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IN THIS ISSUE Rysewyk gets new job with schools A young man has a new job with Knox County Schools. Dr. Jon Rysewyk will work on innovation and school improvement. Indya Kincannon calls him “smart and patient enough to build and sustain true grassroots reform.”
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Remembering Jenkins & Jenkins For them, the demise of the Jenkins & Jenkins name is one more marker of the end of an era. The firm that was founded in 1933 by the unrelated Ray H. Jenkins and Erby Jenkins (Erby’s brother Aubrey didn’t join up until 10 years later), has become Quist, Cone & Fisher.
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High on Charlie “Until further notice,” Marvin West writes, “Charlie High is my favorite Tennessee football walk-on. “Nobody can match his quarterback statistics – 74.4 completion rate, 10,978 yards, 131 passing touchdowns against 22 interceptions, astounding success.”
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Roy Firestone plans Knox visit Reach Them to Teach Them founder Amy Crawford has announced television sports personality Roy Firestone as this year’s speaker for the nonprofit’s Roy Firestone annual event in November. Any educator can attend free of charge thanks to donations from the community. “I want people to leave profoundly impacted,” said Crawford. Radio personality Hallerin Hilton Hill will also speak, and a complimentary dinner will be served. Info: www. reachthem2teachthem.org.
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Dinwiddie retires as Gators’ swim coach to get back into the water
By Betsy Pickle Anita Dinwiddie is getting out of the coaching game, but she’s not getting out of the water. Coach for the Village Green Gators Swim Team since 1990, Dinwiddie is retiring at the end of the month, when the season ends – and after the Greater Knoxville Area Interclub Swimming Association’s city meet this Friday through Sunday. She made her bow as swimming and diving head coach for Knoxville Catholic High School earlier in the year. “I want to swim more myself and be more involved in master swimming,” Dinwiddie says of her retirement plans. The mother of two felt that this was a good time to wrap up her coaching career, which has included numerous victories for the Village Green team and her own induction into the inaugural GKAISA Hall of Fame in 2010. “My youngest just graduated from high school, so this is her last summer (with the Gators), so I always thought it would be an appropriate time to stop,” says Dinwiddie. “Her last summer would be my last summer.” Dinwiddie’s first season at Village Green came about informally. “I was teaching swim lessons at Fort Sanders,” she recalls, “and one of the other girls who was also teaching … knew I had swimmingteam experience. She said, ‘Hey, we’re going to manage the team in Farragut called
Anita Dinwiddie walks the sidelines at a practice at Village Green pool. At right, she talks to the team. The coach of the Gators Swim Team is retiring at the end of July after 23 years as swim coach. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell.
Village Green. Do you want to help?’ I said, ‘Yeah, sure, that sounds like fun.’ “That’s how we started it. She was really the head coach, and I was just her helper. The team was really small; we had about 35, 40 kids. They all lived in Village Green. I lived in West Hills. I drove to Farragut every day, and then I just stuck around.” In the beginning, Village Green had “more little kids than big kids,” says Dinwiddie. “I had very few of the older age group. We couldn’t
always have a relay in some age groups. We didn’t do that great our first year. I think we won two (meets), and we lost three. Then we started getting better; then we started getting bigger.” The team now boasts around 220 members. Dinwiddie became head coach in 1991, but she says the team didn’t click until Robin Wells, whose own children were on the team, came on
board as her assistant. “Robin started with us in 1994 as just the 8-and-under coach,” To page A-3
Work progresses on Harrell Road Park By Jake Mabe Work is progressing on Harrell Road Park, according to Knox County watershed coordinator Roy Arthur. The land was graded to specifications on Dec. 15 and since then Arthur says workers have had about 10 days to proceed with the project due to the unusually heavy amount of rain. “As things have been drying out, we have begun putting amenities on the ground,” Arthur says. The site will be a stormwater best management practices demonstration park. Two wetland ponds have been created and 700 feet of piping has been installed that in a one-inch rain will collect 355,000 gallons of runoff from nearby Painter Farms
subdivision, which will be filtered of pollutants and slowly returned to Beaver Creek. Barring further rain delays, Knox County Parks and Recreation will install 4,000 feet of Roy Arthur compressed-gravel trails, and a pervious parking lot will be installed by the Beaver Creek Task Force in August and September. Arthur said a rain garden will be installed this fall, which will capture excess runoff from the parking lot. Signage will also be installed to explain the stormwater best management practices. Trees will be planted beginning this winter.
The final phase – putting down compost and manufactured topsoil, which will include native seeds (wildflowers, shrubs, grasses, etc.) – will be completed next spring. The park is scheduled to open this fall and be completed by next May. The park will comprise 10 of the site’s 19 acres. The project’s total cost is $500,000, 90 percent of which will be funded through grants, Arthur says. The park will become a part of the Knox County Parks and Recreation system and will be the upstream launch for the new blueway. The project began in 2007, when developer Scott Davis donated 19 acres of land to Legacy Parks Foundation. The Foundation’s Land Conservation Committee, of which Arthur is
Tax talk takes two tracks By Anne Hart Tennessee’s state sales tax is a hot topic for everyone from school students and their parents to politicians and business owners. The conversations focus on two separate aspects of the tax. The one that brings excitement and anticipation is the annual “Sales Tax Holiday,” which starts this year at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, and runs until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4.
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is not permitted. And while the holiday is intended to help parents save money on clothing and other items their children need for school, purchases aren’t limited to school-related items and shoppers don’t have to have school children to save money. If an item is exempt, anyone can buy it. As an example, any shopper can purchase a desktop, laptop or tablet computer at up to $1,500 in price without paying sales tax, as long as the
item is not for use in a trade or business. Personal digital assistants (PDAs) and electronic readers, such as the Kindle and Nook, aren’t eligible for the tax break, and neither are keyboards, software and other items that do not come pre-packaged with the computer. Computer printers and printer supplies, such as paper and ink, aren’t eligible. Any article of clothing and anything that is considered school supplies To page A-3
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The rain held out long enough July 13 for Kitty Wampus to perform at Second Saturday Concert in the Cove at Concord Park.
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Enjoying the music at the cove are Roger and Leslie Pilipovic.
It hasn’t been easy pulling off outdoor events this summer. The popular Second Saturday Concert at the Cove at Concord Park braved the “scattered showers” forecast on July 13 for the summer’s second concert. The concerts are free and feature local groups who cover a wide variety of music. Most concert-goers are up for whatever tunes the bands offer, happy to enjoy a beautiful evening by the lake. Kitty Wampus, which includes band mem-
Sherri Gardner Howell FARRAGUT FACES bers Rick Vance, Cat Daddy, Duane Parks and Jim Cooper, provided the toetapping, ready-for-dancing Elisabeth DuPont shows her grandmother, Jenny Wagner, how to move with the music at the Second Saturday Concert at the music this month. Sponsored by Knox Cove on July 13. Photos by Justin Acuff. County Parks and Recreation, the next concert is Aug. 10 with Back Talk. Second Opinion rounds out the summer series on Sept. 14.
Terry and Steve Sommer brought their dogs, Molly and Bear, to the concert. Bear added his own vocals to accompany the band Kitty Wampus.
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quire the tax be paid on all From page A-1 purchases. The group contends they (including art supplies) is owners strongly believe the are unfairly losing money eligible for the tax break, no laws that allow online shop- to online retailers, and say matter who buys it or who pers to avoid paying sales if buyers are forced to pay will be using it, as long as tax should be changed. sales tax on online pureach individual item costs Peter Ullrich of Ullrich chases, enough money will less than $100. Printing, Scott Schimmel of be raised that other state Sales tax must still be Bliss and Bliss Home, devel- taxes could eventually be paid on such things as jew- oper David Dewhirst, and elry and handbags and Rhonda Rice of the Knoxsports equipment, even if ville Chamber held a press that equipment will be used conference downtown last as part of a school activity. week to push for passage of Tax reform: Business legislation that would re-
Making a splash says Dinwiddie. “She came in just to help me with the little ones because I couldn’t relate to them. I had never coached little kids before, and I was always talking over their heads. She got really frustrated one day because they couldn’t understand what I was trying to tell them. I told her, and she turned around and was talking to them in their language, and all of a sudden they understood. “After working with her for a year, it was like, ‘OK, she needs to be full time with all age groups.’ That’s when we really started doing well.” After years of observing Wells – and having her own children – Dinwiddie has finally figured out how to coach little ones, if she must. “I just channel Robin,” she says. Dinwiddie swam for a club team as a kid in her native Memphis. “I swam under Dick Fadgen – everybody called him ‘Coach,’” she says, referring to the legendary founder of Memphis Tiger Swimming, a club that has produced four Olympians. When she moved to Knoxville to major in geology at the University of Tennessee, she swam just “for exercise” at the Student
lowered. The bill has passed the U.S. Senate, where Sen. Lamar Alexander was an author and Sen. Bob Corker a cosponsor. It faces a fight in the House with opponents arguing it’s nothing more than a Sarah Lewis gives her daughter, Kinleigh, a spin as they dance new tax being imposed on a their way to the concert. tax-weary populace.
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From page A-1 Aquatic Center. Dinwiddie worked for the oil industry in the early 1980s but returned to UT to earn her teaching certificate, after which she taught science in Sweetwater and Athens for three years. Meanwhile, she reclaimed competitive swimming. “I started doing triathlons in the ’80s, and that’s when I really started swimming again,” she says. She even met her husband, George, at a swimming pool in the late 1980s. By the time they married in 1991, she already had been coaching at Catholic for a couple of years. “I was doing that in the winter and Village Green in the summer,” she says. “I didn’t have to have a ‘real’ job the other months of the year, so I just kept on doing it. I didn’t have any kids, and it was a way to keep me busy.’ Dinwiddie, who served as an assistant Gators coach for a couple of years before returning to head coach for her final season, thinks she’ll have plenty to keep her occupied in retirement. RX_BTS_Vaccinations.indd RX_BTS_Vaccinations.indd 11 And she doesn’t plan to disappear. “It’s not like I’m falling off the planet,” she says. “I can still come and watch, see how everybody’s doing.”
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Cas and Hazel and Ray ... and money Cas Walker, Knoxville Madam Hazel Davidson and Ray H. Jenkins were three of Knoxville’s best-known 20th Century citizens, so it should surprise no one that both Walker and Davidson chose Jenkins to represent them when they had need of a lawyer.
Lakeshore land secured for city because they can get away with it. In both cases, the taxpayers are paying the bill. ■ When Fort Kid was built by volunteer labor on the edge of the World’s Fair Park more than 21 years ago, the sponsors wisely created a fund (now over Victor $60,000) to maintain, Ashe repair and renovate the Fort in the future. The city announced plans to phase out Fort Kid a few years ago (under The Rogero Administraa different mayor) without tion will have to present any public hearing and sugit to the city council for gested cost as a factor. That approval, which should ocargument becomes suspect cur soon. $5 million of the when Beth Waters, who is in proposed city bond issue is charge of the fund, tells this to be used for the enlarged writer that no one from the Lakeshore Park. city has ever contacted her The governor and the about using the fund to recity administration deserve solve issues with Fort Kid. praise for working to make We should remember this happen and stopping that school children in the legislation by state Rep. the early 1990s collected Steve Hall to sell the state pennies, nickels and dimes land which would have to fund the 5-day, aroundprevented this transfer. the-clock effort to build Interim Finance Comthe Fort. The late Gov. Ned missioner Larry Martin of McWherter visited the park Knoxville played an active during its construction. role moving this project After asking the city why along. no one had ever contacted ■ Mayor Rogero and Waters, who led the effort Knoxville were honored to build Fort Kid, Mayshark by her invitation from the White House to participate said the mayor will be calling Waters to discuss the in a July 10 panel discusissue. By the time you read sion at the Eisenhower this, that conversation likely Executive Office Building will have occurred, but the (formerly the War Departoutcome is not known to me ment before the Pentagon as the column is written. was built). Countless children have Rogero was one of four used this playground. Tax panelists and represented dollars would not have to the largest population of be used to upgrade the any of the panelists on park due to this fund. If the “Let’s Move” project this fund is not used, many spearheaded by First Lady people may wonder why the Michelle Obama. The city declined to use these mayor also participated in a National League of Cities funds raised by countless citizens. Using the funds meeting on the same oneseems very logical given the day trip to Washington. City taxpayers got hit by alternatives. Mayshark says the city the high cost of same-day currently plans to turn the air travel on this trip with playground into a green the mayor’s air ticket costing $1,625 to go and return space. It would be a very from Washington the same small green space and cost the city considerable moneyy day. One can fly round trip to remove the gravel along to London, Rome or Tokyo for far less than this. Some- with the play equipment, times purchasing the ticket then plant and maintain a few weeks in advance will grass. Would it have a picnic table or benches? reduce the cost substanWhile the south yard of tially. Rogero is not to blame for how U.S. Airways the World’s Fair Park is a well-used and remarkable overprices its tickets for green space, the footprint one-day trips. of Fort Kid is so small that Kathleen Gibi with city its use as a grass lawn parks and recreation was seems restrictive. also at the event, but city Hopefully, the mayor spokesperson Jesse Mayand Beth Waters can reach shark says the city did not pay her airfare, only her ho- an agreement which is a win-win for the total comtel and per diem expenses. munity and those who have As long as government enjoyed Fort Kid. I recall agencies like DOE in Oak both my children playing Ridge are willing to pay there in the ’90s, often full freight, then airlines will charge exorbitant fares along with many others.
On July 12, Gov. Bill Haslam signed the paperwork necessary to transfer the remaining state-owned portion of Lakeshore Park to the city of Knoxville.
Betty Bean In 1961, the Internal Revenue Service got Walker indicted in federal court for tax evasion, and he hired Jenkins and Clyde Key to defend him. Jenkins wrote about it in his memoir, “The Terror of Tellico Plains.” “What he lacked in erudition he made up for in imagination. “For instance, he sent out statements of account to a previous owner’s customers which he knew had been paid, and when the irate customer came in to protest, Cas would apologize,
On my list of things that make no sense: Commissioner Dave Wright voted no on three education consent items, which by court decree must be passed by County Commission. The votes were at last Monday’s workshop, but surely will be replicated at today’s meeting. Actually, I agree with Wright on two of the three votes. He said “no” to giving the Boston-based Parthenon Group $1.2 million to study the school system’s resources alignment; and “no” to a $350,000 or so local match to a $850,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Parthenon contract. Call those votes “wright on!” Baffling though is Dave’s no vote on the proposed Career and Technical Education high school at the Strawberry Plains campus
of Pellissippi State Community College. It’s in his district, and seems to be a wonderful opportunity for certain high school students to gain college credit while studying careers of the future. Wright said he was blindsided by the CTE proposal, thinking that Knox County Schools’ involvement would be limited to juniors and seniors. To create a full-blown high school just down the road from Carter High School is a different concept and will cost a lot of money, he said, “and we’ve had ab-
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agreed, and she returned it promptly. Much later, when it became apparent that she wasn’t going to pay, he had the ring appraised. It was a hunk of worthless cubic zirconia. She’d pulled a classic bait and switch. He was nevertheless gracious in his assessment of her in his memoir, calling her “fundamentally and essentially, and to the core of her heart, body and soul, a good woman,” proving that the Terror of Tellico Plains had a forgiving nature.
solutely no discussion.” He noted: “I didn’t embrace the L&N STEM Academy either.” Hmmm. That would be the L&N STEM Academy that has a waiting list of applicants. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, said he’s “stunned and dismayed” to learn that DNA tests revealed he is not the father of a woman with whom he had an affectionate Twitter exchange this year. As reported in the Memphis Daily News online, Cohen is not the dad of 24-year-old Victoria Brick of Texas. This became an issue when Cohen was caught tweeting during the President’s State of the Union Address. Honest. Cohen says he’s longtime friends with Brick’s mom, criminal defense lawyer Cynthia White Sinatra, who ran for Congress in 2006
against Ron Paul. You can’t make this stuff up. Seven highly qualified folks have applied to be a commissioner on the Hallsdale Powell Utility District board. Why? Twenty-plus highly qualified folks have applied to be Knox County trustee. Why? When 11 politicians get to vote, you can bet they will pick someone they’ve heard of for a job that should not even still exist. Bob Hammond said the world’s got too many lawyers when John Valliant challenged him at an HPUD meeting. Later, Valliant said, “Well, I don’t disagree.” And Mike Cohen (no relation to Steve Cohen) told a lawyer joke: “What do you call 500 lawyers at the bottom of the sea? “A start.”
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ment didn’t have a chance against the ex-coal miner, merchant, politician and benefactor. For our services he paid us $100,000 without batting an eye.” The payday wasn’t as good on one of the occasions when he represented Davidson, whom he described as his “most glamorous client beyond compare.” She was being sued by a wealthy former suitor, who wanted her to repay nearly $60,000, which he claimed was a loan. Davidson said it was for services rendered. The boyfriend won in Chancery Court, but Davidson prevailed in the Court of Appeals, where the judges didn’t buy his claim. The next chapter wasn’t in his book, however. Former law partner Jim MacDonald remembers that the cash-strapped Davidson gave Jenkins a diamond ring in lieu of payment, which he kept in a safe until she was able to settle up. One weekend, she asked Jenkins if she could borrow back her ring to wear to a party. He
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hoping they would see he had an honest face. He then marked the old accounts paid in full, thus making new friends.” Jenkins’ trial strategy was to play Walker’s popularity with common folks against the unpopularity of the IRS, which had sent a fancy prosecutor down from Washington. Jenkins portrayed Walker’s tax problems as understandable bookkeeping errors unwittingly committed by a naive, humble man. “With the unwitting help of the government we made a martyr out of him,” Jenkins said. “We were careful to select a jury of the common people, Cas’s peers, who saw the farm boy, the coal miner, the benefactor of children and needy families ridiculed and reviled as no other man within our recollection had ever been. The jury resented it.” They found Walker not guilty. Jenkins conceded that the feds had some powerful evidence, “But the govern-
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Markli zoning proposal to FMPC gets look What started as a not-inour-town response ended as a let’s-think-about-it decision.
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At issue for the Farragut Municipal Planning Commission was a discussion of an amendment to the Farragut Zoning Ordinance to allow accessory structure apartments within the R-1 Rural Single-Family Residential District. The promoter behind the idea is Alderman Bob Markli. He said he’d read the book “Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream� by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and Jeff Speck and it got him thinking about Farragut’s future growth. Farragut will continue to grow, he said, and there’s a major shift in how we are living. Being a young town by most standards, Farragut has a chance to adapt and better mold its future as a progressive town. “This is a way to increase our density without putting a load on the infrastructure,� he said, noting that the concept has been used in cities like Atlanta and Seattle. It’s the perfect solution he believes for a variety of groups: “the elderly, bounce-back kids, divorced moms who need to get back on their feet and young adults.� It would, he said, give them a more dignified
Farragut Alderman Bob Markli is a presenter rather than a listener at the July 18 meeting of the town’s Municipal Planning Commission. Photo by S.F. Neal way to live than sharing a home with their parents. “I don’t think we can deny the need, we just need to get on top of it,� he said. There are 15 subdivisions in town with lots large enough to include an accessory structure suitable for a living space but many have covenants that would deny that use. Betty Dick, however, noted that covenants are only good for 30 years and then they have to be renewed, which involves hiring an attorney when some homeowners associations can’t even collect dues owed by residents. Louise Povlin noted that many of the 15 have only one entrance and questioned the added traffic. Ed Whiting said there would have to be architectural requirements to eliminate sub-standard buildings. Ed St. Clair said he’d seen carriage houses in Atlanta that had been left to deteriorate creating “unin-
tended consequences. The elderly are not going to be there forever. We have zoning for apartments and this shouldn’t be done on a caseby-case basis. That’s why I’m opposed to it.� Whiting noted that “kids may move in but don’t stay that long and then you have renters.� Povlin said changing the rules of the game for the 15 subdivisions now would not be fair or wellreceived by residents. That prompted Ron Honken to broach the subject of considering the zoning only for new subdivisions with larger lot sizes. That started changing some minds, at least a little. Matt Varney with Split Rail Farm took the podium to offer his development as a pilot project if the town wanted to give the idea a try. The lots are larger than most subdivisions and designs are still in the planning stage.
Noah Myers called it a “novel idea� but proximity to neighbors was a concern. “We need to be careful how we craft this ordinance,� he said. “There’s some work that needs to be done here before we just throw it out.� Markli made a last plea. “Let’s work on this and see if we can’t do something good.� Chair Rita Holladay asked Ruth Hawk, community development director, to craft an ordinance for another look. Hawk said there are things the town can’t dictate but would look into addressing concerns of commissioners. ■After a look of nearly four months, commissioners denied a request by Kay Wellons and her family to change the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for their property to allow for mixed use. Wellons had wanted to create a commercial strip on the front of the property on Campbell Station Road north of the Holiday Inn Express. The land use will remain cluster residential. Myers and Honken voted in favor of the change but Dick, Whiting, Holladay, St. Clair, Annette Brun and Povlin voted against it. ■Following an election by the commission, officers will remain the same: Holladay, chair; St. Clair, vice chair; and Whiting, secretary. The commission also renewed approval of its by-laws with a minor change to clarify wording. Commissioners also approved of a public hearing on the Parks & Leisure Services Master Plan 2013-2023 presented by Sue Stuhl, the department director.
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett talks to members of the Rotary Club of Farragut about the county budget and his views on appointed school superintendents. Photo by Sherri Gardner Howell
County mayor talks numbers at Farragut Rotary By Sherri Gardner Howell Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, a 1982 Bearden High School graduate where he was once captain of the football team, came to Admiral country Wednesday to speak to the Rotary Club of Farragut. The former Bearden Bulldog didn’t have any gridiron stories to tell, but he did have some very clear opinions on Knox County Schools – specifically the way the county selects its superintendent. “There is something unAmerican about appointing a superintendent who has control of 62 percent of your budget,� Burchett said. “The superintendent should be elected by the people. It is 62 percent of our county budget that is funneled to schools, and that is taxpayer money. The person in charge of that should be elected.� Burchett pointed out county budget successes he has been part of since becoming mayor in 2010, adding that there has been no tax increase and a steady property tax of $2.36 per $100 of assessed value since he became mayor. “People here in Farragut like no tax
increases,� he said. “We also gave county employees a 2 percent raise this year and an increase every year. In these economic times, that is a rarity.� Most importantly, the county has reduced debt by $59 million, said Burchett. “Our county debt is around $700 million. When you add in interest, this county has a billion dollars in debt. We have to continue to pay down debt, and we are moving in that direction.� Burchett also defended cutting half a million dollars in social services. “We did cut our level of funding for a lot of charities and civic organizations,� he said. “They are important, but if people want to give money to a charity – that is why we have a United Way and why an offering plate is passed around every Sunday morning.� Utilities and roads should be managed by government, for consistency and quality, he said. “That’s not real sexy, but it is not government’s job to be sexy. Government needs to be limited and take care of the things that governments were designed to take care of.�
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Charlie High: Favorite UT football walk-on Until further notice, big enough. He reacted by Charlie High is my fa- working doggedly to add vorite Tennessee football bulk and strength. walk-on. When Vol fans debate the upcoming quarterback race, the first argument is whether Justin Worley can ward off Nathan PeMarvin terman. Threatening from a distance are the highly West recruited freshmen, Joshua Dobbs and Riley Ferguson. Maybe by game 5 one Nobody can match his will take over. Charlie High isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even quarterback statistics â&#x20AC;&#x201C; back-to-back state cham- mentioned. A weaker man might be pionships for Christian Academy of Knoxville, discouraged or have his 74.4 completion rate, spirit crushed. But this 10,978 yards, 131 passing one has been there before. touchdowns against 22 He has endured doubts, interceptions, astounding disinterest and rejection. Recruiting was a tortursuccess. Few can come close ous experience. Everyto his level of desire and body kept asking where he determination. He has was going to college. Charlie had choices. been told again and again that the odds are stacked Liberty and Tusculum ofagainst him. He just isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fered. And, finally, UT-
Charlie High Martin and Tennessee Tech showed interest. None of those had a place in his dream. I remember when a Kentucky fan, hooked on faulty facts, said Charlie High might be the most underrated prep quarterback in America. The guy thought High was 6-2. He isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. He is 5-11 and
The felines among us And among the nations the remnant of Jacob, surrounded by many people, shall be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, with no one to deliver. (Micah 5: 8 NRSV)
My curiosity sent me to my biblical maps to find out just where Noahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ark presumably landed, because there must have been cats aboard, right? Lions, leopards, tigers? The Bible does not Mount Ararat is located mention cats. in Turkey, just across the No cats. At all. Armenian border, at the Cross Kitty-cats are nowhere Currents juncture of Europe, Asia to be found in Scripture. and relatively close to Lynn (Believe me; I have Africa. How convenient Hutton searched!) Tigers are left for Noah, when it was time out as well, presumably to disembark, and send all because they were not those critters on their way native to the Middle East. those magnificent animals). home! To be fair, dogs also get There are a few mentions of One of my favorite lions and lionesses, usually a bum rap in the Bible. scenes in the 1966 movie symbolizing the destroyer They are mentioned only â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bibleâ&#x20AC;? (produced by Dino De Laurentiis and (not a flattering picture of with derision.
seven/eighths without socks. He was 176 last season. He is now 190. When he takes a deep breath, he is six feet tall. College coaches prefer Peyton Manning-sized quarterbacks who can see over large linemen. High must move his feet and find ways to look around them. Condredge Holloway became a Tennessee legend without being very tall. Perhaps you have heard of Doug Flutie. Sonny Jurgensen, 5-11, is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Drew Brees is the best six-footer currently conducting business in the NFL. Before him were Fran Tarkenton, Len Dawson and Joe Theismann. All are exceptions to the tallness rule. But wait, wait, you say,
the game has changed so much and those famous names were very athletic, nifty scramblers with power arms. Here High takes another hit. He is accused of being a â&#x20AC;&#x153;systemâ&#x20AC;? quarterback. We are told his very bright coach, Rusty Bradley, and the school team made Charlie a winner instead of the other way around. Three excellent receivers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Davis Howell, Josh Smith and Franklin Murchison â&#x20AC;&#x201C; made it happen. Few mention Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strengths, football instincts, poise under duress, terrific touch, amazing accuracy. Can he deliver peak performance under pressure? Check his numbers in state playoff games. Walk-ons who come to Tennessee with minimum
encouragement, work like heck and eventually contribute earn my lasting respect. Walk-ons who climb far above expectations, crash the starting lineup and win scholarships become treasured success stories. Think Tim Townes, Jeff Powell, Alan Duncan, Steve Robinson and the Sullins twins, Cody and Cory. Walk-ons who defy limitations and just keep pushing, up and up, until they become leaders of men â&#x20AC;&#x201C; captains Mike LaSorsa, J.J. McCleskey, Nick Reveiz â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are unforgettable! Charlie High is a Volunteer because he really, really wants to be. That is my best reason to cheer.
directed by John Huston) is when Noahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife demands of her husband, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How are we going to feed all these lions and tigers?â&#x20AC;? Noah (played by Huston himself) calmly replies, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, they are just great cats!â&#x20AC;? as he sets down a bowl of milk before the beasts. My husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cat (aptly named Kitty Kat) arrived on the scene by misfortune. Or perhaps I should say, more accurately, by Providence. She was a tiny kitten, not old enough to be weaned, when someone heartlessly set her out beside the road near Lewisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; house. He found her, and rescued her (or she rescued him, because until her arrival he was alone and lonely).
He took her in, fed her with a medicine dropper, and she became his constant companion, his familiar, his friend. She has expressive green eyes, and black, black fur, with about six white hairs on the scruff of her neck. She is, quite simply, elegant. I remind her frequently that if she had lived in ancient Egypt, she would have been considered a goddess. I am convinced she is pleased by that news. She loves me and has accepted me graciously, but she is still Lewisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cat, and he is her person. She goes to his office with him every day, and has two perches there: one on a table at the end of his desk, and the other on a
chair beside a windowed door where she can survey her domain. I found some feathers scattered across the parking lot the other day, and realized that Kitty Kat, like every feline, is at heart a predator, no matter how domesticated. I am grateful she did not feel the need to share her prey with me. I like birds as long as there is glass between me and their beaks and claws, and even a feather gives me the shivers. I am grateful Kitty Kat permits me to live in her house, and that she graciously allows me to love her person. But I should expect no less. She is, after all, a lady.
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Shopper news • JULY 22, 2013 • A-7
Farragut resident Phil Schuetz is surrounded by members of his Uranium Processing Facility family, from left, Debbie McCulloch, Ashley Cherry, Kathy Hickman, Schuetz, Tracy Miller and Lisa McAfee. Photo submitted
Coworkers support Phil Schuetz David Park is the director of Epic Christian Adventures. Photo submitted
Communing with God Outdoor adventures have faith-based goals By Ashley Baker David Park sees the great outdoors as a mission field. The director of Epic Christian Adventures says he knows how important it is for men to understand their faith, and he has experienced the role nature and being in the stillness of the great outdoors can play in encountering God. Park learned how to fly fish on the Bolder River in Montana. But the big skies and scenic views of Montana sparked more than a love for fishing for Park: They sparked a love for God. Epic Christian Adventures (ECA) is under the umbrella of Infusion Ministries, a faith-based nonprofit ministry in Farragut. Park, 28, is an avid fisherman and outdoorsman who leads small groups of men on outdoor adventures. The goal of the eight-day camping trips is for men “to encounter Jesus and to discover the tools they need to experience freedom through knowledge of their identity
in Christ.” ECA participants go on adventures such as whitewater rafting, fly fishing, kayaking, and 3-day, 17mile hikes. Each morning and evening, participants listen to a message based on the Infusions Ministries’ workbook called EPIC (Experiencing your Personal Identity in Christ). The 30-minute message is followed by discussion. “God worked in so many men’s lives out in the wilderness and in seclusion,” says Park. “King David wandered through the wilderness and ended up writing the book of Psalms. Elijah’s life was changed by God outdoors.” Park invites men to sit around a campfire with others and get real with God. Park wants men to be fed the truth of Scripture until their lives are conformed to the image of Christ. The outdoor adventure is a time to step away from cellphone service and social media. The Epic Christian Adventure camping trip takes
place in the Cherokee National Forest. “It is the most remote place in Tennessee,” Park said. “It feels just like the Smokies but without all of the crowds.” ECA sets up a base camp with tents and cots where men can enjoy fellowship over pancakes and waffles, fried turkey and a “fresh catch” from the Citico River next to the camp. Park is an instructor at Christ’s Legacy Academy, a classical Christian school in Athens, Tenn., and works with ECA during the summers. He received a bachelor’s degree in Biblical studies from Bryan College and says he has always had a heart for missions. Travels have taken him to Singapore, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Guatemala and all over the United States. He says his passion for studying the life of Christ was sparked on two trips to Israel, Jordan and Egypt. Park and his wife, Allison, have an 18-month-old son, David. Info: ECA or Infusion Ministries, 966-1153 or www.infusionnow.org.
Recently, the Uranium Processing Facility team honored one of its own – Phil Schuetz – by raising money for The University of Tennessee Medical Center Cancer Institute’s Campaign for Hope and having a pink dogwood planted on site. When Schuetz came to Y12 in 2008 as UPF project manager, he came in a flurry of pink as a supporter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research. In 2012, Schuetz and his Y12 family added purple to their colors to support those with pancreatic cancer – the disease Schuetz is battling. Cindy Ford of document management, UPF support, referred to collecting donations during the UPF All Hands meeting
as a “Phil-good day.” The UPF team raised more than $2,600 in March for the Campaign of Hope. The campaign focuses on creating better facilities, better care and more opportunities for everyone who is touched by cancer. Two tiles honoring Schuetz are on the “Wall of Hope” that is located in the lobby of the new Cancer Institute. Honoring Schuetz didn’t stop there. A pink dogwood tree was planted at the overlook across from the Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility. Schuetz and the UPF team want employees to “enjoy watching the dogwood grow as we watch UPF grow.”
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WORSHIP NOTES Community Services ■ Catholic Charities offers counseling for those with emotional issues who may not be physically able to come to the office for therapy. All information is completely confidential. Call 1-877790-6369. Nonemergency calls only. Info: www.ccetn.org. ■ Bookwalter UMC offers One Harvest Food Ministries to the community. Info and menu: http://bookwalter-umc.org/ oneharvest/index.html or 689-3349, 9 a.m.-noon weekdays. ■ First Farragut UMC, 12733 Kingston Pike, will sponsor a Mobile 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.
FARRAGUT NOTES ■ Farragut Rotary Club meets at noon each Wednesday at the Fox Den Country Club. ■ Free budget classes are held from noon-1 p.m. each third Thursday at the Good Samaritan Center, 119 A. St. in Lenoir City. Everyone is invited. No preregistration is required. Info: annaseal@credibility.org. ■ Memoir Writing Group meets 7 p.m. each second Thursday at Panera Bread, 733 Louisville Road. ■ West Knox Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday at Shoney’s restaurant at Walker Springs and Kingston Pike.
Giants are champs The Giants won the Knox Youth Sports Pee Wee “A” baseball league championship with a 9-2 record. Pictured are (front) Ward Sterchi, Chase McCollum, Parker Cooley, Ayden Case, Charlie Frost, Cooper Sprouse; (second row) Joshua Dickerson, Trent Valeriano, Christian Rosa, Sam Hatcher, Shepard Strange, Cooper Williamson, Landon Collins; (back) coaches Ryan Collins, Jeff Williamson and Toby Strange. Not pictured is coach Mathew Sterchi. Photo submitted
■ A six-week grief support group will meet 2 p.m. Wednesdays, July 24-Aug. 28, at the Corryton Senior Center. Info: Sarah Wimmer, bereavement support at Amedisys Hospice, 689-7123. ■ Amedisys Hospice offers free adult grief support groups at the following times and places: Newly bereaved support group meets 1:30 p.m. every third Monday at Panera Bread in Fountain City. On-going grief support group meets 6 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Amedisys offices, 1420 Dutch Valley Road. Info: Sarah Wimmer, 689-7123. ■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meets 5-6:30 p.m. each first and third Tuesday in the UT Hospice office at 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6279.
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A-8 • JULY 22, 2013 • FARRAGUT Shopper news
Next year … We’re recruiting now for interns for the summer of 2014. If you know a youngster who will be in 8th grade this fall (a rising freshman next summer), please email or call Sara Barrett at barretts@ShopperNewsNow.com or 342-6616. There’s no charge and no pay.
The interns enjoyed singing and laughing with their hosts at Ciderville. Wrapping up the day together are: (front) Lindsey Sanders, David West, Jake Mabe; (back) Jackson Brantley, Gibson Calfee, Paul Brooks, Madeline Lonas, Sammy Sawyer, Bo Pierce, Eddie Beaver, Joshua Mode, Zoe Risley, Jodi Harbin and Mitchell Zavadil. Photo by Ruth White
Local flavor: milk, music and more Week seven with the interns By Sara Barrett Zoe Risley, Lindsey Sanders and (standing) Madeline Lonas dressed up with festive hats to enjoy lunch at Lulu’s Tea Room.
Last week’s meeting of the Shopper interns was bittersweet. Fun was had by all, but sadly, it was the group’s last trip of the summer. A tour of Broadacres Dairy
gave the group a look at Weigel’s process for making its famous milk, and lunch at Lulu’s gave the interns a chance to play dress-up while enjoying delicious teatime fare. Finally, a trip to Ciderville
music store showed the lighter side of local history with stories of Cas Walker, hunting dogs and Barney Fife’s bullet with a few banjo-led jam sessions thrown in for good measure.
The Shopper-News staff is already looking forward to next summer’s activities, and the interns must have enjoyed it, too, because most were asking to return for a second summer!
Sittin’ a spell at Ciderville The interns had no idea why we stopped at an old building on Clinton Highway, just over the Anderson County line, and why Barney Fife’s cruiser was parked out front. The folks at Ciderville quickly brought them up to speed (or confused them more) by pulling up chairs and breaking into song with store owner David West The mailbox at the Weigel’s offices are decorated with, what on banjo, Jodi Harbin on else, cows. Photo by Ruth White upright bass, Bo Pierce on the jug and Sammy Sawyer chiming in occasionally as his alter ego, Barney Fife. “You got any requests?” asked West. “If you do, write ’em on a $10 bill!” Customers attracted by the car and musicians drifted in off the street to join the mayhem. Even reporter Jake Mabe broke into song, channeling George Jones and Carl Butler. “That, my friends, is country music,” he told the interns. Most had just sunk down to sit on the floor. West told tales of local legend Cas Walker including one absolutely hilarious A photograph of Cas Walker with Dolly Parton story of cramming three musicians into the backseat of a car for a trip to Ken-
tucky. Up there he bought a coon dog. Guess where it rode on the way back? Yes, across their laps. Harbin talked about the personality of the store which has been open since 1958. “(If) you go to a lot of music stores, you’ll know this one’s unique,” she said. West and his friends The caption under this photo of Monroe Queener and David walked the interns next door West reads “TV stars.” to the barn where the walls are covered with more pictures of country music stars. A full stage is set up in front of dozens of folding chairs – each one signed by an artist who had performed there, including Kenny Chesney. Harbin said a Friday night get-together happens weekly. Videos of the original Cas Walker show are shown on a large TV before musicians play live bluegrass and country music. “It is a very family friendly show,” she said. Little kids are even invited to dance in front of the stage. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., movies are shown 7-8 p.m., and the music runs until 11 p.m. Info: 945-3595. And who knows? The next star you see there may be named Jake Mabe. Bo Pierce, aka Briscoe Darling Photo by Ruth White
Citizen’s arrest By Zoe Risley If you’ve ever seen “The Inside the Ciderville museum are folding chairs with the names Andy Griffith Show,” you of people who have entertained at the hall. One familiar name must remember the bum– Kenny Chesney. Photo by Ruth White bling deputy of Mayberry, Barney Fife. Last week the interns got to meet the closest to the real thing you’ll get in East Tennessee, Fife impersonator Sammy Sawyer. He met the group at Ciderville music store just By Zoe Risley off Clinton Highway. We Breathing fresh mountain air; singing songs around a campfire; making countless friendship bracelets. Sounds nice, right? By Paul Brooks Believe me, it is. I This summer began with was at The Mountain most of the interns (includRetreat and Learning ing this one) feeling a bit Center in Highlands, Shopper intern Zoe Risley nervous because we didn’t looks out over the Blue N.C., for two weeks. know what to expect. EagerMy time at camp was Ridge Mountains from Medness is the word that best deextremely enjoyable. I itation Rock. Photo submitted scribes the general feeling. participated in numerWhat would we do? Where ous workshops and eve- friends and relished the would we go? What would ning programs, which time each night when we learn? still left time for deli- we sang a song, the end We visited places that cious food and breath- of which goes “I will sometimes go unnoticed taking views. never forget you, never such as the statue of Alex I made many new forsake you.” Haley, the Weigel’s farm, and Chandler’s Restaurant.
I will never forget you
were also treated to many hilarious stories about regional (if not national) legend Cas Walker. It was a perfect example of those great moments where two generations come together for a good time. I found the experience very enriching and would recommend stopping by Ciderville for a good story and some fine Sammy Sawyer and intern Zoe Risley dance to good old impromptu music. country music.
My time as a Shopper intern We found ourselves eating in some of the best restaurants in town (let me just say: that was a favorite of mine!). We visited the places that represent our hometown like the Sunsphere, the City County Building and Neyland Stadium. We took loads of pictures. We had fun! We got to know each other. And, along the way, we learned more about ourselves and our surroundings and improved our writing skills.
We will look back on the summer of 2013 with fond memories and will never forget the experiences we had as interns with the Shopper. We are very thankful for the help we received from Ms. Sara, Ms. Sandra, Ms. Ruth and all the other chaperones from the Shopper. It was an awesome experience! We highly recommend this internship to anyone. Take the opportunity. You won’t regret it!
FARRAGUT Shopper news • JULY 22, 2013 • A-9
Remembering Jenkins & Jenkins
Meeting the Pope
LAW DOGS | Betty Bean For them, the demise of the Jenkins & Jenkins name is one more marker of the end of an era. The firm that was founded in 1933 by the unrelated Ray H. Jenkins and Erby Jenkins (Erby’s brother Aubrey didn’t join up until 10 years later), has become Quist, Cone & Fisher. The legendary firm hasn’t dissolved, says J&J managing partner Michael Fitzpatrick, who has been a partner with the firm since 1980. “It’s just changing names. “It’s still the same legal entity and has the same tax number,” Fitzpatrick said. “It did not dissolve.” Why the change? “The younger members of the firm didn’t know the founding members, and there are adjustments that have to be made as you progress through the history of anything. The younger people here who are trying to market their skills need some pride of ownership, and (the name change) fits the identity of the firm in the present.”
In the beginning The three Jenkinses made an unparalleled team. Tall, bombastic Ray H. Jenkins was a genius trial lawyer. Short, erudite Erby Jenkins was a brilliant strategist and legal writer whose political influence reached to the state and national level and who, when sitting as a special judge on the state Supreme Court, authored a witty opinion on a divorce case that is still cited today. His younger brother Aubrey was a consummate dealmaker whose control over
the inner workings of the Knox County Republican Party has no modern day equal. Nor do his escapades, including epic escapes to his hacienda in Havana. “Tip O’Neill said all politics are local, and Aubrey was a local guy, wired in with Bobby ‘Coal Man’ Toole and Paul ‘Ice Man’ Nicely. “He was a force, and you needed to expect him when you saw him coming. Ray and Erby were top dog lawyers, but Aubrey had MacDonald more business than either of them. When Aubrey was gone, it was almost mystical how the phones would stop ringing. He’d get back, and almost mystically the phones would start ringing again,” said former partner Jim MacDonald. It all began with the “Terror of Tellico Plains,” Ray
Howard Jenkins, whose oratory rattled the walls of East Tennessee courtrooms for nearly 60 years. He burst onto the national scene in 1954 when Sen. Everett Dirksen recruited him to serve as special counsel to the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations in the ArmyMcCarthy Hearings, the first such proceedings ever to be televised nationwide (think of it as the Watergate Hearings of the ’50s). Over three months, characters like the big, redheaded Tennessean, the young Bobby Kennedy and the eloquent Bostonian Joe Welch entered the national conversation about red-baiting Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Jenkins left such a dramatic impression that he landed on the cover of Time Magazine and inspired L’il Abner cartoonist Al Capp to add a new character, fiery lawyer Y.Y. Cragnose, to the population of Dogpatch.
The practice Born in 1897, Ray Jen-
kins, like the Jenkins brothers, was the son of a country doctor. By the time he got his law license in 1919, he was already a veteran of both the U.S. Army and Navy, having interrupted his University of Tennessee law school career to serve under General Pershing in Texas during the Pancho Villa rebellion, and shortly thereafter enlisting in the Navy when World War I broke out. He participated in his first murder trial in Texas, representing himself and a friend after they were courtmartialed for shooting the company bully. He won acquittals, and said he learned a tactic he never forgot: “When a bully has been killed, prove enough on him and paint him so mean that the jury will want to dig him up and kill him again.” (from his memoir, “The Terror of Tellico Plains.”) A historical marker at his family home boasts that none of the 600 murder defendants he represented ever went to the electric chair. Jim MacDonald, who came into the firm during Ray Jenkins’ twilight years and assisted on Jenkins’ last jury trial, remembers him as “not only an irrepressible, dominating personality, but a hellacious lawyer. People did not give him credit for what a good lawyer he was.” MacDonald recalls two instances where Jenkins was right on the issues and
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“One morning I get a call about 9 o’clock from Mr. Aubrey saying ‘Irishman, you need to go over to George Balitsaris’ court and get a case passed. I have an audience with the Pope in South Carolina.’ “So I hustle over there and the prosecutor, Jo Helm, isn’t inclined to postpone it again. “I ask what kind of case it is, and it’s a first-degree murder case. Holy crap! I’m panicked. I don’t know the client. “Then court opens, and Judge BalitFrancis saris looks at me and says, ‘Aubrey’s in South Carolina with the Pope. We’ll need to continue this case.’ “Mr. Aubrey got back a couple days later and gave me a rosary.” – Dennis Francis, partner, Jenkins & Jenkins, 1981-1989
Dressing as Santa “Ray Jenkins was my very best friend for many, many years, and I have the highest regard for him of anybody I’ve ever known except my father. “Something most people don’t realize was his generosity. Every December he’d take two weeks off and with the assistance of his wife and secretary, he’d get on the phone and solicit the people of Knoxville for the Empty Stocking Fund. “As a lawyer, your time is your stock in trade, and it takes a big heart to do something like that. On Christmas, he’d dress up as Santa Claus and pay my family a visit with a gift for each of my children. He’d tell them stories about what was going on at the North Pole, and he was a great storyteller. “One year, my daughter Carolyn came to me and said, ‘Daddy is Mr. Jenkins going to come back on Easter?’” – Paul Dunn, partner, Jenkins & Jenkins 1964-1995
Defining failure “Aubrey regarded a trial as a failure of pre-trial negotiations.” – Jim MacDonald, partner, Jenkins & Jenkins, 1974-1995 everybody else was wrong. “He had unparalleled instincts for when to do things and when not to do things in a trial. I got to know him far after his prime and he was still better than all the rest of us.”
The last trial Of that last trial, MacDonald says, “We were very
anxious to find out if there were any eyewitnesses, and Ray managed to get one of the state’s witnesses on the stand at the preliminary hearing. “I came back laughing at how he’d bulldozed his way over objections of the attorney general and convinced the judge he should be entitled to put on his case.”
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Auditions open for performance ministry By Anne Hart “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” –Matthew, Chapter 25 When a call goes out for talented performers to audition, the quality of the talent is most often all that matters. A call has gone out locally for talented performers to audition during the month of August, but this time there’s an additional requirement: the performers have to be not only willing, but actually happy about performing in jails, at homeless shelters and at other locations where those who have been called “the hidden” of society are located. And that requires a special sort of person. Dr. Jill Lagerberg, who heads up the Knoxville Christian Arts Ministry (KnoxCAM) under the aegis of Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, puts it this way: “We are looking for people who want to use their gifts in a Christian ministry to proclaim the gospel in a way that draws attention to the Glory of God and not to ourselves.” It’s an important distinction. In addition to jails and homeless shelters, performers will meet with elderly people and those who have been abused or are ill. It is not always easy for some. But for others, it
Dr. Bill Burkhart, percussionist, performs at the May concert.
Dr. Jill Lagerberg conducts the Knoxville Christian Arts Ministry orchestra and choir in a May performance at the Knox County Jail’s Exodus Pad. Photos by Pete Garza
is just plain joyous. The audiences are always grateful, Lagerberg says. One thank-you letter an inmate sent after a KnoxCAM performance at a prison stated, “You are the only visitors a lot of these guys ever get … we felt loved and respected, not hated and despised.” That same letter ended with a cheery note to the performers: “May God bless your socks off.” In less than five years, the very special ministry of KnoxCAM has expanded to include 80 members from 30 different congregations representing 11 denominations in the Knoxville area. Members range in age from 16 to 83 and are sing-
ers, instrumentalists, actors, dancers and hand bell ringers. Several family groups are involved. “We are intentionally multi-generational,” Lagerberg says. “We feel like it’s good for the people to whom we minister to see people of all ages and all walks of life come together to proclaim the gospel of Christ. Teenagers and octogenarians learn from each other and are inspired by each other.” The ministry is expanding as a result of requests from those it serves. “The prison chaplains and other folks associated with the prisons are asking if we can’t go into more of them and maybe even
Actors Caleb Leach and Coke Morgan take to the stage as part of the KnoxCAM prison ministry.
Dancer Leah Girbert performs at the Knox County Jail. form smaller individual groups that will go into cellblocks.” That will require considerably more people. Lagerberg says while the full orchestra performed nine concerts last year, some of the other groups in combination performed many more times. “We need to double cast
a lot of things we do. For instance, if someone in the drama group gets sick, we need to have someone who can step up into that spot. We would like to be able to do that with all of our groups so we can take on more without putting too much on any one individual.” Lagerberg says the generous “umbrella” support of Cedar Springs Church has made it possible to pro-
A creation of impermanence By Libby Morgan Seven monks from the Labrang Tashi Kyil monastery in India, exiled from Tibet in 1967, created a sacred sand mandala at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church to share their love, compassion and beliefs. The mandala is designed to represent harmony between people and between religions, and carries, as its centerpiece, the “Four Harmonious Brothers,” the grouse, hare, monkey and elephant. These four animals, as legend goes, decided to enter the path of virtue and teach others to do the same. The resulting harmony brought great peace and prosperity to the kingdom.
Surrounding the globe are symbols from Buddhist teachings and the world’s major religions. The act of creating the intricate design is a dayslong process and recognition of suffering of all humans. The monastic discipline requires intense concentration and excellent artisanship. Then, amid great ceremony, it’s all swept away and sent into the world by way of moving water. Heather Finney of the church said: “The monk’s presence was a constant reminder of how important it is to manifest peace within ourselves and in the world. “Their diligent effort and artistry creating the
vide the performances at no charge throughout East Tennessee.“We understand that not everyone feels able to go to a jail, and we feel very grateful for those who do feel called to minister in this way.” Auditions will be by appointment only. Those interested in auditioning are asked to call Jill Lagerberg at 291-5218. Info: www. KnoxCAM.org.
Long cones of brass with ridges on the side are gently rubbed with a small wand to vibrate tiny bits of sand from a small opening for precise placement. Intense concentration is needed. Photos by Libby
mandala was inspiring and their lesson of impermanence powerful. “It was also a blessing that their visit brought the TVUUC community and the Losel Shredup Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center (in Knoxville) community together for an interfaith celebration of peace and compassion.”
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Jon Rysewyk: A culture of innovation By Sandra Clark We caught up for a phone interview with Dr. Jon Rysewyk, appointed last week as executive director of innovation and school improvement for Knox County Schools. OK. So what’s an executive director of innovation and school improvement? It sounds so Dr. Rysewyk pretentious that it’s hard to even type it out. Rysewyk, though, is anything but pretentious. And everyone we talked with gives him high marks and holds great hopes for his success with the new position. It was created by staff realignment, Dr. Jim McIntyre is careful to point out, and is not an additional employee at the central office. Rysewyk is a direct report to Assistant Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Alves.
Praise from Kincannon Indya Kincannon watched Rysewyk’s work as principal at Fulton High School, starting in 2008. “At Fulton JR went beyond just supporting teachers and students to giving them the means to become leaders themselves,” she wrote from vacation. “He is somehow firm, but self-effacing, smart and patient enough to build and sustain true grassroots reform. “He led FHS through a huge change in 2008, overcame fears and other obstacles. Then, once the initial reforms were in place, he wasn’t afraid to modify in response to ever-changing needs of students and growing expertise of teachers. “He’s a stand-up guy, good listener, true advocate for kids. I think his single best quality is the way he brings out the best in all the people around him.” Kincannon said Fulton is like an educational leadership machine these days, “and Jon’s leadership made that possible.” She mentioned Ryan Siebe, Katy Lutton, Jason Myers and Rob Speas as examples.
The job McIntyre says Rysewyk will be responsible for magnet and gifted programs, STEM, Career and Technical Education (CTE), instructional technology and personalized learning, charter schools and any state designated priority and focus schools. Rysewyk says developing leadership is easy when you start with great raw material. “The principal’s most important job is selecting the best human capital,” he said. “At Fulton (when he became principal) we had a complete restructure,” he said. “We talked about vision, about resources and about
Administrative changes Adam Parker, principal at A.L. Lotts Elementary School since 2011, has been promoted to supervisor of elementary education. He joins Donna Howard and Julie Thompson, reporting to executive director Nancy Parker Maland. Supervisor Susan Turner retired. Parker was principal at Gibbs Elementary during construction of the new school. He joined KCS in 1995 and has worked at Corryton, Powell, and Beaumont elementary schools. Cindy Bosse will replace Parker at A.L. Lotts. She has been principal at Sterchi Elementary since 2004. Bosse She joined KCS in 1993 and has taught at West Haven
alignment. The power to change really rests with those in day-to-day contact with the students. “We wrote job descriptions for empowerment with fair expectations for the faculty. There was a lot of diversity on our school leadership team, from new teachers to 20-year veterans. “We had a contract (for professional development) with Stanford, and we didn’t send the same five people over and over.” By the contract’s end, a third of the Fulton faculty had received training. Fulton High was aligned with four small learning communities within the school, based on the model also used at Hardin Valley Academy. That means a student taking the health sciences track, for example, would have core classes within that wing. Rather than history teachers gathering to discuss history, these teachers had common planning time that was used to discuss kids. Rysewyk reached out to the business community, collaborating with Tennova for health sciences. The team built on Fulton’s strength with a student-run radio station by creating a school of communications and expanding it to include graphics design, computer technology and business classes. Skilled professionals such as plumbers and electricians worked with other students. The programs launched in 2008 are still at Fulton today, but the school has become a countywide magnet.
Elementary, Cedar Bluff Middle and Farragut Primary schools. She was an assistant principal at Sarah Moore Greene. Christine Boring will replace Bosse at Sterchi. She has been an assistant principal at Karns Elementary since 2009. She joined KCS in 1995 as a kindergarten teacher at Ball Camp. She has taught at Hardin Boring Valley Elementary and has served as an instructional technology coach and systemwide elementary math coach. Cheryl Hickman, principal at Carter High School since 2001, replaces Dr. Jon Rysewyk Hickman as supervisor of secondary education. She will re-
His excitement shines through when he talks of the new CTE high school in collaboration with Pellissippi State University at Strawberry Plains. And he says the program there should not weaken the ongoing programs at Fulton. “It’s a different set of subjects,” he says, listing sustainable living, teacher prep and homeland security as CTE tracks. “We’ll have lots of fresh programming along with a mega-lab of cyber technology. “Knox County teachers will teach, but we will offer lots of opportunities for dual enrollment with Pellissippi, especially in the junior and senior years. “I’m excited about a lot of the programming, especially in math and science,” he said. “We’ve got some really advanced concepts. It’s not your old voc/ed school.” The school is open to all students, but enrollment may be limited initially.
The power of ‘tweaks’ Change is scary, Rysewyk says, but little tweaks are manageable. It became an inside joke at Fulton that he would start a staff meeting by suggesting a tweak or two. As the staff learned more, tweaks were necessary. For instance, in testing freshmen in his first year, Rysewyk discovered only 55 percent were on track to graduate from high school. After the freshman year, that number had risen to 88 percent, but after a semester in traditional classes for the sophomore year, the number had dropped back to 77 percent. “We didn’t rest on our first year
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port to Dr. Clifford Davis, executive director of secondary schools. She joined Knox County Schools in 1983 as an English teacher at Doyle High School. She was appointed an assistant principal at Carter High School in 1999. Ryan Siebe is the new principal of Carter High School, replacing Hickman. Siebe is currently an assistant principal at Austin-East Magnet High School where he has worked since 2011. He was a member of Siebe the inaugural class of the Principal Leadership Academy and was appointed an assistant principal at Fulton High School in 2008. He joined the Knox County Schools in 2000 as an English teacher at Powell Middle School. He has also served as an English teacher at Farragut High and an assistant principal at West High.
success, and we didn’t wait until year’s end to makes changes,” he says. The team chose to loop teachers for 9th and 10th graders so that kids had the same teacher for each subject each year. “Relationships are important,” he says, “especially for these kids in these grades. By the end of the sophomore year, if a kid has 15-16 credits, they have bought in. They’re on track to graduate. “You have to start with the end in mind – constantly monitor outcomes and data. That’s how to breed a culture of innovation and risk-taking.”
The man Jon Rysewyk is an Army brat with Knoxville as his first permanent home. He came here to attend UT and has stayed for 17 years. He has two daughters, ages 7 and 10, both students at Shannondale Elementary School, and the family attends Fellowship Church on Middlebrook Pike. He most recently served as supervisor of secondary education. He joined Knox County Schools in 2002 as a science teacher at Karns High School, after serving previously as a science teacher in the Roane County Schools. He was appointed as an assistant principal at Fulton in 2004 and as principal in 2008. Rysewyk holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in education from the University of Tennessee. He also holds an educational specialist degree from Tennessee Tech and a doctorate in educational administration from East Tennessee State University.
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Let’s have Mittagessen! Restaurant Linderhof to offer lunch at new location
With the move to Renaissance Farragut, Restaurant Linderhof owner Aaron Schmissrauter will have new surprises in store for faithful and new customers, including the addition of lunch service. The Great Dane Rescue mascot gives Jason Baril a pat on the head at the annual Ogle Elrod and Baril free dog wash at the Food City in Hardin Valley. Among those volunteering at the event were members of the North Knoxville Young Marines unit – Jeffrey Grubbs in the back and Dylan Davidson in front – and Kabrina Brown, holding a puppy patiently awaiting its free bath.
A doggone good time! By Anne Hart If you have ever wondered how many different varieties of dogs there are, the free dog wash, sponsored by Ogle Elrod and Baril law firm at the Food City in Hardin Valley, would have been a good place to start your counting. From the regal Great Danes – as tall as ponies and as graceful as any ballerina – to little fellas small enough to curl up and nap inside a teacup, they were all lined up for a free bath. Every size, shape, color and breed imaginable was there. It was all to benefit the Great Dane rescue group called Dames for Danes, and it was a sight to behold. There were very large people with very tiny dogs and very tiny people with very large dogs. There was no figuring it. Sometimes opposites really do attract, but not always. We’ve all heard that dogs and their owners can start to look alike after a while. Here’s a bit of proof: There was one guy who looked as if he might be still in his hippie phase, with long golden locks flowing over his
shoulders. He was accompanied by his gorgeous dog of an unknown breed that had long, floppy ears covered with fluffy, golden, curly fur that matched its owner’s hair pretty much exactly. No kidding. While the two didn’t really look alike, their hair/ fur sure did. There were lots of little kids guiding pups on leashes who were a whole lot bigger than they were. All were well-mannered – the dogs and the children. The question is: who trained whom? Did those little-bitty children train those great big dogs, or vice versa? Dogs can be pretty doggone (oops!) smart you know. Everywhere you looked across one half of the huge parking lot there were dogs in some state of being attended to. A sea of volunteers – about 50 or so – wearing bright green T-shirts that read: “Turn your dirty dog into a tidy dog,” washed down mutts with suds and water. In no time at all, the washers were as wet as the “washees,” especially when the washing was done and
the dogs shook off all that water onto anyone within a few feet. The crowd seemed to get a kick out of watching a group of local TV and radio personalities and some pretty fancy downtown attorneys covered in soap suds and who knows what else. The dog washing wasn’t all that was going on. Tents were set up for such things as nail trims, rabies shots and micro-chipping by local veterinarians and their staffs, and volunteer groups offered information on pet adoptions. There was even a “kissing booth” where you could make a contribution and get a kiss from a real Great Dane. I’m not sure whether it was intended for dogs or people, but both four-legged and two-legged participants seemed to be enjoying it. Jason Baril says about $3,500 was raised from the owners of about 400 dogs for the Great Dane rescue group, and that plans are already underway for next year’s “even bigger and better” event.
Sherri Gardner Howell Currently only open for dinner, the restaurant will begin lunch service as soon as it is in its new space at Renaissance Farragut, says Schmissrauter. The German-fare establishment, currently located at 11831 Kingston Pike, will take over the space left vacant when Seasons Café consolidated to its new Turkey Creek restaurant. “We are moving and expanding and hoping to have it all ready by Sept. 1 – or before!” said Schmissrauter. “I think it is wonderful that we are moving to the home of Oktoberfest.” Schmissrauter was the driving force behind getting Oktoberfest started in Farragut last year. Dates for the 2013 event are Oct. 10-12. Restaurant Linderhof is Knoxville’s only German restaurant and has been in business more than 10 years. They also offer a full-service bar and Bavarian lagers. ■ Jay Easter, who earned his engineering technology degree from Pellissippi State Community College in 2011, is promoting the value of the college’s “cohort” approach. Easter, who is employed at Alcoa Inc. went to check out the possibility of college one
Restaurant Linderhof owner Aaron Schmissrauter day and ended up enrolling in industrial management, one of the concentrations in the engineering technology degree program. “I had been afraid of going back to school, but the cohort model was appealing,” Easter said. “I don’t know if I would have made it through the stresses of a traditional program. We were so similar – full-time jobs, family concerns, time struggles. The few times I thought I couldn’t finish, I kept on going. We didn’t want to let each other down.” The college’s cohort program uses a team approach where students who enter college start and finish as one group. Cohort students have a set of classes already mapped out for them and form a cohesive group that study together and offer motivation to each other. Another of the concentration’s cohorts begins in August, with graduation slated for spring 2015. Upon successful completion, students earn an associate of applied science degree. They are then eligible to transfer to any state university as a junior. Additional cohorts are also available at Pellissippi State: associate of science general education certifi-
Jay Easter graduated from Pellissippi State Community College as part of the school’s accelerated industrial maintenance cohort program. cate, associate of science in teaching, communication studies, and culinary arts. All of these cohorts are now enrolling students for fall 2013. Cohorts available for spring 2014 are computer accounting, culinary arts and management. Pellissippi State’s fall 2013 application deadline is Aug. 14. Classes begin on Aug. 24. Info: www.pstcc. edu or 865-694-6400. ■ Coming up next week for the Farragut West Knox Chamber is the annual Breakfast Series on Tuesday, July 23, at 7:30 a.m. at Fox Den Country Club. Speakers are Dr. Marcio Fagundes, radiation oncologist and medical director of The Provision Center for Proton Therapy, and Terry Douglas, PhD, entrepreneur and creator of PET scan technology. Official deadline for breakfast tickets has passed. Call the Chamber office to see if there are cancellations: 865-675-7057. Other chamber happenings include a ribboncutting for Easy Vet Clinic, 7329 Kingston Pike, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, and a networking on Thursday, July 25, at Holiday Inn Express, Lenoir City, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
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NEWS FROM WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE
Why choose Webb? By Scott Hutchinson, Webb School President (above) Access to modern technology in the classroom promotes both creativity and collaboration in Webb’s Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. Webb’s iPad program is fully operational in grades 4-12. (left) At Webb, students work together and inspire each other to improve. The school provides numerous opportunities for students to participate in and practice teamwork in various milieus to strengthen students’ chances for success. (below) Webb families unite behind, and benefit from, a common mission. The experience enables our graduates to confidently meet the challenges of their college years and beyond.
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chool choice is one of the single most important and impactful decisions that parents make in their lifetime. For most children between the ages of 5 and 18, the vast majority of their waking hours is spent in school or on school-related matters, outside the company of their Hutchinson parents. What young people learn about themselves and the world around them in those years – both inside and outside the classroom – dramatically affects critical elements of who they become later on in life. The significance and relevance of what they learn, the quality of both the adults and the peers with whom they interact, and the general culture of the environment are all at the heart of what shapes young minds and emerging character. School choice matters. All area schools have much to be proud of, as I am confident that important work is being done in every classroom, at every school. This article focuses on five general observations that empower Webb School to make a difference in a young person’s life. These five elements may not necessarily be unique to Webb, and might be true, in varying degrees, of other strong schools as well.
our core behavioral guidelines, Webb enhances its chances of having on-task, productive learning environments, and an appropriate culture of challenge and support for our students. Many would argue that the quality of peer interaction is the single largest factor in how a young person develops. Enrolling students who can benefit from and contribute to our school is a significant asset in creating a positive, successoriented climate and impacts the personal growth of each Webb student.
■ Third, Webb, and perhaps other ■ First, private schools have the area private schools and some area opportunity to collect families that public schools, is smaller, more fadeeply believe in, and are commit- miliar in nature than larger schools. Webb has 275 students in grades ted to and share, the mission of the K-5, 300 in grades 6-8, and 475 in school. grades 9-12. We have just over 100 teachers teaching just over 1,000 students. That is a very low student/ teacher ratio, and that ratio often contributes to significantly stronger and more positive interpersonal connections among classmates and teachers. Research shows that student behavior is more honorable, commitment to common values is deeper, and student outcomes are higher when students who work together know each other well as opposed ■ Second, Webb School and other to when students share space private schools have the ability to with others that they don’t know select students who can all benefit particularly well or at all. Those from, and contribute to, the life of student outcomes are also positively affected by strong relationships the school. between the students and their Webb certainly does not have teachers and coaches when the adults a monopoly on bright students in are genuinely engaged and involved Knoxville – there are hundreds with students beyond the classroom. of smart, well-behaved children ■ Fourth, as an independent throughout the local public school school, Webb experiences great system. But by being able to select only those students who we feel can do autonomy and flexibility in what we the academic work and can abide by teach and how we teach it. And in Webb’s case, they are willing to pay upwards of $16,000 per child, per year, to participate in that culture. The power within a school community in which all constituents strongly embrace a core set of beliefs is considerable and allows all energy and resources to be focused on student development. Additionally, that financial sacrifice a family makes often indicates an even higher degree of commitment to the mission and the school culture that supports that mission.
Webb has the ability to anticipate and adapt to world changes by adjusting our curriculum and our pedagogies in a timely fashion. A ship off course by even a few degrees at the start of a long journey ends up far away from its intended destination. Being able to make adjustments in a changing sea of knowledge is key to arriving in the right port. When valid and reliable studies come out identifying the best new ways to teach young people or the most relevant skill sets or knowledge base, if Webb is not already implementing those improvements, we can, and do, make adjustments in a timely manner.
■ Fifth, Webb School offers a comprehensive, sequential academic program from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
While there is a significant influx of new students in both sixth and ninth grades and the grade level size expands, the common threads of what we teach and how we teach carry seamlessly through the spectrum of grade levels. An advantage to having an entire school system on one campus and under a single administration is that it potentially reduces or eliminates redundancies and/or gaps in material and allows for a more coordinated and coherent school experience over time. Having one’s children immersed in a school environment with both high expectations and the resources and relationships to achieve those expectations is incredibly important. Webb School of Knoxville continues its long-standing and proud tradition of providing area families with that kind of educational experience.
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Dialectical behavior teaches Peninsula clients ways to navigate life stresses Kelli Gorghis, 34, traveled an emotionally bumpy road for much of her life. Childhood experiences and abuses during her growingup years resulted in a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and she was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She became dependent on alcohol to help her cope with her emotions, which were often out of control. “I had problems with my temper and outbursts of bad behavior,” she said. Gorghis’ alcohol abuse and unpredictable moods led to frequent fights with her husband. Last July, after a bout of drinking and a physical altercation with her husband, she lost custody of her three children, ages 15, 14 and 12. Gorghis had been in therapy for a couple of years, but still felt that “my emotions were controlling my mind.” In October 2012 she began a new journey when she became part of the first outpatient dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) group at Peninsula, a division of Parkwest Medical Center. “Dialectical behavior therapy, developed by Marsha Linehan, is a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment that was originally developed to treat chronically suicidal individuals suffering from borderline personality disorder,” said Daphne Crawford, LCSW, outpatient therapist at Peninsula. “It’s an evidenced-based therapy shown to be effective in reducing suicidal behavior, psychiatric hospitalization, treatment dropout, substance abuse, anger and interpersonal difficulties.” Crawford said DBT is also effective for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic depression, eating disorders, or those with self-injury or suicidal tendencies. “People’s temperaments vary,” Crawford explained. “Some people experience emotions more intensely, for a longer period of time, with a slow return to their ‘baseline’ emotional functioning. This becomes especially problematic when these individuals are exposed to an invalidating environment.
Kelli Gorghis “Women have a much higher prevalence of borderline personality disorder – about 75 percent when compared to men. There is also a high correlation between borderline personal disorder and sexual abuse and trauma in childhood.” Dialectical behavior therapy helps clients increase awareness of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors; accept reality; and learn new tools to manage emotions effectively in response to the stresses of daily living. “DBT is more structured in its approach than traditional therapy, and the therapist’s role is more egalitarian in the relationship with the client. DBT gives therapy a specific direction and a road map,” Crawford said. Clients identify “target behaviors,” track these behaviors daily with a “diary card,” and learn and practice specific behavior skills. DBT requires a time commitment from the client, who must undergo one-on-one therapy
and take part in weekly group sessions. New skills are presented in modules that focus on specific topics. For example, in the “emotion regulation” module, clients identify target behaviors that create pain and learn ways to deal with negative emotions. The “core mindfulness” module helps clients strengthen a sense of self and teaches techniques for addressing impulsive behaviors. Clients also learn “distress tolerance,” which helps them apply adaptive skills to manage crises effectively. “Interpersonal effectiveness” helps clients learn to ask for what they need in appropriate ways and how to say no when necessary. “In dialectical behavior therapy, clients learn to deal with the fundamental nature of reality,” Crawford said. “They learn emotion regulation skills and how to tolerate negative emotions.” She added that “You can’t ‘fail’ DBT,” because the therapy is customized to help patients succeed. For Kelli Gorghis, DBT made a big difference in stabilizing her moods. “DBT is retraining my brain to think a different way,” she said. “I have learned better ways to handle stress and how not to react to emotional feelings. I’ve learned to recognize the feelings and I remind myself that I have been there before. Now I know how to step back and get myself to a calm place. Before DBT, I didn’t know what to do.” She said DBT also has helped her stay sober. “I don’t feel like I have to have the (alcohol) ‘cope,’ ” she said. “I have learned self-soothing skills, and meditation and relaxation.” “It has helped me deal with my PTSD,” she
added. “I can’t change the past, but I also can’t blame others for my problems – I’ve learned ways to deal with them. I’m emotionally stronger and more stable.” Crawford agreed that Gorghis “has made significant progress in coping with powerful emotions without engaging in self-destructive behaviors, in reducing anger outbursts and impulsivity, and in improving relationships.” Gorghis says that although she has completed the skill modules, she plans to continue with the DBT group. “I want to re-take and review the modules, and get better at using the skills,” she said. That includes continuing to strengthen her family relationships. This past March, her youngest daughter was able to come back home, and she visits her other children regularly. “I am learning to be a much better mother,” she said. “I didn’t want my children to always be a ball of emotions.” She says she plans to pass along some of the skills she has learned in DBT – “It will help them deal with the things they face in their lives.” Kelli Gorghis has not only learned ways to help smooth out the road she is traveling, she’s looking ahead to help her children on their journeys as well. Peninsula currently offers two adult DBT groups and one adolescent DBT group, which includes the families or caregivers of teens. The groups are led by Daphne Crawford, LCSW, and Bethany Townsend, LMSW. Peninsula clients who are interested in DBT should speak with their providers about a referral. Clients who are new to Peninsula must request an intake evaluation, which can be scheduled by calling 865-970-9800.
“I can’t change the past, but I also can’t blame others for my problems – I’ve learned ways to deal with them.” – Kelli Gorghis
About dialectical behavior therapy Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a specific type of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy developed in the late 1980s by psychologist Marsha M. Linehan to better treat borderline personality disorder. Since its development, it has also been used for the treatment of bipolar disorder, depression, substance use, eating disorders and other mental health disorders. DBT treatment is a cognitive-behavioral approach that emphasizes psychosocial aspects of treatment. The theory behind the approach is that some people are prone to react in a more intense and out-of-the-ordinary manner toward certain emotional situations such as those found in romantic, family and friend relationships. DBT theory suggests that some people’s arousal levels in these situations can increase more quickly than the average person’s, attain a higher level of emotional stimulation and take a significant amount of time to return to baseline levels. People who are diagnosed with borderline personality disorder sometimes experience extreme emotional swings
and seem to always be jumping from one crisis to another. Because such reactions are rarely understood by others, those experiencing the swings don’t have methods for coping with the intense surges of emotion. DBT teaches skills that will help in this task.
DBT is:
■ Support-oriented – DBT helps a person identify strengths and build on them in order to feel better about him/ herself and his/her life. ■ Cognitive-based – DBT helps identify thoughts, beliefs and assumptions that make life more difficult (e.g., “I have to be perfect at everything”), and helps people learn different ways of thinking to counter these messages. ■ Collaborative –DBT therapists work in partnership with clients to help them learn, apply and master DBT skills. For more information about Dialectical Behavior Therapy at Peninsula, call 865-970-9800.
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■ Individual psychotherapy sessions which emphasize problem-solving behavior. Self-injury and suicidal behaviors take first priority, followed by behaviors that may interfere with the therapy process. Quality of life issues and ways to enhance self-respect may be discussed, along with improving social skills. ■ Weekly group therapy sessions that help patients learn specific skills from one of four different modules of DBT: Mindfulness – “Core mindfulness” is an essential part of the skills group. Observe, Describe and Participate are the core mindfulness “what” skills. Nonjudgmentally, One-mindfully and Effectively are the “how” skills. Interpersonal Effectiveness – Response patterns taught in DBT are similar to those taught in many assertiveness and interpersonal problem-solving classes. Interpersonal effectiveness skills include strategies for asking for what one needs, saying no and coping with interpersonal conflict.
Distress Tolerance – Distress tolerance skills are a natural outgrowth of mindfulness skills. They deal with the ability to accept, in a non-evaluative and nonjudgmental way, both oneself and one’s current situation. Skills focus on tolerating and surviving crises and with accepting life as it is in the moment. Emotion Regulation – Persons with borderline personality disorder and suicidal individuals can be emotionally intense, frequently angry, intensely frustrated, depressed and anxious. DBT skills for emotion regulation include, among others: ■ Identifying and labeling emotions ■ Increasing mindfulness to current emotions ■ Reducing vulnerability to “emotion mind” ■ Identifying obstacles to changing emotions ■ Increasing positive emotional events Sources: www.psychcentral.com with information from Wikipedia; SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices, http://nrepp.samhsa.gov.
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HEALTH NOTES ■ A six-week grief support group will meet 2 p.m. Wednesdays, July 24-Aug. 28, at the Corryton Senior Center. Info: Sarah Wimmer, bereavement support at Amedisys Hospice, 689-7123.
Many adorable faces await you at Young-Williams Animal Center.
Just look at these gorgeous kittens. Photos by Carol Zinavage
The time is meow! By Carol Zinavage Here’s the good news: intake and euthanasia rates at Young-Williams Animal Center have been trending down ever so slightly for the past few years.
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The bad news is that those falling rates have mostly to do with dogs, and Young-Williams is currently overrun with cats and kittens. Since the first of July, they’ve taken in 347 of them. It’s summer, and felines are reproducing like crazy. “With kittens and cats,” says Amy Johnston, “we’re not making as big a dent.” Johnston, volunteer coordinator and director of outreach for Young-Williams, attributes the good news to the center’s spay/neuter initiative, begun in 2007. But,
A beautiful calico reaches for the camera as if to say “Choose me!”
she says, much more awareness and action is needed. “We can’t adopt our way out of this mess. Spay/neuter is the only way.” The statistics are mindblowing. An unspayed female cat, her mate and their offspring can produce 66,088 kittens in six years. The most humane solution is spay/neuter. Spay/neutered animals live longer, healthier lives. Behavioral problems are reduced or eliminated, and the animals are calmer, happier and more affectionate toward their owners. If you want to do the right thing by spay/neutering your pet or a stray, YoungWilliams Animal Center can help in every possible way. “Call us,” Johnston pleads. “If you’re feeding a stray cat and her kittens, it’s the best thing you can do for them. If you don’t have enough money to do so, we can help.” In addition to providing guidance for such services, the animal center also has a pet retention program. “The shelter is your last resort,” Johnston stresses.
“We are committed to helping families keep the pets they have.” There’s a pet pantry which offers pet food to qualifying families, and the Young-Williams website provides a link to the ASPCA’s chat line for behavioral issues. Johnson reiterates, “We’ll do anything – anything at all – to help.” Right now the YoungWilliams cats need homes, and I’m here to tell you that cats make wonderful pets. All my pets – four cats and one dog – are shelter animals, and my two cats from Young-Williams are the best I’ve ever had. There are several reasons for this. Young-Williams puts each animal through a screening process to make sure it has the potential to make a good pet. First behavioral, then medical assessments are made. The next step is encouraging human-animal bonding. Young-Williams has an extraordinary network of foster families and volunteers who give each animal individual attention and care. They’re the ones who teach the shelter pets to love us humans. And love us they do. How sweet it is to be greeted at the door after a long hard day by a beautiful creature that softly pads up to you and nuzzles your leg. Who makes you
laugh until you cry at her antics, and nestles in the crook of your back while you nap. Cynics will say, “They act that way because they know you’ll give them food.” So? Who cares? Besides, my cats can get at their food 24 hours a day; they don’t have to go the extra mile. Yet they do, every single day. Cats are clean and low maintenance. Unlike dogs, you can leave them alone for extended periods of time during the day. A sunny windowsill will keep them happy for hours. And as far as being a cat person or a dog person, well, you may be one or the other, but Amy Johnston concurs that it’s possible to be both. Right now adoption fees for cats and kittens are drastically reduced. Prices that normally start at $150 are now at $50 for a kitten, $25 for a cat, and $10 for a senior cat. And what a bargain those prices are! They include spay/neutering, microchipping, vaccines and a combo medical test. How about adopting a small companion who will give you much joy? Won’t you consider saving a life? For more info, call YoungWilliams Animal Center at 215-6599 or visit www. young-williams.org. Send story suggestions to news@ ShopperNewsNow.com
■ Amedisys Hospice offers free adult grief support groups at the following times and places: Newly bereaved support group meets 1:30 p.m. every third Monday at Panera Bread in Fountain City. Ongoing grief support group meets 6 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Amedisys offices, 1420 Dutch Valley Road. Info: Sarah Wimmer, 689-7123. ■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meets 5-6:30 p.m. each first and third Tuesday in the UT Hospice office at 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6279. ■ UT Hospice, serving patients and families in Knox and 15 surrounding counties, conducts ongoing orientation sessions for adults (18 and older) interested in becoming volunteers with the program. No medical experience is required. Training is provided. Info: Penny Sparks, 544-6279.
Meet Hope Hope is an adorable 2-month-old short hair kitten available at YoungWilliams Animal Center on Division Street. Hope will be spayed, vaccinated and microchipped before going home with her forever family. Her adoption fee has been reduced to $50. Meet Hope and her friends at the Division Street location, or see other animals available at Young-Williams’ second location, 6400 Kingston Pike. Info: 215-6599 or www.young-williams.org.
Won’t You Please Help? During July, Enrichment is collecting these much-needed items for area animal shelters and humane societies:
Make a monetary donation of at least $20 and get a special Dog Days t-shirt! 100% of proceeds will benefit Humane Society of TN Valley UÊYoung-Williams Animal Shelter Blount County Animal Shelter U Blount County Humane Society Loudon County Humane Society For complete details, call 865-482-0045 or 800-482-0049 or visit enrichmentfcu.org
FREE Dance Workshop July 27, 2013 • 1-4 pm Performance for family and friends at 3:45 pm.
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Tech camp at ESK The Episcopal School of Knoxville hosted three technology camps that featured Minecraft along with 3D printing and programming basics for close to 90 students. Pictured creating a file using 3D-design software are camper Zach White and counselor Sam Denton. Photo submitted
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Master puppeteer Kelley Blankenship goes over the basics of puppetry at a beginning class at Smart Toys and Books. Photos by Justin Acuff.
Sock it to us By Sherri Gardner Howell Socks were transformed, and stories unfolded on Saturday, July 13, at the beginner class in puppetry at Smart Toys and Books, 9700 Kingston Pike. Master puppeteer Kelley Blankenship led the class, which taught participants how to make sock puppets and use puppet-master skills like proper entrances and exits, lip synchronization, eye contact and more. Blankenship has worked for several years with the Sonlight Puppeteers ministry. To check out other classes at the store, visit the website at www.smarttoysandbooks.com.
Back to school vaccinations against meningitis, Tdap (whooping cough, tetanus and diptheria) and chicken pox are now available at all Kroger locations. In addition, special clinic events will be held noon-7 p.m. Friday, July 26 at Cedar Bluff and Seymour locations and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Powell and Harriman locations with refreshments and more. Certified pharmacists will be on hand to provide recommended vaccinations, and no appointment is necessary. Most insurance plans will be accepted.
Toms win championship The Knox Youth Sports little league Toms won the league championship over the Athletics by a score of 11-5. Pictured are (front) Chase Countiss, Ben Skvara, Ethan Morton, Alex Preston, Turley Wall, Will Eggleston, Matt Stanley; (back) coach Lawrence House, coach Jeff Wall, Jackson Snodgrass, Hudson Snyder, Hank Bertelkamp, Blaine Allen, and coach Mickey Snyder. Not pictured are Allan Bivens, Sadler Shymlock, Baker Whitfield, and coach Kelby Shymlock. Photo submitted
SPORTS NOTES ■ Fall League baseball signups for 4U14U teams or individuals will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, July 27 and Aug. 3, at Halls Community Park. Info: www. hcpark.org; hcpsports@msn.com; 9925504.
Janie, 7, and Anna Brice, 10, are ready to try out their sock puppets.
■ Hardin Valley Academy softball tryouts for high school players will be held 6 p.m. Monday, July 29, at the HVA softball field. ■ Tryouts for middle school players – upcoming 6th, 7th and 8th grade students zoned for HVA – will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 30.
Kelley Blankenship helps sisters Janie and Anna Brice create sock puppets.
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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.
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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).
THROUGH FRIDAY, NOV. 22 ‘Discovering the Civil War’
MONDAY & THURSDAY, JULY 22 & 25 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.
“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 Farmers market The Dixie Lee Farmers Market is open 3-6 p.m. on the vignette in the Doris Woods Owens Gallery. Tuesday, July 23, at the Pinnacle at Turkey Creek Featured items, many from personal collections of community members, include guns, newspapers and let- (across from the theater). It is open 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 27, at Renaissance | Farragut. ters, 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.
TUESDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 23 & 27
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.
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Featured artist Works by Bill Cook, the Town of Farragut Arts Council’s featured artist for July and August, will be on display through Friday, Aug. 30, on the second floor of the rotunda in the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.
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Karns Community Fair
Job Resources Group The Job Resources Group will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 22, at Concord United Method-
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
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Location, Location, Location in Halls 3BR/2BA, all brick, end unit with sunroom. Two level end unit, 3BR/2BA townhome, large living room with vaulted ceiling and fireplace, trey ceiling in dining room, vaulted ceiling in master on main. This property is ready to move into. Large sunroom, walk-in closets. All brick unit with 2-car garage. INSPECTION DATES are from July 1 until July 26. Home, lead base or any inspection must be completed prior to the live auction. Call for appointment. TERMS: 10% buyer’s premium down on real estate day of sale, balance at closing. DIRECTIONS: Maynardville Hwy to Ledgerwood Rd( beside Weigels) to right on Wallerton to 4342 Wallerton Ct.
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NORTHWEST! $189,900 – Conv to West Knoxville, Oak Ridge & Clinton! Mostly Brick, 1-level w/spacious & open floor plan, 3 lg BRs - split BR plan, huge great rm w/gas log FP, DR, eat-in kit w/breakfast bar, 9' ceilings, tray ceiling in mstr, 2 full BAs incl sep tub & shwr in mstr BA, Tile flrs in wet areas, stand-up crawl space w/overhead door, 2-car side entry gar. Gorgeous landscaped lot. MLS # 847046 FTN CITY! $109,900! Condo! 2BR/2 full BAs, 1348 SF + 2-car gar, extra-lg great rm w/FP, sep den or 3rd BR if you add a closet, DR opens to great rm, split BR plan for extra privacy, eat-in kit w/all appl incl trash compactor & refrig, laundry rm w/washer & dryer, sidewalks, walk to Adair Park! Great location conv to downtown & West Knoxville. MLS # 841188
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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).
SATURDAY, JULY 27 Dance ensemble auditions The Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble will hold auditions for new members of the ensemble at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Dancers Studio, 4216 Sutherland Ave., Knoxville. Any Tennessee resident age 8 through 14 is eligible to compete in the auditions. Hopefuls should present a one-minute original dance composition without music to demonstrate modern dance and ballet techniques. For more info, visit www.tcdedance.org or call Irena Linn, artistic director of TCDE, or Amy Renee Wilson, associate artist director, at 865-584-9636.
10:30 a.m. Monday, July 29, at Concord United Methodist Church, 11020 Roane Drive. The group provides assistance in preparing for interviews, revising resumes and finding employment.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, AUG. 2-4 Community Theatre Festival The Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville will host its third annual Community Theatre Festival Friday through Sunday, Aug. 2-4. The Foothills Community Players will do “Fiddler on the Roof” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2 and 1 p.m. Aug. 3 in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre. The WordPlayers will perform “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2 and 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Aug. 3 in the Haslam Family Flexible Theatre. Free Spirit Performing Arts will present “Children’s Letters to God” at 4 p.m. Aug. 3 and 2 p.m. Aug. 4 in the Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall. Athens Community Theatre will perform “Always, Patsy Cline” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 and 2 p.m. Aug. 4 in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre. Theatre Knoxville Downtown will perform “God of Carnage” at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 and 2 p.m. Aug. 4 in the Haslam Family Flexible Theatre. Tickets are $15 for individual performances ($10 children) and $40 ($25 children) for all five shows. Individual tickets are available online at www. claytonartscenter.com. Tickets and packages may be purchased at the box office, 865-981-8590.
TUESDAY, JULY 30 Lego workshop The Tennessee Valley Fair will offer Lego workshops at 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at the Karns Branch Library, 7516 Oak Ridge Highway. The workshops are free and open to all ages but are geared toward children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Participants will be introduced to the art of competitive Lego building and will enjoy hands-on building opportunities, tutorials and more. Local educators from Beyond a Brick (www. beyondabrick.com) will host and lead the workshop, which will help promote the fair’s Lego Extravaganza set for Sept. 7. Individuals and teams of all ages are welcome to enter for a chance to win prizes. Visit tnvalleyfair.org for more info.
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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.
MONDAY, JULY 29 Job Resources Group The Job Resources Group will meet from 8:30 to
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Early registration for the Knoxville Film Festival’s 7-Day Shootout ends at midnight Wednesday, July 31. Regular registration runs Aug. 1-21. The film 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. For rules, fees and more info, visit www. knoxvillefilmfestival.com.
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ALL BRICK PERFECTION! Over 4,200 SF, 4BR/3.5BA, new salt water heated pool, finished bsmt w/game rm, rec rm, office, hdwd mstr w/custom tile shower. Must see inside. mls #849941 $369,900 LUXURY CONDO! All brick in Fountain City, over 1,800 SF on main, 400 SF unfin up. Roughed-in 3rd BA. Too many upgrades to list. mls #835495 $205,000
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OPEN HOUSE July 28, 2-4pm. 1.63 acre yard. Remodeled, 3BRs, unfinished bsmt. owner/agent. $104,900 8316 Sevierville Pike, knoxville, 37920
West! Executive home on half acre w/new hdwd floors, new paint & kit upgrades. Owner/agent $209,900
READY TO MOVE INTO! All brick 3BR/2BA w/cath fam rm, eat-in kit, lg mstr w/walk-in-closet, & lg laundry rm. mls #848125 $135,900
LOTS OF HOME FOR THE MONEY! 4BR/3BA all on 1 level on flat fenced corner lot south, newer kit, flrs & BAs. Must see inside. mls #849357 $114,900
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EXTRA LIVING QUARTERS! Over 3,200 SF, totally updated, new kitchens up & down, det gar w/ lg rec rm, above ground pool, almost 2 acres. mls #847255 $239,900
Updated 3BR/2BA rancher w/half acre yard & gorgeous kit. Close to UT. Motivated! $124,900 OPEN HOUSE July 28, 2-4pm. Spacious 4BR feat. Open kit w/island, solid surface countertops & tiled backsplash. Subdivision pool, walking trails, park. $239,900 1219 Paxton Drive, Knoxville 37918
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