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Camp teaches respect

Fulton to Farragut Fulton led the state in scoring while rolling unbeaten to the Class 3A state championship last season.

For an encore, the goal appears to be to lead the cosmos.

With better than 80 points in each of its first two games, Fulton enters Friday’s visit to Farragut averaging a state-best 74.3 points per game.

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Fear the hat Derek Dooley’s “Fear the Pants” never quite caught fire, but there’s potential for John Fugate with “Fear the Hat.” Manager of Commercial Bank in Fountain City, Fugate was appointed by County Commission to fill the term of Indya Kincannon until the November election. Three meetings.

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Casey Caldwell, Stacey Sams and Nakeli McAfee with campers enjoying the horses at Man Camp on the 112-acre Freedom Ranch.

Read Sandra Clark on page 4

By Patricia Williams

Hours in the day Sharon Davis grew up in South Knoxville, where she attended Young High School.

Thirty years ago, she moved to East Knoxville, where she lives on the Holston River.

Her strong feelings and ties to both communities are evident.

Davis says, “It is a pleasure to give back to the communities that have been so good to me.”

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About 30 middle school-aged boys from Knoxville and surrounding areas enjoyed four days and three nights away from city life in the serenity of nature at Man Camp. The retreat for male teens at Freedom Ranch Empowerment Center, a 112-acre site near Sweetwater, Tenn., is led by the Rev. James H. Davis of Eternal Life Harvest Center. Davis has a heartfelt desire to help young men

become respectful, contributing members of society.

“We want to reach them and teach them while they are young, before it’s too late,” said Davis.

The goals of the camp are to teach young men to become accountable, responsible, organized and respectful in a relaxed, fun-filled, Christian atmosphere.

When I arrived I was approached by a young man who extended his hand, looked me in

Fall blooms for all

Forgive him I borrow this thought from my Bible: Forgive him, Father, for he knew not what he doeth.

Good man Mike Hamilton wasn’t trying to crucify Tennessee football when he scheduled home-and-homes with Oregon and Oklahoma.

He was undoubtedly thinking of national-spotlight intersectional games that would fill stadiums, sell lots and lots of popcorn and attract big TV for all the world to see.

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Allen Beeler in the midst of mounds of mums at Little Valley Nursery and Landscaping. Photo by Libby Morgan

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NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ

Helton reception Former players are invited to a reception for coach Joel Helton from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, in the field house at Central High School prior to the football game.

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the eye and introduced himself.

I thought he was a counselor. He was followed by two more young men who did the same and pointed me to where I could find the adults who were close by, organizing a trip to the local swimming pool.

Davis escorted me through the woods to a campsite where boys were getting organized and gathering wood for reflections around the campfire after that night’s dinner. Campers slept in pup-tents

By Libby Morgan Allen Beeler is surrounded by hundreds of chrysanthemum plants but hardly any blooms.

“That’s how you want to buy mums, before they bloom,” he says. “If you go buy a mum that’s in full bloom, you’ll have a pretty plant for about two weeks, and that’s it. I hardly ever get to see my things bloom. These mums will have a great display of flowers for a much longer period.

And some of the varieties I have will, with the right care, come back next year.

“Genetics have changed to where mums are bred for color and bloom size, not for return. Plant breeders want people to buy them again every year.

“Everybody thinks you stick ’em in the ground, and they come back automatically the next year. That’s not true anymore.

“When they do come back, they’ll bloom in July, but you don’t want to let them. My rule of thumb is to keep them trimmed back to four inches until July, then let them grow for fall bloom.”

Beeler is readying tiny pansy plants

they erected with the help of counselors.

Daily guest speakers sharing valuable life lessons included: Leroy Thompson, former NFL athlete and local entrepreneur; Dr. Jerry Benton, financial adviser; John Phelps on healthy relationships and how to treat women; Alonzo “Big Zo” Butler, Appalachian world heavyweight boxing champion, on To page 3

to plant in four weeks. He has violas and panolas, variations of the common pansy.

“Many varieties will bloom through the winter unless we have unusually low temps like last year. Pansies come in lots of colors and forms. Breeding of pansies has given us varieties that bloom all the way to May. When you think of bang for the buck, you can put pansies in in September, and they could keep being showy until late summer.

“There are lots of great growers up this way: Tater Valley Nursery, Brian White’s Nursery, Holden Nursery in Mascot, the Riddles at Seven Springs and more. I hope we can band together and let people in the Knoxville area know that it’s worth the trip to come and buy from us.”

Beeler’s plants are selling quickly, and he plans to bring them to the farmers’ markets in the next few weeks, until he sells out.

Find Little Valley Nursery at 1704 Little Valley Road in Maynardville. Hours are evenings and weekends, but call first: 865-258-9926.

Knox Bar salutes outgoing judges

By Wendy Smith Lawyers, it seems, are slow to talk about judges, even those who are about to leave the bench. But a few brave barristers were willing to share their impressions at last week’s Knoxville Bar Association’s annual Supreme Court Dinner.

City Attorney Charles Swanson was quick with his praise. He described Chancellor Daryl Fansler as “one of the most responsible judges in my experi-

ence.” Fansler always gave a fair trial without being biased beyond the facts of a case, he said.

Circuit Court Judge Harold Wimberly is an excellent scholar who understands the law and enjoyed the process of applying it, Swanson said.

As a former Knox County Law Director, Circuit Court Judge Dale Workman came to the bench with a broad range of experience. He also brought a sense of humanity to the job.

New Tennessee State Supreme Court Justice Jeff Bivins greets U.S. District Court Judge Pamela Reeves at the Knoxville Bar Association’s dinner. Photo by Wendy Smith

“He empathized with the people before him more than any other judge.

He did a great job,” said Swanson.

Steven Lipsey, an attorney with Stone & Hinds, served on juries in Wimberly’s and Workman’s courts. Both did an excellent job, he said.

“I learned a lot by sitting in the jury box. My service on the juries made me very proud of the legal

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A picture perfect hip replacement!

As a film editor for television and films for nearly 25 years, Gian Ganziano of Knoxville, 46, knows his way around digital special effects.

Ganziano is currently the lead editor on the television show “South Park,” plus he has edited the digital special effects for movies like “Titanic,” “Batman Forever,” “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” and many others.

He commutes to Los Angeles for work, but he and his family call Knoxville home.

Recently, Ganziano was the recipient of “special effects” technology performed in real life at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

He had a direct anterior hip replacement with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Yau. “Both my parents have had both hips replaced, so I think it’s something genetic. I have a lot of arthritis in my hips. I used to do a lot of hiking, but noticed over the last couple of years I wasn’t able to get out and do as much movement

as I was used to, and the pain was getting worse,” said Ganziano.

Ganziano said he wanted to use this summer and his few months of downtime to get his right hip replaced.

“My general doctor recommended Dr. Yau’s practice, and I got online and looked at the reviews. He had some really good words written about him, and I set up an appointment,” said Ganziano.

What Ganziano learned at that appointment is that for about 95 percent of his hip replacement patients, Dr. Yau uses the “anterior” approach, which means he makes an incision in the front (anterior) part of the hip instead of the side or rear.

Entering via this route, Yau can separate the muscles and tendons instead of cutting through them to install the new hip joint. This, in turn, means a quicker recovery (see accompanying article) and fewer complications.

Ganziano stayed just one night

at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center for his hip replacement.

“Fort Sanders was phenomenal,” he said. “The nurses were great and attentive. The whole staff, from nurses to the physical therapy staff, was great. It’s one of the best hospital experiences I’ve ever had. It was clean. It was a pleasant experience from the time I checked in.”

Just hours after surgery, Ganziano was up and walking around the hospital. After three weeks of recovery and physical therapy, he is now back to work in Los Angeles.

“I’ve compressed six weeks of recovery into three,” said Ganziano. “I’m up and walking and I have no pain whatsoever. If things go the way we’re thinking they will, I’ll come back in December and do the left hip, but we’ll see.”

For more information on the Joint Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, call 673-FORT or visit our website at www.fsregional.com.

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Ethnicity

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Your hips support almost all of the weight of your upper body. Excess weight may wear down your hip cartilage and cause the bones to rub together.

This action may destroy healthy bone tissue.

If you are 60 or older, you may be at risk for a hip fracture. As your body ages, the strength and density of your bones may deteriorate. This may leave you vulnerable to fractures because weak bones may break easily. In addition to bone deterioration, advanced age often brings vision and balance problems as well as other issues that make you more likely to fall.

If you are of Asian or Caucasian descent, you are at a higher risk for osteoporosis than people of other ethnic backgrounds.

If you are a woman, your chances of bone fracture in the hip increase because you are more susceptible to osteoporosis than a man.

■ If you have previously had a broken hip, you are at a much greater risk for another hip break.

Direct anterior hip replacement

A new approach with great results Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is among only 15 percent of U.S. hospitals with the staff and facilities available to perform the latest approach in hip replacement surgery, called “Direct Anterior Hip Replacement.”

In this procedure, the surgeon goes through the front (anterior) portion of the hip instead of the side or back. This allows the surgery to separate important muscles and tendons instead of cutting through them to position a new hip joint implant.

“When I first started doing hip replacement surgery this way, I thought it was just another option to access the joint, but people have done amazingly well with this approach,” said Dr. Paul Yau, an or-

thopedic surgeon with Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

“With traditional hip replacements, we have to cut muscles or tendons, which prolongs the recovery process and may require limitations on hip motion,” Dr. Paul Yau, said Yau. “It is common to hear patients being told not to bend at the hip more than 90 degrees, squat, reach to the floor or cross your legs after hip replacement because it would

risk a dislocation.

“With the anterior approach, none of these typical ligaments are cut, which means all of these common activities are safe immediately after surgery,” Yau explained.

The anterior approach does require a specialized surgical table and intraoperative X-rays.

“The specialized table allows for safe leg placement not possible with a traditional surgical table,” said Yau. “This unique table improves access to the hip joint and permits the use of intraoperative X-rays to ensure accurate implant position.

“Traditionally, leg length discrepancies are a well-known complication after total hip replacement. The use of live, real-time

imaging during surgery allows the surgeon to make both legs balanced and symmetric in length,” he said. “This means the implant will last longer. I no longer say you have to be a certain age to get a hip replacement.”

With the anterior approach, the patient should expect usually one or two nights in the hospital.

“Some people even go home the same day,” said Yau. “People recover so much faster it’s unbelievable.”

Yau said he began doing the anterior surgery routinely about a year ago and uses it today for about 95 percent of his hip replacement and repair surgeries.

“It does require special facilities and a trained staff, which we have

at Fort Sanders. There are a lot of moving parts to the surgery and they all need to be coordinated or you’ll have problems,” he said.

Studies have backed up Yau’s opinion of anterior hip replacement.

“You know how progress tends to happen in increments?” he asked. “I want to say this is a giant leap instead of an incremental one in orthopedic surgery. I haven’t seen anything this dramatically improve people’s outcome from surgery, ever.”

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Still Standing 60 Years and Counting Wanda and Bruce Winters clean up after heating and serving trays of meats. The couple has done this every month for three years.

Who’s serving whom?

The kitchen crews worked in perfect harmony.

Servers put food on your plate as though you were a guest in their home. With more than 350 people to be fed, there were no pushes, grumps or entitlement.

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The handicapped and those with limited mobility were invited to be the first in line.

Immediately, helpers went to their aid to assist them through the line and back to their seats. There were no egos or attitudes; it was clear to me, and to the members and clergy of Honey Rock Victorious Church, 4113 Holston Drive in East Knoxville, that the volunteers were serving as unto the Lord. The servers and those being served were ministering to each other.

For the past three years, Honey Rock church has sponsored a Compassion Dinner every third Saturday at the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley branch at 124 S. Cruze St. in East Knoxville, as

It is an inspiration to see these 35 members of the Carter High School Class of 1954 who were among the 93 who graduated that year. On Aug. 2, they celebrated their 60th class reunion at Bearden Banquet Hall. Most of them are still spry; there are no wheelchairs, walkers or canes in view. Members pictured are: (first row, from left): Marion Free, Elnora Anderson, Vera Jones, Ella Jean Stout, Edith Webster, Dorothy Hunt, Betty Jarnagin, Marie Selvidge, Doris Chance, Claudette Terry, Marjorie Morell, Phyllis Bennett; (second row, from left): Howard Jack, George Mellon, Harry Chance, Glenn Sellers, Dwain Pierce, J.W. Howard, Bob Murphy, Tom Atchley, guest Reece Jarnigan, Shirley Dunlap, Jane Riley, Joyce Qualls, Dorothy Stanton, Ted Williams, Carolyn Lusby, Martha Davis; and (third row, from left): George McNutt, Eddie Ellison, Richard Breeden, Ronnie Ellison, J.C. Pilant, Cecil Thigpen and David Smith. You can contact a committee member at cecilthigpen@yahoo.com.

that is usually just about the time that those with limited resources and fi xed incomes begin to run short.

More than food was exchanged as co-pastors David and Jerry Upton looked on from the rear of the room, making sure order was maintained, with Pastor Jerry making an occasional approach now and then as a shepherd keeping order among his flock.

The eldest, Pastor David, is marking over 40 years in ministry. Despite recent stays in the hospital that led doctors to give up on his earthly existence, he came home, though dependent on

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a wheelchair for mobility.

The menu was a feast fit for royals: fried chicken, meatloaf, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, cabbage, corn, green beans, desserts and beverages to wash it all down.

But folks’ money was no good here. Which is just as well, because you couldn’t put a monetary value on what was on the plate.

What I left with was not just a full stomach – but a full heart.

Limited transportation is provided. Call the church at 541-6111 for pickup locaEven the youngest members of Honey Rock Victorious Church tions and a schedule of worparticipate in the monthly Compassion Dinner. A young church ship services. member hands a plate to Fred Miller (left) as he approaches.

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profession.”

As a practicing creditors’ rights lawyer, Lipsey is in bankruptcy court regularly. He describes U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Richard Stair as intelligent and compassionate with “just the right temperament to handle cases for people who are experiencing financial problems.”

Doug Blaze, dean of the UT College of Law, said the school was fortunate to have Fansler as an adjunct professor, in spite of how difficult it was to schedule teaching

time around his hunting schedule.

“He is one of the brightest, best judges.”

Attorney Anne McKinney, known for her hats and musical parodies, recalled portraying Knox County Criminal Court Judge Mary Beth Leibowitz at the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists’ Front Page Follies. In spite of McKinney’s jab at the judge’s “less than vogue” wardrobe, Leibowitz happily recalls the event.

“She always says, ‘She played me,’” laughed McKinney.

Find us online at www.budgetblinds.com Pastor Davis talks with camp members as they prepare for swimming and the campfire.

Camp Mother Pamela Coffin puts away the barbecue chicken and fruit salad from lunch in preparation for dinner. Coffin prepares three healthy meals daily, fresh from scratch.

health and fitness; Chuck Wenthro sharing his personal testimony; and Davis with lies of the streets.

Freedom Ranch also features horses and livestock, and campers enjoy activities like fishing, paintball, workshops and a night hike.

The 2015 Man Camp is planned for mid-July and is for boys between 13 and 18 years old. The fee is only $150 per child. If you want to sponsor a child, contact head camp counselor Anthony McMiller by calling the church at 9711988. Eternal Life Harvest Church has two locations: east at 2410 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. and northwest at 1801 Western Ave. Info: eternallifeharvest. org.

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Distler wants all aboard KAT

Fear the hat Derek Dooley’s “Fear the Pants” never quite caught fire, but there’s potential for John Fugate with “Fear the Hat.”

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Manager of Commercial Bank in Fountain City, Fugate was appointed by County Commission to fill the term of Indya Kincannon until the November election. Three meetings.

He’s said he won’t run for the position, but he has strong convictions about the direction of Knox County Schools. And he often wears a hat.

Five minutes into his term, he was attacked by two commissioners. Amy Broyles called his selection Black Wednesday all over again, while Sam McKenzie alluded to a shadowy “puppet master.” Broyles said her

Dawn Distler, 52, is the new CEO of Knoxville Area Transit. She took over June 1, coming from Nashville where colleagues had disrespected she was general manager of her district, but perhaps the Nashville Metro Transit. they simply disrespected Knoxville represents a step her and her choice for the up for her in terms of responjob, Rick Staples. sibility.

If Staples truly is the overwhelming choice of the district, as Broyles said, let him run in November and Victor prove it.

Ashe Fugate, meanwhile, just put on his hat and left the meeting.

Days later, he was ambling toward the Andrew She started as a bus driver Johnson Building when he in Akron, Ohio, her home noticed a man approaching, town. She drove a bus for 10 also wearing a hat. “I was years and was a union reprefi xing to say, ‘Nice hat,’ when sentative. While she rides the he stopped and jumped on bus regularly now, including me,” Fugate recalls. meeting this writer at Panera “He said if I had come on Bread on Cumberland, she the school board to cause a owns a car and truck as well. problem or raise Cain, then She lives with her partner he hoped the business com- in an apartment off Washmunity runs me out of town. ington Pike and is looking “Who is this man?” Fu- for a house as a permanent gate wondered. He later residence. She cited the learned it was J. Laurens people who work for KAT as Tullock, president of the a strength of the Knoxville Cornerstone Foundation. system. About 300 people Fugate shook off the work for KAT, but Distler is threat, marched into the the only city employee, and board meeting and nomi- she reports directly to Mayor nated Mike McMillan as Rogero. chair.

Distler says the frequency

of the bus system in Knoxville is really good with three core routes having 15-minute service and many having 30-minute service. She cited the mayor’s support of public transit. This writer first appointed Rogero to the KAT Board in 2001 when she was a private citizen.

Distler, who likes to hike, says selling public transit in Knoxville is different than in larger cities. She cites customer service as key. She earned a degree in business management from the University of Phoenix in 2009.

She added, “I love Knoxville and think it is a great city.” She complimented Renee Hoyos, KAT Board chair, as “great to work with.”

Hoyos’ term as chair expires in a few months, and a new chair will be elected by the existing board.

■ TVA: The White House in late August announced appointments for two of the three vacancies on the TVA Board. They are Virginia “Gina” Lodge of Nashville and Ron Walters of Memphis to replace Bill Sansom of Knoxville and Barbara Haskew of Chattanooga, whose terms expired in May. They continue on the board until the end of this year.

Helton was early McIntyre victim Friday night will be Joel Helton Night at Central High School’s first home football game. It will be Helton’s first official return to Central since November 2010, when he was yanked out of the Roy Acuff Fieldhouse and banned from the school where he had taught and coached football for 26 years. The initial charge was that he had “intimidated” a girl with a stick and was announced via press release from Superintendent James McIntyre (a deviation from McIntyre’s standard operating procedure).

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The following Monday morning, more than 200 students staged a demonstration on the street across from school property, chanting, “Bring him back!”

Shortly thereafter, the “investigation” widened, spawning reports that Helton had hit his football players and kept an unsanc-

tioned stash of money to spend as he pleased. Student athletes told the Shopper-News they were being pressured to say they’d been hit. Old allegations once deemed too petty to bother with were dredged up and recirculated. McIntyre announced that Helton would never coach in Knox County again.

Weeks stretched into months, and finally Helton was reinstated as a teacher and sent to Farragut. In the end, no wrongdoing was found.

During this time, the

mother of the girl whom Helton had allegedly intimidated contacted the Shopper-News and gave a lengthy interview, saying that her daughter had never been in fear of Helton and had never said she was.

“It was a personality conflict. Nothing more,” the mother said.

She said her daughter had suffered threats of death and bodily harm as a result of the way Knox County Schools handled the situation, and that if the Paul Kelley Academy had not been available to her,

It’s curling time in Tennessee Last week, the public affairs specialist for Knox County Schools announced that some members of the Board of Education might attend Bearden High School’s upcoming “Learn to Curl” session.

This was a surprising announcement for several reasons.

First, with few exceptions, since public schools business is de facto “public” in nature, doesn’t this person deserve a more logical job title?

“Information specialist” may be less elegant, but to the eternally skeptical East Tennessean, “public

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affairs specialist” suggests that somewhere within the labyrinthian school hierarchy lurks a “private affairs specialist” denying us information we have a right to know, like why an employee who hasn’t worked in two years continues to get paid, or where Superintendent McIntyre purchases his ties.

Also, as a child of the South, I assumed a person learned to curl at schools run by Ross the Boss.

Google to the rescue, where I discovered that curling is a sport enjoyed by thousands, some of whom aren’t even Canadians.

You might think of it as shuffleboard on ice, or ice hockey’s great-great-grandfather. Instead of a puck, curlers use a stone, and hockey sticks are replaced by non-lethal brooms.

Curling is not only an Olympic sport, it’s famed for its displays of good sportsmanship.

For example, the winning

team traditionally buys the losers a round of drinks after the game. Alcohol consumption is frowned upon at school board meetings, but the winning side could offer RC Cola and Moon Pies in keeping with local customs.

Curlers also apologize for making a lucky shot, and they call their own fouls.

Those traditions might be a hard sell for board members raised on Big Orange football, where the ball often takes improbable bounces, landing, for example, in the lap of Lane Kiffin or Derek Dooley (unlucky bounce), or crumpling

Lodge’s husband is a former Democratic state party chair.

W h a t went unreported in all the publicity on these two persons was the third vacancy on the board, once held Dawn Distler

by Neil McBride of Oak Ridge, whose term expired in May 2013. It is still vacant. In other words, the oldest vacancy is still unfilled, which shows the disinterest from the White House in filling the position.

McBride, who has worked diligently to reclaim his old seat, has encountered a cold wind from Washington. He voted for a Republican to chair TVA, a negative with the White House.

Former U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis tried to get the appointment, but he is now a lobbyist, and the Obama White House bars lobbyists from presidential nominations. Billy Stair of Knoxville has been mentioned, too, and is a possibility.

It will be the lame-duck November Senate session before the two nominees will be considered for confirma-

tion, or they may go over to 2015, especially if the GOP wins control of the Senate.

The board will be down to six members then.

Whiteside: Judge Scott Green has set Sept. 15 for the Troy Whiteside trial. If you recall, this is about a homicide that occurred almost six years ago and was transferred to the DA in Greene County. Perhaps some progress will occur on this coming to a conclusion. It is a sad commentary on the judicial system that this has not gone to trial or been dismissed in over six years. Most media have ignored this situation.

■ Debate: GOP state Senate nominee Rick Briggs has agreed to one debate (date and site not determined) with Democrat Cheri Siler. Siler wants more. Briggs had a fundraiser in Nashville last week sponsored by Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey and GOP senators that raised $65,000, according to Bonnie Brezina, his campaign manager. A Knoxville fundraiser with Gov. Haslam is set for Oct. 3.

Debates between District 13 state Rep. Gloria Johnson and challenger Eddie Smith have not been set at this time.

she would not have graduated from high school.

“Her complaint was that she had a personal problem with Coach Helton, and she just wanted out of that class.

She said, ‘Mommy, I just want to get out of there so I can graduate.’ All we asked was that she be put on Central’s Odyssey program so she could be given credit for doing work via computer,” the mother said. “She said, ‘I don’t think I’m going to get along with him, but I don’t want any problems.

Let me do this.’”

The mother said her daughter was pressured by central office administrators who kept asking the same questions over and

over again, as though they hoped to get answers more to their liking by repetition.

“I just think for whatever reason they had already decided that they wanted to go in a different direction than Joel Helton, and they used my daughter to get there,” she said.

Joel Helton was an early victim of a system that proclaims its support for “community schools” but has a pattern of disrupting communities by removing strong leaders from the schools they serve.

And nobody from the system whose slogan is “Excellence for every child” ever apologized to the girl they used to get Joel Helton.

Steve Spurrier’s visor (lucky bounce).

And calling your own fouls?

UT receiver: “Mr. Referee, please hand me the mic so I can apologize to my opponents and the fans for that lucky catch. Anyway, I pushed my defender illegally, so you must flag me for offensive pass interference.

I should also mention that I’m serving RC Cola and Moon Pies after the game.”

Or: Superintendent McIntyre: “I want to apologize for all the dissension and confusion I’ve sown in the community by using words like obfuscating to explain that I’ve been obfuscating. Some football player cleaned the shelves of RC

Cola, so I’ll be serving Yoohoo and Moon Pies.”

Can’t see those scenarios coming about. Besides, with the departure of the athletic Indya Kincannon from the school board, the pickings for a curling team are slim.

Instead of spending time learning the subtleties of curling, board members might concentrate on more urgent matters.

They might start by pushing for a change in the law that ties school funding to the whim of County Commission. Tennessee is one of only 11 states that deny school boards authority to set tax rates.

If voters wanted board members schooled in curling they would have imported Canadians, eh?

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Adelia Armstrong Lutz: Early Knoxville artist (1859-1931) HISTORY AND MYSTERIES | Dr. Jim Tumblin Westwood (1890). This Baumann Brothers-designed, 10-room mansion was the last of the “Three senior partner of the J.E. Sisters” to be built on Drury P. Armstrong’s extensive acreage on Kingston Pike. Photo submitted Lutz and Co. shoe and hat store. He later would become president of a general insurance company by the same name with offices on Gay Street.

The young couple lived Since its dedication at Bleak House for a time and ribbon-cutting while Adelia worked with in April, the historic the Baumann Brothers on Westwood Mansion the plans for Westwood, has been open to the the unique 10-room Queen public two days a week.

Anne Victorian-style home Westwood joins Cresthey would occupy in 1890. cent Bend and Bleak Adelia Armstrong was House, the other two born to Robert Houston museum houses built and Louise Franklin Armby Drury P. Armstrong strong on June 25, 1859, at and his family on the home of her Franklin Kingston Pike. Known grandparents in Jefferson as the “Three Sisters,” County, Tenn. She attended all have been beautithe East Tennessee Female fully restored.

Institute, where she was a It is noted for the classmate of philanthropist unique artist’s studio Mary Boyce Temple. Then built with a cathedral she attended two finishceiling and massive ing schools, Miss Pegram’s skylight for artist AdeSouthern Home School in lia Armstrong Lutz. It Baltimore and Mary Baldalso features a grand win College in Staunton, staircase with ornate Va., where she majored in pediments, many elart. To add to her art eduegant Atkin mantels cation, she enrolled at the and its serpentine brick prestigious Corcoran Galprivacy wall. lery in Washington, D.C., Westwood at 3425 and later at the PennsylvaKingston Pike is open nia Academy of Fine Arts in for tours from 10 a.m.

Philadelphia. to 4 p.m. Mondays After touring France and and Thursdays. Free other parts of Europe, she parking is available returned to Knoxville and adjoining the house at taught art at her studio in Adelia Armstrong Lutz. Her natural talent and early art education enabled Adelia Lutz to bethe Laurel Church of the Kern Building on Market come one of the area’s most famous artists. Knox County Two Centuries Photograph Project, McClung Historical Christ. Info: 523-8008.

Collection Square. She was involved with the Knoxville Art Club (1899-1902) and the Nichol- son Art League members a cathedral with its domed frequent still-life subject. A son Art League (1906-1925). exhibited at the Richmond skylight. However, she nev- few paintings were historiHer association with others Art Club exposition in 1902. er enjoyed painting there cally inspired. Many of her ond Presbyterian Church, in the art league such as El- She helped organize the art with its often too bright works are in the collections Adelia Armstrong Lutz eanor Swan Audigier, Cath- displays at Knoxville’s Ap- lighting. Over the years that of the Knoxville Museum passed away at age 72 on erine Wiley, Lloyd Branson, palachian Expositions in room became her library of Art, the East Tennessee Nov. 17, 1931, at Westwood.

Joseph Knaffl, George Bar- 1910 and 1911 and was on and the gallery for display of History Center and the Ten- After services at her home, ber and Hugh Tyler kept her the executive board of the her still-life, landscape and nessee State Museum. conducted by Dr. Clifford intense interest in art alive. Art Department of the Na- portrait paintings. She then She continued to paint Barbour, she was interred at Her painting, “Moth- tional Conservation Exposi- painted and taught her stu- throughout her life while New Gray Cemetery but was erless,” depicting two or- tion in 1913. dents in the cheerful break- managing a great house and later reinterred at Highland phaned girls, was exhibited Westwood was designed fast room, which had more garden, participating in fre- Memorial Cemetery. She at Nashville’s Tennessee to provide an ideal working favorable northern light. quent religious and social was survived by her chilCentennial Exposition in environment for the talentMany of her portraits fea- events, serving on various dren, Louise (Mrs. Victor 1897 and then at St. Mary’s ed artist. A spacious library- tured her beautiful daugh- commissions and raising D.) Holloway and Edwin R. Hospital until 1992. Lutz studio on the eastern side of ter, Louise, and her favor- her active family.

Lutz, and three grandchiland several other Nichol- the house closely resembles ite flower, hollyhock, was a A lifetime member of Sec- dren.

Historic Westwood

Forgive him, Father I borrow this thought from my Bible: Forgive him, Father, for he knew not what he doeth.

Marvin West

Good man Mike Hamilton wasn’t trying to crucify Tennessee football when he scheduled home-and-homes with Oregon and Oklahoma.

He was undoubtedly thinking of national-spotlight intersectional games that would fill stadiums, sell lots and lots of popcorn and attract big TV for all the world to see.

Even with 20-20 foresight, the former athletic director couldn’t have known the Volunteers would jump the track, hit the skids and slide down to four consecutive losing seasons. Nothing like that had ever happened.

Tennessee was one of the biggest names in the game, top 10 in total victories. It says so right here in the Vault.

No way could Mike surmise what was to come, that by the time it was time to play, Tennessee would no longer belong in big games.

Even in decline, the Vols didn’t surrender. They bravely lined up to honor contracts.

The first game against Oregon, Sept. 11, 2010, provided the first clue that

Derek Dooley might not get it. Tennessee jumped ahead 13-3. Lightning and rain blowing sideways delayed the other action for an hour.

The Ducks rallied before intermission. Dooley said the Vols were a little deflated at halftime “because we screwed up those last three minutes.”

They didn’t do very well in the second half. Oregon ended up with 45 consecutive points. UT fans, about to miss a bedtime snack and the late news, went early to the exits. Dooley said he was disappointed that his team stopped competing.

The coach spoke of “bad adversity” in the third quarter and how his team didn’t handle it.

“Then we couldn’t do anything right. We didn’t tackle well. We didn’t cover kicks. We didn’t run the ball. When you do that and you play a good team, you get embarrassed. And that’s what happened.”

Neyland Stadium and 102,035 fans got the undivided attention of Oregon coach Chip Kelly: “That’s an unbelievable environment to play in. I mean, this place is impressive!”

Second in this mismatched series was Sept. 14 of last season. Eugene, Ore., is an interesting place to visit. There are things to see and hear. The city is beautiful. There is a focus on the arts and liberal politics. It is a hub of track and field. Nike

was born there.

Alas, there were football lessons on the agenda. Oregon wasn’t much like previous UT foes Austin Peay and Western Kentucky.

Tennessee got the first touchdown. Oregon got the next 59 points and sent in the subs. No kidding, if it wasn’t awful, it could have been. The winners scored touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions. The losing margin was 45. You must go back to 1910 to find something worse.

Oregon fans taunted visitors with chants of “S E C! S E C!” The next stop in this adventure is upon us, in Norman, 20 miles south of Oklahoma City. It is a historic place. The Sooners are the prime attraction. They once won 47 consecutive football games. That little streak remains the world record.

This Oklahoma team is not THAT good – unless you believe Alabama apologists. They have not fully recovered from dropping the Sugar Bowl past. They recall Trevor Knight completing 32 of 44 for 348 and four touchdowns.

The Crimson Tide does not wish that on any SEC brother, even Tennessee.

Maybe it won’t happen.

Perhaps the Vols are better than I think. By next year, when Oklahoma returns the visit, let us hope Tennessee will be really ready.

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

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1890 must have been a very busy year for the Baumann Brothers Architects as they were supervising construction of two mansions in opposite ends of Knox County at the same time: Parkview, the Col. James C. Crawford mansion in Fountain City, and Westwood, the John and Adelia Armstrong Lutz mansion on Kingston Pike. In addition, they had contracts for the Borches Block on Gay Street and for the Lenoir City Land Company office.

Westwood has recently experienced extensive restoration, and its second floor has become the headquarters for Knox Heritage thanks to a generous challenge grant from Lindsay Young’s Aslan Foundation.

One of the so-called “Three Sisters” on Kingston Pike, it joins Crescent Bend (Federal-style) and Bleak House (Italianate–style) in representing the principal architectural styles of the 19th entury. Drury P. Armstrong (1799-1856), his son Robert H. Armstrong (18251896) and Robert’s daughter, Ann Adelia Armstrong Lutz, built the three homes in 1834, 1858 and 1890 respectively.

Drury Armstrong’s original Crescent Bend farm, named for the majestic bend in the Tennessee River that it overlooks, started with 600 acres of land on the north side of the river, and within a few years he acquired another 300 acres on the south side.

In a highlight of the social events of 1886, John E. Lutz (1854-1920) and Adelia Armstrong were married on Feb. 10 at the Second Presbyterian Church. The land on which Westwood was built was a wedding gift from her parents.

John Edwin Lutz had been raised in Rogersville but was already prominent in business in Knoxville as

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Where no football team has gone before: Fulton travels to Farragut on astronomical scoring pace

Upcoming Friday Games are Friday, Sept. 12 Austin-East vs. Sweetwater Bearden at Morristown East Christian Academy of Knoxville vs.

Webb Carter: Open Central vs. Karns Farragut vs. Fulton Grace Academy at McMinn Central Gibbs vs. Clinton Halls at Oak Ridge Hardin Valley Academy vs. SouthDoyle Knoxville Catholic: Open Powell: Open West at Asheville, N.C.

Fulton led the state in scoring while rolling unbeaten to the Class 3A state championship last season.

For an encore, the goal appears to be to lead the cosmos.

With better than 80 points in each of its first two games, Fulton enters Friday’s visit to Farragut averaging a state-best 74.3 points per game. The Falcons calmed down a little bit with a 56-6 win at rival Austin-East last week.

The compelling aspect of a pace well ahead of last season’s state-record 57.5 points per outing is Fulton posted the wins over Powell (83-3) and Bearden (84-0) with second- and thirdteam players doing a lot of the scoring and a running

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clock for much of the game.

That says depth, meaning the Falcons could keep this up for quite a while.

Farragut is no cupcake.

The Class 6A Admirals tasted victory for the first time this season with a win at Lenoir City last week. Winning has a way of righting the ship, and, after last year, Farragut is motivated.

Last season: Fulton (15-0), Farragut (6-5) Last meeting: 2013 –

Fulton 55, Farragut 13.

The offenses: The Falcons run a little bit of everything. Depends on the opponent. The Admirals run the more physical spread option.

The defenses: Fulton 3-4, Farragut 33 stack The Breakdown: There aren’t many teams with a 6-foot, 275-pound All-State fullback. There are fewer still with one who can run like Fulton’s D.J. Campbell.

He also plays linebacker.

The Falcons lost quite a bit from last year’s scoreboard busters. With wideout K.J. Roper, quarterback Adam Diggs, receiver Kentel Williams, Campbell and the cast of thousands Fulton’s depth would suggest, looks like they’ll make do

this season.

Farragut has a giantsized offensive line. Nathan Gilliam highlights a front five with more than enough heft to move a defense around. Tanner Thomas, a junior, ran for better than 1,500 yards and 12 touchdowns a year ago. Keeping the ball away from the Fulton offense as much as possible is wise course of action.

Why this one intrigues: Farragut will provide incontrovertible evidence of whether what Fulton is doing to scoreboards across the state is legitimate. It’s hard to believe the Falcons, or any team, for that matter, can continue to score like that.

Or can they?

Falcons tame A-E for win 3

By Patricia Williams

Fan support was a factor when the Austin-East Roadrunners played at the Fulton Falcons’ nest last Friday. Pre-game hype was electric with fan anticipation and player determination of what was to come.

At previous home games, the Falcon cheerleaders apologetically welcomed their opposing guests to the nest with a show of Southern hospitality. This banner read, “Sorry A-E, You’ll Be

#3,” with a symbol indicating “no beep-beep.” You would have to read it quickly, though, as the Fulton football team made a quick entrance onto the field ripping the sign to shreds.

The Roadrunners are the first team this season to make a showing against the Fulton Falcons. A-E scored a touchdown early in the second quarter making the score 20-6. The game ended with another Fulton win, Yes! Falcons do fly. Fulton’s Kentel Williams (#1) soared above a friend and foe on his way to an apparent touchdown. It didn’t 56-6. count. Hurdling is illegal in high school because of injury risk Photo by Courtney Radar

Watching the Roadrunners are: (first row) Shedria Hardin with her son Samuel Cochran and friend Trina Gallman. Hardin is the mother of JaNiyah Rowans, an A-E cheerleader; (second row) first-year A-E cheerleading coach Angela Bryant sits with her predecessor, Dorothy Quinn, who retired after 40 years; (third row, center, in red hat) District 1 school board member Gloria Deathridge with her Fulton cheerleaders greet fans and visitors with a show of Southern hospitality as Mathew Gayle (#25) looks on. Photo by Courtney Radar husband, Mark (left), and friends Jacque and Norman Bragg (right). Photo by Patricia Williams

Members of the Austin-East band rally fans. Photo by Patricia Williams

While selling Falcon T-shirts, Fulton boosters Janie Lane and Carletta Snyder also sold hand silhouettes for $1. Those funds are in honor of Kristi Black Walker (daughter and sister of coaches Bob and Rob Black, respectively) who succumbed to lung cancer in 2006. Lane and Snyder plan a balloon release at the last home game, Oct. 24, when the funds raised will be given to Compassion in Action, a cancer support group. Photo

by Patricia Williams

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Not enough hours in the day She’s everywhere! She must be related to the Energizer Bunny. Most South and East Knoxvillians I talk to for any length of time mention her. This week, I decided it was time to catch up with this amazing woman.

Nancy Whittaker

Sharon Davis spends time giving back to South and East Knoxville. Photos by Nancy Whittaker

Sharon Davis grew up in South Knoxville, where she attended Young High School. Thirty years ago, she moved to East Knoxville, where she lives on the Holston River. Her strong feelings and ties to both communities are evident.

Davis says, “It is a pleasure to give back to the communities that have been so good to me.”

Davis describes herself as a Realtor, a neighborhood advocate, a South Knoxville property investor and a lover of home projects. She has been with Hammontree Real Estate for 20-plus years, and she specializes in

residential listings in South and East Knoxville. In addition, she and her husband own rental property in South Knoxville.

Community involvement is what Davis loves. I met her when the East Towne Business and Professional Association was first forming. Davis and City Councilman Nick Della Volpe saw a need for an organization where merchants, retailers, employees, property owners and neighborhood associations in the East Towne corridor area could come together. They knew there would be strength in

State Farm agent Mike Davis shares his enthusiasm for the growth around the East Towne area with members of the ETABPA.

numbers. The success of the group proves both Davis and Della Volpe are in tune with the needs of their community.

Davis has also been involved with Town Hall East for almost 20 years. She is extremely proud of the cleanup and development of the area next to the Burlington Library. Davis says Thomas “Tank” Strickland Park was a cooperative effort of state, city, county and environmental agencies.

She says the way the parcel looked was not representa-

News From The Register Of Deeds

Real estate market trends slower

By Sherry Witt After a very good performance in July, the local real estate market experienced a slight dow nturn in August.

The last full month Sherry Witt of summer produced 922 property transfers in Knox County, well short of the 1,065 recorded in July. In 2013, the county saw 950 parcels change hands during August.

The total value of prop-

erty sold was also down by some $75 million from July’s $292 million. In August, $217.2 million worth of real property was transferred in Knox County. That is about $45 million short of last August’s output.

Coming off a two-month surge, mortgage lending also experienced a slowdown in August with just over $275 million loaned, compared to $347 million in July.

The August total was far below the figure of $403 million borrowed in mortgages and refinances during August 2013.

The most notable land

transaction of the month was the sale of a medical facility located at 10810 Parkside Drive in the Turkey Creek complex, for $23,250,000. The largest mortgage loan recorded was an assumption agreement involving the same parcel on Parkside Drive in the amount of $13.2 million.

I would be remiss if I did not tell each of you how much I appreciate the opportunity to serve another term as your Register of Deeds. It is indeed a privilege to continue doing the job I love in such a great community as Knox County.

Thank you and God bless!

Rotary is eclectic bunch

By Sandra Clark North Knoxville Rotary members are not just a bunch of older white guys who work in Fountain City, although that is the business base. Last week three new members introduced themselves. Two had found the club through Facebook.

Nathan French wears ear rings and a T-shirt. He runs a printing company in Catskill, N.Y., working via the Internet from his home in Maryville. He and his wife moved here in July to be near his aging parents. Her parents live in North Carolina and the couple seem to be settling in.

Nathan French Joining Rotary is a way to “reach out of ourselves and into the community,” he says. French served six years in the U.S. Navy and maintains contact with colleagues by selling military and tactical equipment online.

What three words describe him? He says “Christian, patriot and entrepreneur.”

Ellen Davis is an accountant with Brown, Brown and Associates who just moved to Pigeon Forge.

She grew up in Michigan with self-employed parents who taught her to work hard from an early age.

She’s managed a mobile home parts department Ellen Davis

Dr. Hartline achieves milestone Randal Hartline, M.D., obstetrician/gynecologist, recently performed his 300th robotic-assisted women’s health surgery at Tennova Healthcare’s Physicians Regional Medical Center. Robotic-assisted surgery is a type of minimally invasive surgery during which the surgeon uses miniaturized surgical instruments that fit through quarter-size incisions.

Other benefits of minimally invasive surgery include less scarring, faster recoveries and shorter hospital stays.

and worked as a hair stylist for seven years before practicing accountancy.

“Make it happen,” is her life motto. She contacted several organizations about membership and said North Knoxville Rotary was the one that called back.

Jeremy Cook, a senior vice president of Pinnacle Bank, grew up in Middlesboro, Ky. He will manage the Pinnacle branch now under construction on Emory Road at Dry Gap Pike. His three descriptors are: “Family, friendship and fun.”

Cook said he likes Rotary because of its national project to end polio and also because of Jerry Jeremy Cook Griffey, veteran member of the North Knox club. Cook and his wife have two daughters, and he’s active with the Boy Scouts Chehote District. “I do not wear brown shorts and red socks,” he said.

“I raise money for them.”

Free Flu Shot Saturday: Rotary volunteers will help with the event 8 a.m. to noon (while supplies last) Sept. 27 at six locations: Austin-East, Carter, Farragut, Halls and West high schools and SouthDoyle Middle School. Donations will be accepted with proceeds to benefit the Empty Stocking Fund.

Golf Tournament: David Dooley is coordinating the North Knoxville Rotary Golf Tournament to benefit the Cerebral Palsy Housing Corporation.

tive of the area. It is now a “sweet little park” that the neighborhood enjoys.

Davis also serves on the board for the South Knoxville Alliance. Their current project, Second Saturday South, is a new event that will be held next on Sept.

13 at Ijams Nature Center.

No surprise, Davis will be working at this event. Davis also says she had the honor of just completing eight years of service on the board of Freedom Christian Academy.

Davis’ passion in her “free time” is her flower garden.

She was given four hosta plants to “get started.” She now has over 200 plants.

She also loves to walk out her door and down to her pontoon boat to float on the Holston River. Whether she is at work, volunteering or enjoying herself at home, she gives 100 percent.

East Towne area booms State Farm agent Mike Davis was the main speaker at the East Towne Area Business and Professional Association meeting on Sept. 3. Davis has owned his Millertown Pike agency for the past seven years. He previously worked for State Farm in their claims department.

Davis shared his enthusiasm concerning the growth and development in the East Towne area. He described himself as a “cheerleader” for the area and added he has a strong vision for the future. Davis said the business owners have benefited from the current growth.

However, he feels the next decade’s growth will be even more amazing.

Breakfast sponsor was Megan Murphy-Boutwell, an independent sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics. Different ways to shop were shared – especially how employers and husbands look like “heroes” with her help. She can be reached at 313-6399.

New ETABPA president Justin Sterling invites everyone to attend the next meeting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at New Harvest Park Community Center.

Memphis, Knox races will impact Medicaid expansion Most would agree there are not enough women in the state Legislature, and some would say there aren’t enough Democrats. So why in Memphis did three good female Democrats tear into each other in a district that’s liable to be won by George Flinn, a physician who’s willing to spend whatever it takes to get elected to something. (Flinn finished third to Joe Carr and Lamar Alexander in the August U.S. Senate Primary.)

Writing in the Memphis Daily News, Bill Dries says Flinn has secured the GOP nomination for the Senate District 30 seat left vacant when Jim Kyle took office as a Chancery Court judge.

Seeking the Democratic nomination were Sara Kyle (Jim Kyle’s wife and the niece of former Gov. Frank Clement and former state Sen. Annabelle Clement O’Brien; she also won statewide election to the old Public Service Commission), along with former state Rep. Carol Chumney and former state Sen. Beverly Marrero.

(Note: This selection was set to be made Sept. 8, after our press time.)

If Flinn wins in November he would likely join Dr. Richard Briggs in the Senate. Two new Republican senators, both physicians, could align with Gov. Bill Haslam to expand Medicaid. Of course, the Democratic nominees would support the expansion, but Democrats are mostly irrelevant in today’s General

Sandra Clark

Assembly. Voters are left to find the least nutty Republicans.

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Notes

Charter Communications will be all-digital by year’s end, bringing more than 200 high definition channels to Farragut and Tellico Village customers among others. Removing analog signals will improve Internet speeds and picture quality, said CEO Tom Rutledge. “We’ve invested more than $2 billion in our fiberrich network to make that happen.” Info: 11517 Kingston Pike, weekdays 8 a.m.6 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m., www.charter.com/ digitalnow or 1-888-GETCHARTER (1-888-4382427).

Tom+Chee is opening a grilled cheese and tomato soup restaurant in Knoxville. The chain started as a tent store next to an ice rink and was made famous on the TV show “Shark Tank.”

Info: www.tomandchee. com.

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Quotable

“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.”

– Robert Louis Stevenson

McCoy recognized for volunteer hours AARP Services Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of AARP, has recognized Blake McCoy for his more than 50 hours of volunteer service. He not only serves on the John T. O’Connor Center advisory board but also volunteers and supports numerous senior citizen organizations in Knoxville and the surrounding counties. McCoy is the Founder and CEO of Independent Insurance Consultants, an independent insurance firm that assists senior citizens with their insurance and financial needs.

Embrace the digital world, says Morris Creative founder

By Bonny C. Millard Morris Creative Group founder and owner Chuck Morris encouraged area business leaders to find ways to utilize social media in their corporate marketing plans because customers have changed their ways of doing business.

“We’re all in a digital world now. We can’t deny it,” Morris said. “We can’t Chuck Morris put our heads in the sand. We just have to embrace it.”

Morris, a member of the Rotary Club of Knoxville, spoke to the group recently about the increased use of the Internet and social media by consumers.

In the United States, 206.2 million people are web users, and the fast growing population segment is women who are 50plus years old. People spend more time on smartphones than watching TV. Technological advances are shaping the rapid change: cheap computers and mobile phones, low-cost broadband access and open-source software such as Linux or WordPress.

Ten years ago, websites were more like electronic brochures, but today’s customers want to have a way to interact online with the company and its website, he said. Thirty-four percent of web users believe companies should have a web presence.

“People aren’t buying the same way they used to,” he said.

Marketing has changed from a product and consumer focus to a valuesdriven emphasis, he said. Customers are collaborating with companies in real time online. As an example of their influence, Morris cited consumer backlash on Facebook when Gap tried to change its logo. The company had to revert to its original logo.

The top online marketing efforts are email (86 percent), social media (72 percent) and search engine optimization (70 percent). Thirty years ago, Americans were exposed to 2,000 ads per day, and now it is 5,000 ads per day. Digital ad space revenue is expected to reach $137.5 billion in this year.

Rotary Club of Knoxville meets at noon on Tuesdays at the Marriott Hotel, Hill Avenue. Info: http://www.morriscreative.com

‘Center of Excellence’ in women’s health surgery The American Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery (AIMIS) recently named Physicians Regional Medical Center a Center of Excellence in Women’s Health Surgery. The distinction recognizes the health system’s continued commitment to offer women the latest minimally invasive procedures, including roboticassisted hysterectomies. Pictured are Joe Lee, assistant chief nursing executive; Suzanne Beauregard, chief nursing executive; Dr. Marcella Greene, general surgeon; Dr. Bob Barnett, medical director of AIMIS Center of Excellence program; Charlene Minefield, surgical clinical leader; and Dr. Lowell McCauley, obstetrician/gynecologist. Photo submitted

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THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 Exhibits on display at Fountain City Art Center: “A QuARTet of Visions” by Aleex Conner, J. Austin Jennings, Kay Jursik and Linda Leilani Bohanan; student exhibits feature watercolors by students of Mary Secrist and Kate McCullough. FCAC address: 213 Hotel Ave. Info: 357-2787.

THROUGH FRIDAY, SEPT. 19

UC Arts on Main Street in Maynardville. Donation to gallery encouraged. Continues each Wednesday.

Computer Workshops: Word 2007 Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills.

Info/to register: 525-5431.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 11 VFW meeting, 7 p.m., 140 Veteran St., Maynardville. All veterans are invited. Info: 278-3784.

Cruise Night, 6-9 p.m., 6215 Riverview Crossing Drive in front of old Food Lion at Asheville Highway.

All makes, models, years and clubs welcome. No charge.

Door prizes.

Fall festival, 4-6 p.m., Morning Pointe of Powell, 7700 Dannaher Drive. Classic car show, food, entertainment, bounce house for kids. All free; public invited.

Info: 686-5771 or www.morningpointe.com.

First Lutheran Church 55 Alive group, noon, church meeting room, 1207 N. Broadway. Luncheon: $8 per person; reservation required. Speaker: Edie Wadsworth. Public invited. Info/reservation: 524-0366.

will benefit the Y’s Annual Campaign for scholarships, community outreach, youth programs. Info: 922-9622.

Rummage sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Greenway Baptist Church, 2809 Addison Drive. Info: 687-5369.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 13-14 Country Market fundraiser, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Vendors, food, plants, music. Admission: $5 per person; children under 10 free; house tours: $5. Info: judy@ramsehouse.org; kathy@ramseyhouse.org; 546-0745.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 14 Sunday Night Concert Series at Historic Cherokee Caverns, 8524 Oak Ridge Highway. Features live Bluegrass and Country Music, Food Trucks and tours of the cave. Shows: 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets: adults, $10; children 12 and under, free. Info/tickets: www.cherokeecaverns.com.

Bake sales and craft vendors needed for Luttrell Bluegrass Festival and Cruise In, to be held 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Luttrell Community Park. Vendor registration form: Mayme, 992-0870 or maymejodys@aol.com. Free event. No registration fee for car show. Car show info: Lee Carver, 606-335-5165 or lee.carver67@yahoo.com.

THURSDAYS, SEPT. 11, 18, 25, OCT. 2

MONDAY, SEPT. 15

ACT-UP: Adult Acting and Theatre Classes, 6-8 p.m., Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 706 N. Broadway. Ages 16 and up. Fee: $35 or $15 for individual class. Covers acting basics, movement/stage combat and auditioning techniques. Info: 546-4280 or carolyn@ tennesseestage.com.

Coffee, Donuts, and a Movie: “Captain Phillips,” 10:45 a.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Rated PG-13, 133 min. Info: 525-5431.

Family Movie Night: “Rio 2,” 5:30 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: 525-5431.

MONDAYS THROUGH SEPT. 29

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, SEPT. 12-13

Quilting classes and needle tatting classes, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Hobby Lobby classroom, 6580 Clinton Highway. Cost: $24 for 3-hour quilting class; $20 for 2.5-hour tatting class. Info: Monica Schmidt, 406-3971, myquiltplace.com/profile/monicaschmidt.

United Racking Horse Owners and Exhibitors Association’s United Racking Horse World Celebration, 6 p.m., Walters State Community College’s Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center, Morristown campus. Admission: adults, $6; 10 and under, free. Info: Amber Mullins, 276-698-0817.

THROUGH TUESDAY, SEPT. 30 Featured artists at Parkside Open Door Gallery, Fountain City Art Center, 213 Hotel Ave., are Fountain City artist Adam Rowe and Karen Ferency of Sequoyah Hills. Rowe will be showing his laser-cut cards and Ferency creates wheel-thrown pottery. Info/hours: 357-7624 or 357-2787.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10 Networking Today North Knoxville meeting, 9 a.m., Imagination Forest, 7613 Blueberry Road.

Meets each Wednesday. Info: Brian Williams, Brian_ DWilliams@mac.com.

Free music lessons by Eric Holcomb, 3-5 p.m.,

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15, 17

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 Yoga, 9-10:15 a.m., Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn. Bring yoga/ Pilates mat, towel, water. No fee; donations accepted.

Info: Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener, 497-3603 or www.narrowridge.org.

Hogskin History Day Celebration, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Narrow Ridge, 1936 Liberty Hill Road, Washburn.

Celebration of the history, music and culture of the Hogskin Valley and surrounding Appalachian communities.

Admission/parking free. Info: Mitzi, 497-3603, community@narrowridge.org.

Craft Fair and Community Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., North Side Y, 7609 Maynardville Pike. Rain or shine. Many vendors. Money raised from space rental

AAA Safe Driving for Mature Operators, noon4 p.m. both days, Carter Senior Center, 9040 Asheville Highway. Cost: $10. Info/to register: 932-2939.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 16 UT Hospice Adult Grief Support Group meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., UT Hospice office, 2270 Sutherland Ave. A light supper is served. Info/reservation: Brenda Fletcher, 544-6277.

Medication Safety Seminar, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

National Health Seminar: Cholesterol Education, 12:30-1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 17 Knox County Veterans Services Outreach, 9-10 a.m., Halls Senior Center 4405 Crippen Road.

Provides one-on-one assistance to veterans and family members. Info: 215-5645, veterans@knoxcounty.org.

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