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Farragut seniors earn Optimist scholarships

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Farragut seniors Cassaundra Hoplite, Conner Taylor and Whitney Kubega recently received $1,000 scholarships from the Cedar Bluff Farragut Optimist Club.

Town MPC discusses possible coming attraction to local restaurant

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See Natalie Lester’s story on A3 for more details.

Hardin Valley Academy football team tackles tornado debris By Valorie Fister For the Hardin Valley Academy football team and its friends and coaches, a Saturday cleanup trip to tornado-devastated Greene County turned out to be a team-building experience unlike any other. “It was something I don’t think you can put into words, the experience itself,” said HVA football coach Wes Jones. “When we got to ground zero, so to speak, you could hear a pin drop in the bus. You see pictures on the news and on Facebook, but nothing puts it into perspective.” Jones and his group of 55 football players and adults recently volunteered to travel the 1 1/2-hour journey to the county where homes were leveled and residents’ lives were lost in April’s string of historic and unprecedented tornado touchdowns. Tornados tore through the South, leveling entire communities in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. The tornado

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HVA Football Coach Wes Jones stands with Greene County resident Gladys Morgan and HVA football players Thomas Echols and Jacob Gallaher. The football team cleared Morgan's yard which was full of tornado debris from neighbor's houses.

HVA Assistant Football Coach Rudy Furman leads his group of football players including Xavier Dumay and Chris Thomas who are next to Furman, as other teammates including Jordan Jackson stand by for back up. Photos courtesy of Richard Bettis, West Knox Rotary Club

that knocked homes off their foundations and splintered trees in Greene County was an EF3. Both Jones and friend Richard Bettis, a SunTrust Bank assistant vice president and member of the West Knox Rotary Club, grew up in Greene County. After talking with family who still live there, they decided to sponsor the trip to help clean yards of debris. In one week’s time, the trip

And food snacks were donated by SunTrust Bank. “I hadn’t even been back home since all this craziness,” Bettis said. “It was a really bad deal.” Students worked in five teams, each with a coach, to clear a blueberry farm littered with trees and the yard of an elderly woman named Gladys Morgan. “We worked about six hours on the farm and put a little bit of a dent in it,” Jones

was organized. “The sad part is so many people there have very low income,” Jones said. “They really need help. I feel that in a couple of weeks, after the newness wears off, there won’t be as much help for them. I hope it doesn’t happen that way. Bettis said a bus was donated by Russell Ooten of Greene Coach Tours. Work gloves were donated by Walmart at Walker Springs.

said. “The little lady’s house we cleaned up. Bless her heart, she had no power (the night of the storms) and couldn’t find the basement.” Jones said the football players were in awe of how rural an area Greene County is. “Many have never been back into that area,” he said. “We were at the foot of the mountains of the Cherokee National Forest. They were mesmerized by the beauty

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Broyles intends to propose a 3 By Larry Van Guilder It’s no secret that Knox County percent across-the-board pay increase for county Mayor Tim Burchett’s proposed employees in the budget, notable for its austerity, current budget has not been met with universal with a property acclaim. That was dramatically iltax increase to follustrated when dozens of black and low for FY 2013. If a tax increase translates to a pay raise, that’s reason enough for KCSO white residents turned out at last McCord employees and othweek’s County Commission workshop to oppose a 92 percent reduc- er county workers to support it. But more than purely selfish motion in county funding for the Beck tives were evident as the discussion Cultural Center. A more surprising reaction to passed between the commissioners the budget came two days later at and their audience last Wednesday. a community meeting called by Reflecting on the dozen years that 2nd District Commissioner Amy have passed since the last property Broyles and 1st District Commis- tax increase, KCSO employee Jeresioner Sam McKenzie. Nearly all my McCord said, “At some point taxwho attended were Knox Coun- es are going to have to go up. … We’re ty Sheriff’s Office employees or not a parish in Louisiana which has spouses of employees. Some char- no money. This old Ross Perot theory acterized the mayor’s lean budget of no new taxes (doesn’t work.)” McKenzie agreed. “We’re going as a response to a “manufactured crisis,” and none opposed the idea to have to start talking about our revenue,” he said. of a property tax increase.

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Broyles’ assessment of the proposed budget cut to the heart of what is shaping up as a cultural clash before the budget comes to a vote on June 13: “Our administration is trying to sell a financial crisis that isn’t there.” Burchett strongly disagrees. Months ago the administration began spreading the word that the county was facing a $3 million shortfall. To meet the challenge, unfilled positions will remain vacant, a few employees will be terminated, and the mayor has proposed sizeable cuts in community grants and contracted services. None of these moves should surprise. Burchett’s campaign stressed his belief in small government – the smaller the better. At the same time, contracting with the Hope Resource Center, which provides counseling for unplanned pregnancies and opposes abortion, is consistent with the conservative principles of the mayor and his base. Pushing through any substantive changes to the proposed bud-

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Commissioner Sam McKenzie get will be a challenge. Broyles and McKenzie may gain a couple of allies before June 13, but if the vote divides along city/county lines, which seems as likely as any other outcome, they can’t count enough noses. The mayor’s constituency lies outside the inner city districts, and Burchett’s years in Nashville taught him how to assess the prevailing political winds. McKenzie summed up and framed the question for those who oppose this budget: “Does the mayor have six votes already?”

community Mail call “It’s wonderful to meet so many friends that I didn’t used to like.” – Casey Stengel Some people collect stamps, others old cars. I collect reader comments. Here, generously redacted, is one of my favorites. “I read your article,” it began, before asking if I had permission to “publize” some photos. I was then warned that I should “keep out of this untill (sic) the authorities are finished with thier (sic) investigation.” Apparently this reader had a bone to pick with East Tennesseans in general, because he wrapped up his comments with this criticism. “It amazes me how unsophiticated (sic) you people are here in East Tennessee. No manners just good ole boy net working! This is not journalism, this is plain ole tacky trash.” I wrote back, thanking the reader for his comments and wishing him the best with next year’s 3rd grade reading assignments. He failed to see the humor in my goodnatured response. Wearing your feelings on your sleeve will get you a lot of heartache and a short career in this business. In fact, the only sensible attitude for a reporter is one of gratitude for all unsolicited comments. They may hate you today and love you next week, but at least they’re reading you, and, after all, isn’t that the point? In the spirit of the baseball season, now well under way, here’s another quote from the “Old Perfesser” that resonates with me as an editor: “Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits.” We’ve got some home runs in this week’s edition. Sandra Clark hits it out of the park with her column on page A-5. This one could be subtitled, “To advertise, or not advertise, that is the question.” Marvin West clears the fences with his A-7 feature on what Vol fans can expect when UT answers for Lane Kiffin’s and Bruce Pearl’s violations next month in Indianapolis, and Jake Mabe knocks the cover off the ball as he takes you on a tour of The Hermitage. In the business section, Anne Hart brings you up to date on the Sertoma Center, now celebrating its 50th year serving the community. Her story is in the Bearden, Karns/ Hardin Valley and Farragut print editions and available to all comers online at www.shoppernewsnow.com. Send us your comments. Bronx cheers and all, let us hear from you. Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.

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Plans submitted will obviously be more convenient, so if they offer the same thing I would have no It has been rumored for reason to leave Farragut.” months and Costco’s plans for a Farragut location were ■ Kiwanis donates to FOCUS prison finally submitted to the town on May 16. ministries

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“I was surprised at the announcement,” said Economic Development Committee member Nancy Howard. “I’d heard the rumors like everyone else, but I didn’t realize how soon it could happen.” The members-only warehouse club may soon stand at the intersection of Kingston Pike and Campbell Station Road next to Walgreens. The plans were submitted in anticipation of the June 16 Farragut Municipal Planning Commission meeting. Howard believes the business will benefit the town with an increase in sales tax revenue because of more money spent within the town limits. “This is great for the town,” she said. “It’s almost like having a regional attraction with new dollars coming to Farragut. It will be so close to the Turkey Creek shopping centers and the Turkey Creek Public Market. It will make the town a great stop for visitors.” She and her family are currently members of Sam’s Club, which has similar wholesale savings, but Costco could change that. “I definitely plan to be a member there,” she said. “I’ve never had to choose between the two and Costco

As part of its mission to help children in Knox County, the Farragut Kiwanis Club donated $1,000 to the FOCUS prison ministry youth programs. According to FOCUS executive director Steve Humphreys, the money will be split between the Lock Down Outside initiative and the mentoring program at the Taft Youth Center. In the Lock Down Outside program, FOCUS stimulates a prison environment for youth from 9 to 16 years old. “These children are at a pretty high risk of being institutionalized,” Humphreys said. “We show them how different it is to be in a home as compared to a prison.” Off-duty officers help with the biannual event, where participants experience what life in prison is like. They also discuss the participants’ feelings and experiences, along with leading them in a church service. “We follow it up with a monthly mentoring program for a year,” Humphreys said. “This really teaches leadership and many of the participants return to help run the weekend.” Kiwanis president Rose Montgomery was pleased with FOCUS’ work. “This is really an eye opener for these kids,” she said. In their meeting, the Farragut Kiwanis also discussed making dolls for local hospital patients and discussed a fundraiser at

Farragut Kiwanis president Rose Montgomery presents a $1,000 check to FOCUS prison ministry executive director Steve Humphreys along with Kiwanis treasurer Marty Layman. Photo by N. Lester

Artist Lynda Wheeler proudly displays her artwork as May and June’s featured artist of the month. Photo submitted. all types of painting, but now focuses on watercolor. “I enjoy a variety of sub■ Wheeler displays jects and feel so fortunate to have the beauty of East Tenart in town hall nessee for daily inspiration,” The town Arts Council se- said Wheeler, a life long East lected Lynda Wheeler as the Tennessee resident. featured artist for May and Each month, the work June. Her “The Feathers” of an artist or group of artexhibit showcases framed ists is featured in the cases watercolor prints featuring on the second floor of the a variety of birds. rotunda in the town hall. Wheeler said she has al- Wheeler’s work may be ways possessed a love of art. viewed anytime Monday She took her first class more through Friday from 8 a.m. than 35 years ago and enjoys to 5 p.m. McAlister’s Deli on June 23.

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FARRAGUT SHOPPER-NEWS • MAY 23, 2011 • A-3 “There was a lot of character building going on,” Bettis said. “I’ve never seen a group come together and stay on task like they did,” he said. From page A-1 “And there were other, older people affected, too. We of the landscape.” explained that those people Bettis said he saw have to pay thousands of leadership skills and dollars to clear their land students working together and if they can’t, debris that Saturday that made could sit there for years.” Jones said he, too, was him proud.

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proud of his group. And he said he hopes people continue to remember those in need in Greene County. “There are so many folks who are in need and displaced,” Jones said. “Try to get in touch with some folks in that area and make folks mindful that the area is really close to Knoxville and they really need some help.”

Cherohala Challenge bike ride registration opens By Lorraine Furtner

The Cove resident Boyce Jones displays a drawing of the proposed gate at the subdivision’s entrance. Photo by N. Lester

Wake at Wild Wings Wild Wings Café, off Parkside Drive, is known for its family-friendly atmosphere and late night enthusiasm. Now, owner David McFarland is looking to add another attraction to the mix. He hopes the town will modify its zoning ordinance to allow his property to house a motorized wakeboard cable system, which would pull participants across the pond next to the restaurant. McFarland presented his request to the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission last Thursday. “This is a separate venture from Wild Wings,” he said. “But the restaurant’s heart is family business, even though we do have a good late night crowd. I think this would benefit that (family atmosphere).” The system consists of two towers with cables on a pulley system between them. A rope extends from those cords with a handle for the wakeboarder. The system can pull a rider up to 28 miles per hour. “A controller would operate the system,” McFarland explained. “You can go as fast as the ability of the rider allows.” The attraction would be open seasonally, and the towers could be stored elsewhere when they were not in use. McFarland said the restaurant would enforce a safety policy with lifeguards, life jackets and helmets. Parent consent would be required for children under a certain age, and there would be a separate entrance for the ride. He antici-

pated his staff would schedule appointments for interested participants. In addition, no one consuming alcohol would be allowed to ride. The Wild Wing pond is approximately an acre in size. McFarland said he had seen the systems in Orlando, Fla., Georgia and Cincinnati, Ohio. “There is a huge community of wakeboard enthusiasts (in Knoxville) and this is a good way for other people to learn,” McFarland said. “We are excited about this possibility and think it would be an asset to the town of Farragut.”

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The Cove petitions for private street

Also at MPC’s meeting, The Cove subdivision Home Owners Association presented a request for an amendment to the town’s subdivision regulations that would allow for private streets. Approximately 10 residents of The Cove, which is located off Parkside Drive, attended the meeting. They complained there is not enough security in their neighborhood and a gate could solve the problem. Allegedly, traffic from the movie theater and other Turkey Creek attractions drift into the neighborhood and park in the cul-de-sacs. “I don’t know how many times in the last year I’ve had to call the police to get people moved,” said resident Susan Stout. “There was even a drug bust last week.” If the town granted the

request to have the private street, property owners would be responsible for paving the streets and maintaining all property. “We know what it means to have a private street and have a system that will work,” said developer Jim Nixon. Currently, there are 15 homes built in the subdivision of 74 lots. However, Nixon assured the commission details of the street ownership would accompany all closing documents for future buyers. “This is not taken lightly or without a lot of information and discussion,” he said. “This neighborhood is unique, because you don’t enter through the town of Farragut but through a commercial development in the city of Knoxville.” “It is not going to bother these people to pay to repave the streets,” added resident Boyce Jones, who was the first to build in the development. When he purchased the property in 2006, he didn’t see security as an issue. “I had visited Turkey Creek several times and never saw any problems where I would be concerned,” he said. Town Mayor Ralph McGill said he would meet with town staff in hopes of drafting an amendment so the road could be made private, but the agreement cannot come without certain understandings. “I’m sympathetic towards your cause,” McGill said. “But it will likely mean this situation would be irreversible. It is going to take some time.”

Registration is open for the annual Cherohala Challenge bike ride June 18 in Tellico Plains. This the 11th year the 62-mile and the 115-mile challenge rides are being sponsored by Knoxville-based Smoky Mountain Wheelmen (SMW) bike club. Registration is $50 and includes an after ride meal sponsored by The Outpost, T-shirt, “goodie bag,” food/water rest stops and check-in appetizers on June 17, the night before the trek. SMW president Sue Buckley said the Cherohala Challenge draws about 400-450 bikers each year but hopes to attract 600 this year, with the help of the Tellico Plains Chamber of Commerce. Buckley adds the ride is not for beginners. The roads will not be closed, so bikers will have to contend with motor traffic, as well as varying temperature changes, and need good handling and climbing abilities. The ride extends onto the curves of “the dragon,” U.S. Highway 129 through Tennessee and North Carolina, and the hilly “saw tooth” section. “The number of climbs on the route is equivalent to biking up 9,000 feet of elevation,” said Buckley. Riders may start any time between 7 and 8 a.m., pacing themselves according to their own fitness level, keeping in mind the rest stations along the route will close in the afternoon. Because there is no cell phone reception in the area, SMW has arranged for Blount County ham radio operators to handle communication and emergencies.

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Rausch takes ‘hands on’ approach as police chief By Jake Mabe When Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch heard that a so-called “pain clinic” which had been closed down on Midd l e b r ook David Rausch Pike had reopened at Central and Main streets downtown, he stopped by there personally before speaking to the North Knox Rotary Club at Litton’s last Thursday, telling the operator that his first order of business would be to “get you outta here.” This “hands on” approach is what Rausch says is his style, similar to that of his predecessor, Sterling Owen IV. Rausch says that the “clinic” operates out of a nondescript building without a sign and charges a $300 “membership fee” before a “doctor” looks at an X-ray or MRI and writes prescriptions for painkillers. “There’s a huge market (for painkillers) and it’s tearing lives apart,” Rausch says. “Our agency’s commitment is to the community. I think it’s important that we take care of our people.” He says his two months as police chief following Owen’s retirement have been “an amazing whirlwind” but that becoming chief is a goal he’s had since he joined the police department 18 years ago.

Rausch says the top three crimes in the city of Knoxville are property crimes, such as automobile burglaries and shoplifting; the drug trade, particularly prescription painkillers and methamphetamines; and gang activity. He says the increase in property crimes is partially due to the bad economy. A big way to fight it, Rausch says, is by educating the public to lock car doors and not leave valuables like iPods and GPS systems in plain sight. Tennessee is No. 1 nationally in the production of meth. Rausch says the drug cannot be made without pseudoephedrine, which is found in over-the-counter drugs like Sudafed. Rausch says the law enforcement community will continue to push for greater control of such drugs. Rausch says the increase in gang activity is due in part to the fact that a large group of gang members who were put away 15 years ago is getting out of prison. He says he’s talked to his counterpart in Lexington, Ky., who has also seen an increase in gang violence. Last week was National Police Week and Rausch reminded the crowd that one police officer dies somewhere in the United States every 53 hours. “Tennessee is fifth in the number of officer deaths and East Tennessee has two/thirds of them.”

He’s not Judge Judy Andrew Jackson, judge of General Sessions Court, says he’s not Judge Judy, even though their courts are similar. He’s not a millionaire, and you can tell she’s never run for office. Jackson’s remarks drew laughter at the Halls Republican Club, inspiring him to tell of a case in which the defendant appeared in baggy shorts that hung almost to his ankles. When Jackson, a former prosecutor, menJackson tioned that he had the fellow’s criminal record, the man bolted for the door. “He was in violation of his probation and thought I would send him back to jail,” said Jackson. The man slammed so hard into the locked side of a double door that he bounced back, giving the court officer a chance to catch him. The officer grabbed his pants, which came off, and the man ran away through the other door. “Where could he go?” asked Jackson. The City County Building has Pentagon-level security. So Jackson set about calling the next case when he noticed “a 103-year-old man struggling to rise. “Can I help you, sir?” asked Jackson. “Your honor,” said the man. “Do you reckon I ought to go help the officers catch that boy?” – S. Clark

And they’re y off! Two women from the west side showed up in Halls last week, shaking hands at the Halls Republican Club. Above left, Becky Duncan Massey talks with H.C. and Janice Sumter; above right, Marilyn Roddy talks with Commissioner Dave Wright. Photos by S. Clark

The politics of homelessness Gianni Longo is a vision guy. Seriously. He’s the main man to call for cities in need of guidance in charting a new course for the future. He presided over Chattanooga’s acclaimed

Betty Bean goal-setting process in 2000, and then designed and facilitated “Imagine New York,” which kicked off the rebuilding and memorializing of lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks. So, running Compassion Knoxville (CK), which seeks to find an acceptable approach to dealing with this city’s homeless population, ought to be a piece of cake – maybe. It is the successor to the Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness (TYP). But the politics are tricky. Knoxville will choose a

support outside of his antiTYP base – it’s hard to run for office purely as an aginner these days. Cas Walker new mayor this year, and departed this earthly vale so far there are three viable some time ago. candidates – Ivan Harmon, Peabody has until June who says that homeless peo16 to declare his candidacy, ple need to look to churches, and there are clear advannot government, for help; tages to dawdling. ObviousMark Padgett, who says he ly, he can evaluate the oppowon’t force neighborhoods sition and pick his spot. to accept the homeless; and Will he make a run for Madeline Rogero, who says Seat C, which has already that demagoguery won’t make homelessness go away. Gianni Longo Photo by Betty Bean been staked out by former County Commissioner FinCompassion Knoxville’s titular heads are attorney Bailey – are leaving office barr Saunders? That’s an Stephanie Matheney, who this year. Of those who re- intriguing prospect, since has an environmentalist/ main, only interim Mayor Saunders, a Democrat, was social justice bent, and Ron Daniel Brown is a reliable a strong TYP supporter as a county commissioner, a facPeabody, a financial plan- TYP supporter. ner who made a name for Peabody, who flirted tor some think played into himself fighting the TYP briefly with the notion of his narrow loss. It is clear that Longo is and appears to be bent in running for mayor, is now uneasy with Peabody’s flirthe opposite direction from telling everybody and their Matheney. They are neigh- dog that he’s thinking hard tation with public office. “This is a fresh start,” he bors in one of the western about running for City ’burbs, but they are an odd Council, presumably for an said. “We are asking huncouple who make one won- at-large seat. Peabody lives dreds of people for their der if this wedding was of in the 2nd District, and that thoughts, and both Stephathe shotgun variety. seat belongs to incumbent nie and Ron felt the need for Four incumbent City Duane Grieve for the next starting this dialogue fresh, trying to build a consensus Council members who con- two years. sistently have been supDemonstrating a will- on the issue of homelessportive of the TYP – Chris ingness to work with the ness, which is tough. … “If Ron declares for ofWoodhull, Marilyn Roddy, likes of Matheney could go Charlie Thomas and Joe a long way toward building fice, he will have to resign.”

It’s a numbers game Budget making, that is. And when the budget in question is $680 million, it’s no less of a game, although the object has changed under Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s administration. When former Mayor Mike Ragsdale was at the helm, his goal was to convince County Commission and the citizenry that the coffers had plenty of cushion and the revenue streams were flowing undiminished. He was ably assisted in this endeavor by a crackerjack finance department headed by John Troyer. Troyer’s team came through time and again. When critics advised caution, Ragsdale’s financial wizards invariably produced budget projections that “proved” the mayor’s optimism was warranted. Exit Ragsdale, enter Burchett. The new mayor has retained the services of the

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capable Troyer, but now the object of the game has changed. It’s up to the accountants to demonstrate that the mayor’s pessimistic outlook for the upcoming fiscal year is warranted. To no one’s surprise, the numbers vetted by the finance department demonstrate that the mayor is a prognosticator par excellence. We could hardly let pass without comment this curious conformity to the boss’ principles. Indeed, the concept of a CPA’s “independent” judgment gets muddled near the top of the political food chain. There’s a battered old

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■ Indya Kincannon got really skinny (lost 40 pounds, we hear) and decided to slim down the school board meetings too. So she’s implemented a timed agenda, managed to shorten Dr. Jim McIntyre’s reports and even wanted to cut public forum from five minutes to three. ■ That effort failed, so folks can still talk for five minutes: if they sign up ahead of time and if they hang around until the meeting’s end. It’s safe to say school board meetings lack the spontaneity of campground revivals. ■ State Sen. Stacey Campfield is coming to the Halls Republican Club meeting in June, but we won’t be there. Around here we just don’t say “Stacey.”

joke most accountants know about the fellow interviewing applicants for an accounting position in his firm. Every candidate was asked the same question: How much is two plus two? Each jobseeker answered “four” until the boss got down to the last bean counter on his list. “How much is two plus two?” he asked. The applicant rose from his chair, closed the boss’ door, walked to the windows and closed the blinds. Then, he turned to his prospective employer and whispered, “How much do you want it to be?” Hired. While we don’t maintain that Burchett’s bright financial folks can’t add, it isn’t hard to make a case that at least part of the proposed budget is probably too gloomy in its outlook. Even as the housing market continues to flounder, retail sales are showing new life, so sales tax collections are rising. This isn’t just my opinion, it’s one shared by the Tennes-

■ Billy Stokes will not be a candidate to replace Sen. Jamie Woodson. Stokes lost to Woodson in a brutal Republican Primary battle when Sen. Ben Atchley retired. Stokes says he’s happy at his law practice where he recently won a huge settlement in a personal injury case in Campbell County. ■ Bill Haslam (recipient of our “memo” last week) says he’s enjoying Nashville and eating well, although he misses Litton’s. ■ Tim Burchett gets our free advice this week. Hey, Tim. You cannot win the community grants game. Folks will never get enough. So why not fund a block grant to United Way and let their allocations committee hand it out. United Way actually has a process … – S. Clark

see Department of Revenue. And local sales tax collections for the first 10 months of FY 2011 are outstripping the prior year’s haul by about 3.4 percent. The mayor’s proposed budget does reflect an increase in sales tax revenue, but the projection falls about $900,000 short of what the trend indicates we could expect. Under other circumstances, we’d shrug off a difference of less than 1 percent of the total budget of $126.8 million in sales tax revenue, but the extraordinary leanness of this budget is just cause to speak up. In round numbers, an extra million could pave a few more roads, buy more library books or fund a few more community grants. Of course, there’s no guarantee that my forecast is any more accurate than the mayor’s. On the other hand, I’m not paid to be right, merely nettlesome. The mayor, however … Contact: lvgknox@mindspring.com.

Discussion of ‘Crisis in the Middle East’ Janan Dakak, a member of the Global Justice Project and a Middle Eastern scholar, will discuss the “Crisis in the Middle East” 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the Bearden branch library. The meeting is sponsored by the 3rd and 4th District Democratic Clubs and is open to the public. Info: Dr. Lorraine Hart, 850-6858.

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Why Realtors buy ads (or don’t) The Shopper-News has come under attack by a few members of the real estate industry because of columns by writers who support the ridge top plan sponsored by Commissioner Tony Norman. Betty Bean, Larry Van Guilder and I attended several community meetings during the plan’s multiyear development phase, but this paper has never endorsed or non-endorsed it. And when a Realtor friend asked us to publish a map showing the affected areas, we did so without qualm.

streams. He benefited at the outset from the antics of Lumpy Lambert. With Lambert as his foil, Norman Sandra picked up support from variClark ous sources. But opponents merely waited until the final draft Times are tough for the and launched an all out asreal estate industry. Norman sault, with full page ads in the picked an incredibly bad time daily paper, emails to Chamto press for ridge top protec- ber members and phone calls tion and development restric- to commissioners. That’s the essence of politions on slopes of 15 percent tics, but feelings have been or more. Norman, a former envi- hurt. Norman seems unwilling ronmental science teacher, is trying to curb runoff into to compromise; opponents

President heads for Poland This coming Friday, May 27, President Barack Obama makes his first visit ever to Poland. He will receive a warm welcome from Poles in Warsaw who are very friendly to the United States. He will stay overnight and depart late on May 28. It is the first American presidential visit to Poland since June 2007 when President George W. Bush visited Jurata on the Baltic in Northern Poland. As part of the planning for the visit on the Polish side, I participated last Thursday in a video conference at the Polish Embassy in Washington with Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, along with 14 others who have a longtime interest in Poland and PolishAmerican relations. It was a unique opportunity to hear the Polish perspective on the presidential visit as well as to ask questions or make comments to the foreign minister. In this case, Minister Sikorski had just returned from a visit to the rebel-held part of Libya as the first foreign minister to pay an official call on the insurgents seeking to overthrow the current regime in Libya. He indicated

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a positive impression of the insurgent leadership and felt former Communist-dominated nations such as Poland have much experience to offer a newly democratic Libya emerging from 40 years of dictatorship. The now democratic nations such as Poland which became free with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 faced similar issues then that Libya will face once it achieves domestic freedom. Those include how to treat survivors of the former regime, what type of democratic procedures to adopt, how to restructure a judiciary which is honest and independent, how to conduct a free election and how to interact with the Western European community and NATO nations. Poland assumes the presidency of the European Union (EU) this July for six months. This is the first time Poland

has led the EU since joining it in 2004. This will place Poland in the spotlight on the European stage and is a significant event for the Obama administration to recognize. Poles are concerned that the Obama administration’s efforts to reset relations with Russia might come at the expense of Poland, and the president will be challenged to expand on his intentions. Poles will want reassurance that Poland would not be abandoned by the U.S. if attacked by another nation. Poland will want to hear the president’s plans to support congressional action to place Poland in the visa waiver program. Poles are insulted that other nations less supportive of the U.S. are part of visa waiver while they are not. Legislation is pending to move Poland into the program. I wish the president had visited Poland earlier in his term, but it is good that he is going. He should applaud the Poles for their centuries old devotion to liberty and freedom. They do not just talk the talk but they walk the walk. It is part of the Polish DNA. He will see how supportive the

are threatening to cancel advertising. “We will support businesses that support us,” one wrote. OK, fine. But let’s think. Under my leadership, Shopper-News has a 40year history of support for development and property rights. A newspaper is a chorus of voices. Together, we make a fun read; separately, well, we put our name on the stuff we write. Reader, beware. If you polled the people who work at Shopper-News, you would find an even split on the ridge top issue – much like the 6-5 vote by which it failed at County Commission.

Now to the issue of advertising. The paper received an email last week from a Realtor who said she was buying an ad only because the seller wanted it. That’s a big “well-duh.” In a free country, folks can buy what they want. But you’d think an agent (by definition one who represents another) would buy an ad where it would do the most good for the seller, not choose based on the agent’s perception of editorial opinions in a newspaper. Fact is, the classified section of newspapers is dying faster than one of Ronald Reagan’s redwood trees (see

one, you’ve seen them all). But newspapers work very well in “brand identity” for agents. That’s why high volume agents like Laura Bailey (north) and Judi Starliper (west) make a major splash in print. Sellers see the ads and know their property will be advertised heavily by those agents. Thus, they call for a listing appointment and the heavyhitters sign them up. Soon the properties sell and the agent sticks “sold” in their ad, leading to a call from the next seller. Would Starliper or Bailey cancel an ad over politics? It hasn’t happened yet.

Poles are of American values. Notes: Locally, Vice Mayor Joe Bailey says he will finally name the city pension task force which he has failed to name for the past two months despite the urgency which the city administration attached to the matter in January and February. It collapsed over the issue of closed meetings. Bailey clearly does not share

the same sense of urgency. At this stage having a task force without the next Mayor’s involvement seems futile given that the city mayoral primary is less than four months off. Nothing can be voted on until November 2012. The next mayor will have to be involved and feel ownership for any meaningful change to occur. Bailey has not involved the

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ASHVILLE – The 8,000square-foot Greek Revival mansion that Andrew Jackson called The Hermitage sits at the end of a road called Rachel’s Lane. Which is apropos because in so many ways this grand old estate serves as Old Hickory’s love letter to his wife. Ironically, Rachel Jackson wouldn’t live to see the home that visitors tour today. The original Hermitage mansion, a Federal-style brick building, was completed in 1821. Prior to that, the Jacksons lived in a log home that was later converted into slave quarters. Jackson had a formal four-square English garden designed for Rachel while the mansion was being built. He paid it no mind, at first, but Rachel loved it, leading one visitor to exclaim, “I never saw anyone more enthusiastically fond of flowers.” In 1825, she purchased flowering plants, including geraniums, daisies, wallflowers and polyanthus, from Cincinnati. When Rachel died, weeks after the bitter election of 1828, Andrew had her buried in the garden, originally under a small grave house. In 1831, he hired David Morrison to build Rachel a tomb based on a Greek monument. The domed limestone structure with a copper roof was completed the following year. Andrew grieved over Rachel’s death, blaming his one-time friend and presidential opponent John Quincy Adams for the ugly rumors spread about Rachel during the ’28 campaign. It went back to the 1790s, when Andrew married Rachel Donelson before her divorce from Capt. Lewis Robards had been completed. The Jacksons married again in 1794, but reports of bigamy would

A view of The Hermitage from the back of the house. Photos by Jake Mabe dog Andrew through his second bid for the presidency. Rachel died, of a heart attack, on Dec. 22, 1828. Andrew, believing the controversy had hastened her death, never forgave Quincy Adams. Andrew’s favorite portrait of Rachel hangs in the President’s Room at The Hermitage, just as it did in the White House. She had picked out the home’s wallpaper, hand-painted in France using 80 different colors, which tells a story based on Greek mythology. Today, tourists visiting The Hermitage are treated to an excellent self-guided digital audio tour, which now features a separate series of stories about Rachel at each stop. The Hermitage was enlarged in 1831 to include a library and dining room because Jackson knew he would need enough space to entertain a presidential-sized party. A fire in 1834 necessitated another redesign, which led to the Greek Revival home that stands today. It was completed in 1837. The dining room walls are

Trader God CROSS CURRENTS | Lynn Hutton Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness. (Psalm 115: 1 NRSV) O God, I will give you my fear, if you will give me your peace. (Leadership Prayers, Richard Kriegbaum)

he is pretty, in spite of some hard knocks, and street-smart in ways I will never be. She sat in my office and told me

more than I ever wanted to know about what life was like for her and others like her. She was proud of the brave pieces, shrugged off the

painted a unique shade of blue. The venetian blinds on the windows were considered old-fashioned even in the 1830s. It is said that Jackson liked to sit in the middle, rather than at the head, of the table so he could enjoy his dinner with a lady seated on either side. Dinner was served at 3 p.m., so that visitors would have enough time to get home before dark. Jackson’s hand-picked successor, Martin Van Buren, won the presidency in 1836. They rode together to the inauguration in March 1837, starting a trend that continues to this day. The carriage that took them to the Capitol is on display in the visitor’s center museum. Old Hickory returned to The Hermitage looking rather old, indeed. One of the many portraits that Ralph Earle painted of him shows the lion in winter, haggard and tired. He had been sickly as president, suffering from abdominal pains, headaches, a persistent cough and – maybe – a broken heart. It is said that Jackson daily walked to the garden he once ig-

hard parts, laughed about some of her more gullible moments and smiled ruefully over the sum total. I have thought about her often and wondered how she was doing. And then one fine spring morning, she was waiting for me outside the building. “Do you remember me?” It took a moment. She was prettier than I had remembered, or maybe just happier than she was last time I saw her. She handed me a slim volume of prayers and meditations on leadership. “You helped me when I was here before. I found this and thought of you.” Tucked inside the book was a card she had made, complete with an original color drawing on the front and a sweet note written in beautiful calligraphy inside. I glanced at it and looked up at her

Andrew and Rachel Jackson are buried side by side in the garden. David Morrison built this Greek Revival tomb for Rachel in 1831. Andrew joined her in 1845. His tombstone simply reads “General Andrew Jackson.”

The formal garden that Andrew Jackson built for his wife, Rachel, in 1819. nored to visit Rachel’s grave during his final years. He joined her for good following his death on June 8, 1845. And it is there they rest, side by side, in the garden behind the house at the end of Rachel’s Lane. Call Jake Mabe at 922-4136 or e-mail JakeMabe1@ aol.com. Visit him online at jakemabe.blogspot. com, on Facebook or at Twitter.com/HallsguyJake.

smiling face. “You should be doing this professionally,” I told her. She smiled, “I’ve thought about it.” I thanked her again and went inside. I sat down and read the first two chapters. I have never thought of myself as an “out in the front” leader. I am always happiest in a No.2 or No. 3 position, a second lieutenant, maybe. Since that morning, I have developed the habit of reading at least a page or two of that little book every morning. There is great wisdom there, and courage. There is humility and no little fear. There is stark honesty, pleading without desperation and matter-of-fact plainness. But perhaps the best lesson for me, or for anyone who deals with people and provides direction for

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an effort of any kind, is this: leadership begins on your knees. Between the dream and the reality lie many steps: the vision, the sharing, the plan, the buy-in, the work, the adjustment. Through it all, however, there must be prayer. And from the book came the words that leapt off the page and lodged in my mind: “Oh God, I will give you my fear, if you will give me your peace.” It sounds suspiciously like bargaining with God, and maybe it is. But one thing I have learned in my life is this: if I am asking God for something, I may have to put down everything else I am holding onto in order to accept what God is about to place in my hands. Would I be willing to give up my fear for God’s peace? In a heartbeat.

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Dad gum and tough stuff TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

ood neighbor Carl used to say “dad gum” if he spilled coffee on his Sunday suit or a tire went flat or it rained on the family picnic. So it is for Tennessee timing in the saga of NCAA sins. You might call it bad luck that the university faces the judge just as hanging becomes fashionable. If the committee on infractions is really looking to make an example of somebody, the Volunteers are the chosen ones. Next month, downtown Indianapolis, day of reckoning, public spanking, embarrassing probation, loss of scholarships, no telling what else. Compared to other institutions of higher learning, north and south, Tennessee is relatively inexperienced in getting caught cheating. Kentucky basketball once endured a one-year shut-

down. Alabama football was under consideration for the death penalty. Both fretted and frowned but went on living. Both were caught again. Purchasing prospects and academic fraud are capital crimes. Lying to investigators is high on the list. Murder is some worse. Strange, indeed, that Bruce Pearl compromised Tennessee’s reputation, such as it was, and set up the Vols for severe penalties with nothing to show for his misdeeds. If you rob a bank, you usually get money. If you risk recruiting violations, there should be measurable results, say 6-10 and 245. If the whole truth has been told, Pearl and his people got little or nothing for excessive phone calls, extended bumps and fibbing about where was the cookout. Coaching

careers are damaged and maybe totaled. UT basketball is left with the threadbare welfare look. I’m guessing Tennessee gets off light for what went down during the Lane Kiffin era. I remain surprised there were no more football charges. I thought I recognized familiar fingerprints previously seen on the front of the Reggie Bush case at Southern Cal. Could be wrong. I am no more than an amateur detective. I do know Tennessee is in a deeper mess than ever before. Two points of reference: In the mid-1980s, Tennessee football was called onto the carpet for recruiting violations, extra benefits to a quarterback on the team, use of that ineligible player and false certification of his eligibility. The penalty was modest, one year of probation, a public reprimand for the head coach and disassociation from two generous boosters. All they did was provide free motel lodging for players and relatives and loan cars to the QB. The cars were the sexy part of the story: Porsche, Jaguar, Corvette and an almost new Chevy Blazer. In bringing down the curtain, Frank J. Remington, chair of the NCAA Committee on Infractions,

made Tennessee feel almost heroic with his summation: “Where evidence of violations was found, the university was forthright in admission of responsibility and has taken significant remedial action on its own. … “The committee notes with appreciation the cooperation of the university, and particularly the candor and commitment to rules compliance demonstrated by President Edward J. Boling.” Tennessee football was penalized in 1991 for impermissible recruiting in the late 1980s. An assistant coach, charged with unethical conduct, lost his job. The Vols lost some scholarships and operated one coach short in 1992. The assistant was blamed for an assortment of improper contacts and for providing free airfare so a prospect could attend summer camp. An attempted cover-up compounded the case. The coach asked an associate to report false and misleading information to university and NCAA enforcement staff members. Bingo! Tennessee was put on probation for two years. Coaches got additional instruction on compliance issues. The summer camp was discontinued. The head coach was

found not guilty in that he didn’t know. The terminated assistant pursued other career interests. The NCAA summation said: “Because of the institutional corrective and disciplinary actions, the committee did not impose additional penalties. … Had the university not taken the actions it did to correct violations, discipline the assistant coach who was primarily involved and self-impose penalties on its football program, the committee would have considered imposing additional penalties.” What happened then and happens in most NCAA violation cases influenced Tennessee treatment of Pearl and staff. Athletic director Mike Hamilton made a pre-emptive strike. He fined and restricted the coaches. He proclaimed support, but when the heat did not subside, he paid them to go away. The difference in two decades ago and now is NCAA disposition. If the governing body is serious about discouraging cheating, Tennessee has a problem. As Carl might say, “dad gum.” He might go so far as “tough stuff.” Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

Knoxville Zoo plans $14M renovation VALORIE’S CORNER | Valorie Fister s Knoxville mourns the loss of Zoo Director of Herpetology Bern Tryon, plans are underway for a $14 million zoo renovation that includes upgrading the reptile exhibit currently ranked ninth in the country. “Bern was fantastic,” said Knoxville Zoo’s Curator of Herpetology Phil Colclough. “I know that is general, generic. He was fatherly to all of us and had an old-school style in a lot of ways. He taught us the tradition behind our practice. He was my best friend in the whole world.” Tryon lost a lengthy battle with cancer this month. His work will continue at the zoo, where officials are also launching a capital campaign for renovation projects that will span the next four years. “Knoxville Zoo’s reptile collection is one of the largest and most diverse in the country, but the current facilities allow only about 20 percent of the collection to be seen,” said Tina Rolen, the zoo’s assistant director of marketing. Rolen said the zoo’s new Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Center will be its first year-round, indoor facility. It is currently in the design stages and state-of-the-art technology will be used to “immerse visitors in the habitats of the animals,” Rolen said. She said the renovation project will be funded by contributions from the community and

the city of Knoxville. “We are really, really excited about it,” Colclough said. “We have hands-on design.” Tryon’s work was instrumental in creating the strong presence of amphibians and reptiles today at the zoo. He was also the state’s primary authority for his conservation efforts and knowledge of East Tennessee’s bog turtles. He was keenly interested in saving rare species of reptiles. Bog turtles are the smallest turtle in North America, growing to only about 10 centimeters in length at maturity. The breed spends most of its time covered in mud and in hibernation during the winter. It is protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act but is also highly popular on the pet black market because it is so small. These turtles live for about 20 to 30 years in their natural environment. Tryon’s research on bog turtles began in 1986 when they were found in one bog in East Tennessee. Today, Tryon leaves behind a growing population of bog turtles in sites all around East Tennessee. Tryon was highly honored for his work. He was recognized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He also held the Turtle Survival Alliance Turtle Conservation Lifetime Achievement Award. “With the passing of Bern

Tryon, conservation has lost one of its greatest champions,” said Jim Vlna, the zoo’s executive director. “Our Knoxville Zoo family has lost a friend and a highly respected family member. Bern had instilled his passion for conservation and animal care in his staff who will continue his important work.” Tryon worked for 27 years at the Knoxville Zoo after beginning his career in Atlanta in 1971. In Atlanta, he was a reptile keeper. His career then led him to Fort Worth Zoological Park and then to Houston Zoological Gardens before his 1984 arrival in Knoxville. His first position at the Knoxville Zoo was curator of herpetology. It was under Tryon’s direction that the Knoxville Zoo was awarded the Bean Award. That award is given by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and was given to Knoxville’s zoo for becoming the first in the world to successfully breed Papuan pythons. “He was really good at identifying our individual strengths,” Colclough said of Tryon’s people skills. Colclough described Tryon as “the turtle guy” and himself as “the snake guy.” “He was good at recognizing our talents and balancing them. There was a whole lot of leadership,” Colclough said. Colclough said Tryon’s position at the zoo has not yet been

Knoxville Zoo Herpetology Director Bern Tryon is shown holding one of the bog turtles he spent the last quarter century studying and preserving. This month he lost his battle with cancer. Photo submitted filled. Colclough has led the department during Tryon’s illness and will continue until a new director is named. He said enticing the community to fall in love with reptiles may not always be as easy as it would be for animals like “the big, brown-eyed pandas.” But Colclough said reptiles do have one advantage over other an-

imals in terms of human interest. “With zebras, if they hate them then they walk by,” Colclough said. “But with reptiles, if they hate them … they come and look at them. “If they love them … they come and look at them.” Information about supporting the zoo can be found at www. knoxvillezoo.org.

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can then be used in the church’s ministry helping members of its congregation or others in need. The program is based on the biblical principle found in Leviticus 19:910. When harvesting one’s fields, leave a little behind for the poor. For the individual, there are many ways to help. One way is simply “clean house” to get rid of excess goods. Another way is to plan a churchwide rummage sale and call KARM to pick up left over items. For churches, the gift cards can be used in a number of ways. They can be used for members of the congregation who have suffered a loss or they can be used in outside ministries. The donations count. KARM Thrift Stores supports Knox Area Rescue Ministries with the funds needed to reach Knoxville citizens in distress. To learn more, visit the KARM website at www. karm.org or the Corners of Your Field website at www. karmcornersofyourfield. com.

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Lloyd celebrates 30-year anniversary By Joe Rector The Methodist denomination moves its ministers to match them with the needs of congregations, but after 30 years of service, Betty Lloyd, the administrative assistant at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church, has become a fi xture at the church. The congregation celebrated that tenure during a reception on May 15. Lloyd began work at the church in 1981. The Rev. Henry Lenoir took her under his wing and taught her the ropes. “I felt as if he raised me,” Lloyd said. Among her duties were typing up bulletins and newsletters, coordinating ushers for services, keeping membership roles current and handling weekly office demands. After all these years, she says her job doesn’t seem to be that taxing, but others disagree. An individual hired for the position before Lloyd worked for only two weeks before walking out. She’s also amazed at how the job has changed over the years. The technology is

May at the Art Market Gallery The Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St., will present an exhibit of works by artists Genie Even and Cynthia Patrick through Sunday, May 29. Even renders a variety of subjects using transparent watercolor on paper. Patrick fashions unique jewelry from lampworked glass beads she creates. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Info: 525-5265 or www.artmarketgallery.net.

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Betty Lloyd has served as the administrative assistant for Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church for 30 years. Photo by Joe Rector

much more advanced. Lloyd recalled when the first computer was brought to her office. “I was scared to death of the thing and left it in the box for two months.” Another change that Lloyd has dealt with is the turnover in ministers. Over the years she’s worked for 11 different pastors and has learned new ways to operate each time. Before long she always had things running smoothly. Lloyd likes best dealing with the people and working with volunteers who help staff the office. Her strongest qualities are being friendly

and working with people to reach a common goal. Keeping people’s feelings in mind in all situations is an important thing in making her job successful. “I get up in the morning and look forward to going to work. It’s a wonderful job with wonderful people,” she said. Lloyd and her husband, Gary, have been married for 31 years and have three children: Amanda, 30; Andrea, 24; and Dillon, 11. Among her favorite activities are attending Dillon’s ball games in three sports and working in the yard. She also enjoys painting and loves traveling to the beach. The members of Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church showed their appreciation for Lloyd’s years of service with gifts and kind words. Such kindness touched her, and she reassured them that her plans include continuing to work. So, for the future, folks who stop at Beaver Ridge United Methodist will be greeted by it longest serving employee.

Dragon Boat Festival race scheduled for Saturday, June 25, at the Cove at Concord Park. All ages, skill levels and physiques can participate. Boat teams race for prizes and raise money for Knox Area Rescue Ministries in the process. This year’s race is limited to 70 teams. Info: 742-4306, visit www.racedragonboats. com or email penny@ racedragonboats.com.

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Farragut Intermediate School student council cheers to end ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) after making a donation to the ALS Foundation and to the Aneurysm and AVM Foundation. Pictured are: (front) Michael Lin, Lindsey Troop, Drew Butler, Colin Craig, Anna Witt, Molly Saunders; (middle row) Logan Duley, Palmer Bradshaw, William Brown, Faith Ann Hunt, Lauren Yoon, Joshua King, Bomed Pham, Cale Williams; (back) FIS principal Kay Wellons, assistant principal Kayla Montgomery, Karen Bowdle, FIS teachers Sally Bennett and Wendy Goodrich. Not pictured are Payton Herbert, Colbe Sullivan and Ryan Wiebe. Photos by L. Furtner

Farragut Intermediate School students Shane Embury and Megan MacLean read from the books they wrote to win gold medals at the Smoky Mountain Reading Council’s Celebrate Literacy state contest.

‘Results not typical’ at Farragut Intermediate I’ve covered many standard check signings and student awards, but these events at Farragut Intermediate School stand out – kids presenting checks to nonprofit organizations

dle, who died from ALS. Bowdle told the student council, “One day we are going to find a cure. We are going to beat this.” ■

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(versus companies making the donation), kids writing their own books and dogs challenging students in the classroom. Just like that one-in-athousand person who gets better-than-average “not typical” results with the product of the moment, it’s the “break from the norm” that makes these events newsworthy. ■

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The student council at Farragut Intermediate School held fundraisers not to fund an event or help the school, but to give back to the community. They held two “hat days,” charging students $1 to wear a hat to raise money for charity. The council members chose to give proceeds from each hat day to organizations related to FIS student Lindsey Troop, who had

AMSE calendar The American Museum of Science and Energy, located at 300 South Tulane Ave. in Oak Ridge, is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Info: www.amse.org. ■ “Cold War Crisis: The U-2 Incident,” through Thursday, Sept. 1. Details the story of Gary Francis Powers, a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who completed 27 U-2 photographic reconnaissance missions for the CIA until shot down by a Soviet missile in 1960. Includes photos, newsreels and personal items. AMSE lobby. ■ “Scarboro: The Early Days, 1942-1960,” through Monday, May 30. The story of the AfricanAmerican community of Scarboro is told through photos, clothing and other

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Tonka the “gentle giant” is part of the “Ruff and Ready” program. His handler Valarie Sharp (front) listens as Farragut Intermediate School 5th graders Zac Slover and Phoebe Su read to Tonka.

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Valarie Sharp of HABIT (Human Animal Bond in Tennessee) brings “Tonka” for weekly visits to Shayna Myers’ 5th grade class at Farragut Intermediate School. Tonka is one of the dogs in the “Ruff and Ready” program, under the University of Tennessee Veterinary College. In Myers’ class Tonka provides enrichment for advanced students, keeping them interested in reading as they take turns interacting with and reading with the huge, gentle giant of a dog, Tonka. HABIT dogs are trained prior to going into classrooms and dogs and handlers receive regular evaluations. Patti Frost, monitor and program chair for Knox County Ruff and Ready, said that monitoring ensures that classes and handlers are observing rules (no dog treats) and that handlers are being advocates for the dog and keeping kids safe.

surgery for an AVM brain aneurysm, and in memory of assistant principal Veronica Glover, who passed away from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in October 2010. Lindsey began selling hair bows called “Brainbows” to raise money for the Aneurysm and AVM Fundation after she recovered from the procedure. Gigi’s Cupcakes in Farragut is

also now carrying the bows. Lindsey had raised $4,100 prior to accepting the check for $414 from the FIS student council. Farragut resident and school parent Karen Bowdle of the ALS Foundation accepted the check for ■ Student written $510. Bowdle began workbooks win gold ing for the ALS Foundation Two Farragut Intermein March, in honor of her mother-in-law, Nancy Bow- diate School students, 4th

personal items in this exhibit. AMSE lobby. ■ Registration open for 2011 AMSE’s Science Explorer Camp through Tuesday, May 31. For rising 5th (10 years old), 6th and 7th graders. Includes hands-on subjects such as life science, weather and fossils. Sessions are the second and third weeks in June. Cost is $175 for members, $190 nonmembers. Registration available online. ■ “K’Nex: Building Thrill Rides,” through Monday, Sept. 5. Traveling exhibit with hands-on activities about the science, math and technology behind hair-raising thrill rides. AMSE second level.

homes of Knoxville at no charge Saturday, May 28, for Statehood Day. Ramsey House Plantation, 2614 Thorngrove Pike, will celebrate with tours, re-enactments, refreshments and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 546-0745 or visit www.remseyhouse. org.

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Tennessee Historical Society will host a reception for Dr. Paul Bergeron 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at the East Tennessee History Center on Gay Street. The event will mark the publication of “Andrew Johnson’s Civil War and Reconstruction” written by Dr. Bergeron. Refreshments will be served. Info: 215-8830.

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by Shane, the kitten gets dropped into the river by a hawk and the kids adopt it. It gets the name Housekey because Tall Boy misunderstands a friend’s recommendation to call it “Husky.” Time travel is the theme of repeat winner Megan’s book, “Honest, Abe – We’re Telling the Truth.” She used a bibliography of different prints to illustrate her text. In Megan’s book, students find a magic rock that transports them back to April 13, 1865, where they convince Abraham Lincoln that he is about to be assassinated. Their plan succeeds and Lincoln serves a second term and lives a long and happy life. When the students return to school, the history books have changed.

Graduation at Goddard Randy and Rosemary Overton, owners of the Goddard School in Farragut, visit with families of the school’s pre-k class last week during the children’s graduation ceremony, held at Concord United Methodist Church. Some of the 34 students graduating were in the school’s first class when it started in 2007. They will begin kindergarten next year. Photo by D. Hacker

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Parkwest Clinical Excellence Award Scholarship winners were honored at its annual Nurses Week Reception: (front) Loretta Jacobs, Ambulatory Staging; Donna Burns, Post Anesthesia Care, Amanda Groover, Neuroscience; (middle row) Angie Merriman, Surgery; Yolanda Ford, Quality & Clinical Effectiveness; Amber Gaskins, Critical Care; Robin Hicks, Orthopedics/Spine; (back) Carla Tipton, Peninsula; Kent Parris, Peninsula, Laura Nye, Infusion; Rebecca Barnum, Cardio/Pulmonary/Renal; Lisa Barnes, Nursing Administration; Alyssa Ralston, Special Procedures.

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The Leanne Baker Professional Nurse Awards are the highest level of recognition for nurses at Parkwest. Rick Lassiter, Parkwest President/CAO; Mary Sowell, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipient for bedside care; Wayne Baker, Leanne Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s widow; Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winner recognized for leadership; and Liz Clary, Peninsula Nursing Director.

Statcare Medical Group established a Janet Heffern Critical Care Nurse Scholarships in honor of the charter employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedication to cultivate critical care nursing at Parkwest. Dr. Jesse Doers with Statcare and Critical Care Nurse Manager Sandra Cecil stand with Sara Wilson, RN Intern and Janet Heffern, RN. Barbara Williamson, RN was also awarded for her efforts as a Clinical Coach; however, she was unable to attend the ceremony.

provide ďŹ nancial assistance for one nurse on each unit during National Nurses Week to use for educational funding. Since its inception, this award has been given to more than 225 nurses who have been able to attend national conferences in their specialty area which helps make Parkwest nurses more aware and informed on the latest in healthcare. They share their gained knowledge with their peers to further cultivate best practices at Parkwest. The winners of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clinical Excellence Awards at Parkwest are: Emily Ambrose, Peninsula; Lisa Barnes, Nursing Administration; Rebecca Barnum, 3 Montvue; Sonya Brown, Cath Lab; Donna Burns, Post Anesthesia Care; Kristy Caldwell, Peninsula; Kat Compton, Emergency Care; Barbara Craig, Med Surg/Oncology/Bariatrics; Yolanda Ford, Quality and Clinical Effectiveness; Amber Gaskins, Critical Care; Amanda Groover, Neuroscience; Sandy Henshaw, Senior Behavioral Health; Robin Hicks, Orthopedics/Spine; Loretta Jacobs, Ambulatory Staging; Jenna Lenhart, Peninsula; Lacy Lotter, Cardiology; Angie Merriman, Surgery; Colleen Nolan, Childbirth Center; Laura Nye, Infusion; Kent Parris, Peninsula; Alyssa Ralston, Special Procedures; Rachel Reed, Medical; and Carla Tipton, Peninsula. The Susan Foster, RN Professional Development Award honors â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sueâ&#x20AC;? Foster, who dedicated an endless level of enthusiasm each and every day, creatively tackling each project. This award is speciďŹ cally designed to honor someone who is in pursuit of a nursing degree. This year, the award was given to Amanda Gossett with Peninsula. Dr. Jesse Doers on behalf of Statcare Medical Group dedicated the ďŹ rst Janet Heffern, RN Critical Care Scholarships. Statcare established the scholarship in honor of Janet Heffern, RN who, prior to her retirement, worked in Critical Care and had been with Parkwest since its doors originally opened in 1973. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my eyes, there are three things that make a great clinician: 1) compassion and care for patients. 2) thirst for knowledge and ongoing learning. 3) improving processes and teaching colleagues in order to raise the bar of excellence,â&#x20AC;? explained Dr. Doers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Janet is the epitome of all of these. All do some of these things, some of the time, but Janet did all of them all of the time.â&#x20AC;? Sara Wilson and Barbara Williamson were the first recipients of the Janet Hef-

Lauren Foster, a Parkwest employee who is also the daughter of Susan Foster, congratulates Amanda Gossett with Peninsula for receiving this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Susan Foster, RN Professional Development Award. fern Critical Care Scholarships. The Leanne Baker Professional Nurse Awards are the most prestigious honors given. These were established in honor of Leanne Baker, RN to recognize the very best of the best â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that one person who sets the standard for professional nursing at Parkwest. Baker contributed to the standard for nursing care through her compassion for the patient, professional demeanor and unwavering leadership. As a reďŹ&#x201A;ection of the many paths a nurse can take, this award honors excellence in two distinct paths â&#x20AC;&#x201C; bedside care and leadership. This year, Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly who works at Peninsula as its Nursing Supervisor, accepted the Leanne Baker Professional Nurse Award for Nursing Leadership. Mary Sowell, who works as a Nurse Practitioner leading the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s palliative care program, was awarded the Leanne Baker Professional Nurse Award for Professional Practice. Dr. G. Edward Newman, who is Chief of Parkwest Medical Staff, spoke at the reception and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;People often ask me why I choose Parkwest to practice, and I say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the culture. The nurses here go out of their way to provide our patients the very best care which leads to the best outcomes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ultimately impacting our own personal quality of life. We are fortunate to work with them daily.â&#x20AC;?

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Grand opening of Jo’s Grove

The Land of Make-Believe

Ijams’ Nature Center will have the grand opening of Jo’s Grove, a natural play area for children, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 28. Children are invited It was Mr. Rogers who to come dressed as fairfirst told most of the folks ies, gnomes or woodland my age that playing presprites. Prizes will be tend is important. Now that awarded in a fairy house Daniel is making up stories Shannon and gnome home competiand acting things out with Carey tion. his toys, I wish Fred was The festivities will constill with us, to change into clude with a fairy tea party a cardigan and talk about and awards ceremony. the Land of Make-Believe. Admission is free but a It’s hard for us grown-ups to $10 building site entry fee detach from reality and just of going potty and brushing is required to participate in play like kids. teeth. the Fairy House and Gnome I’ve been observing DanTime for a mommy stroke Home Competition, which iel’s burgeoning pretend play of genius. includes 10 tokens for the for a while now. He talks to “Buddy, I think the drag- Fairy Market and a goodie and talks for his toys, and those conversations never on wants to go potty, too!” I bag. Info: 577-4717, ext. 10, or email sgoforth@ijams.org. fail to bring a smile to my chirped. I scooped the dragon up face. I love the way he mixes and said in my best growly BBQ Bash is back genres. There are no bound- voice, “I need to go to the This year’s big BBQ aries to his play. His fire potty.” Bash will be held 11 a.m. Daniel ran into the bathtruck and firefighter will to 3 p.m. Saturday, June pay a visit to his zoo playset, room and lifted the lid to his 11, at The Shed at Smoky potty seat. or Woody from “Toy Story” Mountain Harley-Davidson “I think I need the big will pop over to the roundin Maryville. All proceeds house to say hi to Thomas potty. You sit on the little from the amateur barbecue potty, Daniel,” said the the Tank Engine. cook-off and fundraiser While Daniel does have dragon. will benefit the Helen Ross Yes, the dragon did sit McNabb Center. action figures, and sometimes he makes them fight, on the potty, but I couldn’t Categories will include that boy-type play can turn bring myself to make sound pulled pork, chicken, sweet. Take, for example, effects. Daniel companion- ribs and more. A trophy the time I found him playing ably sat on the potty, too. and prize money totaling with Batman and Anakin “Time to brush teeth,” $6,000 will be awarded. Skywalker. They fought said the dragon. “You use There is no admission for a minute, then Batman your toothbrush, and Mom- charge. You must register to hugged Anakin, said sorry my will brush mine.” compete. and kissed his “boo-boo” to Daniel happily brushed Info: Lisa Spegman, make it feel better. his teeth as I brushed the 329-9120 or email lisa. As an adult, it’s been dragon’s. spegman@mcnabb.org. hard to inject myself into George the Dragon joined Info: www.blountbbqbash. these stories, but I think I in story time and even kissed org. may have finally gotten the Daniel goodnight. hang of it. Zac said George sounds The other night, right be- a bit too much like Jamie Shape Note Singings fore Daniel’s bedtime, Zac from “Mythbusters,” but I’m ■ Franklin Monthly and I were having a tough proud of my mad pretend Old Harp Singing, 3 p.m. time getting the kiddo skills. Sunday, May 29, Greenevpointed in the direction of Henrietta Pussycat, eat ille Cumberland Presbyteribed. He wanted to ride his your heart out. an Church, 201 N. Main St., big, stuffed dragon George Contact Shannon Carey at shannon@ Greeneville. Info: Jeff Farr, around the house instead ShopperNewsNow.com. 423-639-8211.

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Everyone has bad days … even camels Last week at the Knoxville Zoo, a baby camel stumbled over a fence after being startled. During the commotion, it made contact with a 5-year-old child standing in its path.

animal-related attractions, including camel rides at the zoo, should be prepared for the unexpected and be ready to bestow forgiveness upon an animal, should it act out of fear or anxiety. I think people often forget that an animal is an animal. No matter how domesHe’s a lover, not a fighter. Stock ticated a dog may be, if you treat it poorly or make it feel photo Sara threatened, it will react as Barrett any wild animal would – on elephant whose mother was guard, teeth showing. harassed and fought back in The same thing should defense of herself and her be remembered for all anichild. mals, whether they be wild Although the camel was or tamed, free or caged. But Typical of the animal not being abused during the if we respect them as we lover I am, my thoughts im- incident and no harm came do our human friends, we mediately went to the story to either youngster – boy will reap a multitude of reof Dumbo, the large-eared or camel – participants of wards.

Critter Tales

ANIMAL EVENTS ■ Tennessee Valley Golden Retriever Rescue Group will have an adoption event 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Agri Feed Pet Supply, 5716 Middlebrook Pike. ■ Shelter Animals Rescue Group (SARG) will have its “Second Friday” adoption event 4-8 p.m. Friday, June 10, at PetSmart in Turkey Creek.

Hey, hey, hey, it’s Fat Albert! This 6-month-old male Syrian hamster is very gentle, loves fresh fruits and vegetables, and enjoys running on his wheel. He would fight with a cage mate, so he must live alone always. Although hamsters are small, their care can be an involved process and one that might be best for a family rather than a child. Hamsters require weekly cleaning, fresh food and water daily, and toys and other objects for play and exploration. Their lifespan is relatively short at only one to three years. Albert would make a great first pet. The adoption fee for Fat Albert, who is not really fat at all, is a budget-friendly $5. His cage and other accessories must be purchased separately. Visit Young-Williams to meet this super boy today! Info: www.petfinder.com.

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■ Greyhound Rescue Foundation will have a meet and greet with adoptable animals noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at PetSmart on Morrell Road, next to West Town Mall. Info: Brenda, 690-0009. ■ Horse Haven will have its Neigh and Bray Adoption Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at its facility off Hardin Valley Road at 2417 Reagan Road.

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Lemon cupcakes perfect for holiday picnic By Ruth White Memorial Day weekend – a time when area pools officially open, parks begin to fill with the sounds of happy children and family gatherings include good food. People who know me well know that I rarely will pass up desserts. Sometimes dessert comes first and then the main course will follow. I have few childhood memories that don’t include making mud pies, Play-Doh cookies sold in a “bakery” or decorating dozens of cookies for friends. Yes, dessert is an important part of the meal. If you’re looking for a simple but yummy treat to take to the next picnic or family gathering this summer, try lemon cupcakes with raspberry filling. They are delicious straight from the oven while still warm or frosted with a tart lemon icing. Don’t worry; these cupcakes are made in a miniature (one-bite) size so they won’t

completely ruin your bathingsuit-ready diet. To make this treat, you can use your favorite lemon cake recipe from scratch or pick up a boxed mix at the store. If The perfect addition to a Memorial Day picyou don’t make nic – mini-sized lemon cupcakes with raspcakes from berry filling. Photo by Ruth White scratch, you’ll need the following ingredients: one box on top of mixture. Bake for of lemon cake mix (I like approximately 10 minutes. Duncan Hines), 3 eggs, 1/3 Cupcakes are done when cup vegetable oil, 1-1/3 cup the top springs back when water, seedless raspberry gently touched. Yield: apjam, 2 16-ounce containers proximately 6 dozen mini lemon frosting and garnish. cupcakes. Once the cupcakes are Preheat oven to 350° and line cupcake pan (should cool, fill a pastry bag with hold 24 miniature cup- icing and use a star tip to cakes) with paper inserts. decorate. Gently squeeze Mix ingredients according icing in circular motion to package directions. Fill on top of cupcake to cover. cupcake tins slightly more Garnish with lemon wedge, than half full with cake mix. fresh raspberries or sugar Spread a small dab of jam sprinkles.

STRANG SENIOR CENTER ■ Wednesday, May 25: National Senior Health and Fitness Day; noon, Parkwest presents “Charitable Estate Planning.” Call 541-4500 for reservations. ■ Thursday, May 26: 11 a.m., AAA Safe Driver Course, part 1. This program is for seniors who wish to refresh

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DAV Chapter 24 has FREE RENTAL OF POWER WHEEL CHAIRS available for any area disabled veteran or members of their immediate family. Manually operated wheel chairs also available. Call 690-7690 for information.

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For Sale By Owner 40a 2.3 AC. LAKEVIEW HOME, Kingston, indoor pool, 4 BR, 3 BA, FPS, DR/LR, FR, Below Appraisal $295,000. 865-414-9634 ***Web ID# 775621*** 3/4 BR, 2 full BA, appx. 2400 SF, Harriman TN, fin. bsmnt. For info. 865-604-2405; 748-6599 ***Web ID# 777601***

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Condos- Townhouses 42 FANTASTIC SPACIOUS Westland Court Condo, comp remod in 2008. Gated comm w/pool, rear entry gar, 3 br, 2 1/2 ba, office & courtyard $359,000. 865-705-4948 ***Web ID# 767849***

Residence Lots 44 Fountain Gate S/D, lot #6 (large), 4904 High Grove Ln $48k. 865-688-3163 aft 6 pm

Acreage- Tracts 46 10.9 ACRES. Lenoir City. Private. Will subdivide, $198,000. 865-771-0919 ***Web ID# 785778*** Beautiful & Priv, Halls 7.51 Ac, main house, plus guest house, year round spring house, creek, grt views, 5505 Salem Church Rd. $179,000. 865-922-3436 ***Web ID# 786645***

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their driving skills. The course is $10, payable to Ed Langston, AAA, and must be paid in advance. Call center to reserve spot. ■ Friday, May 27: 11 a.m., AAA Safe Driver Course, part 2. ■ Monday, May 30: Center closed for Memorial Day. ■ Tuesday, May 31: 8:45 a.m., New Tai Chi class begins. Info or to register for classes: 670-6693

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SOUTH, 2 BR, 1 BA, EXP'D CAREGIVERS W/D conn., fenced NEEDED to work 2 adjacent burial in yard, 1 yr. lease. w/elderly in their crypts at Woodhaven $575/mo. 318-9444 homes. Duties incl. Memorial Gardens light housekeeping, Mausoleum in Powell meal prep, hygiene -- $2000 ea/b.o. 1 burial assistance, & transp. plot at Highland Mem. Immed openings for Cemetery -- $2500/b.o. WEST, OFF George live-in. Call 474-9710 Call 531-5197. Williams, 3 br, 2 1/2 to schedule interview. ba, living rm w/frpl, in porch. Investment Prop-Sale 61 screened Appl furn, great schools, no pets. 10 UNIT APARTMENT $995/mo + sec dep. BUILDING available. Call 865-250-9262 or Creative financing 865-207-8186 Business Opp. 130 available. Trades ***Web ID# 788650*** welcome. Call for PT BUSINESS details. 865-712-8833. local area. Christian Condo Rentals 76 for themed publication nets $65K. No exp. Apts - Unfurnished 71 2BR, 2 full BA, 1 car necessary. Training. gar., laun. rm, patio, established for AVAIL APT. w/ priv. quiet, spotless. Halls, Clients $24,900. elevator/Seq. Hills, 2 BR $795/mo. 865-712-8326. you. Retiring. 828-665-7719. & 2 BA, W/D, water incl. $850. 924-0454. 2 BR on priv golf course in W. Knox – Business For Sale 131 Farragut, TN SENIOR HIGH $1,100/mo – outdoor LAUNDROMAT RISE FACILITY patio, bdrms overlook Great investment. Fox Den golf course $70k per yr income, 1 BR APTS. fairway & green, sale price reduced to hdwd flrs. Rent incl Oak Ridge, TN wkly $150k. Owner must trash pick-up & sell. Sevierville, TN all outdoor maint; 865-482-6098 865-388-5455 less than 1 mile from ***Web ID# 790177*** Turkey Creek area. 865-441-6550 ***Web ID# 787713***

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3 BR on priv golf course in W. Knox – CUTE Cuddley kittens Farragut, TN for adoption, spayed/ $1,500/mo. - Over 2,000 neutered, S&W, $65 sf. Overlooks Fox Den or $100 for 2. 865-765-3400 golf course fairway 25 1-3 60 7 hole #14. Rent incl $130 weekly. Discount wkly trash pick-up & Dogs 141 avail. Util, TV, Ph, all outdoor maint. 2 Stv, Refrig, Basic full ba, gar, priv patio ATIKA PUPS, black/ Cable. No Lse. & deck, less than 1 white, brown/white, mile from Turkey S&W, $400. Creek area, New Kit Call 865-363-9837. Duplexes 73 countertops & cabinets, washer dryer. Frpl-wood burning, 2 BR, 1 BA renovated, PUPPIES AKC North & Halls. cath ceilings in mstr $350. 865-230-3242 Starting at $600. br & dining/living rm. 865-441-6550 865-414-1848 BOSTON TERRIER, choc, CKC reg, NEAR I-75 Ftn. City/ Brockton Place Condos, housebroke, 11 mos, Inskip, modern 2 2 BR, 2 BA w/vaulted $450. 865-243-5835 BR, W/D conn., no ceil. all appl. furn., pets $495, 2 yr lse, W&D conn., all new ***Web ID# 790122*** cr ck, 865-522-4133 flooring, 1 car gar. patio CAIRN TERRIER pups, w/privacy fence, Very AKC reg, 8 wks, 2 F, clean. No Pets. $725. 8651st shots & wormed, Houses - Unfurnished 74 947-1637 or 679-8238 $400 ea. 423-526-5736 ***Web ID# 788270*** Townhouse For Rent 2 Sty townhouse, Halls CAIRN TERRIER Churchwell Ave. area, 2 Lg. BRs, 1.5 BAs, PUPS, Cute, Shots, 865-673-0833; 250-1289 $550. CKC REG. 2 kitchen appls. incl. W/D F, 1M. 865-254-2219 3 BR, 2.5 BA Townhome. connect., no pets, $550 ***Web ID# 789086*** per mo. + $500 damage 2 car garage, lawn dep. req., & 1 yr lease. CHIHUAHUA PUPS, maintenance, garbage CKC reg., M&F, coll. $990/mo. aft. discount. 254-9552 or 388-3232 Call for info. 865www.l uttrel ldevel op ment.com WEST, convenient to 932-2233. 865-389-0611 everything. 3 br, 3 ba, bonus rm, 2 car ENGLISH Bulldogs 10 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 car gar., $1300 mo + wks., 2 F, 1M, NKC gar., Powell, newly dep. Lease req'd. reg. UTD on shots. remodeled, $895/mo. 865-405-5908. $1,000. 865-254-9941 $500 dep 865-591-4115 ***Web ID# 780612*** ***Web ID# 788413*** ***Web ID# 791598*** ENGLISH MASTIFF 3 BR, 2 BA, kit., all Rooms-Roommates 77 pups, shots, given, 3 M, appls, living/DR/FR apricot w/blk mask. lg 20x20 storage rm, $1000. 865-674-9995; 2 car carport, all SCOTTISH Inn, Airport, 865-310-2764. POP. mcrwv. & frig. avail. brick & hdwd flrs, weekly rooms from exc. cond., approx. ENGLISH MASTIFFS $110. 865-577-6605. 2400 SF, lg. level AKC reg. 5 wks old. landscaped corner $700 OBO. 865-363lot, Maloney Rd. & 4359 or 865-363-8912 Circle Lake Dr. Trucking Opportunities 106 ***Web ID# 791822*** Close to UT Hosp. & ENGLISH downtown $1500/mo. CDL & Job Ready Refs. req'd. 577-1427 SPRINGER Spaniel Puppies AKC, $300. in 3 wekks FTN CITY & HALLS, 865-387-7309 $38k 1st yr. + benefits House and/or Duplex, ***Web ID# 789471*** 2BR, 1BA, $665 - $525. Local Training. Home Call 865-455-1282. German Shepherds, AKC weekends. Financial reg., 3F, 2M, blk & HALLS lease / purchase assist. & state funding avail. tan, vet ckd, born Major carriers hiring or rental, 1400 sf, 3 br, 1 3/12. $500. 865-322-6251 1-866-859-6705 1/2 ba, lrg kit w/new ce***Web ID# 788855*** ramic flrs, comp remod, new crpt, new roof, $850/mo. rent or $99,900. Local Driving/Delivery 106a puppies, $400. 865-237-0139 or 250-9458 call 865-230-3242 ***Web ID# 787173*** Volu nteer Ass is ted Great Pyrenees Pups, LAKEFRONT Luxury Trans port at io n 1M, 3F. Working townhome, Watts Bar CAC's Office on Aging parents on lrg goat Lake in historic Louis seeking volunteer farm, full bred, $175. don. New 3 BR, 3 1/2 drivers for their Volun931-738-8272 aft 7pm BA, hdwd flrs, granite teer Assisted Trans***Web ID# 788952*** counters, dock, maint. portation program. free. $1340 mo., may Volunteers utilize Jack Russell pups, tri apply all rent to puragency-owned hybrid color, 9 wks, wormed, chase option @ $279,900 sedans while accom- 1st shots, parents on 865-924-0791 panying seniors or site. $100. 865-806-5419 ***Web ID# 774899*** persons with disabili- ***Web ID# 787945*** ties to appointments, MOVE TO the country shopping, and other Labradoodle Pups, no 3 mi. to Norris Lake, errands. Training is allergies, little shedding, 4 BR, 1 1/2 BA, no provided. If you are vet checked with shots, HUD, 2 car gar., interested, please con- 3F, 2M, $450. 423-337-0073 $900/mo. $500 DD. ***Web ID# 789876*** tact Nancy Welch at: 865-494-7682 865-524-2786 or LABS CHOC., 1M, 1F, nancy.welch@ NORTH-St. Mary Area, AKC reg., parents knoxseniors.org Large brick rancher, on site, $250. 606Lease, No pets, $700 521-0320, 404-234-4474 mo. tenant check, Dot 109 ***Web ID# 791127*** Crabtree O/A, 588-7416 General MALTI-POO PUPS, NW, 3 BR, 2 BA, gaapricots, health AVON $$$ rage, W/D conn. guar, $300 & up. Great earnings $875 + dep. 615-957423-317-9051 opportunity! 0969; 615-336-4689 ***Web ID# 788058*** 742-6551

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Directory sponsors were on hand at the celebration answering questions, providing resources and reaching out to the community. Important topics discussed included lowering utility bills; hiring reliable, honest in-home services; heart rhythm screenings; tips on elder law; and more. “The directory is not only a useful tool for any senior adult,” said Kathy Burke with the Office on Aging, “but it is also a handy guide for family members and caregivers.” The guide Kathy Burke listens as Campbell Station Walgreens manager not only provides contact Wilson Ipaye discusses the services offered at the Walgreens information for agencies pharmacy. Walgreens is a sponsor of the Senior Service Direc- and companies, but gives a tory. Copies will be available at Knox County locations. Photo by brief explanation of services Ruth White provided, such as adult day services, crisis assistance, medical care, live-in help and others. The Senior Service Directory is made possible through the generosity of 91 area sponsors. Directories Knox County senior Center that gave communi- will be available for free at adults are excited about get- ty members the first oppor- area sponsors, Knox County ting the 17th edition of the tunity to receive the new- Public libraries, Knox CounSenior Service Directory. est copy of the guide that ty Senior Centers, through The Office on Aging host- provides public education, health care providers or at ed an afternoon event at the names and phone numbers the Office on Aging, 2247 John T. O’Connor Senior of services for senior adults. Western Ave.

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Sampler class “The Sampler Workshop for Mothers and Daughters,” a beginning countedthread needlework class, will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, at the Ramsey House Plantation, 2617 Thorngrove Pike. Participants will work in pairs and stitch a small 8-inch sampler typical of

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PIT BULL Pups, BOBCAT 610 gas CAJUN BASS/SKI chocolates, 10 wks $2,695, 40 M.F. boat, 1990, caught old, shots, $200. 423backhoe & loader boyfriend cheating, 505-9554 (Knoxville) $5,495, TD9 Int'l must sell this boat! ***Web ID# 791834*** Highlift with 4 in 1 $6500. Call 865-254-8967 bucket $4,395. 3 mi. ***Web ID# 788525*** POODLE NURSERY, from Maryville on We Have All Sizes, Hwy 411 N next to CHAPARRAL 200SSE 2000, with trailer & all colors. Pups are reg., Plantation Market. equipment, very have shots, health 865-981-3769 low time, eng. 5.0L, guarantee & wormed. 225HP Mercury Our nursery is full. I/O with 236 $175 & up. 423-566-0467 Collectibles 213 Cruiser total hours, asking POODLES $14,000. 865-804-0872 RECORDS STANDARD Puppies, ***Web ID# 790234*** 100 OLDIE 45's, DeAKC, $300 & up wop & R&B. Lenoir CLASSIC 1986 Boston Call 865-230-3242 Whaler Montauk, City, 313-878-5775 17', center console, PUPPY NURSERY. reblt 1995 Evinrude, Many different breeds Auctions 217 reblt trlr, Bimini Maltese, Yorkies, top, asking $10,500. Malti-Poos, Yorki865-607-8888 Poos, Shih-Poos, shots ***Web ID# 787372*** & wormed. Health guar. 423-566-0467 Houseboat, Stardust 1971, slps 6, Attached Schnauzers, Rare! Dock, Norris Lake Blonde &/or choc pups/ AUCTION – PINE $9,900 OBO 293-8258 adults, $250. Cash KNOT, KY ***Web ID# 777537*** Cookeville. 931-858-4242 ***Web ID# 784477*** KEY WEST 1720 C/C, D.H. Campbell 90 4stroke Yamaha, Liquidation SHELTIE AKC reg loaded, mint, save puppies, parents on $10k over new 201-7457 site, $300. Call 865Sat., June 18th 984-4770 SAILBOAT 1977 CataCall for info: lina, sails & cover, SHELTIES, AKC reg, 800-806-3395 trailer, 2 HP mtr, 6 wks. old, 3 M, $4000/offer. 865-471-6101 wormed, 1st shots, Ritchason $300. 931-879-9456. Auctioneers, Inc. SEARAY Sorrento 1988, 21', w/trailer, SHELTIES www.ritchason.com needs floor, $1800 AKC reg., sable & 865-696-0082 white, neutered, house & TN#2048 leash trained, health YAMAHA 2007 PWC guar. 865-719-2040 NEXT AUCTION: VX Cruiser w/trlr, ***Web ID# 790263*** low hrs, $6200. Call Tues June 7th, 6pm 865-458-9370 SIBERIAN HUSKY Cherokee Auction Co. ***Web ID# 785697*** Fem., CKC, 10 wks. 10015 Rutledge Pike old, blk & wht. S&W. I 40 - 10 min from Zoo exit. $300. 931-510-4269 235 ***Web ID# 791190*** Consignments welcome Campers Let us do your estate sale 1996 33' Sandpiper YORKIE PUPS, 865-465-3164 travel tlr, 2 BR, new small, CKC, 4 M a u c t i o nz i p. c o m awning/tires/battery, $250, 1 F $500. 423TA L 2 38 6 FL 5 62 6 $6900 obo. 865-922295-5434, 423-519-7472 7021 or 414-7682 YORKIES, 8 wks. old, Medical Supplies 219 SUNNYBROOK 2004, CKC reg., shots, 24' box, front queen wormed, $350. 931BR, rear bath, mi707-9875, 931-319-0000 DAV Chapter 24 has FREE RENTAL crowave, stove, oven, OF POWER almost perfect inside WHEEL CHAIRS $7,995. 865-938-0493 Free Pets 145 available for any area disabled veteran or members of Motor Homes 237 ** ADOPT! * * their immediate family. Manually PACE ARROW Vision Looking for a lost pet or a new operated wheel 1996, Class A, 35' one? Visit Young-Williams chairs also avail41K mi., all extras, Animal Center, the official able. Call 690-7690 $23,000. 423-346-5230 shelter for the City of for information. Knoxville & Knox County: 3201 Division St. Knoxville. Motorcycles 238 Wanted To Buy 222 www.knoxpets.org HARLEY DAVIDSON * * * * * * * * I'm Paying Top Dollar XL1200R Sportster, for Standing Timber, 2006, low mi. $8,500. & pine. 5 423-312-0140 Farmer’s Market 150 hardwood acres or more. Call 865-982-2606; 382-7529 HONDA SHADOW, BERMUDA HAY Sq 2004, 4800 miles, A van bales, $4. Exc cond. NEEDED: like new, $3,850. equipped to load & Mass.-Ferg. 35 trac865-679-0795 carry a power chair tor. 423-871-1538 865-233-0493. SUZUKI Volusia 2001 low mi, hard bags, MASSEY TRACTOR, Mustang seats. Gas, runs good, $3500. 865-609-7975 good tires, $2850. ***Web ID# 788305*** 865-690-3189

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FORD F150 Super Crew DENNY'S FURNICab 2008, like new, TURE REPAIR. only 7,960 mi., loaded, Refinish, re-glue, alum. whls., Mich. tires, etc. 45 yrs exp! Renew bed cover, & more. tired but have a deasking $21,500. 865sire to keep active 494-0085; 865-368-5006. in the trade. 9226529 or 466-4221. Also antiques for sale!

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Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab Laramie 2004, sunrf, Lear cap, 128K mi, $13,900. 865-399-9534

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GMC 2007 crew cab, 4x4, LT, red, Z71, 49K mi., loaded, nice! $22,900. 865-679-6057.

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FIAT SPIDER Conv. 1976 yellow/blk top, 38K mi., exc. cond. $8,000. 865-546-1520 ***Web ID# 788325***

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News from Strategic Partners Dillon joins Modern’s showroom team

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Modern Supply Company, a kitchen, bath and lighting distributor based on Lovell Road in Farragut, has added Cendi Dillon to its showroom consultant team.

Kmart is the largest donor to the March of Dimes, having raised $90 million over the past 27 years. Locally, Kmart associates are fundraising until May 28 with a district goal of $100,000. Trying to make cotton candy at the Halls Kmart are: Kortni Nay, Barbara Kidwell, Melissa Bull, Kayla Palombo, Taylor Simpson and Sarah Spencer.

Dillon will be working Cendi Dillon with clients to select the best products for their new construction, remodeling or replacement projects. She also will create cabinetry design layouts as a complimentary service. “Cendi transferred from another department within Modern Supply,” said CEO Pace Robinson. “We recognized her desire and customer aptitude to be successful in this position. She will make an excellent addition.” Info: www.modern supplyshowroom.com or 966-4567.

Story time in Franklin Square The experienced children’s storyteller, Miss Helen, will offer summerthemed tales in June when she speaks each Thursday at 11 a.m. at Smart Toys and Books in Franklin Square. Sessions are free. Themes are: June 2, fish; June 9, fire trucks; June 16, seashore, beach and sand; June 23, butterflies; June 30, red, white and blue. Info: http:// smarttoysandbooks.com or 691-1154.

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Sertoma Center celebrates milestone Some would say the chocolate chip cookies served at last Friday’s open house celebrating the Sertoma Center’s 50th birthday represented the most important aspect of the day – they were baked by some of the individuals the center serves.

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Many of those at the celebration at the center’s headquarters on Fifth Avenue are among the nearly 100 adults with intellectual disabilities who receive the day, vocational, residential, case management and recreational services the center provides. They watched the city and county mayors plant a magnolia tree commemorating the event, heard the reading of proclamations from other politicians and admired the gorgeous piece of stained glass the employees donated for the occasion. They all know the artist, Delia Robinson, who is the center’s employment coordinator. For the director, Becky Duncan Massey, who has worked at the center for 17 years and been its director for 13 years, it was a great opportunity to showcase the center’s work. “This is

Lorene, a client at Sertoma Center, hugs the director, Becky Duncan Massey. Photo submitted an amazing organization that serves individuals and their families. We make an important difference in the lives of the people we see. It is such a privilege to work here.” When the Sertoma Center started back in 1961, it served pre-school children with disabilities. When the school system took over that responsibility for those up

to age 22, the center’s mission changed to serving adults. About 100 residents are served at a time, and sadly, there is a waiting list of 600 Knoxville and Knox County residents who need the center’s services. The adult clients range from mildly to severely disabled. Some 65 to 70 individuals live in the 23 homes for which the center is re-

sponsible; others live with parents or other relatives or caregivers and use the center only in the daytime. Some of the clients have jobs and go out into the community to work with a job coach. One group has been performing recycling duties at the City County Building for 14 years. The center has its own greenhouse, and some of

the clients do plant maintenance there and also in commercial buildings through the city and county. The center has been described as a happy place, and it is also a busy place. There is an arts and crafts area with an art therapist, a mirrored studio where both dance and exercise are taught, a kitchen where kitchen safety and cleanliness are taught and a sheltered workshop where piecework, such as stuffing envelopes and packaging items for local companies, is done by the clients. Also taught are life skills – such things as riding a bus, planning for weather conditions and discussion of items in the news. Sertoma Center is funded through state and federal matching grants, special events and donations. Massey, who is presidentelect of TNCO, the state organization of service providers, travels to Nashville almost weekly when the Legislature is in session to lobby for bills that will benefit the work of the center. It’s obvious she has established a network that will serve the center’s client base well if she is elected to the 6th District state Senate seat she is seeking that will be vacated by Jamie Woodson when the current legislative session ends. Contact: annehartsn@aol.com.

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Lawn mower accidents are avoidable The season is just beginning and already we have responded to emer-

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gency calls for accidents involving lawn mowers. Just last weekend our Rural/Metro team transported two people to the emergency room with lawn mower related injuries. One Powell resident injured his foot with a mower, and a mowing accident in Seymour resulted in a teen losing his toes. Both of these were early morning accidents and most likely resulted from mowing while the lawn was wet and slippery. People often forget lawn mowers and other lawn equipment are power tools. Most lawn mower-related injuries are caused by human error and can be avoided by following some simple safety precautions: ■ Wear appropriate clothing, including shoes with heavy-duty, nonskid soles. Never work barefoot or in sandals or flipflops. ■ Do not mow when it’s raining, when there’s lightning or when the grass is slippery. ■ Be careful on inclines. Walk-behind mowers should be pushed across slopes. Riding mowers should be driven up and down slopes. All inclines should be assessed for safety before attempting to mow them. ■ Pick up objects from the lawn before mowing and always discharge clippings away from people. ■ Handle fuel with care. Do not smoke while refueling the mower, and refuel in a well-ventilated area. ■ Always turn off the mower and wait for the blades to stop before removing the grass catcher or unclogging the discharge chute. ■ Always remove the spark plug before servicing a mower. Many people are hurt every year because mowers start unexpectedly when the blade is turned. ■ Review safety tips with younger family members who mow the lawn, and keep small children indoors while mowing. Please remember to take lawn maintenance equipment seriously and have a safe mowing season.

South talk Barbara Pelot sits down to discuss South Knox with City Council member Nick Pavlis and Ron Leadbetter. Pavlis is encouraging folks from across town to visit South Knoxville. He said the Henley Bridge bypass is “working magnificently” and the 15mile natural hike/bike trail is available for summer. Lots of volunteers are working to clean up Fort Dickerson. “Basically, Nick just wants us all to enjoy his neighborhood this summer,” said Pelot. “Henley Bridge may be closed, but South Knox is open!”

Ticket takers Grady Bennett and Barbara Pelot share good memories of ticket taking at Thompson-Boling Arena. Bennett and his wife, Bettye, are Long’s regulars and have been collecting tickets at UT games for 35 years. Photos by Ruth White

Dear friends Regina and Randy Bishop enjoy a celebration breakfast at Long’s with Barbara Pelot. Randy had back surgery in late February and was released by his doctor to drive. He and wife Regina headed to Long’s for breakfast and good conversation. Pelot’s husband, Reuben, has been the Bishop family dentist since 1958. “The Bishops are dear to us,” said Barbara.

Invitation to Bangkok The international scope things to do and places to of Rotary was brought home visit there. Rotarians were when the Group Study introduced to the Thai Exchange team from language and briefed Bangkok, Thailand, on good manners in spoke recently to the Thailand. Rotary Club of Ratanaw iWest Knoxville. West Knox Rotary jitrasilp said Team leader Thailand is Shopper Pradit Ratanawijicalled “the land of SPot trasilp has been a Rosmiles” and invited tarian for 18 years and is club members to visit. In a professor at the Rajaman- May 2012, Thailand is hosting gala University of Technology the Rotary International conKrungthrep where he teaches vention in Bangkok. fashion marketing and trend Thanks to Alan Smeltzer forecasting. (who should have been a reHis team visited various porter) for this story. clubs in Rotary District 6780 during their time here. All ■ Meet the members live in Bangkok, a very large Ed Ritter joined Rotary metro city. in November 2010, sponsored Team members included a by Phil Parkey. Ed was born mathematics teacher, a pedia- and raised in the Philadelphia trician working at the Huahin area. He graduated from Penn hospital, an assistant general State with a major in accountmanager for Pais Intercosmex ing and is a CPA in Texas. and a senior finance officer for Ed served for two years in Advanced Info Service PLC. the U.S. Army, with one year After the introductions, the working in Counter Intelliteam gave a brief presentation gence in Panama. He has held about the history of Thailand accounting and financial poand some of the interesting sitions in basic steel, oil field

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supply, metal building manufacturing, export crating, heavy equipment sales and medical claims auditing. He has seven children and 13 grandchildren. Ed keeps defensive stats for West High

School and is a SCORT volunteer counselor and the treasurer of SCORE. Brad Buckshorn joined Rotary in April 2011, sponsored by Keely Ritchie. He was born and raised in Roswell, a suburb of Atlanta. He graduated from UT with a bachelor’s in economics and psychology, minoring in business. Brad is a financial center manager with First Tennessee where he has earned numerous awards. His wife is Mary Beth, and he enjoys watching and playing sports.

UPCOMING EVENTS ■ West Knox Rotary has a couple of great programs upcoming: Friday, May 27, Bill Emendorfer, former Vol football star and president of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame; Friday, June 3, Andre Lott, Vol for Life coordinator. ■ Harriman Rotary is sponsoring the Roane County Ryder Cup with a shotgun start at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Oak Ridge Country Club in support of the End Polio Now campaign. Info: Jack Warner at 310-2265.

The Hard Knox Pizzeria Sam Ward is the pizzaiolo at Hard Knox Pizzeria in The Shops at Western Plaza. Hard Knox has brand new menus which feature a six-inch version of the delicious pizzas baked in their woodfired ovens – perfect for lunchtime dining! There’s no extra charge to watch Sam’s antics as he spins the pizza dough. Photo by Anne Hart

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Meet us Tuesday, May 10, at The Chop House in Franklin Square, starting at 5 p.m. Hosted by Lynn Duncan; photos by Anne Hart

Debbie Price, owner of Healthy Options for Women, and Thierry Sommer, a financial professional who owns Thierry V. Sommer & Associates, look as if they have a lot to talk about during the event co-sponsored by the Shopper-News and the Franklin Square Merchants Association.

Mike O’Hern, owner of Mathnasium at Franklin Square, is among those at The Gathering at the Chop House at Franklin Square last week and is joined by daughter Ali Van Cleve. Mike’s news is that he will soon be opening a Mathnasium in Chattanooga. Ali’s news is that her soldier husband, Adrian Van Cleve, who is serving with the U.S. Army in Italy, will be back in this country in September and will be stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. Photos by Anne Hart

Becky Duncan Massey, who is running for the 6th District state Senate seat being vacated by Jamie Woodson, showed up to do a little politicking, including a chat with attorney Mike Murphy.

Making new friends at The Gathering at Franklin Square are, from left, Gene Treacy, owner of Campbell Station Wine and Spirits; Janice Horner of OfficeWorks; Debbie Moss, advertising rep for the Shopper-News; and Patricia Jobe, a UT graduate who has recently retired and moved back to Knoxville from the Chattanooga area.

Lynn Duncan, at right, who hosts the monthly event, is joined by Paige Davis, left, an advertising rep for the Shopper-News, and Donna Dweik, who owns Prince Sports Bar and Deli on Lovell Road.

The Shops at Franklin Square Apparel – Coachman Clothiers – JP Coffin’s | Youth – Pirates & Princesses – Smart Toys & Books | Specialty – Closet Solutions – Eckel & Co. Jewelers – The Eye Studio – Franklin Gallery – Gentry’s Furriers – Renfro Interiors Cuisine – The Chop House – Sami’s | Services – Alphagraphics – Mathnasium – Performance Medicine – Salone Divino – Sign-A-Rama – Spa 9700 – State Farm Insurance – Trendz Salon – UT Federal Credit Union – Weaver Hearing Aid Center

FARRAGUT WEST KNOX CHAMBER ■ B.O.D. Meeting, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, Child Advocacy Center, 887 Highway 70 West, Lenoir City. ■ Networking, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, Calhoun’s at the Marina, 4550 City Park Drive, Lenoir City.

The lavish spread by Terri Geiser (at right) was a highlight of the May event. Also pictured are Kathleen Payne and her husband, Walter Payne. Info: www.cookingwiser.com/.

Helping Second Harvest A good deed has never been easier. Second Saturday for Second Harvest Food Bank boasts wine tasting and hors d’oeurves from premier caterers –

all for a donation of $10 or more. The event is hosted by American Piano Gallery in Turkey Creek and is sponsored by Campbell Station Wine and Spirits.

West Knox residents Cathy McKeown, Liz McBride and Sandra Smith enjoy the event. Photos by S. Clark

Bruce Savage, account manager for Vine Cru, a division of B&T Wine & Spirits, educates on differences among his offerings.

■ Networking, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 2, Hilton Garden Inn, 216 Peregrine Way. ■ Networking, 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9, BankEast in Bearden, 6000 Kingston Pike.

KNOXVILLE CHAMBER Info: 637-4550. All events are held at the Knoxville Chamber unless otherwise noted. ■ Ribbon Cutting and Open House for Bryan College, 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, Bryan College, 170 N. Seven Oaks Drive. ■ Power 30 Speed Networking, 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24.

■ Open House at Pellissippi State’s Strawberry Plains Campus, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, Pellissippi State Community College, 7201 Strawberry Plains Pike. ■ Young Professionals Unite!, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 2, The Conference Center at Water’s Edge, 608 Mabry Hood Road. ■ Luncheon with Sen. Bob Corker, noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, at the Foundry, 747 World’s Park Dr. Tickets are $25 for members, $35 nonmembers. ■ Ribbon Cutting for New York Life, 4 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, New York Life Insurance Company, 265 Brookview Centre Way, Suite 102. ■ The Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) will host a six-week budget and credit workshop 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays from May 24 to June 28. The workshop helps participants improve their credit, understand their spending habits and make wise spending choices so they can save money. There will be a $20 fee for a take-home workbook. Info: 524-5511 or email thekaul.org.

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Making healthy habits stick By Sandra Clark

If your idea of a health/ﬁtness club is the drill sergeant approach of the TV drama “The Biggest Loser,” then you’re in for a happy surprise when you visit The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs. The Center is unique in its support for members. “Yes, we’ve got the latest equipment and technology,” said managing director Lisa Wolf. “But that doesn’t get you anywhere without learning how to make healthy habits stick.” Lisa talked about the supLisa Wolf portive sense of community that’s developed in the nine months since the Center opened in the Dowell Springs medical complex off Middlebrook Pike. “We see it especially in our Functional Fitness classes. Participants have a buddy system. They know each other and check on someone who misses a class.” Chief dietitian Casey Peer added: “That class has started a monthly luncheon. Everyone brings a healthy dish and

spends time together outside of the fitness class. We are a resource to help people reach their goals.” Casey agreed that the buddy system works to “create accountability. “You’re around people who want good things for each other. It’s a very real place and we’re proud of that. … People compete with themselves, and when they have questions about how to perform better, they know we have the information. We provide credible answers.” “Regardless of the participant’s goals, we have programs and staff to guide them in their activity. We feel a connection to our members,” said Lisa. “I’ve belonged to a variety of facilities and have taught classes in a variety of settings,” said Casey. “You feel (the support) when you’re here.” Making healthy habits stick is a top-down philosophy – both preventative and proac-

tive with health and lifestyle, said Lisa. “We hired people who believe in our sphere of wellness. Our philosophy is based upon incorporating things like restoration and relationships and providing people the knowledge to make positive lifestyle changes. “It’s a different concept to promote comprehensive wellness, not simply fitness,” she said. “It takes more time and more staff, but it’s what sets us apart. “It plays into our work with diabetes, oncology and everything from Functional Fitness to Kids Camps.” “This is a destination; people want to spend time here,” said Casey. “We are a resource to help people reach their goals.” “If people want to change, we want them to achieve that change,” said Lisa. “That’s why we have these multiple resources.”

‘This is a destination; people want to spend time here. We are a resource to help people reach their goals.’ – Casey Peer, Chief Dietician

PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS Zumba is a Latin-inspired, danceﬁ tness class that incorporates Latin and international music and dance movements. Beginners are welcome and no experience is necessary. Arms and Abs – Designed for quick, convenient 30-minute group sessions, our Arms and Abs class helps you gain strength using your own body weight, dumbbells, resistance bands, BOSU balls and more. Pilates – Improve your balance and core strength with our Pilates class. Yoga – Learn essential yoga basics and experience the wellness beneﬁ ts of poses, bends and relaxation in our one-hour group sessions. Pump – Ideal for everyone from beginners to experienced exercisers, our Pump class targets every major muscle group. With minimal down time between exercises, you’ll get the

most out of using the body bar, dumbbells, BOSU, step bench and more. Spin – Ready to challenge yourself by starting your own spinning regimen? Spin is an entry-level spinning class lasting 45-60 minutes, perfect for beginners. Cycle In, Yoga Out – An ideal fi t for both beginners and veteran spinners, this is your chance to change up typical spin class routines by starting with 45 minutes on the bike and ending with 15 minutes of yoga. Kid Fit – Don’t let busy schedules get in the way of your exercise regimen. Fit in your own workout while your kids enjoy a fitness class designed just for them. This one-hour group fitness class for ages 6-12 is focused on making physical activity fun for kids – and giving you a break from supervising.

Power Hour – Push yourself in our one-hour Power Hour class with 30 minutes of hardcore cycling hills, sprints and races, immediately followed by 30 minutes of intense leg and ab work. Functional Fitness – Class involves a variety of exercise, including but not limited to: cardiovascular, balance and strength. Appropriate for seniors or individuals who desire ﬁ tness gains with little impact on the joints. Xpress Fitness – Ideal for working individuals and travelers, our convenient morning Xpress class ﬁts a total-body workout into only 45 minutes. Work It Circuit – A 60-minute total body workout in a bootcamp style class. Healthy Eating Series – It’s all about food! Classes are designed to provide you a hands-on, food-based learning experience to bring comfort to

your kitchen. Each month will highlight a new topic to help YOU ﬁnd success with nutrition. Eating with Diabetes Made Simple – This 90-minute group class is specially designed for those with diabetes, and focuses on reading food labels, meal planning and eating away from home or on the go. Grocery Store Tours – Get out of the classroom setting and take a closer look at how to properly read food labels and recognize healthier choices right on the grocery store shelf! You’ll discover there are a lot of choices available that pack as much ﬂ avor as nutritional value. Kids in the Kitchen (Healthy Cooking) – When the kids get involved in preparing nutritious meals, eating right becomes something the whole family looks forward to. Our Kids in the Kitchen classes help

families make time for healthy cooking and eating, even in the midst of busy schedules. Weight Management: Getting to the Basics – In this four-week group program, you’ll meet 60 minutes per week to learn about identifying the barriers to successful long-term weight loss, plus effective strategies to overcome those barriers. Cardio Fit – One-hour beginnerlevel class with cardiovascular focus. Class participants will be instructed and supervised in use of cardio equipment on the gym ﬂ oor. Fit 4 Baby – A prenatal ﬁ tness program created to safely and effectively teach women to exercise throughout their pregnancy. Stroller Strides is offering this program for women in any stage of pregnancy. Classes include warm-up, strength training, cardio, stretching and balance exercises.