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Buckets overflowing Farragut ALS challenge takes it to the top By Betsy Pickle
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for park The town of Farragut has received a Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) grant from Gov. Bill Haslam and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation in support of the playground replacement project at Mayor Bob Leonard Park. Haslam awarded a total of $6.6 million this year to fund local parks and recreation projects across Tennessee. Farragut will receive a $43,000 matching grant for the new playground at Mayor Bob Leonard Park. The project will include a new playground structure, ADA approved playground surface and energy efficient LED lighting. Grant recipients were selected through a scoring process which gave consideration to the projects that met the selection criteria and expressed the greatest local recreation need.
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The Ice Bucket Challenge shows no sign of fading in popularity at Farragut High School. After all, teenagers there have a plentiful supply of adults to pour ice water on – for a good cause. And what better targets to make a splash with than the new principal, Stephanie Thompson, and a new assistant principal, Anthony Norris? They both took a dunking last Friday in an earlymorning event that drew a happy crowd of onlookers. The social-media phenomenon of the summer, the challenge went viral when it was promoted as a fundraiser for ALS awareness,
Principal Stephanie Thompson and assistant principal Anthony Norris are dunked by senior Chase Biefeldt and sophomore Austin Hoag, respectively. Photo by Betsy Pickle
research and patient support. People are tagged and challenged to make a video of themselves being doused with ice water or to donate $100 to the ALS Association.
Most participants choose to do the end of August. Typically, donavideo and to donate. tions are a fraction of that. ALS, or The ALS Association last week amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also reported receiving $100 million To page A-3 between the end of July and the
Taking office New, returning town officials sworn in By Wendy Smith A new alderman and a new vision for the branding of Farragut were the bookends of last week’s meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Ron Pinchok was sworn in for the first time as Ward 2 alderman. Bob Markli was sworn in for his second term as Ward 1 alderman, and Mayor Ralph McGill was sworn in for his second term as mayor. Dot LaMarche was reelected vice-mayor. One of Pinchok’s first duties was to approve a branding platform statement created by Northstar Destination Strategies. The company has been conducting
research via surveys of Farragut leaders, residents and non-residents since February with the goal of creating a brand for the town. Lori Odom, vice president of research and economic development at Northstar, presented a summary of the extensive data collected. Residents perceive the town’s greatest assets as excellent schools, parks and greenways, and its location. They perceive its greatest challenge as vacant storefronts. If residents could change one thing about Farragut, the top choice would be a more complete “downtown” feel. Odom reported that Farragut broke Northstar’s record for a high rating as a place to live on the “brand barometer.” Nationally, 39 percent would say they
Town of Farragut Judge Lucinda Troyer swears in Alderman Ron Pinchok as Marianne McGill holds the Bible. Alderman Bob Markli, in the background, was sworn in for a second term at last week’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. Photo by Wendy Smith are “extremely likely” to recom- dents would recommend the town mend their town as a place to live as a place to live. “People love living in Farragut,” to a friend or colleague. But 72.6 percent of surveyed Farragut resiTo page A-3
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The destruction of Coach Roach By Betty Bean On election night in Grainger County, supporters of longtime state Rep. Dennis “Coach” Roach got together to await the 35th House District Republican Primary returns. Their candidate fought hard to overcome a tsunami of negative advertising financed by as much as $500,000 from out-of-state special-interest groups blasting Roach for “ghost voting” (the common and fairly innocuous practice of seat-mates pushing the voting button for neighbors who have stepped out to use the restroom or take a smoke). The ads painted it as dangerous and lazy, but Roach’s supporters were cautiously optimistic that Roach, a popular teacher and basketball coach who had served since 1994, would survive.
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“We thought Jerry was going to get his showing, but it turned out we got our showing,” said Grainger County Commissioner James Acuff. When the final tally was in, Roach lost by nearly 1,000 votes to opponent Jerry Sexton, a preacher turned furniture manu-
facturer whose Facebook page describes him as “More pro-life than your pastor, more for the Second Amendment than Davy Crockett, and more for traditional marriage than Adam and Eve.” The real issue that got the attention of 501(c)(4) groups like the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity and the Tennessee Federation for Children wasn’t ghost voting at all. “It all came down to my vote on the vouchers,” said Roach, whose district includes Grainger and parts of Union and Claiborne counties. Roach was particularly disappointed in his Union County showing, where he lost 670-320. “We thought we might do a little better than that after saving them $497,000 (by pushing to
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What was your most embarrassing moment? When our kids were younger my husband and I went to visit a friend who was staying at a hotel with an indoor pool. The rooms all faced the pool. I couldn’t remember our friend’s room number so was walking and peering into the windows trying to spot him. I walked right into the pool, clothes and all!
What are the top three things on your bucket list? Start a senior dog rescue (don’t tell my husband). Vacation on Mackinac Island for a month with our family and dogs. Take an African safari.
What is one word others often use to describe you? Energetic – maybe it’s my metabolism?
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What is your passion? For 13 years my passion was teaching high school chemistry and providing opportunities for students to be involved in science outside the classroom. My passion for the last two years has been animal rescue.
You don’t have to listen to Kristin Baksa long to realize that if she’d been a chemistry teacher at your high school, you wouldn’t have avoided the subject. Energetic, funny and passionate, Baksa brought chemistry to life for hundreds of students at Farragut High School before retiring three years ago. “We started this program to get kids out into the community doing science,” she says. “We were working with Oak Ridge National Lab, and our contact would help place the kids with researchers. And then we did the same thing at UT, placing our students with researchers over there. “We did Science Bowl, Scholars Bowl – I just loved all that.” Teaching was a second career for Baksa, who earned her certification through the Lyndhurst Teacher Licensure program at UT. She had spent 17 years as an industrial hygienist. “I don’t really like the term … It’s occupational safety and health,” says the Illinois native, who grew up in Detroit and moved to Knoxville when her husband entered UT to get his master’s. “I worked for Tennessee OSHA, and then I worked in Oak Ridge at the plants, and I worked for an environmental consulting firm.” She monitored and evaluated “workers exposed to the chemicals and some physical agents and things like that.” She also taught a couple of UT classes related to her field, and that’s when she realized she liked teaching. She interned at Alcoa High School and taught in Roane County for three years before joining the Farragut faculty. She’s still not sure she should have left when she did. “You could see it coming,” she says of the changes that have caused so much controversy in Knox County and across the state. She actually tried to make a difference. “I got on a committee in Nashville that was supposedly getting teacher input on this new (teacher-evaluation) process. They had just gotten the Race to the Top money. “The money came in, and the money drove this process. I get there; they already had their minds made up.” Baksa and her family moved from Fox Den to a remote pocket of Blount County seven years ago looking to “get away from it all.” But after leaving teaching she knew she had to find some way to plug into her new community. She cofounded a company, Stormwater Solutions, which inspects and maintains stormwater controls and water-quality devices. She’s still involved, but her time is
Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life and why? Oh gosh, there are so many! Can I choose two? First, my husband, Rusty, because he has always been my biggest supporter and encourager. My friend and former colleague Jane Skinner because she is a model of optimism and perseverance. spent primarily with the Blount County Animal Shelter. “My daughter shamed me into going over there,” she says. “I was always afraid because I get so emotional. I started walking dogs over there. It was like a big ol’ vacuum – it just sucked you in.” Baksa describes her position as a “rescue liaison.” “My job is to get the dogs out of the shelter,” she says. She helps make connections between rescue groups in this area and shelters in the North that have people eager to adopt pets. For some reason, pet owners in the South are less diligent about spaying and neutering than people up North. Baksa suspects that some people don’t want to be told what to do, and others just believe it doesn’t matter. “Spend a week at an animal shelter, and you would care,” she says. Baksa also still tutors chemistry, mainly with students from West Knoxville. “I really enjoy doing that because I still have that connection to the kids. That’s teaching at its purest level.” Sit back and get to know Kristin Baksa.
What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie? Any line from the movie “Christmas Vacation.”
I can’t decide between my running shoes (although they don’t wear out as quickly as they used to) and my mom’s original Fiestaware.
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Red’s Barber Shop offers one-of-a-kind atmosphere her skilled haircuts. By Shana Raley-Lusk “I have one customer who comes all The moment you walk into Red’s the way from Chattanooga, one who Barber Shop in the heart of Norwood, comes from Atlanta, and even one who you know that you are in a special place. stops by From the when he is barber pole in town from that greets Florida,” you as you Penny says. pull into the parking lot But it is to the many not just the personal haircuts touches that makes inside, it is Red’s unique. easy to see From the why the wild game customers of taxidermy shop owner, Kimmel Anderson and Vic Upchurch enjoy haircuts on the walls Penny from Christina Lewis and Penny Brown of Red’s Bar- to the oneBrown, just of-a-kind ber Shop. keep coming camo barber back for more. chairs, the place is brim“Knowing our customers’ names and ming with recognizing them out in public sets us the air of the apart from the rest,” Penny says. quintessential Coming up on its third anniversary in barber shop November, the shop has recently added and ultimate a new member to the team. Christina masculine Lewis, who hails from Irwin, Tennessee, hangout. and likes to be called “Chris” for short, On one joins Penny in providing customers with wall is the the welcoming atmosphere that Red’s shop’s “solhas come to be known for. dier board,” “There where cusis constant tomers who laughter are military and banter members can here,” Chris display their says, smilThe Th he Soldier photos. ing. Board B Bo arrd att Red’s “We want With a Barber Shop them to feel combined comfortable here,” says Penny. “We like 37 years of to honor them with the solider board, experience, which goes back ve generations.” the two redPenny and Chris offer hot lather heads make shaves and both scissor and clipper the perfect work. team. “I have always enjoyed coming here,” “This is New Red’s Barber Shop where you team member Christina says customer Larry Brown. “Both the get the best “Chris” Lewis gives Kim- haircuts and the atmosphere are great.” at-top in mel Anderson a trim. town,” says Vic Upchurch, a long-time customer who folRed’s Barber Shop lowed Penny when she decided to open her own shop. Several of the customers 2330 Merchants Drive, Knoxville at Red’s even travel long distances to get 865-357-1197
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Talking trash … It has been more than 15 years since Tellico Village changed contractors for trash and recycling pickup, but on Nov. 1, Waste Services of Tennessee will be the new contractor for those services.
John Cherry IT’S BETTER AT TELLICO VILLAGE Chin Zue-Chen, Patty Malone and Ron Wendoloski are proud medal winners from the State Senior Olympics in badminton.
There are a couple of interesting facets to this changeover. First, Waste Services of Tennessee, also known as Santek, is also the operator for the Matlock Bend Landfill in Loudon County. They bid on the Tellico Village contract to move more into the residential solid-waste business. By sending Village waste to the Matlock Bend Landfill, Tellico Village is making a public demonstration of support for the interlocal government agreement that oversees the municipally owned landfill. The Village will also be helping the landfill to maintain a healthy mix of municipal solid waste and industrial waste. Secondly, Villagers will be getting the same level of service with a monthly rate
that is more than 10 percent lower than the current rate. Currently, Villagers pay $14.56 per month for waste collection and recycling. The rate beginning Nov. 1 is $13.06, which is the lowest rate since 2007. There will be a one-week transition in late October as the Village switches over to the new contractor. Residents will receive new trash and recycle bins from Waste Services as part of the transition, and there will be one phone number for customers to call for billing or service questions with Waste Services. The contract covers all Tellico Village neighborhoods in Loudon and Monroe counties.
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The State Finals of the Tennessee Senior Olympics were held in Franklin recently with the badminton competition bringing home some honors for the Village. In the 60-64 age division, Villagers Patty Malone and Ron Wendoloski won silver medals in mixed doubles. Wendoloski and Chin-Zue Chen of Brentwood won gold in the men’s doubles, age division 65-69. Wendoloski won gold in singles, age division 65-69. Malone is the leader for the Village’s badminton club and said she really enjoyed the senior games. “One reason I look forward
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she said. According to a survey of non-Farragut residents in Knox, Loudon, Blount and Anderson counties, Farragut is perceived as being more upscale, having more shopping, having stricter zoning and having snobby citizens. They are most likely to visit for shopping or dining. Northstar’s brand platform, which will serve as the backbone for the town’s final brand identity, was
approved by the board. It reads: “For those who appreciate beauty and forward thinking in equal measure, Farragut, TN, the Knoxville area’s most desirable community, is a premier destination (for living, shopping, ease and amenities), built by the hard work and ideals of high achievers, allowing your opportunities for growth to come with an assurance of established excellence.” Odom emphasized that
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time to be taking money out of public education,” Roach said. “I’ve run 10 times before but spent more money in this race than in all my other contests combined. “We raised about $57,000, and we spent it. The TEA did a mailer or
two that didn’t cost me, spent about $7,500 or so, but you compare that to $400,000-something … And they did radio, too. We came back and did what we could, but you spend what you’ve got and no more.” Final contribution tallies
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lenge for ALS last week to kick off ladies league play at The Links at Kahite golf course. West was a great sport, and he challenged his fellow manager, Jeff Gagley of Public Works. Both gentlemen were iced and donated to alsa.org to support re■ Getting doused search for finding a cure for Golf director Jim West ALS. Good job, gentlemen. took on the Ice Bucket Chal-
the statement is researchdriven and not meant to invoke emotion. The next stage of the branding process is creativity. During the town administrator’s report, David Smoak said Farragut has received a $258,000 federal CMAQ (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement) grant that will cover improvements to traffic signal hardware and infrastructure and the retiming of all 24 signals in town. During a citizens’ forum, Denny Wren showed the board a video of tack left on roads in Andover sub-
division and on Smith and Grigsby Chapel roads, following a town paving project contracted by the Rogers Group. The slick surface is dangerous and unattractive, he said. “No homeowner would want that in their neighborhood.” Town engineer Darryl Smith said the contract has not been closed out yet. Josh Richardson, member of Friends of Clamagore, solicited the board for a home for the World War II-era submarine that could serve as a military-history museum.
won’t be disclosed until October. Several of Roach’s colleagues chipped in campaign contributions in an attempt to fend off the onslaught, including Rep. Ryan Haynes, who says he’d like to dam the flow of outside money. “Coach is exactly right. The voucher bill is what got
him, and there’s way too much money in politics. I’ve never had a constituent come up to me and tell me they wish they could get more money in my hand. The public is right to be concerned about this, and I think it’s incumbent on voters to start saying, ‘Hey, where’s this coming from?’ ”
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record,” he said. “I am not going to do it again.” Farragut staff and faculty got in on the trend when two students challenged assistant principal Kellie Ivens, and she then challenged Thompson and Norris. “The big push behind this was students whose grandparents have ALS,” said assistant principal Kim Gray. “They started it last week with Mrs. Ivens.” Before getting drenched, Thompson noted that the mother of a good friend, Tim Berry, principal at SouthDoyle High School, suffered from ALS. She called for “a great donation in memory of Tim Berry’s mom.” The buckets will probably be brought out again frequently for the foreseeable future. Thompson and Norris challenged several people. Gray also is due to be dunked. “Mr. (Dwayne) Simmons and I have been challenged by a teacher as well,” she said.
known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disorder that usually results in death within five years of the appearance of symptoms. About 30,000 in the United States currently are afflicted with the condition. Before Thompson and Norris showed up to meet the challenge, students began gathering around the flagpole, and the pep band played an energetic rendition of “Anchors Aweigh.” Senior Austin French and junior Tucker Scott circulated donation jugs. French said he wasn’t sure if he’d received an Ice Bucket Challenge, but then again he uses his computer for more practical things, like schoolwork. “I’m not going to get on social media to find out,” he said. Scott said he had accepted the challenge and gotten himself soaked and chilled to the bone. “I did it, but my mom forgot to press
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Johnson and Smith is best race left
In a little more than 60 days, we will know if Democrat Gloria Johnson or Republican Eddie Smith will serve in the state House of Representatives from Knox County for two years. It is the Four of 11 county com- only genuinely contested race missioners are moving on: in Knox County on Nov. 4. Tony Norman, R. Larry Smith, Mike Hammond and Ed Shouse. And four of nine Victor school board members are Ashe no more: Thomas Deakins, Indya Kincannon, Kim Severance and Pam Trainor. What’s ahead? How about Dave Wright Both parties are anxious getting elected to chair the to win. Johnson’s local DemKnox County Commission, ocratic Party suffered a meltjoined by Mike McMillan down Aug. 7, losing every as school board chair? Cou- countywide office. They want pled with Law Director Bud to avoid another humiliation. Armstrong and Property As- Smith narrowly defeated his sessor Phil Ballard, the 8th GOP primary opponent in an District would assert more upset over Jason Emert. political power than ever Johnson is a smart, enbefore. This would bode well ergetic and determined offor a Gibbs Middle School ficeholder. She has a unique and not so well for attempts ability to reach the media. to rezone farmland for in- While she is badly outnumdustrial use at Midway. bered in Nashville (71 GOP ■ Jim McIntyre cannot to 28 Democrats) she has repair the damage he’s done made up for that by using her to morale in Knox County office to publicize her views Schools. He’s the wrong guy far beyond her district. in the top job, and the school She has effectively battled system will lurch along until Common Core and the Knox he’s gone – hopefully soon. County school system. Local
Goodbye and good luck The Knox County Courthouse has several new faces at the big desks this week. (And one with no desk at all. Word is that no one told Chancellor Clarence “Eddie” Pridemore to bring his own furniture.)
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So long, Randy Nichols. You were a good DA, even if you wouldn’t go after Ragsdale. So long, judges Workman, Leibowitz, Fansler, Wimberly and Swann. Here’s hoping you enjoy retirement and don’t have to make a decision for weeks. Interim Trustee Craig Leuthold and veteran Criminal Court clerk Joy McCroskey have been replaced.
schoolteachers love her. State Democrats consider her a rising star. Several Republican state legislators loathe her. She has made a name for herself. She is an educator and has taken an unpaid leave of absence from the school system to campaign this fall. Smith also opposes Common Core. Smith, a former music leader at Sevier Heights Baptist Church, is a hard worker. He is personable and down to earth. His wife, the former Lanna Keck, is known to many Knoxvillians as Miss Tennessee 1997. They are the parents of two children. He is a conservative blue-collar Republican. The state GOP has assigned Zach Huff to help full time in his campaign, which the party funds. Huff worked in Bill Ailor’s successful campaign for Circuit Court judge in August. District 13 must be rated a toss-up. Democratic Judges Daryl Fansler and Harold Wimberly carried the district by comfortable margins while losing countywide to Republicans considered by many to be less qualified. In the contest for Criminal Court judge where both nomi-
Mike Lowe and the courthouse culture state attorney general who opined that term limits didn’t apply to so-called constitutional officers like Mike, the courthouse crowd went about their business, never suspecting that the term limits vote was a UXB that would blow up on them 12 years later. Meanwhile, Mike was Betty sporting a better toupee Bean and a Lincoln Navigator. He built an upscale house and sold his old one to his chief deputy, Fred Sisk. He startponying up to buy him laved talking about running for ish gifts and hoping to get county mayor in 2010. His through the day without bepayroll grew as he larded ing noticed. it with retired school adMike excelled at making ministrators and straightBob Broome mad. He was up political operatives who perpetually in the doghouse rarely appeared in the ofand at one time was suspendfice. Tongues began to wag ed and sent home for two about his lavish lifestyle and months. I got to know him employees being squeezed when I did a series of stories for campaign contributions. about the deplorable workOne former employee ing conditions in the trustsaid he was slow to pitch ee’s office. He was friendly, in money for Lowe’s benefit helpful, open and extremely golf tournament one year knowledgeable, particularly and was instructed to cash about that ultimate patronin his accrued overtime: age institution known as the “They called and said delinquent tax attorney – the Mike said to pay me my overjuiciest plum in the trustee’s time. They wrote me a check office and a shocking waste of and I went over and cashed taxpayer money. it at the credit union and Maybe it was a stretch to brought him back $1,000 call him Cool Hand Luke, cash. It was just part of the but I know firsthand he was Term limits deal. He had three fundraisa standup guy. A whistleThe same year Mike was ers a year, and everybody blower, even. elected, a referendum on was expected to contribute Broome retired in 1990 term limits made it to the – it didn’t matter if you were and was succeeded by a single mother with a house Tommy Schumpert, whose ballot and passed over- full of kids to support. They whelmingly. Lulled by a affable, reasonable manage-
(Editor’s Note: With last week’s conviction for felony theft of former Trustee Mike Lowe’s so-called phantom employee Delbert Morgan, and the upcoming trial of Lowe himself, we are reprising this article by Betty Bean published in Shopper-News March 3, 2009.) Mike Lowe didn’t start life as a courthouse fat cat. He went to work in the trustee’s office when he was 17, straight out of high school. When I met him in the mid-’80s, he was a friendly, good-natured guy who’d earned a college degree while holding down a fulltime job. His older brother, Tommy, was the county clerk but got turned out of office in 1986, swamped in a sea of scandal. Word around the courthouse was that Mike was nothing like his brother. He was humble and funny and got along with almost everybody. He cracked jokes about his bad toupee and made friends where he needed them. B u t L o w e ’ s boss, Bob Broome, was not a friend. Trustee for about a milMike Lowe lion years, Broome was a legendary courthouse tyrant whose employees lived in a state of voluntary servitude – working in his campaigns,
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property assessor and lost, and recently is said to have been interested in the job of elections administrator. But headlines in the past week – “TBI probing payroll practices in the trustee’s office”– are unlikely to vault him back into power. He’s lawyered up and hunkered down while his remaining supporters grump that Sisk has thrown Mike under the bus. There’s a saying from Greek antiquity, “The wheels of justice grind slow, but they grind exceeding fine.” The wheels started moving the year Mike Lowe was elected to public office, but now somebody else is blowing the whistle.
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■ County Commissioner Ed Brantley made news even before he took office yesterday by being listed by the Democratic Gordon Ball for U.S. Senate campaign as a supporter in one of their news releases. Local Republicans were aghast that Brantley would openly endorse a Democrat, and the phones were busy. However, when this writer contacted Brantley last week, he said it was untrue. “No one has talked to me about being on the list (of Ball supporters).” However, Brantley is not a fan of Lamar Alexander either as he said he was “not supporting either one (candidate) at this point.” Still unclear whether Brantley will back the GOP ticket including Alexander or not. He did say he favored a new chair for County Commission (Brad Anders is current chair as of Aug. 29) and felt the position, which is chosen by the full commission, should be rotated from time to time. ■ Beau Fancher of Knoxville has been made East Tennessee field rep for the Alexander for Senate campaign.
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Board of Trustees for the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center are Gail Jarvis, chair Terry Hen- At a board meeting following the ribbon-cutting are Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin, Richard L. ley and Chris Coffey. Photos by S. Clark Bean, superindent; and Kay McClain, assistant superintendent.
Juvenile Justice Center opens $4 million wing By Sandra Clark R ichard Bean and Judge Tim Irwin hosted a huge crowd at the dedication last week of an expansion of the Juvenile Court facilities on Division Street. The $3.925 million project was funded by Knox County. Mayor Tim Burchett said, “Improvements like these aren’t cheap, but they help ensure young people in the juvenile justice system will leave with a chance to be-
adults. come productive adults “When a family has a child going through the system, it’s difficult for everyone. This expansion allows families to have one central location for everything from visitation, court or some other program.” Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero called it a “happy day” for Judge Irwin and Bean, superintendent of the service center. “This $4 million project added
9,925 9 925 square feet to the the Richard R ic ich hard L. Bean Service Center. There are four new courtrooms, and all the child support services are located here now.” Circuit Court Judge Dale Workman was master of ceremonies. Other hosts were Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones, Juvenile Court Clerk Cathy Shanks and County Commission chair Brad Anders. Randy Kenner gave this writer a quick tour. The project in-
Cry me a river Commissioner Amy Broyles’ outrage at County Commission’s Aug. 25 meeting brought her to the verge of tears and just a hair’s breadth from joining a distinguished lineup of blubbering politicians. Broyles was unhappy over her fellow commissioners’ rejection of her candidate for the vacant 2nd District school board seat. Indya Kincannon held the seat before resigning to travel with her husband to Slovenia. By the way, Marx Brothers fans surely noticed that Slovenia sounds as if it should be nestled between Freedonia and Sylvania and
reference to “puppet masters” in the same meeting Larry at which Broyles melted down. Van Science-fiction aficioGuilder nados will recall Robert Heinlein’s tale of “puppet master” slugs who invaded Earth and by stealth and guile attached themselves governed by Rufus T. Fire- to the backs of their cluefly. Kincannon’s departure less victims. The aliens’ aim gave her the perfect excuse was nothing less than world to channel Groucho and belt domination, something like out “Hello, I Must Be Going” the Koch brothers’ agenda, at her last board meeting, but with considerably less but she passed and likely cash and more panache. will never enjoy such a goldIn fairness to McKenen opportunity again. zie, a video review of past And while we’re digress- commission meetings does ing, may as well note Com- reveal suspicious bulges missioner Sam McKenzie’s on the shoulders of some
cludes mediation facilities and expanded waiting areas including a playroom for kids, and each courtroom now has a largescreen TV so hearings can be conducted via Skype. “This saves on transportation costs (for offenders held in adult facilities),” said Kenner, a former reporter who now works in the clerk’s office. The smaller courtrooms are used by magistrates, appointed by Irwin,
commissioners, but in at least one instance the lump turned out to be nothing more sinister than an oversized Bluetooth earpiece receiver amplifier … tuned to a puppet master. Yes, those were the days. If her commission mates continue to foil Broyles’ best-laid plans, she could unleash a saline fountain of umbrage, but she’d still trail serial leakers like John Boehner by hundreds of buckets. Boehner didn’t earn the sobriquet “Weeper of the House” for his sunny disposition. He’s left a trail of tears on the floor of the House, at party conventions, in school rooms, even, most famously, during a “60 Minutes” interview a few years ago. About the only time for-
direction. who hear cases at his direct tio ion n The The he expansion includes modular offices for the magistrates. Security is tight at the facility, where juvenile offenders from the region are housed. We peeked into Irwin’s main courtroom. Sure enough, a box of stuffed animals sits on his desk, ready to comfort frightened kids. The court handles custody and child-support issues as well as criminal and status offenses.
mer Speaker Boehner has managed to plug the waterworks was during the debate over raising the federal debt ceiling in 2011. Not a glimmer of moisture clouded his eyes at the specter of the U.S. defaulting on its debt and triggering a global depression. So, while “Boys Don’t Cry” was a provocative movie, as a description of male political sangfroid the title doesn’t hold water. Think back to those thrilling days of yesteryear when real men wore polyester leisure suits – the ’70s. In 1972, Edmund Muskie was a strong candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination when he seemed to lose his composure in New Hampshire while defending his wife against attacks in the Man-
chester Union-Leader. Muskie claimed that what the press reported as tears were actually melting snowflakes. Tears or snow, his presidential hopes were washed away. If only Muskie could have stemmed the tide until he was elected. Clinton, both Bushes and Obama all shed a few in the Oval Office. So, take heart, Amy, and no stump speeches during a snowstorm.
School board to meet The Knox County school board will meet today (Sept. 3) at 5 p.m. in the main assembly room of the City County Building. It is the first meeting for new members Amber Rountree, Patti Bounds, Terry Hill and John Fugate.
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Kathie Odom’s backyard garden is an ideal place for artists to meet and hone their skills. In the background are Odom, Beverly Burdette and Diana Dee Sarkar. Photos by Carol Shane
Painter Sharron Heenan works at her oil painting of a garden trellis. Originally from Iowa, she now lives in Lenoir City. “I was painting when I was a child,” she says. After she raised her four children, she returned to her art, starting with pastels, then watercolors, then “my love – oils!” Heenan says that she tries to learn something new every time she starts a painting.
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“Strictly watercolor,” answers Tony Kampwerth of Karns when asked what medium he prefers. Here he lays down a background before adding in more detail.
Beverly Burdette of Solway/Hardin Valley retired three years ago from teaching Spanish at Pellissippi State Community College. She’s always loved painting and drawing. “When I’m doing landscapes I like oil, but I mostly do figures and portraits,” she says.
On a recent Tuesday morning, the Odom residence in Fountain City was overrun with happy, chattering artists. Oil painter Sharron Heenan set up her easel on the sidewalk, ready to go, first thing. “We all usually visit and talk for the first little bit when we get together,” she said as she selected her paints and brushes, “but I’m getting right at it ’cuz the sun’s gonna come right up over that tree!” Heenan is a member of the Tuesday Painters, an eclectic group of artists who met around five years ago in a Townsend art class taught by Jeremy Doss. “He left for a year,” says
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We’ve been in the Old City, too.” Odom’s painting “Sycamore Row” was chosen by the 2014 Dogwood Arts Festival to be made into a limited-edition print. Her works can be seen in galleries in four states, including the District Gallery in Knoxville. “Kathie,” says Heenan, “has become our star.” Odom is modest about her accomplishments, and she encourages everyone to pursue pleasure in drawing and painting. As she says with a big smile, “I’m all about spreading the news of art!” Send story suggestions to news@ShopperNewsNow.com
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Polynesian dancers set the mood with a graceful “Siva” dance while guests and congregates enjoy authentic Polynesian cuisine including roasted pork and “sapasui,” the Samoan version of Chinese chop suey.
Dr. Apelu Poe and his family bring their “Island Style” worship program to Knoxville Christian Center Sunday, Aug. 24. Enjoying the day are, from left, Larry Drummond, Iva Drummond, Tiresa Poe, Dr. Apelu Poe and Faapio Poe. Photos by Nancy Anderson
and praise. Poe, a United Methodist pastor from Samoa who is currently stationed in Springfield, Tenn., has a master’s degree in divinity from Berkeley, a master’s degree in sacred theology from Yale and a doctorate in Hebrew scripture from Vanderbilt University. The pastor said he spent Volunteer Sherry Watkins, who is a member of more than six years neters for the Aug. 24 event at By Nancy Anderson the Dearing Victory Group at Knoxville Christian working with Polynesian When Knoxville Chris- the Christian center. Center, said she enjoys working the dessert table parishioners, bringing them Joining the fun were tian Center hosted an aubecause people always have a smile for sweets. together to reignite their thentic Polynesian luau, Dr. more than 400 guests, most passion for God and to reApelu Poe brought a crowd. dressed in Hawaiian shirts The United Methodist pas- and colorful island attire. church: Palm trees, flowers leis as they entered the door. connect them with their hertor and approximately 30 The scene transported visi- and sea grass adorned the The Polynesian affair was itage. Events like luau are a members of his extended tors to a tropical island as welcome center. Everyone filled with good food, enter- way to share the cultural leg“family” were the present- soon as they arrived at the was presented with flower tainment, laughter, learning acy with others while minis-
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Mentoring shapes lives, one relationship at a time By Wendy Smith The promotion of mentoring at last week’s Compassion Coalition Salt and Light Luncheon was a bit like preaching to the choir. After all, a large number of the service agencies that form the coalition offer mentoring in one form or another. The presentation highlighted the number of mentoring opportunities in the community and the benefits for both mentor and mentee. Daniel Watson of Restoration House of East Tennessee described how me ntor i n g affected his life. He was raised by a single Watson mother who had two kids by the time she was 18. The family moved once a year, and the kids often suffered abuse at the hands of his mother’s boyfriends. Daniel is married with three kids, and his life doesn’t reflect what he experienced as a child in any way, he says. His sisters have not been so fortunate. He credits a mentor who “invested” in his life when
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he was a teenager. “You don’t get to where you are because you make it on your own.” He wouldn’t change those early experiences because, without them, he wouldn’t be doing what he does today − mentor single mothers through the Restoration House. Compassion Coalition board member Doug Harris and his wife, Carla, discussed their experiences mentoring children over the past 14 years. Their own children were young when they felt called to mentor through a program now called Thrive Lonsdale. Doug has always liked the saying “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care,” and he found it to be especially true for the
children he mentored. It took two years for the first two boys he mentored to trust him, he said. The family felt it was important to include the children in their lives as a family, Carla said. Mentoring proved to be transformational for their family as well. Those children they mentored are now in their
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tering to them, he said. “The luau is a ministry in itself,” explained Poe. “It’s a blessing to share our heritage, our cultural show, dance and music with people from around the world.” There was also an educational aspect of the event as the Polynesian culture was examined. Poe said one goal was for people to become aware of the gifts different cultures from around the world bring to America. The ministry has grown to be a real blessing because the events always have a full house, and people are led to salvation at each and every luau, said Poe.
T-shirt winner The youth group at Concord United Methodist Church has won the T-shirt design contest for the mega-conference Resurrection 2015. Youth groups in the Holston Conference are invited each year to submit designs reflecting Resurrection’s theme, with the winning group receiving all the proceeds from shirt sales at the event, minus a 10 percent donation to the conference’s Youth Service Fund. The theme for 2015 is Be Known. Resurrection is an annual worship event held in Gatlinburg that attracts Christian speakers and music groups and more than 12,000 youth and youth leaders. The 2015 event is Jan. 16-18 and 23-25.
several mentors with one mentee. A variety of organizations need mentors for children, teens and adults, Grant said. “You should prayerfully discern where you can give yourself away as a mentor.” For more information about mentoring opportunities: www.compassion coalition.org or 251-1591.
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Farragut High School teachers Judy Siebert and Mary Lin explain the basics of the CodeTN competition. Photo by S. Barrett
‘App’ropriate for learning According to Farragut High School math and computer science teacher and building technology coordinator Mary Lin, statistics show there will be 1.2 million jobs available in computer programming by the year 2020. Predictions are that only 400 thousand people will be properly trained to fill those spots. “There is a strong need to get high school students interested in programming,” agreed FHS CTE teacher Judy Siebert. “Hopefully, (CodeTN) will take off like robotics did.” CodeTN is a friendly competition getting started among three schools in Knox County to create an app from scratch. Farragut High School, L&N STEM Academy and Hardin Valley Academy are the pilot schools chosen by Buzz Thomas, president of Great Schools Partnership. To compete in CodeTN, students will be broken up
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asked to spearhead the program at FHS. Lin started the robotics program during her time at HVA, and Siebert gained experience in web design while teaching at Karns High School. Siebert said many of the participants at FHS are self-taught in writing code. “They don’t really have a choice,” she said, since there aren’t many options in schools to learn the process. Lin and Siebert would like to see more female students participate. The majority of students learning code are male, but Siebert says they plan to recruit females and hope word will spread. “It will just take the right girl in there,” she said, to get the ball rolling. Right now, all 10 members at FHS and 27 of the 30 at HVA are guys. Prizes will be awarded during the competition, and there is even the possibility of the winners getting a copyright for their creation. “The potential is there,” said Lin. “This could be big.” ■
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ACAC dives into senior championships Members of the Atomic City Aquatic Club competed at this year’s Senior Sectional Championships held in Greensboro, N.C. According to coach Betsy Hondorf, the event is only open to swimmers who make “extremely elite cuts,” most of whom are 17 or older. “The fact that these swimmers even made it to this event says everything,” said Hondorf. “They are the best of the best. They trained that way all season. They swam that way this weekend. We are in-
deed proud.” Kent Eldreth, 19, swam in four events and placed 14th in the finals of the 100 Breast. Loki Hondorf and Margaret Stansberry each swam six events, with Hondorf placing in the 800 Free finals and Stansberry placing in the 200 Back. The meet included swimmers from Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia and the Florida Panhandle.
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Wes Adcock is the assistant Debbie Booth teaches ESL Christina Everette is a specialprincipal. Photos by Sara Barrett (English as a Second Language). education teaching assistant.
Lizzie Guerre is a fourth-grade teacher, and this is her first year of teaching.
New faces at Sequoyah Elementary By Sara Barrett
Barbara Newton is the bookkeeper.
Shalonda Robinson is a PAC assistant.
Amy Henderson is a literacy coach.
Hannah Parton teaches second grade.
Monique Swafford teaches fifth grade.
Tracy Hicks is the school nurse.
Each year as new students enter Knox County Schools, many faculty members start at new schools as well. Sequoyah Elementary School welcomed more than a dozen new faces to its staff this year, with one or two “old” faces switching roles from last year. Hannah Parton taught third grade last year at SES and is teaching second grade this year. “Thirdgraders learn on a deeper level,” she said. “In second grade, we are laying the foundation for it.” Personal Accountability Class teacher Shalonda Robinson came to SES from Pleasant Ridge and says her role is to provide preventive support and help with situations before, during and after consultations with the principal. Lauren Ingram is starting her teaching career this year at SES with a classroom full of kindergartners and says she couldn’t ask for
a better school to be in. “(SES principal) Alisha Hinton places you where you fit. I’m looking forward to building relationships with my students. If they know you’re interested in them, they will respond to you.” Sequoyah Elementary School has been named a Reward school for the third year in a row by the Tennessee State Department of Education for overall student achievement. Not pictured is instructional support person Mary Valentine.
Tracy Ward teaches music.
Hillary Hudson teaches third grade.
Lauren Ingram teaches kindergarten.
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Ashley Arms, Kaitlyn Wade and Krista Smith teach kindergarten. Photos by S. Barrett
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Liz Cole teaches fifth grade and transferred from Belle Kristen Moore teaches first grade, Michelle Thornton teaches second grade, Meg McWhorter Morris Elementary School. teaches fourth grade and Greta McMillan is the school librarian.
A.L. Lotts Elementary School has a slew of new teachers this year. Some are new to teaching, and some are just new to A.L. Lotts.
Jason Harris is an administrative assistant. He transferred from Maynard Elementary School and says he was welcomed into the Lotts family with open arms.
Jessica Sutton, Stephanie Fleetwood and Leslee Lockwood teach kindergarten.
Hilary Hohl teaches music, Chevy Edington is a CDCA teaching assistant and Kodie Albers is the PAC teacher at A.L. Lotts.
40 years and growing Pellissippi State celebrates decades of progress By Sherri Gardner Howell In 1974, when the forerunner to Pellissippi State Community College opened its doors, 45 students were signed up to study for an associate’s degree, all under engineering technology. A dozen faculty and staff were there to guide them. As the college celebrates 40 years this week, its numbers hover near 11,000 students, not counting non-credit enrollment. In fall 2013, Pellissippi State employed more than 516 full-time and 409 part-time faculty and staff. There are five campuses now in the Knox and Blount county service area: Hardin Valley, Division Street, Magnolia Avenue, Blount County and Strawberry Plains. Economic impact to East Tennessee is estimated at approximately $1.3 billion when measured over the past five years. The college awarded 1,258 associate’s degrees in 2013, more than any other two-year college in the state, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. “Pellissippi State has a long and storied history in East Tennessee providing workforce training,
certificates and degrees to students with an array of educational needs,” says Anthony Wise Jr., Pellissippi State’s president. “Our success is attributable not only to our students, but to outstanding community support; to the businesses and industries who hire our graduates, to donors who contribute to higher education and to a dedicated faculty and staff who maintain the quality and rigor of our programs.” Wise is the college’s fourth president. First at the helm of what was then called State Technical Institute at Knoxville was Dr. Wayne Jones, who served until 1981. J.L. Goins was the president until 1993 and oversaw the move to becoming a Tennessee Board of Regents school,
the expansion from Division Street to a 144-acre site off Hardin Valley Road that is still the college’s main campus and a name change to Pellissippi State Technical Community College. The legislature shortened the name to Pellissippi State Community College in 2009. Dr. Allen Edwards became president in 1993, handing over the reins to Wise in 2011. Under Edwards, Pellissippi was chosen as one of the 10 founding institutions to participate in the national Foundations of Excellence Program. The college hit a record enrollment in 2010 with 11,049 students in the fall semester. Wise has already seen expansion of the college’s footprint and the formation
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of partnerships with area businesses and high schools. The Strawberry Plains campus opened to students in August 2012, and the Ben Atchley Veterans Center opened at Hardin Valley in 2013. This year, the Strawberry Plains campus opened a section for a Career Mag-
net Academy in partnership with Knox County Schools, offering high school students dual-enrollment credits in targeted high-demand career fields. With so much to celebrate, the college is spreading the fun throughout the week. The Division Street
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business Orthodontia: Sometimes it’s a cure for migraines By Anne Hart Clinical Orthodontist Dr. Marshall Parker says he can often identify a person who suffers from migraine he ad ac he s simply by looking at the alignment of Parker their teeth. “I can spot it a mile away,” he told fellow members of West Knox Rotary. The good news is that those debilitating migraines can often be eliminated by orthodontic braces. Moving teeth so that the upper and lower jaws are better aligned offers the solution, Parker said. Parker related a bit of his-
tory about the practice of orthodontia in Knoxville. He said the first orthodontist in town was Dr. W. K. Slater, a Vanderbilt graduate who set up shop in the Medical Arts Building in 1926. In 1935, Parker’s dad joined Slater in his practice. “There were five in the office then,” Parker said. “The highest paid person in the building was the receptionist, who made $5 a week.” Parker moved his offices to Bearden in 1968. “We are the longest continuous orthodontics practice in the state.” And in keeping with the times, Parker says his website – www. parkerorthodontist.com – receives 200-500 hits a day, as patients and prospective patients seek information about orthodontia.
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Learning retail Proprietor now looking for new owner By Bonny C. Millard Gifty Girl owner Beth Cummings was a customer of the boutique when she was the owner. She is now hoping someone else will follow her lead. She is actively looking for a buyer who will have time she and her husband don’t to devote to the shop. The business requires someone who can be onsite much of the time, she said, and she is now juggling the retail business with two other jobs. Cummings and her husband bought Gifty Girl in March 2012 with no experience in retail. He’s an emergency room doctor, and she’s a registered nurse who works as a legal nurse consultant with attorneys on medical malpractice cases, and she also teaches medical law and ethics. “We still have full-time medical careers,” she said. “It’s been kind of an adventure.” she said. “We really didn’t know anything about retail. We have had fun going to the market.” Since taking it over, Cummings has put her own
stamp on the shop’s gift selections, and she has been committed to carrying the work of local artists. Among the local items in her collection are handmade soaps, jewelry and headbands made by a West Valley seventh grader. “I buy her headbands, and they’re very popular,” Cummings said. “And she’s getting a little business experience.” In addition to locallymade pieces, the boutique carries a unique selection of lotions, candles, scarves, baby merchandise and other items suitable for gifts. “Shopping for the store is a load of fun,” Cummings said. “You kind of get your shopping fi x.” Cummings said many times customers stop by on their way to an event, so she helps out by providing free gift wrapping. “The best part of the shop is getting to know the community and the customers who come in,” she said. “It has such a great customer base.” Cummings, who has sev-
Gifty Girl owner Beth Cummings shows a display of headbands that are made by a seventh grader at West Valley Middle School. Photo by Bonny C. Millard eral family members who have military service, also shows her respect for service men and women with a discount for those who have a military ID. “It’s really important for me to honor the military,” she said. “I offer them a 10-percent discount with their military ID, and that’s all the time.” During the two years that
she has owned Gifty Girl, Cummings has worked to streamline the look through marketing, redesigning the logo and developing a recognizable brand. “We really tried to invest in the infrastructure of Gifty Girl,” she said. “It’s really well prepared for someone to come in and make it take off.”
Self-interest should direct U.S. foreign policy By Sandra Clark Former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey has no secret solution to the turmoil in the Middle East, but she sure knows a lot about it and offered a provocative talk to the North Knox Rotary last week. Looking at recent history, Scobey first discussed the Cold War period when events were viewed as us (USA) versus them (USSR). She said the 1990s were relatively tranquil with the United States seen as the world’s leader. Then came
9/11 and the U.S. invasion of Iraq. We said Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. He didn’t. We destaScobey bilized a country without a clear plan for putting it back together. Recently we’ve had a shooting war between Israel and Hamas, the United Arab Emirates conducting independent air strikes on
Libya, a civil war in Syria, and unrest across the region. “And nobody is asking the United States” for permission, Scobey said. “(The Obama) Administration came in with hope but had not done its homework.” Then she smiled. “The United States did not cause all the problems in the Middle East. Those people are quite capable of …” Our country’s foreign policy should be keyed to our self-interests: defense of our homeland and our
Pastor Greg Greer joins KARM Greg Greer has joined Knox Area R e s c u e M i n i s t r ie s as vice p r e s i d e ntprograms. In this role, he will provide strategic Greg Greer le ader sh ip and operational oversight of the daily work of the ministry, help set ministry tone and assist in planning for the future. KARM’s ministry includes the overnight shelters for men, women and women with children, resi-
dential recovery programs, The Bridge transitional housing, LaunchPoint, job training initiatives and various community outreach efforts. Burt Rosen, president and CEO, said, “We have patiently and prayerfully waited for God to bring a person with the unique gifts, skills and heart to fill this vital ministry role at KARM. Someone who would ensure we rightly respond to the needs of those who come to us today, while preparing for tomorrow’s opportunities. We are thrilled to have Greg on the team.” Greer comes to KARM
UPCOMING AT AREA CHAMBERS Farragut West Knox Chamber ■ Ribbon Cutting: Mother Earth Meats Wednesday, Sept. 3, 11 to 11:30 a.m. 11151 Kingston Pike ■ Networking: Farragut ENT Thursday, Sept. 4, 5 to 6:30 p.m. 144 Concord Road ■ Networking: United Community Bank with Nationwide Insurance, Mike Dyer Agency Thursday, Sept. 11, 5 to 6:30 p.m. 11134 Kingston Pike ■ Ribbon Cutting: Renaissance Wellness Center Tuesday, Sept. 16, 11 a.m. to noon 7220 Wellington Drive ■ Networking: Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center Thursday, Sept. 18, 5 to 6:30 p.m. 10820 Parkside Drive ■ Networking: Snappy Tomato Pizza Thursday, Sept. 25, 5 to 6:30 p.m. 11507 Kingston Pike ■ Breakfast Speaker Series: Dr. Bill Bass Tuesday, Sept. 30, 7:30 to 9 a.m. Fox Den Country Club, North Fox Den Drive. Tickets: $30 (members) $40 (non-members). Register: www.farragutchamber. com
Knoxville Chamber ■ Ribbon Cutting: Wayward Arts, home of Stress the Seams Friday, Sept. 5, 10 to 11 a.m. Stress the Seams, 3001 Knoxville Center Drive ■ Ribbon Cutting: Renaissance Wellness Center LLC Tuesday, Sept. 9, 4:30 to 5 p.m. Renaissance Wellness Center LLC, 7720 Wellington Drive ■ Networking: Power 30 Speed Networking Thursday, Sept. 11, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, Suite 201 ■ Networking: Schmoozapalooza! Tailgate event Thursday, Sept. 18, 4 to 7 p.m. Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Jr Ave. Admission: $5 (members) $10 (non-members)
from Providence Church in West Knoxville, where he has served as the executive pastor since 2008 and pastor of administration for the four years prior to that. Before entering the ministry in 2003, he served as regional business manager for Roche Diagnostic Corporation and national sales manager and director of patient care marketing for DeRoyal Industries. Greer holds an MBA from Lincoln Memorial University and expects to receive a master’s in Christian Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2015. He and his wife, Deena, have three children and have lived in Knoxville since 1996.
ability to conduct commerce overseas, she said. The Rotarians pelted her with questions. Eli Driver said, “Every time we get involved in other countries, we screw up.” Perhaps, said Scobey, but look at our achievement in World War II. Is the Middle East a place for democracy? “Your definition of freedom and justice is different than theirs,” she countered. What about women? “The role of women varies enormously based on socioeconomic status. Poverty is
lege of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C., when she retired. Along the way, she was political counselor in Baghdad, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in both Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Sanaa, Yemen. She held earlier assignments in Jerusalem, Kuwait, Pakistan and Peru. A Memphis native, Scobey holds degrees in history from UT and pursued doctoral studies before joining the Foreign Service. She now lives in Knoxville.
Four new on McNabb Foundation board Helen Ross McNabb Foundation has added four new members: ■ Betsey Bush, community volunteer ■ Richard Montgomery, state of Tennessee ■ Don Rogers, retired, Rogers Petroleum ■ Mitch Steenrod, Pilot Flying J Inc. The Helen Ross McNabb Foundation supports the work of the Helen Ross McNabb Center. The foundation’s staff and 30-member volunteer board actively raise, hold and invest funds on behalf of the center, a not-for-profit provider of behavioral health services in East Tennessee. Jeannie Dulaney chairs the foundation. Since 1948, the center has provided care to children, adults and families experiencing mental illness, addiction and social challenges. Info: www.mcnabbcenter.org or 637-9711.
Take a ride, says KAT director By Bonny C. Millard
Pickles, anyone? The French Broad Preservation Association is hosting its first Pickle Fest at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, at Riverdale School House. Competition includes various things fermented – cucumbers and non-cucumbers. Info: Betsy Cofer at 423-504-4376 or www. frenchbroadpres.org/.
not good for women. Families with money find ways to take care of the women.” Did you feel safe? “Yes.” Long-term prospects for the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS)? “They appear to want to establish a transnational Islamic state … ISIS is taking advantage of instability, but I don’t see them with a seat in the UN.” Scobey was posted to Egypt from 2008 to July 2011 and was previously ambassador to Syria. She was deputy commandant of the Industrial Col-
Rotarians take in Smokies game Phil Nordstrom, at right, with Jeff, a resident of the Cerebral Palsy home in Fountain City, enjoys a Smokies game. The North Knoxville Rotary Club hosts the summer outing with residents and Rotarians having great fun.
Jay Smelser joins Knox County Parks and Rec Jay Smelser has joined Knox County as deputy director of recreation. He attended the Halls Business and Professional Association with Director Doug Bataille in August. Smelser worked for the town of Farragut for five years. Bataille said he will work with youth and adult sports for Knox County. Requirements for the position included a bachelor’s degree in recreation or a related field, supplemented by five years of experience. The posted salary was Jay Smelser $51,177.09.
Riding the bus with the Knoxville Area Transit isn’t just for those without a car or other transportation options. KAT Director Dawn Distler challenged the Rotary Club of Knoxville to start riding the bus at least once a week and to encourage their employees to use the service. “Transit in Knoxville is moving in the right direction, and we want you to be a part of that,” she said. “One thing you can do is encourage your employees to the ride the bus.” Distler, who started her position in June with 27 years of experience in public transportation, said she rides the bus to work three or four times a week. “We’re going to try to find a way to make the buses sexy so you want to get on them,” she said, drawing a good laugh. Distler offered several facts about KAT and its riders. The typical KAT passengers are workers, students, shoppers and seniors, and
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most are new riders of less than a year. More than half are men, and 20 percent of the riders have access to a car but
chose the bus. Before coming to Knoxville, Distler worked for Nashville’s transit authority and says there isn’t as much traffic congestion here, and parking is cheap, so driving is more desirable. “Knoxvillians are in love with their cars.” Riding the bus is a lowstress alternative and is good for the environment. Distler said 55 percent of an individual’s “footprint,” how a person impacts the environment, is through driving cars. Her task is simple: “My job in the next couple of years is to put butts in seats. “We just want to make things better. It’s a lifestyle change. It is easy once you start doing it.”
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THROUGH SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Daily giveaway of 2 tickets to any performance at Clarence Brown Theatre. To enter: “like” the Clarence Brown Theatre Facebook page. Grand prize winner of 2 season subscriptions chosen Sept. 6.
THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10 Accepting nominations for the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance 2014 Preservation Awards. Awards to be presented Thursday Nov. 6. Info/ nomination form: http://knoxheritage.org/etpa/easttennessee-preservation-awards/.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 4 Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes. Vintage Fashion Show and Sale to benefit Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Inc., 6 p.m., Downtown Knoxville Hilton. Tickets: $40 each or $375 for a table of 10; must be ordered in advance. For tickets: 588-8567. AAA Driver Improvement Course, 5:30-9:30 p.m., Knoxville AAA office, 100 W. 5th Ave. Cost: members, $30; nonmembers, $35. Preregistration required. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. Free movie and popcorn, 11:15 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Movie: “Now You See Me” with Morgan Freeman and Isla Fisher. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Knoxville Writers’ Guild meeting, 7 p.m., Laurel Theater, corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Street. Speaker: David Madden discussing his most recent book-length publication, a collection of stories titled “The Last Bizarre Tale.” Info: www. knoxvillewritersguild.org.
7 p.m., Buddy’s Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Dr. Earl J. Hess, local historian. Topic: “Petersburg, Battle of the Crater.” Dinner: $15 members; $17 nonmembers; lecture only: $3. RSVP by noon Monday, Sept. 8: 671-9001. Library Online, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info/to register: 215-8700.
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9-10 Concert Sound Engineering workshop, 6:308:30 p.m., Laurel Theater, 16th and Laurel Ave. Presented by Dr. Lou Gross, Volunteer Sound Engineer for the Laurel Theater. Info/to register: 522-5851.
TUESDAYS, SEPT. 9-30 Yoga classes, 9-10 a.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $40. Registration/payment deadline: Monday, Sept. 8. Info/to register: 966-7057. Pilates classes, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Cost: $40. Registration/payment deadline: Monday, Sept. 8. Info/to register: 966-7057.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10 East Tennessee English – A Brown Bag Lecture with Paul Reed, noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 215-8801.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 11 Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes. Traditional Appalachian Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Hosted by the Knoxville Square Dance. Live old-time music by the Hellgrammites. Admission: $7. Info: 522-5851 or info@ jubileearts.org.
THURSDAYS, SEPT, 11, 18, 25, OCT, 2 ACT-UP: Adult Acting and Theatre Classes, 6-8 p.m., Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 706 N. Broadway St. Ages 16 and up. Fee: $35 or $15 for individual class. Covers acting basics, movement/stage combat and auditioning techniques. Info: 546-4280 or carolyn@tennesseestage.com.
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Opening reception for Art Market Gallery September featured artists: painter Victoria Simmons and jeweler Sissy Caldwell, 5:30-9 p.m., Art Market Gallery, 422 S. Gay St. Info: 525-5265, www.artmarketgallery.net or facebook.com/Art.Market.Gallery.
AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., American Red Cross, 6921 Middlebrook Pike. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964. Friends Mini Used Book Sale: Bearden, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: 588-8813.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 5-6 Children’s consignment sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday/8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike. Info: bookwalter-umc.org or 689-3349.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 6 Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9 a.m., departing from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Tickets: $50 per person; includes light snacks and a cold beverage. Reservations required: 448-8838. AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Maryville AAA Office, 715 W Lamar Alexander Parkway. Cost: members, $40; nonmembers, $50. Preregistration required. Info/to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. Birthday Bash, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tea & Treasures, 4104 W Martin Mill Pike. Celebrating 7 years in South Knoxville. Refreshments, music and door prizes. Saturday Stories and Songs: Brianna Hanson, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7 Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee meeting, 6 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Class: making wild rice salad with Matthew Blondell. A potluck supper follows. Cost: $4/ person. Info: 546-5643 or bobgrimac@gmail.com.
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 The Second Saturday Concerts at The Cove: Off the Record, 6-8 p.m., The Cove at Concord Park, 11808 S. Northshore Drive. Free. Info: www.knoxcounty. org or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knox-CountyParks-Rec/55197043075. “Experience our Cherokee Heritage” tour with Native American Expert Randy McGinnis. Offered by Cades Cove Heritage Tours. Reservations limited. Cost: $100 per person. Info/reservations: Don Alexander, 448-8838. “Cupcakes in the Park” cupcake festival, 11 a.m.3 p.m., Krutch Park Extension. Benefits Helen Ross McNabb Center. Info/to register for competition: www. cupcakesinthepark.com. Introductory Internet Genealogy, 1 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Bring birthdates and birth places of parents and grandparents. Preregistration and a valid email address required. Info/ to register: 215-8809. “Miracle of the Monarch,” 10:30-11:30 a.m., Farragut Branch Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. Free and open to the public. Info: 777-1750. Saturday Stories and Songs: Laurie Fisher, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033. Life 101: Free Classes for Teens, 2 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Topic: “Car Maintenance for Teens.” Instructor: Don Lindsey, Tennessee Public Affairs Director, AAA. Info: Bess, 215-8754.
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All Over the Page: “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown, 6:30 p.m., Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: 215-8750.
Country Market fundraiser, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Vendors, food, plants, music. Admission: $5 per person; children under 10 free; house tours: $5. Info: judy@ramsehouse.org; kathy@ramseyhouse.org; 546-0745.
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AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tellico Village Property Owners Association, 145 Awohli Drive, Loudon. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964. AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Seymour First Baptist Church, 11621 Chapman Highway, Seymour. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.
Free Day of Putt-Putt, noon-9 p.m., Putt-Putt Golf & Games, in the West End Center in Farragut. Info: Lauren Cox, lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17 Books Sandwiched In – A Lunch & Learn Series, noon, East Tennessee History Center auditorium, 601 S. Gay St. Erin Gill, Director, Knoxville Policy/ Redevelopment/Sustainability Department, will discuss “Climate Casino” by William D. Nordaus. The public is invited. Info: 215-8801.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18 Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes. Beginning Appalachian Dulcimer course, 5:30-7 p.m., Pellissippi State, Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Nine-week course. Fees: $95 to Pellissippi State and $37 materials fee to instructor Rudy Ryan. Info/to register: www.pstcc.edu/bcs or 5397167.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 Hard Knox Roller Girls in roller derby doubleheader, 6 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Ave. Brawlers vs Lehigh Valley Special Vixen Unit; All Stars vs Lehigh Valley Rollergirls. Tickets: $12 at the door, $10 in advance. Tickets available at Coliseum box office, team members and team website. Info: www. hardknoxrollergirls.com. “Dent the Debt” fundraiser dinner and silent/live auction with a band, 5-9 p.m., Beaver Ridge UMC family life center, 7735 Oak Ridge Highway. Barbecue dinner, 6-7:30 p.m.; live auction, 7:30-9 p.m. Education and Faith conference, 8:30 a.m.noon, Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike. Info: 470-9800. AAA Driver Improvement Course, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Knoxville AAA office, 100 W. 5th Ave. Cost: members, $40; nonmembers, $50. Preregistration required. Info/ to register: Kate, 862-9254, or Stephanie, 862-9252. Roane Writers Group gala:’50s Sock Hop, 5-9 p.m., Rockwood Event Center, 120 Rockwood St. in Rockwood. Monies raised go to scholarships and prizes to annual Roane County Student Writing Contest winners. Reservations required. Adults over 21 only. Info/ tickets: B.J. Gillum, 354-8658 or bjgillum@comcast.net.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 20-21 Living History Weekend: John Sevier Days, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway. Demonstrations, food, drinks, special treats and more. Info: 573-5508.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25 Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, SEPT. 25-26 AAA Safe Driving for Mature Operators, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. both days, Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. Cost: $10. Info/to register: 670-6693. AARP Driver Safety class, 1-5 p.m., Asbury Place, 2648 Sevierville Road, Maryville. Info/to register: Carolyn Rambo at 584-9964.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 Jack Herranen & the Little Red Band in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Admission: $12; some discounts available. Info/tickets: www. jubileearts.org.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 28 Ribbon cutting for the town of Farragut’s new Outdoor Classroom, 1 p.m., Campbell Station Road at the entrance to Farragut High School. Info: 966-7057. Green Earth, Blue Skies – A National Public Lands Day Event, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Founders Park at Campbell Station. Schedule of events: www. townoffarragut.org/publiclandsday. Info: Jason Scott, jason.scott@townoffarragut.org; Lauren Cox, lauren. cox@townoffarragut.org; 966-7057.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2 Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway. All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge. Door prizes.
SATURDAY, OCT. 4 Hard Knox Roller Girls in roller derby doubleheader, 6 p.m., Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 500 Howard Baker Ave. Brawlers vs Star City Roller Girls; All Stars vs Red River Sirens. Tickets: $12 at the door, $10 in advance. Tickets available at Coliseum box office, team members and team website. Info: www. hardknoxrollergirls.com.
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Therapy for Parkinson’s changes West Knoxville man’s life Joseph Lessard is busy. “I love hiking and running and working on antique cars,” the 76-year-old explained. “My wife and I just hiked Clingsman’s Dome, all the way up and down.” For Lessard, being an active grandfather and businessman wasn’t always guaranteed. Just a few years ago, Lessard could not walk. A Parkinson’s disease diagnosis two decades earlier had restricted him to a wheelchair. His New England-accent had become a whisper. “I had to push him in the wheelchair, and I felt like he was really depressed,” Michele Waak, Lessard’s daughter, said. Lessard had pursued physical therapy to manage his Parkinson’s, but no significant improvements were made. He was taking medications and going to the doctor regularly when he heard about the BIG and LOUD program at the Parkwest Therapy Center. A physical therapist he knew had an opening, and he began attending sessions. BIG and LOUD are offshoots of the Lee Silverman Voice Training (LSVT) technique that was established in 1987. The four-week programs are meant to combat the limitations Parkinson’s causes in terms of movement and speech. Four times a week, patients spend an hour exaggerating common motions to increase mobility and using speech software to complete vocal exercises. At his appointments, Lessard and his physical therapist worked on common motions like getting up from a chair, balancing on one foot and walking. He was encouraged to use big motions, like lift-
To complete his BIG homework, Lessard does exercises in his own living room using a DVD from the program.
Lessard and his completely renovated 1951 and 1929 Packards. Another of his Packard’s engines was donated to a museum in Cincinnati in 2002.
ing his knee up or swinging his arm out, to get started with walking or spreading his arms wide. To regain volume and control of his voice in the LOUD program, Lessard practiced speaking loudly to the software, which tracked his voice on the screen. The program gave feedback on his progress and helped with strengthening vocal muscles and breathing. Exercises included saying words on a list quickly, holding a note for as long as he could or singing high or low notes. “By the third week, I was up and walking. It was a huge improvement,” Lessard said. “I started with standing up without falling, then moved to walking and running.”
“It changed his whole outlook when he saw that it was working,” Waak said. “He had something to look forward to and made him excited to go to his appointments.” Much of the success that can come from the BIG and LOUD program stems from a commitment to doing your homework. “You can’t miss any practices at home,” Lessard said. “You have to do it every day or it won’t work.” Lessard didn’t miss any practices. He used the accompanying BIG and LOUD DVD and computer software every day to complete his exercises. He continues to do so today. “You’re never done with the program,” he said. “It is not a cure for this disease, but it
What is Parkinson’s disease (PD)? Parkinson’s disease (or, simply, Parkinson’s) is the most common form of parkinsonism, a group of motor system disorders. An estimated 60,000 Americans are newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year, and more than 1 million Americans affected at any one time. In addition, more people suffer from Parkinson’s disease than multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis combined. Parkinson’s is a slowly progressing, degenerative disease usually associated with the following symptoms, all of which result from the loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. Dopamine is a substance produced in the body that has many effects, including smooth and coordinated muscle movement. While symptoms can vary from patient to patient, the four primary symptoms are: ■ Tremor or trembling of the arms, jaw, legs and face ■ Stiffness or rigidity of the limbs and trunk ■ Bradykinesia (slowness of movement) ■ Postural instability, or impaired balance and coordination Other symptoms are divided into motor (movement-related) and nonmotor symptoms.
■ Motor symptoms: ■ Tremor
■ Bradykinesia (slow movement) ■ Rigidity and freezing in place ■ Stooped posture ■ Shuffling gait ■ Decreased arm swing when walking ■ Difficulty rising from a chair ■ Micrographia (small, cramped handwriting)
can create a base to enjoy your life again. If someone wants that, they should go for it.” Homework can include repeated actions like getting into and out of a car, getting out of bed, loud speaking and phone conversations. Patients are encouraged to practice every day tasks so they can easily transition into a more mobile lifestyle. Because Lessard already had so many hobbies, the swift progress he made in BIG and LOUD allowed him to understand the rewards the program provided. “The program gives you motivation to do things you want to do, which reinforces that it’s working, so you’re motivated to do your exercises,” Lessard said. “You have
to have a hobby, because the reinforcement works.” Proof of Lessard’s success sits in his garage. He has completely renovated 1929 and 1951 Packards, and is working on a 1949 edition that he has customized using pieces of other cars. Lessard recently let his grandchildren come over and paint the unfinished body of the car. “I can work on my cars again,” he said, “and that is quite satisfying.” In addition to more movement, Lessard got something else out of the BIG and LOUD program: a crush. “I’m in love with three women over there,” he said with a laugh. “Cindy, Tonya and Kelly, my therapists. They’re very dedicated to what they do and they really show an interest in you.” “You can tell that they’re passionate about what they do,” Waak said. Beyond the hobbies and mobility, Lessard cites a renewed sense of balance as the real treasure of the BIG and LOUD program. “It made me more confident and able to move more steadily, but I also developed a lifestyle that allowed me to enjoy things again,” he said. He has encouraged his family members living with Parkinson’s to pursue the program. “If one person hears my story and decides to do BIG and LOUD, that will be worth it. I would recommend that all people with Parkinson’s go through this program.” Lessard no longer comes to the Therapy Center for appointments, but diligently does his exercises each day. He only uses a wheelchair at night. “You can’t be wishy washy,” he said. “You have to dedicate your life to it.”
Covenant Health supports expansion of BIG and LOUD In order to meet the high demand for the BIG and LOUD program in East Tennessee, Covenant Health has paid to bring 10 new LSVT- certified therapists on staff. Additionally, more software was purchased to serve the growing numbers of patients receiving treatment. Covenant Health now has 23 staff therapists trained in LSVT.
■ Lack of facial expression ■ Slowed activities of daily living (for example, eating, dressing, and bathing) ■ Difficulty turning in bed ■ Remaining in a certain position for a long period of time
■ Nonmotor symptoms ■ Diminished sense of smell
■ Low voice volume (hypophonia) ■ Difficulty speaking (dysarthria) ■ Painful foot cramps ■ Sleep disturbance ■ Depression ■ Emotional changes (fearful and insecure) ■ Skin problems ■ Constipation ■ Drooling ■ Increased sweating
What causes PD? The specific cause of PD is unknown; however, medical experts believe the symptoms are related to a chemical imbalance in the brain caused by brain-cell death. Parkinson’s disease is chronic (persists over a long period of time), and progressive (symptoms grow worse over time). Although the disease may appear in younger patients (even teenagers), it usually affects people in late middle age. It is not contagious. The biggest risk factor for developing PD is advancing age. The average age for the onset of PD is 60 years. In addition, 50 percent more men are affected than women,
according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. However, the reason for this is unclear. Family history is another important risk factor. Individuals with a parent or sibling who are affected have approximately two times the chance of developing PD. This increased risk is most likely because of a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Environmental causes are being researched and the strong consistent findings are that rural living, exposure to well water, and exposure to agricultural pesticides and herbicides are related to PD.
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Karns High School cheerleaders pump up the sprit and bring on the fun! Pictured are seniors Haleigh Reddick, Taylor Davis, Callie Johnson and Savannah Watson
Karns High School dancer Micah Bradli flashes her 100-megawatt-smile while entertaining fans at last Friday’s football game against rival Hardin Valley Academy. The Hawks took the win on Karns’ field, 53-21, as tailback Ryan Ferguson rushed for three touchdowns in the first half. Photos by Nancy Anderson
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Knox Youth Sports fall signups Knox Youth Sports is forming teams for the following sports: ■ Flag football for boys and girls age 4-14. Fee: $175. Info: Joe Riffey, 300-8526, or KnoxYouthSports.com. ■ Fall baseball – low-key, instructional leagues for children age 3-12. Fees: T-Ball League (age 3-4), $100; Coach-Pitch League (age 5-6), $100; Farm League (age 7-8), $125; 9-10 League, $150; 11-12 League, $175. Info: Ann Marie, 300-8463, or KnoxYouthSports.com. ■ Fall softball – low-key, instructional leagues for girls age 6-12. No tryouts. Fee: $125. Info: 584-6403 or KnoxYouthSports.com. ■ Fall lacrosse for girls grades K-4 and 5-8. Fee: grades K-4, $125; grades 5-8, $175. Info: 584-6403 or KnoxYouthSports. com. ■ Fall lacrosse for boys age 8-14 (no high school team players). Both middle school and elementary school players on each team. Required to wear full equipment to the workout. Fee: $175. Info: 584-6403 or KnoxYouthSports.com.
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Upcoming Friday Austin-East at Fulton Bearden at Heritage Carter vs. Pigeon Forge Central at Campbell County Farragut vs. Lenoir City Grace Academy at Tellico Plains Gibbs at Anderson County Halls: Open Hardin Valley Academy at William Blount Karns vs. Powell Knoxville Catholic at CAK Knoxville Webb: Open South-Doyle vs. Jefferson County West vs. Maryville
Rematch at Karns Rivals primed for super-heated installment Powell hung on with a goal-line stand as time expired last season, Karns leaving Scarbro Stadium on the business end of a stinging, 19-13 defeat. The rematch is at Karns on Friday. So, as the fates would have it, is the Powell coach. After a year at the Panther helm, Tobi Kilgore left to take the head coaching job at Karns following last season. The challenge of injecting some consistency in the Beaver program was part of the draw, Kilgore said. A chance for professional advancement in terms of education sealed the deal. It all left new Powell coach John Allen, the fourth
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man to head the Panthers in four seasons, with a lot on his plate. Basically, this one is swimming in subplots. Last season: Karns (19), Powell (5-5) Last meeting: Powell 19, Karns 13 The offenses: Allen brings the wing-T with him to Powell, and, in junior Connor Sepsi, he’s got the quarterback to run it. He’ll use backs Cody Reed and Dominique Moore to help him control the ball.
The Panthers have a receiver/linebacker, 6-foot6 junior Darel Middleton, whom Tennessee is keeping an eye on. Kilgore likes the spread offense with lots of receivers. At 5-9, junior quarterback Greg Tye is a throw-onthe-move passer, one who threw for better than 1,600 yards last season. The playmakers are running back Will Smith and wide out Joe Faulkenberry. The defenses: With the Beavers’ 3-4, linebackerfueled defense and the Panthers in the wing-T, this one could be a classic. That’s a lot of guys running into each other when Karns goes on defense. Faulkenberry is the key for the Beavers. The Panthers, who deploy in a 3-5 under Allen, use more linebackers than the Beavers to slow opponents. The spread offense working against that many mobile defenders makes for some fast, fast, really fast play. The Breakdown: Mid-
dleton is as big a linebacker as you’ll see at any level. How will Karns account for him? Does Powell blitz with him? Do the Panthers use him in coverage? How does Karns defend Middleton if Powell throws? The spread vs. the wing-T represents a classic battle in offensive philosophy. Powell will want to hold on to the ball; Karns will want to get it and go. The Tye that binds – and decides – this one could very well be the Beaver quarterback. A slick signal caller in the spread can inflict a lot of damage. Devin Harper, a 6-4 junior, gives Tye a big receiving target of his own. Why this one intrigues: This one has to have the fan bases for both schools fired up. Karns remembers how close it was last year. The Panthers remember, too. Then their coach left. Don’t need a lot more than that.
Trooper returns to town Trooper Taylor, one of the most colorful (and some might say controversial) coaches in college football, returns to Neyland Stadium Saturday as cornerback counselor for the Arkansas State Red Wolves. Red Wolves? For generations, that team was called Indians. Political correctness caused the change. Blaise Taylor, 5-9, 170-pound freshman defensive back, son of the coach and lovely Evi, will also arrive as a Red Wolf. I remember him as a 10-year-old playing for the Knoxville Fire. The Taylors were in town for four years. They left after the 2007 season when Phillip Fulmer hired Dave Clawson as new offensive coordinator of the Volunteers. Trooper wanted that job, and when he didn’t get it, he moved on – to Oklahoma State as I recall. Clawson failed, but insiders understood Fulmer’s logic. In a whisper, they said Trooper stood out in recruiting and sideline exuberance, marked by a waving towel and cap worn backward so as not to interfere with chest bumps. Indeed, Taylor has a flair for the dramatic. Years ago I liked him. I think I still do. Trooper pro-
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tional championships. AuGus Malzahn did not reSources say father and burn asked Trooper to stick tain Trooper Taylor, but Au- son were not a package deal around, to hold the recruit- burn paid him for 2013 and at Arkansas State, just a bold ing class together during the six months of this year. He hire and nifty recruiting. cion of creative recruiting. Auburn had a little prob- search for a new coach. In- coached last season at Auburn Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com. High, where Blaise played. lem with grade changes teresting, very interesting. and a cash offer to a player to skip the NFL draft. Out in the real world, people News from The Knoxville Area Urban League with no true facts thought of Trooper and said where there is smoke, there is often a hot torch. It was obviously unfair members or friends to ask confidence in her ability By Phyllis Nichols to blame everything on Carrie Turner wants for help,” Turner said. “The to accomplish her goal of Trooper just because he was to be self- Urban League was my only working in an office. there. We do believe he was “The computer classes s u f f ic ient , alternative. After providinvestigated for resoundand the ing them with the informa- are great because they start ing recruiting success in K n o x v i l l e tion needed, they provided you from the beginning,” Thibodaux, La. Area Ur- a loan and removed the she said. “The teachers Meanwhile, Auburn won ban League stressful situation. I’m so didn’t assume I knew anya national championship has stepped glad the Urban League was thing. They started with the and Trooper got a big ring. up to help there for me.” Players loved him. His pay basics and have helped me The Knoxville Area Ur- grow.” ensure her went up to $475,000. Dursuccess, no ban League believes every ing a team visit to the White Nichols Turner hopes others in matter how adult in America should the community who need House, he chest-bumped have access to the financial help will reach out to the UrBarack Obama. I am not big or small the need. “Every time I’ve walked security that comes from ban League for assistance. making this up. A strange story popped up through the Urban League’s owning a home. The organi“No matter what you in Memphis. Auburn signed doors for help, they’ve pro- zation provides homeown- need, whether it’s help with Jovon Robinson, but the vided a sense of direction,” ership counselors who are payments or you’re looking trained to create custom- for a job, they take you stepNCAA ruled him ineligible Turner said. Recently, Turner encoun- ized plans for each client. by-step through the things because of falsified grades. Again, some of the fallout tered a situation where she Someone like Turner, who you need to accomplish to found Trooper but nothing wasn’t sure where to turn was able to keep her home, reach your goal,” she said. happened. Paid investiga- for help to keep her home. now can focus on employ“They’re honest about While between jobs, she had ment and achieving com- your shortcomings and tors fell short of proof. Summation: Recruiter fallen behind on mortgage plete self-sufficiency. show you how to overcome Now that Turner is in them. It’s a great organizaof the year, often envied, payments. Then, Turner resometimes accused, never membered the local Urban good standing on her mort- tion and the services they League offers housing and gage, she is taking computer provide are excellent.” convicted. development classes and job training Eventually, Trooper’s community Info: 865-524-5511. at the Urban League. The Phyllis Nichols is president and CEO of boss, Gene Chizik, was fired services. “I didn’t have family classes have increased her the Knoxville Area Urban League. for not winning enough na-
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Grace upgrades facilities By Danielle Taylor Grace Christian Academy received a fresh new look this summer with multiple facility upgrades as a result of generous donations received from alumni, outside donors, current faculty, staff and parents! The upgrades include a new computer lab consisting of 27-inch wide-screen display iMacs filled with the latest highperformance technologies. Though amazingly thin, the computers are powerful and fast enough for production and design use and are currently being utilized in our digital arts class, new to
the curriculum this year. Another exciting upgrade that took place this summer is our state-of-the-art science lab. New cabinetry, lab tables, stools and equipment are among the upgrades received. Previously, the lab was for 8th graders only; however, your donations provided a lab suitable for 2nd through 8th graders. Students receive handson experience equipped with the latest scientific lab equipment. Each class has a dedicated lab instructor and additional teacher, allowing for one-on-one instructions and assistance. And coming soon, battery-
operated microscopes! Though upgraded back in January, we can’t overlook the beautiful playground upgrade that was a product of your
kind donations as well. This new playground features a turf surface (allowing the kids to play even after it rains), an open eld area, swings, playground equipment, and an asphalt basketball court. The entire space is fully utilized daily by the lower
school students enjoying the fresh air and having a safer place to play. As evident from the upgrades listed, GCA is truly humbled by the incredible generosity of our donors. Thank you for your continued support and Giving Christ YOUR All.
By Danielle Taylor
ing down our six Core Values At Grace Christian Acad- that represent a Christian emy, we are dedicated to worldview and belief sysbeing a distinctively Chris- tem as implemented by our tian Academy that provides teachers and staff. The prean educational experience, vious two Core Values conand develops students who centrated on being Christare committed to changing Centered in all we do and the the world for Christ. For the Truth of God’s Word. This last two months and over month we’re focusing on the the next four, we are break- Church.
TRUTH And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 ■ GCA recognizes that it is a ministry of Grace Baptist Church and will submit to the Church’s spiritual authority. ■ GCA’s policies and procedures will strengthen and honor the mission of the local church. ■ GCA will require all board members and administration to be active members of Grace Baptist Church and faculty and staff to be active members of a local, Bible-believing church. ■ GCA will encourage all school families to be active members of a local Bible-believing church.