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BUZZ Della Volpe gives best council joke When Mayor Madeline Rogero suggested a battle of the bands between the police and fire departments, council member Nick Della Volpe shot back: “Let’s call it Guns and Hoses.” “I’ve got no impulse control,” he said later. “Hey, that’s pretty good,” said Rogero.

Cycling race for kids in SoKno The Tennessee High School Cycling League will hold a bike race 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1548 Taylor Road (aka the Wood Property) in the Urban Wilderness. Teams from across the state will compete, and event organizers hope to spark interest in mountain biking among local students. The league is open to middle-schoolers as well as high-schoolers. The race course is 2.5 miles, with one sustained climb of 250-feet elevation gain. The sixth-grade boys and all middle-school girls will use the lower portion of the course, which omits the climb and descent and is 1.24 miles. Spectators are welcome, and there is no charge to watch. Info: tennesseemtb.org

It hurts where? It’s not like the free medical clinic at Magnolia Avenue Methodist Church is operating in secret – every Monday at noon dozens of patients line up to sign up to see the doctor and have a hot lunch courtesy of the church – but Russ Johnston, who chairs its board and was the driving force behind the clinic’s creation, is working hard to spread the word that no one will be turned away.

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By Carolyn Evans The Beauty Hunters are at Anchor Park. As a matter of fact, they are all over Knoxville. No need to grab your lipstick and photo portfolio. These women are not talent scouts looking for the next Marilyn Monroe. For the Beauty Hunters, it’s what’s inside that counts. Beauty Hunters is a nonprofit organization founded by 2005 Farragut High School graduate Sarah Van Sickle and her business partner, Chelse Dyer, who serves as the president of the board of directors. Van Sickle and Dyer provide a free boot camp to help “restore and instill self-esteem, confidence and strength to women of all ages, sizes, races and abilities.” Beauty Hunters classes are designed to provide an encouraging atmosphere where everybody is accepted, and the old high school snobbery is banned. The main goal, says Van Sickle, is to redefine through physical fitness and a strong community the way women perceive their own beauty and

Beauty Hunters is a nonprofit that seeks to promote both physical and emotional well-being. Here, one of the free classes stops to pose. Photos submitted self-worth. They hosted their first class in 2012 and attracted around seven women, Dyer said. “About six months into it, classes got bigger and bigger and bigger. We had a grassroots group of volunteers, and we realized we had a move-

ment on our hands. We’ve spent the last three years growing from a group of about 50 women who met to exercise to a 501(c)(3) To page A-3

Beauty Hunters founders Sarah Van Sickle and Chelse Dyer went to Fashion Week in New York, where Sarah was chosen to represent Carrie Underwood’s new fitness line.

Snyder Road apartments get county nod By Wendy Smith Knox County Commission rolled over the Metropolitan Planning Commission, the Northwest Sector Plan and District 5 Commissioner John Schoonmaker to rezone 13.36 acres on the east side of Snyder Road, north of Outlet Drive, to accommodate a 240-unit apartment complex. Town of Farragut leaders have expressed opposition to the rezoning because the property is within the town’s urban growth boundary, and apartments are inconsistent with Farragut’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, which calls for office/light industrial development there. Developer Rick Gentry had hoped to acquire an additional parcel for the project, but when that fell through, he sought an increase in density from 12 units/ acre to 18 units/acre. In May, the MPC denied the required sector plan change from Medium Density

Residential to High Density Residential because it didn’t meet the criteria to warrant an amendment. It also denied the rezoning request for Planned Residential (PR) at 18 units/acre because current PR Rick Gentry zoning gave the applicant reasonable use of the property at 12 units/acre. The decision was appealed to County Commission, which sent it back to MPC. MPC took no action before returning it to the commission. Gentry was represented by attorney Arthur Seymour Jr. at last week’s County Commission meeting. Seymour listed several factors including Knox County’s $3.5 million investment in improvements to Outlet Drive, which is currently underutilized, and recent im-

provements to the Campbell Station Road/I-40 interchange. There is increased demand for apartments, especially in the west end of the county, Seymour said, and because of the unique road structure, the high-density development wouldn’t set a precedent. He cited the town of Farragut’s request for a feasibility study for a direct connector between Parkside Drive and Outlet Drive as another reason to move forward with the development. The increased density is necessary because at least 240 units are needed to support the amenities offered at the upscale apartment complex, Seymour said. Commissioner Bob Thomas said he was in favor of someone investing in the property. Commissioner Ed Brantley said he was initially against the proposed development, but after spending time on Outlet Drive, he thought it would be a “great thing” for the area.

Schoonmaker quizzed Dan Kelly of the MPC about why the requested sector plan and zoning changes were denied. Kelly said that policies in all current sector plans make it hard for staff to support high-density residential anywhere in the county, but staff is looking at ways to accommodate such development. Schoonmaker said he thought the sector plan should be followed. No one opposed to the development attended the commission meeting, and Commissioner Brad Anders said emails he’d seen from neighbors expressed opposition to increased traffic on Snyder Road. Seymour said the developer would prefer to utilize Outlet Drive, pending a traffic study. Anders moved for approval of the sector plan change, subject to traffic coming off of Outlet Drive. Schoonmaker was the lone dissenting vote. Commission also approved the rezoning request.

Service adequate, funding flawed says fire chief By Wendy Smith Knox County has a relatively high level of service at a low cost per capita as compared to the rest of the state in regard to fire protection, says Rural/Metro Fire Chief Jerry Harnish. But the current funding system is flawed because single-family homeowners foot more of the bill than businesses do. Harnish is generally pleased with the number of fire stations in the county, now that a new station in Southwest Knox County is up and running. The need for a station in the Choto area has been a topic of conversation since Mike Ragsdale was mayor and finally came to fruition when former Knox County Commissioners Ed Shouse and Richard Briggs took the issue to Mayor Tim Burchett. Other key factors included the offer of a site from developer John Huber and the commission’s approval of payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) for the property. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in

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September for the new station, which has one engine and a full-time crew of six But too many business owners opt to “roll the dice” rather than pay the Rural/ Metro subscription that would cover the cost of a fire. The cost of fighting a fire for two hours can be $30,000, and that’s a risk most homeowners aren’t willing to take. But the owner of a West Knox warehouse recently told Harnish that it doesn’t make financial sense for him to pay the lowest subscription rate for coverage, which is approximately $35,000 per year. If a business is large, the decision simply comes down to numbers, Harnish says. That becomes a problem as areas within the county grow. The 2000 census showed 700 residents in the Choto area, while the 2010 census showed 5,200. Growth in population requires a growth in service. “There’s a limit to how much funding can come in when residential properties To page A-3

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n Mary Bagley’s shed sits a tiny table from the 1930s, her latest antique refinishing project. “It’s going to be a lot of work stripping it and getting it back to its original shape. It’s got four coats of paint,” she says. “But it’s going to be really beautiful once it’s finished.” Bagley had to put such projects on hold – along with the rest of her life – as she endured six months of chemotherapy and then surgery for stage three breast cancer. She was 72. “I was sick the entire six months,” she says. Retired and living in Cleveland, Tenn., she and husband Charles’ lives were busy with volunteer work, maintaining their home and 23 acres of countryside and personal projects. Then came the diagnosis. Bagley had felt a lump herself while in bed one night. An MRI and followup biopsy the next day at Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center found a 5.2 cm tumor and cancer in two lymph nodes. “It was definitely a surprise,” she says. “I was in a daze.” Her physicians recommended proton therapy as a follow-up to chemo and surgery, and, after research and a consultation with Provision Proton Therapy Center’s Dr. Allen Meek, she decided to take that course. A type of radiation, proton therapy is able to target treatment specifically on the tumor site, thereby limiting exposure to surrounding healthy tissues

and organs. In the case of breast cancer,, this is important in reducing the riskss of a secondary lung cancer and heartt disease as a result of the treatment. Bagley’s insurance did not coverr d the therapy, but the couple decided h preventing further risk to her health was worth the price of treatment. “I would like to see more insurancee companies get on board,” Bagley says.. “I feel like it’s beneﬁcial to the patients.. d Insurers just don’t seem to understand that the patient is the most importantt thing.” But Bagley felt important at Provision n Proton Therapy Center, Tennessee’ss only proton therapy cancer treatmentt facility. “The process, it just went great,” shee says. Unlike with conventional radiation,, Bagley experienced no side effectss such as fatigue and skin burns at thee treatment site. k “I was not tired. I drove myself back d and forth to treatment,” she says. “I had d 33 treatments. I am feeling good and doing well.” d Her husband, who had accompanied g her to chemotherapy in the preceding months, even went back to his Kiwaniss w and volunteering duties once he saw n how her health improved under proton therapy. o “He said, ‘There’s things I want to do,’” Bagley says. Now, she’s returned to the thingss g she wants to do, too: Volunteering with the National Association forr

Family and Community Education, which helps buy school supplies and winter clothing for children in need and supports local community health initiatives; entertaining grandchildren on the couple’s farm; spending time with her husband and their 12-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever Jake; and taking their usual summer vacation trip to Colorado. And reﬁnishing antique tables. “Experiencing cancer makes you appreciate life more,” she says. “We’re blessed.” To learn more about proton therapy visit ProvisionProton.com or call 865-862-1600.

Mary Bagley of Cleveland, Tenn., underwent proton therapy for breast cancer.

New Provision Wellness program launched for breast cancer survivors

new Provision program offers fitness, physical therapy training and health education for breast cancer survivors to help them transition back into a healthy, active lifestyle after completing their medical treatments. The four-week, twice-weekly program will consist of 45 minutes of stretching, strengthening and cardiovascular conditioning exercises targeted at the needs of women following recovery from surgery, chemotherapy and/ or radiation who are ready to take the next step toward better health. Each session will also include 15-minute presentations on a variety of topics of interest to cancer survivors including how to start an exercise program, how to reduce the risk of lymphedema, hydration, nutrition and foam rolling for muscle detoxification and lymph flow production. A medical release from an oncologist or primary care physician prior to beginning the exercise program is recommended. “So much emphasis is placed on successful treatment of a woman’s cancer that sometimes the

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importance of a successful recovery is overlooked,” says Kathy Kearse, a physical therapist at Provision Physical Therapy with certiﬁcation in lymphedema therapy. She will be leading the classes along with Kathleen Bullock, an exercise specialist at Provision Health and Wellness with advanced certiﬁcation in cancer-related exercise. The classes will focus on the unique issues of breast cancer

patients, such as restoring strength and ﬂexibility to areas of the body affected by cancer treatment and minimizing secondary complications of lymphedema (swelling that can occur as a result of impact on the lymph nodes, either from surgery or radiation). “We saw the need for women to be proactive in their recovery, otherwise problems can arise as the body heals from invasive treatment,”

Kathleen Bullock

Kearse says. “Our program will give women various tools to make their post-cancer lives more healthy and vibrant.” Classes will be held Oct. 19 through Nov. 13, with two different sessions: either Mondays and Wednesdays, 2-3 p.m., or Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-9 a.m., at the Provision Health and Performance Center, 1400 Dowell Springs Blvd., Suite 100. Classes will include six to 10 participants. Cost of the program is $120 for eight total sessions. After classes are over, participants can elect to continue exercising together as a small group with Bullock. For more information or to sign up for the classes, call 865-232-1414.

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Tellico Village Lions Club members Bruce Johnson and John Diehm join Recreation Advisory Committee chair Bill Butera and committee members Lynn Brinkley and Tom Valenzo in cutting the ribbon on the new walking trail as residents look on. Photos submitted

New path opens for walkers Tellico Village’s newest amenity opened with some fanfare at a ribbon cutting and open house. The new half-mile paved walking path is located at the Wellness Center on Dohi Drive and encircles the other recreational amenities currently at the site.

Oktoberfest, Chili Dinner, Golf Outing and monthly flier deliveries. A project of this type would not be possible without the support of community residents for these Lions activities. Four members of the club were responsible for assembling and installing the stations. Lion Bruce Johnson was the project leader, assisted by Lions Curt Isakson, Ray Harris and Gerald Edgell. Four employees from Edgell’s firm, Tellico Bay Construction, assisted in the effort. Including the contracting and procurement, the entire project required 78 hours of effort by these individuals. Walking trails are one of the amenities most asked about by visitors to our community. This new trail helps extend our selection in that arena.

John Cherry IT’S BETTER AT TELLICO VILLAGE The Recreation Department hosted the Sept. 24 event and, along with members of the Recreation Advisory Committee, served hot dogs, chips, cookies and lemonade to more than 250 Villagers who came out for the festivities. The new walking trail also features exercise stations donated by the Tellico Village Lions Club. The total cost to the Lions Club of installing the four exercise stations was $17,617.50. This represents approximately one year’s income from the club’s fundraising activities, which include the

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Marketplace at the Yacht Club

Friday, Oct. 9, is the day to visit the Yacht Club at Tellico Village for the annual Marketplace at the Yacht Club. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features more than 40 vendors from all over Loudon County and some from West

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Marketing manager Beth Kuberka and marketing assistant Summer Macon are ready for visitors at the new Tellico Village Welcome Center.

Knox County. More than 400 Villagers came through the doors last year to enjoy the displays, art, music, food and beverages. We are pleased that Pistol Creek Catch of the Day is providing our live music again this year. Another fun feature will be moonshine tasting.

just say, “Hi.” Throughout October, visitors to our new center can sign up for dinner for two at the beautiful and delicious Blue Heron Restaurant at the Yacht Club. All Discovery Tours and Day Tours will begin from the Welcome Center. Tour guides take visitors on a two-hour look around the village seeing all ■ Say hello at new the amenities and hearing about the good life in our center little corner of East TennesThe Tellico Village Welsee. come Center opened Sept. 28 and will host a grand opening in October. The new center is at 200 Chota Road just up the street from the gas station at the traffic light on Tellico Parkway. Visitors can stop by to get more information about Tellico Village, schedule a tour of the community or

organization. Now we have classes with 100 women. Our goal is to establish chapters across the U.S.” Members aren’t just getting physically fit, said Van Sickle, they are getting off high blood pressure medicine and antidepressants. In class, women are encouraged to exercise at the level at which they feel comfortable. “Your race, your pace” is the mantra. Since they operate as a nonprofit, Beauty Hunters looks for donated spaces for the classes – parks in warm weather and churches and schools during cold weather. They have teamed with the town of Farragut to provide the classes at Farragut parks. Through Oct. 14, they’ll meet at Anchor Park, then at Admiral Farragut Park on Oct. 22 and 29. After that they will move indoors. Locations are updated on the website. Van Sickle says she was still in high school when she began to get fed up with all the pressure put on women to be beautiful. She says she became a victim of the pressure, leading to an eating disorder and self-hatred. “That led me to realize that society has a standard and definition of beauty that’s not only unrealistic,

From page A-1 but impossible to attain. Once women reach a goal, we’re on to the next goal. Reaching the ideal of beauty is ephemeral.” Van Sickle recovered and went on to very successful studies at the University of Tennessee. She became an all-Southeastern Conference soccer player and earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science/kinesiology. She’s won other awards as well, including becoming an Under Armour brand ambassador. Beauty Hunters is her passion. “We’re not specifically a Christian organization because the Lord told me he wanted everybody to be included,” said Van Sickle. “He’s the heartbeat behind this.” At Beauty Hunters, there’s no time or place for drama, cattiness or judgmental attitudes, she added. Women of all ages are encouraged join the fun. All you need to get started is a yoga mat or towel, water and a supportive mentality. Classes are held around town every day except Sunday. Other West Knoxville locations are at Fuse Church near Papermill Road, Lakeshore Park and Johnny Long’s Training Academy. Info: beautyhunters.org

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to cover fire service, but it would be an enormous hike. are bearing the bulk of the change, he says. The next new fire station cost. At some point, we have Harnish estimates that is likely to be in the Forks of to get commercial properties 50 percent to 60 percent of the River area in East Knox to bear more of the expense.” county properties are cov- County. While stations are He sees two possible so- ered through subscriptions. generally well distributed, lutions. The county could There are now 16 Rural/Met- specific locations are not altax businesses to pay for ro fire stations in Knox Coun- ways ideal due to cost. The service, or pass an ordi- ty outside the city and 19 current station is located in nance to make it easier for city-operated fire halls, and the industrial park, and it Rural/Metro to charge non- combining the two would be needs to be closer to resisubscribers for service. If costly. He can’t see the city dences, Harnish says. A derates for commercial busi- taking on such a huge finan- veloper is in the process of nesses were significantly cial challenge. The county making a proposal to Rural/ higher, the math would could raise the property tax Metro.

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This could be the crossroads Watch closely, my friends. This could be the crossroads of Butch Jones’ coaching career. Observe the details this Saturday and make note of which way the Volunteers go. If this team recovers from the latest disappointment, smacks Georgia in the mouth and carries the fight to the Bulldogs for all four quarters, the season can be saved. Georgia, treated rudely by Alabama, will be trying to bounce back at Tennessee’s expense. If that happens, forget all the tall talk of summer and lofty orange expectations. The Vols will be stuck at 2-4. There will be no SEC East title. There may not be six victories for bowl eligibility. There is but one North Texas, one South Carolina and one Vanderbilt on the remaining schedule. Jones’ immediate solution to this dilemma was not very reassuring.

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“You keep working and you win one of these games eventually.” Hmmmm. My reaction? What Tennessee needs are more Bowling Greens and Western Carolinas. Some SEC bullies are just too tough. Some are too smart. This is the big league. Oklahoma and Florida caused considerable grief. Arkansas let more air out of the Tennessee balloon. It defeated the Vols physically, much worse than the final score. The psychological setback may have been even more decisive. Arkansas is old-fashioned dull in comparison to Tennessee. It does not do

much strobe-light stuff. It does not get highlight time on ESPN shows. It does not even bother with the hiphop hurry-up offense. The Razorbacks do not have an aerospace engineer at quarterback. Their guy does not study differential equations or do internships on next-generation Pratt & Whitney F135 engines. Arkansas has nothing close to the Tennessee theme song, Rocky Top. The school did establish trademark rights to “Woooooooo Pig Sooie!” The coaches are the real difference in Tennessee and Arkansas. Butch is a freeflowing orator, a polished motivational speaker, a natural salesman. His brickby-brick building plan has been copied by construction companies worldwide. Bret Bielema is not nearly as photogenic or articulate. If Butch comes across as a slick marketing manager,

Bret appears to be more the bib overalls type. Their coaching backgrounds are a study in contrasts. Butch built his fame at Central Michigan and Cincinnati. Bielema went 68-24 at Wisconsin. Three of his teams played in Rose Bowls. This is the third year in rebuilding projects for both coaches. Jones has clearly excelled in recruiting. At Neyland Stadium, Bret’s team performed as if it had superior talent. The Razorbacks did fundamentals. The Vols missed opportunities and far too many tackles. The secondary lost receivers and couldn’t find them. A famous cornerback dropped on the draft board. We all know Joshua Dobbs does not throw well downfield. But at least he was inconsistent. A few passes were perfect. More were off-target. Tennes-

Bonovich comes out punching Few city residents braved the rainy weather last week to vote in the primary for three contested City Council seats. But they’ll get a second chance to choose from exactly the same candidates, minus two at-large Seat C contenders, during the Nov. 3 general election.

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The Seat C field has been reduced to incumbent Finbarr Saunders and chal-

lenger Paul Bonovich, a small business owner. Saunders raked in 64 percent of votes, while Bonovich received Bonovich 13 percent − just 45 votes more than third-place finisher David Williams, who had 12 percent. Kelly Absher finished fourth with 11 percent. Bonovich says he’s thrilled to be participating in the general election. After a day of recovery following the election, he was ready to get back to communicating with voters. His

platform has become more clearly defined, as have his issues with Saunders. He now has three key issues. The first is the city’s “unsustainable” pension fund. The unfunded liability grew from $18 million to $170 million over the past seven years, and given the shape of the market, he wouldn’t be surprised if it increased to $200 million this year. The second flows from the first. Bonovich is concerned that city liabilities will result in a tax increase, and he wants to look at alternatives to raising taxes. His third key issue is protecting the integrity of

neighborhoods. Saunders has not been a champion of neighborhoods, he says. “He took a hospital from a neighborhood that wanted it and put it in a neighborhood that didn’t.” Saunders also has a plan − to keep doing what he’s been doing for four years. He’ll continue attending meetings and talking with neighborhood representatives and business owners “to understand what’s going on.” He lists such neighborhood organizations as Bearden Council, Town Hall East and Fountain City Town Hall as being good sources of information. He thinks last week’s

see offensive and defensive fronts got thumped. Jalen Hurd gained one yard in the second half. Other Vols, even Dobbs, did not run well. This was not a strategy flaw. Arkansas had the ball. Georgia is a better team than Arkansas. It may not be as tough. What the Bulldogs do on their comeback should be interesting. What the Vols do is critical. Nothing like this ever happened during the previous administration. We never mistook Derek Dooley teams for good. This one faked us out. It would be nice to get surprised again.

years. Some wonder why. Historic occasions? In 1973, Tennessee was leading 31-28 with 2:27 remaining, fourth and two, wrong end of the field. Bill Battle called for a fake punt, spotted a problem, tried to change the play, but couldn’t get the message to all concerned. Fullback Steve Chancey took the snap and was swarmed. Georgia cashed in. Battle carries the scar. In 1980, young Herschel made his debut, stormed up the middle, ran over Bates, scored a touchdown and triggered this exclamation from Georgia announcer Larry Munson: “My God, a freshman!” Tennessee won nine in This is for the children a row in the next decade. In 1992, Heath Shuler told who came in late. There is more to Tennes- interim coach Phillip Fulsee-Georgia football than mer not to worry, he’d take Herschel Walker bumping care of the little problem. The quarterback patted the into Bill Bates. As rivalries go, this is a coach on his broad bottom strange one. The schools and completed the famous played long, long ago, be- fourth-and-14 pass to Roncame charter members of ald Davis. Marvin West invites reader reaction. the Southeastern Confer- His address is westwest6@netzero.com ence but didn’t play for 31

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election reflected support for the current council. “We don’t always agree, but we’ll always find a solution.” Ironically, he points to the city pension as an example of a time when the council worked well to ge t her. While council can’t change the pension str ucture, Saunders members can make suggestions about what goes on the ballot for voters to decide. The current council was new when it spent six months working through issues related to the pension. Both candidates ex-

pressed concern about the low voter turnout for the primary. Saunders says he doesn’t want interest to drop off before the general election. The District 5 race between incumbent Mark Campen and Jennifer Mirtes will be citywide during the general election. But voting for at-large seats is citywide during both the primary and the general election. It’s a redundancy that needs to be addressed, possibly after the current election cycle. Seat A incumbent George Wallace had no opposition. Incumbent Marshall Stair will once again face Pete Drew for Seat B. Here’s hoping for sunny weather.

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‘Where does it hurt?’

East Knoxville church operates free medical clinic It’s not like the free medical clinic at Magnolia Avenue Methodist Church is operating in secret – every Monday at noon dozens of patients line up to sign up to see the doctor and have a hot lunch courtesy of the church – but Russ Johnston, who chairs its board and was the driving force behind the clinic’s creation, is working hard to spread the word that there’s free medical care available in East Knoxville and that no one will be turned away.

Betty Bean “The only question we ask is where does it hurt,” he said. Johnston, a 1960 University of Tennessee computer science graduate who earned advanced degrees in organizational design from MIT and Harvard, was a founding faculty member of Wake Forest’s Babcock Graduate School of Business and a professor at Boston University’s graduate school of business before he retired in 1999 and moved back to Knoxville with his wife, Florence. “I hate to dispute Thomas Wolfe, but you can go home again,” he said.

The Johnstons started attending Magnolia Avenue United Methodist Church because, he said, “The people here were so nice. Over the next couple of years, I kept thinking, ‘The Lord wants me to go over there to that church,’ and I’d say, ‘Nah, that’s just my imagination.’ “Finally, the Lord said, ‘I want you to go there and when you get there, I’ll show you what to do.’ So I came over here and they had a new minister – Van Sanks – and he wanted it to become a missionary church that related to its neighborhood.” The idea for the clinic grew from there. “People kept telling me, ‘I go over to St. Mary’s for medical care.’ I’d ask how they got there, and they’d say, ‘I walk.’ “God told me, ‘You need to do something,’ and I listened,” Johnston said. The congregation started feeding people on Mondays and opened a clothing closet. Members of Ebenezer United Methodist opened up a food pantry. The clinic opened after Dr. Janet Purkey, an internist and associate professor at the Un iver sit y Dr. Janet Purkey of Tennes-

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Social worker Amanda Mills and founder Russ Johnston

see Medical Center, got involved. (Johnston says the first 23 doctors he asked turned him down). She’s on duty from noon until 3 p.m. when she is relieved by Dr. John Bashore. Purkey got involved in planning the clinic through her church, Central Baptist of Bearden, and is assisted by a core of dedicated volunteer social workers, nurses and community members who take histories and keep the place running. Once a month, Wayne Smith, also

a volunteer, does HIV and Hepatitis C testing. Last week Purkey was excited to welcome a medical student sent by Dr. Ron Lands, a colleague at UT Medical Center, and she says they could use more help. “I don’t want to be a director. I want to be a worker bee. Find me a director!” She said working at the clinic is “eye-opening and rewarding. A lot of things still need to be tweaked, but people know that we are doing our best for them.”

Affordable housing is big business Last week Knoxville’s Habitat for Humanity announced its 500th house built here since the group’s founding in 1976. Also last week, the city renamed a road (Town View Drive to Lula Powell Drive) as LHP Capital LLC affirmed a previously announced $21.6 million renovation of Townview Towers and the adjacent Arbor Place. Combined, these offer 500 apartments. Irony abounds. A quick check shows some 3,700 units of KCDCowned and managed apartments and another 4,000 KCDC-issued housing vouchers. That means Knox County has added almost 9,000 units of subsidized housing in the last 40 years, and yet chronic homelessness remains a problem. There’s a huge difference, though, between the good work of Habitat versus the recycling efforts – both buildings and tenants – of the government rental business. Carr Hagan, president of LHP Capital, talked with me last week about his company’s business.

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Since the mid-1970s, the federal government has encouraged privately owned and developed residential rental units for public housing, but those funding programs ended in the mid1980s, he said. Phillip Lawson, now board chair of LHP Capital, began studying a new financial model, Hagan said. From the late 1990s into the next decade, low income housing was funded with tax credits. In 2005, a housing division was created within Lawler-Wood, and that housing division remains today, renamed LHP Capital LLC. “Lawler-Wood is a 40year brand, but we’ve rebranded,” said Hagan, who has worked with Phil Lawson for 13 years. And LHP is also rebranding its properties. Townview Towers (300

units), one of three public housing entities atop the hill overlooking downtown Knoxville and the Civic Coliseum, is becoming 1100 Studio Apartments. The adjacent Arbor Place (200 units) is becoming Pinnacle Park. And the KCDC-owned property that’s most visible to motorists is now The Vista at Summit Hill, advertised as 175 cable-ready apartments with great views of Knoxville’s skyline and the mountains. Hagan said his apartments have strong occupancy, vacant only for normal transitions. The federal subsidy is tied to the unit rather than the individual. Tenants pay 30 percent of their monthly income and the government makes up the difference based on market rental rates, he said. You know what’s happening to downtown residential rental rates. Hagan said the $21.6 million that his company is investing in rehabilitation is “lots more than appliances,” although new appliances, floor covering and upgraded cabinets are included. There will also be new roofs,

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HVAC, electrical upgrades and security cameras, he said. “These are 45-yearold buildings with many maintenance needs.” Carr Hagan The new names and new signage will be installed by year’s end. The 18-month construction schedule is ahead on Pinnacle Park where, given the complexity of the retrofits, the tenants are moved 24-units at a time to on-site hotel units while work is underway. “We’re putting almost $25 million of capital investment in affordable homes,” said Hagan. Leaving this writer to conclude: the smartest people in town do not work for the government. Note: When Mayor Madeline Rogero suggested a battle of the bands between the police and fire departments, council member Nick Della Volpe shot back: “Let’s call it Guns and Hoses.” “I’ve got no impulse control,” he said later.

The recent city elections produced no surprises other than the three opponents to Finbarr Saunders ran almost evenly among them while Saunders took the lion’s share of the vote. Paul Bonovich, who faces Saunders in the runoff, edged his closest rival, David Williams, by 45 votes for Seat C. Expect Bonovich to wage an active campaign as will Saunders. Voter turnout hit the lowest mark in history. Such low totals deprive the winning candidates of any meaningful mandate for much of anything as 96 percent of the voters stayed home. Interestingly, 568 more voters voted in the Seat C contest than voted in the mayor’s race. Some 3,757 voted for mayor while 4,325 voted among the four rivals for Seat C. Rogero got only 70 more votes than city Judge John Rosson with her 3,711 votes; Rosson got 3,641. Saunders won with 64 percent of the total vote. However, on absentee voters, Saunders fell below 50 percent of the total. His election-day vote was three percentage points less than his early voting totals, while Bonovich slightly increased his percentage by election day. ■ Marshall Stair, who lives in North Knoxville, actually got more votes in George Wallace’s home precinct of Deane Hill Rec Center than Wallace, who was unopposed. Will be interesting to see if that repeats itself in November. Both Stair and Wallace are seen as possible mayoral candidates in 2019. ■ Expect a robust debate over the next four weeks between Saunders and Bonovich on issues such as the 34cent property tax hike, Cumberland Avenue’s $18 million construction project and neighborhood support. Saunders is the clear favorite. ■ Knoxville civic leader Jim Haslam II is being honored in Nashville on Oct. 20 by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee with its Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award. This is given to those who have made life better for others through hard work, bold dedication to service and strong faith in the human spirit. Other recipients include former Govs. Winfield

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■ Karns Senior Center: 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Offerings include: flu shots, noon Wednesday, Oct. 14; card games; dance classes; exercise programs; mahjong; dominoes; Farkle Tournament, 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16. The Knox County Veterans Services office will provide one-on-one assistance to veterans and family members 9-10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16. Register for: AARP Safe Driver Class, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Oct. 8-9; “Stepping on Falls Prevention program, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13; RSVP by Tuesday, Oct. 13 for S’moresfest, 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16.

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Rain fell by the buckets. The temp was a chilly 60 degrees. The wind easily turned umbrellas wrong side up. Who would want to picnic in that? Apparently more than 700 senior citizens. The turnout for Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s senior appreciation picnic was surprisingly large considering the weather was uncooperative

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for the second year in a row. Seniors arrived at John Tarleton Park by the vanload and stayed through the constant drizzle alternating with down-pours of rain to enjoy music, food and fun. Vendors from various service providers were on-site with freebies and information benefitting seniors. This is the 9th year Knox County has hosted the senior picnic, launched by

Mayor Mike Ragsdale and his director of senior services, Cynthia Finch. “Mayor Burchett has continued the picnic as a way to show our seniors that we appreciate their service and commitment to our country and community,” said county communications director Michael Grider. “It was a great turnout despite the rain.” Mayor Madeline Rogero arrives in style for the picnic. More pictures next week. Cindy Taylor

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A phenomenon missed The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. (Joel 2: 10 NRSV)

Anne Shipley, chair of the Women’s Day Circle; Mert Harmon, co-chair; and Irene Reed, secretary-treasurer, look for fall decorations for the Saturday, Oct. 17, Pie Supper at Virtue Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Photo by Carolyn Evans

Bidding for the pie of your dreams By Carolyn Evans The pastor wanted the coconut cake. But when the bidding got started at Virtue Cumberland Presbyterian Church last fall, the Rev. Steve Graham knew his best might not be good enough. He wagered $50, $75 and then $100, but someone else was determined to get the coconut sheet cake made by Loretta White. “I got out at $175, but I think it sold for $190,” Graham said. If the price sounds like the coconut should be spun gold, the explanation is simple: All the money raised goes to church projects and mission work. The Women’s Day Circle, a part of Virtue Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry, is the service organization behind this successful fun-

draiser. Anne Shipley, Mert Harmon, Mildred Collins, Deloris Hixon, Irene Reed, Velma Kinkaid and Edna Proffitt are the circle members who take the Pie Supper from concept to reality. With the proceeds from the coconut cake and other goodies last year, the group purchased drums for the church’s praise band. They also contributed to local ministries such as Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, Free Medical Clinic, Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries and national denominational projects. The next Pie Supper is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, in the fellowship hall at 725 Virtue Road. The community is encouraged to join in the free event. “The Pie Supper is an institution that has gone on for at least 50 years,”

says Irene Reed who is the secretarytreasurer of the Women’s Day Circle and has been a member for 56 years. “It gets to be highly competitive.” Pecan pies, apple pies, peach cobblers and Italian cream cakes were just a few of the homemade delicacies that hit the auction block. Last year Reed contributed some Chex Mix and a couple of red velvet loaf cakes, and she is working on ideas for this year. “My husband loves lemon meringue, so I’ll probably take that one. We’ll have every kind of pie imaginable.” You don’t have to be a church member to be part of the Women’s Circle meetings. Reed invites interested women to both the Day Circle and Night Circle meetings. Info: 966-1491 or virtuechurch.org

Like many of you, I missed the blood moon and eclipse. I was in the mountains, where the clouds completely covered the event. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. I love the moon and the stars and frequently step outside at night to check in with them. I suppose it fulfills some need for wonder, mystery and vastness. I am fairly certain that it is also a security thing: I am reassured that God’s in His heaven; all’s right with the world! I like to think that God spangled the heavens for us, as a lover showers the beloved with gifts. Instead of placing His jewels in our hands, however, God flung them across the skies for our amazement and pleasure, for all of us to share. I pity people who live in large cities, where lights completely obliterate the heavens. Surely, they haven’t a clue what they are missing, or they would do something about it!

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event was to get to know the neighbors and invite community members who do not have a home church to visit, have a good time and get to know the church family. “One of the commissioners told me that Hardin Valley is the fastest growing district in Tennessee and we’re here in the middle of it all. The Lord has given us a great location and we want folks to feel welcome to come and visit. “We’ve doubled our attendance in the last year and we’d like to double it again in the coming year by

reaching out to those in the community who may not have a church home or even know God. “We’re trying to build good traditions by not just being open to the community, but by being in the community; being a resource as a place where someone cares. That’s our motto, ‘Hardin Valley cares.’” The small and friendly church draws approximately 75 attendees each Sunday – individuals who want a traditional Baptist service where everybody knows their name.

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Katherine Fu, Patrick Wingard; (back) Adam Smith and Liz Enyenihi are National Merit semifinalists, and Wingard and Enyenihi also had perfect scores on the ACT.

Farragut students rock National Merit semifinals By Sara Barrett A dozen of the 16,000 semi-finalists announced for this year’s National Merit Scholarship Program attend Farragut High School. About 90 percent of semifinalists will advance to the finalist level of the competition, according to NMSC. Half of those finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship and will be named a Merit Scholar. More than $32 million in scholarships will be awarded to the Merit Scholars. High school juniors enter the program by taking the preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test which serves as an

University of Tennessee admissions director Kari Alldredge, cheerleaders Sierra Williams and Taylor Newsom, FHS senior Stevie Popovich, UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and mascot Smokey pose for a photo after Popovich was personally invited to attend UT by the entire gang.

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Mackenzie Beck; (back) Ambrose Bechtel and Yongyu Chen are National Merit semifinalists from Farragut High School. Not pictured is semi-finalist Zachary MacIntyre. initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of semifinalists represents less than one percent of high school seniors and includes

the highest-scoring entrants in each state. Semifinalists will be notified in February whether they advance to the finalist level. Farragut High School students Jasmine Park, Anisha Babu; (back) Benjamin Jones and Daniel Yan are on this year’s list of National Merit semifinalists, and Yan also posted perfect PSAT and SAT scores.

Last week, UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, Smokey, several cheerleaders and UT faculty members invaded Farragut High School to hand-deliver acceptance letters to a lucky few during class time. Steven Popovich, known to his friends as “Stevie,” was cheered by his peers when a sea of orange and white flooded the auditorium where he was singing in class. Popovich was one of 20 students on UT’s list of cold calls at FHS. He was handed a musical greeting

card by Cheek that played “Rocky Top.” “This is definitely the first acceptance letter I’ve received so far,” said Popovich, cool as a cucumber while holding a celebratory orange and white cookie. Popovich is interested in studying business or premed and is interested in UT because “it’s close to home” but said he is most looking forward to college for some independence. The Big Orange Bus Tour travelled to nine high schools across Tennessee delivering the good news to

more than 2,000 students. “As the state’s largest public research university, 88 percent of our undergraduates come to us from big cities and small towns across the state,” Cheek said. “Visiting with students, principals and guidance counselors helps us to stay in touch with their needs and boost our recruiting efforts.” UT’s priority application and scholarship deadline is Nov. 1. The regular deadline for high school students to apply is Dec. 1. Info: admissions.utk.edu

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set up shop in front of large department stores, and two of them sold around 200 books each. Each of the four winners received $100 for their hard work except overall schoolwide top seller Howie Sentell, who received $300. “I bought some stuff I needed,” said Howie, a fifth grader. “I got an Airsoft gun and a new Xbox game. My schedule was all messed up from selling so much, but it was worth it.” Asked if he had advice for other students when selling books next year, Howie’s response was simple. “Go for it. Just do it.”

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Blessing of the Animals is a treat for humans Episcopal School of Knoxville held its annual Blessing of the Animals last week with some 200 pets brought to the school yard by students and their families. Species included felines and canines as well as lizards, parrots and guinea pigs. The event coincides each year with a schoolwide collection of pet food donated to local animals in need. Kindergarten classes collected nearly 350 bags of dry food weighing almost two and a half tons. Students visited FISH Hospitality Pantries to help organize and package the food so pet owners could get some to feed their animals the same time they pick up food for themselves. The project was conducted in partnership with the LAMBS pet ministry at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. “St. Francis is often remembered for his vision of human kinship with animals and with all creation,” ESK Chaplain Fa-

Junior League mini-grants availablefor teachers The Junior League of Knoxville is partnering with Belk of West Town Mall to award mini-grants of $50 to $500 on a competitive basis to teachers for innovative classroom projects. All certified Knox County schoolteachers are eligible to apply. Deadline is Oct. 24, and winners are an-

nounced mid-November. Last year, the Junior League awarded $15,000 to fund 36 classroom projects. The mini-grants program is supported by the Belk fundraising event 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Tickets are $10. Info: jlknoxville.org or 865-5844124.

HEALTH NOTES Episcopal School of Knoxville Chaplain Father Joshua Ashton Hill blesses sixth grader Max Lancaster’s cat (in pink carrier) during the annual Blessing of the Animals held on school grounds. ESK middle school teacher and parent Susan Lancaster looks on. Photo submitted ther Josh Hill said. “Over the years that memory has been translated into a fun celebration of human companionship with pets, which reminds us of the biblical

mandate to care for all creation. But there was more to Francis than loving animals. He was even more focused on God’s vision for human beings.

■ PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East TN meeting, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, Kern UMC, 451 E. Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge. Speaker: Debbie Price. Topic: “Healthy Mind Counseling.” Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867; pk_hopeisalive@ bellsouth.net; pkhopeisalive. org.

“So we bless pets, but our school also collects pet food for those pet owners who struggle to provide food. ■ Peninsula Lighthouse This is one small way we can Group of Families Anonystrive to be like Francis.” mous meetings, 6:15-7:15

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UT surprises students at West High Last week, UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek, Smokey, several cheerleaders and UT faculty members invaded West High School to hand-deliver acceptance letters to a lucky few during class time. Ada Falls was rehearsing in the chorus room when a flood of orange and white suddenly surged through the double doors. Falls was the first student cheerfully ambushed, and she handled it rather smoothly. “The University of Tennessee has always been my first pick,” said Falls, after

being presented with a card playing “Rocky Top” with a picture of Neyland Stadium on the cover. “My dad graduated from UT, and I already know the campus very well,” she said, smiling. Falls plans to major in German and Asian studies and learn as many languages as possible. But most of all, “I’m looking forward to the freedom,” she said. The Big Orange Bus Tour traveled to nine high schools across Tennessee delivering the good news to more than 2,000 students.

“As the state’s largest public research university, 88 percent of our undergraduates come to us from big cities and small towns all across the state,” Cheek said. “Visiting with students, principals and guidance counselors on their home turf helps us to stay in touch with their needs and boost our recruiting efforts.” UT’s priority application and scholarship deadline is Nov. 1. The regular deadline for high school students to apply is Dec. 1. Info: admis- UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and mascot Smokey hand-deliver an acceptance letter to West High School senior Ada Falls. Photos by S. Barrett sions.utk.edu

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The Akima Singers entertain before lunch is served.

Power of the Purse is success for Mobile Meals By Sherri Gardner Howell In a community where fundraisers for good causes can fill every weekend plus multiple weekdays, a new, innovative way to raise money should be celebrated. A packed house did just that at the Power of the

Purse luncheon for CAC Mobile Meals on a recent Thursday at Rothchild Conference Center. Shopping was the first order of the day as guests entered a room packed with purses. The price points were hard to resist – from

Madison Bankston of West Knoxville looks over one of the silent auction packages.

$15 up, with a lot of purses to be found in the lower price ranges. The variety warmed the hearts of the mostly female crowd “shopping” the tables. Everything from designer bags to canvas clutches was available. Some were brand new, others “slightly

Guests were certainly enjoying shopping for purses before lunch, including Lori Tucker of WATE-TV, in coral jacket at left, who was master of ceremonies.

used,” although it was so slightly that most people could not tell the difference. In the next room, where lunch was served, silent auction packages all were built around a purse. For example, a guitar-shaped purse, autographed by Rick Springfield, brought with it two front-row tickets to Springfield’s Oct. 10 concert in Greeneville, an overnight stay at the General Morgan Inn, a $50 gift card to the inn’s restaurant and a $50 Pilot gift card for gas. An OMG black and silver chevron purse was the centerpiece of the Night on the Town package, which featured tickets to Clarence Brown, Tennessee Theatre and Knoxville Symphony plus dinner for two at Aubrey’s restaurant, a Lizard Thicket bracelet and canvas artwork. Getting the most excitement was the Hall of Famer package that featured a University of Tennessee orange leather purse signed by Peyton Manning, a canvas photo of Manning, four tickets to the UT homecoming football game plus a parking pass and a $50 gift card to Fresh Market. Beth Stewart of South Knoxville put in the winning bid of $600.

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By Betsy Pickle New Dogwood Arts executive director Tom Cervone had a baptism by fire, but he discovered that he loved the heat. Cervone’s predecessor, Lisa Duncan, stayed on through Sept. 30 to help Cervone get through one of Dogwood Arts’ biggest fall events, the Tom Cervone K n o x v i l l e Film Festival, held at Regal Downtown West Cinema 8. The four-day festival marked its third year under the Dogwood Arts umbrella. “It was exhausting,” says Cervone. “We were there dawn to dusk and then some, but that’s what we do.” Cervone praised the hard work and expertise of festival executive director Keith McDaniel and the support of the Dogwood team. He was also wowed by the filmmakers, especially those involved with the 7-Day Shootout. This year, the Visit Knoxville Film Office and the Knoxville Film Festival combined to offer a $20,000 grand prize to the top film with the commitment to turn the short into a feature film that will be screened at

Cadet” by Chad Cunningham (also receives one year of online distribution services courtesy of Distribber) ■ Best Film: “Space Cadet” by Chad Cunningham ■ Best Director: Edy Recendez, “Sigma”

input from the community and the support from the corporate side of our business. It was a lot of fun.” About 275 films (more than double 2014’s total) were submitted, and 41 were screened at the 2015 KFF. Director Chad Cunningham and audio engineer/production assistant Shane Smith work on The 19 narrative shorts, “Space Cadet.” Photos submitted 10 narrative features, four documentary features and eight documentary shorts next year’s festival. Cervone watched all of other level,” he says. “I loved came from 11 states and four “As long as I’ve been in the 28 seven-minute films it. It was very well crafted. countries. The winners are: this community, and par- submitted for the shootout This guy, Chad Cunning- ■ Narrative Feature: “Wildlike” ham, won last year the ticularly having known a lot and “was impressed.” directed by Frank Hall Green “This is not for the faint emerging film artist (prize, ■ Narrative Short: “One Night of actors and directors and designers, I had no idea that of heart,” he says. “When for “Daisy”), and isn’t it inin Aberdeen” by Brett Ferster the film community was as you take on a project like teresting that this year his ■ Documentary Feature: strong and cooperative and this and in seven days try to short was the best film. “Mind/Game: The Unquiet “There were three or four supportive of one another,” produce something respectJourney of Chamique Holdsays Cervone, who once able and competitive and or five really good films … sclaw” by Rick Goldsmith taught acting at the Univer- creative, you really have to but it really was the best of ■ Documentary Short: “Spearsity of Tennessee. “You tend go at it 110 percent, which is the lot. He took an interesthunter” by Adam Roffman & to think that when artists what these folks did.” ing subject and made it feel Luke Poling For Cervone, one film very genuine and authentic.” ■ Tennessee Film: “dop-pelget together they’re thinkCervone looks forward to ing about themselves … but stood out above the rest, gang-er” by Graham Uhelski & these folks were very, very and it turned out to be the helping the KFF continue to Daniel Ray Hamby generous with their time winning shootout film, grow. “I was, in a word, imand talent and in some cases “Space Cadet,” directed by 7-Day Shootout pressed, from all perspeceven their treasure to sup- Chad Cunningham. “When I watched ‘Space tives – not just from the Film Competition port one another, particularly in the 7-Day Shootout.” Cadet,’ it just took me to an- quality of the films but the ■ $20,000 Grand Prize: “Space

■ Best Male Actor in a Leading Role: Brandon Bell, “Tribulations of the Reverend Harland Atwell” ■ Best Female Actor in a Leading Role: Izzy Fenech, “Space Cadet” ■ Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Brent Holder, “The Pact” ■ Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Lauren Lazarus, “Crystal Ball” ■ Best Writing: Jamison Stalsworth, “Seven and Six” ■ Best Cinematography: Joe Atkins, “Space Cadet” ■ Best Editing: Luke Dye, “Crystal Ball” ■ Best Use of Music: Travis Patton, “Space Cadet” ■ Best Poster: “Just Like Candy,” Jeff Delaney ■ ORNL Federal Credit Union Emerging Filmmaker Award: Edy Recendez ■ Sugarlands ’Shine Best Storytelling Award: “Devil’s Breath,” Mitch Moore/Jacob Boyd ■ Audience Favorite: “Space Cadet”

Speak of the devil By Carol Shane The Knoxville Opera Company continues its season this weekend with a spectacular production of Arrigo Boito’s 1868 masterpiece, “Mefistofele,” based on Johann von Goethe’s tale of Faust and his deal with the devil. Boito is known primarily as a word man, having provided librettos for Verdi’s “Otello” and “Falstaff.” “Mefistofele” is his only completed opera. “Boito said he wanted to ‘shake up the opera world,’ ” says director Brian Deedrick. It’s a theatrical gem, beginning with a prologue featuring an angel choir, running through four acts and ending with an epilogue in which one character is welcomed into heaven and one descends into hell. And descend he will. Maestro Brian Salesky plans to make use of every theatrical device available to him, including the Tennessee Theatre’s hydraulic orchestra pit. There are 200 performers, including three brass

choirs arranged throughout the theater, all the better to proclaim the opera’s resounding opening measures, repeated throughout the story. “I can’t wait to see the audience’s heads swivel around when those brass choirs come in!” says Deedrick. Donovan Singletary, the young bass-baritone who plays the title role, says, “I think the show’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s a very physical role. I’ve been doing extra cardio.” Singletary says his character is “agile and bouncy and full of energy – but he’s evil! I’m glad I’m given the freedom to be physical.” “Poor old basses,” says Deedrick. “They usually end up as a statue or somebody’s father.” All the more reason for Singletary to relish playing the plum role. “He’s a living, breathing being,” says Deedrick. “And it’s a battle between two very strong personalities.” Both Deedrick and Singletary reject the idea of the “park and bark” – or static and formal – approach to

opera. As a young theater actor, Deedrick, who is Canadian, once watched an opera rehearsal. “The soprano arrived in a very proper suit with pearls. I think that in years past (opera) was looked upon as very formal, very dignified. “Now it’s, ‘OK, get your kneepads!’ ” he says with a laugh. Singletary agrees. “When I’m doing opera, I try to think about ‘opera’ as little as possible.” “After all,” continues Deedrick, “we’re telling a story. If the only thing the audience has to say is, ‘Well, they sang really well,’ we haven’t done our job.” Deedrick says that operatic situations often mirror and magnify real-life situations, and “Mefistofele” is no exception. “I think we are caught between ‘the devil and the deep blue sea’ over and over again, on a daily basis,” he says. In this case, though Lucifer loses, he doesn’t go gently. But you’ll have to attend the performance in order to witness all the

Director Brian Deedrick and star Donovan Singletary discuss the Knoxville Opera Company’s upcoming production of Boito’s “Mefistofele.” Photo by Carol Shane startling special effects in store when Satan loses his bet. The Knoxville Opera Company’s production of Boito’s “Mefistofele” will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Tennessee Theatre. An opera preview hosted by Salesky begins 45 minutes prior to each performance. Info: knoxvilleopera.com or 865524-0795.

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Be sure to catch the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra’s “Crescent City Celebration with Delfeayo Marsalis and Herlin Riley” Tuesday, Oct. 13. One of the most sought-after jazz trombonists in the world, Marsalis joins his famous family as a recipient of the 2011 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award. Riley is one of the most acclaimed drummers of his generation. The KJO is a 17-member big band and one of East Tennessee’s premier performing groups. “Crescent City Celebration with Delfeayo Marsalis and Herlin Riley” happens at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Bijou Theatre. Info: knoxjazz.org or 865-684-1200.

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A season for seeds Most of what you had for somewhere in New Hampbreakfast today was made shire or Ontario. from seeds. I would just Hooray for sunflower about bet on it. seeds! Thoughts of seeds returned the next morning as I enjoyed my walk around the back field. My walk was enhanced by a mug of cofDr. Bob fee and half a chocolateCollier chip cookie, my reward for making it through the first four hours of the day. Strolling along amidst all those Even if you had ham and fruits and berries, and then eggs, or just some yogurt, musing about nibbling food you ate food that depended made of wheat seeds and upon seeds to produce it – cacao beans and drinking feed for hogs, chickens or a beverage brewed from cows. We humans eat grain ground-up coffee beans, I products year in and year was taken back to an interout. But right now is High esting book that had been Season for seeds, and a very one of my beach readings important time of the year, last summer. A couple of years ago I especially if you happen to had read one by the same be a bird. October seems to be mak- entertaining author called ing normal progress here in “Feathers”; this one is titled “The Triumph of Seeds.” the Powell community. That first wave of fallen Both are by an enthusiasleaves is on the ground, and tic young Ph.D. biologist leaves on the sumacs and named Thor Hanson, who dogwoods and the Virginia lives on an island in Washcreeper and poison ivy vines ington State with his wife are showing a lot of red. You and his able research ascan hardly walk for the wal- sistant, his 4-year-old son, nuts all over the paths, with Noah. Both books give you more many more yet to fall. There are lots of red berries on the information about their subdogwoods, poke weeds, wild jects than you could imagroses and bush honeysuck- ine. However, I found that les, and all the weedy grass- being a serious birder, on a es in the fields are making day-to-day basis I observed, seeds – an abundance of and certainly ate, way more seeds than feathers, and good bird food. Last week I was prompt- so tend to recall more useed by the change of season ful data from “Seeds” in my to rustle up the sunflower times outdoors. Some facts seeds and start going with and observations from Hanthe bird feeder. We had an son will be mentioned. At first take, one might immediate response from the cardinals, chickadees, think that May would be a tufted titmice and white- more likely time to be conbreasted nuthatches. Then sidering seeds, when all less than 24 hours later those seed catalogs arrive, there appeared two rose- seed packets are on display breasted grosbeaks, which in the stores, and everyone made my day. I like to imag- gets those strong notions to ine that they had just blown go out and grow something. But actually October is in the night before from

plant packs for lunch makes a difference. Legumes like peas and beans, for instance, have lots of protein, but our food grains have mainly starch, which our systems can change into sugar- energy food. Ground up into flour, stored, baked, you name it – for eons the grass seeds have been our staff of life. The birds had all this figured out long before we did. Like people, the birds have a tendency to divide themselves into vegetarians and meat-eaters (meat in this case being insects, worms and the like), but although they have preferences, the majority of songbirds will take advantage of whatever is readily available. The finches and sparrows, towhees and cardinals, really do enjoy their seeds. So do the chickadees and titmice, but they actively search their surroundings for whatever bugs might be around. As the season progresses, though, and the insect population fades, and the birds tend to go to less and less nutritious foods as scarcity sets in, eating dried-up privet and sumac berries, for example. Fortunately for the birds, they have a lot of friends with the right connections. We can go to the seed store and get a big bag of highenergy sunflower seed (harvested from flowers) or millet seed (from a grass-type grain) and put out a suet cake for the more picky eaters like the woodpeckers, and make the difference between a decent winter or maybe a disastrous one.

really seed season, when all those spring and summer sprouts are “going to seed,” as we say. Harvests to seed are often 10 to 1, or 1,000 to 1, and the birds and other critters are having a time of feasting before the rigors of winter set in. Seeds – from all around the world they come in every shape and size. Just think of the huge variety of seeds we’re seeing just where we live now. We are having big green walnuts crashing down through the leaves to thud on the ground around us, threatening life and limb. And nearby, the light ﬂuffy seeds from the dandelions, milkweeds and thistles go ﬂoating off into the wind to set up housekeeping maybe a mile away from their mother plant. The grass seeds especially are vital. All our food grains were originally developed from species of grass. Most of the world’s people depend upon the seeds of one or another species of grass for their lives. According to author Hanson, wheat, corn, rice, barley, rye, millet, sorghum – all grains – provide half of all the calories that the people of the world eat, and take up more than 70 percent of the world’s land under cultivation. He states our situation clearly: “Grass seeds feed the world.” But as for the seeds themselves: Each and every one contains a tiny plant embryo, tucked into a protective package along with some amount of food; Hanson describes it as the mother plant packing the embryo a lunch. It is that food that pro- ■ Wednesday, Oct. 7, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., ribbon cutvides the embryo with the ting: American Family Care, energy it needs to sprout 9203 Kingston Pike. and get established. It is that ■ Tuesday, Oct. 13, 7:30-9 a.m., food that we harvest for our Breakfast Speaker Series: food. And what the mother

Sportscaster Jimmy Hyams responds to a question at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Bearden. Photo by Charles Garvey

Jimmy Hyams pulling no punches By Anne Hart So far, local sportscaster Jimmy Hyams’ tongue-incheek answer to a question from a member of the Rotary Club of Bearden hasn’t come true. And that’s a good thing. The question: “What do you think the fan response will be if Florida beats UT this year?” The answer: “They’ll jump off the Henley Street Bridge.” The club’s meeting took place the day before the big game, and there has been lots of water under the bridge since then, but to date no jumpers have been spotted. Still, there’s plenty of sad talking and slow walking among Big Orange fans as a result of the battle in “the swamp” that saw the Volunteers lose their hefty early

lead in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter. Final score: Gators 28, Vols 27. It was a heartbreaker for Vols fans, but perhaps not completely unanticipated by some. Another question Hyams fielded had to do with whether UT Coach Butch Jones is “a good game manager.” Hyams’ response, just a day before the UT-Florida game – an unenthusiastic “He’s OK” Nonetheless, Hyams said he has confidence in the coach’s ability to correct the mayhem that has been UT football for the past few years. “Do I think Butch Jones will get this team back where they need to be? He’s fighting hard, and I think he can get them over the hump. His recruiting has been amazing.”

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BUSINESS NOTES ■ Scott Payne is the new executive director of the Metropolitan Drug Commission. He has almost a decade of experience in crisis center management and prevention work, most recently serving as East Payne Tennessee coordinator for Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network. A Knoxville native, he holds a master’s of divinity from Vanderbilt University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from UT Knoxville. ■ Tom Jensen, Mountain Commerce Bank’s city executive for Knoxville, has been promoted to executive vice president. Jensen joined MCB in 2007 and has 25 years of banking and credit experience. Jensen He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, and currently serves on the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, United Way and Fountain City United Methodist Church. ■ Michael Saporito, relationship manager at MCB, has been promoted to first vice president. Saporito is a commercial lender in the Knoxville market. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Saporito the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. Saporito is a member of the advisory board for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley, and volunteers with Knoxville Habitat for Humanity.

Webb School Multicultural Coordinator Liz Gregor and Rotary Youth Exchange student Pierre Ribardiere. Photo by Bonny C. Millard

Company and government leaders commemorate the completion of the first of 14 solar arrays being installed at several county schools and facilities. Pictured are Jeff Metcalf, vice president of Ameresco Inc.; Superintendent of Schools Jim McIntyre; and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett.

Officials launch solar energy program Knox County expects to save some serious money with the installation of 14 solar arrays on schools and public buildings. Ameresco Inc. was selected to install solar systems at 11 schools plus the Central (former Sears) Building. The $12.45 million project is scheduled to be completed in early 2016, and is expected to provide more than $29 million in energy savings to the county, as well as generating approximately $14 million in positive cash flow for the county over the next 30 years. Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett said, “This solar project will pay for itself and reduce utility costs,

which means it’s good for our taxpayers and the environment. It’s a win-win no matter how we look at it.” Superintendent Jim McIntyre was happy to share the platform with Burchett. He said the project will provide “a tremendously valuable educational tool” to teach children about renewable energy technologies. A sample installation at the L&N STEM Academy will be monitored and displayed on a kiosk for interactive learning opportunities with students. The solar systems will be installed at A.L. Lotts Elementary School, Amherst Elementary School, Bearden Mid-

dle School, Central High School, Hardin Valley Academy, Karns High School, L&N STEM Academy, Powell Middle School, SouthDoyle Middle School, West High School, West Valley Middle School, the Detention Center and the Juvenile Justice Facility. Construction on the project started in August 2015 and is estimated to be completed in early 2016. Approximately 126 jobs were expected to be created over the course of the construction period. The project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 5,000 metric tons of CO2 annually.

French student visits Farragut Rotary By Bonny C. Millard Rotary Youth Exchange student Pierre Ribardiere has always enjoyed extracurricular activities including soccer, martial arts and robotics, but since coming to East Tennessee eight weeks ago, he’s added a new hobby: water skiing. Webb School Multicultural Coordinator Liz Gregor introduced Ribardiere, who is from Normandy, France, to the Rotary Club of Farragut, the organization sponsoring him. “Apparently, water skiing is the new passion he’s into,” Gregor said, drawing chuckles from the audience. Ribardiere has been to a University of Tennessee football game at Neyland Stadium, a soccer game and a Taylor Swift concert in Nashville where Mick Jagger made a cameo appearance. “Not bad for someone who’s just been here for eight weeks,” Gregor said, adding that Ribardiere still needs an orange T-shirt.

Ribardiere told the Rotarians about his family, his community and his high school. The 16 year old said he loves to travel with his family. His mother is from Japan, and his paternal grandmother is French Polynesian. “So I can speak French, Japanese, English and some Spanish.” He lives in a small village called La Chapelle-Montligeon in Lower Normandy and attends a high school about 45 minutes away as a boarding student. Students have a full day of classes until 5 p.m., he said. One of the big differences where he lives is that people are still allowed to smoke anywhere. During school breaks, students are also allowed to smoke. At his high school, he doesn’t have to wear a uniform, but he said he likes wearing his uniform at Webb, where he is a sophomore. Ribardiere will stay with host families and finish this school year.

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Strength for the journey Cancer patient ‘survives and thrives’ with positive outlook and support from others A time for war and a time for peace Most every woman has a calendar packed with appointments and events that she has painstakingly scheduled for days, weeks and months in advance. Susan Brown, 57, of Knoxville, was no exception. When her medical oncologist suggested that she cancel everything for one solid year to focus on ghting breast cancer, she was overwhelmed. How could she possibly give up that much of her time? Then again, how could she not? Knowing the doctor was right, Brown decided everything else could wait. Fighting cancer became her fulltime job. It was a ght she fully intended to win.

Routine mammogram reveals cancer On the morning of April 5, 2012, Brown went to the Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center for a routine mammogram. That afternoon she received a call to come back to the of ce, because a small spot had been discovered in one of her breasts. A follow-up mammogram and biopsy revealed Brown had in ltrating ductal carcinoma, the most common form of breast cancer, in a tumor that rst appeared to be about a centimeter in size. An MRI later displayed the tumor at its full size of 7.4 centimeters. The cancer care team at Parkwest and Thompson Cancer Survival Center, both members of Covenant Health, sprang into action. After a PET scan, there was an appointment with her medical oncologist at Thompson Cancer Survival Center’s west campus, who explained that the cancer was aggressive. He helped her map out a treatment plan that included chemotherapy, surgery and eventually radiation. “He was great,” Brown says. “He laid it all out on paper for me, so I knew exactly what to expect.” Brown had a different perspective than most breast cancer patients, because her husband is Dr. Lytle Brown, a surgeon who frequently performs surgical procedures on cancer patients. His insight was both a blessing and a curse. His response to her diagnosis was a surprise. “I saw him crumble,” Brown says. “He fell apart, and he didn’t go to work for two days.” Her husband seemed to be having a more dif cult time dealing with the diagnosis than she was. Thinking he must be withholding some sort of terrifying information, Brown asked him, point blank, if she was dying. Her breast cancer wasn’t a death sentence, but Dr. Brown knew rsthand that ghting cancer is war. Having witnessed that war from the front lines, he hated the thought of now seeing his own wife go into battle. “He had the knowledge I didn’t

have,” Brown says. “He knew what I was going to have to go through.” A port was soon implanted, and Brown began chemotherapy at Thompson Cancer Survival Center West. After six treatments, she underwent a bilateral mastectomy at Parkwest on Sept. 7, 2012. “Parkwest was absolutely fabulous,” Brown says. “I couldn’t have asked for better care in any area, from the lab to the MRI machines to the surgery care.” As general surgeon Heath Many, MD, performed the mastectomy, plastic surgeon Stephen Becker, MD, was standing by to insert expanders, preparing the breasts for reconstruction. After successful surgery, Brown went home to recover. Her mother and her husband cared for her, and friends offered support. One of her friends made a set of special aprons to help keep Brown’s drainage tubes in place more comfortably. The aprons worked so well that her husband asked for more to share with his patients. With her friends and family supporting her and her faith fully intact, it seemed like everything was going well. Brown was fully focused on recovery at home, and asked her husband to pick up her pathology report. When they discussed it later, she learned that the tumor removed during surgery was the same size it had been before she began chemo. Chemotherapy had failed to reduce its size. “I had all that chemo for nothing!” she’d thought. But her husband, a surgeon with years of experience treating cancer patients, explained the truth of the matter. “He said it wasn’t for nothing, because we have to hope that the chemo caught anything that might have gotten away from the tumor,” Brown says, “and the tumor hadn’t grown.” Still, the results meant Brown would need to begin intensive treatments with radiation oncologist Joseph Meyer, MD, at Thompson Cancer Survival Center as soon as possible. The staff at Thompson made it easier. Brown says they made her feel comfortable, and offered encouragement every step of the way.

Making the most of every moment Brown’s last treatment was on December 12, 2012. “I’ll never forget it because it was 12-12-12,” Brown quips. It has now been more than three years since Brown’s breast cancer diagnosis, and she will tell you it has changed her. “For the better,” Brown insists. “I am so much more focused on my family.” She says she’s also more focused on enjoying life, and less stressed about things that no longer matter to her, like rushing through traf c to get where she’s going more quickly. Each day ends with a hot bath and some quiet time in her room. There are 10 pills to take every day, and she attends an exercise class three times a week. Surviv-

ing cancer with a good quality of life can require a lot of effort, but Brown has found it’s worth the trouble. “I want to be around to see my grandchildren get married,” Brown says. “I’ve learned how to manage it – it’s a manageable disease.” Brown has put her thoughts and memories of the cancer experience into a book, “My Journey with Cancer,” to share with her family and friends. Today she encourages other cancer patients and their families to remain strong. “Hang in there,” Brown says, “there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

The importance of mammograms Susan Brown’s cancer was detected during a routine mammogram. She’d had no signs and no symptoms prior to her diagnosis. Mammograms are still the rst line of defense in early detection, and annual screening mammograms are recommended for every woman age 40 or older. To learn more about mammograms and other effective screening options, call Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center at 865-373-7010.

“I want to enjoy life, and make the most of every moment,” says breast cancer survivor Susan Brown.

Susan Brown’s friend, Shari Lyons, and Brown’s husband, Dr. Lytle Brown, pose with Susan and the aprons that Shari made during Susan’s treatment.

Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center

The Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center is recognized as a Breast Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The Center is proud to offer a multidisciplinary program, including screenings, breast cancer diagnoses, treatment and counseling. This comprehensive approach and use of the most advanced technology has helped save the lives of countless women in our area. The ACS reports that death rates for breast cancer have steadily decreased in women since 1989 as a result of progress in earlier detection and improved treatment. The Comprehensive Breast Center proudly provides services such as: ■ Digital mammography – X-ray images of the breast to spot possible problems ■ Tomosynthesis – 3-D digital mammography that produces several 3-D images of the breast from different angles, especially recommended for women with dense breast tissue or high cancer risk ■ Breast ultrasound – uses sound waves to detect any inconsistencies ■ Stereotactic biopsy – a minimally-invasive procedure that serves as an alternative to open surgery biopsy ■ Multidisciplinary Breast Conference to expedite treatment and plan of care ■ Breast Health Navigator – an RN who specializes in helping breast patients through treatment to recovery Although breast cancer can’t be prevented at the

present time, early detection of problems provides the greatest possibility of successful treatment. That’s why it’s so important to follow this three-step plan for preventive care. 1.) Breast Self Exams (BSE) 2.) Clinical Breast Exams (CBE), and 3.) Mammography Mammography can often detect breast cancer at an early stage, when treatment is more effective and a cure is more likely. Although it is a very accurate screening tool for women at both average and increased risk, mammography will not detect all breast cancers in women without symptoms. The sensitivity of the test is lower for women with dense breasts. However, newer technologies have shown promising developments for women with dense breast tissue. Tomography, or 3-D digital mammography, has signi cantly improved cancer detection for women with dense breasts. Regardless of the detection method, once breast cancer is diagnosed, a Parkwest Breast Health Coordinator can help patients formulate the best treatment plan for each unique situation. According to the ACS, the ve-year relative survival rate for female invasive breast cancer patients has improved from 75 percent in the mid-1970s to 89 percent today.* The Parkwest Comprehensive Breast Center is proud to have contributed to that increase in survival over time due to its advanced screening, diagnosis and treatment procedures. Why wait? Schedule your screening at Parkwest by calling 865373-7010. *American Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2015

“I enjoy all aspects of breast imaging and truly love what I do. I pride myself not only on doing high quality work, but also on my interpersonal skills which I hope provide comfort to patients in need.” Dr. Amanda Squires attended medical school at Tulane University, residency at Medical College of Georgia and completed a fellowship in women’s imaging at Vanderbilt University. Amanda Squires, MD

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AGENDA THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN AGENDA October 8, 2015 BMA MEETING 7:00 PM I. II. III. IV. V.

Silent Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call Approval of Agenda Mayor’s Report Citizens Forum Approval of Minutes A. September 24, 2015 VI. Ordinances A. Public Hearing and Second Reading 1. Ordinance 15-15, Ordinance to rezone a portion of Parcel 37.03, Tax Map 153, located off Concord Road adjoining Clarity Pointe and First Utility District, from R-1OSR and A to C-1 and Telecommunications Tower Overlay (Branch Towers, Applicant) 2. Ordinance 15-16, Ordinance to rezone a portion of Parcel 131, Tax Map 142, located to the west of Village Veterinary and to the east of the former Phillips 66 on Kingston Pike, from O-1 to TCD (Craig Allen, Applicant) VII. Town Administrator’s Report VIII.Town Attorney’s Report It is the policy of the Town of Farragut not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and 101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs. To request accommodations due to disabilities, please call 865-966-7057 in advance of the meeting.

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Real Estate Sales

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Manufactured Homes I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES. 1990 up, any size OK. 865-384-5643

Real Estate Rentals

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Duplx/Multplx UnFurn DUPLEX NEAR UT CAMPUS - 102 Eastwood Drive, 1BR, 1 BR/1 BA near UT: Laundry, porch, ADT, pets OK, $500/ mon + util, 865-806-2142 (865)8062142 or (865)806-2142.

Apartments - Unfurn. 1 BR Powell Special 1/2 Rent NOW. Beautiful. No pet fee. Water pd. No Cr. ck. $520 mo. 384-1099; 938-6424.

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Public Notices

LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Mayor & Aldermen of the Town of Farragut, at its meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2015, adopted the following ordinance on second & ﬁnal reading: 1. Ordinance 15-14, ordinance to rezone a portion of Parcel 59.04, Tax Map 152, located at 11737 Turkey Creek Road, 7.22 Acres, from R-2 to R-1/OSMR (KnoxFi Two, LLC, Applicant)

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Collectibles

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1993 5th wheel camper, Escaper made by Damon, 31’, 1 super slide out, $6000. (865) 216-5387.

Public Notices

TWO GREENWOOD LOTS - Lot 9, Sec. 9, graves 6 & 7 (side-by-side). $1500/both. (865)850-0987

HAY 4x4 rolls, $25 each or can deliver for extra charge. Discount for 100 or more. (865) 216-5387

Boats/Motors/Marine

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HIGHLAND MEM. CEMETERY Sutherland, Christus Gardens 56, 6 graves, will divide, negot. (859)967-7311

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Jobs

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GREENWOOD CEMETERY - Lots 3 & 4, # 180, Sec. 50A. $2500/both. (865)249-7446

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Recreation

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GREENWOOD CEMETERY - 4 Graves. Lots 35, Sec. 9, Graves 4, 5, 9, 10 (this is sq. shape). $2995. 865-850-0987

Farm Buildings

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Off Road Vehicles

Trucks

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2-MAUSOLEUMS 4-CASKETS - Crypt spaces at Highland Memorial Park on So. Avenue. Located in the Chapel Mausoleum Addition, Int. Level 6, Comp. Crypt 9F, Spaces 1 2 and Comp. Crypt 11F, Spaces 1 2. The owner is asking $11,000 for this package or one Crypt 2 casket spaces for $6,000.00 which includes Bronze Lettering Packages for each Crypt. Please call 865 470 8998. If no answer leave message (865)4708998

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AGENDA Farragut Board of Plumbing, Gas/Mech Examiners Tuesday, October 13, 2015 • Farragut Town Hall, second ﬂoor, conference room B I. Approval of Minutes II. Old Business III. New Business Review the following applicant to be considered for a Farragut Plumbing or Gas/Mechanical License: Michael Lynch, Perfection Plumbing, 1810 Maple Dr., Knoxville TN 37918 for a Plumbing License. If there are individuals that would like to address the Farragut Board of Licensing Examiners regarding any information or dealings they have had with the applicants listed above, please feel free to attend this meeting.

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AGENDA FARRAGUT MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION October 15, 2015 7:00 PM • Farragut Town Hall For questions please either e-mail Mark Shipley at mark.shipley@townoffarragut.org or Ashley Miller at ashley.miller@townoffarragut.org or call them at 865-966-7057. 1. Citizen Forum 2. Approval of agenda 3. Approval of minutes – September 17, 2015 4. Discussion and public hearing on a ﬁnal plat for Phase II of the Briarstone Subdivision (formerly the Villas at Anchor Park Subdivision property) located on the north side of Turkey Creek Road across from Anchor Park, a portion of Parcel 59 and Parcel 59.04, Tax Map 152 (Saddlebrook Properties, LLC, Applicant) 5. Discussion and public hearing on a preliminary plat for Phase III of the Briarstone Subdivision (formerly the Villas at Anchor Park Subdivision property) located on the north side of Turkey Creek Road across from Anchor Park, a portion of Parcel 59, Tax Map 152, 7.22 Acres, 19 Lots, Zoned R-1/OSMR (Rackley Engineering, Applicant) 6. Discussion and public hearing on a concept plan of the Cottages at Pryse Farm Subdivision, Parcel 047, Group C, Tax Map 162B and Parcel 8.01, Tax Map 162, 30.81 Acres, 45 Lots, Zoned R-1/OSMR (Robert G. Campbell & Associates, Applicant) 7. Discussion and public hearing on a ﬁnal plat for Phase 2 of the Cottages at Pryse Farm Subdivision, Parcel 047, Group C, Tax Map 162B and Parcel 8.01, Tax Map 162, 23.94 Acres, 34 Lots, Zoned R-1/OSMR (Robert G. Campbell & Associates, Applicant) 8. Discussion and public hearing on a site plan for telecommunications tower, a portion of Parcel 37.03, Tax Map 153, located off of Concord Road adjoining Clarity Pointe and First Utility District, Zoned C-1 and Telecommunications Tower Overlay, 5.24 Acres (Branch Towers, Applicant) 9. Discussion and public hearing on a site plan for Concord Square Building 2, Parcel 12, Group B, Tax Map 143H, Zoned C-1 and B-1, 11000 Kingston Pike, 2.48 Acres (Meagan Grohol, R2R Studio, LLC, Applicant) 10. Discussion and public hearing on a site plan for a parking lot for the Hughes Property, Parcel 21, Group A, Tax Map 142L, Zoned O-1, 11553 Kingston Pike, 0.9 Acres (Urban Engineering, Inc., Applicant) 11. Discussion and public hearing on a site plan for the Farragut Chili’s Restaurant, Parcel 191.17, Tax Map 130, Zoned C-1 and B-1, 11454 Parkside Drive, 2.212 Acres (Chili’s, Inc., Applicant) 12. Discussion and public hearing on a request to rezone a portion of Parcel 78.01, Tax Map 142, located at 200 Boring Road, from R-2 to R-1 (Ryan Lynch, Applicant) 13. Discussion on amendments to the text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 3. Section XII., General Commercial District (C-1), Subsection F., Mixed Use Town Center, as it relates to wall signage 14. Discussion and public hearing on the adoption of a Vested Property Rights Ordinance and amendments to the text of the Farragut Zoning Ordinance and the Farragut Subdivision Regulations to address new legislation regarding vested property rights as established in §T.C.A. 13-4-310. 15. Public hearing on proposed locations for new utilities It is the policy of the Town of Farragut not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Public Law 93-112 and 101-336 in its hiring, employment practices and programs. To request accommodations due to disabilities, please call 865-966-7057 in advance of the meeting.

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CALL TO ARTISTS The Knoxville Watercolor Society is currently accepting membership applications for artists who work in watercolor and other water mediums. Applications for jurying process are due Oct. 27. Info/applications for jurying process: knxvillewatercolorsociety. com.

SEEKING VENDORS Vendors needed for Powell Lions Club/Halls Lions Club’s Fall Gift and Craft Fair, to be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Powell Auto Auction, 6729 Pleasant Ridge Road. Info/registration form: E-clubhouse.org/sites/powelltn.

THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22

& Writers Creativity Center, 1400 N. Sixth Ave. NE, Suite 2C.

SUNDAY, OCT. 11 Boito’s “Mefistofele” performed by the Knoxville Opera, 2:30 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Info/tickets: KnoxvilleOpera.com or 524-0795, ext. 28. Book signing: “Serafina and the Black Cloak” by Asheville author Robert Beatty, 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8029 Kingston Pike. Includes: Q&A time with the author and refreshments. Free drop-in art activities for families, 1-4 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Docent Tours in English, 2 p.m., and in Spanish, 3 p.m. Info: knoxart.org. Tennessee High School Cycling League Mountain Bike Race, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 1548 Taylor Road, Knoxville Urban Wilderness. Info/registration: tennesseemtb.org.

Village Christian Life Center, Tellico Parkway (Highway 444) and Chota Road or Irene Lane off Ritchey Road. UT Arboretum Society’s annual fall plant sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 901 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge. Variety of high-quality plants for sale by: Beaver Creek Nursery, East Fork Nursery, Riverdale Nursery, Sunlight Gardens, as well as the UT Arboretum Society’s members and friends. Info: 483-3571 or arboretum.tennessee.edu.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCT. 17-18 Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Beaver Ridge UMC, 7754 Oak Ridge Highway. “A Rhyme Must Come to an End” performed by the Beaver Ridge Mission-Aires. Proceeds go to Hands-On Missions. Info/tickets: 690-1060 or 680-7032.

MONDAY, OCT. 19

Deadline to RSVP for Lineage & Legacy event, to be held 2-4 p.m. Oct. 18, Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave. Featuring refreshments, live music from Dixieghost, tours of the home and a one-act play written by Doug McDaniel and performed by the Tennessee Stage Company. Free and open to the public. RSVP: 522-8661 or mabryhazenhouse@gmail.com. Info: www. mabryhazen.com.

Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/ registration: 215-8700. Stroller tour and activity, 10-11 a.m., McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Exhibit: “Embodying Enlightenment: Buddhist Art of the Himalayas.” Program: Buddhist folk tales and how they relate to the sculptures and paintings in the exhibition. Free; registration required. Info/registration: tiny.utk.edu/strollertour; 974-2144.

MONDAY, OCT. 12

Tickets on sale for “The Music and the Memories” show featuring Pat Boone and Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Info/tickets: KnoxvilleTickets.com or 656-4444.

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AARP Driver Safety Class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Blount County Sheriff’s Office, 950 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

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TUESDAY, OCT. 13

AARP Driver Safety Class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tellico Village Chota Recreation Center, 145 Awohili Drive, Loudon. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822. “Samsung Galaxy Phone/Tablet Basics for Seniors,” 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/ register; in person at Town Hall.

Tickets on sale for the Hoot ’N Holler Autumn Express train excursions. Schedule: 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 24 and 31; 1 and 4 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Info/tickets: threeriversrambler.com.

Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Preregistration required. Info/registration: 215-8700. “Crescent City Celebration with Delfeayo Marsalis and Herlin Riley,” 8 p.m., Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St. Presented by the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra. Tickets: $32 adult, $15 student. Info/tickets: knoxjazz. org, 684-1200, Tennessee Theatre Box office. Harvey Broome Group meeting, 7 p.m., Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Kim Trevathan, professor, Maryville College. Topic: “Transformative Places: What makes a place worth returning to, worth setting aside and protecting? What makes it sacred?” Free and open to the public. Healthy Aging Jeopardy, 5 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Instructor: Rebekah Wilson with Choices in Senior Care. Free; no registration required. Info: 966-7057. Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 8 p.m., Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Terry Winschel. Topic: “Vicksburg: Crucial to the Outcome of the Civil War.” Cost: $5 lecture only; $17 lecture and dinner. Dinner starts at 7 p.m. RSVP by noon Monday, Oct. 12. Info/RSVP: 671-9001.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 Storytelling Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Pellissippi State Community College Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the community. Speakers: Janice Brooks-Headrick, Rick Elliott, Susan Fulbright, Cuz Headrick, Ruthie McIntyre and Millie Sieber.

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, OCT. 7-8 “IPad/iPhone Basics for Seniors,” 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $45. Info/ registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/register; in person at Town Hall.

THURSDAY, OCT. 8 Auction hosted by the Executive Women International (EWI) Knoxville Chapter, 5:30 p.m., Knoxville Hilton, 501 W. Church Ave. Tickets: $30; includes dinner. Info: Denise Smith, 632-6946. Knoxville Square Dance, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Live old-time music by the Tennessee Stifflegs; calling by Stan Sharp, Ruth Simmons and Leo Collins. No experience or partner needed. Admission: $7, JCA members and students $5. Info: Facebook. Movie & Popcorn: “Unbroken,” 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 3298892, TTY: 711.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, OCT. 8-9 AARP Driver Safety Class, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Church Street UMC, 900 Henley St. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822. AARP Driver Safety Class, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Karns Senior Center, 8032 Oak Ridge Highway. Info/ registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

FRIDAY, OCT. 9 Boito’s “Mefistofele” performed by the Knoxville Opera, 8 p.m., Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay St. Info/ tickets: KnoxvilleOpera.com or 524-0795, ext. 28. Kick-off event for the new Thunder Road Wine Trail, 5:30-9 p.m., Blue Slip Winery, 300 W. Depot Ave. Featuring ribbon cutting, music by Blonde Bones, train-car tour, free wine tasting. Info: ThunderRoadWineTrail.com. Movies on Market Square: “Hotel Transylvania” (PG, 2012); movie begins at dusk. Hosted by the Knox County Public Library. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on; well-behaved dogs welcome. Info: 215-8767 or knoxlib.org/movies.

SATURDAY, OCT. 10 “Fire & Fright,” 7:30-9:30 p.m., Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike. Featuring: hot dogs, beverages, s’mores and spooky ghost stories around a bonfire. Admission: $10; kids 6 and under free. Info: ramseyhouse.org or 546-0745. Introductory Internet Genealogy, 1-3 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Instructors: George Schweitzer, Ph.D., Sc.D., and Eric Head, Knox County Archives. Preregistration, valid email address and good Internet searching skills required. Info/registration: 215-8809. Wine and cheese open house, 3-6 p.m., Artists

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 New volunteer training, 2 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Training led by Malcolm Shell, museum volunteer and local historian. Advance registration required. Info/registration: Julia Barham, jbarham@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057.

THURSDAY, OCT. 15 “The Greatest Campaigner of Them All: Estes Kefauver’s Personal Approach to Politics” Brown Bag Lecture by Theodore Brown Jr., noon, East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Part 2 of a two-part series. Free. Info: 215-8824 or EastTNHistory.org. “Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter for Seniors,” 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 Seniors. Cost: $30. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/ register; in person at Town Hall.

FRIDAY, OCT. 16 Movies on Market Square: “A League of Their Own” (PG, 1992); movie begins at dusk. Hosted by the Knox County Public Library. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on; well-behaved dogs welcome. Info: 215-8767 or knoxlib.org/movies.

SATURDAY, OCT. 17 FARE Walk for Food Allergy, 8:30 a.m., Festival Lawn of World’s Fair Park. Proceeds go to Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE). Activities include a costume contest, trick-or-treating (nonfood items) and teal pumpkin painting. Info/registration/volunteer: foodallergywalk.org/Knoxville2015. Knoxville Asian Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Krutch Park, downtown Knoxville. Martial arts, music, dancing, authentic food, fashion, crafts, kids’ activities and more. Free admission. Info: knoxasianfestival.com. Knox County Fall Fire Prevention Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Turkey Creek Medical Center parking lot, 10820 Parkside Drive. Featuring specialized emergency vehicles from many agencies, games, children’s activities, food concessions. Info: Colin, colin.cumesty@ knoxcounty.org or 215-4660; on Facebook. “Knoxville Opera Goes to Church: A Celebration of Talent!,” 7 p.m., The Community Church at Tellico Village, 130 Chota Center in Loudon. A mix of gospel and opera performed by local and guest artists. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Home Federal Bank. Info: knoxvilleopera.com/schedule/kochurch. Tellico Village Crafters Holiday Craft and Bake sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Community Church of Tellico

MONDAYS, OCT. 19-NOV. 23 Zumba class, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Instructor: Karen McKinney. Cost: $45. Registration deadline: Monday, Oct. 19. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/ register; in person at Town Hall.

TUESDAY, OCT. 20 Computer Workshop: Excel, 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215- 8700. Healthy Cooking Demo specifically designed for women’s health followed by a presentation on Women’s Nutrition, 11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/RSVP: 329-8892.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 Healthy U: Women’s Health, 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/RSVP: 329-8892.

THURSDAY, OCT. 22 “Social Media for Artists and Creatives” seminar, noon-1 p.m., Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay St. Instructor: Lisa Gifford Mueller. Primarily covers Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, and will also discuss YouTube, LinkedIn, blogging and some newer platforms. Cost: $5 members/$8 nonmembers. Info/registration: knoxalliance.com/development.html; 523-7543; sc@ knoxalliance.com.

SUNDAY, OCT. 25 Historic Parkridge Home Tour, 1-6 p.m., Historic Parkridge Neighborhood. Tickets: $10 advance, $12 day of the event, children under 12 free. Parking: Ashley Nicole Park, 620 Winona St. Tickets: K-Brew, Saw Works Brewery, Three Rivers Market, www.parkridgecommunity.wordpress.com. Info: historicparkridge@gmail.com or 951-6614.

MONDAY, OCT. 26 Computer Workshop: Word 2007 II, 2 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word 2007 Basics” or equivalent skills. Info/ registration: 215-8700.

TUESDAY, OCT. 27 “Grieving: Hurting, Helping & Healing,” 11 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

THURSDAY, OCT. 29 “Ghoul at the School” free trick-or-treat event, 5-7 p.m., Karns High School, 2710 Byington Solway Road. Community members are encouraged to bring their children to trick or treat in a safe environment. Marble City Opera presents “Ghosts of Crosstown” by librettist Jerre Dye, 7:30 p.m., Scruffy City Hall, 32 Market Square. Tickets: $20, students $10; available at the door.

FRIDAY, OCT. 30 Men’s Health group: “How To Get the Most Out of Doctor Visits,” 12:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.

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NEWS FROM GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

A homecoming night to remember

Austin Kirby assisting Landon Hensley for the extra point.

GCA’s 2015 Homecoming Queen: Savannah Joy McNelly

By Andrew Gouge Fans attending Grace Christian Academy’s homecoming game on Friday, September 18, certainly got their money’s worth: a tightly-contested football game with the Rams prevailing in overtime against Rockwood and the crowning of this year’s queen from one of the most talented homecoming courts the school has ever fielded. With alumni in attendance, students still decked out in spirit week attire, and a slight chill in the air, there was no doubt that homecoming was going to be a night to remember for GCA fans. The weather was perfect, the scenery was vibrant, and the competition was electric! As a football fan, you couldn’t have asked for a better game. From the opening kickoff to the halftime whistle, both the Rams and the Tigers put on a great tug-of-war match for the spectators, with both defenses showing up when it mattered most. Points were at a premium, and at halftime the Rams and Tigers were deadlocked 13-13. The second half was a different story. Rockwood was able to move the ball with great success and punched in two touchdowns against the Rams, giving the

Tigers a 2713 lead in the fourth q u a r t e r. But in the words of the late Yogi Bera, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” It was homecoming, and the GCA faithful weren’t about to give up on the Rams. The offense was able to put together a successful touchdown drive and trailed 27-20 with less than five minutes to play. But the Rams weren’t finished. After a blocked punt on the next Rockwood possession, the Rams were in business deep in Tiger territory. With the offense’s passing game clicking, senior Austin Kirby found Zach Headrick for a touchdown as time expired, sending the game to overtime. It only took one play for the Rams to put the ball in the end zone. Jonathan Bouvier caught a 10-yard touchdown pass to give the Rams a 3427 lead and sealed the victory with an interception on the Rockwood possession. But the football game was not the only excitement on this night. GCA also had a homecoming queen to crown. This year’s homecoming

GCA’s 2015 Homecoming Court: (L to R) Abbi White, Hannah Hatmaker, Savannah McNelly, Bailey Akers, Lauren Quirk, SaraBeth Duncan

The RAMS ready for action! court representatives were freshman Abbigayle Gracie White, sophomore Hannah Alice Hatmaker, junior Bailey Elizabeth Akers, and seniors Sarah Elizabeth Duncan, Savannah Joy McNelly and Lauren Marie Quirk. Each of these young women met academic and character standards and were determined by their peers to demonstrate a godly character and represent the virtues of a Grace

Christian Academy student. After all the votes were counted, Ms. Savannah Joy McNelly was announced as the homecoming queen for 2015. Savannah is a lifelong student at GCA. She enjoys drawing and won Best Mixed Media in a Knoxville Museum of Art competition. She also teaches an after-school art class at Lonsdale Elementary. Savannah finds great en-

Jon Bouvier & Nathan Pettit breaking up a pass from the Tigers.

couragement in 1 John 3:18 which reads, “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” This homecoming celebration was definitely one to remember for all GCA fans, with alumni reunions, family fun and games, a nail-biting overtime win for the football team, and the crowning of an outstanding homecoming queen. What more could you ask?

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From page 2 extended families. Have there been any surprises? Well, yes – rather big ones. Ones that the previous owner, who lived in the house for 23 years, didn’t know about. Like the shoebox full of papers, postcards, bank deposit receipts, ledgers and historical documents that fell out of the ceiling. And early-20th-century whiskey bottles found “all over the place” in the house’s nether regions. And a secret room on the second floor. All of which brought the Mashburns to a startling conclusion. “This house,” says Rachel, “was built on bootleg money.” After all, “Thunder Road” – the legendary nighttime route for moonshiners – was said to run from Harlan, Ky., to Knoxville. “I swear,” says Rachel. “I mean, look at this receipt for a bank deposit! It’s for $350! In 1907! And they were very welltraveled. They went everywhere – but it was all big liquor towns like Chicago and San Francisco.”

A shoebox full of papers contained ledgers, a 1907 deed to the house, a box of mini-cigars, postcards, reflective wallpaper for a pre-electrically-lit household and tickets to the 1915 World’s Fair in San Francisco.

As for the secret room, it can only be accessed by crawling through a short passage along the back of the house. But it To page 4

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hether you’re turning your home into a “homegating” headquarters this fall or looking to upgrade your everyday cooking, you can update your kitchen in just one weekend without the headache and mess of a full remodel. Here are five DIY ideas from the trend experts at Lowe’s and Frigidaire Professional that will fit any kitchen style and bring your Pinterest-worthy dream kitchen to life.

Everything and the kitchen sink Farmhouse kitchens are growing in popularity, but whether you are going for a farmhouse look or something more transitional, a farmhouse sink can add character to any kitchen. Go for a classic white or find a farmhouse sink with a darker metal finish such as an antique copper single-basin for a unique touch that’s easy to install. It’ll be a dramatic focal point in your kitchen – and in conversation.

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cial kitchens and designed to fit existing spaces so you can achieve a professional look and feel without doing a full kitchen remodel. The front-control freestanding range offers a variety of uses to conquer any holiday meal, while the dishwasher can wash dishes in as little as 30 minutes, making clean up a cinch.

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hether you’re planning to list your home for sale soon or you’re simply working to maintain features that attracted you to the charming abode in the first place, careful attention to curb appeal is a must. In the real estate world, the saying to avoid judging a book by its cover does not apply. The exterior of your home sends an important message about its character, and even its value, making people eager to see what is inside. This first

impression sets expectations for the entire property for potential buyers, appraisers and even your guests. Keep your house looking young and inviting with these five home care tips: ■ Look at the landscaping. Curb appeal is about the whole picture your home presents, which includes your lawn, shrubs and features such as flower beds and rock gardens. Keep grass neatly trimmed and prune vegetation for a well-kept look. Also give your home

a thorough look from the street. Are trees or shrubs obscuring an appealing architectural detail? Does vegetation dwarf your home, making it seem small? Would a pop of color from some flowering plants add to the overall look? ■ Beware of dingy dirt. Because you see your home every day, you may not realize the exterior has become dull with a layer of dust and dirt. An adjustable pressure washer with Briggs & Stratton POWERflow+ technology

will let you wash siding, garage doors and shutters without stripping paint as well as delicate items such as glass top patio tables. Then switch to the high flow mode, which delivers up to five gallons per minute for extended reach to clean second story windows, eaves and gutters or to blast away hard-to-reach cobwebs and insect nests. ■ Update with paint. If a thorough washing leaves a hohum look behind, it may be time to revisit your home’s exterior color scheme. Even modest adjustments, from pale beige to a deeper tan, for

example, can completely alter the look. Or, focus on adding color to the trim, door and shutters if new, all-over color is out of the question. ■ Wash where you walk. The favorable impression created by impeccable landscaping and a fresh, clean facade can be swept away in an instant if sidewalks, driveways and patios are unsightly. Skip the messy buckets and brush, and instead reach for a high pressure, high flow pressure washer such as those featuring Briggs & Stratton’s POWERflow+ technology, which include adjustable pressure and

flow as well as powersoaping detergent tanks to let you clean tough stains then quickly wash them away with a single machine. ■ Dote on the details. Decks, fences, mailboxes, birdbaths, gazebos and other decorative features all factor into your home’s exterior image. Thoroughly clean these items, repair any loose or broken pieces such as fence slats, and apply a fresh coat of paint or stain, if needed. For more information and tips on convenient cleaning solutions for your home, visit www. powerflowplus.com.

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Closet Solutions brings organization home By Shana Raley-Lusk

or many of us, one of the most daunting challenges of domestic life is the neverending task of home organization. Even with the best of efforts, it is easy for our things to take over our living space. From the closets to the garage, making sense of the clutter can become a chore indeed. Fortunately, there is an area business that specializes in creating stylish, tasteful solutions for any organizational need. Since 1997, Closet Solutions, located in Franklin Square, has the answer for any home storage design dilemma, and closets are just the beginning. With products to accommodate the pantry, laundry area, home office and more, the possibilities are truly endless. A wide selection of cabinet hardware is also available in the store. As the most experienced and largest dealer of its kind in the East Tennessee area, Closet Solutions offers products and services to fit every budget and taste. The company also puts considerable effort into using environmentally friendly materials such as powder-coated accessories and 100 percent recycled or recovered wood fiber. According to Pam Neuhart, the owner of Closet Solutions, it is the long-term relationships that she has developed

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