Bearden Shopper-News 081913

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VOL. 7 NO. 33

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The chief academic officer for Knox County Schools, Dr. Elizabeth Alves, says parents and students should embrace the new Common Core state standards.

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Read Sandra Clark, A-9

New West Hills leader emerges Who is Rocky Swingle? The short answer is he’s a West Hills resident and the leader of the opposition to the proposed Tennova hospital on Middlebrook Pike. Since he stepped in, this opposition has grown from a few isolated voices to a fullfledged movement, complete with nearly 300 yard signs, paper and online petitions and a Facebook page.

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Read Betty Bean, A-4

The Archie you may not know If all you know of Archie Campbell is Kornfield Kounty and cornpone “Hee Haw” humor, you need to know, to coin a phrase, the rest of the story. Don’t get me wrong. Ol’ Arch was the heart and soul of “Hee Haw.” But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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Read Jake Mabe, A-5

Mayberry, USA The historic Lyons View community aims to be friendly, but it doesn’t welcome the speeding motorists that currently use Agnes Road and Harley Drive to avoid delays caused by construction on Lyons View Pike.

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Read Wendy Smith, A-3

Recruiting recap Now is the time for delusions of grandeur. It is mid-August and the Volunteers remain undefeated. Recruiting has been going great or maybe better. Never would I throw cold water on a beautiful, blazing campfire. Children sitting around singing songs and roasting marshmallows just wouldn’t appreciate it.

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Chickens come home to roost in Sequoyah Hills By Anne Hart rt The sounds of hammer hammering erin ing g an and d sawing emanating from Sequoyah Hills are sure indicators that construction is underway, but the new buildings going up just might not be what you would expect. It seems the denizens of Knoxville’s loveliest and most exclusive enclave have been hard at work building back yard chicken houses – “Urban Chicken cken Coops” to be more re precise – and theyy run the gamut from sweet and simple to fine and fancy. None of the structures is very large, b e c a u s e , under the city permitting ordinance, no more ore than six chickens kens can be kept at one ne time. And all are tucked ked away in backyards where they can’t be seen by passersby. Nonetheless, it is said there are more of the chicken houses in Sequoyah Hills than in any other neighborhood in Knoxville. One of the modern-day urban

The sign over the chicken house usually gets a chuckle.

Colorfu eggs Colorful from the urban chi chickens. Chad Randles shows off one of his urban chickens, a Light Brahma.

farmers is Chad Randles, whose backyard coop in the heart of Sequoyah Hills was warmly welcomed by the neighbors, much to his surprise. “We were concerned about how our neighbors might feel about it, but they have all been delighted. All they wanted to know was when they could have some eggs, and now that we have finally started to actually get eggs, I guess we’ll have to ration them

somewhat to keep everybody happy.” The neighbors don’t have to worry about being awakened at the crack of dawn by crowing roosters. That is one type of fowl not allowed inside the city limits. Randles is a purist when it comes to what he calls “small scale sustainable farming.” He does some of it in Sequoyah Hills, and some on eight acres he owns in Strawberry Plains, where he plans to eventually put his two horses and plant some crops.

He envisions the Strawberry Plains site as a small hobby farm. “Being self-sufficient is a passion of mine. It has always been my dream.” He says he started the permitting process for the chicken coop with the city of Knoxville last winter. He first went through the zoning process and then got a building permit. “After the building inspector has looked at it, you have to hang the permit in To page A-3

The concert poster grows up By Wendy Smith It’s only rock and roll, but Knoxville designer Justin Helton likes it. After all, it helped him achieve the dream of having his own design studio. The Farragut High School and UT graduate recently opened Status Serigraph in the ground floor of the Armature Building on Jackson Avenue. He’s come a long way since his days of screen printing concert posters in his garage, but since he put in long hours as a student, success came early. He chose to ride a wave of interest in hand-printed posters after observing the success of Yee-Haw Industries, a letterpress printing business that closed its Gay Street location last year. During an independent study at UT, Helton created posters for bands performing at local venues in exchange for concert tickets. With the musicians’ permission, he also sold the posters as merchandise at the shows. The gig allowed him to indulge in his passion for music and save enough money to buy his own screen printing equipment. He also gained enough experience to impress AC Entertainment founder Ashley Capps, who took Helton up on his offer to improve the company’s flyers. Helton worked for AC Entertainment part-time as a student and fulltime after graduation from UT in 2006. He stepped down last year to focus on his own business. The distinctive look of his work comes from the incorporation of 19th-century engravings into modern designs. The outcome is similar to a refinished piece of mid-centu-

West Knoxville native Justin Helton takes a break in his new design studio, Status Serigraph, which is housed in the Armature Building on Jackson Avenue. Photo by Wendy Smith

ry furniture, he says. It’s a style has evolved over the years. “In the beginning, I did a lot of funny cartoons. As I got older, I became more serious. I got into shows like ‘American Pickers,’ and got a glimpse of how people are getting into old things. People seem to respond to that.” Helton has sold posters and other printed merchandise online since 2006. He’s designed posters for such bands as Phish, the Avett Brothers and My Morning Jacket, and he keeps a portion of each

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print run to sell himself. While fans sometimes profit from reselling the posters on eBay, Helton charges the same price as the musical artist – around $30. While he’s happy to make a living doing something he loves, it’s not all about the money, he says. “For me, I’m happy to know people want to buy my work and hang it on their wall.” A fringe benefit of his chosen career is attending music festivals like Bonnaroo. It’s hard work to operate a booth from 11 a.m. to 3

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a.m. for several days straight, but the perk of having an artist pass that allows him to watch shows from the wings makes it worthwhile. Working at festivals has opened numerous doors, he says. Now that he has customers all over the world, other doors have begun to open. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is one new client, and he has another opportunity that’s too new to be shared. “It’s not rock and roll, but it pays better than rock and roll,” he says with a grin.

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BEARDEN NOTES ■ Downtown Speakers Club meets 11:45 a.m. every Monday at TVA West Towers, ninth floor, room 225. Currently accepting new members. Info: Jerry Adams, 2020304.

Ron Davis, right, facilitates last week’s meeting of the Lyons View Community Club.

■ UT Toastmasters Club meets at noon every Tuesday at the Knoxville Convention Center on Henley Street in room 218. Currently accepting new members. Info: Sara Martin, 603-4756.

Dan Brown, Barbara Pelot, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, Duane Grieve, Joe Walsh, Mayor Madeline Rogero, Gina O’Neil, Shirley Vaughan, Ed Shouse and Diedre Dunn cut the ribbon on a new tennis viewing pavilion at West Hills Park. Photos by Wendy Smith

Lyons View community hopes to keep

■ West Knox Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday at Sullivan’s in Franklin Square, 9648 Kingston Pike.

‘M ayberry feeling’ The historic Lyons View community aims to be friendly, but it doesn’t welcome the speeding motorists that currently use Agnes Road and Harley Drive to avoid delays caused by construction on Lyons View Pike.

property there, he is active in the community club that meets monthly at the Lyons View Community Center. “It’s where my roots are, where I spent my formative years, and where my grandkids enjoy playing,” Davis says. He facilitates club meetings along with president Mary Brewster. One item on last week’s agenda was an update on recent improvements to Wendy the community center. InSmith mates supervised by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office painted the building’s Those that dash through interior and playground the narrow winding streets equipment and removed are likely unaware of the brush. A $1,500 grant from community’s long history TVA and KUB provided new and the strong bonds among light bulbs. AmeriCorps volneighbors. unteers will landscape the Ron Davis considers property in the fall. himself a neighbor, in spite Davis is committed to of the fact that he no longer helping maintain the center, lives in the Lyons View com- which was donated to the munity. Since he grew up community by the Hal Methere, and his family owns bane family. Davis’ father

worked as a butler and yard man for the Mebanes for 62 years. “It’s a legacy. I feel like, in my spirit, it’s an assignment I have.” The TVA retiree plans to use the experience he gained from serving on the Metropolitan Planning Commission and the Historic Zoning Commission to protect the neighborhood from encroachment – and hurried drivers. Long-time resident Don Batten agrees with Davis that the neighborhood needs to keep R-1 zoning for as long as possible to protect it from multi-family development. “The neighborhood has a Mayberry feeling, and I love it,” he said.

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he has a rainbow of eggs to share with friends and neighbors. Randles says the colorful eggs taste no different from those most of us are accustomed to eating. “The taste is determined by what they are fed. We feed ours an organic laying mix and organic fruits and vegetables, like arugula, from our garden every day.” Between the chickens and the fruits and vegetables being grown on the property, including apple and fig trees, Randles says with a grin, “Our friends have started calling our place ‘Sequoyah Farm.’”

your window where it can be seen.” The next stop was the animal control department, which issues annual permits for the chickens. Randles’ chickens are some pretty fancy fowl. All but one is a rare heritage breed, and it took three different breeders to get exactly what he wanted. His picks: a Black Copper Marans, Americauna, Olive Egger, Welsummer, Speckled Sussex and Light Brahma. Why so many different breeds? Randles said for

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him it was all about the eggs – or, to be more specific, the eggshells. He wanted colorful eggshells, and that’s just what he’s getting. Just one example: The Black Copper Marana produces a chocolatecolored egg, while the Americauna lays a blue egg. When the two breeds are crossed, you have what is known as an Olive Egger, which, Randles says, trues to its name, lays beautiful olive-colored eggs. With a chick from each of the six varying breeds,

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Rick Whitehead is congratulated by Patti Ricker for his recent win at the North American Bridge Championships. Both play at the Knoxville Bridge Center located in the Deane Hill Community Center at 7400 Deane Hill Drive.

learned to play bridge at the Knoxville Bridge Center at Deane Hill Recreation Center, won praise from fellow players for his victory at the North American Bridge Championships held recently in Atlanta. He was enticed to participate in the five-day tournament called a Mini-Spingold when another player described the event as “grueling.” Teams are eliminated throughout the tournament, he says, and just two teams compete on the final day. Whitehead, who is an artist, played on a team with three CPAs from Chattagnooga. Players from Deane Hill called to congratulate him immediately after the team’s victory. Since he is a relatively new player with only six years of bridge under his belt, he was honored to have the support of more experienced players. In spite of his natural af-

finity for the game, he was told it would take 10 years of play to become a “serious” player, and he agrees with that assessment. The Knoxville Bridge Center is a great place to learn, and Whitehead says he enjoys playing every chance he gets. “It’s good that I’ve got other things to do. It’s addictive.” For more information on learning to play bridge: 5394150 ■

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City and county officials, as well as West Hills Park tennis players, cut the ribbon on a new pavilion that will provide much-needed shade to spectators at the West Hills Park tennis courts. Knox County funded the $40,000 project in the city-

Challenge Grant applications available The Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department is accepting applications for its 2013-14 Challenge Grant Program, which offers grants to nonprofit projects associated with public parks or recreation facilities within the city limits. The grants are available this year to 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(6) status community groups, homeowner associations, schools, scout troops and other organizations. Recipients of a Challenge grant will be reimbursed 50 percent of the cost of a single project, up to $2,500. The deadline for applications is Monday, Sept. 16. Applicants will be notified and announced by Wednesday, Oct. 16. All project work must be completed by Friday, May 30, 2014. Info/applications: www.cityofknoxville.org/recreation/challengegrant. pdf or 215-2017.

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owned park. The pavilion and the tennis center, which opened last fall, are Phase II of improvements to the facilities. Phase III will include renovations to the park’s lower courts and new courts. Greater Knoxville Tennis Association President Mike Pappas said visitors raved about the improved facilities during the Tennessee State Championships held in Knoxville in June. Approximately 1,100 players attended events at West Hills Park and Tyson Park. “We did too good a job because they want to come back.” Shirley Vaughan, who was invited off the courts to participate in the ceremony, said the improvements are appreciated by local players. “This summer, the courts were full,” she said.

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Questions unanswered on south Knox road project Something is not quite right in what is going on with the possible extension of the James White Parkway from its current termination at Moody Avenue to Gov. John Sevier Highway. Transparency is at risk. The good news is that Gov. Bill Haslam has said he will make the final decision, which means a more level playing field.

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Months ago, a public hearing was held at which both Mayors Madeline Rogero and Tim Burchett along with Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis voiced their opposition to the extension of the parkway due to the new urban wilderness, hiking trails and recreational opportunities that have been created in south Knoxville. Support for improving Chapman Highway was also voiced. There was strong support for this option and opposition to the build option. TDOT Commissioner John Schroer indicated he would honor local government feelings even if he personally disagreed. That has now changed. On July 1, Schroer came to Knoxville and met with Burchett and his chief of staff Dean Rice, along with state Sens. Becky Massey, Stacey Campfield, Frank Niceley and Doug Overbey and state Rep. Harry Brooks. Schroer was accompanied by five TDOT staffers. On background this writer was told that Schroer said he no longer felt obligated to honor local opposition as it was a regional project and not a local project, despite it being built almost entirely in Knox County. The legislators basically listened to the proposal and were noncommittal. This writer was also told TDOT clearly indicated that the extension will go forward, with a news conference expected in the near future that will announce three items:

■ Henley Bridge reconstruction will be completed earlier than the current delay states. ■ Chapman Highway improvements will be made, and ■ The extension of the parkway will occur. Rogero was in Washington on July 10, so Schroer returned to Knoxville on July 17 for a similar meeting with Rogero without legislators or council members present. Deputy Mayor Bill Lyons was in the meeting with her. While Burchett appears to have changed his opposition to the extension, he also says the extension is not likely to occur and feels other road projects in Knox County have a higher priority such as Oak Ridge Highway being improved from Schaad Road out to its intersection with Pellissippi Parkway. Neither of these significant meetings was announced to the public or sun-shined although state law may not have required it. However, all of this occurred more than five weeks ago and it happened under the radar screen. Rogero says she still opposes the extension but has not indicated what steps she will take if the TDOT commissioner insists on ignoring the majority views of the public hearing his department held. She and Lyons had lunch on Aug. 7 with Haslam, who will have the ultimate voice on this matter. The governor told WBIR-TV he will weigh in on this hometown issue. To harm two south Knoxville parks in a process that was not a process but a series of unannounced meetings calls into question the public hearing held months ago. What would the city response to this be? It would be hard to argue that this project is the No. 1 road project in Knox County given the issues on Oak Ridge Highway. The cost of the James White extension far exceeds normal road projects at $105 million for 5 miles of asphalt. Finally, what happened in a few months to make this a regional project? And who stands to benefit from the extension?

Governor gets hometown welcome Bill Haslam grew up here in Knoxville, but you would have thought it was down in Tater Valley from the reception he received last week in Maynardville.

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“This small county has a loud voice. This is Governor Haslam country,” someone yelled. “It’s great to see a local business that saw a need and met it,” Haslam said, after touring the Cooper Container Corporation. “Being in Nashville can make you see things a certain way, while trips to communities large and small

Gov. Bill Haslam got a rousing welcome to Union County when he toured Cooper Container Corporation. Photo by S. Clark help me understand what’s happening in the state. “Unemployment is way too high,” Haslam said. “I need to understand what is working (such as at Cooper Container) and how we can leverage that.”

Haslam walked through the plant with owner/ founder A.C. Cooper and his son, Donnie Cooper. Surrounded by local officials, Republican leaders and representatives of the business community,

New West Hills leader emerges Who is Rocky Swingle? The short answer is he’s a West Hills resident and the leader of the opposition to the proposed Tennova hospital on Middlebrook Pike.

Betty Bean Since he stepped in, this opposition has grown from a few isolated voices to a fullfledged movement, complete with nearly 300 yard signs, paper and online petitions and a Facebook page. The guy’s good. The longer answer is he’s a native Knoxvillian whose family moved to West Hills from south Knoxville just in time for him to enroll in the 7th grade at West Hills Elementary School. He is a 1965 Bearden High School graduate who received degrees from the University

of Tennessee in 1969 and 1973, whereupon he and his wife, Jenny, decided to venture outside the hometown and landed in Los Angeles, where he went to work for Amtrak. He was transferred to the Philadelphia area, and the Swingles stayed in the Northeast for nearly three decades. Rocky was an Amtrak corporate sales representative whose major responsibility was talking business travel managers of major companies into using trains instead of planes. “I spent the last seven years working in New York, which I loved, but the commute was a killer,” he said. “When our daughter, Sarah, got married and moved to San Diego, we just decided to come back here, where all my family is.” So Rocky retired and the Swingles bought a house on Sheffield Drive, near his mother. They closed last

Oct. 31. A couple of months later, he started reading stories about Tennova’s plans. He says it didn’t sink in until May, when the West Hills Community Association met and invited Tennova representat ives to come Swingle and speak. Swingle attended, and something clicked. “I started thinking, ‘This is just not a good idea.’ I met some people who agreed, and we’re off and running.” Swingle says he tries to be organized, focused and persistent. He’s not a total rookie, though, and has been able to translate a similar experience he had when he was living in New Jersey and developers wanted to cut down a 50-acre forest behind his

home to build an apartment complex. “At the time, it was one of 25 properties listed for preservation, and I said, ‘This is nuts.’ I’d never done anything like this, so I found out what I could do, put out a flyer, and people started coming forward, saying ‘You’re right.’ Eventually we formed a nonprofit group to try and preserve land and make sure when there’s development done, it’s done the right way. New Jersey rules are different, but really the situation is very similar.” Additional uncertainty has been added by Health Management Associates’ ownership of Tennova. After reports of HMA being at loggerheads with the hedge fund that is its largest shareholder, Swingle is suggesting that City Council postpone the Middlebrook rezoning until Tennova’s status is made clear.

City opens Loves Creek greenway By Sandra Clark The city of Knoxville has opened a half-mile crushedlimestone trail at Loves Creek which Mayor Madeline Rogero says will extend eventually to Knoxville Center mall and the New Harvest Park. “It started as a dream,” said 4th District City Council member Nick Della Volpe. He and his neighbors actually cut portions of the trail by hand. At the recent ribbon-cutting, Della Volpe related the history of Buffat Mill, built in 1870, and said Finbarr Saunders, Madeline Rogero, Joe Walsh and Nick Della the old mill site is still there. Volpe walk on the Loves Creek Greenway. Photo by S. Clark The trailhead is near the “This was a tag-team said Rogero. City crews county-owned Spring Place Park where parking is avail- project with multiple city built the trail for an estimatand county departments,” ed $35,000 on Knox County able.

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Haslam fielded comments and questions. “What do you want to tell the governor?” he asked. The county needs road improvements along with retail development to increase the sales tax base, which has been eroded by residents shopping in Knox County or Kentucky. “Government does not create jobs,” said Haslam. “Jobs are created when people like (the Coopers) put capital at risk.” Cooper Container employs 78 full- and part-time workers. “We’ve stayed steady the last few years,” Donnie Cooper said. “We’ve been fortunate.” Haslam didn’t announce a grant or state giveaway. He did something even rarer. Bill Haslam showed up and listened, and for that he’s a hometown hero.

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f all you know of Archie Campbell is Kornfield Kounty and cornpone “Hee Haw” humor, you need to know, to coin a phrase, the rest of the story. Don’t get me wrong. Ol’ Arch was the heart and soul of “Hee Haw.” The popular country music variety show brushed aside negative reviews and network cancellation to survive and thrive on the air for more than 20 years. It wasn’t just popular down South, either. The show was a huge hit in the New York, Chicago and Los Angeles TV markets, too. A big reason was Archie Campbell. His terrific comedic timing, ubiquitous grin and cigar, charisma and writing talent made him the heart and soul of the show’s success. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, y’all. “Archie has this amazing history,” says Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound cofounder Bradley Reeves, whose organization is collecting and preserving Campbell’s recordings. “ ‘Hee Haw’ is just a small part. His talent, his acting ability, his humor, his singing – he could be all things to all people. “And the thing that interests me is that Archie was a pioneer. We’re getting ready to celebrate the 60th anniversary of television coming to Knoxville this October, and Archie made the switch from WROL radio to WROL-TV, an NBC affiliate which later became WATE.” But let’s not rush the story. Archie Campbell was born in Bulls Gap, Tenn., and came to Knoxville in the 1930s virtually penniless and without a place to stay after bumming around Alabama as what he later called a “wandering minstrel.” Having hoboed his way here, Archie said in the 1981 book he wrote with Ben Byrd that, “I looked like a bum and I guess I was.” He ducked into a VFW dance hall to wash up and ended up getting a job playing guitar. He found a place to stay at the Lay Houses. Soon fired by his own band, Archie had nowhere to go and nothing to eat. He sold stuff door-to-door but didn’t get anywhere in a Depression-era job based solely on commission. No longer able to afford room and board and food, on a freezing winter night when the temperature was about 8 degrees, he ducked into the Gold Sun restaurant on Market Street. He lied and told the man behind the counter he was looking for his topcoat. The man, named Nick, knew better. He fi xed Archie a meal and told him he could sleep there until the place opened for business the next day. “Years later, when I was on the Knox County school

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a certain age, think of a country Charley Weaver). Archie Campbell was a Knoxville televi- Grandpappy was so popular that when Archie came sion pioneer, shown here at WATE-TV. home from World War II, Knoxville held a Grandpapboard,” Archie wrote, “sometimes py Day. One end of Gay Street was kids would come before us in trou- packed with fans, Reeves said. ble … and I would always be as leArchie didn’t forget about his nient as I could with them. What humble beginnings and his work is it that they say? There, but for ethic showed it. He would often the grace of God, go I.” host three radio shows a day, perArchie soon got his big break form on live TV, make personal on the popular WNOX-AM “Mid- appearances and appear at local Day Merry Go Round.” He struck benefits, “everything from a gosout on his own a few times, always pel reunion to a men’s friars club.” returning to WNOX, and in the When WROL-TV signed on the late 1940s left for good, to rival air, Archie was right in the thick of WROL-AM radio. it. He later hosted “Little Country “He brought with him ratings Church” on WBIR, a rival to the comparable to WNOX and hosted “Mull’s Singing Convention.” two shows, ‘Country Playhouse’ “Hardly any early TV footage and ‘The Dinner Bell.’” Reeves exists, except Archie’s stuff, which says. he kept.” Archie’s first character was Archie’s son Phil Campbell, a Grandpappy (for those of you of humorist and singer in his own

right, recently let the TAMIS crew dig around in the basement of the Powell home Archie shared with his wife, Mary “Pudge” Campbell, on her family’s homestead. Among the treasures were early Mercury records from the 1940s Archie recorded with George “Speedy” Krise and Red Kirk, the most haunting of which is “No One Came to Meet Me,” recorded at the Hamilton bank building in 1949. When country music starting migrating from Knoxville to Nashville, Archie and Jack Comer did the best they could to keep it here. They founded Valley Records and Archie put out the very first recording – “In the Valley of the Mountains” and “Blue Memories.” “It’s so rare,” Reeves says. “We had searched all over and were surprised to find two 78s in mint condition in his garage.”

And guess what? Archie’s doing more crooning than country twanging! You can also thank (or blame) Archie for inadvertently serving as the inspiration for “Rocky Top.” Guitar legend/RCA executive and Union County native Chet Atkins commissioned Boudleaux and Felice Bryant to write songs for Archie’s maudlin mid-1960s album, “The Golden Years.” “The story goes that the Bryants were so depressed afterwards, they had to take a break and compose something peppy.” You can hear the result 1,000 times at every UT football game. By the time Archie joined the Grand Ole Opry, he had left his Grandpappy character behind (“He felt pigeon-holed behind all that old-age makeup,” Reeves says) and reinvented himself as the mischievous, cigar-smoking wit most remember. “Hee Haw” soon followed and with it came international stardom for Bulls Gap’s favorite son. “He was also great at business. He owned a golf course on Clinton Highway, he had a restaurant, went into music publishing, he was a photographer, a painter and a 16mm filmmaker. He did everything and did it well.” (Playing around with his film camera, Archie recorded the only existing color footage of “The MidDay Merry Go Round” in action.) “Archie Campbell gave Chet Atkins his first break,” Reeves says. “He helped Carl Butler and Carl Smith and was influential in Nashville. But he also represents that East Tennessee sense of humor that prevails in our everyday life.” Some of Archie Campbell’s early Knoxville TV footage will be shown at a special screening at the East Tennessee History Center on Nov. 1 to kick off a four-month exhibit called “60 Years of East Tennessee History.” Visit Jake Mabe online at jakemabe.blogspot. com.

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Great recruiting results Now is the time for delusions of grandeur. It is midAugust and the Volunteers remain undefeated. Recruiting has been going great or maybe better. Never would I throw cold water on a beautiful, blazing campfire. Children sitting around singing songs and roasting marshmallows just wouldn’t appreciate it. For that very reason, I hesitate to tell you the truth about Tennessee’s sizzling start to the 2014 roundup of football talent – Jalen Hurd, Todd Kelly, Dillon Bates, Cortez McDowell, wow, a dozen or more four- and five-stars. As you may have heard, Butch Jones is one strong salesman. He makes the future sound very inviting. Several really good prospects have accepted his scholarship offers. Some,

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too young to drive, have said they will be coming when they grow up. This is downhill momentum. As of this very minute, Tennessee has one of the top-rated recruiting classes in America, carefully aimed for the first Wednesday in February – just six months away. Hooray, you say. Sorry to tell you some of this sensational success is tentative. “Commitment” means yes or probably or maybe or perhaps. You can judge

the degree of dedication by how much looking around is going on, by how many additional recruiting trips prospects take. Most coaches understand that a verbal commitment from a tremendously talented high school senior, 17 or 18 years old, is encouraging but not set in stone until he signs the national letter of intent. That stops the chase. Most fans think a pledge is a done deal. It is not, especially in this part of the country where pressure is almost unbearable at the top of the pinnacle. Case in point: Joshua Dobbs, one of Tennessee’s top freshmen, was committed to Arizona State for almost forever. He started changing his mind in late January. Just before signing day, the multi-talented quarter-

Work with these people As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.” (Matthew 9: 9-13 NRSV)

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Unlike the tax collectors of 1st century Palestine, who were hated by their fellow Jews for their servitude to the Roman Empire, Lewis is a respected member of Most of us think about tax, income tax. taxes in the early spring, I am married to an EA: the community, seen by his when the April 15 deadline an Enrolled Agent licensed clients as their advocate and looms. But taxes are always to practice before the Inter- protector. Instead of collecting taxes, he helps people with us: sales tax, property nal Revenue Service.

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back from Alpharetta, Ga., discovered Jones’ offense and the UT program in aerospace engineering were just right and much closer to home. Dobbs, straight-A student, perfect attendance at school, is a deep thinker. His change of plans, carefully considered, linked to prayer, still seems perfectly logical – to Tennessee. The flexibility of recruiting commitments is better illustrated by quarterback Gunner Kiel of Columbus, Ind. He was committed to Indiana University for many months. He changed his mind and committed to LSU. That tie that binds lasted 20 days. He changed his mind again and signed with Notre Dame. Incidentally, he has since changed his mind, resigned as a Fightin’ Irishman and transferred to Cincinnati. For coaches, recruiting is something like trout

fishing. Even if you catch your limit, you might want to keep fishing. If you hook a big one, you release a smaller one. Coaches seek early commits as a security blanket. Players commit early to reserve a scholarship. If coach or player spots a better deal, there may be some switching. Most de-commits are player’s choice. Sometimes coaches cause it. In some cases, it is just a matter of who changed their mind first. In 2008, quarterback Tajh Boyd first chose West Virginia but decided Tennessee was better. He stayed steady despite the termination of Phillip Fulmer – until Lane Kiffin told him to look elsewhere. Tajh landed at Clemson. You probably know the rest of that story. Sports Illustrated studied 500 recruiting commitments from a five-year period and found that 62 de-committed and went

to some other school than their original choice. Twelve percent turnover isn’t too bad. There is no mention of the endless hours assistant coaches spent maintaining what they already had. Keeping commitments committed is the serious second round of salesmanship. Just guessing but Tennessee coaches and most pledges will probably keep their word. They will think they see the future. Available playing time is obvious. The team is on an upswing. Neyland Stadium will refill to overflowing. Let the good times roll. Meanwhile, assistants responsible for individual talent will be working like heck to maintain their grip. In their spare time, coaches will be trying to snare a few stars committed elsewhere. That maneuver, when we do it, is called flipping.

comply with the law: the bewildering confounding, labyrinthine IRS tax code. He probably knows more about people’s lives than anyone else, with the possible exception of their family doctor. He is scrupulous about their privacy. He occasionally tells me stories (without names) of people who want to, shall we say, adjust their returns. People who want to pay less than their fair share. Wealthy people who say, and believe, “Wealthy people don’t pay taxes!” At which point, I get riled, and exclaim, “But all of us should pay our share!” Lewis just smiles, and says patiently, “You have to work with these people.” Jesus was criticized for

eating with tax collectors. The Pharisees were up in arms because Jesus sat at table with “tax collectors and sinners,” those who were deemed unclean, undesirable, unfit collaborators with Rome. The implication, of course, was that if “they” (the tax collectors) were sinners, then “we” (the Pharisees) were not. Jesus’ answer to their criticism was simple: “I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.” Now, that is an odd statement. Don’t we assume that Jesus came to call all men and women to himself, that the invitation was “Whosoever will”? Jesus knew and operated on the same principle

as Lewis does: “You have to work with these people.” That was what Jesus did. He called them to himself; not the self-righteous, know-it-all, holier-thanthou folks who thought they had it all together. No, Jesus called the sinners, the sick, the lame, the lonely, the hurting, the confused and the outcast. He called the ones who needed him, the ones who were willing to acknowledge their need, who were able to surrender control, ego, pride, in order to find love, mercy and salvation. He still calls us today: those who are willing to acknowledge our need of him. He “works with us,” making us, molding us, into what he wants us to be.

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Pastor Matt Peeples teaches at The Pointe, a church that meets at Regal West Town Mall Stadium 9. Photo submitted

No ticket required By Wendy Smith The Regal West Town Mall Stadium 9 doesn’t look like a church. But that’s part of its appeal, according to Matt Peeples, lead pastor for The Point, the church that meets there. It’s a place where people feel comfortable, he says. “Not everybody’s been to church, but everybody’s been to the movies.” Peeples came to Knoxville straight out of seminary. He would’ve been completely comfortable working with a large or a small congregation, but instead, he was identified by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod as a good candidate to plant a new church. The assignment required him to move to Knoxville by himself and trust God, he says. He spent the first few months connecting with people by socializing at his apartment complex, playing cornhole at Ray’s Entertainment Sports Grille and joining a cigar club. He also scouted a location for the new church. After considering coffee shops and bars, he noticed the size of the West Town theater, and knew it would offer room to grow. Three years ago, a team of 25 from Grace Lutheran

Church and the community held its first service as The Point. Everyone is welcome, says Peeples, but the congregation targets those who have been away from church for over 10 years or never been to church at all. “It’s a great place for people who don’t go to church,” he says. “You don’t have to have everything figured out.” Services are at 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. each week. After his Sunday morning lesson, Peebles encourages members to text questions to him, which he answers at the end of the service. The use of social media draws a younger demographic, but the church has members of all ages, he says. There are senior adults, and The Point sets up a kids’ church area in the lobby area each Sunday. Sunday morning attendance is up to about 225, and Peebles expects continued growth. While having church at the mall poses small inconveniences, like no on-site office, the challenge of setting up the stage and welcome center each Sunday has a perk – it involves men, who sometimes struggle to find a role in a traditional church, he says. Having low overhead also allows the congre-

gation to spend more money on outreach. One novel way The Point reaches out to the community is what Peebles calls “bar church.” An informal event is held at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at Relix Variety Theatre, 1208 North Central Street. The worship band plays a mix of music, from covers to contemporary Christian, and attendees are free to move around as they eat, drink and listen to a brief message. It’s a way to reach out to those who are over 18 and not yet ready to attend a formal service, he says. The church uses novel ways to get attention, like having a booth at the Knoxville Tattoo Convention this past weekend. The idea to advertise at the convention came up when the church sold T-shirts with the motto “Jesus love me and my tattoos” to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. Peeples likes the message of the shirt, and the way it represents the church. The congregation is composed of people with and without tattoos, and there’s no judgement, he says. “It doesn’t matter what you look like. Everybody’s comfortable.”

WORSHIP NOTES Meetings and classes ■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave., will host GriefShare, a weekly grief support group for people grieving the death of a loved one, 6-7 p.m. beginning Monday, Sept. 9-Oct. 2. Info: 522-9804 or www. sequoyahchurch.org. ■ Women’s Connection Fall Bible Studies begin Aug. 27 at Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike. For a list of groups and to register: www. women.fellowshipknox.org. ■ Moms ‘N’ More, a Christian growth group designed to connect mothers of infant and preschool-aged children, will meet 9:30

Stained glass artist visits Farragut Tom Holdman holds one of his recent works in stained glass. Holdman and his wife, Gail, visited the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Farragut on Aug. 11 to talk about how he uses art to overcome adversity. Holdman, who suffers a speech impediment, began doing stained glass at the age of 20 in his parents’ garage and is now a world-renown artist. His philosophy is that the visual arts speak as a language all its own to all nations. For more on his work, visit www. holdmanstudios.com. Photo submitted

More than 250 families line up outside First Farragut United Methodist Church on Aug. 10 for the Mobile Pantry food giveaway. Photos by Nancy Anderson

Feeding the hungry First Farragut United Methodist Church opened to more than 250 families from Knox and surrounding counties on Aug. 10 for a Mobile Pantry food giveaway. The church sponsored the event with Second Harvest Food Bank, which delivered more than 11,000 pounds of food to the church. The church gathered approximately 150 volunteers to help with the giveaway. Boy Scouts Steven Busby (Troup 555), Daniel Eshleman (Troup Boy Scout troops also pro- 46) and Colin Bennett (Troup 555) work alongside Laura Derr, vided volunteers, which coordinator of the mobile pantry, at the food giveaway. were very appreciated by the church. “We have three mobile pantry events each year,” said Laura Derr, mobile Enrolling pantry coordinator. 3-4-5 yr olds “It is always rewarding.”

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Dawg Day at Bearden High Sophomores Abdul Bhidya, Alex Tester, Ryan Moyers and Wesley Jones contemplate the meaning of life. Ryan said he is most looking forward to Latin teacher Sandy Hughes’ class, and Abdul said he just wants to have a great learning experience while having fun.

Bearden High School sophomores Amari Bellard and Chanler Geer check out Bearden Bulldog merchandise during the school’s Dawg Day event last week. Amari is excited to get back into volleyball and Chanler is looking forward to her second year playing basketball. Photos by S. Barrett Rroni Hashani, Kristin Dehkordi and Sydney Ishmael are awed by Rrita Hashani’s class schedule for the new school year. Rrita said she is most looking forward to having a laptop, and Kristin said she is “just excited to not be a freshman anymore.”

Bearden Elementary School 3rd grader Ryn Gaertner, 2nd grader Eva East, 3rd grader Julia Lawyer and kindergartner Lindsey Lawyer socialized on the playground last week during a play date for kindergartners. Julia said she told little sis Lindsey that good behavior is helpful in school. Photos by S. Barrett

Bearden High School Spanish teacher Alex Munday and Central High School ESL teacher Elizabeth Choi record items they picked up at the Teacher Supply Depot. Munday, who graduated from Farragut High School, is a new teacher at Bearden. Photo by Wendy Smith

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Teachers stock up at supply depot By Wendy Smith

Second grader Ellie Wright and 1st grader Angela Gautam showed kindergartners the ins and outs of the monkey bars.

REUNION NOTES The Casual Pint Nathan Robinette and the staff at The Casual Pint are pleased to introduce the arrival of the seasonal beers arriving, including pumpkin beer and Oktoberfest. They offer 22 selections on the beer wall, tons of drink-here singles in the cooler and growlers to take home your favorite draft. The Casual Pint is sponsoring a golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 24 to assist Childhelp’s TennesPhoto by Ruth White see program. This is a great opportunity to help out a good cause and sample the craft beers from The Casual Pint. They are located at 234 Brookview Centre Way, suite 107 in Bearden. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday and 1-8 p.m. Sunday. Info: 247-7061.

■ Reunion of past and present Hillcrest employees will be held 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at Shoney’s on Broadway. Everyone will be responsible for their own food and gratuity. Info: Sue Chesney, 661-6709; Mildred Thompson, 216-4313; Diana Moore, 332-9822 or 687-2804; Donna Ogle, 604-0139; Gaye Vandergrill, 456-0531. ■ A reunion for students of Thompson School will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at Clear Springs Baptist Church on Thompson School Road. Info: Wade Jones, 688-2268. ■ Clinton High School Class of 1967 will hold a reunion Saturday, Aug. 31, at 205 Main St. in Clinton. Classes from ’66 through ’69 are also invited. Cost is $50 per person and includes food, a DJ, games and a free class memory CD. Info/ reservations: Becky Calloway Rosenbaum, 457-259, or Bunnie Brown Ison, 599-4749, or send checks to: CHS Class of 1967, 607 Greenwood Drive, Clinton, TN 37716.

If you hand out free school supplies, teachers will come. The Teacher Supply Depot opened its warehouse in the former Cedar Bluff Intermediate School the Saturday before school started for Knox County teachers to pick up free supplies, and they came early. Central High School ESL teacher Elizabeth Choi was up at 5 a.m. to grab supplies to supplement the $100 that the county provides for classroom materials for the entire year. She picked up large books with pictures for her English language learners, who, like all other Knox County students, have to conform to Common Core standards. Given her small budget, the supplies from the Teacher Supply Depot are essential, she says. Cindy Britton of the Knox County Council PTA organizes the depot, which has distributed supplies worth approximately $2.4 million since the program began in 2001. She was busy assigning teachers into groups of 25 for shopping expeditions, and after two hours, 215 teachers had passed through the door. One of those was Kali Reynolds, who began her teaching career this year as a special education teacher at the new Northshore Elementary School. She arrived at the depot at 6:30 a.m. and was rewarded with boxes of hands-on learning tools for her students. She

is the daughter of Farragut High School principal Michael Reynolds and Hardin Valley Academy principal Sallee Reynolds. The depot distributes items donated from businesses and individuals, as well as new, purchased office supplies. A stroll around the facility reveals everything from office furniture to empty coffee cans. Teachers take what they want from donated supplies, and choose from a limited amount of office supplies. Cassie Kiestler and Vangie Cowan shopped for students at Knoxville Adaptive Education Center. Anything they spend over the funds provided by the county comes out of their own pockets, says Kiestler, so teachers appreciate the depot. South Knoxville Elementary teacher Judy Hiscock has taught for 40 years, and she and her husband, Central High School teacher Bill Hiscock, have only missed one opportunity to visit the Teacher Supply Depot since it opened. Judy, a pre-K teacher, relies on the facility for necessities like sentence strips, pens, pencils and paper. “I get as much as my bucket will hold, and share with the teachers who can’t come,” she says. The next giveaway date for teachers is Oct. 26. The Teacher Supply Depot is open all year for donations, except for holidays. Info: 470-0750.

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Alves leads the change to Common Core By Sandra Clark The chief academic officer for Knox County Schools, Dr. Elizabeth Alves, says parents and students should embrace the new Common Core state standards. Dr. Alves said the start of the new school year has been smooth so far. The challenge this year is full implementation of the Common Core in reading and language arts, along with math, in grades K-12. The Common Core is a set of rigorous academic standards that will better prepare K-12 students for success in today’s complicated and competitive world, according to Superintendent Jim McIntyre. “We want our students to be able to think more critically, apply knowledge and solve complex problems as they move into college or career, and the rigor and depth of Common Core standards will help them do that,” he said. “These teacher-developed standards give us the road map, but curricular decisions will still be made at the state and district level, said Alves, “and instructional decisions will always be driven by our outstanding teachers.” In a recent visit with ShopperNews writers, both McIntyre and Alves said it’s important to know what Common Core is not: ■ It is not a curriculum. ■ It is not a federal mandate or nationalization of education. ■ It is not diminished standards. ■ It is not less academic freedom. ■ It is not a threat to classic literary instruction. Students will be expected to develop a solid vocabulary to express their ideas, not only in language arts classes, but also in math and related arts – across the curriculum. There are fewer standards but each is deeper and richer, said Alves. Also this year, the school district will review the past five-year strategic plan and develop one for the upcoming five years. Helping in this will be a $1.2 million investment leveraged by an $800,000-plus donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The district will examine how tax dollars are spent and to develop more efficiencies, said McIntyre. Specific areas of this “smart spending grant” will be a look at block scheduling, time allocation within the school day and school year, and the effectiveness of instructional coaches. The district also will look at in-

Assistant Superintendent Elizabeth Alves talks with Bianca Atkinson (at left) and Gabby Brown at Cedar Bluff Middle School. They are students in the language arts class of Amy Evers. Photos by Sara Barrett structional aides and the teacher evaluation system, including lead teachers. Program evaluations will include special education, early literacy intervention programs and personalized student learning.

Who is Elizabeth Alves? While Jim McIntyre is the public face of these changes, the woman at the top of the implementation pyramid is Dr. Elizabeth Alves, a Knoxvillian by choice. She and her husband chose to relocate from the Miami area a few years back, and she was hired by then-Superintendent Charles Lindsey as middle school director when Bobby Gratz retired. Her work ethic was “rewarded” with a promotion to chief accountability officer (monitoring test scores and trends), and a year and a half ago when Dr. Donna Wright moved to the Williamson County school district, Alves was tabbed to replace her as assistant superintendent for curricu-

Kane Williams (at left) and Uziel Rodriguez-Loredo, 7th graders at Cedar Bluff Middle School, are interviewing each other as a get-acquainted exercise. Elizabeth Alves interacts. lum and instruction. With his penchant for big titles, McIntyre also named Alves the “chief academic officer.” Alves says she loves her job, but feels it’s a shame to have to move out of the classroom. At heart, she

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Orientation at West Valley Middle

West Valley Middle School 7th grade student council members Ethan Gossage, Camilla Fielder, Zane Poling and Ben Collins assisted the 6th graders during orientation. Ethan’s words of advice to the newcomers are “don’t be nervous. At first, the school may seem like a big, huge jungle, but then you realize it is really small.” Photos by S. Barrett

First day at A.L. Lotts A.L. Lotts Elementary School 4th grader Blythe Cade and her sister, 1st grader Abigail, pose with school mascot, Lottie the Leopard, on the first day of school. Photo submitted

Sixth graders Alina Serafin, Caleb Cho, Maeve Houston, Luke Leveille and Kyra Cole wait in the cafeteria before moving on to their next class during orientation.

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SPORTS NOTES ■ West High baseball camp for ages 5-12 years old will be held 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 19-20. Cost is $40. Info: 766-7818 or buzz. mcnish@knoxschools.org.

Halls High ‘78 reunion The Halls High School Class of 1978 will celebrate its 35th reunion at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, with a bonfire/chili supper/Petros bar at Greg and Pam Lester Householder’s at 8125 Andersonville Pike. There is no cost but atKindergartner Jerri Rivas Lu- Kindergartner Theola Mills brought her dad, Thomas, and tendees are asked to bring cas finds a cozy spot on the her sister, 2nd grader Yvangeline, to Rocky Hill Elementary their own drinks. cafeteria floor to enjoy his School’s ice cream social for kindergartners and their families. RSVP by Sept. 1 to 922blue ice cream treat. Photos by S. Barrett 3027 or email blue_skimo@yahoo.com.

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Bridge dilemma a comedy of errors? Note: TDOT’s problems with the Henley Bridge are mirrored in Union County, where the state has been trying for years now to finish the bridge over Norris Lake on Hwy. 33. Veteran reporter Marvin West asks, “What went wrong?”

Not exactly Piers for the new bridge alongside the old one Photo by Cindy Taylor

By Marvin West We could call the Highway 33 bridge dilemma “a comedy of errors” but William Shakespeare wouldn’t like that. His early play was a farce loaded with slapstick. The bridge saga is sad. Years and years and years ago, Tennessee Department of Transportation engineers determined the ancient bridge over Norris Lake had fallen into disrepair, was weak in places and needed to be replaced. It was built in 1936. Periodic inspections produced the occasional scare story, followed by repairs. Paint covered rust and made everybody feel better. The bridge did not collapse, even when 18-wheelers squeezed past each other, but the locals who regularly drove that route did grow restless. Some with children riding school buses to and from Maynardville mentioned frequent use of nerve medicine until the kids were again safe at home. A bartender at Bubba’s Brews Sports Pub and Grill said replacing the bridge was at least 10 years overdue. As is often the case, money was a problem. There were times when funds were supposedly available in the state budget but more pressing needs or areas with greater political clout emerged. Good old Veterans Memorial Bridge remained much as it was.

Highway 33 bridge with abandoned piers (above) and, at right, the new bridge in 1936, from the Tennessee State Archives.

Approval The big breakthrough came in 2009. The price of steel dropped by half and the feds came up with an economic stimulus package. Then-state Sen. Mike Faulk announced that TDOT had approved replacement. “This was a priority of mine in the state Senate from day one,” he said. ”The current bridge is in terrible shape and is very dangerous due to the angle of the approaches.” Chad Faulkner, thenstate representative for the region, said amen. “Senator Faulk and I have been in constant contact with Department of Transportation in support of this bridge project. We are extremely pleased that it has been approved. This replacement is critical to the safety of local citizens who cross the bridge, especially in the winter months when there is snow and ice.” Need for replacement was reinforced in 2010 with these findings: Superstructure condition rating: Serious. Substructure condition: Poor. Appraisal:

Structurally deficient. Strict load limits were imposed. Heavy haulers faced a 70-mile detour. Mountain States Contractors, somehow aligned with Britton Bridge, won the contract with a bid of $22.4 million. The new bridge was to be finished by the summer of 2012. That didn’t happen.

Delay Mountain States workers built about one-third of the project but discovered precarious conditions in the bedrock in deep water. They needed to blast out places to pour concrete bases to support new pillars but the hot spots were 15 feet from the old pillars, and with unstable rock, that was much too close for comfort. Time out. For a while, there was cause for disagreement. State engineers were certain their plans were at least perfect. Builders trying to do arthroscopic construction 100 feet deep thought the risk was greater than the reward. The new bridge was suddenly dead in the water. This being Union County, you

should have heard the commentary. They put it in the wrong place. The company went bankrupt. The old bridge may fall at any given moment. Don’t even fish under it. Best rumor was TDOT would put in a ferry.

Whose fault? How could this happen, you ask? Did anybody check the bottom of the lake to preview potential problems? A contractors’ spokesperson said, “We used state engineering information and specifications to prepare our bid.” Mark Nagi of TDOT said, “TDOT performed the regular soils/geo-tech investigations into the strata that make up the streambed under Norris Lake immediately adjacent to the existing bridge.” Was human error involved in this turn of events? TDOT answer from Nagi: “Not necessarily.” Was there a better way to assess the stability of bedrock in advance of this project? TDOT answer: “TDOT used new foundation data as well as existing TVA data.” With the proximity to the

old bridge, should the weakness have been anticipated? TDOT answer: “It is difficult to say that this was an unknown issue as the proximity of the new piers and footings to the old piers was always known. However, after the contractor did some preliminary work and raised concerns about the stability of the existing bridge during blasting, TDOT and the contractor agreed that drilled shaft foundations would eliminate any risks that were present.” Next question: Who was the geological engineer? TDOT answer: “The department has had several geological and structural engineers during the process …”

Regroup Engineers went back to the drawing board. Meanwhile, Mountain States equipment was parked. This did not produce good return on investment. Nothing visible happened at the Highway 33 bridge for more than a year. Sometime during that lull, the state and the contractor parted ways. The contract was cancelled. The state paid Mountain States what it was owed. Mountain States set aside purchased material for the next builder. Nobody sued anybody. Travelers have been protected during short segments of the confusion. The

Tennessee Highway Patrol, working five-hour shifts on overtime, spot check trucks for loads exceeding mandated limits. TDOT is paying for the officers and gas to keep car air conditioners or heaters running. “We have been working this assignment for almost a year,” said THP spokesperson Dalya J. Qualls. This is mostly ceremonial. There are six overtime shifts. The old bridge is unguarded 19 hours a day and on its own all of the seventh day. The state eventually came up with different bridge plans and requirements. Key change is core drilling instead of blasting. Kay and Kay Contracting of London, Ky., won the revised project in February with a bid of $18,310,000. It finally went to work a few days ago. It may or may not finish the bridge by the middle of next year. After the eventual ribbon-cutting and political speeches, the next big event will be the very exciting removal of the old bridge. Most of what Mountain States accomplished, altered approaches and six pillars, will be used by Kay and Kay. Years of delays are gone forever. TDOT says it doesn’t know yet how much money was lost. It takes a long time to count to $7 million. Or maybe $10 million.

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When it opened its doors in December 2012, Wellspring Senior Living at Raintree was Knox County’s first newly constructed assisted living facility in more than a decade -- but Wellspring principal Steve Hall didn’t stop there. A long-time local developer with a successful track record of multi-family and commercial real estate projects, Hall has three additional Wellspring Senior Living locations underway to meet the growing need for assisted living. In fact, today marks the move-in date for Wellspring Senior Living at Powell, located just off Emory Road on Thunder Lane. In late May, Wellspring Senior Living at Sevierville broke ground and is expected to open in early 2014, and an additional location is expected to open in Johnson City in summer 2014. Wellspring is the only assisted living and memory care provider in the region to offer the SimpleC Companion. This new technology for dementia care promotes memory, engagement, and better communication for seniors. SimpleC’s academic partners’ research shows that SimpleC users benefit from memory stimulants such as their own family photographs and audio recordings of personalized messages from family, friends, or caregivers, which helps to maintain healthy daily routines. This non-medication, computer-based therapy has been proven to enhance nutrition, increase participation in activities, and improve sleep quality among senior adults. All of the Wellspring locations are set in bucolic, serene surroundings landscaped with native blooming plants such as dogwoods and hydrangea. Appointed with lush architectural details throughout, Wellspring’s locations offer a variety of floor plans, all with complimentary utilities. Wellspring also believes that memo-

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Moskos discusses a changing media at Farragut Rotary New Horizons offers tech training By Nancy Whittaker Joe

Lessor, recruiter for New Horizons Computer Learning Center, sees the future of the job market centering on all aspects Joe Lessor of technology. The Halls native says doors are opening for peo-

ple looking for jobs when they have the proper training and certifications, and the IT field is rapidly growing. This is one reason he is pleased to be involved with enlisting military veterans, high school graduates and upcoming high school seniors, the unemployed and anyone looking for a career change to be a part of what New Horizons has to offer. New Horizons is a full-

service computer training center offering a variety of training from basic classes for those new to the computer world to certifications for advanced levels. Lessor is most excited about the scholarships available for high school seniors who will graduate in 2014. New Horizons’ Knoxville office is on Cross Park Drive and offers both classroom and online classes. Info: www.nhknoxville. com or 387-1577.

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WOW at Guy B. Love Towers By Alvin Nance While many of their peers were enjoying time by the pool or on the beach this summer, high school and middle age kids spent time servNance ing the residents of Guy B. Love Towers, a KCDC property. Love Towers consists of two seven-story apartment buildings located a block off Broadway near downtown Knoxville. One building is designated for seniors only, while the other is available for disabled, elderly and near-elderly individuals. The young people who visited Love Towers were part of WOW (Win Our World), an urban mission ministry experience in the heart of downtown Knoxville facilitated by St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Students participating in St. John’s Lutheran Church’s WOW (Win Our World) Urban Ministry program entertain residents of Guy B. Love towers with songs and dance in the social room. Students from across the region have been visiting Love Towers in the summer months for seven years. “Youth Groups from the Southeast and Midwest come to St. John’s to participate in five days of faith formation, leadership development and hands-on mission work with our neighbors,” said Amy C. Figg, pastor of family ministry and care giving.” The WOW ministry has served Knoxville for 10 years and Love Towers for the past seven. Steve Ellis, property manager at Love Towers, has nothing but praise the program. “We really appreciate these young people coming out to Love Towers and

By Betsy Pickle You don’t have to be a retired newspaper editor to know that newspapers are in trouble. But the Rotary Club of Farragut got a look at the industry’s grim big picture courtesy of Fox Den resident Harry Moskos. Moskos, who was editor of the Knoxville News Sentinel from 1984 to 2001, spoke to the Rotary Club on Wednesday. Ironically, the weekly meeting was held at Costco – a business that’s on the rise. (Usual host Fox Den Country Club was hosting the News Sentinel Open.) Moskos didn’t come out and call himself a dinosaur, but he implied it. He said that on a recent stop with his wife, Vickie, at the Atlanta airport, he picked up the local paper, as he does in every city he visits. “Vickie taps me on the shoulder and says, ‘Look around, Harry.’ I look around. I’m the only one with a printed newspaper. Everybody else has got the iPhones, iPads or whatever,” said Moskos. Technology hasn’t simply changed the way people get their news. “The electronic age has changed the way we gather news,” said Moskos, who got his first newspaper job at 15. He pointed to the hacking of the Associated Press Twitter account in which a

Harry Moskos holds up an example of how newspapers can make mistakes when communication is not clear during his presentation to the Rotary Club of Farragut. In this newspaper, a message from a wire service was misunderstood, leading the paper to report the wrong winner of the Indy 500. Photo by Betsy Pickle hoax tweet about a bombing incident at the White House led to a panic in the stock market. Most of the stock sales were initiated by computer programs that monitor news on the Internet. Even when humans are keeping an eye on things, mistakes happen. When the name “Marvin West” popped up on an obituary list, “everyone assumed it was Marvin West who at one time was sports editor and managing editor of the News Sentinel, and

the impact these kids have on our community,” said Ellis. “Our seniors, especially, love spending time with the youth.” Each Christmas the local WOW kids come over to Love Towers and walk the hallways singing Christmas carols, offering greetings and handing out candy canes. WOW is a great program that brings a lot of joy to our ■ The University of Tennessee Police Department has its first police dogs – two Belgian Malinois that are trained to detect explosives. The Love Towers residents. I conuniversity purchased the dogs from Iron Heart High Performance gratulate St. John’s Lutheran Working Dogs in Shawnee, Kan. Bira, 18 months old, and Tica, 17 Church for heading up WOW months old, have been trained to detect several types of explosives and the young people who and will be used at many special events on campus. Police Sgt. Cedric willingly invest their time to Roach and Cpl. Mary Cameron recently attended several weeks of brighten the lives of others. training with their two new canine partners.

soon the tweets, emails and such started flowing,” said Moskos. But it wasn’t that Marvin West (now a Shopper-News columnist); it was another Marvin West. “Soon after, the corrections came forth.” Moskos said he believes newspapers will continue to exist as long as capable journalists are around, but he’s worried that they may succumb to the model of cable news, “where the emphasis will be on opinion and not accuracy.”

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Lily pads provide frogs a safe method of crossing the pond. They allow for resting, and catching a few flies along the way. Just as the lily pads are a frog’s natural road map, CAK’s revised Early Learning Program, formerly known as PreK, provides a unique path and safe environment for students to learn and grow in the classroom. “Our goal is to educate the total child,� said Donna Hardesty, CAK’s Elementary School Assistant Principal. “Each class is designed to meet the students at their level: socially, emotionally, physically, intellectually and spiritually. Our curriculum is aligned with local and state elementary school standards so that students will be prepared to enter into 1st grade.� And if they need a little extra attention along the way, CAK provides the perfect path for every student. New to the Early Learning Program is the 3-year-

old program and “Begindergarten.� The program also consists of a 4-year-old class, full-day kindergarten and Pre-First. “We added the 3-year-old class this year in order to serve our families in a more adequate way,� Early Learning Program Director Melanie Miller said. “Providing a balanced preschool experience will offer our families the opportunity to place all their children on the same campus while providing quality early childhood Christian education.� Begindergarten is offered to children who are age-appropriate for kindergarten but who need an extra year to grow in confidence, selfesteem and friendship. “This class will be a wonderful stepping stone for those children who need a year of growth and learning,� Miller said. “Students will leave Begindergarten and Kindergarten with an understanding of what school is and how it works, as well as

what their individual role is as part of the school community,� Hardesty added. Following Kindergarten, students who are not quite ready for 1st grade have another option, pre-first. A systematic curriculum is taught in Bible, reading readiness, language, writing and math. Science and social studies are also an integrated part of the curriculum. Regardless of the path each student takes, they will attend weekly physical education, computer, music, library, Spanish and art classes, as well as chapel services. “CAK has a wonderful, fun-filled, and creative, yet curriculum-based, Early Learning Program for preschool aged children,� Miller said. “Working with preschool-aged children is a daily blessing. To see the world through the eyes of a young child gives you a wonderful perspective of God’s creation.�

Interested in being a part of CAK’s New Early Learning Program next year? Contact the Admissions Office at admissions@cakmail.org.

■Catch all of CAK’s 2013 football games and 201314 boys and girls basketball games on the Warrior Network. Senior Producer Reed Smith is organizing this season’s coverage as part of his capstone project. Play-by-play and color commentary will be provided by CAK students. ■Alumni events: CAK will host alumni events in Nashville (Aug. 23), Chattanooga (Sept. 19) and Knoxville (Oct. 11) this fall! If you’re interested in attending, please email Amy Williams at awilliams@cakmail.org. ■Looking for all the latest CAK merchandise for the 2013-14 season? Visit the Warrior Wearhouse in the Campus Center Lobby Tuesdays 7:45 to 8:45 a.m., Thursdays 2:45 to 3:45 p.m., and one hour before game time. Coming soon: warriorwearhouse.com!

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Innovative repair technique puts shoulder pain in ‘reverse’ You could say Linda Esper’s had a lot on her shoulders. In retirement, Esper, 70, has been tending flowers and a small vegetable garden on 1.5 acres in Madisonville with her husband. Before that, she ran a commercial cleaning business with her sister. By 2008, Esper’s right shoulder had reached its limit. “I was out in the yard using hedge trimmers when I felt something ‘pop,’ in my right shoulder,” she said. “I thought I’d just sprained it. But then it got so bad I couldn’t put my hands behind my back or over my head.” Epser had an injury called a “torn rotator cuff.” The rotator cuff is a network of four muscles that come together at the upper arm, covering the top of the shoulder. Each muscle is tipped by a tendon, a flexible cord of tissue that attaches it to the bone. Esper had developed several tears in these tendons. A rotator cuff tendon tear is usually quite painful, making it difficult to reach up to comb your hair or get dressed. The tear also causes weakness in the arm. A rotator cuff tear can either develop slowly over years, as the tendons become frayed with wear and tear, or they can be torn quickly during a single overhead activity. Esper went to see Dr. Paul Brady, an orthopedic surgeon at Parkwest Medical Center. After several tests to determine the extent of the tears, they tried several nonsurgical treatments. Brady injected corticosteroids into Esper’s shoulder to relieve the swelling and give the muscles a chance to recover. However, that didn’t bring relief. Eventually, Brady recommended surgery to repair the torn tendons. Using arthroscopic instruments and small incisions, Brady repaired the tears, removed in-

A rotator cuff tendon tear is usually quite painful and causes weakness in the arm, making it difficult to reach up. A reverse shoulder replacement at Parkwest helped Linda Esper of Madisonville get back to the activities she enjoys such as flower gardening.

flamed tissue in Esper’s shoulder and smoothed out the bone made rough by arthritis in the shoulder joint. Recovery from rotator cuff surgery can be a lengthy and difficult process, and Esper said hers was as well. The patient must wear a sling that holds the arm out from the body, making everyday tasks awkward at best. It was six weeks before Esper could even start physical therapy. “Most people find it difficult to recover from rotator cuff repair,” said Brady.

ommended a relatively new prosthetic shoulder called a “reverse” shoulder replacement, approved in 2003 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In a healthy shoulder, the top of the arm bone (the humerus) ends in a ball, and it fits inside the shoulder socket (glenoid), held in place by the rotator cuff muscles. If those muscles are torn beyond repair, however, the best Esper’s left rotator cuff ten- solution is to implant a prosthetic dons were so damaged that tra- joint in which the ball and socket ditional rotator cuff repair could are reversed. A metal ball is atnot fi x them. Brady instead rec- tached to the glenoid, while a new But eventually Esper did recover and, in fact, two years later was back in her yard again. Unfortunately, the “pop” happened again, this time in her left shoulder. “This time I let it go too long,” said Esper. “By the time I went to see Dr. Brady, I had destroyed my shoulder.”

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Rotator cuff repair – When to seek treatment Shoulder pain can affect every action of the day, from combing your hair and getting dressed, to getting in and out of the car and going to sleep at night. The rotator cuff is the set of four muscles that come together at the top of the shoulder, attached to the bones by tendons. If one of those tendons develops a tear, which is common in people over the age of 50, everyday activities can become very painful. “A rotator cuff injury can be caused by all kinds of things, like bone spurs or injuries. Dr. Paul Brady People develop rotator cuff tears over time, or sometimes from a single event,” said Dr. Paul Brady, an orthopedic surgeon at Parkwest Medical Center. “Sometimes people know exactly when it happened, but more often it’s a cumulative trauma over time,” said Brady. “I typically tell patients that when it’s interfering with activities, and particularly with sleep, it’s time to seek treatment.” Surgery is not the first option, said Brady. “We usually try injections to calm down the inflammation and physical therapy to strengthen the muscles. But if it’s fully torn, then usually surgery’s the best option. Full tears have a hard time healing on their own.” The good news is that with surgery – whether to repair the torn muscles or totally replace the joint – most patients can regain almost full movement in their shoulder without pain. “I usually tell patients in general, 90 percent of patients

get what they consider to be close to normal shoulder when it’s all said and done, about four to six months after surgery,” said Brady.

“Sometimes people know exactly when it happened, but more often it’s a cumulative trauma over time … when it’s interfering with activities, and particularly with sleep, it’s time to seek treatment.” – Paul Brady M.D., on rotator cuff injuries Brady said he performs all rotator cuff repair surgeries with arthroscopic instruments using small incisions in the skin and utilizing a tiny camera inside the joint to see the problem. “I fi x pretty much everything arthroscopically,” said Brady. “It’s less invasive, less risky than open surgery; it decreases the risk of infection and developing stiffness later. And it allows the patient to go home quickly with less pain.” To learn more about orthopedic care at Parkwest, visit www.treatedwell.com. To locate a physician, call 373-PARK.

plastic socket is attached to the humerus. This works better because it allows a different muscle (the deltoid) to control shoulder movement instead of the rotator cuff muscles. “The reverse shoulder replacement changes the mechanics of the joint so that the muscle called the deltoid can function better and rotate the shoulder,” said Brady. “It allows good pain relief and pretty good function.” Esper had her left shoulder replacement surgery in 2010. Esper found this surgery to be an easier recovery than the rotator cuff repair on her right shoulder two years before. “The replacement for me was a lot easier than the rotator cuff repair,” said Esper. “As a matter of fact, before I even started physical therapy, I could put my arm above my head. They were flabbergasted at PT.” Brady said that’s typical. “We don’t know why that’s the case, but people find it easier to recover from replacement surgery than rotator cuff repair. Although, the repair is better overall for function.” Esper said she would recommend Parkwest Medical Center and Dr. Paul Brady to anyone who needs orthopedic surgery. “It was excellent care,” she said. “Everybody was helpful and so attentive. When you needed something they were there. Dr. Brady is an excellent doctor. He explains everything to you; he’s just so good.” Now that she has two repaired shoulders and recently passed her shoulder movement tests with flying colors, Esper said she is now back out in her yard. “Oh yeah, I was out there today for three hours,” Esper said with a laugh. “I might have overdone it, but I had my little cart out there and was pulling weeds.”

Fast facts about shoulders: ■ 5 million emergency doctor visits were attributed to rotator cuff problems, 1998 to 2004. ■ 5 to 40 percent of people with shoulder pain may actually have a torn rotator cuff. In these patients, the tears will progress in about 40 percent of patients. ■ 20 percent of rotator tear patients don’t have any pain at all. ■ Reports of rotator cuff injuries are expected to go up as the overall population ages. ■ Arthroscopic procedures (rather than traditional open surgery) for rotator cuff repair have increased 600 percent from 1996 to 2006, making it the preferred method of surgery for these types of repairs. ■ Up to 5 to 10 percent of the population will have a rotator cuff symptom at some point in their lives. (From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

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CONTINUING The new Williams Family Giraffe Encounter at the Knoxville Zoo is open 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily (giraffes permitting). At the two-story-tall covered deck in the Grasslands Africa! area, guests can purchase a treat for $5 and feed it to the zoo’s giraffes, Jumbe, Patches and Lucille. Info: www.knoxville-zoo.org. 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. Tennessee Valley Fair’s deadline for entry in 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. Visit TNValleyFair.org for info and registration. The fair is Sept. 6-15 at Chilhowee Park. Adult fall league volleyball team registration through the City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Department is open through Aug. 28. Register at the KPRD office, 917A E. Fifth Ave., and pay by cash, check or money order. Info: www.eteamz.com/cokathletics. The Arts & Culture Alliance will host “From the Expansive to the Intricate” and a side-by-side exhibition of works by the Artists Association of Monroe County and young artists from VSA Arts Tennessee through Aug. 30 at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. “Expansive” features large and small-scale works by Kathy Holland and Althea Murphy-Price. Exhibit hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St., will feature clay pieces by Linda Sullivan and paintings by Linda Johnson through Aug. 31. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday; and 1-5 pm. Sunday. “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” adapted from Mark Twain’s classic novel and directed by Dennis E. Perkins, will be presented through Saturday, Aug. 31, by the Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 Churchwell Ave. Performances are 7 p.m. Aug. 22, 23, 29 and 30; 1 and 5 p.m. Aug. 24 and 31; and 3 p.m. Aug. 25. Tickets are $12 ($10 for adult/child entering together). Reservations: 599-5284 or tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com. The 2013 Knoxville Film Festival, set for Sept. 19-22 at Downtown West, has a registration deadline for the Student Film Competition of Sept. 1. Info: knoxvillefilmfestival.com. “Painted Glimpses of Olde Knoxville,” works by the late Patricia Sprouls, will be on display through Monday, Sept. 2, 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. Tennessee Artists Association People’s Choice Exhibit featuring paintings and photography by 25 artists is on display through Sept. 27 at the DENSO Gallery at Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Artist reception is 5-8 p.m. Sept. 27. “Of Sword and Pen,” an exhibit of regional artifacts and documents from the Civil War era, is on display at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., through Sunday, Oct. 13. The center is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive, has a mini-exhibit of hand-colored prints of birds from Australia by 19th-century illustrator John Gould on display through Jan. 5, 2014. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

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Grammy-nominated fiddler Casey Driessen will perform at 12:30 p.m. at the Blue Plate Special on WDVX-FM (89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville) at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. He will perform at 9 p.m. at Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria (21 and up after 9), 200 E. Jackson Ave. Knoxville musicians Daniel Kimbro on bass, Mike Seal on guitar, Jason Day on piano and Chad Melton on drums will join him at Barley’s. Both events are free. Joy of Music School fundraiser will be 6:30-9 p.m. at The Orangery, 5412 Kingston Pike. For each Kobe burger and fries meal ($10) purchased, $5 will be donated to the school; and straight donations also will be accepted. Will Carter will perform. Tennessee Shines will feature the duo Count This Penny, singer-songwriter Jay Clark and storyteller Elizabeth Rose at 7 p.m. at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, available at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6 p.m. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free. Info: WDVX.com.

Karns High School basketball booster club will have an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast 8-10 a.m. at Chili’s, 120 Mabry Hood Road NW. Admission: $5. All proceeds will go toward camps and upkeep of equipment for KHS basketball. Info: Mark Larsen, 6073320. The sixth annual The Man Run for Prostate Cancer Awareness will be 8-11 a.m. at UT Medical Center, 1924 Alcoa Highway. There will be a 10k and 5k race and a one-mile fun walk, with live music and entertainment along the course. Entry fees: $15-$30. Register/info: www.manrun.org or 305-8577. The third annual Wonder of Hummingbirds Festival will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. The fundraiser for the Knoxville Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society will feature speakers on hummingbirds and nature topics, hummingbird banding, and vendors with bird- and garden-oriented items, plus drinks and food. Cost: $5; free for children under 6. The Seventh Annual Paddle for Clean Water will start sign-in at 9 a.m. at Sequoyah Park, where participants will be shuttled to Ned McWherter Park for the 10 a.m. start of the five-mile fun paddle back to Sequoyah. Suitable for all experience levels, the event will arrange watercraft for those who don’t have their own canoes, kayaks, paddleboards or other forms of non-motorized boats. Registration deadline is Aug. 22 at Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, River Sports, Billy Lush Brand Paddle Sports or fllake.org. Cost: $30; $20 for children 12 and under. Boat rental is an additional $15. Fee includes a T-shirt, goodie bag and other items from sponsors. There will be a DJ, raffles, giveaways and info on how to keep waterways clean. Knoxville Writers’ Guild will present a workshop on voice and imagery in poetry 10 a.m.-noon at the Stone House, Church of the Savior, 934 N. Weisgarber Road. Chattanooga poet K.B. Ballentine (www.kbballentine.com) will cover subject matter, diction, point of view, syntax and grammar and the ways imagery can set poems apart. Cost: $50 ($40 members) at www.knoxvillewritersguild.org or by check to KWG Workshops, P.O. Box 10326, Knoxville, TN 37939-0326. Cherokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway, will host “Cool Down in the Cave” tours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring a flashlight (optional) and camera. Admission: $8; free for 6 and under. Info: Jim Whidby, 982-7261 or myotisjrw@aol.com, or www. cherokeecaverns.com. The 6th Avenue Mural Project’s completion will be celebrated with a street party hosted by the Parkridge Community Organization 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the 6th Avenue Underpass. Food will be provided by Straight Off the Grill in conjunction with Peace by Piece and music will be by DJ Kate Furst. The public is invited.

TUESDAY, AUG. 20 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). Fairest of the Fair signup event will be 6-7:30 p.m. at Sun Tan City, 4916 Kingston Pike. Women 16-20 can learn about the Tennessee Valley Fair pageant, register and win prizes. Info: TNValleyFair.org. “Jazz on the Square” will feature the Marble City 5 performing 8-10 p.m. at the Bill Lyons Pavilion on Market Square.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21 American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike, offers weekly information sessions on nurse assistant, EKG and phlebotomy training 10-11 a.m. Info: 862-3508. Books Sandwiched In, a lunch-and-learn series, will be held at noon at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Indya Kincannon, Knox County Schools board member and former chair, will lead a discussion of “How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character” by Paul Tough. The public is invited to bring a lunch and join the conversation.

THURSDAY, AUG. 22 AARP Driver Safety Course will be 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa. Open to anyone 50 or over. Register with Jim Norton, 233-3442. The Knoxville Choral Society will hold auditions for all voice parts 6-8 p.m. No prepared piece is required. Auditions will include assessment of vocal quality, sight reading and tonal memory drills. Call 579-6292 or email membership@knoxvillechoralsociety. org for an appointment. For info or audition form, visit www.knoxvillechoralosciety.org. The Dog Days of August Fashion Show will start at 7 p.m. at the Bill Lyons Pavilion on Market Square. The show will feature one-of-a-kind designer shoes and fall-line boots from Suzani Styles and adoptable dogs from Young-Williams Animal Center sporting dog collars from Suzani.

FRIDAY, AUG. 23 Clarence Brown Theatre will hold auditions for the fall productions “Ctr+Alt+Delete” and “A Christmas Carol” Aug. 24-25, and applications are due by 10 a.m. Aug. 23. Info and application: clarencebrowntheatre. com/about-us/auditions/.

SATURDAY AND MONDAY, AUG. 24 AND 26 STAR (Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding), 11800 Highway 11E, Lenoir City, is seeking volunteers to help with horseback-riding lessons for special-needs children and adults. Lesson Vol Training (ages 13 and up) is 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 24. Junior Vol Training (ages 10-12) is 5-7 p.m. Aug. 26. No horse experience is necessary. Info: www.rideatstar.org or Melissa James, 988-4711.

SUNDAY, AUG. 25 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: Basic Stage Combat: Slaps, Punches & Falls with Mark McGinley, fight choreographer/grad student/SAFD member. Cost: $10 ($8 students, seniors, military). Info: 325-9877 or director@wildthymeplayers.org.

Author Hank Niceley will sign copies of his book, “Croaker and the Water Hole,” 3-5 p.m. at Hastings, 501 N. Foothills Plaza Drive, Maryville.

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The FARM Knoxville Farmers Market is open 3-6 p.m. at Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. The Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, will open the exhibit “Shelly Mangold and Booder Barnes: Clay and Oils” with a reception 6-8 p.m. Americana singer-guitarist Abram Hanford will perform at the reception. Info and hours: www.a1labarts.org.

The East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., will hold an open house for teachers 4-6 p.m. Teachers will be introduced to East Tennessee Historical Society programs that support the new Tennessee social studies curriculum and curriculum core. Info: Lisa Oakley, Oakley@eastTNhistory.org or 215-8828. RSVP by Aug. 19.

THE FREEDOM TO DO EVERYTHING YOU WANT. DON’T. AND NOTHING YOU DON T. Not to brag, but living at Elmcroft is a lot like staying at a resort. All your daily chores are done for you so you’re free to enjoy yourself in any way you like. Go out or stay in. Socialize or cocoon. It’s up to you.

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Settled in Seymour What do you do when you’re close to retirement from an illustrious career teaching and performing music?

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Carol’s Corner Most folks would sit back, slow down and let someone else do all the work for a change. Not George Bitzas. Four years before his retirement from The University of Tennessee, George and wife Lisa began a complete rehab of the first frame house built in Blount County. A year later, with the work still in progress, they moved in. “We were probably sleeping with possums and raccoons,” says Lisa. “Definitely rats!” The house has long been in Lisa’s family. It was built in 1817 by Joseph Black, a captain in the Revolutionary War, and was then passed down to the Bogle and later Atchley families, all related to Lisa on her mother’s side. Outlying buildings included

a dairy, cantilever barn, brooder house, smokehouse and well house. Some of those buildings still stand and were also updated. And after 179 years, they needed plenty of work. The process did not go smoothly. There were heavy rains, many delays and no straight lines in the sagging main structure. Even now, maintaining the house takes effort. “We moved in on April Fools’ Day of 1997,” says George with a rueful grin, “and it’s been April Fools’ Day ever since.” The Bitzases had been living in a spacious condo at Mariner’s Pointe on Fort Loudoun Lake. Lisa was particularly fond of the floor-to-ceiling windows that afforded water views, and she “fought tooth and nail” to stay there. “But this is home,” she admits. “This is my grandfather’s house, so I was here as much as at my house when I was a kid.” Now, both George and Lisa enjoy the serenity of the mountains and the silence, “except for the donkeys and the cows,” laughs Lisa. They especially enjoy entertaining in their kitchen/dining area, which includes the original stone fireplace and marble floor,

George Bitzas sang the national anthem at UT football games for more than 35 years. Photos by Carol Zinavage

both beautifully restored. You may be wondering why the name George Bitzas sounds so familiar to you, even if you don’t know a lick of music. If you’re a fan of Vol football, you know him as the man who sang the national anthem at the start of every game from 1973 to 2000. Born in northern Greece in the small town of Tsamanta near the Albanian border, he came to the USA at the age of 3. After receiving bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Converse College, he accepted a teaching position in the voice department at the UT School of Music in 1965. With his bright tenor

George and Lisa Bitzas enjoy their historic Blount County home. voice, he was a natural, and in 1973 the job became his. Even after suffering a bout of thyroid cancer in 1978, he kept on performing the notoriously singerunfriendly piece. “They told me I probably couldn’t sing anymore,” he remembers, “but I didn’t miss one ball game. “I can’t think of another tune that has such an unsingable range,” says the anthem’s current singer, baritone and UT professor of voice Andrew Wentzel. “Add

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were faithful Vol fans. He’s also enjoyed a long career as music director of Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, from which he retired in 2010. Now, lounging by their pool on a sunny day, the Bitzases relax together and comment on how much they like a recently-added wraparound deck. But no more major house rehab.

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to that the fact that you are singing it for 100,000 people and a radio audience, as well as the fact that everyone knows every word, and the pressure can be pretty intense out there.” George Bitzas did it for 27 years, and did it so well that he’s recognized in unexpected places. When he and Lisa went to Greece last summer for an extended visit to his homeland, a couple came up to him excitedly and asked, “Are you George Bitzas?” They

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programs. In their ďŹ nal report, CARF cited the scholarship program as an “exemplary conformance to the standards. ‌ This level of funding support is unique to the ďŹ eld and is outstanding.â€? For Combs, it goes beyond words what the generosity and her experience in 2011 means. “There is no way I could have afforded rehabilitation if not for the scholarship program,â€? Combs said. “They taught me how to take care of myself again.â€? The treatment at PNRC continues to impact her everyday life. In April of this year, Combs had another procedure as the brain tumor returned. As her ďŹ ght rages on, she leans on the techniques taught to her by the PNRC staff.

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Janice Combs just before the 2011 Knoxville Covenant Health Marathon 5K

Holston HIlls Country Club. This year’s tournament will take place on Aug. 26. It is the 29th year for the tournament which brings together hundreds of volunteers and businesses. Numerous amateur golfers and Tennessee golf professionals from across the country travel to play at one of the state’s top courses. Through the Golf Classic and other events, nearly $4.5 million dollars has been raised for PNRC. In 2011, PNRC was surveyed and re-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in 15 separate rehabilitation

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“I ďŹ nd myself using the different techniques I was taught two years ago even now. It’s tough to go through this again, but it’s better than not being around at all.â€? Unfortunately, not all patients in need are able to participate in the services provided by the Patricia Neal Center. SpeciďŹ c guidelines are in place to be considered for the scholarship program.

Introducing adaptive sports to those with disabilities The Patricia Neal Innovative Recreation Cooperative (IRC), founded in 1994, is a nationally-recognized education and awareness program that helps people with disabilities enjoy life. “We are celebrating our 20th season to help develop life skills through sports and recreational activities, both for their therapeutic beneďŹ t and just for fun,â€? according to IRC coordinator Al Kaye. “We use recreation as a way to teach life skills,â€? explains Kaye, who sees about 600 individuals with physical disabilities each year in the East Tennessee Region. Aided by about 150 volunteers throughout the community – those with and without disabilities – the IRC offers free advice and lessons on adaptive sports equipment to anyone who needs it. The program is funded through the Fort Sanders Foundation with contributions from events like Eskimo Escapades, corporate grants and private donations. “We are a ‘cooperative’ in that we work with many other community groups to pull the clinics together,â€? says Kaye. IRC’s core sports include water and snow skiing, marksmanship, Alpine Tower climbing, scuba diving, cycling, paddling and golf, among others. “Every sport has a different safety level, so that’s one of the things we have to evaluate,â€? says Kaye. “Somebody who has brittle bones probably shouldn’t water ski, or someone who’s had pulmonary issues might not be able to scuba because of safety concerns.â€? We work with many types of physical disabilities to include spinal and brain injured, stroke, amputees and neurologically impaired. The youngest has been snow skiers at age 4 through adults in their 70s.

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Even if he can’t provide an experience for a particular sport thru the IRC, Kaye refers people to specialists around the area as a resource. “If someone says I want to learn to y, that’s usually not something we can teach them, but we do refer them to someone who can,â€? he says. The IRC frequently works with people to adapt sports they might never have tried otherwise. “We have folks who’ve never water skied in their lives, and they come out and say, ‘I can do that, it is incredible.’ It’s a win-win situation,â€? Kaye says. “We’ve been able to help individuals get back into life and deal with their abilities. The key is when they give back to help others along the same path. They’re advocates for individuals with disabilities, they’re advocates for prevention and they’re good citizens.â€? For information about IRC events or donating to the IRC, log on to www.patneal.org or call 865-541-1353.

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When Janice Combs arrived at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center (PNRC) in 2011, she was without insurance and not able to use her left leg a result of surgery to remove a brain tumor. But with the help of the PNRC patient scholarship program, Combs was provided an opportunity to spend two weeks participating in inpatient rehab, and she continued outpatient therapy in the following months. “It probably made the difference between me walking or not walking at all,â€? Combs said from her home in Oak Ridge. “I’m not sure where I would have ended up without the Pat Neal experience.â€? When it was all said and done, she regained the use of her leg and was back to living the active lifestyle she was accustomed to. That included running the 5K at the 2011 Knoxville Covenant Health Marathon beside her case manager from PNRC. “The ďŹ rst day I arrived at PNRC, I had been conďŹ ned to a hospital bed for nine days,â€? she said. “I was given a wheelchair, which provided me some freedom and motivation to get moving.â€? “I was unable to transport myself from the bed to the chair, yet I eventually got to it. It was an unbelievable experience.â€? Combs was able to receive rehabilitation at PNRC because of the patient scholarship program. Started in 2006, the program is designed to help patients who do not have health insurance and are ineligible for state or federal assistance. The scholarship program is funded by contributions and through the Patricia Neal Golf Classic. This prestigious golf tournament is held annually at

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