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Haunted! Ghostly doings at Cherokee Caverns

This jumping spider awaits visitors to the Haunted Cave. It looks benign here, but meeting it in total darkness is another matter. Did we mention that it’s named “jumping spider” for a reason?

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If you think caves are grey, get ready for a splash of color at the Haunted Cave. Jim Whidby has named formations such as “big bird’s legs” and “alligator’s head” and, errrr, “Dolly Parton.”

There’s just one week remaining to catch this year’s version of The Haunted Cave at Cherokee Caverns on Oak Ridge Highway. Stop by from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Saturday or Monday (Oct. 28, 29 and 31). The Caverns are located at 8524 Oak Ridge Highway, one mile off Pellissippi Parkway on Highway 162. Info: www. thehauntedcave.net/. “Some things just won’t stay dead and buried,” says manager Mike Whidby. And that must be these Caverns. The annual Halloween event was discontinued in 2008 only to reopen this year. Mike’s dad, Jim Whidby, has handled the promotion for 23 years.

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The formations inside The Haunted Cave overshadow anything the organizers can devise. Jim Whidby says scientists have estimated the Caverns’ age at 300 million years. “It was a prehistoric drainage system and there is marine life mixed with clay” in the walls.

This pathway in the cave is totally handicap accessible and goes 120 feet below the surface.

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By Betty Bean Karns High School principal Tracy Sands still has her report cards from her senior year in high school. “I just want you to know I did pass his classes,” she said, running her finger down a column of A’s. “American Government? I had straight A’s – except for that Aplus,” she said, grinning at her former teacher, who was sitting across the table. “Everybody made an A in my class,” Gordon Sisk said. “That doesn’t happen anymore. I remember looking back and seeing lots of A’s and thinking I must be too easy.” Back in 1988, Sands was Tracy Davis and she was a senior honor student at Central High School. Sisk was a first year teacher fresh out of the University of Tennessee, trying to organize a Future Teachers of America chapter. Tracy Davis Sands helped him by joining. Sisk would spend 24 years teaching history and government at Central, picking up numerous honors, including a Teacher of the Year award, along the way. His annual frontier week campouts became

famous (he’d wear buckskin and recreate a 19th century experience cooking game on a campfire and sleeping in a tent on the school grounds). Today, she is Dr. Tracy Sands, principal of Karns High School. Gordon Sisk is the newest member of the Karns High social studies department. “We made bank when we got Gordon Sisk,” she said. “I called the department chair and said, ‘You’re not going to believe who we got. Gordon Sisk.’ ” “He said, ‘You WHAT?’ ” Sands grinned again: “I enjoyed being in his classroom. I learned from him. His classes were relevant and he was upbeat. The content was difficult and there was a lot to learn, but we got the job done. We felt like we were doing it together. I wanted the students here at Karns to have the same experience I had as a student.” Sisk says the transition has been painless and pleasant. He’s enjoying the camaraderie in his department and with his other colleagues as well. He’s teaching a geography class, which is something he hasn’t

Sands says she keeps thinking back to that one year she had in the FTA. “Gordon recruited students – he had half of the top 25 in the senior class. He busted the chorus wide open. And we wanted to be there. He was involved with us – dressing up, acting stupid, being a big goof. He attracted the kids to his program who were change makers. Who wouldn’t want that at their school?” Sands is in her second year at Karns, and she has obviously adapted well to her new job and her new community. She has been joined by her husband, Tim Sands, who was still in the Marine Corps when she started last year. She acquired five degrees and three children while living the transient life of a military wife, and she was ready to get back to her home. “When I came to Karns last year after living in Massachusetts, it was my first time in Knoxville in 20 years. I felt detached. I called over to Central to get in touch with Mr. Sisk about FTA. Then I started trying to con him into coming this way. Didn’t think he’d ever do it, but I did think it would be a nice way to come full circle. “If I can steal a Bobcat, I’m gonna steal a Bobcat.”

Dr. Tracy Sands and Gordon Sisk go back to her high school days. Photo by Betty Bean

done in awhile. He hasn’t broken out his Patrick Henry costume or his buckskins this year, but he figures that will happen in due course. He threw himself into the homecoming festivities and says he was one of about 20 people who learned how to do “a goofy dance.” “I think I was the only male that dressed as a woman, though.” “He was Mrs. Doubtfire,” Sands said. “He was better than Robin Williams, I don’t care what anybody says.”

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Community gift from Whidby family In 40 years, a reporter meets a lot of folks. Many are community heroes, giving back much more than they take; leaving things much better than they found them. For all that, it’s hard to top the Whidby family from Crestwood Hills. Jim Whidby has organized friends to preserve the Cherokee Caverns on Oak Ridge Highway. Of the 171 caves in Knox CounJ. Whidby ty, this one “is the prettiest and most historical,” he says. There are 9,410 caves in Tennessee, many explored by the

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the walls of caves.” Former UT president Jan Simek has explored Cherokee Caverns as has retired anthropology proSandra fessor Charles Faulkner. Clark Whidby was along for both visits. He’s even hosted Bill Landry and The HeartSpeleological Society (www. land Series. Emily Stroud caves.org). Jim is a member taped inside the Caverns and a fellow of that national last week for a show that aired on Friday and will organization. The cave is privately air again Monday, Oct. 31, owned by “a super nice in the 4-5 p.m. segment on family” that doesn’t want WBIR-TV. publicity, he says. The cave Jim inspired the annual was used by Native Ameri- Haunted Cave event around cans and discovered by a Halloween. Volunteers hunter, Robert Crugding- light the way with jack-o’ton, in 1854. lanterns. Back problems Jim has done indepen- caused him to reduce his dent research, saying, activities, but his son, Mike “Sometimes you can’t rely Whidby, has taken responon what you fi nd written on sibility for the event, re-

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to 6 p.m. The jurying will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 8, and items must be picked up by Nov. 21. Each person going through the process must fill out a form and pay a nonrefundable $25 jurying fee. Info: 494-9854 or www. appalachianarts.net. The center is hosting a chili supper with music by the Woodpickers and a silent auction from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Norris Community Building. The cost is $5 for homemade chili, cornbread, dessert and drink. This event is a fundraiser for the center and is open to the public. Tickets will be sold at the door.

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opening this season. “I did this for years without injury (his wife might mention his bad back at this point) and Michael comes in and gets a black M. Whidby eye and a crushed foot.” His pride in Mike shows through the gruff words. Jim and his wife, Callie, moved to Knoxville from Atlanta when West Town Mall was under construction. They bought a home in Crestwood Hills because it was near the mall. Jim was credit manager of Sears. He opened the West Town store, then helped close out the Central Avenue store and open Sears at East Towne Mall. He then helped open Sears at Foothills Mall. And then Sears wanted to move him back to Atlanta. Jim opted for an early retirement instead and purchased Byron’s Printing in Blount County where he has worked for 28 years. Now

Callie and their sons, Mike and Rob, work there and Jim goes in about noon. Cherokee Caverns is where he spends his spare time, though, and he’s there two or three times a week. The cave is open to the public infrequently. Jim opens the cave three times other than Halloween, usually from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., in August for “cool down in the cave,” in February and in May. He offers group tours by appointment and sometimes hosts Scouts who camp overnight. Teri Stephens, president of the local cavers (East Ten ne s see Grotto), spent the night at Cherokee Caverns recently. The cave was alStephens ready wired for Halloween and she kept triggering motion sensors which sent eerie howls through the cavern. The cave started forming 300 million years ago, Jim says, when an inlet sea cov-

KARNS NOTES ■ The Knox County Democratic Party District 6 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, in the library at Karns Middle School. Info: Clay Mulford at 257-6744 or Janice Spoone at 560-0202. ■ Democratic Party Districts 3 and 4 will host Dr. Robert Cunningham, recently retired from UT, speaking on the Arab Spring (and subsequent months) in the Middle East. The group meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Bearden Branch Library, 100 Golf Club Road, near Papermill. All are invited. Info: 637-3293. ■ Karns Christmas Parade is Saturday, Dec. 3, starting at 10 a.m. Lineup is at 9 a.m. in the Ingles parking lot. There is no fee to participate and it is for any kind of vehicles, including tractors. Info: Roger Kane Jr at Farmers Insurance, 693-3994 or rkane@ farmersagent.com/. ■ Greater Karns Business Association meets at noon each second Thursday at the Community Club building.

ered the area, “up to 20 feet deep,” he says. “The Clinch River is what has remained on the surface.” He calls the cavern “a prehistoric drainage system with marine life mixed with clay” in the walls. Yes, Jim talked fast on this golf cart tour. And it’s hard to write notes in pitch black, especially while watching for potential bats and rock slides. Darn, this cave is beautiful. And you’re torn between wanting to seal the door to keep folks out forever or letting people venture into its depths where the temperature is a constant 58 degrees and a fellow who has made it his life’s business to know all there is to know about it talks fast while propelling a silent golf cart. There are points for both sides, but on this day I’m grateful to be sitting with Jim Whidby soaking up the beauty and history of Cherokee Caverns. Oh, yeah, money raised at The Haunted Cave goes toward cave preservation and maintenance. Come on down this weekend if you can.

■ Karns High Street Fair and Flea Market , 8 a.m. until noon, Saturday, Nov. 5, high school parking lot, live music and food. At 11:30 a.m., officials will dedicate the outdoor classroom, which has been officially certified as an arboretum. Vendor info: Karen Milligan, kmilligan9295@comcast. net/. ■ Karns Republican Club meets each first Tuesday, 7 p.m., Karns Middle School library. The Christmas party and cake auction will be Dec. 5, same time, same place, tickets $15. Info: Lorraine Coffey. ■ Scott’s Free Community Recycling Center at 6529 Clinton Highway will recycle computers, TVs, electronics, cardboard, metal, paper and clothes for free. Info: 307-0659. ■ Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association members are gearing up for their first performance of the season 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at the Tennessee Theatre. This free concert, sponsored by UT Battelle, will feature performances from all five of the orchestras in the Association. Info: 291-3310.

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Fuss about roundabouts By Wendy Smith and Sandra Clark

Karns players gather on the field to celebrate the end of the 37-year losing streak. Photos by Joe Rector

Karns football losing streak finally ends The year is 1974. Richard Nixon resigns from the presidency after the Watergate scandal. Gas costs 55 cents a gallon and Daylight Savings Time is re-introduced in the United States as a way to conserve energy. The top pop song was “The Way We Were,” and topping the country charts was Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.”

Joe Rector That year, Karns High School’s football team completed its season with a 6-4 record. On Friday, Oct. 14, Karns High ended a 37-year long losing streak. The Beavers fought all night to defeat Anderson County 28-20, but were not sure of a win until an interception in the final two minutes of the game sealed the victory. Fall break kept the crowd small, but excited students, parents, and alumni raced onto the field after the fi-

nal buzzer to celebrate the achievement. More accurately, they cheered the end of a long, painful gridiron losing streak that seemed would never cease. Cheerleading sponsor Dewanna Glover fought back tears as the final seconds ticked off. Her dad, Howard Wells, was instrumental in bringing success to the KHS football teams in the mid-1960s and through the early 1970s. No one was happier than Karns coach Derek Witt. He has coached at the school for seven years, and last year was named interim head coach. In his first official year as head coach, Witt and his staff awakened a sleeping program. Witt said he was almost too emotional to speak after the game. He credited his players and staff for the work they’d done. “The kids finally got the monkey off their backs. I’m thrilled for them because they’ve worked so hard to get here.” Witt said players came in, bought into the program and followed the plan. Prog-

nosticators had the Beavers finishing the season with a 3-7 record. The win against Anderson County put them at 6-3 with one game left. The Beavers might possibly be headed to the playoffs this year, another feat that hasn’t happened much throughout the years. Witt is especially happy that the 22 seniors will be rewarded for their hard work with extra games. The head coach believes the football program is headed in the right direction. He anticipates bigger numbers turning out for next year’s team. “We hold true to our beliefs and values, and when boys buy into them, we can begin a winning football tradition at Karns.” For now, the team, school and community will savor this winning season as it becomes one of the most memorable in the school’s football annals. Congratulations to the Karns football players and coaches. Let’s all hope that the future is bright for Friday night lights at the Karns stadium.

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Residents who travel on or live near Bob Gray Road packed last week’s public hearing to complain about plans by Knox County to construct two roundabouts at heavily used intersections. More than 60 heard Alan Childers, an engineer at Cannon & Cannon, present his firm’s design. Modern roundabouts, he said, are not traffic circles, which are small and used for traffic calming. Likewise, they are not large like those in Europe. There are currently 24 modern traffic circles in Tennessee and about 2,300 in the United States. Cannon & Cannon won an Environmental Conservation award for their design of the roundabout on Northshore Drive at Concord Road. According to their website, “If a conventional intersection had been built, acres of Concord Park would have been lost and vehicles would have idled at the red light, releasing more emissions than constantly moving vehicles. “The roundabout, the first for Knox County’s road system, solved both problems. It took up less room and has saved fuel and emission costs.” But the neighbors have concerns. Cheryl Luedtke lives near the intersection of Bob Gray

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A-4 • OCTOBER 24, 2011 • WEST SIDE SHOPPER-NEWS

The gloves are off The mayoral campaign has entered a new, hard hitting phrase. The gloves are off and Mark Padgett is waging all out war. Padgett is determined to win, and he has Rogero responding to his charges. Padgett’s recent attack piece on Rogero hits tax votes from County Commission going back 20 years in one case. Rogero responded that her votes kept Austin-East and Fulton high schools open. She points out that Padgett has no record of public service. No doubt she worries that if she does respond, it gives his attacks more circulation. But if she ignores them the charges may stick. Either way is a political risk. However, remaining silent would be the greater risk. Rogero can count on several more attack pieces before Nov. 8. She will need to motivate her base to vote in droves to win. The first Padgett piece to

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arrive at my mail box was a most unusual. First, it has potential Mayor Padgett on the waterfront in front of the closed Baptist Hospital. The mailer does not mention one thing Padgett plans to do to reopen or convert Baptist Hospital to another use. It is a symbol of failure with little current hope for revival. Most candidates liked to be pictured in front of successes. Padgett’s flyer cites “job creation” as point one. “Support businesses which already call Knoxville home.” But the bulk rate permit on the same mailer shows a Memphis permit (#4622) which suggests he is taking his business to Memphis,

not Knoxville. Padgett’s pledge does not match his practice in the same mailer. Several longtime businesses in Knoxville could have printed and mailed this item but he placed his campaign money elsewhere. Metro Pulse has jumped into the fray by questioning the number of employees Padgett has with a surprise visit to Padgett’s office which is featured in the current issue. My best guess is that Rogero still wins but by a closer margin than previously thought. Rogero will need to step forward with more publicity on the endorsements she has won such as the FOP and Firefighters plus neighborhood leaders from across the city to counter the Padgett endorsement announcements. Rogero also will need to send out mailers to offset the Padgett mailers. To date (Oct. 20), Padgett has sent out three mailers in four days while Rogero mailers have not arrived. Presumably, they are on the way. Rogero needs to be more

visible in these final weeks on TV and in the mail to have the convincing win she seeks. ■ KUB is sending Mayor Brown five or more names to replace attorney Tom Jones who is leaving the KUB board after two terms (14 years). Mayor Brown will choose one name to submit to City Council for a vote. More on this process in a later column. ■ Larry Martin, who has been a key player in the Haslam and Brown administrations, emailed me in response to an inquiry that he plans to leave city government before the new mayor takes office in mid-December. Martin has been the “go-to” person in the city for the past six years serving ably and effectively. Some observers had thought he would stay if Rogero wins. ■ Former County Commissioner Bee DeSelm has moved from Hamilton House in Sequoyah Hills to Shannondale Retirement Center in West Hills. She is recovering from a recent fall but doing well.

Campaign aides reflect their boss Last Monday night, Mark Padgett’s campaign manager Tony Coppola filled in for his candidate at the Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association while Padgett

Betty Bean hit the West Hills homeowner’s group. He got a polite, if somewhat subdued reception, possibly because his candidate got endorsed by Realtors and homebuilders’ groups earlier in the day. On Tuesday morning, his counterpart, Chip Barry, campaign manager for Madeline Rogero, was covered up with infrastructure work in his candidate’s Sutherland Avenue headquarters. Scheduling, planning, coordinating fundraising activities and dealing with volunteers made for an appointment-filled day. Out at Alice Bell, Coppola hit all of Padgett’s talking points – Lonsdale, public service, Bredesen, borrowed laptop, friend’s couch, $5,000 savings, job

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creation, ability to schmooze world-class CEOs. A Pennsylvania native and a 2006 Boston College graduate, he gained some notoriety as a student by protesting BC’s inviting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to speak at commencement and receive an honorary degree. Now 27, he is a hired gun who has been involved with eight Democratic candidates, starting with an entry-level staff position with the John Edwards campaign in Iowa. He has been working in the Padgett campaign since late May, when he came here from Florida where he managed a congressional campaign for Lori Edwards, a Democratic woman in a

heavily Republican district. She was an underdog from the get-go and it was no surprise that she lost. Barry came to Knoxville from Nashville 27 years ago to attend the University of Tennessee and has never left. He has long been active in neighborhood issues – he is past president of the Colonial Village Neighborhood Association, treasurer of the South Knoxville Neighborhood and Business Coalition, and a board member of the South Knoxville Foundation – and is making his first foray into politics. The bulk of his work experience has been in operations management of mental health centers and nonprof-

its, but more recently he has been a Realtor because having flexible work hours has given him the time to make extended Nashville visits to care for his aging parents. He says he has never been particularly partisan. “I went to work for Madeline as campaign manager in January after being recommended by some other neighborhood people who advocated on my behalf because they saw me as someone actively involved in community issues and as someone with operations experience,” he said. “I’ve really enjoyed it. Every day’s a different experience.” Coppola’s history, on the other hand, is that of a yellow dog Democrat who isn’t shy about mixing it up if need be. When asked if he is comfortable accompanying Padgett to Republican strongholds to woo GOP support in this nonpartisan race, he stayed on message: “I don’t think Mark views politics through a partisan lens. Creating jobs is his No. 1 goal and the issue I care about most is jobs and the economy. We’re going to get this economy going.”

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Playing at Oakes Farm As we left the Legacy Parks Foundation lunch in the woods, executive director Carol Evans said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;MenSandra tion Oakes Daylilies.â&#x20AC;? Clark Hey, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an easy one. Oakes is a super place in Corryton where both kids and adults can play on the Carol likes Oakes because farm. Check the story on this page for Cindy Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stewart and Ken Oakes donated a couple hundred Corn Maze visit. day lilies to be planted in Legacyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parks and this year donated a door prize to each attendee at the annual fundraiser. Ken Oakes said this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legacy Lilyâ&#x20AC;? was the Red Volunteer, introduced by his grandfather, Bill Oakes, in honor of the Tennessee Vols.

more worthy dad than Victor. At the Farragut Rotary last week, the former mayor told of his appointment as ambassador to Poland. The idea of an ambassadorship was first suggested by President George W. Bush, who was a classmate of Ashe at Yale University. George and Laura Bush attended the Knoxville wedding of Victor and Joan and went whitewater rafting with them. So Victor was interested in an ambassadorship and had talked a couple of times with a White House representative. It was approaching Christmas and the Ashes The next Martha Ashe opted to send Martha, then Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said that parents 10, along with Victor to the get the kids they deserve, White House Christmas Victor Ashe speaks at the Far- so certainly Martha Ashe, Party. She had done well in 18, couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have come to a school and the trip was both ragut Rotary Club.

a reward and present, he said. These dinners are held almost nightly in December with 400 of the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closest friends who stand in line for an hour to shake hands for 15 seconds. But the food and decorations are great, said Victor. He and Martha inched along the line and up to the president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So have you decided to take that job in Poland?â&#x20AC;? asked Bush. Victor had not mentioned the possibility to his kids, and Martha is not dumb. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are we moving to Poland?â&#x20AC;? she asked as they headed upstairs to dinner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do not want to go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know anyone in Poland. All of my friends are here. If I go to Poland, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find other friends and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never see them again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How could you do this to us? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just tell you, J. Victor wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go either!â&#x20AC;? She fussed in this vein all through dinner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a vote,â&#x20AC;? Victor told her. So off to Poland went the Ashes, and last year, the day after Christmas, Martha was on a plane to Poland to visit her friends there. It ended well, but for that one evening in Washington, it was touch-and-go. And for those who remember the original Martha Ashe, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotta know that somewhere she was grinning.

HPUD gets contract for Union County water expansion

Benefit concert for Jerry Lee Cole

Contractor David Hurst, Union County Mayor Mike Williams, Union County Commissioner Doyle Welch, state Rep. Dennis Powers, Bob Colvin with Robert G. Campbell and Associates, and contractor Hugh Brogdon break ground for a water line expansion that will serve 58 households in the Highway 61 area. Hurst Excavating is the contractor, and David Hurst hopes to be finished in February. Hallsdale Powell Utility District will provide the water and maintain the lines. Info: 922-7547. Photo by Cindy Taylor

A benefit concert for Jerry Lee Cole (medical bills and other final expenses) will be held 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Union County High School auditorium. Performances will be given by Cody Shuler

Kaylynn Wells, 2, decides to take her own tour of Oakes Farm. Photo by C. Taylor

Corn Maze crazy! By Cindy Taylor For 10 years, folks have been coming to pick their pumpkins and walk the maze at Oakes Farm. The 2011 event has broadened to include visitors from Kentucky, Alabama and beyond. Ken Oakes and his brother-in-law David Black are managers of the Corn Maze at Oakes Farm while founder Stewart Oakes now works primarily as manager of Oakes Daylilies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our most popular attraction is the rest rooms,â&#x20AC;? said Ken Oakes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People never liked the port-a-potties, so we replaced them a couple of years ago. This event has become a family tradition with a lot of folks who spend half a day or all day. One of our most popular photo op is the sign post â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How Tall This Fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; so families can see how much children have grown from the previous visit.â&#x20AC;? The primary maze covers nine acres and is a tribute to Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne, who will visit

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Archive photos show Bill with Bobby Kennedy, Jimmy Carter reading Bill’s book and Bill (far left) with Martin Luther King Jr. just hours before King was shot. Courtesy of Bill and Lynn Willis

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ill Willis has a way of turning up. “I get into situations I don’t deserve,” he puts it. Bill was in Fountain City Park a couple of weeks ago when Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and legislative committee chairs endorsed Becky Duncan Massey for state senator. “Are those folks politicians?” he asked. Well, yes, Bill. Where have you been? Turns out Bill marched with Martin Luther King Jr., drove for Bobby Kennedy and has met people the rest of us have only read about. The retired preacher now lives in Knox County with wife Lynn to be near their only grandson. What stories he tells. Lynn gigged him to tell “coal pile,” a story he says makes him seem closer to Dr. King than he was. Seems King and his confidantes were at somebody’s home in Selma when some kids were arrested. As Bill tells it, the kids were released and then arrested again before they got home.

He was incensed. “I was mad as hell. I stormed out and slammed the door and said, ‘I’m about ready to burn it down!’” Standing by a coal pile, he heard the door close again and footsteps. Dr. King spoke softly, “I think you’re involved (in the Civil Rights movement) out of concern for social justice. I don’t think it grows out of your Christian faith. Mine does and I hope you learn this.” Although a preacher then, Bill said it was years later before a “Christian experience” deepened his faith. Back at the coal pile, another fellow later asked what King had said. “Oh, just some black preacher talk,” Bill replied. William Willis Jr. and Lynn have been married for 33 years. Lynn says, “God matched us,” and Bill agrees, but adds, “How often God is confused with our imaginations.” Bill is complex. He holds a doctorate but not from Harvard which he attended for three years. Smart enough

to be admitted, he never graduated from the Ivy League university. “A professor told me I was a rare one who didn’t do well enough to flunk out,” he says. Andrew Young: UN Ambassador for Jimmy Carter and later mayor of Atlanta. Bill was with Young, then mayor, when a little girl approached, crying she was lost. “Honey, you’re not lost, you’re with me!” said Young, taking her to the dais. Another time Bill was with Young in the Chicago airport

To talk with Bill Willis (without waiting to bump into him in the park), call 931-256-0485. when they encountered President Carter. “If you need me, call,” said the president. “Now the president did not know me,” said Bill, but Andrew said, “Let’s figure out

body but me,” Bill says. Abernathy rose to introduce him. “Now Ralph McGill (crusading editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution) has referred to Billy Willis as Dr. King’s white lieutenant, but this ain’t no lie. Billy is a five-star general!” The crowd cheered. Stolen sermon: My favorite thing is preaching, says Bill, and once King sent him to Brooklyn to fill in. A young intern went along. “It was an upscale black church; people were wearing minks and furs,” Bill says. When they returned, the intern raved. “You oughtta heard him. He was great. He had that crowd in his hands.” “But what did he say?” asked King. “He took his text from Acts 27, ‘and they made it in on broken pieces,’ not on white horses or with a grand army.” King said, “I’m quite familiar with that sermon. Billy stole it from me.” Bobby Kennedy: He called me “The Reverend,” Bill said. “And I did not call him Bobby.” Willis met Robert Kennedy in Detroit following the riots of 1967. Kennedy was running for president and Willis was there to help calm the community. Bill volunteered to help in Kennedy’s campaign and later was tasked with driving the candidate to an event. He got Lynn and Bill Willis walk their dog, Onyx, in Fountain City Park. to talking and took a wrong Photo by S. Clark turn at the Holland Tunnel. “We ended up in New Jerwhat we want and call him.” Rights movement.” sey, and the senator said, ‘I’m Thinking he was there sure glad I’m not running for “That’s just something politicians say,” said Bill, to pray, Bill picked up the governor (of New York).’ ” “but if we ever need him, church bulletin to see he Bill went into a severe was scheduled to preach. He depression compounded by you can call.” The Rev. Ralph David peeked out to see a solidly heavy drinking following Abernathy: King’s succes- black and younger crowd. the killings of King and Kensor in the Southern Christian “This is not going to do well,” nedy. But he continued his Leadership Conference. Af- he said to Abernathy. political involvement. He was “I’ll take care of it, Billy,” a delegate to the infamous ter King’s assassination, “we were back in Mississippi,” said Abernathy. 1968 Democratic convention Bill relates, “and the miliMahalia Jackson sang. To page A-7 tants had taken over the Civil “Everybody there was some-

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Marching with Martin

Don’t ‘Let it Be’

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ment writers wrote in a nonscientific age; while we live in a scientific age.” Bill’s first book is titled “What’s Wrong with the Church.” He says, “There’s a desperate need for someone to say, you don’t have to believe that. Just believe the gospel. Jesus never said that.” While Bill’s lifestyle has mellowed, his idealism burns brightly and he’s a joy to know. One never knows who will turn up in Fountain City Park. The old preacher ends wistfully: “I wish Martin had lived to see what he talked about come true.”

in Chicago, and he rode in a limousine with Sen. George McGovern (Democratic nominee in 1972). Career: After the excitement of the ’60s, Bill settled in to preach, pastor and raise his family. His training is in counseling, which Lynn calls “creative listening.” Bill says a counselor must be objective, ask questions and get the patient to talk. “Most people know the answer without knowing the question.” He and Lynn have done couples counseling. “One of the nice things about the Christian faith is it’s adaptable. … New Testa-

WORSHIP NOTES Oct. 28, at the Knoxville Convention Center. Tickets are $75 ($35 for children under 13). All proceeds benefit the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home. Info: 247-0314 or visit www.knoxvilleevents.org.

Fall festivals ■ Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, will have pumpkins of all sizes for sale 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 30. Info: 690-1060 or www. beaverridgeumc.com.

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■ Bethel UMC, 2004 Amherst Road, will have its annual fall bazaar 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5.

■ Grace Covenant Baptist Church, 9956 Dutchtown Road, will host a four-week sermon and curriculum series led by Dr. Alan Smith through Nov. 13 during the morning worship services and Wednesday evenings called, “It’s a New Day for Financial Freedom.”

■ Concord UMC, 11020 Roane Drive, will be hosting its annual Trunk-or-Treat 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. The event is free. New this year is a chili cookoff benefitting Camp Wesley Woods in Walland. ■ Second Presbyterian Church’s fall festival will be Wednesday, Oct. 26. Dinner at 5:30 p.m.; festival 6-7 p.m. A private plane ride over Knoxville will be given away to one person. Wear your costume (but nothing too scary) for “Trunk or Treat.” Info: 523-2189 or www.2ndpres.org.

■ Fellowship Church, 8000 Middlebrook Pike, will host DivorceCare Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Registration: Laura, 470-9800.

Youth ■ Central Baptist Church of Bearden will have sign ups for Upward Basketball through Monday, Oct. 24, for anyone in grades k-6th. Cost is $68. Games run January through February. Info: Call 450-1000, ext. 142.

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We also like to cherrypick our firmly held tenets of faith. I know lots of upstanding Methodists who want to quibble over certain of the Articles of Faith they claim to believe. For that matter, I know lots of upstanding members of many denominations who will say, when pushed, “Well, no, I don’t exactly agree with that one tenet of what my church says.” My point is this: it is OK to be not quite so concerned about every jot and tittle, and to pay way more attention to the overarching sweep of the story of God’s creation of, activity in and abiding love for the world. That is the story contained in The Book. It all counts; it all matters; it all brings its own witness to bear on the grand arc that is God’s love and concern and mercy showered upon Creation.

“let it be”! I hope that God will be right up in my business! Cross Currents So I considered what that (Psalm 14: 1a NRSV) hymn title would mean if a Lynn person were to chop off even Hutton Proof-texting is what peomore of it. “Take my life” ple do when they pick and means something else, too. choose what they read in the At least, that is how I pub- To take someone’s life means Bible. It is taking a particular lished the title in the bulletin. to kill them. You see, words phrase or verse out of context The United Methodist Hym- mean things. And that is why to make a point. nal titles it “Take My Life and I listed the title of the hymn For example, you can prove Let It Be.” as “Take My Life and Let It Be that the Bible says “There is I happen to object strenu- Consecrated.” no God.” See? It’s right there ously to that shortened Moreover, that train of in Psalm 14: 1 (quoted above). version of the title, for one thought let me to consider Of course, if you read the simple reason. I come from how we truncate our faith in entire verse, it actually says, a long line of Appalachian general. “Fools say in their hearts, pioneers, and where I come We have our favorite pas‘There is no God.’ ” from, “Let it be” means some- sages of the Bible that we love Totally different message. thing. To “let (something) be” to quote, but do we consider I started thinking about means to leave well enough the entirety of the message this the other day when I was alone. Don’t touch it, don’t contained in the whole book? working on the church bulle- mess with it, don’t bring it up Can you come up with a tin. One of the hymns for the again, don’t have anything to one-sentence synopsis of the upcoming Sunday was “Take do with it. “Let it be.” Bible? What is its message? My Life and Let It Be ConseWhen it comes to my life, I What, exactly, is God’s word crated.” dearly hope that God will not for us? Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.”

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Niceley ‘captures the moment’ with pictures George Niceley is a senior who knows just how to capture a moment. Hawks at Home

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George has been photographing for years. He has taken after-school art classes since he was in the 2nd grade and has been working with Don Dudenbostel, a local professional photographer and artist, for four years. “I’ve always had an interest for photography. I had the option to work with Don and I took it, and I’ve since fallen in love with it,” George says. George’s work has shown in several shows and competitions. He has done a show called “Side by Side” with the Community School of the Arts for the past four years. He also has done several Knoxville Museum of Art school shows. He is entering a Scholastic show for the third time this year. George has won several competitions. He has won gold and silver keys in photography from Scholastic shows and first place in his grade at last year’s Knox County Fair as well as honorable mention and best digital photography in past years. He has also won at the KMA and, from

George Niceley last year’s show, George received a full-ride scholarship to attend a summer program at the Maryland Institute College of Art for four weeks. He is constantly perfecting his craft, trying to take several pictures a week. “I just find things to take pictures of, things that look interesting. I try to take pictures of stuff other people don’t. … It kind of gives me a niche.” As for his future plans, George says, “At this point I’m not 100 percent positive, but I will probably end up doing photography as a pastime. But that could very well change.” George has a passion for photography. He says, “I really just enjoy taking pictures. I like spending time just going around and searching for a good picture. Some of them turn out and some don’t, but it’s still fun. … It’s nice having a hobby that no one else really has. It’s made me understand and appreciate my surroundings.”

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The Welcome to Hardin Valley sign looks better thanks to efforts of American Heritage Girls Troop TN0413, chartered by Knoxville Christian School. The girls trimmed and removed bushes, raked, mulched and planted mums. They also washed the sign, repainted the posts and picked up trash as part of their Caring for My Environment Badge. Pictured are: Tenderhearts Kayla Moore, Mary Donahue and Olivia McCormick; Explorers Clare Donahue and AnneMarie Carter; Pioneers Erin McCormick and Meghan Donahue; Patriots Natalie Kratts, Krista Heraux and Brianna Donahue; Chrys Huston, sign coordinator; Amy Scott (back left), co-coordinator TN0413; and Lydia Donahue (back right), Pioneer/Patriot leader TN0413. Not pictured: Explorers Madeline Moore, Rebekah Witt and Laken Scott. Info: www. ahgtn0413.org/. Photo submitted

KARNS/HARDIN VALLEY SHOPPER-NEWS • OCTOBER 24, 2011 • A-9

Karns cafeteria goes pink By Joe Rector The staff of the Karns High cafeteria staged a “Pink Out” last Wednesday to observe Breast Cancer Awareness. It was part of a countywide special event at all school cafeterias. The entire KHS staff worked extra time to make sure the day was a success. Cafeteria manager Karen Householder was excited. She is a Karns graduate who worked for seven years at Powell High School before returning as Karns manager in March 2010. “The staff has been excited about decorating the serving lines for the day and honoring breast cancer survivors,” she said. Women put their creative talents to good use as they decorated lights with streamers, ribbons and crepe paper. To keep with the theme, lunch included pink tortilla shells for Turkey wraps, pink applesauce and chocolate cookies with pink M&M’s. Two members of the Karns High School faculty were honored as breast cancer survivors. Math teacher Marsha Guard and teaching aide Linda Farrington received corsages purchased by the cafeteria staff. Creative Cakery in Karns donated two big cupcakes for the occasion. Householder enjoyed the special day. She looks for ways to do things for others, and she said the Pink Out brought energy to the 15 member cafeteria staff as they worked together. She said all were thankful that they had not been diagnosed with breast cancer, and because of that, they wanted to bring great-

‘I didn’t take the job to go through the motions’ By Jake Mabe

Marsha Fenoir and Linda Farrington receive corsages and cupcakes from cafeteria manager Karen Householder. Photos by Joe Rector

Cuonzo Martin wants his team to know one thing really quickly. When he talks about discipline, he doesn’t mean control. He says it’s another form of love. The new UT men’s basketball coach told a joint meeting of the Northside Kiwanis Club and Dow ntow n Sertoma Club at The Foundry last Martin week that his team will be focused on effort, team togetherness, team toughness and, yep, discipline. “But when you explain it (discipline), they respond better to that.” Martin says he and his staff stress doing the right things off the court, stuff like getting up early and making an 8 a.m. class on time. He says it’s all about building long-term relationships. Team togetherness might mean a night at the bowling

alley or eating dinner together. Often, he says, they don’t even talk about basketball. Team toughness isn’t just the physical “train like a boxer” mind-set that Martin says is his approach, but “also the mental part.” “Being on time, working hard, maximize your time during a three-hour practice. You do that, then you put together a good week, and then you become a good ball player. Then you become a good team when you have four or five guys doing that.” Martin says the next phase for his team is to learn how to battle and compete against one another. He tells them they will get to sort out who becomes the starting five by how they compete and practice. He says he didn’t take the job to go through the motions. “My goal is for us to be the last team standing. We’ve got a tough schedule but it’s a great schedule. “You put your head down and work ’til the sun sets.”

The Karns High School cafeteria staff put in extra time and their own money to make the pink out a success. er awareness about the disease and the programs available for women. Each day the Karns cafeteria workers serve up 700 regular lunches. They serve other items from the a la carte stand to

hundreds more students. Householder praised her staff for the hard work they put in to make the best lunches possible. The cafeteria Pink Out was fun. Those honored appreciated the thought-

fulness of the cooks, and an energized student body chowed down on pink-colored foods. All hope that the celebration increases awareness of the disease and promotes good health practices in all.

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Fall 2011 Classes, Workshops and Events AARP Driver Safety Program When: Thursday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 4: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. What: **VETERAN’S DAY SPECIAL – Veterans of any age and from any military branch and their spouses can take this AARP course at no charge. ID required.** Participants must be 55 years of age or older and complete 8 hours of class time to be eligible for a discount (up to 10%) on their auto insurance. This program is taught by trained AARP volunteers. Cost: $12 for AARP members; $14 for non-AARP members. (Bring cash or check payment to ﬁrst class along with AARP membership card or membership number to receive the $2 discount. Membership numbers can be obtained by calling 1-888-6872277.) Registration & payment deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 1 An Old Fashioned Christmas Exhibit (Farragut Folklife Museum) When: Monday, Nov. 7 – Thursday, Dec. 22 (closed Nov. 24 and 25). Museum open Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and by special appointment (call 966-7057). What: This special holiday exhibit will feature items from the Museum’s collection of artifacts, including antique dollhouses and dolls, baby cradle and games. Free admission.

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Fundamentals of Digital Photography When: Saturday, Nov. 12, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. What: This class is designed for the digital SLR beginner and will cover the basics of digital photography. Participants will leave with a solid understanding of how to take great photographs. Cost: $95 Registration & payment deadline: Friday, Nov. 4 Steampunk Jewelry When: Tuesday, Nov. 15: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. What: Participants will use various watch parts, gears, wires, rhinestones and more to create a one-of-a-kind upcycled necklace to take home. Cost: $30 (all supplies included) Registration & payment deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 8

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Dec. 7, 1941 – A Day of Infamy When: Monday, Nov. 28: 7 p.m. What: This free presentation, led by Frank Galbraith, will cover the history of events leading up to WWII, including the end of WWI, the roaring 20’s, organized crime, the Great Depression, Hitler coming to power and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Campbell Station Park Holiday Lighting Event (Farragut Business Alliance) When: Tuesday, Nov. 29: 6 p.m. What: Kick off the holiday season by joining us for the lighting of Campbell Station Park and festive musical entertainment! Check the local media or www.farragutbusiness.com for more details. Wire Wrap Jewelry When: Tuesday, Dec. 6: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. What: Participants will use the wire wrap technique to create a unique bracelet and pair of earrings to take home! Cost: $40 (all supplies included) Registration and payment deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 29 All fall classes and workshops will be held at the Farragut Town Hall community or assembly room, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Hurry - classes ﬁll up fast!!!! Call 966-7057 to register (if required). Payment must be received within 5 business days of date of registration but no later than the registration deadline. No refunds are given after the registration and payment deadline. The Town of Farragut is not responsible for costs associated with the purchase of supplies when a class is canceled.

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Rotarians celebrate birthday of ‘Mr. Rotary’ Those of us who were children in the 1940s and ’50s remember our parents’ fear at the mere mention of the word “polio.” In those days, thousands of children across the globe died or were paralyzed by the dread disease every year. It was an epidemic. And it was scary.

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Summertime was the season when the disease was most contagious. In those days there were no visits by children to neighborhood pools or movie theatres, at least not in Chattanooga, where I grew up. Crowds were just too dangerous. The risk of infection was too high. Instead, summer meant quick trips to the library to check out books for quiet reading at home. And then, in the mid-50s, Dr. Jonas Salk’s years of research ﬁnally paid off. On one summer day, more than a million of us kids were marched into makeshift clinics set up all across the country to get “a polio shot” as part of a human trial to test Dr. Salk’s vaccine. My clearest memory of that day, as the oldest of four siblings, was my mother’s stern warning: “If it hurts, don’t you dare cry. You’ll scare your sister and brothers.” They had to get the shots right after I did. I can’t remember if the shot hurt. But it worked. Summer belonged to kids again, and parents all across America could stop worrying about polio. But that wasn’t the case in the rest of the world, particularly in under-developed countries where there was no polio vaccine. Efforts to bring change to those areas had been fragmented and ineffective. Then Rotary International got involved and joined with the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and UNICEF to try

West Knox Rotarians, family members and friends gathered with balloons and flowers at downtown’s Krutch Park last week at the statue that depicts Bill Sergeant administering oral polio vaccine to a child. It would have been the 92nd birthday of the man known around the world as “Mr. Rotary.” From left are West Knox Rotary members Tom Daughtrey, Sergeant’s son-inlaw; Barbara Hood, Sergeant’s daughter; Larry Sheumaker, District 6780 assistant governor coordinator; club president Lucy Gibson and past district governor Art Pickle. Photo by Fred Heitman to change things, to bring about the same results this country had seen – to eradicate polio altogether. Knoxville resident Bill Sergeant, an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War, who spent his working life in Oak Ridge and was a member of the Oak Ridge Rotary from 1947 until his death in February of this year at the age of 91, agreed to chair the organization’s International PolioPlus Committee (IPPC) for 12 years, developing strategies and policies for ending the disease. His unwavering dedication to the task, and the success he was able to achieve, is an incredible success story and earned him the sobriquet “Mr. Rotary.” That became the name by which he was known and admired worldwide. At one of the many ceremonies where Sergeant was paid tribute, a speaker noted, “Bill, when you began your job there were approximately 1,000 children every single day being paralyzed by polio. Today there are approximately 1,000 children

paralyzed in a single year. You truly represent Rotary International’s motto of ‘Service above Self.’ ” Bill Sergeant’s tireless efforts to eradicate polio epitomize everything good about Rotary, whose members to date have raised more than half a billion dollars in the ﬁght against polio and whose every chapter is involved in the work in some way. West Knox Rotary president Lucy Gibson said last week, “We are 99 percent of the way toward our goal of completely eliminating polio, largely thanks to the work of Bill Sergeant. Whenever we talk to people about Rotary, we always mention him and his accomplishments and his impact on the global community. It is a real source of pride to all of us.” No one seems to know who ﬁrst dubbed Bill Sergeant “Mr. Rotary,” but no one would ever question that he deserved the title – or that angels walk among us every day. Contact: annehartsn@aol.com.

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An exhibit of works by artists Roy McCullough and Kate McCullough will be on display through Nov. 4 at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, 2931 Kingston Pike.

The truth about varicose veins Facelifts, tummy tucks, treatment of varicose veins… Far too often people lump these procedures together, mistakenly assuming that all are done exclusively for cosmetic reasons and that they are targeted to women. The truth is, treating varicose veins is medically necessary, and the condition affects both men and women. Premier Vein Clinics patient James Craine is a good example. “The varicose veins created painful knots in my legs,” said Craine. “I was in pain driving. I was in pain standing up. Then I was told that if I didn’t do something about the veins, I might eventually have to have my leg amputated. My personal physician referred me to Dr. Hugh Hyatt at Premier Vein Clinics, and I couldn’t be happier with the results.” The board-certiﬁed surgeons at Premier are trained in the treatment of spider and varicose veins and venous disease, and can use that clinical experience to determine the best treatment option. Thanks to advancements in medical technology, most procedures require only a local anesthetic, take an hour or less, and have little or no side effects or down time. Seeking treatment sooner rather than later is important. “James came to us in time to treat his varicose veins with simple, effective procedures,” said Dr. Hyatt. “We were able to attack the root of the problem rather than James having to later use a drastic pro-

Free computer recycling at Goodwill Why pay to recycle when you can do it for free? Residents throughout Goodwill IndustriesKnoxville Inc.’s 15-county service delivery area are now able to recycle their computers and computer equipment free of charge. Goodwill Industries and Dell have teamed up to offer the Reconnect program which will allow consumers to drop off their computers and computer equipment at any Goodwill IndustriesKnoxville retail location or attended donation center for recycling. Even though Goodwill will not be reselling computers in its stores, it is important to remember

Following treatment for varicose veins by Premier Vein Clinics vascular surgeon Dr. Hugh Hyatt (right), James Craine again enjoys an active lifestyle free of leg pain. Craine’s varicose veins had become a health risk. cedure like amputation to alleviate the health risks and pain caused by his varicose veins. He’s now back to his active lifestyle, and that’s largely due to his willingness to come in and learn about our procedures and their effectiveness.” Dr. Hyatt encourages anyone – male or female

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Classes at the Art Center The Appalachian Arts Craft Center is located at 2716 Andersonville Highway 61 near Norris. Info: www.appalachianarts.net or 494-9854. ■ Hand-Sewing Day with the Quilting Department, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wednesdays. Bring your hand-sewing project or help out with the group quilting project with a group of ladies which meets each Wednesday to quilt, laugh and enjoy lunch together. No need to call ahead; just bring your lunch. No cost. All levels. ■ Braided Rug Class with Dot Fraser 6-9 p.m. the second Monday of each month. Learn to make a beautiful, colorful rug from your scrap material. Ideas for a kitchen, bathroom or hallway. This class meets during regular “Ruggers” monthly sessions. $40 members, $50 nonmembers, no charge for repeating the class. Beginning.

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Gourmet’s Market Lisa McCoig, manager of Gourmet’s Market, 5107 Kingston Pike, shows off one of the gift baskets filled with a variety of delicacies from the market. If you prefer to choose items yourself, the staff will be happy to build a basket to your specifications. The baskets make a perfect gift for just about any occasion. Also popular this season is the large amount of UT Vol items for sale. Gourmet’s Market is open 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Info: 584-8739 or www.shopgourmetsmarket.com.

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NEWS FROM WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE

The Middle School Experience By David Nelson Middle School Head Webb School of Knoxville

he Webb Middle School experience is designed to be both inspirational and aspirational. The halls buzz each day as students and teachers work in partnership to achieve individual and collective goals in the context of joyful and David Nelson respectful relationships. Together, learners of all ages, young and old, navigate the daily opportunities to grow and develop. The sixth through eighth grade format provides for a developmentally appropriate transition from the traditional elementary setting and has as its ultimate goal preparation for a rigorous college preparatory high

school program. Webb School’s main entry point is sixth grade. The typical sixth grade class includes approximately 50 students new to the campus. These students matriculate from more than 15 different elementary schools in the greater Knoxville area, and join approximately 46 students who have just completed their ﬁfth grade year in Webb’s Lower

The typical sixth grade class includes approximately 50 students new to the campus. These students matriculate from more than 15 different elementary schools in the greater Knoxville area.

Webb aspires to develop the salient skills of the 21st century student: communications, collaboration, innovation, creativity, and problem solving.

School. This large entry point is part of a strategic philosophy that allows the school to broaden student diversity. Webb seeks to attract and retain students from diverse backgrounds who possess intellectual curiosity, solid academic potential, special talents and interests, and strong character. Webb’s Middle School offers an inspiring and engaging program that supports the overall growth of each student. The developmentally responsive program is strategically designed to meet the needs of early adolescents. It puts the student at the center of learning and recognizes that intellectual growth is only one of the primary objectives during the middle grade years. As early adolescents enter into a critical stage of selfexploration, they deserve a program with a broad and diverse array of classes and activities. Webb’s extensive offerings in both curricular and extracurricular areas help to ensure that we are growing well-rounded young leaders and allowing students to investigate areas of great passion. Students take daily classes in math, science, world language, social stud-

ies, literature, and composition. Additionally, students are enrolled in music, art and physical education classes. This daily schedule allows students to gain an understanding of and appreciation for various disciplines, while acquiring key core knowledge and skills. It is through these classes that Webb aspires to develop the salient skills of the 21st century student: communications, collaboration, innovation, creativity,

iPads and Exchange Programs In anticipation of a rapidly changing world, Webb School continues to research and implement programs that will enable our students to succeed in a global society. Two Middle School programs, among many on our campus, stand as strong examples to this commitment. The one-to-one iPad initiative allows each student and teacher to take learning mobile. Our students use video and audio components to capture key activities in class and review them at a later time. They enter into real-time chats with their classmates about topics such as the Articles of Confederation. They write essays that are assessed electronically by an application that provides instant feedback and tutorials. Beyond using the iPads for learning,

Webb Middle School students welcome visiting students from El Salvador at McGhee Tyson Airport as part of Webb’s student exchange program with La Escuela Americana/ The American School. the one-to-one program gives us an almost hourly platform to teach digital literacy and citizenship. It provides the opportunity to explore digital etiquette, rights and responsibilities, laws, and

security. We understand clearly that simply placing an iPad in the hands of an early adolescent will not prepare him/her for the tech world they will inherit as adults.

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and problem solving. These critical skills will allow students to tackle more rigorous content in future study as well as prepare them for an everchanging world. Outside the classroom, school-sponsored activities help students in their pursuit of self-exploration and self-deﬁnition. Our athletic program provides students with 17 sports and at least one “no-cut” team in each of the three seasons. Our goal of developing worldly citizens can be seen daily in our commitment to service learning. Students often investigate community or world issues in an effort to be leaders in serving others. Their investment from start to ﬁnish in service projects fosters leadership skills that prove foundational in later life. Key to the success of most middle school students is a faculty that clearly understands the developmental characteristics of this age group. Our veteran faculty recognizes that being an adolescent is hard work. The teachers are as dedicated to their roles as advisors as they are to teaching in their chosen subject areas. The commitment to overall student development is critical at a time when these young people are changing at a rapid pace. Webb teachers nurture, support, mentor, challenge, and celebrate our students.

A student exchange program with La Escuela Americana/The American School in El Salvador exposes all of our students to adolescents from another country. For 15 years the program has allowed our students to meet and learn about the physical geography, people and culture of El Salvador. Each fall, a group of 15-20 students visit Webb for approximately 12 days. In addition to attending classes, La Escuela Americana students host a cultural fair for their friends at Webb. This exchange program beneﬁts all of our students as they learn from their visiting classmates and develop lasting friendships along the way. Webb sends a similar delegation to La Escuela Americana each February. The Middle School’s partnership with La Escuela Americana is part of the global initiative at Webb and supports our commitment to promoting global understanding and citizenship, fostering a deep appreciation for the languages and cultures of the world, and an understanding of how the United States ﬁts into a global context.

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Active mom advocates for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;life-savingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; breast exams following cancer diagnosis During a breast self exam, Susan Horn, 39, noticed something wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t normal. Her physician was also concerned and recommended a mammogram. Hornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worst fear was confirmed: she had breast cancer. The diagnosis surprised Horn because she leads a healthy lifestyle, eats well and exercises often. Three of her friends had already faced breast cancer, so Horn and her family were familiar with many of the emotions and choices that she would face on her journey to recovery. Horn says the hardest time was the uncertainty during the beginning of her diagnosis. She wanted to know how invasive her cancer was to determine her odds for survival. Fortunately, tests revealed that her breast cancer was detected early during Stage 2, and it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an aggressive type which is more common in younger women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My husband was by my side through diagnoses, surgery and chemotherapy,â&#x20AC;? said Horn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We decided that it would benefit me

good man, and I trust his clinical judgment,â&#x20AC;? Horn said. Genetic counseling revealed that Hornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breast cancer wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t genetically tied â&#x20AC;&#x201C; something she is very thankful for since she has two daughters. To decrease the odds of having her cancer recur, Horn elected to have a bilateral mastectomy with surgeon Lytle Brown and plastic surgeon Jay Lucas at Parkwest Medical Center. To eradicate the cancer, Horn completed four rounds of chemotherapy. She credits the experience for enlightening her with empathy for others who face health challenges. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been incredible. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve felt the supportive arms of God around me through the kindness of my friends and family,â&#x20AC;? said Horn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They offer me kind words of encouragement and secretly Breast cancer survivor Susan Horn dedicates much of herself to helping others. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wife, mother of two daugh- leave me nice gifts just to comfort ters, works part time in the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministry at Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church and serves as the president me. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a real blessing.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone should do self of the Farragut Intermediate School Parent Teacher Association. breast exams and have routine the most if I continued my daily She immediately enlisted the Center, with whom she attends screenings,â&#x20AC;? said Horn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It saved my life, and it might just save routines as much as possible help of oncologist Daniel Ibach church. throughout my treatment.â&#x20AC;? with Thompson Cancer Survival â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Ibach is an all-around yours, too!â&#x20AC;?

Parkwestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leone wins Everest Award Congratulations to George Leone from the Parkwest Cath Lab for being one of the three winners of the Covenant Health Everest Award. Of the ten ďŹ nalists, four were Parkwest employees. The Everest Award recognizes individual, non-managerial employees who excel based on the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standards of performance. An unbiased team of judges scored each entry and chose three winners from across the system. The following are the blurbs written about each of Parkwestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four nominees. George Leone is a coordinator in the Cath Lab, where he is known for excellent patient care and support of his fellow employees. He led his group in seeking certiďŹ cation as a registered cardiac electrophysiology specialist. To improve the Cath Labâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scheduling practices, Leone created and implemented a new scheduling process resulting in enhanced patient ďŹ&#x201A;ow, greater physician efďŹ ciencies, improved employee satisfaction and lower costs. Leone worked with Corporate Materials to establish a standard cost for each type of cardiac implant, resulting in signiďŹ cant cost savings. Jonathan Dalton is an exercise physiologist for Cardiac Rehab. He orders supplies and equipment for the department, and constantly seeks to reduce costs while meeting departmental needs. He recently completed the successful AACVPR recertiďŹ cation application for the department, which required an extensive time commitment on his

George Leone accepting the Everest Award from Covenant Health CEO Tony Spezia part, including personal time. Concurrently, he developed the department Sharepoint site and established an effective referral tracking system. The in-house expert for computers and equipment, he troubleshoots the patient computer/telemetry monitoring system. Laurinda Hancock is a senior

physical therapy assistant. She treats every patient as the most important person in her day and has a gift for putting patients at ease. As one said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laurinda is the reason I reached my goals. She motivated me.â&#x20AC;? Hancock provides departmental inservices and teaches classes throughout the hospital in body mechanics, lifting tech-

niques and safe patient handling. She is known for requesting the most challenging patients, and for her success in motivating them Jonathan Dalton to progress. She also volunteers with several community organizations. Kimberly (KK) Webster is a senior physical therapy assistant. Laurinda Hancock Webster constantly demonstrates high levels of customer service and always has a smile, even in challenging situations. She always stops to help Kimberly (KK) any patient Webster as she travels through the hospital, and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate to answer a patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call light or request for assistance. Webster also serves as an instructor and resource for safe patient handling, is a member of the Falls Team and is involved with multiple community organizations. Congratulations to all of our exceptional nominees! Thank you for the care and dedication you bring to your profession, your patients, your department and Parkwest!

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8:45 a.m., Tai Chi 1; 9:30 a.m., BB Bridge; 10 a.m., Oil painting; 10 a.m., Digital class; 11:15 a.m., Pilates; 12:30 p.m., Canasta/ PIN; 12:30 p.m., Yoga; 12:45 p.m., Grub Club to Aubreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant; 2 p.m., Line dancing. â&#x2013; Wednesday, Oct. 26: noon, Parkwest presents Lunch & Learn: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urinary Issues: You are Not Aloneâ&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; Thursday, Oct. 27: 8:45 a.m., Tai Chi 1; 10 a.m., Tai Chi 2; 10 a.m., Paint group; 10 a.m. Ad-

vanced Windows; 10 a.m., Digital class; 11:15 a.m., Cardio M&B; 12:30 p.m., Sit N Be Fit class; 1:45 p.m., Chorus. â&#x2013; Friday, Oct. 28: 8:45 a.m., Advanced Cardio; 9:30 a.m., Canasta Club; 10 a.m., Cardio; 10:30 a.m., Social Bridge; 11:15 a.m., Pilates; 12:30 a.m., Yoga; 1 p.m., Rummikub; 2 p.m., Ballroom. Info or to register for classes: 670-6693. Complete calendar listings available at www.knoxcounty. org/seniors.

Entries needed for juried exhibition The Arts and Culture Alliance will accept entries for its National Juried Exhibition through Saturday, Oct. 29. The exhibit will be shown at the Emporium Center downtown from Dec. 12 through Jan. 27. A submission fee of $40 is required for up to three works. Applications can be found online at www.knoxalliance.com, or send a S.A.S.E. to Suzanne Cada, Arts and Culture Alliance, P.O. Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901. Cash prizes will be awarded. Info: 523-7543.

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fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old world secrets of baking. His fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipes and Buddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innovative decorating and sugar art techniques have taken the business, Carloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bakery, above and beyond his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wildest dreams. Today, Valastro is an accomplished master baker and cake decorator and star of the hit TLC reality show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cake Boss.â&#x20AC;? Valastro and the staff at Carloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bakery have created thousands of beautiful works of art and some that are quite unusual. Some of the most recent designs include a toilet bowl cake, a cake for a new car dealership and the replica of a baseball stadium compete with working scoreboard. The most popular cake at the bakery is a classic, simple floral design known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;groovy girlâ&#x20AC;? cake. Valastro had the honor of making the groovy girl cake for Selena Gomez following her concert in New Jersey. Valastro will appear at the Tennessee Theatre at

7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. In this live interactive event, he will share the stories behind his hit TV series and his colorful Italian family, answer audience questions, and give a live demonstration of the techniques that have made him one of the most successful and renowned cake artists in the nation. Members of the audience will be invited to join the fun on stage. His second book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baking with the Cake Boss: 100 of Buddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Recipes and Decorating Secrets,â&#x20AC;? will be released Tuesday, Nov. 1. In the book, Buddy shares everything a home cook needs to know about baking as he takes readers through the same progressive training he had in his apprenticeship at Carloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bakery. Valastro shares his tips and secrets because he wants the home baker to have access to some of the tricks of the trade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want people to be able to go home and makes cakes as a family,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Oct. 26, Sevier Heights Baptist Church, 3232 Alcoa Highway, lobby. â&#x2013; 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, Barge Waggoner Summer & Cannon, Century Park Plaza, Bloodmobile. â&#x2013; 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, Bearden High School, 8352 Kingston Pike, Hall of Memories. â&#x2013; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, Asheville Highway Animal Hospital, Bloodmobile. â&#x2013; 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, Fulton High School, Student Center. Donors must be at least 17 years old (16 years old weighing 120 pounds with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and have positive identification. Info: 524-3074 or visit www.medicblood.org.

Medic will give one donor a weekend getaway in the Smoky Mountains. The winner will be announced Tuesday, Nov. 1. Those who enter must be over 21 years of age. Donors can stop by one of two donor centers: 1601 Ailor Ave. or 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut. Other sites: â&#x2013; 2-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, Court South North, 5621 Merchants Center Blvd., Bloodmobile. â&#x2013; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, Karns High School, 2710 Byington-Solway Road, inside theatre. â&#x2013; 3-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave., Bloodmobile. â&#x2013; 2-7 p.m. Wednesday,

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■ Cancer survivor support groups , Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings and Tuesday evenings, at the Cancer Support Community of East Tennessee (formerly the Wellness Community), 2230 Sutherland Ave. Support groups for cancer caregivers, Monday evenings. Cancer family bereavement group, Thursday evenings. Info: 546-4661 or visit www.cancersupportet.org. ■ Lung cancer support group meets 6 p.m. the third Monday every month at Baptist West Cancer Center, 10820 Parkside Drive. No charge, light refreshments served. Info: Trish or Amanda, 218-7081. ■ October screening mammogram specials will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Tennova-North Knoxville Medical Center, 7551 Dannaher Drive. Chocolate-covered strawberries, massages,

AARP recognizes veterans To recognize and thank Tennessee veterans for their service, the AARP Driver Safety Program is offering a free classroom course (a $14 value) to all veterans, regardless of age, during November. All military personnel and their spouses or dependent children, whether active duty, retired, guard or reserve, are eligible to receive the nationwide promotion. To locate a classroom course near you, call Francis Gross at 984-8911 or Barbara Manis at 922-5648. ■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 3-4, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive, Farragut. ■ 9 a.m. to noon

■ Stop Smoking: 215-QUIT (7848) is a program of the Knox County Health Department. The hotline is answered 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. ■ Support group meeting for family members or caregivers of an adult with a mental illness is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Cherokee Health Systems, 2018 Western Ave. Info: Rebecca Gill, 602-7807 or www. namiknox.org. ■ UT Hospice conducts ongoing orientation sessions for adults (18 and older) interested in becoming volunteers with its program. No medical experience is required. Training is provided. Info: 544-6279. ■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support, for any adult who is suffering loss, meets 6 to 7:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month in the UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info or to reserve a spot: 544-6277.

Thursday and Friday, Nov. 3-4, Mid East Community Action Center, 1362 N. Gateway Ave., Rockwood. ■ 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, Blount Memorial Health Center, 230 Associates Blvd., Alcoa. ■ 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, Messiah Lutheran Church, 6900 Kingston Pike. ■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 8-9, Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, 9132 Kingston Pike. ■ 1-5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 9-10, Union County Senior Center, 298 Main Street, Maynardville. ■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 14-15, Maryville First United Meth-

odist Church, 804 Montvale Station Road, Maryville. ■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 14-15, Everett Senior Center, 701 Burchfield Drive, Maryville. ■ noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 15-16, Kingston Public Library, 1500 Bradford Way, Kingston. ■ noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 16-17, John T. O’Connor Center, 611 Winona St., Knoxville. ■ noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 17-18, Sevier County Senior Center, 1220 W. Main St., Sevierville. ■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 20 and Dec. 1, Oak Ridge Senior Center, 728 Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge.

In search of signature win If all goes well, some day we will look back and say THAT was the Derek Dooley signature victory. It is not easy to score a sizzling upset or just win a meaningful run-of-the-mill thriller when you are fighting with a short stick – but it has happened. Robert R. Neyland did it early in his career, third Saturday in October, 1928, edge of Tuscaloosa town, young Vols against the vaunted Alabama Crimson Tide. The then Army captain fed enemy overconfidence by suggesting they let the clock run if the home team got too far ahead.

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Gene McEver returned the opening kickoff for a Tennessee touchdown while much of the crowd was still settling into seats. Alabama almost answered but flubbed the extra point. Farmer Johnson racked up a safety. McEver scored again. So did the Tide. It also knocked out Bobby

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Dodd. The second half was a pointless war. Tennessee won 15-13. On that day were born the Flamin’ Sophomores, the stuff of legends. They grew up to go undefeated for 33 games. Believe me, Neyland had other signature wins. Hall of fame coach Bowden Wyatt got his in Atlanta, Nov. 10, 1956, third-ranked Volunteers against No. 2 Georgia Tech. This was a classic in Bobby Gordon punting, defensive fundamentals and field position. It pivoted on two Johnny Majors passes to Buddy Cruze. Tommy

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■ 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.

AARP driver safety class For registration info about these and all other AARP driver safety classes, call Barbara Manis, 922-5648. ■ 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 24-25, Chota Recreation Center, 145 Awohli Drive, Loudon. ■ Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 26-27, Cheyenne Conference Room, 944 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge.

■ 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. ■ Anyone interested in attending a rehearsal or learning about free vocal instruction with Smoky Mountain Harmony Show Chorus, a member of Sweet Adelines International, should contact Nancy at 521-6975. Rehearsals are held 6:45 p.m. each Monday at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 6900 Nubbin Ridge Road. Info: www.smokymtnharmony.org.

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Bronson scored the lone touchdown from the 1. He also grabbed the clinching interception. Pressure was awesome or awful. Every play seemed life or death. Tech threatened in the first quarter, got as close as the UT 28 and PUNTED on fourth and four. Why would Dodd do that? Said Wyatt: “Because he knew he couldn’t make it.” Tennessee ran a play and quick-kicked, 68 yards to the other end of Grant Field, a safer place to play. The Vols scored in the third quarter. The conversion attempt failed. Pressure intensified. Great game ended with Tennessee in

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October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog month, and Young-Williams will be offering adoption specials each week. Two-year-old shepherd mix Jessie is ready for anything this month has to offer. She is available for adoption at the main center at 3210 Division St. Hours there are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. The “new” center at Young-Williams Animal Village at 6400 Kingston Pike is open daily from noon to 6 p.m. Visit www. young-williams.org to see photos of all of the center’s adoptables, and call 215-6599 for more information about each pet. Follow the center on Facebook at www. facebook.com/knoxpets.

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possession, Tech standing by helpless, UT fans counting down the seconds, 14, 13, 12, 11. What a delightful day! Doug Dickey had a signature tie with Alabama and three great victories but the unforgettable game was the Rosebonnet Bowl, 37-34 over UCLA in Memphis. Dewey Warren did it. The Swamp Rat ran so long to complete a 1-yard run, officials considered delay of game. Bill Battle’s big win was the amazing rout of Air Force in the 1971 Sugar Bowl. Praise be to Bobby Scott. You have a choice in Majors’ dramatic coaching career, the Miracle at South

Bend, terrific comeback victory over Notre Dame, or the 35-7 mauling of Miami in the 1986 Sugar Bowl. That one remains a memorial to defensive strategist Ken Donahue. The signature victory for Phillip Fulmer was the 1998 national championship, 2316 over Florida State. The ending against Arkansas was better. This next thought is tricky. Read at your own risk. There were two signatures in ’92, Georgia and Florida, back to back, while Fulmer was fi ll-in coach. Great victories. Careful about going there. Might start a riot. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

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351 BLDG REPAIR & Remodeling MAINT. Lic'd/ins'd, comm/res, metal STUCCO / STONE repairs, new const, roofs, concrete, fireplaces, water bobcat, masonry, damage, ret. walls, doors, stucco recolumns, gates. 20 pair, ret. walls, etc. yrs exp! 250-0496 30 yrs exp! 250-0496 Flooring

330 Roofing / Siding

CERAMIC TILE installation. Floors/ walls/repairs. 32 yrs exp, exc work! John 9 3 8 -3 3 2 8

Furniture Refinish. 331 DENNY'S FURNITURE REPAIR. Refinish, reglue, etc. 45 yrs exp! 922-6529 or 466-4221

Guttering

Tree Service

333

HAROLD'S GUTTER SERVICE. Will clean front & back $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed. Call 288-0556.

Handyman

335

PLUMBING, DRAIN, sewer, water damage, roof repairs, carpentry, etc. 24/7 emergency plumbing. No job too small. 221-1362 or 368-8578

Landscaping

338

LANDSCAPING MGMT Design, install, mulch, small tree/shrub work, weeding, bed renewal, debri clean-up. Free estimates, 25 yrs exp! Mark Lusby 679-9848

352

ROOFING REPAIRS, commercial/ residential, shingles, flat, metal, water damaged, leaks, preventive maintenance, floors & walls. 2211362 or 368-8578.

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