VOL. 8 NO. 3
IN THIS ISSUE Sharing the light One of the tenets of theChristian faith is “love thy neighbor.” For the Laurel Church of Christ that means allowing Knox Heritage to build a driveway across church property. Historic Westwood, the future home of Knox Heritage, is on the church’s east side. The home’s graceful entrance through a serpentine brick wall served the Lutz family well when it was built in 1890 but doesn’t meet the current needs of the nonprofit.
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van Gogh For young artists, it often starts with a coloring book. Reaching beyond “coloring between the lines” can sometimes open a new way of looking at art for children. Second Saturday Art Academy at Liz-Beth & Co. encourages students not only to look at new ways to “color” but to learn a little about art along the way. Emma Sloan, age 6, works on her drawing before reaching for the oil pastel crayons. For more, see page A-3.
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More on Mike Mike Stratton came uninvited from Tellico Plains to the University of Tennessee and stayed to become a first-team end in a two-way era, offense and defense. He learned a lot.
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Where the Jobs Are The IBEW union is actively recruiting women and minorities as a new training facility has opened on Central Avenue Pike off I-75. This week Shopper-News launches a new feature: Where the Jobs Are.
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Stokes: From ‘pops’ to judge His grandchildren may call him Pops, but Billy Stokes hopes you’ll soon call him Judge. Stokes is running for the Division I Circuit Court judge seat being vacated by Dale Workman.
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A new look at James Agee gally blind,” Ashdown says. He was able to transcribe the notes only by enlarging them several times. The 600-page collection is the second in a planned series of 10 books focused on the work of Agee, a Knoxville native. Ashdown became aware of the author after the 1957 publication of “A Death in the Family.” In 1970, he thought “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” was the best thing he had ever read. When Ashdown moved to Knoxville to teach in 1977, he enjoyed exploring Fort Sanders,
By Wendy Smith Paul Ashdown, University of Tennessee professor emeritus of journalism and electronic media, has spent so much time looking at the works of James Agee that he can barely see straight. He is the editor of “Complete Journalism: Articles, Book Reviews, and Manuscripts (Works of James Agee),” recently published by UT Press. To research the book, Ashdown analyzed numerous notes and fragments written by Agee, whose longhand is “almost incomprehensible.” “Any scholar is most likely le-
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Agee’s childhood neighborhood. The compilation includes Agee’s writings for the Harvard student newspaper and his unsigned work for Fortune and Time magazines. Those stories, along with the author’s book reviews, provide a valuable window into the 1920s and 1930s, says Ashdown. It also demonstrates a welldeveloped intellect working in mass media. “He was particularly good at short articles. He tinkered with them to get the words in the right order,” says Ashdown.
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Party for Jerry Everyone is invited to help celebrate the 80th birthday of Jerry Griffey, set for 4:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at Gentry Griffey Funeral Home and Crematory in Fountain City. Light snacks will be served.
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PBPA launches new year with new leaders By Sandra Clark Powell Business and Professional Association will grow and change this year, based on the energy and dedication of its members. Leadership will not be a problem based on last week’s meeting at Jubilee Banquet Facility. Sage Kohler, a State Farm agency owner, took the reins as president. She had previously chaired the Teen Driver committee and was hesitant to relinquish the role. This is the year for the “mock crash,” and that requires all hands, she said. She’s asked her agency office manager, Rachel Wilburn, to help coordinate.
Rick Carnes, owner of Clinton Highway Wrecker Service, is vice president and chairs the program committee responsible for lining up interesting and helpful speakers. He was a founder of the PBPA, and is the one who stuck around. “We started with 11 members. We each had 10 salespeople for each other,” he said. This year’s programs will include at least two panels led by association members. Melissa Bingham, manager of First Volunteer Bank, is the highenergy chair of membership. “PBPA is the heartbeat of Powell,” she said. “We’ve got to help our businesses grow.” Those who join or renew an-
nual membership ($50) before the end of February will be listed in the directory, which is distributed through member businesses. This committee also organizes a free spring and fall social event for members. Bingham has lined up a weekend at McCloud Mountain for a member who brings in new members prior to March. There will be a drawing at the March meeting. Will she reach her goal of 100 members? Absolutely. Fred Braden is assertive about his role as communications chair. “We will see incredible activity on the website and Facebook,” he said, just as soon as Daniel Monday of Slamdot teaches Fred how
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