VOL. 8 NO. 32
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Mentoring students
When your church sponsors a school, the opportunities for student ministry are close to home. For the staff at Grace Baptist Church, 7171 Oak Ridge Highway, getting involved as mentors to the students at Grace Christian Academy is an important part of their mission..
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A Golden Day for the Sue and Don Reagan were honored for their contributions to the community on their 50th wedding anniversary. Photo by Nancy Anderson
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Bean gloats a bit Lawyers aren’t supposed to forum shop, but it happens. And there’s going to be a bunch of it after the new “Red-to-theRoots” judges take the bench next month, particularly in Chancery Court, Division II.
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50 years since Dickey debut If memory and the calendar are correct, we are approaching the 50th anniversary of Doug Dickey’s first team at Tennessee. Time for a reunion? Think about it – 50 years since the conversion from single wing to T formation, and the Volunteers are again looking for a quarterback.
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Coffee Break Things haven’t changed much over the years at Payless Optical Outlet, located in the TJ Maxx shopping center at the intersection of Kingston Pike and Downtown West Boulevard. A pair of glasses is still $35.95, and the friendly face behind the counter belongs to Mark Crawley. But one thing is different. After managing the store since 2000, Mark is now the owner. Things haven’t changed much for him, he says, except that he’s had to learn QuickBooks.
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Mission to Belfast Members of Christ Covenant Church have spent the summer doing what they love: sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and being of service to others. The church members have had a full itinerary of mission trips, including trip to Belfast, Ireland.
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By Nancy Anderson The celebration of a golden wedding anniversary is a hard act to follow, but the party had a special surprise for Karns residents Don and Sue Reagan. The Reagans, celebrating with more than 250 friends and family on Sunday, Aug. 3, at Grace Baptist Church,
were surprised with a proclamation from Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett. The mayor proclaimed Aug. 3 as Don and Sue Reagan Day, recognizing not only the couple’s anniversary, but their public service and dedication to the community. “Don and Sue are great friends
of mine, and I was happy to attend their 50th anniversary party,” says Burchett. “I’ve known the Reagans for over 20 years. They devote countless hours to their farm, church and neighborhood, and I don’t know what the Karns and Ball Camp communities would be without them.”
The couple went to Karns High School together, but didn’t date until years later when they met again at Grace Baptist. The couple eloped to Sevierville in August of 1964. They have one daughter, Susan Russell. To page A-3
Free dog wash Saturday Burchett plans unique birthday bash By Anne Hart
“Let us turn your dirty dog into a tidy dog.” That’s what the T-shirts worn by scores of volunteers have printed on them at the annual Ogle Elrod and Baril free dog wash. And that’s exactly what happens as mutts of all shapes and sizes are transformed from grimy to clean and shiny. And honestly, you can tell the pups are proud of their do-overs as they preen and strut away from the gentle hands that have spiffed them up. This year’s free dog wash will be held at the Food City in Hardin Valley, 11051 Hardin Valley Rd., on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Food City donates lots and lots of water and soap and volunteers do all the rest.
And while the dog washing is free, donations are accepted, and this year will benefit At Risk Intervention, a local organization which houses dogs for rescue groups as they travel to homes across the southeastern United States and parts of Canada. Dog washers will include local TV and radio personalities, some pretty big-time attorneys and their staff and families, school groups and representatives of various animal rescue organizations. Local veterinarians will staff tents where dogs can get rabies shots and nail trims and be microchipped at half the usual price. Last year, more than 400 dogs were washed and more than $4,000 was raised for Great Dane rescue groups. Info: 5461111.
Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will turn 50 this month, and he’s planning a party at the Ben Atchley State Veterans Home. The public is invited from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17. Burchett has Tim Burchett lined up a cookout, provided by Sam’s Club, and live music by David West and the Ciderville Music gang. He’s serious about community mem-
bers attending. And he’s asking for gift cards of any amount from Red Lobster, Shoney’s, Cracker Barrel or Hooters restaurant. Administrators at the veterans’ home say these are many of the residents’ favorite places to eat, and the gift cards will ensure that they are able to continue enjoying meals outside the facility. Attendees are also welcome to bring Visa/MasterCard gift cards or cards to either Sam’s Club or Walmart for use on shopping trips and other activities for the residents.
School board ‘emergency’ vote under scrutiny By Betty Bean Knox County’s law director is taking a close look at school board chair Lynne Fugate’s declaring an emergency at the August meeting to allow a vote on Knox County Schools’ five-year strategic plan. “We’ve received a lot of questions and complaints from the perspective of open-meetings laws and whether voting on a plan that doesn’t take effect until 2015 fits the definition of an emergency,” said David Buuck, chief deputy law director. Fugate declared the emergency after a one-minute meeting of the board’s executive committee – Superintendent James McIntyre and herself – when Mike McMillan invoked personal privilege to postpone a vote for 30 days.
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McMillan said he wanted four new board members (who will be sworn in Sept. 1) to have a say. Invoking personal privilege is an established school board practice, most recently used by board member Indya Kincannon to postpone a vote on a textbook-censorship issue in 2010. “With almost half of the board going to be new members next month, do you not think they would like to have an opportunity to take a look at this plan? What would happen if we didn’t rush through it? Any penalties? Any fines? Would we lose any funds?” McMillan asked. “This school board has worked on this part plan for most of a year. We’re about to start a new school year, and this is the time when people are planning. Having our
strategic plan in place would be very beneficial …” McIntyre said. The strategic plan, titled “Deepening Our Work: Excellence for Every Child,” has been in the works for nearly a year, but the final draft wasn’t released until July 31 – leaving scant time for interested citizens to study it, critics say. McMillan was responding to complaints that the present board members, four of whom are lame ducks, should not be setting policy for the new board. The plan was approved unanimously, but it wasn’t the only contentious matter at the August meeting. When asked whether all Knox County teachers had received minutes of meetings of the Teachers’ Advisory Group (which McIntyre formed in response to teachers’ complaints last fall) in
a timely manner, McIntyre said that all teachers had received all the minutes from all the meetings. Lauren Hopson, an advisory group member and a leader of the teachers who have been speaking out against KCS policies, approached the lectern to address the board. She stood silently at the front of the room until a security guard approached and ordered her to return to her seat. A few minutes later, McMillan asked Hopson returned to the lectern, and, struggling against tears, she warned the board that not everything they were hearing was the truth. She told them that advisory board minutes had not been distributed in a timely manner to KCS teachers, or even to board members.
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