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BUZZ Voting Rights is topic for PSCC “Voting Rights Act of 1965: What’s Our Responsibility?” is the title of a panel discussion at Pellissippi State Community College’s Magnolia Avenue Campus, 1610 E. Magnolia Ave, at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22.

Panelists Virgil Davis, Pellissippi State faculty member; Daniel Brown, Knoxville city council member; the Rev. Gordon Gibson, Civil Rights activist; and Phyllis Nichols, president of Knoxville Area Urban League, will discuss the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the responsibility of citizens to vote and the consequences of not voting.

Panel moderator is Georgiana Vines. Event is free and open to the community.

City, county, state to discuss mall area Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association will host representatives from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the city of Knoxville and Knox County at 7 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 21, at Alice Bell Baptist Church.

This meeting is open to anyone concerned about the future of the Knoxville Center mall area.

Info: Ronnie Collins, abshna@aol.com

SEEED students ‘LED’ the way This week, Sept. 15-22, volunteers from the local nonprofit organization SEEED (Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development) will be knocking on doors in the Morningside Park neighborhood to share tips on saving energy.

Teams in SEEED’s Career Readiness Program will visit approximately 100 homes in the Morningside area to share energy efficiency tips and offer residents a new LED light bulb for their porch.

All residents are invited to attend a free “Savings in the House” workshop to learn more about how to stop wasting energy and take control of utility bills. It is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Morningside Community Center, 1617 Dandridge Ave. Info: Stan Johnson, SEEED’s executive director, at 865-766-5185.

Vols fall short Marvin West looks at Saturday’s game with Oklahoma and concludes: Vols not ready for prime time.

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Biologists loose sturgeon at East Knox landing

By Bill Dockery Two men and a truck filled with fish visited the landing under the South Knoxville Bridge last week, but only the men and the truck went home.

The men, biologists from the Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery in Tupelo, Miss., released more than 2,300 lake sturgeon fingerlings into the Tennessee River as part of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife restoration project.

It was the second time they had stocked lake sturgeon in the Tennessee this summer, and when they make their third visit in the next few weeks, they will have re-

This lake sturgeon fingerling released into the Tennessee River last week can grow up to seven feet long and weigh more than 200 pounds. Photo by Matt Peay

Daniel Schwarz and Matt Peay drove from Tupelo, Miss., to release more than 2,300 lake sturgeon into the Tennessee River in Knoxville. Both work for the Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery in Tupelo. The release is part of a To page 3 U.S. Fish & Wildlife species restoration project. Photo by Bill Dockery

Law enforcement goes high tech

By Sandra Clark Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones deferred to his chief administrative officer, Lee Tramel, when Sheriff’s Office personnel visited the Powell Business and Professional Association last week. “We can’t do our job without the help of the community,” said Tramel, and Taser body cameras are just the latest initiative.

“We’ve had in-car cameras since 1994, and now we have body cams. … This is a game-changer Lee Tramel for the way we process information.” the devices can be worn on an ofTaser is the manufacturer, and ficer’s lapel, glasses or hat. And

although he concedes there may be privacy issues, Tramel wants to make the tapes available to the public.

He and Jones favor technology, and many of their innovations have been adopted by adjoining jurisdictions. An example is the crime map, available online. The site provides data on crime calls and officer responses by area, street or household.

And there’s even a phone app for crime reports. Just go to knoxsheriff.org and click on the app store. Knox County now stores evidence in the cloud at evidence.

com, Tramel said.

“Our detectives use analytics to scope out (crime) patterns. We can get more done by working smarter than by working harder.”

The biggest challenge to law enforcement?

“Opiates,” said Tramel. “These drugs are mind-altering. They take over your body.” He said 99 percent of local crime is driven by drugs.

Of the Sheriff’s $74 million budget, $39 million is spent in corrections, where, Tramel says, “We don’t get any bang for our buck.”

Midway Road revs up; residents fear done deal

By Betty Bean Last fall, the Development Corporation of Knox County put a bunch of county commissioners on a bus and took them to four of the county’s eight industrial/ business parks – WestBridge, Hardin, Eastbridge and the Pellissippi Corporate Center – but one place they didn’t visit, or even talk about, was Midway Road, the site of an almost 20-year battle between Knox County government and East Knox residents bent on preserving the rural character of their community.

So far, the citizens have staved off the business park, but District 8 County Commissioner Dave Wright, who represents the Midway Road area, made a prediction: “Nothing (is happening now) – but it’s going to be something someday, and we’ve got kids graduating every year from Carter and the Career Magnet Academy who’ll be looking for a job. I’d rath-

er see them on the Midway Road exit as opposed to Hardin Valley.”

Mayor Tim Burchett, who says the county needs to make good on its $10 million investment (now written down to $6.4 million after TVA took a chunk for a transfer station) or divest itself of the property, is making a new push to get community acceptance in the form of a bus tour and a cookout.

Two more public meetings organized by the Development Corporation indicate that “someday” has arrived. The meetings are Thursdays, Sept. 17 and Oct. 8, both from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Carter Elementary School cafeteria.

Asked on “Tennessee This Week” what’s changed, Burchett said residents of East Knox County trust him after he’s kept his promises on schools and taxes.

Elaine Davis, president of the French Broad Preservation Association, said she and other community leaders had been assured

that they would be included on the ground floor of any new planning process, but she was concerned when she learned that plans for Midway got underway four months ago. She said she first learned about it from a media report late last month.

“Evidently we are part of some new process, but East Knox County constituents have not been there in the beginning,” she said.

“We want to be a part of the process. We are asking for transparency, a seat at the table and to have input on what’s being put into our community.”

Wright said he warned his fellow board members to get the neighborhood involved. (He sits on the governing board of the Development Corporation because he was vice chair and now chair of Knox County Commission.)

“I was asked at a board meeting why I opposed Midway, and I said, ‘Because I represent those people.’

I told them, ‘If you’re going to do something out there, and do what you did in the past, you’ll come out with the same result.’”

Burchett said a KUB proposal to handle wastewater will have safeguards against other developments tying in, and opens up the way to lay a sewer line to Loves Creek or Eastbridge. He said he will work to get community buyin.

“We need to grow the tax base.

That’s the way you grow an economy – not by taxing people more.”

Bill Emmert, whose home is bordered by the proposed business park, worries that it will cut off access to Thorn Grove Cemetery, run cooperatively by three neighborhood churches.

“The county’s been doing a lot of quiet work on this thing, but we’re still against it. And we wonder if they’ve told Tim (Burchett) the whole truth, because he’s been with us in the past.”

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Medical student ‘shocked’ by thyroid cancer diagnosis

Medical school, final exams, wedding plans and cancer. This is one year Sarah Nichols will remember for a long time.

“I was under a lot of stress, and I let it overwhelm me more times than I care to admit,” Nichols says, “but even in those times, I knew I had to keep going.”

Aside from a small scar on her neck, Nichols, 23, bears no obvious signs of thyroid cancer after her successful surgery at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. She bears no signs of the stress she’s survived in recent months, either. She only radiates happiness, like a new bride should.

The whirlwind had its beginning years ago when Nichols was in high school. Family members noticed what appeared to be a swelling of Nichols’ thyroid. There had been a history of thyroid problems in her family.

“So it was always on the radar,” Nichols explains. In 2012, her endocrinologist ordered an ultrasound and a biopsy which confirmed the thyroid was swollen, but there was no cancer present. It was recommended she come back in a year for a checkup.

Nodules developed, and the thyroid kept growing. About a year ago, her doctor explained that it may be time to come to terms with what was happening.

“He was concerned that it was going to become a perpetual process of checking it, redoing biopsies, and then being worried that it’s going to get to a point where it’s causing issues because of its size,” Nichols says. “He said I could keep doing this every year, for who knows how long, potentially forever, or I could have my thyroid taken out.”

Nichols made the decision to see a surgeon. After the holidays, she made an appointment with Troy Kimsey, MD, who specializes in cancer surgery, and surgeries involving the thyroid. Kimsey is also a thyroid cancer survivor.

“There will be about 62,500 new cases of thyroid cancer diagnosed this year,” Kimsey says, “and it occurs about three times more often in women than men.”

Kimsey says the overall incidence of a thyroid nodule being cancerous is relatively low. “However, the risk is much higher in young patients with a thyroid nodule,” he says, “especially patients younger than 20 years of age.”

Kimsey explained the risks and benefits of removing the thyroid. He also let Nichols know she didn’t have to rush into a decision, since the most recent biopsy hadn’t shown cancer, and she wasn’t suffering or in imme-

he tells me it turns out the nodule we were concerned about was fully termed cancer,” Nichols recalls. “I was in shock.”

Nichols remembers that the only thing she could say at first was, “Oh.” “That was my little response,” she laughs.

“It was almost more funny to me than it was scary, because I was so shocked, and I just couldn’t believe what he was saying.”

When it began to sink in, she was grateful she had a surgeon who didn’t send her away to find all the answers on her own. Being a cancer survivor himself, Kimsey was able to talk to Nichols as only a fellow survivor can.

Nichols’ final exams were looming by this time, and wedding plans were kicking into high gear. It was not a convenient time to have cancer, even if it was a cancer with a high survival rate. But cancer is no respecter of life, and Nichols knew she had to make some critical decisions.

She opted for radioactive ablation, removing all remaining traces of the thyroid, and thereby greatly reducing the risk of another round of cancer. She scheduled it to be performed after finals and before the wedding.

A follow-up body scan revealed no evidence of cancer, and she is now free and clear to enjoy life as a newlywed. She will continue to closely monitor her health with the help of her endocrinologist, and her experience has added a new dimension to her calling as a physician.

As a medical student, Nichols had an opportunity to “job shadow” Kimsey during this past summer. She already appreciated his skill and compassion as her surgeon.

Seeing him with other patients and medical staff in day-to-day work life made her appreSarah Nichols is a medical student at Lincoln Memorial University who faced thyroid ciate him even more. cancer while she was taking exams and planning her wedding. “I knew I had to keep “He reaches out to people, and touches going,” Nichols says. people, and meets them where they are,” Nichols says. “I’m not just saying he was an exceptional doctor to me. I can say that after diate danger. gional Medical Center, and a follow-up visit observing how he treats other patients.”

Now that Nichols has her own story of “I wasn’t having any pain or hoarseness was scheduled for seven days later to make or trouble swallowing,” Nichols says. “My di- sure she was healing properly, and to go over survival, she will follow that example as she enters the medical profession in the not-tooagnosis of a goiter didn’t mean it was huge to the pathology report. the point where we were concerned about it Nichols remembers sitting in Kimsey’s distant future. office early in the morning, waiting for what compressing my airway.”

“I didn’t wish for the things that have hapNichols thought about the end of the she presumed would be a clean bill of health. pened, but I think your personal experiences school year coming up, and the wedding she Instead, he came into the room, sat down, provide you with insight, and I think that insight can allow you to be a more sympathetic was looking forward to in June. Scheduling and gently explained that she had cancer. the surgery for March would give her time “I had no thought going into this doctor’s doctor,” Nichols says. “Dr. Kimsey was able to fully recover and be ready for the exciting appointment that it was going to be any- to provide that sympathy, understanding, thing other than negative – not even a little and guidance for me. That’s the kind of docdays ahead.

Kimsey skillfully and successfully per- bit – almost literally not even a one percent tor I want to be one day.” formed the procedure at Fort Sanders Re- thought that it was going to be anything, and

Surgeon and survivor understanding thyroid cancers Surgical oncologist Troy Kimsey, MD, of Fort Sanders Regional, has a special understanding of Sarah Nichols’ case.

That’s because, like Nichols, Kimsey is a thyroid cancer survivor. “I underwent a total thyroidectomy in December, 2012,” Kimsey says.

“The overall prognosis for differentiated thyroid cancer is excellent,” Kimsey says, “so my challenge has been not to take the diagnosis too lightly, but also to be grateful it was not a diagnosis with a much worse prognosis.”

Kimsey has been undergoing periodic follow-up ultrasounds and labs with no evidence of cancer.

“I take too much for granted,” Kimsey

says. “It helps me make the most of today when I realize how easily it can be taken away.”

If it seems like more people are having thyroid surgery these days, it’s not your imagination. “Thyroid cancer occurs about Troy Kimsey, three times more often in MD women than men,” Kimsey says. More than 47,000 cases of thyroid cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women this year and more than 15,000 cases in men. “The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased in recent years due to the increased detection of

nodules with more utilized and higher quality thyroid ultrasounds,” Kimsey explains. “However, the death rate from thyroid cancer has remained relatively stable over many years.”

“Most thyroid cancers develop in patients with no known risk factors. Nevertheless, some people are at a greater risk than others. Anyone exposed to ionizing radiation, especially in childhood, is at risk of developing thyroid cancer. In addition, anyone who develops a thyroid nodule before the age of 20 has a higher risk of having thyroid cancer. There are also genetic syndromes that lead to an increased incidence of thyroid cancers, so family history plays a significant role.

There are several types of thyroid cancer, but the vast majority are differentiated thyroid cancers, which means they carry cells that are similar to those found in a healthy thyroid. The differentiated cancers are comprised of papillary thyroid cancer and follicular thyroid cancer, and they have a very good prognosis.

Other types of thyroid cancer include medullary thyroid cancer, anaplastic thyroid cancer, and thyroid lymphoma.

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Bouncing back Clarence Swearengen has been around in basketball.

From his collegiate years in Knoxville to professional basketball overseas and back, to his former position as men’s assistant basketball coach at the University of Tennessee. If the name rings a bell it could be because Swearengen scored the first men’s basket in Thompson-Boling Arena.

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Now as an assistant principal at Vine Middle School, Swearengen brings his many talents into play. The position means he is often called upon to be a disciplinarian. He says playing basketball at the collegiate and pro level has definitely had an impact on how he performs in his current job.

“I had good coaching and great leadership from a discipline standpoint and have had appropriate behavior instilled in me from early on,” said Swearengen. “I am organized and firm but I am also a relational person. I like for people to be comfortable and feel they can talk to me.”

Swearengen says he had many mentors growing up; from a solid father

and grandfather to uncles, cousins and mentors. He says if you have people who instill the right things you are better able to overcome your weaknesses. He brings all the good things he has learned throughout his life to share with the students at Vine.

When Swearengen first started at Vine eight years ago the program was in trouble. The school was not achieving. Many teachers and administrators were replaced but Swearengen was asked to stay and take over as an assistant principal “We went from 700 students to around 350,” he said. “Rezoning occurred and the school was reconstituted. We had mostly two-parent homes but after rezoning many of our students are from single-parent homes.”

The school is flourishing against all odds. Vine is now a STEM, magnet and performing arts school that has moved from a level one to a level five school. Swearengen hopes to see the school become more diverse.

“We have great teachers who care about our students,’ he said. “I love the climate we have created. Any student would flourish here.”

Swearengen isn’t completely removed from basketball. The school holds a teacher/student game each year and Swearengen hits the court with friends each

community Biologists loose sturgeon

leased almost 10,000 fish.

“The sturgeon used to be common, but with pollution and dams, it has disappeared from Southern waterways,” said Matt Peay, biological science technician with the Tupelo hatchery. Using fish larvae that start out in Great Lakes hatcheries, the Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking to reintroduce the species into its former range.

“We had a very good year for sturgeon, with a 90 (percent) to 95 percent survival rate at the hatchery.”

Sturgeons feed in the mud at the bottom of lakes and streams, shoveling up the silt with their long snouts and feeding on insect larvae and other invertebrate creatures. In the Great Lakes, the fish can grow Vine Middle School assistant principal Clarence Swearengen to more than seven feet in breaks out a new basketball recently shipped for the school length and weigh more than from adidas. Photo by Cindy Taylor 240 pounds. They can live

week. He hopes to put his master’s in sports administration to use in coaching again in the future.

Swearengen says students, parents and community members are taking ownership of Vine and local churches are partnering with them.

“Churches are the foundation of our communities and we need their involve-

COMMUNITY NOTES

ment in our schools,” said Swearengen.

His ultimate goal is to change lives and bring stu■ Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighdents closer to who they are borhood Association. Info: meant to be.

Ronnie Collins, 637-9630.

“We hope to create events that engage more parents. We ■ Beaumont Community Organization. Info: Natasha need everyone’s help in pushMurphy, 936-0139. ing our children to where ■ Belle Morris Community Acthey need to be. None of us tion Group meets 7 p.m. each can do this by ourselves.”

Contact Cindy Taylor at ctaylorsn@gmail. com

second Monday, City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. Info: bellemorris.com or Rick Wilen, 524-5008.

■ Chilhowee Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each last Tuesday, Administration Building, Knoxville Zoo. Info: Paul Ruff, 696-6584.

■ Edgewood Park Neighborhood Association meets 7 p.m. each third Tuesday, Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail. Info: edgewoodpark.us.

■ Excelsior Lodge No. 342 meets 7:30 p.m. each Thursday, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike.

Info: Bill Emmert, 933-6032 or w.emmert@att.net.

■ First District Democrats meet each first Monday, Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Info: Harold Middlebrook, haroldmiddlebrook@ gmail.com; Mary Wilson, marytheprez@yahoo.com.

■ Historic Fourth & Gill Neighborhood Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, Central UMC, 201 Third Ave. Info: Liz Upchurch,

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more than 50 years. Peay said fish reintroduced in the South may grow faster but reach only five or six feet long and 150 pounds.

Peay and fisheries biologist Daniel Schwarz carefully measured water temperatures and mixed river water with water in the tanks so that the fingerlings would not die of shock when released.

For Peay, the visit was bittersweet. The Nashville native graduated from the University of Tennessee’s wildlife and fisheries program a couple of years ago and enjoyed his time in Knoxville.

“This really hurts,” he said. “I see the places I used to hang out, but we’re here 20 minutes and then we drive back to Mississippi.”

A video of the release shot by Matt Peay is on our website: ShopperNewsNow. com.

898-1809, lizupchurch1@ gmail.com.

■ Inskip Community Association meets 6 p.m. each fourth Tuesday, Inskip Baptist Church, 4810 Rowan Road. Info: Betty Jo Mahan, 679-2748 or bettymahan@ knology.net.

■ Oakwood Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. each first Monday, Community Club House, 916 Shamrock Ave. Info: Bill Hutton, 773-5228 or s_wlhutton@ yahoo.com.

■ Old North Knoxville meets 6:30 p.m. each second Monday, St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1101 N. Broadway. Info: Andie Ray, 548-5221.

■ Parkridge Community Organization meets 6:30 p.m. each first Monday except holidays, Cansler YMCA, 616 Jessamine St. Info: Jerry Caldwell, 3299943.

■ Second District Democrats meet 6 p.m. each second Thursday, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 2504 Cecil Ave. Info: Rick Staples, 385-3589 or funnyman1@ comic.com.

■ Thorn Grove Rebekah Lodge No. 13 meets 7:30 p.m. each second and fourth Monday, 10103 Thorn Grove Pike. Info: Mary Jo Poole, 599-7698 or mjp1101@aol.com.

■ Town Hall East. Info: Eston Williams, 406-5412 or eston_williams@yahoo.com; facebook.com/townhalleast/ info.

Leaders support ‘Purple Out Day’ Knox County court clerks Mike Hammond and Kathy Shanks pause for a photo with Alzheimer’s Tennessee executive director Janice Wade-Whitehead and Blount County court clerk Tom Hatcher after Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett read proclamations declaring Friday, Sept. 18, as “Purple Out Day.”

From rails to

River Bluff, Legacy gifts SoKno

By Betsy Pickle The 10th annual Legacy Luncheon for the Parks celebrated gifts.

Keynote speaker Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir “Wild,” focused on the gifts that nature gives people and that people give their community and even the world by preserving nature.

Legacy Parks Foundation executive director Carol Evans focused on the gifts brought about through successful partnerships. Speaking under a giant tent on a hillside at the University of Tennessee’s Holston River Farm, she reeled off a list of partners, thanking them for helping Legacy Parks create parks, trails and green spaces for Knox County and the area.

Evans continued the luncheon tradition of big gifts to the community. First was the long-awaited official announcement of LPF donating the 70-acre River Bluff Park, high above the Tennessee River west of Chapman Highway, to the city.

Vice Mayor and City Council member Nick Pavlis will ask

Keynote speaker Cheryl Strayed and Legacy Parks Foundation executive director Carol Evans say farewell after the Friday luncheon. Strayed attended an informal reception Thursday night that also raised money for Legacy Parks. Photos by Betsy Pickle City Council to accept the donation, with Mayor Madeline Rogero’s “enthusiastic recommendation.”

Evans next told the soldout crowd of 1,000 that Legacy Parks has entered into its first lease agreement with the Department of Energy in Oak Ridge. The nonprofit will be able to help trail construction in Oak Ridge.

“They already have amazing trails, but this will help further that cause as well,” she said. “And these new trails in Anderson County and Oak Ridge truly add weight to our

growing national reputation as a national mountain-bike destination.”

Evans saved the most intriguing gift for last.

“Working with Gulf & Ohio Railroad, we are going to create the G&O Trail, a three-mile, multi-use trail stretching from Chapman Highway from the Kerns Building, all the way into the heart of the Urban Wilderness at Mead’s Quarry at Ijams Nature Center,” she said. The new trail will connect the merchants and businesses of the Chapman

with area ar ea w ith South ith it Sout So uth th Knoxville’s K nox vi Knox vill ille’ e’s nearby b neighborhoods i hb h d and d parks and with the amenities of downtown, she added.

“Just like New York’s High Line or Atlanta’s BeltLine, it can be iconic for our city,” said Evans. “It will be a commuter route; it will be a recreational route and provide a key link to our Urban Wilderness.”

Evans thanked Pete Claussen, founder and CEO of Gulf & Western, and his wife, Linda, for their generosity. The Claussens previously donated land for Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge, now Seven Islands State Birding Park.

She also thanked the crowd for celebrating the foundation’s 10th birthday with her and her staff.

“Over the past 10 years, we’ve raised a little over $4 million for parks and outdoor space,” she said.

“We’ve added about 400 acres of parkland in Knox County and have helped protect over 1,000 acres of land in East Tennessee. We think that’s a great start.”

As enthusiastic as attendees were about the

Mayor Madeline Rogero and Cathy Ackermann show some team spirit at the luncheon. latest Legacy news, they seemed even more excited to hear Strayed speak. The author, a Minnesota native, is now best known for “Wild,” which was turned into a 2014 film starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern (as Strayed and her mother, respectively).

Strayed spoke passionately about “the way that nature can heal us, redeem us (and) serve in some ways as that place to which we can retreat when we need to reset our lives.”

Strayed said she grew up in poverty, but she “always felt called to be a writer.”

Her mom became a “hero” to her and her brother and sister because of the love and support she gave them.

When her mother, a 45-yearold nonsmoker, died of lung cancer seven weeks after being diagnosed, college senior Strayed tried to be “the noble, good, griev-

ing daughter,” but after a few months she went into a three-and-a-half-year tailspin of reckless behavior, including heroin abuse.

While buying a snow shovel at a local REI store, she saw a guidebook for the Pacific Coast Trail, which runs from Mexico to Canada, and she bought it. Working as a food server, she saved her money for what she thought would be a “simple” venture.

She ended up backpacking 1,100 miles in grueling conditions. She was too busy dealing with the hardships of the journey to “process” her grief, but nature healed her anyway.

“I think that that’s one of the grandest things that venturing into nature can give us is that sort of perspective,” she said. “It pulls us into the physical world and enriches our spiritual world. It enriches our emotional world.”

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Vols not quite ready for prime time Random football thoughts, looking back, looking ahead: The disappointment of blowing a 17-point lead should be viewed in the context of the Miracle at South Bend. Games are only half over at halftime.

Incidentally, Baker Mayfield was the best quarterback on the field Saturday evening.

September games against good opponents are valid measuring sticks to see how the Volunteers compare with the rest of the football world.

Two years ago Oregon demolished Tennessee, 59-14.

Last year Oklahoma romped, 34-10.

I suppose losing in two overtimes is the third-year

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progress you’ve heard about.

If we didn’t already know, one suspicion has been validated. There is a significant difference in talking about the big time and performing in the hot spotlight. There is an evidentiary trend. Since Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee is 1 and 29 against nationally ranked foes.

UT fans did all they could to defeat Oklahoma. They deserved a victory. So did

Jalen Reeves-Maybin. And Derek Barnett. And Jalen Hurd.

Post-game scene to remember: Sooner linebacker Eric Striker mocking the crowd and taunting Tennessee recruits.

The primary problem of the Butch Jones era, the offensive line, remains a problem. Strange as it sounds, Dontavius Blair is symbolic of this dilemma. The junior college all-American, 6-8 and 300, was recruited as an absolute certain tackle solution. He is not even in the mix.

After two and a half almost-great recruiting classes, the Vols have some of the finest talent in the country.

could happen sooner. Beginning with Florida, the Vols will tell us who they really are. If they win three of the Much of it is still relatively first four conference games, young. the dream of an SEC East Intensive off-season title lives on. If they lose two training means the players or more, forget Atlanta. are bigger, faster and stronNow is a good time to keep ger. No excuse there. the faith. Good times are out The culture has changed there. They just aren’t here to complete dedication, uni- yet. fication, One Tennessee, evEven in this modern era, erybody pushing and pulling dare I say we are headed in the same direction. back to where we used to be, Coaches are paid signifi- to the time when Tennessee cant salaries (plus bonuses) football was really someto enhance skills, devise thing, when fans couldn’t winning strategy and inspire wait for the next game, when great effort. Surely that is opponents dreaded to get off not the problem. Butch once the bus at the south end of said he would assemble the Neyland Stadium. finest coaching staff in the What we have endured is business. This must be it. not forever. The proverbial Maybe next year the Vol- worm is actually turning. unteers will be ready for It now seems safe to forget prime time. Of course, it what Mike Hamilton did or

didn’t do. Pretend Lane Kiffin and Derek Dooley never happened.

Well, almost. UT pays Dooley $102,040 per month through December 2016.

Oklahoma got a taste of what Tennessee football used to be. Saturdays in Knoxville were mountaintop experiences. People came from far and wide in a swirl of excitement. Most felt sure the Vols would win. Those less confident had on their game face, ready, eager to do their part.

These Vols, despite injuries and hurt feelings, will be expected to bounce back against Western Carolina. It will be interesting to see how customers recover. Empty seats will provide that answer.

Marvin West invites reader comments.

His address is westwest6@netzero.com.

Seat C candidates reveal differences at forum Last week’s City Council candidate forum, hosted by the League of Women Voters at Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church, was the best attended of this year’s crop of forums, suggesting that voters might actually be interested in the three contested City Council seats.

The contest for at-large Seat C, now held by Finbarr Saunders, is the most interesting. Two of the four candidates will move forward to the Nov. 3 general election following the Sept. 29 primary, and two will go home.

Early voting for the primary runs through Sept. 24.

Saunders’ opponents are event planner and marketer Kelly Absher, Sequoyah Hills resident and smallbusiness owner Paul Bonovich, and math tutor and Pond Gap Neighborhood Association president David Williams.

Incumbents have the advantage in a forum setting.

They’ve spent hours mull-

businesses would follow.

His wrapup was two words: Vote Absher.

Bonovich showed more Wendy depth but exhibited a tenSmith dency to ramble. When he answered the question about development along Magnolia, he asked why ing over complex topics and there is no Walmart in the are practiced public speak- area, and quickly followed ers. Saunders clearly came by saying that local business across as the most knowl- is good business. edgeable of the bunch.

Like the other non-inAbsher, who described cumbents, he found himself himself as a strong supporter in the woods when asked of entrepreneurship and a how a proposed safety cen“voice for everyone,” lacked ter might be supported. Indepth. He called citywide In- stead of addressing fundternet a necessary part of the ing, Bonovich pondered city’s infrastructure, and sug- how intoxicated and mengested it again when asked if tally ill offenders would be the economic needs of those transported. The police dein poverty are getting enough partment isn’t equipped to attention from city govern- deal with such inmates and ment. would “handle them with Asked how to quicken the more force than is necespace of development along sary,” he said. the Magnolia Avenue corDuring his response, ridor, Absher said empty Saunders said that police buildings should be given officers are trained in crisis to entrepreneurs, and other intervention.

City Council candidates George Wallace, Kelly Absher, Paul Bonovich, Mark Campen, Finbarr Saunders, Marshall Stair, David Williams and Pete Drew at the LWV forum. Those standing are vying for at-large Seat C.

holders, his strong opinions compelled him to get involved. His interesting But Bonovich’s answers to Sequoyah Hills residents. resume includes work for revealed a spark of politiSaunders supported the the Tennessee Department of Economic Development cal energy. He expressed rezoning.

Williams said that if he and an appointment to the dismay over last year’s 34cent property tax increase, can help a child learn alge- Tennessee District Export which he claims stifles bra, he can help neighbor- Council by the U.S. Secrebusiness. He also alluded hoods solve their problems. tary of Commerce last year.

Odds are he’ll face Saunto frustration over the near I doubt that message will ders in the general election rezoning of the Kingston resonate with voters.

Pike Christenberry propBonovich’s performance (which, unlike the primary, erty for a condominium de- didn’t necessarily present is citywide). Since Saunders velopment last year and said him as a strong candidate. is well known and generally elected officials didn’t listen But, like many local office- liked, he’ll be tough to beat.

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Marleen Davis to run for County Commission Marleen Davis was recruited to come to Knoxville 20 years ago by a search committee that ended up offering her the position of dean of the University of Tennessee’s College of Architecture and Design.

When she accepted, she b e c a m e the fourth A merican woman to hold such a position and the youngest dean at UT. She has an Marleen Davis undergraduate degree in architecture from Cornell, a master’s from Harvard and a daunting string of awards, honors and accomplishments.

She was dean of the school of architecture for nine years and has been a full-time faculty member in the years since. In 2006, she was recognized as a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. In 2013, she was named Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Distinguished Professor.

But it’s not as though Davis has led a “town and

Betty Bean gown,” ivory-tower existence. Her resume includes a hefty list of community volunteer work, including co-chairing Nine Counties, One Vision’s Downtown Taskforce Downtown Design Review Board and serving on the boards of the East Tennessee Community Design Center and the Tennessee Theatre Foundation.

And now, Davis, a Democrat, mother of two grown sons and longtime resident of Sequoyah Hills, has decided to run for the Fourth District County Commission seat next year. Lots of people are going to ask her why.

Here’s what she’ll say: “As a career educator and as an architect, I understand the importance of our neighborhood, schools, commercial districts and parks in creating a great quality of life, which also improves the economic well-being of the county.”

That’s her formal answer.

Someone, somewhere Now God did not subject the coming world… to angels. But someone has testified somewhere, “What are human beings that you are mindful of them, or mortals that you care for them?

(Hebrews 2: 5-6 NRSV) It is comforting to know that even the writers of the New Testaments books had trouble remembering where they had read a certain quote.

How often have I (and probably you) said, “Well, it says somewhere in the Bible that….”

When the authorship of a particular quote is in question, Paul usually gets mentioned, probably because he wrote so prolifically, and his writings survived.

Hebrews, however, is an anonymous document.

We don’t know who wrote it. So, when the author (whoever he was) says that “someone has testified somewhere,” we can relate to his predicament.

The problem with our vagueness (and for some folks, with their lack of familiarity with Scripture) is that we can’t quote accurately or appropriately.

We take things out of context, we misquote, we misinterpret, and, if we are not very careful, we misuse Scripture for our

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own purposes.

Which is why I bought a great tome called Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. It has every word of the Biblical texts in alphabetical order, as well as dictionaries of the Hebrew and Greek words.

It even includes a special section listing every use of a, an, and, and the. It is, needless to say, quite a large and heavy book (roughly 9 inches by 11 inches, containing1,808 pages), which has led some wags to opine that is why it is called Exhaustive.

I bought my copy 25 years ago, when I began writing this column. It is worn now, and older (so am I, come to think of it), but I count it among my best friends!

She also believes that Democrats need to contend for local races.

“I come from a large family that is split Democrat/ Republican. I see myself as a moderate, and I will be looking for common ground. That’s the basis of our government. Too many people believe that compromise is a dirty word – that goes for being red or being blue, being left or right.”

Republicans in the race include incumbent Jeff Ownby, Janet Testerman and Hugh Nystrom.

Recognizing that one of County Commission’s most contentious duties is presiding over land use and zoning disputes between neighborhoods and developers, she says she believes that her consensus-seeking philosophy will serve her well in these matters.

Tommy Schumpert, whose vision created Legacy Parks Foundation, with niece Kim Schumpert (at left) and wife Charlotte. Photo by Betsy Pickle

Tommy Schumpert’s

gift of parks Tommy Schumpert looks mighty good in the rearview mirror.

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As county executive (before his successor lobbied a name change to “mayor”) Schumpert advocated for parks and recreation. That’s his legacy.

Victor Ashe correctly gets credit for parks and greenways during his 16 years as Knoxville mayor, but Schumpert in his eight years moved Knox County forward with the creation of the park on Fountain City Road which bears his name.

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As an architect, Davis describes herself as a “21st century person” and cites the McGhee Tyson Airport as one of her favorite local buildings because of its use of local materials and representation of its surroundings.

“It’s beautiful, and it’s functional.”

She also likes the City County Building, with its low-lying Main Street façade and its multi-story Hill Avenue annex.

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He brought community ball parks under the county’s wing, freeing parents to watch the games instead of hustling hot dogs to pay the light bill.

There are more – look at Seven Islands, fishing piers in Concord, House Mountain, etc.

But Schumpert’s best move came after he left office. Ten years ago he helped establish the Legacy Parks Foundation. He served as its first board chair and worked hard to help Halls residents raise the money to purchase 11 acres for Clayton Park.

Last week, the foundation sold out its 1,000-seat luncheon at $100 per plate.

Executive Director Carol Evans is clearly the town’s best promoter.

Awesome event. Great cause. Good folks. Over $4 million raised for parks and outdoor space. And 400 acres of parkland in Knox County.

Thanks, coach!

government Additional names surface for state Supreme Court Last week, this column discussed whom Gov. Haslam might name to replace Justice Gary Wade on the state Supreme Court.

Space did not permit a full discussion. In fact this column mentioned only two well-known names, state Attorney General Herb Slatery and U.S. Rep. John Duncan.

Duncan actually has more experience in public office than Slatery, having served as a Criminal Court judge for seven years, plus his 27 years in Congress.

He is a few years older than Slatery. Slatery gets good reviews on his first year as state AG, and he has more experience practicing law.

Both could easily be confirmed by the Legislature.

Slatery’s appointment would trigger a new attorney general being named by the state Supreme Court for the remaining seven years of the term. Duncan’s appointment would trigger a special election to fill the congressional seat he now holds for the remaining eight months of his term, plus the regular 2016 election in November after the August GOP primary.

However, let’s assume Slatery and Duncan do not seek the seat on the state high court. Then where does Haslam go next?

He can take the appellate route and pick from existing judges like Kenny Armstrong on the appellate court from West Tennessee, which would place an African-American on the top court. Haslam might want to be the first Republican governor since Lamar Alexander to appoint an African-American to the high court.

He might go to Thomas “Skip” Frierson, also on the appellate court but from East Tennessee. Federal magistrate Bruce Guyton from Knoxville is a possibility.

Current legal counsel to the governor Dwight Tarwater is being discussed. Former Haslam city law director Morris Kizer is another name. He served on a special Supreme Court recently.

Members of the Legislature are barred from appointment for the term they are currently serving.

The state judiciary would

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prefer a current judge from the state system. However, there is an argument to be made that a court is better rounded when its occupants have a diversity of experience and not be channeled from the appellate courts only.

It is all up to Haslam. My intuition suggests Slatery has the inside track if he wants it. But does he want it? If that happens, it will be interesting to see if the legislative confirmation process is pro forma or a real inquiry into the background and qualifications of the nominee.

Who would replace him as attorney general? Tarwater? Kizer? Someone else?

Slatery will get to vote on his successor.

■ Dale Smith is leaving as head of the troubled Public Building Authority in three and a half months.

He is the highest-paid person working today in the City County Building at the $190,000 range. His reported successor is Jayne Burritt, who is on staff and was endorsed by Mayors Rogero and Burchett without a search process.

She currently has a salary in the $130,000 range but is expected to be bumped up to the $160,000 range when she takes over.

The talk is also her position will not be filled, saving more money. Again, the PBA members apparently will accept these recommendations.

Actually it is the Public Building Authority that hires and sets salaries, but the members are clearly following the instructions of the two mayors, even though they are supposed to be an independent board.

Though appointed by the mayors, they cannot be removed by them during their term.

It is surprising that Rogero has abandoned a search process as she is normally all about a transparent process in hiring, but not this time.

School board sets fall workshop/retreat The Knox County Board of Education will conduct a work session/retreat from 2-6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, with dinner immediately following at the Knoxville

Botanical Gardens Welcome Center located at 2817 Boyds Bridge Pike.

Doug Harris is the new school board chair; Tracie Sanger is vice chair.

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SENIOR NOTES ■ Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett’s Senior Appreciation Picnic will be 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at John Tarleton Park, 3201 Division St. This is a free event for all Knox County seniors. Register at any senior center or by calling 215-4007 by Friday, Sept. 18.

■ Carter Senior Center 9040 Asheville Highway 932-2939 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Programs include 8 a.m. daily, Weekday Walkers; senior meals, astronomy and Spanish classes, beginner Tai Chi, ping pong and Wii bowling. On Friday, Sept. 18, there a movie matinee at 11 a.m. and a guitar jam at 2 p.m.

■ Corryton Senior Center 9331 Davis Drive 688-5882 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday Hours vary Activities include billiards, quilting and card games, ■ Larry Cox Senior Center 3109 Ocoee Trail 546-1700 Monday-Friday Hours vary Wednesday, Sept. 16: 1 p.m. “Bring Your Lunch Bingo” (sign up and bring two new gifts).

Activities include exercise, chair volleyball, coupon clipping, crafts, with a trip to Dixie Stampede on Tuesday, Sept. 22 (sign up and pay $40).

■ John T. O’Connor Senior Center 611 Winona St. 523-1135 knoxcounty.org/seniors Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Programs include card games, billiards, senior fitness, book club, Bingo, Friday night dances 7-9 p.m.

Happiness is a

By Carol Shane Brenda Maupin’s unusual style has its beginnings in kindness and compassion.

In the 1970s, working in the lab at ET Children’s Hospital, she and her colleagues had to do “hurtful things,” as she says, to children.

The procedures needed to obtain blood cultures and bone marrow understandably caused fear and distress among the young patients.

“All personnel wore white,” Maupin remembers.

“One night, I took my young son’s ‘Peanuts’ coloring book and traced Snoopy with a marker on my lab coat. The children decided that someone with a lovable dog reference couldn’t be all bad.

“In those years, there were ‘Peanuts’ stores and many items in gift shops and department stores, and I bought collector plates, toys, games and party supplies, which were all popular at the time. My house soon filled with Snoopy things.”

Such easy availability of “Peanuts” products created a monster. Brenda, with her characteristic deadpan delivery, says, “The illness set in.”

Since then, she’s never left her house without Snoopy. Printed on her clothes, dangling from her ears, grinning on her watch – you can always find the beloved beagle when Brenda Maupin’s around.

Her grandchildren aren’t the only ones who call her “Snoopy lady.”

Traveling to out-of-town UT games and New York City in the ’80s, she ran across the designs of Bill Ditfort and Marisa Christina, both of whom have at one time or

warm puppy Brenda Maupin is a big fan of the Vols as well as Snoopy. Here, in one of “three and a half closets of this stuff,” she combines the two.

Real dog Lily joins Brenda and her king-sized Snoopy, guardian of the living room.

Brenda Maupin, Snoopy and Woodstock welcome all to Maupin’s home in East Knoxville.

Photos by Carol Shane

another featured the four-footed cartoon character. “I discovered licensed sweaters, sequined tops, and too many tees and sweat shirts to wear casually. Scrub tops became available. I wore them in the lab until I retired.”

She bought hats too, with the advisory: “They have to be subtle if you’re going to wear them to church – the kids are all over them.”

She soon lent her own

hand to her own creations. “Material became available so I made clothes.

I recently made a vest of Snoopy sports ties. Licensing restrictions prevented the sale of embroidery designs, so I bought a machine and embroidered my clothes, towels, placemats and handbags.” Jewelry was easy to find and Maupin loved collecting it, but she got creative with that, too. “I have made earrings from silly bands, paper clips, candy and phone charms.”

As for higher-end collectibles, she says, “I haven’t

A talented handcrafter, Maupin made this vest out of Snoopy ties. She’s next to a collection of Snoopy plates.

been able to indulge in many of the finer items, but I have some crystal and silver, and one gold item with a too-small-to see diamond.”

Though she didn’t buy any, she pined for Cartier jewelry designs. She strung Waterford ornaments on a ribbon. And “I always wear one of many watches.”

Though her main obsession is the beagle with the big imagination, she also admits a fondness for Snoopy’s friend Woodstock and brother Spike.

What about serious collecting? Maupin says, “My

collection is small compared to others. Only a few thousand things, compared to those who have 20K-plus.”

No, she’s not in denial.

In fact, she’s downsizing.

Looking to move into a smaller residence one day, she’s in the midst of organizing and photographing many of her treasures for eventual sale on eBay. Her son Bo, a graphic designer in Columbus, Ohio, eagerly supports her in finding new homes for the items. “He thinks I’m crazy,” she says.

And it all started because of loving kindness.

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The sky lights up for Boomsday, and this is the view for guests attending A Night at the Museum at McClung Museum.

Jeff Chapman, director of the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, welcomes guests to A Night at the Museum fundraiser. Photos by Lance T. Pettiford/ lancepettiford.com

McClung Museum welcomes visitors for Boomsday

By Sherri Gardner Howell The sky lit up in appreciation for those attending A Night at the Museum fundraiser for the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1327 Circle Park Drive on the campus of the University of Tennessee.

The fireworks were actually the last Boomsday show, but those at the museum were certainly the stars as far as McClung staff and friends were concerned.

This was the second year for A Night at the Museum, and monies raised were earmarked for the educational and outreach programs.

Attendees were treated to

guaranteed on-site parking, farm-to-table dinner stations, cocktails, live music, a silent auction and a session with Jon St. Germain, an expert handwriting analyst. In addition, the museum exhibits were open for viewing.

When Boomsday fireworks began, guests were escorted to a tented private viewing area on the bridge between Andy Holt Tower and the Communications Building to enjoy dessert stations and a spectacular view of the fi reworks show.

Presenting sponsor was US Bank’s Private Client Group.

He (she?) may not look welcoming, but McClung Museum was a hospitable place to be for Boomsday.

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Guests at the museum were entertained by the Empty Bottle String Band, featuring Ryan Nickerson, Tyler Hughes and Stephanie Jeter. Not pictured: Kristal Harman.

■ Stacey Maltman, a private practice nurse practitioner, has opened an office at Westbrook Medical Center, 930 Adell Ree Park Lane. She serves those with health insurance as well as those Maltman who cannot afford healthcare and those who qualify for government assistance. Info: knoxvillenp. com or 865-769-2600.

AREA FARMERS MARKETS ■ Dixie Lee Farmers Market, Renaissance | Farragut, 12740 Kingston Pike. Hours: 9 a.m.noon Saturdays through Oct. 31. Info: dixieleefarmersmarket.com; on Facebook.

■ Ebenezer Road Farmers Market, Ebenezer UMC, 1001 Ebenezer Road. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays through late November. Info: on Facebook.

■ Knoxville Farmers Market, Laurel Church of Christ, 3457 Kingston Pike. Hours: 3-6 p.m. Fridays through late November.

■ Lakeshore Park Farmers Market, 6410 S. Northshore Drive. Hours: 3-6 p.m. every Friday through Nov. 20. Info: on Facebook.

■ Market Square Farmers Market, 60 Market Square. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 21. Info: marketsquarefarmersmarket.org.

■ Maryville Farmers Market: Church Avenue. Hours: 9 a.m.-sellout, Saturdays through Nov. 17.

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■ Oak Ridge Farmers Market, Historic Jackson Square, 281 Broadway Ave. Oak Ridge.

Hours: 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays through late November. Info: on Facebook.

■ Seymour Farmers Market, lower parking lot of Seymour First Baptist Church, 11621 Chapman Highway. Hours: 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays through Oct. 10. Info: seymourfarmersmarket.org; on Facebook.

■ “Shopping at the Farm” Farmers Market, Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier

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■ UT Farmers Market, UT Gardens, Neyland Drive. 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 21. Info: vegetables.tennessee.edu/UTFM.html; on Facebook.

■ Tommy Smith has joined Ackermann PR as vice president of marketing strategy. He most recently worked at ORNL Federal Credit Union as chief marketing officer.

Previously, he worked Smith for Dell Inc. in Dublin, Ireland, and Austin, Texas. He holds an MBA in marketing from the University of Tennessee.

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The final product, ready for submission to the fair. Photo submitted Culinary arts instructor Joslyn Andrea Johnson guides Breianna Johnson as she creates the centerpiece for the cake to be entered in the fair competition.

Austin-East takes the cake Students at Austin-East have a unique opportunity for education through the school’s culinary arts courses. Led by instructor Joslyn Andrea Johnson, courses are taught that give students skills to use out in the community.

I recently had the opportunity to visit the classroom and was impressed (and maybe a tad bit jealous) with the kitchen the students used as a work area. Thanks to grants from Walmart and SAM’s Club, the school has been able to build the workspace into a state-of-the-art kitchen.

Students in the Culinary Arts II and Culinary Arts III courses created a cake for the Tennessee Valley Fair competition. The theme for the competition is “50 Years of Champions at Work,” and the group elected to use the popular Minion characters

FAITH NOTES ■ Alice Bell Baptist Church, 3305 Alice Bell Road, is accepting vendor applications for a craft fair to be held Friday-Saturday, Oct. 23-24.

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CA III student Quanelo Evans was in charge of making the base cake, using a from-scratch recipe that has been in Johnson’s family for years. As Quanelo measured and mixed ingredients, classmates got busy making Minions to decorate the cake.

Each student selected a profession for their Minion, including cosmetologist, business professional and entertainer to name a few.

The detail of the Minions was impressive, including tiny braids, briefcase and laptop and microphone to accent the yellow creatures.

One large Minion was used to church building fund. Info/ registration: alicebellbaptistchurch.org, click on “Activities & Events,” then “Craft Fair.”

■ City View Baptist Church, 2311 Fine Ave. will celebrate “Homecoming: A Family Reunion,” 10:45 a.m. Sunday,

as a centerpiece for the cake, and the smaller versions were placed around the base.

The cake will be on display at the fair and, students hope, will be adorned with a beautiful gingham ribbon after the competition.

Culinary Arts I (CA I) is the first course in the study and satisfies one of three credits required for an elective focus when taken in conjunction with other Hospitality & Tourism courses.

CA I equips students with the foundational knowledge and skills to pursue careers in the culinary field as a personal chef, caterer, executive chef and food and beverage manager. Upon completion of this course, proficient students will have knowledge in the components of commercial kitchen safety and sanitation, history of the foodservice industry, careers, nutrition and recipe basics.

The second portion of the Sept. 27. Service will be followed by covered-dish lunch and afternoon sing. Info: 522-2364.

■ First Comforter Church, 5516 Old Tazewell Pike, hosts MAPS (Mothers At Prayer Service) noon each Friday. Info:

study is CA II, which is an applied-knowledge course to prepare students for careers in the culinary field as a personal chef, caterer, executive chef, and food and beverage manager. Upon completion of this course, proficient students will have an understating of commercial kitchen safety and sanitation, menu planning, food presentation, purchasing and inventory, preparation skills, cooking principles and food preparation. Students will gain experience in commercial food production and service operations.

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■ The Church of God of Knoxville, 5912 Thorn Grove Pike, will hold its annual Camp Meeting, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

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Quanelo Evans puts the finishing touches on a cake featuring rosettes in Austin-East’s culinary arts class. Photos by R. White

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Tearra Birchfield and Shayla Jollay hand out red, white and blue ribbons to students and guests at the ceremony.

Students remember, honor heroes The Homeland Security scholars at Career Magnet Academy held a ceremony to remember the individuals who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Although most of the scholars were just a year old at the time, they organized the event to celebrate and honor heroes.

Student Kennedy Angel spoke of the events of that horrible day 14 years ago and reminded everyone to “let how this country banded together be what shapes us” and not the tragedy that occurred.

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The Career Magnet Academy honor guard members Jacob Hensley, Kole Fisk, Connor Peak and Andrew Gaff (back to camera) raise the flag at the September 11 remembrance celebration. Photos by R. White

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New faces, new sounds

By Carol Shane Knoxville Symphony Orchestra musicians and staff are gearing up for an exciting year – a year of new faces, new music and new experiences.

As most KSO fans know by now, six young conductors from all over the world will be flexing their batons on the Tennessee Theatre stage, vying for the position of the orchestra’s new music director and conductor. And the musicians are excited.

“I am looking forward to ‘trying on’ different conductors to see how they handle such a diverse group of people,” says flutist Jill Bartine.

“Ditto!” says cellist Stacy Nickell Miller. “And playing good programs!”

The season is indeed loaded with spectacular repertoire, and the first concert this week is no exception. Violinist Elizabeth Farr points out that, “It’s all American!

Audiences really, really love Gershwin, and the Bernstein ‘Symphonic Dances from West Side Story’ are familiar yet exciting to most people.”

Indeed, there are few pieces which you’re piec pi eces es iin n wh w ich you re going g

to hear members of a symphony orchestra snap their fingers and yell, but the vigorous, exciting suite of Bernstein dances demands both.

Young, charismatic American pianist Sean Chen will lend his muscular technique to George Gershwin’s “Piano Concerto in F.” It’s less familiar than “Rhapsody in Blue,” but it’s still got all that good Gershwin stuff – blues, jazz, piano pyrotechnics. A 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition award winner, Chen promises to deliver an exciting performance.

For this first pair of concerts, there will be a familiar face on the podium.

Maestro James Fellenbaum, the KSO’s resident conductor, has been an energetic and creative presence for nine years, leading Masterworks and Chamber Classics concerts as well as outreach, pops educational reac re ach, h, p ops and educationa

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Young American pianist Sean Chen will dazzle audiences this weekend when he performs with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Photo submitted

In the crime bio “Black Mass,” opening wide on Friday, Benedict Cumberbatch plays Massachusetts state Sen. Bill Bulger, and Johnny Depp plays his brother, organized-crime boss, FBI informant and for many years the No. 2 man on America’s Most Wanted list (behind Osama Bin Laden), Whitey Bulger. Also opening this week are “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” and “Captive.”

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concerts. He’s particularly known for his imaginative Young People’s Concerts, which are attended by thousands of school children each year.

The program will also include “Jubilee” from “Symphonic Sketches” by George Whitefield Chadwick, and the elegiac “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber.

Ticket holders can attend pre-concert chats at 6:30 p.m. in the concert hall before each performance.

Guest performers will offer

their personal perspective and audience members will have a chance for Q&A with the artists.

If you’re already a KSO fan, welcome back for another exciting season. If you’re new to the KSO or to classical music, you couldn’t find a better concert to jump-start your knowledge and interest.

The Moxley-Carmichael Masterworks Series presents the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s “American Masters” at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 17, and Friday, Sept. 18,

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This weekend, Ramsey House will be holding its 51st annual Country Market. There’s fun for the whole family with music, arts, crafts, antiques, flowers, period demonstrations, classic cars, a “brats and beer” tent, homemade ice cream and ice cream cobblers. The landmark home, built in 1797, is a popular destination for historic celebrations throughout the year.

Hours are: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Admission is $5 with no charge for children under 12. Info: ramseyhouse. org or 865-546-0745. at the Tennessee Theatre on knoxvillesymphony.com or Gay Street downtown. Single 291-3310. ticket prices range from $15 Send story suggestions to news@ shoppernewsnow.com. to $85, $11 for students. Info:

“Terminal” actor Mike Stanley and director Kelly Burke take a break from filming in the June heat on Depot Street in the Saw Works Brewing Co. cooler. Photos submitted

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By Betsy Pickle From Thursday through Sunday, the Knoxville Film Festival will showcase films from all over the country and around the world at Regal Cinemas Downtown West.

But in the three years Keith McDaniel has headed the KFF – and the many years organizing its predecessor, Secret City Film Festival, and other fests – some of the biggest draws are films made by local filmmakers.

This year is no exception.

Films in the festival’s regular schedule are creating buzz, and the timed competition – the 7-Day Shootout (screening 7-10 p.m. Friday) – has led to a near frenzy with its grand prize of $20,000 toward turning a short into a feature-length film.

Kelly Burke is a regular at local “shootouts.” Since

moving to Knoxville from Bristol more than a decade ago, he’s made 22 short films, most of them for timed contests and several of them award-winners.

They’re “a good way to push me to do something,” says film-school dropout Burke, who describes himself as “extremely competitive.” “Left to myself, I might never do anything.”

Burke, whose day job is at Jewelry Television, wasn’t able to do a film for the 2014 KFF, so this year, he decided to enter the 7-Day Shootout and submit a feature film for festival consideration. Each had its problems.

He started writing “Terminal” (Film Block 10, 1-3 p.m. Saturday) in January.

It didn’t come together on paper as quickly as it should have, and he ended up abbre-

Amy Hubbard on set

viating it to a 24-minute film – still the longest piece he’s made. He had about a week to shoot it in order to make the submission deadline.

For his 7-Day, he gathered his cast and crew to start shooting on the Saturday before the 8 p.m.

Wednesday deadline. Six hours in, he pulled the plug, unhappy with the feel of the film. He switched to another idea, wrote another script and resumed shooting at 10 p.m. Monday.

“My goal was to get something turned in that I wasn’t embarrassed by,” he says. “I think we at least accomplished that.”

Amy Hubbard has been a force on the Knoxville arts scene for more than

two decades. She was the star of Paul Harrill’s Sundance Film Festival awardwinning short “Gina, An Actress, Age 29” – and has directed and acted in countless theater productions.

During a stint at East Tennessee PBS, Hubbard directed a documentary as a local companion to PBS’s “Makers” series. That, along with her experience on stage and screen, led executive producers Dee Bagwell Haslam, Ross K. Bagwell Sr. and Rick Zivi to select her to direct the feature now titled “Prison Break-in” (Film Block 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday).

“I don’t know how many other people they had talk-

ed to,” says Hubbard. She says Bagwell told her they “had a feeling about you.”

“It was very flattering.”

Hubbard shot the film in summer 2014 – mostly at her house – and hoped to finish by the end of the year, but as with many features it took longer than expected.

“I basically went to film school making this movie,” she says. “I made a feature film. There are plenty of people who go into business to be a filmmaker who don’t have that accomplishment.

“So I’m extremely grateful to Ross and Dee and Rick. They were super supportive and respectful.”

The cliché in Hollywood

is, “But what I really want to do is direct.” It’s true in Knoxville, too.

“This has been in my mind for a long time as something I’d like to attempt,” says Hubbard, who works as a freelancer (casting, wardrobe, location) for Jupiter Entertainment.

“Now I’m addicted to it.

“What I bring to the table is story and working with actors and making sure I’m pulling out that performance.”

Hubbard and Burke say it’s great to have the Knoxville Film Festival present the work of local filmmakers. And they both plan to keep shooting – to make their feature-length dreams come true.

“Prison Break-In” will play Sept. 25-Oct. 1 at Downtown West.

Whether he wins the shootout or not, Burke, who has written seven feature scripts, will keep writing till he gets “the one.”

“I haven’t really found the one yet that I want to dedicate a year of my life to,” he says.

Info: knoxvillefilm festival.com

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Super secondhand style managed well-known local vintage clothing store Planet XChange. She admits to being “somewhat of a gypsy,” having previously lived in Austin, Texas and Nashville, among other places.

She’s currently employed as a nanny.

And “I fix things,” she says, under the moniker “Handy Manda.” Finding inspiration in Natural Building, a practice based on a centuries-old Celtic tradition in which structures are made with natural and sustainable materials, she bought a Chevy Silverado 4x4 truck A builder as well as a stylish dresser, Dalton loves her powerful Chevy truck. Photos by Carol Shane for hauling materials. “It’s not very environmentally use it to build environmen- now she’s designing and in- run to five figures, so Dalton friendly,” she admits, “but I tally friendly things.” Right stalling an outdoor labyrinth is smart to look for a previfor a homeowner in West ously-loved pair.

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Dalton, who lives in Bearden, has been hooked on hand-me-downs since she bought her first pair of secondhand polyester pinkish-purple slacks as a teenager. A Fulton High School graduate, she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UT and worked for over six years with children in the state’s custody. She later

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■ Peninsula Lighthouse Group of Families Anonymous meetings, 6:15-7:15

p.m. each Tuesday, 1451 Dowell Springs Blvd. For relatives and friends of those who suffer from current, suspected or former problems of substance abuse or related behavioral problems. Newcomers welcome; no dues/fees; no sign-up; first names only.

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Workshops to connect farmers, chefs Farmers and chefs now have the opportunity to meet, connect for business and ultimately create an official statewide alliance.

The Tennessee Farm and Restaurant Alliance will serve as a hub for farm-tofoodservice relationships and for information about issues related to farm and food business.

To become an alliance member, a farmer or food service professional must attend one of four free Surrounded by quilts are Dennis Taylor, East Tennessee coordinator for the Quilts of Valor Foundation; Raymond Hopper, U.S. workshops to be held across Air Force veteran and retired semi-truck driver; and Doyleen Taylor, North Knox group leader for the Quilts of Valor Foundation. Tennessee and apply to parHopper was given a quilt to honor his service in the Korean War. Quilts of Valor Foundation has an exhibit at the Tennessee Valley ticipate in the Tennessee Fair. Photo submitted by Gary Loe Department of Agriculture’s

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Once the new Tennessee Farm and Restaurant Alliance is formed, Pick Tennessee Products will add a new consumer service to its website and mobile app: a listing with GPS mapping to restaurants committed to using local and farm-direct products whenever possible.

Workshops will be held Monday, Sept. 28, at the UT Conference Center in Knoxville; Oct. 12 in Memphis; Nov. 2 in Nashville; and Nov. 16 in Chattanooga.

To register, email PTP. restaurant@tn.gov

NEWS FROM PROVISION CENTER FOR PROTON THERAPY

Eddie Check aims to honor a dad and save lives Free prostate cancer screenings can detect cancer early

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evin Kirkland was a high school senior on the football practice field when he learned his father, Eddie, had been diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer.

Four years later, his dad died from the disease.

Kirkland doesn’t want anyone else to go through that experience.

Eddie Kirkland’s diagnosis was particularly difficult for Kevin because his mother had died a year before from breast cancer. Breast cancer was just gaining the public’s attention, while prostate cancer lurked in the shadows.

“Back in 1972, you didn’t hear people talk about prostate health, you didn’t hear people talk about PSA tests because there were no PSA tests,” he says. “I always said one day I wanted to do something that impacted men’s health like breast cancer awareness has impacted women’s health.”

More than 30 years later, Eddie Check was born. The program pairs free PSA tests for men with a Medic blood drive.

The first event in 2004 had one Medic bus and did 50 PSA tests and collected 50 units of blood.

At its beginnings, the initiative was called the Eddie Kirkland Memorial Blood Drive and Free PSA Testing Event Radio talk show host Phil Williams said ‘come get your Eddie Check’ on the air one year and the name stuck. The event is coordinated

by Nisus Corp., where Kirkland now serves as president and CEO. A year later, there was a second event, expanded to a

second location. This year, there will be Eddie Check drives in 10 locations throughout eight East Tennessee counties.

The initiative involves live radio shows on location with partners including News Talk 98.7, WIVK and WNML and an annual blood drive contest with football fans at the University of Florida. Last year, the program collected 1,200 units of blood with more than 1,000 PSA tests conducted.

“All of a sudden it really started gaining its own strength and its own personality,” Kirkland says. “We’ve had tremendous support from the hospital community over the years. And then when Provision Center for Proton Therapy opened, they became our medical sponsor, and they’ve been an absolutely wonderful advocate and partner. And the Provision CARES Foundation now pays for all of the PSA tests.”

The event allows men, many of whom are hesitant to set up an annual physical exam, to get the PSA test for free while also performing a community service.

“Men don’t really like to go to the doctor, let’s just face it, they don’t,” Kirkland says. “With Eddie Check they can just stop by and get a free PSA test.”

For Kevin Wathen of Maryville, getting a PSA test through Eddie Check revealed what a recent trip to his doctor had not: an elevated PSA level.

A follow-up biopsy with a urologist revealed that nine of the 12 samples tested positive for cancer.

Proton Therapy Facts: ■ Proton therapy is NOT experimental ■ Proton therapy was approved by the FDA in 1988 ■ Medicare/CMS have reimbursed proton therapy since 2000 ■ More than 100,000 patients have been treated with proton therapy worldwide ■ The cost of proton therapy for prostate cancer is now the same or lower than conventional treatments, without the damaging side effects ■ A five-year, peer-reviewed study released by the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute found that 99% of prostate cancer patients remain cancer-free ■ There are 1.6 million new cases of cancer diagnosed each year ■ Tennessee ranks fifth in the nation for deaths from cancer

Kevin Kirkland (left) and prostate cancer survivor Jim Gorman (right) of Eddie Check. This is Eddie Check’s eleventh year of offering PSA tests to East Tennessee.

Eddie Kirkland circa 1943. Kirkland, a Staff Sergeant in the Marines and WWII veteran, passed away from prostate cancer in 1976. The Kirkland family started Eddie Check to honor him and to spread awareness and encourage men to get regular preventive prostate cancer checks.

“There were no symptoms to tell me there was a problem,” Wathen says. “If I hadn’t had the test done I wouldn’t have given it any thought.”

As a result of Eddie Check, Wathen learned of his diagnosis and became an early patient at Provision Center for Proton Therapy. There, his prostate cancer was treated with protons, a type of radiation that pinpoints a tumor and spares

much of the healthy tissue around it. This reduces side effects such as incontinence and impotency as well as discomfort during the time of treatment.

Wathen was one of the first to receive hypofractionated proton therapy treatments at the center, a shortened, more intense course that allows therapy duration to be cut in half.

“It still doesn’t feel like I ever

had cancer,” he says.

Wathen says he would recommend men of all ages taking advantage of the free annual PSA test, at least to establish a baseline for further testing.

“Especially with Eddie Check being available at no charge,” Wathen says. “I’d do it every year.”

As Eddie Check has grown and expanded, Kirkland says more men locally are becoming familiar with the risk of prostate cancer and how to keep tabs on their health. After 11 years of the Eddie Check program, men often approach him to discuss early detection.

“I think the education and the promotion we put out for prostate health have really resonated,” he says, adding that other programs coordinated by local hospitals and advocacy organizations have provided a boost to the most common of men’s cancers. “I think all of that has really improved education on prostate health. It has made us proud to be a small part of that.”

Get checked!

Eddie Check will be held at six locations on Thursday and seven on Friday (10 different locations) in eight East Tennessee counties including Knox, Anderson, Scott, Hamblen, Cocke, Blount, Roane and McMinn. Blood samples for PSA screenings will be taken at every location during all hours, even if you don’t donate blood. The free PSA screenings are available for men 40 years of age or older, or in the event of family history at an age 10 years younger than the affected relative's age at his cancer onset.

“Early detection is always the best protection against prostate cancer,” said Marcio Fagundes, MD, medical director of the Provision Center for Proton Therapy.

“The prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is one tool that men have available to detect the presence of prostate cancer.

While an elevated PSA does not always mean cancer is present, it is an important benchmark for men to monitor and share with their family physician.”

Thursday, September 17

Friday, September 18

■ MEDIC Donor Center, 1601 Ailor Ave., Knoxville, 8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sports Radio WNML remote, 3:00-7:00 p.m.

■ MEDIC Donor Center, Headquarters, 1601 Ailor Ave., Knoxville, 8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Phil Williams News/Talk 98.7 FM remote, 3:00-6:00 p.m.

■ MEDIC Donor Center-Farragut, 11000 Kingston Pike (behind Pittsburgh Paints), Farragut, 9 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; Gunner WIVK FM remote, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

■ Provision Center for Proton Therapy, 6450 Provision Cares Way, Knoxville (Bloodmobile), 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Hallerin Hill News/Talk 98.7 FM remote, 6:00-10:00 a.m.; Phil Williams News/Talk 98.7 FM remote, 3:00-6:00 p.m.

■ Books-A-Million, 310 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge (Bloodmobile), 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

■ Walmart-Morristown, 475 S. Davy Crockett Pkwy., Morristown (Bloodmobile), 10:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.

■ Walmart-Oneida, 19740 Alberta St., Oneida (Bloodmobile), 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

■ MEDIC Donor Center-Farragut, 11000 Kingston Pike (behind Pittsburgh Paints), Farragut, 6:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

■ Provision Center for Proton Therapy, 6450 Provision Cares Way, Knoxville (Bloodmobile), 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Gunner WIVK FM remote, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

■ Walmart-Newport, 1075 Cosby Hwy., Newport (Bloodmobile), 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

■ New Midland Plaza, 232 S. Calderwood St., Alcoa (Bloodmobile), 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

■ Lowe’s-Athens, 1751 South Congress Pkwy., Athens (Bloodmobile), 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

■ Kingston Church of Christ, Kingston, 120 Spring Street, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Family Center Room

Visit www.provisionproton.com/eddiecheck for more information.

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SEEKING VENDORS Powell Lions Club and the Halls Lions Club are seeking vendors for their Fall Gift and Craft Fair, to be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Powell Auto Auction, 6729 Pleasant Ridge Road. Info/registration form: E-clubhouse.org/sites/powelltn The Union County Heritage Festival is seeking arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, demonstrators and nonprofit booths for the festival, to be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, Wilson Park in Maynardville. The festival draws more than 4,000 people each year. Info/booth pricing: Marilyn Toppins, mtoppins51@comcast.net.

WordPlayers, Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Road. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $10-$15, available at the door or wordplayers.org. Info: 539-2490.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 Karaoke, 6-10 p.m., Bubba Brew’s Sports Pub & Grill, Beach Island Marina. Info: 992-3091.

“Make a Fall Wreath” class, 10-11:30 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

Movies on Market Square: “Rio” (G, 2011); movie begins at dusk. Hosted by the Knox County Public Library.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on; well-behaved dogs welcome. Info: 215-8767 or knoxlib.org/movies.

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

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 18-OCT. 4 “The Little Mermaid, Jr.,” a musical stage version of the 1989 Walt Disney Studios film, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell Ave. Performances: 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 1 and 5 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $12. Info/reservations: 208-3677 or knoxvillechildrenstheatre.com.

THROUGH THURSDAY, OCT. 22

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19

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.

Blessing of the Animals service and community barbecue dinner, 5 p.m., Trinity UMC, 5613 Western Ave. Donations requested but not required for dinner. Info: the Rev. Brenda Dowell, 588- 5763; www. knoxtrinity.org.

Church rummage sale, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 N. Broadway. Household items, toys, children’s clothing, electronics, furniture, more. Info: 523-5687.

Kitten and cat adoption fair, noon-6 p.m., West Town PetSmart adoption center, 214 Morrell Road. Info: feralfelinefriends.org Luttrell Music Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Luttrell City Park. Music, vendors, activities and more. Info: luttrellbluegrass.com Sevier Soiree, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway.

Tickets: $50; includes live music, dinner, silent auction.

Info: 573-5508.

Singing, 7 p.m., Hickory Valley Missionary Baptist Church, 2229 Walker Ford Road, Maynardville. Everyone welcome.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16 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.

Sharps Chapel Fish Fry, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sharps Chapel Senior Center. Bring a side dish to share. Info: 992-3292.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17 Plainview 7th District Neighborhood Watch meeting, 7 p.m., Plainview Community Center. Info: 992-5212.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 17-27 “Walking Across Egypt,” presented by the

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 19-20 Country Market, Historic Ramsey House, 2614 Thorn Grove Pike. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Arts, crafts, antiques, classic car

cruise-in, Model T club, music and more. Admission: $5; 12 and under free. Info: ramseyhouse.org John Sevier Days Living History Weekend, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway. Admission: $5 adult; $3 child; 6 and under free.

Includes demonstrations, food, music and more. Info: 573-5508; info@marblesprings.net; marblesprings.net.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 20 Gospel singing featuring the Sneed Family, 6 p.m., New Beverly Baptist Church, 3320 New Beverly Church Road. Free, but love offering will be taken. Info: 5460001; NewBeverly.org.

MONDAY, SEPT. 21 Luttrell Senior Luncheon, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Luttrell Community Center on Tazewell Pike next to Luttrell Elementary School. Bring a dish to share. Anyone 55+ welcome to visit/join. No dues.

MONDAY-FRIDAY, SEPT. 21-OCT. 2 Submissions accepted for jurying process at Appalachian Arts Craft Center in Norris. Must include completed forms, three samples of work and $25 jury fee. Info/forms: www.appalachianarts.net; 494-9854; 2716 Andersonville Highway in Norris.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 22 “Basic Wire Wrapped Rings” class, 6-7:30 p.m., Appalachian Arts Craft Center, 2716 Andersonville Highway, Norris. Instructor: Kathy King. Info/registration: 494-9854; appalachianarts.net.

Open enrollment for beginner’s square dance class, 7 p.m., Square Dance Center, 828 Tulip St. Lessons $5; first lesson free. Info: R.G. Pratt, 947-3238.

“Positive Thinking: Turning Lemons into Lemonade” with Deborah Caulder, LMSW, 11 a.m.-noon, Humana Guidance Center, 640 Plaza, 4438 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. Info/RSVP: 329-8892, TTY: 711.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23 Computer Workshop: Word Basics, 2 p.m., Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Highway. Requires “Introducing the Computer” or equivalent skills.

Info/registration: 525-5431.

The Joe Pope Tams Motown/R&B band in concert, 7:30 p.m., Knoxville Moose Lodge, 6903 Ward Road.

Tickets: $25. In the lobby prior to the show, canned goods, nonperishable items and cash donations will be accepted for the Blount County Veterans Office Food Pantry. Info/tickets: Bill, 573-2501; John, 688-8103.