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Teacher sues on evaluation plan

Mark Taylor has become the second Knox County educator to challenge the constitutionality of the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System for teacher evaluations.

The Tennessee Education Association filed a lawsuit on Taylor’s behalf in federal court last week.

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Read Betty Bean on page A-4

What really matters ...

Fans are buzzing about the Tennessee quarterback derby.

The race is on to determine who starts the last Saturday in August. Of course that is a big deal but the Vols can line up with any of the four.

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NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Public forum on Jackson Avenue

Officials will host a public meeting to discuss redevelopment of the 500 block of West Jackson Avenue where the city cleared the McClung Warehouses following a fire.

Potential developers, downtown advocates and anyone with a redevelopment idea or suggestion is invited at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Southern Depot, 318 W. Depot Ave.

Fulton football to be honored

The Army National Guard national ranking trophy will be given to the Fulton High School football team at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, in the school auditorium as part of the MaxPreps Football Tour of Champions.

Fulton (15-0) finished No. 129 in the final rankings after completing its first unbeaten season since 1967 and winning the state championship in 4A. MaxPreps ranks more than 16,000 varsity high school football teams. All are invited.

Instructor Terry Chandler gives tips to Barbara Hoff during a landscape-painting class at the Fountain City Art Center. Photo by Ruth White

Kids share the ‘dream’ with UT athletes

By Kelly Norrell When Tyree Gibson, age 10, shot baskets with UT basketball player Cierra Burdick recently, he tried to steal the ball from her and missed.

“You need to spend some time in the weight room,” Burdick teased Tyree. They were playing pickup basketball with some other neighborhood kids in JustLead, Emerald Youth Foundation’s leadership program for children at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Emerald is a nonprofit ministry that serves about 1,400 inner-city children yearly with faith, education and sports programs.

“Aw, you’re just older than me,” Tyree said. He added: “I don’t care if she is an SEC champion.”

Burdick laughed. She and her UT teammates had just won the SEC women’s basketball tournament in Duluth. (They went on to receive a No. 1 seed for the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.)

On this day, Burdick was doing another of the things she is passionate about – being a role model and friend to inner-city kids.

Burdick comes to Mount Zion Baptist each Monday afternoon as a member of the UT DREAM (Daring to Role Model Excellence as an Athletic Mentor) Team, an outreach she initiated locally to benefit area children.

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Burdick and her peers are committed to being drug, alcohol, tobacco and violence free, and to promoting that lifestyle among kids. Since early January, she and five other athletes have been spending regular afterschool time each week with the about 75 Emerald kids aged 6-18 at Mount Zion.

“My mom always told me that to keep what you have, you’ve got to give what you can,” Burdick said.

“I hope that coming here week in and week out shows the kids that I care. I try to be here as much as I can.”

Also helping at Mount Zion are

softball players Hannah McDonald and Ellen Renfroe, soccer player Caroline Brown, runner Caroline Duer and rower Harper Lucas.

Later a group of children and teens gathered with Burdick for an impromptu sing-along, capped by a ringing rendition of “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” by Austin-East High School student Shernora Rogers.

Burdick joined grade-school boys who dribbled and shot baskets. Burdick cautioned them: “Let’s cut out the ‘yo mama’ jokes, now.”

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Ja’doriauna Williamson (left) trades a high-five with Cierra Burdick. With them are (left, partly hidden) Tyree Gibson and Kobe Glass.

rector at Mount Zion Baptist, and Anthony Anderson, JustLead coordinator, said the children and teens love the involvement of the Dream Team. “It is the experience of a lifetime to spend time with a college athlete. It makes them feel special,” said Anderson.

Wednesday nights give particular opportunities for adults and youth to draw close, with dinner and small-group Bible studies. On a recent evening,Lucas and Duer each led a devotional small group: Duer with first-grade boys and Lucas with fifth-grade girls.

The boys were full of energy and quickly piled onto one another in their devotional area, an upstairs Sunday school classroom.

Duer drew the boys into conversation when she asked each to tell the high and low points of their week. Each had a high poi nt to tell: spending time with “Mr. Anthony” (Anderson), making a good grade, being named a class leader – as well as a low point: getting in trouble at school, being yelled at, getting into a fight.

The girls readily drew close to Lucas, sitting around a table with her in another classroom. Lucas said later she feels that the girls are starting to trust her and open up to her. “I am praying for them every night. I look forward to this every week,” she said.

Last week candidate Bobby Waggoner said at any given time there are fewer than 30 officers on patrol in the 400 square miles beyond the city limits, the area patrolled by the Sheriff’s Office.

We asked Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones for a response and were told, “The sheriff doesn’t respond to purely political innuendos.”

Analysis This writer is old enough to remember when Bobby’s grandpa, the late Bernard Waggoner Sr., was sheriff. In the mid-1960s, Knox County had four cars on patrol for each shift: south, east, north, west. Tim Hutchison drove on the north patrol.

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Dogwood trails turn 60 It’s officially spring, and that means it’s dogwood time in East Tennessee.

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Dogwood trails officially open on Tuesday, April 1.

2014 marks the 60th anniversary of the event, which brings visitors from all over the country. This year the featured trail is Sequoyah Hills, and ribbon-cutting festivities will take place on Wednesday, April 9, there.

Fountain City features the longest of the trails and starts on historic Gibbs Drive. The garden side of the trail is 16 miles long and features some of Knoxville’s oldest trees. This is the only

Chuck Henry trail to have two sections: the garden side and the panorama side off Black Oak Ridge.

Other trails include Holston Hills, Lakemoor Hills, Westmoreland, Chapman Highway and Farragut.

Each trail is designated by a

sign, and pink lines on the roads serve as guides for the tour.

There are also five trail byways: Halls Timberline, Deane Hill, North Hills, Island Home and Morningside. Byways are five miles or less in length, and green lines designate the trail route.

The Dogwood Arts Festival lasts all month and ends with crafters and activities in Market Square and at Krutch Park on April 25-27.

Volunteers are always needed to help make the festival one of the most popular events in the area. Interested persons can contact Chuck Henry, 599-3269, or the Dogwood office, 6374561.

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Adrian Burnett safety patrol team hard at work

Members of the Adrian Burnett Elementary safety patrol are busy raising money for the upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. The group has hosted several craft shows, sold candy bars and hosted a 5th-grade dance to help pay for their trip.

Jordan Bishop got the idea to raise money to pay for the trip for his classmates. The total amount needed is $16,500, and the group raised $6,900 for the trip. Each student will have half of the trip paid thanks to their hard work.

The group would like to thank the community and local businesses for their donations, the Boys & Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley Halls/Powell and the Fountain City Lions Club for the use of their facilities to hold events. They would also like to send a special thank-you to teachers who supported the students through the fundraiser.

Jordan Bishop and Jeremy Weinberg make signs to hang up in the park to promote the craft fair. More photos on page A-9.

Photos by Ruth White

Fundraising for two required T-shirts and spending money will continue through the first of May. Students still have candy bars to sell, and they are planning a car wash to help offset these costs.

Tickets for Gresham goes Gatsby Tickets for Gresham’s spring soiree, Gresham Goes Gatsby, can be purchased through the website, www.greshammiddleschoolfoundation.org.

The event will be 6:3010:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at The Foundry. The evening will feature music, dancing, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Proceeds will provide financial support for the school through the Gresham Middle School Foundation. The Foundry is at 747 World’s Fair Park Drive. Info: 689-1430.

Women’s League members Barbara Proffitt, Alice Loy, Ginger Emes, Wendy Smith and Terri Carr work inside The Closet.

Jan Chadwick promotes the Halls Crossroads Women’s League stuffa-bag event.

Halls Women’s League keeps busy The Halls Crossroads Women’s League opened the doors of The Closet and held an event to raise money to purchase school supplies.

For $5, each attendee was given a large grocery bag and allowed to stuff as much into the bag as possible.

The Women’s League is gearing up for a cleanup

day on Saturday, April 5.

The event begins at 10 a.m. at The Closet (at the corner of Maynardville Highway and Cunningham Road).

Gloves, bags, water and student-release forms will be available.

In an effort to help keep Halls beautiful, the league wants people to be aware

of the tarp law in Knox County. According to the law, if an individual has unsecured trash in the back of an open vehicle and there is potential for the trash to blow out on to the streets, they are required to secure the trash with a tarp or another method to keep it from flying out.

DAR members: Regent Marisa Moazen, registrar Martha Cummings, birthday honoree Ruth Lady and treasurer Martha Raper.

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R. Larry Smith watches as $100 cash is presented to Janice White for the Heiskell Senior Center

by Heiskell Market owner Wally Kersey. Photo by Cindy Taylor

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New officers for Knox North Lions

Knox North Lions Club brought back a few officers and selected two new ones for the coming year at the March 19 meeting.

Rick Long will retain the presidency. Newly elected as 1st VP is Greg Householder with 2nd VP Kim Severance. Rebekah Hill will continue as secretary, while Denise Girard will come on as the new treasurer.

Final details are in place for the Knox North Lions Community Spring Carnival. Gold Medal Shows will set up at the Yow property on the corner of Emory Road and Blueberry Lane next to Hardee’s April 30 and will be in place with rides for all ages, foods and fun until May 4.

Advance tickets will be available beginning in April through the Halls and Powell High schools’ baseball teams.

DAR celebrates

Emory Road Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution had much to celebrate during the March 15 meeting. Registrar and organizing regent Martha Cummings, earner of countless awards, was presented with a 25-year certificate by chapter president Marisa Moazen.

Camille Benson was installed as a new member, and current member Ruth Lady was honored for her 90th birthday.

Lady was born on Feb. 29, so she likes to claim she is still in her early 20s, having missed a number of birthdays thanks to the leap year. The celebration included food and birthday cake, after which the group

enjoyed a trivia game with questions that focused on the DAR and the Revolutionary War. Emory Road DAR meets at 10:30 a.m. each third Saturday at the Powell Library except during field trips.

The group welcomes inquiries from women interested in learning more about their revolutionary ancestry and the DAR.

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Williams House on March 18.

Meetings are not open to the public, and a completion date has not been set, according to spokesperson Gina Stafford. However, this house and adjacent carriage house, which DiPietro inherited when he became president, has become a problem that everyone motoring on affluent Lyons View Pike sees daily.

Victor This writer is cautiously Ashe optimistic that something positive will come from the creation of the committee, despite it having closed, unannounced meetings.

Gilbertson said he was There appears to be a desire tired of Russia being a bully to resolve this continuing in its region and undermin- negative issue that was ing freedom. Wonder if any not the case with the prior other package stores will three UT presidents. join Gilbertson in his sup■ With the heavy port of freedom? push by state and local ■ UT President Joe Democratic leaders to urge DiPietro has named citizens to enroll in Obamaa high-level committee care before the March 31 to look at the Williams deadline rolls around, House on Lyons View Pike enrollment still has not in West Knoxville and reached the hoped-for nummake recommendations as bers due to intense negative to its future. coverage on the rollout, This is the historic home which the president hopes designed by famed Knoxto repair. ville-born architect John People undecided on Fanz Staub acquired years whether to sign up need to ago by UT and allowed to study it carefully and make deteriorate. a decision based on facts, It has become a major not on the partisan debate embarrassment to the unifrom both sides. Getting versity. Staub was also the the facts, which are in fact architect for Hopecote on true, may not be easy.

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by Butch Peccolo, the UT the city of Knoxville does system’s chief financial ofnot operate a public health ficer. Members are UT staff program. members Chris Cimino, Certainly, the mayor Katie Colocotronis, Woody should feel free to speak out Henderson, Katie High, on issues that she backs, Robbi Stivers and Tonja even if outside the immeJohnson; UT Trustee Raja diate jurisdiction of her Jubran and Pete Claussen. office.

Jubran is an active However, public health builder as owner of Denark falls under the county Construction and has supmayor, Tim Burchett, who ported historic preservawas not invited to any of tion. He is a friend to Gov. these events. Dr. Martha Bill Haslam, who chairs the Buchanan, who heads UT Board of Trustees. the Knox County Health Claussen, who is a short Department, also was not railroad owner of Gulf and invited.

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Brooks speaks out for colleagues Hardly anyone in Knox County has poured more time, work and love into a school than Mari Brooks at West High School, which she believes is the last, best hope for a better future for a significant portion of its students.

Betty Bean “I am a devout believer in public education,” she said. “It is the foundation of our nation, and it’s where kids learn to live in the real world. We’ve got kids born in 33 different nations at West and everything from the lowest socioeconomic group to the highest and everything in between. At West High School, you can excel no matter what your background.”

Twenty years ago, when her three children were

young (they graduated from West in 2000, 2003 and 2007), Brooks noticed so many Webb School buses rolling through her Sequoyah Hills neighborhood that it looked as though it was zoned for Webb.

That spurred her to get involved in a controversial rezoning that expanded West High and its zoning lines and allowed it to develop as a culturally diverse college-prep school. Then she set about helping it be successful, first as a volunteer and concerned parent, then as a highly effective fundraiser for the West High School Foundation and, finally, as a full-time German-language teacher.

Along the way, she and her husband, Chris, an emergency-room physician, have taken in 13 foster children and eight to 10 foreignexchange students.

Her students routinely blow the top off the annual national standardized tests,

and she offers big doses of European culture along with language instruction.

She was Knox County’s 2010 High School Teacher of the Year.

She misses Donna Wright, the former assistant superintendent (and Mari Brooks former West High principal) whom she calls “our guardian angel,” who left Knox County to take a job in Middle Tennessee a couple of years ago.

On the same January day that Superintendent James McIntyre announced the results of teacher surveys that found that 70 percent of Knox County’s teachers feel mistrusted and micromanaged, Brooks donned a red sweater and went to speak to the school board.

She said she was a little scared to be there but felt

an obligation to speak for the many young colleagues whom she fears are being driven out of the profession.

They’re afraid to speak out, so Brooks, ever the volunteer, stepped up to be their voice.

She warned of a coming “perfect storm” because TEAM evaluations are not coordinated with Common Core expectations, nor are schools equipped to handle the scheduled demands of PARCC testing plus current standardized testing. She predicted that school libraries will be overwhelmed with nonstop testing, thereby shutting out children who have no Internet access at home, and that schools are becoming data-driven assembly lines where teachers and principals are not valued.

“Could I, who love teaching, encourage my children to enter teaching? I don’t know. I just don’t know,” she said.

Pensions: Is there room to fix them?

Last week we examined the current pension shortfall ($170 million) and the rising costs to the city of Knoxville to keep it funded.

Those costs are approaching $30 million per year.

What can be done to make the older plans sustainable? Don’t we need to continue to work with employees to find a way to keep our pension plans and our city fiscally healthy? What does the Blackwell case have to say about it?

Blackwell is the oft-cited boogeyman of public pensions in Tennessee. Employees rattle its saber when reform is suggested. Government officials seem to cower in its shadows: “Oh my, oh my, what if we are sued?”

Don’t rock the boat.

It seems easier to solve the problem by throwing your hard-earned money at it, rather than working through funding issues.

Complicating that, most public officials are also members of the pension plan. Is there a conflict of interest?

Can pensions be changed?

What exactly did Blackwell hold?

The only factual dispute was whether Shelby County could legitimately change the base salary/benefit formula for employee James Blackwell, who was already vested in the plan, from using his last year’s salary level to calculate his benefits (rather than the actuary’s recommended highestthree-consecutive-years’ salary) as the formula base.

In the context of that 1981 case, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled no, Mr. Blackwell’s already vested

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interest in the plan benefit could not be changed without mutual consent. That’s the holding of Blackwell.

The rest is what lawyers call orbiter dicta, Latin for stuff that was said generally but was not an essential part of the court’s holding.

These are important statements to consider certainly, but not binding precedent in the next case.

Indeed, Blackwell states as much, in rejecting the lower court’s reliance on the earlier Miles decision (involving judicial pensions expressly covered by the state constitution), that Miles did not control its decision here: “That case, like any other, must be read and interpreted in light of its facts.”

In short, courts are not legislatures. They do not make general laws; they interpret them in the context of the factual dispute before it.

In surveying the law, Blackwell made clear that Tennessee public employees do not have a contract right to their job or their rate of pay. Except as protected by civil-service rules, they serve at the pleasure. Their compensation “is subject to legislative control” and “may be raised or lowered by the employer during their period of service.”

Blackwell rejected plaintiff’s claim that pension plans are “frozen” against detrimental changes once an employee begins to participate. Rather, the court ruled that “public policy demands that there be a right on the part of the public employer to make reasonable modifications in an existing plan if necessary to create or safeguard actuarial stability, provided that no accrued or vested rights of members or beneficiaries

are thereby impaired.”

What does that pronouncement mean today?

It is subject to debate. One thing is clear: The specific facts matter. There was, for example, no municipal financial crisis in Blackwell.

The court noted that the Shelby County plan had already been changed 36 times before the Blackwell dispute. Plan amendments had doubled employees’ contributions since the 1949 origin of the plan.

Its indirect teaching is that parties can mutually agree to plan changes. Employee contributions can be raised. Cost of living adjusted. Everyone has an interest in keeping the plan fiscally healthy, affordable and sustainable, so it remains viable during later retirement.

A growing number of municipal bankruptcies around the country reinforce that concern. So do labor-management accords in nearby Lexington, Ky., and Chattanooga.

Nick Della Volpe, an attorney, represents District 4 on Knoxville City Council.

Mark Taylor challenges TVAAS

By Betty Bean Mark Taylor has become the second Knox County educator to challenge the constitutionality of the Tennessee Value Added Assessment System for teacher evaluations.

The Tennessee Education Association filed a lawsuit on Taylor’s behalf in federal court last week charging Gov. Bill Haslam, Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman and the Knox County Board of Education with

violating Taylor’s 14th Amendment right to equal protection from “irrational state-imposed classifications” by using a small fraction of his students to determine his overall effectiveness.

“State policy has forced an over-reliance on flawed TVAAS estimates in highstakes decisions for our teachers,” said TEA president Gera Summerford.

Taylor teaches physical science at Farragut Middle,

has primarily advanced students for whom no standardized test has been developed and was denied a bonus based on test scores of only 22 of his 142 students.

Last month, TEA filed a lawsuit on behalf of Lisa Trout, who said she was misled about how her TVAAS score would be calculated.

She is also challenging the state’s use of test results of a small number of her students to estimate her overall effectiveness.

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What really matters: offensive line Fans are buzzing about the Tennessee quarterback derby. The race is on to determine who starts the last Saturday in August. Of course that is a big deal, but the Vols can line up with any of the four.

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There is a lot of talk about the new and multitalented receivers. The team is almost certain to be better in the passing game.

All of this is very exciting, but what really matters

at this stage of reconstruction is the offensive line.

So much of what happens this fall will depend on the spring development of the big uglies.

They’ve done all the weight, strength, endurance and flexibility training.

Now is the time to put it all together and begin to grow as a unit. I think it is called functionality.

Offensive linemen don’t get much attention unless they are really bad. This group does not appear bad, but it is different. Starters look OK. Depth is thin.

There is one baby bull in the bunch. Coleman Thomas, 6-6 and 311, was front row in coach Don Mahoney’s meeting room, try-

ing to grasp the mysteries of tackle techniques, on the day he turned 18 years old.

He was an early enrollee at 17 and did well in winter workouts.

If Thomas, No. 3, 4 or 5 high school center in the country while at Fort Chiswell High in Max Meadows, Va., lines up against Utah State, just think what Tennessee faithful have to look forward to when he grows up.

The switch from center to tackle was mostly a matter of need – and personality.

Coleman is a blue-collar player who gets after it. He brings the tough, gritty style necessary for survival in the SEC jungle. And he may have enough athleticism to

enough nimbleness. Because he is versatile and unselfish, he will likely be the primary reserve guard and tackle and maybe center.

Brett Kendrick, Marques Pair, Austin Sanders and Ray Raulerson are important components-to-be.

Incoming freshmen? Somebody might help.

My most encouraging thoughts regarding the offensive line came from Kerbyson. These guys have a little chip on their shoulders, something to prove.

The goal is to be better than expected, maybe even better than the 2013 line.

If that happens, Tennessee might be able to make a first down against Vanderbilt when it really needs one. Wouldn’t that be something!

cut off a linebacker. He has been a basketball center and baseball pitcher in spare time past.

The other probable tackle is older and more mature but also learning on the job.

Dontavius Blair, 6-8 and 310, came from Garden City (Kansas) Community College for the explicit purpose of stabilizing Tennessee’s left side.

Blair could have signed almost anywhere. The Vols’ help-wanted sign was convincing.

Butch Jones and I are guessing that juniors Marcus Jackson (6-2, 305) and Kyler Kerbyson (6-4, 304) will be the guards. They are not strangers.

Jackson played a lot in

2011, not much in 2012 and none last season, red-shirt year to preserve eligibility for this obvious need. Kerbyson has been a secondteamer waiting for this opportunity. It is possible both will be more than adequate replacements for those who previously played the positions.

The same could be said of junior center Mack Crowder, 6-2, 290. He has more toughness and smarts than actual experience but had a significant role last year.

On my chart, depth is named Dylan Wiesman, sophomore, 6-3, 305, one of the six best linemen. He has the basic requirements – strength, intelligence and

Michele Carringer, who is running for an at-large County Commission seat, chats with visitors at the New Harvest Park event.

County Commissioner Dave Wright chats with fellow Commissioner Mike Hammond, who is running for Criminal Court Clerk, at the New Harvest Park event. “We can’t talk to each other!” Dave said, referring to the Sunshine Law. “A reporter’s here,” someone shouted back. “Just talk about the weather!”

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

Matthew Mitchell: The new Geno?

By Betty Bean Remember when some reporter asked Pat Summitt if she’d stop and help Geno Auriemma if she found him stranded on the highway?

She said, “Sure.”

When asked the same question about Summitt, Auriemma said nope.

It’s been seven years since Summitt discontinued the hottest ticket in women’s basketball – her team’s home-and-home series with Auriemma’s UConn Huskies. She’d had enough of his smart-alecky ways and cutthroat recruiting tactics, and nobody could change her mind. A lot has happened since – Summitt’s 2011 Alzheimer’s diagnosis and 2012 resignation, UConn’s continued rise to the top.

Tennessee continued Summitt’s practice of playing a brutal schedule crammed with top teams and legendary opposing coaches, but there was so much respect and sorrow for what had befallen the legendary Summitt that games were played out in sort of an era of good feelings. And who among us can work up a good hate for legend-inthe-making Dawn Staley or nice guy Gary Blair?

Things had gotten kind of ho-hum. Something was missing.

There’s a classic sports book by North Carolina Tarheel fan Will Blyth that says it all: “To Hate Like This Is To Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry.”

Hating Geno was fun, wasn’t it? Remember how his flyweight associate head coach would grab his shirttail, dragging him spitting

and cursing away from the referees? Remember the big, noisy hordes of Connecticut fans who’d try to take over Thompson-Boling? Didn’t you just hate it? And don’t you miss it?

What could possibly take the place of such goings-on?

Enter Matthew Mitchell, head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, somebody we liked quite a bit when he was a Summitt graduate assistant in 2000. We appreciated his good judgment when he hired a bunch of Tennessee alumnae as assistants (Niya Butts, Kyra Elzy and Shalon Pillow), and we appreciated his kind words when Pat Summitt fell ill.

But now he’s got a big mouth and a $7.95 million, seven-year contract that makes him the highest paid coach in the Southeastern Conference. He’s beaten Tennessee coach Holly Warlick in a couple of recruiting battles and reacted in a churlish fashion when she hired Elzy away.

Worst of all, when Kentucky won last month at Thompson-Boling (for the first time ever), Mitchell did the “Nae Nae” dance in the locker room.

On our orange and white and Columbia blue chairs, people! The Nae Nae dance!

(If you don’t know what that is, ask a kid).

The Tennessee team felt disrespected and returned the favor by beating Kentucky in a heated SEC tournament final that featured two double technicals and freshman guard Jordan Reynolds dropping a postgame Nae Nae for the ESPN cameras at center court, pointing to her championship hat while Mitchell stewed on the sideline.

It was, as Yogi Berra used to say, déjà vu all over again.

Matthew Mitchell performs at Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness.

Photo by Univ. of Kentucky Athletics

Best show in town (and where’s Ed?) Who needs paid entertainment when you cover the county government beat?

The fun started at County Commission’s workshop last Monday, when Jeff Ownby, apparently trying to reclaim moral high ground he lost when censured, went after Knox County Schools and Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre, who of late is a too-easy target.

Ownby called the school s y stem’s P h y s i cal Plant Upgrades (PPU) account “a slush fund.”

That’s a big-time charge.

Jeff Ownby Richard Nixon nearly got thrown off Dwight Eisenhower’s ticket as vice president because of a mere rumor that he had such funds.

Ownby said that a piano, a keyboard and the kitchen sink (OK, I made up that last one) were paid for out of said slush fund, and that Northshore Elementary School went about $3 million over budget with the difference made up from the fund, “and we’re still collecting bills.”

He said he requested info from KCS, didn’t get it and

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finally went to the commission’s Audit Committee.

McIntyre made a beeline to the podium. He said minor upgrades have for several years been paid for out of PPUs. “If you have any questions, please give me a call.

These are fairly salacious allegations. I think it would be a professional courtesy if you called me.”

Ownby said he requested info from finance guy Ron McPherson, sent a reminder and waited longer than the requisite number of Jim McIntyre days.

So I asked, Ownby said.

“Except for me, commissioner,” said McIntyre, who later said he was aware of the request but not of any concerns about it.

While everyone was googling the word “salacious,” the ol’ English mi-

nor here smiled. The word, the root of which is salire, which means to leap (as in leaping to conclusions) has a second meaning – which I’m not printing here – that if McIntyre chose to use on purpose at Ownby means I’m going to hire him as head writer when I take over for Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show.”

R. Larry Smith tried to corner the County Commission candidates present at the Halls Republican Club last week into saying whether they’d vote for a tax increase.

“It’s a simple yes or no answer.”

Michele Carringer, running for an at-large seat, correctly said it isn’t a simple yes or no answer, that it would be her last option, but she wasn’t prepared to take it off the table in case something catastrophic happened.

Seventh District commission candidate Charlie Busler gave a similar answer, while his opponent, Bo Bennett, said there are more efficient ways of using county tax dollars so that a tax hike wouldn’t be needed.

Point to ponder: Nobody likes new taxes, but if someone makes up their mind before ever being faced with such a scenario,

for my money that’s much more frightening than any tax increase.

Ed Brantley, former radio guy who is running against Carringer for the other at-large commission seat, was on what he previously called a “longplanned” vacation with his son last week.

Several folks say that family comes first. I say that early voting is less than a month away …

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County Commission meets in regular session at 2 p.m. today (Monday, March 24) in the Main Assembly Room at the City County Building.

Third and 4th District Democrats meet at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 25, at the Bearden Branch Library.

Leland Price, candidate for Knox County Criminal Court Judge Division III, and Jim Berrier, candidate for Knox County Trustee, will speak.

Bo Bennett is hosting a “Hootenanny for Bo!” kickoff event 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 25, at Ivan Harmon’s place, Cumberland Springs Ranch, 4104 Sullivan Road.

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Violinists Edward and Mary Pulgar pose with Ana, 5, and Claudia, 3, on a family vacation. Mary describes Ana as “very happy and social. She’ll start dancing in the middle of a restaurant or playground or the mall.” Claudia is a “foodie” who loves to help her parents cook. But, Mary says with a laugh, “she manages to spill or break anything and everything!” Photo by Sarah Earhart

Violist Katy Gawne and her husband, Tim, welcomed Alice in 2004, and their most recent addition is Louisa Jane, born in 2012.

Alice loves Laura Ingalls Wilder, “Star Trek,” Legos and all things American Girl, but the honor student “wants to be either a pediatric surgeon or a biomedical engineer when she grows up,” says her mom. “Louisa loves music. She’s a big fan of Stan Getz, Laurie Berkner and Lady Gaga.” The Gawnes have been dealing with a series of medical problems that manifested soon after Louisa’s birth. Katy says, “The flip side of the difficult times is that when the highs of parenting happen, they are intense.”

Photo by Tim Gawne

Kiri Fellenbaum, born in 2011, demonstrates her own special charm. Her parents are KSO associate conductor and UT orchestra conductor James Fellenbaum, who also heads the KSO’s Youth Orchestra, and trumpeter Sarah Chumney Fellenbaum. James says, “She is into Elmo and other Sesame Street characters, puppies, elephants, princesses, Play-Doh, sandboxes, drawing and making up new words to songs she already knows!” Kiri has been in the Knox County Kindermusik program for two years. “She enjoys directing others during play,” says her mom, “so she’ll probably be a conductor in later life!”

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The Bray-Thompson family manages a trio of dark-haired sprites – Nick, 10, Sophie, 7, and Lainie, 4. Nick is already our computer guru, say the parents, clarinetist Erin Bray and bassist Dan Thompson. “He was first appointed classroom computer assistant in first grade and has been the tech guy ever since. Sophie loves the outdoors and is the most generous soul we’ve ever known. She is a trickster, always quick with a laugh, and lives for practical jokes. Lainie is the living child reincarnation of Ethel Merman. She sings everything – about her dinner, her socks, while tattling on her siblings – she also has a quick wit and a booming laugh.” Photos by Erin Bray

Boom!

We all know that the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is capable of making beautiful sounds. But its members also seem to be very good at producing offspring.

In 1991 the group experienced a baby boom the likes of which they’d never seen with a record number of 10 new parents all at once, or very nearly. Those KSO The Allard brothers, Owen and Noah, get goofy at Christmas babies are grown now and with their mom and stepdad, Jill and Mac Bartine. “Quirk-wise, working at graduate school as twins, they are just so different!” says Jill. “One loves vanilla, or careers of their own. one loves chocolate. One’s lean, one’s solid. One’s a picky eater, But lately there’s been the other loves gumbo and baby octopus!” Jill, originally from another “wave.” Though this Houma, La., has been a flutist with the KSO since 2000. Photo by one’s a bit more spread out, Jill Bartine

The newest member of the crew, Jacqueline Marie Roche, was born in August 2013. Her mother is French hornist Jennifer Crake Roche. Speaking of husband Sam and their new life with the little one, Jennifer says, “She is the best alarm clock – even when she wakes up early, we just can’t help being happy because this beautiful, happy perfect baby is smiling and cooing at us. ‘Jax’ is a daddy’s girl and Sam is a girl’s daddy! They have such a special bond and share their own lovey and cuddly time together.” Pho-

to by Joscelyn Haward Photography

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Carol’s Corner the kids have come along one right after the other for quite a few years now.

Must be all that romantic music their parents play.

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The wings of the morning If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light around me become night, even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.”

(Psalm 139:9-12 NRSV)

each other and say, “This isn’t a dream, is it? You see him, too, don’t you?”

But it was a dream, and we never saw Shannon again.

I understand that the loss of a pet is qualitatively different from the loss of a spouse or a child or a parent, but the awful not-knowing Not knowing is the worst and the slowly disappearing of all. hope are similar.

The dearth of answers to Cross Currents Beyond the what and the so many questions is frushow and the who, there lies trating. What happened to Lynn the biggest question of all: Malaysian Airlines Flight Pitts why?

MH 370?

Was it terrorism? A single The mystery has been suicidal maniac who wanted the topic of conversation at home, at work, at church. there is no closure. There is to go down in a sea of pubThe loss of so many lives, that tiny fragment of possi- licity? Is there any surviving family member on the the apparent intentionality bility, the “But what if….”

When I was a teenager, Earth who has an idea? A of the cause, and the “how will I ever get on a plane Shannon – my first Irish clue? If so, will they ever adagain?” factor are swirling setter – disappeared, and mit it to the public?

I fear there are no anwe never saw him again. in our minds.

As the days go by, hope For months, Mother and swers. I fear there never becomes thin, finally almost I watched and hoped and will be.

Like I said, not knowing nonexistent. The outcome dreamed about him. In our seems inevitable, and yet, dreams, we would turn to is the worst of all.

All we can do is pray: for the victims, for their survivors, for the searchers, as well as for airline pilots and crews who had to go to work the next day, and the next, and the next. For passengers who had to board a plane that afternoon. And, if our hearts are wide enough, we will find a way to pray for the perpetrator.

When I was in college, one of my professors asked me a question: “What do you consider the most exciting word in the English language?”

I had to think only a Bobby Welch and Sharon Baptist senior pastor the Rev. Mark moment before answerMcCoig Photo by Cindy Taylor ing, “Airport!” He looked startled, and I explained that I loved to travel, and an airport was my passport to new and faraway places.

Sadly, I’m not so sure about that anymore.

March Gladness at Sharon

By Cindy Taylor

Clothes closet serves others Christ United Methodist Church opened up the clothes closet and served more than 600 people last weekend.

Sherry Stair folds clothing to reorganize tables during the event. The clothing give away was organized by the FROG (Fully Rely on God) Sunday School class. Photos by Ruth White

Bobetta Redden works in the youth clothing room.

Methodist Men to spend day with bishop The men of the United Methodist Holston Conference will gather for a full day of fellowship Saturday with their bishop, Mary Virginia Taylor.

The special United Methodist Men Day is a chance to celebrate, fellowship and worship, as well as look at the path unfolding for men’s ministries in Methodist churches.

The conference-wide meeting is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church, 7234 Middlebrook Pike. Lunch is included in the registration. The program is billed as a day with the bishop to “reflect on the past year

and focus on our opportunities and challenges in the year ahead.” The event is for anyone involved in ministry with or for men in the Methodist church.

Bishop Taylor is the first female bishop in the Holston

Conference, receiving the assignment in July 2012. Holston is the home conference for the bishop and her husband, the Rev. Rusty Taylor.

To register for the conference: http://umm.holston. org.

■ Tuesday, March 25: 9 a.m. Tai Chi; 10 a.m. canasta; 11 a.m. exercise; noon Super Seniors Luncheon; 12:30 p.m. Mexican Train dominoes; 1:30 p.m.

Hand & Foot; 2 p.m. movie.

■ Wednesday, March 26: 10 a.m. bingo, Hand & Foot; 12:30 p.m. bridge; 1 p.m. rook,

■ Thursday, March 27: 9 a.m. beginning line dance; 10 a.m. line dance, pinochle, quilting; 11 a.m. exercise; 1 p.m. ballroom dance class; 2 p.m. bereavement support, “Downton Abbey.”

■ Friday, March 28: 9:30 a.m. Pilates, art club; 10 a.m. euchre; 11 a.m. SAIL exercise; 12:30 p.m. Mexican Train dominoes; 1 p.m. western movie.

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HALLS SENIOR CENTER ■ Monday, March 24: 9 a.m. scrapbooking; 10 a.m., Tai Chi, pinochle, bridge, Hand & Foot; 11:30 a.m., advanced Tai Chi; 1 p.m. rook, SAIL exercise.

Sharon Baptist Church took March Madness in a different direction by sponsoring March “Gladness” on Monday evenings.

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Dr. Phil Young will speak at 6:45 p.m. today (March 24) on the final Monday of March Gladness.

“It is difficult to get many people out for revivals the way we once did for five nights in a row,” said Sharon’s associate pastor, the Rev. Dennis Blazier.

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Many friends have left items at the gardens on the grounds of BrickeyMcCloud Elementary in memory of Josie Fine.

Photo by Ruth White

An artist’s rendering of Josie Fine printed on thank-you cards from the family.

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The Gibbs High softball team won the 2014 Hendersonville Commando Classic Tournament, defeating Riverdale, Smyrna and Clarksville. Pictured are team members: (front) Lexie Needham, Kaitlyn Trent, Kaitlin Beeler, Holly Moyers, Sydney Cope, Faith Lowry, Leah Sohm, assistant coach Kristen DeLapp; (back) coach Carol Mitchell, Karri Byrd, Sarah McFarland, Ashley Daniels, Ansley Williams, Rachel Farmer, Anna Mershon, Abby Hicks, Morgan Overholser and assistant coach Alex Walker. Not pictured is Cheyenne Boles. Photo submitted

Remembering

Josie

By Ruth White Josie Fine passed away two years ago, and a garden was constructed at BrickeyMcCloud in her memory. It’s a great place to sit and enjoy the beautiful outdoors.

Josie’s family thanks everyone who had a part in making the garden possible and those who have continued to maintain it, including David Hodson and Green Valley Nursery of Powell.

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Teachers are ‘tops’ every day

ence and larger than life.

Watching the students learn to read is always an exciting time for Bounds.

At the end of the school year, Bounds will retire from teaching, a decision that was difficult because of the close relationships she has built with other staff members and families. She won’t be far from education, though, as she is running for Knox County school board. She hopes to use her experience in the classroom to help improve education for all students.

She looks forward to spending time with her husband, Tommy, and her eight grandchildren upon retirement.

Nick Grady sells candy bars during the craft fair at the Lions Club building. Photos by Ruth White

One of my favorite tasks on the Shopper-News school beat is meeting teachers.

I enjoy sitting down with those selected as buildinglevel teachers of the year and getting to know them ■ Linda Shanton at on a different level.

Sterchi School Last week I had the opLinda Shanton is on her portunity to chat with several honorees, hear how third (and final) career – teaching. they got started in teaching She began and find out what they enworking on joyed doing in their downher degree time. in education ■ Patti Bounds at in Michigan, but Brickey-McCloud when jobs Patti Bounds is one of were scarce three teachers at Brickeyshe went Lauren Hopson McCloud Elementary hon- Shanton into busiored as teacher of the year. ness. teacher and I know I will see “I should have known that While at the University The Shantons moved to of Tennessee, Bounds felt Tennessee and she had an great lessons because of the Nancy would call after 5 p.m. to let me know that I that she had in-home daycare, through great staff we have here.”

Sterchi won a technology was hired.” no direction which she learned that she She loves working at with her enjoyed working with chil- grant, and Shanton has 25 Halls.

Hopson’s teammates laptops in her classroom. major. “I be- dren. Her husband encourgan to pray aged her to return to school She helped write the grant work together well. They about what to finish her degree at Car- for Sterchi and is excited for share teaching ideas, makI was to do, son-Newman. After gradu- the learning opportunities ing Halls a better school.

Third grade is the perand I knew ation she has a job that she that have opened up for her fect spot for Hopson. The students. that I was truly loves.

She considers Sterchi students are still excited to go into Patti Bounds Shanton has taught at t e a c h i n g . Sterchi Elementary for 14 her second home. It is like about school and want atfamily. “I started here, and tention/affection from their My course for life was set.” years and wouldn’t leave the She began teaching at school that she considers a I have grown here.” To be teachers. She is good at conPowell Elementary, working “hidden gem of Knoxville.” named the school’s teacher necting with her students with 1st grade students, and She teaches 4th grade and of the year was very hum- and incorporates what they after 13 years she moved to loves that the kids are inde- bling and an honor because enjoy into the learning exBrickey-McCloud Elemen- pendent but still are eager of the wonderful teaching perience. “I am not going to sacrifice getting to know staff at the school. tary, where she teaches kin- to please and to learn.

In her free time (which my students for the sake of a dergarten children.

In addition to her class“I like kindergarten be- room responsibilities, she is scarce because she also test score,” she said.

Halls Elementary won one cause it is such a precious is a lead teacher at Sterchi. teaches summer school), age,” she said. “The chil- Her duties include helping Shanton enjoys reading, ex- of 11 technology grants, and dren are so eager to learn, with TEAM evaluations. ercising and spending time Hopson has a laptop station in her room. The children use and they have so much love She learns something from on the lake. computers for research and to give.” In kindergarten, every lesson she watches. everything is a new experi- “This has made me a better ■ Lauren Hopson at math intervention, Hopson Halls Elementary said. She enjoys the interaction with her students, learnLauren Hopson is one ing how to best help them of three teachers recogsucceed in her classroom. nized as teacher of the year.

A Very Special Arts Festival “Any teacher on this hallShe shares the honor with A Very Special Arts hibit from the Knoxville way deserves (to be teacher Kathy McGinnis and BonFestival will be held 9:30 Zoo, live demonstraof the year). We’re all so difnie Bentley. a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednestions and visits from ferent, and that makes it so Hopson was hired 13 years day, April 2, at West High mascots of sports teams great.” ago by then-principal Nancy School. The event is part of and businesses.

Maland. She had just finished ■ Melanie Ownby at the Dogwood Arts Festival The event is made the Lyndhurst Program at and will showcase the possible by the efforts of Shannondale UT and immediately began UT’s departments of art achievements of students working to secure a job.

Shannondale Elementary with special needs. and special education “I remember deciding to teacher Melanie Ownby has Students will express and Knox County Schools go on a short vacation near no special teaching powers. their creative talents with support from the the end of summer because She doesn’t have a superthrough music, dance, AKIMA Women’s Club, I hadn’t heard about an hero cape in her closet, and drama and visual arts.

West High School and opening,” she said. Late on she won’t be walking on a West Knoxville Civitan Activities will include Friday, the family prepared tightrope anytime soon. craft workshops, an exClub. Admission is free. to leave for the weekend.

What she does have is

Aerial Lee works in the concession stand at the craft fair and helps raise money for the Adrian Burnett Elementary safety patrol trip.

deep roots in the area and a heart for teaching students. She attended Ritta Elementary and graduated from Gibbs High School, so working down the road from where she grew up is like coming home.

Ownby has taught at Shannondale for 11 years, working with 2ndand 3rdgraders before moving to 5th grade this year.

She enjoys teaching the older Ownby students because they are more independent but still enjoy learning.

The staff, students and parents at Shannondale are fabulous in her eyes. “They are very supportive, involved and care about the community,” she said. Her commute to work is more than 30 minutes each day, but she wouldn’t want to leave the school she considers home.

Being named teacher of the year was a very big honor. “It makes a person feel valued and respected by their peers,” she said. Ownby doesn’t feel that she deserves the honor and thinks of herself as an ordinary teacher doing her job to the best of her ability.

When she isn’t in the classroom, Ownby enjoys reading and working on scrapbooks. She is taking sewing classes and enjoys her new creative outlet.

Carly Baldwin samples Bruster’s ice cream at the craft fair.

Gabe Reeves was the $100 winner of the spring fundraising campaign at Halls Middle School. The PTA is raising money to purchase a mobile computer lab, and the fundraiser netted nearly $10,000 by selling “Enjoy the City” coupon books. Pictured with Reeves is PTA president Stephanie Greene. Photo submitted

MILESTONE Alex Asbury celebrated her 6th birthday with family and friends.

She is the daughter of Michael and Paige Asbury of Halls and big sister to Zalin A sbur y.

She recently received the Character Counts Award at Brickey-McCloud for citizenship and caring.

REUNIONS ■ Central High School’s class of 1989 will reunite June 14.

Tickets are $35 if purchased

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Make checks payable to CHS Class of ’89 and mail to Felecia Turner, 1103 Darby Lane, Forest, VA 24551. Info: Felecia Robbins Turner, feleciaturner@hotmail.com or Mark Allen, 4davolz@comcast.net.

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imaginations Deadline nears for Imagination Forest has opened just off Emory Road between Halls and Powell, and although you might not recognize owner Jennifer Alexander Johnsey’s face, the voice is unmistakable.

She was the midday radio personality on B97.5 for 12 years and left the station in December to pursue her dream of opening her own toy store and birthday-party venue.

Imagination Forest specializes in quality toys, puzzles and games focused on learning and fun. In addition to toys, Imagination Forest will provide unique birthday parties for children of all ages, including fossil and gem digs, snowball fights and Wheely bug races.

The store is at 7613 Blueberry Road in the I-75 Plaza next to Hardee’s on Emory Road.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Info: 9477789.

Jennifer Alexander Johnsey at Imagination Forest. Photo by Ruth White

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Training community leaders

By Alvin Nance Over 27 years, nearly 800 people have participated in the K nox v i l le Knox County Community Action Committee’s comm u n i t y Nance le ader sh ip class, including numerous KCDC residents and staff.

I encourage our employees and residents to participate in this annual training course for current and emerging leaders who live, work or volunteer in low- to moderate-income communities, and I see a marked difference in the employees and residents who complete the training.

Thanks to CAC, especially the leadership class coordinator, Lori Galbraith, for helping our residents and staff further invest in our community.

Shana Love, an administrative assistant at Montgomery Village, was accepted into this year’s class.

A single mother of two, she said the program has helped her learn to better balance home life, career and community service. “We have a great community, and I’m so thankful to be active in it,� Love said. “The class is a great opportunity to learn about

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One of her favorite parts of the class has been seeing the behind-the-scenes work of local organizations. Love and her classmates have visited such places as the City County Building, Knoxville Police Department and Knox County Schools and met with community leaders. The leadership class also teaches participants about CAC programs, including Mobile Meals, Head Start and the Office on Aging, among others.

Section 8 Housing Director Debbie Taylor-Allen completed the class in 2010.

Through the program, she became involved with Senior Citizens Awareness Network (SCAN) at the Sheriff’s Office. “It taught me a lot about the resources we have in our community and where we can go for help,� TaylorAllen said. “It helps me connect clients with the help they need because it made

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Nominations for Home Federal Bank’s Hometown Heroes community service awards are due Friday, March 28. The program honors everyday citizens who do extraordinary things for others and for their community and also financially supports area nonprofits.

Little League coaches, senior-citizen center workers, teachers, Scout leaders, nonprofit volunteers and other individuals who work in their own way to make East Tennessee a great place to live are potential honorees. “Hometown Heroes has two key components,� said bank president Dale Keasling. “First, it recognizes our community’s volunteers for the work that they do. Second, it offers financial support to the organizations they so passionately serve.�

Eight Hometown Heroes honorees will be recognized

for their volunteer work in the community and will select a local nonprofit for a $2,500 donation in their name. From these finalists, a top winner will receive an additional $2,500 for donation to his or her chosen nonprofit.

Nomination forms are available for download at http://www. homefederalbanktn.com or can be picked up at any of the bank’s locations in Knox, Anderson, Blount and Sevier counties. Winners will be announced beginning in April at various Home Federal Bank branches. “Hometown Heroes reflects the heart of Home Federal Bank,� Keasling said. “As a hometown bank, we are invested in our community and welcome this opportunity to honor the people of East Tennessee who tirelessly give of themselves to make it an even better place.�

Sugarlands Distilling Company opens in Gatlinburg Sugarlands Distilling Com- shine featuring the storied pany officially opened March recipes of some of Southern 21 and invites the public to en- Appalachia’s most notable joy the line-up of events. moonshiners.

Sugarlands Distilling pro“Music, moonshine and folklore fill the air,� said duces craft quality moonMontgomery Village administrative assistant Shana Love Brent Thompson, director shine and whiskey. (right) learns about the court system from Knoxville Circuit of strategy for the company.

Guests can tour the disJudge Harold Wimberly (left) and Knox County Chancellor DaLocated at 805 Parkway, tillery, taste free samples of ryl Fansler at the CAC leadership class visit to the courthouse. Sugarlands Distilling Com- authentic Sugarlands Shine, pany will stock its shelves take a behind-the-scenes with seven flavors of moon- tour of the production, and me more aware of the ser- to bring different programs shine including the release purchase a variety of moonvices available.� into your community to of the highly anticipated shine flavors, mountain We have had many resi- make your neighborhood “Legends Series�- a line of merchandise and apparel. dents who have graduated better,� said Warren. “I from the program. Tonja want to be able to make a Warren, a Montgomery difference in Montgomery Village resident and pro- Village, changing one life gram director for Mont- and one family at a time.� gomery Village Ministry, I am very proud of joined the class in 2013 to KCDC staff and residents help make a difference in who have dedicated the her community. time to acquire these tools “At the leadership class, I to improve themselves and networked with local orga- their community.

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THROUGH SATURDAY, APRIL 26 Registration open for Anderson County Relay For Life. Event will take place 5 p.m.-5 a.m. SaturdaySunday, April 26-27, in Clinton on the streets around the courthouse. To register team: www.relayforlife. org/eastandersontn or Kelly Lenz, 457-1649.

THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 8 Registration open for AMSE Science Explorer Camp for rising 5th, 6th and 7th graders. Two sessions: June 9-13, June 16-20. Info/to register: http://amse. org/visitors/summer-camps/.

MONDAY, MARCH 24 Phil Young, associational missions leader with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, will be guest speaker, 6:45 p.m., Sharon Baptist Church, 7916 Pedigo Road. Part of March Gladness series. Info: www.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 25 Washington State Wow! cooking class, 6:308:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

Spaghetti supper fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Tennessee, 6 p.m., The Courtyards, 801 E. Inskip Drive. $10 per person. All proceeds stay in Tennessee. Advance tickets or “to go” orders: 306-7080 or kathyb@courtyardseniorlivingcom.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 Diabetes Nutrition Education Program at Jump Start Health & Fitness, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Associated Therapeutics Inc., 2704 Mineral Springs Ave. Presentation by Melissa Prichard, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator. Free. Preregistration/info: 687-4537 ext. 212.

Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, 1 p.m., Norris Community Center. Program: member Loretta Painter will discuss her quilts and their stories. Guests, new members welcome. Info: Pat Melcher, 498-0124, or bnpquilt@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27 Parent to Parent support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., K-TOWN Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive. Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@ tnvoices.org.

National Stuttering Association, Knoxville Chapter meeting, 5:30 p.m., UT Hearing & Speech Center, 1600 Peyton Manning Pass.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 “The Art of Matching Food and Wine” cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www.avantisavoia.com.

FRIDAYS-SUNDAYS, 3/28-4/6 “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” in the Judge William H. Inman Humanities Complex on the Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Fridays

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SATURDAY, MARCH 29 Benefit singing, 4 p.m., Oaks Chapel American Christian Church in Union County. Proceeds to benefit church. All invited.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Deadline to preregister for Schaad Lumber Memory Lane Car Show, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Clinton Plaza behind Advance Auto Parts. All proceeds benefit New Hope Baptist Church’s women on Missions. Info: Junior Cope, 637-6370.

Fifth Saturday Singing/Prayer Service, Union Missionary Baptist Church, Ailor Gap. Featuring: The Heavenly Heirs, Highland View, First Baptist of Maynardville and Warwick’s Chapel Singers. Everyone invited.

“Spring Benefit” at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 5-8 p.m., Norris Community Building, 20 Chestnut Drive, Norris. Tickets: $20. Dinner, silent auction, live music. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

Carnival hosted by the Halls High Student Government Association, 3-6 p.m., Halls High School baseball field.

Open jam session bluegrass, country, gospel music; 7 p.m.; old Rush Strong School, Leadmine Bend Road in Sharps Chapel. Free admission. Refreshments.

Donations appreciated. All invited.

Gospel Singing, 7 p.m., Mount Harmony Baptist Church, 819 Raccoon Valley Road, Heiskell. Singers include Don Byrge, David Lively & Debbie Wright, Sandy Lowery and others. The pastor is Michael Parsley. Info: 257-8419.

Pancake Breakfast, 7:30-9:30 a.m., Texas Roadhouse behind Walmart near Knoxville Center Mall. Price: $5. Proceeds will benefit the Church of God on the Union Assembly at Luttrell for the purchase of choir robes.

SUNDAY, MARCH 30 American Cancer Society Relay For Life Cancer Survivor’s Luncheon, 2 p.m., 264 Market St. in Clinton. Catered by Harrison’s Restaurant. Guest speaker: Kim Hansard from the Marc & Kim Morning Show on Star 102.1 FM. RSVP by Monday, March 24: Kelly Lenz, 457-1649 or CPTCKLenz@aol.com.

Gospel concert featuring Michael & Delilah, 6:30 p.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. A love offering will be taken. Everyone welcome.

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Church yard sale, 9 a.m.-?, New Fellowship Church, Maynardville Highway across from Paulette Elementary School.

SATURDAY, APRIL 5 Schaad Lumber Memory Lane Car Show, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Clinton Plaza behind Advance Auto Parts.

All proceeds benefit New Hope Baptist Church’s Women on Missions. Info: Junior Cope, 637-6370.

“Oil Pastels: Landscape Workshop,” 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave. Instructor: Paul DeMarrais. Info: 357-2787 or fcartcenter@knology.net.

Community clean-up day hosted by the Halls Crossroads Women’s League, 10 a.m. Meet at the Closet, corner of Maynardville Highway and Cunningham Road. Gloves, bags, water and student forms will be provided.

Ridge Runners 5K, 8:30-11 a.m., Big Ridge State Park. Includes 1 mile Kid’s Fun Run; kids supervised area available. Info: 992-2811.

Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Spring Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ivan Racheff House and Gardens, 1943 Tennessee Ave. Dozens of varieties of plants; birdhouses and feeders by Troy Lawson; handmade hypertufa containers; and gardening tools will be available for sale. Hot dogs and soup available 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Proceeds will be used to develop and maintain the gardens at Racheff.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 5-6 Nuno Felting For Weavers, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris.

Instructor: Geri Forkner. One of the “Featured Tennessee Artist” workshop series. Registration deadline: March 29. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6 Hard Knox Roller Girls intraleague bout featuring Lolitas Locas vs Black Bettys, 6 p.m., Smoky Mountain Skate Center, 2801 E. Broadway, Maryville.

Open skate, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ticket prices include skate rental. Info: www.hardknoxrollergirls.com.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

Auditions for “Crimes of The Heart” Powell Playhouse production, 5:30-7 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road.

April in Appalachia cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www. avantisavoia.com.

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East Meets Southeast cooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www. avantisavoia.com.

UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Neighborhood Watch meeting: Big Ridge 4th District, 7 p.m., Big Ridge Elementary School.

Outreach meeting Knoxville Day Aglow Lighthouse, 9:30-11:30 a.m., New Covenant Fellowship Church, 6828 Central Ave. Pike. Speaker: Mary Bolton, Aglow Tennessee State Prayer Coordinator. Bring a dish to share. Beverages and child care provided. Info: Diane Shelby, 687-3687.

Parent to Parent Support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., KTOWN Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive. Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@tnvoices. org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3 Parent to Parent Support meeting for parents of children with mental health diagnoses, 6-8 p.m., K-TOWN Youth Empowerment Network, 901 E. Summit Hill Drive.

Info: Alicia, 474-6692 or abanks@tnvoices.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 4-5 Yard Sale in the Park hosted by Luttrell Seniors, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-? Saturday. If rain, will

FRIDAY, APRIL 11 Tasting: The World’s Finest Balsamic Vinegars and Extra Virgin Olive Oils, two seatings: 6:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., Avanti Savoia’s La Cucina, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $5. Info/reservations: 922-9916 or www. avantisavoia.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12 Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 6 p.m., WMRD 94.5 FM, 1388 Main St., Maynardville. All pickers and singers welcome.

Winter Market: an indoor farmers market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Historic Southern Railway Station, 306 Depot Ave. Hosted by Nourish Knoxville. Info: http:// www.marketsquarefarmersmarket.org.

Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9 a.m., departing from the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. Tickets: $50 per person; includes light snacks and a cold beverage. Reservations required: 448-8838.

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

A real life superhero Like the Superman hero he adores, Elijah James, 3, has an entire city cheering for him.

The son of Will and Dawn James of Knoxville, Eli is something of a pintsized celebrity in his hometown. He has been featured in an article in the News Sentinel, has a video on KnoxNews.com, a Facebook fan page with more than 10,000 likes (Elijah James Journey) and has even been featured in the Journal of Pediatric Neurology.

That’s because Eli is something of a miracle. He was born with rachischisis, sometimes called complete spina bifida.

It is a condition in which the entire spine is open, exposing the spinal cord.

The condition has always been considered fatal; however, Eli has defied all odds. Although he is unable to walk, crawl or sit unassisted and has limited strength in his hands, Eli’s big personality makes up for physical limits. “That child is pure joy to work with, I can’t even begin to tell you,� said Michelle Lloyd, a physical therapist at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. Lloyd is currently working with Eli to learn to use a motorized wheelchair.

Eli loves to talk and sing, and has an infectious laugh. He plays with his dogs, his big sister Skylar, his parents and his friends at preschool. “He flirts with all the nurses. He’s very much an extrovert and a bit of a showoff,� said Dawn James, with a laugh. “He will tell you he’s awesome.�

And at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, Eli has captured the hearts of the staff.

Lloyd started working with Eli last October to find a motorized wheelchair with a customized seat to fit the curve of his spine and easy switches he could manipulate on his own. They settled on a three-button system, one each for left, right and straight ahead, mounted on a small table in front of the seat.

Now that the chair is ready, Eli is on a roll. In therapy sessions once a week, he cruises easily around the floor, saying hello to everyone and exploring on his own. “He immediately figured out he can go places and explore his world, instead of being stuck in one spot,� said Dawn James. “It has broadened his entire world, just like it does with any exploring

Will and Dawn James of Knoxville are the proud parents of Skylar and Elijah. Elijah’s story has captured the heart of many, thanks to his courageous battle with rachischisis. Dawn says of her son, “He’s very much an extrovert and a bit of a show-off.�

toddler. They learn about their world by To make therapy fun for Halloween going and seeing and doing. Limiting his in 2013, Lloyd transformed the therapy mobility is so detrimental to his health room into “Gotham City.� Therapists, on every level.� volunteers and patients pretended the

Custom chairs for each individual The Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center can customize a wheelchair to ďŹ t any patient’s individual mobility needs. “We offer highly customized feeding and positioning for clients who have a lot of difďŹ culties being positioned in their care,â€? said Michelle Lloyd, a therapist at the center.

“We do powered mobility not just with standard joy stick training, but also with alternative drive control. We have ďŹ ber optic switches, or any kind of drive control available,â€? said Lloyd. “If they have the cognitive ability to drive a wheelchair, we can ďŹ nd them a technology to get them mobility.â€?

city was under attack from villains, and defended it with silly string battles. Lloyd dressed as Wonder Woman, and Dawn James dressed as Catwoman.

And Eli? Well, of course, he was Superman. “We bought him the Superman pajamas and a cape for this event, and he absolutely loved it,� said Dawn James. “So now he has gotten completely hung up on Superman, from that day,� she said. “The power wheelchair is his ‘Superman chair,’ and he goes very fast, ‘Like Superman.’ He’s got three Superman sweatshirts, and a couple of shirts and pajamas, and he has to wear Superman, or Mickey Mouse, all the time.� “It was a fun way of doing mobility exercises,� Lloyd said of their Halloween party. “Eli had to seek out and find people, and then he had to remember what to do next.�

Despite the fun and developmental importance of the wheelchair, the difficult reality right now is that the family’s insurance will not pay for it. The James family and the Patricia Neal staff are appealing the decision. “Mobility is important in vision development and cognition,� said Lloyd. “When you learn depth perception, you have to physically move to develop that.

A typical developing child learns that when they start to walk, but Eli can’t.�

Dawn James said the fight with insurance is stressful, especially as she juggles Eli’s physical needs and those of the rest of the family. She said she has been grateful to have the support of the staff of the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. “We have been just blown away by how wonderful everybody there has been with us,â€? she said. “Not just the therapists we’re dealing with, but the other hospital employees we run into in the hall, or the people that work in the cafĂŠ. “They all recognize Eli, and they are so very warm and welcoming. It’s so beautiful to see no pity towards my son, because that’s something we don’t ever want. We want him treated just like every other child is treated, and we’ve definitely felt that,â€? she said. “If anything, there’s been nothing but awe, and wonder and excitement about his case. It’s been such a joyful experience for us at Patricia Neal. We highly recommend them to anybody.â€?

Upcoming ‘Covenant Presents’ at Strang Center focuses on Stroke Rehab Once a month, a group of senior adults gathers at the Frank R. Strang Senior Center in West Knoxville to learn information about a variety of health and lifestyle topics called “Covenant Presents.�

Covenant Health includes nine hospitals, employs thousands of medical professionals, and is affiliated with more than 1,300 of the region’s elite physicians of many different specialties.

The new, expanded program connects medical professionals with local seniors to present health and lifestyle topics of interest to the group, topics such as medication safety, diabetes education, and vision and neurological conditions. The program’s purpose is to provide valuable health care information, as well as create an opportunity for participants to have concerns and questions answered.

On Wednesday, April 23, Dr. Mary E. Dillon, medical director for Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, will talk about stroke rehabilitation. With the world-renown Patricia Neal Re-

“Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center is the most intense, comprehensive, specialized care you can find.� – Dr. Mary Dillon, medical director hab located on the campus of Fort Sanders Regional, patients find therapy more convenient for themselves and their families.

For more information about “Covenant Presents,� or about the programs and services Dr. Mary E. Dillon, medical director for of Covenant Health, Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center call 865-541-4500.

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B-2 • MARCH 24, 2014 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

Walking distance to Beaver Brook golf course, pool and tennis facility.

Beautiful views from 25x13 sunroom and lrg deck. Fenced backyard w/ private horse farm behind makes for privacy and park-like setting.

Constantly update-in showers. Kit & BA floors are tile. All countertops are granite. Wood floors down and original wood up, under carpet.New dim. roof. Nice house in great location. $239,900 MLS# 869739

67+ acre farm in 1 family for several generations. Cute cottage style home w/ newer siding, roof, H & A less than 10yrs old, sewer & well. Original oak hdwd flrs under carpet. 10 acres w/home, barn & pasture. 57+ acres w/meadow & woodland. Lots of room to roam, a dream property! $249,000 MLS# 874063.

Priced just reduced to $230,000!

Custom built, all brick bsmt rancher that has been loved by 1 family for 45 years. Walk to Beaver Brook Country Club for golf, tennis & pool, sit on back deck & watch the golfers on #18. Updates: Gutters, sliding doors, water heater, wall oven, cooktop, roof approx. 10yrs old, H&A 15yrs old. max. Basement w/full BA, laundry & wet bar, FP in fam rm. Seller says bring an offer. $184,900 MLS# 876115

Brick, 1-level condo w/vaulted ceilings in great rm & mstr BR. Open kit w/lg eat-at bar to great rm. All appl incl fridge, freezer, washer & dryer convey. Floored attic space, crawl space, setrion system & security. End unit w/open space & fenced patio.

Close to UT & downtown. $118,000 MLS# 875648

Deborah Hill-Hobby 207-5587 www.deborahhillhobby.com

1-owner, custom built home on 1 beautiful acre w/lots of space for a happy family.

Beautiful subdivision has 1-5 acre lots & upper bracket homes. Home has nanny BR (or mother-in-law) & full BA over gar w/ sep entrance. Full, daylight bsmt & mstr on main, w/wood & tile flrs. $425,000 MLS# 874913

Stone cottage in Old North Knox. Tons of character. Hdwd under carpet. Windows, electric wiring and plumbing less than 15 years old. Sec sys, kit renos, lrg screenedin porch. Seller providing First Am Home Warr. Current owner has loved this home for 25 years!!! Tons of strg in unfin bsmnt.

3rd BR or bonus up. Common driveway. $99,900 MLS# 874093

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4525 Shamus Way, KNOXVILLE! $105,900!1-level condo. 3BR/2.5BA. Approx 1348 SF. No stairs! 3BR or 2BR & seperate den, greatroom & DR combo w/gas log FP. Split BR plan, guest BR w/adjoining BA. Lrg eat-in kitchen w/all appl including fridge, laun rm with W&D. Over-sized garage w/pull-down attic storage. End unit on dead-end. Convenient to Broadway, quick access to UT, downtown & interstate! MLS # 841188

3400 Wilderness Rd. Knoxville! $113,000!

3BR/2.5BA bsmnt ranch. Approx 1744 SF. BR, den & full BA in bsmnt w/sep entrance & sep driveway & gar.

Huge corner lot w/fenced backyard. Hdwd flrs on main & lam down. Lrg grtrm on main, eat-in kit w/updated counters, cabs & flooring. S/S appl incl. Breakfast bar & dining area combo, lrg deck, 1-car carport on main.

Some plumbing & elec updated. MLS #855415

3116 Walnoaks Rd, Knoxville! $109,900! 3BR/1.5BA, approx 1150 SF. A real doll house w/original hardwood, fresh paint, solid surface tops & glass tile backsplash.

Upgraded appl, updated BAs, covered deck, lrg fenced & level backy6ard. Carport, utility room. Priced to sell and move-in ready! MLS # 868268

7916 Aultom Ln, Powell! $118,900! Spacious ranch, 3BR/2.5BA, approx 1840 SF. Lrg, level lot. Over 3/4 acres, extensive remodel & addition completed in 1992. Wiring, meter box, plumbing & insulation. Split BR plan, master w/whirlpool tub, sep shwr, 2nd master w/adj half BA, W/I closets, galley kit w/adj DR. Great room, vinyl clad windows. Storage bldg, great Powell location. MLS # 868259

BIG RIDGE PARK

25+ ACRES! Restricted, gated hunter’s paradise in Powell. 1 acre spring-fed, stocked lake, lots of wildlife and privacy. Great place to build your dream home. $299,000

1.2 ACRES! Walk to lake, lots of wild life and privacy. 4BR/3.5BA, open cathedral FR w/ FP, large master w/whirlpool tub & separate shower,formal DR, screen porch & deck. $235,000

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Perfectly flat estate lot. Close to golf course. Backs up to the Debusk estate. Floorplan available. $114,900 MAYNARDVILLE!

GIBBS

SOLD! JUST LISTED! 4BR, fenced lot with pool. Open tile main level.

Lots of extras. Almost 2200 sq.ft. $184,900

PERFECTLY LEVEL LOT! 4BR, 2600 sq ft. Master on main, bonus rm on main, new deck, large 2-car gar w/workshop area, real woodburning FP, formal DR, hdwd floors & much more. $209,900

Building lots in restricted subdivision. Level lots & basement lots to choose from. $19,900. Owner financing available.

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ALL BRICK! 3BR/2BA all on 1 level. Flat, fenced lot, open FR and ALL BRICK! 3BR/2BA + office on kit, gas FP, laundry rm, large, 1-car a flat, fenced lot. Lots of updates. gar & detached storage building. $122,900 Won't last long at $99,900

257-1332 • 922-4400 lolton123@aol.com

PRICE REDUCED! WINDSTONE SUBDIVISION: Amazing all brick bsmt rancher.

4BR/3.5BA, 2-car gar on main & additional 4-car gar + sep driveway in bsmt. Wonderfully updated home w/ so many extras. Huge media rm downstairs & stg galore! Located on almost .5 acre lot in private cul-desac. Priced at $387,800.

MLS# 868460.

Powell – Pretty 2-story in great location.

3BR/2.5BA, 1700 SF. Minutes from shopping, restaurants & interstate! Formal LR or office + fam rm w/pretty FP, kit w/island & breakfast bar, formal DR, mstr BR has great window seat for relaxing, screened-in porch overlooks great big backyard. $176,500 MLS# 879217

Open House – Just reduced! Like new bsmt rancher, hdwd on main level, cathedral great rm & kit, island, seller added screened-in porch (on both levels) + a 3rd gar, tiled BAs, walk-in closets, bsmt w/built-ins could be BR, study/office, or game rm, full BA,wood stove in bsmt. Open house 3/30/14 2-4 pm. $174,900 MLS# 863180

< Halls – Great rancher w/bonus! Open flr plan,

cath ceilings, pretty hdwd in main living areas, big kit w/lots of cabs, eat-in kit + formal DR, big mstr, master BA has dbl vanities, walk-in shower & whirlpool tub, BRs 2&3 + bonus all nice size. $199,900 MLS# 873549

Best Bets for Adding Value to Your Home in 2014

Here are 3 of the top 8 upgrade ideas to add value to your home this year. The number one champ is replacing your front door.

This goes along with improving the first impression & curb appeal of your home when you put it on the market. Today's new steel doors can be painted to fit your home's color scheme. The National average cost for a steel door is approx. $1,100 & the return on investment(ROI) is over 96%! Number 2 upgrade is a new wood deck. It provides a generous amount of living/ entertaining area at a fraction of the cost of an enclosed addition. National cost is approx. $9,500 & return amount is over 87%. The third highest return on investment upgrade comes in at over 84% as well and is an attic conversion.

So many options are available for this finished space from a teenager bedroom, home office, hobby space, or play area for the children. This allows you to possibly add square footage & livable space without having to change the footprint of your home.

To see the remaining upgrade items including garage doors, siding, windows, & kitchens, just go to my website: www.taushaprice.com & read the full article. Our local costs have been less than most of these national averages but the returns are staying very high.

For any of your real estate or remodeling questions, just contact me at 865-389-0740 or tausha@taushaprice.com.

Author John Riha. More articles like this on Houselogic.com with permission of the National Association of Realtors.

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FARM EQUIPMENT AUCTION Sat., April 19th Sale starts 10:00 am

Now taking consignments.

Only $25 to sell your farm equipment or construction equipment.

CALL JUSTIN TODAY! 865-938-3403

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POWELL AUCTION & REALTY, LLC 4306 Maynardville Hwy., Maynardville Call The Phillips Team • 992-1100 Visit online at www.powellauction.com or email missypowellauction@gmail.com Justin Phillips • 806-7407 • email justin@powellauction.com 120 HONEY RIDGE WAY KNOXVILLE TN 37924 Great condo. Hardly lived in.

Must see for yourself. Beautiful kit w/lots of gleaming maple cabs & counter space. All appliances, prep island, all open kit/ LR/DR layout. Mstr has mstr BA & 2BRs & full BA on the front end. Corner FP w/gas logs & Vaulted ceilings & custom area recessed for TV above FP. Lots of crown molding through out. End Unit. Priced to Sell at $159,900.

5006 OMEGA TERRACE LANE KNOXVILLE TN 37938 All Brick basement rancher w/3/4 finished bsmt. Cath. ceilings.

Lots of Oak cabinetry in kit w/all appl EXCEPT refrig. All tiled back splash & eat-at bar. Cath/open LR area w/french doors to rear patio.

Mstr on main w/lg mstr BA w/ tile surrounded whirlpool tub, sep. seated lg shower & dbl oak vanity. BR2 & 3 are also on main level w/full hallway BA. Downstairs BR4, spacious den/ rec rm. could be BR5 or office, sep. entrance also in bsmt. Wood fenced area in backyard. Alarm sys & security outside lights. 3-tier prof. landscaping.

This is a foreclosure. Just needs rms finished in bsmt area. Priced at only $179,900.

121 HONEY RIDGE WAY, KNOXVILLE TN 37924 - All brick, 2-story condo.

Full fin bsmt. Foyer w/hdwd flooring.

Open kit w/maple cabs, eat at bar & all appl. French doors in DR to covered patio out back. LR w/crown molding & corner gas FP. Mstr has WIC & mstr BA. Main has 2BR/2 full BAs. Laun rm on main. Down is all open w/corner FP, kitchenette, place for fridge, & eating area. 1BR w/oversized closet & full BA. Lg strg rm. Sep ent from lower patio. ADT Alarm Sys, 2 gas heat pack units 1 for each floor; 2-car gar. There are only 2, 2-story, units & this is the only one w/full fin bsmt. Priced at only $207,600! Dir: I40 E, Exit 398 Left Strawberry Plains Pike. Right into Trentville Ridge. Unit on Right *End Unit*.

DALE RD, POWDER SPRINGS – 53 acres, 2 barns, shed, lrg stocked pond, fenced w/creek.

Great views of Clinch Mtn. Mins from Blaine, mins from Hwy 61 or 131! All hook-ups to water & elec are in front of property. Only 2 miles from Grainger/Union Cnty line – 5 miles from 131/61 split. Call Justin for more info 865-806-7407.

LOT 110 HICKORY POINTE S/D – One of the best lots offered on main channel of Norris Lake. 1.01 acres, gated comm, wooded. Lays great all the way to the water. Dockable. Over 100' of shoreline. All ammenities of clubhouse, pool, boat launch.

Priced to sell at $279,900.

LOTS/ACREAGE COMM PROPERTY W/RENTALS on Rutledge Pk. Mins to interstate. 2 houses, mobile hm, det 3-car gar. All currently rented and sitting on over 5 acres w/frontage on Rutledge Pk. Offered at only $479,000.

SEVERAL BEAUTIFUL LOTS in Hidden Ridge S/D. Over ten 1/2 acre lots to choose from. NOW YOUR CHOICE LOT FOR ONLY $15,000! Call Justin today!

6729 Pleasant Ridge Road, Knoxville • www.powellauction.com • 865-938-3403 • TN F735

VERY NICE LEVEL LAKE-VIEW LOT in Mialaquo Point S/D of Tellico Village.

Seller says "BRING ALL OFFERS". Great summer-time home or weekend get-away!! 0.28 acres. $12,500. Directions: Tellico Parkway to Mialoquo S/D. Left on Elohi, Right on Noya Way. Just past Lgoti Ln. Lot on left.

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111 DANTE RD, KNOXVILLE Very nice 1/2 acre lot Zoned C-3 Commercial. Great loc just off I-75 at Callahan Dr behind Weigel’s. Offered at only $95,000. Call Justin today.

Dir: I-75 to Callahan Dr (exit 110), right on Callahan to 111 Dante Rd. on left.

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • MARCH 24, 2014 • B-3

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LOST MIXED BREED DOG. Brown/white, 30-35 lbs., Collar, Neutered, Microchipped. Last seen: South Roane Cty, near Paint Rock close to Kingston, Loudon, Sweetwater.

865-717-3884; 250-4368

MIN. SCHNAUZERS, Reg., Salt & Pepper & black, $400 & up.

423-736-0277 ***Web ID# 382833***

LOST: TUES Feb 18 at Ftn City Park walking trail: Honda car keys, etc. Call 947-4810.

SIBERIAN HUSKY AKC pups. All colors, shots.

Champ. Lines. $600.

865-256-2763. ***Web ID# 382556***

Reward offered for lost JDSU black case meter by car wash, corner of Maynardville Hwy and Norris Free^ way. Call if found, Business Equipment 687-8703 or 740-9131.

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CHEAP Houses For Sale Up to 60% OFF 865-309-5222 www.CheapHousesTN.com

141 Farmer’s Market 150 Household Furn. 204 Boats Motors

GREAT PYRENEES, 1 M, 2 F, Father AKC, Mother FB, raised on lg sheep farm. 5 wks. old. $175. 931-738-8272 ***Web ID# 382665***

YORKIES AKC, quality ch. ln. Puppies & young adults. M & F. Great pricing. 865-591-7220 ***Web ID# 385127***

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Visit Young-Williams Animal Center, the official shelter for Knoxville & Knox County.

12" HOBART COMMERCIAL MEAT SLICER $250.

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HAY FOR SALE 4 X 5 rolls, in dry. $20/roll. 865-828-5574; 865-660-1752

Lawn-Garden Equip. 190 42" CUT TORO 420 XL 50 hours, $650.

Call 865-922-6408

Machinery-Equip. 193 STRAW BLOWER $1,995; Concrete Bucket $495.00; Aluminum Tool Box $150; 700 Series Ford Tractor $2,695; 941 Caterpillar $14,000. For more info & other equipment go to www.jtrussell.net or call 865-679-244 3

8 PCS. of white wicker, desk, chair, lamp, bookcase, dressing table w/stool, 3 odd pcs.

Exc. cond. $350 obo.

865-705-6281 (no text.)

BASS BOAT, Ranger 2000, 175 Mercury, BEAUTIFUL LIGHTED gar. kept, great cond.

BOOKCASE, 3 pcs, $12,400. 865-742-3815. honey oak, $225. SS gas grill, works ***Web ID# 380220*** good, $100. Outside blk storage chest BAYLINER 1999, 19 ft, 135 HP I/O, $40. Call 719-6464. apprx 100 hr w/trlr. $5200. 865-408-0756 NEW QN. SIZE PILLOW TOP, $225/ 16' Dagger SET, OVERSTOCK. CANOE. with 3 paddles, exc 865-805-3058. cond., $400 cash.

865-458-2621 Sofa Bed & Loveseat incl matching rug, JET SKIS 2004 & 2005 multi colored, $165.

Sea Doos w/trailer, 865-680-2656 like new, $9495. Call 865-323-3015 aft 3p

Household Appliances 204a WILL PICK UP free unwanted appls, mowers & scrap metal. John 925-3820

POWELL near I-75.

Office/Business.

5 room house w/garage.

1200 SF. $900 mo.

865-705-9407

Apts - Unfurnished 71 1 BR Powell, NOW 1/2 rent. Gorgeous, all appl, DW, disp., stove/ref. water

pd. $150 DD. Secured bldg. $510 mo. 865-384-1099 2 BR, 1 1/2 BA, Bearden HS district. Newly renovated 4-Plex.

Newly painted and re-carpeted.

No Smoking, No Pets. $650 mo. 865-414-1260 Priv. Home North Knox, 2.5 rooms + bath, pd util., priv. entr., Price nego in return for help around house & yard. Call 865-689-6895 aft 6pm or wkends.

facility in Knoxville, TN.

Full Set left hand Ping Copy Golf Clubs, new driver, grips, compl. w/bag, $400. 865-643-0990

Competitive Wages & Enhanced Benefit Packages available Current Positions available: • Sanitation Workers • Shippers (Loading/Unloading) • Production Technicians/Machine Operators (Immediate Need) • Equipment Maintenance Technicians (Immediate Need)

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1987 Norriscraft, 90 HP Yamaha, new wiring & 2 fish finders.

16 ft. New seats & crpt. $4000/bo. 865-207-0797 2009 G3 Suncatcher 18' fish Pontoon, 50 HP Yamaha, 2 stroke mixes gas & oil automatic, good cond, low hours, troll. motor & battery, Gar. depth fish finder, 2 live wells, 8 life jackets, anchor, AM/FM/CD, no trailer, docked at Willow Point, S. Knox Co. $10,900. Can be financed up to 72 mos. Call to see 865216-7762

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Apts - Furnished 72 WALBROOK STUDIOS 25 1-3 60 7 $140 weekly. Discount avail. Util, TV, Ph, Stv, Refrig, Basic Cable. No Lse.

Duplexes

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2BR/1.5BA IN Halls.

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Houses - Unfurnished 74 NORTH, Ftn. City, brick 3BR, 2BA, 2 car gar. Very Nice. $895.

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Manf’d Homes - Sale 85 3 BR, 2 BA 24x48, wood flrs, all appls, AC, W/D, $20,000.

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261 Cleaning

318 Plumbing

Utility Trailers 255 UTILITY TRAILERS All Sizes Available 865-986-5626 smokeymountaintrailers.com

BMW 2005 645i conv., nav., lthr, every opt., beautiful car, 97K mi, $23,000. 772-267-5858; text 703-501-0175 ***Web ID# 385384***

Excavating/Grading 326

Sat. April 5th • 10:00 A.M. Farm Machinery - Household & Shop Equipment 6815 Texas Valley Rd. Knox County, TN Terms: 10% Buyers Premium - Complete settlement sale day Cash, personal or company check

Remodeling

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Air Cond / Heating 301 Guttering 333 ROOF LEAK SPE2004 24' TT, queen FORD RANGER 1994 XLT, 2.3 5 spd., air, bed, new tires, new CIALIST. I repair batt, no smoking, no low mi., all orig, must 5-6" seamless guttershingle, rubber, tile pets, spotless, $7300 see. $3650. 865-643-7103 ing, fascia board & slate roofs. All w/hitch. $7000 no hitch. repairs; vinyl siding types remodeling, Can del. 908-2689 & soffit; Gutterchimney repair, 4 Wheel Drive 258 Guard. 23 yrs exp. floor jacking, car2012 KZ Travel Trailer, All work guaranpentry, plumbing.

28', priced to sell. teed. Corey, 692-7548 DODGE RAM 1500 All work 100% guar. www.rvregistry.com/ SLT quad 1998, 4x4, Day/night. 237-7788.

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TREE WORK WE BUY CAMPERS Ext Cab, V8, 350, 4x4, 190K mi., nice whls & HAROLD'S GUTTER & Power Stump Travel Trailers, 5th tires., very good cond, SERVICE. Will clean Grinder. Free est, Wheels, PopUps $4,400 obo. 423-585-9701. front & back $20 & up.

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EVEREST BY Handyman 335 Tree Service 357 KEYSTONE, 32' 5th mod. for off rd. 49k mi. wheel, new roof & AC, extras. Details 679-0009 2 slide outs, exc. cond.

CARPENTRY, $17,000, 865-457-4955.

PLUMBING, Antiques Classics 260 ^ painting, siding.

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1981 Corvette, 350 auto., Alterations/Sewing 303 Call 607-2227.

INVENTORY SALE all orig., 54K mi, all GUTTER CLEANING 2014 MODEL SALE HONEST DEfact. opts. exc cond, & repairs.& Gutter ALTERATIONS CHECK US OUT AT PENDABLE! Small $12,800. 865-679-1421 guards plus instalBY FAITH Northgaterv.com jobs welcome.

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Custom-tailored drywall, painting, clothes for ladies of all 1984 plumbing. GUTTER ReasonHAROLD'S sizes plus kids!

Motorcycles 238 MERCEDES able, refs avail.

Call SERVICE. Will clean Faith Koker 938-1041 Mint condition, Dick&atback 947-1445. front $20 & up. won 2 car shows BIG DOG Mystique Quality work, guaranin its class. $7,995.

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Cement / Concrete 315 Lawn More info: Care 339 cu. in, S&S Super www.jtrussell.net Stock. Like new. 9000 A&S CONCRETE or 865-679-2443 mi. Yellow w/green Handyman 335 COOPER’S BUDGET Driveways, sideflames, $10,900/obo.

L A W N C A R E ^ walks, footers, floors CHEVY CORVETTE 423-312-8256 CARPENTRY, Cheaper than the & block laying. All 1981, T-top, red w/blk PLUMBING, rest but still th e types remodeling.

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Childcare 316 trimming etc.

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CARS. 2 1967 Olds 233-2545; 250-5531 PENDABLE! Small AFFORDABLE, 442's, 1 is a black jobs welcome. ExCUSHMAN EAGLE conv., 1 is blue. Both QUALITY p'd in carpentry, 1958, 8 HP, restored cars fully restored. drywall, painting, CHILD CARE 200 mi ago, 10" tires, Trophy winners! plumbing. Reasonelec. start, $8400. Serious inquires only. 2-5 yr olds, small grp. able, refs avail. Call Great location, beauJames 865-254-8231 865-368-9411.

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BMW 2013 328i Hardtop conv.

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256 RANGER 2002 16' Vans Bass Boat w/ Trlr, CHRYSLER SEBRING CHEVY Venture 2001 2002 Merc. mtr, 90 conv. 24K mi., like VTX 2000 Whole body LS, dual AC, Onstar, new. $4500 firm. Call HP, 20 hrs. Loaded. exercise machine, 3 row seats, 158K Details. 865-679-0009 Walter 865-988-7364.

Like new $400. Call mi, pretty maroon 865-323-9012. color, exc cond., TRACKER 1990 17 ft HONDA S2000 2004, $4800.

772-267-5858 108K mi., silver, exc.

BMT w/40 Evinrude, or text 703-501-0175 & handles cond., Reduced for Collectibles 213 runs great. $3400! 755-5878 ***Web ID# 385377*** Spring $14,000. 660-8474

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HD Heritage Soft tail JEEP Grand Cherokee TWO WOMEN will 2005, 35,000 mi., lots Lmtd 2005. 2nd ownr. clean homes & ofof extras. $9,950. 5.7 Hemi V8. 49K mi., fices. Call 661-3990 Call 865-908-8855. $13,995. 865-382-0365. or 254-5922. ***Web ID# 379806*** HONDA VTX 1300 2006, 8400 mi., V&H pipes, Electrical 323 windshield, saddlebags, Imports 262 Call for extras. $5800.

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BMW 2002 325i Conv., I ns tal l ati on nav., spec. rims & Repair Yamaha Star 950, extras, tires, exc cond, all gar. kept, 10k mi, Maintenance opts. $7,000. 772-267$5500/b.o. Too old to Service Up5858 or text 703-501-0175 ride. 865-774-9791 grades ***Web ID# 385362*** Cab l e P h on e L i n es Autos Wanted 253 S ma l l j o b s welco me.

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TV/Electronics 197 Exercise Equipment 208

Call 215-6599 LARGE CD Playing JUKE BOX, or visit Chihuahua Pups, tiny $300 obo.

For Sale By Owner 40a apple head $400-$1500. knoxpets.org 865-588-0277 All sizes & colors.

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HOLSTON HILLS, move in ready. 4/5 ***Web ID# 384366*** Farmer’s Market 150 Household Furn. 204 BR, 3.5 ba. Nicely ENGLISH BULLDOG updated, hdwd. 1 block Pups NKC, $1200. Visa 135 MASSEY-FERG. 2 USED wall hugger Authentic Doll House to CC. Updated HVAC. diesel $4750. 600 & M/C. 423-775-6044 recliners, brown, w/furn.; PenDelfin Secluded, screen porch. blessedbulldogs.blogspot.com Ford gas $3250. 4000 good cond. $125/ bunnies collection; Agents welcome. ***Web ID# 385357*** Ford diesel w/ both. 865-828-4568.

Harbor Lights $278,500. 423-277-3235. loader $8250. 556lighthouse collection.

48" round metal kit.

GER. SHEPHERD 8694 or 922-8694 865-249-8020 table, heavy glass sable, wht, Residence Lots 44 Pups, beveled top, 4 metal C. M. MCCLUNG'S shots, ch. bldln, 16' GOOSENECK CATTLE TRAILER, arm chairs, $350. catalog, $300. 865-712-2366 new, got $600.

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One of Brad McDougall’s proudest achievements, built for the Maryville/Alcoa Parade of Homes in 2007.

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By Carol Zinavage

“I have been playing music and working with my hands all my life,” says bass trombonist Brad McDougall. “I would have a hard time labeling one a vocation and one an avocation.”

The musician and homebuilder, who with his younger brother Jim owns McDougall Brothers Construction, has lived in the Knoxville area since 1995. He grew up on a farm in northern Illinois and says he learned from his grandfather and father – both master carpenters – how to use tools at a very early age.

When school music lessons were offered to him as a 7th grader, he “latched on to the tuba. I loved playing it so much that I hauled it home on the school bus several nights a week so I could practice at home.” He subsequently switched to bass trombone, and earned a music degree from the University of Miami.

First stop for the young musician was New York City, where worked to break into the freelance music scene. After “only two years,” he says, he was thrilled to get a steady position with “A Chorus Line,” playing trombone in the pit orchestra for

evening performances and matinees.

The show brought another major change to his life. He had left it to spend three years touring with “Matrix,” a jazz band. He was making plans to go to Los Angeles to break into the music scene there when he was asked to come back to “A Chorus Line” in the “bus and truck” touring company. Eager for a different

musical scene and weary of touring, he originally turned the job down. But the contractors offered more money, so he scrapped the L.A. idea.

It was a good decision. While touring with “A Chorus Line,” he met his wife, Kathy, who was playing the role of Bebe and understudying the role of Diana. The two spent a year on the road together,

Homebuilder and trombonist Brad McDougall (right) and his singer/dancer wife Kathy. The couple met while performing in “A Chorus Line” on Broadway.

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pringtime is here! Warmer weather, fragrant blooming trees, and perennial flowers signal the start of this wonderful season with Easter not far behind. To celebrate this season, Bobby Todd is hosting the fourth annual “Spring Sip and See” on Friday and Saturday, March 28 & 29 from 10 to 5 daily in Historic Downtown Sweetwater.

Bobby and Todd have just returned from another gift and antique market, and the store is stocked full with wonderful spring merchandise for your soul, home, and garden. After an incredibly busy holiday season, Bobby Todd has again transformed … this time into a springtime shopper’s dream, just in time to freshen up your home. Unique home accessories, whimsical Easter decorations, classic outdoor statuary, and colorful scarves are just a sample of the items you will see.

Also just in is a shipment of antique furniture and accessories that blend in seamlessly with the new pieces, just like they will in your own home. Bobby and Todd have been traveling to numerous antique markets and auctions to find unique treasures at incredible prices. Value is just as important as the look at Bobby Todd.

To add even more fun to the “Spring Sip and See,” please wear your favorite spring hat or Easter bonnet to receive 15% off all regular non-sale merchandise purchased on Friday and Saturday only. All customers wearing Spring hats or Easter bonnets will also have the opportunity to enter our “Best Spring/Easter Hat” contest with the winner receiving a $100.00 Bobby Todd gift certificate.

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performing the show in McDougall favors expansive various cities, includinteriors, the better to enjoy ing Knoxville in Februbeautiful East Tennessee ary of 1981. After movviews. Photosubmitted ing back to NYC, Kathy continued to perform in “A Chorus Line,” and Brad was back in the pit until the late ‘80s.

He had continued to do carpentry jobs during the day all through his musical career in New York. In fact, it was there that he first started his own construction company. But after 14 years of city life, he was “ready to get back out to the country.”

His brother Jim had also started his own construction business. Pooling their efforts, the two of them moved their families to Knoxville, where they found immediate work building custom homes in the Townsend area.

Since then they’ve expanded to Blount, Knox and Sevier counties. The broth“We do get to build in some beautiful arers specialize in upscale residences, and they’ve had requests of all kinds. And the eas of East Tennessee,” he continued. “We homeowners aren’t always around to check built a unique home in Townsend that comwith on crucial points. pletely swallowed an existing log cabin. You “We built an upscale custom home for can still see some of the original walls on a couple that lived in Houston while they the interior of the home. This homeowner were rapidly approaching retirement. We bought an antique barn and salvaged the only saw them a few times during the en- wood to be used for much of the interior tire process. They moved in soon after we trim and flooring. The reclaimed flooring finished.” Remembering the experience, he incorporated more than 20 species of wood laughs ruefully, “No pressure there!” from this barn with stunning results. Much

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of the siding is made of poplar bark slabs.”

Another home was built for a couple who lived in Ireland. The entire process was done through phone calls and emails.

Asked about environmental building practices, he says, “There are exciting new products and techniques being developed all the time. Many of the advances in building technology have been developed and tested here in Knoxville and Oak Ridge. We are always looking to find the balance between

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cutting-edge technology, green building techniques and tried-and-true ‘old school’ building practices.

“Our job is to stay current through reading the trade publications and attending training seminars and helping the homeowners sift through the information. Together we find the comfortable balance within their budget.”

Brad and Kathy had the pleasure of living in one of Brad’s custom-built homes which was built for the Maryville/Alcoa Parade of Homes in 2007. They picked the lot and floor plan and chose all of the colors and finishes.

They eventually sold that home, and are currently looking for another project.

And the performing couple still take part in occasional productions together, usually with the Knoxville Opera Company or the Appalachian Ballet Company. Brad is the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s bass trombonist, and he also plays with the highly-acclaimed Knoxville Jazz Orchestra.

“I find that building and music are both very different and strangely similar,” says Brad. “Both feel creative to me, though. We all assume that musicians are creative but there is a lot of room, if not a need, for creativity in building.

“I’d be hard-pressed to say which I enjoy more!”

For more information about Brad’s projects, visit mcdougallbros.com.

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It may not be the â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenestâ&#x20AC;? house in the neighborhood but it certainly is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenest.â&#x20AC;? While that may seem contradictory, the house being constructed in Corryton by Ab Card contains a lot of green (eco-friendly) material and design and is primarily green in color. But this is only a small part of what makes â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Green Houseâ&#x20AC;? a special place. When finished, the house will sustain no debt and will become home to Card and wife Donna. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not using a bank to finance our house,â&#x20AC;? said Card. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We build as the cash is available.â&#x20AC;?

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Card owns Ab Card Construction and co-owns Plan-it Green Landscapes along with his son Jordan. His son Brandon contracts on occasion to do landscape design and stonework. Card learned much of his trade from his father, so his work history has provided years of experience in developing what suits his taste.

The Green House will feature Arts and Crafts design. When asked to share the construction plans, Card pointed to his head, where he keeps visions of the house ready to pull out as needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of my inspiration for this house comes from the Asheville, N.C., area and Grove Park Inn style,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always loved authenticity. My house is handson and as historically accurate as I can make it with todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s materials while staying in budget.â&#x20AC;?

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A side view shows off the Arts and Crafts style of the Green House with exposed structural 6 x 12 beams.

the exterior beams. Air vents are placed at the side of the house rather than through the roof to create a more visually pleasing exterior view.

Card is making use of indirect lighting and window placement for energy conservation. The interior is broken up to create visually interesting spaces that draw the eye. Card is bringing in features such as structurally mounted gooseneck lighting in keeping with the Arts and Crafts design. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The old-timey lighting is one of my favorite features of the house,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Card has already planted saplings and seedlings around the construction site that will be transplanted once the house is complete to create the landscape and add fruit-bearing trees for a yearly harvest. Card is hoping to inspire others to make use of fruit-bearing plants and trees when they consider landscape possibilities for their own homes.

Other features of the Green House will be an outdoor fireplace and a carriage house.

Card hopes his houses will be viewed by future generations not as their grandparents’ home to be tossed aside and built on top of, but as a place they would be proud to live in and continue the family history.

Folks can see some of the Card family’s work at www.abcardcompany.com and www.planitgreenlandscapes.com, along with photos of their display at last month’s Dogwood Arts Festival House and Garden Show. Info: 712-0598.

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