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IN THIS ISSUE Halls alumni dinner is Saturday
The annual Halls High Alumni Association dinner is Saturday, April 27, in the Halls High cafeteria. The gathering begins at 6 p.m. and the banquet starts at 6:30. The classes of 1953 and 1963 will be honored. Halls historian Hubert LaRue, retired college professor Jim Marine and retired Home Federal Bank president/CEO/board chair David Sharp – will be inducted into the Halls High Hall of Fame.
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Jordan promoted at Clayton Homes
David Jordan is now vice president for corporate services at Clayton Homes. Jordan and his wife, Pam, live in Halls. He began his career at Clayton Homes in 1983 and has held various positions with increasing responsibilities, including serving as corporate controller since 2001. As vice president, he will continue to direct corporate accounting, risk management, community relations, philanthropic outreach and facilities services. Jordan serves on the advisory council of blountAchieves and as a member of the board of Innovative Education Partnership, representing Clayton Homes as lead corporate project manager for the ClaytonBradley STEM Academy. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UT.
Williams to be honored
Former WBIR-TV news anchor Bill Williams will be honored at a tree planting ceremony 2 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at Fountain City Park. This award is being bestowed by the Tennessee Board of Parole and Tennessee Department of Correction, honoring victims of crime. The event is being held to commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which is April 21-27. Williams is being recognized for his long association with WBIR’s “Monday’s Child” program, the first segment of which was filmed in Fountain City Park. The public is invited.
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New technology more than ‘stuff’ By Jake Mabe You couldn’t wipe the grin off Chris Henderson’s face if you tried. The Halls Elementary School principal is excited that his school is one of 11 chosen to pilot new technology next year through Knox County Schools’ Technology Challenge. Although the final specifics are to be determined, Henderson said the school will be equipped with a 1:1 wireless connection, will receive six devices per classroom (five for students, one for the teacher) and a mobile lab for every four 4th and 5th grade intermediate classes. “But it’s really more than the ‘stuff’ of it,” Henderson said. “We are adding powerful tools to our tool kit to reach kids in individual ways. We can tailor the classroom environment to the individual student’s needs.” Henderson said in a “typical reading class,” for example, a teacher could use assessments that provide instant feedback on students’ reading levels and combine them with a program like Big Universe, which offers e-access to thousands of literature sources.
Halls Elementary School principal Chris Henderson is all smiles after learning his school is one of 11 Knox County schools chosen to pilot new technology. Photo by Jake Mabe “She can assign literature to each student on an Abraham Lincoln project. The top readers can be assigned more advanced material, those reading on grade level can be grouped together and work in collaboration and those reading below grade level can work with text more suited to them. And it’s
just enough to push all of them to the next step. That’s just a sliver of an example.” Henderson says the most powerful thing the new technology offers is “connections,” of the personal kind. He is talking with a magnet middle school about offering advanced instruction to high-performing 5th graders. “And it opens up collaboration. The classroom is no longer isolated to its four walls. A teacher here can teach in China or Brazil. It can open up the world to students in a meaningful way. There’s a site called Pete’s Pond that is a camera set up 24/7 at a water (source) in Botswana. So students can watch elephants or hyenas walk by. You’re right there. “And this technology isn’t just about the ‘stuff.’ It’s the ability to access knowledge but also to show students how to analyze it and use it effectively.” The school will also receive an on-site tech person as well as a TPACK (Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge) coach, a full-
time staff member who will help implement strategies meaningfully, Henderson says. Training will be provided for teachers and administrators in two five-day sessions this summer. The 11 schools will collaborate as well during the pilot year. The application process included a written component and an interview. The school produced a video for the project, as did Realtor Rhonda Vineyard, and several students wrote notes of encouragement. One 5th grader wrote: “I may be going to middle school next year, but I am thinking about future generations.” Henderson said when he announced the school had been selected for the pilot program one 3rd grader came up to him crying happy tears. “What’s most exciting to me is that while we have all these ideas floating out there, our teachers are so creative. When they get this in their hands, it’s going to blow us away. Their support and the support of the students and the parents and the community leaders who wrote letters have been phenomenal. They made this happen.”
Budget talk What to expect from Burchett, Rogero By Betty Bean The theme won’t be “We’re in the Money” for fiscal year 201314, but it won’t be “Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime,” either. And for that, local officials are grateful. “It’s a tight budget,” said Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, who is expected to unveil a proposal on Friday that looks a lot like last year’s $180 million budget.
Analysis “Revenues are still pretty flat – it’s been this way for several years, but as the economy rebuilds, capital projects will continue.” “Very sufficient,” was how Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett described the budget figure Rogero that is expected to nudge a little higher than last year’s $710 million, primarily due to an increase in education funding (BEP) from the state. The first thing that both mayors want people to know is that in spite of expensive problems like insufficiently funded pensions, there won’t be a property tax increase in the coming year. “We’re deliverBurchett ing the services they need and not charging them any more for it – and these days that’s a pretty good deal,” Burchett said. County Finance Director Chris Caldwell said the county has seen modest growth – 2.5 percent in
sales tax growth, 1.5 percent in property tax growth – and expects a $7 million increase in state educational funding. “Nothing to write home about,” he said. “But growth, nevertheless. The mayor wants to pay down the debt by $100 million by the end of 2016, and we are still on pace to do that.” Meanwhile, the city has found a way to start getting a handle on its unfunded pension liability. “This required taking $10 million out of our budget last year, and we applied it to this year to buffer the impact on the operating budget. That buys time and helps us meet those obligations while waiting for the economy to come back,” said Rogero. Vice Mayor Nick Pavlis, who represents South Knoxville and the University of Tennessee area, is cautiously happy. “There’s no pot of gold,” said Pavlis. “But I had some large capital projects already in last year’s budget, and those are in the pipeline.” He is speaking of Suttree Landing Park on the south waterfront, the realignment of Woodlawn and Ft. Dickerson at Chapman Highway, the redesign of Cumberland Avenue and his favorite project, the Urban Wilderness. “That’s what I’ve pushed more than anything and I want to stay very focused on that,” Pavlis said. Rogero will host the annual budget luncheon at noon Friday, April 26, at Ijams Nature Center, Mead’s Quarry, spotlighting the first phase of the South Loop Trail, which connects Ijams Nature Center, Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area, William Hastie Natural Area and Marie Myers Park and is part of the Urban Wilderness project. Burchett will roll the county budget out May 1, but says there won’t be any refreshments. “We’ll just be going around to the districts, giving presentations. It’s too dadgum expensive to feed a bunch of people.”
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Brickey-McCloud Elementary School student Caelin Cole talks with a ham radio operator in Nashville on a handheld radio. Caelin is assisted by Jim Norman. The experience was made possible by the Radio Amateur Club of Knoxville. Students in the STEM Club learned the history of radio, the history of ham radio and the steps needed to become a ham radio operator last week. The club meets after school once a week and learns different aspects of science, technology, engineering and math. Photo by Ruth White
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Halls alumni dinner is Saturday Hear ye, hear ye, Halls High alumni! Bring a covered dish and head out to the school on Saturday, April 27. Members of the Halls High School Class of 1953 will celebrate their 6oth reunion at the Halls Alumni Banquet on Saturday, April 27. Touring the LaRue homeplace last week are: Bob Palmer, Euretha Wilson Todd, Floyd Daniels, Millie Bledsoe Vandergriff Norris, Pearl Bright Gregory, Leon Vineyard, Louise Mynatt, Sue Reach Cole, Pearl Gideon Leach, Louise Miller Yates, Grace Leach Grubb and Jack Berney. Photo by Jake Mabe
Jake Mabe MY TWO CENTS The annual Halls High Alumni Association dinner will be held in the Halls High cafeteria. The gathering begins at 6 p.m. and the banquet will start about 6:30. The classes of 1953 and 1963 will be honored. Three graduates – Halls historian Hubert LaRue, retired college professor Jim Marine and retired Home Federal Bank president/CEO David Sharp – will be inducted into the Halls High Hall of Fame. Halls Alumni Association officers and board members for 2013-14 will be announced. Walk of Fame bricks will be on sale and visitors will have a chance to see the first phase of the project near the school’s main entrance. Door prizes and other goodies will be given away, too. The Alumni Association is holding a special school open house for the Class of 1973, which is holding its reunion elsewhere the same night, from 2-3 p.m. Saturday. Anyone is welcome. Halls High Student Government Association members will be tour guides. Bring the kids, your significant other and a grin or two. And don’t forget about that covered dish! ■
Halls native appears on ‘The Voice’
Halls native and singer/ songwriter Greylan James (Egan) appeared on the NBC-TV series “The Voice” for a blind audition April 8, after making it to the top 70 out of 64,000 contestants. Although the judges did not ultimately select Greylan, 16, to advance – by turning their chairs around while listening to his performance, as is the show’s trademark – he says the experience was invaluable. Greylan first auditioned for the show by invitation in Memphis last summer. He received a phone call last August to appear in Hollywood. “We got to LAX (airport) and got our bags, and when we walked to the escalator a well-dressed guy was holding a sign that said, ‘Greylan James.’ That was awesome!” Greylan says, his eyes lighting up. “When we got to the hotel in Burbank, you could hear all these amaz-
Greylan James performs on the NBC-TV series “The Voice.” Photo
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ing people singing. I felt like I was on the set of ‘Glee.’ I had to sing for the people who produce the show for NBC. They kept cutting all these (contestants) and it went from 200 people down to 64.” Greylan and his dad, Jeff, were all but sequestered for their more than 30-day stay, but Greylan did get see the Universal Studios back lot. His mother, Donna, and grandfather James eventually were able to join them. “Prepping for the blind audition, he got to work with some of the best musicians in the world and some of the best vocal coaches,” Jeff says. “And the relationships and friends that he made will last a lifetime. So many of the (other contestants) have or had record deals. I think he was one of six who didn’t have a recording contract.” Greylan’s Twitter followers more than doubled after his appearance. He is recording four or five new songs later this month that he hopes to release as singles and as an EP by late spring/early summer. “He is in a great situation,” Jeff says. “He doesn’t have the same voice he had six months ago. We really are excited about the people
he’s meeting.” Greylan plans to be making the summer and fall fair circuit and perform at other venues. Check him out at www. greylanjames.com, on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook (Greylan James Band) and at www.reverbnation.com/ GreylanJamesBand. He also has a channel on YouTube. ■
Adopt-A-Stream
AmeriCorps reps Chelsea Peters and Gabrielle Cantor spoke to the Halls B&P last Tuesday at Beaver Brook about the Adopt-A-Stream program, encouraging local businesses, churches and community groups to help clean up the Beaver Creek Watershed, the largest in Knox County, by adopting a stream near them or elsewhere. Peters says Adopt-AStream began in 1993 as a joint effort between the city of Knoxville, Knox County Stormwater and the town of Farragut to “give streams and rivers back to the community.” Volunteers agree to hold a stream cleanup twice a year, usually in the fall and spring. Adopt-A-Stream provides a half-hour educational training session, and all tools and paperwork nec-
AmeriCorps volunteers Chelsea Peters and Gabrielle Cantor show a display of trash collected from creeks during the Halls Outdoor Classroom celebration. Photo by Ruth White essary for the cleanups. “You directly affect the streams by cleaning up trash,” Cantor says. Groups that volunteer get their names listed on a sign near their chosen stream (similar to litter pickup/prevention adoption signs) and on the Water Quality Forum website. “And it’s a lot of fun!” Volunteers also learn how to perform a stream assessment, “so you can see how the stream’s health changes over time.” Adopt-A-Stream provides t-shirts for a group, keeps all documentation
and members are on site to help answer any questions during the cleanups. “It’s a low-key commitment. We don’t want anyone to stress over it.” “You can start next week if you show an interest,” Peters says. “Our goal is to have three Beaver Creek (area) businesses joining Adopt-A-Stream.” Info: Parci Gibson, 2155861 or parci.gibson@knoxcounty.org.
the Fountain City Library on Essary Road at Stanton Drive (around the bend past Litton’s Restaurant). UT professor Dr. John B. Romeiser will review his book, “Beachhead Don: Reporting the War from the European Theater, 19421945,” for the Open Door Book Review 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 25, at the Fountain City Branch Library. Don Whitehead was a legendary World War II correspondent, won two Pu■ ‘Beachhead Don’ litzer Prizes, wrote the bestThe Open Door Book selling “The FBI Story” and Review Club meets 10:30 wrote for the News Sentinel a.m. Thursday, April 25, at after the war.
‘Bride’s Night Out’ is Friday “Bride’s Night Out,” the third annual North Knoxville’s Best Bridal Show, will be held 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Beaver Brook Country Club, 6800 Beaver Brook Road. The event is free for brides-to-be and one guest. Admission for additional guests is $5 each. In addition to lots of vendors, this year’s event will feature a “cocktail party” after-work atmosphere with live music on the patio. Free heavy hors d’ouevres and drink specials throughout the night will be provided by Beaver Brook. Info: http://www.northknoxbridal.com/ or on Facebook, https://www.facebook. com/#!/events/486877824686635/?fref=ts. “Bride’s Night Out” is sponsored by the Shopper News and South Central Media – Power 95.7 and B-97.5.
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A-4 • APRIL 22, 2013 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news
Worker bee chairs county Democrats
It didn’t take long for Knox County Democrats to figure out that Linda Haney is a doer. That’s a doer in the – “Got a tent that needs pitching? Need Sherri food for a Gardner potluck dinHowell ner? Need volu nte e r s to deliver Meals on Wheels?” – Linda Haney sense. has “sort of a Wild West The new president of the image,” which, he said, is Knox County Democratic not true. Party and her husband, Dan, One of the store owners are worker bees, not drones. in Kennesaw is quoted in a “I didn’t make any promBloomberg article as saying ises other than I will do my his best-selling T-shirt is best and give it my all,” she one with two crossed pissaid. “We will reach out into tols that says: “It’s the Law the community and bring in Kennesaw.” new people into the party Is that the Symbolic/ Marketing image the people who can help us find viable candidates. It’s a 2-year of Farragut want? Not me. term and I have no aspiraJohns said in the guest tions for anything more.” column that started all this that the ordinance “would be welcomed by 85 percent or more” of the town’s citizens. When asked the source of the number, Bearden High School seJohns said it was based on niors Samuel Stoddard and personal perception, the fact that the community al- Andrew Wilson celebratways votes in a conservative ed advancement to Eagle Scouts at Ebeneezer United manner and the success Methodist Church. Both are of businesses like Gander in Troop 141 led by ScoutMountain. master Richard Huchison The reporter in me had Knox County Commismany questions about the sioner Ed Shouse presented “hows” of this ordnance. a proclamation in honor of How would people “opt their accomplishments. Maout?” If I send in an “opt rine Corps League Detachout” request, does that bement No. 924 Commandant come public record? What Laimon W. Godel Jr. awardis the opinion of the town ed a special medal to them. attorney? Wilson’s Eagle Scout In the end, I heard from project involved upgrades at Bill Johns, and three of the five on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen: Dot LaMarche and Ron Honken and Mayor Ralph McGill. I take comfort in their The remaining state propresponses, as all three said erty at the former Lakeshore they would not support Mental Health Institute was it. Alderman Bob Markli to be transferred to the city has said he will bring it for discussion to the board and at the end of March, but that date has slipped to the end is in favor of it. Alderman of April, according to deputy Jeff Elliott has said he was mayors Bill Lyons and Eddie not in favor of it. Mannis. Mayor McGill did not
Not in my town If you live in the Farragut community, you are used to living with misconceptions. Oh, Farragut… where’s your BMW? Farragut? You people are just a bunch of rich snobs. Your kids went to Farragut? You have good schools because your schools get everything! I do not live within the boundaries of the town of Farragut. However, like many of us who live in West Knoxville, I consider myself a Farragut resident because my children graduated from Farragut High School. We shop in Farragut, pull for the Admirals and against the Bulldogs, enjoy the parks and neighborhoods. For the most part, the misconceptions don’t bother me, because I see them as rooted in good things about my community. Education is a priority. Churches are welcoming. Housing values give you an opportunity to save for your future. Neighborhood streets are well-maintained, people are friendly, options for shopping, eating and playing are plentiful. So, my first reaction to hearing Bill Johns’ proposal that Farragut pass an ordinance requiring every homeowner to own a gun and ammunition was: What? Did he say Farragut? My second response was a prayer. Please, oh please, oh please – don’t let this hit the national news. The ordinance that Johns proposes would have no teeth, no enforcement properties. It is what he calls a Symbolic/Marketing Ordinance. He maintains that the benefits to the town would be an instant real estate property value bump, a decrease in crime and a beacon to companies leaving other cities that are enacting stronger gun legislation to come to Farragut. I respectfully disagree. I believe that this ordinance has no value except to make this wonderful community look like something it is not. We are not a bunch of gun-brandishing, irresponsible yahoos. The police lieutenant in Kennesaw, Ga., where this is a law, said the town now
Betty Bean The Haneys were motorcycle enthusiasts who rode from their home in Florida to attend Honda Wing Dings here. They fell in love with East Tennessee, and when they decided to leave Florida after Hurricane Andrew in 1993, it didn’t take them long to figure out where they wanted to go. They’d started a highly portable momand-pop business selling protective eyewear to motorcyclists and didn’t want to endure the punishing winters in Linda’s native Illinois. So they became “half backs.” “We thought, ‘What a perfect place to live. We can go to motorcycle rallies and
be closer to home.’ That’s really what brought us here,” Linda Haney said. They eased into local politics after going to a Democratic Party meet-up and talking to party chair Jim Gray. “He invited us to get involved, and Dan jumped right in. I helped him. If someone needed something done, we did it. Let’s don’t talk about it a whole long time, let’s just do it. I became a precinct chair, and then we were district representatives. That was probably about 10 years ago.” Knox County Democrats elected Haney 97-40 over Cindy Walker, who had been party treasurer. “I never really thought I’d be in this position,” Haney said. “I was asked to step up to it and I had to think about it for a while. I had worked with (former party chair and now state Rep.) Gloria
Johnson and I really liked the direction she was taking the party. “I decided I would be a good person to step up and keep things moving in the right direction, so I went forward and tried my best to win. I took advice from a lot of people who had been candidates. I went to every meeting and every club that was related to anything having to do with the party. A friend made a video and we made and distributed flyers. “People came out and saw me and supported me, so I was very pleased with that.” Haney’s election was a rejection of her opposition’s suggestion that the party needed to “move away” from Johnson, who was elected state representative last year and represented one of Tennessee Democrats’ few success stories.
Honoring Eagle Scouts
Commissioner Ed Shouse congratulates Eagle Scouts Samuel Stoddard and Andrew Wilson. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
the church, while Stoddard helped at Bearden High School’s drama and band rooms. In the fall, Wilson
plans to attend Nashville Auto Diesel College, with a dual major in collision repair and auto mechanics,
while Stoddard will go to Purdue University to study mechanical engineering and business.
Lakeshore transfer moves ahead
mince words: “If Alderman Markli wants to bring this to the board’s attention, we will discuss it. I don’t think you will see a consensus that would force our hand into developing this idea into an ordinance. I want to have no part of this. This serves no purpose other than to create controversy where there is none.” Amen.
NOTES ■ Daniel Brown, former mayor and current City Council member, will speak to the Third and Fourth District Democrats at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road. Info: Lorraine Hart, 637-3293. ■ Trustee John Duncan will speak to the 8th District Republican Club at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at Carter High School.
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In fact, with only eight days left in April, it could slide into May, but both are confident it will happen despite efforts of state Rep. Steve Hall and Sen. Stacey Campfield to sell the land to private developers. Their bills have gone nowhere. Talks between the city and state have gone on for nine months. Mannis says roughly 66 acres will be transferred to the city with the exception of Willow and Greenbrier cottages.
Mannis and Lyons said plans have not been finalized for the use of the historic main administrative building beyond its not being demolished or neglected. Both said the city plans to work closely with Lakeshore Park LLC, the board which oversees much of the current park and includes members such as attorney Thomas McAdams, Pilot Oil CEO Jimmy Haslam and Margaret Ritchie, along with the mayor. A Memorandum of Understanding between the state and city will have to go to City Council for approval to become effective. This transfer will be a major step in the development of the city park system and represents the fulfillment of dreams when over half of the land was first transferred to the city in the early 1990s under the late Gov. McWherter and Mayor Ashe. The park will only attract further use and attention as its significance grows. There will be a cost to its acquisition which City Council should
fully inform itself about as it votes to accept the property. There will be public hearings on updating the master plan for the enlarged park. ■ Democratic state Rep. Gloria Johnson skipped the vote April 8 on the constitutional amendment to prohibit a state income tax in Tennessee. In fact, she was in the House Chamber when it came to a vote and declined to vote yes, no or present and not voting. When asked about it, she emailed, “This amendment is just Republicans wasting time and money to score political points. They need to learn how to govern and quit playing politics. I do not intend to play their games.” Johnson, in my view, erred in not voting one way or the other. She will find it difficult to explain why she sat in her chair and could not lift her finger to push one of the three buttons. She was not elected to skip votes whatever she thinks the motives are. Republicans are not alone
in playing games as Democrats have been known to do it too. Persons opposed to a state income tax will tell you it is only a 45-year-old state Supreme Court decision which bars an income tax. A future Supreme Court could rule differently, which was what Gov. Sundquist and many Democrats hoped 13 years ago when they pushed a state income tax. Johnson failed to state whether she favors or opposes such a tax. Gov. Bredesen, a Democrat, opposed it. Also, Johnson would be wise, in a district which voted by over 1,000 votes for Mitt Romney last year, to soften her attacks on Republicans when she won by less than 300 votes and will be a target in 2014. If she wants a second term she needs to offer herself as a Schumpert, Bredesen, Ritchie type Democrat who have all won here. Refusing to vote on a Republican bill will not help her if she faces a credible GOP candidate in 2014.
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Working-class hero LAW DOGS | Betty Bean Billy Stokes was playing quarter tonk with a guy named Moses when he had a sudden flash of clarity. A 1970 Rule High School graduate, Billy had gotten a job tending bar at Sam & Andy’s after the University of Tennessee had invited him to take a quarter off, and somehow that quarter stretched out into a year and a half as he whiled away slow afternoons between lunch and happy hour with his friends. “It dawned on me that in 18 months, none of us had moved an inch. So I went back to school and got my degree,” he said. Forty-plus years later, he’s a lawyer with a reputation for being aggressive, competent, thorough, and for winning some huge settlements. A politically active Republican who doesn’t mind occasionally going off the reservation – like when he supported Madeline Rogero for mayor in a nonpartisan city race – he’s got a Rule High School baseball cap on one side of the shelf behind his desk and a Jellico cap on the other side. In his desk drawer sits a picture, soon to be framed, of the tiny shotgun house in Lonsdale where he grew up. He’s also got a picture of the Howard Johnson’s where his mother waited tables and the ET&WNC truck his father drove for a living. On another wall there are pictures of him with presidents, senators and governors, including several from his stints as state commissioner of employment security and as special assistant
to the governor during the Don Sundquist administration, including one of him dressed in full Santa Claus drag sitting on the back of his Harley-Davidson. “I’m an old school dude. I like to ride motorcycles, go fishing and am pretty much true to my southern Appalachian roots. I’m probably a typical Scots-Irish male. Whether you got money or I got money, we’re all even. Doesn’t matter who you are. “Redneck? That’s all right with me. Pretentious is probably not something anybody calls me – I hope. RINO (Republican In Name Only)? I don’t care. Madeline Rogero was by far the best candidate in that field of three. A chief executive needs to be a competent manager.”
Growing up His family originally came from Saxton, Ky., just across the state line from Jellico, before they moved to Knoxville. His mother, Thelma, is 89 and still living independently. His father, J.P., died in 1999 and was a truck driver for a company called East Tennessee/ Western North Carolina – ET-WNC. “We called it ‘Eat Taters and Wear No Clothes.’ ” When he was little, he spent weekends in Jellico with his grandparents while his mother waited tables in the D&M, which formally stood for Davenport and Miller, but was popularly called the Devil’s Mansion. He’s the youngest of three children, and Stokes says his family was faring much
better financially by the time he hit adolescence. “Jimmy Hoffa negotiated a national contract for the Teamsters, and I was the only kid at home, so I had it a lot easier than my brother and sister. I grew up working-class, and that’s what we need more of today.” So how did this son of a Teamster become a Republican? “You’ll have to remember – Hoffa didn’t have much use for the Kennedys. A lot of Teamsters were Republicans at that time.” After he finished up at Rule, Stokes enrolled in Maryville College to play football, but injured his “good” shoulder. He’d already had surgery on his left shoulder after his senior season. That forced a decision: “Being short and slow, I decided to quit football and go to UT.”
Becoming a cop After his Sam & Andy’s epiphany, he went back to school full-time, supporting himself by working at the General Products warehouse. He graduated in 1975 with a major in psychology and minors in political science and sociology, and started thinking about what to do next. Like so many Lonsdale boys before him, he became a cop. Theondrad “Sarge” Jackson, a retired sergeant from both the U.S. Army and the Knoxville Police Department and proprietor of Sarge’s BBQ on Texas Avenue (famous for its C’mon
Back Smoke) helped him get hired under a federal program at KPD. He was there for less than two years when the new safety director decided to eliminate the program. “I got laid off in June of ’76, and started law school in September of ’76. That’s when I met Richard Bean.” He counts the director of the Richard Bean Juvenile Detention Center as one of the three most influential men in his life, along with his father and longtime Republican political boss Loy Smith. Two old police officers, Rass Scruggs and Calvin Housewright, recommended that Bean hire Stokes while he was in law school. “I benefitted from the good ol’ boy system. I worked 3-11 and Juvenile Judge Richard Douglass gave me the key to his office with his law library and I’d sneak over to the court side to study. During finals, Richard would go home and eat supper and then come in and work for me while I’d go sit in the judge’s office and study. We were on the quarter system, so we’d go through this every two or three months, and Richard would take care of me because he wanted me to get through law school. We were kindred spirits. I brag about working full-time through law school, but if Richard hadn’t helped me, I never could have done it.” Stokes got his law degree in 1979 and joined the Army JAG Corps, where he served three years. Another thing Bean did for him was to introduce him to Bay Crawford, a schoolteacher from Roanoke who worked at Shannondale Elementary School. They’ve been married for 33 years, have two daughters, three granddaughters and a grandson on the way. They are also active mem-
Billy Stokes in his office with Rule High School and Jellico ball caps on the shelf behind him. Photo by Betty Bean bers of Second Presbyterian ville in 1997, and two things happened that altered his Church. world: Entering politics Loy Smith died suddenly, Stokes came back home and Stokes’ law partner, Dain 1982 and went to work ryl Fansler, a Democrat, ran for Bond, Carpenter and for chancellor. Stokes supO’Connor, and became ported Fansler, upsetting president of the 5th District many Republicans. Republican Club (at Bean’s After Fansler departed urging). In 1984, Bean and for the bench, Stokes put Loy Smith urged Stokes to together the highly successrun for county GOP chair. ful firm that has become He served nearly four years. Stokes, Williams, Sharp & “It required me to be a lot Davies. more partisan than I norIn 2004, he took on mally am. I’m an old school something that he calls “a conservative and I believe serious miscalculation,” that compromise is not running against state Rep. only possible but beneficial. Jamie Hagood for state SenHoward Baker and Bob Dole ate and losing badly. are my heroes.” “I’d suffered a pretty seriHe has good memories ous injury the year before in of his two years with Sun- a fall-down, and I decided dquist, particularly of work- that life is short and you beting with leaders of both ter grab it fast. I had some parties on the 1996 Work- people encouraging me, and ers Compensation Act, and a lot of great help and I’d alof taking on the state’s tire ways wanted to serve in that recycling program. His fa- capacity. vorite memory is the time “But I ran an inept camhe spent as Tennessee’s paign. I wish I hadn’t gotten point person on the Ocoee beat quite so badly and I let Olympic events at a time a lot of good people down, when the Atlanta Olympics but otherwise I’ve moved committee was considering on.” pulling the plug on kayakAnd then he grinned: ing and canoeing. “Tim Hutchison got beat He returned to Knox- worse.”
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Chancellor awards, Vandy coach, other tidbits
Sometimes there is no way to win. Jimmy Cheek, chancellor of the University of Tennessee, might not win a popularity vote from football fans. Innocent though he may be, Jimmy is perceived as part of the problem. His goal of academic excellence, making UT one of the top research schools in the country, is thought to be a stumbling block, even a blockade to football success. One of my favorite fans has made a study of Dr. Cheek. That he consorted with Florida Gators for 34 years is apparently a serious offense. That he had trouble deciding whether Bruce Pearl was right or wrong was waffling at its worst. That he was slow to stop milking the athletic department for funds indicated a lack of understanding. Cheek got his latest X as host for the awards banquet recognizing outstanding
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achievement. Nineteen athletes were honored for awesome academics. They represented basketball, softball, tennis, golf, swimming, track, volleyball, even rowing. Alas, Dr. Cheek searched everywhere, high and low, but could not find super football scholars.
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ber pole but there is an urge to “tweak” Tennessee football uniforms. The correct color of orange shirts and white pants is just so old-fashioned. Some argue that change is a marketing plus. Some say “give the kids whatever they want.” Some just want anything different, like Oregon. Some loved the Halloween black jerseys of 2009. They found that coach oh, so exciting. Some are researching camouflage and progressive color combinations Butch Jones used in Cincinnati. They do believe change is in the air. OK, I am old-fashioned but I can tolerate subtle alteration. Just don’t mess with the basics, orange, white, checkerboards and power T. What say you?
A segment of the population is uncomfortable without constant change. Tradition doesn’t mean much. Anything older than last *** Tuesday is out of date. The restless bunch may I try to avoid it but I not want to paint the Wash- thought of Lane Kiffin 2009 ington Monument like a bar- and that triggered another
In from the cold You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. (Exodus 19: 4 NRSV)
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acter who was “freezing to death in front of a roaring fire.” I think that – on one occasion or another – most of us are guilty of that particular sin. He meant that we humans sometimes refuse the comfort, the joy, the peace, the love that is offered to us free for the taking. Call The phrase was coined by a Knoxville author whose it stubbornness, or stupidname I have long since forgotten. He wrote about a char- ity or blindness. Call it beWho sent you to bring me in from the cold? Logic points to the dark prince of flame, but when did reason ever explain resurrection? A gift so painfully given comes only from the One who understands all hurts, all joys, whose hands we fall into, who raises us on the wings of eagles. (“How Are You Fallen?” from “Guardians,” Laura Still)
invasive thought: Vanderbilt coach James Franklin, 41, sometimes acts like Lane. Franklin, man of the year according to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, is very popular among Vandy fans. They are so happy to have experienced back-to-back bowl games, even if one was in Nashville. Vanderbilt is still celebrating the historic ninewin season, even though the schedule was soft. Vanderbilt really liked that 41-18 rip job on the Volunteers. Imagine taking a knee to avoid running up the score. Hey, hey, hey. Beating Tennessee is serious business. Taunting Tennessee fans must be fun. It so happens the Tennessee power T was upside down in a Vandy video about recruiting results. It could have been passed off as a typographical error except it was twice upside down. Franklin went into the Vandy stands during a spring scrimmage and presented a black sweatshirt to a boy wearing an orange shirt. The coach suggested a cover-up. Franklin denies disdain for all things orange. He says
ing crippled, or fearful or broken. Whatever one calls it, sometimes it is true. We allow ourselves to freeze to death in front of a roaring fire. We are unable – for whatever reason – to believe that someone (or Someone!) has loved us, loves us now and will love us in the future. Forever, steadfastly, extravagantly. The alternative, of course, is to do that which we are so fearful of doing: taking a chance. Permit love to sneak up on us, to take us by surprise and to give ourselves over to it wholeheartedly. The same can be said for a life in Christ. We can run from him, or hold him at arm’s length
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he has tremendous respect for UT history, tradition, etc. He says he is trying to build the black and gold. In so doing, if he tears off a little orange hide, it is incidental – collateral damage. His latest recruiting line is “Make a decision based on the big picture and not the shiny things that people get excited about: weight room, size of stadium and things like that.” Nothing personal, mind you.
*** Tennessee and Alabama conducted football coaching clinics on the same weekend. We had trouble counting but the Vols attracted somewhere between 500 and 1,000 high school coaches. The Tide drew maybe 1,600. Tennessee offered Peyton Manning as star attraction. Alabama also had an NFL look, Sean Payton, Dick Vermeil, Chuck Pagano and Herm Edwards. Butch Jones was prominent at the UT clinic. Some guy named Saban spoke in Tuscaloosa. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.
or actively push him away. But if we are willing to be in relationship with Christ, we can come to know peace and joy. We can learn fulfillment and usefulness. We can figure out what it means to trust, to grow, to give, to love. That means, of course, that we will have to allow ourselves to be brought “in from the cold.” There is risk involved, and uncertainty, to be sure. But love is a fire that will warm and protect and heal, a gift that will nurture and encourage and tend. Love is a hand that we fall into, and a home that will abide.
News from SOS Common Core is the internationally competitive academic standards that prepare students for college or entry-level jobs. In 2010, Tennessee joined 47 other states in creating standards in math and English that hold all K-12 students to the same quality educational level. If students move from one state to another, they will face the same expectations and approach. Knox County began applying new math standards this year and will add English next year. Skills students learn are needed for success in today’s workforce: teamwork, critical thinking and problemsolving. In math, they don’t just learn 3x3=9 but consider different ways this problem could be solved. They must also explain how they reached the answer. In English, students are urged to think critically. They interpret what is written and justify the reasoning behind their interpretation. Close reading and interpretation skills apply in all disciplines. Common core standards are more rigorous; students learn important concepts at an earlier age. They place more emphasis on real understanding than on memorization. They are coordinated within each grade level so that concepts are built on each year. More information about the new standards and examples of tests can be found at www. tncore.org.
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HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • APRIL 22, 2013 • A-7
Good deeds all around By Libby Morgan Eleven Fountain City churches came together April 13 to perform good deeds around the community as part of Inasmuch Knoxville United. Projects included delivering hygiene packages to the Mission of Hope, holding a car care clinic at Advance Auto Parts, washing cars, making quilt squares, creating centerpieces for tables at a human/animal bonding banquet and more. Becky Renfro, Inasmuch coordinator from Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, said Operation Inasmuch started in Fayetteville, N.C., and has grown worldwide.
At Gresham, Nate Dale and Bradie Ankeny, along with other members of Boy Scout Troop 55, picked up 30 bags of debris, mulched trails, prepped a garden spot, cleaned the water feature and carried brush.
Sarah Smith and Linda Headrick of Team Rainbow. After cleaning, the volunteers and residents enjoyed a picnic lunch on a beautiful day.
The Mosley family, Leigh, Tony and daughter Laurel, weed, mulch, transplant and repaint bear prints at Fountain City Elementary. Photos by Libby Morgan R. Larry Smith cuts brush at Fountain City Elementary for Inasmuch United day with his dog, Hoops.
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â– Cross Roads Presbyterian hosts the Halls Welfare Ministry food pantry 6-8 p.m. each second Tuesday and 9-11 a.m. each fourth Saturday. â– Glenwood Baptist Church, 7212 Central Ave Pike, is accepting morning appointments for the John 5 Food Pantry. Info/appointments: 938-2611. â– Knoxville Free Food Market, 4625 Mill Branch Lane, distributes free food 10 a.m.-1 p.m. each third Saturday. Info: 566-1265. â– New Hope Baptist Church Food Pantry distributes food boxes 5-6:30 p.m. each third Thursday. Info: 688-5330.
Inasmuch team leader Becky Warwick and Cindy Whitis clean rooms at Rainbow Acres, a residence for special needs adults.
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â– Bookwalter UMC offers One Harvest Food Ministries to the community. Info and menu: http://bookwalter-umc.org/ oneharvest/index.html or 6893349, 9 a.m.-noon. weekdays.
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A-8 • APRIL 22, 2013 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news Six-year-old Audrey Evans, 5-year-old Natalie Heinig and 10-year-old Eli Evans show off the ceramic pots they painted at Liz-Beth and Company’s monthly Second Saturday Art Academy for Kids. The next class will be held at the gallery 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, and will teach participants the art of paper mosaics. Space is limited; reservations are required. Info: 691-8129 or email beth@liz-beth.com. Photo submitted
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Halls High junior Alyssa Mabe slides under the tag and scores for the Halls High softball team during last week’s game against Hardin Valley Academy. Photo by Ruth White
Halls softball preps for district tourney By Jake Mabe Halls High softball coach Bryan Gordon says the turning point for his team’s season happened the week following a 7-0 no-hit loss to Seymour. The team went 9-0 the following weekend and beat Seymour 4-2 to win the Eastman Classic in Kingsport. “We talked about it all week and they really grew up as a team in Kingsport,” Gordon says. As of press time, the team is 28-4 and having “a great year,” Gordon says. “We’re getting great pitching in the circle. That’s where it starts. Lexie Helm and Tori Branam are doing an outstanding job. They’re getting us in games and keeping us in games.” The offense is no less awe-
May 13 at Caswell Park. Info: 215-1424, email parkintern@ cityofknoxville.org, or www. eteamz.com/cokathletics.
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Halls High senior Connor Rohrbaugh signed to play football and run track at Centre College in Danville, Ky., next year. Rohrbaugh selected Centre because of its reputation for academics and the “home away from home” feel of the campus. While at Centre College he will study premed. Attending the signing were his parents Renee and Michael Baumgart, his brother Brock Baumgart, principal Mark Duff and coaches Aaron Kirby and Meagan Miller. Photo by Ruth White
some. Gordon says five players are hitting .400 or better and four more are hitting right at .400. “The top of the lineup is getting on base, the middle is getting them in (to score) and the bottom of the lineup is holding their own and doing what they need to do.” Gordon says the team “has to take care of business” before the district tournament a mulligan. Proceeds will begins May 2. Their goal is fund emergency assistance earn a one or two seed to get services to the needy. Info/to a first-round bye. register: Joe Fuhr, 693-1810 “The three tournaor jfuhr4221@aol.com. ments we’ve played in have ■ Adult coed kickball prepped us pretty well. They league signups will are mature and know how to continue through Friday, show up and play every day. May 3. Fee: $250 per team It’s been a super year. We’ve with 12-player minimum got a great group of kids who per team; recreational and have bought in to what we’re semi-competitive leagues doing.” available. Season begins
SPORTS NOTES ■ Ladies of Charity Golf Tournament is Friday, May 3, at Egwani Farms. Prizes: Closest to the Pin and four team prizes per flight; four Hole in One prizes including
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■ A mandatory meeting for parents of Halls Middle School 6th and 7th graders interested in trying out for the 2013-2014 HMS cheerleading team will be held 4 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in the school cafeteria.
The Halls High School robotics team is going to the national competition April 24-27 in St. Louis. Charles Spencer (center) presented sponsors Carolynn Clemons and Morgan Everett with a check for $2,000 from the TVA employee fund to help with expenses. Photo by Ruth White
Moore heads to Cleveland State Halls High senior Stetson Moore signed to play basketball at Cleveland State Community College next year. He selected Cleveland State because of its great basketball program and outstanding coaches. Moore plans to study business and spend quality time with his grandfather, who lives close to campus. Moore’s father, Randy, has been his basketball coach for as long as he can remember and Stetson will miss that close relationship on the court. He will also miss the “best fans in town” once he graduates. Moore was Halls’ leading scorer through his career and brought strong leadership to the team. Attending
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Cindy Bosse is proud of her staff and students at Sterchi Elementary School. A Farragut resident and veteran educator, Bosse would be first to say a great school is a team effort. She, like many others, feels slightly uncomfortable with the moniker “Miracle Maker.” Yet when Knox County Schools asked for proposals for a technology grant, a 9-member team (three teachers, two parents, librarian, GT coach, principal and assistant principal) at Sterchi made the very best presentation. That’s the opinion of this writer who trekked to the central office to review all 28 requests. (Ironically, for technology proposals, all are on paper and stored in a cardboard box on the 14th floor.) Read Sterchi’s summary: “What makes Sterchi stand above the rest is acknowledging the difference between the children of yesterday and those of today. “Jackson and Sydney (kids used as examples) are Digital Natives. They are engaged through technology. “We are primed to take the next steps to seamlessly integrate further technology into the daily learning process. We would welcome the opportunity to be a pilot school for Knox County Schools’ new comprehensive, instructional technology initiative to support personalized student learning for all our students and then to readily share our experience.”
Tech-rich world Bosse says the integration of technology throughout her school will support a personalized learning environment. That’s good for teachers and great for kids. “Our goal is to enable students to develop the necessary skills to thrive in a fast-paced, continuously evolving, technology-rich world,” she wrote. “Teachers are growing daily in their understanding, vision and readiness to implement a comprehensive, instructional technology initiative as a next step in their journey to ensure success for every child.” Bosse then outlined a day in the lives of two fictional students – 4th grader Jackson and his 1st grade sister, Sydney, in the spring of 2014 after Sterchi has implemented the technology grant. Those scenarios use words that I don’t know. For instance, I can’t help but see a Promethean ActivBoard bursting into flames. Maybe that’s the
Sterchi’s technology coach Lou Jones, students Max Tsetsakis and Megha Patel, and principal Cindy Bosse spend time in the school’s library. The school was one of 11 selected for Knox County Schools’ technology grant. Photos by Ruth White
reason for its name. At any rate, the method of instruction is very, very different from the way previous generations learned. Sterchi is truly preparing for the children of today.
Current practice Bosse says the Sterchi staff already uses many tools of technology. “Our teachers currently differentiate instruction through small groups, Fast Math, Voyager, Ticket to Read, Accelerated Reader, novel studies, and web quests.” This year Sterchi started two new after-school programs: All Star Tutoring is for students in grades 3-5 who were identified based on standardized test scores and teacher recommendations. The goal is to increase achievement and shrink the gap between the economically disadvantaged and non-economically disadvantaged students. The All SySTEMs Go afterschool program challenges the highest achieving 4th and 5th graders. Students meet with the media
Sterchi School got a $200 boost last week from the Fountain City Business and Professional Association. President Andrew Hartung and board member John Fugate met with assistant principal Jessica Schaefer (standing) and Family Fun Night co-chairs Stacey Cox and Stephanie Riffey in the school’s media center. Family Fun Night raised $8,000 which will be used to purchase school technology. “We enjoy being able to put money back in to this community,” said Fugate. specialist and GT coach for science, technology, engineering and math projects. Sterchi is not a struggling school. The school report card shows an A in academic achievement in all subjects. And even though 44 percent of the students receive free or reduced price meals, Sterchi ranked fifth among all Knox County elementary schools in percent of students proficient or advanced in reading, science and social studies, and sixth in the county in math. The Value Added state report card grades are an A in math, reading and social studies and a B in science. “Our school has developed a powerful, collaborative culture that capitalizes on everyone’s strengths,” Bosse wrote.
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Implementation Bosse said the technology will not be rolled out by grade level or subject. No, at Sterchi the implementation plan is called “all hold hands and jump in together.” She threw in some more verbiage to impress the committee (It worked!), but isn’t that a wonderful statement? “All hold hands and jump in together.” And that, my friends the politicians, must be the theme for funding the technology component of this year’s school board budget. Let’s acknowledge the difference between the children of yesterday and those of today. And give these kids the tools to learn.
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Archie Sircy and Sam Verneuil enjoy family fun night at Sterchi Elementary and were locked up to help raise money for the school. The annual event raised more than $8,000. Photos submitted Lauren Cox enjoys a snow cone and a balloon hat from Sterchi’s family fun night. The school thanks community sponsors such as Gleicher Enterprises, Commercial Bank, Harrington Insurance, Riggs Drugs and Pilot.
Dine Out for Education Eating lunch at Litton’s to support Dine Out for Education and Knox County Schools are Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones, county mayor Tim Burchett, Knox County Schools superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre and city mayor Madeline Rogero. With them is server Pam Lawson. Photo by
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Quilting to serve A group of talented and giving women gathers at the Halls Senior Center each week. The Quilters Group enjoys quilting, camaraderie, and helping others. They quilt to serve. To date the group has given over 850 quilts to children in the Intensive Care Units of Children’s and UT hospitals. Most quilts are small – 3’ x 4’ – and are just the right size for the little ones who receive them. Each child gets to keep their
quilt when they leave the hospital. They have also made several quilts for veterans in the VA hospitals. Their latest project has been an Awareness Ribbon quilt to recognize the different cancers that have awareness ribbons. Members pieced squares, each one featuring a different color ribbon representing a particular cancer, and then pieced them together with lots of butterflies. On April 11 the quilt was
donated to the Cancer Treatment Center to use as a fundraising project for needy patients who have difficulty paying for treatments. The club accepts fabrics donated for quilt tops. They raise funds to purchase batting and backing by holding craft sales and occasionally selling a large quilt. If you would like to join or make a donation of fabric or money, please come by the Center and ask about the quilters.
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Raising irises “Tom Parkhill is a premier iris hybridizer,” says Ruth Ennenga, secretary of the East Tennessee Iris Society.
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Tom Parkhill with his lifelong passion, irises. The variety here is Poorman. Photos by Libby Morgan
Holy Night, a solid deep purple color, is a Parkhill hybrid. He’s been cross-pollinating irises for over 60 years and, since 1956, has been developing his craft in his sunny backyard just up the road from Ijams Nature Center in Island Home. Chief John Jolly has often made the cut in the
American Iris Society’s judging with an Honorable Mention in 2005, the Award of Merit in 2008, and the Wister Medal last year. Parkhill’s gorgeous variety with buff yellow “standards,” the top part of the bloom, and reddishbrown-edged white “falls,” the petals below, with “rays” and “dots,” is his best yet, and, according to comments he says he has received from AIS panel members, one of the three best ever in the history of the 93-year-old national organization.
It is eligible for consideration for three years for the coveted Dykes Award, a distinction given only once each year. Parkhill will find out in August whether Chief John Jolly takes him to the pinnacle this time. Parkhill carefully crosspollinates between two promising varieties, collects and grows the seeds, and waits to see the distinctive bloom. “I’ve got one out there now that’s a goner. I’m not impressed with it at all,” says Parkhill. “I’m gonna dig it up and make room
for something else. “I won’t have to think of a name for it. It’s difficult to come up with names when there are two to three thousand iris variety names registered every year. “My other award winner is Miah Jane. It’s all one color, known as a ‘self,’ and is a soft vibrant blue.” Miah Jane won the AIS Award of Merit in 2007. Parkhill sure isn’t in it for the money. “I sell about enough to pay for about half of my new stock,” he says, referring to purchases of other promising varieties from other hybridizers like him. Geraldine Couturier, longtime daylily and iris grower, says society members will buy the newest and the best varieties, grow them, and then share with other members, gaining new color, form and size traits to put into the Chief John Jolly, Parkhill’s award-winning iris hybrid, and many mix. The East Tennessee Iris of his other varieties, are the result of six decades of cross-polSociety is open to new lination. Photo submitted members, says Ennenga, and meets most non-winter second Mondays at Iris show and sale is Saturday Bethel United Methodist Local iris enthusiasts, members of the East TennesChurch at 5955 W. Emory see Iris Society, will host their annual show and sale Road. Call Ruth Ennenga Saturday, April 27, at Knoxville Center Mall near the at 803-6338 to confirm the Trout Court. date and time if you’d like Show chair Geraldine Couturier of the Strawberry to join them. Plains area says anyone is welcome to bring cut iris Irises are just now comby 8:30 a.m. for the competition, but the entry must ing into bloom here in be a named variety. Other unnamed irises can be disKnoxville. played, and iris experts will be on hand. “Bloom time is the abArrangements featuring irises is also a category in solute worst time to transthe show. There are several categories, including “novplant irises from the plant’s ice,” for those who have never won an award before for point of view, but it’s also their arrangements. These also must be brought to the when people can see the show early before the judging begins. blooms and it makes them After the judging, iris starts, called rhizomes, will want to buy them,” says be for sale from 1-4 p.m. Parkhill. “So I’ll be digging “We raise a right smart amount of money for the soa lot next week.” ciety at this sale, but we don’t charge near enough for Parkhill and his fellow the varieties. Some of them sell for $40 other places. iris society members will We usually charge four dollars. I think we’re going to be at their annual show go up to five this year,” says Tom Parkhill. and sale next Saturday at The iris society will also be selling at Bloomsdays at Knoxville Center Mall and the UT Gardens May 11 and 12. at Bloomsdays at the UT Gardens on May 11-12.
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Acuff looks forward to 100th birthday By Betty Bean Mabel Wolfe Acuff used to ride the passenger train from Corryton into Knoxville to take music lessons. Neighbors wanting to go in the opposite direction caught the Peavine, which carried them up to Morristown and Middlesboro. Passenger service ended when Ford automobiles became commonplace, but a man named Vandergriff filled the gap by buying a bus to haul commuters to town. Mabel spent a lot of time with neighbors her own age, and met husband Herbert Acuff on Hattie Webster’s tennis court. She beat him. “We had quite a few tennis courts in Corryton,” she said. “I liked to play, and was pretty good. He’d played football, basketball, baseball and such, but never had played tennis before.” Herbert was from Karns, and was a cousin of Roy Acuff. He’d already finished high school, and worked for Lay Packing Company. Although she thought he was good looking, she wasn’t looking for a husband right then. She was serious about getting an education. Mabel would teach
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school in Knox County for 43 years, all but five of them at her alma mater, Gibbs High School, following in the footsteps of her mother, Cora Wolfe. She says she never thought about being anything but a teacher, although she concedes it’s not surprising that she chose education as a career since professional opportunities for women were pretty much limited to teaching and nursing when she got her high school diploma in 1930. And yes, the graduation date is correct. Acuff finished high school 82 years ago and will celebrate her 100th birthday 2-5 p.m. Sunday May 5, (two days before her actual May 7 birthday) at the Corryton Senior Center. She doesn’t want anybody bringing presents. She’d simply be delighted to see friends, former students and old colleagues, if any are still living. They will find her slim and active and sharpwitted. “Most of the people who worked with me at school have died. I guess (it’s) survival of the fittest.” Acuff was born in Union County to Cora and Jim Wolfe. Later, the family moved to Knox County. “Mother was a teach-
er in Union County and taught all eight grades, but she wanted better schools for my brother and me.” Her mother didn’t have a college degree, but she earned a teaching certificate at UT. “I went (to UT) with her one day. I was ready to go to high school. That was my first time to be there, I’d seen the university from the outside but hadn’t seen it from inside. I knew all about college before I even went.” Emory Road was gravel when she moved to Corryton. The family settled in a house on a dirt road that got named after her father. “When I graduated, it was the Depression, and my college money vanished. I happened to be lucky enough to get a scholarship to go to Milligan College a few miles from Johnson City, and I went there for two years until my parents wanted me to come home and go to UT. I started at UT in 1932, majored in education and didn’t lose any credit. I graduated in 1934 – you were supposed to be smart enough to get your education in 4 years back then. Worth Mullins (Roy Mullins’ father) drove a Buick, and he took five or six of us.”
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central finance. Their son Gary was born in 1947, the year they built the house in which Mabel still lives. Later, Herb would become Knox County’s finance director. His stewardship of the county’s money was legendary. “He never was accused of carrying any of it home with him. He had complete control of the books.” He also hired Ann Douglas, who later became their daughter-in-law and stayed in the finance department until her retirement. Mabel retired from teaching in 1978 and Herb died in 1996. She’s still driving and keeping the house that she
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She got a bachelor’s degree in science, which was difficult because she had to take advanced chemistry. Her first teaching job was at John Sevier School, where she taught 3rd grade through high school. After three years, she went to Corryton and taught 3rd and 4th grades for two years. Then she moved to Gibbs and taught those same students again in high school. She also kindled a lifelong love of traveling when she visited the World’s Fair in New York City and Niagara Falls with a group of friends. She and Herbert were married April 4, 1942, knowing that he’d have to go to war. Within months, he was on the road to basic training. “I’d come back home from ETEA (a meeting of the East Tennessee Education Association), and he said, ‘Well I got my Greetings … We knew that he was going to have to go. Only those who were married and had children and a job got to stay out of the army.” Herb got sent to Europe, where he served in Germany, the Netherlands and France and lost his taste for traveling. In later years, he declined to accompany Mabel on her trips. “He’d say ‘You better take the chance to go because I’m not ever going back.’” After the war, Herb went to business school on the GI Bill, and then went to work in the courthouse in
Tabler graduates basic training Air Force airman William Tabler graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Tabler completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Tabler is a 2011 graduate of Gibbs High School and is the son of Linda Beaver and Jeff William Tabler Tabler, both of Corryton.
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and Herb built together. She was the pianist at Little Flat Creek Baptist Church for many years, and continues to teach Sunday school there. She leads a full life, and looking back, there’s probably not much she would have done differently. “I always wanted to be a teacher. Never did think about anything else, and since my mother was a teacher, that’s what I wanted to be. I played school with my cousins, but they didn’t appreciate it – I wasn’t a very good teacher, evidently, at that point.” Generations of Gibbs High School students would testify that she got a lot better.
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Harrell to retire from Midway Barbershop By Ruth White
Prima Dance Studio opens Sarah Jane Altobelli and Katie Treece have opened Prima Dance Studio in Halls. They were members of the Halls High dance team and Treece is currently the coach of the Halls Middle School dance team. They offer ballet, jazz, acro and hip-hop for all ages and skill levels, and will hold tryouts for an all-star dance team Friday, May 3. Prima Dance Studio is located at 6921 Maynardville Highway. Info: 661-8923. Photo submitted
L.B. Harrell has been cutting hair for more than 50 years. Before he opened the doors of his first shop, he was trimming up his dad’s, his brothers’ and his neighbor’s hair. It came naturally to Harrell and became his way of life. Harrell has cut hair for four generations of several families. His oldest client was 99 years old when he gave him his last trim and his youngest was just four months old. The time has come for Harrell to hang up his clippers and head to the house. Health issues related to Parkinson’s disease has forced him to retire but he takes many years of treasured memories with him. Clay Smith, who has worked with Harrell for 31 years, said “I’ve seen him help a lot of people these past years. When a senior adult came in and didn’t
L.B. Harrell,” DeBusk said, “he loves his God.” That love is evident in the way he ran his business and treated customers. “The customers became our friends.” Harrell was a pastor at Highland View church for 26 years and preached funerals for church members, customers at the shop and close friends. Clay Smith, L.B. Harrell and Brian DeBusk tell stories and cut up at Mid“Between barway Barbershop in Halls. Photo by Ruth White bering and being a minister, he’s done a lot of Harrell sold the busihave quite enough for a hairwork in his lifetime,” said ness to Brian DeBusk in cut, L.B. always provided.” Smith. Harrell opened Midway January 2012 and continHis last day will be Barbershop in May 1963 ued to work part time. De- Thursday, April 25. L.B. in the shopping center that Busk has worked with Har- will be trimming hair from houses Dale’s Sporting rell for 10 years will miss 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by for Goods and Fred’s. He moved his honesty and heartfelt one last trim, to share a to his current location across conversations. story or just to say farewell “One thing I know about to a Halls fixture. Doris Circle in January 1988.
BUSINESS NOTES ■ Randy Fields of Messer Construction Co. has been appointed by Knoxville City Council to the Public Assembly Facilities board of Randy Fields directors. Council member Finbarr Saunders said, “Randy will bring a fresh perspective to the board. It was my honor to appoint him to this position.” ■ Uno Express Pizza has opened at McGhee Tyson Airport. It is located just past the security checkpoint
across from Quiznos Subs. Uno will offer a variety of personal pan pizzas as well as breakfast and dinner calzones. It will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. ■ Tracy Hicks has been named general manager of the Hilton Garden Inn Knoxville/ University. Currently under construcTracy Hicks tion, the 7-story property will include a full-service restaurant and bar, along with conference space. It’s adjacent to UT
in the Cumberland Avenue district. Hicks has worked in hospitality management, including a stint as general manager of the historic General Morgan Inn and Conference Center in Greeneville and 10 years of service at the Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, Va. ■ The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program has awarded a $60,000 one-year grant to the Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP) at UT Medical Center Cancer Institute to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer. It is the 11th year that the program has received funding from the Avon Foundation for Women
to support its work. ■ David Korda was appointed vice president of the architecture and engineering firm Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon Inc. at David Korda the annual meeting on April 13. Korda has 16 years of experience providing structural engineering design for diverse construction projects, such as industrial power-generation facilities, commercial and retail developments and retaining structures. Korda
holds both master’s and bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering from UT. ■ Knoxville Association of Women Executives (KAWE) is seeking nominations to recognize a notable woman. Nominations must be submitted by May 15. Info: susan.fowlkes@knoxcounty. org or 215-5172. ■ Susan G. Komen for the Cure has granted $150,000 to the UT Medical Center Cancer Institute. The grants will fund two programs including delivery of mobile mammography screening and breast health education to women throughout East Tennessee, as well as offering financial assistance and survivor support activities
for young women and African American breast cancer survivors. ■ Emerald Youth Foundation will host its 20th annual breakfast at 7 a.m. Friday, May 3, at the Knoxville Expo Center, 540 Clinton Highway. The event provides mainstay support to Emerald Youth, which serves about 1,350 inner-city children, teens and young adults each year. Cost is free, with an offering to be collected. Info and reservations: Morgan Goins at 637- 3227, ext. 108, or mgoins@emeraldyouth. org/. Tennova Healthcare, Home Federal Bank and Graham Corporation are event sponsors.
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N KNOX – Shadow flr plan, the largest in subdivision. This 2BR/2BA w/2-car gar features: 19x14 courtyard, eat-in kit, LR/ DR combo, mstr suite w/ walkin closet & window seat. New 2012 roof & gutters. Redurced. $119,900 (821642)
HALLS – 3BR/2BA brick rancher on 3.3+ acres w/barn. Features: formal LR, den off kit, office & utility rm. Barn was formerly used as apartment w/utility rm, hay loft & pull-in bay. Level lot great location convenient to Emory Rd & I-75. Reduced $219,900 (810044)
HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • APRIL 22, 2013 • A-15
News from Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC)
Celebrating 86 years of gardening The Noweta Garden Club recently attended the 86th annual meeting and convention of the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs. At the event are Lana McMullen, Carole Whited, Majorie Gardner, (seated) Jane Jennings and Noweta Club president Peggy Jones, Carolyn Keck, Debbie Johnson and Regena Richardson. Club members are pictured next to Jones’ education exhibits on Native Plants in the Smokies. Photo by Ruth White
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Griffith honored at KCDC Craig Griffith was honored recently for 10 years of service on the Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation’s (KCDC) board of commissioners as he completed his term in March. “Craig has been a pillar of the KCDC board for the past 10 years, displaying expert guidance and judgment,” said Alvin Nance, KCDC executive director and CEO. Griffith was first appointed to the KCDC board in 2003 by then-Mayor Victor Ashe. He was reappointed by both Mayor Bill Haslam and Mayor Madeline Rogero. Griffith previously served as the public affairs director for the city of Knoxville and deputy to the mayor from 2000 to 2003. Griffith
Premier Surgical hires Matt West Matthew West has joined Premier Surgical Associates as chief operating officer. He previously was director of Carolinas Gastroenterology Centers in North Carolina. West earned his master’s degree in health care administration and an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with his undergraduate work at Furman. He will oversee operations at Premier Surgical’s five physician practices and central billing office, working for CEO Kevin Burris. He is originally from Knoxville. He and his wife enjoy tennis, biking and traveling.
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Officials inspect the Five Points development. Photo submitted
Skinner elected to Blount board Powell resident Lisa Hood Skinner is vice chair of the Blount Chamber Foundation. Greg Wilson, Maryville regional president of First Tennessee Bank, is the chair, while Michelle Hankes, president/CEO United Way of Blount County, is secretary/treasurer. Skinner is a senior vice president of Ackermann PR. She and husband Dr. Steve Skinner co-own with Dr. Tinsley Youmans the Knoxville Animal Clinic, Skinner 5312 Homberg Drive in Bearden.
By Alvin Nance Through the hard work of KCDC employees, the city of Knoxville and our partner organizations, many of Knoxville’s neighborhoods are Nance ex per ienc ing transformations, and during National Community Development Week April 1-5, we gathered to celebrate this progress. On April 1, KCDC joined with the city of Knoxville to celebrate a project that has been a priority for both agencies for many years: Five Points Revitalization. We invited approximately 50 elected officials and community leaders to Paul Hogue Park in the heart of Five Points to share our vision of a revitalized neighborhood. Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and our KCDC board of commissioners chair Culver Schmid detailed what has
already been accomplished and our plans for future development. “Cities are great if they have great neighborhoods,” said Mayor Rogero. “The city of Knoxville remains committed to the revitalization of Five Points and is partnering with KCDC in this effort.” “With the help of our community partners, we have made significant steps towards breathing new life into Five Points,” Schmid said. “We have a vision for its future as a vibrant part of Knoxville.” Much has already been done in this area to improve affordable housing and to identify community needs and resources available to residents. ■ In 2011, KCDC opened the Residences at Eastport, an 85-unit, LEED Platinumcertified senior housing development in Five Points. ■ Senior housing duplexes were also constructed in 2011 adding 20 housing units to the community. ■ In August, 183 units of
Walter P. Taylor were demolished as part of a first phase to replace older public housing in Five Points with new units. As part of the second phase of redevelopment in the area, KCDC is currently constructing 20 family-style, in-fill housing units in vacant or blighted lots that will fit in with the architectural character of the neighborhood. At the Five Points celebration event, we cut the ribbon on a brand new single-family residence on the corner of Chestnut and Wilson streets. KCDC also recently opened up a new duplex that has already been leased to two families, and plans call for a total of three duplexes, two single-family residences and two six-plex residences, which will be managed by KCDC. Our residents want more for their families and their neighborhood. Through our strategic plan and help from our residents and community partners, we will create a better future for Five Points.
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THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 28 Dogwood Trails and Open Gardens, open all day. Dogwood Trails: Chapman Highway, Farragut, Fountain City, Holston Hills, Lakemoor Hills, Sequoyah Hills, Westmoreland. Garden Byways: Deane Hill, Halls/Timberline, Island Home, Morningside and North Hills. Several residential and public gardens and camera sites also. Info: www.dogwoodarts.com.
THROUGH SATURDAY, MAY 11 Union County High School Greenhouse open, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday though Friday; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. Large assortment of vegetable plants, bedding plants, container arrangements. Info: Linda Baxter, 992-0180.
TO SATURDAY, JUNE 1 Registration open for American Museum of Science and Energy’s Science Explorer Camp for rising 5th (10 years old), 6th and 7th graders. Info: www. amse.org.
THURSDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER New Harvest Park Farmers Market, 4775 New Harvest Lane, 3-6 p.m. Venders include local farmers, crafters and food trucks. Info: http://www.knoxcounty. org/farmersmarket/index.php.
MONDAY, APRIL 22 High Tower & Hoop Growing Techniques: “How to extend your spring and fall growing seasons,” 5 p.m., Seven Springs Nursery, 1474 Hwy 61 E; “Farmers Markets” and the farmers perspective, 6 p.m. and a demonstration on “Preparation of Produce for Public Tasting,” 6:30 p.m., UT Extension Office, 3925 Maynardville Highway. Info: 992-8038.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 26-28 Baseball tournament, rec teams only – T-ball and 6U coach pitch through 8U-14U – Halls Community Park. Info: 992-5504 or hcpsports@msn.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Country Music Show and Spaghetti Dinner, 4-8 p.m., Powell Masonic Lodge #582, 7700 Fersner Road. All invited. Auction with concessions and vendors, 3 p.m., Son Light Baptist Church, 6494 Sonlight Way. Proceeds help support the Guatemala Mission Team. Info: Michelle Kitts, 387-8269. Fountain City Lions Club annual pancake breakfast, 8-11 a.m. in the Lions Club Building at Fountain City Park. Biscuit and Gravy breakfast fundraiser, 8-11 a.m., hosted by Luttrell Seniors, Union County Senior Center. $5 per person. Everyone welcome. Info: Linda, 216-1943. Heiskell Elementary School reunion, 1-5 p.m., old school building, now the Heiskell United Methodist Church and Community Center. There are no charges; donations appreciated. Bring pictures and memories. Info: Bobbie Kennedy, 257-1283, or Janice White, 5480326. Historic Homes of Knoxville bus tours: 9 a.m.-noon; 1-4 p.m. Reservations required. Info/tickets: 523-7521 or www.KnoxTIX.com. Spring 2013 Iris Show and Plant Sale, “Volunteer Pride,” presented by the East Tennessee Iris Society (ETIS), an affiliate of the American Iris Society. Sale, 9 a.m. until all plants are sold; show, 1-4 p.m. Knoxville Center mall. Free admission. Gospel singing 7:30 p.m., Judy’s Barn, behind Big Ridge Elementary School off Hickory Valley Road in Union County, featuring area gospel singers. Free admission. Info: Jim Wyrick, 254-0820.
SUNDAY, APRIL 28 Book signing by Dr. Mike Smith, Senior Pastor of Central Baptist Church of Fountain City, for his new book, “Mount and Mountain, Volume 2: A Reverend and a Rabbi Talk About the Sermon on the Mount,” 1-3 p.m. in the church media center. The Singing Crossroads in concert, 6 p.m., Union Missionary Baptist Church, Ailor Gap Road. Everyone welcome. Info: 924-7750.
Healthy Choices, a plant-based free cooking class, to help prevent/reverse some cancers, diabetes, heart disease and obesity, 6 p.m., North Knoxville 7thDay Adventist Church fellowship hall, 6530 Fountain City Road. Space limited. To register: 314-8204 or www.KnoxvilleInstep.com.
International dinner to celebrate World Friendship Day, hosted by the Friendship Force club, 6:30 p.m., Palisades Clubhouse, 501 Rain Forest Road off Gleason Road. Wear an outfit representative of another country and bring an international dish to share. Info: 693-0322.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1
Central High/Halls High baseball game at Tommy Schumpert Park, 5:30 p.m. All gate receipts will benefit the Chris Newsom Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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Open Door Book Review, 1 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Speaker: Dr. John Romeiser will review “Beachhead Don,” a collection writings by WWII correspondent Don Whitehead.
Spring Dance Showcase hosted by Knox County Schools, 7 p.m., Performing Arts Auditorium at Austin-East Magnet High School, 2800 Martin L. King Jr. Ave. Admission is $5. All welcome. Preshow dinner, 6 p.m., for those interested in info about the KCS Performing Arts Magnet program. Dinner reservations: Olivia Riggins, 594-3792, by Monday, April 29.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26 “Bride’s Night Out,” North Knoxville’s Best Bridal Show, 6-9 p.m., Beaver Brook Country Club, 6800 Beaver Brook Road. Free for Brides-to-Be and one guest; additional guests, $5. Info: http://www. northknoxbridal.com/ or on facebook https://www. facebook.com/#!/events/486877824686635/?fref=ts.
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SATURDAY, MAY 4 Caring for the Caregivers, a resource fair for senior adults and caregivers of all ages, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchant Drive. Speakers: Bob Coyne and Blake McCoy. Several exhibitors. Free and open to the community. Info: 688-4343, www.wmbc.net. Free women’s self-defense class, noon, Overdrive Krav Maga & Fitness, 7631 Clinton Highway. Info: www.overdrivema.com or 362-5562. Gospel singing 7:30 p.m., Judy’s Barn, behind Big Ridge Elementary School off Hickory Valley Road in Union County, featuring area gospel singers. Free admission. Info: Jim Wyrick, 254-0820. Churchwide rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Fountain City UMC, 212 Hotel Ave. Rain or shine. $3 Brown Bag-a-Bargain, noon-2 p.m. Spring Craft and Vendor Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Norwood Baptist Church, 1725 Wilson Road.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 4-5 “Skirmish on the Holston,” Civil War Living History and Reenactment weekend, Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days. Admission: $5, adults and children 13 and up; children 12 and under free. Info: Sandy, 546-0745 or sandy@ ramseyhouse.org.
TUESDAYS, MAY 7, 14, 21, 28 “Girl Talk” classes, for mothers/caregivers and daughters ages 9-12 years, sponsored by the University of Tennessee Extension and Maynardville Public Library, 6-8 p.m., Maynardville Public Library, 296 Main St. Info/to register: Rebecca Hughes, 9928038.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 FRIDAY, MAY 10 Painting demonstration by Brett Weaver, nationally recognized plein-air painter and featured artist for Artists on Location, 7 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art. Info: www.knoxart.org.
Benefit sale, Cornerstone Baptist Church, 2500 Mynatt Road in Halls. Info: 687-9012. Leave a message.
SATURDAY, MAY 11 Fountain City Art Center Garden Party/Luncheon/Benefit, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Ginger and Bill Baxter’s Gardens, 3901 Sam Cooper Lane. Reserved seats: $35. Info/reservations: 357-2787; fcartcenter@knology. net; 213 Hotel Ave. Gospel singing 7:30 p.m., Judy’s Barn, behind Big Ridge Elementary School off Hickory Valley Road in Union County, featuring area gospel singers. Free admission. Info: Jim Wyrick, 254-0820. Plant Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Wildflowers, bushes, ferns, herbs and other plants. Local author Lanny Payne with his new book, “The Reformation in Scotland,” 2-4 p.m. Info: 4949854 or www.appalachianarts.net. Soy Candles, 1-4 p.m.; instructor: Victoria Nicely; Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Registration deadline: May 9. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts.net.
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Free concert by the Singing Seniors, a 60-voice choir, 10:30 a.m., Powell UMC, 323 West Emory Road. The public is invited. Deadline to enter samples of handmade crafts to participate in the New Member Jurying Process at the Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 in Norris. Jurying packet available at the center. Info: 494-9854 or www.appalachianarts. net.
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HALLS (Joshua) – Well-maintained rancher with unfinished basement. 1850 SF of open floor plan. 3BR/2BA, eat-in kitchen + DR, breakfast bar, gas FP, hdwd and tile flooring, cathedral ceilings, lots of cabinets, pantry, master BA w/whirlpool tub & W/I shower. Covered back porch. MLS#833703. $219,900
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370 Old Leadmine Bend Rd., Sharps Chapel – Super clean, partially furnished. 16x72 mobile home with add ons. Lrg fenced lot w/2 carports & 2 storage bldgs. Big sunroom w/wood stove & cooling. Walk to boat launch & Helms Ferry on Norris Lake. $68,700. MLS#838550
Panoramic Dr, Lot 25, Maynardville – New development with paved roads. Great views of beautiful Norris Lake on this nice, corner lot. Lot perks for 3BRs. Owner/Agent $34,900. MLS#746651
Panoramic Dr, Lot 63, Maynardville – New development with paved roads. Great views of lake and mountains. Has city water available. Owner/Agent $19,000. MLS#818626
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Ftn. City (Greencrest) – Charming home. Great Fountain City location. Over 1000 SF, 3BR/1.5BA, hardwoods, updated kitchen & baths. Stone fireplace, big, screened-in porch, large yard. MLS#840766. $114,900
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159 Summers, Maynardville. All THREE CABINS! – FAMILY RETREAT or live in one and possibly rent the other two. 3 homes in beautiful mountain setting. Walk back in time along the tranquil stone bordered pathways between the cabins. Includes a 16x24 workshop and 2 strg sheds. 2/10 mile to Norris Lake and 4/10 mile to Hickory Star Marina. Log cabin has FP & hdwd flrs. All homes have H&A. Lots of extras. MLS#834279. $249,000.
4540 Hooks Ln. - Harrell Place. Just listed and just like new. All brick rancher w/level fenced lot, New laminated flrs in LR & BRs, ceramic tile in kit & BA, vaulted ceiling in LR, new french door in DR, Whirlpool tub w/ceramic tile surround in mstr BA. $134,900. Call Leah 679-3905
8018 Phyllis Dr. - Benjamin Knob S/D. All brick & like new! Level, landscaped corner lot. $25,000 updates include: New dimensional roof, BA vanities w/granite tops, toilets, floor coverings, water heater, gar door & opener, security system, front storm door, dishwasher, handicap accessible master bath. $133,900.
8942 NORRIS FREEWAY HUD # 481-203701 BACK ON THE MARKET! 6BR/3 full BA. 1.52 acres. Converted gar still has gar door. Vinyl replacement windows. FHA financing w/insured escrow, 203K eligible, Equal Housing Opportunity. Call Beverly to place a bid, $130,000.
8206 EWING RD. HUD #481-289690 POWELL – Brick tri-level on lg wooded lot. 3BR/2.5BA. Needs some work. Now accepting bids from owner/occupants. FHA financing w/insured escrow. $100 down incentive, 203K eligible. Equal Housing Opportunity. Call Beverly to place a bid. $133,000.
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Halls/Powell! $229,900! Just listed! You can be happy here! Immaculate home w/over 2,300 SF, 3BRs + bonus rm, 2.5BAs, huge LR, formal DR w/hdwd, eat-in kit w/hdwd & work island, screened porch & BBQ deck. Heated/cooled office or workshop off oversized 2-car gar. Gorgeous lot w/mature landscaping on cul-de-sac street. MLS# 838236
Cumberland Estates! $145,900! ESTATE SALE! Brick ranch on level lot w/sunroom, approx 1,600 SF, 3BR/2BA w/ whirlpool tub & sep shower in mstr BA, lg great rm & DR, kit w/white cabinets, refrig, sun rm or den, all hdwd floors except for BRs & sun rm, stg building, 2-car gar. MLS # 839037
Fountain City! $169,900! Fountain Mins. to UT & City! $99,900! Downtown! Approx 1,480 Full bsmt, SF, 3 or 4 BRs, possible sep 2 full, updated living quarters BAs, LR/DR w/additional combo, eat-in kit, full BA & kit, hdwd floors thru-out, BR in bsmt, over 2,600 SF, 3 or 4 BRs & bonus rm, 2 full carpet in den or 4th BR, cedar lined closets, laundry rm, BAs, sep LR & fam rm, Library, formal DR, updated kit, covered patio, level, fenced backyard, huge lot! Conv to brick FP in bsmt, covered deck & covered patio, fenced Ftn City Lake & Park, schools, shopping, Ktrans bus line backyard, gorgeous lot. Conv. to new Virginia College, bus-line, schools & shopping. MLS# 836935 & library. MLS # 840589
HOME ON 1.5 ACRES – Great piece of property in a conv location of West Knoxville. Near schools, hospitals, shopping, restaurants. FP in grt room, updated kitchen & BAs. Loft upstairs in addition. Screenedin porch. Only county taxes. MLS#839020. $149,900
OPEN FLOOR PLAN – Huge great room, dec gas FP, french door to patio open to lrg eat-in kit. Bay window area, lrg laundry, extra office area or mother-in-law suite on main. Formal DR, lrg master has spa tub, dbl vanity, W/I closet. All good size BRs w/lrg closets. Very lrg bonus & extra strg. On cul-de-sac. Sec sys, custom blinds, sealant pkg on gar. Conv located to schools & parks. Mins to Turkey Creek. A must see. MLS#834967. $239,900
IN THE HEART OF FTN. CITY & GREAT BUSINESS – If you ever wanted to own your own shop, this is it! It’s a beautiful beauty salon today, but could be a perfect office or shop of any kind. 76’ of road frontage. Very close to very busy intersection. This commercial bldg is a must see. MLS#836403. $249,900
29.50 ACRE HOMESITE – Mins from downtown Clinton. Nestled on a wooded, private area. 5BRs, master on main, 3.5BAs. Completely updated w/hdwd floors, granite counter tops, S/S appl, lots of beautiful windows overlooking in-grnd pool. Lots of timber & wildlife. Less than 30 min from marinas & Norris Lake. A must see! MLS#830934. $459,000
EXCELLENT CONDITION! – Open flr plan. 3BR, master on main. 1-level ranch. Split BRs, 2-car gar, level lot, low maintenance S/D. Nice, private deck overlooks pasture. 100% financing for USDA/Rural Devel qualified buyer. MLS#840544. $119,000
TW0-STORY – 3BR, craftsmanstyle. Beautifully painted, open floor plan. Cherry cabs, extra strg. Conv located to schools, shopping, Smoky Mtns or downtown Knoxville. 100% financing for qualified USDA/Rural development buyer. MLS#840539. $139,000
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Area physician’s cancer journey As a physician, Richard Misischia, D.O., of Lake City, knew to be alarmed when a mass developed under his left arm over the span of four weeks last year. He went to a surgeon near his home to have it biopsied. “He said, ‘Unfortunately, I hate to tell you this, but you have a lymphoma.’ And I just totally fell apart. Our children are grown, so essentially my wife and I are alone. It was just traumatic,” said Dr. Misischia. Lymphoma is a type of cancer that begins in the white blood cells. Misischia was referred to Dr. Rick Grapski, a medical oncologist at Thompson Cancer Survivor Center and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. At 69, Misischia used to practice medicine in Florida, but moved to Tennessee in 2008. He never considered returning to Florida for treatment at a larger hospital. Instead, he chose care from Dr. Rick Grapski, an oncologist who works at Fort Sanders Re-
gional Medical Center and the Thompson Cancer Survival Center. “I’d never been to Fort Sanders before, but once I made up my mind, I was very happy with decision I made. They treated us like individuals, didn’t give me anything special because I was a doctor, nothing,” said Misischia. After a course of radiation treatments, Misischia began chemotherapy at the Thompson Center. “I remember at my first course, there were 14 to 16 other people having chemo in various stages that day, some looking sick, some looking healthy. And I realized I had a big problem to face,” said Misischia. “But the strength I saw in other people helped bring me through this, along with family and friends.” Misischia took six courses of chemotherapy intravenously every three weeks while he continued to see his own patients as well. “I worked through all of it ex-
cept the very last one,” he said. Then, Grapski decided that Misischia could benefit from stem cell therapy, a process in which the patient’s bone marrow cells are destroyed and replanted with cells withdrawn before the chemotherapy. “They had to draw off stem cells, wipe out my bone marrow and then give the cells back to me,” said Misischia. “The hardest part for me was being in the hospital for three weeks. But I was treated with the utmost respect and told everything I needed to know.” Misischia said it was a difficult ordeal. “I couldn’t really eat for three weeks, because some of the medications change your taste buds. I lost 37 pounds, and I still get tired and nauseous. I’m just thankful I made it through it.” Preliminary tests have shown good results from the treatment, and Misischia said he is feeling much better and is back at work. But he is still very careful
if someone has what I had – six to nine months to live without treatment – you get through it.” Misischia recommends Fort Sanders and Thompson Cancer Survival Center to his own patients. “I have no reservations in referring anybody to Fort Sanders. I found a great physician in Dr. Grapski, and I was treated with excellent care. I have no reservations whatsoever. They’re very kind-hearted people.” Surviving cancer has made Misischia look at his own patients differently. “I have such respect for peoDr. Rick Grapski ple with cancer now,” he said. “I know how hopeless you can feel. to avoid germs, wearing a mask I have empathy, and I want to do to see patients and washing his the most I can for them because I hands both before and after ex- know what it feels like.” amining them. “Dr. Grapski told me we had For more information on the a good response. He said, ‘I exoncology services available at pect you to have a long life, and Fort Sanders Regional Medical we’ll follow you closely.’ If it Center and Thompson Cancer comes back, I don’t know if I’d Survival Center, go through it again, but I think call 865-673-FORT (3678).
Stem cell therapy – a life-saving option The term “bone marrow transplant” has received a lot of coverage lately with “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts’ recent experience. And, though Roberts’ treatment was for a rare blood disorder, many patients in the Knoxville area receive this stem cell therapy for specific cancers. Stem cell therapy, also called a bone marrow transplant, is a difficult cancer treatment to endure. But for patients with cancers like lymphoma, multiple myeloma and some leukemias, the process can offer the best possible outcome for patients. “It’s pretty taxing on the body,” explained Dr. Rick Grapski, an oncologist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Thompson Cancer Survival Center and the Thompson Oncology Group. “In stem cell therapy, cancer cells originating in the patient’s bone marrow are destroyed with strong chemotherapy drugs, and new bone marrow cells are introduced into the patient’s body to replace them,” explained Grapski. Fort Sanders and the Thompson Center work side-by-side throughout the difficult procedure. Fort Sanders is the only hospital in Knoxville accredited by the Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy and has four hospital beds within the oncology unit dedicated to stem cell therapy patients. “What’s nice about Fort Sanders Regional is that it has a very dedicated staff of nurses and pharmacists to support the patients,” said Grapski. “Our quality indicators are as good as anybody in the country. You can
get the same quality of care here at Fort Sanders that you can anywhere else, without traveling out of state.” Each patient is different, but generally the stem cell transplant takes several weeks to complete. “Patients can get very sick and are in the hospital anywhere from 14 to 21 days,” said Grapski. “It can take a month or two to get back to their previous health, and a year to get 95 percent of your health back. “But depending on the stage of the cancer, we can cure 60 to 70 percent of patients with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and we are treating multiple myelomas like we do chronic diseases – people live with it for years. “The goal is a cure, of course, and stem cell therapy can give patients the best chance at that.” For more information on stem cell therapy, visit http:// www.thompsoncancer.com/ stemcelltherapy.
Safe and sound Many of you were concerned about the safety of the trio of wheelchair cyclists featured in last week’s Shopper News. Paul Erway, Grant Berthiaume and Aaron Roux are in the process of completing 50 marathons in 50 weeks in support of spinal cord injury awareness. The three were, in fact, in Boston for the world renowned Boston Marathon. Luckily for the racers, disabled participants begin the race earlier than the larger group of runners. By the time the bombs went off, the three were well on their way home. Thanks so much for everyone’s concerns and well wishes. And, along with the rest of the nation, we pray for those who lost their lives or were severely injured in the blasts.
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: ONCOLOGY Fort Sanders Regional and Thompson Cancer Survival Center provide the region’s most comprehensive cancer care. From diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation, we offer care options not available anywhere else in our region. Working together to provide the best patient care that’s Regional Excellence!
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B-2 • APRIL 22, 2013 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news Jonathan West roasts marshmallows for guests at the Halls Outdoor Classroom celebration. The Boy Scouts roasted marshmallows and made s’mores for everyone to enjoy. Below, Mitzi Laws and Fran Houser serve up freshly churned ice cream.
Kids and dogs Penny Williams, publicity coordinator for Humans and Animals Learning Together (HALT), knows a few things about kids and dogs.
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Carol’s Critter Corner “They’re not that different,” she says. “They want to know three things: Who’s in charge? What are the rules? Where do I fit in?” Williams and others work with troubled teens in order to help them find the answers to these questions. And they use some unlikely teachers in doing so. Shelter dogs. Yep, good ol’ mutts. Since 1987, HALT, which is affiliated with the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, has been providing dogtraining programs for youth in the state’s custody. The kids have landed there for various reasons: substance abuse, family issues, alienation from society. The dogs, of course, have landed in the shelter for various reasons, too. Twice a year, five lucky pups are chosen, usually from Young-Williams
Alexis Robinson and Cassidy Hill enjoy barbecue, great music and fun activities at the Halls Outdoor Classroom celebration. Photos by Ruth White
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April, a Westie mix, looks forward to meeting her teenage trainers. Photo courtesy Mountain Mutt Media
Animal Center in Knoxville. They are carefully checked for medical and behavioral problems by Dr. John Shaw of Ideal Veterinary Clinic in Oak Ridge. Then they’re boarded at Catatoga Kennels on Campbell Station Road, where they’ll meet and work with the kids. Last Thursday, orientation took place for the spring program. Today (Monday, April 22), the first of four groups of teens – five in each group – will begin training with the dogs for seven days, one dog to one teen. Then another group will come, and so on, each week for four weeks. And here’s a delightful surprise: the young folks don’t know it’s a therapeutic program. They are told that they’re helping to save canine lives, training the pups so
that they can be adopted. But miracles can happen in a week. “You should see the change in the kids from day one to the day they leave. They’ve not only learned to work with the dogs, they’ve learned a great deal about themselves.” Graduation day, according to Williams, is “very emotional.” Predictably, many of the kids want to take “their” dog home. The rules prohibit this, but adoption is very much a priority, and HALT boasts a 100 percent success rate in that area, appearing with the dogs at PetCo in advance of each four-week program, so that each dog can go right into a loving home afterwards. Part of the program is dedicated to education about pet ownership: the importance of spay/neutering, proper medical care and nutrition, necessary expenses involved in pet care. It’s clearly a life-changing event for many of the kids. “They discover strengths that they didn’t know they had.” Chances are good that the lessons the kids learn at HALT will spread to other areas of their lives. And five formerly unwanted dogs get new homes. Everyone wins! For more info about HALT, or to adopt a HALT dog, visit www.vet.utk.edu/ halt/. Send your interesting animal stories to news@ShopperNewsNow.com
Meet Aaliyah Harvey Rines entertains the crowd with members of the David Hall Boys bluegrass band.
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'12 Ford Flex LTD, Loaded, factory warranty!!! R1319 ...................... $27,550
Licensed General Contractor Restoration, remodeling, additions, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, sunrooms, garages, etc. Residential & commercial, free estimates. 922-8804, Herman Love.
Price includes $399 dock fee. Plus tax, tag & title WAC. Dealer retains all rebates. Restrictions may apply. See dealer for details. Prices good through next week.
*Repairs/additions *Garages/roofs/decks *Siding/paint/floors
$33,150
'12 Ford E-350 XLT, 15 passenger van, all power, factory warr! R1324 ...$21,900 miles..................
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'12 Ford Escape XLT, FWD, 28 mpg!! 1 owner! R1345 ...................$20,700 ’06 Ford Escape 4x4, 15K miles..................................................................
$17,436 '11 Ford Fusion Sport, V6, nav, roof, wheels, loaded!!! R1406 ... $23,500
SPROLES DESIGN CONSTRUCTION
938-4848 or 363-4848
^ Bobcat/Backhoe. Small dump truck. Small jobs welcome & appreciated! Call 688-4803 or 660-9645.
Fencing
457-0704 or 1-800-579-4561 www.rayvarner.com
Cruise the
Action Ads for great deals on wheels!
327
FENCE WORK Installation & repair. Free est. 43 yrs exp! Call 973-2626.
BREEDEN'S TREE SERVICE Over 30 yrs. experience! Trimming, removal, stump grinding, brush chipper,
Licensed & insured. Free estimates!
219-9505
Dan Varner
2026 N. Charles Seivers Blvd. • Clinton, TN 37716
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aerial bucket truck.
GARDEN PLOWING, tilling, bushhogging,etc. Any tractor work. Free stimates. 388-9755
Travis Varner
357
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$18,630
Ray Varner
352
CERAMIC TILE in- COOPER'S BUDGET stallation. Floors/ LAWNCARE Cheaper walls/ repairs. 33 than the rest but still yrs exp, exc work! the best! 6 yrs exp, John 938-3328 free est. Mowing, mulching, hedgetrimming etc. Call Furniture Refinish. 331 Donnie at 384-5039.
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Windows
A-2-Z Lawncare & Landscaping
Joshua 235-9353
361
WINDOW REPLACEMENT & roofing. Noonie Whitaker 659-3966 or Gary Meek 310-1110
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