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TDOT gathers input on Gibbs intersection redesign By Natalie Lester

Barney gives ‘Graduation’ a boost Barney Fife (aka Sammy Sawyer) prepares to help give away an iPad at the kickoff assembly for Halls High School’s Project Graduation last week. Several such prizes and much more will highlight Project Graduation, a chaperoned lock-in which is being held at Jubilee Banquet Hall following graduation ceremonies May 19-20. Organizers are also bringing back the popular school fashion show as a fundraiser. Photo by Ruth White SEE MORE PHOTOS AND DETAILS ON PAGE A-5

It’s been talked about for years, but now the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the public are in a more formal discussion concerning the intersection of Tazewell Pike and Emory Road at Harbison’s Crossroads. However, don’t expect completion soon. This spring, TDOT plans a right of way meeting and will distribute plans in the summer. Rights of way will be appraised and acquired in 2012. Last Thursday at Gibbs Elementary School, TDOT presented its plans to widen the road and add two designated turning lanes and bike lanes to each roadway. Attendees were encouraged to leave either written or oral feedback. “There has been a sight distance problem with people coming from Emory Road and actually running into each other,” said TDOT road specialist Michael Yun. “The area is just so congested with two gas stations and (the new) Walgreens.” The intersection was given a Level D road rating by TDOT (A is the best; E is the worst) because of the hill causing the sight problem. “We could leave it alone, add a signal without changing the lanes or widen the road and add lanes,” Yun said. Doing nothing will not solve the traffic problem, Yun said. Merely adding a signalized intersection would help “a little bit” but is not a long term solution given population growth. State Rep. Harry Brooks spoke

David “Red” and Martha Clapp examine a proposal to redo the intersection at Tazewell Pike and Emory Road at a TDOT meeting held last week at Gibbs Elementary. Photo by Jake Mabe

Proposed TDOT Right of Way acquisitions Clear Springs Baptist Church ..................................................0.030 acres LBW Properties/LKM Properties ............................................0.104 acres LKM Properties ..........................................................................0.065 acres LKM Properties ..........................................................................0.079 acres Dana C. Genua ...........................................................................0.022 acres Dana Cales Genua .....................................................................0.056 acres Darrell and Frankie Atkins ......................................................0.122 acres Zola Satterfield ......................................................................... 0.025 acres David and Ella Donaldson....................................................... 0.046 acres Jay and May Wormsley ................................................. 168.7 square feet Larry D. Howerton ...................................................................... 0.12 acres Fred Bright Jr. ............................................................... 255.93 square feet

briefly. He said former County Commissioner Jack Huddleston first brought up the idea of doing the project under a county/ state partnership. Yun added the plans are preliminary and nothing is set in stone. He could not project cost

at this point. “After this meeting, we’ll take the comments that are turned in and find a way to best accommodate what people want while also doing what we need to in regards to safety concerns and to increase the level of service.”

McMillan farm issued notice of stormwater violation By Betty Bean The Tennessee Clean Water Network and stormwater activist James McMillan are accusing Knox County of taking retaliatory action against McMillan, who has long been one of the most vocal critics of local stormwater enforcement practices. Last Oct. 28, James McMillan and another citizen activist, Jamie Rowe, took Dwight Van de Vate for a ride. Van de Vate was in his second month as interim head of Knox County Engineering and Public Works, and Rowe and McMillan, who have spent years documenting stormwater issues, wanted to show him construction sites where they believe enforcement has been lax. Van de Vate later said he was shocked by some of what he saw. On Dec. 24, McMillan’s father, Charles McMillan, re-

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ceived a Notice of Violation from the office of Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett ordering him to place a silt fence around a cell tower construction site on his property and threatening him with a penalty of up to $5,000 a day. On Jan. 13, Tennessee Clean Water Network director Renee Hoyos sent Burchett a letter questioning the county’s motives and priorities: “TCWN is very disappointed to learn that Knox County has recently chosen to use its scarce enforcement resources to issue a notice of violation (NOV) to Charles McMillan (see attached). The total area cleared for construction of a cell phone tower on the McMillan property is less than a tenth of an acre. There is no evidence that runoff from this small site has reached a stream or otherwise caused any environmental harm.

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“Even if this is the type of activity that could merit an NOV, it was not appropriate to send the NOV to the McMillans. The construction of the cell tower is being done by an independent contractor to T-Mobile on land that the McMillans have leased to the cell phone company. Thus, the McMillans have absolutely no control over the work being done. This information was readily apparent from signs on the site, and presumably from the permitting file at Knox County as well. “This NOV appears to have no purpose other than to harass a citizen activist. Shannondale farmer James McMillan, Charles’ son, is a well-recognized leader on stormwater issues in Knox County, a volunteer for TCWN and a member of the Knox County Stormwater Task Force. Mr. McMillan has been a frequent and vo-

cal critic of Knox County’s stormwater program and has generally been a thorn in the side of Knox County stormwater staff.” Hoyos said she has heard from Burchett chief of staff Dean Rice, and a meeting has been set for later this month to discuss stormwater issues. “This is nothing but a smear campaign to discredit me,” said James McMillan, who also said he had warned the contractor to install erosion controls but had no control over his actions. Charles McMillan wants his name cleared. He is demanding an apology from Knox County and wants records of the NOV scrubbed from the county’s databases by the end of the month. He said he is disgusted by the county’s actions. “Not a gallon of mud has run off this site,” he said, looking down the hill toward the

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James McMillan stands behind the sign erected by the grading contractor who prepared a cell tower site on his father’s farm. Photo by Betty Bean

spot where White’s Creek meanders through his pasture. James McMillan said he’s not going to stop pestering county officials: “My hopes and prayers are that Mayor Burchett will let

Van de Vate straighten out the stormwater division.” (Note: We requested but at press time had not yet received Knox County’s response to the McMillans’ complaints.)

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‘Walking Tall’ Buford Pusser on the big screen Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of a story that ran in last week’s edition. Buford Pusser’s story may never have come to the big screen were it not for a man taking a shave. At some point in the late 1960s, film producer Mort Briskin flipped to the popular CBS TV news magazine “60 Minutes” before stepping into the bathroom to shave. Hearing a report about Pusser’s exploits as sheriff of McNairy County, Tenn., Briskin stepped out of the bathroom to watch.

Jake Mabe When the segment ended, he called his secretary with strict instructions. “Find that man!” Pusser held several meetings with Briskin and Bing Crosby Productions, both in Tennessee and in Hollywood. Dwana Pusser writes in her memoir, “Walking On,” that her father was excited about having the film shot in McNairy County. But, she says,

Wanted: office seekers This year Knoxvillians will elect a mayor, a municipal court judge and four City Council members. The run for mayor as well the council seats could be competitive. If not, at least the also-rans can say they tried. There’s another election scheduled in Knox County this year, but unless you’re a resident of the town of Farragut you may know little of it and care even less. In April, Farragut residents will go to the polls to select aldermen to represent Wards I and II in the town. Both seats are uncontested. Alderman Dot LaMarche is standing for re-election in Ward II. Ronald Honken is the lone candidate in Ward I. LaMarche and Honken are fine people and good choices for the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, but there’s a touch of irony in these non-races. A great deal of the town’s functioning depends upon volunteers who work in areas ranging from the town’s planning commission to the Folklife Museum, and Farragut honors its volunteers every year with a splendid banquet. But volunteers for elected office – at least in this election year – are as scarce as Quakers at an NRA convention. Farragut’s elected officials are volunteers in the strictest sense: they receive no pay. And considering how roughly some have been treated in recent years (former Mayor Eddy Ford was pilloried, quite unfairly, because of speed bumps installed on a town street), it’s hard to blame those who, like LBJ, choose not to run even if nominated. Well, at least those who don’t run can say they didn’t try. At the Shopper-News we’re always trying, because this is one gig in which “What have you done for me lately?” is a motto you live by. Reporter Natalie Lester has an account of her first visit to a Knoxville Tea Party meeting, and Valorie Fister hooks up with the Lost Cajuns in the Farragut edition. Wendy Smith’s Bearden edition cover story about the exploits of Dave Beck, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, is a must read. Finally, we sadly note that contributor Betty Bean’s father passed away recently. May God bless and comfort you and your family, Betty. Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.

local leaders said “no way.” “It was purely a matter of jealousy,” she writes. So Pusser took the production team to nearby Chester and Madison counties. The movie “Walking Tall” and its two sequels were filmed there. Hollywood took liberties with Pusser’s story, most famously by having him carry around a big stick as a weapon. The sheriff he ran against in 1964 didn’t try to run Pusser off the road before crashing his police cruiser in flames. Pusser did not attend his wife’s funeral and then go burn down the State Line Mob’s joints. (He was unable to be moved from his hospital bed because of his injuries.) No one ever attacked the Pusser family at home. Pusser later said that the first “Walking Tall” was about “80 percent true.” Texas actor Joe Don Baker played Pusser in the first film. Baker would later serve as an honorary pallbearer at Pusser’s funeral. Dwana adored the actor. She writes that Baker called her when she visited Hollywood in 2004 for the premiere of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s version of “Walking Tall,” helping ease her nerves over a film that has little to do with both Pusser’s story and the 1973 original. “To me,” she told him, “you’re the closest thing to my daddy. Every time I looked at you on TV you were my daddy. You were the closest thing I had to a daddy after I was 13 years old.” Dwana did not share the same feelings toward Bo Svenson, the actor who played Pusser in two “Walking Tall” sequels and a shortlived 1981 NBC TV series. She writes that when she met Svenson on the set of the second film, hoping to become close to him because her father had recently died, Svenson made a disparaging remark about her weight. The first “Walking Tall” was filmed for roughly $500,000. It would go on to gross $23 million in the U.S. alone (big money in 1973). Not an immediate hit (Dwana says it only played for a few days at the theater in Selmer, Tenn.), promoters changed the way the film was marketed to de-emphasize the violence and play up the fact that it was based on the true story of a man standing up against lawlessness. UT film studies professor Chuck Maland says that “Walking Tall” is an example of what film historian Robert Ray calls a “right cycle film.” Reflecting the polarization of the American electorate in the Vietnam and Watergate era,

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The Chester County Courthouse subbed for Sheriff Buford Pusser’s McNairy County office in the “Walking Tall” films of the 1970s. According to Dwana Pusser, McNairy County officials at the time refused to cooperate with the filmmakers to have the film shot there. File photo

“Walking On” by Dwana Pusser (with Ken Beck and Jim Clark) is available from Pelican Publishing Company. It can be purchased at book outlets or online at Amazon.com. For more info on the Buford Pusser Home and Museum in Adamsville, Tenn., visit www.bufordpussermuseum.com or call 731-632-4080.

right cycle films were a reaction to left cycle films such as “Bonnie and Clyde,” which tended to glorify outlaws. “The right cycle films tended to center on cops or vigilantes engaged in a war against criminals,” Maland says. “To me ‘Walking Tall’ is kind of a small-town ‘Dirty Harry.’ The bad guys are really bad in both cases, terrorizing or at least scandalizing society, and the film provides a tough, no-nonsense individualist hero to eliminate those bad guys. The corrupt judicial system in the town frustrates Pusser’s desires to clean up the town, similar to the situation in ‘Dirty Harry,’ where Scorpio is set free by the judicial system because Harry didn’t read Scorpio his rights or violated his rights in some way or another. “As I look back on both cycles, I think it may be true that although the political implications of the two different cycles are quite different, the films are really quite similar in that they depict a polarized society.” As Dwana Pusser correctly observes, the real star of “Walking Tall” is the state of Tennessee. The decision to film entirely on location captures an authenticity later incarnations would sorely lack. Actor Brian Dennehy portrayed Pusser in a 1978 TV movie, “A Real American Hero,” that was also filmed on location in Tennessee. Only actor Forrest Tucker (who played Pusser’s father Carl in the final “Walking Tall” film) returned from the first series.

Buford Pusser’s death “Walking Tall” was a mixed blessing for Buford Pusser. Although it became a huge hit and made him a well-known celebrity, many blame the hurt feelings over the decision to film the movie elsewhere as a reason for Pusser’s unsuccessful bid for

Bloopers and boom mics One of the most discussed “bloopers” of the 1973 “Walking Tall” film is the appearance of the boom mic in several key scenes. Research indicates that this occurred when the film was altered from its original aspect ratio while being adapted for television and for early home video and DVD releases. A 2007 Paramount DVD release restores the film to its original widescreen format and, according to the Internet Movie Database, fixes the problem. (I am in the process of obtaining a copy and haven’t yet seen it.) Several bloopers do exist, however. The boom mic’s shadow is visible during a scene in the judge’s chambers. Pusser’s stick can clearly be seen as a flexible foam-like structure in the scene in which he first busts up the Lucky Spot. Also, Sheriff Thurman’s car explodes before it crashes in one scene and a crew member is visible in one scene ducking beside a car while Pusser busts a moonshine operation.

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McNairy County sheriff in 1972. (He was constitutionally barred from seeking another term in 1970.) Pusser became active in state Republican politics and stumped actively for gubernatorial candidate Winfield Dunn. Pusser was the guest speaker at a successful fundraising dinner in Knoxville for Dunn during the 1970 campaign. Such was Pusser’s popularity that he cut a deal on Aug. 20, 1974, to play himself in the sequel to “Walking Tall.” After holding a press conference in Memphis announcing the deal, Pusser met Dwana at the McNairy County Fair. Dwana remembers it as a hot and humid late summer

night. About 11:40 p.m., Dwana left with friends. Pusser, who was detained by a man at the fair’s front gate, soon followed behind in a Corvette he’d owned for nearly a year. Pusser passed the car in which Dwana was riding at a high rate of speed. A few minutes later, just after midnight, Dwana and her friends came upon the scene of an accident on U.S. Highway 64 just west of Adamsville. Buford Pusser’s car was on fire. He had been thrown from the wreck. “I turned him over and began screaming, ‘Daddy, don’t die!’ ” Dwana writes. “He muttered what I want to think was ‘Dwana’ then he was gone.” Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Paul Ervin’s accident report indicates that Pusser lost control of his car. Pusser’s death was later ruled an accident. Sworn statements disagree over whether Pusser smelled of alcohol the day he was killed. Dwana never accepted the official report. In her book, she makes the startling revelation that in 1990 she received from a law enforcement friend a written statement by one of Pusser’s old informants claiming that a contract had been taken out to kill Pusser. Dwana contends in the book that Pusser had agreed to support McNairy County native Ray Blanton in the Democrat’s bid for governor with the understanding that Pusser would be named commissioner of safety, which at that time had jurisdiction over both the highway patrol and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. (Blanton died in 1996.) Dwana believes that “many powerful people” feared Pusser obtaining that position because of the power he would hold and the cases he could reopen. So, she believes, they decided to have him killed. The informant’s statement says that he met with Pusser several times in 1973 and 1974 about the alleged hit and tried to contact him the day before he died. (Pusser’s father Carl acknowledged receiving a phone call that day from someone desperate to get in touch with him.) Is the story fact or fiction? “I can’t say with complete certainty,” Dwana writes. “The story he tells fits well with other facts from my daddy’s life and the bits of information that others and I have pieced together about the day he died.” Today, Buford Pusser’s home is a museum and tourist attraction. It was purchased by the state of Tennessee and given to the city of Adamsville, Tenn. (Then state Speaker of the House Ned McWherter helped pass the bill.) Dwana has struggled with depression and multiple sclerosis. She lives in Savannah, Tenn. “When there are dark times and I feel as though I can’t make it another day,” she writes, “I just remember daddy. I remind myself that part of him is in me. I realize I can do whatever it takes to meet the challenges I face and keep … walking on.” Contact Jake Mabe at 922-4136, Jake Mabe1@aol.com, jakemabe.blogspot.com, Twitter.com/HallsguyJake.

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‘Courage in Southampton’ Halls grad deals with immigration as village mayor By Jake Mabe Mark Epley laughs when asked how he made it from Halls to the mayor’s chair in the Village of Southampton, N.Y. “I don’t even know. I went from Little League coach to mayor. I said yes too many times.” Epley, a 1981 Halls High graduate, was back home Jan. 15 to attend the school’s annual wrestling tournament. He was scoring a match when I caught up with him. First elected mayor in 2005, Epley says the biggest issue that’s marked his tenure running the Long Island resort community is immigration. The village attracts a large number of day laborers, some of whom are Eastern Europeans whose temporary work visas have expired. “You have guys lining the streets waiting for work. I

Halls High graduate Mark Epley attends the annual wrestling tournament at the school Jan. 15. Epley, who is now the mayor of the Village of Southampton, N.Y., has received national attention for his efforts to deal with immigrant day laborers. Photo by Jake Mabe traveled around and looked at ways communities dealt with it. I tried to create an organized hiring site.” Epley was the subject of a May 2007 editorial in the New York Times titled “Courage in Southampton” for his efforts. According to the article, Epley

put gravel on a driveway and planted hedges in an empty lot that has long been a gathering spot for day laborers. The site is designated a park but has no amenities. According to the Times, Epley believed that creating a centralized spot, rather than

Lineup announced for WayneStock Acts have been announced for the upcoming WayneStock: For the Love of Drew music festival, an event organized to help with expenses for noted local entertainment writer and Halls High graduate Wayne Bledsoe, who lost his son, 23-year old Andrew “Drew” Bledsoe, last month. Bledsoe, who also lost his wife, Ruth, to cancer a decade ago, has two other children. Because of the connections and friendships Wayne has made covering the local music scene over the years, veteran and up-and-coming performers alike have come together to put on WayneStock at Relix Variety Theatre, 1208 N. Central St. in Knoxville’s historic Downtown North neighborhood, affectionately known as “Happy Holler.” The Jan. 28-29 lineup includes such prominent local acts as Quartjar, Todd Steed and the Suns of Phere, the Kevin Abernathy Band, Mic Harrison and The High Score, Senryu, The Drunk Uncles, Katie and the Bass Drums, the Westside Daredevils, the Tim Lee 3, R.B.

Morris, the Melungeons, and Psychotic Behavior. The festival received another boost when additional star power agreed to open the festival with a free performance Thursday, Jan. 27. Also at Relix, the evening begins with a “songwritersin-the-round” performance by Jake Winstrom, Greg Horne, Sean McCollough and Steph Gunnoe. The Appalachian music-makers in The Bearded will take the stage at 9 p.m., and piano-driven indie-pop band Hudson K will close out the night with a 10:15 show. In addition, WayneStock artists will appear on the following programs to promote the festival: At noon Tuesday, Jan. 25, artists Kevin Abernathy, Sean McCollough and “Uncle” Mike McGill (of The Drunk Uncles) will be the guests on the WDVX-FM Blue Plate Special, broadcast live on WDVX from the Knoxville Visitors Center at 301 S. Gay St. Tim Lee and Susan Bauer Lee (of the Tim Lee 3) and Mic Harrison of (Mic Harrison and the High Score) will be the Blue Plate Special guests Wednesday,

Jan. 26; and singer-songwriters R.B. Morris and Scott Miller will appear on the Blue Plate Special on Thursday, Jan. 27. All events are free except for the music at Relix on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 2829. Tickets are $5 per person, per night, and advance tickets may be reserved at www.brownpapertickets. com/event/150688. Info: www.waynestock. org.

having the laborers spread out through the community, would be the best solution. “He figured that if you could constrain the phenomenon, you could tame it, and thus bring tangible improvements to the lives of residents who have complained for years about the many dozens of men who look for work from parking lots and street corners in his tidy village.” The result, Epley said, was “chaos.” The Times article says that Minutemen picketed in front of his house, residents went up in arms and Epley was attacked online and faced a lawsuit. The nearby town of Southampton sided with the plaintiffs. Epley, who calls himself a conservative Republican (“You can’t grow up in Halls and not be. …”), says the solution to the illegal immigration problem is to open up work visas. “Not giving them citizenship. They haven’t earned it. There’s a process for that.” He told the Times he was “just trying to come up with a common-sense solution.” The Village of Southampton is 6.8 square miles and contains $11 billion worth of real estate. Epley says that Vice President Joe Biden spent two weeks in the village last year. The year-round population is 5,000 and in the summertime the population

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government BZA: Why it matters In 2003, Karen Graham wanted to put four dwelling units on a lot on Hubert Bean Road instead of the one unit allowed by the county zoning ordinance, so she and her husband, developer Tim Graham, went to the BZA and asked for a variance.

Betty Bean Neighborhood representatives showed up to protest, and the board came up with a “compromise” – three units per acre. Commissioner Scott Moore moved to approve, Commissioner Ivan Harmon seconded the motion, and it passed on a 9-0-0 vote. The listed reason? “To place four mobile homes on property.” This reason would not be considered sufficient today, said assistant law director Daniel Sanders, featured speaker at the January meeting of the League of Women Voters. “If the BZA fails to faithfully apply the zoning ordinance, we will be forced to live in a different community than the one our representatives intended. When you come to the BZA (asking for a variance), you have a case to prove,” Sanders said. “It’s an extremely high bar. The deck is stacked against you.” It wasn’t always so. Sanders, a Carter community native who got his law degree in 2008, is the board’s legal advisor. He told the LWV members that it’s a new day at the BZA, a quasi-judicial board where witnesses are sworn and decisions are appealed directly to court rather than to the legislative body. Probably the most obvious difference between then and now is that applicants (and their opponents) can no longer have private, “ex parte” conversations with BZA commissioners about matters on the agenda, Sanders said.

This should not be construed to be a bar to communicating with BZA members, Sanders added. Unintended or inadvertent communication does not deny due process. “We don’t have a problem with someone approaching a BZA member at a public meeting and saying ‘They’re doing an awful thing to our community.’ … Just don’t go to their house.” E-mailing the entire board or calling the office of codes administration is the best way to plead a case, Sanders said, pointing out that these communications are provided to both sides. Until March 2009, the BZA was composed of nine county commissioners or former commissioners (one per district) who held on to their positions after leaving office. There were no term limits or bans on ex parte communications, and supporters and opponents of matters before the board were free to contact board members privately to plead their cases. Neighborhood groups complained Sanders that variances were too easy to come by, and Sanders concedes that approval was pretty much automatic if nobody showed up to protest. Early in 2009, lawyer Herb Moncier filed a lawsuit challenging the board’s composition, and the law director’s office subsequently ruled that seven of them had to be replaced. Sanders arrived shortly thereafter and has been working closely with LWV members to encourage public participation. “There’s a great function that the League provides – observer corps. I tell the board: ‘Look. There are people here watching you. There are going to be repercussions if you don’t follow the ordinance.’”

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Old friends, new jobs Mateja Stanonic came to Halls High School from the former Yugoslavia as a junior year exchange student. A total patriot of her homeland, Slovenia, and proponent of freedom, Mateja was a bit short on clothes. Seems she had made a midnight getaway with a couple of satchels of books.

Sandra Clark Business teacher Tommye McGinnis embraced Mateja, recruiting community support. A bunch of us signed up. Mateja might be the most intelligent person to ever attend Halls High School. If not the smartest, she’s surely the most ambitious. And she’s a loyal friend. Now a physician who also holds a doctorate from UT, she’s wrapping up a residency at George Washington University. Last week she put out the call. Meet me at Tommye’s for good news. Ahhh. Mateja has topped 30. She’s been in school forever. What is the good news? “I’ve got a job,” she said.

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repeal of the law or there is nullification.” Amid applause and cheers, nullification appeared to be the crowd favorite. Irion said the Tennessee legislature would consider a bill this year saying the new laws are unconstitutional. It would include a penalty for any organization trying to enforce the laws.

Commissioners Dave Wright and R. Larry Smith huddle with Don Henderlight, treasurer of the Halls Republican Club. Photos by S. Clark the person in charge of counting matters. Running elections is a job you get because of politics; then you Scott Frith quickly become post-partisan. Scott talked a lot about social media. He’s put the Election Commission on Facebook and Twitter. He’s ready to help local legislative bodies with redistricting. He’s proud to have worked with Halls High social studies teacher Tim Reeves to involve high school students with election night grunt work. Training of workers has

improved and financial disclosures are now posted online. Good stuff, Scott. Now let’s work on losing that “deputy” title. Oh, yeah. Scott brought along Stephanie, his new wife, and made a couple of semi-funny jokes. He said Stephanie is an oldfashioned wife who lets him run things at home – things like the vacuum, the dishwasher … He said on their honeymoon he lost his credit card. He was worried until he realized that the guy who stole it was spending less each day than Stephanie had been. “I decided to let him keep it!” Contact: sclark426@aol.com

Better dead than healthy Reporter Natalie Lester attended a Knoxville Tea Party gathering last week and emerged with her wits mostly intact. The same could not be said for anyone who takes seriously some of the incendiary words tossed around at the meeting.

Larry Van Guilder

We’re accustomed to hearing rough language at these convocations of the (as they see it) perpetually downtrodden, but this latest verbal as-

Fighting ‘Obamacare’ 101 The health care debate has heated up again in D.C., and don’t think it isn’t just as hot in Knoxville. The Knoxville Tea Party met last week to discuss the best way to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordability Act passed by Congress last year. There are three ways to attack the plan, said attorney Van Irion, whose class action lawsuit against the bill was dismissed last April: “(Another) class action lawsuit can give the Supreme Court the ability to decide the constitutionality of the bill, we can support the House’s

Mateja is heading back to Slovenia as that country’s first surgeon general. She’s making an 18-month Dr. Stanonic commitment to create an electronic medical records system there. And she will probably do some brain surgery. There is no better investment than support of a smart, ambitious kid. Even if they are a bit short on clothes. Scott Frith spoke at the Halls Republican Club last week. He’s walking a tightrope as deputy director of elections, a position created after the Republicancontrolled Election Commission failed to replace Administrator of Elections Greg Mackay, a Democrat. Partisan Republicans want the top job in each county because political parties like to control the mechanics of elections. In 2000, Florida vote-counters dominated the news with talk of hanging chads and threats of recounts. Scott says about anybody can count a landslide election. It’s those close ones where

“It may not happen this year, but we can educate the state legislators on who is behind this,” Irion said. “I’m very optimistic it could pass this year, but the goal is simply to get it introduced so the legislators are aware of what it is.” For those who aren’t familiar with nullification, it’s the action whereby a state refuses to enforce a law based on the argument that the federal government did not have the constitutional authority to enact the law in the first place. Think Arizona and immigration.

sault on the federal health care legislation enacted last year tops the list. Speaking to a crowd that considers the federal government a “domestic enemy,” local attorney Van Irion concluded the presentation of his strategies for repealing the health care laws by saying “this is something worth dying for.” Really? There are issues for which it’s worth sacrificing one’s life. Defending your family from harm and defending your nation or the world from enslavement by a Hitler or a Stalin immediately come to mind. But does anyone sincerely believe that the chief executive of the United States is bent upon

installing a dictatorship? Worth dying for. Was the speaker unaware of the irony and the pitiless outlook contained in those words? I’d rather be dead than extend to myself and others the opportunity for affordable health care; I’d rather be dead than see insurance companies provide coverage for people with pre-existing conditions; I’d rather be dead than see the tens of millions without health insurance acquire it with the assistance of the federal government; I’d rather be dead than see you healthy.

Members of the Republican Party will dominate the guest table at the upcoming

East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists (ETSPJ) Legislative Preview Luncheon 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at Calhoun’s on Bearden Hill. A buffet will begin at noon with the program beginning at 12:30 p.m. Of 16 state senators and representatives invited, only two are Democrats. Those already confirmed to attend are Sen. Jamie Woodson and Reps. Bill Dunn, Harry Tindell, Steve Hall and Ryan Haynes. WATE-TV reporter Don Dare will serve as moderator. Lunch is $15 and is optional. Reservations are required by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26. Reservations: Elenora E. Edwards, 457-5459, 385-4424 or elenora1971@gmail.com.

Irion based his discussion on freedom and how he believes the federal government is taking it away from citizens. “I know the people who are running our government are intentionally trying to destroy our economy. They don’t give us the freedom our fathers took for granted. America is about how people should be free and that is what the government is supposed to protect – that and nothing else.” Irion quoted Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Payne. He also discussed the “freedom” he believes was taken away by a 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Wickard v.

Filburn) that expanded the federal government’s authority to regulate interstate commerce. Eventually, Andrew Montgomery had enough of the history lesson and shouted for change now. “All your heroes are dead, and their history is dead with it. Van Irion The people who are living now must do something about it,” he said. “We have to take care of the new business, and until we take a new stand on how to

deal with it, we’re going to be shoved back in the hole.” Irion encouraged his audience to join his next class action suit and to continue the fight against “Obamacare” no matter the cost. “I’m not buying ‘Obamacare.’ I’ll go to jail. We have a domestic enemy, and it can be eliminated,” one Tea Party member shouted. “Let’s understand this is something worth dying for,” Irion said. “I’m not saying we should advocate shooters, but this is that important. Our children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren are going to have to live in this country we are creating.”

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Wilma Jordan is as enthusiastic when she talks about planting apple trees from root stock as she is when she describes presiding over a multimillion dollar merger. She is the founder and CEO of the Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (JEGI) of New York, an investment banking ﬁrm specializing in media, information, Wilma Jordan marketing services and related technologies. JEGI has completed nearly 500 mergers and acquisition transactions since Jordan founded it in 1987. A recent high

proﬁle client was the Times Publishing Company of St. Petersburg Florida, which retained JEGI when it decided to divest itself of the Congressional Quarterly in 2009. She is also someone who hasn’t forgotten where she came from. In 2010 this busy woman managed to make ﬁve trips home to Halls, where she has not only preserved her family home place, but is acquiring additional land around it and working with Foothills Land Conservancy to preserve it. She has been a major contributor to the development of Clayton Park (she was a member of the Clayton Homes board of directors before it was sold to Berkshire Hathaway), and she keeps a watchful

COMMUNITY PARTNERS eye on the land near her childhood home. “Wilma Jordan is the reason Clayton Park in Halls is Clayton Park,” said Carol Evans, executive director of the Legacy Parks Foundation. Clearly, Jordan’s interest in Halls is a lifetime commitment. “I love Halls. I love the community, the friendliness, the caring and the hospitality,” Jordan said. A Halls High School and University of Tennessee graduate, she is the daughter of the late Reo and Gertrude Hacker, who had a 65-acre farm. Some of her favorite times are when 30-40 cousins get together there.

“And I love the land. I’m just of that Scottish-Irish heritage. The land is what’s important. That’s my thing. I think it’s everlasting and our world is in need. Without the land we don’t have food or a good environment of a good ecology. I’ve been buying up bits of land and working with the Foothills Conservancy and have extended the farm to 400-500 acres. We have a few horses and chickens for organic eggs.” Jordan is married to George Green and has two children, Elizabeth, a freshman at Villanova, and Will, who is in the 9th grade at Christ Church School on Urbana Virginia. Elizabeth rode a horse in the 2009 Halls Christmas parade.

Hallsdale-Powell Utility District is proud to recognize the many contributions of Wilma Jordan and to salute her as our Community Partner for January, 2011.

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Kincannon pushes McIntyre to stay Continuity of leadership is important, school board chair Indya Kincannon told Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre at last week’s board workshop. That’s why she hopes he will stick around to finish the work he’s begun. McIntyre told the school board that he’s neither applied for nor been offered another job, including that of state commissioner of education in Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration. Kincannon said the board is pleased with McIntyre’s

teachers, funded at least initially by federal dollars through Race to the Top. “We are a people intensive Sandra business,” said McIntyre, Clark “80 percent of our budget is people. And our compensation should reflect our strawork as reflected in his eval- tegic plan.” uations and the recent ex■ Leadership Acadtension of his contract until emy: KCS received 107 2014. That contract provides applications for 10 to 12 McIntyre can leave with 90 positions in the second days notice. Seems a bit un- Leadership Academy, a balanced. joint venture between UT ■ Strategic com- and KCS to train principals. pensation is possible for McIntyre said selection

will be made within two months. ■ The Teacher Supply Depot celebrated its 10th anniversary by unveiling its new location last Thursday. The depot, a joint project of KCS and the Knox County Council PTA, is at 709 N. Cedar Bluff Road in the former Cedar Bluff Intermediate School location. ■ The school board will meet at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, for a workshop and in regular session at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2.

Prom prize giveaway at fashion show Event is fundraiser for Project Graduation

The FFA career development events recently held at North Knox Vocational produced two district award winners. Hannah Burchfield represented the South-Doyle FFA and won for prepared public speaker, and Wes Lam, representing North Knox FFA, won for job interview. Both students are eligible to represent the Knox district at the upcoming regional FFA Super Saturday on the UT Agriculture campus Saturday, Jan. 29. Wes Lam

SCHOOL NOTES Copper Ridge ■ Book Fair will begin Friday, Jan. 28. Family night will be held Tuesday, Feb. 1, in the library. Grandparents day for kindergarten and 3rd grade students will be Friday, Jan. 28.

Gibbs Elementary

By Jake Mabe

■ The school will be collecting phone books for recycling through Thursday, Jan. 27.

One lucky Halls High School senior will win a prom package worth $2,000 at the student day assembly fashion show Wednesday, Feb. 23. The fashion show, which is also being held for the public 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.

Gresham Middle ■ The PTSA is hosting a campaign to “Stack the Amps” for a new sound system in the gym and school auditorium. Anyone interested in making a donation can contact the school, 689-1430.

Halls Red Devils 22, is a fundraiser for Project Graduation, a safe, chaperoned student lock-in that will be held at Jubilee Banquet Hall following graduation ceremonies May 19. Students must be present at the day fashion show Feb. 23 to win the package, which includes prom tickets, tuxedos and dresses, dinner, flowers, a professional photography session, makeup/nails/hair sessions for the girls, a tanning package and a limousine. Students who choose to model clothing during the fashion show will receive three chances to win the prize.

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Halls Elementary

Barney Fife (aka Sammy Sawyer) hands out prizes to Halls High seniors Colby Coleman (a digital ■ Dates to remember: Phone camera), Zach Shannon (an HD camcorder) and Brandon Baker (iPad) at the kickoff assembly for book recycling through Project Graduation, which will be held at Jubilee Banquet following graduation ceremonies May Friday, Jan. 28; Spelling bee, 19. More prizes will be given away that night. Deadline for the initial $10 deposit is Friday, Jan. 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25; Family 28. Photo by Jake Mabe skate night at Skatetown, Thursday, Jan. 27; Group

Savvy Formal Wear, Bella Boutique and The Gilded Gown are the main donors for the fashion show. The businesses will also give a percentage of every fashion sale or rental to the school to offset student/ parent costs for Advanced Placement exams. A portion of funds raised from the fashion show will also

go toward the purchase of new curtains for the Halls Middle auditorium. Fashion show tickets will be $5. Final deadline for seniors to turn in an initial $10 deposit and release form (available in the school office) for Project Graduation is Friday, Jan. 28. The remaining $10 deposit is

due by March 1. Info: Sally picture day, Friday, Feb. 4. Hunley, 925-1993. Individuals and busi- Halls High nesses interested in con- ■ The Halls High indoor tributing to Project Graduation can do so at an account set up at the Halls branch of Commercial Bank. Upcoming: Cap and NEW LOCATION gown orders for seniors will 7115D AFTON DRIVE be taken 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, 922-5300 Jan. 25, in the commons.

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percussion students will host a pancake breakfast, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at Texas Roadhouse (near Knoxville Center Mall). The cost is $5 per ticket and will help fund the group’s trip to the WGI Worlds competition.

Shannondale ■ February PTO meeting will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1. Guest speaker school board chair Indya Kincannon will be reviewing the AYP results and giving a Knox County Schools board update. The PTO meeting will be followed by a schoolwide art exhibition, featuring favorite works of art by every student in the school. Refreshments will be served. Save the date for Shannondale Foundation’s Mardi Gras celebration to support academic excellence for the school Saturday, March 26, at the Knoxville Art Emporium downtown. The foundation is still seeking sponsors and auction items for the event. Contact: foundation president Todd Moore, tmoore24@utk. edu.

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Elise Dugger and Aidyn McCleary get ready to snuggle up with Aidan Daniels is dressed as Max from “Where the Wild Things a good book on pajama day at Adrian Burnett. Are” for pajama day at Adrian Burnett. Photos by Ruth White

Snuggling up with a good book Students at Adrian Burnett wore their pajamas to school Librarian Arlene Cherry shows one day last week and got the a wide selection of books that opportunity to visit the listudents selected from during brary and pick out a new book RIF day. through the RIF program.

The library was transformed into a huge bedroom and beds were overflowing with books from which the students were able to select. As each class entered the

Meet Peggy Leland By Betty Bean Note: Central High School has four Teachers of the Year, selected by vote of their peers. The ShopperNews will profile each in separate weekly interviews. First up: art teacher Peggy Leland, who was also named East Tennessee Art Educator of the Year by the Tennessee Art Education Association.

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Unlike other awards, you don’t apply to become Central High School’s Teacher of the Year. The faculty nominates candidates and picks the winners. Peggy Leland says being selected by her peers was a big surprise and a great honor. She has been a high school art teacher for 16 years and has spent her entire career at Central.

The holder of three degrees from the University of Tennessee (a Bachelors of Fine Arts in painting and master’s in educational administration and art education), Leland is an enthusiastic, innovative teacher who loves inspiring her students. In her spare time she likes to – paint. Her taste in subject matter is eclectic, and she is proficient in several differ-

ent styles of painting. Does she have a favorite subject or medium? “I’m going to say no to subject matter. I like too much different imagery.” (A postcard advertising “Double Vision,” an exhibit she and a friend had at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in 2009, hangs in her classroom. Her contribution is a watercolor of the Henley Bridge.) Her favorite medium is encaustic, the product of a complex technique that requires melting cans of wax mixed with pigment. Leland is currently using oil paint that she drains overnight to remove the oil before she adds the melted wax. Before Leland decided to become a teacher, she worked at UT in the School Planning Lab. She had intended to leave when, in 1978, five people affiliated with the lab – her boss, a graduate student,

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a UT pilot and two employees of the Knoxville city schools – were killed in a plane crash. She was asked to stay on. Later, she went to work at TVA where she was in charge of the regional Arts Program. Her biggest project was a TVA facility in Chattanooga where 1/2 of 1 percent of the construction cost went into buying regional artwork. She set up competitions and committees to select the works that went on display. This was consistent with TVA’s original charter, she said: “TVA was so controversial. There were a number of people who thought we shouldn’t be involved in anything but power production, so we constantly had to justify our program.” Leland was with TVA for seven years when she decided to go back to school and get certified to teach high school art. And each member of her family shares that same passion: her daughter, Erin, recently departed for New York to work as an artist there. Her husband, Whitney, was an art professor at UT for 40 years and has paintings in the Smithsonian and the Knoxville Museum of Art.

Cherry was the interim librarian at Mount Olive prior to coming to the Halls area and was a substitute in the school Hadlee Fersner shows off system for many years. the new book she received – Ruth White through the RIF program.

Shannondale Elementary students Gabby Bratcher and Clara Oakes show their school spirit by wearing their favorite sports attire to skate night. Photos submitted

Skate night goes sporty Lauren Johnson won the theme contest during Shannondale’s skate night at Skatetown.

Garden Montessori gives back, plans open house Garden Montessori School leads with its heart. The Fountain City school has a history of community involvement, emphasizing service to others in its curriculum. In November, the school’s upper elementary classroom (2nd through 4th grades) held a food drive to benefit the Fountain City Food Ministry. The students collected many boxes of cereal and jars of peanut butter. The ministry is a coalition of area churches that provides emergency and ongoing food support to families in need in this area. They are located at Central Baptist Church in Fountain City. Garden students also raised money recently to benefit Heifer International, the well-respected nonprofit organization that places farm animals with poor families across the world to boost both nutrition and livelihoods. Four Garden classrooms collected donations in December toward buying an alpaca and a llama. Garden Montessori enrolls students from 2 years old through middle school. It is located at 3225 Garden

Garden Montessori students Jen Smith, Elizabeth Randolph, Rachel Parrott and Brenda McCloud take food donations to the Fountain City Food Ministry. Photo submitted Drive, on three wooded acres that include the historic Savage Garden. The school is having an open house 1-3 p.m. Sun-

day, Feb. 6. All prospective students and parents are invited to attend. Info: www. gardenmontessori.org or 688-6776.

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Outdoor Classroom ready for students by spring 2011.

Shannondale Elementary School has been awarded the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation Toolbox Grant of $5,000. The money will be used to create and establish an Outdoor Classroom which will be utilized by all grade levels. Ground breaking will begin in February with a goal to have the

■ Knox County Schools has added community meetings for parents and students to discuss the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) high school, which is slated to open at the L&N Station this fall for rising 9th and 10th graders: ■ Thursday, Feb. 3, from

5-6 p.m., Vine Middle ■ Thursday, Feb. 3, from 7-8 p.m., South-Doyle Middle ■ Monday, Feb. 7, from 6-7 p.m., Carter Middle ■ Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 5-6 p.m., Bearden Middle ■ Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 7-8 p.m., Farragut Middle ■ Thursday, Feb. 10, from 5-6 p.m., Powell Middle ■ Thursday, Feb. 10, from 7-8 p.m., Gresham Middle

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Six ideas for health care reform By Jake Mabe Dr. Doug Leahy told the Halls Business and Professional Association last week that one of the biggest problems in U.S. health care is the fact that, historically, health professionals have not looked at the issue from the patient’s perspective.

Jake Mabe Leahy, a founding partner in Summit Medical Group, offered six ideas to consider during the health care reform debate. ■ Look at the patient – “How are we keeping the patient safe?” ■ Look at current reform – “Are we doing it efficiently?” ■ Seek equitability – “If we don’t do anything, $4 out of every $10 spent by the average middle class worker will go to health care costs. ■ Have guidelines that are agreed to by all parties. ■ Get the patient more involved – “You get more information out of Jiffy Lube than you do out of us (your doctors) sometimes.” ■ Seek tort reform – “It could save $54 billion during the next 10 years.” Leahy encourages everyone to contact elected representatives and get involved in the debate. He remains optimistic, borrowing the line from Churchill that says, “The thing about America is they always do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.” Father Chris Michelson of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church in Halls was the guest preacher at the meeting. He says that 80 families initially met in the conference center at Mercy North in 2007. Today, the church has its own building on Brickey Lane and boasts a congregation of 500 families (about 1,500 members). Michelson said the church raised $20,000 last year to distribute to needy causes in the community and in Jellico. Halls High band director Eric Baumgardner was the teacher of the month. He says the band year doesn’t stop after marching season. The band’s indoor drum line and color guard have begun competing and will do so through mid-April. The symphonic and jazz bands will play later this year as well. The B&P presented Baumgardner with a check for $500 for the band, which was selected as a winner in the Halls Christmas Parade. Sue Walker reported that the B&P Christmas Banquet raised more than $5,000. The Halls B&P meets at noon the third Tuesday of each month at Beaver Brook.

Y-Teens seek service projects YWCA Knoxville’s Y-Teens coordinator Kate Schriver told the North Knox Rotary Club last week that the YTeens, a leadership organization for middle and high school girls, is struggling to

Dr. Doug Leahy speaks on YWCA Knoxville’s Y-Teens cohealth care to the Halls B&P ordinator Kate Schriver speaks last week at Beaver Brook. Pho- to the North Knox Rotary last tos by Jake Mabe week.

Father Chris Michelson of St. Albert the Great Church in Halls is the guest pastor at the Halls B&P meeting last week.

Halls High band director Eric Baumgardner is the teacher of the month at the Halls B&P. keep its membership. But she says that the YWCA is restructuring the Y-Teens concept to emphasize global action projects. Y-Teens began in the 1930s as Girls in Service. Y-Teens clubs are currently available in eight high

schools and seven middle schools in Knox County. Girls are given leadership training and community service opportunities. Recent projects include providing food baskets for the Knox Area Rescue Ministries, volunteering at Fantasy of Trees and participating in Trunks for Treats at Halloween. Middle school Y-Teens hold a lock-in and high schoolers plan and hold a formal. Workshops are also offered at the downtown YWCA on stress/time management, college planning, and forging healthy relationships and safe dating. Schriver says a future plan is to offer an assistance path for young mothers. Under the global action initiative, clubs select a current women’s issue, research it and offer solutions. A community event highlighting the projects is being planned. Schriver said that businesses and organizations that may have a community project on which the Y-Teens could serve should contact the YWCA. Info: Kate Schriver, 523-6126. The YWCA also has accounts on Facebook and Twitter, as well as a blog.

Loletta Clouse. Photo submitted

Retired librarian to review new book Thursday

Jackson supports team during bowl Army Spec. Thomas J. Jackson served as a support staff member during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio on Jan. 8. The support staff was composed of soldiers and Department of Defense civilians from throughout the Army. Staff support members coordinated events with players and soldier-heroes, provided media coordination and hotel accommodations, and organized and orchestrated pregame activities. Jackson is a military police member assigned to the 178th Military Police Detachment at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. He has served in the military for four years. Jackson is the son of Maston E. and Donna Jackson of Savage Lane. He is a 2002 graduate of Halls High School.

MEETINGS ■ The Knoxville Writers’ Group meets 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, at Naples restaurant, 5500 Kingston Pike. Guest speaker Judy DiGregorio will discuss “The Humor-Filled Life.” Cost is $12 and includes lunch. RSVP by Monday, Jan. 24: 983-3740.

Retired Knox County librarian Loletta Clouse will review her most recent book, “Rainbow by Moonlight,” for the Open Door Book Review Club 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Fountain City branch library. The book ■ The Toastmasters of Greater Knoxville will host a trainis the story of Claire Blacking event 8:30 a.m. to noon burn, a young educator who Saturday, Jan. 29, at National came to teach at Arrowmont College, 8415 Kingston Pike. School in Gatlinburg in the Admission is $5. Ways to im1920s. Admission is free. prove communication skills, Coffee and conversation beby a good leader and a better gins at 10.

HHS Alumni Association seeks vets, nominations The Halls High Alumni Association continues to seek the names of Halls High alumni who were killed while serving in the military. Named will be displayed on a planned memorial plaque. The group is also seeking nominations for the inaugural class of the Halls High School Alumni Hall of Fame. An application form, including rules and criteria, can be found in this newspaper or online at www.ShopperNewsNow. com. Applications must be submitted by March 1. Info: David Wayland, 922-7615.

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Midori to perform with KSO International violin sensation Midori will perform with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 27-28, at the Tennessee Theatre. Tickets start at $23. Tickets: www. knoxvillesymphony.com, 291-3310 or 656-4444.

Quilters plan workshops The Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee will host two workshops with Paula Nadelstern at the Holiday Inn at Cedar Bluff. Nadelstern is an internationally known artist, teacher, author and award-winning quilter. The classes will cover new ideas for fabric selection and unique machine piecing techniques. “The Puzzle Quilt” is a two-day class for beginner to intermediate students. It will be held 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, and Tuesday, Feb. 1. “Through a Quilted Kaleidoscope” is a three-day class for intermediate to advanced students. It will be held 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 2-3, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4. Workshop fees include lunch for each day. Info: www.smoky mtnquilters.com and select “workshop” or call Ann Rushing, 681-1466.

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‘For the love of a child’ Knox North Lions hear from Childhelp By Greg Householder It all started with two young Hollywood film stars finding 11 half-American and half-Japanese orphans wandering homeless in Tokyo following a typhoon more than half a century ago. The women were Sara Buckner O’Meara and Yvonne Lime Fedderson, who had met on the set of the 1950s sitcom “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” where they played the girlfriends of Ricky and David Nelson. Their mission for children began in 1959 while on a government-sponsored goodwill tour to visit troops in Japan. The children were born of American soldiers and Japanese mothers during the Korean War. The women took the children back to their hotel room with the intention of putting them in an orphanage the next day. They learned that the children were turned away from the majority of orphanages because of their mixed heri-

Scott Strable from the Childhelp Foster Family Agency of East Tennessee speaks to the Knox North Lions Club. Photo by Greg Householder

tage. The women found a woman, Kin Horuchi, living in a one-room house who would take the children. And thus, Childhelp began. The women returned to the U.S. and began raising money in the Hollywood community. Through the years, Childhelp worked with orphans from Vietnam and, after a chance encounter with then California First Lady Nancy

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Reagan, began to focus on child abuse. Today, Childhelp has chapters in nine states and the District of Columbia. One chapter is located in East Tennessee. Last Wednesday, the Knox North Lions heard from Scott Strable from the Childhelp Foster Family Agency of East Tennessee. He told the Lions that there are two programs in East Tennessee. The Childhelp Children’s Center of East Tennessee is an advocacy center in West Knoxville where kids are taken to be interviewed and examined following allegations of child abuse. The facility is kid-friendly and is

much better for the children than being taken to a police station. The other program is the one Strable works with and focuses on recruiting and training foster parents and gets children placed with foster families. Strable told the Lions how Childhelp engineered a land swap with a donor family from Wears Valley a few years ago to purchase the old Brookhaven Farms site in Seymour. Originally, the intent was to establish a group home, but following a lawsuit against the state more than a decade ago, Tennessee has backed away from the concept of group homes, limiting the number of children to eight which is an economically unfeasible number for a residential facility. Strable said the goals of the state regarding foster care have evolved from reunification with biological parents to permanency and is moving toward fixing families. According to Strable, no matter what the family situation – even in cases involving abuse – the most damaging thing for the kids is for them to be away from their parents. The Lions are exploring ways to partner with Childhelp as a service project. The Knox North Lions meet at 1 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at Puleo’s Grille on Cedar Lane near Merchants.

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By Greg Householder Two area Lions Clubs – the Powell Lions and the Knox North Lions – want your trash. Both clubs have recycling bins at area shopping centers and you might be surprised as to what they will take. The Knox North Lions’ bins are located near the fuel pumps at the Ingles on Emory Road. The Powell Lions’ bins are near the KARM store in the Powell Place Shopping Center at Clinton Highway and Emory Road in Powell near Food City. Both clubs will take newspapers, magazines, catalogs, office paper, junk mail, file folders, index cards, colored copy paper, plain and window envelopes, and phone books. Staples and paperclips do not have to be removed. What cannot be accepted – laminated or wax coated paper; paper with crayon or glue; cardboard, poster board, cereal boxes or brown paper bags and construction paper or brown envelopes. Proceeds from the recycling programs go to support the respective clubs.

Events at the Fountain City Art Center The Fountain City Art Center will host a dinner and dance Monday, Feb. 14. The theme of the event is “Une Soiree a Paris!” Broadway Swing will provide the music and Holland Rowe will take photos. Tickets are $20 and include dinner, but they must be purchased in advance. All proceeds will benefit the art center. Stop in before Friday, Feb. 18, to see the exhibit of oils, acrylics and watercolors by Kate and Roy McCullough and the student exhibit featuring works by students of Powell High School, Powell Middle School and Powell Elementary School. Sharon Henderson will host a Valentine card workshop 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. Cost is $55 for members, $60 nonmembers. Call or come by to enroll. The Parkside Open Door Gallery and Gift Shop in the art center has jewelry, cards, hand-made books, pottery, hand-carved wooden items, stained glass and more. Info: 357-2787, e-mail fcartcenter@knology.net or stop by at 213 Hotel Ave. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

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The Halls High School baseball team’s annual Diamond Dinner fundraiser is 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Beaver Brook Country Club. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased from any current baseball player or by calling Doug Polston at 922-7757.

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Saying goodbye Thomas McCreary was a member of Son Light Baptist Church, a 50-year Bright Hope Lodge member and a 32nd Degree Mason. He and Nadine were married 64 years and had two daughters, Caroline and Sharon. Sharon now has her father with her in heaven, and he will be missed by his family and friends. It is not easy to say goodbye to loved ones. Anna Lynn Hart Garrison of Fountain City went to heaven and will be with her parents and brother. She loved the Lord and her church, Fountain City Presbyterian, as well as her husband, Jack. Her children, grandchildren and lots of family and friends will miss this wonderful lady. Jean Jones Carey, age 90, is with her husband, Woodrow, in heaven. Her daughters, grandchildren and siblings will miss Jean, but they will not forget the good times together. Joanna Overbay, age 71, was a former custodian of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. Her husband Ken, daughters, siblings, grandchildren and other family members will miss Joanna. RB Wyrick went to heaven at his home with his family and friends by his side. He is with his mother and sister. He will be missed by his devoted wife, Hazel, children, siblings, grandchildren and friends. Albert Wesley Bean Sr. grew up in Fountain City, graduated from Central High

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School, then went to work for Southern Bell Phone Company and went into the U.S. Army. He and Mercedes were married, had seven children, including ShopperNews columnist Betty Bean. They lived in Fountain City and later moved to Ritta. His family and friends will miss this good man. Rubin Conway See passed away because of cancer. His daughter, siblings and grandchildren will miss him and remember the good times together. Kathy Lawson was a and volunteers are welcome. member of Salem Baptist Info: 690-1060 or www. Church and was employed beaverridgeumc.com. by Dr. Shirley Avery. Kathy ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian will be missed by her hushosts the Halls Welfare Ministry band, Scott, her mother, food pantry from 6-8 p.m. each sons, grandchildren and second Tuesday and from 9-11 many friends. She will be in a.m. each fourth Saturday. heaven with her father. ■ Dayspring Church, 906 Jason Kennard, age 44, of Callahan Drive, suite 109, Corryton, was a member of is a nondenominational congregation worshiping in a the Church at Sterchi Hills. “come as you are” atmosphere. He was part owner of FounDayspring Christian preschool tain City Florist. He was trains children from 2 years active in GYAA, and Gibbs through 1st grade. Info: 266sports meant a lot to him. 0324 or dayspringchurch10@ Jason will be with his father yahoo.com. and grandparents in heaven. He will be missed by his wife, Lisa, his children, mother, Fundraisers and brother and other family sales members and friends. He ■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardleft us too early. ville Highway, will hold a distribution. The distribution of the food is usually the third Saturday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Info: 228-9299 or the church office, 690-0160.

Community services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, takes orders for Angel Food Ministries by phone, 228-9299, or in person the Saturday before each

I found a recording of bagpipe music on sale after Christmas. There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love bagpipes, and those who don’t. That is largely the same as saying the Scots and everybody else. Other cultures also have pipes, but the Great Highland Pipes are what most of us think of when we hear the word “bagpipe.” If your heart leaps at the sound of the pipes, and your head comes up like a hound to the horn, chances are you have Scots blood back along your pedigree. During World War I, German soldiers called the fierce Scots’ Black Watch (the Royal Highland Regiment) “the ladies from hell” because of their kilts and their ferocious

■ Beaver Ridge UMC Food Pantry hands out food to local families in need 1-2 p.m. every Monday and 7-8 p.m. every first Monday. Donations

communitywide clothing give away 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. Clothing will be available for newborns up to adults. There will also be shoes, socks, coats, hats, blankets, pillows and more. ■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway, will have a formal wear consignment sale for children and adults 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 12. Info: 922-1412.

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Lynn Hutton fighting skills. One can, I suppose, make the argument that any group of fighting men who wear skirts would necessarily be pretty tough. In fact, the highland pipes themselves developed as an early instrument of war, a musical instrument designed to strike fear in the hearts of the enemy. You can imagine, can’t you, the sound of the skirling pipes coming at you out of the mists of the glen? No stealth there, just full out attack. But it is the tuning of the

Men’s programs ■ Temple Baptist Church will host a Faithful Men’s Meeting 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Jan. 24-26. Guest speaker will be Dr. Larry Brown. Everyone is invited. Info: 938-8182.

Music services ■ North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike, will present The Crist Family in concert 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30. Admission is free but a love offering will be taken. Info: 522-7590 or visit www. northacres.net or www. cristfamilymusic.com. ■ Mount Harmony Baptist Church on Raccoon Valley Road will present gospel singing by the group Wings Over Jordan 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. Everyone is invited. ■ Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike, will present its 5th Sunday night singing 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30. The service will include music by the choir, soloists and congregation’s requests. ■ Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Pike, sponsors bluegrass each second Sunday during the 8:45 a.m. service.

Rec programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway hosts an exercise class in the Family Life Center gym at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and 4 p.m. Thursdays. The ZUMBA program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easyto-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program. Cost is $2 per class. LowImpact Aerobics Classes will

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pipes which fascinates me. There is a drone pipe which sounds the same note all the time. And there is a chanter, which sounds the tune. It is the interplay between the steady, constant drone and the lilt of the chanter which gives the pipes their unique sound. The chanter’s nine notes are tuned not to a key, as such, either major or minor, but to the mixolydian mode, a distinctive, unique arrangement of whole and half steps which gives a haunting air to the music of the pipes. That is why some tunes have to be altered ever so slightly to be played on the bagpipe. As I listened to my new CD for the first time, hearing old beloved melodies and making some new friends, I was struck by the ease and grace with which the old hymn tune “Amazing Grace” sits within the limits of the bagpipe. Its tune is based on a different scale – the pentatonic, or five-tone scale – which is the equivalent of the black keys on

continue to meet 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Info: 690-1060.

Special services ■ Halls Christian Church, 4805 Fort Sumter Road, will show the six-week video series “Answers in Genesis” by Ken Ham 6:30 p.m. each Sunday through Feb. 27. Info: 9224210 or www.hallschristian. net. ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, Chancel Choir of will host an evening of dining and music 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, in the family life center. Music will be performed by the band Retrospect during a four-course dinner of beef or chicken. Tickets are $18 (children 12 and under, $5) with a maximum of $50 per family unit. RSVP by Monday, Jan. 17, 690-1060. ■ The Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church now offers an Internet prayer line. Anytime you have a prayer or concern, call the line and leave a message. Someone will be praying about the request with you within 24 hours. Prayer line: 484-4066. ■ Bell Road Worship Center, 7321 Bell Road, offers Cafe Connection at 6 p.m. Sundays, a time of fellowship, snacks, coffee, tea and informal Bible Study.

Women’s programs ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will host Women’s Bible Study 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the church library

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the piano, and which is a subset of the mixolydian mode. The beauty of the pentatonic scale is that all dissonance is removed. There are no notes that clash with one another. Play just the black notes, and it is a lovely, simple sound. Perhaps that is the reason that it appears in folk music across the world: Celtic, ancient Greek, Chinese, Albanian, Malaysian, Korean, West African, children’s songs worldwide, American folk, jazz, blues, rock and gospel music. I have written in this space before about the fact that John Newton, who authored the words of the hymn “Amazing Grace,” was a slave trader before his conversion experience. It is hypothesized that he set his poem to a tune he had heard sung by the Africans he was transporting for sale into slavery. A tune based on the pentatonic scale, a scale in which all dissonance is absent, a tune, a hymn, a man, all bathed in the beauty of grace.

on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The group’s five-week study will be Henri Nouwen’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son – A Story of Homecoming.” Info: Rev. Glenna Manning, 690-1060; www. beaverridgeumc.com. ■ Knoxville Day Women’s Aglow Lighthouse outreach meeting is 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, at New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Ave. Pike. Beth Arnurius, associated pastor of New Covenant Fellowship, will speak on love languages. Info: Diane Shelby, 687-3687. ■ MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meets 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at Fairview Baptist Church for devotional, food and fellowship. Child care provided. Info: Anne, 6219234. ■ The Women’s Ministry of Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church, 400 East Beaver Creek Dr., hosts a Bible study and breakfast for ladies featuring Beth Moore’s DVDs on The Book of Daniel 10 a.m. until noon each Saturday.

Youth programs ■ Graveston Baptist Church Parents’ Day Out program is enrolling children ages 11 months to pre-k. Prices are $145/month for two days a week, $85/month for one day a week. Info: Michelle, 465-9655.

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A year to enjoy pizza Papa John’s Pizza in Halls has awarded two contest winners with a free pizza each week for the year. Winners are Kim French of Clayton Homes (business) and Brenda Boody (residential). French and Boody registered online and were randomly selected. Boody credits her granddaughter Jayla Hampton of Greenville, S.C., for helping her win, and she plans to have Jayla down to Knoxville to help her share in the winnings. Pictured at the celebration are: French, Koty Hardin, Ann Harrell, George Thompson, store manager J.P. Cruze and Boody (with Jayla’s photo). Both winners started the new year off right by taking home their first free pizza that evening. Photo by Ruth White

The new 3 Minute Magic car wash officially opened at 4725 N. Broadway and members of the Knoxville Chamber came out to help owners Teri and Jim Rooney celebrate. Helping with the ribbon cutting at the new facility are: Daniel Monday, Alice Eads, owner Teri Rooney, manager Joe Rice, Mark Field, Lindsay French, Michelle Kiely, Forrest Tuten, Morgan Thomas, supervisor Dan Hughes, assistant manager Josh Roberts, Peter Berrio, Meagan Poore, Brooke Benton, owner Jim Rooney, Theresa McManus and Rena Amerson. Through the month of January, the Rooneys will donate $1 for every car wash to the Lions Club. Stop by, wash off the dirt and salt from your car, and help a worthy organization. Photo by Ruth White

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■ Kelly Floyd, learning and leadership development specialist for Covenant Health, will speak to the East Tennessee Association for Female Executives at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the Orangery. She will discuss emotional intelligence, a leading predictor of both personal and professional success. Info: www.etafe.org. ■ Steve Wieand, account executive with Trane Commercial Systems, returns to the board of U.S. Green Building Council along with Lisa Hoskins, an architect with Brewer Ingram Fuller; and Glenn Richters, an architect with Benefield Richters Co Inc. Three new board members are Phil Chandler, project manager with DBS Construction of Chattanooga; Kevin Matherly, senior vice president with Partners Development of Knoxville; and Steve Wedemeyer, account manager with Trane of Johnson City. Info: http:// etnusgbc.org/ ■ Vol Court, produced by the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UT, plans a 7-part series of one-hour workshops starting Feb. 1 to help those starting a business. Sessions are 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays. Info: http:// www.AndersonCEI.utk.edu/.

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Prep hoops work to get back on track Lots of make-ups last week By Greg Householder Area basketball teams took advantage of the moderating weather last week and kept busy with squeezing in make-up games where possible. In action on Jan. 13, the Hardin Valley Academy girls downed Campbell County 53-46 while the Hawk boys fell 80-73. In girls action Jan. 14, CAK beat Alcoa 56-45; Gibbs downed Grace Christian Academy 36-26; Catholic topped Bearden 39-33; Hardin Valley beat Anderson County 42-37; Halls beat Campbell County 4035 and Powell knocked off Karns 60-53. In boys action, Bearden rolled over Catholic 78-52; Grace Christian Academy fell to Gibbs 72-68; Karns topped Powell 65-47; Anderson County beat Hardin Valley 70-58; CAK knocked off Alcoa 60-51; West mauled Farragut 60-32 and Halls fell to Campbell County 67-62. In girls action on Jan. 15, West demolished Heritage 55-18; CAK beat Kingston 62-46; Lenoir City topped Bearden 54-49; Central fell to Austin-East 66-60; Webb rolled over Mt. Juliet 70-14 and Farragut topped Karns High School’s Taylor Wilkinson attempts to stop Halls Maryville 56-41. High School’s Sydney Carden as Carden goes up for two on the In boys action, Bearden road last week. Photos by Ruth White

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Longtime Halls resident takes over at Fulton By Ken Lay Fulton High School didn’t have to look very hard to find its new football coach. The school found its leader in Robbie Black. Black, 44, has been a fixture in the Falcons program since he was a child. Back then the lifelong Halls resident tagged along to practices and games with his father, Bob, a coach at Fulton for more than 40 years. “I grew up here, coming to games and practices with my dad,” said Robbie, who attended elementary and middle school at Halls before attending high school at Fulton. Black lettered in football, basketball and baseball for the Falcons. He graduated from Fulton in 1984. He was a quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back and played for Steve Brewer, who is now the head coach at Sevier County High School. Black cites Brewer as one of his strongest coaching influences. “I grew up watching him play for my dad,” Black said of Brewer. “Then, I played for him and had the opportunity to be a volunteer assistant for him.

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“I respect him as a coach and a man. No one cares for young men more than he does.” Black also holds his predecessor, Buck Coatney, in high regard. “Buck trusted me to do some things and gave me a lot of leeway,” said Black, who served as Coatney’s assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. Black was offensive coordinator for Fulton’s three state championship teams in 2003, 2004 and 2006. When Coatney retired from coaching after the 2010 season, it seemed a foregone conclusion that Robbie Black would become the school’s 12th football coach.

Black is ready for his new duties. “I’ve run the offense and now I’ll be in charge of the program and it all comes back on me – positive or negative,” he said. “This is a special time and an exciting time for me. I’ve been a player here and an assistant for 20 years. I grew up here and this is something that I’m looking forward to. “Spring practice will start in May and I’m ready to get going. But we have some things to do off the field, and I’ll be busy with that.” Bob will also return in 2010. He’s been a mentor for his son. “I saw the difference that he’s made in young people’s lives and he’s a big reason why I got into coaching,” Robbie said. Robbie, who still resides in Halls, has warm feelings for that community as well. “Not much has changed there from when I grew up until now,” he said. Away from football, Black enjoys spending time with his family. He and his wife Michelle have been married for 16 years. The couple has two daughters. Makaley is 13, and Makenna is 12.

Halls takes second at middle school duals By Ken Lay The Halls Middle School wrestling team recently took second in the East Tennessee Middle School Conference team duals at Alcoa. Halls swept through the preliminary rounds with victories over the host Tornadoes (46-36), Grace Christian Academy (830), Heritage (45-30) and Gibbs (59-19). Halls dropped a 48-36 decision to Maryville in the championship match, but made short work of several of its opponents, with 13 scoring at least one pin victory in the tournament.

Christopher Nielson, Noah Scates, Cameron Belcher, Trey Lepper, Ryan Dobbs, Eric Brady, Colton McMahon, Joe Fox, Austin Harvey, Tanner Gilliam, Matthew Weaver, Tanner Adams, Nick Hill, Tanner Huff and Caleb Woods all had pins. Halls also won the Halls Middle School team duals on Jan. 8 with victories over Powell, Pigeon Forge, Gibbs and Seymour. Halls returns to action Jan. 27 with a dual meet at Webb against the host Spartans and Bearden. Halls will then host the Halls Invitational on Jan. 29, a top 100 meet for elementary and middle school wrestlers.

Random thoughts on recruiting Random thoughts tied to the nearness of national signing day, starting with flexibility in the word “commitment” – in recruiting as in marriage. Once upon a time, a man’s word was his bond. Promises don’t mean as much in the modern context. Tennessee has nothing until prospects sign. After they are admitted to school, the operative word is maybe. Maybe the prize 18-yearolds will listen occasionally, follow most rules, go to class and remain eligible. Maybe they will develop physically and mentally and avoid the worst of temptations. Maybe they won’t be lost to injury or some unscrupulous leech. Maybe they will all stay and play and become Vols for life – but they won’t. Doesn’t happen. Some get discouraged or impatient. Some discover they aren’t as good as everybody said. ••• Five stars awarded by recruiting information services do not come with money-back guarantees. Think Chris Donald. ••• What really matters in recruiting? It varies. Potential playing time, rivals at their position. Conference affiliation. Coaching personalities. Word from established players about family atmosphere. Girls and parties. Distance between home and school. Recent history, AP rank. Stadium size, appearance. Training and support facilities. What mother thinks. ••• Recruiting coups: Richmond Flowers, son of the Alabama attorney general, rejected pleas from Gov. George Wallace and Paul

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“Bear” Bryant and chose Tennessee. Pivot points could have been Chuck Rohe and Vol track success and a burning desire to escape political turmoil. Peyton Manning, son of an Ole Miss legend, studied the landscape carefully and really listened to David Cutcliffe’s no-baloney insight into instructing quarterbacks. It helped that Archie Manning trusted Phillip Fulmer and had a longtime Knoxville friend named Bobby Scott. Condredge Holloway had potential greatness in three sports but college football was the obvious path once Dorothy Holloway rejected Montreal baseball money. Bryant sadly admitted the Crimson Tide just wasn’t ready for a black quarterback. Bill Battle said Tennessee was. Ray Trail was outstanding as primary recruiter. Outstanding! Heath Shuler could have gone anywhere. Recruiters were in the family home for 60 consecutive evenings. But there was a Tennessee connection. WIVK made it into North Carolina hill country. More than any other, the Volunteers were the home team. ••• National search: Tennessee looks everywhere for winners. Interesting that John Majors, Doug Atkins, Bob Suffridge, Reggie White, Herman Hickman, Bob Johnson, Larry Seivers, Bowden Wyatt, Bobby Dodd and Al Wilson just

happened to be Tennesseans. ••• Risk and reward: Two years ago, Bryce Brown, No. 1 in high school football, came uncommitted from Miami. He and handler Brian Butler were shopping around – Oregon, LSU, Kansas State, Southern Cal. The NCAA was watching and wondering. The magnetic personality and tantalizing promises of Lane Kiffin lured Brown to Big Orange Country. What the Vols got were four touchdowns, 460 rushing yards, 137 receiving, 19 on kickoff returns. He’s gone. And so are David Oku, Nu’Keese Richardson and several others (even Ed Orgeron) from that wonderful recruiting roundup. Fame can be so temporary. ••• Hall of Fame recruiting: Hank Lauricella just couldn’t see himself as a college quarterback but he sure could follow blocking which was what singlewing tailbacks did at Tennessee. Florida signee Steve Kiner became a discard after he crashed as summer gardener and pool attendant at the home of an influential Gator booster. Kiner needed a new landing pad and Tennessee had enough Florida connections (Doug Dickey, Jimmy Dunn) to catch the late rebound. ••• Parting shot: In 1906, in its six-page booklet of rules and by-laws, The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States expressly prohibited recruiting. Do not offer inducements based on athletic ability. Coaches ignored the decree. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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Alumni Hall of Fame Mission Statement The purpose of the Halls High School Hall of Fame is to recognize and honor Alumni who have distinguished themselves through outstanding achievements, leadership and/ or contributions in the following areas: academics, the arts, business, public service, and athletics. The intent of the Hall of Fame is to foster pride in our school and community by inspiring both present and future students.

Hall of Fame Criteria 1. Nominee must be an Alumnus of Halls High School 2. Nominee must be a person who has excelled through recognized contribution and/or achievements at the local, state, national or international level 3. Nominee must have been out of school for thirty years 4. Application will be kept on ﬁle and will not need to be resubmitted for ﬁve years 5. There will be a maximum of three inductees annually 6. Application must be submitted by March 1 to qualify for the current year

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Halls High School senior Emily McGee signed to play softball at Milligan College next season. Pictured at the signing are: (seated) Emily McGee; (standing) brother Alex, mom Susie, dad Mike, Knoxville Fury summer league coach Butch Dreier and Milligan coach Wes Holly. McGee selected Milligan because she said it is a nice Christian college that felt like home. While at Halls, she has learned that hard work pays off and time management is important to succeed. During her senior season at Halls, she would love to see her team make it to the district tournament and qualify for the state tournament. Photo by Ruth White

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Antiques and relics in the Smokies The second annual Civil War Relic Show will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28, and the first annual Smoky Mountain Antique Show and Sale will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 29-30. Both shows will be at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center in Pigeon Forge. Admission to each is $8 (children under 12, $4). For the antique show, vendor registration for an 8-foot space is $65 through July, $80 there after. Vendor space for the relic show is $65 through May, $80 there after. Both shows are sponsored by Smoky Mountain Resorts, the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Info: 1-800-223-6707 or 908-3015.

Blues guitar legends at KMA The Knoxville Museum of Art’s “Alive After Five” live music series presents Labron Lazenby and LA3 with special guests the Austin Crum band 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28. Admission is $4 for museum members and students, $8 for nonmembers. Children under 17 are free. Info: 934-2039.

Jamie Laval performs Fiddler Jamie Laval will perform 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Laurel Theater. Tickets are $15. Tickets: 5237521 or www.knoxtix.com.

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Relay For Life The Relay For Life of Knox County Kickoff Rally will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Relay participants will be able to register their teams and sign up to serve as Relay volunteers. Honored survivor and guest speaker Deborah Mauldin, promotions and marketing director of South Central Communications, will share her story with those in attendance. Refreshments and prizes will also be offered. This year’s Relay For Life events will be held at various locations, including Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, at The Cove at Concord Park; Friday and Saturday, May 13-14, at Mercy North Health and Fitness Center Outdoor Track; and Friday and Saturday, June 17-18, at the World’s Fair Park. Participants of the annual Relay For Life events give up a night of sleep to walk the track, representing the cancer patient’s journey day and night while raising money for the American Cancer Society. Info: Stacy Hall, 558-4053 or stacy.hall@cancer.org.

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Free diabetes management class Knox County Health Department will offer a free series of classes on diabetes management throughout the year. The next series of classes will be held noon each Thursday in February and March at the Cansler Family YMCA, 661 Jessamine Ave. Attendees will receive a light diabetic meal and there will be a door prize drawing. Parking is free and convenient. Note: This is a series of classes meeting five consecutive Thursdays, not a single class. Info: www.knoxcounty. org/health or 215-5170.

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FSBO - Cumberland WOODLAWN CEME- Waiting List Closing KARNS AREA, 1 or 2 DRIVERS: Teams. CDL- DACHSHUNDS, Min., County, 22 ac KOA TERY, 2 lots, West 1 Notification BR, stove, frig., A 1-yr exp. Exc Pay 8 wk F, 1 red & wht park. 40 campsites, & 2 D Section. SUNNYBROOK APTS DW, garbage disp., /Benefits/ Home-Time. piebald, 1 auburn, will be CLOSING 4 room Motel w/ $1200/both. 863-533-9162 W/D conn., no pets, Dedicated for Ander$200 ea. 423-337-6032 pool. 2 cabins, 2500 $600 to $850. Call sonville. No-Touch. their 1 BR waiting list sq ft home, 2000 sq ft 865-691-8822, 531-5836 Apply: Carter-Express. DOBERMANS effective Monday, recreation building. Real Estate Wanted 50 January 31, 2011. 865com 800-738-7705, AKC, black $650,000. 931-267-9868 ext 1286 922-9124; TDD 1-800865-278-4491 848-0298 ***Web ID# 716045*** I BUY HOUSES!! CASH FAST! WINTER SPECIAL! 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Please call between Louisv'l 865-250-4912 storage. 865-567-5788 Outgoing and caring, Acreage- Tracts 46 10am-6pm 423/723-9716 ***Web ID# 716590*** 25 1-3 60 7 *Realtors welcome! promise bright future or 865/455-1365 $130 weekly. Discount for your child. Expenses LAND FOR SALE POWELL, 2 BR, 2 avail. Util, TV, Ph, Owner Operator pd. Call Laurie & Rob Knox Co: 10.13 Perfect BA, kitchen appls. Stv, Refrig, Basic Appx. 8000 SF Ofc/Whse at 1-800-284-7220. acres. Septic pre- All brick, loading dock furn., 1 car gar., no Cats Cable. No Lse. 140 approved. Spring pets. (865) 389-0737 & drive-in, tiled lobby. property. $795,000. 865-679-6918. Condos- Townhouses 42 across HIMALAYANS, 6 wk City water at street. Duplexes 73 Townhouse For Rent M's reg, dewormed, $83,000 obo. 992-2444. 2 Sty townhouse, Halls vet chk, $250 cash area, 2 Lg. BRs, 1.5 BAs, Office Space - Rent 65 208-0482, 247-4964 3BR, 1 1/2 BA, kitchen appliances incl. ***Web ID# 715405*** St. Mary's area. Lakefront Property 47 FRENCH BULL DOG W/D connect., no pets, $650 mo. $500 dep. PUPS, AKC, M&F, Call 865-680-2211. $550 per mo. + $500 Friendsville. 4 BR, 3 10 wks., $1200 up & obo. Dogs 141 ***Web ID# 717280*** damage dep. req., & 1 yr BA, updated. Dbl lot http: //fr e nc h lease. 865-254-9552 w/year round water. bu ll do gs.9f. com GREAT LOCATION-WEST Australian Shepherd $400,000. 865-556-0412 423-733-1964 3BR, 2BA, fireplace, laundry rm, 1 miniature pups, CKC, ***Web ID# 718308*** ***Web ID# 708168*** yr lease $770 mo $250 dam. dep. WEST TOWN/CEDAR 6 wks, blue merles, BLUFF AREA, 1 $400. 865-659-2282 German Shepherd 216-5736 or 694-8414 TELLICO VILLAGE 1/2 story, 3BR, 3BA, ***Web ID# 716859*** puppies AKC, M&F, prime building lots 2 car gar., just reSEYMOUR on pvt. parents on site. $250. for $3,900. Two to decorated in well Australian Shepherds, 865-376-1226 farm carport, decks, kept subd. $1300 choose from. 3 golf purebred, red merles, W/D, H/A, no pets, safe, mo. Lease, DD & courses, boating, blue eyed, Reduced GERMAN Shepherd quiet, clean. 865-256-6111 refs. 865-405-5908. to $125 ea. 865-607-2887 Puppy AKC female. fishing, fitness center, ***Web ID# 705987*** ***Web ID# 715329*** Also older male marinas. $500 down, puppy. 865-856-6548 Houses - Unfurnished 74 $100/month, 0% interest. BOXER PUPPIES, 941-769-1017 Manf’d Homes - Sale 85 AKC reg., rare blacks, GREAT DANE PUPS, very dark brindles, CKC, champ lines, par1 white, taking non- ents on site, vet ckd, EXECUTIVE HOME 2002 16x80, 3 BR, 2 BA, Cemetery Lots 49 refundable deposits. 865-242-1570; 242-1481. big deck, new stor. 10 min. from downtown. Born 1/2/11. Ready ***Web ID# 717249*** bldg., in nice park. 3 BR, 3 BA, on 3 acres of for Valentines. For 2 OR 4 Highland $21,000 obo. 865-689-5646 privacy with fully more info call 865- JACK RUSSELL pups ^ West, $4000/pr. incl. stocked lake. 865-687-8300 8 wks old blk & wht, 577-7103; 865-300-8487 a vault. $8200 retail. 3 F, 1 M, $125. 865***Web ID# 717675*** 513-398-8808 1749 Massachusetts Manf’d Homes - Rent 86 661-2213, 865-556-5715 ^ Ave., 3 or 4 BR, 2 BA, Boxer Pups, reg, $200/ 4 LOTS, Greenwood SINGLE OFFICES, laundry rm, cent H/A, Cemetery, Section $350/mo. In Halls. Call carpet. Stove & frig. 2BR mobile home. 2 ea; male brindle boxer, LAB Puppies, 100% adults/ 2 children. No 1/2 or part interest for purebred, AKC reg. 11. $1,800 each. Call Steve at 679-3903. furn. $750/mo. + DD pets. $400-$600/mo. 2 black M, 1 choc F, sale. 931-879-7123 865-693-4264. & refs. No pets. KCDC 992-2444. $350. 865-850-3775 ***Web ID# 717275*** accepted 865-687-2181 ***Web ID# 718553*** Comm. Prop. - Rent 66 NICE CLEAN 3 BR CHIHUAHUA PUPS, For Sale By Owner 40a For Sale By Owner 40a CLAXTON-Powell 3 BR Homes in a West Knox LAB PUPPIES 7 wks old, CKC reg 1200SF NO pets Kingston Pk/Baum Dr 2BA, Park, $525 & up. AKC reg., Yellow & very small, S&W, Carport. Convenient. Family865-693-8541 800 SF Office Space Black $250. Call 865-932-2333. $650. 865-748-3644 1100 SF Ofc/Warehouse Call 423-636-1307. ***Web ID# 716185*** 2500 SF Retail Space KARNS AREA, 3 br, PUPS AKC yel2500 SF Ofc/Warehouse 2 ba, fenced in yard. Trucking Opportunities 106 CHIHUAHUAS, beautiful LAB low, shots, wormed, 4000 SF Retail Space small puppies, fawn, $685/mo, dep, cr chk vet ck, chipped, guar., 6200 SF Ofc/Warehouse M&F, shots, reg., $300. 865-690-1355 CDL TRAINING $500. 865-405-4454 Below Mrkt., 679-6918 865-387-2859 sugarloaflabradors.com LAKE HOUSE east of for US Xpress, Werner & ***Web ID# 715167*** ***Web ID# 714950*** Kingston, 3BR 2 BA Others. $975 weekly + garage, deck/dock, benefits. Local training. DOBERMAN Puppies LAB PUPS, choc., AKC registered, lawn care, no Home weekends. No AKC, 4 M, 5 F, championship pets/smoking. Lease Layoffs. Start your career pedigrees, red & rust. S&W, beautiful heads, $875, dep $500. 865with a bright future. $400. 865-385-7148. 865-789-5320 376-7939, 865-898-1170 1-877-720-7321 ***Web ID# 716047*** ***Web ID# 716857*** ***Web ID# 717847*** avail. at 2600 Holbrook Dr in Ftn City. NORTH, 2 br, 1 ba, 2 blocks from Ftn 109 General 109 General 109 stove, refrig, W/D General City Lake. Ideal for NINE OAKS. If you want WOW…here it is! furn, NO PETS. family reunions, Beautifully designed 3BR/2.5BA w/bonus rm. $725/mo, $500/dep. birthday parties, 865-705-6337; 679-3142 Huge master w/sitting area, living, dining and clubs, etc. Plenty of adjoining parking. hearth rooms. Private creek borders entire NW, 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 car 524-4840, 803-2159. gar., storage bldg, property. Too many features to list. $314,900. priv. fenced backyard, NORTH KNOXVILLE Owner is licensed TN real estate broker. CALL $900/mo. 865-755-4218 Office/Shop 1,120 SF 377-3264, 599-7680 or 910-603-8412. $425/MTH POWELL AREA very nice 4BR, 2BA Chris (865)922-3675 Rancher, $995 + dep. Worley Builders, Inc. Call 865-237-4605. Homes 40 Homes 40 ***Web ID# 718662*** IF YOU USED TYPE 2 DIABETES DRUG AVANDIA between 1999 & present & suffered a stroke, heart attack or congestive heart failure, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles Johnson 1 - 800 - 535 - 572 7

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CONCORD VILLAS, Farragut, 2 story 3BR, 3BA, 2 car gar. 2100 SF, $1350/mo. 1 BR, Ftn. City, gor+ sec. 865-766-7556. geous/new carpet, W/D, $425/mo. $100 DD. Credit FARRAGUT, 2 BR, 2 1/2 BA. Beautiful, ck. 384-1099, 938-6424 clean, 1700SF, gas FP, deck, 2 car gar, HALLS AREA 1/BR/1BA view, safe, quiet, Kitchen w/appls, lg lmin. to I-40 & Turrm/dining rm, lg yard. key Creek. No pets, Patio, private enno smoking. $1100 trance. Mature adults, mo. 1st & last mos. no pets. Utils & cable + dep. 865-300-8252 incl'd. $650/mo + dep. ***Web ID# 718789*** 256-6100.

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STEEL BUILDING Year End Closeout! SAVE THOUSANDS! Canceled Orders, Repo's. 30x35, 16x20, 24x25, others. Limited MIN PINS in Knoxsupply selling for ville. 8 wks., reg., Balance Owed. S&W. Rare clr. 615Additional Display 974-1229, 865-242-6003 Program Savings. ***Web ID# 718024*** 866-352-0469 PEEKAPOO Puppies, CKC reg, 1st shots, Household Furn. 204 wormed, $200 each. 865-654-0276 ***Web ID# 718164*** 2 END- OR BEDSIDE TABLES w/doors for storage, $32/ea. ROTTWEILER PUPS, 2 gold-framed wall 2 Females, shots, mirrors $32/ea. Gg Continental kennel Foreman Grill $10. club reg. 865-494-9422 Blond coffee table SCOTTISH Terriers $32. Call 281-8670. AKC, M&F, health guar, fun/loyal $450 Broyhill Walnut cabinet, 1/2 glass, 1/2 to $500. 865-216-5770 wood. $600/bo. Mi***Web ID# 715385*** crofiber choc. sofa SIBERIAN Husky AKC bed, $375. 865-607-8011 Pups, champ lines, Paintable wood 6-drawer shots, $350-$500. All dresser $30, solid macolors. 865-995-1386. ple dining table w/4 ***Web ID# 716082*** Captains chairs $75. SIBERIAN HUSKY Call 255-1861. pups, will be 6 wks 1/25, 4 M, 2 F, CKC TABLES: END, SOFA & COFFEE $125/all. reg., $300 ea., Red & King-size bedspread white fem. CKC, 8 w/shams, pillows & mos. $150. 931-510-4269 curtains, rust/gold Weimaraner Puppies, $50/all. 938-3698 AKC reg. Health guar. Ready now. $250. 865-684-3246 Household Appliances 204a ***Web ID# 716912*** WHIRLPOOL DISHYORKIE-POMS WASHER, 2 yrs old, un2 females, 1 males der-counter, works great, 8 weeks, $350. $200. Also oven w/elec Call 865-465-3127 wht, works great ***Web ID# 716168*** range, $50. Call 255-1861. YORKIE POO Males 8 wks., $200 cash. 6 206 mos $100 cash. S&W Games/Toys 992-5482, 385-2746 ***Web ID# 718141*** RC ELECTRIC car & Monster truck with YORKIE PUPS, AKC many accessories reg, 7 1/2 wks, M & F, $600 nego. 865-922-1933 $500-$550 ea. 3 mo. old, $500. 865-738-3088; 291-8428

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Blue & gold Macaw w/cage, $1,000 obo. 125 gal. reef tank w/fish & accessories, $2,000. 865-986-9196

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OLD WALL crank telephone 1 for $250, & 1 for $325. Several Tonka toys $550. Stevens Favorite 22 rifle $325. 423-312-3464

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INVESTORS! Adorable 2BR w/2full BAs & lots of updates including new siding & windows. Eat-in kit open to den. Strg + carport. Addtl 2BR/1BA on property. Rent one & live in other! Grt location! Immaculate home. Owner says sell! $119,900. CALL 865-218-5065.

4208 Foothills Drive in Overlook Estates. All brick, approx N 3,900 SF, 5BR/3.5BA bsmt rancher w/Brazilian Cherry Rhonda hdwd flrs, dual fuel gas stove/ Vineyard oven, solid surface tops & breakfast rm, 2 FPs, cath ceil, 218-5063 master on main, spacious W/I closets & whirlpool. Bsmt w/2BR, full BA, L-shaped FR, office, workout rm, workshop, wet bar/kit area & 3rd gar w/sep driveway. Must see. $339,900. CODE 33871. MLS#728720

8411 Shoregate Lane in Harbor Cove at Timberlake S/D. Fantastic NO 5BR/3.5BA, 3500+ SF. Frank Betz flr plan. Spacious 17x13 master + office or 2nd BR on main. 17x15 bonus rm, upgraded hdwd flooring on main, stairs & hall. Tiled BAs & fab kit w/granite tops, cath ceil in 17x17 grt rm w/gas FP, sec sys, crown molding, privacy wood fence w/brick columns enclose backyard, neighborhood amenities include sidewalks, lake, pool w/ clubhouse, tennis & walking trail. $289,900. CODE 4105. MLS#712054

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Strawberry Plains $79,900! Two houses for the price of one! On adj lots. Ea lot 100x170. 3BR, spotless ranch approx 1000 SF w/bsmt. Updated kit & BA. Hdwd flrs. LR & DR. 2-car carport & utility rm + cottage-style ranch w/approx 600 SF. Fixer upper w/2BR/1BA. Needs TLC. Both homes for $79,900. MLS# 704838

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Tennessee essee Senior Olympians busy getting ready

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ith the Tennessee Senior Olympics regional meet set for April 15-20 in Gatlinburg, seniors all over East Tennessee are busy getting in shape for the competition. From ping pong to bowling to badminton, running, discus and dozens of other events, it’s something a lot of people look forward to all year long. Winners in Gatlinburg will go on to Nashville for the state competition later in the year and then to the nationals at a date and location yet to be determined. And these folks are serious about winning. Joan Wolfe, who is 84 and lives in North Knoxville, has competed for more than 20 years. She has been to the nationals in St. Louis, New York and Baton Rouge. She entered 16 regional events last year and expects to enter just as many this year. “There are some people that I really have to fight against,” she says.

“They tried to beat me last year, but I’m ready for them this year.” Joan lives with her oldest son, Jerry Wolfe. “He’s old enough that he played with me in the shuffleboard and discus

be en been b n competing in the S Senior Olympics for more than 20 years. He says he has missed only three or four state meets during that time and participated in the nationals in San Antonio in 1995. Smartt is a runner and jokes: “I like to get my money’s worth, so in the state meets I have run Harriet Smartt sits with her in everyhusband, John, as he shows off thing from one of the many medals he has 100 meters won in the Senior Olympics. to 10,000 Photo by A. Hart meters.” In state competition last year, he won the 400 meter, the 1500 meter and the 5K. He holds state records in the 10K in a couple of different age groups. Smartt practices on the grass at Shannondale, close to where he and his wife, Harriett, now live; on the track at Bearden Middle School, which is just down the street; and also on Tom Black Track at UT. Smartt says he is grateful for the coaching he gets from Roger Gum, competition last year. His brother, Terry, assistant track coach at Christian keeps telling me to keep at it until he’s old Academy of Knoxville, and feels fortuenough to compete, but he’s only 46.” nate that he hasn’t suffered any of the Retired attorney John Smartt, who injuries that sometimes sideline longis 91, is an active senior who has also time runners.

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Hubs of activity With senior centers now located north, south, east and west in Knox County, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason for any senior to feel lonely, isolated or bored. At these hubs of activity, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always something to do, old friends to greet and new people to get to know. Each of the centers is fully staffed and offers a wide variety of activities, clubs and events for most every interest. Hemal Tailor, Knox Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of senior services, says more than 100,000 people over the age of 60 participated in events at the centers last year. Find one near you and join in the fun. West â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Frank Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road, opened in 1998 and is the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest and mostHemal Tailor visited center. Its 6,300 square feet include a lounge, computer lab, multipurpose room, card room, and

arts and crafts room. Its most popular programs are exercise, cards, Lunch and Learn, and social activities. It is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. Northeast â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Corryton Senior Center, 9331 Davis Road, opened in March of 2006. It offers an exercise room, quilting room, billiards room, card room and a computer lab. Its most popular programs are dominos, exercise, quilting and bingo. The center has 4,800 square feet and is open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. North â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Halls Senior Center opened at 4410 Crippen Road in 2006. It is the largest of the centers, with

9,800 square feet and also has the largest mutipurpose room. Other space includes a billiards room, computer lab and card room. Its most popular programs are bingo, line dance, exercise, cards, arts, quilting and billiards. It is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. South â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The South Senior Center, opened at 6729 Martel Road in 2007. It has 6,600 square feet and a swimming pool. Rooms include a computer lab, an arts and crafts room, and a multipurpose room. Most popular programs are swimming, exercise, music and dance. The center is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. East â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Carter Senior Center, opened in 2008, is located at 6040 Asheville Highway and has 6,238 square feet of space, including a 1,000-squarefoot exercise room. It also offers an arts and crafts room, card room, computer lab, kitchen and a multipurpose room. Its most popular programs are quilting, bingo, Tai Chi and Wii bowling. The center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Anne Hart

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When the U.S. Marine Corps celebrated its 235th birthday in November, Marines in Afghanistan honored Knoxville’s Frank Barnett, the oldest Marine in that country, with the first slice of cake.

On March 5, 2011, Archie Watkins & Smoky Mountain Reunion will be here for a night in concert at the Gray F airgrounds in the Farm & Home Auditorium. Among those who will be performing with Archie are Marlin Shubert, Jack Laws, (the Olde Bear Hunter), Little Troy Burns and Eddie Deitz (the original Inspiration Quartet). Also appearing will be The Smoky Mountain Boys from Dillsboro, NC. Open seating. Tickets are $10.00 per person for adults & $5.00 for children under 10 years old and may be purchased at the door or in advance at Fellowship Tours office. Doors open at 6:00 PM and Singing Starts at 7:00 PM. Feb. 12

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Feb. 25-27 Mar. 6-13

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And still making a difference

By Anne Hart

“How many olds are you?” the Afghan man asked Knoxville’s Frank Barnett recently. The two were standing in a chow line in the mess at the military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. “It took me a minute to figure out what he was asking,” Barnett laughs. “When I told him ‘77,’ he said ‘Whoooo.’ ” It’s true that all things are relative. The Afghani’s amazement was in the context of the brief average life span for men in his country. It’s about 49 years. In the U.S. it is a little over 76, and while Frank Barnett is a bit beyond that, he has done anything but slow down. For the last eight months, he has been working with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on a governance project in Kandahar. The city of about a million people in the southern part of the country was the birthplace of the Taliban. And yes, Barnett is in the middle of a war zone. He says he isn’t afraid, “just concerned.” When he moves about, he is always escorted by several armored vehicles and more than a dozen soldiers. “One of our group was hit by a rocket last week. It blew the front of the vehicle off, but they all survived. One of our helicopters was shot down. It made a soft landing and everyone got out OK, but the helicopter burned up. This is a war zone. This is serious.” The obvious question is why anyone well past this country’s usual retirement age of 65, who has already enjoyed many rich, full productive years – and several remarkable careers – would put himself in such a volatile situation. For Barnett the answer is an easy one: he’s there to make a difference – to help rebuild a troubled country. “We’re trying to help the Afghan government do a better job so the people of this country can believe in their government and not in what the Taliban tells them. This is a tribal country, and traditionally a strong central government has not been something the people believe in. They don’t like the idea of someone else telling them what to do.” Progress has been made, Barnett says, “Although our headway is spotty, it’s a political situation, like it is anywhere else. So much of what goes on here is politics and propaganda, but down in this area where I am, the Taliban have been pushed back. There are areas you can go into that you couldn’t go into a year ago. But it’s winter, when things are slower, and the question is will we be able to hold these gains in the spring.” Barnett is unreserved in his praise of the American military. “Our military is doing a great job. They are good guys, all volunteers, and they’re smart. They get up every morning and put their body armor on and head out. They’re in harm’s way every day and they don’t complain. They are far more intelligent than we were when I was in the service in 1953-55. Many of the guys who were in my

Knoxvillian Frank Barnett is 77 years old and is serving with the United States Agency for International Development in Kandahar, Afghanistan. platoon back then couldn’t make it in today’s military. If there is one good spot over here, it is the United States military.” For Barnett and other volunteers working in Kandahar, life holds none of the comforts of home. His quarters, and those of other USAID workers, “are what we call our ‘hooches.’ ” They live in what are essentially shipping containers, stacked two high. “The latrine is 140 paces away – believe me, I’ve counted it. If it’s nighttime, you have to get up, get dressed and walk those 140 paces. That gets a little tiresome.” Still, the military and the USAID workers live far better than most of the residents of Kandahar. “There is no potable water. Only about 10 to 15 percent of the people in Kandahar City have piped water to their home. There is no central sewer or water system. Most of the sewage goes into a drainage ditch. The power is very spotty. Just the basics – the things we think of as normal – they don’t have. So we’re working in every direction, trying to help with all of these things.” When looking back on the many paths his career has taken, it shouldn’t be surprising that Barnett now finds himself in a foreign land in service to his native country.

He’s there to make a difference – to help rebuild a troubled country. A graduate of UT and UT Law School, Barnett began his career as an FBI agent in Kansas City. Returning to Knoxville, he went to work for East Tennessee Natural Gas, where he met another young attorney named Howard Baker, later to become Sen. Howard Baker. Barnett says the two became friends, “and he offered me a partnership with him and Bob Worthington in their law firm. Later, Bob Crossley and Don Stansberry joined us.” When Winfield Dunn was elected Tennessee’s governor, he hired Barnett as his executive assistant. Then-President Gerald Ford appointed Barnett Governor of American Samoa. That job ended when Jimmy Carter was elected to the presidency. Barnett and his wife, Carolyn, returned to Knoxville and he rejoined the law firm. About 10 years ago, the law firm merged

with the Donelson law firm and became Baker Donelson, a huge statewide law practice. During the time he was with Baker Donelson, for 10 years Barnett conducted the prestigious East-West International Business Conference, held in Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis. Howard Baker was the chair for each annual conference. There were usually about 70 speakers with an audience from throughout the country. The conference hosted Secretary of Commerce Bob Mosbacher, two former Secretaries of State, about 30 U.S. and foreign ambassadors, the entire European representation of senior commercial officers of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and numerous business and political leaders. Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, spoke at three of the events. During the same period, he represented the Tennessee Valley Industrial Development Association as their Director of European Operations in an effort to recruit business and industry for the Tennessee Valley. He maintained an office in London for three years. Eventually, Barnett, who had enjoyed the environment of the smaller firm but wasn’t so happy with the huge practice it had become, decided the time was right to start still another career. He opened a real estate office on Baum Drive, specializing in site location and acquisition for commercial enterprises across the country. “I really loved that work,” he recalls. “I loved meeting new people and seeing new places.” Barnett’s wanderlust started at an early age. When he was just 16 years old, he and his friend King Benson spent the summer working on a ranch in California. He went back west for the next five or six years and worked in the wheat harvest, in a peach cannery and baling hay. How does he explain this love of travel? “I’ve always been curious. We lived on Lonas Road when I was a little boy, and to get to Kingston Pike you had to go over the hill where Highland Memorial is now. I guess I have just always wondered what was on the other side of the hill.” Barnett expects to be back with Carolyn at their West Knoxville home in June. So what’s next for this man of 77 “olds”? Barnett will only say: “So far, I have visited 47 countries and hope to see more.”

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