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VOL. 50, NO. 23

JUNE 6, 2011

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Crazy about comics Larry Van Guilder recalls heroes of yesteryear See page A-6

What if they threw an election and nobody ran?

See Betty Bean’s column on page A-4

Karns resident and grower Jerry Prueitt writes up regular visitor Jim Spall’s order for some locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. Photo by Valorie Fister

Farmer Jerry’s Market attracts regular visitors, nostalgia

By Valorie Fister

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Jerry Prueitt’s fruit and vegetable stand has been a mainstay along Oak Ridge Highway in Karns for six summers.

And in this era of mega grocery store chains and shopping super warehouses, Prueitt’s regular visitors are thankful he’s there.

“I like the fact we haven’t outgrown that yet – the people who grow it like this,” said Jim Spall, a registered nurse at Parkwest Medical Center who stopped by Prueitt’s stand recently to pick up some canned and fresh goods.

“Like the strawberries,” Spall said, “you can ask what chemicals are on it. You can ask the person standing there. How are you going to do that in a grocery store?”

Prueitt admits that for him it is

difficult to grow fruits and vegetables entirely without enhancements.

“It does take some type of fertilizer.”

Prueitt said he eats what he grows and sells.

His tomatoes come in from Grainger County. His peaches come in from farther south. And his own harvest is grown on one four-acre parcel of land and two to three smaller plots of ground around his Carpenter Road home.

Prueitt also cans his own tomatoes, beans and pickles and makes apple jelly. And all this comes in the years after his retirement from construction work.

“I have different types of peppers, squash and zucchini. I make salsa, and that’s about it,” he said.

A resident of Karns since 1962, Prueitt has seen much change in

to use the front section of it.

“I mow it and use the bush hog and lawnmower,” he said. “It doesn’t cost me a thing but my time keeping it mowed off.”

And Prueitt spends plenty of time at his stand. He’s there every day but Sunday.

When he’s not selling, he enjoys watching locals, commuters and visitors zip up and down Oak Ridge Highway in their vehicles. And he has big smiles for those who stop to buy some of his produce and talk for a while.

“I just love to see stuff come up out of the ground and grow,” he said. “It doesn’t matter what it is from corn to beans.

“I will say you have to love doing this because it is a lot of work. I can sit back and enjoy it, now.”

the community known for its rolling farms.

“Oh, mercy it’s growing up,” Prueitt said. “It’s amazing, all the different subdivisions going in and different farms torn up and divided.

It breaks my heart.

“But they say progress has to go on.”

Prueitt even knows some of the families who chose to leave farming.

“I know several of them,” he said.

“Most were elderly and I guess getting money out of a farm has helped them to survive and get along.”

Prueitt himself does not own the land he farms – or sells his produce on. Six years ago he found the owner of the lot he currently sets up on and made an agreement to keep it mowed and picked up in exchange for rights

Chase to legislators: Stay out of TWRA’s business

By Betty Bean Mike Chase is a tough guy who has had a spectacularly successful career in the restaurant industry.

He’s been a fi xture in Tennessee business and politics for two decades and his 17-restaurant Copper Cellar Corp. stretches from Gatlinburg to Nashville. He is a Democrat whose support is courted by both major parties and friends occasionally kid him about a passing resemblance to Tony Soprano.

Those who know him best, however, say he’s happiest when he’s fishing.

That’s probably why he lights up when he talks about his six years on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission, which oversees the operations of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

Chase was appointed by former Gov. Phil Bredesen and served as chair in 2010 and until his term was up earlier this year. He is an enthusiastic booster of the agency’s mission.

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through hunting and fishing license sales.

One of the things I would like to see is a portion of the sales of all boating, fishing and hunting licenses go to fund the agency,” Chase said.

“The sale of hunting Chase licenses has been on the decline for years.

“I don’t think the average person realizes what a wildlife officer has to deal with on a daily basis,” he said, mentioning a wildlife officer who worked a 20-hour shift dealing with a woman who had two fingers ripped off in a water skiing accident and a bear that was sighted and trapped in South Knoxville.

“And I wonder if the average person realizes that the management job the agency does has made hunting what it is today in the state of Tennessee. Twenty years ago, we probably had wild turkeys in six or eight counties. Now, they’re all over the place. Something like 3638,000 of them are harvested every year. The same thing can be said for deer, and the same has taken place

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mantly opposed to Rep. Frank Niceley’s deer farming bill, which was defeated this session.

“In listening to the people I knew whom I have to respect, it would have been a very bad thing for wildlife in the state of Tennessee. Sometimes I think some of the legislators resent the independence of the commission – but that’s the reason the commission was set up – to keep it separate from the political in Nashville.

“The agency has to be constantly monitoring what’s going on and try not to let these private acts pass.

There would be different rules in every county. There would be no statewide enforcement, especially for the last two years because there’s been such a change in Nashville.

Even a few bills, which have been withdrawn, to allow the Legislature to appoint commissioners and even put legislators on the commission, I personally think would be the death of the commission. The existing format has been working with great success and they need to leave it alone. Leave the commission alone.

Leave the agency alone.”

in our lakes and reservoirs and rivers for fishing. Look at the trout below Norris Dam or in the Caney Fork River. Somebody has to raise and stock these trout. If you’re a hunter or a fisherman, you’ve sure got to give credit to somebody.”

Chase is modest about his role in shaping policy, but says he’s proud of prodding the agency to spend money on hatcheries.

“Since I have such an interest in fishing, I wanted to get our hatcheries to where we could start meeting the needs of fishermen out there as far as producing fish. Most of our lakes are past their prime as far as fishing goes, and it’s necessary to restock them. Under Gov. Bredesen, there was a strong emphasis on state parks and tourism, and this is part of it. Our lakes need to be attractive to out-of-staters who come to fish. It’s an important part of our economy and economic development for the future. I felt it was very important.”

Chase said politics never played a part in the board’s decisions but sometimes were imposed from the outside. He is, for example, ada-

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A-2 • JUNE 6, 2011 • KARNS/HARDIN VALLEY SHOPPER-NEWS

Having fun on Memorial Day

Starting today, 10 young men and women will join Shopper-News staff members for eight Monday sessions aimed at giving them a glimpse of the world of print journalism. We place a great deal of value on this annual exercise, because we believe the stories of the imminent demise of newspapers are greatly exaggerated, and a career in journalism is still a possibility.

What will the interns learn? First, they’ll see that reporters come in all shapes, sizes and ages. Yes, some of us at the Shopper-News may be getting a bit long in the tooth, but we’re balanced by a fair proportion of young go-getters.

They’ll also discover that most people are happy to talk to the press, especially on matters touching their business, profession or accomplishments. And, while others talk, we believe that our budding reporters will cultivate the art of listening, the most valuable of a reporter’s skills next to the writing itself.

For at least those eight Monday afternoons and mornings, the interns will be in touch with real people in reallife situations, away from the artificiality of texting buddies and computer games. They may even make friends outside of Facebook!

We’re also saving some surprises for our interns. Although I’m sworn to secrecy on the locations, I can tell you they will be traveling to two places in the area that haven’t been open to the public since 9/11. I smell a “scoop!�

Learning goes both ways, and we expect to be enlightened by what we hear and see from the interns. What interests them? What do they want to become? What do they think the generations which preceded them can and should do to make their futures brighter?

If you spot a caravan carrying 10 young people with a few adults sprinkled in for seasoning, it may be the Shopper-News intern crew. And don’t be alarmed if one of the young men or women points a camera in your direction or approaches you with a notepad if you’re doing something they find interesting. We all had to start somewhere.

Beat the heat by pouring yourself an icy lemonade (or adult beverage of your choice) and poring over this week’s cool treats. See page A-4 to find out what happens when County Commission “wrestles� over the budget with the mayor.

Do you remember former Vol basketball players Orb Bowling and Howard Bayne? Marvin West does. Don’t miss his feature on page A-7.

All the usual suspects are here in this week’s editions.

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Summer camp at AMSE The American Museum of Science and Energy will host Science Explorer Camp 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 6-10, and Monday through Friday, June 13-17, at Freels Bend Cabin in Oak Ridge. Explorations will include insects, habitats, water, weather and

Joe Rector hot, and before long, those who worship the sun turned the same red color as lobsters. Waterways turned into unsafe roads as boats, skiers and jet skis skimmed across the water. Fishermen cursed under their breaths as the commotion drove away the day’s catch.

A large number of folks stayed behind closed doors.

For them, the long weekend offered desperately-needed extra rest. For them, a holiday is a time for renewing and refreshing. They spent the time sitting in the den or on the porch at home and watching ballgames or other favorite shows. Some used the time to catch up on reading the stack of books

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Entries needed for ‘Enlightenment’ The Tennessee Reiki Connection is accepting entries for “Enlightenment,� a juried exhibition for regional artists, Friday, Aug. 5, through Monday, Aug. 29. Selected artwork will feature contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork that is spiritual, metaphysical or energybased. Entry fee is $25 for up to three submissions in painting, graphic arts, photography and 3D. Awards will be given. Deadline to receive entries is Friday, June 17. Info: 617-4813 or visit www.knoxalliance.com.

on their bedside table. Best of all, folks who slept in simply ignored an annoying alarm that usually screams “wake up.�

Evenings were time for sharing desserts and other activities. Homemade ice cream was ladled into bowls, and children spooned it toward their mouths with amazing speed and accuracy. Suddenly, spoons dropped into those bowls and little ones grabbed their heads. Unaffected individuals laughed as they yelled “brain freeze.�

Watermelon consumption preceded games of seed spitting. The evening’s grandest entertainment began as skies darkened. At several houses, fireworks were ignited and swooshed toward the heavens, booming in explosions, lighting the night with a variety of colors.

Few of us took time to remember that the Memorial Day holiday was set in place

to honor and remember our fallen heroes. Graves were decorated with American flags, and families came to silently stand at the resting place of loved ones and suffer the pain of their losses.

Activities were planned for veterans at places like The Ben Atchley Veterans’ Home.

Some groups dropped by to give gifts and say thanks for serving.

Too many people were forced to wake up early the following Tuesday morning as the demands of jobs or families shooed them from their beds. The fun of the holiday evaporated as deadlines and demands took over.

Still, for three days, folks ventured outside normal routines and thoroughly enjoyed the change. Warm weather brightened everyone’s life just a bit. Memorial Day weekend was the first of many that are spent having fun in the sun.

Welcome summer.

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Monday, June 20. Ribbons will be given including one for Best of Show. Info: 494-9854 or visit www. appalachianarts.net.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has announced the schedule for this year’s News Sentinel Pops Series.

The series begins with “The Sinatra Project� with Michael Feinstein 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1. Series tickets start at $103. Info: www.knoxvillesymphony. com or 291-3310.

‘Little Bitty Quilt Show’ The Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris will host a “Little Bitty Quilt Show� throughout July with the theme “Summer Fun.� The maximum size of quilts that will be accepted is 24 inches on the longest side. Submitted quilts, entry fees and $5 per quilt must be turned in by

‘Kwang-Young Chun: Aggregations, New Work’ The Knoxville Museum of Art will present ‘KwangYoung Chun: Aggregations, New Work’ Friday, June 10, through Sunday, Sept. 4. Chun is known internationally for the sculptural forms featured in this exhibit. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Some people used Memorial Day as a time to bring family together. With covered pavilions reserved, scores of people descended on parks to cook on grills or load tables with covered dishes. Children played games and avoided aunts who searched them out in order to pinch their cheeks and plant wet lipstick kisses all over their faces. Adults caught up on which family members passed during the past year and then recalled good times from childhood.

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Goldston is Vacation Bible School go-to

By Valorie Fister If it has anything to do with singing tomatoes and cucumbers, beach themes or teaching children about Christianity, Adria Goldston likely knows all about it.

She is the Cedar Springs Christian Store’s expert on all things related to Vacation Bible School. And this is her busy season.

Over the course of the next three months, hundreds of Knoxville-area churches and upwards of 5,000 children will benefit from Goldston’s role as liason between Christian publishing companies and youth ministry leaders.

It’s a role Goldston has enjoyed for the last four years.

“A lot of people need some guidance,” Goldston said during a quiet moment in her busy day. “There are King James only curriculums that some churches want. They are all looking

for something to lead the kids to Christ.”

This week marks the official start of the Vacation Bible School season.

Traditionally, June is VBS month, with family vacations following in July and August.

That’s because volunteers are on hand more in June, before they start leaving town with the kids, Goldston said. There are many VBS programs in the latter two summer months, as well, she said.

Goldston stays busy throughout the summer – and the rest of the year.

Christian publishing companies like Group, Standard and Gospel Light all offer VBS products that the Knoxville Christian store retails, Goldston said. She said churches often are loyal to the same publishing company year after year.

Publishers also roll out

Knoxville Christian store.

“And that’s (Goldston’s) baby. It’s neat to see that ministry here.”

This year’s Christian teaching themes center around beach parties, “Pandamania” (where “God is wild about you”) and “Hometown Nazareth” which includes games that children can play by walking where Jesus walked as a child, Goldston said.

Goldston said the most popular right now seems to be the beach theme because churches can use beach equipment from members’ homes to decorate.

Cedar Springs Christian Store’s Adria Goldston is the go-to for Even in church VBS purVacation Bible School materials in East Tennessee. Hundreds chasing activities there are of churches look to her when preparing summer programs. visible signs of a crunched Photo by Valorie Fister economy, Goldston said.

“A lot of churches are just trying to conserve new VBS programs in the next summer. summer for the following “They appreciate having what they have coming in,” year. So as soon as one a resource person,” said Goldston said. year’s VBS is complete, Carolyn Burris, a homeIn answer to that, the church leaders can, and do, schooling mother who Christian store last year plan and purchase for the also works part time at the began offering delayed

billing options so churches didn’t have to pay all at once.

“We do try to offer discounts to churches,” Goldston said. “And last year a lot of churches did use that (delayed billing) option.”

Goldston said her four years as a VBS expert have been filled with her own learning experiences.

“I’ve learned that each church is different in what they need for Bible school,” she said. “Some want a lot of decorations and some want to do their own and want stuff for the kids to have.”

She said it’s rewarding to see all the churches she’s worked with and hopes to continue to work with them and more in the future.

“In driving around and through East Tennessee there’s a lot of ‘Oh, I helped that church’ and ‘That’s where that one is,’ ” she said.

Nan Scott named Fountain City Woman of the Year

By Betty Bean Nan Scott was a little overscheduled on Memorial Day, but she still took time out to go down to Fountain City Park because she wanted to help campaign for mayoral candidate Madeline Rogero and support historian Bob Booker, who was speaking there.

She was expected at a neighbor’s birthday celebration and she’d made an unscheduled call on a friend who is battling cancer, but she felt that Honor Fountain City Day was important and stayed until Booker finished his remarks. Nobody clued her in to the fact that Fountain City Town Hall president Ken Cloninger was about to call her name as Fountain City Woman of the Year.

“I left quietly about 10 minutes till 6, and when I got home from my neighbor’s birthday, there was a message from a reporter congratulating me for getting Woman of the Year. I called my brother to see if he knew anything about it and he said yes. What an honor, but I’m so embarrassed that I wasn’t there and was totally clueless about it,” Scott said. “Those folks sure know how to keep a secret.”

She’s also blushing over some of the “unusual” information her brother Ed provided about her – that she’d been voted “Cutest” and May Queen at Central High School.

“What a thing to be remembered for,” said Scott, who holds a multidisciplinary doctorate from the University of Tennessee and says she considers herself “a Fountain City girl.”

Her mother, Laverne Harbison Scott, grew up in what historian Jim Tumblin considers the oldest house in Fountain City, a pre-civil War log cabin at the head of Fountain City Park. Harbison’s Crossroads was named for her grandfather Vernon Harbison’s family. Her father Edwin Scott came to Knoxville from his native Ohio to work at TVA. She says he taught her to be “extra nice” to people who

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hadn’t had the advantages she enjoyed as a child.

“I grew up playing in the park and being a Fountain City kid,” she said.

She considers civil rights work her major call to service and always had the desire to make a difference in the lives of children whose lives were less than idyllic. As she worked her way up the academic ladder, she was a teacher at Moses Elementary School and a counselor at Maynard.

“I was a ’60’s kid, very idealistic,” she said. “I asked to work with inner city kids, and the Weekend Academy, a program I started through TVA, is my proudest achievement.”

The Weekend Academy was the brainchild of the late Bill Kennoy, who was on the old three-member TVA board. Kennoy, who was from Kentucky, lived downtown and saw first hand how few opportunities were afforded to inner city children.

“He wanted to leave something of value behind after his nine-year term,” Scott said.

“He saw kids who needed something to do, saw TVA and other office buildings empty on weekends. He envisioned the Weekend Academy as something to help inner city children, show them that they are valued and have a future.

I was on the committee that helped plan it and I became the first director.”

When Kennoy’s term was nearing its end, he got to worrying about what would happen to the academy when he was gone.

“He said ‘We’ve got to think about the perpetuity of the Weekend Academy. We can’t disappoint these kids.’

I asked if he wanted me to form a not-for-profit, and he said yes.”

So with the help of TVA lawyers, she created a 501(c) (3) and became the president of the Weekend Academy Inc., which spread to Chattanooga, Memphis and finally to Nashville.

“In all my jobs at TVA, I never felt I worked up to my potential, but this one took everything I had,” Scott said.

“There’s a study that showed that the 3rd-5th grades are critical in developing a positive identity and when that happens those children are more likely to finish high school and beyond. This is what has happened. Director Kennoy saw it as a way to create a stable work force and help children dream big, and

before he passed away, he told me we had accomplished far more than he ever thought it could.”

She headed the academy until she retired in 2002 to care for her ailing mother.

She moved back to Fountain City and became active in the community. She is an active member of Fountain City Presbyterian Church, and she has put her grant writing skills to work for the Arts Center and the Lions Club. Now she’s

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GOSSIP AND LIES â– Madeline Rogero got beat

by Bill Haslam and Haslam hired her. Michael McBath got beat (by Ezra Maize who got beat) by Tim Burchett and Burchett married him. Well, Burchett officiated Saturday as McBath and Kayla Thompson were wed at the Marriott with Chef Walter Lambert cutting the cake.

Hey, candidates: where y’all at?

The first few election cycles after term limits kicked in were hotly contested, with good candidates literally fighting for seats on City Council.

Betty Bean This year’s crop is sparse and quiet, aside from a little thrill supplied by candidate Michael McBath’s Republican-flavored wedding (County Mayor Tim Burchett was scheduled to officiate, with Foster Arnett, John Duncan and Ted Hatfield in attendance).

There’s one district race – the 5th, which stretches along the west side of Broadway from Oakwood/ Lincoln Park to Fountain City – and one candidate, Mark Campen, who was appointed to serve as an interim county commissioner after the Black Friday bunch were ousted. Campen got high marks for being a nice guy but frustrated his supporters by being silent on the issues. He did, however, fight the city for his right to plant his front yard in native wildflowers, so there’s that.

There are three candidates for Seat A, at-large – McBath, bow tie-wearing Realtor George Wallace, (who is not the late, unlamented governor of Alabama) and John Stancil, a relative newcomer to Knoxville who lives in Parkridge and started campaigning in 2010, following in the footsteps of his wife, Cynthia, who ran for County Commission and tried to get appointed to City Council. McBath is a TV news producer who ran for county mayor last year but lost the Democratic nomi-

nation to Ezra Maize, who subsequently got trounced

by Burchett.

Former state Sen. Bill Owen is looking for a political comeback in the Seat B race. He is opposed by Buck Cochran, who enjoys running for stuff.

Former County Commissioner Finbarr Saunders is running for Seat C. He’s going to be well-funded and hard to beat. He is opposed by Sharon Welch, a minister whose public resume consists of opposing Planned Parenthood. â–

Fireworks redux

At least two of the six members of City Council who voted against closing a loophole in the city code that has legalized fireworks are willing to ask for a redo.

On May 17, police chief David Rausch and fire chief Stan Sharp supported an ordinance to close the loophole. Council members Joe Bailey, Nick Della Volpe, Nick Pavlis, Charles Thomas and Marilyn Roddy voted no. The measure can be reconsidered only by request of a member of the majority. Pavlis said he is ready to bring up the issue again at the June 16 meeting.

Thomas said he is willing to reconsider, as well.

Pavlis, Della Volpe and Thomas said there may have been some misunderstanding since the measure came up at the tail end of a long, contentious agenda.

Council member Brenda Palmer, who voted yes along with Daniel Brown and Chris Woodhull, said she had no trouble understanding the issue and hopes the ordinance can be adopted before July 4. “Kids will pester their parents to buy fireworks, and if parents are aware they are illegal they can say, ‘We can’t do that – it’s against the law.’ Right now, they can’t do that.�

■Cindy Ballard wears orangestreaked hair on special occasions to match the campaign colors of husband Phil. Thankfully, Phil didn’t choose Red, White and Blue.

Tea time for commission trio Commissioners Amy Broyles, Sam McKenzie and Tony Norman discuss a wide range of topics at the Time Warp Tea Room in North Knoxville last week. All 11 county commissioners are preparing for today’s budget workshop and a vote on Mayor Tim Burchett’s proposed budget currently scheduled for Monday, June 13.

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Tax breaks for Amazon How much are new jobs worth?

Obviously in a time of high unemployment they are vital.

However, can the cost reach a level too high to pay? That seems to be the question with the tax benefit Amazon is enjoying by not having to collect the sales tax on products sold in Tennessee while their competitors do collect the tax which goes to state and local governments.

This makes Amazon’s products almost 10 percent less than their competitors’.

Is this fair? If the tax avoidance only lasts a year or two, I can see a plausible argument for it. However, if it goes beyond two years, or forever, it seems like a benefit for one very wealthy corporation, which is grossly unfair.

This whole situation is inherited from a decision made by former Gov. Phil Bredesen and his Revenue Department.

It is unclear how long this tax avoidance will endure. Gov. Bill Haslam is not obligated to carry forward every decision made by his predecessor, especially if it discriminates against existing Tennessee businesses. Virtually every new governor, mayor and president changes the top

personnel he/she inherits, and major policies are altered too. It is what elections are all about.

Amazon was very clever in dangling the prospect of new jobs in Knoxville and Nashville to prevent the recent legislative session from overturning the Bredesen decision. It was designed to place legislators who opposed the special treatment for Amazon to be seen as opposed to new jobs if they repealed the tax break. The whole matter was delayed to the next session, which starts in January 2012.

This is a question chambers of commerce and state governments face all the time when they seek to lure new industries into a community.

How much is fair to do without giving away the store?

Sometimes a potential industry wants too much, and it is best to draw the line. However, building infrastructure

such as roads or bridges which can help the potential industry as well as the community at large is an accepted approach. Vocational schools offering courses to train workers for a new industry is also normal.

However, letting one or two businesses simply not collect the sales tax (which every other business must collect) for an undetermined period of time seems fundamentally wrong. A deadline on this gift to Amazon needs to be set, announced and adhered to.

When will this tax avoidance end? The sales tax owed would go to schools, greenways, mental health and cash strapped local governments.

Notes: After three months of inaction, Vice Mayor Joe Bailey on May 31 named the city pension task force.

Or did he? Actually, he only named some of the members with the others to be selected by city employee groups and the city pension board.

City retirees currently drawing pensions (almost 2,000 people) are denied the right to choose their representative on the group as the three current employee mem-

“Only that it will be a true team effort. I’ll do my best to limit each member to five minutes or less in the ring.� “OK, good luck, Mike. “Now, Burchett has enLarry tered the ring, and Hammond Van follows suit. There’s the bell!

Guilder “Burchett makes the first move, feinting left and then moving quickly to his right.

He has Hammond in a headour holds. That’s about all I lock! Hammond is struggling can say. But I do wonder who to free himself. He’s turning scheduled this for the Beck purple!

Center. Grider? Grider!� “Oh, boy, somehow he’s “Ouch! Looks like some- slipped the headlock and body on the mayor’s squad tagged his teammate, Tony is in trouble already. Here Norman. Norman rushes comes Mike Hammond, at Burchett, but Burchett is team captain for commis- holding up his hands and sion. Mike, any thoughts?� protesting to the referee!

Apparently he’s arguing that Hammond is using a banned substance of some sort. Let’s switch over to Mike Edwards, our roving ringside reporter, to see what’s going on. Mike?� “Gloria, Burchett is claiming that Hammond oiled the top of his head with bacon grease so he could slip headlocks. The ref isn’t buying it and just told Burchett to continue the match. But I have to admit that Hammond smells appetizing.� “Thanks, Mike. Wow, somebody lit a fire under Norman, because he’s going at the mayor for all he’s worth! Looks like he might pin the mayor, but now Burchett is reaching

out to tag ‌ Mike Edwards!?

Mike, get out of there! You’re not on the team!â€? “I am now, Gloria!â€? “Well, we didn’t see this coming. Edwards is a big guy and he’s giving Norman a lot of trouble. He’s bending Tony back at a severe angle, an ever-increasing slope. Norman is struggling to tag a teammate, and he just brushes R. Larry Smith’s fingertips! “Now, Smith is in the ring and ‌ what’s this? Smith is piling on Norman! R. Larry has switched teams in the middle of the match! What a contest! “Now, Michael Grider and Dean Rice rush into the ring. Dave Wright, Sam

Wrestling with the budget Satire Alert! “Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Knox County’s first ever Tag Team Budget Wrestling Match! I’m Gloria Ray, your announcer.

Tonight we’ll witness the mayor’s team square off against County Commission in a crowd-pleasing no holds barred extravaganza. “I see Mayor Tim Burchett leading his team toward the ring. Let’s see if we can get a word with him. Mayor, what’s your team’s strategy?� “Well, we’re going to take a conservative approach to

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■Gov. Phil Bredesen got one thing right. He squirreled away money when times were good and spent down the “rainy day� fund when times got bad. Seems our local mayors got the memo upside down and backwards.

Mike Ragsdale ballooned the county’s debt when times were good, and Tim Burchett wants to pay it down fast when times are tight. ■The TIF test: Out west of Farragut, Steve Maddox wants $6.1 million tax increment financing for a proposed hotel/office/retail complex at the Watt Road intersection with I-40. Typically, a TIF must correct blight and answer the “but for� question. Would the development not occur but for the TIF? ■Maddox (ably represented by PR guy Mike Cohen) has hit a double. The property would not be blighted “but for� the years of digging and scraping as it was used as a “borrow pit� for other developers.

Now it’s a poster child for hillside desecration. â– And how about that U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York) who was busted for “Tweetingâ€? a photo of his ‌ privates. You couldn’t make this stuff up.

bers will choose that person for those who are retired.

It is hard to understand why retirees are denied the right to choose their representative while current employees are given a vote.

It may be July before all are chosen and the task force holds its first meeting. The crisis announced in January has ended. In fact, it never was a crisis. Instead, there are problems and issues.

McKenzie, Mike Brown, Amy Broyles and Col. Dr. Richard Briggs have joined in for commission. It’s a free for all! Grider is pounding Broyles with what looks like a sheaf of media releases! “Wait, someone is stepping into the ring. It’s Avon Rollins, director of the Beck Center. He’s waving both teams to the corners. Avon, what’s the story?� “There’s so much confusion we can’t declare a winner.

The staff will need to review the videotape of the match.â€? “You mean ‌â€? “Yes, there will be a complete audit of the tape before a winner is announced.â€?

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Politics and hot dogs Those of you expecting something profound here, just move back to Page 4 and read Van Guilder again.

I’ve been hanging out on the west side, trying to grow our Bearden and Farragut editions.

Here are some random thoughts from last week’s Memorial Day festivities at Fountain City Park.

First, it was hot. Really, really hot. You can see the sweat rolling off Mark Padgett. Marilyn Roddy looks crisp; Madeline Rogero seems mellow; Becky Massey is exuberant but hot.

Hey, three of four candidates are women. That’s a tribute to folks like Jamie Woodson who made politics look challenging but winnable and respectable.

Woodson, not running again, was not there. Her colleague Stacey Campfield was someplace else as well.

Mayor Daniel Brown was present, along with most of

Outsourcing custodians off school board agenda The issue of outsourcing custodians has been deleted from the June agenda of the Knox County school board and won’t return until the next budget cycle, when it may be a “lesser of two evils option,” according to board chair Indya Kincannon. The earliest it could be effective would be July 2012.

The board meeting 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, has been moved to the Andrew Johnson Building because of schedul-

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the City Council members and candidates.

Totally missing were school board members and Superintendent Jim McIntyre. If they had come, they would have seen Joel Helton named Man of the Year. That’s a rebuke to the shabby way Helton was treated in being transferred to Farragut High after 27 years at Central.

The candidates should be glad a few of us who are not running for office show up at Honor Fountain City Day. Otherwise, they would be talking to themselves.

Out west last week, I interviewed a great old guy, retired Judge Max Mark Moore. The story is on C-3 in Bearden and Farragut zones and online at www.

ing conflicts at the City County Building.

The workshop will be 5 p.m. Monday, June 6, in the AJ board room.

Watercolor and wood carvings The Art Market Gallery, 422 South Gay St., will present an exhibit of recent works by watercolorist Nelson Ziegler of Sevierville and wood carver Steve Smith of Mascot through Sunday, June 26. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Info: 525-5265 or visit www. artmarketgallery.net.

Brandywine at Turkey Creek hits roadblock

Engineering and Public Works or the town of Farragut certifying that design plans were approved and bonds posted to guarantee completion of required improvements.

MPC commissioners will vote at 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 9. The developer may appeal the decision to Chancery Court.

MPC staff is recomShopperNewsNow.com/. mending denial of the Moore came into office final plat for Brandywine after challenging longtime at Turkey Creek Phase 1, a General Sessions Judge planned residential subSpider Webb.

Nobody division of approximately thought they could beat 6.8 acres and 39 lots west Spider, but Moore decided of Fretz Road. Staff did to try. Spider dropped out not receive documentaabout 10 minutes before tion from Knox County the qualifying deadline; too late for anyone else to enter the race. Moore won easily and “the people in charge (of the county) never got over it,” he says.

by Brian Jobe.

Another neat story (Page King College 1 in Farragut zone) is the ■ Bookmaking, July 11, 6-9 ■ Students planning to start p.m.; $50, plus $10 material soon-to-open Turkey Creek class at King College this fee payable to the instructor.

Public Market, developed fall will get an early look at This three-hour workshop

by Charles Atchley and campus life during Access will discuss projects such John Turley. These guys King on Saturday, June 18. as journals, scrapbooks and took the old outlet mall off The early registration offers photo albums.

Lovell Road, gutted it and students and their families ■ Wire Jewelry Design, the chance to discuss financreated 600 vendor booths July 12, 6-8 p.m.; $59, plus cial aid, register for classes, inside plus another couple $12 material fee. Pick up check out residence life and hundred outside. the skills needed to make more. Info: 800-362-0014 or The market should open jewelry out of almost any http://access.king.edu/. in July and will draw shopstone or irregularly shaped pers regionally. object. Students will learn Pellissippi State wire wrapping techniques “It’s a niche and there’s and will create at least one a need,” said Turley, stat- ■ Enhance your personal pendant. safety through noncredit ing every entrepreneur’s courses on handguns, driver ■ Classes meet at the Pellistheme.

In January of this year, Farragut’s Associate Town Administrator Gary Palmer wrote MPC staff contesting the developer’s request to modify or eliminate a condition of the project’s concept plan calling for improvements to the intersection of Fretz and Campbell Station roads.

– L. Van Guilder

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improvement and state handgun carry permit rules.

Info: www.pstcc.edu/bcs or 539-7167.

Brown Bag, Green Book The Brown Bag, Green Book lunch and learn series continues this month at the East Tennessee History Center: ■ “The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability” by James Gustave Speth will be presented by Metro Pulse columnist Frank Cagle on Wednesday, June 15.

Reading the book is optional but encouraged.

Copies of the books are available at the library.

Info: Emily Ellis, 215-8723.

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■ Outdoor sports classes for noncredit will include introductions to scuba diving, golf and fly-fishing and an intermediate course in golf.

Info: www.pstcc.edu/bcs or 539-7167.

■ Courses to inspire creativity are offered for noncredit.

Two new classes – Bookmaking and Drawing for Beginners – join the lineup of summer workshops for adults. Courses include: ■ Acting 101, Mondays, June 6 to July 18 (No class July 4), 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; $109.

■ Working with Yarn, Wednesdays, June 22 to Aug. 17, 7-8 p.m.; $69.

■ Drawing for Beginners, Thursdays, June 23 to July 28, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; $99, led

sippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. Info: www. pstcc.edu/bcs or 539-7167.

Roane State ■ Dean Michael Laman has received a 2011 Exemplary Leader Award from The Chair Academy.

Dr. Laman is dean of Roane State’s Allied Health Sciences Dr. Laman Division, and he serves as director of the college’s Knox County Center for Health Sciences.

The Chair Academy, based in Mesa, Ariz., is dedicated to advancing academic and administrative leadership training worldwide. Award

recipients are nominated by their colleges.

UT-Knoxville ■ UT Extension agents will host free workshops for high school teachers of money management. Ten workshops will be offered at eight sites in July, with an additional session scheduled for October. Info: http://fcs. tennessee.edu/ or 974-8198.

■ Plainclothes Tracy, a student band, played to raise money for American Red Cross. The band includes drummer Eric Grass, history major; lead guitarists Brian Kelly and Jonathan Kahler, both journalism and electronic media majors; and vocalist/guitarist Kym Hawkins, creative writing major. Bassist Charles Blakely Sensenbaugh attends Pellissippi State Community College.

■ Alumni Summer College plans courses July 13-17 in sports, fitness and wellness.

The program begins with dinner and a keynote lecture

by Charles Davis, former Vol football player and now lead analyst for Fox Sports. UT faculty and staff, as well as physicians from UT Medical Center will lecture on their areas of research and expertise on Thursday and Friday.

Registration is $350, which includes a Saturday trip to Abingdon and selected meals. Deadline to register is June 29. Info: Patrick Wade at 974-3011.

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Superman as the writer remembers him.

Life was simpler in 1959 when tidal waves weren’t tsunamis and could be blamed on the “Moon Monster.”

Charles Atlas promised to “make a powerful He-man out of you in a very short time,” and his 32-page book (“crammed with photographs”) was free!

By 1991, the carefree Superman of the writer’s youth was battling new forms of evil and was (gasp) engaged to Lois Lane!

Crazy about Larry’s Corner | Larry Van Guilder

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hen dinosaurs roamed the earth and Krystal hamburgers were 10 for a buck, in short, when I was a lad, comic books introduced me to a universe of majestic heroes and dastardly villains. As I followed Superman and his alter ego, Clark Kent, through the bustling streets of Metropolis or into the newsroom of the Daily Planet, I was also learning about plot, conflict, resolution and other concepts handy to a writer.

I didn’t know I was learning, of course, and would have been properly horrified had any of my elders suggested that comic books were teaching tools. I only knew that if I followed the Charles Atlas plan I, too, might someday fill out a superhero costume with my bulging muscles and become the envy of my friends and the scourge of my enemies.

Alas, cruel genetics, not everyone is cut out for wearing a skintight leotard in dazzling color combinations with a bold “S” stitched across the chest. (In my case, the “S” was shorthand for “scrawny.”) And, as the years passed, while I laughed at Kryptonite, the element which was Superman’s Achilles heel, I found to my sorrow that I was not invulnerable to devil’s food cake slathered with fudge frosting. So long Charles Atlas physique; goodbye to cool costumes and all that.

Before I utterly abandoned my plans for a career as a superhero, I flirted with the idea of becoming the world’s greatest acrobat. That, after all, was really what Batman was (with the help of a utility belt packed with gadgets NASA might envy), and his boy companion, Robin, was a pretty fair hand as well.

It didn’t take more than a couple of trips to the emergency room to convince me that scaling skyscrapers – or for that matter, outhouses – was not my strong suit.

(And, no, I never considered for a moment that there was anything unseemly about a grown man and an adolescent boy in clinging costumes palling around together.

Shame on you!)

The adventures of Superman, Batman, Aquaman, the Flash and the Justice League of America reinforced the comforting notions that evildoers always pay and good guys always come out on top. But by the late ’60s my generation had witnessed the assassinations of two Kennedys and Martin Luther King Jr., and we were watching classmates return from Vietnam with shattered lives. Some never returned.

If what remained of our innocence was roughly handled during the turmoil of the ’60s and early ’70s, it’s still possible to rekindle some of the joy we found in comic books before our real world

Circumstantial uncertainty

turned ugly. Opening the pages of “House of Secrets” #22, July 1959, you’re greeted with a lead Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (of “It was a dark and stormy night” fame) might have claimed as his own: “I didn’t know what it was or where it came from. I only knew it was evil, malicious – endlessly destructive! And though it gave me one unearthly power after another, I realized that no one would be safe until our world had seen the last of … the Thing from Beyond.”

Following the lead story you could read the adventures of retired Gen. Mark Matthews in “The Man Who Changed History,” topped off by “The Secret of the Bronze Man.” Hard to beat for one thin dime.

By 1962, the price of most comics had soared to 12 cents. After you recovered from sticker shock you could still enjoy Superman in such tales as “The One Minute of Doom,” in which he teams up with Supergirl and his super dog, “Krypto.”

We all knew that Superman had a pretty stressful job and needed to kick back occasionally in his Fortress of Solitude. In “The One Minute of Doom,” Krypto gets caught up in a meteor swarm while flying through space. With “eye-blurring speed” the super dog rearranges and fuses the meteors together with his heat vision

a dove, but that the Spirit descended like a dove.

Even so, since then, the symbol of the Holy Spirit has been the dove, at least, in most of Western Christendom. There is nothing wrong with that. A dove is gentle, beautiful and snowy white. It is ethereal, living in the realms be| CROSS CURRENTS Lynn Hutton tween heaven and earth, and it is free – able to stretch its wings and fly.

Leave it to the Celts, however, When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together to come up with a different image in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound of the Holy Spirit. like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house My daughter Eden called me where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared the other day to tell me this wonamong them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them derful new thing she had learned. were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other The Celtic image of the Holy Spirlanguages, as the Spirit gave them ability. it is the wild goose!

(Acts 2: 1-4 NRSV) “Think about it,” she advised.

Pause, beat. Then, “Isn’t that t is generally agreed among chapter, we are given the im- great?”

I was right there with her. scholars that Mark’s gospel age of the Holy Spirit descendis the earliest of the gospels. ing “like a dove” on Jesus. Not, The wild goose is an altogether And right there, in the very first please note, that the Spirit is different kind of animal than the

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What kid wouldn’t want to “make money” or “get prizes?” The American Seed Co. let you keep $2.40 for every 48-pack order you sold. (That’s a lot of radishes if anyone’s counting.) into an interplanetary “Doghouse of Solitude” where, like his master, he can “get away from it all.”

Woof!

I carried a torch for Supergirl for a few years. (What budding adolescent boy wouldn’t?) Inevitably, I succumbed to the more mature charms of Wonder Woman and her invisible airplane. I hope Supergirl forgave me; it was, after all, only puppy love.

Today I treasure a small collection of old comics I’ve acquired in recent years. I even have a couple of “Richie Rich” and “Millie the Model” issues. (Er, uh, my wife made me do it.)

But you don’t collect rare comic

dove: large and powerful.

And wild.

Hear author Mark Batterson in his introduction to “Wild Goose Chase: Reclaim the Adventure of Pursuing God”: Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit – An GeadhGlas, or “the Wild Goose.” The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. And while the name may sound a little sacrilegious, I cannot think of a better description of what it’s like to follow the Spirit through life. I think the Celtic Christians were on to something. …

Most of us will have no idea where we are going most of the time. And I know that is unsettling. But circumstantial uncertainty also goes by another name:

books on a reporter’s salary. If you could find one, the first issue of “Action Comics,” the one which introduced Superman to the world in 1939, will set you back anywhere from $500,000 to a cool million, depending upon condition.

However, I do have my eye on issue #245 from October 1958 featuring “The Shrinking Superman,” a mere $935 in near-mint condition. Fundraising efforts are starting now, so if you’re in the market for a rarely worn blue and red leotard with a matching red cape (size extra-scrawny), call now. Operators are standing by.

Write to Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring. com.

Adventure.

I wonder if the disciples – or the 3,000 souls who were added to the church on Pentecost – would have described what happened on that day as the arrival of a dove?

I think not.

I think, if we could interview them, they would say it was frightening, wonderful, mysterious, completely unsettling, exhilarating, terrifying, amazing. In a word, wild.

And it sent them off in all directions across the face of the earth: to Rome, to India, to Africa, telling everyone who would listen that the Spirit of God was loose in the world, wild and free and beautiful and completely unpredictable.

It is that “circumstantial uncertainty,” that adventure, that I, for one, wouldn’t miss for the world.

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Laughing at old Vols TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West

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n this modern age, Shopper columns rarely arrive in the mail.

This one came as a gift from a mostly big blue fan and reader in a border state. The care package included a coaching tip: See Volunteer comedy on pages 162 and 163.

What I have is a Dave Kindred book, “Basketball, the Dream Game in Kentucky,” published in 1976. It looks new. It could have been lost in a closet.

Surrounding the mention of ex-Vols Orb Bowling and Howard Bayne was the new-born American Basketball Association and, more specifically, the Kentucky Colonels, a franchise purchased for a mere $64,900 by Mamie Spears Reynolds Chinetti Gregory, an heiress with even more millions than marriages.

Kindred describes Orb, an original Colonel, a 6-10 UT graduate

from Sandy Hook, Ky., as “slower than a tree.”

Orby Lee played 11 games and averaged 1.9 points per outing. A change of coaches led to an executive decision that he wouldn’t be playing any more. Kindred says that did not bother Bowling too much.

“I got this here no-cut critter so I reckon I’ll just hang around.”

No-cut critter translates into English as a contract which said the team would pay whether he played or watched, two years guaranteed at $13,000 each, plus a $750 signing bonus.

The new coach left him behind when the team traveled. Orb was to continue conditioning, running daily in an empty arena. At home he appeared in street clothes at the end of the bench.

Because he came from the country, at the end of a dirt road, and

UK didn’t want him and he fell to UT by default, there was some effort to make Orb appear dumb.

Wrong.

Orb Bowling came to Tennessee as a genuine backwoods boy. He said he walked a mile or more each day just to catch a ride to school.

He said he lived so far back in the hills that the Grand Ole Opry didn’t arrive until Tuesday.

He could be funny without trying but Vanderbilt never laughed.

Orb scored 31 against the Commodores in a stirring 1962 upset.

It was a very important victory for the Vols. They got only four that season.

Bowling won no basketball honors but he got a college education.

He was smart enough to save most of that Kentucky money. He married well and became an investment banker with Union Planters.

He helped sell the bonds that built Rupp Arena. He is a legitimate Memphis millionaire.

Kindred says Bayne’s specialty was mayhem and that, on behalf of the Colonels, he dispensed bruises and breaks from Anaheim to Teaneck. Howard was enthusiastic and determined, “but he had several faults, chief among them being he couldn’t play pro basketball.”

Guard Louis Dampier supported that claim with “the funniest thing I ever saw.”

Bayne grabbed a rebound and took off dribbling toward the other end of the floor. With each dribble, the ball came up higher. And higher. At the free-throw line, the ball was bouncing above his head.

“And the last dribble was off his toe,” Dampier said.

Alas, Bayne had only a one-year contract.

The Kentuckians were laughing at two of my favorites. Howard was a gladiator, Tennessee’s chairman of the boards, a fierce rebounder who tried to fit into the Ray Mears system but probably had a better chance playing in the NFL than the NBA. That would have been it for the book – if I hadn’t found the chapter about UK’s fabulous five. Ralph Beard, Alex Groza, Kenny Rollins, Wah-Wah Jones and Cliff Barker may have been the best lineup of the awesome Adolph Rupp era. The Wildcats went 128-9 in Beard’s years.

It was fun reading until I got to the part about point-shaving.

This was mostly a New York story.

Rupp said gamblers couldn’t touch his boys with a 10-foot pole. The crooks had a longer reach.

In the 1951 scandal, Beard, Groza and Dale Barnstable were arrested for taking money from gamblers to make final scores fit under betting lines. Beard, maybe the best guard ever at Kentucky, admitted he took $1,300 for influencing five games.

The three pleaded guilty. New York judge Saul S. Streit spared them a prison sentence in favor of cooperation but banned them forever from basketball. Beard and Groza had been playing for the Indianapolis Olympians. Both were all-NBA. Both were majority stockholders in the team.

Judge Streit poured blame all over Rupp, saying he aided and abetted, that he utterly failed to build character or instill morals, that he engaged in illegal recruiting and permitted cheating on exams.

Rupp admitted some sins during NCAA and SEC investigations.

He gave players money now and then. Yes, he knew that they got new suits from Lexington businesses. Beard got free chewing gum from a drug store.

The SEC inflicted what was thought to be severe punishment: UK would have no basketball team in 1952-53.

And we think we got troubles.

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

The busiest birds in the yard NATURE NOTES | Dr. Bob Collier

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e’ve had lots of birds in the yard this spring, building nests, feeding young, and teaching the new guys how to fly and find something to eat. But, noticeably the busiest birds in the yard and a bird that you may not be that familiar with are our hyperactive and overachieving blue-gray gnatcatchers.

There are a bunch of bird people out there who eagerly await their favorite first spring migrants like a sailor’s wife, standing on the shore and staring out to sea in anticipation. Just talk to a serious purple martin fancier and you’ll see what I mean. They can tell you the day their birds have shown up every spring, forever.

My blue-gray gnatcatchers and I are like that. They have been my first spring arrivals for years now, and I find myself listening for their high, buzzy, “pzee-pzee” calls whenever I’m outside doing the early spring yard chores. They show up the first few days of April and immediately set about their business.

In addition to their “pzee-pzee” calls, which they do constantly as they flit about, they have an actual song that they occasionally sing in the spring, described in Sibley’s book as “thin wheezy notes interspersed with bunches of high chips and slurs.” And, sure enough, this year for the first time

ever, I heard one of the gnatcatchers singing. Little goodies like that bring joy to the heart of a birder, like icing on an already delicious spring cake.

The most accurate description of these little guys would be “miniature mockingbird.” True to their name, they are blue-gray, with a white eye-ring and white outer tail feathers. They weigh in at about two-tenths of an ounce, halfway between a hummingbird and a chickadee. Which makes the fact that they fly all the way here from Guatemala or Costa Rica every spring even more amazing.

When they arrive, they hit the ground running, so to speak. Sibley says that they seem to be in constant motion, and I certainly agree. They hop, flick, twitch and jump constantly. Their first task is to get going on a nest. They work on that for a couple of weeks.

Their nests are typically well-hidden. It looks like a hummingbird nest, only about twice the size.

Usually fairly high up on a horizontal branch, and built of plant fibers, spider webs and grayish lichens, it is so well camouflaged as to be nearly invisible. I found this year’s nest, but before I could photograph it for the column, it was completely engulfed in Virginia creeper leaves. Clever birds.

There is one big problem that the blue-gray gnatcatchers, busi-

est birds in my yard, have in trying to raise a family. And that would be the laziest bird in my yard, or anywhere – the brownheaded cowbird. The gnatcatchers, as with numerous other birds, are susceptible to nest parasitism by the cowbirds. That means that the cowbird mama will lay an egg in the gnatcatcher’s nest, leaving it there for the tiny gnatcatchers to sit on, hatch and then raise. Way larger and louder than its gnatcatcher nest mates, the cowbird baby outgrows them and outcompetes with them for the food the parents bring.

This peculiar behavior is highly irritating to me. I guess it reminds me of certain people I have encountered. But it is instinctive in the cowbirds, and it makes sense, if you look into it for a bit. It is thought that the cowbirds evolved their behavior way back when there weren’t any people around, and they made their living by following the large herds of grazing animals, who stirred up all sorts of insects and other critters for the cowbirds to eat.

Now, you don’t have time to stop and build a nest and sit on eggs for a couple of weeks when you’re trying to keep up with a herd of grazing buffalo, so, what’s a bird to do but to plop an egg into any nest that’s handy and keep on moving? Then when people ar-

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Some species of birds – robins, catbirds, blue jays, brown thrashers – have learned to recognize cowbird eggs in their nest and remove them. But others are susceptible, and in some areas, as many as half the nests or more of warblers, finches, vireos and song sparrows will have an unwelcome foster cowbird in their brood.

Laying as many as 40 or more eggs a season, cowbirds can be a serious threat to some species of songbirds that are very low in numbers for other reasons. In central Michigan where our rarest warbler, called Kirtland’s warbler, had reached a perilous population of only a couple hundred, the authorities had to start a program of trapping and removing cowbirds, just to give the Kirtland’s warblers a chance. It is proving successful, but it appears that it will have to be a continuing, ongoing program

if the warblers are to survive.

Our blue-gray gnatcatchers had some sort of a dispute with the cowbirds early on this year, with much chirping, buzzing and squawking, but apparently things were settled and the gnatcatchers raised a batch of their own babies. They have fledged off now, and my yard seems full of the “pzee-pzee” calls, as the gnatcatcher population goes from two to five or six.

A lot of their constant motion involves searching every nook, cranny, twig and stick for little flies, gnats and spiders. One can only wonder how many insects would be in our yards if we didn’t have the birds eating them by the ton daily. Given their 0.2 ounce size, the blue-gray gnatcatchers certainly do their part.

As I sit on my back porch in the afternoon and relax with a book, their constant calls, which I know means constant activity, sort of lurk in my ears, saying, “Why aren’t you busy like us? You might even accomplish something!”

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Working from home Disaster relief group repairs local homes

By Natalie Lester

They have been repairing homes and meeting constuction needs all over the region for many years, but Southern Baptist disaster relief workers have been toiling closer to home since the storms on April 27. The group, including Farragut residents, has worked from daylight to dusk throughout the county to help people in need. “We have been insanely busy,� said Concord resident Lou Mulsand. “It is like a full-time job. This isn’t just a couple of hours a day.

We’ve been working from the time the sun comes up until it sets. This is definitely the busiest we’ve ever been around here. I can’t ever remember seeing anything like this.�

Roscoe England, who attends First Baptist Church Concord and has been volunteering with the group for 12 years, struggled to describe his work over the last few weeks. “It is really just indescribable,� England said. “It has been such a blessing to do for our neighbors who can’t do for themselves or afford to pay for help. The hardest thing for them to understand is that it is free. When they stand with tears in their eyes, thanking me, it brings joy to my heart to know we have really helped them.�

The men, who both assisted in the Sept. 11 and Hurricane Katrina cleanups, never expected tragedy to hit so close to home. “You don’t stop to think that it will hit your family, friends and neighbors,� England said. “It is terrible to say, but you always think it will be somewhere and someone

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Mulsand estimates the group has completed 18 jobs since the April 27 hailstorm, but they have been working consistently since the floods in February. “We’ve completed almost 60 jobs in the last couple of months,� Mulsand said.

England said working in Knoxville has been different than helping in other cities. “I’ve really come to realize how local people can pick themselves up by their boot straps,� he said. “They aren’t waiting for someone

to step in, but are ready to overcome.�

Eric Franks, who lives in Sweetwater, also volunteers with the group. He organizes World Changers, a summer youth ministry through which high school and college students travel to help with construction projects.

He said the storms have reworked his schedule. “There were needs before the storm and now all of this has made it worse,� he said. “For example, there was one woman whose roof we were planning to redo and right now she can live in only a small part of her house,

because the other part is flooded. She is stuck until we can get to her to fix the situation.�

Franks estimates he will have 320 students working with World Changers in East Tennessee this summer. He said it will be different from the past 12 he has worked, because so many groups are choosing to stay close to home. “To see the difference in our Volunteer state has been amazing,� he said. “It has been a reality check to see such disaster at home, but it is also phenomenal to watch people come together.�

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Potluck meal will be served at 1 p.m. Bring a covered dish and drink along with any photos and family history to share. Info: Margaret Seals Bull, 423-6263075, or Delsie Seal Sullivan, 423-586-9091. All related families and friends are invited.

■ The Buckner Reunion will begin at noon Saturday, June 18, at Wilson Park in Maynardville.

Bring a dish to share, a chair and a drink. Info: Jean Mize, 992-3674; Linda Cox, 992-8565; Carolyn Norris, 992-8321.

■ The Cupp Reunion (family and friends of P.H. “Hurb” and Martha Cupp) will hold a reunion 1 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Fountain City Lions Club Building at Fountain City Park. Bring a covered dish and a 2-liter drink. Bring memorabilia to share. Info: Brenda Clabough Smith, 748-1658, or Jimmy Cupp, 423-626-3643.

■ Halls High Class of 1965 will hold its 46th reunion Saturday, June 25, on the Star of Knoxville Riverboat. Boarding at 6:30 p.m. and departure at 7. Cost is $43.75 per person for the dinner and cruise. Info: Elaine Wolfenbarger, 256-6292.

■ USS Albany Association will hold its 22nd annual reunion Sunday through Friday, Oct. 9-14, at the Glenstone Lodge in Gatlinburg. The association is currently looking for shipmates who served on one of the USS Albany ships (CA123, CG10, SSN753). Info: Dick Desrochers, 603-594-9798, or www.ussalbany.org.

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And they’re off ! Runners and walkers start the 34th annual Knoxville Expo 10K and 5K on May 28 near the Civic Auditorium. Close to 900 runners finished the race. Photos by Greg Householder

By Greg Householder The weather was perfect – sunny and in the mid 70’s – as the gun sounded to start the 34th annual Knoxville Expo 10,000 and 5K presented by 6Cares on May 28.

Ian Murphy of Maryville was the first runner to cross the finish line by finishing the 5K race in 17:47. Marsha Morton of LaFollette was the first female runner to finish the 5K by logging a time of 21:23.

Alan Horton of Knoxville finished first in the 10K with a time of 31:42. Kathy Wolski of Knoxville was the first female runner to finish the 10K in 37:53.

For the 10K, in the male open category, Ryan Woods of Boone, N.C., finished second to Horton and Ethan Coffey of Knoxville finished third.

In the 10K female open category, in addition to Wolski, Jasmin Keller of Knoxville finished second and Judy Wilson of Oak Ridge finished third.

In the 5K male open category, Geoff Martin of Knoxville finished second to Murphy and Greg Cooper of Knoxville finished third.

In the 5K female open category, in addition to Morton, Kelly Jones of Maryville finished second and Carmen Iwanski of Knoxville finished third.

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Kyle Gaskin, Gabe Reiman and Ryan Schrick have fun at the tireroll relay during 3rd grade Fun Day at Farragut Intermediate School on May 19. Photos by L. Furtner

‘Fun Day’ craziness

By Lorraine Furtner

Cedar Bluff Elementary students rank high in art contests Cedar Bluff Elementary School art teacher Jeanie Hardin displays fifth grader Kylie Bowman’s painting, which recently won second place in the Royal Brush painting contest. Third grader Stephen Dai (right) won first place in the national contest for his age group. Photo by N. Lester

Farragut Intermediate School students (front) Robby Geron, Hannah Watson; (back) Dean Longmire and Avery Collins maneuver a parachute to catch and bounce a giant beach ball.

Physical education teacher at Farragut Intermediate School, Deb Hatch, calls 3rd grade Fun Day, held May 19, “a track meet mixed with craziness.”

Parent volunteers and 5th grade students with good behavior in gym class this year helped move 3rd graders around the soccer field through stations of individual and team-building games like: hula hoops, obstacle course relay, corn hole, a tireroll relay and “beach ball chute,” where students catch and bounce a beach ball as many times as possible.

Brian Lee has a “hair-raising” good time on the hoppityhop relay at Farragut Intermediate School.

Even the “rest area” at Farragut Intermediate School’s 3rd grade Fun Day is filled with activity. Benjamin Henderson and Nick Bolinger “at rest” dribbling balls.

Farragut Intermediate School 3rd grader Noah Hutchison hurdles through the obstacle course on Fun Day.

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Talent at Cedar Bluff Middle School Cedar Bluff Middle School students and violinists Brooke Moon and Payton Lanier played “Antdantion” in the school’s talent show on the last day of school. Photo by N. Lester

The Farragut Rotary recently awarded Sarah Moog from FarThe Farragut Rotary recently awarded Farragut High senior ragut High School a $1,500 scholarship. Pictured are the club’s Katrina Storm a $1,500 scholarship. Pictured are Katrina’s parents, scholarship chair Eddie Ford, club president Peggy Wilson, Sarah and Robert Storm, Katrina and her brother, Nathan.

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Mural design contest winner Alexis Bielich and runner-up Amy Carro paint the winning scene at Farragut Intermediate School.

Farragut Intermediate School retirees Cathy Rush, Sylvia Marshall, Donna Patrick and Doris Beets say goodbye to full-time work and hello to a new lifestyle. Photos by L. Furtner

That’s a wrap Well “that’s a wrap� – the last bits of school news until August. I’ve enjoyed covering schools this year, first throughout West Knoxville and lastly in Farragut, getting reacquainted with old faces and meeting many new ones. Have a great summer and if “the good Lord’s willin’ and the creek don’t rise,� I’ll see you again in the fall.

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Say goodbye to some familiar faces at Farragut Intermediate School. Doris Beets, Sylvia Marshall, Donna Patrick and Cathy Rush, who have 109 combined years of service, retired this year and were honored with a reception at the home of Brenda Adair on May 23.

Not quite ready to quit everything, Patrick and Beets will continue working for the after-school program at FIS. Rush said of spending 35 years in the same classroom, “I’ve sure got some cleaning to do.�

Rush has especially enjoyed watching siblings come up through the ranks. One of her best recent memories is a family who heard she was retiring and all showed up at her door to let her know she’d be missed.

It was difficult for any of the four (Rush as a teacher, Marshall a secretary, and Patrick and Beets, teaching assistants) to come up with specific memorable moments.

Alexis Bielich’s winning mural design painted in the future “Admiral Art Gallery� at Farragut Intermediate School.

Strasser used a $400 grant from the Junior League of Knoxville to introduce Zumba into her classroom for a term. The 45-minute Farragut Intermediate School students Katie Mixon, Abigail Rumpp and Chloe Roe demonstrate weekly class was taught by Sandy Hazelwood. HazelZumba moves they learned after receiving a grant from the Junior League of Knoxville. wood is Strasser’s Zumba instructor from a class that Beets asked her cohorts Bielich won for her beach leave, Davis helped students meets at Friendship Baptist “Can you tell me what my inspired theme. Runners- finish the project by the end Church. favorite memory is?� up Amy Carro, Sable Mat- of school.

Strasser said that it was Marshall answered, re- tingly and Eric Zhang got to a good supplement for the minding Beets of a safety pa- help paint the mural. With â– Grant for Zumba physical education class trol trip in 1988 when they school coming to a close and Farragut Intermedi- that meets three times in had to retrieve a child who Riner going on maternity ate School teacher Tiffany eight school days. had wandered away from them at Mount Vernon.

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Students submitted designs and 5th grader Alexis

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Dancer takes doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice after mini stroke

Judy Moore of Knoxville has danced on Broadway and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackie Gleason Show,â&#x20AC;? but her health recently took center stage.

Moore experienced transientischemic attacks (TIAs), which are often referred to as mini strokes.

Having a mini stroke doubles oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chance for a heart attack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have always exercised and eaten well,â&#x20AC;? said Moore, â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, my father passed away at 56 because of his heart problems, so I knew I shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take my condition lightly.â&#x20AC;?

Moore cautions anyone who has a problem with strokes to not take it lightly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lot out there to help you monitor your health,â&#x20AC;? said Moore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to have to take medicine, but I gave in to my doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encouragement before my condition worsened.â&#x20AC;?

She also improved her health by reducing her stress with Qigong â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a Chinese meditation technique that is credited for drastically reducing stress and improving overall health by aligning breath and physical activity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Qigong has helped me a great deal to relax and reduce my stress.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly time well spent,â&#x20AC;? said Moore.

Aligning breath and physical activity is nothing new for Moore. At a A â&#x20AC;&#x153;strokeâ&#x20AC;? of luck brought Judy and Brent Moore together, and now the Knoxyoung age, her mother realized she ville couple travels nationally and internationally to share their expertise in was a natural dancer. She enrolled choreographed ballroom dancing.

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her in ballet lessons as a child, and she continued her pursuit of dance after graduating from high school.

That summer she studied in New York City to further cultivate her skills. While taking a dance class, she learned about an audition at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. It was her very ďŹ rst audition. Her efforts paid off. She landed a private audition with choreographer Robert Alton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I walked on stage for the audition, I can still remember the single light shining down on me, as they later portrayed in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A Chorus Line,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? said Moore, who was encouraged to come back to the second round of auditions because the chorographer had already chosen her to be in the show.

At 18, she danced in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hazel Flaggâ&#x20AC;? on Broadway for six months â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a dream come true.

She then danced her way into television on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Larry Storch Showâ&#x20AC;? which ran on CBS and later with a ďŹ ve-year run on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackie Gleason Showâ&#x20AC;? as one of the 16 June Taylor Dancers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dancing has given me an exciting and interesting life,â&#x20AC;? said Moore.

She retired her dancing shoes while raising her three children, but was able to start a new dancing adventure after meeting Brent Moore, who had recently been widowed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We automatically had â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;that magicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; people talk about, especially

Mini strokes may double heart attack risk Having a â&#x20AC;&#x153;mini stroke,â&#x20AC;? known as a transient-ischemic attack (TIA), appears to double the risk for a heart attack later, according to Mayo Clinic study.

Although TIA symptoms may last only a few minutes, they are a warning of coronary heart disease that may be unrecognized, said Darrell Brackett, Parkwest director of cardiovascular services.

The study conďŹ rms that people who have had a TIA or stroke should also be evaluated for coronary heart disease.

TIAs usually occur when a blood clot temporarily blocks a blood vessel to the brain. TIA symptoms are similar to stroke symptoms, but they usually resolve in minutes or a few hours and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cause long-term disability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They should be treated as a medical emergency warranting immediate evaluation,â&#x20AC;? said Brackett.

The study, published in Stroke, collected data on 456 patients in Rochester, Minn., average age 72, who had suffered a TIA between 1985 and 1994. Forty-three percent were men.

Almost 66 percent of these patients had high blood pressure, more than 50 percent were smokers and 75 percent were taking drugs such as aspirin to prevent blood clots.

During an average 10 years of follow-up, the researchers found the risk of having a heart attack was around one percent a year, which is double the rate for people who had never had a TIA. The increased risk lingered for years and was greatest among younger people.

Those under 60 years old who had had a TIA were 15 times more likely to have a heart attack, compared with people who never had a TIA. The average time between a TIA and a heart attack was ďŹ ve years, the study found. In addition, TIA patients who had a heart attack were

Signs and symptoms The stroke experts at Parkwest say the symptoms of a TIA (mini stroke) include: N Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.

N Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.

N Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.

N Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.

N Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.

connecting our former dance careers,â&#x20AC;? said Moore who later married Brent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our meeting was certainly meant to be.â&#x20AC;?

Together, they are renowned choreographed ballroom dance instructors who regularly travel throughout the United States, as well as a few trips to Europe, Japan and Australia to showcase their proďŹ ciency.

Managing your stress One-third of Americans admit that they experience extreme stress in their life.

Knowing how to manage stress can make a big difference in your overall health. Parkwest health experts recommend: N PRIORITIZE: Make time for the things which are most important to you.

N EXERCISE: Incorporate daily exercise into your routine. This healthy habit also helps your brain produce chemicals to fight stress.

N SLEEP: Be sure to get enough of it. Seven to eight hours are recommended to ward off fatigue. The bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to function shuts down when it is regularly deprived of the deep sleep required for it to reset.

N RELAX: Learn to chill out. Deep-breathing exercises, meditation, yoga and visualization are valuable resources to decompress.

Between 250,000 and 350,000 mini strokes occur each year in the United States. three times more likely to die than those who did not have a heart attack.

Factors linked to increased heart attack risk after a TIA included being male, older age and use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Physicians and other health care providers should be mindful of the increased risk for heart attack after TIA, just as they are about the increased occurrence of stroke,â&#x20AC;? said Brackett.

Patients with suspected TIA require immediate medical attention. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Along with rapid assessment and evidence-based management to prevent stroke, patients with TIA should receive comprehensive measures to prevent and treat coronary artery disease,â&#x20AC;? Brackett said.

N JOURNAL: Make time to regularly write goals and reflect on the positive things that are happening in your life. Doing so will create positivity.

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A gift from the heart for dad Father’s Day is quickly approaching and its time to begin thinking of the perfect gift for that special man.

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Several pages of the album were filled with photos of us from our dating years to the present. Others were filled with photos of our children Ruth growing up that illustrated White how he has influenced their lives. Stickers that described him – such as loyal, dependable, honest, loving – accented the pages. Each family Even though he isn’t my member was able to express father, I have always purchased a Father’s Day gift This Father’s Day, consider making a card/gift using pictures their feelings for a man who has been the strength of our for my husband to let him that tell a story of an amazing father. Photo by Ruth White family and a supporter of our know what a great father he dreams and ambitions. has been to our three children. After 24 years, a shirt even for my father, who has buy. One evening as Father’s This gift cost little monDay approached, I found a ey to make but is one gift or a tie or even a tool that he everything he needs. needs just doesn’t quite exOne of the best gifts I paper photo album in my that is considered pricepress my feelings. I’ll admit have given my husband de- craft supplies and the gift less. It is a gift that will sometimes it’s hard to find veloped out of the frustra- idea was born. With pic- never wear out or be forjust the right gift for him or tion of not knowing what to tures, stickers, scissors and gotten over the years.

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Mr. Bailey played major league baseball for 14 seasons (1953-1966) and was named to five National League All-Star teams. He also played briefly for the University of Tennessee and served in the U.S. Army before his professional baseball career. Mr. Bailey died in 2007.

The city’s Parks and Recreation Adult Baseball League is a highly competitive 13-team league that includes college-age players as well as older players.

Cat month at Young-Williams June is officially “Adopt-A- Shelter- C atMonth,” and Young-Williams Animal Center has some creative ways to celebrate by offering some can’t-be-beat opportunities to meet and adopt a feline friend.

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Critter Tales “Kittyroo” (not to be confused with the music festival Bonnaroo happening this weekend) will last through Saturday, June 11. Adult cats will be available for a $50 adoption fee – $25 less than the normal rate to adopt.

Some of the eligible felines have even been named in honor of rock legends for this special event.

Oldies Week will be Sunday through Saturday, June 12-18, to shine the spotlight on senior cats at the shelter. Cats that are 7-years-old and up can be adopted for $25. This is $25 less than the regular adoption fee for a senior cat.

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Calypso will be available for adoption at a reduced rate during “Kittyroo” at YoungWilliams. Photo submitted

Saturday, June 19-25, when kittens under 6 months of age can be adopted for $125 instead of the regular $150. If two kittens are adopted together, the total is only $200. That’s definitely a reason to be smitten.

The finale for “cat month” is “One, Two, Free” Saturday, June 26, through Monday, July 4.

This is one great BOGO (buy one, get one) sale on kitties. Buy one adult cat and receive a second at no additional cost. Who ever said BOGO sales should only be on pairs of shoes?

All humor aside, the idea is to find homes for as many homeless animals as possible. Maybe your new cat might even enjoy the company of a black lab or a Chihuahua – you don’t have to be a cat to celebrate the holidays. Info: 215-6599 or visit www.knoxpets.org.

Brown Bag lecture on Civil War Knoxville Robert “Bob” Booker will present the Brown Bag Lecture “I Read It in the Newspaper: Civil War Knoxville” noon Wednesday, June 8, at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Admission is free. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch. Info: 215-8824 or visit www.easttnhistory.org.

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WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS • JUNE 6, 2011 • B-3 Meet Acorn Squash, a 2-yearold female calico cat with a delicious name and an equally delicious personality. This girl has bright eyes, an intriguing coat pattern and lots of love to give.

Kitten season is in full swing at Young-Williams and it is important that our adult cats do not get overlooked by adopters looking for the perfect kitten.

Adult cats have mastered the litter box, will often happily take a few moments out of their busy day for a head scratch and do not mind quiet alone time while the family is away at school or work. At 2 years old, Acorn Squash is still a young girl but has nice adult habits. She is available for adoption at the main center at 3201 Division St. Hours there are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. See photos of all the center’s adoptable pets at www.knoxpets.org.

Knoxville mourns the loss of Emmett

The annual senior picnic hosted by the Frank R. Strang Center has been cancelled. It was originally scheduled for today (Monday, June 6). Info: 670-6693.

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Strang Senior Center Events for the week of June 6: ■ Monday, June 6: 9:30 a.m., Watercolor; 11:15 a.m., Mind & Body; 12:30 p.m., Bands class ■ Tuesday, June 7: 8:45 a.m., Tai Chi 1; 10 a.m., Oil painting; 11:15 a.m., Pilates; 2 p.m., Line dance ■ Wednesday, June 8: 12 p.m., East Tennessee Personal Care Snack Series – Legal Issues and Medicare/ Medicaid. Cost is $3. Call center to reserve spot ■ Thursday, June 9: 11:15 a.m., Mind & Body; 12:30 p.m., Scrabble; 2 p.m., Chorus; 5:45 p.m., Advanced Cardio ■ Friday, June 10: 9:30 a.m., Canasta; 10:30 a.m., Social Bridge; 1 p.m. Rummikub Info. or to register for classes: 670-6693.

Knox County Parks and Recreation will again sponsor Second Saturday at The Cove at Concord Park. The free concerts are from 6-8 p.m. Here’s the lineup: ■ June 11, Good Times Jazz Band ■ July 9, Kelley McRae (folk singer/songwriter with country and gospel influences) ■ Aug. 13, Knoxville Symphony Brass Quintet ■ Sept. 10, The Atomic Horns (10-piece show band playing rock, soul, rhythm and blues) In addition to the monthly concerts, The Cove at Concord Park features a sandy beach, walking trail, sand volleyball courts, playground, fishing pond, kayak and canoe rentals and a lot of open green space. The park is located at 11808 S. Northshore Drive. Info: www.knoxcounty.org/ parks/ or 215-6600.

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Home Weekly OWNER FIN., 3 BR, $25 Tarp Pay 1 1/2 BA w/Jacuzzi, Apts - Furnished 72 $25 Extra Stop Pay newer home, W/D conn., lrg. deck, WALBROOK STUDIOS 39 - 40 cpm Starting Pay level yard, 2 mi. to CDL-A, 1 Yr. T/T Exp. 25 1-3 60 7 UT, river, park, & Within Last 3 Yrs. Req. tennis, $5,000 down, $130 weekly. Discount 888.461.3580 avail. Util, TV, Ph, $689/mo. 865-405-5472 AVERITTcareers.com Stv, Refrig, Basic ***Web ID# 793789*** Equal Opportunity Cable. No Lse. Employer

West

ANIMAL EVENTS

Second Saturday concerts

Knoxville lost a longtime member of the family last week when the Knoxville Zoo’s last remaining cheetah, Emmett, died after his health had slowly deteriorated during the last few weeks. He was 16 years old.

Emmett was initially brought to the zoo with his Emmett. Photo submitted mother and two sisters in 1994 after his birth at the He was humanely euthaFossil Rim Wildlife Center nized with his keepers and in Glen Rose, Texas. caregivers by his side.

Memberships

No picnic

110 Dogs

■ Horse Haven will have its Neigh and Bray Adoption Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at its facility off Hardin Valley Road at 2417 Reagan Road.

HEALTH NOTES ■ Cancer survivor support groups, Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings, at the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee (formerly the Wellness Community), 2230 Sutherland Ave. Support groups for cancer caregivers, Monday evenings. Cancer family bereavement group, Thursday evenings. Info: 546-4661 or www.cnacersupportet.org.

■ Chronic Pain and Depression support group meets noon to 1:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of every month at Faith Promise Church off Pellissippi Parkway. Info: Paula, 945-3810, or 748-1407.

■ Fibromyalgia screenings are held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesdays at the Fibromyaligia Clinic located at Total Rehab Physical Therapy. Also support group meetings and several classes are held on the third Wednesday of each month. No charge. Info: 548-1086.

■ Grief support groups at Fort Sanders Sevier Hospital at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month, 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Home Care Knoxville office and 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Home Care Oak Ridge office. Registration is required. Info or to register: 541-4500.

■ Lung cancer support group meets 6 p.m. the third Monday every month at Baptist West Cancer Center, 10820 Parkside Drive. No charge, light refreshments served. Info: Trish or Amanda, 218-7081.

■ Stop Smoking: 215-QUIT (7848) is a program of the Knox County Health Department. The hotline is answered 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

141 Music Instruments 198 Medical Supplies 219 Autos Wanted 253 Flooring

330 Roofing / Siding

352

EXP'D CAREGIVERS PINCHER, MIN pup- LOWERY ROYALE DAV Chapter 24 has A BETTER CASH CERAMIC TILE inOFFER for junk cars, NEEDED to work pies, CKC reg, all Organ, Mod. SU500.

FREE RENTAL stallation.

Floors/ w/elderly in their shots/worming.

Exc. cond. $30,000.

OF POWER walls/repairs. 32 yrs trucks, vans, running homes. Duties incl. $250. 423-762-4782 865-207-9234 WHEEL CHAIRS exp, exc work! or not. 865-456-3500 light housekeeping, available for any John 9 3 8 -3 3 2 8 meal prep, hygiene PIT BULL puppies, 6 area disabled vetwks old, 1 F, 4 M, assistance, & transp. eran or members of Beautiful, $750 $125 each.

Call Immed openings for their immediate 865-977-7886.

Brett 423-377-5802 live-in. Call 474-9710 family. Manually ***Web ID# 798313*** to schedule interview. operated wheel chairs also availSHIH TZU / POODLE Apparel/Acc. 201 Vans 256 able. Call 690-7690 pups, Father AKC reg. for information.

6wks, S&W, F-$200, 18KT GOLD antique CHRYSLER TOWN & M-$150. 865-603-1704. bracelet, beautiufl, RESPIRONICS OXYGEN Country 2002, 78K ***Web ID# 797538*** CONCENTRATOR $2,500 firm. Call mi., all pwr., loaded w/attachments. Like 865-335-6337. $6,500 (Kelly Bl. Bk SHIH TZU PUPPIES, new! $400. 675-1956 7,450$). 865-919-1539 CKC reg, 6 wks, shots wormed, blue eyes, Household Furn. 204 Wanted To Buy 222 MERCURY Villager adorable, 2 F $400 2 M 1994, AT, front/rear $350. 423-404-4189 AC, loaded, minor Furniture Refinish. 331 Matching Recliners, puppeeperson@yahoo.com 2 hail damage. 202k sofa, 2 nt stands, smoker mi, runs great. $2400/ DENNY'S FURNITURE SIBERIAN HUSKY grill, exc. cond. Priced obo. 865-567-6356 REPAIR. Refinish, rePups, NKC, $200/ea. to sell. 865-573-4825 ***Web ID# 796755*** glue, etc. 45 yrs exp! ready 6/24 & 7/6. 2 PVC PORCH CHAIRS Retired but have a deWill be vet chk'd, w/washable cushions. sire to keep active in S/W. 865-992-9709 4 Wheel Drive 258 $25/ea. 675-7801 the trade. 922-6529 or ***Web ID# 799142*** 466-4221. Selling anDR TABLE, 6 chairs, DODGE 3500 HD 2008, tiques too!

YORKIE PUPPIES, china cabinet, solid util bed, ladder rack, very small. AKC Reg. pine. $680; refrig AT, 55k mi, exc cond, F-$550.

M $450.

865Business Opp. 130 426-8317 & 865-963-1965 $75; also TV, file Guttering 333 $24,000. 865-936-3916 cabinet, treadmill, Small or Large Tracts ***Web ID# 797145*** of Timber to Log FORD F150 2005, Subookcases, antique AV ON $$$ HAROLD'S GUTTER per Crew Lariat, chest. 865-560-9584; Kentucky &Tennessee G R E AT E AR N I N G S YORKIE PUPS, AKC SERVICE. Will clean Ext. Cab, 1 ownr, 865-776-2988 OP P ORTUNITY ! champ. bloodlines, 6 Master Logger front & back $20 & up. hail damage, 87K mi, 742-6551 M&F small, 3 mos & 4 ***Web ID# 797158*** Program Quality work, guaran- ^ $14,500. 865-544-1717 wks. $500 up. 423-823teed. Call 288-0556.

606-573-4773 1247 or 423-234-0780 606-273-2232 Cats 140 ***Web ID# 797255*** Household Appliances 204a

Wurlitzer Piano

$$$ WANTED $$$ $ Pays Top Dollar $

PUPS, HIMALAYANS, 6 wks YORKIE small CKC 6wks 1M APR Reg. De$225, 1F $400. 423wormed. Vet ck. 2 295-5434, 423-519-7472 M, 2 F, $250 cash only. 865-247-4964 ***Web ID# 797807*** RESCUE KITTENS & cats for adoption, spayed, neutered, shots. 865-765-3400.

Dogs

BLUE HEELERS, 1st shots, wormed, vet checked, $175. 865429-1361 before 9pm, 659-7669 no text Cairn Terrier Toto Pups. CKC. 9 wks.

Shots. M&F. $450.

Call/text 865-919-8167 ***Web ID# 799553***

90 Day Warranty Call 637-1060 1716 E. Magnolia Ave.

Baby Items

141

AUSTRALIAN Shepherd Pups (9) purebred, 6 wks. old, 1st shots & wormed, mom & dad on prem. $150. 865-6901623, 865-622-0233

GOOD AS NEW Sporting Goods 223 APPLIANCES GOLF CARTS priced

207 North

BABY CRIB w/matt & changing table.

White, Jenny Lynn, $200. 865-368-6396 YORKIES AKC males ***Web ID# 799702*** & females, health guar., S/W, Visa/MC welcome. 865-386-4111 Pools/Hot Tubs 209 www.tnyorkie.com ***Web ID# 787570*** 2011 HOT TUB, holds YORKSHIRE Terrier 6, new, warranty, 51 pups, AKC reg. 13 wks, jets, LED lights, blk/tan, 2 males, waterfall.

Retails health guar, vet ck'd, So $8100, now $2790.

Adorable. 865-851-9622.

Call 865-312-7326 ***Web ID# 799542*** ***Web ID# 795710***

Misc. Pets

142 Tanning Beds

210

CHIHUAHUA PUP- Sun Conures, proven WOLFF Tanning Bed, PIES, CKC Reg., 3 pr $240, w/cage $340 SunQuest Pro 16SE, M, 2 F. Call for an 3 1-yr olds w/cage home system uses appt. 423-438-0787 $400. 865-579-5285 110 outlet. $600 obo. ***Web ID# 797548*** Call 865-323-9558.

CHIHUAHUA PUPS Horses 143 CKC, S&W, 9 wks to Collectibles 213 11 mos.

Crate trained, house bro- MINI HORSES, 2 ML, 3 FM, 2 Foals, Min. VINTAGE JUKEBOX ken & pad trained.

Mule $300 ea./$2100 1982 Rock-Ola 160 $200. 865-323-1433 herd. 865-497-3022 selections, 45 RPM, ***Web ID# 799072*** perfect working cond.

ENGLISH BULLDOG 145 $3499 obo. 865-323-9558 PUPS, $1250. VISA & M/C Free Pets accepted. 423-775-6044 Antiques 216 blessedbulldogs.blogspot.com ** ADOPT! * * ***Web ID# 797818*** ANTIQUE CIVIL War wheelchair & large German Shepherd Looking for a lost pet or a new spinning wheel, puppies, 2 F, 5 M, all one? Visit Young-Williams both in very good out of championship Animal Center, the official shelter for the City of shape. 423-201-2793 lines, imported sire, comes from Pardo Knoxville & Knox County: Bom Brauther, $500. 3201 Division St. Knoxville.

Auctions 217 Smart, great tem- www.knoxpets.org perament, good fam* * * * * * * * AUCTION MON, July 4, ily dogs. 865-995-3356 10am. Cherokee Auc***Web ID# 796466*** tion Co. 564-3164 GERMAN SHEPHERD Farmer’s Market 150 TAL2386 FL5626 pups, AKC, 7 wks., blk. & tan, exc.

FREE HAY pedigree, shots to date.

Cut, Rake, Roll & $400. 865-742-1450.

Remove Hay. 65 acres ***Web ID# 797683*** W. Knox Co. 865-966-5536 GERMAN Shepherd AUCTION – PINE Pups, M&F, solid Lawn-Garden Equip. 190 KNOT, KY blk, blk&tan, sable, $250. 865-458-1022 D.H. Campbell JOHN DEERE XD45 ***Web ID# 797385*** Liquidation 14HP Hydro, 48" deck, tri-cycler, German Shepherds, AKC mulcher, electric Sat., June 18th reg., 2F, 2M, blk & start, Sulky, 130 tan, vet ckd, born hrs. $2,800 nego.

Call for info: 3/12. $350. 865-322-6251 865-806-6049 800-806-3395 ***Web ID# 797491***

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

GOLDENDOODLE puppies, F1B, $400. call 865-230-3242

Jack Russell puppies, 10 wks old, beautiful markings, great w/kids, $200 ea. 865-207-8147 ***Web ID# 798559*** Jack Russell pups, NKC reg, short legs, smth coat, beautiful, $150. 423-234-0476 LAB / POINTER Chocolate Puppies $250. 865-696-5637 or 865-696-5638. ***Web ID# 799115***

R E DU CE D! JOHN DEERE LT 133 RIDING MOWER, 42" deck, low hours, newly sharpened blade. Great cond (slight cosmetic damage.) Runs like new! Brand new carburetor & battery.

Ftn City pickup. $1000 obo.

776-0529 Riding Lawn Mower, 38" cut, 12 HP eng., electric start MTD, $375. 865-377-3462.

Ritchason Auctioneers, Inc. www.ritchason.com TN#2048

NEXT AUCTION: Tues June 7th, 6pm Cherokee Auction Co. 10015 Rutledge Pike

I 40 - 10 min from Zoo exit.

Consignments welcome Let us do your estate sale

FSBO All brick 865-465-3164 rancher on level lot in 2 BR, 1 BA renovated, a u c t i o nz i p .c o m Volu nteer North & Halls.

Southwood, Oak Ridge.

T A L 2 3 8 6 FL 5 6 2 6 Buildings for Sale 191 Ass is ted Starting at $600.

Extra lg. 2 car gar.

MALTI-POO PUPPY 865-414-1848 Trans port at io n w/shelving, lg. kit.

9 wk. old female, CAC's Office on Aging w/marble counters, Three REPO'D Steel White, $300.

218 is seeking volunteer sunroom, DR, 3 BR, 2 Buildings - SAVE Bicycles 865-719-0371 drivers for their Volunfull BA, hdwd, ceramic Houses - Unfurnished 74 THOUSANDS! Selling teer Assisted Trans- MALTI-POOS, 1 M, 2 tile, Berber crpt in BR. for balance owed. CURRIE electric 5 portation program. spd., also peddle, like Corner Jacuzzi tub 3 BR, LR, den, bsmt, Ready to ship immediF, small & lovable, Volunteers utilize new, sell $395, pd. w/double vanities in gar., 1 acre, fenced ately! 20x24, 30x50.

M $250, F $300. 865agency-owned hybrid $749. 865-689-4688.

Master BA. Crown Ask about additional yrd. $800 + $500 DD 246-9446 or 986-7423 sedans while accommolding. Must see. 865927-4596, 947-6693 savings. 866-352-0469 panying seniors or MINI SCHNAUZERS 481-0111. $288,500. ***Web ID# 797201*** persons with disabili- AKC, 10 wks, home Three REPO'D Steel ***Web ID# 799086*** AFFORDABLE 2 BR, ties to appointments, raised, S&W, vet ck'd.

Builidngs-SAVE HARDIN VALLEY 1 ½ BA, quiet nghbrhd shopping, and other M-$350, F-$500. Ref THOUSANDS. Main Level Living errands. Training is req'd. 865-208-6464.

Selling for balance near West High School. W/D included.

3BR/2BA Former provided. If you are ***Web ID# 798381*** owed. Ready to ship Model Home Nice front & back yard interested, please conimmediately! 20x24, 10464 Wellington tact Nancy Welch at: Morkie Puppies M&F, 30x50 Ask about fenced in. Pets maybe. $550 dep, $550 mo.

Chase Ln $359,900 865-524-2786 or home raised, pad additional savings.

865-755-7171 Ref's req'd. 250-4837. nancy.welch@ trained, shots, F $300; Call Now ***Web ID# 795339*** knoxseniors.org M $200. 865-679-5975 1-866-352-0469 ***Web ID# 797009***

Antiques Classics 260 Lawn Care

339

1965 FORD F100, V8, AT, great cond.

Original, $3800/obo.

Call 931-210-3741 to sell 1988 thru 1990 for home, farm, or ***Web ID# 797651*** recreational use.

All gasoline with CHEVY 1956, 4 dr sedan.

Exc. cond. tops, beige or white. $18,900. For info 865-577-8172 call Luc 865-681-8195 ***Web ID# 799155***

225n

ESTATE SALE Fri., June 10, 9-5, Sat., June 11, 8-4.

Henredon, Stickley, Baker, & lots more furn., china breakfront, wicker & porch furn., Byers Choice Carolers, glassware, 2 mink coats, books, costume jewelry, 2 refrigs, kitchenware, clothing, lamps, holiday & decorative items, artwork, yard décor, & much more.

4920 Mountaincrest Dr., Fountain City

FORD 1973 F-100 XLT excellent cond., 72K mi., $7,800. Crossville 931-456-5624 FORD Mustang Conv, 1964 1/2, blue/wht, 260 V8, pwr top, $24,500.

865-274-7079 ***Web ID# 794563***

TENTH ANNUAL MUSCLE CAR MAYHEM VINTAGE MUSCLE CAR AUCTION ^ Sell your vintage muscle car, Corvette Painting / Wallpaper 344 or street rod or buy your dream car here.

AA PAINTING SAT. JUNE 25th, 10AM Int/Ext painting, ADESA NASHVILLE staining, log homes, Boats Motors 232 OLD HICKORY, TN pressure washing.

200 CAR LIMIT 9 9 2 -4 0 0 2 CONSIGN NOW!! or 6 1 7 -2 2 2 8 43 CALIFORNIAN DIESEL Trawler, For free brochure call Mr. Eber, 615-240-3062 1984, motivated, Pressure Washing 350 Paul 954-591-7342 ***Web ID# 792243***

Imports

Houseboat, Stardust 1971, slps 6, Attached Dock, Norris Lake $9,900 OBO 293-8258 ***Web ID# 795357***

WINNEBAGO

Motorcycles

238

HD Dynawide Glide Anniv. Ed. 2003, $11,700. 5800 mi.

Mint cond. All records. Call or text Randy 865-242-1605 ***Web ID# 797939*** HONDA GOLDWING 1981, new tires, 45k mi, looks/runs good, $1850/bo 865-742-4002 HONDA GOLDWING 2003, black & chrome, 10K in access. 25K mi. $11,500. 865-717-9909.

Tree Service

357

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ACURA Integra GSR 1994, 164K, runs grt, 5 spd., some hail damage. $1625. 865-806-6212.

LARSON 2001, open MAZDA MX5 Miata bow, 18', 180 SEI 1990 CLASSIC, red, I/O, 6 cyl, 190 hp, excellent, garaged. new tires & rims on $3000. 865-386-5499. trlr. Must see, low hrs. $11,500. Call Mercedes SL500 2002, rare silver arrow 847-363-1270 edition, 59K mi, new ***Web ID# 792761*** tires, very sharp, MASTERCRAFT X35 $19,500. 865-809-0492 2008, beautiful, 25 hrs, heated seats, every avail opt. Asking Domestic 265 $75K. Retails $110K. 865-696-1640 BUICK Park Avenue ***Web ID# 798667*** 2000, cold air, runs great, lthr., loaded.

RANGER Bass Boat $4900. 865-679-2100.

XT391 1996 19 1/2 ft. 200 HP Johnson trl. mtr., CHRSYLER TOWN etc. $10,000. 865-573-1184 Car 1997, cold air, ^ new tires, 160K mi., SABRE SAILBOAT, very good cond. Remodeling 28', sleeps 6, Lots of $1800 obo. 865-577-3486 extras. REDUCED! $11,000. 865-693-0364.

FORD Escort Wagon, 1997. Runs, good on VISION 200 DC Bass gas, new batt., as is Boat 1989. Boat, $1,450/bo Sevierville motor, trailer, $6500/ 865-607-7897, 774-3400 obo. 865-387-3350 ***Web ID# 799039*** Ford Mustang convt.

2005. V6, AT, lthr, mi, hail dmg.

Campers 235 34k $9850/bo 865-684-9529 ***Web ID# 796790*** Sierra 5th Wheel, 2001, 36', 3 slides, good 318 cond. $11,000. 713- Cleaning 208-0437 Sevierville) ***Web ID# 794086*** CAROL'S CLEANING SERVICE 20 yrs exp, & residential.

Motor Homes 237 comm Bonded & insured, refs avail. Call for quote 323-9105 ADVENTURER 33V 2003, Workhorse 8.1 Chevy Allison trans, transf. warr., new tires/brakes, NADA value $55k.

Asking $50,500.

865-607-8888. ***Web ID# 799495***

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Fencing

327

FENCE DOCTOR Fencing & repair, chain-link & wood.

I also haul off junk & cut downed trees.

Call 924-3052.

Financial Services 328 IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE (INSURANCE) YOU'LL BUY FROM US! Call Jadecastle Insurance today at 1-888-628-7533 for a FREE quote and consultation. ^

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Second Saturday for Second Harvest

Phil Parkey is ‘Rotarian of the Year’

By Sandra Clark

4-6 p.m. Saturday, June 11, American Piano Gallery, 11651 Parkside Drive, Farragut. Info: 671-3388.

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by Campbell Station Wine & Spirits. Info: 966-7122. $10 donation requested.

Phil Parkey works hard, but he never claims credit.

As president of the Rotary Club of West Knoxville since last July, Parkey has pushed others out front.

Last Friday, the club recognized his efforts by surprising him with the Barney Thompson Rotarian of the Year award. The club made a $500 donation to the Rotary Foundation in his honor.

In an interview Thursday, Parkey talked about his mentors, Art Pickle and Bob Ely. He talked about his wife, Janet, a CPA and “the smartest person I know.”

He praised the club officers, president-elect Lucy Gibson and vice president Richard Bettis. He bragged on Alan Smeltzer who won second place in the district for his electronic newsletter.

Phil says every Rotary administration should be

Phil Parkey, president of the award-winning Rotary Club of West Knoxville, stands on the balcony at Gettysvue clubhouse. Photo by S. Clark

News from The District Frank’s Barbershop vintage style T-shirts have arrived. The limited edition shirt is just $10.

Ashe’s Wines has a fantastic line-up of wine dinners in June, partnered up with some of Knoxville’s finest restaurants: Chez Liberty, Bistro

By The Tracks and Naples Italian Restaurant.

News from Franklin Square Smart Toys & Books will host Big Red Fire Truck on Fire and Rescue Saturday, June 11, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 9700 Kingston Pike. The Knoxville Fire Department will bring a truck, along with a vehicle from West Side Rescue. Children can make fire dog cup puppets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no charge. Info: 691-1154 or http://smart toysandbooks.com/.

West Knox Rotary Achievements ■ Presidential Citation 2010-11. For demonstrating Rotary’s commitment to fellowship and service.

Presented by Ray Klinginsmith, president, Rotary International.

News from The Wellness Center Support the team at the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

June 17-18 at World’s Fair Park.

BUSINESS EDITOR Sandra Clark sclark426@aol.com

In one of those serendipitous occurrences that gives you cause to grin, a company that operates in 23 states but has had a Knoxville office for only a couple of months has selected a jingle written by a local man to represent its brand. It comes after a nationwide search and a contest that had numerous entries.

Anne Hart

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■ Globe Club – for international awareness and international projects & service activities.

■ Alan Smeltzer – second place for Electronic Bulletin.

■ Star Club, earned by supporting the Rotary Foundation’s annual giving fund to a level that averages $100 per club member.

■ Eradicator Club 2010-11 for “End Polio Now” contributions.

Mitch Townley adds another note to song catalog

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■ District Governor’s Citation for “outstanding commitment to furthering the ideals of Rotary.” Presented April 30 by Bobby Davis, governor for District 6780.

Pins won by the West Knox Rotary Club for 2010-11

better than the last and he will do everything he can to help Lucy, Richard and Oliver Smith IV accomplish that this year.

Art Pickle was like a dad, coaching Phil in the ways of Rotary. Art told him the key to success is not the year you are president. It’s the previous year of preparation.

“Art is very particular about Rotary tradition,” said Phil. “As our membership ebbed and flowed, he wanted to grow it with five new members. To achieve this we had to fight our way back from 83 to 90, and then add five. We will hit that goal, thanks to the work of (membership chair) Karl Kemmer.

“Art said the secret to growth is youth. We need to appeal to youth and get our young members involved quickly.

“We must retain members by getting them into service projects once they hit the door.”

Projects include Mobile Meals and a Friday To page C-2

The contest winner is Mitch Townley, children’s pastor at West Hills Presbyterian Church, who co-wrote the jingle chosen by All My Sons Moving & Storage with fellow musician Stephen Miller of Austin, Texas. To add just one more coincidence, Texas is the home base of the moving company.

After the nationwide search, company officials narrowed the field to five finalists. Then company employees in each office across the country were asked to vote for the winner. The winning jingle will be used in marketing the business, which has been in operation for 20 years and also has a branch in Mexico City. The catchy tune will become the company’s identity nationwide in broadcast advertising and on the Web. According to company official William Cosey, the jingle was chosen because it best portrays the firm’s message of “old-fashioned, family-friendly service” in a unique and entertaining way.

The last time we heard from Mitch – just a few months ago – he had recently published a children’s book, “Franny the Fireplug,” written in honor of his friend, the late Fran

Mitch Townley leads a song during the children’s portion of a mission conference at West Hills Presbyterian Church. Photo submitted Smith, who was a Knox County teacher for many years. He is also a published songwriter of both country music and Christian contemporary music.

Mitch says he learned about the jingle contest through a Nashville publication called Rowfax – a play on the city’s Music Row moniker. Rowfax is an industry publication, really a “tip sheet,” which lists projects of both major

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and minor music labels and other entities seeking original music. The All My Sons jingle contest was mentioned there.

Mitch got in touch with his friend Miller, and the two started collaborating.

So how in the world do you co-write music and lyrics long distance? Mitch says they do it on Skype. “I call it ‘co-skyping,’ ”he says of the technique.

“This is the first time either of us had done a jingle.

The company had stipulated that both their company name and their message about service be used. We tossed around some ideas and ended up with a 30 second jingle. It was a great creative outlet.”

Mitch says he enjoys working with Miller, who is in his 20s. “He has great wisdom and youthful exuberance and a lot of talent for someone that age.”

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Writing a jingle was far different from other music he has written, Mitch says.

“The melody has to really hook you. It has to be short and sweet and to the point.”

So what was the big prize?

A check for $500 that the two will split. “It’s the most money I have ever made on a music endeavor,” Mitch laughs.

It’s obvious he does this stuff because he loves it.

And he has one more feather to add to his cap. A friend who works with the Smoky Mountain Service Dogs organization recently asked him to write a theme song for their website. It’s a sweet, poignant song written in the dog’s “voice.” You can hear it at smokymountainservice dogs.org.

Stay in touch, Mitch.

We can hardly wait to hear what’s next!

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long & short Toast and Coffee with Barbara Pelot at Long’s Drug Store

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Clinics are a pain Diane Duncan, Deborah Berna and Betty Houser of the Tennessee Department of Health take a break from the office to enjoy lunch at Long’s. Houser says she is pleased with new Police Chief David Rausch, but would like to see licensing or zoning restrictions that would shut down pain clinics. “They are involved in criminal enterprise, not in pain management,” she says. Photos by Wendy Smith

Hard-hitting politics At-large City Council candidate John Stancil, attorney Dennis Francis and Barbara Pelot discuss a Shopper-News story about a loophole in the city code that allows fireworks in Knoxville. Francis is a Knox County election commissioner and has represented several municipalities in election disputes. “Politics is a full-contact sport,” he warns Stancil. Wahid and Samia Hanna will host a fundraiser for Stancil on June 24.

School’s out!

Sarah Stevens, Morgan Harrison, Bennett Harrison, Liam Willoughby, Johnny B McCamy, Mary Stevens and Tessa Barton enjoy breakfast at Long’s Drug Store. Bennett, Liam and Johnny B are rising freshmen at Webb School, and Sarah, Mary and Tessa are students at the University of Utah. Morgan’s sophomore year at the University of Alabama was cut short by the April 27 twister, and she is just now finishing her exams online.

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reading program at Pond Gap Elementary School.

Phil, Art and Karl created an overhead projection “Rotary College” to quickly train new members in the five areas of service.

Phil has pushed for participation in international projects, supporting a $6,500 grant ($20,000 with a district match) for well-drilling in Africa.

The West Knox Club is sponsoring Farragut resident Alicia Morgan for the 2012-13 Rotary Foundation Academic Year Ambassadorial Scholarship.

She is currently enrolled at UT as a creative writing major and a Japanese language minor and will study at Nihon University, Mishima, Japan. The winner will be named on Aug. 13 in Cookeville.

Early in Phil’s term, Todd Wolf and Steve Chancey asked for a committee to spend $50,000 of surplus funds. Committee members were Wolf, Chancey, Parkey, treasurer Ted Hotz and Richard Bettis.

Donations were: $15,000 to the West Hills Park, $5,000 to a veterans

reintegration program, $10,000 to the Interfaith Health Clinic, $9,000 in international giving; $10,000 to Polio Plus, and $1,000 to Pond Gap School.

“Thanks to Steve and Todd, we got those dollars out into the community.”

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Meet Phil

Phil Parkey has been in Rotary only since 2004, sponsored by Rogers Penfield. He served as program chair, club service chair, vice president and president-elect. He is a Paul Harris Fellow.

Phil was born in Knoxville. His father was an insurance agent and his uncle was a well-known attorney, Wayne Parkey of Parkey, Ware, Skaggs and Ayres. Phil graduated from Central High School where he was All-KIL in baseball (fi rst team for two years) and All-KIL in basketball (second team).

That basketball fi rst team was one of the greatest assemblages of basketball talent in local high school history with Ron

Phil Parkey (center) stands with previous winners of the “Rotarian of the Year” award: Bob Boothe (left) and Todd Wolf. Photos by

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Past presidents and charter members Bob Ely and Art Pickle are mentors for members of West Knox Rotary. The club was founded in 1960.

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Phil graduated from UT in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Ad-

ministration with a major in Transportation and Logistics. He was a member of Sigma Chi social fraternity, Delta Nu Alpha transportation fraternity and Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity.

After college he worked for Aluminum Company of America in Alcoa and New York. He returned to Knoxville in sales for TIME-DC Motor Freight. He worked for Yellow Freight System in sales for 25 years, rising to vice president in Kansas City and serving on the board of directors for this Fortune 500 company.

He took an early out to start his own executive search fi rm, Hutcheson Douglas & Associates, which he still owns. In 2002, Phil rolled a health care staffi ng company under the HDA umbrella and four years later, after doubling the size, sold it. Today, he is semi-retired and only deals in executive recruiting for the health care industry.

Phil and Janet have been married for 30 years and he has two children by a previous marriage, Chris and Melissa. Phil and Janet live in Gettysvue and attend Central Baptist of Bearden.

We have been providing payment assistance and making additional funds available to existing consumer and business credit customers. For new borrowers, we offer assistance through new credit availability for auto, real estate and equipment loans. All options are subject to credit approval, and borrowers must be located in areas designated by FEMA as disaster areas. For more information on those programs, call 1-866-2852171 or visit a First Tennessee financial center.

First Tennessee Foundation will provide up to $250,000 for storm relief by matching public donations made at First Tennessee financial centers and contributions of First Tennessee employees. Anyone wishing to contribute to the relief efforts may visit any First Tennessee financial center and make a donation to the Red Cross or The Salvation Army. Contributions will be accepted through June 10. The bank also will donate $1 for every new “like” the First Tennessee Facebook page receives (http://www. facebook.com/firsttennessee).

We also have an employee relief fund that has helped many employees this year. Employees contribute to the fund either by making a one-time donation or by signing up for biweekly payroll deductions of as little as $1 per payday. The IRS approved our request for taxexempt status, making all donations tax deductible, and we match donations of at least $50 per year through our company’s matching gift program.

Through the employee relief fund program, employees who experience a natural disaster or short-term personal emergency like a house or apartment fire or flood can apply for a grant of up to $2,500.

One of our Cleveland, Tenn., employees received a grant last month after her home was severely damaged during the April 27 tornadoes. Her family will not be able to live in the home for several months. The employee said, “Becoming instantly homeless with three teenage children is very frightening, and I didn’t know where to turn. I am so grateful for our employee relief fund. With the help I received, I was able to rent a house, have utilities connected and buy some groceries.

“I could not work for a better company. It amazes me how everyone comes together just like a family to help each other in times of need.”

This program is a great example of the camaraderie and sense of family we have here and one reason I’m proud to be part of this company. “

Summer fashions come to PKelly Kelly Clayton adds the finishing touches to store mannequins attired in the latest summer designs from the PKelly women’s clothing, jewelry and accessories shop located in Cherokee Plaza in the heart of Bearden. Photo by Anne Hart

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Art exhibit at NHC Artists Dave Hoof, Doddie Kishbaugh, Mary Ellen Berger, Joyce Hutchinson, Sandra Cagle, Barbara Finch, Pam McGhee and Roger Harmadi (back) pose with instructor Alex Dumas (far right) during their art display at NHC. The students participate in Dumasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; class on Tuesdays at the Strang Senior Center.

Dumas, who has been teaching at Strang for six years, says it is a talented group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a great group of students with such varied interests,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived long lives and seen a lot of things. Now, they are painting a lot of them.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Maximum Maxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; recalls years on the bench This month at NHC June activities at NHC Farragut include the usual suspects: Bingo, exercise, Bible study with the Rev. Edsel West, poker, happy hour and crafts. Special events include: â&#x2013; Monday, June 6, 11 a.m., Piano Music with Jan and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Name that Tuneâ&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; Tuesday, June 7, 3 p.m., Strang Singers â&#x2013; Wednesday, June 8, 10:45 a.m., Hot Dog Picnic at the park â&#x2013; Thursday, June 9, 2 p.m., Concord Baptist Mission Trips; 3 p.m., hearing checks and program on hearing loss â&#x2013; Friday, June 10, 3 p.m., popcorn and sno cones in the courtyard â&#x2013; Sunday, June 12, 2:30 p.m., Sunday stroll â&#x2013; Monday, June 13, 10:30 a.m., Singing with The Songsters; 3 p.m., create your own ice cream sundae â&#x2013; Tuesday, June 14, 3 p.m., Farkle, a game played with dice â&#x2013; Wednesday, June 15, 10:45 a.m., Lunch at Red Bones on the River â&#x2013; Thursday, June 16, 11 a.m., balloon volleyball; 1:30 p.m., Methodist Communion Service â&#x2013; Sunday, June 19, Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day appetizer sampler and church service with Temple Baptist â&#x2013; Monday, June 20, 3 p.m. Celebrate Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day with music by the Silvertones

By Sandra Clark

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tudent, soldier, lawyer, banker, judge. Max Moore has lived a full life and now enjoys retirement at NHC Farragut. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got the personality to be at home most anywhere.

When he and his daughter visited NHC, Vivian Akins showed them a room occupied by â&#x20AC;&#x153;someone whose daughter was in interior design. It was perfect.

I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take this one.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;?

He laughs to recall Vivianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reaction.

Moore landed on Normandy on D-19, 19 days after D-Day. His 35-member detachment marched through France, through Belgium and Luxembourg, and into Germany. Moore brought back ďŹ ve battle stars for his service in the Battle of the Bulge.

From 1982-98 he served as General Sessions Judge in Jefferson County with juvenile and probate jurisdictions. He calls the courts, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the good, the bad and the ugly.â&#x20AC;?

He grew up in the Kansas community of Jefferson County, attended Berea College for a year before military service and ďŹ nished up at UT and UT College of Law, graduating in 1949.

For 18 years he worked as an adjustor for State Farm Insurance and then joined Citizens Bank as cashier. â&#x2013;

At the bank

His bank in White Pine was held up by armed robbers. Moore and two tellers were on duty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When they walked in, I raised my hands and said to the women, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;They only want the money. Do what they

Judge Max Mark Moore says living at NHC Farragut is â&#x20AC;&#x153;as close as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get to Buckingham Palace.â&#x20AC;? Photo by S. Clark ask.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; You could see them relaxing.â&#x20AC;?

One robber waved his gun and ordered Moore to bring out the money from the vault. He had taken in $15,000 that morning but had hidden it under some bags of coins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No money here. Come look for yourselves,â&#x20AC;? he said, and the robbers left without checking.

The FBI came for ďŹ ngerprints and found only Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, â&#x20AC;&#x153;all over this bank.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told the janitor to do a better job.â&#x20AC;?

Moore worked to keep people in their homes. He modiďŹ ed loans to take interest only for six months, whatever it took, and never foreclosed on people who worked with him.

The bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vault held many valuables. Moore found the charter of the Ku Klux Klan of White Pine. Nobody would claim it because no one would admit to being in the Klan. Moore donated it to a historical society.

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On the bench

Moore ran and served as a Republican, but he always voted for Democratic Gov. Frank Clement, â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the good ones.â&#x20AC;?

He got the nickname â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maximum Maxâ&#x20AC;? in his second campaign, based on his tough sentencing. The judge tried to level the balance of power. After a spate of arrests by ofďŹ cers â&#x20AC;&#x153;who thought they were Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift to women,â&#x20AC;? Moore took to dismissing the cases, once saying after a woman ďŹ xed breakfast and got her husband off to work and her kids off to school, â&#x20AC;&#x153;She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough time to break the law. Dismissed!â&#x20AC;?

The officers got the message.

Sometimes Moore had to think quickly. A very intoxicated woman once propositioned him right in the courtroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Now listen, lady. Get out of here.

The sheriff is coming and he will arrest you.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I asked her boyfriend to take her home.â&#x20AC;?

If she had been arrested, Moore could have been called to testify to what she had said. Neither of them would have lived it down.

Another time Moore asked why a defendant had written checks when she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have money. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was Christmas,â&#x20AC;? she said.

One lawyer stood out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zane Daniel came to court very calm. The others would yelp and howl and jump. He was a good lawyer.â&#x20AC;?

Moore often would hear both sides of a case, then tell the lawyers to â&#x20AC;&#x153;take 30 minutes to work this out.â&#x20AC;? Most times they would. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That blufďŹ ng is in Hollywood.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013;

Law and order

Bud McCoig is now sheriff in Jefferson County.

Moore remembers when Budâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad was a deputy.

One night Deputy McCoig saw a driver drop off two young men to break into a school. He arrested the driver and lurked in the dark. When the burglars ran out, carrying their booty, he drove up and they jumped into his car, thinking he was their driver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Welcome,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Another time a young man got mad at the county.

He ďŹ lled a gas container and came into town via boat from his daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dock. He poured gasoline on the front steps of the courthouse and set it on ďŹ re. The deputy ďŹ gured it out and was waiting at the dock to arrest the young man, who stepped off the boat carrying his gas can. â&#x2013;

Marrying Hazel

Max Mark Moore married Hazel Roberts on June 2, 1946. They were mar-

ried for 56 years until her passing. They raised two daughters and had a grandson â&#x20AC;&#x153;who lives 10 minutes awayâ&#x20AC;? from NHC Farragut.

Hazel was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a great pitcher, a better athlete than I was,â&#x20AC;? says Max. When the kids of Kansas chose up sides for baseball, she was always picked ahead of Max. They became great friends.

After the war, Hazel and Max came to Knoxville to attend UT. They found a â&#x20AC;&#x153;big crowdâ&#x20AC;? of 5,000 students and nowhere to live. Max got an apartment in the basement of a house near campus.

Bill Snodgrass, who later became state Comptroller of Treasury, and some other guys lived in the attic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We called them the uplanders and they called us the downlanders.â&#x20AC;? The men remained friends, although Snodgrass was a Democrat.

Hazelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree was in home economics. After Maxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stint as a claims adjustor, he practiced law and organized an insurance agency with Hazel.

They were best friends and lifelong companions, even if she was the better athlete.

Max lived alone for ďŹ ve years after Hazel died in 2002 but ďŹ nally moved to NHC. It was a good decision, he said, because the food is great and the place is well maintained.

Yes, the women outnumber the men, and Max says that leads to classes on jewelry making and sewing.

What would he rather do?

Maybe target practice, Max says. And then he grins.

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Healthy Eating series features

Summer recipes

By Casey Peer As summer arrives, it brings a variety of wonderful fruits and vegetables. It is recommended that we include 7-10 servings into our diet each day. Here are some tips that will help you reach this goal.

Grilled vegetables 6 servings (25 calories, 5g carbs, 0.5g protein) 10 spears asparagus, 2 cups mushrooms, 1 cup onions, 1 cup cabbage.

Place on oil-brushed foil. Then brush vegetables with olive oil, sprinkle with herbs and close foil. Cook on grill for 20-25 minutes or until tender.

Grilled beets in rosemary vinegar 6 servings (27 calories, 6.2g carbs, 0.7g protein) 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar, 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary, 1 clove garlic (peeled and crushed), ½ teaspoon herbes de Provence, 3 medium beets (sliced into rounds).

Mix vinegar, rosemary, garlic, and herbes de Provence. Marinate beets in mixture for 20 minutes.

Preheat grill to high heat and lightly oil grate. Place beets and marinade mixture on foil and wrap. Cook on grill 25 minutes or until beets are tender. Remove from foil, place directly on grill grate for two to five minutes. Serve hot.

Peach and berry salad 4 servings (171 calories) 3 fresh peaches, 1 ½ pints blackberries, 1 pint strawberries (hulled and sliced), ¼ cup honey, ½ teaspoon ground cardamom.

Bring medium pot of water to boil. Add peaches and blanch for 30 seconds.

Drain and transfer to medium bowl. Cover with cold water and cool. Drain, peel, and slice. In medium bowl, combine peaches, blackberries, strawberries, honey and cardamom. Toss together and refrigerate.

Purple apple slaw 12 servings (160 calories, 6g fat) ½ medium head red cabbage (finely shredded), ¼ cup finely minced white onion, 2 Fuji apples (peeled, cored and finely diced), 1 cup light mayonnaise, ½ teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, 2 teaspoons sugar, 2 Tablespoons lemon juice, 2 Tablespoons skim milk.

In a large serving bowl, toss cabbage, onion, and apples. In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, salt, pepper, sugar, lemon juice, and milk. Pour dressing over cabbage mixture and toss to coat. Chill until serving.

‘Farmers Market Fresh’

By Sandra Clark

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eet Andrea Wolfer, leader of the Healthy Eating series at The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs.

Andrea holds two degrees from UT-Knoxville, bachelor’s degrees in exercise science and nutrition. In addition, she is a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN). She has worked at The Wellness Center since January as a group fitness instruction and personal trainer, along with assisting Chief dietitian Casey Peer with nutrition programs.

Healthy Eating series is offered each third Monday from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. in a nutrition classroom at the Center. Classes are free to members and cost $20 each for nonmembers.

On June 20, the topic is “Farmers Market Fresh,” and Andrea will discuss Edamame Hummus, a soybean product, and will provide a healthy snack, made from a recipe from a local farmer.

“I’m a teacher by nature.

I love to get out information about food,” she said.

Participants can pre-register or simply show up. Walk-ins are welcomed.

Andrea says: “Fresh fruits and vegetables are the ultimate whole foods!

They are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants.

“Compared to farm fresh, typical supermarket produce may be picked before it is ripened, shipped long distances and then stored. These factors

Andrea Wolfer, Registered Dietitian

Mike Wigger, Wellness Coordinator can change the flavor and texture of the produce, and reduce several important nutrients.

“Our June 20 class will include recipes and tips for how to shop your local farmers market, and a list of farmers markets in and around the Knoxville area – and the produce available at each.

“This early in the season less common fruits and vegetables are available. Ask the farmer the best way to enjoy the produce.

“Other helpful and healthy tips on how to enjoy less common produce, such as yellow beets, will be covered.

“The Wellness Center is committed to provide the public necessary tools and resources making healthy eating more accessible to all.”

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Wigger joins staff as wellness coordinator

Wellness Coordinator Michael Wigger is the newest staff addition at The Wellness Center at Dowell Springs.

With a master’s degree in kinesiology and health promotion from the University of Kentucky, Mike will run the Lifestyle Change program and coordinate youth fitness. He will also do personal training for The Wellness Center

and will develop the Executive Health program.

A Kentucky native, Wigger said this job is “exactly what I was looking for.”

He is relocating to Knoxville but has family close by.

Mike has just wrapped up six years of college at UK with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He is certified as a strength and conditioning specialist and has experience with youth fitness.

He’s also worked with individuals who have had weight loss surgery to develop a fitness program to sustain their progress. He held an internship with minor league baseball players.

Mike will use the state-ofthe-art equipment and unique software programs to help train and keep track of each member’s progress as they work toward their wellness goals.

He says The Wellness Center is known for its innovative approach to improving the health of each member. “The equipment is the latest that’s out and the best out there,” he said.

PROGRAMS AND OFFERINGS Zumba is a Latin-inspired, dance-fitness class that incorporates Latin and international music and dance movements.

Beginners are welcome and no experience is necessary.

Pilates – Improve your balance and core strength with our Pilates class.

Yoga – Learn essential yoga basics and experience the wellness benefits of poses, bends and relaxation in our one-hour group sessions.

Pump – Ideal for everyone from beginners to experienced exercisers, our Pump class targets every major muscle group. With minimal down time between exercises, you’ll get the most out of using the body bar, dumbbells, BOSU, step bench and more.

Spin – Ready to challenge yourself by starting your own spinning regimen? Spin is an entry-level spinning class lasting 45-60 minutes, perfect for beginners.

Cycle In, Yoga Out – An ideal fit for both beginners and veteran spinners, this is your chance to change up typical spin class routines by starting with 45 minutes on the bike and ending with 15 minutes of yoga.

Power Hour – Push yourself in our one-hour Power Hour class with 30 minutes of hardcore cycling hills, sprints and races, immediately followed by 30 minutes of intense leg and ab work.

Functional Fitness – Class involves a variety of exercise, including but not limited to: cardiovascular, balance and strength. Appropriate for seniors or individuals who desire fitness gains with little impact on the joints.

Xpress Fitness – Ideal for working individuals and travelers, our convenient morning Xpress class fits a total-body workout into only 45 minutes.

Work It Circuit – A 60-minute total body workout in a bootcamp style class.

Healthy Eating Series – It’s all about food! Classes are designed to provide you a hands-on, food-based learning experience to bring comfort to your kitchen. Each month will highlight a new topic to help YOU find success with nutrition.

Eating with Diabetes Made Simple – This 90-minute group class is specially designed for those with diabetes, and focuses on reading food labels, meal planning and eating away from home or on the go.

Grocery Store Tours – Get out of the classroom setting and take a closer look at how to properly read food labels and recognize healthier choices right on the grocery store shelf! You’ll discover there are a lot of choices available

that pack as much flavor as nutritional value.

Kids in the Kitchen (Healthy Cooking) – When the kids get involved in preparing nutritious meals, eating right becomes something the whole family looks forward to. Our Kids in the Kitchen classes help families make time for healthy cooking and eating, even in the midst of busy schedules.

Weight Management: Getting to the Basics – In this fourweek group program, you’ll meet 60 minutes per week to learn about identifying the barriers to successful long-term weight loss, plus effective strategies to overcome those barriers.

Cardio Fit – One-hour beginnerlevel class with cardiovascular focus. Class participants will be instructed and supervised in use of cardio equipment on the gym floor.

Backyard A Shopper-News Special Section

Monday, June 6, 2011

‘Peace like a river’ Fly fishing solace for McConkey

By Shannon Carey

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ike McConkey likes to get to the river early, often rising before dawn and heading for the cool, quiet waters of the Clinch River below Norris Dam. There, with the fog rising off the water and glistening fish breaking the surface, McConkey says it’s his time to be close to God. McConkey has been fly fishing these waters for about three years. The first time he practiced this fine art was in Wyoming, where “I scared more fish than I caught,” he said.

McConkey’s family hails from Montana on his mother’s side, and his outdoor sport of choice used to be backpacking. He and his brothers would often hike 40 miles in two or three days. His love for the outdoors drove him to be active.

But, three years ago, McConkey was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a central nervous system disorder that causes shaking, rigidity of joints and trouble walking. He was forced to put backpacking aside.

Instead, he took up fly fishing, a sport that would get him back into nature and keep him moving.

Fly fisherman Mike McConkey fishes in St. Mary’s Lake in Glacier National Park. Photo submitted

Mike McConkey holds several fly fishing flies, used to mimic the insects fish are feeding on at different times of the year.

Photo by Ruth White

“With Parkinson’s disease, if you don’t use it, you lose it,” he said. The movements and rhythms of fly fishing and even attaching the fly to the line all help keep McConkey flexible.

There are a few limitations the disease puts on McConkey’s fly fishing. For example, he has to be careful about wading into swift water, because the rigidity that comes with Parkinson’s can make him fall. Now, he has a single-seater pontoon to keep him safe in the water.

Also, McConkey can’t make flies, fly fishing’s iconic lures. The flies, along with the rhythms of the line over the water, attempt to mimic whatever insects the fish are feeding on during a particular season.

They are intricate and often hand-crafted.

But, McConkey can buy the flies, and often friends will give him their own creations.

That’s another thing about fly fishing, McConkey says. The sport creates a community, a fellowship of people who love cool, quiet waters and a good challenge.

And fly fishing is quite challenging. McConkey compared it to hunting or stalking the fish, guessing where they’re hiding and luring them out with flicks of the line.

The fisherman must “set the hook” with another motion and let the fish tire itself out before trying to reel it in.

“It’s really rewarding when you catch one where you thought it should be,” said McConkey. “There’s nothing like the feel of a fish on the end of a fly rod.”

Asking forgiveness for the pun, McConkey said, “I’m hooked on it. I’d rather fish than eat just about.”

He emphasized that after three years he’s still a novice, and he’s always learning from his fellow fishermen.

“I learn something new every day,” he said. “There’s a fellowship with those guys. We share ideas.”

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ell, a bit after dawn, really. About 9 a.m., after a tasty bacon-and-eggs breakfast cooked over an open fire.

We hunters hit the trail to Oswald Dome out of Quinn Springs Campground in the Cherokee National Forest. We’re geocaching, an online treasure hunt that, unlike most Internet activities, asks participants to step away from the computer screen.

Here’s how it works. Someone hides a cache, typically an Army surplus ammo can, containing various doodads, a small notebook and a pen. Then, the person logs the coordinates of the cache with a handheld GPS (Global Positioning System) device. They post those coordinates on a geocaching Web site like www.geocaching.com, along with a brief message and a clue in simple code.

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The cache refuses to be found.

At one point, Zac grabs Dizzy, a basset hound, brings him down the hill and says, “Find the box, boy!”

Dizzy wags his tail and starts sniffing. Fifteen minutes later, we give up.

Several things could have happened to the cache. Perhaps it was “Muggled.”

Muggle is a geocaching word for non-geocachers, borrowed from the Harry Potter series where it describes nonmagical people.

It’s a disheartened group that troops back down the trail. Never fear, though. There are three more geocaches in the area.

The next cache requires a short car ride over to the Gee Creek Recreation Area.

About the time the road turns to gravel, Zac says we passed the cache, 300 feet to our right. I pull a U-turn and head back.

I inch the car slowly through the loop. On the second half, heading back to the entrance, we pass the cache 400 feet to our right. Again.

With a GPS unit in his hand, Zac Carey hunts for a geocache hidden along the Oswald Dome trail in the Cherokee National Forest.

The hunt begins at dawn

The cache seems to get closer and farther away by turns. Finally, Zac holds up a hand.

The cache should be just off the trail to our left.

Geocachers download the posted coordinates into their own GPS handhelds, decode the clues and go hunting.

When they find the cache, they take a prize and leave one of their own, sign the logbook and hide the cache back where they found it.

Finding a cache is harder than you think, but therein lies the challenge, and the fun. GPS handhelds have varying degrees of accuracy, so “x” rarely marks the spot in geocaching. Also, reception can be lost in rugged hill-and-valley terrain, leaving the geocacher to make guesses about the cache’s position. Clues can vary in accuracy, too.

The GPS gives a reading as the crow flies, so as we hike up the many switchbacks toward Oswald Dome, the cache seems to get closer and farther away by turns. Finally, Zac holds up a hand. The cache should be just off the trail to our left.

I sit down and decode the clue. “A short way off the trail in some old wood,” it reads.

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This small notebook is the log for a geocache located near the Gee Creek Campground. Geocachers log the date they found the cache, their online handles and the items they took and left.

Photos by S. Carey

Zac Carey and Mike and Indhira Hulslander examine the contents of the Gee Creek geocache.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just back straight through those woods,â&#x20AC;? says Zac. But, how can we get there?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another challenging part of geocaching. We know where it is, but how do we get there?

We head back to the entrance, and out of the corner of my eye I spot an almost-invisible trailhead leading back to the area of the cache.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turn to decode the clue: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Troll is as troll does.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What does that mean?â&#x20AC;? asks Indhira.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under a bridge!â&#x20AC;? we answer in unison.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a level hike this time, back into the woods surrounding the Gee Creek Campground.

We cross several footbridges, checking under them even though weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out of range.

Finally, Mike reaches under a bridge and pulls out a plastic container. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Found it!â&#x20AC;?

The cache is small, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full of small goodies: a shell, interesting keychains, a letter

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Zac flips through the logbook, noting with some disbelief that someone found the cache in mid-December. Indhira takes the letter opener, and Mike produces a local coupon card to replace it. Zac signs the log, and we carefully replace the cache so passers-by canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it.

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