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‘ROUND TOWN An Edison Morning Glory record player with an iridescent trumpet is in the auction.
Do you care? How important are aesthetics to Farragut residents? From the hype that usually surrounds sign ordinances and multi-family districts, aesthetics would seem pretty high on the list. Well, let’s find out. The town is creating a comprehensive set of architectural design guidelines to help implement the 2012 Comprehensive Land Use Plan update. Project consultants will present a first draft of the guidelines at a public workshop at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the town hall. Farragut citizens and business owners are encouraged to attend and invite their neighbors. The intent of the design guidelines is to “promote consistent, high quality design in Farragut’s commercial, mixed-use and multi-family districts. The intent of the community meeting is clear as well: Are we all on the same page? Counting heads at the meeting could be interesting. Info: www.townoffarragut. org/design, or contact Assistant Community Development Director Ashley Miller at amiller@ townoffarragut.org.
Stormwater Advisory Committee – 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 Board of Mayor and Aldermen – 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 Early voting – begins 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15; daily except Sundays through Oct. 30 Personnel Committee – 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 BOMA – 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 Public Forum: Architectural Design Guidelines – 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28
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to live on her own, surrounded by pieces that once meant so much to her and her husband. “It started out as a hobby, collecting antiques,” Linda Murawski says of her parents, both Sevier County natives. Her father was born in Gatlinburg and her mother in Sugarlands – not long before it was taken over by the National Park Service. They met at a drugstore in Gatlinburg after World War II and married three months later.
Her father worked at ALCOA and became a union representative for the AFL-CIO, working first in East Tennessee and then statewide. He went on to become assistant commissioner for the state Department of Labor. “Dad was traveling back and forth from Pigeon Forge to Nashville – he had an apartment in Nashville and stayed there durTo page A-3
Farragut: Small town, big plans As the McFee-Wentworth Greenway Connector Project wraps up, several more capital investment fund projects are planned for this fiscal year, says Farragut Town Administrator David Smoak. A greenway project is in the works that will allow residents to bike, run and walk from Old Stage Hills subdivision to Farragut High School via greenways and sidewalks. The greenway that currently ends at Virtue Road will be extended past Willow Creek Golf Course to connect to the sidewalk at Old Stage Road. The construction time frame is dependent upon the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s schedule but
could begin by summer 2015. Greenways or sidewalks will also be part of an upcoming project at Watt Road. The town of Farragut is currently designing this reconfiguration of the Watt Road intersection at Kingston Pike, and the project will include a new sidewalk along the western side of Watt Road from Kingston Pike to Mayor Bob Leonard Park. Construction is expected to begin in summer 2015. The project will cost approximately $200,000, with the town paying the full cost. Another long-term project that may have results this fiscal year, which ends July 2015, is the improvement of Everett Road to Split Rail Farms subdivision. The town has been acquiring right-of-way,
and there are a few parcels left, Smoak says. Improvements will include sidewalks on both sides of the road from Union Road to Smith Road, and a sidewalk or greenway on both sides of the road from Smith to Split Rail Farms. Construction is expected to begin next year. Improvements will continue at the Russell House, at the corner of Campbell Station Road and Kingston Pike. The town budget includes funds for improvements to the house and the site through fiscal year 2017, and additional grant money is being sought, he says. The town is getting ready to hire an architect and will continue to solicit public input on possible uses for the house. Construction
on road access is expected to begin this year. Playground equipment and turf at Mayor Bob Leonard Park on Watt Road will be replaced this fiscal year. The town expects to receive bids in the spring and finish the project before July 1, Smoak says. While construction would be years away, the town is working with the city of Knoxville and the county to examine the feasibility of an overpass that would connect Parkside Drive to Outlet Drive. The primary objective would be to relieve congestion at Turkey Creek Shopping Center, and the overpass wouldn’t be accessible from I-40. “We’ve got a lot going on for a small municipality,” says Smoak.
Stand Down to help homeless veterans By Anne Hart
Farragut Folklife Museum Committee – 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28
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It was a bond that lasted for 43 years, until death caused a A #1 Enterprise coffee grinder of the parting. And now it has evolved type once found in general stores is into a sad but inevitable story too common among members of our unusual for its small size. Greatest Generation. Outsiders can share in the love story this weekend when the antiques collected by Carolyn McCarter and her late husband, By Betsy Pickle Roy, are sold at auction. Now in Hidden in a log home on a ridge assisted living and suffering from not far off Lovell Road is a love various health issues, including story. dementia, Carolyn is no longer able
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“Stand down” is a phrase familiar to military veterans. During wartime, stand down offers battle-weary soldiers the opportunity for rest and relaxation away from the front lines. The phrase has taken on additional meaning for America’s estimated 200,000 homeless veterans who today “combat” life on the streets because Stand Down is the name chosen for a one-day nationwide event that offers those veterans the opportunity to gather in their own communities to get help for the many problems they face.
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This year’s area Stand Down will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the National Guard Armory, 3300 Sutherland Ave. The community-based Knoxville Area Veterans Stand Down, Clyde Vincent an all-volunteer veterans organization, and service providers will give homeless veterans access to the community resources they need to begin addressing their in-
dividual problems and rebuilding their lives. Remote Area Medical and others will offer medical and dental care, eyeglasses, clothing and other items. Both breakfast and lunch will be served. Clyde Vincent, program manager for the homeless veterans program operated locally as an adjunct of Volunteers of America, says the program has three components: helping homeless veterans get back to work, supportive services for veterans and their families that help them get into housing, and a program dealing
specifically with female veterans and veterans with children. The organization is now working with more than 250 homeless veterans in Knox and 12 surrounding counties. “These people are not looking for a handout,” Vincent said. “They want to get back to work.” Supportive services help veterans and their families “get into housing and stay in housing. We help them with rent, utilities and the deposits they need to get into housing, and we also help them set up budgets. This is a one-time opportunity.” Info: 607-6231.
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Provision’s first breast cancer patient completes treatment By Shannon Carey Kimberly i b l Krause iis an energetic woman with a fast-paced job managing a restaurant. But, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, the Provision Center for Proton Therapy helped keep her on her feet through treatment. With a grandmother and two aunts diagnosed with breast cancer, Krause started yearly mammograms early. At age 39, her mammogram showed a possibility of breast cancer, and she went in for a biopsy Dec. 18. She was out of town on Dec. 20, when her doctor called with the news. She had breast cancer in the early stages, and six weeks of radiation, plus a lumpectomy or mastectomy was recommended. Krause is a patient at Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center, on the same campus as the Provision Center for Proton Therapy at Dowell Springs. Her surgeon for the lumpectomy was Dr. George Webber. Each morning, a multi-disciplinary task force, including pathologists, oncologists, surgeons, radiation therapists and more, meet to review patients and recommend the best course of action for each patient. “We all meet in order to provide input into a patient’s case so they can get the best possible recommendations,” said Webber. Included on that task force is Dr. Allen Meek, boardcertified radiation oncologist and Medical Director of Provision Medical Group. Because of the placement of Krause’s tumor, traditional radiation could have affected her lungs, giving her a higher chance of developing lung cancer later in life. “This is not an immediate effect,” said Meek. “What can happen is potential long-term radiation damage to the left side of the chest. This includes a higher incidence of heart disease and a higher incidence of lung cancer. Proton therapy
Kimberly Krause is the first breast cancer patient to complete treatment at Provision Center for Proton Therapy. is certainly advantageous for younger women. Many chemotherapy drugs can potentially affect the heart, also.” The proton beam can be controlled to send as little radiation as possible to nearby organs. Meek said another concern with traditional therapies is the chance of radiation scattering to the opposite breast. “The benefit in my view is that we get the same benefit for the breast, and we reduce by a considerable margin the damage to the heart and lung,”
said Webber. “The less we irradiate the internal organs, the better it is for the patient, period.” “People need to know that side effects from protons are similar to traditional radiation: sunburn-like irritation at the site, fatigue, sore throat,” said Meek. “But most of our patients can keep working right through that. They have noticed some fatigue but bounce back quicker.” Krause started treatment at Provision in early 2014, soon after the center opened. “It was amazing. I had
minimal side effects and was able to keep the same work schedule,” she said. Krause is the first breast cancer patient to complete treatment at the Provision Center for Proton Therapy. She has been cleared and has a follow-up appointment scheduled for December. “Everybody here was so nice,” she said. “They are very caring and wonderful people. I would suggest this 1,000 times over traditional radiation. “I got very lucky. It could have been way worse.”
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Kathy Kearse, PT, CLT-LANA, of Provision Physical Therapy, performs lymphedema therapy on breast cancer patient Michelle Pleinis of Crossville. Pleinis had surgery followed by proton therapy and is benefitting from the nurturing and therapeutic treatments offered by Kearse.
Sometimes, the effects of breast cancer don’t end with surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. The cancer itself, and the treatments used to fight it, can leave women with other health concerns. That’s where Kathy Kearse of Provision Physical Therapy comes in. Kearse is a licensed physical therapist with a specialty certification in the treatment of lymphedema, a condition that can arise when lymph nodes are damaged or removed to treat breast cancer. “Kathy Kearse was one of the first people to bring this method of treatment to town,” said Dr. George Webber, surgeon with Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center. “It is a huge step forward in how we treat lymphedema.” The lymph system takes fluids and waste products away from the body’s cells, pumping them to locations where they can be eliminated from the system. When the system isn’t functioning properly, the patient can experience a buildup of fluids, ranging from mild swelling and heaviness to full-fledged fibrosis, in which the build-up is thick like putty. Kearse is careful to keep treatment for lymphedema gentle, private and personal, empowering women by teaching them exercises and self-care regimens to keep lymphedema at bay. “These women have already gone
through a lot. Their bodies have gone through a lot,” said Kearse. “I try to treat them in a nurturing, caring way.” Treatment for lymphedema is four-fold. Gentle massage techniques are used to guide fluid build-up towards functioning lymph nodes in other areas of the body. Exercises use the body’s natural muscle action to pump fluids out of areas affected by lymphedema. Compression uses a firm sleeve or glove to keep fluids from building up. And finally, women are taught skin care and risk reduction practices to help minimize lymphedema. “I like to say knowledge is power,” said Kearse. “If you know how to take care of yourself, you are empowered to do that.” Kearse said that modern medical treatments have lessened instances of lymphedema in breast cancer patients. She added that early intervention is crucial to treating the condition. “The goal of the lymphedema community is to have earlier intervention for women with higher risk,” she said. “I love my job. To have the opportunity to work with these women and see them overcome so many obstacles, it’s just amazing. These women are absolutely beautiful, and I feel honored to work with them.”
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Jane Haynes and her son, state Rep. Ryan Haynes enjoy the evening with Natalie and Ray Keeney. Photos by Jess Curtis and Barbara Enser
Taylor and Pamela Wilson arrive for the party. Taylor is with Grayson BMW, which was a Platinum Sponsor for the event.
Thinking pink at Fox Den A giant pink loving cup should be added to the trophy case at Fox Den Country Club, dedicated to the tennis players who, in 2007, organized Volley for a Cure to support survivors and raise awareness of breast cancer. It’s doubtful they knew what their grassroots efforts would grow. The more than 200 members and guests who attended the Sept. 26 Fox Den Silent Auction and Dinner Dance can attest to the fact that their little idea has blossomed into a fullfledged, neighborhood-wide fundraiser with the dollars growing each year.
Sherri Gardner Howell FARRAGUT FACES Here’s a brief history: Volley for a Cure was the first fundraiser, and it grew through the years to include other events for the Susan G. Komen for a Cure Knoxville foundation. In 2011, all the events were brought together under one umbrella and renamed Fox Den for a Cure. At the end of 2013, more than
Ralph Ferraro and Margaret Laning, vice chair of Fox Den for a Cure, pose by the pink ribbon symbol of breast cancer awareness.
$176,000 had been raised for Komen, with 75 percent used in the local area for screening and support of breast cancer patients and 25 percent going to research at a national level. The 2014 events got a kick-start with the Silent Auction and Dinner Dance,
which gets incredible community and business support with more than 260 auction items, a wine pull, raffle, Rick Terry Grab Bags, music and dinner contribut-
Heath McKeehan, who is with Platinum Sponsor Athens Insurance, shares his birthday cake with wife Heather.
ing to the pink-themed fun evening. Still to come for Fox Den for a Cure are the Junior Tennis Pro Am, Trash to Treasures Auction, Rally for
a Cure and 9-Hole Ladies Cookbook sale. Chair Bill Enser and vice chair Margaret Laning said they expect to raise more than $65,000 from the 2014 events.
Ready to see the fruits of their labor are Bill Enser, chair of Fox Den for the Cure; his wife, Barbara; Dave Largent, general manager of Fox Den Country Club; and his wife, Jenny.
Love story
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ing the week – and Mother would go back and forth with him as something to do. So they started collecting little things along the way. “I guess they were enamored somehow. They started traveling – to Pennsylvania, Maryland. And then they went south – to Alabama, parts of northern Florida. And the house filled up quickly.” Murawski was living in Atlanta, and she remembers coming home for holidays and seeing the house more crowded each time. “I said to my dad, ‘How much more are you going to buy?’ And he said, ‘Your mother really enjoys this. I think we’ll start a business.’” They ended up opening Carolyn & Roy’s Antiques in the old Five Oaks farmhouse on the Parkway in Sevierville. “They collected and they sold, and they collected and they sold,” says Murawski. “Then they decided, as people will do, ‘We want to build a house, put our favorite pieces in it, and we’re going to retire.’ They were
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pushing mid-60s then. “So they built this house in Pigeon Forge, which was quite a house, and they filled it full of their favorite pieces.” In 1984, Roy McCarter – who had survived the sinking of the troop ship HMT Rohna during World War II, in which 1,138 men were killed – was diagnosed with colon cancer. By then he was working as the director of mine safety and training for the state, with an office in Caryville. Despite surgeries and chemotherapy, he passed away in 1989. Carolyn McCarter continued to live on her own until she was diagnosed with colon cancer, but surgeries were successful, and she survived. Murawski and her husband built a 2,400-square-foot stonemilled log home for her on their property on Thompson Road, and she moved in in 2002. After a series of falls, she had to go into assisted living in March. “We built this house for her to accommodate the antiques,” says Murawski. “Now, the house is unoccu-
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government Hat guy does it right John Fugate, Fountain City’s interim school board member who likes to wear a hat, is making an impact beyond his two-month term. Appointed to replace Indya Kincannon until the Nov. 4 election, Fugate nominated Mike McMillan for school board chair both in September and October. With Patti Bounds back, his latest motion prevailed, 5-4. Fugate then nominated Doug Harris for vice chair. With Fugate’s vote, Harris won 5-4 and took a seat next to McMillan.
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“Nice move,” I emailed Fugate. He called back from Charleston. Seems he had disrupted his family vacation to fly back at personal expense to vote at Wednesday’s meeting. “It was the right thing to do,” he said.
Proposition who? If a fraction of the money pouring into camps for and against Amendment 1 – also known as Proposition 1 – had been used in education there would be no “debate.”
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It isn’t sex education in need of those misspent millions but what was known to my generation as “civics,” especially as it concerns the power to interpret the Constitution granted to the U.S. Supreme Court. Let’s review: “(The) right of privacy, whether it be founded in the Fourteenth Amendment’s concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action, or … in the Ninth Amendment’s reservation of rights to the people, is broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.” That’s the gist of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. The constitutional right to privacy prevails over most state restrictions on abortion. That’s been the law of the land for 41 years despite unrelenting efforts to dismantle it. Tennessee’s Amendment 1 is another end run around the Constitution schemed up by lawmakers concerned with “women’s health.” If it passes on Nov. 4, only the financial health of attorneys will benefit; challenges will come quickly and often. The real problem is that, like Scarlett O’Hara’s maid, Prissy, men “don’t know nothin’ ’bout birthin’ babies.” If men could get pregnant, if they gave birth, if they dealt with unwanted pregnancies, if they had to choose between a career and childrearing duties, Roe v. Wade would never
have happened, and a man’s right to an abortion would never have been questioned. Can you imagine a horde of female zealots parading with signs and harassing an unwed pregnant Tennessee Titans linebacker outside a clinic? Neither can I. The fact is that only recently in the nation’s history have women begun to flex their political muscles, and men continue to dominate legislative bodies and the judiciary at all levels. Laws like those envisioned by supporters of Proposition 1 that purport to protect a woman’s health in fact can result in medical catastrophe. Last year Ohio enacted stringent new regulations that ban abortions for any reason after 24 weeks. One doctor’s patient discovered her fetus carried a fatal chromosome flaw 27 weeks into her term. No doctor would perform the abortion for fear of the law. Laws like that, laws like those that forced the shutdown of clinics from South Dakota to Mississippi, laws like Tennessee’s $1 million state-level defunding of Planned Parenthood, are coming your way in spades if enough voters respond “yes” to Amendment 1. Tennessee’s lawmakers are the same ones who decided carrying a loaded handgun into a bar is a nifty idea, so appealing to their native intelligence is a waste of time. Instead, I suggest a new proposition. Proposition Who asks legislators, “Who do you think you are?” This should appeal to conservatives who ceaselessly rail against intrusive government. The name of every state politician who publicly supported Proposition 1 would be listed on the ballot. If enough voters tick your name, you’re recalled. Who knows, maybe even Haslam would hear a who.
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It’s a new day at the BOE Nobody will ever confuse Amber Rountree or Patti Bounds with Dikembe Mutombo, the 7-2 Congolese-American basketball player whose signature play was the “not-in-my-house” swat and admonishing index finger waggle, but the new school board members (along with fellow newbie Terry Hill and appointee John Fugate) stood their ground at the October meetings and delivered the message that it’s a new day at the Board of Education. Rountree, a former school librarian who gave birth to son Teddy on Sept. 8, has spent her scant spare time researching the controversial SAT-10 tests that Knox County Schools administers to K-secondgraders. SAT-10 is not state required. Superintendent James McIntyre says these tests are necessary to identify reading deficiencies before students get to the critical third-grade level, but many parents and educators consider them harmful
Betty Bean to young children, as well as huge time-wasters. After failing to get clear answers from McIntyre, Rountree requested data from the state Department of Education and found that the number of school districts administering the tests is dwindling. In 2012, 97 of the state’s 135 school districts administered the SAT-10. In 2013, it was down to 87. She wanted a discussion of this issue at last week’s work session but says McIntyre – who, along with the board chair, sets the agenda – told her that the agenda was full. “He said it would be better at the mid-month meeting,” Rountree said. “But what concerns me is that we order the tests from the state, and the order has to
be in sometime in October. I want to have a public conversation with public input. Having proctored that assessment myself as recently as this past May, I don’t feel it is right for our kids. Numerous studies say it’s not developmentally appropriate for kids ages 5 through 7.” So how would she identify kids needing early reading intervention? “By the end of the school year, I would be willing to bet their teachers could tell me what I needed to know.” Bounds, whose absence from the September meeting left the vote for board chair deadlocked between Mike McMillan and Doug Harris, was fielding calls and emails from people who wanted to influence her vote for chair and from supporters of an International Baccalaureate program at Bearden Middle School. She cast her lot with McMillan, marking a sea change in the balance of power on the BOE, and when the vote for the esti-
mated $781,920 program at Bearden Middle came up, she balked, refusing to vote to spend this kind of money with less than a week’s notice (in the recent past, the board has routinely approved McIntyre-blessed initiatives on similarly short notice). To the visible irritation of at least one of their senior colleagues, the new majority voted to postpone the IB vote until next month. After the meeting, Bounds said neither vote was hard. “With the vote for chair, the people I heard from who wanted me to vote for Doug Harris were all about money. I didn’t hear from a single teacher who asked me to vote for Harris.” As for the IB program? It’s no secret that Bounds and Hill are conservative Republicans who take spending very seriously. And they very seriously said they wanted a minute to think about it. It remains to be seen whether their colleagues and McIntyre are listening.
Zoo upgrades truly spectacular The design for the new Pagoda to be built at the Knoxville Zoo in honor of Susan Shieh was unveiled Sept. 25 with the Shieh family present.
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last term in this position (expires in 2018), he may be checking out options in a larger arena. Burchett likes campaigning and does it well. He will not disappear in September 2018 when his current term expires. He is actively backing Alexander for U.S. Senate, taking him to lunch last week at Vol Market in Knoxville as well as being master of ceremonies at his recent Knoxville lunch. ■ Cheri Siler, Democratic nominee for state Senate, favors raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. It’s unclear how she can do it as a state senator as Tennessee does not have a minimum-wage law. It is the current federal law that impacts Tennessee. While Siler is unlikely to win her Senate bid against Republican Rick Briggs, she is making friends among Democrats and impressing observers for the competent and determined manner she is waging her campaign. She has a foundation for a future local race if she wants to do it. Remember, Gloria Johnson lost her first race against Becky Massey. Briggs was seen as overbearing on a recent TV program with Siler. ■ County Commissioner Ed Brantley, whose name a few weeks ago was on the Gordon Ball for U.S. Sen-
ate campaign list (he says he never authorized it) as a supporter, last week attended the Alexander for Senate luncheon here in Knoxville and is now actively backing Alexander for re-election. ■ Last Friday, Oct. 3, marked the 223rd birthday of the city of Knoxville, which was founded in 1791. In 1991, on the Bicentennial celebration, the state Legislature met in Knoxville at the World’s Fair Park to salute the occasion. No mention of it was made this year on the city website. Sue Clancy, former director of special events who led the 1991 Bicentennial celebration, called this writer to wish him a Happy Knoxville Birthday. ■ Natalie Ritchie, daughter of former state Rep. Wayne Ritchie and Margaret is the 60 Seconds managing editor of the Duke Political Review at Duke University. She is a 2012 graduate of Knoxville’s Webb School and a junior at Duke majoring in public policy. It can be found online at www.dukepoliticalreview.org ■ During the last session of the Legislature, a bill was enacted to make it illegal for election observers sponsored by the United Nations to inspect elections in Tennessee. While there are many persons who dislike the United Nations for
It is truly spectacular. The Shiehs made a major capital gift to the Zoo for the Pagoda at Tiger Forest, which will be 30 feet tall. It will be a dramatic focal point for visitors to Tiger Forest. Zoo board chair Eddie Mannis presided, and attending were City Council member Duane Grieve, Sen. Becky Massey and county Mayor Tim Burchett as well as former city architect and county commissioner David Collins. This will be a significant addition to the zoo, which is a major tourist attraction for Knoxville. Susan Shieh was active in promoting Knoxville’s sister-city program in Japan and China. ■ Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett has attended several GOP events in neighboring counties recently including a Blount County breakfast Sept. 20 for Lamar Alexander and a summer speech by former Arkansas Gov. Mike HuckaRain or shine, the 8th to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, bee in Campbell County. With this second term annual senior appreciation at John Tarleton Park, 3201 as county mayor being his picnic will be held 11:30 a.m. Division Street.
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many reasons, this legislation has played neatly into Vladimir Putin’s hands as he seeks to overturn the independence of Ukraine. The international community has sent election observers there now and in the past to validate their fairness. This has become almost routine throughout the world. This writer has been an election observer in Georgia and Timor Leste. Putin has placed this legislation on the Russia Today network, which is his propaganda organ. He says the U.S. wants to observe elections in other countries but objects to it in the U.S. Frankly, Tennessee should be inviting election observers throughout the world to visit the Volunteer State to see how free, fair and open our elections are. They could learn something from observing what we do and what we do not do. So much for transparency, which we advocate both at home and overseas. ■ The University of Tennessee is spending $150,000 to repair the roof of historic Hopecote House on Melrose Avenue, which is used as an official guest house for many UT visitors. It is a John Franz Staub-designed house as is the Williams House on Lyons View Pike, which UT is seeking to lease. The picnic, sponsored by Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, will include lunch, live music and a vendor expo. Rain on Oct. 3 led to the rescheduling.
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County Commission goes to jail Knox County commissioners learned about the latest law enforcement technology and initiatives at a lunch hosted by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility on Maloneyville Road.
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While the overview was primarily aimed at new commission members Randy Smith, Charles Busler, Bob Thomas and Ed Brantley, the lunch was also attended by Mike Brown and Dave Wright. Martha Dooley, media relations director, talked about the growth of the KCSO website. The 24-hour arrest list is popular, she said, and two downloadable apps serve the public and the sheriff’s office. One allows residents to submit crime tips, and the other alerts victims when perpetrators are being released. The website also links to a crime map of Knox County. People are less afraid when they have more information about crime, said Captain Bobby Hubbs of the Crime Analysis and Information Technology Division.
“What a great tool. I used to print out a report every 30 days and take it to neighborhood associations. This is updated every hour,” said Hubbs. The KCSO also uses Facebook and Twitter to keep the public and the media up to date, Dooley said. Butch Bryant, an attorney with the sheriff’s office, said patrol officers will soon be equipped with body cameras, which ultimately protect them. He advises recruits to assume that everything they do is being recorded, and they shouldn’t mind the sheriff, or their mother, looking at it. Citizens behave differently if they know they are being recorded, which is also helpful, he said. Todd Cook, director of Probation and Pretrial Release, brought an electronic alcohol-monitoring bracelet that can monitor the location and alcohol consumption of offenders. Knox County is one of the largest alcohol-monitoring stations in the U.S., he said. Offenders, who would otherwise be in jail, pay $10 a day to wear the device, he said. Others talked about initiatives aimed at keeping at-risk groups out of jail. A new training program will help officers identify veterans who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, said Chief Deputy
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Response Team demonstrates the takedown of an unruly inmate. Photos by Wendy Smith
Knox County Commissioners Randy Smith, Charles Busler, Ed Brantley and Mike Brown examine an alcohol-monitoring bracelet at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility.
Eddie Biggs. A new court allows veterans in the criminal justice system to receive treatment rather than jail time. Captain Chris Holloway talked about Operation: Think Twice, a program for at-risk kids and their parents. A two-hour tour of the detention facility shows
consequences of delinquent behavior, he said. Rodney Bivens, assistant chief of corrections, pointed out problems that commissioners might eventually need to address. Since Lakeshore Mental Health Institute closed in 2012, the country transports offenders who require hospitalization
to Moccasin Bend Mental Health Center in Chattanooga costing $175,000 each year for fuel alone. As many as 40 percent of detention-center inmates suffer from drug or mentalhealth issues, Bivens estimated. Early intervention could keep many from getting stuck in the system. rival of his first grandchildren – twin girls.
GOV NOTES ■ Amendment 1 panel discussion and community forum, noon Thursday, Oct. 9, Pellissippi State Community College, Goins Building auditorium, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Free and open to the public. Info: 694-6400. ■ Democratic Women’s club meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, Shoney’s on Western
Avenue. Info: 742-8234. ■ Metropolitan Planning Commission will meet 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the City County Building. ■ Buz Johnson, deputy director and 37-year veteran of MPC, retired from the agency Sept. 12. He says he’s looking forward to retirement, especially with the impending ar-
■ Sen. Lamar Alexander will speak in North Knox County, a guest of three Republican clubs. The meeting is 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Boys and Girls Club of Halls/ Powell, 1819 Dry Gap Pike, across from Brickey-McCloud Elementary School. ■ Early voting for the Nov. 4 election will start Wednesday, Oct. 15, and run through
The Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility has 1,036 beds, but they can’t all be filled at the same time because of the need to separate groups, like maximumsecurity inmates. Knox County needs more facilities for maximum-security prisoners, said Bivens. Thursday, Oct. 30, at 10 area locations. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Locations are: City County Building (opens weekdays at noon), Halls Rec Center, Carter Library, Downtown West, Farragut Town Hall, Love Kitchen, Merchants Drive (near Outback), Karns (next to Archer’s BBQ), South (next to Rush Fitness) and New Harvest Park.
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Good design for all Anyone who’s driven up Broadway north of downtown knows the beautiful Greystone mansion where WATE-TV is located. It’s a Knoxville treasure. The next time you pass by, take a peek at the matching carriage house just south and to the rear of the main building. It houses the East Tennessee Community Design Center, where a small staff works to make Knoxville, Knox County and 15 surrounding counties better, more attractive, more productive places to live. According to its brochure, the ETCDC was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in April 1970 for one purpose: “to bring professional design and planning services to nonprofit groups and community-based organizations that lack the resources to pay for the service.� What that means is that a whole lot of worthy area organizations have been able to avail themselves of some of the finest regional designers in the architectural, landscaping, engineering and interior-design fields. “The ETCDC believes all people can benefit from good design, and we are able to provide professional conceptual planning help at a minimum cost due to the tremendous support from local design professionals,� says Mary Linda Schwarzbart, interim executive director. Much of this support comes from volunteers. Architects, designers and other visionaries lend their time in “charrettes� – collaborative, sometimes intense planning sessions in which ideas and solutions are pitched, low-cost building options are explored and out-of-the-box, creative
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Carol’s Corner thinking abounds. In one case involving a barnlike structure, members of the local Amish community – experts in barn raising – were enlisted. Posters of recent ETCDC projects line the walls of the conference room. Licensed architect and ETCDC studio design director Leslie Fawaz points out several, including the TPA Learning Center in Harriman, where students receive tutoring and other help with school subjects. Referring to the Rural Resources Building in Greeneville, built to replace the organization’s office building that burned in 2009, Fawaz says, “We tried to keep our costs to about $65 per square foot.� Rural Resources, formed in 1993, is a sustainable farm and educational center providing local food to the community. Jan Mosadegh, ETCDC’s assistant to the director, says, “We just got through with a coal-mining museum in Campbell County. We helped with signage and graphic design and landscape site work.� “She’s passionate about the East Tennessee Community Design Center!� says Schwarzbart, beaming. It’s clear that all the staffers enjoy both their work and each other. The group also assists the community in other, less obvious ways. Although the organization’s main fo-
At a planning session at the East Tennessee Community Design Center are Jeremy Shipp of Johnson & Galyon Construction, Jan Mosadegh of ETCDC, Shannon Webb of Pella Windows, and Pat Donaldson, Mary Linda Schwarzbart and Leslie Fawaz, all of ETCDC. Photo by Carol Shane cus is nonprofits, “we serve as a fiscal agent for some neighborhood groups who don’t have nonprofit status,� Schwarzbart says. ETCDC can also serve as a fiscal “holding company� when a project is funded through more than one source. Libraries, community gardens, community centers, low-income housing, school buildings – including a new, two-story green-built addition to Belle Morris El-
Honoring Dewhirst Downtown developer David Dewhirst will be honored at the East Tennessee Community Design Center’s Award Celebration Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Knoxville Museum of Art. He will receive the Bruce McCarty Community Impact Award, which is “granted to individuals the ETCDC believes have demonstrated a commitment to building a better future for this region,� according to the media release. McCarty, one of the founders of the ETCDC, is, as it turns out, one of Dewhirst’s heroes. Dewhirst Tickets to the event are $125 and can be purchased by calling 525-9945.
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HEALTH NOTES â– Diabetes Management Series, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30, in the Knox County Health Department auditorium, 140 Dameron Ave. Free. Provides information on how to manage diabetes through proper diet, medication, stress management and exercise. Info/to register: 215-5170. â– Abundant Life, a free weightmanagement program incorporating diet, exercise and group support, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, North Knoxville Seventh-day Adventist Church fellowship hall, 6530
Fountain City Road. Info/ to register: 314-8204 www. KnoxvilleInstep.com. ■PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East TN will meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Kern UMC family life center, 451 E. Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge. Speaker: Debbie Price. Topic: “Healthy Mind Counseling.� Light lunch provided. Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867, or pk_hopeisalive@ bellsouth.net. ■Asa’s EB awareness 5K walk/run, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, Victor
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Sonny Bailey, Jeff Wright, Scott Hopson and Greg Helton, also known as the Ebenezer Boyz, entertain the crowd at the Ebenezer United Methodist Church fall festival.
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By Ashley Baker The children at Farragut Presbyterian Church started learning about hunger in spring 2014. When they learned that hunger is not unique to Third World countries and exists in their own city, the children wanted to help. The result of that desire took to the stage at the church on Sept. 21 with the Gifts of God Talent Show. Fourteen of the church’s children performed in a variety show for parents, friends and the congregation with 100 percent of the
By Wendy Smith Cool weather, roasted marshmallows, games and hayrides came together for a perfect community fall festival at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. The annual event draws hundreds of members and neighbors. They come to feast on hot dogs, chili and cotton candy, and play games like tug-of-war and cornhole. This year, they were also entertained by the quartet the Ebenezer Boyz. Estes Stooksbury, who is in his 80s and has been a member of the congregation since age 10, pulls a trailer around the church grounds with his father’s 1944 tractor every year. His brother, Johnny Stooksbury, brought the restored Dodge pickup his father purchased in 1934 to help relocate his neighbors during the construction of Norris Dam. A new addition to traditional festivities was a dunking booth that raised funds for EUMC’s missions
Children raise voices to help fight hunger donations they collected earmarked for FISH Hospitality Pantries. Katina Sharp organized the show, which featured individuals, duets and group performances of Christian and contemporary songs. Education was part of the mission as well, as the attendees learned about FISH, which has a goal of reaching 57,000 people in Knoxville who live in poverty. FISH pantries are in East, South, Northwest and West Knoxville and provide food to more than 11,000 families per month.
Al Jackson and Jim Lebow admire Johnny Stooksbury’s restored 1934 pickup truck.
program. Staff members who sat in the booth were less appreciative of the fall weather than those who did the dunking.
Farragut Presbyterian’s children’s choir performs “God Loves Us” to an appreciative crowd.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church member Marshall Hamilton is taken down by a team of children during tugof-war at the church’s fall festival. Photos by Wendy Smith
Katina Sharp organized the talent show to not only showcase the children of the church but to help stop hunger by supporting FISH Hospitality Pantries.
Mary Catherine Gray takes her best shot as EUMC Creative Director Davis Corley sits in the dunking booth.
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Student gallery ranked fourth in state Farragut Intermediate School art teachers Christy Davis and Bonnie Dalton have been recognized by online children’s museum Artsonia for their efforts to promote student artwork in the community. This year, Farragut Intermediate’s Artsonia gallery ranks fourth in the state for community participation. Davis and Dalton upload student artwork so it can be viewed free of charge. Folks can also purchase keepsakes such as coffee mugs with their child’s artwork imprinted, and Artsonia will give 20 percent back to the school. School librarian Sarah Campbell was also recognized for assisting students with their artist statements. “I encouraged them to think about their inspiration and help guide their thought process,” said Campbell. “I’m not an artist, but I am a creative person in that way.” Campbell is also a parent who frequents the online gallery and says it’s nice to be able to keep some of her child’s artwork permanently. She also feels it helps children’s self-esteem to be able to show their artwork publicly, driving them to do better work. To view Farragut Intermediate’s online art gallery, visit www.artsonia.com/ schools/farragut21. Volunteers are needed to help upload artwork to the site, but no computer experience is necessary. Info: christy.davis@knoxschools.org.
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Farragut Intermediate School hosted its annual Grandparents’ Day for third-graders and their families. Grandparent-related artwork was displayed throughout the cafeteria, and a Thanksgiving-style meal was served on tables decorated with mums courtesy of Mayo Garden Center in Bearden. Third-grade teachers Niki Adams and Linda Kline organized this year’s event, and Adams said it is always a memorable one for students. “These kids remember this day. It is such a special time, and they get really excited for their grandparents to come,” said Adams. Preparations begin the first week of school. The entire school worked together to make the event happen; fourth- and fifthgraders ate in their classrooms in order for thirdgraders to have adequate time in the lunchroom. The menu: turkey and dressing with all the fi xings. Students gushed over the extras. “They’ve got tea? They’ve got cookies? No way!” said one student in the lunch line.
Riley Brown shows her “honorary granddad,” Alan Brown, some of the artwork she’s created. Photos by S. Barrett ■
Hunter Chambers’ grandma, Virginia, takes a break from working in the cafeteria to have the lunch she helped prepare. “I fixed it, and now I don’t want to eat it,” she says with a laugh.
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Farragut High School’s marching band is reaching out for help covering various expenses. The Marching Admirals have enrolled in Kroger’s Community Rewards program. A supporter’s Kroger Plus Card is scanned at checkout, and a percentage of the purchase is donated to the band. “We are in the midst of an ongoing campaign to purchase new instruments for the band program,” said Keith Clupper, director of bands at FHS. “The Farragut High School Marching Admirals are ambassadors for the Farragut community as they travel across the region, performing not only at football games but also at regional band competitions during the fall.” Funds raised will also benefit the Symphonic Band, Winter Guard and Indoor Percussion programs. To sign up, visit www.farragutband.org, click Kroger logo, enter contact info and Kroger Plus Card number, and specify the FHS band with the number 80880.
Handprints like this one line a wall of the cafeteria in honor of Grandparents’ Day. Anna Kate Todd meets with her grandparents, Becky and Mike Todd, in the hallway before lunch. They drove from Monterey for this, their second Grandparents’ Day at FIS; grandson Hayden invited them as a third-grader two years ago. “We wouldn’t miss it,” said Mike.
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Lloyd Daugherty left friends on both sides of political divide By Betty Bean
Former Boys & Girls Clubs member and NFL star D.D. Lewis bonds with Judge Tim Irwin and Eddie Brown at the ceremony inducting Lewis into the Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee Hall of Fame. Irwin, also a former club member, served as master of ceremonies. Brown was honored as the Beverly Burton Tennessee new board member of the year. Photo submitted
Fall swimming kickoff Atomic City Aquatic Club swimmers Mason Fischer and Julia Linkous come up with a game plan during the SAC Fall Kickoff in Sevierville. Top performers were Fischer, Daniel Arnold, Kamden Batchik, Sydney Goodman and Madeline Linkous. The ACAC will host the Lois Weir Invitational at the Oak Ridge Civic Center Oct. 17-19. Photo submitted
Northwests sector planning underway By Nancy Anderson Liz Albertson wants to hear from you. She’s the chief planner on the Northwest County Sector Plan, which includes communities of Ball Camp, Cedar Bluff, Karns, Hardin Valley and Solway. Albertson wrapped up the third public meeting last night (Oct. 7) in Karns. The plan projects growth and development over the next 15 years and replaces the plan adopted in 2003. It’s expected to be finished in early 2015 and adopted by the Metropolitan Planning Commission. MPC Deputy Director Dave Hill encouraged nor thwest area residents to get involved with sector planning. “Personally, I’d like to see more activity Dave Hill centers like Bearden Center rather than corridor expansion, centers that grow vertically and are both aesthetically pleasing and functional. “But we’re asking you where you’d like usage. How would you like to see the area grow? The key is to have citizen groups shepherd the process and ensure plan implementation. “Invite your neighbors to attend MPC meetings and speak out. Get involved.” Karns resident Barbara Chandler spoke for many, voicing concerns with new housing development. “I’m not for building new housing, especially apartment complexes. There are enough apartments with plenty of vacancies. We shouldn’t be building new ones until the existing ones are filled. “Too many apartments means too many empty and that leads to blight. Absentee landlords and transient dwellers mean less interest in the community, and
Rachel and Sam Cornwell advocate for bikeways and affordable housing at the MPC input session. Photos by Nancy Anderson that’s not good for anybody. “I’m invested. I can’t just get up and leave if the area gets run down.” Sam Cornwell shared additional concerns regarding housing. “Housing being built is all high-end, which prices out middleclass home ownership in the area. If people want access to the great schools, shopping and entertainment on this end of town, their only option is an apartment.” Rachel Cornwell added, Karns resident Barbara Chandler asks planners to limit multi“I think we desperately need family residential zoning. more bikeways. There are more and more of us forced to ride busy roads every day. It’s absolutely frightening as drivers pass too close and get irritated with having to drive at slower speeds. All road construction needs to include bike lanes.” The MPC website has more information about the proposed plan than anyone can digest. Look at knoxmpc.org/. Take the online survey to register your opinion. Contact Albertson at 215-3804 to invite her to speak at your church or civic group. Her email is liz. albertson@knoxmpc.org/.
In mid-September, a surgeon came to Lloyd Daugherty’s room at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to amputate his left middle finger. A massive infection was threatening his already-compromised immune system, and Daugherty (who lost his left leg 17 years ago to complications of diabetes) was not only fully awake during the procedure, but he also cracked jokes with the surgeon. His lifelong friend and fiancée Keitha Kelley remembers him saying he’d have to cancel his piano concert. “He said it didn’t matter because he was too much of a gentleman to use that finger anyway,” said Kelley, who had known the Tennessee Conservative Union cofounder, political commentator/strategist and radio personality since they were students at Karns High School. She worked with him when he was on the radio and spent a good chunk of the past couple of years helping to care for him. She says the job’s not done yet. Daugherty, 55, had been hospitalized for more than two months prior to his death Friday, Oct. 3, in Nashville. The first few weeks, he was at Park West Medical Center, where he underwent a high-risk balloon surgery to repair his damaged heart. His room in intensive care became a destination point for dozens of friends and political allies, some of whom came to keep him company, others to say their goodbyes. He issued a press release from his hospital bed endorsing Chief Justice Gary Wade to be retained on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Wade won his election and Daugherty survived his surgery but was transferred to Vanderbilt for another, even riskier heart procedure. He spent the last weeks of his life in the hospital, or in Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Center. He had struggled with health issues for 30 years, meeting every setback with grace, dignity
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and humor, coupled with a determination that was an inspiration to all he met. Daugherty became active in conservative causes when he was a student at UT and served as Southern field director for “Citizens for Reagan” in 1979-80. He turned down a job with the Reagan administration to care for his father, Lloyd C. Daugherty Sr., who had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He was a campaign director for “Southerners for Reagan” in 1984 and in 1992 was a senior consultant to the Bush/Quayle campaign. The Daugherty-led TCU battled Lamar Alexander (for being insufficiently conservative), fought against a state income tax, led a successful effort to unseat a state Supreme Court justice whom Daugherty believed had not upheld the death penalty and called for disgraced U.S. Rep. Scott DeJarlais to step down. Over time, he buried the hatchet with Alexander, who was one of the first of Tennessee’s public figures to issue a statement after Daugherty’s death: In recent years, Daugherty co-hosted “The Voice,” a radio talk show featuring conversations about politics, music, food and Southern humor. He was also the host, president and founder of “The Dixie Angler,” a radio show about fishing that took him all over the South and spawned the Dixie Angler Network. Note: Funeral services for Karns guy Lloyd Daugherty were held Monday at Trinity Baptist Church. Weaver Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency celebrates 65 years of managing wildlife, land and water resources this year and has had many successes in rebuilding dwindling animal populations throughout the state. Harold Cannon, District 2 commissioner, explained the role of TWRA and how it has benefitted the state to members of the Rotary Club of Farragut recently. TWRA oversees hunting, fishing, habitat conservation and other outdoor activities. With a $100 million budget, the agency is the steward of more than three million acres statewide and serves as the law enforcement and authority over Tennessee waters. Zoos and an elephant sanctuary in middle Tennessee also fall under its regulatory jurisdiction. Cannon said the agency’s budget is generated through license sales and federal grants, but none of it comes from state coffers. A current project underway is the “Moment of Freedom” that will provide 21 handicap-accessible hunting blinds, fishing peers and wildlife viewing areas. Cannon said the three-year project is being funded solely through donations and will allow people who use wheelchairs access to outdoor areas. Tennessee is known for its rich diversity of species
Harold Cannon, District 2 commissioner for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for an inland state, he said. Through TWRA’s guidance, animal populations that had disappeared or all but disappeared have been restored to thriving numbers. Elk, once gone from Tennessee’s landscape, have been successfully reintroduced. Turkeys have also made a comeback with a total estimated population of 300,000 in all 95 counties. In 1949, when TWRA was created, the state had about 1,000 deer, and today, that number has grown to a million. Bald eagles, golden eagles and river otters have also been brought back, he said. TWRA stocks seven million fish in Tennessee lakes and rivers. Melton Hill Lake has become nationally known as a musky fishing destination. Info: http://www.state. tn.us/twra/
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Need time on middle school IB Wow! What was once easy has become hard. Not so long ago I would have been an automatic yes vote for launching a middle school magnet at Bearden through the International Baccalaureate program. Why not? Bearden Middle feeds into West High School where such a program already exists. “It’s the next logical progression for the work we’ve done at West High School and a really great opportunity for kids,” said Superintendent Jim McIntyre. “It’s a competitive response as well. We’re in an era of charter schools and private schools and vouchers.” But new school board members applied the brakes to the plan, estimated to add about $750,000 annually to the school system’s budget. Terry Hill, Amber Rountree and Patti Bounds questioned the cost and their own lack of information about the proposal. The vote was deferred until November. So I contacted some business buddies – most too shy to speak on the record. “The core problem with experimental programs like IB and World Literature is that they divert dollars from more important, core programs like drivers ed, football and vo-tech,” said one. “IB seems like a nobrainer. We need to expose our kids to the broader world,” said another. “It seems to me to be another way to spend money on education without spending it on teachers,” someone posted online. “How can Knox County even consider an IB middle school when they have not purchased a complete set of
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September surge for local markets By Sherry Witt
Following a brief downturn in August, the local real estate and New South Credit Union is lending offering free document shredmarkets ending Thursday and Friday, joyed very Oct. 16-17, at its three area healthy branches with a limit of one numbers to large file box per individual. close out the Branches are at 3261 N. Mall Witt third quarRoad near Knoxville Center Mall, 4587 Maynardville High- ter of 2014. For the month way, or 7701 Rutledge Pike. that ended Sept. 30, there Info: 865-523-0757. were 841 property transfers in Knox County. While that Pinnacle Financial Partners was a decrease from the 922 has invested $1 million in the Knoxville Area Urban sales recorded in August, it League’s lending program represented an actual inthat will be used to make crease in the total value of loans and fund businesses property sold. and, in turn, create jobs and The aggregate value of opportunities for residents in all the land transfers for the economically disadvantaged month was just over $223 communities. million – some $6 million Daniel K. Carter, executive more than the value of propvice president and CAO of The erty sold in August, and Trust Company, was recently nearly $30 million ahead of honored at The Association last September’s pace. Real of Trust Organizations (ATO) estate markets often experiannual conference as the ence a slowdown in Septem2014 Member of the Year. ber as the fall season gets This award recognizes the honoree’s contribution to the underway; however, 2014 association and his influproved to be an exception. ence and impact on the trust Mortgage lending in industry. September also reboundFood City was named “retail ed from its August dip, as marketer of the year” by the more than $324 million Certified Angus Beef providwas loaned against real es-
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The French Market expands to Farragut By Bonny C. Millard Allen and Susan Tate locked their hearts with each other and France on the top of the Eiffel Tower, and now they share that love with Knoxville. The French Market, a café specializing in crepes that opened in 2008 downtown, has been expanded to a second location in Farragut. The Tates, who spent two winters in a Paris apartment and have visited the country numerous times, were inspired by their love of crepes. “There was a little creperie around the corner from our street,” she said. Susan Tate, a painter who earned her degree in art history, said she fell in love with France from the beginning. “I can still remember the first time I ever visited (France) in college,” she said. “I just love the food and the culture.”
starting to tank, the downtown area was in a revival mode. “We added what people really wanted and that probably helped us, but we try to stick to our vision,” Susan Tate said. “We just want to do one thing really well.” Customers continued to ask them about opening a west Knoxville location, which occurred in September in the Brooklawn Village Shopping Center. The Farragut West Knox Chamber is holding a ribbon-cutting and grand opening at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22. The new store seats 50 inside and 25 outside. The Tates have created the feel of a European neighborThe French Market owners Susan and Allen Tate share a love of France and crepes. The second hood café – a place where location recently opened in Farragut. Photo by Bonny C. Millard people meet. The café offers both The husband-and-wife is, and later dreamed about Her husband is the execu- sweet and savory crepes business partners devel- opening a creperie. They tive chef, and together they and sandwiches made with oped a strong kinship with took a chance when they created the menu. all-natural meat. Allen Tate France, even getting en- found the downtown locaAlthough it was at a time said the plain and buckgaged there high above Par- tion at 526 South Gay St. when the economy was wheat flour is imported
from France by the ton. The buckwheat flour is naturally gluten free, although those crepes are cooked on the same surface as the regular flour crepes. The breads come from a New York bakery and are baked fresh in the store. “We make everything to order,” Susan Tate said. “We don’t make anything until you come in the door.” Customers can watch chef Carlos Maldonado making crepes behind the counter if they want. In addition to the crepes, the French Market has an Italian expresso machine and makes many specialty coffee drinks using Lavazza coffee, also Italian. Susan Tate said it is the bestselling coffee in Europe and doesn’t have the bitter flavor of some coffees. Info: http://thefrench marketknoxville.com/
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Leslie Testerman and Angie McKamy examine Knoxville Garden Club member Melissa McAdams’ floral design based on Amy Pleasant’s painting “When Ruby Met Jim, Part I and II.” Her design won a second place, a curator’s award and the Dorothy Victor Munger award.
Art museum is muse for garden club members By Wendy Smith Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe and even Andy Warhol found inspiration for their art in flowers. Last week, designers from across the country demonstrated how art can, likewise, be an inspiration for floral design. The Knoxville Garden Club hosted a Garden Clubs of America Flower Show titled “Frame of Reference: Creative Inspiration from the Collections of the Knoxville Museum of Art” last week at the museum. Floral designs were inspired by Richard Jolley’s “Cycle of Life” sculpture, the miniature dioramas in the Thorne Rooms and the contemporary art of the KMA’s Currents exhibition. The photography division also gave a nod to Jolley’s work, as did the botanical arts division, which was also influenced by the Higher Ground exhibition and a temporary exhibition of Danny Lyon photography. Thirty-five accredited GCA judges came from across the country to judge the show, which also included horticulture entries. They awarded first, second and third places in each division except horticulture, explained KGC flower show committee chair Georganne Guarino. While creativity is valued in floral design, photography and botanical arts divisions, there’s just one standard for horticulture entries − perfection. Each flower, leaf and tree branch is expected to be flawless. If a class has
no perfect specimen, no ribbons are awarded. One of the things Guarino likes about the photography and botanical arts categories is that they allow garden club members who can’t travel to participate by mailing their entries. She also appreciates that botanical arts entries can be composed of recycled floral arrangements. Entries included picture frames, brooches and walking sticks made entirely of plant material. Guarino is a flower-show veteran who is working on becoming an accredited judge. The process takes five years. “You can get a
A walking stick designed by Knoxville Garden Club member Karen Smith won a second-place ribbon.
doctorate faster,” she said. She’s also a talented designer. After the other entrants had chosen, she picked the last remaining work of art, Ulf Puder’s “Baustopp, 2010,” as the inspiration for her floral design, which won best in show. She wasn’t sure how she would interpret the artwork until she saw readymade frames in a craft store that echoed the lines of the bridge in the painting. She chose cactus as her floral element because it was the right color. To add another layer of judging, KMA staff − assistant curator Clark Gillespie, preparator Robmat
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Now that the air is cooling and the leaves are warming, it’s the season for telling tales − p r e f e r a bl y the creepy kind. KnoxvilLaura Still lian Laura Still is up to the task. She told the social club Welcome Wagon that storytelling is in her blood, which led her to start Knoxville Walking Tours. She saw an opportunity when she worked at the Knoxville Visitors Center and heard tourists asking if anyone was available to walk around and tell stories about the city. When her friend Jack Neely offered to let her use his historical research, she was on her way. She offers Civil War, Gunslinger and Literary Heritage tours, not to men-
tion the Shadow Side Ghost Tour. Her new book, “A Haunted History of Knoxville,” rolled off the presses last week. Welcome Wagon members urged her to share a tale from the book, so she told the story of her favorite ghost − Abner Baker. He was the son of Dr. Harvey Baker, who lived in what is now known as the Baker-Peters house at the corner of Peters Road and Kingston Pike. As slaveholding landowners, the Bakers were secessionists, and Abner joined the Confederate Army. While he was away, a Union scouting party approached the home and began firing at Dr. Baker, who tried in vain to surrender. He was shot inside his home in front of his wife and children. When Abner returned from war, he found his home in a shambles. He went downtown and got into a fight that resulted in the death of a Unionist, Will
Hall. He was immediately escorted to jail, but a mob of Union supporters pulled him out and hanged him from a tree on the bank of the Tennessee River. It is rumored that Abner still makes his presence known at the Baker-Peters House, and he is said to lurk around the graveyard at First Presbyterian Church on State Street, where he is buried. Still says she’s given tours to visitors from around the world. “We have a great and very walkable downtown.” Info: www.knoxvillewalkingtours.com ■
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ter considering surgeons in North Carolina and Atlanta, he decided on Pesut because “she listened really well,” has been performing total ankle replacements (TARs) for a decade and had even studied in Switzerland where the whole concept of repairing fractures with screws and plates was developed. The first time he visited Pesut’s office, McCutcheon limped in on a cane with an impinged right ankle that was riddled with arthritis and bone spurs. He was in such extreme pain that he was ready to consider amputation if that was the solution. “If that was my only option to get rid of the pain, at that point,
I would’ve gone that route. I am not kidding you,” he said. “The pain was constant. It was waking me up at night and the ibuprofen was only lasting me two or three hours. I was eating ibuprofen like they were M&Ms.” Of course, amputation was not an option Pesut was ready to consider. While it appeared likely McCutcheon would eventually need a total ankle replacement (also called ankle arthroplasty), the first step would be ankle reconstruction. “When undertaking any reconstruction for ankle arthritis, it is important to correct any underlying deformity,” Pesut explained.
“I was initially concerned about being able to reconstruct his underlying deformity because of its severity. In addition, his young age and high activity level had me concerned because the more active and younger the patient, the faster the TAR will usually fail. Eventually, patients may face ankle fusion or even amputation.” To correct the deformity, Pesut broke his heel bone and moved it to the correct position. In addition, she repaired his ligaments and tendons and removed excess bone the body had formed to try to stabilize the ankle. The reconstruction gave McCutcheon relief for about 18 months before the arthritis, which remains present even after surgery, flared again. By September 2012, he had developed bone marrow edema, a condition in which the marrow begins to take on an excess amount of fluid because of an injury. The edema created such pressure on the bones that McCutcheon found himself in constant pain, which he tried unsuccessfully to control with as many as a dozen ibuprofen a day. “When I went back to see her, I said, ‘I’m going to need a liver transplant if I keep this up,’ ” McCutcheon said. “I wasn’t reluctant at all about getting the ankle replacement because, I told her, ‘If we don’t do that, or it doesn’t work, just cut the thing off because there’s no way that I can stand the pain of that anymore.’ I was dead serious.” The ankle replacement went well, although scar tissue caused McCutcheon to tear some tendons and ligaments loose two weeks into his rehab therapy. A sameday surgery repaired that without a hitch. After more therapy, he’s now back enjoying life. Now, he never thinks about the pain that was once his constant companion. He moves about
freely, climbing on ladders and rooftops as he works on rehabbing homes for Agape House, the nonprofit charity he and his wife operate to provide temporary housing for the homeless. “The whole reason to do a TAR is to allow patients to resume activities and enjoy life,” said Pesut. “Mr. McCutcheon is a very active individual which is why I thought he would do well with the surgery. He enjoys hiking and other outdoor activities, so I wanted him to be able to go back to the things he enjoys. He was very motivated to get his strength and mobility back to normal levels. As long as patients are conscientious about their activity, I expect them to return to their normal activities after their strength is returned.” Earlier this year, McCutcheon spent an entire day walking the winding, hilly slopes of Dollywood. “And I did it in sandals!” he exclaims. “That ankle didn’t hurt any more than my other ankle. I figure if you can survive the Dollywood test, you’re good!” He’s also back to biking, something that he couldn’t do before because he was unable to flex his ankle. He recently went hiking again, taking on Black Mountain in Justin Wilson State Park. “I’ve been hiking in lots of places in the United States, but I can’t think of any hike that I’ve been on that I wouldn’t tackle with my ankle,” he says. “I could probably do rock climbing if I wanted to … there’s nothing I feel like I’m limited to right now. I’m in as good a shape now as I was in my 40s, back before the first surgery. So [Dr. Pesut] literally did give me my life back, and I think that’s a pretty significant thing.” For more information about total ankle replacement, call Parkwest Medical Center (www.TreatedWell.com) at 865-374-PARK.
Baby Boomers changed approach to ankle repair kle replacement (TAR) just now seems to be gaining favor among the gray-haired set, driven largely by the demand of still active Boomers. Those first TARs “failed miserably,” but that’s yesterday’s news. According to Dr. Tracy Pesut, an orthopedic surgeon at Parkwest Medical Center, today’s TARs are giving seniors a new lease on life. “I find with the Baby Boom generation that these patients want to continue working, playing and enjoying life deep into their retirement,” she said. “They are a higher demand population. I see an increase in the need and desire for TARs in order for them to be able to continue golfing, hiking, playing tennis and pickle ball, and walking or exercising.” “The gold standard for ankle arthritis has been fusing the joint, but that increases the stress on the surrounding joints and
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components to decrease surgery times and improve alignment.” Pesut says even better designs that allow for more normal motion, and hopefully, better wear properties to increase longevity, are being developed and used in Europe where a less stringent FDAtype approval process enables surgeons there to incorporate these new designs more easily. While the options are growing, ankle replacements remain among the most difficult procedures an orthopedic surgeon performs. The
small contact area and multiple directions and functions of the joint make it a task not every surgeon wants to tackle. “Most general orthopedists and even sports specialists are uncomfortable or do not enjoy taking care of the foot and ankle problems,” said Pesut, who has performed 40 to 50 total ankle replacements and more reconstructions than she can count during her years of practice. “They can be complicated and no two patients are the same. I like the challenge of problem solving and figuring out what is the best solution to their problem. I find it challenging and enjoy facing the challenge and seeing patients getting back on their feet and returning to their activities.” Of course, total ankle replacements won’t make you feel 16 again, but they can help many seniors Twist again.
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First the hips, then the knees and now the ankles. No, it’s not another dance step – but it is a trend sweeping the Baby Boom generation who grew up doing the Twist or shaking their booty at the disco. Now in their retirement years, those grayDr. Tracy Pesut haired Boomers are feeling the effects of all that twisting and shaking as complaints of arthritis stack up. Last year, seniors were a large portion of the 332,000 people who got total hip replacements and the 719,000 knee replacements. Now, it’s the ankle’s turn. Around since the 1970s, total an-
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Farragut High School fans didn’t let a little rain stop them from catching the Admirals take on the Hawks. Pictured are Braden Wiede, Christy Layton, Michael Lucas and Spencer Ferguson.
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Track reunion celebrates Rohe era Tennessee track and field athletes from times past celebrated the Chuck Rohe coaching era and attended the UT-Florida game last weekend. They closed the weekend with a Sunday breakfast with Beth Alford-Sullivan, UT’s new director of track and field and cross country. Rohe came to Tennessee in 1962, quickly seized control of Southeastern Conference track and dominated through 1971. His teams won 15 consecutive indoor and outdoor championships. Volunteers won individual honors 53 times in indoor events and 49 outdoor. Distance runners added six SEC cross-country team championships. Rohe’s dual meet record was an astounding 87-10. Tennessee’s 10 previous track coaches compiled a 9260 record over 40 years. Reunion dinner speakers included Olympic longjump legend Ralph Boston; Dr. George Moschis, the javelin thrower who discovered and helped recruit javelin thrower Bill Skinner; former women’s star runner and later UT and Olympic coach Terry Hull Crawford; former all-Americans Audry Hardy and Wilbur Hawkins; and famous hurdler and football Vol Richmond Flowers. The celebration included former Tennessee coaches Stan Huntsman and Doug Brown and former footballtrack stars Chip Kell and Karl Kremser. The spotlight was on Skinner, NCAA javelin champ in 1970. Track fans can learn more about this group at www.rohetrackera.com. – Marvin West
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Beware, though. Bearden has been on the business end of some bigtime blowouts this season, but Fulton and West, ranked No. 1 in the state in their respective classifications, are no creampuffs. Oncedormant Heritage is now the second-highest scoring team in the district, right behind West. Sevier County, which shut out the Bulldogs to open the season, has the most talked about quarter-
back in the area. The problem for Bearden is Hardin Valley’s three losses – South-Doyle, Maryville, Catholic -- have come against some of the very best as well, with the defending state champion Rebels holding down the No. 1 spot in Class 6A. The Irish are unbeaten and trail only top-ranked Fulton in 4A. South-Doyle may be seventh in the latest 5A poll, but the Cherokees are unbeaten at 6-0. The Hawks are the real thing and are beginning to heat up. They have both the backs and the line to take over a game. Last meeting: 2013 – Hawks 33, Bulldogs 7 The Breakdown: Hardin Valley put away Farragut with a crunching third quarter last week, just about all of it on the ground. Senior Ryan Ferguson ripped the Admirals 180 yards and touchdown runs of 11 and 63 yards. Ferguson put up
over 100 of his yards in the third quarter as the Hawks took control. Backfield mate Issiah Aguero found the Admirals’ end zone for touchdowns of 5, 8 and 8 yards, all in the second half. Issiah and his twin brother, Issac, both had second half interceptions for the Hawks. First-year Bearden coach Morgan Shinlever is giving a lot of kids a look as the Bulldogs start over. With Bearden’s schedule, a tough year isn’t surprising. The Bulldogs can strike, though. Quarterback Evan White scored on runs of 80 and 20 yards. That’s speed. Defensive back Jack Shires took a recovered Farragut lateral 30 yards for another score. The Bulldogs will need a lead, and a pretty good one, to hold the Hawks’ running game in the second half. If it’s decided anywhere after halftime, Hardin Valley’s motivation to stay in the district race – and size up front – may prove too much.
Upcoming Friday Austin-East: Open Grace Christian Academy vs. Midway Bearden vs. Hardin Valley Halls vs. Powell (Thursday night Carter at McMinn-Central game) Central vs. Clinton Karns vs. Oak Ridge Christian Academy of Knoxville Knoxville Catholic vs. Anderson at Belfry, Ky. County Farragut at Heritage South-Doyle vs. Cherokee Fulton: Open Webb vs. Battle Ground Academy Gibbs at Campbell County West vs. William Blount
SPORTS NOTES ■ Annual golf tournament to benefit the Central High School softball program will be Saturday, Oct. 18, at Whittle Springs Golf Course.
Format: four-man scramble. Registration fee: $240 per team of four, which includes green fee, cart and catered lunch. Registration: 7:30 a.m.; shotgun start: 8:30 a.m. Info: Brent Walker, 237-6507.
■ Registration open for Upward Basketball/Cheer through Nov. 11. Cost: $75/ child; includes basketball jersey or cheer top/skorts. Info/to register: www.corrytonchurch. com or 219-8673, ext. 1.
Tennessee looks less like a bowl team To put things in perspective, Tennessee looks less like a bowl team today than it did in August. After weeks and weeks of intensive instruction, the Volunteers have not learned to win. There is no threat of a running attack. Pass protection is still missing in action. It is so bad as to be dangerous. Offensive inefficiency puts an unholy burden on the defense. Eight plays in the red zone lost 11 yards and an interception. Such ineptitude brings back memories of a previous administration. Other than that and the score, all is well in Big Orange Country. There were many positive aspects of Saturday past. Weather was good. Neyland Stadium checkerboard configuration of paying customers was almost spectacular. The crowd was loud. Concessions cashed in, maybe enough to match last year’s net profit. Aging Vols for Life made it on and off the field without significant injury. It could have been a really good day. Butch Jones is keeping the faith. That is a plus. The coach sent word that if everybody will just be patient, Tennessee will be OK. He didn’t say when. “We’re going to get it together. We’re going to have great days, but we just got to keep grinding … I promise you we’re going to get it right … We’ll be back. I
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promise you we’re going to be a good football team.” It sure isn’t yet, but it is trying. Butch said what he has said before, that the players are fighting, scratching and clawing. They are also shooting themselves in the feet. The first half was marred by penalties. The second half was lost to sacks. Could it be that losing to Florida is contagious, that the current team picks it up from the previous team and passes it on? The streak is at 10. Sometimes the Gators have been better. This time they weren’t. And they weren’t very good last year. Florida projected as the pivotal game of 2014, the one that could have launched Tennessee toward a surprisingly successful season. The Vols allowed the Gators to beat the odds. They survived three interceptions and stayed around until their coach sent in the sub quarterback. In comparison to some we’ve seen, theirs looked like an all-star-to-be. Battered and bruised Florida coach Will Muschamp, at risk of losing his job, found great satisfaction in heaping fourth-quarter unhappiness on the colorful multitude: “It was great to see so many
people disappointed.” Will may have been retaliating for the vulgar fan chant I hope your children didn’t hear. That was last week. Don’t you know excitement is building for homecoming? Can’t you just feel it? The Chattanooga Moccasins are coming to town. Now is a good time for a lighter assignment. It gives the Vols a chance to get their record back to even. Finishing 3-3 in the second half of the season is a potential problem. Tennessee will have to find something to beat in addition to open date. Two remaining foes are obviously stronger. Missouri is a maybe. South Carolina and Kentucky are different kinds of shockers. We’ll discover later whether Vanderbilt improves more and faster. In theory, young Volunteers will get better with age and experience. Senior quarterback Justin Worley probably won’t. He won considerable respect for just surviving Oklahoma and Georgia, for getting up after repeated knockdowns, for completing passes under duress, for coming back after an injury, for making the Athens game close. He did not play well against Florida. I boldly predict Tennessee will defeat Chattanooga. I am less confident about what may happen thereafter. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.
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THROUGH SUNDAY, OCT. 19 William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker,” Clarence Brown Theatre mainstage, 1714 Andy Holt Ave. Info//tickets/performance times and dates: 9745161 or http://clarencebrowntheatre.com/.
THROUGH MONDAY, OCT. 20 Registration open for Goodwill Golf Classic in Memory of Jerry Hatmaker, Holston Hills Country Club. Format: four-person modified scramble. Proceeds benefit Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Inc. Info/ registration: www.gwiktn.org/events or 588-8567.
THROUGH MONDAY, OCT. 27 Deadline for membership applications to Knoxville Watercolor Society. Applications for jurying process: www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com. Info: Kate McCullough, 604-1406 or kateswaterart@gmail.com.
THROUGH FRIDAY, OCT. 31 Featured artists at Parkside Open Door Gallery, Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., are Frank Harvey of Lenoir City and Fountain City artists Penny Berridge and Renita Andrews. Harvey creates 3-D garden art, Berridge will display oil paintings and Andrews will be showing her copper and sterling silver jewelry. Info/hours: 357-7624 or 357-2787.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8 Fire safety demonstrations for both businesses and residents, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Fire extinguisher demos, 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m.; Fire Safety and Prevention for Homeowners workshop, 6-7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Info: Colin Cumesty, colin.cumesty@townoffarragut.org or 675-2384. “Meet and Greet Jeff Jarnigan – The New Voice of Neyland Stadium” Tennessee Tailgate Party, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Carter Senior Center, 9040 Asheville Highway. Appearance by WVLT’s Lauren Davis. Free hot dogs. Wear orange; bring favorite tailgate dish. Free event; RSVP requested. Info/RSVP: 932-2939. Classes in Olympic fencing, Medieval longsword, Renaissance rapier, and Victorian military saber are
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FRIDAY, OCT. 10 Roux du Bayou in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $12; some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org. Alive After Five concert: “Tribute to Sam Cooke” featuring Danny McGrew with Soul Connection and very special guest Clifford Curry, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 Worlds Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/students. Info: 934-2039. Senior Appreciation Picnic rescheduled from last week, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (rain or shine), John Tarleton Park, 3201 Division St. Includes lunch, live music and a vendor expo.
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FRIDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 10-11 Knoxville Toy & Comic Expo, Jacob Building Chilhowee Park. Info/schedule: www.KnoxvilleToyShow. com or knoxvilletoyshow@gmail.com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 11 Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town Pet Smart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee. Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org. Second Saturday Marketplace, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tea & Treasures, 4104 W Martin Mill Pike. Vendor booths include arts & crafts, antiques, plants, books, food and music. “Fall: Time for the Garden’s Physical Exam,” 10:30 a.m.-noon, Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at All Saints Catholic Church, 620 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Free. Open to the public. Rain or shine. Info: 215-2340.
MONDAY, OCT. 13 Ossoli Circle meeting, 9:45 a.m., Ossoli Clubhouse, 2511 Kingston Pike. Lunch follows programs. Visitors welcome. Info: Cheryl Smith, 539-1721. Health Awareness Seminar: “Diabetes: Understanding the Basics,” 9 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.
TUESDAY, OCT. 14 “Becoming all New after Knee Surgery,” 3 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711. Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meeting, 7 p.m., Buddy’s Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike. Speaker: Ross Massey. Topic: “The Battle of Nashville, December 1864.” Cost: $15/members, $17/nonmembers; includes dinner. Lecture only: $3. RSVP by noon Monday, Oct. 13, to: 671-9001.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15 Books Sandwiched In, noon, East Tennessee History Center auditorium, 601 S. Gay St. Dr. Jack Fellows will discuss “Hot: Living through the next 50 years on Earth” by Mark Hertsgaard. Info: 215-8801. Senior Job Fair for job-seekers who are 50+, 9 a.m.-noon, CAC LT Ross Building, 2247 Western Ave. Hosted by the CAC Office on Aging’s Senior Employment Service. Bring resumes, reference sheets, and any other info needed to apply for jobs. Info: 524-2786.
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heri Liles refers to her home, Liles Acres on Tuckaleechee Pike near Maryville, as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a labor of love.â&#x20AC;? She and her husband Russ â&#x20AC;&#x153;started small 22 years ago,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We bought two acres, then bought the house behind us, then more acres.â&#x20AC;? The more they bought, the more they realized what a treasure they could create. Now, decades later, their seven-acre farm boasts orchards full of apple, plum, peach, pear and cherry trees. Lush vines burst with three varieties of grapes. Abundant raised-bed vegetable and herb gardens march down the hill on one side of the property. Blueberries, blackberries and strawberries thrive. Around 30 chickens scratch in their spacious yard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They free-range into the orchard, eat bugs and manure the orchard,â&#x20AC;? says Sheri. Slatted compost bins dot the property. Water catchment systems abound. A vigorous worm farm, located near a koi pond, produces rich fertilizer. A greenhouse attached to a brick tool shed provides aid in seed starting. A large back deck has a picnic table and a sweeping view of the property. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This farm is an ecosystem,â&#x20AC;? Sheri says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to do a lot of biodiversity. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not into monocrops. Diversity lends itself to the natural world.â&#x20AC;? And it all started with honeybees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Russ thought it would be a good idea to put them in,â&#x20AC;? says Sheri. The couple tends two lively hives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re healthy this year,â&#x20AC;? Sheri remarks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost hives every year for the last three years.â&#x20AC;? The little pollinators die of mites and bee diseases, but they also â&#x20AC;&#x153;get into pesticides.â&#x20AC;? Liles
Sheri Liles hand-spins llama fiber to be made into garments, rugs or hanks of yarn. She enjoys educating school groups about such â&#x20AC;&#x153;slowâ&#x20AC;? pastimes. Photos by Carol Shane
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to register to win fabulous door prizes, enjoy scrumptious holiday treats, and visit with old friends and make new ones. Bobby Todd is located in historic Downtown Sweetwaterapproximately 35 minutes from West Knoxville. Downtown Sweetwater is a shopperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paradise with antique shops, ladies boutiques, gift stores, and cafĂŠs. Both Hunterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ and the Mansion will be open for dinner on Thursday evening, October 9.
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Acres is located near a cemetery and other farms, few of which follow organic practices. So the practical solution is to keep the bees close to home. “We planted a huge wildflower mix to keep them on the property.” For the colder months, Sheri and Russ recently put in witch hazel plants. “They bloom at a time for the bees to harvest them in the winter.” These measures seem to be helping, and Sheri says she’s definitely noticed a “bump” in her crops due to healthier bees.
“But when you live in paradise,” Sheri says, gesturing toward the big glass windows which look out over the farm, “Who needs a vacation?” She recalls one of the farm’s biggest transformative moments. Years ago, after the couple had expanded their vegetable gardens, Sheri found herself looking out over the property. “Hmmm,” she thought, “I have lots of pasture; I could have a horse!” She thought it over carefully and eventually decided a horse wasn’t right for her. Then she discovered llamas. Now, standing at the fence near the llama barn, she calls, “LLAAAma-llama-llamallama-llama!” Her small flock – including one alpaca – comes running. The llamas are
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friendly, curious and intelligent, and they enjoy taking treats from our hands. “They can carry one-third their weight,” says Sheri, though these particular animals are rarely used to carry packs. “We take them to the mountains! Sometimes we just lead them on hikes.” She shears them once a year and handspins the fiber at her spinning wheel. She
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also keeps pygora goats and angora rabbits. The goats are sheared twice a year, the rabbits every twelve weeks. The Lileses grow a patch of Sea Island cotton for spinning purposes. “It’s hard to find. It’s real susceptible to the boll weevil, but easier to pick by hand.” Sheri claims that Russ’s mother, Dale Liles, is the real spinning expert in the family. She uses the
cotton in her fiber work. But Sheri’s own front room is also full of spinning projects. A little wool beret is easily recognizable as having come from “Copenhagen,” the caramel-colored llama. A small rug was made from llama hair and sheep wool on a peg loom. Sheri is constantly experimenting and trying new things. And that includes several new hobbies. One is storytelling. She’s taken her “Apron Full of Stories” presentation to local schools and nursing homes. And she’s learning the ukulele. “Don’t worry,” she sings and whistles for me as she strums, “Be happy!” She’s passionately devoted to natural causes, and often hosts school groups and individuals for educational tours of the farm. Two solar panels, mounted on a single base, supply about 25 percent of the farm’s electricity. They’re a focal point for the tours. Sheri keeps a one-pound bag of coal near the panels to demonstrate just how much coal is burned to produce one kilowatt hour. The Liles have had the solar array for six years now, and it’s supplied 16,000 kilowatt hours of energy. “That’s eight tons of coal,” she points out. “We’d like to get another one. It pays for itself in about 10 years. It’ll probably last 20 to 25 years.” Russ works full-time at Rechenbach’s in Bearden. Sheri is a part-time nurse-practitioner. On weekends, they sell their produce at the Maryville farmers market. Sheri tends the farm, updates the website, hosts
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ohn Cole isn’t afraid of a little water. He’s created distinctive and beautiful paths for the liquid for years. Cole, manager at the Powell Aubrey’s since 1993 and water feature aficionado, has designed and built flowing fish habitats for almost every yard he has owned. His newest home in John Cole in his front yard in Halls is no differHalls with the current water ent. feature. Photo by Cindy Taylor As a teenager, Cole did yard work in his neighborhood, then worked with a couple of men who mentored him along the way. He says his dad’s yard always looks great. “My dad loves to work in his yard and I’ve learned a lot from him.” With a self-taught background in landscaping, Cole researched the basics for adding water features and jumped right in. He
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Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 • 2:00pm
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in the KCHS Gymnasium Admissions Process • Course Offerings Extracurricular Activities • Meet Faculty & Coaches Tour the Campus • Reserve Placement Test Spot
Professional Air Duct Cleaning
PLACEMENT TEST Saturday, December 6, 2014 8:00am - Noon (meet in KCHS Commons) All eighth graders interested in attending Knoxville Catholic High School are required to take a placement test administered by KCHS. Test results, along with eighth grade teacher recommendations, will be used to determine freshmen course selections. The High School Placement Test from Scholastic Testing Services will be given on December 6; students should report to the commons area at 8:00am.
Before We Clean an
AIR DUCT CLEANING SPECIAL SPEC
$ After We Clean
CRAWL SPACE INSPECTION
Students will need to bring two #2 pencils. Calculators may NOT be used. A snack will be provided mid-morning.
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Includes 10 vents, 1 main vent & 1 return
Additional vents are $10 ea. and mains priced separate. Multiple system included. Written work order & complete system inspection also included with this offer. Furnace check-up includes evaluation of all furnaces, blower motors, coil, compressor, all drain pans & thermostats.
Elite Environmental Solutions • 388-2602 Some restrictions apply. With this coupon. Not valid with other offers or prior purchases. Offer expires 11/8/14.
FREE DRYER VENT CLEANING With full-service Air Duct Cleaning. Can be combined with offer above.
To register, contact Mrs. Nichole Pfohl, Dean of Admissions, at (865)560-0502 or npfohl@knoxvillecatholic.com
Elite Environmental Solutions • 388-2602
Before Cleaning
Some restrictions apply. With this coupon. Not valid with other offers or prior purchases. Offer expires 11/8/14.
CRAWL SPACE SER SERVICE
20 Off %
After
Cleaning and Vapor barrier
FREE MOLD TEST FREE Crawl Space Evaluation
Same Day Service!
Elite Environmental Solutions • 388-2602 Some restrictions apply. With this coupon. Not valid with other offers or prior purchases. Offer expires 11/8/14.
WE ALSO OFFER: A/C Coil Cleaning • Blower Motor Cleaning UV Light Air Purifiers • Sanitizer • Outside Condenser Cleaning Full Maintenance Programs • Electrostatic Filters
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• OCTOBER 8, 2014 • Shopper news
Lawn care tips for fall Taking time in the fall to prepare your lawn for the colder months ahead will pay dividends come spring and allow you to enjoy lusher, greener grass when temperatures rise again.
Fertilizing Providing nutrients to your lawn before cold weather strikes is good for strengthening roots and increasing the nutrients stored for an earlier spring green. While the top growth of grass stops, grass plants are storing nutrients and energy for the following season. To determine the best ratio of fertilizer for the soil in your yard, you should utilize a soil test. Otherwise, look for fertilizer with a nitrogen-phosphate-potassium (NPK) ratio of 3:1:2 or 4:1:2. When applying the fertilizer, make sure that you follow the application in-
structions and rate information on the package and use a calibrated spreader to apply the correct amount. It is also a good rule to apply the fertilizer in the fall about 2-3 weeks before the ground freezes so the plant can start to take up some of the nutrients. Instead of pacing the yard with a push spreader, consider a tow-behind spreader attached to your riding lawn mower or garden tractor. An attachment, such as a pulltype spin spreader from John Deere, can quickly distribute fertilizer evenly across your yard.
Aerating Aerating, the process of removing plugs of soil and thatch from the lawn, is ideal in cooler months. It encourages deep rooting, improves water and nutrient penetration, and pro-
mulching with a mower is an ideal alternative. Be sure to mulch leaves only when they are dry to avoid damp and wet leaves clumping or building up under mower decks. Remember that grass needs sunlight in the fall to help store food for winter, so don’t wait until your lawn is completely matted down with leaves to mulch. A thin layer of mulched leaves is ideal and helps add nutrients to the soil, reducing the need for fertilizer. Selecting the right mower with mulching attachments or features can save a great deal of time and help ensure a consistent layer of mulch across the yard. For example, John Deere 100-Series lawn tractors motes growth of beneficial plug aerator behind a riding have three-in-one mowing soil microorganisms. There mower or tractor to remove decks, which allow you to are a variety of techniques plugs of soil from two to choose to mulch, bag or alyou can use to penetrate the three inches deep. low side-discharge. soil such as spiked shoes or spray-on liquids, but to Mulching Composting most effectively aerate soil, If you prefer not to rake Creating a compost pile attach a dethatcher, or a or bag grass or leaves, allows you to turn organic
material into rich soil. The fall season is a good time to create a compost pile with decaying yard matter, such as vegetables, grass clippings and leaves, which can provide nutrient-rich soil for spring planting. For best results, alternate layers of “brown,” or high carbon materials, with grass clippings. Using a rear bagger with your lawn mower or tractor will help make collecting grass clippings a breeze, and adding to your compost pile is as simple as backing up to the spot and unloading. Another optional mower attachment, the lawn sweeper, brushes leaves into a hamper, much like a broom and dustpan. Taking these steps will prepare your lawn for the winter and help it come back strong, healthy and beautiful in the spring. Learn more about the tools you need to care for your lawn at JohnDeere.com/ Residential.