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Burchett in Karns March 21 to discuss senior center Karns area residents are invited at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 21, to the Karns Library to discuss with Mayor Tim Burchett plans for a Karns senior center. A site feasibility study is underway to determine the best location.

IN THIS ISSUE

Miracle Maker

Since she was a child, Farragut High School teacher Wanda Lacy has had a passion for math.

“I love it. I love how things connect,” Lacy said.

Because of that love, she changed her course of study in college from engineering to teaching.

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See Sara Barrett’s story on A-9

Meet Pamela Two businesses are enough to keep anyone busy. Pamela Wisecarver Bull has just added a third.

The entrepreneur who already has dual businesses under one roof with 3 Dimension Relaxation and 3D Laser Allergy Relief has opened another business she calls her “sweet” hobby: Pie Of Course.

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By Theresa Edwards It will be easier to get around in Karns if County Commission approves a contract March 25 to complete the Karns Connector. Mayor Tim Burchett is recommending $222,000 for Cannon and Cannon Inc. to provide surveying and engineering services.

Commissioner Brad Anders said completion will “draw a lot of traffic off the narrow back roads around Karns High School and the (Ben Atchley) veterans’ home. And it will give access from Oak Ridge Highway to Hardin Valley through the industrial park (at Westcott Boulevard off Hardin Valley Road).”

Anders and state Rep. Roger Kane met Friday with state and local road personnel to discuss the design.

“We will hold public hearings to receive the community’s input, complete the environmental process and acquire the

Paul Beebe, TDOT survey and design manager; Jim Snowden, Knox County Engineering and Public Works deputy director; state Rep. Roger Kane and Commissioner Brad Anders discuss the traffic problems at Pellissippi Parkway and Hardin Valley Road. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com necessary rights-of-way, said Jim Snowden, deputy director of Knox County Engineering and Public Works.

“The earliest people would see groundbreaking for road construction

would be the spring of next year,” he said. “Then we hope it would not be more than 18 months from that point for construction, totaling 2-1/2 to 3 years to complete the project.”

The connector will help

Karns High teachers honored

In search of a QB

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See Marvin’s tale on page A-7

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March 18, 2013

Karns Connector moves forward

See Coffee Break on page A-2

Butch Jones is a confident coach, writes Marvin West.

He is convinced his way will work. He says his system is infallible if players buy in.

I say the market is open. Step right up.

Butch would have us believe he is flexible and adaptive to available talent.

Coach Jones’ focus is clearly forward. He will not dwell on what is missing or how chaotic was Sal’s sad defense.

Spring practice is not half over but we know Butch has a positive, passionate personality.

Coach Jones needs a quarterback ...

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By Theresa Edwards Phillip Beeler, Jill Shinlever, Elizabeth Zoldessy and Dedra Hall were honored as Karns High School’s teachers of the year at a banquet sponsored by Knox County Schools at the Crowne Plaza.

“They are a great group who work really hard

Phillip Beeler, Jill Shinlever, Elizabeth Zoldessy and Dedra Hall are Karns High School 2013-2014 teachers of the year.

Photo by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

By Betty Bean

‘My Amazing Life’ is HVA event The Hardin Valley Academy PTSA will present the fifth annual “My Amazing Life” program for the junior class from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Friday, March 22.

The program teaches life skills by combining elements of the board game “Life” and the TV reality show “The Amazing Race.”

The students learn budgeting, career management and family matters, said PTSA representative Cynthia Bunch.

“Community sponsors have shown overwhelming support for this event with donations of time,

goods and money. Most are hosting tables that show how their businesses can be used to help the students make informed choices as adults.”

Major sponsors are: Diamond: PetSafe; Gold: Cokesbury United Methodist, Knox County Farm Bureau, Great West Casualty, Hardin Valley Church of Christ, Hardin Valley Orthodontics, Morgan Stanley, Pellissippi State, Tennessee State Bank, West Park Baptist Church, YMCA; Silver: Amica Insurance, John A. Diddle DDS, and ORNL Federal Credit Union.

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Going to extremes During the 2012 national elections, there was talk about a Republican War on Women. In 2013, Tennessee’s 108th General Assembly widened the battle into a multi-front conflagration, hitting hot-button themes that used to work so well as wedge issues when the GOP was in the minority. Now that they are a supermajority, the only significant obstacle in their way is Gov. Bill Haslam, a cautious man not inclined to extremes.

Showdown No. 1: Medicaid expansion. These lines were drawn when the United States Supreme Court left

drivers turning right off Oak Ridge Highway onto Pellissippi Parkway then making dangerous U-turns in the Solway area to go in the other direction.

“There were 39 crashes reported in Solway Janu-

ary 2011 to January 2012, and that does not account for those not reported,” said Kane.

Snowden said the Karns Connector will have wider lanes and flatter curves, which will be much safer than the current roads which were not designed to carry a lot of traffic.

Another area of concern is Pellissippi Parkway at Hardin Valley Road. Vehicles line up on the parkway at rush hour, waiting to exit. The congestion on Hardin Valley Road has caused accidents, including a recent fatality.

The roads there were probably built in the early 1970s, said Paul Beebe, TDOT survey and design manager.

“They were built for rural conditions, but now we have urban conditions,” said Amanda Snowden, TDOT director of operations.

Anders and Kane asked for help, including possibly an additional lane on Hardin Valley Road under the Pellissippi Parkway bridge.

Medicaid expansion up to the states. Some Republican governors (Rick Scott of Florida, Jan Brewer of Arizona) have opted in; others (Rick Perry of Texas, Scott Walker of Wisconsin) have opted out. Haslam is being heavily lobbied by the state’s major hospitals, who want to offset looming Medicaid cuts with billions of federal dollars available under the new law.

Showdown No. 2: It may not rise to the level of war, but few school boards or PTAs support diverting public money to private schools via vouchers. Haslam supports vouchers, but his bill

is limited to 5,000 needy students in failing school districts during the first year, and gradually increases thereafter. Cultural conservatives favor a competing bill to make vouchers available in all districts immediately.

Showdown No. 3: Some call Haslam’s workers’ compensation reform initiative a War on Workers. Others call it a War on Lawyers.

Whatever it’s called, there isn’t much daylight between Haslam and the most conservative elements of his party, who share a common distaste for organized labor and trial lawyers. This one will create a state agency run by a Haslam-appointed administrator to hear workers’ compensation cases, replacing courts and lawyers. It

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Showdown No. 4: Clerks hate this Stacey Campfield-sponsored bill because it will force them to shoulder half of the burden of notifying creditors when garnished debtors change jobs. Senate Bill 243 will make work for clerks, but will be far worse for debtors, who will be subject to contempt of court if their creditors aren’t notified – reestablishing debtors’ prisons in Tennessee.

Showdown No. 5: The War on Vanderbilt, Part 2, is too good to skip. Last year, Haslam vetoed a bill outlawing Vanderbilt University’s “All Comers” rule, which

requires student groups to allow any interested student to join. Social conservatives complain that this rule violates the rights of religious organizations to keep undesirables out, but Haslam came down on the side of keeping the state out of the business of private institutions.

The issue is back this year, in the form of Sen. Mae Beavers’ bill requiring the state to de-certify the police forces of private institutions that violate the civil rights of religious organizations.

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A-2 • MARCH 18, 2013 • SHOPPER-NEWS

Coffee Break with

Pamela Bull

Two businesses are enough to keep anyone busy. Pamela Wisecarver Bull has just added a third.

The entrepreneur who already has dual businesses under one roof with 3 Dimension Relaxation and 3D Laser Allergy Relief has opened another business she calls her “sweet” hobby: Pie Of Course.

This Greene County girl whose first career as a licensed massage therapist brought her to Knoxville years ago is “high energy,” a trait she needs as an independent business owner. 3 Dimension Relaxation offers massage services, body treatments, hypnotherapy and life coaching at her office at 116 Glenleigh Court. Housed in the same office is 3D Laser Allergy Relief, a treatment protocol that uses the LZR7 allergy relief laser “to get the body back in balance and relieve seasonal and other sensitivities,” says Pamela.

She started the laser allergy business in 2012 and is her own patient. “I have seafood and shellfish sensitivities, which is part of the reason I started investigating ways to treat allergies in the first place,” she says. “Bringing this laser to Knoxville has been a terrific opportunity, because we are the only one in East Tennessee.”

In January, Pamela launched her third company: Pie Of Course. This Facebook-only based business indulges her passion for cooking, a skill she learned as the daughter of two working parents as she grew up in Greene County, Tenn.

“My parents have a printing company – Triangle Printing – and my job was to have supper ready while my brother had the outside work done when they got home. I have always loved to cook.”

Pamela takes orders for the pies from the Pie Of Course Facebook page and arranges delivery. Enjoying her cooking at home is her husband, Ricky, who works with KimberlyClark. Pamela is also a mom and grandmother to daughter, Trenda Dyer; and son and daughter-in-law Brad and Ashley Dyer, who are parents of her grandchildren, Gage and Maci.

Sit back and enjoy a Coffee Break as you get to know Pamela Bull:

What is your favorite quote from a TV show or movie?

“You had me at hello.” – Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire”

What are you guilty of?

Probably more than I want to admit, but if I had to choose one thing, it would be trying to reach a goal before putting in the work and time it takes to get there.

What is your favorite material possession?

I have a true love of cars. My favorite right now is my Infiniti G37 convertible.

What are you reading currently?

I am always reading daily devotions, emails and Facebook, all on my phone.

What are the top three things on your bucket list?

To be the person God created me to be, to be able to help as many people as possible have healthier lives, and to have a house on the lake with plenty of room for all our family and friends to come visit and make memories that will last for years.

What is one word others often use to describe you and why?

With whom, living or dead, would you most like to have a long lunch?

I would like to have lunch with my grandmother who has passed away. She made the best potato salad and chicken salad, and I didn’t get those recipes.

What is the best present you ever received in a box?

Shoes! I love to get new shoes.

What is the best advice your mother ever gave you?

She taught me to stay in church and love God. She also taught me not to use too much baking soda or your biscuits will turn green.

What is your social media of choice?

Facebook and Constant Contact

Energetic. I am ALWAYS doing something! I have an entrepreneurial spirit and people are always asking me, “What is the next business you are going to start?”

What is the worst job you have ever had?

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

People who drive slow, and people who are late for appointments.

I think I would like to be able to slow down and actually enjoy being able to take one step at a time instead of long leaps.

What’s one place in Farragut everyone should visit?

What is your passion?

My love is to help others any way I can.

Other than your parents, who has had the biggest influence on your life and why?

My husband, Ricky. He is my biggest supporter no matter what business adventure I undertake.

I still can’t quite get the hang of …

The difference between a conventional and convection oven.

I don’t like working for someone else.

What irritates you?

My two businesses -- 3D Laser Allergy Relief and 3 Dimension Relaxation!

What is your greatest fear?

Missing the opportunity to help someone in need.

If you could do one impulsive thing, what would it be?

Wow, only one? I would love to go on a weekend shopping spree with my daughter. We have such a great time together!

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KARNS/HARDIN VALLEY SHOPPER-NEWS • MARCH 18, 2013 • A-3

Red Cross youth safety day The American Red Cross of Knoxville held a free youth preparedness and safety day for grades K-5 as part of American Red Cross Month.

Theresa Edwards

safely when needed. They can find a flashlight and do things to help other people.”

Kristina Chan brought her children to the event. “I think it is a good opportunity to have them learn about fire safety, how to teach other children, and how to be aware of their surroundings,” she said.

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The children attended learning sessions covering safety basics all children should know about preparing for local and widespread disasters. They watched videos, listened to speakers, viewed displays, and toured the Fire Safety House, a hands-on fire prevention teaching tool.

“We are trying to prepare youth for things such as fires, tornados, lightning storms, and water safety,” said Jennifer Ussery.

“Warm weather is coming.

We want these kids to know life jackets are fun to wear, and it’s important to swim with a buddy.

“If we get them prepared and something happens, they will not be scared, frozen, hiding in a corner.

“We want to get them information and empower them so they know they can act.

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Sherry Scott speaks on “preDid you know our mili- venting identity theft” at the tary families can use cou- Karns FEC meeting. pons up to six months after their expiration?

Hardin Valley Academy students Noor Khan, Mayuri Jagadish, Mona Mughar and Hermon PhunThe Karns Family Edutling, members of the school’s first American Red Cross Club, help Jesse Hao, Julius Hao, Konner cational Club is collecting Chan and Kristopher Chan at the Fire Safety House. coupons to send our troops, especially ones for baby products. It helps when they are sorted by food and non-food. Coupons may be brought to their next meetAshton Mayo and Yasmin ing 10 a.m. Wednesday, Ott view a red cross blanApril 10, at the Karns Comket held by volunteer munity Center, 7708 Oak Jennifer Ussery. Photos by T. Ridge Highway.

Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com The date for the Cultural Karns FEC member Alberta Arts exhibit at Harvest Park Sullivan celebrates her 80th is changed to Monday, April birthday with a party at Ha15, at 10 a.m. Entries for the ven Chapel UMC. show should be brought prior to 10 a.m. Prize ribbons will be awarded in various categories.

Karns FEC is a friendly group of folks, with an eduFrom page A-1 cational and fun meeting each month. They show the Jill Shinlever teaches scifor their students. They love items they are working on what they do,” said assistant ence after previously workfor the cultural arts exhibit, principal Michael Toth. “It is ing at the Knoxville Zoo share craft ideas, discuss great to have a representation and as a safety manager for and lend the newest books, of teachers who have been at a large company. “It is my work on community projects Karns for a long time (Beeler second career, but I love it,” together, listen to educationand Zoldessy) and two who she said. She is a student al speakers, and finish with a have been here five years government sponsor and acpotluck luncheon feast.

(Shinlever and Hall). tive in the AVID program.

Between meetings, they Beeler, who has been Her bachelor’s degree is in visit people in the community teaching at Karns 17 years, wildlife and fisheries science such as those at Autumn Care, is the social studies depart- from UT. help with 4-H projects and ment chair and golf coach.

Dedra Hall teaches Engclip coupons for our troops.

He graduated from UT and lish, Advanced Placement May 21-23 the Eastern received his teaching certifi classes, ninth-grade honTennessee FEC will have a Ebru artist Saliha Cil shows the fine art of painting with water cate from Carson-Newman. ors, and she coordinates the camp for women. “It is like marbling at the Knoxville Turkish Cultural Center.

Family and consumer AVID program.

She is a lead a big slumber party and you science teacher Elizabeth teacher, a professional devellearn something,” said FCE Zoldessy has been teaching opment coordinator for Knox ■ Council of West Knox County ■ Greater Karns Business Asclub president Charlene AsHomeowners meets at 7:15 sociation meets at noon each 26 years, 17 at Karns. She County and a Ten Core Coach bury. “We stay in dorms, not p.m. each first Tuesday at second Thursday at the Karns is a sponsor for the Student for the state. She received her in tents.”

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Sevda Kisarikoglu serves Turkish coffee at the Knoxville Turkish Cultural Center after Mualla Sazil demonstrated how to cook it slowly.

■ Karns Family and Community Education Club will meet 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, at Karns Community Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway.

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government Plan to sell flood-prone land draws opposition A-4 • MARCH 18, 2013 • SHOPPER-NEWS

Dancing mayors Soon after Rogero became mayor, the Gloria Ray pay scandal became public.

While both she and Burchett called for Ray’s resignation, they did not do it in a joint news conference, although their news conferences were only hours apart in the same building on the same day.

The offices of Rogero and Burchett are on the 6th floor of the City County Building and no more than Victor 300 feet apart, but when it Ashe comes to joint announcements they are miles apart on timing and scheduling while in agreement on From a personality and content. ideological standpoint it Burchett is first out of would be hard to find two the box on many issues. more different persons.

■ The next governor Burchett loves non-stop of Pennsylvania could be campaigning and pressthe sister of longtime 4th ing the flesh. He prefers and Gill resident Nancy Wright’s Cafeteria to the Young, wife of activist Jeff City County Building. He Talman. She is Democratic often takes on issues asU.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, sociated with the underdog. who represents a congresCarter School is being built sional district in southeastbecause Tim Burchett made ern Pennsylvania and part it happen. Burchett is poof Philadelphia. litically very conservative A former state senator and Rogero is much more and public health advocate moderate to liberal, having by education, she is 64 and been an Obama delegate would be the first woman to last year. be governor of PennsylvaHe won the higher nia. Gov. Tom Corbett has property tax battle with the popularity ratings below 40 school board, Chamber and percent and looks vulnerschool superintendent by able to any credible Demodigging in his heels and cratic nominee in 2014. threatening a veto if county ■ Chattanooga’s new commission enacted a tax. mayor is former 8-year Burchett often operates state Sen. Andy Berke who on impulse, while Rogero won with 72 percent of the is much more cautious in vote and takes office April temperament and planning. 15. Three members of the She has won over much current 9-member city of the Chamber in her first council were defeated, and 15 months in office – detwo more face runoffs as spite their lack of trust no one got 51 percent of the when she ran, feeling she vote in those districts. was too close to unions.

One of the winners The extended closure of was Chris Anderson, who the Henley Street Bridge becomes the first openly has caused further hardgay person to be elected to ship to Chapman Highway public office in Tennessee. merchants. Burchett was He defeated the incumthe first to champion their bent by tagging him as a cause with a well-publicized rubber stamp for outgoing trip to Nashville where he Mayor Ron Littlefield who met with the local legislahad many 5-4 votes on the tive delegation and Lt. Gov. council and saw his popuRon Ramsey. All these larity drop. businesses are located in Anderson’s website is the city. Rogero was not www.andersonforcity with him on that trip. council.com.

Weeks later the city an■ Sam Anderson, nounced support of meaformer Knox County school sures to help the merchants. board chair and longtime One suspects Vice Mayor city Parks and Recreation Pavlis was instrumental in director, has been hired getting Rogero to make a by superintendent Dr. Jim public announcement as he McIntyre as a part-time represents South Knoxville special assistant to help inon city council and wanted ner city schools meet state to be more public in backing standards. measures to assist the merHe will work 16 hours a chants. It is unusual when week. Anderson is highly the county mayor takes the respected and will give lead on an issue within the McIntyre solid advice. city, although he can argue He might even help the correctly that the city is superintendent out of the part of the county which he current school security serves. controversy.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero say they like each other, and a few weeks ago they were dancing together at the John T. O’Connor pancake breakfast. Recent events, however, suggest a slightly different take on how close they really are.

City Council to decide on $1,500 deal to Dunn City Council this week will consider approving the sale of two lots in Harrill Heights acquired in 1973 for flood control to state Rep. Bill Dunn, who says he’ll be present, even though he’ll have to drive over from Nashville after his Tuesday afternoon committee meetings and return the next morning for Wednesday’s legislative session.

Betty Bean Dunn says he intends to plant a garden on the lots, which he bought for $1,500 in a sealed bid process.

Fountain Citians Jamie Rowe and Carlene Malone oppose the sale of land set aside for flood control adjacent to a sinkhole in a lowlying area with no surface drainage.

City Engineering director Jim Hagerman says Dunn’s gardening plans won’t pose a significant threat to the sinkhole, and that the lots will be restricted to prohibit any other use.

“We didn’t initiate (the sale), but we don’t have any problems with it from a technical perspective,” Hagerman said.

“Any risks to the sinkhole drainage are so small that we don’t see it as a problem. As long as it’s a limited amount of tilled space the risks to that sinkhole’s ability to drain are microscopic.

Many other things in that sinkhole basin are more risky than that – yards,

trees, cars – anything in there has some microscopic, incremental risks.

“If you took out all the houses and just put a bunch of trees in, maybe the debris from the trees would clog it.

There has to be a balance between human use and the natural system,” he said.

Malone, who dedicated most of her discretionary funds to flood control in this area during her decade on City Council, says Hagerman’s reasoning stuns her because sedimentation is the biggest threat to sinkholes. She called the property sale “As bad an idea as I have seen.

“How is this surplus property?” Malone asks.

“This is property fulfilling the purpose for which it was purchased. For 1,500 bucks they’re willing to risk destroying a sinkhole? Do the risk analysis. That’s the only way to drain that area, and if it fails it will flood more homes.

“Unbelievable. We just bought a bunch of houses (in East Knoxville) because a sinkhole failed, and we haven’t learned our lesson?

Just leave it alone. … It’s not a question of if; it’s a question of when.”

Dunn lives near the lots, has a degree in agriculture and says he wouldn’t do anything to hurt the neighborhood where he has lived for more than 40 years.

He says he went through the proper channels, and the $1,500 he bid was more than city officials expected – “So nobody can accuse me of getting a sweetheart deal.

Jamie Rowe stands with the city’s notification that land in Fountain City acquired for flood control was available for sale.

“The garden will be good for the neighborhood and it will be good for the city to put this property back on the tax rolls,” he said.

Rowe, whose property backs up to the lots Dunn wants to buy, says the tax take will be miniscule, and

is beside the point anyway.

“When the city purchased those homes and lots, city engineering said there wasn’t any way to lessen the flooding there, so to consider selling this land back to citizens is not something I really understand.”

The Maynardville method Shall we laugh or cry?

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, who advocates transparency for everyone but himself, met surreptitiously with “eight or nine” commissioners last week to dissuade them from support of a requested $219,000 to start equipping and hiring 58 armed school security guards.

This is the same Tim Burchett who found an almost identical amount to “audit” school security. And it is the same commission that virtually threw money at Jim McIntyre last month.

You read their quotes in The Other Paper: “a ploy to get more money,” said Mike Brown. “The mayor said they have a pot load of money,” said R. Larry Smith, apparently confusing “boatload” and “pot full.”

We’re spending almost $2 million annually for school security. Let’s buy some locks and rely on the

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Sheriff’s Office and KPD to provide the security we need. That’s their job.

Meanwhile, up in Maynardville, where money is harder to find, an innovative principal has hit upon a neat idea.

Melanie Maples, principal at Horace Maynard Middle School, wrote a letter to her parents and staff, asking each family to donate $10 toward a goal of $7,000.

That’s the quote from the Union County Sheriff’s Office for 16 cameras that link to the E-911 Center.

In two weeks, Maples had raised $3,600 and is well on her way to getting the secu-

Middle schools: Cedar Bluff, Farragut, Gresham, Halls, Holston, Southrity her school needs.

Doyle, West Valley.

Melanie is related to my Elementary schools: old friend and Republican Bearden, Bonny Kate, Brickstalwart L.D. Monroe. He ey-McCloud, Corryton, Farshould be proud. ragut Intermediate, Halls, Karns, Mooreland Heights, Technology grant Norwood, Sequoyah and Twenty-eight schools ap- Sterchi. plied to be one of “9 or 10” to Hey, 28 schools. You are get one-to-one technology all winners! for students and teachers next year.

Winners are expected to be named by month’s end.

There must be a mix of ■ Trustee John Duncan will speak to the Halls Republican high, middle and elemenClub 7-8 p.m. Monday, March tary schools, as well as geo18, at the club’s new meeting graphic diversity. place: the Boys and Girls Club, It’s a committee on which 1819 Dry Gap Pike.

I do not want to serve.

■ Charme Knight, candidate But I’m proud of every for District Attorney General, school whose faculty opted will speak to the Powell Reto take the pledge to use the publican Club 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at Shoney’s on technology.

Emory Road at I-75.

Here are the applicants: High schools: Bear- ■ Lincoln Day Dinner will be 6 p.m. Friday, April 12, at den, Carter, Central, FarraRothchild’s, 8807 Kingston gut, Fulton, Hardin Valley Pike. Tickets are $30 and the Academy, Karns, Powell, speaker is former U.S. Rep. South-Doyle and West.

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Otherwise, Sim just strung the line through trees or along fence rows.

Actually, this worked well except when the wind blew, which caused some static on the line. All of Concord was on six- to eight-person “party lines,” as they were called. I can remember that our phone usually rang in the early morning, and although each person on the line had their separate ring, everyone picked up and joined in the conversation. My mother knew each of our neighbors by their voice, and sometimes there would be several talking at the same time.

The in-house equipment was a wood box affixed to the wall with an extended mouthpiece and a separate ear piece. It had a crank on

the side which had to be turned to reach Mrs. Hammonds, who then routed you through to the person you were calling.

Several days ago, I was serving as a docent at the Farragut Folklife Museum and had the pleasure of conducting a tour for a Boy Scout troop. Of all the items featured in the museum, the one that drew the most attention was an old wooden box telephone.

Many acted as if they had never seen such a piece of equipment and were anxious to take pictures of it with their smartphones.

During the early ’80s and ’90s, we owned a service-type firm and probably had one of the first portable phones in our area.

The equipment consisted of a briefcase with a crank not too different from our phone in Old Concord. You called the mobile operator who put you through to your party. It required a high antenna on the car and there were many “dead spots” where the service

was not available.

There can be little doubt that the advancement in communications has had a positive impact on productivity. With the advent of space satellites and GPS systems, it would be hard for anyone born in the past 20 years to comprehend just how far we have progressed.

But I still think there is something nostalgic about our old wooden telephone, and it seemed to serve the public well in an era when the pace of life was much slower. And while I can remember pots boiling over on the stove while someone was talking on the phone, I don’t recall that we ever walked into decorative fountains or put people’s life in peril by talking on the phone when driving.

The noted German physicist Albert Einstein once said, “When technology replaces humanity, then we will become a nation of idiots.”

I wonder how he would feel about that if he were alive today.

Scholarship continues Thompson’s work

went because he told us to go and that we’d have a free booth. We thought, ‘How is this going to benefit the school system?’”

Well, that happened to be the year the school system’s coupon book’s main sponsor dropped out, leading to a new relationship with SunTrust Bank.

The annual school coupon book sale (The Original Knox County School Coupon Book) is the PIE’s main fundraiser for the year. Another company at the expo also donated $1,500 to the school system, helping to purchase playground equipment for Fort Sanders Educational Development Center.

Barney Thompson Memorial Scholarship applications are available from any high school guidance counselor or can be downloaded by visiting www.

knoxschools.org and clicking on the Partners in Education link. Applications must be turned in to a student’s guidance counselor

by Wednesday, April 10.

The awards ceremony will be held for the second of what is planned to be a yearly event May 9 at the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors complex, in – where else – the Barney Thompson Education Room.

“We just think it’s a fitting way to honor a guy who did so much,” Bacon says. “We’re thankful to the Association for providing funding and a Association member and Barney’s widow, LaRue, pick a winner as well.”

The evolution of the telephone MALCOLM’S CORNER | Malcolm Shell One of the most frequent questions I am asked is: “What is the biggest difference in your community today from the way it was 60 years ago?”

From a technological standpoint, the telephone would have to be high on my list of answers.

Today, smartphones do everything from take pictures to allow you to check email. They have a lot of other capabilities that I have yet to learn how to use. Moreover, these devices have created a vocabulary, such as “texting,” that Webster’s Dictionary has yet to include in its compilation of English words. It

By Jake Mabe Scott Bacon and Mary Kerr couldn’t have found a better name for a memorial scholarship than the one named in memory of Barney Thompson.

Each year since Thompson’s death due to complications from pancreatic cancer in April 2007, Knox County Schools Partners in Education (PIE), which Bacon and Kerr oversee, through the primary sponsorship of the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors, awards a $500 scholarship named for Thompson to one graduating senior from each Knox County high school. Funds are also provided through donations from individual Realtors and monies

is hard to go to any public place without seeing people of all ages with their eyes fixed on their phone, completely unaware of the world around them.

Some time back, a TV station ran a clip on a woman who was leaving an office building in New York with her eyes fixed on her phone and walked into a fountain in front of the building. And that reminded me of a personal experience several months ago when I was turning left from Smith Road onto Kingston Pike.

It had been raining and the road was slick.

A woman talking on her

raised from PIE’s annual Dine Out for Education event Thompson was a teacher and coach at South High School. He entered the real estate profession in 1980, continuing to teach aspiring Realtors. An education room at the Knoxville Area Association of Realtors’ complex is named for Thompson. He was also the PIE advisory board’s (the program was initially known as Adopt-A-School) only treasurer until his death.

“I was at Coca-Cola and was the Adopt-A-School president when we went to see the Association of Realtors,” Bacon says. “That’s when we started the association with Barney.

phone failed to notice the light had changed and that I was out in the middle of the road. She applied her brakes very hard and her car turned around once before jumping the curb at CVS Pharmacy and ended up in its entrance heading north towards Kingston Pike. But the most phenomenal thing was she still had the phone at her ear.

In Old Concord, the advent of the wireless telephone was still decades in the future, but we did have a pioneering feature: teleconferencing. Our phone system was operated by the Hammond family, and it was a family operation.

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He jumped on board and asked if he could also be a part of the advisory board because he was passionate about kids. He was so good at keeping the Association involved and was a good treasurer.”

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Because of his job, he often couldn’t make it to monthly board meetings. But he was very loyal about faxing over the treasurer reports every month. And he would come to our spring luncheon, and when we started having our kickoff luncheons in August, he would come to those.”

Several Realtors have remained active PIE members due to Thompson’s influence. Kerr remembers a serendipitous meeting she and Bacon attended that paid big dividends for the school system.

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CAK girls basketball reaches new heights

Family Missions Days CAK is offering four different opportunities to serve the community in the next few weeks. “And the second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31.

Visit www.cakwarriors. com/renewal for details on how to get involved.

Summer Camp As you make summer plans, check out CAK’s summer camp schedule.

CAK offers a variety of athletic, academic and arts camps throughout the summer months. For more information, visit www. cakwarriors.com/camps.

Legacy Dinner Invite CAK is calling all students, parents, board members, teachers, etc.

— past and present — to attend the 2013 Legacy Dinner at The Foundry.

Tickets are $35/each and must be purchased by Friday, March 22. Visit www. cakwarriors.com/legacy to get your tickets today!

(Top row, L-R) Coach Betsy Bushuiakovish, Brianna Bryant, Anna Hammaker, Cheyenne Hooper, Kaycee Heitzman, Coach Steve Denny, Kelsey Naler, Kaylee McClanahan, Coach Karen Garner, Coach Pam Walker (Front, L-R) Amy Cross, Rachel Roop, McKenzie Riley, Taylor Dodson

With a win over Grainger County in the state sectional game on March 2, the CAK girls basketball team advanced to the state tournament for the first time in school history. It was a goal that the Warriors had set very early on in the season and in spite of some obstacles, including the season– ending injury to sophomore Brianna Bryant, CAK was headed to Murfreesboro.

“What a great feeling,” CAK coach Steve Denny said. “This program has come so far and these girls have worked so hard, it was great to be able to cut down those nets and move on to the next round.”

CAK beat Cannon County in the quarterfinals before losing to Macon County in the state semi-finals.

“It wasn't exactly how we wanted it to end, but hats off to Macon County, they're a good team." Coach Denny said. "This was a great experience for us to get to state and get a win under our belt.”

The Warriors were led by point guard Anna Hammer and 6-foot-6 center Cheyenne Hooper. Sophomore

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forward Kelsey Naler, junior forward Kaycee Heitzman and freshman guard Taylor Dodson were also key contributors. CAK’s rotation also included junior guard Amy Cross and senior forward McKenzie Riley.

CAK returns all five

starters for next season, and anxiously awaits Bryant’s return to the court.

“We stood in the locker room, circled up arm-inarm, and said, ‘remember this feeling. Keep your chin up. We’re coming back,’ ” Denny said.

Ernie Trebing (CAK’s original Headmaster), Scott Sandie (Current Superintendent), Bob Neu (Future Head of School) and a number of other special guests will be in attendance.

You don’t want to miss this great evening!

All reservations must be received by Friday, March 22.

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CAK Café Mornings For Prospective Families Elementary (PreK-5) April 3 Middle (6-8) April 10 High School (9-12) April 17 (9 a.m. in the School’s lobby)

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KARNS/HARDIN VALLEY SHOPPER-NEWS • MARCH 18, 2013 • A-7

NewsTalk boosts KARM Karns Church of Christ team members Donovan Scott, Isaac Hardin Valley Church of Christ members Zander Snyder, Kaycie Hillis, Ella Williams, Brigitte Turner and (back) deacon Don Scott. Hawkins, Olivia Peek and Zephanie Snyder.

Kids4Christ Bible Bowl

By Theresa Edwards Several area Church of Christ youth participated in the Kids4Christ Bible Bowl held at Knoxville Christian School on Snyder Road. West End Church of Christ hosted the event.

“We have about 76 children for 19 teams here today,” said coordinator Kevin Giles. “It’s a good turnout.”

The participants, 2nd to 5th graders, studied the Book of Matthew for several months in preparation for the competition.

“The more you delve into the Bible and the more you know God’s word, that will affect your life for years to come,” said parent Amy Scott. “My 3rd grader has a better knowledge of

WORSHIP NOTES Community Services ■ First Farragut UMC, 12733 Kingston Pike, will sponsor a Mobile Pantry food giveaway Saturday, April 6, in the sanctuary to local neighbors in need, beginning at 9 a.m.

Deacon Kevin Giles of West End Church of Christ coordinates the “Kids4Christ Bible Bowl.”

Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

the Book of Matthew than I do at this point.”

Principal Jarra Snyder has children who studied and were competing in the

and continuing until all food has been handed out. Any area residents who are in need of help are encouraged to come to the church to receive food.

Used children’s clothing, in good condition, will also be given away.

Easter services ■ Farragut Presbyterian Church, 209 Jamestowne Blvd.,

Principal Jarra Snyder of Knoxville Christian School welcomes everyone.

Mike Sain keeps score for West End Church of Christ contestants.

event. “I know what you have gone through, and I am very proud of every one of you,” she said.

The children studied 428 questions to prepare for the Bible Bowl.

First place individual award winners were Micah Brooks of Hardin Valley and Johnathan Brackney of Arlington.

Second place individual award winners were Ella Williams of Karns; Joseph

Cutler of Arlington; and Shaun Smith, Tyler Chan and Lillie Brooke Davenport, all from West End. Joseph Cutler of Arlington was the outstanding student of the year with the highest cumulative score for all four years of participation. He now lives in South Carolina but came back to compete since his family previously attended Arlington Church of Christ.

will hold the following Easter Services: Palm Sunday, March 24: Children will process in with palms during the 11 a.m. service; Maundy Thursday, March 28: Communion and Service at 7 p.m. in the church Sanctuary; Good Friday, March 29: Good Friday prayer service at noon; Great Easter Vigil, Saturday, March 30: 7:56 p.m., starting with a bonfire at sunset; Easter: Two services, 8:30 and 11:30; choir

and instruments. Info: 966-9547 or www.fpctn.org.

Special services ■ Farragut Presbyterian Church, 209 Jamestowne Blvd., will host Farragut Feast, Faith, Fellowship on Wednesday, March 20. A soup supper will be served at 6 p.m., followed by study and prayer. Info: 966-9547 or www.fpctn.org.

In need of a mobile quarterback Butch Jones is a confident coach. He is convinced his way will work. He says his system is infallible if players buy in. I say the market is open. Step right up.

Butch would have us believe he is flexible and adaptive to available talent. You won’t hear another word about those who departed early for the NFL. Well, you may hear congratulations if they are drafted high.

Coach Jones’ focus is clearly forward. He will not dwell on what is missing or how chaotic was Sal’s sad defense.

Spring practice is not half over but I already know Butch has a positive, passionate personality.

He thinks the Vols can and will make the necessary adjustments and have an improved look come September.

Jones needs a quarterback who can protect the football and throw it to the correct color shirt.

History says a mobile quarterback adds to offensive efficiency.

We’re not talking about a

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sprinter who takes the snap and goes flying toward the corner.

Tennessee can get by without a Tim Tebow comparable who runs over people if there are no openings.

All Butch needs is a smart guy who can read defenses and convert third and three if eight of the bad guys drop into coverage.

I suppose it would help if the QB was a threat to do something other than throw deep on second and seven.

Junior Justin Worley and redshirt freshman Nathan Peterman have the immediate opportunity to demonstrate the necessary skills. In August they

A rush of jonquils Arise my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

(Song of Solomon 2: 10b-12 NRSV) The things one learns when chasing trivia!

I have been watching jonquils for several days now. Their sunny yellow, trumpet-shaped heads have been announcing spring all this past week, and I smile when I see them.

But this year I am also remembering: remembering a spring when I lived deep in the country (a mile from my own mailbox).

One spring day, on a walk with Hasso, the German shepherd, I discovered an anomaly in the woods: an open space with jonquils surrounding the remains of an old foundation.

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I stood long, looking at what was left of someone’s home. I drank in the beauty and peacefulness of the place, and wondered about the person (a woman, I presumed) who had knelt in the dirt and placed bulbs there to make her yard a living wonder.

will be compared to newcomers Joshua Dobbs, Riley Ferguson and Charlie High.

Since there is a system change, experience may not be decisive.

Worley is 6-4 and 213. Nimble and fleet? Not exactly. Jones and associates recruited Peterman as a fit for their Cincinnati power spread – if that is what they run.

Dobbs has credentials. Ferguson is a warrior. High brings awesome stats. All five are intelligent.

Mobile quarterbacks are the in-thing. Even the pros have caught the fever and are taking the gamble. Alas, the odds of injury do go up with open-field exposure. See RGIII. Tennessee has a great dualthreat quarterback just down the hall from Jones’ office. Condredge Holloway could throw or go. After him were Jimmy Streater and Heath Shuler and Tee Martin.

Before the Artful Dodger, college football had such famous

The house was gone, the woman was gone, but her f lowers remained.

I remember every spring: that ghost of a house, those happy, fragile flowers, and the woman I never knew. Every time I see jonquils growing in some odd place, some forlorn bit of ground far from any house or garden, I think of her, and wonder if the beauty she planted (and no doubt loved and enjoyed) continues to flower – to beautify a small, hidden corner of the world. I hope they are still there, standing testament to her industry and careful love.

Even if a young woman and her dog were the only ones who ever saw.

Because I love words at least as much as jonquils, I looked up the derivation of their name, and discovered it is from the French word jonquille, which means rush. (Aha! I thought. That’s what they get for being in such an all-fired hurry to bloom in the

The fourth annual NewsTalk 98.7 Radiothon on March 6 to benefit Knox Area Rescue Ministries successfully raised $30,000 for those who receive shelter, food and other services at KARM. Former KARM clients joined Hallerin Hilton Hill from 6-10 a.m. and Phil Williams 3-7 p.m.

They contrasted compelling stories of previous life experiences on the streets with their lives today. Volunteers answered calls from the phone bank established in the Cumulus Broadcasting studios.

KARM serves nearly 1,000 meals daily and

Phil Williams and Hallerin Hill shelters more than 400 men, women and children every night. Info: www.karm.org.

Watoto Children’s Choir coming to town A children’s choir from Africa will be in Knox County this month with concerts set in area churches. The visit is part of a six-month U.S. tour that launched in January.

The Watoto Children’s Choir will be at New Covenant Baptist Church, 10319 Starkey Lane, Farragut, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21; Faith United Methodist Church, 1120 Dry Gap Pike, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 30; and Rogers Memorial Baptist Church, 520 College Street, 10 a.m. Sunday, March 31.

All performances are free and open to the public.

Each child in the choir has lost one or both parents. They live in Watoto Children’s Villages where they receive the care and nurturing they need to grow up as productive citizens of their own country.

multi-talented people as Archie Manning and Gary Beban. They are in the hall of fame.

The NFL created the prostyle quarterback. Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are perfect examples. They run only if their life is at risk.

With the occasional sack counting off, Peyton’s career rushing totals at UT were minus 181 yards.

Casey Clausen was minus 130.

Tyler Bray finished at minus 207.

Erik Ainge was minus 227. Let me say this gently: They were not runners.

So, how much mobility does Butch Jones need? Prime payoff will still come from sound protection and accurate pocket passes. The ability to throw on the run adds an important dimension. Pulling it down and moving on is another. The read option is a weapon.

From the shotgun, running attacks are hampered without the threat of a mobile quarterback. So, how much is enough?

Keeping us and defenses guessing is Jones’ goal.

Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com

spring! But I was wrong!)

They are named for rushes (think: bulrushes) because they have hollow stems. (There are worse rationales for naming a flower, I’m sure, but I can’t think what it might be!)

By that time, I was off on another tangent: what might be the collective noun for a whole bunch of jonquils? I was disappointed to learn (at least according to my fabulous and useful book of collective nouns) that there is none.

At which point, I decided I would create one: a rush of jonquils!

There! My very own collective noun! Rush, because of the derivation of their name, but also because of their tendency to hurry spring!

So, the next time you see a “rush” of jonquils, let it remind you that spring is almost here, and these yellow heraldic trumpets are announcing its coming for all they are worth.

A member of the Watoto Children’s Choir enjoys the show.

With vibrant original African music, dance routines and life-transforming stories, the tour is indicative of the new generation of leaders emerging out of Watoto. Info: www.watoto.com/.

News from SOS A state House committee March 6 created a new nine-member board with the authority to override charter school decisions made by a local school board. An earlier version of the bill, which applied only to Nashville and Memphis, called for the state Board of Education to appoint a single state “authorizer.” The recent bill designates a board, with the governor and the speakers of the state House and Senate each appointing three members.

The law will apply statewide.

The new board will consider a charter school only after a local school board has reviewed it.

Impetus for the bill arose last year when the Metro Nashville school board defied a state Board of Education directive to approve a charter in West Nashville run by Great Hearts Academies, a Phoenix-based charter school system. The current bill is promoted by Nashville mayor Carl Dean.

SOS opposes this bill. It amounts to an unfunded mandate since the nine-member board could require a local system to accept a charter school they might have reason to oppose. The school system, however, would be required to fund the school from its current budget if their decision were overruled. As well, we are concerned about challenges facing a school administration made to work with a charter school it had not approved.

Also, let your legislators know your opposition to electing school superintendents. Knox County Commission tabled a resolution but the effort is apparently still alive at the state level. We urge you to join SOS in opposing it by contact your state senators and representatives.

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Hardin Valley Academy concert

By Theresa Edwards Hardin Valley Academy presented a “festival preview concert” in preparation for the recent East Tennessee band festival competition.

Alex Rector conducted the symphonic band in “Weather Report” by Snin’ya

Colin Bennett

Takahashi, “Down a Country Lane” by Aaron Copland and “Rhythm Danse” by Richard Saucedo.

The wind ensemble performed “Sanctuary” by Frank Ticheli and “Instinctive Travels” by Michael Markowski, led by conductor Andrew Parham.

Conductor Alex Rector

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Conductor Andrew Parham Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com

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By Sara Barrett Since she was a child, Farragut High School teacher and math department chair Wanda Lacy has had a passion for math.

“I love it. I love how things connect,” Lacy said.

Because of that love, she changed her course of study in college from engineering to teaching.

“I don’t think you ever graduate from high school thinking you want to teach.

But somewhere along the line, I just knew that I had to teach. I changed my major to math education.”

The University of Tennessee graduate says she does not see her work as a job.

“I come to school every day, I do not come to work. I love my kids. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

Lacy has been named Knox County Schools’ high school Teacher of the Year for 2013. This is the second time in her career that she has received the honor.

Having begun teaching at Farragut High School in 1983, Lacy took an extended leave of absence to begin work on a Ph.D. in education.

But her love of teaching pulled her back to the school. She still values the experience and research she gained during her leave, and she credits it for much of her current teaching method.

Lacy starts each lesson with a Power Point presentation before she breaks the class into small groups.

She said it has taken a number of years to get a good working order to the idea, but says, “I think I’ve finally arrived with groups.”

Lacy steps back from the spotlight during group work to become more of a facilitator.

Each group contains students from opposite ends of the learning spectrum, similar to running a business. One student is designated group leader and everything is presented to the class from the

Farragut High School juniors Maddie Strnad, Lam Tran and Akshay Soni review a recent test with math department chair and teacher Wanda Lacy, who is the Knox County Schools 2013 High School Teacher of the Year. Photo by S. Barrett

team as a unit.

“We have great students at Farragut.”

Lacy said she enjoys the diversity of the students and how well they get along with one another. She also teaches in the school’s math academy, where students who have a genuine interest in math-related careers are paired up with mentors in those career fields from the community.

“Everybody has a passion about something.”

Since she started teaching calculus in 2007, 97 percent of Lacy’s students have earned at least one semester of college credit by taking the course during high school.

“That’s the goal in my class. Can we get you college credit?”

Without getting to know her students personally though, Lacy

said it would be impossible to help them learn. If they are struggling with other classes, they can come to her as a whole to reschedule a test for a chapter. She has an opendoor policy and wants each student to feel comfortable coming to her with an issue.

After they graduate college, many students return to visit Lacy.

After catching up, she always asks each one what she could do differently to improve upon her teaching method. And she always takes their advice seriously.

In addition to her work with her students, Lacy is a lead teacher at Farragut High, and she conducts evaluations for other teachers in the department. She considers herself a proponent of the teaching evaluation program. She thinks it allows teachers to find room for improvement on their methods, and although she says she may have initially been a bit hesitant to

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“It’s easy to say something doesn’t work. But you’ve got to try it first. You have to be open to change.

“These students don’t want to see (their teacher) as someone who will make them come in and sit down and be quiet. They want to see you as someone who wants them to be successful.

“When they walk back in from college, I want them to say ‘Thank you Ms. Lacy, I am successful.’ Because that’s what we all want, is to be successful.”

When she’s not teaching or doing something related to it, Lacy spends time with her husband, Ray, and their two daughters and four grandchildren. She has already found a fan of math in her 9-year-old grandson, whom she tutors in geometry.

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Kindergartners Isaiah Stafford-Hedge and Asher Harness pretend to administer medication to Zoe the cat.

Kindergartner Charli Gwinn gets suited up like a physician by Sarah Beasley from East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Other activities included watching a video on a child’s experience at the hospital, feeling an arm cast and looking at X-rays.

Blue Grass Elementary School 1st graders Brooke Ogle, Surya Ponnuchamy and Jessica Gregg hang out with Tupelo Honey Café executive chef Brian Sonoskus before he cooks sweet potato pancakes with peach butter for their class. He passed out the recipe to the kids for their families to enjoy. “I feel about my food like the Grateful Dead feels about their music,” he said. “Once it’s out there, it’s really out there.” Photos by S. Barrett

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Kindergartners Ryan Davidson and Trey Nugent search for their heartbeats with stethoscopes from East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.

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The younger children will have their own egg hunt.

There will be refreshments, a “prize egg” among the other eggs and pictures taken with the Easter Bunny.

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Farragut Intermediate School 5th graders Whitney Williamson, Scott Grunau, Chris Barnes, Hannah Smith and Foster DeFranco anxiously watch for chemical reactions as they mix baking soda with cabbage juice.

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Celebrating new lives at Surgical Weight Loss Center There was a lot of passion have no hope left.” in the room. Seems that Boyce and Williams incan happen when lives are troduced the staff “who changed. make this a world-class experience,” said Boyce. Some of the administrators, nurses and support personnel are Sherri also patients. RN Lisa LayGardner man celebrated the one-year Howell anniversary of her surgery by running the Knoxville half marathon.

Tennova vice president Dr. Stephen Boyce, Dr. Robert Williams and Tur- Becky Dodson, who had surkey Creek Medical Center gery five months ago, shared CEO Lance Jones celebrated that her weight loss was now the opening of the Tennova at 70 pounds.

Knox County Sheriff’s Center for Surgical Weight Loss on March 11 with a Office Capt. Chris Holloway, program that combined an at the celebration with his official ribbon cutting, tours wife, Kim, also spoke.

“This gave me my life of the facility and a time for back,” he told those gathsharing.

Boyce, who has been do- ered. “I weighed 400 ing bariatric surgery for pounds and work in law weight loss for 22 years, enforcement. I am now off got emotional as he talked all medicines except a vitaabout the results of the min and no longer need the medical procedures done at CPAP for sleep apnea.” Holloway has lost 135 pounds. the center.

Dr. Williams told those “This is a place of hope,” he said. “It is a place of hope gathered that weight loss for patients, many of whom surgery is changing lives,

Members of the bariatric surgical team celebrate the opening of the Tennova Center for Surgical Weight Loss at Turkey Creek Medical Center. From left are Tracy Collins, Terry Smith, Jacki Shultz and Cloie Ratliff.

Cutting the ribbon with a surgeon’s touch are, front, Drs. Robert Williams and Stephen Boyce, officially opening the Tennova Center for Surgical Weight Loss. Joining in the festivities are, from left, Amy Chandler with the Farragut Chamber; the doctors; Lance Jones, CEO of Turkey Creek Medical Center; Jessica Flanary, director of Bariatric Services; Capt. Chris Holloway, a patient; and Carol Matthews with the Farragut Chamber.

but that it is a commitment.

“It is like a marathon, not a foot race,” he said. “When you are in a long race, you have to stay in there. Dr. Boyce and I have the honor of getting people out of the starting gate.”

■ Home Federal Bank has announced the recipients of the bank’s scholarship awards, and Farragut High School graduate Madison Cantrell has received one to continue her studies at UT.

Congratulating scholarship winner Madison Cantrell, right, are Home Federal Bank president Dale Keasling and executive vice president Debra Smith. Cantrell is a 2010 graduate of Farragut High School and a student at the University of Tennessee in the College of Business Administration.

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In 2010, Baby Boomers began to reach the age of 65, and in the next few decades the number of elderly citizens in Tennessee will skyrocket.

As they age, many who aren’t ready to leave their home for an institutional setting or to live with relatives can remain in their home with the help of an inhome caregiver.

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their own home, despite circumstances that make it difficult for them to do so.

Services include comprehensive, around-the-clock companion care for anyone, of any age, who needs it.

Care advisor Jeannie Bates says, “Comfort Care has a unique understanding of the issues today’s families face, struggling to find time for even the most basic activities amidst ever-busier lives.

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Comfort Care case manager Melanie Everett understands the need for competent and compassionate caregivers. She says: “Comfort Caregivers are professional and well-trained.

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A? O? Ph or F? Spelling Bee victory goes to host club

By Sherri Gardner Howell An adult spelling bee is always a humbling experience for a journalist and writer – especially one who thinks “spell checker” is one of the greatest inventions of the century.

I am grateful that I have rare occasion to use the words “bacteriophage, chrismatory and fluviatile” in my everyday writing.

For the final teams in the Rotary Club of Farragut Spelling Bee, those words determined the winner – which turned out to be the host club, led by spellers Bruce Williamson, Fred

Martin and Stephanie Myers.

The bee is a major fundraiser for the club, with the proceeds benefiting three programs: Adult Education/ GED at Pellissippi State, Knox County Imagination Library and Ball Camp Elementary School.

A picnic dinner in Faith Lutheran Church’s recreation center began the festivities, with guests entertained during the meal by Diane O’Brien on the hammered dulcimer. A lively silent auction added to the excitement, with an intermission interlude for door

prizes, adeptly handled by Rotarian Gene Wessel, cochair Staci Wilkerson and Katie Myers, daughter of Farragut Rotarian Noah Myers.

For the spellers, however, it was serious business.

Eight teams participated, and it took 17 rounds for a winner to be crowned.

Judges were Kim Askey, executive assistant to Knoxville News Sentinel publisher Patrick Birmingham; Darryl Mackley, owner of Mackley & Company Jewelers; and Don Lindsey, direcSavoring the win are the Spelling Bee champions – the Sequester Spellers for Rotary Club of FarTo page A-14 ragut. From left are Fred Martin, Stephanie Myers and Bruce Williamson. Photo by Sherri Gardner Howell

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Bobby and Todd have just returned from another gift and antique market, and the store is stocked full with wonderful spring merchandise for your soul, home, and garden. After an incredibly busy holiday season, Bobby Todd has again transformed…..this time into a springtime shopper’s dream, just in time to freshen up your home. Unique home accessories, whimsical Easter decorations, classic outdoor statuary, and colorful scarves are just a sample of the items you will see.

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To add even more fun to the “Spring Sip and See,” please wear your favorite spring hat or Easter bonnet to receive 15% off all regular non-sale merchandise purchased on Friday and Saturday only. All customers wearing Spring hats or Easter bonnets will also have the opportunity to enter our “Best Spring/Easter Hat” contest with the winner receiving a $100.00 Bobby Todd gift certificate.

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Time keeper was Joan McIntee, recorder was Becky Duncan and word pronouncer was Scott Firebaugh, a math teacher at Grace Christian Academy.

Firebaugh understood the intensity of the competition as he won the 2010 AARP National Adult Spelling Bee in Cheyenne, Wy. Leading the efforts for the Rotary were bee cochairs Bettye Sisco and Staci Wilkerson.

The last three teams went 15 rounds without a miss.

Spell Bound, representing Pellissippi State, went out in Round 15 on the word “parturition,” giving them a third place finish.

Spelling for Spell Bound were Muffett Grubb, Denise Reed and Tyra Barrett.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office, defending champions from 2012, and Sequester Spellers, representing the Rotary Club of Farragut, battled it out for another round when the Sherriff’s Office missed “bacteriophage,” giving them second place after the Farragut Rotary correctly spelled “chrismatory and fluviatile” for the win.

Spelling for the Sheriff’s Office were Frankie Byrne, Hillary Coward and Marianne Thompson.

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Working on the correct spelling of a word are, from left, Anne Crais, Barbara Lawson and Amber Breitweiser, the Ball Camp Bulldogs.

The Bad Asymptotes, representing Farragut High School, enjoy dinner before the Spelling Bee. From left are Lawrence Wang, Carter Chain and Akshay Soni.

Rotary Club of Farragut member Gene Wessel gets some assistance from Katie Myers in picking winning door prize tickets during intermission of the Spelling Bee. Photos by Sherri Gardner Howell

Hard at work during Round 15 are Stephanie Myers, Fred Martin and Bruce Williamson from the Sequester Spellers.

Going the distance for 16 rounds, 2012 defending champions got second place this year in the Rotary Club of Farragut Spelling Bee. Representing the Knox County Sheriff’s Office are, from left, Frankie Bryne, Hillary Coward and Marianne Thompson.

McGill, LaMarche on national committees

By Suzanne Foree Neal Two members of the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen will continue to work on committees for the National League of Cities. They recently returned from the meeting in Washington, D.C. Mayor Ralph McGill will serve on the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources committee, which develops policy positions on issues involving air and water quality, energy, wet-

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lands, noise control and solid and hazardous waste management.

“I think we’re going to be dealing with climate control,” he said at Thursday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting.

Vice Mayor Dot LaMarche chairs the Human Development Committee.

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McGill said the meeting gives representatives of local governments an opportunity to meet with cabinet members to encourage them to advocate for cities.

Alderman Ron Honken was the third member on the trip.

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Temple high school students On March 5, a group of students from the senior class at Temple High School, led by Dr. Clarence Sexton, Temple Baptist Church pastor, along with his wife, Evelyn and principal David Whitaker along with his wife Jennifer, departed on a nine-day tour of Great Britain. The group landed in Edinburgh, Scotland where on the first two days they visited Edinburgh Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Stirling Castle. The group then travelled through the area known as the Lake District with a stop in the town of Grasmere, home of poet William Wordsworth and writer Beatrix Potter. Students spent one full day in Wales, where they toured Conwy Castle.

The group proceeded to an area known as the Cotswolds, where they stayed in the Lygon Arms Hotel, where both King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell stayed

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Homecoming senior candidates (left to right) Brittany James, Yasameen Akoobi, Isabella Helget, and Meghan Vowell

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLES NEWS FROM PARKWEST, WEST KNOXVILLE’S HEALTHCARE LEADER • TREATEDWELL.COM • 374-PARK

Designed for life

Engineer finds hope in award-winning heart valve Ted Bernard is the kind of guy who appreciates a thoughtful, efficient design.

So when the retired electrical engineer flipped open his Popular Science magazine last November and saw its 25th Annual Best of What’s New, he was impressed. For there, bigger than life itself was the Edwards Lifescience Transcatheter Heart Valve listed as the publication’s “Grand Award” winner in the health category.

“The picture made it look kingsized,” he recalled. “I tried to figure out how they get that thing down to the size they needed to fit it into the heart. But it looked like a super design that should work like a clock.”

Bernard’s appraisal of the heart valve was more than just an engineer’s passing interest in the marvels of modern medicine – he was still waiting to hear whether that artificial valve would become his own lifeline.

Diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis, the 87-year-old was left gasping for breath whenever he’d walk from one end of his Knoxville home to the other. “I couldn’t get up and work in the yard and garden and stuff because I would just puff and pant,” said Bernard. “That’s why all my f lower beds here grew up in weeds and I didn’t have much of a garden either for the same reason – I just didn’t have the strength to take care of them.”

Time, he was told by cardiologist Dr. Ravi Mehta, was running out and the traditional remedy – open-heart surgery – was not an option.

His only hope, Mehta told him, was to see if he would qualify for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), a procedure in which the diseased aortic valve is replaced with a collapsible prosthetic fashioned from the valve of a cow. The valve, designed by the California-based Edwards Lifesciences and approved by the Food and Drug Administration, can collapse to the diameter of a pencil and is guided to the heart through a catheter usually inserted into the femoral artery through a small incision in the groin.

TAVR is so rare in the United States (less than 10 percent of aortic valve replacements) it’s available at only about 150 hospitals nationwide.

Parkwest Medical Center was first in Knoxville to offer it.

“Dr. Mehta said, ‘We’ve got to do something. If you go on like you are right now, you’ll live probably one year, maybe two years. But that’s it.’ ” Even his own son, a general practitioner in Topeka, Kan., concurred with the prognosis. “My son said basically the same thing, that anybody over 85 who has a major job done on their heart is going to have a very, very poor outcome.”

And so, Ted Bernard began making final preparations.

“I was getting everything done,

Ted Bernard displays the page he tore from his Popular Science that featured the prosthetic valve he received via Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement at Parkwest Medical Center.

“I was getting everything done, working toward death within a year because they didn’t think I would last that long.”

Ted Bernard working toward death within a year because they didn’t think I would last that long,” Bernard said. “After I talked to Dr. Mehta and my son, I figured I’d better get busy and get everything lined up.”

But those plans changed when Bernard received word that TAVR surgery would be an option.

“I tore that page out of Popular Science and took it with me to see the doctors. I showed them that article and said, ‘Look! Put this in me – I need it!’ ” he said with a laugh.

There was, however, a roadblock – or perhaps more accurately, a detour – ahead.

Meeting individually with members of the TAVR team – Dr. Thomas Pollard, Dr. Chadwick Stouffer, Dr. Nicholaos Xenopoulos and Dr. Mike Ayres, Bernard was told that his femoral artery had a few twists and turns (“funny corners” as he called it) that would make the usual route

to the heart’s aorta not only difficult, but increase the risk of blood clots or stroke.

It was decided an alternative route, known as a “transapical approach,” would be required, a path taken by 14 of 39 TAVR patients at Parkwest.

According to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, a transapical approach is a technique in which the surgeon makes an incision just below the fifth rib and then delivers the prosthetic valve through a needle puncture directly into the bottom of the left ventricle of the heart.

“The heart never knows anything is going on,” said Bernard. “They just went right through it, straight up to the aortic valve, put the replacement in and then pulled back out. The heart never knew they were there.”

Bernard, however, could tell things were decidedly better after his Dec. 17 surgery. “I went in on Monday morning, and around 2:30 or 3:30

that afternoon, Dr. Stouffer came out and told my wife that it was a success,” said Bernard. “I was put into a room and I stayed in there until Friday morning when I went home.”

Today, Bernard says, he feels like a new man.

“I feel fine, I feel great! I feel 15 or 20 years younger – it’s amazing!” he exclaimed. “Here, I go into the hospital for less than a week, and when I get out, and I can move around and do things that would’ve completely killed me a week before. The difference is just amazing.”

What’s more, Bernard said, he feels so much better that, instead of planning for his passing, he’s planning for living.

“This surgery really changed my plans,” Bernard said. “Of course, now that I’ve got 90 percent of the stuff lined up, I don’t have to worry about it. Now I’ll be able to spend my time working in the f lower bed and my garden.”

He’s well on his way because there, sitting on his end table next to the Popular Science article about the award-winning heart valve, is another magazine that’s caught his eye – the Burpee seed catalog has arrived and spring can’t be far behind.

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B-2 • MARCH 18, 2013 • SHOPPER-NEWS Paulette Beaulieu, Shannondale’s director of activities, says, “Daisy was very important to us. She was so sweet and the residents just “You can teach a dog how loved her – she was a joy.â€?

This week we mourn the to walk on a leash and how Beaulieu recalls that resipassing of a special soul. to obey commands, but dents who were unresponHABIT dogs have to enjoy sive in everyday life would people, and you can’t teach light up at the sight of Daisy. that. Daisy had the right Glazer remembers that on temperament from the get- her first day, “she walked go. She just melted every- into that place and just took one’s heart.� over.�

Carol Daisy’s owner, Mali GlazThe little canine theraZinavage er, who is understandably pist loved cuddling. She heartbroken these days, re- seemed to know who needed Mali Glazer and Daisy Photo by members their first visit to her most at any given time.

Allan Glazer HABIT in 2010, when the She provided comfort and Bob Coyne of Caregivers Educational Seminars gives musician little dog was not yet a year joy not only to the residents The folks at Shannon- old. The evaluation team of Shannondale but also to Kathy Huber an authentic Irish black flute. Photos by T. Edwards dale Healthcare Center are took Daisy into a closed their families. One staffer of TEPHOTOS.com particularly sad. Daisy was room where they proceeded remarked that she was “the She wasn’t very big, but “their� girl. She showed up to expose her to all manner best HABIT dog we’ve ever she helped more people in every Wednesday for the of nursing home apparatus- had.� her brief life than most of past three years to spread es: wheelchairs, walkers, lift Glazer puts it in a nutus do in our long ones. She her special kind of therapy. chairs. They tried to scare shell: brought joy to everyone who Daisy was a HABIT (Hu- her by dropping lunch trays “She was a tiny dog with knew her. man Animal Bond in Ten- and making other sudden the heart of many dogs.�

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My mother-in-law had a stroke suddenly in September, and Coyne has been very helpful to my family with his knowledgeable advice and compassionate friendship.

Knox County juvenile court judge Tim Irwin requested donations of stuffed animals from the community for children who come to his courtroom. GFWC Ossoli Circle’s Ossoli in Action Committee donated 116 of them. Pictured with Irwin (in back) are Ossoli members Nancy Carmon, Betsy Gardner, Georgia Seagren, Roberta Pedigo, Minga Barnes, Lexa Hooten, Sue Whittle, Mary Nelle Robbins and Ann Dural. Photo submitted

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Bob Coyne gave away several Irish-themed door prizes to lucky winners at Strang.

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Surin of Thailand Co-workers gather at Surin of Thailand to enjoy great food and great service during lunch. Natalie Johnson, Doris J. Mers and Amanda Bonneau are served lunch by Ashley Zimmerman. Surin of Thailand features authentic Thai cuisine, sushi, full martini bar and patio. They have been serving the Bearden community for two years and have locations in Atlanta and Birmingham where they have been awarded Best Thai restaurant. Stop by their location on Bearden Hill at 6213 Kingston Pike and enjoy half price sushi 5:30 p.m. to close each day.

Hours of operation are 11:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. weekdays for lunch, and dinner hours are 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday; 11:15 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11:15 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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FARRAGUT LIBRARY CALENDAR Storytimes and events at the Farragut Library, 417 N. Campbell Station Road. A parent or guardian must accompany each child, except for Older Preschool. For more info, call 865-777-1750.

■ Monday, March 18, 10:30 a.m. – Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.

■ Tuesday, March 19, 10:30 a.m. – Older Preschool Storytime for ages 4-6.

■ Wednesday, March 20, 10:30 a.m. – Baby Bookworms for infants to age 2.

■ Thursday, March 21, 10:30 a.m. – Toddler Storytime for ages 2-3.

■ Friday, March 22, 10:30 a.m. – Preschool Storytime for ages 3-5.

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MONDAY-TUESDAY, MARCH 18-19 AARP Driver Safety Classes

The Parkinson Support Group (PK Hope Is Alive) of East Tennessee will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 19, at the Family Life Center of Kern United Methodist Church, 451 E. Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge.

Anna Dark of Clinton Physical Therapy Center will present “Take Charge Fitness Program.” A light lunch will be provided by East Tennessee Personal Care Services and Amedisys of Oak Ridge Home Health Care.

For more info, contact Karen Sampsell, 482-4867 or pk_ hopeisalive@bellsouth.net or visit www.pkhopeisalive.org.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 Raw Food Trucker Conrardy Raw Food Trucker Dave Conrardy will speak at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road.

Admission is $15. For more info or to preregister, email nextbiteraw@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21

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The special exhibit “Approaching 100 Years of Education” will be on display through Friday, May 10, at the Farragut Folklife Museum in the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

The exhibit highlighting Farragut schools will include lettermen sweaters; band, cheerleading and football uniforms; annuals; and photos.

Featured items will include photos from the Farragut High School 1959 Dedication Ceremony during which then-senior Frank Galbraith – now a retired Farragut Middle School history teacher – helped to place a time capsule within the walls of the school.

Also on display will be photos and the autobiography of Bill Bates, former University of Tennessee and Dallas Cowboys football player, who played on the most-winning team in Farragut High’s history in 1978.

Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

Admission is free. For more info, visit www. townoffarragut.org or contact museum coordinator Julia Jones-Barham, julia.jones@townoffarragut.org or 865-966-7057.

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The Town is seeking youth and adult spincast (push button) rod and reel combos in good working condition, as well as other fishing supplies including line, hooks, bobbers and sinkers. Farragut businesses are also encouraged to consider donating fishing-related items to be used as prizes for participants.

Donations can be dropped off at the front desk of the Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. For more info or to coordinate a specific donation drop-off time, contact Athletic and Park Coordinator Jay Smelser, jay.smelser@townoffarragut.org or 865-966-7057.

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Thursday, March 21, in the social hall of the Church of the Good Samaritan, 425 N. Cedar Bluff Road.

After a social half-hour, there will be a buffet lunch ($3) at noon and a program by vocalist Kathy Huber.

Following the program, there will be a short business meeting. Prospective AARP members are welcome to attend.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21 Free budget classes The Good Samaritan Center of Loudon County is offering free budget classes on the third Thursday of each month at the center, 119 “A” St., Lenoir City.

The classes are provided by CredAbility, a nonprofit credit counseling and education agency, and offer oneon-one help with the basics of personal finance.

To register, call Paula Roach, 865-986-1777, ext. 12.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21 PlanET meeting The Town of Farragut will host a PlanET “Meeting in a Box” after the regularly scheduled Farragut Municipal Planning Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive.

Throughout March, PlanET is hosting a publicparticipation series focusing on how the people who live, work and play in the five-county region of Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon and Union counties think the region should grow. This is the third round of community input since November 2011 to explore community members’ priorities and look at options for growth as new people and new jobs come to the area.

The FPMC meeting and PlanET presentation are open to the public. For more info, visit www.planeasttn.org.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 22-23 Tax assistance for elderly, low income On Fridays and Saturdays through April 12, lowerincome and senior taxpayers can receive help with their federal tax returns through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, sponsored by the Town of Farragut and the Internal Revenue Service, at Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. At no charge, volunteers will complete and e-file tax returns for participants.

Taxpayers should bring federal tax packets received; wage and earnings statements (Form W-2 from employers, Form 1099-MISC from clients); interest, dividend, capital gains, pension, IRA and Social Security statements; a list of items that might be considered for itemized deductions; support for other income and credits; and a copy of last year’s tax return.

Taxpayers should also bring Social Security numbers and correct birth dates for all taxpayers and dependents to be listed on the return.

VITA volunteers will be available 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Participants are encouraged to be in line no later than 3 p.m. Friday. No appointment is necessary.

232 Auto Auctions 250 Antiques Classics 260 Fencing

TRACKER 1999 Korry Farm Wagon MUSTANG 1964 1/2 HOUSE BOAT, Mod. 6072, new floorconvertible, restored bought new, 32 ft, ing, ext. tongue, new 289 HP, $24,500 neg. always in covered deck $700/bo. 865-250-1480 Call 865-458-1934. slip, new enclosure ***Web ID# 217026*** PORSCHE 928S, 1985, in front, galv. trlr, no rust, runs & drives exc. shape. $18,900.

865-660-3602.

Autos Wanted 253 good $3500. 865-898-4200 rewalls@bellsouth.net ***Web ID# 220344*** A BETTER CASH for junk cars, 261 Motor Homes 237 OFFER trucks, vans, running Sport Utility or not. 865-456-3500 CHEV BLAZER 2002, 4x4, leather, power, 2013, all cars, pickups, Auto Accessories 254 99K mi, $4800. 865swivels & tilts. Never 934-7796 used. New retail $2750; ***Web ID# 220168*** NEW & used truck beds, 1st $1050 cash. tail gates, fr./rear 864-275-6478 bumpers, many Imports 262 makes. 865-250-1480 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Endeavor 37 ft, 1999. ***Web ID# 216995*** Kit. & LR slide. Die- RAM Pickup ARE fi- JAGUAR 2000 S-type, 3.0L, 82k mi, silver sel. Loaded. Gar. kept. berglass bed cover & black, $4500 obo. $45,000. 865-908-0858 Dodge Truck 865-250-1480 ***Web ID# 218132*** 2002-2009 short bed fits 6'3" box. ***Web ID# 216972*** WINNEBAGO DIESEL Cost $1240; $500. 865250-1480 SCION XB 2005, 45k 2010, 18 mpg, low mi, gray w/blk mi, great cond. cloth, exc. cond. 1 Loaded. Road ready, Trucks 257 ownr. $8800. 688-9709 health forces sale. ***Web ID# 222248*** $65,900/b.o. 865-254-4423 FORD F150 King Ranch ***Web ID# 222329*** 2010, 4x4, apprx. 35K 264 mi., bdlnr, new tires. Sports obo. 786-797-0104 Motorcycles 238 $36,500 ***Web ID# 221383*** CHEVY CORVETTE Z06, 2001, 20,451 mi. tires, blk, all orig.

4 Wheel Drive 258 New Serious calls only $22,900. 423-836-0900 CHEV. AVALANCHE 2007 LT, 4 WD. Silver birch met. Domestic 265 w/leather. All power, rear DVD, phone, satel- CADILLAC Eldorado lite, CD, 92,500 mi.

1998, beautiful, exc.

AMERICAN Pristine cond. $21,500. in/out, $5,000. 865IRONHORSE 2007 865-687-3084 689-4984, 865-850-2822 JUDGE CUSTOM, ***Web ID# 220624*** ***Web ID# 218650*** Price reduce to $16,000, gar. kept, immaculate Dodge Laramie pkg EXCLUSIVE FOR cond., only 5,175 mi., 2006 Mega Cab, 4x4, 5.7 MERCEDES BENZ custom purple lights Hemi, AT, 83K mi, 2005 to 2013 all models & front end with cosmetic dmg left side.

Remote Starters, inverted fork, new Bought new $12,000 obo works on your factory tires, 15K worth w/most parts to fix. 865- remote.

Prices vary of custom upgrades, 250-1480 on different models. ***Web ID# 217016*** Call 45K bike now only for pricing.Other $16,000, Won't last Accessories avail.

Ford Excursion 2005, long! Please call Eddie Bauer, 4x4, 60k MERCEDES ONLY. 865-776-9594 or email mi, 6.0 diesel front West End Motor Co. tkerr@southlandgrp.com end dmg, $9500/bo. 8729 Oak Ridge Hwy ***Web ID# 221556*** Knoxville, TN 865-250-1480 865-250-1480 Cushman Eagle 1959, ***Web ID# 217014*** elec. start, new moLAND tor, tires, brakes, etc. TOYOTA Cruiser FJ40 1972.

Ride anywhere. $2800. $3000. Phone 865- FORD FUSION Hybrid 865-368-9828 bef. 8p 2010, black on black, 599-0123. ***Web ID# 219053*** loaded, $14,500.

865-621-5868 DUCATI 2006 Multistrada ***Web ID# 219066*** Antiques Classics 260 620. Yellow, excellent cond. 14,300 mi.

FORD FUSION SEL 865-209-7150 AC COBRA REPLICA 2009, 21,600 mi, 1 1964, 351 Windsor, 5 owner, V6, spoiler, HARLEY-DAVIDSON sp., Jag rear, Wilwood pwr SR, all pwr, 6 FLSTFI 2004 FatBoy disc brakes, many disc CD, loaded, Softail, $8500. Copper extras. Exc. cond. leather and heated w/blk leather boss 931-707-8510 seats, alloys, white bags, hwy bars, & ***Web ID# 221925*** w/suede int., warr.

W/S. Very good $17,500/b.o. 865-755-0664 cond. Only 26,500 CHEVROLET ***Web ID# 219903*** miles. 865-607-3320.

TRUCK Pro Street 1969, dark blue, all LINCOLN MARK HONDA VALKRYIE tube chasis, 454 VIII 1998, 1 owner, 2001, 1k mi, black, Roller motor, 9" Ford 96k mi, exc. cond. needs misc. parts. w/4 link suspension, $4800. 865-531-8454.

Bought new. chop top, all custom ***Web ID# 219994*** $6000/bo. 865-250-1480 leather int. New 20" ***Web ID# 216968*** wheels on rear, 18's on front, Ready for KAWASAKI VULCAN show or drive. $27,500 Cement / Concrete 315 2004, 2000. 2053cc, Vobo. 423-312-8256.

STEVE HAMNER Twin $1K under bk. ***Web ID# 218488*** Adult owner. Mustang CONCRETE & BLOCK Seat, never dropped, CHEVY CAMARO 25+ yrs exp. Driveways, sidewalks, all all records. NO FREE 1984, red, auto. shift RIDES / TRADES! types pours, Versakit & choke, $1,600 $4750. M-F 865-250firm. 865-579-4675 lock walls, excavating. Call 363-3054.

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Flooring

330

CERAMIC TILE installation.

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Guttering

333

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Quality work, guaranteed. Call 288-0556.

Handyman

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NEWS FROM CONSTRUCTION PLUS

Clients praise Construction Plus ‘Reasonable, fair and honest’

By Sandra Clark

Dennis Koontz, owner of Consolidated Insurance Services, says he would trust Sandy Loy with any project.

“He holds himself very accountable, both in his character and professionally. We’re very good friends.

I would trust Sandy Loy with anything I have.

Sandy Loy If someone wants a quality project, I would highly recommend Sandy and Construction Plus.”

Koontz partnered with Sandy on the Koontz Loy Taylor (KLT) Office Complex in West Knoxville in November 1998. He also worked with Construction Plus when he moved into the Brookville Building No. 1 near Northshore Towers.

“Sandy has probably more credentials than any other commercial contractor in this town,” says Koontz. “He has degrees (architect and engineering), 30 years experience, and was the first Certified Construction Manager in the area.

“He is meticulous and is very hands-on on every project that he does. Customers are cared for properly and get their money’s worth. His goal is to give you a quality product within budget and on time.”

Koontz cited the recently completed $2 million project for Cherokee Health Systems in Morristown. “He built it in 60 days. That’s just astounding. They worked 24/7 and finished on time and on budget.”

JBF & Associates

Dr. Jerry Fussell is now retired and a consulting engineer for JBF & Associates on Pellissippi Parkway. During his career, Dr. Fussell performed engineering work Jerry Fussell on safety and reliability for complex engineering systems worldwide, including nuclear power plants.

He says he was “not entirely happy” when he built Phase I of

his office complex. So he hired Sandy Loy and Construction Plus Inc. for Phase II, a project twice the size of Phase I. Six years later, he went back to Sandy for Phase III. Now JBF & Associates has contracted for $1 million worth of renovations, and Sandy is doing that as well.

“If I were going to describe his organization, I would say he has a value-driven company where things like reliability, quality, customer service and respect would be the values that drive him,” Fussell says.

“In dealing with Sandy, he has been reasonable, fair, honest and always gives more than anyone has a right to expect.

He and I, in all these years, have stayed friends.”

Sandy was not satisfied with the doors at one point and went around and hand-rubbed every door himself, Fussell recalls. Sandy expects detail work.

“If I ever noticed an issue, he would already have taken care of it by the time I noticed it.”

KLT Office Complex

25th anniversary Construction Plus Inc. is celebrating its 25th year in 2013. In January we interviewed office manager Glenda Tipton, who has worked with owner Sandy Loy for 15 of those years. This month we’ve talked with several clients about their experiences.

Panther Sark Office Building built for Dr. Jerry Fussell in 1991 and 1998. Construction Plus Inc. is now restoring the building back to “as-built” quality with new infrastructure technology for energy management and security.

“Sandy does value engineering and gets the cost down without sacrificing quality or function,” says Fussell. “He’s very diplomatic. He never complained and just did his job.

“I believe he surrounds himself with quality people who do good work. If it doesn’t meet his standards, he’ll redo it.”

Systems, says his company first worked with Sandy Loy on a project in Englewood. “We liked his approach. He was a good fit, and we’ve kept him.”

Construction Plus Inc. is currently working for Cherokee to renovate a building for a new clinic on 5th Avenue in Knoxville. The company built a Crisis Stabilization Unit in Morristown and is getting ready to add a second floor there.

“I like the approach of the Jeff Howard, chief finan- construction manager in which cial officer for Cherokee Health he’s basically working for us. The

chemistry is really good. He understands how we think about the project, and I know he’s going to be looking out for our good.

“We have very high expectations of the people we work with. The relationship we have, it’s like he’s part of our company.

We just feel like it’s that kind of relationship,” said Howard.

“We trust him. There are multiple instances in which he has found savings. We respect that in a contractor. Building up the cost is not a motivator with Sandy.”

Covenant Presbyterian Church

Curt Jawdy chaired the

building committee for Covenant Presbyterian Church, a project entrusted to Construction Plus Inc. Jawdy says: “Sandy Loy built a new facility for our church and did a top-notch job. Working with a church building committee is always a challenge and Sandy handled it perfectly.

“We worked through several revisions to get the ‘vision’ and the budget aligned.

He stayed on top of the project throughout, even providing excellent follow-up after we moved in. We would work with Construction Plus again in a heartbeat.”

Covenant Presbyterian

Cherokee Health Systems

Construction Plus Inc. Not just another General Contractor … we are Design Build Specialists and Certified Construction Managers 4 Project of Distinction Awards

EXCEL Award

National Blue Ribbon Award

Enterpriser Award

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