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Preserving history takes time

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Art show has gifts galore

The annual Whittington Creek Art Show this weekend is the perfect place to shop for holiday gifts, with the added bonus of supporting local artists, like Farragut woodturner Bob Klassen.

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Catching up with Oliver Smith While Oliver Smith Jr. is credited with the development of both East Towne and West Town malls, it is under the direction of Oliver Smith IV that the company has seen dramatic growth and expansion. It has brought more than 125 restaurants to this area, representing more than 60 franchises. It has also developed more than 20 hotels totaling more than 3,000 units from Florida to Michigan and is responsible for about the same number of apartment units, for more than 65 bank locations and in excess of 40 convenient stores.

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Kim Trent and Catherine Hodges speak at a recent Knox Heritage event at the historic Walker-Sherrill house, 9320 Kingston Pike. Hodges is working with her father, developer Bill Hodges, on converting the home to professional office space. Photo by Wendy Smith

By Wendy Smith When it comes to historic preservation, slow and steady wins the race. In the case of West Knoxville’s historic Walker-Sherrill house, the race is already won, even though there’s a long road ahead. Knox Heritage recently hosted an open house for members at the antebellum home. The nonprofit has been trying to save the house for eight years, said Executive Director Kim Trent.

Read Anne Hart on page 12

Baptist reunion Forget Disneyland. The Happiest Place on Earth – at least for one afternoon – was Tennova South, as former employees of Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee reunited five years after the hospital’s closing.

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The fundraising effort to build the Hank Rappé Inclusive Playground has reached $135,000 in donations. Knox Youth Sports will build the playground at Lakeshore Park that will be named in memory of 3-year-old KYS tee-ball player Hank Rappé. Hank, the son of Dr. Matt and Brandy Rappé, passed away in his sleep April 5, 2013, two nights before his first tee-ball game at KYS. He was also survived by brothers Luke and Jack. According to local playground industry representatives, this will be only the second such inclusive playground in the city of Knoxville. The other one is the Ashley Nicole Dream Playground in Caswell Park downtown. It opened in June 2005. Features planned for the play-

Seldom does the University of Tennessee create what has become a food fight between top leaders on campus but that is what has happened with the exchange of comments between Pride of the Southland Marching Band director Gary Sousa (now on paid administrative leave) and UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek. Read Victor Ashe on page 4

Coppock on adoption She is cited in Tennessee courts anytime an adoption case is being heard. Dawn Coppock didn’t start out to become adoption attorney, but was set on that course when she took on an interstate adoption early in her career, even though she wasn’t sure how to proceed because Tennessee’s adoption statues were not clear.

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“Buildings that aren’t used fall down,” she said. Fortunately, there are plans for the house to be converted to professional office space. Franklin Square developer Bill Hodges knew about the Walker-Sherrill house, and when the new shopping center sprang up, he saw an opportunity, said Realtor Catherine Hodges, his daughter. Catherine, who is working with To page A-3

ground include numerous inclusive features, a sand box, swing, and ramps connecting other features, plus monkey bars, Hank Rappé infant and toddler swings, a climbing wall, and slides. Inclusive playgrounds are expensive to build because of the special ramps and the safety surface that are required by law. The existing playground behind the KYS office in the Cedar Cottage at Lakeshore Park is 20 years old and in need of repair, and it isn’t accessible to special needs children. For many years, KYS has been interested in providing a playground for all children to en-

joy as a result of organizing Challenger baseball, basketball, golf and bowling over 15 years. While many of the users of the playground will be KYS sports participants during the spring and fall, the playground will be open to children in the entire metropolitan Knoxville area for use from dawn to dusk yearround. Current plans call for completing the fundraising process by early January 2014, building the playground in February and March, and opening it in early April. Serving on the committee to raise funds for the playground and determine its design are Dr. Chris Testerman, Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic; Dr. Kim Quigley and Dr. Erin Saunders, members of the UT Medical School Class of 2001;

and KYS board members Nic Arning, director of the Knoxville Challenger League, KYS president Bert Bertelkamp, and Greg Hulen. The committee has been raising funds since last summer. To date, $135,000 has been raised against a goal of $200,000. Donations have come from individuals, local high schools, Bible study groups, children’s birthday parties, hospitals, foundations and various medical organizations. A majority of the donations have come from the Knoxville community, but many have come from around the United States. Families interested in donating to the Hank Rappé Inclusive Playground Fund should visit the KYS website at KnoxYouthSports.com. Or donations may be sent to KYS, POB 10964, Knoxville 37939.

Booker promises to ‘dazzle’ at Beck By Sandra Clark Robert Booker is back at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center and he promises to “dazzle.” Booker has been involved with the center since its founding in 1975 in the home of the late James and Ethel Beck. A student leader at Knoxville College and later a 3-term state representative, Booker is a historian and general man about town. The center is a repository of African-American history and lore, much of it compiled by Booker himself. “We can compete with anybody (in the African-American Muse-

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ahead. After Knox Heritage took the house off the Fragile Fifteen list, the property’s lead developer passed away, and the bottom dropped out of the economy. While the house was in limbo, the roof leaked, the original mantels were stolen, and vagrants moved in. “We were really lucky it didn’t burn to the ground,” Trent said. The key to saving historic properties like the Walker-Sherrill house is finding a use for them.

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“The work we do takes a long time.” When the house was first added to Knox Heritage’s Fragile Fifteen list, most people weren’t aware of it because it was enveloped by woods. City Council member Barbara Pelot successfully lobbied for a historic overlay on the house when a zoning change was sought to develop the 104-acre property. That’s the only reason it’s still here, Trent said. But other hurdles were still

um Association). I want Knoxville to be proud of that,” he said. Get him started and Booker will talk about Ethel Beck and Evelyn Hazen, a white woman who lived just up the street (and once sued a lover who jilted her for breach of promise. She won.) “They were from two different worlds, but were a lot alike,” says Booker. After serving in the Legislature from 1966 to 1971, Booker came home to work as administrative assistant to Mayor Kyle Testerman, a job he remembers entailing “everything he didn’t want to do.” Booker was executive director of the Beck Center for 16 years,

leaving in 1998. He filled in for 10 months as a member of City Council when Mark Brown became a magistrate and before Daniel Brown was elected. The Beck CenBooker ter has had some recent negative publicity, and Mayor Tim Burchett cut its county funding. Booker says that’s in the past. He’s looking to fulfill Beck’s mission to research and exhibit local black history. He wants 5,000

members generating $75,000 annually. He wants to join with Visit Knoxville to drive tourism, and he plans publicity in national magazines. An upcoming exhibit will highlight the life and times of former U.S. District Judge William H. Hastie, who was born in Knoxville and became the first African-American federal judge, appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Booker will invite his children to Knoxville to launch the exhibit. Beck is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Info: 524-8461or beckcenter.net.

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We are fam-i-ly!

Tennova South was packed for the reunion. Photo by Brad Hood

Baptist Hospital staff at reunion By Betsy Pickle Forget Disneyland. The Happiest Place on Earth – at least for one afternoon – was Tennova South, as former employees of Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee reunited five years after the hospital’s closing. Around 1,100 people packed a warehouse-like room at the back of Tennova South on Saturday, Oct. 12. It’s possible they broke a Guinness record for hugs and smiles, but there wasn’t enough room to squeeze in any monitors to document it. “I’ve seen a lot of people I didn’t expect to see,” said Beverly Gatton. The gathering drew people from every position of the defunct hospital. An informal survey of nametags – many of which included the wearers’ departments – indicated a preponderance of nurses. “It was such a wonderful place to work, and it was fun being there,” said Sue Ellis, who worked in accounts payable for the hospital’s

Melanie Elswick Pfennigwerth, above, sings for her former co-workers. Sherry Coffield enjoys looking through a Baptist Hospital scrapbook. Coffield was a second-generation BHET employee; her mother, Nancy Evans, also worked there and attended the party.

Dr. David Rankin, left, and Jim Decker helped put together the event.

Margaret Jones, left, and Pauline Rassler had a lot of catching up to do.

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final 15 years. “I was there during the rough times, and it was still a great place to be. “It’s so good that someone took the initiative to get us together. It’s like a family reunion.” Most of the four-hour reunion was devoted to chatting and reconnecting with old friends, as well as enjoying snacks and looking through memorabilia. A short program included singing by Melanie Elswick Pfennigwerth, comments from Dr. David Rankin and a few presentations by reunion committee chair Patsy Boling. “I loved it,” Jeff Turner said at the end of the gettogether. “I give thanks to all those who put it on. It was a great opportunity to see many old friends that I hadn’t seen in a long time.” All present felt as though they were taking part in something special. “There’s just this connection of Baptist folks,” said Sherry Coffield.

Reunion committee leaders Glenda Darden, left, and Patsy Boling seem happy that months of planning resulted in a fun time for all. Photos by Betsy Pickle

Modena Beasley, left, and Lisa Smith Faulkner are excited to see each other.

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Whittington Creek art show to feature local talent The annual Whittington Creek Art Show this weekend is the perfect place to shop for holiday gifts, with the added bonus of supporting local artists, like Farragut woodturner Bob Klassen. Klassen took up the hobby in 1998 and, since retiring in 2001, has devoted himself to woodworking, as well as teaching at Woodcraft in Suburban Plaza and mentoring new woodturners. Teaching has taught him a few things, too. “Women make better students than men. They follow details from beginning to end.� He’s a member of the Foothills Craft Guild, the Tennessee Association of Wood Craft Artists and Smoky Mountain Woodturners. He typically attends one show per year, but this year, he’s participating in three. He’s got too much

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stuff right now, he says. It’s beautiful stuff, too. Klassen especially likes working with exotic burled wood from around the world. Vases, platters and boxes are his specialty. But he doesn’t choose what he will create from each piece of wood. Instead, he lets it sit until he decides how to get the most out of it. In a sense, the wood decides what it will be, he says. Klassen attended the Whittington Creek show last year, and says he’s looking forward to participating this year. The show is held at the neighborhood club house, 1800 Whittington

Creek Blvd., and hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27. A wine and cheese reception featuring live music by The Accidentals will be 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, and there will be activities for kids 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. All activities are free and open to the public. For more information: w w w.Whit t ing tonCreekArtShow.com â–

Getting ready for Modern Millie

The Bearden High School drama department will present “Thoroughly Modern Millie – the Musical!� on Nov. 14, 16 and 17, and students, parents and alumni recently assembled at the school for a work day. In spite of the glorious fall weather, a huge group

Farragut resident Bob Klassen is one of several local artists whose work will be featured at the Whittington Creek Art Show this weekend. gathered to hammer, saw, paint and sew for the production, and drama teacher Leann Dickson felt the love. “I am often aware of how blessed I am to be at BHS, but on Saturday when 57 showed up to help, including those alumni... Wow!â€? she said. â–

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Hey, all you book club members. Friends of the Library is giving away 10 tickets to see “Eat, Pray, Love� author Elizabeth Gilbert at the Tennessee Theatre on Bearden High School drama teacher Leann Dickson (front left) takes a break with Karen Shankles Saturday, Nov. 2. The prize (front center), mother of seven past and present BHS stage techs. Four showed up to help at a package also includes 10 recent work day for the upcoming production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie– The Musical � Da- signed copies of Gilbert’s vid Shankles, Class of 2016; J.J. Shankles, Class of 2013; Peter Shankles, Class of 2008, and Molly Shankles, Class of 2010. Photos submitted

new book, “The Signature of All Things,� 10 invites to a private reception with the author before her appearance, and 10 memberships to Friends of the Library. But you’re going to have to work for it. The grand prize will go to the club that most creatively addresses why their book club should win, in 300 words or less. Another club will win the honorable mention prize of a visit for 10 to the Peter Kern Library in the Oliver Hotel, where Gilbert lived while she edited “Eat, Pray, Love,� and 25 percent off the winning book club’s next selection at Union Av-

enue Booksellers. The deadline to enter is midnight on Oct. 24, and winners will be announced on Oct. 28. Submit entries online at www.knoxfriends. org

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I hope my friends at the Knox County Library, as well as my East Tennessee Historical Society friends, will forgive me for mistakenly saying that Books Sandwiched In speaker Duncan Maysilles was unable to attend the program. He spoke on Oct. 14. George Schweitzer spoke at ETHS’s Brown Bag lecture series on Oct. 9.

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known as the Baker-Peters House. Trent is relieved that the property is now in good hands, saying, “Bill Hodges is like a miracle.� She says she has enjoyed working on a West Knoxville project and is also pleased that the town of Farragut intends to purchase the Martin-Russell house, located at the intersection of Kingston Pike and Campbell Station Road, to use as part of a welcome center. “We do work out here,� Trent says.

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her father on the restoration and leasing of the house, spoke to Knox Heritage members during the open house. Her father is a typeA, detail guy, she said, and he takes his time. She’s enjoyed learning the ropes during the renovation process. “I’m new to real estate, but I’m really new to construction, so it’s been educational.� The biggest challenge of renovating the house will be reconfiguring the floor plan so each office will have access to the main hallway, she says. Working on the project has given her the “bug� for historic properties. “It feels like we’re doing something good for the community.� According to the Knox Heritage website, the house was built by James and Jane Cox Kennedy in 1849. In 1858, Dr. William Baker bought the home from the Kennedys to be near his brother, Dr. Harvey Baker, who lived in what is now

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Virtual Academy is bad public policy

Striking the band Seldom does the University of Tennessee create what has become a food fight between top leaders on campus but that is what has happened with the exchange of comments between Pride of the Southland Marching Band director Gary Sousa (now on paid administrative leave) and UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek.

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As Chancellor, Cheek is the public face of the UT Knoxville campus. He normally comports himself in a very professional and above the fray manner. He represents decorum. Therefore, it was really surprising to see his very public letter to Sousa accusing him of whining and petulance. Normally that is said privately if at all. Clearly, Sousa has fully antagonized the Chancellor who, with his hot letter to Sousa, has elevated the issue even more than it was already. It has guaranteed intense media coverage. As a taxpayer I have never liked the idea of paid leave which Sousa now has to the end of the semester. The first 2014 semester does not start until January. This is a paid vacation. Surely there is something he could be assigned to do to earn his pay beyond staying off campus. Since Sousa has tenure it is virtually impossible to fire him short of proving a criminal act. It would appear to violate his First Amendment rights to try to bar him from speaking to employees, students or fellow faculty members. The sooner this issue is resolved the better for the band, which is a source of pride for all, and the entire UT campus. While Cheek could not have prevented Sousa from his actions, he might have been better advised to leave the verbal broadsides to others. Attacks on subordinates seldom solve the issue but they are food for a hungry journalist. ■ Mayor Rogero won a huge victory last Wednesday when the Transportation Planning Organization

When you listen to teachers and staff of the Tennessee Virtual Academy, it’s easy to say, “Give them a chance.”

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(TPO) voted to keep the James White Parkway extension off its 5 year plan. Rogero has regularly attended TPO since she became a member in 2011. She has made friends among the other members for attending and staying for the whole meeting. This paid off last week when her views prevailed. She won the support of all voting members from Blount, Anderson and Loudon counties in addition to the Farragut mayor and several others from Knox County. ■ Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters had never attended a TPO meeting until last week. Most TPO members did not know him and his pleas for the parkway extension suffered accordingly. If one wants to influence a group, then one needs to be present for all the meetings, not just those which attract the cameras. ■ County Commission chair Brad Anders voted to put the JWP extension back into the 5 year plan before he voted for the plan without the extension once that failed. Knox County Mayor Burchett voted for the extension saying he wanted more public debate after opposing the JWP extension a few months ago. ■ The message here is that the hard work of Rogero paid off. If Waters and others want to influence TPO in the future, they should start by attending the meetings and not sending staff. ■ Contrary to the report last week, city Fleet Service director Keith Shields does not receive a car allowance of $5,800 a year. He is one of a few city directors who do not receive this. ■ Next Friday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. the Knoxville Botanical Gardens will host a ceremonial planting of two blight-resistant American chestnuts. This is part of an effort by the American Chestnut Foundation to restore the chestnut tree after an estimated 4 billion mature trees from Maine to Georgia were killed by an Asian fungus known as chestnut blight. The public is invited to attend at the Gardens located in East Knoxville on Wimpole Avenue as well as view the gardens on the 47 acres of the former Howell Nursery.

They will tell you about the kid with cancer who couldn’t go to a regular school. They will talk about the skinny kid who was bullied, or the fifth grader who couldn’t read. But when you walk away you remember that we’re talking about a huge amount of tax dollars here. At $5,000 per student, the Virginia-based K12 Inc. is raking in $14 million a year

– maybe more as the year wears on and more students opt out of regular school. K12 officials talked to the Union County school board last Thursday. The board voted unanimously to extend K12’s contract for another three years. County Commissioner Mike Sexton showed up to claim pride that in this one thing, Union County is first. The superintendent of schools, Dr. Jimmy Carter, endorsed the contract extension. Maybe Carter was seeing dollar signs, too. Union County Schools gets a four percent administrative fee per year – more than half a million dollars. Principal Josh Williams said 300 kids from Knox County are enrolled in the Virtual Academy. That represents some $1.5 million that could have come to Knox County Schools.

JWP: Still dead By Sandra Clark Mayor Madeline Rogero displayed political acumen in besting Mayor Tim Burchett, arguably the county’s best politician, in a fight that did not have to be. Burchett and Rogero initially stood together against the James White Parkway extension, but Burchett retreated to a position of “let the people be heard” by sup-

porting TDOT’s strategic ploy of a slight redesign and a call for public hearings. When Rogero knocked the estimated $100 million extension off the Transportation Planning Organization’s priority list, both Burchett and Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters were absent and the Knox County representative voted with Rogero.

Josh Williams, principal of the Virtual Academy, and Karen Ghidotti, a representative of K12 Inc., listen to discussion by the Union County school board. Photo by S. Clark Test scores are no better for Virtual Academy students than for regular students in Union County. State Rep. Harry Brooks sponsored the law that en-

abled the Virtual Academy to take a full share of state funding for students it enrolls. It’s a law that’s bad public policy. It should be undone.

But last Wednesday, Waters tried to get the JWP extension back into the TPO’s priority list (without which it cannot receive federal funds). Burchett seconded his motion and then went down in flames on a 3-10 vote. Brad Anders, Knox County commissioner from Karns and Hardin Valley, also voted yes. And then, Burchett voted with Waters on the short end of a 12-2 vote to adopt the priority list without the JWP extension.

It’s clear by his votes, if not his words, where Burchett stood. He stood on the side of road builders, Sevier County and perhaps some Knox County businesses at John Sevier Highway and beyond. He stood against local businesses on Chapman Highway from downtown to John Sevier. He stood for the past and against those who have invested in South Knoxville’s future – the urban wilderness. Luckily, Rogero won.

Drama-free forum for drama-free election By Betty Bean Someone at the League of Women Voters’ candidate forum last week asked incumbent City Council member Daniel Brown where his opponent was. He smiled and shrugged his shoulders. One of his colleagues snickered and said, “He’s in the restroom.” Then everybody guffawed, since candidate Pete Drew hasn’t shown up for anything this election season, which makes him no better or worse than about 98 percent of the city’s registered voters who will probably not show up on Election Day. Not that there’s much to show up for, since three of five incumbents are running unopposed and there’s no mayoral contest to draw attention. The League is doing its best to generate attention to these races. Its website announced that it was participating in something called National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 24, which was the day of the city primary (if you didn’t hear about this event, don’t feel like the

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Lone Ranger – this reporter didn’t, either). LWV forums are dramafree events rendered devoid of embarrassment by presubmitted questions and strictly enforced rules and time limits. This one almost got interesting when somebody asked the fusty old question about supporting consolidated government, and Duane Grieve (unopposed, 2nd District) responded with a nifty little mini-rant – “Look at the city, look at the county. Look at the difference between the two. Who’s written up the most?” – but was admonished by moderator John Becker who reminded him that there was a reporter in the room. Becker, of course, was

kidding, because surely nobody would really want to shut down a provocative answer at a political forum, not even when the question – should city and county governments be consolidated – is one that has been asked and answered with a resounding no every decade or so since the middle of the last century. The other candidates also reminded the audience of that fact. The contenders in the only real race in this election cycle, the 4th District race between incumbent Nick Della Volpe and challenger Rick Staples, sat sideby-side and chatted like old friends. Della Volpe, a pugnacious lawyer who has mortally ticked off police and firefighters, was restrained and gentlemanly and passed on an opportunity to talk about the city’s pension problems (the issue that earned him an opponent). Staples, an employee of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office who is low key and affable, stuck in a few gentle barbs by promising to be a listener rather than a talker.

GOV NOTES ■ The 8th District Republican Club will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Carter High School, 210 Carter School Road. County Mayor Tim Burchett will speak. ■ The Center City Republican Club will meet Thursday, Oct. 24, at Shoney’s, 4410 Western Ave. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7.

He mentioned his mother a lot, working her struggles as a small business owner into his answer to a question that was prefaced with the allegation that Knoxville’s gender pay gap makes us the third-worst city for working women. Altogether, the League should be commended for making the effort to stage this forum, even if no red meat was served. There’s only so much you can do.

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Stressed to the max PULL UP A CHAIR … | Jake Mabe

This is part of an ongoing series addressing issues in the Knox County school system. Adrian Burnett Elementary School PTSO president Regina Turner isn’t buying the company line. Kids, she says, are being tested too much, plain and simple. They’re stressed. So are the teachers. So are the parents. One of her and husband Richard’s children took five tests in three days in math alone. “And she will come back from fall break (this week) to several timed math tests,”

Regina says. Last year, she says, 35 days during the year at the elementary level were devoted just to math assessments, “and that’s not including the other four subjects.” She says one “fabulous teacher” received a Conference of Concern letter because “the class makeup was horrible. (We) spent all year trying to have one (trouble-making) student removed from the school. “What happens in situations like this? No doubt, it (the distraction) affects the students’ grades. And the teacher is going to be punished because of it.” Turner is incredulous that students evaluate teachers. “Were those questions really explained? Did the kids really understand them? If a child is having a bad day, the child will take it out on their teacher. That’s not fair.”

I spoke with a group of students, teachers and parents about these issues last week. Several did not show, later saying they feared reprisals from the school system. “My child comes home stressed,” Turner said. “My child’s grades are dropping. If homework is assigned, it’s a battle to do it. “My child asked, ‘Mom, do you think they’ll ever let my teacher get back to teaching us?’ I had to answer, ‘Probably not if I keep you in public school.’ And that’s sad.” A teacher who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution said the “teachable moments” are gone. “I’ve been doing this for 16 years and have taught every grade but one,” the teacher said. “It’s demeaning the way we have been treated. We can’t even have a meeting about simple housekeep-

ing things without coaches coming in with us. The anxiety level is huge.” Superintendent Jim McIntyre emailed a 3-minute video message to teachers last week. In it, he thanked them, said the Common Core has “fewer, more indepth standards” and then addressed teacher concerns about “conversations principals had with (you) about teacher performance for those who did not meet expectations.” It was, he said, “not our intention to create undue anxiety. Please approach these discussions in the spirit that they were intended. They will allow for continuous development, improvement and support for teachers, (and will be) crystal clear about instructional expectations.” A recent Teacher of the Year, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, received a Conference of Concern letter, yet said when she asked her evaluator to show her areas in which she needed to improve, the evaluator couldn’t identify them. “They spread out all this data and couldn’t find one

skill I dropped, one area I dropped, one subgroup I dropped. I was actually treated more like a professional in college while I was working in a fast-food restaurant than I am now. “We are teaching toward Common Core standards but are still being graded and rated on TCAP scores. We have to get away from that.” The teacher said going from giving 2nd graders SAT 10 assessments, which are read aloud, to 3rd grade, in which students must read them on their own, is a tough transition. “What do you do when you have one of your babies look at you with giant tears in their eyes and say, ‘What about us, we can’t wead (read)?’ The test is never differentiated. It’s not hard to test skills on a differentiated reading level. I don’t mind the Common Core, but I can’t leave these babies behind. “The superintendent can talk about differentiated learning all he wants to, but evaluating a 3rd grade student who reads on a 1st-grade level using a 1stgrade assessment, that’s

the definition of differentiation.” A student who spoke on condition of anonymity said that on test days, “I don’t want to go to school because I feel like I’m going to fail. I know the answer to the problems, but I get confused and put the wrong answer. The timed tests make me nervous. School is so miserable now.” Several teachers say they feel they have no forum in which to speak without fearing reprisals. “Where is that public forum for us? Where do we speak out in comfort?” Halls Elementary School 3rd grade teacher Lauren Hopson spoke candidly and critically about these and other issues at the Oct. 2 school board meeting. Her speech has gone viral on YouTube. “I would rather lose my job (speaking up) than potentially lose my job anyway without saying anything,” she said last week. To share the good, the bad and the ugly in Knox County Schools, call Sandra Clark at 661-8777 or Jake Mabe at 466-6398.

Mighty fine at Sunshine Services By Sandra Clark One of Knox County’s finest social service nonprofits is rolling along, adapting with changing economic times and a diverse client base. The Arc Knox County started as the Association for Retarded Citizens in 1953 in a church basement. Now that politically incorrect moniker is outdated, but Sunshine Services lives on, serving some 100 adult clients with intellectual disabilities. Judy Wohlwend is the executive director, stepping in when the late Dr. Vicki Johnson retired in 2003. The center is located at 3000 North Central Street. “Those (founding) parents worked really hard to get it started, lobbying Nashville and the feds, demanding services for their kids,” said Wohlwend. The program now has three components in addition to the sheltered workshop which fulfills business and government contracts – originally the nonprofit’s purpose. Early Intervention for ages 0-3 offers home-based education for families with children identified as having a learning disability or delayed development. “We teach parents to be advocates for their children,” said Wohlwend. Leisure Services offers something every day for adults. “Activities are designed to allow participants to personalize their leisure schedules ... increasing their independence, improving self-esteem and enhancing their quality of life,” said Wohlwend. Activities include bowling, walking groups, movies, local sporting events and Special Olympics activities. Several vacations are offered and past trips have been to New York City, the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and Myrtle Beach. Residential Services include Beta Homes, two 10-person group homes with 24/7 staff supervision. Training by staff promotes personal growth and development for residents who require constant structure and supervision. Residents generally work at Sunshine Industries or participate in its retirement program. Yes, participants are reaching retirement age, Wohlwend said. The retirement program addresses the changing needs of aging clients with a daily program that includes physical activity. An independent living program provides support services to adults with intel-

lectual disabilities who live in the community. Clients may own a home or live in an apartment with a roommate or alone. The Arc offers training in independent living skills such as cooking, cleaning and money management.

“We provide short-term vocational training and long-term sheltered employment,” said Wohlwend. The economic downturn hurt this business, too. Several government contracts were cut during the sequester.

Sunshine Industries responded by starting a wood splitting and packing service, linking with businesses for retail sales. Sunshine’s Mighty Fine Wood and Sunshine’s Mighty Fine Wood Chunks are the brand names, and

the products are available at Mayo’s, Three Rivers and 10 Pilot stores. “We need work,” said Wohlwend. “If you’ve got work our clients could do, give a call.” Info: sunshinekcarc.com or 546-9431. Judy Wohlwend

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Home-going for UT administrators Homecoming is a standard event on college calendars. This is about homegoing.

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Dave Hart, valued at $817,250 plus perks per year as vice chancellor and director of athletics at the University of Tennessee, will return to Tuscaloosa this weekend. He will be accompanied by Jon Gilbert, executive senior associate athletic director, and Mike Ward, senior associate AD for administration and sports programs. They came with Hart from Alabama in 2011 and will

return for the 96th renewal of the football rivalry which used to be played on the third Saturday – and was better then. The trio is highly regarded but will not be hailed as conquering heroes. They have captured Bristol and gained some traction but not yet solved all the problems they inherited or created. Legal settlements, controversy over traditions and sustained success on the fields of play are pending. Hart, 64, a former basketball guard for the Crimson Tide, is a career administrator, widely known and often in the news. Alas, this is no time to compare him with Alabama’s inexperienced athletic director, William Raines Battle III, almost 72, a rare one indeed, a former Paul Bryant disciple who

once beat the Bear at his own game. Hart is employed by Tennessee. Battle is part of the Tennessee fabric. He came first to Shields-Watkins Field as a player for Alabama. He returned as a very young assistant coach, part of the reconstruction of Doug Dickey’s staff after the tragic train wreck of ’65. Four years later, Bob Woodruff made the mistake of a lifetime, promoting Battle beyond preparation. At 28, he became the replacement for the dearly departed Dickey. He was the youngest head coach in college football. Dr. Andy Holt was surprised. Others raised eyebrows but nobody fainted. Battle got off to an excellent start and was 36-5 after three and a half seasons. He was obviously brilliant, on

his way to fame and fortune. In fact, the bright highlights of Battle’s coaching career came in his first season, mid and late October 1970 and on Jan. 1. Tennessee intercepted a school-record eight passes and slugged sagging Alabama, 24-0. Bryant and Battle, teacher and student, hugged and shook hands. It was a memorable occasion but it happened only once. A week later, the Vols ripped Florida. Dickey took a deep breath and endured. He might have even wondered if his move was a mistake. In the Sugar Bowl, Tennessee stunned undefeated Air Force, 34-13. It was the top of Battle’s mountain. Bobby Scott, Curt Watson, Chip Kell, Jackie Walker, Bobby Majors and people like that took him there.

Coppock on adoption She is cited in Tennessee network of adoption lawyers, courts any time an adoption and somebody put in the fax, case is being heard. ‘We finally found somebody that can get a kid out of Tennessee.’ “After that, I started getBetty ting calls. It felt like a fluke at Bean the time, but I started working with birth moms, particularly when the kids were Law Dogs going out of state.” Coppock said working Dawn Coppock didn’t with birth mothers is her fastart out to become adoption vorite part of the job. attorney, but was set on that “What they expect is course when she took on an some gray-haired man in a interstate adoption early in suit to fold his arms and say, her career, even though she ‘Little lady, how did you get wasn’t sure how to proceed into this trouble?’” because Tennessee’s adopShe collects pictures and tion statutes were not clear. mementos for the children, “It was technically a and compiles a good medical fairly difficult case, but at history. that stage, everything was The scales are heavhard,” she said. “I figured ily weighted in favor of the it out and I did it correctly. adoptive parents, except for At that time there was a fax one important factor.

“The mother’s got the baby. It’s a delicate and interesting dynamic. You want to empower her, but you don’t want to motivate her to be opportunistic to the rather sacred thing that’s going down.” After Coppock became known for her expertise, she started doing seminars for lawyers who were interested in adoption law. After awhile, she compiled her seminar materials and sent them to Michie Law Publishing (now LexisNexis) as a book proposal. “They immediately said yes.” She called it “Tennessee Adoption Law with Forms and Statutes.” “I hadn’t been out of law school 10 years, so they weren’t going to call it ‘Coppock’ on anything. But when

Dawn Coppock the second edition came out, they called it ‘Coppock on Tennessee Adoption Law with Forms and Statutes.’ For a long time it was the second best-selling law book in the state, the first being Don Paine’s ‘Tennessee Law of Evidence.’ For awhile the judiciary bought it for all the judges.” Most adoption lawyers

A little later, Ray Trail recruited Condredge Holloway and the excitement continued despite a general decline. Battle recognized what was happening and departed with dignity intact. His exit line, defining class, was sensational: “When they run you out of town, make it look like you’re leading the parade.” He returned as a businessman with a great idea, pointing Tennessee toward considerable earnings in logo licenses and souvenir sales. He became the national leader in collegiate marketing, a genuine legend in that field. Bill never lost interest in Tennessee. He has helped former players who needed help. He has been back for reunions, funerals and special events. In his third career, he is Nick Saban’s boss! Imagine that!

My opinion of Bill Battle has never changed – in 47 years. He is a class act, keen mind, exemplary in character. What happened to him at Tennessee was unfair. He was a good receiver coach, innovative in scouting, honest in recruiting, an excellent role model for young players (Bill was a year older than senior receiver Johnny Mills – who put an arm on the coach’s shoulder and asked if the players could call him Billy). Given time, Battle might have matured into a fine head coach. He never had a chance. He did pretty well with his Collegiate Licensing Company. It sold for something over $100,000,000. Out of loyalty to his school, he became athletic director when Alabama called. Wonder what would have happened here and there if Hart had stayed in Tuscaloosa?

also do divorce cases, something Coppock did during her early years as a lawyer, and didn’t enjoy. She got her undergraduate degree at Carson-Newman, earned a business degree, took a job at IBM near Washington, D.C., and started applying to law schools. She ended up at William & Mary, graduated one Saturday, was married the next, and worked for Rainwater, Humble and Vowell in Knoxville for 6 years before striking out on her own. In recent years, she’s made headlines with the Scenic Vistas Act, a religious-based anti-mountaintop coal removal bill she wrote and lobbied (so far, unsuccessfully) for 5 years. She says there’s little connection between political work and her legal career. “The only way the two intersect is a few years ago I picked six easy-to-pass little Band-Aids we could stick in

the code, and I passed six adoption bills in my spare time,” she said. “Legislators ask me questions about child welfare related bills, and when I’m in Nashville, I can do adoption work also.” And that is important. “People want to feel good about how they become parents and how they give a child up. They want to feel that the process had integrity and that the emotional aspects of it were valued, and I can do that. Sometimes I work with adoption lawyers who are sleazy, and I understand the impact of that. It’s a giant, beautiful gift you’re giving these people, and all of a sudden it feels dirty and bad. … “Agencies get paternalistic and tell people what they ought to do. I don’t know what to do, but I can talk about choices. When you are able to let the process have that kind of integrity and gravity, you’ve given everybody a gift.”

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A spider’s house Their confidence is gossamer, a spider’s house their trust. (Job 8: 14 NRSV)

The assembly line kept things moving as West Emory Presbyterian parishioners and area high school students, more than 50 in all, unload more than 2,000 large pumpkins amid laughter and encouragement to “git ’er done.”

Pumpkin Patch ready for Linus By Sherri Gardner Howell If Linus of Charlie Brown fame needs a place to camp out while he waits for The Great Pumpkin, he has a multitude of places in Knox County to choose. West Emory Presbyterian Church got

their 8th annual Pumpkin Patch ready for shoppers on Oct. 12 as volunteers unloaded more than 2,000 large pumpkins and small pumpkins that were too plentiful to count. The pumpkins are

shipped in from a Navajo reservation in New Mexico to be sold to raise funds for local charities supported by the church. It takes an army of volunteers to “stock” the patch, and more than 50 showed up to move the

Lilly Atchley, 9, works diligently on creating a pretty little pumpkin patch from hundreds of tiny pumpkins.

HEALTH NOTES ■ 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. 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.

pumpkins from the truck to the church grounds. Unloading took about four hours and pricing ranges from 50-cents to $60. “I absolutely love the Pumpkin Patch,” says Pumpkin Patch coordinator Shannon Patton. “It’s a lot of hard work, but we all pitch in. About half of our congregation comes out to help during the unloading and sale. We just dig in, get it done and try to have a lot of fun doing it.” And you might just look for The Great Pumpkin. After all, Linus said: “He’ll come here because I have the most sincere pumpkin patch, and he respects sincerity.” Hours for the West Emory Presbyterian Church patch are noon to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturdays; and noon to 6:30 p.m. Sundays. The church is located at the corner of Emory Church Road and Westland Drive. Info: 690-5333.

Volunteer Val Homan, Pumpkin Patch coordinator Shannon Patton and Pastor Miki Vanderbilt take a short break from helping unload more than 2,000 pumpkins at West Emory Presbyterian Church in Farragut on Oct. 12. Photos by Nancy Anderson

She found the most astonishing sight of all, a cobweb strung between two posts, she hardly dared breathe for fear of disturbing it, a thousand drops of water gleaming in the tension of its fragile hold. The pattern perfect, each drop of water shining clear, round, holding all light within it, something that would only stay miraculous if she did not disturb, did not touch so much as one sticky thread. And she marveled at the cunning of the spider, a creature she did not much like. (“Light,” Eva Figes) It was an early morning, one of the first really cool mornings, when I first saw the web. The spider had spun her magic in the fence, and the dew had fallen on it, still hanging, in fact, like so many diamonds. I stopped to marvel at the web’s beauty, its intricacy, its fragility. Ms. Spider was not at home at the moment, so I didn’t worry about frightening her (or vice versa, for that matter). I looked at the web’s symmetry, its delicate strands attached to the white wood, the strength of its geometry. I spared a thought to the tardiness of the spider’s building efforts. I think of late August and early September as the time frame for spider webs, so I was surprised to find this lovely architecture here in midOctober. I was in the midst of reading Eva Figes’ novella “Light,” a book that recounts a day in the life of Claude Monet, that master impressionist, who chose not to paint water lilies or fields of flowers, so much as the light surrounding them. The slim volume is an Impressionist’s study of light and shadow, and how those opposites illumine, highlight, hide, gild, warm, shade or bless everything they touch. From summer to winter, from light to darkness, the cycles of the world go on and on. Just so, with our own lives. There are days

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of brightness and days of shadow. There are days of laughter and joy, and days of mourning and sadness. There are days of toil and days of rest. There are days of strife and days of peace. There are days of accomplishment and days of stillness. All are important to us, needful for us. The writer of Ecclesiastes said it so powerfully: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” It is important – no, imperative – during the hard seasons that we remember the days of light. We must carry that memory in our hearts the way our pioneer foremothers banked the hearth fires at night, the way bulbs hold in the darkness the heat they will need to bloom in the spring. Likewise – and strangely, this is harder – during the bright days, the warm, shining days, we must remember that there will be darkness again, part of the rhythms of life. That is when we depend on memory, to be able to envision the future, for, as Figes writes, “Memory holds the shining bubble, bright with the newborn glory of the world.”

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‘We always have … By Betsy Pickle Gary Harmon gets around. In his nearly 30 years with Knox County Schools, he taught French and English at Bearden, AustinEast and Halls high schools. He has spent the past 2 1/2 years at Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center, teaching English and history to troubled male teens that have been arrested or placed at the center by the Department of Children’s Services. He loves what he’s doing – for starters, teaching history, a favorite subject, but especially teaching these students. “The kids need to see adults who care about them and try to push them,” Harmon says.” I do that. The kids know it. I’m not a touchy-feely guy. I don’t sit down and say, ‘Tell me about your life.’ “One time I had a student make a comment that he didn’t understand why we pushed him so hard to be in school, and I said, ‘Well, you don’t know what you want to be yet. I want to give you some choices.’ And he said, ‘Aw, come on, really? What do you think my choices are gonna be?’ “I said, ‘You know, son, I don’t believe a lot of things, but what I do believe is that we always have another chance. I don’t care what you did to get in here; doesn’t matter to me and I’ll never ask. But when you get out of here, it’s the next chapter, and it’s your job to get up and do something with that. I want to arm you for that with what you really need – not bullets, but knowledge.’ That’s what I try to do.” Growing up in Clarksville, Harmon had a very different life from his current students, but he had teachers who made it possible for him to have choices. His challenge was that he was born with only two fingers on his left hand, a right arm that ended at the wrist and no feet. He got into teaching “because teachers had made a big difference in my life, and I wanted to do the same thing for other people.” Schools had a different attitude about children with disabilities in the 1960s, when Harmon was growing up. “When I was starting school, my mother took me to register the first day, and we were met at the front door by a principal, who ushered us to special ed. My mother is a strong-willed Southern woman who explained to him that I was not going to special ed. I could already read, I knew my numbers – I was ready.

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Gary Harmon looks through his book, “My Daddy Takes His Legs Off.”

Says Gary Harmon, “This is my smile.” “She wanted me to go into 1st grade. We didn’t have kindergarten back in the (Stone) Age. He assured her that special ed (was) the place I needed to go. “Special ed was nothing in those days; they taught kids how to fold boxes. … And my mother said, ‘No. There’s just no way.’ “They stood out in the hall and argued for what seemed like forever to a 6-year-old boy. And finally a 1st grade teacher came out and asked what was going on, and my mother explained. (The teacher) knelt down by me to talk to me and she said, ‘Let me ask you, are you smart?’ I said, ‘I don’t know.’ She said, ‘I’ll make a deal with you … From now on, if I ever ask you that

question, if you’ll say yes, you can come into my class.’ “She stood up, and she knelt back down, and she said, ‘Gary, are you smart?’ I said, ‘Yes, ma’am.’ And she took my hand and said, ‘Let’s go!’ “We went in, and we learned, and I thought that was wonderful. In that one fell swoop, the woman changed my whole life.” Harmon spent his freshman year at Austin Peay State University in his hometown, then came to UT, where he graduated in 1983. It’s easy to see why he doesn’t like the word “disability.” He met President Jimmy Carter and ended up on the NBC Nightly News. He studied abroad in France during college, served as Knox County Education Association president for four years and spent enough time in law school to decide law wasn’t his thing. He is married to a “beautiful wife” and has “two great kids.” And this spring, he wrote a children’s book based on an incident his 12-year-old daughter had at age 6, when friends said they didn’t want her father to

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pick her up from afternoon day care because they were “a little afraid” of him. The book, “My Daddy Takes His Legs Off,” was published in August. Harmon is selling it in person and through his website www. harmonspeaks.com. “This book is about how we solved the problem. It wasn’t all persuasion; there was chocolate involved.” He believes we all have “disabilities” but wants to help people get over their reluctance to interact with people who seem different. “I wrote this hoping that families who want to make sure their kids understand that we all don’t look just exactly alike might want to buy this book and read it with their kids, and they might talk about the people that they know that look a little different or maybe think a little differently or have some difference that seems to make them stand out. “And have them understand that those people are still children and brothers and sisters and husbands and wives. People forget that.”

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A.L. Lotts Elementary School teacher Kathy Alexander passes out dough to students in her cooking class. Photos by S. Barrett

Kids get cookin’ at A.L. Lotts By Sara Barrett A.L. Lotts Elementary School 4th grade teacher Kathy Alexander likes to heat things up after school. Literally. “I don’t officially have an oven or a stove, so I have to be creative with recipes,” said Alexander. “What we don’t have time to cook in class is taken home along with instructions.”

This is her third year teachSeveral other classes are ing the class, and it is also also part of the PAWS prothe largest group she’s had gram including dance, Tenso far at roughly 35 students. nis 101, Origami Masters and digital photography. Anyone in the community who would like to share their interests with the students can volunteer to teach a class. Several students in Alexander’s class have returned from previous years. A favorite activity among the class is getting to eat what they make. “They love to share the food and recipes with their families. It gives (the students) a sense of accomplishment.” Students have told Alexander they’re helping out Second grader Tori Fox tries with holiday meals a year or to avoid scratching her nose two after taking the class, and “one student’s mother with hands covered in flour. wrote on Facebook that her “Cooking is my favorite child was making pumpkin hobby. With the pace and rig- muffins for Thanksgiving ‘a or required in the school cur- new family tradition.’ Anriculum and schedule these other sent me a picture of days, it is almost impossible her child making lasagna to find time to do ‘extras’ like for her family without any cooking. PAWS is a way I can help.” share creativity and life skills The fall semester of PAWS because it is enrichment classes ends the first week and held after school hours. in November, and another I grew up cooking with my one starts in the spring. mother and my great grand- Info: Stephanie Thompson, mother and loved it. I just stephaniemw thompson@ want to pass it on.” yahoo.com. Last week’s recipe was buttermilk biscuits made from scratch. Students also made their own butter to use as a topping.

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Vendors are needed for Rocky Hill Elementary School’s Candy Cane Cottage Holiday Market to be held 4-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the school. Registration is $25. 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.

A.L. Lotts 2nd grader Abigail Cade mixes a bowl of ingredients to make homemade dough. Photos by S. Barrett

First grader Preston Blair inspects his biscuit dough with a sniff test.

Kindergartner Addie Veler gives the Northshore Knight a piece of candy after he was introduced to the crowd. When asked why he wanted to become the school mascot, the Knight, who shall remain anonymous, said his wife told him to.

Alexander teaches a cooking class to students after school as part of the PAWS program (Participating After-school With Success).

First grader Ella Lee giggles at the stickiness of her dough.

A.L. Lotts Elementary Book fair week will be held Oct. 21-25.

Bearden High The school store needs volunteers for the 7:458:30 a.m. shift. Info: email Katie Walsh at krw1066@ comcast.net. PTO grounds clean up day will be held 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Info: email jenniferjwilson@ comcast.net.

Northshore Elementary School kindergartners Tucker Darga and Colin Williamson do the limbo underneath a noodle during the school’s coupon book celebration for surpassing its sales goal. The school’s official mascot was introduced before the celebration. Photos by S. Barrett

Webb School The Lower School, grades K-5, will host an admissions open house 9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the Lower School commons. Interested parents are invited to learn about education and admissions at Webb from school president Scott Hutchinson and Lower School director Angie Crabtree. Info and RSVP: Deborah Gross, 291-3864.

Parent volunteer “Sir” Sharles Johnson portrays the town crier when introducing the school’s mascot, the Northshore Knight.

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Showcasing ‘resort living’ By Sherri Gardner Howell What a party! The grand opening celebration for Sherrill Hills Retirement Resort took two days and was packed with fun, giving the management team a great opportunity to showcase the resort living concept of the facility. The weekend began on Oct. 11 with a visit from Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception with the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce. On Saturday, the staff and residents really put on a show with “Showcasing the Sherrill Hills Lifestyle.” Gourmet food, ongoing entertainment in the facility’s theater, and tours and talks with residents kept visitors

entertained. Entertainment included the Smoky Mountain Shaggers, the Blair Xperience, and SwingBooty. Knoxville Photo Booth was on hand for commemorative pictures. Sherrill Hills, 271 Moss Grove Blvd., is a senior independent living community where all services are provided for one monthly fee, including rent, utilities and amenities such as 24-hour concierge services, valet parking, room service, resort-style dining, housekeeping, transportation, entertainment and fitness programs. On-site are a bank, gift shop, beauty/barber shop, fitness center, library and Nancy Epstein, Sherrill Hills Retirement Resort marketing directheater. Info: rlcommunities.com tor, shows off the Tree of Life that is displayed in the facility’s foyer. The tree displays the names of the 40 charter residents.

Taking a “photo op” moment during the busy weekend of open house activities are the Sherrill Hills Retirement Resort management team. From left, are Bob and Nancy Epstein, marketing directors; Breck Collingsworth, chief executive officer of Cameron General Contractors; Cassie and Dal Smith, operations managers. Photos by Nancy Anderson

Scotty Krempasky takes special care of residents Anita Wedge and Albert Howell in the main dining room, which is designed to offer a fine dining experience for Sherrill Hills’ residents.

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Gearing up to prevent fall fires By Sherri Gardner Howell It wasn’t a cool fall day on the asphalt at Turkey Creek Medical Center on Oct. 12, but area firefighters weren’t deterred by the heat. They suited up, cranked up the trucks and put their all into talking with children and parents about fire prevention and fire safety. The 6th annual Knox County Fall Fire Prevention Festival was sponsored by the Knox County Fire Prevention Bureau, in partnership with the Town of Farragut, Tennova Healthcare, Rural/Metro Fire Department and Costco. “The purpose of the Fall Fire Prevention Festival is twofold,” said Colin Cumesty, fire prevention specialist for the Arianna Shalkowski, 7, finds the Knox County Fire Prevention Bureau. “First, the festival allows emergency responders across fit a little overwhelming but is still all smiles as Karns volun- Knox County to come together to interact with people and teer firefighter Phillip Mendez showcase their commitment to those we serve. Second, helps her try on his firefighter’s and most importantly, the festival helps educate and engear at the Knox County Fall Fire gage our neighbors in and around Knox County on ways Prevention Festival on Oct. 12 at they can protect themselves and their families from fire the Turkey Creek Medical Center and other life safety emergencies.” The event was free, and children enjoyed the takeparking lot. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell

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NEWS FROM SEQUOYAH DENTAL

Sequoyah Dental Arts offers artistic dentistry with a personal touch By Shana Raley-Lusk Dr. Pablo Foncea is a master at his craft, creating beautiful, naturallooking smiles that leave his patients speechless when they see the results. However, there is more to Foncea than meets the eye. He is an artist whose passions include jewelry making, sketching and working with pastels. Dr. Foncea His dentistry is reflective of these unique skills, and his artistic ability is evidenced by the unbelievable smile makeovers and custom dentures he has created for patients. At Sequoyah Dental Arts, Foncea offers true custom dentures. He does not use the “one size fits all” approach offered by many dentists. “Instead of making a denture out of a mold, we look at the patient’s face and see how the denture fits the face,” says Foncea. “In this way, we are able to achieve a much more natural result.” The results speak for themselves. Upon completion of their dental work, it is not unusual for Foncea’s denture patients to become completely overwhelmed with joy at first sight of their natural, beautiful new smiles. Patients are often surprised at how truly life-changing this type of unique dental work can be. Foncea takes every detail into consideration, from creating an ideal fit to selecting the most natural-looking color for the denture. Many patients go into the process believing that they have to settle for a denture that is less aesthetically pleasing in order to get the function

they want. In reality, custom dentures can take years off an individual’s age. First, the aesthetic value often adds greatly to their overall appearance. Secondly, the natural look of the patient’s new smile offers a renewed sense of self -confidence. After completion of hundreds of smile makeovers, Foncea has learned that when a custom denture is done right it can be the most dramatic smile makeover possible. It is his goal to create dentures that ensure stability as well as enhance the individual’s appearance. The smile success wall featured in the waiting area at Sequoyah Dental Arts says it all. Many of Foncea’s patients are pictured wearing their fresh, beautiful new smiles. “Some of these are denture patients,” Foncea says. “But most people have a hard time distinguishing them from any of the other smiles pictured here.” Foncea, who took over a long-standing dental practice in 2001 and moved to his current location on Kingston Pike in 2004, makes it a priority to create an inviting atmosphere for his patients. The warm, welcoming feel of his practice is a pleasant contrast to the typical dental office. Patients will feel right at home and are even offered refreshments while they wait. Foncea offers denture patients the skills and experience of a cosmetic dentist with hundreds of smile success stories. His artistic edge provides a natural and perfect fit to the patient’s face. “There is an artistic eye to creating dentures that look very natural,” says Foncea. “The harmony is what you are looking for.”

Oliver Smith IV talks commercial development It’s vocational month at West Knox Rotary, an annual event that offers both club members and ShopperNews readers the opportunity to take a peek inside some of this community’s leading businesses.

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First up is Oliver Smith IV, who is president of Oliver Smith Realty and Auction Co. Inc., the business started by his grandfather, Oliver A. Smith Jr., in 1939. The younger Smith was just 26 years old and looking toward a career in law when his grandfather’s illness forced a change of direction in his career path and resulted in the company’s current status as one of the largest and most successful

commercial development firms in the southeast. While Oliver Smith Jr. is credited with the development of both East Towne and West Town malls, it is under the direction of Oliver Smith IV that the company has seen dramatic growth and expansion. It has brought more than 125 restaurants to this area, representing more than 60 franchises. It has also developed more than 20 hotels totaling more than 3,000 units from Florida to Michigan and is responsible for about the same number of apartment units, for more than 65 bank locations and in excess of 40 convenient stores. Smith is the developer of the Sherrill Hills project located just west of Cedar Bluff Road and still being built. In that project as with many other large multi-use tracts, Smith’s company brings in the components:

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retail, restaurants, multifamily units, offices, etc. “Amenities are what bring value to our area,” Smith told the Rotarians. “They are what improve the quality of life for everyone.” He said real estate “changes almost daily,” and cited Bearden as a good example of that. “With the addition of Anthropologie and an eclectic mix of other high-end retail establishments and restaurants, it’s quickly becoming the Buckhead of Knoxville.”

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Purr-fect present Members of the Modern Woodmen of America Knoxville chapter got a satisfied “purr” from Memphis the Cat when they presented the organization’s donation of $1,070 to the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley. The donation was raised through an event sponsored by the chapter and matching funds from the home office. Presenting and accepting the check, from left, are Andrew Bennett, Amber Mullins, Memphis the Cat and Dr. Patrick Hackett.

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aways, including plastic fire hats, stick-on badges and activity books. Featured were specialized emergency vehicles from the Knoxville Volunteer Emergency Rescue Squad, Knoxville Fire Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Karns and Seymour volunteer fire departments, Rural/Metro Fire Department and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Attendees also got to see the Knox County Sheriff’s Office helicopter and bomb squad robot and tour the Kids Fire Safety House. For adults and children, The Benjamin Green family enjoys their helmets and all the acthere were live fire and life tivities at the Knox County Fall Fire Prevention Festival. From safety demonstrations, car left are Noah, Sammie, Victoria and Vanessa with mom Regina. seat inspections, an interactive boating safety simulator and a question-andanswer session about home fire extinguishers.

Entertaining the kids at the fire prevention festival for Kerbela Shriners was Kerbela Clown Sammy Morton. The Shriners passed out information about fire safety.

Jansen Brown tries out the City of Knoxville Ladder Truck 20 at the fire prevention festival.

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NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

Estus inducted into Hall of Fame At CAK, the Warriors girls’ soccer program has won the state championship in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011, while finishing state runner-up in 2010 and 2012. Last fall, the Warriors lost to a talented Christ Presbyterian Academy team, but the youthful Warriors will return eager to set the record straight. Unfortunately, the Warriors come into the season plagued with injuries but will hopefully recover to full strength prior to playoff time. Coach Ried Estus brings a wealth of experience from his collegiate coaching and directing days at Lees McRae. Since 2009, the Warriors have sent nine players to the collegiate ranks. Most recently, Laura Foster graduated and donned the star of Vanderbilt University.

■ Fall Open House will be 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13. RSVP is requested. Info: Amy Williams, 690-4721, ext. *190 or awilliams@cakmail.org. ■ CAK merchandise is now available online. Visit www.warriorwearhouse.com for all your Warrior Gear! ■ Apple Harvest Party for preschool children ages 3-4 and their parents will be held 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at CAK’s Early Learning Building. Activities will include apple tasting, bounce house, face painting and crafts. No costumes, please. RSVP by Oct. 23 to mmiller@cakmail.org.

Christian Academy of Knoxville girls’ soccer coach and assistant principal Ried Estus is inducted into the Fred I. Dickerson Hall of Fame at Lees-McRae College. Photos submitted Christian Academy of Knoxville girls’ soccer coach and high school assistant principal Ried Estus was recently named to the Fred I. Dickerson Hall of Fame at Lees-McRae College. Estus founded the LeesMcRae women’s soccer program in 1987, leading the Bobcats to a 199-82-8 overall record in 13 years as the head coach. Estus led the Bobcats to the NJCAA

National Tournament in each of their first three seasons, earning regional coach of the year honors four times and compiling a 73-24-3 conference record. “For someone like me, a simple-minded person who loves to work with their hands, this is as good as it gets,” Estus said. In his 22 years at LeesMcRae, Estus wore a variety

of hats in addition to the head women’s soccer coach, serving as the head women’s tennis coach, head softball coach, and a physical education instructor. Estus also served as the director of athletics from 1994 to 2009, helping the school transition from the NAIA ranks to NCAA membership. The Bobcats also won their first Joby Hawn Cup during Estus’ tenure in 2000-2001.

Ried Estus (center) coaches the women’s soccer team at Lees-McRae College in this archival photo from the college.

CAK ‘winds up’ with R.A. Dickey Christian Academy of Knoxville welcomed baseball great R.A. Dickey to a fundraising event for the Warrior Booster Club Oct. 3, at First Baptist Concord’s Worship Center. Dickey told his story of perseverance and faith, a life of struggle, and how time and time again God showed up and did big things. In 2012, Dickey won the Cy Young Award as the best pitcher in baseball.

CAK’s Head of School Bob Neu and family meet baseball great R.A. Dickey at the “Winding Up with R.A. Dickey” VIP Session. Pictured are Pamela Neu, Bob Neu, Stephen Neu, R.A. Dickey and Matthew Neu.

Trae Wieniewitz of Wieniewitz Financial receives a signed, official Blue Jays jersey from R.A. Dickey. Wieniewitz Financial was a presenting sponsor of the event.

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Capturing Moments Nashville artist Leila Platt featured for Artsclamation! event “Sunflowers always cheer me up,” says Leila Platt. “I never tire of painting them.” Platt is the featured artist for this year’s Artsclamation! fine art sale to benefit Peninsula, a Division of Parkwest Medical Center. She will be sharing some of those cheerful sunf lowers in the painting “Abundance.” This piece is done in oils, but Platt’s oil paintings have a slightly different perspective than what you might see in other artists’ work. “I painted with watercolors for 18 years,” Platt explains. “Working with watercolors for so long has really inf luenced my oil paintings. I think it makes them distinctive.” Platt says you can still

find many of her water- viewer can share these color works – they were impressions for years to reproduced by several come.” publishers – with her images on everything from textiles to china.

Artistic journey Platt has a long history as an artist, starting when she was a little girl. “The first time I had an art teacher in school I was hooked!” Platt says. “Even as a young child, I was struck by the beauty of certain sights and felt compelled to capture those moments.” Platt says her work is an attempt to put in tangible form “a f leeting feeling, a moment, a light or place that thrills me in some way. My hope is that the

“It opened up a new world,” Platt says. One of her early endeavors was a small shop in the Vanderbilt area called The Closet. She and a friend filled the shop with paintings, clothing, and other artistic creations. After she began focusing on watercolor, it resulted in a collaboration with several different publishers, and this led to more than a hundred published prints and posters. Her images also appear on linens, stationary, calendars and more. Leila Platt Her works, published by Harpeth House, BentThe creativity of that ley House and Directional child blossomed into a full Publishing, have sold in blown artist as she beall 50 states, England and came an adult. France. They have appeared in catalogs including Ross Simons, Speigel, Anticipations, The Horchow Collection, David Kay, Charles Keath and Touch of Class. She has had numerous solo exhibitions, and her work is in “Abundance” by artist Leila Platt is the featured painting at this many private collections. year’s Artsclamation! fine art sale.

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Platt has a studio in Nashville, but travels internationally, and the experiences there often show up on the canvas. “I love the beauty of old buildings,” Platt says. “I travel to find unique scenes and architecture.” When asked which country is her favorite, she will tell you it’s France, “but my other favorites are Belgium, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic.” The first time Platt traveled abroad was when she was 16 years old. A family in England invited her there for a visit. That visit was extended for five weeks, as young Platt took advantage of an opportunity to travel through Europe. Just a few Tuscany-inspired “Hillside” by Leila Platt years later, she says she was lucky enough to spend a semester of college in France. trees in fall foliage against a background of Those early experiences jumpstarted buildings surrounded by a stone wall. Platt’s love of international travel and the in“My husband and I were traveling along spiration for many of her works. “I am mes- an old stone wall in Tuscany,” Platt says. “It merized by the history behind old buildings inspired a series of paintings of the small and the beauty of gardens,” Platt says. villages behind it. ‘Hillside’ was the largest A good example of her passion for paint- painting of the series.” ing international scenes is “Hillside,” a Fellow artist Sharron Mallison encourwork that appeared at Artsclamation! in aged her to apply to participate in Artscla2005. It shows a lush, rolling hill filled with mation! and Platt is still grateful.

Art is a ‘window to another place’ Artsclamation! benefits the behavioral health programs of Peninsula, East Tennessee’s leading provider of behavioral health services. Peninsula has helped thousands of people recover from mental disorders and dependencies so they can lead healthy, positive and productive lives. Along with the works by noted artists, Artsclamation! features art created by mental health consumers in some of Peninsula Recovery Education Center’s therapeutic programs. Creative expression is used as a means of helping the emotional healing process.

“Creativity is therapy for me,” says Platt, “To me, there are no rules in art, no right or wrong. For that reason, everyone who creates art should feel some measure of success, which improves one’s sense of wellbeing.” Platt says painting transports her outside of whatever current place or situation she’s in. “The canvas is a window to another place. Sometimes it is amazing how many hours have passed while I am working in my studio.” Platt says art has changed her life for the better, and the secondhand effect is

that it can bring pleasure to others. “There is therapy in the creation,” says Platt, “but also I hope there is therapy in the viewing.” As a veteran participant in Artsclamation!, Platt says, “I enjoy being part of a beautifully presented show with high quality participants. I am very flattered to be chosen as the featured artist and thrilled to be part of such an imporant cause.” To view Platt’s featured painting, “Abundance,” in more detail or find out more about the Artsclamation! fine art sale, visit peninsulabehavioralhealth.org/arts.

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The “Art of Healing” wall calendar is just $10 and features works from many artists participating in the Artsclamation! fine art sale.

The 12th annual Artsclamation! fine art sale will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral School in Knoxville. Admission and parking are free. Artsclamation! will showcase original works by regional and local artists who work with a variety of media, including oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylics and photography, as well as an exclusive

grouping of three-dimensional artists displaying jewelry, pottery, clay sculpture and fiber art. The featured painting, “Abundance” by Leila Platt, will be auctioned at the Artsclamation! preview party on Nov. 1 and may be viewed online at peninsulabehav ioralhealth.org/ar ts. Also at Artsclamation!, art created by mental health consumers in some of Peninsula

Recovery Education Center’s therapeutic programs will be for sale. Proceeds from Artsclamation! benefit the behavioral health programs of Peninsula, East Tennessee’s leading provider of behavioral health services. For more information about Artsclamation!, visit our Facebook page or contact the Fort Sanders Foundation at 865-531-5210.

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Continuing BOO! at the Zoo, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24-27, Knoxville Zoo. Trick-or-treating, music, games, jugglers, ScaryGo-Round. Tickets: $7 at 637-5331, knoxvillezoo.org, zoo ticket booth (during regular business hours) and Kroger stores; free for children under 2. Parking: $5. “Doubt, A Parable� – Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play by John Patrick Shanley, presented by the WordPlayers, Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Road. Shows: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, 25 and 26; 2:30 p.m. Oct. 27. Tickets: $10-$12 at www.wordplayers.org or at the door with cash or check. Info: 5392490 or www.wordplayers.org. “Deathtrap� by Ira Levin, presented by Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 319 N. Gay St. Shows: 8 p.m. Oct. 25-26 and Nov. 1-2; 3 p.m. Oct. 27 and Nov. 3. Tickets: $10-$12 at www.wordplayers.org or at the door with cash or check. Info: 539-2490 or www. wordplayers.org.

MONDAY, OCT. 21 The fifth annual Goodwill Golf Classic in memory of Jerry Hatmaker,12:30-5:30 p.m. at Holston Hills Country Club, 5200 Holston Hills Road. Format is four-person scramble. Registration: individual, $150; foursome, $550. Info: 588-8567. Tennessee Shines features Jesse Gregory & Faultline, 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-FRIDAY, OCT. 21-25 YWCA Week Without Violence concludes with the Purple and Persimmon walk, noon-1 p.m. Oct. 25, starting at the YWCA Downtown Center, 420 W. Clinch Ave. Info: 523-6126 or www.ywcaknox.com.

TUESDAY, OCT. 22 Einstein Bros. Bagels, 11693 Parkside Drive, hosts Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center mobile unit. Call 584-0291 to schedule an appointment, and after the screening receive a free bagel and schmear. Info: www.knoxvillebreastcenter.com. Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program orientation, L.T. Ross Building, 2247 Western Ave. Info: 524-2786. A Haunting at Ramsey House, 4-8 p.m., Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Family fun including ghost stories, spooks, spirits and s’mores. JAdam Smith of Knoxville Ghost Tours will discuss the “Spirits That Occupy Ramsey House,� and Bill Bass, co-author of the Body Farm novels, will sign books (bring your own or purchase). Info: 546-0745 or www. ramseyhouse.org. Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina cooking class, Chef Arnold’s Eggcelant Egg Class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 7610 Maynardville Pike. BYO wine. Cost: $50. Register: www.avantisavoia.com or 922-9916. Appalachian author Sharyn McCrumb will speak and sign copies of her new book, “King’s Mountain,� 7 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Free. “An Evening with Brandon Heath,� two-time GMA male vocalist and five-time Grammy nominee, 7 p.m. (doors open 6:15 p.m.), Grace Baptist Church, 7171 Oak Ridge Highway. Tickets: $10 at the door.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23 Knoxville Writers’ Group, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Naples, 5500 Kingston Pike. Writer and medical editor Dorothy Foltz-Gray will read from her book “With and Without Her: A Memoir of Being and Losing a Twin.� All-inclusive lunch: $12. RSVP by Oct. 21 to 983-3740. Beyond the Comfort Zone, professional devel-

opment seminar for local and regional artists, noon-1 p.m. Emporium Center, 100 Gay St. Artist Laurie Szilvagyi will lead the presentation and introduce ways to remove obstacles and barriers to creativity. Cost: $5 (free for Arts & Culture Alliance members). Register: https://acaknoxville.eventbrite.com.

THURSDAY, OCT. 24 Kick for the Cure, a kickboxing kick-a-thon, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., 9Round Knoxville, 10612 Hardin Valley Road. 9Round Knoxville will donate one cent per kick to Komen Knoxville. Donations also accepted. 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. Knoxville Area Urban League Gala, 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner and entertainment, Knoxville Convention Center. Harold A. Middlebrook Sr. will receive the Whitney M. Young Lifetime Achievement Award. Jazz artist Boney James will perform. Tickets: $200; call 524-5511.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 24-31 Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave., will have Haunted Lantern Tours 7 p.m. Oct. 24, 29 and 30 at the Ijams quarries, $10 ($7), call 577-4717, ext. 110 to register; Ijams Enchanted Forest all-ages Halloween walk, 4 p.m. Oct. 26, $10 ($7), call 577-4717, ext. 130 to register for a start time; and Naturally Yucky Halloween! 4 p.m. Oct. 31, $5 ($3), call 577-4717, ext. 110 to register.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 24-NOV. 10 “CTRL+ALT+DELETE,� a satire on commercialism, greed and corporate ambition, at Clarence Brown’s Lab Theatre. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10; 2 p.m. Oct. 27, Nov. 3 and 10. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 non-UT students, $5 UT students with ID.

FRIDAY, OCT. 25 Disc Exchange, 2615 Chapman Highway, will hold its 26th Birthday Bash with Band of Heathens performing at 5:30 p.m., followed by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors at 6:15 p.m. Free beer and food, compliments of Eagle Distributing and Quiznos. Third annual Hearth Scares Ball, 7-11 p.m., James White’s Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave. Lighting and

FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, OCT. 25 & 27 Knoxville Opera presents “The Tales of Hoffmann,� 8 p.m. Oct. 25 and 2:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Tickets: $10-$95 at www. knoxvilleopera.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 25-27 Federation of Metal Detector and Archaeological Clubs 2013 Convention and Hunt, Ramada Inn, 7737 Kingston Pike, and Lakeshore Park, 6410 S. Northshore Drive. Info: https://www.facebook.com/ groups/FMDAC/.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 25-NOV. 9 Knoxville Children’s Theater, 109 Churchwell Ave., “The Mousetrap� by Agatha Christie, a mystery play for teens and families. Shows at 7 p.m. Oct. 25, Nov. 1, 7 and 8; 1 p.m. Oct. 26, Nov. 2 and 9; 3 p.m. Oct. 27 and Nov. 3; 5 p.m. Nov. 2 and 9. Tickets: $12 ($10 each for adult and child entering together). Reservations: 599-5284 or tickets@childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

SATURDAY, OCT. 26 West Knox Lions semiannual pancake breakfast, 8-10 a.m., Chili’s, 120 Mabry Hood Road. All-you-caneat pancakes and sausage; $5 adults, $3 children under 12 at the door. Info: www.thelube.com (click locations, Knoxville). Anderson County High School Model United Nations team rummage sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the school, 130 Maverick Circle, Clinton. Vendor spots available: $10; email Ashley Bealer, abealer@acs.ac, by Oct. 23 to reserve a spot. Keep Knoxville Beautiful celebrates America Recycles Day, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Krutch Park. Learn about recycling in Knoxville, see recycled art, bring old

medications for safe disposal. Goodwill will shred and dispose of old documents. Veterans Benefits Free Legal Clinic, 9 a.m.2 p.m., John Tarleton Center, 2455 Sutherland Ave. Register: Legal Aid of East Tennessee, 637-0484. Space limited to first 30 registrants. Capt. W.Y.C. Hannum Chapter #1881, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 10:30 a.m., Green Meadow Country Club, 1700 Louisville Road, Alcoa. Business meeting 11 a.m. followed by lunch. Guest speaker Gerald Augustus will present “Battle of Campbell Station.� Reservations/info: Charlotte Miller, 4486716. Visitors welcome. Costume Charity Zumbathon benefiting East Anderson County Relay for Life, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Take Charge Fitness, 1921 N. Charles Seivers Blvd. Tickets: $5 in advance at Take Charge Fitness, $10 day of event. Info: 457-8237. Halloween Haunts and Haints featuring trick or treating at historic buildings, children’s craft activities, games and spooky stories for the young and young at heart with guest storyteller Janice Brooks-Headrick, 3-7 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway. Costume parade and contest at 5 p.m. (registration begins at 3 and closes at 4:45); registration fee $1. Categories include Best Fictional, Cutest, Scariest, Most Historical, Most Creative and Best Overall. Admission: $5 for 16 up; $3 for 4-15; free for 3 and under; family cap $20. Parking is free. St. Mark UMC, 7001 Northshore Drive, Trunk or Treat, 4-6 p.m. Door prizes, hayride, costume parade, refreshments. Free. Info: 588-0808.

SUNDAY, OCT. 27 Paws on the Patio dog costume party, 1-6 p.m., Quaker Steak & Lube, 5616 Merchants Center Blvd. Benefit for Union County Humane Society; prizes for best costumes and treats for dogs. For every $10 donation receive a $5 gift card. Dinosaur expert Marc Spencer of Marshall University will speak on plant-eating dinosaurs of the Southeast at 2 p.m. at McClung Museum, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Free. Longstreet-Zollicoffer Camp 87, Sons of Confederate Veterans will have their monthly business meeting at 2 p.m. at Crescent Bend, 2728 Kingston Pike. Prior to the meeting, Tom Strain, Sons of Confederate Veterans Army of Tennessee commander, will present a program on Gen. Robert E. Lee and his life after the war. Free and open to the public. “The Longest Rescue: The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson� will be presented by special guest Robinson, longest-held enlisted POW of the Vietnam War, at 2:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. North Carolina native Robinson, who now lives in Madisonville, Tenn., is one of only 23 men to earn the Air Cross, the Air Force’s highest military honor. At 2:15 p.m. Rolling Thunder Tennessee Chapter 3 will hold a ceremonial raising of the POW/ MIA flag.

MONDAY, OCT. 28 Tennessee Shines’ Halloween show will honor the legacies of “War of the Worlds� and “Monster Mash� and feature performances by King Super & the Excellents, Norwegian Wood and poet Rus Harper, 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. Guests are encouraged to wear costumes.

TUESDAY, OCT. 29 Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina cooking class, Autumn in Appalachia, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 7610 Maynardville Pike. BYO wine. Cost: $50. Register: www.avantisavoia. com or 922-9916. Spirits of the Night, Halloween party for over21s (with ID) featuring dancing, drinks, hors d’oeuvres and costume contest, 8 p.m.-midnight, Knoxville Zoo, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive. Tickets: $30 ($25 members); at knoxvillezoo.org, 637-5331 or at the ticket window during zoo hours and the evening of the event. Proceeds benefit the Knoxville Zoo.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 31-NOV. 3 Foothills Community Players present Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit� at Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31-Nov. 2 and 2 p.m. Nov. 2-3.

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Two very different events – one in the form of an ongoing series, the other a one-time occasion – are on the horizon for East Tennesseans. Both have the potential to affect you deeply.

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Copies of “The Longest Rescue,” signed by its hero, Dr. Kevin Class, UT di- William Robinson, will be rector of collaborative piano, available Oct. 27 at the East has mounted a massive re- Tennessee History Center. Photo submitted cital series. He’ll be concertizing with seven KSO violin- Franz Schubert in various ists, as well as UT professors venues all over the world. His duties at UT, which of cello and clarinet, and a include conducting for the visiting professor of violin. There’s a reason he needs opera theater, often keep so many fiddlers and toot- him away from his instrument for weeks at a time. lers. “Part of my reasoning for He’s performing all of Beethoven’s violin and pi- doing this series is to ensure ano sonatas, all of Brahms’ that I will retain a constant duo sonatas. That’s 17 contact with the piano.” Add to that the existence works. Big works. Works which take lots and lots of of a fabulous new concert practicing and preparation. hall in the sparkling new UT music building, plus “several Think hundreds of hours. “It seemed like a good eager performers” in town, idea at the time,” laughs and a memorable concert series seems inevitable. Class. For you classical music He’s already completed one program of Beethoven lovers – veterans and newsonatas with violinists Sean bies – it’s a monumental opClaire, Sara Matayoshi (both portunity not to be missed. All performances take of whom you can also read about in today’s Shopper- place at the Sandra G. PowNews myWellness supple- ell Recital Hall at the Natalie L. Haslam Music Cenment) and Ruth Bacon. “We’ll see if I’m still ter on the UT campus. All standing at the end of the begin at 8 p.m., and all are preceded by lectures given year!” This isn’t the first time by Tyler Mitchell, graduClass has taken on – in his ate student in musicology, words – “a complete lit- at 7:30 p.m. Concert dates erature storm.” In earlier are Monday, Oct. 28; Monyears, he’s performed all 19 day, Nov. 18; Friday, Jan. 31, Mozart piano sonatas and 2014; Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 the complete sonatas, im- and Wednesday, March 12. promptus and fantasies of Info,including specific piec-

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UT music professor Kevin Class dashes to one of many rehearsals for his current concert series. Photo by Bernadette Lo es and performers, www. music.utk.edu/events/. From inspiring music we go on to an inspiring personal account. Vietnam war veteran and Madisonville resident Captain William Robinson (USAF, retired) has a story which is his alone to tell. He is the longest-held POW in United States history. What started out as a typical mission day in September 1965 turned into a long nightmare when Robinson’s helicopter was shot down and the entire crew captured by the North Vietnamese. He was taken to the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” where he endured unspeakable conditions and cruelty, surviving only by his will. He was released on Feb. 12, 1973, after seven years and five months of captivity. Robinson claims no accolades for himself. With the grace and modesty typical

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of such a courageous person, he states, “The heroes’ welcome that the returning POWs received truly belongs to our brothers and sisters who served in Vietnam.” His story is told in the book “The Longest Rescue: The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson” by Glenn Robins, professor of history at Georgia Southwestern State University. On Sunday, Oct. 27, Capt. Robinson will present a lecture at the East Tennessee History Center. The program begins at 2:15 p.m. with a ceremonial raising of the POW/MIA flag; Robinson will speak at 2:30. A book signing will follow, with copies of the book available for purchase. The East Tennessee History Center is located at 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. Info: 215-8824.

Pellissippi State Community College aims to help its students achieve academic goals and reach personal goals through extracurricular activities and educational events. That’s the point of the Oct. 21-25 Relationship Week at PSCC Magnolia Avenue campus. “We’re going to talk about healthy relationships: dating, family, school peers, spouses and the whole, broad spectrum – and about keeping relationships healthy and safe,” said Rosalyn Tillman, Magnolia campus dean. The Clothesline Project, featuring shirts designed by Pellissippi State students, will be on display in the lobby. The Clothesline Project gives women affected by violence an outlet to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. “Sometimes it’s just a few words or images,” said Tillman. “We’ll display shirts designed by students last year.” Monday, Oct. 21, opens with representatives from UT’s Relationship Rx program discussing ways to keep relationships healthy. Relationship Rx will have a table in the lobby with information and giveaways 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Also Monday in the lobby, 11:50 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Pellissippi State faculty and staff will lead students in “Relationship Trivia.” The game includes broad trivia on all types of relationships – romantic, friendly and acquaintance related. Tuesday features a Ques-

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Finding a ‘new normal’ after cancer There were only two things Sheena Curley of Knoxville, 61, asked from her doctors as she began breast cancer treatments in the fall of 2012 at Thompson Cancer Survival Center. “I told them to give me two things. I wanted to go home for Christmas and to be done with treatments in time for camp in June,” said Curley. “They gave me both.” Curley finished chemotherapy just in time to make a trip home to Boston and Maine for Christmas. And by “camp,” Curley means the Kiwanis Club Fresh Air Camp of Knoxville, which she has directed for the last 21 years. Curley had always taken off time from her full-time job in social work to direct the camp, which provides area low-income and special needs children a week each of summer fun. “We host 36 kids per week, and we had 150 kids this summer,” she said. “It’s in the middle of the city, so the kids don’t go that far from home. But they still get a week away from Mom and Dad, with arts and crafts and fun.” In fact, it was during Kiwanis Camp in June 2012 that Curley first felt a lump in her breast. “I already had a mammogram set up for July, so I didn’t worry about it. But by the time I got to the mammogram, it was huge. They said it was a fast growing tumor,” she said. “But I had skipped a year of

A mammogram in July 2012 found a tumor in Sheena Curley’s breast. After six rounds of chemotherapy, a mastectomy and 33 radiation treatments, Curley is now living her “new normal.”

mammograms, and I had never Curley’s treatment involved six skipped a year. I will never do that rounds of chemotherapy, a masagain,” she added. tectomy and 33 radiation treat-

Program helps post-cancer patients transition back to living Even after the cancer’s gone, it leaves a mark on anyone who has battled the disease. That’s why Thompson Cancer Survival Center (TCSC) offers the Cancer Transitions Program for post-cancer patients. “The Cancer Transitions Program is designed to serve patients who have no evidence of disease after treatment, two weeks to two years afterward,” said Linda Kuhns, a registered nurse and director of the program. Linda Kuhns The Cancer Transitions Program was developed by the Cancer Support Community and Livestrong Foundation and is available for use by facilities that work with cancer patients. At Thompson, it is provided free of charge and is funded by the TCSC Foundation. The Cancer Transitions Program is offered each spring and fall at the Thompson Cancer Survival Center in downtown Knoxville. It meets for six weeks, 5:30-8 p.m. on Thursdays. Each session begins with exercise led by a physical therapist, followed by a light and healthy mealand an

evening topic presented by doctors, nurses and other experts. Topics covered include exercise, good nutrition and emotional, medical and spiritual issues that affect people after cancer. Every participant is given a workbook to use as well. “The Thompson Cancer Transitions Program began in 2012, but it has already become an important part of healing for many patients,” said Kuhns. “We used to say congratulations you’re done with chemo, we’ll see you in a month,” said Kuhns. “But now, we realize that surviving cancer is a lot like having post-traumatic stress disorder. They’ve just fought a battle for their lives. When it’s over, it’s not really over. “It’s not like you can flip a switch and be back to normal,” said Kuhns. “People take six months to a year to get over treatment.” Adds Kuhns, “Cancer Transitions can help people find a new normal for them, and that’s what it’s all about.” For more information about the Cancer Transitions Program at Thompson Cancer Survival Center, call 865-541-1720.

ments, over the span of about six months. After treatment, she was exhausted. “Throughout treatment I was constantly going. There were only eight days in August that I didn’t have a doctor’s appointment!” Curley said. “I went for six months of treatment without really thinking about what cancer was – just going to appointments. I never had time to think about it.” After treatment was over, Curley’s doctor recommended Thompson’s Cancer Transitions Program, a free information program and support group for patients finishing cancer treatments. Over six weeks, the program offered sessions on nutrition, stress management, and emotional and medical issues for cancer survivors. “I was a non-exercise person, and I am now walking four to five days a week, a mile and a half,” said Curley, who lost almost 30 pounds during and after treatment. “You’ve got to change your life. You’ve got to get leaner to keep the cancer away, and you have to build strength,” Curley said. “The chemotherapy and radiation zaps your fatigue levels. I still have days when I do too much.” Curley said the Cancer Transitions Program also helped her discern what was most important in life. She quit her full-time job in May and today focuses on spending time with her husband, Wil-

liam, directing the Kiwanis Camp in the summer and volunteering with children at Jefferson City Christian Church, where she attends. “I was a workaholic,” said Curley. “Now, I’m doing things for myself. That’s what cancer taught me, you have to do some things for yourself.” Curley said the Cancer Transitions Program was also an important source of friendship. The group had mostly breast cancer patients but a few who had battled other types of cancers as well. “It’s so important to have a support group,” said Curley. “I had my church friends, my prayer group and my family, but you really do need to have other cancer patients involved in your care. “I’ve always been more of a giver than a taker,” she said. “I always needed to be doing for someone, so cancer was hard for me because I had to ask for help. But I have made some wonderful friends I didn’t even know I had until I had cancer. God blesses you always in bad times.” Curley said the Cancer Transitions Program at Thompson Cancer Survival Center was an important part of her recovery. She said she would recommend it to anyone finishing treatment. “It’s OK to be different after cancer,” she said. “The Cancer Transitions Program helped me find my ‘new normal.’ ”

We will fight with you A cancer diagnosis is one of the more frightening experiences one can have. The uncertainty, the questions, the fear. At Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, you have a team of board certified cancer surgeons and other specialists on staff ready to work, together, to develop a treatment plan designed specifically for you – your type of cancer, your health and your goals. If your cancer requires surgery, we have more than 30 specialists, whose expertise is unparalleled, performing procedures at a Commission on Cancer certified hospital by the American College of Surgeons. Together with physicians from the Thompson Cancer Survival Center, we provide coordinated inpatient and outpatient oncology care. Surgical oncologists, radiologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, urologists and more, all working for YOU. At Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, you are not alone when it comes to cancer. For more information on the oncology services provided at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, call 865-673-FORT or visit our website: www.fsregional.com/oncology.

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usic hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.� You may recognize this line from the 17th-century playwright William Congreve. It turns out he was right on the money. Right now, five Knoxville Symphony musicians are receiving training for certification in music therapy, an established health profession similar to occupational and physical therapy. They’re able to do so because of a grant from the Getty Foundation which provides for professional development opportunities. The KSO is one of only 22 orchestras nationwide to receive such a grant, says Jennifer Barnett, the orchestra’s director of education and community partnerships. The five-module “Music for Healing and Transition� program includes reading, testing and internship. Musicians learn about different levels of illness, how to enhance individual healing and how to comfort the dying. The idea of therapeutic music isn’t exactly new to the KSO. In 2003, a series of conversations with interested local health care parties quickly established UT Medical Center as the orchestra’s main partner in a collaborative effort, and the first “Music and Wellness� program took place

KSO musicians and future music therapists Ilia Steinschneider, Sara Matayoshi, Stacy Miller and Eunsoon Corliss provide a healing atmosphere at UT Medical Center.

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Matayoshi is also a yoga teacher who leads classes at the Cancer Support Community. “I’ve always been interested in healing,” she says, “and I’m excited to be in the process of becoming a certified music therapist.” When asked about memorable incidents, she replies “We have amazing experiences all the time!” Like Claire, Matayoshi was also moved by a small patient in the NICU. “I glanced up at a tiny infant’s heart monitor and watched in wonder as the pulse of my playing and the pulse of the baby’s heartbeat synchronized into a steady, consistent tempo. “Connecting with this precious witnessing an adult with major list of therapeutic uses of music Violinist Sara Matayoshi anxiety issues realize the freedom goes on and on. Most everyone agrees. She’s originally from Rich- little one was very moving for me. in letting go of control through a can relate to and experience music mond, Ill., but has made Knoxville Seeing the monitor display was drumming improvisation – the in some way, shape or form.” her home for the past three years. proof that I was affecting the ba-

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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. The website is being updated and will be available soon.

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