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December 31, 2012
Hardin Valley Church of Christ expands Hardin Valley Church of Christ is expanding, building a $2.3 million addition. Photos by T. Edwards of TEPHOTOS.com
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Coffee break Hardin Valley Academy senior Kayla Carey stands out not only for being the tallest on her basketball team, but also for her academic excellence, friendly smile and team spirit.
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Meet Kayla Carey on page A-2
Miracle Maker Bus contractors for Knox County Schools log more than 4 million miles getting students to and from school each year. Last year the buses operated without an accident that required an overnight hospital stay. Presiding over this controlled chaos is Dr. Rick Grubb, director of transportation and enrollment.
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Vols used to play in bowl games Just in case anyone has forgotten, Marvin West offers a few reminders of the days when UT’s football team used to play in bowl games.
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moving some existing activities to the new area allowing more storage space as a food distribution site recognized by the government so we can get into food banks and keep frozen food on-site. We’re excited to be able to do that. “We may also connect with the Karns Fire Department to find out more needs in the community where we can help people. “This new facility we’re building will have a lot to do with children. We hope to start a day care center or preschool. We have a lot of human resources here that we can put toward that, people trained that love children.” The new construction includes a playground for children to enjoy. There will also be very practical multi-purpose areas including the rotunda gathering place and assembly rooms. SurroundEvangelist Larry Cline ing them will be additional class“We’ve tried to look for needs in rooms and new offices. the area. One thing we feel really “It’s a lot easier to go to two strong about is the benevolence worship services than to split ministry. We will be able to ex- Sunday School classes,” said pand what we have been doing by Cline. Currently, the Sunday
By Theresa Edwards
“The vision we’ve had is that it’s all about people, not about brick and mortar,” said Evangelist Larry Cline. “We want to have a facility that is not only an instrument for this church, but a tool the community can use.
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A family in Kampala, Uganda, uses a TivaWater filter designed and built in West Knoxville. Photo submitted
By Wendy Smith A partnership between a Knoxville businessman and the inventor of the Dalen Great-Horned Owl has resulted in clean drinking water for thousands of families in Kampala, Uganda. TivaWater, which produces and distributes the water filters, has also created jobs in Kampala, and could eventually provide clean water and jobs in other developing countries, says Doug Harris. “We think this is the best water filter in the world for the third world.” Harris, who owns Harris Restaurant Group and is Knox County’s 3rd-district school board member, says he’s always felt called by God to serve people in Africa. He first traveled to Kampala with a team of local business owners in July of 2008 to look for ways to help grow Uganda’s
economy. Several members of the team attend Fellowship Church with him. The team met with several organizations that were already at work in Kampala. They partnered with one by creating a revolving loan fund to help small business owners. That effort has produced successful results, like a grocery store that increased revenue from $200 to $2,500 a month. Most Ugandans live on about $1 a day, Harris says. One obvious entrepreneurial opportunity was water filtration. All water in Uganda is contaminated, and most residents boil their water over charcoal fires. Harris investigated producing simple sand filters in Uganda, and found that transportation costs would eat up any profit made from selling the heavy filters.
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morning service is at 9 a.m. followed by 10:30 a.m. Sunday School. The church currently has about 500 members but is growing. The sanctuary will remain the same for now, with possibilities of a new one in phase three at a later date. Depending on the weather and other variables, the expected completion date is May of 2013. Johnson and Galyon Construction is
currently ahead of schedule. The funding has been raised from 3-year pledges. “We’re excited that we won’t have to cut back on other ministries in order to build these facilities,” said Cline. Hardin Valley Church of Christ is located at 11515 Hardin Valley Road, just west of Hardin Valley Elementary School and Food City. Info: www.hvcoc.org
Saving lives and creating jobs
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Each year the Karns Fire Department organizes a “Santa’s Sleigh” toy drive so many children who may not otherwise wake to presents under the tree receive a joyous surprise. “The Karns Fire Department has been serving this area since 1978, said toy drive coordinator Kelley Grabill. Toys are collected in Karns, Hardin Valley, Solway and Ball Camp. Community reporter Theresa Edwards has details.
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He decided to pursue the production of filters at home, and turned to Neal Caldwell, the successful inventor of a plastic owl that scares away birds and other garden pests. Caldwell had dozens of patents under his belt as an employee at Robertshaw Industrial Products before starting Dalen Products 36 years ago. The company sells bird netting and landscape fabric as well was the iconic owls, which are produced in its West Knoxville factory just off Lovell Road. After he was approached by Harris, Caldwell spent a year developing his first water filter. The filter has several advantages over its predecessors. While most sand water filters require 100 pounds of sand, Caldwell’s requires just 20. The lightweight plastic devices are stackable and inexpensive to ship, and a removable filter cloth keeps them from getting clogged with dirt. One of the simplest changes was the addition of a tap, which allows users to drink directly from a clean water reservoir rather than putting purified water into a contaminated container. There are currently 5,000 TivaWater filters in use in Uganda, and another 2,000 are awaiting distribution. The group conducts in-home visits to see how the filters are being used, and has determined that most are shared by two or more families, or around 10 people.
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Dalen Products owner Neal Caldwell tests TivaWater filters in the corner of his Gilbert Drive factory. Photo by Wendy Smith
Caldwell says he’s too busy to travel to Kampala, but he feels good about his contribution to the project. “It’s by far the most important thing I’ve done. Most other things I do just help.” Even though the filters cost just $50, they’re not affordable for many of those who need them, says Harris. Some are purchased and distributed by NGOs, and others are purchased through charitable donations. TivaWater wraps up a campaign to raise $100,000 this week with the goal of expanding operations into Haiti. For more information: www.tivawater.com
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