VOL. 53 NO. 36
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The final challenge
The boys of ’99
The Halls High football boosters will host one final ALS challenge to be held Friday, Sept. 19 following the Halls/Gibbs game. The event is in memory of Buddy Tarver, four-year starter for the Red Devils and graduate of the class of 1979. He went on to play football at UT Martin and returned to Halls after graduating.
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Fear the hat Derek Dooley’s “Fear the Pants” never quite caught fire, but there’s potential for John Fugate with “Fear the Hat.” Manager of Commercial Bank in Fountain City, Fugate was appointed by County Commission to fill the term of Indya Kincannon until the November election. Three meetings.
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Read Sandra Clark on page A-4
Forgive him I borrow this thought from my Bible: Forgive him, Father, for he knew not what he doeth. Good man Mike Hamilton wasn’t trying to crucify Tennessee football when he scheduled home-and-homes with Oregon and Oklahoma. He was undoubtedly thinking of national-spotlight intersectional games that would fill stadiums, sell lots and lots of popcorn and attract big TV for all the world to see.
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Read Marvin West on page B-2
Children of light Fellowship North Knoxville Church continues to be a light to the community with a fifth Sunday outreach they call “Outside the Box.” Every fifth Sunday for more than a year, members have met at the church for a time of prayer before heading out to various schools, homes and parks to clean up, paint, lead worship or just visit with residents.
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See Cindy Taylor on page A-7
Going global Eileen Weber knows a thing or two about foreign relations. Since 1992, the Halls resident has been a group leader for Children’s International Summer Villages.
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Read Carol Shane on page A-6
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Pat Harris, Chris Helton, Alison Helton and Paula Love Hodge look through a scrapbook made for coach Joel Helton (by Hodge) following the 1999 season. Harris is the mother of Patrick and “Lil Kori” Harris, and Hodge was a cheerleader for the Bobcats for three years. Photo by R. White
By Betty Bean
Reception
Dec. 4, 1999 – The booster bus pulled away from the curb in front of Central High School, Tracey Fair’s resonant voice booming through the open windows. As the unofficial head parent-cheerleader, she had made it her business to keep the team encouraged and her son, linebacker Cory Robinson, on the narrow path to success. Her
Former players are invited to a reception for Joel Helton from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday in the field house prior to the game.
Justin Higgins was a senior member of the ’99 team and was called “the best two-way tackle” by Coach Kerr.
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Knox Bar salutes outgoing judges By Wendy Smith Lawyers, it seems, are slow to talk about judges, even those who are about to leave the bench. But a few brave barristers were willing to share their impressions at last week’s Knoxville Bar Association’s annual Supreme Court Dinner. City Attorney Charles Swanson was quick with his praise. He described Chancellor Daryl Fansler as “one of the most responsible judges in my experience.” Fansler always gave a fair trial without being biased beyond the facts of a case, he said. Circuit Court Judge Harold Wimberly is an excellent scholar who understands the law and enjoyed the process of applying it, Swanson said. As a former Knox County Law Director, Circuit Court Judge Dale Workman came to the bench with a broad range of experience. He also brought a sense of humanity to the job. “He empathized with the people before him more than any other judge. He did a great job,” said Swanson. Steven Lipsey, an attorney with Stone & Hinds, served on juries in Wimberly’s and Workman’s courts. Both did an excellent job, he said. “I learned a lot by sitting in the jury box. My service on the juries
New Tennessee State Supreme Court Justice Jeff Bivins greets U.S. District Court Judge Pamela Reeves at the Knoxville Bar Association’s dinner. Photo by Wendy Smith
made me very proud of the legal profession.” As a practicing creditors’ rights lawyer, Lipsey is in bankruptcy court regularly. He describes U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Richard Stair as intelligent and compassionate with “just the right temperament to handle cases for people who are experiencing financial problems.” Doug Blaze, dean of the UT College of Law, said the school was
fortunate to have Fansler as an adjunct professor, in spite of how difficult it was to schedule teaching time around his hunting schedule. “He is one of the brightest, best judges.” Attorney Anne McKinney, known for her hats and musical parodies, recalled portraying Knox County Criminal Court Judge Mary Beth Leibowitz at the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists’ Front Page Follies.
In spite of McKinney’s jab at the judge’s “less than vogue” wardrobe, Leibowitz happily recalls the event. “She always says, ‘She played me,’” laughed McKinney. The purpose of the Supreme Court Dinner is to honor the Tennessee Supreme Court and all members of the local judiciary. Chief Justice Sharon Lee recognized local outgoing judges and welcomed new ones. She also expressed appreciation for her retention, along with Justices Cornelia Clark and Gary Wade. The bench and bar taught a civics lesson on the independence of the judicial branch this summer, she said. She supports Amendment 2 to the Tennessee Constitution, which would empower the governor to appoint judges to any state appellate court subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. After an eight-year term, judges could serve another term if retained by voters. “With Amendment 2, Tennesseans will have a strong voice in every step of the process.” Adoption attorney Dawn Coppock, who has spent time in half of the state’s courtrooms, didn’t care to elaborate on any particular judge but offered general praise. “East Tennessee has an extremely strong trial bench. I enjoy working with them.”
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