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Arnold Smith was one of the smartest kids in West High School’s Class of 1960. Gangly and tall, he had a goofy grin and peered at the world through black-rimmed Buddy Hollyesque glasses. Kids today would probably classify him as full-on nerd. So why is this 70-year-old in jail?

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Mayberry lives in Karns

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March on! Food City head cashier Dee Childress helped coordinate Hardin Valley’s first Independence parade which travelled June 30 from Pellissippi State Community College to Food City at 11501 Hardin Valley Road. The parade was complete with a one-horn band.

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Coffee break Erica Lambert has always had a creative edge. When she went to college, she decided that interior design was where her creative energy would fit best. “I just knew that was what I wanted to do,” says Erica, who is now co-owner of Dixie Lee Greenhouse, 921 Fretz Road. “In the end, I just pushed through to complete my degree, but I realized that what I really loved was what I had been doing all my life: working with plants.”

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Free, free, free! Tim Burchett says he can give county employees an extra week off work and it won’t cost anything. Sandra Clark wonders how this can be.

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Index Coffee Break A2 Theresa Edwards A3 Government/Politics A4 Marvin West/Jake Mabe A5 Betty Bean A6 Faith A7 Kids A9 Community Calendar A11 Health/Lifestyles Sect B

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Squad car gets 80 ‘smiles’ an hour, owner says By Jake Mabe The reaction to Mark Cawood’s Mayberry squad car coming to Halls was fiercer than any kind of Independence Day firecracker, I’ll tell you that. Cawood, a Karns resident and former Knox County commissioner, drove the customized 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 by the office last Thursday following the news of the death of Andy Griffith. The popular actor’s self-titled 1960s CBS-TV show, set in fictional Mayberry, N.C., is a sweet slice of Americana. A big fan of the series, Cawood found the car in Livingston, Tenn.

He had it painted and said the hardest part to find was the clip that holds the car’s trademark rear antenna in place. He found it at Wade Shields’ electronics store, “back in the ’70s box!” The police light came from Phoenix, Ariz. The rear license plate says “Fife,” named after Barney Fife M.D. (Mayberry Deputy), and the car has a bumper sticker of Barney’s favorite saying, “Nip it in the bud!” Cawood has the car rigged to play the “Andy Griffith Show” theme and blast a Barney Fife siren, too. He’s even got Barney’s hat and motorcycle helmet and a “Bert Miller Merchandise” suitcase along for the ride. Everywhere he goes, Cawood stops traffic. We almost had a fender-bender on Doris Circle last Thursday.

A shot of Mark Cawood’s 1964 Ford Galaxie from its rear side, which he has customized to look like the Mayberry squad car from “The Andy Griffith Show.” Note the “Fife” license plate and the “Nip it in the bud” bumper sticker. Cawood, a longtime “Griffith Show fan” and former Knox County commissioner, brought the car by the Shopper-News office last week. Andy Griffith died July 3 at age 86. Photo by Ruth White

“It gets 80 ‘smiles’ per hour,” Cawood said. He’s taken photos of the squad car’s stops all around town. You can see them on his Facebook page. He even got flagged down when he passed a wedding at the World’s Fair Park on June 30 so the bride and groom could get a photo with the car. Police officers also love to stop him – to get a (camera) shot of the car. “I’m a chronic jaywalker,” Cawood jokes. He gives out stickers to the kids

and brochures to the adults designed by Cawood’s pastor, Steve Higginbotham of Karns Church of Christ. “Andy Griffith was such a great actor, but he was also the creator of great entertainment all around. The show was written not just with jokes in mind, but with smalltown values in mind. Mayberry is the way Halls and Karns and all these communities used to be.” About that time, somebody pulled up sporting a smile and a cell phone. Cawood grinned, too. “Happens everywhere I go.”

Karns welcomes new coaches By Theresa Edwards Karns High School athletic director Jamie Cantrill welcomed three new coaches this week: head baseball coach Matthew Hurley, replacing John Rice who left to coach at Bearden; head softball coach Kristy Hutson and assistant softball coach Christine Sweeney, who are replacing Judy and Rick Siebert who resigned. Cantrill is confident in their abilities to lead the school to continued success in these programs and welcomes them to KHS. The spot of assistant baseball coach is yet to be filled. “We want to make sure we get the right hire, somebody who has a great baseball background with a winning attitude,” said Hurley. Hurley was assistant baseball coach at Bearden High School the previous two years and pitching coach previously for five years at Santa Fe High School in Alachua, Fla. “Hurley has extensive knowledge about the game and we are ex-

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cited for him to join our program,” said Cantrill. Hurley has a bachelor’s degree in criminology with a minor in sociology from the University of Florida. “I’ve decided I’d rather get into teaching, so I’ve been teaching the last six years,” he said. Hurley now teaches language arts and reading at Whittle Springs Middle School. Softball head coach Hutson is from Sunbright, Tenn. She played baseball and softball at North Greenville University where she received a scholarship. Her bachelor’s degree is in business management and she earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from LMU. She teaches 7th grade science at Bearden Middle School. Previously, Hutson was a police officer for two years in Greenville, S.C., before moving to Arizona where she did volunteer work at various basketball and softball camps. She also has experience with private softball instruction. “At 32, I have a lot of

Karns’ assistant principal and athletic director Jamie Cantrill welcomes new members of the coaching staff: head baseball coach Matthew Hurley, Cantrill, head softball coach Kristy Hutson and assistant softball coach Christine Sweeney. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com life experience,” said Hutson. “I know that Ms. Hutson has the knowledge and ability to continue the rich history and success of this program. She is a very dedicated individual and we look forward to her leading Karns softball,” said Cantrill. Cantrill was also pleased to hire Sweeney on July 5 as assistant softball coach. Sweeney and Hutson have played softball together for years. “I couldn’t think of a better person to work with as my assistant,” said Hutson.

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What is your passion? “Flowers, of course, and art. I love growing plants and making pottery.”

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch? “Tara Baker. Tara was a dear friend of mine who died tragically in a car accident. I would love to tell her about my wonderful husband, and she would totally be in love with my 8-month-old daughter, Mackenzie Iris Lambert. I miss her tremendously and would love to just sit and chat with her one more time.”

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life and why?

Erica Lambert

Erica Lambert has always had a creative edge. When she went to college, she decided that interior design was where her creative energy would fit best. “I just knew that was what I wanted to do,” says Erica, who is now co-owner of Dixie Lee Greenhouse, 921 Fretz Road. “In the end, I just pushed through to complete my degree, but I realized that what I really loved was what I had been doing all my life: working with plants.” So Erica, who is a 1998 graduate of Farragut High School and received her bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University, came back to work with her parents, Ron and Connie Childress, at Dixie Lee Greenhouse. “I was back where I had worked my whole life, and I loved it.” Erica met and married Todd Lambert, and the couple has a daughter, 8-month-old Mackenzie Iris. In December, Erica’s father told his children he was going to retire from the greenhouse business he had built. Erica and her friend Jenny Northam decided to buy it. “As of January, it was all our responsibility,” Erica says. “Sometimes I feel like I will never catch up, but it is what I want to be doing right now.” Erica says they grow 75 percent of all the plants and flowers they sell, which means the “busy season” never really stops. “There is always something to do.” Their customers are “true gardeners, enthusiasts who love plants and flowers,” says Erica. “We have loyal customers, and a lot of people who come to us looking for unique plants, for something different.” Todd, who is a home appraiser, works at the greenhouse on the weekends. “Todd is our weekend warrior. He really loves growing things, too.” Erica and Jenny have started herb classes and now have an herbal expert working with them. At Christmas, customers come from far and wide for Erica’s handmade bows. Her own personal favorite in the greenhouse? “Well, this year it is the double balloon flower,” she said. “I am always finding something new that I love.” Sit and have a Coffee Break as you get to know Erica Lambert:

What is your favorite quote from a television show or movie? “I love the part in ‘Dumb and Dumber’ after Lloyd trades in the van for a moped, and Harry says, ‘Just

“My oldest brother, Michael Childress. He is always the voice of reason in our family, gives great advice and always has a cool head.”

I still can’t quite get the hang of … “Being on time. I am always five to 15 minutes late, and my 8-month-old does not help me.”

What is the best present you ever received in a box?

when I thought you couldn’t possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this … and totally redeem yourself!’ ”

What are you guilty of? “I am guilty of eating way too much cheesecake, staying up too late and oversleeping, and being a perfectionist.”

What is your favorite material possession?

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What is the best advice your mother ever gave you? “She told me, ‘Perfect does not exist, so if you keep waiting for that perfect person, you will never find him.’ I asked her, ‘Then I should settle for less than what is perfect?’ She said, ‘No. Compromise.’ I was happily engaged and married within a year.”

“My Android cell phone. I CANNOT leave home without it.”

What is your social media of choice?

What are you reading currently?

What is the worst job you have ever had?

“Facebook.”

“I know I am behind, but I am just now reading the ‘Hunger Games’ series. What can I say? I own a greenhouse, and it’s summer!”

“Pulling weeds underneath the benches in the Greenhouse in the middle of the summer. It is about 110 degrees in there.”

What was your most embarrassing moment?

What was your favorite Saturday morning cartoon and why?

“When I was 16, I had a boy over at the house, and my parents came home early. I didn’t know what to do, so I told him to hide under the bed! Of course my dad found him, called his parents, and it was horribly embarrassing! I never had a boy over without permission again, and, I was grounded for forever!”

What are the top three things on your bucket list? “I don’t really have a bucket list yet, but I would like to travel to Europe.”

What is one word others often use to describe you and why? “Bossy, mostly because I am.”

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? “I need to be able to say ‘No.’ I have a real problem telling people I can’t do something, and I always end up spreading myself too thin.”

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“My favorite is my daughter’s favorite: ‘SpongeBob SquarePants.’ I love to watch her laugh and scream at it.”

What irritates you? “Stupid people, slow cashiers, dry plants and weeds.”

What’s one place in Farragut everyone should visit? “Dixie Lee Greenhouse, of course, and the lake.”

What is your greatest fear? “Being a failure and not making something of myself in life. I want my daughter to look up to me.”

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?

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The Hardin Valley parade ended with James Marshall driving Jim’s Wrecker, Karns fire chief Ken Marston in his red truck and the Karns fire truck driven by Captain Matt Oliver with engineer Justin Thoroughman. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Hardin Valley’s first parade Food City head cashier Dee Childress helped coordinate Hardin Valley’s first Independence Day parade which travelled June 30 from Pellissippi State Community College to Food City at 11501 Hardin Valley Road.

Experimenting with patio gardening, Paul Noce of Karns grew a huge burpless hybrid cucumber plant in the middle of a hay bale. He and his wife, Carrol, have already enjoyed the fruits of his labor. “They are delicious, and they don’t make you burp like most cucumbers do,” he said. Noce started out with a small cucumber plant from Ellenburg Landscaping and Nursery at 722 Vanosdale Road. He then dug a hole in the middle of a hay bale, filled it with Miracle-Gro potting mix and transplanted the plant into it. He estimates it to be about 4 feet tall now. In addition to cucumbers, Noce grows tomatoes and peppers in 5-gallon plastic buckets he recycles. He also has two long tomato plants growing topsy-turvy hanging above his back deck. In the backyard are 10 fragrant pink Knock Out rose bushes that bloom four times per year. Noce would plant a backyard garden, but it cannot be plowed because of tree roots that remain underground from about eight trees he cut down there four years ago. “So I do patio style gardening. You do what you have to do,” he said.

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This parade kicks off the new Hardin Valley Business and Community Alliance, which held its first meeting before the parade. A lot of businesses have been springing up in the Hardin Valley area, Childress explained. “We want people to know we’re here,” she said. Childress expressed her thanks to everyone who participated, including the East Tennessee Corvette Club, Karns Volunteer Fire Department (Hardin Valley Station 2), Jim’s Garage and Wrecker Service, Miss Knoxville’s 2012 Teen Princess Kerri Grabill and saxophonist Andrew Chitwood. “They had a good time doing it. It was enjoyable,” said Childress. We are now planning a Christmas parade the Saturday after Thanksgiving. “We do parades and it’s a lot of fun. We will eat together afterward and fellowship,” said Howard Marshall. The East Tennessee Corvette Club will also participate in the upcoming Karns parade July 28. Started in 1958, it is the oldest Corvette club in the nation, the largest in the Southeast and the second largest in the nation. ■

King College open house July 11

King College will host an open house 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at its Hardin Valley campus at 10950 Spring Bluff Way. This open house will provide the opportunity to tour King’s newest campus and meet one-on-one with faculty, financial aid counselors, admissions representatives

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KARNS NOTES Hardin Valley Academy band student Andrew Chitwood plays the saxophone, riding in Howard Marshall’s 1995 Corvette. and career center counselors. Application fees will be waived for all who attend the open house and apply. King College offers a program where working adults may obtain their degree in as little as 16 months attending class one night per week. “We are pleased to be able to offer degree programs in more than a dozen locations,” said Mona Salyer, director of recruitment for Graduate and Professional Studies. “Whether it is a personal goal or a step toward furthering their career, King is making it easier for working adults throughout the region in their quest to obtain their degree.” ■

Karns community 5K is July 28

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■ Greater Karns Business Association meets at noon each second Thursday at the Karns Community Club building on Oak Ridge Highway. Info: Alisa Pruett, 603-4273, or www. karnsbusiness.com/.

The annual Karns Fair will be Saturday, July 28, at Karns High School, and booth space is still available for a low fee. Nonprofit organizations are half price. To reserve your booth, email Roger Kane at karnsins@yahoo.com.

■ Karns Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each first Tuesday at Karns Middle School library. Info: Lorraine Coffey, 660-3677.

COMMUNITY CLUBS ■ National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) chapter 1476, will meet at noon Tuesday, July 17, at the Double Tree Hotel on Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge. A hot lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Oak Ridge fire chief Darryl Kerley will be the speaker. Everyone is invited. Lunch is $14, and reservations must be made by Friday, July 13. Info: Jerry Wing, 938-4532.

The 2012 Karns community 5K will be Saturday, July 28, at Karns High School. Packets may be picked up Friday, July 27, at Fleet Feet Sports at 11619 Parkside Drive. Registration will be 6:40 to 7:50 a.m. July 28 and the race will begin 8 a.m. ■ The Harvey Broom Group / There will also be a 1-mile Sierra Club will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Tennessee fun run/walk starting at 8:10. Valley Unitarian UniversalProceeds from the race ist Church on Kingston Pike. will benefit the Karns High Several members will discuss School cross-country team. their recent hike on the Florida For race forms and inforNational Scenic Trail. Everyone mation, email Chris Cowan-

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Hummingbirds at Ijams “The Wonder of Hummingbirds” will be presented 1-5 p.m. Sunday, July 29, at Ijams Nature Center. There will be a vendor fair, a “bird bargain barn” and concessions available. National hummingbird experts Bob and Martha Sargent will speak and a hummingbird banding demonstration will be given at 1:30, 3 and 4. Admission is free but there is a $5 fee for the Sargents’ program. Children under 6 are free. Info or to register: 577-4717, ext. 119 or visit www.ijams.org.

■ Council of West Knox County Homeowners meets at 7:15 p.m. each first Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. In July, however, the group will meet Tuesday, July 10, when the speaker will be Buz Johnson from MPC. Info: www.cwkch.com/.

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■ Karns Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday at the Karns pool during the summer. The Karns club will host the July 16 zone meeting which will include several local Lions clubs. Info: www.karnslionsclub.com/. ■ West Knox Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday at Shoney’s on Lovell Road, except July 16 when they will join the zone meeting at the Karns pool. ■ District 6 Democrats meets at the Karns Library 6:30 p.m. each fourth Tuesday . ■ Karns Fair will be Saturday, July 28. To reserve a booth, email Roger Kane at karnsins@yahoo.com.

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government No sparks from mulch report The mulch fire report, released by the city two weeks ago, has been greeted by a large yawn. This fire lasted many days. It caused major inconvenience to nearby businesses. It triggered a significant fish kill in Third Creek. Clearly, the mulch pile was allowed to expand far beyond its permitted height without anyone halting it. The buildup led to the fire. The absence of a public discussion is somewhat astonishing given the scope of the problem and potential for a repeat. Will Council follow this issue and make certain the recommendations in the report are implemented? The city Administration would be well advised to report back in a few months on its own compliance with its report. Taxpayers deserve more than a one- or two-day report which is soon forgotten or shelved. Parking: In the past, parking for visitors at the Gloria Ray Visitors Center on Gay Street has been hard to secure, but interim KTSC head Kim Bumpas is working on locating more parking spaces adjacent to the building and expects to have 21 spaces by August. This will be a giant step forward for out-of-town visitors who wish to get a better idea of what Knoxville has to offer. Bumpas plans to submit this to the KTSC board at its July 10 meeting. Burchett report: The current controversy over the Tim Burchett campaign financial disclosure has many aspects to ponder before reaching an opinion. First, a candidate should never name a relative as treasurer even if legal and it is. It is not a good practice. This is further complicated with Allison Burchett saying she cannot locate the records. Without documents, it will be hard to determine what happened when checks were made out by Allison Burchett to herself.

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Second, having known Tim Burchett more than 30 years, it is hard to imagine that he would knowingly violate the law or encourage someone else to do so. His honesty is clear and separate from policy positions he may take which are subject to public debate. He has integrity. He also is frugal with both his own and the public’s money. The best way forward for him now is to be totally candid about what happened, take steps to ensure further donations and expenses are handled by a treasurer who has no ties to him personally, and work hard to find the paperwork on prior checks which seems to be missing. This could be a story which ultimately leads nowhere but is good for weeks of articles. A cloud is created which will not go away. The request for New Sentinel records by Mayor Burchett will only intensify the media scrutiny of the whole matter regardless of the outcome. Kudos: The Rogero Administration deserves compliments for the recent installation of the handsome new iron fence around Blount Mansion east of the City County Building. It really dresses up the area and replaces an ugly chain link fence which created the wrong image for Gov. Blount’s home. This started with the backing of former Deputy Mayor Larry Martin under Mayor Daniel Brown and was implemented by Knoxville’s energetic young public service director David Brace. This is an excellent example of what the city can do to assist a nonprofit which means so much to the history of the total community.

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Only in Knoxville: Summer crime spree Betty Bean has a truly weird story about a Knoxville native who, at age 70, sits in a Mississippi jail Sandra without bond on a charge Clark of murder for hire. And what makes the story even stranger is the alleged hit man ended up dead while the alleged victim was unharmed. Bean’s story is inside. Don’t miss it.

A. A surplus of county employees? B. Jobs that can wait? C. A leprechaun with a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? D. A mayor who is math impaired? The Supreme Court upheld the law that requires every citizen to have health insurance. What’s next? A. Every citizen must have a fishing license. B. Every resident must be a citizen.

Governor Bill Haslam has appointed Knoxville Meanwhile, Mayor Tim Burchett has subpoeresident Bob Lloyd to the Commission for Uninaed the News Sentinel records including video tape of various comings and goings from May 15 form Legislation. True or false: Do we really need a commission to legisto June 24. We know he’s looking for wife Allison’s late uniforms? visit to the newsroom ... but what else might he find? Ted Hatfield is proud of his heritage because: A. Jimmy Hoffa living in the break room. A. Arkansas Razorbacks usually win, even if they have B. Harry Moskos and a ghost train haunting the lobby trouble keeping a football coach. at night. B. Hatfields are always mentioned first, ahead of McC. Stephen Hawking with the “God particle.” Coys. D. Michael Strickland and Mike Edwards of the KnoxC. The airport in Little Rock was named for Bill and ville Chamber escorting Allison into the building. Hillary Clinton, but natives just abbreviate it to HillBilly. Tim Burchett says he can give county employees D. Nobody in his family has killed someone over a pig, at an extra week off work and it won’t cost anything. least for 30 or 40 years. Do we have:

Tim Hutchison’s family legacy Former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison says there’s an easy explanation for why he’s running for the state Legislature: his parents and grandparents set a high standard for him to follow.

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“They were always helping other people, and that’s what I wanted to do. It’s still what I want to do.” He says the recent death of his father, Shannon, served as a reminder of that legacy. “Helping other people is what he put first in his life, and I don’t want to forget that.” During his 33 years in law enforcement, including 17 years as sheriff, Hutchison had many opportunities to help others, and not all of them were popular at the time. One such example occurred in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans with a fury in 2005. Hutchison’s response was to take to the air with three of his office’s Black Hawk helicopters with two pilots in each to allow for maximum time in the air. “When we got there, there were still people who Upcoming Board of Education meetings had been on roofs for three The Knox County Board of Education will conduct a days. It took nine days work session at 5 p.m. Monday, July 9, in preparation to get all of them off the for the monthly meeting. The work session will be in the roofs. We left when there Boardroom on the first floor of the Andrew Johnson Build- was finally enough law ening at 912 S. Gay Street. forcement to make sure evThe monthly meeting will be 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, eryone was safe.” in the main assembly room of the City County Building, Hutchison says that de400 W. Main Street. spite some early criticism

at home, “it was definitely the highlight of my career, being able to help people like that.” In gratitude for the emergency aid, Sheriff Harry Lee of Jefferson Parish (La.) wrote, “On behalf of all the people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama who were affected by Hurricane Katrina, I express our heartfelt thanks. I was credited with saving hundreds of lives because I provided helicopter support to the New Orleans Police Department. In fact, the helicopters were actually helicopters from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee. The helicopters did much to save hundreds of lives in New Orleans.” Hutchison says he and Lee had met while serving on the same committees at the National Sheriff’s Association, “and when he called and asked for help, I was glad we could provide it.” Hutchison says he wants to continue that kind of service to others in the Legislature. He is especially interested in finding ways to help small businesses and seniors. He looks back with particular pride at one of the programs for seniors he established as sheriff: Project SCAN – Senior Citizens Awareness Network. “It provides a plan for seniors to check on their neighbors on a regular basis, particularly those who live alone. It has meant a lot to people.” Hutchison says he has always enjoyed interacting with the public, and especially so during this campaign. “I am really enjoying going door-to-door to hear people’s concerns. One of

Tim Hutchison with his grandchildren, all of whom attend school in the 89th District. From left are Blake, Amherst Elementary; Lexie, Karns Middle School; and Makenna, Karns Elementary. the things they’re telling me is that they want government out of their lives – all levels of government. It has become far too intrusive. “They know that businesses won’t be attracted to Tennessee if we pass a state income tax. They don’t want a state income tax and I don’t want a state income tax. “They also know we need to get government out of the way of businesses as much as we can so that businesses can grow. “And they know we don’t need the Legislature to keep passing unfunded mandates. They pass something over there and then all of a sudden local government has to run around and find the money to pay for it. The attitude in Nashville seems to be ‘just pass it and

everybody will learn to live with it.’ That’s not right. “All levels of government seem to take the attitude that they’re just one resolution away from a perfect society, and that’s not the truth.” He adds with a laugh: “I’d like to have a resolution that says for every new law you pass, you have to take two off the books. “What I want is a smaller, smarter government. I think that’s what the people of this district want, too.” Hutchison is a graduate of West High, and his wife, the former Jan Kohl, is a graduate of Farragut. They have made their home in Karns since 1976. They have two daughters and three grandchildren and attend West Park Baptist Church.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hank hung the moonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (and Rheta did too) Let me get this out of the way right out of the gate: this column is biased. Rheta Grimsley Johnson has been sweetening my Sunday morning coffee for a coonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s age. (Or, at least since the Sentinel switched her column from Wednesdays to the first of the week.) Next to Marvin West, Rheta is the best, a super scribe, a forever favorite, J.D. Salinger to my Ray Kinsella. (See the novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shoeless Joe.â&#x20AC;?) She has made me glad and she has made me mad and she has made me fall in love with an unforgettable cast of characters, most of whom I never would have met otherwise. Most of all, she marvels at music, music that grabs you, stabs you, soars you into the stratosphere and drags you into de-

spair. In other words, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got terrific taste in tunes. Which is one of a million reasons why her latest book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hank Hung the Moon (and Warmed our Cold, Cold Hearts)â&#x20AC;? is such a delight. It is not a biography of Hiram King Williams. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been done before, good ones, bad ones, those in between. No, this is a musical memoir, musings on moments when the song remembered when, centered on country musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s king. Rhetaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late husband, Don Grierson, called what Hank did â&#x20AC;&#x153;industrial-strength country,â&#x20AC;? and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as spot-on as a big red bullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-eye. It was honest and it was real and it was cherubic and it was sinful and it was as stark as a life sentence without parole. She talks about first hearing

Hank because her Daddy loved him. She then moved on to her own â&#x20AC;&#x153;magical mystery tourâ&#x20AC;? when her Boomer generation changed music forever. But, she found her way home in the mid-70s, when she and her first husband, Jimmy Johnson, made up the entire editorial staff of a weekly newspaper in Monroeville, Ala., in the county where Hank had briefly lived as a boy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Often, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be riding down the road alone,â&#x20AC;? she writes, listening to the radio on her way to an assignment, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and Hankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice would slice through the static like a meteor through a night sky. For the first time since early childhood, Hank was riding with me. I liked it.â&#x20AC;? She talks about meeting Cathy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jettâ&#x20AC;? Williams, the lost daughter nobody knew Hank had until Jett landed in the early 1980s. She talks about finding a box marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hankâ&#x20AC;? in the attic of the Louisiana home sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d owned with Grierson while cleaning it out after his death in

Going to Italy with basket Vols? For just $10,790 and change, you and a significant other can go to Italy in August with the Tennessee basketball team. Mix and mingle. See games and Rome and have your picture taken, holding up or pushing over the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Additional coins will be needed. The base price does not cover baggage fees, visas, lunches, dinners, souvenirs or refreshing lemonade. Ten days of on-court preparation for the trip figure to be very important to the future of Tennessee basketball. Depending on Cuonzo Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective and goals, 10 days in Italy will be another building block toward

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the winter season or a oncein-a-lifetime educational adventure for Yemi Makanjuola and other Volunteers. Most likely it will be a blend, serious business and unforgettable sights. Other coaches who have taken other teams on this outing report multiple benefits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great trip,â&#x20AC;? says Rick Byrd, who led Belmont

to Italy last August. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have shared our experiences with Coach Martin.â&#x20AC;? Byrd said some coaches want all basketball, practice, practice, practice, play every day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We played three games. We wanted the trip to be meaningful to the players.â&#x20AC;? Trent Johnson, then of LSU, took the Tigers to Italy last summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The cultural experience is valuable. Anytime you go out of this country, you know how fortunate and how blessed you are to live here. There are a lot of guys on this team that had never been anywhere.â&#x20AC;? Oregon coach Dana Alt-

2009. Inside she discovered the work Grierson and his former wife, Pat, had collected for a planned book about Hank, first conceived roughly about the time Jett surfaced. She talks about having dinner with Myron Floren, the great accordion player with the ubiquitous grin from â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lawrence Welk Show.â&#x20AC;? Myron told Rheta he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind the accordion jokes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;as long as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m playing 150 concerts a year.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Same as Myron,â&#x20AC;? she writes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hank Williams certainly never worried about whether he was hip or not.â&#x20AC;? But my favorite part of the book happens when Rheta writes about how her daddy would stretch out on a rarely-used couch on Sunday afternoons, weary from his work as a butcher for WinnDixie, and listen to music until he drifted off to dream. Her father was 34 then, and had outlived Hank Williams by five long years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And some days, when the paycheck wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stretch quite far

man figures the Ducks saw things theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll remember forever. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think everybody is going to remember seeing the Colosseum and The Forum. A lot of guys went to the Vatican. Lake Como was something theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll remember and the cathedral in Milan is unbelievable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stopped in Florence and saw the statue of David. I think everybody will have a lot of memories, and the food was pretty good, too.â&#x20AC;? Martin has been there. He played professionally in Italy. He sounds fair and balanced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For our team, the trip provides a chance to gain valuable time together on and off the court. For our fans, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chance to combine a European vacation

enough, when the babies were bawling and the biscuits got burned ... when he knew Sunday was almost over and that Monday morning he must get up, button another starched white shirt to his chin and hit the road again, it must have seemed to Daddy that Hank had all the luck.â&#x20AC;? (Can she herd words or what?) She talks about Hankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innate genius, his ability to sum up a thousand heartaches in three minutes, the way he knew a midnight sky was purple, not pitch black or dirty blue. Any olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; idiot can blather on for 800 words. The trick is to get to the heart of the thing and to do it without taking the long way around the barn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hank speaks of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;old, sad yesterday,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and you know heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successfully shortened every description of despair ever written to just the three perfect words: Old, sad yesterday. Perfect.â&#x20AC;? Just like this book. If you like good writing or good music, the three chords and the truth kind, go get â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hank Hung the Moon.â&#x20AC;? Savor it. Or, save it. Tuck it away for a literal or figurative rainy day, when you just might need it. Whatever you do, just read it. Visit Jake Mabe online at jakemabe.blogspot.com.

with the opportunity to cheer for the Vols while traveling with the team. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll feel like they are part of the program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which is how it should be â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because they are an important part of everything we do.â&#x20AC;? Jerry and Nancy Fortner of Greeneville are going. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went with the basketball team to Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 2007,â&#x20AC;? said Jerry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very excited about this trip. Tennessee has a really good group of players and coaches.â&#x20AC;? The Fortners will dust off history and geography lessons. Ah yes, old Rome. The Colosseum, an amphitheater, was built between 70 and 82 AD. It became the â&#x20AC;&#x153;inâ&#x20AC;? place for gladiatorial and wild ani-

mal fights and maybe a few dramas and political rallies. A short walk around Palatine Hill is what remains of Romeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest racetrack, the Circus Maximus. Vatican museums must be the largest such complex in the world â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1,400 rooms, the Sistine Chapel, parts of the papal palace, glorious art galleries. Think Michelangelo, Perugino and Botticelli. Saint Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basilica has many important art works, including Michelangeloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pieta. The basketball trip will stop at the Republic of San Marino. I really like little San Marino. It is half the size of Liechtenstein and has no national debt. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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Knox native faces death penalty in Mississippi murder-for-hire Arnold Smith was one of the smartest kids in West High School’s Class of 1960. Gangly and tall, he had a goofy grin and peered at the world through blackrimmed Buddy Hollyesque glasses. Kids today would probably classify him as full-on nerd.

Betty Bean He was evidently considered something of a mad scientist – the father of one of his friends used to worry that he’d blow up the neighborhood with the experiments he conducted in the basement of his Terrace Avenue home. So it probably didn’t surprise anybody when he went to medical school, became an oncologist and opened his own cancer treatment center. There was nothing about him in 1960 that would make anybody predict that this high school National Honor Society member would be spending the blazing hot summer of 2012 in a Mississippi jailhouse charged with orchestrating a murder-for-hire scheme to kill his ex-wife’s lawyer. A smattering of his old friends, neighbors and classmates have been following the news from Greenwood, Miss., and although hardly any of them will talk about it on the record, it’s probably safe to describe their reactions as stunned bemusement. Circuit Court Judge Harold Wimberly grew up with Smith, but has only seen him occasionally over the years. “He’d call every once in

awhile and came to class reunions, but that was about it,” Wimberly said. “Undoubtedly he made more money than any of us, owning that cancer clinic. He was always very smart in things like chemistry and science.” Wimberly was in New York when the news broke about the shootout in Greenwood lawyer Lee Abraham’s office between government agents and two hapless would-be hit men. A friend sent him a link to a story about their childhood friend being charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder and one count of capital murder, which carries a potential death penalty. “He said ‘Wow! Look at this!’ “It happened the last Saturday in April. This goofy hit man Arnold allegedly hired called the intended victim and said ‘We need to get together,’ and ended up West High Photography Club: Arnold Smith is in center wearing glasses. On the back getting killed in a shootout. row, also wearing glasses, is now-Judge Harold Wimberly. Photos from West High annual. … “Amazing.” clothier (Matthew McClel- Civic Auditorium and Coli- body suggested it be ■ Decade of change lan) and some high profile seum, was under construc- rebuilt. Arnold Smith, Knoxville was on the cusp lawyers – Arthur Seymour tion and coming up out of of change in 1960, and so Jr. and judges Bill Swann the ground on the site of one who claimed to be was Arnold Smith, who and Harold Wimberly Jr., of the black neighborhoods something of a hisgrew up in a leafy enclave of who lived just across Cum- bulldozed by urban renew- toric preservationist spacious brick homes west berland Avenue in Ft. Sand- al, an experiment in politi- in his later years, was cal/social engineering that insulated in his cozy of the University of Tennes- ers. would continue for most of home/school/church The Wimberlys and the see campus. The sprawling cocoon and likely didn’t pay industrial complex hous- Smiths attended the same the decade. much attention to the changing Robertshaw Controls, church – Church Street es in his town. where his father was an ex- Methodist, which was conHe was busy finishing unvenient to the cafeteria at ecutive, lay just beyond the dergraduate school in three railroad tracks to the west. Sophronia Strong Dormitoyears – magna cum laude – His mother, Jane, was a ry, whose famous steamboat where there’s a decent chance round of beef was a favorite teacher. that he would have run into a His old neighborhood after-church stop for many dashiki-wearing teaching ashas since been gobbled up families. sistant in organic chemistry John J. Duncan Sr. had by the university, but durnamed Marion Barry, who been mayor since the year ing the 1950s and ’60s it was was working on his doctorate home to a number of future before, when his predecesand polishing his rhetoric for Knoxville leaders: two may- sor, Jack Dance, died in ofhis meteoric rise and fall as ors (Kyle Testerman and fice. the scandal-plagued mayor Dance’s pet project, the Victor Ashe), a prominent of Washington, D.C. ■ Arnold Smith, West High School Class of 1960

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Knoxville College students started picketing segregated downtown theaters and lunch counters in February 1960, but the schools Arnold attended – Van Guilder Elementary, Tyson Junior and West High – were close to home and all-white, something that wouldn’t begin to change until 1963, when African-American parents took the Knoxville city schools to court and forced an end to school segregation – nine years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling. While Arnold was accepted into UT as a matter of routine, another member of the Class of ’60, Theotis Robinson of Austin High School, had an uphill climb. It took a personal meeting with UT president Andy Holt and a vote of the board of trustees to get him in the door, and that didn’t happen until January 1961 (UT was on the quarterly system in those days). ■

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Segregation wasn’t much of an issue when it came to music. “Tonight’s the Night” by the Shirelles was the No. 1 song on the radio that year, followed by Ray Charles’ “Georgia.” “Cathy’s Clown,” by a couple of longhaired West High alums who’d been kicked off Cas Walker’s show, the Everly Brothers, charted in at No. 10 that year. Chubby Checker just barely missed the top 100 with his new dance sensation “The Twist.” Downtown Knoxville was entering the long, slow decades of decay that would follow. Bus ridership was declining and businesses started relocating to the suburbs. The old market house burned down in December 1959. Hardly any-

Off to Memphis

Smith left Knoxville in August 1963, when he enrolled in UT’s Medical Units in Memphis. While there, he was inducted into the AOAMedical Honorary Society and got his MD in January 1967. He did a yearlong surgery internship there and then did a residency in neurosurgery, special diagnostics, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine at the Mayo Clinic. He did other residencies at the University of Kentucky and the University of Mississippi and moved to Jackson, Miss., in 1974 to become the director of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. Two years later, he became medical director and radiation oncologist at North Central Mississippi Regional Cancer Center in Greenwood. His website says he was Mississippi’s first full-time board certified radiation oncologist in private practice. In December 1997, he added membership in the American Board of AntiAging Medicine to his long string of credentials. His clinic thrived, and so did Smith, who became a collector of antiques and historic artifacts. As his professional successes mounted, Smith’s personal life was crumbling. He was married and divorced twice, and fathered nine children, whose ages range from 42 to 17, the eldest of whom is an oncologist practicing in Arkansas. ■

First, kill the lawyers

The biggest part of his troubles seems to date back to 1994, when his second wife, Sara McAdory Smith, filed for divorce, triggering a nasty four-year fight over money and possessions. In a bizarre 1999 deposition connected to an insurance claim over property he claimed had been stolen

from his home, Smith did not attempt to implicate his exwife but complained that she pestered him continually for additional money, even after the decree became final. The word bizarre comes up a lot in documents and news reports from this period, as demonstrated by his rant, under oath, about multiple elaborate conspiracies to deprive him of his livelihood and material goods. He claims, among other tribulations, that a family with a housecleaning business systematically stole antiques, rugs, artwork, appliances, clothes, food, car keys, dry goods, flyswatters and the rubber “flippers” from one of his vintage toilet tanks, leaving inferior look-alike replicas in their place. Smith had developed an obsessive hatred of his wife’s lawyer, Lee Abraham, a member of a wealthy, politically connected family. In April of this year, Smith told a newspaper that he’d been lured into the country and stabbed by someone who’d promised to deliver compromising photos of Abraham, whom Smith labels as a “Muslim” bent on doing him in. What he didn’t know was that state authorities were already investigating a reported plot against Abraham’s life, so when the attorney contacted the Mississippi attorney general to report that someone had offered to sell him a gun that would implicate Arnold Smith in a plot to have Abraham killed, he was instructed to tell the informant to come to his office on a Saturday night. Three state agents were waiting when 20-something year-old felons Keaira Byrd and Derrick Lacy arrived wearing ski masks and toting assault weapons. A gunfight ensued, and Byrd was killed. Smith was arrested the next morning, denied bond and remains in the LeFlore County jail, awaiting trial. His prospects look bleak, since a video he took of himself telling Byrd to put a bullet between Abraham’s eyes has fallen into the hands of the prosecution. He hasn’t been idle, though. His medical license was set to expire on June 30, and the state Board of Medical Licensure required the sheriff to haul him to a nearby county to attend a special hearing where his privilege to practice medicine was extended until June 30, 2013.

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Winning songwriters at Beaver Ridge UMC By Theresa Edwards Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church moved its third annual outdoor worship service and celebration indoors July 1, when temperatures rose to a 105-degree record-high temperature for Knoxville. The service was a compilation of special music including the Beaver Ridge youth band and singer/songwriters Makayla Morton and Kelsey Stewart. “It was a great performance by all the kids. They did great,” said Mike Graham. Morton performed two of her original songs, “My Strength” and “I’m Not Going Down.” She was the Powell High School winner of its CTE Goes Idol contest singing “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz. Stewart sang “Everything,” one of the 50 songs she has written. She won an open mic contest at TGIF recently and will be performing there 7-10 p.m.

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Wesleyan College in the fall. After the musical celebration, the congregation enjoyed a fried chicken feast provided by the church with side dishes and desserts brought by members. Outdoor activities were limited to a few water games due to the extremely high temperature.

Room for us all The angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore … and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice. (Genesis 22: 15-18 NRSV) I have refrained from commenting on the controversy over the building of a mosque in our state. Against all odds, I kept believing (hoping, praying) that those who oppose the construction of a house of worship would wake up and remember that this is America. I am a Christian. I worship in a church. I also worship on a mountain top, or at the edge of my meadow, or around a campfire, or when I am driving. I have been startled by deep moments of awe when I top the ridge on my way to work and see the azure mountains against a pink sky. To be honest, I do some of my best praying in the car (eyes open, of course), and not always because of the behavior of other drivers. It is a place I am alone and cannot be interrupted. I have long conversations with the Almighty while on the road, explaining my struggles and confusion, sharing my joys, asking questions, as well as singing His praises. There are others – who worship the same God I do – who worship in temples

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Lynn Hutton CROSS CURRENTS and synagogues. They call God Jehovah, or Yahweh. We Christians share a common heritage with them. Jesus, whom we call the Christ, was born and died a faithful, practicing Jew. And the Muslims, some of whom are seeking to build the mosque, worship that same God, whom they call Allah. “There is but one God and Allah is his name.” They, too, are part of the strand of monotheism that goes all the way back to Abraham. All of that is just background. As I write these words, it is July 3. Tomorrow, we Americans will throw parties and eat ice cream and wave flags in honor of our country’s birthday. Will we also remember why this country came to be? Because some Puritans left England, fled to Hol-

land and ultimately came here, seeking religious freedom. They wanted the freedom to worship as they pleased. They were Protestants, not Anglicans. They also wanted to separate religious affiliation from eligibility for public office. (In England at that time, one couldn’t be elected to be the village dogcatcher if he was not a member of the Church of England.) Some of those same issues came with the immigrants. Even in the New World, some people wanted to make everyone fit their mold. There were colonies where religious freedom was nonexistent. But the framers of the Constitution carefully granted religious freedom to all, which is why we are not forced to belong to the same faith, or the same church. We are not forced to recite the same creed, or sing the same hymns. We are not forced to worship at all. And it is exactly why the Muslims among us are free to build a mosque so that they may worship as they see fit. They are American citizens. They have the same freedoms, the same rights. Just as there are American cathedrals and American little churches in the wildwood, there are also American synagogues and American mosques. It is who we are! It is why we are! And there is room for us all, both in this country, and in God’s heart.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ■ St. Mark UMC, 7001 Northshore Drive, will host “SonRise National Park” 5:15 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 16-20. Children age 4 through rising 6th graders are invited. Adults are invited to nightly fellowship and Bible study. A donation will be requested for dinner. Info and registration: 588-0808 or www.stmarkumcknox.org/sonrisenationalparkvbs.

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KARNS/HARDIN VALLEY SHOPPER-NEWS • JULY 9, 2012 • A-9 School science teacher Sharon Harder was chosen as the alternate Teacher at Sea. She and Turner recently returned from a four-day training workshop at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, where they attended sessions hosted by scientists, engineers and science communicators. They learned about the ship’s two Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), Argus and Hercules, which work in tandem to collect data. The larger and heavier Argus sits on the ocean floor, tethered to the Nautilus, while the easily-maneuvered Hercules is tethered to Argus and uses robotic arms to collect samples. Both ROVs are equipped with cameras, and Argus provides lighting. The teachers also toured the university’s Inner Space Center, which provides stuWhittle Springs Middle School science teacher Sharon Harder and Bearden High School science teach- dents, faculty and researcher Noelle Turner learn about the exploration vessel Nautilus at the University of Rhode Island. Turner ers with live access, via the will spend almost three weeks aboard the ship through the Teacher at Sea program. Harder is the pro- Internet, to oceanographic gram alternate. Photo submitted expeditions. The primary function of located the Titanic in 1985. tists, as well as the rest of the the Teachers at Sea is comstudents,” says Turner. The Nautilus Exploration The purpose of the program world, live access to discov- munication. Turner will Program was founded in is to conduct research on the eries via the Internet. spend 10 hours each day Whittle Springs Middle watching video feeds from 2008 by Robert Ballard, who ocean floor and give scien-

Bearden teacher takes to high seas By Wendy Smith Until now, Noelle Turner’s boating adventures have taken place on the calm surface of East Tennessee lakes. She will soon experience bigger swells, and thrills, aboard the exploration vessel Nautilus as an Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) Teacher at Sea. Turner, a science teacher at Bearden High School, applied for the competitive program, “on a whim.” But she got lucky, she says, and was one of 12 teachers selected from across the country to participate. In a few weeks, she will travel to Istanbul, Turkey, to spend almost three weeks observing scientific research and interacting with shore-based audiences while aboard the Nautilus during exploration of the Black and Mediterranean Seas. “We know more about the moon’s surface than we do about the bottom of the ocean. I’ll be trying to help with that, and I’ll be happy to see it and share it with my

DeeDee Trotter in Olympics By Theresa Edwards DeeDee Trotter finished second in the 400-meter finals with a time of 50.02 seconds, qualifying her to compete for the U.S. in the Olympics in London, beginning Aug. 3. This will be her third Olympics competition. Trotter won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4x400 relay team.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, she ran in the women’s 400-meter race, but did not qualify for the finals due to a major knee injury. Since her injury, she has worked at training physically and also mentally keeping motivated. She has been training this season in Orlando. Trotter keeps in touch with friends and fans on Twitter. She tweeted July

3, “Thankful for the years of love, loyalty and support of my No. 1 sponsor, Saucony. Thanks for believing in me.” “Track and field athletes are some of the hardest working athletes known to sports and it saddens me that our country hardly knows we exist,” said Trotter. In 2007, Trotter founded the charity “Test Me I’m Clean,” not a campaign, but a way of life. It is designed to inspire, motivate and educate athletes of all ages and all sports about the dangers of performance enhancement drugs. The key message is athletes can succeed by abiding in the 3 H’s: Hard

work, Honesty and Honor. Another goal of Trotter’s has been to be a model. June 2011, she signed with Wilhelmina New York, one of the largest and most successful model management companies in the world. She describes it as a “dream come true.” She said, “I’m very excited and look forward to having a successful future with Wilhelmina.” A calendar and television schedule of the USA Track and Field events is online at: www.usatf.org/ calendars/TVschedule.asp. To learn more about Trotter, visit her website at DeeDee Trotter Photo www.deedeetrotter.com. wards of TEPHOTOS.com

the ROVs and decide which shots to show online. “It’s not like you’re discovering the Titanic every second,” she says. She will also blog, answer online questions and participate in live Web shows, which are broadcast six times a day at the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn. There are four separate cruise legs of the expedition, and two or three teachers will be onboard during each one. During Turner’s leg, the crew may be exploring the submerged Anaximander Mountains, located south of the southern coast of Western Turkey. The expedition’s fluid schedule makes it impossible to predict the exact route. Turner departs from Knoxville on July 22 and will return on Aug. 11 – just in time for the new school year, which begins Aug. 14. She’s excited about the opportunity to participate in scientific research and hopes her enthusiasm will be contagious. Some of her students hope to become marine biologists, she says, and she wants to encourage them. “I want to kick it up a notch with them.”

SPORTS NOTES ■ Baseball tryouts for West High School’s 2013 spring season will be held at noon Monday and Tuesday, July 16-17. Participants need to bring a completed, current physical form that can be found on Knox County Schools’ website. Info: 7667818.

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■ KAJGA Open golf tournament, Saturday, July 14, Beverly Park golf course. Boys divisions are ages 8 and under, 9-11 and 12-15. Girls division is ages 8-15. Tee times start at 9 a.m. Players may have a caddie. Cost is $15. To register: 689-6445.

$1 movies at Regal By Theresa Edwards Regal Entertainment Group is offering a “Summer Movie Express” with family-friendly movies 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays for only $1 through Aug. 1. Many children and their families came to see “The Adventures of Tintin,” Puss In Boots” and other family movies July 3rd at the Regal Pinnacle Stadium theatre, located at 11240 Parkside Drive.

Kevin Olivet and daughter Adelyn Olivet visit the snack bar before the movie.

Major Crumpton, Preston Campbell, Landon Clifford and Kami Polakiewicz come with a group from Union Grove “Blount County Friends” to see “The Adventures of Tintin.”

Gloria Rust gets a fun ride on dad Josh Rust’s shoulders before the movie.

Emma Casteel, Makynzie Smith, McKinsy Long and Millie Robinson enjoy movie day with their class from the Kidstruction Learning Center. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

Grandmother Patty McMahon brings Amelia and Charlie Dorset to the movies.

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Tradition shines at Foster’s Foster’s Fine Jewelry has always been a family business.

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Owner Pam Hanna helped her father and mother, the late Foster and Betty Wilson, found the business in 1974. Pam’s daughter, Ashley Kuykendall, grew up in the jewelry business, and now she and Pam Hanna and Ashley Kuykendall, the mother-daughter team her mother are keeping the at Foster’s Fine Jewelry. Photo by S. Carey family tradition alive. In fact, Ashley’s young daughter is growing up at Foster’s fine jewelry and back to a port treat every piece with the utmost care. combination of both. much like her mother did. Often, Foster’s has seen The Dixie Lee Fireworks family members are: Stephanie Sharp with little Jackson Ray Sharp, Back in the 1980s, Pam Foster Wilson was a families from class rings to Dottie Sharp, Gordon Sharp, Deanna Sharp and Bill Sharp. The business, originally on Broadway, remembers, when gold watchmaker, as was his faengagement rings to anniver- was started by Deanna’s parents, Bennie and Dot Goodman. Photo by A. Hart prices were low and trends ther. Pam says the family joke is that Foster started like nugget jewelry and saries. And Pam and Ashley the jewelry business with 27 pink ice reigned supreme, are always happy to see them. “I like to get to know my cents. Once they’d been in the market was all for fine business awhile, the family pieces. Now, fashion jew- customers and get personal found out that the business elry is the trend, one that with them,” said Pam. “I across the street had been Foster’s supplies with lines want to know them by their moved the operation to County, Stephanie works By Anne Hart taking bets that Foster’s like Southern Gates and first names. We have the a trailer on a lot at Dixie in the organ donor proJohn Adams almost had best customers, a loyal cusHot Diamonds. wouldn’t last six months. Lee Junction, just over gram and Bill is studying it right. But, a commitment to tomer base. I love it because “Dad said he wished he’d In a letter sent to his the Knox County line into to be a teacher. everybody’s happy when known about that bet,” quality and a friendly atDottie says her mother wife, Abigail, and dated Loudon County. In the mid said Pam. “He would have mosphere have remained they’re buying jewelry.” July 3, 1776, the future 1960s they built the cur- “is the heart of this busiInfo: 584-3966 or www. the same. Bridal diamonds made a lot of money.” president of the United rent building on the same ness,” and she’s definitely Pam has seen the busi- and fine pieces are avail- fostersjewelry.com. a worker bee, shuffling States predicted that spot. ness change over the years. able at Foster’s, and jew- Shannon Carey is the Shopper-News genDixie Lee Junction large boxes and waiting on eral manager and sales manager. Contact “from this time forward Foster’s has gone from car- eler David Tipton and Shannon at shannon@shoppernewsnow. and forever more,” Ameri- marks the intersection of customers left and right. rying fashion jewelry to watchmaker Virgil New- com. cans would celebrate “with Dixie Highway and Lee Deanna says a lot of those pomp and parades, with Highway (U.S. 11 and U.S. customers are repeats year shows, games, sports, 70), the main north-south after year. “Many of them Dickerson, Purda, Skeen receive award guns, bells, bonfires and route through this end of we know by name and illuminations (fireworks) the state before interstates know what they want as Jim Dickerson, Bettye Jo Purda and Ashley Skeen of the Edward Jones financial soon as they come through from one end of this conti- were built. services firm in Farragut recently received the Edward Jones Client Service ExcelAs Deanna Sharp, Ben- the door.” nent to the other” – on July lence award for their region. The team received the award based on the results of a nie’s daughter, puts it, “If Deanna says that in ad2 of every year. survey in which random clients were asked to rank the service they received from the That slight discrepancy you wanted to go to Florida dition to new and differteams of their local Edward Jones branch offices. in dates occurred because or Atlanta, you had to go ent kinds of fireworks, the “Jim, Bettye Jo and Ashley are outstanding members of the Edward Jones team,” occasions on which they while the Continental Con- right by here.” said Edward Jones managing partner Jim Weddle. “While all of our associates unAll of that changed with are used are also changgress voted to declare its derstand the value of client service, it’s obvious that they have been striving to proindependence from Great the opening of the inter- ing. “We get a lot of calls vide the best service for their clients.” Britain on July 2, 1776, it state. The tourists who had for fireworks for weddings The Farragut Edward Jones branch is located at 137 West End Ave. Info: 671-4613 did not finally approve the been the store’s lifeblood – mostly sparklers – and or www.edwardjones.com. document known as The no longer passed through also for subdivisions, boat Declaration of Indepen- Dixie Lee Junction. It was docks and others who have dence until two days later time for a new business their own events.” plan. And fireworks aren’t – July 4. Deanna says her Dad confined to only July 4. Still, Adams’ prediction of future celebrations – es- started out selling souve- Dixie Lee sells almost as pecially those “illumina- nir items that appealed to many for New Year’s Eve tions” – could hardly have tourists of the day – such and sales are increasing been more prescient, for things as chenille bed- for Memorial Day, Labor spreads with the word Day and other holidays. celebrate we do. Hours are sometimes The history of Dixie Lee “Tennessee” woven into Fireworks isn’t quite as the design, chalk lawn or- a little erratic, especially lengthy as this country’s naments and plastic bears during the very busy holiJuly Fourth celebrations, stamped with the words day seasons. Deanna says but the business is now in “Great Smoky Mountains.” during those times, “We The new business plan open up when we get here, its 64th year of operation and is the destination place was fireworks – and only and when I’m so tired I for the enormous variety fireworks. The customer can’t hold my eyes open we of fireworks that highlight base had changed virtually go home.” But don’t despair. If the Fourth of July and oth- overnight. “Dad knew local people you’re ever in need of fireer special events. Three generations of didn’t want souvenirs,” works and no one is at the the same family have op- Deanna explains, “but they store, check their website erated the business, and did want fireworks,” and at www.dixieleefireworks. the fourth generation is while fireworks are ille- com for a telephone numwaiting in the wings. He is gal in Knoxville and Knox ber. They’ll meet you at the Jackson Ray Sharp, 4, who County, Dixie Lee Fire- store at your convenience. And a final note about sits on the floor of the store works is in Loudon County. this holiday that is so imand calmly works an iPad It was a stroke of luck. Deanna and her hus- portant in the history of puzzle as his family memband, Gordon Sharp, run our country. Often, truth bers greet customers. Dixie Lee Fireworks was the business now, with the really is stranger than ficAdditional Children $60 started in 1948 on Broad- help of their daughter, Dot- tion: John Adams died on way in North Knoxville by tie, and son, Bill. Jackson July 4, 1826. Here’s hopBennie Goodman, a gro- is the son of Bill and his ing they sent him off to his cery store jobber, and his wife, Stephanie. Dottie is great reward with lots of wife, Dot. The two soon a school teacher in Loudon “illuminations.” Children who have a parent or legal guardian that has been

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annaseal@credibility.org. ■ Memoir Writing Group meets 7 p.m. each second Thursday at Panera Bread, 733 Louisville Road. ■ West Knox Lions Club meets 7 p.m. each first and third Monday at Shoney’s on Lovell Road. ■ The Council of West Knox County Homeowners will meet Tuesday, July 10, at Peace Lutheran Church, 621 Cedar Bluff Road. Guest speaker will be Buz Johnson,

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deputy director of the Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission. ■ West Knox Republican Club will have its annual indoor picnic 5 p.m. Monday, July 9, at Rothchild, 8807 Kingston Pike. The program will begin at 6 p.m. Elected officials and candidates will be on hand, and there will be a cake auction by auctioneer and former Knox County Commissioner John Griess. Info: Gary Loe, 584-5842.

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NEWS FROM PAIDEIA ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

Summer mission in Roatan Travis and Tish Morin and their four children lead very active lives here in Knoxville. Travis is the President of Trademark Advertising, a company he started in 1996. He is an Elder at Christ Covenant Church in Farragut and has served for several years on the Paideia Academy school board. Recently, he was named one of Knoxville’s Top 40 Under 40. Tish also owns her own business, Insight Christian Counseling Services, where she is a Christian counselor with a focus on marriage and families. In addition, she has been an art teacher for six years at Paideia Academy as well as a busy mom of four as she keeps her kids active at church, school, music lessons, and several different sports. But this summer has been a very different experience for the Morin family. They are spending eight weeks on a family mission trip in Roatan (Honduras) in Central America. Roatan is the largest of Honduras’ Bay Islands with a population of about 75,000. It is located approximately 35 miles off the north coast of Honduras and measures 32 miles long and about 3 miles across at the widest point. The Morins are working with an orphanage and a church serving a very poor area there. Tourism is the island’s primary economic sector, and the 2012 Summer Olympic Games

have caused a decline in Caribbean cruises, with some cruise lines substituting European tours. This has had a dramatic impact on the Roatan people who depend on tourism and are scrambling for work wherever they can ﬁnd it. Supplied with donations from Christ Covenant Church and other friends, Travis is working with some full-time missionaries in that area to assist and purchase tools for the unemployed. The men are so happy for the opportunity it will provide for their families – some of them already have projects in place to start on. Donations of shoes, towels and school items were also given to Greenﬁeld Children’s home. The Morins report that it has been hard adjusting to the overwhelming need around them. Tish writes, “Yesterday at the children’s home, we met a little boy, maybe 18 months old, who had been found wandering the streets in Coxen Hole, the capital city here. He has a deformed hand and ankle. He is one of the cutest kids you have ever seen – and no one even knows his name.” Travis has been teaching at the church and his boys, Zach and Eli, have spent much of their time building friendships in the nearby Colonia. This is a large community on the steep rugged hills above Sandy Bay. There are some areas there with open sewers, which increases

Travis, Tish, Ella, Heather, Eli and Zach Morin. the mosquito and disease problem. Most of the homes have no electricity or running water and hunger and abuse are common. Many unwed mothers, very young ones, live there and truly struggle to make it. Sonrise Missions Church is a bilingual church that is reaching out to this area. Ella Morin, a rising eighth grader, says her favorite part of the experience so far has been having the privilege

Classical Christian education growing in Knoxville What is Classical Christian education? According to the Association of Classical Christian Schools, Classical Christian education is simply “a historic, biblical education.” Paideia Academy is one of the association’s 229 member schools and part of a quicklygrowing nationwide movement in education. These schools seek to utilize a classical approach rooted in the Christian faith. This classical approach refers to both the methods of teaching and chosen curricula. Its primary goal is to equip students to think and learn for themselves by giving them the tools of learning. Paideia Academy provides a liberal arts education which goes beyond vocational, technical, and professional training. This Classical Christian education shapes the whole student. Intellectual and spiritual integration develops critical thinkers, able communicators, and life-long learners with a distinctly biblical worldview.

to play keyboard for the church. The church has two guitarists and a bongo drum player, but they have never had a piano player before and are very excited. Ella and her sister Heather have also been working in a preschool class at the orphanage. While the Morins are serving the people of Roatan, they count themselves the ones who are receiving a great blessing. Tish said, “It has been such a

blessing to hear people tell of changed and restored lives because of their commitment to Christ.” In addition, the Morins write that the island is very beautiful this time of year. “We have seen large iguanas, Monkey Lala lizards, hummingbirds, and fruit bats. God’s creation on full display!” And the boys, who never run out of energy, have enjoyed nightly crab hunting and snorkeling.

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In grades K-6 at Paideia Academy, the focus is on core knowledge, such as reading, writing, and language arts. Seventh through twelfth grade students embark on a Great Books curriculum covering history, theology, and literature in a single comprehensive study. Critical thinking and effective communications skills are de- First grade teacher Terri Bowden with students Jackson Tucker, Gracie veloped in these upper grades. Gray and Michael Braxton

“It has been exciting to see Classical Christian education in Knoxville grow in recent years,” said James Cowart, Paideia Academy Headmaster. “In addition to our school, First Baptist Academy (Powell) is a fellow ACCS member, and Classical Conversations has expanded the options for homeschoolers.” Paideia Academy also offers an umbrella program to allow homeschoolers access to its resources. For more information about how Classical Christian education can beneﬁt your student, visit www.PaideiaKnoxville.org, or call the school at 670-0440 to set up an appointment and school visit.

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Students get taste of medicine as Junior Volunteers You might call it “Hospital 101,” but for most of the 14 high school students who elected to surrender six weeks of their summer vacation to volunteer at Parkwest Medical Center, it’s a little more than that. It’s an introduction to a possible career in healthcare. Junior Volunteers, which began at Parkwest in the mid-1990s, invites boys and girls between 15 and 17 years of age to participate, observe and gain first-hand knowledge of a hospital environment. This year’s group includes students from eight area high schools – Crossroads Christian, Bearden High School, Catholic High School, Farragut High School, Christian Academy, Karns High School, Hardin Valley and Oakdale High School – and one home school. “The Junior Volunteers bring in energy and enthusiasm,” said Volunteer Services Coordinator Becky Boyd. “Junior Volunteers are generally high achievers looking to learn about various positions in the hospital. The staff looks forward to working with young, aspiring students pursuing medical opportunities and enjoys mentoring them about their own experiences in choosing their healthcare path.” While records are not available from the program’s beginning, Boyd says 141 students have gone through the program since 2004. “Several Junior Volunteers have come back as regular volunteers during the summer while they are pursuing medical careers,” said Boyd, noting that one of this year’s Junior Volunteers – Akshay Soni – had an uncle who volunteered at Parkwest while attending medical school. According to Boyd, the students volunteer one or two days per week, either morning or afternoon, in three-hour shifts performing such tasks as escorting patients, delivering flowers, assembling information packets and helping out in the gift shop. “I’m not completely decided on a career path, but I’ve been considering something in the medical field, and so I thought that by doing this, it would give me an opportunity to see what it was like to work inside a hospital,” said John Clary, a rising senior at Catholic High School. “It might make that decision a little easier. I’m just hoping to get a good view of almost everything. I don’t have any certain field in mind – I just kind of want to have a bunch of experiences and feed off of it.” Even at 16, Kristin Tilson has already decided on her career. She wants so badly to become a pediatric orthopedic surgeon that she saw the Junior Volunteers program as a good way to get a feel for the “overall experience” of working in a hospital – even if it meant driving 60 miles – one way – twice a week from Oakdale where she is a rising junior at Oakdale School. “There aren’t any programs like this where I live,” said Tilson. “I’m really interested in becoming a doctor. That’s what I’ve wanted to do my whole life. So I just figured

Parkwest’s annual group of Junior Volunteers are now hard at work in a number of departments. The 14 Junior Volunteers, which include students from eight schools and one home-schooled student, participate, observe and gain first-hand knowledge of a hospital environment. The volunteers, from top to bottom steps, are: (front) Campbell Smith, Akshay Soni, Peter Xenopoulos, Brianna Kenyon, Connie Wang; (middle row) Beth Ogle, Courtney Boyd, Andrea Dai, Ashley Epperly; (back) Zach Cole, John Clary, David Hamilton, Madison Bowman and Kristin Tilson.

Junior Volunteers learned about patient privacy, hand washing, fire safety and more.

I could volunteer and make sure that’s what I want to do. I want to get the experience of working with patients and seeing what doctors do in their everyday life. I want to see how it operates.” It didn’t take long to get that inside look. On their first day, the students attended a four-hour orientation program in which they learned about patient rights, confidentiality and integrity compliance, infection control, and fire and safety. Janice Watkin, director of Parkwest’s Health Information Management and its privacy officer, emphasized how zealously patient information should be protected and that the students also bear the responsibility of protecting patients’ privacy. “Just as you’ve heard about Las Vegas, what happens at Parkwest stays at Parkwest. Think of patient information as if it were your own,” said Watkin.

“Patient information takes on many formats,” she said. “Patient information is not always just listing a patient by name but giving the scenarios around it. If I were to say a patient was a Tennessee Vols quarterback from a certain year but don’t mention his name or if I mention a particular famous country music singer from Sevier County, a lot of times people are going to guess who I’m talking about.” Even an unintentional release of partial information can compromise patient privacy. Watkin recounted how one hospital’s unauthorized release of a patient’s X-rays to a radiology class led to Tennessee’s Colby Stansberry Law in 2010. That law strengthened an already strict federal legislation known as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPA. Sara Dodson, an infection preventionist, stressed the im-

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Parkwest Medical Center is seeking people who enjoy helping others to join its current network of more than 150 volunteers. Parkwest strives to be recognized as a model of excellence where every healthcare employee wants to work, every physician wants to practice, and every community member wants to receive care. If you are interested and would like to know more about volunteer opportunities at Parkwest or Peninsula, a Division of Parkwest Medical Center, contact Becky Boyd at (865) 373-1556.

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Zach Cole, a rising senior at Catholic High School, learns about Parkwest’s dispatch department with Safety Manager Paul Parsons.

portance of hand washing to the students, noting that they will contaminate the outside of the gloves by not washing their hands before putting them on. “Wash before and after every patient contact,” she said, adding that the hospital utilizes “secret lookers” who monitor who’s washing and who isn’t. After orientation, the Junior Volunteers received their hospital I.D. badge, volunteer jackets, a Parkwest T-shirt and, of course, the dreaded, but required, tuberculosis skin test. “Eeehh,” said Connie Wang, a rising senior at Bearden High, clenching her teeth as she received her TB shot. “I was very nervous about this part.” Wang’s own career aspirations lie outside the healthcare ﬁeld, but volunteered because “I really wanted to see what there is to do in a hospital.” One of the places she was able

to see ﬁrst-hand was the marketing department where she was able to join Marketing Coordinator Shelby Bowers at a lunch-andlearn program at Strang Senior Center. Peter Xenopoulos, however, was hardly new to Parkwest. The son of Parkwest cardiologist Dr. Nicholaos Xenopoulos and a rising junior at Farragut High School, 16-year-old Peter said his ﬁrst day as a Junior Volunteer was “pretty solid – about what I expected.” “I like Parkwest, and I really like the facility,” he said. Still, he said his own future is still undecided. “I really don’t know yet,” he said. “I like everything but I need to decide. I’m interested in some things more than others, probably more orthopedics and sports medicine. Dad’s a cardiologist, though – I don’t want to do that. Maybe an ER doctor.”

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Pilates at Strang By Theresa Edwards Carol Norris of Covenant Health teaches Pilates class at the Strang Senior Center at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. There are usually about 25 to 30 who attend consistently. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a way to strengthen your core muscles. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost like physical therapy. We can modify the exercises for each individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs,â&#x20AC;? explained Norris. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These classes are such a great deal at only $2 a class. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subsidized by

Covenant Health. They just want to give people in the community a service,â&#x20AC;? Norris said. Other exercise classes offered by Covenant Health at the Strang Senior Center include Cardio, Advanced Cardio, Tone N Tight and Sit N Be Fit. Mark your calendars for 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, for a party featuring the band Early Bird Special at the Strang Senior Center. Refreshments will be provided by Elmcroft West.

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Lorena Harvey (center) remembers old times with former Farragut 1st grade students Gail Williams Welch and Helen Kirby Wright. Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com Lorena Harvey celebrated her 104th birthday July 5 with a special birthday party at Summit View of Farragut. Harvey taught school in Knox County for 30 years, with her first teaching job at Browder Elementary School in a classroom that held children from 1st to 8th grade.

Theresa Edwards Fred Martinson lifts small weights used in some of the strengthening exercises. Many friends came to help her celebrate, some bringing roses, and all showering her with warm wishes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look like a princess. I brought you some roses but it looks like you have some here already,â&#x20AC;? said Jack Troupe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great!â&#x20AC;? Harvey exclaimed about the party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say thank you enough.â&#x20AC;? Activity director Rochelle Johnson welcomed guests to the party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She (Harvey) is so sweet and always polite. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a joy to have around,â&#x20AC;? said Johnson. Helen Kirby Wright was a student in Harveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1969 1st grade class in the old Farragut Primary School and again in 3rd grade in the new Farragut Primary

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School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reason Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become a teacher,â&#x20AC;? said Kirby Wright, who now teaches for Knox Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s middle school special education. Another former student at the party was Gail Williams Welch, from her 1955 1st grade class. Welchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father was the principal, and he gave Harvey rides to teacher-parent meetings since she did not drive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our families were very close. She was just wonderful. Her mother was just as sweet as she is. They had a grocery store by their house on Harvey Road,â&#x20AC;? said Welch. The road was named after her parents. At her 100th birthday party, Harvey was asked to what she attributed her long life. She replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never marrying and never having children,â&#x20AC;? according to Welch. Both then laughed. Harvey lived with parents Sam and Clara Harvey, helping to take care of them. Her hobby has been collecting dolls, 670 of them! Her momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hobby was collecting buttons from all over the world, including displays of buttons in the shapes of different states. Last year, Harvey was honored as part of the Tennessee Health Care Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Who in Tennessee Nursing Homesâ&#x20AC;? program.

Chance is recovering nicely after allegedly being shot by his previous ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12-year-old twin boys. This is the second time an animal has been abused by this family. An investigation is underway. Photo by S. Barrett

A few weeks ago, Chance was shot by two 12-yearold members of his family. The bullet bounced off his skull, and the owner waited three days before surrendering the bassett hound to the Jefferson County animal shelter. He is expected to make a full recovery but he will always have a physical scar from the incident. According to the staff at the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, this was the second animal to be mistreated by this family. The looming question seems to be, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How did these kids get their hands on a loaded gun?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to raise awareness of what can happen

when children are left unattended,â&#x20AC;? said Debbie Clark, operations director for HSTV. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Chance) was lucky not to have lost his eye.â&#x20AC;?

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tion was still underway at the time this article was written, other potential victims can be saved by using Chance as an example. Animals cannot protect themselves from those who do harm. They cannot ask for help. They cannot â&#x20AC;&#x153;tell onâ&#x20AC;? the offender. It is every individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility to protect those unable to protect themselves. Research has shown a link between those who abuse animals and those who eventually commit crimes against humans. If you suspect an animal is being mistreated in any way, contact animal control immediately. Never assume someone else will. HSTV has set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of animals like Chance. If you would like to make a donation, visit w w w.humanesociet y tennessee.com. Another dog is currently being treated after getting caught in an animal trap and not receiving immediate medical attention. Chance will be put up for adoption after he finishes his antibiotics. If you believe everything happens for a reason, then you may agree that this may have happened so he would find his intended family.

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I’ve been everywhere By Cindy Taylor This column has never focused on the ordinary and this article will take it even a step further. Generally we talk to those who have taken an art form to a new level. This week we spent time with someone who has talents that required persistence as well as ability.

DOWN-home UPdate Dennis Johnson has not only collected an expansive knowledge of Union County that he has categorized in the far reaches of his brain, but he has actually set foot in every other county in the 50 United States. That’s right. Every county. All 3,142 of them. Something only 25-30 people have done. During his county visits, which began in 1992, he would often collect things like Civil War artifacts, many of which were found while Johnson was snorkeling. Yeah, he does that too. When asked why he would want to make the trek to every county in the U.S., his response was simple. “You can’t get there accidentally,” said Johnson. “I did it for the same reason many have climbed Mount

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Everest. It was there.” Johnson, an Army veteran and biologist, had a conversation years ago with a co-worker about what it would be like to set foot in every county in the U.S. The next thing he knew, they were traveling those roads. “Obviously, the first county I visited was Montgomery County, Md., because that is where I was born. The last was Trousdale County, Tenn.,” said Johnson, who also collects license plates. He has one from every state and one

Dennis Johnson leans against a tree that came up in his yard after the log cabin was placed behind it. Johnson has continued the renovation work begun by his father on the cabin. Photos by C. Taylor

Parents Grader and Jessie Johnson moved to Union County during WWII when Johnson was about 3 years old. Grader served as the first mayor of Maynardville when the city was incorporated in the late 1950s. Johnson now lives in his parent’s old homeplace that he and wife Gwen have renovated. He is also in the process of remodeling a log Dennis Johnson with just a few of the hundreds of state and county license plates he has ac- home that dates from the cumulated in his ongoing collection. 1800s. The log home was moved to the property by for every year from NeJohnson also enjoys vice is what has enabled his father when Johnson braska and Tennessee be- taking his metal detector him to find most of the was in high school and the ginning in 1916. when he travels. That de- Civil War artifacts. two worked on it together

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Will Consider Many different breeds COROLLA Maltese, Yorkies, Collectibles, Diamonds Campers 235 TOYOTA LE 2009, 4 dr, white Malti-Poos, Poodles, or Old Guns. w/gray int. Exc. Free Appraisals Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, 15K LB. REESE 5th cond. 38k mi. Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots 7600 Oak Ridge Hwy. Wheel Hitch w/base $14,385. 865-254-2443 & wormed. We do 865-599-4915 rails & installation ***Web ID# 104845*** layaways. Health guar. kit. Prodigy brake Div. of Animal Welfare & 5th Wheel State of TN Antiques 216 control King Pin stabilizer. Domestic 265 Dept. of Health. All $550. 865-376-5937 Lic # COB0000000015. ANTIQUE Wood 423-566-0467 Glass Lawyers Book- PROWLER 2001 TT 27 ft. FORD FOCUS 2008, 4 dr, AT, $9250. Lg. slide out, queen case, 3 stackable YORKIE MALE, bed, rear BA, AC, gas FORD FOCUS 2010, 4 AKC reg., 8 1/2 wks, units $500. 865-988-6427 dr. AT, $10,975. range / heat, all hitch, ^ 1st shots, $450. Call HULL POTTERY, levelers / sway bar. Call 983-5440; 591-4239. 865-291-8428. 1950 Ebb Tide, 4 $8000 / bo. Exc. cond. Lincoln LS 2004, heated pieces, $400. Phone 865-717-1268; 717-645-1619 YORKIE PUPPIES, & cooled lumbar 865-988-6427 4 Males, 7 weeks seats, SR, 50k mi, old, 1st shots, $350. Motor Homes 237 $10,800/bo. 865-216-9083 865-209-2674

DRIVERS NEEDED for Team Operation! Great HomeTime w/Benefits! CDL-A w/Hazmat & twins, 1yr. Exp., 22yoa. (EOE/ AfDuplexes 73 firmative Action) Old Dominion Freight Line. 3608 FARRAGUT/NEAR Roy Messer Hwy., TURKEY CREEK White Pine, TN 2BR, 1BA, laundry rm, 37890. Call Linda: family neighborhood, 1 yr 1-800-458-6335, x204 lease, $685 mo, $250 dep. YORKIE PUPPIES, 7 216-5736 or 694-8414. wks. old. 2 Fem., 1 HALLS AREA - 2 sty Dogs 141 male. S & W. $300. 865-951-0049; 789-2265 townhouse, 2 lg BRs, 1.5BA, kit appls incl. Bichon Frise, AKC/CKC, ***Web ID# 106772*** W&D connect, no pets. M&F, have parents, YORKIES, TINY 1 yr lease. $550/mo. 1st shots, non shed, males, AKC reg. + $550 dam. 254-9552 $450-$500. 865-216-5770 $450. Also some ***Web ID# 104818*** parents. 865-376-0537 Houses - Unfurnished 74 BOSTON TERRIER Pups, 4 M, 6 wks, Misc. Pets 142 1st shots, $250 ea. CLAXTON-Powell, 3 BR Call 423-871-1997. 2 BA, spacious, KOI FISH, 12, beauticonvenient, 1st/L/DD ful colors. For price No pets. 865-748-3644 BOXER PUPS, multi call 865-970-7509, if colors, 1 M, 5 F, 7 no answer, lv. msg., wks, POP, no pprs. FTN CITY, Cape Cod will return call $200. 865-577-4234. 3 BR, 2 BA, wooded lot, stove, refrig., ***Web ID# 105724*** DW, W/D conn. Non145 smok. $800/mo. $800 ChaPoodle, adorable, Free Pets 4 Males, black, dep. 865-363-9427 white & gray. $250. 865-257-6002 HALLS, TEMPLE Acres, 3 BR, 2 BA, ADOPT! encl. gar. & shed, CHIHUAHUA PUPS long haired, CKC no pets, no smoke. Looking for a lost reg., 4 Fem., 1 M, $900/mo. 865-584-1688 pet or a new one? $400. 865-659-8923 Visit Young***Web ID# 105504*** Strawberry Plains Williams Animal Newer 3 or 4 BR Center, the official house, 2 BA, garage, CHIHUAHUAS CKC, M & F, short hair, fenced backyard, $925 shelter for the City small. Many colors. mo. 770-639-9754 of Knoxville & Knox $275-$350. 865-216-5770 County: 3201 Di***Web ID# 105250*** St. Knoxville. Condo Rentals 76 ChiWeenies, Males $175 vision knoxpets.org & fem. $225-$300. 2 BR, 2 BA, downtown / Small. Playful, 3 colors. UT area. HW flrs, 2nd shots. 865-573-5075 newly renov. $925/mo. ***Web ID# 105251*** Music Instruments 198 Alan 865-771-0923. ***Web ID# 104866*** COCKER SPANIEL PUPS, AKC, 8 wks., YAMAHA PIANO all shots, all colors, Clavinova w/bench $400. 423-201-3917 & music books. like ***Web ID# 105325*** new. $600. 865-951-0402.

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Invacare Power chair, like new, sm. encl. trlr w/ramp, $600 ea/both $1100. 865-640-5144 JAZZY MOBILE Chair, 614D model. $1500. Holds 350-450 lbs. 865-354-2811

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TROPI-CAL 2006, 34' 2", diesel pusher, w/freight liner XC series chassis, air suspension, air brakes, gently used. 11,567 mi. Gen. has 215 hrs., Corian kit. counter top, cherry finish cab., 2 slide outs. 2 tv's, DVD/VCR combo. $115,000 obo. 865-584-4737. ***Web ID# 995087***

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CLEANING NETWORK Wkly/ Bi-wkly/ Mo. Good refs! Free est. 258-9199 or 257-1672.

Flooring

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CERAMIC TILE installation. Floors/ walls/ repairs. 33 yrs exp, exc work! John 938-3328

WOMEN'S Road bike 2010. Giant. Avail. 238a advanced-XS. Simano ATV’s brakes & shift. 40 Guttering 333 hrs. use. $980. Call 2008 KAWASAKI 250 Bayou, exc. cond., 865-385-5256 HAROLD'S GUTTER ridden very little, SERVICE. Will clean $2,850. 865-408-0053 front & back $20 & up. Boats Motors 232 Quality work, guaranteed. Call 288-0556. 1989 FORMULA Sport Autos Wanted 253 Boat 24', 454 Magnum A BETTER CASH Bravo-1 Drive. Landscaping 338 Trailer, Excellent OFFER for junk cars, Condition, $13,900/obo. trucks, vans, running LANDSCAPING or not. 865-456-3500 Call 865-309-5559 MGMT Design, install, mulch, sm BRYANT 180 tree/shrub work, BOW RIDER Vans 256 weeding, bed reGarage kept. Great newal, debri cleanshape. Killer stereo. Chevy Conversion Van up. Free est, 25 yrs $3,999. 865-573-2655. 305, 1986 w/side lift, exp! Mark Lusby runs good, new batt., 679-0800 COBALT 232 1996 $1600. 865-640-5144 model 23' bow rider, exc. cond. $11,500. Painting / Wallpaper 344 No trlr. 865-376-8640. Sport Utility 261 DONZI 21 ft bow rider boat w/ trailer, HONDA CRV EXL 2008, 66K mi., By compl. renovated, $7900. 865-806-3006 owner, $19,900. Call 865-898-4492. ***Web ID# 105041***

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FARRAGUT LIBRARY EVENTS

MONDAY TO FRIDAY, JULY 9-20

The Farragut Branch Library is located at 417 N. Campbell Station Road. A parent or guardian must accompany each child, except for older preschool, during Storytime and events. Info: 777-1750. ■ Monday, July 9, 10:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5. ■ Tuesday, July 10, 10:30 a.m., Older Preschool Storytime for ages 4-6. ■ Wednesday, July 11, 10:30 a.m., Baby Bookworms for infants to age 2; 1:30 p.m., Windsock and kitemaking event. Come and make a windsock or kite from paper. You’ll be flying in no time! ■ Thursday, July 12, 10:30 a.m., Toddler Storytime for ages 2-3; 4:30 p.m., Paper Beads for Teens. Learn how to make beads from old magazine pages and start your own bead collection. ■ Friday, July 13, 10:30 a.m., Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.

Two acting camps for youth

SATURDAYS, THROUGH AUGUST Kids Nights at Einstein Bros. Einstein Bros. Bagels, 11693 Parkside Drive, will host Summer Kids Nights from 3-8 p.m. every Saturday night throughout the summer. Free activities will include crafts, sidewalk chalk art, trivia, games and more. Kids 12 and under can eat free (pizza bagel, bagel dog, PB&J bagel or grilled cheese) with the purchase of an adult meal (one child per adult). Info: 675-6674.

SATURDAYS, THROUGH OCTOBER Food, crafts at Dixie Lee Market From 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Oct. 29, the Dixie Lee Farmers Market is open with fresh, locally grown produce and handmade crafts. The market is at Renaissance in Farragut, 12740 Kingston Pike. Local farmers and Tennessee artisans provide the products for the market.

THROUGH MONDAY, JULY 16

The WordPlayers will offer acting camps for ages 8 through 13 at the Clayton Performing Arts Center at Pellissippi State Community College, Hardin Valley campus. The CreACTivity acting instruction program for ages 8-10 will be held 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 9-13. The fee is $115. The ImaginACTion acting instruction program for ages 11 through 13 will be held 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 16-20. The fee is $125. To register: 539-7167 or www.pstcc.edu/bcs.

TUESDAY, JULY 10 Breakfast features Randy Boyd The next entry in the Farragut West Knoxville Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Series will feature Randy Boyd, chair, CEO and founder of Radio Systems Corp. The breakfast, open to Farragut Chamber members, prospective members and guests, will be 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 10, at Fox Den Country Club. Tickets are $30 for members and $40 for guests. For tickets: 675-7057 or email info@farragutchamber.com.

TUESDAYS TO THURSDAYS, JULY 10AUG. 9 Youth golf clinics at Concord Park The Knox County Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled youth golf clinics throughout the summer at the Concord Par 3 Golf Course at Concord Park, 10909 Northshore Drive. Three-day sessions for 9- to 17-year-olds are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Thursday, on July 10-12, July 24-26 and Aug. 7-9. Cost is $100. Two-day camps for 6- to 8-year-olds are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Wednesday, July 17-18 and July 31 to Aug. 1. Cost is $75. Saturday morning beginner clinics will be available during July for $15 a week. Info or to register: 966-9103.

SATURDAY, JULY 14 Half Past at the Cove

Softball, sand volleyball signups The town of Farragut is accepting registrations for its fall softball and sand volleyball leagues. The sand volleyball leagues begin the week of July 30, and the softball leagues begin the week of Aug. 6. Details about each league are available at www.townoffarragut.org. The deadline to register and pay is 5 p.m. Monday, July 16. Registration forms are available at the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, online at www.townoffarragut.org or by contacting Athletic and Park Coordinator Jay Smelser at jay.smelser@townoffarragut.org or 966-7057. Sand volleyball leagues are $135 per team, and softball leagues are $300 per team.

MONDAY, JULY 9 Woody Pines on Tennessee Shines Woody Pines will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, July 9, at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on the Tennessee Shines Radio Show on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. The show also will feature readings and music with Brent Thompson to commemorate what would have been Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday on July 14. A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. In July and August, students get in free by showing their valid student IDs at the door. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

Half Past will perform from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Second Saturday Concert at the Cove at Concord Park, 11808 Northshore Drive. Half Past is a local rock ’n’ roll cover band. Second Saturday concerts are free and can be enjoyed in the park or from the water.

MONDAY, JULY 16 Westbound Rangers on Tennessee Shines The Westbound Rangers will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, July 16, at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on the Tennessee Shines Radio Show on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. In July and August, students get in free by showing their valid student IDs at the door. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

MONDAY TO FRIDAY, JULY 16 TO AUG. 3 KTC youth cross-country camp The Knoxville Track Club will offer a Summer CrossCountry Camp for 3rd- through 5th graders at Campbell Station Park. The camp will run 7:30 to 9 a.m. Monday, July 16, to Friday, Aug. 3. Registration is $60. The camp is co-sponsored by the town of Farragut. Info or to register: www.knoxvilleyouthathletics.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 21 ‘Anatomy of the Piano’ seminar The secrets behind the sounds of the piano will be revealed in the seminar “Anatomy of the Piano” at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at American Piano Gallery Recital Hall, 11651 Parkside Drive. The free seminar will explain how pianos produce their sound, why new pianos sound different from older ones and more. The event is open to all.

SUNDAY, JULY 22 Pianist Crowe in concert Pianist William “Alex” Crowe will perform a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 22, at the American Piano Gallery, 11651 Parkside Drive. The concert is free and open to the public. The solo recital will include works by Rachmaninoff, Janacek, Gottschalk and Haydn.

MONDAY, JULY 30 Shadow Ridge on Tennessee Shines Shadow Ridge and Caroline Smith and the Sleeps will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, July 30, at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on the Tennessee Shines Radio Show on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. In July and August, students get in free by showing their valid student IDs at the door. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

MONDAY, AUG. 6 Annabelle’s Curse, Wise Old River at Tennessee Shines Annabelle’s Curse and Wise Old River will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on the Tennessee Shines Radio Show on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. Both bands will also perform at the 2012 Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion music festival in September. A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. In August, students get in free by showing their valid student IDs at the door. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

SATURDAY, AUG. 11 Knoxville Symphony Brass at Cove The Knoxville Symphony Brass will perform from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Second Saturday Concert at the Cove at Concord Park, 11808 Northshore Drive. Second Saturday concerts are free and can be enjoyed in the park or from the water.

MONDAY, AUG. 13 Chelle Rose, David Olney on Tennessee Shines Chelle Rose and David Olney with Sergio Webb will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at the WDVX studio at the Knoxville Visitor Center, 301 S. Gay St. The performance will be broadcast on the Tennessee Shines Radio Show on WDVX-FM, 89.9 Clinton, 102.9 Knoxville. A limited number of tickets to be in the studio audience for the live show are $10 and are available at WDVX and at www.BrownPaperTickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door, while supplies last. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. In August, students get in free by showing their valid student IDs at the door. Children 14 and under accompanied by a parent are admitted free.

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