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Danny, Sam, Bethany, Holly, Hannah and Will Sharp.
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Giants of their profession This month, Dr. Jim Tumblin casts a historical eye on the Albert Baumann family, which designed some of Knoxville’s best-known buildings. See Jim’s story on page A-6
Found art Marty McConnaughey has been painting with oils and pastels for 15 years and has become a well-known artist in Union County. She has now taken her flair for the unusual to a higher level and is ecstatic with her discovery.
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Nope. “We received an email that a group of children from China who either had what had been diagnosed as having cerebral palsy or a heart condition were adoptable,” Bethany says. “We felt God was calling us more in that direction.” “They don’t have a name,” Danny says, “but are assigned a number. And they tell you the children are missing an appendage or are blind, etc. It is really a sad process.” “Very impersonal,” Bethany adds. Danny was in Haiti on a mission trip. Bethany was in Memphis visiting her grandmother. They got the word. “We raced around to fix our dossier to make sure the China papers were in order. This was in September,” Danny says. “And we waited for each paper’s clearance. It was an 18-month process from start to finish.” The Sharps arrived in China at the beginning of May. They flew to Henan Province on May 7 to get their son. “It’s absolutely nothing like you think,” Bethany says. “You’re in this big room in which a lot of children are crying.” Someone said “Daniel?” Danny approached. The reply was “Yes, yours,” and then the person moved on to another couple waiting to adopt another child. The Sharps had brought Sam a Smokey dog to play with and spent some time getting to know him that first day. “He was ours from then on.” Sam had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy by Chinese doctors, but once the Sharps returned to the United States, doctors here told them Sam is probably just malnourished and has weak muscle tone. “We knew going over there what his diagnosis was, but there is no
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The orphaned child who became a number now has a name. And a loving home. Two years ago this August, Danny and Bethany Sharp read two books, independent of one another, that would forever change their lives. One was “Radical” by David Platt. The other was “Adopted for Life” by Dr. Russell Moore. (Remember the title of that second book.) “And we came to the realization,” Danny says, “that God wanted us to expand our family through adoption. We were both on the same page about it. We had talked about it before, after (son) Will was born, but it wasn’t the time to do it.” Danny is a teacher at Central High and is a Halls High graduate. Bethany, a former teacher, is a stayat-home mom. The couple went to an informational meeting through Bethany Christian Services. And thus began the two-year journey that brought Sam Sharp from China to his new home in East Knox County on May 17. It involved prayer, paperwork, prayer, adoption fees, prayer, background checks, prayer, a home inspection and more prayer. By January 2011, the Sharps thought they would most likely be adopting a child from Ethiopia. A group including “At the time, it was the Hannah, Will and Holly quickest of the countries Sharp wait at McGhee(from which to adopt), but Tyson Airport on May while we felt led to adopt, 17 to welcome their we were not convinced parents and their new (about) a specific place.” brother home. Bethany says the process entailed more paperwork and preparing a dossier to send to the host country from which one is adopting a child. By June 2011, they were ready. Ethiopia it was.
Tennessee’s football opener, the critical clash with North Carolina State, is 12 weeks away. That seems a safe distance to risk a simple comparison, Marvin West writes.
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Hospital valet parking restored North Knoxville Medical Center has resumed valet parking as a convenience to patients effective today (June 11), says CEO Rob Followell. The service will be provided by Parking Management Company, which provides service to several area hotels. The service will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The fee is $3 per parked car. Tenants have the option of validating their patients’ parking.
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Anders saves the Chamber By Sandra Clark Into the leadership vacuum created by Mayor Tim Burchett’s unwillingness to negotiate on his budget strode a most unlikely figure. Commission chair Mike Hammond got good press for the compromise he drafted with school board chair Thomas Deakins. On a 7-4 vote, the compromise gave the school system the $7 million first-year funding it had requested.
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Less attention went to vice chair Brad Anders’ skillful defense of the Knoxville Chamber. Burchett’s budget cut funding for the Chamber and the accompanying contract had provisions termed
Brad Anders File photo by S. Clark “poison” by Chamber CEO Mike Edwards. “If we had agreed to the language they sent us we would be out of business,” said Edwards. So Anders waited until Hammond’s compromise was adopted
to offer his amendment. “My amendment (which was adopted 9-2) restored the Chamber’s funding to this year’s level and also kept their contract consistent with this year’s,” said Anders. Burchett wanted three changtes: removal of the word “regional” from the contract; restrictions on the organization’s involvement with public education, either as an advocate or as a partner on projects; and immediate notification, complete with contact information, on businesses inquiring about locating here. Anders said the Chamber works regionally because Knoxville is the area’s economic hub. He specifically cited connections with Oak Ridge and Maryville. Edwards called Burchett’s insistence that the Chamber quit its
support of Knox County Schools “mystifying.” He said the Chamber is required to sign a confidentiality agreement with a company’s site consultant before it begins negotiations. “It would void that agreement to provide the information to the mayor.” Under Tennessee’s open records law, the information would be public immediately on transfer to the mayor. So the Chamber did some quiet lobbying, and Anders’ amendment sailed through with only Tony Norman and Jeff Ownby voting no. Burchett may claim a budget victory, but both Hammond and Anders amended his budget significantly and by veto-proof margins.
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UROLOGY Tennessee Urology Associates, PLLC 7557A Dannaher Drive, Suite 230 Powell, TN 37849 865-938-5222 Katherine Cameron, M.D. Lee Congleton III, M.D. John-Paul Newport, M.D. Eric R. Nicely, M.D. Brian D. Parker, M.D. Chris Ramsey, M.D. Charles Reynolds, M.D. Tammy Newman, PA
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Greylan’s got it goin’ on Halls guy Gordy Noe called me around the first of May. The conversation went something like this: “What are you doing the night of May 25?” “Ah, I’m actually off that week, so not too much.” “Greylan James (Egan) is going to be playing at The Tin Roof at Rocky Hill. If you haven’t heard him in awhile, you need to come hear him.” I hadn’t, so I went. Let me tell you something right now: that boy can sing. He can pick. He can write. Hadn’t heard him since he was a young’un and he blew me away. Down at The Tin Roof, Greylan sang my kind of music: Cash and Dylan and Elvin Bishop. But, he has also become an accomplished songwriter, offers something for everybody and has a chance to do what few artists been able to do: bridge the gap between traditional and modern country music. His daddy, Jeff Egan, got Greylan to sing a song he’d written about my favorite singer, Elvis Aron Presley. I was all shook up in my blue suede shoes. Couldn’t believe it. Greylan said he wrote it in less than an hour. It’s called “If I Was Elvis.” Look it up on YouTube. On April 29, Greylan received awards for Best Young Country Artist and
Best Live Teen Recording at the first Indie Channel Music Awards in Hollywood. He played the Bluebird Café in Nashville last October and has been appearing around the country with Lewis Brice, the brother of country singer Lee Brice. Greylan’s goal is to be signed by a major label by late winter and have a single out by this time next year. And, of course, he wants to play at the Grand Ole Opry. No, not at that thing next to Opry Mills Mall. I mean the real one, the Ryman Auditorium. He was scheduled to play at CMA Fest (formerly Fan Fair), but Greylan had to be hospitalized last week. I don’t know if he made it to Nashville or not, but our thoughts and prayers are with you, buddy. Greylan continues to perform in a band with Blake Wrinn and Griffin Puett. He is scheduled to play in Chicago this summer on “Windy City Live” as well as at The Park Bench in Atlanta on June 23 and in Rogersville at the big July 4
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sign of cerebral palsy.” The adoption was finalized at the U.S. consulate in Guangzhou. “They call you up like you’re going to the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles),” Danny says. The adopting parents must take an oath. “And then they say, ‘Alright, he’s yours.’ We got his visa the next day and went home.” Waiting at McGhee-Tyson Airport to welcome Sam home were his brother and sisters: Will, 5; Hannah, 4; and Holly, 2. “We had talked it up with them a lot. We had been praying for Sam as a family since last June. They (our children) were very involved.” When I spoke to the Sharps for this interview, Sam had been home one week. “He’s adjusted really well,” Bethany says. “He’s a great sleeper and eater and loves our kids. He’s warming up to different people and working up to bonding with them and that’s been much easier than we’d prepared ourselves for.” “That’s been an answer to a prayer,” Danny says. “We’d prepared to hunker down here at home all summer.” “The best part,” Bethany says, “other than getting Sam, of course, is seeing God’s faithfulness. When we were short $2,000, God provided.” “We’re common people,”
Sam Sharp with his dad, Danny. Photos submitted Danny says. “There’s nothing special about us. We felt a call and are proof that if you listen, it’s going to be provided for you. Money was never a worry for me.” “We just hope to be an encouragement for people to adopt or to support others who do it, whether that means prayer or financial support or just sending a note that says ‘We’re praying for you,’ ” Bethany says.
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Danny says he and Bethany believe that as Christians, “we are responsible for orphans as a whole. It’s a perfect picture of Christ’s adoption of us. It’s neat to see it come full circle.” Holding Sam in her arms, Bethany looked down at him and said, “He is loved.” The orphaned child who became a number is anonymous no more. He has found his home, “Adopted for Life.”
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Democratic legislative candidates: Gloria Johnson, Jerome Miller, Anthony Hancock, Shelley Breeding and Evelyn Gill.
Where’s the mulch fire report? Based on information provided by Angela Starke, Rogero media spokesperson, it was reported here that the mulch fire report being compiled by Deputy Mayor Eddie Mannis would be issued on Tuesday, June 5. No longer is that an operative statement. When I inquired, I got an email from Starke saying “Due to the Memorial Day holiday and a few preplanned days off for David Brace (service director), the mulch fire review is still underway. A final draft is forthcoming. I do not have a definitive date.” When asked for a rough idea when the report would be completed or if that date was “indefinite,” Starke responded, “I cannot give you a date, but it would be inaccurate to say it is ‘indefinite.’ Clearly, it is underway and is forthcoming.” It is unfortunate that no approximate dates can be offered as to when this report will become public. Two weeks ago June 5 was named. But for this writer’s inquiry, the delay might not have been announced. The mulch fire resulted in a major fish kill on Third Creek and significant multiple costs to the taxpayers, various health issues, strains on the Fire Department and inconvenience. The Mayor held a special news conference on-site, pledging a full report. No doubt the report will be ultimately released and, hopefully, it will be soon as there is strong interest. The report must be specific and detailed. It needs to spell out clearly what happened and who is at fault. This report will be carefully read and taxpayers will expect it to provide substantive answers. ■ Metro Pulse’s May 31 cover has a tribute to Knoxville’s founding 226 years ago, but the city’s incorporation was Oct. 3, 1791. Not sure how Metro Pulse added 5 years to the city’s age. However, we all know that Knoxville’s Bicentennial celebration led by Sue Clancy and Roseanne Wolf was held throughout 1991. ■ The Tennessee Municipal League which Knoxville supports financially has been here this past weekend and today. The board directors’ dinner was held at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. This location defies conven-
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tional wisdom that municipal finances are weak as it is one of the most expensive dining spots in town. But it has excellent food and is on our waterfront. However, the TML bond pool is flush with cash and no doubt paid the tab. ■ It’s surprising that the city did not showcase Knoxville’s major attractions instead of the Convention Center being the focus of virtually all meetings. While the Convention Center is an excellent site, it is not unique to Knoxville. Memphis has staged events for TML at its zoo while Chattanooga has held events along its waterfront. Knoxville missed a chance to have mayors and council members from across the state visit our Zoo, Ijams Nature Center, Knoxville Botanical Gardens, Tennessee Theatre, Bijou Theatre, Knoxville Museum of Art, Market Square, Blount Mansion, or East Tennessee History Center to name several places where an opening reception, a dinner or a luncheon could have been held. ■ Williams Creek Golf Course is the site for a press conference at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, with the Tennessee Clean Water Network announcing the acquisition of several properties it will give to the city. The public is invited. ■ When city council voted May 29 on the TVA parking garage for which $2.6 million in city funds are being spent, the memorandum of understanding was not given to council members until that morning by email. This delay made it difficult for council members and certainly the public to review the actual written document prior to the vote. Hopefully, sending critical documents like this to council literally hours prior to the vote will not become a pattern. Preparation for the council agenda is done by the city Law Department with assistance from impacted departments.
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Gearing up for battle Democratic legislative candidates have an uphill climb most anywhere in Tennessee, but the legislative candidates who visited the 4th District Democrats in May showed no signs of backing down. State Senate candidate Evelyn Gill will face wellconnected, well-financed, first-term Republican Becky Duncan Massey in the General Election, but was particularly feisty: “Nobody would know who (my opponent) is if she didn’t use the name Duncan. I grew up in Mississippi and my grandmother carried a large handbag,” she said, picking up a large bag. “These are pocketbook issues. I’m ready for the challenge.” When asked if she thinks she has a chance, Gill, a teacher, took a poke at Massey, specifically, and Republicans, generally: “It’s time to turn the
page from the Stacey Campfields and from people who rely on a name,” she said. Another teacher, Gloria Johnson, who lost to Massey in 2011, is running for an open seat in the reconfigured District 13, a job long held by Democrat Harry Tindell, who chose not to seek another term. The district now includes Sequoyah Hills and a large chunk of South Knoxville. She gigged Republicans for the .025 percent sales tax decrease on groceries passed last session. “I see firsthand every day the struggles families face – students whose parents are out of work, can’t
Burchett ‘sick of’ local nonprofits County Mayor Tim Burchett flexed his self-professed muscle and did everything but thump his chest and let out a Tarzan yell at last week’s meeting of the Council of West Knox County Homeowners.
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Burchett took the opportunity to gloat about the passage of his 2013 budget by County Commission without the inclusion of an additional $35 million requested by the school board. He called the vote “a victory for the taxpayers,” adding, “The teachers’ union didn’t support it because they knew
they weren’t going to get any of it.” Next he took aim at: “the elite,” further described as “a few influential people in this state and in this community who have changed the whole system of education.” He called for a return to an elected, rather than appointed, schools superintendent. Then he went on an attack of local arts, cultural and charitable organizations, vowing, “I’m going to continue to cut community grants. If they’re (the organizations) worthwhile, the community should support them.” Continuing his diatribe, Burchett noted Knox County’s recent change from a grants process to those organizations to a system of contracts that will be administered by the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville. “I’m sick of those groups,” he said. “They just take your money. The government
Capt. Jeff “Cub” Palmer visits with his old friend, former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison, now a candidate for the state House of Representatives in the newly-created 89th District, at the homeowners meeting. Palmer is the new head of the West Precinct sheriff’s office in Farragut, replacing Ben Harkins who retired. Photo by A. Hart
needs to do things like paving roads and maintaining buildings.” In other business, Capt. Fred Ludwig of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office reminded members to be extra vigilant in protecting their
property now that school is out for the summer, “and a lot of kids have a lot of time on their hands.” He said homeowners should be especially careful about guarding access to their private swimming pools.
GOSSIP AND LIES ■ “What’s Tim’s end game? Scorched earth?” asked one former county officeholder, while another said, “I think he just doesn’t like government.” ■ Like a guy learning a new word a day, Burchett dropped two interesting big ones during the budget debate.
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make mortgage payments or buy groceries. We need legislators who will stand up for working families, not give them a pittance that saves a family $20 a year.” Jerome Miller, a mechanical engineer, is full of ideas for improving economic development in District 14 (deep West Knox County), which he acknowledged as a tough place for a Democrat. He would like to see a tech corridor located closer to Knoxville to bring in jobs for young people like his son, a recent UT graduate who is working part time, living at home “and trying to make it. … We need to bring in more jobs and better that job market.” He said his major interest is in the environment, which he defines broadly. “Not just air and water – the environment of our community. How can we have safer schools, streets, job markets?”
Former Vol great Anthony Hancock will challenge incumbent Republican Steve Hall in District 18. He teaches special education at Bearden Middle School and says his varied background will serve him well in Nashville. He is proud of his University of Tennessee ties and said he’s recruiting “… a different set of teammates. Tennessee Volunteers serve humanity.” And finally, there was Shelley Breeding, who is battling through the court system to get on the ballot. She is running in the newly-created District 89, and ran into a roadblock because she pays Anderson County property taxes (the county line runs through her yard). “I come from a teacher’s family and I want to stand up for education. … I’m a coal miner’s daughter and against mountaintop removal.” “Her opponent is the election commission,” a wag in the back of the room said.
■ “I don’t mean to sound petulant,” he told County Commission while opposing Mike Hammond’s compromise for schools. What else but petulant (impatient or irritable, esp. over a petty annoyance; peevish) is a mayor who threatens a veto if
changes are made when first presenting the budget? ■ “That’s disingenuous (lacking in candor, giving a false appearance of simple frankness),” he said while referring to the school board’s budget as $35 million for iPads. Huh?
■ Tim Burchett stopped a property tax increase for schools, this year at least, by demagoguing the superintendent’s proposal. That was his only victory. ■ So here’s a final item for the word list: Pyrrhic.
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As warm as summer sunshine …
When Ava Barber’s “Bucket to the South” came blaring out of my CD player last Thursday morning, I knew I was in for a treat. The former “Lawrence Welk Show” star, billed as “Hollywood’s Country Sweetheart,” sure has earned that moniker. And, yep, she can still warm the heart. Driving down the road a few weeks ago, I heard Ava’s radio show on WKVLAM 850 (it airs at noon Mondays). I perked up when she started talking about her new CD. It contains “Bucket to the South,” her Billboard hit song, as well as 20 new recordings “from the vaults.” Boy, howdy. Now, this is good stuff. Once upon a time, we used to live down the street from Ava and her husband, Roger Sullivan. I never worked up the nerve to knock on the door, but I remember seeing her bus parked on the street. And, of course, I saw her on TV every Saturday night. (Yep, I still record or watch
“The Lawrence Welk Show” every week. I like the big band sound, but I love Ava Barber.) A Central High School graduate, Ava started singing professionally at age 10. She auditioned for Mr. Welk in a tent on a Nashville golf course and made her first appearance on his popular show in February 1974. She was hired on the spot and stayed until the show ceased production in 1982. Along the way, she appeared on “Nashville Now,” “Music City Tonight,” “Crook and Chase” and for a while in the mid-1990s operated a theater in Pigeon Forge with fellow “Welk” costar Dick Dale. These days, Ava runs Steamboat deli in Powell and still tours with “The Live Lawrence Welk Show.” In addition to the beautifully infectious “Bucket to the South,” the CD also features a smooth cover of Ray Price’s “Heartaches by the Number,” as well as a tear-jerking medley of “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” and “Remember Me.” A special treat is a song I first heard Elvis Presley sing, “When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again,” as well as a
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■ Captain W.Y.C. Hannum Chapter #1881, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will have their final meeting of the year 6 p.m.
Ava Barber CD features hits, lost classics By Jake Mabe
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Ava Barber performs at the Central High School Wall of Fame Breakfast in this file photo by S. Clark. cover of the Forester Sisters’ “Lying in his Arms Again.” What I’ve always loved about Ava Barber is that her voice is as warm as summer sunshine. It shines through here on track after track, be it a ballad or a toe-tapping tune. Listening to her sing makes me think of a simpler time, now gone with the wind, back when we only had three channels, a TV was a big wooden piece of furniture, and your grandmother hung the wash out to dry on a clothesline. If you know what I’m talkin’ about, or if you, too, love to hear Hollywood’s Country Sweetheart, go get this CD. It will make your day, y’all. Info: email avarog@live. com, visit www.avabarber. com or visit Ava Barber’s page on Facebook.
Saturday, June 23, at Green Meadow Country Club in Alcoa. Newly elected officers will be announced for the 2012-2014 term. Special guest
Tennessee’s football opener, the critical clash with North Carolina State, is 12 weeks away. That seems a safe distance to risk a simple comparison. Tennessee, as you know, is coming off a 5-7 season made worse by an embarrassing loss at Kentucky. North Carolina State, 8-5, supposedly has momentum and confidence and optimism, as in “maybe 10 victories this season.” It is painful to compare the conclusions of the 2011 campaign. The Vols were awful. The Wolfpack was awful for one half and four additional minutes. It trailed Maryland by 27 early in the third quarter. After that, the Wolfpack scored 42 consecutive points in the greatest comeback in school history. After that, it went to the Belk Bowl and knocked off Louisville. In a simple comparison, it will be Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray and impressive wide receivers versus a seasoned secondary featuring cornerback David Amerson, the only All-American expected on the field at the Georgia Dome on the last Friday evening in August. Amerson led the NCAA and set an Atlantic Coast
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Conference record with 13 interceptions last year. This game, in a simple comparison, matches the coaching wits and wisdom of Derek Dooley against Tom O’Brien. Matt Hayes, expert at ranking coaches, says O’Brien is No. 8 among a dozen in the ACC. Dooley is 14th, dead last, in the Southeastern Conference. I read it in The Sporting News. Dooley receives more pay but is said to be on the hot seat. O’Brien has survived criticism. Their backgrounds are different. Dooley, 44, is an SEC blueblood, youngest son of Hall of Fame coach Vince (and Barbara) Dooley. He is a Virginia grad with a law degree from Georgia and two years as a practicing attorney. He is married to Dr. Allison Jeffers Dooley. They have three children. Derek was a Nick Saban assistant at LSU and with the Miami Dolphins. As
Debra Wilson, 856-9300. ■ The Knoxville Civil War Roundtable will host Kent Cave, former chief ranger of the Fort Pulaski National Monument, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, at Bearden Banquet
head coach at Louisiana Tech for three seasons, he was 17-20. As head coach at Tennessee for two seasons, he is 11-14. His UT record against SEC foes is a not-so-good 4-12. O’Brien, 63, born in Cincinnati, was a threeyear defensive end at the U.S. Naval Academy. He did nine years as a Marine and finished as a major. He is married to Jennifer Byrd, a director with Rostro de Cristo, an organization that aids Ecuador. One of their sons did a one-year mission there. After his time in the military, Tom O’Brien coached under George Welsh for 15 years at Navy and Virginia. He was offensive coordinator when Dooley was a senior wide receiver for the Cavaliers. O’Brien was head coach at Boston College for 10 seasons (75-45). This is his sixth season at North Carolina State (33-30, 18-22 against ACC foes). His combined bowl record is 8-2. Dooley has the power T, Neyland maxims and Vol for Life principles as props. O’Brien has a Ronald Reagan quote on a plaque behind his desk: “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. Marines don’t have that problem.” Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero. com.
Hall. Cave will discuss “The Siege of Fort Pulaski and the End of Masonry Fortifications.” Everyone is invited. Admission is $5, or come for dinner at 7 p.m. for $17. RSVP by 11 a.m. Monday, June 11, at 671-9001.
■ The College of Architecture and Design will host “Design Matters,” an overnight summer camp for high school students, July 8-13. The camp will give students an understanding of how design impacts invention and human experience. Students will also build a portfolio documenting their work to use as a resource for future college applications. Info: http://www.arch.utk. edu. ■ Jamie Stapleton, a sixthgrade teacher at Whittle Springs Middle School in Knox County, is the 2012 recipient of the Stapleton Marian E. Oates Teacher Enrichment Award from UT. Stapleton will spend the summer collaborating with professor Mike McKinney, director of environmental studies in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, studying the mechanics of composting and recycling. ■ The UT Police Department (UTPD) has partnered with BAIR Analytics Inc. to provide RAIDS Online, http://www.raidsonline. com, an online, public crime mapping system. The partnership will help keep university community members informed about crime that occurs on campus and in the area using a map and crime analysis data. To view the UT campus on RAIDS Online: http://tiny.utk. edu/RAIDS. ■ The UT Center for Native Grasslands Management is hosting a Twilight Forage Tour for Native Grasses on June 21 at UT East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center’s Blount Unit, located at 4341 UT Farm Road, in Louisville, Tenn. There is no cost for the tour, but you must register by June 18 to attend. To register: http:// nativegrasses.utk.edu/, click on the link for “Forage Tours” or call 974-7201.
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Giants of their profession HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin
Family designed some of Knoxville’s best-known buildings Ah, to build, to build! That is the noblest art of all the arts. Painting and sculpture are but images, are merely shadows cast by outward things on stone or canvas, having in themselves no separate existence. Architecture, existing in itself, and not in seeming a something it is not, surpasses them as substance (surpasses) shadow. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Of course, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow had not seen Monet’s “The Garden at Giverny” (1899), for instance, and may have failed to recognize that there is beauty in the other noble arts. However, anyone who studies the architecture of several generations of Baumanns would recognize that they stood among the giants of their profession. William Baumann, the father of Joseph Baumann and Albert Baumann Sr., was born in Bavaria but immigrated to America in the 1830s. He found work as a ship designer and builder in Savannah, Ga. In 1837, he married another German immigrant, Catherine Schneider. By the 1840s, the family had moved to East Tennessee, finally settling in Knoxville in 1855, where William found work as a carpenter and house builder. William’s second son, Joseph Francis Baumann, was born on Jan. 16, 1844, and the youngest of their children, Albert Benjamin Baumann, was born on Aug. 30, 1861. Joseph worked in the carpentry trade alongside his father but he began listing himself as an architect by 1872. He designed two significant structures in that year: rail-
road mogul and financier Charles McClung McGhee’s elegant house on Locust Street (the present-day Masonic Lodge) and Staub’s Theatre on Gay Street, the city’s first opera house. He designed the Odd Fellows Hall on Market Square in 1875, which also served as Peter Kern’s Confectionery and later housed the Hotel St. Oliver. The Third Presbyterian Church, his home church, followed in 1877, then the Hattie House Hotel in 1879. After he built mansions for C.J. McClung and James D. Cowan, his crowning achievement, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, was built in 1886. Albert B. Baumann originally joined his brother Joseph in 1882 in drafting but was promoted to a full partner in 1887. The firm began operating as Baumann Brothers. Early work included several large warehouses with ornamental fronts on Jackson Avenue, Col. J.C. Woodward’s elaborate Park Place on North Broadway (1890), J.E. Lutz’s Westwood mansion on Kingston Pike (1890) and the campus buildings for Holbrook Normal College in Fountain City (1894). The renovated and expanded Market House, a one-story shedlike structure, was one of Joseph Baumann’s projects. Then the brothers designed an imposing twostory replacement and completed it in 1897. They built the Monroe County courthouse in Madisonville (1897), the Blount County courthouse in Maryville (1906) and the Washington County courthouse in Jonesborough (1912). When Joseph left the firm in 1913, retired in 1916 and passed away on April 20, 1920, Albert continued as its sole architect for several years. He received commissions for the expansion of
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The Albert Baumann home at 840 N. Fourth Ave. was pictured in the landmark book “Art Work of Knoxville” (1895), which featured early Knoxville homes and scenic views of the area. Knoxville High School, which had been his original design in 1910. Albert’s son, Albert “A.B.” Baumann Jr., was born in Knoxville on Jan. 20, 1897. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology and then enrolled for advanced studies in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania under the renowned French-born Paul Cret, who is given credit for the influential Beaux-Arts style of architecture. Charles I. Barber and Benjamin McMurry, two other Knoxville architects, also trained under Cret. When A.B. joined the firm in 1922, the firm became known as Baumann and Baumann. One of the firm’s largest projects was the 17-story Andrew Johnson Hotel (1930), which would remain Knoxville’s tallest building for several decades. They also built the elegant neoclassical U.S. Post Office on Main Street based on Cret’s concepts. The firm became prominent as architects for a number of school buildings: Park Junior High (1927); Tyson Junior High (1936); Central High School (1931), now Gresham Middle School; and Fountain City Elementary School (1931). All four of those structures are still standing and highly functional, the latter two still as schools. More than 300 local residential structures are a credit to the Baumanns’ expertise, including the homes of these prominent Knox
County families who have not been named previously: A.J. Albers, George Andes, Max Arnstein, Peter Blow, Daniel Briscoe, George Camp, William Caswell, John Chapman, J.J. Craig, Asa Hazen, S.G. Heiskell, G.E. Helm, W.K. McClure, J.T. McTeer, Benjamin Morton, W.C. Ross, Hugh W. Sanford, C.D. Schmitt and Col. R.R. Swepson. From Richardson Romanesque, to Victorian-style Queen Anne to the less ornate Colonial Revivalstyle to city houses, cottages and “working-folk” homes, the Baumanns’ influence on Knoxville’s residential beauty and usefulness is immeasurable. Their Cherokee Country Club (1928) is a model of grace and utility. After distinguished careers of 60 and 30 years respectively, Albert Baumann Sr. died on Nov. 22, 1942, at 81 years of age, and Albert Jr. died on Sept. 19, 1952, at age 55 when he experienced a heart attack. Both are buried in Highland Memorial Cemetery. The Baumann legacy remains in the several hundred structures they left behind, including more than a dozen listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Their most recent to be listed was the Minvilla, originally built in 1913, restored for a second time and listed on the NRHP in 2010. A.B. Baumann Jr. married Lucy Woodruff, the daughter of prominent Knoxville merchant William
Albert B. Baumann (1861-1942). Albert Baumann Sr., his brother Joseph and his son A.B. Jr. were major contributors to the architectural beauty of East Tennessee. Photos courtesy C.M. McClung Historical Collection
Wallace Woodruff Jr., on March 18, 1924, in a wedding that was the highlight of the social season. They were parents of three children: Wallace Woodruff Baumann, Ethel (Mrs. William C.) Skaggs and Lucy (Mrs. Charles R.) Zemp. Wallace W. Baumann (19252009), longtime president of the W.W. Woodruff Hardware and Furniture Co. on Gay Street, became a nationally-known theatre historian. His knowledge of its architectural history was a major influence on the careful restoration of the Tennessee Theatre to its original grandeur in 2001. He personally financed the very significant expense for the restoration of the theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, although that fact was not known until after his death. We can thank the Baumann family for their contribution to both the form and the function of much of our local architecture.
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At the edge of eternity Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; Let the sea resound, and all that is in it. … (Psalm 96:11 NIV) The people along the sand All turn and look one way. They turn their back on the land. They look at the sea all day. They cannot look out far. They cannot look in deep. But when was that ever a bar To any watch they keep? (“Neither Out Far nor In Deep,” Robert Frost)
Every time I stand beside the ocean, the title, at least, of this poem runs through my mind. And every time that happens I promise myself that as soon as I get home, I am going to sit down and memorize it. All of it, including the two stanzas I have omitted here. Frost is one of my favorite poets. I remember so clearly the cold January morning in 1963, when I heard on the radio that he had died. I was dressed for school, and as I walked through the den toward the kitchen for breakfast, I heard the newscaster reading Frost’s famous words: “The woods are lovely dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep,
WORSHIP NOTES July 4th events ■ Grace Baptist Church, 7171 Oak Ridge Highway, will host its annual “Grace American Cookout” 6 p.m. Sunday, July 1, with fireworks to follow. Guest speaker and nationally recognized war hero Clebe McClary will speak at the church that morning at 8:45 and 10:30. Everyone is invited. Info: www.gracebc. org.
Community Services ■ New Hope Baptist Church distributes food from its food pantry to local families in need 6-8 p.m. each third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.
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■ First Lutheran Church, 1207 N. Broadway, will have its annual rummage sale 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 15-16, and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 17, in the school gymnasium. Plenty of free parking will be available.
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■ Hansard Chapel UMC, 11 a.m. Sunday, June 24. Lunch will be served after the service.
■ The Knoxville Fellowship Luncheon (KFL) will meet at noon Tuesday, June 12, at Golden Corral on Clinton Highway. Wheeler Haynes will speak. Info: http://kflluncheon.com.
Music services ■ Gospel singings 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at Judy’s Barn off Hickory Valley Road on Grissom Road behind Big Ridge Elementary in Union County. Info: Jim Wyrick, 254-0820. Admission is free. ■ Highland Baptist Church, 6014 Babelay Road, will host the bluegrass gospel band
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Dragon boats race to fight hunger By Ruth White More than 50 teams from as close as Knoxville and as far as Ohio will hit the water Saturday, June 23, for the 10th annual KARM Dragon Boat Festival at The Cove in Concord Park. Each 46-foot dragon boat consists of a team with 20 paddlers, a drummer and steerer, and the team will race 250 meters, giving everything they have for a minute and a half. Dragon boat racing is the ultimate team building sport be-
cause synchronicity and finesse more than power are keys to success. “One of the teams coming from out of town is made of cancer survivors who want to give back. One of the paddlers is a 75-year-old survivor and she proves that anyone can do it,” said organizer Penny Behling. The festival brings excitement, friendly competition and community spirit as teams decorate tents, wear dragon apparel and cheer throughout the day.
Spectators can watch the event for free and kids’ activities will be available. Food will be sold on-site from KARMS Abundant Life Kitchen. The day will kick off at 8 a.m. with announcements and a brief history of dragon boat racing, and the first round of races will begin at 8:30. Around 11 a.m. will be a 100-meter fundraising race, drummer’s parade, lion dance and lunch break before race two begins at noon. The third and final race will begin at 2:45 p.m. and awards will be presented close to 3:30. The goal is to raise $187,000 to provide 100,000 meals this year. Donations may be made online at www. KARMdragonboat.org.
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able to settle down; the next was oversensitive and given to hysterical tirades, his only son struggled to be a poet like his father. The youngest daughter – the happy one – died of childbed fever. Not long after, the son committed suicide, and following that the poet’s wife Elinor died, of sorrow, some thought. It is that history that makes me wonder about his poem “Neither Out Far nor In Deep.” I suspect that he is not speaking literally of the sea at all: this entire poem is a metaphor for life. I believe, and am convinced of it again every time I stand beside the ocean, that the shore is as close to eternity as we get this side of Jordan. The eternal restlessness of the water, the rhythm of the crashing waves, the endless ebb and flow of the tides are the very pulse of life. However, as we look at our lives, we cannot fathom the meaning of all of it. We cannot understand what is hidden from us, what lies beneath, what lies beyond the wide, arcing horizon. We cannot, or will not, plumb the depths of what we hide from ourselves or others. But the “watch they keep,” our attempt to understand, the desire to know the unknowable, is an inherent and lovely part of the human experience.
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Sara Wilkerson enjoys a glass of sparkling apple juice at the Twisters art gallery. The week Caylee McNutt made several of art camp ended with a gala Cadence Horner shows her art projects at art camp “Crafts and showing of the art work, canvas painting made during and Kool-aid” hosted by Re- complete with classical music art camp at Twisters. bekah Chait at Twisters gym. and refreshments.
Art camp features crafts and kool-aid Twisters gym in Halls hosted a week of art camp for students to express their creativity. Instructors led three projects each day and featured canvas painting, collage art, yarn art and more. Pictured at the art gallery showing for parents are: (front) Gretchen Adkins, Cadence Horner, Sara Wilkerson, Elizabeth Oakes, Caylee McNutt; (back) instructors Rebekah Chait, Taylor Corcoran and Ashley Smith. Photos by Ruth White
LIBRARY EVENTS ■ Corryton Branch Library is located at 7733 Corryton Road. Info: 688-1501. ■ Thursday, June 14, 4 p.m.,
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Knoxville Zoo presents “Animal Tales” Children will get to touch animals and biofacts (feathers, bones etc.) relating to books being presented for the Summer Library Club.
Library is located at 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681. ■ Monday, June 11, 6 p.m., Fountain City Scrabblers: Match wits with other Scrabble enthusiasts. ■ Wednesday, June 13, 3:30 p.m., Reading Round-up Storytime for children ages 5-7.
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■ Friday, June 15, 10:15 a.m., Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian; 11 a.m., Baby Bookworms for infant to age 2, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian; 2 p.m., Knoxville Zoo presents “Animal Tales.” Children will get to touch animals and biofacts (feathers, bones etc) relating to books being presented for the Summer Library Club.
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■ Saturday, June 16, 10:30 a.m., Saturday Stories and Songs with Laurie Fisher.
Central Baptist Church children’s minister Christina Perkins talks with students during VBS about God’s love. This year the main Bible verse comes from Psalm 147:5 and talks of the greatness of God and His mighty power and understanding.
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Kerr competes at Visa Championships Ryan Kerr has been interested in gymnastics since he was 3 years old and recently traveled to St. Louis to participate in the Visa Championships, the Super Bowl of gymnastics competitions. Kerr is one of only four gymnasts from the region and one of 21 from the nation to qualify for the competition and the chance at earning a spot on the Junior Nationals team. Earning the opportunity to compete with the nation’s elite comes at a price and Kerr has spent at least four hours a day, five days a week to train with Phil Savage from Premier Athletics for the past four years. “Ryan is a unique individual and a natural born athlete,” said Savage. “He thrives in competition and takes no prisoners when he is at an event.” His laidback training style may give some the impression that he is an average athlete, but
outs aren’t about him, but about the athletes being their best,” said Kerr. In Savage’s 11 trips to the Visa Championships, Kerr is just the fifth male gymnast from the region to be selected to compete. From the 21 competitors, seven will be selected for the national team. When Kerr isn’t working hard in his classes at Catholic High School where he will be a senior this fall, he volunteers his time giving back to the community through Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries, Premier Athletics gymnastics coach Phil Savage and Visa FISH food pantry, Knoxville Championship qualifier Ryan Kerr in the gym. Photo by Ruth White Food Pantry, coaching a tee ball team, assisting in the once on the floor Kerr takes recently inducted into the development of a school in it up a notch and “gets it on” Region 8 Gymnastics Hall of Mexico and coordinating dofor top scores. “While most Fame and was the 2011 U.S. nations and delivering school athletes give their best at Junior National Team coach, supplies to the needy. Not only an accomplished practice and often hold back because Savage is a “top notch while on the floor, Ryan is coach.” “He is one of the most athlete and community calm under pressure and awarded coaches in the nation member, Kerr is an honor gives everything he has.” and part of that is because he student and a four-time academic AllKerr makes the trip from knows how to communicate USGA the Hardin Valley area to with gymnasts and wants his American for maintaining a train with Savage, who was athletes to succeed. The work- 3.75 GPA or higher.
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Jake Starnes turned 7 years old on June 1. He celebrated with a party at Mr. Gatti’s. Parents are Don and Jessica Starnes. His brothers are Austin and Neyland. Grandparents are Sue and Ray Starnes, Susan and Wayne Cox, Jeff and Pauline Caldwell and Mike Boles.
■ 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.
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Kitts turns 92 Marie Kitts of Gibbs celebrated her 92nd birthday June 9. She has been busy this spring tending to her flowers, tomatoes and cucumbers. Her favorite TV shows are the First Baptist Church of Knoxville church service, “The Golden Girls,” wrestling and “The Andy Griffith Show.”
■ A Carr Family Reunion for descendents of John Carr and Mary Etta Whitson will be held noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at Gibbs Ruritan Club on Tazewell Pike. Bring a dish to share for lunch at 2 p.m. Info: April Gosnell-Parker, 312-5086 or aparker180@att.net.
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Tori McMurray shows a table filled with sweet treats for the cake walk at the Twisters carnival. Owner Rebekah Chait hosted the event at the new Twisters location on Neal Road (behind K-Mart) which featured inflatables, dunk tank, cake walk, cotton candy, popcorn and lots of prizes.
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Kerrigan Ward, Grace Kennard and Kinsley Cox enjoy the bounce house at Twisters gym during the Summer Kick-off carnival. Photos by Caroline White
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Found art By Cindy Taylor Marty McConnaughey has been painting with oils and pastels for 15 years and has become a well-known artist in Union County. She has now taken her flair for the unusual to a higher level and is ecstatic with her discovery.
DOWN-home UPdate Found items such as dried gourds, pine needles, driftwood and shed deer horns paved the way for a new form of art. Not one to be content with stagnation in any one medium, McConnaughey has already evolved the new pieces to include wood burning, carving and turquoise. And she has only been pursuing this art since last fall. “I started this when my brother called and asked if I wanted some gourds,” said McConnaughey. “Then my sister called and wondered if I could do anything with an overabundance of pine needles on her property.” And suddenly gourd art was born through the
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES ■ Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., hours 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: 3572787 or email fcartcenter@ knology.net.
mind of McConnaughey. “You know God just works that way,” she said. “He dropped it in my lap and I’m going for it. I already have so many patterns in my mind that I want to transfer to gourds.” McConnaughey works on about five gourds at one time. The art has a Southwest flair which is rare to find outside of that area of the country, other than in places such as Cherokee, N.C. McConnaughey has no Native American blood but husband Jim’s grandmother was a full-blooded Blackfoot Indian. That makes Jim a true lover of McConnaughey’s new art. McConnaughey begins the process with dried pine needles she keeps frozen for pliability. A dried gourd is cut and cleaned before being painted on the inside and stained on the outside. McConnaughey dyes the needles, then weaves them to surround the opening of the gourd and adds driftwood, deer horn or turquoise to complete the project. Being a researcher at heart, McConnaughey found much of the information she uses online. She also learned about the hazards of this type of art from her research and recommends care to any who may want to experiment with
■ 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/. ■ Genealogy class will be offered at the Halls Senior Center 11 a.m. Friday, June 15, by Clifford Varnes. The 1940 census info is out now. Info: Clifford Varnes, 687-6046 or 898-3454.
Marty McConnaughey sits in her studio in Sharps Chapel where she turns plain gourds into pieces of art. Photo by C. Taylor
gourds or wood burning. “I have to wear a mask when I work with the gourds because of the dangers of breathing mold,” said McConnaughey. “The smoke from wood burning can also be dangerous.” McConnaughey and her husband have a home on Norris Lake which lends itself to inspiration in the highest form. She is growing her own gourds for the first time and considers her studio to be her whole house, including the porches and dock. She has even worked from a boat. “I don’t recommend that venue since I lost a favorite tool overboard,” said McConnaughey.
Marty McConnaughey demonstrates her technique for attaching pine needles to a gourd.
■ Halls Business and Professional Association meets at noon each third Tuesday at Beaver Brook Country Club. Lunch is $10. Info: Shannon Carey, 922-4136 or Shannon@ ShopperNewsNow.com/. ■ Halls Women’s League awarded scholarships to Halls High graduates Melia Hayes, who received the Martha Arnold-Charnay Award and will attend Roane State, and to Zoe Holcomb, who
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East Knox road project ‘complex’ interstate ramp and Love Creek Road. “Last August, we set up a meeting with city engineering and told them we were trying to find out what they were planning on doing. We asked to be kept informed,” Collins said. “But we never heard anything. It was an election year, with a new mayor and new department heads, so we (ABSHNA) used our meeting last month to have them come and hear our concerns about the way we thought things should be done. “I’m always concerned that the mall’s going to shut down, which would have a huge impact on our community. I’d like to see (Tim) Burchett do one of those cash mobs at East Towne. We believe that widened roads will invite commercial development and draw people away from the commercial triangle around the mall, which was designated that way 30 years ago when the mall was built. We want to know why such a push on fixing Washington Pike when utilizing Millertown Pike would solve many of the problems.” Collins said widening Washington Pike will be difficult because it is sandwiched between the high retaining walls in front of the Harvest Center strip mall on the north side of the street and the railroad tracks on the opposite side. A quarter mile east, the widened roadway would come within 20 feet of the front steps of the historic Oak Grove AME Zion church. City engineering director Jim Hagerman is noncommittal: “There are some complex issues here, and I don’t want to say I disagree with their input, but what’s pushing us right now is the increasing congestion. We’re just trying to handle current demands. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t going to be some unintended consequences to doing that, and we recognize that everybody’s not unanimous on the need for this road.”
By Betty Bean A group of residents from the Alice Bell, Oak Grove and Ritta communities are trying to persuade city officials to shift the focus of road improvements planned for Washington Pike over to Millertown Pike. In late May, they met with Mayor Madeline Rogero and representatives of the city engineering department to discuss preliminary design and environmental studies underway to widen a 1 ½-mile stretch of Washington Pike from the I-640 interchange at Greenway Drive eastward to the intersection of Murphy Road. City officials say the project will relieve traffic congestion. Community members say it will have the opposite effect, and complain that they have not been adequately informed of road building plans in their area. “Our concerns are two-fold,” said Kevin Murphy, who lives in a restored family home on the historic Murphy farm at the eastern end of the planned project. The urban growth boundary comes to the front side of his property, which is designated rural/agricultural. He fears the effects of commercial creep on the rural character of his property and his neighborhood. “If they expand Washington Pike, that will encourage sprawl and commercial development out that way. The other thing is there is an area already designated for commercial development – Knoxville Center. What folks are saying is let’s keep that development there and keep it healthy. We don’t want an unpopulated mall in the middle of commercial sprawl driving development out Washington Pike.” Murphy and others like Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association president Ronnie Collins are recommending that the city focus its attention on the heavily commercialized (and congested) portion of Millertown Pike between the
Burchett to speak in Fountain City Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will speak to the Fountain City Business and Professional Association at noon Wednesday, June 13, at the fellowship hall of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City. Everyone is invited. Lunch is $10, first come first served. Info: Beth Wade at secretary@ fountaincitybusiness.com.
Jason Keith of Fountain City participates in activities with his Irish setter Scarlett and border collie Nate. “Nate was a working farm dog in Kentucky. He had been herding sheep six months while blind. He was going to be put to sleep, but East Tennessee Border Collie saved him and I adopted him,” Keith said.
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North Sector Plan meeting Officials of the Metropolitan Planning Commission James Wolfenbarger of Halls will be at Powell Library 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, gets a “kiss” from his Bouvier, to discuss the draft of the North County Sector Plan, a Solomon. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com 15-year land use plan that guides zoning, capital improvements, community facilities and transportation plans. Attendees will be asked for comment on the plan, cre- North zonings ated based on input from two previous meetings. The Two items of interest are final draft of the plan will be presented to MPC and on the agenda for the MetroCounty Commission for consideration. Information will be available online no later than politan Planning CommisWednesday, June 13, at http://www.knoxmpc.org/ sion’s Thursday, June 14, northcounty. Info: Mike Reynolds or Mike Carberry at meeting at the City County 215-2500. building at 1:30 p.m.
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Manor at Northgate marks 25 years Susan Payne, senior resident at the Manor at Northgate Terrace, lived with family her entire life until she moved into the independent living facility two years ago. Due to medical problems and mental disabilities she has had since birth, she has always needed the extra attention provided by supervised care. She lived with her parents until their death and then moved in with her sister Pete Kerr. Kerr, who is the coordinator of the University of Tennessee majorettes, said in the two years that Payne lived with her family, she did little more than sit on the couch. “We love each other, but she didn’t want to live with us,” Kerr said. “It wasn’t a good situation for either of us. She needed to be more
independent.” When Payne moved into the Manor at Northgate Terrace in 2010, she was able to live alone for the first time in her life. Kerr noticed an immediate difference in her health and attitude and credits the staff and residents at the Manor at Northgate Terrace for this change. “Susan’s the healthiest she’s ever been living here, because she’s active,” Kerr said. “She has lot of friends here at the Manor that she gets out and visits.” Kerr and Payne were both present at a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Manor at Northgate Terrace on May 24. Guests included Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and KCDC Executive Director and
Reach earns optometry degree Adam Reach was recently awarded the doctor of optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. He is a graduate of Gibbs High School and the University of Tennessee. Reach is the son of Anthony and Brenda Reach of Corryton and grandson of Jimmy and Bobbie Reach of Maryville. Photo submitted
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Pete Kerr (left) poses with her sister Susan Payne at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Manor at Northgate Terrace. The independent living facility has allowed Payne, a resident since 2010, to live on her own for the first time in her life. Photo submitted CEO Alvin Nance. More than 40 seniors, age 60 and older, currently live at the facility which provides two daily meals delivered to each individual apartment, daily resident safety checks, specialized case management,
emergency call pendants, laundry service, housekeeping and social activities for an affordable fixed rent price. The seniors at the Manor pay only $495 per month, a rate that has stayed the same for 13 years.
Seminar on elder abuse The Council on Aging will sponsor a workshop on elder abuse from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at O’Connor Center. Knox County Elder Watch will present a short documentary, “An Age for Justice: Confronting Elder Abuse in America,” that brings viewers into the homes of American elders, to hear stories of the abuse, neglect and exploitation they have experienced. Representatives available for information include: Senior Citizens Information and Referral, 211, Knoxville Police Department, Victim Advocacy Groups, Legal Aid, One Call Club, Knox County Elder Watch, Alzheimer’s Tennessee, Better Business Bureau, Adult Protective Services, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, SCAN and AARP.
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For the third consecutive month, local real estate sales showed some genuine signs of recovery. For the month ending on Witt Thursday, May 31, there were 848 transfers of property registered in Knox County. That is 100 more than those recorded in April and the largest number of property transfers in a month since June 2010. The total value of all the property transferred in May was just under $176 million – nearly $40 million ahead of April’s pace. By comparison, in May of 2011 about $131 million worth of land was sold in the county. On the lending side, the numbers ticked up slightly as well. There was $294.4 million loaned against property in May, compared to $287 million in April. This was still well ahead of last year’s lending activity. In May 2011, just $180 mil-
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On her 23rd birthday last September, Angela Conner of Corryton just didn’t feel like celebrating. “I just felt really tired,� remembers Conner. “I was supposed to go out with friends and family, but I felt so terrible I went on to bed.� The next morning, Conner woke but still was so tired she collapsed while taking a shower. Her mother rushed her to a nearby hospital, where they diagnosed a migraine headache. The doctor gave her a shot and sent her home. Unfortunately, Conner was not better. She slept for nearly 48 hours. And when she woke up, she knew there was something very wrong. “I couldn’t move at all,� Conner says. “I was completely paralyzed. I yelled for my father, and he took me to the hospital.� Choosing a different hospital this
the intensive care unit. She was finally discharged from the hospital and sent to Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. “That is when I started my recovery,â€? Conner admits. “By the time I got there, I was completely paralyzed, it had reached all the way to my face. I couldn’t smile, there were many words I could not even say.â€? Conner worked every day with a specialized team of physical, speech and occupational therapists to restore her movement and speech. She says she wanted to walk again, of course. But there was one other main goal she had. “I really wanted to smile again, because smiling is everything,â€? explains Conner, who did promotional modeling and beauty pageants as a girl. “If I never walked again, I just wanted to smile.â€? And so the rehabilitation therapists at Patricia Neal worked to give Conner much to smile about. For the next six weeks, they focused on helping Conner regain her physical skills and strength. She recovered more quickly than anyone had predicted. The typical recovery time for a Guillian-BarrĂŠ patient is one to three years. But by November, Conner was able to use her hands well enough to open her first soda can. “I was on top of the world that day,â€? she remembers. “That kept my motivation going. There was never a day I felt like I couldn’t get over this. My faith in God and having my family and the people at time, Conner received a spinal tap and Patricia Neal there were a huge part of an unusual diagnosis: Guillian-BarrĂŠ my recovery.â€? syndrome, which is a serious disorder that Near Thanksgiving, Conner was occurs when the body’s immune system discharged to her parents’ house, still in mistakenly attacks the nervous system. a wheelchair and attending outpatient This leads to severe muscle weakness therapy at Patricia Neal. By Christmas, and, in many cases, paralysis. Conner was taking steps using a walker. Conner’s paralysis spread from her “It was a tremendous achievement, and I legs and arms toward her lungs, and she am very blessed,â€? says Conner. was admitted to the intensive care unit. She was discharged from outpatient “My lungs were collapsing, my speech therapy in February 2012. “On my last was very slurred,â€? she says. The paralysis day of therapy, I was running laps,â€? she stopped just short of reaching her lungs, laughs. “My experience at Patricia Neal but Conner spent a total of 10 days in was great. I don’t know what I would
“This was one of the most devastating things that has ever happened to me, but the staff at Patricia Neal was wonderful to me.� – Angela Conner
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■Founded 1978 ■Nationally recognized center for rehabilitating stroke, spinal cord, orthopedic, cancer and brain injury patients ■Named after Academy-Award winning actress and stroke survivor Patricia Neal, a native of Knoxville ■Patients served: More than 30,000 inpatients since 1978 ■With 73 beds, it’s one of the largest inpatient rehabilitation centers in the United States ■15 Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Accreditations
have done without the people there.� And best of all, Conner can smile again. “I did get my smile back. It’s a little different – I’m still healing and there’s still a little paralysis on my face. But then I’m a different person now, too.� says Conner. Today she is back at work and taking care of her son, Skylar, 2. “He gave me motivation to get better.�
Conner greatly appreciates the care she received and recommends Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center to anyone recovering from a brain injury or illness. “Going through something like this is life changing, but the people at Patricia Neal help you adjust. They’re always smiling and welcoming. They care. It’s more than a job for them.
Rebuilding lives at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center An estimated 6 million people live with some form of paralysis, most often caused by stroke or spinal cord injury. Since 1978, the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has offered advanced treatment for stroke, spinal cord injuries, and other life altering events that impair mobility and brain function. “Patricia Neal inpatient is an acute inpatient rehabilitation facility,� explains Dr. Mary Dillon, medical director of the center. “It is a hospital level of care, so the rehabilitation is occurring almost immediately after the acute event. It’s the most intense, comprehensive, specialized care you can find.� With 73 inpatient beds, the Patricia Neal Center is nationally known for its intense rehabilitation of young spinal cord patients. But many don’t realize it’s also for older
stroke patients as well. “Our patients work hard, but it isn’t boot camp,â€? says Dillon. “We have taken care of all ages, even including someone who was over 100!â€? Patricia Neal offers stateof-the-art equipment that many other rehab centers don’t have. The Center features training kitchens, bathrooms and even an apartment, where patients practice everyday tasks. The center holds ďŹ fteen voluntary accreditations by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and each physician is Board CertiďŹ ed in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, a specialty not often found in other care settings. And perhaps most importantly, the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center has a staff of doctors, nurses, physical and occupation-
al therapists, speech language experts, behavior medicine specialists, RT case managers, dietitians and numerous others who work together as an interdisciplinary team to develop an individual treatment plan speciďŹ c for each patient and their needs. “When people ask why Patricia Neal is the place to go, I tell them that we are a comprehensive rehabilitation center,â€? explains Dr. Dillon. “Our staff supports you in each stage of your recovery. Ultimately, our goal is to help each patient become as independent as possible. We strive to restore abilities and rebuild lives.â€? For more information about the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, go to www.patneal.org or call (865) 541-1446.
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Contradictory to what a bear may say, this is not its natural habitat. Knox County animal control officers are being trained to handle black bears that roam into a human’s neck of the woods. Photo courtesy of Zimbio.com
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Preparing for bears in Knox Co. Freddie Brabson shows his colorful socks to the audience after someone shouted “love the socks” “The public pays a lot in during the event. Brabson is the associate organist taxes. It’s time they benefit at the Tennessee Theatre and music director at from it,” said Captain Church of the Good Samaritan. Bobby Hubbs of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. He’s referring to the training that two animal control officers received last week at the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center near Gatlinburg.
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Landscapers Needed TAZEWELL, TN, Lone Mtn. Shores, 45 mi. N.E. of Knox. 2.4 ac. lot overlooking Lake Norris. Beautiful club house. Boat dock avail. Near golf course. Paved roads, elec & phones. Asking $31,500. 727-797-8846
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2 CEMETERY plots, Highland Memorial Park. $2500 both, Call 865-297-2535.
Real Estate Wanted 50
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Pay Cash, Take over payments. Repairs not a problem. Any situation. 865-712-7045
Hiring Immediately! Previous exp required. Must be reliable and have own vehicle with valid TN DL & clean MVR. CALL: 384-1131 RESIDENTIAL CLEANING CO. needs workers Wed/Thu/ Fri. Taking appls Mon &Tues. 688-0224
Cats 140 WE BUY HOUSES Any Reason, Any Condition 865-548-8267 BENGAL KITTENS, www.ttrei.com reg., look like little leopards, spotted, & healthy. Apts - Unfurnished 71 playful $350. 423-478-1815; 423-667-0372 KARNS 1 & 2 BR, stove, frig, DW, garbage disp., W/D conn. Full vet. $65. 865-765-3400 No pets $600-$850. 865- www.happypawskitttenrescue.org 691-8822, 865-660-3584 MAINE COON Kittens, reg., pure bred, Houses - Unfurnished 74 M&F, $250 OBO. 423-733-1964 2BR/1BA on private ***Web ID# 991245*** lot. Very clean. No pets, ideal for cou141 ple or single. Must Dogs have good references. $450/mo, $450 AKITA PUPPIES damage deposit. 2 F, 1 M, 17 weeks 603-3645 or 922-2280 old, $500. 865-603-2984 4BR, 2BA, Farragut, ***Web ID# 991530*** good neighborhood. All appls. $1000. Australian Shepherd CH&A, fenced yard, pups, AKC, loyal, deck, ofc. & rec rm. social, healthy, $350downstairs. 966-2597 $450. 931-808-6541. ***Web ID# 994294***
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232 Antiques Classics 260 Attorney
306 Excavating/Grading 326 Lawn Care
Border Collie Puppies,1st Simplicity Riding 1995 24' Pontoon, new 1970 2 door Impala, shot & wormed. Out Mower, Broadmoor furn., new top, tandem 33K mi, AT, AC, of working stock. 20 HP, 44" cut, only 62 trailer, $6,995. 865everything works, $125. 765-9495 hrs. $2900. 865-603-5532 659-8182 $10,500. 865-850-3264
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PET GROOMING Wait or drop off. Andersonville Pk, Halls 925-3154
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CHEV. EQUINOX LS, PROCRAFT 200 2010, excell. cond., combo, 20' fish & ski 27K mi., 865-458-1107 w/200 HP Mercury, ski or 865-458-6939 Traditional Cherry pole & covers. $7500. New trlr. 865-947-0401. FORD Explorer 2002, Queen Anne Dining Eddie Bauer, 107K Set of 11. $2,200.00. SEA RAY 210 Bow mi, 4WD, $6500 obo. Call at 865-381-1013 Rider 2001, 1 owner, 865-591-0249 Mercruiser 5.0L, (240 HP), Exc. HONDA Pilot 2003 EXL, Collectibles 213 EFI $ 16,900. 865-567-1668 Black, Leather, 4 WD, ***Web ID# 993044*** Exc Cond. 174K mi. $7,500. 865-938-1906 Sunliner Wooden boat, Signed & numbered 40 HP Evinrude JEEP Grand Cherokee $200. 865-777-0536 O/B, $1100/b.o. 865Ltd 1994, 191k mi, 525-8140; 789-6023 white, brush guard, $3100. 865-599-5192 Coins 214
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Motor Homes
CJ's Used FURNITURE 106 Hwy 33 at Knox/Union Co. line. Furniture store hrs: Tues thru Sat 9-5. We hold an
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FOURWINDS HURRICANE 2006 34 ft, Class A, V10 gas eng., 3 slideouts, air shocks, auto leveling jacks, 1 owner, nonsmoker, 9300 mi. Exc. cond. $57,900. 865-804-4747 ***Web ID# 993207***
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CHEV Caprice Classic 1985, PW, P Seats, Honda Goldwing 1985, tilt, cruise, $3500 1200, match. trlr, Yamaha Golf cart 1999, obo. 865-216-2458 fact. CB & intercom. new motor, 6 new $5000. 865-933-0917 battery w/ charger. CHEVY CAVALIER ***Web ID# 993292*** 865-454-5465 1999 red conv., 103K HONDA SHADOW mi, very good cond. $4400/bo 931-788-0379 2003, 12K mi., Fishing Hunting 224 Ace cherry red & black, new tires, lots of 1890 WINCHESTER extras. Exc. cond. RIFLE, rim fire, 22 $4000. 865-919-1874 cal. pump. Very before 7pm. good cond. Octagonal barrel. ALSO 30- SUZUKI INTRUDER, 30 PUMP w/scope & VZ800 2006, 10k mi, shoulder strap, new tires, $2750/b.o. great cond. $1000 for 865-984-1924 both. 922-3020
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RAY VARNER FORDXLT LLC ’07 Ford Explorer 4x4 16K miles, Extra c lean ............................. 592090MASTER Ad Size 3 x 4 $25,930 4c N TFN <ec> ’05 Nissan Frontier King CAB 2wd 32K miles ..................................................
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HOUSE CLEANING Ca ll V i vi an 9 2 4 -2 5 7 9 Wkly, bi-wkly, 1-time HOUSECLEANING FOR YOU Excellent work! Wkly or bi-monthly. 865-7129806.
^ HOMEOWNERS OR CONTRACTORS: We dig trenches, water-jet clean drains, locate water leaks, etc. Call Mark at 789- ^ 2519. Lic'd/Ins'd.
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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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HAROLD'S GUTTER SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed. Call 288-0556.
Landscaping
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Tree Service
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LOVING HOME has day care openings CREATIVE LANDSCAPES for infants to 3-yearMowing, mulching, old. References bed clean up, aeration, avail. 922-9455. over-seeding, fertilizing. Install / Removal / of shrubs. Cleaning 318 Trimming We pay attention to detail! 925-4595 CHRISTIAN CLEANING LADY SERVICE. Dependable, refs, Call Lawn Care 339 705-5943.
JOHN DEERE Tractor, 2 cyl. "ole popper" w/mower, runs exc. $2900. 865-397-1760.
Ray Varner
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TREE WORK & Power Stump Grinder. Free est, 50 yrs exp! 804-1034
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'10 Ford Fusion Sport, leather, moonroof, sport wheels, R1236........ $22,900 miles..................
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A BETTER CASH BASEMENT SALE - OFFER for junk cars, in back. June 15 & trucks, vans, running or not. 865-456-3500 16 at 3829 Seeber Dr, Halls Hts. Lots of everything! Top Dollar Paid ESTATE SALE Fri/ Call 865-307-0047. Sat June 15 & 16, 9a-3p at 7410 We Are Paying Top Pelleaux Rd, Halls. Dollar For Your Junk Vehicles. Fast, Free HUGE 5-FAMILY Pickup. 865-556-8956 SALE 7628 E. Ogg or 865-363-0318. Rd off Emory in Halls. June 14 & 15, 8a-5p, June 16 8-? Vans 256 Antiques, HH items, brand-name teen & adult clothes, exc Toyota Sienna LE 2004, exceptional, 116K mi, cond. roof rack, tow pkg, $12,000. 865-483-1888 SALE JUNE 15 & 16 at 6136 Cline Rd. Follow signs on Maynardville Hwy from 4 Wheel Drive 258 ^ school red light. Books, clothes, furn, FORD 1997 4x4 Diesel Alterations/Sewing 303 trampoline, HH 350, white, long bed, items, golf stuff, asking $8500 OBO. ALTERATIONS cabinets, much more! Must see. 865-227BY FAITH 6995, 865-384-1131 YARD SALE 7544 Men women, children. Lyle Bend Ln, fol- NISSAN Frontier XL Custom-tailored low signs. June 15 & 2004, long bed, 4 dr, clothes for ladies of all 16. Clothes, odds & sizes plus kids! loaded, 124K mi, ends, mower, tools. Faith Koker 938-1041 $11,600. 865-680-7048
^ Bobcat/Backhoe. Small dump truck. Small jobs welcome & appreciated! Call 688-4803 or 660-9645. EXCAVATING for Biz or Home. underdriveway boring; rock & concrete splitting; water, elec & drain locating. Call Mark at 789-2519. Lic/Ins'd.
BUICK LESABRE 2004 Custom, low mi. 64K, great cond., lthr seats, asking $7,200. 865-661-8176
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2006 SPORTSMAN, 28' 5th wheel, fiberglass, HONDA ACCORD 2000, Will Consider new awnings, incl hitch, 5 sp., 2 dr., 130k mi., Collectibles, Diamonds $18,500. 423-552-1230 metallic green, clean, or Old Guns. AC $3500. 865-690-2243 PROWLER 2001 TT 27 ft. Free Appraisals Lg. slide out, qn bed, 7600 Oak Ridge Hwy. rear BA, AC, gas range 865-599-4915 / heat, all hitch, levelers / sway bar. $8000 / bo. cond. 865-717Antiques 216 Exc. 1268; 717-645-1619 PIANO, Baby grand, WILDWOOD 2007, 22' white, made in Austria, front bedroom. 1 w/antique stool, $1,000. slide, sleeps 4, very 423-261-2744 eves clean, refrig., A/C, furnace, $8900 incl. hitch. 423-566-9022.
’05 Lincoln Navigator Ultimate, 4x4, Loaded, 24KSAVE $$$ SPECIALS OF THE WEEK!
FORD RIDING Mower, 16 HP, 42" cut, $425. Yard King Riding mower, 11 HP, 36" cut, $325. 865-690-2820
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Outdoors
A Shopper-News Special Section
Monday, June 11, 2012
Cody’s Garden of Eden B Anne By Ann nne Hart Outdoor “living rooms” are quite the thing these days. Glossy magazines feature photographs of gorgeous outside spaces. Retailers tout the latest in all-weather furniture designs, al fresco kitchens, solar birdbaths and lighting, and even “weather-resistant” televisions – all useful for expanding the family’s living space right out the back door and into the backyard during the warmer months of the year. But when you get right down to it, while all those things are nice, what really makes that outside space livable in any meaningful way? Is it having additional quantities of all those things we already have inside the house? Or is it really all about having a sanctuary, a special place, a secret garden, an escape from the rest of the world, a place to re-energize and rebuild? There’s a certain West Knoxville home and garden where those questions are answered in perhaps an unexpected way. This place offers the best of all worlds, and it is presided over by a four-legged fellow who appreciates his special outdoor space more than any of us can really appreciate. Cody, a handsome Welsh corgi, was adopted at an animal shelter here in Knoxville. He was one of 83 animals who had just been rescued from a horribly abusive situation in an adjoining county. He had been tortured in indescribable ways, and, not surprisingly, both body and mind were suffering as a result. His owner took him home anyway, knowing that a major rehabilitation job lay
ahead. Understandably, Cody was te ed ahead Understandably tterrifi rrifi rr ified d of humans, and he wasn’t especially fond of his new sister, Sadie, a Plott hound mix who is also a rescue dog and had already been in the home for several years. For quite a while, Cody never left his new owner’s side for a minute. Inside or outside, he was right there, stuck like glue. The owner is a gardener, so Cody began spending lots of time in the fenced-in backyard. He loved it. It offered him a freedom he had never known. So trails and pathways were built, rock was laid, a pond was dug, simple benches were installed, flowers and more flowers – literally hundreds of annuals and perennials – were planted, as were trees and shrubs and a blueberry bush. Even a small village composed of concrete houses, a church, a waterwheel, paths and miniature plants meant to look like trees was erected for Cody. It’s just his size. Time has passed since his rescue, and Cody has adjusted well to his new home. His favorite thing these days is to conduct guided tours of his new outdoor living room – he loves to show it off to visitors – except he really has many rooms in his space. Let’s see: there’s the room with the pond in it, the room with the village, the room with the blueberry bush … When all is said and done, Cody knows he’s one lucky dog. He didn’t have to die to go to heaven. He just had to be rescued by the right person.
Cody welcomes visitors at the arbor marking the entrance to his outdoor living space. Photos by A. Hart
MY-2 • JUNE 11, 2012 • SHOPPER-NEWS
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FTN CITY - Updated historical 2-story featuring built-ins, french doors, pocket doors, fireplaces (closed), clawfoot tub, covered porch, fenced backyard & much more. 5BR/4BA, 2 masters, carport & 3-car detached garage. 2800 SF. $249,900 FORECLOSURE HALLS - Spacious split foyer, 2100 SF, 3BR/2.5BA, 2 fireplaces, all kitchen appliances, 2-car garage & more on level corner lot behind Halls High School. $99,900 HOLSTON HILLS/CHILHOWEE AREA - Well-maintained 3BR/2BA ranch located on dead-end street. All kitchen appliances to remain. Spacious master. $84,900 ACREAGE KNOX/UNION CO. LINE. 5 wooded acres in quiet country setting only minutes to Halls. $39,900 NORRIS LAKE - Gorgeous views of Norris Lake from this level lot in Lake Norris Landing. City water & sewer. Boat ramp and on-site marina with gas & floating restaurant. Golf course near by. $69,000 NEAR COUNTY LINE - Brick basement rancher, well-maintained, 2+ acres, 5-car garage, very private. $189,900 FORECLOSURES - COMMERCIAL BANK - 4 AVAILABLE HOMES LOCATED IN UNION CO. WITH SPECIAL 100% FINANCING AVAILABLE FOR QUALIFIED BUYERS THROUGH COMMERCIAL BANK! • 3BR/2BA ranch on level lot with 2-car garage. Only 4 years old. $124,900 • Mini farm, 2BR ranch with detached garage, barn and 4.72 acres. $104,900 • 2400 SF on 1.5 acres, 3BR/2BA, large sunroom and more. $179,900 • 1624 SF, 3BR ranch with unfinished basement and garage. $91,900
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Go farther and play harder with your summer big kid toys Play hard all summer long
The summer season is a great time to bring out the big kid toys. Out come the boats, lawn mowers, four wheelers, dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles for plenty of fun and excitement all summer long. While summer doesn’t have all
the freezing, thawing or salt of colder months, which can cause a bit of havoc on equipment, it’s still a good idea to protect your toys and gear from the elements so they go farther, and you can play harder. As you bring all your machinery out this summer, keep in mind these care tips: ■ Water and metal don’t mix Heading out on the ATV, dirt bike and four wheeler isn’t much fun if there isn’t a large mud puddle to splash through. By the end of the day, it should be hard to determine exactly what color the dirt bike started out as. But once the day has ended, don’t just leave your equipment on the driveway. Give everything a good wash and then carefully dry it as well. This is a good way
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Visit the great outdoors Fresh air, sunshine, activities for the whole family, and new sights to see: outdoor vacations offer many advantages, including the opportunity to do more for less money. Budget-conscious families looking for a memorable summer vacation may be concerned about the impact funding a trip might have on their credit. It’s one thing to use a credit card for extra protection when booking hotels or airfare, but another if you won’t be able to pay off the cost of the vacation right away. Fortunately, camping, visiting national parks, and other outdoor vacations can offer a cost-
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Hardback ($15) and Paperback ($10) books may be ordered direct from Sonny Mullins 10011 Rutledge Pike, Corryton, TN 37721 661-2274 Enclose a check or money order and return address for each book ordered. Allow 5 days to receive book. Sonny will pay the postage.
Educational opportunity Whether you’re taking in some history or just reveling in the beauty of nature, an outdoor vacation offers a wealth of educational opportunities to get your creative juices flowing. Many popular sites are linked to our nation’s history, and the great outdoors also teach lessons about science, natural history and health. Another option is to participate in a trip sponsored by a nonprofit like the Sierra Club. Not only will your family reap the fun and learning of an organized outdoor trip, your vacation money can help support important environmental work done by such organizations. Learn more about Sierra Club outings on the organization’s website, www.sierraclub.org. –ARA
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