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Bethel AME could lose building, seeks help

Happy Holler boasts unique shops and renovated dwellings, but the Time Warp Tea Room is unique. Dan Moriarty says, “Me, I just own a coffee shop that is called a tea room that looks like a beer joint.”

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A for-sale sign in front of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church announces that the property is on the market, but the church marquee spells out a resolute message for passersby.

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Block party Cumberland Avenue Merchants Association is sponsoring a first-ever pre-game closed-street block party before Saturday’s football season opener in Nashville.

Cumberland Avenue will be closed between 18th Street and North 19th Street for the block party from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5.

The alcohol-free, familyfriendly party will feature 300 feet of vendor booths, souvenir giveaways and music by Merle 96.7 FM.

Boomsday The final Boomsday Festival will be held 3-10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, along Neyland Drive at Volunteer Landing. Activities include live music, a Family Fun Zone, unique attractions and vendors. The nation’s largest Labor Day weekend fireworks show will start at 9:30 p.m.

Cool Down in the Cave The annual Cool Down in the Cave event at Historic Cherokee Caverns, Oak Ridge Highway, is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 29. Admission is $8 for age 6 and older. Cash and credit cards accepted, and reservations not required.

Tours are self-guided. The cave path is stroller- and wheelchair-accessible. Bring a light jacket, a flashlight and camera.

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Bearden: Tyler Neff makes most of Golf Channel’s Big Break; Friends of Literacy celebrates boots, buckles, books.

Halls: The band marches through Food City; Brooke Cox releases first novel.

Farragut: Details of upcoming Farragut Food Festival; Farragut MPC rejects apartments.

Karns: Erica Laning qualifies for Olympic trials; roundabout ahead for Garrison Road.

Union County: State’s largest oak tree falls; sheriff’s dad is expert photographer.

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By Bill Dockery One of Knoxville’s prominent black churches is fighting to win back ownership of the building it built and has occupied for a scant six years.

The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church and property at 3811 Boyds Bridge Road has been listed with Coldwell Banker Commercial, a real estate firm. The asking price for the 13,000-squarefoot structure is $1.12 million. It

sits on 4.32 acres.

Ground was broken on the church in December 2007, and the church held its first service in the new building on Aug. 9, 2009.

The congregation, which owned the Boyds Bridge tract for a number of years, lost control of the property during the building process and entered into a lease/purchase agreement that has severely hurt the church financially, said Keith Mayes, senior pastor.

“The church has been making lease payments of $130,000 a year but has received no accruing equity for the payments,” Mayes said. Because the deed did not list the church as the owner, the congregation has also faced property taxes of around $24,000 a year.

Churches do not pay property taxes.

The church has reached a tentative agreement with the owners that will let the congregation raise

a down payment and pay on a fiveyear note held by the owners. The church will be listed on the deed as owner, avoiding property taxes, and the congregation will then seek more appropriate financing.

Mayes, who became minister of the church in November 2013, was made aware of the financial problem soon after he arrived. He said that few in the 200-member conTo page 3

Regas building gets $50K grant

By Sandra Clark Knoxville City Council has awarded a $50,000 façade grant to the nonprofit that owns the Regas Building.

The vote was unanimous with little questioning. Daniel Brown asked, “Do we have Empowerment Zone funds left?”

Becky Wade, the city’s director of community development, answered no but said the grant to the Knoxville Leadership Foundation, headed by Christopher Martin, is “program income” from funds repaid from earlier grants.

George Wallace said, “This is unusual. What is the economic development?”

Wade confirmed nonprofits are not eligible for the program but said, “We valued this project” because it restored the Regas Building, a very important building to Knoxville’s history; it’s in an area that’s improving; they are housing the Alliance for Better Non-Profits – seven groups with 60 employ-

ees there daily – and installing a training room and conference center to bring other folks onsite.

“It’s a five-year forgivable loan,” she said. “We’ll put a lien on the property (requiring repayment of a prorated balance if the property is sold during the five-year period).”

Martin also spoke. “We’re taking the façade back to the 1920s.

It’s a five-story building, originally the Harris Building, built in 1890.” He said façade work will be done on both the Magnolia Avenue and Gay Street sides.

“We are refurbishing this building. … We’re adding an elevator; all restroom facilities will be accessible. The greater purpose of this project is the colocation of offices.

“The Alliance for Better NonProfits will train others and promote collaboration. … We’ll help them get stronger and better at what they do.

“There’s a lot of value to this project besides the façade.”

MPC to study cell towers After stormy battles over cell tower sites in South Knox and Fountain City, Duane Grieve asked MPC to review the city’s regulations on cell tower siting.

Gerald Green, executive director of MPC, said, “We’ll be looking at those things the city has the authority to regulate, such as buffering, setbacks from adjoining property owners, cell tower height and possibly looking at locations where cell towers are most appropriate.”

Green said the need for towers is stronger now than in 2002 when the city’s cellular communications facilities plan was written. “The information we gather may not be what we want to hear … increasing demand for usage leads to increasing demand for towers.”

A spirited discussion ensued: Grieve: We need to clarify what can and cannot be done.

Nick Della Volpe: The future looks grim … if we could have a cell

tower every square mile or even two or three. That bespeaks of a nightmare city of porcupines sticking up in the landscape. … We may need a second resolution asking our congressional delegation for amendments to FCC regulations. … Now seven companies come in to Knoxville with claims they need to beef up their coverage. Potentially 13 companies could come in and ask for their own tower. … We want our future to be effective electronically and attractive aesthetically.

Nick Pavlis – I’ll support this resolution but am not exactly sure what we’re going to get out of this.

Federal regs are mandatory.

Brenda Palmer – Let’s not fall into a pattern of asking MPC to do more than there is adequate staff to process. We should say where this falls in our priority list.

Finbarr Saunders: I hope you study what other communities do – especially in the Northeast. I go there and don’t see cell towers, yet I have service. I know it’s not magic.

Non-renewed teacher holds on to hope

By Betty Bean

Christina Graham, the popular third-year, non-tenured kindergarten teacher at Copper Ridge Elementary School whose principal waited until the last day of school to inform her that her contract was not being renewed, spent all summer applying for jobs and waiting for her phone to ring.

It didn’t. And it wasn’t for lack of trying. Despite applying for nearly 40 advertised positions with Knox County Schools, Graham, who earned good evaluations and built close relationships with parents and students in her Teachers stand in support of Christina Graham as she addresses the school classes, didn’t get a nibble.

Many of her colleagues believe board. File photo by Betsy Pickle she has been blackballed for her outspoken criticism of KCS poli- subjecting the youngest students “I applied online, then I would cies, most notably the practice of to high-stakes standardized tests. print my resume and reference

letters and hand deliver them to the school. Later that evening, I would send an email to the principal saying, ‘Hey, don’t know if you got my resume today; but just in case you didn’t, I’ve attached it for you.’ I got one response asking if I’m qualified to teach pre-K – I’m not – and another response saying I’d sent it to the wrong principal.

And that’s it.”

Graham, who is an upbeat, energetic 26-year-old, widened her search to include Anderson, Loudon and Roane counties, plus Clinton, Maryville, Alcoa and Oak Ridge city schools. She got an interview in Oak Ridge but was told that there were no teaching positions open, and she ended up To page 3

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Gamma Knife pinpoints cancers in the brain Part of couple’s ‘Grand Adventure’ Pam and Gene Hubbard of West Knoxville have lots of memories and laughter to share as they sit together in the park on a sunny day.

Through the years, their love has deepened as they have shared many experiences, both good and bad.

Among the more recent experiences is the journey through Pam’s cancer treatment. They have learned a lot about a rare kind of cancer and about the Gamma Knife, an incredible tool that detected and treated spots on Pam’s brain, without invasive surgery.

The Hubbards share a love story that spans nearly ve decades. They started dating when he was 15, and she was 12.

“If you can call it dating,” Pam jokes. “We skated together at the skating rink.” They grew up together in Oak Ridge and soon became an inseparable pair, falling deeply in love.

Several years later, as Gene was preparing to go overseas with the U.S. Navy, he found out that his pay and bene ts would increase if he were married. Pam was 17 and still in high school.

“But my parents loved him,” Pam says, laughing. “They always said they liked him better than they liked me.” So with the blessing of her mother and father, young Pam became a bride the summer before she started her senior year in 1969.

Pam gave birth to their rst son 19 months later, while Gene was with the Seabees in Vietnam. Today they have two sons, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Gene describes their years together as something akin to Bilbo Baggins’ Grand Adventure. “We’ve not only wound up on the wrong roads,” says Gene. “We’ve wound up in the wrong states.”

That adventure took a sharp turn down a rocky path in 2011, when Pam stepped out of the shower one day and noticed an unusual pink ring on her left breast. She was mildly concerned, and asked Gene’s opinion about it. He wisely told her to go see the doctor.

The following Tuesday, Pam sat in the of ce of her OB/GYN, and heard the doctor say that he’d never seen anything like it, but that it reminded him of something he’d learned about in medical school. He snapped a picture to show the other doctors in the practice. Only one of them had seen the marking before, but none of them had ever treated it.

The mystery mark turned out to be the result of in ammatory breast cancer. It is rare, aggressive, and often misdiagnosed as a rash or infection. When Pam and Gene received the news, she says she felt a touch from heaven, and knew God was in control of the situation.

At home a little later, Gene wanted to wrap his arms around his wife in a reassuring hug, but she wasn’t ready. She needed some time to process what was happening.

“About 15 minutes later, I was

Pam and Gene Hubbard celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary in August, following Pam’s successful cancer treatments through the Fort Sanders Regional Gamma Knife Center at Thompson Cancer Survival Center. “She’s handled it well,” Gene Hubbard says of his wife’s cancer journey. “And from her strength, I draw strength, too.” ne,” Pam says. “I’ve been ne ever since.”

For the past few years, the Hubbards’ “grand adventure” has primarily focused on ghting the cancer that metastasized and spread into Pam’s lungs, lymph nodes, and adrenal glands. From there, the cancer spread to her brain.

Surgery and traditional chemotherapy treatments have taken their toll but have worked well in treating the cancer. For the spots on her brain, Hubbard needed something else. Her doctors recommended

the Fort Sanders Regional Gamma Knife Center at Thompson Cancer Survival Center.

The Gamma Knife uses advanced diagnostic imaging and three-dimensional treatment planning software to deliver 192 nely-focused beams of gamma radiation to small targets inside the brain. The beams converge at a point to treat the affected tissue, while minimizing the damage of healthy brain tissue.

Gamma Knife gives neurosurgeons the capability to treat dozens of tumors intracranially. The pro-

cedure typically is performed in a single outpatient treatment session with considerably reduced treatment times and minimized surgical complications.

“Mrs. Hubbard initially had two metastatic tumors in her brain, and operating in two different areas of the brain would have been very detrimental,” says neurosurgeon Steven Sanders. “The surgical side effects likely would have precluded any bene t from an open surgical procedure.”

Sanders says the only other option besides traditional surgery would have been whole brain radiation and extensive chemotherapy, which he says would have been less effective. “And the outcome potentially could have been dramatically worse,” he says.

“They explained very well to us the advantages of the Gamma Knife and how long it’s been around,” Gene says. He hadn’t known that gamma radiation has been in use for more than half a century. “I was amazed.”

After going over all the options, the Hubbards were told that the Gamma Knife was recommended for Pam’s case. Gene and Pam say they felt well informed and very well prepared.

Gene was also impressed and comforted by the way he and Pam were both treated on the day of the rst procedure. “Everybody was just tremendous,” he says. “They told us what sedative they’d be giving her, they explained the procedure again, and they even made sure I knew when they put the coffee on.”

While Pam was undergoing the procedure, Gene received updates, letting him know what phase Pam was in and how things were going. “They seemed to be concerned about me as well as her,” Gene says.

Pam underwent the Gamma Knife two separate times. The rst time, the MRI that was part of the Gamma Knife process picked up on three additional spots – a total of ve. The second time, 12 spots were treated.

Follow-up MRIs after both procedures showed that the Gamma Knife worked, and the tumors that had been on her brain were no longer a threat. “I’m very grateful,” Pam says seriously.

Pam and Gene are grateful, not just for the technology, but for the personal care Pam received every step of the way. “They seem to really care about your best interest,” Gene says. “They care about your whole background, and they’re focused on the whole person, from the nurses to the people at the counter.”

Pam doesn’t want to be called a cancer survivor, because there’s no permanent cure for metastatic breast cancer. Gene balks at that, making the point that his wife has to be some sort of survivor, because she’s already survived three years since her diagnosis.

As they enjoy their banter at the park, they give credit where they believe credit is due. They know Pam might not be here today had it not been for excellent doctors, a positive attitude, modern medicine, Gamma Knife, and God’s intervention.

“I didn’t know if I was going to live,” Pam says, “but I was comfortable that whatever happened was God’s doing.”

“God has a plan, and the plan is working,” Gene says in agreement, giving his wife a knowing look.

“She’s still here.”

Brain surgery without the ‘surgery’ The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion machine has treated nearly 400 patients since coming to Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in 2011.

And both physicians and patients are delighted with the results.

“I continue to be amazed by the tumor reduction we receive using Gamma Knife Dr. Hauge technology,” says Dr. David H. Hauge, Medical Director of the Fort Sanders Gamma Knife Center.

Using the Gamma Knife radiosurgery system requires a team effort. “We have both neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists together in the pretreatment evaluation, as well as the actual procedure. Spe-

cially-trained radiation physicists and nurses also help ensure a safe and pleasant experience for the patient,” explains Hauge.

Despite its name, the Gamma Knife is not really a “knife.” There’s no cutting, no anesthesia and no hospitalization afterward. Radiation energy is targeted through the skull and into brain tumors, destroying them while leaving healthy tissue unharmed in the process. Treatments can last less than two hours, and patients go home the same day.

Gamma Knife can also be used to treat a number of other brain disorders, like noncancerous tumors of the pituitary gland, tumors of the ear or eye nerves, or malformations of the blood vessels in the brain.

Fort Sanders is an “open” center, meaning Gamma Knife cre-

dentialed and trained physicians in the area are welcome to use the technology. Five neurosurgeons and ve radiation oncologists from Knoxville area hospitals participate regularly at the Fort Sanders Gamma Knife Center.

The biggest bene t of the Gamma Knife is its ability to treat multiple tumors at once, up to 15 or more. The Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion is designed to allow treatment of multiple metastatic brain tumors developed from primary cancers outside the brain such as lung, breast, ovarian, colorectal, kidney and melanoma.

The Gamma Knife is much safer than other radiosurgical tools for brain tumors because it does not expose the rest of the brain or body to radiation. “We can deliver the treatment with pinpoint precision,” explains Fort Sanders

neurosurgeon, Dr. Joel Norman.

“When you’re delivering radiation to the brain, particularly around the brain stem or optic nerves that control eyesight, precision is everything.”

Dr. Hauge agrees. “In a recent study, Gamma Knife was shown to deliver far less radiation to the rest of the body outside the brain than any other currently available cranial radiosurgical technology.”

However, while the Gamma Knife is one-of-a-kind in the area, it is not a cure for everything. Some tumors of the brain will still need traditional surgery. “Gamma Knife adds another treatment option for patients with brain cancers or other noncancerous abnormalities in the brain,” says Dr. Norman.

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From page 1 gregation knew about the ownership issues.

“The builders were not very reputable,” he said.

“Toward the end, they actually sold their interest to another company.” An agent for Coldwell Banker said that the facility is now owned by a group in Texas.

The group reportedly wanted $1.8 million from the church but listed the property with the real estate agency at $1.15 million.

The church is calling on its own members and plans to list its needs on GoFundDan Moriarty behind the bar at the Time Warp Tea Room; a collectable painting of Cas Walker is Me, a social media site for fund-raising. displayed over his left shoulder. Photo by Cindy Taylor “We remember that charity begins at home, and our members are challenging themselves,” he said. “We’re

Let’s do the Time Warp

It’s just a jump to the left from West Knoxville and a step to the right from the Fourth and Gill neighborhood. No, not the dance – the Tea Room.

Cindy Taylor Time Warp Tea Room has been serving the Happy Holler area since 2002. But Dan Moriarty has been working to improve North Knoxville for much longer than that.

Moriarty was born and raised in the Fourth and Gill area. He and/or his family have owned the building that houses the tea room since 1986. He says it isn’t the same as years ago.

“I have seen great changes. Things are very different and safer in this area now,” he said.

Fourth and Gill resident Bill Murrah says people like Moriarty who didn’t leave the area are the reason Old North Knoxville neighborhoods are

growing and prospering.

The tea room name evolved almost as much as the neighborhood until Moriarty settled on a final version.

“We originally wanted to open a bar, and it would have been Time Warp Tavern,” he said.

At the time a church moved in next door, and a bar wasn’t going to happen. Moriarty decided to change to a coffee shop, but Time Warp Coffee Shop didn’t have a zing to it so Time Warp Tea Room was born. In a quirky turn of events, the location next door that once housed the church is now a bar.

Moriarty says early on people were afraid to venture into the Central Street area, and the business struggled.

“There wasn’t enough traffic in Happy Holler to support a coffee shop, so we started serving food,” said Moriarty.

Moriarty says he opened the tea room because he wanted to semi-retire and slow down a bit. He needed a business that would allow him to do that plus house his large collection of historical furniture and toys.

Slowing down wasn’t in the cards for Moriarty. After opening the tea room he went from working a fiveday week to working six to seven 10- to 12-hour days.

He says he couldn’t do it without his wife, Peggy.

Moriarty hosts numerous club meetings in the restaurant including one devoted to his favorite pastime: motorcycles. He is involved in organizing a bike show scheduled at the Knoxville Museum of Art next month.

The tea room serves light fare and sweets. Come for the food and for the history.

Moriarty’s establishment houses a large selection of old coin-operated items along with historic Knoxville memorabilia, some kept from the original family coin-operated amusement business and some acquired.

Happy Holler boasts unique shops and renovated dwellings. Moriarty says a visit to the area is definitely worth the trip.

“Me, I just own a coffee shop that is called a tea room that looks like a beer joint.”

hoping that the community will reach out and help, not only the religious community but the social community.”

The crisis has put the church in dire straits, Mayes said. “Bethel has always sown back into the community, but it has been strapped and hasn’t been financially able to do the ministries it is called to.”

Mayes said that other congregations looking for a building will want something that will fit their own vision.

“This building is worth more to us than to anyone else.”

In June, Bethel AME Church cohosted a communitywide memorial service for nine members of Emanuel AME Church in

Non-renewed teacher accepting a position as a teaching assistant at Linden Elementary School, where all the TAs are certified, and sometimes move up into vacant teaching positions. She said the Oak Ridge interview was an eye-opener.

“When I walked in, the principal was great. He said, ‘So you’re the famous Christina.’ I was like, ‘Oh, so you know how awesome I am!’ He said he saw me on the news and said, ‘I just want to let you know that I don’t care.’ He was awesome, and that’s the job I have now. He’s really nice.

You wouldn’t believe how different the atmosphere is. Oak Ridge is like heaven, compared to Knox County.”

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Graham works at Linden from 7:45 to 11:30 a.m. and at an after-school program in Karns from 2 to 6 p.m.

The reasons for what happened to Graham are murky.

Non-tenured teachers can be fired at will, but principals are technically required to tell them why they are losing their jobs. Graham said that Copper Ridge principal Kathy Castenir refused to give her a reason and that the human resources administrator who was present when Graham got the ax said she wasn’t entitled to an explanation. Castenir retired this summer with no advance notice.

Lauren Hopson, president of the Knox County

Charleston, S.C., who were killed during Bible study, allegedly by a 21-year-old man with a racist ideology. Ministers representing denominations from across Knoxville participated in the memorial, which drew an overflow crowd. The memorial closed with the release of hundreds of black and white balloons.

Church records indicate that the congregation was founded in 1911 on Nelson Street in a building that was later taken during a federal urban renewal project in 1962. The congregation moved to a church building on Parkview Avenue in September 1963. Bethel still owns the Parkview property, which has been for sale in recent years.

Education Association, says Castenir’s actions violated KCS procedure and that the state Legislature has eroded teachers’ due-process rights and subjected them to “the whim of a principal.”

“This process has been eroded by our Legislature in recent years because of the erroneous belief that due process protected bad teachers. I still believe most principals are following KCS procedure in notifying teachers of deficiencies before they decide to nonrenew them. However, it is clear that policy was not followed in Christina’s case.

“Administration thought nobody, co-workers, parents or students, would care, but she was a good teacher. and they were wrong.”

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By Betsy Pickle It’s a Colonial Village Neighborhood Association tradition: Every August, members buy school supplies to donate to Mooreland Heights Elementary. And every year, principal Dr. Roy Miller comes to pick up the gifts and update the group on what’s going on at the school.

This year, the big news should have been that construction is wrapping up on a $2 million, six-classroom addition to the school. But less than three weeks before the meeting, Miller stunned the Mooreland Heights community with the news that he is resigning as principal and taking the position of dean of the Templar School of Education at Johnson University.

He is serving as interim dean until Nov. 30 and will take over full-time as dean on Dec. 1.

At the August Colonial Village meeting, Miller said he hadn’t been looking to leave Mooreland Heights.

“My plan four weeks ago was still to retire at Moore-

land Heights and go back into the ministry full-time,” said Miller. “I’ve been a Methodist minister 27 years.”

He expected to stay at the school for three to five more years, then “ride off into the sunset” and possibly teach in an adjunct position at the University of Tennessee or Johnson University. He has served on the advisory board for education at UT for six years and at Johnson for 10. He was honored with the 2014 Outstanding Collaborator Award by UT. But as he told his listeners: “You don’t know what’s going to happen in life. You don’t know what life is going to deal you. One day you think you’ve got it all together, you’ve got it all planned out all the way to your time of retirement …”

He said he was enjoying a couple of days off with his daughter at Metcalf Bottoms in July when he got a call from Johnson’s provost, Dr. L. Thomas Smith Jr. Smith said the university’s president, Dr. Gary Weed-

man, wanted to speak with him – the next day.

Miller had taught a graduate course in statistics at Johnson earlier in the summer, so he figured the meeting was about another teaching gig.

“My life changed the next day,” said Miller. “I walked in, and he said, ‘We’ve decided – we just haven’t figured out how – we want to offer you today the dean position at Johnson for the College of Education.’ I honestly looked at him and said, ‘Are you sure you’re talking to the right guy?’”

Miller said it took about 10 meetings before he finally accepted. He worked it out so that he could stay at Mooreland Heights most of the semester and oversee the completion of the renovations.

He said he feels that he has set the elementary school up to be successful.

Ultimately, he couldn’t resist Johnson’s mandate.

“Their mission is the Great Commission and to increase the Kingdom,” he said. “That sure did sell me.”

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Things that happened, things to come Here’s what has happened …

Tennessee has recruited boldly, among the best in college football, not far behind Alabama and Georgia.

Tennessee has prepared, physically and mentally, as if it means business. Butch Jones is a motivator.

This team has terrific potential, including stars.

Butch has built, brick by brick as he likes to say, decent depth. Most reserves still need experience, but he is fully aware that fine freshmen can play.

Sobering it is that Butch has defeated one opponent, South Carolina, that was thought to be better than the Vols. He has lost to one, Florida, that wasn’t

holding penalties that nullify touchdowns.

I know you know big Marvin plays come from playmakers. The Vols have several.

West It is possible that sometime soon a receiver will make a big play.

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Dobbs made several excellent plays at South Carolina. It took defensive pressure to win the game.

In the most crucial assignment of 2014, Vanderbilt and the challenge of bowl eligibility, Dobbs was considerably less than awesome. Most Tennessee fans have conveniently forgotten how close the Vols were to a devastating defeat that would have changed the course of history.

Dobbs and the team, offense and defense, were outstanding for most of three

quarters against Iowa. I haven’t decided whether the Vols were THAT good or Iowa was THAT slow and disinterested. We know the Hawkeyes were disappointed to be in the Gator Bowl.

We know Tennessee was happy to be in any bowl and that the Gator was one step up from deserved.

The romp was a delight, but I still don’t know what it was that we saw.

Here’s what may happen …

As usual, Florida is a pivotal game. If the Vols, at long last, whip the Gators, really good things can follow. If they lose again, adjust dreams downward. Immediately.

Before Arkansas arrives at

Neyland Stadium.

Optimistic forecast: The Vols are good enough to hang in there against all SEC foes.

Cautious forecast: Alabama has uncertainty at quarterback but more talent across the board. Georgia has a couple of holes to fill, a better running back and probably more overall ability. Arkansas is much like Tennessee, maybe yes, maybe no. Missouri success is hard to explain. Could be coaching.

Eight Tennessee wins would be progress. Nine would be very good. Ten would be great. Hedge your bets.

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

Constitutional philosophy helped Zachary win Jason Zachary is finally sleeping through the night after deciding to seek office four years ago. His 2014 challenge to U.S. Rep. John Duncan Jr. was unsuccessful, but on Monday, he was officially appointed as District 14 state representative after defeating school board member Karen Carson in the Republican primary. He is unopposed in the Sept. 29 general election.

He says he was led by the Lord and encouraged by members of his church, First Baptist Concord, to pursue office. He thinks the name recognition he achieved during his first campaign helped him win his second.

Hitting the streets and making phone calls helped, too. He campaigned for the state house seat six days a

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week, and even his 10-yearold son, Tyson, became a door-knocking expert. That face-to-face interaction paid off, especially during early voting, he says.

He thinks he beat Carson because of a fundamental philosophical difference regarding the role of government. Zachary is a strict constitutionalist who believes firmly in limited government, and for some voters, that’s more important than any issue.

Those who disagree will

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be pleased to know that he plans to limit himself to 12 years in office. He’s not a career politician, he says.

His philosophy impacts his stance on current hotbutton issues. Education decisions need to be made at the state level with input from local communities because each community is different. Any federal involvement in the education process ultimately backfires, he says.

He feels that teachers are stifled by requirements to teach to the test. His wife, Holly, is a former schoolteacher, and she loved being able to “get outside of the box.” He doesn’t think teachers have that freedom anymore. At the same time, he’s in favor of higher standards.

Zachary is against a gas tax, which hits everybody, including the working poor.

He’s in favor of block grants from the federal govern-

FRIDAY, AUG. 28 Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091.

So Long, Summer Party, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Union County Senior Center, 298 Main St., Maynardville.

Bring a covered dish. Info: 992-3292.

“Men’s Health: Networking in the Community,” 12:30-2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Union County Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22

SATURDAY, AUG. 29

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.

Downtown Dragon, Drum and Paddle Dragon Boat Race, 8 a.m., Volunteer Landing. Proceeds go to the Tennessee Clean Water Network.

Hillbilly Jedi Band will perform, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091.

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

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: 525-5431.

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, 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

SUNDAY, AUG. 30 Deadline for volunteer applications to assist with the Tennessee Valley Fair to be held Sept. 11-20.

Sign up: VolunteerKnoxville.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

“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.

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.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUG. 27-28

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AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m., Halls Senior Center, 4410 Crippen Road. Info/registration: Carolyn Rambo, 382-5822.

Goodwill Vintage Fashion Show and Sale, 6 p.m., Hilton Downtown Knoxville, 501 W. Church Ave. Tickets: $40; includes dinner, fashion show and entrance to the Vintage Boutique. Info: goodwillknoxville. org/vintage; 588-8567.

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, AUG. 27-29 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 (half-off sale). Info: thepickychick.com.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 Grand opening: Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5-9 p.m., 1127 N. Broadway. Featuring “Gaudy Gold Frame

ment for road work, which would help eliminate waste, he says. Those funds, along with Tennessee’s $600 million surplus, should cover “dire needs.”

Extras, like greenways and sidewalks, wouldn’t fall into that category.

He’s also against Insure Tennessee, which would rely on money borrowed by the federal government, he says. He acknowledges that the state needs to seek a solution for the hundreds of thousands of working poor who can’t afford medical insurance.

Many of them simply don’t want coverage, he says. He didn’t when he was younger.

He hopes healthcare and business professionals and the Legislature can come together to discuss creative

solutions, like telemedicine, which diagnoses patients via FaceTime or Skype. As with roads, Zachary would prefer that the federal dollars for healthcare come in the form of block grants that would allow states to create their own programs.

One of his tasks over the coming weeks is to build relationships. Leadership is influence, and that’s accomplished by building relationships with constituents and other leaders. Reps. Eddie Smith and Roger Kane and Sen. Frank Niceley are a few who have already reached out to him.

He plans to get feedback from constituents at town hall meetings. He needs to be a listener, he says.

“It will be important for me to fill in knowledge gaps.”

Show.” Info: BroadwayStudiosAndGallery.com.

Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091.

Union County Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Info: feralfelinefriends.org.

Spaghetti supper, New Fellowship Church, 120 Pine Drive, Maynardville. Dinner, silent auction, cakewalk, gospel music. $5 donation requested; proceeds to church building fund.

The Reignsman will perform, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091.

MONDAY, SEPT. 7 American Legion meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 387-5522.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 8 Happy Travelers Lunch and Gathering, North Acres Baptist Church, 5803 Millertown Pike. Entertainment by David West & the Cider Mountain Boys and comedian Hattie. No charge; suggested contribution, $7.

Info/reservations: Derrell Frye, 938-8884.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 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.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 10 VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 11 Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091.

Union County Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., 1009 Main St., Maynardville. Info: 992-8038.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 Hogskin History Day, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Admission and parking are free. Info: Mitzi, 497-3603; narrowridge.org.

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Who the heck is John King?

Sixth District County Commission candidate John King – no, not lawyer/ lobbyist/politico John Kirby King; this is the younger, shorter, less well-known John D. King – is a man of many websites.

Betty Bean He’s taken down the website from 2014 when he got 1.2 percent of the vote against Lamar Alexander in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, but some vestiges remain, like the friendly Libertarian website touting his promise to give away a bunch of free stuff, including a starter house – prweb.com/releases/2014/06.

There’s http://johndking. com, which advertises his multiple careers as an actor, model, voice talent and speaker and includes a clip

of his brief role in “Talladega Nights” and mentions that he was a news anchor for a Fox News affiliate.

There’s magnoliawindowcompany.com, advertising the company of which he’s the president, owner and spokesmodel.

He’s got one for his County Commission race: http:// kingforcommission.com, which features multiple videos of rippling flags, lightning striking the City County building and King channeling Donald Trump on immigration and veterans issues and promising to be accessible – so accessible that he gives out his cell-phone number, 216-0005, to prove how accessible he will be.

Good luck with the number, though. I tried getting in touch with him for this column, and he didn’t call back. I would have asked him to explain his security plan, which will involve former law enforcement and military officers and will keep people in the Sixth

John D. King District safe.

King has drawn a bead on sitting commission chair Brad Anders, who was first elected in 2008, two years before the voters approved a plan to cut the size of the commission from 19 members to 11. King’s major beefs against Anders appear to be that he’s been on commission too long and that his job with the Knoxville Police Department keeps him too busy to attend to county business.

Anders, who did return a phone call, said he doesn’t know King very well and never met him until he ran

against Alexander.

“I saw him on swearingin day and he just flat asked me, ‘Can you help me get a county job?’ He floated a resume around the courthouse.”

Anders dismissed the notion that he’s been in office too long and offers the reminder that the voters approved the notion that the partial term he served from 2008 to 2010 doesn’t count toward his two-term limit.

“The voters decided to stagger commission terms by knocking the commission size down from 19 to 11.

The public decided it, and there’s not a question that it’s legal. I think I’ve done a good job. Of the seven years I’ve been here, four of them have been in leadership.”

He said he’s still got things he wants to do, like working on a countywide fire service.

“I’m not in the business of making enemies,” he said, “but (King’s supporters) just don’t care for me, I guess.”

Parks and greenways: pro-neighborhood, pro-business We live in one of the most scenic areas in the country. With the Great Smoky Mountains, the Cumberland Plateau and countless rivers and streams in between, our region is perhaps best known for its ridges, waterways and (of course) Dolly Parton. Yet, too often our local governments have made shortsighted decisions that fail to take advantage of our area’s natural beauty. In fact, more often than not, we’ve taken it for granted.

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My favorite example of shortsighted planning is the waterfront of downtown Knoxville.

Think about it.

If you were starting over, would you build the City County Building on some of the most valuable real estate in town? (Why should politicians and government employees get the best views of the river?)

Also, on the riverfront west of downtown, Knoxville has a college football stadium, a basketball arena and a sewage-treatment plant. Even worse, much of the remaining shoreline between downtown and Alcoa Highway is paved over with a four-lane highway (Neyland Drive). Of course,

Volunteer Landing Park and Neyland Greenway are jewels of the city, but they often seem like afterthoughts, squeezed onto leftover land that couldn’t be used for anything else.

Great cities inspire and implement great ideas.

Building these large civic buildings and highways on such prime real estate hindered downtown development, restricts the tax base and just doesn’t make sense.

We can do better.

At this point, what is the most cost-effective way for our local governments to improve on these past mistakes?

More parks and greenways.

Parks aren’t just pretty.

They’re good business. You don’t have to be a tree-hugger to understand the economic benefits parks and green space bring the community at an affordable cost (see Chattanooga). Surveys show that relocating business and families are seeking communities with sidewalks, walking trails and bicycle paths. Connecting community infrastructure (neighborhoods, schools, and businesses) with a greenway system is a costeffective way to raise property values, encourage development and improve the health of a community. (Besides, adding sidewalks and bike lanes to a major road project is often little more than a rounding error in the total cost of the project.)

Thankfully, under Mayor

Eric Vreeland, city communications manager, jogs in the rain Sunday on Holston Hills Road. He suggested that photographer Bill Dockery use the word “dedicated” when Dockery said he was posting the picture to Facebook. “I had other words in mind, but he is dedicated and apparently resolute,” said Dockery, a former co-worker at the News Sentinel.

Madeline Rogero’s leadership, Knoxville is investing in green infrastructure. The Urban Wilderness project in South Knoxville is a sleeping eco-tourism giant for the region. On the south waterfront, Suttree Landing Park will kickstart further redevelopment. (Unfortunately, residents outside the city limits have not fared so well. Mayor Tim Burchett has been far less aggressive in expanding parks and

greenways than previous county administrations.)

Ultimately, folks move to Knoxville in spite of the way we have developed our community, not because of it.

Our leaders have made mistakes in the past, but it’s not too late to reinvent a better Knox County. Here’s hoping county government follows Mayor Rogero’s lead and puts an increased emphasis on parks and greenways.

Scott Frith is a local attorney. You can email him at scott@pleadthefrith.com.

Michael Grider, communications director for Knox County, has taken up biking for weight control and exercise. He often bikes to work at the City County Building from his home in Old North Knoxville.

This past weekend, he finished a Runtastic bike trip of 25.02 miles in two hours, three minutes.

Grider was executive news director at WVLT-TV until he was hired by Mayor Tim Burchett in 2010.

government City’s defense of pension lawsuit is weak The city of Knoxville is trying to settle the lawsuit against it and the Pension Board over the cost of city employees buying back years of military service for their city pension. The Pension Board deadlocked 4-4 on whether to allow the reduced rate over the higher rate with council member Finbarr Saunders and Mayor Rogero voting for the higher charge for veterans.

The board has acknowledged error in not advising city employees of this benefit early in the process, and it is generally felt the city has a weak case and may ultimately lose. Mediation is being sought by a mediator outside Knoxville.

Whether this will solve the case or not is uncertain, but an effort is underway.

None of this would be necessary had Rogero and Saunders voted to give the city employees who are veterans a financial break in terms of buying back their time. Now they have an expensive lawsuit that may go against them.

■ Attention in politics will now turn to the City Council elections. While Mayor Rogero has a writein opponent, it is hard to conceive of it becoming more than a nuisance to her.

A real contest will be between Mark Campen and Jennifer Mirtes. While Campen’s fundraising is sluggish, his personal appearances have escalated.

The other incumbent who has attracted opposition is Finbarr Saunders, who lost in 2010 to embattled Jeff Ownby for County Commission and is seeking his second council term.

He has three rivals, Kelly Absher, Paul Bonovich and David Williams. Two of the four will advance to the November runoff. Absher, when interviewed, praises Saunders and has trouble outlining any issue on which they differ.

Bonovich, a businessman, seems to be waging the most active campaign, with yard signs to match Saunders’.

He is critical of Saunders for supporting the 34cent property tax hike. He pledges a more businesslike approach to city government on council. Saunders is working hard but is very definite in his views on selected issues.

■ Local Democrats recently highlighted the Facebook postings by Knox

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County Clerk Foster Arnett on Muslims, which triggered a negative backlash on Arnett. What is significant here is that the local Democratic Party is actually doing something in pointing out weaknesses of GOP officeholders. Generally the local Democratic Party gives GOP officeholders a pass on shortcomings that occur.

In a viable two-party system, both parties should be debating and discussing the actions of the other.

Whether this comment on Arnett is the start of a local Democratic effort to point out shortcomings among other Republican officeholders is unknown.

Certainly the Democrats could have a field day with Arnett over his failure to collect all the hotel taxes, but they have been silent.

Arnett’s answers to questions from Knox County Commission have been weak and inadequate. Some would say even embarrassing in terms of their inadequacy.

■ When Ryan Haynes resigned his House seat he also created a vacancy in the leadership of the Knox County delegation. The delegation consists of three senators and seven House members. State Rep. Eddie Smith has been elected by his fellows to replace Haynes as the new chair.

■ UT still has failed to put up the Peyton Manning Pass street signs after being down four months.

If one wanted to visit the UT Hearing and Speech Center on that street they would have to do it without street signs. Manning is probably the most famous living UT graduate.

Really amazing UTK cannot get around to such a simple task as erecting two street signs leading to the stadium where Manning played so well.

■ Bob Whetsel, former city services director, retires this week after 22 years.

He was an able, effective and hard-working public servant. He takes off on an 80-day bike trip from San Diego to St. Augustine in early September.

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Ritta gets helping hand, Bobcat style Students arriving at Ritta Elementary last week received a nice surprise in the form of Central High football players.

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Members of the Bobcat team arrived at the school during the early morning and assisted safety patrol members in greeting students as they arrived and opening car doors for parents.

Teacher Ashlee Price enjoyed having the players share car duty with her students.

“The kids see us every day and to see the football players in their jerseys helped start the school week on a positive foot.”

Having the players added an excitement factor and was motivating to the students. “These young men are positive role models to the younger football players.”

Bryson Rosser, in his second year as Central’s football coach, is not only building a strong football program but also is growing strong members of the community through his players.

Sarah Moore Greene welcomes new staff New staff members at Sarah Moore Greene this year include: (front) Ashlee Sharpe, Erin Lilly, Amber Reilly, Ashley Brown, Kelly Smith, Jennifer Lynberg, Cheryl Walker; (back) Victoria Henes, Jeannine Griffin, Abby Swanger, Donya Kickey, Rachel Thompson, Joyce Dyer, Debi Fore and Darlene Waters. Photo submitted

Central High football player Tyler Davies enjoys helping out with car duty at Ritta Elementary. “They come to see us when we play on Friday nights, so it’s only right for us to come out and see them during the day.”

Wyatt Davis and Central football player Jalynn Clemons take turns opening car doors at Ritta Elementary. Jalynn is a former student and safety patrol at Ritta.

Ritta Elementary safety patrol members Caroline O’Neal and Elijah Roach share car duty with Central High football player Ishman Martino (center). Photos by R. White

Library sponsors Pre-K Read and Play A group of rowdy preschoolers invaded Lawson McGhee library last week to participate in Pre-K Read and Play, a pilot program designed to help prepare children for kindergarten.

Each weekly session focuses on a different standard from the Tennessee Department of Education’s Early Childhood/Early Learning Developmental Standards.

Math, science and motordevelopment activities are incorporated while the session still keeps the feel of a traditional story time.

Children’s Services manager Erin Nguyen read books to the group, including “Oh No, George!”

by Chris Haughton, with breaks for dancing and educational silliness. Info: www.knoxlib.org.

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Belle Morris to celebrate 100 years Belle Morris Elementary will celebrate the school’s 100th anniversary with a celebration, 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27. The event will feature memorabilia, ringing of the old school bell, recognition of the oldest student present, a May pole dance and school tour.

Info: 594-1277.

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By Carol Shane

When we think of First Friday, Knoxville’s monthly night of art, music, cocktails and conviviality, we usually picture the downtown area.

But this coming Friday, revelers will get a chance to stretch their boundaries a bit when Broadway Studios & Gallery presents its grand opening party, “Please Feed the Artists.”

An artists’ collective plus commercial gallery, BSG is the brainchild of painter/ sculptor Jessica Gregory.

“Like the exhibit ‘see live bears’ at a zoo, instead, we have ‘see live artists working,’ ” Gregory says. “The gallery is truly just a gateway.” Visitors are invited to view pieces and then step on through to visit the artists at work. “It’s what makes us different,” says Gregory. “I love to have visitors come to my studio!”

Featured artists include painter Cynthia Tipton, corn-shuck-doll maker Anne Freels, photographic artist Morris Brady and Gregory herself, who says she does “a little bit of everything.” A versatile alumnus of the Atlanta College of Art and the University of Tennessee School of Art, Gregory works at various times with paint, metal and papier-mâché.

There will be finger foods, music by guitarist and oud player Laith Keilany, and belly dancers from Sandsation Dance Arts and Wellness.

You can also view entries in the “Gaudy Gold Frame Show,” in which area artists submit any pieces they’d like – as long as they’re in a gaudy gold frame. The themed show is indicative of the BSG’s whimsical, positive, supportive atmosphere.

“We’re all very different, but we’re all driven by creativity,” says Gregory. The group held a rummage sale

Festival encourages filmmaking, watching K ith McDanKeith M D iel goes over instructions for the 7-Day Shootout at the kickoff event at the Knoxville Visitors Center.

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Photographic artist Morris Brady is one of the artists featured at Broadway Studios & Gallery.

This is from his “Unusual Trees” series. The grand opening party for Broadway Studios & Gallery (above, right, is part of the gallery) is First Friday (Sept. 4), and all are invited. Photos submitted

happens 5-9 p.m. Friday, to pay for their supplies, either.”

Broadway Studios & Sept. 4, at 1127 N. Broadway. and they’re all excited about Info: broadway the grand opening. “I am so Gallery’s grand opening, proud of the way everyone “Please Feed the Artists,” studiosandgallery.com has come together,” says Gregory. “Everyone is equal in this group, and everyone has pitched in.”

Beardsley Community Farm will partner with the The collective welcomes Plaid Apron for a fundraiser at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. other artists, and there are 3. Since 1998, Beardsley Farm has promoted food sestill two studios available curity and sustainable urban agriculture. Staffed by for rent. volunteers, the organization grows and donates more “We hope everyone who than 10,000 pounds of produce annually to food pansteps through our doors betries and kitchens in the Knoxville area. comes just as excited about Tickets for the vegetarian supper are $50 ($180 for art as we are,” says Gregory. table of four). The event is at the Plaid Apron, 1210 Then she laughs and Kenesaw Ave. Info: beardsleyfarm.org or 546-8446. adds, “Of course, buying something wouldn’t hurt

Beardsley Farm fundraiser at Plaid Apron

‘Pay What You Wish’ pricing at CBT

‘No Escape’ Opening today in local theaters, “No Escape” is an action thriller about an American family that moves overseas, only to find themselves in the middle of a coup in which foreigners are being executed. Lake Bell and Owen Wilson, pictured, play Annie and Jack. Pierce Brosnan also stars.

In an effort to make live theatre available to all, the Clarence Brown Theatre has implemented “Pay What You Wish” pricing for the first Wednesday Preview during the upcoming season. The first “Pay What You Wish” performance will be Sept. 9 for “The 39 Steps.”

“Pay What You Wish” tickets will be made available for the first Wednesday Preview of each production throughout the season with the exception of “The Santaland Diaries,” which will be Thursday, Dec. 3. Tickets may be purchased from noon to 7 p.m. on the day of the performance at the box office kiosk in the CBT lobby. Cash in full dollar amounts will be accepted, and tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Additional dates for the program are: Sept. 30, for “Of Mice and Men”; Oct. 28, for “Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play”; Nov. 25, for “A Christmas Carol”; Dec. 3, for “The Santaland Diaries”; Feb. 10, for “Titus Andronicus”; Feb. 24, for “A Lesson Before Dying”; March 30, for “The Open Hand”; and April 20, for “South Pacific.”

Info: 865-974-5161 or clarencebrowntheatre.com

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With its eclectic offering of films from around the state, the country and the world and its immensely popular 7-Day Shootout competition, the Knoxville Film Festival is a balancing act.

“I’ve had people ask, ‘Are you a film festival or are you a competition?’ ” says Keith McDaniel, executive director of the Knoxville Film Festival. “We have to be both.

“We have to invigorate and encourage and facilitate our local filmmaking community. The competition … is the best way to do that.

“On the other hand, I don’t want to be just a competition festival. I want to bring in films from all over the world to show. That’s an important part of the film festival for not only people who love those kinds of films, but it’s also important for our local film community to see what other people do. They don’t have an opportunity to see non-commercial, non-studio films very often.

“This is a great opportunity for them to see what somebody in Romania is doing, or North Carolina.

Those are things that have to co-exist to make this film festival what it is.”

The third annual Knoxville Film Festival takes place Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 17-20, at the Regal Downtown West Cinema 8.

Some films or film blocks will sell out, so advance purchase of block tickets or a festival pass is encouraged.

McDaniel’s Secret City Film Festival was rechristened the Knoxville Film Festival when he joined forces with Dogwood Arts in 2013. He’s also run a couple of other festivals for a total of “18 or 19” – he’s lost track.

He’s excited about the 40plus films showing this year, selected from more than 300 entries. The openingnight film, “Wildlike,” stars Bruce Greenwood and is set in Alaska. Other features include several from Tennessee, including “Prison Break-in,” directed by Amy Hubbard; “Ain’t It Nowhere”

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by Scott Murphy; “Sahri” by Robert Denney; and “Homeless” by Clay Hassler.

There are films from Russia and Belgium and a feature, “The Looking Glass,” by John Hancock, the director of “Bang the Drum Slowly.”

The powerful story of a retired WNBA star and University of Tennessee basketball standout turned mental-health advocate will be featured in the documentary “Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw.”

The 7-Day Shootout – in which filmmakers had seven days to shoot and turn in a film no longer than seven minutes – has upped the ante this year. In addition to the regular prizes, one filmmaker will be selected to adapt his or her film into a feature, thanks to a $20,000 grand prize. The Visit Knoxville Film Office is funding $15,000 of the prize, with $5,000 coming from the KFF. “I’ve noticed there’s an intensity and seriousness about it this year,” says McDaniel. “And a lot of enthusiasm about it. This is a real opportunity for somebody.”

The film must be shot 100 percent in Knox County, with 70 percent local crew and cast. Another part of the prize is a year’s worth of free representation by Distribber, which helps independent films find a home on streaming services.

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Kate Moore:

By Sh B Sherri h iG Gardner d Howell H ll Kate Moore had her artist hat on as she greeted First Friday guests at Bliss Home.

Her newest collection of art, “The Lake House,” is the feature for the store for the month of August, so she was guest of honor at the Meet the Artist reception at the Market Square store.

Moore wears several hats, as do many young entrepreneurs. Her “parent” hat on this night was being worn by her husband, Rob, as he attended an open house for the couple’s two sons at their school and preschool.

“He’s doing daddy duty,” Moore says, with a laugh.

“We stay busy.”

Living her day dream

Still, asked Stil St illl when h k d to t ded scribe her life as an artist, graphic designer, owner of a retail Etsy shop, mom and wife, Moore has a nodoubts, one-word answer: “Blessed.”

It was that blessed feeling that led Moore to create the second, complementary business to Kate Moore Creative, her custom graphic design shop. At Kate Moore Creative, the graphic artist helps clients with branding, logos and other design needs. The second business, Live Love, is all about paper goods – note cards, posters, mini-notes, gift tags and postcards.

“Live Love, which started as an Etsy shop, is the other

branch of the business,” says Moore. “I love graphic design and working with clients, but I wanted an outlet to do the creative things that weren’t just client-driven.

And I felt a call to do more, to be bigger than just myself. So, in January 2013, I partnered with Second Harvest to create Buy One Feed One. Each purchase made through Live Love provides a meal to the hungry in Tennessee.”

Her road to a creative career started with ice cream and crayons.

“Some of my earliest memories are of my dad giving me ice cream with chocolate syrup and stirring it all together and paint-

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“I always loved colors and crayons, and I knew I had to build my life around the arts. But I was also very organized and like clean, simple lines. In graphic arts, there is that perfect blend of creativity, colors, texture and organization.”

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Football time in Tennessee!

By Bonny C. Millard UT football coach Butch Jones said his young team is growing up and holding itself accountable, both as team members and as representatives of the University of Tennessee.

Jones spoke to the Rotary Club of Knoxville and Rotarians from area clubs as part of an annual tradition. Downtown Rotary president Sandy Martin said UT coaches have been speaking to the club dating back to the 1920s. Jones signed photos, footballs, a helmet and a megaphone before the meeting.

Maturity and leadership are critical to helping the team succeed, he said.

Sixty-four percent of the players have a year or less experience.

Jones has created what

he calls “nine-strong” position groups that encourage players to give their best and live the Tennessee way.

“You can never have enough leadership. I always talk about the great football teams,” he said. “Teams that win in November, December and January are the teams that can manage the natural adversity that a long season brings about. We’re going to have some adversity.”

Jones said it’s invigorating to see the culture changing as players hold each other responsible. Recently a player was late to a meeting, and the position group told Jones they would handle the matter.

At the start of training camp, the team talked about the concept and belief of “my all” and what that means, he said. Everyone

Chrystal and Sarzamin Afridi are the new owners of Foxx Trott Fashions. Photo by S. Barrett

UT coach Butch Jones signs a football at the Rotary Club of Knoxville. Photo by Bonny C. Millard on the team defined what he would do to help the team, including Jones.

“My all is focus. I have to be focused every day,” Jones said. “I can’t listen to the naysayers. I can’t listen

to the clutter and the distraction. This is still a very young football team and there’s a lot of work to be done. The minute I lose my focus we fail as a football program.”

Country ill-prepared for 911 attack

By Anne Hart Retired Air Force Col. Donald Edmonds, former director of the North A merican Aerospace Defense Command ( N OR A D) Systems Support Facility in Edmonds Florida, recently gave members of the Rotary Club of Bearden a harrowing account of exactly how ill-prepared this country was for the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001.

NORAD is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty and defense.

Edmonds discussed the attacks on America that occurred on the day when 19 terrorists associated with al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and flew two of them

directly into the World Trade Center and a third into the Pentagon.

Edmonds said the plane that hit the Pentagon struck a location that had recently been remodeled at a cost of $1 billion. “Had it hit anywhere else, the loss of life would have been far higher.

The fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the hijackers’ plans to attack an unknown target.

Edmonds said the fourth plane was likely headed to the White House, but because of the trees surrounding the building, it was difficult to spot from the air.

All four planes, which had left from East Coast airports, were bound for California. Edmonds said there were several reasons NORAD did not pick up the change in their flight paths.

First, NORAD’s radar was aimed at Canada and Alaska, to pick up any activ-

ity from Russia, and second, when the hijackers took over the cockpits of the planes, “they flipped off the radios so we couldn’t see them.”

The first plane crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center at 8:45 a.m. It was 11 minutes later before the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notified NORAD. Fighter planes that could have intercepted the other hijacked planes were at a base on Cape Cod – 153 miles away.

“They were flying planes into buildings before we could make a decision about what to do,” Edmonds said.

“It’s not that way today.”

When news of the first plane that hit the World Trade Center came, Edmonds said, the Joint Chiefs of Staff were meeting. “The first words spoken in that meeting were ‘Osama bin Laden’ because he was the only one in the world with the capability to do that.”

Services set for Lucy Webb Gibson Members of the Rotary Club of Bearden, the Knoxville Association of Women Executives, the Knoxville/Knox County League of Women Voters and the many other organizations she served as a board member and supporter will gather with other friends at 11 a.m. Saturday at Church Street United Methodist Church to celebrate Lucy Gibson the life of Lucy Webb Gibson.

Gibson, who passed away on Friday, had suffered from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

An active community volunteer for many years, she had the distinction of being the first woman president of the Rotary Club of Bearden.

She enjoyed hosting events for large

groups at her lakeside home off Topside Road in South Knoxville, which was surrounded by several acres of beautiful gardens she created over the years.

A native of Richmond, Va., Gibson founded Resource Associates Inc., an industry leader in comprehensive pre-employment assessment testing tools. She held a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee, where she had also taught, in addition to having taught at Tusculum College.

She is survived by her husband, Dr. John Lounsbury, daughters Mary Gibson and Amy Sparks and grandson Adam Sparks, all of Knoxville; brothers John Webb of Greenville, S.C., and James Webb and David Webb of Easley, S.C.; stepchildren Matthew Lounsbury of Portland, Ore., and Kirsten Lounsbury of Knoxville; and step-grandchildren Karen and Holland Lounsbury of Portland.

Pack the Bus results Emmett Thompson, executive director of the Mission of Hope, and Kiley Fleenor, marketing manager of the Pinnacle at Turkey Creek, stand with school supplies donated during Mission Pack the Bus. The promotion was held Aug. 7-9 during tax free weekend at the Pinnacle at Turkey Creek. In addition to supplies, some $4,000 was donated through the promotion. Sponsors were Office Max and Bruster’s Real Ice Cream. Photo submitted

Edmonds said that like the rest of the country, NORAD was getting its information from the media covering the attacks. Finally, a message from Andrews Air Force Base stated that any flights over the nation’s capital “will be shot down on orders of Vice President Dick Cheney.”

“Warfare changed on 911,” he said. “Up to then, it had been traditional and symmetrical. Today it is complex and asymmetrical.”

“Our alert posture is far higher today,” Edmonds said, with planes in the air and ships at sea monitoring activity at all times. “We’re dealing with a very smart enemy.”

New owners, new style for Foxx Trott

By Sara Barrett Chrystal and Sarzamin Afridi were interested in owning a business in South Knoxville but they wanted something turn-key ready.

When Foxx Trott Fashions became available in July, the couple felt it would be a great fit.

“We want to expand and have everything available a woman might look for in a boutique,” said Chrystal.

With a selection of women’s apparel already in stock they decided to go a step further and add jewelry, shoes and handbags to the

inventory. A selection of lingerie and plus sized clothing will be a staple.

The Afridis are anxious to hear special requests from their customers and encourage everyone to follow the store on Facebook and Twitter. A grand opening sale will be held through Saturday, Sept. 5, when “you will save more if you buy more,” said Chrystal.

Foxx Trott Fashions is located at 4560 Chapman Highway. Hours are 10 a.m.8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Info: 200-4637, www. foxxtrottfashions.com.

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Vein treatment isn’t just for ladies: men can have better legs too!

As a high school boys’ varleg. In an outpatient procedure, sity basketball coach in KnoxDr. Akers used Endovenous ville for more than 30 years, Laser Therapy (EVLT) to treat wearing athletic shorts has the diseased vein in his left long been a part of Christopher leg. With EVLT, laser energy Lindsay’s daily attire. is delivered with an optic fiber through a small puncture “I live in shorts, I wear them in the leg. The laser heats and all the time,” says Lindsay. “I closes the vein, allowing blood wear them almost all year long.” to be naturally rerouted to othEven though Coach Lindsay er healthy veins. likes wearing shorts, he didn’t Lindsay’s leg was bandaged like the appearance of varicose and wrapped immediately afveins on his legs. ter the procedure, and he wore “I didn’t like having crazya compression stocking for a looking legs. It looked like a road map, especially on the side Longtime coach and var- couple of weeks while his leg of my left leg,” explains Lindsay. icose vein patient Chris healed. “For the first 24 hours, Lindsay believes his vari- Lindsay is shown coach- I had “mummy leg”,” laughs cose vein issues started in col- ing the Berean Christian Lindsay.

A few months later, Lindsay lege. “I was hit in the leg by a School varsity basketball returned to Premier Vein Clinteam. pitch three times in the same ics for sclerotherapy on both game, and it became the bruise legs to address the visible spider veins. Sclerothat never went away.”

Since Lindsay’s varicose veins didn’t cause therapy is a minimally-invasive treatment in severe pain, only an occasional tightness, he which abnormal and small spider veins are lived with the problem for years, until he had injected with a solution that causes them to a frightening experience in the shower last fall. swell, collapse and fade away over time.

“I had 9 sticks to my left leg and 4 on my “I must have hit my leg on something beright leg,” says Lindsay. “It was fine. I didn’t cause suddenly my leg was bleeding badly. The fi nd it painful or uncomfortable at all.” bottom of the shower was covered in blood. I Coach Lindsay says he’s glad he had his thought I was going to bleed out!” remembers varicose veins treated. “I’d tell people if you’re Lindsay.

Lindsay mentioned the incident to his fam- having problems with your legs you need to get ily doctor during his yearly physical and his it checked out. I feel better for having it done. I physician recommended he visit Premier Vein should’ve done it a long time ago!”

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By Anne Hart Most people would have been down for the count, but former Knox County Law Director Charlie Maner most assuredly isn’t one of them.

Maner was just 41 in December 1982 when a massive stroke paralyzed the left side of his body. He spent nearly a year in the hospital and at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center. Since then he has fought his way through cancer, a heart attack, a hip replacement and diabetes and is still undefeated.

At age 74, and a resident of Shannondale Health Care Center, he’s as sharp as ever, reads voraciously and although in a wheelchair as a result of the stroke, manages to travel Shannondale’s halls to greet visitors in the dining room with his familiar big grin and warm hugs.

After all he’s been through, Charlie is still Charlie.

He loves to reminisce about old times and the characters who inhabited the old Knox County Courthouse and the City County Building during the many years he spent there – first as an attorney with his dad, Charles A. Maner Sr., and then during the 11 years he served as the county’s highly respected chief attorney, always a commanding presence in his trademark cowboy boots, big brass belt buckle and bowtie.

Turns out he didn’t always dress with such aplomb, though.

At his side throughout it all has been the woman he calls his “former wife and best friend,” Corky Brooks, and she spills the beans:

A postcard from one of Charlie Maner’s campaigns for Knox County Law Director shows Charlie and Corky with their children, Brooke and Chip.

Corky and Charlie today

“Charlie was something of a hippie in the early days, with long hair and a Fu Manchu mustache. And then people starting talking to him about running for law director.

One day he came home with short hair and no mustache and wearing a suit. That’s when I knew he had made the decision to run.”

Speaking of those times, Maner calls former Knox County Executive Dwight Kessel “the best county administrator we have ever had.” He has fond memories of former county Finance Director Herbert Acuff, who “always knew where every penny was,” and he could fill a book with tales about Knox County’s colorful sheriff from those days, the late Joe Jenkins.

But Maner’s interest in the goings-on of Knox County government isn’t all in the past. He doesn’t hesitate to pick up the phone and chat with current Law Director Bud Armstrong.

When daughter Brooke Anna Maner learned her

dad was calling Armstrong, she wrote an email expressing appreciation to Armstrong “for your patience and respect in taking his calls and making him feel as if he is still a part of the office he was so proud to serve,” adding, “apparently he takes that Law Director Emeritus pretty seriously!”

Armstrong quickly responded to Brooke that her dad “has earned the right to talk to me. We are dear friends, Carter boys and all (both men are graduates of Carter High School). It is a pleasure to hear from him.

You should be very proud of your father, then and now.

“He’s my hero,” Armstrong says.

Charlie always enjoys time with his longtime friends, Jim Justice and Pat Robinette, who visit regularly with books and pizzas, but would quickly acknowledge that his close-knit family is the glue that has held him together all these years.

Brooke, now a first-grade teacher at Farragut Elementary School, was in the third grade when her Dad was

Chip and Brooke Maner all grown up. stricken. Today she lives just a few blocks from Shannondale and Charlie says, “She tells me that when she drives by my window on the way to school in the mornings if my light is on she waves to me.”

Charlie’s prize possession is a dog-eared copy of a book authored by Brooke. It is filled with several generations of family photos and clever inscriptions and is titled “The Life and Times of a Wannabe Curmudgeon,” in a nod to Charlie’s wry sense of humor.

Brooke is the mother of Eric Bledsoe, 22 and a college student. Eric is the light of his grandfather’s eye. “I call him my GREAT grandson,” Charlie says. The two are very close.

Son Chip, in the sixth grade when his dad was stricken, moved to Wyoming for a few years and graduated from the University of Wyoming. “He wanted to be a cowboy, but he came back home, and since there

Charlie Maner hippie days.

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aren’t too many cowboy jobs around here, he sells Harleys – another kind of ride.”

Unflagging in her encouragement and support of Charlie over the years is Corky. The two have maintained their close bond through good times and bad.

Now a retired Knox County schoolteacher, to Charlie she’s still the girl he fell in love with when she was just 15 years old. The two met when she “worked the curb” at Helma’s Restaurant one summer and he had a summer job with East Knox Utility District.

“He drank a lot of lemonade that summer,” Corky recalls with a laugh.

Charlie loves to have visitors. When you go, you might want to take a frozen lemonade from Chick-filA and a book – two of his favorite things. Corky will make arrangements for you and can be reached at corkybntn@gmail.com.

Contact Anne Hart at annehartsn@aol. com.

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Track team builds young athletes’ skills

A Message from Steve Diggs Emerald Youth President and CEO Emerald Youth’s learning and education initiatives are some of the most exciting things about fall for me. I know that seems odd during these late summer days, when temperatures still hover in the 90s. But consider the predictors Steve Diggs of a child’s success. Research shows that the students who are most likely to succeed in school and in life have several points of regular contact with caring adults, consistent study habits and academic goals that stay at the forefront.

In the 2014-2015 school year and summer, Emerald Youth engaged more than 800 children and teens in learning programs. They included more than 650 elementary, middle and high school students who received tutoring, homework help and academic enrichment. Nearly 300 elementary through high school students received subject-specific tutoring.

Through our Emerald Youth Fellows program, we are actively mentoring about 75 young adults in college and career colleges.

At Emerald Youth, learning takes place routinely and in a variety of settings, including daily homework help.

Children work in dedicated computer learning labs using software to remedy individual problems. Students learn life skills such as financial literacy. They attend ACT Prep classes, go on field trips to area businesses and visit state colleges and universities.

On July 27, our hearts soared when Emerald Academy, Knoxville’s first public charter school, welcomed its inaugural class of kindergartners and firstgraders.

Proverbs 1:5 tells us: “Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance.”

In helping our children learn, we are not just creating successful students. We are enabling the future wise leaders of Knoxville.

Urban athletes sparkled in their performances on the Emerald Force Track Team this summer.

Thirty-five athletes aged 6-18 participated on the team coached by Jarius Allmon, with 11 qualifying to compete in AAU Nationals Aug. 2-8. One Emerald Force runner, Elijah Howard, 13, dazzled fans at the Norfolk, Va., meet when he became national champion in two events: the Boys 100 and 200 meter dash. All of the other Emerald athletes who competed scored personal bests in the national meet, said Dwayne Sanders, Emerald Youth Sports Director.

Emerald Youth’s athletic teams offer kids from Knoxville’s urban neighborhoods a chance to learn skills and compete. For example, Emerald helped form the track team last summer in response to the desire of young runners and their families. Coached

by Allmon with parent Melissa Mack as team manager, the robust team practiced three times a week this summer, with devotionals at each practice.

A powerful aide came in the person of Mike Morrison, a performance trainer now on staff with Emerald Youth Sports.

Emerald Force track coach Jarius Allmon, left, with runner Elijah Howard, at the AAU Nationals.

Morrison worked with track team members alongside Allmon an additional two evenings each week at the Emerald Youth Sansom Sports Complex. Using drills and weights, they worked on “the three things we call SAQ: speed, agility, quickness,” Morrison said. He said the runners learned skills they would need in competition: running out of the block, the first 10-30 meters, acceleration, and then maximum speed later in the race.

The team shone in local and regional meets, including the AAU regional meet in which eight individuals and two relay teams qualified to attend nationals.

Morrison will work with a range of Emerald athletes this fall, including runners preparing for next summer’s track season.

Emerald Force track team members who competed in nationals are: Ariya Rice, 11, long jump, Elijah Howard, 13, 100 meter and 200 meter, Taylor Teasley, 16, long jump; Ken Cox, 13, 100 meter, and the 100 meter boys’ relay team members Jashaun Price, 8, Javaston Badgett, 7, David Gaston, 6, and Tavion Ray, 8.

Emerald Academy welcomes first class of scholars While many students across East Tennessee wrapped up their summer vacation, a special group of children started school on July 27 in one urban Knoxville neighborhood.

The inaugural class of kindergartners and first-graders at Emerald Academy, Knoxville’s first public charter school, started their school year.

High fives and cheers greeted the children as they walked into their newly renovated school – the historic Moses School Building, 220 Carrick Street – in Mechanicsville.

“Now is when the real work happens,” said School Director Jon Rysewyk. “At its core, this isn’t just a new initiative; it’s something that will make a tremendous impact on these students, their families and our city.”

Just over one year ago, the Knox County Board of Education approved a proposal from Emerald Charter Schools to launch the very first public charter school in Knoxville, which will eventually house more than 500 students from kindergarten through eighth grade.

Because enrollment outnumbered available spaces by nearly three to one, students were chosen by a random lottery.

Students at Emerald Academy will be called “scholars” in an effort to stress the importance of college completion, and the three primary goals of the school are: ■ Scholars will read at or above grade level.

■ Every scholar will be ready for high school and on their way to a four-year college.

■ Emerald Academy will rank in the

top five percent of schools in Tennessee within the first 10 years of operation.

Learn more at www.emeraldacademy. org. Supporting opportunities are available.

Emerald Academy supporters and staff greet scholars on opening day.

First lady, police chief deliver books to young readers The magic of reading took on a whole new meaning for a group of Emerald Youth elementary school children recently.

As part of a statewide reading initiative, First Lady Crissy Haslam and Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch visited urban children on July 28, at Emerald’s Virginia Avenue Ministry. Together, they read “Knuckleball Ned” aloud to the children and then invited each child to pick out a book to keep.

The visit was a part of the Read20 Book Patrol, a state program that supplies police officers with books to carry in their vehicles and give to children. The goal of the Read20 Book Patrol is to encourage early literacy and build good relationships with children.

The Junior League of Knoxville furnished new and used books for KPD to distribute. Penguin Random House also Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch, left, and Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam read to childonated books to the statewide effort. dren at Emerald Youth’s Virginia Avenue Ministry in Western Heights.

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