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New local leaders Brad Anders is gruffer on the surface than is Tony Norman, but he will be a calmer, less volatile commission chair. Lynne Fugate has potential to be more abrasive than Karen Carson, but we’ll have to see. She didn’t make a victory speech. Both leaders are planning to play nice. And the community is starting out hopeful.
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Flu Shot Saturday The 19th annual Free Flu Shot Saturday will be held 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 14, or while supplies last. Locations will be Austin-East Magnet High School, Farragut High School, Halls High School, West High School, South-Doyle Middle School and Carter High School. Flu shots will be available for anyone age 4 and older. Donations to benefit the Knoxville News Sentinel’s Empty Stocking Fund will be accepted but are not required to receive the vaccine.
Knox County Clerk office closed The Knox County Clerk’s satellite office located in Cedar Bluff has been closed for renovations. The office should reopen by Oct. 14. Info: 2153302 or visit www.knoxcounty. org/clerk.
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Fields of science West students’ interests lie beneath the turf By Wendy Smith While most of their classmates are concerned about what’s happening on the football field, West High School seniors Erin Burman and Saxon MacDonald are more interested in what’s happening beneath it. The girls are participants in a University of Tennessee research project designed to reach out to local high school students who are interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) disciplines, says Alice Layton, a research associate professor with UT’s Center for Environmental Biotechnology. Students from four local high schools are in the process of discovering which bacteria live in soil from local football fields and playgrounds. Burman and MacDonald took their sample from West High School’s Bill Wilson field, and they admit they were a little nervous about digging in the field while the track team practiced nearby. Having the opportunity to extract and analyze DNA from the soil sample helped them get over their anxiety. Layton designed the project around soil from football fields in order to appeal to teenagers. But data collected from the project will lead to a better understanding of bacteria, which live in us, on us and all around us. “Bacteria are everywhere, and they’re in such great amounts, it’s mind-boggling,” she says. The high school students spent
Saxon MacDonald isolates DNA from soil samples at UT. Photo submitted two days in the UT lab during the summer. On the first day, they isolated DNA by using chemicals to break down parts of the cells, Burman says. It was a tedious, multistep process, and she appreciated
the undergraduate students who supervised them. During the next lab visit, students used a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) to replicate the DNA to make it easier to study,
says MacDonald. The resulting DNA sequences will be used to identify organisms that have lived in the soil. Since bacteria are such a large To page A-3
K-Town youth get help from Target It’s all about getting power to the people – especially young people. K-Town Youth Empowerment Network works citywide with youth and families who struggle with emotional, behavioral and mental health issues to get them back on the right track and teach leadership skills to the young people. Goals are to help the families achieve self-sufficiency and stability and help the youth to set specific goals. Sometimes getting a helping Picking up items for home and school, courtesy of Target at Turkey Creek, are K-Town Youth Empowerment member Jimmy Turner, parent Judith hand from a local business can Schmaltz, K-Town Family Support Provider Rosa Collins and K-Town Youth make a world of difference. KTown recently partnered with TarFaith Schmaltz. Photos submitted
get stores for a shopping trip for some of their youth and families to pick up some necessities. The young people and their family met K-Town staff at Target at Turkey Creek where youths Jimmy Turner and Faith Schmaltz received gift cards to purchase items they needed for home and school. K-Town project director is Belinda Jones. She says the system of care the youth and families receive through the organization is a “wraparound process.” “We provide a system of care To page A-3
Excitement builds for Baptist reunion By Betsy Pickle Family reunions are a familiar concept. So are reunions marking the anniversary of an event, like a high school graduation. Among former employees of Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee, “family” is how they see themselves. And 2013 is definitely a milestone – the fifth anniversary of the closing of the venerable hospital on Blount Avenue. So … it’s party time! Former Baptist employees have been meeting since June to plan a reunion, which will take place 1-5
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p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at Tennova South Ambulatory Care Center, 7323 Chapman Highway. The organizing meetings have been like mini-reunions for the committee, with memories and laughter flowing along with ideas. At a recent meeting at Broadway Baptist Church, chair Patsy Boling wowed her friends with her initiative. Knocking off agenda items one by one, Boling would invite reports from those who’d been working on the assignment, then mention something she’d done to help research options.
Sometimes, her colleagues had to rein her in. “What about two-way radios?” asked Boling. “It’s a big place.” “We can use cell phones,” responded Lisa Stearns. As the event grows closer – Boling along with the Thursday, Sept. 12, deadline for registration at http://bhetreunion.eventbrite.com – the group is meeting more often and
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All that jazz – for Sertoma
Putting on the ritz for Sertoma are Debby Brownlee, one of the event organizers, and Heather Anderson.
By Laura Cline Steamy jazz music, flapper attire and dancing filled the Hilton in downtown Knoxville on Aug. 17 as guests of Sertoma Center’s “Cool Jazz, Warm Nights Annual Dinner and Auction” stepped back in time to a 1920s speakeasy. Proceeds from the fun evening benefitted a worthy cause. The Sertoma Center has been serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Knoxville since 1961. Providing residential and vocational services to approximately 100 individuals and their families, Sertoma Center offers clients the resources necessary to lead fuller lives. To help support a $5 million budget, Sertoma holds an annual dinner and auction in addition to two other fundraisers each
year. Although Sertoma receives considerable funding from the state, fundraisers are essential to supplement their budget needs. “The auction money goes toward running the center, running the different homes, food, medical and all the different living expenses,” said Megan Lange, co-chair for the event’s auction. “It also goes toward field trips for clients throughout the year.” Guests got to bid on a wide range of items, from Club LeConte gift certificates, skybox seats to University of Tennessee football games, cooking classes, tandem skydiving and a weeklong stay in Colorado. “We raised the most money that Sertoma has ever raised during this event, and it was the most enjoyable evening that Sertoma has put on,” said Lange.
The event raised over $100,000, and that money goes directly toward funding programs that benefit the clients. “Sertoma supports people who have been forgotten,” said Debby Brownlee, who partnered with Lange in organizing the event. “These are people with mental and physical challenges, and many don’t have families. The center provides housing, medical care and personal care for their clients.” The event raises funds through live and silent auctions, table sponsors and individual ticket sales, as well as corporate sponsorships such as Pilot Flying J. The commitment of the volunteers is evident at the event. “Members of the committee are passionate about raising funds for the center. The committee’s passion comes through at the event,” said Lange. Lange also served as the evening’s live entertainment. The jazz singer and her band – Red and Company – kept the atmosphere lively and fun. “It was fabulous,” said Brownlee. “The music was amazing. It made you feel like you were in a Chicago jazz club. We are still hearing from people about what a great time they had.” Guests numbered approximately 327. Many of them embraced the jazz-era theme and came decked out in pearls and feathers. “The crowd looked gorgeous, the champagne was flowing, and the music was grooving,” said Lange.
Keeping with the jazz-era theme at the Sertoma Center’s “Cool Jazz, Warm Nights Annual Dinner and Auction” are, from left, Marilyn Bingham, Marsha Hollingsworth, Vivian Gillespie, Linda Rutherford, Linda Haynes and Mary Antonnuti. Photos by Adam Heimerman
The jazz band Red and Company, featuring Jake Smith on guitar, Megan Lange on vocals and Ashton Williams on the bass, kept guests on their feet.
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West Knox has divine new venue There’s in Th ’ a new place l i town for hosting meetings, parties or even a soccer match. The former Bridgewater Church at 205 Bridgewater Road is now an event venue called Bridgewater Place.
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The facility is designed to be a community center, says Stefanie Hess of HarbWhite Properties. While it has an assembly room with a stage, a large reception room and a gymnasium, it also has several classrooms that are perfect for nonprofit or community groups. An outdoor soccer field can accommodate teams or tented outdoor events. One thing that sets Bridgewater Place apart is that customers can use their own caterers, Hess says. Bridgewater Place is taking reservations pending a zoning change. Info: Kim Robertson at 865-247-7061.
International travel benefits everyone Like the Friendship Force of Knoxville, Carson-Newman University encourages global understanding through international travel. Danny Hinson, dean of
doors of new residents, but it still welcomes new members and supports the community, says Anita Pappano. She is vice president of the group that meets on first Wednesdays at Bearden Banquet Hall to eat lunch and enjoy a speaker. It also holds fundraisers throughout the year to benefit local organizations. Last week’s speaker was Anna Chappelle, executive director of Marble Springs State Historic Site, the home of Tennessee Governor John Sevier. While Sevier is historically important for his command of the Overmountain Men, his stint as governor to the ill-fated state of Franklin, and his six terms as the governor of Tennessee, Welcome Wagon members were also impressed that he found time to father 10 children with his first wife, Sarah, and eight with his second, Bonny Kate. “What’s remarkable about his having 18 children is that they all lived to adulthood,” Chappelle said. Marble Springs is named for the Tennessee rose marble deposits and multiple springs on the farm’s original 350 acres. The current site has five 18th-century buildings, including Sevier’s two-story log home. A great time to visit the site is during the annual John Sevier Days Living History Weekend, Welcome Wagon gets which is Sept. 21 and 22. information: www.marpeek at Knoxville’s past For blesprings.net Welcome Wagon no longer Info: Welcome Wagon: at delivers goodies to the front 865-548-2027. global education at Carson-Newman, spoke at last week’s Friendship Force meeting. The private university in Jefferson City has just over 2,000 students, but it places a priority on accommodating international students as well as facilitating studies abroad. The campus is currently home to 108 international students from 25 countries. Some are working on degrees, and others are taking intensive English language classes, he says. Hinson travelled to Warsaw, Poland, this summer to see how English is being taught, and he looks forward to returning to the area with students. He and his wife also had a surprise trip to Yantai University, on China’s northern coast, in July. They taught English language and culture to 40 faculty members. CarsonNewman has an established exchange program with the university, which is home to 28,000 students. “International education is an important part of what we are,” he says. Hinson expressed an interest in partnering with Friendship Force to host a group of international travelers. Friendship Force meets at 6:30 p.m. on first Wednesdays at Erin Presbyterian Church. Info: 865-693-0322.
Fields of Science part of our ecosystem, it’s good to know what’s there, MacDonald says. She compares it to counting species in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The next step, Layton says, is for students to interpret the data created by the project. She is impressed by the quality of that data, which will become part of a publically-accessible database. “It’s fun and novel for high school kids, but it’s also something that can contribute to our fundamental sci-
and collaboration among youth, families and organizations throughout the community to ensure that the youth and their families have each and every service they need to be successful,” says Jones. When youth and families begin working with K-Town, they receive the support of a family or transition support provider and a mental health consultant. As a team with the youth and family, they begin the wraparound process.” This literally wraps services and supports around the families and youth based on their goals and unique situation,” says Jones. The team then helps the young people and their families work through the maze of service systems available – whether they need mental health help, educational asDanny Hinson, dean of global sistance, life skills training or transitional needs. For referrals to the program, contact Taylor Rumsey, education at Carson-Newman College, spoke at last week’s enrollment coordinator, at 865-474-6680. Information: Friendship Force of Knoxville www.ktownyen.org. meeting. Photo by Wendy Smith
Marble Springs State Historic Site executive director Anna Chappelle discusses Governor John Sevier at last week’s Welcome Wagon meeting. West Bearden Basketball League commissioner Robert Hewgley attended a recent open house at Bridgewater Place. The Photo by Wendy Smith league will use the facility’s gym, which boasts 32 shooting stations. Photo by Justin Acuff
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From page A-1 ence knowledge.” Burman and MacDonald have already put their first lab experience to good use. Both are now participating in UT’s Pre-Collegiate Research Scholars Program. The program matches students from Knox County high schools with mentors while they conduct original research. MacDonald completed her research on proteins that affect circadian rhythms over the summer. Burman will continue her research on nitrogen fi xa-
Baptist reunion “I’ve had people ask me, ‘When am I going to get an inv it at ion? ’” Joyce Porritt shared. Her reply: “It’s called Facebook.” At press Darden time, they already had reservations for 600-plus, about two-thirds of capacity. They’ve distributed fliers. Boling and Cynthia Campbell reported a scheduled TV appearance. Glenda Darden of Halls started nursing school at Baptist in 1958 and Rankin after graduating worked there for 40 years. “I retired seven years before it closed,” said Darden.
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tion in soy beans throughout the year. “It’s motivating because it’s actual original research, rather than regurgitating someone else’s work,” Burman says. MacDonald was surprised to discover how much she enjoyed the field of neuroscience, given that her primary interest has always been environmental science. “It taught me to keep an open mind about my future career paths, and life in general.”
From page A-1 “These 12 years I’ve been waiting for this reunion.” The group credits physician David Rankin, who chaired the board when Baptist closed, for coming up with the reunion idea, but he says his contribution was encouraging the right people to lead. “Patsy and Glenda are patients of mine,” says Rankin, who now is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Medical Center. “Usually when people from Baptist come in to the office we talk about Baptist and how it’s family. Patsy and I were talking, and she told me it’s been five years (since the hospital closed). “And I said, ‘Five years? We ought to have a reunion!’ We started talking about it. I said, ‘Patsy, you need to be head of this.’ She said, ‘Oh, head of what?’ “And then Ms. Darden came in the next week, and I said, ‘You and Patsy need to talk about this.’ So it went
from there.” Boling graduated from nursing school at Baptist in May 1973 and immediately went to work in orthopedics. She went on to spend 22 years in ICU, then moved to the nursing office in 1997 and stayed until it closed in 2008. “I was one of the last people to leave, actually, in the inpatient nursing area, and then we went to St. Mary’s,” said Boling, who’s now retired. She’s serious about being part of the Baptist family. “I felt like I grew up there,” she said. “Being in nursing school there and having all my friends and meeting head nurses and doctors at that time and then working as a nurse, it just really felt like a family. And I can say that I haven’t felt that at any other place that I worked. It’s been great.” To register offline, call 335-5275 or 218-7535 and leave your name, number and address by Sept. 12.
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government Rogero names Vogel to airport authority Mayor Madeline Rogero has reappointed Howard Vogel to the Airport Authority. Vogel, the chair, was first appointed by thenMayor Bill Haslam.
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Vogel, an attorney, is brother-in-law of state Sen. Becky Duncan Massey. He has been an active and effective chair following attorneys Arthur Seymour and Dick Krieg along with business owner Kirk Huddleston, who all served as chair over the past 20 years. Rogero has also appointed Marva Martin to succeed Sam Anderson, former city parks director, to the city civil service board. Anderson was removed due to residency issues. Rogero does not routinely announce appointments to boards and commissions, so your writer will mention them when the situation or person merits comment. Martin, who turns 70 in December, is very energetic and active. She will not back down on a subject because someone disagrees. She led enforcement of Title VI in the city for seven years (five of them while this writer was mayor). Also appointed was former FOP president Ed Mitchell to replace Don Green, a retired police officer, also removed for residency issues. Sometimes city council votes on the appointments and sometimes not. Council does vote on the appointments to civil service board and the airport authority. Council does not vote on appointments to KCDC or to MPC. ■ Former Vice Mayor Mark Brown (and now county magistrate) married Chenile Crenshaw on Aug. 24 in Memphis at a wellattended wedding. ■ Mark Campen, one of the quieter but thoughtful members of city council, is doing his part to help the city’s census count. He and wife Emily are expecting their second child, a girl, in October. Her name will
be Phoebe Quinn Campen. Her older brother is Parson Campen. Congratulations to them. Two others in the past 50 years have fathered children while serving on council. They are Ed Shouse, now a county commissioner, and Joe Bailey, whose father also served on city council. Only former Mayor Randy Tyree and this writer fathered children while serving as mayor in the last 70 years. ■ Liane Lee Russell who, along with her late husband, Bill, pushed for enactment of the Tennessee Scenic Rivers Act in the 1960s, celebrated her 90th birthday at the Pollard Conference Center in Oak Ridge on Aug. 27. It was sponsored in part by the Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning which she helped to create. She is an icon in the conservation movement in Tennessee. ■ Zygmunt Plater, formerly a UT professor, will be back in Knoxville this Thursday, Sept. 12, at Union Avenue Books for a book-signing of his new book, “The Snail Darter and the Dam,” just published by Yale University Press. Plater is a professor at Boston College Law School. This is the story of the Tellico Dam and the years-long battle to halt its construction. It is the first detailed history of this struggle with first-hand details. Excellent history. ■ Jim Haslam, father of Gov. Bill Haslam, is recovering from knee replacement surgery at Knoxville’s UT Medical Center a few weeks ago.
NOTES ■ West Knox Republican Club will meet Monday, Sept. 9, at Red Lobster, 8040 Kingston Pike. Charme Knight will speak. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. Info: knoxgop.org ■ Fountain City North Knox Republican Club will meet Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Shoney’s, 4032 Broadway. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. Info: knoxgop.org ■ East Knox Republican Club will meet Thursday, Sept. 12, at O’Charleys, 3050 S. Mall Road. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and the meeting begins at 6:45 p.m. Info: knoxgop.org
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Starting out hopeful The best line of the past week came from Ann Dyer, the new finance director in Union County. Asked why the medical cost for inmates continues to exceed its budget, Dyer said, “We always start out hopeful.”
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That line sums up the relationship between Knox County Commission and the Knox County Board of Education as each group starts anew with fresh leadership. Brad Anders got the job he should have had last year when Tony Norman came out of nowhere to be elected commission chair. Anders, in this writer’s opinion, was being punished for considering the school board’s budget request. He never voted for it. He never made a motion to adopt it.
He just considered it and therefore he was suspect. Norman, an otherwise kind and gentle soul, made no bones about his dislike of Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre and his disdain for the proposed budget which could have required a property tax increase. Voting for Norman were R. Larry Smith, Jeff Ownby, Dave Wright, Amy Broyles and Sam McKenzie. Much of the same crew voted Sept. 3 for Smith to succeed Norman, but Broyles and McKenzie switched to Anders who won 6-4. (Richard Briggs, an Anders vote last year, was absent for a medical mission.) Smith was retained as vice chair. The school board succession was much more orderly. Vice chair Lynne Fugate moved up to replace Karen Carson. Gloria Deathridge moved in as vice chair. Bottom line: Brad Anders is gruffer on the surface than is Norman, but he will be a calmer, less volatile chair. Fugate has potential to be more abrasive than Carson, but we’ll have to
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Della Volpe gives humor nod to FOP By Sandra Clark When Nick Della Volpe got a candidate questionnaire from the Fraternal Order of Police, he almost swallowed his teeth. He quick ly penned a response to FOP president Mark Taylor: “I appr e c i ate your sense of humor in sending Staples the letter. ... Your offer arrived a bit late for its stated purpose, however, as the FOP has already littered the roadsides with
anti-Della Volpe signs.” It’s a sure bet that the FOP will be endorsing Rick Staples, an employee of the Sheriff’s Office and probable member of the organization. The FOP leadership is after Della Volpe because of his problems with the current pension system. Della Volpe says he’s the best friend the FOP ever had, because he is working for a sustainable pension over time. “The city’s pension plan, which has a roughly $200 million deficit, leaves your members at risk,” he told Taylor. Della Volpe says the hybrid plan for new work-
ers, supported by Mayor Madeline Rogero and adopted by voters, is “a good start (at reform), but is “just a drop in a very big bucket.” Never one to simply say, “Sorry if I offended you,” Della Volpe added: “If you haven’t looked at the numbers lately, city taxpayDella Volpe ers are putting in four or five times more than city workers ($20M vs. $3.8M per year) into the pension plan.”
He rolled on to a second page: “Do you want to end up like the guys in Pritchard, Ala., where the bankrupt city just stopped sending out the retirement checks when their pension system and the city coffers ran dry? Farfetched? Over a dozen cities around the country have filed for bankruptcy because of overwhelming debt, including heavy pension debt. It is no time to stick one’s head in the sand. We need to collectively rise to the occasion and work through this.” Count on this discussion to continue through the campaign. Early voting is already underway.
Leadership: Everybody’s talking about it Gov. Bill Haslam has established the Tennessee Governor’s Management Fellowship program to train and mentor future leaders. According to a press release, the nonpartisan program offers a competitive salary and is open to recent graduates demonstrating outstanding academic achievement, a passion for serving their communities and outstanding character and leadership abilities. Five fellows will be chosen by an executive committee of some of the state’s foremost leaders. Fellows can spend two years working full-time for senior and top-ranking government officials beginning August 11, 2014.
After six months on statewide projects, fellows will be assigned to one of state government’s 22 departments where they will serve directly under the commissioner. Applicants must have graduated from an undergraduate institution or graduate program between December 2011 and August 2014. Info: The www. t n.gov/gover nor/fellowship. Applications close Wednesday, Oct. 30. On the local front, Leadership Knoxville and UT are collaborating on a program called Leadership Knoxville Scholars. The program will guide 41 of UT’s top juniors and seniors through a two-year
program in which students will take one leadership development course each semester. Other components include a senior project aimed toward improving the UT and Knoxville communities, as well as a mentor program that pairs students with Leadership Knoxville alumni. The Center for Leadership and Service is a department within the Division of Student Life on UT campus with the mission of educating and engaging all students to lead and serve in the global community. This mission is accomplished through a variety of programs and services open to any student in-
terested in furthering his or her leadership skills or serving those in need. Info: leadershipandservice.utk. edu. And Sandra Rowcliffe, president of Knox County Council PTA, is urging her friends online to become a mentor for tnAchieves. She writes: “As many of you are aware, I serve as a tnAchieves mentor at Hardin Valley Academy. I must tell you it is absolutely one of the easiest volunteer jobs I have, but one of the most rewarding. “So little time for such huge results. ... Please consider your own participation in this program. Info: www.tnachieves. org/mentor-application.
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Longstreet’s long battle
Gen. James Longstreet (1821-1904). In 1896, Longstreet published his autobiography, “From Manassas to Appomattox,” one of the finest memoirs written by a member of the Confederate high command. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress
HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin This is the second part of a monthly series on the Civil War and the Knoxville Campaign in salute of the Civil War sesquicentennial. The year 1862 was devastating for Gen. James Longstreet in both his personal and his military life. James and wife Louise had previously lost two children. In January the general was called to Richmond, where his four remaining children were grievously ill with scarlet fever that was raging through the city. One-year-old Mary Anne died on Jan. 25 and four-year-old James passed the next day. Six-year-old Gus and 13-year-old Garland fought on then Gus succumbed on Feb. 1. Garland survived. The depth of sorrow of the parents had no limit. But duty called and Longstreet responded. The depth of the tragedy affected him deeply, though, and he turned more to the church and gave up gambling. Additionally, the physical and mental stress of six major battles had tested even Longstreet’s stamina that year. A misunderstanding of orders resulted in lateness to the field and a failure at Seven Pines on May 31, 1862. However, his courage and willingness to fight impressed Gen. Robert E. Lee during the Seven Days battles around Richmond (June 25-July 1, 1862). Because of this, Lee entrusted him with more than half of his infantry and, on Aug. 13, he was sent to aid Gen. T. J. “Stonewall” Jackson in pursuit of Union Gen. John Pope near Orange Court House. This maneuver marked the beginning of the Second Manassas Campaign and the Battle of Second Manassas (Aug. 29-30, 1862), where Longstreet led his 30,000 soldiers in a furious counterattack on the last day and the Union line crumbled. By Sep. 17, 1862, he was again involved in heavy action at Antietam. Lee recommended Longstreet for a promotion to lieutenant general on Oct. 11, 1862 and, by Dec. 13, his corps patrolled Marye’s Heights at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
There, Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s Grand Divisions under Gen. Edwin Sumner and Gen. Joseph Hooker were ordered to make seemingly suicidal frontal attacks. From the initial assault at daylight until dark descended, 11 attacks resulted in most of the 12,653 Federal casualties. This compared to 5,309 Confederate casualties (killed, wounded and missing). Burnside was almost overcome by grief, but ordered new attacks the next day. During the night his Grand Division commanders convinced him another attack would be futile. Both armies went into winter quarters. In early February 1863, along with Gen. George Pickett and Gen. John B. Hood, Longstreet was assigned to secure supplies for Lee’s hungry army in his first relatively independent command – the Suffolk Campaign. Suffolk was 17 miles from Portsmouth and about 100 miles southeast of Richmond. On April 11 he advanced on the 17,000 Federal troops bottled up in their eight strategically placed forts. He impressed every wheeled vehicle he could find and began the collection of foodstuff and other supplies. In two weeks he collected enough bacon and grain to feed Lee’s army and animals for approximately two months. When Union Gen. Joseph Hooker, now in command in Virginia, began crossing the Rappahannock south of Fredericksburg on April 29, Longstreet was ordered to rejoin Lee by moving north by foot and by rail with “all possible dispatch without incurring loss of train or unnecessary hazard of troops.” The Battle of Chancellorsville occurred 50 miles north of Richmond on May 1-4, 1863, while Longstreet was in transit. The commander of the other Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson – had been mortally wounded there. Longstreet reached Lee’s
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headquarters on May 9 and conferred with Lee from May 11-13, during which time the summer campaign was planned. The basis of the disagreement in strategy that came to a head at Gettysburg in July began in this conference. On July 13, 1863, the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee ordered 11 brigades of veteran troops, spearheaded by three brigades of Longstreet’s Corps, one commanded by Gen. George Pickett, to make the assault on Cemetery Ridge. A mile-long line of Confederates (approximately 13,000) marched into the bore of the 118 Union cannon across a mile of open terrain. It was against Longstreet’s judgment. He had tried to persuade Lee to use a flanking movement instead, but to no avail. Longstreet’s brigades were decimated and Lee started the perilous march back to Virginia. Gen. William Rosecrans was in command of the Union troops approaching Chattanooga, a crucial railroad center. Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered Longstreet to join Gen. Braxton Bragg in its defense. Beginning on Sept. 9, 1863, in one of the
most dramatic troop movements of the War, Longstreet transferred five brigades from Virginia to Chattanooga by rail. By this time in the war it was impossible to use the more direct rail lines from Richmond to Bristol to Chattanooga, so he transported some 15,000 men from near Richmond, through Wilmington to Charlotte, to Atlanta, and finally to Chattanooga. It took nine days and involved 16 different interrupted railroad lines often with different gauges of rails and on open flat cars. He arrived in time to participate in the Battle of Chickamauga, in which his corps penetrated the Federal line at the Brotherton house in one of the most decisive actions of the war and made an important contribution to the defeat of Rosecrans (Sept. 19-20, 1863). After the Battle of Chickamauga, Gen. Braxton Bragg, commanding the Confederate forces around Chattanooga, felt that chasing Gen. Ambrose Burnside from Knoxville back to Kentucky would ease the pressure on him at Chattanooga. He dispatched an expeditionary force to Knoxville under Longstreet’s command, a total of 12,000 infantry troops and Gen. Joe Wheeler’s 5,000-member cavalry. Burnside had about 23,000 troops in East Tennessee, of which 14,000 were stationed at Knoxville. Two battle-scarred generals, Burnside and Longstreet, faced one another in the Knoxville Campaign. One can only imagine Longstreet’s fatigue and state of mind at this point in the war. His decisions during the impending Battle of Fort Sanders would reflect them. No doubt Burnside was tired too, but on this occasion he was to have the advantage of strong defensive positions. Author’s Note: Next month’s article will continue the story of the Campaign for Knoxville by providing biographical detail on Longstreet’s adversary, Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside.)
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Hall of Fame finally admits Bernard King Eighteen old Vols are in the College Football Hall of Fame. Bernard King is the first former player in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Think about that – 18 to 1. Is Tennessee a football school or what?
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Bernard was enshrined Sunday in Springfield, Mass. The honor was a long time coming. Ages ago the Ernie and Bernie Show packed Stokely Center. After that, it took years and years of repeated nominations to convince
selectors that the bestever Volunteer and former NBA great deserved a place among the immortals. There never was any question about basketball talent and accomplishments. The honors committee was undoubtedly waiting to see how King, 56, turned out as a man. The same might be said of former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian. He, too, made a few waves. In addition to BK and Tark, this class featured Louisville coach Rick Pitino and former Houston coach Guy Lewis. Sorry the hall took soooo long to recognize Bernard. Ray Mears and Stu Aberdeen would have really enjoyed the occasion. It was Stu, a New Yorker, who persuaded King to come from Brooklyn to
join fellow New Yorker Ernie Grunfeld for the best of times at Tennessee. It was Stu who stayed and stayed with the recruiting project when others thought King would not meet NCAA academic standards. Rivals believed that coffee stain on the high school transcript ledger covered a D. Stu, tenacious researcher, argued it was a B. Bernard many times tested Mears’ patience but the coach did deep-breathing exercises and learned to tolerate this unusual superstar. Only King would have brought a hamburger and fries to a pre-practice briefing. Such meetings were almost formal. Nobody would have dared stop the team bus, hop off and jog into a drug store for AA batteries. What
Old friends Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:2 NRSV)
I first learned this verse when I was a very young child. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans had lost Robin, a Down syndrome child, when she was only two years old. Dale wrote a book about Robin’s short life, and titled it “Angel Unaware.” I asked my mother, who was reading the book to me and my brother, what that meant. She told me about this verse
from Hebrews. It was years before I learned the deeper meaning of it: that it was a reference to Abraham’s visitation from the angels (Genesis 18); and the wider meaning: that we are visited by angels in this life in the form of dear and beloved friends who bless us. Let me tell you about two angelic visitations I had just this week.
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I was shopping far from home over Labor Day weekend: in Durham, N.C., where I knew no one except the dear friends my husband and I were visiting. We were in a store that specializes in fabulous food, as well as ordinary groceries. I was walking toward the front of the store, when I realized that someone had stopped dead, right in my path. (I
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was King to do? His music machine was dragging. Bernard King, he of fierce intensity, amazing quickness on turnaround jumpers, very aggressive board play, rare ability to slither through a tiny defensive crack in transition, was three times player of the year in the Southeastern Conference (1975–1977). He averaged 25.8 points and 13.2 rebounds and racked up a record 62 double-doubles in 76 career games. Twenty-six times he scored 30 or more. He played with pure passion and despised Kentucky twice that much. After King’s first appearance in Lexington, a taunting UK fan dropped a lighted cigarette into his hair. Bernard swore he would never again lose to the Wildcats. He didn’t.
The warrior had a softer side. He wrote poetry. I know that for a fact. He wouldn’t let me see but he read to Sarah West. King scored 19,655 points and averaged 22.5 in the NBA. He scored 60 one Christmas Day and had 50 in back-to-back games for the New York Knicks. He played in four all-star games. His greatest accomplishment was fighting back from a horrible knee injury at the peak of his career. There was a time when Mark Aguirre said “He was unstoppable. Also unbelievable.” Dominique Wilkins said Bernard was the only man he ever played against who caused fear. “He scared the hell out of me.” Knicks fans, late at night, after hard lemonades, will
tell you that Bernard, before the knee injury, was a better small forward than Larry Bird – and a greater scorer than Michael Jordan. Even if that sounds crazy, don’t laugh. King was really good. Bernard had a few minor problems at Tennessee and more serious ones as a pro. Thank goodness, all have been settled, forgiven or forgotten. For 30 years, he was estranged from UT. Bruce Pearl got him back. Bernard spoke to the team and the Tennessee Tipoff Club. He addressed a Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame dinner. He made sense and looked great in his doublebreasted suit. He adds value to the Hall of Fame.
had been rubbernecking to that point, astonished at the vast array of specialty, wonderful, exotic, fattening foods available.) I focused, then, on the smiling face in front of me and realized it was Linda, one of my volunteers from my days at Volunteer Ministry Center. She had been a special friend there, possessed of a good listening ear and a level head; she was someone whose advice and opinions I valued and sought. She was standing there waiting for recognition to dawn. When it did, I fell into her arms, and we laughed a lot and cried a little. “What are you doing here?” we asked each other, pretty much at the same time. It seems we were both visiting friends,
and that neither of us had ever been to Durham before. We were so astonished at the coincidence of our meeting that we could hardly get through introductions of her friends and my husband. Before she left the store, she came back to give me another hug, and tell me again that I had made an imprint on her heart. I was basking in the afterglow of that encounter, when I received an e-mail from the wife of one of my former pastors. Gordon and Mary were dear friends who shaped and formed me when I was a college student trying to figure out what I believed and why I believed it. They moved years ago to Joplin, Mo., and when the
horrible tornado hit there (was it last year or this?), almost obliterating the town, I could not locate them. Another good friend, also at the Volunteer Ministry Center, helped me search, with no luck. When I got home from my trip to Durham, still glowing from the angelic visitation from Linda, I got an e-mail from Mary, saying that she had found me online quite by chance, because they have a friend in their church named Lynn Pitts. “The Lord is good, all the time,” as the saying goes. However, as Carol, yet another of my VMC volunteers reminded me occasionally, “Sometimes He excels!” Angels unawares, indeed: one and all.
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Racks and tables fill the gym at the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church Concord at last year’s FBC Children’s Consignment Sale. The 2013 sale is set for Sept. 13-14. Photo submitted
A shopping ministry By Ashley Baker For First Baptist Concord, their Fall Children’s Consignment sale is more than just a place to buy clothing: It is an outreach. “The main goal of the ministry is to provide good, quality clothing for children,” said consignment sale committee member Caroline Radford. “A lot of people have a hard time, and this helps them out.” The Children’s Fall Consignment Sale 2013 will be
held Sept. 13-14 at the FBC Family Life Center gym. The sale allows parents to purchase quality clothes for their children as well as to sell items their children have outgrown. The church also provides gift certificates so that those without funds can shop. In addition to the ministry for the buyers and sellers, a percentage of all the money that is raised is given to fund various ministries. “One of my favorite stories from our
Teaching a ‘can-do’ attitude Like the busy ant in Aesop’s fable “The Grasshopper and the Ant,” industrious gardeners and others can “store away” summer and fall produce for the winter, looking forward to enjoying the fruits of their labors in the off-season. Heather Kyle, who is with the University of Tennessee Extension Service, had some answers for those who want to be busy “ants” and extend the life of their gardens. Kyle came to the Farragut branch of the Knox County Library on Aug. 29 to talk about canning. She brought books and equipment for those in the free class to examine as she talked about basic canning and food preservation. The class covered canning basics, the difference between bath and pressure canning, and how to know which to use. Master gardener Marsha Lehman was in the audience, as was Bradlynn Busby, age 14, both interested in learning more about canning. Kyle, a 9-year veteran of canning, is a fan of the food storage method, saying she believes canning is an increasingly more important method of storing nutritious foods. Some in the small but attentive audience said they were interested in organic gardening and in being able to preserve organicallygrown foods and avoid potentially unhealthy additives found in convenience foods.
sales is when we had a lady come from a little church in a neighboring county,” related Radford. “They were starting a nursery for their church and were interested in a changing table.” The woman had explained that due to the small size of their church, they couldn’t afford the new items needed for the nursery. Radford had a surprise for the woman when she came to purchase the changing table and several
WORSHIP NOTES Community Services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will host the Second Harvest Food Drop from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. There will be volunteers to help bag your free food and carry it to your car if needed. Info or to volunteer: 690-1060; www.beaverridgeumc.com. ■ Catholic Charities offers counseling for those with emotional issues who may not be physically able to come to the office for therapy. All information is completely confidential. Call 1-877-7906369. Nonemergency calls only. Info: www.ccetn.org.
Heather Kyle with the University of Tennessee Extension Service holds a large pot used for bath canning of high-acidic foods. Photo by Nancy Anderson
Kyle said the art of canning, once a matter of survival, is on the increase in popularity. Ball, leading supplier of canning products, reported a 30 percent increase in sales of canning supplies last year, Kyle related. Kyle teaches a canning class through the Culinary Institute at UT twice yearly, a two-day class in spring and a three-day class in summer. Each class covers the basics of bath canning, pressure canning and jams and jellies. Students in the classes get all the canning books used in class, a notebook with all the recipes, the Power Point information, and take home the newly canned product. For more information on the class, call Knox County UT Extension at 865-2152340.
■ Bookwalter UMC offers One Harvest Food Ministries to the community. Info and menu: http://bookwalterumc.org/oneharvest/index. html or 689-3349, 9 a.m.-noon weekdays.
sequoyahchurch.org. ■ Moms ‘N’ More, a Christian growth group designed to connect mothers of infant and preschool-aged children, meets 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike. Info: momsnmore@fellowshipknox.org or www.women.fellowshipknox.org. ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway hosts weekly “Wednesday Night Dinners and Classes.” Dinner with drink and dessert: $5 for adults, $3 for children, or $16 for the entire family; served at 5:45 p.m. Classes and activities available after dinner for adults, youth and children. Nursery is available for infants upon request. Dinner reservations/ info: 690-1060.
Special services ■ Knoxville First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 6900 Nubbin Ridge Drive, will welcome its new pastor, the Rev. Michael Wilkinson, Sunday, Sept. 15. The service begins at 10:45 a.m. Wilkinson is a Knox County native and graduate of Karns High School. He has served churches in Birmingham and Montgomery Ala. He comes here from the Grace Community Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Mill Brook, Ala.
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.
‘Edgy’ Bible stories for adults only By Wendy Smith Some Bible stories aren’t appropriate for Vacation Bible School. But it is important to talk about them, and that’s the basis for Central Baptist Bearden’s new Lunch and Learn series titled “Edgy Tales from the Bible.” The community is invited to attend the series, which is held each Thursday through October. A $5 hot lunch is served beginning at 11:30 a.m., and Senior Pastor Wade Bibb’s Bible study is from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. The series is designed to allow professionals to eat, listen and return to work within an hour. The studies will cover passages of scripture that are violent and hard to understand, says Bibb. “These are not stories that we tell the children. But they’re in our text.” Last week’s lesson came from the 11th chapter of Judges, which tells the story of Jephthah. He was a mighty warrior but was rejected by his brothers because his mother was a prostitute. When the Ammonites made war against Israel, Jephthah’s brothers sought his help and promised he would be head and commander of the Israelites if he would fight for them. Before the battle, the “spirit of the Lord” came upon Jephthah, but he still felt the need to make a bargain with God. He vowed that if the Ammonites were delivered into his hand, then “whoever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return victorious… (will) be offered up by me as a burnt offering.” He defeated the Ammonites, and his only child, a daughter, was the first to greet him. Jephthah said
Central Baptist Bearden Senior Pastor Wade Bibb speaks at the church’s new Lunch and Learn series, which is each Thursday through October. Photo by Wendy Smith
he could not take back his vow, and he “did with her according to the vow he had made.” Such passages offer several challenges, says Bibb. One is to let ancient people be ancient people and not try to impose today’s culture on them. Christians often “spiritualize” violence in the Bible because it’s foreign to our culture, but instead, we should question why it’s there. Having the spirit of the Lord should have been enough for Jephthah, as it should be for us, Bibb says. His vow resulted in an important victory, but it was a costly decision. “Some promises should never be made.” Central Baptist Bearden will offer a live simulcast of Beth Moore’s “Living Proof” Bible study in the church’s sanctuary from 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14. Tickets are $10. For information: 865-588-0586.
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other items. “When she came, we gave it to her,” Radford said. “We knew how expensive a whole bunch of stuff can be for a nursery, and we wanted to do it for them.” Because of the donation, the whole church nursery was furnished. First Baptist Concord first held a consignment sale in the fall of 1992. It was such a success that they continued to host the event every year. Over the years, the sale has become a largescale operation. First Baptist Concord fills up their gym with racks and tables that are lined with toys, books, strollers, puzzles, games, bikes and baby beds, as well as clothes and shoes. All sales are payable by cash, check and credit card. “After our sale, Mission of Hope brings in the big blue barrels for donations, and they are always full and spilling over,” said Radford. “We start working on the sale a month or two before, and there is a lot of paperwork the months after it. Everybody is called to minister in some way, and I have always felt like the consignment sales are my ministry.” Hours this year are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14. Most items are 50 percent off on Saturday. There is a consignors’ private sale at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12.
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SCHOOL NOTES A.L. Lotts Elementary ■ A PTA board of managers meeting will be held 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the cafeteria. A coupon book celebration will be held 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. The fall festival will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. Book fair week will be held Oct. 21-25.
Bearden Elementary ■ Open house will be held 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. Fall pictures will be taken Wednesday, Sept. 25. Save the date for the PTSO fall fundraiser planned for Oct. 11.
Bearden High ■ Open house will be held 5:45-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12; Homecoming football game starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, with the Homecoming dance afterward from 9:30-11:30 p.m. The program “Colleges that Change Lives” will be held 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, in the auditorium. Seats are first come, first served. Spirit night will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, with booths, powder puff football and male cheerleading. Admission is $7, and students wearing their class color will receive a $1 discount. Seniors wear red; juniors, blue; sophomores, yellow; and freshmen wear green.
Blue Grass Elementary ■ The PTA will hold a general meeting 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9.
Rocky Hill Elementary ■ The PTO’s second annual Rocky Hill Rampage Run will be held 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10. This year’s event will include a “color run” where runners will be doused with color powder paint. Members of the University of Tennessee’s track team are scheduled to attend. The event will start in the gym and each class will run/walk the 1/4 mile walking trail on school grounds.
Assistant baseball coach Buddy Wilker horses around with head coach John Rice’s son, Jack.
Fundraising at Bearden High School The Bearden High School Baseball Booster Club held a barbecue fundraiser recently to help with renovations of Phil Garner Field. Attendees were encouraged to set up their chairs on the field, but most stretched out in the bleachers.
West High School ■ International Baccalaureate open house will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the lecture hall. All students and parents interested in learning more about the IB program either as a student zoned for WHS or through the magnet transfer process are invited to attend. Students and parents interested in the IB program are also invited to attend an information session followed by a brief tour of the school Fridays at 2 p.m. To register or see available dates, visit wesths.knoxschools.org and click on the prospective students link. Info: email Sarah Bast, sarah. bast@knoxschools.org.
West Hills Elementary ■ Box Tops for Education from General Mills’ products and Labels for Education from Campbell’s products are being collected to purchase supplies for the school. Labels can be dropped off in the silver collection box at the front of the school or can be mailed to: West Hills Elementary School, 409 Vanosdale Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909. Info: email Jill Schmudde, jschmudde@gmail.com.
Herb and Jean Galliford, Tracey Mumpower, Vicki Kemp, Amy Pearson and 16-month-old Claire Pearson lounge on the baseball field during the barbecue fundraiser.
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Drawings of the planned renovations were on display and include a new concession stand and press box, as well as improvements in seating and fencing. Commemorative bricks were sold. Bricks are $250 (small) and $500 (large) and are still available.
“It’s supposed to be ready for next season,” said head baseball coach John Rice. Support for the renovations has already begun with lots of fundraising, including a golf tournament at Gettysvue. A pancake breakfast is also being planned. It will be held at Chop House. The deadline to order a brick is Friday, Nov. 15. Info: email randrewbeam@ aol.com. Checks should be made out to Bearden Baseball Dugout Club.
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Lee and Addison Fulcher enjoy some barbecue and refreshments at Bearden High School’s baseball field. Photos by S. Barrett
The girls basketball team at Bearden High is raising money to help cover various expenses throughout the school year. Discount cards that are small enough to fit in your wallet can be purchased for $10. They feature savings at local businesses, including Pilot, Salsarita’s, McDonalds, Fudrucker’s, Chili’s, Cinnabon and much more. The discounts are valid through September 2014. Info: Justin Underwood, 539-7800.
BHS freshmen Dylan Green and Hunter Black hoped to stand out among the crowd at a recent football game with Dylan’s skunk hat.
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Susan Kizer and son Jackson check out renovation plans for Bearden High’s baseball facilities during a barbecue fundraiser.
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Helping troubled kids succeed By Betsy Pickle Several things about Janice Cook seem unusual for the principal of the Knoxville Adaptive Education Center. 1) She started her career in education as a music teacher. 2) She’s very funny. 3) She’s from Scotland. The unexpected elements conspire to make Cook the perfect fit for this special Knox County school. For starters, she understands what the students need. “Part of the skill of doing this job in this place – not just mine, but everybody’s – is you’re able to take these kids where they are,” says Cook. “I have a staff of people who get it. “They get the fact that we’re here to meet kids where they are, to give them the skills and to grow them academically. I always say (to students), ‘I love you, but I want you gone.’ That’s what we do. Our job is to give the kids the skills they need to function back in a regular classroom.” Around 300 students throughout Knox County have been certified as emotionally disturbed. The ones assigned to KAEC are those who aren’t able to deal with regular classrooms or even satellite classrooms with teachers trained to work with troubled children. “That doesn’t mean to say that they are low-functioning. Some of the students have the cognitive ability to do regular work, but at times their emotional difficulties stop them from being able to access the regular curriculum.” As with all the other schools in the county, KAEC is dealing with higher standards and more rigorous testing. “The kids really need to step up their game to be able to function in the world. That’s reality. That’s where we are at this point in education. We really need to be looking to help these kids get the skills that they need to be successful when they leave here.” KAEC has a “fluid population,” Cook says. At the beginning of the year, the school had around 80 students, but it could swell to more than 100. “As the school year progresses and the stress level increases, sometimes the kids get to a point where they can’t handle the pressure of regular ed or the satellite classroom. They just need a little more support.” One way Cook has found to support her students is to “change the culture” of the school. Now in her
Janice Cook (right), principal at the Knoxville Adaptive Education Center, gets some feedback from program facilitator Shari McDaniels. Photo by Betsy Pickle sixth year as principal, she decided early on that KAEC needed to feel more like a school. She realized “that before you could feel the change, maybe you had to be able to see the change.” She was able to brighten the walls of the former Bearden High School with new paint, and she engaged artist Gale Hinton – who has painted murals at several local schools and businesses in addition to private homes – to create a mural in the entranceway. The school made a to-do out of unveiling it. “We had a big move-thebus day like ‘Extreme Makeover,’” says Cook. “All the kids had watched the transformation. … We talked about changing, just the different expectations in terms of changing the culture for them. They were part of it, so they bought into that move-thebus day.” Other schools take pride in their nicknames, so KAEC got one, too – the Cougars. Cook reconfigured the high-school classroom setup to be more like regular high schools.
And for another change, she started making the graduation ceremony more formal, asking faculty members to wear their academic gowns. “When parents get to graduation … they are so appreciative. They really feel like we have partnered with them.” Cook took a circuitous route to KAEC. After studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, she landed a teaching job in Edinburgh. A chance visit to Knoxville during a U.S. vacation led to her husband, Robert, being offered a pastor position at West Emory Presbyterian Church. The couple moved here when she was pregnant with their first daughter, Rebecca. They intended to stay for five years, but they’ve now been in Knoxville for 24 years. Cook began working with emotionally disturbed children when she went to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital to offer her services using music as a therapeutic tool. Someone had just resigned, and she ended up with a job as a psych tech. “That was a wonderful experience. They hired people who had lots of skills, and they expected
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Frolicking in finery at Ijams Ijams Nature Center could have hung a sign on the door:
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“Shh, Fairies at Work!” However, the young nymphs were too busy working on their Fairy Gardens and concocting Fairy Trail Mix to notice any interruptions at Ijams’ Fairy Tea Party on Aug. 31. The 20 little ones digging in the dirt, assembling bags of snacks, decorating cupcakes to look like mushrooms and coloring pictures barely paid attention to the 30 parents and grandparents busy trying to get them to pose for photographs. Nearly all the kids were dressed in jewel tones and pastels, with tons of netting and shiny fabric, and most brought their own wings. One standout exception was the lone boy, Hunter Hetrick, 4, of Oak Ridge, who wore an impish expression along with his gray T-shirt and dark shorts. Hunter, who accompanied his mother and sisters, seemed oblivious to all the excited girls in the room as
At Ijams’ Fairy Tea Party, Michelle Adams of Kodak, left, helps daughter Sydney, 3, create her fairy garden while Jessica Hale of Sevierville, right, does the same for her daughter, Cali, 3.
Solvi Thompson, 5 (attending with mom Duren Thompson of West Knoxville), may have had the most beautiful fairy outfit of all. Photos by Betsy Pickle
he enthusiastically created his garden. The cuteness factor was through the roof for the event, so of course the adults hustled to capture Maddie Lubiani, 7 the Kodak, er, megapixel (attending with mom moments. The grownDenisha Lubiani of West ups learned the hard way Knoxville), enjoys the that fairies – like the 3- to fruits of her labors. 7-year-olds enjoying themselves in the Ijams program room – are constantly in Isabella Rose Covington, almost 3 (attending with motion. parents Darrell and Christy Covington of Dandridge), Jennifer Roder, Ijams’ focuses on decorating her mushroom cupcake. education program officer, said this was the first tea party held at the South other fairy events,” she said. All of the children seemed satisfied with the afternoon’s The sole male participant, Hunter Hetrick, 4 (attending from Knoxville nature center on activities, and many lingered in the lobby to observe the Oak Ridge with his mom, Shelaine Hetrick, and sisters), proudly Island Home Avenue. “We have done a bunch of subsequent animal program featuring an albino rat snake. shows off his garden.
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Christian Academy of Knoxville’s varsity cheerleaders received the top leadership award by U staff and fellow campers this summer and also placed first for best cheer, extreme routine and best overall squad. Practice space was donated by Sam Furrow. Pictured are (front) Andersen Estes, Katie Duncan, Leslie Sizemore, Ashley Bloom; (second row) Angel Lollar, Jaclynn Estes, Megan Bevil, Meredith Sterling, Lauren Joy, Courtney Ferren, Lexi Grubbs, Megan Romero; (back) head coach Lisa Bowland, Sarah Parker, Sarah Schaad, Megan Morgan, McCall Current, Megan Stallings and Abby Krause. Photos submitted
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CAK seniors Ashley Bloom, Katie Duncan, Andersen Estes and Leslie Sizemore were nominated by coach Lisa Bowland to try out for the Tennessee Cheerleading Coaches’ Association AllState Squad. Only 30 cheerleaders from across the state made it to the finals.
Boy Scouts fees to increase The National Boy Scouts of America organization will increase its annual membership fee from $15 to $24 effective Jan. 1. The funds are used to develop program materials and resources, maintain infrastructure support for local councils and more. The annual membership fee is the only direct cost from the National BSA to youth and adult members. All other services from the National BSA are without additional charge. Info: www.scouting.org.
■ Joseph V. Carcello, Ernst & Young and Business Alumni Professor in Accounting, will become executive director of the Corporate Governance CenCarcello ter in the UT College of Business Administration. His appointment is effective Sept. 15. Carcello, the center’s director of research, will replace C. Warren Neel, who has been the center’s execu-
tive director since the two cofounded it in 2003. Neel will remain connected to the center as a Corporate Governance Center fellow; he will continue to teach governance in the full-time MBA program and work with the media and the corporate community.
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Say ‘cheese ... cake’ The menu offers everything from small plates to pasta, sandwiches to specialties and burgers to barbecue, but Cheesecake Factory general manager Shan Sheheane, center, knows the stars of the show are the more than 35 varieties of cheesecake at the new restaurant at West Town Mall. The Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce assisted with a ribbon-cutting last week at the popular new restaurant that opened for lunch and dinner in June. Photo by Farragut West Knox Chamber
Lance Jones, CEO of Tennova at Turkey Creek, talks with Chris Talley with Health Source Chiropractic at the chamber’s networking event.
Chamber ambassador Susan Guffey talks with cardiologist Steven Reed at a networking event hosted by Tennova.
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Nancy Flynn with KimberlyClark Health Care explains the benefits of Cooled Radiofrequency for those with back pain to Matthew Bryan, who is with Merrill Lynch.
Enjoying the demonstrations and good food at Tennova are Heather Buck with Fairfield Inn, Farragut West Knox Chamber CEO Bettye Sisco, Steve Jergesen with ROK and Rick Disharoon with SDP and Associates. Heather had a busy day as it was opening day for Fairfield Inn and Suites.
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Learning the mechanics behind daVinci surgery at the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce Networking event at Tennova is Faris Ashkar, a woodworker. Allison Peek with Intuitive, makers of daVinci, does the explaining. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell
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Tennova Healthcare’s Turkey Creek Medical Center was the site for the latest Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce networking event, and organizers decided to provide a few “teaching moments” along with the refreshments. Held in the spacious lobby of the Women’s Pavilion, the networking event featured different stations highlighting some of the medical facilities’ newest and most interesting hightech innovations. On hand at each table were professionals to explain the equipment and/or procedures and allow some hands-on experiences for chamber members. Getting a lot of attention was Intuitive’s daVinci robot, used for robotic surgery. Guests could “drive” the robot and practice guiding the robot arms to pick
up small objects. Allison Peek with Intuitive was onhand to talk about the benefits of robotic surgery and the daVinci model. Also offering some hands-on interaction were exhibits on balloon sinuplasty, Makoplasty, cooling radiofrequency treatments for back pain and information on the medical center’s women’s care services and primary care. Chamber members and guests were also enjoying the usual networking opportunities and chances to catch up with other business owners, as well as good food and drink. This week, the chamber will host a ribbon-cutting at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, and a networking event at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.12, at Sherrill Hills Retirement Community. Info: www. farragutchamber.com
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Several large commercial real estate transactions helped boost total property sales in Knox County to more than $250 million during Witt the month of August. There were 950 property transfers recorded in Knox County – about 60 fewer than those recorded in July, but more than 100 better than last August’s totals. The aggregate value of property sold even bested July’s output of $248 million. By comparison, in August of 2012 about $142 million worth of land was transferred. It was a banner month for mortgage lending as well with just over $403 million borrowed against real property in August. That easily topped the $349 million loaned in July, and also surpassed last August’s figures by about $80 million.
The largest mortgage transaction was a $27.5 million loan financing a development known as Walker’s Crossing Properties. The commercial real estate market experienced something of a mini-boom in August. Among the more noteworthy transactions was a sale of property on Executive Park Drive to Bryn-Mawr Estates Partnership LLC for $18.75 million. Close behind was a parcel in Northshore Town Center Phase II, which sold for $17,769,231. The $251 million in property sales was the highest aggregate monthly total since October 2011 when the Mercy Health Systems facilities were sold to Tennova. On behalf of all of us at the Register of Deeds office, I would like to wish a happy birthday to Faye Smith, who turned 75 on Sept. 4. Faye was our office manager, and was with the Register of Deeds for 43 years before her retirement in 2006. We still miss her, and we wish her all the best.
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NEWS FROM PAIDEIA ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE
Paideia welcomes new teachers Ministries at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, where she has served by leading the children’s choir, singing in the choir and occasionally helping to lead the worship team. In addition to music history, appreciation and theory, she will focus on teaching choral music. “I am looking forward to sharing the teaching gifts
Paideia Academy is excited to announce four new additions to its faculty.
with minors in biblical languages from Bryan College and comes to Paideia from Infusion Ministries, where he served as the director of research and internships. He is excited about this year’s coursework and looks forward to the worldview discussions that will emerge as the literature, science and Bible curricula intersect. In his role with athletics, he hopes to strengthen and expand the school’s current athletics program as well as encourage each student to value his or her physical body with activities for health, enjoyment, and challenge.
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Suzanne Breedlove will be serving as Paideia Academy’s music teacher. Breedlove has a bachelor’s degree in music education from Furman University and had taught music and chorus in public elementary and middle schools in Atlanta, Greenville and Orlando. For the past 10 years, she has focused on teaching her own children at home, as well as giving piano lessons and actively participating in her church’s music and worship programs. Her husband West is the Director of Music
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that God has given me, along with my love for music,” Breedlove says. Joseph Bruno joins the staff as the lead 6th grade teacher, physical education instructor for 4th through 6th grades, and athletic director. Bruno holds a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies
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He and his wife Dani have one young son.
Kent Capps returns to Paideia Academy as the biblical Greek instructor and dean of Athanasian Hall. His preparation includes a bachelor’s degree in religion with a biblical Greek minor from Carson-Newman College and master’s degrees in biblical and theological studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in biblical spirituality from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In addition to several years of vocational ministry, Capps has taught Greek, Latin, biblical worldview and history of philosophy in classical Christian schools, including a year at Paideia in 2011-12. He can also regularly be found on the golf course. “My desire for my students is that they will grow in wisdom and that this wisdom will deepen their love of God and others and shape them into the character of Christ,” Capps says. He and his wife Candace have three children who attend Paideia Academy.
Rachael DeFoor will be the school’s art instructor. DeFoor is originally from Greenville, S.C., and holds bachelor’s and master’s
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degrees from Bob Jones University. She has taught art in both classical and Montessori school settings. She plans to help students explore various aspects of art theory, art history and also learn how to develop their skill as artists using a variety of media. “I love both contemplating and creating art, and I desire to instill that passion in my students,” says DeFoor. At home, she and her husband Zach enjoy playing video games together.
Paideia pancakes raise funds Paideia Academy hosted a said it was one of their bigpancake breakfast fundrais- gest pancake breakfasts to er to benefit the school’s hall date. programs and each hall’s Half of the money raised chosen phigoes to lanthropy. each hall to The breakspend on fast raised their own more than programs $3,100. and initiaAubrey’s tives. This on Middleyear, the brook Pike students generously voted to donated their allocate restaurant, $1,000 of staff and Paideia headmaster James Cowart this toward supplies for and students Graceanne Meystrik, the school’s the pancake Caleb Bethel and Matthew Menard purchase of prepare drinks for the breakfast a minibus breakfast. guests. Students for transpre-sold portation tickets to the fundraiser and on their community service worked to serve and clean days. The other half of the up the breakfast throughout proceeds will be divided the morning. Aubrey’s staff among the three halls to
donate to their chosen philanthropies. At the start of the school year, each hall began researching, discussing, and selecting a local organization to serve. Apostles’ Hall will be Family and friends enjoy the fundraising pancake breakfast coordinated by Paideia working with students. They are: (clockwise from left) Anna Garlington, Annie Platillero, Kelly Emerald Platillero, David Platillero, Joseph Garlington, Paul Platillero, John Platillero, Elisa Youth FounPlatillero, Maria Howard and Nona Platillero. dation, and of service projects and take thropies. Nicene Hall several work trips off-camis partnering with CAC “It’s great to see these Beardsley Farm for a second pus to serve their partners. students be so passionate year. Athanasian Hall is still The students enjoyed about serving others, but I finalizing details with their waiting tables at the panbelieve they benefit as much charity. Students have opcake breakfast and have as those they serve,” said portunities to lead the plan- enjoyed their early work Paideia Academy Headmasning and implementation with their chosen philanter James Cowart.
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The people make the difference at Parkwest Claustrophobic patient receives personalized care in Parkwest’s imaging department Lois Wilbanks, a 67-year-old Crossville resident, had struggled with a paralyzing fear of closed-in spaces since her teenage years. She actively avoided confined areas and worried about how she would get through the experience if she ever had to be inside one of these spaces for a prolonged period. She could think of few things more terrifying than having a closed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedure, which involves positioning a patient inside a closed tube-like scanner and using a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to produce detailed images of structures in the body. “In a life or death situation, I think I would just rather die than be inside that tiny tube,” admits Wilbanks. Her first memory of experiencing severe claustrophobia was at age 19 when she crawled under her bed to retrieve items in storage and was suddenly struck with panic and legitimate fear. “I remember looking around and realizing how trapped I felt,” recalls Wilbanks. “I began to hyperventilate and I honestly felt like I was going to die. I couldn’t get out fast enough.” In June 2013, Wilbanks’ doctor recommended she undergo a closed MRI to determine the source of intense neck pain she’d been experiencing. Knowing the severity of her claustrophobia, she inquired about an alternative diagnostic method. “My doctor said (the closed MRI) would provide him with
the best image of my vertebrae so he could pinpoint the exact problem,” said Wilbanks. “I told him I’d try, but I doubted that I could go through with it and I knew the experience would be traumatic for me.” On the day of the procedure, a nervous Wilbanks met MRI team leader and technologist Jeremy Bearden, who would be assisting her during the MRI. She explained her concerns and was reassured that she could get through it with his help. Their first attempts were unsuccessful, as Wilbanks’ phobia got Lois Wilbanks credits MRI team leader and technologist the best of her Jeremy Bearden for helping her to complete a closed once inside MRI procedure, an event that was horrifying to the tube of the Willbanks, who is severely claustrophobic. MRI scanner. She described the sudden ic button that open room beyond their feet. panic as feelFor Wilbanks, the glasses can be pressed ing like elecat any time for made all the difference; but her Wilbanks models the special glasstricity hitting struggles weren’t completely es that limited her forward and assistance. But every nerve in peripheral vision, easing her claus- Ms. Wilbanks’ over. her body. “Inside the tube with the trophobia and allowing her to un- clau st rophobia “I was so glasses on, I finally felt like I was very severe. dergo an MRI. frustrated It quickly be- could do this. I felt my body bewith myself,” came clear that gin to relax and that’s when my confessed Wilbanks. “I had the usual relaxation techniques arms touched the sides of the prayed about it all the way to the weren’t going to do the trick for tubes and I began to panic again. hospital. I kept telling myself, her. That’s when I suggested the I started thrashing around try‘You can do this!’ ” ing to get out of there,” she exglasses.” “We have a lot of claustrophoThe glasses Bearden referred plained. bic patients who struggle with to are used to ease anxiety for Bearden stopped the procehaving an MRI procedure,” said patients while an MRI is per- dure and came to her aid once Bearden. “We can usually talk formed. The special lenses, more. This time, he padded the them through it or place a cool which resemble clear ice cubes, sides of the MRI tube with soft cloth on their forehead to help limit the forward and peripheral blankets to help comfort Wilthem relax. We make sure they vision and direct the patient’s banks. They tried the procedure know they have a handheld pan- line of sight to their feet and the once more and both techniques
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Spotlight on Valet Services at Parkwest Free valet parking described as ‘The best thing since sliced bread!’ Caring folks in all departments work together to make sure that guests and patients are “Treated Well. Well Treated. ®” every time they come to Parkwest. One such department, which is highly-valued and appreciated yet seldom publically recognized, is Valet Services. Parkwest receives countless calls and Parkwest C.A.R.E.S. cards from guests and patients singing the praises of the Valet Services team members. One of the most recent compliments received came from Lucinda Francis Williams of Kingston, Tenn., who writes: “The free valet parking feature is the best thing since sliced bread! I have to come to Parkwest for five consecutive days for injections, and the fact that I can pull up front, hop out and go inside for my shots is so convenient. Thanks for providing this service! I’m very able-bodied and can only imagine how helpful the valet parking option would be for less able patients. The attendants are also very polite
Parkwest Valet Services parking attendants, L to R: Elisha Booker, Brandon Penland, Naseem Ibrahim, Brandon McCrary, Kevin King and Mike Morrison. Not pictured (Valet Services): Caleb Bates, Taylor Fry, Joel Ashton, Joel Kennedy, Gabriel White, Devin Parker, Jeremy Garland and Erle Jones II. Not pictured (Shuttle Services): Larry Gwinn, Ken Kirkhove, Max Rankin and Debbie Rice-Bess.
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MONDAY-THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, 10, 12 Appalachian dulcimer courses start at Pellissippi State Community College. A beginner course launches Sept. 12 at the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley road. The novice class starts Sept. 9 and the intermediate Sept. 10 at the Blount County Campus, 2731 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Friendsville. Info: Rudy Ryan, 966-1995. Registration: 539-7167.
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Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, offers weekly healthy activities including line dancing 5:30-8 p.m. Monday; Zumba 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; open basketball for youth 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday; Weight Watchers 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; and low-impact aerobics 5:45 p.m. Thursday. Info: 6901060 or www.beaverridgeumc.com. Tennessee Valley Fair features rides, food, concerts, exhibits and competitions through Sept. 15 at Chilhowee Park, 3301 E. Magnolia Ave. There will be a Princess Party 4-6 p.m. Sept. 14 in the Kiddie Land Fun Tent; the 2013 Fairest of the Fair will join Belle and the Little Mermaid for activities. Info: tnvalleyfair.org. “Noises Off� by Michael Frayn will be presented at Clarence Brown Theatre. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 and 21, with 2 p.m. matinees Sept. 15 and 22. Tickets: $12-$40; available at clarencebrowntheatre.com. “The Outgoing Tide� by Bruce Graham will be presented at Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St., at 8 p.m. Sept. 12-14 and 19-21 and 3 p.m. Sept. 15 and 22. Tickets: $10 Thursday and Sunday, $15 FridaySaturday; in advance at www.theatreknoxville.com. Candoro Arts & Heritage Center seeks artists, crafters and vendors to reserve booth space for the “Candoro Rocks� festival, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Candoro Marble Works, 681 Maryville Pike. Applications are online at candoromarble.org or facebook. com/candoromarble. 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.
MONDAY, SEPT. 9 Ossoli Circle will meet 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for Opening Day and Membership Coffee (Fete Day) at the Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. Philippe Buc, history professor at the University of Vienna, will speak on “The Sacred and the Secular: Conflict and the Creation of a Moral World� at 5 p.m. at UT’s Hodges Library’s Lindsay Young Auditorium. The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA will launch a beginning Tai Chi class with an open house 7-8:30 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. The class will meet 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays through December. Info: 482-7761 or www.taoist.org. Tennessee Shines will feature Tim Easton & Megan Palmer 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.
MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS, SEPT. 9-OCT. 30 Tai Chi for Better Living Arthritis Foundation beginner and advanced classes, offered by Smoky Mountain Wellness, will meet 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Everett Recreation Center, Room 205, 318 Everett High Road, Maryville. A beginner class will meet 6-7 p.m. at Springbrook Recreation Center, 1537 Dalton St., Alcoa (advanced class will open if interest
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). Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike, will present “La Buona Cucina� 6:30-8:30 p.m. The menu will feature grilled marinated zucchini, minestrone di Romagna, strawberries in red wine and almond biscotti. BYO wine. Cost: $50. Register: www. avantisavoia.com or 922-9916. Harvey Broome Group of the Sierra Club will meet at 7 p.m. at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Students participating in the Youth Leadership Class of 2016 will relate their experiences with this National Park Service program. Square Dance Center, 828 Tulip St., has dancing 7-8:15 p.m. Admission: $5. Open enrollment for beginners’ square dance classes through Sept. 17; first two weeks free. Info: R.G. Pratt, 947-3238.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11 American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike, offers weekly information sessions on nurse assistant, EKG and phlebotomy training 10-11 a.m. Info: 862-3508. Bonny Kate DAR Chapter will celebrate its 120th anniversary at its noon meeting at Second UMC, 1524 Western Ave. Betty Stevens, Appalachian District director, will speak. East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., will have a noon brown bag lecture by UT professor emeritus Charles Faulkner: “Massacre at Cavett’s Station: Frontier Tennessee During the Cherokee Wars.� Based on Faulkner’s new book, the lecture will focus on a 1793 attack on a small settlement in what is now West Knoxville. Free.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 12 Childhelp Foster Family Agency of East Tennessee, 608 Old Brookhaven Farm Road, Seymour, starts a foster parent class. Info: 579-5498. 55 Alive senior program will have Charlie Daniel, Knoxville News Sentinel cartoonist, as speaker at 1 p.m., with hot lunch ($7) at noon at First Lutheran Church, 1207 N. Broadway. Reservations required: 524-0366. Healthy Happy Hour for National Discover Your Optimal Health Day is 6 p.m. at Central Baptist Church of Bearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive. Healthy snacks, cooking demonstrations, door prizes included. Info: Angela Frost, 441-5748 or amf4ross@aol.com. Knoxville Square Dance meets at 8 p.m. at Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Michael Ismerio will call, with old-time music by the Hellgrammites. Cost: $7 ($5 Jubilee members and students).
FRIDAY, SEPT. 13 2013 Sporting Clays Shoot, a fundraiser for the Great Smoky Mountains Council for Boy Scouts of America, will start with registration at 8:30 a.m. at Chilhowee Sportsman’s Club, 7601 Old Railroad Bed Road, Maryville. Flights start at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., with an awards ceremony following each. Lunch is provided. Cost: $500 per team of shooters. Sponsorships available. Info/register: http://www.bsa-gsmc.org/ annual-sporting-clay-shoot/53276. The FARM Knoxville Farmers Market is open 3-6 p.m. at Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. WDVX-travaganza is 5:30-9 p.m. at The Standard, 412 W. Jackson Ave. The fundraiser for WDVX will feature music from Robinella, Po Hannah & Daniel Kimbro and the Leah Gardner Band, plus silent and live
auctions. Tickets: $50 (includes barbecue from Sweet P’s Barbecue and Soul House and adult beverages) at wdvx. com or 544-1029. Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike, will present “La Technique: The Romance and Reality of SoufflĂŠsâ€? 6:30-8:30 p.m. The menu will feature a classic cheese soufflĂŠ, chocolate soufflĂŠ and balsamic/ raspberry sauce. BYO wine. Cost: $50. Register: www. avantisavoia.com or 922-9916. The Taste of Turkey Creek will be 6:30-9:30 p.m. in the parking lot between Bonefish Grill and Flemings and will showcase the cuisine of 16 Turkey Creek restaurants, with proceeds benefiting the Pat Summitt Foundation. Includes silent auction, fall fashion and music by the Chillbillies. Tickets: $15 at www.turkeycreek. com (click Pinnacle logo) or 675-0120. Tickets will be $20 at the event. Movies on Market Square will present “Despicable Meâ€? beginning at dusk. Moviegoers should bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on; well-behaved dogs are welcome.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 13-14 EarthBeats Festival features competitions, dancing and drum workshops, a poetry slam, drum circles and a concert. EB Speaks ($8), 6 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Birdhouse, 800 N. Fourth Ave.; EB Teach ($10), 1-4 p.m. Sept. 14, 2507 Mineral Spring Ave.; EB Mainstage ($15), 7 p.m. at Blackstock Exchange, 940 Blackstock Ave. Festival pass: $20 at earthbeatsfestival/brownpapertickets. com. Info: earthbeatsfestival.com.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 Kids Jamboree and Strollerthon, celebrating 1.5 million books mailed through the Imagination Library in Knox County, will be 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at West Town Mall in front of the Disney Store. Strollerthon, featuring prizes for best-decorated stroller and best storybookcharacter costume, starts the event; a $12 entry fee pays for IL books and mailing for one child for a year. (Register at https://kcpl.wufoo.com/forms/dolly-partons-imagination-library-strollerthon/.) Other activities including WDVX Kidstuff Live with Sean McCollough, celebrity readers, crafts, Kindermusik and cake are free. Sprint for the Prints, a 5k hosted by the UT College of Nursing’s Student Nurses’ Association to raise funds for the Precious Prints Project, will start at 8 a.m. at Circle Park (parking in the G10 parking garage next to Thompson-Boling Arena). Precious Prints provides a silver finger charm to families who have lost a child at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Cost: $28. Register: http://bit.ly/14CAdDS. The fourth annual Knoxville Walk To Defeat ALS will be at Safety City, 165 S. Concord St. Registration begins at 9 a.m., with the wheelchair-accessible walk starting at 10 a.m. Complimentary breakfast items will be served. Entertainment will include UT and youth cheerleading squads, clowns balloons and music. Individuals who raise $100 or more will receive a T-shirt. Register: www.alstn.org or 877-216-5551. HABIT, Human Animal Bond in Tennessee, will hold a free informational meeting for those interested in animal-assisted therapy 10 a.m.-noon at UT’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Room A118, 2407 River Drive. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. Info: Karen Armsey, HABIT@utk.edu or 974-5633. Happy Hollerpalooza will take place 12-5 p.m. on Central Street between Baxter Avenue and Scott Street. The Fulton High School Band will present a mini concert; other musical acts include Sarah Pirkle and Jeff Barbra; Mike McGill and the Barstool Romeos, Ian Thomas and the Band of Drifters, and Robinella. There also will be dancers, tai chi demonstrations, a motorcycle ride-in and an adult tricycle race. Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway, will have a stargazing workshop 7-9 p.m. UT astronomy instructor Garry Noland will lead the workshop and speak on “Cosmic Collisions.� Free.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 15 Longstreet-Zollicoffer Camp 87, Sons of Confederate Veterans will have its monthly business meeting at 2 p.m. at Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave. Prior the meeting, Mark Simpson, South Carolina SCV commander, will present “The War Conspiracy of 1861,� a program exploring the probability/possibility that President Lincoln and his cabinet conspired to promote the war to exercise greater control over Southern resources and U.S. politics. Free.
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Goodwill Industries Goodwill Industries’ mission statement is “Helping people overcome barriers to employment and become independent members of their community.� Elizabeth Nother, executive vice president (pictured) encourages community members to shop at a Goodwill Thrift Store and help them help others. The main office is located at 5307 Kingston Pike and is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The store is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Info: 588-8567 or gwiktn.org.
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Carol’s Corner celebrating 50 years in this very house!” Wunderlich is retired from TVA, where he worked as a hydraulic engineer. But his story goes much deeper than that. He was born in the town of Asch in the Sudetenland – an area rife with chaos at the end of World War II. His boyhood was full of upheaval, and Wunderlich speaks passionately about his homeland being invaded by the Nazi regime and then by the Czech military. Along with 3.5 million other ethnic Germans, he and his family were expelled from their ancestral homeland by the Soviet-protected Czech government. His family survived intact but lost almost everything. Nevertheless, he went on to earn a doctoral degree in engineering from the University of Karlsruhe (now Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) in Germany. And how did he end up at TVA? “I replied to an ad in Time magazine,” he says in his lilting German accent. “Also, I had friends with contacts in the hydroelectric field in America.” In 1964 Wunderlich applied for a work visa, and “by New Year’s 1965 I was in Times Square celebrating!” Recalling that wild night, he chuckles, “Never again!” Engineers like Wunderlich, and the expertise they bring, are the reason
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dams don’t buckle under the tremendous force of the water. He’s an expert on hydroelectric structures, and was a dedicated TVA engineer for many years. “I enjoyed that work very much.” He helped to expand the program into areas such as water quality monitoring and sustainability. With his boss, Rex Elder, he created the Water Resources Management Methods Staff, and supervised the group from 1970 until 1983. At the dawn of the computer age, they created early digital models for simulating complex processes in the TVA multipurpose reservoir system. He still enjoys numbers. “I read math books just for fun nowadays.” Wunderlich and his wife Carole, a retired lecturer in Spanish at UT, enjoy many pursuits. He’s a hiker and frequent neighborhood walker, and they both enjoy travel. They met 35 years ago in the Alliance Francaise, a Knoxville French Club. A study in their Fountain City home contains side-byside computer workstations, and Carole’s wall is covered with many “docent of the year” and “volunteer of the year” citations from the Knoxville Museum of Art. File cabinets march up the center of the room, and the walls are lined with books. Wunderlich himself wrote some of them. There’s his textbook on probability methods used in maintenance planning for hydraulic structures. Another handbook on hydropower engineering contains a chapter authored by him. There’s a self-published book, “The Lookout Towers of the Great Smoky Mountains.” Before he finished it, many of the fire towers no longer existed, so he’s expanding it to include surrounding areas along with the Great Smokies. But another self-pub-
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When getting back on your feet
is the first step ately. I couldn’t believe it,” said Cosby. “I had no pain. When I woke up they took me back to my room. I didn’t go back to bed, I sat in a chair.” By lunchtime on Saturday, Cosby had walked 500 feet down the hall with a walker. By that evening, he had set the walker aside and headed down the hall without it. “I talked (Dr. Yau) into letting me go home on Sunday because I didn’t have pain. He talked me into a prescription, but I didn’t need them a lot. I had no pain. He asked me, on a scale of 1 to 10, what’s your pain? I said zero.” Recovery for Cosby has been swift, probably because of his determination to get back to normal and work on his farm. And yes, he still rides the ATV. “I don’t ride it fast like these young people do. I go slow,” he said. Cosby said he would recommend Fort Sanders to anyone who needs orthopedic care. His wife of 50 years, Imogene, also had orthopedic surgery at Fort Sanders and was pleased. “Nobody wants to go to hospital, but if anyone needs to, I recommend they go to Fort Sanders,” said Cosby. “They’re a fine hospital, with real nice people, and they do a good job. “It’s the finest hospital I’ve ever walked through the doors of, because of the people and the care they give.”
In early April 2013, Larry ry TV TV Cosby, 67, rode out on his ATV aito check the cattle on his Claiborne County farm. “I was riding and going up sideways on a hill. We had a lot ot ck, of rain so the ground was slick, byy so it starts to tip over,” Cosby wn said. “I put my left foot down o and my foot slipped; I had tto lyy , get off the four-wheeler quickly, getting up on my left foot.” Cosby managed to hop off the ATV fast enough not to be crushed by the machine, but the twisting motion of his leg sent pain shooting through his hip. “I got up and picked my stuff back up, but my hip was sore,” he said. Thinking he’d just strained a muscle, Cosby ignored the pain for a while. “I hopped around for two weeks, then finally went the doctor,” he said. A local nurse practitioner referred him to orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Yau at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. After an X-ray and an MRI, Cosby was diagnosed with a fracture in his hip, a partial break in the upper part of his femur (thigh) bone. Because hip fractures can lead to serious complications, Yau scheduled Cosby for surgery early the next morning, a Saturday. During the surgery, Yau installed three screws into the fractured bone to hold it together while it healed. “My pain was better immedi- Imogene and Larry Cosby at their 50th anniversary celebration
He asked me, on a scale of 1 to 10, what’s your pain? I said zero. – Larry Cosby
Beating the odds with the latest approach to hip fractures Just months after falling and breaking his hip, Larry Cosby of Claiborne County, Tenn., was back on his ATV, tending cattle on his farm. But statistics show that Cosby is in the minority. An estimated 20 to 30 percent of hip fracture patients over the age of 65 will die within 12 months, according to a 2009 study by the Journal of the American Medical Association. About 90 percent of hip fractures occur in people over the age of 60. Hip fracture is the second leading cause of hospitalization for older people in the U.S. In 2007, there were 281,000 hospitalizations for hip fracture in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Studies show great disability after hip fracture. Ninety percent of patients can’t climb stairs, 66 percent cannot get on and off a toilet unassisted, 50 percent are unable to get out of a chair, 31 percent can’t get out of bed
unassisted and 20 percent cannot dress themselves after a hip frac”The statistics are bad with hip fracture, but we are changing that,” said Dr. Paul Yau, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hip FracDr. Paul Yau ture Center at Fort Sanders. The center opened in March 2013 to provide coordinated, top-quality care to hip fracture patients. Using a team approach to care, the center employs all the “best practices” that research has found offer the best results for hip fracture patients. For example, hip fracture patients are encouraged to get up and out of bed as quickly as possible. “Getting patients out of bed, back on their feet and out of the hospital as quickly as possible is probably the most critical factor in avoiding complications,” said Yau.
“If you lie in bed for a prolonged period of time, you risk bedsores and skin ulcers, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections,” he said. Strategies for getting patients out of bed quickly start in the operating room. “Well, pain control is the best thing we can do in the operating room,” said Yau. “Our protocol is that anesthesia is given at the site of the break. Patients have regional anesthesia, rather than general anesthesia. This means there is less of a ‘fog’ for the patient after surgery, with less nausea and vomiting. As a result they can walk much sooner than normally done before,” Yau said. The surgery itself is a complete repair, not just a partial, Yau added. “We do it in such way that there’s no restriction on weight bearing afterward.” Historically, surgeons used to fix hip fractures with plates and screws that limited the patient’s weight bearing ability.
“We still use plates and screws, but we’re able to fix it in such a way the patient can put full weight on the leg with no restrictions,” Yau said. “Even a week or two out of surgery, people are getting rid of their walkers and canes,” said Yau. “We’re seeing two to three weeks of recovery instead of six to eight weeks. It’s pretty dramatic. They’re sitting up the same day of surgery.” The Hip Fracture Center at Fort Sanders is located beside the Joint Replacement Center, which specializes in replacing hips and knees. The two centers together mean Fort Sanders is one of the most experienced orthopedics centers in East Tennessee. “There are only about 30 institutions across country that have set up a program like the Hip Fracture Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center,” said Yau. “We’re pretty excited to be providing this to the community.”
Reduce your risk of
hip fracture ■ Have your vision checked and corrected regularly. ■ Exercise daily to improve balance. ■ Remove home safety hazards like loose rugs, dimly lit stairs and extension cords on the floor. ■ Put safety rails in bathrooms and on stairs. ■ Know your osteoporosis risk and consult with your physician about medication if needed.
LET US FIX YOUR FRACTURED HIP! We know that quicker surgical intervention results in better outcomes, fewer complications and a shorter hospital stay. The Hip Fracture Center at Fort Sanders Regional’s approach incorporates national “best practice” guidelines AND our team of experts to treat your broken hip and get you back on your feet. For more details about the Hip Fracture Center at Fort Sanders Regional, please call (865) 673-FORT (3678).
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FORT SANDERS HIP FRACTURE CENTER