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Ernie Roberts retired at the end of spring semester 2009 after 30 years of teaching – mostly math – in the Knoxville and Knox County school systems. That fall, he was asked to return to Bearden High School, where he’d taught since 1984, to fill in for a teacher on maternity leave. He hasn’t had a free semester since then.
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Coffee Break Mike Pope has been digging in the dirt his whole life. In the West Knoxville community, the Pope name is a familiar one for those who ahve a passion for growing things. Learn more about Mike in this week’s Coffee Break.
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UT needs solution for Williams house Three months ago, I visited the historic Eugenia Williams home at 4848 Lyons View Pike which is owned by the University of Tennessee. On Sept. 20, I made a return visit to see what changes had occurred since late June. Clearly, UT maintenance crews had worked hard this summer to remove the almost jungle-like vegetation encircling the carriage house behind the main house (not visible from Lyons View Pike) as well as the driveway leading to it. UT leaders may wish they had not taken this property, but they did and now a solution must be found.
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Residents won’t give up the Fort By Wendy Smith
Living in the Fort Sanders neighborhood isn’t for everyone. But those who love it are passionate about it – and willing to fight for it. Dozens of owners, residents and other interested parties attended a homecoming celebration hosted by the Historic Fort Sanders Neighborhood Association and Knox Heritage at James Agee Park on Sept. 22. The mood was as light as the breeze that graced the party, in spite of the University of Tennessee’s current attempt to encroach on the neighborhood. Children played in the grass as partygoers listened to live music by Jodie Manross and ate pizza. “Every day is like this in Fort Sanders. Jodie plays every day at four o’clock,” joked Wes Goddard, who lives in a stately neoclassical home next door to the park. “This is one of the most energetic, wonderful places to be.” The park is an example of what can happen when UT works cooperatively with the community. The university converted a 30-yearold parking lot into a park in 2003, says Stanton Webster, president of the Historic Fort Sanders Neighborhood Association. It was named for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who grew up around
Jodie Manross allows three-yearolds Oona Pearl and Sophia Webster to steal the show during her performance at the Fort Sanders Homecoming. Photos by Wendy Smith
to be here on a football Saturday. It can be overwhelming.” The energy of the Fort doesn’t overwhelm Rebecca Scarlett. She moved into her 18th Street home in 1984. It was a wreck when her husband, saxophonist Bill Scarlett, bought it in 1976, but they renovated the home together. He has passed away, but she doesn’t want to live anywhere else. She likes the freedom of the neighborthe corner. city’s Building Strong Neighbor- hood. “He could open the windows Webster resides in Fort Sand- hood Organizations program. and the doors and play his saxoers with his wife and 3-year-old Through talking to other comphone, and no one was going to say daughter. Living in the neighbor- munity leaders, he’s learned that anything,” she says. hood is like living downtown, ex- the Fort has the same problems as She’s concerned that decisions cept with a yard, he says. other neighborhoods. regarding the growth of Fort The young couple was also at“We just have all of them,” he Sanders Regional Medical Center tracted by the “solid” school dis- says. trict – Sequoyah Elementary, His vision for the area includes and UT are being made outside of Knoxville. “I hope both will realBearden Middle and West High an influx of young professionals. School. There are too many students now, Webster is participating in the he says. “It takes a certain mindset To page A-3
Accessible water Team from FUD aids Guatemalan village By Laura Cline Instead of spending hours each day hauling water from a river, 35 Guatemalan families now have clean drinking water, thanks to the efforts of employees at First Utility District of Knox County. Since April 2012, the volunteers have laid more than 12 miles of water line that now serve the indigenous Mayans in the Ulpan Valley of Guatemala. The project is part of a larger effort on the part of Knox ProCorps, which provides local professionals with
ways to use their skills to improve the quality of life for poor communities, both locally and internationally. Giving communities the education, training and infrastructure necessary to build and maintain a water system is one of the organization’s key commitments. “We didn’t want to do a quick fi x,” said Bruce Giles, FUD’s general manager. “We wanted to know that someone was there managing the system.” That meant providing the local community with the edu-
cation and skills necessary to keep the system running after the team left. The group’s most recent trip was Feb. 15. Mark McKinney, project engineer at FUD, lived in the Ulpan Valley for nine months before the team arrived, designing and managing construction for the water systems. “One of the requirements is that they create a mini utility,” McKinney said. “We invested a lot of time in training the local people on how to run a To page A-3
A Guatemalan man carries concrete on his back up the mountain to assist the First Utility District team.
Big game in town “Big game in town,” Marvin West writes. Chance for a sizable upset. Could be a defining moment in the coaching career of Lyle Allen “Butch” Jones Jr. I suppose that’s a reach. The odds are seriously against it. Georgia has a sizable edge in speed, at quarterback, running back and in overall talent.”
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Historic re-enactment to be held at Ft. Sanders replica site By Jake Mabe Nestled on Smiley Clapp’s 150-acre Corryton farm is a perfect piece of Civil War paraphernalia. And, no, I’m not talking about a cannon. Built in 2007, the northwest bastion of Fort Sanders (originally located near 17th Street on the UT campus and lost in the early 1900s) has been replicated to scale. It’s a sight you have to see. Clapp says that famed “Heartland Series” producer Steve Dean was looking for land free of power lines and houses that resembled the Fort Sanders of the 1860s to shoot a video for McClung Museum. Blalock Construction had agreed to
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help with the project if the site was located near one of its projects. As it happens, Blalock was building a bridge near Clapp’s farm. Lincoln Memorial University professor Dr. Earl Hess served as a consultant to make sure the northwest bastion of the fort was built to the original’s exact height and depth based on descriptions by the fort’s engineer, U.S. Capt. Orlando M. Poe. “You look up that hill and see just what the Confederates saw in 1863,” Clapp says. Noted Civil War battlefield expert Ed Bearss said as far as he knows, it is the only built-to-scale earth fort in the United States. Re-enactors started
holding an annual event at the site in 2008. It will be the host of Knox County’s official observance of the 150th anniversary of The Battle of Fort Sanders Thursday to Sunday, Oct. 10-13. (The actual battle took place on Nov. 29, 1863.) Thursday and Friday mornings are reserved for school group tours. On Friday afternoon (Oct. 11), the site is free and open to the public for lectures, presentations and military demonstrations about East Tennessee’s participation in the war. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will officially recognize the battle’s anniversary during a short ceremony at 4 p.m. A brass
band will play Civil Warera instruments and Dan Patterson, the great-greatgrandson of Confederate Gen. James Longstreet, who commanded the Rebel forces during the battle, is scheduled to attend. Re-enactments of the Battle of Fort Sanders and The Battle of Campbell’s Station will be held at 4 p.m. and 2 p.m. respectively on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12-13. For a full schedule of events, discount coupons and more info, visit www.battleoffortsanders. com. Admission to the re-enactments is $8 for adults. Children under 6 are admitted free. Families with four or more members pay a maximum of $30. Ad-
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My grandfathers. My paternal grandfather died when my father was young, so I never knew him. My mother’s father and I were close, and I would love to sit down with him again.
Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life and why? Ginger, my wife.
Mike Pope
Mike Pope has been digging in the dirt his whole life. In the West Knoxville community, the Pope name is a familiar one for those who have a passion for growing things. Pope is the owner of The Junction Plants and Produce at Dixie Lee Junction in Farragut, as well as three other places that support his family’s retail and wholesale plant business. “It all started in the early 1970s with one greenhouse,” says Mike. “It’s been going ever since.” When his father opened that first greenhouse in the Benfield community in Blount County, the growing business was very different, says Mike. “We did mostly wholesale, and it was largely a vegetable plant business. I started working when I was a teenager after school. Later, I would take the spring off from college and run a vegetable route, selling bunch plants. People did a lot of canning back then, and I would load up the truck three times a week with cabbage, tomato and pepper plants and head out. I might have 50 customers on the route. They would plant what they were canning.” The business changed as the needs and wants of the people did, says Mike. “We split the wholesale and retail business that we ran on land down in Rockford and opened the first Pope’s. We have transformed this business two or three times. You have to watch the market.” The newest venture for Mike came at the insistence of his wife, Ginger. “We are growing a lot of succulents,” Mike says. “It is a growing business on the retail side. We call our plants ‘carefree succulents,’ and we now have approximately four acres of hens-and-chickens and many other varieties of succulents. Our first big buyer was Kroger, and we are now in about 125 Home Depot stores in North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia. It’s usually small volume sales, so you have to have a lot of stores on board!” Mike and Ginger have two married children and are expecting their first grandchild in February. His son, Will, is following the family tradition and is helping run the farm in Blount County. Daughter Lindsey, who is expecting the first grandchild, is a teacher. “I guess my favorite part of the business was when I was taking the plants out on the road to people and stores who were looking for good plants,” says Mike. “It was fun to grow the plants and then sell them to the customers. I got to meet and talk to a lot of people.”
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East Tennessee families can visit with representatives of nationally known boarding schools, plus some local high schools to acquaint students with the range of options available to them for their high school years. The Boarding and High School Fair will be October 8th (3-5:30 p.m.) in the Kline Gymnasium on The Episcopal School campus. Admission is free of charge. Local high schools exhibiting include Christian Academy of Knoxville, Knoxville Catholic High School, Webb School of Knoxville and West High School. For more information, contact the school at (865) 777-9032 or email Alice Smith at smith@ esknoxville.org.
I still can’t quite get the hang of … Communicating with the people who are close to me. I have a hard time opening up to people.
What is the best present you ever received in a box? My iPad.
What is the best advice your mother ever gave you? Keep your head up and always be proud of yourself.
What is your social media of choice? Sit back and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Mike Pope.
What is your favorite quote from a TV show or movie?
Does television count? I have a Facebook account and all that, but it’s not for me.
What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why? I loved the Pink Panther and Wile E. Coyote.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “I’ll be back.”
What irritates you?
What are you guilty of? More than I would care to admit, but if I had to pick one vice, it would be working too much.
Having to tell someone how to do the same thing over and over again.
What are the top three things on your bucket list?
What is the worst job you have ever had?
1. Take off and go deep sea fishing in Destin. 2. Go to Key West for a long, lazy trip. 3. Spend some time next year with my new granddaughter. She is due in February.
Working at Pope’s. It is the worst job and the best job I have ever had because it is the only job I have ever had.
What is one word others often use to describe you and why?
What’s one place in Farragut everyone should visit?
Hard-headed. I like things done a certain way, the way I think they should be done.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would like to be more easy-going and look at things more like I did 15 years ago.
With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?
What irritates you? Deadlines. The Junction Plants and Produce at Dixie Lee Junction.
What is your greatest fear? Letting my family down.
If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be? Take the keys to the farm to the bank and tell them, “Good luck!” It can be your neighbor, club leader, bridge partner, boss, father, teacher – anyone you think would be interesting to Farragut Shopper-News readers. Email suggestions to Sherri Gardner Howell, gardners@tds.net. Include contact info if you can.
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How to tell a story A good book is one of life’s greatest pleasures, and meeting those who write them is way up there, too. Last week was a good week because I had the opportunity to listen to two awardwinning writers share their work and wisdom.
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Pamela Schoenewaldt is a Knoxville resident now, but she lived in a small town outside Naples, Italy, for 10 years. Her second novel, “Swimming in the Moon,” was published at the beginning of the month. It tells the story of an Italian teenager who emigrates to the U.S. with her mentally ill mother in the early 1900s. Schoenewaldt spoke to the Knoxville Writers Group about the challenges of writing historical fiction. She compared it to Odysseus’s struggle to pass between two sea monsters, Scylla and Charybdis. Writers who stray too far from recorded history can cause readers to lose faith, but those who place too much emphasis on fact risk overwhelming their characters. In the end, historical fiction isn’t sociology, she says. “We just have to show that it could have happened. We’re not obligated for our characters to follow the norm.” Schoenewaldt’s first nov-
Knoxville author Pamela Schoenewaldt speaks to the Knoxville Writers Group.
ize there needs to be a limit placed on growth.” Knox Heritage director Kim Trent wants UT to act in accordance with the Fort Sanders Neighborhood Plan that was adopted in 2000. The document was developed by the Fort Sanders Forum, which was put together by Mayor Victor Ashe and composed of residents,
el, “When We Were Strangers,” was a Barnes and Noble Great Discoveries Selection. An excerpt from her new book is available on her website, www.pamelaschoenewaldt.com. The Knoxville Writers Group meets at Naples Restaurant at 11:30 a.m. on fourth Wednesdays. Yes, Sharyn McCrumb has written dozens of novels, including three that have been New York Times best-sellers. But one of her lesser-known claims to fame is that she once taught a silly journalism student named Wendy Wright, who went on to become the very serious-minded community news reporter Wendy Smith. McCrumb stopped by Union Avenue Books last week to read an excerpt from her new novel, “King’s Mountain,” which tells the story of how a group of illequipped Appalachian frontiersmen, including John Sevier, changed the course of the Revolutionary War. She questioned why Yankees like Paul Revere get so much credit for their war
efforts, when Southerners, like Mary Patton, get none. Patton manufactured 500 pounds of gunpowder used by the Overmountain Men during the Battle of King’s Mountain. “Nobody ever talks about Mary Patton. I thought it was time some of these people got their due,” McCrumb said. She ended her talk with a quote from “The Art and Craft of Writing Historical Fiction” author James Alexander Thom: “Once upon a time is now.” The challenge of writing a historical novel is to take a story from a long time ago and make it feel like it’s now, she said. ■
Sutherland Heights gets sign
It’s either a sign of the changing times, or a sign that some things don’t change. Whatever the case, the Sutherland Heights neighborhood finally has a sign after 69 years of existence. City council members Dan Brown and Duane Grieve provided discretion-
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villages have a high child mortality rate. “They are bathing in the same water that they are drinking,” Jackson said. “We saw the opportunity to get clean water to their houses. If you can get half a chance to save a child, then it’s worth it to me.” Kena Hyers, senior accountant at FUD, and her husband, Ryan, were part of the February team. “I saw how we can take a lot for granted,” Kena Hyers said, adding that they would like to go back for a second trip. Giles said his employees have a benevolent spirit. “They very quietly go about doing the right thing,” he said. The FUD team members used their own vaca-
tion time and funds for the trip. “You think you’re going there to give, but you end up receiving so much,” Giles said. “I’ve loved seeing how the experience really changes the team members themselves.” Members of the group are also part of similar trips to Haiti and Mozambique. “One billion people in the world don’t have clean drinking water,” said Giles. The Knox ProCorps team that went to Guatemala included Bruce Giles, Zach Helton, Gary Massey, Kena Hyers, Ryan Hyers, Troy Wedekind, Andy Jackson, Mark McKinney, Craig Parker, Michelle Maddox, Jonathan Cummings, Edwin Deyton, Kristopher Hatchell, John King, John Power and Tim Tucker.
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Accessible water utilities system.” Although the Knoxville team began the week doing most of the work, the local community members assumed more ownership each day. “Ninety men from the village dug three miles of trenches,” said McKinney. “There is unbelievable pride on the part of the locals as they learn how to do it.” Now they no longer need to spend an hour or two each day carrying river water to their homes. “You first get the health benefit,” McKinney said. “Obviously, they’ll be sick less. But you’re also giving them time because they don’t have to go find water every day.” Andy Jackson, FUD’s distribution manager, said the
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Your kid at school Let’s take a different approach this week. Think about your kid or a kid you know. Does their experience with Knox County Schools prepare them for college or a job?
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If so, you should thank a teacher. If not, you should get behind Jim McIntyre and his band of bean-counters to reform Knox County Schools. There’s not much middle ground. We asked how many hours a kid spends being tested. We got back a testing schedule called an assessment landscape. It showed no child spending more than 15 hours (two days per year) in tests, many of them state- or federally-mandated. Yet a teacher in the field disputes the chart. (Note: the charts plus the KCS response to six questions from last week’s column are reprinted in full on our website at www. ShopperNewsNow.com.) The teacher said only an administrator could say the CBM is 3-5 minutes and proceeded to reveal a process that includes a trip to the gym and individual tests out in the hall. (We’ve got her response on the website, too.) “When you look at this assessment chart Knox County has created, at first glance you think, ‘Oh, that’s not much.’ But when you look at what a child has to do in one 9-week period, you realize why teachers and children feel like all they ever do is test. “An even bigger issue is whether or not parents understand all of this and are aware that their child is taking all of these tests, since a lot of the time the only tests that they know about are the weekly tests in math, reading, etc.” While our questions to the superintendent were specific, a broader concern is to what extent does the community support student regimentation and testing? End-of-course tests are expected, but we’ve gone overboard. We’re told that the Common Core state standards will bring teaching that’s
richer, more in-depth. But it seems we will be implementing this plan while testing on the old TCAP model. What’s up with that? A teacher called Friday to say that she received a “conference of concern” while her grade-level colleagues got good evaluations. “We were asked to teach to the Common Core (as a pilot last year), and I did. They didn’t. Instead, they pounded 20-30 multiple choice questions to their students every day. “On TCAP tests, their students scored out the top, and the teachers are walking home with a bonus. “My kids found six ways the multiple choice questions could be right or wrong. They thought themselves into a hole and took me with them.” Bean-counting doesn’t work well, even in business, and much less in education where little tykes need their noses wiped while they’re learning the ABCs. The Chamber of Commerce has culpability. It created the “data warehouse” and made testing its top priority for Knox County Schools. Teachers have a dilemma. They are evaluated on two instructional methods (rich and richer?) while subjected to multiple unannounced evaluations. But it’s really about the kids. Your kids. A teacher said she often shuts down a kid who is trying to tell her a story in order to hop to the next item on her daily plan. She would be in serious trouble if an evaluator dropped in to find her “off-task.” Off-task. That used to be called teaching.
According to Brewer Ingram Fuller Architects, the Eugenia Williams house reflects a number of different architectural styles. The banister on the front staircase, marble mantels and ornate molding are Greek revival.
Eugenia Williams commissioned her childhood friend, John Fanz Staub, to design her home in 1940. The ornamental fretwork over the front door continues around the house.
Williams estate needs solution
Three months ago, I visited the historic Eugenia Williams home at 4848 Lyons View Pike which is owned by the University of Tennessee. It is one of only two houses in Knoxville designed by famed architect John Fanz Staub. The other is Hopecote on Melrose Avenue, which is a guest house for special UT visitors. It is well-maintained. Staub, raised in Knoxville, spent most of his years in Houston where he designed the house built by oil heir Ima Hogg which later became the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. On Sept. 20, I made a return visit to see what changes had occurred since late June. I met with Terry Ledford, Gina Stafford and Justin Dothard. Clearly, UT maintenance crews had worked hard this summer to remove the almost junglelike vegetation encircling the carriage house behind the main house (not visible from Lyons View Pike) as well as the driveway leading Meetings ahead to it. It is close to the TenSo if you want to learn nessee River and adjacent more or just sound off, to the home of UT Trustee you’re invited to six October Charles Anderson (east of meetings when the school the Williams house). system will ask: What’s The University accepted good? What’s not? What’s the gift of this property in next? All start at 6 p.m. 1998, and little has hapand will be a small group pened to it beyond slow format with child care and decay as UT struggles to derefreshments: termine what to do with the ■ Thursday, Oct. 3, gift which today they probSouth-Doyle Middle School, ably wish they had never 3900 Decatur Road acquired. Given today’s re■ Monday, Oct. 7, Carter ality, it is unlikely UT would Middle School have accepted the 24 acres ■ Tuesday, Oct. 15, Farand house. ragut High School At the time, there were ■ Monday, Oct. 21, ideas of it becoming the UT Karns High School president’s home. Recently, ■ Thursday, Oct. 24, UT found a buyer in Joe Halls Elementary Fielden for the former presi■ Tuesday, Oct. 29, dent’s home on Cherokee Austin-East Magnet High Boulevard. The idea of the School. UT president having a home Jake Mabe contributed to this report. suitable for entertaining is
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apparently dead. All this occurred during three unfortunate presidencies which ended under unhappy and/or unpleasant circumstances. Today, Joe DiPietro is nearing the end of his third year as president. He is innocent in the decision to acquire the house and failed attempts to deal with it. In fact, he has the opportunity to turn what has become a lemon for UT into lemonade by bringing a solution to a story which is not going away. DiPietro, along with the UT board, needs to deal with this issue. He has a reputation of being a problem solver. Knox Heritage and its able attorney, Tom McAdams, have outlined a legal course of action to allow a sale of the house with restrictions as to its use subject to court approval. Restrictions could prevent the 24 acres from becoming a new subdivision or the house being demolished. State government presents a complicated process for sale of property, but there are people in Nashville who know the property well. Gov. Bill Haslam drove by it every day when he was mayor to get to work at the City County Building, and state Commissioner of Finance Larry Martin also knows the property. They would work to make a reasonable plan for the house succeed. Today, UT clearly has no plan (or at least not one which UT officials will discuss on the record). DiPietro
The art deco vanity is part of the home’s master suite. Photos by Wendy Smith
has the chance to move this unending problem into a solution. Its location on one of the most scenic and affluent streets in Knoxville guarantees thousands of motorists see it daily and UT does not come off well. It is time for UT to turn its creative thinking onto this issue. The stars could be aligned to secure a win solution for the University if its leadership wants it to happen. ■ Louise Zirkle, longtime Republican activist, turns 94 years young today. She still lives in Sequoyah Hills where she moved 55 years ago with her husband, George, and family. She still follows politics. For over 40 years she worked the polling site at Sequoyah Hills Elementary School. She chaired the GOP precinct committee there for some 30 years, following attorney Richard Stair Sr. She
never missed a countywide GOP convention. She was a delegate for Richard Nixon to the GOP national convention in Miami in 1968. Zirkle now lives adjacent to Talahi Park where she advocates its revival as a park. A longtime friend of former council member Jean Teague, she allowed her name in the early 1980s to be written in as a council candidate for the West Knoxville district Teague represented in order to prevent some Teague opponents from fielding a last-minute rival thru the write-in process. Zirkle won the write-in votes and then withdrew as a candidate. ■ Gary Underwood is the only Knoxvillian to successfully win a seat for city council thru a write-in ballot campaign, which happened in 1989. He defeated the incumbent Vice Mayor Hoyle McNeil.
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Get ready for Scott’s ‘Big Big World’ By Betsy Pickle
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Parkridge offers Barber houses tour The Th he Historic Parkridge Par ark k r id krid idge ge neighborneighborh hood will host the 2013 Barber Houses of Parkridge Home Tour on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 1-5 p.m. Present-day Parkridge encompasses Barber’s Edgewood subdivision which contains many houses built according to early Barber designs, including his own home. The tour invites guests inside six
historic homes, homes, and offers a guided walking tour of Barber homes not open to the public. Tickets are $10 and children under 12 are admitted free. Parking is available at Ashley Nicole Park, 620 Winona Street, where tickets may be purchased on event day until 4 p.m. Info: historicparkridge@ gmail.com, or 297-3496.
Candoro Rocks: y’all come By Betsy Pickle It’s a little bit country, a little bit rock ’n’ roll and a whole lot of marble. Candoro Rocks will bring it all together this weekend with a celebration of the marMajors ble sculptures of the late Albert Milani and a tribute to Hank Williams. A reception 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at Candoro Marble, 681 Maryville Pike, will showcase the art exhibit featuring Milani sculptures and other marbles. John Majors, former UT head football coach, will be the special guest. One of the sculptures is a bust of his late brother, Bill Majors, a UT coach killed tragically at age 26 in a cartrain wreck after a UT game. The sculpture, including a sculpted pedestal, once resided in the Hall of Fame at Stokely Athletics Center but has been in storage for many years. Brimer Monument Company is moving the 800-pound statue without charge. The reception is a First Friday event and is free and open to the public. Musician Luke Wilkerson will perform. Valet parking will be available. “This happened really because of the great marble exhibit we’re about to do in conjunction with it,” says Sherby Jones, board member of the Candoro Arts & Heritage Center. “It will have five of Albert Milani’s large pieces that we have found.” Milani was chief carver at Candoro for 40 years. In its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, the marble works contributed to many significant buildings throughout the United States. On Saturday, the focus will switch to music in an event Candoro hopes will become an annual fall festival. The origins came from a Hank Days celebration previously hosted by Candoro, so the heritage center tried to find a way to incorporate that theme via the bands playing throughout the day. “They’re all required to play a Hank Williams song,” says Jones. “They may all play the same tune, who knows.” Participating will be the Meltones, Vestal Riders, Rose Hawley, the Knox County Jug Stompers, Electric Healing Blues, Exit 65 and the Samuel Williams Orchestra. The audience
will decide the winner of the Hank Williams Championship Contest, judging the best rendition of a Williams song. The bands will perform on two stages, with Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis hosting the mainstage. A third stage will feature performances by belly-dance artists including DeLacey Ault, Humaya Tribal Fusion
and the Sandsations. “They’re not going to do Hank Williams,” says Jones. “I tried to get them to.” Candoro Rocks will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. In addition to the music and dancers, there will be food and craft vendors and children’s activities. Items sold at the Candoro Café will benefit the Candoro restoration fund.
Of all the promotions aimed at keeping South Knoxville businesses afloat during the Henley Bridge closure, this may be the coolest one yet: Scott Miller will perform a set at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Disc Exchange, 2615 Chapman Highway. Before you ask which limb store owner Allan Miller had to sacrifice to get the renowned Americana musician to visit, listen to this: “We called him,” says Scott Miller. “Those people have been so good. “How can you not help the Disc Exchange? They’re dying on the vine over there.” The music store is certainly turning the evening into an event, offering free beer along with the free music. Miller also will sign CDs and get fans revved up for his 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, show at the Bijou Theatre. Miller, who established his music career in Knoxville after moving here in 1990, returned to his native Virginia a couple of years ago to help his octogenarian father run the family farm near Staunton. He has kept close ties with Knoxville and makes it a point to schedule shows here. Next week’s visit will be like a homecoming as he promotes his new album, “Big Big World,” with a Blue Plate Special at WDVX and makes the media rounds.
He’s abandoning the cows for a month as he travels in support of “Big Big World,” which is technically a solo album but also a collaboration with Nashville producer, songwriter and musician Doug Lancio. To create the album, Miller would take his typewriter and make a “little nest” in an office at Lancio’s studio, writing lyrics to music Lancio wrote. “The only person I’ve cowritten songs with (before) was Mic Harrison from the V-Roys,” says Miller. “Maybe that’s because we were taught by Steve Earle a lot of tricks and things, or because Mic and I naturally
approached songs the same way – we were simpatico there.” He felt relaxed with Lancio because the lyrics he wanted to write and the music Lancio kept supplying were in the same vein. “The thing with Doug was, he didn’t really want to mess with the lyrics; he was all music,” says Miller. “The music part is not my strong point. Never has been. I’m always, like, three-chord guy. Doug also has pop sensibilities. He’s proven it with Patty Griffin and these other people that he’s produced.” The songs on “Big Big World” take Miller out of the Americana box and let him play with varying forms of rock, country and even African beats. “This is different than any other record I’ve made,” says Miller, who adds that he had to open himself up to trust Lancio’s input. “Probably my fans will hate it. But it’s what I wanted to do. And if you don’t want to do it and if you’re not happy doing it, who’s going to want to let you do it anyway?” On his days off during the October tour, Miller will fly to catch up with Griffin and open for her on her tour. It will be a grueling month, but he’s ready. “Working on the farm now, I’m in better shape than I’ve ever been,” he says. “I feel good. Whether I look good, I don’t know.”
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There’s a big game in town two John Majors passes to Buddy Cruze, down and out, then down and in, to the Tech 1. Tommy Bronson scored the touchdown in a 6-0 victory. Other highlights included Majors quick-kicking 68 yards and tackle Jim Smelcher finding a fumble when Tech was driving. There were other defining moments. Two years later, a Wyatt team lost to Chattanooga. Strange that a couple of ties would be big deals in Doug Dickey’s time at Tennessee. Knotting up at 3-3 with nationally-ranked LSU in Baton Rouge was the bright spot for his first team. That was 1964. Fighting defending national champion Alabama to a 7-7 tie in Birmingham
the next season was the liftoff to a strong finish. Snake Stabler contributed by throwing away the football to stop the clock – only to discover it was fourth down. There were several other definitive games in the Dickey era – the Rosebonnet win over UCLA, three in a row over the Tide, weeks and weeks in the top 10. Do not skip lightly over Dickey’s success. Alas and alas, there was no way for Bill Battle to shake off the kick-return loss to North Texas State, the fake punt against Georgia and missed extra points against Duke. I prefer to remember the rain game against Auburn, smart punts on first down, 21-0 Tennessee victory. Defining event for Majors
as coach was Jan. 1, 1986, Sugar Bowl, 35-7 romp over No. 2 Miami. I’m not sure the mighty Hurricane ever figured out what hit it. Phillip Fulmer had a defining season, 1998, overtime victory over Florida, miraculous comeback against Arkansas, national championship triumph over Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl. Derek Dooley had a defining game, the chaotic, last-gasp loss to LSU at Baton Rouge. Losing to a Kentucky team that had no quarterback was worse. If the current Vols put the bite on the Bulldogs, it will be the first few feet – or maybe a city block – on Butch Jones Boulevard.
Words of grace and wisdom
in the faith, the grace that makes us the person God envisioned at our creation. That is a process that takes the whole of the rest of our lives. That is the part of God’s grace that is left out of the quote. It is true that God doesn’t care who you were. It is very true that God cares who you are now. Most of all, however, God cares who you are going to become. And who God wants us to become is perhaps best described by C. S. Lewis: “Christ says ‘Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half-measures are any good. I don’t want to cut off a branch here
and a branch there. I want to have the whole tree down….The moment you put yourself in My hands, that is what you are in for. Nothing less, or other, than that. You have free will, and if you choose, you can push Me away. But if you do not push Me away, understand that I am going to see this job through. Whatever suffering it may cost you in your earthly life, whatever inconceivable purification it may cost you after death, whatever it costs Me, ‘I will never rest, nor let you rest, until you are literally perfect – until my Father can say without reservation that He is well pleased with you, as He said He was well pleased with me. This I can do and will do. But I will not do anything less.’ ”
or bad, priceless gems or sore spots that never heal, unforgettable either way. Robert R. Neyland had a really good one on Oct. 20, 1928, Tennessee against Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The young coach had to be a salesman just to secure spot on the Tide schedule. Marvin aAlabama was big time. It West had been to the Rose Bowl. Tennessee was on the upswing but was still using Maryville, Carson-NewI suppose that’s a reach. man, Transylvania and SeThe odds are seriously wanee as stepping stones. against it. Georgia has a sizNeyland ran a little con able edge in speed, at quar- job on Tide coach Wallace terback, running back and Wade. He said he needed in overall talent. a game against a top foe Other than that, let’s play to use as a teaching tool. football. You never know for He said it would probably sure. be a rout and that officials Defining moments, sig- should keep the clock runnature games, can be good ning if the home team was Big game in town. Chance for a sizable upset. Could be a defining moment in the coaching career of Lyle Allen “Butch” Jones Jr.
Then the son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” But the father said to his slaves, “Quickly, bring out a robe – the best one – and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. And get the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; for this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!” (Luke 15: 21-24a NRSV) God doesn’t care who you were. God only cares who you are now. (“Cowboys and Aliens,” Scott Mitchell Rosenberg)
Wisdom comes to us through many avenues. Sometimes we learn through reading and studying the Bible. Sometimes we hear a life-changing sermon. Occasionally the
oracle speaks through the voice of a good and faithful friend. Perhaps once in a lifetime, one hears the voice of God. (That is a column for another day). It is not often, however,
far, far ahead. Alabama never got far, far ahead. Tennessee sophomore Gene McEver returned the opening kickoff 98 yards. The Vols won, 1513. The Tide was stunned. Many of us consider this the real beginning of Tennessee football. First defining game for coach Bowden Wyatt was Nov. 10, 1956, Tennessee against Georgia Tech in downtown Atlanta. The Yellow Jackets were ranked No. 2 in the country, the Vols No. 3. It was one of the most intense and exciting battles in Tennessee history, selected some time later as the second greatest game ever played. I can’t remember what was supposedly better. The outcome swung on
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that God’s wisdom comes to us through a Western movie. “Cowboys and Aliens” is not my favorite Western. Not even close. But I was watching it one night with my husband, and when I heard the line quoted above, I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote it down: “God doesn’t care who you were; God only cares who you are now.” There it is, I thought:
God’s grace in one sentence. Except that there is one important part left out. John Wesley famously understood the grace of God in three distinct ways: prevenient grace, justifying grace and sanctifying grace. Wesley believed and preached that God’s prevenient grace was the grace that goes before (hence the prevenience of it). It is the grace that gets our attention. Justifying grace is the grace that sets us right with God, the grace that washes away our sins and makes us clean and whole. Sanctifying grace is the grace that “grows us up”
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House provides place for students to pray By Wendy Smith The doors opened four years ago, and they’ve never closed. Prayer rooms at the University of Tennessee’s Campus House of Prayer, 1915 Lake Avenue, are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, says CHOP director Gary Peacock. UT’s CHOP is a ministry of Campus Renewal, which sprung from a student prayer movement in Texas in the mid-1990s. It’s not a traditional campus ministry because it doesn’t “collect” kids, Peacock says. Instead, it partners with other Christian ministries to get people to pray. Since only about half of UT’s campus ministries have dedicated space, and it is hard to find a regular place to meet on campus, many groups meet for prayer at CHOP. Less structured groups also meet at the house, like students who have committed to pray for other students in their major. Targeted social justice groups also gather there, like a group that prays for human trafficking victims, he says.
The Campus House of Prayer is open all day, every day, at 1915 Lake Avenue. Photo by Wendy Smith When CHOP first opened, Peacock asked students to sit through a tutorial of sorts, and reminded them to pray for the campus. But he decided they didn’t need any instruction. Today’s college students are interested in spiritual things, but are unsure about religious institutions, he says. “They are all spiritually curious, but institutionally suspicious.” The result is smaller groups that meet regularly and pray together, but don’t attend church. He thinks
most need more positive adult role models. “The greatest need on campus is spiritual moms and dads,” he says. CHOP has three full-time employees, and one lives in the house, along with three students. The ministry is supported through private donation, and much of its funding comes through partnerships with churches of all denominations. Partnering and strategizing with campus ministries is an important part of Peacock’s mission. He is
especially proud of Campus Renewal’s “Pray UT” prayer guide that was published in the spring. Each day of the 31-day guide has a scripture, a prayer and a description of a specific campus ministry. The collaborative effort has been met with enthusiastic results, and Peacock has received requests for the book from alumni all over the country. The guide was distributed to local churches, and it has been a great way for church members to spiritually interact with the campus, he says. “I’ve been blown away by what God’s done through that.” Students prayed through the guide at CHOP in April and will do so again in October. Anyone who’s interested can pick up a hard copy of the guide at CHOP or receive a digital version by emailing to utk@campusrenewal.org. Peacock invites community members to CHOP to pray for the city as well as the campus. “We just champion prayer wherever we can,” he says.
Bible studies focus on women By Ashley Baker “I have a messy story,” said Suzanne Stelling, director of women’s ministries at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church. “I’m not perfect. I grew up in an amazing family. I married at 21 years old, and I divorced 14 years later. I was devastated.” In addition to her marriage ending, Stelling found herself dealing with a chronic disease as well as coping with three miscarriages. “That time formed and informed me,” Stelling said. “It made me into a kind and gentle person, and my story helps make other people feel comfortable with me.” Stelling found comfort in her faith, with one of the ways she coped being through Bible study. She now dedicates her life to making Bible study available for growing numbers of women in the church. For the last four years Stelling has led a team of 14 volunteer leaders at Cedar Springs Presbyterian and now can count those who are ministered to through Bible study as thousands of women. Most leaders host approximately 20 women, but there are a few bigger groups that instruct nearly 800 women at a time. “The studies are centered on really strong Bible teaching and are supplemented by small group discussions,” Stelling said. “Some of them have daily homework and some don’t.” Women in the programs gather either in the church or in homes. Many of the resources are put out by Lifeway Christian Stores and are from authors such as Pricilla Shier and Beth Moore. “The real goal is be-
ing in an intimate relationship with God and other people,” Stelling said. “It is to help women connect with other women, because we need each other. It is good for our soul. We need to love God, love others and serve the world.”
Suzanne Stelling, director of women’s ministries at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, helps put together Bible studies for thousands of women. Photo submitted
Christine Bruner, Beth Evans and Janie Johnson from Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church attended one of the largest group Bible studies last year at a Beth Moore conference. Photo submitted
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Beaver Ridge organizes food drop Many in Karns and neighboring communities went home after a recent Saturday with good food to stock their pantries as Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church offered a free Food Drop to those in need. Organized by Mary Hunt in cooperation with Second Harvest, the Food Drop began early on Saturday, Sept. 21. Beginning at 8 a.m., volunteers helped bag food for those waiting for the canned goods and other non-perishables. A steady crowd filled the church, which is located at 7753 Oak Ridge Hwy. For more about the church, visit www. beaverridgeumc.com. Jesse Kelly returns a cart to get it ready for another round of shopping at the Food Drop.
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Pre-K student Bryson Lannom enjoys a brownie and some popcorn with his parents, Trina and Ben.
Episcopal School of Knoxville 5th grader Alexa McCarren creates sand art using a recycled water bottle during the fundraiser at the Goddard School of Hardin Valley.
Michael Garvey and his daughter, 11-month-old Peyton, explore the setup for a bean bag toss.
Fun for a good cause What do you get when you mix a group of rowdy preschoolers with a playground filled with carnival games and festival food? Last weekend, it was a whole lotta goodness for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.
Grammar police ‘patrol’ West Valley Recently, West Valley Middle School 7th grade teacher Amy Crawford wanted to do something out of the ordinary for her students. After a week of “climbing a mountain” while working on a typical reading syllabus, Crawford promised the class something fun at the end of the week.
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London Bradley enjoys making bubbles with her mom, Erica. Each month, Goddard School of Hardin Valley’s Pre-K teacher and community service coordinator Samantha Sutton chooses a charity or local organization the school’s families and faculty can rally around and support.
donated a list of items including handmade jewelry and even a night on the town. Children’s activities included a dunk tank which held school owner Anoula McCarren, a dinosaur dig in the sand box and a dressup station with a variety of costumes. Cotton candy was sold in addition to hot dogs, popcorn and typical fair fare. The end result was roughly $2,500 to benefit ETCH. With an initial goal of raising $500, Sutton said the money raised was definitely worth the stress of planning the event in only 30 days. “Even though it was slightly chaotic the day of the festival with all of the preparations, everyone had a great time,” said Sutton. “It was a fantastic way for Cooper Lyvers is pleased the school to come together with the results of his work at for a great cause.” Now, if they can just the beaded bracelet station thaw out McCarren from helmed by his mom, Dottie. being dunked in cold water Initially, Sutton’s goal by four-year-olds, they can for September was to host begin planning October’s a small event on the school event to benefit Second grounds, such as a movie Harvest Food Bank. night or family cookout to benefit East Tennessee Chil- Babb and Boles dren’s Hospital. When she honored by PTA decided to hold a fall festival, Bearden Middle School the event began to take on a PTA president Debbie Boles life of its own. The number of games grew and soon a silent and fall fundraiser chair Virauction was added. Parents ginia Babb recently received
lifetime achievement awards from the Knox County Council PTA. The goal of both recipients is to raise awareness about the advantages of parents being involved in their child’s school. “Become involved before there’s a problem,” said Babb. “If you see a teacher in the hallway, chat with them so there’s a relationship there.” The more you get to know your child’s teachers, said Babb, the more comfortable you will be working with them to address issues. Just as she was saying this, she stopped to say hello to the custodian. Boles said communication works both ways, and parent involvement “is all about promoting your student’s success.” Both Babb and Boles agree that the PTA is available for every child, even for those whose parents aren’t members. According to Bearden Middle School’s website, the lifetime achievement award “recognizes a person who lives out his or her commitment to children on a daily basis and tirelessly advocates for children’s education, health and well-being.” “The PTA is all about including every child,” said Boles. “It veins out and affects them all.”
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West Valley Middle reading teacher Amy Crawford addresses shocking grammatical errors with her students. When the students arrived the next day, Crawford was dressed as a police officer, complete with a hat and reflective aviator sunglasses. She showed the students a quick video of herself as “Officer Crawford” laying down the law (pun intended) on what her “cadets” were assigned. Students were broken up into small groups and given case file folders of what Crawford called “disturbing images” of misspellings and incorrect punctuation. It was the responsibility of the cadets to find grammatical errors in each image. An example was a photo of a car dealership sign that reads “we bye used cars.”
Elliot Hildreth gets her face painted by talented volunteer Amanda Green. Students had eight minutes to review each case before swapping with another group. The theme song from the show “Cops” played as background music. Depending on how well each student did, they were given titles that ranged from grammar judge and honorary police chief to being a concerned citizen or receiving a grammar felony. Crawford said she got the idea of the Grammar Police from nationally-known motivational speaker and educator Ron Clark.
Vendors are needed for Rocky Hill Elementary School’s Candy Cane Cottage Holiday Market that will be held 4-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the school. Registration is $15 before Oct. 15 and $25 thereafter. Vendors donate 10 percent of their sales to the school. All proceeds will benefit the school PTO’s benevolence and community outreach programs. Info: 300-8197 or email carla.bailey@ comcast.net.
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Roberts just can’t say ‘no’ to teaching “Just when I thought I was out … they pull me back in.” – Michael Corleone, “The Godfather: Part III”
By Betsy Pickle Unlike Michael Corleone, Ernie Roberts has no one to blame but himself. To paraphrase another movie character, Ado Annie in “Oklahoma!,” he’s just a guy who can’t say no. Roberts retired at the end of spring semester 2009 after 30 years of teaching – mostly math – in the Knoxville and Knox County school systems. That fall, he was asked to return to Bearden High School, where he’d taught since 1984, to fill in for a teacher on maternity leave. He hasn’t had a free semester since then. “I think it’s the teamwork that I find rewarding,” says Roberts. “I wind up building relationships with students, parents and fellow staff members. You can put all these forces together and see something very productive as a result. “I can leave each day and feel like something has been accomplished, sometimes on a very large scale, sometimes on a small scale.” Roberts, who started out teaching Spanish but ended up instructing every type of math class except calculus during his career, says he loves it when a student gets it and has an “aha!” moment. “When they get excited, I feed off that energy,” he says. This semester, Roberts teaches two morning classes in honors geometry at Bearden. Each afternoon, he drives to Carter High to teach AP statistics. Since “retiring,” he also has taught at Gibbs and Richard Yoakley while teaching almost every semester at Bearden. Sometimes he’s managed to schedule his teaching assignments in the afternoon. “I was determined to sleep late one semester to see what it felt like to be retired,” he says. “Sleeping in – I enjoyed that.” Born in Cincinnati, Roberts grew up in Cookeville and Raleigh, N.C., until his family returned to his father’s hometown of Knoxville when he was a sophomore. He graduated from Central High School, then went to UT where he majored in foreign-language education (Spanish) and earned a math certification. He followed up with a master’s in mathematics. He started his teaching career with three years at Fulton. The last two, he was junior-class sponsor and had to help organize the prom. His extracurricular experience helped him dive in when he moved to Bearden. He immediately was tapped
Teacher Ernie Roberts seeks feedback from students in an honors geometry class at Bearden High School. Photos by Betsy Pickle.
to advise the whitewater-rafting club, which he did for three years. Early on, Roberts was asked by then-guidance counselor Tal Hooker to help with Key Club. The group was in a slump, but it soon took off. “The first year we had 43 members; within two to three years we had over 100,” he says. “I believe in 1995 we crossed the 200 mark. It was the first time any Key Club in the history of Tennessee and Kentucky Key Clubs hit 200. “We had so many projects, so many hours. What I found was, students want to be in a group that’s active. It was important to be a member of that club. You’re working and helping other people, serving the school, serving the community.” That’s the perfect way to describe Roberts. In addition to his school “work” – which includes announcing BHS basketball games and announcing the graduates at commencement – he’s vice president of the board of the Love Kitchen, vice president of News Sentinel Chari-
ties, cohost of the raffle tree at the Fantasy of Trees, associate drama director for the Nativity Pageant and newly elected board member of the WordPlayers. He’s a regular cast member of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Front Page Follies, an occasional member of the Knoxville Opera Chorus, music director at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and choir member at Central Baptist Church of Bearden. He’s on the home tour committee of Historic Old North Knoxville and is treasurer of the homeowners association in Black Mountain, N.C., where he bought a vacation home last year. In his free time, he likes to hike and go rafting. He also acts in commercials and locally produced crime re-enactment shows. He’ll be seen this fall in a five-episode arc of a DIY show called “Uncondemned,” which chronicles the process he and some friends went through in renovating a house in their neighborhood. “Flexibility is the best thing going in life,” says Roberts, who was one of six finalists for state Teacher of the Year in 2002 and has worked on numerous curriculum revisions at the state level for Algebra I.
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Roberts is back advising the Bearden Key Club again. He’s faithful about helping members park cars at Ronald McDonald House for every UT home football game. From 1997 through 2012, the club raised more than $105,000 for Ronald McDonald House. “The kids get out there and pull it together, and they have fun doing it,” he says. “People like to park with us.” He plays down his role but admits, “As a geometry teacher, I know how to arrange cars.” Roberts says he likes to keep things fun and light in the classroom and out, but the important thing is helping students learn. “Contrary to popular belief, students are also usually very appreciative of the things you do for them,” he says. “It’s a warm feeling.”
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West High National Merit semifinalists
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National Merit semifinalists at West High School are seniors (front) Erin Burman, Ruth Simberloff, Carolyn Craig; (back) Miles Woodhull, Garrett Durbin and Lauren Chambliss. The National Merit Bearden Elementary School 2nd graders Alexis Mitchell, Jesse Hao and Wade Martin prepare to Scholarship program is an opportunity for high school students to compete academically for spin the Wheel of Fortune to win prizes for selling coupon books. Alexis won a necklace, Jesse scholarships and recognition based on their PSAT scores. Photo by S. Barrett chose a peg game and Wade won a game of darts. Photo by S. Barrett
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Bearden Elementary teachers Tammy Styles, Emily Byrd, Laura Forrester and Melissa Rust enjoy a lunch of barbecue, cole slaw and baked beans before eating lemon cookies for dessert.
Northshore Elementary 1st grade teachers Jen Yellin and Jessica Thompson take a much deserved break after lunch before returning to their classes.
Bearden Elementary School PTO volunteers Anne Stair, Amy Kirby and Danielle McKeller greet teachers with platters of goodies in the library last week during the school’s monthly teacher luncheon hosted by parent volunteers. This month’s theme, a tailgate party, was appropriate for the start of football season. Photos by S. Barrett
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NEWS FROM HIGH AND PICKETT ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
High and Pickett Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery expands By Anne Hart
Dr. William R. High, seated at left, with new associate, Dr. David O. Pickett, and the office staff at High and Pickett Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Standing, from left, Misty Seal, dental assistant; Cindy Sprinkle, office manager; Sharon Keith, dental assistant; Sarah Douglas, patient coordinator and Barbara Randolph, insurance coordinator.
With the recent addition of Dr. David O. Pickett, the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery practice of Dr. William R. High, founded in West Knoxville almost 35 years ago, has seen a dramatic transformation. And there has been another kind of growth as well. The first week in September the practice opened new offices in a much larger space on the top floor at 248 North Peters Rd., next door to its previous location. Patients are delighted with the new site, which offers a spacious and beautifully decorated reception area as cozy and comfortable as any home, and plenty of convenient parking right at the door. Dr. High has always been known for the quality of his work and also for his attention to every detail of
patient care and with the addition of Dr. Pickett, patients will find the same level of care. The practice specializes in wisdom teeth, dental implants, bone grafts, extractions, TMJ treatment, biopsies and facial reconstruction. Dr. Pickett will be introducing cosmetic surgery and BOTOX injections to the practice’s menu of services. Dr. High and Dr. Pickett also maintain trauma services at UT Medical Center, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, and Ft. Sanders Parkwest Hospital and enjoy the challenges this entails. Both doctors proudly wear the UT Medical Center’s Guardian Angel pins, indicating that patients have donated to the Center in their honor. Dr. Pickett is a native of Utah who holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in microbiology
from Brigham Young University. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Dentistry in 2009 and received specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at UT Medical Center, where one of his professors was Dr. High. Dr. Pickett says he came to the profession of dentistry naturally. His Dad is a dentist in Utah, “and I grew up working in the back.” Dr. Pickett and his wife, Erin, have a son and two daughters. He says the decision to move to Knoxville was an easy one. “It seems like a family-oriented town – a good place to raise a family. We’re very happy here.” Office hours for High and Pickett Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 691-0918.
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Encouraging early detection with option for cutting-edge treatment By Sara Barrett Provision Center for Proton Therapy recently hosted Medic for an Eddie Check Free PSA Test and blood drive. The Eddie Check is a free screening available for men who test for high levels of a prostate-specific antigen in the blood, which can be a sign of prostate cancer. One of the treatments available at Provision Center for Proton Therapy deals with prostate cancer. Bill Hansen, vice president of business development and strategic planning for PCPT, explained the new technology that includes using a 50-ton magnet and protons from a single drop of water to treat tumors. The cutting-edge proton therapy can be administered as an alternative to chemotherapy and radiation. According to Hansen, proton therapy can treat just about any form of cancer except bone, skin and blood illnesses. The new facility, one of only 14 in the country, has tentatively scheduled its first treatment for a patient in January. PCPT marketing manager Talbott Paynter said the facility hopes to host an Eddie Check each month in order to help educate folks on the benefits of early detection of prostate cancer. The screening involves a pin prick to the finger, and the results are returned to the patient within 10 days. If the results show a high
Representatives of Medic and Eddie Check were on hand to help answer any questions about the blood drive and free prostate cancer screening. Pictured are Medic’s director of public relations, Christi Stalans Fightmaster, Eddie Check representative Jim Gorman and Medic representative Eva Quinley, chief of strategic initiatives.
Bill Hansen, vice president of business development and strategic planning for Provision Center for Proton Therapy, stands in the center’s new 360˚ Gantry treatment room.
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Medic phlebotomist Barbara Baciac prepares to get a blood sample from local radio personality Phil Williams during last week’s Eddie Check Free PSA Test and Blood Drive conducted by Medic and held at Provision Center for Proton Therapy. Photos by S. Barrett
level of the prostate-specific antigen, the patient is encouraged to schedule an appointment with a doctor for a more in-depth screening. For more information
HEALTH NOTES ■ The Caregiver Support Group will meet 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Concord UMC, Room E 224. Guest speaker: Shana Robertson of Home Helpers. Refreshments will be provided by Home Helpers of East Tennessee. Anyone in the community who gives care to an elderly individual is welcome. Info: 675-2835. ■ Jump Start Health and Fitness, located at Associated Therapeutics Inc., 2704 Mineral Springs Road, will offer a women’s self-defense class series for ages 14 and up 5-6 p.m.
on Eddie Check, visit w w w. e d d i e c h e c k . c o m . For more information on the Provision Center for Proton Therapy, visit www. provisionproton.com.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 22 through Dec. 3. Fee of $60 for the 12 classes is due at registration. Info: 687-4537, ext. 212. ■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meets 5-6:30 p.m. each first and third Tuesday in the UT Hospice office at 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6279. ■ UT Hospice, serving patients and families in Knox and 15 surrounding counties, conducts ongoing orientation sessions for adults (18 and older) interested in becoming volunteers with the program. No medical experience is required. Training is provided. Info: Penny Sparks, 544-6279.
Dean LaRue promoted at Commercial Bank Dean LaRue is executive vice president of Commercial Bank, overseeing Te n n e s s e e operations. He will work from the West Dean LaRue
Knox office. He has worked for Commercial Bank for the past eight years as vice president of commercial lending. “We greatly appreciate the excellent job Dean has done and feel certain that he will have continued success in this new role,” said bank president Adam Robertson.
LaRue’s community involvement includes working closely with the TSBDC (Tennessee Small Business Development Center), SBA (Small Business Administration) and areawide development corporations to promote sound growth in the community.
groin. The new fenestrat- weak spot on the wall of ed endograft allows min- the aorta (the body’s bigimally invasive repair of gest artery) that balloons aortic aneurysms that out as it passes through have previously been the abdomen. If the anperformed with complex eurysm bursts before beDr. Donald Akers, Dr. Scott Callicutt, open surgery. ing repaired, it is often Vascular Surgeon Vascular Surgeon “It’s for very select fatal. A synthetic tubelike device (graft) is used Vascular specialists patients who previously to seal off the bulge inside would have been exwith Premier Surgical the blood vessel. It also cluded from minimallyAssociates are using a invasive surgery because reduces the pressure on new type of graft to treat of their aneurysm’s prox- the damaged area of the patients with complex imity to kidney arteries,” artery and reinforces the abdominal aortic aneusays Dr. Akers. “This is channel for blood ow. rysms (AAA). Surgeons a way to repair certain The fenestrated AAA Donald Akers, M.D., abdominal aortic aneu- endograft device has FACS, and C. Scott received approval Callicutt, M.D., refrom the Food and cently performed Drug Administrathe rst “fenestion (FDA), but is trated” endograft being offered only at implant in the East select centers with Tennessee area. The vascular surgeons procedure was perspecially trained in formed in July at this treatment opPhysicians Regional tion. Dr. Akers and Medical Center in Dr. Callicutt are inThe Fenestrated AAA endovascular graft is downtown Knoxcustom-made to fit each patient’s anatomy. volved in clinical triville. (Graphic courtesy of Cook Medical) als for the device. The special graft This innovative has precisely posigraft will allow aneutioned “fenestrations” rysms that we couldn’t rysm treatment for a or holes through which x in the past because of wider category of pastents may be placed to the anatomy associated tients. “It’s for highly keep blood owing to with them.” complicated cases that in The patient who re- the past would have been the patient’s kidneys and ceived the fenestrated sent to Cleveland Clinic nearby organs. “The device is custom- graft implant from Dr. or other places for treatmade for each patient, Akers and Dr. Callicutt ment,” says Dr. Callicutt. using a 3-D computer wasn’t a candidate for “We are pleased to offer model generated from traditional open sur- this treatment option CT scans of the person’s gery because of her age, here in Knoxville.” anatomy,” explains Dr. health and the location For more information Callicutt. “It takes about of the grapefruit-sized about AAA treatment three months to build aneurysm. options, visit “This technology aleach one.” www.premiersurgical.com. lowed minimally invaDuring endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, sive AAA repair for this a fabric-covered stent is patient,” explains Dr. inserted inside an aneu- Akers. “AAA” or abdominal rysm through two tiny incisions in the patient’s aortic aneurysm is a
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Sevier County woman puts suicide attempt in the past Now helps others heal at Peninsula
Marjorie Diefenbach stands on the front porch of Peninsula’s Sevierville Wellness Recovery Center, where she is a peer counselor. cut her arms, and tried twice to end her life. She spent time in a mental health hospital. Her son and daughter were the only ones at home to care for their mom when she was discharged. Diefenbach wanted help, but found she was “not sick enough” for some programs, and “too sick” for others. Peninsula Outpatient Center in Sevierville recommended the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at Peninsula Lighthouse, and it was a great fit for Diefenbach. The Lighthouse Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is a five-daya-week program which specializes in the treatment of co-occurring disorders but is appropriate for individuals with any mental illness diagnosis. A typical treatment day is three hours in duration and consists of group therapy and educational sessions. The length of treatment is usually four to six weeks; however,
Peninsula Wellness Recovery Centers to hold open house during Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct. 6-12, 2013) Recovery is happening in your backyard. Peninsula Recovery Wellness Centers* offer FREE recovery support services in three local c om mu nities – Knoxv i l l e , Mary ville and Sevierville. Participants rec eive e duc at ion, socia lization, a daily meal or a snack and transportation. You are invited to attend an open house, meet our staff and
see what we have to offer. One in four East Tennesseans is affected by mental illness. The good news is that help is available and m o s t p e o p l e who access recover y skills and medication can live happy, productive lives. Recovery happens, and it happens here. *This program is funded by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
length of stay is determined on an individualized basis depending on the unique needs of each client. Lighthouse treatment involves support and accountability, teaching skills and assisting clients in achieving personal change goals. Treatment groups are facilitated by master’s level therapists. “My therapist, Jo Willey, was wonderful,” she said. “When I first began going, I was scared of my own shadow. Slowly, I felt myself change and become calm.” The correct combination of therapy, education and medication helped Diefenbach turn the corner. Upon completion of the IOP, Willey encouraged Diefenbach to
participate in the Recovery Education Center (REC) program as the next step in healing. The REC is also a five-day-a-week program which helps individuals put into practice the skills they have learned in the IOP. While participating in the REC, Diefenbach took a Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP) class. WRAP® is a system that strengthens recovery by identifying triggers and ways to overcome them using positive coping skills. An individualized personal crisis management plan is formulated to achieve and maintain wellness. “One day I was in WRAP® and Linda Estridge was teaching. Day
“Through the things I have learned, I have conquered my fear of the unknown.” – Marjorie Diefenbach
You’re invited to drop by an open house of your choice: Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 1-6 p.m. Peninsula Wellness Recovery Center-Sevierville 509 High St. Sevierville, TN 37862 865-705-4012
Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 1-6 p.m. Peninsula Wellness Recovery Center-Maryville 532 W. Broadway Maryville, TN 37801 865-379-6030
Thursday, Oct. 10, from 3:30-7 p.m. Peninsula Wellness Recovery Center-Knoxville 1451 Dowell Springs Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37909 865-374-7148
after day, I was wondering why I was even there, then Linda started talking about triggers for certain behavior, and it started making sense. Everything clicked with me,” Diefenbach said. Peninsula Outpatient Manager of Recovery Services Dr. Mary Nelle Osborne urged Diefenbach to continue healing and growing by participating in Peer Support Training (PSST). PSST is an 80hour interactive course that prepares graduates to achieve their goals in employment, schooling and/or volunteerism. During training, students develop skills to enhance their personal recovery and professional skills to promote their success in the work environment. “It was a wonderful experience. Through the things I have learned, I have conquered my fear of the unknown,” she explained. Approximately six months later, when an opening became available to work in the Sevierville Wellness Recovery Center, Diefenbach applied and got the job. “I love working here,” she said. “People with mental illness deserve to be cared about and they deserve happiness. If I can help give them tools to achieve their goals, it’s worth everything I’ve been through.” Diefenbach has put action behind her words. She has started a task force called “Mission: Possible” and went to shelters and into the streets, telling people how WRAP® can help give them independence. A tattoo that says “Faith” marks a spot where Diefenbach cut her arm in a suicide attempt. She feels remorse for what her illness put her children through, but has forgiven herself and moved on. “Life is a gift and is worth living … I thank God I am still here,” Diefenbach said. “If anyone out there sees themselves in my story, I want to tell them, it’s OK. What you are feeling is real, and there’s help, there’s hope beyond that dark hole.”
Bridging the Cultural Gap: 13th Annual Peninsula Ethics Workshop Peninsula, in conjunction with National Association of Social Workers, presents the 13th annual Peninsula Ethics Workshop, being held at Rothc h i l d Confere n c e Center on Friday, Nov. 15, from 1-4 p.m. The seminar, titled “Social Work in a Global Society: The Intersection of Ethics and Culturally Relevant Practice,” will focus on the unique ethical challenges involved in working with
ethnically and culturally diverse populations and their families. The guest speaker will be Sandra J. Gonzalez, LCSW. To register, logon to www. naswtn. com and click on continuing education or call the NASWTN chapter office at 877810-8103. Cost to attend the event is $65 for NASW members and $95 for nonmembers. Please register by Monday, Nov. 6.
Peninsula Wellness Recovery Centers Group socialization, education and wellness support for men and women 18 and older who have a mental illness. For more information about Peninsula Wellness Recovery Centers, call (865) 970-9800.
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It felt as if the very fabric of Marjorie Diefenbach’s life was coming apart at the seams in 2003. Five years prior, she, her husband and their four children moved their business from New York State to the Smoky Mountains. They built their dream home in Sevier County and, for a while, things were good. As time passed, the couple grew apart and the marriage disintegrated, with the divorce being settled in February 2009 after six years of legal battle. Marjorie was no longer employed and her home had been sold in the divorce, so she was without a place to live for a few weeks. Two of her children had grown up and moved out. Every day presented a new challenge for Marjorie. “Everything had changed and I was having a really hard time with life,” Diefenbach said. “I was extremely depressed.” To complicate matters in 2005, she was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma. She faced surgery with no insurance or financial resources. Shortly thereafter, she had a car accident that resulted in injuries to her back. This affects her functioning still today. She was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia, Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) and Chronic fatigue. “All these things sent me into a tailspin. I felt so alone and so worthless,” she said. “I turned to food as my comfort, and then I felt even worse; I had no energy and found it hard to even get out of bed.” The pressure was too much for Diefenbach. The stress of her situation caused a series of unpleasant memories from her past to flood her mind, resulting in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in addition to severe clinical depression. She would “disassociate,” which means to escape reality in ways that are involuntary and unhealthy. Persons with Disassociative Disorder develop coping mechanisms to keep difficult memories at bay. Diefenbach began to drink and
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CONTINUING 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 online at candoromarble.org or facebook.com/candoromarble. Disney’s “Mulan,” live musical play for families based on the 1998 film, 7 p.m. Oct. 3-4; 1 and 5 p.m. Oct. 5, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 Churchwell Ave. Tickets: $12; $10 each for adult and child entering together. Purchase: 599-5284 or tickets@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com. “Of Sword and Pen,” regional artifacts and documents from the Civil War era, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St., through Sunday, Oct. 13. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
MONDAY, SEPT. 30 Ossoli Circle, Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. 9:45 a.m. fellowship; 10:30 a.m. “Getting the Most Out of Your Medications – Shingles and Moore” presentation by pharmacist Mary Ellen Bond Cox; 11:30 a.m. program “Development and Revitalization in Downtown Knoxville” by David Dewhirst; 12:30 p.m. lunch, then bridge and language class. “Remembering a Hill,” Brown Bag lecture by Julie Paine Fritz, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Fritz will discuss memories of growing up on Bearden Hill in the 1950s. Free. BYO lunch; soft drinks available. Poetry reading by Edward Hirsch, poet, author, MacArthur Fellow and president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 7 p.m. UT’s Hodges Library Lindsay Young Auditorium. Free. Copies of his eight books will be sold on site. Tennessee Shines features Valley Young, 7 p.m., WDVX studio, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6 p.m. Children 14 and under with a parent admitted free. Info: WDVX.com.
TUESDAY, OCT. 1 Newly Bereaved casual workshop by Amedisys Hospice of Knoxville, 5 p.m., Panera Bread, 4855 Kingston Pike. Free. Preregister with Sarah Wimmer, 689-7123 or 1-866-462-7182. Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina cooking class, Holiday in the Pacific Northwest, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 7610 Maynardville Pike. BYO wine. Cost: $50. Register: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916. Scott Miller will perform music from “Big Big World,” 7 p.m. at Disc Exchange, 2615 Chapman Highway. Signing follows. Free beer. Info: 573-5710.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2 Knoxville Garden Club meets 10 a.m. at Cherokee Country Club, 5138 Lyons View Pike. Author, gardener and lifestyle expert James Farmer will speak on “A Time to Plant,” based on his new book.. Free and open to the public. Knoxville Founders Day luncheon, noon, The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. State historian Carroll Van West will speak. Proceeds benefit Historic Homes of Knoxville. Info: www.knoxtix.com or 523-7543.
THURSDAY, OCT. 3 Big Orange & Purple Pep Rally featuring exUT and NFL football player David Martin, 4:30-7:30
p.m. at Alzheimer’s Tennessee Resource Center, 5801 Kingston Pike. Free food, corn hole, live music, “exercise the mind” area, kids’ activities, Alzheimer’s Q&A, prizes, coaching clinic for Knoxville Alzheimer’s Tennessee WALK (April 12, 2014). Knoxville Writers Guild meets 7 p.m. at Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. John O. Hodges will read and discuss his book, “Delta Fragments: The Recollections of a Sharecropper’s Son.” Donation of $2 suggested. Toronto Blue Jays pitcher RA Dickey, who got his start at UT, will speak at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Concord. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. General admission, student and VIP tickets available at www. windingupwithra.com. West African dance technique class with Takia, MY PLACE Performing Arts, 734 Hall of Fame Drive. Cost: $5. Info: 384-3181 or ifaa2012@gmail.com.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 3-20 “Our Country’s Good,” a play about the founding of Australia by Timberlake Wertenbaker; based on the novel “The Playmaker” by Thomas Keneally; UT’s Carousel Theatre; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18 and 20; 2 p.m. Oct. 6, 13 and 20. Contains brief nudity and strong language. Tickets: $12-$40; 974-5161 or clarencebrowntheatre.com.
FRIDAY, OCT. 4 Arts & Culture Alliance presents Richardson Turner recent works (paintings, lithographs, sculptures); “People, Places and Beyond,” works by potter Pat Clapsaddle and painter Marta Goebel-Pietrasz; “Romantic Notions,” works by Clarksville painter Terri Jordan; and recent paintings, jewelry and journals by Deborah Bowen. Opening reception 5-9 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Chocolate fondue from the Melting Pot, The Porch Pickers 6-8, Jazz Jam Session in the Black Box Theatre 7-9. Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St., 85th anniversary open house, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will proclaim “Tennessee Theatre Day” at a short 6 p.m. ceremony that will include house organist Bill Snyder at the Mighty Wurlitzer. Swing music by the Old City Buskers, complimentary wine, backstage tours. Free. East Tennessee Foundation, Suite 1400, 625 Market St., in partnership with Bennett Galleries, opening reception 5:30-8:30 p.m. for exhibit of works by Richard Jolley, Tommie Rush, the late Akira Blount and Rob Heller. Exhibit open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays through Dec. 31. Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St., opening reception 5:30-9 p.m., exhibit by October featured artists, painter Brenda Mills and copper jeweler Kathy Bradley; and by recently juried-in members Linda Johnson, Kory Kiker, Joann Marie, Dennis Sabo and Ron Sullivan. Music by Tennessee Valley Accidentals. Refreshments. Downtown African American Art Gallery, works by Liberian-born visual artist Hawa Ware Johnson along with sampling of Liberian cuisine and drum circle/jam session by Baba Beats & Edutainment at the office of African American Appalachian Arts, Suite 106, Emporium Building, 100 S. Gay St. Djembe gear drum bags will be on display and for sale. A1LabArts Member Show opening reception, 6-10 p.m., Center for the Creative Mind, 23 Emory Place. Bliss, 24 Market Square, 6-9 p.m. opening reception for Neon Indian Summer, handmade dreamcatchers made from recycled fabric and yarn. Free. Bliss Home, 29 Market Square, 6-9 p.m. opening reception for North Carolina painter Kent Youngstrom. Free. Avanti Savoia’s Date Night cooking class, Sushi 101, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 7610 Maynardville Pike. BYO wine. Cost: $60. Register: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916. Les Trois Chefs, 6:30 p.m. cocktails and silent auction, 8 p.m. dinner and live auction, Cherokee Country Club, 5138 Lyons View Pike. Three notable chefs will create a four-course meal. Special guest Alan Benton of Benton’s Bacon is donating his products for the event. Tickets: $200 at 637-1753 or www.ltcknoxville.com. Info: Hugh Nystrom, hnystrom@childhelp.org or 6371753. Escape to Old Havana, 7-10:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse, 6800 Baum Drive. A fundraiser for East Tennessee Technology Access Center, the event will feature Latin music by the Kukuly and Gypsy Fuego Band, demos and lessons in tango by Academy Ballroom, casino games, Cuban marketplace, and Cuban food by Puleo’s Grille. Tickets: $25. Call ETTAC, 219-0130, by Oct. 2.
Singer-songwriter Robinella, “Keepin’ the Lights On” benefit concert for the Volunteer Ministry Center, 8 p.m., The Square Room, Market Square. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of show; purchase at 524-3926 or www.vmcinc.org. Scott Miller and the Commonwealth and the Paul Thorn Band, 8 p.m. Bijou Theatre. Tickets: $22, www.knoxbijou.com. Movies on Market Square, “The Princess Bride,” dusk. Bring lawn chair or blanket to sit on; well-behaved dogs welcome.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 4-5 Candoro Rocks, Candoro Marble, 681 Maryville Pike. Art show of marble objects made by craftsmen 1920s-1970s and works by master carver Albert Milani, opening reception featuring Johnny Majors 5-8 p.m. Oct. 4. Art show plus live music, belly dancers, crafts, food and children’s activities 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 5. Suggested donation: $3. Info: candoromarble.org.
SATURDAY, OCT. 5 The 22nd Annual Tim Kerin Towel Drive for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will start two hours before kickoff at the UT-Georgia game at Neyland Stadium. Fans who make a canned-goods or suggested $5 donation will receive an orange-and-white power towel; available at every gate.
SUNDAY, OCT. 6 Furry Fall Festival, noon-3 p.m. Young-Williams Animal Center, 3201 Division St. Pet adoption specials, $10 rabies shots, $10 microchips with registration, rescue groups, giveaways and treats, kids’ activities. The Knoxville Turkish Cultural Center will have its third annual “Share the Wish” fundraiser at 1 p.m. at the center, 7035 Middlebrook Pike. There will be live music, a play area, Turkish folk dancing, raffles, handicrafts and food. Free. Info: www.knoxvilleturkish.org. St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway, will have a Blessing of the Animals service, 3 p.m. Info: 523-5687. Knoxville Opera Goes to Church … A Celebration of Talent, mix of opera, spirituals and gospel performed by the 40-voice Knoxville Opera Gospel Choir, 5 p.m. New Covenant Baptist Church, 10319 Starkey Lane. Soloists include Talise Trevigne, Kevin Thompson, Evan Bowers, Markus Beam, Leah Serr, Evelyn Jack and Calvin Daniels. The Vegetarian Society will meet at 6 p.m. at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Manuela Ptacek will present vegan food products from Arbonne. A potluck supper will follow. Cost: $3 per person. Info: Bob, 546-5643 or bobgrimac@gmail.com.
MONDAY, OCT. 7 Newly Bereaved casual workshop by Amedisys Hospice of Knoxville, 5:30 p.m., Cozy Joe’s Café, 2559 Willow Point Way. Free. Preregister with Sarah Wimmer, 689-7123 or 1-866-462-7182. Tennessee Shines features Mandolin Orange, 7 p.m., WDVX studio, Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St.; broadcast on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Tickets: $10, at WDVX and www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6 p.m. Children 14 and under with a parent admitted free. Info: WDVX.com.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, OCT. 7-8 Children’s clothing sale, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 7, 9:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 8, Middlebrook Pike UMC, 7234 Middlebrook Pike. Newborn-teen clothing, maternity, layettes, strollers, high chairs, games, toys.
TUESDAY, OCT. 8 The Harvey Broome Group of the Sierra Club will meet at 7 p.m. at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. The program will be “Butterflies and Building a Backyard Environment for Their Protection,” led by Master Gardeners and butterfly keepers W.C. “Dub” and Glenna Julian and Lois English.
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Art Gone Wild at the Knoxville Zoo The Knoxville Zoo recently tapped some unusual talent for its latest fundraiser, Art Gone Wild. The animals themselves These zebras may look like they’re eating, but they’re actually – including rhinos, racpainting. Treats in the dish guide their noses to the paint. coons, beavers, penguins, elephants, zebras, gibbons, chimpanzees, gorillas, baboons, lions, tigers, red pandas and a variety of reptiles – did the paintings, which were then offered to art enthusiasts from all over East Tennessee. Tina Rolen, assistant director of marketing for the zoo, said that proceeds will go toward funding the zoo’s enrichment program, which focuses on the animals’ complete well-being. Daily mental and physical stimulation is provided by the use of interesting objects, scents
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Zoo volunteers Gail and Joe Clift of Halls pose with Jumbe the giraffe in the background. Gail works with birds and often attends special events to talk about them and show them off.
and foods, and training and painting sessions. The program has the added benefit of improving the success of breeding programs. There’s only one problem, says Leigh Rickey, who works with the great apes. “The chimps like to eat the paint.” Send story suggestions to news@ ShopperNewsNow.com
Joe and Whitney Book of Farragut admit, “We’re so jazzed!” Sharon Montgomery of White Pine (with her husband Mike) is a zoo volunteer, but says, “I’m a customer today!”
Pam Cunningham, Cynthia Hobday and Jeff Pinion of West Knoxville enjoy the evening. “I bought something last year,” says Cynthia, “so we’re adding to the collection!”
Barbara Brower, who works in development, poses beside her spectacular cake made for the occasion. She also does cakes for family birthdays and special events, but resists going professional. “I have to have a connection to the recipient,” she says, “or it’s not any fun.” Photos by Carol Zinavage
West Knoxville residents Rebekah and Heyward Baxter pose with downtown residents Marcus Goodreau, Carrie Sorensen and Jacob Price. It was a first visit for all but they’re looking forward to next year.
A Burmese star tortoise seems more interested in getting out of his pool than working on his painting. “They’re pretty good escape artists!” says herpetologist Stephen Nelson.
Nikki Edwards displays the colorful result of the zebras’ efforts.
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Knoxville man ďŹ nds the right answer at Fort Sanders Regional Feeling tired and out of breath, Joe Mackin of Knoxville, 69, mentioned those symptoms to his endocrinologist during a routine visit in July for his Type 2 diabetes. “Now that I’m looking back on it, you see things much clearer. If you’ve got Type 2 diabetes, you’ve got to pay attention because it can lead to heart problems,â€? Mackin said. The doctor talked him into having a stress test on his heart, which measures blood ow to the heart muscle at rest and during exercise. “I unked it,â€? said Mackin. “Then they did an angiogram in cardiologist Dr. (George M.) Krisle’s ofďŹ ce, to look inside my veins. I unked that, too. I was 100 percent clogged on my main artery, and the other two were 75 to 80 percent blocked.â€? After that, the best course of action was coronary bypass surgery, also called Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). During this surgery, a healthy piece of vein is taken from the leg or other area of the body and is grafted onto the blocked coronary artery to “bypassâ€? the blockage. CABG requires cutting through the chest wall. It’s major surgery and requires weeks of recovery time. Knowing that, Mackin struck a bargain with his doctors. “Well I had already planned to go to my sis-
Sara Gray Mackin, Joe Mackin and their 13 year old bulldog, CB
ter’s wedding in Chicago,� he said. “I told them, ‘Look, I’ve made it this far. I’d like to go to Mackinac Island for the wedding.’ “But I was pretty careful. I got a packet of nitroglyc-
erin for the trip,� he said. Nitroglycerin dilates blood vessels and is used in emergencies to improve blood ow to the heart. Off he went, enjoying the wedding in Michigan. When
he got back, Mackin headed straight for Fort Sanders and heart surgery on July 25 with his cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Lacy Harville. The surgery went smoothly, even though
Mackin had a slight setback after surgery. “There was a nurse named Michelle on my oor, and she picked up before anybody else that I had water in my lungs because of
her acute ears and stethoscope,â€? he said. “She was able to correct it, she was outstanding. It might have turned into early stage pneumonia, but they treated it very quickly.â€? Mackin was in the hospital ďŹ ve days. After returning home, he started heart rehabilitation sessions at Fort Sanders, which he continues today. “It’s a great program because they really know what they’re doing. I’m doing a very responsible threepronged attack of exercise, better diet and lower stress,â€? said Mackin. Plus, he said he is taking care of his diabetes more closely. “Before, I knew a lot of information but I didn’t pay attention to it. I didn’t watch my diabetes closely enough,â€? he said. Mackin said he would recommend Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center to anyone who needs cardiac care. “It was a top-notch experience, triple A,â€? he said. “From the doctor all the way down to the people who took care of the room and cleaned it up, everybody was tremendous. “They really seem to have a commitment to total care, starting with surgery and continuing with the postsurgery care. A lot of times you don’t know what you’re getting into until you get there,â€? said Mackin. “I just feel very fortunate I got the right people.â€?
Fort Sanders Cardiac Surgery earns 3-Star Award For the second time in a row, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center earned a 3-Star Award from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. For the most recent analysis of national data from January 2012 through December 2012, Fort Sanders’ performance was again in the highest quality tier. This
national designation means that Fort Sanders is among the top 10 percent of cardiac surgery centers in the United States, based on a complex set of measurements considering severity of illness, complications from surgery, hospital stay and overall outcomes afterward. “In Washington, they consider this the gold standard for looking at how well cardiac surgery programs do,� said cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Lacy Harville. “It’s great that we got this, but it really speaks to the dedication of the
whole heart team.� Harville explained that it takes dozens of staff members, from surgeons and nurses to technicians and staff, to care for each patient. “It’s just all of us, taking care of patients,� Harville said. “We have put a lot of processes in place to get better and better at what we do, and minimize the likelihood of problems occurring.� The award focused on coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, commonly called “cabbage.� It is a surgical procedure in which arteries or veins from other parts
“We have put a lot of processes in place to get better and better at what we do.� – Dr. Lacy Harville of the body are grafted onto heart arteries to bypass blockages. It is a very detailed surgery, and many things can go wrong, said Harville. “If you do enough high risk surgery, which heart surgery is, you’re not always going to have a
great outcome,� he said. “So you want someone with a great batting average, and Fort Sanders is really good at all positions.� “You have to look at more than just numbers, but patients are in very good hands at Fort Sanders.�
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