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VOL. 5, NO. 46
karns / hardin valley
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
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Karns students plan for careers Larry Moore from Buffalo Bob’s Big Game Jerky gives a sample to Justin Roth and Chris Bennett.
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Honor for vets at A.L. Lotts School. Retired WWII Lt. Jim Talley leads the way, accompanied by daughter-in-law Rosemary Talley, a teacher at Lotts.
Maria Melton chats with Katherine Nance from Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church. Photos by Debbie Moss
Karns Middle School welcomed businesses from all over Knox County and 8th grade students had an opportunity to gather information, play a game or two and get a better idea of what career path they will take in the future.
Karns High celebrates arboretum
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Golfers Hunter Arnold and Wes Gosselin have signed National Letters of Intent. See A-8.
The new arboretum at Karns High School features more than 60 species.
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The official opening of Karns High School’s arboretum and outdoor classroom was celebrated by students, faculty, the PTSA and the community with festivities on Nov. 5. The school sidewalks were transformed into a street fair and flea market with food and vendor booths. Music including singing by guitarist Keri Ferguson entertained the attendees. One
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of her songs, “A Picture of Me without You,” reminded some of how the arboretum had begun with tree planting 12 years ago by environmental science teacher Doug Lakin as an honorarium and memorial. Now, with more than 60 species of mature Science teacher Doug Lakin with his daughter, trees coloring the landscape, the memorial is Chaney, following the ribbon-cutting celebration for Karns High Arboretum on Nov. 5. Photo by T. Edwards To page A-2 of TEPHOTOS.com
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By Betty Bean About the time that Mark Padgett called Madeline Rogero to concede the election, Bee DeSelm was rolling her walker up the ramp into the Foundry to join the victory celebration. Inside, the first woman ever elected mayor of Knoxville was watching for her former County Commission colleague, whom she considers her mentor and inspiration. “I called her in 1990 when I was running for County Commission and said ‘Hey, can I come get some advice?’ I asked how much time it took to be a county commissioner and she pulled out her appointment book and showed me details that you need to know when you are thinking about running for political
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conscience. In 1994, a term limits referendum passed with a broad majority, and although it didn’t go into effect until 2002 (and wasn’t enforced until a court order in 2007), both DeSelm and Rogero – unlike most of their colleagues – voluntarily honored the voters’ mandate. DeSelm had served 22 years, Rogero eight. Rogero’s election has been a point of light in an otherwise grim year for DeSelm – in July, she lost her husBee DeSelm and Madeline Rogero on election night. Photo by band, Hal, after 63 years of Betty Bean marriage. She fell and broke her hip in August and moved office,” Rogero said. she was going to vote. She into an assisted living center “She was a great role mod- studied the issues and did to recuperate for a month and el, an advisor and somebody what she thought was right.” never returned home. And who always studied the isRepublican DeSelm and there’s something else, too. “I’ve got Alzheimer’s, sues and didn’t look out in the Democrat Rogero served tocrowd to see who was sitting gether for eight years, often which is a big problem for there to determine which way teaming up on matters of me, but not so much that I
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