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VOL. 51 NO. 21

May 21, 2012

Golden Eagles soar

IN THIS ISSUE

Fabulous Fountain City!

This week, Betty Bean catches up with Carlene “Too Tall” Malone, who is still keeping an eye on Fountain City. Dr. Jim Tumblin takes a walk down memory lane through Fountain City businesses up until 1962 and looks at the upcoming re-enactment of the 1962 annexation “funeral.” Plus, we have a schedule for the Honor Fountain City Day events on Memorial Day (Monday, May 28). Don’t miss it!

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The time is now ... The Knox County Schools budget has for too long grown by bunts. It’s time for the community to swing for the fence. Last week, Sandra Clark toured two schools. Jake Mabe toured the Andrew Johnson Building. We make the case for the budget in a four-page spread. Please help!

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Plight of UT track Since last we talked about the plight of Tennessee track and field, Marvin West writes, the Volunteers have gone from bad to worse to awful. If anybody still cares, they did not have a runner in the finals of the 100, 200, 400, 800 or 1500. And there are no recruits to suggest better days are ahead.

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Gibbs High seniors Peyton Satterfield and Nick Wright were given top honors – the Golden Eagle Award – for their dedication, academics and school spirit during their four years at Gibbs High School. Photo by Ruth White

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Henegar is honored survivor

Which tax could pass? What are the chances of a sales tax referendum passing with new revenue going to Knox County Schools? That is one option should there not be 7 votes on the 11 member county commission to raise county property taxes by 35 cents over a mayoral veto. Victor Ashe breaks it down.

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Index Community A2 Jake Mabe A3 Politics/Marvin West A4 Union County feature A5 Powell Playhouse feature A6 Faith A7 Kids A13-15 Business A17-18 Health/Lifestyles Sect B Fabulouos Foutain City Sect C

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By Betty Bean Dana Henegar’s cancer odyssey began in 2003 when she found a miniscule lump in her breast, barely big enough to notice. But Henegar, who is an aerobics instructor with Tennova Health & Fitness Center, is more attuned to such matters than most, so she immediately went in for a biopsy. “And lo and behold, it was cancer,” she said. “DCIS – ductal carcinoma in situ – stage zero. I was almost ashamed to say it was cancer. I had a lumpectomy, got clean margins and had almost three months of radiation and started taking tamoxifen. I finished up a week before my 30th birthday and decided that the cancer part of my life was over.” But she was wrong. Shortly before Christmas 2010, nearly 8 years after her initial diagnosis, she was again diagnosed with breast cancer. This time it was different – stage four metastatic breast cancer, which meant it had spread. She recounts her second bout with the disease with an easy, humorous touch. “The craziest thing was I never felt a breast lump. I went to Dr. Kristy Newton for a nonrelated issue. She did some blood work and the liver enzymes were through the roof. She did my first exam and knew there was a problem with my liver, because she could kind of see it. “I had two liver biopsies, a brain MRI, a breast biopsy and a

Tennova’s Relay for Life co-chair Tammy Nickles and honorary survivor Dana Henegar. Photo by Ruth White full-body PET scan. There was an “By lunch, she had called my ice storm Dec. 15, 2010, the morn- husband and me to break the ing they did the CT scan. news. In January I got the final

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Potter predicts ‘new Callahan’ By Sandra Clark When Dwayne Potter sent out notification to nearby property owners that construction on the final leg of Emory Road was about to begin he got back a response: “We’re glad you’re here. We’ve been hearing about this project for 60 years.” The writer probably would have heard about it even sooner if he were older. The much-discussed and often cussed Emory Road widening through Powell is underway. Dwayne Potter, a road builder based in Huntsville, Tenn., got the bid and is on-site. Potter expects the $15.6 million project to be open in September 2014. It’s a tough project. After numerous public meetings, the Tennessee Department of Transportation settled on a route that bypasses the heart of downtown Powell. A new road will pick up just south of Gill Road and will extend to Clinton Highway. “In my opinion, this will become (Knox County’s) new Callahan,” said Potter. Plans call for a traffic light at the intersection with Brickyard Road. A signal already has been installed at Clinton Highway near Walgreens. He envisions a stop sign at the point where the roads diverge, with an access road into “old Powell” on the right and continuation of the 5-lane swinging left. Design criteria require a 90-degree angle on the

intersection, and that’s why residents see silt fencing on the north side of Emory. Workers are currently installing footers for a bridge which will span both the railroad tracks and Beaver Creek. Working “six days a week, 10 hours a day,” Potter said he wants to get those footers in the ground during the summer’s dry season. The bridge will be 850 feet long with sidewalks and a handrail on each side. He expects to move “several thousand cubic yards” of dirt, and explains it won’t be fi ll. “In our business, when we bring dirt in, we call it fi ll. When we move material around onsite, we call it excavation.” The new road will match Emory Road from Norris Freeway to Gill Road with two lanes each way, a center turn lane and sidewalks, curbs and gutters on both sides. The speed limit will be 40 miles per hour. Potter runs a family business, assisted by his wife, Raisa; son, Robert; and daughter, Kristin, now off on maternity leave; and son-in-law Logan. He has two grandsons and it’s just a matter of time until they’re working, too. Potter was the contractor for the Forest Heights Bridge during the 200002 widening of Papermill Road. He just finished a project on Hwy. 62 in Morgan County and worked on a bridge replacement job in Campbell County last year. He currently is widening

the off-ramps from Pellis- but it’s a balance between sippi at Northshore Town too much work and not Center. enough.” “We try to stay busy, On weekends, he “fools

around with” Angus cattle. He says he enjoys farming but hasn’t yet figured out how to earn a living doing it. Dwayne Potter

Halls High School Honor Society students worked a booth and walked in the all-night Relay for Life, held May 11-12 at Tennova Health & Fitness on Emory Road. Pictured are (front) From page A-1 Rebecca Neighbor, Danny Splane, Erika Youngquist, Bianca Barraza, Erica Massengill, Cameron Buckner; (back) James Parmley, Connor Froning, Dana Pair, Andrew Neighbor, Der“Cancer has taken me and ek Wakefield, Justin Splane and Jacob Wessels. Photos by S. Clark broken me down to where I never wanted to be, but I am Henegar’s husband, so much closer to becom- give back, ever. The theme of Relay for Mark is a pharmacist in ing the woman I had always hoped and prayed I would Life was ‘Celebrate, re- Blaine at Okie’s II Pharmabe – a better mom, wife and member and fight back.’ cy. Their daughter, Allie, 11 Luminaries lit the path for walkfriend – and the lessons I I organized my remarks is a sixth-grader at Halls ers. This one honored Dana Henegar, honored survivor. Middle School. have learned I would never around that theme.”

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PIE tours Virginia College Well, we got a treat last week. Virginia College campus president Jim Branham took the Knox County Schools Partners in Education Advisory Board on a brief tour of its Fountain City campus before the board’s monthly meeting May 21. You’ve read all about it here in the Shopper, but it’s a pretty neat place. Anybody looking to go into cosmetology or some health-related fields should check it out. Branham says the college has 25 schools throughout the Southeast and targets growth areas. “There was a lot of marketing research done and we said, ‘This is the spot.’ The Fountain City folks have been great.” The college is located on the site of the old Fountain City Kroger. Fast-track career training is offered in business and office, health and medical, medical billing, medical office and cosmetology. The grand opening is Thursday, June 14. Info: http://www.vc.edu/ college/knoxville-collegestennessee.cfm.

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Matthew Holt’s Eagle Leadership Project entailed fencing and improvements at the Brown Cemeter y off Crippen Road. Matthew S w i n d l e ’s project was construction of the new shelter Swindle at the Halls Outdoor Classroom. Ja c o b’s Eagle Leadership Project involved orga nizing a donation drive for Wessels Samaritan’s Purse and delivering more than 60 shoe box donations to its headquarters in North Carolina. All are Halls High School ■ Halls Has It! (Three graduates. Matthew Holt is Eagle Scouts!) a freshman at UT. Congratulations, guys. Boy Scout Troop 506 Scouts Mat- You are great assets to this thew Holt community. and Matthew Swin- ■ More Scout dle were news … awarded the Ted Hatfield reports the Eagle Scout Scouting Award Dinner, r a n k i n g hosted by the Knoxville Elks last Friday Lodge #160, was held May 11 night, and in the Lodge ballroom. This Holt Jacob Wes- year, 19 Girl Scouts and 92 sels was awarded his Eagle Boy Scouts achieved the Gold Scout rank last Sunday af- Award and Eagle Award, the ternoon (yesterday), during highest awards a Knox Counceremonies held at Christ ty Scout can receive. United Methodist Church.

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Halls High Alumni Walk of Fame

The Halls Alumni Association is now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible. Ron Wallace is spearheading a fundraising effort to have lie G. DeLozier will review Walk of Fame bricks dedicather recent mystery, “Storm ed to or in memory of a Halls High grad or teacher/staff in the Leewards.” DeLozier is a former teach- member. Bricks, which will be er who lives with her husband placed near the Hall of Fame and two daughters in Knox- monument, can be purchased ville, which is her hometown. for $125. For more info, call She is an avid SCUBA diver Ron Wallace, 933-1288, or who regularly dives in the Jake Mabe, 922-4136.

Virginia College campus president Jim Branham gives the Knox County Schools Partners in Education Advisory Board a tour of the Fountain City campus last week. At left is PIE program facilitator Mary Kerr. Photo by Jake Mabe ■

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■ Cabbage Cemetery in Grainger County will hold its annual Memorial Day service 11 a.m. Sunday, May 27. Officers will be elected and money will be raised for upkeep. Lunch will be served following the service. Donations can be mailed to Bennie C. Capps, P.O. Box 91, Maynardville, TN 37807. Info: 992-5571. ■ McHaffey-Jett Cemetery on Hankins Road will observe Memorial Day on Saturday, May 26. Visit and decorate.

■ Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., will start new classes and workshops Tuesday, June 5, including painting paper for collage, abstract design for painting and making stamps. Cost is $85. Deadline to register is Tuesday, May 22. Hours at the center are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every second and third Saturday. Free admission. Info: 357-2787 or email fcartcenter@ knology.net. ■ Fountain City Business and Professional Association meets at noon each second Wednesday at Central

Baptist Church of Fountain City. Lunch is $10. Info: Beth Wade, 971-1971, ext. 372, or bwade@utfcu.org/.

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Fountain City church releases cookbook

The Martha’s Kitchen ministry group of The Church of the Good Shepherd on Jacksboro Pike has issued a cookbook containing recipes from church members and friends, many of whom are longtime Fountain City residents. Proceeds will benefit the ministry, which prepares and delivers meals to those who are sick, recovering from a hospital stay or are unable to leave home independently. Cost is $15 each. Gift wrapping is an additional $5. Info: 687-9420. Visit Jake Mabe online at jakemabe. blogspot.com.

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■ Halls Business & Professional Association meets at noon each third Tuesday at Beaver Brook Country Club but will not meet May 22. Lunch is $10. Info: Shannon Carey, 922-4136 .

■ Powell Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first and third Thursday at 7142 Old Clinton Pike.

■ Murphy Hills Swimming Pool (located behind Adrian Burnett Elementary) will be open Saturday, May 26, through Labor Day and is accepting new members from within the subdivision and from other neighborhoods. A diving board, baby pool, and covered picnic area and grill are available for use, and a lifeguard is on duty at all times. Members and nonmembers may also

■ Powell Republican Club meets at 7 p.m. each third Thursday at Shoney’s on Emory. Open to all Republicans. ■ XYZ Club for seniors meets at 10:30 a.m. each first Wednesday at Powell Church, 323 W. Emory Road. Info: 938-2741.

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Plight of Tennessee track Since last we talked about the plight of Tennessee track and field, the Volunteers have gone from bad to worse to awful. The men were next to last in the recent Southeastern Conference meet. If anybody still cares, they did not have a runner in the finals of the 100, 200, 400, 800 or 1500. And there are no recruits to suggest better days are ahead. Unbelievable how far track and field has fallen. There are so many negatives dragging it down. Two coaches were fired as part of reorganization. A really good pole vaulter was dismissed. One of the best young sprinters in the country transferred out and declared the school is heartless. And cold-blooded. In last year’s NCAA outdoor meet, the Vols finished in a tie for 64th place. They should skip this next one. The 2012 indoor championships were worse than the outdoor misadventure. Tennessee failed to score. Once upon a time, Tennessee was synonymous with track titles. Chuck Rohe started it. Stan Huntsman took it to another level. Ex-Vol steeplechaser Doug Brown had a 53-8 dual meet record as coach. Bill Webb was very good. Great athletes came and went, some to the Olympics. So, how did Rohe do it, starting below ground zero? He slept very little, recruited like a mad man and created such a stir in the SEC that Paul “Bear” Bryant actually used Alabama football money to build a track in Tuscaloosa. He even hired a coach. He tried to recruit Richmond Flowers. Other schools, not the least bit interested in track and field, were forced to compete to avoid embarrassment. Rohe was a killer. The Vols could be 83 ahead and Chuck would implore them to run faster and jump higher. Soon after that, he would exclaim “What a day!”

Sales tax v. property tax Both hard to pass

Buswell to head Knox vets office West Knox resident Robert “Buzz” Buswell has been hired by County Mayor Tim Burchett as the veteran services officer. Buswell (pronounced Buzz-well) received the Purple Heart for his service in Vietnam. He has worked for Knox County since 2003 in fire preven-

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And it was. Rohe coached Tennessee to seven consecutive SEC outdoor championships. Huntsman extended the streak to 15 in a row, slipped a little and then won five more before moving to Texas in 1985. There was a little something about the athletic director forgetting promises. Brown teams won two SEC outdoor titles. Webb teams won three. Huntsman directed the first national championship performance. That was 1974, the dramatic 1-2 finish by Brown and Ron Addison in the steeplechase, a fleet first in the 100 by Reggie Jones, a second by Darwin Bond in the 440 and a third by the sprint relay group. In 1991, when Brown was coaching, the Vols had exceptional field strength and won the NCAA crown. Aric Long was decathlon champion. The team scored in nine events. Tennessee won the NCAA crown in 2001 when Webb was in charge and Justin Gatlin was best in America in the sprints. Tennessee was fourth in NCAA team scoring as recently as 2007, 13th the next year, 48th the next. Webb retired. It seems that was the beginning of the end. J.J. Clark, famous as women’s coach, added the men to his overall responsibility. The Vols immediately improved – to 45th. That was the 2010 NCAA outdoors. The downward trend resumed. Old Vols who have complained to athletic director Dave Hart have sent me copies. The natives are restless.

What are the chances of a sales tax referendum passing with new revenue going to Knox County Schools? That is one option should there not be 7 votes on the 11 member commission to raise county property taxes by 35 cents over a mayoral veto. This would push the sales tax in Knox County to 10 percent. The last time this succeeded was 24 years ago – Sept. 15, 1988 – when city voters voted to increase the sales tax by 3/4 of one cent. Could it work in 2012? Hard to predict. It is 24 years later and circumstances are different. Here is how my Administration pushed a sales tax increase which more than 60 percent of the voters supported. First, the city was in dire financial condition as we were issuing revenue anticipation notes to meet payroll. Our rainy day fund was almost at zero. Second, city residents clearly wanted more services after years of neglect. Our Fire Department had gone 11 years without hiring a single new firefighter. No women were firefighters either. Police Department had gone seven years without a single hire. City streets were being paved at only seven miles a year which was pitifully low. Playground equipment was fall-

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ing apart or did not exist. We ran the sales tax referendum like a political campaign. We went door to door. We held meetings. We were specific on what we would do in each neighborhood and on community grants. That gave us credibility. We were fortunate not to have organized opposition. Then-County Executive Dwight Kessel and School Superintendent Earl Hoffmeister held a news conference opposing it but neither lived in the city and their remarks were ineffective given the neighborhood support we had already built. If there is a sales tax increase referendum for schools, it will need to be specific by school in terms of what the new money will be used for. It cannot be a general “let’s help schools by putting more money into the system.” That won’t work. Voters need to see upfront what their increased sales tax will be used for before they will vote yes. The campaign needs to be broad-based, representing all areas of the county. Angela Starke, Rogero communications director,

Looking for a few good kids Who: Rising 9th graders at Knox area high schools What: Spend Tuesdays exploring Knox County and having fun When: Tuesday, June 5, to Tuesday, August 7, usually 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Corryton to Farragut and all points between Why: Students will be expected to take pictures, write captions and hear “money

quotes” from guest speakers. The program is tour-based. Student work will be edited and some may be printed in the summer’s editions of Shopper-News.

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

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says the mulch fire report being led by Eddie Mannis is due out June 4. Lots of speculation as to what it will say, how candid and direct it will be, and if people are under oath. Mannis will need to tell it as it is and not retreat into bureaucratic double talk. Apparently City Council is not involved in this inquiry but will receive its results. Council member George Wallace got a hug from Mayor Rogero after a recent workshop for supporting her hybrid plan on pension change. Council member Marshall Stair, who supported a different plan not favored by Rogero, got a handshake. Wallace backed the plan which has the most risk to the taxpayer but the most support from city employees. This placed him at odds with longtime CPA and current Knoxville Chamber board member Robert Zivi, who came to council without prompting. He emailed me, “Taxes will have to rise to pay for the huge shortfall in the current plan. The actual shortfall now is not known and the assumed rates of return are still above the actual returns (5.68 percent) of the last 20 years. We could wind up owing much more than the current huge shortfall. ... We should eliminate all market risk for taxpayers.” This is a strong criticism and a wake-up call which

needs to be rebutted before city voters consider this in November. To date the new plan has not been adequately explained to the public to secure a yes vote in November. It is unclear who in the city is going to lead the campaign to pass this mayoralcouncil plan. Ultimately, the mayor will need to take the lead and she will use up some of her political capital doing it. At present, the current charter proposal is not likely to get a unanimous council vote. Should the voters reject the Rogero hybrid pension plan, it is unclear that anyone knows what the fallback plan is. Many city employees do not favor any change in the current plan and would be happy to see change fail. They know any future change cannot be voted on again until August 2014 and the status quo continues. Some think the status quo continuing (as bad as that would be) is preferable to the Rogero hybrid plan with its unknown market risk costs. The community has the not-too-distant history of the Tim Hutchisoninspired county pension changes which may trigger major county tax hikes. The city needs to avoid the cost of a Hutchison type plan. Taxpayers need to be protected beyond the next seven years. Proponents of the Rogero hybrid plan need to spend time explaining in plain terms what their plan does and why it makes financial sense.

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Royalty comes to Big Ridge Andrew Coleman and Amber Kelly, known in the Society for Creative Anachronism as Their Royal Majesties King Ailgheanan and Queen Amber of Meridies, enjoy a Medieval-style tournament at Big Ridge State Park. Photos by C. Taylor

Jessie Harrison shoots in the Yeoman’s Archery Tournament at the Society for Creative Anachronism event at Big Ridge State Park.

By Cindy Taylor Arrows flew and fighting ensued as the Society for Creative Anachronism visited Big Ridge State Park on May 12. The local group of this society of Medieval recreationists is the Barony of Thor’s Mountain, part of the regional group the Kingdom of Meridies. Special guests were the leaders of the regional group, King Ailgheanan and Queen Amber. The annual event, called May Tourney, welcomed SCA members from several states. The time period portrayed by the SCA covers 600-1600 A.D. and is mostly based on European history. But don’t confuse this with playacting. Those involved have researched their SCA names and personas and come outfitted in the clothing and accessories of their era.

There was an arts and sciences competition that involved re-creating crafts from the era, such as clothing and scroll design. All entries must be made by hand and have supporting documentation and history. Other features of the day included combat tournaments, arts exhibits, classes, workshops, dancing and more. A grand feast was provided at the end of the day. Those working in the kitchen did their research. Attendees of the feast enjoyed a three-course meal, or three “removes,” for a total of at least 18 different dishes. These included mushroom tarts, roasted pork with mustard, fennel wheat bread and candied orange peels, just to name a few. “In the Medieval period, the lord had to show his

wealth and power or he was thought weak,” said Solveig Eiriksdottir (Duren Thompson in the modern world), who serves as seneschal for the local group. “A feast would not only feed the lords and ladies and those around the table, but the leftovers would feed the servants, the village and the animals as well.” The SCA is an all-volunteer organization, and everyone has a job. Attendance by royalty made this event even more special than usual. At the end of the day, the visiting royalty held court. Many participants were congratulated by the King and received special honors for their contributions to the group. The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century

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Friends sustain ‘Mrs. Paddy’ ‘The Savage Dilemma’ coming to Powell Playhouse By Betty Bean Nita Buell Black, who taught high school English and theater for 52 years (35 at Powell High School) is the founding director of Powell Playhouse. She listens to her inner voice when she is preparing to produce a play, no matter when or where it sounds off. Last year, Black was starting the casting process for “The Curious Savage” – a dark, ‘50s comedy about a bunch of patients in a Massachusetts sanitorium who want to help out a new arrival, a widow whose greedy relatives are trying to get hold of the fortune left to her by her recentlydeparted husband. It was to be the playhouse’s first production. Black was thinking about the task ahead when she stopped by Vaughn’s Pharmacy and ran into Carolyn Wells, who works there two days a week. The inner voice spoke, clear as a bell. “I discovered her in Vaughn’s drugstore, and I said, ‘You are Mrs. Paddy,’ She’s outgoing, friendly, responsive to people, always laughing and loves to have fun.” Mrs. Paddy isn’t the main character, but she has an interesting quirk: “Her husband told her to shut up 20 years ago, and she hadn’t spoken since,” Black said. “But

REUNIONS ■ Buckner Reunion will begin at noon Saturday, June 16, at Wilson Park in Maynardville. Bring a dish, drink and chairs. Info: Jean Mize, 992-3674, Carolyn Norris, 922-8321 or Phillip Cox, 363-5182. ■ Central High School Class of 1962 will hold its 50-year reunion July 6-7. Info: Bob Davis, 689-4302, or Diane Turner Sebby, 521-6652. ■ Central High School Class of 1967 will

Carolyn Wells stands outside the Jubilee Banquet Facility. Photo by S. Clark there was something about the word ‘hate’ that she tuned in on.” Wells takes the cue like a pro and snaps into character: “I hate onions, bunions, banks, bigots, winters, splinters, haste, waste, rust, dust, glue, grease, grime, mud and blood.” She was a smash hit and is set to reprise the role in the next Powell Playhouse production, “The Savage Dilemma,” a sequel to last year’s play, which debuts June 7. But things got pretty dicey for Wells over the past year. “We have five original cast members returning in their roles, and Mrs. Paddy is one of them,” Black said. “Fairly soon after the play ended last year, Carolyn went to the doctor and discov-

hold its 45th reunion Friday through Sunday, July 22-24. Info: Idonna Tillery Bryson, 688-5816, or Ann Paylor Williams, 687-7759. ■ Fulton High School Alumni Association will host the fourth annual Wall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony Saturday, June 2, at Rothchild Catering and Banquet Hall on Kingston Pike. Meet-and-greet starts at 4 p.m.; banquet begins at 6:30. An open house will be held at Fulton High from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, June 3. Cost is $50 for the banquet and $5 for the open house.

ered that she had ovarian cancer. It was quite advanced. When I visited her in the hospital, I was shocked. We had printed this little card that said we were going to be doing a sequel, and I told her, ‘You have got to be around to be Mrs. Paddy. If you can’t do this last play, we’re going to scrap it.’ ” Wells, a 1960 Powell High School graduate (her last name was Bennett before she married her high school sweetheart, David Wells), had taken the parttime job after retiring from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She said she wants to work, “to try to keep my brain cells from dying.” (Black puts it differently – “In retirement, your butt gets bigger and your brain gets smaller.”) ■ Fulton High School Class of 1972 is planning its 40th reunion celebration 6 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at The Foundry, 747 World’s Fair Park Drive and will include a catered dinner buffet, photos by a professional photographer that will be available online, Jake the DJ from Ogle Entertainment and more. The cost is $55 until July 13 and $75 at the door. Dress is business casual. Mail registration to: FHS Class Reunion, 4224 Williamson Drive, Knoxville, TN 37938. Info: Debbie Helton Keebler, 922-0049.

Wells has had a hard year – two surgeries, five hospitalizations, chemotherapy, a bout of kidney failure – but her last CT scan is clean of growths or tumors, and she is ready for her close-up, even though she had to postpone her final surgery so she could make opening night. “I’m scheduled for surgery June 12, and I’m praying that I can have a reversal of the colostomy,” Wells said. “Hopefully this surgery will end this part of my life’s journey. I want everybody’s prayers.” “All through this we kept saying, ‘You’re in this last play,’ ” Black said. Her doctor wanted to schedule her surgery for May 3, but Wells resisted. “I said, ‘I’ve got to be in a play, go to Washington, D.C., and be in a wedding.’ ” She was sustained during this hard year by the loving care of her husband, David, and by a group of Class of 1960 classmates with whom she’s been getting together for dinners and special occasions for the past 25 years. “It started out being social, but over the years, it’s turned out to be a support group. Death of spouses, divorce, births of grandchildren – it’s been such a wonderful support group. When they found out last July, Pat Stansberry took charge and they all wanted to do something. Those who are retired said, ‘I will sit with her all day after chemo so her husband can go to work.’ Oth■ Fulton High School will host an open house for every graduating class from 1952 to present 2-6 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at the school. Any class choosing to host a gathering must notify the FHS Alumni Association to reserve a room. Each class is responsible for their expense of the hosting of the room. Info: fhsalumni@hughes.net. Refreshments will be available. ■ Gibbs High School Class of 1967 will hold its 45th reunion 6 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at Angelos’ at the Point in Dandridge. Reservations/

ers prepared dinners. They saw me through six treatments, and I had a three or four course meal every night at 6. They were there for eight solid months.” On her 70th birthday, Wells threw herself a “surprise” birthday party at the Lions Club and invited her caregivers to a brunch catered by Kelly Payne and Susan Prince. There were linen tablecloths, fresh flowers and all the fancy breakfast trimmings. “I welcomed everyone to my birthday party and said, ‘I’ve deceived you. This is not to celebrate my birthday. This to celebrate each and every one of you for what you did to make this part of my journey better. You visited me, transported me, cooked for me and cared for me. You’ve seen me with my bald head, held my head when I was sick and waited on me as if I were a queen.’ “Now, you tell me that God’s not good.”

Performance dates set Powell Playhouse will present the comedy “The Savage Dilemma” on Thursday through Sunday, June 7, 8, 9 and 10, at Jubilee Banquet Facility. Advance tickets only are for the dinner and play on June 7 and 8 at $25. Other tickets for the four performances may be purchased at the door for $10. Menu for the buffet dinner includes turkey breast with dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, tossed salad and strawberries and cream. Info: Mona at 947-7428.

info: Nancy Breeding, 922-3120. ■ Karns High School Class of 1952 will hold its 60th reunion Saturday, June 2, at Karns’ old library, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway. Fellowship starts at 4 p.m. with supper at 6. Price is $25. Info: Sue Regan, 690-2499. ■ Powell High School Class of 1967 will hold its 45th class reunion Friday and Saturday, June 8-9. Info: Brenda Owens, 573-4395 or phs67class@ comcast.net; or Lynn or Wayne Tarver, 938-5248 or lynnwayne2@ frontiernet.net.

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What would Jesus say? When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying..... (Matthew 5:1 NRSV) You see the question “What would Jesus do?” all the time, as a prompt to consider your own actions in light of the example of Christ. But it occurs to me that an exercise in personal insight might be to ask ourselves the question, “What would Jesus say?” Think about it. What does Jesus need to say to you? What would Jesus say to me, right now, in a one-onone conversation? How would he greet me? Like an old friend he hasn’t seen or heard from in years? Or like one of his best friends who has kept in touch? If he looked deep into my eyes, what would he find there? Welcome? Ease? Fear? Need? Disbelief? Adoration? Questions? All of the above? What part of my life would he want to talk to me about? Would he reassure me? Take me to task? Counsel me? Make me smile? Make me cry? What advice would he offer? Would he tell me what to do, or would he ask me probing questions? Would he criticize choices I have made? Would he look at me sadly? Reproachfully? Would he answer my questions? Would we laugh together? Would he hold me if I cried? Would he sit down at my table and have a meal with me? Would he sing with me? (Does he know “Jesus Loves Me?”) All of those questions beg other questions: What

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WORSHIP NOTES Community Services ■ Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. ■ Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane (across from Tractor Supply in Halls), distributes free food 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each third Saturday. Info: 566-1265. ■ New Hope Baptist Church distributes food from its food pantry to local families in need 6-8 p.m. every third Thursday. Info: 688-5330. ■ Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road, will host a Second Harvest Food Pantry on Saturday, June 2. The parking lot will open at 6 a.m. and food will be given out around 7:30 a.m. There are no pre-requirements to receive food. Volunteers should come from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Info: 938-8311. ■ Centerpointe Baptist Church, 2909 N. Broadway, will host “School’s Out Day in the Park” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 26. There will be bluegrass music, games, food and more. Everyone is invited. Info: 689-3311.

Fundraisers and sales ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will host a benefit concert to help a church family in need of a specially equipped vehicle to accommodate their young son who requires a feeding tube, oxygen equipment and a full-time nurse. Choir director Jean Osborne and vocalist Jo Ludwig will perform a full-length program 4 p.m. Sunday, June 3. Everyone is invited and donations will be accepted. Info: 690-1060. ■ Bookwalter UMC, 4218 Central Avenue Pike, will host a communitywide yard sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2 (rain date will be Saturday, June 9). Free to set up. Info: 773-3380. ■ North Knoxville Seventh Day Adventist Church,

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Music services ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will hold choir rehearsal 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday for performances each Sunday at 11 a.m. All teenagers and adults are welcomed. There is currently a great need for male singers. Church membership is not required. Info: www.beaverridgeumc. com or 690-1060. ■ Emory Valley Baptist Church will host the Deeper Faith Quartet from Morristown 6 p.m. Sunday, May 27. Richard Nicley is pastor. ■ Gospel singings 7:30 p.m. Saturday nights at Judy’s Barn off Hickory Valley Road on Grissom Road behind Big Ridge Elementary in Union County. Info: Jim Wyrick, 245-0820. Admission is free.

■ Callahan Road Baptist Church, 1336 Callahan Road, will host free DriveIn movies at dusk every other Friday through Aug. 17 (weather permitting). Movies will include “Cars 2” and “Adventures of Tin Tin.” Concessions will be available for purchase. No skateboards, scooters or roller skates. Info: 938-3410. ■ New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Avenue Pike, will hold Pilates class 5:45 p.m. each Monday for $5. Info: 689-7001.

Revivals ■ Freeway Church of God is holding a gospel tent meeting 8:30 p.m. Fridays at the Ray Viles car lot on Highway 61 in Clinton. Info: 567-9600.

Senior programs ■ Faith UMC, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, Young at Heart group meets each first Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon. Everyone is invited. Info: www.faithseekers.org or 688-1000.

■ The Knoxville Fellowship Luncheon (KFL) will meet at noon Tuesday, May 22, at Golden Corral on Clinton Highway. Gerald Mason will speak. Info: http://kfl-luncheon. com. ■ Clapp’s Chapel UMC, 7420

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Workshops and classes ■ Fairview Baptist Church, 7424 Fairview Road off East Emory Road, hosts a Celebrate Recovery program 7-9 p.m. Thursdays. ■ Dayspring Church, 901 Callahan Drive, Suite 109, will offer Divorce Care classes 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Mondays. There is no charge for the 13-week program and child care will be provided. Info: 242-3995.

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Swinging for the fence Education overcomes When John Fugate challenged ignorance just as light Buzz Thomas, Indya Kincannon and dispels darkness. Virginia Babb on their support for a Dr. Jim McIntyre $35 million increase for Knox County and 8 of 9 school board Schools, I challenged John back. members know we need “Come with me to two schools of $35 million to power your choosing. See what teachers, Knox County Schools principals and kids are doing. And forward. For several then tell us how you feel.” years, the school sysSandra Clark, Shopper-News editor That was The Fugate Challenge. tem’s budget has grown John, the manager of the Comby bunts – just enough mercial Bank in Fountain City and a general to maintain the status quo. good sport, accepted. So off we went. And I It’s time for our community to swing for failed to close the sale. the fence. We’ve got the right leadership, the Embarrassing? Yes. right plan and the commitment to change Disappointing? You bet. and improve. Now we need the money to Defeating? Never. make it happen. Please help! By Sandra Clark

Fugate says ‘not now’ By John Fugate My grandson and I joined Sandra Clark and school board member Indya Kincannon on May 15 for a tour of the L&N STEM Academy and Whittle Springs Middle School. The principals and staff greeted us with a warm welcome and explained what their schools are doing to prepare students for their next level of education. The primary purpose of this tour was to provide me with a better understanding of how tax dollars are spent to provide a quality learning environment for students in these and similar schools in the county. The information I received was also designed to help clarify the need for the additional $35 million requested by the school board, especially since Mayor Tim Burchett has approved an additional $13 million for the schools in the 2012-13 budget. I have not only learned more about our local school system but have also received multiple comments from Knox County residents regarding the request for additional funding. As a banker, I am responsible for advising my customers on investments that will yield the greatest dividends. Taxpayers, likewise, want to know

John Fugate at STEM Academy

what the return on their tax dollar will be and how their communities will benefit. Among those who spoke to me during the past few days are teachers, parents, business people and retirees. I was very impressed with the level of engagement on the part of teachers and students at Whittle Springs. This school has struggled to move forward academically as they experienced loss of a funding source, outdated teaching tools, equipment in need of repair and lack of materials needed to perform at a competitive level. Nonetheless, the staff at Whittle Springs has gone the “extra mile” to help students improve test scores and reading skills – even working overtime

when needed. They cited a cooperative spirit on the part of the Central Office in working with them to make significant improvements in test scores and, thus, academic ranking. I was awed by what I observed at Knoxville’s relatively new STEM Academy. This magnet high school is a model of learning for now and the future which offers students expanded educational opportunities. With the help of funding from the Knox County Board of Education and local partnerships, STEM Academy stands as a center of excellence and a result of wellinvested tax dollars. My assessment of what I’ve learned in a few short days from representatives of the school system and local residents is one of high expectations for the students of Knox County. As a former educator with family members who work in both the K-12 and Adult Education systems funded by Knox County, I believe that we must take care of our nation-builders – our teachers – providing them with the materials, technology and support they need to operate on the cutting edge. Current and additional

funds must assure quality education by rewarding accountable instructors who view teaching as a “calling” rather than a job. New construction should be considered but perhaps funded separately on an “as needed” basis rather than placed in the operating budget. During this time of economic downturn and struggles of families to meet financial obligations, I believe that taxpayers want to know that their taxes support a lean budget that eliminates waste and provides safe schools and quality education. They want their tax dollars spent as proposed and all outcomes of these expenditures to be made public. At this time, I believe that most taxpayers prefer a delay in additional taxes. I want to thank all those who have enlightened me to some of the great opportunities afforded Knox County students: Sandra Clark, Indya Kincannon, Dr. Jill Hobby and staff and Becky Ashe and staff. I also want to challenge all Knox County taxpayers to be informed about and to become more involved in our educational system. The decisions we make today will inform the future of our children and grandchildren.

Answers to FAQ By Indya Kincannon (Editor’s Note: Indya Kincannon arranged the school tours for The Fugate Challenge, and she responded in writing to 10 questions submitted by Fugate. Space limits a complete list, but here are two questions and answers.)

Q: What percentage of the $35 million goes to teachers? A: We plan to spend 70 percent of the new monies directly on teachers, paying them more for working more, paying teachers more for getting great outcomes for their students, adding teacher positions, adding more and better teacher training. An additional 8.5 percent is for IT, which really helps teachers, too. So I’d say 79 percent of the investment is going directly to supporting teachers in schools. The balance is on student supports, magnet schools and community schools (a program to help high poverty schools with non-academic services, so kids are healthy and well-nourished, which is a pre-requisite for learning). Here’s a full breakdown: More instructional time (like what you saw at Whittle Springs) 22% Teacher support (more positions, coaches, training) - 22% Technology & IT support - 8% Strategic compensation - 26% Magnet schools - 7% Student Enrichement/Intervention: 7% Community Schools - 5% Inf lation/Contingency - 3% Q: Is the timing right to increase

Indya Kincannon

Indya Kincannon, vice chair, Knox County school board

taxes? How will citizens know how the $$ are spent and what the outcomes are? A: We haven’t had a property tax increase since 1998. Even with a 35 cent tax increase Knox County would still have lower taxes than any other municipal county in the state. The economy is recovering, which is how the Mayor was able to recommend a $13 million increase without a tax increase. But that $13m only allows us to maintain the status quo. Of that $13m, $7m is used to roll 136 teaching positions that had been saved by stimulus dollars back into the general fund. The remaining $6m is used for conventional salary step increases for all employees and a 2 percent raise for teachers. Investing in education will abet further recovery, increase property values and improve our chances of high quality economic development. We have a detailed spending plan on-line as well as benchmarks and performance goals to measure our progress. We will issue reports at least annually so the public can see our progress, and know the return on the investment.

Whittle Springs gets results Traditionally, once schools show growth, By Sandra Clark some mandated supports can be removed. Whittle Springs Middle School serves kids “We hope that we will be able to continue from poor families with almost 85 percent of the students eligible to receive free or reour layers of intervention, but without seduced price lunch. The school showed poor cure funding, there are no guarantees,” academic achievement despite the best efsaid Hobby. Note: We did not photograph students at forts of a succession of principals and teachWhittle Springs because of privacy concerns. ers. But we did talk with individuals. A couple of 8th Three years ago, Dr. Jim McIntyre sent grade girls explained the AVID program: Dr. Jill Hobby to Whittle. “I was sent here to We were selected because our 5th grade get results,” she says. test scores showed we could succeed in colAnd the results are there to see. Hobby lege, they said, taking turns talking. Through makes it easy. They’re posted on the walls middle school, we took notes in every class. of the main hallway. Teachers are listed by In the summers we spent time on a college name; students by a 3-digit number. campus … Pellissippi, Carson-Newman, UT. In 2011, Whittle Springs ranked in the Sure, it’s extra work, but it has paid off. Both top three of Knox County’s middle schools of us got accepted to the STEM Academy. in every category – math, science, reading/ Note taking and time management in language arts and social studies – in valuegeneral are important life skills, Hobby added gains. said. The students are coached in these And it’s no mystery why. areas with college attendance the expec“It’s time spent with kids,” says Hobby. Whittle Springs has patched together tation. Meeting these girls was the most touchmoney to fund: ing part of The Fugate Challenge. We saw ■ Morning ICU tutoring (daily at 7:15 Dr. Jill Hobby shows increases on standardized tests, some remarkable. Photos by S. Clark more than an emphasis on test-taking and a.m.) statistics. We met two kids who believe ■ After school tutoring (3:45 to 4:45 they can succeed academically and they’re work with small groups of striving students in math and willing to take on extra work to make that happen. They Monday/Thursday) reading. ■ SES tutoring (3:45 to 4:45 Wednesday/Friday) see long-term to a better life for themselves and their fami“Increased instructional time with students equals aca- lies through education. ■ Saturday School (9:30 to 11:30) Wow. ■ Intervention pull-outs by teachers and teaching as- demic growth,” says Hobby. “There is no permanent funding source for this successful initiative without the school sistants board approved budget.” ■ SPED Envoy Academy after school In fact, Whittle may lose some of this year’s funding be■ Advanced reading program using high school novels ■ Time card tutors – retired teachers coming back to cause of its success – dollars targeted for failing schools.

More from Whittle Springs, inside

A-10 • MAY 21, 2012 • SH HOPPER OPPE OP P R-NEWS

Who’s who at the AJ

Searching for ‘bloated bureaucracy’ By Jake Mabe

Author’s Note: During a forum held by school board chair Thomas Deakins at Hardin Valley Academy on May 10, an audience member said, “I just do not believe your numbers (of the school system’s central office staff). … The only way to do it, I guess, would be to go floor-to-floor (at the Andrew Johnson Building).” That is exactly what I did for nearly four hours on May 15. With a couple of exceptions, I visited every floor and talked with everyone I could. For those who were out or unavailable, I talked to other office personnel, followed up by phone or received a requested sketch of their departments. The majority of the staff with whom I visited did not know I was coming. The very definition of “central office” is disputed. County Commissioner Tony Norman defines central office staff as “all personnel whose performance review is not assigned to a school building level administrator.” Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre says that would “include all food service, custodial and maintenance personnel as well as many teachers who serve multiple schools, school psychologists, social workers and instructional coaches. None of these personnel are involved in district administration or even administration at the building level.” At press time, Norman had not responded to my May 14 request for an interview. Here are my findings from my Andrew Johnson Building tour: ■

Lobby

In addition to the Public Building Authority security officer, the lobby also contains the office of the Great Schools Partnership, a separate, nonprofit organization that serves as a think tank and fundraiser for school initiatives. Its budget is separate from the school system. Knox County Probation and the Community Mediation Center office are both separate from Knox County Schools (KCS). Lisa Wagoner supervises health services which includes 50-plus school nurses (including Wagoner) that serve students with daily or ongoing needs, some 500 procedures a day. A recent large project was the 7th grade immunization at each middle school. Has two secretaries, Rita Giles and Terri Lynch-Polos. Says, “We used to have three nurses (until 2009) who do what I do by myself now.” System-wide nutritionist is Carolyn Perry-Burst. Aneisa McDonald, Coordinated School Health specialist, whose office is funded by the state, also works here, assisted by Audrey Randles. Omar McCarty manages the mail room as “an army of one.” Ensures mail needs are met at the AJ and at all 88 schools. Retired postal supervisor and Vietnam vet. ■

First floor

David Sanders, the system’s lawyer, is funded by the county law director’s office. Jim McIntyre: The superintendent’s office includes McIntyre’s administrative assistant, Kay Good; school board executive assistant Terri Coatney; chief-of-staff

Russ Oaks; and Oaks’s assistant, Mary Martin. Brian Hartsell supervises enrollment and transfers. Processes transfers, dropouts, disciplinary appeals, zero tolerance questions, attendance, some mailings, bullying complaints, discipline appeals to the school board. Also tracks and oversees ent changes. daily enrollment dministrative Assisted by administrative nny Farmer secretary Penny and enrollmentt administrabb. tor Justin Grubb.

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Mezzanine ne (aka Second floor)

Melissa Copelan opelan difairs. The ofrects public affairs. fice answers the district’s ne lines, hanfour main phone dled in human n resources until this year. r. Office includes Jenniferr Faddis who splits time with ith Partners in Education, and Melissa Tauscher, who handles most ng calls. KCS of the incoming averages more than 1,700 h, spiking to calls per month, ust. 2,406 last August. yd handles Faye Boyd ting services. forms and printing n supervises Scott Bacon ucation with Partners in Education itator Mary program facilitator oney through Kerr. Raises money ucation Dine Out for Education and Coupon Books; munity fosters community gh the support through Teacher Supplyy Depot, Schooled for Sucpal cess, Principal for a Day, thee annual Career Fair, the Barney Thompson Scholarships to high school seniors, and the PIE Advi-This sory Board. (This mber of writer is a member oard.) that advisory board.) cer oversees Gary Spencer the district’s Educament tion Management Sys Information System, a project created by the Knoxville Chamber to monitor test results and operational expenses. A retired executive, Spencer manages “hundreds of millions of data points.” Tracey Matthews supervises family and community engagement. Developed district staff manual and eight professional development videos in reaction to a state law requiring all school districts to comply with six standards of community engagement. Teaches Parent University Classes. Coordinates the activities of the District Advisory Council requirement of Title I. Spearheads one-day Parent Conference for those with Title I students, partnering with Project Grad and the Knox County Council PTA. ■

Third floor

Jon Dickl directs food services. Handles applications for free/reduced lunch and ensures KCS complies with state and federal regulations. Assisted by Pam Brice; school area leaders Cindy Cline, Warren Davis, Kristin Dewine, Margaret Lis and Sharon Meady; payroll assistant Teresa Cox; senior field managers Mary Nell Harvey, Wanda McCown and Rita Teffeteller; Brandy Lambert, child nutrition technology; free and reduced lunch specialist Terry Matthews; and equipment specialist Linda Whittle. Rebecca Owens directs benefits and labor relations. Assists employees with paperwork and explains benefits. Investigates issues/complaints from employees and others concerning but not limited to Title

VI, Title IX, ADA, GINA and employee misconduct. Assisted by benefits manager Kristin Blanton, billing clerk Angie Corum, insurance manager Ashley Huffaker, retirement manager Robin Moody, administrative secretary Tina Needham, safety engineer Adam Parson, administrative secretaries Bunny Seymour and Alice Sims; and investigator Rebecca Wuethrich. ■

Charlene Gammon; and school psychologists Pat Lukosius and Linda Ross. Transition: To assist students with disabilities in transitioning from KCS to adult life are Michelle Flynn, secretary Lauren Mayes, consultant Michelle Pittman and consultant/TCI coordinator Jeffrey Wright. pp Student Support Services staff mem-

Fourth floor

Doug Dillingham oversees facilities. Charged with long-range planning, development, and construction of new facilities and the remodeling/additions to current facilities. Coordinates capital i m provem e n t projects, roof/ HVAC projects,

modular classroom additions and relocations and physical plant upgrades. Assisted by contract administrator William Anderson III and site manager Dennis Webster. Rick Grubb directs transportation. Oversees 110 bus contractors that operate 350 buses, all but five running at least two loads, that log 11,000 miles per day, including service to in-zone and No Child Left Behind transfers. Uses the School Messenger System, which replaced ParentLink, to notify parents of bus delays or malfunctions by text, email and/or phone. Validates bus drivers. Places GPS phones on every bus which are monitored and tracked in real time to include data such as location, speed and direction traveling; oversees driver compliance and driver photo badges with Justin Grubb, sends out almost 60,000 mailers to parents at the start of the school year. Assisted by router Nancy Calway, administrative secretary Frankie DeBusk, special ed router Ryan Dillingham, lead supervisor Jeff Graves, driver compliance supervisor Gayla Huffaker, contractor compliance facilitator Rhonda Kinsey, team leader Scott Sexton, and seven to eight part-time employees ranging from college students to adults. ■

Fifth floor

Psychological Services: On call to assist principals and teachers with assessment and referrals and to help when a school, student or staff member is faced with unforeseen crisis or tragedy are teaching assistants Diane Dykes and

b D li i special i l bers Dr. R Ron C Carlini, education consultants Mollie Seay, Sherry Grubb and Marcy Hughes, and secretary Kim Renfro work out of offices on this floor. ■

Sixth floor

Dave Armstrong handles the KCS website (which averages 40,000 to 50,000 visits per day M-F) and consults with building level administrators on each school’s website. Photographs various KCS events. Erik Hutson directs KCS-TV Productions. Sets schedule for programming aired on KCS-TV (available on Comcast Cable Channel 10 and on AT&T’s U-Verse) and makes it available on the KCS website. Records all school board meetings for live broadcasts and compresses them into web-archived videos; makes training videos, and all videos for the website, about 100 in total. Records any district-wide videos, such as the annual band expo or the superintendent’s State of the Schools address. Built the school system’s web video delivery system “from the ground up.” Says station has a “zero budget” and is using equipment (some more than 30 years old) donated by Community TV of Knoxville. Gearing all content to play on mobile devices as well as computers. ■

Seventh floor

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Eighth floor

Homebound Services, Homeless Education/Special Education Records: Houses all Special Education student data and processes documents for electronic storage. Staff

members: Supervisor Cheryl Hill, secretary for homebound pregnancy and Easy IEP (Individual Education Plan) Christy Naill; administrative secretaries: records management, Kelly Rhines; Easy IEP, Kathy Russell; records management Chandra Sims, homebound services, Kelly Wright; and RN health services/medical case manager for home/hospital instruction, Debbie Wood. Psychological Services: Process all school psychological a ssessments a nd

evaluations. Determines l ti D t i eligibility for Special Ed. Oversees a “therapeutic professional partnership” with licensed psychologists who help students with emotional issues. Supervisor is Dr. Clovis Stair, assisted by secretaries Susan Lambert and Connie Strange. Social Services, Home School and Guidance: elementary counselor coach Martha Masterson, secondary counselor coach Anne Troutman, secretary Becky Henson and special ed specialist Heather Willis. Special Ed Support: Lead supervisor Susan Bolt, specialists Bibi Burnett and Barbara Wrushen, supervisor Teresa Clark; and secretaries Tammie Beckner and Sally Hickey. ■

Ninth floor

Melissa Massie directs student support services and special education; administrative assistant is Shellie Jenkins. Office includes special ed supervisor Deb Forcina, assistant Annie Ewoldt; consultant Martha Iroff, specialists Rita Camper and Nicki Nye and their secretary, Valinda Hubbs; educational program and general education/special education supervisor Becky Sharpe; Linda Sharp, secretary for Massie and Sharpe; and consultant Summer Tucker. Ginnae Harley: Directs Title I federal programs in high poverty areas, based on the number of free and reduced lunch students. Funds are distributed to Title I schools for additional personnel, the purchase of materials and supplies and staff development. Helps 37 Title I schools in math and reading only and supports school

improvement plans. Oversees supervisor in each Title I school. $3.5 million received in the Race to the Top grant is audited quarterly and funded more master teachers and updated technology at Austin-East High, South-Doyle High, Bearden Middle, West High, Carter High, Central High and Fulton High. Also services private schools with Title I zoned students. Supervisors are Dr. Steven Wright and Cheryl Martin. Department has one secretary; two others left last January and March and the positions have not been filled.

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10th floor

Vicki Neubert coordinates AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) college-readiness program, designed to increase the number of students who successfully enroll in college. Targets students in the academic “middle” (students with a 2.0 to 3.5 grade point average) who have the desire to go to college and the willingness to work hard. AVID is a scheduled elective class that meets during the school day. Instructional Department: Reports to assistant superintendent Dr. Donna Wright. Personnel: Language arts/reading supervisor (K12) Jane Ailor, administrative assistant (for three departments) Vickie Beckers, administrative assistant (for two departments) Carolynn Bilbo, elementary math specialist Libby Burney, TAP executive master teacher Margo Dalimonte, high school ELA instructional coach Julie Givens, administrative assistant (Title II and TAP) Brenda Greenlee, social studies instructional coach (K-12) Judy Newgent, science supervisor (K-12) Theresa Nixon, middle school ELA instructional coach Linda Perry, math supervisor (K-12) Gary Petko, athletics supervisor Marion Quinn, language arts and reading supervisor (K-5) Janet Sexton, social studies supervisor Millicent Smith, grant writing and management, Carole Wilson (who has brought in more than $3 million in grants from 200912) and TAP director Keith Wilson. Every book approved to be used or read in a classroom must be read first. “We have no life. We are here many Saturdays,” she said. “But it is worth it.” Humanities: World languages specialist Alyson Lerma; English Languages Learners specialist Donna Stapleton, assisted by Rhonda Davis. Four assistants positions were eliminated last year on this floor. ■

11th floor

Gail Byard oversees Technology/IT. Includes active directory, student information systems, computer repair, instructional technology, networking, payroll/ human resources information system, special education technology and help desk. Assisted by technology director Bill Parker, IT specialists Richard Baughman, Steve Glenn, Brandy Lambert, Guy Respess, Steve Rudder, Joe Snyder and Beau Stanley; network administrator/team lead Larry Brothers, active directory administrator Freddie Cox; IT asset manager John Dendrinos, active directory administrator Billy Ellis, school technology specialist Tom Harless, administrative assistant Pat Hodge, programmer/analysts Kyle Pope and Jondale Stratton, computer technician Jason Summers, help desk operators Carol Tiller and Julie Wolfenbarger, and computer operator Mary Wilkerson.

SHOPPER-NEWS • MAY 21, 2012 • A-11

Whittle Springs tackles reading ■

Read, read, read

Reading is basic, says Whittle principal Jill Hobby. “And each year some students arrive at elementary schools already behind in basic academic and/or social skills. Although the principals and teachers at Whittle/Fulton feeder schools work hard to catch them up, for each of the past three years, 60 percent of our students have entered 6th grade reading on a 2nd or 3rd grade level. “We must grow students to have them ready for high school. We place a huge emphasis on reading in each content area.” On the hallway wall, a chart reflects reading gains based on Lexile testing. Each student is identified by number. Hobby says a range of 60 to 100 reflects a year’s worth of growth, yet results for 2011-12 showed gains of 200 to 300 for many Whittle students.

A student came in with a score of 244 and increased to 530 – a one-year gain of 286 points. Another started higher, with a score of 929. That student increased by 86 points to 1,015. Hobby credits “targeted intervention” for these gains. Whittle is slated to lose $30,000 in Title I funds next year, money that has funded extended day tutoring, technology and time card tutors for students in small groups. The school board’s budget includes money for tutors for students falling behind. Accountability, you say? How about this: TCAP writing scores (8th graders proficient) at Whittle Springs: 2000 – 63% 2001 – 80% 2002 – 81% 2003 – 80% 2004 – 77% 2005 – 74% 2006 – 69% 2007 – 80%

2008 – 83% 2009 – 78% 2010 – 86% 2011 – 87.33% 2012 – (embargoed, but the teachers were amazed at the results received two weeks ago) Math scores, value added scores and TCAP scores in general show dramatic gains. ■

Academies

Choral teacher by day, academy director by afternoon. That’s Bailey Chambers, principal of the Whittle Springs After-School Academy. All WSMS students are eligible for tutoring in reading, math and TCAP preparation. The Academy meets from 3:45 to 4:45 on Mondays and Thursdays. The Academy is free and snacks are provided. Bus service is provided to Richard Yoakley (formerly Alice Bell Elementary), Belle Morris Elementary, Lincoln Park Tech

Center, Christenberry Rec Center, and the Boys and Girls Club on Caswell Ave. so that transportation does not get in the way of someone staying after school for extra support. The Academy is popular among students, Hobby said. One boy even asked when the make-up would be for a session canceled because of a tornado warning. The principalship is good training for young teachers, she added. First Class Tutoring is an SES program offered at no cost to parents whose children participate in the Free and Reduced Lunch program. First Class provides transportation home following after-school tutoring, a mini-meal, and small group tutoring in math and reading. It met on Wednesdays and Fridays. Only certified teachers served as tutors, and Jen Tedder served as coordinator. Family Engagement events were scheduled almost weekly during the school year. “We had about 250 to 300 people at each event,” says Hobby. An incentive was a mini-meal from Chick-fil-A. An example is the Jan. 12 Math Night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Refreshments were provided while parents and children played games in-

Jan Chiles, 7th grade reading teacher at Whittle Springs, talks with John Fugate, left) and his grandson. Joseph.

volving math. Other events were scheduled during the day so parents could interact with students and/ or hear special speakers. Mother-daughter spa night was a huge hit, especially when Dr. Hobby gave makeovers.

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Eight opportunities for community volunteers were offered, coordinated by Jen Tedder, social worker and behavior liaison, and Shanawaski Davis and Tiffany Davidson, campus managers for Project GRAD. Info: 594-4474.

Conclusion

Sent to get results. Got results. Will funds be there to sustain the programs that brought the gains? We will know when County Commission votes on May 30. Stay tuned.

Who’s who at the AJ ■

12th floor

Dr. Jean Heise as humanities supervisor has replaced several supervisors including those for physical education, health and wellness, art, music, world languages. Assisted by Walter Mencer (instrumental music), Richard Mitchell (choral music), Dr. Fred Patterson (art) and Alyson Lerma (world languages, who works on the 10th floor). Tracy Davis is an administrative assistant to Dr. Heise. Lisa Hickson is the humanities administrative assistant. Elementary Instruction: Elementary supervisors Donna Howard and Susan Turner; Pre-K specialist Carol Idol and assistant Angie Satterfield; elementary supervisor Kelly Johnson, administrative secretary Margaret Wade, and literacy specialist Theresa Wishart. Dr. Daphne Odom and assistant Ashley Satterfield oversee magnet and gifted/ talented programs. Dianne Buck, manager, Tom Dockery and Steve Johnston handle publication and print services. Off-set printing services are housed at the Knox Central building, where the print department rotates existing personnel.

instruction, including staff on floors 9, 10, 12 and 14). Supervises executive directors: Nancy Maland (elementary ed; her administrative assistant is Jeana Findley), Dr. Clifford Davis (secondary education) and Ed Hedgepath (middle/ secondary education, who is retiring); their administrative assistant is Cindy Price. Davis will become the executive director for all secondary education while concentrating on middle schools and Dr. Jon Rysewyk will supervise the 15 high schools. Wright’s administrative assistant is Linda Ward, who is retiring. Senior advisor for high needs schools is Montina Jones; her assistant is Jane Toppins. Dr. Elizabeth Alves monitors test results, oversees K-12 curriculum (to achieve test goals) and monitors compliance with all federal regulations. Assisted by supervisors: research and development, John Beckett; testing, Laurie Driver; accountability analyst Clint Sattler, deputy accountability officer Krista Tibbs; and administrative assistants Cindy Fowler and Patti LaBello.

try), Human Resource Generalists Sandie Johnson, Leanne Robillard, Dreama Feezell and Christine Wolf (evaluations, tenure, posts Certified vacancies in SearchSoft); HR Specialists Stacey Dykes (substitutes, Aesop System). ■

16th floor

Bob Thomas and Ron McPherson: Thomas is assistant superintendent for administrative services. McPherson is executive director of finance. McPherson’s department performs daily accounting functions such as journal entries, budget line-item transfers, deposit of funds, etc., monitors account balances, fund balances, and revenue collections and trends for KCS funds; coordinates with other KCS departments on financial issues; balances major construction projects and federal grants, prepares the monthly Interim Financial Report for the KCS operating fund and School Nutrition Program (financial status reports), prepares the monthly status report on KCS construction projects, assists with the preparation of the KCS annual operating budget; co■ 13th floor ■ 15th floor ordinates federal and state Tradition and superstiDr. Kathy Sims directs funding applications and tion in the hotel industry human resources including reporting requirements mean the Andrew Johnson personnel records, termina- for grants and projects, Building has no 13th floor. tions, absences, evaluations prepares the annual Puband staffing for all schools. lic School Financial Re■ 14th floor Supported by, Rodney Rus- port and the annual PubDr. Donna Wright: sell, Nakia Towns and Team lic School Budget report Oversees curriculum and Leader Kelly Cross (data en- submitted to the state, and

provides support for reconciliation of fringe benefits and payroll. McPherson says even paying roughly 7,500 employees is not as simple as cutting a check. Contracts are different for various positions. Payroll is roughly $20 million a month. Hamilton County, which serves 42,000 students on a $312 million operating budget, has roughly 25 employees in budget and finance. Knox County, which serves 56,000 students on an operating budget of $380 million, has 19 such employees. Compensation Department personnel: compensation support, Mike Atkins, Marty Danford, Lynne Flynn, Brenda Tindell, Katie Yarber; supervisor Krisden Parrott; and team leader Ada Pratt. Finance personnel: federal grants accountant Leah Ashley, accounting clerk Barbara Brown; food service accountant Michelle Henson, supervisor of accounting Kevin Wilson. ■

17th floor

Part of the accounting and finance department. Personnel: accounts payable clerks Diane Beeler, Paul Jenkins (warehouse operations), clerk Judy Lewis, Omar McCarty Jr. (parttime), Bonnie Spicer (purchase orders), and finance/ accounts payable supervisor Roger Underwood.

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Conclusion

After touring the AJ, hearing job descriptions Jake and seeing staff members Mabe at work, reading the central administration return on investment report, counting trends in the central office over the last 10 years and comparing departments with those in other Tennessee school districts, I utterly reject the myth that the KCS Central Office is bloated bureaucracy. In 2001, an independent management and performance review concluded that the KCS CO administration is “understaffed when compared to its peers” and said KCS spent less for administration than any of its peer districts, with the staffing level 55 percent below peer districts. The findings 11 years ago still ring true. The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics found in fiscal year 2008 that among the 100 largest U.S. school districts (Knox County is 74th), KCS ranks seventh in the percentage of its budget that is dedicated to instruction and instructional support. The district tied for 100th in the proportion of total positions committed to school district administration. Significant central office administrative staffing reductions and adjustments, including eliminating more than a dozen positions in FY 2012, have been made since 2009. The Central Office underwent a major reorganization in 2011. Over the last four fiscal years, the majority of the $14.7 million increase in the total operating budget has gone to classroom instruction and instructional support ($10.4 million). Five million dollars has gone to Debt Service and other district-level requirements. Central Office administrative and support totals have dropped from a 10-year high of 230.5 in the fall of 2008 to 211 as of this March. Facts are facts. Anyone who tries to argue to the contrary should take a tour of the AJ Building floor by floor, read this data, which is available at knoxschools.org, and perform a comparative analysis with KCS’s peer districts. Otherwise, you are either pandering to a myth, have a personal ax to grind or are living in “The Twilight Zone.”

A-12 • MAY 21, 2012 • SH HOPPER OPPE OP P R-NEWS

All aboard!

For learning adventures at the L&N By Sandra Clark Imagine … a high school where every teacher knows every kid by sight and name … a school where students want to be and everyone is equipped with an iPad … a place where teachers work before- and after-hours to develop curricula. Imagine the L&N STEM Academy. The place looks like a race track with donor logos pasted randomly about. Financial sponsor JCPenney has a logo on the school’s entry into the robotics competition. The room for physical education looks like the workout facility at the most modern health club. Principal Becky Ashe grabs the handles of an overhead resistance belt. “$120 each,” she says. “And we keep up with everyone’s progress on the computer over there.” We visited the school during the one-hour lunch break. Kids eat for 30 minutes, either inside or on the porch, and then spend 30 minutes in advisory class for tutoring and life skills. Some sell dance tickets in the cafeteria, while others cluster with iPads in small groups or alone. Ashe says the lunch break is important since students might enter STEM knowing only one or two other students. ■

That extra time comes in handy for visiting STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) professionals who frequently come for lunch with students. “They might make a presentation, but sometimes they just hang out. It helps students to realize that engineers and professors are people just like them,” said Ashe. The only foreign language is Latin, but nobody seems to mind. And the band includes “whatever you play.” Halls guy Owen Sanders was excited to be accepted, and he’s asking his mom why he can’t just start now. An 8th-grader wanting to skip summer??? Amazing.

A stroll on campus of the L&N STEM Academy shows the Sunsphere and World’s Fair Park up close and the University of Tennessee in the distance. Labs funded by B&W Y-12 and Provision Health Alliance occupy the former Butcher Shop restaurant and the school itself is the former L&N train station. The tour is led by principal Becky Ashe, at right, followed by Joseph Fugate, John Fugate and Indya Kincannon. Photos by S. Clark

station to be a contemporary high school. And she did it on the cheap. Then-Mayor Bill Haslam arranged for a city grant to pay the rent to ■ On tour property owners until the Becky Ashe is dynamic. A building conveys to Knox former teacher at West High County Schools, debt-free. School and later the KCS Then McIntyre, alongscience supervisor, Ashe side the Great Schools Partwas helping Dr. Jim Mc- nership led by Buzz ThomIntyre interview prospec- as, secured grants to equip tive principals for the new specific areas. Among the STEM Academy when he first was a family grant to realized no one matched her fund the Haslam Commons. knowledge and enthusiasm. This year’s iPads were “You know a lot about this,” obtained through a contrihe recalls. “What if you be- bution from local PetSafe come principal?” owner Randy Boyd and a McIntyre didn’t have to generous donation from ask twice. ORAU, said Ashe. Parents Ashe assembled a faculty signed an agreement to and worked with construc- replace the devices if lost tion crews to prepare the for- or damaged. Only one has Alexis Campbell, a Powell resident, studies Latin on an iPad. mer restaurant and railroad been lost.

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“How is science different here?” we asked kids in class and was able to break away for teacher Frank Wood. He had his homeroom conversation. Wood, who came from Hardin Valley Academy, said L&N is about the basics. “We don’t have underwater basket-weaving here. We focus on the core, on teaching the language of scientists.” Next year Wood plans to offer “algebrysics,” a hybrid of algebra and physics which he’s developing, using manipulatives to make math more interesting. He’s working with the school librarian to write a book called “Just the Facts,” an interactive program that will accept “keynote” files from students. Wood is developing STEM curricula which he and Ashe hope will be used by schools throughout the state. Wood also sponsors the robotics club, a beforeschool activity. He showed us the basketball-shooting robot his students made for competition. The team didn’t win this year, but then L&N currently has only freshmen and sophomores. Wood is eager to set his “veterans” on stage next year. Frank Wood, science teacher and robotics coach ■

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L&N Stem Academy functions like a charter school or even a private school under the auspices of Knox County Schools. The school demonstrates that a little money goes a long way with motivated students, enthusiastic teachers and involved parents. And don’t overlook that dynamo named Becky Ashe. L&N does not cherry-pick students. Each high school has an allocation based on enrollment. Students who apply are selected by lottery within their high school zone. The classes and lesson plans devel-

oped here can be used across Knox County, if the Internet infrastructure is installed and money is funded for iPads or some type of personal device for each student at all schools. Technology is everywhere, even in the smallest business. Yet Knox County schools fund technology with Coupon Books, PTAs and a prayer. The school of the future is operating today at the L&N Academy. Will the technology be pushed out to all students in all schools? Depends on whether County Commission funds the $35 million increase requested by the school board. They vote on May 30. Stay tuned.

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Andrea Lawyer taught mathematics at Bearden High School before coming to the L&N. While the curriculum is similar, the technology makes a difference in how it’s taught, she said. “All teachers (here) do live-time tutoring,” Ashe said. “The quality of the tool

makes a good teacher great.” Lawyer calls it “real time teaching.” As she monitors students’ responses via iPad, she can see who knows what, who needs extra help with a concept or when the whole class “gets it.” Students have “buy-in,” she said. Obviously teachers do too because Lawyer followed our tour down the hall, still talking. She described emailing lesson assignments to students and learning from their responses. “An incredibly shy student can communicate safely via email when he might be hesitant to speak up in class,” she said. Her own 1st grader recently made a PowerPoint presentation and learned to tell time through an “app.” Technology has leaped ahead and it’s time for it to be used in Knox County Schools, she said. Andrea Lawyer came to L&N from Bearden High School.

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Gibbs celebrates seniors with awards

Osborne, Mallory to cheer at ETSU Cheering at the collegiate level next year for East Tennessee State University are Gibbs graduates Kane Osborne and Byrgundy Mallory. Osborne will be a first year student and Mallory will be a second year student at the school. Photo submitted

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Matt Brewer and Philip Hensley look through the school annual on senior awards day at Gibbs High.

Gibbs High will honor five staff members retiring this year with a reception 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 23. After many years of service to the school, Linda Adams, Deloris Anderson, Rick Anderson, Sheila Cooper and Nini Weaver will begin new adventures in their lives. Everyone is welcome to stop by the school library and wish them well.

Brady Whitt received the Jerry Reeves Memorial Choral Award for excellence in the music field. He also received the Semper Fi Award and the Social Studies Eagle Award.

SCHOOL NOTES Top students at Gibbs High are salutatorian Peyton Satterfield and valedictorian Minyu Li. Photos by Ruth White

Fountain City Elementary ■ Fifth grade awards night, Monday, May 21. Fifth Grade Day, Tuesday, May 22.

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HES is wild about reading Dayde Young shows the shirt he received for reading 100 books this year. Shirts and reading buddies were donated to the students from the Halls Elementary PTA.

The Cat in the Hat made a special appearance at the school to congratulate students on their reading success. More than 110 kindergarten students at the school read (or had read to them) at least 100 books and were treated to a special celebration last week.

■ Story Time: “ ‘Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,’ said the Sloth” by Eric Carle, 1 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at Ijams Nature Center. Includes fun craft. Free, but donation accepted. To register: 577-4717, ext. 110 ■ “Mommy and Me” art classes at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon Friday, May 25, at Smart Toys and Books. $5 materials fee; reservations required in advance. Ages 2 and up. ■ Game/craft demo 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Smart Toys and Books. Hands-on trials with and demonstrations of newly arriving games. ■ Story Time: “The Hungry Thing” by Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler, 1 p.m. Thursday, May 31, at Ijams Nature Center. Includes fun craft. Free, but donation accepted. To register: 577-4717, ext. 110

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Three Halls High cheerleaders will continue cheering at the collegiate level next season. Hana Shea Lewis will cheer on the Vols at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Cheyenne Fawver will attend Maryville College and Caroline White will trade in her red and white for blue and gold as she cheers on the Mocs at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.

Halls seniors honored for academic success

Halls High seniors were honored last week for their academic success during the annual awards presentation. Principal Mark Duff announced the top three awards at the conclusion of the ceremony, naming students voted on by teachers. Grant Wortley was named Most Spirited, Jared Long was Best Boy and Sydney Carden was named Best Girl. Photos by Ruth White

Valedictorian for the class of 2012 at Halls is Rebecca Neighbor.

Baseball players Ryan Galyon and Thomas Corcione celebrate after the awards ceremony. Both of the seniors were named to the All-District team along with teammates Austin Smith and Grant Painter.

Sharing the honors for salutatorian at Halls is Erika Youngquist and Jacob Wessels.

MILESTONES Savannah Brooke and Tommy Dallas and Dyer celebrated her second and JewJoretta Daniel Carey celebrated birthday April 29 with a Barell Walker. Harrell of his fourth birthday April 29, ney party with family and G r e a t Halls, the with a water friends. Parents are Greg and grandmothlate Ray gun party Jill Dyer of Maynardville. er is Rosella and Mallie with family She has two older siblings, Mynatt. Miller of and friends. Ashley and Justin. GrandMaynardHis parents parents are Gail Wollard of ville, Linda are Zachary Corryton, Garry “Buck” and Bragg and and ShanSherry Wollard of Maynard- Mccurry to celebrate the late John Bragg of non Carey ville, and Mildred and the 80th birthday Indiana. of Halls. late Carnes Dyer of Corryton. Louise “Weezy” Mccurry GrandparRikki Shea Koontz will celebrate her 80th birthents are Byron and Christa was born May 12. Parents day on SatBryant of Plainview, Sue are Larry and Julie Koontz. urday, May Carey of Oak Ridge and VirSiblings are Bailey and 26. She is ginia and the late Max Carey Mackenzie. Grandparents a full-time of Morristown. are Kyle and Marie Koontz employee at the Halls Wa l m a r t . She is a Christian, mother, mother-in-law, sister, grandKnoxville’s Gold Standard mother, great-grandmother As Featured on WBIR LIVE AT 5 and WVLT and friend. Stop by Walmart Ridner, Courtney The mistakes gold sellers make most often, and how you can and wish her a happy birthavoid getting the “golden ﬂeece” Yvette Martinez day or send greetings to 5225 to wed June 10 Visit www.wbir.com to read the full ar article featuring Knox Gold Exchange Minerva Webb Ridner Wolfenbarger Lane, Knoxand Robert Michael Courtville, TN 37938. ney will be wed 1 p.m. Harrell to graduate Sunday, June 10, at Christ for your Rachel Elizabeth Harrell United Methodist Church. They were 4th grade will graduate from Roane sweethearts at Inskip State Community College When you sell your gold. WE ALSO PAY HIGHEST FOR OLD School, graduated from on May 4 with a degree in be present at time MONEY, STERLING SILVER, COINS, ETC. Coupon must Central High in 1967 and radiology technology. Her of sale of gold. Hours: Mon-Fri are now marrying. They parents are Dennis and ard Rd Rd, Powell • 865 865-859-9414 8599 94 85 9414 14 10am - 5pm 7537 Brickyard will enjoy a honeymoon on Carolyn Harrell of Gibbs. Sat 10am - 1pm I-75N, Emory Rd. exit. Left on Emory, left on Brickyard at Bojangles Maui. Grandparents are the Rev.

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Ministry finds its ‘True Purpose’ By Tia Kalmon

Halls Outlaws wins championship The Halls Outlaws 8U team won the Battle of North Knoxville Tournament. Team members are: (front) Aiden Wright, Joey Kirby, Matthew Shields, Stephen Miller, Adam DePetro; (second row) Gregory Criswell, Jaydyn White, Hunter Heinrich, Izaah Rogers, Tyler Wood, Aaron Webb, Austin Taylor; (back) coaches Gary Criswell, head coach Clint Taylor, Roger “Boomer” Tucker, James Kirby and Scott Webb. The Outlaws went 5-0 to win the championship. Photo submitted

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PELLISSIPPI NOTES ■ A rare photographic exhibit, “Conflict Zone,” will be on display in the Bagwell Center for Media and Art gallery May 23-31 in recognition of Memorial Day, which is May 28. The free exhibit is a collection of images from the front lines of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq taken by some of the world’s most celebrated combat photographers. The Bagwell Center is on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Exhibit hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays or by appointment. Info: 694-6400.

SPORTS NOTES ■ A baseball tournament will be held Friday through Sunday, June 1-3, open to all, Tee ball to 14U. Info: 992-5504 or email hcpsports@msn.com. ■ A golf tournament will be hosted by Sons of the American Legion at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Three Ridges Golf Course, 6101 Wise Springs Road. All proceeds will help several youth organizations in East Tennessee. Advance registration is preferred. Info: Josh Plane, 805-8781 or email littlemantag@yahoo.com.

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New principals for Shannondale, Sequoyah Dr. Joy Foster, principal at Shannon Elementary School, will be transferred for the next school year and a replacement has not been named. Alisha Hinton, a former 3rd grade teacher at Brickey-McCloud, was named principal at Sequoyah Elementary School, replacing Martha Hill who retired. Hinton was a member of the inaugural class of the Principal Leadership Academy and is currently assistant principal at A. L. Lotts Elementary School where she has served since 2009.

■ Chota Canoe and Kayak School will be held Friday through Sunday, June 15-17, and will include whitewater, touring or canoe tripping. Cost is $115 and includes weekend instruction, two nights camping and more. Info: 288-3249 or www.discoveret.org/chota/canoe_school_ main.htm. ■ Gibbs Knockouts 03 8U softball is looking for a few players. Playing two or three weekends a month in local tournament. Info: 617-3131 or gibbsknockouts03@gmail. com.

To help raise awareness of water conservation, the Water Quality Forum is currently hosting its fifth annual Rainy Day Brush Off. The event focuses on 55-gallon rain barrels hand painted by local artists who have volunteered their time and talent. Online voting and bidding for the barrels will end Tuesday, May 22. In addition to local artists, students from several local schools have also painted their own barrels to be installed in their schools’ outdoor classrooms. Students from West High School have helped to promote the work of some of the local artists by creating flyers that focus on specific rain barrels. The artist who wins the popular vote will receive a prize. Additional upcoming events for the Brush Off include a reception for the artists 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 25; a rain barrel truckload sale Saturday, June 16, and a rain barrel workshop Saturday, June 23. The barrels will be on display around Knoxville through Thursday, May 24. For more information, visit w w w.waterquality forum. org.

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Four days in a truck Burnett Duncan of Newport accepts keys to a Ford F-150 from Ray Varner of Ray Varner Ford. Duncan and three others spent 95 hours in the truck, finalists in the “Survive It to Drive It” contest sponsored by WIVK Radio. Runners-up Tim Sharp, Molly Bulger and Cheyenne Boone each received $1,000 from UT Federal Credit Union. Photo submitted

‘Richer with less money’ Marianne Freitag’s motto is “Follow your passion,” but don’t think it’s going to be easy. She ought to know. She left a good-paying job to open two upscale consignment shops in North Knoxville. It’s less money and less security, but she’s happy that she’s doing something she loves. “I’m far richer with less money than I was before,” she said. “Do something you’re passionate about. If you don’t you’re never going to be happy.” But, there’s a whole lot more to being in business for yourself than there is to being an employee. “You have to do sales numbers and profit and loss statements and payroll,” she said. “There is so much you just don’t know.”

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A self-described Army brat, Freitag did a lot of traveling, but her “home” is Knoxville. She attended Sacred Heart, Knoxville Catholic High School and UT, where she studied zoology and veterinary medicine. You read that right. In fact, one of her first jobs was training the sea lions and the Knoxville Zoo. She’s flown hot air balloons and once owned her own special events company. Also on this eclectic resume are several retail jobs, Divisional

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Providing the tools for success By Alvin Nance Here at KCDC, our goal is to promote the self-sufficiency of our residents. In the current e c onomy, h o w e v e r, finding Nance employment can be a major hurdle to gaining self-sufficiency. That’s why we partnered with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development to bring mobile Career Coaches into our properties. These mobile job centers provide a helping hand to our residents, taking job training and employment resources right to their front doors. The Career Coaches have been visiting KCDC properties since the program was announced by Gov. Bill Haslam last year. A mobile resource for job seekers, the Career Coaches are 35-footlong mobile classrooms housed in Winnebagos. The vehicles provide residents with one-onone attention, searchable job listings and important training, including resume building, job search skills and interviewing skills. This job

Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce interviewers William Byrd, Shay Riggs and Kevin Cole stand ready to assist job seekers outside of the mobile Career Coach at Austin Homes on May 11. Photos submitted training is invaluable to our residents. According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, one in four people statewide who visited mobile Career Coaches found employment. Each Career Coach is staffed with three to five career advisors and outfitted with 10 work stations equipped with a laptop, Internet connection and access to printers and fax machines. Instructors use SMART board technology to demonstrate to participants valuable tips on how to search and apply for jobs. Sarah Beane, the Career Coach coordinator for East Tennessee, told me about the great response

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in inaugural pharmacy class at South College By Betty Bean When Millicent Sifuna was a little girl in Kenya, her grandmother would take her out into the bush and teach her about medicinal plants. Over the years, what she learned from her herbalist “ShoSho” grew into an abiding interest that led her to travel thousands of miles to become a member of South College’s School of Pharmacy’s inaugural doctoral class. Sifuna, who lives in Powell, was one of 37 students honored in a white coat ceremony at the school May 11. Her grandmother wasn’t the only influence leading her into a healthcare career. Sifuna is a 1995 high school graduate and the eldest of seven siblings. Her father was an agricultural engineer on a sugar cane farm, her mother a community nurse. After high school, she went to work for the British American Tobacco Company and earned a diploma in analytical chemistry from Mombasa Polytechnic University while working full-time. “I was on scholarship, so I saved my money – I told my father I wanted to go to America. He said ‘No. It’s not happening.’ He had this negative impression that everybody in America was doing drugs. He preferred Japan,” Sifuna said. “Everybody thought the tobacco job was a wonderful job. But I wasn’t sure I wanted to do that for much longer… so much went into it, running smoking analysis – one machine was smoking 120 cigarettes at once … I’ve never smoked

a cigarette, but just working there I smoked all I ever need in life – 120 cigarettes, just puffing away while we determined how much nicotine we should give our customers for their money…” Eventually she was able to quell her father’s objections, and she departed for Grand Rapids, Mich., in 2003 because she had two cousins living there (her grandfather was a polygamist, an arrangement that provided her with numerous cousins, many of whom are living in the USA). Eventually, she moved on to the University of Wisconsin, where she studied chemistry and took prepharmacy classes while she worked in a lab as an analytical chemist. She applied for South College’s new pharmacy program (she enjoys a small-school setting) and started classes in February. The white coat ceremony symbolizes the transition from the study of basic sciences to clinical sciences. She should finish the program in two more years, and in the meantime, she is looking forward to going out into the community to do things like give shots and administer immunizations. She doesn’t have much free time, but attends church and plans to start volunteering for Bridge Refugee Services, a non-profit, ecumenical organization that helps immigrants settle into new lives. She says she is overwhelmed by the friendliness of East Tennesseans and hopes to find a job here when she completes her doctorate. She won’t forget where

Millicent Sifuna studies pharmacy at South College. Photo by Betty Bean

she’s from, though. Her father is now excited about her career choice and is making plans to start a chain of retail pharmacies in Kenya. Her aunt, a professor, has booked her as a speaker in one of her classes in January 2015. She is part of a network of Kenyan students studying in healthcare all over America who intend to band together and do something to help out back home when they complete their educations. “I want to take on the problems that are there and fi x them. We, as Kenyans, understand the problems and want to pass on that knowledge we have gained to other Kenyans, from the ground up.”

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Kindergarten steals the show By Stephanie Beard

n May 8, the Temple Baptist Academy kindergarten class held its 2012 program and graduation ceremony. The program is a yearly highlight for students, teachers, and parents. This year’s program featured students demonstrating their mastery of academic and Bible subjects, serenading the audience with their favorite songs, and displaying the diversity of their personalities. They truly were a “cast of characters” that not only stole the show, but stole the hearts of those who watched. The students put on a play of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” The play creatively incorporated characters from a variety of children’s stories, poems and rhymes, including Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue, Jack Be Nimble, and Little Miss Muffet, among others. Kindergarten teacher Paulette Deeringer matched each role to the colorful personalities of the students. After the play concluded, Dr. Clarence Sexton, pastor of Temple Baptist Church, addressed the audience and congratulated each graduate as they received their kindergarten diplomas. Family and friends came from near and far to see the many rehearsed and not-so-rehearsed moments at the annual program. The students began preparing for their special end-of-year event in January. A veteran teacher, Deeringer directs the kindergarten program at Temple Baptist Academy. Deeringer has been teaching for more than 30 years, 20 of which have been at Temple.

Temple students Max Lindsay and Nathaniel Gray are ready to graduate from kindergarten. Photo by J. Jones

Lexi Harjo portrays Goldilocks in the Kindergarten play. “Mrs. Deeringer is a celebrity around here. Many of our students, including our high schoolers, had Mrs. Deeringer as a teacher,” said Temple principal David Whitaker. “Children are always interesting, they all have a sweet tender side. I love seeing them learn and excel. They’re fun, silly, strongwilled, teachable, creative, interactive and loving. The stu-

dents and their families get into your heart. I am truly blessed,” Deeringer said. Several of the Temple High School seniors graduating this year had Deeringer as their kindergarten teacher. All of them, without exception, have expressed that she made a real impact on their lives, and they cherish the influence she has had on them.

Ethan Whitaker is Little Boy Blue and Hayley Bryant is Little Bo Peep in the Temple Baptist Academy kindergarten play.

Royal Crusaders win the TAACS state soccer championship By Taryn Jones On May 3-5, the Temple Baptist Academy boys varsity soccer team took their 15-1 regular season record to the Tennessee Athletic Association of Christian Schools (TAACS) State Soccer Tournament in Murfreesboro, TN with high hopes of bringing home the state championship trophy. The Royal Crusaders saw their hopes realized when the final whistle blew on a 3-0 victory in the championship game against the Kingsmen from Macon Road Baptist High School in Memphis, TN. In the ﬁrst and second rounds of the state tournament, Temple defeated Berean Christian Academy (Hixson, TN) and South Haven Christian School (Springﬁeld, TN) to advance to the championship game where they faced a surging Macon Road team.

Juniors Alex Hwang and Timothy Ceausu scored the first two goals in the first half of the championship game. The Macon Road Kingsmen had an opportunity to swing the momentum back their way with a penalty kick attempt early in the second half. However, when Macon Road missed the kick wide left, followed by a third goal punched in by Temple senior Mang Thang, the Royal Crusaders could taste victory. Temple head soccer coach Shannon Sexton said, “It was a great finish to a wonderful season. The championship game was a reflection of how these young men played all season as a team.” Senior midfielder Alex Provonsha echoed his coach’s thoughts on the game and the season saying, “This was a special season. We had a very talented group of guys this year and our chemistry was

Temple Baptist Academy boys soccer team members are: (front) Peter Ewing, Sean McGinnis, Justin Sullivan, Tim Ceausu, Tyler Ward, Jordan Sullivan, Preston Hickman, Matt Johnson; (back) head coach Shannon Sexton, Alex Gann, Grant Ryan, Nick Retterer, Ethan Eisenbeis, Steven Jones, Alex Provonsha, Adam Cate, Mang Thang, Alex Hwang, Aaron St. John, Brad Nicely, assistant coaches Michael Scoggins and Mike St. John. Photo by D. Whitaker awesome. We played like a unit, and as a unit we beat almost every team we faced. I know what it feels like to be a champion and it is something I will never forget.” Junior fullback Alex Hwang said, “After losing the state title game last year, it was nice to come back this year to win this one for our seniors.” Junior midﬁelder Timothy Ceausu added, “Win-

ning state is something I will remember the rest of my life.” Tournament awards went to four Temple players. Sophomores, Aaron St. John and Nick Retterer, along with senior Mang Thang were named to the allstate team. Sophomore fullback, Justin Sullivan, was named tournament MVP. Along with an 18-1 overall re-

cord, the Royal Crusaders scored 91 goals while only being scored on 6 times. Sophomore goalkeeper, Adam Cate, had 80 saves on the season and only allowed one goal during the state tournament. Leading scorers on the team were senior Mang Thang with 21 goals, sophomore Nick Retterer with 16, sophomore Aaron St. John with 11, and junior Brad Nicely with 11.

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Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center recently announced the 2012 winners of the hospital’s annual Clinical Excellence in Nursing Awards. Thirty-four staff members from throughout the facility were recognized during a special National Nursing Week ceremony. The awards signify the exceptional care and compassion each honored individual regularly gives to his or her patients. The Fort Sanders Nursing Excellence Awards are especially meaningful because the employees are nominated by those who

provide care beside them, their nursing co-workers. The final winners are then selected by a panel of hospital leaders that includes past honorees. The Registered Nurse winners of this year’s Clinical Excellence Awards are: Earl Annable, 3 North; Stephanie Apperson, Cardiac Diagnostics; Jamie Bailey, 4 West; Darcel Booker, 9 North; Elizabeth Brooks, 5 North; Maureen Calvin, Critical Care; Lisa Carver, Case Manager; Tammie Coleman, Day Surgery; Shawna Dalton, 5 West; Beverly Ely, Labor & Delivery; Di-

ane Faulkner, PACU; Kim Hodge, 3 West; Stephanie Lee, Surgery; Sarah Maynard, 7 North; Farah Miles, Cath Lab; Jason Morgan, Critical Care; Connie Patterson, Emergency; Kim Rebmann, Ambulatory Infusion; Amanda Roark, 8 North; Amanda Shelton, SVICU/CV Step-down; Patty Shelton, Nursery; Teresa Sikes, 6 North; Donna Thompson, 2 North; Lynn Tobin, GI Lab; and Jessica Yaudes, 4 East. Hospitalwide winners receiving Excellence Awards are: Cindy Blazanovic, PNRC Technologist; Connie Craft, OB

Technologist; Pauline Harris, LPN; Jan Lamp, Surgical Technologist; Wes McMillan, HUC; Vicki Pate, CNA; and Carol Perryman, Department Assistant. In addition to the Clinical Excellence Awards, the Fort Sanders nursing staff selected Transitional Care nurse Kimberly Bradley as the recipient of the 2012 Peggy Mayer Gilbertson Outstanding Nurse of the Year Award. The hospital’s physicians honored Labor and Delivery nurse Kim Poe with the 2012 Elizabeth Killeffer Award. Congratulations!

Nurses earn hospital’s top honors Peggy Mayer Gilbertson Fellowship Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Transitional Care nurse Kimberly Bradley has been awarded the 2012 Peggy Mayer Gilbertson award, which provides funds for continuing education. It has been given since 1989 in memory of the wife of Dr. Bob Gilbertson, a former chief of staff at the hospital. Candidates for the award, who must have their nursing certiﬁcations and have ﬁve years of experience at Fort Sanders Regional, are nominated by their fellow nursing peers. The Gilbertson Award winner is chosen by vote of the hospital’s nursing leadership staff. Bradley has been a nurse at Fort Sanders since 1994. TCU nurse manager Pinky Hardin says Bradley is a gentle hero to her patients. “She usually doesn’t speak too loudly. She’s not one to demand nor like too much attention, but her devotion and dedication to the art of nursing speak volumes.” Hardin says she makes nursing an art form. “Kimberly is truly a master artist. She takes the time to meet the needs of every patient and her co-workers.”

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The art of nursing “Nursing is an art: and if it is to be made an art, it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation, as any painter’s or sculptor’s work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead marble, compared with having to do with the living body, the temple of God’s spirit? It is one of the Fine Arts: I had almost said, the finest of Fine Arts.” – Florence Nightingale

The Fort Sanders Regional Medical Staff physicians have named Labor and Delivery Nurse Kim Poe as the 2012 recipient of the Elizabeth Killeffer Award. Elizabeth Killeffer was the director of nursing from 1922 to 1960 at what was then called Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital Since 1992, the Killeffer Award has been given to an outstanding employee who is nominated by peers and chosen by vote of the hospital physicians. Poe, this year’s recipient, has been a staff nurse at Fort Sanders Regional in Women’s Services since 1991. Director of Women’s S Services, Bernie Hurst, says Poe’s expertise S has earned the respect of the hospital’s mah tternity physicians and staff. “Kim is such an asset to Women’s Services. She serves on multiple committees and process improvement projects and serves as a great resource for staff development.” Both Bradley and Poe received framed plaques of their awards, and their names were added to the permanent display of nursing awards located at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

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Hulsey, Gann honored for Remembering Abby celebrating the journey While helping others

In 2010, 10-year-old Abby Gibson died from injuries sustained in a horseback riding accident. To keep her The Tennessee Health love of animals alive, Care Association (THCA)/ her mother, Jennifer Tennessee Center for AsGibson, has started the sisted Living (TNCAL) has Abby Gibson Veterinamed Frances Hulsey and nary Medicine ScholarMary Gann, both residents ship Endowment at the at Beverly Park Place Health University of Tennessee and Rehab, to its annual College of Veterinary Who’s Who in Tennessee Medicine. Long-term Care. Honor- Frances Hulsey Gibson hopes to ees in this year’s Who’s help others who share Who recognition program, the same dreams her themed “Celebrate the daughter had. “She Journey,” include athletes, had her entire future Abby Gibson Photo submitted educators, military veterans planned out,” she said. and other individuals living Abby wanted to be a veterinarian because “she loved in THCA/TNCAL member all animals” but had a special place in her heart for nursing homes and assisted horses. care living facilities (ACLF) PetSafe is sponsoring the first Walk and Wag Dog statewide. Walk to benefit the scholarship fund 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hulsey traveled the world Saturday, June 2, at Victor Ashe Park. Registration while serving in the U.S. starts at 9 a.m. Army with her husband. There will be lots of activities for people of all ages, After meeting another Vieteven if you don’t own a dog. As a matter of fact, there nam veteran who was Nawill be rescue groups on hand with adoptable dogs if tive American, her family you’re considering adding to the family. moved onto the reservation Mary Gann If you do bring your dog, they can compete in best and raised their children dressed, Vol pride and/or lookalike contests. Kids will there. Hulsey attended their be able to get their faces painted and hot dogs and reannual pow wow up until the fundamental role nursfreshments will be for sale. The walk will take place on last year. ing homes play in the cona paved loop so it is also wheelchair accessible. Gann grew up on a farm, tinuum of long-term care. For more information or to make a donation to the was active in 4-H and com“We are so proud to celscholarship fund, visit www.walkandwagknoxville.com. peted with her Tennessee ebrate the journeys of the Walking Horse. She worked men and women living in as a clerk in the circuit long-term care communicourt. Gann is a die-hard ties here in Tennessee,” said Tennessee Vols fan and nev- THCA Executive Director er missed a home basketball Jesse Samples. “Each year, game. our members nominate ex- AARP driver safety class Both women received a ceptional residents for this For registration info about this and all other AARP drivWho’s Who certificate of honor. Each and every hon- er safety classes, call Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964. recognition during National oree has shaped history and ■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 24-25, EvNursing Home Week May made a difference in the erett Senior Center, 702 Burchfield St., Maryville. 13-19, an event celebrating lives of others.”

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8700SF with 6 offices, warehouse & storage shed, on 7 acres @ 7248 Asheville Hwy $3,250/mo. with 3 yr. lease. 865-690-2690

22 ACRES, 5 min. from Super Wal-Mart, off Norris Fwy. w/3BR, 2BA, 2 car gar. Manufactured home (like new). $150,000. Call Scott, 865-388-9656.

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FSBO. 1 acre w/120' of Watts Bar shoreline. Completely remodeled 3 BR, 4 BA, LR, DR, fam. rm., kit, 3070 SF, scrnd porch, 2 frpls, 2 car gar + workshop, outdoor shed, exercise rm, partially fin. bsmt storage, hot tub, gazebo w/sun deck, cov. dock w/elec. lift, near golf course. Owner investment $525K, asking $475K obo. Pat 865-945-5595 ***Web ID# 981139***

105 Harmon Dr., Maynardville, TN (Plaintiffs) v. Donald A. Whetsell, III, Trent Whetsell, Lakin Whetsell, Braquel Whetsell City of Knoxville & Knox County (Defendants)

Saturday, June 2

(865) 688-3232 Mobile (865) 640-5246

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HOUSE ACCOUNT PAID 984062MASTER Ad Size 5 x 3 space reserve: Creel <ec> FTN CITY – Fabulous totally updated beautifully decorated on Dogwood Trail! New kit, BAs, windows, plantation blinds, paint, hardwoods, cork, marble & tile flooring! Also, new lighting, doors & hardware. Great neighborhood! Must see! $274,900 www. tourfactory.com/846129

Approx.40 Acres improved with Home, Horse Barn • Home has 2 BRs, 2 BA, 2 Car Garage

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• To Be Sold Separately • 505 Callahan is a 2.95 Acre tract zoned C-4 Highway & Arterial Commercial District • 509 Callahan Rd. is a 2.86 acreage tract zoned A-1 General Agricultural District 6853 & 6857 Reddege Rd., Knoxville

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Estate Auction Monday, May 28 • 10am Memorial Day

3BR Brick OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, MAY 20 • 2-4

3 BR, 2 BA Home & Adjacent Lot • To Be Sold Separately • 6853 Reddege Rd. has the 3 BR, 2 BA Home • 6857 Reddege Rd., adjacent lot, is approx. .51 acre tract Terms: 10% Buyer’s Premium - Successful bidders will deposit 10% of the purchase price (including Buyer’s Premium) on sale day in the form of cash, certified check or wire, personal or company check. A real estate contract along with a note for the balance of the bid must be signed. Balance is due in certified funds at closing by Clerk and Master WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER CONFIRMATION OF SALE BY KNOX COUNTY CHANCERY COURT. NO EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE. Sale day announcements control terms of auction. Acreage and square footage believed to be accurate, but not guaranteed. Note: Homes built before 1978 may contain lead-based paint.

furrow auction co. (865) 546-3206 • 1-800-4FURROW www.furrow.com • TN Lic. #62

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It’s the experience that counts! H RT

EAST TENNESSEE REALTY 981925MASTER Ad Size 2 x 5 bw N <ec> 2707 E. Emory Rd.

Acreage at I-75 & Callahan Rd., Across From UPS Hub

SALE #3 • 1:00 PM

2005 Pueblo Place. $76,900. Condo/PUD. Immaculate w/new carpet, appliances, fresh paint. Updated kitchen & baths. 2BR/2BA. Bedroom on main w/full BA & huge master up w/walk-in closet! Gorgeous wood floors in Greatroom & kitchen! Stainless & black smooth-top range, refrig & dishwasher! Fenced courtyard/patio area. Small subdivision conveniently located only mins. to downtown or West Knoxville! MLS# 802191

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Johnnie Creel

HILL-HOBBY, DEBORAH 969352MASTER Ad Size 10 x 1.75 4c N <ec> Deborah Hill-Hobby 207-5587

CLAXTON-Powell, 3 BR KARNS, 3 BR, 2,000 2 BA, spacious, SF, all appls. No convenient, 1st/L/DD pets. $1150/mo. 865No pets. 865-748-3644 691-8822, 865-660-3584

505 & 509 Callahan Rd.,Knoxville

HALLS – Builder will pay $5,000 towards buyer’s closing costs! Perhaps the finest combination of location, view, style & quality in Cantrell Heights. Exquisite home offers: 3-4BRs, gas FP, oversized gar, huge game rm. The mstr BR suite features his & her walk-in closets, custom shower & jetted tub. Superb quality & HALLS – Wonderful location! All inspiring views. $274,900 www. 1-level. Hot tub area, u-shaped tourfactory.com/842203 patio, lg spacious entry, mstr ste w/connecting BA w/marble flooring. Huge walk-in tiled shower, dbl oversized jacuzzi, Direct: 865-936-4116 loads of stg. Kit w/custom wood maple cab. Dbl decker pantry, Ofﬁce: 865.694-5904 formal DR, hdwd flrs, addl, 1800 www.JohnnieCreel.com part fin area. $259,900 www. johnnie@johnniecreel.com tourfactory.com/839867

Each office independently owned and operated

8605 Rayworth Trail Powell, 3 BR, 2 BA 2 car garage, $975. 865-806-2271

Boyd Hall Estate/Halls Area

SALE #1 • 10:30 AM

HALLS – Open concept. Builder will pay $5,000 toward buyer’s closing costs! Soaring ceilings. Kit & fam rm combo. Upper level: game, rec & media rms w/ lots of storage. $269,900 www. tourfactory.com/842224

FTN CITY – Beautiful Frank Betz flr plan w/extensive trim incl arches, columns, cath ceil, plant shelves & dbl-crown molding. Gourmet kit w/solidsurface countertops, tile flooring & stainless WP appl. Gorgeous hdwd flrs. Custom blinds, multilevel ceil throughout. Huge rear deck w/gazebo. $254,900 www. tourfactory.com/842855

Houses - Unfurnished 74 1BR/1BA + possible nursery in Powell. Appls & w/d incl'd. Lg yard (renter maintains). $500/mo. Call 386-5154.

120 Whetsell Lane, Maynardville

Pay Cash, Take over Repairs payments.

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Apts - Furnished 72

73 Houses - Unfurnished 74

NW - Cumb. Est. area. FTN CITY 3BR/1BA, quiet nghbrhd, 2BR, 2-car carport, lrg. laund. rm, no fenced backyard. pets. $500 mo. $300 $800/mo +$400 dam dep. 865-250-4598. dep. Call 201-7159.

LR/DR/KIT, w/ stove, ref., D/W furn. 2BR 1BA, laundry rm, WALBROOK STUDIOS W/D conn. No pets, 25 1-3 60 7 no smoking. Refs. $140 weekly. Discount avail. Util, TV, Ph, Utilities, cable furn. 3 BR, 2 ½ bath Town$650 rent + dep. Stv, Refrig, Basic home. 1 car garage. Cable. No Lse. 705-6739. Cutters Run S/D, off Lovell Rd. Close to Turkey Creek & Real Estate Auctions 52 Real Estate Auctions 52 to Pellissippi. $1,100.00 per mo. 865-257-3580

FURROW AUCTION 983263MASTER Ad Size 3 xSubject 6 to Conﬁrmation by 4c The N Chancery Court of Knox County • Case #178037-1 <ec> Tina Mounger, Nikita Mounger, Asya Mounger

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SPECIAL NOW 1/2 RENT! 1 BR Powell, $500/mo. 1 BR Ftn City, $425/mo. 865-384-1099; 938-6424

not a problem. Any situation. 865-712-7045

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■ Knoxville Writers’ Group will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at Naples restaurant on Kingston Pike. Reference librarian Jamie Osborn will present “Research for Writers.” All-inclusive lunch is $12. RSVP by Monday, May 21, by calling 983-3740.

45 Real Estate Wanted 50 Apts - Unfurnished 71 Apts - Unfurnished 71 Duplexes

HIGHLAND MEM. $2,100 ea; $7,800 for all 4. Mountain views. 865-386-1630

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1.8 Acres On Emory Rd. See website: easttennesseerealty.com Affordable for starter or rental!

3036 Hwy 33 • Maynardville OFFICE: 992-8981 – Lic#46

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689-8100

24/7 Info Line: 865-392-5800 – enter CODE

www.1730MaplestoneLane.com

1730 Maplestone Lane. Ftn City. $144,900. Owner transferred must sell! Brick/vinyl ranch w/almost 1500 SF! 3 BRs/2 tile BA. Oversized Greatroom w/gas log fireplace, pergo-type flooring in eat-in kitchen w/all appl. incl sideby-side refrig. Split BR plan. Luxurious Master w/whirlpool tub & separate shower. Laundry rm, 2-car, side entry garage. Culdesac lot, deck. MLS# 789950

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www.2055TorchLightLane.com

2055 Torch Light Ln. $169,900. Just reduced! A real prize awaits you inside. Almost 2100 SF w/sep LR & FR on main. 3 large BRs/2.5 BA. Hdwd & tile throughout. The only carpet is on the staircase to upper level! Granite kitchen tops. Upgraded appliances & lighting. Extended deck w/ solar lighting. 2 car garage. Lot overlooks country view. MLS# 780593

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SCOTT STRAWBERRIES for sale at the corner of Kingston Pk. & Morrell Ave. in the West Town Mall parking lot. Halls Shopping Center on Maynardville Hwy and in Clinton at Hammers. Go to www.scottfarmstn.com or call 423-743-7511 or 423-929-1021 for info.

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Household Furn. 204 COMPUTER DESK, $60. Curio with light, $90. Rattan couch and chair, $350. 922-9838.

265 Cement / Concrete 315 Cleaning

UTILITY TRAILERS, CADILLAC 2004 Sedan all sizes available. Deville, leather, loaded, 865-986-5626. good cond, 76K mi, very dependable, smokeymountaintrailers.com $7,000. 865-684-3956

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03 Chevy Z-71 4x4 Extra-cab loaded, Michelin Tires. Black, 2nd owner 189.K miles $7500 OBO. 683-3956

MERCURY SABLE 2005, exc. cond. 21,490 miles. $7,250. Call 931-484-5370.

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Alterations/Sewing 303

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Houses - Unfurnished 74

NEWER HOME Wild Tree Subd., 37923, 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2 car gar. $1250 mo. + dep. Avail. 6/1. 865-207-0332. NORTH VERY NICE 3 BR, appl., W/D conn, CHA, Cport, no pets/ smoking. $750. 579-1140 SEYMOUR 2 BR, 1 BA, extra clean, very priv., incl. new W/D. No pets, no smkrs, $550/mo. + $550 dep 865-406-4227 SOUTH, 2 BR, CHA, stove, refrig. furn., credit check, 1 yr lse, no pets, $550 mo. + $400 dep. 865-603-5030 WEST, KARNS, 2 BR, 2 BA, cent. H&A, appls, storage shed, $490/mo. 865-938-1653

Condo Rentals

2BR, 2BA, 2 car gar., $850 mo. $500 DD, no pets, credit ck. W. Knox. 865-430-4222.

Manf’d Homes - Sale 85 1996 CREIGHTON 16x76, remodeled, West Knox location. Need to sell, $8500. 423-231-2023.

Manf’d Homes - Rent 86 14'X65' 2BR/2BA in Halls. Cent H/A, deck, very nice. Couple or w/1 sm. child, or single. $425/mo + $450 dep. Call 922-8875.

Manf’d Home Lots

PRIVATE MOBILE HOME LOT ONLY in Powell for rent. $250/mo. 386-5154

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ALTERATIONS

BY FAITH Honda Passport 1999, 4x4, AT, V6, alloy whls, Men women, children. Custom-tailored CD, 149K mi, $4995 1950's era, $400. clothes for ladies of all obo. 423-744-7775 865-690-2690 sizes plus kids! ISUZU ASCENDER Faith Koker 938-1041 WANTED: 50's-70's 2005, black, 4DR, 4 Barbie & friends, Kittles, WD, 102K mi., old dolls, toys, doll Attorney 306 $6,900. 865-435-9391 clothing & access. etc. Dogs 141 Cash Paid. 704-361-0151 ISUZU AXIOM 2002, V6 AT, 145K mi, alloy BLOODHOUND $4995 obo. PUPS, AKC reg., Sporting Goods 223 wheels, 423-744-7775 asking $400 ea. Call 423-506-7853. ***Web ID# 980758*** GOLF CART Wheels JEEP 2004 Grand with 3 new tires & 1 Cherokee Ltd. V8, 4WD, at 60%, $125. 78K mi, Chrys. Max English Bulldog, male, 865-690-2690 Care service contract, 1 yr old, full blooded, gar. kept, like new, good home only, $13,000. 865-661-1420 $650. 423-253-3686 Fishing Hunting 224 ***Web ID# 982190*** MERCURY ENGLISH BULLDOG 1 SET each consecutive MOUNTAINEER 2005 loaded, exc. cond. puppies NKC Reg, serial number ready 5/24, 2 M, 1 F, Winchester Cowboy/ $9,000 (over $2,000 be^ both parents on NRA Commemorative, low NADA) 865-654-1841 LOVING HOME has premises. 865-387in orig. boxes. $3400 day care openings 4151 or 865-387-4189 obo. 423-526-3720 for infants to 3-yearImports 262 old. References GREAT PYRENEES avail. 922-9455. 1 F, 2 yrs. old, $150. Garage Sales HONDA ACCORD 2001, 225 5 M, 8 wks. old, $250 2 dr, 1 owner, 5 spd, 423-443-1377 117K mi, runs strong, Cleaning 318 $7500. 865-463-1029 3-DAY HUGE GREAT PYRENEES SALE BLOWOUT! puppies, CKC reg, 6 CHRISTIAN CLEANING Thurs, Fri May 24F, 3 M, $300. Call LADY SERVICE. DeDomestic 265 25, 8a-3p & Sat 865-323-3291 pendable, refs, Call May 26 8a-noon at 705-5943. 7903 Griffith Rd off '04 SEDAN DEVILLE Hill Rd in Halls. 3 leather loaded. families, years of Good cond. 76K accumulation! miles. Very deRain or shine! pendable. $7000 684LAB PUPPIES, black 3956 females, reg., SALE mother on prem. GARAGE Fri/Sat May 25 & 26, $350. 865-748-5654 8a-? Name-brand BUICK LeSABRE 1999, 97k mi, clean, all pwr, clothes, roller LAB PUPS, LARGE, leather, gar. kept, skates, toys, HH born 3/9/12. Absolutely $4000. 865-660-3484 furnishings, tools, beautiful & very ***Web ID# 982056*** lots more! Orchard intelligent. Black, blonde Creek s/d off BUICK & rare white. 108 yr ch. LESABRE, Browns Gap Rd. bldline, parents on prem. 2000, 92K mi., tan very well taken care of, lthr, green, $6,200. Must see your next best 865-922-5541 friend. $400 +/-. Union Co. ***Web ID# 981297*** 10 min. from 33 Bridge. Text or email preferred or call 865-560-6866 GARAGE SALE May 2002, $4,500. Domestic 265 georgesparadice@aol.com 25 & 26, 8a-4:30p at 865-919-8997 ***Web ID# 969989*** 961 East Emory Rd. ^ Clothes, fabric, MASTIFF "English" sewing notions, Puppies, AKC reg., 4x4 16K miles, Extra c lean ............................. books, misc. items. wormed, 1st shots, vet chkd., $700. 423-912-1594 HUGE 6-FAMILY ***Web ID# 983914*** SALE at Paulette Bldg, Hwy 33, MayPOM PUPPIES, 6 nardville. Big variwks old, NKC reg, ety! Collectible $200-$250. 865-933home interior, all King CAB 2wd 32K miles .................................................. 2032 or 789-5648 sizes clothes & ***Web ID# 981049*** shoes for kids & adults, HH items, POODLES, Standard, toys, some anM&F, CKC reg, vet tiques, etc. Wed/ checked, $850. 931Thur, May 30 & 31, 581-0697 8:30-6. ***Web ID# 981329*** Ultimate, 4x4, Loaded, 24K SALE 5/25 & 26. Scottish Terrier puppies, YARD Hallmark ornaments, AKC, really cute, black queen-size lady's & wheaton, M&F, leather, loaded, certified pre-owned, R1233 .................... clothes, partylite miles.................. vet ckd & ready, candles, misc HH. $300-$400. 865-441-6708 7145 Wrens Creek Ln off E. Beavercreek. leather, moonroof, sport wheels, R1236 ........ SHELTIES AKC, 4x4, 15K miles.................................................................. beautiful sable & YARD SALE at white. Ch. bldlns. 6 FOUNTAIN loaded, nav, vista roof, 20" chrome wheels, R1201 ............... wks., 9 wks., young VALLEY CHURCH adults, M & F, ASSA 705 Satterfield Rd, member, 865-719-2040 Maynardville. ***Web ID# 981455*** , auto, factory warranty, over 30 mpg!!! R1247 ......................

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SHIH TZU, CKC reg. Imperial puppies, 232 home raised, no Boats Motors kennels, S&W, $350 & up. 865-406-0042 25' Cuddy Cabin GT ***Web ID# 983421*** 250 1990, by Donzi, 290 HP, $10,000 obo. 865-216-3093

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865-992-8821; 789-6264 Hay Tedder, Deutz-Fhar pull type, 18 ft working width, gd cond. $1800. 865-992-2918 JOHN DEERE 375 Roller $7000, Fella Disc Mower $4000; ^ HOUSECLEANING, Fella Tedder $1000. F/T no nights or Exc. cond. 865-995-9320 weekends. 4-person team, West Knox NEW HOLLAND H6830 Trail Disc Mower. location. Call The Mowed 200 acres Maids at 670-0025. since new. Exc. cond. $12,500 865-659-0212

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28' ALL AUTOMATIC camper, automatic extension room, screened in porch, $15,000. 865-286-9247 28' MAXLITE 2007 with slide outs, $12,000. Call 865-6757565 FOREST RIVER 2005 30', 2 slides, pantry, comp. desk, extras. $14,500. 828-557-0183

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2008 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic, red, 11,000 mi, extra chrome, $17,500. 865-767-2777 H.D. SPORTSTER 2006, 1200 eng. & Tranny, takeout, runs good, have documentation, $1,600. 865-690-2690 H.D. SPORTSTER 2006 XL Custom, Fwd controls, 2800 mi. 1200 w/S&S rods & balance crank. $4,995. 865-690-2690

Suzuki Boulevard

S83 2005 1400 cc, garage kept, no wrecks or damage. 9900 mi. (865)675-4494

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AKITA PUPPIES ATV’s 238a 2 F, 1 M, 15 weeks old, $500. Hours: 8am til 7pm, 1991 Yamaha Moto-4, 865-603-2984 Mon.-Sun. Strawberry 250, 5 spd, good ***Web ID# 983676*** Knob Farms located cond, camo, $1850. in Madisonville, TN, Wildfire 150, AT, American Bulldog pups, 1/2 mile past The Lost 1998 good cond, $1250. born Feb. 4, NKC reg, Sea on new Hwy. 68. 865-206-7157 great bldln, socialized, 423-836-1133 $300. 865-456-2625 www.strawberryknobfarms.com ***Web ID# 983455*** Autos Wanted 253 AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD Mini puppy, red tri male, hazel eyes, vet chkd $250. 865-435-2506 ***Web ID# 983404*** BEAGLE PUPPIES, 7 wks old, 1st shots & dewrmd, ready to go, $150. 865-438-6540

Farm Foods

'10 Ford Focus SE

Price includes $399 dock fee. Plus tax, tag & title WAC. Dealer retains all rebates. Restrictions may apply. See dealer for details. Prices good through next week.

Excavating/Grading 326

151

HEIRLOOM TOMATO PLANTS! 60 varieties! Now ready at Hardins Mtn Organics, 622 Loyston Rd, Maynardville. 992-1462

A BETTER CASH OFFER for junk cars, trucks, vans, running or not. 865-456-3500 We Are Paying Top Dollar For Your Junk Vehicles. Fast, Free Pickup. 865-556-8956 or 363-0318

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BEELER'S LAWN SERVICE Mowing, mulching, bed clean-up, aeration, over-seeding, trimming, fertilizing. Free est, reasonable! 9 25 -4595

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457-0704 or 1-800-579-4561

MIKE DARDEN LICENSED PLUMBER 922-775 8

Pressure Washing 350

FRED'S LAWN CARE Seeding, aerating, trimming, etc. Minor mower repairs. Reasonable, great refs! 679-1161 ^

LAWN & Landscape Maintenance. 20 yrs exp, free est. Payment plans avail. 865-978-2562. TRACTOR WORK: bush-hog, tilling & grading. Call Bill at 235-6004.

Painting / Wallpaper 344 CATHY'S PAINTING & wallpaper removal. Free est.

454-1793 or 947-5688

Paving

345 ^

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^ Bobcat/Backhoe. Small dump truck. Small jobs welcome & appreciated! Call 688-4803 or 660-9645.

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Fencing

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938-4848 or 363-4848

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250-9765

Roofing / Siding ^

Flooring

330

BREEDEN'S TREE SERVICE Trimming, removal, stump grinding, brush chipper,

Furniture Refinish. 331 Plumbing

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348

Licensed & insured.

DENNY'S FURNITURE REPAIR. Refinish, reglue, etc. 45 yrs exp! 922-6529 or 466-4221

Landscaping

352

Over 30 yrs. experience!

CERAMIC TILE installation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 33 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328

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Licensed General Contractor Restoration, remodeling, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, sunrooms, garages, etc. Residential & commercial, free estimates. 922-8804, Herman Love.

HAROLD'S GUTTER SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed. Call 288-0556.

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JON BOAT 12' with 9.9 Mariner motor, Mating Pair blue & gold no trailer, $999. McCaws, hand raised & 865-690-2690 fed. 2 lg. cages. No shipping. $3750. 931-210-1072 TRACKER V18 2008 Bass Boat w/trlr, 90hp O.B. mtr., Pet Services 144 Merc. Motorguide trolling mtr, 2 FF GPS equip, onboard batt. chgr. $15,000. 865-712-2609 PET GROOMING Wait or drop off. YAMAHA LX 210 Jet Andersonville Pk, Halls Boat 2003, 21' 4", 925-3154 270 HP, low hrs., new tune up. $13,500 obo. or trade for 865-521-6828; Pet Supplies 144A Pontoon. or 659-4210. ***Web ID# 982943*** 20-GAL HALF-MOON FISH TANK & 235 FISH, comes w/ fil- Campers ter, heater, décor & stand. Asking $100. 2010 23' Coachmen Call 308-9712. Freedom Express, like new, $14,900. 865-970-2827

Farmer’s Market 150

Dogs

325

HOUSECALL small engine repair. Pick up & delivery. Halls, Powell, Karns, Knoxville. 591-9286.

HUSKY PUPPIES AKC 865-318-0864

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I ns tal l ati on Repair Maintenance Service Upgrades Cab l e P h on e L i n es S ma l l j o b s welco me. License d/Ins ured Ofc : 9 4 5 -3 05 4 Cell: 705-6357

Engine Repairs

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N.E. BRAND NEW 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 car gar., cathedral ceilings, hdwd & marble flooring thruout, huge master BR, closet & BA w/sep. garden tub & shower. $1200/mo. 865-599-8174.

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Electrical

Dodge Ram 1500 1999, 4x4, 96K mi, Club Cab, Pwr, very good cond, $7900 obo. 865-458-1460

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Tree Service

LIGHT ELECTRICAL WORK. Fans, light-switches, etc. Great prices. Call Bill at 922-7157.

CHEV S-10 1989, black, rebuilt motor, AT, 3 toolboxes, $2200 obo. Knoxville 847-204-1896

COKE DRINK BOX Sport Utility 1950's era, $400.

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TREE WORK & Power Stump Grinder. Free est, 50 yrs exp! 804-1034

Stacey's Cleaning Svc Housecleaning at a lower cost! Wkly/Bi weekly, free est. Lic'd, refs. 659-1511

FORD F150 2003, Crew Cab XLT, V8, AT, loaded, very clean, $8,900. 865-992-3466 26 CU. ft. Frigidaire S/S refrig $400. 42" solid oak table w/2 4 Wheel Drive 258 chairs $125. 556-2329

90 Day Warranty

348 Stump Removal

Ca ll V i vi an 924-2579 Wkly, bi-wkly, 1-time

Household Appliances 204a

GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES

339 Plumbing

HOUSE CLEANING

FORD TAURUS 2007, 97k mi, exc. cond. $6000/b.o. Ph. 865591-6816

Trucks

318 Lawn Care

CLEANING NETWORK Wkly/ Bi-wkly/ Mo. Good refs! Free est. 258-9199 or 257-1672.

B-4 • MAY 21, 2012 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY SHOPPER-NEWS

Fabulous Fountain City Third in a four-week series Info: 922-4136 MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012

Carlene Malone and Victor Ashe can’t even agree on which way the sidewalks to Central High School should run. Looking on is Vice Mayor Jack Sharp. File photo by S. Clark

Malone in retirement Keeps eye on Fountain City By Betty Bean On a particularly clear, beautiful March morning in 1972, a UT psychology professor and his wife – both New Yorkers – were on their way to look at a brick bungalow that he’d spotted in a supermarket real estate tabloid. The wife had looked at one other house already, but it was the husband’s first foray into house hunting. They’d been renting in South Knoxville, and she remembers their first glimpse of Fountain City as an almost religious experience: “We drove right up Chapman Highway and straight up Broadway. The sky was bright blue with big puffy clouds. As we were coming down that hill where Lynnhurst Cemetery is, the spires on the churches were just sparkling in the sunshine. Leaves were coming out in a thousand shades of green. “We came down off that hill and found the pond, which we now call the lake, and drove up to our house. John looked at it and that was it. We wanted an older neighborhood and an older house that wasn’t in West Knoxville, but once Realtors found out that John was with the university, they would take us out west. We discovered that Fountain City had a sense of place that just wasn’t to be found in West Knoxville. “To this day, when I come down that hill and see the stee-

ples of all the churches, it still gives me goosebumps. I love it. I truly do.” From that day forward, Carlene Malone has been hooked on Fountain City. In the years that followed, she gradually got involved in community issues, and in 1990 was elected to serve on City Council where she proceeded to blast out a role as an independent-minded, ferocious defender of neighborhoods and underdogs who was pure-T-hell to cross.

It was one of those MPC rezoning notices, and it was facing Broadway at the base of the hill in front of the landmark Williams mansion. It might as well have been a red flag. She studied codes and parliamentary procedure and used what she learned as both a shield and a sword. She served 10 years, despite being an “outsider” in a community whose leading families boasted three generations of Central High School graduates, and was the bête noir of many of the city’s most influential developers and of Mayor Victor Ashe, a shrewd operator nicknamed “Bulldog” who was accustomed to having his way. Their battles were epic and although she was frequently on

replaced by a Kroger. She still mourns the old house’s passing. “They had a right to sell it and a right to tear it down. The only thing we could contest was their right to rezone it from residential to commercial, but we couldn’t pull it off. We tried to find adaptive reuses, but couldn’t pull it off. Such a blow to lose such a landmark, such an important piece of Fountain City history,” she said. “I like to think today this would not have happened. But back in the ’70s we couldn’t save it.” In defeat, she discovered more to fight for. “I got hooked, like a drug. I got to know the chief building official, (former MPC chief) Don Parnell, (planner) Ken Pruitt and the whole cast of characters. And that was my introduction to Fountain City Town Hall, which began focusing on the importance of historic preservation, planning, securing our neighborhoods, all of those things.” Meanwhile, back on the home front, the boys had switched to public school and cut a deal with their mom: “It was time for us as a family to figure out how we were going to operate,” she said. “I can be overwhelming and I know that. My desire was not to make life more difficult for my children, so we made an agreement that I would not be there roaming the halls as long as they were doing well in school. They thought that was an excellent deal and for the most part upheld their end of the bargain.”

the short end of 8-1 votes, political junkies started tuning in to CTV just to watch the fireworks. She didn’t know a soul when she arrived, but her son Jack was born in December of ’72, and her son Michael in ’75, so she had plenty to keep her busy, and she started getting to know people in those ways that young mothers do – at playgrounds and parks and story hour at the library, and later at St. Joseph’s Elementary School, where she became a room mother and served on the school board. Her first baby step into politics came in 1978 – “When I saw the black sign.” It was one of those Metropolitan Planning Commission rezoning notices, and it was facSo she stayed out of school ing Broadway at the base of the hill in front of the landmark Wil- board politics and concentrated liams mansion. It might as well on city issues. She won a few and lost quite a few, but never gave have been a red flag. up. There was the fight over rezoning land around Fountain Malone called the phone num- City Lake (Win – it went to Ofber on the sign, learned that the fice, not Commercial, and the property was being rezoned for a fight to preserve the Adair Garshopping center and started go- dens neighborhood when a Red ing door to door on Gibbs Drive Foods store wanted to gobble up a parcel of homes (Win – alto see if anybody cared. “I thought that house could be though it took 15 years). In 1988, she went countywide preserved and put to an adapted use,” she said. And she found by opposing a city/county plan scores of Fountain Citians who to build a mass burn incinerator agreed with her. They orga- on Baxter Avenue – another win, nized, went to MPC and signed probably the hardest-fought battle petitions. She made friends, and of all. Her reputation grew among some who were not friends. She supporters and detractors. An and her cohorts went to court anonymous “group” called CASH and lost. The Williams house posted signs all over downtown fell, and the hill it stood on was denouncing incinerator oppoleveled for a Target store, which nents. Her hide got thicker. “It stood for Committee eventually moved away and was

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Against Sanctimonious Harridans,” she said, chuckling. In 1991, City Council member Milton Roberts died in office, and the now-controversial Malone decided to run for his seat. She won her home district in the primary and narrowly lost it in the general, but rolled up large margins citywide and swept into office, where she became a strong advocate for Fountain City getting its fair share of city dollars in road and drainage projects. She and colleague Nick Pavlis took a stand by refusing to accept what she still calls “a sweetheart deal” that allowed City Council members to buy into the city pension plan at a zero interest rate. They also voted against putting it on the ballot. “It was really an embarrassment. It’s an overly enhanced, non-sustainable pension plan… passed by council, in my opinion, because council was going to be included and get a sweetheart deal. “This sounds corny, but I am forever amazed to have been elected to office and the thought of turning around and taking money from the people who voted for me with some sweetheart deal of a pension was just more than I could stand – I’m serious. People go into a voting booth and vote for you over someone else and then you turn around and be party to a sweetheart deal for yourself that ends up taking the taxpayers money. “When you think about the trust that people put in you, how can you do that? “I will never forget and will always be thankful for every single person who voted for me. I will never stop being grateful for that.” Something else she says she will never do is run for office again. She was a strong supporter of term limits and says she meant what she said. “But I’ll work on campaigns in the future, and when issues strike me and become important, I’ll probably continue to do that. She thinks term limits have improved the City Council, and she is pleased, so far with the job that Madeline Rogero is doing, particularly with her pension plan recommendations. “The new mayor came in at a difficult time economically, but I think she’s doing a very, very good job. I’ve been very impressed.”

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Dipper Dan Ice Cream Shoppe and Fountain City Barber Shop. Dipper Dan was located in the Pratt Brothers Market circa 1950. Charles L. and Opal Pratt founded their market in the early Fountainhead Building at Broadway and Hotel Avenue beside the Fountain City Barber Shop at 1920s. Several generations of the family have operated the Smithwood store for almost 90 one of the locations in which Fountain City’s unofficial mayor, Ray Wallace, served his patrons yyears. Courtesyy of Bettyy Pratt Adams for 75 years. y Photo submitted

A trip down memory lane Remembering R emembering Fountain City businesses By Dr. Jim Tumblin

Could there be a better time for a look back at the history of the Fountain City business community than this 50th anniversary of the community’s annexation into the city of Knoxville? For 100 years after John Adair established Fort Adair as an outpost in the Wilderness, there was minimal business in Grassy Valley. There were many farms and dairies but otherwise little business activity, except for the few stores, a blacksmith shop, and a physician in Smithwood and Beverly along Tazewell Pike where the first development occurred. In 1885, things began to pick up dramatically when a group of investors built the Fountainhead Hotel and Resort, overlooking Fountain City Park. Just five years later, the Fountain Head Railway (Dummy Line) made its first run. Travel in and out of the suburb was much more rapid, and the Dummy Line with its open-air summer cars and heated closed cars for the winter months was fun. With the arrival in 1890 of Col. J.C. Woodward, who sold his vast real estate holdings in Lexington, Ky., to purchase 431 acres in central Fountain City, including the hotel and resort, there was a marked increase in activity. The colonel’s Fountain Head Improvement Co. advertised home sites around the park “with pure water, beautiful trees and a pleasant climate.” The real estate business boomed and brought John Hope, the jeweler; Col. J.C. Williams, the coal magnate; W.T. Hall, the clothier; Sol George, department store owner; and many others as permanent residents.

By 11900, By 90 9 00 0,, tthe he ccentral he entr en tral ra all business district Hotel busi bu b ussiin neess ss d istric is trr ic ict on on H ottel Avenue began to develop, anchored by the Fountain City Confectionery owned by William E. and Dossie Miller Cooper. By 1940, there were 40 businesses along Broadway alone. When the suburb was annexed in 1962, the business community had grown markedly. On Broadway at Greenway, there was Ambrose Niceley’s Parkmor Restaurant, the Dairy Queen, Charles Wells Floor Covering, Hull-Dobbs Automobile Dealership, Carl Hayworth’s Service Station, Paramount Dry Cleaners and the Williford Monument Co. Proceeding north on Broadway one could find the Greenway Esso, Dri-Fry Salads, the Fountain City Roller Drome, the Tower Theater and the Lynnhurst Cemetery Office. North of the Adair Drive intersection many will remember Balsinger’s Gulf Service Center, A.B. Dick Productions Co., the Sawyer Manufacturing Co., Brewer’s Fountain City Lumber Co., the Knoxville Casket Co., Dr. J.C. Tumblin Optometrist, Dr. D.M. Methvin Chiropractor, Othel Boruff’s Service Station and Weigel’s Jug O’Milk. Beginning at Woodrow were the following: the Hamilton National Bank branch, Fountain City Shell Service, Fountain City Gun Shop, Shanklin’s Safe and Lock Co., the Fountain City Fire Dept., A&P Food Stores, Cole Drug Store, “Buddy” Kirby’s Barber Shop, the Emery Store, Robbins Dry Cleaners (possibly Fountain City’s oldest continually-operating business), Robbins’ Service Station, Parker’s Hardware, Gertrude’s Fashions, the Blue Circle, Collins Firestone Store, Stevens Drug Store, Dee Jones Jeweler, Johnson’s Custom Shoe

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Blue Circle Drive-In Restaurant (1964). C. Homer Longmire (1892-1966) founded the first of his local chain of restaurants in 1931, this one at Highland Drive and Broadway. By 1948 he had seven locations in East Tennessee which were favorite after-school and evening hangouts for teenagers. Bill

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Hensley Motor Service. The motor service was managed by Staley Hensley and the body shop by Bearl Hensley. Located across Broadway from the Fountain City Bank, it was a place for good conversation as well as good automotive service. Courtesy of the Johnnie Bell Hensley Collection Moore’s Sinclair Station. Then, beyond the Essary Road intersection, were these businesses: Kay’s Ice Cream, Christine’s Ladies Wear, Lakeside Service Station, “Jut” Harris’ The Palace Theatre. From 1936 to 1948 this neighborhood theater, man- Fountain City aged by T.W. Smith, provided first-run movies and Saturday serials to the Real Estate, families of Fountain City. Courtesy of the Flora B. Poore Collection Lakeview Barber Shop, the Nell & Nell Rebuilders, Boruff’s Barber Jack Easton’s Sports Store, Shop, Fountain City Radio Shop, Bowman’s ABC Elec- Bob Temple Motors, Staley and TV, Walter Gourdine tric, White’s Village Ven- Hensley’s Motor Service, Jewelers, Harvey’s Men’s dors, Cunningham’s West- Fountain City Bank, Redell- Store, Ray Wallace’s Founern Auto, Jay & Boots Meat Stuart and Myers Insur- tain City Barber Shop, Market, Brothers Bedding, ance and Real Estate, James Hankins’ Fountain City Sam Cook’s Pure Station Dorrycott’s Royal Coal Co., Furniture, Drs. Bibee and and Klovia’s Sports Wear. Dr. David Reid Dentist, the Keister Dentists, Dr. Joseph Beyond Knox Avenue was White Store, and Brock and Raulston Physician, Atkin’s

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Fountain City ‘funeral’ on Memorial Day By Dr. Jim Tumblin During the festivities of Honor Fountain City Day on Memorial Day (Monday, May 28), the Mighty Fountain City Art Center Players will re-enact the mock funeral held for Fountain City on Feb. 12, 1962. In the same pioneering spirit John Adair had shown in establishing an outpost in the Wilderness in 1788, the estimated 30,000 inhabitants of Fountain City, Beverly and Inskip supported their own water and sewage utility, garbage collection company and fire department. With occasional help from the Knox County Sheriff, patrol officer Curt Brock provided police protection. The Fountain City Park Commission, chaired by Judge John W. Green, maintained perhaps the finest public park in the county for more than 20 years. Under the late Dr. A.L. Jenkins’ leadership, the Fountain City Recreation Commission provided a com-

A scene from the Feb. 12, 1962, mock funeral held when Fountain City was annexed. Photo submitted prehensive athletic program for our children and youth since 1953. Fountain City’s independent spirit had made it the largest unincorporated city in the United States. Is there any wonder then that, when the mayor and the Knoxville City Council began

proposing annexation in 1959, there was much resistance? John Brothers conducted a mail poll that year and received letters or cards indicating that 1,796 were opposed and 112 were for annexation. His initial observation was, “If the city worked out a

program in a calm and reasonable manner and with a proper schedule for extension of services, opposition would lessen considerably.” An annexation study committee was appointed and met with city law director T. Mack Blackburn, who represented the mayor and Knoxville City Council in the negotiations. The committee, consisting of Ross T. Stuart, John T. Brothers, Carl L. Butcher Sr. and Robert H. Temple, worked with their outside attorney Clyde Key to negotiate the best arrangement possible. Finally, it was agreed that Fountain City would become a part of the city on Feb. 11, 1962, at midnight after the 1962 tax assessment deadline. In essence this assured almost a full year moratorium on city taxes. However, at the city’s discretion, some city services could be provided that first year with streetlights and a new fire station to have priority. At an 11:30 a.m. “funeral ceremony” on Monday, Feb. 12, 1962, at Broadway and Dutch Valley Road, Ross T. Stuart handed over a symbolic sword to Knoxville Mayor John Duncan and Fountain City became a part of Knoxville. Six pallbearers – John Akridge, Fred Graves Jr., C.M. Hill, Sam Cook, Jack Easton and Bill Beckler – assisted “the Rev.” Harry “Hop” Hitch with the services. They were all dressed in black and wore Abraham Lincoln-esque black stovepipe hats. Prior to the ser-

vice the “viewing” disclosed a giant yellow key to the city in the coffin, which was presented to Duncan later. As he passed a replica of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s sword to the mayor, Stuart said, “As the surrender of Gen. Lee at Appomattox heralded a united nation, so this 100 years later we herald the unity of our community with yours.” Duncan responded, “No city can be great unless its citizens are great. We can make no progress unless as a great, united community we wholeheartedly support a program of progress. We cannot have that self-confidence and optimism in our future unless all our citizens share in that spirit. United, forward-looking, one for all and all for one, this great city can go forward.” Then a bugler played taps, signaling the end of one era and the beginning of another. Now, nearly 50 years later, few would question the wisdom of the decision. However, Fountain City has maintained its own identity with immense community pride. If that isn’t a win-win, what is? The Art Players’ Re-enactment of the 1962 ceremony will occur at 2 p.m. May 28 during Honor Fountain City Day in Fountain City Park. Promptly at 2, the Funeral Procession will start at the Fountain City Lions Club building and, led by bagpiper Andrew McMahan and snare drummer Matt Swindle, the procession will end at the Gazebo.

HONOR FOUNTAIN CITY DAY SCHEDULE May 28, 2012 – 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Presented by Fountain City Town Hall • 40th Anniversary 1972-2012

Entertainment GAZEBO 10:30 AM to Noon Lynn Clapp’s Broadway Swing Band Noon to 1 PM Nostalgia 1:15 – 2 PM East Tennessee Concert Band

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SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR 2012 2– 3 PM Charles Williams and the Mighty Fountain City Art Center Players For the 50th Anniversary of the “Funeral for Fountain City,” the Players will re-enact the mock funeral that was held 50 years ago to commemorate this historical event.

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Community Awards Ceremony Fountain City Park at the Gazebo* 3:00 – 3:45 PM Keynote Address: Bill Williams

Presentation of Community Awards: Ken Cloninger, Chair, Fountain City Town Hall Commercial Restoration Virginia College-Knoxville Campus and McDonald’s Fountain City Residential Landscaping Patrick and Christine Cloninger Friend of Fountain City Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis Chair’s Award Fountain City Lions Club 2012 Fountain City Woman of the Year…To be announced 2012 Fountain City Man of the Year…..To be announced

Everyone is invited to the memorial program at Fountain City Lake immediately following the community awards ceremony. Andrew McMahan will lead everyone over to the Fountain City Lake by playing the bagpipes *In the event of rain, program will be held in the Lion’s Club Building

Memorial Day Ceremony Fountain City Lake 4 – 4:30 PM “Service and Sacrifice”: John Becker, WBIR-TV Music: Lynn Bennett Honoring Active Duty Soldiers: U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. Poetry Reading: Mark Campen, 5th District City Council member Honor Guard and taps: East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard www.fountaincitytownhall.org

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