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VOL. 52 NO. 42

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Stressed to the max

Adrian Burnett Elementary School PTSO president Regina Turner isn’t buying ithe company line. Kids, she says, are being tested too much, plain and simple. They’re stressed. So are the teachers. So are the parents.

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See Jake Mabe’s story on page A-5

Miracle Maker Gary Harmon gets around. In his nearly 30 years with Knox County Schools, he taught French and English at Bearden, Austin-East and Halls high schools. He has spent the past 2 1/2 years at Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center, teaching English and history to troubled male teens that have been arrested or placed at the center by the Department of Children’s Services. He loves what he’s doing.

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See Betsy Pickle’s story on A-9

Striking the band Seldom does the University of Tennessee create what has become a food fight between top leaders on campus but that is what has happened with the exchange of comments between Pride of the Southland Marching Band director Gary Sousa (now on paid administrative leave) and UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek.

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See Victor Ashe’s story on A-4

Sweet home Alabama Dave Hart, valued at $817,250 plus perks per year as vice chancellor and director of athletics at the University of Tennessee, will return to Tuscaloosa this weekend. Marvin West can’t help but wonder what might have happened had Hart stayed in sweet home Alabama.

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Strike up the band! Halls alums reunite for special performance By Jake Mabe You couldn’t knock the grin off Christopher Davis’ face if you had a hammer. Being on the football field under the Thursday night lights. Being able to play in the band again. Beautiful. Davis, a 1997 Halls High graduate and former member of the UT Pride of the Southland Marching Band, was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome in December 2009. Paralyzed from the chest down for a time, he spent four months in the hospital and six months in outpatient therapy. “I’m so happy,” he said. “It was one of those things I wanted to do to prove I could still do it.” Davis and 39 other Halls High band alums performed with the current band during a special alumni event at the home football game against Central last week. In addition to playing the national anthem during the pregame ceremony, the expanded band also performed “Battle Cry” and “Also Sprach Zarathustra” (the theme from “2001: A Space Odyssey”). Some alums performed in the stands with the band during the game. It’s the first of what band director Eric Baumgardner hopes will be an annual event. “Next year, we plan to make it a little more of a production. We tried to keep costs low this year ($5 for a flip folder), but we’d like to add a meal and make it more of an event. We have some folks who may not want to play but would still like to be here.” Lynda Summers, a 1985 graduate, and former band captain Kevin Miller, a 1989 grad, both said it was a night to remember. “There were only three here from the 1980s,” Summers said. “It was neat to get in touch with them. I knew Kevin, for example,

Halls High School graduates and band alums Elizabeth Moore (2013), Lynda Summers (1985, band officer) and Kevin Miller (1989, band captain) are all smiles at the Halls High band’s alumni night at the home football game against Central. Photos by Ruth White but we didn’t sit together in the band.” “But we all have a common thread,” Miller said. “It was great to talk with the generations from the beginning of the band until now.” Millie Bledsoe Vandergriff Norris and Peggy Crippen Beeler were in the first Halls High band. “V.E. Blackwelder came to Halls in 1947,” Norris said, “and asked if anyone was interested in being in the band. He said it would be a good idea if we rented instruments first to see if we liked them. Mother and Daddy rented me a saxophone and it was the ugliest thing I had ever seen!” Back then, the band, all 30 or 40 of them, practiced at Beaver Dam Baptist Church. Blackwelder would take the group to CarsonNewman each year to see a famous composer. Beeler says she owes her instrument to her late uncle Elmer

Crippen, who ran a produce store. “He said, ‘Are you going to be in the band?’ I said, ‘Well, I haven’t asked.’ I lived with my grandparents and he said, ‘You tell your granny to take you to town and get you an instrument and I’ll pay for it.’” When Beeler perfected the clarinet, Uncle El1997 Halls High graduate mer paid for the best one and former HHS band and money could buy. Beeler earned UT Pride of the Southland a medal for making the All East Band member Christopher Tennessee Band in 1955. She was Davis overcame health isthe only one from Halls High to sues to play with the band be selected and, as far as anyone last Thursday night. knows, the first. Mindy Faddis Corum, a 1998 grad who was a majorette in high school and at Middle Tennessee “You don’t realize how great it is State, said the event brought her back to Dink Adams Field for the until you’re gone awhile.” Just ask Christopher Davis. first time in 15 years.

See Marvin’s story on page A-6

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Halls High to honor fallen vets Halls High School and the Halls High Alumni Association will dedicate a monument to former students killed during military service 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, at the school. The Association is looking for anyone who can represent the late Jack Copeland, killed during World War II. Info: David Wayland, 9227615.

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Booker promises ‘dazzle’ at Beck By Sandra Clark Robert Booker is back at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center and he promises to “dazzle.” Booker has been involved with the center since its founding in 1975 in the home of the late James and Ethel Beck. A student leader at Knoxville College and later a 3-term state representative, Booker is a historian and general man about town. Booker calls going back as executive director at Beck “a labor of love.” The center is a repository of African-American history and lore, much of it compiled by Booker himself. “We can compete with anybody (in the African-American Museum Association). I want Knoxville to be proud of that,” Booker said. The Becks were fierce competitors, he said. Mr. Beck was a Republican; she was a Democrat who often bragged of canceling his

votes. He was a fee-grabber (sort of an adjunct law enforcement job) and a baseball player; she was state president for the Colored PTA. Both worked hard and had rental property and a working farm. Get him started and Booker will talk about Ethel Beck and Evelyn Hazen, a white woman who lived just up the street (and once sued a lover who jilted her for breach of promise. She won.) “They were from two different worlds, but were a lot alike,” says Booker. After serving in the Legislature from 1966 to 1971, Booker came home to work as administrative assistant to then-Mayor Kyle Testerman, a job he remembers as entailing “everything he didn’t want to do.” Booker was executive director of the Beck Center for 16 years, leaving in 1998. He filled in for 10 months as a member of City Council when Mark Brown be-

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came a magistrate and before Daniel Brown was elected. The Beck Center has had some recent negative publicity, and Mayor Tim Burchett cut its counBooker ty funding. Booker says that’s in the past. He’s looking to fulfill Beck’s mission to research and exhibit local black history. He wants 5,000 members generating $75,000 annually. He wants to join with Visit Knoxville to drive tourism, and he plans publicity in national magazines. The current exhibit features pictures from James and Ethel Beck. An upcoming exhibit will highlight the life and times of former U.S. District Judge William H. Hastie, who was born in Knoxville and became the first Afri-

can-American federal judge, appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Judge Hastie earned his law degree from Harvard University. He later was assistant solicitor of the Department of the Interior and a professor at Howard University Law School. Booker will invite his children to Knoxville to launch the exhibit. “The Beck Center is in a beautiful and spacious new building with its valuable collections in boxes and hidden away from visitors and researchers alike,” Booker said. “People who visit here should be dazzled by what the center has to offer. That includes those who come for a reception, a dance or a meeting of any kind. The Beck mission should always be at the forefront of any activity held on these premises.” Beck is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Info: (865) 524-8461 or beckcenter.net.

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Pam and Dr. Donovan Stewart visit with Carl Butcher at the C.L. Butcher Insurance Agency’s customer appreciation lunch.

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Everyone is welcome to St. Paul UMC on Garden Chef Joseph Lowery of Drive for A Sunday SerLa Cuchina, the cooking enade 4 p.m. Nov. 10. Peggy school inside Avanti Savoia Hinkle will sing and play in Halls, is having a blast the piano and harp. Josh teaching cooks to make all Golden will sing. sorts of delicious foods. Supper will be served afAvanti Savoia is a retail ter the performance.

The Christ United Methodist Church Bazaar Babes: Mary Baker, Susan Kelley, Carolyn Camp, Norma Richardson, Judy Guinn, Frances Ryan, Nancy Dayton, Lou Watson, Dory Norris and Jewell Stivers Photo by Jake Mabe

Bazaar Babes at it again The first thing one of the Bazaar Babes wanted to know was why they hadn’t seen John R. McCloud’s picture in the Shopper lately.

Jake Mabe MY TWO CENTS “That is bizarre,â€? I thought. But I said, “He’s been banned for at least a year due to overexposure.â€? Yes, for the 21st year, the Christ United Methodist Church Bazaar Babes are at it again. This year’s church bazaar is 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. Items will include Christmas (and other) crafts, baked goods, white elephants, pecans and Rada knives. Head Bazaar Babe Norma Richardson says the bazaar will also feature a country store, and breakfast and lunch will be served. Christ UMC is located at 7535 Maynardville Hwy. near the entrance to Temple Acres. â–

Gibbs invades Farragut High

It’s a long, long way from Gibbs to Fa r rag ut, but that didn’t stop Gibbs guys and gals who say they’ve been waiting a long, long Dave Wright time for a new Gibbs Middle School. Packing the Knox Schools 2020 Insight Session at Farragut High, the No. 1 priority voted on by the first four (of eight) discussion groups was a new Gibbs Middle School.

Ah, smell that bread. Chef Joseph Lowery cooks an oven full of his students’ bread creations.

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Wearing a blue tie, Commissioner Dave Wright said, “This is Gibbs blue, not Farragut blue. This is the only reason I’m here.� Gibbs Middle School, originally part of the current Gibbs High campus, closed in 1991. Middleschool aged students near Gibbs High are zoned for Holston Middle School (old Holston High for those of you who’ve been around awhile), which recently received a multi-million dollar renovation. Parents and students complain about the hourplus bus rides to and from Holston. The Gibbs group also packed Carter Middle on Oct 7. This week, insight sessions will be held at 6 p.m.

Josh Hunley (right), a 2010 graduate of Halls High School, escorts Hollie Malin of Lenoir City. Hunley was selected as one of Maryville College’s senior class representatives during homecoming. Photo submitted tonight (Monday, Oct. 21) at Karns High and Thursday, Oct. 24, at Halls Elementary. You can follow the fun online (and take a survey) at knoxschools2020.org. â–

named one of Maryville College’s senior class representatives during homecoming Sept. 28. Candidates are nominated by students in their respective classes. Hunley is majoring in biochemistry. He is the son of Mary and Marty Hunley.

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“Fountain City isn’t like other neighborhoods in Knoxville,� he says. “We get it.� His meaning is wrapped around an appreciation of the businesses, including his, which have been in Fountain City for more than five decades. In celebration, C.L. Butcher Insurance Agency served a buffet lunch on the front porch of the agency last week and gave away UT and Titans game tickets, party favors and gift cards. A sign hanging over the buffet table read: “C.L.Butcher Insurance Agency invites you to join us in honoring the following Fountain City businesses who have been serving you for over 50 years! “Custom Shoe Rebuilders, Cooper’s Corvette, Fountain City Exxon, Deluxe Cleaners, Litton’s Market & Restaurant, Mynatt Funeral Home, Carrier CPA, Harrington Insurance, Pratt’s Country Store, Fountain City Florist, Louis’ Restaurant, Gentry-Griffey Funeral Home, Robbins Cleaners, Merle Norman Cosmetics.� Butcher took over the agency in 1982 from his father, Carl L. Butcher Sr., who founded it 62 years ago. He says his company currently serves well over 2,000 clients. “The most enjoyable part of my business is the opportunity to be in a consultative position for my customers. I want to make sure they are protected and to help plan their future,� says Butcher.

and online store on Maynardville Pike just north of Emory Road selling fine vinegars, olive oils, herbs, salts, and lots of other hardto-find taste treats and ingredients. I caught up with the chef during a recent bread-baking class, and walking in the door was a heady delight. Bread made by a dozen students was just coming out of the oven, and other goodies were laid out for all to enjoy. La Cuchina classes are fun and there’s no pressure for perfection. Chef Joseph prefers a laid-back atmosphere and spreads his knowledge freely to novices and pros alike. He encourages class participants to put on an apron and get their hands in the mix. He has designed a new class, to be held Tuesday, Oct. 29, called Autumn in Appalachia, with a mouthwatering menu of mountain flavors with a chef’s twist: salt block cured sunburst trout gravlax, herbed polenta squares, smokey corn and roasted red pepper bisque and nannie rolls (Chef Joseph’s grandmother’s recipe), and his associate, Chef Karen, will show students how to make (drumroll, please, for my favorite food) apple stack cake. It’s a twohour evening class. And, to get us through the winter, Comfort Foods with Style on Tuesday, Nov. 5, will feature pork loin, warm potato salad and a fig pecan tart. “In December we have one of my favorite classes, building gingerbread houses with master designer Regina Long. Our whole staff joins in for a perfect Christmas project,� says Lowery. Other classes planned for fall are Eggcellent Egg Class, Sushi 101, Wine and Cheese Date Night, Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil Tasting and Winter Flavors from the Farmers Market. Info: avantisavoia.com

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Carl Butcher is among the Fountain City faithful, and not just in the spiritual sense.

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A-4 • OCTOBER 21, 2013 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

Virtual Academy is bad public policy

Striking the band

Seldom does the University of Tennessee create what has become a food fight between top leaders on campus but that is what has happened with the exchange of comments between Pride of the Southland Marching Band director Gary Sousa (now on paid administrative leave) and UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek.

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As Chancellor, Cheek is the public face of the UT Knoxville campus. He normally comports himself in a very professional and above the fray manner. He represents decorum. Therefore, it was really surprising to see his very public letter to Sousa accusing him of whining and petulance. Normally that is said privately if at all. Clearly, Sousa has fully antagonized the Chancellor who, with his hot letter to Sousa, has elevated the issue even more than it was already. It has guaranteed intense media coverage. As a taxpayer I have never liked the idea of paid leave which Sousa now has to the end of the semester. The first 2014 semester does not start until January. This is a paid vacation. Surely there is something he could be assigned to do to earn his pay beyond staying off campus. Since Sousa has tenure it is virtually impossible to fire him short of proving a criminal act. It would appear to violate his First Amendment rights to try to bar him from speaking to employees, students or fellow faculty members. The sooner this issue is resolved the better for the band, which is a source of pride for all, and the entire UT campus. While Cheek could not have prevented Sousa from his actions, he might have been better advised to leave the verbal broadsides to others. Attacks on subordinates seldom solve the issue but they are food for a hungry journalist. ■ Mayor Rogero won a huge victory last Wednesday when the Transportation Planning Organization

When you listen to teachers and staff of the Tennessee Virtual Academy, it’s easy to say, “Give them a chance.”

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(TPO) voted to keep the James White Parkway extension off its 5 year plan. Rogero has regularly attended TPO since she became a member in 2011. She has made friends among the other members for attending and staying for the whole meeting. This paid off last week when her views prevailed. She won the support of all voting members from Blount, Anderson and Loudon counties in addition to the Farragut mayor and several others from Knox County. ■ Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters had never attended a TPO meeting until last week. Most TPO members did not know him and his pleas for the parkway extension suffered accordingly. If one wants to influence a group, then one needs to be present for all the meetings, not just those which attract the cameras. ■ County Commission chair Brad Anders voted to put the JWP extension back into the 5 year plan before he voted for the plan without the extension once that failed. Knox County Mayor Burchett voted for the extension saying he wanted more public debate after opposing the JWP extension a few months ago. ■ The message here is that the hard work of Rogero paid off. If Waters and others want to influence TPO in the future, they should start by attending the meetings and not sending staff. ■ Contrary to the report last week, city Fleet Service director Keith Shields does not receive a car allowance of $5,800 a year. He is one of a few city directors who do not receive this. ■ Next Friday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. the Knoxville Botanical Gardens will host a ceremonial planting of two blight-resistant American chestnuts. This is part of an effort by the American Chestnut Foundation to restore the chestnut tree after an estimated 4 billion mature trees from Maine to Georgia were killed by an Asian fungus known as chestnut blight. The public is invited to attend at the Gardens located in East Knoxville on Wimpole Avenue as well as view the gardens on the 47 acres of the former Howell Nursery.

They will tell you about the kid with cancer who couldn’t go to a regular school. They will talk about the skinny kid who was bullied, or the fifth grader who couldn’t read. But when you walk away you remember that we’re talking about a huge amount of tax dollars here. At $5,000 per student, the Virginia-based K12 Inc. is raking in $14 million a year

– maybe more as the year wears on and more students opt out of regular school. K12 officials talked to the Union County school board last Thursday. The board voted unanimously to extend K12’s contract for another three years. County Commissioner Mike Sexton showed up to claim pride that in this one thing, Union County is first. The superintendent of schools, Dr. Jimmy Carter, endorsed the contract extension. Maybe Carter was seeing dollar signs, too. Union County Schools gets a four percent administrative fee per year – more than half a million dollars. Principal Josh Williams said 300 kids from Knox County are enrolled in the Virtual Academy. That represents some $1.5 million that could have come to Knox County Schools.

JWP: Still dead By Sandra Clark Mayor Madeline Rogero displayed political acumen in besting Mayor Tim Burchett, arguably the county’s best politician, in a fight that did not have to be. Burchett and Rogero initially stood together against the James White Parkway extension, but Burchett retreated to a position of “let the people be heard” by sup-

porting TDOT’s strategic ploy of a slight redesign and a call for public hearings. When Rogero knocked the estimated $100 million extension off the Transportation Planning Organization’s priority list, both Burchett and Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters were absent and the Knox County representative voted with Rogero.

Josh Williams, principal of the Virtual Academy, and Karen Ghidotti, a representative of K12 Inc., listen to discussion by the Union County school board. Photo by S. Clark Test scores are no better for Virtual Academy students than for regular students in Union County. State Rep. Harry Brooks sponsored the law that en-

abled the Virtual Academy to take a full share of state funding for students it enrolls. It’s a law that’s bad public policy. It should be undone.

But last Wednesday, Waters tried to get the JWP extension back into the TPO’s priority list (without which it cannot receive federal funds). Burchett seconded his motion and then went down in flames on a 3-10 vote. Brad Anders, Knox County commissioner from Karns and Hardin Valley, also voted yes. And then, Burchett voted with Waters on the short end of a 12-2 vote to adopt the priority list without the JWP extension.

It’s clear by his votes, if not his words, where Burchett stood. He stood on the side of road builders, Sevier County and perhaps some Knox County businesses at John Sevier Highway and beyond. He stood against local businesses on Chapman Highway from downtown to John Sevier. He stood for the past and against those who have invested in South Knoxville’s future – the urban wilderness. Luckily, Rogero won.

Drama-free forum for drama-free election By Betty Bean Someone at the League of Women Voters’ candidate forum last week asked incumbent City Council member Daniel Brown where his opponent was. He smiled and shrugged his shoulders. One of his colleagues snickered and said, “He’s in the restroom.” Then everybody guffawed, since candidate Pete Drew hasn’t shown up for anything this election season, which makes him no better or worse than about 98 percent of the city’s registered voters who will probably not show up on Election Day. Not that there’s much to show up for, since three of five incumbents are running unopposed and there’s no mayoral contest to draw attention. The League is doing its best to generate attention to these races. Its website announced that it was participating in something called National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 24, which was the day of the city primary (if you didn’t hear about this event, don’t feel like the

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Lone Ranger – this reporter didn’t, either). LWV forums are dramafree events rendered devoid of embarrassment by presubmitted questions and strictly enforced rules and time limits. This one almost got interesting when somebody asked the fusty old question about supporting consolidated government, and Duane Grieve (unopposed, 2nd District) responded with a nifty little mini-rant – “Look at the city, look at the county. Look at the difference between the two. Who’s written up the most?” – but was admonished by moderator John Becker who reminded him that there was a reporter in the room. Becker, of course, was

kidding, because surely nobody would really want to shut down a provocative answer at a political forum, not even when the question – should city and county governments be consolidated – is one that has been asked and answered with a resounding no every decade or so since the middle of the last century. The other candidates also reminded the audience of that fact. The contenders in the only real race in this election cycle, the 4th District race between incumbent Nick Della Volpe and challenger Rick Staples, sat sideby-side and chatted like old friends. Della Volpe, a pugnacious lawyer who has mortally ticked off police and firefighters, was restrained and gentlemanly and passed on an opportunity to talk about the city’s pension problems (the issue that earned him an opponent). Staples, an employee of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office who is low key and affable, stuck in a few gentle barbs by promising to be a listener rather than a talker.

GOV NOTES ■ The 8th District Republican Club will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Carter High School, 210 Carter School Road. County Mayor Tim Burchett will speak. ■ The Center City Republican Club will meet Thursday, Oct. 24, at Shoney’s, 4410 Western Ave. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7.

He mentioned his mother a lot, working her struggles as a small business owner into his answer to a question that was prefaced with the allegation that Knoxville’s gender pay gap makes us the third-worst city for working women. Altogether, the League should be commended for making the effort to stage this forum, even if no red meat was served. There’s only so much you can do.

HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • OCTOBER 21, 2013 • A-5

Stressed to the max PULL UP A CHAIR … | Jake Mabe

This is part of an ongoing series addressing issues in the Knox County school system. Adrian Burnett Elementary School PTSO president Regina Turner isn’t buying the company line. Kids, she says, are being tested too much, plain and simple. They’re stressed. So are the teachers. So are the parents. One of her and husband Richard’s children took five tests in three days in math alone. “And she will come back from fall break (this week) to several timed math tests,”

Regina says. Last year, she says, 35 days during the year at the elementary level were devoted just to math assessments, “and that’s not including the other four subjects.” She says one “fabulous teacher” received a Conference of Concern letter because “the class makeup was horrible. (We) spent all year trying to have one (trouble-making) student removed from the school. “What happens in situations like this? No doubt, it (the distraction) affects the students’ grades. And the teacher is going to be punished because of it.” Turner is incredulous that students evaluate teachers. “Were those questions really explained? Did the kids really understand them? If a child is having a bad day, the child will take it out on their teacher. That’s not fair.”

I spoke with a group of students, teachers and parents about these issues last week. Several did not show, later saying they feared reprisals from the school system. “My child comes home stressed,” Turner said. “My child’s grades are dropping. If homework is assigned, it’s a battle to do it. “My child asked, ‘Mom, do you think they’ll ever let my teacher get back to teaching us?’ I had to answer, ‘Probably not if I keep you in public school.’ And that’s sad.” A teacher who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution said the “teachable moments” are gone. “I’ve been doing this for 16 years and have taught every grade but one,” the teacher said. “It’s demeaning the way we have been treated. We can’t even have a meeting about simple housekeep-

ing things without coaches coming in with us. The anxiety level is huge.” Superintendent Jim McIntyre emailed a 3-minute video message to teachers last week. In it, he thanked them, said the Common Core has “fewer, more indepth standards” and then addressed teacher concerns about “conversations principals had with (you) about teacher performance for those who did not meet expectations.” It was, he said, “not our intention to create undue anxiety. Please approach these discussions in the spirit that they were intended. They will allow for continuous development, improvement and support for teachers, (and will be) crystal clear about instructional expectations.” A recent Teacher of the Year, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, received a Conference of Concern letter, yet said when she asked her evaluator to show her areas in which she needed to improve, the evaluator couldn’t identify them. “They spread out all this data and couldn’t find one

skill I dropped, one area I dropped, one subgroup I dropped. I was actually treated more like a professional in college while I was working in a fast-food restaurant than I am now. “We are teaching toward Common Core standards but are still being graded and rated on TCAP scores. We have to get away from that.” The teacher said going from giving 2nd graders SAT 10 assessments, which are read aloud, to 3rd grade, in which students must read them on their own, is a tough transition. “What do you do when you have one of your babies look at you with giant tears in their eyes and say, ‘What about us, we can’t wead (read)?’ The test is never differentiated. It’s not hard to test skills on a differentiated reading level. I don’t mind the Common Core, but I can’t leave these babies behind. “The superintendent can talk about differentiated learning all he wants to, but evaluating a 3rd grade student who reads on a 1st-grade level using a 1stgrade assessment, that’s

the definition of differentiation.” A student who spoke on condition of anonymity said that on test days, “I don’t want to go to school because I feel like I’m going to fail. I know the answer to the problems, but I get confused and put the wrong answer. The timed tests make me nervous. School is so miserable now.” Several teachers say they feel they have no forum in which to speak without fearing reprisals. “Where is that public forum for us? Where do we speak out in comfort?” Halls Elementary School 3rd grade teacher Lauren Hopson spoke candidly and critically about these and other issues at the Oct. 2 school board meeting. Her speech has gone viral on YouTube. “I would rather lose my job (speaking up) than potentially lose my job anyway without saying anything,” she said last week. To share the good, the bad and the ugly in Knox County Schools, call Sandra Clark at 661-8777 or Jake Mabe at 466-6398.

Mighty fine at Sunshine Services By Sandra Clark One of Knox County’s finest social service nonprofits is rolling along, adapting with changing economic times and a diverse client base. The Arc Knox County started as the Association for Retarded Citizens in 1953 in a church basement. Now that politically incorrect moniker is outdated, but Sunshine Services lives on, serving some 100 adult clients with intellectual disabilities. Judy Wohlwend is the executive director, stepping in when the late Dr. Vicki Johnson retired in 2003. The center is located at 3000 North Central Street. “Those (founding) parents worked really hard to get it started, lobbying Nashville and the feds, demanding services for their kids,” said Wohlwend. The program now has three components in addition to the sheltered workshop which fulfills business and government contracts – originally the nonprofit’s purpose. Early Intervention for ages 0-3 offers home-based education for families with children identified as having a learning disability or delayed development. “We teach parents to be advocates for their children,” said Wohlwend. Leisure Services offers something every day for adults. “Activities are designed to allow participants to personalize their leisure schedules ... increasing their independence, improving self-esteem and enhancing their quality of life,” said Wohlwend. Activities include bowling, walking groups, movies, local sporting events and Special Olympics activities. Several vacations are offered and past trips have been to New York City, the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and Myrtle Beach. Residential Services include Beta Homes, two 10-person group homes with 24/7 staff supervision. Training by staff promotes personal growth and development for residents who require constant structure and supervision. Residents generally work at Sunshine Industries or participate in its retirement program. Yes, participants are reaching retirement age, Wohlwend said. The retirement program addresses the changing needs of aging clients with a daily program that includes physical activity. An independent living program provides support services to adults with intel-

lectual disabilities who live in the community. Clients may own a home or live in an apartment with a roommate or alone. The Arc offers training in independent living skills such as cooking, cleaning and money management.

“We provide short-term vocational training and long-term sheltered employment,” said Wohlwend. The economic downturn hurt this business, too. Several government contracts were cut during the sequester.

Sunshine Industries responded by starting a wood splitting and packing service, linking with businesses for retail sales. Sunshine’s Mighty Fine Wood and Sunshine’s Mighty Fine Wood Chunks are the brand names, and

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A-6 • OCTOBER 21, 2013 • HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news

Home-going for UT administrators Homecoming is a standard event on college calendars. This is about homegoing.

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Dave Hart, valued at $817,250 plus perks per year as vice chancellor and director of athletics at the University of Tennessee, will return to Tuscaloosa this weekend. He will be accompanied by Jon Gilbert, executive senior associate athletic director, and Mike Ward, senior associate AD for administration and sports programs. They came with Hart from Alabama in 2011

and will return for the 96th renewal of the football rivalry which used to be played on the third Saturday – and was better then. The trio is highly regarded but will not be hailed as conquering heroes. They have captured Bristol and gained some traction but not yet solved all the problems they inherited or created. Legal settlements, controversy over traditions and sustained success on the fields of play are pending. Hart, 64, a former basketball guard for the Crimson Tide, is a career administrator, widely known and often in the news. Alas, this is no time to compare him with Alabama’s inexperienced athletic director, William Raines Battle III, almost 72, a rare one indeed, a former Paul Bryant disciple

who once beat the Bear at his own game. Hart is employed by Tennessee. Battle is part of the Tennessee fabric. He came first to Shields-Watkins Field as a player for Alabama. He returned as a very young assistant coach, part of the reconstruction of Doug Dickey’s staff after the tragic train wreck of ’65. Four years later, Bob Woodruff made the mistake of a lifetime, promoting Battle beyond preparation. At 28, he became the replacement for the dearly departed Dickey. He was the youngest head coach in college football. Dr. Andy Holt was surprised. Others raised eyebrows but nobody fainted. Battle got off to an excellent start and was 36-5 after three and a half seasons. He was obviously brilliant, on

his way to fame and fortune. In fact, the bright highlights of Battle’s coaching career came in his first season, mid and late October 1970 and on Jan. 1. Tennessee intercepted a school-record eight passes and slugged sagging Alabama, 24-0. Bryant and Battle, teacher and student, hugged and shook hands. It was a memorable occasion but it happened only once. A week later, the Vols ripped Florida. Dickey took a deep breath and endured. He might have even wondered if his move was a mistake. In the Sugar Bowl, Tennessee stunned undefeated Air Force, 34-13. It was the top of Battle’s mountain. Bobby Scott, Curt Watson, Chip Kell, Jackie Walker, Bobby Majors and people like that took him there.

Coppock on adoption She is cited in Tennessee it out and I did it correctly. courts any time an adoption At that time there was a fax case is being heard. network of adoption lawyers, and somebody put in the fax, ‘We finally found somebody that can get a kid Betty out of Tennessee.’ Bean “After that, I started getting calls. It felt like a fluke at the time, but I started Law Dogs working with birth moms, Dawn Coppock didn’t particularly when the kids start out to become adop- were going out of state.” Coppock said working tion attorney, but was set on that course when she with birth mothers is her fatook on an interstate adop- vorite part of the job. “What they expect is tion early in her career, even though she wasn’t sure how some gray-haired man in a to proceed because Tennes- suit to fold his arms and say, see’s adoption statutes were ‘Little lady, how did you get into this trouble?’” not clear. She collects pictures and “It was technically a fairly difficult case, but at mementos for the children, that stage, everything was and compiles a good medihard,” she said. “I figured cal history.

The scales are heavily weighted in favor of the adoptive parents, except for one important factor. “The mother’s got the baby. It’s a delicate and interesting dynamic. You want to empower her, but you don’t want to motivate her to be opportunistic to the rather sacred thing that’s going down.” After Coppock became known for her expertise, she started doing seminars for lawyers who were interested in adoption law. After awhile, she compiled her seminar materials and sent them to Michie Law Publishing (now LexisNexis) as a book proposal. “They immediately said yes.” She called it “Tennessee

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A little later, Ray Trail recruited Condredge Holloway and the excitement continued despite a general decline. Battle recognized what was happening and departed with dignity intact. His exit line, defining class, was sensational: “When they run you out of town, make it look like you’re leading the parade.” He returned as a businessman with a great idea, pointing Tennessee toward considerable earnings in logo licenses and souvenir sales. He became the national leader in collegiate marketing, a genuine legend in that field. Bill never lost interest in Tennessee. He has helped former players who needed help. He has been back for reunions, funerals and special events. In his third career, he is Nick Saban’s boss! Imagine that! My opinion of Bill Battle

has never changed – in 47 years. He is a class act, keen mind, exemplary in character. What happened to him at Tennessee was unfair. He was a good receiver coach, innovative in scouting, honest in recruiting, an excellent role model for young players (Bill was a year older than senior receiver Johnny Mills – who put an arm on the coach’s shoulder and asked if the players could call him Billy). Given time, Battle might have matured into a fine head coach. He never had a chance. He did pretty well with his Collegiate Licensing Company. It sold for something over $100,000,000. Out of loyalty to his school, he became athletic director when Alabama called. Wonder what would have happened here and there if Hart had stayed in Tuscaloosa?

awhile the judiciary bought it for all the judges.” Most adoption lawyers also do divorce cases, something Coppock did during her early years as a lawyer, and didn’t enjoy. She got her undergraduate degree at Carson-Newman, earned a business degree, took a job at IBM near Washington, D.C., and started applying to law schools. She ended up at William & Mary, graduated one Saturday, was married the next, and worked for Rainwater, Humble and Vowell in Knoxville for 6 years before striking out on her own. In recent years, she’s made headlines with the Scenic Vistas Act, a religious-based anti-mountaintop coal removal bill she wrote and lobbied (so far, unsuccessfully) for 5 years. She says there’s little connection between political work and her legal career. “The only way the two intersect is a few years ago I picked six easy-to-pass

little Band-Aids we could stick in the code, and I passed six adoption bills in my spare time,” she said. “Legislators ask me questions about child welfare related bills, and when I’m in Nashville, I can do adoption work also.” And that is important. “People want to feel good about how they become parents and how they give a child up. They want to feel that the process had integrity and that the emotional aspects of it were valued, and I can do that. Sometimes I work with adoption lawyers who are sleazy, and I understand the impact of that. It’s a giant, beautiful gift you’re giving these people, and all of a sudden it feels dirty and bad. … “Agencies get paternalistic and tell people what they ought to do. I don’t know what to do, but I can talk about choices. When you are able to let the process have that kind of integrity and gravity, you’ve given everybody a gift.”

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A spider’s house Their confidence is gossamer, a spider’s house their trust. (Job 8: 14 NRSV) She found the most astonishing sight of all, a cobweb strung between two posts, she hardly dared breathe for fear of disturbing it, a thousand drops of water gleaming in the tension of its fragile hold. The pattern perfect, each drop of water shining clear, round, holding all light within it, something that would only stay miraculous if she did not disturb, did not touch so much as one sticky thread. And she marveled at the cunning of the spider, a creature she did not much like. (“Light,” Eva Figes) Birthday celebration for Frances Carroll. Pictured are (front) Maddox, Jennifer and Kendall Armstrong, Glenn Carroll and Makenzie Armstrong, Frances Carroll, Ella Grace Maddox; Nancy Maddox. Not pictured: Lily Maddox and Janice Carroll. (back) Austin Carroll, Michelle Maddox, Wesley Carroll, Brad Photo submitted

Homecoming at Union Baptist By Cindy Taylor

Gabriel Moshe, 3, has his eye on a special dish.

Kenny and Terry Smart Widener returned for homecoming. Terry is the daughter of former pastor Haskew Smart.

Union Baptist Church put the finishing touches on its centennial celebration with a homecoming meal on the grounds and a birthday gala for the oldest member. The church kicked off the anniversary in April with a time capsule burial. Members placed personal and historical church items in the capsule. It will be opened in April 2038. In the past months, the church has held special services, revivals, road trips, old-timers day, cookouts and a special Vacation Bible School. Frances Carroll received a special tribute during the Oct. 13 service for 72 consecutive years of faithful membership. Her birthday celebration followed the service. Carroll was baptized in Bull Run Creek near the swinging bridge on Nov. 2, 1941. At 85, she is the eldest member on roll at UBC. Her parents, Jack and Stella Sharp, were charter members. Carroll was instrumental in the WMU, organized the food ministry for years and sang in the choir. She recalled the early days. “None of us had cars. We would meet and walk to church together. The weather didn’t matter. We used to have class meetings. Those were so special.” The Rev. Gary Vandergriff has served as church pastor for 24 years. “It has been a very good day,” he said. “We had more than 200 for the service and more came in for lunch.”

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It was an early morning, one of the first really cool mornings, when I first saw the web. The spider had spun her magic in the fence, and the dew had fallen on it, still hanging, in fact, like so many diamonds. I stopped to marvel at the web’s beauty, its intricacy, its fragility. Ms. Spider was not at home at the moment, so I didn’t worry about frightening her (or vice versa, for that matter). I looked at the web’s symmetry, its delicate strands attached to the white wood, the strength of its geometry. I spared a thought to the tardiness of the spider’s building efforts. I think of late August and early September as the time frame for spider webs, so I was surprised to find this lovely architecture here in midOctober. I was in the midst of reading Eva Figes’ novella “Light,” a book that recounts a day in the life of Claude Monet, that master impressionist, who chose not to paint water lilies or fields of flowers, so much as the light surrounding them. The slim volume is an Impressionist’s study of light and shadow, and how those opposites illumine, highlight, hide, gild, warm, shade or bless everything they touch. From summer to winter, from light to darkness, the cycles of the world go on and on. Just so, with our own lives. There are days

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High will honor Land as a 2013 inductee into the Wall of Fame. The son of Ruth and Fred Land, Stephen and sister Frieda grew up in Norwood. His father worked at ORNL, but also had broad interests in painting, museums, gardening, travel and culture. Stephen credits his dad with fostering his creativity and wanderlust. He describes his mother as “the kindest human being I have ever known.” Growing up, Land was fascinated by television, loving the stories on shows such as “Bonanza” and the excitement of roller derby. Older sister Frieda (described by Land as “the smart one”) also attended Central. Land earned a degree Stephen Land at Jupiter En- from UT’s School of Jourtertainment’s Knoxville head- nalism in 1976. “It was really there that quarters Photos submitted

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HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY Shopper news • OCTOBER 21, 2013 • A-9

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By Betsy Pickle Gary Harmon gets around. In his nearly 30 years with Knox County Schools, he taught French and English at Bearden, AustinEast and Halls high schools. He has spent the past 2 1/2 years at Richard L. Bean Juvenile Service Center, teaching English and history to troubled male teens that have been arrested or placed at the center by the Department of Children’s Services. He loves what he’s doing – for starters, teaching history, a favorite subject, but especially teaching these students. “The kids need to see adults who care about them and try to push them,” Harmon says.” I do that. The kids know it. I’m not a touchy-feely guy. I don’t sit down and say, ‘Tell me about your life.’ “One time I had a student make a comment that he didn’t understand why we pushed him so hard to be in school, and I said, ‘Well, you don’t know what you want to be yet. I want to give you some choices.’ And he said, ‘Aw, come on, really? What do you think my choices are gonna be?’ “I said, ‘You know, son, I don’t believe a lot of things, but what I do believe is that we always have another chance. I don’t care what you did to get in here; doesn’t matter to me and I’ll never ask. But when you get out of here, it’s the next chapter, and it’s your job to get up and do something with that. I want to arm you for that with what you really need – not bullets, but knowledge.’ That’s what I try to do.” Growing up in Clarksville, Harmon had a very different life from his current students, but he had teachers who made it possible for him to have choices. His challenge was that he was born with only two fingers on his left hand, a right arm that ended at the wrist and no feet. He got into teaching “because teachers had made a big difference in my life, and I wanted to do the same thing for other people.” Schools had a different attitude about children with disabilities in the 1960s, when Harmon was growing up. “When I was starting school, my mother took me to register the first day, and we were met at the front door by a principal, who ushered us to special ed. My mother is a strong-willed Southern woman who explained to him that I was not going to special ed. I could already read, I knew my numbers – I was ready.

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Says Gary Harmon, “This is my smile.” “She wanted me to go into 1st grade. We didn’t have kindergarten back in the (Stone) Age. He assured her that special ed (was) the place I needed to go. “Special ed was nothing in those days; they taught kids how to fold boxes. … And my mother said, ‘No. There’s just no way.’ “They stood out in the hall and argued for what seemed like forever to a 6-year-old boy. And finally a 1st grade teacher came out and asked what was going on, and my mother explained. (The teacher) knelt down by me to talk to me and she said, ‘Let me ask you, are you smart?’ I said, ‘I don’t know.’ She said, ‘I’ll make a deal with you … From now on, if I ever ask you that

question, if you’ll say yes, you can come into my class.’ “She stood up, and she knelt back down, and she said, ‘Gary, are you smart?’ I said, ‘Yes, ma’am.’ And she took my hand and said, ‘Let’s go!’ “We went in, and we learned, and I thought that was wonderful. In that one fell swoop, the woman changed my whole life.” Harmon spent his freshman year at Austin Peay State University in his hometown, then came to UT, where he graduated in 1983. It’s easy to see why he doesn’t like the word “disability.” He met President Jimmy Carter and ended up on the NBC Nightly News. He studied abroad in France during college, served as Knox County Education Association president for four years and spent enough time in law school to decide law wasn’t his thing. He is married to a “beautiful wife” and has “two great kids.” And this spring, he wrote a children’s book based on an incident his 12-year-old daughter had at age 6, when friends said they didn’t want her father to

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pick her up from afternoon day care because they were “a little afraid” of him. The book, “My Daddy Takes His Legs Off,” was published in August. Harmon is selling it in person and through his website www. harmonspeaks.com. “This book is about how we solved the problem. It wasn’t all persuasion; there was chocolate involved.” He believes we all have “disabilities” but wants to help people get over their reluctance to interact with people who seem different. “I wrote this hoping that families who want to make sure their kids understand that we all don’t look just exactly alike might want to buy this book and read it with their kids, and they might talk about the people that they know that look a little different or maybe think a little differently or have some difference that seems to make them stand out. “And have them understand that those people are still children and brothers and sisters and husbands and wives. People forget that.”

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Fountain City Elementary School students were recently honored at Fountain City Town Hall for academic achievement and possessing good character in and out of the classroom. The award is given in memory of kindergarten teacher Ali Sharp. Winners are: Lydia Carr,

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Halls Elementary celebrated reaching its coupon book sales goal with a sock hop in the gym. Pictured are Madison Burge, Kyndall Collins, Reagan Frye, Anna Jo Mullins, teacher Ben Burnette, Lily Hancock, Kinley Whittington, Audrey Brewton and Chase Edmonds. Photos by Ruth White

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Auto body fourth place finishers are Payton Maxwell and Cody Nicholas.

Jasper Yow placed fourth with his mig welding entry.

Halls High celebrates The agriculture department brought home a variety of awards for their pepper and tomato submissions. Pictured with peppers are (front) Dorothy Hickman, John Baldridge, Desiree Morris, Alissa Emory; (back) Casey Jo Mitchell, Jessica Costner and Andrew Galloway. The chapter placed first through fourth in the habanera pepper category and first through fifth place in the sweet banana pepper category. The North Knox FFA Chapter placed third overall in the ornamental horticulture show.

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First place winner in the arc welding category for fillet weld is Dakota Webb.

Tanner Justice placed in several categories at the Tennessee Valley Fair, including architectural CAD (first place), mechanical CAD (third place) and architectural model (third place). Photos by Ruth White Austin Grills won first place for his diesel mechanics entry. Brandon Donison brought home a first place ribbon for his arc welding entry in the bend test category.

Suitcase display fourth place winners for cosmetology include Tennille Terry, Marleigh Trentham and Abby Lane.

Instructors Donna Murray and Jeff McMurray display the first place plaque for Skills USA Chapter Award, presented to North Knox Vocational Center.

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HALLOWEEN EVENTS â– Trail of Doom Haunted Corn Maze and Forest, Thriller Nights of Light, and The Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Oakes Farm, 8240 Corryton Road. Info: 688-6200 or www. trailofdoom.com.

Serving up spaghetti are Fountain City Lions Club members Dick McMillan and Benny Easterday. The club uses funds raised at the event for upkeep of the park, as well as vision and diabetes awareness programs. Renovations to the building’s restrooms are also planned.

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■“A Haunting at Ramsey House,� 4-8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorngrove Pike. Cost: $10 per person. Ghost stories, Halloween decorated cake contest, book signing by Dr. William Bass (Jefferson Bass) of The Body Farm and more. Info: 546-0745 or www. RamseyHouse.org under “Calendar.� ■Historic Rugby will host “Ghostly Gathering� at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in the Rugby Community Building, 5517 Rugby Highway. The family-friendly event will begin with a chili dinner followed by haunted storytelling from local storyteller Jim Buck around the bonfire. Visitors will then tour historic buildings by lantern light, and the evening will conclude with hot cider and ghost stories around the bonfire. Reservations required: 423628-2441, 1-888-214-3400 or email info@historicrugby.org.

MILESTONES Millses celebrate 50th anniversary Pete and Dot Webster Mills are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Oct. 26, 1963. Pete is the owner and chief operator of Pete Mills School of Karate. Dot is a retired secretary from the Knox County Schools Central Office. They have one son, Todd Mills, and his wife,

Janice, and one grandson, Tucker Frank Mills, all of Knoxville.

Byrds celebrate 50th anniversary David and Linda Davis Byrd of Powell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 28, with a gathering of family and friends at the Jubilee Banquet Facility. They were married Oct. 12, 1963, at Cedar Hill Baptist Church in LaFollette. David is retired from Garland Coal Company and Linda is a homemaker. They have two sons: D. Garland Byrd II and wife Jami, and Gregory L. Byrd and wife Wendy of Powell. They have six

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Tennova South was packed for the reunion. Photo by Brad Hood

We are fam-i-ly! Baptist Hospital staff at reunion By Betsy Pickle Forget Disneyland. The Happiest Place on Earth – at least for one afternoon – was Tennova South, as former employees of Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee reunited five years after the hospital’s closing. Around 1,100 people packed a warehouse-like room at the back of Tennova South on Saturday, Oct. 12. It’s possible they broke a Guinness record for hugs and smiles, but there wasn’t enough room to squeeze in any monitors to document it. “I’ve seen a lot of people I didn’t expect to see,� said Beverly Gatton. The gathering drew people from every position of the defunct hospital. An informal survey of nametags – many of which included the wearers’ departments – indicated a preponderance of nurses. “It was such a wonderful place to work, and it was fun being there,� said Sue Ellis, who worked in accounts payable for the hospital’s

final 15 years. “I was there during the rough times, and it was still a great place to be. “It’s so good that someone took the initiative to get us together. It’s like a family reunion.� Most of the four-hour reunion was devoted to chatting and reconnecting with old friends, as well as enjoying snacks and looking through memorabilia. A short program included singing by Melanie Elswick Pfennigwerth, comments from Dr. David Rankin and a few presentations by reunion committee chair Patsy Boling. “I loved it,� Jeff Turner said at the end of the gettogether. “I give thanks to all those who put it on. It was a great opportunity to see many old friends that I hadn’t seen in a long time.� All present felt as though they were taking part in something special. “There’s just this connection of Baptist folks,� said Sherry Coffield.

Melanie Elswick Pfennigwerth, above, sings for her former co-workers. Sherry Coffield enjoys looking through a Baptist Hospital scrapbook. Coffield was a second-generation BHET employee; her mother, Nancy Evans, also worked there and attended the party.

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Day trip: Coal mining camps Two weeks ago I was invited to take a day trip to Stearns, Ky. It was a pleasant distraction from my usual routine. The fall leaves will be at

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Between the initial traffic light queue, as you get off the I-640 exit, and the two traffic lights at the Kinzel Way and Loves Creek Road intersections sandwiched between the narrow bridge, it seems like the bottleneck creep was endless. Cheer up! Your days of dodging those orange and white traffic barrels will soon end. Work on the north side of Millertown is done and that newly-paved lane is open. Work on the south side is moving forward expeditiously. Weather permitting, the overall project target completion date is Nov. 17. That is when the new bridge and protective wall on the south side, and some 1,330 feet of widened and paved roadway improvements should be finished, according to the city’s top civil engineer, Tom Clabo. He reports that the nearly $900,000 road job will sport three 12 foot wide

lanes, a sidewalk, and turn lanes and new traffic controls at Loves Creek Road. There will also be a left turn lane for both approaches on Loves Creek Road to help eliminate the wait there. Soon, you will be purrin’, instead of cussin’, on your commute or shopping visit. The Millertown Pike project will help our expanding East Area shopping destination thrive. As reported recently, the Time to Shine car wash is open and running smoothly. The building pad for the dentist office and eye doctor next door on the Matlock tract is graded and appears ready to start construction. Sam’s Club is almost ready to throw the doors open on its massive store addition. Engineer Robin Tipton is encouraged with the road’s progress now that KUB has moved its power lines and AT&T has reworked its fiber optic cable, and removed the old line poles. Shoppers no longer need to wonder if they’ll ever reach Food City’s modern grocery store on Millertown – they can get there any time of day. Better traffic flow will encourage more shopping visits and quick-stop trips, and prevent traffic snarls, which often cause folks to shy away. Brick by brick, the East Area is expanding its shopping zone. The East Towne Area BPA has selected officers, and is ready to launch advertising and area pro-

■ Karns High School will have a centennial celebration and alumni reception 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, for all of its graduates. Info: 539-8679. ■ Rule High Class of 1973 will hold its 40-year reunion Saturday, Nov. 16, at Bearden Banquet Hall. All graduates are invited. Info: Mike Doyle, 687-2268, or Juanita McFall Bishop, 804-4816.

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motions. Yes, the east side is open and on the move! Correction: We misnamed the theater on Millertown Pike in the last column. It’s Carmike and we’re glad it is here. Nick Della Volpe represents District 4 on City Council.

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MONDAY, OCT. 21 Luttrell Seniors meeting and luncheon, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Comedy entertainment: “The Chicken Man.” Wear a costume. Bring a covered dish. Meeting will include discussing and planning the Christmas parade float. Everyone welcome.

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Knoxville Area Urban League’s Equal Opportunity Day Awards Gala, Knoxville Convention Center. Reception, 6 p.m.; dinner and entertainment, 7 p.m. 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.

Knoxville Children’s Theatre presentation of Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” a live mystery play for teens and families, 109 Churchwell Ave. Show times: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Info/tickets: 599-5284, tickets@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com or www.childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

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AARP Driver Safety Class, noon-4 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4200 Crippen Road. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 584-9964.

Veterans benefits free legal clinic, hosted by Knoxville VA-accredited attorneys, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the John Tarleton Center, 2455 Sutherland Ave. Space is limited. Reservations: 637-0484. Info: Troy Weston, 544-2010. Ballroom Dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center, Crippen Road. Live music by the Nigel Boulton Band. Come dressed in costume. Chili and soup supper, 5 p.m., Hickory Valley Missionary Baptist Church, 2229 Walker Ford Road. Donations only. All proceeds go to the church building fund for a new roof. Everyone welcome. Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Norwood UMC, 2110 Merchant Drive. Pumpkins, pumpkin bread, trick or treat on site, photo site, vendor booths, food, children’s activities and more. Dr. Carvenstein will be carving pumpkins 10 a.m.-noon. Fall festival and trunk-or-treat, 4-6 p.m., Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway. Prizes for best costumes and decorated trunks; games for children. Info: 690-1060 or www.beaverridgeumc.com. Trunk-or-Treat, 5:30-8 p.m., Clear Springs Baptist Church, on the new church property, Emory Road and Tazewell Pike. Donations only dinner and auction benefit for Ann Williams, 4-7 p.m., Sharps Chapel Senior/Community Center. Singing, 7 p.m., Ailor Dale Baptist Church on Beard Valley Road in Maynardville. Featuring: the singers from Rogers Memorial Baptist Church. Everyone welcome. Stand in The Gap Coalition Quarterly Meeting, 10 a.m., 502 Pennlyn Ave. in Cumberland Gap. Info: 423-300-1302. Zumba-thon, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Take Charge Fitness Program, located at 1921 N. Charles Seivers Blvd. in Clinton. Costume charity event to benefit East Anderson County’s Relay for Life. Info: 457-8237. Church Bazaar at Christ UMC, 8:30 a.m.- 3 p.m., 7535 Maynardville Highway. Items include crafts, baked goods, country store, baskets, white elephant, Rada knives, pecans; serving breakfast and lunch. Ride for the Cumberland Trail, 9 a.m., Cove Lake State Park in Caryville. A motorcycle tour and rally to support the Cumberland Trail State Scenic Trail. Info/to register: http://www.friendsofthecumberlandtrail.org/.

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“Doubt, A Parable” by John Patrick Shanley, presented by the WordPlayers, Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Road. Performances: 7:30 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10-$12; available online or at the door. Info/tickets: 539-2490 or www.wordplayers.org. Boo! at the Zoo, 5:30-8 p.m., Knoxville Zoo, located off exit 392 from Interstate 40. Tickets: 637-5331, www. knoxvillezoo.org, at the zoo’s ticket office during regular zoo hours and all Knoxville area Kroger stores.

Halls Community Park Rec league basketball signups for ages 5 and up,-6-8 p.m., Halls Middle School gym. Info: hcpsports@msn.com or hcpark.org.

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Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program orientation, L.T. Ross Building, 2247 Western Ave. Info: 524-2786. La Technique: Chef Arnold’s Eggcelant Egg Class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $50 per person. To register: www. avantisavoia.com or 922-9916.

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Halls Crossroads Women’s League Autumn Gala is 6 p.m. at The Foundry. Comedian Leanne Morgan will be the featured entertainer. Food, fun, auctions and dancing. Tickets are $75 and are available from League members or by calling Brenda Gaylor, 922-1817. All proceeds will benefit League projects. Deadline for vendor registrations for the Harvest and Holiday Festival to be held 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Dr. Jack E. Campbell College Center on the Walters State Community College Morristown campus. Info/to register: Andrea Isenberg, 423-5856767 or andrea.isenberg@ws.edu. Hearth Scares Ball, 7-11 p.m., James White’s Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave. Music, food, silent auction and more. Info: 525-6514 or www.jameswhitesfort.org.

Learn healthy shopping options at free grocery store tour with registered dietitian Janet Seiber, 10:30 a.m., Food City, 2712 Loves Creek Road near Washington Pike. Presented by the UT Medical Center Healthy Living Kitchen team. Registration required: 305-6970 or www.utmedicalcenter.org/ healthylivingkitchen. The Bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild meeting, Norris Community Center. Social time, 1 p.m.; meeting, 1:30. Speaker: quilt historian and author Merikay Waldvogel. Guests and new members welcome. Info: Cyndi Herrmann, 278-7796, or bnpquilt@gmail.com. Chili Lunch fundraiser, 11 a.m., Union County Senior Center on Main Street. A bowl of chili, dessert and drink: $5. Everyone welcome.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCT. 25-26 Ghost House Hike, 1.5 mile hike and storytelling trip to a cemetery in Big Ridge State Park led by park ranger. Free. Reservations required. Info/reservations: 992-5523, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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NEWS FROM TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY

Temple welcomes grandparents On Sept. 25, Temple Baptist Academy’s elementary school held its annual Grandparents Day. Parents and grandparents came, some from long distances, for the special program. The day’s festivities began with a program in the auditorium. Each class presented songs, recited poems and quoted Bible verses. Temple principal David Whitaker spoke to the audience about the importance of the partnership that exists between the school and its families – including grandparents. “Temple Baptist Academy is a place where families and teachers partner together to provide an education for their children that is built on a biblical foundation – a foundation that begins with our creator, God. It is this foundation that gives distinction to what we are providing in education here at Temple,” he said. After the program, grandparents and family members had the opportunity to go to class with the students. Once in their respective classrooms, students showed what they were learning in school. Teachers and students invited their guests to participate in classroom activities, which included games, art projects and crafts.

4th grader Parker Hickman with his grandmother, Peggy Gordon

Many of the grandparents expressed how much they enjoyed Grandparents Day. Temple grandparent Gene Lasley said, “I thank God for the education with a Christian emphasis and worldview that my grandson is receiving.” Another grandparent, Mary Lee Kozick, said, “I see the wonderful things they are learning both academically and scripturally. We are so thankful for the investment made by the teachers and leaders in the academy.”

5th grader Marissa Smith (left) and her cousin, 5th grader Abby Smith (far right) with their grandparents, Charles & Joanne Smith

Helene Bryant (4th), Haddon (6th), Hayley (2nd), and Hudson (1st) with their mother, Kelly Bryant (back left) and their grandmother Anne Powers

Thank you, Food City shoppers! On Sept. 24, Food City of Powell held an open house prior to its grand opening. During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, David Whitaker, principal at Temple Baptist Academy, was presented with a $2,677.68 Food City School Bucks check for the school. According to Food City’s website, since 1990, they have donated millions to area schools. Temple Baptist Academy has par-

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Finding a ‘new normal’ after cancer There were only two things Sheena Curley of Knoxville, 61, asked from her doctors as she began breast cancer treatments in the fall of 2012 at Thompson Cancer Survival Center. “I told them to give me two things. I wanted to go home for Christmas and to be done with treatments in time for camp in June,” said Curley. “They gave me both.” Curley finished chemotherapy just in time to make a trip home to Boston and Maine for Christmas. And by “camp,” Curley means the Kiwanis Club Fresh Air Camp of Knoxville, which she has directed for the last 21 years. Curley had always taken off time from her full-time job in social work to direct the camp, which provides area low-income and special needs children a week each of summer fun. “We host 36 kids per week, and we had 150 kids this summer,” she said. “It’s in the middle of the city, so the kids don’t go that far from home. But they still get a week away from Mom and Dad, with arts and crafts and fun.” In fact, it was during Kiwanis Camp in June 2012 that Curley first felt a lump in her breast. “I already had a mammogram set up for July, so I didn’t worry about it. But by the time I got to the mammogram, it was huge. They said it was a fast growing tumor,” she said. “But I had skipped a year of

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mammograms, and I had never Curley’s treatment involved six skipped a year. I will never do that rounds of chemotherapy, a masagain,” she added. tectomy and 33 radiation treat-

Program helps post-cancer patients transition back to living Even after the cancer’s gone, it leaves a mark on anyone who has battled the disease. That’s why Thompson Cancer Survival Center (TCSC) offers the Cancer Transitions Program for post-cancer patients. “The Cancer Transitions Program is designed to serve patients who have no evidence of disease after treatment, two weeks to two years afterward,” said Linda Kuhns, a registered nurse and director of the program. Linda Kuhns The Cancer Transitions Program was developed by the Cancer Support Community and Livestrong Foundation and is available for use by facilities that work with cancer patients. At Thompson, it is provided free of charge and is funded by the TCSC Foundation. The Cancer Transitions Program is offered each spring and fall at the Thompson Cancer Survival Center in downtown Knoxville. It meets for six weeks, 5:30-8 p.m. on Thursdays. Each session begins with exercise led by a physical therapist, followed by a light and healthy mealand an

evening topic presented by doctors, nurses and other experts. Topics covered include exercise, good nutrition and emotional, medical and spiritual issues that affect people after cancer. Every participant is given a workbook to use as well. “The Thompson Cancer Transitions Program began in 2012, but it has already become an important part of healing for many patients,” said Kuhns. “We used to say congratulations you’re done with chemo, we’ll see you in a month,” said Kuhns. “But now, we realize that surviving cancer is a lot like having post-traumatic stress disorder. They’ve just fought a battle for their lives. When it’s over, it’s not really over. “It’s not like you can flip a switch and be back to normal,” said Kuhns. “People take six months to a year to get over treatment.” Adds Kuhns, “Cancer Transitions can help people find a new normal for them, and that’s what it’s all about.” For more information about the Cancer Transitions Program at Thompson Cancer Survival Center, call 865-541-1720.

ments, over the span of about six months. After treatment, she was exhausted. “Throughout treatment I was constantly going. There were only eight days in August that I didn’t have a doctor’s appointment!” Curley said. “I went for six months of treatment without really thinking about what cancer was – just going to appointments. I never had time to think about it.” After treatment was over, Curley’s doctor recommended Thompson’s Cancer Transitions Program, a free information program and support group for patients finishing cancer treatments. Over six weeks, the program offered sessions on nutrition, stress management, and emotional and medical issues for cancer survivors. “I was a non-exercise person, and I am now walking four to five days a week, a mile and a half,” said Curley, who lost almost 30 pounds during and after treatment. “You’ve got to change your life. You’ve got to get leaner to keep the cancer away, and you have to build strength,” Curley said. “The chemotherapy and radiation zaps your fatigue levels. I still have days when I do too much.” Curley said the Cancer Transitions Program also helped her discern what was most important in life. She quit her full-time job in May and today focuses on spending time with her husband, Wil-

liam, directing the Kiwanis Camp in the summer and volunteering with children at Jefferson City Christian Church, where she attends. “I was a workaholic,” said Curley. “Now, I’m doing things for myself. That’s what cancer taught me, you have to do some things for yourself.” Curley said the Cancer Transitions Program was also an important source of friendship. The group had mostly breast cancer patients but a few who had battled other types of cancers as well. “It’s so important to have a support group,” said Curley. “I had my church friends, my prayer group and my family, but you really do need to have other cancer patients involved in your care. “I’ve always been more of a giver than a taker,” she said. “I always needed to be doing for someone, so cancer was hard for me because I had to ask for help. But I have made some wonderful friends I didn’t even know I had until I had cancer. God blesses you always in bad times.” Curley said the Cancer Transitions Program at Thompson Cancer Survival Center was an important part of her recovery. She said she would recommend it to anyone finishing treatment. “It’s OK to be different after cancer,” she said. “The Cancer Transitions Program helped me find my ‘new normal.’ ”

We will fight with you A cancer diagnosis is one of the more frightening experiences one can have. The uncertainty, the questions, the fear. At Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, you have a team of board certified cancer surgeons and other specialists on staff ready to work, together, to develop a treatment plan designed specifically for you – your type of cancer, your health and your goals. If your cancer requires surgery, we have more than 30 specialists, whose expertise is unparalleled, performing procedures at a Commission on Cancer certified hospital by the American College of Surgeons. Together with physicians from the Thompson Cancer Survival Center, we provide coordinated inpatient and outpatient oncology care. Surgical oncologists, radiologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, urologists and more, all working for YOU. At Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, you are not alone when it comes to cancer. For more information on the oncology services provided at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, call 865-673-FORT or visit our website: www.fsregional.com/oncology.

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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Carol Zinavage Copies of “The Longest Rescue,” signed by its hero, William Robinson, will be Dr. Kevin Class, UT di- available Oct. 27 at the East rector of collaborative piano, Tennessee History Center. has mounted a massive re- Photo submitted cital series. He’ll be concertizing with seven KSO violin- Franz Schubert in various ists, as well as UT professors venues all over the world. His duties at UT, which of cello and clarinet, and a include conducting for the visiting professor of violin. There’s a reason he needs opera theater, often keep so many fiddlers and toot- him away from his instrument for weeks at a time. lers. “Part of my reasoning for He’s performing all of Beethoven’s violin and pi- doing this series is to ensure ano sonatas, all of Brahms’ that I will retain a constant duo sonatas. That’s 17 contact with the piano.” Add to that the existence works. Big works. Works which take lots and lots of of a fabulous new concert practicing and preparation. hall in the sparkling new UT music building, plus “several Think hundreds of hours. “It seemed like a good eager performers” in town, idea at the time,” laughs and a memorable concert series seems inevitable. Class. For you classical music He’s already completed one program of Beethoven lovers – veterans and newsonatas with violinists Sean bies – it’s a monumental opClaire, Sara Matayoshi (both portunity not to be missed. All performances take of whom you can also read about in today’s Shopper- place at the Sandra G. PowNews myWellness supple- ell Recital Hall at the Natalie L. Haslam Music Cenment) and Ruth Bacon. “We’ll see if I’m still ter on the UT campus. All standing at the end of the begin at 8 p.m., and all are preceded by lectures given year!” This isn’t the first time by Tyler Mitchell, graduClass has taken on – in his ate student in musicology, words – “a complete lit- at 7:30 p.m. Concert dates erature storm.” In earlier are Monday, Oct. 28; Monyears, he’s performed all 19 day, Nov. 18; Friday, Jan. 31, Mozart piano sonatas and 2014; Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 the complete sonatas, im- and Wednesday, March 12. promptus and fantasies of Info,including specific piec-

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UT music professor Kevin Class dashes to one of many rehearsals for his current concert series. Photo by Bernadette Lo es and performers, www. music.utk.edu/events/. From inspiring music we go on to an inspiring personal account. Vietnam war veteran and Madisonville resident Captain William Robinson (USAF, retired) has a story which is his alone to tell. He is the longest-held POW in United States history. What started out as a typical mission day in September 1965 turned into a long nightmare when Robinson’s helicopter was shot down and the entire crew captured by the North Vietnamese. He was taken to the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” where he endured unspeakable conditions and cruelty, surviving only by his will. He was released on Feb. 12, 1973, after seven years and five months of captivity. Robinson claims no accolades for himself. With the grace and modesty typical

of such a courageous person, he states, “The heroes’ welcome that the returning POWs received truly belongs to our brothers and sisters who served in Vietnam.” His story is told in the book “The Longest Rescue: The Life and Legacy of Vietnam POW William A. Robinson” by Glenn Robins, professor of history at Georgia Southwestern State University. On Sunday, Oct. 27, Capt. Robinson will present a lecture at the East Tennessee History Center. The program begins at 2:15 p.m. with a ceremonial raising of the POW/MIA flag; Robinson will speak at 2:30. A book signing will follow, with copies of the book available for purchase. The East Tennessee History Center is located at 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. Info: 215-8824. Send story suggestions to news@ ShopperNewsNow.com

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KSO musicians and future music therapists Ilia Steinschneider, Sara Matayoshi, Stacy Miller and Eunsoon Corliss provide a healing atmosphere at UT Medical Center.

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Dr. William R. High, seated at left, with new associate, Dr. David O. Pickett, and the office staff at High and Pickett Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Standing, from left, Misty Seal, dental assistant; Cindy Sprinkle, office manager; Sharon Keith, dental assistant; Sarah Douglas, patient coordinator and Barbara Randolph, insurance coordinator.

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With the recent addition of Dr. David O. Pickett, the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery practice of Dr. William R. High, founded in West Knoxville almost 35 years ago, has seen a dramatic transformation. And there has been another kind of growth as well. The first week in September the practice opened new offices in a much larger space on the top floor at 248 North Peters Rd., next door to its previous location. Patients are delighted with the new site, which offers a spacious and beautifully decorated reception area as cozy and comfortable as any home, and plenty of convenient parking right at the door. Dr. High has always been known for the quality of his work and also for his attention to every detail of patient care and with the addition of Dr. Pickett, patients will find

the same level of care. The practice specializes in wisdom teeth, dental implants, bone grafts, extractions, TMJ treatment, biopsies and facial reconstruction. Dr. Pickett will be introducing cosmetic surgery and BOTOX injections to the practice’s menu of services. Dr. High and Dr. Pickett also maintain trauma services at UT Medical Center, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, and Ft. Sanders Parkwest Hospital and enjoy the challenges this entails. Both doctors proudly wear the UT Medical Center’s Guardian Angel pins, indicating that patients have donated to the Center in their honor. Dr. Pickett is a native of Utah who holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in microbiology from Brigham Young University. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Dentistry in 2009 and received specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery at UT Medical Center, where one of his professors was Dr. High. Dr. Pickett says he came to the profession of dentistry naturally. His Dad is a dentist in Utah, “and I grew up working in the back.” Dr. Pickett and his wife, Erin, have a son and two daughters. He says the decision to move to Knoxville was an easy one. “It seems like a family-oriented town – a good place to raise a family. We’re very happy here.” Office hours for High and Pickett Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 691-0918. The website is being updated and will be available soon.

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