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BUZZ Brad Anders, Smith to speak Knox County Commissioners Brad Anders and Randy Smith will speak to the Center City Republican Club at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at Shoney’s, 4410 Western Ave. All Knox-area Republicans are invited. Those eating dinner should arrive at 5:45 p.m.

Superhero 5k, fun run is Saturday TNT Superhero 5k and 1-mile fun run to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will begin at 8 a.m.

Saturday, July 18, at West High School, 3300 Sutherland Ave. Registration opens at 6:30 a.m. Age categories range from first grade to senior adults. Superhero costumes are encouraged but not required. Preregistration: https://runsignup. com/Race/TN/Knoxville/TnTSuperHero5kandfunrunwalk.

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Red Gate Rodeo The annual Red Gate Festival and Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, at Red Gate Farm in Maynardville.

Carnival starts at 5 p.m.

Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday.

Rodeo starts at 8 p.m. each day. Admission is $15 for adults, $8 for kids 4-10 years old, and free for kids age 3 and under.

Info: www.redgaterodeo. com or 992-3303.

IN THIS ISSUE Christian camp Hillbrook Christian Association board member and camp co-director Bill Bryant summed up the Teenage Christian Camp experience: “It’s one thing to preach the principles of Christian living and respect for each other, but it’s another thing to see it in action.

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Campen vs.

Mirtes for council In an election year that portends few surprises and no fireworks, the District 5 City Council race could be the only game in town – if the challenger remains as feisty in the stretch as she is out of the gate.

“I think (Mark Campen) is a great guy. I just think I could do a better job,” says Jennifer Mirtes.

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Veterans help dogs in Heroes and Hounds

By Sara Barrett

The Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley has received a Pedigree Innovation grant for a new program started by employee Michelle Goetze.

Heroes and Hounds matches adoptable dogs with military veterans who are tasked with teaching the dogs basic obedience skills.

The program is specifically for animals who come to the shelter with behavioral issues that may discourage people from adopting them.

“There are so many veterans in my family,” said Goetze. “I have a passion for both vets and animals, and I wanted to find a way to help them both.”

Goetze’s husband, Kevin White, is a volunteer trainer with Heroes and Hounds and a Vietnam veteran who says he struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. His current student is a French poodle named La Fou who was abused prior to arriving at the Humane Volunteer trainer Kevin White teaches canine student La Fou Heroes and Hounds volunteer trainer Ashley Mchow to sit while Heroes and Hounds director Michelle Goetze Means poses with canine student Bella.

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Dial is new pastor at Beaver Ridge UMC

By Nancy Anderson “My ministry is based around learning to love,” said the Rev. Larry Dial, the new pastor at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church who arrived in early July. “To me, that’s the most important thing Larry Dial in the world, and I believe it’s the way we take care of ourselves and each other.

“I’m all about the love stuff. I want it for my parishioners. I want it for the community. I want it for the world at large.”

Dial, a jovial man who laughs frequently, grew up in Karns and traveled to pastor a number of churches through the years. He hails most recently from Jones

Memorial United Methodist Church in Chattanooga, where he helped the congregation spread love by connecting to their newly diversified community and welcoming those new community members to church.

He brings an extensive educational background. Dial earned a bachelor of science degree in educational psychology and sociology at the University of Tennessee and went on to teach those subjects for 10 years at Hiwassee College in Madisonville, Tenn. He then earned his master’s degree in divinity from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. Dial said he wants to fulfill the needs of the church, but having arrived just over a week ago he needs more time to ascertain what those are. He plans to continue his lessons on love and said he is dili-

gent in trying to make a difference with his sermons.

“If you can move the spirit even closer to the right place, other issues tend to fall into alignment.

If you can get the heart right, the love follows and debt, attendance or anything else will fall into place.

At least that’s what I believe.

“I’m very aware and focused on what I say to the community, and I want to be sure it’s worthy, considered and prayerful. I don’t want to speak an untruth, and I trust God to lead me in those things.”

Regarding the future of Beaver Ridge UMC, Dial said, “I think the church needs to be in this place at this time doing what needs to be done to realize our potential as a body of faith in the Karns community, serving them and growing.

“Helping them realize the desire to transform the world into disciples of Christ, that’s what we do as people of faith.

“It’s all about spreading the love.”

Info: beaverridgeumc.org

Dyson to speak at Mount Zion anniversary A nationally-known social commentator will keynote the 155th anniversary celebration of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Knoxville’s oldest African American Baptist Church.

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Michael Eric Dyson will at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 2714 Brooks Avenue. Now in Washington, D.C., DyTo page A-3

What’s next for teacher incentive pay?

By Sandra Clark This didn’t start as a trick question.

Q: Will teachers be eligible for incentive bonuses for the upcoming school year? And is the money budgeted to pay them?

A: To be determined.

Analysis Background: When school started last fall, teachers were given their evaluation criteria (rubric) and the chance to earn extra compensation for those who jumped through the hoops appropriately.

But when the school board started forming its 2015- 2016 budget (called FY16) this spring, Superintendent Jim McIntyre gave the board a choice – pay the earned bonuses (about $3.2 million) or use that money instead to fund a pay raise for all teachers.

Angst ensued.

Mayor Tim Burchett agreed to

take $3 million from the county’s fund balance to pay the bonuses one time as part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) adopted by the school board and County Commission. One time.

Based on the MOU, the questions above should be answered No and No. Issue I: Why was money earned in FY15 being paid in FY16?

McIntyre offered no explanation, but this was in his March 11 memo to board members: “This budget recommendation eliminates $3.2 million in APEX payouts in FY16 … were slated to be paid in November, but would have been fully earned by the end of the current school year.”

OK. So the money earned in FY15 was “slated to be paid” in FY16 – a budget not yet adopted by either the school board or County Commission. My math education was at Halls High School, but this looks like deficient spending of $3.2 million.

No harm, no foul though, when

Burchett rolled out his one-time $3 million.

Issue II: So what about this year?

McIntyre, again in his March 11 memo to the board, wrote, “We have committed to undertake a complete redesign of the APEX strategic compensation program this spring that would take effect in the 2015-16 school year.”

But wait!

The state Department of Education requires a board-approved strategic compensation plan for the upcoming year from each school district by June 30. The plan must state how many teachers are eligible and the cost.

Knox County has submitted a plan that looks suspiciously like the FY15 plan without even discussion by the school board.

Melissa Ogden, director of public affairs for KCS, explains: “Knox County Schools was required by the Tennessee Department of Education to submit a differentiated pay plan by June

30, 2015. Board of Education members have been informed about what was submitted, and they understand that as we review and consider redesigning the plan over the next several months, we are still obligated to meet the state requirement of submitting a preliminary plan.

“Please know that we will be able to make any edits or updates to the plan based on the feedback from the Board of Education (and this has been verified with the Tennessee Department of Education). Also please note that the differentiated pay plan will not be final until the Board of Education votes on it.”

Hmmm.

So will teachers be eligible for an incentive bonus this year?

School starts in three weeks. And has the money been budgeted to pay it?

Who knows? But if money earned in FY16 is “slated to be paid” in FY17, then I guess it doesn’t matter.

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NEWS FROM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE

The Memory Project For the second year in a row, CAK’s high school Advanced Art students had the privilege to join The Memory Project, a nation-wide initiative that pairs art students with disadvantaged children all over the world. The high school artists create portraits for the children, which are then delivered in person by Memory Project staff.

Last year, the class drew portraits for children in Nepal, and this spring, students were paired up with children in the Dominican Republic.

The project was developed in 2004 by Ben Schumaker, an art teacher from Wisconsin. His inspiration came after volunteering at a Guatemalan orphanage. He noticed that adults who had grown up there did not have many mementos of their childhoods.

The Memory Project is a way to give children in situations like that a special memento of their childhoods, while at the same time being a unique way for high school students to show compassion.

The art students received

photographs of the children after Christmas. After completing a unit on portraiture, they began working on creating a likeness of each child.

Some painted, some used charcoal, and many worked in pastels.

“The memory project made me take into perspective how special it is to have photographs and memories of our childhood and to not take it for granted,” said rising senior Macy Riley. “I loved being able to give a child from across the globe the keepsake portrait of their sweet, smiling faces. This was my favorite project of the year because it made an impact on others and could bring joy and memories to someone for the rest of their life. “ According to CAK Art teacher Elaine Davis, many other students agreed that this was their favorite project from the whole year.

“It has been a privilege to watch these students use their artistic talents in a way that touches the lives of others,” Davis said.

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Natalie Renfroe named director of bands Warriors in Europe 2015 Fourteen rising 9th graders took a grand tour of Western Europe this summer. To read more about the trip, visit warriorsineurope2015.blogspot.com.

Warrior Network CAK’s student-run broadcast station, The Warrior Network, was recently announced as the winner of the TSSAA and the NFHS Network School Broadcast Program Challenge. The winner was based on highest numbers of live sporting events broadcast on the NFHS network, number of subscription passes sold and number of highlights cut from sporting events. The Warrior Network was awarded a $2,000 prize.

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Christian Academy of Knoxville is pleased to announce that Natalie Renfroe has been named the new director of bands.

“We are excited to welcome Natalie to the CAK community and look forward to where she is going to take the band program in the coming years,” said Head of School Bob Neu. Renfroe was selected from an extensive list of candidates ranging from all over the Southeast to replace CAK’s long-time band director Greg Wilson. Wilson announced his retirement from CAK earlier this year, after leading the Warriors for 35 years.

“He is going to be sorely missed, but I am confident in Natalie’s abilities,” Neu said.

“She is already working very closely with Greg and will continue to do so in the coming months. Her passion for music and the students is apparent to those who have met her.”

Renfroe received her Bachelor of Arts in Music and International Affairs at Florida State University and went on

to receive her Master of Music Education at the University of Tennessee. She served as graduate assistant of the Pride of the Southland Marching Band from 2011 - 2014 and received the UT Band Service Award in 2014. Renfroe most recently was a student teacher at West High, Bearden Middle and Bearden Elementary.

“To say that I am excited to join the CAK community is quite an understatement,” Renfroe said. “The students that I have met and the staff

that I have had the pleasure of working with thus far are a testament to CAK’s stellar reputation for excellence and Christian character. ” Renfroe, an established french horn player, has appeared in countless musical theater performances and was a part of the Wind Ensemble, Opera Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra while at the University of Tennessee.

“As musicians, I believe we have an amazing outlet to reach masses on a very personal level,” Renfroe said. “As Christian musicians, we have an even bigger opportunity to communicate to the community Christ’s excellence and how His talents can be cultivated through CAK’s amazing young people. It is my goal that the word “Christian” will be synonymous with excellence, over-achieving, innovative, gracious, and awe-inspiring through the CAK band.”

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If you could turn back time You won’t find a kid with a smart phone at the Teenage Christian Camp (TCC) at the Hillbrook Christian Association Campground.

Only smart play, and lots of it, is allowed.

COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Council of West Knox County Homeowners meets 7:15 p.m. each first Tuesday, Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info: www.cwkch.com/.

■ District 6 Democrats will not meet in July but will participate in the Karns Parade and Karns Fair on July 25. The next meeting will be Aug. 25 at the Karns Library. Info: Mike Knapp, 696-8038, or Janice Spoone, 771-5920.

■ Karns Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each first Tuesday at Karns Middle School library.

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On any given week in June or July you’ll find 50 to 90 kids doing what kids used to do more often: playing for hours on end, running, whooping with laughter and getting dirty.

“We just want them to have the opportunity to spend time outside,” said Hillbrook Christian Association board member Hillary Broome. “Kids need to go outside, get some fresh air (and) have fun playing games with each other rather than sitting by themselves hyper-focused on an electronic screen of some kind. Here, they have the opportunity to make friends, get loud, get dirty and get completely worn out – like when we were kids.”

A typical day at the camp starts with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. It may well end with a whippedcream pie fight – with Bible study, making tie-dye Tshirts, swimming, games, crafts and lots of good food and fellowship in between.

In 1969, the late Harold and Della Duncan donated 54.5 acres of land near Copper Ridge Road in Karns to the Hillbrook Christian Association to help grow children and families in Christ.

The land quickly became home to the Teenage Christian Camp and, later on, the Tennessee Children’s Home.

Nearing its 50-year anniversary, the campground

■ Karns Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday, Karns Community Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: http:// karnslionsclub.com/.

■ Northwest Knox Business and Professional Association meets noon each second Thursday, Karns Community Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: http://www.karnsbusiness.com/.

Eva Phillips, 2, with Hillbrook Christian Association board members including her grandfather, Bill Bryant; Roger Carter; and Hillary Broome Photos by Nancy Anderson continues to grow, with plans to build a winter lodge making the Hillbrook Christian Association Campground a year-round facility.

Hillbrook Christian Association board member and camp co-director Bill Bryant summed up the Teenage Christian Camp experience: “It’s one thing to preach the principles of Christian living and respect for each other, but it’s another thing to see it in action. There are ways to successfully interact with friends, brothers, sisters, parents and teachers. We want to show the kids what that looks like, what it feels like to treat others well and be treated well in return. I think the Duncans intended us to plant a seed that, in the long run, will strengthen children and build a better future.”

Info: www.teenagechristiancamp.org

Heroes and Hounds Society. La Fou generally does not like men, but after being trained by White, he will now obey simple commands for small treats, and he seems to enjoy spending time with White.

“I love dogs,” said White.

“I’m very calm around them, and I’m not normally a calm person.” La Fou sits at his feet and listens as White talks. “I feel like I get more out of this program than the dogs do. It is a commitment of an hour a week.”

Air Force veteran Ashley McMeans said she struggled with PTSD. “I was looking for something to do to better myself,” said McMeans.

She has seen one of her student canines graduate from the program and has helped train three more.

“Helping these dogs is

Dyson to speak Andrew Warren, 9, and Thomas Kyek, 10, wrestle for control of a basketball at Teenage Christian Camp at Hillbrook Christian Association Campground.

■ Powell High School Class of 1985, 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Southern Depot, 306 W. Depot Ave. Cost: $35 each or $60 couple; includes dinner, music and cash bar. Make checks to “PHS Class of 85 Reunion Fund.” Mail to: Krista Sapp, P.O. Box 31523, Knoxville, TN 37930. Info: Stacey Berry, 441-3539.

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HEALTH NOTES ■ PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East Tennessee meeting, 11:30 a.m.

A black-and-white photo of camp counselors from nearly 15 years ago represents the “slow down and have fun” spirit of the Teenage Christian Camp experience. Photo submitted by Joey Smith

Tuesday, July 21, Kern UMC Family Life Center, 451 E. Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge.

Speakers: Vicky Beard, Director of Healthy Living and Training, Knoxville YMCA; Nicole White, Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867, Pk_hopeisalive@bellsouth. net or www.pkhopeisalive. org.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served.

Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

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On Saturday, Dyson will speak at a lunch for the Knoxville Chamber’s Diver-

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very relaxing,” said McMeans. “I get to serve in the community again and make a difference. I get to save a life in the process.”

Veterans who volunteer with Heroes and Hounds are trained themselves before they are paired with a dog. Each dog that graduates is given a certificate that can be shown to potential adopters.

Goetze plans to continue the program indefinitely, but additional funds will be needed to cover expenses, which include treats and leashes.

“The more dogs we can get trained, the more adoptions can be made,” said Goetze.

Info: Michelle Goetze, 566-3039, or humanesocietytennessee.com.

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REUNION NOTES ■ Halls High multiyear reunion: Classes of 1976-1981 will be 6:30 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Sept. 26, Red Gate Farm, 2353 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville.

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Who is No. 2?

sergeant (nowhere near a general). He is 6-4 and 213 and working to get stronger by the day. This son of a Critical question that reTexas high school coach got ally needs an answer before a head start on the Tennesthe second Saturday in Sepsee playbook and will know tember: Who is No. 2? how to run the offense.

Marvin We know about No. 1.

Jennings, 6-4 and 190, West Joshua Dobbs is Tennessee’s has a burning desire to be quarterback. The benefia quarterback but admits ciary of a forced promotion he still has a lot to learn. He is the more athletic runner saved last season, directed and a potential star at some the bowl romp and now is famous, even ranked ahead Butch Jones has multiple other position if he falls of his accomplishments. choices, the finest crop of short of his goal.

Hype helps in the race young quarterbacks in the Jones could be the best for a Heisman. It would also country. Amazing it is. Tal- combo, good passer, fleet help to complete a few pass- ented they are, four stars afoot, a genuine dual-threat es down the field and win all. Experienced they are quarterback from a very some really big games. competitive league in Calinot.

Even though Dobbs is Some high school stand- fornia. He is 6-3 and 190, nimble and quick, most outs shy away from competi- about the size of Dobbs scrambles and called run- tion. Quinten Dormady, Jau- when he arrived, a more acning plays end with a hit. an Jennings and Sheriron curate passer but similar in Because the line still has Jones showed no fear. Each several ways. flaws, we can assume he probably believes he is the Sheriron does come with will be hit hard if he just best, or soon will be. one scar. He committed to stands there. Either way, It is little more than a Florida before he wised up the Volunteers must have a guess at the moment but and switched to Tennessee. satisfactory replacement – Dormady appears to have Enjoy the thought of just in case something bad more polish and is probably three fine freshmen – while happens. the better passer and field it lasts.

When Mike DeBord wears his August quarterback coaching cap, he will have two primary jobs. He must help Dobbs refine his skills. Joshua is a junior who has started nine games. He’s nowhere near his potential peak. Superior intelligence makes him easy to teach. He is a good athlete for the position.

Perhaps more important for DeBord and the team is preparation of an adequate replacement before the Oklahoma game. Not having a satisfactory reserve has been a Tennessee weakness.

Think how the Vols looked against Florida in 2013.

Don’t bother recalling how they looked last season. That might cause indigestion.

The race for No. 2 figures to be one of the most interesting aspects of pre-season practice. Want to test your foresight? Write your pick on a sticky note and put it where you can find it.

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

Work ahead on Jackson Avenue As the city of Knoxville prepares to seek a master developer to oversee development of publicly owned properties along West Jackson Avenue, consultants are conducting a market study to provide guidance on potential commercial and residential uses of the properties.

The properties, which include the cleared sites of the former McClung Warehouses, run along West Jackson between Gay Street and Broadway.

They are owned by Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation on behalf of the city.

KCDC has contracted with The Communities Group and Thomas Pointe

Associates to conduct the market study.

“This is really the next step toward redeveloping Jackson Avenue,” said Bob Whetsel, the city’s director of redevelopment.

“The market study will give us a clearer picture of potential uses along that corridor.”

Mayor Madeline Rogero included $150,000 in this year’s budget to hire a master developer to oversee Jackson Avenue redevelopment.

The market study is expected to be complete by the end of the summer.

The city will then begin working on a Request for Qualifications for a master developer.

A ‘sign’ of progress for Knoxville After a series of amendments and amended amendments, City Council voted to make significant changes to a proposed sign ordinance.

The changes, approved last week on first reading, will limit the height of new signs to 35 feet within 500 feet of Interstate exchanges, 30 feet on roads adjacent to Interstate right-of-way, 20 feet on federally designated highways and 10 feet everywhere else.

The numbers originally proposed by the Sign Task Force were 40, 30, 30 and 30 feet. The city’s current code allows 50-foot signs on any road.

The lower numbers are good news for those who would rather look at green

bers. Knoxville Chamber president Mike Edwards described the Sign Task Force’s proposed limit on Wendy sign heights (40, 30, 30 and Smith 30 feet) as “a major hit.”

This caused me to wonder if any business ever folded due to limits on signage. mountains and blue sky I called Edwards the day afthan a jumble of advertis- ter the vote to see if he knew.

No surprise: No such ing. And that would be everybody, excluding a few data exist. There have advertising execs and sign been studies on the failure manufacturers.

Business of businesses after road owners love their own signs changes, but none on sign but could probably do with- height changes.

From Edwards’ perspecout the rest.

Before approving lower tive, it’s not about having the sign heights suggested by biggest sign – it’s about becouncil member George ing fair. State law has grandWallace, a business own- fathered the 50-foot signs, er himself, council heard so it’s wrong to limit new from community mem- businesses to 10-foot signs.

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Those in favor of lower signs point to Turkey Creek shopping area, which is wildly successful, even with strict limits on sign height.

Turkey Creek can’t be compared to the rest of Knoxville because it was developed all at once with a uniform standard, which meant all tenants played by the same rules in regard to signage.

Research shows that signage is very important for businesses, Edwards says.

Brand repetition is crucial, and signs provide that.

Still, there is ample evidence within the community that big signs aren’t required for big business.

Case in point − the Bearden Chick-fil-A, owned by Ed-

die Halliday. When neighbors and other concerned citizens learned that the corporate office intended to put a 50-foot sign in front of the store, built in 2012, they pleaded with Halliday to install a monument sign instead. He did, and long drive-through lines are a testament to the store’s success.

The same is true of businesses along Kingston Pike west of Cedar Bluff Road.

A group of self-appointed “sign cops” have made a habit of asking businesses along the corridor to keep signage low, and they’ve complied − and thrived.

Edwards didn’t have an answer for how the Internet – cell phones in particular

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– affects the need for signage. He did point out that it’s illegal to use cell phones while driving.

On our family vacation, I booked my hotels online and located my favorite fast-food restaurant with my phone (while someone else was driving, of course).

Signs helped me see those businesses as I approached, but played no role in my choosing them.

These days we use the Internet or local newspapers to find our insurance agent, tire store or a guy to fi x the dishwasher. Big signs for stores may go the way of the Burma Shave signs.

Thank you, council members who voted for lower signs. Please do it again.

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Faced with overwhelming bills, Heartland Golden Retriever Rescue decided to temporarily close its doors until it had a handle on the continuously mounting debt. Heartland had one retriever that needed emergency vet care and treatment over a weekend. They owed their regular vet clinic thousands of dollars too. They use the clinic for boarding because of lack of approved foster homes. Their two insurance policies were due, expensive but necessary. This year they have taken in a couple of Labrador Retrievers and some mixes as they had room at the time to rescue them.

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More information about our available dogs can also be found on our site, or you may call 865/765-8808 and leave a message.

Nelson is a small senior retriever mix who was near death when Heartland took him in. He has been with the group for 6 months now. He is small, cute and has a great personality; he needs an owner who will spend time with him and work and teach him the basics.

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Campen vs.

Mirtes: In an election year that portends few surprises and no fireworks, the District 5 City Council race could be the only game in town – if the challenger remains as feisty in the stretch as she is out of the gate.

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“I have nothing against Mark,” said Jennifer Mirtes.

“I think he’s a great guy. I just think I could do a better job. Not to seem conceited, but once you’re elected, you have to speak for the people, and once I’m elected – and I will be – my opinion won’t matter anymore.

“My main goal is to make sure that I stand up and speak for the people. If my community comes to me and says, ‘Hey, we have this issue,’ I’m going to stand by them. I’m not one of these people that doesn’t have a backbone.”

Incumbent Mark Campen is opening his campaign with an issue-specific approach and offered the example of his meetings with North Knoxville neighborhood residents as well as with a representative of the Hutton Company from Chattanooga to discuss plans for building a Walmart on the historic Howard House property on

The only game in town

North Broadway. He said he urged the developer to meet with the neighborhood.

“I told them it’s in their best interest to meet with the neighborhood and try to find a compromise. It’s important to point out the two main issues at hand: historic preservation and the plans of the Broadway Corridor Taskforce. Most folks I’ve Mark Campen with wife Emily and son Parson heard from would like to see a mixed use for the area.

“I’ve got unfinished business. No magic recipe – I just want to keep doing the work I’ve been doing, and I’ve got a great record of talking to people and listening to neighborhoods wherever issues come up, whether it’s Inskip or Oakwood Lincoln Park.”

The fifth district is large and multicultural and en- Jennifer Mirtes and husband Chris compasses a big chunk of the northside out to Foun- growing up in foster care death of Howard Baker Sr. Yarbrough ran against tain City west of Broadway. and moving to Knoxville to It includes Inskip, Lonsdale escape a bad marriage. She John Duncan Sr. in the next made the unusual move of election and put on a credand Happy Holler as well.

Mirtes lives in Inskip listing her party affiliation ible showing, considering with her husband, Chris; (Republican) even though he was a Democrat running works part-time for Smart city offices are nonpartisan. for a seat that had been in Campen, in some ways, Republican hands since Home Technologies; and cares for her father, who is a mirror opposite. Both Reconstruction. Campen’s has Alzheimer’s disease and sides of his family have aunt, Pat Campen Medley, Parkinson’s disease. She is been Knoxvillians for gen- a Republican, served on active in the Inskip Com- erations and were involved County Commission.

Unlike Mirtes, Campen, munity Association and is a in local politics. His grandpast president of the Central father, Willard Yarbrough, who was appointed to serve was a political reporter for a six-month term on CounHigh School PTSO. Her campaign will em- the News Sentinel, served ty Commission after Black phasize her military service on County Court and ran Wednesday, claims no party (she enlisted in the Air Force unsuccessfully for U.S. Con- affiliation and said he believes during Desert Storm), and gress against Irene Baker for he serves his constituents betshe speaks frankly about the seat made vacant by the ter as an independent.

Rogero has some fun at KAWE meet “Yippee!”

Knoxville’s customarily calm, cool and poised mayor hollered out at a meeting where she was the guest speaker last week.

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Her audience loved it.

Madeline Rogero was in her element when the Knoxville Association of Women Executives gathered at The Orangery. The KAWE even has a permanent name tag for Knoxville’s 68th mayor, labeling her an “honorary member.”

So what was that shout of enthusiasm all about?

Three and a half years into her first term, and with no opposition in this fall’s mayoral race, other than the possibility of a late-tothe-game write-in candidate who would have little to no chance of unseating her, Rogero told her audience, “As a political science graduate I can tell you there should be other candidates, but as an incumbent, I say ‘yippee!’ ”

ing aplenty in counA former Knox ty government, that County commishasn’t been the sioner, Rogero has case in city governhad some tough ment under Rograces in the past. ero. The reason She has won and is simple: She’s a lost, but she never consensus builder. stayed down for She is quick to give long, and she conthe credit to othtinued to learn how ers, though, telling the game is played.

KAWE, “Any sucBill Haslam beat her at the polls Mayor Madeline Rogero with Mary Beth Ramey, cess we have is because of the people in the 2003 may- president of KAWE. who work with me or’s race but then turned around and hired crat in a heavily Republican and because of a fabulous her as the city’s community stronghold, Rogero was en- City Council. We don’t aldevelopment director in abled by the job at city hall, ways agree, but we work 2006. That’s when Rogero’s working for a Republican well together. Our initiapolitical future became a mayor, to make new friends, tives are usually successful, impressing influential peo- although sometimes they fait accompli.

It was a smart move for ple in the Republican Party need some tweaking.”

Rogero discussed nuHaslam, not only for po- who grew to like and respect litical reasons – Rogero her personally and to ad- merous city projects at the meeting, many of them incarried with her an incred- mire her work ethic.

As a result, when she ran volving road improvements ibly strong Democrat voting base that likely served for mayor four years ago, and other traffic-inhibiting Haslam well when he sought she walloped the opposi- construction.

She asked the group if the governorship – but also tion – both Republican and they were aware there is a because she is smart, ac- Democrat.

Her popularity has con- new city flower – “the orcomplished and highly respected and would do a lot tinued to grow during her ange cone” – which marks to make his administration first term as mayor, even city construction sites from among Republicans who one end of town to the otha success.

Although Knoxville city disdain her apparent close- er, adding with a smile, “If elections are nonpartisan, ness to the Obama adminis- you haven’t been inconveanyone who pays attention tration, because her record nienced yet, you will be.”

Expect lots of sightings knows which candidates of achievement as Knoxbear allegiance to which ville’s mayor is unassailable. of that city flower in Mayor And while there is bicker- Rogero’s second term. party. A committed Demo-

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This is the third time the mayor has been caught publicly unaware of something the police department was doing. The first occurred early in her administration when Police Chief David Rausch called for hiring 30 new police officers that were not contained in the mayor’s budget on the eve of her budget message. She had no notice of the public statement.

Second, Rogero’s three-year absence from 911 Board meetings might never have occurred had she met regularly with her police chief and been briefed on issues. She was caught unaware of bids for a new communications system.

This time she, as well as her communications office, was uninformed on the work Deputy Law Director Ron Mills was doing to push new protocols that could have limited public access to the dashcam videos. No one had told her.

Once informed, Rogero quickly buried the matter.

It will not be back on her watch.

Two of Rogero’s most able directors are Police Chief Rausch and Law Director Charles Swanson.

She would benefit by holding regular meetings with them. She would benefit from regular meetings of her entire cabinet where all could hear directly what was going on and where the priorities stand.

Any city in the United States would be glad to have Swanson and Rausch in leadership positions, but one has the distinct impression this mayor does not seek out regularly information on what is happening under the surface at city hall.

If she did, she would avoid these issues and be a far more effective, can-do mayor in her final term.

Her legacy would be enhanced, and she would see more accomplished.

But for News Sentinel reporter Jamie Satterfield’s

sources at city hall who led her to this information on the dashcams in cruisers, it might be full steam on more limited access. Satterfield is an able, veteran NS reporter on judicial and law enforcement issues.

■ Businesses along Cumberland Avenue are continuing to lose business.

Starbucks and Panera have cut some regular employees from 40 to 26 hours per week – a major pay cut.

Other businesses also have fewer customers, which is lost revenue and sales tax for the city.

Anne Wallace, a city employee who is widely quoted in news releases regarding closed streets, earns $74,280 a year.

What is interesting is that she received a 20 percent bump ($12,000) in August 2014; her salary was then at $60,000 after her 2.5 percent hike the previous month. She takes the bullets for much of the Cumberland Avenue construction woes.

When asked why she would get such a generous raise (which few other city employees received), city spokesperson Eric Vreeland said it was approved by the mayor as it had been recommended by Director of Redevelopment Bob Whetsel and Deputy Mayor Bill Lyons “due to her leadership on multiple projects.” No explanation of what those multiple projects were was forthcoming from Vreeland or Jesse Mayshark, his boss.

■ On a more positive note, the city broke ground on the new Suttree Landing Park last week; it will be a great asset to the city. The name of Suttree Landing was chosen in 2009 from a Cormac McCarthy novel.

It was the top name in an online poll. This new park will be a great addition to the city’s park system.

■ U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said the Senate will not increase the gas tax this year for the highway trust fund. One wonders if Tennessee will plow ahead in six months with a gas tax hike when national leaders have pronounced a federal gas tax hike dead for now. It will be an uphill climb.

■ Both Jason Zachary and Karen Carson, who oppose each other for state representative in the Aug. 12 GOP primary, say they favor reversing the removal of the Lady Vols name from UT sports. Most fans and UT supporters agree with them.

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Uncle Walter, Cali and fringe benefits

By Marvin i West W t Ninety years ago, a young Cumberland Presbyterian preacher put down missionary roots in South America.

Walter Swartz went in with minimum Spanish and no contacts and stayed to start churches and organize a bilingual school in Cali, Colombia.

Seventy years ago, a favorite niece, Sarah Jane Blackburn, listened in awe to an hour of missionary adventures and told Uncle Walter that she would like to visit Cali some day and “see what you and God have done.”

Last month, along with hundreds of Cumberland Presbyterians gathered there for their general assembly, Sarah Jane Blackburn West revived the memory of Uncle Walter at Colegio Americano. Her stories earned a rousing ovation.

Indeed, Sarah has insight.

She is a lifelong Cumberland Presbyterian. She was a youth leader as a Cleveland youth and was elected the first woman elder at Beaver Creek church in the Powell area. She was also elected president of Tennessee PTA and served as an advocate for youth and public education in Washington – but that’s another story.

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er” in home reruns of Sunday services, complete with hymns and another collection (mostly marbles, bottle tops and pet rocks).

“He would stand on a foot stool so he could look down on the ‘congregation,’ his younger brothers and sisters,’” said Sarah.

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The valley of dry bones

High school students from Two Rivers Church stand at Lake Spofford where they worked at a camp and a local church as part of summer missions. Photos submitted

Two Rivers missions reach New Hampshire, downtown Knox

By Carolyn Evans Summer missions for the high school and middle school kids at Two Rivers Church, 275 Harrison Lane, have reached from the New England to downtown Knoxville.

First, 70 high school students and 15 adults rode a bus to New Hampshire to work as lumberjacks, construction workers and elementary school leaders.

Then, 52 middle school students and eight adults slept in a downtown Knoxville church so they could be on the job early to work with Hispanic children, organize inventory at a local mission store and do some landscaping and painting at the church.

The New Hampshire project, under the direction of high school resident director Ryan Conlon, took the high schoolers to Lake Spofford in Chesterfield, N.H., from June 19-28. They moved fallen trees, split logs and gathered 2,000 pounds of pine needles and debris to help clear and clean a Christian camp. Not only did they work outdoors at the camp, they also worked in the basement of a nearby church where they put up sheetrock, demolished and replaced an old stage and painted. Then they worked in a children’s Vacation Bible School-type program at the church.

Each of the 70 students got to help in all areas as they rotated through the

three projects.

Joely Gruhn, a rising ninth grader at Farragut High School, said the work in New Hampshire “definitely made me want to work with kids more and do more work with the church.”

Nathan Chandler echoed Joely’s thoughts. “I got to work with the kids the first day, and that was incredible,” said Nathan, a rising ninth grader at Christian Academy of Knoxville. He also enjoyed the basement project. “From when we started to when we finished, it looked so much better.”

John Taylor, a rising ninth grader at Farragut High School, said working with the kids and being at the evening worship service at the camp were the high points for him. “The first day I helped with construction at the church,” said John. “We cleaned out the room, degreased the walls, caulked, mudded and primed. And we took down the old stage and stairs.”

Conlon said the best part of the trip was how the group bonded. “There was a certain unity among the students,” said the youth leader, “more than I’ve seen on other trips. Working together allowed a real community to develop among the kids.”

Middle school pastor Tim Tullis took the middle school students to downtown Knoxville to spend four days at Central United Methodist Church. The mis-

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sion was to help the students develop a love for the city, said Tullis. They stayed at the church and spent the days helping three different ministries: Centro Hispano, Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) and Water Angels.

At Centro Hispano, off Sutherland Avenue, they helped with landscaping, painting and organizing rooms and classrooms. At KARM, students worked in three area stores, helping organize inventory in the back and setting up merchandise. At Water Angels, they worked in a summer program designed for children in the downtown area.

The kids came to hang out, have lunch and hear the gospel.

Katherine Chandler will be a seventh grader at CAK this fall. She said she liked working with the kids, but she also liked the evening service. “I loved the worship,” she said. “We went into the church where we were staying and got to connect with our Lord. It’s just a time when you get to run away. You feel the presence of God there. It’s overwhelming.”

Tullis said the trip should have residual effects for the

church community. “The best part of the trip for me was just being able to see the kids be the hands and feet of Jesus in the downtown community,” said Tullis. “They got into it and are able to bring that back to West Knoxville, Farragut and Lenoir City.”

Info: Two Rivers Church at 777-2121.

Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your grave, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live….

(Ezekiel 37:12-14 NRSV) We forget that God was in the resurrection business centuries before the Cross Currents resurrection of Jesus.

As is often the case, Lynn I first learned this story Pitts by singing it. Poet James Weldon Johnson’s famous spiritual “Dry Bones” is well known, especially I have never told this among Southern musi- story to a living soul. Not cians. In it, Johnson con- one. But I am going to tell nects, then disconnects you, and I hope you un“dem bones,” and the re- derstand the mystery of it curring refrain is “Now as I have tried to do. hear the word of the Lord!”

One night years ago, as Aside from bodily res- I slept, a question I had urrection, I am more in- been carrying around terested in the way God for quite a while was raises us up day by day. answered in a dream. I We are reborn, re- startled awake, and then newed, resurrected, many I heard (perceived?) the times over the course of reply: “I speak to you in our lives. That is, we are many voices.” if we are willing to stay in I don’t understand touch with God, allow God what happened there. I to work on us, to mold and only know it is true. shape us. If we are willing God raises us up! Halto obey, to listen. lelujah! Amen!

Ashlyn Hodges, Kinsley Baker, Nathan Chandler and Nolan Phillips get ready to paint at a downtown Knoxville church as part of Two Rivers Church summer missions.

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A-8 • JULY 15, 2015 • Shopper news

Collaboration is key at NTRC

By Shannon Carey

Jianlin Li discusses the process of creating batteries with the interns. Photo

by Maddie Ogle

Going the distance

By Charlie B Ch li H Hamilton ilt You know when you go buy a new car at a dealership how on the window sticker it shows how many miles per gallon it gets and its fuel economy? These are two of the biggest questions when buying a car.

Well, by 2025 the average fuel efficiency of all new cars sold in the U.S. will have to be 54.5 miles per gallon, or the automaker gets a hefty fine. Right now, a new mid-sized car usually gets around 20 to 25 miles per gallon.

The U.S. has some of the most strict emissions regulations in the world. I have to say that we are about halfway to the 54.5 mpg goal, and we have 10 years to do it. With advancements each and every day by the National Transportation Research Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, we can reach that milestone.

NTRC has top-notch scientists and engineers working with new technology for

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There is even a program called FEERC that stands for Fuel, Engines and Emissions Research Center that focuses on emissions control and the advancement in combustion engines.

In America, we use about 135 billion gallons of gas a year. At NTRC they want to use “less fuel to go the same distance,” which is great considering the price of gas on today’s market. Lighter cars, higher octane grades of gas, and compression on a motor can boost a car’s fuel economy.

NTRC is working with Ford, GM, Cummins and other automakers to improve the fuel economy and emissions of their cars.

With all of this research and advancement, automakers won’t have to worry about the regulations, and maybe someday we will have a car that puts out no emissions at all.

The professionals at ORNL’s National Transportation Research Center have teamwork down pat.

“When we do research and development here, it’s very seldom that we do it all by ourselves,” Claus Daniel of NTRC’s Sustainable Transportation Program told Shopper-News interns July 7.

NTRC houses scientists and engineers from a multitude of disciplines, men and women, with 81 nationalities represented.

These folks work with vehicle manufacturers, universities, and a variety of other stakeholders to push the United States into the forefront of efficient and sustainable transportation technology.

Interns heard from Madhu Chintavali about fast, wireless charging for electric cars, from Brian West about cleaner, more efficient gasoline engines, from Dean Deter about improvements in heavy-duty truck engines, and from Jianlin Li about making batteries smaller, longer-lived and less toxic.

But the team at NTRC doesn’t just span nationalities. It spans ages as well.

NTRC interns Matt Love and Michael Goin are just out of high school at Hardin

Valley Academy. Their focus is 3-D printing. These two prodigies were on Hardin Valley Academy’s first robotics team. Many parts for their award-winning robots were 3-D printed right there at NTRC. Love said 3-D printing is changing vehicle manufacturing for the better, making it “much faster, cheaper and more effective.”

NTRC houses 3-D printers for both plastics and metal, from the huge “Big Bertha” model, capable of printing a whole car, to desktop-size models.

“It’s a very young busi-

A finished product from the 3D printer at the National Transportation Research Center. Photo by Maddie Ogle ness, but the technology has actually been around for a number of years,” said Love.

Shopper-News interns even got to see the first all-

electric 3-D printed car. It took 44 hours to print, “to show that it’s possible to make personal vehicles,” said Love.

The Division 1 experience

By Shannon Carey Jamal Johnson of the D1 training facility in Hardin Valley told Shopper-News interns about the first time he met Vols football legend Peyton Manning.

Johnson, a University of Florida alum, said “How’s it feel not ever beating us?”

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Manning smiled and said, “How’s it feel not having a championship ring?”

After blowing out his knee in professional football, Johnson went on to coach and work at D1, which Manning founded.

According to Johnson, Manning and Vols teammate Will Bartholomew saw a market for professional training facilities. D1 houses an indoor football field, a weight room, and an on-site physical therapy office.

“There was nothing like this,” said Johnson. “Nowhere you could get the Division 1 experience. They felt like athletes should not be the only ones privileged with that level of training.”

D1’s headquarters are in Nashville, and there are locations in multiple states.

Johnson is also a nonfaculty strength and conditioning coach for Central High School’s football team, and he spoke reverently about the legacy of coach Joel Helton, who recently passed away.

“We as a team now believe that we are going to finish what he started,” Johnson said. “He wasn’t just about football. He was about developing student athletes and bringing them up as young men. I’ve had good coaches and I’ve had

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FRIDAY Alive After Five: The Streamliners Swing Orchestra, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Tickets: $15; $10 for members/students. Info: 934-2039.

Midnight Voyage Live: Josh Wink, 9 p.m., The International, 940 Blackstock Ave. Info/tickets: www.intlknox.com.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY Red Gate Festival and Rodeo, Red Gate Farm, 2353 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville. Info: 992-3303 or RedGateRodeo.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY Chad Wood as Macduff fights it out with Joe Casterline as the title character in the Tennessee Stage Company’s current production of “Macbeth.”

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By Carol Shane There’s an old theatrical superstition that forbids actors backstage to mention a certain Shakespeare play by name, having them refer to it instead as “The Scottish Play.”

The rules seem to be different, however, when the play itself is actually being performed. And beginning this Friday, the Tennessee Stage Company will bring “Macbeth” to Market Square in this year’s Shakespeare on the Square.

The famous tale of ambition, murder and madness is “a show that people love,” says TSC artistic director Tom Parkhill. “It’s one of the simpler plays – easy to follow.” This is TSC’s third production of “Macbeth,” having presented it in 1995 and 2005.

Director Greg Congleton has been acting all his life and has been involved with the TSC since the early 1990s, but this is his first time directing Shakespeare.

“Everybody puts their own twist on ‘Macbeth,’” he says. “This is medieval Scotland about to be invaded by

Norwegians, N rw No rw rwegians so we’re going with broadswords, banners and lots of blood.”

For the three “bubble, bubble, toil and trouble” witches, Congleton takes a cue from this description: What are these So wither’d and so wild in their attire, That look not like the inhabitants o’ the earth, And yet are on’t?

“My concept is that they’re evil time travelers,” he says. The witches will be adorned with symbols of evil from throughout the ages, and they’ll look different every time they appear.

Carolyn Corley plays Lady Macbeth. “She’s such a complicated villain,” Corley says. “I think that everything she does comes out of love for her husband – she just goes about it in the absolute wrong way.”

As for the title character, actor Joe Casterline says that he is “the first Shakespeare character I’ve encountered that I actually had no blueprint for. It’s not in the stage descriptions; you have to find it yourself.”

Parkhill remembers see-

ing the actor in a particular role years ago that called for depths of anger. “He’s the sweetest guy you’d ever want to meet, but he was just downright scary in that scene. I didn’t know he had that much in him. He’s been a very versatile player for us for a long time.”

Providing some comic relief to the dark drama will be “The Taming of the Shrew,” running in Market Square on alternate nights.

This classic tale of the battle of the sexes was the TSC’s very first show, performed in the World’s Fair Park amphitheater in 1990. “We performed it again for our 10th anniversary, and now it’s our 25th, so it seemed fitting to include it,” says Parkhill.

In addition, you can brush up on your Shakespeare at “Shakesology: A Shakespeare Study Day” hosted by the TSC at Lawson McGhee Library on the last weekend of the run.

The Tennessee Stage Company’s 2015 Shakespeare on the Square begins this Thursday with “The Taming of the Shrew,” per-

formed July 16, 18, 24, 26, 30 and Aug. 1, 7, 9, 13, 15. “Macbeth” will be performed July 17, 19, 23, 25, 31 and Aug. 2, 6, 8, 14, 16. All performances begin at 7 p.m.

“Shakesology: A Shakespeare Study Day” will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, for “ Macbeth” and 2 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 16, for “The Taming of the Shrew.” The 2 ½ hour presentations take place at Lawson McGhee Library, 500 W. Church Ave. Info: tennesseestage.com or 546-4280.

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The Lake Junaluska Singers will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, July 20, at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4014 Garden Drive. The popular 14-voice professional ensemble has performed nationally and internationally. Their music ranges from classical choral style to gospel, folk, pop and musical theater. Admission is free, and a nursery will be provided.

Amy Schumer hits the big screen

By Betsy Pickle Laughs should be plentiful in “Trainwreck,” with comic Amy Schumer as star and writer and Judd Apatow as director. It’s one of two wide-release films opening on Friday.

Schumer plays a commitment-phobic woman whose life of serial dating switches gears when she meets a possible Mr. Right (Bill Hader).

With Schumer playing a magazine writer and Hader the sports-medicine guru of the moment, the Rrated comedy features such sports-world celebrities

as LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, Chris Evert and Marv Albert. But the rest of the cast includes both acting luminaries such as Tilda Swinton, Norman Lloyd, Daniel Radcliffe, Marisa Tomei and Ezra Miller and comedians Colin Quinn, Dave Attell and Mike Birbiglia.

The other Friday opener is the latest entry in the Marvel movie universe, “Ant-Man.” Word is, this little superhero gets stronger as he gets smaller. Fine.

But when they come up with a cockroach superhero, I’m bailing.

New to the screen but not to Marvel fans, Ant-Man has been around in the comic books since the early 1960s. Paul Rudd plays Scott Lang, a master thief who gets out of prison and finds himself forced Amy Schumer and Bill Hader start with back into his laughs but head toward a serious relacriminal life to tionship in “Trainwreck.” come up with money for child support. Scientist Hank recruits Scott to steal the Pym (Michael Douglas) technology he created, but

“Bambi: A Life in the Woods,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Friday; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Info/tickets: 208-3677 or www. knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com.

SATURDAY Comedian Killer Beaz, 7 and 9:15 p.m., the Square Room, 4 Market Square. Info/tickets: www. killerbeaz.com.

Front Page Follies, 6 p.m., Knoxville Convention Center. Presented by the Front Page Foundation. Honoree: John Adams, senior sports columnist, Knoxville News Sentinel. Proceeds will fund journalism scholarships at UT and Pellissippi State Community College. Info/tickets: www.

FrontPageFoundation.org.

Family Fun Day: Plants and Animals of Tennessee, 1-4 p.m., McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive. Free. Info: 9742144.

Shakespeare on the Square: “The Taming of the Shrew,” 7 p.m., Market Square. Info: 546-4280, www.tennesseestage.com, tennesseestage@comcast. net.

TnT Superhero 5k and 1-mile fun run, 8 a.m., West High School, 3300 Sutherland Ave. Benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. To sign up: https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Knoxville/ TnTSuperHero5kandfunrunwalk. Info: 556-5385; or Sofie Bell, sofienbell@yahoo.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY Discover the Dinosaurs, Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday. Info: 522-5669.

SUNDAY Family Friendly Drum Circle, 4 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Free. Info/registration: 577-4717 ext.110.

Jazz at Ijams, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave. Featuring the Old City Buskers at 5:30 and Swing 39 at 7. Cost: $2; kids under 10 free. Bring blankets or lawn chairs. Info: 577-4717.

Shakespeare on the Square: “Macbeth,” 7 p.m., Market Square. Info: 546-4280; www. tennesseestage.com tennesseestage@comcast.net.

Smoky Mountain Blues Society: Blues Cruise, 5-8 p.m., Tennessee Riverboat Co., 300 Neyland Drive. Featuring Uptown Stomp with Devan Jones. Tickets: 525-7827; http://tnriverboat.com/ event/blues-cruise. Info: 288-0672; sfkrempasky@ gmail.com; www.smokymountainblues.org.

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Postal Annex+ is new business near new Kroger

By Bonny C. Millard

At Knoxville Rotary are Michelle Hankes, Lori Marsh and Mary Ann Mulhern. Photo by Bonny C. Millard

Everyone needs emergency plan

By Bonny C. Millard The recent CSX train derailment in Blount County serves as good reminder for residents and businesses to be prepared in case of an emergency, an American Red Cross official said.

Lori Marsh, major gifts officer with the East Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross, spoke to the Rotary Club of Knoxville recently about the humanitarian organization. The chapter’s executive director, Michelle Hankes, is a Rotarian and club member.

The East Tennessee chapter will celebrate its centennial in 2017. Nationwide, the Red Cross responds to 70,000 disasters every year including the recent evacuation in Blount County.

Marsh’s presentation was scheduled before the July 2 incident when more than 5,000 people were evacuated and multiple businesses shut down.

“So here’s the real question. Is your business, organization, your home, are you prepared for the next emergency?”

Several businesses including Denso, a large manufacturing facility, Walmart and Second Harvest were in the evacuation area. Although she wasn’t speaking directly about those businesses, Marsh said most people and businesses don’t have a plan in place to deal with emergencies.

“What’s your plan if your day is disrupted by disaster?

That’s a huge part of what the Red Cross mission is: education and training.”

Marsh displayed a number of items that are considered emergency essentials: flashlights, batteries, candles, matches, necessary medicines, water, snacks, first aid kit, change of clothes and weather radio. Businesses should have a list of contacts that is accessible off premises in case of evacuation, she said.

“Being Red Cross Ready is all about what the Red Cross needs to do. We need to make sure that you know what emergencies, what disasters could happen in this community,” Marsh said. “You need to have a business plan and your family disaster plan.”

When Marcelle Hazari retired from Wal-Mart after working 31 years in three states, she decided to launch her own business. In April, she opened Postal Annex+ Service Center, 9255 Kingston Pike, in Landings at Cedar Bluff.

The service center offers shipping and shipping supplies, works with the major carriers (USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL), sells some office supplies and stamps, makes passport pictures and photocopies, and provides notary services. Postal Annex+ is a franchise of Annex Brands Inc. The business had a soft opening in late April but will have a grand opening and open house 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 6.

Hazari’s years at Wal-Mart taught her the tools she would need to run a business: customer service, accounting, invoicing, retail sales, merchandising and management.

After she retired, she spent time thinking and researching businesses she might like to own. A friend and former co-worker at Wal-Mart put her in touch with someone who helped her explore the possibilities.

Last September, she started the process with Annex Brands, and she signed a contract in December. The next step was finding a location, and the building near the new Kroger at Cedar Bluff offered great access and plenty of parking.

“It’s a really good loca-

Marcelle Hazari at her new business, Postal Annex+.

Photo by Bonny C. Millard

tion,” she says, adding that it’s convenient for people who want to drop off a package for shipping or to pick up stamps or greeting cards.

Hazari spent two weeks in San Diego, where Annex

Brands has its headquarters, for training.

“This is what I wanted to do. I have to try it,” she says of her decision. “I have to give myself the chance, and that’s what I’m doing.”

News from UT Federal Credit Union

SBA recognizes business lending For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Small Business Administration has recognized UT Federal Credit Union with an award for helping small businesses.

This year, the credit union was recognized for being the top credit union in the state of Tennessee for both dollar and volume of SBA loans.

Business lending has traditionally been associated with big banks; however, over the past decade, UT Federal Credit Union has completely changed that misconception.

The credit union staff’s hard work and dedication to its customer base has long been recognized by the hundreds of businesses it helps, and the SBA confirms what members knew all along.

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she has served as consumer loan services manager for the past 15 years. She has helped grow the credit union’s business services, including its first SBA loans. UT Federal Credit Union has funded over $1.5 million in SBA loans to small businesses.

Stephanie East has Coffey Hamilton East Gomez been promoted to assistant is enabling small businesses promotions and new hires. vice president, controller. to grow in Tennessee,” said Alison Coffey has been East earned a bachelor’s deWalter N. Perry, Tennessee promoted to assistant vice gree in business and a masdistrict director for SBA, president of operations. A ter’s in accountancy from the when presenting the award. 16-year employee, Coffey re- University of Tennessee and “They are the top credit ceived the Accredited ACH has been with UT Federal union SBA lender in the Professional (AAP) des- Credit Union since 2008. She state, and their commitment ignation in 2013. She will is a Certified Public Accounto the business community is oversee and direct all daily tant and oversees all of the something UT Federal Credit back-office operations for credit union’s accounting Union set out to do, worked deposit-related activities and functions, vendor managehard to accomplish and is card services. ment programs and payroll Myra Hamilton has processing. demonstrated by their SBA lending results.” been named assistant vice Hanna Gomez has Also, UT Federal Credit president of business servic- been hired as assistant vice Union has announced four es. An employee since 1998, president of marketing. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and a master’s with honor in corporate communication from Austin Peay State University. She has worked for six years in marketing, sales and intePellissippi State Commu- manufacturing companies grated marketing community College is offering new as industrial machinery nication for other financial courses and two new engi- maintenance and repair institutions. neering technology concen- technicians.

Info: www.UTFCU.org or Courses in shielded met- 800-264-1971 or 865-971trations at the Strawberry Plains and Hardin Valley al arc welding, gas metal arc 1971. campuses beginning with welding and gas tungsten arc welding also have been the fall semester.

The new associate degree added to the Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Technology program.

Steven M. Herzog, 20teaches students skills reRegistration for the fall year owner of a Sandler lated to mechanical compo- semester is going on now.

Tra ining nent and system design. The The application deadline is franchise in Industrial Maintenance as- Aug. 12, and classes begin K nox v i l le , sociate degree will prepare Aug. 24. Info: www.pstcc. has attained graduates for careers with edu or 865-694-6400.

S a n d l e r ’s highest level of certification. Only nine global Sandler Herzog ■ PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East Tennessee Trainers meeting, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, Kern UMC Family Life Center, hold this Silver Level. Now 451 E. Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge. Speakers: Vicky Beard, Director Herzog’s clients will be of Healthy Living and Training, Knoxville YMCA; Nicole White, Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867, both Sandler-trained and Pk_hopeisalive@bellsouth.net or www.pkhopeisalive.org.

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NEWS FROM CONCORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Head of School Q:

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This has been a busy summer at Concord. It seems like we just were celebrating the accomplishments of our graduating class and we are now only one month away from the first day of school.

Can you share some of what happens on the CCS campus during the summer months?

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The CCS Summer Lions have been spotted all over the world …

Stephanie Mason and Vanessa Mills at Notre Dame in Paris

Grand Tetons UT Coach Butch Jones with Brooke Welton Isaac Newsome is ready for school to start

The Pierce family at Seabrook Island, SC.

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Teachers and students love having their summers off for all the fun family things to do that come with the summer. Administrators enjoy that too, but also love the anticipation of a new school year. I’m so excited for this fall and what God is doing at CCS. From continued exceptional growth in enrollment to additional new faculty, it’s a very exciting time to be at CCS. I love coming to school during the summer and feeling the energy already growing on our campus. Our full-time preschool, athletic practices and constant camps, marching band practice and fine arts/academic camps happening all over campus create the excitement and anticipation for the fall. It seems crazy to say we are one month away from school starting, but at the same time I have never been more ready for a school year to start. I can’t wait to see how the Holy Spirit will use CCS this year!

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BUZZ Brad Anders, Smith to speak Knox County Commissioners Brad Anders and Randy Smith will speak to the Center City Republican Club at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at Shoney’s, 4410 Western Ave. All Knox-area Republicans are invited. Those eating dinner should arrive at 5:45 p.m.

Superhero 5k, fun run is Saturday TNT Superhero 5k and 1-mile fun run to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will begin at 8 a.m.

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IN THIS ISSUE Christian camp Hillbrook Christian Association board member and camp co-director Bill Bryant summed up the Teenage Christian Camp experience: “It’s one thing to preach the principles of Christian living and respect for each other, but it’s another thing to see it in action.

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Veterans help dogs in Heroes and Hounds

By Sara Barrett

The Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley has received a Pedigree Innovation grant for a new program started by employee Michelle Goetze.

Heroes and Hounds matches adoptable dogs with military veterans who are tasked with teaching the dogs basic obedience skills.

The program is specifically for animals who come to the shelter with behavioral issues that may discourage people from adopting them.

“There are so many veterans in my family,” said Goetze. “I have a passion for both vets and animals, and I wanted to find a way to help them both.”

Goetze’s husband, Kevin White, is a volunteer trainer with Heroes and Hounds and a Vietnam veteran who says he struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. His current student is a French poodle named La Fou who was abused prior to arriving at the Humane Volunteer trainer Kevin White teaches canine student La Fou Heroes and Hounds volunteer trainer Ashley Mchow to sit while Heroes and Hounds director Michelle Goetze Means poses with canine student Bella.

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Dial is new pastor at Beaver Ridge UMC

By Nancy Anderson “My ministry is based around learning to love,” said the Rev. Larry Dial, the new pastor at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church who arrived in early July. “To me, that’s the most important thing Larry Dial in the world, and I believe it’s the way we take care of ourselves and each other.

“I’m all about the love stuff. I want it for my parishioners. I want it for the community. I want it for the world at large.”

Dial, a jovial man who laughs frequently, grew up in Karns and traveled to pastor a number of churches through the years. He hails most recently from Jones

Memorial United Methodist Church in Chattanooga, where he helped the congregation spread love by connecting to their newly diversified community and welcoming those new community members to church.

He brings an extensive educational background. Dial earned a bachelor of science degree in educational psychology and sociology at the University of Tennessee and went on to teach those subjects for 10 years at Hiwassee College in Madisonville, Tenn. He then earned his master’s degree in divinity from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. Dial said he wants to fulfill the needs of the church, but having arrived just over a week ago he needs more time to ascertain what those are. He plans to continue his lessons on love and said he is dili-

gent in trying to make a difference with his sermons.

“If you can move the spirit even closer to the right place, other issues tend to fall into alignment.

If you can get the heart right, the love follows and debt, attendance or anything else will fall into place.

At least that’s what I believe.

“I’m very aware and focused on what I say to the community, and I want to be sure it’s worthy, considered and prayerful. I don’t want to speak an untruth, and I trust God to lead me in those things.”

Regarding the future of Beaver Ridge UMC, Dial said, “I think the church needs to be in this place at this time doing what needs to be done to realize our potential as a body of faith in the Karns community, serving them and growing.

“Helping them realize the desire to transform the world into disciples of Christ, that’s what we do as people of faith.

“It’s all about spreading the love.”

Info: beaverridgeumc.org

Dyson to speak at Mount Zion anniversary A nationally-known social commentator will keynote the 155th anniversary celebration of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Knoxville’s oldest African American Baptist Church.

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What’s next for teacher incentive pay?

By Sandra Clark This didn’t start as a trick question.

Q: Will teachers be eligible for incentive bonuses for the upcoming school year? And is the money budgeted to pay them?

A: To be determined.

Analysis Background: When school started last fall, teachers were given their evaluation criteria (rubric) and the chance to earn extra compensation for those who jumped through the hoops appropriately.

But when the school board started forming its 2015- 2016 budget (called FY16) this spring, Superintendent Jim McIntyre gave the board a choice – pay the earned bonuses (about $3.2 million) or use that money instead to fund a pay raise for all teachers.

Angst ensued.

Mayor Tim Burchett agreed to

take $3 million from the county’s fund balance to pay the bonuses one time as part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) adopted by the school board and County Commission. One time.

Based on the MOU, the questions above should be answered No and No. Issue I: Why was money earned in FY15 being paid in FY16?

McIntyre offered no explanation, but this was in his March 11 memo to board members: “This budget recommendation eliminates $3.2 million in APEX payouts in FY16 … were slated to be paid in November, but would have been fully earned by the end of the current school year.”

OK. So the money earned in FY15 was “slated to be paid” in FY16 – a budget not yet adopted by either the school board or County Commission. My math education was at Halls High School, but this looks like deficient spending of $3.2 million.

No harm, no foul though, when

Burchett rolled out his one-time $3 million.

Issue II: So what about this year?

McIntyre, again in his March 11 memo to the board, wrote, “We have committed to undertake a complete redesign of the APEX strategic compensation program this spring that would take effect in the 2015-16 school year.”

But wait!

The state Department of Education requires a board-approved strategic compensation plan for the upcoming year from each school district by June 30. The plan must state how many teachers are eligible and the cost.

Knox County has submitted a plan that looks suspiciously like the FY15 plan without even discussion by the school board.

Melissa Ogden, director of public affairs for KCS, explains: “Knox County Schools was required by the Tennessee Department of Education to submit a differentiated pay plan by June

30, 2015. Board of Education members have been informed about what was submitted, and they understand that as we review and consider redesigning the plan over the next several months, we are still obligated to meet the state requirement of submitting a preliminary plan.

“Please know that we will be able to make any edits or updates to the plan based on the feedback from the Board of Education (and this has been verified with the Tennessee Department of Education). Also please note that the differentiated pay plan will not be final until the Board of Education votes on it.”

Hmmm.

So will teachers be eligible for an incentive bonus this year?

School starts in three weeks. And has the money been budgeted to pay it?

Who knows? But if money earned in FY16 is “slated to be paid” in FY17, then I guess it doesn’t matter.

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160,000 mi., $2,000. (865)6540863.

Chevrolet Impala - 2006. Super Sport Clean title 5.3 V8 FWD 117,000 mi., $3,200. (423)4448646.

Chevrolet Impala LT - 2012.

22K, 1 owner, rear spoiler, dual clim. cont. dual air bag syst. Loaded. Orig. in/out. $14,995/bo. (865)382-0365.

Chrysler 300C - 2009. less than 12,000 mi, dark red, like new. $17,999. (865)908-7475.

Ford 1/2 Ton Truck - 1997. 1997 Ford Ranger Ext. Cab 5 speed, 6 cly., $1,000 new clutch, new tires, mag wheels, am/fm cd, alarm, bed liner with chrome rails, tinted windows. HAS BLOWN HEAD GASKET, but can be repaired. Can hear it run. Also, new plugs, wires and battery. Truck sharp looking/ Need cash for new car. 93,000 mi., $1,995.

(865)933-8717.

Ford Taurus - 2007. Silver, 185k mi., very good cond.

Needs brake rotor. Loaded. $3250/b.o. (865)407-5340.

Sports and Imports BMW 325i Sport 2006, showroom cond. Garage kept.

All service records current, graphite w/black leather int.

AT, fully loaded. Interested buyers only. 93,326 mi. $11,400. Can send pix. 865274-0007.

Cadillac XLR-V - 2006. All options, adult driven, mint, 38k mi, $34,900. 865-304-0227 Hyundai Elantra - 2013. GLS Sedan. 24k. Fully loaded.

AT, 1 owner. Beautiful white fin. Alloys. Immac. $14,995.

(865)382-0365.

Mazda RX-7 GTU 1989, 54,000 mi. White/blue. 5 sp. All records. Gar. kept. Drive or show. $10,500/b.o. Interested buyers only. Pictures avail. (865)712-1324 Mazda RX-8 - 2004. Garage kept, gently driven, all maintenance records. Six speed manual, deluxe trim package, new high performance tires, recent engine tuneup.

Interior like new. 51,000 mi., $7,800. (865)577-4816.

Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 2001.

Cabriolet, conv. silver, 203K mi., $4000 (865)806-3648.

Porsche Boxster S 2003.

9700 act. mi., 6 spd., silver, blue int., records, as new. $24,000. (865)660-9611.

Volkswagen Passat 2006. V6, loaded, sharp. Great buy. $6900. 865-406-5686 Volvo S40 2008. Black on black.

No mech. issues. Recently professionally detailed, new color coat. Good tires. 70,600 mi. $9550. (865)755-4922 ask for Bob.

Sport Utility Vehicles Ford Edge 2013. FWD, Ltd, super clean, always garaged, white platinum metallic, panoramic roof, leather, all avail. opt. 34,700 mi, $28,000/b.o.

(423)847-7556.

Ford Explorer 2014 Sport, 4x4, fully loaded, 10K mi, $38,900.

(423)295-5393.

GMC Terrain 2014, 5,000 mi, all power, aluminum wheels, bluetooth, $18,500. 865-6609191

Trucks Chev. Silverado LS 2003. Z71 offroad 4 WD pkg. Loaded.

Clean, runs great, 109k. $13,000.

(865)483-9208 Chevrolet CreW cab z71, 2011 - 1 owner, exc. $21,900.

(731)437-9136.

Dodge Ram 1500 2013 quad cab 4x2, Linex bedliner & step bar, 8,901 miles, $23,500. (865)675-0176.

Ford F150 2005. Super cab, power, auto, 5.4 eng., good cond. 95K mi., $8500 (865)377-3472.

Trailers Featherlite Enclosed Car Trailer - This trailer is twenty seven and half feet long.

Original price was 18000 new. It includes a winch and new tires. $8,000, (309)7815556

1939 Chevy Business Coupe Completely disassembled.

Frame sand blasted & painted. New Heidts Mustang 2 front end. Plwer rack and pinon steering. 1975 Ford Granada 8 inch rear. 300 Ratio 4-wheel disc brakes, 350 Eng. with 383 stroker kit. Everything in eng. new with new Aluminum double Hump Heads & balanced.

Vintage Air, New Interior and sound system. New wheels & tires, 350 Turbo. Car has 5000 moles. All new gauges & Ididit Steering. $24,000 firm.

Cell 865-250-8783, Home 865922-8783, Knoxville, TN. Buick Regal - 1986. 1986 Buick GRAND NATIONAL. Ultimate muscle car! Fair condition. $8000. Will consider offer.

865-690-3239 after 5:00 PM. 100 mi., $8,000. (865)6903239.

Chevrolet Cavalier - 1964. Corvair Monza 4 speed manual.

42,000 mi., $7,000. (865)5406987.

Chevrolet Corvette - 1987. 350 engine, 5-speed, new rag top and muffler, wide rims, does not runMUST SELL! CLEAR TITLE!$4,000 or Best offer 99,458 mi., $4,000. (865)9330423.

Corvette Convertible 1990.

Black on black, red int., 74k mi, gar.kept, $10,000/b.o.

865-924-0484 Ford Mustang - 1968 PS, PB, AT, V8, $10,000. 1966 Corvair Convertible, AT, $14,000.

Both are very nice, white with black int. 865-805-2454 Ford Thunderbird 1955. Rare opport., project. You finish.

Must sacrifice. 1st $7950.

865-360-7302 GTO 1967. Frame off restor.

29,000 orig. mi. 200 since rebuild. $35,000 (865)3330615.

Lincoln Mark III - 1969. 2 dr. hardtop, body good. Mechanics fair. $7999. (865)908-7475.

Mercedes-Benz 380 SL 1984.

Conv., both tops, 52K miles, 3rd owner. White w/blue int., $19,950. Call (931)261-0370.

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Campers & RV’s 2004 Tiffin Allegro 32’ motorhome with 2 Slides, Workhorsechasis, Chevrolet 8.1L Vortec engine, Onan gas generator, hydraulic levelers, 2 A/Cs, fiberglass roof.

Recently detailed inside and out with a NEWpatio awning, rear vision monitor, power mirrors, two TVs, 2 recliners, kitchentable chairs, refrigerator, stovetop with convection microwave oven, queen size bed, day/ night shades, split bathwith shower, rear wardrobe closet, numerous storage cabinets throughout, basement storage, roof ladder, wheel covers, 30 50 amp cord, non-smoker, 80,000 miles. Call 503-440-1392 or email glein66@yahoo.com for information. NADA average retail $45,000 asking $35,000. Can seein Maryville.

(503)440-1392.

2007 Winnebago Aspect 26A Slide-Out Full Body Paint Class B+,*** Ford E-450 Chassis, 305hp Triton V-10, 5 Speed Automatic Transmission with Tow/Haul Mode(Grade Brake), Onan 4kw MicroQuiet Generator,Rear Corner Bed, Private Bath, Norcold 2 Door Fridge, Nice Kitchen with Gas and Electric Ovens, Living Room Slide-Out with Wrap-Around Horseshoe Conver tible Booth Dinette, Freestanding Swivel Lounge Chair, Dual Pane Windows, Day/Nite Shades Throughout, TileLike Flooring Though Entry, Kitchen and Bath Areas, 32” HD LED Flatscreen TV, DVD, Inverter, CD/Satellite Stereo, Power Windows, Locks and Mirrors, Driver and Passenger Airbags, Large Patio Awning with Alumiguard, Basement Storage, Outside Entertainment Center with CD Stereo and TV Hookups, Electronic Jacks, 15,500 original miles, always garaged. $46,500. CAll 865 609 0002 or 865 405 3810.

32’ Class A Fourwinds Hurricane motor home (2003).

2 slideouts, satellite dish / receiver / tripod, 41,700 mi. $22,000. (865)448-0058.

Chinook 1998 21 ft Class B - on Ford V10, 47k mi, exc. cond. $28,500. (865)719-1181 NEW & PRE-OWNED SUMMER clearance Sale

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Recreation

Boats/Motors/Marine 1988 46’ Jefferson motor Yacht, twin Cat. diesels, $120,000. Too many add ons to name. Loc. in Kingston area. Call for viewing.

(865)310-8906.

2000 18’ Stingray mod. 180RS, I/O, 135 HP, low mi., garage stored, $9500/b.o. like new,(865) 376-3334 aft 3 pm Bay fishing Boat - 12 passeners. 203C Ranger, 23’, twin 200 HP Johnsons, walk around cuddy. New alum. trlr. Exc. cond. Looks great.

Boat $15,000. Trlr $5000. 865333-0615.

Mastercraft 1991 Maristar210. Low hrs. Garage kept.

Exc. cond. $11,000. (865)9222999; 679-1421.

Maxum 25’ CRUISER 1995, 5.7L, 230 HP Merc Cruiser V8 eng. kept on Watts Bar Lake on lift in boat house. No trailer avail. Less than 150 hrs. total use. Immaculate, must see. $13,995. (865)376-5167.

Triton 2000, 21’ - fully equipped, fish finder, depth sounder, Minkota trolling motor, GPS, tandem trailer, 225 HP mtr., exc. cond, gar. kept, 1 owner Reduced $17,000. (865)966-2527.

Want to live on the lake? Selling a 1994 80 foot Somerset Houseboat. Three bedroom 2 bath. It has an aluminum bottom with two 350 Chevrolet Engines. Comes complete with shore power. Located on the beautiful Fontana Lake in North Carolina. $155,000.00 firm. Please call (865)4141099.

Golf Carts Club Car Precedent 2006 electric golf cart with welded utility box. New tires and batteries in 2013, barely used since then. Single point battery fill system. Battery charger included. Excellent condition $3,000. 865-9840630.

Motorcycles/Mopeds 2006 Yamaha Venture Star.

1299 cc V-4 water cooled engine. CB Radio, Cruise Control, saddlebag liners, Corbin saddle. 29K miles.

Full service records. Call 6934452. (865)693-4452.

Harley Davidson 2009 - Ultra Classic, FLHTCU 1 owner, exc. cond. Gar. kept. Black pearl. 10,200 mi. Highly accessorized. 103 CI, fully serviced. Factory security syst. 10,281 mi. Interested callers only. $16,900. Can send pictures . Serious inquiries only. (865)274-0007.

Off Road Vehicles

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Services Offered Home Maint./Repair

HAROLD’S GUTTER SERVICE

Will clean front & back, $20 & up. Quality work, guaranteed.

(865)288-0556

Farmer’s Mkt/ Trading Post Farm Buildings BARNS - SHEDS GARAGES - CARPORTS PATIO COVERS BUILT ON YOUR PROPERTY FREE ESTIMATES! Millen Garage Builders 865-679-5330

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Livestock & Supplies Black Bulls & Heifers Call (865)856-3947

Wanted to Buy want to buy standing hardwood or pine in Blount & surrounding counties. By acre.

Min. 5. (865) 206-7889

Merchandise Antiques WANTED Military antiques and collectibles 865-368-0682

Appliances GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty 865-851-9053 2001 E. Magnolia Ave.

Cemetery Lots 2 Adult Interment Spaces - in the Oak Ridge Memorial Park w/lawn crypts loc. in Garden of Love. Value $4300; sell at $3500. (865)925-1848 4 spaces in Lynnhurst Cemetery, Sec. L, rights to monument (919) 608-1422 Highland - Highland Memorial, Gospels Sec. 2 lots side by side, $1200 each. 904-5403836 Highland Mem. Cemetery Sutherland, Christus Gardens 56, 6 graves, will divide, negot. (859)967-7311

Furniture 2 Seat Glider - Brown. $75.

(865)675-7801 Solid Oak Bedroom suit - King/ Queen headboard, dresser w/ mirror and nightstand.

Will include queen pillow top mattress with memory foam!

1 owner. Will take best offer.

(865)748-5190

Lawn & Garden John Deere GX 335 - 291 hours, 54” deck, like new. $4995 obo. Call (865)599-0516 John Deere X475 - 192 hrs, 48” deck, like new condition. $5995 obo (865)599-0516 WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER! Save some of your hardearned money without sacrificing speed or quality.

GOAD MOTORSPORTS East Tennessee’s largest CFMOTO DEALER 138 Sky View Drive, Helenwood, TN Call 423-663-8500 www.goadmotorsports.com

Merchandise - Misc.

Buying Comic BookS small or lg. collections.

Phone 865-368-7499

I BUY DIABETIC Test Strips!

- OneTouch, Freestyle Lite, AccuChek, and more! Must not be expired or opened.

Call Daniel today for Local Pickup: (865)383-1020

Financial

Apartments - Unfurn.

BROADWAY TOWERS 62 and OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site.

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Consolidation Loans First Sun Finance We make loans up to $1000. We do credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call today, 30 minute approvals.

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Real Estate Sales

Morningside Gardens 1 BR Apt Now Available A/C, Heat, Water & Electric Included OnSite Laundry, Computer Center & Resident Services Great location! On the Bus Line!

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Condos-Unfurn 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 parking spaces.

509 11th St, Ft. Sanders area near UT. $170,000. (731)2850837 Woodlands of Knoxville Condo For Sale - 1105 Tree Top Way #1731, 3BR, CONDO FOR SALE!! Beautiful Three bedroom, 3 full bath condo in excellent condition. Located in Woodlands of Knoxville gated community with pool. Need to sell immediately, and at a ridiculously low unbelievable price!

Call 706-463-0040 or (706)463-2377.

Lake Property Lake House, Watts Bar Lake 244 Lakeville Dr, Lake House, On Watts Bar Lake, 150ft shoreline, level lot, boat dock with roof and boat lift.

1,125sqft home. Near Arrowhead Marina. Great weekend get-away. Lake depth at end of dock 3 1/2ft. Back porch, Living room with fireplace. Dining room, kitchen, laundry, 3bedrooms, two full baths.

Jim 865-719-1889.

Lake Lot - Main Channel $149,900 - 242 Pin Oak Drive Lot # 33, 0BR, Lake Property -Below Assessed value of $160,000 Investment Property or Build Lake HouseMain Channel - approx. 1 acre Dock PermitLocated 7 miles from Midtown Exit from I40 HighwayContact Marlene Sumner 865 898-8327, bmsumner1@yahoo.com .

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Mobile Homes/Lots VOLUNTEER VILLAGE Pool, Club house.

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HALLS - EMORY RD 3BR 2BA - 2213 E EMORY RD, HALLS EMORY RD 3BR 2 BA zoned for Brickey & Halls. Yard upkeep reqd.

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KARNS/HARDIN VALLEY Shopper news • JULY 15, 2015 • A-3

If you could turn back time You won’t find a kid with a smart phone at the Teenage Christian Camp (TCC) at the Hillbrook Christian Association Campground.

Only smart play, and lots of it, is allowed.

COMMUNITY NOTES ■ Council of West Knox County Homeowners meets 7:15 p.m. each first Tuesday, Peace Lutheran Church, 621 N. Cedar Bluff Road. Info: www.cwkch.com/.

■ District 6 Democrats will not meet in July but will participate in the Karns Parade and Karns Fair on July 25. The next meeting will be Aug. 25 at the Karns Library. Info: Mike Knapp, 696-8038, or Janice Spoone, 771-5920.

■ Karns Republican Club meets 7 p.m. each first Tuesday at Karns Middle School library.

Nancy Anderson

On any given week in June or July you’ll find 50 to 90 kids doing what kids used to do more often: playing for hours on end, running, whooping with laughter and getting dirty.

“We just want them to have the opportunity to spend time outside,” said Hillbrook Christian Association board member Hillary Broome. “Kids need to go outside, get some fresh air (and) have fun playing games with each other rather than sitting by themselves hyper-focused on an electronic screen of some kind. Here, they have the opportunity to make friends, get loud, get dirty and get completely worn out – like when we were kids.”

A typical day at the camp starts with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. It may well end with a whippedcream pie fight – with Bible study, making tie-dye Tshirts, swimming, games, crafts and lots of good food and fellowship in between.

In 1969, the late Harold and Della Duncan donated 54.5 acres of land near Copper Ridge Road in Karns to the Hillbrook Christian Association to help grow children and families in Christ.

The land quickly became home to the Teenage Christian Camp and, later on, the Tennessee Children’s Home.

Nearing its 50-year anniversary, the campground

■ Karns Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday, Karns Community Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: http:// karnslionsclub.com/.

■ Northwest Knox Business and Professional Association meets noon each second Thursday, Karns Community Center, 7708 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: http://www.karnsbusiness.com/.

Eva Phillips, 2, with Hillbrook Christian Association board members including her grandfather, Bill Bryant; Roger Carter; and Hillary Broome Photos by Nancy Anderson continues to grow, with plans to build a winter lodge making the Hillbrook Christian Association Campground a year-round facility.

Hillbrook Christian Association board member and camp co-director Bill Bryant summed up the Teenage Christian Camp experience: “It’s one thing to preach the principles of Christian living and respect for each other, but it’s another thing to see it in action. There are ways to successfully interact with friends, brothers, sisters, parents and teachers. We want to show the kids what that looks like, what it feels like to treat others well and be treated well in return. I think the Duncans intended us to plant a seed that, in the long run, will strengthen children and build a better future.”

Info: www.teenagechristiancamp.org

Heroes and Hounds Society. La Fou generally does not like men, but after being trained by White, he will now obey simple commands for small treats, and he seems to enjoy spending time with White.

“I love dogs,” said White.

“I’m very calm around them, and I’m not normally a calm person.” La Fou sits at his feet and listens as White talks. “I feel like I get more out of this program than the dogs do. It is a commitment of an hour a week.”

Air Force veteran Ashley McMeans said she struggled with PTSD. “I was looking for something to do to better myself,” said McMeans.

She has seen one of her student canines graduate from the program and has helped train three more.

“Helping these dogs is

Dyson to speak Andrew Warren, 9, and Thomas Kyek, 10, wrestle for control of a basketball at Teenage Christian Camp at Hillbrook Christian Association Campground.

■ Powell High School Class of 1985, 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Southern Depot, 306 W. Depot Ave. Cost: $35 each or $60 couple; includes dinner, music and cash bar. Make checks to “PHS Class of 85 Reunion Fund.” Mail to: Krista Sapp, P.O. Box 31523, Knoxville, TN 37930. Info: Stacey Berry, 441-3539.

Additional information at ShopperNewsNow.com.

HEALTH NOTES ■ PK Hope Is Alive Parkinson Support Group of East Tennessee meeting, 11:30 a.m.

A black-and-white photo of camp counselors from nearly 15 years ago represents the “slow down and have fun” spirit of the Teenage Christian Camp experience. Photo submitted by Joey Smith

Tuesday, July 21, Kern UMC Family Life Center, 451 E. Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge.

Speakers: Vicky Beard, Director of Healthy Living and Training, Knoxville YMCA; Nicole White, Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. Info: Karen Sampsell, 482-4867, Pk_hopeisalive@bellsouth. net or www.pkhopeisalive. org.

■ UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served.

Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

son once served as associate pastor of Mount Zion. He attended Knoxville College and Carson-Newman before earning his doctorate from Princeton.

On Saturday, Dyson will speak at a lunch for the Knoxville Chamber’s Diver-

Southeast

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sity Champions Resource Group from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Area Urban League, 1514 East Fifth Avenue. A public lecture, “Justice, Inclusion and Moral Reality,” will follow with networking at 1:45 p.m. and the program at 2.

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very relaxing,” said McMeans. “I get to serve in the community again and make a difference. I get to save a life in the process.”

Veterans who volunteer with Heroes and Hounds are trained themselves before they are paired with a dog. Each dog that graduates is given a certificate that can be shown to potential adopters.

Goetze plans to continue the program indefinitely, but additional funds will be needed to cover expenses, which include treats and leashes.

“The more dogs we can get trained, the more adoptions can be made,” said Goetze.

Info: Michelle Goetze, 566-3039, or humanesocietytennessee.com.

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REUNION NOTES ■ Halls High multiyear reunion: Classes of 1976-1981 will be 6:30 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Sept. 26, Red Gate Farm, 2353 Maynardville Highway, Maynardville.

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