late Patricia Sprouls, will be on display at the Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

SATURDAY, AUG. 17 Gone (Jelly) Fishin’ Canoe Trip starts at 8 a.m. at Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. The family-oriented program takes participants on a canoe trip on the quarry lake to search for nickel-sized jellyfish that are visible out only in the heat of summer. Cost: $17.50 ($15 members). Preregistration required at 5774717, ext. 119.

The annual East Tennessee History Fair, presented by the East Tennessee Historical Society, will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in downtown Knoxville at Market Square and Krutch Park and on Clinch Avenue and Gay Street and more. Music; historic crafts and characters; children’s activities; tours of historic homes, graveyards, museums, the Tennessee Theatre and Underground Knoxville; authors; living history; “History Hound” dogcostume contest and Davy Crockett’s birthday will be featured. Free.

Middlebrook Pike UMC adult choirs will host their annual choir BBQ dinner fundraiser at 5 p.m. in the Family Life Center at the church, 7234 Middlebrook Pike. The meal will be a pulled-pork sandwich plate with cole slaw, baked beans, cornbread, and choice of dessert and drink. Entertainment starts at 6:30 with the presentation of the Jenny Carleston Memorial Scholarship and the choirs performing music from “Oklahoma!” Cost: $8 adults, $4 children under 12 (PB&J sandwich and chips); proceeds go to the scholarship fund. To-go plates available after 6 p.m. Info: 690-8641.

Family Promise of Knoxville Pasta Cook-off will be 5-7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral School, 711 Northshore Drive. Guests can sample pasta dishes while enjoying music by Y’uns, children’s activities and a dessert auction. Cost: $10 adults, $30 per household, $5 ages 6-12; age 5 and under free. Advance sales: 5842822; or pay at the door.

Heartland Golden Gala, a benefit for Heartland Golden Retriever Rescue, will be 6:30-10:30 p.m. at Rothchild Catering and Conference Center, 8807 Kingston Pike. Bill Landry and Sam Venable will host the dinner and silent auction. The Second Opinion, a band made up of area physicians, will entertain. Info: gala@ heartlandgoldenrescue.org.

Feast With the Beasts will be 7-11 p.m. at the Knoxville Zoo. More than 35 restaurants, wineries, breweries and distributors will provide food and drink for the zoo fundraiser. Second Opinion, the Analog Kids and Jim Asbell and the Tropiholics will perform danceable music on three separate stages. Tickets: $60 advance, $70 day of show ($5 discount for zoo members); available at the zoo ticket window, www.knoxville-zoo. org, 637-5331, all area ORNL Federal Credit Union locations and all area Pilot stores. Must be 21 or over with valid ID.

SUNDAY, AUG. 18 Oak Ridge Civic Ballet Association will hold open auditions for dancers to perform in “The Nutcracker” Nov. 23-24 at the Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center.

Auditions will be at Dance Centre of Oak Ridge, 108 E. Division St., Oak Ridge. Girls 5-8 will audition at 1 p.m.; girls 9-plus not en pointe and young male dancers are at 2 p.m.; en pointe dancers and boys old/strong enough to partner are at 3 p.m.; and callbacks for Clara and soloist start at 4 p.m. Register: www.orcba.org/production.

Info: help@orcba.org.

The Wild Thyme Players will hold a drop-in acting and theater-performance class for ages 16 and up 3-5 p.m. at the Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 706 N. Broadway: “ACT-ing in Knoxville” (theaters and opportunities)/Acting 101 with Carolyn Corley, WTP executive director. Cost: $10 per class ($8 students, seniors, military). Info: 325-9877 or director@ wildthymeplayers.org.

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The Practice Yoga Instructors at the Practice Yoga, Kelly Crenshaw and Ashly Sims, relax inside the newly renovated studio. The Practice Yoga offers classes including Rise n’ Shine, Vinyasa Flow, Body Sculpt Yoga, Power Flow and Yen Yoga. They also offer a variety of healing classes including Reiki Healing, Raindrop technique, massage and nutrition courses. Inside the shop is a variety of yoga clothing by Lulu Lemon, Alternative and Ahimsa, essential oils and organic beauty products. The Practice Yoga is located at 4433 Kingston Pike. Info: 985-0987.

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Blues in the morning You’re sitting comfortably with a drink in your hand in a semi-dark room.

Up on the stage, a guitar player wails the blues, backed by a tight band. You must be in a bar in Memphis, or maybe New Orleans.

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Carol’s Corner Nope. You’re at Sunday Morning Light worship service at Concord United Methodist Church in Farragut. The drink in your hand is a cup of coffee, the semidark room is the expansive new space built just for this particular service, and the guitarist who’s tearing your heart out is associate pastor Larry Trotter.

If you tend to think of

preachers as a stuffy lot, going to hear this guy will destroy that concept once and for all.

“The fact that I preach and play – especially the really full-on blues stuff,” Trotter says, “has broken down potential barriers that can accompany my identity as a pastor.”

And he’s all for that. As modest and self-deprecating as his playing is ferocious, he’s 100 percent dedicated to carrying the Christian message in any way he can.

He came to the ministry via a path best described as “colorful.” In the early ’70’s, instead of finishing his degree at UT, he started a rock and roll band and went on the road. Then and now, his list of guitar heroes is long, including giants such as Eric Clapton and Chuck Berry.

“Like you could play guitar and not list him as an influence,” Trotter laughs.

With the arrival of the disco era, he left the road for radio. He spent 15 years

at U102 (now Star 102.1,) much of it on-air, and seven years of it as program director. Along the way, he and cohort Lansden Hill started a little gathering you may have heard of.

“We started Boomsday in 1988, expecting 25,000 to 30,000 people,” Trotter remembers. “We had seven food vendors and 12 portable toilets. 125,000 showed up.”

He’s been married to his wife, Lynn, for almost 35 years. The couple became involved with Middlebrook Pike UMC in 1988 as a way of providing a church background for their young daughter Lauren.

They were “just swallowed up with love and acceptance,” he says, and soon he began to notice that he was “more fulfilled with what I was doing at church than in the radio career I had pursued for years. I was experiencing deep interior conflict.

“I began serving my first church, Dutch Valley United Methodist, in 1993

■ Marian Roman, an associate professor of nursing, is the recipient of the 2013 Award for Innovation from the American Psychiatric Nursing Association (APNA).

Roman will receive her award at the APNA annual conference this October in San Antonio. The APNA Annual Awards recognize nurses who exemplify excellence across the spectrum of psychiatric-mental health nursing practice, education, leadership, research and innovation.

■ Mark Dean, co-inventor of the personal computer, will join the College of Engineering faculty Sept. 1 as the John Fisher Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Dean arrives at UT from IBM, where he most recently served as chief technology officer for IBM Middle East and Africa, based in Dubai.

after three years of serious wrestling with God over what I was interpreting as a call to ministry.”

But in order to get a master’s in divinity, he had to complete the bachelor’s degree he’d abandoned so many years before. He enrolled in night school, kept working full-time, and preached every Sunday.

And by this time the Trotters had welcomed another daughter, Christie.

Then it was on to Emory University in Atlanta for his master’s. Commuting back and forth made his alreadyhectic life even crazier.

“Something had to give,” he remembers, “and the guitar was it.”

He didn’t pick up the instrument again until after graduation. When he did, he “fell headlong into the blues” and started using his music to enhance his sermons.

He’s served three United Methodist churches in 20 years of ministry and has been at Concord for the last 12.

“I have the greatest job I could have ever imagined. I spend my time collaborating with wonderful people, both staff and members,

Pastor Larry Trotter greets a young Ecuadorean fan on a mission trip. Photo by Jane Currin est member of the family – grandson Ambrose who, Trotter readily admits, “owns me lock, stock and barrel.”

Larry Trotter wails the So if you’d like some seriblues with the band Latiously epic blues/rock guitar tude 35 at the Tennessee along with an inspiring mesTheatre. Photo submitted sage, check out Sunday Morning Light at Concord United as we imagine, plan and Methodist, every Sunday at execute worship. I preach, 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. (There lead worship and direct the are also traditional worship music and media for our services running concurrenttwo contemporary worship ly in the main sanctuary.) For experiences.” more info, visit http://www.

These days he’s playing a concordumc.com/, or call German-made Duesenberg 966-6728. guitar. And he’s spending Send story suggestions to news@ lots of time with the new- ShopperNewsNow.com

UT NOTES ■ Harry “Hap” McSween, a professor who is a leading expert on the composition of Mars and meteorites, will be awarded the Whipple Award from the American Geophysical Union. McSween will receive the award and present the Whipple Lecture at the union’s annual meeting in December in San Francisco.

The Whipple Award honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions in the field of planetary science.

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ADOPT: happy, kind, secure couple looking to adopt 1st baby to love. Expenses paid. Office Space - Rent 65 Legal / confidential.

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YMCA

Tennessee Hiring After-School Child Care Counselors with positions available at multiple locations in West Knox County.

Please visit our website to learn more about the position, qualifications, and the application process.

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Penny is an 8-year-old Cocker Spaniel with a laid-back personality and a big heart. She loves to be walked and she gets along with everyone.

Since she’s middle-aged, she won’t chew up the couch or have accidents on the carpet.

ADOPT!

Looking for an addition to the family?

Visit Young-Williams Animal Center, the official shelter for Knoxville & Knox County.

Call 215-6599 or visit knoxpets.org

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Motorized Chair, good shape, good battery, comfortable, $150.

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Garage Sales

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BIG ESTATE SALE Aug 16, 17 & 18.

Halls Norris Fwy. Follow signs.

Primitive, antique merchandise.

Boats Motors

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GOOD QUALITY ORCHARD GRASS 12' JON BOAT with HAY, sq. bales, never trailer, 5 HP, troll, wet. $4/bale in barn. extras, $1,100 OBO. 922-2975 or 441-1232.

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Pretty Possum

Possum is a 3-monthold domestic shorthair available for adoption at Young-Williams Animal Center on Division Street.

During the Summer of Cats special, all adoption prices will be discounted for felines. Possum’s fee is $50 which will include a spay, vaccinations and microchipping. Info: visit w w w.young-williams. org or call 215-6599.

Penny is available for adoption from the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, 6717 Kingston Pike.

Info: 573-9675 or info@humanesocietytennessee.com.

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BR, 4 bath, huge deck, 141 Lots more! Private Dogs gated community on Building Materials 188 Norris Lake, TN. $1,200.

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15'X36' COVERED FLOATING DOCK, Tellico Village, $2,500. 865-599-4835

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2007 COACHMAN Enclosed Cargo Trailer, Cross Country 37', 6'x12' heavy duty, 5200 24' Wood-Fbg-Teak 300 HP Cummins lb axle, like new, Classic Bolger diesel, Allison trans., $2,995. 865-235-9280 designed, built by 20,134 mi, 76 hrs on owner, 2002 50HP 4S, gen., 2 ACs, 1 slide, rcnt srvc, & trailer gas/elec water heater, $8995. Contact Rob stove has never 865-590-9090 been used, no smoking, UTILITY TRAILERS no pets, garage All Sizes Available FISHING BOAT 18 1/2' kept, $69,900. Call 865-986-5626 150HP Johnson, 865-681-8871 or 865- smokeymountaintrailers.com bought new, always 207-4085 garaged, very good cond.

423-442-4231 BERKSHIRE 2008, 256 ANYTIME diesel, 4 slides, 38 Vans ft., garage kept.

FOUR WINNS 254 HONDA ODYSSEY $98,000. 865-992-3547 Funship Deck Boat, 2012 EXL, leather, or 776-1991.

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2011 MITS. Lancer ES $14,200. Less than 21k mi, many features. Clean, orig. owner. Pics @ p3dcp-3985189742@ sale.craigslist.org Serious inquiries only.

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Flooring

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health & lifestyles

Back to living, farming and riding For more than a year, Donna Barron’s back hurt, the kind of pain that keeps you up at night.

During the day, it kept her from doing what she loved. “I love farming,” said Barron, 58, who lives in Crossville. “We retired (from Michigan) and moved to Tennessee. I drive the tractor and we garden.

“I was really at the point of not being able to do any activities. Sitting, standing, anything like that tore me up,” she said. “I had to rest in bed four to five times a day.”

Nor could she ride behind her husband, Mike, on their Honda Goldwing 1800 motorcycle anymore.

“I couldn’t ride. I couldn’t bend over and pick up anything, either,” she said. “If something fell on the floor, it either stayed

there or I had to ask somebody to pick it up. On a scale of 1 to 10, the pain was a 10.”

Despite her pain, Barron also did not want surgery. “I have osteoarthritis. I’ve had two knee surgeries and two neck surgeries. I didn’t want to have surgery again,” she said.

Barron consulted with a doctor in her hometown, who prescribed steroid injections in her spine to reduce the inflammation. While these help some people with back pain, they did not help Barron.

So her doctor recommended she see Dr. Joel Norman, a neurosurgeon at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

He diagnosed her with stenosis, a narrowing of the spaces in the spine because of arthritis and wear and tear on

the disks. “The vertebrae had so much arthritis around them, the disk had shifted and was slipping out,” said Barron.

Barron tried a few nonsurgical treatments such as physical therapy and TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation), which uses electrical pulses to block pain sensations. Neither worked to relieve the pain, and in March 2013 she was scheduled for surgery at Fort Sanders.

Using minimally invasive instruments and only five small incisions, Norman replaced Barron’s disk and secured the two surrounding vertebrae with bars, fusing them together so they can’t move.

This realignment of the bones created more space for Barron’s spinal cord, taking

the painful pressure off immediately.

“The back pain literally disappeared,” Barron said after surgery. “I don’t exaggerate when I say it was a 10 when I went in, and when I came out it was gone.”

Barron stayed at Fort Sanders just two nights.

“The recovery from that surgery was astronomical,” she said. “I did have some residual nerve pain in my hip, but he put me on a nerve blocker and that works,” she said.

The back pain literally disappeared. I don’t exaggerate when I say it was a 10 when I went in, and when I came out it was gone.

– Donna Barron

Minimally invasive surgery equals less pain, quicker recovery Eight out of 10 people will have some kind of back pain in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Certainly not everyone needs back surgery, however. “An acute back strain or sprain is not something that needs to be seen by a specialist.

Those usually resolve on their own,” said Dr. Joel Norman, a neurosurgeon with Tennessee Brain and Spine located at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Degenerative arthritis of Dr. Joel Norman the lumbar spine is a common cause of back pain. This same condition can cause a narrowing of the spinal canal. This narrowing is called stenosis and it results in pain radiating down one or both legs (sciatica). There is often associated numbness and weakness in the legs.

The degenerative process can also lead to slippage and misalignment of the vertebrae (spondylolisthesis). These conditions can be surgically corrected to treat the back and leg pain when all non-surgical methods have failed.

Non-surgical treatments such as physical therapy, stretching, pain relievers and corticosteroid injections should always be tried first. But if those don’t work, surgery may be the only path to relief.

The good news is that at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Norman uses state-of-the-art minimally invasive techniques to perform spine surgery. These techniques allow the surgeon to make on a few, small (1 inch) incisions, rather than a long incision down the patient’s spine.

“Smaller incisions mean less damage to

Barron said she’s back on both her tractor and motorcycle. “I’m back to doing all my activities that I’m used to, I just have to be smart about it,” she said. “They fixed it fantastically but I still have arthritis.

“The care at Fort Sanders was great. It was so quick and I was home so quick. It was amazing, everybody was very, very nice,” she added.

“That was the best surgery I’ve had, and I hope the last!”

Keeping your back healthy

surrounding tissues,” Norman said. “It gets our patients out of the hospital faster, with fewer pain medications. They’re back on their feet faster. Depending on their occupation, many patients can return to work within three to six weeks after surgery. It used to be that people were laid up for months.”

“People feel so much better after surgery,” said Norman. “They’re out of the hospital quicker, walking around the night after surgery.

It’s (minimally invasive spine surgery) really changed what we do dramatically and how people respond.”

With some simpler procedures, such as the removal of a ruptured spinal disk, patients can even go home the same day.

“We are a minimally invasive spine center, we’re making a difference for our patients,” said Norman. “Not many people in town are doing this approach. It’s somewhat unique and absolutely effective.”

Although many back conditions occur because of older age, the National Institutes of Health recommend taking a few steps to slow the process: ■ ■

Stretch before exercise or other strenuous activity Don’t hunch over while sitting or standing

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Wear comfortable, low-heeled shoes Eat a well-balanced diet to maintain a healthy weight and promote bone growth

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Quit smoking

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Oh my aching back ...

Non-surgical option for relief Before considering surgery to cure your back problems, a great initial step is to try physical therapy.

At Fort Sanders Therapy Center, a nationally recognized staff develops a personalized approach to the needs of each patient.

Often times, a small nagging back injury could develop into something more serious. However, if caught early enough, proper therapy can reduce pain and keep you out of the operating room.

For more information on the services provided at Fort Sanders Therapy Center, call 865-541-1300.

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