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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

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HVA senior founds club to aid Uganda When Hardin Valley Academy senior Tera Jarrett moved to Knoxville from Maryland last year, she never imagined she would be starting and leading a club at her new school. “I am still in shock that I am actually starting a club,” she says.

Jarrett’s Schools for Schools group will be part of a national organization to raise money to rebuild schools in northern Uganda.

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Lowe’s kicks in for Karns

See Natalie Lester’s story on page A-9

Hawks at Home Madison Williams catches up with HVA Jordan Kirchner, musician.

See Madison’s story on page A-2

The Karns High School PTSA secured a Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant to build an outdoor classroom for environmental sciences.

Volunteers from Lowe’s at Cedar Bluff, the PTSA and even students showed up Sept. 10 to offload materials and start construction.

Above, a podium and benches are part of the new classroom. Photos by J. Rector

FEATURED COLUMNIST JAKE MABE

Speaking of the movies …

Jake Mabe sits down with film buff Don Calhoun to talk about the movie serials of yesteryear.

See page A-6

MORE PHOTOS AND STORY ON PAGE A-3.

Wayne Hamburger cuts framing for benches.

Darrell Scott wears his Lowe’s hero shirt.

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Frontier to video Karns at Powell Frontier Communications has launched “Game On!” The original video productions will feature some of the country’s premier high school football games. The series continues Friday, Sept. 23, when the Powell Panthers host the Karns Beavers at Scarbro Stadium.

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‘Game On!’ is a great way to be a part of the excitement and let fans and faraway friends and family watch key matchups online. It’s a program where everyone wins.”

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Walking by faith Seats still available for Compassion Coalition fundraiser tomorrow

By Natalie Lester As he sits in his breakfast nook with his Bible each morning, Grant Standefer watches the birds eat out of the feeder on his back porch.

He is reminded of Matthew 6:26-27 – “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ” “I am constantly remind-

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“We are thrilled to bring this program to our

ed that God will take care of me, just like he takes care of them,” said Standefer, executive director of Compassion Coalition.

Compassion Coalition sponsors numerous ministries throughout Knoxville, including a furniture ministry on Saturdays where crews deliver donated furniture to recently housed formerly homeless men Compassion Coalition volunteer Char Taylor and clearing house and women, and a clearing director Gina Whitmore connect a caller with a church family house staffed by volunteers using their map of church partners all across Knox County. Photo which connects the needy by N. Lester

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The Coalition also partners with District Attorney General Randy Nichols to coordinate juvenile offenders who can do their community service hours alongside church members.

“The recurrence rate for participants in the Restorative Justice program is less than 10 percent,” Standefer said. “The national average is more than 60 percent.”

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Last week I overbooked.

Who knew the Karns Elementary PTA, the Ball Camp Elementary PTA and the Karns Community American Business Women’s Association all met on the same day, and all at 6 p.m.

Sadly, I missed all three.

Our pal Joe Rector nabbed the best story with his stellar photography of the volunteers drilling and nailing the outdoor classroom at Karns High. We went back on Friday to shoot the completed work. It remained unďŹ nished, but we’re sure Joe will stay on the story!

What’s ahead?

My pal Jake Mabe is getting married on Saturday at the Museum of Appalachia.

Good luck to Jake and Jennifer. Also on Saturday, the Shops at Franklin Square will observe Pink Saturday. Call it good deals for a good cause. A donation of $5 or more buys a card that entitles folks to specials at participating stores. Additionally, you can eat lunch at Sami’s or Sullivan’s or Chop House. Just hop on the Pellissippi Parkway and you’ll

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be there in a ash.

I also found a note that 10 a.m. marks the beginning of “Morman Preparedness� event at Bearden High School. Why should we be prepared for Mormans? Well, Mitt Romney is a bit scary.

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Notes from Ball Camp

Ball Camp Elementary School has an active PTA. Lisa Shontz Matlack reminds parents that Family Football Night is coming on Friday, Oct. 7. Kids dress in their favorite team gear while parents make chili and ďŹ xings.

Golf, anyone? Julie Hill Maxwell is looking ahead to spring fundraising. She’s asking if anyone is interested in a golf tournament and

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A-2 • SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 • KARNS/HARDIN VALLEY SHOPPER-NEWS

Expression through music

By Madison Williams Jordan Kirchner is a junior who centers her life on music and spends many hours every week perfecting her craft.

Kirchner is a violinist and has been playing for 13 years. She takes weekly lessons from a private instructor, plays for Hardin Valley Academy’s orchestra, has played for the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra for the past 10 years, is a member of First Farragut United Methodist Church’s praise band and volunteers at the Joy of Music School.

Kirchner also plays for events, most times as a volunteer.

Kirchner began playing at a very young age. As for how she began, she says, “Since I was very, very little, my dad has played classical needs responses by Sept. 30. “We won’t pursue this idea if we don’t have a minimum number of teams,â€? she said. â–

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Parent Association will meet at 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Dining Hall. Melissa Kirk will update plans for Winterfest. Guest Monica Irvine with The Etiquette Factory will discuss holiday party etiquette and gift giving/receiving etiquette.

Emily Thompson, 8th grader, participated on a 14-under intermediate Knoxville Racquet Club tennis team this summer.

Their team won the Tennessee Tennis Association state tournament held in Murfreesboro and advanced to the Southeastern Sectionals in Mobile, Ala., ďŹ nishing second in their division and third overall in 14u intermediate play.

Emily played 10 female

music and I’ve always loved it. So my parents suggested the violin. They said after I played it for a while that if I wanted I could switch to a different instrument, but I never wanted to quit.�

Music consumes much of Jordan’s time. “I practice an hour a day after school, plus a private lesson every week, Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra practice every week and school orchestra every day.�

She volunteers her time and talent often. Aside from the Joy of Music School, she plays in nursing homes, at the Fantasy of Trees, for funerals and for weddings. “Most stuff I do is volunteering, but I sometimes am paid. Usually for the weddings,� says Kirchner. “Sometimes they just pop up randomly,� she adds.

Jordan Kirchner enjoys music.

Music will always be a big part of Kirchner’s life.

She wants to major in music education and be a high school music teacher.

Her passion for music is

evident. “My favorite thing about music is that it connects lots of people together.

No matter what kind of person you are, you can express yourself through music.�

doubles matches partnered ety in the United States and with her sister and went un- in other countries at various times in history,â€? he says. defeated. “What makes music such â– Sixth District Ds a powerful tool is that it conThe 6th District Demo- veys emotion, brings people crats will meet at 6:30 p.m. together, and can lead to the Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the Karns rejection or afďŹ rmation of a political order.â€?

Middle School Library.

Edward Francisco, The speaker will be SherEnglish professor and writry Kasper, professor of economics at Maryville College. er-in-residence, will disHer topic will be “A Vocabu- cuss William Shakespeare lary for Discussing the Fed- as “a player,â€? a male who is eral Debt and DeďŹ cit.â€? Info: skilled at manipulating othClay Mulford, 257-6744, or ers, and especially at seducing women by pretending to Janice Spoone, 560-0202. care about them.

Francisco has researched ■Notes from these aspects of the Bard of Pellissippi Avon and will discuss them Larry Vincent, assis- at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, tant professor of music, will Sept. 21, in the Goins Builduse the electric guitar dur- ing cafeteria annex, 10915 ing a lecture, “The Music of Hardin Valley Road.

Revolution,� set for 12:30 to The Blount County 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. Campus will host its sec22, at the Clayton Perform- ond annual Career Fair from ing Arts Center, 10915 Har- 9 a.m. until noon Wednesdin Valley Road. day, Oct. 5. The fair brings “Music has impacted soci- together local companies

offering job opportunities and individuals seeking to ďŹ ll those positions.

The event is open to Pellissippi State students and community members. Individuals attend the career fair for free, and no registration is required.

The Blount County Campus is located at 2731 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway. Info: Holly Burkett, 981-5302.

Come Home to the Hawks The Hardin Valley Academy PTSA will be hosting the ďŹ rst ever “Come Home to the Hawksâ€? Alumni Tailgate from 5-7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23, prior to the homecoming football game. Special recognition along with reserved seating in the stadium will be given to HVA alumni. All HVA alumni and their friends and family are invited.

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PTSA, Lowe’s build outdoor classroom Before long, Karns High School students will be able to learn environmental science while sitting in a new outdoor classroom. It’s possible through the hard work of students, parents, staff and Lowe’s at Cedar Bluff.

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The area will have pathways leading to the classroom. There, a 10-by-10 podium and eight benches that can seat 32 students will be built.

Steve James, a parent involved in the school’s PTSA, discovered the Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant that the home supply store offers schools. He set out to complete forms and other information in hopes of securing money for the unconventional classroom.

As he worked, James learned about an additional grant offered by local stores.

The Hometown Heroes Grant is given annually.

With both, the PTSA had $5,300 to purchase items to complete their projects.

Lowe’s manager Teresa Beavers was on site early Sept. 10 to make sure supplies were delivered.

“The Hometown Heroes grant is something the store has offered for several years,” she said. “We always enjoy the opportunity to work with the community and schools. Our people are eager to help as well.”

Parent Rhonda Clark nails frames together.

Steve James and Doug Lakin discuss the layout of the outdoor classroom.

The help from the national chain didn’t stop there.

For the project, 26 Lowe’s employees signed up to help in the construction. They brought with them new tools for all workers to use.

The outdoor classroom was a surprise to environmental science teacher Doug Lakin. He began planting trees in the area 12 years ago as a way to honor his late son Keaton.

“The work kept me from going crazy then, and now it’s something I want to maintain for the students.”

At one time Lakin built a fence that he funded by selling rails on which names were carved as honorariums and memorials. It was dismantled, much to the dismay of students and staff.

New identification signs for trees now are in place and they bear the names from the rails.

Within the next few weeks, the area will be certified as a state arboretum, and Lakin is proud that the work he and others have put in will be rewarded with the title.

The outdoor classroom offers students in science classes and in other curricular disciplines the chance to experience learning in a place different from the traditional classroom setting.

James, who is a professor at Maryville College, can appreciate the value of using a variety of settings in teaching. He’s excited for the students and hopes the facilities will be used often.

Volunteers cover pathways to the classroom with mulch. Photos by Joe Rector

Folks at Karns High can’t wait to use the outdoor classroom. It’s just one more tool the staff can use to offer the

best possible education for students. Drop by some time and take a tour through the arboretum, and make sure

to give a big thanks to the Cedar Bluff Lowe’s store for their help and the PTSA for its work.

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A-4 • SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 • WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS

Madeline Rogero (center, yellow kayak) and friends enjoy Paddlin’ with Madeline, a unique campaign event. Photo by S. Clark

Sizzle or fizzle Candidates make final pitches

Fun and funds from films With tax revenue flat-lining, governments need new sources of funds. There are 8 million stories in the Naked County aching for a shot at the big screen.

‘Dirty Timmy’

Acclaimed director Dean Rice brings you a story for the ages, the tale of the man who wouldn’t say quit. They called him – “Dirty Timmy.”

School board member: You got nothing, Dirty Timmy. Just try bringing that Carter Elementary project back here for a vote.

Dirty Timmy: I know what you’re thinking, punk.

Does he have five votes or only four? Tell you the truth, I forgot myself in all this excitement. So you have to ask yourself: Do I feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?

Dirty Timmy, the man who stood tall even when his best developer deserted him.

Devon: I’m pulling out, Timmy. We’re getting too much heat, and Commissioner Broyles is just too powerful to go up against.

Dirty Timmy: You disappoint me, but I’ll find some new Partners.

The “don’t miss” film of the year, the startling conclusion of “Dirty Timmy” will stay with you forever! Coming in October, November, December or whenever.

‘Beck: I told you so’

This provocative documentary from director Sam McKenzie captures the Beck Cultural Exchange Center’s struggle to clear its name and keep its doors open after its funding was slashed and County Commission ordered an audit of the center’s books.

“The auditor ‘went the extra mile’ and didn’t find anything,” McKenzie said. “I’d been saying all along the audit would come out clean.”

But the film reveals that the battle may not be over.

“Beck got a good report, but the critics may not be satisfied,” said McKenzie. “I’m guessing they’ll say the auditor was incompetent or the audit didn’t go far enough.”

McKenzie’s incisive analysis introduces what he calls “the Obama factor” in local politics.

“Although their logic escapes me, some will blame Obama. Not enough rain? Too much rain? It’s Obama’s fault. That’s just how things are around here.”

McKenzie plans to release “Beck: I told you so” in late September.

The Rogero Armada gathered at Gov. Ned McWherter Park to set sail for Sequoyah Park and the symbolism was palatable.

Madeline Rogero climbed on a rock to address her followers: “We’re going right through the middle of downtown, along the South Knox waterfront.

Let’s enjoy each other and focus on quality growth and our natural assets,” she said.

It was a perfect Sunday afternoon. The paddlers wore maroon and white T-shirts.

Most tacked campaign signs on their watercraft. A couple even brought two black Labs, suitably attired in life jackets.

“Watch out for each other,” someone yelled as they set out.

“Don’t drink the water!” yelled another.

Team Rogero may look back on this event and wish they had gone door-to-door instead. But for one day the political outliers from eight years ago looked ready to take control of their city government. What was their reception in Sequoy-

Sandra Clark ah Park?

Madeline said fresh made Cruze Farm ice cream awaited. It’s doubtful the Sequoyah residents stood with pitchforks to repel the invaders. Rogero has been around long enough to feel familiar. She’s worked for Bill Haslam, Dolly Parton and Colin Powell. The sun is shining on her campaign for mayor. There’s not a cloud in sight.

Mark Padgett looks like a mayor (or Robert Redford playing “The Candidate”). At age 33, he’s raised the most money and produced the slickest advertising. His family (wife, kid and dog) beams from giant billboards. And no candidate has worked harder.

So why is Mark not catching on?

Politicians say he’s not paid his dues. He lacks loyalty among hardcore

‘It came from the trustee’s office!’

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voter turnout on Nov. 8 will increase by another 20 percent.

Should the race be decided on Sept. 27, then the winner has a long transition which is helpful. Who will a new mayor hire?

My estimate is that Rogero offers the least change in personnel as she worked closely as a former city director with almost everyone there now.

Larry Martin and Bill Lyons are each $1,000 donors to her campaign. They would likely stay if she wins and depart should one of the other candidates prevail.

Ivan Harmon would probably pick Rick Emmett as his chief of staff. This should

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Who Padgett picks is anyone’s guess, but it’s safe to say he would bring in the most personnel changes. His father, Mike Padgett, would have influence. It is unlikely that any of the mayoral candidates would change either the current fire or police chiefs. Stan Sharp and David Rausch are widely applauded as able and solid.

Notes: A recent mailer urging support for four candidates has each denying involvement. The four candidates are Becky Massey for senator, Padgett for mayor, and George Wallace and Marshall Stair for council.

Obviously, someone spent money and effort to create

the mailer and violated state law by not showing who is paying for it. On the other hand, each of the four named candidates had their picture mailed without cost to them to hundreds if not thousands of voters.

■ Interim council member Charlie Thomas baffled many when he withdrew as a write-in candidate after signing up just a few weeks earlier. This assures Mark Campen’s election as one of the four new council members. The brief on and off campaign of Thomas did cause Campen to campaign more actively than he had previously done. Campen has a strong environmental bent and favors parks and greenways. He is informed on issues but will be reserved when he speaks out. He brings integrity and knowledge to his new position.

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■ Anthony Weiner not only lost his dignity with a foolish Internet posting. He also lost his Congressional seat to a Republican, the first to hold the New York seat since the 1920s.

■ John Stancil, running for City Council at-large, says he’s been to so many candidate forums that he could give any other candidate’s stump speech without notes.

■ Cappy Padgett, Mark’s dog, has a Facebook page with 300 friends as of last Thursday.

He even has a favorite quote from that good Democrat Harry S Truman: “You want a friend in Washington?

Get a dog.”

■ Marilyn Roddy ’s youngest daughter is counting votes, telling her mom that she’s up to six. “With this turnout, that may be enough!” joked the candidate.

■ Got friends? A quick look at Facebook shows 1,381 people “like” Madeline Rogero, while 1,531 like Ivan Harmon.

Mark Padgett has 2,222 friends while Joe Hultquist has 341 and Bo Bennett has 417. The prize for most friends, however, goes to County Commissioner Jeff Ownby with 3,265.

New hires for new mayor

Early voting has been weak. Based on voting to date, the city total on Sept.

27 may be close to 18,000 – which is less than 20 percent of eligible voters. This is unfortunate, as 2011 marks the first time in 24 years that someone other than Ashe or Haslam (and Dan Brown for 11 months) will be mayor of Get ready for the horror ride of your life. Not since “X Knoxville. the Unknown” have moviegoers experienced the terror If only 18,000 vote in the that awaits them in “It came from the trustee’s office!” city election, then 9,001 votes You’ll shiver as it embezzles, quake as it cashes in un- will win the election for mayearned comp time and vacation pay. Try not to scream as it or outright. Madeline Rogero buys personal entertainment devices with county purchas- will be close to half plus one, ing cards! and if she falls short, it will Based on a true story, scenes from “It came from the not be by a lot. trustee’s office!” will haunt you long after you leave the theThat then raises the quesater. Watch as young “J.D.” battles this unspeakable evil. tion of whether she faces J.D.: I’m going in. Somebody has to clean this up.

Mark Padgett or Ivan HarTBI agent: It didn’t happen on your watch, but it’ll mon in the runoff. Again, the take somebody with a ton of moral fiber to beat this thing, difference between second kid. and third place may be close.

J.D.: I’m your man. Now stand aside!

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Democrats (they’re for Madeline) and Republicans (most are for Ivan Harmon). Padgett has support from the business community, but not the business establishment.

For credibility, he needed endorsements. But Madeline scored with the News Sentinel, Metro Pulse and the Public Trust PAC. Mark failed to sell the Haslam establishment. Maybe he should have nailed up some yard signs for Bill in that 2010 gubernatorial race.

City employees want to back the winner. That’s why many voted against their self-interest in supporting Haslam in 2003. They don’t need to do that this time. And don’t discount the support Ivan Harmon has among city employees.

Padgett is third among this group of motivated, surebet voters.

But Padgett doesn’t need to beat Rogero on Sept.

27. He just needs to beat Harmon and prevent Rogero from winning outright with 50 percent plus one.

Will Mark sizzle or fizzle? We’ll know in a week and a day.

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WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS • SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 • A-5 home-schooled her children initially.) I don’t believe humans should be institutionalized early on. I favor an elected superintendent. We need people who are vested in our community to be Massey: There is a lot leaders in our schools. of conversation (about eduMassey: (on the Tennescation reform), but we’re see Education Association). not including the teachers.

Many educators do not join We need teacher buy-in.

TEA, finding the organizaWe must let educators be tion too liberal. creative and not be so data Roddy: I do not support driven. We are a society of collective bargaining (by differing levels and public Marilyn Roddy Victoria DeFreese Becky Duncan Massey teachers). schools must educate each DeFreese: I went to child. I and my children at- students who are failing. failure, for instance pre-1, an incubator for good ideas, Johnson Bible College, and tended public schools.

We’ve got to get more kids pre-6 and pre-9. and I believe a child should I don’t believe in the liberal to graduation.

I like transibe connected to families Roddy: We want to enDeFreese: I don’t behance opportunities for tional grades at the point of lieve Knox County Schools is until 3rd grade. (DeFreese ideology of TEA.

Not a dime’s worth of difference?

By Sandra Clark There are stark differences among the women in the Republican Primary for state Senate from District 6.

Just listen carefully.

Marilyn Roddy, Victoria DeFreese and Becky Massey spoke to the Fountain City Business and Professional Association last week to a full house.

Here are notes about public education:

Brown hopes successor keeps police chief The biggest decision Daniel Brown has had to make since he was sworn in as Knoxville’s mayor last January came just a few weeks later when Police Chief Sterling Owen resigned.

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Mayor Daniel Brown and Fountain City Town Hall board memThat’s what Brown told ber Barbara Ray. Photo by B. Bean members of Fountain City Town Hall last week when cellent people apply, and the he was guest speaker at their top four are all very able.”

Brown, who is also the sitSeptember meeting. He said Sterling’s resignation stated a ting 6th District City Council representative, said he’s stayclear reason – to play golf.

“I assume, and hope, ing out of the mayor’s race that the next mayor would – “But I do have a favorite, keep the (new) chief (David which I won’t tell.”

He said he never, ever Rausch), who has done an excellent job. We had some ex- expected to become mayor

of his hometown, but that’s where he finds himself since his City Council colleagues elected him interim mayor after Bill Haslam got elected governor.

“Growing up, I never thought about being mayor.

But things happen and you never know what is in your future,” he said. “When the dust settled, I was left standing.”

Recently married to his longtime sweetheart, Cathy Ann Smith, Brown says he’s searched the historical record and has not found another mayor who got married while in office.

Otherwise, he says he has very purposefully tried to keep from making any major changes.

“I have not had to lay off anybody or raise taxes, while we have continued to provide all the basic services,” he said, adding that he didn’t think it would have been appropriate to replace any department heads.

“I believe it’s good to keep things on a sound footing and not to have any major upheaval.”

He’s proud of the way that city employees have responded to the weather emergencies created by this year’s series of damaging storms, and he’s enthusiastic about the new curbside recycling program that begins in October. He’s also a big booster of the redevelopment dis-

tricts that have been created on Cumberland and Magnolia Avenues, North Central Avenue and the South Knox Waterfront.

“For the last three years, the city has been offering the same level of services with static or shrinking budgets. Thanks to responsible budgeting and cooperation between the administration and city council, city government has been able to avoid

cutting back on services. I am confident we will be OK.” Brown ended his talk with a plea for civility.

“One of biggest challenges before us is to have respect for civility and open dialogue. Those of us in public office have the job of resolving many of these issues, and that job can be made a lot more difficult by the tone of the dialogue during the debate.”

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‘Find out next week …’

Film buff looks back at classic movie serials

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ou could get in for anywhere from 9 to 15 cents.

You often were treated to a double feature, usually a B-western, sometimes a two-reel short like the “Three Stooges,” and, often, a cliffhanger serial.

Don Calhoun spent many a Saturday during his childhood at one of five theaters that were then located in downtown Kingsport, where he grew up, usually in the three that catered to the films he liked.

One of them, the Center, would show a kiddie program, usually with a serial, a cartoon and a B-western, and even give you a piece of cake if it was your birthday, all for 15 cents.

The bus station was located next to the theater, so Don and his brother would usually hitch a ride on the bus into town on Saturday mornings from their home out in the country. Often, they’d get a Krystal or Blue Circle hamburger for a dime and maybe buy a Sporting News.

“We were poor as church mice, but my brother and I usually had something going. We trapped, sold ginseng, dried out herbs. Our dad would rent us a small tobacco plot, so we’d have a little more money to spend.”

Sometimes Don and his brother would go to the Gem, which would often show two B-westerns, usually from the late 1930s to 1950s, as well as a two-reel comedy. Admission was 9 cents. Other times they might run over to the Realto.

“The Realto was my favorite.

They’d show a serial chapter, a Bwestern, like a Rocky Lane or a Monte Hale, and sometimes even a third booking like “1,001 Thrills,” a Sherlock Holmes or a Boston Blackie or the color Ali Babas.”

Don Calhoun shows a close up of the Better Little Book (formerly known as the Big Little Books) of the classic Republic serial “Dick Tracy Returns.”

Calhoun kept his love for these classic films, particularly B-westerns and movie serials, and began collecting both memorabilia and films as an adult. He can remember being overjoyed when author Alan G. Barbour came out with two books on the genres in the early 1970s, “The Thrill of it All” and “Days of Thrill and Adventure,” well before the days of home video.

Since the 1980s, Calhoun has served, on and off, as a producer and co-host of Marshal Andy’s popular “Riders of the Silver Screen,” which airs classic B-westerns and movie serials. The program began on the old WKCH Channel 43 and now airs on local PBS affiliate WKOP (Channel 15) at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays. Calhoun will offer tidbits about the serials and movies and often display a lobby card or a poster or a comic book, something tied to the film and/or the serial.

When we sat down to talk about movie serials recently, Calhoun wanted to make one thing clear up front.

“I’m not an expert on serials.

I just really enjoy them.” But, he

Don Calhoun shows off some of his movie serials memorabilia at his home.

Calhoun provides trivia and other tidbits for the B-westerns and classic serials shown on Marshal Andy’s “Riders of the Silver Screen” at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays on WKOP-TV (PBS) in Knoxville. Photos by Jake Mabe knows more about them than anybody you’re likely to meet.

Calhoun says that movie serials began in 1913, the year after the first full-length motion pictures were produced. The early serials often featured women in peril. One of the first was called “The Perils of Pauline.”

The “catch” of the serials is the (sometimes literal) cliffhanger in which the hero is left in some precarious situation and the audience would have to come back to the theater the following week to discover the character’s fate.

The early serials ran anywhere from 10 to 20 chapters (Calhoun says one ran 119 episodes!), but later, when serials reached their peak in the late 1930s and early 1940s, 15 chapters

were the norm, with the first chapter usually being the longest.

As the serials hit their stride, they would feature everything from westerns like “Zorro” and “The Adventures of Jesse James” to comic book heroes like Superman and Captain Marvel to detective and adventure stories like Dick Tracy and the Canadian Mounties.

The “Dick Tracy” serials starring Ralph Byrd are some of the most

popular ever produced. Calhoun says a majority of serial buffs consider “Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.” to be the best of the series, although he prefers “Dick Tracy Returns.”

Virtually all film historians agree that Republic Pictures produced the best serials.

“Why are Republic serials better?” Calhoun asks. “It’s not the stars. They had good scripts, yes, but it’s the production itself. They’d do miniatures (small model sets) up on a hill or by the water with a real sky behind them. They had the best stuntmen in the business and the cinematography was excellent.”

“Riders of the Silver Screen” is currently airing an enjoyable serial, “S.O.S. Coast Guard,” starring Ralph “Dick Tracy” Byrd and Bela Lugosi. After it wraps, Calhoun says the plan is to begin showing serials produced after 1944, which were shortened in length due to rising production costs. Doing so, he says, will give Calhoun and Marshal Andy Smalls more time to chat about the films, air a B-western following the serial and also allow time at the end for Andy’s musical segments.

One thing about it, though. Calhoun says you have you put yourself in a certain frame of mind to really appreciate the classic serials of yesteryear.

“They were made for kids. They weren’t made for adults. Watch them from the standpoint that you’re in that era. People weren’t jaded; it was a good versus evil theme, kind of like watching B-westerns. Don’t expect the technology of today.”

But expect to be entertained, perhaps even expect to be returned to those Saturday silver screens of yesterday, if you lived through it.

Before long, you’ll get sucked in, waiting in anticipation to find out what happens next week, just as it was meant to be.

Jake Mabe is a movie nut born about 40 years too late. Call him at 922-4136 or email JakeMabe1@aol. com. Visit him online at jakemabe.blogspot.com, on Facebook or at Twitter.com/HallsguyJake.

“Riders of the Silver Screen” airs B-westerns, usually preceded by a classic film serial, at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays on WKOP-TV Channel 15 (PBS) in Knoxville. For more information about classic serials, visit www.rareserials.com. To find out about ongoing efforts to restore classic serials, visit www.serialsquadron.com.

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Trees I have known Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord. ‌ (Psalm 96: 11-13a NRSV) I claim several trees that don’t actually belong to me.

Not, as I think about it, that any tree really belongs to me.

I somehow think that trees are a little like people; they belong to themselves.

However, there are trees, and then there are my trees. Some trees are very special to me, for various reasons, and regardless of whose property they are on, I think of them as mine.

The house where I grew up has always been surrounded by enormous oaks, but there was a maple tree in the front yard that was the first of “my� trees. My tree had a lowslung, sturdy branch, just the right height for climbing, and just the right size for sitting on. It also had another branch: a smaller branch that grew right above the big one, and which functioned much like the safety bar on a roller coaster. My tree stood near the front corner of the property, and so was private, not readily visible to my family inside the house.

That tree became my private retreat. I read most of “Little Women� there, as well as many other books. I

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climbed there, and thought, and prayed, and cried, and pretended, and dreamed and wondered.

I was saddened not too long ago to drive by that house and see that “my� tree had been cut down. It appeared to have been damaged, maybe in one of the windstorms of the spring, and, when I saw it, it was lying on the ground, in great chunks. The next time I passed the house, it was gone altogether.

But there are other trees that I have never climbed, never touched. They are also “my� trees. I love them like old friends because of their grace, beauty and steadfast presence.

One is a tree on the road I drive to work every day. I am not sure what kind it is because in the summer it is quite unremarkable, and I don’t notice it at all, so I

haven’t analyzed its leaves.

But in the winter, during a snowfall, its leaning trunk catches and holds the snow on its north side. The trunk is crooked, and the snow, following the line of the tree, looks like a lightning bolt, zigzagging from sky to earth.

There is another tree that I love in all seasons. It is an enormous sycamore that stands in a small vale about a block off my route. I have to look carefully, and am glad when the traffic light turns red and stops my progress there, allowing me to savor the tree’s angular, spreading branches. Its white bark gleams in all seasons: stark as bones in the winter, shining like a candle in the spring, showing like a glimpse of lace when the tree is in full summer leaf and shimmering softly through the wide yellow leaves in the fall.

I give thanks for my friends, “my� trees.

I remember, I remember, The fir trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky: It was a childish ignorance, But now ’tis little joy To know I’m farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy. (“I Remember, I Remember,�

Thomas Hood)

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“Artscapes� consists of 75 works of art that will be on view at the Knoxville Museum of Art beginning Tuesday, Sept. 20. Silent or live auction bids may be submitted in person or by phone to the museum gift shop until 5 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30. A live auction and gala dinner will be held afterward from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. During the silent auction, visitors can pay a “buy it now� price if they want to acquire a work immediately. Tickets for the preview are $25. Tickets for the live auction and gala dinner are $150. There will be refreshments at both events. RSVP: www.knoxart.org.

“Mapping Sound: Scott Sherk� will be on display through Friday, Sept. 30, at the UT Downtown Gallery.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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WORSHIP NOTES Fundraisers, sales ■Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will host its 10th annual murder mystery production “Murder in the Old Growth Forest� 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24, and 2 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 25. Admission is $20 Saturday, which includes dinner catered by Carrabba’s, and $14 Sunday, which includes gourmet dessert. All proceeds go to the church mission projects. Child care available at no cost. Info: 323-9321. ■Bookwalter UMC , 4218 Central Avenue Pike, is looking for vendors for its fall festival to be held Oct. 1. Space outside is $40. Info: 773-3380. ■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. Sponsorships are available for non-golfers.

Info: Call 690-8641 or John Voss, 384-3204.

Michael Feinstein to perform with KSO Grammy nominated artist Michael Feinstein will perform with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Civic Auditorium. Tickets start at $35. Tickets and info: 291-3310 or visit www. knoxvillesymphony.com.

Revivals

â– The Central Church of God, 4721 Papermill Drive, will have revival services led by the Rev. James E. Dunn from Sunday, Oct. 9, through Sunday, Oct. 16. Sunday services will be held 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; weekday services will be held at 7 p.m. Info: 584-6388.

â– Concord Adult Day Enrichment Services (CADES) has its caregiver support group meeting 10 to 11:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month in room 226 of Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive. Info: 6752835.

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â– Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike, will host DivorceCare Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Registration: Laura, 470-9800. â– Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave., will host GriefShare, a grief support group 7 p.m.

Mondays through Oct. 10.

■The youth program at Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Hwy, has several activities planned for the month including bowling, a youth retreat and helping out with the church’s mystery dinner theater. Everyone is invited to participate. Info: Jay Lifford, 690-1060 ext. 108, or email jay@beaverridgeumc.com.

Maryville College to host singing The first J. Bazzel Mull Memorial Gospel Singing will be held 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Clayton Center for the Arts in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre on the campus of Maryville College. The Primitive Quartet, The Singing Cookes, and Archie Watkins and Smoky Mountain Reunion (the original Inspirations) will appear. There will also be a special tribute to Mull. Tickets are $14 in advance and $16 at the door. There is a special price for church groups. Info/ tickets: Charlie Lambert, 454-9025.

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Schools promote and encourage summer reading

By Ruth White Four area schools were honored for encouraging students to keep reading during the summer months. The Knox County Public Library partnered with Knox County Schools and the Children’s Reading Foundation to create a friendly competition among elementary schools.

The public library’s Summer Library Clubs had 11,000 children enrolled in the program with more than 7,000 completing the requirements to receive awards. The winning schools included Sequoyah Elementary, representing the West region and having 29 percent completion; Beaumont Elementary, representing the Central region with 23 percent completion; Mt. Olive Elementary, representing the South region with 22 percent completion; and Sterchi Elementary, representing the North and East regions with 18 percent completion.

Each winning school will host a nationally acclaimed performer for an in-school assembly provided by the Children’s Reading Foundation of Knox County and the Knox County Public Library.

COMMUNITY CLUBS ■ The Tennessee Artists’ Association will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Westminister Presbyterian Church, 6500 Northshore Drive. Photographer Brent Golden will discuss giclee fine art printing. Everyone is invited. Info: Michael McKee, 694-0961.

■ The Captain W.Y.C. Hannum Chapter #1881, United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept.

24, at Green Meadow Country Club. There will also be a tour of the exhibits at Smoky Mountain Heritage Center in Townsend.

Admission for the tour is $4. Everyone is invited. Info: Elaine Clonts Russell, 980-6346.

■ Fort Loudoun Lake Association will host a rain barrel workshop 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in the large conference room at Ijam’s Visitor Center. Cost is $45 per barrel. Space is limited. Deadline to register is Tuesday, Sept. 27. Info: 523-3800 or email info@fllake.org.

■ Swap 2 Save Coupon Club meets the first Thursday of the month 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. Coupons for everything from baby items to groceries, restaurants to retail shops are exchanged. Wallace Memorial is located at 701 Merchant Drive. Info: Email Lisa at taylor7123@bellsouth.net.

■ The Poetry Quintessence Society meets 6:30 p.m. the last Monday of each month at Café 4’s library, third floor. Everyone 16 and older is invited. Info: Tonya, 357-6134.

Representing the top four Knox County schools that received top honors for summer reading achievement are: (clockwise from bottom) Sterchi librarian Lou Jones, Mt. Olive Elementary principal Angie Harrod, Beaumont Elementary principal Gwynne Carey and Sequoyah Elementary principal Martha Hill. Photo by Ruth White

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Senior initiates Schools for Schools Hardin Valley Academy senior Tera Jarrett led the first informational meeting of the Schools for Schools club at HVA last week. In partnership with the Invisible Children organization, the club will sponsor fundraisers to rebuild schools in Uganda. Photo by N.

Hardin Valley Academy club to fundraise for Uganda schools

By Natalie Lester When Hardin Valley Academy senior Tera Jarrett moved to Knoxville from Maryland last year, she never imagined she would be starting and leading a club at her new school.

“I am still in shock that I am actually starting a club,” she said. “I’ve never led a group like this, and it is a lot of responsibility, but I have a lot of passion for it that will keep me going.”

Jarrett’s Schools for Schools group will be part of a national organization to raise money to rebuild schools in northern Uganda.

Over the last 20 years, a civil war in Uganda between the government and the Lord’s Resistance Army has torn communities apart.

As support for the LRA decreased, leaders began kid-

napping children and forcing them to fight. According to the Invisible Children website, it is estimated that more than 90 percent of the LRA’s troops were taken and trained as children.

As a result, the government has relocated the majority of the area’s population into overcrowded camps to protect them.

However, that has not worked and children often stay awake to move from place to place throughout the night to avoid being captured.

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fecting a whole country, so I think it can take over a city in Tennessee.”

At her first informational meeting last week, Jarrett welcomed 14 people. She plans to have the next meetrebuilds. ing this week.

Jarrett hopes the HVA “I can’t imagine a better club will host creative fundorganization to be a part raisers to meet its goals. of,” HVA teacher spon“I want to do something sor Amanda Wash told the fun to raise the money,” she group. “We really will be said. “Carnivals or teacher changing lives.” pie contests would be good.

I really just want people to come. I want this issue to grow out of HVA and really become an issue for the whole community. It is af-

■ Halls High School Class of 1991 will have its 20-year reunion 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Knoxville. Info: email halls1991reunion@gmail.com.

■ Horace Maynard High School Class of 1981 will hold its 30-year reunion 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Hickory Star Resort. Info: Ginger Harmon Devault, 659-2768 or 992-4786.

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

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Not your parents’ lunch School lunch menu is tastier, healthier

By Wendy Smith If you think Knox County school cafeterias serve the same fare as 30 years ago, think again.

“I tell parents, this is not the same school lunch we ate,” says Jon Dickl, director of school nutrition. “It’s not the same as even three years ago.”

Since Dickl began working with the county in August of 2010, there have been major changes to the menu as well as the way several schools prepare their food. Some adjustments were driven by federal mandates, but others were Dickl’s ideas.

“My perspective has changed. Eight or nine years ago, I’d have said, ‘I’ll change when you make me change.’

Today, I’d rather be one of the innovators,” he says.

Dickl toured 84 school

cafeterias in Knox County to get an overview of menus, presentation, equipment and personnel. While the schools were serving healthy meals that met current criteria, he felt too many canned goods were being served. He also wanted to make sure menus reflected the county’s diverse population.

Some canned food was replaced when the county began a farm-to-school program in the spring. Fresh strawberries, purchased from local farms, made their way to students’ plates shortly after being harvested. Schools are serving local raspberries and blackberries this year, and Dickl plans to offer local orange cauliflower, aka “Voliflower,” on Fridays in conjunction with UT games.

He has also received grants that allow 12 elementary schools that serve atrisk students to provide a daily snack of fresh fruits and veggies.

While the school lunch program spent $600,000

on produce last year, $1.2 million will go toward fruit and vegetables this year, Dickl says.

Creative thinking has enabled him to serve more ethnic food. The county receives USDA commodity dollars based on the number of meals served, and those funds have typically been spent on canned and prepared foods. But Dickl is using the allotment to purchase raw meat, then having it processed to be used in healthy entrees like chicken teriyaki and carne guisada. The result is low-fat, restaurant-quality food with fewer additives.

As of the beginning of this school year, several cafeterias have been converted from satellite sites, which serve food prepared at another school, to independent sites. West Hills Elementary is one of seven schools that had upgrades to its kitchen this summer. It is now less reliant on Bearden High School, which previously prepared its entrees and sent

West Hills Elementary School 5th graders Jalaya Jones, Haley Justice and Cle’shaya Nelson enjoy Knox County’s improved school lunches last Thursday, when the menu featured Hispanic Heritage selections. Photo by Wendy Smith them over in trucks.

It’s a good feeling for the cafeteria to operate independently, says West Hills principal Suzanne Oliver.

“It feels like things are fresher, and we don’t run out of food. We know that we have exactly what we need for our children.”

Pleasing parents and kids and meeting govern-

ment standards is a fine line to walk. Some students lament the loss of French fries, which are now available only on Fridays or not at all, depending on the school. But they probably don’t notice that food is flavored with Butter Buds rather than butter or that their milk no longer contains high fructose corn syrup.

Dickl narrowly avoided a rebellion when he tried to take biscuits and gravy off the breakfast menu.

“I thought the high school students were going to storm the Andrew Johnson building with axes and pitchforks!”

Fortunately, he found a happy medium with fat-free country gravy.

take Walter to lunch each Wednesday. They help him collect and sell aluminum Hammerhead was running cans. Former coach Bill Batout of time. Joan Cronan, tle gave generously to install as interim vice chancellor a chair lift in Walter’s condo. responsible for UT athletics Holloway and former reMarvin and other things, attended ceiver Mike Price, associWest the Jarvis funeral and was ates at Oliver Smith Realty warmed by the Volunteer and Auction, keep up with family togetherness. as many old Vols as possible.

She assembled her staff Price, a natural conversaof love when Hal Wantland the next morning and said tionalist, is point man for was dying. Old pass-catcher this is how all Tennessee incoming information. For Johnny Mills said he could athletics should be, more we example, he stays in close contact with Bubba Wyche, feel the prayers when he was and less me. flat on his back from a heart There are inspiring sto- quarterback who helped attack. Richmond Flowers ries of how Steve Kiner, El- shock Alabama in ’67. expressed gratitude for en- liott Gammage, Jerry Cooley Bubba has vertebra iscouraging support when he and a host of old Volunteers sues, a blood disorder, faced prostate crisis. and other friends have kept breathing problems and Former coach Charley Walter Chadwick functional pain, lots of pain. He is too Coffey led the prayer circle for the decades since his tough to give up. at Ron Jarvis’ home when terrible auto accident. They Old Vol Robbie Franklin

monitors Stan Mitchell, fullback in the mid-60s, now in a nursing home in Sparta.

Mike LaSorsa, end and captain in ’61, is in failing health. Hundreds of us are vitally concerned.

Richard Pickens, all-SEC fullback in the late ’60s, is just learning that “we will always care.” Jim McDonald, teammate at Young High and UT, was guide as Richard returned to Knoxville from his previous life in Spartanburg.

Pickens has been diagnosed with short-term memory problems. He no longer drives. Some think concussions may be the root of his ailment.

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At one of the prayer meetings, former line coach Ray Trail raised a question: Do you think modern players will get together in years to come the way you guys do now?

Trail answered his own question. He doesn’t think so. He thinks he sees more football individuals and less football togetherness. The loss of athletic dorms might be relevant.

There is hope. Derek Dooley’s Vol for Life concept might be the glue that holds younger groups together.

We’ll see.

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‘Bluzin’ in the Valley 2011’ is Saturday

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The first-ever “Bluzin’ in the Valley 2011” will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Raccoon Valley Festival grounds at 265 Patt Lane in Powell. This is not the same event as the Raccoon Valley Bluegrass Festival normally held in October. The Raccoon Valley Bluegrass Festival has been canceled for this year.

Acts such as E.G. Kight, Lightin’Charlie and the Upsetters, Slow Blind Hill, the E.G. Kight, “The Georgia SongWhitewater Bluegrass Band, bird,” will perform at “Bluzin’ the Austin Crum Band and in the Valley 2011.” Photo submitother special surprise guests ted

will perform. There will be blues, gospel and bluegrass music and plenty of food and fun.

Gates open at 10:30 a.m. and the music runs from 11:15 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the gate.

Proceeds benefit the Joy of Music School.

“Bluzin’ in the Valley 2011” is sponsored by Drive 4 Life Academy and Country Inns and Suites. Info: www. bluzininthevalley.com/ or 389-5833.

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The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) and the Arts and Culture Alliance will present “Arts in the Airport” through Thursday, Oct. 20, in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint.

The exhibition will feature selected artwork from more than 40 artists in East Tennessee. A gallery of images from the exhibit is available at www.knoxalliance.com/ album/airport_spring11. html.

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

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

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‘Bus Stop’ from Foothills Community Players Foothills Community Players will present “Bus Stop” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 2, at the Capitol Theater in Maryville. There will be an additional matinee showing 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Financial Focus Women business owners need retirement plans If you’re a woman who owns a business, you’ve got plenty of company. In fact, women own more than 10 million U.S. companies, and women-owned businesses account for about 40% of all privately held firms in the U.S., according to the Center for Women’s Business Research. Clearly, the Wendy good neaws is that women like you are entering the Schopp small-business arena at a rapid pace. The not-so-good news is that you may be facing a retirement savings gap in comparison to male business owners.

To get a sense of this gap, consider these statistics: According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, 19.4% of male business owners have 401(k) or similar plans, compared with just 15.5% of women owners.

The percentage of female business owners with Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) is about the same as that of male business owners – but the men have more money in their accounts. The average woman’s IRA balance is about $51,000, compared with $91,000 for men, according to a recent report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Although these figures change constantly with the ebbs and flow of the market, the difference between the genders remains significant.

One way to help close this savings gap, of course, is to set up a retirement plan for your business. But for many women business owners (and male owners, too), the perceived cost of setting up and running a retirement plan has been an obstacle.

However, the retirement plan market has opened up considerably for small business owners over the past several years, so you might be surprised at the ease and inexpensiveness of administering a qual-

ity plan that can help you build resources for your own retirement — and help you attract and retain good employees.

With the help of a financial professional, you can consider some of the myriad of plans that may be available to you: ■ Owner-only 401(k) – This plan, which is also known as an individual 401(k), is available to self-employed individuals and business owners with no fulltime employees other than themselves or a spouse. You may even be able to choose a Roth option for your 401(k), which allows you to make after-tax contributions that can grow tax-free.

■ SEP IRA – If you have just a few employees or are self-employed with no employees, you may want to consider a SEP IRA. You’ll fund the plan with taxdeductible contributions, and you must cover all eligible employees.

■ Solo defined benefit plan – Pension plans, also known as defined benefit plans, are still around – and you can set one up for yourself if you are self-employed or own your own business. This plan has high contribution limits, which are determined by an actuarial calculation, and as is the case with other retirement plans, your contributions are typically tax-deductible.

■ SIMPLE IRA – A SIMPLE IRA, as its name suggests, is easy to set up and maintain, and it can be a good plan if your business has fewer than 10 employees. Still, while a SIMPLE IRA may be advantageous for your employees, it’s less generous to you, as far as allowable contributions, than an owner-only 401(k), a SEP IRA or a defined benefit plan.

As a business owner, you spend a lot of time thinking about what needs to be done today, but you don’t want to forget about tomorrow – so consider putting a retirement plan to work for you soon.

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

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Vincent Van Gogh and disabilities “My hands are unlike East and Halls high schools yours and I have no feet, but and now at the Richard Bean we both hear the beating of a Juvenile Service Center.

He and his wife, Katherhuman heart.” ine, have a daughter, Kaitlyn, and a son, Nathan. Gary has a full life, and he has devoted much of it to helping others with disabilities learn to live Anne at their highest possible level, Hart just as he has.

As part of that mission, Gary and a number of likeThose are the words of minded folks, including his Gary Harmon. And they friend Tim Crais, have been are all true. When Gary was hard at work on something born, the delivery room doc- new: an event named the East tor, who had never seen a Tennessee Disability Conferbaby with such a disability, ence which is scheduled for 9 advised the parents not to a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. name him and told the nurs- 24, at Westminster Presbytees not to feed him or clean rian Church. him. The doctor believed the It will be a day for people disabilities were so severe with disabilities and for those the baby couldn’t survive. who care for them, who care Gary Harmon sure showed about them, who provide him. Not only did he survive, services to them, and any he thrived and excelled. He other interested persons to worked hard at school, was learn and share information student body president in both in a relaxed setting with no high school and college, and admission charge, free food has spent the past 27 years and a great line up of speakteaching at Bearden, Austin- ers and representatives from

FARRAGUT WEST KNOX CHAMBER ■ Networking, 8 to 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22, Panera Bread, 205 N. Peters Road.

■ Picnic on the Pike, 1-5 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 25, 11863 Kingston Pike.

■ B.O.D. Meeting, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, Pinnacle Financial Partners, 241 Brooklawn St. ■ Networking, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29, Cru Bistro, 11383 Parkside Drive.

■ Ribbon Cutting, 2 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, Law Family Dentistry, 10788 Hardin Valley Road.

BUSINESS NOTES ■ Subway of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia has raised approximately $48,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation through sponsorship of Walk to Cure Diabetes and Sneaker Sales.

■ Knoxville Area Urban League will hold a six-week Budget and Credit Workshop on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m., starting Sept. 20.

The workshop helps participants build and improve their credit to meet longterm goals, such as purchasing a home. Cost: $20 for a take-home workbook. Info: 524-5511.

■ Bill Reis is the vice presi-

Gary Harmon and his son, Nathan. Photo submitted numerous organizations that serve the disabled.

Organizers of the conference hope to raise awareness of the many disability service providers in our region and also to make additional progress toward changing attitudes about people with disabilities.

Harmon will be keynote speaker on the topic “Changing Attitudes about People with Disabilities.”

Just a few of the other topics to be discussed: Vincent Van Gogh – How his

dent of Environment, Safety and Health at Y-12 National Security Complex.

He has managed Bill Reis manufacturing, engineering and quality assurance organizations during his 29-year career at the site, most recently serving as vice president of program management. Reis is actively involved with community organizations including Second Harvest Food Bank, Ijams Nature Center, Tennessee Valley Corridor Foundation and East Tennessee

Disabilities Affected his Art, The Power of Peer Support, Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Challenges for the Deaf in a Hearing World, Coping with Limb Loss, and Unraveling the Mystery of Special Needs Trusts and Conservatorships.

Speakers are all experts in their various fields, and there will be plenty of opportunity for discussion and to ask questions.

The event promises to be one of wide community interest. According to Crais, there are some 90 organizations in Knox County that serve persons with some kind of disability. An estimated 16 percent of the population has a disability. Those are pretty startling statistics – all the more reason to become better informed.

For additional information or to provide exhibit materials or set up a booth for your organization, call Tim Crais at 375-0365 or email him at timcrais@yahoo.com.

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■ Carl V. “Van” Mauney, retired vice admiral and a career submarine officer with 35 years of military service, will replace Bill Reis as vice president of program management for Y-12 National Security Complex.

KNOXVILLE CHAMBER Info: 637-4550. All events are held at the Knoxville Chamber unless otherwise noted.

■ Schmoozapalooza, 4-7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29, Turkey Creek Public Market, 11221 Outlet Drive. Registration required, $5 members, $10 nonmembers.

Mechanicsville Homecoming is strong tradition Each summer, many communities hold homecoming events. Mechanicsville held its sixth annual homecoming celebration on Saturday, Aug. Alvin 27. This one is very Nance special to me because Executive Director it was birthed by the and CEO, Knoxville’s HOPE VI project in Community Development Mechanicsville.

Corporation Pastor Diane Evans of Holy Jerusalem Church of God says that homecoming is a way for the Mechanicsville community to celebrate through worship and praise the fact that the community is still going strong. It was very reaffirming for me to hear her say: “We’re proud of our revitalized neighborhood with new businesses and new homes.

We’re a new neighborhood with a new sense of pride, and we appreciate what HOPE VI and KCDC have done for us.”

Evans, who co-chaired the event with Charles Wright, president of the Mechanicsville Association, said they worked hard to make sure this year’s event was a celebration to remember.

The Homecoming program included a look at the history of Mechanicsville, recognition of local dignitaries, and an awards ceremony to honor individuals who have done things to positively impact the community. Honorees were the Rev. Jerry Upton of Honey Rock Church; Andrew Jackson of Eternal Life Harvest; Brenda Reliford, former principal of Maynard Elementary; and Mechanicsville residents Annie Dorsett and Bentley Marlow.

There also was a cookout contest, and KCDC helped select the winner. It was a tough job, but somebody had to do it!

A Gospel Music Celebration included featured artist Stan Williams from Honey Rock Church, musical performances and dances by artists from the Mechanicsville neighborhood, Mattie Rice and choirs from Eternal Life Harvest and Children of God Church.

Other event highlights included children’s activities, door prizes, special vendors, an education information booth and a clothing giveaway booth.

My hat is off to the many people and organizations which invested time and energy to make sure this year’s homecoming was another success.

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Where to start when your hearing fades

By Sandra Clark Some of us hear fine; others don’t quite understand the sounds we’re hearing; still others keep turning up the television and saying, “Huh?” Gary and Belinda Weaver of Weaver Hearing Aid Center noticed something interesting during recent “roundabout” tours by neighborhood groups in the Franklin Square shopping center.

“Most people just don’t know where to start (when faced with hearing loss),” said Gary.

“I told them: find somebody you trust, somebody you know. Find a professional who is knowledgeable

about what they do.”

Gary and Belinda work with individuals having hearing issues in a positive and encouraging way. They believe if the proper testing is done and the appropriate solution is applied, good results will follow.

“We’re a personal service organization,” said Gary. “We will be upfront and explain what to expect from our testing.” Gary is a licensed hearing instrument specialist; Belinda is a nurse.

“As lifelong Knoxvillians, we know the people who live here and we organize our services to help them. There is no high pressure and we like to follow up over the

Barbara Ashdown, Susan Wells and Jan Campbell of Spa 9700 and Franklin Square Chop House manager Coby Leach enjoy each other’s company at the Gathering. Campbell, who is a massage therapist at Spa 9700, said her specialty is relaxation massage, but she tailors each session to the needs of the client.

“I just want them to feel better than they did when they came in,” she said. Photos by S. Carey

years.” Gary is part of the family that owned and operated Weaver Funeral Home.

He and Belinda have owned Weaver Hearing Aid Center for 12 years.

Each new patient interview is conducted without charge.

It includes a personal lifestyle component to enable Gary to learn the specific needs of each person. “Every patient is different and is treated as an individual, receiving the time and attention necessary to achieve positive results,” he said.

If Gary suspects a medical condition, he will refer to an ear, nose and throat specialist. He wants to provide hearing instruments to healthy

and the cost is dropping.

Weaver Hearing recently added two new manufacturers with economy lines – full digital hearing aids but without the multifunctionality of models preferred by the younger set.

“They’re not connected to your TV or cell phone, but they fit the lifestyle of those 60+.”

Spoken like a true 50-something, Gary!

Bottom line: If you’ve got Gary and Belinda Weaver of Weaver Hearing Aid Center a question, come in and ask people, not cover up symp- his patients “through the Gary or Belinda. Their oftoms that can cause problems years.” He says many people fice is located in Franklin have an outdated image of Square near Sullivan’s. It’s later: “Cause no harm.” open five days a week, eveThe second step is to hearing instruments. schedule a full battery of “Like televisions and tele- nings and weekends by apaudiomatic tests, using the phones, hearing instruments pointment.

“We’re constantly looking same equipment used by have changed dramatically,” audiologists. Gary will es- he says. New models pack for the best instruments,” tablish a baseline and follow more punch into less space, said Gary. “This is what I do.”

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David Smith and Malinda Gray Wood of UT Federal Credit Union attend the Gathering at Franklin Square. Wood said the credit union is offering low rates on auto loans and mortgages, as well as a fee-free debit card and free checking. There will be an open house at lunchtime Oct. 6 at the credit union’s new student-run branch at West High School.

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The Franklin Square Merchants Association will be hosting Pink Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept.

24 at the Shops at Franklin Square, 9700 Kingston Pike.

Coupons can be purchased for $5 ahead of time

or on that day from Franklin Square merchants to receive discounts, special services and access to sidewalk sales, as well as to participate in a drawing for other merchandise and services.

Proceeds will go to the Knoxville affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Cathy L. Hodges Memorial Cancer Foundation. Both groups will have representa-

tives at Franklin Square.

Funds are also being raised online through the website http://franklinsq.com/.

The UT Medical Center’s Breast Health Outreach mobile mammography unit will be providing digital screening mammograms on site. Insurance is filed or grant funding is available for uninsured women age 40 or older. Appointments are required. To schedule a time call 305-9753.

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David Smith of UT Federal Credit Union (center) meets Gary and Belinda Weaver of Weaver’s Hearing in Franklin Square.

sive Breast Center will also be available to provide information on breast cancer awareness, mammography and other support services.

Medic’s Mobile Blood Donation Unit will also be on site. Knox County’s Rural/ Metro fire engine and ambulance will visit 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of Smart Toys and Books.

Live music and special activities for children, including crafts, will be provided.

Complimentary refreshments will be available.

Knoxville Zoo to exhibit live animals The Knoxville Zoo will present an interactive exhibit of live animals, animal artifacts and other information for young children and their parents from 11 a.m. until noon Saturday, Sept. 24, at Smart Toys and Books, 9700 Kingston Pike. At least three live animals will be featured from among a collection of small mammals, amphibians and insects. A variety of animal artifacts such as

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Smart Toys and Books is a co-sponsor of Wee Play Zoo, an interactive exhibit designed with toddler, pre-school and elementary school-aged visitors in mind.

Wee Play Zoo lets kids run their own zoo and is scaled to size for young visitors. It is open during daily zoo hours.

Reservations are requested at 691-1154 or http:// smarttoysandbooks.com/.

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New cafeteria underway T

he Christian Academy of Knoxville broke ground Sept. 2 for a new cafeteria building to be constructed between the elementary and middle school buildings.

The schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors has explored the possibility of building a new cafeteria and bringing a food services program to the campus.

In April, they voted unanimously to make the cafeteria a reality.

CAK families and donors have also demonstrated a commitment to the project. The elementary school Health Council organized a two-week campaign last spring and raised $83,362 toward the cost of the new cafeteria. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The health council sees this building as instrumental in the evolution and progress of the school,â&#x20AC;? said Elementary Health Council member Kelly Mann. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After so much time and effort and energy went into the fundraising campaign, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really excited to see the ground-breaking. I look forward to seeing the progress of the building.â&#x20AC;?

Nelson Westover, CAKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building and grounds manager, has worked with George W. Reagan Construction, Flik Dining and Strategic Equipment and Supply Corporation to bring the plan to life. More details about the construction schedule and the implementation of the food services program will be announced soon. Renovation of the high school cafeteria will be included in the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On behalf of the board of directors, let me express just how thankful and excited we are to see the construction begin on our new cafeteria,â&#x20AC;? said board president Kevin Cross. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have prayed for this building for years. Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s timing is perfect, and he has now blessed us with this opportunity to build this cafeteria and to provide healthy lunch choices for our students. Through the generous donations of his faithful servants this is becoming a reality.â&#x20AC;?

CAK NOTES High school math lab open

CAK elementary school principal David McFalls, high school principal Donald Snider, superintendent Scott Sandie and middle school principal Debbie Moye break ground for the new cafeteria to be constructed between the elementary and middle schools. Photo submitted

A brand new math lab is open at CAKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high school.

The lab is located in room 520 and offers free tutorial services to students taking Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Algebra 3/Trig and Geometry. No appointments are necessary. Hours are Monday, periods 0, 2, 3 and 4; Tuesday, periods 6 and 7; Wednesday, periods 0, 2 and 3; Thursday, periods 0, 6 and 7; Friday, periods 6 and 7.

Info: Shelly Collins, scollins@ cakmail.org.

A rendering of the new CAK cafeteria.

Golf phenom shoots for the stars

By Shannon Carey Sophia Schubert started playing laying golf when she was just 3 yearss old, thday. one month before her 4th birthday.

Her parents bought her a tinyy set of golf clubs, and Sophia fell in love with the game.

Now, at 15, Sophia is a sophomore at the Christian he Academy of Knoxville, and she is ranked eighth in the world d in golf for her age group. de Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right, in the worldwide high school class of 2014, Sophia is ranked eighth.

Sophia started competitivee golf naat age 6. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s won state tournampiments and gone to world champisee onships. She won the Tennessee high school state tournamentt her opes freshman year at CAK and hopes to repeat the win as a sophomore. more.

Sophia loves golf for the best est reason: because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun. To her, er, golf isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a job. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just something hing she enjoys. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just fun,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love playing well. I enjoy it,, and I enjoy visiting beautiful places.â&#x20AC;?

Sophia also likes attending CAK, where her favorite subjects are math and science. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love it here,â&#x20AC;? she said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sso many wonderful programs, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great Christian atmosphere.â&#x20AC;?

Sophi golf heroes are Tom WatSophiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son and Nancy Lopez. Sophia had the opportu opportunity to meet and play golf with Lopez through a tournament hosted V

by Vince Gill. Playing golf with a we well-known pro was an unforgett table experience for Sophia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was so nervous, but it was a awesome!â&#x20AC;? she said.

Sophia plans to go to college, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visited several s schools.

She wants to play golf on the collegiate level, and her drea is to go pro one day. dream Fo now, though, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focusing For on g going to the state tournament and keeping her under par average.

This Thi year, she wants the CAK girls to g go to state as a team. â&#x20AC;&#x153; just want to work hard and try â&#x20AC;&#x153;I to w win,â&#x20AC;? she said.

S Sophia thanked her coaches.

Randy Ran Wiley of Fairways and Greens Gre has been her personal coach coa since Sophia was in the 2nd grade. Shane Wells coaches the CAK girls golf team.

For students just starting out in golf, Sophia advises them to take it slow and enjoy the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wear yourself out, and just have fun!â&#x20AC;?

CAK sophomore Sophia Schubert has been ranked eighth in the world for her age group in golf. Photo submitted

CAK earns top honors at cheer camp CAKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high school cheerleaders competed against teams from across the state at the UCA cheerleading camp on the UT campus this summer. The squad earned several awards, including first place in home cheer routine and first place in home pom routine. Individual members receiving awards were Cassidy Clark, Andersen Estes and Leslie Sizemore, selected by the UCA staff as AllAmericans and invited to participate in the London Parade; and Cassidy Clark and Katie Duncan received the Pin it Forward pin. The team thanked coach Lisa Bowland and assistant coach Orry Clayborne. Pictured are (front) Cassidy Clark, Austin Anderson; (second row) Megan Stallings, Leslie Sizemore, Ashley Bloom, Anderson Estes, Meredity Sterling; (third row) McCall Current, Caroline Statum, Megan Morgan, Jaclynn Estes, Megan Bevil, Tori Goff; (back) Katherine Wilson, Grace Slaughter, Katie Duncan, Abby Krause and Christina Kill.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parkwest Cardiac Rehab to the rescue after virus damages manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart In the fall of 2010, Ross Gubiotti, a senior projects manager at Scripps Network, knew something was not right with his health, but he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know just how signiďŹ cant his symptoms were.

He had been â&#x20AC;&#x153;sort ofâ&#x20AC;? noticing shortness of breath after very little exertion, but on the morning that he was unable to walk a few hundred feet from the Scrippsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parking lot into the building without stopping multiple times to rest, he acknowledged it was time to consult a doctor.

Gubiotti, 62, went to a cardiologist on the Tuesday before Christmas and was admitted for a three-day hospital stay at Parkwest Medical Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were surprised that he was so very sick,â&#x20AC;? said Gubiottiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Melinda. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were expecting to entertain a crowd of visitors at the holidays, and that obviously wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meant to be. So we called up friends and neighbors and divided the food among them.â&#x20AC;?

Christmas plans werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only things that changed.

Following an echocardiogram, Gubiotti was diagnosed with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, with an ejection fraction (EF) of 15 percent. (Any number below 35 percent is considered low.) EF is the percentage of blood that is pumped out of the heart during each beat. It is also a measurement used by doctors to see how well your heart is functioning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It turns out that I had congestive heart failure which was caused by a virus,â&#x20AC;? Gubiotti explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of 26 viruses could have caused this.

Whichever one it was, was the kind of virus that affects the cardiac muscle and weakens heart function.â&#x20AC;?

Congestive heart failure means your heart canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pump enough blood to meet your bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs.

To help recuperate from a heart problem, Ross Gubiotti engaged in a threeday-per week workout regimen at Parkwest Cardio Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center which included an hour-long session featuring time on the recumbent bicycle as well as the treadmill, ergo meter, steps, and free weights.

Celebrating the completion of cardiac rehabilitation are: certified nurse case manager Amy Dale RN, exercise physiologist Jon Dalton, Ross Gubiotti and Melinda Gubiotti. Mr. Gubiotti said that the regular exercise has helped tremendously in his overall feeling of well-being.

Additionally, the amount of ďŹ&#x201A;uid which Gubiotti was retaining was amazing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I walked into the hospital weighting 245 pounds, and 72 hours later, I was 25 pounds lighter,â&#x20AC;? he said.

A cardiac catheterization showed no evidence of high grade blockages and no valve disease. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A low EF can occur if your heart muscle has been damaged as a result of many things such as heart attack, long-term uncontrolled blood pressure, heart valve problems and heart failure,â&#x20AC;? said Amy Dale RN, a certiďŹ ed nurse case manager (CCM) who worked with Gubiotti at Parkwest Cardio Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you have a low EF, you are at a higher risk of having sudden cardiac arrest, which means that your heart has stopped beating and pumping blood. This can occur

bilitation was improving strength and endurance, or his metabolic (Met) level. The Met level is a measurement of workload â&#x20AC;&#x201C; how much energy it takes to do an activity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During Mr. Gubiottiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst day at Cardiac Rehab, he walked on the treadmill for three minutes at a speed of 2.0 mph,â&#x20AC;? Dale said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At his 32nd visit, he walked on the treadmill for 10 minutes at a speed of 3.0 and elevation of 4.0, which equals a Met level of 4.95.â&#x20AC;?

The kind of heart ailment from which Gubiotti suffers is one that he will likely never live without, but instead learn to live with by incorporating a healthier diet and lifestyle.

Melinda Gubiotti said that the biggest change for her husband is adhering to a very low sodium diet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had to learn to cook all over again without salt,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become extremely conscientious about reading labels. However, we

with no warning and there are no symptoms,â&#x20AC;? Dale said.

The good news is that EF can improve. Gubiotti was treated with a medication called Coreg to improve the strength of the heart muscle and another medication called Lisinopril to lower the blood pressure and increase the circulation throughout his body, especially his heart.

Gubiotti was also prescribed a â&#x20AC;&#x153;life vestâ&#x20AC;? to wear under his clothing. The vest is more technology than clothing; it monitors an electrocardiogram, and if the heart goes into a rhythm where it is no longer pumping, then a device on the vest delivers a shock which will reprogram the electrical current of the heart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wore it 24/7 for several months until I no longer needed it,â&#x20AC;? Gubiotti said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I no longer needed it when my EF reached the upper 30s.â&#x20AC;?

Part of Gubiottiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cardiac reha-

donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give up ďŹ&#x201A;avor, we have just learned to season foods differently.â&#x20AC;?

Gubiotti pointed out that as a New York City native, he continues to long for â&#x20AC;&#x153;realâ&#x20AC;? pizza. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can still have it, just not as much and not as often,â&#x20AC;? he commented.

Another thing Ross Guibiotti misses is travel to his favorite beach in Aruba, where he and Melinda honeymooned and have returned each year since 1993. Making the trek to that Caribbean locale tops his â&#x20AC;&#x153;to-doâ&#x20AC;? list as soon as he receives clearance from his physician.

The Gubiottis will be present at the American Heart Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heart Walk on Sept. 25. Melinda has been instrumental in organizing a team named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freedom Walkers,â&#x20AC;? and because of Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recovery, she will be cheering more loudly than anyone.

Parkwest is walking in the AHA Heart Walk â&#x20AC;&#x201C; You can too!

Did you know that cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the No. 1 killer of all Americans? Someone dies from CVD every 38 seconds. Heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined, and congenital cardiovascular defects are the most common cause of infant death from birth defects.

By participating in Heart Walk, Parkwest employees are joining more than a million people in 300+ cities across America in taking a stand against heart disease.

The Heart Walk funds raised support projects such as: Putting up-to-the-minute research into doctorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hands so they can better prevent and treat heart disease among patients.

American Heart Association Heart Walk Sunday, Sept. 25, at 3 p.m.

Festival Lawn at Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair Park For more information, visit www.greaterknoxville heartwalk.org

Groundbreaking pediatric heart and stroke research. Approximately 36,000 babies are born with heart defects each year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; research is the key to saving their lives.

Getting life-saving information to those who need it most â&#x20AC;&#x201C; information that can save a life â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like how to eat better, how to recognize the warning signs of heart attack and how to talk to a doctor about critical health choices.

Registration for the Heart Walk can be done online at www.greaterknoxvilleheartwalk.org.

Check-in for the event begins at 2 p.m. with a Fun Run starting at 2:30 p.m. and the walk beginning at 3 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Facts provided by the American Heart Association

FAQs from the American Heart Association Q:

Where does the money raised for Heart Walk go?

A:

Each year millions of people participate in Heart Walks around the country.

Each walker is asked to raise money from friends and family, coworkers and business acquaintances. The money that is raised each year is used to fund research, education and advocacy efforts.

Q:

Do I have to raise money to participate in the Heart Walk?

A:

No, however the American Heart Association relies upon funds raised through Heart Walk efforts and donors across the country to fund research and education programs. Raising funds through the Heart Walk is a great way to make a difference in the lives of others.

Q: A:

How can I participate in the Heart Walk if I am not with a team or company?

Anyone can participate in the Heart Walk, whether you are walking alone, with a team or with your company. Just

follow these steps to register: 1.

2.

3.

Go to www.greaterknoxville heartwalk.kintera.org You will see a button that says â&#x20AC;&#x153;Register Here.â&#x20AC;? Click on that button and accept the terms and conditions by clicking â&#x20AC;&#x153;I agree.â&#x20AC;?

At this point you will see the option to Join the Heart Walk as an individual or start a team.

Q:

Is there any special recognition for survivors of heart disease and stroke?

A:

Yes, survivors are given red ball caps to wear during the Heart Walk to show their triumph over heart disease or stroke and are invited onstage for the Red Cap Wave to kick off the Walk.

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Fair welcomes senior adults Senior adults gathered at the Tennessee Valley Fair last week and enjoyed a day just for them. Senior Adult Day is an annual event and allows senior adults age 65 and over to enjoy the festivities for free.

Mercy Health Partners sponsored the event and ofThelma Ledbetter has her blood pressure checked under the fered a variety of informaPepsi Tent at the Tennessee Valley Fair on Senior Adult Day. tional booths and screening Photos by Ruth White services. Exhibitors included The Heart Institute, the Cancer Center, Home Medical Equipment, Mercy Health and Fitness, Sleep

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Other activities included the much anticipated Seniors Have Talent competiChristine Scott is welcomed to the fair by Jasper. tion, magician Dave Vaught and live bluegrass music.

Joyce Morris sings “You’re Looking at Country” during the talent competition for senior adults at the fair.

Paula Dickerson sews on a quilt project at the fair. She has been part of the Scrappy Quilters for years and has enjoyed quilting for approximately 30 years. Dickerson fondly remembers being given fabric squares as a child by her mother and the passion for sewing/quilting grew.

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■ Larry Vincent, assistant professor of music, will use the electric guitar during a lecture, “The Music of Revolution,” set for 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Clayton Performing Arts Center, 10915 Hardin Valley Road.

“Music has impacted society in the United States and in other countries at various times in history,” he says.

“What makes music such a powerful tool is that it conveys emotion, brings people together, and can lead to the rejection or affirmation of a political order.”

■ Edward Francisco, English professor and writer-inresidence, will discuss William Shakespeare as “a player,” a male who is skilled at manipulating others, and especially at seducing women by pretending to care about them.

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YWCA announces new housing director Alle Lilly is the transitional housing director for the YWCA Knoxville. The YWCA Transitional Housing Program provides a safe, supported housing option for women in need. Lilly received her undergraduate degree Alle Lilly from DePauw University and earned a master’s in social work at the University of Tennessee.

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“How Arthritis is Affecting ■ Friday, Sept. 23: You Every Day.” 8:45 a.m., Advanced Car■ Tuesday, Sept. 20: dio; 9:30 a.m., Canasta; 10 8:45 a.m., Tai Chi 1; 9:30 a.m., Cardio; 11 a.m., Crea.m., BB Bridge; 10 a.m., Oil ative Writing class; 12:30 painting; 11:15 a.m., Pilates; p.m., Yoga; 1 p.m., Rummi12:30 p.m., Canasta; 12:30 kub; 2 p.m. Ballroom. p.m., Yoga; 12:30 p.m., Red ■ Info or to register Hats meet at Apple Cake for classes: 670-6693.

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Art Gone Wild If you’re looking for a unique date destination this coming weekend, look no farther than the Knoxville Zoo. Known for its adorable, magnificent and often intimidating residents, the zoo turns into something very different on Friday: an art gallery.

Art Gone Wild will be held 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, on the zoo grounds. Animals at the zoo will be given a paint brush in one paw and a glob of paint in the other with freedom to use both however they choose. Featured artists will include beavers, meerkats, gorillas, African wild dogs, penguins, otters and lions.

All proceeds from Art Gone Wild will help fund the zoo’s enrichment program which provides supplies, including the paint and canvas the animals will be using.

Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served.

Tickets are only $30 and are available in advance or at the door.

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Four-month-old shepherd mix Fuchsia is a beautiful work in progress. She is being housetrained and is learning how to walk on a leash. She is available for adoption at YoungWilliams Animal Village, 6400 Kingston Pike. Hours there are noon to 6 p.m. daily. The main center at 3210 Division St. is open to visitors 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. All of the center’s adoptable animals can also be seen at www.knoxpets.org. Info: 215-6599.

Norman joins UT Medical Center Neurosurgeon Dr. Joel Norman recently joined The University of Tennessee Medical Center. Norman, who joins the Neurological Surgery practice of Dr. William Reid at the medical center, is a board eligible neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive spine and brain surgery.

“We are fortunate to have someone of Dr. Norman’s caliber join us at UT Medical Center, “said Ann Giffi n, vice president of the Brain and Spine Institute at UT Medical Center. “His skills and expertise will allow us to further expand our Minimally Invasive Spine Center programs for our patients in East Tennessee.”

The New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery encourages area citizens to step up and participate in the “Walk from Obesity” event on SatSara urday, Sept. 24, at Farragut’s Barrett McFee Park. Registration begins at 9 a.m., and the walk begins at 10. All registrants will receive a T-shirt, and the first 100 arrivals will receive a goody bag. something interesting to “The Walk from Obesity do and you need some new raises much-needed funding and funky art for your for education and research walls, Art Gone Wild is the efforts into obesity and replace to be. Make a differ- lated illnesses as well as obeence in the life of an ani- sity prevention and treatmal, and find something ment,” said Dr. Stephen G. cool for your home in the Boyce, bariatric surgeon and process. director of the New Life CenFolks attending must be ter for Bariatric Surgery.

21 or older and identifica“Obesity is one of the most tion will be checked upon important public health entry. Info: 637-5331. problems today,” said New

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HEALTH NOTES ■ “Living with Autism,” a monthly series for caregivers, educators and family members will be held 6-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at the East Tennessee History Center on Gay Street.

■ 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-UT-Cares.

Dr. K. Robert Williams Jr. and Dr. Stephen G. Boyce Photo submitted

Life bariatric surgeon Dr. K. Robert Williams Jr. “More than 93 million Americans are affected by obesity, and more than 15 million are more than 100 pounds overweight.”

For more information or to register, visit http://www. walkfromobesity.com or call 694-9676.

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FRENCH BULLDOG No pets, 865-577-6289 VOLUNTEER $175 & up. 423-566-0467 puppies, AKC reg, 2 Ass is ted WEST. 2 BR, 2 BA, W/D F, 2 M, brindle & Trans port at io n conn, 300 David Ln near cream, 1st shots & CAC's Office on Aging Pellissippi & I-40. No pets. worming, health guar.

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B-4 • SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 • WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS

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STORE CLOSING Final days Everything must go (including racks, jewelry cases, hangers, etc.)

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Membership specials – ½ off Enrollment Fees that day. Membership enrollment fees collected at the event are donated to Knoxville Area Coalition on Childhood Obesity

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*Minimum purchase of 3 windows, 600 sq. ft. of siding, required. All discounts apply to our regular prices. All prices include expert installation. Sorry, no adjustments can be made on prior sales. See store for complete warranty. Cannot be combined with other offers. Offers expire 9-30-11. ©Champion®, 2011 †

Monthly payments equal to 1.667% of initial promo purchase balance amount [promo purchase divided equally by number of months in promo period] are required until expiration but no interest will be assessed if all minimum monthly payments on account, including debt cancellation, paid when due. If account goes 60 days past due, promo may be terminated early and standard account terms will apply. As of 9/12/11, Purchase APR 0.0%; Penalty APR 26.99%. Monthly Maintenance Fee $0.99 each month account has balance.

[Activation Fee $29.00.] Minimum Interest $2. Existing cardholders refer to your current credit agreement for rates and terms. Subject to credit approval. Cannot be combined with other offers.

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