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BUZZ Every day is Memorial Day For Karns historian Christopher Hammond, every day is Memorial Day. Well, aside from those spent teaching health science at Central High School.

Hammond’s obsession started in 2006 when he began to research his own ancestry, which eventually led him to explore area cemeteries. The small abandoned cemeteries where Civil War solders are buried quickly became his favorites.

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Mabry-Hazen to host park day Volunteers are needed between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at Mabry-Hazen House, 1711 Dandridge Ave., for Park Day. Activities will include leaf and brush removal, mulching, and general spring-cleaning. Some tools will be provided, but volunteers are encouraged to bring rakes, pitchforks, tarps and similar yard tools.

The event is part of a 20year nation program in which history buffs, community leaders and preservationists team with the Civil War Trust at more than 125 sites in 29 states to answer the call to service.

Rain date is April 16.

Info/RSVP: 522-8661 or mabryhazenhouse@gmail.com.

Egg Hunts ■Bells Campground Baptist Church Easter Event, 10 a.m.noon Saturday, March 26, 7816 Bells Campground Road. Includes: skits, singing, craft, an egg hunt for ages 0-fifth grade, refreshments and door prizes. Info: 947-6254. ■Big Ridge State Park Easter egg hunt, Saturday, March 26. Rain or shine. Schedule: 10 a.m., 2 years old and younger; 10:30 a.m., 3-4 years old; 1 p.m. 5-7 years old; 1:30 p.m., 8-10 years old. Bring your basket. Prizes; Easter Bunny. Meet at the Park office. Info: 992-5523. ■Children’s Easter party, 10 a.m.

Saturday, March 26, sponsored by Trentville UMC and Pleasant Hill UMC. Info: 933-5041. â– Community Easter egg hunt, 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 27, Powell Presbyterian Church, 2910 W. Emory Road. Info: 938-8311; www. powellpcusa.org. â– Easter Eggstravaganza, 10 a.m.noon Saturday, March 26, Bells Campground Baptist Church, 7815 Bell Campground Road. Activities include: puppets, skits, a craft and an egg hunt for children through 5th grade, followed by a hot dog lunch. â– Easter Eggstravaganza, 11 a.m.

Saturday, March 26, Union Baptist Church, 6701 Washington Pike, for kids pre-K through 5th grade.

Info: DiscoverUnion.org.

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By Sara Barrett “It happened August 7. I will never forget that day.�

Hardin Valley Academy athletic trainer Alyshia Teffeteller vividly remembers quarterback Gavin Greene’s catastrophic injury.

HVA was playing a scrimmage against Cocke County, and Teffeteller was helping another player on the sideline when the team’s coaches began yelling her name. Greene was lying on the field and a coach was next to him. “It was really tough,� adds Greene, a junior. “I don’t remember exactly what happened, but I know I made a pass and got hit.�

As Teffeteller ran toward Greene, she could tell immediately that one of his knees was sitting lower than the other. “I don’t have children of my own, but these players are my children. And the way the coaches were yelling for me, my motherly instinct kicked in and I knew it was not good.�

Greene had broken the tibia and fibula bones in his right leg. “It was the first time I’d ever dealt with this injury,� says Teffeteller. It was just as bad as a compound fracture but it didn’t break through the skin. She says many trainers go their entire careers without ever seeing this type of injury.

Greene says the break had to be set to a point right there on the field because it was disrupting blood flow. He was then airlifted to UT Medical Center where he underwent emergency surgery. “Gavin had no pain medicine while on the field, and he did not go into shock. He stayed so strong. He was a total champ even though it was total

chaos around him,� says Teffeteller. “I cried that night and called my team physician to talk about it. Gavin was our starting quarterback, and that was taken away from him.�

The next day, Greene texted Teffeteller to ask what physical therapy he could do to work his way back to playing. He was back at practice on Monday – in a wheelchair – to lend moral support to his teammates.

In the months that followed, Greene and Teffeteller worked together daily to repair the damage. After originally being told he would be out the rest of the season, Teffeteller said Greene gave 110 percent to rehabilitate, and if HVA had played the championship game, he could have played. “It wouldn’t have been pretty,� she said. “But he could have played.�

Teffeteller has been HVA’s athletic trainer for the last four years. Her services are provided at no charge as a year-round community service by Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic. Nine other high schools in Knox County have full-time certified athletic trainers also provided by KOC. Tennova Healthcare provides services for four additional schools. “It always happens, usually at the beginning of the season, a parent will come up to me at a game and ask ‘which one is yours?’� says Teffeteller. “I tell them ‘they’re all mine.’� “These are my babies,� she continues. “Sometimes, I spend more time with them than their parents do. I know I impact them on a different level. If I can help a player by staying an extra 30 minutes after practice just to talk, I’ll do it.�

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Hardin Valley Academy athletic trainer Alyshia Teffeteller and Gavin Greene on the field at HVA Photo submitted

Richard Yoakley: A school of second chances

By Ruth White

When you hear about Richard Yoakley School, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Do you think it’s where Knox County sends the worst, most unruly middle and high school students?

Those who can’t be in a regular Seth Smith school setting? To principal Seth Smith, in his first year at the school, it’s a school of second chances.

Richard Yoakley is an alterna-

tive school for students in grades 6-12. The students are at the school for disciplinary reasons, and the RYS staff works to prepare them academically and socially for a regular school experience.

In addition to regular studies and preparing for hurdles like TNReady and helping the students prepare for college and career, staff members work on behavior management, interaction with others and goal-setting – all while fostering a nurturing environment.

Smith began his teaching career at Fulton High School back in 1997 and later went on to become

assistant principal/athletic director at Carter High. He moved to Farragut High as assistant principal in 2011 and then to Central High for the 2014-2015 school year. He believes that his work in those different demographic groups helped prepare him for his job at Yoakley. “We get kids from all over Knox County here, and my experiences have helped me be able to deal with all types of kids and communities.�

Smith credits his former principals Cheryl Hickman from Carter and Mike Reynolds (Farragut and Central) for help in guiding him. “Cheryl was a great, dynamic lead-

er and just a great person,â€? he says. “Mike Reynolds ‌ I have so much respect for him. He’s a great man and I learned a lot from him, from them both. They both showed me how to treat people.â€?

Growing up, many teachers and coaches invested in Smith and inspired him to want to make a difference in kids’ lives. He also coaches basketball during the season.

His first year at Yoakley (formerly Alice Bell Elementary School) has been great. Smith credits the phenomenal staff and is thankful To page A-3

Feel the ‘Buzz’ for next schools super

By Betty Bean

In February, school board member Terry Hill’s colleagues tasked her with vetting candidates for interim schools superintendent and reporting back April 4 with a recommendation for her colleagues. There are several candiBuzz Thomas dates, but almost nobody is talking about anyone but Great Schools Partnership president Oliver “Buzz� Thomas for the job.

Thomas gained frontrunner status because he is intimately fa-

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miliar with the workings of Knox County Schools, well liked and, in many respects, highly qualified.

Board chair Doug Harris kicked that perception up a notch when he undercut Hill by declaring Thomas the best choice before the vetting process had begun. Harris is not running for re-election and is the de facto leader of the fivemember majority that will control the board until new members are seated in September. Hill, who is not a member of the majority coalition, declined to comment on the process.

The search for an interim leader became necessary when Superintendent James McIntyre announced in January that he will

resign in July, citing the political reality that after the August elections, his supporters will no longer dominate the new school board.

The interim superintendent will take over when McIntyre departs.

The initial list of nominated candidates included Knox County Finance Director Chris Caldwell, Human Capital Strategy Director Rodney Russell, Secondary Schools Supervisor Danny Trent, Assistant Superintendent Bob Thomas, retired administrator Ed Hedgepeth and perennial candidate George Hamilton.

Caldwell wasted no time saying thanks but no thanks. Sources say Russell and Hedgepeth have now done the same, leaving Buzz

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Thomas, Bob Thomas (who was strongly considered for the superintendent’s job in 2008 when McIntyre was selected) and Trent as the remaining viable candidates.

But the smart money is on Buzz Thomas. “Buzz has that vision and the ability to sell that dream. He believes in what he does so deeply that people want to be a part of it.

That’s a unique personality,� said board member Patti Bounds. “The first time I met Buzz, I sat there in his office and thought to myself, ‘Why did we go all the way to Boston to get Dr. McIntyre when Buzz is so highly qualified?’ To page A-3

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Respecting the ancestors For Karns historian Christopher Hammond, every day is Memorial Day. Well, aside from those spent teaching health science at Central High School.

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Hammond’s obsession started in 2006 when he began to research his own ancestry, which eventually led him to explore area cemeteries. The small abandoned cemeteries where Civil War solders are buried quickly became his favorites.

Having grown up in Karns, Hammond developed a special appreciation for Beaver Ridge Cemetery and Child’s Cemetery. “Child’s Cemetery is a hidden gem in Karns. It was pretty well hidden behind the BP gas station. I started researching the people buried there, and when I stopped by to see the headstones, I found the place in rough shape. I couldn’t find all the headstones. They were engulfed by bushes, others needed serious repair, the rest couldn’t be read and needed to be cleaned. “I researched the best practices on how to safely clean them without damaging the stones and found the

Broken bones She remembers being a student athletic trainer during high school and assisting a female basketball player who had torn her ACL. Teffeteller says she decided during the player’s first game back that she

Department of Veterans Affairs uses D/2 Biological Solution, so I went with that. “You can’t just walk up to a headstone and start scrubbing. They’re pretty fragile.�

Hammond said he got the thrill of a lifetime when he cleaned one of the headstones and found it belonged to William McBath, a major in the Civil War who later served as Knox County Circuit Court Clerk. “It is a thrill to me to find and restore old Civil War graves. A lot of them are sadly, slowly being lost to history. The markers are deteriorating and overgrown.

Some people would like to replace the markers with new ones, but I’m in favor of restoring them. I’d like to keep them authentic and historically significant, but we are within a generation or two of losing them completely.�

Hammond cleared away bushes, finding all but one headstone. He also added a plaque reading “Childs Cemetery� to a nearby road sign.

He plans to continue clearing the area to find that missing headstone, as well as research the feasibility of having the damaged headstones repaired to their former glory.

Visit Hammond’s “History of Karns, Tennessee�

Facebook page for more information.

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Greene hopes to play professionally after college, but after working so closely with Teffeteller throughout his ordeal, he has decided to study physical therapy as a

Feel the ‘Buzz’

Christopher Hammond examines the broken monument of Parthena McBath in Child’s Cemetery on Pennell Lane and Oak Ridge Hwy.

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“One of his most amazing qualities is his ability to make everyone feel valued, regardless of their position in life. I have observed this on multiple occasions. I’ve seen him with school cafeteria workers, taking the time to go to each individual and thank them. It doesn’t matter what their position is.

That’s just Buzz. He’s a visionary and has brought innovative programs to Knox County.�

In the minus column, Bounds wonders how the Great Schools Partnership will raise money without Thomas, and although Thomas is a nationally known author, public speaker, ordained minister and an attorney with four college degrees who habitually graduated at the top of his class and once chaired the Maryville school board, his lack of classroom teaching experience at the K-12 level concerns her.

She also worries about his support of SCORE (State Collaborative on Reforming Education), a think

tank that supports the high stakes testing regime that she and many other teachers detest.

Finally, Bounds finds Thomas’s offer to be involved in the search for a new superintendent somewhat offensive. “While I would welcome his input, I don’t remember anybody asking him. I don’t see that in that job description at all. I’m thinking, ‘Wait a minute!’�

She says she likes Thomas, but “He would not be my first choice.�

As a member of the minority faction, however, she said the votes for the Great Schools chief are probably there.

Finally, McIntyre’s major nemesis, Mayor Tim Burchett, lobbed a warning shot across Thomas’s bow: “He’s very personable. I like him, but he’s going to have to make some changes if he’s going to be successful.� When pressed, Burchett said that the public is demanding administrative reductions.

Richard Yoakley Christopher Hammond with the headstone of Maj. William R. McBath restored to its original glory in Child’s Cemetery Photos

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March is National Athletic Training Month, and Teffeteller says she wants to raise awareness of all athletic trainers and their work, which can potentially alter a person’s future permanently. “It is so important to be extra cautious when dealing

with catastrophic injuries.

I don’t want just anyone touching my kids. “Ultimately, at the end of the day, I just want everyone to be injury free. But I think I get into the game as much as the coaches and parents,� she says.

From page A-1 better prepared to go back to their base school. “The kids we have here are some great kids who have made a mistake. We don’t want them defined by their mistake; we want them to be successful.�

As Smith points out, each student is ultimately responsible for his/her actions.

His hope is that the life and social skills they receive at Richard Yoakley will help them get on the right path for a bright future.

to them for helping make the transition go smoothly.

During an average year, the school has close to 600 students. Some stay a semester before returning to a regular school setting, while others end up staying an entire school year.

To Smith, Yoakley is truly a family. “The ideal school is a great team where everyone pulls together,� he says.

He believes that RYS has the best people on staff to help the students grow and be

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Confusing season, proud finish Before you ask, I still don’t know why this Tennessee basketball season was so strange. Sorry, but I cannot explain the Volunteers’ split personality. I do salute the team for never giving up.

Sometimes the Vols played better than they were. Nipping Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament was an example. Sometimes, had they just been pitching pennies, they could not have hit the ground.

This unusual team was confusing. Some might call it maddening. It often won one half but not the other.

It stunned Kentucky. It defeated South Carolina. In the first game without Kevin Punter, it shocked me and LSU. The last four games of the

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regular season were miserable.

From beginning to end, Tennessee was consistently inconsistent. It played well in spurts but was totally unpredictable. Sometimes the team was creative in finding ways to lose. It fell with a thud at Missouri, losing to a worse team by missing 10 free throws and getting killed on the backboards.

Strangely enough, on other occasions, the Vols won rebounding battles in

total defiance of the laws of size and strength. Armani Moore, in pursuit of the ball, went where some feared to venture. Armani Moore is a warrior. Tip your cap.

Because it had no inside game, Tennessee threw up far too many three-point shots. When that didn’t work, it dumped the scoring burden on Punter. He responded with the heart of a champion. We really realized his value when he was lost to the foot fracture.

Punter’s output stirred memories of Allan Houston.

KP was no match in style points but his accuracy and average were comparable.

To Kevin’s credit, his weakest outing was much better than Allan’s disaster of 1993, his final game in or-

ange, SEC tournament, one for 15 from the floor. The Vols lost to Kentucky, 10140. The Vols had 30 turnovers.

This Tennessee team was not good. It lost 19 times.

Want to talk about bad, just for comparisons?

Houston’s dad, Wade, has protected a generation of Tennessee basketball from the “worst� label. The year after Allan went pro, Coach Houston produced a 5-22 record. Three-fifths of the success came at the expense of UT-Martin, Mercer and Tennessee Tech.

Long, long ago, John Sines was Tennessee coach.

He didn’t have much to work with and it showed in results. Like this team, that 1960 team upset Kentucky.

Players carried the coach off the court. Sines admitted later that he feared a fumble. “We had never practiced that.�

The early 1960s were a transition period, from bad basketball to awful to terrible. Two Vols were linked to a point-shaving scandal.

Sines’ final team went 4-19. I was there. I recall a Stokely Center game with fewer than 500 fans. I wanted to put their names in the newspaper as the “faithful few.�

The late, great Tom Siler saved me from myself. He said I would undoubtedly misspell a name or three and we’d be publishing corrections for a week. He did permit a “crowd� photograph, attorney G. Edward Friar alone in an end section, high above the goal, surrounded by hundreds of

empty seats.

Into that setting marched Ray Mears. Good times followed.

Through the years, Tennessee has had basketball ups and downs. Considering the circumstances, the down part of this year was understandable. The ending was an up. Seniors enhanced their image with the rout of Auburn, the victory over Vanderbilt and the effort against LSU. They cared. They never stopped caring.

Robert Hubbs and Detrick Mostella changed their image. They are now part of the future.

If Rick Barnes really has a point guard and can find a center and somebody to replace Punter and Moore, good times are again possible. Keep the faith. Don’t ever give up.

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

Lucky 13? State House campaigns warming up Gloria Johnson is running for the Legislature again. Johnson, a oneterm Democrat who represented District 13, was defeated in 2014 by Republican Eddie Smith.

Now Smith is running for re-election and (so far) is the only Republican seeking the seat. The filing deadline is April 7 at noon.

Interestingly, Johnson may have a democratic opponent. According to the election commission, Don Daugherty, a former county Democratic Party chair, has picked up a petition to run as both a democrat and an independent. He can’t run as both. Instead, Daugherty will have to choose to run as a democrat, independent or not at all.

Of course, there’s precedent for Daugherty to run as an independent candidate. In 2010, Daugherty

to seek re-election after Republicans in the Legislature redrew the 13th district to include more Republican Scott voters from west Knoxville.

Frith The result was a wideopen seat with no favored candidate. That November, ran as an independent Johnson faced Republican against democratic county Gary Loe and independent commissioner Amy Broyles. candidate Nick Cazana.

(Daugherty lost to Broyles, Johnson defeated Loe by 58 percent to 41 percent.) less than 300 votes and was While few observers believe almost certainly assisted by Daugherty would defeat the more than 1,000 votes Johnson in a democratic for Cazana’s independent primary this year, an inde- campaign.

Why? pendent run by Daugherty Many observers believe would almost certainly ensure Rep. Eddie Smith’s re- that candidate Nick Cazana benefited from having the election.

It would be a cruel irony same name as prominent local developer and Repubfor Gloria Johnson.

Johnson first ran for the lican donor Nick Cazana.

That’s right. Two differDistrict 13 seat in 2012. The district had been repre- ent guys. Same name.

Bottom line, in 2012, Glosented by Democrat Harry Tindell for more than a de- ria Johnson likely won becade, but Tindell chose not cause a lot of voters believed

she was running against two Republicans – and they split enough of the vote to allow Johnson to win. Then four years later, in a turn of events only fitting of Shakespeare or local politics, Eddie Smith may win easily because he’d be running against two Democrats.

Regardless, there will be grumbling among Democrats if Johnson fails to defeat Smith this year. District 13 is a winnable district for state democrats – a rarity in East Tennessee – and there is no shortage of strong democratic candidates waiting in the wings.

Current county Democratic Party chair Cameron Brooks is young, ambitious and well-liked. Former city council member Charlie Thomas has strong district ties and would make a great candidate for any office.

Neither would run

against Gloria Johnson.

Democrats shouldn’t wait too long. After 2016, there are only two more election cycles before the next legislative redistricting. Last time around, state Republi-

cans didn’t put enough Republican voters in the 13th district.

They won’t make the same mistake again.

Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can visit his website at pleadthefrith.com

City officials ponder election changes In a tabloid with the solitary word “sex� two inches high on the cover, Joe Sullivan pontificated about Knoxville’s election cycle.

He made bold claims about Mayor Rogero’s position on a possible charter amendment, but his column lacked actual quotes from Rogero.

In a March 15 email to City Council, Deputy Mayor Bill Lyons warned of Sullivan’s column and admitted he was the source. “I also let him know that we wanted to make Council aware of our thinking prior to publication. ...

“Late this morning Joe (said) he had changed his publication date to tomorrow.

This email is to make sure you are not taken by surprise.�

Lyons wants to extend Mark Campen’s term by two years (until 2021) to move District 5 into cycle with other district races. He wants to retain non-partisan elections on odd-numbered years, forcing city taxpayers to bear the full cost of two elections including early voting.

That’s a lot of change.

Thanks for sharing, Bill. – S. Clark

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Speculating on Cheek’s retirement White Lightning with former Bearden High School players noted: (top) McKayla Choate, Kelsey DeVoti, Bekah Copas, Kaylor Susong (Bearden), Elena Schusterick (Bearden), Cassidy Heemsoth (Bearden), Kat Glass( (Bearden); (bottom) Soriya Gast (Bearden), Sadie Coons (Bearden), Cameran McKenry (Bearden), Maiya Hilsinger (Bearden).

Former Bearden stars playing in North Georgia;

Ethics complaint pending

Last season, they were Bulldogs. This season they are Tennessee White Lightning, playing teams along North Georgia’s I-75 corridor from Dalton down to Marietta.

The team is composed primarily of former Bearden High School student athletes who resigned from school’s softball team after their coach was summarily fired last year. This year, they are playing travel ball with the North Georgia ASA under former Bearden coach Leonard Sams and assistant coach Adam McKenry. So far, their record is 5-1-1 against tough competition.

Principal John Bartlett and athletic director Nathan Lynn announced that Sams’ departure was by mutual decision, with no further public explanation.

Sams said he believes that the administration was influenced by the complaints of two sets of disgruntled parents.

The mass departure left Bearden with just two returning players. Sams’ replacement wasn’t hired until late July, when Lynn announced that he’d hired Angelica Wade McClerkin, a teacher’s aide who played in college and served a single

Betty Bean season as Sams’ assistant.

The school got a TSSAA waiver from the requirement that head coaches must be teachers or have five years’ experience as an assistant. The team reportedly has not fared well in pre-season practice games.

Eight of the White Lightning’s 11 players would have been on the Bearden team this year, including six who would have been starters.

Another is an incoming freshman transfer from Sevier County who wanted to play for Sams, who had transformed Bearden from cellar-dweller to powerhouse. Last year Sams was named district Coach of the Year and selected to coach the 2016 USA Softball Under-18 team in Spain. The USA team will represent their country in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona.

Sams and McKenry said the players, many of whom are college prospects, are enjoying playing against the elevated competition in North Georgia, but miss the experience of representing their

school. Two seniors who quit playing softball altogether may join the White Lightning for spring league play.

Meanwhile, McKenry and team parent/booster Randy Susong, who are stuck with a $40,000 note for a new indoor practice building, have filed an ethics complaint against Lynn, Bartlett, Supervisor of Facilities Management Doug Dillingham and Superintendent James McIntyre. The complaint says the booster club members intended to build the facility in stages, but Lynn and Bartlett informed them that Knox County would not allow for phased construction, so the club voted to secure a loan that McKenry and Susong would guarantee. “This was not a gift from Randy or Adam but a booster club loan that was designed to be repaid over the next season or two.�

The complaint charges improprieties in the bidding process and construction glitches that drove up the cost. “Randy Susong and the team did fundraising, parents/players volunteered labor. Coach Sams paid for labor out of his own pocket, and funds from the school account were used to pay for

the $30,000 overage in construction.�

Sams’ firing shattered the boosters club and obliterated its fundraising ability, leaving Susong and McKenry liable for a $750 monthly note. The complaint charges that Bartlett, Lane, Dillingham and McIntyre “intentionally lied and blatantly violated rules, procedure and protocol. ‌ In short, two Bearden High parents are responsible for paying a loan on a facility that should never have been constructed‌â€?

Meanwhile, softball season is starting this week.

Here’s a statement from Bartlett issued via Knox County Schools: “Coach McClerkin and the Bearden High School softball team are well prepared for a great season.

Sixteen talented and dedicated young women will take the field to kick off the regular season on Monday night and we are extremely excited to see what kind of success they find this year. (signed) Principal John Bartlett, Bearden High School�

Sadly, this is wrong.

Bearden softball’s first game was 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, at Grace Christian Academy.

A tough man who loves a tough job We’ve said this before, but Judge Tim Irwin is exactly the right person for the job he holds. The judge of Juvenile Court handles cases ranging from horrendous to heart-breaking.

His dad, Eddie, was a city police officer. Tim played football for Central High School, UT and in the NFL for 14 years, mostly with the Minnesota Vikings. In the off seasons, he attended law school.

Speaking last week to the Halls Business and Professional Association at Beaver Brook Country Club, Irwin said a key to raising good

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kids is spending time with them. “Children understand when you make a sacrificial gift of time for them.

They understand if they are loved. “It’s nice if there’s a mom and dad (at home), but there can be just one person – one who will be disappointed if the kid screws up.�

Irwin supports the Boys and Girls Club with an annual bass tournament with Food City, but he says all the youth groups are good: Scouts, Emerald Youth, Big Brothers. “Anything that places a loving, caring person with a child is good.�

Irwin collects stuffed animals to distribute to children in his court. He gathered some 40 in Halls.

He and seven magistrates handled 28,000 cases last year, he said, but he loves his job. It’s a chance to show love, even tough love, to some kids who need it most.

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With impending retirements of two key aides, speculation on campus is that UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy Cheek may himself retire this year and announce it concurrent with the summer UT Board of Trustees meeting in June.

Provost Jimmy Cheek Susan Martin is stepping down, and Margie Nichols, who handles communications for Cheek, has announced her retirement.

Cheek turns 70 this year and may be ready to let someone fight the numerous battles UT faces in the Legislature. When contacted for a comment, Nichols said Cheek had not mentioned retirement to her. However, that is not a denial.

Cheek has been an active chancellor. He and his wife have been involved in the Knoxville community including strong support for the Knoxville Botanical Gardens. In many ways, he has had a positive impact on UT. However, when Cheek does retire, can Dave Hart be far behind? Also, it will be interesting to see how long Rickey Hall, vice chancellor for diversity, remains. ■Tank Strickland, who was a top aide for four mayors (including me) for over 18 years, “retired� from the city in January.

However, it seems the retirement probably was not voluntary. No one is talking which is a statement of sorts in itself. But if more definite information is forthcoming or can be uncovered, it will be covered here.

Strickland, who was also chair of Knox County Commission, is well-known and popular in the AfricanAmerican community and respected across the county. He has a keen knowledge of public opinion and his departure from the city is a loss to any mayor, especially one facing issues on Magnolia Avenue.

Strickland did not support Rogero when she ran for mayor in 2003 against Bill Haslam. He backed Haslam. It is unclear whether that was a factor in Strickland’s departure, but many think it was.

Rogero also did not assist Sam Anderson in remaining on the civil service board when a residency

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issue was raised. Anderson had also backed Haslam in 2003. If Rogero, in fact, engineered Strickland’s departure she owes the public an explanation and an apology for being less than candid. Strickland deserved better. ■Knoxville attorney Caesar Stair IV, older brother of council member Marshall Stair, has been elected president of the Great Smoky Mountains Association which assists in research on plant and animal life in the park. ■Council member Finbarr Saunders has closed his campaign account after four campaigns, two for county commission and two for city council. He won three. He spent most of his account defeating Paul Bonovich last November.

Only $2,271 was left and his wife, Ellen Bebb, wrote an email saying it has been dissolved by giving $1,000 to Dogwood Elementary and the remaining $1,271.89 to Pond Gap Elementary.

This would indicate Saunders does not plan to run for another public office as he is now term-limited on city council. Bebb has been his diligent and effective political adviser these past few years. Future candidates would be well advised to enlist her help. ■Tom Ingram, political operative who lives in Knoxville, has become an adviser to the John Kasich campaign after working for the Jeb Bush campaign. In 2012 he backed Jon Huntsman. He was a key adviser to Gov. Haslam in his first term as governor. ■Dr. David Northington’s final concert as a faculty member at the UT School of Music was March 6. He concludes an active and distinguished career at UT. He visited Poland while I was ambassador there and performed in several cities in addition to Warsaw where he played in front of the Chopin Monument as well as at the Ambassador’s Residence.

Northington has been a great asset to the university and Knoxville. He will continue to be active in the community despite having retired from UTK.

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SENIOR NOTES â– All Senior Centers will be closed Friday, March 25. â– Karns Senior Center 8042 Oak Ridge Highway 951-2653 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Offerings include: card games; dance classes; exercise programs; mahjong; art classes; farkle dice games; dominoes; a computer lab; billiards room; outdoor grill and kitchen area.

Register for: “Bombshell Beauty Makeover,� 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 23.

Covenant Wellness Lunch and Learn: “Knee Replacement,� noon Thursday, March 24; $5 includes boxed lunch, (541-4500).

Beginning Computer Class, 1-3 p.m. Monday, March 28; fee: $5. Lunch and Learn: “The Big Decision: Levels of Senior Care,� 11 a.m.

Tuesday, March 29. Super Bingo with Cindy, 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, March 31.

Getting your ‘house in order’

By Carol Z. Shane At the beginning of her “House in Order� seminar on end-of-life issues at Turkey Creek Medical Center, facilitator Becky Dodson asked the group of around 60 participants to close their eyes and imagine the details of their own passing. “What will the room look like?� she asked. “Who will be around you?�

Just then, a cell phone went off. The ring tone was the theme song from “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.� “OK,� said Dodson, “so we’re in the wild west.� The room erupted in laughter.

Such laughter and such a large group indicate a change in the way people are thinking about end-oflife care. “I’ve been talking about advance directives

for 15 years,� says Dodson. “Groups usually number 30 to 40 people. We had 83 preregistered for today. People are becoming more willing to address this topic.�

Members of the crowd listened and asked questions as Dodson took them through a booklet prepared

by Tennova Health Care titled “House in Order Planning Guide.�

When asked about her motivation for attending the seminar, Lorene Battle of West Knoxville, who is in her 70s, said, “I don’t want anything out of order by the time we get to heaven! I don’t want our kids to have to take care of anything.�

Lucinda Turbeville, 55, echoed that statement. “I have one son living in Middle Tennessee. This isn’t for

me – this is for him.�

Dodson says that aging Baby Boomers “want to be in control� of their own final choices. “Many of them have watched their parents’ declines and they don’t want that to happen to them.�

Also helping to facilitate the event were Barbara Wright, Tennova’s director of volunteer services, and the Rev. Will Runyon, chaplain.

Dodson was pleased with the turnout. “It’s a hard conversation to have, but it’s going to be hard sooner or later,� she told the group. “Coming today is an act of love for your loved ones.�

Dodson, now a vice president at Tennova, was formerly a social worker specializing in geriatrics.

Barbara Wright, Tennova’s director of volunteer services, and Becky Dodson, Tennova vice president. Photo by Carol Z. Shane

Co-ed softball teams forming at Caswell Knox Senior Softball (women 55+ and men 60+) will meet to organize 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, at Caswell Park. Games will be each Tuesday and Thursday at 9 and 11:30 a.m. April through October. Bring your glove and come to play in a non-competitive league for fun and exercise. $10 fee for city insurance. Info: Bobby Rice at 865-573-2189.

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â– Frank R. Strang Senior Center 109 Lovell Heights Road 670-6693 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Offerings include: card games; exercise programs; dance classes; watercolor classes; Tai Chi; blood pressure checks; Mahjong; senior-friendly computer classes.

Register for: Presentation by Cedar Bluff Middle School fifth grade chorus, noon, Wednesday, March 23. Knoxville Oral Surgery presentation on dental implants, 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 29. “Escape to Africa� presentation by Ed and Lauren Langston, noon Wednesday, March 30. ■CAC Office on Aging 2247 Western Ave. 524-2786 knoxooa@knoxseniors. org

Elaine Yarber, photographer, shows a favorite photo – a bee on a dogwood blossom.

Show and tell at Sherrill Hills

By Sandra Clark Bill Rainey was the only artist who could sit on his exhibit during the “show Cartoonist Charlie Daniel of Powell and Edith Williams of South and tell� at Sherrill Hills seKnoxville at Charlie’s 86th birthday party, Dec. 14, 2015. Edith is nior living. Rainey, a furnitwo days younger than Charlie. ture-maker, brought along a table and chair. He also had

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a copy of his recently published memoirs, “As Best I Can Remember.�

Originally from Clemson, S.C., Rainey worked and lived in Oak Ridge before his retirement.

Elaine Yarber had pho-

tos from her travels to Alaska and Colorado including several from the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park.

Yarber moved to Knoxville after living in Illinois, Kansas and Ohio.

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From Picasso prints to plants to exercise equipment to clothes, vendors like Kim McCall had it all at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church’s Annual Spring Youth Yard Sale held at the church Saturday, March 19. Photos by Nancy Anderson

Riches for Richmond

By Nancy Anderson

An early morning downpour did little to dampen the spirits of diehard yard sale enthusiasts last Saturday when Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church held its annual spring yard sale to help fund a major youth mission trip scheduled for July. “We’ve done pretty well so far,� said director of youth ministries Lisa Howard. “The rain kept maybe two vendors away, but not the shoppers. We’ve made oodles so far! “We’re so thankful God gave us sunshine a little while ago. The kids are set on going to Impact Richmond again this year, and the price per kid has gone up to $300. So we’re working hard, but we’re having fun doing it.�

Impact Richmond is a missions organization in Richmond, Va. that welcomes Christian youth groups for a week every July to help repair the homes of those in need.

While the youth group calendar is packed with activities, trips, and service opportunities throughout the year, the annual Impact Richmond trip is a major event the kids work toward all year. “We’ve asked the kids if they’d like to do something else this summer, but they were all very clear. They want to do Impact Richmond. It’s always been a special trip for them as they get the opportunity to go out and help someone hands on. They meet someone, see their need, and help fulfill that need. It’s very special. “Last year, some of the kids reinstalled a front door for a 97-year-old woman whose door would not close and lock.

Now she’s safe and it just means the world that we were able to do that for her. The kids are still talking about it. “We’ll be taking 12 to 15 kids ranging from grade six to grade 12, and there’s something for all of them to do. “It doesn’t matter your age or your size, you can be used for God’s grace ‌ would you like to buy a treasure from the youth booth? There’s still a lot to choose from.â€?

Anthony Damiano, 13, the Rev. Larry Dial and Austin Housewright, 14, are working hard to sell an upholstered chair to raise money for a youth mission trip scheduled for July.

FAITH NOTES

Meetings/classes â– Sequoyah Hills Presbyterian Church, 3700 Keowee Ave., will host Grief Care, a

Special services â– St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway, will host the following services: Maundy Thursday, March 24, Holy Eucharist Rite II and Foot Washing at 7 p.m.; Good Friday Liturgy at noon and 7 p.m. with Stations of the Cross at 1 and 3 p.m.; Easter Sunday, March 27, Holy Eucharist at 7:30 and 10:30 a.m., breakfast between the services, $3 each

A breakfast buffet will be available at Ober Gatlinburg’s Seasons of Ober Restaurant, 7:15-10:30 a.m. Info: 436-5423; fun@obergatlinburg.com; obergatlinurg.com.

or $12 family, Easter egg hunt for the children following the 10:30 service. Info: 523-5687. â– Westside Unitarian Universalist Church, 616 Fretz Road, holds meditation services 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Wednesday. Includes quiet reflection, simple music and readings. Info: westsideuuc.org. â– Easter Sunrise Mountain Top Service, 6:30 a.m. Sunday, March 27, Ober Gatlinburg. Led by local pastors of the Gatlinburg Ministerial Association. The offering collected during the service will be used by the Association in assisting those in need.

Vendors/ consignors wanted ■Central Baptist ChurchBearden, 6300 Deane Hill Drive, is seeking consignors for its children’s consignment sale, to be held Friday-Saturday, April 15-16. Fee: $10, nonrefundable. Proceeds go to

A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second and third stories shalt thou make it.

(Genesis 6: 16 KJV) It’s funny: you know a word all your life, and suddenly one day you think to wonder: how in the world did the levels of a building come to be known as stories?

I looked on the Internet (fount of all knowledge!) and discovered that there is an interesting story behind stories.

Noah himself would never have called his ark a three-storied ship because many-storied buildings hadn’t been thought up yet. (The illfated Tower of Babel came later.) And we know that it was centuries before any of these events were recorded on scrolls of parchment.

The “stories� mentioned in the King James Version of Noah’s ark story were a product of the seventeenth century, the period when the KJV was translated.

It was the late Middle Ages, and humans were once again building large buildings to the glory of God. They added stained

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glass windows to the churches, windows that depicted stories from the Bible as teaching tools for a largely illiterate population who couldn’t read a Bible, even if they had one.

And Bibles were not common; they were the product of a lot of work, including translating the texts and copying them by hand with quill and ink (that had to be made!) onto parchment that also had to be created in a laborious process.

So it was that the different levels of a church’s building came to be known as stories! And later, any building with more than one level was a two- or three- or fourstoried building!

West Hills Elementary School Back Pack Program. Registration: cbcbearden.org/events.

Info: cbbclothingsale@gmail. com or 588-0586.

Youth programs â– Beaver Ridge UMC, 7753 Oak Ridge Highway, is accepting

registration for its Summer Weekday Programs for PDO (children 1 year old and walking) and for TNT (elementary school-aged children). Also accepting registration for Fall Preschool and Fall PDO. Forms available in the preschool office. Info: 531-2052.

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weekly grief support group for people grieving the death of a loved one, 6-7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 28. Eightweek program. Info: 522-9804 or sequoyahchurch.org.

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Participants Ellie Cragwall, Sienna Ritter and Isabella Moro reenergize on the curb with a cool drink after the Hawk Walk.

Anna Marie Pinto watches Dr. Hazari fill a cup with water before he pretends to pour it over her head.

The ‘Magic of Chemistry’ at Hardin Valley

By Sara Barrett Hardin Valley Elementary School students and their siblings certainly got the sweet end of the deal during a PTA meeting on March 8.

While parents were voting on officers in the library, retired UT chemistry professor Dr. Al Hazari wowed youngsters (and a few teachers)

in the gymnasium with his show, “Magic of Chemistry.�

A few loud bangs could be heard through the hallways, followed by lots of giggles.

A highlight of the evening for one kindergartner was learning how to cover her ears with “elephant ears� while waiting for a small explosion.

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The annual fundraiser helps the PTA cover expenses including playground upgrades, free books for each student twice a year and Second Harvest weekend backpacks for students in need.

Students gathered pledges prior to the big event and completed laps while a DJ played their favorite hits.

School faculty dressed as Star Wars characters, with principal Sunny Poe in disguise as Queen Amidala and assistant principal Courtney Mansell incognito as Princess Leia.

Community organizations showing their support included the local Star Wars 501st Legion, Knox County Sheriff’s Office and bomb squad and businesses Marvin Wyrosdick takes center stage – er, grass – as his buddies including Vital Signs, SalAsa Copeland and Harrison McCuiston party behind him. sarita’s, P3 Martial Arts and Chick-fil-A.

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SCHOOL NOTES ■West Hills Elementary participates in the following programs to help raise money for the school: General Mills “BoxTops for Education,� Campbell’s “Labels for Education,� and linking Food City ValuCards, Kroger Plus Cards and Target Red Cards to the school for points. Info: 539-7850.

SPORTS NOTES ■Registration open for Farragut coed and men’s recreational softball “D� leagues. Cost: $325 per team. Payment and team roster due at registration.

Deadline: Thursday, March 24.

Registration: townoffarragut. org/register. Info: townoffarragut.org/athletics; 966-7057. â– Registration open for Farragut coed intermediate and recreational sand volleyball leagues. Cost: $165 per team.

Payment and team roster due at registration. Deadline: Friday, April 1. Registration: townoffarragut.org/register.

Info: townoffarragut.org/ athletics; 966-7057. â– Registration open for the Challenger Baseball season.

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Good clean fun

By Carol Z. Shane

Kids find lots to do in downtown Chattanooga.

Chattanooga is kid-friendly short trip

By Sandra Clark Got kids 12 or younger?

Look no farther than Chattanooga for a fascinating one- or two-day adventure.

Sleeping: Splurge on a hotel downtown. Look at the Hampton Inn & Suites.

Located just off I-27, it’s within walking distance of the Tennessee Aquarium and IMAX theater, the Bluff View Art District and the Creative Discovery Museum. Other hotels are strategically spotted around the attractions as well.

The Hampton itself is fun with an indoor/outdoor pool and warm towels, a workout gym and a no-charge breakfast buffet. Guest rooms have free WiFi, a 37-inch HDTV, mini-fridge and microwave.

The inn has an on-site manager, eager to assist, and 134 guest rooms and suites.

Parking is $8/day. Park and walk to restaurants, attractions and even the Tennessee River.

Eating: After that wholesome Hampton breakfast, pocket a banana or a muffin for a mid-morning snack.

For lunch, look at Puckett’s Grocery. It’s a Tennessee original, founded in the 1950s with restaurants now in Nashville, Franklin and Columbia. In 2015, Puckett’s moved into the huge TGI Friday’s spot and hasn’t missed a beat.

Lunch specials include a meat and three or cherrywood smoked barbecue, the house specialty. Lunch clientele is a mix of tourists and downtown office workers. Servers seem to handle just four or five tables, keeping things moving. Puckett’s offers live music at night.

Check the blog or Facebook page for details.

For an afternoon pickme-up, visit Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream parlor just a halfblock away. There’s a Rita’s Italian Ice close-by, too, but save room for dinner.

For a fancy, sit-down experience, choose Alleia Restaurant on E. Main Street.

With Italian and seafood specialties, Alleia garners rave reviews. Just watch for feathers on that grilled duck wings appetizer.

Less expensive alternatives for a taste of Chattanooga are Lupi’s Pizza Pies on Broad Street, Campy’s Famous Fried Chicken on Martin Luther King Blvd. and the Bluegrass Grill, E. Main Street.

And for dessert, head over to The Hot Chocolatier on Market Street. Gourmet fi xings with coffee or tea.

Ahhhhh.

Playing: You can’t beat the Creative Discovery Museum, especially for kids as young as 3. Open 10 to 5, seven days a week, the

museum features a special exhibit, “Hot and Seoul, Growing up in Korea” through May 15. Korean War veterans especially will be amazed at the detail in this exhibit.

Museum highlights include a kite-flying experiment with torn paper and a jet of air; the bubble pond on the top floor; the hike up the lookout tower; and the acoustical adventures with musical instruments.

Kids literally race from room to room. This museum is one giant “Wow!” This is STEM at its hands-on best. Kids can experience the power of mechanics with gears, pulleys and levers. Or they can see plants growing, producing strawberries and more, with bee hives on-site.

A fun exhibit for little kids is a life-sized beehive.

The kids put on a bee suit labeled queen, worker or drone and then climb into a honey-comb cubby. Every adult in the museum is smiling – well, except perhaps for that woman who chases away anyone who ignores the sign to tap on the glass

while she feeds crickets to a lizard. Not sure if she’s avoiding excitement for the cricket or the lizard.

IMAX 3-D Theatre has three features with discounted ticket prices if you watch more than one. We chose “Under the Sea,” a well-crafted visual treat.

Forty-five minutes is long enough, though, to keep quiet a kid whose idea of underwater adventure is “Octonauts.”

The Tennessee Aquarium is the granddaddy of attractions, recently expanded to include colorful salt-water creatures.

The River Journey is home to the most diverse gathering of freshwater animals in the country, says the website. A highlight is the playful river otters.

Ocean Journey, housed in a separate building, includes sharks, jellyfish and penguins. And the gift shop will send you home with T-shirts, books, mugs and mementoes of your Chattanooga visit.

You can do this trip, folks, in 24 hours, start to finish from Knoxville. Including the drive.

This is the time of year that East Tennesseeans bless their home. With spring bursting, blooming and breezing all around us, we’re all looking for opportunities to get outside.

And what better way for families to enjoy the beauty together this special weekend than a good old-fashioned Easter egg hunt?

This Friday and Saturday, RiverView Family Farms, located on Fort Loudoun Lake in Farragut, will be hosting such an event on a gigantic scale. As in over 4,000 brightly colored plastic eggs to find. Both afternoons, all afternoon, continuously.

“When I was a child my mother would open up the farm to schoolkids,” says Rachel Williams Samulski, who traces her family’s ownership of the working cattle farm back to 1801.

“We love to see kids come out, play, get dirty.”

Though eager to share the farm experience with everyone, Samulski is especially interested in young folks who, in this age of high-tech gadgetry, are losing their connection to the land. And she values the intergenerational ties that the farm experience can foster. “In every family,” she says, “someone’s got a connection to a farm – a father, a brother, an uncle.”

There’s plenty for everyone to do. There will be live

REUNION NOTES ■ Halls High classes of 2005 and 2006 combined reunion, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, Knoxville Hilton. Tickets: Eventbrite.com.

■ Knoxville High School Alumni Association will host the Classes of 19101951, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 30, Bearden Banquet

animals to view, hay bales to climb, a “calf wobble” activity, which Samulski describes as “running like a hamster on a wheel,” craft stations, face painting, live music and hayrides. There will be food available for purchase.

“Sometimes grandparents come and sit by the river and play checkers,” says Samulski. “It’s all on the water, so it’s very relaxing.”

As for that epic egg hunt, the kids can redeem their baskets of booty for prizes.

Those who find rare, special golden eggs will receive a T-shirt that proclaims, “I found the golden egg at Riverview Farm!”

This is the fifth year that Samulski and her family have hosted the Easter event. “It’s starting to become a tradition with families,” she notes, and not only year-to-year. In conversation with one family at last year’s event, she mentioned that they looked familiar. “We were here yesterday!” the father replied.

“It’s just good clean fun,” says Samulski.

“Spring Time – Easter Event on the Farm” happens from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, at RiverView Family Farm, 12130 Prater Lane in Knoxville. Admission for ages 2 and up is $9. Info: riverviewfamilyfarm.com or 603 9347.

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Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike.

Cost: $20; $25 after April 11.

Info: Wayne, 696-9858; Sara, 588-6098.

■ Powell High Alumni Reunion, 4:45 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Jubilee Banquet Facility, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Guest speaker: Dr. Chad Smith, PHS principal and PHS graduate. Info: Lynette Brown, 947-7371 or LBrown8042@ aol.com.

Great advice from a kindred spirit

By Sandra Clark Poet and Knoxville native Nikki Giovanni dazzled an overflow crowd last week, speaking here as part of Pellissippi State’s Beyond the Common Book Club and Common Academic Experience. She is now a distinguished professor at Virginia Tech University.

She read two poems and talked about coming-of-age as a black woman in Knoxville. But her wise one-liners drew laughter and respect. Try these: ■ Get rid of people that make you crazy.

■ Don’t put pressure on yourself to change the whole damn world. Just do what

you can do.

■ Quit letting the haters determine how you look at yourself.

■ Do the things that make sense to you.

■ The answer is yes – always yes.

In fact, tear out this advice and post it on your wall.

Giovanni understand Appalachia and its people.

She said it’s better to have car trouble in “some holler” around here than in some city up North.

“I’m no fool,” she said.

Things were not peaches and cream in Knoxville. Now 72, she recalled when black kids were not allowed in Chilhowee Park. “I can’t stand

amusement parks to this day!” Black citizens could not eat at lunch counters downtown or attend movies. “I remember walking up those steps (to the balcony for blacks) at the Bijou.”

But she saluted the spirit of those East Tennesseans who stood with the Union during the Civil War. She nodded at the white families who “would not send people back to be enslaved.”

She saluted the West Virginians who said, “We will not send our sons to die so Shenandoah can have slaves.”

And she acknowledged teachers from Austin High School, Ms. Emma Stokes (French) and Ms. Alfredda

Delaney (English) as great influences. Her grandfather, John Brown Watson, was a longtime Latin teacher at Austin High. According to her biography, her grandmother Louvenia “cheerfully volunteered her granddaughter Nikki” to protest segregated dining facilities at Rich’s department store (now the UT Conference Center) on Henley Street.

“It’s a wonderful thing to be black. I recommend it,” she said at Pellissippi State.

She took questions as well.

Her advice to aspiring writers: Do not write every day. “Nobody has that much to say.” Instead, read every

day. “Take something in.”

Unemployment? “There are so many things to be done.” For instance, figure out how to take wine into space. That needs to be done.

Regrets? She watches “Jeopardy” most days and would enjoy being a contestant. “I was a wrong answer once.”

At its core, her message was an affirmation of black women, women in general and the people present.

Don’t worry about “mistakes,” she said. Those were just learning experiences and many were actually fun at the time.

Let’s all say, “Yes!”

Nikki Giovanni speaks to an overflow crowd at Pellissippi State’s Magnolia Avenue campus. Photo by PSCC And a huge thanks to Pellissippi State Community College, its president Anthony Wise, and its Magnolia Avenue campus dean Rosalyn Tillman.

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By Wendy Smith Gorgeous tablescapes, sublime music and entertaining tips from a true Southerner were the highlights of the Knoxville Symphony League’s Spring Inspirations luncheon, held last week at Cherokee Country Club.

Local designers and KSL members teamed up to create unique settings for each table. Fresh flowers, rabbits and Easter eggs were prominent themes.

Before lunch, guests were treated to a musical performance by Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz on violin and Kevin Class on piano, and KSO music

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra executive director Rachel Ford, concertmaster Gabe Lefkowitz and KSL member Gay Berry visit before Lefkowitz performs. Photos by Wendy Smith director finalist Jacomo Rafael Bairos, who was in town to conduct last weekend’s Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series concert, spoke.

Author, food columnist and cooking instructor Ginny McCormack talked about the value of entertaining at home. Hospitality needs to be redefined as gathering those you love together, rather than a sit-down dinner for 12, she said.

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Guests won’t remember the condition of your home, they’ll just remember the conversation and laughter, she said. “If you wait until you’re ready, you won’t do it.�

The League raises funds to support the KSO through events like the Elegant Dining Series and the KSL Show House. For more information: www.knoxville symphonyleague.org

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Edward Jones is top firm for training The financial-services firm Edward Jones has been named a top firm for training its associates, ranking No. 32 on “Training� magazine’s 2016 Training Top 125 list, according to Wendy Schopp, a financial advisor.

Farragut Edward Jones financial advisors are: Schopp, Jim Dickerson, John Gardner, Laura Mollenhour and Betsy Herzog.

Edward Jones was the top-ranked financial-ser-

vices firm on the Training Top 125 rankings announced at a Feb. 15 awards dinner in Orlando. It has been honored as one of the best companies for training for 16 consecutive years, dating back to the debut of the Training Top 50 in 2001. “We have access to industry-leading training to help us do a very important job – assist clients with their most important financial goals,� said Schopp.

FARRAGUT CHAMBER EVENTS â– Thursday, March 24, 8-9:30 a.m., networking: Rural Metro, location to be determined. â– Thursday, April 7, 8-9:30 a.m., networking: Kids 1st Advocacy Center, 887 US-70, Lenoir City.

■Thursday, April 14, 5-6:30 p.m., networking: Casual Pint – Northshore, Thunderhead Road. ■Friday, April 22, 6-9:30 p.m., Annual Auction, Rothchild Catering, 8807 Kingston Pike.

Y-12 commits $50K to Boys & Girls Clubs Y-12 Federal Credit Union has presented two checks totaling $16,500 to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley at the Haslam Family Club University on Caswell Avenue.

One check was for $6,500 raised in partnership with several area dealerships during an auto loan promotion last fall, and the other check was an Our Kids, Our Future Campaign gift of $10,000, which is the first installment of a five-year total pledge of $50,000.

Club members joined the presentation to present thank you cards to Y-12 FCU and representatives from

three auto dealerships including Fox Toyota, Ray Varner Ford and Auto Solutions.

The $50,000 pledge was made to help Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley reach a $15.5 million goal to build a 54,000-square-foot multipurpose facility as Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley’s primary hub, invest in technology upgrades at all 19 Clubs and increase the number of youth served by the Clubs to 7,500 annually.

The facility, which will include a pool, gymnasium, teen center, technology center, medical clinic and administrative offices, is

business Celebrating the donation are: Ray Varner, Fred Kitts (Ray Varner Ford), Ronnie Fox, Greg Goodman, Becky Grubb, Stanley Fox (Fox Toyota), Chuck Brown, Josh Hepperly (Auto Solutions), Keith Troup (EVP, COO at Y-12 FCU) and Lorene Jackson (interim president and CEO at Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley). The kids are Club members from the Haslam Family Club University. Photo submitted slated for completion this summer. Following the check presentation, all guests were invited to tour the new facility. “The new building at Caswell Avenue will help us serve more kids, more often, in a more meaningful way,�

said Scott Bacon, chief development officer. “We are so excited about this new relationship with the folks at Y-12 Federal Credit Union.

They totally believe in the work we do, and they keep asking us what else they can do to help our kids.�

News from the Rotary Guy

World Rotary Day in Knoxville is a George Wehrmaker production

By Tom King Meet George Wehrmaker, a 15-year member of the Rotary Club of Bearden, a quiet man who does what he does because he Tom King loves Rotary and our community. He is a key figure – perhaps the key figure – in the annual World Rotary Day project that involves Knoxville’s seven Rotary clubs.

World Rotary Day is celebrated annually on Feb. 23, marking the anniversary of Rotary International’s founding in 1905 in Chicago. Rotary clubs celebrate this anniversary by participating in an array of service projects.

Knoxville’s clubs em-

braced a project that began in 2008 by “adopting� a local school or facility that needed a little help – be it installing new playground equipment, mulch for playgrounds, planting new trees and shrubs, doing general landscape work, or building steps or painting classrooms and refurbishing old pavilions.

Each year the presidents of the local clubs identify a worthy project. In all but one year the work has been done at a school. In 2015 Rotarians worked at the Cerebral Palsy Group Home in Fountain City on a chilly February Saturday. Here’s where the work has been done each year: 2008-09 – Sarah Moore Green Elementary 2010 – Tennessee School for the Deaf

2011 – South Knoxville Elementary 2012 – Belle Morris Elementary 2013 – Pond Gap Elementary 2014 – Ball Camp Elementary 2015 – Cerebral Palsy Group Home 2016 – Ridgedale Alternative School Wehrmaker is a natural for this work since he owns Brightside Landscape, a company he started in 1998 and today serves more than 90 commercial and residential clients in Knox, Anderson, Roane, Blount and Sevier counties.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy (soils) in 1990 from Texas A&M. So how did Wehrmaker become involved in this project? “I was working with the group at a school

one Saturday when this all began and it was a little bit disorganized, so I started organizing teams to do this and do that and it all worked OK,� he said. “Then someone asked me to coordinate this project and in Rotary you’re not supposed to say no when you’re asked to do something.�

He donates his time and expertise in planning each year’s project, visiting the sites, meeting with school principals and the Rotary clubs to outline the project and buying what’s needed.

At the sites he coordinates the volunteers.

In 2014, he was presented with a prestigious Paul Harris Fellow in honor of his work on this project. “That really meant a lot to me and it really surprised me,� he says.

For the past three years the Knoxville Breakfast Ro-

Bearden Rotarian George Wehrmaker is presented with his Paul Harris Fellow pin by District 6780 assistant governor coordinator Patty Daughtrey in 2014. tary Club has had workdays at Blue Grass Elementary School similar to World Rotary Day projects. Wehrmaker, of course, was asked to help with these and, of course, he said yes. “I really love doing it. I love Rotary and I know that we do a lot of international

work, but I love working on the close-to-home stuff and making a difference,� he explained. “And how much closer can we get than helping the schools that need the help here in town?�

Tom King is a retired newspaper editor, a Rotarian for 28 years and past president of the Rotary Club of Farragut. He can be reached at tking535@gmail.com

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Choosing a new chapter Knoxville woman’s pain eliminated by hysterectomy When Becca Griggs started getting tired, she assumed that she was just getting old.

“As women, we don’t pay attention to our bodies,” she said. “You just assume that aches and pains are part of being a woman.”

But at only 42, the East Tennessee native wasn’t experiencing the tiredness of growing older. Her body was trying to tell her something.

“I have a thyroid condition, so I thought it was a symptom of that. When I went to give blood at a Medic drive, they told me my hematocrit was too low to give,” Griggs explained. “It happened again a couple of months later at the next drive, so I went to see my doctor.”

After a round of blood work, Griggs’ doctor referred her to Craig Myers, MD, a gynecologist at Parkwest. She was anemic and had abnormal uterine bleeding, exceptionally painful cramping during menstrual cycles and endometriosis, which is when tissue that usually lines the uterus is growing outside of it. Griggs had also been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome earlier in life.

“Becca had a several-year history with painful periods and heavy menstrual cycles,” Dr. Myers explained. “She had gone through several medicinal treatments and the pain continued.”

Because she had experienced pain for years and was not planning to have children, Griggs made the decision to move forward with a hysterectomy.

“A hysterectomy is not some-

time and pain levels are reduced.

Griggs spent only one night in the hospital and was back to volunteering at the Information Desk in four weeks.

“I immediately noticed that I had more energy,” Griggs said.

“My blood count was back to normal and my pain is gone.”

While Griggs did have fears about the early menopause that would be caused by the removal of her ovaries, her experience was not like she expected. Her symptoms dissipated in a few months.

“Every woman is different, but I thought it would be a downward spiral and it wasn’t. As women Griggs recommends plenty of prepwe fear the big changes – there aration before the surgery and rest are some things our mothers just afterward. “It takes time to recover,” don’t talk to us about – but it was she said. “But the surgery put the nothing like I thought it would pep back in my step.” be,” she said.

Though Griggs remains happy with her choice to get a hysterectomy, she encourages all women Griggs is now able to take trips considering the surgery to take with her husband without their time. Dr. Myers agrees. experiencing severe cramping “Exhaust all nonsurgical opand abdominal pain. tions before moving to a hysterectomy,” he said. “It may be your best answer like it was for Becca, but each patient must have an individualized plan based on her own needs. Any surgery is always thing you just jump into,” Griggs considered major, so the benefits said. “Dr. Myers is very down to and risks should always be talked earth and allowed me to discuss about and worked through.” all of the options. As women, we After her hysterectomy, Griggs are sometimes embarrassed to at Parkwest was second nature. very nervous, and I can’t begin to talk about our issues, but Dr. My- She has volunteered at the hospi- express how wonderful the staff has the energy to do what she loves ers made me feel so comfortable. I tal since December 2013. “I knew was to me. There is a great family again: travel, sing and entertain family and friends. She and her went home and talked it over with Parkwest had excellent standards here.”

Because hysterectomies can husband were even able to take a my husband and did my own re- and expectations from being a search. I felt it was the best choice volunteer,” she said. “But when now be completed laparoscopical- trip to Maui last fall, her favorite you’re on the other side of it, it just ly or vaginally instead of abdomi- destination. “The hysterectomy for me.”

For Griggs, trusting the staff takes it to a whole new level. I was nally, the invasiveness, recovery brought me back to life,” she said.

What you need to know:

Hysterectomy

Hysterectomy is the surgical removal ■ Cancer. Approximately 10 percent of the uterus. Different portions of the of hysterectomies are performed to treat uterus, as well as other organs, may be cancer – either cervical, ovarian or endoremoved at the same time. metrial.

■ Blockage of the bladder or intestines. A hysterectomy may be ■ More than 600,000 hysterectomies performed if there is a blockage of the bladder or intestines by the uterus or a are performed in the U.S. each year.

■ Hysterectomy is the second most growth. common major operation in women of child bearing age.

■ The most common conditions for ■ Total hysterectomy. Includes the hysterectomy are fibroid tumors, endo- removal of the entire uterus, including metriosis and uterine prolapse. the fundus (the part of the uterus above the openings of the fallopian tubes) and the cervix, but not the ovaries. This is the ■ Fibroid tumors. Non-malignant most common type of hysterectomy.

■ Hysterectomy with bilateral tumors may grow and become large, causing pressure on other organs and oophorectomy. Includes the removal of one or both ovaries, and sometimes possibly heavy bleeding or pelvic pain.

■ Endometriosis.

Endometrial the fallopian tubes, along with the utercells sometimes grow outside of the uter- us.

■ Radical hysterectomy. Includes us, attach themselves to other organs in the pelvic cavity and bleed each month the removal of the uterus, cervix, the top in accordance with an ovarian cycle. portion of the vagina, most of the tissue This can result in chronic pelvic pain, that surrounds the cervix in the pelvic pain during intercourse and prolonged or cavity and may include the removal of the pelvic lymph nodes. This type is usually heavy bleeding.

■ Endometrial hyperplasia. A done when cancer is present.

■ Supracervical hysterectomy cause of abnormal bleeding, this overthickening of the uterine lining is often (partial or subtotal hysterectomy). due to the presence of continuous estro- Removal of the body of the uterus while gen without progesterone. leaving the cervix intact.

The facts:

The types:

The reasons:

Volunteer at Parkwest

The procedures:

■ Abdominal hysterectomy. The uterus is removed through the abdomen via a surgical incision about six to eight inches long. This procedure is most commonly used when the ovaries and fallopian tubes are being removed, when the uterus is enlarged or when disease has spread to the pelvic cavity, as in endometriosis or cancer. The main surgical incision can be made either vertically, from the navel down to the pubic bone, or horizontally, along the top of the pubic hairline.

■ Vaginal hysterectomy. The uterus is removed through the vaginal opening. This procedure is most often used in cases of uterine prolapse, or when vaginal repairs are necessary for related conditions. No external incision is made, which means there is no visible scarring.

■ Laparoscope-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). Vaginal hysterectomy is performed with the aid of a laparoscope, a thin, flexible tube containing a video camera. Thin tubes are inserted through tiny incisions in the abdomen near the navel. The uterus is then removed in sections through the laparoscope tube or through the vagina.

The type of hysterectomy performed and the technique used to perform the procedure will be determined by your physician, based upon your particular situation.

Becca Griggs’ experience with Parkwest began at the Information Desk, where she has volunteered since 2013.

She is one of the 146 local individuals who generously share their skills and time with Parkwest through the volunteer program.

“Our volunteers are the face of Parkwest,” Becky Boyd, Volunteer Services manager, said. “They’re so valuable to our patients, families and guests, but they also provide an extra hand to our staff and physicians.”

Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and are expected to commit to one 4-hour shift per week. Their assistance is needed in more than 20 service areas in the hospital, and they are matched based on their skills and preferences.

The need is greatest for people who can volunteer early morning shifts.

There is no typical Parkwest volunteer. Many men and women are retired, no longer have children at home or are looking for a meaningful extracurricular to add to their lives.

Volunteer Services is always looking for enthusiastic applicants to join their team. For more information on volunteering at Parkwest, call Becky Boyd at 865-373-1556 or Charlene Howard, volunteer coordinator, at 865-373-1064. To apply online, complete an application at www.TreatedWell.com/Volunteers.

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Sport Utility Vehicles CHEVROLET TAHOE - 2005. 4 dr, Black/Gray, 126K miles, Gasoline, Auto, 8cyl, no accidents, clean title, ready to go. 126,748 mi., $3,200.

(913)257-3093.

MAZDA CX7 - 2011. Great cond. Garage kept. 80K mi. Sunroof, extras. Warr. $11,500 obo. (865)567-9075.

MONTANA HIGH COUNTRY 2013 5th wheel, 3 slideouts, in pristine condition. Includes a beautiful deeded lot Gatlinburg. 865-964-8092. $65,000 or best offer. (865)964-8092.

NEW & PRE-OWNED CLEARANCE SALE ALL 2015 MODELS MUST GO!!!!

Check Us Out At Northgaterv.com or call 865-681-3030 REDUCED. 2004 Holiday Rambler Vacationer 37 PCT, exc cond, gas Ford V10, low miles - 25K+, 3 slides, sitting rm off BR, french doors from BR to bath, dbl refrig w/ice maker, elec. awning, full body paint, stored indoors, Need to sell. $48,900 nego.

865-357-2417 or 304-444-7761

Motorcycles/Mopeds 2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON ULTRA CLASSIC, Black, less than 18,000 miles. Dealer serviced. Garage kept. Many extras included. 423.368.0324 Harley Davidson Fat Boy 2005, 1 owner, gar kept, like new, 15K mi, $9,000. 865-696-2964; 865-414-3668 HD Custom Deluxe 2007, numerous add-ons, 2 into 1 D&D performance pipe, must see, $11,500. 865-679-8334

Off Road Vehicles Trucks FORD F150 XLT 2006. V8. Looks/runs great. Tow/camper pkg, $8950 obo. (865)654-6114.

I WOULD LIKE TO BUY a 1970 or 1971 Mercedes 280SL, or a 1961 - 1975 Jaguar XKE, or a Porsche 911, 912 or a 1970s or 1980’s Ferrari. I am willing to buy running or not running. Any Condition. I’m a local guy living in Grainger county. If you have one or know of one please call Call (865)621-4012.

WANTED 1946-75 Chevy Conve.; 194675 GM Conv.; 1970-76 Chevy or GM 2 dr.; 1967-73 Camaro. Any condition.

Fast cash. (330) 722-5835.

Vehicles Wanted

FAST $$ CASH $$ 4 JUNK AUTOS 865-216-5052 865-856-8106

USING A WOOD MIZER PORTABLE SAW MILL

865-986-4264 Logs2Lumber.com

FANNON FENCING We build all types of Farm Fencing and Pole Barn. *WOOD & VINYL PLANK *BARBED WIRE *HI-TENSILE ELECTRIC *WOVEN WIRE, *PRIVACY FENCING, ETC.

(423)200-6600 Livestock & Supplies Farmers Livestock Mkt 338 Bohannon Ave Greeneville, TN 37745 Graded Holstein Steer Sale Receiving cattle 7am-4pm Sale 3/29/16 @ 7pm Dairy Cow Sale 3/31 @ 1pm 80 Milk Cows, 30 springers, 10 Dry, 15 Hf. For details call Phil 423-552-3278

Wanted to Buy WANT TO BUY STANDING TIMBER, Hardwood & Pine & Land Clearing.

865-982-2606 & 865-382-7529.

GREENWOOD CEMETERY 2 lots side by side. $3500.

Call (865) 693-3630

Clothing Exc cond Spring/Summer back in style dresses, sz 8-10 Petite & Reg., sell all for $125. As is. 865-548-3216

Collectibles

BUYING OLD US COINS

90% silver, halves, quarters & dimes, old silver dollars, proof sets, silver & gold eagles, krands & maple leafs, class rings, wedding bands, anything 10, 14, & 18k gold old currency before 1928 WEST SIDE COINS & COLLECTIBLES 7004 KINGSTON PK CALL 584-8070

HOT WHEEL COLLECTION - Late 1990’s to 2005 plus. Orig. packaging/many protector packages, Treasure Hunts, rare sets. 4000 + cars. (865)256-0191

Furniture 74x50 glass top table, $200. 2 blue wing back chairs, $100 ea. (865) 531-0620 RECLINERS & SOFA - 2 tan recliners $100ea 1 dark brown leather sofa $200 All La-Z-Boy all like new (865)966-7768

Pets

Household Goods Dogs AMERICAN BULLDOG puppies, 2 females, red & white, NKC, 1st shots, $500 & up. (865)609-1133 AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD adults. 1 black tri M & 1 red merle F. $200 ea.

865-690-1623 AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPS Toy / Mini, champion bloodline.

(865) 322-5545. www.dollsanddogs.com DOBERMAN PUPS, AKC, Sire XL natl & intl champ - 125 lbs. Great protection, good with kids. $875. Credit cards accepted. 615-740-7909

SOLID OAK GRANDFATHER CLOCK w/3 different chimes $700; Black Forest Cuckoo clock, Ger. Exc. cond. $100. Cash only (865)774-1345

CUB CADET 50� zero turn riding mower with trailer $1700.

(865)366-7482 JOHN DEERE GX 335 - 54� deck, 291 hrs, like new. $4995 obo (865)5990516 SCAG COMMERCIAL MOWERS SCAG 61� Turf Tiger, 35HP, exc. cond. $7500. SCAG HYDRO Walk Behind, 52� Cut, 21HP elec. start, $3700.

SCAG HYDRO 36� Walk Behind, 15HP, $2500. Call (865)691-5296.

DEALER

POMERANIAN - Hello, I’m Lilly, 4 yr old fem. Pomeranian. Good manners, housetrained. (865)755-6732

KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT Complete Treatment System Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com (618)351-7570

PUPPY NURSERY

UTILITY TRAILERS

www.goadmotorsports.com

SHIH TZU puppies, AKC, beautiful colors, Females $600; Males $500.

Taking deposits. 423-775-4016

Merchandise Services Offered

Reliable residential cleaning.

Call Kathy at (865)363-4388 .

FOUR WINNS 268, 2000 Cruiser, top cond. radar arch, only 748 hours, kept covered on lift in Tellico Village, $25,000. Call (423)371-9050.

Can fix, repair or install anything around the house! Appliances, ceramic tile, decks, drywall, fencing, electrical, garage doors, hardwoods, irrigation, crawlspace moisture, mold & odor control, landscape, masonry, painting, plumbing.

Any Remodeling Needs you wish to have done or completed!

ADVANTAGE REMODELING & HANDYMAN SERVICE JIMMY THE PROFESSIONAL HANDYMAN!!

EMERGENCY SERVICE 24/7 Retired Vet. looking to keep busy.

Call (865)281-8080

Antiques Antiques & Collectibles See booths 27, 65, and 80 for interesting collectibles, linens, art, tools, tins, silver, china, glass, primatives, and much more. 620 N Campbell Station Rd. (at exit 373).

Appliances

Merchandise - Misc.

GENERATOR BIG 8500 watt, 2016, Honda elec. start. Batt. & whl kit incl. Never used. New retail $4995.

Wholesale $3750. 1st $1850 cash, 864-275-6478.

ALL SIZES AVAILABLE 865-986-5626 scott@knoxtrailer.com

Tickets/Events WANT TO PURCHASE 2016 VOLS Softball season tickets.

Only interested in seats in section C, D, or E, must be reasonably priced.

Please contact me by email at janjan1972@yahoo.com

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR TOOLS & Equipment. Call for more information.

(865)254-3086

Announcements Adoptions

865-851-9053

ADOPT:

Kenmore top loading, hi efficiency, low water washer. Less than 1 yr old. $250. (865)579-9738

Cemetery Lots 2 BURIAL LOTS, West, Berry Highland Memorial, Christus Garden section.

Both for $6500 obo. (954)740-9120.

2 GRAVE SITES, BERRY-HIGHLAND vases, open & close, worth $14,000; sell $10,000/b.o. (865)919-1653

A loving Mom, a devoted Dad, and a bright future are waiting to welcome your baby! Expenses paid.

Anne & Colin.

1-877-246-6780 OUTDOOR, LOVING, ENERGETIC, MARRIED COUPLE Wishing to create our family through adoption.

We would love to hear from you.

1-800-691-6309 or text (516)-308-2849 website-lizandtomadopt.com

Coming April 6

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Call 922-4136 or 218-WEST for advertising info

OFF WASHINGTON PK., 2 BR, 2 FULL BA laundry rm w/W/D, LR w/gas frpl, game rm/3 BR, hot tub, sunroom, 2 car gar. Util. bldg. Fenced backyd, close to schools, new paint, tile, crpt, $89,900. (865)927-3906

West FARRAGUT. 2 stry, 3-4 BR, 2.5 BA, 3 car gar., prof. landscaping w/irrigation, fncd bkyard, great family nghbrd. comm. pool, $299,000. 865-388-2387 FSBO 2 STORY, 3 BR, 2.5 BA bonus rm, master on main w/lakeview, 2 car gar., end of cul-de-sac. Community pool. Westshore SD, $329,900.

(865)803-3661 ROCKY HILL 3BR, 1 1/2 BA, hrdwds, encl. gar., lg. dwnsts den w/wood stv, cul-de-sac, $121K, (865)573-5206

Duplex/Multiplex-Unfurn NORTH. 2 BR DUPLEX, CONVENIENT LOCATION, (865) 621-7515

Lake Property

I BUY OLDER MOBILE HOMES 1990 up, any size OK 865-384-5643

For Sale By Owner

$121,900 8 year old house and 44 acres at 1245 Snake Hollow Road, Sneedville.

House has 3 bedrooms 2 baths, total of 1,056 square feet. New hardwood laminate floors in living area, new interior paint, and a new wood burning stove. Owner will finance with $6,100 down. Call Bill at 877-488-5060 ext 323

BY OWNER, Beautiful 4BR, 2 1/2BA on 1/2 acre fenced yard in Powell Subd. Granite counters & SS appls. with community pool, exc. schools, Brickey, Powell, Powell High, 1417 Wineberry Rd. Powell, $267,777.

Call (954)547-2747.

Lots/Acreage for Sale 7 8/10 acre of mtn property within 25 min. of Dollywood, Pigoen Forge & Gatlinburg. Good fishing, deer & turkey hunting. Unrestricted excellent virgin property with huge trees. Selling due to illness for only $89,000. Possible part trade for antique, classic, muscle car, street rod or motorcycle. Off Bays Mtn. Dr. Call James 423-494-8280 AVAIL. 15+ ACRES (3) 5 acre tracts, sold together or sep. MPC approved, all util. Halls area. (865)922-7952.

BEST DEAL OUT WEST! 1BR from $375. 2BR $550-$695.

No pets. Parking @ front door.

(865)470-8686 BROADWAY TOWERS 62 AND OLDER Or Physically Mobility Impaired 1 & 2 BR, util. incl. Laundry on site.

Immediate housing if qualified.

Section 8-202.

865-524-4092 for appt.

TDD 1-800-927-9275

MORNINGSIDE GARDENS 1 BR Apt Now Available ELDERLY OR DISABLED COMPLEX A/C, Heat, Water & Electric Incl, OnSite Laundry, Computer Center & Resident Services Great location! On the Bus Line!

Close to Shopping!

Rent Based on Income, Some Restrictions Apply Call 865-523-4133. TODAY for more information

NORTH, 1 BR APT. Very clean, new carpet & ceramic tile, water incl. $500 + sec. dep. No pets. 865-531-7895.

WEST, 2BR, 2BA - patio, laun., FP, no smoking, no pets. Very Clean. $700 + dep. (865)531-7895.

Homes Unfurnished 1816 WICKERSHAM Farmington SD, 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2 car gar., new kit. & flooring, fenced backyd, no pets. $1300/ mo. 1 yr. lease. (865)806-3493 FOUNTAIN CITY - 3BR, 2BA, C-H&A, sunroom w/FP, hdwd flrs, priv. fenced yard, 2 car gar., mowing is included. $1150 mo. (865)742-8662 NORTH - 3 BR, 2 BA, bonus rm., priv. country setting, free water. W/D incl. 35 min. from Knox, riding lawn mower provided. $795 mo.

(865)621-9130.

NW Knox, 5009 Candace Cir. 2BR, 2BA w/gar., nice yard, quiet nghbrhd. $900 mo. + $900 dep. (865)388-3009 WEST - 3 BR, 2.5 ba, LR, fam. rm w/ FP, 2 car garage. No pets. $1000/mo.

(865)310-4274

Condos Unfurnished SEQUOYAH SQUARE 3636 Taliluna Ave., Sequoyah Hills, 1BR condo, appx. 750 SF, great nghbrhd., close to downtown & UT, $750 mo., 1 yr. lse. 865-607-1747.

Real Estate Commercial Commercial RE Lease 672 SF, remodeled, office space or small retail. Off Broadway near I-640. Special incentive for long term lease. $550 mo. (865)696-9555 PRIME LOCATION FOR SERVICE RELATTED BUSINESS 970 SF Office Bldg. in exc. cond. 3 large offices, recep. area, storage rm., Data wired.

Cent. H&A, Large 8 ft. fenced storage area w/3 gates. $1100 mo. 1 year min. lease. 865-765-1123, 865-539-1145.

OfďŹ ces/Warehouses/Rent 4000 SF Office/Warehouse with dock & drive in, prime location Middlebrook Pk. $3,000 mo.

2000 SF Office/Warehouse drive in bay, Papermill, $1,300 mo.

865-544-1717; 865-740-0990

Real Estate Rentals Apartments - Furnished

ADOPT: - A loving couple hopes to adopt. We would love to hear what your hopes and dreams are for your baby. Please call Jen & Dom 866-270-6969, text 646-915-7890, www.jenanddomwishtoadopt.info

2001 E. Magnolia Ave.

North

BY OWNER, Beautiful 2BR + sunroom, 2 car gar. Large Villa. Close to I-75, Emory Rd. Excellent schools, $124,900. (954)547-2747.

Tools

GOOD AS NEW APPLIANCES 90 Day Warranty

Real Estate Sales

Manufactured Homes

MINI PINSCHER PUPS - champion lines, AKC tails & dew claws. 3 males & 1 Female. $350.(865)385-2842.

Call 423-449-8433

FIRST SUN FINANCE

We make loans up to $1000. We do credit starter & rebuilder loans. Call today, 30 minute approvals.

See manager for details.

865-687-3228

Lawn & Garden

GOAD MOTORSPORTS

Many different breeds Maltese, Yorkies, Malti-Poos, Poodles, Yorki-Poos, Shih-Poos, Shih Tzu, $175/up. shots & wormed.

We do layaways. Health guar.

Go to Facebook, Judys Puppy Nursery Updates.

423-566-3647

Consolidation Loans

42� Craftsman rider, ready to mow, $275. (865)922-6408

East Tennessee’s largest

COME VISIT US AT OUR NEW STORE 168 MAIN ST. CARYVILLE, TN EXIT 134 JUST BEHIND SHONEY’S

Financial

LAKE NORRIS LOT HICKORY POINT, Beautiful, ready to build, Drilled well. Wide frontage w/boat dock avail. Magnificent views. $79,500.

Sandra (828)627-3388

MALTESE PUPPY - male, 12 weeks old.

Registered. Non Shedding. $800.

(423) 442-9996

CFMOTO

Apartments - Unfurn.

HIGHLAND WEST, BEARDEN 2 lots, Crucifixion Garden. $1000 ea. (865)680-7304

Save some of your hard-earned money without sacrificing speed or quality.

General Services

2004 DAMON LX-400 ESCAPER. 400 Hp Cummins diesel pusher. Only 42K miles. Excel cond. 2 slides. 2 A/C units. 2 baths w/tub. Upgraded flat screen TV’s. Satellite. Dishwasher.

W/D. New microwave/conv oven.

Kept under cover. Priced to sell at $75,000. 865-567-4542.

AT YOUR SITE LOGS TO LUMBER

2 plots together in front in good area at Lynnhurst Cemetery. $3,000 both.

(865) 385-8073

HAVENESE PUPS AKC, home raised, health guar. 262-993-0460. noahslittleark.com

2013 20’ SFX Bennington Pontoon Boat, Yamaha F70 4 stroke, seating for 10, 3 fishing seats, capt. chair & lounge, 2 live wells, anchor, depth finder, dock lights, changing room, stereo AM/FM, swim ladder, new Hustler trailer. Asking $18,500. Lists $24,000. (865)250-9975; (865) 933-2597

Campers & RV’s

2 LOTS side by side in Greenwood Cemetery, $3600 for both. Call (865)689-8523

LOADED STARTING @ $9,999 WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER!

AFFORDABLE, EXPERIENCED

Boats/Motors/Marine

Farm Products

GREAT PYRENEES puppies, full blooded, parents on premises, no papers $200 (865)210-9412

Cleaning Services Recreation

Farmer’s Mkt/ Trading Post

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC, West German bldlns,3 M, 3 F, vet ck’d. health guar. $700. 865-322-6251.

Classic Cars 1967 Plym Sat. Conv; 1967 Plym Belv.; 1964 Dodge Polara 4 dr hdtp; 1979 Ford Ranchero; 1969 Chrysl 300; 1979 Chrysl 300; 1979 Ford F250; 1956 Ford T-Bird, fiberglass body; 1957 Ford T-Bird, fiberglass body; MGTD fiberglass body goes on VW chassis. SELLING CHEAP because of illness. James 423-494-8280

Cemetery Lots 2 LOTS & 1 open & close at Highland Memorial Cemetery. $7500.

(865)933-1700

WALBROOK STUDIOS 865-251-3607 $140 weekly. Discount avail. Util, TV, Ph, Refrig, Basic Cable. No Lease.

Apartments - Unfurn.

AVAILable NOW WEST • Warehouse/Office • 3000 SF • Avail. May 1 1500 SF • Avail. Nov. 1 1500 SF • We pay taxes & insurance. • Location West Near Middlebrook Inn & Wrights Cafeteria See us 1st -- (865)588-2272 MIDLAND South East Center, Glasscock St., Alcoa, 5 rooms, 2 ba. Incl. water & AC. $650 mo. (865)983-0870

Cleaning Services

1 BR POWELL SPECIAL • No Pet Fee • Water Paid, • All appls, $520/mo.

Phone 865-938-6424 or 865-384-1099

1,2,3 BR $355 - $460/mo.

GREAT VALUE RIVERSIDE MANOR ALCOA HWY 970-2267

*Pools, Laundries, Appl. *5 min. to UT & airport

www.riversidemanorapts.com

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THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 15

Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road.

Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee.

Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Kindermusik, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Age’s birth to 5 years old. Info: 470-7033.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 26-27 East Tennessee Daffodil flower show, 1-5 p.m., Ellington Plant sciences Building Auditorium, UT Ag. Campus. Free to the public. Info: 591 6774.

MONDAY, MARCH 28

Selected works by artist Kay List on exhibit, Envision Art Gallery, 4050 Sutherland Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Friday. Info: kaylistart.com; envisionartgallery.com; 438-4154.

Computer Workshops: “Word II,� 5:30 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word 2007 Basics� or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215-8700.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23

MONDAY-TUESDAY, MARCH 28-29

Pinterest/Instagram/Twitter for seniors, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 seniors. Cost: $30.

Registration/payment deadline: Wednesday, March 23. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/ register; in person at Town Hall.

Samsung Galaxy Phone/Tablet Basics for Seniors, 1-3 p.m., Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. Presented by Social Media 4 seniors. Cost: $45. Registration/payment deadline: Monday, March 28. Info/registration: 218-3375; townoffarragut.org/ register; in person at Town Hall.

FRIDAY, MARCH 25

TUESDAY, MARCH 29

2014 Medal of Honor Quilt on display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Info: 215-8824; eths@eastTNhistory.org; easttnhistory.org.

Alive After Five: Mac Arnold & Plateful O’Blues, 6-8:30 p.m., Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World’s Fair Park Drive. Admission: general, $15; museum members and students, $10. Info: knoxart.org.

Bill and the Belles in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $14, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

Computer Workshops: “Excel,� 5:30-7:45 p.m., East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. Gay St. Requires “Word Basics� or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 215-8700.

Happy Travelers Lunch and Gathering, 10:30 a.m., North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Cost: $7. Entertainment: Fredda Valentine. Reservation deadline: Saturday, March 26. Info/reservations: Derrell Frye, 938-8884 or 254-8884.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26

Line dancing, noon-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Bijou Theatre Jubilee, 8 p.m., Bijou Theater, 803 S. Gay St. Featuring Drew Holcomb. Proceeds support the Bijou Theatre. Tickets: Tennessee Theatre box office, 684-1200, Ticketmaster outlets, KnoxBijou.com.

Info: KnoxBijou.com/Jubilee-2016.

Dry Branch Fire Squad in concert, 8 p.m., Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave. Tickets: $14, some discounts available. Info/tickets: www.jubileearts.org.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 31-APRIL 2 Big Ears festival, various venues. Info/tickets/ schedule: bigearsfestival.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 First Friday Comedy, 7-9 p.m., Saw Works brewing, 708 E. Depot Ave. Free comedy showcase featuring Atlanta comedians Ian Aber and Hayley Ellman.

First Friday Knoxville “The Next Level!!!� 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jubilee Banquet Facility, 6700 Jubilee Center Way. Adult party featuring multiple DJs. Advance tickets: $10, 1stfridayknoxville-tnl.eventbrite.com; Simply 10, 2043 N. Broadway; Gams’ Hair Fashions, 1524 University Ave; 615-995-9093.

Opening reception for exhibit by Owen Weston, 5-9 p.m. Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 N. Broadway. Exhibit on display through April 30. Info: BroadwayStudiosAndGalley.com.

Opening reception for Art Market Gallery’s April featured artist exhibit: ceramic artist Lisa Kurtz and photographer Dennis Sabo, 5:30 p.m., Art Market Gallery, 422 South Gay St. Complimentary refreshments and music performed

by Matt Tillery. Exhibit on display March 29-April 30. Info: 525-5265; artmarketgallery.net; on Facebook.

Vendor application deadline for Tennessee Medieval Faire, to be held May 14-15, 21-22, 28-30, 550 Fiske Road, Harriman. Vendors must make and sell their own wares, and all work will be juried. Info/applications: TMFaire.com.

THURSDAYS-SUNDAYS, APRIL 1-17 “Annie, Jr.,� Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays.

Info: 208-3677; knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com; info@ childrenstheatreknoxville.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2 AARP Driver Safety class, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 6500 South Northshore Drive. Registration: Paul Johnson, 675-0694. Info: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822. “Drip Irrigation: Putting it Together,� 10:30 a.m.-noon, Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, All Saints Catholic Church, 620 N. Cedar Bluff Road.

Presented by Master Gardeners of Knox County. Free and open to the public. Info: 215-2340.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road.

Sponsored by Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee.

Info: www.feralfelinefriends.org.

Saturday Stories and Songs: Jodie Manross and Laith Keilany, 11 a.m., Cedar Bluff Branch Library, 9045 Cross Park Drive. Info: 470-7033.

Spring plant sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Historic Ivan Racheff House and Gardens, 1943 Tennessee Ave. Plants include herbs, succulents, native plants, annuals, perennials, wild flowers, shrubs, specialty items. Lunch available 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Info: Evelyn Lorenz, 435-4769.

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News from Christian Academy of Knoxville

CAK Chess Club qualifies for state tournament

On Saturday, March 5, the CAK Chess Club participated in the regional qualifying Scholastic Chess Tournament held at Lenoir City High School. CAK’s Elementary and Middle School teams both received trophies for 4th place and qualified to compete in the state Scholastic Tournament in Cookeville, Tenn., on March 26.

Congratulations to Elementary Team members (Ben Archbold, Ethan Harpending and Na-

than Redford) and Middle School team members (Colin Christenson, Johney Green, Ellie Nath and Alexander Nazerias) for a job well done!

CAK’s Primary Team (K-3) made a tremendous effort at the tournament. Primary team members Emily Archbold, Caleb Bradley, Davis Nickloes, Seth Stalcup and Anthony Tsapenko all gained valuable tournament experience.

Go Warriors!

Chess Club members: (seated) Seth Stalcup, Anthony Tsapenko, Emily Archbold, Caleb Bradley, Nathan Redford, Ben Archbold, Ethan Harpending; (standing) Alexander Nazerias, Colin Christenson, Johney Green and Ellie Nath.

Lacrosse at CAK

On Friday, March 4, CAK’s first-ever lacrosse game was held in Warrior Stadium. CAK defeated Upperman High 14-1. Middle School debuted the following day and the high school team played a tough one against Farragut.

But the activity did not stop there.

CAK was the host site for five days of MCLA Division 2 College Men’s Lacrosse. Participating colleges were Palm Beach Atlantic, Reinhardt, Sienna Heights, The University of Dayton, Grove City College and Missouri Baptist.

Boys basketball plays at state After knocking off Elizabethton on the road in the substate game, the CAK’s boys basketball advanced to the state tournament for the first time since 2005. CAK lost to Brainerd 76-52 in the Class AA State Qaurterfinals to close out a great season for Coach Wells and the Warriors.

Band and chorus in festival CAK was well represented last week at the ACSI Band and Choral Festival. CAK’s High School Concert Band and the High School “Spirit of Praise” Ensemble performed at the festival which was held at the King’s Academy in Seymour, Tenn.

The 16-member “Spirit of Praise”

Ensemble was under the direction of Mrs. Amy Brock with student accompanist, Elise DeNicola. Students performed “Alleluia” by Hayes and “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”

by Martin. They received a rating of Superior.

CAK’s 27-member High School Con-

cert Band, under the direction of Mrs. Natalie Renfroe, performed “Courtly Airs and Dances” by Ron Nelson and “Incantations” by Robert Smith. The CAK Concert Band received a rating of Excellent.

In addition to these two groups CAK had a soloist, Lily Gray, compete.

Lily is a sophomore soprano in the “Spirit of Praise” Ensemble. She sang “How Deep the Father’s Love” and received a rating of Superior.

Congratulations to all CAK students who participated in the ACSI Music Festival.

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Emily Shane creates art from unlikely source

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When Fountain City artist Emily Shane wakes up in the morning, art is the first thing on her mind. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appropriate that her workshop is right there in her bedroom.

Her materials are carefully organized by colorr and nd d texture. Prototypes and templates cover the workspace counter, and on one end is a commercial paper cutter. Examples of her work line the walls. At first glance they resemble Asian folded paper.

But on a closer look, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear that the colorful geometric pieces surrounding mirrors or filling frames are something much less exotic. They are meticulously-cut Readerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Digest Condensed Book covers in an array of retro prints, cloth and paper, textured and smooth, in every color of the rainbow.

The idea first took hold 10 years ago. At a Halls branch library book sale, the artist spotted boxes of books that were headed for the dump. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At least let us recycle these,â&#x20AC;? said Shane. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we got them home we discovered the beautiful designs hiding under the dust covers. We are creative people, and we are always casting about for something creative we can do. And it was important to us that these things not go in a landfill. Using them for something beautiful has ended up being the icing on the cake.â&#x20AC;?

Shane, a native of Maryville, has a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in music and film from Sarah Lawrence College.

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Shane sees potential in all types of castoffs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;HVACâ&#x20AC;? was made using a metal grate she found on the ground beside a dumpster. The piece was purchased during a recent exhibit of Shaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work at the River Gallery in Chattanooga.

day, April 4, continuing through the month. Some of her work is available at www.etsyemily.com. She accepts commissions, too.

Now, Shane is looking for a local outlet to sell her pieces. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to share these with people,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art for artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sake, beauty for beautyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sake. No meaning, no politics. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I wake up wanting to do in the morning.â&#x20AC;?

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It helps me wrangle all my ideas into a manageable space. An oil painting, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too infinite. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t handle it. My personality is very detail oriented.â&#x20AC;?

And that personality is apparent in her work.

It took several years and several tries before Shane found her stride as an artist. Her first piece was a triptych of condensed book covers, framed and matted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just sat in the living room for a while,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I had a feeling that it could be something.â&#x20AC;?

She experimented with useful items like notepads and coasters, but felt drawn to collages. Now her work ranges from large fine-art pieces to home dĂŠcor items such as mirrors and room divider screens.

With a referral from landscape artist Ruth Koh, Shane took part in a December 2015 show at the River Gallery in Chattanooga. Some of her pieces sold, and the gallery offered to represent her. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an active member of the Knoxville Arts and Culture Alliance, with whom sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been featured several times, and her work will be showcased at the Fountain City branch of the Knox County Library starting Mon-

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A surprising way to make spring cleaning simple During the last century, vinegar has become increasingly recognized as a low cost and eco-friendly household product. From cooking and canning, to cleaning items indoors and out, homeowners are discovering that this eco-friendly, acetic liquid is as versatile as it is useful.

Learn how vinegar can make it easier to tackle common tasks around the house and discover more uses for cleaning vinegar at VinegarTips.com.

Here are a few: â&#x2013; Clean off the blades of a well-worn can opener with an old toothbrush soaked with vinegar to help remove dirt and grease. â&#x2013; Clean your ice/water dispenser by running vinegar through the system.

Flush the vinegar out by running water through the system for 30-60 seconds. â&#x2013; Rid your dishwasher of mineral buildup by pouring half a cup of vinegar into the reservoir and running an empty cycle. You can also use vinegar in the dishwasher instead of another glass cleaner to keep your glassware sparkling. â&#x2013; Renew sponges and dishrags by placing them in just enough water to cover them. Then add one-fourth cup of vinegar and let them soak overnight. â&#x2013; Remove dark stains on an aluminum pot by boiling two cups of vinegar.

For stained and smelly plastic food containers and lunch boxes, wipe them with a cloth dampened with vinegar. â&#x2013; To clean a grease-splattered oven door window, saturate it with vinegar.

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Scrub well with the toilet brush and flush. â&#x2013; Restore yellowed clothing by soaking garments overnight in a solution of 12 parts warm water and one part vinegar. Wash them the following morning. â&#x2013; Soak new garments in a few cups of vinegar for 10-15 minutes before washing to stop dyes from running in the wash. â&#x2013; If frequent ironing has left your iron plate dirty, make a paste from one part vinegar and one part salt to scrub it clean. â&#x2013; Remove scorch marks from an iron by rubbing it with a warm solution of equal parts vinegar and salt. If that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work, use a cloth dampened with vinegar. â&#x2013; Forgot that you left wet laundry in the machine and it now smells moldy?

Pour a few cups of vinegar in the machine and wash the clothes in hot water.

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Todd Richesin of Todd Richesin Interiors is politely answering questions about himself – how he wandered through a designer’s shop with his parents when he was 7 and picked out a rug for their home that they are still using today, how the Upstairs and Downstairs storefronts on Kingston Pike came to be – but enough of this.

He really wants to talk about his work – interior design.

Knowing what you love in décor is instinctual, Richesin says. Figuring out how those “loves” translate into a beautiful, warm and livable room? “That’s my job,” says the designer.

Richesin will tell you what he likes, his favorites, if you insist, but he says he finds that pretty much irrelevant. “Designers who insist on putting their stamp on everything are not listening to their customers,” says Richesin.

“That’s not the way I work. When you hire me, we become a team. I want you to take advantage of my training, experience and expertise, but I have to listen to you in order to be successful.”

First step is figuring out the inspiration – be that a color, a favorite piece of furniture, a rug. Then comes the plan. Like an architect or an engineer, Richesin says, “First, we measure.” The rooms or whole house, depending on the project, is put to paper. On that paper, Richesin will draw everything under consideration so the team can look at scope, scale and function as well as beauty.

His goal is to bring “effortless and timeless design” to each client’s home, and Richesin has extensive resources to fully design each project.

He also pays attention to the structure and the livability of colors and patterns. “You have to look at the bones of a piece and get that right. Most people live with design decisions a minimum of 10 years. ” Richesin doesn’t shy away from his reputation as being one of the best and most respected talents in interior design. “I am completely accessible, and my work is classic, fun, fresh and, most of all, inspired. The inspiration is you, so call me. I want to talk to you so we can get started creating a room or a whole house that you will love,” says Richesin.

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Closet Solutions is known for solid quality materials and expert installation. That’s why the business has thrived in West Knoxville since 1997, the last 11 years in Franklin Square.

Owner Pam Neuhart demonstrates her creativity daily with eye-catching displays in her showroom.

You don’t have to guess how the storage systems will look in your home. Showroom displays enable clients to touch and feel the product. And staff will come to your home to measure before each order is finalized. The result will be professionally designed and custom-built.

“Deciding what to wear is more fun with a fabulous and functional closet,” Pam says. Custom cabinets with storage shelves and hanging rods organize every shirt, suit or sweater. Corner shelves maximize storage space, providing the right place for purses or extra pillows.

The designers also accessorize your closet with roll-out storage baskets, jewelry organizers, belt and tie storage racks, a retractable dressing mirror, fold-out ironing board, shoe racks and cubbies. Shaker glass doors, integrated lighting and pull-down rods put your items at your fingertips.

While the master bedroom closet organizers are the best-sellers, Closet Solutions also designs garages, pantries, laundry rooms, home offices and basements. Three designers have years of building and decorating experience among them: Pam Neuhart, owner/designer: Her commitment to excellence and creative vision have enabled her to expand from closets to decorative hardware and more. She has gathered a staff including Knoxville’s most experienced and inspired designers, all who are ready to tackle your challenging storage and organizing problems.

Diane Dalton, designer, brings over 15 years experience as an interior designer, specializing in home storage and window fashions.

Gina Hileman, sales/designer, was born into a family of builders.

She has been creating imaginative spaces for over 20 years.

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Chris McKenry, a Knox native who spent 15 years in Los Angeles, has returned to open Closets by McKenry.

His home studio showcases the firm’s designs. Office, pantry, garage, laundry room, closets, even the craft room, will inspire clients to their possibilities.

“My home is a living, breathing opportunity to see how the storage systems are used,” he says. “Everything is completely custom. There’s nothing out of the box.”

For instance, Chris adapted his guest room closet for use as a hobby/ craft room – a space so unique, he was asked to collaborate with designer Todd Richesin to create a similar room for the upcoming Symphony League Show House, April 9-24 at 1316 Legacy Cove Way. Chris also will lead two workshops during the event.

McKenry has extensive training as a member of NAPO, the National Association of Professional Organizers, and once served on their board of directors. He works with folks like himself who enjoy order; he also helps those who are tangled in clutter. “It’s not just finding a place for everything but you’ve got to understand how the client thinks and how they use their space before starting.”

McKenry uses his home space well. Look for media storage under the stairwell – a secure spot for DVDs, sound system and extra storage. The master closet makes dressing easy with a pull-out ironing board, overhead luggage compartments and neatly organized suits, slacks, shirts, neckties, belts and accessories. His garage features cabinet storage, slat wall and workspace for days when he lifts the garage door to enjoy the outdoors.

And remember, Chris designed in an already-built house and can do the same for you. His additions flow from room-to-room. He’s achieved a calm ambience that makes you want to sit awhile. And that’s when he can tell you about the day Col. Harland Sanders came to dinner. ...

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The designers at G&G Interiors are experienced professionals who are eager to Merri Lee Fox, Jenny Adams, Brian Curtis create unique living and Sarah Bohleber environments for their clients.

Four designers specialize in both commercial and residential projects from inception to completion.

“We are a full-service design firm with great resources,” said designer Brian Curtis. “We take pride in our customer service and attention to detail.”

G&G Interiors has grown to include a 12,000 square-foot furniture and lighting showroom, a fine art gallery and interior design services. A second location in Nashville is under construction and should open in late spring.

Designers are owner Merri Lee Fox, Brian Curtis, Sarah Bohleber and Jenny Adams. Together they bring over 50 years of design experience. Their biographies and credentials are listed on the firm’s website at gg-interiors.com The designers help clients select drapery fabrics, rugs, wall colors/coverings, floor finishes, and even bath, and kitchen hardware.

The gallery of fine art – both paintings and accessories – enables clients to see how a particular item will adapt to their decorating design. “It’s helpful for the clients to be able to touch and feel the fabrics,” said Curtis.

The designs pictured here are understated with neutral tones. White, grey and taupe are prominent. Curtis said these are a “popular palette” for many clients. But he stressed it’s important for the designer to understand the client’s vision in order to create functional design.

“Whether you are looking for a glamorous style with shimmer and shine or something charming with a touch of lovely and livable, we can accommodate your personality with the best that the market has to offer, combining value and exceptional quality, Fox writes on the website. “Creating sophisticated environments, our designers work intimately with clients to ensure that each space is both timeless and engaging.”

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Raised from the dead

By Carol Z. Shane At one time, Mark Harrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living room was the exact opposite.

The band director, composer and French hornist with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra lives in an 1888 two-story Craftsman house that, at least for a while, served as a mortuary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The room weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sitting in now used to be the viewing room,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The casket probably sat over there.â&#x20AC;?

He describes the footprint of the room as he found it when he bought the house and the various changes heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made in order to make it more suitable for its current status as a restored historic home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This wall had been removed in order to make

All updates have had to pass muster with the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic zoning overlay. An upstairs window, long exposed to the elements, required meticulous restoration. the room bigger for a gathering. I reHarrell asked one of his KSO placed it.â&#x20AC;? He points out a cohorts, celwide ceiling list D. Scot Williams, border he installed as a who is also â&#x20AC;&#x153;solvingâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; known as a way to disa fine cabiguise rough netmaker, to edges and help. Along with several meld the former businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pieces of fur60s-era plaster niture, Wilceiling back into liams has made the spirit of the and installed one 1880s. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s updated beautifully crafted mahogany door and is the kitchen, which, he says, used to be where working on two more.

Two eras meet when Harrell pairs his grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medallion-back the corpses were preOne night venture sofa with a modern coffee table by cabinetmaker D. Scot Williams. pared for viewing. to say the home has Though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unsure been â&#x20AC;&#x153;raised from the of the exact dates, dead.â&#x20AC;? through 1980s.â&#x20AC;? The home was in deplorable condition Harrell estimates that his stood abandoned and ne- when Harrell bought it in Harrell, who admits he house served as a mortu- glected for many years af- 1998 and began restora- often feels that his tastes ary â&#x20AC;&#x153;sometime in the 1950s ter the business closed and tions. and outlook belong to an

earlier time, has furnished his home with family antiques and carefully-restored secondhand-store finds.

One chandelier, found â&#x20AC;&#x153;in Lanston, S.C., in pieces,â&#x20AC;? was originally gas-lit. Harrell and friend Walter Spears, a local music supporter, educator, and recent MLK Day honoree, restored and refit it for electricity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It took two of us to hang it,â&#x20AC;? he says of the weighty antique, which now holds pride of place in the living room.

The home also holds a wealth of family documentation and history â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fitting for someone who can trace his tribe back to Revolutionary War times.

Harrell is looking forward to more renovations in due course. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just worked on it little by little as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the money,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned a lot with it.â&#x20AC;? The result is a home designed very much for the living.

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Creative ways

to add order to your home A

lthough there are hundreds of options for organizing your home, the pieces you make yourself are the ones that truly reflect your personality. Adding your own flair to standard organizing materials adds instant character and functionality to any room.

Making the most of your space â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including your walls â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is the key to successful organizing. Channel your inner creativity with help from the crafting experts at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores and add chic style to your storage with distressed wooden boxes hung to create artful, cubby shelves or this hanging bulletin board, which uses cleverly stylish clothespins and clips to protect your treasured photos and messages from thumbtack punctures.

Find more inspiration for your organization projects at joann.com.

Wall Organization Crafting time: More than 5 hours Skill level: Beginner

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Supplies and Tools: 1 1-inch flat brush 1 each Homedecor Chalk Finish Paint: Teal, Sheepskin, Cascade, Parisian Grey, Oatmeal 3 large Woodline Works unfinished crates 2 small Woodline Works unfinished crates sandpaper old rag or soft cloth 1 bottle Homedecor white wax Paint each box a different color and let dry.

Paint the box again using a different color than the bottom color and let dry.

Lightly to moderately sand each box to expose paint underneath to give each box a distressed look.

Using an old rag or soft cloth, rub each sanded box with white wax and let dry. Buff each box to give it a finished look and feel. Hang boxes in a cluster to create a shelf organizer with multiple storage spaces.

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• MARCH 23, 2016 • Shopper news