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VOL. 52 NO. 5
February 4, 2013
NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ
The Halls High wrestling team recently won the region 2-3A championship and traveled to the state tournament last weekend. Pictured are team members: (front) trainer McKenzie Justice, Andrew Kitts, Evan Huling, Aaron Heathman, Tanner Justice, Colton Sutterer, Brandon Williams, trainer Victoria Wagner; (middle) Tanner Huff, Cameron Belcher, Sam Steffey, Eric Brady, Joe Fox, Calvin Giles, Tyler Kalish, Austin Harvey, Ryan Dobson; (back) coach Houston Qualls, coach Tim Harp, Justin Kitts, Trey Lepper, Thomas Rosenbaum, Hunter Cooper, Devan Ricker and head coach Shannon Sayne.
KPD to leave mall
The Knoxville Police Department is leaving Knoxville Center mall. City Council approved two new leases for the East substation at its Dec. 20 meeting, and the police department was scheduled to move prior to the Jan. 31 lease expiration. The new facility is at 4450 Walker Blvd. in space leased for $6,250 per month from J.S. Ridenour. The city had been paying $9,458 monthly for space in the mall. A second agreement for storage is with Southland Commercial Group VII LLC. A city spokesperson confirmed the move and said it was at the request of KPD. “We have about 100 people who work out of the East precinct,” said Jesse Fox Mayshark. There are no other substations. “We just ran out of space at the city’s Safety Building.” In January 1997, then-Mayor Victor Ashe created City Hall in the Mall with the KPD precinct and representatives from the city’s finance department. The East precinct serves the area east of Broadway, while the balance of the city is served from the Safety Building, Mayshark said. “This will get us into the neighborhood and closer to those we serve.” – S. Clark
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Hard work pays off
Halls High wrestling competes at state
Calvin Giles and coach Shannon Sayne work on technique in preparation for the state duals.
By Jake Mabe
Photos by Ruth White
For the third time in the program’s history, the Halls High School wrestling team qualified for the 3A state duals, which was held last weekend (Feb. 1-2) in Franklin. It’s been a great year for the team, which won the District 3-3A and Region 2-3A championships. Results of the state competition were unavailable at press time, but when reached by phone late last Thursday, head coach Shannon Sayne said he’s excited. “We’re ready to go and compete and see what we can do.” Sayne says his wrestlers have grown as the year has progressed. “At the first of the year, it’s always a struggle, getting guys in the correct weight classes. But once you do that, everything settles down. These guys have worked hard. They (weight) lifted all summer and did a lot of off-season work.” Sayne says the team placed second at the Seymour duals earlier in the year, losing to
Greeneville by three. “But, at the Walker Valley duals later in the year, we beat Greeneville, and they are the region one champs. We lost to Maryville by one, so we’ve had a lot of tough competition. But it’s been a fun year so far.” Sayne says team members in the lightweight class “are solid and deep. We’ve got guys sitting on the bench who could start on other teams. But, that’s a good problem to have because of the depth.”
Central grad enjoys L.A. By Wendy Smith Former Knoxville resident Jason Hamilton has been a successful production designer in Los Angeles since 1996. He’s received industry recognition, like his recent Art Directors Guild nomination for excellence in production design in commercials for Budweiser’s “Return of the King” ad, which aired during last year’s Super Bowl. And he’s worked with numerous industry giants on commercials, music videos, films and photography. But he has just one goal for 2013 – to spend more time with his family. Yes, he’s found success, but it’s come through hard work. Hundred-hour work weeks aren’t uncommon, he says. “There’s definitely not a lot of slacking. It’s not as fun as people think. We have to put in a lot of hours.” He’d have a hard time convincing anybody that he’s not having fun, though. For one thing, he enjoys the professional company of two Knoxville-area friends. His art director is Colby Woodland, his best friend since 8th grade. They graduated from Central High School together. He met prop master Orion Cox from
Central High School graduates Colby Woodland and Jason Hamilton visit on the set of Budweiser’s “Return of the King” commercial. Hamilton has been nominated for an Art Directors Guild award for the ad’s production design. Photo submitted
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He said Tanner Justice (106 pounds) has been “a workhorse all year” and that Evan Huling (113 pounds) “has improved a lot. He’s won tournaments all year and place in every tournament in which he’s played.” Brandon Williams (182 pounds) has been “a real good surprise for us,” Sayne says. “This is only his second year wrestling and he’s come a long way and contributed week in and week out.” Sayne says his seniors include
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Hamilton’s work is familiar to anyone who watches television. In addition to “The Return of the King,” which artfully depicts the end of prohibition, he worked on spots for Nike’s “Find Your Greatness” campaign that aired during last summer’s Olympic games. He also worked on the promotion for Taco Bell’s Doritos Locos tacos. That job had a nice perk, he says. “I got to eat one of the perfect ones.”
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Devan Ricker (152 pounds), Thomas Rosenbaum (220 pounds), whom he says is a firstyear wrestler that has “come a long way, because it’s often hard to get a first-year wrestler going,” and Aaron Heathman (285-pound heavyweight), “a third-year wrestler who has also come a long way and had a successful year. “That’s the good thing about our team. We don’t really have any ups and downs. Obviously, you’re always going to have some guys who are better than others. But everybody’s pretty consistent. They understand that everybody has to be good for the team to be good. “I could name every single guy on our team. You don’t have a run like this without everybody contributing. We’re going in the right direction.” Middle school story on A-3
Last fall, he traveled to Iceland to shoot an HP printer commercial set in a fishing village. A freak storm delayed filming for a few days, and he was happy to return to the California sunshine. Hamilton has spent enough time around the Hollywood elite that he is no longer dazzled by the likes of Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney. He worked with Clooney once, and says the actor was as impressed by the crew as they were by him. People are people, after all. But he admits to being starstruck twice. The first time was when he worked on his first music video with rocker Ozzy Osbourne. The second was when he and his wife, Cassiel, saw Paul “Bear” Vasquez, the star of a viral video about a double rainbow, at a restaurant. The Hamiltons are the proud parents of two daughters: Izzy, 4, and Bowie, 2. They bring the family to Knoxville at least once a year to visit with Jason’s parents, Larry and Sharlyn Bolinger of Bearden, and James Hamilton. The 17th annual Art Directors Guild Awards were announced on Saturday, Feb. 2, so winners were not available at press time. This year’s Super Bowl Budweiser commercial was also still under wraps at press time, but Hamilton shared one not-so-surprising detail. “The Clydesdales are in it.”
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