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Turley back on FUD board Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett has reappointed Zola Turley to a 4-year term on the First Utility District board of commissioners. Turley was initially appointed to the board in 1995

by County ExZola Turley ecutive Tommy Schumpert.

She was elected to chair the board in 2005, making her the first woman to head one of Knox County’s utility districts’ boards.

Now retired, she and her husband moved here in 1973 and founded A.C. Valve and Control Corp.

The First Utility board of commissioners meets monthly at the district office on Durwood Road.

Grasping the ‘Bird’s Tail’

Instructors and members of a continuing Tai Chi class welcome newcomers to a new class at Farragut Town Hall by demonstrating some of the movements they will be learning. Photos by Justin Acuff

GOP picnic Con Hunley will headline entertainment for the countywide Republican picnic at Fountain City Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 20. Also, Judge Tim Irwin and Con Hunley the Chillbillies will entertain.

The free event will include games and lunch from Buddy’s Bar-B-Q for $10. Info: Jacob Swisher, 200-0422, or Bob Crye, 806-2361.

IN THIS ISSUE Meet Jay Smelser, the athletic and parks coordinator for the town of Farragut, a position he has held since June 2009. Learn more about Jay in this week’s Coffee Break.

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Wearing a tie “For those of us who grew up in the 1950s, it’s an ongoing process to adjust and hopefully become comfortable with some of today’s modern attire. “... taking your date to a movie or dinner required a jacket and tie.”

Malcolm Shell ponders attire.

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New Taoist Tai Chi class focuses on health

By Betsy Pickle What with runner’s knee, tennis elbow, swimmer’s ear and plain old inflammation, exercise seems to come with as many aches as it does accomplishments. Except, perhaps, for Tai Chi. “Tai Chi is gentler on your body, which is why, I think, many older people can still continue to do it even though they can’t do some of the other exercises as they age,” says Jeanne Borman. “But it’s not just an exercise for older

people; it’s really helpful for younger people as well.”

Borman is a member of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA and the instructor for the beginner class of Taoist Tai Chi offered 9-11 a.m. Sundays at the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. The class, which runs through September, has had an open house and one session but is still accepting students.

A first-grade teacher with two young children at home, Borman says she no longer has time to run or ride her bicycle, but she stays fit through walking her dogs – and Tai Chi. “Tai Chi really is a whole-body exercise,”

Jere Leming learns the Left Grasp Bird’s Tail move at a beginner Taoist Tai Chi class. says Borman. “It’s a wonderful workout. It’s deceptive – it’s so slow-moving that it doesn’t look like it would be, but there are ways to do the moves that really help your body.”

Master Moy Lin Shin, a Taoist monk from China, immigrated to Canada in 1970 to help Westerners learn about Taoist philosophy and To page A-3

Northshore apartments get MPC nod

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By Sandra Clark Over the objections of homeowners, the Metropolitan Planning Commission on Thursday approved up to 248 apartments on land at Northshore Town Center with density up to 25 dwelling units per acre.

During spirited debate, homeowner Deborah Stevens said, “We have a planned community without a plan.”

She found support primarily from commissioner Michael Kane who said, “I’m concerned that we’re losing the town center concept. …

The people who bought here were promised a town center.”

MPC Director Mark Donaldson said the town center concept re-

quires people – residents. “A town center is about a variety of uses all within the same location. This density is consistent with the development of a town center,” he said.

The southwest sector plan was amended, the rezoning recommended and the issue moves to Knoxville City Council.

MPC planner Michael Brusseau said apartments were on the original site plan on land now occupied by Northshore Elementary School.

“In some ways we feel this land is more appropriate for apartments, being on the edge of the development.” Brusseau said the town center zoning already had been amended to permit construc-

tion of Publix and Target, big box stores.

Arthur Seymour Jr., representing the Georgia-based developers, Flournoy Development Co., said current zoning would allow 160 units, but his clients are asking for 248 units, subject to use-onreview plan approval by MPC. Northshore Town Center had the possibility of 460 apartments until 300 units were lost on the school site.

“We feel this apartment complex will carry out the purpose for which this center was originally developed,” Seymour said.

Opponents included Lisa Cole, PTA president at Northshore Elementary, who said traffic conges-

tion is unknown since school has not started. “We will have 1,000 students with 30 to 50 percent of them car-riders.”

Stevens, who was recently appointed Circuit Court judge by Gov. Bill Haslam, said developers have had no communication with residents. “I cannot tell you where the sidewalks will be, where the streets will be. No road is proposed (to let residents at the top of the development bypass the school and apartment areas). … MPC should find a way to have a plan.”

Margot Kline, president of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners, said she likes the idea of a town center, but would prefer condos to apartments.

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Grasping the ‘Bird’s Tail’ practices. He put together a modified version of Tai Chi he called Taoist Tai Chi arts that focused on the healthgiving aspects of the practice and not its martial-arts aspects.

Borman got into Tai Chi in 2003 when she was living in Colorado, but a move to Wyoming left her with no opportunity to practice. She took it up again when she moved to Oak Ridge in 2008 and has been an instructor for about three years. “Tai Chi is a holistic exercise for me, and I feel like it helps me all around: mentally, emotionally, physically,� she says.

Patrick Barbiere started taking Tai Chi eight years ago after retiring from teaching and moving to East Tennessee from Western Kentucky. He had studied karate and earned a black belt as a young man, but those skills had faded from his muscle memory. He saw a Tai Chi class in action and thought that it “looked cool� and that it might help with back pain he’d been having. “Taoist Tai Chi is reported to be very good at helping back problems,� he says. “Master Moy’s philosophy was that your chi flowed through your spine. A lot of the exercise is focused on gently stretching and relaxing and stretching and relaxing the spine area and making it more flexible.�

Barbiere now is an instructor for continuing classes presented by the Oak Ridge branch of the TTCS. He teaches Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Frank R. Strang Senior Center, alternating Saturdays in Kingston, and Sundays at Farragut Town Hall. “We are largely a volunteer organization,� says Barbiere of the society, which has about 50,000 members in 26 countries (there are branches in 29 U.S. states). “The instructors are all volunteers. One of Master Moy Lin Shin’s beliefs is that he wanted people to be

Tennova gains of building a new medical center to replace Physician’s Regional Medical Center, the former St. Mary’s.

Attorney John King, representing Tennova, said his clients would abide by the MPC staff recommendation to rezone only the land north of the creek which bisects the property. After meeting with residents four times, he said, Tennova revised its plans and will move both the emergency room and the helipad to the east of the property, away from West Hills.

Attorney John Neal, who lives nearby, said hospitals “gobble up the neighborhoods in which they sit,� and he cited Fort Sanders as a “perfect example.�

Tennova “accepts the staff recommendation for today, but not forever,� Neal said.

MPC chair Rebecca Longmire asked about Tennova’s plans for the old St. Mary’s.

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instructing out of their passion and their desire to help others as opposed to the profit motive. “It even goes beyond that.

All the instructors have to maintain their accreditation by advanced training, and they pay for that training themselves.�

Barbiere typically goes to the society’s International Centre near Orangeville, a town just north of Toronto, once a year for a weeklong continuing-instructor workshop and to Tallahassee, Fla., for a three- to five-day international instructors’ workshop.

There is no official charge for the classes offered throughout East Tennessee by the Oak Ridge and Knoxville branches of the Taoist Tai Chi Society, which is a nonprofit group. “But of course we have to pay for the rent, the lights, the publicity stuff, the brochures we print,� says Barbiere. “Like any nonprofit, we really hope that people decide to join the society and contribute to show their commitment.�

The group has a “suggested donation level� of $30 a month for adults or $20 for seniors and students, though allowances are made for those suffering from financial hardship. “One of the aims and objectives of our society is to make Tai Chi available to all,� says Borman.

People take up Taoist Tai Chi for many different reasons, she says. “Most of us that have been involved with Tai Chi for a while understand that it can be helpful for anyone,� says Borman. “The one group of people that I haven’t seen it be super successful for is children, but I think that’s because it takes a lot of concentration, and you have to be quiet, and you’re trying to be exact and precise in your movements.

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From page A-1 Melanie Robinson, Tennova’s director of business development, said the company will not leave a blight in the Oak Hill neighborhood and will ensure “a level of primary medical care there,� possibly a walk-in clinic.

Former city council member Barbara Pelot said while the development “encroaches on our neighborhood,� it is less intrusive than more commercial projects that the neighborhood has fought previously. “This is beautiful property that will not remain undeveloped,� Pelot said. “I support this rezoning as opposed to heavy commercial use.�

MPC’s recommendation now goes to Knoxville City Council. Tennova next must bring a use-on-review plan for MPC’s approval, and then will seek a state certificate of need to proceed with construction.

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Smart Toys and Books celebrated its third year of entertaining children by giving them an up-close look at emergency vehicles and some safety lessons from those who serve the community on June 29 at their store in Franklin Square.

The Knoxville Fire Department brought its fire truck, Knox County SherRyan Greene takes the wheel of a Knox County Rescue Squad riff’s Office added a patrol truck at a recent Smart Toys and Books Safety Day. Photos by Justin car, and the Knox Volunteer Acuff Emergency Rescue Squad’s West Side rescue truck made the trio complete.

Information and giveaways helped make the day a learning opportunity as well as an adventure for the children and parents.

Local author Janet Greer was on-hand to discuss and sign her children’s book,

Sherri Gardner Howell FARRAGUT FACES “When You Hear a Siren.� “This is our third year,� said Barbara Ashdown with Smart Toys. “We knew the kids would enjoy seeing a fire truck, and the idea just grew from there.�

Ashdown said they didn’t really do a head count of the children who came but estimates there were more than 150 children there during the two hour event. “We know we gave away 150 coloring books,� she said, with a laugh.

For more information about Smart Toys and Books programs, call 865691-1154 or visit http:// smarttoysandbooks.com/.

Graham and Gavin Hurt pose for a photo with Knox County Sheriff Special Services Deputy Karla Kelly.

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Does the city love Fort Sanders?

Two weeks ago this column mentioned the joint task force appointed by the city of Knoxville and UT to study cultural activities on the World’s Fair Park.

We noted that the adjacent Fort Sanders neighborhood had been left off the task force.

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It is called World’s Fair Park Working Group, and its meeting is 5:30 p.m. today (July 15) at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park. It is open to the public.

Concurrent with my column but entirely separate, News Sentinel reporter Gerald Witt had filed an extensive open records request with the city on this topic. His story showed that discussions between the city and UT had been underway for months before this “working group” was announced.

This is not a new concept.

However, many Fort Sanders residents feel angst about all of this. For many years Fort Sanders and UT have had a tenuous relationship at best and adverse at worst. This working group clearly is exploring ideas which will impact not just the park but the closest adjacent neighborhood as well and they are not at the table.

The south lawn of the World’s Fair Park is on the table, in my view.

This writer has learned that Mayor Rogero recently hosted a meeting with leaders of the Fort Sanders neighborhood at which Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis (who represents Fort Sanders on council), Deputy Mayor Bill Lyons and Bob Whetsel, redevelopment director, all attended.

While residents were assured that city hall loves Fort Sanders, they did not leave the meeting with a seat on the working group. They got only an assurance they could attend the meetings, which they already knew.

In fact, when I asked a city spokesperson why a Fort Sanders rep was not named to the committee, the answer came back that it is “… comprised largely of institutional stakeholders with a physical presence on the park.”

Apparently people and residents are not considered institutions although the institution of the city of Knoxville is 180,000 residents and the UTK institution has over 22,000 student residents, not to mention faculty and support staff.

When asked if there were plans to name a Fort Sanders resident to the group, the same person answered the city “would engage residents and others in a public process if and when the working group determines a concept is feasible.”

How clever these words are. Engage does not mean a seat at the table on a future group. What does “engage” mean? It could mean we are going to do what we always planned to do while pretending to be interested in your views.

Residents should remember the famous Ronald Reagan quote about “trust but verify” when it comes to this word “engage.”

When asked when there would be a final report, the answer again from the same person was equally nonresponsive, stating there had only been one meeting and “there may or may not be any need for a final report.”

Hardly reassuring.

Twenty-six hours after this email was received the city sent out an announcement of a second working group meeting.

Frankly, this is a serious, self-inflicted mistake.

It would have been so easy to add one representative to the working group from Fort Sanders and remove this issue. Now the city guarantees continued questions and worry. Given the vagueness of the official city replies, citizens have ample reason to be concerned. There is nothing wrong in public life in admitting error, correcting it and moving forward.

Meanwhile, rumors abound about what structure is planned which could eat up the south lawn of the World’s Fair Park (green space) where outdoor concerts are now held.

Fort Kid, adjacent to the Park, is also being allowed to fall into disrepair through neglect despite a private fund which could be used to renovate it but which has not been tapped into by the city.

The signs are worrisome for those of us who love parks and open spaces.

What could be prettier than a canoe trip down Beaver Creek? This shot was made a couple of weeks ago when Renée Hoyos and friends paddled from Solway to Melton Hill.

Clean Water Network supports TDEC program Here’s a trade secret.

Sometimes the best stories come from reading a press release and simply asking, “Now who won’t like this?”

And then you call them, preferably before they’ve even heard about the content of the press release.

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Last week the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation announced a program to let local stormwater agencies issue permits under the Clean Water Act. Enabling legislation was sponsored by Republicans from Cookeville and Riceville. Knoxville was one of five cities to pilot the program, which became effective statewide on July 1.

“The Qualifying Local Program’s main intent is to eliminate the duplicative efforts of the current permitting process,” the release read.

“This program builds much needed efficiencies into the permitting process, improving customer service at the state and local level, while targeting resources where they are

Creek looks like the sort of spot you might travel to on vacation.

“We had a great time,” said Hoyos, “but it was stunning how muddy the creek was.”

Recent rains have caused runoff into the creeks around here, and construction in the Beaver Creek Valley is always problematic. Well, the farmers blame the builders and the builders look with suspicion at the cattle and fertilizers.

Hoyos said her group saw only one fish on Beaver Creek. “When it popped up, it was covered with mud and almost black. I only knew it was a fish when I saw the dorsel fin.”

Renée Victoria Hoyos can be reached at renee@tcwn.

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org/. She became director of TCWN in 2003 and says her job consists primarily of fundraising, limited policy work, outreach coordination, editor of TCWN’s thrice yearRenée Hoyos ly newsletter, fundraising, public speaking and fundraising.

She is also the board president of the national Clean Water Network in Washington, D.C. And did she mention fundraising?

When she’s not canoeing on Beaver Creek, Hoyos patrols on weekends at Cataloochi Ski Ranch in Maggie Valley, N.C.

needed most,” said Dr. Shari Meghreblian, TDEC’s deputy commissioner.

So I called Renee Hoyos, executive director of the Tennessee Clean Water Network. Surprisingly, she said this is a good idea.

“It’s going on across the nation and we’re just getting up to speed. Local control (of the permitting process) can give better results,” she said, while noting that she had not yet read “every detail” of the program.

OK. No fireworks means no story. So we talked about Beaver Creek.

Stephanie Welch has Middle Magnet. Other Com“Hey, the county wants to been hired by the Great munity Schools are Green make a blueway on Beaver S c h o o l s Magnet Academy and Pond Creek,” I said.

Partnership Gap, Lonsdale and Norwood “Hey, I was just canoeto oversee elementary schools. ing there last Sunday,” she Community Schools stay the expansaid. “I’ll send you some picsion of the open into the evening and tures.”

Community offer additional instructionFrom the water, Beaver Schools ini- al time as well as recreation tiative. She and health services. has been director of Welch Community Correction We misstated the amount mission, and the Sessions Development and Planning Court judges choose the for the Knox County Health of the grant to Knox County chief magistrate. Major has Department and is a major Schools from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation served as chief magistrate in the U. S. Army Reserve. in Knox County since 2009.

Welch earned a bachelor’s in last week’s paper.

The Gates grant is He supervises an of- degree in nutritional serfice that reviews more than vices from the University of $840,000, which will be 20,000 potential criminal New Hampshire in 1995 and leveraged with $360,000 of cases each year to decide a master’s degree from UT in local funds, including some from Knox County Schools whether there is sufficient 1997. evidence to warrant a crimiKnox County Schools for a total of $1.2 million.

A contract for $1.2 milnal prosecution. recently announced the ex“Richard’s knowledge of pansion of the Community lion to the Parthenon Group the law and technology … Schools partnership to in- of Boston is on County Comhas helped to streamline the clude: Christenberry Elemen- mission’s agenda in July. It criminal prosecution,” said tary, Sarah Moore Greene was approved by the school Judge Patricia Hall Long.

Magnet Academy and Vine board last week.

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Major gets state honor Richard Major, who lives in Hardin Valley, is presid e nt- e l e c t of the Tennessee Judicial Commissioners Association. He has served as a magistrate in General Major Sessions Court in Knox County since 2006.

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Turf field coming to Mayor Bob Leonard Park There will be no grass growing on Field No. 2 at Mayor Bob Leonard Park, and the town of Farragut staff couldn’t be happier.

The BOMA approved a contract July 11 with Playrite after hearing recommendations from the company’s customers at Farragut and Catholic high schools.

Company owner Kyle Kaplan was on hand to answer questions. The project Suzanne has been funded in part by a grant from the Tennessee Foree Recreation Educational SerNeal vices Department. The grant will pay 50 percent of the cost, with a cap of $250,000.

Playrite was the low The field will be the bidder at a base price of town’s first artificial turf in- $450,769, which includes installation, and the owner of stallation of a retaining wall, the company awarded the cutting sod from the existing contract recently updated field, an ADA accessible asthe Farragut Board of Mayor phalt trail and concrete pad and Aldermen. for bleachers.

the work we do here,” Kaplan said. The field is guaranteed for eight years, and it could last as long as 12 years if properly maintained.

The field is “green” in more ways than one.

“It has sustainability elements to it,” Kaplan said.

“Every square foot of turf saves up to 55 gallons of water a year, so one field will Kyle Kaplan, owner of Playrite save 500,000 to 1 million gallons of water a year.”

Photo by S.F. Neal.

Sue Stuhl, Parks and Leisure Services director, said Work is expected to start football, soccer, lacrosse and Aug. 1 with completion by Nov. 1. Kaplan noted every- Ultimate Frisbee teams are thing depends on the weath- already interested in booking time at the field. Because er.

“Being a local company, it’s not grass, teams can use we certainly take pride in it any time they can stand up

to the weather. The fee for the new field will be double the regular fee, which has just been increased for Farragut fields.

The popularity of athletic fields and a need to keep officials’ pay competitive with surrounding communities brought about the increase.

The softball fee jumps from $300 to $325 a team, and volleyball fees increase from $135 to $165 per team.

The field fees weren’t the only increases approved by the BOMA. The fee for the community room will be $20 per hour or $30 with kitchen use.

The grand opening sign security deposit is now $300

with a $25 application fee.

If the sign is returned in good condition following the grand opening, the $300 will be refunded.

The BOMA approved spending $80,347 for a 2013 John Deere mower and Alamo Versa mower from CMI Equipment Sales Inc. in Nashville. There was no local dealer selling this model.

The board denied a request from Eddie Kherani for Marathon gas station for abandonment of right-ofway of old Snyder Road at N. Campbell Station Road.

The beer board approved a beer permit for Snappy Tomato Pizza, Bill and Jenny Steward owners.

gaining entrance. In fact, many clubs kept a variety of blazers in different sizes available that were loaned to newcomers who showed up without one. But today, most private clubs have gone the same way as other institutions, and denims are now considered appropriate. Club managers avow that the casual lifestyle has helped in recruiting new members and they are confident membership would drop if casual attire were not accepted.

Another contributor to the trend is resorts, where dressing casual is the norm.

Vacationers visit these places and like the casual trend, and there is a strong tendency to take the leisure lifestyle home with them.

Apparently the casual style gives them the feeling of being on an extended vacation.

Although I have a passion for all types of music, many of us who grew up in the ’50s feel that most good pop music has already been written and the artists that

performed them have long since passed on. I also like classical and operatic music, a taste that I acquired later in life. We generally choose to attend Sunday matinees for opera and symphony performances because you can get by with just a blazer or business suit and avoid the formal attire.

But I often feel overdressed amid the cargo-type pants and sneakers. That’s right.

Cargo pants and sneakers are now accepted attire for the opera.

I cannot remember when the dramatic shift in attire took place, but I am sure it was gradual. I first encountered it during the 1960s in what was then called the “hippie” movement. As I recall, the motley attire was symbol of the newfound freedom of expression.

More recently, the casual concept has been advanced by high-tech companies in areas like Silicone Valley, where creativity is considered more important than attire. I guess this is based on the premise that one can

think better in jeans and sneakers than in business suits. And given the explosion in technology during the past several decades, it is probably a valid premise.

Now, many stoic old companies have adopted “casual Friday,” when all employees dress down, including those that have direct contact with the public For a relic of the past like me, growing accustomed to the trend toward casual attire and informality are still part of my ongoing effort to adapt to today’s reality. But old habits die hard. I still feel more comfortable wearing a jacket when dining out or attending a special music presentation.

I’ll admit that I did purchase a pair of cargo pants a few days ago, but as yet I have confined their wear to mowing the yard.

Who knows, I might eventually break through the yard barrier and wear them to the grocery store.

But wearing them to a matinee opera performance – never!

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or those of us who grew up in the 1950s, it’s an ongoing process to adjust and hopefully become comfortable with some of today’s modern attire. It’s hard not to remember that taking your date to a movie or dinner required a jacket and tie.

When I was in high school in the ’50s, denims were accepted school attire for boys and mid-calf skirts were appropriate for girls, but I can also remember a girl showing up in pants and being sent home. In those days, we carried our books in satchels or stacked with a belt around them. Now, backpacks are used for that purpose and you can even

get them in camouflage designs.

I cannot understand why walking around a school campus requires camouflage, but then there are lots of things I cannot understand.

In most restaurants today, men wear sneakers and cargo pocket type shorts while women mostly wear pants, flip-flops and Tshirts.

Yet, department stores, upscale haberdashers and classy women’s boutiques continue to offer beautiful attire and their businesses appear to be brisk. But you have to wonder where their clientele wear those clothes.

They certainly do not wear them to shop, dine out or at-

tend most social functions.

And it was not so long ago that women dressed to the hilt, including furs and high heels, to attend UT football games. Men wore jackets, ties and top coats, and it seems there was less of a trend toward wearing orange than there is today.

Personally, I always wore a blazer and turtle neck sweater, but now it’s impossible to even find a nice turtle neck sweater. Of one thing I am sure: if someone dresses like that today, you can bet they are part of some halftime presentation.

Perhaps the last bastion of formal wear is private clubs, where a suit or blazer is often a requirement for

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There is always a shortage Bigger, faster, stronger – it is not exactly Mission Im- of leadership. In the absence possible but it is a challenge. of an elected captain, most young people are reluctant to step forward and take charge of informal workouts.

There is a need for superMarvin glue bonding, learning to West stick tight together under adverse circumstances, all for one, one for all. Togetherness is advantageous for Much is expected of the goal-line stands, frantic finstrength and condition- ishes and other pivotal moing coach. Since the inven- ments that define victory or tion of summer football, defeat. the problems have been the At Tennessee, fixing all same. Players are never fast this and preparing for Auenough or strong enough gust is the delegated duty or big enough. OK, in some of Dave Lawson, summer godfather and possible cases, they are too big.

miracle worker.

Under the guise of time off, NCAA rules prohibit position coaches from directing drills this time of year.

Butch Jones puts it all on Lawson’s plate and recognizes the importance of the assignment.

The boss says Dave is “probably the most important individual on the staff.

He sets the temperament for the team. We talk about mental conditioning for success. That’s all born in the weight room.”

I had no idea the job was so critical. This new information might explain previous failures.

Since Johnny Long and other stability went away with the departure of Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee has had a revolving door for strength coaches. Many came and went. You can count ’em.

Mark Smith, Dec. 19, 2008, to May 22, 2009; Aaron Ausmus, some of 2009; Bennie Wylie, most of 2010; Ron McKeefery, 2011 until late 2012.

I thought McKeefery was a keeper. He had matured during 11 seasons at South Florida and was the 2008 national strength and conditioning coach of the year.

He had a more distinguished job, human performance coordinator for U.S. Army Special Forces at Fort Campbell, Ky., when Derek Dooley brought him in.

The auld sod

as deeply green as I had imagined they would be.

They lay stitched together by hedges and stone walls, looking like nothing so much as a patchwork quilt. We landed amid scores of Aer Lingus planes wearing huge shamrocks painted on their tails.

The magic dimmed a little in the hurry and scurry of locating luggage, wending our way through the airport, finding our guide for the tour.

My fellow travelers (members and friends of the Knoxville Choral Society) perked up considerably when we heard music – Irish music – in the terminal. A small group of smiling musicians were sitting in the concourse playing harps, and fiddles, and

bodhrans! It was a true and lovely welcome to their land, a welcome that lifted our travel-worn spirits.

In the days to follow, I learned many things about Ireland.

First, to my delight, I began to realize that all the stories of the blandness of Irish food had been terribly wrong. We ate well and heartily: lamb and chicken and occasionally beef, with potatoes (always with potatoes!) sometimes prepared two different ways on the same plate. (I wondered if the Irish people were paying homage to that staple of their diet. When the potato crops failed from 1845-47, about 750,000 people died

Strength coach time to shine

But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

(Luke 2:19 KJV) I am of Ireland And of the holy land of Ireland.

Good sir, I pray of ye For saintly charity, Come dance with me.

(Anonymous 14th century Irish poet) My first glimpse of the “auld sod” was just that: a glimpse.

Cross Currents Through the plane’s window, between the scudding Lynn clouds, I saw, at last, the land Hutton of my Dunn ancestors: Ireland, the land of blarney and leprechauns, of Saint Patrick and Saint Brigid, of sham- rocks and shillelaghs.

The fields below me were

REUNIONS ■ The Musey family reunion will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Blaine City Park in Blaine. All friends and relatives are invited.

Bring a covered dish, old family photos and a lawn chair. Info: David Musey, 828-5176.

■ Halls High School Class of 1965 will hold its 48-year reunion 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday, July 27, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Cost per person is $35 with payment due July 20. Info: Pat Humphrey West, 922-8857; Jeanette McMillan Raby, 983-2861.

■ The Gibbs High Class of 1993 20-year reunion will be held Saturday, July 27, on the

Volunteer Princess Yacht, 956 Volunteer Landing Lane. The cruise will be 7-9 p.m., with boarding to begin at 6:30.

The price is $44 for one ticket or $88 for two tickets and includes meal, music, tax and a keepsake photo. The deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, July 22. Info or tickets: Tiffany Peterson Baker, 925-4280 or dtlbaker@tds.net.

■ Telephone Operator Reunion will be held at noon Saturday, July 27, at CWA Union Hall on Elm Street.

Cost: $15. Send check to: Sharon Courtney, 1905 Woodrow Drive, Knoxville, TN. 37918.

Info: 688-7703.

■ Central High School Class of 1948 will hold its 65-year reunion 11 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at Beaver Brook Country

Memorable: McKeefery helped redesign the state-ofthe-art training center that was under construction. He led a Vol bonding climb of Mount LeConte. McKeefery departed with Dooley.

With Jones came Lawson, main man for Butch’s six previous seasons as head coach. Lawson is an oldfashioned, blue-collar worker. He had no use for some of the fancy equipment UT had purchased but he was polite and left it in the building.

“It’s very nice,” Lawson said.

This man is definitely old-school. In addition to reshaping bodies, he seeks to instill mental toughness.

Be ready. Take nothing for granted.

Dave tries to teach play-

ers to become confident with the unpredictable, comfortable with the uncomfortable.

Some workouts begin late at night. Some start at 5:30 in the morning. The exercise with the SEALS tipped off at 3:30.

Ready to roll? Can you believe 52 sprints of 110 yards each?

Some Vols grimace. Some shake their head and smile.

Nobody quits.

Lawson has heard that the SEC is the most competitive conference in the United States. He says intensity has to be at a very high level all the time.

No problem. That is the Lawson way.

“That’s who we are around here.”

of starvation and disease.)

The brown bread was fabulous – crusty and nutty and fully up to withstanding the spreading of cold, real butter.

(I managed to get home with a recipe for it!) The sweet carrots were cut lengthwise, and the coffee was strong and full of cream.

It is a tribute to how much we walked that I did not gain weight on the trip. We walked in towns and villages, in the rain and sun, to shop, to worship, to sing.

It was a singing tour, and we sang!

Let me assure you that singing in the cathedrals of Dublin and Kilkenny and Sligo was a blessing beyond telling. Those old churches were

built of stone, and their parishioners have eschewed the comforts American congregants seem to find necessary: there were no cushioned seats, no carpeted floors, and therefore, the acoustics were amazing. When we finished the last note of “May the Road Rise Up to Meet You” (a setting of an Irish blessing), the sound lingered like the benediction it was.

As always, I love to travel: to see, to learn, to experience. This time, my husband of two months traveled with me, so it was like an extended honeymoon. The trip was a joy and a dream come true, and like Mary of Nazareth, I will keep all these things and ponder them in my heart.

(Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com)

Club. Fellowship begins at 11 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon. Info: Mary Frances Tucker, 539-6242 or mfgvt2@ gmail.com.

■ First Lutheran School, 1207 N. Broadway, will hold an alumni reunion and open house 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturday, July 27. Alumni are asked to email copies of any pictures, especially baby

pictures, to bsteele@firstlu theranschool.com. RSVP by July 22 to 300-1239 or 5240308. At the same time and place, parents interested in enrolling their children age 2 through 8th grade for the fall term are invited to the open house to speak with those who have attended the school. Tours will also be available.

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faith

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Getting social: Blogger shares faith and health tips online

By Ashley Baker Mary Trenda, a 28-yearold registered dietitian, loves to share her faith and food philosophies by using social media.

Using her influence in the online world, Trenda coauthors a health blog called Considering You with Allie Lehman. Considering You focuses on alternative approaches to modern medicine and the Western diet. Trenda also blogs about life and faith on her personal blog called Dream Up Wonder. “My favorite part of blogging is reaching people all over the world and letting God use my voice to encourage others,� says Trenda. “I hope that sharing my faith and heart will encourage others to know that we are all the same. We all just need God’s love.�

Trenda’s inspiration for her ministry came from 3 John 1:2, a verse in the Bible that explains that the spiritual and physical parts of people are interconnected: “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.�

On her blog, Trenda shares that her personal testimony

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Mary Trenda is a registered dietician who put her faith to work by sharing through social media. Photo submitted.

has also inspired her ministry: “I became interested in studying nutrition in college after struggling with my weight and eating habits as a young girl,� she says.

As she began her journey to wholeness she found that she had a desire to help others find healing through nutrition and healthy living.

Trenda completed her education at Carson-Newman College, receiving a bachelor’s degree in foods, nutrition and dietetics. She

completed her master’s in clinical nutrition and a dietetic internship at ETSU. After becoming a registered dietitian and beginning work in the health care field, Trenda says she found that pieces of the puzzle were missing in the conventional model of health. “The conventional model focused heavily on treating disease with medications and not on preventing them in the first place,� Trenda says. “My research and self-

■First Farragut UMC, 12733 Kingston Pike, will sponsor a Moble Pantry food giveaway in its sanctuary Saturday, Aug. 10, beginning at 9 a.m. Any area residents who are in need of help are encouraged to come to the church to receive food. Used children’s clothing, in good condition, and school supplies will also be distributed.

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Community Services â– Catholic Charities offers counseling for those with emotional issues who may not be physically able to come to the office for therapy. All

â– Bookwalter UMC offers One Harvest Food Ministries to the community. Info and menu: http://bookwalter-umc.org/ oneharvest/index.html or 6893349, 9 a.m.-noon weekdays.

experimentation landed me in a whole foods, paleo and grain-free framework. I believe this framework gives flexibility without living with a label.�

Trenda says her method brought healing for her digestion, energy, blood sugar, skin, immunity and weight issues. “After that, there was no turning back!� she says, with a smile.

Her message to her audience is designed to be approachable and authentic: “I am a real person who has sincerely struggled when it comes to eating and living a healthy lifestyle. I have been in your shoes.�

Trenda says there is a plethora of information concerning the connection between faith and nutrition, and these messages can be confusing. Her approach is simple: “It includes eating real whole foods, moving our bodies efficiently, getting proper rest and minimizing stress. I believe life is a gift meant to be lived to the fullest.�

To read more about Trenda’s faith and health philosophies, visit her blogs Considering You (http:// consideringyou.com) and Dream Up Wonder (http:// www.dreamupwonder.com).

Webb’s wax museum Webb School of Knoxville’s lower school commons was transformed into a living wax museum after 4th-grade students’ month-long study of Tennessee. Students portrayed individuals throughout the state’s history and “came to life� to tell their story when approached by a visitor. Morgan Allen is pictured as Knoxville native and wildlife expert Jack Hanna, educator and director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo. Photo submitted

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interns

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Downtown comes back: architecture/restoration Week six with the interns

Street. Next, the folks at the Icon Ultra Lounge in the

By Sara Barrett The interns learned about the importance of pres- Sunsphere served the group a savory feast, and after a ervation and restoration (and panic buttons) last week quick ride on a trolley, the group got a Jumbotron-sized with a tour of the historic Miller’s building on Gay look at Neyland Stadium.

One of the original lion heads from the Miller’s building

The history of the Miller’s building Jennifer Stooksbury of Knoxville Utilities Board gave the interns a quick overview of the Miller’s building’s history and KUB’s efforts to restore it to its original glory. KUB occupies several floors of the building, but GE and Moxley Carmichael are also tenants.

A short clip from “The Heartland Series” explained the amount of work the building needed, and how many of the original architectural pieces were rescued from local junkyards and private gardens around town.

After a quick visit from the building’s security

Pictured at the offices of Moxley Carmichael are (seated) Joshua Mode, Paul Brooks, Gibson Calfee, Jacob Green, Jackson Brantley; (standing) Charley Sexton, Roxanne Abernathy, Bob Wilson, Natalie Lester, Sarah Dixon, Laura Beeler, Lindsey Sanders, Lauren Christ, Madeline Lonas, CEO Cynthia Moxley and president Alan Carmichael. Photo by Ruth White

guard due to a panic button being gently and (we hope) unintentionally nudged by one of the interns, the group headed to the first floor to see authentic pieces of the building’s original detail and casts that were used to reproduce the 3-dimensional structures of lions and women that adorn the top of the building.

The interns exited through the back of the building where they expected a SWAT team to greet them, but instead visions of a historical Market Square were reflected in a trompe l’oeil mural that faces a small park connecting the building to the square.

Bob Wilson

The gist of Moxley Carmichael The folks at Moxley Carmichael were ready with plates of cookies and an unlimited supply of beverages when they opened their doors for the interns on the third floor of the Miller’s building.

Chief executive officer Cynthia Moxley, digital media manager Bob Wilson, creative director Charley Sexton and senior account executive Lauren Christ explained the ins and outs of public relations and the benefits of social media.

Wilson said the firm’s clients rely on social media

to get the attention of their customers and drive them back to the company’s website. The interns learned impressive statistics including the number 40 million, which is how many photos are uploaded daily to Instagram.

Sexton explained that a company’s blog is extremely beneficial because it gives them the opportunity to say exactly what they mean, especially when the media can sometimes twist words around (we are assuming the Shopper News is excluded from that statement).

Sexton also told the interns about a collaborative project between the Knoxville Museum of Art and internationally known East Tennessee artist Richard Jolley. An enormous installation of glass sculpture by Jolley will thrill museum-goers when it opens the newly-renovated KMA opens in May 2014.

The folks at Moxley Carmichael are working on a website and other forms of media to help spread the word.

Info: www.knoxart.org.

Focused on Knoxville

By Roxanne Abernathy Moxley Carmichael is a full-service, Knoxvillebased public relations and marketing firm.

Founded in 1992, Moxley Carmichael is hired by busi-

nesses to help make them better known. The firm has strong relationships with media and government officials. They have many clients, but they only take one client from each business

type to avoid representing competitors.

They represent animalrelated organizations and businesses, including YoungWilliams Animal Center, and help with fundraisers

and adoption promotions.

Moxley Carmichael is also designing the website and social media display for Richard Jolley’s “Cycle of Life” installation at KMA in May 2014.

Moxley Carmichael experience

By Joshua Mode

Intern Sarah Dixon (forefront) reacts as security enters the KUB board room after the panic button is accidentally set off.

Photo by Joshua Mode

A mural of Market Square is painted on the back side of the Miller’s building, which houses KUB, Moxley Carmichael and other office suites. Photos by Laura Beeler

In our sixth week of internship we were taken to the great city streets of downtown Knoxville where we found the historic Miller’s building. We entered the tremendously tall lobby and strolled into the towering elevators.

When we arrived at the correct floor we were greeted by the staff of Moxley Carmichael. They walked us into the conference room where we were treated to cookies, refreshments, and office chairs, which are a young intern’s best friend.

Later, the chief executive officer, Cynthia Moxley, and the president,

to get clients better known out there in our community.

They said that they are team players and their clients are most important.

Creative director Charley Sexton and digital media manager Bob Wilson gave a presentation on how social media is a great way to spread the word for a business.

They did a little survey in the conference room reCharley Sexton garding our social media site preferences, which was really smart and fun. They Alan Carmichael, greeted explained how Young-Wilus, and their staff gave us liams Animal Center is the a very informative Power- official shelter for Knox Point presentation on how County.

Lauren Christ After the PowerPoint presentation it was time for us to be on our way, so we took a group picture and headed off to our next destination!

Seated at the executive staff table in the KUB board room are interns Gibson Chafee, Jackson Brantley, Jacob Green, Paul Brooks and Roxanne Abernathy. Photo by Ruth White

Shopper news • JULY 15, 2013 • A-9

A feast in the sky Located on the fifth floor of the iconic Sunsphere is the appropriately named Icon Ultra Lounge.

Although it is normally open during evening hours only, we were treated to a special lunch hour with bartender Ethan Adams waiting on us hand and foot as soon as we stepped off the elevator.

The food was incredible, and the ambience was ideal. Panoramic views of downtown Knoxville and the UT campus surrounded our group while we dined on pork tenderloin with fresh spinach and whole grain mustard aioli, fresh pita pizzas and stuffed baby portabellas, among other delicacies.

Icon Ultra Lounge general manager Kellie Kinder and her staff enjoy what Lunch for the day was inside the Sunsphere, high above Knox- they do, and it shows. Adville. Server Ethan Adams took great care of the interns and ams said what he enjoys most about his job is seeserved up great food. Photos by Ruth White

Ruth White ordered this turkey and bacon sandwich (with cranberry relish) on pita bread.

ing the variety of folks who stop in … except for the recent incident where one of the interior glass panes was shattered by someone celebrating a little too in-

tensely. The broken pane is now boarded up and the search is on for a plan to fix it.

For folks who just want to take in the view from high

above Knoxville without ordering anything, there is also a separate observation deck on the third floor.

Info: www.knoxvilleicon. com.

Our one-of-a-kind souvenir

By Madeline Lonas The Icon Ultra Lounge is located on level five of the Sunsphere, an iconic masterpiece in downtown Knoxville built for the 1982 World’s Fair.

During the 1970s the country faced an energy crisis which later inspired the theme of the 1982 World’s Fair, “Energy Turns the World.”

Being 266 feet tall, the Sunsphere can be seen practically from any location downtown.

Although there was some controversy in Knoxville on whether or not to build it, the international support was phenomenal.

Inspired by the Seattle Space Needle, it took six months to build the multi-million dollar structure with tall steel panels, and windows of 24-carat gold dust made in Pittsburg, Pa., the structure’s most expensive attributes.

Then-President Ron-

ald Reagan opened the fair which included pavilions from many countries, the world’s largest ferris wheel and world’s largest Rubik’s cube, carnival rides, food and shows. All of the attractions centered around the Sunsphere, helping with its symbolism of the sun.

The Sunsphere was actually one of very few permanent structures built for the World’s Fair.

The Sunsphere and the World’s Fair made history.

As former Mayor Randy Tyree said, “It was almost magical how it brought the community together.”

The downtown Knoxville skyline is anchored to the silhouette of the Sunsphere. Anyone looking for a beautiful view, enticing history lesson, and a nice meal should go on a “stay-cation” to downtown Knoxville and visit the Icon Ultra Lounge.

The inside of the UT football locker room features jerseys of former players, including Peyton Manning, Reggie White, Inky Johnson, Jared Mayo and Eric Berry. Photo by Laura Beeler

A FANtastic tour of Neyland Stadium

By Paul Brooks The Shopper interns toured the athletic facilities of Neyland Stadium on the campus of the University of Tennessee, and this intern was pumped!

We entered through the same gate the players use en route to a football game. We made our way to the players’ locker room and found it decorated with the jerseys of former great players such as Reggie White and Peyton Manning.

You could sense the excitement among all of the interns over just being in this place. We could barely voice any questions to our tour guide, the athletic department’s assistant media relations director, Mary Carter. We could only wonder what it would be like to be surrounded by the players on game day.

From there, we found our way onto Shields-Watkins Field. Some of the interns ran across the field with excite-

ment while others decided to soak up the atmosphere lying on the turf, and there were even a couple who hugged the goal post.

We eventually found our way to the press conference room where the interns role-played as reporters, photographers and coaches. This also afforded a photo-op for all those interested.

Finally, we proceeded to the press box. The view of the stadium and field from this lofty height was impressive to say the least.

“Sensory overload” is the only term that can describe the feelings of this intern. Having grown up in Knoxville, watching the Volunteers play football every fall and cheering for them whether the game ended with a W or an L, having the opportunity to explore this arena was a dream come true and will not soon be forgotten.

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After lunch the interns hopped on the Vol Trolley, driven by Kent Hayworth and headed to Neyland Stadium. Photos by Laura Beeler

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Mary Carter, assistant media relations director at the University of Tennessee’s athletic department, gave the interns a behind-the-scenes look at Knoxville’s biggest party palace, Neyland Stadium.

It was a blissful moment for all.

Carter said her favorite part of her job is football Saturday, which usually ends up as a 14-18 hour workday for her. She handles all press credentials and anything the media needs regarding the players or the team’s stats in general.

In addition to the football program, Carter also handles media for the university’s rowing teams.

For a virtual tour of the stadium, visit www.utsports.com.

Interns Madeline Lonas and Sarah Dixon had a great idea to take a “hands in” photo with the Power T in the background. The not so great portion of the idea was having Shopper photographer Ruth The football players touch this painting over the door as White lie on the ground inside they leave the locker room and head to the field on game a circle of interns. Photo by Ruth day. Photo by Laura Beeler White

A stop at Pop Culture After walking the short distance from Neyland Stadium back to Cumberland Avenue, most interns were beginning to wilt beneath the summer sun. During the trolley ride back to Gay Street to get our cars, the group spotted the Pop Culture popsicle shop on Walnut Street.

A myriad of flavors await

overheated patrons, including mango, Nutella, pineapple chili and strawberry lemonade. The small shop has something for everyone, including vegan and glutenfree selections. They can also be found at the Farmers Market on Market Square most weekends. Info: www. thepopculture.net.

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Coffee Break with

me. I used to be an avid road cyclist who did many large group rides. You wear specific cycling shoes with either a carbon or plastic sole equipped with a plastic cleat that slips into a clipless pedal on the bike. These are known to be very slick, especially on pavement, concrete or tile floors. I was riding in a group of 20 or so one day and unclipped as I approached a Stop sign. I put my foot down, as I’ve done hundreds of times before. Next thing I knew, I was on my back in the middle of the road, looking up at the sky, and my friends all laughing at me!

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Jay Smelser

Jay Smelser didn’t take a traditional road to his career, which serves him well in an occupation that is influenced by community desires and needs, popularity of different sports, public funding and, well, weather.

Jay is the athletic and parks coordinator for the town of Farragut, a position he has held since June 2009. A graduate of Karns High School, Jay says he grew up playing “stick and ball” sports, but found a true passion when friends introduced him to mountain biking, hiking and rock climbing. “It was when I started participating in these activities that I first got the idea I might could make my love of the outdoors and sports into a career,” says Jay. “When I checked out what UT had to offer, the closest I could come to what I had in mind was through using them in the therapeutic field.”

Always open to new ideas, Jay jumped in, learning not only about the therapeutic value of the outdoors, but about ropes and challenge courses. Through Al Kaye at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, he began helping as a volunteer with adaptive snow skiing. “It was such a positive experience to see people with disabilities have so much fun and discover what they can do,” says Jay. “Soon I was helping the people at Beech Mountain coordinate other adaptive ski groups on the weekends, which also helped me with credits for school.”

Jay was working the pre-load shift at UPS, a job he kept while he went to school. As part of a final internship requirement, he went to work in Eugene, Ore., for the city and finished his degree at UT. He moved home and went to work at a local bike shop, getting married in 2006 to Jennifer Wood, who he met at UT. He and Jennifer now have two children: Porter is 4, and Campbell is 3.

Jay says Farragut has a lot to show for the money the town spends on parks and recreation. “For a town this size, we do a good job of responding to what the community needs and offering amenities that enhance the quality of life. There are other towns that don’t offer near as much as we do. For what residents in Farragut pay, they get a lot of service.”

If there is any frustration in his job, Jay says it is in just a general lack of understanding by the public of what it takes to keep the parks, athletic fields and facilities in great shape and running as smoothly as they do. “Just

What is one word others use to describe you?

Spontaneous. I get these wild, crazy ideas that pop into my head and most of the time I act on them.

What is your passion?

My kids are my passion! It used to be the next big adventure or new toy. I have embraced being a parent, and I want them to know they are loved by their mom and me. I am excited to teach, explore and share life with them.

With whom would you most like to have a long lunch?

Sir Edmund Hillary. I think it would be neat to hear his firsthand account of the challenges he and his team faced climbing Mt. Everest.

completing Phase II of McFee Park has increased the workload of everyone in athletics and parks and the maintenance crews. We try to do things the right way, which often means added vigilance. The Splash Pad, for example: There are multiple checks that have to be done to make sure it is where it is supposed to be in terms of water quality and safety. Someone has to go and do that every day.”

Sit back and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Jay Smelser.

I still can’t quite get the hang of ...

Sleeping in. I have friends who sleep until noon on the weekends. My internal clock just won’t let it happen. I wake-up every day, no matter how late I stay up, between 5:30 and 6 a.m. without an alarm clock.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave?

“If you’re gonna be stupid, you’d better be tough!” It was good advice for a daredevil child who would build ramps to jump with anything with wheels!

What is your favorite quote from TV or a movie?

What is your social media of choice?

“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” From “Back to the Future,” which was one of my favorite childhood movies. In 1985, it seemed like a real possibility we could actually travel the way Marty and Doc did! I was 11, and the year 2000 seemed like forever!

Twitter. I maintain three different accounts for our Town athletic leagues. So many people utilize texting, so this allows me to get critical information regarding changing field conditions or cancellation of games out to our groups quickly. It’s a very valuable tool.

What are you guilty of?

What irritates you?

Overextending. I have a difficult time telling people “No” as far as family, friends and work! This gets me in to a little bit of trouble. I don’t delegate well, either.

A container of milk in the fridge with only a drop or two in it! I don’t like to wake up in the morning, pour a bowl of cereal and go to pour in the milk … and nothing!

What are you reading currently?

If you could do one impulsive thing ... ?

I am the proud parent of a very active toddler who only sits still to be read to, so we read a lot! I am currently reading whatever she grabs off her bookshelf: “Llama Llama Red Pajama,” “Goodnight Gorilla” and “Goodnight Moon.”

I would really like to open my own brewery. I enjoy all styles of beer and really like the process of making it. It’s definitely a labor of love … with a great finished product.

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Shopper News Presents Miracle Makers

‘You can’t give up on anybody ’

By Jake Mabe Kathy Duggan says change is good. It makes you grow, adapt, gives you a fresh perspective.

So, she’s excited at her appointment as the new principal at West Haven Elementary School. But, it’s bittersweet news. She’s going to miss her kids at Adrian Burnett, where she has served as principal since 2005.

“That’s really hard because I didn’t get to say goodbye to them,” Duggan says. “I sent a school messenger and several parents have told me that their kids cried. I cried too.

Of course, I’ll miss my staff. But it’s really hard to leave the kids.”

Duggan is proud of the fact that Adrian Burnett boosted its technology over the last eight years. The community pitched in to help buy Activboards for each classroom.

“It was a technological turnaround, especially for teachers who at that time were uncomfortable with (new) technology. And I saw teaching practices change drastically from the traditional model of a teacher in front of the classroom and the students at their desks to more small groups and use of the new strategies that TEAM brought in. They’ve done a wonderful job in a very short time.”

Duggan became an active member of the Halls Business and Professional Association. She chaired the B&P prayer breakfast for several years and was named Halls Woman of the Year in 2011.

“A network was established. I was invited to speak to the B&P and I realized that this was a group that really cared about kids. Frankly, I was stunned when they asked me to be on the board. They brought me a check for new picnic tables and (joked) they would give it to me on one condition – if I joined the board. It’s an exceptional group of people. It wasn’t community service, it was an honor.”

West Haven Elementary is a TAP school, which makes Duggan excited.

“That’s a program I’ve always thought highly of, in which you go into a classroom and find areas of strength and areas that need to be strengthened and the teacher gets the support needed to raise student achievement. Last year was their second year as a TAP school and they saw significant growth.”

She says being a TAP school is a culture.

“The No. 1 goal is raising student achievement so that every child knows how to read when they leave here and that they are college and career ready. The fact that the

Kathy Duggan, who has served as principal at Adrian Burnett Elementary School since 2005, has been appointed principal at West Haven Elementary. At right is a file photo of Duggan on the roof at Adrian Burnett. Photo by J ake Mabe teachers voted for TAP is huge. That says that they will do whatever it takes to meet (student) needs.

“I hear it’s a wonderful staff from (outgoing principal) Ina Langston. I have big shoes to fill there.”

Duggan says the hardest part of the new job initially will be to get to know her staff.

“I’m the kind of girl who likes to take the bull by the horns and get going but you can’t go full steam ahead until you take the time to get to know your people. And that’s hard to do because there’s work to get done.”

Duggan began her career as a supply teacher at Title I schools before teaching 1st and 2nd grades at what was then Green Elementary School. She moved to West Hills Elementary and then became a curriculum coach at Green after earn-

ing a master’s degree.

She worked at Christenberry Elementary for part of a school year before becoming an administrative assistant at Spring Hill Elementary. From there, she served as an assistant principal at Powell Elementary before going to Adrian Burnett.

She and her husband, Geoff, have one daughter, Samantha.

Asked if she has an educational mantra, Duggan responds readily.

“I know that all children can learn at high levels. I know that ‘high level’ is relative, but if we have high expectations for children, they wow and amaze us at what they can do. You can’t give up on anybody. The potential is there.

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Rotary’s Service Above Self awards

Jo Terry is AMA Alliance national president

By Sherri Gardner Howell Farragut’s Jo Terry has taken her passion for stopping domestic violence to the national level. Terry is the new president of the AmeriJo Terry can Medical Association Alliance, a 9,000 member network of physicians and physicians’ spouses representing the United States.

She was installed June 18 at the 2013 AMA Alliance Leadership Development Conference and annual meeting held in Chicago.

Terry joined the Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance in 1979, soon after marrying Dr. Bill Terry, a pediatrician at Knoxville Pediatric Associates.

She has served the KAMA and the Tennessee Medical Association Alliance in many positions, including TMAA president in 2005 and 2006. During her tenure as executive director of the Community Coalition on Family Violence in Knoxville, she collaborated on the writing of a $1 million grant from the Department of Justice, Violence Against Women’s Office to establish a Family Justice Center, which is a model program for domestic violence services.

As new president, Terry will champion the AMA Alliance’s “Stop America’s Violence Everywhere� initiative.

Terry is vice-chair of the Family Justice Center board of directors. She received the YWCA’s Tribute to Women Human Service Award in 2010 for her work.

She and Bill are parents to three daughters, one son-inlaw and two grandsons. â– There is a new place to shop in Turkey Creek.

Maurices opened July 11 at the Pinnacle at Turkey Creek. The store offers women’s clothing and apparel in sizes 1-24. There are more than 850 stores nationwide, including stores in Maryville and Clinton.

Other stores set to open at Pinnacle this year are Paris Nails, Chipotle and Kinnucan’s. General manager Darryl Whitehead says that by Christmas, occupancy at the Pinnacle at Turkey Creek will be at its highest since the retail center opened in 2006. ■Altar’d State has donated $38,000 to autism awareness through the store’s Mission Monday program.

On Mission Mondays, the company donates 10 percent of net profits to various local charities.

In Knoxville, Mission Monday funds were donated to the Autism Society of East Tennessee.

Along with monetary support, each store is encouraged to reach out to the community with their time.

For Autism awareness, Altar’d State employees participated in races, volunteered at local schools and supported fundraisers.

Rotary Club of Farragut showed their prowess on the links at the recent District 6780 Golf Tournament at Oak Ridge Country Club. Bringing the trophy back to Farragut after several years were the team of, from left, Charlie Mattingly, Tom Marsh, Ray Fisher and Ben Harkins.

Past District Governor Jack Bailey, right, presented the Rotary Cup to the team and announced that the tournament raised $2,500 for polio awareness.

Rotary Club of Farragut honored two who serve the community at the July 10 meeting with the club’s annual Service Above Self Awards, an eight-year tradition for Farragut Rotary.

For his rescue of an 88-yearold woman from a burning house on Jan. 6, Master Fire Fighter Kevin Baldwin with Knoxville Fire Department received a plaque and a dinner for two donated by Aubrey’s. Investigator Jeff Day with Knoxville Police Department was co-winner for his body of work on solving cold cases. Ben Harkins coordinates the Service Above Self Awards for the club.

From left are Day, Baldwin and Harkins. Photos by Sherri

ESK helps Oklahoma Students, faculty and families at The Episcopal School of Knoxville have raised $5,196 to help folks in Oklahoma who were affected by the recent tornado.

The money was donated to St. Paul’s Cathedral in Oklahoma City in support of the Tornado Response Fund sponsored by Episcopal Relief and Development.

The fund enables ERD to aid relief efforts and help local congregations expand their outreach ministries to meet community needs. “I was very pleased to see the way our students showed a sense of enthusiasm and compassion in the wake of the storms,� said ESK Chaplain Josh Hill. “They were praying for victims in earnest during chapel in the days following the tornadoes, and they were really motivated to help.�

Following the devastating storms in May, students collected cash donations during carpool times. The school’s parents’ association matched dollar for dollar the amount the students raised. “It is so encouraging to see a whole community working in concert for the benefit of others,� Hill said. “It was a beautiful thing.�

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Bridge is played six days a week at the Knoxville Bridge Center, located at the Deane Hill Recreation Center. Photo by Wendy Smith

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Summer is the time for learning new things and meeting new people, and that makes it the perfect time to learn to play bridge.

A new session of EasyBridge begins at 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 21, at the Knoxville Bridge Center, located at the Deane Hill Recreation Center, 7400 Deane Hill Drive.

The first three lessons are free, says Jo Anne Newby, who is in charge of recruiting new players. Subsequent classes are just $5 each. New players can come alone, or bring a partner, she says.

On Sunday afternoons, the large room at the bridge center is divided, with the

class on one side and a game for new players on the other. Most of the class will be ready to join the new players within six months, teacher David Williams says.

New players like Patti Ricker say that meeting people is one of the benefits of playing duplicate bridge.

While the number of participants varies, there are over 30 tables available for play at the bridge center, and scheduled games six days a week.

Bridge is fun, but it’s also challenging. Newby estimates that it takes most students a year to feel comfortable playing. To learn more, visit www.KnoxvilleEasybridge@gmail.com or call Jo Anne Newby at 539-4150.

More experienced play-

ers participated in a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association on June 21 called The Longest Day. It was a national event spearheaded by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), and the Knoxville Bridge Center was one of 160 clubs that raised funds by offering play from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Knoxville players raised over $2,700 for the nonprofit, Newby says.

The bridge center will host a non-life master bridge tournament Thursday, Aug. 22 through Sunday, Aug. 25. The tournament is aimed at novice and intermediate players, says Jim Ricker. For more information, contact Patti Ricker at 310-3110.

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NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Temple preps for back-to-school time For many students, summertime relegates academics to an afterthought.

Attention turns from math and science to vacations, camps, parades, cookouts and outings with family and friends.

However, for the administration and staff of Temple Baptist Academy, school is always on their minds. Summer is a golden opportunity for planning and preparing for the upcoming school year.

It is also a time to reflect on the previous year and look for ways to improve.

“From implementing strategic planning initiatives to working on capital improvement projects, and from processing student applications to scheduling athletics events, there is an atmosphere of anticipation as we look to advance as a school in the upcoming year,” says vice principal Tim Missey.

Teachers report back to campus on Thursday, Aug. 1, to finalize their lesson

planning and classroom preparations.

The Parent/Student Orientation Rally is 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, and classes begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14.

The administration, faculty and staff of Temple Baptist Academy are committed to providing the best educational experience possible. It is a commitment to provide a distinctively Christian education. The hallmark of a truly Christian education is that the knowledge of God and the Bible serve as the foundation for all of life and learning. This biblical worldview provides the framework in which subjects such as science, math, history, language and music are studied.

In a sense, a Christian education is simply the unending discovery and study of our Creator and his creation.

To schedule an appointment for a campus visit or to learn more about Temple Baptist Academy, call 938-8181.

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my husband was having a heart attack, and it wasn’t three minutes before they wheeled him in, had him in a bed and had monitors on him.”

A former nurse, DeGrio said she is “picky about hospitals,” and chose Parkwest on recommendations from friends.

“I had visited people there and heard great things about it,” she said.

In less than an hour, Parkwest emergency physicians performed several tests on Dan DeGrio to determine that he did, indeed, have a blockage in one of the arteries in his heart.

Within one hour of arrival, DeGrio was taken to Parkwest’s Cardiovascular Laboratory, where he received a stent, a

‘We provide care like we would expect for our own family members’ Truly, no one wants to visit an emergency room.

But patients at the Emergency Care Center at Parkwest Medical Center have consistently rated their experience high on satisfaction surveys.

Parkwest Emergency Care Center has earned a 5-star rating in national patient satisfaction scores every year since 2004, an honor only 10 percent of hospitals nationwide can claim.

“Our patient satisfaction scores are amazing,” said Parkwest emergency department manager Tammy Wood.

“That’s because we treat every patient the way we would want our own family treated.”

The department sees about 50,000 patients each year. While the hospital is well known for its cardiac care, the vast majority of emergency patients are not heart patients.

One thing all patients love about Parkwest Emergency Care Center is the short wait times. On average, patients wait less than 10 minutes for an initial evaluation and less than 30 minutes to see a doctor, according to Wood.

As long as there is room among the hospital’s emergency beds, patients are taken to wait there rather than the waiting room. “It’s a more comfortable environment for our patients,” said Wood.

For patients who don’t speak English, Parkwest emergency staff can get an interpreter on the phone quickly.

And in the last few years, all re-

tiny mesh tube inserted into an artery in his heart, to prop it open.

“The artery was twisted and blocked, and the stent corrected it,” said Karen DeGrio.

By 7 p.m. the same day he arrived, Dan DeGrio was recovering in the Coronary Care Unit. After two nights in the hospital, he came home.

“All I can say is that the care at Parkwest was impeccable, and we couldn’t be

more thrilled,” said DeGrio. “There just isn’t anything I could say wrong.

Parkwest went above and beyond in the care of my husband.”

Every year about 715,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 525,000 are a first heart attack.

However, 190,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack – just like Dan DeGrio of Knoxville.

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Brian Braxton, M.D., is the Emergency Care Center Director at Parkwest. He leads a team of medical professionals who see about 50,000 patients each year while performing in the top 10 percent of all Emergency Departments nationwide. cords have been computerized as well, with the latest medical software and computer stations in most of the emergency bays.

“If a doctor puts in an order from another place in the ER, I can see it in the patient’s room immediately,” said Wood. “It’s immediate communication between the doctors and nurses.

“We provide a level of care to everyone that we would expect for our own family members,” said Wood.

Some describe a heart attack as feeling like an elephant sitting on your chest. Others experience no pain, just nausea, sweating and shortness of breath, or pain only across the upper back or down the left arm.

So when is the pain an emergency?

When in doubt, call 911, say health experts.

“The ambulance can drive faster and safer than you can, and they have equipment on the truck to take care of you,” said Tammy Wood, a registered nurse and manager of Parkwest Medical Center’s Emergency Care Center.

Wood said she sees patients every day who drive themselves to the emergency room for a suspected heart attack when they should have called 911.

“Even I, as an emergency nurse, would not be able to care for my husband in my car. The ambulance has IVs, nitroglycerin and resuscitation equipment if you go into arrhythmia. You can’t treat any of that in the car,” she said.

Women often have different symptoms than men, Wood added.

“Women often don’t have the classic crushing chest pain,” she said. “Watch out for paint that radiates into upper back, shoulder, jaw line or neck, or into your left arm. It’s not always the elephant sitting on your chest.”

Wood also recommended taking a fullstrength aspirin while waiting for the ambulance because aspirin thins the blood.

“But if you don’t have an aspirin, the ambulance will,” she said.

“Many people want to explain away their chest pain,” said Wood. “But by far we would much rather see patients with chest pain that do not need to be here, than not to see them at all.”

‘Time is tissue’ when having a heart attack, says emergency doctor Parkwest Medical Center has been named a Top 100 Heart Hospital eight times, in part because of its swift and efficient emergency care for all potential heart attack patients.

“We are a full-service Emergency Care Center and can handle any patient, but our attitude toward cardiac care is that we’re top in our area,” said Rodd Daigle, M.D., an emergency physician and assistant medical director for the center.

The Parkwest Emergency Care Center has its own chest pain clinic, with dedicated beds to patients who report chest pain. “Chest pain is one of the most common complaints we see in the ER, and it’s a true emergency,” said Tammy Wood, manager of the emergency department. “We probably see about 40 to 50

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Wood said each patient suspected of having a heart attack is immediately given an aspirin to thin the blood and an EKG (electrocardiogram) test to detect electrical signaling problems in the heart.

“Our goal is to perform an EKG on each suspected heart attack patient within five minutes, but our average time is about 3.5 minutes,” said Wood.

Once a heart attack is diagnosed, the patient is quickly moved to the Cardiovascular Laboratory, commonly called the Cath Lab, which has state-ofthe-art cardiac capabilities.

“We like to say that time is tissue,” said Daigle. “Every minute you wait during a heart attack, you’re losing heart muscle.

With a myocardial infarction (heart attack), the national standard of care is to unblock that artery within 90 minutes. Our average time is more like 60 minutes.”

The Cardiovascular Laboratory includes five procedure labs and a comprehensive lab, family consultation rooms, a six-bed holding area, and four physician reading rooms.

It also has three advanced technology imaging machines, so physicians can view X-rays of the heart in seconds, viewing hard-to-see blood vessels with exceptional clarity. Better images mean faster procedures with less radiation exposure, leading to better patient care.

“Our Cardiovascular Laboratory has state-of-the-art capabilities,” said Cardiac Program Director Darrell Brackett. “And most importantly, the Lab is available 24-hours per day, 7 days each week,” he said.

“If someone calls an ambulance, the paramedics have an EKG machine on board. They can wirelessly send that EKG to our emergency room, and if the patient is having a heart attack, we’ll be waiting and ready for them.”

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SATURDAY, JULY 20 Young Explorer’s Workshop

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THROUGH MONDAY, JULY 22 Softball registration Registration is open for the Town of Farragut’s fall softball leagues, which begin play the week of Aug. 5. All leagues will be based at Mayor Bob Leonard Park, 301 Watt Road. The softball leagues include coed and men’s recreational leagues. Details about each league are available at www.townoffarragut.org. Area churches, businesses and other organizations are invited to participate.

The registration and payment deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, July 22. Cost is $300 per team.

Registration forms are available at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, and at www. townoffarragut.org.

THURSDAYS, THROUGH AUG. 8 DivorceCare DivorceCare will be offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 8 at Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike. Those interested may attend any session.

For more info, email care@fellowshipknox.org.

THROUGH FRIDAY, NOV. 22 ‘Discovering the Civil War’ “Discovering the Civil War,” a new exhibit timed to honor the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Campbell Station, is at the Farragut Folklife Museum in the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, through Friday, Nov. 22.

The exhibit features a variety of items related to the battle, which was fought Nov. 16, 1863, on the land surrounding the town hall, as well as an encampment scene on the vignette in the Doris Woods Owens Gallery.

Featured items, many from personal collections of community members, include guns, newspapers and letters, and a stump containing a bullet from the battle.

The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free.

MONDAY, JULY 15 Film festival deadline The deadline for submitting films to the Knoxville Film Festival is Monday, July 15. Filmmakers will be notified of their acceptance no later than Aug. 1. The festival will be held Sept. 19-22 at Regal Cinemas’ Downtown West 8.

The Battle Cry of Freedom Student Filmmaking Competition, open to high school and college students, either individuals or teams, has a submission deadline of Sept. 1. Films must be between five and 20 minutes long and focus on the Civil War, in recognition of the war’s sesquicentennial. Early registration for the 7-Day Shootout ends at midnight July 31. Regular registration runs Aug. 1-21.

For rules, fees and more info, visit www. knoxvillefilmfestical.com.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 15-19 WordPlayers acting class The WordPlayers have one remaining acting class this month at Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. ImaginACTion, for ages 11-13, will take place 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, July 15-19. Cost is $125. To register, call 865-539-7167. For more info, visit wordplayers.org.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 15-AUG. 30 Featured artist The Town of Farragut Arts Council has chosen Bill Cook as the featured artist for July and August. His work will be on display through Friday, Aug. 30, on the second floor of the rotunda in the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Town Hall hours are 8

a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Cook, who lives in Knoxville, started carving wood as a child before discovering clay sculpture at the University of Tennessee. He began sculpting in marble in the late 1990s.

For more info on the exhibit or to access a Featured Artist of the Month application, contact Lauren Cox, 865-966-7057 or lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org, or visit www.townoffarragut.org (Departments, Parks & Leisure Services, Arts & Culture).

TUESDAY, JULY 16 Butch Jones at Rotary University of Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones will speak at a joint meeting of Knoxville-area Rotary clubs at noon Tuesday, July 16, at the Crowne Plaza, 401 W. Summit Hill Drive.

Jones’s remarks should begin around 12:30 p.m.

Rotarians are welcome to come for lunch or the coach’s address.

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The Oak Ridge Chapter of the National Association of Active/Retired Federal Employees will meet at noon Tuesday, July 16, at the DoubleTree Hotel, 215 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge.

A hot lunch for $14 will be served at 12:30 p.m. Reservations are required; call Mary Sue Harris, 865-482-4625.

The main speaker will be Jim Cornish, director of the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.

First vice president Larry Minniear of the NARFE Tennessee Federation will oversee the installation of officers.

TUESDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 16 & 20 Farmers market The Dixie Lee Farmers Market is open 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at the Pinnacle at Turkey Creek (across from the theater). It is open 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 20, at Renaissance | Farragut.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 18-19 Karns Fairest of the Fair The Karns Fairest of the Fair pageant will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 18 and 19, at Karns High School, 2710 Byington Solway Road. Winners of the contests will represent Karns at the Tennessee Valley Fair in September and at other events.

The Hope of Karns (for children with disabilities), Lil’ Miss and Junior Miss contests will be held on Thursday, while the Teen and Miss Fairest of the Fair will be held on Friday.

Admission is $5 for ages 13 and up; $2 for 5-12; and free for under 5.

FRIDAY, MONDAY-TUESDAY, JULY 19, 22-23 Opera auditions Auditions for paid Knoxville Opera Chorus positions for tenors for the 2013-14 season will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 19, Monday, July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, at the Knoxville Opera studio offices, 612 E. Depot Ave. Singers should have two prepared pieces in Italian and/or French and a resume detailing musical training and performance history. An accompanist will be provided.

The season will include Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffmann (October 2013), Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love” (February 2014) and Bellini’s “Norma” (April 2014). Choristers are engaged one opera at a time and are not required to participate in all productions.

To schedule an audition or for further information, contact Don Townsend, dtownsend@knoxvilleopera. com or 865-599-7961.

Job Resources Group The Job Resources Group will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 22, at Concord United Methodist Church, 11020 Roane Drive.

The group provides assistance in preparing for interviews, revising resumes and finding employment.

ZumbAtomic classes ZumbAtomic – Zumba for kids – summer classes will be offered 10:15-11 a.m. Monday, July 22, and Thursday, July 25, in the Community Room at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, as part of the Farragut Movers and Shakers Club and the town’s participation in the Let’s Move! initiative.

ZumbAtomic features specially choreographed routines and the latest music, from hip hop to Cumbia, in high-energy fitness parties that produce real results.

ZumbAtomic classes increase focus and self-confidence, boost metabolism and improve coordination.

Parents are welcome to stay and watch the classes. Gina Guider is the instructor. Cost is $3 per class, and cash is accepted on a per-class basis. For more info, contact Lauren Cox, lauren.cox@townoffarragut.org or 865-966-7057.

MONDAYS, JULY 22-AUG. 26 Zumba class A six-week Zumba class will be offered 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays, beginning July 22, at the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Zumba fitness combines Latin music rhythms and dance styles as well as other international styles and rolls them into the ultimate cardio party. Karen McKinney is the instructor.

Cost is $45. Cash, check and credit-card payments are accepted at the Town Hall or over the phone, 865-966-7057. Registration and payment deadline is Thursday, July 18.

SATURDAY, JULY 27 Karns Community Fair The 60th annual Karns Community Fair will be held Saturday, July 27, at and near Karns High School, 2710 Byington Solway Road. A 5k race starts at 8 a.m. at the school. Lineup for the 9 a.m. parade begins at 8 a.m. at Ingles, 7466 Oak Ridge Highway. A farmers’ market and arts and crafts fair begins at 10 a.m. at the school.

For race registration, contact Janice Smith, 865-4055841. For parade info, call Roger Kane, 865-405-5103.

For info on vendor booth space at the market/fair, contact Melinda Barto, 865-679-0929, or download an application at karnsbusiness.com (look under Fair tab).

SUNDAY, JULY 28 Ride for Kids The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Ride for Kids will kick off at 8 a.m. at Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.

Motorcyclists are encouraged to sign up as individuals or on a team. For more info or to register, visit www.rideforkids.org.

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It never gets old By the time you read this, the big “Antiques Roadshow” weekend here in Knoxville will have come and gone. But last Thursday was the crew’s first day in the area, which provided the opportunity for a delightful visit.

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Carol’s Corner And yes, they were just as nice as you would expect.

The setting was the Museum of Appalachia. Appraiser Ken Farmer, who’s been with the “Roadshow” since its inception 18 years ago, was in hog heaven when he spotted all the museum’s old musical instruments. “This is an amazing smorgasbord. It’s eye candy to me,” he said.

“Look at that banjo made out of a tin can. People made things out of whatever they had.”

He’s an expert in many fields, not just instruments, and recalled one of the weirdest items he’s been asked to appraise – a vampire-killing kit, brought in during a taping in New Orleans.

“It was fabricated to look very old. The case was from the 1800s, but the rest of it – a Saturday-night special and a wooden stake – looked suspicious. I brought it around to several other appraisers, and one by one they revealed it to be a fake.

“The woman who brought it in was very disappointed, and there were many expletives deleted during her segment!”

Appraisers for “Antiques Roadshow” are unpaid. In fact, they pay most of their own expenses on “Roadshow” tours, which take

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“We give them lunch on Saturday,” said executive producer Marsha Bemko, “and nine to 10 million viewers. So it actually works out very well for them.”

Bemko is a 30-year television veteran, and has been with the “Roadshow” since 1999. At first she turned down the job when it was offered to her in order to have time with her family. But she reconsidered.

“I’m so glad I said yes!

I didn’t expect to like it as much as I do. It never gets old – no pun intended.”

She’s a real people person, and her favorite part of the job is connecting with the folks who’ve come to the show.

“People aren’t predictable. And it’s a very vulnerable time for them; there’s An old ram keeps a careful eye on appraiser Ken Farmer and “Antiques Roadshow” host Mark Walberg. so much history associated with these objects. I am a collector of stories, and I love to listen to what people have to say about their families and their past.”

She urged Elaine Irwin Meyer, daughter of museum founder John Rice Irwin, to “tell the story of the museum on video. Make an oral history of it. Nobody else can tell it like you can – no one else experienced it like you did.”

The host of the show, known instantly to all viewers, is Mark Walberg. A 20year game and quiz show veteran, he’s in his ninth season with the “Road- Appraiser Ken Farmer with his “smorgasbord” show.” Although he wasn’t one of the original hosts, he are free, and 90 percent of show’ carry with them livwas always a fan. He now the items don’t even make ing human history. And human contact is at the calls himself an “avid stu- it onto the show.

“But the difference lies heart of what makes this Charming Mark Walberg Photos by Carol Zinavage dent” who learns something in the fact that while tele- show great.” new from every appraisal.

Walberg spoke with pas- vision’s mission is to enThe hugely popular show tertain, PBS’s mission is to is still gaining viewers, and sion about the show.

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NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

Thompson named All-American Five years starting, three state championships, and now CAK soccer midfielder Stevie Thompson can add All-American to his high school resumé.

Thompson, who scored 25 goals and recorded 11 assists this season for the Warriors, was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America 2013 All-America team.

“Stevie did everything we asked him to do this year,” CAK soccer coach Kurt Backstrom said. “As soon as we got into those big games, Stevie stepped up. He’s a really good player and definitely deserved this honor.”

Thompson scored the winning goal in CAK’s 2-1 victory over Kingsbury to claim the 2013 state championship, the eighth in 10 years for the Warriors (23-3).

The senior captain was named 2013 PrepXtra Player of the Year, AllSouth Region and All-State.

Although he received a few offers to play college soccer, Thompson decided to attend the University of Tennessee to study business.

CAK soccer midfielder Stevie Thompson (left) was recently named to the 2013 All-America Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

CAK welcomes Bob Neu

New CAK Head of School Bob Neu

The Christian Academy of Knoxville welcomed Bob Neu as its ninth Head of School this summer. Neu replaces former superintendent Scott Sandie, who retired at the end of the 2012-2013 school year.

Neu comes to Knoxville from Trinity Presbyterian School in Montgomery, Ala.,

Save the date: Warrior Shootout Oct. 4

where he served as Head of School. Neu is joined by his wife of 20 years, Pamela, and his three children, Sarah, Stephen and Matthew.

“We know the Lord clearly led us to CAK,” Neu said. “We are following His lead and are excited to see what He has in store for us.”

CAK will host its annual golf tournament, the 2013 Warrior Shootout, at Avalon Golf and Country Club on Friday, Oct. 4. This year, a tennis tournament will be held at CAK’s tennis courts in conjunction with the Warrior Shootout. Anyone interested in participating, volunteering or sponsoring either event should contact CAK or visit www.cakwarriors.com/golf for more details.

Athletic sponsorships, All-Sports Passes available now Would you like to support CAK football this year? Are you interested in gaining some attention for your local business?

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profits, but her public service stepped up when

By Wendy Smith her subdivision, West Hills, was threatened by Some consider leisure to be the ultimate the construction of West Town Mall in 1972. That reward for a life well-lived, but not Reuben experience spurred her to help other neighborand Barbara Pelot. At 78, Reuben, who is also hoods have a voice in city government. She ran called Nib, works fulltime at his dental pracfor City Council at the age of 64, and served two tice. And when she’s not volunteering elsefour-year terms beginning in 2001. where, Barbara works beside him.

“That opened up a whole new world for me. I He has no immediate plans to retire. felt like everybody in Knoxville was my neighbor.

“It’s my opinion that the more active you I learned about so many opportunities for serare, the more active you can be,” he says. vice,” she says.

That would explain the extraordinary She has served on several commissions and amount of community service accomplished boards, but she’s particularly proud of the fact by these two. It began early in their marriage that she opened up each City Council meeting and hasn’t let up. with a prayer as chaplain of the group. She grew Nib grew up in Crossville, and Barbara was up attending Concord United Methodist Church, raised in Farragut. They married in 1957 when and Nib became a member when they married.

Nib was halfway through dental school. As The church has been yet another outlet for service soon as Barbara finished her degree, they had for the Pelots, as Barbara has taught numerous four children in four years.

Sunday school classes and Nib has held almost After Nib served in the Army Dental Corps, every church office. he began working with Barbara’s uncle in Barbara is still active with, and passionate Knoxville. Along with his full-time job, he saw about , a number of nonprofits, including the Joy dental patients at the Knox County Health of Music School and the Sexual Assault Center Department one morning per week. When he of East Tennessee. She also continues to serve began taking a mobile dental unit to outlying on the Juvenile Court Advisory Board and the schools, Barbara went with him. She also beFoster Care Review Board. came active in the local dental auxiliary, and Nib and Barbara Pelot relax at their West Hills home after a busy day. Photo by eventually became president of the Tennessee Nib has been president of the West Hills ComWendy Smith Dental Auxiliary. munity Association for 3 years, and his quiet Nib bought his own practice, and as soon leadership calms heated discussions, like those the boss here,” Nib laughs. as their youngest child was in kindergarten, that have sprung up as Tennova Healthcare plans In 1999, Nib “begged and borrowed” equipment to start Barbara started helping at the office. a new medical center in the neighborhood’s backyard. a dental clinic at the Volunteer Ministry Center. The Pelots “I was awestruck by what he could do. What he does, Barbara encourages everyone to become involved worked there every Friday for over 10 years. Through his he does well,” says Barbara, who continues to manage in community service, regardless of age. Many organiinvolvement with the Tennessee State Guard, Nib has also the details at his office. “I do my thing and he does his.” zations have simple needs, like people to make phone donated time to local Veteran Stand Downs, which procalls, she says.

They agree that their respect for each other enables vide medical care for homeless veterans. them to work together.

“There are no specific qualifications,” she says. “People just need people.”

“She would let me be the boss there, and she would be Barbara has a long history of volunteering with non-

NEWS FROM GENTRY GRIFFEY FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORY

Advantages Offered by Knox County’s Only On-Site Crematory

The Tri-State Crematory, located less than 20 miles from Chattanooga, provided cremation services for a number of funeral homes in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama before the discovery of more than 300 uncremated bodies. Family members had been given concrete dust instead of the cremated remains of their loved ones.

Considerations Before Cremation: • Does the funeral home own its own crematory?

• Are you able to visit and inspect the crematory?

• If the crematory is off-site, where is it, and can you inspect it?

Just 11 years ago, a grisly scene was discovered at Tri-State Crematory, an industrial crematory that provided cremation services to a number of funeral homes in Tennesee, Georgia, and Alabama.

More than 300 bodies were found in piles in a storage shed, in vaults, and scattered across the property instead of being cremated as had been promised.

Horrified family members learned that they had been provided concrete dust instead of the cremated remains of their loved ones.

Later it was discovered that many of the funeral homes never inspected the crematory to learn its operating procedures and never ensured that cremations were actually being carried out.

At the time, Gentry Griffey Funeral Chapel & Crematory managing partner Eric Botts worked at Ralph Buckner Funeral Home in Cleveland, Tennessee. Since Buckner owned and operated its own on-site crematory, none of the affected families had used Buckner, but the funeral home quickly offered to retrieve any identified body from Tri-State and provide cremation services at no charge for those families, ultimately providing dozens of

free cremations.

Botts is quick to point out that the situation in Noble, Georgia was highly unusual and certainly is not being repeated at any local crematory. “However, it is still on the minds of many of our clients who come in to tour our facility and make their own prearrangements,” says Botts.

“Having seen first-hand the way the traumatic events in Noble, Georgia impacted the affected families, I felt it a top priority to establish Knox County’s only on-site crematory to provide this service to the area,” says Botts, who has been with Gentry Griffey since July 2010.

By having a crematory onsite, Gentry Griffey is not dependent on anyone else’s schedule or facilities, and they oversee every step of the cremation. The entire cremation process is completed at their on-site crematory by their professional and licensed staff, keeping costs affordable for a variety of budgets.

Because Gentry Griffey’s crematory is located on their premises and includes a viewing room, they both welcome and encourage families to be present prior to the cremation, which is an option not available at any other area funeral home.

For those who have chosen cremation but have pre-planned their final arrangements at another funeral home, it is a very simple process to transfer that pre-arranged plan to Gentry Griffey. Their staff can handle all of the details to make

it as seamless as possible for clients.

Over the last few years, the interest in cremation as a means of final disposition has dramatically increased. There are many options available for those who choose cremation, and it is not necessary to limit or alter the type of funeral arrangements you select because you have chosen cremation. Many families include the traditional viewing, visitation and funeral service as a part of the final arrangements, while others decide to have a simpler memorial service.

There are many reasons why people choose cremation.

Among the most common are environmental considerations, philosophical reasons, cost, and because they feel it is less complicated for their families.

Whatever the reason, choosing cremation is a very personal decision and one that should be made after considering all of the options.

Gentry Griffey offers Knoxville’s only on-site crematory, and their staff is available to answer any questions about cremation and pre-planning and/or pre-funding final arrangements.

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What Medicare changes are on the horizon If you find yourself standing at your mailbox amidst a daily sea of flyers, letters and packets of information from insurors, two things are certain: (1) It’s the last quarter of the year, and (2) You’re turning 65 or enrolling in Medicare. So you’re swamped with information – and anyone who has been through this process knows that’s no exaggeration – but what do you do with all of it? How can you manage to sift through dozens and dozens of promises and pledges to find the one program that is the perfect fit for you?

The answer is pretty simple: you can’t. Sure, you can close your eyes and pick a program out of that pile of offers, but much as you wouldn’t buy a car without test driving and kicking some tires, you shouldn’t jump into just any Medicare Insurance Plan. There is one perfect fit for you, but unless you’re an expert in the field, you don’t know what it is. It’s a true conundrum.

Finding a local experienced provider deserves the scrutiny of an unbiased professional who is able to offer several plans for you to choose from. Each of those envelopes in your mailbox represents just one company and that company’s products alone. A Independent Broker can match your needs to what is offered by a specific company.

Blake McCoy, owner of Independent Insurance Consultants in Knoxville, is a leader in the Medicare Industry. “Medicare changes every year. There are vast differences between a Medicare Supplement and a Medicare Advantage Plan. It is our job to keep up with those changes and to keep our clients informed.” McCoy cautions that “Medicare is not one size fits all, even in families. Often we have husbands and wives on completely different plans because their situations are different. Health issues, age, drug needs, doctors, specialists and assets and income are all among the considerations that would dictate whether a husband and wife would have the same or different coverages. We always need to talk in detail with each person to assure their needs are met.”

While most Medicare recipients are eligible to change policies only in the final quarter of the year, McCoy reminds folks that the exception to that rule is certain people who receive government assistance. “Those who are on Tenncare Medicaid can make changes year-round as their situation changes. We meet with people every day in those situations. The good news is that we can help them find the best plan for the best price.”

You can reach Blake at 865-691-5571 or find him online at www.iictn.com

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By Carol Zinavage Ring, ring.

“Hello, Reba? This is Carol Zinavage from The Shopper. I left a message about interviewing you?”

“Oh, yes – sorry, I’ve been out of town.

But I have to tell you that I’m not sure I’d make a good subject; I’m not too impressed with myself.”

“But you hike on the Appalachian Trail.”

“Oh, well, only in Tennessee, and up in Maine – you know, Mt. Katahdin.”

“Reba, you’re 90.”

“Oh, I haven’t hiked it since last year, though.”

“When you were 89??? That’s hardly less impressive.”

Reba Haynes hasn’t been on a hike yet this year. You might expect the reason, at age 90, to be health problems. You’d be wrong.

She’s too busy with her five greatgrandchildren.

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and crocheted flats. She’s stylish as well as active in many areas – the first and foremost of which is her church, Central Baptist of Fountain City. When asked what the secret to her vibrant longevity is, she unhesitatingly answered, “My faith in God.” She joined the church in 1932 at the age of 9, which makes her the longest-attending still-active member, and was in fact born on the site of the church’s Family Life center, back when Broadway was a narrow twolane road.

She was married for 67 years to famed Knoxville attorney Joe R. Haynes, who passed away in 2009. They had two children, Joe III and Margaret. The family grew to include “four grands and five greats,” in Reba’s words.

A few weeks ago, one of her granddaughters got married on the beach in Key West, Fla., and Reba was there. In fact, she celebrated her 90th birthday the day she arrived.

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“we were hooked.�

That first trip led to 20 years of hiking together, covering 8,500 miles of trails, including all 900 miles of the Smokies. Along the way, Reba and Joe – both in their 60s when they began their adventure – became wildflower enthusiasts. While Joe wrote up details of each hike in their well-worn copy of Carson Brewer’s “Hiking in the Great Smokies,�

Reba compiled album after album of her wildflower photographs. She can tell you the name of every single plant, where she saw it, when she saw it, and when it peaks. “It’s June 27th for wild azalea, and Dutchman’s breeches are at their best Reba and Joe in 1987, when they were 64 and 66, on the summit of Mount on March 28th,� she says.

Katahdin in Maine, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Photo submitted She’s also familiar with the medicinal a slide show presented by the late along no water or suitable properties of many naCarlos Campbell, ardent conser- gear, they were soon untive plants. After a vivid vationist and author of “Birth of comfortable. Fate sent them (though G-rated) descripa National Park.� They decided to a park ranger that day, who tion of the laxative effect try a hike, and chose Gregory Bald helped them and then sug- One of Reba’s more artistic photos; she thinks of squaw root on black for their first foray. But they were gested a shorter trail up to these ice crystals look like “a galley ship made of bears, Reba’s hands flew beginners, and having brought Andrews Bald. From then on, snow-covered spider webs.� Photo by Reba Haynes to her mouth. “Oh, dear,�

She still has a story to tell.

She is one-of-a-kind. Uniquely special. In every way.

And, while she may be suffering memory loss, it in no way diminishes the place she holds in people’s hearts.

The gifts and contributions she has shared. The story she has to tell.

Reba and Joe “did everything together. Besides hiking in the (Smokies) we hiked several state parks in Tennessee and other states, and other national parks: off the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Glacier National Park, Diamond Head in Hawaii and Denali National Park, Alaska, where we listed 17 varieties of wildflowers, some of which grow here.�

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Reba, in a typically cheery mood, crosses a snowy bridge with a hiking group. Photo submitted praise for nearby Frozen Head State Park.

“It’s an awesome place. We saw 369 Jackin-the-Pulpits on the Old Mac Trail.”

And she’s still at it. Shortly after our interview, she was on the phone planning some hikes with a friend. Nothing keeps this lady from her beloved mountains.

“Even if I just drive to the Townsend ‘Wye’ and turn around, I go up there every

chance I get,” she says.

She describes her walking stick as her “third leg,” and recalls her favorite one: “It was made of tulip poplar, was so lightweight, and had many miles on it. It was stolen on one of my trips up Mt. LeConte.

Now, you’d think a LeConte hiker wouldn’t do that.”

But Reba Haynes won’t dwell on an un-

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Her daughter Margaret says, “Mother’s dance card stays pretty full.”

She visits the sick and homebound, sings in the Central Baptist choir, and keeps track of hundreds of prayer re-

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Oh yes, she’s on Facebook.

“I guess you could call me a cockeyed optimist,” she laughs, “because I am still trying to learn new skills, read new books, improve in any way I can. I don’t always succeed, but I keep trying!”

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More than 3,500 senior citizens from throughout East Tennessee took part in Senior Citizens’ Day last year, and even more are expected this year for the impressive variety of seniorspecific activities scheduled to take place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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In addition to live music and interactive games there will be informative senior living demonstrations.

Seniors are also encouraged to take advantage of all the other entertainment options the Fair has to offer, including the educational exhibits, dozens of free attractions, live music and more.

Sarah Thompson, the fair’s director of public relations and advertising, speaks for the entire fair staff when she says, “Senior Citizens Day has been a Fair staple for more than 30 years with one goal in mind: to keep seniors healthy, happy and involved in the community.

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Senior Citizens’ Day concludes with an afternoon of inspirational gospel music. Praise 96.3 FM Gospel Night will feature music from notable Christian artists from 4 to 6 p.m. The lineup includes the Schultz Family, Dave Seratt, Sacred Calling and J.P. Miller.

The 94th annual Tennessee Valley Fair runs September 6-15 with nightly fireworks sponsored by the Tennessee Education Lottery.

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By Lori Cullen Retirement is supposed to reward a life well planned, but it won’t if you don’t have enough savings. Many of us don’t.

About four in 10 adults are more worried about their ability to finance a comfortable retirement today than they were at the end of the Great Recession in 2009, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

Another study, by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, reports that 67 percent of workers feel behind in retirement savings, and 56 percent don’t even know how much they’ll need.

It’s never too late to start saving and investing for retirement or working to improve your outlook. If you’re worried about your financial future, now is the time to think and plan ahead.

The financial planning industry abounds with recommendations for how much money it costs to finance a comfortable retirement: 80 to 110 percent of the annual salary you made during your peak earning years; 20 to 25 times your final salary for those who will rely solely on Social Security and personal savings.

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“It’s not a simple answer, as much as we’d like it to be,” says Valletta. “It differs for everyone and comes down to what your expenses will be.”

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Valletta encourages all clients to enter retirement totally who worked all of their adult lives at average earnings and debt-free if they can, but not everybody does. retire at 65 in 2012, Social Security benefits replace about 41 percent of past earnings, far In retirement, basic expenses can change. less than even the lowest replacement You may not need business clothing, ratio suggested by financial planning or as much insurance, and if you no experts. longer have children at home, exOne of the best planning stratpenses such as education might egies is to start now, says Valgo away. But home maintenance letta. and health care costs may increase, and you may pick up Most employers offer taxnew expenses, like premiadvantaged workplace reums for long-term-care intirement plans, which can surance, he says. be powerful tools to build retirement savings, espeTo know how much you’ll need, add the cost cially if they offer matchof your desired retirement ing contributions. The amounts you’re allowed to lifestyle to your expectations of basic living excontribute are significant, he says. penses.

If you’re under 50, in If you want to determine if you can live on your pro2012 the maximum conjected budget, take it for a tribution level is $17,000 test drive. If your anticipated and $17,500 in 2013. If you retirement lifestyle includes are turning 50 in 2013, you downsizing and you reduce can contribute an additional $5,500 in catchup contributions your income, put the difference into savings, Valletta says. for a total of $23,000, and it’s all pre-tax.

While most Americans will receive To clients who say they can’t save Social Security benefits, these payments were never intended to support a comfortanything, Bill Losey, CFP, owner of Bill able lifestyle. The Center on Budget and Policy Losey Retirement Solutions in Saratoga, N.Y., offers his 1 percent rule: save 1 percent of your earnings Priorities in Washington, D.C., reports that for people

each payday at a minimum. Got a raise of 3 percent? Save 1 percent.

Losey’s second rule: Make savings automatic, a habit that will improve your chance of savings success. If you don’t have a workplace plan, have money automatically paid from your checking account into an IRA. Savings has a way of snowballing. “If you automate the process and you get in the habit of saving money, all of a sudden you actually start to feel better about yourself, says Losey. “As your net worth rises, so does your self-worth and your confidence, and you end up making more and saving more.”

The $100,000 Inheritance Where would you stash the cash? Here are the top 10 choices of adults asked to name up to three spending priorities in an online poll: 1.

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Pay off any existing debt/loans (59 percent) Save for a rainy day fund/unexpected expenses (42) Invest toward my retirement (33) Go on vacation (19) Donate to charity (18) Buy a car (17) Treat myself to something I would not normally spend money on (15) 8. Buy a house (13) 9. Pay for my kids’ college (10) 10. Go back to school (6)

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