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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

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Visiting Gordon’s Drugs

By Anne Hart When Gordon’s Drugs opened in 1974, Richard Nixon was president, gas cost 55 cents a gallon, the average price of a new house was $34,900 and a first class postage stamp was 8 cents. The median household income was $11,000 and the first pocket calculators were appearing in stores.

Not a whole lot changed that year in Karns, then a mostly rural area whose major artery, Oak Ridge Highway, was interrupted by only one traffic light for many, many miles.

But 1974 was the year a native son who had graduated from Karns High School and UT and gone on to receive a pharmacy degree from the UT Medical Units in Memphis decided the time was right for a new community drugstore.

And when Dr. Mike Gordon opened Gordon’s Drugs, in keeping with the times, he used a manual typewriter. Patients filed their own insurance claims and when they went back for a refill, Gordon simply pulled the old prescription out of a box where the originals were filed in alphabetical order and filled it.

How times have changed. The Karns community has seen a huge amount of new residential and retail construction, new schools and churches and new traffic lights.

And today at Gordon’s Drugs everything is done on computer, the drugstore files the insurance claims

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wait (if any at all) and competitive prices made possible by independent pharmacies banding together to form buying groups.

Even a brief wait is never boring.

There’s always someone to talk to or you can browse through the adjoining store, Spoiled Rotten, owned by Mike’s wife, Rhonda, who sells all sorts of nice gifts for infants, teens and adults.

If you want to sit a spell, you can look through the artifacts in the big antique glass-front cabinet in the drugstore. “When we first opened it had candy in it, but the company went out of business and I just put in some things that I had,” Gordon says. “Then customers started bringing things in. Everything is marked on the bottom with a name and date so when they want to come take it back, they can.”

The cabinet contains everything from political campaign memorabilia to antique medicine bottles, cameras, pocket knives and even a set of false teeth. “It’s a good conversation piece,” Gordon says. “People seem to really enjoy it.’

Part of the store’s decoration is a sign in front of Mike’s spot that reads “DADD – Dads against Daughters Dating.” It hangs as a warning to teenage boys casting admiring glances at Mike and Rhonda’s two pretty daughters: Sarah, 14 and a freshman at Karns High, and Grace, 13 last week and a student at Karns Middle School.

Asked if he has plans to retire Dr. Mike Gordon at work in his drugstore on Oak Ridge Highway. Photo by N. Lester any time soon, Gordon grins. “With and there is competition from chain don’s remain the same: customer a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old? I drugstores. service that can’t be beat, a pharma- doubt it.”

But the best things about Gor- cist who greets you by name, a short Contact: annehartsn@aol.com.

planned for the intersections of Bob Gray Road/Bob Kirby Road and Bob Gray Road/ Mabry Hood Road/Hickey Road will cost the county between $600,000 and

By Larry Van Guilder Head-on isn’t necessarily $800,000. Snowden said the best way to address traf- options including signalizafic problems. The county is tion and turn lanes at the inopting to circle issues with tersections were considered two dangerous intersections and rejected.

“If we put a four-way stop along Bob Gray Road by inin there we’ll kill somebody,” stalling roundabouts.

Jim Snowden of Knox he said.

Sensitive to public grousCounty Engineering and Public Works said construc- ing about where road imtion of the roundabouts provement money is be-

Roundabouts coming to Bob Gray Road

ing spent in the county, Snowden said the need for this project is backed up by evidence. Every year the department consults a database to determine where accidents are occurring most frequently. These intersections have witnessed a number of “right-angle, high-impact crashes.”

In a roundabout, Snowden added, “The worst thing that can happen is you’ll get sideswiped.”

Jim Snowden of Knox County Public Works and Engineering Based on the turnout at explains plans to upgrade two intersections along Bob Gray To page A-3 Road. Photo by L. Van Guilder

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By Larry Van Guilder Just as the new school year begins, County Mayor Tim Burchett celebrates his first year in office. What “marks” has the mayor earned since last September?

Geography: Burchett may be the most peripatetic mayor in Knox County history. His community conferences regularly take him around the county on listening tours.

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Troyer guided the mayor through an inaugural budget that included a plan to He has been criticized for shave the county’s debt by $100 million over five years. sometimes forgetting that the Give the mayor a B. city of Knoxville is part of the Communication county, at least during budget Skills: The mayor excels preparation, and some would in one-on-one situations. say he’s more familiar with He’s personable and given Carter than Farragut. But to plain talk. those are largely political isEarly on there was some sues rather than intellectual serious miscommunication shortcomings. C+ about the severance packMath: A good teacher is age deal former Mayor Mike essential to excelling in this Ragsdale engineered for subject. John Troyer is a three departing senior staff first rate financial guru, and members. That faux pas

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hurt Burchett’s credibility out of the gate and lowers his grade to a C. Civics: This is a tough one. The mayor’s stand on Carter Elementary School is not one you would expect a veteran politician to take.

Investing loads of political capital in a project to help one community when other parts of the county need help could come back to haunt the mayor in a few years.

But Burchett will tell you he has a soft spot for the unTo page A-3

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Happy anniversary, Mike Anne Hart, who drives to Karns for prescription drugs, wrote a wonderful tribute to Mike Gordon this week. Problem is, it’s not Mike 35th anniversary. “Do the math,” said Anne. “He opened in 1974.”

Close enough!

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Mahasti Vafaie, owner of the Tomato Head, will speak at the Parents Association 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the Bishop Center Dining Room. Vafaie, the culinary consultant to ESK, will speak about the school’s new farm to table lunch program.

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Hannah Feiten, photographer

Capturing the moment Hawks at Home: Hannah Feiten

By Madison Williams Hannah Feiten runs cross country and track, but another talent sets her apart from Hardin Valley Academy’s enormous student body. Feiten, 16 and a junior, is a professional photographer.

Feiten runs her own business, Feiten Photography, and works most weekends.

She started small, taking pictures of friends. Then she created a Facebook page and the business came alive.

Now she takes portraits, engagement photos and recently covered a client’s 70th birthday party.

Hannah is self-taught.

“I’ve never had a photography class,” she says. “I kind of just learned on my own and figured everything out.”

She works with a SLR (digital single lens reflex) camera and favors candid shots. She prefers individuals to families, because “it’s easier to focus and get the aperture right.” But she won’t turn down those challenging family portraits: “That’s

what brings in revenue.”

Feiten manages her time, but her business can consume much of her weekend.

“It depends,” she says about the time commitment. “This weekend I have four jobs, but usually I have just one.

But during the holidays it can be crazy, especially in November.”

She typically spends an hour shooting, followed by one to two hours editing.

Photography has given Feiten the chance to grow.

“I’ve met some really cool people,” she says. “Photography has opened up a lot of opportunities. And now I really enjoy working when I have to go to work.”

While she loves her business, Feiten does not want to make a career out of it. “I don’t want photography as a career,” she says, “because it’s not stable. But I definitely want to keep it up as a side job.”

Feiten’s passion for photography is evident. “I like it because I love art, and it’s a really neat way to express yourself. I love to capture moments.”

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Gunner lets us say thanks

WIVK radio personality Gunner will give listeners a chance to thank a U.S. soldier serving in Afghanistan, starting at 10 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 11, the 10th anniversary of the attack Zach Richardson of Drama Kids International makes animal balloons for kids at the Ball Camp Book Fair. Drama Kids offers on America. acting classes for ages 5-18. Info: 951-0215.

Gunner will give the general public an opportunity to talk with and thank members of the 190th Combat Engineers from East Tennessee who are currently deployed in Afghanistan.

The number is 656-WIVK (656-9485).

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Ball Camp Elementary

Kids and parents wasted no time in celebrating the wonderful new media center/library at Ball Camp Elementary. A couple of Fridays ago, the place was packed with the annual Book Fair. We even saw an old friend, Jim Ragonese, PR guy for UT Medical Center. He and wife Jaime now live in Ball Camp.

Kleenex is sponsoring a promotion that could award $5,000 to area schools for field trips, according to PTA mom Jenn Grubaugh.

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Rob Ragonese, 1st grader, enjoys the Book Fair at Ball Camp Elementary School.

Melody Pelkey, 2nd grader, at the Ball Camp Book Fair.

Photos by S. Clark

assisted by: Kim Mitchell and Nikki Sain, first vice Check it out on Facebook presidents; Amber Hicks at Kleenex Back to School and Lisa Matlack, second 2011. vice presidents; Carolyn Kim Neuman is the Niemeyer, treasurer; and PTA president for 2011-12, Beth Buckner, secretary.

Hardin Valley Academy

HVA is asking school board approval for a shelter over the existing batting cage and a 24-foot utility trailer for the band.

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The PTSA is buying 16 Dell computers and related equipment for $15,888.88, subject to approval by the school board this week.

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Karns High yearbook staff includes Taylor Piper, Kristen Sands, Rebecca Aberdeen, Morgan Sandifer, Elayna Seibert, Catherine Hawley, Kaleigh Pidion and Caitlyn Cogswell. Photo by Joe Rector

Yearbook seeks unique perspective Tucked away in trunks or bookshelves, high school memorabilia become special possessions for most adults. Most important among those items are high school yearbooks, packed with memories of a carefree time for teens. It holds true today. A yearbook is a prized possession.

The yearbook staff at Karns High School is busy this early in the new school year and plans to put together a book that will help folks to recall a wide range of events and emotions that are parts of the high school years.

Eight girls make up this year’s staff. Advisor Judy Seibert said she tried without success to convince several boys to join. However, she has plenty of confidence in the all-female group.

“They are dedicated to making the yearbook a success and want to do things as well as possible. That means putting in extra time to complete their sections,” she said.

To help them, Seibert

pride in young people over being KHS students and athletes.

Like so many others, Joe Seibert says that good Rector things going on at Karns High are secrets that are too well kept.

The yearbook staff hopes has invited members of the that students will be exShopper-News staff to come cited about the coming anto classes and give point- nual and will participate ers. Photographer Ruth in school events where picWhite visited for the second tures are taken. For details straight year to pass along about ordering a yearbook, hints on getting good pic- call 539-8670. tures. I talked with the class about interviewing, both ■ CTE golf tourney how to prepare and what to Career and Technical try to bring out of sessions. Education of Knox County The students are looking for is holding a golf tournament new angles on old stories. on Friday, Sept. 23, at Three Seibert said the staff Ridges Golf Course. Fourwants to put its stamp on member teams will particithe annual. Each girl works pate in a shotgun start at 8 on a different area. They are a.m. with lunch provided. looking to discover what Cost is $50 per player. Hole makes each club or sport sponsorships are $100, and unique. The teacher likes moneys can go directly to copy in yearbooks because Byington Solway Career and she feels it helps former stu- Technical Center if particidents to make a connection pants list the school name to their school days in the and principal David Bell on years ahead. She also is in- the entry form. Info: Chris tent on instilling a sense of Tucker at 776-1626.

the first public meeting, Snowden said a larger venue may be necessary for a planned October meeting. He estimated 80 to 85 percent of public comments have been favorable thus far.

The price of oil will be a significant factor in determining the ultimate cost of the project.

Snowden said only a handful of companies in Tennessee produce asphalt cement. Every month TDOT solicits quotes from the producers and publishes a price index.

If prices move more than 5 percent (up or down) between the time a contract is let and work begins, the contract is amended to reflect the change. Recently, “that’s hurt us more than it’s helped us,” Snowden said.

Cannon and Cannon is handling design work for the intersections. Snowden said only a couple of “minor issues” with the design remain. Bids could be solicited as early as October with work starting in March or April of 2012.

Burchett gets a ‘solid C’ From page A-1

derdog, and while that may not be characteristic of an ambitious politician, it isn’t a trait to be scorned. BIt’s only fair to ask the mayor for his take on his first year in office. We posed several questions.

Q: Would you do anything differently?

A: “I never even think about stuff that way. … Lots of times it’s not how you start but how you finish.”

Q: What’s the most surprising thing you’ve learned since taking office?

A: “I really didn’t have that many surprises.” Burchett added he had to be careful not to get too insulated from his constituents.

Q: What’s been your greatest challenge?

A: “This Carter thing has been a real challenge. … We’ve had so many roadblocks. …

But I don’t have time to sit and feel sorry for myself.”

Q; What’s the most enjoyable aspect of the job?

A: “I enjoy just getting out and meeting folks. (When you’re talking to someone) right then, that’s the most important thing in that person’s life.”

Burchett gave himself a

■ The Council of West Knox County Homeowners will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

6, at Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Johnathan Griswold, community outreach manager for Knox County, will discuss neighborhood outreach and there will be updates from county commissioners and the Sheriff ’s office. Info: www.cwkch.com.

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Elmcroft of West Knoxville Assisted Living, 8024 Gleason Drive, will “solid C” for his first year in celebrate National Asoffice and said he tries to do sisted Living Week with “a little better every day.” He Community Bingo at 6 said he spends time every p.m. Monday, Sept. 12. morning in his office think- Everyone is invited. It’s ing and praying about the free to play and prizes will work ahead. be awarded. City Council Despite the challenges, candidate Marshall Stair he confesses his life could be will be available for a meet worse: “Nearly every day is and greet. Light refreshgravy on all-biscuit wheels.” ments will be served.

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Mayor is boxed in on Carter Let’s be clear. This take on the Carter school issue has nothing to do with whether building a new school or renovating the old one is the best choice. The topic is the cold calculus of politics.

Mayor Tim Burchett’s push to build a new elementary school for Carter has puzzled observers outside that community from the beginning. It’s been billed as the fulfillment of a promise made well before Burchett took office.

The mayor, for reasons he best understands, undertook to make good the pledge of a predecessor.

It’s worth noting the “pledge” was made before the economy fell off a cliff. It was made before Burchett decided to trim the county’s debt by $100 million over five years. It was made before the county passed the decade mark without a property tax increase. And it was made before the mayor decided the only way to fund a new school for one community was to sell assets that presumably belong to and benefit the entire county.

It was also made in the face of undeniable evidence that many of the county’s schools are in dire need. Selling off county assets may raise the $14-$16 million dollars needed to build the new Carter school, but what does the mayor do for an encore when other communities come calling? Burchett’s plan for Carter is ad hoc, a self-limiting strategy.

Let’s consider the crux of the mayor’s dilemma. By a wide margin, those other communities outstrip Carter in two areas of interest to any officeholder who seeks reelection: voters and money.

Recently, in an off the record conversation, a current county official who has held elected office for some time confessed to being baffled. Why would the mayor expend so much political capital on an issue that – at best – is of no interest to the majority of Knox County residents?

Burchett’s sympathy for the children and parents in the community seems genuine, but sympathy hasn’t carried an election recently.

This official agreed that a Burchett opponent in 2014 might use Carter as a cudgel if a new school is built at the expense of renovating other deteriorating schools. It’s a numbers game, and the mayor’s supporters on Carter will be outnumbered.

The Devon Group’s sudden about face brought the problem into sharp relief. The school board fi xed a deadline of Oct. 17 for all plans to be in place in order to move forward. But that deadline was based on the Devon Group’s proposal, and school board counsel Michael Kelly has opined that the board can rescind its approval.

Now to the cold political calculation.

The Carter community needs relief; the mayor will need votes. From the latter perspective, the best political outcome for Burchett is to bring the proposal back to the school board and have it rejected.

The mayor can say he gave it his best, but the school board stymied him. To those who say this makes pawns of the children and parents in Carter, welcome to reality.

Contact Larry Van Guilder at lvgknox@mindspring.com.

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outright, but she could fall a few votes short of the 50 percent plus one she needs.

It is unlikely that Hultquist will do better than fourth.

However, his public appearances and debate participation have generally been respectably presented. He knows the issues and has given a real position on several. His appearance at the

hosted a reunion of former campaign aides, administration officials and friends in Nashville in July. Attending from Knoxville were Betty Sterchi, former state Rep. Tom Jensen and wife Carolyn, former Gov. of American Samoa Frank Barnett and wife Carolyn, as well as former Knoxville Journal reporter Ralph Griffith, and Dunn’s Commissioner of Finance Lewis Donelson, now 94, from Memphis.

Dunn is in remarkably good health as is his wife, Betty, and living in Nashville. He is chairing the Mitt Romney for President campaign in Tennessee.

Mayor Brown: Mayor Daniel Brown got married Aug. 27 and became the first

Knoxville mayor in more than a century to marry while in office. Knoxville also now has a new first lady, his wife, Cathy, after going almost eight months without a first lady. When my wife, Joan, was first lady, she used to say it was “work for two and pay for one.” She also did an incredibly good job, even if I say so.

Barbara Pelot: If you have been wondering why there have not been photos of former Council member Barbara Pelot in the Shopper at Long’s Drug Store the last few weeks, it is because she has been ill which included a hospital stay. Best wishes to her for a full recovery and getting back to Long’s for coffee.

Betty Bean “Surviving,” he says, thinking back to Christmas Eve 2009 in Kingsport when he was so desperate for a place to get out of the cold that he went out and got himself arrested. Earlier that year, he’d walked all the way there from Atlanta to stay with relatives after his 20-year job with a carnival faded away. By the holidays, relationships had gone sour, and he found himself out on the street again.

“I got arrested for disorderly conduct just to have three hots and a cot inside a warm building,” Moore said. “I got a measly 15 days with time served.”

In September 2010, Moore, 41, drifted on down to Knoxville. A member of the cross-country team when he was in high school back in Indiana, he says

Thomas Jackson (at left) is a frequent visitor to his friend John Moore’s apartment in Minvilla Manor.

Photo by Betty Bean

walking long distances isn’t difficult for him, plus he’d been here before.

“I like a town that has nice people,” he said.

He pays $32 per month for a tiny one-bedroom apartment on the Fifth Avenue side of the Minvilla complex that he keeps immaculately clean. He makes $100 a month setting up the sound system at All-Souls Church, picks up some pocket change selling “The Amplifier,” a homeless newspaper published

by Redeeming Hope Ministries, and is hoping to pick

Hultquist lags as election nears This Wednesday (Sept.

7) voters will start the first round in determining Knoxville’s leadership for the next four years. If past practice is a guide, half of those who vote in the Sept. 27 primary will do so in early voting. On the ballot are: mayor, city judge and four City Council seats.

Two of the five candidates for mayor are former council members, Ivan Harmon and Joe Hultquist. This is Harmon’s second run for mayor.

In 1995, he won 36 percent of the vote. Harmon (or Mark Padgett) might be in a runoff election with Madeline Rogero. She is close to winning it

up a little more cleaning up around Minvilla. His walls are decorated with his artwork, which he’s been able to work on since he got a place of his own.

His friend Thomas Jackson is still working on finding a place to live.

Jackson, who is from northern Michigan, was a truck driver before the economy tanked. Like Moore, he’s ended up in Knoxville after a difficult cross-country journey that included stops in Odessa, Texas, and Oneida, Tenn.

His legal difficulties have

to do with getting thrown in jail over delinquent child support payments, which were as much as $500 per month when he was making good money. Recently, he’s acquired a part-time job working for a tree-cutting service.

“It’s not like I’m completely without a job. I’ll just walk up to the foreman and say ‘Hey, can you guys use any help?’ I’ve got to pay that back child support, so I’m going to try and live down here for a while and see how it goes.”

Moore and Jackson met at a Lost Sheep Ministries giveaway “under the bridge” and discovered that they had a lot in common. Jackson loves visiting Moore at Minvilla but wouldn’t want to live there himself because permanent supportive housing is too restrictive. (Residents must put visitors’ names on an approved list and visitors must surrender a picture ID to get in.)

He and his case manager are working on finding a place of his own before the weather turns cold.

What was John Moore doing before he got his apartment in Minvilla Manor?

August KUB board meeting was designed to take advantage of unhappiness with KUB in general as well as specific rate increases, tree cutting practices, structure, response time to power outrage restoration and a perception by some that KUB is heavy handed.

Hultquist’s remarks can be found at www. joehultquist.com/. Joe is the first candidate for mayor to try to make KUB the centerpiece of his campaign.

The others have ignored KUB even though it is an issue for some citizens. Hultquist scored a coup of sorts when

one KUB commissioner verbally attacked him after the meeting by terming his remarks “offensive” which got Hultquist prominent mention in the News Sentinel.

Hultquist would abolish the KUB board and merge the utility back into a city department. It is hard to see how this resolves the four KUB issues Hultquist raises.

The city does not have a good track record in managing utilities.

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Calling Mayor Burchett! lar meeting, main assembly room, City County Building.

Both sessions are broadcast live on Comcast Cable Channel 10, AT&T U-verse ChanKCS maintenance workers nel 99 and streamed live at were at Shannondale School www.knoxcschools.org/.

Carter: School board last Friday, tearing out and replacing the floor in three special counsel Michael Kelclassrooms (one portable ley advised his clients there’s building). “We discovered no need for the Carter School water intrusion in the sub- proposal to come back to the floor,” said Superintendent board if county commissionDr. Jim McIntyre’s chief of ers approve an agreement Dr. Jim McIntyre talks to teachwith the second place bid- ers at Bearden High School. staff Russ Oaks. der, Partners Development,

by Oct. 17. My, how utterly publican, but so are Mike inconvenient for those com- McMillan, Thomas Deakins missioners who were count- and a couple of others. McIning on the school board to kill tyre has support from Gov. Sandra the project.

Bill Haslam and his adminClark Walk to school: Get istration, and he helped write out those running shoes. much of the current “reform.”

Wednesday, Oct. 5, is Nation- McIntyre has worked well al Walk to School Day. with the Knoxville Chamber, Students at the small and no one can call them libFountain City area school Buttry’s dilemma eral. were moved into the gym, acSo what would Buttry School board member cording to a parent who said, Cindy Buttry seems to enjoy have McIntyre do? She talked “All of our 5th graders are in being on the short end of an about the cost of implementportables.”

8-1 vote. She did it twice last ing his strategic plan, but as Oaks expected the work week, both on an extension someone pointed out, those to be finished on Friday. “We of Superintendent Dr. Jim costs are spread across the replaced a 12 x 24 subsection. McIntyre’s contract and also KCS budget. Leadership deIt should be finished today,” on board chair Indya Kincan- mands followers. Buttry has he said. “We may work on non’s summary of his evalu- none. If she can’t articulate the art and music rooms later ations. a clear alternative to McIn(this week), but that won’t be Buttry is a partisan Re- tyre’s proposals she should as intrusive.” just keep quiet. It would make Mayor Tim Burchett is trying to sell county assets to fund construction of a new school at Carter Elementary.

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Hardin Valley Academy teacher Gina Feldblum asked ■ Tim Burchett deserves better marks than his self-named McIntyre point-blank if he “solid C.” Burchett is not a personally supports the three crook, he’s not phony, and major changes in compensahe’s paying down county tion and tenure implemented debt rather than pushing us by state law this year. further into the red. What’s On two he was unequivonot to like? cal: “I absolutely support the ■ Jim McIntyre deserved the higher standards and the 8-1 affirmation he received teacher evaluations,” he said. last week from the school board. He’s incredibly smart “But I have some questions and works hard. His downside about (changes to) tenure.”

not scoring based on personalities. He said the role of instructional aides has changed and he will work this year to develop evaluations and strategic compensation for those who “work with kids.”

School board members Karen Carson, Gloria Deathridge and Lynne Fugate attended the forum at Bearden High School. he can’t help: he’s not from around here.

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PULL UP A CHAIR … | Jake Mabe

Ten years ago…

T

en years ago I took my first trip to New York City.

That Saturday morning dawned bright and clear. It was a beautiful late summer day. Labor Day weekend. Not a cloud in the sky.

You could just feel the chill of an early fall.

We hopped a train near my high school friend Drew Weaver’s home in Branford, Conn., and set out for the big city. This was also my first time on an honest-to-God passenger train. Danged if the conductor didn’t come by for tickets wearing a spiffy uniform and a cool hat, just like in the movies!

We arrived at Grand Central Station and followed the crowd up the stairs and out into Manhattan. I tried not to look like a tourist, but I couldn’t keep from gazing skyward. I’d never seen such a sight. This was a city. You know what they say. If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere.

First things first, though. I made a beeline for the newsstand and bought a copy of The New York Times. (What can I say? My blood is filled with newsprint.)

We had some time to kill before the matinee performance of Herb Gardner’s “A Thousand Clowns,” so we walked down to the Empire State Building. Up on the observation deck, I just knew I’d see Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. So much for “An Affair to Remember.”

Off we looked into lower Manhattan, gazing toward the grand ol’ Statue of Liberty, yes, but especially toward those magnificent twin towers. The World Trade Center. The center of the world’s financial market. “The Center of the World,” as one TV show put it.

By lunchtime we made our way

toward Times Square. Being the adventuresome Halls kids that we were, we ate at McDonald’s. Authentic New York cuisine, right?

Never having been to a Broadway play before, we didn’t know exactly what to expect or when to arrive.

So, we got to the Longacre Theatre about an hour and a half before show time. They didn’t let us in.

Standing around outside with about 15 or 20 others, we passed the time by watching the people and the traffic go by. After awhile, up pulled an SUV with tinted windows. A tall, good-looking man who looked vaguely familiar got out of the car.

“I know him from somewhere,” I told my two companions.

“That’s Tom Selleck!” one of them said. “He just doesn’t have his mustache.”

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through my head. I was going to tell Selleck how much I admired him, how much I’d enjoyed his TV westerns, how I loved “Magnum” so much so that I had every episode on tape.

I got up there to him, stuck out my hand, opened my mouth, smiled and couldn’t think of one word to say. Speechless.

So, I just looked up at him, my mouth hanging open like an idiot.

I managed to croak out, “Hello, Mr. Selleck.”

Tom Selleck! “Magnum, p.i.”

He shook my hand, nodded, waitMy hero! ed for me to get over my star-struck Selleck was gracious enough to state then finally turned to talk to stop and sign autographs or have the person beside me. So much for photos taken with everybody who my moment with Magnum. wanted one. (Naturally, we didn’t Just before the lights dimmed, I have a pen or a camera.) saw Phil Donahue making his way “You’re awesome!” somebody to some seats up front. I thought said. about going to say hello, but after “That’s sweet,” Selleck replied. my Selleck stupor, I stayed seated.

A thousand thoughts floated Selleck was great in “A Thou-

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sand Clowns.” He played the role Jason Robards made famous in the movie. I hated to admit it, but the young actor Nicholas King, who played the other main role in the story, was so good he stole the show, even from Magnum.

The play ended as late afternoon shadows began to blanket the city. We made our way back to Grand Central, back to Connecticut, back to reality.

The date was Sept. 1, 2001. You know what happened 10 days later.

I went back to Manhattan the following February to pay my respects.

We took the subway down to what used to be the World Trade Center on a cold and gray Tuesday afternoon. The sky was spitting snow like frozen teardrops.

New York is a busy and loud city, full of cacophony – honking taxi cab horns, screeching brakes,

barking yells from street vendors.

But Ground Zero was silent. No traffic. No talk. It reminded me of the awkward silence one encounters while standing in a receiving line at a funeral.

Workers were still uncovering remains. The Times listed each one in the paper. I think they found five people while we were there.

You could still see the handpainted signs that families had left near the wreckage. “Have you seen me? Please call XXX,” one read underneath the photograph of somebody too young to die. Another sign was a little more to the point.

“Osama: Kiss my ass.”

I thought then that the world would change forever. I figured our national discourse would become nicer, calmer, more caring, more thoughtful.

It didn’t.

Ten years have rolled by and Sept. 11, 2001, seems but a memory, something in the history books. A high school teacher friend of mine says his 9th graders don’t even remember it. They were 4 years old.

We lost friends, family members and acquaintances that day.

Tony Karnes, who used to go to church at Clear Springs Baptist with me and my family years and years ago, was one. We can’t ever forget them. We can’t ever forget.

“9/11, how can you possibly use it for good purpose?” asked former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo in a PBS special after the attacks. “Look, what this reminds you of is the importance of your own life, and making the most of it, because you can lose it in a flash. And if that’s all you learned from 9/11, if that’s all you remembered, that, my God, you could extinguish life so suddenly, so unexpectedly, and it could happen to me, and therefore I should think harder about the way I spend my life instead of just wasting it.

“Now, it’s not going to teach you what to do with your life, but it will teach you to do with your life, and to do it more and quicker and better.”

Words worth remembering, lest we forget.

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It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future.

The work of the United Way is based on the belief that everyone deserves a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement and good health.

After 89 years of providing funding for many groups that serve children, the local United Way has changed the way it awards grants to agencies providing educational services. The new process, developed by the Community Engagement & Mobilization committee, chaired by Dr.

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measurable outcomes.

The process has several phases. The first was to invite ■ Knox Area Urban League Letters of Intent. Following will host a nine-session review of those, invitations entrepreneurial course each for Requests for Investment Tuesday beginning Sept. 13. will go to agencies identified Topics include how to prepare as strong candidates. Oral a business plan, marketing, hearings will follow review of how to price and more. Sponsors are SunTrust Bank and documents and field trips to SCORE of Greater Knoxville. agencies. The board will vote Cost is $40. Info: 524-5511. on funding in March; fund■ Gloria Mencer, manager of ing begins in April. the socioWe all win when a child economic succeeds in school, when program families are financially staoffice at ble, when people are healthy. the Y-12 The changes in the educaNational tional grants program will Security pay dividends in next year’s Complex, was classrooms as well as the named next generation’s workplaces “Manageand neighborhoods.

Mencer ment and Ultimately, United Way Operations Small Business isn’t about the number of Program Manager of the individuals served or how Year” by the U.S. Departmany programs are funded, ment of Energy. The award but how lives are changed “recognizes an individual and improved. Please join me who embodies the many facets of an energetic, forwardin supporting United Way.

Oh, the places you will go TALES OF TENNESSEE | Marvin West With her famous stare, Pat Summitt looked the early stages of dementia in the eye and absolutely refused to back down.

A few weeks earlier and not far away, Joan Cronan moved from the relative comfort of women’s fun and games to become interim vice chancellor and director of all University of Tennessee athletics – and promptly impressed all concerned.

The two happenings, at opposite ends of the emotional scale, are enough to

make some of us blot our eye makeup and stand up and applaud.

After my heart hurt subsided, I realized I would have expected no less from Pat – but it undoubtedly takes raw courage to live life in a glass house.

Of course Joan is a smart manager, rich in experience, tough but tactful, capable of doing whatever it takes. Instead of following the yellow brick road into retirement, she accepted the challenge of a tense situation and imme-

diately restored order. Dearly beloved Dr. Jimmy breathed a great sigh of relief and went on vacation. Several NCAA dragons smiled and sat down.

Troubled fans who had feared the world was nearing an end said “Wow!” All of a sudden, the desperate search for a real athletic director wasn’t such a big deal. We got Joan. God knows the committee wasn’t likely to do better.

The spotlight is old hat to Pat. She has had a headline career, eight big cham-

pionships, 1,071 victories against all-comers – except UConn. Going back to the autumn of ’74, what she has accomplished seems highly improbable if not downright impossible.

Pat did it her way, win with honor, far more fundamentals than fancy. There are other key words: intensity, iron will, doggedly determined, a rare gladiator able to fit in high society.

The affliction triggered other words: shock, anger, sadness. I kept wondering why Pat? She does so much good. I know about mind fade. Bad stuff. Took out our next-door neighbor.

Depressing.

After Pat said no pity parties, even I got the message. If Alzheimer’s was looking for a fight, it has one. Sound the gong and let’s get it on!

Forced focus on Pat and celebration of Joan takes

thinking, DOE small business program manager … (and whose) efforts far exceed expectations in working with, advocating for and assisting in the increase utilization of small businesses.”

■ Deborah L. Broome, business coach, will speak to the East Tennessee Association of Female Executives 11:45 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 7, at The Orangery. Ms. Broome is a small business resource in both Knox and Blount counties since 1998. Doug Floyd will speak on leadership in October and Mark Schaefer will speak on social media in November. To register for any of the luncheons, visit ETAFE.org/.

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me back to the beginning, to what I thought was the dreadful Title IX legislation and how to trim sports for men so there would be funding for women.

Oh no, women would never make their own way. Who would pay to see them play?

Just divide up the scholarships and send the bill to whatever is left of football.

I still don’t like parts of Title IX or government dabbling in sports or political correctness in general. But I love results, hundreds of teams we wouldn’t have and thousands of players who would otherwise be stuck as cheerleaders.

Without the law, we might not have Pat or Joan or their examples or the lessons they have taught. Without the law, we might not have cut down the nets or enjoyed that 39-0 or Candace Parker or Chamique Holdsclaw or a

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basketball floor named The Summitt.

A coaching woman earning $1.5 million? No way. Well, in this one case, she might be worth it in residuals.

Joan and Pat are blessings. When so much else was dim or dark, they were bright lights. Consider the impact of their philosophy: “There is a winner inside each of you.”

I recall Summitt saying, perhaps in one of her books, that she loves being around positive attitudes. Contagious. She speaks in favor of work. She calls it starting your engine each morning.

She has always expressed concern about how people treat each other. It gets close to the Golden Rule.

And the punch line about just rewards, borrowed from Dr. Seuss, “Oh! The Places You Will Go.” Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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A-8 • SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 • WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS

Desert days

Grace Baptist launches D2 discipleship program

By Natalie Lester The staff at Grace Baptist Church has been asking a lot of tough questions over the last three years, but they believe the church will benefit from the answers.

“The Bible is very clear we are to go and make disciples (of Christ),” the church’s pastor of mission strategy Todd Stewart said. “We started asking ourselves if we were really doing that, and it is hard to look across the table and answer honestly.

“At a healthy church, it is also hard to uncover and talk about these issues.”

The church wanted to know if all its programs and processes were aligned to progress together. The general consensus was they weren’t.

As a result, the staff reformatted its weekly activities to develop the Disciples developing Disciples, D2, strategy. The pastors defined a disciple as one who was following Jesus, being changed

by Jesus and committed to the mission of Jesus.

Grace Baptist Church pastor of mission strategy Todd Stewart developed the church’s new discipleship approach, D2, over the last three years. Photo

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“Everything we have now is intentionally connected,” Stewart said. “Our faith won’t just be what we do, it will be who we are.”

There are three steps within D2, including embrace and extend, related and reproduce, and serve and send.

“All our ministries are now centered around spiritual gifts, passions and per-

sonality so our disciples can plug into the best ministry for them to develop more disciples,” Stewart said.

The church renovated the Sunday morning system by creating larger classes, generated by age, that will funnel into smaller home groups, which will meet during the week. There will be coaches who oversee several individual home group leaders, who will have a number of people in their class each week. In addition, the church will offer topical studies for issues that are not addressed in the home group.

Stewart hopes as more people become more involved, they will feel the call to travel on the mission trips with the church. In 2012, he has 10 trips planned to locations including Haiti, Nicaragua and Guatemala. As an outcome of D2, he would like to see the number double.

“However, this is not about events,” he said. “This is about our members mission-living and making disciples wherever we think, play and live.”

Tony(William Anthony) Karnes March 23, 1964 – September 11, 2001

Tony, Loving you was easy, but losing you so soon was unbearably hard.

You’ll always be in our hearts.

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Hear my cry, O God, From the end of the earth will I cry unto Thee, When my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I; For Thou hast been a shelter for me, And a strong tower from the enemy.

I will trust in the covert of Thy wings.

Alleluia.

(Psalm 61: 1-3 KJV) I have it in me so much nearer home To scare myself with my own desert places. (“Desert Places,” Robert Frost) As is so often the case, I know this Psalm text because I sang it, long ago, in high school. Since then, I have played it as service music, directed a hand-selected chorale in it and hummed it to console myself during my own desert days.

Alan Hovhaness’ setting of it is a haunting melody, in a minor key. I have often wondered what sort of tune David the shepherd boy sang with these words. I would wager it was minor, or even more probably, modal.

There are times in our lives that are straight out of the wilderness. Days when we are lost and directionless, days when the path is steep and rocky. There are days when we wander in circles, and days

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The desert serves as backdrop for some of the Bible’s greatest stories: Moses crossing the desert after being exiled from Egypt; the Israelites’ years of wandering in the Sinai Peninsula; Elijah fleeing the wrath of Jezebel to sit under a broom tree in the wilderness; John the Baptizer preaching scathing sermons in the wilderness of Judea;

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■ Middlebrook Pike UMC, 7234 Middlebrook Pike, will host its sixth Habitat for Humanity fundraiser golf tournament Friday, Oct. 21, at Avalon Golf Course with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Four person scramble format, $100 entry fee includes greens fees, cart, breakfast, lunch and prizes. All proceeds will go toward Habitat for Humanity. Sponsorships are available for non-golfers.

and Jesus fasting in the wilderness after his baptism.

These stories are dramatic and vivid. The desert is an instrument used by God to sear and purify God’s own, whether they be nations or prophets or saviors.

So to say that we have our own desert days may be overly dramatic. Still, there are times when the sand gets in our teeth, and the bread dries out before we can spread the olive oil on it, and our eyes are too tired to continue searching the horizon for water. The aloneness is too much, and there are buzzards circling overhead.

It is in those days when we learn who we really are, what kind of stuff we are made of and just how much we are good for. In the desert days, we discover exactly what we believe about God, and it may not be the stuff of Sunday school lessons.

But it will be real, and it will be our own.

I am persuaded that God does not cause our pain and trials. I believe with all my heart that God’s will is always toward health and wholeness.

But when desert days come, God will not waste them.

God will use them, if we will but allow it, to forge us into something – someone – who is usable, unique and utterly God’s own.

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Benedictions Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting. – From “Peter Pan� by J.M. Barrie Zac and I are going on a trip soon, and our son, Daniel, will be staying with my parents. Daniel is already pumped about it, because Gran and Bear have a funfilled weekend planned, complete with pony rides and a visit to a real fire station.

I asked Daniel this morning to tell me what he was going to do with Gran and Bear, and he recited the whole agenda with excitement. “You’re not even going to miss me, then, are you?� I said.

Daniel looked at me for a moment, threw his arms around my neck and said, “No, Mommy. I miss you.�

Well, gentle reader, I’m going to miss you, too.

It’s been a wonderful, wacky journey. In this column each week for more than three years, I’ve covered every parenting jubilation, freak-out and goof, every burp, tooth and potty incident in Daniel’s first years.

I’m sorry to say, it’s time to bring the tale to a close.

It’s not just that times are tough, and the Shopper is looking at ways to trim costs, one of those being paper. It’s also the very real concern that Daniel is getting to be old enough to know what I’m doing. Soon,

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moms101 he’ll be old enough to be embarrassed by it. I’m not writing an anonymous blog here. My name and face are right up there.

The poor little guy is still going to have to endure some “I read all about your potty training� trauma, just like the Shopper’s Jake Mabe is still haunted by ghosts of Elvis performances past.

I started writing this column in the winter of 2008.

I was very pregnant, very idealistic and very scared. I wrote about “mom� issues, and once Daniel arrived, these columns became more and more about his life and mine.

And, whenever I was sure I was just quacking into the void, one of you would see me and Daniel at the park or at the grocery story and talk about how much you enjoyed reading about him. From my heart, thank you. In the six years that I’ve been a professional journalist, I’ve got-

ten more positive responses about this column than I have for anything else I’ve done.

Just as Daniel has changed over the years, growing from an infant to a little man with opinions and personality, I’ve changed.

We’ve worked on each other like a trickle of water works on a mountain. Over time, the trickle is a stream and its path is a valley.

Daniel has taught me patience. He’s taught me to accept life as it comes. He’s taught me to let go of my plans. Most of all, he’s taught me about love. I can say with certainty that there’s no love on Earth like a mother’s love for her child. It’s even a little scary sometimes when I reThe Knoxville Sox won the Rumble on the River tournament in August, holding the alize that there’s nothing I tournament record at 51-7. Team members are: (front) Matthew Harshey, Patrick Boles, wouldn’t do for my son. It’s Will Jenings, Douglas Vervalen; (back) coach Bart Jenkins, John Beam, Nick Roberts, overpowering and humbling, Owen Kovacs, Tyler Boyd, Houston Dyer and coach Jeff Dyer. Photo submitted like riding an ocean wave.

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Farragut couple chooses Parkwest for childbirth Mom says breastfeeding class was invaluable Rob and Julie Link met through mutual friends in New York City and had their ďŹ rst date on Sept.

11, 2000 – just one year before the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.

That November, Julie, who grew up in Maryville, came back to East Tennessee to work for Scripps Networks. Rob quickly followed her after he landed a position with DIY Network.

Because they both have siblings who are about three and a half years younger, they always had visions of having two kids of their own who were also separated by about three to four years. “We chose to have our children at Parkwest because we had only heard positive stories from friends who had given birth there,� said Julie. “It was great, comfortable, and the staff was very kind and compassionate.�

To prepare them for parenthood, they took the Super Saturday Teddy Bear University Class at Parkwest along with its breastfeeding course.

Julie said that they not only enjoyed having a tour of the childbirth center as part of their class, but also the opportunity to have some myths about labor put to rest.

Keaton Carolyn was born on Dec. 23, 2007, weighing in at 7 pounds and measuring 19 inches in length. “It was great having Keaton so close to Christmas,� said Julie. “We had extra attention from all the nurses. They even brought her

dressed Keaton in a shirt that said, “This turkey has a big surprise!� at Thanksgiving so all the family members could read it.

The couple credits their mutual decision for adding their children to their lives rather than changing their lives for their children because of the joy they bring along the way. “An example of this is that we love to travel,� says Rob. “It would be easier for us to forego a trip and stay at home because of the hassle of packing all the children’s gear, but we’d rather have our children with us because they enhance all of our experiences.�

The couple advises others who are thinking about having a baby to not be overwhelmed by all the dirty diapers and the demanding schedules because they believe all the squeaky baby noises, first smiles and sweet moments easily outweigh all the stressful times.

The Link family of Farragut recently delivered their second child at Parkwest Medical Center. “One of my favorite moments is seeing Keaton chase Rob around the backyard with a tiny water back from the nursery with red “We immediately clicked with gun,� said Julie. “She squirted From Parkwest, and green bows in her hair,� re- our nurse, Diane, when we had him until she ran out of water Rob Link posted: members Julie.

Jay. She got our personalities and and laughed so hard she fell over.

Just had a really She was delivered by Dr. our sense of humor,� said Julie.

I love these simple pleasures of good breakfast Ceeccy Yang at Contemporary “Most importantly, though, she childhood and the memories that I could barely eat all of Women’s Heath who was the at- was able to act fast because Jay they allow us to treasure.� for $5. There’s something tending physician on call for the came very quickly.�

Julie continues to work at childbirth center. Julie felt so “Looking back, the breastto be said about hospital Scripps Networks as a Director of comfortable with Dr. Yang; she feeding class was especially incafĂŠ food.

Research, and Rob currently works followed up with her for her an- valuable. It empowered and moas the Director of Community Renual appointments prior to con- tivated me to nurse,� said Julie. to be very energetic and Jay lations for The Salvation Army’s ceiving again. “Thanks to it and the lactation seems much more laid back.

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On July 17, 2011, James Mi- consultants that helped me on “From the beginning, Keaton has The couple concludes, “One chael was born, weighing 9 the unit, I successfully nursed been an excellent big sister,â€? says girl, one boy ‌ its perfect! Our pounds and measuring 21 inches both children.â€?

Rob. family of four can fit in a restauin length. He was named after The family feels complete with When they first discovered rant booth and we each have a Rob’s late father and goes by Jay. two children. Keaton has proven they were expecting Jay, they partner on a roller coaster.�

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the healthiest start Breastfeeding is one of the greatest health advantages you can give your infant. It is the “gift that lasts a lifetime,� says the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) committee on breastfeeding.

A breast-fed baby may be less prone to ear infections and diarrhea. The child may also face less risk of developing diabetes, obesity and asthma, the AAP says.

Ideally you should breastfeed exclusively for the ďŹ rst six months, with a goal of continuing breast milk for at least the ďŹ rst year. But you may face obstacles.

Both mom and baby must learn how to breastfeed in the ďŹ rst few days. This is the time when antibody-rich and easily digestible colostrum is produced. Some mothers worry that colostrum is not enough to nourish their baby, but it is the perfect food for newborns. Breast milk comes in for most mothers from two to ďŹ ve days after birth.

Moms who want to keep breastfeeding when they go back to work may face barriers such as supervisors’ lack of support or rigid work hours, say lactation experts.

Knowing the hurdles helps you find ways around them. Here are some tips: N Tell the hospital you want only breast milk for your newborn, and keep your baby with you as much as possible for frequent feedings.

N Do not worry if you do not have a lot of milk in the first 72 hours after the birth. This is the time to teach the baby to latch on, according to the AAP. N If your baby is not latching on properly your nipples can get sore.

Have an expert watch you feed your baby and offer suggestions.

N Talk with your superiors and colleagues to arrange to breastfeed at work. If you let coworkers know how important breastfeeding is to your baby, they are more likely to help you.

N Get information from sound sources. These include your pediatrician, the AAP or a certified lactation consultant, such as a member of the International Lactation Consultant Association.

N Take care of yourself. Have a glass of vegetable juice or milk when you come home from work, relax and breastfeed.

N Be realistic about the hurdles of breastfeeding so you do not give up.

Parkwest breastfeeding rates surpass benchmark A goal set by Healthy People 2010 was to have 75 percent of the babies discharged from the hospital breast-fed as part of the best practices for hospital breastfeeding rates.

Parkwest surpasses this national benchmark with an 84 percent breastfeeding rate. The Parkwest Childbirth Center has four certified lactation consultants on staff – more than other birthing centers in the Knoxville area.

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Celebrating seniors

Knoxville square dance The Jubilee Community Arts will present traditional Appalachian dance with Allison Williams at 7:30 p.m. each second Thursday beginning Sept. 8 at the Laurel Theater. Tickets are $7 ($5 for students and JCA members). Info: 523-7521.

Warm temperatures didn’t keep senior adults from coming out recently to the fifth annual Mayor’s Picnic at Tommy Schumpert Park.

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Senior adults enjoyed a barbecue lunch, great mu- Mary Lou Horner and Edythe McNabb enjoy the mayor’s picnic sic and were able to browse under the shade of a tent at Tommy Schumpert Park. through a health fair and receive valuable information during the picnic.

County Mayor Tim Burchett and his wife, Allison, were on hand to greet guests and make sure everyone was well fed and having an enjoyable afternoon.

Linda Breeden receives a recipe for a healthy entrée from Atria Weston Place. A health fair was set up at the mayor’s picnic and offered information on health topics and services for senior adults.

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Knox County Public Library will present Movies on Market Square every Friday evening for six weeks, beginning Sept. 9 with the PG-rated film “Hook.” Other upcoming films include “Lady and the Tramp,” “Star Trek” and “Footloose.” Preshow activities will include the Book and Dog Lovers Song Contest. Admission is free and lawn chairs are allowed. Info: 215-8767 or visit www.knoxlib.org/movies.

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The University of Tennessee School of Music will present a performance by faculty members to commemorate the events of 9/11 at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, in the James R. Cox Auditorium in the Alumni Memorial Building. Admission is free. The performance will include vocals using words from handwritten notes left in a chain link fence at Ground Zero. A reception will be held at 3 p.m. with refreshments and a performance by the university’s student chamber ensembles.

The Sherman Oaks Christian Music Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17-18, at Sherman Oaks Campground, 1601 E. Highway 25/70 in Dandridge. Award winning artists including Soul Sister Sally, Lara Landon and UR1 will perform. Gates open at 9 a.m. Tickets are available at www.itickets. com or at Lifeway Christian Bookstores. Info: www. shermanmusicfestival.com.

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Grandparents may need to balance gifts and goals Grandparents Day falls on Sept. 11 this year. While not as widely observed as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, Grandparents Day nonetheless serves a valuable purpose in reminding us of the importance of grandparents in the lives of their grandchildren.

If you’re a grandparent Wendy yourself, you already Schopp know the joy your grandchildren bring you, and through the years, you have probably been generous with them in many ways.

At the same time, though, you probably need to strike a balance between your heartfelt gifts and your financial goals.

It can be challenging to achieve that balance. For one thing, you and your fellow grandparents have not been stingy in your giving over the past several years.

America’s grandparents provided an estimated $370 billion in financial support to their grandchildren between 2004 and 2009, according to a survey by the MetLife Mature Market Institute. This averages out to $8,661 per grandparent household over that same period. However, many of these same grandparents may not be accumulating sufficient financial resources to enjoy the retirement lifestyle they’ve envisioned. In fact, the median balance of retirement accounts for 55- to 64-year-olds is only about $100,000, according to the Center for Retirement Research. That’s not a lot of money for an age group that could spend two or even three decades in retirement.

So, as a grandparent, what steps might you take to bolster your retirement savings while simultaneously helping your grandchildren? Here are a few ideas: ■ Maintain permanent life insurance.

Once your children are grown, you may feel less compelled to carry life insurance.

But the right type of life insurance can benefit you throughout your life. Permanent life insurance offers you the chance to build cash value, which you may be able to access, depending upon the specifics of your policy. And you can name your grandchildren as beneficiaries of your policy.

■ Open a 529 plan. Use the money you’re already gifting to fund a 529 plan to help your grandchildren pay for college.

These plans have generous contribution guidelines, and withdrawals are tax-free, provided the money is used for qualified expenses. There may be state tax incentives available to in-state residents who invest in their home state’s 529 plan. And a 529 plan offers you a degree of flexibility; if the beneficiary grandchild decides to forgo college, you can transfer the unused funds to another grandchild, tax and penalty free. However, withdrawals used for expenses other than qualified education expenses may be subject to federal and state taxes, plus a 10% penalty.

■ Contribute to a Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The Roth IRA is a powerful retirement savings vehicle.

You can fund your IRA with virtually any type of investment, such as stocks, bonds and government securities, and your earnings grow tax free, provided you don’t take withdrawals until you’re at least age 59½ and you’ve held your account at least five years.

Your grandchildren may appreciate your generosity, but they’ll also no doubt want you to enjoy a comfortable retirement. As always, you need to do what makes sense for your situation. You may find there are ways to help both your grandchildren and yourself.

For more information on investing, contact Wendy Schopp at Edward Jones Investments, 671-1318.

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Friday, Sept. 9, at Candoro Marble Company in South Knoxville. Students of the program will demonstrate various fighting styles, weapons and unarmed stage combat. A reception will kick things off.

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Dog owners, play nice After I wrote recently about Knoxville being named the most dog-friendly city in the Southeast, I received a call from Ruby in Fountain City who had additional insight into the matter.

“People take their dogs for a walk at night and let them poop in your yard, and don’t clean it up,” she complained.

My fellow pet lovers of Ktown, please remember your manners when walking your furry friends. If Knoxville is going to continue to be a topdog city in America, pet owners must do their part as well.

If you are walking your dog anywhere other than your own property – whether in the street, in the park or in your neighbor’s yard – remember to bring some potty supplies along to clean up the mess.

A simple plastic grocery bag and gardening shovel should do the trick.

Young-Williams Animal Center invites you to meet Blue Eyes, a 2-year-old female lion head rabbit. This little beauty loves salad, uses her litter box and likes getting attention.

Lion head rabbits have long fur, so they need regular brushing as they usually prefer to stay clean. They do not need baths, but rather an owner dedicated to cleaning the litter box regularly and providing monthly nail trims. The rabbit will do the rest. All prospective bunny adopters should visit www.rabbit.org to learn the ins and outs of rabbit parenting. Blue Eyes is available for adoption at the main center at 3201 Division St. Hours there are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Animal Village also has animals available at 6400 Kingston Pike. Hours there are noon to 5 p.m. daily. Info: www.knoxpets.org.

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Critter Tales After all, we can’t change the world one dog at a time if we turn everyone against us by forgetting our manners.

Imagine if someone brought their child to your house and let them poop in your yard, casually walking away afterward. In my opinion, letting your pet relieve him- or herself on someone else’s property and failing to clean it up is the same thing. Info: www. bi g p aw s o n l y.c o m/go o d do g- e t ique t te -m a n ner s training.htm.

Hair at the Fair The “Hair at the Fair” fundraiser will be held Friday through Sunday, Sept. 9-11, and Friday through Sunday, Sept. 16-18, at the Tennessee Valley Fair.

Fairgoers can visit the Jacob Building and receive a free haircut from Great Clips Salon.

All donations will be given to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. No appointment is necessary. Info: www.tnvalleyfair.org or call 215-1470.

‘Theatre of War’ The Carpetbag Theatre and Theater of War Productions will present “Theater of War” 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 8, at Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave. “Theater of War” is a public health project that presents readings of ancient Greek plays, Sophocles' “Ajax” and “Philoctetes,” as a catalyst for town hall discussions about the challenges faced by service men and women, veterans, their families, caregivers and communities. Admission is free. Reservations are required. Info: 544-0447.

HEALTH NOTES ■ Cancer survivor support groups, Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings, at the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee (formerly the Wellness Community), 2230 Sutherland Ave. Support groups for cancer caregivers, Monday evenings. Cancer family bereavement group, Thursday evenings.

Info: 546-4661 or www. cancersupportet.org.

■ Free prostate screening will be held by The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s Cancer Institute throughout September at different locations across East Tennessee.

Appointments are required.

Info: 605-6970 or 1-877-UTCares.

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

■ Stop Smoking: 215-QUIT (7848) is a program of the Knox County Health Department. The hotline is answered

8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

■ Support group meeting for family members or caregivers of an adult with a mental illness is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Cherokee Health Systems, 2018 Western Avenue. Info: Rebecca Gill, 602-7807 or www.namiknox.org.

■ Swimming lessons at the YWCA, 420 W. Clinch Ave., will start Monday, Sept. 12. Classes are twice a week for four weeks ($42) or on Saturdays ($21). Available for all ages.

Preregistration is required.

Water exercise classes and bilingual swim instruction also available. Info: 523-6126.

■ UT Hospice conducts ongoing orientation sessions for adults (18 and older) interested in becoming volunteers with its program. No medical experience is required. Training is provided. Info: 544-6279.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support, for any adult who is suffering loss, meets 6 to 7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month in the UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or to reserve a spot: 544-6277.

Concerts in Townsend The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center’s Fall Concert Series will continue Friday, Sept. 9, with the Grassabillies performing in the center’s outdoor, entirely covered amphitheater in Townsend. Admission is $5 at the door. Refreshments will be sold. Info: 448-0044 or www.gsmheritagecenter.org.

Donate blood, save lives Medic’s sixth annual blood drive competition between the University of Tennessee and the University of Florida will be held Monday through Friday, Sept. 12- 16. All donors will receive a “Drain the Swamp” game day T-shirt.

The event will be held in conjunction with Eddie Check, Medic’s annual prostate screening blood drive Thursday and Friday, Sept. 15-16.

Donors can stop by one of two donor centers: 1601 Ailor Ave. or 11000 Kingston Pike. Other sites: ■ Noon to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, UT’s North Carrick Hall, in the lobby.

■ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Sept. 1216, at UT’s University Center inside rooms 223-225.

■ 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, UT Institute of Agriculture, inside Hollingsworth Auditorium.

■ 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 14, Pellissippi State Community College in Hardin Valley, bloodmobile.

■ Noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike, bloodmobile.

■ Noon to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 14, UTHess Hall, inside lobby.

Eddie Check Blood Drives: ■ 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 15, Mercy Medical Center North, 7551 Dannaher Way, inside Sister Elizabeth Room.

■ 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, Mercy South, 7323 Chapman Highway, bloodmobile.

■ 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, WIVK Studios, 4711 Old Kingston Pike, bloodmobile. Donors can take a tour of the studios.

■ 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, West Town Mall, at the amphitheater near JCPenney.

Info: 524-3074 or visit www.medicblood.org.

Artists needed in the airport The Arts and Culture Alliance and McGhee Tyson Airport will accept entries through Friday, Sept. 9, for the next “Arts in the Airport” juried exhibit. The collection will be displayed in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint beginning Oct. 28. There is no entry fee. Information and an application can be found online at www.knoxalliance.com or send an SASE to Suzanne Cada, Arts and Culture Alliance, P.O. Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901.

Tues., Sept. 13

Dr. Jeffrey Eberting is pleased to announce the opening of his full-service orthodontic office. With

n o i s s i m d A e e r F for Seniors 65 and Older

over nine years of serving the Maryville community, we are excited about the opportunity to bring quality orthodontic care to the Hardin Valley area. We feature a comfortable, state-of-the-art, professional environment where you will find experienced and caring professionals eager to help you transform your smile into one that you will … well, “feel like smiling about.”

We offer a wide range of orthodontic treatment

Join us for... } Live Music } Contests } Prizes } and More!

Don’t Miss the

“ Win It In A Minute” & “ Seniors Have Talent” Competitions!

options such as Invisalign®, ceramic braces, and even lingual braces (which are affixed to the back of the teeth). All are discrete orthodontic treatment options available to you and your family.

For more information or to schedule a complimentary orthodontic examination, please contact our office at 690-7115

For a free brochure about Senior Day, call (865) 215-1471.

To find out more about the 2011 Tennessee Valley Fair visit

www.tnvalleyfair.org 10792 Hardin Valley Road Knoxville, TN 37932 www.hardinvalleyortho.com

Be sure to stay for

Nightly Fireworkryks Sponsored by the Tennessee Lotte

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1720 Jackson Rd House is apprx. 1,056 PreventForeclosureKnoxville.com Unit 15 SF w/2BR & 2BA. 2 BR , 2 B A , 1 2 0 4 s f , Asking $99,900 & 2 car garage, $850/mo. owner will finance with Investment Prop-Sale 61 1 yr lease. NO PETS. $5,000 down or if you Call Doyle 865-254-9552 are USDA qualified, HALLS. CRIPPEN RD. or Gary 865-548-1010 then 100% financing Turn at Wendy's, with no money down.

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Call Bill at 2 Sty townhouse, Halls 2 acres zoned 877-488-5060 ext. 323. commercial. Will area, 2 Lg. BRs, 1.5 BAs, UT FOOTBALL TIX divide. 865-567-5788 POWELL kitchen appls. incl. W/D lower level, 50 yrd Totally Renovated, connect., no pets, $550 line, sec U, row 37, 5 BR, 3 Bths, per mo. + $500 damage seats 18/19, 423-762-0995 $159,000.

2Car Garage, Fenced Apts - Unfurnished 71 dep. req., & 1 yr lease.

Yard, 2 Bonus Rms. 254-9552 or 388-3232 1305 Lula Bell Dr. FTN CITY clean 2 BR Special Notices 15 Brackfield & CH&A, appls., DW, Associates 691-8195 no pets, $460/mo Wanted To Rent 82 DAV Chapter 24 has $300/dep. 865-684-7720 FREE RENTAL OF ***Web ID# 851430*** POWER WHEEL West 40w FORMER PRIVATE DeCHAIRS available for Karns Area, 1 or 2 Br, tective needs small any area disabled vetStove, Refrig., DW, house on secluded 1 LEVEL, 3 BR, 2 eran or members of Garbage Disposal, private property w/rent BA, W. Knox, 8800 their immediate family.

W/D Conn. $500-$850. reduced in exchange Mill Run Dr., new Manually operated for security and/or light roof/paint, scr porch 691-8822 or 660-3584. wheel chairs also caretaker duties. 865$159,900.

865-966-7572 available. Call 765323-0937 ***Web ID# 848853*** Oak Ridge, renovated 0510 for information.

2 Br Apt. Cent h/a.

New kit, appls, D/W APPROX. 5 yr. old & bath. Lg. fenced Manf’d Homes - Sale 85 home. 1 story Cedar HIP OR KNEE lot, great for chilhouse located at REPLACEMENT dren.

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Call Sheila heated SF. 3BR, 2BA, gery between 2005 865-384-5643 Cook (865) 250-5318 FP. On 2 acres of land.

- present & sufor (865) 483-7253.

New paint, new carpet, fered problems renew AC & new cabinets. quiring a 2nd reviManf’d Homes - Rent 86 WEST. APT. 2 BR $135,900 & Owner will sion surgery, you 1 1/2 BA, W/D conn., finance with small may be entitled to Cent H/A, $585 mo.

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Call Bill, compensation.

No pets BR 1 BA, appls & wa877-488-5060 ext. 323.

Attorney 865-690-5418; 414-0054 ter furn. $485 + DD Charles Johnson No pets. 865-933-5943 1-800-535-5727 FOX DEN Season Home/Away All Events - Buy - Sell

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40 Fairway, 5400 sqft, 4

FOUNTAIN CITY 2214 Holbrook, Like new from '07 remodel.

3/2 tile & hrdwd. Overszd, detached 2-car gar., Lg. landscaped lot. $134,900.

BR, 4.5 Bths. Walkout WALBROOK STUDIOS 5 1-3 60 7 Decks, Master on Main, $1302weekly.

Discount avail. Util, TV, Ph, Sale, Trade or Lease Stv, Refrig, Basic Call Brackfield & Cable. No Lse. Associates 691-8195

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EMORY VISTA Condos- Townhouses 42 4030 Mountain Vista Rd. 3935 LONAS, Bearden Upscale home. Conv. to Area, 2 1/2 BR duKnox & Oak Ridge. 3/3, plex, 1 BA, hdwd bsmnt Fam & Rec rms, Starting @ $159,900 floors, appls furn. $650/mo, $650/dep. opens to 38 ft. patio. Lots For sale or lease to purch.

Refs req 865-705-5234 of storage, landscaped lot 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA. For details 865-898-4558 w/wooden fenced back.

Mntn. view. $249,900.

Houses - Unfurnished 74 CHESNEY BYRD PROP. Dianne 865-591-0643 1400 Alldenwood Dr., ***Web ID# 847709*** West, Rocky Hill/ Downtown Knoxville Northshore 3BR 2BA, Private, gated parking HOUSES FOR on site. For sale or compl. remod., all SALE! Buy at dis- lease. 865-661-9038, www. appls., hdwd., 2 car gar refs req $1100/mo. the300building.com count prices. Low ***Web $1100 DD 865-705-5234 ID# 850341***

HALLS

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down-payment.

Cheaper than rent! Farms & Land 865-809-0141

WE BUY HOUSES Cash….Fast 865-365-8888 www.TNHouseRelief.com

For Sale By Owner 40a

N.E. 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA, 2 car gar., 2000+ SF, 2 story w/new hdwd flooring, $1050 mo.

FSBO, 109+/- ACRE 865-938-7200; 599-8172 farm in the Stockton ***Web ID# 852864*** Valley Comm of Loudon Co. 2 barns, creek NORTH, 2 br, 1 ba, no & cattle pond, road pets. $600/month, frontage 865-458-1954 $600/deposit.

Call 865-705-6337 ***Web ID# 852717***

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Acreage- Tracts 46

OWNER FIN., 3 BR, NW, 3 BR, 1 ba, cent 1 1/2 BA w/Jacuzzi, MUST SELL 22 Acres h/a, appl including newer home, W/D W/D. $700/mo+ $700 with modular, city conn., lrg. deck, dep. No pets. 423water, great loc. level yard, $5,000 626-7511;423-526-8031 Powell/ Knoxville. down, 865-405-5472 $175,000. Motivated ***Web ID# 852917*** ***Web ID# 851360*** seller. 865-388-9656 POWELL 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 car gar., all brick w/cath. ceil., Lakefront Property 47 home eat-in kit. $950. 865938-7200; 599-8172 Beautiful, Dockable, ***Web ID# 852869*** 131' lakefront lot, in the new Lowe's WEST Ferry Development 3 BR, 2 BA, woodburning in Louisville, TN on stove, W/D conn., fncd main channel. $320k yrd, gar., $1400 mo 865-824-1427 for info.

NORTH ***Web ID# 847194*** 3 BR, 2 BA, W/D conn, fenced yrd, $850 mo.

EAST Resort Rec. Prop. 48 3 BR, 1 BA, W/D conn, $750 mo.

KCDC OK. HOUSE & LOT for sale. Big Valley Pets OK w/deposit Resort, Townsend, Call 865-247-0027 TN. 865-448-9502

only. 865-633-9492 ***Web ID# 851838***

141 Exercise Equipment 208 Motor Homes

Puppies, F, 1 M, or text 865-659-2213. ***Web ID# 851315***

Min. Schnauzers, AKC, HIMALAYANS champ. bldlines, tails CFA reg., champ. & dew claws, 1st bloodlines, $300 & up. shots, $400. 423-452-0646 423-295-2233; 865-599-6269 ***Web ID# 851973***

Dogs

Weider Crossbow (bowflex), lat, squat, curl attachments; $200; Cardio Cruiser seated elliptical $125.

540-397-0455 ***Web ID# 852386***

141

MORKIE PUPPIES, (Yorkshire Terrier & Maltese Mix) cute Boston Terrier puppies, & cuddly. 6 wks old.

CKC, healthy, males 1st S&W, females $175. only, parents on site, 423-337-2588 $250-$300. 931-544-7654 ***Web ID# 851709*** NEWFOUNDLANDS, AKC, 4 mo, shots, wormed, black or brown $400. 606-354-9197 6 wks, beautiful. ***Web ID# 852568*** $275/ea. 865-938-2281 ***Web ID# 850933***

BOXER PUPPIES

PUG PUPPIES

Medical Supplies 219 DAV Chapter 24 has FREE RENTAL OF POWER WHEEL CHAIRS available for any area disabled veteran or members of their immediate family.

Manually operated wheel chairs also available. Call 7650510 for information.

237 Imports

Winnebago Journey 2000 asking $42,500 (NADA value 56,000$) Health issues, must sell, make offer.

865-679-8721

Motorcycles

238

40 Homes

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VW GOLF, 2001, dsl, 4 dr. GLS, silver, SS, Sunroof, 102K mi $8500. 865-376-5010 VW JETTA SE 2010, 4 dr., gold, 9500 mi.

Warr., $19,500. Orig owner. 865-376-5010

348

GREG MONROE PLUMBING Licensed & bonded.

Senior & Military discounts. 363-6046

Pressure Washing 350

H.D. Heritage Softail Sports 264 Cls., 2007 25,448 mi., white, loaded, mint CHEV SSR, 2005, 6.0L $18,500. 865-773-0114 Auto., loaded, Aqua ***Web ID# 850272*** Blur. 12,100 mi, like new, $28,500. 865H.D. ULTRA Classic 776-0006.

2007, 25,756 miles, ***Web ID# 853488*** red, loaded, mint, $20,000. 865-773-0114 MAZDA MIATA LS ***Web ID# 850313*** 2002, 75k mi, turquoise/tan, $8400.

Call 865-659-3731 Autos Wanted 253 ***Web ID# 852321***

BOXER PUPPIES, 1st S&W, $250. cash AKC ch. bloodlines, only. 865-258-4136 brindles with white ***Web ID# 849822*** markings, 6 wks. old, Sporting Goods 223 1F, 6M, $450. Text or SIBERIAN Husky AKC A BETTER CASH call 423-215-3965 Pups, champ lines, 12 GAGE Beretta O/U OFFER for junk cars, www.backwoods-boxers.com shots, $300 to $500. shotgun 85%, $1200. trucks, vans, running 865-995-1386 ***Web ID# 853631*** 410 gage Weatherby or not. 865-456-3500 ***Web ID# 852503*** O/U shotgun 95%, BOXER PUPPIES, CASH For Cars or Trucks $1400. 423-404-4791 Siberian Husky pupreg, 1st shots, tail Running Or Not, pies, blk, gray & GOLF docked. Reverse TAYLER Free Fast Pick Up. wht, $250. Call 865brindles and wht Calloway ping irons Call 865-556-8956 437-8550 w/brindle markings. & woods. R11, $225. We pay more than all competitors ***Web ID# 852464*** Ready to go! $375 M, 865-670-3980 $400 F. 423-295-4476 YORKIE BABIES, ***Web ID# 853569*** 256 AKC, 1st shots & Fishing Hunting 224 Vans CHIHUAHUA PUP- wormed, small when grown. 423-494-5523 CHRYSLER TOWN PIES CKC, blue & HUNTING LAND & Country mini van white, & other colFor Lease in YORKIE PUPS AKC, ors 865-300-4892 2006, Harmar wheelMacon County, TN. shots & worming, M chair lift, 11,800 mi., ***Web ID# 850847*** Approx. 44 acres, $300, F $400. 865-828$11,900. 865-426-4272. being 80% wooded.

8067 or 865-850-5513 COCKER SPANIEL Call 615-699-5080 HONDA ODYSSEY PUPPIES, Reg., Avail.

Sept.

15, 2011.

EX 2004 purebred, black & YORKIE PUPS, CKC, S&W, baby dolls, 107K mi., heated seats, tan, 865-466-7370 6 wks. old, M $450, lthr., DVD, clean Boats Motors 232 F $500. 423-404-4189 inside/outside. $10,900.

COCKER SPANIELS, Call 865-719-1976.

AKC, 3 mo. Shots, puppeeperson@yahoo.com ASTROGLASS 16 ft, wormed, blk, $300.

YORKSHIRE Puppies 1989 Fish 'n Ski. 606-354-9197 1st shots and New trolling mtr. Trucks ***Web ID# 852569*** 257 $2500. 865-256-3087 wormed. $200 each.

Call 423-627-4517 Dachshunds Mini, AKC, 10 CHEVY Avalanche CALIFORNIAN 1984 wks, 1st shots, wormed, Z-71, 2002. PDL, 43' trawler, spacious, 2 M & 1 F $300. 865PW, sunroof, $9,500 Cats, $99K. Free Pets 145 2 diesel 223-7162; 680-4244 OBO. 865-621-3634 865-680-2080 ***Web ID# 853803*** ***Web ID# 848059*** ***Web ID# 850598*** ENGLISH BULLDOG ** ADOPT! * * EAGLE G3 2008 145PF FORD F150 XLT 2001, Local Driving/Delivery 106a Puppies AKC, avail.

1 owner, super crew 10", Yamaha 15HP now. 423-519-2468 Looking for a lost pet or a new 413' cab, custom camper strk. elec. start, Bear VOLUNTEER www.b ulld ogsofd estiny.com one? Visit Young-Williams trlr; Garmin 95 fshfndr. & Rhino liner.

Ass is ted ***Web ID# 851498*** Animal Center, the official garaged. 25 hrs. $6500.

Nearly new MichTrans port at io n elin tires, new batt., (illness), 865-567-4813 shelter for the City of CAC's Office on Aging ENGLISH BULLDOG int in exc cond. ***Web ID# 847699*** puppies, excep- Knoxville & Knox County: is seeking volunteer Min. hail damage tional quality, call 3201 Division St. Knoxville. Floating Cottage 46x16 drivers for their Volunon hood. 115k mi, www.knoxpets.org 865-405-5472 teer Assisted TransHickory Star, Norris great truck! Selling portation program. ***Web ID# 851365*** Lake, must sell, due to health. $8900. * * * * * * * * $30k/obo.

Volunteers utilize 865-389-4552 OBO. 865-661-1204 agency-owned hybrid ENGLISH BULLDOG ***Web ID# 844614*** ***Web ID# 853247*** Puppies, NKC, sired sedans while accomby ch bldline. Avail Farmer’s Market 150 Leisurecraft 24' Ponpanying seniors or 9/3. $1500. 865-209-3270 toon 2002, 40hp 2007 4 Wheel Drive 258 persons with disabiliI'm Paying Top Dollar Suzuki, acc's incl. ties to appointments, for Standing Timber, $7400. 931-484-4475 shopping, and other ENGLISH BULLDOG MAZDA B4000, 1996, 5 pups AKC, 2 F, 4 M, hardwood & pine.

5 ***Web ID# 850694*** errands. Training is spd, 117k mi, bed 1st shots, vet chkd, acres or more. Call provided. If you are liner, no air, runs grt!

NITRO BASS BOAT, $1,250. 423-519-0647 865-982-2606; 382-7529 interested, please con$2700. 865-659-3731 2001, 200 Merc. & tantact Nancy Welch at: ***Web ID# 849982*** ***Web ID# 852319*** MF 2009 TLB Tractor, dem trlr, garage kept 865-524-2786 or $10,800. 865-617-7973 GERMAN Shepherds 3 cyl., diesel, like nancy.welch@ AKC, Checz bred, new, $12,000. 865knoxseniors.org NORRIS CRAFT 1975 Antiques Classics 260 home raised, starts 256-3087 15 1/2' Bass boat w/ @ $400. 865-300-4892 55HP mtr, TM, trlr FORD 1947 Super DeTo Buy standing Business For Sale 131 ***Web ID# 850837*** Want $2,400. 865-310-5050 hardwood & pine luxe Coupe, 2DHTP, GOLDEN RETRIEVER timber by the acre, ex cond, previous 6 Successful Business PUPS, AKC, S&W, min. 5. 865-206-7889 restoration, askCampers 235 yr.

11 yr old fully stocked M&F, $165/$199. ing $16,000 (insured Convenient Store with Call 423-663-3121 value $21,500). 865Fuel, Deli & Bakery ***Web ID# 849847*** Air Cond/Heating 187 CAMPERS WANTED 389-3371, 865-577-3176 located in Morgan Co. We buy travel trailers, Maltese Puppies, 7 $375K or consider 5th Wheels, Motor STANDING reasonable offers. wks, reg w/papers FREE homes & Pop-Up Sport Utility 261 Buck Stove, glass Serious inquiries only shots, ready to go.

Campers. Will pay front door, 1 yr old. $400. 865-804-3217.

865-335-3594 cash.

423-504-8036 $1,000. 423-626-0929 CHEVY Suburban 2001, ***Web ID# 845981*** ***Web ID# 851409*** 110K mi., non Prowler 2001 TT 27' 1 smoke/clean, blue, 9 slide out, queen Substitute Header Substitute Header Lawn-Garden Equip. 190 large pass $8800. 865-660-6209 bed in front, bath in rear. A/C, gas range / ***Web ID# 852282*** 1 x 0 2 (3 52941) 1 x 0 2 (3 52941) heat. Hitch, load levCYCLONE RAKE, elers / sway bar inCommercial Pro 262 Comm. grade grass & cluded. $8500/bo. 865 Imports leaf vacuum, dual pro 717-1268; 717 645-1619 whls, 7 hp, OHV eng., NISSAN Rogue SL-360 9714 Hawfinch Lane, Knoxville, 37922 for 14 hp or larger wht, PW/PL, Motor Homes 237 2010, mower. Nearly new, spoiler, chrome grill, $1000. (new $1600.) alloys, 7k mi, like 865-560-9511 GEORGIE BOY 2000, new. $19,655. 86535' Class A motor 207-6131 home, gas eng., 30K ***Web ID# 853416*** Music Instruments 198 mi., 2 slide outs, sleeps 6, jacks incl. PONTIAC TRANS AM WS6, 1997, Ram Must sell. $6,700.

PIANO, CONSOLE, Air, 107,000 mi., V8 865-637-1193 exc. cond.

Just auto., black exteartt8000@gmail.com tuned, $1025. 865-523rior, graphite gray 7267 or 865-254-2171 Newmar Dutchstar leather interior, new NEW ROOF, 3,250 SF, 4BR plus lg bonus rm & office 1994 DSL Pusher, tires, brakes, rotors 235, Allison turned, new starter, w/2.5BA. Granite, open & spacious kit, dual staircase, Household Furn. 204 6Cummins spd, 6.5 KW gen set, battery, alternator, 2 TV's, 2 satellite rec. distributor, tune up, beautiful archways. Immaculate & move-in ready! MLS Ethan Allen maple Surround snd, 1000 compressor, many #764375 $329,900 watt inverter. Exc drop leaf table, $100; more new parts. cond. Must see!

Runs great. Every2 handmade WinColdwell Banker Wallace & Wallace Realtors dsor arm chairs, Selling due to health. thing works. Good $24K. 865-691-8523 $200/ea. 865-288-0186 driver. $6,550. 423Lisa Jones 805-1384 (Cell) • 966-1111 (Office) ***Web ID# 846895*** 286-9847, 937-232-1883 ***Web ID# 852120***

Homes

262 Plumbing

Istasa Motor Home, MERCEDES CLK 500 14,600 mi, like new, 2005, silver, only 71k stored inside, nonmi, exc cond. $17,500 smoker. 423-586-5364 obo. 865-640-4410

Domestic

265

CADILLAC DeVILLE 2001, 118K miles, good cond. $6,000.

OBO. 865-693-0055 CHEVY COBALT 2006, ^ white, 49K mi, 2 dr, AT, AC, VG cond, 1 ownr, Roofing / Siding $7000. 865-660-9232

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CHRYSLER Sebring conv, 1999, 129k mi, lthr, alum whls, V6, $3700. 423-442-1577 ***Web ID# 848024*** FORD FOCUS Station Wagon 2003, excel. shape, 39K low mi. $6,900. 865-588-8446

Cleaning

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CHRISTIAN CLEANING LADY SERVICE. Dependable, refs, Call 705-5943.

CLEANING HOMES or offices by honest, reliable hardworker who still believes in cleaning the old fashioned way. Ref. available. Call Lisa, 237-9823.

Fencing

327

FENCE DOCTOR All types fencing & repair. I also haul off junk. 6 0 4 -691 1

Flooring

330

CERAMIC TILE installation.

Floors/ walls/repairs. 32 yrs exp, exc work!

John 9 3 8 -3 3 2 8

Guttering

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Tree Service

357

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HAROLD'S GUTTER SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up.

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6807 Sherwood Drive $1,375,000. Flawless workmanship & design make this completely remodeled cape cod the perfect place to call home. Located on 1.66 acres on Sherwood Dr. in Old Westmoreland. Elegant LR, master on main w/enormous BA. Kit adjoined by cozy si ing area w/FP & open dining area overlooking sunken FR w/FP which opens to pool. Hot tub & cabana. Up is a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/guest paradise w/bonus.

400 SF oďŹ&#x192;ce/BR & BA located over 3-car garage.

5247 Bent River Blvd. $1,350,000.

6BR/6.5BA custom home . Perched atop a very private se ing in Harrison Keepe S/D. Circular drive, grand entrance. Fabulous gourmet kit, wet bar, master on main w/FP, W/I shwr & lrg sunken jacuzzi. LR w/cath ceil, opening to deck & backyard, ďŹ n bsmnt w/full BA & cov patio.

543 Arrowhead Trail. $477,000. Vacant & ready to show! Wonderful 2-sty brick cape cod located in park-like se ing. Master on main w/FP, master BA w/whirlpool tub & steam shwr. Updated kit w/silestone tops & S/S appliances. Renovated upstairs BAs, new furnace. Lower level featuring kitchene e, built-in bookshelves, gas FP & wired for sound. Lrg level backyard w/mature trees & irrigation sys covering all ďŹ&#x201A;ower beds.

1132 Scenic Dr. $399,000. Lovely brick home on Prestigious Scenic Dr. Walk to the park or take a run on Cherokee Blvd. Newly ďŹ nished basement rec room, beautiful hardwoods. Newly updated BAs, plenty of space to enjoy family. 4BR/3BA, large, ďŹ&#x201A;at, fenced-in yard and great outdoor patio.

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6501 Orchard Dr. $1,299,000. Prime location in Old Westmoreland. 1935 home on 1+acres. Completely remodeled. Buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opportunity to appreciate all of the charm & character that an older home has to oďŹ&#x20AC;er while enjoying the conv and tech of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s modern & eďŹ&#x192;cient homes.

1708 Vander Ridge Ln. $635,000. 2.5 sty on 2.80 acres in Wheaton Place within Lyons Bend. Completely re-modeled, eat-in kit w/ granite tops & 7 gourmet appl opening to cozy FR & views of pool, pool deck & grilling area. Formal DR, main BR & BA, spacious ofďŹ ce, priv bonus rm & BA. Second sty master w/reading area overlooking tree top views.

3rd level with 708 SF w/ addtl BR & oďŹ&#x192;ce.

â&#x20AC;˘ Our successful buyers program happens because more inventory brings more buyers. We receive many buyer calls every day and our staff knows how to handle them. Our buyers see more inventory-we know of properties before they even hit the MLS.

â&#x20AC;˘ Our successful marketing program includes cutting edge search engine strategy and an aggressive advertising program-we spend more on advertising than the average US real estate agent makes in a year! â&#x20AC;˘ Our successful media mix involves Internet, direct mail, telephone work, data base management and print advertising.

1834 Duncan Woods Ln. $710,000. 1-owner home located on private cul-de-dac in Duncan Woods S/D. All brick ext w/ stone & wood beam accents. Open ďŹ&#x201A;r plan featuring grt rm w/vaulted ceil, gas FP & built-ins, kit w/granite tops & S/S appl. Master on main w/built-ins, lrg W/I closet, whirlpool tub & W/I shwr, as well as 2nd BR & BA on main. Screened-in porch, enormous unďŹ n walk-out bsmnt (plumbed & wired). Perfect for workshop or any number of ďŹ nished space ideas.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Debaran showed homes to us for over a year. She took the time to get to know our family and needs. We are new to Knoxville and knew very little about the areas and neighborhoods. She was honest and pointed out areas she felt would be a good ďŹ t. Now that we are settled in our own home, she was exactly right about where we should live! The Hughes Properties team have honesty, patience and ethical standards far beyond other realtorsâ&#x20AC;?

- Chad and Kari Autry â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was our second time completing a real estate transaction with Tom and Debaran and they were once again fantastic to work with. During a very trying time with signiďŹ cant hail damage across Knoxville, Debaran helped us work through the issues and still close on time while helping us ensure that our investment is protected.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Andrew and Jessica Shafer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have you ever viewed realtors as very high priced tour guides? I may have had that view in the past, but was I wrong when it came to Tom and Debaran Hughesway wrong. Tom and Debaran are highly professional and knowledgeable about the market. They provide sound advice in how to best position your property/home and they present your home in an outstanding fashion. Their follow-up is excellent and they LISTEN. Getting a home sold in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market is not easy...there are a lot of hoops to go through. Tom and Debaran will guide you expertly through them all.

Very simply my wife and I recommend Tom and Debaran with great enthusiasm and emphasis-you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go wrong!

- Vince and Sheila Keller â&#x20AC;&#x153;Debaran and Tom were extremely professional from start to ďŹ nish. They utilized virtually every available marketing tool at their disposal and sold our home in less than three months. We even had multiple offers to choose from in the end! We would highly recommend them!â&#x20AC;?

- Todd and Dana Redd

Debaran Hughes debaran@thehughesproperties.com Cell: 865.660.4411 1604 Bingham Dr. $549,000. 4BR/4.5BA located on quiet st. in Kensington. Lrg updated kit w/plenty of granite work space, S/S appl including gas cook top, warming drawer & MW conv oven. Kit opens to spacious den w/cath ceil & FP w/views of mature fenced backyard & deck. Master w/ renovated BA includes W/I shwr, whirlpool tub & his/her sinks. Main ďŹ&#x201A;r oďŹ&#x192;ce, formal LR & DR as well as cozy bsmnt den w/BA & shwr. In fabulous condition & truly a must see! Master BR curtains do not convey.

920 Lourdes Ln. $305,000. Fabulous home located at back of cul-de-sac in Turnberry S/D just oďŹ&#x20AC; Northshore Dr. in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old Concordâ&#x20AC;? near Ft. Loudon Lake.

Brand new roof, siding, gu ers & prelisting home inspection make this home truly move-in ready. Home features eatin kit that opens to formal DR as well as lrg FR w/FP overlooking fenced-in backyard. Master up w/trey ceil, double sinks, W/I shwr & large soaking tub. Please call to schedule your showing today.

5413 Crestwood Dr. $287,500.

4BR/3.5BA, all brick Colonial Classic nestled amongst rolling hills, mature trees & lush landscaping. Home is a 9-iron away from the Donald Ross masterpiece Holston Hills Country Club. Home features grand entrance/foyer, large formal LR w/marble FP adjoined by lovely sun porch & breakfast rm, bright kit area w/ lovely views of yard & opening to formal DR. Bsmnt area featuring rec room w/FP, kitchene e w/indoor smoker, strg & lrg garage. A truly must see!

We want to make your real estate transaction our next successâ&#x20AC;Ś.call us today to ďŹ nd out how!

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Here are our clients telling of their success with The Hughes Properties:

3403 Lake View Ln. $869,000. Completely renovated w/stately presence above Lake View Dr. providing privacy, seclusion & expansive view of Ft. Loudon Lake. Master on main w/16x14 area that would be ideal dressing room, potential for 2nd BR on main w/private BA, wet bar, main level ofďŹ ce, formal LR w/marble FP & bay window overlooking lake. Gourmet kit & keeping rm opening to formal DR & cozy library w/ vaulted bead board ceil. Massive ďŹ&#x201A;r to ceil lodge FP & doors opening to front patio & back pool area. Lot adjoining backyard can be purchased from sellers for addtl privacy.

4264 Valencia Rd. $349,000. Rare ďŹ nd in Sequoyah Hills. 4BR/4.5BAcontemporary home located on wooded lot on private secluded st. In solid condition making it move-in ready or the perfect candidate to modify and/or update. This home will appeal to many diďŹ&#x20AC;erent audiences.

We are extremely proud of our continued success in a challenging real estate market: To date we have over 18 million dollars in closed real estate transactions.

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2134 Sco Ln. $1,199,000. Come home to over 9.5 acres of total privacy & star gazing from your back porch. Re-modeled home in private enclave of WinďŹ eld Estates. Stunning kitchen, large great room w/grand stone ďŹ replace, glassed sunroom, large FR, formal DR & LR.

4159 Forest Glen Dr. $399,000. Fabulous Georgian charm with ďŹ nish levels that will delight you at every turn.

3BR/2.5BA & plenty of basement storage. Gourmet kitchen w/granite, lovely built-ins & moldings. Gardens & grounds that are enjoyable from your large covered porch & outdoor entertaining area. Perfect for enjoying the outdoors & close to everything. Welcome!

2505 Chimney Rock Ln. $239,000. Beautiful new construction. Open ďŹ&#x201A;oor plan with lovely kitchen, S/S appliances, real hardwoods, tons of storage & fabulous ďŹ nishes. Main level oďŹ&#x192;ce. Agreat location completes the package. Welcome home!

1959 Oakleigh Way. $399,000. Oh the views! In West Knoxvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most upscale gated neighborhood. Complete with plenty of privacy and 4.40 acres.

The views are outstanding and the surroundings are lovely. Stunning architecture in a thriving development.

5809 Martin Mill Pike. $769,000. The Double E Farm provides almost 30 rolling acres of natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s untouched beauty.

Serene rural se ing yet moments away from the amenities outside of the farm.

Completely renovated, move-in ready farm house featuring geo thermal energy sys, well, kinetico water so ener & drinking water sys, high ceils, lrg rms, updated kit w/granite tops, master on main w/whirlpool tub & W/I shwr.

Gorgeous decking, several out buildings including barn/stable, chicken coop, playhouse & gar near house w/ space above for workshop/oďŹ&#x192;ce. Please call to schedule your private showing.

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6612 Stone Mill Dr. $939,000. Truly a rare ďŹ nd! Completely renovated 1-level in Old Westmoreland. Large FR, LR w/ vaulted ceiling opening to covered porch overlooking sprawling backyard. Study w/built-ins, gourmet kit w/gas cook top, SubZero & granite work space. 2nd FR perfect for watching the big game. Lrg laundry rm & 2nd laundry area. Master is entered from a private hallway that opens to your own oasis featuring plenty of natural light, salon size closet, master BA w/his/her sinks, soaking tub, dual head shwr & private workout rm or study.

Move-in ready & an absolute must see!

B-6 â&#x20AC;˘ SEPTEMBER 5, 2011 â&#x20AC;˘ WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS

Buddy Fisher and Steve Knight enjoy a laugh.

Aaron Skates loads his clubs.

Jeff Prickett, Ben Selecman, Jerry Farm and Brad Miller pause before teeing off at the NHC golf tournament.

Prickett was confident in his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at the winning team,â&#x20AC;? he said. Photos by N. Lester

Fun in the sun

Steven Elliott carries his clubs to registration at Gettysvue Country Club.

Jim Hopson and Chuck Shuman share a moment in the cart before tackling the course at Gettysvue.

Ben Selecman smiles after taking a few practice swings to warm up.

Safety first at NHC Bill Cogdill rates facility high on food, friendliness

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ill Cogdill has lived at NHC just 2 ½ months and already heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ tting in.

It was a big adjustment to sell his Farragut home of 18 years and move to what he calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;communal living,â&#x20AC;? but Bill says the NHC food is wonderful and he feels safe there.

It was depressing at ďŹ rst, he says, to see people in worse shape than he, but then he realized, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it wonderful that we all have this place to come to.â&#x20AC;?

Bill is pretty active.

Every morning he drives over to Fort Sanders Health & Fitness to work out. He enjoys the walking trail on the NHC campus. He likes Happy Hour at NHC and participates in other activities, but says they are skewed toward women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At last count, there were 15 men here and there are 80 rooms,â&#x20AC;? he says. Men are outnumbered.

He misses golf, a lifelong hobby in which he indulged

â&#x20AC;&#x153;2-3 days a weekâ&#x20AC;? after his retirement in 1993. Then he injured his left knee and had to quit. Now he explores his computer and tracks the stock market.

Bill grins slyly and says he never should have told his daughter about that last fall. He was in his garage and it took him an hour or so to crawl up into his car.

His daughter roared into town and they spent three days visiting assisted living facilities. NHC graded out on top.

Bill had considerable luck in making the move. First, he felt in this real estate market his house might not sell. It sold in less than a week to the ďŹ rst couple who looked at it. His buyers, moving here from Chattanooga, had to sell their house to close. They sold it in record time.

NHC had one vacancy which it agreed to hold for 15 days. Bill held a 3-day tag sale. He sold everything for a fair price, including a huge bedroom suite and an organ. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough to move from a 7-room house to a 3-room apartment,â&#x20AC;? he says. But Bill made the deadline.

At 83, Bill values the convenience of having his meals prepared. He loves to order off the menu and he swears the NHC staff jumps right on any maintenance problem.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it wonderful that we all have this place to come to.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bill Cogdill, NHC resident Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family is scattered.

His son lives in Chicago and has two children, including an 18-year-old starting college this week. His daughter lives in St. Louis and also has two children.

His daughter and son-inlaw have a lakeside condo in the Ozarks. A couple of their grandchildren spent time there this summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re water dogs,â&#x20AC;? says Bill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They sent me a picture on the computer of the kids jumping off the dock into the lake.â&#x20AC;? His 4-year-old great granddaughter caught her ďŹ rst ďŹ sh.

A couple of weeks ago, Bill drove to Cincinnati for two birthday parties.

Bill continues to wear his wedding band. His wife of 62 years died a year and a half ago, after living with Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease for nine years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ours was a wonderful marriage,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not many people get to live together for 62 years. She was a wonderful mother.

She gets credit for raising our kids while I traveled for work. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never had a problem with any of them.â&#x20AC;?

Both children wanted Bill to relocate to live near them, but he said no. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My friends are here. This is my home.â&#x20AC;?

He enjoys visiting with former neighbors in the Fox Run subdivision, and he has 30 friends in a Sunday School class at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church. He calls them, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the most loving, caring people Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever met.â&#x20AC;?

And furthermore, he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to move north and shovel snow.

Bill was in the auto parts business, ending his career as executive vice president of Wheels & Brakes Inc. He

Bill Cogdill shows the emergency alarm each resident of NHC Farragut wears. Photo by S. Clark also was a stockholder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We gave good price and a good product,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel sorry for the people who hate their job. There are no perfect jobs.â&#x20AC;? Without being political, Bill says there is too much uncertainty these days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Businesses donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough conďŹ dence.

The countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in bad shape

overall and unemployment is too high.â&#x20AC;?

But Bill will continue to track the stock market, explore the computer, work out and enjoy meals at NHC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy here,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come back in 2 ½ months and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you how Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing.â&#x20AC;?

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