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Mayor Madeline Rogero and members of City Council will meet the public at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the Lions Club Building in Fountain City Park to update citizens on the improvement project underway at Fountain City Lake. The 125-year-old lake has suffered from excess algae and poor water circulation for decades. Rogero and the council included $250,000 in this year’s city budget for improvements. Work began last fall to repair a leak in the earthen berm that surrounds the lake.
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Sutton new at South-Doyle Middle Walking through the hallway to his office, newly appointed South-Doyle Middle School principal Taiwo “Tye” Sutton points to students filling their lockers and says, “Do you see this right here? When they enter the school, they’re like the water that fills in all the gaps.” He was appointed principal of SDMS in May.
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See movies in a whole new way Nowadays, you never have to leave your house to see a movie. That’s what Paul Harrill and Darren Hughes are afraid of. More and more, film watchers are giving up on movie theaters – which don’t offer much variety anyway – and staying home to view either streaming movies or ones on DVD. They miss out on both the communal aspect of movie-going and, for the most part, the opportunity to see something different.
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Pierce Netherland chats with Gov. Bill Haslam at the ribbon cutting of the welcome center for the Knoxville Botanical Gardens. Photo by R. White
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Bearden: Kate Moore juggles jobs; Wendy Smith goes to Pub Talk at Cedar Springs. Powell: The Crown College and Temple Baptist Academy impact community; interstate interchange landscaping goes to bid. Karns: Church of Christ offers special camp for special kids; South: Urban bio blitz; Marble Springs prepares for fundraiser. Halls: Sterchi School gets new playground; Ridgecrest area gets a cell tower.
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When Ambassador Victor Ashe calls, people come. It happened again last week at the ribbon-cutting of the new welcome center for the Knoxville Botanical Gardens. Ashe called a few of his closest friends, including former mayors Randy Tyree, Daniel Brown, Gov. Bill Haslam and a slew of dignitaries. The welcome center was standing-room only for the ceremony, and Ashe couldn’t have been happier. The transformation of the old cinderblock building with a dirt floor is breathtaking. Guests can stop at the welcome center to gather information and will one day shop for gifts. The space is lit using natural light through huge win-
d d the h elegant l d dows, and design will make the perfect spot for a special occasion. Mayor Madeline Rogero called the city and county the mortar that holds the stone together, having worked with Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett on the project. Burchett said his hope is that the center opens up more doors for guests and that new visitors to the gardens experience its beauty. Haslam talked of how he was pleased to be part of the project and was proud of the city coming together. “We have people from every part of town, every political persuasion here today and instead of letting this property become a subdivision or letting it go, they worked to build this beautiful asset for the state.”
Pilot goes hands-on at Sarah Moore Greene Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy is starting its second year as a community school. With 600 students, SMG is by far the largest community school operated by the Great Schools Partnership. To help prepare the campus for the first day of school, 27 interns and three employees of Pilot Flying J worked all day July 17 on the grounds. The volunteers spruced up vegetable gardens and flower beds, specialty pollinator gardens and the courtyard at Sarah Moore Greene.
The team spread over the 736,400-square-foot campus to assemble a new compost bin, prune overgrown trees, plant flowers, weed gardens, repair rain barrels, stake apple trees upright and pick up trash. The front entrance got a nice pressure wash from two Pilot employees. The idea for the beautification workday came from East Knox community member Grace Ash-
Hugs all around! Sarah Moore Greene Magnet Academy principal Susan Espiritu greeted students on the first day of school with hugs all around. Espiritu and staff members rolled out the red carpet for the students and high-fived and hugged them as they entered the building. Photos by R. White
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By Betty Bean Last week, the Northside Church of Christ in Heiskell, facing a Metropolitan Planning Commission staff recommendation to deny its request to rezone its property from low density residential to commercial, removed the proposition from MPC’s August agenda just hours before the meeting. In deep West Knoxville, neighbors who oppose First Baptist Concord’s request to rezone 26.4 acres at 9635 Westland Drive from public institutional/planned residential to commercial are hunkered down until October, awaiting the results of a traffic study conducted while schools are in session that will consider the effects a shopping center could have on the neighborhood. Meanwhile, North Knoxville neighborhoods are organizing to fight a chain of events triggered by Centerpointe Church’s decision to sell out to a developer who also proposes to buy the iconic Howard house next door and build a “neighborhood” Walmart on its North Broadway location. A 24-hour payday loan company is already under
construction on the south end of the formerly church-owned parcel and a popular independent Apple computer shop that has been there for 37 years will be displaced. Even though there is considerable commercial activity here, the developer will need to get the property rezoned to accommodate the new use. In Inskip, the new owner of a former church building long abandoned by its Presbyterian congregation and surrounded by single-family homes was successful in getting the parcel rezoned from low density residential to office over the protests of its nearest neighbors. Churches enjoy a special status under city and county zoning ordinances. The city allows them to move into residential neighborhoods, subject to use on review requirements. County zoning regulations are similar for residential neighborhoods and allow them as a permitted use in agricultural zones (use on review is required in city Ag zones). But problems between churches and neighborhoods are becoming more common as churches decide to relocate, expand or disband and
attempt to maximize their profits on the real estate market. Former City Council member Carlene Malone says it’s time to reconsider churches’ legal status. “We’re not looking at churches as perhaps they really are today. We need to realize that this is not the little neighorhood church that’s going to stick around forever. It’s a business model. Land is held like a portfolio, and when the time comes to sell, even though they bought it at residential or agricultural prices, they want to sell it commercial – at commercial prices.” Malone said that modern mega churches are a far cry from the traditional concept of churches that are active on Sundays and Wednesday nights. “These are not small uses – not to say they are bad things – but their impact is greater than the old neighborhood churches. The other thing is, what happens when they leave? Do we continue to allow them as use on review in residential neighborhoods because we think they have low impacts, when actually they may well be seeking to expand – and if they don’t expand, they may well
move? Or is it time we start looking at them as the business model they actually operate under rather than looking at them as enhancements to neighborhoods?” The First Baptist Concord rezoning battle is likely to be epic. The property in question – at 9635 Westland Drive, 5.7 miles from the church’s Kingston Pike address – has a long history of zoning fights, dating back to 1988 when neighbors opposed to placing a Pellissippi Parkway exit ramp there battled developers to the state Supreme Court. It later became part of the city after a “finger annexation,” and attorney Wayne Kline has been involved at every step along the way. He is representing opponents of the First Baptist rezoning request and believes the traffic study will show that commercial development will be harmful to the neighborhood. “There’s lots of room for commercial at Northshore,” he said. “Why do you have to bring in a commercial component to Westland? I think a good traffic study will say you can’t put commercial To page 3
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Maryville man having a ball after minimally invasive back surgery Work hard, play hard. That’s the Ben Garibay way. So when the 51-year-old Alcoa plant worker was faced with back surgery, he had a question for Dr. Joel Norman, neurosurgeon at the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional: How soon before he could get back to playing basketball? For Garibay, Dr. Norman’s answer was a slam dunk. “Dr. Norman said it was up to me and how well I did whether I could get back to playing again,” said Garibay, who was back on the basketball court at Springbrook Recreation Center within a week after surgery. “I wasn’t running up and down the court, but I was walking and jogging up and down the court. The next week I began to pick up the pace a little bit, and every week I was going more and more. I think it was the rst of January when I played the rst league game, and I played ve minutes at a time. By the end of the season, around the last of February, I played the entire time in the last two games.” It was quite an improvement from when Dr. Norman rst diagnosed Garibay with spondylolisthesis, which is a slippage, or instability of the vertebrae. “It is most commonly seen in elderly patients as the joints between the vertebral bodies deteriorate and no longer maintain their integrity,” said Dr. Norman. “In Mr. Garibay’s case, he had a pars defect, which he probably had since he was a child, but didn’t cause him signi cant problems until he developed compression of the nerves as a result of this slippage. The instability of his lower spine led to compression of the nerves radiating down his leg and into his foot, causing a weakness of the muscles in his foot and ultimately leading to his abnormal gait.” Garibay’s back problems began three decades ago when he was working on a cabin where all the oor joists had rotted. “I was underneath the crawl space knocking out
the blocking to replace the joists,” Garibay recounted. “There was just one 2-by-2 brick left, and you wouldn’t think it would hold up anything, but when I hit it, the whole oor fell in on me and threw me to the ground. If those joists hadn’t been so rotten, it probably would’ve killed me.” It was the second time within a week Garibay had hurt his back while renovating a log cabin. Just days earlier, he slipped from a 15- to 20-foot scaffold and tumbled down several steps into the home’s basement. “That’s when I rst started having problems,” he said. The back problems lingered, but without insurance, Garibay settled for occasional chiropractic adjustments until landing a job in 2001 as a furnace tender at the Alcoa aluminum plant. He nally had health insurance, but the physical demands of the work took a toll over the next dozen years. “Somebody I worked with noticed that my foot was turned sideways and I was dragging it,” he said. “I was bumping into everything and my shins would be bleeding but I couldn’t feel it.” That’s when he turned to Dr. Norman, who rst tried controlling the pain with steroid injections. When that failed, there was only one thing left to do: fuse Garibay’s L5-S1 vertebrae. The minimally invasive surgery entailed placing screws into the L5 and S1 vertebral bodies, removing the diseased disc between them that was compressing his nerves, replacing that disc with a “spacer” or “cage” lled with material to encourage bone growth and connecting the screws to a rod to stabilize his spine. “This approach allows us to perform the same decompression and fusion as a classic ‘open’ surgery, through much smaller incisions,” Dr. Norman explained. “This generally leads to fewer intraoperative complications, and an earlier return to normal activity.” An early return is just what Garibay wanted. But his activity is anything but normal for most 51-year-olds. “Dr. Norman set the standard, and said
almost 30 years now. “I don’t drink. I don’t party. I just play basketball,” said Garibay. “That’s my one vice – playing ball.” “It hurts my feelings when they say, ‘I’ve got the old man,’” said Garibay. “But by the end of the game, they are usually trying to catch up with me. They aren’t talking about the ‘old man’ anymore. That makes me feel better.” So did the spine surgery. For the rst time in seven years, Garibay is back to sleeping in his bed rather than a recliner. “I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to do half the stuff that I used to do,” said Garibay, adding that he had even bought a tractor lawnmower because he wouldn’t be able to lift anything anymore. “All I had heard were horror stories. Everybody kept telling me they would never have back surgery because everybody they’d ever heard of who had back surgery were never the same. But I’m running around lifting stuff like surgery never happened.” That’s what Dr. Norman likes to hear. “I think spine surgery should be performed with the ultimate goal of returning to activities patients enjoy,” he said. “Generally, the patients I see have given up on some activity or sport because of the back and leg After going through a procedure at the Center pain associated with their degenerative confor Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort dition. It’s my goal to see them return to these Sanders Regional, Ben Garibay is happy to be activities. I’m encouraged he should do well back on the basketball court and continuing a with basketball. His incentive in undergoing passion he’s had for nearly three decades. surgery was to return to the sport he was unable to play as a result of his condition. Who I wouldn’t have exibility like I had before,” am I to tell him he can’t?” said Garibay, who now works in Alcoa’s store “Mr. Garibay’s course couldn’t have room. “I’m still stiff to a certain point but I’m gone any better,” added Dr. Norman. “He’s getting back to doing what an old man should been very pleased with his outcome, and be able to do.” I believe he should be able to return to all What he’s able to do is run and gun with activity without dif culty. Cases like his men 20 to 30 years his junior, playing as remind us of why we went into medicine. many as ve games every Thursday night I appreciate the opportunity to improve until the parks & recreation league season the quality of life of my patients and it’s starts around Thanksgiving. It’s something a pleasure to see people return to the life the 6-foot-2 Garibay, who once had dreams they enjoyed prior to being encumbered of playing collegiately, has been doing for by pain.”
Meet Dr. Joel Norman local neurosurgeon and Seymour native Dr. Joel Norman is a local native who returned to East Tennessee after medical school and now cares for patients in the place he calls “home.” He recently talked about his journey from local boy to well-educated neurosurgeon, and the minimally invasive spine surgery that is changing the lives of his patients. Tell us your story – where did you go to school, and how did you decide to become a neurosurgeon? I was born in Knoxville, and raised in Seymour. After I graduated from Seymour High School, Dr. Joel I went to college at Norman MTSU in Murfreesboro, then moved to Johnson City to attend ETSU Quillen College of Medicine. I completed neurosurgery residency in Lexington, Ky, at the University of Kentucky. I’ve always had a keen interest in the sciences. I found neuroscience intriguing
and challenging. Once I found my way into the operating room, I knew I had found my calling. Combining my love of neuroscience with my love of the operating room, neurosurgery was a natural extension. What do you like about this area? In other words, why are you still here, instead of in a larger city? East Tennessee is my home. I love the scenery here, the people here, and the opportunity to give back to the community that raised me. I appreciate the hometown feel here and the value that word-of-mouth retains in this community. The greatest compliment I receive is when someone tells me they heard about me from one of my patients. What are some common problems your patients have, and how do you help them? We treat an expansive variety of problems from brain tumors to herniated discs. Many of my spine patients have seen several different medical providers and some have undergone several different treatments for their back and
leg pain before they arrive in my of ce. Most have complaints of back pain coupled with sciatica or nerve pain, typically running down the back of their legs. These patients bene t from the minimally invasive approaches to lumbar discectomies and spinal fusions. Which patients might be candidates for the surgery? The ideal candidate for minimally invasive spinal fusion is someone suffering from back and leg pain due to a spondylolisthesis, or slippage, of the lumbar vertebrae. This is a condition sometimes missed on an initial workup as it often requires specialized X-rays with the patients bending forward or backward to clearly visualize. Often, patients are pain-free while lying on their back, such as during their MRI scans, but upon standing their pain returns. Can you explain how it works? What are the bene ts of minimally invasive spine surgery? Minimally invasive spine surgery uses specialized technology within the operating room to allow for smaller in-
cisions and more precise placement of instrumentation. We are able to actually obtain a CT scan of the patient while they are asleep on the operating room table and customize our surgical approach to the individual patient, in real time. This allows for much smaller incisions and less damage to the tissues surrounding the spine. Ultimately, this approach gets people back on their feet sooner than is generally necessary for a more traditional, open approach to the spine. What makes the Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center the best choice for this surgery? Fort Sanders Regional has demonstrated a true commitment to excellence in spine surgery, and especially minimally invasive neurosurgery. The hospital has been instrumental in purchasing state-of-the-art intraoperative image guidance that allows minimally invasive surgery to be possible. We have a dedicated team of nurses and technicians in the operating room who are experienced and specially trained to assist in these minimally invasive pro-
cedures. Post-operatively, our nurses are also hand-picked and specially trained in the management of our patients who have undergone minimally invasive spinal procedures, and we have a dedicated oor of the hospital reserved for neuroscience, and especially spine patients. What’s it like to also practice medicine in the place where you grew up? Many of my friends and family still live nearby and it’s been great to reconnect with people I hadn’t had the opportunity to see in the years I was away for training. It’s also been an honor and a humbling experience to take care of people who watched me grow up in a small town. I’ve taken care of my school teachers, old friends, and family members of friends who knew me in high school. I have a relatively unique experience in that I graduated high school with many of the same people I started kindergarten with. I’m honored that those people who watched me grow up trust me now with their health.
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Changing schools to change lives Teacher Cheryl Burchett had landed her dream job. She was teaching a subject dear to her heart to high school AP students. Her pay scale was high end.
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When her daughter was starting kindergarten, Burchett and her husband decided that the 5-year-old would benefit from attending Beaumont Elementary/ Magnet Academy. Their daughter thrived there in her first year. Before time for their daughter to start first grade, a position opened up at Beaumont for an art teach-
er. It took only a moment for Burchett to decide she wanted the job. She said goodbye to the dream job and entered a world where she now helps create dreams. A veteran teacher of more than 20 years, Burchett has a passion, demeanor and love for her students that is more than equal to her immeasurable experience. She exudes enthusiasm for her job and her school. “High school kids often think they have seen it all,” she said. “With these students I get to show them new things through art that get them excited. They explore their creativity and invent something that didn’t already exist for them. Those are magical moments.” With only one year behind her in the new position, Burchett is already entrenched in the lives of her
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A wall mural at the entrance to Beaumont Elementary School designed by art teacher Cheryl Burchett, right, disguises unsightly doors and vents. Photo by Cindy Taylor
students and community as though she had spent decades there. “So much money goes to standardized testing and computers to support that testing,” said Burchett. “Kids need a break from all of that high-stress testing, and art classes are great for that.” In her position as art teacher for kindergarten
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through fifth grade, Burchett touches the lives of all 500 students at Beaumont. Like any excellent teacher whose students have a need, Burchett doesn’t sit around and wait for funding to come to her; she goes after it. Her husband nominated her in a contest for teachers to win $2,500 of supplies for
their school. She is working hard to get the word out that she is in the running. What she would receive should she win exceeds her budget for an entire year of art supplies. “Beaumont is in an area that is severely economically disadvantaged,” said Burchett. “Many of our students aren’t accustomed to using markers or paint and
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development in here and hopefully MPC will do their job and make sure things are done properly. The purpose of zoning regulations is compatibility.” Ultimately, the issue will land on City Council’s agenda. Council member Mark Campen, whose district includes the Inskip area as well as North Broadway, and who opposed the rezoning request for the former
Presbyterian church, said he’ll consider the Westland issues carefully. “We need to look at when is it OK to open up residential areas to commercial uses,” he said. The owner (of the former church in Inskip) swore that the use wasn’t going to go to anything more intense, but we just can’t foretell the future. We’ve got to be very careful about how we rezone.”
The Pilot Flying J team put in a full day sprucing up the campus at Sarah Moore Greene. ford. She hopes this Day of Service will inspire others to invest time and resources to maintain the level of upkeep the Pilot team started. Ashford wants to see the school campus transform into a lush landscape that her neighborhood can enjoy
with pride. Next up: planting new flowers, grasses and bushes in the now-cleared flower beds around the school. Want to put your garden skills to use? Contact Nicole Lewis at the Great Schools Partnership to get involved.
DNA fills in genealogical ‘blanks’ By Wendy Smith Paul Coker No matter how you feel is the East about your family, you can’t Tennessee escape them. Historical “You have your famSociety’s new ily tree in every cell in your staff histobody,” says genealogist and rian. Photos by Wendy Smith East Tennessee Historical Society board member George Schweitzer. He gave a brown bag lecture on how some parts of the family we get our DNA, and what tree, help with “brick walls” we can learn from it, at the and allow history center last week. people to That family tree is repliconnect cated in each of the roughly with un37 million cells in your body. known relaEach cell contains 23 pairs tives. It can of long chemical strings also tell you called DNA, and each string that years carries markers that are of research passed from one generation are invalid. Schweitzer to the next. The use of DNA The history testing in genealogical re- center has counselors standsearch is a “fad,” but as the ing by, Schweitzer says with database of DNA test results a chuckle. grows, so does the chance of He knows of numerous being able to locate a third incidents where DNA testing cousin, he says. And that helped people locate couscan be dangerous. ins. The best-case scenario “Every one of mine wants is that the cousin is also afto borrow money.” flicted with the genealogy Schweitzer knows his “disease,” and that they have stuff. He has Ph.D.s in chem- information you don’t. istry and philosophy, as well He warned that DNA as a Sc.D. (doctor of science) testing can’t replace docufor work in the history of sci- ment research and doesn’t ence. He’s been a chemistry provide any certainties − professor at the University of just probabilities. He recTennessee since 1948. At 90, ommends atDNA testing he’s still in constant motion from Ancestry.com, along when he speaks. with an extra fee to transfer Testing options in- the information to Family clude Y-DNA, mitochon- Tree in order to be included drial DNA and autosomal in two large databases. He DNA, but Schweitzer rec- also recommends that geommends autosomal, or nealogy enthusiasts encouratDNA testing, because it age siblings, parents and looks at 700,000 mark- grandparents be tested. ers. Even though DNA gets Schweitzer was intro“mixed and chopped” dur- duced by Paul Coker, the ing the inheritance process, historical society’s new staff atDNA testing can help fi ll historian. He has a Ph.D. in in genealogical “blanks” up history from UT and has to six generations away. previously lectured at the DNA testing can verify history center.
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don’t know how to take care of them, so we go through supplies very quickly.” Burchett is currently in third place competing against teachers across the country and is asking for your vote. Voting continues through Aug. 23. To vote for Cheryl Burchett go to www.thredup. com/teachers. No one from First Baptist Concord (which has nearly 80 employees listed in its online directory) responded to phone calls or emails, but it is represented by attorney Arthur Seymour Jr., who said he’s not sure what the flap is about. “(The Centerpointe site) is a good place for a commercial center. It’s an interstate interchange. Obviously there are some issues, and we’ll wait for the traffic study. But it’s a good project and a great location.”
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playing their way to the Hall, national champs, 21-2 overall. My view was unobstructed. It helped to have a cousin on the team. One year after Wyatt came as coach, the 1956 Volunteers were terrific. John Majors led the charge, perfect regular season, less perfect in the Sugar Bowl. I thought this was the launch of another dominant period. It wasn’t. The best of times turned into one of the worst as Wyatt declined, the Vols sagged, Chattanooga staged an ungodly upset, single-wing tailbacks were hard to find and Ole Miss threw into the flat and exposed the 6-2-2-1 defense. Doug Dickey restored order. I still think Steve Kiner, Jack Reynolds and Jackie Walker were the best linebacker trio I have seen. That was 1969. Dickey went away. Bob Woodruff erred in choosing bright, young (very young) end coach Bill Battle as his replacement. Battle did fine with Dickey’s recruits. Those Vols thrashed Dickey’s first Florida team and walloped undefeated Air Force in the Sugar Bowl. Ah yes, those were good times.
Erosion was measured by one less victory per year. Majors was Tennessee coach from 1977 through 1992. This was an up and down era. He won eight in his fifth season, nine in ’83, gave us the legendary Sugar Vols in 1985 and peaked in 1989-90. Simple summation of the Fulmer years: 100 more wins than losses, national championship, best of times. Butch Jones has heard about this. He may have seen video of Peyton Manning or Al Wilson or some of the great offensive linemen. Fulmer was a first-ballot Hall of Fame honoree. His teams beat up on Alabama. They had trouble with Florida. Firing Fulmer without a plan led to the absolute worst of times. Lane Kiffin was a bad joke. Derek Dooley was ‌ well, let’s just say some of the scores and stats were horrible, worst in the forever history of Tennessee football. Forget not that a really good day was spoiled by the chaotic inability to count to 11. Do remember that Kentucky won with a reserve receiver playing quarterback. From that mess, Butch Jones has rebuilt the Volunteers. You may not recognize alternate uniforms but results should appear more like the Tennessee scoreboard is supposed to look. Marvin West invites reader reaction. His address is westwest6@netzero.com.
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This Tennessee football team has the potential to do something significant. Oh no, it does not project as a participant in the national playoffs, but it could win nine games. That would be the best since 2007, nextto-last season for Phillip Fulmer. These Volunteers could be precursors to really good times. If Butch Jones and his staff can coach as well as they recruit, this season will be one big step toward Southeastern Conference relevance, a future top 10 in the polls, even an occasional victory over Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The brick-by-brick building job was impressive. Now comes the harder part, going chin to chin with the big boys without backing or getting knocked down. Tennessee fans have waited impatiently for a return of the good, old days. Butch can only guess how it will be when that mission is officially accomplished. Keep in mind that I am only 81. I missed the fi rst peak of the Neyland era and did not fully grasp Bob Suffridge’s description of 1938-40, SEC champs, 31-2 overall, 15 consecutive games without permitting a point. This was the time of George Cafego, Bowden Wyatt and Ed Molinski, all, along with Suff, in the College Football Hall of Fame. I saw clearly 1950 and 1951, Doug Atkins, Hank Lauricella, John Michels,
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Green reaches out to neighborhoods Gerald Green Green, the ne new w director of the Metropolitan Planning Commission, is following through with his commitment to keep in touch with neighborhoods. Last week, he told members of the city’s Neighborhood Advisory Council that he’s aware of the “challenges� of his predecessor, Mark Donaldson, and he wants communication to flow both ways. “I have lots of years of experience, but I don’t know what Knoxville wants. You have to create the vision.� The Neighborhood Advisory Council is composed of neighborhood leaders appointed by Mayor Madeline Rogero. The group meets monthly to give feedback to the Office of Neighborhoods, bring issues to the attention of the administration and serve as a sounding board for city initiatives. Neighborhoods “define who you are in the community,� but they tend to break down and become less defined as areas grow, Green says. He plans to look at ways to protect neighborhoods, which are affected by development along corridors. Certain businesses, like “alternative financing� institutions, ref lect badly on nearby neighborhoods. Communities like Fourth
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and Gill “pay the price� for easy interstate access with high levels of traffic noise. Balancing those issues is a tough job for MPC, he says. Corridors present a number of challenges. He plans to look at ways to encourage new development and redevelopment of property along corridors like Chapman Highway and Broadway that will benefit nearby neighborhoods. Green thinks diversity of housing is one of Knoxville’s strengths. The current trend is a preference for smaller, lower-maintenance housing with walkability. That needs to be considered when corridors are developed because they need to offer walkability while still serving those in cars. Looking at Knoxville and Knox County zoning code is like stepping into a time machine, he says. The code isn’t keeping up with current trends and needs to be re-examined, but that would stretch the MPC’s small staff. Dealing with two sets of
ordinances is a challenge. One of his goals is to make the organization of the city and county ordinances similar. During his tenure with the city of Asheville, he spent four years on a complete rewrite of the city code. Such an endeavor here would require an enormous amount of staff time, but he thinks it may be necessary for development to happen “the way it should.� He’d recommend hiring a consultant. “You don’t make a lot of friends doing that.� He took notes as representatives shared neighborhood concerns. Lauren Rider of Old North Knoxville says that those who want to open new businesses on Central have to choose between rezoning or requesting a variance in order to redevelop. David Gillette of Mechanicsville says his neighbors want to know about possible redevelopment on the Knoxville College campus. Travetta Johnson said Parkridge residents are concerned that the new owner of a neighborhood church building will allow it to languish. Green said he would stay in touch with neighborhood coordinator David Massey and attend, or send staff members, to future neighborhood meetings.
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Dear God (and other prayers) So if Jason Zachary beat Karen Carson because it was God’s will, then it follows that God doesn’t like Insure Te n n e s s e e and strongly supports Karen Carson s c h o o l vouchers. And it confirms some-
thing we’ve long suspected: God really does favor Baptists over Methodists. In Nashville’s Legislative Plaza, word has gone forth. Gov. Haslam is toothless, and Insure Tennessee is a pathway to defeat. Never mind the myriad of local issues and personalities that had more to do with the outcome of this race. And, dear God, why should a minuscule vote in
one of Tennessee’s most affluent districts determine the fate of health insurance for the working poor? Oh, the irony. Also, we salute the school voucher proponents who stood shoulder to shoulder with public school teachers who will be hurt most by a legislatively mandated voucher program. Way to go, teachers. Guess you showed Karen Carson!
‘We Pray for Children’ By Ina Hughes We pray for children Who put chocolate fingers everywhere, Who like to be tickled, Who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants, Who sneak Popsicles before supper, Who erase holes in math workbooks, Who can never find their shoes.
Who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money, Who squeeze toothpaste all over the sink, Who slurp their soup.
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So we all move on. Let’s stop praying for politicians and start praying for kids. And let’s start with the absolutely best such prayer I’ve heard. It’s from our friend Ina Hughs, “A Prayer for Children.”
Who squirm in church and scream on the phone, Whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry.
And we pray for those Whose nightmares come in the daytime, Who will eat anything, And we pray for those Who have never seen a dentist, Who never get dessert, Who are never spoiled by anyone, Who have no safe blanket to drag beWho go to bed hungry and cry themhind them, selves to sleep, Who can’t find any bread to steal, Who live and move, but have no beWho don’t have any rooms to clean up, And we pray for those ing. Who stare at photographers from be- Whose pictures aren’t on anybody’s dresser, hind barbed wire, We pray for children Who can’t bound down the street in Whose monsters are real. Who want to be carried new sneakers, And for those who must, We pray for children Who never “counted potatoes,” For those we never give up on Who are born in places we wouldn’t Who spend all their allowance before And for those who never get a second Tuesday, be caught dead in, chance, Who throw tantrums in the grocery Who never go to the circus, For those we smother. store and pick at their food, Who live in an X-rated world. And for those who will grab the hand Who like ghost stories, of anybody kind enough to offer it. Who shove dirty clothes under the We pray for children bed, Who bring us sticky kisses and fistWe pray for children. Who get visits from the tooth fairy, fuls of dandelions, Amen. Who sleep with the cat and bury Who don’t like to be kissed in front of We pray for Children, 1995, William Morrow publishthe car pool, ers. Used by permission of author. goldfish,
Longtime South Knox advocate to seek County Commission seat Carson Dailey has been involved in community issues for decades, and a South Knox advocate for longer than that, so it should surprise no one that he’s preparing to run for County Commission next year.
Betty Bean The timing is good since he will be stepping down from his seat on the county Board of Zoning Appeals, where he has served since 2009 when County Commission was hit with a court order that forced them to stop appointing themselves to the board, and to make it citizens-only. He was also one of the first citizens to serve on the county’s Ethics Committee, a position he says was very good preparation to run for the county’s legislative body. “I learned a lot in the past six years. Serving on
BZA is very interesting and I got a lot of training on zonings and how government works.” Dailey has served as president of his homeowners’ group – South-Doyle Neighborhood Association – founded in the late ’70s by Mike Brown, the incumbent commissioner from District 9 who will leave the seat next year. “When Mike Brown mentioned that he wasn’t going to seek re-election, we started talking around and my neighbors said, ‘You need to run.’ I said no, that I didn’t have the time. A few months ago, they asked me to run again. I said I’d do it, and so far there’s been a great response. I’ve got a lot of backing.” Dailey, a 1978 graduate of South-Young High School, said he’s running because he loves Knox County – especially South Knoxville – and wants to make sure it gets its fair share of quality growth. “South Knoxville’s still the biggest rural area we’ve got right now. We’ve lost our
Carson Dailey community schools. When they merged South and Young high schools together, the two communities went to one gigantic school, and it’s hard for a community to keep its identity when that happens.” The summer after Dailey graduated from high school, he took a job at UT working on the Neyland Stadium maintenance crew doing painting, pressure washing and general cleanup. That September, he got a job as a truck driver with Dixie Bearings (now Applied Industrial Technologies). He
moved to an inside job the following year and by 1981, he had been promoted to account manager, a position he holds today. He married Tammy Curtis, whom he calls his soulmate, 35 years ago. They have a son, Jeremy, who is a graphic designer. Dailey had a setback in March, when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer and had a kidney removed. He says the cancer was caught early on, and he feels pretty good nowadays, even though he had to give up a hardcore Mountain Dew habit. If elected, he’s planning to approach County Commission with the same determination he has brought to BZA and to his fight against cancer. “There’s not a better place to live than South Knoxville, and I want to make sure we get quality growth on the south side,” he said. “We’ve probably got 11-13 payday loan companies along Chapman Highway. I want to help get good quality businesses in here.”
Zachary overwhelms opposition Jason Zachary scored an impressive win last week taking the GOP primary for state representative over veteran school board member Karen Carson. He won in all but two precincts in the West Knox County district. Carson was backed by Gov. Bill Haslam and state Sen. Richard Briggs. Insure Tennessee was made the primary issue of the campaign, and it lost. The sole public official openly backing Zachary was state Rep. Roger Kane, who offered sage advice. Carson’s campaign donor list was a significant, impressive list of state and local VIPs. Even two Knoxville City Council Jason Zachary members, George Wallace and Finbarr Saunders, were on it. Zachary had backing from Germantown state Sen. Brian Kelsey, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, and several House legislative leaders such as Jeremy Durham and Glen Casada. However, his base donor list was not nearly as well known as Carson’s. Zachary had run a surprisingly strong race just one year ago for Congress and actually carried Farragut. He kept that support and defeated a much better financed and more experienced officeholder (11 years on school board) this time. He proved that high-powered endorsements do not equate to victory. Knox County Commission is expected to appoint Zachary as state representative since he is unopposed in the Sept. 29 general election. He may have a special swearing-in ceremony in Farragut just as Sen. Becky Duncan Massey did in Fountain City after her election. Zachary will seek a full term in August 2016, which means he will have campaigned for public office three times in three years. Zachary, like his friend Rep. Kane, came out of nowhere to prevail. He is a new name on the political scene. He will be a conservative voice in Nashville. A gas tax and Insure Tennessee will not have his vote. He supports Kane on restoring the Lady Vols name and requiring the UT Board of Trust-
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ees to have a public forum at its board meetings. ■ The U.S. Senate confirmed Eric Satz of Nashville to the TVA Board of Directors on Aug. 5. The board now has nine members and for the first time in recent history not one is from East Tennessee, while two are from Nashville and Memphis each. Satz is controversial in Nashville but was unknown by U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, who is a Democrat. ■ President Obama has also nominated Richard Howorth, a former mayor of Oxford, Miss., to a second term on the TVA Board. He has the backing of the state’s two Republican senators and should be confirmed. His term expired last May, but he continues to the end of 2015. ■ Former NATO Ambassador Kurt Volker will speak at the Baker Center at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25. The public is invited. Volker, who now leads the McCain Institute at the University of Arizona, will discuss Iran, Greece and challenges for the United States in Europe. ■ Mary Costa was honored last Friday, Aug. 14, by Gov. Bill and Crissy Haslam in a private ceremony. She was one of 10 recipients of Tennessee’s highest honor in the arts. Costa was unable to attend the March 17 ceremony in Nashville, so the governor made a private presentation of the Distinguished Artist Award while he was in Knoxville dedicating the new Welcome Center at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens in East Knoxville (formerly Howell Nursery). ■ Over 300 people attended the dedication of the Welcome Center where Gov. Haslam, Mayor Burchett and Mayor Rogero spoke. The crowd was a cross-section of Knoxville. Former county mayor Tommy Schumpert along with all five living Knoxville mayors were present. Most of City Council were present, along with Sens. Briggs and Massey as well as Reps. Armstrong, Dunn, Smith, Kane and Brooks plus GOP nominee Zachary.
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Welcome to the Ritta family! Ritta Elementary School is blessed with new staff members to add to their hardworking team. Pictured are: Rachael Frantz (fourth), Amanda Livingston (kindergarten), Cindy Ramsey (first), Carol Linsenbigler (third), Chris Douglass (third), Joan Washington (fourth), Leslie Hardin (first) and Mary Bailey Oakes (speech therapy). Photo by R. White
Safety is top priority Knox County Schools, the Knoxville Police Department and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office have teamed to make sure that children in the school system are
safe, whether in the classroom or on the school bus. “Every day it’s top priority to keep our children safe,” said Superintendent Jim McIntyre. “Additional
Rolling out the red carpet Principal Susan Espiritu and staff members at Sarah Moore Greene rolled out the red carpet for students to return to the classroom. Each student received a hug, lots of high fives and smiles all around from the staff.
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strategies are being added to enhance safety.” One of the first requirements will be additional training of school bus drivers, with a focus on distracted driving. A ride-along system is being developed where a uniformed officer will ride a school bus periodically to double-check skills and safety practices. Knox County Schools is currently looking into funding for video cameras for all buses, to record the driver and the activity on the bus. The final step in the safety plan is a third-party comprehensive and detailed review of the transportation program.
The school system works with KPD and KCSO to have a uniformed officer in every school. The officers can be a police officer, sheriff’s deputy or school resource officer depending on the need at each school. School doors are locked during the day, and visitors are required to check in at the front office of every school upon entering. “We are doing everything possible to assure the safety of our children in the schools,” said KPD Chief David Rausch. Schools are in session and police officers are monitoring school zones and neighborhood bus stops ready to enforce proper and safe speed limits.
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ing the ceremony. Those not able to attend the morning ceremony are welcome to attend an open house that afternoon, 3:30 to 6 p.m. A Facebook page, Belle Morris Elementary – 100 year celebration, has been established with updated details of the ceremony. Former students and staff are encouraged to contact the school through Facebook or via email at bellemorris100@gmail.com with name, address and date of birth. Info: 594-1277.
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and cognitive improvement. The one-year program will also focus on education for both the client and the caregiver and will offer social events like line-dancing, bridge and lunch outings. Info: Matt McGhee, 777-9622 or mmcghee@ymcaknoxville. org. Deadline to register is Friday, Aug. 28.
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going strong at 85 years of age. University of Tennessee jazz professor and drummer Keith R. Brown calls Golson, simply, “the best of the best.” He’s such a fan that he’ll be hosting “Benny Golson: Something About That Sax (man)” at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Aug. 20, at the Lawson McGhee Library meeting room. It’s a great By Carol Shane chance to learn more about Nelda Hill, central liGolson and his massive inbrary services manager for fluence on the jazz world. French pianist Manuel the Knox County library Also featured at the fesRocheman and sax master system, is glad to be back tival is French pianist ManBenny Golson headline the on board with the Knoxville uel Rocheman, a favorite of 2015 Knoxville Jazz Festival. Jazz Festival, which she coDonald Brown’s. “He blew Photos submitted founded with pianist Donme away, he was so good,” ald Brown in 2006. says the world-renowned piBecause of setbacks in anist and local treasure. “If the economy, the nonprofit you love jazz you must come festival had been on hiatus ing jazz artist to have writ- and arranged music for such You’ve heard his music to this concert and discover since 2010. But now things ten eight standards for jazz disparate artists as Count on “M*A*S*H,” “Mannix,” what Europe and the rest of are looking brighter, and repertoire, including “Killer Basie, John Coltrane, Miles “Mission: Impossible,” “The the world already know.” Hill is excited about this Joe,” covered by Manhattan Davis, Mama Cass Elliott, Mod Squad,” “The Partridge Both artists will appear year’s featured guests. Transfer and Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gil- Family” and the Academy at the Bijou on Friday night, Jazz saxophone icon among many others. As Hill lespie, the Monkees, Peggy Awards. He’s also a prolific Aug. 28. Benny Golson is a veteran of says, “They’re songs that Lee, Itzhak Perlman, Oscar composer of advertising The next day, “Jazz in a the Benny Goodman, Dizzy you hear all the time that Peterson, Lou Rawls, Mick- jingles. Hot Scruffy City” begins as Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, you don’t realize you know.” ey Rooney, Diana Ross, Mel But mostly, he’s an ac- local historian and KnoxEarl Bostic and Art Blakey world-class ville Mercury writer Jack Golson’s career spans 60 Torme and Dusty Spring- knowledged bands. He’s also the only liv- years, and he’s composed field. master of jazz who is still Neely leads a “Jazz Jaunt”
through downtown Knoxville. Scruffy City Hall on Market Square will feature local jazz performers all day long as well as classic jazz films, a tribute to local jazz legend Bill Scarlett, a lecture by Bill McGowan and R.B. Morris and an all-star jazz jam. And pianist Keith L. Brown will have a CD release party at the Square Room at 8 p.m. “It’s a sweet little festival,” says Hill. The 2015 Knoxville Jazz Festival opens at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St., in downtown Knoxville. Benny Golson performs first, followed by Manuel Rocheman. Tickets are $35. “Jazz in a Hot, Scruffy City” begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, and runs until 11 p.m., with general admission for the Scruffy City Hall events priced at $5. Tickets for Keith L. Brown’s CD release party are $20. Info: knoxjazzfest. org/new-events/. Send story suggestions to News@ ShopperNewsNow.com.
Giving back to the community – through film and Hughes are guaranteed to keep showing movies – usually three a month – for at least a year. Hughes sees the project as similar to First Friday, “where you walk around, you go into galleries and see what they’re painting, what they’re sculpting. Movies and the cinema have become excluded from the conversation about public art.” “The community’s not having to do anything except figure out if they’re curious and show up and enjoy themselves,” says Harrill. Info: www.publiccinema. org.
By Betsy Pickle Nowadays, you never have to leave your house to see a movie. That’s what Paul Harrill and Darren Hughes are afraid of. More and more, film watchers are giving up on movie theaters – which don’t offer much variety anyway – and staying home to view either streaming movies or ones on DVD. They miss out on both the communal aspect of movie-going and, for the most part, the opportunity to see something different. Harrill and Hughes came up with The Public Cinema to change that. Rotating between the Knoxville Museum of Art, Scruffy City Hall and the Pilot Light, they are screening films that don’t play at Knoxville’s traditional theaters, and they’re trying to build community at the same time. “What’s really driving my interest in it is the communal aspect, the fact that however many show up … these are 20, 40, 60, 80 people that showed up because of a common interest in seeing something different,” says Harrill. “Getting all those people in the same room and getting them to meet each other and talk to each other – because they don’t know each other – is really valuable. “That’s something you don’t get from the hometheater experience; that’s something you don’t get from Netflix – or even a regular movie theater. It’s
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about expanding not just your tastes and the movies you’ve seen but the people you know, enriching your life.” After a test run of a few films in the spring, The Public Cinema started its fall season last Wednesday at Scruffy City Hall with the short “Judy Judy Judy” and the feature “I Believe in Unicorns.” Next up is the French-Canadian comedydrama “Tu dors Nicole” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at the KMA. Hughes says that once they arranged to screen at the three locations, they decided to “program for the
venue. So we’ve come up with these three different strands of programming.” The Scruffy City series is “Made in the U.S.A.” – “American independents of various sizes,” says Hughes. “Flicker and Wow” is the series at the Pilot Light. “We’re doing edgier stuff, so it’s avant garde, experimental things.” The KMA series is “International Currents,” cinema from other countries. Harrill and Hughes have been friends for more than a decade, and they’ve been kicking around ideas for a film club or film series almost as long. Harrill, the
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Dee and Jimmy Haslam Professor of Film at the University of Tennessee, is an award-winning filmmaker whose feature “Something, Anything” debuted last year at the Sarasota Film Festival. Hughes is a communications professional for the UT Foundation and a film critic for niche publications. They started The Public Cinema by calling in favors from filmmakers and distributors to get films. The streaming service Fandor recently signed on as presenting sponsor for the Public Cinema, and thanks to it and the support of an anonymous donor, Harrill
Opening Friday at Downtown West, “The End of the Tour” details the five-day interview of author David Foster Wallace (“Infinite Jest”) by Rolling Stone writer David Lipsky. Jason Segel gives an incredible performance as the uncomfortable, unknowable doomed author, while Jesse Eisenberg is strong as the admiring yet resentful and often unlikable interviewer. Director James Ponsoldt creates an atmospheric ride that reveals the complex structure of art as seen through the prism of fame. – Mini review by Betsy Pickle
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8 • AUGUST 19, 2015 • Shopper news who will serve in 2016-17. “There’s only one other district in the world that’s had three Rotary presidents,” Stubbs said. In addition to the certificate, Stubbs acknowledged member Sam Weaver and his wife, Carol, who have become major donors, level 3, for a lifetime contribution of $50,000 or more and presented them with a crystal medallion. Stubbs said Rotary has
Downtown Rotary cited for 100th year sented club president Sandy Martin with a certificate signed by Rotary International President Ravi Ravindran, Rotary Club of Sri Lanka. The club has several events planned at the end of this month to celebrate the 100year anniversary, Sept. 1, 1915 – Sept. 1, 2015. Stubbs walked around the room acknowledging a number of Rotarians she has worked with in the past including Brooks Clark, Ed
By Bonny C. Millard Rotary District Gov. Beth Stubbs congratulated the Rotary Club of Knoxville on its upcoming historic anniversary and applauded the work the club does. “I have something really special to present to you. What an honor for me to be district governor in a year that is so momentous for this club,” she said. “You’re celebrating your hundredth year.” Stubbs, of the MaryvilleAlcoa Rotary Club, pre-
News from Office of Register of Deeds Rotary Club of Knoxville president Sandy Martin and district governor Beth Stubbs.
Anderson, Townes Osborne, Don Hasson, Sam Albritton and Frank Rothermel and commended their service to the organization. This district, 6780, is
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Kelle Shultz, president of Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, was recognized as the 2015 Outstanding Leader of the Year at the Tennessee Habitat for Humanity State Impact Awards held in Murfreesboro. This annual award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated exemplary leadership, compassion, commitment and vision within their organization and community. Shultz joined Habitat for
Humanity in 1994 after embarking on a Habitat global village trip to Nicaragua. A Knoxville native, she serves on the Board of Visitors for the College of Arts and Sciences for the University of Tennessee. She is also a graduate of the 1999 Leadership Knoxville class and the 2002 class of University of Tennessee Associates. She has also participated in nonprofit leadership programs at Harvard Business School and UT.
Hudson is McNabb’s director of nursing The Helen Ross McNabb Center has promoted Dr. Kellye Hudson to its first director of nursing. Hud son will work to introduce an i nte g r ate d Kellye Hudson health-care approach to the center’s outpatient mental health services, as well as oversee clinical staff, research and education for future expansion. Hudson has been with the center since August 2009, and she will continue to provide direct services
to clients in addition to her new responsibilities. Hudson completed her bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate in nursing at the University of Tennessee. Tennessee legislation has made it possible for community mental health centers to hire primary-care physicians and explore integrated health-care models. This new initiative will allow individuals living with serious mental illness, who statistically face an increased risk of having chronic medical conditions, to be better served with a well-rounded team of medical specialists. Info: mcnabbcenter.org or 865-637-9711.
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Katherine Mazzato, Wade Clemons and Ruby Freeman are among the first elders to greet Honey. Check out those pink tennis shoes on Honey. Photos by Cindy Taylor
■ Carter Senior Center: Wednesday, Aug. 19: 8 a.m. Weekday Walkers; 9 a.m. Mancala; 10:30 a.m. Inspiration class; 11:30 a.m. “Cost of Aging” program, Senior Meals; 1 p.m. bingo; 2 p.m. astronomy class; 2:30 p.m. Wii Bowling; 3 p.m. Spanish class. Thursday, Aug. 20: 8 a.m. Weekday Walkers; 9 a.m. pinochle; 11:30 a.m. Tai Chi practice; 12:30 p.m. Cardio Craze; 1 p.m. scrapbooking; 2 p.m. SAIL exercise; 3:15 p.m. Wii Bowling. Friday, Aug. 21: 8 a.m. Weekday Walkers; 9 a.m. Uno; 11 a.m. movie matinee; 1 p.m. dominoes; 2 p.m. guitar jam.
Small horses bring Samantha Lyons visits with her aunt, Edna Clark, while waiting for the horses. Clark just celebrated her 94th birthday.
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By Cindy Taylor The newest, cutest fashion statement has got to be tiny tennis shoes for miniature horses. Elders at The Courtyards Senior Living got to see them firsthand Aug. 10 when volunteers from Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding (STAR) brought a miniature horse and donkey for a visit. Thanks to the invention of mini tennis shoes from Build-a-Bear and animal diapers, Flash the donkey and Honey the horse were allowed to make their way through the facility greeting the elders. “The horses don’t seem to mind the shoes at all,” said STAR volunteer Susanna Dimmick. Many residents had donned their cowboy hats and bandannas and had Flash, with Makeda Renfro-Sargent and STAR volunteer Susan- been waiting patiently for na Dimmick, and Honey with STAR volunteer Donna Philips get the horses to arrive. Wade ready to go inside. Makeda was visiting her great-grandmoth- Clemons returned to the faer, Frances Nixon. cility just as the horse and
donkey arrived. He was quick to buddy up to Flash. “They want me to come inside, but I don’t want to leave Flash,” he said. Kathy Broggy is the life enrichment director at The Courtyards. She knows it is important to keep seniors actively engaged with animals. “One of our elders grew up on a ranch and she really wanted to see some horses, so we took a group to the Shangri-La ranch and they had the best time,” she said. “Having (STAR) visit us means those who couldn’t make the trip to the ranch will get to enjoy time with the horse and donkey right here.” Broggy says bringing outside resources into a memory care facility is a mission of The Courtyards. Family members said they appreciated the work by employees to keep the elders in continuing contact with
Monday, Aug. 24: 8 a.m. Weekday Walkers; 9 a.m. euchre; 10 a.m. quilting; 11:30 a.m. beading club; noon “Lunch Break”;1 p.m. art class; 3 p.m. Wii Bowling. Tuesday, Aug. 25: 8 a.m. Weekday Walkers; 9 a.m. Rook; 12:30 p.m. Cardio Craze; 1:30 p.m. Super Stretchers; 2 p.m. SAIL exercises; 3 p.m. corn hole toss; 3:15 p.m. Wii bowling. Info: 932-2939. ■ Corryton Center:
Marie Nevader wears her western hat while waiting to greet the horses. animals and children. STAR is a nonprofit that helps people with disabilities ride and care for horses. Next up: Anne Hart talks with former Knox County Law Director Charlie Maner. Got a suggestion for “On the Road”? Email News@ ShopperNewsNow.com
Thursday, Aug. 20: 9 a.m. billiards, quilting; 11:30 a.m. Main Munch;1 p.m. pinochle; 1:30 p.m. Zumba Gold. Friday, Aug. 21: 9 a.m. SAIL exercise, billiards; 11 a.m. cross-stitch, Driver Testing, 1 p.m. movie time. Monday, Aug. 24: 9 a.m. SAIL exercise, billiards, quilting; 9:30 a.m. cloth painting; 10 a.m. Food City tour, dominoes; 11 a.m. open game. Tuesday, Aug. 25: 9 a.m. billiards; 1 p.m. pinochle; 1:30 p.m. Zumba Gold. Info: 688-5882.
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CALL TO ARTISTS Call to local artists by Envision Art Gallery (Bearden Art District) to participate in “Art For The Holidays” show in November-December. Info: 4384154; kay@kaylistart.com.
THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22
oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook. Knox County Veterans Service Office visit, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Carter Senior Center, 9040 Asheville Highway. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family member with filing for VA benefits.
THURSDAY, AUG. 27 “So You Want to Start Anew ... Perennial Garden,” 3:15-4:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 4438 Western Ave. Speakers: Extension Master Gardeners Carolyn Kiser and Barbara Emery. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 27-28
oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 19-20 Country Market, Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Arts, crafts, antiques, classic car cruise-in, Model T club, music and more. Admission: $5; 12 and under free. Info: ramseyhouse.org.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25
AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.
Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
Tickets on sale for “The Music and the Memories” show featuring Pat Boone and Knoxville swing orchestra The Streamliners, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center, Oak Ridge High School, 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Info/tickets: KnoxvilleTickets.com or 656-4444.
THURSDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 27-29
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
The Picky Chick Fall Consignment Sale, Knoxville Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Highway. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday (1/2 off sale). Info: thepickychick.com.
Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19
FRIDAY, AUG. 28
International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook. Knox County Veterans Service Office visit, 9-10 a.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family member with filing for VA benefits.
Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
THURSDAY, AUG. 20 An Evening with Al Wilson and Friends, 6:30-8:30 p.m., East Tennessee Technology Access Center, 116 Childress St. Tickets: $50. Tickets not available at the door. ETTAC fundraiser. Info/tickets: 219-0130 or ettac.org. Praise Song Fest, 6:30 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Featuring: Highway 33, Sarah Holloway, Katelyn Parker and Nancy Hodges. Cost: $10. Nursery provided. Info: 922-1412.
FRIDAY, AUG. 21 Big Ridge Bluegrass Festival, Big Ridge State Park. Arts and crafts demonstrations and booths, 4 p.m.-dark; music, 7 p.m.-midnight. Info: tnstateparks. com/parks/events/big-ridge. Knox County Veterans Service Office visit, 9-10 a.m., Karns Senior Center, 8042 Oak Ridge Highway. One-on-one assistance to explain VA benefits, answer questions, and assist veterans and family member with filing for their VA benefits. Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
SATURDAY, AUG. 22 Film night with potluck meal, 6-9 p.m., Narrow Ridge’s Mac Smith Resource Center, 936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring covered dish to share. Info: 497-3603 or community@narrowridge.org. Fish Fry Fundraiser, 4 p.m., Powell Masonic Lodge #582, 7700 Fersner Road. Live music by David
West and guests. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Info: feralfelinefriends.org. Senior Ballroom Dance, 7-9 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4405 Crippen Road. Admission: $5. Live music by Mood Swing. Info: 922-0416.
TUESDAY AUG.25 A “Pig” Event with Chef Jeffrey DeAlejandro of OliBea, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Avanti Savoia, 7610 Maynardville Pike. Cost: $60. Info/registration: 9229916; avantisavoia.com. BRIDGES Support Group, 6-7:30 p.m., Carter Branch Library, 9036 Asheville Highway. Info: 9335438. “Normal Aging vs. Dementia,” 11 a.m.-noon, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/RSVP: 3298892, TTY: 711.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26 Computer Workshops: Internet and Email Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills. Info/registration: 5255431. International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724;
SATURDAY, AUG. 29 Downtown Dragon, Drum and Paddle Dragon Boat Race, 8 a.m., Volunteer Landing. Proceeds go to Tennessee Clean Water Network. Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Info: feralfelinefriends.org.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 1 Horace Maynard High School Class of 1965 quarterly meeting, 1 p.m., Hardee’s in Maynardville. December’s luncheon will be planned. Info: Pearl Coffey, 256-5315.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2 International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Spaghetti supper, New Fellowship Church, 120 Pine Drive, Maynardville. Dinner, silent auction, cake walk, gospel music. $5 donation requested; proceeds to church building fund.
MONDAY, SEPT. 7
MONDAY, OCT. 5 American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 3875522.
THURSDAY, OCT. 8 VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
FRIDAY, OCT. 9 Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
FRIDAY, OCT. 16 Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
TUESDAY, OCT. 20 Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 256-5415.
FRIDAY, OCT. 23 Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
FRIDAY, OCT. 30 Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
MONDAY, NOV. 2 American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 3875522.
THURSDAY, NOV. 12
American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 3875522.
VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724; oakridgefolkdancers.org; on Facebook.
Fall Arts & Craft Festival, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Christ UMC, 7535 Maynardville Highway. Info/application: bsstair@comcast.net.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10 VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11
TUESDAY, NOV. 17 Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 256-5415.
MONDAY, DEC. 7
Union County Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.
American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 3875522.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
THURSDAY, DEC. 10
Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 256-5415.
VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16
TUESDAY, DEC. 15
International Folk Dance Class, 7:30-10 p.m., Claxton Community Center, 1150 Edgemoor Road, Clinton. Info: Paul Taylor, 898-5724;
Honor Guard meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 256-5415.
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