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IN THIS ISSUE Field trip in time Malcolm Shell says anyone over 30 will remember the endangered species known as the school field trip with fondness. He takes us to a favorite field trip in time, to a cemetery at which a governor is buried, as are many of the first settlers to the Farragut/Concord area. See Malcolm’s story page A-8

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Carson sets budget meetings School board member Karen Carson has invited teachers and staff of Farragut area schools to attend af ter-school budget discussions. Meetings are open to the public: ■ M o n d a y, April 23, 4 p.m. at A. L. Lotts Elementary ■ Tuesday, April 24, 4 p.m. at Bearden High School, and ■ Wednesday, April 25, 4 p.m. at Farragut High School.

Trail marker to honor Admiral Farragut The community is invited to the unveiling of a Tennessee Civil War Trail Marker at the birthplace of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Admiral Farragut Park, 9950 S. Northshore Drive. State Tourism Commissioner Susan Whitaker, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Dr. Carroll Van West, executive director of the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, will attend. The dedication itself is at 10 a.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Farragut Folklife Museum and the HoLa Hora Latina organization. RSVP: cwkch@ cwkch.com.

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Namesake trail needs TLC By Suzanne Foree Neal There are several beds of native plants along the Montgomery Trail in need of a little love. Just a few hours a month to pluck weeds from their midst will make them so happy and in return, they will add beauty to your walk. Master gardener Joyce Montgomery and her husband, Tucker, donated a strip of land from their adjoining farm to create the walking trail at the urging of Farragut Community Development Director Ruth Hawk. “It’s a nice tribute to my father-in-law who died 11 days short of his 100th birthday,” Montgomery says of Dr. John Montgomery, a longtime, well-known physician. She’s been a master gardener for about 10 years and says, laughing, “As long as I was gardening, I didn’t know that was what I was doing until I took that class. Created a monster!” Montgomery started planting beds of native plants along the trail in 2010. “It’s been a learning experience for me,” she says. “I had not done much work in native plants, but now they’re in my own landscape. They’re more tolerant and take less care.” She took a walk along a portion of the trail recently and made note of how many beds need some TLC. There are 16 beds along the 2,000foot trail, but only four have been adopted. Montgomery says it really only takes four hours a month for someone to weed the beds. A couple of times a year people are needed to help spread mulch furnished by the town. Experience isn’t necessary as she will instruct how to tell flowers from weeds. At the proper time, she’ll advise on what needs pruning and how much. She’s willing to work with groups who adopt her beds. There are 35 to 40 varieties of native plants with one bed christened “the water garden” because it’s often under wa-

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Standing in a sea of green, Joyce Montgomery points to a “good plant” among a mass of weeds. The town of Farragut is looking for volunteers to help weed the trail named for her family. Photos by S. Neal

Blooming columbine and large rocks are in the first bed at a trail access point off Broken Saddle Road in Fort West subdivision. ter during heavy rains. The Montgomery Trail has features walkers won’t find on most Farragut trails. This one goes along the Montgomery’s pasture land. Sometimes it’s filled with a herd of llamas, or at other times longhorn cattle. Walkers can stop at the steps off Broken Saddle or on the nearby park bench and watch the sun set in the west directly across the pasture. “They may also see deer and I’ve seen coyotes,” she says. Their farm is an approved wildlife habitat, which means it provides water and nesting places for a variety

The end of an era Craze to retire from Farragut Primary By Sara Barrett

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Tears welled up several times in the eyes of Farragut Primary School principal Julia Craze as she discussed her upcoming retirement. It was obvious that her job is actually a passion; her faculty and students are her family and Farragut Primary School is her home away from home. Pictures and post cards line Craze’s desk and book shelves, all from former students or current coworkers and their families. She shares several stories

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– one of a student who entered the military as an adult and called her from a submarine in the middle of the ocean. Another is a former student somewhere in Afghanistan who had been writing regularly for years until this past Christmas. “I haven’t heard a word, and we’re not sure where he is,” she says as she fights back the tears. She speaks of him more as a son than a former pupil. The examples Craze shared are the majority, not the minority. She has kept in close contact with many of her past students and still displays pictures of 4th graders she taught in the ’80s posted on her of-

of birds and animals, and flowers for insects, bees and hummingbirds. “I love to see the seasonal changes Mother Nature provides,” Montgomery says. “It’s interesting every season with something to look at. Watching changes that are predictable gives me my quiet time.” When people use Montgomery Trail, she wants them to get a sense of quiet, peace and serenity, “a time to slow down,” she says. “When we get it right, people will have a new appreciation for native plants. I’m impressed by how many people walk the trail, mostly in the late after-

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Deep purple-hued fringed loosestrife stands out in one of the garden plots. Joyce Montgomery made the sign explaining the properties of the plant.

Volunteers needed Farragut is seeking community volunteers to adopt one or more of the 16 garden beds along the Montgomery Trail which connects Rockwell Farm and Fort West subdivisions off Old Stage Road. The trail runs for 2,000 feet adjacent to the Montgomery family farm. Individuals or groups interested in adopting a garden bed along this trail should contact Ruth Hawk at ruth. hawk@townoffarragut.org or Mark Shipley at mark. shipley@townoffarragut.org. Info: 966-7057.

noon. I see a lot of families and kids on their wheeled toys. It’s an environment a lot of families want, and I see a lot of them take family pic-

tures out here.” Montgomery has one request of those who enjoy the trail: Please don’t pick the posies.

Steve, have a second home in the mountains of North Carolina and plan to visit it often. They have no children. Craze says today’s youth has much more stress than she did growing up. “Children internalize things,” she said. “The world is a much different place now. But when I worry about our world leaders, I look around at these children and I know everything will be OK.” She would like the students at Farragut Primary Farragut Primary School principal Julia Craze sits at her desk School and the rest of the surrounded by photos of her faculty, students and their fami- community to remember lies. She will retire at the end of this school year. Photo by S. Barrett the school’s motto: “Be a lifelong learner and a refice wall. Craze has worked says she decided to retire sponsible, caring citizen.” “Don’t just say it. Live in education in some ca- “when Social Security sent pacity for the last 44 years my Medicare Card. I knew it,” she said. and is now going to take it was time.”Lots of reading The next principal at some much-deserved time and gardening are in her fu- Farragut Primary has not for herself. She laughs and ture. She and her husband, been named.

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Jim and Jane Brannon feel like “newcomers.” Although they have lived in Knoxville since 1979, the feeling of “newness” they have experienced since moving to Farragut last year caught them by surprise. Jim, who is a Farragut Shopper-News advertising executive, and Jane, who is executive director of the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Knoxville affiliate, lived and raised their family in West Knoxville, so they didn’t expect much adjustment when they bought a house in Farragut. “We were downsizing after living first in the Cedar Bluff and then Bearden area since 1979,” says Jane. “When we moved into our house in Farragut, everything felt so different.” “It was like moving to a new town,” adds Jim. “It was a whole new experience that has been very enjoyable.” The sense of community is very strong in Farragut, says Jim. “There is a lot of community pride and spirit in Farragut. It really is a community.” The Brannons were no strangers to travel early in their 37-year marriage. Jim was in sales and sales management with Johnson and Johnson before joining Whittle Communications in 1979 and moving to Knoxville. “From 1972 to 1979, we lived in Baltimore, Washington, Nashville, Tampa and Denver,” says Jane. “When we got to Knoxville, we wanted to stay.” When Whittle Communications was sold, Jim, who was in sales for the company’s Channel One venture, was retained by new owners Primedia. “I was fortunate, and very happy to be able to stay in Knoxville,” says Jim. “And Jane, who had been reinventing her career every time we moved, got to concentrate on what she wanted to do.” The couple has a son, Drew, who is now married with two daughters and a son

due to be born in early May. “Drew grew up here, and he and Rachel now live in Greenville, S.C.,” says Jane, who is celebrating seven years at Susan G. Komen. Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Jim and Jane Brannon:

What is your favorite quote from a television show or movie? Jim: “From Clint Eastwood in ‘Dirty Harry’: ‘Make My Day.’ ” Jane: “From ‘One Tree Hill,’ the quote is: ‘Most people are stronger than they know. They just forget to believe in it sometimes.’ ”

What are you guilty of?

Jim: “Overthinking situations in both my professional and personal life. I have a tendency to obsess over situations/ problems that I can’t fi x.” Jane: “Asking a question of a person and offering MY answer at the same time the person is trying to answer it.”

What is your favorite material possession? Jim: “I love to cook, so I would have to say my gas Grillmaster.” Jane: “A hobnail candy dish that belonged to my mother-in-law.”

What are you reading currently?

Jim: “ ‘Those Guys Have All The Fun: Inside the World of ESPN.’ ” Jane: “Inky Johnson’s book, ‘An Amazing Story of Faith and Perseverance.’ ”

What was your most embarrassing moment? Jim: “As a freshman football player at the University of Maryland, I was booed out of the stadium. In those days, freshmen could not play varsity, so we played a freshman schedule. We were playing Virginia Tech; I was a tight end and was wide open on the 10-yard line. The ball

hit me in the hands, and I dropped it. My coach called the exact same play again. I was wide open again, but in the end zone. Yes, I dropped it again. When my coach pulled me off the field, the 100 fans in attendance sounded like a 100,000.” Jane: “There are so many that involve my lack of balance due to scoliosis. To quote: ‘I don’t trip; I do a random gravity check.’ ”

What are the top three things on your bucket list? Jim: “Vacation in Italy with my wife. Play golf at Augusta National. Take a short three-day vacation with just my son.” Jane: “Go back to Italy for an extended stay. Spend six months a year on Sanibel Island and six months in Knoxville. Learn to arrange cut flowers without using a ‘frog.’ ”

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Jim: “My mother. She passed away suddenly in 2000, and I did not get the chance to say goodbye. I would like to thank her for being such a wonderful mother.” Jane: “My father, who passed away in 1980, with me and my son, who was born seven months after he died. They never met and would so enjoy each other.”

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life and why? Jim: “My wife. She helped me mature and grow up in our early years. She has supported and helped me in all aspects of my career, been my biggest fan and always stood behind me through good and bad times.” Jane: “The people of Western Maryland where I grew up. They were hard working, disciplined and honest. But they knew how to have a good time.”

I still can’t quite get the hang of …

Jim: “Selling advertising. I’ve been doing it for 30-plus years, but I just can’t seem to perfect it. Any suggestions?” Jane: “Numbers, figures and financial reports.”

What is the best present you ever received in a box?

Jim: “Without question, it was a leaf blower. I could finally put the broom and rake in the trash can.” Jane: “It wasn’t in a box, exactly, but it was a surprise birthday party arranged totally by my husband when I was 39. Everyone expects something different at 40, not 39!”

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

Jim: “To do your best in whatever you do because there are no free gifts in life. You will have to earn everything you get.” Jane: “Give back to the community you live in. She was a lifelong volunteer while I was growing up.”

What is your social media of choice?

Jim: “I do not have one. I guess I am just a little late at adapting.” Jane: “Facebook.”

What is the worst job you have ever had?

Jim: “Selling a social media platform. I worked for one of the biggest companies in the online ‘deal of the day’ business for six months. It was not the right business for me.” Jane: “Watching six children under 8 years old in a log cabin with an outhouse and no shower or tub in Dungannon, Va., when I was 14.”

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why?

Jim: “Popeye. He was the good guy; strong, in charge and always the hero.” Jane: “Cartoons?”

What irritates you?

Jim: “Self-centered, arrogant people who have an inflated opinion of their worth.” Jane: “People who refer to others as ‘you guys,’ particularly when referring to women.”

What’s one place in Farragut everyone should visit?

Jim: “We moved to Farragut last year from the Bearden area and have really enjoyed the community. There are plenty of activities, new businesses and great restaurants.” Jane: “Koko Fit Club. It is fabulous.”

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?

Jim: “Buy two tickets to Italy and tell Jane to pack her bags.” Jane: “Take off to the beach with nothing but swimsuits, makeup, a good book and lots of white wine.”

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Spotlight on books, authors at Farragut Book Fest Storybook charA world without acters came to life, trees? The Farragut and book lovers enKiwanis Club asked Sherri K Kids at Farragut joyed a day in the Gardner Intermediate School spotlight on April 14 Howell to put crayon to paat Campbell Station Park for the Farper and draw “Our ragut Book Fest for Treeless Future” for FARRAGUT FACES the Kiwanis K Kids Children. Arbor Day Art Show. This is the fifth year for the free festival, sponsored The 36 entries were judged by the by the Farragut Arts Council and Farragut Beautification Committee. the Farragut Library. Children were The students’ interpretations encouraged to come dressed as were displayed at Farragut Town their favorite storybook characters. Hall through April 13. On April 12, Local authors were on hand to talk a reception was held to honor the to the children about writing, pub- young artists and award certificates lishing and their books. Storytell- for Best of Show plus recognition ers kept adults and children enter- for first, second and third place at tained with tall tales and adventure each grade level. Taking home honors for Best of stories. In addition, the park area was Show and receiving recognition by filled with inflatables, art activities, Farragut Mayor Ralph McGill and refreshments, magicians and musi- the Board of Alderman was Diba cians. Seddighi. Third grader Max Childress made up a word to highlight his artwork of a tree coughing: “Squack.” Max, son of Scott and Linda Childress, participated in the Kiwanis K Kids Arbor Day Art Show.

Conny Ottway entertains children and adults at the Farragut Book Fest with patriotic songs. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Ellie, a HABIT dog, gets plenty of attention at the Farragut Book Fest for Children at Campbell Station Park. Enjoying the golden retriever are Vivian Pan and Meg and Katie McCleary.

Local author Susan G. Weaver talks to Taylor and Riley Derrick about her book, “We Recycle,” at the Farragut Book Fest for Children on April 14.

Jakob Kustin, center, illustrated a world gone crazy if there were no trees and a world full of rainbows when the trees survive. Admiring Jakob’s artwork at the Kiwanis K Kids Arbor Day Art Show are his brother, Quinn, and mom, Author Sandi Schulte talks about her book, “RooKirsten. sevelt Rat’s Learn Magic From A-Z,” with Kassidy Kelly. Kassidy bought an autographed copy of the book at the Farragut Book Fest for Children.

Sean Low, son of Chris and Julie Low, proudly shows off his first place award for his drawing in the Kiwanis K Kids Arbor Day Art Show. The show’s theme was “Our Treeless Future.”

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Raided by ‘a bunch of thugs’ Retired KPD detective Don Wiser is a veteran of the local political wars. Sometimes he’s up – like the summer of 2010 when he campaigned nonstop for his longtime friend Tim Burchett – and sometimes he’s down, as was mostly the case when he was still a cop and Phil Keith was police chief. But he’s never been quite as down as he’s been since 12:20 p.m. Saturday, April 14, when a bunch of deputies burst Don Wiser through the door of his Halls office and disrupted a DUI/ driver’s safety class he was conducting. They proceeded to confiscate his receipt book, files, composition book, laptop, notebooks, fax machine, folders and a wad of cash and checks while detaining him for an indeterminate period of time. “They came in waving guns and flashing badges hollering ‘Get out! Get out!’ ” Wiser said. “When I started to leave, one of them hollered, ‘Where are you going?’ Then they sat me down in a chair and wouldn’t let me get up. They acted like I was John Dillinger.” Wiser said he started telling people he plans to run for sheriff a few weeks before the raid. Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones’ spokesperson Martha Dooley said there is no incident report on the raid (which could account for no story by any other media). When asked for a response from Jones, she said, “I can neither confirm nor deny that this is under investigation.” Wiser rents space from Commissioner R. Larry Smith in the Birch Tree Plaza. Smith confirmed the raid and said he was contacted by other tenants including the beauty shop next door. “Looks like I’ve lost a tenant,” he said. The warrant indicates that Wiser is accused of giving clients credit for completing more hours of his class than they actually sat through. Wiser says he suspects it has more to do with him spreading the word that he plans to run for sheriff. The warrant alleges he has violated TCA 39-14-

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136 (falsifying educational and academic records), a Class A misdemeanor. Nearly two weeks later he hasn’t been charged. His attorney, Bob Jolley, a former lead prosecutor with the district attorney general’s office who before that worked for the state attorney general, says a full-scale raid over a misdemeanor charge is unusual. He smells politics. “I’m not sure this statute is something they can charge him on. What you are talking about is a major police raid on a legitimate business in Knox County where a large amount of money was expended. They closed down a business because of what was seized. Eighteen to 20 officers, some of them narcotics people, plus an assistant district attorney conducting a raid over a misdemeanor?” In recent years, Wiser, who has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s in health and safety education from UT, plus a couple of years at the Nashville night law school and has taught criminal justice at Walters State, has been the sole proprietor of Concepts in Safety. Its website describes its business thusly: “Our sole mission is to provide a much needed service following state law guidelines which states in TCA 55-10-301, C(4), “Each county clerk shall provide a list of approved entities in the county to any person ordered to attend a driver education or improvement course.” Wiser concedes that that he’s not perfect. “Being an ex-policeman, I love policemen. Real policemen. If I’m wrong, I need to answer to the proper authorities, not to a bunch of thugs.”

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Budd Cullom wants a $10 million reduction in property taxes for 25 years to develop the old Fulton Bellows site near UT.

Amy Broyles is not sure how she will vote on Cullom’s proposal, saying, “I love brownfield development but hate Walmart.”

Today’s meeting of the Knox County Commission will be about money, and Mayor Tim Burchett hasn’t even presented his budget yet. Expect discussion on the school board’s budget, starting with public forum at 1:45 p.m. and continued discussion (from last week’s workshop) of proposals by two developers to get tax relief in exchange for tackling tough “brownfield” developments inside the city. My prediction is that most public comment will support the school board budget (including remarks by this writer) and both redevelopment requests will pass, although the $10 million TIF for University Commons is a huge frog to swallow. First, you’ve gotta believe that a Walmart will stay in one spot for 25 years (or its empty nest will be taken up by other worthy sales tax generators). Then you’ve got to move county-based commissioners toward supporting a project in the university area. And finally, you’ve got to motivate city-based commissioners such as Amy Broyles to look past the anchor tenants to the overall community benefit. Budd Cullom, developer of University Commons, said neither Publix nor Walmart will get a property

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tax break. “They will pay property taxes from Day One, but the money will go toward paying back the $10 million TIF. “This site is a tremendous eyesore,” said Commissioner Tony Norman. And Commissioner Dave Wright asked if Cullom plans to “keep the smokestack.” He said yes. Burchett endorsed both projects, a huge boost to obtaining the commission’s OK. Burchett said he and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero are working together on the University Commons project, estimated to generate 600 construction jobs and 1,100 permanent jobs in retail. Cullom said the project is impossible without the TIF, which will be used to redo two intersections (Kingston Pike and Joe Johnson Blvd.) encapsulate the ground, and build elevated, open air parking to prevent damage from vapors. Cullom said the project would cost his group $25 million less if developed in a greenfield.

The Oakwood School project may pass unanimously. Developers Wayne Blasius and Rick Dover are asking for $712,100 to “get the property back to zero,” as Blasius explained to the commission. He was met with universal praise last week including Burchett’s endorsement. Family Pride Corporation, which operates a similar assisted living project in a former school in Lenoir City, would create 58 assisted living units in the old school to serve the aging community nearby. “It will be cheaper for Knox County to save this building than to tear it down,” Burchett said. Developers will make a $4.5 million investment, Blasius said, creating 35 permanent jobs and a $750,000 annual payroll. “It will be good for the community and good for the taxpayers.” Commissioner Broyles, who represents the district, said she and her husband had discussed moving there later. “They’re taking deposits now,” Burchett joked. Upcoming: The 4th District Democratic Club will host Dr. Joanne Logan, an applied climatologist at UT, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the Bearden Branch Library. Info: Lorraine Hart, 637 3293 or 850-6858.

Budget address, y’all come! This Friday, April 27, will mark the 24th annual mayor’s budget message when Mayor Madeline Rogero delivers her first budget address. The first was in 1988. Prior to that, Knoxville mayors simply handed off their budget to a city council workshop. It was a limited audience with minimum notice. When I became mayor in January 1988 I changed that outdated system and converted the budget announcement (which the charter requires the mayor to present to council by May 1) to an address and a State of the City speech. Subsequent mayors have maintained this tradition and the county mayors have now copied it but hold a breakfast meeting. My first budget address was in the Community Room of the Candy Factory at the World’s Fair Park to a much smaller audience than we have today. In fact, the then City Council did not know quite what to make of it as it had never happened before. More than 3,000 invitations to Rogero’s budget address went out. If you are not on the list and want to go, just call the mayor’s of-

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fice at 215-2040 as you will be more than welcome. It is, after all, a public event. Eighty tables have been ordered for the event to be held at Victor Ashe Park. There will likely be more than 800 persons in attendance, fewer than the Rogero inaugural but more than the normal budget message. Plan on early arrival by 11:30 for parking and visiting with others. It will be a place to see and be seen. Communications Director Angela Starke tells me that Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis will be the MC and Rabbi Beth Schwartz, the retiring rabbi of Temple Beth El, will give the invocation. Fire Department Captain Scott Warwick will sing the National Anthem, which he did at the American Embassy in Warsaw for two July 4 celebrations when I was Ambassador to Poland. The Knoxville Community Band will perform and the Police De-

partment will provide the honor guard for the flag presentation with Northwest Middle students leading the pledge of allegiance. Each council member will host a table. So if you want to sit with a particular council member look for their table and lock down a seat. If you want a seat close to the podium you need to get there early, too. Judith Foltz, city special events chief, has planned a red, white and blue color theme in gingham. During a 4 year mayoral term, there are really only five speeches a mayor gives which are guaranteed to attract citywide attention. These are the inaugural address and the four budget messages. Rogero gave a well-received inaugural address and now it is time for her first budget given in a very scenic and well -used park. Hopefully, her address will contain substantially more money for trees which have been destroyed on city property as well as greenway expansion as an integral part of a green city. If you have time after the event, you will en-

joy walking the greenway which goes to Northwest Middle School or checking out the lake or frisbee golf course. Both County Commissioner Ed Shouse and County Court Clerk Foster Arnett are out of the hospital and recovering. Best wishes to both for speedy return to duty. North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory was hosted at a fund raiser last week in Nashville which raised more than $50,000 for his campaign. It was attended by House Speaker Beth Harwell; Gov. Bill Haslam; his father, Jim Haslam; and Sen. Bob Corker. North Carolina will be a battleground in November as President Obama carried the state in 2008. Shelley Breeding is getting lots of publicity for her State House run in northwest Knox County due to questions on her residency. Four Republicans are also seeking the seat including former Sheriff Tim Hutchinson who was overwhelmingly defeated by County Mayor Tim Burchett in the 2010 Republican primary.

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Nowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the time to speak your mind So, get out your calendars and circle these dates: Monday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 8. Got free time during the day? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a meeting for you. Work during the day? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fret. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evening meetings for you. Farragut will conduct a community forum at 6 p.m. April 30 at Town Hall. Town Administrator David Smoak and members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will facilitate a conversation regarding the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Strategic Plan and the Capital Investment Program for the next five years. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve

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already written about the Capital Improvement Projects in the April 2 Farragut Shopper-News. As for April 30 and May 8, now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to residents to speak out. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take part in the discussion, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complain about the decisions. The Strategic Plan aligns

Farragutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision, goals and objectives for the next 15 years and beyond. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always good to have a plan and this one identifies five main goals to achieve by 2016: Provide excellent services while staying financially sound; strengthen the local economy; develop historic assets; facilitate growth, development and redevelopment; and add more leisure venues and programs. Residents can review the Strategic Plan prior to the forum by clicking Farragut Strategic Plan on the home page at townoffarragut.org.

Bolt gets FMPC OK and congrats By Suzanne Foree Neal Being green can do more than save money on your utility bills. It can get you a call from the White House. When David Bolt came to the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission for issues involving his property, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect to be singled out for accolades. The founder of Premier Solar Electric Specialists just wanted permission to move an interior property line and get a sidewalk variance so he could install some solar panels for his house. Instead, before discussing his request, FMPC Commissioner Rita Holladay said congratulations were in order. Bolt was honored as a Champion of Change for Corporate Sustainability by the White House. When someone at work told him there was a call for him from the White House, he thought it was a joke. He received his award April 12 at the White House, one of 10 people honored that week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We toured the

White House early in the morning, had lunch and then back to the Eisenhower Building, which is on the grounds, for a 90-minute panel discussion among the people who won,â&#x20AC;? he says. The meeting is on You Tube. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very much surprised,â&#x20AC;? Bolt says of the honor. He was first notified by email, but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find it. He guesses it went to spam mail and was deleted. A researcher at ORNL nominated him, but Bolt says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always so far behind on email that he missed that one, too. Holladay asked if he got his photo taken with the president, but Bolt said, unfortunately, no. When it was back to the town business at hand, Bolt explained the 500-squarefoot section of his property with both ground- and pole-mounted solar panels should cover all the power needed for his house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything will be sold back to TVA,â&#x20AC;? he said. The commission felt since the re-

subdivision involved such a small amount of his property, they let him off the hook with a variance. He also doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to put in a sidewalk in front of his Grigsby Chapel Road property. Assistant Town Administrator Gary Palmer took up the issue of lighting for the widening of Concord Road from Turkey Creek Road to Northshore Drive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay for some better lighting, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get what they (TDOT) give us like they did with Campbell Station Road,â&#x20AC;? he told commissioners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to avoid some mistakes we made before. The total cost for poles and fi xtures would probably be $400,000.â&#x20AC;? Palmer was referring to the uproar from residents over replacing relatively new lighting along Campbell Station Road with $500,000 worth of decorative lighting fi xtures. He said essentially, before things are set in stone, now is the time to try to work a deal with the state Depart-

The first of two community dialogue sessions with Denver firm Winston Associates on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan will be 6 p.m. on May 8. Residents can check out those proposals at www.farragut2025.com. At the meeting, input will be recorded anonymously through individual electronic keypads. Participants will respond to a variety of questions presented on a screen, with the total audience answers shown immediately. This interactive function is one of the main reasons Winston Associates was chosen to help more directly involve residents

ment of Transportation to get some nicer lighting fi xtures, even if the town has to chip in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead of industrial TDOT lights, we would want some that will make that part of town look good,â&#x20AC;? Palmer added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a key corridor into our town. We really want to enhance the beauty of our main corridors.â&#x20AC;? That section of road will be widened to four lanes with a turn lane in the middle, walking trails on the west side and a sidewalk on the east side. The work wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start until 2013. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an amazing amenity for the town,â&#x20AC;? said Community Development Director Ruth Hawk. After discussion, the commission approved adding the Willow Creek walking trail to the project list for 2013. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a key piece of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kingston Pike trail that is missing. Palmer noted that TDOT has agreed to a 20/80 split and Commissioner Noah Myers said he would like to see it prioritized. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two hundred thousand dollars is a pretty good investment

in shaping the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future. The board, commissioners and staff would be thrilled to see a standingroom-only crowd at any of these meetings. If the past is any indication, that probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen. Assistant Town Administrator Gary Palmer was asked at the Thursday meeting of the Municipal Planning Commission about the web traffic to learn more about the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans. While residents were quick to check it out initially, he told them, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The response has pretty much died off.â&#x20AC;? Palmer also announced that prior to the 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday, May 8,

the town will hold two â&#x20AC;&#x153;Citizen Academies.â&#x20AC;? The first is at 8:30 a.m. to discuss a downtown district and redevelopment for Farragut and the second at 1:30 p.m. on the topic of Farragutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic resources. Rita Holladay, chair of the FMPC, urged everyone on the board and staff to get the message out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I invite everyone to come,â&#x20AC;? she said of these public forums. These meetings arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t limited to adults. A group of Farragut High School students attended one of the focus group meetings staff initiated. Their comments and ideas left a favorable impression on the grownups.

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Always remember texts, selected by Knoxville Jewish Alliance Executive Director Jeff Gubitz, that emphasized the importance of remembering the 6 million lives lost and being vigilant so that such atrocities are not repeated. The Rev. Susan Sgarlat read a quote from Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author of “Night”: “Each of us has a tendency to ignore abuses, so long as it doesn’t affect us, or those we love. It can be easy to turn our heads from the violence we see in the world around us every day and ignore the problems evil creates. It is not ‘my’ problem, we rationalize. It is not ‘my’ concern.” Members of the Sound Company Children’s Choir of Oak Ridge performed songs from “Brundibar,” a children’s opera that was per-

formed by Jewish children interned at Terezin, a Nazicontrolled transit camp in Czechoslovakia. The original audience was primarily Jews who were being sent to Auschwitz, and most of the performers were executed after Hitler used a film of the opera as propaganda. After the yellow candles were lit, Rogero ceremonially lit a candle in honor of Europeans who took it upon themselves to save Jewish neighbors and friends. Andy Loebl sounded the shofar, or ram’s horn. Pais, who was born in Lithuania, was sent with his family to a ghetto at the age of 14. At 16, he was sent to Dachau concentration camp with his father and brother. He never saw his mother again. He was interned at Dachau until he was 18.

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my mind is off and running, putting two and two together and coming up with 150! Last Sunday’s sermon (about Jesus’ post-resurrection appearance to the disciples a week after the Resurrection) triggered a new thought. What is it with Jesus and locked doors? John’s Gospel tells us about several post-Resurrection appearances of Jesus: to Mary Magdalene in the garden and then to the disciples (except for Judas who was dead by then, and Thomas who was absent) on Easter evening. In that instance, John says that “… the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews.” Yet, “Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ ” (John 20:19-21)

By Wendy Smith Arthur Pais was one of three Holocaust survivors who lit a yellow candle during Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Rememberance Day, held last Wednesday at Temple Beth El. While the memories are painful, he frequently tells his story to church and school groups. “People have to know,” he says. That’s the reason for the annual observance, which is open to the public. Community leaders like Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and attorney Sheryl Rollins, wife of Beck Cultural Exchange Executive Director Avon Rollins, participated in the service, as did religious leaders from several organizations. Participants read from

A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you.” (John 20: 26 NRSV) Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me. (Revelation 3: 20 NRSV) I try really hard to listen to the sermon, for several reasons. First, my pastor’s sermons Lynn are worthy: well-prepared, Hutton honest, with memorable illustrations. They make me think; they challenge me; CROSS CURRENTS they call me out of myself. Second, I sit up front, facing the congregation. If I am not But sometimes, someattentive, it is quite evident thing that is said in a sermon triggers an idea, and and sets a bad example.

Manny Herz, a Holocaust survivor who escaped Nazi Germany with his family in 1939, lights a memorial candle during the Yom HaShoah ceremony at Temple Beth El while Mimi Pais looks on. Photo submitted

His wife, Mimi, accompanied him when he spoke to 40 groups last year. “He puts a face on history,” she says.

His primary message, especially to students, is “don’t forget.” He never refuses to tell his story, and when he does, it captures

his audience. “Kids are usually very rowdy, but you can hear a pin drop when I talk. So I know they listen.”

He did the same thing again a week later, with Thomas present this time. “Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Luke’s account (in Chapter 24) of the encounter on the road to Emmaus ends with the two who had shared a meal with Jesus running back to Jerusalem to share the good news. Even while they were recounting their amazing experience, Luke says, “Jesus himself stood among them. …” Jesus, who apparently just appeared in the room, later asked, “ ‘Have you anything here to eat?’ They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate in their presence.” (vss. 41b-42) This man, whose death the women and John, at least, had watched, made a point of eating: a very hu-

man, very physical, very alive thing to do! And, equally astounding, this very physical Jesus was neither deterred, nor slowed down by locked doors! In contrast, the famous Warner Sallman painting of Jesus standing and knocking at a door with no handle or latch on the outside implies a Jesus who will not enter unbidden, one who waits for an invitation. So can Jesus walk through locked doors or not? Seems to me the an-

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Playing loud at Grassy Valley Shine Effect performed next. Singer Ben Roberts invited the crowd to come up front, enjoy the music and jump with him to the beat. The side which jumped the highest would get “things thrown at them,” meaning T-shirts and music CDs. Drummer Christa Roberts of Shine Effect gave her personal testimony of God’s goodness in her life, how she is able to play the drums and work full time although she has fibromyalgia.

By Theresa Edwards Grassy Valley Baptist Church hosted a free concert featuring local Christian bands Standing Small, Birdsong and Shine Effect. If you felt the ground shakin’ it wasn’t quakin’, it was the effects of at least 12 large speakers being fully utilized. Birdsong started by “warming up your ears,” Benjamin Birdsong said, as he warned the next band would get louder. But the crowd loved it.

Ryan Fletcher sings lead for Standing Small band.

Ben Roberts of Shine Effect jumps as he sings, inviting the crowd to jump with him.

The third performance was by Standing Small, the headliner band. It has released albums “Asleep at the Oars,” “Dreaming of Freedom” (2010), “For Unto Us” (2009), “Oh Sweet Child” (2007) and “Sister Wisdom” (2005). This concert was to raise funds for another new album in the works. To purchase their current music online, visit www.standing-small.com for instant downloads at “name your own price.”

Christa Roberts of Shine Effect plays the drums vigorously.

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WORSHIP NOTES a rummage sale in the family life center 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Doors will reopen from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. to sell everything for $5 a bag. Items can be donated for the sale Thursday evening, April 26, or anytime Friday, April 27. Info: 690-1060.

Community Services ■ Concord United Methodist Church’s Caregiver Support Group, affiliated with Alzheimer’s Tennessee Inc., meets 10 to 11:30 a.m. each first Tuesday in Room 226 at the church, 11020 Roane Drive. Anyone in the community who gives care to an elderly individual is invited. Info: 675-2835.

Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, holds a beginner yoga class Mondays from 6-7 p.m. upstairs in the family life center. Cost is $10 per class or $40 for five classes. Bring a mat, towel and water. Info: Dena Bower, 567-7615 or email denabower@comcast.net.

■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave., will host Griefshare 6 to 7:30 p.m. beginning Monday, April 30. The program is a weekly grief support group for people grieving the death of a loved one. Info: 522-9804 or www. sequoyahchurch.org.

Special Services ■ Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave., will host local musician and Grammy and Dove award winner Ashley Cleveland at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25. Everyone is invited. Free admission. Info: 522-9804 or www.sequoyahchurch.org. ■ Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 7225 Old Clinton Pike in Powell will

Standing Small will be performing with Arthur Alligood of Nashville at the Relix Variety Theatre, located at 1208 N. Central St., on Thursday, April 26. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Grassy Valley Baptist Church will hold the “Act of Marriage Conference” from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5. Child care and snacks will be provided. Info: pastor@grassyvalley.org or 693-1741. Josh Roberts is the lead singer for Shine Effect. host “Pack a Pew” 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday, April 29. Everyone is invited. Mavis Hughes will perform and lunch will be provided at 11 a.m. and noon. Info: 938-725 or www.bccpc. org.

Youth ■ Farragut Presbyterian Church Mother’s Day Out program and preschool registration is open for the 2012-2013 school year. Info: Beth Hallman, 671-4616 or email bhallman@tds.net.

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School field trips remembered MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell

suppose most elementary school students like to take “field trips” as part of their educational experience. Certainly that was the case at Farragut Elementary. After all, being out in the sunshine in late fall or early spring certainly beat sitting in a classroom looking out the window. We didn’t take many field trips, but one in particular became more of a pilgrimage than a field trip. It was our visit to Pleasant Forest Cemetery where most of the early settlers to the area lived. I don’t remember exactly how many times we visited, but it seems like almost every year during my elementary school years. Since the cemetery was only about a quarter of a mile from the school on Concord Road, and since traffic was always very sparse at that time, we usually walked the short distance strung out in a single line like ducklings with the teacher leading and an adult in the rear. Most of my interest in history developed later in my life, and I

never paid much attention to the teacher explaining the significance of the cemetery. But this historic cemetery is worth a visit for both adults and school kids with an interest in the area’s history. It is the second oldest cemetery in the county – second only to First Presbyterian Church cemetery on State Street behind the Tennessee Theatre, where many of the early Knoxvillians are laid to rest. Pleasant Forest Cemetery is the resting place of our second governor of Tennessee, Archibald Roane (1801-1803), and several Revolutionary War soldiers, including Thomas Boyd and “Elder” David Campbell, co-founder of Campbell’s Station which is now the town of Farragut. Roane County is named for the governor who passed away in 1819 and whose grave went unmarked for almost a century until the state erected a monument in his honor near the end of World War I in 1918. Other field trips included visits to working farms in the area,

The grave of the state of Tennessee’s second governor, Archibald Roane, at Pleasant Forest Cemetery. Photo by Jake Mabe particularly dairy farms. My family was not involved in farming, but the work I did to maintain our vegetable garden was enough to convince me that there must be an easier way to make a living. But as part of a school project one year, I did raise rabbits and learned that rabbits can quickly become a growing business. School field trips have been reduced in Knox County during the past few years because austere school budgets have limited funds available to transport students to the sites. But some local public and

private schools still manage to offer these educational experiences. In my area, the Farragut Folklife Museum is a favorite field trip destination, particularly for 1st and 2nd graders. And as a docent and tour guide, it is easy to relive my early field trip experiences and appreciate the challenges these trips place on teachers. And while it is hard to maintain the attention of these young kids for more than about 30 seconds, they often notice things that I overlook in my presentation. In one particular visit, I was explaining the art of scrimshaw and

how the sailors scratched nautical images on sperm whales’s teeth. During my presentation I noticed two little boys playing a great deal of attention to a particular tooth. When I asked if there was something I could explain, one said, “That whale had a cavity in his tooth.” I assumed that these two must have had a recent trip to the dentist, and the fact that the whale had a cavity was more interesting than the art of the scrimshaw. But since that time, I have included their observation as part of my presentation.

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The Knox County Council of Garden Clubs and the Franklin Square Merchants Association are teaming up once again to host the 19th Annual Spring Garden Festival 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Shops of Franklin Square, 9700 Kingston Pike. Gardeners of all levels are invited to explore plants offered by local vendors. There will also be garden art and crafts, gardening services and advice from local Master Gardeners. Art from local schools will be on display, and entertainment will be provided by the Akima Clubs Singers and the Concord Brass. Children’s crafts and activities will also be available. Proceeds will benefit the many projects of the Knox County Garden Council’s garden clubs, including the Children’s Garden at the Racheff House and the Garden on Tennessee Avenue. Info: www.franklinsq.com.

A big smooch for this snappily attired gentleman posed near Coachman Clothiers. But wait! He’s got everything but a head and face! Great blend of colors, guys.

Oops! Is the Hungry Caterpillar about to devour Daniella, 4? She stopped to speak to the creature at Smart Toys and Books, but talking about it. It’s hard to shake hands with somebody with pegs! Daniella’s little brother didn’t even try.

Laura Owens applies face paint to Carsyn Arden outside the Princesses and Pirates store in Franklin Square. Looking on are Marlee Arden and Sophia Owens.

Farragut High School students Danielle Leonard and Michelle Cosse add to the fun, dressed as ladybugs.

Stop in early for free giveaways with a $50 purchase of Southern Tide or High Cotton Ties!

FARRAGUT SHOPPER-NEWS • APRIL 23, 2012 • A-9

Some wide receivers are sane A particular coffee club, fortified by senior discounts, learned to endure mornings without Da’Rick drama. It was a test of patience. One vocal member, fighting off frustration, took remedial action. He broadened the Tennessee discussion considerably by declaring all wide receivers are quirky, spoiled or just plain nuts. He didn’t blame God. He said fans cause it with wild applause. He gave some credit to linebackers and other headhunters who pretend to be nice, little cornerbacks. A good target runs a crisp route, looks back for the ball and somebody drills him in the ribs and tries to break him in half. Or, even worse, he leaps and stretches for an overthrow and comes down with feet up and head stuck in the turf. The hits and threats and celebrations are enough to confuse basic values. The speaker’s point of reference was Terrell Owens. Oh no, said I, please, not T.O. or Randy Moss. There is no Volunteer connection. Going back to when ends were not even

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split, I said receivers don’t have to be goofy or selfish or even egotistical. Take Lester McClain for example, model citizen, a naturally quiet man who just ran down the field, caught the ball and ran some more. And Larry Seivers, best hands of my lifetime, catch it if he could touch it, and present it to the nearest official in the end zone. If Larry had been a flamboyant self-promoter, he would be in the Hall of Fame. Johnny Mills was a wee bit different. He thought he was always open and told Dewey Warren as much. He was really open one Saturday against Auburn. Caught 11. Burned Kentucky for 225 yards. Sent a letter to Bill Battle reminding the coach to never take receivers for granted. “We are the ones who made you rich and famous.” Willie Gault was always on

the edge of show biz. Stanley Morgan could fly. Donte’ Stallworth averaged 17.6 yards per catch which was borderline spectacular. Kelley Washington developed a cocky reputation. He was older and confident and dubbed himself “The Future” and irritated some teammates by working harder. His numbers were hot, one great season, 64 receptions, 1,010 yards, 256 against LSU. Kippy Brown joined Johnny Majors’s staff in ’83 and helped Tennessee become “Wide Receiver U.” Tim McGee, Alvin Harper and Carl Pickens helped, too. Pickens was different. He had big-game flair – as in 13 catches against Notre Dame. Dearly beloved Peyton Manning and not-too-shabby Tee Martin had a little something to do with creating fortunate wide receivers. Joey Kent: very productive, career 183 receptions for 2,814 yards and 25 touchdowns. Peerless Price: great name, 147 receptions, 2,298 yards, 19 touchdowns, MVP in the national championship game. Marcus Nash: 177 receptions, 2,447 yards, 20 touchdowns. Defining moment was short catch and long run against Auburn for ’97 SEC title. The list of winners is long.

Robert Meachem? Two splendid seasons. Cedrick Wilson? Twenty-four touchdowns. Jeremaine Copeland? Everything except blazing speed.

I don’t remember any of them being much of a distraction or parlaying a suspension into missed winter workouts as did Da’Rick Rogers.

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Christian Academy of Knoxville again had solid representation at the Student Art Show. At left, first grader Zoe Arms stands with her drawing of a hand with spring flowers and her green ribbon for “fantastic!” At right, first grader Autumn Skinner looks at her drawing of “Emmy the Kitty” and her The Holloway family from Lenoir City prepare to entertain at Sullivan’s. Pictured are bass player and mom, Nancy Holloway; fiddler Sondra Holloway; guitarist and lead singer Michelle Holloway; and banjo player and dad, David Holloway. orange ribbon for “amazing!”

Ken Oakes and his dad, Stewart Oakes, owner of Oakes Daylilies of Corryton, enjoy the Festival. The honey bee, at right, came along with the plants and awakened during our picture taking. Hope the little guy stayed close because it’s a long flight home to the hive.

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Knoxville artist Steve Black demonstrates watercolor painting at the Festival in Franklin Square. He also has originals for sale such as the painting at right. Black is a member of the Tennessee Artists Association. Info: 966-9083.

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A-10 • APRIL 23, 2012 • FARRAGUT SHOPPER-NEWS

The Pressley family came out to Aubrey’s in Farragut last week during “Dine Out for Education.” A portion of all sales from participating restaurants will help purchase much-needed items for Knox County schools. Pictured are dad Leland, 3-year-old Parker, mom Chanda and 6-year-old Farragut Primary School student Addison. Photos by S. Barrett

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Students Cecily Board, Brandon Timmis and Megan Chang transfer tiles from the uncovered kiln into the trash can to cool as teacher Wendie Love looks on. Art and chemistry students worked together to create their own glazes for the tiles to see what worked best.

Students get ‘fired up’ By Suzanne Foree Neal Art education headed outdoors at Farragut High School. Technically, students taking ceramics were on a field trip, but the field was just behind the high school. Roped off with plastic caution tape, the area became one big outdoor classroom for 32 students. Raku is a type of Japanese pottery that became popular in this country in the 1950s. As Americans often do, we’ve put our own twist on the technique, but the process generally stays the same. Hand-built or thrown pottery pieces are put into a raku kiln of insulated ceramic fiber, heated rapidly at high temperatures with a propane torch, removed and cooled rapidly, often in a can of combustible materials. That’s what students were doing at Farragut on April 13. A few pieces were fired at a time under a kiln that resembles a small trash can inside a wire wastebasket and heated to 1,800 degrees. After about 15 minutes, the kiln is lifted and students, wearing heat-resistant gloves and using long tongs, grab the pieces and toss them into a trash can filled with flaming newspaper and sawdust. The lid is slammed on and the pieces left to cool. Matthew Grello says the pieces are never the same. “All the variances can make a difference. How long they stay in the kiln, how long they stay in the can. It’s a mystery and you don’t know what’s going to happen.” Matthew has taken the class three times and done five raku firings. “It’s interesting to see what comes out. The pieces are purely decorative and the sheen eventually changes as it oxidizes.” Teacher Wendie Love

also set up a cinderblock fire pit so students could try another type of firing that smokes pieces over several days. The pit is layered with newspaper, sawdust, horse manure and ceramic pieces topped off with firewood, lit on fire and sealed. The ceramic pieces were dug out April 16 and Love said the results were “beautiful.” “There is a significant difference in pieces from the pit fire,” Love says. “You get more smoke and

class,” she says. Love does the raku firing once a semester for advanced ceramics and sculpture classes. She threw some science into this session as art and chemistry students put their heads together to create personalized glazes. They test-fired a batch of small tiles to see what would result from the collaboration. “This is probably the Angela Childress brought her son, Farragut Middle School student Zachary, out to Aubrey’s in most interesting class in Farragut to enjoy dinner and help out a worthy cause during “Dine Out for Education” last week.

Ash still covers some pieces dumped out of a hot trash can onto the ground to cool. Once cool enough, the pieces will be wiped clean to reveal their true appearance. an orange blush. This technique dates back to Native American times and is still used as a method of firing. You want the smoke to go inside the pieces. They look like toasted marshmallows when they come out.” Lizzie Rees says the class is a lot of fun. When it came her turn to set the kiln over several pieces, she hesitated, lifted it off and sat it on the ground. With encouraging words from Love, she pulled it off perfectly on the second try. “I learned a lot of techniques. I’ve done a lot of art projects, but this is the first time I’ve taken this

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high school,” says Anthony Osorio. “I’ve taken it three times and it’s always different. I always have a good time and get to know people in class. Last year I made a rose for a friend and that’s probably my favorite piece.” Megan Carden, a senior, wishes she had taken the class a lot earlier so she could take it again. “It’s been the best class in all of high school,” she says, enthusiastically. “Instead of sitting at a desk all day, here you get a hands-on class and have something to show for it besides a grade.”

CBFO volleyball tournament May 4-6 Farragut Middle School students Ashley Stenson, Amanda Limandiri, Caroline Tabeling and Abby Severns play CBFO (Cedar Bluff Farragut Optimist Club) volleyball on the “blue” team. Their coach is Julie Limandiri. The CBFO volleyball tournament will be held 6 p.m. Friday, May 4; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 5; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Farragut Middle School’s gym. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

SPORTS NOTES ■ The ninth annual Fighting Irish Spring Classic will be begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Smokies Park. All proceeds benefit the Catholic Charities of East Tennessee. There will be a home run hitting contest and games between Grace Christian Academy and Jefferson County High School and Knoxville Catholic High School

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and Webb School of Knoxville. Hosted by the Bearden Council for the Knights of Columbus. Info: Skip Williams, 335-8740. ■ The 10th annual Bulldog Classic Golf Tournament will be held Thursday, May 10, at Willow Creek Golf Course. Bearden alumni Bert Bertelkamp will serve as honorary host. The tournament will be a four person scramble with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Catered lunch will be served

at noon and lots of prizes will be awarded. Proceeds will go to the school and contributions outside of player fees are tax deductible. Info and registration, call Robin Gold at 254-3762 or email rgold@ knology.net. ■ Baseball tournament, Friday through Sunday, April 27-29, rec teams only, Halls Community Park. Tee ball and 6U coach pitch, 14U. Info: 992-5504 or email hcpsports@msn.com.

FARRAGUT SHOPPER-NEWS • APRIL 23, 2012 • A-11

Farragut Book Fest Keaton Link, daughter of Rob and Julie Link, is dressed as storybook character Fancy Nancy at the Farragut Book Fest. “She loves reading and ‘Fancy Nancy’ is one of her favorite books because she learns new words like ‘posh’ is for ‘fancy.’ It broadens her vocabulary,” said Keaton’s mom. “She loves dress-up and takes tap and ballet dance classes at The Little Gym in Farragut. We came straight from there.” See more pictures on page A-3.

Farragut Middle School band director Larry Danner plays a tune with his teaching assistant Chris Sharpe. Danner will retire at the end of this school year. Photo by S. Barrett

Danner to retire after 41 years By Sara Barrett As a former student of Farragut Middle School band director Larry Danner, it was a bit surreal to talk with him last week about his upcoming retirement. As we sat in the teachers’ lounge, his softspoken demeanor did not match the compelling instructor I knew in the 6th grade. But a short chat recalled the same drive and passion for teaching that he’s shown for 41 years. During his career, Danner has taught more than 8,000 students. Of those, many made an impression including one blind student (whom Danner remembered by name) who wanted to learn to play, so Danner met with him during his planning periods.

Danner has seen generations of students come and go, and he still has the same advice to give each of them when it comes to the band program. “Give it a try,” he said. “Let your heart pick the instrument for you. An instrument doesn’t care what gender you are. Just play.” He said today’s youth spend too much time playing video games and not enough time getting to know their neighbors. “Kids today like to flip channels,” he said. “They don’t stay with something long enough to give it a chance.” Upon Danner’s retirement, Farragut Middle School band teachers Chris MacTavish and Katie Eaton will continue their roles with the band program. A third instructor has yet to be named.

The one request Mr. Danner made during our conversation was to say a big “thank you” to all of the students he’s taught over the years. “It has truly been a joy,” he said. Danner will spend his retirement going to the movies, using his season tickets to the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and traveling with Terrye, his wife of 27 years. The two met while attending the University of Tennessee. They now play together in a quintet at their church. Danner makes a point to say how supportive his wife has been during his career. Instead of bringing home the bacon, he was able to do what he loved. “Now I need to get a real job … one at Fresh Market, one at Talbotts and one at the movie theater,” he said with a grin. That way, the Danners can get discounts to enjoy all of their favorite things.

Photos by T Edwards at TEPHOTOS.com.

Bowl for Kids’ Sake Joe and Gayle Lodato’s daughter Gabrielle won a prize for youngest bowler during Big Brothers Big Sisters’ fundraiser Bowl for Kids’ Sake at Strike and Spare in West Knoxville. Photo by T. Edwards

Spring 2012 Classes, Workshops and Events Movers and Shakers Club When: Friday, May 4: Registration Opens; Monday, May 14: Movers and Shakers Club Begins. What: Students in rising grades kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to join this FREE summer exercise program designed to promote a healthy lifestyle among families in the community. Those who complete Level 3 will enjoy a free ice skating party! Visit townoffarragut.org in early May for more details. Registration deadline: Friday, June 29 Steampunk Jewelry: Upcycling and Recycling When: Thursday, May 10: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. What: Use various watch parts, gears, wires, rhinestones and more to create a one-of-a-kind upcycled necklace! Cost: $30 Registration and payment deadline: Monday, May 7 AARP Driver Safety Course When: Thursday, May 17 & Friday, May 18: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. What: Participants must be 55 years of age or older and complete 8 hours of class time to be eligible for a discount on their auto insurance. Cost: $12 for AARP members; $14 for non-AARP members. Bring cash or check to the ﬁrst class. Registration deadline: Wednesday, May 9 Recycled Hubcap Painting Workshop When: Thursday, May 24: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. What: Transform hubcaps of many styles into wall décor pieces! Cost: $30 Registration and payment deadline: Monday, May 21

Arbor Day art contest winner Farragut Intermediate School 5th grade student Diba Seddighi, daughter of Reza and Niloofar Seddighi, wins overall first place in the Arbor Day art contest “What Would Our World Look Like Without Trees?” The Seddighi family has peach, apple and pear trees in their yard. “I love pears,” Diba said. “I was really happy winning the contest. I tried really hard on my drawing because it was really important to me because trees, plants and wildlife are really important to the world.” Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Recycle for Farragut Middle Farragut Middle School will receive money for all recycled materials placed in the recycling bin marked “FMS” in the main school parking lot. Materials accepted include newspaper, magazine, catalogs, office and shredded paper, junk mail, index cards and more. Staples and paperclips do not need to be removed. For more information, call the school at 966-9756.

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Recording history Greenway School students recently interviewed residents from Echo Ridge Retirement Center about their memories of the Great Depression and World War II. Pictured are Greenway School students Will Kersey, Mirian Harrell, interviewee Erma Phinney and student Meghan Carter. Photo submitted

Next time, remember where you put your bone! West Knoxville resident Leonard Knight digs a hole to plant crape myrtles at A.L. Lotts Elementary School while his dog Bailey supervises. Knightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Debbie, chair of the PTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grounds committee, was also there to decide the location and arrangement of the plants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had four boys go through this school,â&#x20AC;? said Knight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the least we could do.â&#x20AC;?

CAK students get National Merit recognitiom Six Christian Academy of Knoxville seniors were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship program. Approximately 1.5 million students in some 22,000 high schools entered this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competition. CAK standouts are, from left, Maggie Daves (commended); Bethel MogesÂ (national achiever); Jake HartlineÂ (commended); Rose Mayo (finalist); Garrett Dyer (commended); and Molly Huff (finalist). Photo submitted

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REUNIONS

Rotary Club of Turkey Creek is chartered There were dignitaries from far and wide at the charter event for the new Rotary Club of Turkey Creek held at Fox Den Country Club. Among those attending were Ron Lawrence, past president of the Rotary Club of Farragut, who helped found the new club; Frank Rothermel, 6780 district governor; Ed Engel, president of the new club; Lucy Gibson, president of West Knox Rotary; John Germ of Chattanooga, a trustee of The Rotary Foundation and guest speaker for the evening, and Harry Fields of Chattanooga, past 6780 district governor. Photo by Anne Hart

â&#x2013; Doyle High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reunion of 10 Years of Graduatesâ&#x20AC;? will be held 6-11 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at Rothchild, 8807 Kingston Pike. Tickets are $37.50 ($70 for couples). Checks should be made payable to Gwen Cameron, P.O. Box 9401, Knoxville, TN 37920.

at Halls High School. Those who have not received notification by mail or phone may need to update contact information. A list of classmates that have not been located can be found at www.hallshigh62.com. Info/reservations: Mabel Sumter Holsenback, 922-2206.

â&#x2013; Fulton High School Alumni Association will host the fourth annual Wall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony Saturday, June 2, at Rothchild Catering and Banquet Hall on Kingston Pike. Meet-and-greet starts at 4 p.m.; banquet begins at 6:30. An open house will be held at Fulton High 2-6 p.m. Sunday, June 3. Cost is $50 for the banquet and $5 for the open house. Any class choosing to host a gathering at the open house must notify the FHS Alumni Association to reserve a room. Each class is responsible for their expense of the hosting of the room. Info: fhsalumni@ hughes.net. Refreshments will be available.

â&#x2013; Hillcrest Employees Reunion for past and present employees is 3 p.m. until close Saturday, May 5, at QQ Pizza in Halls. Everyone will purchase their own meal. Info: Sue Chesney, 689-4158; Mildred Thompson, 688-0700; Gaye Vandergriff, 456-0531; or Vivian Bailey, 689-3451.

â&#x2013; Halls High School Class of 1952 will hold its 60th reunion in conjunction with the yearly alumni banquet Saturday, April 28, at the Halls High School cafeteria. Info: Judson Palmer, 922-7651 or 712-3099. â&#x2013; Halls High School Class of 1962 will hold its 50th reunion 6 p.m. Friday, April 27, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Another opportunity to reunite with classmates will be at the annual alumni banquet 6 p.m. Saturday, April 28,

â&#x2013; The 15th Old Farragut School reunion will be held Saturday, May 5. Info: 688-6777. â&#x2013; Powell High Class of 1962 will hold its 50th reunion April 27-28. On Friday, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tour of Powell High School at 2 p.m. followed by Malcolmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dairyland hamburgers at Dante Baptist Church, 314 Brown Road. On Saturday, social hour and class photo at 6 p.m. at Jubilee Banquet Facility with dinner and program to follow. Info or to register: Joe Prueitt, 9229865; Meryl Ann Linkous Houston, 278-3326; or Joan Frazier Barker, 938-1269. â&#x2013; Powell High Class of 1972 will hold its 40th class reunion Saturday, June 23. Deadline to register is Tuesday, May 15. Info: Lynette Brown, lbrown8042@aol.com or 548-2890.

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THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 18

The Farragut Branch Library is located at 417 N. Campbell Station Road. A parent or guardian must accompany each child, except for older preschool, during Storytime and events. Info: 777-1750. â&#x2013; Monday, April 23, 10:30 a.m.: Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5. â&#x2013; Tuesday, April 24, 10:30 a.m.: Older Preschool Storytime for ages 4-6; 4 p.m.: Puppet show â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Prince and the Dragon,â&#x20AC;? followed by a craft project. â&#x2013; Wednesday, April 25, 10:30 a.m.: Baby Bookworms for infants to age 2. â&#x2013; Thursday, April 26, 10:30 a.m.: Toddler Storytime for ages 2-3. â&#x2013; Friday, April 27, 10:30 a.m.: Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.

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THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 30 Farragut Dogwood Trail The 7.9-mile-long Farragut Dogwood Trail, presented by the town of Farragut and the Dogwood Arts Festival, will be open through Monday, April 30. The trail showcases 487 Farragut homes throughout Fox Den, Country Manor and Village Green subdivisions. Dogwood Arts Festival info: www.dogwoodarts.com.

THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 30 Arts Council featured artist Farragut resident and Tennessee native Sandy Dean is the town of Farragut Arts Council featured artist for April. Her exhibit of watercolor art depicting wildflowers of the Smoky Mountains will be on display 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through Monday, April 30, at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 30 Keiger paintings at Red Line Atlanta-based artist Charles Keiger is the artist of the month at Red Line Gallery, 11519 Kingston Pike. Keiger is showing 12 new works under the exhibit title â&#x20AC;&#x153;Menagerie.â&#x20AC;? The paintings take an off beat look at the wild animals, acrobats and clowns brought together by a circus. Info: 288-0277 or www. redlinegallery.net.

THROUGH MONDAY, APRIL 30 Parrott/Ryalls exhibit at District Gallery Works by Knoxville native Joe Parrott and Asheville artist Cassie Ryalls will be on exhibit through Monday, April 30, at The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike. The exhibit includes cityscape and landscape paintings by self-taught artist Parrott and ceramic â&#x20AC;&#x153;soulsâ&#x20AC;? by Ryalls, whose background in functional pottery has evolved into figurative sculpture. Info: 200-4452 or www. TheDistrictGallery.com.

THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 11 Volunteer committee applications The town of Farragut is accepting applications from community members who wish to serve on one of Farragutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advisory committees. Completed applications must be returned by Friday, May 11, to the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Applicants should be willing to attend monthly meetings and assist with planning and executing committee projects and events. Information about each of the committees is available at www.townoffarragut.org under the Government tab. The application form is available on the homepage at the Online Form Center link. Printed applications are available at Town Hall or by calling 966-7057. Info: Allison Myers, allison.myers@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

The Farragut Folklife Museum is remembering the 1982 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair with an exhibit that runs through Friday, May 18. The Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair exhibit features an assortment of artifacts from the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection as well as items on loan from museum committee members. The museum, housed in Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Admission is free. Info: Julia Jones, julia.jones@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

THROUGH THURSDAY, JUNE 21 Independence Day Parade registration The registration form for the town of Farragutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 25th annual Independence Day Parade is available at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, and on www.townoffarragut. org (link on the home page).The deadline for registrations is Thursday, June 21, until the town receives 95 entries or the lineup area is full, whichever comes first. To receive a registration form by mail or fax, or to confirm that a registration form has been received, contact Arleen Higginbotham, 9667057 or arleen.higginbotham@townoffarragut.org.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

annuals, perennials, day lilies, native plants and herbs for sale by vendors, along with garden art and crafts, gardening services, advice from local master gardeners, entertainment and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crafts and activities. Proceeds from the event will benefit garden council projects including the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden at Racheff House and Garden on Tennessee Avenue. Info: www.franklinsq.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bully Bash 2012â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bully Bash 2012â&#x20AC;? will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, Animal Cruelty Awareness Day, at Lenoir City Park. The event will include food for sale; childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities including a sack race, face painting and a wheelbarrow race; a dog costume contest; a dog show; vendors; and rescue groups. Microchipping and vaccinations will be available. All dogs must be leashed, and all children under 12 must be with an adult. Info: Leslie, 985-9589.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Northington studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; recital Students of David Northington, professor of music at the University of Tennessee, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the American Piano Gallery Recital Hall, 11651 Parkside Drive. The recital is free and open to the public. To RSVP for the recital or for more info: events@americanpianogallery.com.

MONDAY, APRIL 30

Aneurysm information at Strang Center Aneurysms will be the topic at a Boxed Lunch and Learn at noon Wednesday, April 25, at Frank R. Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. Christopher Pollack, MD, of Premier Surgical Associates will provide information about the effects of an aneurysm. Attendance is $5. To RSVP: 541-4500.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Wire wrap ring-making class The town of Farragut will offer a wire wrap ringmaking class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Instructor will be Sheila Akins. Cost: $40 (supplies included). Registration and payment deadline is Monday, April 23. Info and to register: 966-7057.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Knox Walks at McFee Park The Knoxville Track Club and the town of Farragut will wrap up the Farragut communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Knox Walks with a final walk Saturday, April 28. Designed for all ages, Knox Walks at McFee Park, 917 McFee Road, starts at 8:30 a.m. Participants meet at the restroom building in the lower parking lot. The registration fee is $35 per participant. Knox Walks will conclude with a 5k walking event on Saturday, May 5. To register: www.ktc.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Run for Sightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Poker Run The Farragut Lions Club will hold the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Run for Sightâ&#x20AC;? Poker Run on Saturday, April 28. Registration will be 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Farragut Wine & Spirits, 11238 Kingston Pike. Cars and motorcycles are welcome. Preregistration is $15. Day-of-event registration is $20. All proceeds benefit the vision-assistance projects of the Farragut Lions Club. Info: Gerri Crutchfield, 789-6392 or gcrutchfieldflc@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Garden Festival at Franklin Square The 19th annual Spring Garden Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at The Shops at Franklin Square, 9700 Kingston Pike. Hosted by the Knox County Council of Garden Clubs and the Franklin Square Merchants Association, the festival will feature a wide range of

Community Forum on Strategic Plan The town of Farragut will hold a Community Forum at 6 p.m. Monday, April 30, at Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Citizens are invited to come and take part in a conversation regarding the town of Farragut Strategic Plan and the Capital Investment Program for the next five years. Town Administrator David Smoak and members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will facilitate the discussion. Citizen opinions are being sought on the plan, which may be reviewed on the homepage at www.townoffarragut.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 Basics of CPR, defibrillator at Strang The Covenant Senior Health Brown Bag Learning Lecture will focus on the basics of CPR at noon Wednesday, May 2, at Frank R. Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. Knowing the basics of CPR can help save a life. The program, led by Laurette Beeker, RN, will include a demonstration of CPR and the use of a defibrillator. Attendance is free. To RSVP: 541-4500.

FRIDAY, MAY 4 Chad Airhart exhibition at District An opening reception will be held for the exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chad Airhart: Clusters, Chaos and Controlâ&#x20AC;? from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, at The District Gallery, 5113 Kingston Pike. The exhibition will continue through Tuesday, May 29, at the gallery. Info: 2004452 or cinamon@thedistrictgallery.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 5 Youth Fishing Rodeo Youth ages 13 and under are invited to the 28th annual Bob Watt Youth Fishing Rodeo on Saturday, May 5, at Anchor Park, 11730 Turkey Creek Road. Registration will begin onsite at 9 a.m. with fishing to follow from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Participants get to fish and compete for prizes in various categories. The town of Farragut will provide the bait; a limited number of fishing poles will be available for use during the event, but participants are encouraged to bring their own. The fishing rodeo, sponsored by the town of Farragut, is free and open to the public. It will be held rain or shine. In the case of severe inclement weather, call 966-2420 to check the status of the event. Info: www. townoffarragut.org or contact Lauren Cox, lauren. cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

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By Sandra Clark Tina Buckles is a veteran of the real estate and construction industries since coming to Knoxville 27 years ago to obtain a doctorate from UT. What started as a parttime job grew into her life’s work. “Real estate has been good to me,” she says, and that’s why it was a difficult decision to leave new home sales to become marketing and sales director for Saddlebrook Remodeling. “I thought about it over the weekend and decided to do it,” she says. “It was a good decision.

Tina Buckles will bird and cleanup. And now she’s “We’re batting a thousand on customer satisfac- dog each job from the initial got a list of happy customers quote through completion to use as references. tion.” Buckles has worked with Saddlebrook for 12 years, first with Saddlebrook Homes, and then with Saddlebrook Properties. “Saddlebrook is known for its new construction,” she says. “Our challenge is to get folks to think of us first in home remodeling.” The remodeling division is not a handyman service. As a general contractor, Saddlebrook can handle a complete job, from plumbing to electrical, from decks and porches to complete additions. John Ritchie is the fulltime project manager. An 8-year veteran of the remodeling business, Saddlebrook waited on him to wrap up existing jobs before bringing him on board. Saddlebrook can run as many as 23 to 24 jobs at a time, depending on the complexity. “For really big jobs, we will work on 4 or 5 at once,” Buckles said. Replacing roofs damaged by storms was a big item last year. This year Saddlebrook is relying on customer recommendations to gather business.

Saddlebrook subcontractors on a remodeling job in the Westmoreland area vacuum the old window frame (above) before carefully installing the new window. The project is quick and designed to minimize the mess and clutter usually associated with renovation, said Tina Buckles. Photos by S. Clark

Saddlebrook Remodeling is a division of Saddlebrook Properties, LLC. Info: 392-5630 or 414-6408

‘Eat bagels and carry on’ Yvonne Kidder and daughter Megan sport T-shirts with a message as they and husband and dad Jon gather at the grand opening of Einstein Bagels April 13. The shop, now open in Turkey Creek, offers bagel options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yvonne and Jon own and operate the Turkey Creek location and the Cedar Bluff location. Info: 675-6668. Photo by J. Brannon

FARRAGUT NOTES ■ Council of West Knox County Homeowners meets at 7:15 p.m. each first Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info: www. cwkch.com/. ■ The Good Samaritan Center’s cookbook is available for purchase at the Walmart in Lenoir City for $10. All proceeds go toward feeding the hungry in Loudon County. Info: Judy, 986-1777, ext. 11.

■ Farragut Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Tuesday at Shoney’s on Lovell Road. ■ Farragut Lions Club will have its poker run “The Run for Sight” Saturday, April 28, starting at Farragut Wine and Spirits, 11238 Kingston Pike. Registration will be held 9 to 10:30 a.m. All proceeds benefit the club’s vision assistance projects. Info: 789-6392 or gcrutchfieldflc@gmail.com. ■ Farragut Rotary Club meets at noon each Wednesday at

the Fox Den Country Club. ■ Free budget classes are held from noon to 1 p.m. each third Thursday at the Good Samaritan Center, 119 A. St. in Lenoir City. Everyone is invited. No preregistration is required. Info: annaseal@credibility.org. ■ Memoir Writing Group meets 7 p.m. each second Thursday at Panera Bread, 733 Louisville Road. ■ West Knox Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first and third Monday at Shoney’s on Lovell Road.

Knox County Schools to hold recruitment fair Knox County Schools will hold a Recruitment Fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Central High School, offering early contracts and signing bonuses for certified critical needs areas: minorities, special education and high school-level math, chemistry and physics. Info: www.knoxschools.org.

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Ribbon cutting at West Hills Dr. Jeffrey Hecht, Rosemary Coffey, guest speaker John Rice Irwin of the Museum of Appalachia, and administrator Shelly Morgan cut the ribbon to formally change the name of HIllcrest West to West Hills Health and Rehabilitation April 19. The facility is located at 6801 Middlebrook Pike. Info: 588-7661. Photo by D. Hacker

BUSINESS NOTES ■ Visionary Horizons Wealth Management will offer “Planning for your Pet’s Care in your Estate,” a workshop with Anne McKinney, 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 8, at Panera Bread in Bearden. The workshop is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, so RSVP to info@visionaryhorizons. com or 675-8496. ■ Lambert’s Health Care will offer free vascular leg screenings as part of their Healthy Legs event Monday, April 23, at their Parkside Drive location and Friday, April 27, at their Fountain

City location on North Broadway. The screenings are noninvasive and will be performed by a trained Jobst manufacturer representative. Info or to schedule an appointment: 686-7674. ■ The Knoxville Area Urban League is recruiting mentors for “Project Ready: Mentoring,” a college access program that prepares young people and families, most of whom are first-generation college goers, for the challenges and promise of higher education. Info: 524-5511 or http://thekaul. org.

COMMUNITY FORUM Farragut Strategic Plan 2025 and Capital Investment Program Monday, April 30 at 6 p.m. Farragut Town Hall Board Room 11408 Municipal Center Drive This Community Forum is YOUR chance to join the conversation regarding the future of the Town of Farragut! The discussion will include the Strategic Plan 2025 and what projects and services should take priority in the next ﬁve years.

Can’t attend on April 30? Then visit townoffarragut.org and share your opinions through Community Voice (link located directly on the homepage)! For more information, call 966-7057.

FARRAGUT SHOPPER-NEWS â&#x20AC;˘ APRIL 23, 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ A-15

NEWS FROM WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE

Preparing for Life Beyond Webb By Scott Hutchinson, Webb School President

ebb School of Knoxville is, deep within its core mission, first and foremost a college preparatory school. We provide an age-appropriate, sequential learning environment that prepares our graduates to be both productive and fulfilled in their college experiences. To do that well, Webb School must Hutchinson first identify and understand the salient skills and attitudes that are essential to achieving that goal of success in college and then create pathways that encourage our students to acquire those skills and attitudes. Those pathways primarily include building and sustaining healthy relationships among students and faculty, offering interesting and relevant courses, applying effective pedagogies and current data to support maximum student achievement, and creating collaborative learning environments that teach and support positive social skills. The end result of Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good intentions and planning are most visibly and meaningfully showcased

in its graduates every year. Like most other industries or services, the success of the business is in part reflected in the quality of the end product. This article features snapshots of eight graduates in the Class of 2012. The two most striking commonalities within this group of students are the level and variety of experiences in which these students chose to participate during their time in Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Upper School and their own observations about the discipline cultivated in their time here at Webb. We think that students learn more about themselves and develop more fully when they engage in a variety of actitives and healthy experiences; and we think that learning to manage all that one has to do in a day, a week, or a month is a critical skill to accomplishing goals and feeling good about oneself. One ďŹ nal common link is that these eight students all are active to some degree in athletics at Webb. Some are highly proďŹ cient at a sport or two, some are participating to be part of a team, some simply want to try something new, and others seek the physical activity to add balance to their day. Webb School offers more than 60 interscholastic sports teams; over 70 percent of the students in Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high school play on at least one sports team each year.

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College Choice: University of Georgia Sports at Webb: Basketball, Track & Field School-Related Activities: Honor Committee, Math Club, Fellowship of Christian Marjorie Butler Athletes, Peer Tutor High School Highlights/ Accomplishments: Cum Laude Society, AP Scholar with Distinction, track and field All-American, Elite Basketball Academy (EBA) All-American, member of the Lady Spartan Division II-A state basketball championship teams in 2009 and 2012, tied state record for most state track and field titles (10), 2011 Division II-A Miss Basketball, three-time recipient of Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s William R. Webb Citizenship Award If you could name only one thing about your Webb School experience that has helped you prepare for college, what would it be? My experience at Webb School has taught me how to form relationships with a variety of people and how to manage my time so that I am able to balance school, sports, and family.

College Choice: Belmont University Sports at Webb: Basketball, Football, Soccer, Wrestling, Track & Field School-Related Activities: Chorus, Strings Ensemble Neil Butler High School Highlights/ Accomplishments: National Achievement Scholarship Finalist, member of the Spartan Division II-A state football championship teams in 2009 and 2010 and member of Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state dual wrestling championship team, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society If you could name only one thing about your Webb School experience that has helped you prepare for college, what would it be? Webb has taught me to use my free time effectively and to improve my time management skills. Without that opportunity weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never be in a position to make mistakes, and thus learn from them. With that, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be better prepared in using my free time in college.

College Choice: University of Virginia Sports at Webb: Football, Lacrosse School-Related Activities: Student Ambassador, Peer Counselor, Spanish Club High School Highlights/ Brewer Congleton Accomplishments: Cum Laude Society, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society, member of the Spartan Division II-A state football championship teams in 2009 and 2010, 2011 Mr. Football Award winner for Division II-A If you could name only one thing about your Webb School experience that has helped you prepare for college, what would it be? My Webb School experience has taught me to effectively manage my time and to successfully balance many activities at the same time.

College Choice: University of Virginia Sports at Webb: Football, Lacrosse School-Related Activities: Student Government Association, Student Ambassador, Peer Counselor, Yates Congleton Honor Committee High School Highlights/ Accomplishments: Cum Laude Society, AllRegion lacrosse, recipient of Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s William R. Webb Citizenship Award, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society If you could name only one thing about your Webb School experience that has helped you prepare for college, what would it be? Through my Webb School experience, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve developed the time management skills and strong work ethic that are necessary to be successful in any aspect of life. In addition, having to do Chapel Talks my sophomore and senior years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become more comfortable in a public speaking setting.

College Choice: Harvard University Sports at Webb: Tennis, Field Hockey, Track & Field School-Related Activities: Science Bowl, Scholars Bowl, Interact Club, Peer Jenni Haydek Counselor, Student Ambassador High School Highlights/ Accomplishments: Member of the Lady Spartan Division II-A state tennis championship teams in 2010 and 2011, two-time state doubles champion, Cum Laude Society, recipient of Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, National Merit Finalist, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society, two-time recipient of Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s William R. Webb Citizenship Award, earned a top composite score of 36 on the ACT test as a junior, Presidential Scholars SemiFinalist If you could name only one thing about your Webb School experience that has helped you prepare for college, what would it be? My Webb School experience has provided me with the freedom to make and learn from my own choices.

College Choice: Vanderbilt University Sports at Webb: Volleyball School-Related Activities: Student Government Association President, Chamber Singers/ Mackenzie Pearson Madrigals, Journalism Staff High School Highlights/ Accomplishments: Cum Laude Society If you could name only one thing about your Webb School experience that has helped you prepare for college, what would it be? The workload weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been given since freshman year has really helped me develop excellent time management skills and the self-discipline I need to do well in school. Being surrounded by other self-motivated students who genuinely want to do well in school inspires me to work hard as well.

College Choice: Duke University Sports at Webb: CrossCountry, Track & Field School-Related Activities: Chamber Singers/Madrigals High School Highlights/ Natalie Ritchie Accomplishments: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, member of Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Division II-A state cross-country championship teams in 2009 and 2010, individual state cross-country title in 2011, Cum Laude Society, recipient of Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ginna Mathews Mashburn Award for Writing about Literature and John W. Green Award for Scholarship If you could name only one thing about your Webb School experience that has helped you prepare for college, what would it be? Through my experience at Webb, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve improved my writing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s English department is exceptionally strong â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as well as my critical thinking skills in general.

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Counting blessings by degrees Parkwest nurse beat odds to put nine through college

t’s been 35 years since 7-year-old Edna Alvarez Thompson declared war on her own poverty, but it seems like a lifetime ago. That was when she lived in the poor mountaintop village of Siquijor Island in the Philippines … when she lived in a home without electricity or running water … when she might go an entire day with nothing but a banana to eat. “When I hear some people complain about being poor, I think, ‘You don’t know what poor is,’ ” says Thompson, now a nursing supervisor at Parkwest Medical Center. “When I say we were poor, I mean we were poor!” Today, however, Thompson is counting her blessings by degrees. College degrees, that is – and not just her own, but also those of the nine nieces and nephews she has put through college to repay the kindness shown to her by an uncle she had never met. As America prepares to observe National Nurses Week on May 6-12, Thompson’s story is one of beating overwhelming odds through a culture of caring for one another. Now 42, Thompson not only holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing, but has also received a master’s in health administration from the University of St. Francis where she also received the Golden Key Award. She will graduate this August from Middle Tennessee State University with a family nurse practitioner degree where she has maintained a 4.0 grade point average while working full time at Parkwest and helping nursing students at Pellissippi State with their clinical experience. She was also recently inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society. Of course, it wasn’t easy. Nothing was ever “easy” for Edna. Hard times began the day she was born when she survived a birth her twin brother did not. Delivered at home by an untrained midwife because the family could not afford a doctor, she was the youngest of eight children raised in a remote mountaintop village in the Philippine Islands. The daughter of a soldier who was seldom around, the family scratched out a living most any way they could but mostly by farming the rough mountainous landscape. They threshed rice by torchlight and sold it to buy seed for the more expensive corn. As the youngest, it was Edna’s duty to cook for the family every time they came in from the ﬁeld. Yet food was hard to come by. Meat was considered a luxury, and some days there was little more than a banana to eat. She fetched water from a creek a half mile away. “It was tough,” she says. “My mom had a hard life. My brothers and sisters would walk to school six miles away, come back to have lunch, and then go back to school around 1:30 or 2 to school until 5 o’clock, and then we’d go back to the ﬁeld again. Go home at 8 o’clock and then start all over again.” But it was the toils of raising corn in the

Edna Thompson grew up in a poor mountain village in the Philippine Islands -- no electricity, no running water and at times, no food. She is the baby sitting on her mother’s lap in the top left photo. Today, the Parkwest Medical Center nursing supervisor has put nine nieces and nephews through college to repay a kindness shown to her by an uncle she’d never met. At right, Thompson is shown with her Uncle Vivencio at their first meeting in 1998. 120-degree tropical heat that gave Edna, at age 7, the push she needed to take a different path than her brothers and sisters. It happened one summer afternoon with the sun beating down on her, and worms – which seemed more plentiful than the kernels on an ear of corn – dropping from the corn stalks onto her. “The worms would crawl over you,” she recounts. “They would be on your back, in your hair. They were everywhere. And it was just so hot!” So when her mother asked her to miss another day of school to clear the weeds from the corn, Edna went dutifully – but reluctantly – into the ﬁeld. “When I came home, I vividly remember telling Mom, ‘Mom, if I ever have a kid I would never ask her to take off from school to do this,’ ” she recounted. “She said, ‘Well, you better do good in school and do not marry somebody from here because if you do, you’ll end up where I am.’ And I told her, ‘Don’t worry! I’ll do that!’ So that’s what prompted me to better my life.” From that day forward, she focused her attention on education, reading everything she could get her hands on and scoring high marks in school. But at 10 1/2-years-old her education took a detour when she went to

work as a nanny, watching over her younger cousins for an aunt who was a nurse. “I really wanted to go to school, and I knew Mom still had a lot of kids at home that were still in school so I was pretty sure I would be stuck on the farm,” she said. “I knew I had to do something.” The $3 a month she earned for her family helped make up for her absence from the farm, but it also meant she would have to attend school from 6:45 to 10 p.m. each evening. That didn’t deter her either. Four years later, she was able to use $2 of her monthly salary to pay for tuition at a Catholic high school. After graduating from high school, she wrote a letter to her father’s brother who lived in California. “I really wanted to go to nursing school, and I asked him if he could please help because Mom could not afford to send me and there’s no such thing as a student loan in the Philippines.” She had never met her uncle, Vivencio Kalingo, but after three letters, he wrote back. “He said, ‘You sound like a smart kid. Maybe I’ll send you to school.’ Never seen me in his whole life. That man was wonderful!” But Kalingo did place some conditions on the arrangement. “He had three things

he wanted me to do,” said Thompson. “One, I could not have a boyfriend until my fourth year in college. Two, I would have to keep at least an average of 85. And the other thing was that I must send him my grades before he’d send me the next semester’s tuition. But I had to do it. That was my dream to be a nurse.” Working two jobs while going to school and sending money back home to her mother, she finally graduated from the University of Bohol with a bachelor’s in nursing only to find a shortage of available nursing jobs. After working in a department store and McDonald’s for two years, her chance came when she stumbled upon a help wanted ad in an old newspaper wrapped around the vegetables her mother had bought at a fresh market. The ad was four months old, but she applied anyway. As it turned out, the job – one of four private duty nurses to the children of a wealthy family in Manila – was still open. Despite being the 181st applicant, she was hired. It was through that family that Thompson eventually made her way to the United States in 1998 and met her husband, Rick. Settling down to a new life in Knoxville, she worked at a nursing home before passing a new rigorous set of boards to practice nursing here. After a short stint in home health and working at another hospital, she found her way to Parkwest. “I continue to be amazed at Edna’s achievements despite all the obstacles she has overcome,” said Glada Alexander, Parkwest administrative nursing supervisor. “She has excellent nursing skills, is a great mentor for the young nursing students and is considered a great resource by her peers.” Soon after arriving in the United States, Thompson and her husband went to meet her Uncle Vivencio for the first time. That’s when she learned the benefactor she’d never known had been bedridden for a decade and had put her through nursing school on a $600 monthly Social Security check. “I asked him, ‘How can I repay you?’ and he said, ‘Just send your nieces and your nephews to school.’ And I’m like, ‘Aiiiieee! There are 32 of them, and only one of me! He said, ‘No, that’s not what I mean. Just send those who are willing.’ ” It was a request that Thompson has honored, first sending the eldest to school with the same requirements that they send others. Thus far, eight have graduated from colleges in the Philippines, and a ninth will finish in October. One of those, Marietta Roberts, earned a degree in computer programming but now works as a nursing assistant at Parkwest. Another, Jerliz Nikki Meadows, earned a management degree and worked at Parkwest as a health unit secretary. “I beat the odds because God blessed me with a good mind, not smart but enough for me,” she says humbly. “It says in the Bible that if you have a blessing, you don’t close your hand, you open it wide. That way, it sifts through and others will be blessed as well. I want my family to have the chance I had because my uncle never asked for anything in return. He just wanted me to have good grades, and that’s what I’m doing now with my nieces and nephews. If your average is 85 or above, we’re talking.”

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Avoiding scams Jeffrey Beavers, Senior Services Director of Home Helpers, presented useful tips on avoiding scams at the Strang Senior Center.

Theresa Edwards “Demi” was rescued from a shelter in Jackson after her owners surrendered her and the nine puppies she had just given birth to. The family is now in the care of Break the Chain pit bull rescue group. Photo submitted

‘Bully Bash 2012’ The pit bull breed has developed quite a bad reputation over the years, but it’s not for reasons you would probably assume. Many of their owners should really be the ones with the bad reputation.

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Critter Tales “Pit bulls are not born with a bad demeanor,” said Leslie Woody, founder and president of Break the Chain pit bull rescue group. “They are taught to be that way.” To help educate the community, Break the Chain and Fighting for the Bullys pit bull rescue groups will host “Bully Bash 2012” 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Lenoir City Park. Woody also hopes to bring awareness to April being Animal Cruelty Awareness Month

in America. “We want to show people what kind of dogs (pit bulls) can be,” said Woody. In addition to adoptable dogs being available for meet and greet, there will be lots of activities for the whole family, including face painting and a sack race for the kids, a corn hole tournament for the adults, and a costume contest and parade of rescued “pitties” for the dogs. Food will also be available for purchase and other rescue groups will be there as well. Monroe County Animal Hospital will be on hand for microchipping and vaccinations, and Blount County Humane Society and Loudon County Humane Society will have booths there. If you’re interested in learning more about a specific breed or ways to prevent animal cruelty, visit the Bully Bash and meet some new friends that will steal your heart with their puppy dog eyes. Info: www. btcpitbullrescue.org.

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“It’s running rampant out there,” Beavers said. “There are so many scams out there it would take two weeks to cover it, and then there are new ones out there.” He covered the major scams described below and provided additional informational brochures. One scam involves receiving a large unexpected check. The sender requests your Social Security number for tax purposes. They may also request you send them a check for taxes owed on it. Their check can even be deposited in the bank, but the bank withdraws the money back out when the check bounces. Meanwhile, the sender has your money plus your Social Security number to commit identity theft. Beaver warns, “If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Always keep your personal information private, including with people you know.”

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■ Kid Support, a peer support group for kids ages 6-12 with loved ones living with cancer, will be held 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through May 15 at the Cancer Support Community, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6 p.m., and the program will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. There will be stories, art, games and more to help kids express their feelings and share experiences. Info and registration: Kathleen Williams or Debra Sullivan, 546-4661, or www. cancersupportet.org.

■ Cancer survivor support groups, Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings, at the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee, 2230 Sutherland Ave. Support groups for cancer caregivers, Monday evenings. Cancer family bereavement group, Thursday evenings. Info: 546-4661 or www. cancersupportet.org.

Eddie Mannis, chair of HonorAir Knoxville and Knoxville’s deputy mayor, talks with Irene Ladish, a World War II Navy veteran, prior to last week’s HonorAir flight to Washington, D.C. HonorAir has taken 1,300 East Tennessee World War II and Korean veterans to Washington to see the memorials that honor their sacrifices. Covenant Health has been a major sponsor. The ■ Covenant Health’s Bodyworks offers community Powell High School marching band welcomed 138 veterans exercise for all ages at $3 and their escorts. The next flight will be Oct. 3. Flights are free per class. Classes include to veterans, but each costs about $60,000, said Mannis. PresEasy Cardio Max, Mind and tige Cleaners covers administrative overhead. Donations may Body, and Senior Cardio. be made to HonorAir Knoxville at 7536 Taggart Lane, Knoxville, Visit www.covenanthealth. TN 37938. Photo submitted com/bodyworks or call 541-4500 to find a location near you. ■ Lung cancer support group meets 6 p.m. each third Monday at Baptist West Cancer Center, 10820 Parkside Drive. No charge, light refreshments served. Info: Trish or Amanda, 2187081.

■ Stop Smoking: 1-800-7848669 (1-800-QUITNOW) is a program of the Knox County Health Department. The hotline is answered 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. ■ Support group meeting for family members or caregivers of an adult with a mental illness is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each third Tuesday at Cherokee Health Systems, 2018 Western Ave. Info: Rebecca Gill, 602-7807 or www.namiknox.org.

…and hurry on over to the Humane Society of East Tennessee! Awesome Cats & Dogs Available for Adoption! Adoption fee includes health check up, spay or neuter, vaccinations, testing, micro-chip and free lifetime micro-chip registration! Call us for details @ 865-221-0510 or see us on the web at www.humanesocietyetn.org for hours of operation. Located at 548 S. Union Grove, Friendsville, TN 37737 (½ block from Hwy 321) We always need monetary donations & are a 501(c)3 organization. Donations are tax deductible. Ad space donated by

‘Baby Boy’ The staff at Young-Williams would like you to meet 5-year-old male cat Baby Boy. He is sleek and stunning but he is missing a home. His adoption fee has been prepaid by his special Furry Friend Joe V. Baby Boy is available at the main center at 3210 Division St. Hours there and at Young-Williams Animal Village, 6400 Kingston Pike, are noon to 6 p.m. daily. Info: www.young-williams. org or 215-6599.

■ UT Hospice conducts ongoing orientation sessions for adults (18 and older) interested in becoming volunteers with its program. No medical experience is required. Training is provided. Info: Penny Sparks, 544-6279. ■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support, for any adult who is suffering loss, meets 5 to 6:30 p.m. each first and third Tuesday in the UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or to reserve a spot: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

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News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)

Seniors show green thumbs By Alvin Nance The seniors at Love To w e r s have already broken out their gard e n i n g tools, just in time for Earth Day on April Nance 22. Through a partnership with the Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) Green Thumb program, many KCDC residents are being provided with their own garden plot, free seeds and fertilizer – a gift that can reap an estimated $350 to $650 worth of produce. Jim Cunningham, CAC community gardens manager, oversees 23 such gardens located throughout Knoxville, more than a dozen of them at KCDC housing sites. Cunningham has been supporting community gardens for

more than 20 years. He says the Love Towers residents always do a good job of growing and maintaining their garden. Resident Lenoir Davis said last year she harvested green beans, okra, squash and butter beans, a nutritious supplement to her diet. She’s already harvested some onions this year. The seniors at Love Towers have staked out their plots and prepped the soil for the garden. Now they eagerly await Jim Cunningham’s delivery of tomato and pepper plants for each community gardener. The tomato plants are a favorite with all the residents. Last year, Brenda Wolfe made fried green tomatoes from her harvest and shared with the other residents and friends at a picnic in the Love Towers courtyard. The community gardens are a beautiful addition to our properties and

provide a healthy social outlet for our residents. I am grateful to Jim Cunningham and CAC for this partnership that helps our residents put nutritious food on the table and enjoy healthy outside activity. Since tomato plants always produce more fruit than the planter expects, I look forward to a lot of free tomatoes this year. Alvin Nance is executive director of KCDC.

Resident gardener Chloie Airoldi-Watters stands with Jim Cunningham, community gardens manager of the CAC Green Thumb program, in her garden plot at Guy B. Love Towers. Photo submitted

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Wheel of Fortune visits Public Market Game show announcer Marty Lublin interviews contestant-hopeful Nancy Morris during her audition to qualify to be on “Wheel of Fortune.” Rural/Metro, Turkey Creek Public Market and WBIR sponsored the Wheelmobile event on April 14 and 15 that gave a few area residents the chance to qualify to be on American’s No. 1 syndicated game show. Photo submitted

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A BETTER CASH CHEVY MALIBU LT OFFER for junk cars, 2009, 64K mi., trucks, vans, running loaded, $10,500. Call 423-333-4908. or not. 865-456-3500 ***Web ID# 969023*** We Are Paying Top Dollar For Your Junk FORD FUSION 2006, V6, AT, CD, cruise, Vehicles. Fast, Free 8K mi, locally driven, Pickup. 865-556-8956 or $14,500. 865-474-1649 363-0318

J. Russell F, NKC, 3 1/2 mo. 75% hs. brkn, Sporting Goods 223 Utility Trailers 255 Cleaning 318 $250. 3rd shot, 865680-9738; 423-333-1223 Lady's & Man's older UTILITY TRAILERS, CLEANING NETWORK golf clubs w/stand, used Wkly/ Bi-wkly/ Mo. all sizes available. POMERANIAN in tournaments, $300. Good refs! Free est. 865-986-5626. PUPPIES, 12 wks. 3 865-255-1964 aft 3:30 258-9199 or 257-7435. smokeymountaintrailers.com M, 1 F, 1st shots, $250. 865-454-7081

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Williamsburg Twnhs, West Hills, 2 BR, new crpt, water furn no pets. $685. 865-584-2622

SEYMOUR, Chapman Highway Frontage. Lease/Consider Sale, by owner, 7000 SF comm. bldg., Can be divided, 865-607-2439.

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Rose Marie Merle-Smith, at left, and Grosvenor Merle-Smith, right, were among guests admiring the equine paintings of local artist Christine Patterson, center, at an open house at The Gallery @ G&G Interiors in Cherokee Plaza. Ten per cent of the proceeds from sales of Patterson’s work that evening were donated to the local Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding (STAR), which uses horses to provide therapeutic experiences for persons with disabilities or other special challenges. Photo by A. Hart

SHIH TZU Puppies, vet ck, shots & wormed, beautiful colors. 865-637-4277

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SHANNON VALLEY Farms CommunityWide Spring Garage Sale on Fri. 4/27 & Sat. 4/28, 8am-3pm. Tazewell Pk. to Murphy Rd. (37918).

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FORD F350 2004 King Ranch. 1 Owner 4x4 super duty Crew Cab Lariat 172" 6.0L V-8 Diesel 133K, non smoker, 5 speed auto tran., A/C, camper package. Title in hand, well maint. Call 865-441-3028.

CERAMIC TILE installation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 32 yrs exp, exc work! John 938- ^ 3328

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Furniture Refinish. 331 TIMBERLAKE COMMUNITY-WIDE DENNY'S FURNITURE Spring Garage Sale REPAIR. Refinish, reSHORKIE (Shih Tzu/ on Fri. 4/27 & Sat. 4/28 glue, etc. 45 yrs exp! Yorkie), 8 wks., 3 8am-3pm. Emory Rd. to Greenwell to 4 Wheel Drive 258 922-6529 or 466-4221 beau. choc. M, S&W, will be about 8 lbs. Crystal Point (37938). $175. 865-659-3848. CHEVY CHEYENNE Guttering 333 ***Web ID# 966485*** ext. cab, 350, Boats Motors 232 1995 $3000. SIBERIAN Husky AKC HAROLD'S GUTTER Call 865-688-5018. Pups, champ lines, 20' Pontoon w/40 HP SERVICE. Will clean shots, $400-$500. Mercury motor, front & back $20 & up. 865-995-1386 trailer, cover, bimini Antiques Classics 260 Quality work, guaran***Web ID# 969041*** top, $8500. 423-562-9822 teed. Call 288-0556. BENTLEY Siberian Husky Pups: 1983 BUICK Riviera PONTOON 24' CKC, 2 M choc & white, Conv., V8, all power, Lawn Care 339 2 F light red & white, 7 90HP, w/trlr, exc. cond. restoration started, wks, $300 ea. 931-510-4269 $18,000. 865-679-4422. all orig. parts, complete factory 1990 YORKIES AKC, 1st SAILBOAT, manuals. Drastic Catalina 30. Great shots & wormed, sacrifice. 1st $1,000 shape. $28,900. males $350. 865-828takes it. 423-253Phone 865-717-9297 8067 or 850-5513. 7407; 201-841-0761

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YORKIES, CKC reg., SEARAY 1983, 18', 185 HP V6, exc cond, shots & wormed. 261 dry storage, $3,995 Sport Utility females $350, males American Bulldog pups, firm. 865-310-2400 $300. 931-319-0000. with papers, $250. BMW X5 2008, AWD, born Feb. 4, shots/ 3.0 SI, lg. sunroof, wormed, 865-456-2625 235 68K mi., Blue. towpkg Free Pets 145 Campers ***Web ID# 967602*** $28,000. 865-389-3154. RIVERSIDE 2005, ***Web ID# 966378*** Australian Shepherd 30ft Camper. ExcelPups, 2F, 3M, born lent Cond. $9,500 HYUNDAI Santa Fe 2/12, $200. 865-475GLS 2007, gray, 57K ADOPT! OBO. 423-506-1280 3343; 607-0460 mi, great cond., ***Web ID# 967399*** Looking for a lost $14,500. 865-304-0629 SMOKEY SUNRAY pet or a new one? Travel Trailer 2007, BORDER COLLIE, Visit Young30', 1 slide, bunks, TOYOTA RAV 4 2008 ABCA reg., vet ckd, Limited, exc. cond. qn. bed, $12,000. Williams Animal UTD on shots, par4 cyl., sunrf., roof Call 865-789-1581. ents on prem. $300. Center, the official rack, 45K mi., 865-242-7375, 399-6539 shelter for the City $18,800. 865-483-5590. ***Web ID# 966200*** of Knoxville & Knox ***Web ID# 968786*** ^ Motor Homes 237 County: 3201 DiBOXER PUPPIES, TOYOTA vision St. Knoxville. AKC Reg., Females COACHMAN CONSEQUOIA 2007 $250, Males $200. knoxpets.org CORD 2007, 31', 25K 4 dr., LTD 4x4. New 865-300-9560 mi., luxury Class C, condition. DVD Rear loaded, 3 slides, Seat CHIHUAHUA PUPS, Entertainment $49,000. 865-977-7155 CKC, all males, 3 tiny, sys., JBL Audio, Lux2 small, nanaskennel. Flowers-Plants 189 ury Pkg., 15,500 miles. com 865-986-5604 Motorcycles 238 $32,500. 865-604-0144. ***Web ID# 966530***

1996 CREIGHTON 16x76, remodeled, West Knox location. Need to sell, $8500. DACHSHUND MIN., Over 100 kinds. $4 ea. AKC & CKC, 1F, 3M, 6005 Green Valley Dr, 423-231-2023. Holston Hills, ready to go 5/26 with 8:30am-7:30pm care pkg. 865-206-8971

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General 109 Dachshund Minis, AKC, 2 males, born 9/8/11. F/T PAINTERS All shots. $200 ea. 865needed. Must have 453-4028; 865-771-5043 valid driver license DALMATIAN PUPPIES, & pass background CKC. 1st S & W. Fem check. 865-978-6645 $150; Males $125. 865HOUSECLEANING, 256-0135; 922-8393 F/T no nights or weekends. 4-person English Bulldog puppies, champ bldlns, team, West Knox AKC unlimited reg. location. Call The $1200. 865-250-6896 Maids at 670-0025.

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CHOPPER BIG DOG Imports 262 Ridgeback, one of a kind custom in like new cond 1st $15,750 TOYOTA CAMRY 2005 XLE, 4 cyl, leather, takes it ($34,000 inCD, automatic, sun vested). 865-388-3864 roof. Excellent conHousehold Furn. 204 ***Web ID# 967943*** dition. 56,600 miles. $13,000 or best offer. 8 slated wingback DR 865-671-5795 chairs + 2 add'l arm Campgrounds 243 CARROLL'S LAWNchairs $1200; (2) $5/off your 5x8 oriental matching WANTED: Lakefront/ Domestic 265 CARE 1st mow! Maint ^ Riverfront RV Lot rugs & (1) 5x8 round wkly, bi-wkly or 1oriental rug, all 3 for sale or long term time, mulching, rental, Knox or $600; 10x13 oriental CHEVY CAVALIER trimming, blowing, surrounding area. rug brown/ black/ 2004, AC, exc. cond. edging, etc. Call 865-216-1897. cinnamon red, $500. 56K orig mi., silver, 4 cyl 332-5007 for free est. wantrvlot@comcast.net AT, $6800. 865-859-0559. 865-809-8920

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