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Belle Morris

A place for kids in Carter As the football team scrimmaged in front of cheering fans for Carter middle and high schools, cheers also came from those attending the ribboncutting celebration at the former gymnasium of Carter Elementary School. It has been refurbished as a home for the Boys & Girls Club at Carter.

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Bean eats crow Lawyers aren’t supposed to forum shop, but it happens.

And there’s going to be a bunch of it after the new “Red-to-theRoots” judges take the bench next month, particularly in Chancery Court, Division II.

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See Betty Bean on page 4

50 years since Dickey If memory and the calendar are correct, we are approaching the 50th anniversary of Doug Dickey’s first team at Tennessee. Time for a reunion?

Think about it – 50 years since the conversion from single wing to T formation, and the Volunteers are again looking for a quarterback.

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Read Marvin West on page 5

Belle Morris Elementary staff, students and community members officially cut the ribbon on the new 17,000-squarefoot addition. Pictured are Superintendent James McIntyre, Ayron Delaney, Donovan Delaney, school board member Indya Kincannon (behind Donovan), principal Terry Lynn Hursey and school librarian Martha Koho. Photo by Ruth White

By Patricia Williams Excitement abounded as officials cut the ribbon for the new addition to Belle Morris Elementary School, 2308 Washington Pike.

For about 13 months the students and staff have endured cramped space and construction distraction as the two-story, 17,000-square-

foot wing was being built.

Now they will enjoy the rewards of their sacrifice, with eight new state-of-the-art classrooms dedicated to first and second grades, an arts room and music room at a price of $2.5 million.

“It was rewarding to watch the excitement of the teachers who

Replacing Kincannon Knox County Commission to select interim board member

This place is a zoo!

Folks of all ages have stopped by the Knoxville Zoo this summer to partake of ice cream, to enjoy the splash pad and to watch the penguins slip and slide on the rocks by their watering hole. Come Aug. 16, the zoo’s residents will welcome a different kind of party in the name of fundraising.

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Read Sara Barrett on page 6

Big plans for ETABPA It has been only one month since Justin Sterling accepted the presidency of the East Towne Area Business and Professional Association. The smooth transition speaks volumes for the leadership of the group and the tight bond many of the members have formed.

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See Nancy Whittaker on page 7

By Sandra Clark Ten people have applied for County Commission’s appointment to replace Indya Kincannon on the school board and others may be waiting for the November election. Fountain City activist and former Town Hall president Jamie Rowe is lining up support, but opted not to seek the appointment.

Second District Commissioner Amy Broyles has coordinated applicants and says she “could not be more pleased with the diversity, depth and quality of all the candidates.”

The League of Women Voters and the Knox County Education Association will host a public forum at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

14, at Gresham Middle School for residents of the second district. The forum will allow questions from the audience and 90-second responses. Each candidate will get a two-minute closing statement.

At 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, following the regular work session at the City County Building, County Commission will interview applicants. The appointment will be made on Monday, Aug. 25, at the commission’s regular meeting, which starts at 2 p.m. The appointee will serve until the winner of the Nov. 4 special election is certified.

District 2 roughly encompasses the Fulton and Central high school zones.

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Along with the new technology that will enhance her teaching, Deresika “Dee” Beaty also appreciates the reading area for her 1stgraders where guests can captivate them with a book.

Photo by Patricia Williams

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Applicants ■ Juanita Cannon, a retired principal with Knox County Schools who chaired the KCDC board and served on the Knoxville Chamber board.

Holds a master’s degree from UT. ■ Emma Ellis-Cosigua, office manager with JIG-Insurance Group, who facilitates a college-readiness class for middle-school children and an adult ESL class for immigrants. Her grandson attends Christenberry Elementary.

■ Charlotte Dorsey, former principal; holds doctorate in education from UT; retired from KCS in 2003 and has worked for the state Department of Education to improve high priority schools. Was a candidate for school board in 2010 from District 7.

■ John Fugate, vice president of Commercial Bank in Fountain City, a former principal in Claiborne County and an active member of the Fountain City Business and Professional Association.

■ Laura Kildare, a former Knox County teacher currently working on her doctorate in special education. Has

published extensively and been active in Knox County Education Association.

■ Elizabeth Lane, a former employee of Texaco and Shell Oil, working in administration and supervision, and a volunteer locally with Friends of Literacy.

■ Diana Ray, a former community-development manager for the local Girl Scouts Council, holds a bachelor’s degree from MTSU and is mother to a rising 1st-grader in KCS. ■ Tracie Sanger, a special-education teacher for KCS and field experience supervisor for Tusculum College. Cofounder of Shannondale Foundation.

Would resign as teacher if appointed/elected to school board.

■ Jennifer Searle, a board member for the Knox County Council PTA Clothing Center and school volunteer.

Former PTA president and past president of North Hills Garden Club.

■ Rick Staples, a Knox County deputy who helps inmates obtain a GED. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Knoxville City Council against Nick Della Volpe. Board member for Fraternal Order of Police.

School board ‘emergency’ vote under scrutiny

By Betty Bean

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were assigned to the new classrooms,” said Superintendent James McIntyre. “That makes it all worth it.” During the construction, teachers doubled up with two classes and teachers in one room,

Knox County’s law director is taking a close look at school board chair Lynne Fugate’s declaring an emergency at the August meeting to allow a vote on Knox County Schools’ five-year strategic plan.

“We’ve received a lot of questions and complaints from the perspective of open-meetings laws

and whether voting on a plan that doesn’t take effect until 2015 fits the definition of an emergency,” said David Buuck, chief deputy law director.

Fugate declared the emergency after a one-minute meeting of the board’s executive committee – Superintendent James McIntyre and herself – when Mike McMillan invoked personal privilege

to postpone a vote for 30 days.

McMillan said he wanted four new board members (who will be sworn in Sept. 1) to have a say.

Invoking personal privilege is an established school board practice, most recently used by board member Indya Kincannon to postpone a vote on a textbook-censorship issue in 2010.

“With almost half of the board

going to be new members next month, do you not think they would like to have an opportunity to take a look at this plan? What would happen if we didn’t rush through it? Any penalties? Any fines? Would we lose any funds?”

McMillan asked.

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East Tennessee woman ‘still Nana’ after stroke In January 2014, Deborah Grantham of Jones Cove, Tenn., 59, woke up with what she feared were the symptoms of a stroke.

“I got up that morning and my left arm felt like it was asleep, numb, it just didn’t feel right,” said Grantham. “My daughter kept calling me, checking on me. She kept asking, ‘Do you think you’re having a stroke?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, but I’m getting a little scared.’ ” Grantham did not want to go to the hospital, but her daughter took her anyway. They arrived at the emergency department of LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, where physicians confirmed she had indeed had a stroke.

“I didn’t want to go to intensive care,” said Grantham. “First, I don’t have insurance, and I also didn’t want to be away from my grandchildren. My grandson is on the autistic spectrum, and I knew he was going to be hard to handle.

I’ve never been too far from him.”

But a stroke is a serious medical event. And after a week in the hospital, Grantham learned she would need even more intensive physical, occupational and speech therapy at a rehabilitation center.

“They asked me if I would be interested in going to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center if I had

a scholarship,” she said. “I was very interested because I knew how good they were. My husband, Bill, was there seven years ago, when he had his left leg amputated below the knee. They helped him so much.”

The Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center offers some scholarships for patients without insurance, provided by private donations and funds from the annual Patricia Neal Golf Classic.

So Grantham spent another week away from her family, working to regain the use of her left arm. She followed up with four months of outpatient visits as well.

The results have been dramatic, she said.

“They helped me learn how to do a lot of things for myself, like how to take my bath. At first I couldn’t use my hand at all. But since I’ve been in therapy, I got back a good bit of use of my hand.

It’s not perfect, and it’s going to take some time, but it’s so much better than it was.”

Grantham said she has focused

on doing household tasks.

“I have learned to use the electric can opener; I have made my bed. I am folding clothes, but that is still a hard job. They’re not perfect but they’re folded! I sweep my floors, wash my dishes, I have mopped my floor – that’s not easy.”

Grantham said the staff at PNRC tries to make therapy fun.

“You work hard, but you don’t have time to feel sorry for yourself because you’re so busy! We played games that were good for your brain, but you don’t think about what it’s doing for you,” she said.

“The Patricia Neal staff was wonderful to me, and I would recommend them to anybody. I had excellent care. All the nurses came when I needed help. They were wonderful,” Grantham said.

Today she is back at home with her husband and enjoying her 12 grandchildren who live nearby.

“My 4-year-old granddaughter says, ‘Nana, let me hold your hand you had a stroke in.’ They don’t think any different, I’m still Nana.”

Deborah Grantham works with occupational therapist Tom Johnson on strengthening her hand while grasping and releasing objects. Grantham suffered a stroke in January and has made great strides in therapy at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center.

Recognize the signs of a stroke FAST! The early symptoms of stroke are often overlooked or ignored. If you suspect that you or a loved one is having a stroke, think FAST:

F – FACE: Look at your face. Is one side sagging?

A – ARMS: Hold out your arms. Is one arm lower than the other or harder to hold in place?

S – SPEECH: Is your speech slurred or garbled?

T – TIME: Time is critical when trying to minimize the effects of stroke.

Call 911 and get to a hospital as quickly as possible. And be sure your hospital is a stroke-ready, Comprehensive Stroke Center, like Fort Sanders Regional.

Stroke Belt keeps Knoxville doctor busy Ask Dr. Keith Woodward what life is like in the Stroke Belt, and he’ll give you a oneword answer: “Busy!”

It’s no wonder – in 2012, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center’s Comprehensive Stroke Center treated 455 patients for stroke. In 2013, it averaged 35 to 40 strokes per month. Woodward’s department treats about 100 of those patients per year.

“Those are very high numbers,” Woodward said. “We are in the buckle of the Stroke Belt, and stroke volumes are high here. Of course, this is much higher than all other facilities due to Fort Sanders’ comprehensive stroke center certification and the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center being here.”

Too, the risk factors for stroke – high blood pressure, smoking, sedentary lifestyle and the Southern diet of “fried everything” – are all higher here.

When Woodward came to Knoxville, no one could perform procedures inside the arteries of the brain. He was particularly concerned when a local high school football player collapsed with a stroke and had to be sent to Asheville, N.C., because that was where the closest doctor was that could treat those disorders.

“I decided to go back and complete additional training to perform these procedures in the brain,” Woodward said.

When he returned in 2005, patients no longer needed to travel to get the best stroke care.

Now at Fort Sanders Regional for a decade, he is currently chairman of its Acute Stroke Team and Medical Director of the Neurovascular Research Center of East TenDr. Keith Woodward says advances in stroke treatnessee. Woodward is boardment have drastically reduced the time it takes certified by the American to remove clots, often minimizing damage to the Board of Radiology and has the brain.”

Certificate of Added Qualification in Interventional Radiology.

In many cases, Woodward treats those Strokes are now the fourthleading cause of death in the United States. patients with a procedure known as meStrokes occur when blood flow to the brain chanical embolectomy.

“We place a needle in the artery in the is disrupted. Disruption in blood flow is caused when either a blood clot blocks one groin and advance a catheter using X-rays of the vital blood vessels in the brain (isch- as a guide, until the catheter reaches the emic stroke) or when a blood vessel in the neck,” Woodward says. “Then, we advance brain bursts, spilling blood into surround- a smaller catheter into the brain to the clot. ing tissues (hemorrhagic stroke). Ischemic A pump is then attached, and the clot is strokes account for 87 percent of all strokes. sucked out of the artery.”

The procedure has come a long way over the years.

“The tools are so much better – six-hour procedures to remove clots have been reduced to now commonly less than 30 minutes,” Woodward says, adding speed is vitally important when treating strokes. That is because the longer the clot remains, the longer the brain is without blood and oxygen. As a result, the cells in the affected area begin to die, affecting whatever functions that area controlled.

“More often than not, stroke damage is permanent,” says Woodward. “However, it almost always improves over the first six months after a stroke. Rehab is the key during that period to help the brain recover.”

Busy though they may be, Woodward says his days are not without their rewards. One of those, he said, is when “I can see a person unable to walk or talk, and 24 hours later, they can go home from the hospital.”

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Boys and Girls Club opens on Carter campus As the football team scrimmaged in front of cheering fans for Carter middle and high schools, cheers also came from those attending the ribbon-cutting celebration at the former gymnasium of Carter Elementary School. It has been refurbished as a home for the Boys & Girls Club at Carter.

“We’re so excited to bring our services to the Carter community,” said Dr. Lisa Hurst, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. “It’s a win-win situation for everybody.”

Participating in the ribbon-cutting were Superintendent James McIntyre, Trustee-elect Ed Shouse, County Commissioner Dave Wright, Law Director Richard “Bud” Armstrong, and Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin, who also entertained as a member of the Chillbillies band.

Judge Irwin shared the story of a 9-year-old boy from the Strawberry Plains area whose misdeeds landed him in the judge’s courtroom after he drove his parents’ car to Vestal with his two younger sisters in tow.

“This young man had never been in trouble and came from a pretty good home, and fortunately no one was hurt (in the incident),” said Irwin. “That’s

sistance. An outdoor play area, soccer and baseball fields will all be under the Patricia management of Sydney Williams Squire, the facility’s director. To learn more, visit www.bgctnv.org/carter or call 865-232-1262. when I realized that this “Providing (parents young man was bored and with) quality child care at needed something to do affordable prices that is close to home.” a safe place for kids to go By all accounts, Irwin, makes my job easier,” said who is also on the Boys & Irwin.

Girls Clubs’ board of directors, played an integral part ■ Elston Turner’s BB in making the club at Carter camp a reality after Knox County “Winners Train, Losers Mayor Tim Burchett deComplain” was the motto cided to build a new Carter for the Elston Turner BasElementary School. With ketball Camp for Boys and the needs of the community Girls Class of 2014. in mind, Irwin wanted to Elston “ET” Turner has make use of the old strucbeen with the Memphis ture. He made his case to Grizzlies for 18 years and McIntyre, who embraced is currently associate head the idea and quickly moved coach. He comes home to forward with it.

Knoxville the last week of Members of the commuJuly each year to conduct nity came out to celebrate the camp he started 15 years and to be among the first to ago. It is held at his alma enroll their children in the mater, Austin-East High after-school program that School. accommodates 150 children Turner began his stellar from kindergarten through basketball career at Vine 8th grade from 2 to 7 p.m.

Junior High School (now weekdays and from 7:30 the Vine Middle Magnet a.m. to 6 p.m. with meals Academy), continuing on provided on teacher in-serto Austin-East where he vice days and in the sumhelped take the Roadrunmer. ners to the school’s first The facility encompasses AAA state championship. a game room, technology He played in the NBA and lab and a quiet space to do was at one time a teammate homework with tutoring as-

Superintendent James McIntyre (center) stands with Sydney Squire, director of the new Boys & Girls Club at Carter, and Dr. Lisa Hurst, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. Photos by Patricia Williams

Tylen, Tyeson, Carlie and Alveraunah Shelton with their parents, Jason and Candice Shelton, smile as they prepare three enrollment applications. Candice, a stay-at-home mom, said the timing was perfect for her family as she plans to attend school to become an aesthetician. of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.

Members of the class of 1977 still rally around its basketball team. The camp’s volunteer administrators, coaches and mentors are all members of that class who routinely schedule vacation time from their jobs to work the camp.

Attorney George Underwood, who was a star player on the court with Turner at

Austin-East, serves as the camp director, which this year required him to take a break from campaigning for a judgeship in Knox County.

This year about 75 campers were enrolled, according to classmate and volunteer Kim Jones. The campers attend from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are served a snack.

The first three days, Monday through Wednesday, are devoted to beginners in

first through fifth grades.

Advanced campers, sixththrough 12th-graders, attend Thursday through Saturday of that same week.

To learn more go to www. elstonturnerbc.com.

Preregistration is $50 and $75 after July 5 of the same year. Sponsorships are welcomed. All proceeds from the camp are donated to fund the Coach Clifford H. Ross Scholarship Fund.

Members of the Elston Turner Basketball Camp for Boys and Girls Class of 2014: Elston Turner sits (front, center) with the volunteer staff (in red T-shirts) of coaches, administrators and honorary member (back, center) Erma Ross, wife of deceased Austin-East coach Clifford H. Ross, for whom the gymnasium is named and who coached the 1977 Roadrunners’ team, of which Turner was a member, to A-E’s first AAA state championship. Photo by Patricia Williams

‘emergency’ vote

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on this part plan for most of a year. We’re about to start a new school year, and this is the time when people are planning. Having our strategic plan in place would be very beneficial …,” McIntyre said.

The strategic plan, titled “Deepening Our Work: Excellence for Every Child,” has been in the works for nearly a year, but the final draft wasn’t released until July 31 – leaving scant time for interested citizens to study it, critics say. McMillan was responding to complaints that the present board members, four of whom are lame ducks, should not be setting policy for the new board.

The plan was approved unanimously, but it wasn’t the only contentious matter at the August meeting. When asked whether all Knox County teachers had received minutes of meetings of the Teachers’ Advisory

Group (which McIntyre formed in response to teachers’ complaints last fall) in a timely manner, McIntyre said that all teachers had received all the minutes from all the meetings. Lauren Hopson, an advisory group member and a leader of the teachers who have been speaking out against KCS policies, approached the lectern to address the board. She stood silently at the front of the room until a security guard approached and ordered her to return to her seat.

A few minutes later, McMillan asked Hopson returned to the lectern, and, struggling against tears, she warned the board that not everything they were hearing was the truth. She told them that advisory board minutes had not been distributed in a timely manner to KCS teachers, or even to board members.

Belle Morris vying for space and resources daily.

Teachers assigned to the original classrooms were almost as excited just to have their own space again.

Occupants of the new classrooms marveled at the hightech amenities they found.

First-grade teacher Deresika “Dee” Beaty is now able to adjust the lights with dimmers and has a separate reading station. She says reading is the foundation to learning and welcomes volunteers to come in and read with her students.

New technology will en-

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Jackie Hutts, the English language learners (ELL) teacher, is grateful to have a space of her own, even though it used to be a closet.

Her workspace previously was in the hallway under some stairs.

Freshly minted music teacher Anna Beth Cunningham is getting spoiled in her first year, with a brand-new room and plen-

ty of new equipment and books that her predecessor secured through a grant before relocating out of state.

The Belle Morris addition was Indya Kincannon’s final project in her district as she has left the school board to travel with her family to Slovenia, where her husband, law professor Ben Barton, is teaching as a Fulbright Scholar. Knox County Schools secured partial funding for the addition through a “green grant” that enabled a geothermal HVAC system and other energy efficiencies.

Devante Mack and Leon Humphrey run the rink with Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero at the Back to School bash at Skatetown. Photo by Cindy Taylor

’Round the rink with Rogero

By Cindy Taylor The city of Knoxville welcomed more than 300 teens to the Remember the ’90s Throwback Party and Back to School Bash at Skatetown on Broadway.

“This is a free event for the kids, and we are bringing those who want to participate in by bus from AustinEast, Mechanicsville and other areas,” said Thomas

“Tank” Strickland, director for community relations for the city. “This helps keep their minds geared toward positive things.”

“This is tied in to an initiative the mayor is involved with to offer opportunities to kids,” said Eric Vreeland, communications manager for the mayor’s office.

Pastor Daryl Arnold of Overcoming Believers

Church was on hand to greet the students. Teens were able to socialize from 5 to 8 p.m. with Mayor Madeline Rogero, her staff and others in a safe environment.

Rogero even donned a pair of skates for some rounds on the rink.

“I haven’t done this in a while,” she said. “Keep the medics close by.”

government Wendy O’Dell: From oil to ads Shopper-News folks were sad to lose Brandi Davis, who handled advertising sales in our base – Halls, Fountain City and U n i o n Count y.

Wendy O’Dell B r a n d i brought high energy and a love for her community that’s hard to replace. We wish her all the best.

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O’Dell is a Corryton native who graduated from Gibbs High School and the University of Tennessee.

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She has 16 years of previous sales experience including work for Shell Oil, and we’re delighted to have her join our team.

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■ Congrats to the election winners and to those who ran but didn’t win. It takes courage to run for office, and you’re all winners.

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Red to the roots:

Lawyers aren’t supposed to forum shop, but it happens. And there’s going to be a bunch of it after the new “Red-to-the-Roots” judges take the bench next month, particularly in Chancery Court, Division II. Standard procedure is for law firms to send runners down to the courthouse to hang out in the various clerks’ offices schmoozing and biding time so they can make sure the right judge hears their lawsuits. Chancery Court, where cases are heard without the benefit of juries, has in recent years been blessed with three astute, fair-minded chancellors, so forum shopping hasn’t been much of an issue there (other than a plethora of divorce cases filed by lawyers seeking to escape the clutches of 4th Circuit Judge Bill Swann).

But after last week’s election, lawyers all over town with cases filed in Chancellor Daryl Fansler’s court are thinking of ways to get the heck out of Division II

dicted a Walker win because his campaign clearly gained energy after the tireless Diane Jordan came aboard.

But it wasn’t enough, and on election night, knowledgeable sources described the race as a contest between the “haves” and the “havenots” of her district, with the difference being that “have-nots” rarely turn out to vote in non-presidentialelection years.

The most important races I got right were the re-election efforts of Rep. Steve Hall and Sen. Stacey Campfield. I predicted they’d both lose, and they did. In addition to being allies on the far-right fringes of the GOP (they were Tea Party before the Tea Party was invented), Hall and Campfield are close friends and tireless campaigners

who have lent each other a hand in past contests. This year, they couldn’t do that because they were each fighting for their political lives against the toughest opposition ever.

Look for the issue of abortion to figure into the 13th House District race between Democrat Gloria Johnson and Republican Eddie Smith, who was recruited by state Rep. Bill Dunn. The vehicle for this will be Amendment I, which will give the legislature the right to outlaw abortion, even in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother, if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

And finally, come Sept. 1, there will be no Democrat holding countywide elective office in Knox County.

GOSSIP AND LIES

daughter, Isabelle, 8, told him since he took her on his honeymoon, she will take him on hers. “I said that’s OK since she will be 40 and I’ll be 90,” said the mayor.

is known to favor a new attorney general. Will the decision be made in a public meeting with each justice Victor voting and explaining their Ashe decision? No one knows.

■ Rick Briggs, Republican state Senate nominee, still serves on Knox CounGov. Haslam’s legal counsel. ty Commission. If elected Haslam worked behind the over Democrat Cheri Siler scenes for the three incum- in November he must resign his commission seat, bent jurists who prevailed.

It is unclear how the which means the voters of court will make this selec- his district will be denied a tion, as it has not been done vote on his successor until for eight years. Will they 2016. However, should he hold a public hearing to in- resign now or before Sept. terview prospects? How will 4, the remaining two years they check out the back- in his term would be filled ground of the applicants? this November 2014 by the Justice Lee pledged a trans- voters since there are more parent process, and there is than 60 days to the next no reason to doubt her. She state election.

Briggs has not said if he will resign now or hold on to the seat until November, thereby enabling the commission to fill the seat. Not one of the 10 remaining commissioners lives in the Briggs district, so no voter would have a voice in choosing the person who would represent them for two years if Briggs fails to resign this month.

■ Democrats will now work to elect Gloria Johnson over Republican Eddie Smith. Given the GOP landslide in the judicial races, including the election of some less qualified candidates, Johnson is at risk in a November GOP sweep.

■ Congratulations to Nathaniel Allen on becoming deputy police chief at the formal installation ceremony tomorrow, Aug. 14, at 4 p.m. at the Civic Audi-

torium Ballroom. The public is invited. He is the first African-American to hold this position.

■ Martin Daniel, in beating state Rep. Steve Hall, became the first person to defeat an incumbent House member in Knox County in their party primary in 20 years. Next week, I will go into detail on how Daniel pulled off this amazing upset.

■ Eddie Smith beating Jason Emert by 30 votes is a case of hard work and less than $20,000 beating a candidate who spent over $100,000 to win 2,300 votes. This too was an upset.

■ Bill Owen, longtime Democratic activist, lost by a wide margin to former county commissioner Mark Harmon for a seat on the Democratic State Executive Committee.

liam Henry Harrison, who died 32 days into his term.

Just saying.

You should also just say “no” to these fashion faux pas: tights, leotards, plaid Bermuda shorts, T-shirts that read “I’m With Stupid,” stovepipe hats, chaps and beanies.

You spent thousands on campaign mailings, but it’s just as important to send out a professional thankyou note now that you’ve vanquished what’s his name at the polls.

Use caution. It’s common for the brain to short circuit when writing political messages.

A few horrifying real-life examples illustrate what can go wrong: “Get a Brain!

Morans” (sign seen at a political rally); “Respect AreCountry Speak English” (sign held aloft by a Texan who likes hyphens); and “No Amnety” (in fairness, we also oppose amnety).

Finally, there’s “Customer Parking Only – All Others Will Be Toad,” which has nothing to do with politics but certainly makes you feel jumpy.

Now that you’re part of the political elite, it’s time to cash in on the opportunities you’ve earned with your dazzling triumph.

Suppose that in the months leading up to your campaign you had devised a method for reducing residential water usage to a level desert-dwelling Bedouins

would envy. Time to cash in.

Imagine what a waterstarved state like California would give for your invention. Everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Jack Nicholson would be clamoring to endorse your patented “Trickle Down Toilet.”

NASA would be among the first government agencies to license your technology. The Trickle Down would accompany astronauts on the first manned mission to Mars.

Before long your bank account overflows with royalties.

Flushed with success, you aim for the top. If you can send a toilet to Mars, there’s a seat waiting for you in the Oval Office.

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before the stupefyingly unqualified Clarence “Eddie” Pridemore (described last week on this page as a guy who practices law out of a car with Kentucky license tags) takes the bench. And the stay-the-hell-out-ofthat-guy’s-court movement isn’t confined to Democrats.

It’s totally bipartisan. Republican attorneys are as aghast as Democrats that Pridemore got elected simply because of the R after his name.

They’re going to have to buy more chairs in the Clerk and Master’s office for all the forum shoppers trying to avoid Division II. Another race I got wrong was the 1st District school board contest between inTim Burchett encumbent Gloria Deathridge countered Jerry Griffey at and Marshall Walker. I pre- Litton’s and said his step-

The scrum for state AG In the next three weeks leading up to Sept. 1, the state Supreme Court must meet and select the next state Attorney General for an eight-year term to 2022.

It is likely current AG Bob Cooper will not be picked for a second term. He was former Gov. Bredesen’s choice, which the prior Supreme Court honored. Gov. Haslam has worked well with him, but it is now a new day, even with the current court continuing, and there will be a Republican Attorney General.

Sources suggest it could be William “Bill” Young, who is the administrative officer of the Tennessee Courts, selected by the current Supreme Court. He is

a Williamson County Republican who previously worked for BlueCross. However, there are now reports he may have donated to the Ron Ramsey PAC that funded the campaign against the three justices recently retained. If true, that might deep-six his aspirations to be AG. Two state senators are also being mentioned. They are Majority Leader Mark Norris from West Tennessee and Doug Overbey from Maryville, who actively supported the three re-elected justices. Overbey is a highly respected lawmaker who handles complicated legislation.

A third name is Knoxville attorney Herb Slatery, who is

Flushed with success Last week in this column we provided political candidates some surefire tips for getting elected, and our completely unbiased survey reveals that the winners followed them to a tee.

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The aftermath of victory can be as perplexing as defeat, so today we offer ad-

vice on moving seamlessly from candidate to officeholder.

First, be gracious. Taunting the loser is bad form, unless he ran under the banner of the Prohibition Party.

Like the Flat Earth Society and the “birthers,” those folks will never be tripped up by evidence. In the last presidential election the party pulled in about 500 votes nationwide. Taunt away.

In your acceptance speech, thank your supporters, but avoid the Tim Tebow Syndrome.

College football fans are familiar with Tebow’s habit

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of dropping to one knee for a quick prayer of gratitude after scoring a touchdown.

We have it on good authority that God is not a Florida fan, a Democrat or a Republican. Until Lane Kiffin was hired, She supported the Volunteers.

Next, proper attire, especially at your swearingin ceremony, is essential to your credibility, so avoid overdressing.

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Bob Woodruff, the official Florida coach at the time, thought the lad was very smart.

Marvin Doug Dickey was 31, an West obscure assistant at Arkansas, when Woodruff won the tug of war, became Tennessee athletic director and 1964 team – until the last immediately placed a call to Fayetteville. three weeks of November.

Douglas Adair Dickey Woodruff realized the made the unlikely leap from idea of bringing in an aba walk-on at Florida to the solute beginner needed College Hall of Fame. Come support. He asked trustee to think of it, there were Tom Elam for his stamp of several unlikely leaps. Ten- approval. The old lawyer nessee was twice the high- asked Dickey to explain the light of his career. switch from one kind of ofDickey, once ninth-string fense to another.

Dickey’s response was among Gator quarterbacks, was perceived as a coach classic: “It is not too comon the field when he finally plicated. You take out the got on the field. Old Vol blocking back and put in

a quarterback and go on about the business of playing football.”

Dickey inherited a defense. Middle guard Steve DeLong and linebacker Frank Emanuel made it into the Hall of Fame ahead of the coach. Linebacker Tom Fisher would have been an all-American if he had lived longer. Joe Graham and Carl Ellis were scrappy tackles. Bob Petrella was an excellent safety. Ron Widby punted away many problems.

Offensive Vols didn’t accomplish great things, but they tried very hard. Hal Wantland was the stuff of legends. Paul Naumoff, then a split end, eventually gained fame as an NFL

linebacker.

Wantland, splendid blocker and better captain, was the original quarterback. Art Galiffa eventually won the job. Leake quarterbacked the upset victory at Georgia Tech.

The Vol defense gets credit for the biggest play of 1964, a moment of truth against undefeated LSU in Baton Rouge. DeLong led the charge that stopped Tiger star Rusty Schwab eight or nine inches short of the goal and preserved a stunning 3-3 deadlock.

Dickey said that triumph, oops, tie was “a giant step forward.” It gave the Vols a reason to believe.

The spirit endured but bodies faltered late in the season. Ole Miss romped, 30-0, in Knoxville. The Vols also lost to Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

plain interesting.

The rain crow’s proper name is yellow-billed cuckoo. They belong to a big family that includes the bird of cuckoo-clock fame, the Europe- and Asiadwelling common cuckoo.

Then there’s their weird cousin, the roadrunner of our Southwest, famous for its exploits with the hapless Wyle E. Coyote.

We have three cuckoos in North America. The yellowbilled cuckoo summers in most of the eastern part of the U.S., the black-billed ditto but with a little more northern tendency, on into southern Canada. And the mangrove cuckoo, a Caribbean bird, is found only in the Keys and southern coast of Florida. Though their songs are different enough to be distinguishable, they’re very similar in appearance. A look at your favorite field guide will show you what I mean by “similar.” It takes a bit of study, but they can certainly be told apart as long as a

person can get a decent look at one. You are much more likely to see a yellow-billed cuckoo here in our location.

I spoke of getting a decent look at a rain crow – that’s not an easy task.

Patience and luck are helpful. Cuckoos appear to be lanky, slithery birds that usually fly short distances from one dense cover to another and then become invisible in their new tree.

They tend to forage by sitting quietly and waiting for a food item to give itself away by moving just a tiny bit. Once you spot where a cuckoo is in a tree and watch for a while, you will see it moving slowly along, looking for food but all the while keeping leaves and branches between itself and you, with only a single eyeball or tip of tail visible to the frustrated birder.

Our cuckoos also nest in thick cover, in a loose platform of twigs lined with grass and leaves. How many eggs they lay depends on how much food is available

to them. They like large insects like cicadas and katydids and are one of the few birds that will eat tent caterpillars. If the right food is abundant the cuckoos tend to produce more eggs than they care to look after, and so lay a few in another cuckoo’s nest, or even leave a few in a robin’s or catbird’s nest.

Such behavior is the norm for the European cuckoos; they lay their eggs only in other birds’ nests, like our cowbirds.

Like a primitive South American bird called the hoatzin, young cuckoos leave their nest at about seven to nine days after hatching, before they can fly.

They spend the next couple of weeks clambering around the shrubbery, exploring their surroundings, still being fed by their obviously patient parents.

We don’t hear the song of the yellow-billed cuckoo nearly as often as we used to. The experts tell us they have declined in numbers by 1.6 percent per year over

50 years since Doug Dickey debut If memory and the calendar are correct, we are approaching the 50th anniversary of Doug Dickey’s first team at Tennessee. Time for a reunion?

Think about it – 50 years since the conversion from single wing to T formation, and the Volunteers are again looking for a quarterback.

What’s going on now is nothing like what happened then. Butch Jones has choices. Dickey had to create his.

He looked everywhere for a quarterback, even in the team dining hall. There he found David Leake, a waiter. He became a pleasant surprise.

Dickey was a pleasant surprise, too. So was the

The rain crow Some of the best memories of summer are the sounds. Who isn’t instantly carried back by the sound of an ice cream truck? Some folks recollect summer memories brought back by fireworks, parades or thunderstorms. For me, it’s nature’s outdoor sounds – the early-morning chorus of the birds, the lazy afternoon sawing of the jar flies, the nighttime singing of a thousand katydids.

It’s definitely not spring, but a surprising number of birds are still here, singing their August songs. One bird in particular is known for its habit of singing on a hot, humid summer day, especially if there is some likelihood of a shower of rain.

Way back in the middle of the last century, my Granny Collier pointed out the mysterious kow kow kow kow of the rain crow to me, coming from somewhere in the

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dense green leaves, and she evidenced little doubt that the bird’s prediction of an approaching rain shower would be correct. It was a strange and haunting sound, something a person would store away and remember the next time it was heard.

Looking back, I wonder now why I didn’t try to see the bird. We just accepted that sound as a normal part of nature, knew what it was coming from, and, of course, expected it to rain.

The rain crow has always been a favorite, partly because of nostalgia, I’m sure, but also because they’re just

Fifty years ago was the beginning of great things to come. Dickey exceeded expectations. His six-year record was 46-15-4. He beat Alabama three in a row.

Alas, he opted out. Going back to Florida didn’t work out exactly as planned, but in a really strange circle drill, all was forgiven and he returned to Tennessee as replacement for the retiring Woodruff.

Dickey’s charming personality irritated some, but he was a winner as coach and athletic director. He raised money, improved facilities and skillfully navigated NCAA storms.

Dickey made sense. If you are keeping score, he made Tennessee better. Hiring basketball coaches was not his specialty.

the past 30 years, a loss greater than 50 percent. But in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, the decline has been a dreary 4.6 percent per year.

Doing the math, we see they’re out past zero there.

The western cuckoos are what the biologists term “extirpated,” meaning “gone.”

That’s mainly due to the loss of their favorite nesting sites – cottonwood and willow thickets along streams.

Dams, development and irresponsible grazing have added up to no habitat, and no more yellow-billed cuckoos.

Our eastern yellow-billed cuckoos are not quite as picky about their nesting requirements.

Although in decline, the rain crows are hanging on. I heard the song and then saw a pair of cuckoos in Union County in mid-July, apparently nesting. I wish them well.

Hearing that song makes me smile just as much as the music of the ice cream truck.

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Lisa Ogle will teach 6th grade ELA at Holston Middle School.

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Alyssa Parker will teach pre-K at West Haven Elementary; Porscha Jones will teach pre-K at Sam E. Hill; and Aneisha Boddie will teach 4th grade at Lonsdale.

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Jolena Taylor will teach kindergarten at Beaumont Elementary School.

Derek Griffin will teach social studies at Fulton High School, where Ara Rickman is the assistant principal.

County Schools!

By Ruth White Approximately 400 teachers in Knox County went through orientation and were ready to hit the ground running when school resumed this week.

The group was comprised of new teachers, individuals in new positions and those who may have left the county and have returned.

Ryan Gentry will teach at Fulton High School.

Missy Newman is teaching Spanish at Carter High, and Kara Earl Borum is teaching English at Austin-East.

Nikki Baker will teach lifetime wellness, and Sue Battle and Maria Crowe will teach math at Career Magnet.

Rebecca Lambson will teach Amanda DeBres will teach kindergarten at Spring Hill El- 2nd grade at Spring Hill Elementary School. ementary.

Anna Beth Cunningham will teach music at Belle Morris Elementary School.

Whittle Springs Middle School staff includes Desiree Krichbaum, Katharine Bullard and Angie Zimmerman.

Charlie Edmonds will teach band at Vine Middle School.

Fundraising for the critters Folks of all ages have stopped by the Knoxville Zoo this summer to partake of ice cream, to enjoy the splash pad and to watch the penguins slip and slide on the rocks by their watering hole. Come Aug. 16, the zoo’s residents will welcome a different kind of party in the name of fundraising.

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Good buddies Belle Wheelock and Brooklyn Galbreath take a break from animal watching for a quick game of hide-and-seek.

Adrianna Bolin, 3, enjoys a ride on the train.

Feast with the Beasts will celebrate its 20th anniversary 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, with almost 40 restaurants dishing out samples of their best recipes. Folks 21 and over are invited.

Classic rock, alternative rock and island-home music will be performed by The Vibraslaps, The Analog Kids, and Jim Asbell and the Tropiholics, respectively. Admission covers all food, beverages and entertainment.

“We have a long tradition Siblings Mason and Gracie Goin monkey around with friend of hosting the biggest, most Anna Ballard on wooden step- interesting food and drink tasting event in Knoxville, ping blocks. Photos by S. Barrett and our 20th year of Feast with the Beasts is shaping up to be our best ever,” said Lisa New, executive director of the zoo. “Everyone looks forward to this event: our staff, our participating restaurants and beverage pro-

viders and especially our guests. By attending Feast with the Beasts, guests are helping us care for our animals as well as supporting our amazing conservation and education work. A great time for a great cause. It’s always good to be at the top of the food chain, and Aug. 16th is a day to celebrate it!”

Tickets are $65 in advance ($60 for zoo members), or $70 the day of ($65 for zoo members). Info: www.knoxville-zoo.org or 637-5331.

Adam Smith enjoys watching his son, Ethan, explore a natural play area near the Wee Play Zoo.

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Sterling has big plans for ETABPA It has been only one month since Justin Sterling accepted the presidency of the East Towne Area Business and Professional Association.

The smooth transition speaks volumes for the leadership of the group and the tight bond many Justin Sterling of the members have formed.

This business alliance has achieved much in a short time. Sterling knows there is strength in numbers and wants to take this motivated group to the next level. He wants a true support group for area businesses.

“Building a strong leadership team is critical, and right now that responsibility is mine,” says Sterling. He plans to invite speakers who will bring relevant content to the members. “If our mission is limited to monthly business pep talks we would be doing ourselves a huge disservice.”

Sterling has lived in Tennessee since 2000 and moved to Dandridge in 2012. He has developed an

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understanding of how important the sense of community is to the folks in northeast Knoxville. Building permits for new homes show a surge in housing around the East Towne area with many of the homes in the $250,000 price range.

People in the area have a good understanding of what they want and need.

Working closely with civic and neighborhood leaders, Sterling wants to achieve three goals. First, he wants additional signage on I-640 to direct people to this growing area. Many people traveling through the area aren’t even aware of the shopping district.

Second, he wants to improve visibility by keeping the brush cut back. His long-term goal is to have the exits from I-640 redesigned so there are multiple opportunities to access this area.

Current and new members will find a motivated group that has grown each

month. Having an opportunity to introduce new businesses to the area is important to Sterling. Existing businesses are also given the opportunity to inform members what their business offer. Sterling is also reaching out to other Business and Professional Associations in East and North Knoxville. He plans to get the three BPAs together annually for members to meet and share ideas.

The ETABPA meets at 8 a.m. each first Wednesday at New Harvest Park Community Center. Sterling invites business owners and managers as well as civic leaders and community members to attend.

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Bruce Hayes shares tips

Bruce Hayes, senior business specialist with the Tennessee Small Business Development Centers, spoke to the East Towne Area Business and Professional Association in August. Informative tips included inbound and outbound marketing, the evolution of websites and marketing strategy.

Mike Davis, State Farm agent, was elected vice president. Davis provided breakfast for the group. He

has been instrumental in the group’s growth since the beginning.

C i t y Council member Nick Della Volpe was excited to share a progress report on Bruce Hayes obtaining additional signage for the exits off of I-640. He asked the members to contact City Council members to express their approval of the idea.

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South Knoxville Alliance to meet

The South Knoxville Alliance will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 18, at the Labor Exchange office, 2623 Chapman Highway. All members are encouraged to attend, and prospective members are welcomed.

Final plans for the first “Saturday South” will be discussed. This exciting event will be held on Sept.

13 at Ijams Nature Center.

Anyone interested in setting up a booth should fill out the application at: ht t p:// k tow n s out h.or g / SaturdaySouth_Vendor or email mafritz@live.com for additional information.

Premier Surgical adds three Premier Surgical Associates has added three surgeons to its practice.

Troy Franklin Kimsey, M.D., FACS, is a boardcertified general and oncology surgeon in the group’s Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center office. A graduate of the University of Georgia, he was medical director of Dr. Kimsey a regional cancer referral center. He completed a fellowship in surgical oncology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

Joel Fontaine “Trey” Bradley III, M.D., is a general surgeon in the group’s Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center office. A graduate of the University of Memphis, Dr. Bradley earned his medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at the UniverDr. Bradley sity of South Carolina, Palmetto Health Richland, and both research and clinical minimally invasive surgery fellowships at Carolinas HealthCare System.

Kristopher Burton Williams, M.D., is a board-certified general surgeon in the group’s Parkwest Medical Center office. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Dr. Williams earned his medical degree from East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine. He completed his internship and general surgery Dr. Williams residency at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore and his fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Getting ready for honored guests

By Bonny C. Millard The Medal of Honor Convention scheduled for September is expected to be the largest gathering of living medal recipients in history.

Joe Thompson III, committee co-chair, met with the Rotary Club of Farragut, Rotary Club of Knoxville and the Knoxville Breakfast Rotary during separate meetings to give an update on the convention, which runs Sept. 10-13.

The Medal of Honor, established in 1862 by President Lincoln to honor veterans for military valor, is the nation’s highest award.

Thompson said 3,500 people have received the honor, with about half of those awarded posthumously.

Almost half of the 79 living recipients have committed to coming, he told members of the Rotary Club of Farragut on July 30. American Airlines is flying them in for free. The convention’s $1.9 million budget is financed through donations and in-kind services.

Many events, both public and private, have been planned, including a private dinner at Blackberry Farm in Walland. A concert with the Charlie Daniels Band will be held Sept. 11 at the Tennessee Theatre.

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the Tennessee Theatre,” Thompson said.

Two town hall meetings are scheduled: at the University of Tennessee and at Y-12 weapons complex. Actor Gary Sinise will be the master of ceremonies at an awards gala to honor four individuals with Patriot Awards, including: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., actor Mark Wahl-

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“It will certainly be a star-studded event,” he said.

On Friday, Black Hawk helicopters will transport MOH recipients to 10 local schools to meet students. MOH’s Character Development Program has trained 1,200 Tennessee teachers, and 65,000 middle- and high-school students have participated in the program, which teaches

core character values.

“The Character Development Program is the most important thing to the Medal of Honor recipients. It’s their legacy,” he said. “It’s an outstanding teaching resource.”

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A very good July for real estate markets

By Sherry Witt The month of July was a productive one for property sales around the county, and it was actually the first time in several months Sherry Witt that activity surpassed that of the same period in 2013. For the month that ended July 31, there were 1,065 property transfers recorded in Knox County. By comparison, July 2013 produced 1,010 transfers.

Fueled by some sizeable commercial transactions, the total value of property sold in July was also up from last year. Around $292 million worth of real property was transferred in Knox County, surpassing last July’s figure of $248.5 million. That puts total land sales here at almost $1.3 billion so far in 2014.

Building off a June surge, when more than $300 million was loaned in mort-

gages and refinances for the first time this year, July produced an even better month in lending, with $347 million being borrowed against real estate in Knox County.

This was nearly identical to the $349 million loaned last July. The first two quarters of 2014 had seen a substantial decrease in mortgage lending compared to last year, but the past two months have closed the gap considerably.

There were two significant commercial property transactions in July. One involved the Sunchase apartment complex on Cedar Bluff Road, which sold for $26 million. Also of note was the sale of the Downtown Hilton on Church Avenue, which brought a price of just over $25 million.

I want to thank everyone who voted in the county and state elections last week. Regardless of your affi liation or choice of candidates, your participation in this important process is greatly appreciated by those of us who serve in public office.

Prognostications from the Voice of the Vols

By Anne Hart If anyone should be an accurate predictor of the University of Tennessee Vols’ 2014-2015 football and men’s basketball seasons it would likely be Bob Kesling.

“The Voice of the Vols” for the past 16 years, Kesling told members of the Rotary Club of West Knoxville last week that he has great hopes for both of the teams, despite the fact the football team has what is considered the fifth toughest schedule

in the country. Said Kesling: “The fact that there are 13 brandnew players shows us what a young team it is, but Butch Jones is committed to building the proBob Kesling gram. That’s why he has been so successful in recruiting and changing the culture of the team.”

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THROUGH MONDAY, AUG. 19 Registration for Upward Football/Cheer signups. Registration fee: $90. Info/to register and pay: 219-8673; www.corrytonchurch.com and go to the “Upward” link; on Facebook, Corryton Church Upward Sports League; Twitter, @CorrytonUpward.

THROUGH SATURDAY, AUG. 23 Registration open for Lakeside of the Smokies Triathlon: 1.5k open water swim on Douglas Lake, 40k bike ride on rolling rural roads and 10k run on rolling roads. Info/to register: 250-3618 or http:// racedayevents.net/events/lakeside-of-the-smokiestriathlon/.

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Monthly Seniors meeting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., the Heiskell Community Center, 9420 Heiskell Road. Speakers: Andrea McGuire from CAC and Cindy Cleveland from Wellspring. No cost; donations appreciated. Bring dessert and a friend. Info: Janice White, 548-0326.

Cork Savvy Event, 6-9 p.m., Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Wine tasting and silent auction fundraising event for the Dr. Walter C. Hardy Scholarship hosted by Knoxville Area Urban League Young Professionals. Info: www.corksavvy2014.eventbrite.com.

Living with Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Topics: “What is Diabetes?”, treatment options, blood sugar monitoring, understanding your A1C, stress management, sick day guidelines, barriers to control, behavior changes, and goal setting. Info: 689-2681.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 14-15 Church rummage sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Rutherford Memorial UMC, 7815 Corryton Road. Proceeds to benefit Corryton Hospitality Pantry and other mission projects.

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THURSDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 14-16 Yard sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Highland Baptist Church, 6014 Babelay Road. Funds raised will go to repave parking lot. Rain or shine.

THROUGH MONDAY, SEPT 1 Seeking crafters to purchase table at Dante Church of God’ annual fall sale, to be held Sept. 20.

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THROUGH SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 Deadline for vendor registration, “Son” Fest, to be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, New Hope Baptist Church, 7602 Bud Hawkins Road. Booth rental: $25. Info; Tammy Lamb, 604-7634.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13 Computer Workshop: Introducing the Computer, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Preregistration required. Info/to register: 525-5431.

THURSDAY, AUG. 14 VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing

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Thunder Road Gospel Jubilee, 7 p.m., 1388 Main Street. All gospel singers welcome. Info: Joe, 201-5748.

Yoga, 9-10:15 a.m., Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring yoga/Pilates mat, towel, water. No fee; donations accepted. Info: Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener, 497-3603 or www.narrowridge.org.

Old Fashioned Gospel Singing, 7:30 p.m., Ridgeview Heights Baptist Church, 7809 Ridgeview Road in Corryton. Everyone invited. Info/directions: 712-1835.

Bag Workshop with Kelly Bowser, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Powell Branch Library, 330 West Emory Road.

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A Day Apart, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Mac Smith Resource Center building, Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Info/schedule of events: 497-3603, community@narrowridge.org www.narrowridge.org.

Master Gardening: Dreams of Beautiful Bulbs, 10:30 a.m., Fountain City Branch Library, 5300 Stanton Road. Info: 689-2681.

FRIDAY, AUG. 15 Farm Fresh Fridays: Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., downtown Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

Big Ridge Bluegrass Festival, 4-11:30 p.m., Big Ridge State Park. Food, crafts and fine art. Live entertainment, 6:30 p.m. Info: 992-5523 Softball at Big Ridge State Park, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Big Ridge State Park, 1015 Big Ridge Park Road. Fun, family orientated softball games. Info: 992-5523.

Golf Classic to benefit the Union County Humane Society, 11:30 a.m., Three Ridges Golf Course, 6101 Wise Springs Road. Lunch, noon; shotgun start/scramble, 1 p.m. Info: 992-7969.

Luttrell Seniors meeting, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Luttrell Community Center. Chicken and Dumplins contest and storytelling. Info: 992-0678.

Family Movie Night: “Muppets Most Wanted” (PG, 112 min.), 5:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

MONDAY-TUESDAY, AUG. 18-19 Fundraising events for the East Tennessee Technology Access Center: “An Evening with Al and Friends” on Monday includes food, music and live auction at ETTAC offices, 116 Childress St; and the annual Al WilsonMack French Golf Tournament at Centennial Golf Club in Oak Ridge on Tuesday. Space is limited at both events.

Info: www.ettac.org or 219-0130.

TUESDAY, AUG. 19

UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda House Mountain Hoedown, 2-8 p.m., WashingFletcher, 544-6277. ton Presbyterian Church Community Park and PavilHonor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., ion, 7405 Washington Pike in Corryton. Appalachian, Maynardville. All veterans invited. Info: 256-5415.

Bluegrass and Americana music. Tickets: $10 at the gate, Healthy Cooking Demonstration with chef Brenadvance tickets $8. Free parking. Concessions available. da Beaty, 10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, Bring seating. For advance tickets: 314-2161.

4438 Western Ave. Followed by Nutrition Seminar. Free Cades Cove tour with Bill Landry, 9 a.m., depart- and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

SATURDAY, AUG. 16

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