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Name that school
What’s in a name? A lot if you are currently known as “Southwest Sector Elementary School.” Knox County Schools is asking the public for input on naming the new elementary school that is opening on Thunderhead Road in Northshore Town Center. The school, which now has an approved enrollment zone that affected the zoning on six other elementary schools, is scheduled to open in August. Suggestions for a name, along with an explanation and rationale behind the name, may be sent to nametheschool@ knoxschools.org. Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 22.
IN THIS ISSUE Farragut Business Alliance schedule Sherri Gardner Howell caught up with the Farragut Business Alliance for an update on its spring schedule.
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Hope for Dems? Last week’s meeting of the Boyd Cloud Democratic Club was proof that there’s no truth to the rumor that Knox County Democrats hold their meetings in a phone booth.
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An architect’s architect Labor Day, 1940. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had just begun his campaign for a third term. The President and his entourage were proceeding down Henley Street en route to Newfound Gap to dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. As they passed the Church Street United Methodist Church, the president remarked, “That is the most beautiful church I have ever seen.”
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Marvin West asks if Tennessee football builds character and ... Lynn Hutton ponders Biblical love, based on I Corinthians 13: 12-13.
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March 11, 2013
Making waves
June McIntee Ryan becomes rear admiral in Coast Guard By Suzanne Foree Neal Who knew a girl from landlocked Iowa would someday be a rear admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard? Certainly not June Ryan, but that’s exactly what’s happening today at her frocking ceremony. Joining the ranks of only a dozen female admirals to serve in that branch of the armed services, Ryan explains “frocking” is an old tradition that lives on today in name only. In the past, the retiring admiral would pass his jacket, affi xed with the rank of the office, to his successor. That way, even at sea, everyone would instantly know who was in charge. Besides, sometimes uniforms were scarce, she says. Today, Ryan, daughter of Farragut Rotarian Joan McIntee and her husband, Jim, will be wearing a coat made just for her. Joan McIntee was bursting with pride when she shared the news with fellow Rotarians at a recent meeting. “We have raised all of our children to be independent thinkers, and we stand behind their decisions,” Joan McIntee says. “We had no reservations about her joining the Coast Guard.”
They were doing the same thing in reverse over last year’s Easter break, as June Ryan moved to serve as Pacific Area Chief of Staff in Alameda, Calif. There are about 300 captains presently in the Coast Guard, but Ryan, who has been in the Coast Guard for 29 years, explains not all are up for admiral every year. Promotions tend to be among the senior ranks in terms of service. Those receiving the promotions are personally notified by the commandant. “I was very surprised,” Ryan says. “My first response to him was, ‘Are you serious?’” Ryan’s first assignment as rear admiral is as military advisor to Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. It won’t be the first time Ryan Timothy Ryan, Aisling, now 11, and June Ryan visited Luray Caverns in the has served under a high-ranking Shenandoah Valley outside Washington, D.C., during her last tour of duty official. She represented the Coast with the Coast Guard. June, daughter of Jim and Joan McIntee, is being proGuard for two years during Bill moted to rank of rear admiral and will be working as military advisor to Janet Clinton’s presidencies. Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Photo submitOne member from each branch ted of the armed services is always The new rear admiral, her hus- ter Aisling, 11, will be leaving their with the president, and another band, Timothy, who is retired California home over Easter break from the Coast Guard, and daugh- to move back to Washington, D.C. To page A-6
Autonomy for Farragut schools By Sandra Clark A bill pending in Nashville would enable the town of Farragut to establish its own school system, and state Rep. Ryan Haynes thinks the bill will pass. “It’s hard to vote against bills that allow people back Ryan Haynes home to choose,” Haynes said Friday. A Farragut High School graduate himself, Haynes was quick to say that Farragut has great schools, calling them “blue-ribbon, regardless of who is in charge.”
He recently discussed the bill with Farragut Mayor Ralph McGill and others. “I think the town would look at the (high) school as it is and ultimately reject (creating a special district). But I thought the town should be aware of this bill.” Haynes also wants the citizens to know about it and to offer opinions both pro and con. State Rep. Harry Brooks, who chairs the House Education Committee, outlined the bill in his newsletter. It’s driven by Memphis suburbs that want to create their own school district or districts, he said. Two years ago the Memphis city school system closed with 68 of its 80 schools classified as failing. The
Shelby County school district took over, making it the largest district in the state with more than 150,000 students. “With the redrawing of school board districts, the power base that was running the struggling city schools is now running the entire school system. The new system now has a large number of failing schools,” Brooks wrote. In November, U.S. District Court Judge Hardy Mays ruled that six suburban towns and cities in Shelby County could not form separate districts. Mays threw out the August referendum that established such districts and the Nov. 6 elections of school board members.
Focusing on ‘home’ By Suzanne Foree Neal In Tennessee, the Alzheimer’s Association reported 120,000 over age 65 with Alzheimer’s disease in 2010. By 2020, estimates are that number will grow by another 10,000. In the United States, an estimated 5.4 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease, including at least 800,000 who live alone. Unless something is done to change the trajectory of the disease, as many as 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer’s by 2050. The cost of caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias is estimated to total $200 billion in 2012 and is projected to increase to $1.1 trillion per
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The basis of Mays’ ruling was that the state enabling legislation was crafted to include only Shelby County. “So any legislation that would allow incorporated areas of Shelby County to form school districts would allow any incorporated area in the state to do the same,” Brooks wrote. Haynes speculated that Farragut voters would not favor establishing a special school district because it would mean a property tax for the town. Meanwhile, town officials must weigh the costs and benefits of such a move, all the while keeping an eye on Nashville. To page A-6
Clarity Pointe strives to create family feel for Alzheimer’s residents
year (in today’s dollars) by mid-century. In Farragut, two new facilities are opening to offer families an option in the community. Clarity Pointe, a facility for dementia and Alzheimer patients only; and Autumn Care II, a combination assisted living and dementia/Alzheimer’s care facility, are scheduled to open this spring. Last week, ShopperNews looked at Sherrill Hills retirement community. This week, we examine Clarity Pointe. Clarity Pointe on ConMary Lynn Payne, community outreach coordinator for Clarcord Road in Farragut is a ity Pointe on Concord Road in Farragut, says the secured secured facility designed courtyard for the new dementia and Alzheimer’s facility will be a place where residents can enjoy the outdoors, flowers to serve only dementia and Alzheimer’s patients. The and gardens. Photo by S.F. Neal
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56 private residences are divided into “neighborhoods” with 18 to 19 units for each of the three areas. Neighborhood walls are color-coded, and a shadow box containing personal items outside each resident’s door will help them find the right room. “When they walk out of their bedroom, we want them to feel like they’re walking into their home,” says Mary Lynn Payne, community outreach coordinator. Construction should end in April, and residents are expected to arrive in May. Executive director/ manager Doug Oliver says To page A-6
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